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Renowned Tollywood director Pavan Sadineni, aged 38, has been arrested by Hyderabad’s Golconda police in connection with a sexual exploitation case filed by an actress. He is lodged in jail currently.

The case stems from a complaint lodged by the actress on August 7, two days after she was allegedly assaulted physically by the filmmaker. According to the complaint, she had been in a relationship with the Prema Ishq Kadal maker for over a year. She alleged that he neglected her after some time and concealed the fact that he was already married with children. As per her, he assured her of marrying her after duly divorcing his wife.

Golconda Inspector P Saidulu, speaking to Filmfare, addressed the investigation’s progress. “We have done the investigation, during which we have gathered all the evidence like chat texts,” he shared. “We arrested him in a sexual exploitation case on August 13. Pavan had been in a relationship with the actress on the pretext of marrying her.” He confirmed that the filmmaker is in judicial remand.

Allegations of Broken Promises and Assault

Sadineni promised the victim acting roles. Besides, he allegedly told her he was planning to bankroll a project in which she would star as the leading lady. She also alleged he promised her a residential property, Times of India quoted her complaint as saying.

The complainant further alleged that on August 5, the maker of the web film Senapathi, starring senior actor Rajendra Prasad, visited her home and physically assaulted her, resulting in harm. She couldn’t regain consciousness. This amounts to “coercion”.

Two BNS sections invoked

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Section 69, which pertains to sexual intercourse by deceitful means, and Section 115(2), which covers voluntarily causing hurt, are the sections under which the filmmaker has been named. His bail hearing is scheduled for August 27.

Pavan Sadineni is the director of Mollywood superstar Dulquer Salmaan’s upcoming release, Aakasamlo Oka Tara.

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Flintstones have been a household name for generations, with their first ever release dating back to the year 1960. However, in the recent few decades, there has not been much noise from the franchise, leading to the family going back to hiding under their rock of a home. Ryan Gosling seems to have an idea to bring back The Flintstones with an ambitious vision to connect the family with not just the older generation but the younger generation as well.

He plans to do this by focusing the show on an underutilized character, Bamm-Bamm. Just in case you were living under a rock with the Flintstones, let us take you over this. As per the lore, Bamm-Bamm is the adopted-son of Barney and Betty Rubble, whom they found at their doorstep. The young and powerful Bamm-Bamm possessed the power to create impressive feats like lifting heavy objects with utmost ease. Cut forward to a spin-off, The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show. Bamm-Bamm goes on to marry Pebbles, the daughter of Fred and Wilma Stone.

Not only does Ryan Gosling want to make this live-adaptation of the Bamm-Bamm movie, but he also wishes to star in it as the main lead. The similarities are uncanny, and we can already see it, considering his all-blonde look in his Ken avatar from Barbie.

We have already seen a successful live adaptation of the Flintstones in 1994. The movie went on to become a cult classic amongst its fans with a very believable portrayal of the family by Fred (John Goodman) and Wilma (Elizabeth Perkins).

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