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'BAADSHAHO': A TREAT TO WATCHTHIS THRILLER

CAST: AJAY DEVGN, EMRAAN HASHMI, SANJAY

MISHRA, ILEANA D'CRUZ, ESHA GUPTA, VIDYUT

JAMWAL; DIRECTOR: MILAN LUTHRIA

RATING: *1/2

IS SOFIA HAYAT DOINGITEM SONG IN 'AKSAR 2'?

MUMBAI, (IANS) Model-turned-nun Sofia Hayat says con-trary to rumours, she is not doing an item song in the forth-coming film "Aksar 2". "There have been rumours about it (the song).My friends are calling me and asking about the song. If the makerswould have asked me, I would have loved to do it. I'm keen on doing anitem number as I haven't done it," Sofia said in a statement. The sus-pense-thriller stars Gautam Rode, Zareen Khan and Abhinav Shukla.Directed by Ananth Mahadevan, the film is set to release on Octo-ber 6. "Suspense and mystery need to be deviously woveninto the plot. The unpredictability of the characters and situ-ations keeps the audience guessing. Our attempt is to keepthem on the edge of their seat throughout 'Aksar 2',"Mahadevan had said earlier about the film.

What is Saif Ali Khan sayingabout Salman for 'Race 3'?MUMBAI, (IANS) Saif Ali Khan, who has featured in twoinstalments of Bollywood franchise "Race", says who betterthan superstar Salman Khan to replace him in the third movie.Ramesh Taurani has repor tedly announced that the franchisewill move ahead without Saif, and Salman will play the leadinstead. Saif, who was here on Thursday at the launch of thetrailer of "Chef", was asked about the third film in the franchise andthe new casting of Salman. He said: "Actually Ramesh had told meabout this last year that he wants to make a new film in the franchise,'Race 3', and wanted to take up a new cast. I love Rameshjiand who better than Salman Khan for this.

If you are looking for a film that is unintentionally funny because it takes itself soseriously you would think the end-result would be a heist film on a par with VijayAnand's "Jewel Thief" or at least Milan Luthria's "Kachche Dhaage", then lookagain. This is no "Oceans 11". "Baadshaho" is a class apart. Seldom have I comecross a screenplay so absurd and bombastic that it qualifies among the mostdeplorably written feasts of fatuousness in recent times. Making it worse are theperformances. So pretentious and hammy are the actors it would be an insult togood taste to call them actors.Topping the list of per forming travesties is Ileana D'Cruz. Playing what looks like aGayatri Devi lookalike she gives what could possibly rank among the most laugh-able portrayals of royalty in recent times. Unable to speak one Hindi line properlyand housing expressions that range from blank to dumb, Ms D'Cruz makes youwonder how she manages to survive in a business where every wrong move is oncamera. And the camera in this Rajasthan-based is manned by Sunita Radia witha roaring ruggedness and a penchant for flavourful dusty colours which fly furi-ously in our faces forever scoffing the insipid storytelling. Not that "Badshaho" hasany dearth of noise and colour. The screen is clogged with mindless mayhem anda riot of blinding colours. Surely this swirl of synthetic drama would have a desiredimpact at some point? But no. The absurdities abound to the extent that you wonderwhy Rajat Arora wrote this bombastic screenplay in the first play.And what is Ajay Devgn doing here? Undoubtedly the superstar of the show, he hasan ill-defined role. He tries to get past the limitations impinged on his character. His

Rajasthani accent slips in and out like a moody oil slick. He plays right-hand toRani Ileana D'Cruz who is as slippery a woman as any that God invented sinceMan realized that the organ in his pants is meant for more than just peeing. RaniSahiba smooches her orderly in the open for tresses of Rajasthan with her bare-back suggesting nudity. Would any Rani worth her crown get naked and smoochher subject in full view? Ileana is not the only one indulging in incoherent nudity.When we first meet Vidyut Jamwal - yes, that paragon of wooden expressions, isalso in the cast - he is sitting naked in a train. Probably waiting for someone to pullthe emergency signal. Oh, and the aforementioned Rani Sahiba smooches Jamwaltoo in a prison cell where she is locked up during the Emergency. Wish someonehad locked away this film's screenplay and forgotten the key. Why the Emergency?What is its relevance to the plot except to have a Sanjay Gandhi lookalike (PriyanshuChatteree) make cheesy passes at the Rani. Later we see him zonked out of hissenses with semi-naked girls lounging on the floor. Sanjay Gandhi is not the onlyone slandered by this perverse action film. Talented actors like Sanjay Mishra andSharad Kelkar seem to be puppets of a fate controlled by forces far beyond theprecincts of coherence and logic.And Emran Hashmi, dear fans, do say a prayer for his dead career. His Rajasthanicharacter with kohl in the eye and a perpetual smirk on the lips would probablyhave been more bearable if he didn't have to romance the vacuous bimbo namedEsha Gupta. Just why the film industry tolerates the likes of Gupta and D'Cruz is asubject worthy of a thesis.

NIKKA ZAILDAR 2 TO WARM YOUR HEARTSCHANDIGARH - After a huge suc-cess on the big screen of "NikkaZaildar", Ammy Virk is back withanother par t of the same tale as"Nikka Zaildar 2" but again with atwist and a love story or can becalled as affair parallel to hismarried life with Wamiqa Gabbi,yet most of the characters of themovie are same and movieseems yet interesting as the pre-vious one. The trailer star ts withthe scene that Ammy Virk andSonam Bajwa are getting mar-ried, where the previous par t ofthe fi lm was ended. And thenstar ts the real story and comedythat will defiantly work this timeas well on the box office and maybecome more popular than theprevious one. The movie is go-ing to September 22 this year andit may seem very early to some-

one as the 1st par t was releasedon 30th of September 2016. So wecan say that it's releasing withina year, but also we can say that

this wasn't expected that therewould be a second par t of themovie as it was never a mysteryat the end of the film but yes one

can call it a surprise from the di-rector Simerjit Singh (Also thedirector of famous movies likeNikka Zaildar and Angrej).

