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JODHPUR/JAIPUR, (IANS) Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi of Rajasthanhas issued a death threat to Salman Khan, saying the Bollywood actorwill be killed in Jodhpur. "Salman Khan will be killed here, in Jodh-pur... Then he will come to know about our real identity," Bishnoi toldmedia persons while being taken to a Jodhpur cour t in police secu-rity. Bishnoi was being produced in the cour t following his ar rest oncharges of terrorising traders and extor ting them. The gangster claimedthat he had been framed in false cases and that to date, not even asingle witness had deposed in the cour t to prove the charges. "Now,if police want me to do some major crime, I shall kill Salman Khanand that too in Jodhpur," he added. Bishnoi's death threat to Salman isbeing linked with the black buck killing case of 1998, in which Salmanand his co-actors are accused. It was the Bishnoi community whichhad brought up the black buck hunting case, and ever since the com-munity considers the Bollywood actor a "villain". However, someonlookers felt that the gangster talked of killing Salman just to createa sensation. On Thursday, the actor appeared in the Jodhpur's Chief

Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Rural Cour t in connection with the hearingin the black buck poaching case. Bishoi is a notious gangster and hasbeen charged in over 20 cases of attempt to murder, carjacking, ex-tor tion, snatching and under the Arms Act in Punjab-Haryana belt.

OMG! NIGAAR, GAUAHAR KHAN REVEAL SECRETS ONLINEMUMBAI, (IANS) Actresses and sisters Gauahar and Nigaar Khan have revealed each other's secrets and habits online. Nigaarappeared on Gauahar's new YouTube channel on its second episode. "Everyone wanted the Khan sisters back for a very long timeand since we were not doing the show, I have star ted my YouTube channel. I just thought it will be a great way to give a dose of ourcraziness to our fans. "That is when I thought of getting my best friend, my sister and my better crazy half on the show. It was thecraziest episode we shot for the channel. It felt like we relived the moments of 'Khan Sisters'," Gauahar said in a statement to IANS.TV show "Khan Sisters", which put the spotlight on the two sisters, went off air five years ago.

MUMBAI, (IANS) "Tujhe Meri Kasam", which released 15 years ago,was "life-changing" for Riteish Deshmukh, who says his co-star andnow wife Genelia didn't speak to him for the first two days on thefilm's set. Riteish tweeted on Wednesday: "January 3, 2003: 15 yearsago 'Tujhe Meri Kasam' released. Debut film: Life changed. Architectbecame an actor. Co-star Genelia (has) become my baiko (wife)."He extended "sincere thanks" to director Vijaya Bhaskar. "I love youSir, producer Ramoji Rao sir, respect. Cinematographer Kabir Lal sir,who recommended me," added the son of late Maharashtra ChiefMinister Vilasrao Deshmukh. Sharing a story from the film's set, hesaid: "Genelia didn't speak to me for the first two days during theshoot of the film because my father was the Chief Minister ofMaharashtra then. The first thing Genelia asked me was 'Where isyour security?'. I replied 'I don't have any'."

CHENNAI, (IANS) Animal rightsorganisation People for theEthical Treatment of Ani-mals (PETA) on F ridayurged fans of megastarRaj in ikanth to avoidsacrificing goats at theAlagarkoil temple hereto celebrate the actorsentry into pol i t ics.Rajinikanth's fans will re-por tedly do a puja at thetemple on Sunday. "The poweryou already hold can help make a posi-tive difference to the lives of all living beings and we are thereforewriting to respectfully request that you use it now to stop the plannedslaughter of goats in your name," PETA's Lead - Public Policy Nikunj Sharmasaid in a statement. "The plan of your fans to kill goats in a temple is cruel and anapparent violation of Indian laws. Goats who are killed are usually transported andhandled roughly and hacked at with dull knives in full view of theirterrified companions," Sharma added. On December 31, 2017,Rajinikanth had announced his plans to float a political par ty.

SOUTH AFRICA BEAT INDIA BY 72RUNS IN FIRST TEST

CAPE TOWN, (IANS) South Africa bowled out India for 135 in theirsecond innings, registering a 72-run victory on the four th andpenultimate day of the opening cricket Test here on Monday. Indianbowlers had given India big hopes after bowling out South Africa for130 in their second innings, setting a target of 208 to win the match. But the visitingbatsmen capitulated, with paceman Veron Philander scalping six wickets.All-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin top-scored for India with 37. Captain ViratKohli was the second-highest scorer with 28 as the hosts took a 1-0 lead in thethree-match series. It could very well have been 1-0 in favour of the visitors hadtheir batsmen shone like the bowlers did. Resuming from Saturday's total of 65/2as the third day's play was completely washed out, the hosts failed to get going andcould only manage to add 65 runs before losing the final eight wickets.Former skipper AB de Villiers (35) was the lone batsman offering somekind of resistance even as the Indian pacers led by Mohammed Shami(3/28) and Jasprit Bumrah (3/39) took full advantage of the conditions.The tone was set by Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/33) and Shami early onbefore Bumrah came into his own. Wickets kept falling as theIndian seamers continued their dominance on the four thmorning. All-rounder Hardik Pandya (2/27), who grabbed acouple of wickets on the second day, however could notadd any more wicket to his kitty.During the Indian chase, local boy Vernon Philanderled the Proteas' fightback with the quick dis-missals of skipper Virat Kohli (28) and hisdeputy Rohit Sharma (10) before KagisoRabada joined the par ty with the wick-ets of Wriddhiman Saha (8) and all-rounder Hardik Pandya (1).

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Richa gets drink named after her 'Fukrey' roleMUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Richa Chadha has got a drink named after her role of Bholi Punjaban from the "Fukrey" franchise. Tr ue Tramm Trunk,a restaurant here, has introduced a new cocktail named Bholi Bhali Punjaban, which is infused with litchi fruit juice. It will be offered to patronsin a customised bottle with Bholi Punjaban's image on the bottle. The restobar has an array of quirky drinks with quirkier names and this wasa seamless integration into their menu, read a statement. Richa said: "I am happy that Bholi Punjaban will make people happy. I thought it wasa great idea from the folks at True Tramm Tr unk. I am flattered." Bholi Punjaban was a local gangster in the "Fukrey" franchise.

