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SALMAN, AISHWARYA'S FILMSTO CLASH ON EID 2018

OMG! FARAH KHAN SHARED BOLLYWOODKNOWLEDEGE WITH WEINSTEIN

AMITABH BACHCHAN, VIDYA BALAN AND YUVRAJ SINGH DURING THE SHOOTING OF KAUN BANEGA CROREPATI SEASON 9GRAND FINALE IN MUMBAI.

MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER DEVENDRA FADNAVIS, BAI PRESIDENT DR HIMANTA BISWA SARMA, SHUTTLERS SAINANEHWAL AND PV SINDHU DURING THE AWARDING CEREMONY OF WOMEN SINGLES CATEGORY FINAL DURING THE 82NDSENIOR NATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 AT DIVISIONAL SPORTS COMPLEX IN NAGPUR.

'NAMASTEY CANADA' A COMPLETEENTERTAINER: ARJUN KAPOOR

I TOO NEED REST, I AMNOT A ROBOT: KOHLI

MUMBAI, (IANS) Superstar Salman Khan's "Race 3" and actressAishwarya Rai Bachchan's upcoming film "Fanney Khan" will clashat the box office on Eid-ul-Fitr next June."Race 3" director Remo D'Souzashared the film's clapboard on Thursday night and captioned it: "Thebiggest race of my life begins. 'Race 3' begins. A tweet from "FanneyKhan" co-producer KriArj Enter tainment's page read: "Yeh Eid 'FanneyKhan' ke saath! 15th June, 2018. Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan,Rajkummar Rao." Given that both films are much talked about, it islikely to be quite a clash. Salman on Friday shared a photograph ofthe entire "Race 3" team on the micro-blogging website, and drewattention towards "how hot, cool, sweet, charming and sexy" RameshTaurani looks. Presented by Tips Industries Ltd, "Race 3" is producedby Ramesh S. Taurani. It also features Saqib Saleem, Bobby Deol andDaisy Shah. On the other hand, "Fanney Khan", a musical comedyfilm, is being directed by Atul Manjrekar. The film is being jointlyproduced by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, KriArj Entertainment and T-Series. It is the official remake of the Oscar-nominated 2000 Dutchfilm "Everybody's Famous!".

NEW DELHI, (IANS) Actor Arjun Kapoorsays his upcoming film "NamasteyCanada" is very enter taining. "Parineetiand I are going to shoot for DibakarBanerjee's film and after that, we willdo 'Namastey Canada'. It is releasingDecember 7 next year. That's a com-plete enter tainer," Arjun told IANS."Namastey Canada" will be Arjun's thirdwith Parineeti, with whom he first fea-tured in "Ishaqzaade" and will also sharescreen space w i th in Bane r j ee ' s"Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar". Theactor, 32, hopes that the film would be a good change for theaudience. "Hopefully it will be a nice change of palette for peoplewho will see us in Dibakar sir's film and 'Namastey Canada' in thesame year," he added. Filmmaker Vipul Shah will direct "NamasteyCanada", which will be shot in the serene locations of Punjab and Canada.It is set to release on August 3, 2018.

MUMBAI, (IANS) Choreographer-filmmaker FarahKhan says she shared knowledge about Hindifilmdom with Hollywood producer HarveyWeinstein, who has been accused of sexualmisconduct. Farah recently shared the image onTwitter, and said that she gave some "Bollywoodgyaan (knowledge)" to Weinstein from the shoot ofthe superstar Shah Rukh Khan-starrer "Main HoonNa", which was largely shot in Darjeeling. "Foundthis! Throwback of all throwbacks! Me givingBollywood gyaan (knowledge) to Harvey Weinstein!Before the sh*t hit the fan. 'Main Hoon Na' shoot,"Farah captioned the image. It was earlier repor tedthat Weinstein was "secretly" here in 2003.

SC REFUSES PLEA TO BAN RELEASE OF 'PADMAVATI'NEW DELHI, (IANS) The Supreme Cour t on F riday refused aplea seeking to ban the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's con-troversial "Padmavati" epic drama featuring Deepika Padukoneas a Rajput queen. The cour t said it could not intervene sincethe Central Board of Film Cer tification (CBFC) was yet to decideabout its cer tification. The film, which also stars Shahid Kapooras Rawal Ratan Singh and Ranveer Singh as invader AlauddinKhilji, is set for release on December 1. The movie has been asubject of many controversies. Some Hindu groups and politi-cal par ties, including the Congress and the BJP, claim that thefilm distor ts history and wrongly por trays Padmavati, a conten-tion Bhansali has rebuffed.

