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WAS AAMIR KHAN OFFERED 2.0?SALMAN KHAN STARRER 'DABANGG 3' AND RANVEER SINGH'S 'SIMMBA' MIGHT CLASH IN DECEMBER 2018

SHASHI KAPOOR, SRIDEVIREMEMBERED AT OSCARS 2018

NAVJOT KAUR, FIRST INDIAN WOMAN WHO WON GOLD IN ASIAN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

NIDAHAS TROPHY: SRI LANKA BEATINDIA IN OPENING MATCH

MUMBAI - Aamir Khan has recently said in a statement, "I am a bigfan of Shankar and I was offered the film. It is a blockbuster and I amsure it is going to break all records. I was offered Rajinikanth's role inthe film, but I could only see Rajinikanth in the role."

Will Sonakshi Sinha be cast withSalman Khan in 'Dabangg 3'?MUMBAI, (IANS) Sonakshi Sinha has been part of the first two 'Dabangg' films butwill she be in the third film also? She debuted opposite Salman Khan with 2010's'Dabangg' and Arbaaz Khan said earlier, "Apart from her, even I don't know who willbe there. We will cast according to the script, which is currently in development."He fur ther said, "The team is aiming to start 'Dabangg 3' shooting by mid-2018. Itwas earlier reported that actresses Parineeti Chopra and Mouni Roy might alsostar in 'Dabangg 3'." 'Dabangg 3' will be directed by Prabhudeva. Salman played acop named Chulbul Pandey in both the 'Dabangg' films and will reprise his role inpart three while Sonakshi featured as his wife Rajjo.

LOS ANGELES, (IANS) Indian cinema icon Shashi Kapoor and India'sfirst female superstar Sridevi were honoured at the 90th AcademyAwards ceremony here during the "In Memoriam" montage. The In-dian stars got a musical tribute by Eddie Vedder who took the stage tosing Tom Petty's "Room at the top." Actress Jennifer Garner intro-duced the segment by paying tribute to late star Audrey Hepburn."There is no joy without sorrow," Garner said, and then acknowledgedthe loss of film world with the depar ted souls.

COLOMBO (IANS) Kusal Perera's brilliant 66 off 37 balls and some crucialcontributions from the middle-order helped Sri Lanka beat India by five wick-ets in the opening match of the Nidahas Trophy Twenty20 International (T20I)cricket tri-series here on Tuesday. After the Indian batsmen put up a decenttarget of 175, their bowlers failed to make a mark as the hosts hammered thebowlers all around the park. Spinners Yuzvendra Chahal (2/37) and Washing-ton Sundar (2/28) provided the crucial breakthroughs to control the run-flow.Towards the end, Dasun Shanaka (15 not out) and Thisara Perera (22 not out)played sensibly and helped their team clinch the issue. Chasing 175, SriLanka got off to a bad star t, losing opener Kusal Mendis (11) in the secondover of the innings. But Danushka Gunathilaka (19) and in-form Perera forgeda crucial 58-runs par tnership which saw some brilliant strokeplay. Just whenthings seemed good in the middle, Gunathilaka was dismissed by pacerJaidev Unadkat in the fifth over when scoreboard was reading 70/2.Unperturbed by the fall of wicket, Perera kept on punishing the Indian bowlerswith incoming batsman Dinesh Chandimal (14). In the ninth over, Chandimalwas sent packing by leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Soon, Perera was dis-missed by spinner Washington Sundar to bring India back into the game.Upul Tharanga (17) also failed to utilise the star t he got and was bowled byChahal. Now with the scoreboard reading 136/5, Shanaka and Perera waitedfor the bad balls and rotated the strike. Towards the end, Indian bowlers feltthe pressure and leaked the runs -- and as a result, India lost the issue.

Mental Hai Kya: Kangana Ranaut, Rajkummar Rao Showing Their Crazy Self InFirst Poster. Ekta Kapoor, producer of the film while unveiling the first look wroteon her Instagram: "Accept your madness with nonchalance! Normal is boring!Take it as a compliment if someone asks Mental Hai Kya."

Subedar Joginder Singh poster released

CHANDIGARH - The poster of Subedar Joginder Singh, the upcomingPunjabi language biographical war film has been released. The movie isproduced by Saga Music and will be released on April 6. The main role isbeing played by Gippy Grewal and Aditi Sharma. The movie is directedby Simerjit Singh. Other stars include Guggu Gill, Kulwinder Billa, RajvirJawanda, Roshan Prince, Karamjit Anmol and Sardar Sohi.

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MONTREAL - Montreal-based filmmaker Arshad Khan will bring hispersonal documentary ABU to select theatres in Toronto, the GTA andMontreal on April 13. In ABU (meaning father in Urdu), Khan narrateshis experience immigrating to Canada and navigating his complicatedrelationship with his close-knit Pakistani Muslim family as well as ofcoming out as a gay man. The film begins as quest to explore Arshad'srelationship with his father and develops into a journey of self-discovery,brought to life through home video footage, animation and clips ofclassic Bollywood movies. Made over the course of five years, thefilm sheds light on subjects that are often ignore.

Canadian filmmaker ArshadKhan's debut feature ABUopens in select theatres inToronto, Montreal on April 13Startling in its honesty... a heartbreakingsearch for reconciliation: Deepa Mehta

IS 'PARI' LIKE THE 'USUAL'INDIAN HORROR FILMS?MUMBAI, (IANS) Anushka Sharma-starrer "Pari" is notlike the usual horror films in India, says the film's co-producer Prernaa Arora. "Pari, is not like the usual horrorfilms in India with creaking doors, ear-shattering back-ground score and crashing chandeliers. This is a totallydifferent take on the spooky theme. The horror is so or-ganically introduced into everyday life that audiences willbe stunned," Arora said.She said audiences will get to see Anushka like neverbefore. "She has played a funny ghost before (in 'Phillauri').In 'Pari', she is something else. I don't think any actress inthe world has played this kind of a chilling character,"said Arora. And if after being frightened, you care for afun-filled rom-com about a festive period in the lives ofDelhi's frantic characters, there is director Ashu Trikha's"Veerey Ki Wedding."