Women should have free access to sanitary napkins: AkshayMUMBAI, (IANS) National Award-winning actor Akshay Kumar, who is addressing the issue ofmenstrual hygiene in his forthcoming film "Pad Man", says women should get sanitary nap-kins for free as it is a basic necessity for them. Asked if the "Toilet: Ek Prem Katha" actor wantsto reach out to the government to cut down on GST rate of sanitary napkins, Akshay told media:"Why just cut down on GST? I think women should have free access to sanitary napkins. Thisis their basic necessity. It is about menstrual hygiene and not luxury." "It is unfor tunate and I amashamed to say that 82 per cent women in this country have no access to sanitary pads andthey are mistreated during those five days of their menstruation period. This is unfortunate," headded. "Pad Man" is a biopic on Arunachalam Muruganantham, the inventor of a low-cost sanitary padmaking machine in India. The subject of "Pad Man" is considered a taboo or a sensitive issue.So what are the elements that he has kept in mind while promoting the film?"Firstly, do not call it a sensitive issue. It is a natural process of a humanbody. It i s time to get rid of those taboos attached to it. It is time to treat the issuematurely. Also from the women's end, they should not shy away from talking aboutthe issue, and certainly should not whisper about it," he said. He feels that theway festivals like Holi and Diwali are celebrated, people should also "cel-ebrate when a girl meets with her puberty"."When you celebrate it, the girl who is already going through a physi-cal and hormonal transition, will feel confident and secure.But we excluded our women from the normalcy of life duringthose five days. So from the first experience, women feelthat period is something they should hide. So you knowwhere we should star t from," he added. Produced byAkshay's wife Twinkle Khanna and directed by R. Balki,"Pad Man" is slated to release on January 26.

'BAAGHI 2' TO RELEASE ONMARCH 30MUMBAI, (IANS) Tiger Shroff starrer "Baaghi 2" is scheduledto hit the screens on March 30. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwalaunder the banner Nadiadwala Grandson Enter tainment and pre-sented by Fox Star Studios, the film was earlier scheduled to release onApril 27. "Baaghi 2" is set to release on March 30, Tiger, who also starredin "Baaghi", tweeted on Thursday. Tiger will turn almost bald in "Baaghi 2".Actress Disha Patani, who will be paired opposite Tiger in the film, wrote:"Rebels for love are all set to meet you!"

'HAQ SE' IN MAKING FORALMOST TWO YEARSMUMBAI, (IANS) Digital series "Haq Se", starring RajeevKhandelwal and Surveen Chawla, has been in the making foralmost two years, say its makers. The ALTBalaji's series isinspired by Louisa May Alcott's bestselling novel "LittleWomen". The makers Manor Rama Pictures wanted to give ita larger than life film-like treatment. "Ekta (Kapoor) is a dearfriend. We decided to collaborate on 'Haq Se'. Considering, themodern feel attached to the story, we needed to Indianise it sothat it could appeal to the masses," Karan Raj Kohli, Co-Founder, Manor Rama Pictures, said in a statement to IANS.Set in the backdrop of Kashmir, "Haq Se" is a story based onfour sisters and their love, lives and ambition. "From scriptingthe entire series, to casting Rajeev and Surveen, to designingeach charac'er's look and narrowing down on the locations,the entire process has taken close to two years. We at ManorRama strive to create content that is enter taining and at thesame time has a significant take home for our audiences,"said Viraj Kapur, Co-Founder, Manor Rama Pictures.

SONAM WANTS MOREFEMALE-ORIENTED FILMS TOBE MADE IN INDIAMUMBAI, (PTI) Actor Sonam Kapoor feels there is a need formore films that revolve around women. Her for thcoming film"Veere Di Wedding", also starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, SwaraBhaskar and Shikha Talsania, is themed around a wedding.Kareena will play the part of a bride-to-be in the movie. "'VeereDi Wedding' looks so different. There should be more suchfilms, this should be the norm," Sonam told PTI. "In Hollywoodthere are many female-oriented films that are such big block-busters and are entertaining. We don't have such films in In-dia." The actor believes Hindi film industry is 20 years behindwhen it comes to making female-led commercial stories. "JuliaRoberts was huge in the '80s and '90s. Here it was about my dad (AnilKapoor) and the other actors.The '90s were about the Khans (Aamir, ShahRukh and Salman). With our generation, we are atleast getting the oppor-tunity to do that, but we are 20 years behind," she said.

MOVIESBest motion picture, drama: "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,Missouri"Best motion picture, musical or comedy: "Lady Bird"Best director, motion picture: Guillermo del Toro, "The Shape ofWater"Best per formance by an actress in a motion picture, drama:Frances McDormand, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"Best performance by an actor in a motion picture, drama: GaryOldman, "Darkest Hour"Best per formance by an actress in a motion picture, musical orcomedy: Saoirse Ronan, "Lady Bird"Best per formance by an actor in a motion picture, musical orcomedy: James Franco, "The Disaster Ar tist"Best per formance by an actress in a suppor ting role in any mo-tion picture: Allison Janney, "I, Tonya"Best performance by an actor in a suppor ting role in any motionpicture: Sam Rockwell, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Mis-souri"Best screenplay, motion picture: Mar tin McDonagh, "Three Bill-boards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"Best motion picture, animated: "Coco"Best motion picture, foreign language: "In the Fade"Best original score, motion picture: Alexandre Desplat, "The Shapeof Water"Best original song, motion picture: "This Is Me" - "The GreatestShowman"TELEVISIONBest television series, drama: "The Handmaid's Tale," HuluBest per formance by an actress in a television series, drama:Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale"Best performance by an actor in a television series, drama: Ster-ling K. Brown, "This Is Us"Best television series, musical or comedy: "The Marvelous Mrs.Maisel," AmazonBest performance by an actress in a television series, musi-cal or comedy: Rachel Brosnahan, "The Marvelous Mrs.Maisel"Best per formance by an actor in a television series, musicalor comedy: Aziz Ansari, "Master of None"Best television limited series or motion picture made for tele-vision: "Big Little Lies," HBOBest performance by an actress in a limited series or motionpicture made for television: Nicole Kidman, "Big Little Lies"

