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'If I ever have to make a biopic then it will be on Shivaji Maharaj'
Rohit Shetty, one of the most successful commercial directors of the Hindi film industry, says love and acceptance of the audience motivates him to give his best to every project. The director said his aim is to provide entertainment to the people and he wants them to enjoy his films, irrespective of what the critics are saying.
"I think of audience, especially my family audience, while writing or making or editing a film. I want them to enjoy my films. I am more happy when audience is happy. When they are laughing and cheering. It gives me high and happiness. If a person goes to watch a film, he puts 10 percent of his earning in it. So I should see to it that they are entertained. When audience is not happy, I feel restless," Rohit told reporters here Friday at the Jagran Cinema Summit.
The director said whenever his film releases, his team goes to the theatres to gauge the audiences reaction.
"For me personally, after my film releases we have a team that goes to check and understa..
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Photos: Kapoor family at last Ganpati Visarjan at RK Studios
Rishi Kapoor, son Ranbir Kapoor and uncles Randhir and Rajiv, arrived at the iconic RK Studios, for what could potentially be the last Ganpati Visarjan ceremony at the venue. The Kapoor family in August confirmed that they had jointly decided to sell the RK Studio, founded by Raj Kapoor.
The Kapoor family always steps out and celebrates the Ganpati festival at the studio in Chembur with gusto. And this year was no different, even if it may be the last at the venue, as the sounds of the 'dhol' and 'tashe' enhanced the festive fervour.
Ranbir, who was dressed in a white shirt and blue denims, came back to Mumbai from Bulgaria where he was shooting "Brahmastra" to be a part of the festivities. He walked along with Rajiv, who was clad in a red t-shirt, as part of a procession to immerse the Ganpati idol which was brought in on Ganesh Chaturthi on September 13.
The security arrangements ensured all went smooth. They played intruments, and Randhir, Ranbir and Rajiv even broke a ..
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Turkish President Erdogan: Meeting with Donald Trump not on table
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York next week is not currently on the table.
"If a demand comes from Washington, we will evaluate it," Erdogan said in Istanbul, prior to his departure for New York, Xinhua reported.
The relationship between the two NATO allies has significantly deteriorated in recent years over a series of rifts, including the continued detention of a U.S. pastor in Turkey.
Meanwhile, Ankara accused Washington of providing arms to the Kurdish militia in Syria.
Erdogan is expected to address the UN assembly on Tuesday.
"In my speech, I will underline humanitarian crises and call for solutions to these problems which have been deeply hurting hearts," the Turkish president said.
"I will, in particular, draw attention to developments in Syria," he said, noting the biggest issue for the future of Syria is the terror swamp expanding in ..
After Supreme Court rap, WhatsApp appoints Grievance Officer for India
After being pulled up by the Supreme Court for not appointing a Grievance Officer and complying with other laws of India, WhatsApp on Sunday appointed Komal Lahiri as the Grievance Officer for the country.
Based out of WhatsApp's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, Lahiri can be contacted via email and general post by over 200 million users in the country.
"To contact the Grievance Officer, please send an email with your complaint or concern and sign with an electronic signature.
"If you're contacting us about a specific account, please include your phone number in full international format, including the country code," said the FAQ under the security and privacy settings.
If you want to contact WhatsApp, go to Settings, then Help and Contact Us section.
"You can contact the Grievance Officer with complaints or concerns, including the following: WhatsApp's Terms of Service and Questions about your account," read the information.
"If you're a law enforcement official, please r..
N. Chandrababu Naidu: Shocked over killing of MLA, ex-lawmaker
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday expressed shock over the killing of his party MLA and a former legislator by Maoists in Visakhapatnam district earlier in the day.
Naidu, who is currently visiting the United States, sent a message condemning the killings, and conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) said that such attacks and killings are a "scar on humanity".