KOLKATA, (PTI) Batting for long in a manner that of ten seemed unreal,India skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday said he too needs rest from thegruelling international schedule since he is "not a robot".Kohli has played seven Tests, 26 ODIs and 10 T20 internationals in 2017,the most by any player in the Indian team."Definitely I do need a rest, why don't I. When I think of the time my bodyshould be rested I will ask for it, why not. I'm not a robot, you can slice myskin and check if I still bleed," Kohli told repor ters on the eve of the firstTest against Sri lanka. The India skipper also played 10 matches at theIndian Premier League's 10th season, and had warned about burnout."This is one thing I don't think people explain properly . There's a lotof talk from outside in terms of workload whether a player shouldbe rested or not. For example all cricketers play 40 games a year.Three guys who should get rest their workload are to be man-aged. Not everyone in the XI would have batted 45 overs or noteveryone would have bowled 30 overs in a Test. But the guys whoare doing that regularly are the ones who need to be assessed.His supreme athleticism on the field has rubbed onto other play-ers in the side and they vouched for it. "I don't think people look atthe times spent on the crease, the number of runs, the number ofovers, the conditions etc. I don't think people will go into thatanalysis. Everyone play same number of games. "For examplePujara will have maximum workload because he spends maximum timeat the crease as his game is built that way. You can't compare that to acounter-attacking batsman because the workload would have been lesser.

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'QARIB QARIB SINGLLE'A FROTHY ENTERTAINER

CAST: : IRRFAN KHAN, PARVATHY,

BAJRANGBALI SINGH, NEHA DHUPIA

DIRECTOR: TANUJA CHANDRA

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Director Tanuja Chandra's "Qarib Qarib Singlle" is a typical Mills and Boon fare, arom-com in the dot com age, where two drastically opposites meet on the darkweb and weave a romance that's difficult to digest, nevertheless, it makes for aperfect fantasy narrative. Jaya, a young widow after leading a staid life trying tomake others happy, decides to add some zest in her own world, by registering onto an online dating site 'Ab Tak Singlle'. Soon, she is inundated by inane messages,including some obscene ones from fellow singles.Her online conversations zero down to messages from Yogi and they decide tomeet at a coffee shop. The meetings escalate to the duo deciding to take a road tripto three different destinations to meet Yogi's ex-friends. The premise is definitelyinteresting but the plot seems forced and laboured with a verbose exposition, flatand one-dimensional characters with cliched motivation and no shades of grey.Initially, Yogi appears to be a stalker, but soon that aspect dissipates and he is thenseen like a harmless soul in his own world. This is emphasised when the duo havea showdown in a restaurant when Jaya blasts him saying, "Everything is aboutyou". The showdown appears forced as their equation yo-yos, but the ripple isineffective. Also, the montage of Jaya breaking from her shackles is unimaginativeand lazily presented.

Though the chemistry between the lead pair seems forced and does not touch yourheart, it is the brilliant performances and the cheeky one-liners which are deliv-ered with elan that keep you hooked. Irrfan Khan as the motor-mouth poet Yogi isirritatingly funny, sincere and charming. His character is supposed to be quirky andrich and he portrays this with flourish.Parvathy is convincing as Jaya, the South Indian executive working in the healthsector. She is every inch the workaholic girl who desires to be free but yet ispretentiously tied down by societal norms. She is effective and emotes with aptprecision. In underwritten roles, Pushtii Shakti, Neha Dhupia and Isha Sharvani asYogi's ex-girlfriends are perfunctory. On the technical front, the film is moderatelymounted with excellent production values. Though the look and feel of the filmseems oft-seen, the production design and camerawork are attractive.What elevates the viewing experience is the poetry and songs used in the narrative.The old number, "Bade achche lagte hai" is optimally exploited to push the romancebetween the two forward. But the numbers "Jaane de", "Tu chale to" and "Khatamkahani" add intense shades to the narrative, giving the film a soft sensitive feel.Overall, "Qarib Qarib Singlle" is a well-made, light, frothy rom-com that does nottouch you emotionally.

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Pahlaj Nihalani's 'Julie 2' to finally releaseVIDYA BALAN AT A PROGRAMME ORGANSIED TO PROMOTE HER FILM RANN KI SULU AT RANN UTSAV IN DHORDO VILLGE OF KUTCH, GUJARAT.

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RAHAT FATEH ALI KHANUNVEILS 'BANJAREY'MUMBAI, (IANS) Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan onWednesday unveiled his new romantic single "Banjarey",with actress Neetu Chandra featuring in its video. Themusic video of the song, composed by Anupama Raag,released on the Times Music YouTube channel. Khan said in astatement: "Having worked with Anupama before, I knew her lyricswould be as captivating as the ones of her previous compositions. Ialways enjoy working with such talented and dedicated individuals.I hope to pair with her in many more of her upcoming compositions."The two worked together for the single "Saware". Raag said: "RahatFateh Ali Khan is a fantastic singer, a tremendous co-worker, andknows exactly how to engage and mesmerise his audience. Hisreverberating voice has an eternal magic that hooks ev-eryone who listens to his numbers."

