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The shooting of the Nepali film Kumari has officially begun. The inaugural ceremony was held on Tuesday morning at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, attended by the main cast, director, and production team.

Directed by Dinesh Raut, the filming started in the Patan area of Lalitpur, with the aim of completing it within 35 days. Abhishek Khadka and Aakriti Rajbhandari play the lead roles, alongside Ghanashyam Joshi, Sunita Shrestha, Akanksha Karki, Madhu Khadka, Sanam Shrestha, Saku Shah, Saroj Lamichhane, Manisha Sharma, and Bhupi Luhar.

The film is being produced by Mahendra Adhikari under the banner of Binish Entertainment, in collaboration with Picture Frame, with the script written by Bikash Subedi. Earlier, the film had been announced through a poster and cast reveal program featuring a live performance by singer Kehar Singh Limbu and his band Kehar and The Lunga. Limbu also makes his playback singing debut with the film’s song Kata Chhau, which has already gained attention.

The music is composed by Kehar Singh Limbu, Suman Tamang, and Prashant Sibakoti, with lyrics by Sagar Lamichhane Magar, Suman Tamang, and Yuvaraj Kafle.

Director Raut, known for romantic films such as I Am Sorry, November Rain, and Classic, as well as socially themed projects like Parva, Mahabhhoj, Prasad, Prakash, and Pujar Sarki, returns to the romance genre with Kumari.

The film’s cinematography is led by Susan Prajapati, with Kedar Bhusal as executive producer, Ashika Sharma as production designer, and Dinesh Bahadur Rawat as chief assistant director. Riya Adhikari has written an on-screen poem for the film. Other contributors include Royal Bhimsen (Trident Concept) for poster and publicity design, Supreme Parajuli for color grading, Uttam Neupane for sound design, and Kiran Thapa for choreography.

KPop Demon Hunters has climbed "up, up, up" Netflix's charts to become its most viewed movie ever, the streaming platform says, BBC reported.

Since its release in June, the animated musical has been watched more than 236 million times, overtaking the action comedy Red Notice to take the top spot.

It is the latest in a series of chart-topping achievements by the film, which has become a surprise global hit.

Songs from the movie have also been some of the most streamed online on Spotify, while the track Golden hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 earlier this month, according to BBC.

Former Nasa engineer Mark Rober has become the latest YouTube star to get his own Netflix deal, BBC reported.

The 45-year-old has more than 70 million subscribers on YouTube and is known for his videos about science and technology.

Rober has created a new competition series for the streamer, which he is making with US talk show host Jimmy Kimmel's production company.

Rober is following in the footsteps of some other popular YouTubers - Netflix signed up children's entertainer Ms Rachel earlier this year and struck a deal with British YouTubers The Sidemen in 2024, according to BBC.

Award-winning rapper Lil Nas X has been arrested after an altercation with police in Los Angeles, authorities have confirmed, BBC reported.

Police were called to Ventura Boulevard at 05:30 (12:30 GMT) on Thursday after reports of a man walking down the street in his underwear, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said. 

After officers arrived at the scene, LAPD allege the Old Town Road singer "charged" at them and was placed under arrest on suspicion of battery.

He was then taken to hospital for treatment for a possible overdose, police spokesman Charles Miller said. The BBC has reached out to his representatives for comment, according to BBC.