Varun Dhawan took inspirationfrom real life twins for 'Judwaa 2'

Sajid Nadiadwala's 'Judwaa 2' will bring back the 1997's blockbusterhit 'Judwaa'. The reprised version will star Varun Dhawan, JacquelineFernandez, and Taapsee Pannu in the lead roles.Varun Dhawan who will be playing a double role for the first time tookinspiration from real life twins to get into the skin of the characters.He tried to understand the complexities and nuances required to por-tray the dual character.Explaining the same the actor said, "I did a lot of research for the film.I have two friends Aman and Pawan who are twins in real life, so Itried to find out how is it. In fact, I even tried to find out if one has agirlfriend so how does she tell them apar t, I mean doesn't she acci-dentally catch hold of the other one. I did find out that sometimestwins take advantage of the fact."Varun Dhawan will bring back the iconic characters of the tapori Rajaand the nerdy Prem from the 1997 film in 'Judwaa 2'.Packed with action, drama, and humour the comedy film with a fun plot hasbeen an all time favorite amongst the family audience. There has been ahuge anticipation to witness the revamped version of the film.

Here's the secret behind JacquelineFernandez' sizzling figureJacqueline Fernandez who is known for her beauty and fitnessindulgence has a secret behind her sizzling figure. The actresshas always been an advocate of being natural in all ways and hasadopted the same in her daily life. Owing to her sizzling figureand natural beauty, hereis the secret behind it:Her day star ts with aglass of warm waterand yoga practice.Yogais very rooted in theworkout and fitnessregime of the sveltebeauty. She practicesyoga at least 3-4 times aweek. She also likes topractice differentactivities such aspilates, hot yoga andfew sets of plankswhich help her instaying fit. JacquelineFernandez believes thatextreme diet andextreme workouts neverhelp, so she follows themiddle path.The actressdivides her meals intodifferent par ts andmakes sure that sheeats something healthy after every 2 hours and also drinks anabundant amount of water which helps to keep her hydrated andincrease the metabolism.

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HANSIKA MOTWANI AT ACTOR VISHAL'S SISTER AISHWARYA REDDY'S WEDDING RECEPTION.

ILEANA D'CRUZ, AJAY DEVGN, EMRAAN HASHMI, ESHA GUPTA AND VIDYUT JAMWAL AT THE NDTV INDIA YOUTH FORCHANGE CONCLAVE IN NEW DELHI.

'HASEENA PARKAR' TO RELEASEON SEP 22: DIRECTOR LAKHIA

MUMBAI, (IANS) "Haseena Parkar" director Apoorva Lakhia on Tues-day cleared the air about the film's release being postponed and saidthe film is releasing on September 22. Originally the film was sup-posed to release on July 14 but it was pushed to August 18 to avoidthe clutter at the box office. Then according to a statement issued onbehalf of the producers the film's release date was finalized as Sep-tember 22.When media asked about the film's release being postponed again,Lakhia said, "People can write what they want as long as we arecoming in the news. We are coming to theaters on the 22nd of Sep-tember and we never said anything otherwise. We are really lookingforward to it and today we star t the promotions for the film." He waspresent at the Twitter office for the song launch of the film.Asked why the makers chose to release a romantic song first fromthe film, Apoorva said, "From the trailer it seems like a very violentand action oriented film but that is not the case, Haseena was marriedto her elder brother's best friend Ibrahim who not only ran a restaurantbut in his free time used to work as a stunt man in Bollywood."They were madly in love and she was married at a very young age.

She had a beautiful marriage and she lost her husband at a young age.This song is by Sachin and Jigar and we thought this would be anideal song to show the world a softer side of Haseena Parkar becausewhen she was young she was very romantic but her circumstanceswere what got her where she reached." Shraddha Kapoor plays thetitle role along with her brother Siddhanth Kapoor as Dawood Ibrahimand Ankur Bhatia as Haseena's husband. The film marks the time inHaseena's life from 17 to 40 years old.Shraddha, the lead actor in the film, said that she does not want togeneralize their (Shraddha and Siddhanth Kapoor) characters as vil-lains. She said, "I would not generalize our characters because thatwill be putting a judgment and a point of view, so we are completelypor traying this as a character and it's entirely up to the audience todecide. We are showing a wide perspective so that people can judgebased on the film." The song "Tere Bina" is the first song releasedfrom the film. Composed by Sachin-Jigar and written by Priya Saraiya,"Tere Bina" is a duet sung by Arijit Singh and Priya Saraiya. This filmwill also mark Shraddha Kapoor's first female protagonist film. Shewas last seen in "Half Girlfriend" with Arjun Kapoor.

Big B to play slum soccer founderVijay Barse in 'Sairat' director's film

BY SUBHASH K JHAMUMBAI, (IANS) After playing a Bal Thackeray doppelganger in RamGopal Varmas "Sarkar" series, it is time for the indefatigable AmitabhBachchan to play yet another real-life character in "Sairat" directorNagaraj Manjules new film -- his first in Hindi. In the film which is yetto get a title Big B plays Vijay Barse who more than a decade ago,established the Nagpur based NGO Slum Soccers which helps slumkids find their bearings through the game of football.Though he is more than happy to speak about his adulation forBachchan, Manjule is reluctant to talk about the project he will star tshooting with the megastar in October. "Let's just say, it is based on areal-life character. But the way I've written the par t and the film, itmoves very far away from the original source," he said. Manjule hasbeen writing his new Bachchan film for a good two years."And before that I was researching on the subject. I don't mind spend-ing time on my script. I spent a good 8 years on the script of Sairat. I

wrote it with only Bachchan Saab in mind. I've been his fan fromchildhood. I grew up copying his clothes, speech and mannerismsfrom Majboor and Deewaar. I'd go to school with my shir t tied likeBachchan Saab in 'Deewaar' and get severely reprimanded by myteachers. But the punishment had no effect on me. I'd still do it," hesaid. Manjule, a self-confessed Bachchan bhakt, says when he metBachchan he was somehow able to control his adulation. "I don'tknow how but I managed to remain calm, restrained and dignified. Iactually wanted to jump out of my seat and dance around him. But I narrated myscript in an even tone. I am happy I did that. I didn't want to come across as just afan. Of course I am a fan for lifetime. And someday when I complete my film withhim I'll tell him how much effort it took me to not gush and rave when I met himfor the first time," he said. The director wants to focus on making agood film. He said: "I don't feel burdened by the responsibility of livingup to 'Sairat'. But yes, I want the audience to say I made a good filmagain. I don't want people to say, "Yeh Nagaraj ne kya banaya hai?'