Maninder Singh pays tributeto SRK on TV showMUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Maninder Singh, who is seen asKanhaiya in "Kya Haal, Mr. Paanchal", paid a tribute toBollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan by dancing on someof his popular songs on the TV show. In an upcoming se-quence of the show, Maninder will be seen donning fivedifferent looks to impress his five wives as per theircharacterisation. "I enjoy dancing and had absolute fun shootingfor the sequence. I am a big Shah Rukh Khan fan and dancing to hissongs was cherry on the cake for me. Since November is ShahRukh's birthday month, this is a small token of tribute to him,"Maninder said in a statement. Shah Rukh celebrated his52nd birthday on November 2. "Kya Haal, Mr. Paanchal",aired on Star Bharat, also features Kanchan Gupta, OjaswiOberoi and Astha Agarwal, among others.

VIDYA IS STARPERFORMER: AYUSHMANNMumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Actor Ayushmann Khurrana, whowill make a cameo appearance in the for thcoming film"Tumhari Sulu", has praised actress Vidya Balan, callingher a star performer. "It was my pleasure to share screenspace with Vidya Balan. She's such a star performer. Andyou're a superstar," Ayushmann tweeted on Wednesday.The film's co-producer Atul Kasbekar said he was gratefulto "the wonder ful Ayushmann for doing a special appear-ance in our 'Tumhari Sulu'". "Thank you brother for beingthe nice man you are," Kasbekar tweeted. The story of"Tumhari Sulu" revolves around a middle-aged housewifeSulochona aka Sulu who is a happy-go-lucky person withan extraordinary calibre. Directed by Suresh Triveni, thefilm will release on November 17.

MUMBAI, (IANS) Erotic thriller "Julie 2", which was caught in a legalbattle, will now release on November 24, says producer PahlajNihalani, who is livid over the financial losses he and his directorDeepak Shivdasani had to suffer due to the copyright case lodgedagainst their film by producer N.R. Pachisia.Nihalani and his director had to cough up a compensatory amount tobe able to release the film. "What we gave him was even less than thelawyer's fees. But what Pachisia has taken away is our faith in peoplefrom our own fraternity. Pachisia knows what producers have to gothrough when their films are stalled legally or otherwise at the lastmoment," said Nihalani. "He still went ahead and filed a bogus case

against our film claiming 'Julie 2' infringed on the copyrights of thefilm 'Julie' which Pachisia had produced in 2004. We kept shoutingand vowing that 'Julie 2' had nothing to do with the film that he hadproduced," added the former CBFC chief. Now, "Julie 2" is finally freedof legal obstacles and ready for release."We had to postpone the release thrice. We are now releasing onNovember 24. But we want action taken against all litigants who try tostop a film's release at the last minute. This is done only to makequick money or to gain instant publicity," he said. "Julie 2" now comesagainst Kapil Sharma-starrer "Firangi". Nihalani isn't per turbed. "Kapilhas the laughs. 'Julie 2' has the oomph."

ASHA BHOSLE REGRETS NOT SINGING ENGLISH SONGSDUBAI, (IANS) Legendary singer Asha Bhosle regrets not getting a proper education, and says she would have touched greaterheights if she had studied further and crooned songs in English too. Bhosle talked about her regrets at the Leadership Lecture Seriesat the Dubai campus of the Global Indian International School (GIIS) on Tuesday, read a statement.Asked about her message for the young generation, she said: "A person is responsible for his own success. The one who works hardday and night and keeps doing his work, he will always be successful. And for your school, the message that I have is, I haven'tstudied much and today when I go abroad, when I go to America or London, I really regret after listening to their songs, I feelbad that I can't get that accent." The legendary singer added: "I really wish that I had studied more but back in those times, inmy generation, 80 years back, there was no use of educating women, they said women are supposed to do simple householdchores, deliver babies, why make her study. "So, the education never happened. And now I really regret that if we were madeto study or given our education, then we would have been at different heights in our life and I would have gone way ahead in Englishsongs because our style and English words would have taken me to greater heights." Bhosle is one of the most versatile singers tohave been associated with Bollywood.


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CAN'T AFFORD WOMAN-CENTRIC FILMJUST NOW: KRITI KHARBANDA

RAVEENA TANDON AND MUSIC DIRECTOR ANU MALIK ON THE SETS OF TELEVISION SHOW THE DRAMA COMPANY IN MUMBAI.

MUMBAI, (IANS) Bollywood actress Kriti Kharbanda, who shares screenspace with Rajkummar Rao in the upcoming film "Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana",says though she wants, she cannot indulge in the idea of a "woman-centricfilm" right now. Asked if she wants to play a protagonist in a female-centric film, Kriti told IANS here: "Honestly, I do not want to indulge in awoman-centric film just now. I am not as famous as I wish to be andtherefore, I do not have the ability to pull the crowd to the theatre."Yes, if you are asking as an ar tiste, with a good story, it is a lucrativething to act in a woman-centric film. Having said that, I cannot let myproducer suffer because of my creative satisfaction." However, sheadded: "I think in the south I can do it, especially in the Kannada filmindustry. I am popular enough to do a woman-centric film there." Born andbrought up in Delhi, Kriti moved to Bengaluru after finishing her high school.She had a stint as a model before debuting as an actress in a Telugu film. Theactress entered Bollywood with "Guest Iin London".She is happy about having worked with Rajkummar -- a National Award-winning actor -- in "Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana", which is releasing on F riday. "Ithink I have learnt how to be a good co-actor because he is really the one. Iheard people saying how in a Rajkummar Rao film, people only watch him inthe frame and he could overshadow others. But I must say, he issuch a good co-actor who always lets you act your best,because acting also has a lot depending on reacting,"said Kriti.