ABHISHEK STARTS'MANMARZIYAN' SHOOTMUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Abhishek Bachchan has star tedshooting for his upcoming film "Manmarziyan", directedby Anurag Kashyap. Abhishek on Thursday took to Twitterand shared a photograph of the script. "Almost time…'Manmarziyan'," Abhishek captioned the image. The film,directed by Kashyap and presented by Aanand L. Rai, alsostars Vicky Kaushal and Taapsee Pannu. Taapsee in aninterview to IANS had said the film "is a beautiful mix ofthe different worlds of filmmakers Aanand L. Rai andAnurag Kashyap." This will be the first time that Abhishekwill be collaborating with Taapsee and Vicky for a project.

Making independent films is alonely job: Sudhir MishraMUMBAI, (IANS) Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra, a jury mem-ber for an upcoming movie awards, says he finds theyounger talent inspiring as the Mumbai movie industrycan be lonely for a person dabbling in independent films.Mishra is on the jury of News18.com's REEL Movie Awardswith Farah Khan, Sujoy Ghosh, Sudhir Mishra and NikkhilAdvani. The awards, which will celebrate and honour thear tistes who have enthralled the audiences with their out-standing creativity through excellent storytelling, will beheld here on March 20. "I wanted to be a par t of this jurybecause the younger lot inspires me, I feel less lonely,otherwise the idea of making independent films is a lonelyjob if you look at the Mumbai film industry," Mishra said ina statement. "I've been around 30 years, trying to do whatI want and it's great that now the other are also joining inas well. Age is a super fluous factor in a director's life andthere's always so much to learn and get inspired from allthe time," added the filmmaker, who is awaiting the re-lease of "Daas Dev". The REEL Movie Awards will also havea curated panel discussion on future of content consumption andnew age cinema, which will witness par ticipation of dignitar-ies from popular OTT platforms. There will also be a per-formance by celebrated stand-up comedians.

'PARI': NO FAIRY TALE ROMANCE THIS

CAST: ANUSHKA SHARMA,

PARAMBRATA CHATTERJEE, RAJAT

KAPOOR, RITABARI CHAKRABORTY

DIRECTOR: PROSIT ROY

A supernatural thriller, "Pari" is an unusual love story albeit with a goodmeasure of thrills and chills. Set in Kolkata, Arnab (Parambrata Chatterjee),a Bengali bhadralok aka gentleman, is an introver t and hence readily agreesto an arranged match to please his parents. Heading back home after meet-ing Piyali (Ritabari Chakraborty), his father at the wheel, he accidentallyknocks off an elderly woman, who falls in front of their car and dies.Aiming to help the lady's daughter Rukhsana (Anushka Sharma) now anorphan, Arnab gives her shelter in his home for a few days as she is ostensi-bly scared of "those men who want to harm her." Their unusual bond amidststar tling revelations of her identity, forms the crux of the film. The first half ofthe film supposedly has you on the edge of your seats, as there are jumpscares galore, some well-timed, others deliberate and uncalled for.The horror elements -- gore and gloom, torrential rain, evil spirits, accentu-ated by sound design, attempted at sending a chill down your spine, end upseeming a trifle inane and ludicrous, as these are grossly overdone. Thepace of the narrative however drags before half time, leaving you unsettledand bored as the core of the film till then appears confusing and unclear. Thesecond half picks up and you discover there is a full-fledged story after all,albeit poorly told. And that is the undoing of the film. The manner in which the

narrative propels forward, is a let-down. The story although fiction, is hear t-warming and touches your heart, but fails to engage you, as it unfolds af ter along and convoluted run, making for tiresome viewing.Director Prosit Roy sadly does not let the film rise beyond the initial horrorelements and fails to focus on story-telling. On the performance front, AnushkaSharma as Rukhsana, delivers a strong and unconventional per formance,as the vile, feral, yet, loving and vulnerable girl. You empathise with herinstantly. The range of emotions she displays are astutely handled by her.Parambrata Chatterjee as the quintessential introver t, essays his character withease and panache, delivering a restrained per formance.His demeanour and dialogue delivery are in synch with his char-acter from word go. Rajat Kapoor as the Professor with a dam-aged eye, espousing the cause of a movement, is effective, butnot necessarily outstanding. Ritabari Chakrabor ty as Piyali, hasa pleasant on-screen presence and appears effor tless. The back-ground score heightens the viewing experience as it resonates with thesetting of the film. The production values are decent and conform to the genreof the film. Overall, this film with a promising story had a lot of potential, butit is the weak writing that becomes its Waterloo.

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Shashi Kapoor took IRs 101 as signing amount for 'New Delhi Times"BENGALURU, (PTI) For 1986 film "New Delhi Times", which revolved around the nexus between politicians and media barons,veteran actor Shashi Kapoor took a bare minimum of IRs 101 as the signing amount. Kapoor won the National Award for Best Actorfor his per formance of an honest journalist in the film. Kapoor, a superstar in commercial films, was one of the few actors in theindustry who loved alternative cinema and went to great length to nur ture it as a producer and actor."New Delhi Times" was one such film and is considered way ahead of its time in its realistic por trayal of politics, crime and media.At the 10th BIFFES, film's director Ramesh Sharma presented the drama on Tuesday as an homage to the Bollywood superstar, whodied in December last year at the age of 79. Sharma recalled his meeting with Kapoor , whom he met through Subroto Mitra, thecameraman in all of Satyajit Ray films. "When I went to meet Shashi Kapoor, he took me out to dinner at Bombay's Golden Dragonrestaurant at Raj. I nar rated the story to him while we sat and told him I wanted him to play the lead in the film. To this he counterquestioned, 'How much money do you have in your pocket?' I thought he wanted me to pay the bill.

