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अभिषेक बच्चन सिनेमाघरों के खुलने पर हुए खुश तो यूजर ने कहा 'केवल अपने पैसों की चिंता है', एक्टर ने दिया करारा जवाब
अभिषेक बच्चन (Abhishek Bachchan) ने सिनेमाघरों के दोबारा खुलने को लेकर खुशी जताई है, साथ...
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What all changes from today in your daily life
From no need to carry copies of driving licence, to health insurance to credit cards, there will be many changes in the rules for products and transactions impacting the daily lives of the people from October 1.
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Congress demolished Babri: Vinay Katiyar
Katiyar said the Babri structure was demolished by Congress to topple the BJP government in UP. “No other mosque would be touched in future. Let peace prevail,” he told TOI.
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Live: Army jawan killed in ceasefire violation by Pak
Stay here for real-time updates on breaking news from India and across the world that you can't miss
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Uthappa applies saliva on the ball against KKR
In the IPL 2020 match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders, Robin Uthappa was spotted applying saliva on the ball while fielding in the third over.
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Ex-PM Rao would have felt vindicated by verdict
Had he been alive, the Babri case verdict that the demolition was not “pre-planned” would have brought a wry smile to the face of PV Narasimha Rao who faced severe criticism for the Dec 6, 1992 event, with some alleging that he was complicit in the mosque’s destruction. Rao felt the charge keenly and was at pains to argue that he had gone by the assurances of VHP and UP govt.
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PNB reports Rs 1,203cr fraud by Sintex Industries
Public sector Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Wednesday declared its Rs 1,203.26 crore exposure to Sintex Industries Ltd as fraud.Pursuant to the applicable provisions of Sebi's Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements (LODR) and the bank's policy, "we inform reporting of borrowal fraud of Rs 1,203.26 crore in NPA account of Sintex Industries Ltd (SIL)," PNB said in a regulatory filing.
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Khaali Peeli, Mirzapur 2, On the Rocks, The Trial of the Chicago 7: What's streaming in October
A new month means a slate of movies and shows to help with the quarantine blues and to blow off some steam. From romantic comedies to an intriguing slate of horror films like Welcome to the Blumhouse and the highly-anticipated series The Haunting of Bly Manor, streaming platforms are churning out a varied form of stories to the already diverse world of digital content.
We sourced through the internet and curated a list of content coming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV Plus, the soon-to-be-launched ZEE Plex, and other OTT destinations this month.
Netflix
Serious Men - 2 October
The film, based on a novel by Manu Joseph, charts the journey of Nawazuddin Siddiqui's character. Tormented with his under-privileged societal status, an ambitious underachiever capitalises on his son’s newfound fame as a boy-genius to improve his family’s fortunes. However, soon he finds out that the secret he harbours will destroy the very thing he loves the most.
Directed by Sudhir Mishra from a script by Bhavesh Mandalia, Serious Men also features Aakshath Das, Shweta Basu Prasad, and Nassar, and introduces Indira Tiwari.
Song Exploder - 2 October
Hrishikesh Hirway's eponymous hit podcast, that dissected the creative process behind composing a song, has now been adapted into a series by Hirway and documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville. The artists that will feature in the series include singer Alicia Keys, Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton-fame, rock band REM, and rapper Ty Dolla $ign.
Emily in Paris Season 1 - 2 October
From Darren Star, the creator of HBO show Sex and the City, comes this Lily Colins-starrer. The official synopsis says: "After landing her dream job in Paris, Chicago marketing exec Emily Cooper embraces her adventurous new life while juggling work, friends and romance."
David Attenborough: Life on Our Planet - 4 October
David Attenborough will recall the defining moments of his life as a naturalist, the devastating changes he has witnessed, and the possible solutions to save Earth. Attenborough will take the audience through the challenges our planet is currently facing.
"The living world is a unique and spectacular marvel. Yet the way we humans live on earth is sending it into a decline. Human beings have overrun the world. We're replacing the wild with the tame. This film is my witness statement and my vision for the future. The story of how we came to make this our greatest mistake and how, if we act now, we can yet put it right," Attenborough says in the trailer.
Hubie Halloween - 7 October
Adam Sandler's Halloween offering will see the actor turn into a Hubie DuBois, a well-intentioned but foolish community volunteer. He spends every Halloween making sure everyone is safe and play by the rules. "But this year, an escaped criminal and a mysterious new neighbor have Hubie on high alert. When people start disappearing, it’s up to Hubie to convince the police (Kevin James, Kenan Thompson) and townsfolk that the monsters are real, and only he can stop them," describes Netflix.
The film will feature Sandler's Grown Ups co-stars Kevin James, Maya Rudolph, Steve Buscemi, and Rob Schneider. Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, and Michael Chiklis will also star alongside Kenan Thompson, China Anne McClain, Paris Berelc, Tim Meadows, Colin Quinn, June Squibb, Shaquille O'Neal, Karan Brar, Noah Schnapp, Mikey Day, Melissa Villase or Kym Whitley, Lavell Crawford, Betsy Sodaro, George Wallace, and Blake Clark.
Directed by Steven Brill, the film has also been co-produced and co-written by Sandler.
The Forty Year Old Version - 9 October
Writer-director Radha Blank makes her filmmaking debut about down-on-her-luck playwright, who is desperate to for a breakthrough at 40. "Reinventing herself as rapper RadhaMUSPrime, she vacillates between the worlds of Hip Hop and theater in order to find her true voice," says the official description.
The Forty Year Old Version has been shot entirely in black-and-white, and even won Black an award for direction at Sundance Film Festival 2020.
Ginny Weds Sunny - 9 October
The official synopsis of the romantic comedy, starring Yami Gautam and Vikrant Massey in the lead, reads, “Living with her matchmaker mother in Delhi, Ginny is set up with Sunny, who has given up on the idea of love and just wants to get married and settle down. But, the match is not that simple, as Ginny meets Sunny, there’s a lot more that comes to the fore than previously imagined in this tale of love, life, weddings, and music.”
Puneet Khanna has directed Ginny Weds Sunny, penned by Navjot Gulati and Sumit Arora. Produced by Soundrya Production and Vinod Bachchan, the movie also features Ayesha Raza, Suhail Nayyar, Isha Talwar, Rajeev Gupta, Menka Kurup, Mazel Vyas, and Gurpreet Saini.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 - 16 October
Aaron Sorkin's legal drama features Emmy winners Jeremy Strong and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II alongside Sacha Baron Cohen, Frank Langella, Michael Keaton, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Eddie Redmayne among others.
It will chronicle the 1968 anti-Vietnam War protest of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago that turned into a violent clash with law enforcement agencies. The organisers of the protest were then charged with a conspiracy to incite a riot.
The Trial of Chicago 7 was screened in select cinemas across the US from 25 September. Now, it will be made available for streaming on Netflix on 16 October.
Rebecca - 21 October
Armie Hammer and Lily James lead the romantic thriller based on the 1938 gothic novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. The book was previously been adapted by Alfred Hitchock in 1940, with Laurence Olivier as the widower Maxim de Winter and Joan Fontaine as his second wife.
According to Netflix, the Ben Wheatley directorial is about "a young newlywed arrives at her husband’s imposing family estate on a windswept English coast and finds herself battling the shadow of his first wife Rebecca, whose legacy lives on in the house long after her death."
"It is not, in any sense, a remake of the Hitchcock film, firmly not. Remaking a film is not that interesting to me, but the original source material is. I watched all the adaptations. It’s important to see what’s gone before, but that’s certainly not the focus," Wheatley had recently told Empire.
Over the Moon - 23 October
"Fuelled with determination and passion for science, a bright young girl Fei Fei (Cathy Ang) builds a rocket ship to the moon to prove the existence of a legendary Moon Goddess, Chang'e. There she ends up on an unexpected quest and discovers a whimsical land of fantastical creatures," reads the summary.
The voice cast also includes Phillipa Soo (Chang'e), Robert G Chiu (Chin), Ken Jeong (Gobi), John Cho (Dad), Ruthie Ann Miles (Mom), Margaret Cho (Auntie Ling), Kimiko Glenn (Auntie Mei), Artt Butler (Uncle), and Sandra Oh (Mrs Zhong).
The Queen's Gambit Season 1 - 23 October
Glass and Peaky Blinders actress Anya Taylor-Joy leads Netflix's upcoming six-episode series. The show is based on Walter Tevis' novel of the same name, and is set during the Cold War era. Taylor-Joy plays a chess prodigy Beth Harmon as she struggles with addiction and her quest to become the world's greatest chess player.
