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Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas all set to star in musical comedy Power Ballad
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Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas all set to star in musical comedy Power Ballad

With a recent development we have come to know that actor Paul Rudd and singer Nick Jonas will be starring together in an upcoming musical comedy directed by John Carney. The film is written by John Carney and Peter McDonald and is titled Power Ballad. The plot of the film is said to revolve around a wedding singer, a rock star and a song that comes between them.

Both Paul and Nick are currently shooting for the film in Dublin. The film will most likely premiere at the Cannes Film Festival which will be held at the end of this month. As of now, not much about the film has been revealed but talking about the project, the director said, “I’m delighted to be working with so many great people. I’ve been working on this script with my buddy Peter for years, and now Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas are in my kitchen.”


Paul Rudd recently starred in Ghostnusters: The Frozen Empire and the show Only Murders In The Building. Nick Jonas, who is mostly in the limelight for his music and personal life has starred in projects like Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and The Good Half.

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Gigi Hadidâs birthday week with Bradley Cooper and more. See pics:
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Gigi Hadidâs birthday week with Bradley Cooper and more. See pics:

Model Gigi Hadid celebrated her 29th birthday recently. The actress has now shared glimpses into her fun birthday week with her daughter Khai Hadid Malik and more. Gigi was in Carmel and Las Vegas and fans are convinced rumoured boyfriend Bradley Cooper was with her.

Taking to her Instagram handle, Gigi Hadid shared a series of photos of herself in nature. One pic sees her soaking in the sun in a bikini, another sees her making a birthday wish over a candle.

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‘If Someone Is Named Rahul Gandhi…’: Court’s ‘No’ To Ban Poll Namesakes
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‘If Someone Is Named Rahul Gandhi…’: Court’s ‘No’ To Ban Poll Namesakes

Rejecting a request for a ban on namesake candidates in elections, the Supreme Court today said it cannot stop people from contesting polls if they are named after political leaders.

Petitioner Sabu Stephen had moved a public interest litigation, arguing that namesake candidates are propped up in high-profile seats to mislead voters. The petitioner stressed that the presence of such candidates has often led to heavyweight candidates losing by a slim margin. The petition sought a direction to the Election Commission of India to take urgent steps to stop this trend in the interest of a free and fair election process.

Refusing to hear the matter, Justice BR Gavai said, “If parents have given similar names to candidates, how can they be prevented from contesting polls? Like Rahul Gandhi and Lalu Prasad Yadav.” The court allowed the petitioner to withdraw the petition.

Namesake candidates are part of an age-old election trick in which candidates with names similar to that of a heavyweight are propped up by rival parties. The idea is to confuse voters and get them to vote for the namesakes, effectively harming the heavyweight.

A case in question is the Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha seat in Tamil Nadu. Former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, also known as OPS, is contesting as an Independent this time. Besides the former AIADMK leader, there are four other Panneerselvams in the list of candidates. They are Ochappan Panneerselvam, Oyya Thevar Panneerselvam, Ocha Thevar Panneerselvam, and Oyyaram Panneerselvam — all of them Independent candidates.

The experiment is being attempted in other states too. In Maharashtra’s Raigad seat, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) has fielded Anant Geete. He is up against NCP’s Sunil Tatkare. But two more Anant Geetes have signed for the poll fight as Independents.

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