I HAVE LOST A GUIDING LIGHT IN MY LIFE: RANI MUKERJI ONSRIDEVI'S SUDDEN DEATHNEW DELHI, (PTI) Actor Rani Mukerji remembered Bollywood diva Sridevi as a "guiding light" in her life, saying her untimely deathis the most painful thing she has dealt with after her father's demise. The actor said she felt close to Sridevi, known has India's firstfemale superstar, considered her an "inspiration personally and professionally. For me it's the most painful thing I have dealt withaf ter my dad's passing away. And her face is coming in front of me again and again. The love she had for me was so tremendous andintense that I feel somewhere I have lost a guiding light in my life. She has been my inspiration personally and professionally. Shewas very close to me. She was like my 'maasi'. She was someone I looked up to. I just feel there is one more person I have lost inmy life I loved and who loved me back," Rani told PTI.


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Heartsbeats - Canadian theatrical opens in Toronto on March 9

TORONTO -ON Pacific Nor thwest Pictures (PNP) is pleased to an-nounce the Canadian theatrical release of HEARTBEATS, written anddirected by Duane Adler (Step Up, Save the Last Dance) and starringKrystal Ellswor th(Glee), Amitash Pradhan (Velai Illa Pattadhaari),Aneesha Joshi (Padmavat, Simran) Paul McGillion (Stargate Atlantis,The Killing, The X-Files). HEARTBEATS opens March 9 in Toronto(Yonge and Dundas), and on March 16 in Vancouver (The Park The-atre), followed by the home enter tainment release on April 3 (iTunes/VOD/DVD). Kelli (Ellswor th), an aspiring dancer, gave up her pas-

sion to enroll in law school when her older brother passed away.Unbeknownst to her parents (McGillion, Zuniga), her studies wereshor t-lived, and she quickly returned to pursue her dance career.When her parents discover her secret, they force Kelli to drop out ofdance and travel to India on a family trip to attend a wedding. Whatbegins as a reluctant family trip turns into a journey of self-discoverywhen Kelli meets Aseem (Pradhan), a fellow aspiring dancer. As Aseemand Kelli fall in love, she learns more about herself than she everimagined possible. In the tradition of SAVE THE LAST DANCE andDIRTY DANCING, HEARTBEATS is a journey of love, courage andredemption.Duane Adleris one of Hollywood's top writers of edgy, music?drivendramas. Films written or directed by Adler have grossed over $780million at the box office, and two of the films he has written are two ofthe highest grossing teen romances of the past 40 years in SAVE THELAST DANCE and STEP UP. HEARTBEATS marks his second directedfilm and builds on the international appeal of dance and music, whiletaking the storyline and characters to a global level. "I pride myself onthe diverse stories I have been able to tell over my career. I was fortunateenough to expand on this cultural variety by shooting HEARTBEATS entirely inIndia, with a predominantly Indian cast that I am immensely proud ofand excited to introduce to the world," Adler said. HEARTBEATS isproduced bySriram Das, Andrea Chung and Karine Mar tin.

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I never had affair with ChrisPratt: Jennifer LawrenceLOS ANGELES, (IANS) Actress Jennifer Lawrence waswidely blamed by fans for actor Chris Pratt's split fromwife Anna Faris. But Lawrence says she was never in a relation-ship with her "Passengers" co-star. In an interview with FM channelKISS, the Oscar-winning actress talked about the weirdest rumoursshe had heard about herself. She also commented on speculationabout her love life, repor ts dailymail.co.uk. "I never had an affair withChris Pratt on 'Passengers'. That's a good one, I mean they got adivorce like two years later and everybody was like (shouting) Jen-nifer Lawrence! And I was like what the ....'what I'm in Montreal twoyears later'," Lawrence said. There were rumours in 2016that Pratt and Lawrence got into a relationship filmingtheir sci-fi film "Passengers", which will air in India onSony PIX on March 6. Pratt announced the news of hissplit from his wife of eight years Faris last year.

Gemma Chan joins Larsonin 'Captain Marvel'LOS ANGELES, (IANS) Actress Gemma Chan has joinedthe cast of Brie Larson-starrer "Captain Marvel", the lat-est superhero film by Marvel Studios. Directors AnnaBoden and Ryan Fleck are helming the project which isset in the 1990s and is based on Carol Danvers (Larson),an Air Force pilot whose DNA fuses with that of an alien,sending her headlong into an intergalactic adventure. Themovie is Marvel's first female-fronted superhero film, re-por ts hollywoodreporter .com. Chan will play CaptainMinnerva, a geneticist from the alien race Kree. She isone of Marvel's antagonists in the comics.

Emma Stone being considered toplay 'Wonder Woman 2' villainLOS ANGELES, (IANS) Actress Emma Stone is being con-sidered to essay the character of Cheetah in, WonderWoman 2. According to That Hashtag Show website, the sequel to"Wonder Woman" will introduce the clawed supervillain as its cen-tral antagonist. The script of the project is developed by Patty Jenkins,Geoff Johns and Dave Callahan. Created by William Moulton Marston,Cheetah has four different incarnations since the character's debut.While actress Priscilla Rich played the Golden and SilverAge Cheetah, Deborah Domaine was the Bronze Age Chee-tah. Barbara Ann Minerva was the third. SebastianBallesteros, a male usurper, briefly played the role in 2001.



