'Radhe Shyam,' one of the year's most anticipated films, will soon be released in theaters around the world. The excitement among fans for the film is palpable, and now the makers are taking it a step further by making Radhe Shyam the first film ever to give people the opportunity to create their own avatars in the metaverse.

Prior to this, no film had explored a dynamic universe like the metaverse, establishing a new bench mark for the project.

Love. Destiny. Action. Presenting the curtain raiser video of #RadheShyam. ?#RadheShyamReleaseTrailer

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Hindi: https://t.co/ZbEim6I4hB
Tamil: https://t.co/NYsfK0rF2F
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— UV Creations (@UV_Creations) March 2, 2022

Directed by Radha Krishna Kumar, the movie stars Prabhas and Pooja Hegde in the lead role. The film also features Sachin Khedekar, Kunal Roy Kapur, Priyadarshi, Murli Sharma, Bhagyashree, Sathyan, and Riddhi Kumar among others in pivotal roles.

Furthermore, Radhe Shyam's official social media handle announced that the trailer for the upcoming film has been released in the metaverse. Sharing their metaverse link, they wrote ''History has been made! For the first time ever in the history of cinema, a film trailer has been launched in the metaverse. #RadheShyamOnMetaverse.''

History has been made! For the first time ever in the history of cinema, a film trailer has been launched in the metaverse. Click on the link for an enthralling experience! #RadheShyamOnMetaversehttps://t.co/J3BCANbeEf

— Radhe Shyam (@RadheShyamFilm) March 3, 2022

In the movie, Prabhas will play the unique role of a palmist, while Pooja Hegde will play a doctor. The film is set in the 1970s and is set against a vintage European backdrop, with veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan lending his voice as the narrator

The film includes gorgeous images from Italy, Georgia, and Hyderabad, and has been praised for its top-notch visual effects and extensive sets. After repeated postponements, the film is slated to be released on March 11, 2022, under the banners of UV Creations and T-Series.

Asian stocks fell for a second day on Oct.23 as lacklustre earnings from tech megacaps deepened a selloff on Wall Street, while U.S. sanctions against Russia and possible new export controls on China revived geopolitical worries.

Oil prices surged 3 percent after the U.S. imposed sanctions on major Russian companies Rosneft and Lukoil over the Ukraine war.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was last off 0.4 percent, while Japan's Nikkei 225 sank 1.5 percent. 

Chinese stocks fell as much as 1.1 percent after sources said the White House is considering a plan to curb an array of software-powered exports to China to retaliate against Beijing's latest round of rare earth export restrictions.

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"With no fresh macro data to anchor sentiment, investors are leaning defensive while Trump’s Asia visit (next week) stirs geopolitical nerves," said Charu Chanana, chief investment strategist at Saxo Bank in Singapore.

"The chatter around U.S. software export curbs to China has hit tech sentiment right where it hurts, and renewed sanctions on Russia are a reminder that geopolitical risks aren’t going away either."

Global equity markets are easing off record highs as corporate earnings season kicks off and investors take profits. While results or outlooks from megacaps have disappointed investors, most of the companies that have reported so far have beaten analysts' estimates.

South Korean stocks fell 0.7 percent amid a broad decline for tech hardware manufacturers. The Bank of Korea kept rates on hold, as expected by analysts polled by Reuters.

Brent crude was last up 2.9 percent at $64.41 per barrel after U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct.22 imposed Ukraine-related sanctions for the first time in his second term, targeting Rosneft and Lukoil. The move came the same day as EU countries approved a 19th package of sanctions on Moscow that included a ban on Russian liquefied natural gas imports.

"When it comes to the sanctions, it's a negative for the region," said Kyle Rodda, senior market analyst at Capital.com in Melbourne. "Most Asian economies are net energy importers and this just inhibits growth and is a marginal driver of inflation."

Sources said privately-owned Reliance Industries - India's largest buyer of Russian oil - plans to sharply cut those imports due to EU and US sanctions, with other Indian refiners likely to make massive reductions as well.

U.S. crude oil, gasoline and distillate inventories fell last week as refining activity and demand strengthened, the Energy Information Administration said on Oct.22. 

S&P 500 e-mini futures edged up 0.1 percent after a second day of declines for U.S. stocks overnight as earnings reports from tech megacaps underwhelmed analysts on Wall Street.

Netflix shares fell more than 10 percent on Oct.22 as the streaming giant's outlook for the coming quarter left investors nonplussed.

Tesla shares fell 3.8 percent in after-hours trading after reporting profit that failed to live up to analysts' expectations, despite record third-quarter revenue that beat estimates.

Apple shares fell 1.6 percent after the tech giant was hit with a complaint to EU antitrust regulators by two civil rights groups on Oct.22 over the terms and conditions of its App Store and devices for allegedly breaching landmark rules aimed at reining in Big Tech. 

Treasury bonds fluctuated between gains and losses, with the yield on the U.S. 10-year note last 3.9549 percent, up 0.19 basis point compared with a previous close of 3.953 percent.

Investors believe further policy easing from the Federal Reserve is a near-certainty. Fed funds futures imply a 96.7 percent probability of a 25-basis points cut to interest rates at the U.S. central bank's meeting on October 29, compared with a 98.3% chance on Oct.22, according to the CME Group's FedWatch tool.

The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was last trading 0.1 percent firmer at 99.062.

Gold was last down 0.2 percent at $4,086.73 per ounce, with prices closing in on the $4,000 mark in early Asian trading as investors booked profits ahead of U.S. inflation data due this week.