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AURA ENTERTAINMENT Acquires Lilly Singh's
AURA ENTERTAINMENT Acquires Lilly Singh's

Business Wire

time2 days ago

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AURA ENTERTAINMENT Acquires Lilly Singh's

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AURA ENTERTAINMENT has acquired the fearless and laugh-out-loud sex-ed comedy Doin' It, produced and co-written by its star Lilly Singh (The Muppets Mayhem) in her first leading feature film role. The film will open in theaters across the U.S. on September 19. Singh's Unicorn Island Productions developed the project with Likely Story, bringing in Camelback Productions, who financed and co-produced the film. The film had its world premiere at 2024's SXSW Film Festival. Directed by Sara Zandieh (A Simple Wedding) and co-written by Singh, Neel Patel, and Zandieh, Doin' It follows Maya (Singh), a 30-year-old software engineer from a conservative Indian family who moonlights as a high school substitute teacher while working on a teen-focused app. When she's unexpectedly assigned to teach sex education—despite never having had sex herself—chaos and comedy ensue. With whip-smart cultural commentary and fun, raunchy humor, the inclusive Doin' It puts a fresh, sex-positive, spin on the classic coming-of-age comedy through the South Asian lens. The ensemble cast includes Sonia Dhillon-Tully (Wedding Season), Sabrina Jalees (I Used to Be Funny), Ana Gasteyer (Saturday Night Live), Stephanie Beatriz (Encanto), Mary Holland (Ghosts), Utkarsh Ambudkar (Pitch Perfect Franchise), and Trevor Salter (She Hulk: Attorney at Law). The film is produced by Anthony Bregman (In The Heights), Erica Matlin (The Half of It), Singh, Polly Auritt (The Kingdom), and Anita Verma-Lallian, under Likely Story, Unicorn Island Productions, and Camelback Productions. ' Doin' It is exactly the kind of fresh, authentic comedy that defines our slate,' said Marc Goldberg, CEO of AURA ENTERTAINMENT. 'It's wildly funny, sex-positive, and refreshingly honest. Lilly Singh shines as both filmmaker and performer, cementing herself as one of the most exciting voices in film comedy today.' 'I've always wanted to tell stories that break boundaries and bring joy,' said Lilly Singh. ' Doin' It does both. We laughed our asses off making it, and I can't wait for audiences to see a comedy that puts brown girls, awkward moments, and cultural taboos front and center.' "South Asian stories have been underrepresented in mainstream comedy for far too long,' said Anita Verma-Lallian, CEO of Camelback Productions. 'Lilly's fearless approach to tackling cultural taboos creates groundbreaking conversations that matter to us and our audiences.' Doin' It joins AURA's dynamic 2025 slate, which includes the high-octane action film Trap House starring Dave Bautista (releasing November 14), the buddy comedy Code 3 with Rainn Wilson, Lil Rel Howery, and Aimee Carrero (releasing September 12), and the heartfelt family film K-Pops! with Anderson .Paak (releasing January 2026). ABOUT AURA ENTERTAINMENT AURA ENTERTAINMENT is a U.S.-based distribution company built to bring bold, culturally resonant films to audiences everywhere. With an in-house marketing and promo team, AURA delivers high-impact theatrical and digital campaigns designed to meet audiences where they are—and where they're going. With a growing pipeline of titles across genres and budget levels, AURA will release 10–15 films annually. The company has already acquired 14 titles for its 2025–2026 slate, with additional acquisitions in the works. ABOUT LIKELY STORY Likely Story is a bi-coastal film and television production company founded by Anthony Bregman and Stefanie Azpiazu in 2006. Their films have won awards at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, Gothams, Indie Spirits, and Cannes, Berlin, Tribeca and Sundance Film Festivals, among others. Likely Story's films include the product of years-long relationships with filmmakers such as John Carney, Nicole Holofcener, Charlie Kaufman, and Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, and includes the Academy Award-winning 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind', 'Foxcatcher', 'Sing Street', "Do Revenge", "In the Heights", "Things Heard and Seen", 'Indignation', 'Begin Again', 'Enough Said', 'American Ultra', 'Our Idiot Brother', 'Synecdoche, New York', 'Please Give', 'The Savages', 'Lovely & Amazing', 'Thumbsucker', 'Collateral Beauty', 'The Circle', "The Land of Steady Habits", "Private Life", "Topside", "The Half of It", 'Every Secret Thing', 'The Whole Truth', "Wild Mountain Thyme", 'Downhill", "Someone Great", and many others – most recently "Flora and Son" written and directed by John Carney, "Eileen" directed by William Oldroyd, and "You Hurt My Feelings' written and directed by Nicole Holofcener. In TV, Bregman executive produced the series "Living With Yourself', and re-teamed with John Carney on the second season of "Modern Love". Likely Story's upcoming 2025 & 2026 releases include the series 'American Classic' at MGM+ starring Kevin Kline, Israel's entry for the 2025 US Academy Awards 'Come Closer' written and directed by Tom Nesher, 'Doin' It' directed by Sara Zandieh, 'Power Ballad' written and directed by John Carney, and David Wain's upcoming 'Untitled Celebrity Pass Project'. ABOUT UNICORN ISLAND PRODUCTIONS Founded by Lilly Singh in 2018, Unicorn Island Productions extends Lilly's passion and commitment to break boundaries in storytelling and representation. Unicorn Island Productions showcases the stories of people long underrepresented and underestimated in media, with a focus on South Asian perspectives. The production house develops numerous projects across film and television including their animated kids series in partnership with Headspace Studios, The Mindful Adventures of Unicorn Island, which is available on YouTube. ABOUT CAMELBACK PRODUCTIONS Camelback Productions is a forward-thinking film production company based in Arizona, dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices for the next generation of moviegoers. Through innovative financing models and strategic collaborations, the company brings visionary filmmakers and diverse talent together to tell compelling stories with meaningful representation on screen. Camelback Productions is committed to building a more inclusive entertainment landscape where every voice has the power to inspire, entertain, and create lasting cultural impact. Founded by Anita Verma-Lallian, the company is based out of Arizona with Smita Mehta, MD and Jennifer Verma as partners.