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'HAWAYEIN' MUSIC PRODUCERTURNS COMPOSERMUMBAI, (IANS) Sourav Roy, who has produced music forsongs like "Hawayein", "London thumakda" and "Zaalima",has turned music composer. He has composed twosignature tracks for Colors' new Tamil channel. He hasalso composed a few tracks for southern films, which willbe out soon. "Whether it's as a music producer, recordproducer or as a composer, I love being associated withmusic. Composing a track gives me creative satisfactionand when your work is being loved and appreciated, allthe work is wor th i t , " Ro y, who has worked wi thcomposers like Pritam, Vishal-Shekhar and Amit Trivedi,said in a statement. Roy had scored background score forRiteish Deshmukh-starrer "Banjo". He is currently busywith producing music for the biopic on actor Sanjay Duttand "Race 3".

I'M VERY PARTICULAR ABOUTMY HAIR: VIDYA BALANMUMBAI, (IANS) Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, knownfor her luscious hair, says she takes extra care - especiallyon festivals like Holi - of her mane. Of her beauty rituals,childhood memories and more on Holi, Vidya said in astatement: Beauty regime: I don't leave my house withoutmassaging a coconut-based hair oil onto my skin. I honestlyfeel that this is the most natural way to keep harmful coloursaway. Not just that, colours come off easy and the coconut-based oil protects my skin from sun rays when I stepoutside. Fondest childhood memory of Holi: Even beforethe main day, all the kids in my neighbourhood would star tthrowing balloons at each other after school. The night beforeHoli, my father would painstakingly fill the balloons so wecould run out with buckets full of balloons the next morning.

'NANAK SHAH FAKIR' TORELEASE ON APRIL 13MUMBAI, (IANS) "Nanak Shah Fakir", an inspirational filmbased on the life and work of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak,will ring in Baisakhi as it will release on April 13. Producedby Harinder Sikka of Gurbani Media Pvt Ltd, the film willbe d is t r i bu ted domes t ica l l y by V iacom18 Mot ionPictures, read a statement.Sikka said: "'Nanak Shah Fakir' is not just an epic filmabout the amazing journey of Guru Nanak Devji butcalling to a better way of life that we want the audiencesto experience. The film is a representation of Guruji'steachings that hold great relevance even today. "Thefilm follows Guru Nanak Devji's journey across the globe,spreading the message of 'Ik Onkar' (there's but oneGod), equality of all religions, castes and gender."The Sh i roman i Gu rdwara Pa rbandhak Commi t t ee(SGPC) has vetted the film that has been modified basedon their feedback. "This film is not for profit and anyprofit will be donated to charitable causes in keepingwith the Guruji's philosophy of 'Kirat Karo Vundh Chhako'(l ive honestly and share with others)," Sikka added."Nanak Shah Fak i r " has been to in ternat iona l f i lmfestivals like Cannes, Sikh Film Festival in Toronto andSikhlens Film Festival in California.Guru Nanak has been por trayed via computer graphics,and the songs in the film have been rendered by musicalmaestros Pandit Jasraj and Bhai Nirmal Singh andcomposed by music director Uttam Singh. AR Rahman,Resul Pookutty and Gulzar, all Academy Award winners,contributed to its music, sound and lyrics. The film'sor ig ina l score has been composed by the h igh lycelebrated composer Tuomas Kantel inen. I ts songsinclude one sung by Grammy Award winning group WhiteSun and its famous singer Gurujas Khalsa of Los Angeles.

AR RAHMAN BONDS WITH HANSZIMMER AT OSCAR CONCERTLOS ANGELES, (IANS) Oscar-winning composer A.R.Rahman shared his moment of "catching up" with celebratedcomposer Hans Zimmer at the Oscar Concer t. Zimmer,the man behind the music of "The Dark Knight" trilogy,"Gladiator", "Inception" and "The Lion King" seemedengrossed in conversation with Rahman - as seen in aphotograph shared by the latter on Instagram. "Catchingup," Rahman captioned the image.The Indian composer, lovingly cal led the Mozar t ofMadras, was suited and booted for the concert, wherehis hit score from "Slumdog Millionaire" was includedin the line-up. "Getting ready for the Oscar concert withthe LA philharmonic orchestra," Rahman tweeted beforethe concert. He posed besides the golden Oscar statue.Rahman had brought home two Oscars for the "Jai ho"composition for British filmmaker Danny Boyle's film"Slumdog Millionaire" at the 81st Academy Awards.The concer t, in the run-up to the 90th annual Oscars,was held at the Walt Disney Concer t Hall, as par t of acollaboration between the Academy of Motion PictureArts and Sciences and Los Angeles Philhar monic. Itincluded the world premiere of suites arranged from allf i ve o r ig ina l score Oscar nominees : "Dunk i rk " byZimmer, "Phantom Thread" by Jonny Greenwood, "TheShape of Water" by Alexandre Desplat, "Star Wars: TheLast Jedi" by John Wil l iams, and "Three Bi l lboardsOuts ide Ebb ing, Missour i " by Car te r Burwel l . TheOscars , hosted by J immy K immel fo r the secondconsecutive year, will be held on March 4 here. It willair live in India on March 5 on Star Movies and Star MoviesSelect HD.