Best performance by an actor in a limited series or motion picturemade for television: Ewan McGregor, "Fargo"Best per formance by an actress in a suppor ting role in a series,limited series or motion picture made for television: Laura Dern,"Big Little Lies"Best per formance by an ac-tor in a suppor ting rolein a series, limitedseries or motionpicture madefor television:A l e x a n d e rSkarsgard,"Big Li t t leLies"

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ROHIT SHETTY AND KARAN JOHAR AT A PRESS CONFERENCE REGARDING INDIA'S NEXT SUPERSTARS, A TALENT-SEARCHREALITY TELEVISION SHOW IN MUMBAI.

RAJINIKANTH SEEKSKARUNANIDHI'S BLESSINGSFOR HIS POLITICAL JOURNEYCHENNAI, (IANS) Tamil movie actor Rajinikanth, who recentlyannounced his political plunge, on Wednesday met DMK Presi-dent M.Karunanidhi to seek his blessings. Speaking to re-porters here after meeting Karunanidhi, he said he had in-formed the DMK patriarch about his star ting a political par tyand got his blessings.The actor said he greeted Karunanidhi for the New Year andalso enquired about his health. On December 31, 2017,Rajinikanth had announced his plans to float a political par tyand follow spiritual politics. Speaking to repor ters, DMK leaderM.K.Stalin termed the meeting between his father and theactor as nothing surprising. Stalin said Rajinikanth had re-quested a meeting with Karunanidhi and as per the tradition of thisland, his request was acceded to. He added that Rajinikanth also metDayalu Ammal, Karunanidhi's wife. According to Stalin, even DMDKleader A. Vijayakant had sought Karunanidhi's blessings when he floatedhis par ty. He said suppor t for Rajinikanth's par ty would bedecided at the time of elections. The DMK leader, citing theview that Rajinikanth has been asked to float a political par tyto wipe out the Dravidian parties, asser ted that the Dravidianculture cannot be wiped out of this land.

DEEPIKA TURNS 32, B-TOWNSENDS WISHESMUMBAI, (IANS) Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone onFriday turned 32 and received bir thday greetings from popu-lar celebrities like Anupam Kher, Boman Irani and ShreyaGhoshal. The stars wished her "love" and "happiness" in life.Deepika, daughter of former badminton player PrakashPadukone, became an overnight star with her Bollywood debut film"Om Shanti Om" in 2007. She has also appeared in films like "Love AajKal", "Housefull", "Cocktail", "Race 2", "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani", "GoliyonKi Raasleela Ram-Leela", "Bajirao Mastani" and "Kochadaiiyaan".The actress made her Hollywood debut with "xXx: Return of Xander Cage"in 2017. She has gone through a lot of trouble regarding the release of hercontroversial film "Padmavati", which is yet to hit screens. Here's howBollywood stars wished Deepika on her birthday:Anupam Kher: Happy birthday dear Deepika Padukone. Love, peace andhappiness always.Boman Irani: Wishing you a very happy bir thday, my darling DeepikaPadukone. May you be blessed with lots of love and happi-ness. Keep inspiring us always.Shreya Ghoshal: Wishing the supremely talented and beauti-ful Deepika Padukone a very happy birthday!Rahul Dholakia: Happy bir thday to one of our best - DeepikaPadukone. Wish you don't have to deal with political (like youhad to deal with in 'Padmavati') and can concentrate on per-fecting your art! Good luck! Love and wishes.

Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan share stage Natchathira Vizha 2018CHENNAI, (IANS) Megastar Rajinikanth and veteran actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan were seen together at the Natchathira Vizha 2018festival in Kuala Lumpur. Organised by the South Indian Ar tistes Association, in collaboration with Malik Streams Corp and MyEventsInternational, the event included per formances by comedians, singers and actors as well as friendly spor ting matches -- cricket andfootball -- between the Indian and Malaysian-Indian ar tistes.Kamal will fly to Kuala Lumpur on January 12, according to a source close to the actor. Rajinikanth has been in news af ter heannounced his entry into politics while Kamal too has given indications he will take a political plunge. Joining Rajinikanth and Haasanat the event were actors Vijay, Surya, Arya, Vishal, Dhanush, Vikram, Vijaysethupathy, Jayam Ravi, Siva Kar thikeyan, Samantha,Amala Paul and Kushboo among others. According to Datuk Abdul Malik Dasthigeer, CEO, Malik Streams Corp, Natchatira Vizha 2018saw the attendance of around 250 ar tistes, repor ted The Star. The event took place at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

Nawazuddin to narrate evolution of TV via filmMUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui will lend his voice for a brand film of soon-to-be-launched enter tainment channelDiscovery JEET. Conceptualized and written by Glitch and produced by Two Nice Men Mediaworks, the film is called "Look, who'swatching!", read a statement. The film captures the evolution of time from television's perspective and highlights the evolution ofconsumption pattern.It puts the spotlight on the evolution from the black and white era when the entire family used to sit together every evening and enjoylimited enter taining content available, to the era where consumers had plethora of options for enter taining content, to now where videoconsumption is increasingly becoming very 'individual centric'. Sameer Rao, Vice President at Head of Mass Enter tainment-SouthAsia, Discovery Communications India, said: "Nawazuddin's story is inspirational, an extraordinary tale of someone who made itpossible with 'hai mumkin' (it's possible) attitude. The depth of his voice helps in connecting the viewers with the times gone by andconvey Discovery Jeet's proposition." Nawazuddin said: "Somehow, the fervour for TV is no more the same. It is time to get it right withpurpose driven enter tainment content for family viewing that Discovery Jeet offers. "I belong to a family of farmers from a very smallvillage, Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. There wasn't much scope for education there so I moved to Delhi and joined the theatre.