K. Sarveswara Rao, 45, TDP MLA from Araku (Reserved-Scheduled Tribe) and his party colleague and former MLA Siveri Soma, 52, were gunned down by Maoists near Thutangi village, about 125 km from the coastal city of Visakhapatnam.
As relatives and supporters of the slain leaders attacked two police stations to protest against the alleged police failure to protect them, Naidu appealed to the people to maintain calm.
The Chief Minister directed senior Cabinet colleague Kala Venkatrao to rush to the district.
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59-year-old man beaten to death for using public toilet for long time
Amit Shah, Narendra Modi can't make Manohar Parrikar resign
The Congress on Sunday alleged that top BJP leaders including President Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had "no courage" to ask ailing Manohar Parrikar to step down as Chief Minister of Goa, because Parrikar, a former Defence Minister, had a lot of information about the Rafale deal.
Goa Congress President Girish Chodankar made the charge soon after Shah tweeted, that the ailing Parrikar, who is being treated for advanced pancreatic cancer at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences for a week now, would continue as Chief Minister of Goa.
"Parrikar must be having a lot of information about the Rafale deal, because he was the Defence Minister that time. Parrikar is refusing to resign and they have no courage to ask for his resignation, because of the Rafale deal, because it is a huge scam, where PM is directly involved.
"I think Parrikar is using them now (and saying) if you ask for my resignation, I will expose you in the Rafale deal. They (Shah and Modi) are being blac..
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Govind Namdev: Playing villainous roles never bored me
Govind Namdev has made a name for himself in Hindi cinema as a villain and the actor says with every project, he has always tried to play the negative roles differently. The 68-year-old actor has played the antagonist in films such as Bandit Queen, Prem Granth, Virasat, Satya, Sarfarosh and Oh My God!, among others. Namdev says he is happy he decided to play negative roles early in his career.
"There is no similarity in the roles that I have played. I never felt bored playing the villain. Every character has a 'sur' (tone). I have always tried to bring newness to every character - be it language, body language or characterisation," he said PTI in an interview.
When Namdev made his foray into Hindi cinema, the actor says he observed there were only three main roles in a film - hero, heroine and a villain, everything else was secondary.
"... I wanted to be in the main circuit. I played villainous roles by choice. But today the focus has shifted to positive and secondary characters, wh..
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Rewari gang-rape case: Haryana Police arrests two main accused
The Haryana Police's Special Investigating Team (SIT) on Sunday arrested the two main accused in the Rewari gang-rape case.
The accused, Pankaj and Manish, were on the run for almost two weeks. They were arrested from Satnali in Mahendragarh district.
The victim, a 19-year-old school topper, was abducted and gang-raped after being drugged on September 12 while she was on the way to a coaching institute.
Earlier, the SIT announced the arrest of a third accused, Nishu and two other men - Deendayal, the owner of a tubewell room where the crime took place in Mahendragarh, and Sanjeev Kumar, a medical practitioner who had treated the victim.
Both Deendayal and Sanjeev were booked as they did not inform police despite knowing about the crime.
The police had earlier announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for providing information on the absconding accused, all residents of Kanina village.
The victim, who has identified her attackers, and her parents had earlier accused the police of not taking..
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I don't have to prove anything to anyone, says Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja kept count of the number of days he was out of India's One-day squad and once in, he made it count with four wickets, and stated "I don't have" to prove anything to anyone. The left-arm spinner, who is also a handy bat, returned, in his own words, after around 480 days, with very impressive figures of 4/29 and bagged the Man-of-the-Match Award in India's seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the Asia Cup.
"I will always remember this comeback because I returned to the team after a gap of around 480 days. The earlier gaps have not been this long," Jadeja told reporters at the post-match press conference. Making a statement of sorts, he said, "I don't have to prove anything to anyone. What my ability is, I need to sharpen it. I don't have to show anyone what I can do. I need to challenge myself."
With less than a year left for the 2019 World Cup, Jadeja might have sent a timely reminder to the selectors about his prowess, but he said he was not thinking that far ahead. "T..