Ottawa man wins on CTV's ‘Battle of the Generations'
Ottawa man wins on CTV's ‘Battle of the Generations'

CTV News

time20-06-2025

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  • CTV News

Ottawa man wins on CTV's ‘Battle of the Generations'

Four generations of people face off in a CTV trivia gameshow called Battle of the Generations (Lynne Globensky of Sudbury left) (CTV) Ottawa's Andrew Franklin won the grand prize on CTV's 'Battle of the Generations' game show Wednesday night. Franklin, representing Generation X, went head-to-head with other generations answering trivia questions in the battle of pop culture knowledge. Franklin is the husband to stand-up comedian Dawn Xanklin and dad to teenager. 'Whether breaking down pop culture or breaking bread (he's also known locally for his culinary flair), Andrew showed the country what Gen X is made of,' CTV said in a release. 'Battle of the Generations' is hosted by Lilly Singh, and is a trivia competition. The episode of CTV's 'Battle of the Generations' is available for streaming on

18 Millennial Obsessions That Actually Make Sense
18 Millennial Obsessions That Actually Make Sense

Buzz Feed

time05-06-2025

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  • Buzz Feed

18 Millennial Obsessions That Actually Make Sense

Say what you want about millennials, but if loyalty were a generation, it'd be them. Loyal to their sitcoms. Loyal to their fonts. Loyal to their coffee orders. While the rest of us are in our villain era, trying matcha for the first time and pretending we like oat milk, millennials are out here rewatching F.R.I.E.N.D.S for the 19th time. And you know what? Power to them. Here are 18 things millennials absolutely refuse to let go of, and TBH, we kind of get the obsession: 1. Owning way too many mugs with quotes. Does anyone need 17 ceramic mugs that say 'But First, Coffee' or 'You Got This'? No. Do millennials have them anyway? Absolutely. Bonus points if one of them is chipped but too sentimental to throw away. 2. Still using Facebook (mostly to stalk people). They'll swear they don't use it, but somehow know when their college crush got married. If anyone is keeping Facebook alive, it's millennials and aunties with candy crush invites. 3. Their undying love for sitcoms from the 90s and 2000s. Friends. The Office. How I Met Your Mother. Sarabhai vs Sarabhai. These shows are basically emotional support animals at this point. 4. Refusing to delete old emails "just in case". They have Gmail folders from 2008 labelled "Important," "Very Important," and "Don't Delete Ever." That OTP from 2017? Still there. 5. Saying 'I'm a 90s kid' at every opportunity. They were born in '91 but still somehow claim to remember Shaktimaan, Mario, Boogie Woogie, and Phantom cigarettes with scary clarity. 6. Getting way too excited about stationery. Millennials walk into a stationery store and black out. Next thing they know, they're holding six pens they don't need and three notebooks they'll never write in. 7. Living for the golden era of Youtube and OG creators. Before TikTok dances and 15-second reels, there was a time of full-length sketches, 'Draw My Life' videos, and watching Lilly Singh, Jenna Marbles, and Tanmay Bhat on loop. 8. Having a borderline spiritual attachment to their college laptop. It's slow. It overheats. The 'R' key doesn't work. But they won't replace it until it actually catches fire. 9. Still hoarding old phone boxes 'just in case'. Raise your hand if there's an iPhone 4 box under your bed and you have no idea why you kept it. 10. Skinny jeans that cut off circulation but spark joy. You can pry them out of their cold, denim-clad legs. Baggy jeans may be trending, but millennials still believe that the best way to feel confident is to wear jeans that feel like second skin and make your legs look 'snatched' (even if they don't say snatched). 11. Keeping screenshots of food they'll never cook. Their gallery is 70% pasta recipes, 20% dalgona coffee tutorials, and 10% reminders that they're not actually going to try any of them. 12. Taking deep pride in knowing movie dialogues word-for-word. Whether it's Mean Girls, Hera Pheri, or Rang De Basanti, they will quote it mid-conversation like it's Shakespeare. 13. Keeping every earphone they've ever owned in a tangled ball of doom. They know only one pair works. They don't know which. But the rest are there, gathering dust like a sad little museum. 14. Still thinking they'll go back to their first blog one day. It's abandoned. It has three entries. The last one was in 2015 and titled 'Quick life update!' But they swear they'll revive it. 15. Never really recovering from the flip phone era. They still dream of hanging up dramatically by slamming the phone shut. iPhones ruined that mic-drop moment. 16. Using their laptop for 'big', serious purchases, and their phone for everything else. Flight ticket? Laptop. New fridge? Laptop. But for ordering ₹270 worth of momos on Swiggy, it's always the phone. It's a trust thing. Big money needs a big screen. 17. Downloading e-books and never reading them, but feeling oddly accomplished. They're not reading it now. Or next month. But just having it on their Kindle or Google Drive feels intellectual. 18. Side parts like their life depends on it. Try telling a millennial to do a middle part. Watch them pause. Watch their soul leave their body. They've been side-parting since their first Facebook DP in 2009 and they're not changing now. Call it comfort, call it denial, or just call it vibes, millennials aren't letting go of these things anytime soon. And honestly? Who can blame them? They survived dramatic soap operas, and downloading full movies in 3GP format. If holding on to their playlists, and emotional attachments to Yahoo Mail gives them peace in this chaotic world, maybe we should all just let them have it.

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