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DIRECTOR ANURAG KASHYAP WITH ZOYA HUSSAIN AND VINEET KUMAR SINGH DURING THE PROMOTION OF THEIR FILMMUKKABAAZ IN MUMBAI.

JUHI SAYS HER KIDS NOT THINKING OF BOLLYWOODNEW DELHI, (IANS) Actress Juhi Chawla says her children, Arjun and Jahnavi, are not thinking about entering Bollywood at themoment. But she will be "thrilled" if they decide to get into showbiz. The actress is married to businessman Jai Mehta. "Jahnavi isacademically inclined. She is extremely brilliant and a focused girl and is extremely hard-working. She topped History in India in herIGCSE (International General Cer tificate of Secondary Education) exams in 2017," Juhi told IANS.

AKSHAY BEGINS SHOOTING FOR 'KESARI', RELEASES FIRST LOOKMUMBAI, (PTI) Akshay Kumar has star ted filming his "most ambitious" project "Kesari" and also released his first look from themovie. Filmmaker Karan Johar is producing the film, which is based on the 'Battle of Saragarhi'. "Feeling nothing but immense prideand gratitude while sharing this. Beginning my 2018 with #KESARI, my most ambitious film and a lot of passion. Need your bestwishes as always," Akshay, 50, tweeted.

SANJAY DUTT BIOPIC RELEASE PUSHED TO JUNE 29MUMBAI, (PTI) Rajkummar Hirani's Sanjay Dutt biopic starring Ranbir Kapoor as lead will now release on June 29. The movieproduced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Hirani was earlier scheduled to release on March 30. "Dutt Biopic releasing on June 29," thedirector tweeted. The biographical drama also features Manisha Koirala, Paresh Rawal, Anushka Sharma, Dia Mirza and SonamKapoor amongst others.

I FEEL RAJINIKANTH MEANS ONLY GOOD: AR RAHMANCHENNAI, (PTI) Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman feels actor Rajinikanth means "only good" by advocating "spiritualpolitics". Announcing his political debut on December 31, the Tamil superstar had promised his fans "spiritual politics, which is freefrom caste and creed." On Tuesday, Thalaiva clarified that spiritual politics meant "honest and secular politics. He has spoken aboutspiritual politics of a secular character. I feel Rajinikanth meant only good," Rahman told reporters in Chennai. Responding to a query on actors enteringpolitics, he said: "They must have felt there is a need for a good leadership." The music maestro said anybody who joins politics should work for fulfilling theneeds of the people. Improving infrastructure, making farmers' lives better were among the things that needed attention, he said.

Streep wants Melania,Ivanka to speak upLOS ANGELES, (IANS) Veteran actress Meryl Streep saysshe is still waiting to hear Melania and Ivanka Tr ump speakup about sexual harassment allegations in both Hollywoodand politics. The actress discussed the recent wave of sexualharassment allegations in both Hollywood and politics in aNew York Times interview, repor ts variety.com."I want to hear about the silence of (US First Lady) MelaniaTrump. I want to hear from her. She has so much that's valu-able to say. And so does (President Donald Trump's daugh-ter) Ivanka. I want her to speak now," Streep said. She alsoaddressed how she decided to speak up about the allega-tions against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein."I really had to think. Because it really underlined my ownsense of cluelessness, and also how evil, deeply evil, andduplicitous, a person he was, yet such a champion of reallygreat work," she said. She added: "You make movies. Youthink you know everything about everybody. So much gos-sip. You don't know anything. People are so inscrutable on acertain level. And it's a shock. Some of my favourite peoplehave been brought down by this, and he's not one of them."The actress, who worked with Weinstein on many films in-cluding her Oscar-winning role in "The Iron Lady", faced criti-cism from some claiming she knew he was a predator, which shedenied. "I really didn't know. I did think he was having girlfriends. Butwhen I heard rumours about actresses, I thought that that was a way ofdenigrating the actress and her ability to get the job," Streep said.

Dwayne Johnson's daughterexcited to be Golden GlobeambassadorLOS ANGELES, (IANS) Simone Garcia Johnson, daughter ofactor Dwayne Johnson, says it feels "surreal" to be namedas the Golden Globe Ambassador for the 75th annual GoldenGlobe Awards. "It was surreal and I was immediately soexcited. The f i rst person I told was my best fr iend,"eonline.com quoted Simone as saying.The Golden Globe Ambassador replaces the honorary titleMiss/Mr. Golden Globe, which was given to the son or daugh-ter of the entertainment industry's most respected talents.The Golden Globes ceremony will be held here on January 7and will air in India on Vh1, Comedy Central and Colors Infin-ity on January 8. In addition to being a full-time student and amodel, Simone has partnered with GlobalGirl, a non-profitorganisation which helps fur ther oppor tunities for economi-cally disadvantaged women.

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No channel wanted to meet me when I started: Ekta KapoorMUMBAI, (IANS) TV tsarina Ekta Kapoor, daughter of veteran actor Jeetendra, says when shestar ted her career on television as a producer, no channel owners were ready to meet her andwork with her. "Life was good, but I had no plan B. I had no option. Sometimes your greatestcurse turns out to be your best blessing. I decided I was star ting a TV serial business. My dadinvested in me," Ekta said on TV show "TED Talks India Nayi Soch".She added: "Now comes the twist in the plot. Your biggest twist happens when you are at groundzero. The lowest point in your life -- when you fall lower from a low. For me it was when lots ofmy pilots got rejected. "Honestly, no channel wanted to meet me. How many chances will wegive Jeetendra's daughter? Some media professionals saw those pilots with my father and oneof them asked, 'Are you putting your money into your daughter's hobby?"Under her Balaji Telefilms Limited banner, Ekta has produced popular shows like "Kyunki SaasBhi Kabhi Bahu Thi...", "Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii", "Kasautii Zindagii Kay", "Kaahin Kissii Roz","Pavitra Rishta", "Bade Achhe Lagte Hain" and "Kumkum Bhagya". The episode of "TED TalksIndia Nayi Soch" featuring Ekta Kapoor will be aired on Star Plus on Sunday.