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Horse racing: Visitors hold sway in Indian St Leger
Four of the eight four-year-olds in the grade 1, Indian St Leger are outstation horses, and they are expected to dominate the finish of fifth and final Classic of the 2017-18 campaign to be run at the Pune racetrack on Sunday. The local hopes--Selfie Star and In It To Win It--may be overshadowed by Sana, Kambaku and Dancing Dragon, and it is the last-named, trained by Neil Darashah and to be ridden by Trevor Patel, which is my choice.
First race at 2 pm.Selections:
D D Pillai Trophy - Div II (Class V; 1600m)Eagleinthesky 1, Honourable Eyes 2, Gandalf 3.
Janardhan Trophy (Class IV; 1400m)Charlesbridge 1, Oriana 2, Vitesse 3.
Magansingh P. Jodha Trophy (Class I; 1200m)Glyndebourne 1, Governor General 2, Holy Smoke 3.
C A Kuts Trophy (Class III; 1200m)Queen Credible 1, Bottega Louie 2, Epiphany 3.
Indian St. Leger - Gr 1 (For 4y; 2800m)Dancing Dragon 1, Sana 2, Kambaku 3.
Mohammed Rasheed Beg & Rahat Beg Trophy (For 3y, maidens; 1400m)Jetfire 1, Bushtops 2, Kennedy 3.
D D Pill..
Vladimir Putin: Ready to boost anti-terror cooperation with Iran
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, over a deadly terrorist attack and reaffirmed readiness to intensify counter-terror cooperation, the Kremlin said on Saturday. "We are outraged by this bloody crime. Hopefully, everyone involved will be held liable," Putin said in his telegram to Rouhani, which was published by the Kremlin, Xinhua news agency.
At least 24 people were killed in a terror attack in a military parade in the southern Iranian Ahvaz city on Saturday, official IRNA news agency reported. This incident is another proof of the need for "uncompromising war on any manifestations of terrorism," Putin said.
"I would like to confirm our readiness to further enhance cooperation with our Iranian partners in the fight against this evil," he said. The President offered condolences to the relatives and friends of those killed in the attack and wished a speedy recovery to those injured, according to the Kremlin.
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Jewish radio pulled up for sexiest remarks on women
An Israeli court has fined an ultra-orthodox Jewish radio station one million shekels (USD 280,000) for excluding women from its programmes over a two year period, a local media said. According to the Times of Israel, the lawsuit was filed in 2012 by the Orthodox feminist association Kolech and the Israel Religious Action Centre.
In defense, broadcaster Kol Barama said they had not given air time to women over the period in question because its target audience - the ultra-orthodox community - did not want to hear female voices.
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Langar kitchens in Delhi to fire up on biogas
Delhi's Gurdwara management committee has planned to switch from piped natural gas to biogas to run its langar kitchen in ten shrines, including Bangla Sahib and Rakab Ganj Gurdwara.
The move is aimed at reducing carbon footprint, cut fuel cost and making shrines environment friendly, said Manjeet Singh GK, president of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.
Initially, the bio gas plants would be set up at Rakab Ganj and Bangla Sahib that generate largest quantity of biodegradable waste. The community kitchen in these gurdwaras serves food to around 30,000 visiting devotees every day.
Each plant would have the capacity to manage four quintal of kitchen waste per day, and would be set up in collaboration with an internationally reputed organic waste convertor company," Singh said. The community kitchens of remaining eight Gurdwaras will switch to bio fuel by the end of 2019.
30KNo. of people served food in the gurudwaras
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Is Ganesha married?
In South India, Kartikeya is worshipped as Murugan, who stands on top of mountains. On either side of him stand his two wives, Valli and Sena. Valli is a tribal girl, while Sena is a celestial princess, the daughter of Indra. There are songs of Murugan's virility and his romantic associations with his celestial and his earthly wives. It mirrors the idea of Vishnu with Sridevi and Bhudevi: Sridevi being the celestial wife of Vishnu and Bhudevi being the earthly wife of Vishnu. Thus, the divine connects the celestial realms and the earthly realms.