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Amazon Prime Video
Nishabdham- 2 October
Madhavan will essay the role of a celebrity musician while Anushka Shetty will be seen as Sakshi, a "mute artist". The two will once again share screen space after Rendu from 2006, which was also Shetty's Tamil debut.
Rihanna's Savage x Fenty Show Vol 2 - 2 October
Musician and mogul Rihanna is bringing the second edition of her brand Savage x Fenty's fashion show this fall.
Travis Scott, Rosalía, Bad Bunny, Ella Mai, Miguel, Mustard, and Roddy Ricch will perform during the runway show, which will also feature Lizzo, Big Sean, Normani, Willow Smith, Rico Nasty, Christian Combs, Bella Hadid, Cara Delevingne, Demi Moore, Irina Shayk, Laura Harrier, Paloma Elsesser, and Paris Hilton among others, writes Billboard.
Welcome to the Blumhouse
In August, Welcome to the Blumhouse, a line-up of eight features from the production house that will premiere directly on Amazon Prime Video, was announced.
Each film "presents a distinctive vision and unique perspective on common themes centred around family and love as redemptive or destructive forces."
The first two movies — Veena Sud’s The Lie and Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr’s Black Box— will drop on 6 October. They will be followed by Evil Eye, executive produced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Nocturne, written and directed by filmmaker Zu Quirke, on 13 October.
The rest of the four films will be released in 2021.
Putham Pudhu Kaalai - 16 October
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Five celebrated directors of Tamil cinema — Sudha Kongara, Gautham Menon, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Rajiv Menon, and Karthik Subbaraj — have come together to create Amazon Prime Video India's anthology of Tamil short films.
According to The Indian Express, the anthology was shot and completed during the COVID-19 lockdown in compliance with the rules and regulations set by the Film Employees’ Federation of South India.
Mirzapur (Season 2) - 23 October
The nine-episode first season of Mirzapur ended with Golu (Shweta), Guddu (Ali), and Dimpy (Harshita Gaur) escaping a wedding gone violent after Munna (Divyendu) decides to go on a rampage. Vikrant Massey's Bablu dies and so does Shriya Pilgaonkar's Sweety.
Though Prime has not released a trailer yet, the release date announcement clip did have Fazal's voiceover say that the world is divided into two categories — those of the alive and those of the dead. Only he fell into the third one — injured. The upcoming instalment is likely to see Guddu avenge the deaths of those he held dear.
Soorarai Pottru - 30 October
This Tamil film is inspired by the life of Captain GR Gopinath (Suriya), a retired Army captain, who founded the low-cost airline Air Deccan. Helmed by director Sudha Kongara, known for films like Saala Khadoos (2016) and Guru (2017), has Aparna Balamurali as the female lead.
The film will also be available to watch in Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam.
Truth Seekers - 30 October
Written by Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Nat Saunders, and James Serafinowicz, the series has "a group of part-time paranormal investigators team up to uncover a deadly conspiracy." Frost and Pegg, who have previously worked together in the Three Flavours Cornetto film trilogy, reteam once again here. Also part of the cast are Kyle MacLachlan, Sofia Helin, Samson Kayo, and Emma D'Arcy.
Variety writes that the show will have its premiere first at the Canneseries festival on 10 October at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes and, for the first time, on the online platform Canneseries Live. After the event, it will make its way to Amazon Prime Video.
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Apple TV Plus
On the Rocks - 23 October
Written and directed by Sofia Coppola, this bittersweet comedy stars Bill Murray, Rashida Jones, and Marlon Wayans in key roles. The Apple Original Film stars Jones as a young mother and wife, who becomes suspicious of her husband (Wayans). In order to clear her doubts, she joins forces with her father (Murray), to tail her husband.
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Disney+ Hotstar VIP
Bahut Hua Sammaan - 2 October
The synopsis says: Bahut Hua Sammaan is the story of Bony and Fundoo who agree to rob a bank since they are unable to find a job after failing their final year of engineering. Guided by an odd old man fondly known as Bakch*d Baba, their masterplan goes totally awry as they realise that the bank has already been robbed and they have been arrested for it. In an attempt to clear their name, they soon fight off assassins, seasoned robbers, elite politicians and religious gurus; all the while unravelling a larger scam. Riddled with humour, the narrative challenges a myriad societal issue faced by today’s youth."
The Hotstar Special stars Sanjay Mishra, Raghav Juyal, Abhishek Chauhan, Ram Kapoor, Nidhi Singh and Namit Das.
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ZeePlex
Khaali Peeli - 2 October
Directed by debutant Maqbool Khan, Khaali Peeli is set in Mumbai and promises to be a "young, edgy roller-coaster ride that kick-starts one night, when a boy meets a girl."
Also starring Jaideep Ahlawat, the film was originally scheduled for a theatrical release on 12 June, but was put on hold after the cinema halls were shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Khaali Peeli will also be screened in drive-in cinemas in Gurugram and Bengaluru, and simultaneously premiere on the new pay-per-view service platform ZeePlex.
Ka Pae Ranasingam - 2 October
According to the promotional material released, the Tamil feature will have Vijay Sethupathi's character help poor farmers in their fight against the industries that have acquired their lands. He said in the teaser, “World politics will revolve around air and water after caste and religion.”
The film is based on real-life incidents, and is directed by P Virumandi and produced by Kotapadi J Rajesh under the banner of KJR Studios. Ka Pae Ranasingam also stars Rangaraj Pandey, Yogi Babu, Vela Ramamoorthy, Samuthirakani, and Poo Ram in prominent roles.
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ZEE5
Comedy Couple - 21 October
The ZEE5 original is about a couple Zoya Batra (Shweta Basu Prasad) and Deep Sharma (Saqib Saleem), who perform stand-up comedy together. Directed by Nachiket Samant, the movie is based in Gurugram, and is set against the backdrop of the burgeoning stand-up comedy scene in the city.
Taish - 29 October
ANNOUNCEMENT... #Taish - starring #PulkitSamrat, #HarshvardhanRane, #JimSarbh, #KritiKharbanda and #SanjeedaShaikh - premieres 29 Oct 2020 on #Zee5... Will release as feature film as well as 6-episode series simultaneously... Directed by Bejoy Nambiar... FIRST GLIMPSE... pic.twitter.com/jsBO1FSNgB
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) September 28, 2020
Bejoy Nambiar's new film Taish features Pulkit Samrat, Kriti Kharbanda, Jim Sarbh, and Harshvardhan Rane. Billed as a revenge drama, Taish is Nambiar's fifth directorial feature after Shaitan, David, Wazir, and Solo.
"It is a revenge drama that surrounds two families and an incident that ignites a storm. With love and revenge as a strong motif, the story will take you through an emotional wild ride. This has been a passion project from the word go and I really hope the audience will acknowledge our labour of hard work," Nambiar said in a statement, according to Press Trust of India.
Ek Jhoothi Love Story (Zindagi Original) - 30 October
Ye aisi waisi story nahi, ek sachi ‘jhoothi’ love story hai!
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Premieres 30th October only on ZEE5#EJLS #EJLSOnZEE5 @ZEE5APAC @ZEE5MENA @ZEE5Europe @ZEE5Shows @motion_content @Zindagi pic.twitter.com/g7P0oGAcUE— Bilal Abbas Khan (@bilalabbas_khan) September 28, 2020
After Churails, another Zindagi Original, Ek Jhoothi Love Story is set to release on ZEE5. The show is written by Umera Ahmed (author of Urdu novel Zindagi Gulzar Hai, the book on which the popular soap opera is based), and directed by Mehreen Jabbar. The story follows Salma and Sohail in their quest for an ideal partner.
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MUBI India
Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha - 23 October
"Two sisters, Sudha and Radha, 86 and 93, have a near-magical existence in their village home in North India, along with their entourage of domestic help", in this documentary by Tanuja Chandra.
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SonyLIV
Scam: 1992
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta is set to make his directorial debut on digital platform with The Scam, based on India's biggest securities scams of 1992. The series, produced by Applause Entertainment, is based on the book of the same name by Sucheta Dalal and Debashish Basu.
Shreya Dhanwanthary, who has featured on shows such as The Family Man and The Reunion, steps into Dalal's role here.