SHAKIRA DRAGGED INTOPARADISE PAPERS ROWVALLETTA (MALTA), (IANS) SingerShakira has been dragged intothe Paradise Papers row after itwas revealed that she transferred30 million pounds in musicalrights to an offshore firm inMalta. Shakira is the latest ce-lebrity revealed to have usedtax havens abroad after 1.34 mil-lion papers were leaked to theGerman press, repor tsdailymail.co.uk. Shakira's com-pany Malta Tournesol Limitedis based on the Mediterraneanisland of Malta, known for itstax incentives. On papers,Shakira is listed as a Baha-mas resident, despite herliving in Barcelona withher footballer boy-friend Gerard Pique.Her lawyer stressedthat the activity was le-gal and in accordance withlaws. Shakira's lawyerEzequiel Camerini told Span-ish website El Confidential:"The Maltese company Tournesol Limited fulfills all legal re-quirements to operate as such. All of the corresponding informa-tion relative to this entity is public and transparent."

Paisley, Underwood mockTrump at CMA AwardsLOS ANGELES, (IANS) The 51st Annual Country MusicAssociation (CMA) Awards star ted on a political note whenthe hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood mockedUS President Donald Trump. Paisley and Underwoodstarted the show on Wednesday by wearing eclipse sun-glasses, poking fun at Trump, who at one point looked atAugust's solar eclipse without wearing eye protection,repor ts dailymail.co.uk. The pair also sang an openingsong with the lyrics: "Maybe next time he'll think beforehe tweets." Paisley then star ted playing the guitar andsang a parody of Underwood's 2005 single "Before he cheats.Right now he's probably in his PJs, watching cable news, reach-ing for his cell phone," Paisley sang.



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ZAREEN KHAN, GAUTAM RODE, ABHINAV SHUKLA AND DIRECTOR ANANT MAHADEVAN AT THE SECOND TRAILER LAUNCH OFTHEIR FILM AKSAR 2.

Bhansali's vision must be trusted: Arjun KapoorNEW DELHI, (IANS) Actor Arjun Kapoor has spoken out in suppor t of filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali and his movie "Padmavati",saying his vision must be trusted. The "Mubarakan" actor, 32, on Thursday tweeted a link of Bhansali's video giving a clarification on"Padmavati", and wrote: "Yet again a man has to justify creativity because politics and propaganda creates an ugly environment. He'sa fantastic filmmaker his vision must be trusted. I'm sure Rani Padmavati and her story will be depicted with respect by him andRanveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor," he wrote. The epic historical drama stars Deepika Padukone as Rajput queenRani Padmavati, Shahid Kapoor as her husband Rawal Ratan Singh and Ranveer Singh as Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khilji. In thevideo, Bhansali has stated that there is no scene between Rani Padmavati and Khilji that can hur t anyone's sentiments.

Offer to play Sahir Ludhianvi comes and goes: Irrfan KhanMUMBAI, (PTI) Irr fan Khan's name has often cropped up to play eminent poet-lyricist SahirLudhianvi in a biopic. The actor says he wants to essay the role but the film keeps slippingaway from him. While Irrfan was first rumoured to play the role in a film backed by SanjayLeela Bhansali, repor ts say Shah Rukh Khan and Abhishek Bachchan have also been ap-proached for the same project. "I really want to essay Sahir's character. The offer comes tome but goes away again and again. If I don't get the role, it's okay. I will carr y him in my otherfilms in some way or the other," Ir rfan said in a media interaction here.The actor, 50, says he grew up reading Ludhianvi and his works have a huge contribution inhis life. "He is a par t of me. He has given me a lot and is an extremely impor tant person tome. His sensibility, his passion, his sense of love and society is deep. I was moved with hiswork," he said. Irr fan said Ludhianvi's understanding of love was entirely different fromothers. "I've been fascinated with him since childhood. Everyone was writing romanticsongs, 'I'll die for you, build Taj Mahal for you' but he talked about something else entirely,which was equally romantic," he said. While there is no clarity on the project as yet, Irr fanis awaiting the release of his next "Qarib Qarib Single". Also featuring Parvathy, the TanujaChandra-directed film release tomorrow.