However, in North India, when people speak of Kartikeya, they speak of him as a celibate deity. In fact, there are temples near Kurukshetra, where it is said that Kartikeya not only chose to remain celibate, he rejected all things feminine, to the extent that he rejected the soft tissues of his body, which, according to Tantric sources, come from the mother.
This rejection of the feminine is attributed to a tiny tale found in the Puranas, whi..
Patriotic mango scent
Most national anthems are dramatic and grandstanding, praising the motherland/fatherland as the most glorious nation on earth, or words to that effect. Some, like the French La Marseillaise, are rather blood-thirsty, created, like many others, after horrific wars had claimed thousands of lives. It goes, "Do you hear in the countryside/ The roar of those ferocious soldiers?/ They're coming right into our arms/ To cut the throats of our sons, our women/…Let's water the fields with impure blood."
Given this patriotic, knife-at-your-throat singing tradition, it is utterly disarming to discover that the Bangladeshi national anthem would rather rejoice over a motherland, the scent of whose mango groves drives you crazy.
The Bangladeshi national anthem, Amar Sonar Bangla (My Golden Bengal), sweetly goes, "O ma/Faguné tor amér boné/Ghrané pagol koré/Mori hay/hay re/O ma." (Oh mother/In spring, the scent of your mango groves/Is so intoxicating/I could..
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Minissha Lamba debuts into theatre, enacts 13 characters
After a brief but fruitful career in Bollywood, actor Minissha Lambas acting career seems to take on a new lease of life -- but in a different medium. Minissha debuted into theatre with her solo play "Mirror Mirror", enacting 13 characters.
"Mirror Mirror" -- a 75-minute play -- is the dramatised story of two identical twins, whose sibling rivalry transcends the bounds of the normal.
As the little girls Minal and Maanya grow up, more characters enter and all of them are single-handedly played by the "Bachna Ae Haseeno" actor.
But Minissha's foray into the theatre world comes at a time when, in her own words, "nothing was happening". She said it seemed too daunting a task for her to take on.
"Although the role fell in my lap, I was in a complete flux, thinking it's theatre. This is where the director Saif Hyder Hasan stepped in saying: ‘It's acting, you're an actor. It's just a different medium'," the 33-year-old told IANS.
"As Saif sir was narrating, I was loving the story, ..
Manisha Koirala: It's perfectly fine to prioritise yourself
Actress Manisha Koirala says it is okay to be a bit selfish and look after oneself. "I have redefined the term ‘selfish'. Looking after oneself is important and this includes both the physical and emotional aspects," Manisha wrote along with an image of herself on Instagram on Saturday.
"It is okay to be sad. We are multidimensional beings. The emotional aspect matters a great deal to me. It pulls me down and manifests itself in my body. So, I now emphasise that it is perfectly fine to prioritise yourself," added the actress.
On the work front, she had mesmerised audiences with her performances in films like "Saudagar", "Khamoshi: The Musical", "Mann", "Dil Se.." and "1942: A Love Story". Of late, Manisha has fetched praise for her performance in Rajkumar Hirani's "Sanju" -- in which she has played the iconic Nargis Dutt -- and Netflix's anthology "Lust Stories".
Manisha, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2012, will also reportedly be authoring a book about the experience of su..
23-year-old man stabs his boyfriend over too much sex
Fed up of constant demands for sex, a 23-year-old stabbed his boyfriend in his sleep. He stabbed his lover in the face, head, hand and chest with a chopper, and then tried to kill him an iron axe. The victim, 46, is now in the ICU at a hospital in Pune, admitted with facial fracture and head injuries. The attacker was arrested the same day.