SRK is a very inspiring parent: Karan JoharMUMBAI, (IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar says his very good friend and superstar Shah Rukh Khan is a very inspiring parent. "ShahRukh is amazing. He's such an hands on parent and a very inspiring parent to me," Karan, who became a father of twins via sur rogacy,said here on Friday. Shah Rukh, who is married to producer-entrepreneur Gauri Khan, has three children -- sons Aryan and AbRam anddaughter Suhana. Karan will next be seen in the upcoming reality show "India's Next Superstars". He will be co-judging it with directorRohit Shetty.The "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" filmmaker praised Rohit saying that he is leads the pack when it comes to entertainers in Bollywood. "Justin general entertainment he leads the pack. His every film has performed non-stop. He's given 10 back to back blockbusters. If thereare two directors in the country is one is S.S. Rajamouli and other is Rohit," Karan said. "They have a non-stop enter tainment package.They promise you entertainment from the time you sit till the time you end," he added. Asked how does he take the compliment, Rohitsaid: "I'm happy that Karan is praising me. I'm top of the world."

Being known as Salman's brother has more pros than cons: ArbaazMUMBAI, (PTI) He is born to veteran screenwriter Salim Khan and has superstarSalman Khan as his big brother, but Arbaaz says the stardom of his kin has notovershadowed his career. The 50-year-old actor-director said getting recognised asSalman's brother does not bother him and it only acts as an advantage. s"I don'tthink (it has bothered me) ever. There are only advantages of being SalimKhan's son, Salman Khan's brother and coming from a known family," Arbaaztold PTI.The actor said the fact that "I could never make it to the level that I should havewas because I was under pressure or under the shadow of my father or brother.I think those are just excuses." Arbaaz said he is aware that there is a cer tainbaggage of expectations when a person comes a famous family but he hastaken it in his stride. "There is a pressure. People look at you differently. Butyou've got to move on. I look at all that has happened to me because of myfamily as an advantage rather than disadvantage.It has more pros than cons." After an acting career of more than a decade,Arbaaz ventured into film production between 2009 and 2014. He took a sab-

batical from acting as he produced films like "Dabangg", "Dabangg 2" - which he also directed - and "Dolly Ki Doli". He,however, said acting is something he enjoys the most. "For me, acting is something I am passionate about. I am someone whowants to be known for who I am. If I wanted to just make money, I would've chosen some other profession."I know there are insecurities in being an actor. There are cer tain compromises you need to make, but they are all wor th it. Theperks of being recognised are something else," he said. Arbaaz is currently awaiting the release of his next "Nirdosh", in whichhe plays a cop investigating a murder. The thriller, directed by Pradeep Rangwani and Subroto Paul, also features ManjariFadnis, Ashmit Patel, Maheck Chahal and Mukul Dev. "Nirdosh" is scheduled to be released on January 19.

Nikitin Dheer finds negativeroles challengingMUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Nikitin Dheer, best known for play-ing a negative character in Shah Rukh Khan starrer"Chennai Express", says such roles have a lot of layerswhich make them very challenging. Nikitin is currentlyseen playing Veer Pratap Chauhan, the main antagonistin "Ishqbaaaz". Talking about the Star Plus show, Nikitinsaid in a statement to IANS: "I am very proud to playthis character in 'Ishqbaaaz'. Veer is fun to play. It isvery well written and the dialogues come out verywell. My co-stars made me feel like one of their own.That made me very comfor tab le on the set since thefirst day." On doing a negative role again, he said: "I am here to dogood work and with negative roles, one has a lot of variet-ies to bring to the character. Also, they have a lot of lay-ers which make them very challenging and fun to play."

Celebs wish 'dearest'Bipasha Basu on birthdayMUMBAI, (IANS) B-Town celebrities including AbhishekBachchan and Karan Singh Grover, who is also her hus-band, wished the "dearest" and "best girl" Bipasha Basuon her 39th bir thday on Sunday. The actress made herfilm debut with a suppor ting role in the 2001 thriller movie"Ajnabee". The next year, she was cast as the leadingactress in the horror film "Raaz". She was lauded forplaying a bold role in the erotic thriller "Jism", and alsofeatured in comedy films like "No Entry" and "All TheBest". Here's what some of the celebrities tweeted:Karan Singh Grover: Wish you a very happy bir thday mysweet precious princess! Today is the most joyous dayfor all of us. Wish you all the happiness, joy, success andlove! Thank you for being born and filling my life and allthe lives you touch with happiness and abundance! Youare truly the best kinda girl there is!Dino Morea: Dearest Bips wish you a super happy birth-day, loads of love and happiness always. From theMoreas.Abhishek Bachchan: Happy bir thday Bippy I am sureyou're having a blast. Much love.Riteish Deshmukh: Dearest Bipasha Basu happy bir th-day and have a stupendous year ahead. You inspire peopleto be fit. More power to you.Farah Khan Ali: Happy happy bir thday gorgeous. Mayyou have the most amazing year. One that's filled withhealth, wealth, happiness, prosperity and more. Love youBipasha.Shekhar Ravjiani: Happy bir thday! Bipasha. Have a su-per one! Par ty Kothai? (Where's the par ty?)Neil Nitin Mukesh: Bipasha happy bir thday. Have anawesome year and a lovely day. Loads of love and happi-ness to you always.