AAMIR KHAN HAILS PEOPLE BEHIND 'MAIN KAUN HOON'MUMBAI, (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who will next be seen alongside Zaira Wasim in "Secret Superstar", says itwas a privilege for him to work with composer Amit Trivedi, lyricist Kausar Munir, singer Meghna Mishra and director AdvaitChandan - the team behind the popular song "Main kaun hoon". The song "Main Kaun Hoon" from the movie is receiving apositive response. Aamir took to Twitter on Wednesday to share a behind-the-scenes video of the song wherein the whole teamcan be seen working together for the song. "It was a privilege working with Amit, Kausar, Meghna and above all Advait," Aamirwrote alongside the video. "Secret Superstar" is releasing on October 19.

Jonita lends voice to Aditi RaoHydari in BhoomiMUMBAI, (IANS) "The breakup song" hitmaker Jonita Gandhiis thrilled to sing a song for the upcoming film "Bhoomi",starring Sanjay Dutt and Aditi Rao Hydari. The track "Willyou marr y me" is Gandhi's first duet with Divya Kumar,known for hit songs including "Jee karda" and "Sun saathiya".The new dance number, composed by Sachin-Jigar, ispicturised on Aditi. Jonita said in a statement: "So excited tobe the voice for the gorgeous Aditi Rao Hydari. Also a spe-cial one for me because it's my first duet with my amazingfriend Divya Kumar. Always grateful to the dynamic duoSachin-Jigar." Her last track, "Chandralekha" from the movie"A Gentleman: Sundar, Susheel, Risky", was also composedby Sachin-Jigar.

BAADSHAHO: WHEN ILEANASCARED AJAY?MUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Ileana D'Cruz says she got ex-tremely emotional and was "crying like a baby" on the lastday of "Baadshaho", leaving her co-star Ajay Devgnscared. "I had put up a bunch of pictures of the last day(over social media) because I was incredibly emotional.I think I scared the hell out of Ajay because I was cryingso much. And they were just like, 'What's wrong withyou?' I was crying like a baby. I have never cried thatmuch in my entire life on a set," Ileana said on TV show"Yaar Mere Superstar Season 2".She was joined by Ajay, Esha Gupta and Emraan Hashmion the show. "Like on other sets, one or two tears comeout, but this was like sobbing like 'I don't wanna go'.Yeah, I had palpitations two days before. I was like s**t,"Ileana added. Emraan said: "We actually tried to cry butno tears were coming out. We called for glycerine also,then a few tears came out." The episode of "Yaar Mere Su-perstar Season 2" featuring the "Baadshaho" stars will beaired on Saturday on Zoom.

Big B was advised to 'sing moreoften' after 'Mr Natwarlal'MUMBAI, (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says emi-nent sound recordist Ghosh advised him to sing more oftenafter he heard the actor singing the song "Mere paas aao" for the 1979film "Mr Natwarlal." Amitabh got nostalgic about the iconic MehboobStudio in Mumbai after he revisited there. "In 1968-69 I had climbed uphere to give audience to Sunil Dutt… Seeking a job… He was dubbinghere for 'Padosan' that iconic film… Then of course there have beensuch incredible moments within those portals, it shall be difficult todescribe," Amitabh wrote on his blog on Tuesday night. "But the one thatcomes to mind is the first song I ever sang for film - 'Mere paas aao,mere doston ek kissa suno' for 'Mr. Natwarlal' and the most accom-plished sound recordist of the time Ghosh da, after listening to meadvised me -- 'You should sing more often'," he added. Amitabh hassung songs like "Kabhi kabhi mere dil mein", "Haal-E-Dil", "Eklachalo re", "Say shava shava" and "Main yahan tu wahan ".

You can never predict a film'sbusiness: Aamir KhanMUMBAI, (IANS) Bollywood star Aamir Khan, whose"Dangal" went on to create box office records, is next com-ing up with "Secret Superstar", a high on content film madeon a lean budget. He says the secret of success lies inmaking what you believe in - on a smar t budget. At AamirKhan Productions, he says, the philosophy is to make con-tent they believe in -- a practice they have been following for16 years. They have delivered films like "Lagaan", "JaaneTu... Ya Jaane Na", "Delhi Belly" and "Dangal". While talkingabout the business philosophy, Aamir said in a statement:"You can never predict how much business a film will make.You have to make what you believe and financially you tryand make it on a budget so that you don't lose money. "Thatis what we try to do. As an actor or even as a productionhouse, we try to make it (a film) in a budget that doesn't losemoney hopefully. The extent of the business can never be incontrol of nor can we really predict that." Their next produc-tion venture "Secret Superstar", featuring Zaira Wasim, isslated for Diwali release next month.