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SAMRAT, KRITI KHARBANDA, YUVIKA

CHOWDHARY, SATISH KAUSHIK

There are two brothers played by the talented duo JimmySheirgill and Pulkit Samratm who keep knocking into anassor tment of girls from Haryana and Delhi as they ploughalong a plot that pulsates a populated energy. That in anutshell, is 'Veere Ki Wedding' (VKW) one more film about ashaadi, a baraati and other challenges that man faces whenwooing a woman.Balli (Jimmy Sheirgill) has proven singularly unlucky inlove. How do we know? He says so and even puts hismouth where his money is by dating women who don'tseem interested in him. One such lady Rinki (Payal Rajput)keeps talking constantly about her ex-boyfriend untilSheirgill known to have infinite patience with difficultwomen (in "Happpy Bhaag Jayegi", his bride ran away toPakistan from the mandap) quietly asks, "Aap chup chapjayengi yaa main aapko yahan se neeche phekwa doon."There is a female cop (Yuvika Choudhary) who has the hotsfor Balli. Swooping down to raid the wrong venue she ismeant to be a laugh riot. Laugh at Balli's misadventureswith women if you must. His kid brother Veere (PulkitSamrat) is worse. He is your local do-gooder who helpsdistressed people. If only Veer knew of the audiences'

distress. Though well-meaning and innocuous VKW is like agust of hot wind hitting your face in mid-Summer. Everycharacters speaks with a bombastic guffaw, as if to remindus that this is indeed a film that's supposed to make uslaugh. Characters keep barging in incessantly, and newerways of generating laughter are sought desperately.In one early episode Kriti Kharbanda who executed herselfwith restrained humour in her last romcom 'Shaadi MeinZaroor Aana', pulls out all stops pelting kulfi bars at peopleon the road. Her father played by Satish Kaushik getshysterical whenever someone mentions the name 'Prabhu'.Maybe he couldn't get Prabhdheva's dance steps right insome shaadi. It's hard to tell when Kaushik is aggravated,since each one of the 277 characters (or is it 278?) tends toget hysterical sooner rather than later. I did try to keep upwith the torrent of characters.But soon gave up. There are only that many gate crashersyou can check at a wedding. By the time the rudderlesshumour express chugs to its wedding climax there is aHaryanvi Mamajee and his brainless sidekick runningaround the venue probably in search of a script. Do wake usup when they find it.

'HAMNE GANDHI KO MAAR DIYA'AN ODE TO MAHATMA GANDHI

CAST: JATIN GOSWAMI, PRATIMA

KANAN, SAMEEKSHA BHATNAGAR

DIRECTOR: NAEEM A. SIDDIQUE

"Hamne Gandhi Ko Maar Diya" is a technically well-mounted perioddrama. The story is simple and layered. If you are expecting a politi-cal drama leading to the confession of the assassin who killed Ma-hatma Gandhi - the Father of the Nation, you would be disappointed.To commemorate Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, direc-tor Naeem A. Siddique, who claims to be a Gandhian, instead givesus in minute details, a lengthy preach-fest that delves into the murderof the Gandhian philosophy.Nar rated in a non-linear manner, the tale begins in Calcutta (nowKolkata), sometime in January 1948, giving us an insight into therecently independent country which is awash with communal vio-lence that is destroying the social fabric of the society. KailashSingh, a victim of circumstances and with strong political views,blames Mahatma Gandhi for the sad state of affairs. After his millis burnt by arsonists, he finds it difficult to survive in a big citylike Calcutta.Hard on cash and jobless, in desperation and despite having ideo-logical differences with his mother, he decides to return to hisvillage Sasaram in Bihar, with his wife Sudha and child in tow.The family embarks upon a train journey which is supposed tospan over two days. In the compar tment, they find themselveshuddled among fellow travellers who are equally terrified of thevolatile situation. Among the lot is Divakar Tripathi, a school prin-cipal, whose ideologies are diametrically opposite of Kailash.Together, they provide the yin and yang of the tale. Egged by otherco-passengers, the discussion vacillates from religion to human-

ity in great detail, to an extent that a few conversations, to an on-looker, would appear amusing. Over the two day journey, oblivious ofGandhi's assassination, the passengers discuss Gandhian principlesfull throttle, only to have realisation dawn on them, at the end.The writing is simple and the lingo with free usage of Hindi and Urduvocabulary, captures the era to per fection. The tempo of the film isslow and the narrative flows at a meandering pace. The plot seemsmanufactured and is astutely handled. What keeps you hooked arethe interactions between the characters, which seem theatrical attimes. While the actors are natural, their demeanour may seem a bitover the top. This is probably to emphasise the period.The cast, Jatin Goswami as Kailash Singh, Subrat Dutta as Divakar,Pratima Kannan as Kailash's mother Savitri, Samiksha Bhatnagar as his wifeSudha, Shabih Jafri as his aunt Vimla Chachi and Utkarshika Yadav as his daughterMunni, are all per functory, they grab their chance and shine, despitelack of any memorable scenes. Visually, the look in the film is quiteconsistent. Every frame is well-mounted. The virgin locales and theclaustrophobic space it the train compar tment are brilliantly capturedby Cinematographer Shanti Bhushan Roy's lens.The few vivid scenic shots canned by the wide angle lens give thisfilm that extra cinematic boost. These add an aura to the narrative.The background score by Anup Bhat is light and mellifluous. To addflavour to the telling, there is a bhajan thrown in which is renderedwith full gusto. This in fact seems forced and obtuse. Overall, this filmmade with good intentions may not find appreciative viewers, exceptif it is made mandatory.

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STINGRAYS GET BY BEAST 5-1SOUTH CAROLINA - For the second straight night inSouth Carolina, the Brampton Beast ran into a hotgoaltender. South Carolina Stingrays netminder ParkerMilner stopped all but one of the 46 shots he faced tolead the Stingrays to a 5-1 victory over Brampton at theNor th Charleston Coliseum on Saturday night. The Beastcame out flying to star t the opening frame and outshotthe Stingrays 19-9, but it was the hometown squad whoopened the scoring. Paul Geiger sent a wrist shot througha screen that eluded Beast star ting goaltender Will Kingto open the scoring at 10:53.Brampton maintained pressure throughout the openingframe and were rewarded for their effor ts in the finalminute of the first period. Jordan Henry star ted the playin front of Stingrays star ter Parker Milner. The initialshot from in close was kicked away but Chris Leveillewas in the right place at the right time to slide home therebound for his 14th goal of the season at 18:07. TheStingrays were the team to find their scoring touch in thesecond period and scored twice in the frame to take a 3-1 lead into the third period. Tim McGauley gave the Stin-grays a 2-1 lead just 1:29 into the second frame, walkingout of the corner and tucking a low shot underneath thepad of King.