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Voot Select
The Good Lord Bird - 5 October
The Showtime series, based on James Mcbride's 2013 National Book Award for Fiction winner of the same name, will revolve around a young man Henry Shackleford, nicknamed 'Little Onion' and an abolitionist John Brown (played by Hawke). Narrated from Onion's perspective, it tells the story of his encounters with Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and how he eventually takes part in the raid on Harpers Ferry. Although the raid failed, it became the primary instigator of Civil War.
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MX Player
High - 7 October
Akshay Oberoi plays Shiv Mathur, a recovering drug user, who finds himself in a rehab facility run by Doctor Roy (Prakash Belawadi) and his two associates Shweta (Shweta Basu Prasad) and Nakul (Nakul Bhalla). The three seem to be working on a mysterious magic pill, which creates a disruption in the illegal drugs market and comes under assassin Lakda's (Ranvir Shorey) radar.
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Multiplex Association of India encourages govt's decision to reopen cinema halls with 50% capacity from 15 October
The Multiplex Association of India (MAI) on Wednesday "wholeheartedly" welcomed the Union Home Ministry's guidelines, permitting the opening up of cinema halls outside the containment zones from 15 October.
Cinema halls across the country had been shut after a lockdown was imposed from 25 March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Earlier in the day, the ministry said activities permitted from 15 October include cinemas, theatres, and multiplexes that can open with up to 50 percent of their seating capacity, for which the SOP will be issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
In a statement, the MAI said the home ministry's decision was awaited by "millions of movie lovers, employees of the cinema exhibition sector, along with the entire film industry."
"We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for their support and guidance."
"We are committed to ensure a safe, secure and hygienic cinema-going experience for the movie lovers of our country, as always, we would continue to assign top-most priority to the health and well-being of our guests and employees," the association said.
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REOPENING OF CINEMAS... Multiplex Association of #India issues OFFICIAL STATEMENT... pic.twitter.com/J38h3Zojfb
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The MAI also requested "urgent permission" from the state governments to reopen cinemas in their states, saying it would help in ensuring that the cinema exhibition sector is able to "quickly recover from the dire economic and financial impact of the epidemic."
"We look forward to welcoming back moviegoers to a safe and an amazing brand new experience at our cinemas," the statement added.
The coronavirus-induced country-wide lockdown was first announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from 25 March and it was extended in phases till 31 May.
The Unlock process in the country had begun on 1 June with the graded reopening of commercial, social, religious, and other activities.
India's coronavirus tally has mounted to 62,25,763 on Wednesday, while the death toll climbed to 97,497.
The number of people recuperating from the disease has surged to 51,87,825. There are 9,40,441 active cases of the infection in the country which comprises 15.11 percent of the total caseload.
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After Hathras, another Dalit woman raped, killed in UP; 2 arrested
A 22-year-old Dalit woman died after being allegedly sexually assaulted by two men in Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh. She worked at a private firm and did not return until late at night on Tuesday. Later in the wee hours of Wednesday, the girl came on a rickshaw in a bad condition with glucose drip attached to her arms. She was soon rushed to a hospital but died on the way.
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Aishwarya Rajesh, director Virumandi talk about Tamil cinema's first pay-per-view model film, Ka Pae Ranasingam
When Kamal Haasan wanted to release his high-budget Vishwaroopam on DTH a day before its theatrical release in 2013, exhibitors, distributors and theatre owners strongly protested his decision and threatened to boycott the film before he dropped his plan. Now, Aishwarya Rajesh and Vijay Sethupathi's Ka Pae Ranasingam will become the first Tamil film to premiere in the digital platform on a pay-per-view model on Zee Plex and also simultaneously in major DTH platforms for Rs 199.
"To be honest, I really wanted Ka Pae Ranasingam to release in theatres. My mother is a huge fan of theatre experience and I used to accompany her to all movies. But, I also feel that Ka Pae Ranasingam is a good opportunity for us since audiences are mostly confined to their homes during this lockdown time and would like to watch new content. The pricing of Rs 199 was decided by the producer and the Zee team. Although it sounds expensive, the entire family can watch the movie with the same price. It's an entirely new experience for me and I'm waiting to see how audiences receive this," said Aishwarya Rajesh in a group interaction.
Directed by newcomer Virumandi and produced by KJR Studios, best known for bankrolling Nayanthara's Aramm and distributing Ajith's Viswasam, Ka Pae Ranasingam features Vijay Sethupathi in a pivotal role. "When I was shooting in Ramanathapuram, I witnessed the dire effects of water scarcity first-hand and the struggles of the people. My perception of the usage of water changed for good. After I finished shooting and came back to Chennai, I became very cautious about using water. It was a totally different experience. When I heard the script [of Ka Pae Ranasingham], it was quite hard-hitting for me. I realised the value of water conservation," Aishwarya further said about her experience on the film.
Talking about how he landed the opportunity to direct Ka Pae Ranasingam, director Virumandi said, "I have been working in the industry for nearly 20 years. I collaborated with Gopi Nainar in Aramm and also assisted Sarjun KM briefly in Airaa. That's how KJR Studios gave me the opportunity to work on this project. When I narrated the script to Vijay Sethupathi, I was quite nervous. But, he told me that he will suggest someone else for the role. I felt very sad. Later, things materialised and he came on board."
Virumandi said that the story mainly revolves around the struggles of farmers, unemployment, and water scarcity in a village in Tamil Nadu.
"But, the treatment of the screenplay will appeal to commercial audiences as well. There was a real-life character called Ranasingam who lived in the village (near Ramanathapuram) where we shot the film. He struggled for the welfare of the people and died for them. I got inspired by the name and wanted to keep it as the film's title," he stated.
Aishwarya revealed that Ka Pae Ranasingam started as a guest role for Vijay Sethupathi. "But, the character evolved beautifully and now, he's there for nearly one hour of the film's duration. His schedule was chockablock with multiple projects but he graciously allotted more than 20 days for our film. Ka Pae Ranasingam will be a hard-hitting, emotional film."
Heaping praise on Aishwarya Rajesh as a strong performer, Virumandi said, "There were various instances where she used to do multiple takes voluntarily to better the previous performance. She has delivered a stellar performance and I'm sure audiences will feel the same after watching the movie."
Aishwarya Rajesh further added, "Digital platforms have paved the way for more experimental films and interesting storytellers."
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Vindication of belief, says Advani post acquittal
Acquitted of conspiracy charges in the 1992 Babri mosque demolition case, BJP veteran L K Advani on Wednesday welcomed the court verdict, saying the judgment vindicated his and his party’s commitment towards the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.
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Live: International flights suspended till Oct 31
India's Covid tally raced past 62 lakh on Wednesday with 80,472 infections being reported in last 24 hours. While the number of recoveries surged to 51,87,825 pushing the recovery rate to 83.33 per cent, according to the Union health ministry data. Stay with TOI for live updates-
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SC refuses to postpone civil services exam slated for Oct 4
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General Atlantic to invest Rs 3,675cr in Reliance
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Wednesday announced that New York-based General Atlantic will invest Rs 3,675 crore for a 0.84 per cent stake in its retail arm -- Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) -- making it the latest in a series of investments at the oil-to-telecoms conglomerate.
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The Lion King follow-up to be helmed by Moonlight's Barry Jenkins, announces Disney
The Walt Disney Co will make a follow-up to the 2019 live-action The Lion King with Barry Jenkins, the director of the Oscar-winning Moonlight, and the James Baldwin adaptation If Beale Street Could Talk, set to direct.
Disney announced plans Tuesday for a kind of prequel to last year’s poorly reviewed but highly popular photorealistic remake. The new Lion King grossed more than $1.6 billion worldwide, so a sequel was perhaps always likely. Less expected was a Lion King with Jenkins directing. The film, Disney said, will explore the mythology of The Lion King, including Mufasa’s origin story.
“Helping my sister raise two young boys during the ’90s, I grew up with these characters,” Jenkins said in a statement. “Having the opportunity to work with Disney on expanding this magnificent tale of friendship, love, and legacy while furthering my work chronicling the lives and souls of folk within the African diaspora is a dream come true.”
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Jenkins earlier this year completed shooting on the Amazon limited series The Underground Railroad, based on the Colson Whitehead novel. He won an Oscar for the script to the best-picture-winning Moonlight and was nominated for the screenplay to 2018′s If Beale Street Could Talk. He also last year made plans to direct a film based on the life of choreographer Alvin Ailey for Disney’s Searchlight Pictures.
Disney didn’t announce any further plot details or casting on the new Lion King project, which was first reported by Deadline Hollywood. Jeff Nathanson, who wrote the 2019 movie, is returning to pen the follow-up.