Varun wants to attract familyaudience with 'Judwaa 2'MUMBAI, (IANS) Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan's memo-rable visits to cinema halls were those with his extendedfamily during his younger days. He says with his for thcom-ing film "Judwaa 2", he wants to draw the family audience tothe theatres. Sajid Nadiadwala's upcoming comedy film"Judwaa 2", directed by Varun's father David Dhawan, fea-tures the actor in a double role.He will bring back to celluloid the iconic characters Rajaand Prem, por trayed by Salman Khan in "Judwaa" back in1997. Sharing his experiences about the film, Varun said ina statement: "When 'Judwaa' released, I was a child as well.I watched it in my childhood and I loved it very much. Iwould enjoy the reflex actions, I would love seeing Salmanbhai in that way and then his song and dance with Rambha andKarisma (Kapoor) ma'am. "I had enjoyed the entire package of that film.So when I got the opportunity to do this film, I was like I need to do thisfilm because I want children to come to the theatre, I want families tocome to the theatre and that's been my number one thing since Ibecame an actor. "I remember some of the best times I have had withmy family or with my masis (aunts), my cousins and with myfriends have been when I have gone to the theatre." "Judwaa2" also features Jacqueline Fernandez and Taapsee Pannu. Pre-sented by Fox Star Studios and Nadiadwala Grandson Enter tainment,the film is slated to release on September 29.

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'SHUBH MANGAL SAAVDHAN'GET IT UP WITH AYUSHMANN

CAST: AYUSHMANN KHURRANA,

BHUMI PEDNEKAR

DIRECTOR: R.S. PRASANNA

RATING: ***

It's okay if you can't get it up. There. I said it. It's taken Hindi cinemayears and years to be liberated from the shackles of libidinous ma-chismo. An actor called Ayushmann Khurrana has done.A He playsan ordinary guy with a routine problem with such conviction.Ayushmann's Mudit in "Shubh Mangal Saavdhan" suffers from per-formance anxiety whenever he tries to make out with his bride-to-be,played with spunk and spontaneity by Bhumi Pednekar who is rapidlyemerging as the voice of the mofussil woman.In many ways, Bhumi is the hero of this remarkable film that's even-tually bogged down by too many stereotypical characters associatedwith the small-town joint families.You know them, quirky, cantanker-ous, eccentric, whimsical but cute and honest. Bhumi's Sugandha isone of the most sharply-written female heroes in recent films.Sugandha is deeply middleclass and proud of it. She resolves tomarry the sexually dysfunctional (albeit temporarily so, but whoknows!) Mudit not out of any false sense of bravado but because...well, this is the best she can get. And he is so goddamned devoted.Once she makes up her mind to go with Mudit she will see her re-solve to its logical (?) conclusion.Screenwriter Hitesh Kewalya finds space in the cluttered canvas togive the couple breathing, if not breeding, space. Their first (abor ted)sexual encounter in a cramped MIG flat in Delhi with sounds of songs

and everyday conversation seeping subtly into their activity is donein a lengthy flurry of furious foreplay signifying nothing. It's a se-quence filled with clumsy groping and slurply smooching played outwith endearing honesty. Another brilliantly written sequence of foiledpassion has Sugandha trying to seduce Mudit at a picnic with a plung-ing neckline and groaning tips from an orgiastic song that goes "Cometo me, Danny Boy". Danny Boy's reactions of smothered frustrationare priceless. Though the script constructs a case for the girl's bour-geois heroism (if you can't have cake have the crumbs) for me thereal hero of the film is Ayushmann Khurana's Mudit. A man who loseshis 'manhood' but holds on to his dignity even as the entire familyscoffs at his condition, and emerges a hero in the most unforeseenways. Ayushmann expresses Mudit's erectile disenchantment withjust a whisper of a look, a hint of despair... subtle sly and chic, this isan Everyman played with reined-in vigour and unostentatious valour.Though his character suffers from per formance anxiety this is per for-mance supremely devoid of any anxiety. Lamentably the script crowdsMudit's dignified anxieties with sniggering friends and scoffing rela-tives. I wish the couple had been left alone by the screenplay to sor tout their mutual problem. By bringing the entire family from both thesides into the picture to thresh out the problem on hand, the filmironically mocks the very malady that it so sensitively puts forward.

Selena Gomez's hackedInstagram shares nudephotos of BieberLOS ANGELES, (PTI) Singer-actor Selena Gomez'sInstagram account was hacked earlier on Tuesday and nudepictures of her ex Justin Bieber were leaked on it. Gomez's accountwas briefly taken down after the profile posted nude photos of Bieberfrom his 2015 Bora Bora vacation. The 25-year-old star's Instagramaccount is back on line sans Bieber's naked pictures. She is themost-followed person on the social media platform, with 125 millionfollowers. Rumours of Gomez and Bieber's romance first circulatedin 2010. They confirmed their relationship in 2011, when they ap-peared at the Vanity Fair Oscars party together, but subsequentlybroke up. Their relationship had been on-again off-again ever since,though they have not publicly dated for at least the past year.

'Game of Thrones' season 7finale most watched episode everLOS ANGELES, (PTI) "Game of Thrones" season sevenfinale set a ratings high for HBO by becoming the mostwatched episode ever in the series. The 80-minute-longfinal episode, titled "The Dragon and the Wolf", saw a totalof 12.1 million viewers tune in on Sunday, according toEnter tainment Weekly. The figure is up by 13 per centfrom the previous record high two weeks earlier and 36per cent higher than the season 6 finale. The numberclimbs to 16.5 million if HBO's replays and streamingarea numbers are added.

SWIFT IN 'ONE-WAYFEUD' WITH KIM, KANYELOS ANGELES, (IANS) Singer Taylor Swif t is in a "one-way feud" with reality TV star Kim Kardashian and herhusband and rapper Kanye West as they have both movedon. Swift and Kanye have been feuding ever since hestormed the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards in2009 because he thought singer Beyonce Knowles de-served the Best Female Video prize over her.West also took aim at Swift on his track "Famous" lastyear, in which he referred to the singer as a "b***h" andjoked about sleeping with her. However, the Kanye andKim have put the feud behind them and even though Swifthas taken aim at them both in her new song "Look whatyou made me do" and its accompanying video, sourcesclose to Kim and Kanye insist they have moved on, re-por ts tmz.com.

