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Sourav Ganguly awarded honorary life membership by Lord's based MCC
First wedding pic of newly-weds Kunal Kapoor and wife Naina Bachchan
Malala Yousafzai wins Grammy award for Best Children's Album
India’s Biggest Comedy Group Faces Police Probes For “Obscene” Content In A Celebrity Roast
JIFF: Dilip Kumar, Majid Majidi gets 'Lifetime Achievement Award'
Kay Kay Menon: I have no issues with what I call anti-gravity films
Amitabh Bachchan's Shamitabh Co-Stars Rekha, But They Have No Scenes
Sourav Ganguly awarded honorary life membership by Lord's based MCC
16 Feb. 2015
The celebrated Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) awarded former India cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly on Sunday with an honorary life membership to the club.
Following Ganguly's Test debut in 1996 he played a combined 424 Test and ODI matches for India, averaging over 40 with the bat and taking 132 wickets.
Ganguly, who captained India 195 times, claimed that he has got some fantastic memories of playing at Lord's that he carries with him forever, from the hundred on his debut to the amazing NatWest Trophy Final in 2002, Sport24 reported.
The former skipper said that he has thoroughly enjoyed coming back to the ground both as a player and since he retired, and added that it's wonderful to now be part of MCC. He said that he would like to thank the Club for awarding him this privilege.
The Lord's based MCC, which has been acting as the guardian of the sport's laws for more than 200 years, awards honorary life memberships to recognise an individual's service to cricket and other projects surrounding the game, the report added.
Following Ganguly's Test debut in 1996 he played a combined 424 Test and ODI matches for India, averaging over 40 with the bat and taking 132 wickets.
Ganguly, who captained India 195 times, claimed that he has got some fantastic memories of playing at Lord's that he carries with him forever, from the hundred on his debut to the amazing NatWest Trophy Final in 2002, Sport24 reported.
The former skipper said that he has thoroughly enjoyed coming back to the ground both as a player and since he retired, and added that it's wonderful to now be part of MCC. He said that he would like to thank the Club for awarding him this privilege.
The Lord's based MCC, which has been acting as the guardian of the sport's laws for more than 200 years, awards honorary life memberships to recognise an individual's service to cricket and other projects surrounding the game, the report added.
First wedding pic of newly-weds Kunal Kapoor and wife Naina Bachchan
11 Feb. 2015
Here’s the first picture of the newly married Kunal Kapoor and his wife Naina Bachchan. The image was shared on instagram by their friend.
Kunal tied the knot with his long time girlfriend and Amitabh Bachchan’s niece Naina at a secret ceremony in Seychelles on Monday (February 9).
Kunal Kapoor and Naina Bachchan, who had been together for almost two years, got married in the presence of their immediate family members and close friends.
According to reports, the two were introduced to each other by Naina’s cousin and Aimtabh Bachchan’s daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda.
Naina, an investment banker, is the daughter Amitabh Bachchan’s younger brother Ajitabh and Ramola Bachchan. The couple is likely to host a grand reception soon.
Kunal Kapoor has worked in films like Rang De Basanti, Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana.
Kunal tied the knot with his long time girlfriend and Amitabh Bachchan’s niece Naina at a secret ceremony in Seychelles on Monday (February 9).
Kunal Kapoor and Naina Bachchan, who had been together for almost two years, got married in the presence of their immediate family members and close friends.
According to reports, the two were introduced to each other by Naina’s cousin and Aimtabh Bachchan’s daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda.
Naina, an investment banker, is the daughter Amitabh Bachchan’s younger brother Ajitabh and Ramola Bachchan. The couple is likely to host a grand reception soon.
Kunal Kapoor has worked in films like Rang De Basanti, Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana.
Malala Yousafzai wins Grammy award for Best Children's Album
9 Feb. 2015
Malala Yousafzai, who recently won an Nobel Peace Prize, has won a Grammy award for Best Children's Album titled 'I Am Malala'.