SRK promises to be fluent inBengali, requests 'dhoti' forKIFF inauguralKOLKATA, (IANS) Wowing fans with a fresh attempt at Banglaat the opening of the 23rd Kolkata International Film Festival(KIFF) here on F riday, superstar Shah Rukh Khan sought atraditional Bengali 'dhoti' for the next edition, promising to befluent in the regional language. "I have promised that I willkeep on learning Bangla. My Bengali has to get better. This ismy new attempt with eight lines. Please bear with me. Let meget this right because by next year I have to do it withoutreading it off a paper," Shah Rukh said attired in a tuxedo whileofficiating as the co-host at the KIFF inaugural."Ei film festival er bishesh onusthane uposthith thakte peresammanito bodh korchi. (I feel honoured to be present at thisspecial event). Sanskriti ebong oitihjjyor ei shohor (Kolkata isthe city of culture). Shob cheye Mishti Shohor Kolkata (It isthe sweetest city)," said SRK to rousing applause. The 52-year-old actor who is Bengal's brand ambassador, also re-quested a 'dhoti'. "Next time I am going to ask my friends togive me a dhoti also... Come and speak in full Bengali... fluentalso and be here," he said, congratulating State Chief MinisterMinister Mamata Banerjee for organising the festival. Banerjeeon her par t promised the attire. "We will give a dhoti-panjabito Shah Rukh. He has asked us," Banerjee added.

PRACHI DESAI LEARNSGUITAR FOR 'KOSHA'MUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Prachi Desai has learnt guitar forher upcoming film "Kosha", and says she always wanted tomaster playing the instrument. "Kosha" is being described asa 'dark urban fairy tale', with the story revolving around a girlwho is a band member and struggles with substance abuse. Itis produced by late Raj Kanwar's son Abhay, and directed byAmman Advaita. "You always take back something from afilm and for me learning guitar was just one of it. I alwayswanted to learn guitar, but never got an oppor tunity to do so,"Prachi said in a statement. "When I had to shoot this par ticularscene where I had to jam with a guitar I thought why not learnit so that it looks real. So yes, I learnt the instrument and I amhappy to say that I am playing it for real in the scene," sheadded. The actress put in extra hours for over two weeks tolearn it. The director said: "The par ticular scene was a pivotalone in the film, and Prachi wanted to perfect the same so, sheput in the extra hours."

I AM NOT A FANCY PERSON:SOORAJ PANCHOLIMUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Sooraj Pancholi, who celebrated his27th bir thday with Smile Foundation Kids on Thursday, saidhe is not a fancy person and likes to do small things. "I am nota fancy person, I don't throw par ties and I don't do somethingbig. I like doing small things that make me happy and makeothers happy. I didn't get much time today to spend with thekids but I will come back here when the media is not aroundso that I can spend more time with them," he said."This is the first time I am celebrating my bir thday in an NGO.I wanted to get a cake and everything but I didn't know that Iwon't find a cake shop on my way here. There is no better wayI could celebrate my bir thday than being here," added Sooraj.Sharing his childhood memories and best bir thday gif ts, hesaid the most memorable gift is an electric scooter he had asa kid. He said he is now old enough to give gifts, not receive."I turned 27 today, I don't think they will be gifting me anything.Anyway, now it is my turn to shower them with gif ts. Theytook care of me for so many years, it's my turn now." Soorajsaid his bir thday celebration usually means family lunch, whichhis mother, actress Zarina Wahab cooks. Sooraj was last seenin his debut film 'Hero' in 2015 with Athiya Shetty, directed byNikhil Advani. His next film is with megastar Prabhudevawhich is yet to go on the floors, and is not about dancing.

'Aankhen 2', 'Hera Pheri 3' to startin summer 2018: Esha GuptaMUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Esha Gupta, last seen on screen in"Baadshaho", says her projects "Aankhen 2" and "Hera Pheri3" will go on the floors by summer 2018. Esha was present at'Namaste America', an Indo-American association for ar t andculture initiatives on Wednesday in Mumbai. Talking abouther future projects, Esha said: "Both 'Aankhen 2' and 'HeraPheri 3' will go on floors in the summer of 2018, but I amstar ting another project in February. So we will make thatannouncement very soon. There is a lot of time to star t shootfor 'Aankhen 2' and 'Hera Pheri 3'."

'Qarib Qarib Singlle' heads toGermany, AustriaMUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Irr fan Khan's forthcoming movie "QaribQarib Singlle" will be releasing in Germany, Austria and Swit-zerland. "It is really great to see your movies reach audiencesall over the world. A romantic story like 'The Lunchbox' trav-elled around the world and with 'Hindi Medium' being appreci-ated across, it is encouraging as an actor to see your workbeing explored in new markets," said Irr fan in a statement.Zee Studios International is releasing the film in the foreignmarkets. Vibha Chopra, Head - Zee Studios International,Film Marketing, Distribution and Acquisition, said: "Uncon-ventional films call for unconventional markets. We are de-lighted to take 'Qarib Qarib Singlle' to ter ritories like Germany,Austria and Switzerland where Indian film releases aren't ascommon... 'Qarib Qarib Singlle' is a simple yet beautiful nar-rative that is bound to find an audience in these markets."