INDIA BEGIN BUSY HOCKEYCYCLE AT AZLAN SHAH CUPIPOH (IANS) India's hockey team began a crucial phase,featuring a string of impor tant tournaments, as they faceOlympic champions Argentina in the opening match ofthe 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup on Saturday.Head coach Sjoerd Marijne has been insisting on a rota-tion policy as well as expanding the talent base keepingin mind the busy hockey calendar in 2018 that featuresthe Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in April followedby the Hockey Champions Trophy at Breda, the Nether-lands in July, the Asian Games at Jakar ta in August,Asian Champions Trophy in October and the much-awaited World Cup in Bhubaneswar in November-De-cember. The squad in Ipoh includes three debutants indefender Mandeep Mor and forwards Sumit Kumar andShilanand Lakra -- a decision to give the youngsters theoppor tunity to showcase their talent but also keepingseasoned players fresh. It is also an underlining mes-sage to all of his wards that no one should take his placefor granted.The tournament, featuring World No.1 Australia, WorldNo.2 Argentina, England, Ireland and hosts Malaysia,apar t from India, will give Marijne the oppor tunity tonarrow down on a core group before the high-profileevents. Veteran midfielder Sardar Singh, consideredpassed his peak, has returned after not featuring in theHockey World League (HWL) Final, where India claimedthe bronze medal.Sardar will captain the side, while the responsibility ofvice captain will be shouldered by forward RamandeepSingh. Experienced defenders Rupinder Pal Singh,Birender Lakra and Kothajit Singh are not in the squad,and neither are seasoned attackers S. V. Sunil andAkashdeep Singh, captain Manpreet Singh and veterangoalkeeper P. R. Sreejesh. Sardar will play in the midfieldalong with S. K. Uthappa, Sumit, Nilakanta Sharma andSimranjeet Singh. India's defence wears a young look. Itcomprises of Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Dipsan Tirkey,Surender Kumar, Mandeep Mor and Nilam Sanjeep Xess.The Indian goalpost will be kept by Suraj Karkera andKrishan Pathak.Apar t from Sumit and Shilanand, the forward line willfeature Gurjant Singh, Ramandeep Singh and TalwinderSingh. Olympic Champions Argentina, meanwhile, arein Ipoh without the services of their celebrated CoachCarlos Retegui who has resigned from the top job. It wasunder the tutelage of Retegui that Argentina had won theironly Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in 2008 beating India 2-1 inthe final. Though it will be interesting to see how thisWorld No.2 side fairs in the absence of Retegui, the squadremains strong with Gonzalo Peillat, Lucas Rossi, JuanManuel Vivaldi, Pedro Ibarra, Matias Paredas who arebound to test the Indian team. India skipper Sardar, saidthat they are not intimidated by the prospect of facing theRio Games winners . "While a winning start is what we look for,it's impor tant for the team to execute the structure we want to playin. There is no room for error when you play a team like Argentinaand we cannot let their 'Olympic champions' tag intimidate us," the31-year-old said."I am hopeful we will stitch together a good performance on Satur-day. The practice match against Australia has given the first-timersan insight into what they can expect and I am sure theywill take that confidence into the opening game as well."stated the 31-year-old skipper. In the previous edition ofthis tournament, India had finished third after beatingNew Zealand 4-0 while Great Britain won the title afterbeating Australia 4-3 in the final.

SULTAN AZLAN SHAH SCHEDULE WITH TORONTO TIMINGSMARCH 3, 2018 - INDIA VS ARGENTINA (3AM)MARCH 4, 2018 - INDIA VS ENGLAND (3AM)

MARCH 6, 2018 - INDIA VS AUSTRALIA (5AM)MARCH 7, 2018 - INDIA VS MALAYSIA (7:35AM)MARCH 9, 2018 - INDIA VS IRELAND (5:05AM)

MARCH 10, 2018 - FINAL (7:30AM)

Sultan Azlan Shah: India lose to Argentina, AustraliaIPOH - Hockey India opened their Sultan Azlan Shah campaign against worldnumber two Argentina, suffering a 3-2 defeat on Saturday and to Australia 2-4. Theseason-opening event features England, Ireland and hosts Malaysia as well. In theprevious edition, India had finished third after beating New Zealand 4-0 while Great

Britain won the title after beating Australia 4-3 in the final. In the Pool Stage thoughIndia had a mixed outing with a 2-2 draw against Great Britain in their first match,followed by 3-0 win against New Zealand in their second match, but lostto Australia 1-3 before a narrow 4-3 win against Japan.

SHOOTER RIZVI SETS WORLD RECORD, WINS WORLD CUP GOLDMEXICO, (IANS) Indian shooter Shahzar Rizvi created a new world record on his way to the gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol event at the ISSF WorldCup here. Rizvi, who was making his World Cup debut, registered a world record score of 242.3 points in the final on the opening day of the event here on Saturdayevening. The Indian beat reigning Olympic champion Christian Reitz of Germany, who had to settle for the silver with a score of 239.7. India'sJitu Rai bagged the bronze with 219. Om Prakash Mitharval, the third Indian to reach the final, finished fourth with 198.4 points. In the women's 10m air rifleevent, India's Mehuli Ghosh also made a memorable debut at a senior World Cup, taking the bronze with a world junior record of 228.4 points. Her compatriotAnjum Moudgil finished in the four th position with 208.6 while Apurvi Chandela was seventh with 144.1 points.