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COMPOSER BAPPI LAHIRI VISITS ANDHERICHA RAJA GANESH PUJA PANDAL IN MUMBAI.

DIANA PENTY AND FARHAN AKHTAR WITH MITHUN CHAKRABORTY PROMOTING THEIR FILM, LUCKNOW CENTRAL ON THESETS OF COMEDY DANGAL IN MUMBAI.

OUSTED FROM CBFC, PAHLAJ NIHALANIPRESENTS 'ADULT' FILM 'JULIE 2'

MUMBAI, (IANS) In less than a month after Pahlaj Nihalani was sackedas India's film censor board chief, he has come on board to marketand distribute erotic thriller "Julie 2". As its titillating trailer waslaunched here on Monday, he defended it as an "adult family enter-tainer" which reveals the reality of the film industry, even as theTwitterati laughed away at the irony of the 'sanskaari citizen'.But as Nihalani puts it, "If you cannot digest the film, I will give you adigestive tablet." Nihalani was ousted as the chief of the Central Boardof Film Cer tification (CBFC) over his controversial diktats of suggest-ing cuts and beeps film after film, just last month. He was replaced bywriter and ad man Prasoon Joshi. At the trailer launch of "Julie 2", asequel to the 2004 film "Julie", Nihalani had to field some tough ques-tions from the media, given how the rushes feature lead actress RaaiLaxmi stripping away. Considering that the film tells the journey of alady who is exploited by the film industry, and is quite lady-oriented inits theme, asked what rating is he expecting from the CBFC and howmany cuts, Nihalani said: "I know where the question is coming from...There is no burkha in the film, and people will be able to relate to thestory of the film. "You haven't watched the film, so watch it to judge it.Don't judge a book by its cover."His comment was a dig at "Lipstick Under My Burkha", which he had

refused to cer tify as he deemed it too "lady-oriented." While he hadissues with the word "intercourse" in a mini trailer of "Jab Harry MetSejal" and even demanded cuts in kissing scenes in films as theCBFC chief, the trailer of "Julie 2" he presents goes all out focussingon skin show. Reminded of that, Nihalani retor ted at the media meethere: "That was U/A (unrestricted public exhibition, subject to paren-tal guidance for children below the age of twelve). This is adult."

BIOPIC ON OM PURI IN THE WORKS: NANDITA PURIBY KISHORI SUD

LONAVLA, (IANS) A biopic on late actor Om Puri is in the works, says his estranged wife Nandita Puri. Nandita, who penned thecritically acclaimed actor's biography titled "Unlikely Hero: The Story of Om Puri", told IANS here: "I am adapting the book. I am makinga biopic on Omji. I am taking par t of the book and I am putting it as he wanted, as an inspirational story."She said she is yet to cast an actor who can essay Om Puri as "it is difficult to do so. We are just at the developing stage of thescreenplay. The script is the most impor tant thing for a film," said Nandita, a journalist herself. Om Puri's biography was released in2009, and the actor was upset with his wife for highlighting some of his most private sexual incidents. Things star ted becoming sourbetween them from thereon.The biopic, Nandita says, will have "a few par ts from the book and will mostly be throwing light on his struggle, the way Omji wanted.As a journalist, I had gone to interview him. He said, Why don't you put my life story. He came from a very humble background. Heworked at a tea stall at the age of six to put food for the family on the table. "His journey involved facing very difficult circumstances...From literally starving at FTII (Film and Television Institute of India)... If it hadn't been for Girish Karnad who gave him a film and he gotRs 3000 and managed to get through two years of FTII on that. It was very difficult.

PV SINDHU TURNS PRODUCER FOR A DIGITAL FILMNEW DELHI, (IANS) Indian badminton star P.V. Sindhu has turned producer for a digital film paying ode to her coach Pullela Gopichandfor his relentless pursuit of excellence. Celebrating 'Teacher's Day' that falls on September 5, Sindhu has co-produced the film withspor ts drink brand Gatorade to celebrate those who keep pushing you, through the digital film titled #IHATEMYTEACHER'. The story isthat of Sindhu's journey and her equation with Gopichand."Coach has worked relentlessly and has had big dreams for me. He is my faith replenisher. Working with Gatorade on this film has hitclose to home, and I can't help but feel indebted to coach for his relentless pursuit of excellence," Sindhu, ambassador of the drinkbrand, said in a statement. "This Teacher's Day, I dedicate all my success to him and urge everyone else to also honour the driving forcein their lives. Let's hate our teachers for pushing us fur ther and believing in us more than we believe in ourselves," added Sindhu, whofinished second at the World Badminton Championships in Glasgow last month. The idea behind the film was to bring alive the cruciallove-hate relationship with the mentors, guides, trainers and teachers who have pushed us to succeed, said Vipul Prakash, Senior VicePresident - Beverage Category, PepsiCo India. "Authenticity has become the bedrock of consumer sentiment and as an ode to teachers,we couldn't have found a better story to tell than that of our brand ambassador P.V Sindhu," he said. Expressing his point of view on theconceptualisation of the creative thought behind this film, Senthil Kumar, Chief Creative Officer of the creative agency JWT India, saysthe film is an ode to Gopi from Sindhu in its "purest" form.