'SHAADI MEIN ZAROOR AANA'WEDDING WORTH ATTENDING

CAST: RAJKUMMAR RAO, KRITI KHARBANDA,

GOVIND NAMDEO

DIRECTOR: RATNAA SINHA

RATING: ***

Set against the backdrop of Kanpur, "Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana" is alove story of Satyendra aka Sattu (Rajkummar Rao), a clerk in agovernment office and Aar ti (Kriti Kharbanda), a bright ambitious girlwho aspires to become a government officer, but is not encouragedby her father to study too much. How the couple meet for a proposedmarriage alliance, fall in love and yet, end up not getting marriedowing to an unexpected event on their wedding day, forms the crux ofthe story. Nar rated in a linear manner, the film is quite straightforwardand it is undoubtedly in the second half, with the unusual twist at halftime, that the plot gets intriguing. The first half showcases how theymeet to please their parents, but owing to their similar thinking, hit itoff well and fall in love. The writing, like the plot, is simple and un-complicated. It is the performances by the entire case that keep youriveted to the screen. Save the scene in the second half whereSatyendra, a deputy magistrate himself, goes to Aar ti's house with asearch warrant and turns the house topsy-turvy, which appears a bitfar-fetched, the characters are well-etched and believable.

Director Ratnaa Sinha effectively recreates the milieu where clearingCivil Services exams, are given impor tance and a government job isconsidered the ultimate achievement. The dreams and aspirations ofthe members of both families - Shuklas and Mishras - their middleclass concerns about dowry, not educating daughters too much andgetting them married on time, are real and palpable.Rajkummar Rao as Satyendra, the simple and well-mannered boyfrom a middle class family who loses his hear t to Aarti and dreamsabout a happy life with her, is endearing from the word go. He slipsinto the character, complete with his rustic accent, shy demeanourand unambitious nature. The contrast, post interval, is thus even morepraisewor thy when he transforms into a supposedly ruthless, re-vengeful human being, devoid of feelings. Kriti Kharbanda as the ef-fervescent and ambitious Aar ti packs a punch in her per formanceand meets Rajkummar Rao shoulder-to-shoulder in every scene. Beit her euphoria of being in love or the devastation upon being accused,she is convincing and you empathise with her.

BIHAR GOVERNOR SATYA PAL MALIK FELICITATES PRO KABADDI SEASON 5 WINNING SQUAD PATNA PIRATES AT RAJ BHAWAN IN PATNA.

I asked for rest as my body wasn't up to it: PandyaNEW DELHI, (PTI) Clearing the ambiguity regarding hisabsence from the Indian squad for the first two Testsagainst Sri Lanka, star all-rounder Hardik Pandya todaysaid he himself had requested the team management forrest since he was not feeling 100 percent fit. Pandya wasincluded in the squad before being rested. The BCCI mediarelease did not have clarity whether it was a case of fatigueor injury."To be honest, I asked for it. My body wasn't up to it. I wasgetting niggles because of the amount of cricket that I haveplayed. I want to play cricket, when I am totally up for it,

when I can give my 100 percent," Pandya told CNN-News18."I am lucky that I have got this break. I will train in the gymduring this break and improve my fitness. I am really excitedfor South Africa series. I would like to use this break toimprove my fitness," added Pandya, who will be at the NCA toimprove strength and conditioning. Pandya is hopeful that hecan make a difference for the team in South Africa with hisall-round abilities. "Yes, I am really excited. People aretalking about it. It's a much-hyped series. I like challenges inlife, they keep me going. Who knows I might be the differencethere. I am sure we are going to play very well," he said.

INDIA FOCUS ON REVERSESWEEP, SHORT BALLSKOLKATA, (PTI) Facing shor t balls and playing reverse sweepsagainst spinners were the highlights of Indian team's trainingsession as they geared up for the three-Test series against SriLanka. The Indian team suppor t staff was seen givingthrowdowns of shor t pitch deliveries as the likes of AjinkyaRahane, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul and skipper Virat Kohliwarmed up for their first training session ahead of the EdenGardens Test here on November 16.Rahane was the longest to take the throwdowns that went onfor about half an hour. He was seen tested by shor t-pitch stuff,an indication of what lies in store for the India team when theygo for a two-month long tour to South Africa, which will com-prise three Tests, six ODIs and three T20Is. At the nets, Indiafollowed their batting order with Rahul and Dhawan settingthe tone, facing alternate spin and pace bowling.

ICC announces recruitmentprocess for independent directorDUBAI, (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) an-nounced on Sunday the process for the recruitment of an in-dependent director for the ICC board. The introduction of anindependent director, who must be female, was approved bythe ICC full council in June as par t of wide ranging constitu-tional changes aimed at improving the global governance ofthe game. The successful candidate is expected to have agenuine passion for and interest in the sport of cricket com-bined with recent and relevant experience at a senior level ina commercial, voluntary or public environment. She must beindependent of the ICC and during the term of her appointmentmust not hold any office or perform any executive or opera-tional duties for any ICC member or state, association ormember of any member."This is a key appointment to the ICC board and adding an-other independent director -- par ticularly a female -- is animpor tant step forward in improving our governance," ICCChairman Shashank Manohar said in a statement. "We areopen-minded about the exper tise the successful candidatemight bring the table but they must be a cricket enthusiastwho complements the existing skills and experience alreadyon our board," he added.



