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Karan Soni, Leslie Uggams set to return for Deadpool 3

Soni and Uggams played respective fan favorites Dopinder and Blind Al in the first two installments of the blockbuster series.

Karan Soni, Leslie Uggams set to return for Deadpool 3

Actors Karan Soni and Leslie Uggams are joining Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds in the third installment of the Marvel Studios film franchise.

Soni and Uggams played respective fan favorites Dopinder and Blind Al in the first two installments of the blockbuster series.


According to entertainment outlet Deadline, Soni will return as the anti-hero's cab-driving sidekick and Uggams will reprise the role of Deadpool's know-it-all roommate.

The duo also joins previously announced cast members Hugh Jackman, who is returning as Wolverine, as well as new cast additions Emma Corrin (The Crown) and Succession star Matthew Macfadyen.

Shawn Levy is directing Deadpool 3, penned by franchise writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese. Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin wrote a previous draft of the script.

Reynolds and Levy are producing the film alongside Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige.

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Anoushka Shankar’s damaged sitar pushes Air India into full investigation of baggage handling

Highlights:

  • Anoushka Shankar found her sitar cracked after an Air India flight.
  • She showed the damage in a short Instagram video.
  • She said she had paid the handling fee and used her usual hard cases.
  • Air India has started a review and is checking airport footage.

Anoushka Shankar has called out Air India after discovering her sitar badly cracked when she opened the case after a recent flight. She posted a video online showing the split running across the lower end of the instrument. The clip raised quick questions about how the airline handled it, especially since she said she paid the handling fee and used the same protective cases she always travels with.

Shankar said it was her first time choosing Air India in years, and that made the discovery harder to accept. She added that the sitar had travelled safely for more than a decade on other carriers without even a peg slipping.

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