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Sahil Uppal turns baddie for Colors’ Laado 2

Well, if you have been missing television actor Sahil Uppal since his cameo role in the ZEE TV show Jeet Gayi Toh Piya More, here is an exciting piece of news for all of you. The charming actor has reportedly been roped in to play a negative character in Colors’ on-going popular soap Laado 2.

Produced by Dhawal Gada, Laado 2 has seen a lot of exists in the past few weeks with many popular actors leaving the show one after another. That development has definitely hit the TRP of the show and hence the channel is now planning a complete overhaul. By taking Uppal onboard, the makers hope that the show will get back on track soon.


Laado 2 will go through a revamp post which only a few main characters will be retained along with the lead Anushka played by Avika Gor. Sahil Uppal has been cast for the main negative’s role in the new family to enter,” reveals a well-placed source.

Laado 2 will mark Sahil Uppal’s return to Colors after Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman which ended its run in September last year.

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Riz Ahmed’s 'Hamlet' trailer drops murder suspicion into a South Asian business dynasty

Riz Ahmed’s Hamlet trailer exposes a South Asian family empire in crisis

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Riz Ahmed’s 'Hamlet' trailer drops murder suspicion into a South Asian business dynasty

Highlights:

  • Hamlet trailer lands with Riz Ahmed in the lead role
  • Film sets Shakespeare inside a wealthy British South Asian family
  • Directed by Aneil Karia and in cinemas 6 February 2025
  • Cast includes Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn, Sheeba Chadha and Art Malik

Riz Ahmed has entered Hamlet in a way British cinema has not quite seen. The new Hamlet trailer has been released by Universal, giving the first proper look at Aneil Karia’s modern take on Shakespeare and placing the story inside a British South Asian business empire. It is due in cinemas on 6 February, and the footage shows a tense, controlled Ahmed moving through grief, suspicion and family power.

The film teams Ahmed and Karia again after The Long Goodbye, which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short. That success informs this production. This is the first time a major UK studio release has grounded Hamlet within a South Asian household for a wide audience.

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