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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2017

MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER DEVENDRA FADNAVIS, BAI PRESIDENT DR HIMANTA BISWA SARMA, SHUTTLERS KIDAMBISRIKANTH AND HS PRANNOY DURING THE AWARDING CEREMONY OF MEN SINGLES CATEGORY FINAL DURING THE 82NDSENIOR NATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 AT DIVISIONAL SPORTS COMPLEX IN NAGPUR.

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MS DHONI SPEAKS AT THE LAUNCH OF HIS ACADEMY, DUBAI.

SRI LANKA SERIES NOT PREPARATIONFOR SOUTH AFRICA, FEELS SAHA

Beast Turn in a Solid DefensiveEffort in Loss to Rapid CityRAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA - Brampton Beast goaltenderAndrew D'Agostini turned in another stellar performance andgave his team a chance to win with 36 saves but Kenton Millerscored a pair of goals for the Rapid City Rush as they eked outa 3-1 win over the Beast in Rapid City. Chris Leveille scoredthe only goal for the Beast, who finish their three-game roadtrip with a 1-1-0-1 record against Rapid City.For the third consecutive game, it was the Rapid City Rushwho jumped ahead to nab an early lead in the first period.Miller beat D'Agostini just 1:45 into the contest, but the resil-ient Beast found a way to respond. Chris Leveille accepted apass just inside the offensive zone blue line and snapped aquick shot through traffic that got by everybody, including Rushnetminder Steve Michalek at the 5:31 mark of the first, tyingthe game at 1-1.Following an evenly-played opening period that saw both teamsscore a goal and record nine shots apiece, the Rush uppedtheir game in the second per iod. Rapid Ci ty pepperedD'Agostini with 16 shots in the second frame alone whileBrampton cou ld on ly counter w i th two in the f rame.D'Agost in i was sharp and k icked out severa l grade-Achances but Miller got through his armour with his second ofthe game at 14:43 to give the Rush a 2-1 edge.

2017 KOTAK LAWMILITARY APPRECIATION DAYDETAILS ANNOUNCEDBRAMPTON, ONTARIO - The Brampton Beast, ECHL affiliate of the MontrealCanadiens, announced today at a press conference at the Powerade Cen-tre that Kotak Personal Injury Law will once again be the title sponsor insupport of the Beast's annual Military Appreciation Day. Nainesh Kotak,Barrister and Solicitor with Kotak Personal Injury Law, has committed topurchase 1,000 tickets to Sunday afternoon's 2:00pm game against theAdirondack Thunder to distribute to active and veteran members of themilitary. In addition, Kotak has made a sizeable $3,000 donation to WoundedWarriors Canada, a not-for-profit organization that supports Canada's illand injured Canadian Armed Forces members, Veterans, and theirfamilies. Thanks to Mr. Kotak's generous contributions, Sundayafternoon's game will be the third consecutive 'Kotak Law MilitaryAppreciation Day'. Kotak, a prominent and long-time suppor ter ofthe Beast, knows all too well that there are many communitygroups and impor tant local organizations that require support and finan-cial assistance but for him, the decision to support Military AppreciationDay was an easy one. "I believe that successful individuals in corporationshave a duty to give back to society," Kotak said.

FIRST ANNUAL BRAMPTONINTERSCHOOL OLYMPICSBRAMPTON - Brampton Multicultural Community Centre inpar tnership with theDufferin Peel Catholic District School Board Wel-come Centre is organizing the First Annual Brampton Interschool Olym-pics as a fundraising activity for United Way. The purpose behind organiz-ing this initiative is not only to involve high school (ELL) students into a fun-filled sports activity but also for the students to partake in a cause that theywould be proud of in the future. This initiative will be organized under theumbrella of Multicultural Settlement and Education Partnership (MSEP)program in many schools of Brampton.Brampton Multicultural Centre (BMC) established in 1987, has been serv-ing the community for over 3 decades. BMC is a charity organization whichtakes pride in serving newcomers, immigrants and citizens to facilitatetheir settlement and integration in Canada. Along with many programsblossoming under the umbrella of BMC, Multicultural Settlement and Edu-cation Parternship (MSEP) program is another integral program that ca-ters towards settlement related needs of school based students and parentcommunity. BMC's field offices are located in Brampton and Mississauga,Ontario. Managed by a volunteer Board of Directors, our team of staff andvolunteers provide services in over 18 languagesWHAT TO EXPECT: Three days of fun and activity playing Soccer, Volleyballand Basketball.WHERE& WHEN:*November 17, 10:00am-3:00pm (PD Day)-St. Roch (200 Valleyway Dr.Brampton)Basketball/Volleyball*November 24, 4:00pm-7:00pm-St. Thomas Aquinas (25 Corporation Dr.Brampton) Basketball/Volleyball*November 27, 3:00pm-5:00pm-Brampton Soccer Centre (1495 Sandal-wood Parkway)SOCCERParticipation Fee: Players $5; Spectators $2