Directed by Jon Favreau, The Lion King featured a voice cast including Donald Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Jon Oliver, Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, and James Earl Jones. Reviews weren’t good (52 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) but it was more lucrative than any other “live-action” remake of a Disney classic. Unadjusted for inflation, 2019′s Lion King ranks as the seventh highest-grossing film ever.
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Helen Reddy, voice behind Delta Dawn, feminist anthem I Am Woman, passes away aged 78
Helen Reddy, who shot to stardom in the 1970s with her rousing feminist anthem I Am Woman and recorded a string of other hits, has died. She was 78.
Reddy’s children Traci and Jordan announced that the actor-singer died Tuesday in Los Angeles.
“She was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother and a truly formidable woman,” they said in a statement. “Our hearts are broken. But we take comfort in the knowledge that her voice will live on forever.”
Reddy’s 1971 version of 'I Don’t Know How to Love Him' from the musical Jesus Christ Superstar launched a decade-long string of Top 40 hits, three of which reached No 1.
The Australian-born singer enjoyed a prolific career, appearing in Airport 1975 as a singing nun and scoring several hits, including 'Ain’t No Way To Treat a Lady,' 'Delta Dawn,' 'Angie Baby' and 'You and Me Against the World.'
In 1973 she won the best female vocal pop performance Grammy Award for 'I Am Woman' quickly thanking her then-husband and others in her acceptance speech.
“I only have 10 seconds so I would like to thank everyone from Sony Capitol Records, I would like to think Jeff Wald because he makes my success possible and I would like to thank God because she makes everything possible,” Reddy said, hoisting her Grammy in the air and leaving the stage to loud applause. She also performed the song at the ceremony.
'I Am Woman' would become her biggest hit, used in films and television series.
In a 2012 interview with The Associated Press, Reddy cited the gigantic success of 'I Am Woman' as one of the reasons she stepped out of public life.
“That was one of the reasons that I stopped singing, was when I was shown a modern American history high-school textbook, and a whole chapter on feminism and my name and my lyrics (were) in the book,” she told the AP. “And I thought, `Well, I’m part of history now. And how do I top that? I can’t top that.′ So, it was an easy withdrawal.”
Reddy’s death comes less than three weeks after the release of a biopic about her life called I Am Woman.
The film’s director, Unjoo Moon, said the film resulted in a seven-year friendship with Reddy.
“I will forever be grateful to Helen for teaching me so much about being an artist, a woman and a mother,” she said in a statement. “She paved the way for so many and the lyrics that she wrote for ‘I am Woman’ changed my life forever like they have done for so many other people and will continue to do for generations to come. She will always be a part of me and I will miss her enormously.”
A performer since childhood, Reddy was part of a show-business family in Melbourne. She won a contest that brought her to the United States and launched her recording career, although she first had to overcome ideas about her sound.
“In my earlier days in Australia, I was considered to be more of a jazz singer,” she told the AP in 1991. “When I won the contest that brought me to this country, one person said, ‘The judges didn’t feel you could have a recording career because you don’t have a commercial sound.’”
Reddy retired from performing in the 1990s and returned to Australia, getting her degree in clinical hypnotherapy.
She later returned to California, where in the 1970s she had served on a statewide Parks and Recreation Commission, and returned to the stage occasionally.
In 2017 she performed I Am Woman at a Women’s March in Los Angeles, singing alongside actor Jamie Lee Curtis. Curtis said it was the “ honour of my life” to introduce Reddy at the event.
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Gabrielle Union, NBC resolve dispute over racism allegations after actress' exit from AGT
Gabrielle Union and NBC said Tuesday that they have settled their differences in their dispute over her firing as a judge on America’s Got Talent, which she said was retaliation for her complaints that the show tolerated racism on the set.
“We’ve reached an amicable resolution,” Union and the network said in a joint statement. “NBC Entertainment appreciates the important concerns raised by Gabrielle Union and remains committed to ensuring an inclusive and supportive working environment where people of all backgrounds are treated with respect."
Both sides declined further comment, and would not give further details.
Union, known for her roles in the films Bring It On and Bad Boys II, appeared on the talent showcase created by Simon Cowell for a season, until she and fellow first-year judge Julianne Hough weren’t asked to return.
Variety reported soon after that Union, who is Black, believed she was fired because she had asked NBC and the show’s producers to respond to an environment that tolerated racist jokes and remarks from judges and producers.
Union gave detailed accounts of the issues in a complaint to the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing that she filed in June, saying she received criticism of her hair from producers that were rooted in racism.
“Union, a Black woman, was singled out due to her physical appearance and discriminated against by NBC due to the fact that her hair did not fit within the white image that NBC apparently sought to convey to the audience,” the complaint stated, adding that a network executive and a show producer “informed Union’s manager that her hair was ‘too wild’ and that it needed to be ‘toned down.’”
NBC said in May that outside investigators brought in by the network and producers found that Union’s allegations had no basis and no bearing on the decision to drop her as a judge.
NBC said the investigation “found an overarching culture of diversity on the show.”
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Shekhar Kapur named FTII society president, chairman of governing council
Noted filmmaker Shekhar Kapur was on Tuesday appointed president of the Pune-based Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Society and chairman of the institute's governing council, an official said.
FTII Director Bhupendra Kainthola said Kapur's appointment was announced by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
The 74-year-old filmmaker's tenure will be till 3 March, 2023, the official said.
Born on 6 December, 1945 at Lahore in Pakistan, the critically acclaimed director and actor is known for films like Elizabeth (1998), Bandit Queen (1994) and The Four Feathers (2002).
Shekhar Kapur directed the 1983 film Masoom starring Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi and Urmila Matondkar.
I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar tweeted, "Happy to inform that renowned international film personality Shekhar Kapur has been appointed as the President of FTII Society & Chairman of Governing Council of FTII."
"Kapur, who has vast experience, will add more value to the institute. I am sure everybody will welcome his appointment," he added.
"...the Government of India nominates Shri Shekhar Kapur as President if FTIi Society and Chairman of Governing Council of FTII till 3 March, 2023," said the order of I&B ministry, tweeted by Javadekar.
After Anupam Kher resigned as the chairman of the premier institute in October 2018, BP Singh, producer-director of popular TV serial CID, was named president of FTII Society and Chairman of Governing Council in December 2018.
Meanwhile, the FTII Students' Association (FSA) requested Kapur to take up the issues of fee hike and "curbing of students' voice" in his new role.
Aadhith V Sathvin, President, FSA, said there have been constant attacks on public education institutions in the country with fees hikes and curbing of student voices of dissent and representation.
"We hope Mr Shekhar Kapur, who is a noted filmmaker, with his experience, will carry out the vision of the institution and take it forward.
"We also strongly urge him to take note and also take action on the ongoing fee hike issues and the curbing of students voices in the academic council of FTII, which is an attack on the Constitution of the academic council itself," he said in a statement.
(With inputs from Press Trust of India)
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Key takeaways: Differences between Trump, Biden
The 74-year-old president and the 77-year-old former vice president are similar in age, and they share a mutual dislike. But they differ starkly in style and substance. All of that was evident from the outset on the Cleveland stage.
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Bhopal horror: 2-day-old girl stabbed 100 times
In a crime that has left Bhopalis horror-struck, a two-day-old girl child was stabbed over 100 times with a screwdriver, her body wrapped in a shawl and dumped beside a temple in Bhopal’s Ayodhya Nagar. This is the third murder of a newborn girl in the capital city of Madhya Pradesh in two weeks. Police are yet to identify the infant.
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Nishabdam is one of the most intriguing movies that I've been associated with, says R Madhavan
Anushka Shetty and Madhavan's Nishabdham, directed by Hemant Madhukar, marks the reunion of Anushka Shetty and Madhavan fourteen years after their last Tamil outing Rendu, which marked Anushka's debut in Kollywood.
"Anushka was a tall and charming lady back then and was a newcomer without much experience. Now, after fourteen years, she carries the same charm. She has become an experienced actor. Having seen her passionate involvement in shooting activities, I felt really proud. After Baahubali, she has become a huge star but she was very grounded and there's no starry air as such. She's a wonderful lady and it was a great experience to work with her," told Madhavan in a group interaction about reuniting with Anushka in Nishabdham.
Talking about essaying the role of a musician in the film, Maddy said, "I play an international cello artist. So, I had to have the flair of an international artist. Since I wanted to look authentic on-screen, I learned to play the cello for nearly three weeks. Although I couldn't get a single tone right, I knew to act as a cello player."