Priyanka lauds Unicef for agame to help adolescentsMUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra has lauded UnicefIndia for making a stress-free mobile game to help adoles-cents to beat "stressors" in life. Priyanka, who is the UnicefGlobal Goodwill Ambassador, on Sunday took to Twitter, where sheshared a minute-long video. In the video, Priyanka said: "Shall I give you abreaking news. There is someone in my life... Someone very special.Wherever I go, be it America, India or home, he is present with meeverywhere, day and night. What are you thinking? Shall I tell you who isit? Nugget... want to meet? This is Nugget my favourite mobile game....The teenager who doesn't have this game in their mobile, then that mobileshouldn't be called a mobile at all." The "Mary Kom" star captioned thevideo: "Sometimes the pressures of life get to you, and you wish you hada way of venting out. Well, Nugget can help!" The game from Unicef Indiahas been launched after several cases of suicides by teenagers havebeen repor ted as they fell to Blue Whale Challenge. The Blue WhaleChallenge game is targeted at teenagers and forces them to performseveral dangerous activities, finally leading them to commit suicide. Thegame has claimed many lives in India and across the world. Priyanka, 35,then thanked everyone for the postive response shown to the Nuggetmobile game and lauded the Unicef for it. "Thanks for the positive re-sponse... Full credit goes to Unicef India for developing this game to helpadolescents beat the stressors of life!" she wrote. On the acting front,Priyanka now has in her kitty big projects like "Isnt It Romantic?" withRebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Adam Devine, and "A Kid Like Jake"starring Jim Parsons, Claire Danes, Octavia Spencer, Ann Dowd andMichaela Watkins.

Fans to get daily updates onDilip Kumar's healthMUMBAI, (IANS) Fans of legendary actor Dilip Kumar will beupdated about his health on a daily basis via social media.Dilip Kumar was last month hospitalised for a week. The actor'sfami ly f r iend Faisal Farooqui , founder and CEO ofMouthShut.com, will post the health updates on Twitter."Spent a wonderful evening with saab. By God's grace, he'sdoing fine. I'll post a daily update on Saab's health on thistwitter account everyday at 5:00 p.m. India time," Farooquiposted from Dilip Kumar's Twitter handle. He fur ther sharedthat Dilip Kumar will soon chat with his fans over the micro-blogging site. "When Saab has fully recovered, he will interactwith all of you on Twitter. Soon. Inshallah. Keep him in yourprayers," he added.

Deepika, Irrfan's new film isfictional, yet untitledMUMBAI, (IANS) The makers of a new film featuring Ir r fanKhan and Deepika Padukone have clarified that the project isfictional and yet untitled, contrary to earlier repor ts that it's abiopic on mafia queen Rahima Khan aka Sapna Didi. "T-Series, KriArjEntertainment and Vishal Bhardwaj Pictures clarify that their next produc-tion is untitled and fictional, starring Deepika Padukone and Irrfan," read astatement issued by a representative of T-Series. "Piku" stars Irrfan andDeepika will be directed by Bhardwaj's long-time associate Honey Trehan.Producer Bhushan Kumar said: "Deepika and Irrfan are great actors. Weare very excited with the subject and are proud of associating withKriArj Enter tainment and Vishal Bhardwaj Pictures on this film."The shooting of the film begins early 2018 and it is slated forrelease in October 2018.

CONTD. FROM PAGE 17The story opens up at the Grand Hotel Beautiful in Goa, whereJohnny Lever, starring as Harr y Singh and Brijendra Kala asPedro Kumar alias PK, appear as messed up hoteliers, whoare immersed in utter mismanagement and confusion through-out. The laughter meter soars high with situations like allottingthe same room to two different couples, an ever grunting AC, adrunkard hotelier PK, a red colour obsessed Harry Singh, amurderer on the loose, an exciting beauty pageant where ashowstopper appears on a buffalo named Kalicharan, a timebomb set to explode, and much more. The content is well craftedwhich is definitely a big thumb up and able direction tickled theperfect fun, doing justice to its origin - the popular play 'BaatBaatMain BigdeyHaalat', made by Sammir himself.The lead casts of Johnny Lever, Brijendra Kala and others putup a stellar per formance and per fectly matches the comictimings with added awesomeness. South actor RejithMenonmade his Bollywood debut with this film and delivers a note-wor thy act of humour. Imam Siddique of Big Boss fame alsomakes his bollywood debut in this film and is sarcasticallyfunny.The scenes between him and Johnny Lever are funny.The three new comer heroines, namely, Alisha Far rer,Shaantiand SagarikaChetri appear as exotic divas and adds the nec-essary glamour quotient and suppor t the humour elements. TVactor RohitKhurana does a decent job.Rest of the suppor tingcast is also good.Director Sammir has ably brought to life this mad, fast pacedsituational comedy which is truly a dear th in present times ofBollywood offerings. With an ensemble cast of experiencedactors as well as new comers, the film rides high on equallywell-applauded performance from all. Along with compellingstorytelling, per fect casting and tight screenplay, the film alsooffers a sumptuous treat of visual paradise through vivid cin-ematography of the ever picturesquelocales of Goa. The songsare less and far in between to keep the momentum of thescreenplay in smooth sail without brakes. The compositionsare melodious, hummable and intense vocals from UshaUthupand BhoomiTrivedi makes this film, even more, watch wor thy.I am going with 2.5 stars out of 5 and recommend a definitewatch with your friends and folks in a theatre of choice.On regard to the decision of releasing the film first in Canada,director Sammir says, "This is mainly because of the highdemand and suppor t we received from there. We are highlythankful to Mr. JavidBanday, the Canadian filmmaker and CEOMediamark International Corp. who made the release of "HotelBeautifool" possible in Canada.

LOUDER THAN LAUGH FUNIN 'HOTEL BEAUTIFOOL'

KOHLI EQUALS TENDULKAR'S FEAT,BUMRAH JUMPS TO 4TH IN RANKINGS

UNION SPORTS MINISTER VIJAY GOEL WITH INDIAN SHUTTLERS PV SINDHU, SAINA NEHWAL, SRIKANT KIDAMBI AND INDIAN BADMIN-TON TEAM CHIEF NATIONAL COACH P. GOPICHAND DURING A FELICITATION CEREMONY IN NEW DELHI.