DON'T THINK ICC HAS POWER TO PURSUEBCCI TO PLAY PAKISTAN: WASIM AKRAMLAHORE, (IANS) Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram on Friday hit out at the International Cricket Council's (ICC) inability to pursuethe BCCI to play a bilateral series with Pakistan. Akram, popularly known as the Sultan of Swing, said it is very unfor tunate that youngcricketers from Pakistan and India are unable to play against each other. The 51-year-old lashed out at the ICC for failing to initiate anIndia-Pakistan series which he felt should be separated from politics."I don't think ICC has the power to pursue BCCI, but again I have always said people-to-people contact is necessary. Politics and spor tshould be separate," Akram was quoted as saying by Geo TV. The legendary lef t-arm pacer fur ther said that an India-Pakistan clash ismore exciting to watch than the high-octane Ashes series between traditional rivals England and Australia. "A Pakistan-India match ismore fun to watch than the Ashes. Twenty million people watch the Ashes while a Pakistan-India match is watched by a billion people,"emphasised Akram, who took 502 wickets from 356 ODIs. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), in 2014, had agreed to playsix bilateral series with Pakistan from 2015 to 2023, four of which were to be hosted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). However,with political tensions across the border, the BCCI has refused to play any of the agreed series yet, neither in Pakistan nor at any neutralvenue. The arch-rivals, however, met in ICC tournaments with the Champions Trophy final in June being the latest when the SarfrazAhmed-led Green Brigade thrashed Virat Kohli's side by 180 runs in London.

SCHEDULE: SRI LANKA TOUR OF INDIA

India vs Sri Lanka: 1st TestNovember 16-20, Kolkata, 11pm

India vs Sri Lanka: 2nd TestNovember 24-28, Nagpur, 11pm

India vs Sri Lanka: 3rd TestDecember 2-6, Delhi, 11pm

India vs Sri Lanka: 1st ODIDecember 10, Dharamsala, 3am

India vs Sri Lanka: 2nd ODIDecember 13, Mohali, 3am

India vs Sri Lanka: 3rd ODIDecember 17, Vishakhapatnam, 3am

India vs Sri Lanka: 1st T20IDecember 20, Cuttack, 8:30am

India vs Sri Lanka: 2nd T20IDecember 22, Indore, 8:30am

India vs Sri Lanka: 3rd T20IDecember 24 Mumbai, 8:30am

KOLKATA, (IANS) Unlike Cheteshwar Pujara, Indiawicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha does not feel theSri Lanka series star ting from Thursday will help in prepar -ing for the upcoming South Africa tour early next year. Indiablanked a hapless Sri Lanka in their own lair 9-0 across allformats in August and the Dinesh Chandimal-led side are notexpected to wreak havoc here as well. India have been near-invincible at home in recent times and in the upcoming threeTests, three ODIs and three T20s, they are also expected towin convincingly. Pujara recently said that the series wouldgive him a "good oppor tunity" to prepare for the toughassignment ahead. Saha, though, said on Monday that everyseries is a challenge on its own and they cannot think ofSouth Africa just yet. "Every Test is a challenge. Sri Lankaseries is not a preparation for South Africa. If we do wellhere, then we can think of South Africa," Saha told repor terson the sidelines of India's first practice session at the EdenGardens here.India will play three Tests, six ODIs and three T20internationals against the Proteas. The first Test is onJanuary 5 in Cape Town. Asked about fatigue of the playerscoming into the series after playing against the Aussies inODIs and T20s and also in the Ranji Trophy, Saha said: "Inprofessional cricket everyone gets fatigued. The challenge isto recover well by exercises such as stretching. Good sleep

at night is the most impor tant, then strength training session...everything combined... it works."Saha said Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami are thetoughest to keep against while among the spinners,Ravichandran Ashwin is way ahead with his variety of deliver-ies. "Ishant and Shami are the toughest to keep against as theball wobbles after crossing the wicket. It gets tough to catch fora keeper. In Umesh (Yadav) and Bhuvi's (Bhuvneshwar Kumar)case, this does not happen a lot as they are swing bowlers.Ashwin is ahead among the spinners as far as keeping difficultyis concerned. Ashwin has more variation than Jaddu (RavindraJadeja) and Kuldeep (Yadav)... so it is tougher," Saha said.Quizzed if the variety among the Indian tweakers makes Saha'sjob difficult as a keeper, the 33-year-old said: "Reading thehand is 50 per cent job done. After that, bounce of the wicketand whether it is turning or not matters. The challenge is tocatch all the balls." Saha said the longer you play together withthe same bunch, the better you can gauge them from behind thestumps.He was answering a question on Ashwin having a lot of varietyand whether that makes his job all the more difficult. "We haveplayed a lot together. As a wicket-keeper, the longer you keepyou get more idea. It is easier to keep against him now thanbefore." Regardless of the wicket at the Eden, Saha said theywould want to win the match and the series.


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