Nishabdham also marks Madhavan's return to Tamil cinema in a full-fledged role after his 2017 blockbuster Vikram Vedha. Asked about what made him sign on the dotted line, Madhavan said, "Since we shot Rocketry in live sound and across multiple countries, I was waiting for the first edit to come and had a span of three months. Coincidentally, I was staying in the US then and my family was also there with me. Initially, Nishabdham was supposed to be a silent film. So, it became an interesting option for me and it was a convenient set-up too. At the same time, it was a very exciting story and was working with old friends. So, I jumped into it."
R Madhavan and Anushka Shetty in a still from Nishabdham.
Produced by TG Vishwa Prasad of People Media Factory in association with Kona Film Corporation, Nishabdham is touted to be a suspense thriller revolving around a speech and hearing impaired artist (played by Anushka), her celebrity-musician husband, and the strange disappearance of her best friend. "I enjoy watching and being a part of thriller films. Nishabdham is definitely one of the most intriguing movies that I have been associated with. Set in the US and shot extensively in Seattle and other parts of the US, the story is relatable to global audiences," Madhavan said earlier in a statement.
Madhavan also revealed that his next Tamil film, Maara, will also premiere on Amazon Prime Video soon. An official remake of Malayalam super-hit Charlier, starring Dulquer Salmaan and Parvathy in the lead roles, Maara features Madhavan alongside Shraddha Srinath and is helmed by Dhilip Kumar. Maara will be the next release of Madhavan before the multi-lingual biopic Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, which is confirmed as a theatrical release.
"I have never even shot a film on iPhone. Now, I have finished my debut directorial, Rocketry. I had to take over the directorial reigns of the film due to unavoidable circumstances. I believe that the film has come out like the way I wanted. But, I have travelled with the subject for nearly four years and researched about Nambi Narayanan and rocket science thoroughly. Since I knew everything about the person, the technicality of making the film was not a problem. I just had to pick the right persons for the jobs and assign my requirements. But, that does not necessarily make me a director. I have never been to a direction school too. So, I don't think I will be a director on OTT soon."
Madhavan also spoke in detail about the kind of transformation he underwent during the lockdown. "I realised in the last seven months that I'm not as noble as I thought. I'm not as determined as I thought and I'm not as creative as I thought I'm. It gives you a jolt. Something like a pandemic makes things real for you. You suddenly realise what's really important and it's constantly changing too. What felt really important to me four months ago sounds irrelevant to me now," he said.
He further added ,"I realise that everybody is under pressure now. So, the least I could do is to make everyone's life easier. I want to do a comedy or maybe I want to make a Bud Spencer-Terrence Hill kind of a film. Or an Indiana Jones kind of a film that makes you enjoy as a family."
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1992 में मुगलकालीन बाबरी विध्वंस मामले में अदालत का फैसला आज
आरोपियों में वरिष्ठ भाजपा नेता और पूर्व उपप्रधानमंत्री आडवाणी, पूर्व केंद्रीय मंत्री मुरली मनोहर जोशी और उमा भारती, उत्तर प्रदेश के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री कल्याण सिंह के अलावा विनय कटियार और साध्वी ऋतंभरा शामिल हैं। उमा भारती और कल्याण सिंह कोरोना संक्रमण की चपेट में आकर दो अलग अलग अस्पतालों में भर्ती हैं।
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स्मृति: करघे पर गांधी के सपनों को बुनता सुवालकुची
असम की संस्कृति में रेशम व सूत की बुनाई-कताई गहरे तक समाई हुई है। इसे उद्योग के रूप में पूर्णत: साकार करने में पहला नाम सुवालकुची का आता है। असम में सूत व रेशों की रंगाई और बुनाई का पारंपरिक ढांचा आज भी विद्यमान है।
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पश्चिम बंगाल: बंगाल के संगठनों ने योगी से मांगी दुर्गा पूजा मनाने की अनुमति
कुछ मीडिया में आई खबरों में दावा किया गया है कि लोगों का बड़े पैमाने पर जमाव रोकने के लिए उत्तर प्रदेश में इस साल दुर्गा पूजा और दिवाली के आयोजन की अनुमति नहीं दी जाएगी। वहीं कोविड-19 प्रोटोकॉल के सख्ती से पालन के साथ रामलीला की अनुमति दी गई है।
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हिमाचल प्रदेश: बंद खुला तो पर्यटन ने पकड़ी रफ्तार, तीर्थन वैली में कई पर्यटकों ने सात तो कई ने दो महीने की करवाई बुकिंग
पर्यटकों के पहुंचने से राज्य में छह-सात महीनों से बंद पड़े होटल, विश्राम गृह, होम स्टे समेत अन्य टूरिज्म यूनिट से जुड़े कारोबारियों के चेहरे खिलने लग गए हैं।
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बातचीत: भविष्य की राह में क्रांतिकारी हैं कृषि कानून
नरेंद्र मोदी ऐसे व्यक्ति हैं जिनकी जिंदगी में जनता का कल्याण और देश को विकास की राह पर ले जाने के सिवा और कोई मकसद ही नहीं है। मोदी जी और मैं साथ में मुख्यमंत्री रहे। पहले मैं मोदी जी का आदर करता था आज मैं उन पर श्रद्धा रखता हूं। -शिवराज सिंह चौहान, मुख्यमंत्री, मध्य प्रदेश
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उपराष्ट्रपति वेंकैया नायडू कोरोना संक्रमित, डॉक्टरों ने दी होम क्वारंटीन की सलाह
उपराष्ट्रपति वेंकैया नायडू ने मंगलवार को रूटीन कोविड-19 टेस्ट कराया था। हालांकि उनमें कोरोना के कोई लक्षण नहीं हैं और उनका स्वास्थ्य पूरी तरह से ठीक है।
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यदि आरोपी नहीं है तब भी क्या पुलिस जब्त कर सकती है आपका फोन, जानें क्या कहता है कानून
एनसीबी ने अभिनेत्री दीपिका पादुकोण, श्रद्धा कपूर और सारा अली खान का भी फोन जब्त किया है जबकि इस मामले में इन लोगों को आरोपी नहीं बनाया गया है। ऐसे में सवाल उठता है कि अरोपी ना होने पर भी क्या पुलिस आपका फोन जब्त कर सकती है?
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मेरी शक्ल देखकर इन्हें गुस्सा आता है, गुस्से में पैनलिस्ट ने कर लिया वीडियो ऑफ, एंकर बोली-ये आपका रोज का खेल हो गया है
एंकर ने आगे कहा बोलिए आप को बोलना चाहिए, ये रूठने मनाने में ही वक्त निकल जाएगा। इस पर नासिर मान गए लेकिन फिर भी वीडियो ऑन किए बिना ही अपनी बात रखी।
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Teachers in J'khand turning village into classroom
As schools are closed due to coronavirus since March, government school teachers in Dumka's Dumarthar village here have found a new way to impart education to students who do not have access to smartphones
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Google celebrates Zohra Sehgal work with a doodle
Google on Tuesday celebrated the work of iconic Indian actress and dancer Zohra Sehgal with a doodle. On this day in 1946, Sehgal's "Neecha Nagar" was released at the Cannes Film Festival. The movie, according to Google, Indian cinema's first international critical success. It won the festival's highest honour: the Palme d’Or prize.
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NCB denies ill-treating former Dharmatic producer Kshitij Ravi Prasad in custody
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Monday denied ill-treating arrested drugs case accused Kshitij Ravi Prasad, a former Dharmatic Entertainment executive producer, in its custody.
The drug law enforcement agency termed the allegations in this regard as "mischievous and completely untrue".
In a press release, the NCB said it has come across a news item, purportedly quoting Satish Maneshinde, the advocate for Prasad, about the accused being "ill-treated" in its custody.
Prasad was arrested by the NCB on Saturday after questioning in a drugs case linked to Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death.
On Sunday, a city court remanded Prasad, a former executive producer at Dharmatic Entertainment (a sister concern of filmmaker Karan Johar's Dharma Productions), in the NCB's custody till 3 October.
The news item alleged humiliation and mistreatment of Prasad at the hands of NCB officers.
"It is very unambiguously stated here that the news item in circulation is mischievous and completely untrue. The NCB arrested Prasad as some incriminating evidence were recovered from him.
"When the involvement of Prasad in offences under the NDPS Act was revealed, he was placed under arrest after following due process of law. His lawyer and his family (mother) were informed as per procedure," the release said.
He was also allowed to meet his wife and father-in-law at the NCB office in south Mumbai, the central agency said.