Indian women rise in FIFA rankingsNEW DELHI, (IANS) The Indian women's football team havejumped four places to 56 in the latest FIFA rankings. Cur-rently, India are placed 13th in Asia, sandwiched betweenIran and Hong Kong. "Development of women's football isone of our priorities and it's hear tening to see the Women'sTeam rise in FIFA Rankings. Congratulations," All India Foot-ball Federation (AIFF) General Secretary Kushal Das said ina statement on Friday. National Coach Maymol Rocky said:"We've seen successes as well as have faced quite a fewtough competitions of late. The rise in FIFA rankings reflectsour hard work which is being put in by the team relentlessly.Bringing in new blood and creating competition for places inthe Team has been a process and I'm pleased we are movingin the right direction," she added.

Former British football captaincharged with drunk drivingLONDON, (IANS) Former England football team captainWayne Rooney has been charged with driving under the in-fluence of alcohol, local police announced recently. The 31-year-old Ever ton striker had been temporarily detained ear-lier on, af ter the police stopped a Volkswagen Beetle he wasdriving while impaired in the upscale Wilmslow area, re-por ts Efe. "Cheshire Police has charged a man with drink-driving following a vehicle stop in Wilmslow," police said ina statement. "The man was arrested shor tly after 2.00 amtoday, after officers stopped a black VW Beetle on AltrinchamRoad, Wilmslow," the statement added. "Wayne Rooney, aged31, has since been charged with driving whilst over the pre-scribed limit," it continued. The former Manchester Unitedstar had spent Thursday night in a bar with professionalcricket player Jack McIver, with whom he posed for a pic-ture, local media repor ted. Rooney, who was released on bail, isset to appear before a cour t in Stockport on September 18, according tothe police. The incident occurred a few days after Rooney announced hewas retiring from international football.

National and International SportingEvents Coming to OntarioONTARIO - Ontario is helping athletes reach the highest level of interna-tional competition by bringing six major sport events to the provinceover the next two years. Michael Gravelle, MPP for Thunder Bay-Supe-rior Nor th, and Bill Mauro, MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan will be at theopening ceremony for the 2017 Under-18 Baseball World Cup in ThunderBay this evening to announce Ontario's support for six more major spor tevents. This event -- which received suppor t from the province -- isbringing together the world's top junior baseball athletes from 12 nationsto participate in the 10-day tournament. It is projected to contribute over$2,150,000 to the local economy.The six sporting events, which will take place in 2018 and 2019, are:* The 2018 Speed Nation Ontario Snowboard Cross and Parallel GiantSlalom Nor th American Cup, which will take place in Blue Mountain inMarch. This event is receiving $35,461 from the Spor t Hosting Pro-gram.* The 2018 Canadian Senior Weightlifting Championships, which willtake place in Mississauga in May. This event is receiving $19,600 fromthe Spor t Hosting Program.* The 2018 FIBA U18 Americas Basketball Championships, which willtake place in St. Catharines in June. This event is receiving $90,000 fromthe Spor t Hosting Program.* The 2018 Barefoot Waterski Championships, which will take place inthe Town of Greater Napanee in August. This event is receiving $25,000from the Spor t Hosting Program.* The 2019 Blue Mountain FIS Ski Cross World Cup, which will takeplace in Blue Mountain in January. This event is receiving $270,000 fromthe Spor t Hosting Program.* The 2019 International Special Olympics Invitational Youth Games,which will take place in Toronto in May. This event is receiving $700,000from the Spor t Hosting Program.These spor ting events give amateur athletes a chance togain the elite competition experience they need to excel on the worldstage. They also promote tourism and boost local economies by bring-ing more visitors to communities across Ontario. Investing in the devel-opment of amateur athletes is part of our plan to create jobs, grow oureconomy and help people in their everyday lives. "Our governmentrecognizes the impor tance of giving athletes a chance to develop theirskills and the oppor tunity to compete in front of a home crowd. Theseevents grow our spor t culture and local economies, and promotevolunteerism. Through the Sport Hosting Program, we continue to sup-por t events like Thunder Bay's 2017 Under-18 Baseball World Cup, socommunities can experience the thrill of national and interna-tional spor t events and spark economic activity." - EleanorMcMahon, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Spor t.

DUBAI, (IANS) Virat Kohli has kept his stranglehold on the top spot inthe ICC ODI batsman rankings and has also equal led SachinTendulkar's record of highest rating points pocketed by an Indian.India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has made handsome gains in the bowlers'rankings, jumping as many as 27 places to be fourth behind MitchellStarc, Imran Tahir and leader Josh Hazlewood.The latest rankings were released, a day after India completed a 5-0whitewash of hosts Sri Lanka in the ODI series. Kohli was in sublimetouch in the series, scoring two hundreds to complete 30 ODI centu-ries. Pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Monday leapfrogged 27 places to the

four th spot in the ICC rankings for One-Day International (ODI) bowlersafter scalping 15 wickets at an average of 11.26 in India's 5-0 white-wash of Sri Lanka. Bumrah has moved up to his career-best four thposition in a list led by Australia pace bowler Josh Hazlewood withSouth Africa spinner Imran Tahir and Australia pace bowler MitchellStarc the other two bowlers ahead of him, according to the Interna-tional Cricket Council (ICC) release. The 23-year-old Bumrah, whoseprevious best was 24th position in June this year, moved up the tablewith his Player of the Series effor t of 15 wickets, the best by anybowler in a bilateral ODI series in Sri Lanka.

INDIAN HOCKEY EVES TO LEAVE FOR EUROPE TOURBENGALURU, (IANS) After the three-week national camp at the Spor tsAuthority of India (SAI) centre in Bengaluru, the Indian womens hockeysquad will leave for the Europe Tour on Monday night from theKempegowda International Airpor t. The 18-member Indian team will

be captained by striker Rani while in-form goalkeeper Savita willshoulder the duties of vice-captain.The team will play four matches during their tour, the first and third ofwhich will be against Ladies Den Bosch club on September 8 and 15

in Netherlands. They will alsoplay two matches against theBelgium junior men's team onSeptember 11 and 18 in Antwerp,Belgium. "This is the first time weare playing a junior men's na-tional team. While we play a lotof practice matches with the jun-ior men's side during our nationalcamps, the team is excited to beplaying against Belgium's junior teamwhich is the Junior World Cup finalist. Itwill be challenging no doubt, but I amconfident we will learn a lot from thisexposure," stated captain Rani Rampal,ahead of the team's depar ture.