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Hotstar reimagines VIVO IPL 2018placing US fans at heart of experience

CHENNAI SUPER KINGS [25 players]MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo. Karn Sharma, Shane Watson, Shardul Thakur, AmbatiRayudu, Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh, Faf Du Plessis, Mark Wood, Sam Billings, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner,Lungisani Ngidi, Asif K M, N Jagadeesan, Kanishk Seth, Monu Singh, Dhruv Shorey, Kshitiz Sharma, Chaitanya Bishnoi

DELHI DAREDEVILS [25 players]Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Chris Morris, Glenn Maxwell, Kagiso Rabada, Amit Mishra, Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar, RahulTewatia, Mohammad Shami, Gautam Gambhir, Trent Boult, Colin Munro, Daniel Christian, Jason Roy, Naman Ojha, Prithvi Shaw,Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Avesh Khan, Abhishek Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Harshal Patel, Manjot Kalra, Sandeep Lamichhane, SayanGhosh

KINGS XI PUNJAB [21 players]Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin, Andrew Tye, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Karun Nair, Mujeeb Zadran, Ankit SinghRajpoot, David Miller, Mohit Sharma, Barinder Singh Sran, Yuvraj Singh, Christopher Gayle, Ben Dwarshuis, Akshdeep Nath,Manoj Tiwary, Mayank Agarwal, Manzoor Dar, Pardeep Sahu, Mayank Dagar

KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS [19 players]Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Chris Lynn, Mitchell Starc, Dinesh Kar thik, Robin Uthappa, Kuldeep Singh Yadav, Piyush Chawla,Nitish Rana, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Mitchell Johnson, Shubman Gill, Ranganath Vinay Kumar, Rinku Singh, CameronDelpor t, Javon Searless, Apoorv Vijay Wankhade, Ishank Jaggi

MUMBAI INDIANS [25 players]Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Pat Cummins, Evin Lewis,Suryakumar Yadav, Ben Cutting, Mustafizur Rahman, Rahul Chahar, Pradeep Sangwan, Jason Behrendor ff, Jean-Paul Duminy,Saurabh Tiwary, Tajinder Dhillon, Akila Dhananjaya, Nidheesh M D Dinesan, Aditya Tare, Siddhesh Dinesh Lad, MayankMarkande, Sharad Lumba, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan

RAJASTHAN ROYALS [23 players]Steve Smith, Benjamin Stokes, Jaydev Unadkat, Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jos Buttler, Ajinkya Rahane,Darcy Shor t, Rahul Tripathi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Zahir Khan Pakteen, Ben Laughlin, Stuar t Binny, Dushmantha Chameera, AnureetSingh, Aryaman Vikram Birla, Midhun S, Shreyas Gopal, Prashant Chopra, Jatin Saxena, Ankit Sharma, Mahipal Lomror

ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE [24 players]Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Sar faraz Khan, Chris Woakes, Yuzvendra Singh Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Brendon McCullum, WashingtonSundar, Navdeep Saini, Quinton De Kock, Mohammed Siraj, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Colin De Grandhomme, M. Ashwin, Par thiv Patel,Moeen Ali, Mandeep Singh, Manan Vohra, Pawan Negi, Tim Southee, Kulwant Khejroliya, Aniket Choudhary, Pavan Deshpande,Anirudha Ashok Joshi

SUNRISERS HYDERABAD [25 players]David Warner, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rashid Khan Arman, Shikhar Dhawan, Wriddhiman Saha, Siddarth Kaul, Deepak Hooda,Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Kane Williamson, Carlos Brathwaite, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Shreevats Goswami, Mohammad Nabi,Chris Jordan, Basil Thampi, T Natarajan, Sachin Baby, Bipul Sharma, Syed Mehdi Hasan, Ricky Bhui, Tanmay Agarwal

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Cricket legends Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh joined CricFest event to spread cheer

TORONTO - Hotstar, India's largest premium streaming platform is allset to reimagine VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 by makingIndia's greatest spor ting spectacle more engaging and bringing itcloser to Nor th American cricket fans. As the official digital stream-ing par tner for VIVO IPL 2018, Hotstar will live stream matches acrossNor th America beginning this April.To celebrate this, Hotstar hosted the VIVO IPL Hotstar CricFest, acricketing extravaganza at MatchPoint NYC in Brooklyn on Saturday,February 24 in association with event par tner, CricClubs.Cricket leg-ends Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh graced the occasion and in-teracted with fans as they experienced cricket first and through livesimulations, activities and enter tainment zones. Ipsita Dasgupta,President - Strategy and Incubation, and Hotstar International at StarIndia presented content and features of the Hotstar platform that makethe experience unique, immersive and engaging for Nor th Americancricket fans.Earlier this year, Hotstar live-streamed the much awaited and muchwatched player auction event. Going forward, Hotstar will deliver thefollowing unique content and features in VIVO IPL 2018:" Regionalized and exper t commentary in six languages- En-glish, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Bengali." Immersive Vir tual Reality (VR) experience enabling fans tocome closer to the game within the comfor t of their homes." Unique fan-graph feature that allows the audience to trackthe number of simultaneous viewers and relive key moments duringany game.

" Exclusive pre- and post-match shows, and analysis- allavailable via live stream." Snackable content including highlights and complete replaysavailable as Video-On-Demand"Hotstar aims to become a platform that connects and celebrates theSouth Asian diaspora by bringing rich and diverse enter tainmentacross Indian movies, TV shows and live spor ts. It gives us greatpleasure to bring VIVO IPL 2018 on Hotstar for cricket fans in Nor thAmerica", said Ipsita Dasgupta, President - Strategy and Incubation,and Hotstar International at Star India. "Leveraging our technology,consumer insight, and exper tise in cricket coverage, Hotstar willdeliver an immersive and engaging experience combined with greaterconvenience to our Nor th American audience.""VIVO IPL is undoubtedly the most exciting cricket proper ty in ourcountry and brings together the best of cricket talent from across theworld in an intense league," said Anil Kumble, former Team Indiaplayer, captain and coach. "Cricket fans in Nor th America deserve to watchthe sport on a platform that understands their love for the game and is powered bytechnology that focuses on delivering a great consumer experience. I'm trulyexcited that Hotstar is the official digital streaming partner of VIVO IPL 2018 in Nor thAmerica." "It's incredible to see such passion for cricket halfway across the world,"said Harbhajan Singh, former captain of Mumbai Indians and current member ofChennai Super Kings. "VIVO IPL 2018 will be an exciting season for all cricketfans and enthusiasts, including those in Nor th America, who can nowpar ticipate in the same experience as millions of Indians back homedo through Hotstar."