"As Prasad was not cooperating with the investigation, this fact was brought to the notice of the court with a request to grant NCB custody on Sunday when he was produced for remand after a medical check-up. He was sent to the NCB custody till 3 October," the release said.
The court has observed in its order on Sunday that no physical ill-treatment has been given to the accused, it said, and quoted from the judge's observation.
"From the submission of the accused, it reveals that, no physical ill-treatment (was) given to him during the course of his custody with the NCB authority. Furthermore, he has no complaint about the physical ill-treatment," the NCB release said, quoting from the court observation.
The NCB reiterates that the allegations circulating in the news item are baseless and devoid of any truth, the release said.
Prasad's name had cropped up during the NCB's wider probe into the alleged Bollywood-drugs nexus.
The probe agency had told the court on Sunday that Prasad, in his statement, said he had procured drugs from co- accused Karamjeet Singh Anand and his associates.
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Google Doodle pays tribute to Zohra Sehgal : All you need to know about the 'doyen of Hindi cinema'
The Google Doodle on 29 September paid its tribute to legendary actress and stage veteran Zohra Segal. The illustration, which shows Segal as dancing, has been illustrated by guest artist Parvati Pillai.
A recipient of Padma Shri in 1998, the Kalidas Samman in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2010, Segal appeared in multiple British films, TV shows, and Hindi movies like Dil Se, Veer-Zaara, Cheeni Kum, Kal Ho Na Ho, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham in a career spanning over six decades. like
Segal was born on 27 April, 1912, in Saharanpur, and began her career as a dancer in choreographer Uday Shankar's troupe in 1935. Till 1943, Segal toured across USA, Japan and Europe, performing with Shankar's group.
In 1945, Segal joined the Indian People’s Theatre Association and made her debut in films with IPTA's first film production, Dharti Ke Lal (1946) directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, and later in Neecha Nagar, also backed by IPTA. Neecha Nagar, Indian Express reports, released on 29 September 1946 at the Cannes Film Festival. The first Indian film to feature in the film festival, Neecha Nagar is also the only Indian film to be ever awarded a Palme d'Or.
The actress relocated to London in 1962, after which she acted in Doctor Who, the 1984 miniseries The Jewel in the Crown and Bend it like Beckham.
Speaking to Google on why she chose to pay her homage to Segal, Pillai says the actress "overcame social and cultural stereotypes with her sheer tenacity and infectious passion from a very young age. She is an inspiration not just for women everywhere, but for anyone who wants to follow their own path."
Pillai further adds Segal "lived her life to the fullest. In today’s challenging times, it is important to be optimistic and keep smiling.”
Segal passed away on 10 July, 2014 at the age of 102 in New Delhi. Her final big-screen appearance was in 2007, in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya.
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Tehran: Moshe Zonder of Fauda fame and EP Dana Eden discuss the Apple TV+ espionage series
Moshe Zonder, best known for political thriller Fauda, once again tries to keep his audience at the edge of their seats with eight-part espionage series Tehran.
Fauda saw an Israeli Defence Force unit infiltrate Palestinian militant group Hamas, and in Tehran, Zonder sends his Iranian born Mossad computer-hacker agent Tamar Rabiyan (Niv Sultan), a novice, on an undercover mission to dismantle Iran's nuclear reactor. The assignment goes awry and Tamar goes rogue, sheltering herself from her superiors desperately on her tail. Every scene is thick with tension, will she or will she not get caught?
Both shows broach the issue of Israel's tensions with its neighbours through the respective journeys of their primary characters. Zonder's experience as an investigative journalist helped bring a broader perspective in illustrating these complex relations. "I loved to cross borders to the West Bank and the Gaza strip where I met with the leader of the Hamas movement, Israel's great enemy. After meeting them and hearing their stories, I realised everything was a lot different than what I knew and what was published in Israeli press. That led me to write the first season of Fauda."
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Executive producer Dana Eden calls Tehran "a global story about identity, immigrants, family, and loyalty."
When it comes to dealing with geopolitical representations in cinema and TV, one side is often favoured over the other. We have seen it in Hollywood's war/spy dramas and in the ultranationalism of Bollywood films. With Tehran, Zonder says he has attempted to draw parallels between the lives of common, young Israelis and their cross-border peers, researching for which took him and his team over two years. While politics are important, humanity takes precedence in storytelling. "We wanted to show the lives of those young people — protesting and demonstrating against the Ayatollah regime, risking their lives, risking their freedom," says Zonder.
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"One of the most beautiful things about this show is that we have put in a lot of effort to show both sides of the conflict without leading the audience to choose one side over the other. There is no one clear enemy," reiterates Iranian-American actor Shaun Toub, who plays Faras Kamali, head of the Revolutionary Guards, a branch of Iran's armed forces, "As a viewer, your feelings are changing in every episode. You can relate, but also hate both sides."
The show tries to subvert stereotypes of Iran being a restrictive Islamic state with no space for self-expression. We see Tamar seek refuge at her long lost aunt Arezoo's home, and soon befriend a local hacker and student activist Milad (Shervin Alenabi), who introduces her to Iran's underground culture. Arezoo's daughter, on the other hand, represents the conservative side.
The world of espionage and action thrillers is usually dominated by men, so choosing a female protagonist was a political statement for the makers, an important step toward diverse media representation. Besides, writing a female character and designing difficult situations for her to tackle was "more interesting and freeing" for Zonder and co-writer Omri Shenhar.
"The fact that we chose a woman and not only a woman, but an immigrant from Iran, who comes back to her homeland as a spy makes everything more complex and more nuanced," adds executive producer Dana Eden.
Tamar is inexperienced and nervous as an on-field agent, and sentimental upon returning to her place of birth. Though her self-defence training kicks in when she is in peril, she is still susceptible to rookie mistakes, endangering herself and people around her. Selecting the right fit for Tamar involved a fair amount of auditions, until Eden suggested Sultan, whom she had worked with before.
"I want to say about Niv that she has a quality to be tough and soft at the same time. That's what she brought into the character. We didn't want the character to be only tough or only soft and vulnerable – we wanted both. Niv embedded both of those qualities in her acting," says Eden.
For Sultan, preparing for the role involved learning Farsi, mastering the pronunciation and mouth movements, which were completely different from Hebrew and Arabic, the two languages she has been exposed to in Israel. The actor immersed herself in Iranian culture, even refined her physical skills by learning Krav Maga (Israeli martial art). Most dialogues in the show are in Farsi, with fragments of Hebrew and English. Sultan reveals she took over four to five months to learn her lines.
Tehran's cast also includes Navid Neganban (Homeland), Liraz Charhi, Menashe Noy, Shila Vosough Ommi.
Tehran is now streaming on Apple TV+.
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SC clears man held for rape after 4-yr live-in
No woman, after being sexually assaulted at knife-point, would write amorous love letters to the accused and share a live-in relationship for four years, the Supreme Court said on Monday while acquitting a man of 20-year-old charges of rape and cheating, for which he was convicted by the trial court and the Jharkhand High Court.
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DRDO man honeytrapped, held hostage for a day
A 35-year-old scientist who, police said, is associated with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was honeytrapped and held hostage for almost an entire day at an OYO hotel by a gang of five that demanded a ransom of Rs 10 lakh.
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Vadodara: Three dead in building collapse
Three persons died after an under-construction building collapsed in Bawamanpura here late Monday night.
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श्रीकृष्ण जन्मस्थान: ‘विराजमान भगवान’ की ओर से दाखिल याचिका पर सुनवाई कल, मंदिर-ईदगाह परिसर की सुरक्षा कड़ी
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कृष्ण जन्मभूमि में पक्षकार बनने का मामला: निर्णय 15 अक्तूबर को करेगी अखाड़ा परिषद
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कृषक उपज व्यापार और वाणिज्य (संवर्धन और सरलीकरण) कानून के तहत किसानों और व्यापारियों को एपीएमसी की मंडी से बाहर फसल बेचने की आजादी होगी। सरकार का कहना है कि वह एपीएमसी मंडियां बंद नहीं कर रही है बल्कि किसानों के लिए ऐसी व्यवस्था कर रही है जिसमें वह निजी खरीददार को अच्छे दामों में अपनी फसल बेच सके।
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कायरेन डिसूजा : 13 हजार फुट ऊंचे पहाड़ दर्रे पर रचा इतिहास
डिसूजा के नाम कई कीर्तिमान पहले से ही जुड़ चुके हैं। वे ‘अल्ट्रा एंड ट्रेल रनिंग’ के लिए भारत की राष्ट्रीय टीम के सदस्य रहे। उन्होंने ‘वर्ल्ड ट्रेल सीरीज चैंपियनशिप’ और 24 घंटे दौड़ के लिए हुई चैंपियनशिप में भाग लिया। ग्रीस में 246 किलोमीटर की ऐतिहासिक दौड़ में चयनित होने वाले वे एकमात्र भारतीय हैं।
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विश्व परिक्रमा: ट्रंप ने 15 साल में सिर्फ पांच साल संघीय आयकर चुकाया?