Sonakshi in Bangkok for'Happy Bhag Jayegi...'BANGKOK, (IANS) Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha ishere to shoot for the final schedule of "Happy Bhag JayegiReturns". Sonakshi on Sunday took to Twitter, where sheshared a photograph of a man holding a placard with hername spelt as "Sunakshi Sonja". "Swadeekha (Welcome).In Bangkok for the final schedule of 'Happy Bhag JayegiReturns'! Looking forward to a whole month of work andplay," Sonakshi captioned the image. "Happy Bhag JayegiReturns" is the second instalment of the film "Happy BhagJayegi", which released in 2016. The sequel is being di-rected by Mudassar Aziz and also features Diana Penty,Abhay Deol, Jimmy Shergill and Ali Fazal.

Rajesh Khanna will alwaysremain an icon: Anil KapoorMUMBAI, (IANS) Actor-producer Anil Kapoor says hewas awestruck by Rajesh Khanna's performance in"Anand", and that the late veteran actor will always re-main an icon. On Sunday, Anil tweeted a shor t video fromthe 1971 film. "Remember watching 'Anand' for the firsttime in a preview theatre and I was absolutely awestruckby Rajesh Khanna's per formance and the film. This hasalways been one of my favourite films. He will alwaysremain an icon," Anil wrote alongside the video. Directedby Hrishikesh Mukherjee, "Anand" is about a cancer pa-tient who lives his life to the fullest. He fills everyone'slife with happiness, which inspires his doctor, Bhaskar,to write a book on his life. The film also stars AmitabhBachchan and Sumita Sanyal. On the work front, Anil iscurrently busy with "Fanne Khan". The film also starsAishwarya Rai Bachchan and Rajkummar Rao.

RISHI KAPOOR 'INDEBTED'TO MUSIC DIRECTORSFOR HIS CAREERMUMBAI, (IANS) Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor says he willalways remain indebted to music directors with whomhe worked on various films. A fan of Rishi tweeted that hewould be performing songs from the films that the vet-eran actor has featured in. "Good luck! Hope the audi-ence remembers the songs. Always indebted to my mu-sic directors for a major contribution towards my ca-reer," Rishi tweeted on Saturday. The 65-year-old actorhas worked with music directors like R.D. Burman andLaxmikant-Pyarelal. Rishi made his debut in Bollywoodas a child ar tiste in his father Raj Kapoor's 1970 film"Mera Naam Joker" and received the National Film Award.He bagged his first lead role as an adult in the 1973 film"Bobby". He was last seen on the big screen in "Patel KiPunjabi Shaadi". He currently has two films in his kitty -- "102 Not Out" and "Mulq".

CHOREOGRAPHERS MARZI PESTONJI, MINI PRADHAN AND MUDASSAR KHAN DURING THE REALITY TELEVISION SHOWDANCE INDIA DANCE IN MUMBAI.

URVASHI RAUTELA DURING MAHAN KIRTAN DARBAR AT JVPD GROUND IN JUHU, MUMBAI.

AJAY JADEJA WITH INDIAN BLIND CRICKET TEAM CAPTAIN AJAY KUMAR REDDY AND OTHERS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON5TH ODI WORLD CUP FOR THE BLIND, IN NEW DELHI.

AUSTRALIA DEFEAT ENGLAND 4-0 IN ASHESSYDNEY, (IANS) Australia coasted to a 4-0 Ashes win after thrashing England by an innings and 123 runs on the final day of the fif th Testat the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here on Monday. Bogged down by the loss of their skipper Joe Root, who had been hospitalisedovernight for gastroenteritis, England were bundled out for a meagre 180 in their second innings, with paceman Pat Cummins claiming4/39. The visitors needed a mammoth effor t to survive the final day, and Root was key to their hopes. However, he didn't resume theday's play, as Moeen Ali walked out with Jonny Bairstow. Ali lasted 43 deliveries before off-spinner Nathan Lyon (3/54) once again gotthe better of him, trapping him in front for 13. Ali's downfall brought back Root to the middle as he fought hard to add the eight runsrequired to post another half -century, with England going in to lunch at 144/5.Root (58), however couldn't return to the crease, and when Bairstow was scalped by Cummins in the third over after play resumed, itwas only a matter of time for the hosts. Bairstow's 143-ball vigil had yielded 38 runs, and his dismissal exposed the tail. Stuar t Broad,who had scored an enterprising 31 in the first innings, fell to Cummins two balls later after skying a bouncer to the big gloves of TimPaine. Then, another Cummins shor t delivery saw to Mason Crane's dismissal. He gloved the ball behind, and though he asked for areview, replays suggested there was significant contact with his thumb. Veteran Jimmy Anderson's was the only wicket left, with thepaceman lasting 23 deliveries before Josh Hazlewood had him caught behind.Tom Cur ran remained unaccompanied on a 40-ball 23, as England crashed to their heaviest defeat to Australia since 1993, when theylost by an innings and 148 runs at Headingley. Pacer Cummins was adjudged Player of the Match for his eight wickets, Aussie skipperSteve Smith was named the Player of the Series for top-scoring with 687 runs.

SMITH PRAISES AUSTRALIA'S'EXCEPTIONAL' BOWLERSSYDNEY, (AFP) Captain Steve Smith has praised the col-lective effo r ts of his "exceptional" four front-line bowlersfor contributing to Australia's crushing 4-0 Ashes se-ries win over England. The Australians rounded off adominant five-match series with an innings and 123-run hammering of the beleaguered tourists on the finalday of the f i f th Sydney Test . Mi tchel l Starc, JohnHazlewood, Pat Cummins and spinner Nathan Lyon allfinished with 20 or more wickets in the series to take87 in total to dominate the England batsmen. Despitethis, Smith was not prepared to rate them higher thanthe quar tet of Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris, Peter Siddleand Lyon who bowled Australia to a 5-0 whitewash inthe last Ashes series in Australia in 2013-14. "I thinkall the bowlers did an exceptional job," he told repor t-ers. "Each of our bowlers have over 20 wickets whichshowed that the guys have bowled together as a group,bowled in par tnerships, bowled for one another andhelped us take the 80-odd wickets that we've needed totake four Test matches." But he stopped of declaringthem a better bowling unit than their predecessors fouryears ago. "I think they are all great bowlers. I can't putany of them ahead of each other," he said. "I think bothattacks were outstanding and got the job done. I can't sayany one is better than the other."