'I Am Malala' was a book by Nobel Prize winner which was narrated by Neela Vaswani, the Mirror reported.
Vaswani, a professor of creative writing, literature and cultural studies, accepted the award at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Vaswani said Malala is very busy going to school and saving the children of the world and hope that she is happy after winning the award.
The 57th annual Grammy Awards were held at the Nokia Theatre and Staples Center in United States.
'I Am Malala' was a book by Nobel Prize winner which was narrated by Neela Vaswani, the Mirror reported.
Vaswani, a professor of creative writing, literature and cultural studies, accepted the award at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Vaswani said Malala is very busy going to school and saving the children of the world and hope that she is happy after winning the award.
The 57th annual Grammy Awards were held at the Nokia Theatre and Staples Center in United States.
India’s Biggest Comedy Group Faces Police Probes For “Obscene” Content In A Celebrity Roast
6 Feb. 2015
Freedom of expression in the world’s biggest democracy is under attack as police, politicians, and religious groups unite to target the country’s first celebrity roast they deem offensive and against Indian culture.
All India Bakchod (AIB), India’s biggest comedy group, is facing multiple investigations by the police, after they hosted the country’s first celebrity roast featuring prominent Bollywood celebrities.
The Mumbai-based comedy collective roasted two Bollywood actors, Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor, on Dec. 20 in front a live audience of around 4,000 people that included several other A-listers.
An edited version of the roast was uploaded to YouTube a month later, getting more than a million views within hours. It eventually reached around 10 million hits across three parts before the group took down the entire video on Feb. 3, after several police complaints and threats from political parties that objected to what they considered the vulgar, obscene, and sexually explicit content of the roast.
Religious organizations in Mumbai demanded the police to take action against AIB, the actors, YouTube, and others for violating religious and cultural sentiments. In a written police complaint, the president of a Mumbai-based right-wing Hindu organization, Akhilesh Tiwari, said the show was “extremely abusive and it is not only ruining the clean image of the Indian culture and women, but is also misleading today’s youth.
The police action would be a deterrent to them so that they would not dare to do such acts publicly in future,” Tiwari said, while questioning their audacity to pass “dirty comments.” The president of a local Christian youth group that marched to the police station to register a criminal complaint said the show was “against Christ.”
All India Bakchod (AIB), India’s biggest comedy group, is facing multiple investigations by the police, after they hosted the country’s first celebrity roast featuring prominent Bollywood celebrities.
The Mumbai-based comedy collective roasted two Bollywood actors, Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor, on Dec. 20 in front a live audience of around 4,000 people that included several other A-listers.
An edited version of the roast was uploaded to YouTube a month later, getting more than a million views within hours. It eventually reached around 10 million hits across three parts before the group took down the entire video on Feb. 3, after several police complaints and threats from political parties that objected to what they considered the vulgar, obscene, and sexually explicit content of the roast.
Religious organizations in Mumbai demanded the police to take action against AIB, the actors, YouTube, and others for violating religious and cultural sentiments. In a written police complaint, the president of a Mumbai-based right-wing Hindu organization, Akhilesh Tiwari, said the show was “extremely abusive and it is not only ruining the clean image of the Indian culture and women, but is also misleading today’s youth.
The police action would be a deterrent to them so that they would not dare to do such acts publicly in future,” Tiwari said, while questioning their audacity to pass “dirty comments.” The president of a local Christian youth group that marched to the police station to register a criminal complaint said the show was “against Christ.”
JIFF: Dilip Kumar, Majid Majidi gets 'Lifetime Achievement Award'
2 Feb. 2015
Padam Vibhushan and tragedy king of bollywood Dilip Kumar was today conferred 'Lifetime Achievement Award' for his contribution to Indian cinema.
Actor Anumpam Kher received the award carrying a citation, shawl and srifal (coconut) by the Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) organising team, led by its founder chairman Honu Roz, at the inaugural ceremony at Golcha theatre here. In her video message, wife of Dadasahab Phalke Awardee and actress of yesteryears cinema, Saira Bano said, "Dilip sahib will be very happy and feel to be honoured by with this award.