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आवश्यक वस्तु अधिनियम : क्या होगी तस्वीर, किसे होगा लाभ
फोरम ऑफ ट्रेडर्स आर्गनाइजेशन के मुताबिक, कानून में संशोधन से बड़े कारोबारी अनाज, दाल, खाद्य तेल, प्याज और आलू जैसे जरूरी जिंस की जमाखोरी कर सकते हैं, जिससे कीमतें बढ़ेंगी। फोरम के सचिव रबीन्द्रनाथ कोले के मुताबिक, विधेयक के पारित होने के एक दिन के भीतर ही प्याज के दाम 10 रुपए किलो बढ़ गए। आलू के दाम भी बढ़े हैं।
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शोध: कृषि को मिलेगी ‘सौर-वृक्ष’ की नई ऊर्जा
भारतीय शोधकर्ताओं ने दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा ‘सौर-वृक्ष’ विकसित करने का दावा किया है। दुर्गापुर स्थित सीएसआईआर-सेंट्रल मैकेनिकल इंजीनियरिंग रिसर्च इंस्टीट्यूट (सीएमइआरआइ) के शोधकर्ताओं द्वारा विकसित इस सौर-वृक्ष की क्षमता 11.5 किलोवाट पीक (केडब्लूपी) ऊर्जा उत्पादन की है।
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चलिए…हम संघ के चाटुकार हैं लेकिन कम से कम किसी परिवार के चाटुकार तो नहीं है, जदयू प्रवक्ता ने कांग्रेस नेता को यूं दिया जवाब
डिबेट शो में कांग्रेस प्रवक्ता पवन खेड़ा ने जेडीयू प्रवक्ता अजय आलोक के खिलाफ तीखी बयानबाजी की।
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कृषि विधानों को निष्प्रभावी करने को कांग्रेस सरकारे ला सकती हैं नया कानून, सोनिया गांधी ने मुख्यमंत्रियों से कहा-संभावना पर करें विचार
कांग्रेस के संगठन महासचिव वेणुगोपाल ने कहा कि यह अनुच्छेद इन ‘कृषि विरोधी एवं राज्यों के अधिकार क्षेत्र में दखल देने वाले’ केंद्रीय कानूनों को निष्प्रभावी करने के लिए राज्य विधानसभाओं को कानून पारित करने का अधिकार देता है।
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मौनी रॉय ने समुद्र के बीचों-बीच दिखाया डूबते सूरज का नजारा, Video हुआ वायरल
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Maha restaurants, bars allowed to open from Oct
In a major decision, Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday allowed 4 lakh restaurant, bars and eatery outlets in the state to start their operations from the first week of October, just ahead of Navaratri starting October 17.
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Live: 3 dead as building collapses in Vadodara
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Govt clears military acquisitions worth Rs2290 cr
The defence ministry on Monday approved arms acquisitions worth another Rs 2,290 crore, including procurement of 72,000 more assault rifles from the US, amid the ongoing military confrontation in eastern Ladakh with China.
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Farmers' stir live: Tractor set on fire at India Gate
Pro-farmer organizations are observing Karnataka bandh today to protest against the farm bills. Pro-Kannada organizations have also extended their support to the bandh. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates.
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Five sixes in an over is amazing: Rahul Tewatia
Rahul Tewatia, who smashed five sixes in an over to help Rajasthan Royals beat Kings XI Punjab in an incredible IPL match, said he always kept believing that he could achieve the feat despite struggling initially in his innings.
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Sharad meets Uddhav; allies say usual business
A day after a meeting between the Sena’s Sanjay Raut and BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis set the grapevine abuzz, NCP president Sharad Pawar met chief minister and Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday.
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Global coronavirus death toll passes one million
More than one million people have died from coronavirus, according to an AFP toll, after the deadly disease emerged less than a year ago in China and swept around the globe. The pandemic has ravaged the world's economy, inflamed geopolitical tensions and upended lives, from Indian slums and Brazil's jungles to America's biggest city New York.
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Pak to buy homes of Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar
The provincial government in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has decided to purchase the ancestral houses of legendary Bollywood actors Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar to conserve the historic buildings which are in dilapidated condition and facing demolition threat. The Department of Archaeology in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province has decided to allocate sufficient funds for purchasing the two buildings, which have been declared as the national heritage and lie in the heart of Peshawar city, an official said.
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Manoj Bajpayee says it's unfortunate how migrant issues have been sidelined by news channels
Actor Manoj Bajpayee says he wanted to channel the nostalgia and pride of migrants for their home in Bambai Main Ka Ba, his hit Bhojpuri rap highlighting the plight of people who leave their native places to move to big cities in search of employment.
Bajpayee, one of the finest contemporary actors in Hindi cinema with films such as Satya, Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 and Aligarh to his credit, said it is sad that migrants issues are not highlighted enough by news channels.
The politically-charged song, written by Dr Sagar and directed by Anubhav Sinha, gave Bajpayee the chance to combine the medium of rap with his first language, Bhojpuri, to talk about issues that bother him.
The actor, who hails from Belwa village in West Champaran, Bihar, said he wanted the rap to reflect the pride he has for his birthplace.
"Rap is a great way to protest, to express your anger. I improvised a lot while performing. The most important thing that I tried to bring was that whatever anger you want to show, you also show the pride, the pride of the village I come from," the actor told Press Trust of India in a telephonic interview.
Days after the coronavirus-induced lockdown came into effect in March, lakhs of migrants and daily wagers landed on the highways, walking, cycling or hitchhiking to their home states hundreds of kilometres away as living in cities became impossible due to lack of work.
The images of their long walk home in the face of tragedy and death shook the nation and hit the headlines in the national and international media but their issues have now disappeared from the news, something that the actor finds unfortunate.
"It's sad that migrant issues and their problems have been sidelined by the news media. They should talk about it. There should be discussions and debates so that these things don't happen again.
"Migrants leave their home in search for a better life in the big city but they end up living a pathetic life," Bajpayee said, emphasising the need for job creation in small towns.
The 51-year-old actor said headlines today don't reflect questions related to the growth and the development of the country.
"From 5 o'clock till 10 o'clock, you are reading things and seeing things which are completely not relevant to the country or its growth and development.
"In the name of journalism, what we are seeing is nothing but a mockery of journalism. I hope we start talking about something that's relevant and matters to the common man," he said.
Bajpayee said he added a tinge of nostalgia in his performance that comes from his love for his birthplace, while a lot of it already existed in Dr Sagar's lyrics, which have been composed by Anurag Saikia and translated into English by senior journalist Sankarshan Thakur.
"I am a proud Bihari, village person and farmer's son. I sincerely feel blessed I was born in that place. I am proud of the culture, language and upbringing that I had. I give a lot of credit for my performances to the place I come from.
"It has contributed a lot in making me the actor and the person I am today. The nostalgia does not just come from the lyrics but also from the way I have performed the song," the National Award winner added.
Asked about the lack of good Bhojpuri content in mainstream media, Bajpayee said he always wanted to do something in the language but actors have to depend on other creative people for such collaborations.
"When Anubhav offered this to me, I immediately said yes. This is my mother tongue, my first language. The response to the song has been encouraging. It gives me hope about future projects."
The actor also believes the grammar of the visual medium is gradually changing with people from small towns and from places like Poorvanchal, UP and Bihar, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh coming to the industry.
"They come to this industry with their stories and experiences. When they start putting out their stories, people relate to it. And that''s why the local becomes global.
"In the last 20-21 years, the storytelling has changed because of these people who came from their own strong cultural background and they tried putting out their stories and cultural experiences."
Bajpayee, meanwhile, is enjoying one of the most creatively fertile phases of his career with back-to-back projects.
"I am always buzzing with ideas. If I get more challenging stuff, I will throw myself into it because I love this art. This is the first time in my entire career that 365 days of my life are given to people. I don't have any dates left. I am scared of reading more scripts because if I like something and I can't do it, it will give me stress," he said.
