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  Welsh actress Samira Mohamed Ali has embarked on a journey half way across the world to promote her latest Bollywood movie bPositive where she stars as the lead heroine. Samira, currently the UK Ambassador for BritWeek Miami, FilmInWales and UK ambassador for Children’s Charity Cerebra, is on an intense 10-day press tour in India to promote the picture. Samira has started the tour in Bangalore with a press photo shoot with her co-stars Raj Purohit and Nibeditha. She will travel to Mumbai on Wednesday for a full week of interviews for major TV channels, magazines and media conferences. Last night’s red-carpet event at the Grand Leema Hotel saw the release of the movie trailer, followed by an exclusive fashion show. This attracted over 4,000 screaming fans outside the hotel hoping to catch a glimpse of the cast and crew. Samira will play lead heroine Nina, and the Venkatesh Kumer film is about a love triangle, with an interesting twist that cannot be revealed unti...

Welsh author Katherine John (aka Catrin Collier), who has just released her 48th book title through Accent Press, has now teamed up with Tanabi Films to produce an exciting action adventure movie. Tanabi Films have had the pleasure of producing “By Any Name”, which is based on the novel by Katherine John - a No.1 best seller on e-book Amazon and a bestseller in Germany, Poland, the US and UK. Recently selected as one of Amazon’s chosen authors, Katherine John is currently profiled on most online platforms across the US, South America and Europe. In an interview with Katherine today, she explains. “I am very much part of the project to bring ‘By Any Name to the screen. The entire team at Tanabi are incredible, and determined to get everything right. I've written the script with the support of the director and the actors who are all superb professionals, and it is a huge privilege to be able to work with them”. Welsh actress Samira Moha...

Rising movie star Samira Mohamed Ali is celebrating seeing her first British feature scoop a prestigious film festival award. The Swansea-based actress stars in Molly Crows, a supernatural feature film made by a relatively unknown British director. The film won Best Drama at London’s Portobello Film Festival when it was screened for its UK premiere. The movie also received praise when it had its world premiere in the Cannes Festival earlier this year. “To scoop the main prize at the Portobello Film Festival was wonderful,” said 28-year-old Samira. “There’s a very young team behind Molly Crows. Making the film was a great experience and for most of us it was a first taste of making a ‘Made in Britain’ feature length film. “We had a wonderful director in Ray Andrew Wilkes, who will surely be making a name for himself as a director to watch.” Molly Crows is the story of a troubled seven-year-old girl, Jess, who summons the spirit of a witch. The film played t...

Mount Pleasant star Sian Reeves on new her new Sky One comedy - Showbiz - Lifestyle - WalesOnline Actress Sian Reeves has revealed she didn’t realise just how scantily clad she’d be when she signed up for her latest TV show. The Cutting It actress, from Llanelli, plays Bianca the neighbourhood temptress in new Sky One comedy Mount Pleasant – a role that requires her to wear a variety of revealing outfits while on set. I always thought the actress was from the Midlands, but all the newspaper reports point to her family in Llanelli.