Closeted coupleThe incident took place in the early hours of Wednesday in Shukrawar Peth. Senior Inspector Rajendra Mokashi, in-charge of Khadak police station, said, "Around 6 am, we received a call from the victim's house, alerting us that the accused had stabbed him and tried to kill him. Until this incident, even the victim's family didn't know that he was gay, even though they lived in the same neighbourhood. The victim had married a woman 25 years ago, but got divorced within a year. The family was shocked to learn that he was gay and was in a relationship with the accused."
Cops said the victim and accused have known each other for two year..
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Ekta Kapoor thankful to original team of Kasautii Zindagii Kay
Film and television producer Ekta Kapoor is excited to begin another chapter of love saga "Kasautii Zindagii Kay" on the small screen, but says she will always cherish the contribution of the team behind the first part. "As I indulge in nostalgia and start a new chapter of love, it's time to say thank you," Ekta tweeted on Saturday.
"Kasautii Zindagii Kay" ran for seven long years and starred Shweta Tiwari, Cezzane Khan and Ronit Roy. Urvashi Dholakia and Geetanjali Tikekar played the main antagonists. "Shweta, Ronit Roy, Cezanne Khan, Urvashi...There will always be a place in my heart for the originals. Even the original writers and creatives -- Rajubhai, Dhiraj, Mahesh, Doris, Tanu and Nivedita."
The show became the third longest running entertainer on the Indian small screen after "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi" and "Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii".
The reboot will premiere on StarPlus on September 25.
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Petrol prices continue to rise; Rs 89.80 in Mumbai
Petrol prices continued the upward movement across the metro cities on Saturday with the cost inching closer to the Rs 90-per-litre mark in Mumbai.
In the financial capital of the country, petrol was sold at Rs 89.80, up from Rs 89.69 per litre on Friday, data on the Indian Oil Corp's website showed.
Similarly, in the other three cities of Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai, the fuel was priced at Rs 82.44, Rs 84.27 and Rs 85.69 per litre, against Rs 82.32, Rs 84.16 and Rs 85.58 per litre.
The continuous rise in transportation fuel prices has been in tandem with the increase in crude oil prices. Brent crude oil is currently priced around $78.80 per barrel.
Further, sector experts say, the high excise duty in the country has also added to the high prices.
In contrast to petrol, prices of diesel were unchanged on Saturday for the fourth consecutive day.
Diesel prices in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai were unchanged at Rs 73.87, Rs 75.72, Rs 78.42 and Rs 78.10 per litre, respectively.
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Neighbour arrested for raping three-year-old children
A 55 year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping two minors in a village, police said. The minors, around three years of age, were allegedly raped by their neighbour on September 20, they said.
Both the girls have been admitted to a district hospital, Deputy Superintendent (City) Anil Kumar Singh said, adding that an FIR was lodged by the father of one of the minors on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Centre has devoted significant efforts to enhance connectivity all over the country.
In a similar incident, a couple of 12-year-old girls were gang-raped during a visit to the local temple. Three days later, one of the victims died in hospital. The Hinjewadi police have arrested two accused — one adult and a juvenile — who allegedly lured the girls with sweets and brutally raped them in broad daylight.
The incident took place around 3.30 pm on Sunday, when the girls visited the Sant Tukaram Maharaj temple in Hinjewadi, around a 1-km walk from the..
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Tejasswi Prakash believes in falling in love, going all out
Actress Tejasswi Prakash says she believes in falling in love and going all out. She will be soon seen playing princess Uruvi in "KarnSangini". Set in the backdrop of Mahabharat, the show will trace the journey of Uruvi, who chose the outcaste king, Karn, over her childhood friend, Arjun.
"Just like Uruvi, I would fight against the world for the love of my life. I believe in ‘falling in love' and going all out, I don't care about the caste the guy belongs to," Tejasswi said in a statement.
"Love is more important to me than anything else and thankfully, I am blessed with such great parents that they would support me in any decision that I'll make," she added.