Bajpayee, who is now looking forward to the second season of The Family Man, promised a "more intense and thrilling" follow-up chapter to the popular Amazon Prime Video series.
While The Family Man should be ready by December, Suraj Pe Mangal Bhaari, a Zee Studios production, will see the actor in a comedic avatar.
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Former Dharmatic Entertainment producer Kshitij Ravi Prasad claims NCB forced him to implicate Karan Johar
Kshitij Ravi Prasad, a former executive producer for Dharmatic Entertainment, who was arrested yesterday, told a Mumbai Court that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) asked him to implicate Karan Johar and others working at Dharma Productions of consuming drugs.
This claim has been denied by Deputy Director General (South West), Mutha Ashok Jain, who said the questioning was conducted in a "professional manner," reports The Indian Express.
The NCB told the court they had seized “roll joint believed to be remains of smoked ganja” from Prasad's house. The agency also said the producer had made bank and cash payments of around Rs 3500 to purchase marijuana between May and July. It said Prasad is indirectly connected with accused Anuj Keshwani, from whom commercial quantity of a contraband was confiscated.
However, Prasad's lawyer Satish Maneshinde said his client, who produced before a magistrate court in Mumbai via video conferencing, had been "harassed and blackmailed" into making a statement. He added that his client's statement was recorded by NCB's Mumbai head Sameer Wankhede, during which "various patently false claims were inserted despite his (Prasad’s) protests."
"The NCB officers apart from Sameer Wankhede were courteous to Kshitij and provided him with a comfortable sleeping arrangement. The next morning when his statement recording resumed, Kshitij was categorically informed by Sameer Wankhede in the presence of several other officers, that since he was associated with Dharma Productions, they would let him off if he implicated Karan Johar and some others, falsely alleging that they consumed drugs. Kshitij refused to comply with this despite the pressure being mounted on him as he did not know any of these people personally and did not wish to falsely implicate anyone," Maneshinde said.
Wakhende called this a routine practice of the accused to make such allegations. NCB's Deputy DG Jain said Prasad's claims were untrue and the agency did not have an intended target than what the investigation reveals.
While seeking Prasad's custody, the NCB referred to Ankush Arneja's statement where he had said to have supplied hashish to Prasad through accused Sanket Patel. Patel, arrested and eventually granted bail, allegedly told the NCB that he delivered hashish to Prasad's house in Andheri on a dozen occasions between May and July this year.
In Prasad's remand application, the NCB stated that it is integral to find out whom Prasad was delivering drugs to in Bollywood. The agency told the court that Prasad was uncooperative and sought his custody till 5 October.
Maneshinde said Prasad told the court he was asked to sit on the floor during the interrogation as Wankhede put a shoe near his face. After spending 48 hours in custody, he said Prasad was "extremely fatigue and shaken". The lawyer sought permission for Prasad to speak to a lawyer or a family member.
Maneshinde further said Wankhede told Prasad that in exchange for a phone call, he should sign a statement prepared by them, which could be retracted later. Wankhede also allegedly told Prasad that if he did not sign the statement, he would not be able to access a lawyer or family. He claimed that Prasad signed the statement under duress.
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Trump paid $750 in US income taxes in 2016, '17
Donald Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the presidency. In his first year in the White House, he paid another $750. He had paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years — largely because he reported losing much more money than he made.
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A laugh here, a sigh there: Remembering SP Balasubrahmanyam's unique musical style
It’s the beginning of a tender, young love and the couple’s hands graze each other. They are dizzy-headed, in a kerakkam, as they’d say in Tamil. Who else but SP Balasubrahmanyam — all of 65 when Vetri Maaran’s Aadukalam (2011) was being made — could make you feel that sizzling chemistry with a voice heavy with love, yet light with playfulness? The music was by a boy he adored, GV Prakash Kumar, whom he first saw as a child in his uncle AR Rahman’s studio, where he would keep running away from the mic instead of singing ‘Chikku Bukku Rayile’.
Prakash is still in awe of how SPB lent his unique charm to ‘Ayyayo Nenju’. It was a song very close to the singer’s heart, because it also featured his son SPB Charan, and went on to win many awards. “That’s his trademark, right, he always manages to introduce a little laughter here and there to add flavour to a song. It’s all him,” recalls Prakash.
This anecdote comes from a time when you can visualise the songs you like by simply YouTubing them. But decades before that, SPB helped you see songs even as you heard them. Remember ‘Siriya Paravai Siragai’ from the 1985 Andha Oru Nimidam, a whole 26 years before Aadukalam? At 4.50 minutes, just when the song is about to conclude, there’s this burst of laughter, before the song moves to a positive note. Kamal Haasan, as always a great song actor, aced that laugh on screen. Did the music director tell him to laugh this way? Did he know this is how the actor would lip sync? How did he know to laugh to a set musical metre?
As kids, my cousin and I could go back and forth, rewinding and fast-forwarding the tape on our National Panasonic 543 so that we could go land at that exact minute. Years later, we saw that smile on Doordarshan during Oliyum Oliyum when they played the song.
In 1997, when satellite television had entered homes, and with it, film songs, most saw first hand what SPB managed with ‘Thanga Thamarai Magale’ from Minsara Kanavu. The song went on to fetch him a National Award too. Director Rajiv Menon remembers the recording. “It was a high-pitch song and SPB was not very happy with his output. We tried reducing the pitch and the song died. Suddenly, he decided he would sing in high pitch and looked up at the ceiling and sang. The paper with lyrics was pasted there, and a suspended mic caught all the action. He’d always tell me I made him scream for his food.”
‘Thanga Thamarai’ had a different kind of kerakkam, distinctly one-sided, and was a mix of love and admiration for a girl who had no clue about the boy’s feelings.
A lot has been written about how SPB had the ability to sound like the top actors of his time, but one could go on and not tire. He sounded like Kamal, drenching songs with love, grief and playfulness, and revelled in his famous disco numbers too. ‘Annatha Aadaraar’ and ‘Unna Nenachu’ are examples of exuberance and a broken heart, both picturised on Kamal and sung by SPB. It almost felt like SPB knew how Kamal would introduce a half-smile somewhere, and he sang its musical equivalent.
For Rajinikanth, Tamil cinema’s angry young man, he sounded appropriately more mature, and gave him probably his best love song in ‘Kaadhalin Deepam Ondru’, from Thambikku Entha Ooru (1984). There’s also a ‘haah’ at the 1.36 mark. The famous Rajini introduction songs need an SPB.
For Karthik, SPB was playful and passionate in turns. In Kizhakku Vaasal (1990), he sang ‘Pachamala Poovu’, where Karthik serenades a goddess-like Revathy with a certain reverence; later, in ‘Paadiparandha kili’, he’s full-throated in grief, his heart broken after he realises the girl he loves is to be married to someone else.
SPB was the voice that nudged Meenakshi Seshadri towards Prabhu’s love in K Balachander’s Duet. His songs for Prabhu were filled with the good-naturedness and wholesomeness that the actor’s characters were known for.
Mohan would not have been ‘Mike’ Mohan but for SPB’s voice. Most remember Mouna Ragam (1986), but there’s also Udhaya Geetham (1985), among a whole lot of other 80s hits, with its chartbusters, one of which also lent SPB the moniker ‘Paadum Nila’. The songs for Mohan defy listing, hit after hit after hit, in so many genres. So many memorable love songs down the ages.
There are also a tiny bouquet of songs where SPB sang for himself on screen, most famously ‘Mannil Indha Kaadhalindri’ in Keladi Kanmani (1990), which rang in 30 years of its release this year.
The singer with a voice that traversed so many emotions was also a great voice actor. Not many know of how much life he lent to Kama Haasan’s Tamil films that were dubbed into Telugu, or vice-versa. Indran Chandran and Sippikul Muthu came alive for Tamil audiences thanks to SPB; he did the same for over 150 films of Kamal, including Dasavatharam, when they travelled from Tamil to Telugu. His voice bond with Kamal was one for the ages, with people often getting confused as to who was speaking.
SPB, the singer, took over every other talent of his, one of which was acting. A film that brought together the actor, the singer and the expression king in one scene is Manadhil Urudhi Vendum (1987). He plays a doctor who has to kick off a smoking habit. He fondly looks at a cigarette, absorbs its scent with intensity and a smile, and then sings a ‘mangalam’, usually sung at the conclusion of a classical Carnatic concert, to signify the end of a relationship. Luckily, for us, he never sang a mangalam for his bond with his listeners.
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