Chat up: Depp’s Christmas Carol
Depp’s Christmas Carol
Hollywood star Johnny Depp is set to lead Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol. The upcoming film is an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic holiday story and will be directed by Ti West, known for his horror film trilogy, X, Pearl and MaXXXine. It will have a script by Nathaniel Halpern. Depp will star alongside Andrea Riseborough of Oblivion and To Leslie fame in Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol, which is set to release in theatres on November 13, 2026.
Rising star
Former Miss Universe India and supermodel Vartika Singh makes her Bollywood debut with Haq
Former Miss Universe India and supermodel Vartika Singh makes her Bollywood debut with Haq, Suparn Varma’s upcoming courtroom thriller that also stars Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam. Director Suparn Varma, known for The Family Man and Rana Naidu, calls Vartika’s performance “controlled fire.” To prepare, Singh trained with dialect coaches and improvisation-based workshops to understand her character’s silences. Hailing from Lucknow to filming in Lucknow, Vartika Singh’s life has come full circle.
Culinary changemaker
Padma Shri awardee Chef Sanjeev Kapoor Honoured as a Top Agri-Food Pioneer by the World Food Prize Foundation
Celebrated Chef Sanjeev Kapoor has been honoured as a Top Agri-Food Pioneer by the World Food Prize Foundation in Des Moines, Iowa. The recognition celebrates his efforts to promote healthy, sustainable eating and Indian agriculture. Through initiatives with partners like HarvestPlus, Kapoor has advanced nutrition education, served millions of nutritious meals, and championed India’s “farm to finger” philosophy globally.
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