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50-year-old man arrested for raping minor girl
A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour near here in Maharashtra, police said Saturday. The accused, a 50-year-old man residing in the powerloom town of Bhiwandi, was arrested Friday, they said. The incident took place Thursday evening when the victim had gone out of her house to make some purchases.
As it was raining very heavily, she took shelter near the house of the accused, her neighbour. The man allegedly pulled her inside his home and raped her, the police said. The girl returned home and told her mother about the ordeal. Her mother approached the ShantiNagar police stationin Bhiwandi and filed a complaint, they said. The accused was subsequently arrested and booked under relevant sections of the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, they said.
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Danica Patrick wants people to take fitness seriously
Former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick follows a strict workout regimen to stay fit. In her health and fitness book, Pretty Intense, she describes herself as 25 per cent weightlifter, 50 per cent CrossFitter, 20 per cent sprinter and five per cent distance runner. Patrick admitted she is like everyone when it comes to not wanting to train sometimes.
In a recent interview with American newspaper, USA Today, she shared easy fitness tips one can follow. They are: Plan ahead, don't be scared of challenging workouts, when tired go for a walk and most importantly watch what you are eating. "I definitely have some days where I'm a little less energetic. I would say that having a little bit of a schedule for your workout tends to get you doing it.
"Having a designated space to do it is also helpful if you're doing it at home, so you have a purposeful place for it. If you are in one of those days and you're just tired, or it's cloudy, or maybe you're exhausted from travelling or from work or fam..
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Beware! Stingrays may play spoilsport during Ganesh visarjan
In an alarming development, two days before the final Ganesh visarjan, stingrays have been washing up on the beaches along the city's coast. They are mostly being spotted at Girgaum beach, which sees a flock of devotees visiting during the visarjan.
Speaking to mid-day , Pradip Patade , member of the group, Marine Life of Mumbai (MLoM) said, "On Thursday, one of my friends spotted stingrays all over Girgaum Chowpatty and informed me. When I reached the spot, I saw many of them entangled in a net."
Dead stingrays along Girgaum beach
He added, "I would like to urge people coming to the beach to be very careful when entering the water as the sting from this fish's tail can be very painful. If they happen to get stung by the fish, they need to rush to a hospital immediately." Around 50-60 stingrays were spotted on the beach on Friday, too. There is a barb in the tail of the fish that contains venom. If someone steps on the fish, they sting in defence.
"Juvenile stingrays are commonly f..
Parks to remain open for 12 hours/day, says Civic body
It's official, Mumbaikars can now start and end their day at their neighbourhood garden. On Friday, BMC chief Ajoy Mehta finally issued the official order to the Garden Department to keep gardens open for at least 12 hours a day. This comes after mid-day's Garden Safety Audit Round Table, a sustained campaign to increase access to the city's open spaces and improve their upkeep.
This paper, through the Garden Safety Audit Round Table, has constantly been reporting about citizens' demand for longer access to better parks. mid-day had first reported on July 26 that the civic body was considering keeping gardens open for 12 hours. This decision was finalised in September, and Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta has now issued the official opening hours — 6 am to 12 pm in the day, and 3 pm to 9 pm in the evenings. So far, the city's parks barely stay open for seven to eight hours, and close early evening. Most parks have opening hours from 6-9 in the morning, and 4-7 in the evening. T..
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John Abraham releases poster of his next, Batla House
After the massive success of Satyameva Jayate, the team – Bhushan Kumar, Nikkhil Advani and John Abraham come back together for a thriller drama 'Batla House'. The first look poster of the film was released on Saturday.
Keeping its holiday date like this year, John Abraham will portray the role inspired by Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, who spearheaded the Batla House encounter. The poster was launched with a day prior build up by the team, who launched two teaser posters giving a background of the incident the film is based on.