"Due to doctors' advise not to mingle with crowd, he could not come to Gulabi Nagari (Jaipur) to receive this very award. His health is good after recovering from pneumonia in the past. It is lovely to be honoured for all of us".
In his brief speech, Kher said,"Dilip sahab was our idol hero and I worked with him 3/4 films...in one of the movies I had received a slap too". "By giving me his (Dilip Kumar) award to me, a heavy weight is lying on me...there are 30 years to go for me to receive this kind of ward," Kher said.
Also, JIFF conferred another lifetime achievement award to Iranian film-maker Majid Majidi for his upstanding contribution to the cinema. Malika Ameen, actor of Iranian films, received the award on his behalf which carried a citation, shawl and srifal.
Actor Pallavi Joshi, Padmshri and film-maker Shaji N Karun, National Film Award winner Dr Biju, director Vivek Agnihotri among others were also present during the ceremony.
Actor Anumpam Kher received the award carrying a citation, shawl and srifal (coconut) by the Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) organising team, led by its founder chairman Honu Roz, at the inaugural ceremony at Golcha theatre here. In her video message, wife of Dadasahab Phalke Awardee and actress of yesteryears cinema, Saira Bano said, "Dilip sahib will be very happy and feel to be honoured by with this award.
"Due to doctors' advise not to mingle with crowd, he could not come to Gulabi Nagari (Jaipur) to receive this very award. His health is good after recovering from pneumonia in the past. It is lovely to be honoured for all of us".
In his brief speech, Kher said,"Dilip sahab was our idol hero and I worked with him 3/4 films...in one of the movies I had received a slap too". "By giving me his (Dilip Kumar) award to me, a heavy weight is lying on me...there are 30 years to go for me to receive this kind of ward," Kher said.
Also, JIFF conferred another lifetime achievement award to Iranian film-maker Majid Majidi for his upstanding contribution to the cinema. Malika Ameen, actor of Iranian films, received the award on his behalf which carried a citation, shawl and srifal.
Actor Pallavi Joshi, Padmshri and film-maker Shaji N Karun, National Film Award winner Dr Biju, director Vivek Agnihotri among others were also present during the ceremony.
Kay Kay Menon: I have no issues with what I call anti-gravity films
30 Jan.2015
Rahasya isn't your run-of-the-mill film, which is probably why actor Kay Kay Menon is a perfect fit for it. Directed by Manish Gupta, the crime thriller also features Ashish Vidyarthi and Tisca Chopra in pivotal roles.
Kay Kay, who plays investigating officer Sunil Paraskar in this murder mystery, says, "The script intrigued me right from the start. What makes it interesting is that it has a realistic feel to it. When the audience watches the film, they will be able to relate to it. I think it's important for a movie to establish that connect with the audience."
Manish seconds him, saying, "I believe in realistic cinema and particularly enjoy the genre of suspense. This movie exposes the dark side of human nature. It shows the lows to which people can stoop when certain situations force them to." Of late, Kay Kay has been enjoying a mix of niche and commercial films like Baby and Haider.
Point it out and he says, "I have no issues with what I call 'anti-gravity' films. I call them so because they defy logic and seem to be happening on another planet altogether.
But as an actor, I like my films to be believable. Whether I do mainstream or niche films, my character and the story have to be plausible." Rahasya, presented by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and produced by UVI Film Productions, releases today. Produced by Monica Vimal Maluka, this film marks Kay Kay's second venture with the director after The Stoneman Murders.
Understandably, the two have attained a comfort level. Says the actor, "What I like about Manish is that he is extremely focused when he is making a film. He will not think of or talk about anything else. He is passionate about getting every frame right and that rubs off on you."
In the same vein, Manish adds, "I had first met Kay Kay when I was working on Sarkar as a writer. I had liked his performance so much that I had told him that if I ever turn director, I will cast him in my films. For Rahasya, he was my first choice. He always gives his inputs and adds to the character he is playing. He is a brilliant actor and I feel Bollywood hasn't fully tapped his potential yet."