Kohli equals RickyPonting's record of30 ODI centuriesNew Delhi: Indian skipper Virat Kohlion Sunday notched his 30th ton inthe fifth ODI against Sri Lanka. Bydoing this, he has equalled RickyPonting's record of 30 centurieswho also happens to be second to thehighest century maker SachinTendulkar. Kohli is on an amazing run inthe calendar year 2017. He has alsocompleted his 1000 runs in the calen-dar year 2017. Apparently, he is the firstone to achieve this feat in 2017. With 30centuries in less than 200 ODIs, Indianskipper is touted as the best in busi-ness at the moment.

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TELANGANA CHIEF MINISTER K. CHANDRASHEKHAR RAO FELICITATES INDIAN SHUTTLER PV SINDHU ON WINNING A SILVERAT THE WORLD BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP, IN THE PRESENCE OF HER COACH P. GOPICHAND AND TELANGANA CABINETMINISTER K. T. RAMA RAO AT THE CHIEF MINISTER'S OFFICE IN HYDERABAD.

RONALDO PASSES PELE IN GOALS TABLE

Beast Continue to Bolster BlueLine With Resigning of TraccittoBRAMPTON - The Brampton Beast, ECHL affiliate of theMontreal Canadiens, are proud to announce that versatileand skilled defenseman Reggie Traccitto will be returning forhis third season in Brampton after having signed a StandardPlayer Contract (SPC) for the 2017-18 ECHL season. Traccitto,28, has emerged as one of the ECHL's premier threats on theblue line. Last season, he set mew professional highs ingames played (66), assists (21) and points (26).The six-foot righty took his game to the next level during theBeast's inaugural Kelly Cup Playoff run and added anothertwo goals and four assists in just nine games played, goodfour a tie for four th place in team playoff scoring. Traccitto has beena consistent two-way threat since joining the ECHL in the 2015-16campaign. To date, he has suited up for 127 total regular seasoncontests with the Beast and the Allen Americans, scoring 13 goalsand adding 30 assists for 43 points.A native of Oakville, Ontario, Traccitto also has some AmericanHockey League experience under his belt. He appeared in two gamesfor the Toronto Marlies in the 2014-15 season and last season earnedhimself a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the St. John'sIceCaps. Prior to joining the professional ranks, Traccitto enjoyed astellar run in junior in the Ontario Hockey League and appeared in190 OHL contests with the London Knights and Niagara IceDogsbetween the 2005-06 and 2009-10 seasons, scoring 27 goalswhile adding 38 assists for 65 points.He was a standout at the University of Prince Edward Islandfor the next five seasons from 2010-11 to 2014-15 and ap-peared in 120 USpor ts contests, racking up 37 goals and 60helpers for 97 points, helping him to a pair of First All-StarTeam nominations in his Atlantic University Spor t confer-ence in both 2013-14 and 2014-15. A reliable scorer and de-fender, Traccitto is excited to build upon the team's successfrom last season's Kelly Cup Playoffs and believes that suc-cess in the ECHL will translate to fur ther success for bothhimself and the team. "I'm very excited to come back,"Traccitto said."Every year, the crowds in Brampton seem to get bigger andbigger. It never hur ts to play in front of the hometown crowdand feed off their energy. Hopefully I can earn another callupand get a few more games in the AHL. I feel like we will havea good team again. I feel like we can make another push forthe playoffs. Hopefully we can continue to push fur ther."Traccitto has lef t a positive impression on Beast Head CoachColin Chaulk over the course of the last two seasons becauseof his commitment and passion for the team and is happy tolock him up for another season. "Traccitto is someone whohas been committed to the Beast for three seasons now,"Chaulk said. "He's a big signing because he can play in allsituations. We're excited to have someone who can play sucha valuable role on the back end."

PORTO, (AP) Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick to move past Pele on the list of all-time international goalscorers as Por tugal beatFaeroe Islands 5-1 to stay close to Switzerland at the top of Group B in World Cup European qualifying. Ronaldo netted with a neatvolley from inside the area then added two other goals to surpass the Brazil great and move into second place on the list ofEurope's all-time scorers with 78 goals. He's six behind Hungary great Ferenc Puskas.Pele scored 77 goals for Brazil. Switzerland stayed per fect in qualifying by defeating Andor ra 3-0 in a match interr upted by poorpitch conditions under heavy rain in St. Gallen. The Swiss reached 21 points, three more than second- placed Por tugal, and isguaranteed to finish first or second in the group. The winner automatically qualifies for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, while therunner-up has to go through a playoff. Hungary stayed a distant third with 10 points after defeating last-placed Latvia 3-1 at home.Ronaldo scored twice in the first half and once after the break to reach 14 goals in seven Group B matches. The Real Madridstriker opened the scoring with a side- volley by the far post. He added his second by conver ting a penalty kick, and the thirdcame after a neat fake shot that fooled a defender and left him open in front of the goal. William Carvalho and Nelson Oliveira alsoscored for the defending European champions, which have won six straight matches since their opening loss at Switzerland.Switzerland overcame poor pitch conditions in St. Gallen to defeat Andorra for its seventh straight victory in Group B. The matchwas inter rupted in each half as workers came on the field to clear standing water. Haris Seferovic scored just before half time andagain af ter the break, and Stephan Lichtsteiner added the final goal for the 3-0 victory. Hungary kept pace with Switzerland andPor tugal thanks to a routine 3-1 win over last-placed Latvia. Tamas Kadar and Adam Szalai scored for Hungary in the first halfand Balazs Dzsudzsak added the third following the break after Gints Freimanis had pulled Latvia closer before halftime. Thevictory lef t Hungary five points clear of four th- placed Faeroe Islands.

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