Yusuf Pathan suspended for fivemonths on doping violationNEW DELHI: Former India allrounder Yusuf Pathan hasbeen suspended by the Board of Control for India in Cricket(BCCI) for five months on the grounds of a doping violation.The BCCI, hours af ter it was repor ted that it had instructedthe Baroda Cricket Association to not select him for therecently concluded Ranji Trophy, released a statement Tues-day revealing that the 35-year-old had "inadver tently in-gested a prohibited substance, which can be commonlyfound in cough syrups."The BCCI has back-dated the suspension from 15 August2017, effectively meaning it will end on 14 January 2018.

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FOURNIER SCORES TWICE AS BEASTSNARE VICTORY OVER SWAMP RABBITS

INDIAN CHESS ACE VISWANATHAN ANAND BEING FELICITATED BY OFFICIALS OF ALL INDIA CHESS FEDERATION FOR WINNINGWORLD RAPID CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2017.

Jan 05, Fri - Jan 09, TueSouth Africa vs India, 1st TestNewlands, Cape Town3:30 AM

Jan 13, Sat - Jan 17, WedSouth Africa vs India, 2nd TestSuperSpor t Park, Centurion3:00 AM

Jan 24, Wed - Jan 28, SunSouth Africa vs India, 3rd TestNew Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg3:00 AM

Feb 01, ThuSouth Africa vs India, 1st ODIKingsmead, Durban6:00 AM

Feb 04, SunSouth Africa vs India, 2nd ODISuperSpor t Park, Centurion3:00 AM

Feb 07, WedSouth Africa vs India, 3rd ODINewlands, Cape Town6:00 AMFeb 10, SatSouth Africa vs India, 4th ODINew Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg6:00 AM

Feb 13, TueSouth Africa vs India, 5th ODISt George's Park, Port Elizabeth6:00 AM

INDIA TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA 2018 - 6 ODIS, 3 TESTS, 3 T20S JAN 05-FEB 24Feb 16, FriSouth Africa vs India, 6th ODISuperSpor t Park, Centurion6:00 AM

Feb 18, SunSouth Africa vs India, 1st T20INew Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg7:30 AM

Feb 21, WedSouth Africa vs India, 2nd T20ISuperSpor t Park, Centurion11:00 AM

Feb 24, SatSouth Africa vs India, 3rd T20INewlands, Cape Town11:00 AM

SOUTH CAROLINA - Trailing entering the third period, the BramptonBeast struck three times in the final frame en route to a 4-2 comebackvictory over the Greenville Swamp Rabbits at Bon Secours WellnessArena in Greenville on Thursday night. Stefan Fournier led the Beastoffensively with a pair of goals while Alex Foster (1G, 1A) and new-comer Jamie Doornbosch (2A) each recorded multi-point nights forBrampton.The Beast came out flying to star t the game and outshot the SwampRabbits 20-11 in the open ing f rame, bu t bo th goa l tenders ,Brampton's Zach Fucale and Greenville's Ty Rimmer, weatheredtheir respective storms in a scoreless opening period. The Beastwere the first to find the back of the net when the second periodbegan. With Brampton enjoying a man advantage, Stefan Fournier

got his stick on a point shot from Jamie Doornbosch and lifted itinto the net for his seventh of the season at 1:30. Doorbosch'sassist was his first point in a Beast uniform in his first game withthe club.Greenville's lethal power play then connected for a pair of secondperiod tallies. Matt Prapavessis lit the lamp at 5:39 and Joe Houkscored again at 13:30, giving Greenville a 2-1 edge heading intothe final frame. The Beast then regained their first-period formand threw everything they had at the Greenville netminder Rimmerin the final period of play. David Vallorani fired a hard shot on goalfrom the top of the left wing circle and Alex Foster got just enoughof the puck to send it trickling through the pads of Rimmer and overthe goal line for a power play goal to tie the game at 9:22.

Brampton's Third Period Comeback Falls Short in GreenvilleSOUTH CAROLINA - The Brampton Beast scored back-to-back goals late in the third period but were unable to find the equalizer as theGreenville Swamp Rabbits held on to claim a 4-3 victory at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville on Friday night. Stefan Fournierstayed hot with a goal and a helper for the Beast while Scott Jacklin and Brandon MacLean each recorded singles for Brampton.The scoring got star ted quickly in this one and it was the Swamp Rabbits who struck first for the second straight night asDerek Sutliff found the back of the net with a hard one-timer at 8:44. Joe Basaraba made it 2-0 less than two minutes later at10:39 but the Beast quickly regrouped and found a way to get on the board. With the Beast on the power play, BrandonMacLean's quick wrist shot from the high slot off a great feed from David Vallorani eluded Greenville's star ting goaltenderBrandon Halverson to make it a 2-1 game at 12:07. Greenville got the last laugh before the end of the opening period as BrettonCameron took a goalmouth pass and tapped in the 3-1 goal at 16:12.

Beast Fall to Cyclones on New Years EveCINCINNATI - Forward Nathan Todd scored the only goal for Brampton as the Beast were narrowly defeated 2-1 on New Years Eve. Thefirst period saw the Cyclones jump out to an early 1-0 lead on the back of the goal by Justin Danfor th at the 18:21 mark. It washis 18th of the year. That goal would be all the scoring either team would see in the first period. Cincinnati came out in thesecond and added to their lead with a goal from Brandon McNally at 11:13. Brampton needed to find their legs and did so whenNathan Todd was able to put one past Cyclones netminder Jason Kasdor f. The only assist went to steady defenseman PaulCianfrini. The goal cut the deficit to one at 11:57. That would be all the scoring in the game as the Cyclones locked it down andprevented the tying marker from being sent past Kasdor f. Brampton mounted a furious attempt at a tie, but fell just shor t. Beast goalieZach Fucale made 26 saves in the losing effor t.