Kay Kay, who plays investigating officer Sunil Paraskar in this murder mystery, says, "The script intrigued me right from the start. What makes it interesting is that it has a realistic feel to it. When the audience watches the film, they will be able to relate to it. I think it's important for a movie to establish that connect with the audience."
Manish seconds him, saying, "I believe in realistic cinema and particularly enjoy the genre of suspense. This movie exposes the dark side of human nature. It shows the lows to which people can stoop when certain situations force them to." Of late, Kay Kay has been enjoying a mix of niche and commercial films like Baby and Haider.
Point it out and he says, "I have no issues with what I call 'anti-gravity' films. I call them so because they defy logic and seem to be happening on another planet altogether.
But as an actor, I like my films to be believable. Whether I do mainstream or niche films, my character and the story have to be plausible." Rahasya, presented by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and produced by UVI Film Productions, releases today. Produced by Monica Vimal Maluka, this film marks Kay Kay's second venture with the director after The Stoneman Murders.
Understandably, the two have attained a comfort level. Says the actor, "What I like about Manish is that he is extremely focused when he is making a film. He will not think of or talk about anything else. He is passionate about getting every frame right and that rubs off on you."
In the same vein, Manish adds, "I had first met Kay Kay when I was working on Sarkar as a writer. I had liked his performance so much that I had told him that if I ever turn director, I will cast him in my films. For Rahasya, he was my first choice. He always gives his inputs and adds to the character he is playing. He is a brilliant actor and I feel Bollywood hasn't fully tapped his potential yet."
Amitabh Bachchan's Shamitabh Co-Stars Rekha, But They Have No Scenes
13 Jan.2015
Big B says it was great to have Rekha in the film
IT'S ALWAYS GREAT WELCOME TO HAVE SUCH GREAT LUMINARIES IN THE FILM," BIG B SAID DURING THE LAUNCH OF THE FILM'S TRAILER Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who stars with veteran actress Rekha in R Balki's Shamitabh, says they however don't share screen space in the film.
"We don't actually come together, it's part of the sequence and when you see the film, you will understand how it's portrayed. But, yes it's always great welcome to have such great luminaries in the film," he told reporters during the film's trailer launch.
"Balki keeps saying he wants to design a film with us (Big B and Rekha) but let's see if somebody comes with interesting script. Why not," he added.
Shamitabh also features Dhanush and Akshara Haasan among others.
Mr Bachchan says for this film, they have recorded the dialogues first before shooting for the film.
"The entire script of the film was recorded first, all the dialogues I recorded in my voice. When we used to shoot, we used to play the recordings and shoot. There was too much of work and we had worked hard for this film. Balki said do what I say and now after the film was ready, we again did the dubbing. It's a different film for me as I have never done like this before and the credit goes to Balki."
IT'S ALWAYS GREAT WELCOME TO HAVE SUCH GREAT LUMINARIES IN THE FILM," BIG B SAID DURING THE LAUNCH OF THE FILM'S TRAILER Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who stars with veteran actress Rekha in R Balki's Shamitabh, says they however don't share screen space in the film.
"We don't actually come together, it's part of the sequence and when you see the film, you will understand how it's portrayed. But, yes it's always great welcome to have such great luminaries in the film," he told reporters during the film's trailer launch.
"Balki keeps saying he wants to design a film with us (Big B and Rekha) but let's see if somebody comes with interesting script. Why not," he added.
Shamitabh also features Dhanush and Akshara Haasan among others.
Mr Bachchan says for this film, they have recorded the dialogues first before shooting for the film.
"The entire script of the film was recorded first, all the dialogues I recorded in my voice. When we used to shoot, we used to play the recordings and shoot. There was too much of work and we had worked hard for this film. Balki said do what I say and now after the film was ready, we again did the dubbing. It's a different film for me as I have never done like this before and the credit goes to Balki."