KING STANDS TALL IN BEASTDEBUT AS BRAMPTON FALLS1-0 TO SOUTH CAROLINASOUTH CAROLINA - Goaltender Will King turned in a stel-lar per formance in his first game with the Brampton Beast,stopping all but one of the 22 shots he faced, but he wasoutdueled by the opposing netminder Jeff Jakaitis, whoturned away 32 shots to help the South Carolina Stin-grays to a 1-0 win on Friday night in South Carolina. Aftera scoreless opening frame that saw both teams earn sixshots on goal, the Stingrays found the back of the net at4:59 of the second period. Taylor Cammarata cut in on apar tial breakaway on the right wing side and lif ted a shotover the glove of King to give the Stingrays a lead theywould not relinquish.The Beast threw everything they hadat the South Carolina netminder in the third period, firing16 pucks on goal but he was able to stop them all topreserve the shutout.

AS HIS PRIMARY SKILL,PANDYA NEEDS TO IMPROVEHIS BATTING: KAPILBY SAUMOJYOTI S CHOUDHURYMONACO, (PTI) Former India captain Kapil Dev wantsHardik Pandya to "work harder on his batting" as that ishis primary skill as an all-rounder. Pandya, af ter his 93 inthe first Test against South Africa in Cape Town, failed toget a single half-century across formats in the remainingmatches. Comparing any talented all-rounder to Kapil is a normin Indian cricket and the World Cup winning captain wantsPandya to play without pressure. He (Pandya) has shown theglimpse. He has the talent and the ability. Comparing with any-one put more pressure on him. I would like to see him go andexpress himself, enjoy himself, Kapil told PTI in an exclusiveinterview on the sidelines of the Laureus World Spor ts Awardhere. For Kapil, any all-rounder should be strong in one of thetwo skill sets and for him Pandya is primarily a batting all-rounder. I would like to see him in the team for one reason,definitely either as a bowler or as batsman. He has to work littleharder on his batting because he is a batsman all-rounder. If hecan per form a little more with the bat, the bowling will comeeasy to him and that s what happens to all-rounders," saidIndia's greatest ever all-rounder. Kapil said that Pandya is stillvery young and everyone is expecting too much from him.We have started expecting too much from him soon but I think hehas the ability and is one of the finest athletes in the team. But he hasto work harder to achieve success as an all-rounder, the 1983 WorldCup-winning Indian skipper said. Talking about next year s WorldCup, Kapil said that India will require both current skipperVirat Kohli s aggression and his predecessor MahendraSingh Dhoni s calmness to lift the trophy once again.

BCCI's refusal leaves Pakistantournament in doubtKARACHI, (PTI) The BCCI's refusal to send its team to theAsia Emerging Nations Cup scheduled in Pakistan thisApril has put a question mark on the tournament'sorganisation in the country. An official in the PakistanCricket Board said that since India was not willing to send its teamto Pakistan, the Asia Emerging Nations Cup could be shifted to eitherSri Lanka or Bangladesh."We agreed to host the event in April this year on the understandingthat all nations would participate in it," he said. PCB chairman NajamSethi told the media in Dubai that as head of the Asian CricketCouncil, he would soon be calling a meeting of the ACC in Colomboto take final decisions on the Asia Emerging Nations Cup and AsiaCup, scheduled to be held in India in September.He said Pakistan s participation in the Asia Cup in India was alsosubject to conditions. India has steadfastly refused to play Pakistanin a bilateral series since the 2008 terror attack in Mumbai. And evenin the ICC and ACC forums, it has been reluctant to give any conces-sions to Pakistan. Sethi also made it clear that his par ticipation in theICC board meetings in Kolkata in April would be dependent on whetherthe ICC could obtain a visa for him from India. "I have no interest intraveling to India. If the Indian authorities issue a visa I will go if notthe ICC should see," he said. Sethi also said that the next meeting ofthe ACC would be conclusive as venues and dates for the AsianEmerging Nations and Asia Cup events would be decided. "We willsoon decide the dates for the meeting in Colombo," he added.

Beast Settle for Single Pointin OT Loss to JacksonvilleFLORIDA - The Jacksonville Icemen scored a late thirdperiod goal to tie the game and scored the game-winnerin over time to take home a 4-3 victory over the BramptonBeast from Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville onSunday afternoon. Cody Donaghey led the charge on of-fense for Brampton with a goal and an assist, whiledefensemen Tyson Wilson and Reggie Traccitto alsoscored for the Beast. After an evenly-played opening frame,it was the Icemen who carried the 1-0 lead into the firstintermission. After a flurry of fantastic saves in tight byBeast starting goaltender Daniel Spence, Elgin Pearce netted therebound to give the hometown squad a 1-0 lead at 12:37. It didn't takethe Beast long to find a goal early in the second period. The Beastwere enjoying a temporary 6-on-5 advantage on a delayed penaltycall when Tyson Wilson capitalized on a pretty passing play for hissecond goal of the season at 1:51. The Icemen pulled ahead later inthe second period on Pearce's second of the game at 11:12, butthe Beast got it back just over a minute later to tie thegame again. The Beast were moving the puck well in theoffensive zone and Donaghey lit the lamp on a per fectgoalmouth feed from Brandon Marino in front of the goalfor his sixth goal of the campaign at 12:46.


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