Ricky Ponting appointed Delhi Daredevils coachMUMBAI, (PTI) Australian batting great Ricky Ponting was today appointed coach of the Delhi Daredevils franchise for the upcomingIndian Premier League. The announcement was made by Delhi Daredevils CEO Hemant Dua as he welcomed the three-time WorldCup winner. Ponting takes over the reins at DD from former India captain Rahul Dravid, who had stepped down af ter the previousseason owing to BCCI's conflict-of-interest regulations.Dravid chose to coach India A and India Under-19 teams over the IPL franchise. "Ricky Ponting has been appointed as head coach. Wewill have a new coach and a new team with the idea of having continuity. We have retained two youngsters and the whole team willbe built around them. Chris Morris is a top all rounder," Daredevils CEO Hemant Dua said. The 43-year -old has earlier coachedMumbai Indians for two seasons in 2015 (when they won the title) and 2016.Apar t from coaching role, Ponting has played in the cash-rich T20 tournament for Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians. Pontingwill be assisting the cur rent head coach Dar ren Lehman in Australia's T20 tri-series against England and New Zealand in February.The legendary batsman played 168 Tests, scoring 13378 runs at 51.85. In ODIs, he tallied 375 appearances in which he scored 13704r uns at 42.03 apar t from 401 runs in 17 T20Is. Delhi Daredevils retained Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and Chris Mor ris ahead of the IPLauctions to be held on January 27-28.

CSK RETAINS DHONI,RAINA; KKR RELEASESGAMBHIR FOR IPL-2018NEW DELHI, (IANS) Former India skipper Mahendra SinghDhoni will once again be seen in his favourite yellow jerseyin the Indian Premier League's (IPL) 2018 season as theChennai Super Kings retained the Ranchi stumper alongwith Suresh Raina and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.Dhoni has been retained for Rs 15 crore while Raina andJadeja were kept for Rs 11 crore and Rs 7 crore, respec-tively. The CSK franchise, back into the IPL fold af terserving a two-year ban, has two Right-to-Match optionsleft, which they can use during the IPL auction on January27 and 28.Rajasthan Royals, the other franchise to return after a two-year ban, has retained Australia skipper Steve Smith (Rs12 crore) and surprisingly pushed the likes of star batsmanAjinkya Rahane back into the auction pool. The other sur-prise came in the form of Gautam Gambhir, who was sentinto the auction pool despite guiding the Kolkata Knight Rid-ers (KKR) to lifting the silverware twice (2012 and 2014).The Shah Rukh Khan-co-owned franchise retained the WestIndian duo of Sunil Narine (Rs 8.5 crore) and Andre Russell(Rs 7 crore). Similarly, Royal Chal lengers Bangalore(RCB) released West Indian power-hitter Chris Gaylewhile retaining India skipper Virat Kohli (Rs 17 crore),South African AB de Villiers (Rs 11 crore) and young SarfrazKhan (Rs 1.75 crore).Delhi Daredevils expectedly retained the young Indian duoof Rishabh Pant (Rs 8 crore) and Shreyas Iyer (Rs 7 crore)along with South African all-rounder Chris Morris (Rs 7.1crore). Mumbai Indians also went along expected lines re-taining their three-time IPL winning skipper Rohit Sharma(Rs 15 crore) along with all-rounder Hardik Pandya (Rs 11crore) and death-overs bowling specialist Jasprit Bumrah(Rs 7 crore).Rohit guided the Mumbai franchise to IPL titles in 2013,2015 and 2017. Sunrisers Hyderabad also sprang a sur-prise by releasing India opener Shikhar Dhawan and Af-ghanistan spin sensation Rashid Khan but retained Austra-l ian David Warner (Rs 12 crore) a long with pacerBhuvneshwar Kumar (Rs 8 crore). After another dismal 2017season, Kings XI Punjab retained just left-arm spinner AxarPatel (Rs 6.75 crore) for the next season.

BHUVNESHWAR PREDICTSROUGH DAYS AHEAD FOR INDIAAGAINST SOUTH AFRICACAPE TOWN, (IANS) Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar onFriday conceded that the road won't be so smooth for theIndians, tottering at 28/3 at stumps on Day 1 of the firstcricket Test, despite bowling South Africa out for 286 atNewlands here. The Meerut-born pacer (4/87) starredwith the cherry in the morning session, ripping throughthe South African top order after the Proteas won thetoss and elected to bat.Bhuvneshwar picked the wickets of openers Dean Elgar(0) and Aiden Markram (5), and then Hashim Amla (3).Later, he also accounted for the wicket of dangermanQuinton de Kock (43). Despite that, the pacer acknowl-edged that the road ahead will not be that easy for theIndians, who lost their top three batsmen in the brief 11-over stint towards the end of the day."It was an amazing day, that's how Test cricket is. It'sgonna be tough (the way forward). We knew these arethe situations we'll have to tackle with," he said after theday's play. Bhuvneshwar also felt that the visitors couldhave restricted the Proteas to a lower total if they stuckto the line throughout the innings."To be honest, we could have bowled better. We gave25-30 runs extra, just wanted to bowl in good areas. Wewanted to get the batsmen out caught behind or in theslips. "We knew it doesn't swing much in South Africa.Never felt the wicket would be slow. We thought therewould be lateral movement and that's what happened.Overal l we're happy with the way we've bowled," hesaid. Commenting on the wicket of the dangerous HashimAmla, Bhuvneshwar said: "In Test cricket, the top of off -stump is an area where every batsman is vulnerable.He's (Amla) the kind of batsman who can make big hun-dreds if he gets going. It was very pleasing to get him out."Hailing former South Africa skipper AB de Villiers, who topscored with 65 runs, Bhuvneshwar said: "AB is best in theworld. You have to be at your best to bowl to him. His counter-attack hurt us."

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