As the tag line says 'The story of India's Most Decorated/Controversial Cop', the case was about this one man who has had 70 encounters, a record 22 convictions from 30 cases and 9 Gallantry Awards. John Abraham says "Being recognized for films like Madras Cafe and Parmanu, I automatically gravitate towards scripts like Batla House, however, that also means that the script needs to live upto those standards. With Batla House, Ritesh blew me over with his precisio..
Shane Warne's flirty Tinder messages leaked online
Looks like Australian spin great Shane Warne, 49, has gone back to his flirty ways. According to a report in British tabloid, The Daily Mail, the messages he exchanged with a woman, aged 24, in London, have been leaked online.
The messages were exchanged between June and August, when the woman, who got in touch with Warne on Tinder, decided to stop talking to him when he tried to reconnect in August. The conversations started after their profiles matched on June 6.
"Hello, you look amazing. Are you Australian? I love the accent!" she wrote. To which, Shane replied: "Yes, I'm Australian! PS Awwww, thank you. Looks like we're close." Shane's last message was sent to her on August 7, to which the woman didn't reply. "Hello stranger! How are you? I'm in need of some naughty fun — want to play?" wrote Warne. "It sounds like he does this regularly," the woman told the tabloid yesterday.
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Where-house parties
It was a night that beggared belief. We had never seen anything like it in Mumbai in recent memory. Helena Hauff, an underground German DJ who plays no-questions-asked techno tracks, had taken over the console before a packed crowd at Famous Studios, Mahalaxmi.
Around 700 people had spilled over into the smoking alley just outside the large performance space, even as neon strobe lights washed over the indoor area, while the thumping tracks left people's ears ringing. It was, in effect, what you call a warehouse party, the likes of which we remember witnessing in the outskirts of Birmingham, an ex-industrial city where defunct car factories have now been turned into nightlife venues. The closest you'll get to the same vibe in this city is usually inside clubs like Kitty Su, where similar events are a dime a dozen. But you can't really call those warehouse gigs since they are way too sanitised. And to have one in a venue like Famous Studios, where a large empty room is temporarily turne..
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Coming from a middle class family, "Toilet: Ek Prem Katha" director Shree Narayan Singh says he has seen all the problems that a common man goes through and this is why they find a space in his cinema. After highlighting the issue of sanitation, Singh is exploring the undersupply of electricity in small towns in his latest release "Batti Gul Meter Chalu", starring Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Yami Gautam and Divyendu Sharma.
"I come from a small town Balrampur in UP. There is a small village near there, called Mahadev, I was born there. I have faced issues like sanitation, electricity, etc. Since I have faced real issues, I can connect with it," Singh told PTI.
As a director, Singh considers himself lucky as he did not feel burdened despite the presence of stars like Akshay Kumar and Shahid.
"In the two films, both Akshay and Shahid have played roles that are against their image and I am grateful for the support. I want more people to listen to the issue so the reach is wider wit..
Finding Manto in the city
Who is a greater short story writer, Manto or God? Saadat Hasan Manto contemplated the question on the epitaph he wrote and breathed his last, aged 43 in Lahore. Little did he know that his prolific writing, where he chronicled stories of Partition, would become prophetic. After making waves at the Cannes Film Festival, the film Manto written and directed by Nandita Das, starring Nawazuddin Siddique and Rasika Dugal takes centre stage in India this weekend. And there's no better way to learn about the man than his own words. Although Manto mainly wrote in Urdu, one can find his translated works in both English and Hindi. Here are a few places worth checking out.
Kitaab Khana, FortThe bookstore has a collection of 19 titles featuring Manto's work.Dastavez (Hindi): A five-volume anthology of short stories, sketches, essays and plays.Cost Rs 1,000
Thanda Gosht Aur Anya Kahaniya (Hindi)This book features the famous short story, Thanda Gosht, outlining the communal violence of 1947, ..
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A woman opened fire with a handgun on Thursday at the warehouse where she worked in the eastern US state of Maryland, killing three people and wounding another three in the country's latest mass shooting, police said.
The suspect -- identified as Snochia Moseley, 26 -- died after shooting herself in the head, said Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler. Gahler said Moseley was a temporary employee at the distribution centre for the Rite Aid drugstore chain in Aberdeen, Maryland.
"We do not have a motive for this senseless crime," he said, but terrorism did not appear likely. The sheriff said the three wounded victims were hospitalized and were expected to survive. Gahler said Moseley lived in Baltimore County and the handgun she used in the attack, a 9mm Glock, was registered under her name. He said she was armed with the single handgun and several magazines.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, over a deadly terrorist attack and reaffirmed readiness to intensify counter-terror cooperation, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
"We are outraged by this bloody crime. Hopefully, everyone involved will be held liable," Putin said in his telegram to Rouhani, which was published by the Kremlin, Xinhua news agency.
At least 24 people were killed in a terror attack in a military parade in the southern Iranian Ahvaz city on Saturday, official IRNA news agency reported.
This incident is another proof of the need for "uncompromising war on any manifestations of terrorism," Putin said.
"I would like to confirm our readiness to further enhance cooperation with our Iranian partners in the fight against this evil," he said.
The President offered condolences to the relatives and friends of those killed in the attack and wished a speedy recovery to those injured, according to the Kremlin.
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Urmila Matondkar: Difficult to make good, dignified horror film
Actress Urmila Matondkar, who has worked in horror films like "Bhoot" and "Kaun", has said that it is really difficult to a make good, dignified and technically horror film. Urmila was interacting with the media at "Bhoot Hoon Main" song launch from the film "Lupt" along with its actors Javed Jaffrey, Karan Aanand, Rishina Kandhari, Meenakshi Dixit, director Prabhruaj and producers Hanwant Khatri, Lalit Kiri on Saturday here.
Makers of "Lupt has recreated the popular "Bhoot Hoon Main" song from the film "Bhoot" which released in 2003.
Sharing her memories related to the song, Urmila said: "'Bhoot Hoon Main' is an amazing song and it's awesome that it has been recreated simply because after 'Bhoot', there were lots of horror movies that followed but none of them could live up to the benchmark that was set by 'Bhoot' in the horror film genre.
"When 'Bhoot Hoon Main' released, it was as kickass as it sounds today. When I got to know that the team of 'Lupt' has recreated the song, ..
Ayushmann Khurrana speaks about wife Tahira Kashyap's breast cancer
On Saturday, Ayushmann Khurrana's wife Tahira Kashyap took to her Instagram account to reveal that she has been diagnosed with stage 0 breast cancer. The actor's wife said, "I was detected with (ductal carcinoma in situ) in my right breast with high grade malignant cells. Simply put stage 0 cancer/pre-cancerous stage, with cancer cells multiplying in a contained area."
On the other hand, actor Ayushmann Khurrana is busy promoting his two upcoming films, Andhadhun and Badhaai Ho. When mid-day online reached out to Ayushmann to understand how he is balancing this phase. The VJ-turned-actor said, "Last week has been very difficult because I got to know about it (Tahira's illness) on my birthday. I've been spending time in the hospital with her on my birthday. Thankfully, today she got discharged and that is why she posted about it on Instagram. So, it was kind of a relief for us, and her surgery was successful. So, that's why I am more chirpy today, and it's a happy day."
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School bus driver killed by helper over borrowing phone
A 45-year-old school bus driver was killed allegedly by the vehicle's helper following a quarrel over borrowing a phone on Saturday, police said. The incident was reported from Netaji Subhash Place in northwest Delhi, the police said, adding that the deceased was identified as Joginder.
The police were informed at around 11.20 am about the incident. The victim had asked the accused, identified as Chooda Maniaryal, to lend him his phone on Saturday but the latter refused, following which a quarrel ensued between the two men, said Aslam Khan, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (northwest). Maniaryal (23) allegedly hit on the driver's head with a fire extinguisher, leading to his death, he added.
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