INTIMATE SCENES, NO WAY:SONAKSHI SINHA

KANGANA FOCUSED ON MENTALHEALTH TO OVERCOME PROBLEMS

DEEPIKA PADUKONE DURING THE 3D TRAILER LAUNCH OF HER UPCOMING FILM PADMAVATI IN MUMBAI.

INDIAN WOMEN'S HOCKEY TEAM ARRIVE AT T3 AIRPORT IN NEW DELHI. INDIA BEAT CHINA TO WIN WOMEN'S ASIA CUPHOCKEY TITLE. THE TEAM QUALIFIED FOR HOCKEY WORLD CUP IN 2018.

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MUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Sonakshi Sinha says she feels uncomfor t-able while shooting scenes which require her to seduce her co-stars.Sonakshi, along with actors Sidhar th Malhotra and Akshaye Khanna,appeared on the special show "Interrogation with Karan Johar" topromote their for thcoming film "Ittefaq".Asked whether she enjoyed seducing Sidhar th in the film, Sonakshisaid: "Every actor has that (one) thing which they are not very good ator they are uncomfor table doing. Sometimes it is comedy, some-t imes i t 's emot ionalscenes, sometimes it's se-duction. "It was really veryuncomfortable. See, I am avery good actor, that's whyit didn't show, but I was veryuncomfor table."Sonakshi said this discomfor twas not just with Sidhar th but"in general in front of cam-eras". On the show, Sonakshialso revealed that she had acrush on actor Hrithik Roshan."He (Hrithik) was my first crushin school and when his film re-leased, I went ballistic. He is the onlyactor whose posters I have had in my room.I used to send a boy from my house to his -we stay five minutes from each other - ev-eryday with a different poster. I usedto say, 'Get me his autograph'. He isthe only actor I have ever done thatfor," she said.

MUMBAI, (IANS) National Award-winning actress Kangana Ranaut says she worked towardsher "mental health" to overcome the hurdles that she faced while working in Bollywood. "Notbelonging to a lineage makes the path to success in my industry automatically harder. Ibelong to a humble family that has no connection to Bollywood. My passion and dreamsbrought me to a junction, but the tracks ahead had to be laid by me and each step wasunfathomably difficult," Kangana, a Reebok India brand ambassador, said in a statement.The actress, who has joined hands with Reebok India for #FitToFight campaign to addressinequality in pay, added: "I worked towards my mental fitness and while the determinationand zeal to reach the end had made every other obstacle look miniscule, I set out to facethem. Slowly but steadily, I worked towards becoming a better version of myself and did notlet anything or anyone deter my path to success." Talking about pay disparity, the "Queen"star said: "I have personally experienced inequality on the professional front, on severaloccasions, and have fought my way up the ladder to stand shoulder to shoulder with mymale counterpar ts. I identify very strongly with the campaign." JAIPUR, (IANS) Protest by the Karni Sena against Sanjay Leela

Bhansali's multi-starrer "Padmavati" picked up pace in Rajasthanahead of its December 1 release with a complete bandh observed inChittorgarh on Friday. "We are not against the movie as such. Whatwe want is that Bhansali's team should screen the movie for histori-ans and intellectuals before releasing it as we are afraid and con-cerned that historical facts have been distor ted in the movie,"Vishavbandhu Rathore, Pradesh Mahasachiv Sri Rajput Karni Sena, a Rajputcommunity organisation, told IANS. "We had called for Chittorgarh bandh today,and we got suppor t from everyone. It was a complete bandh inChittorgarh today," said Mahipal Singh Makrana, state president of SriRajput Karni said. Rani Padmini or Padmavati was queen of Chittorgarh.He said before releasing posters and trailer of the film it should havebeen shown to the historians and intellectuals, but inspite of the promisemade by Bhansali's team a few months back nothing was done.

I'M A BIG FAN OF KALKI'S WORK: HRITHIKMUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Hrithik Roshan, who has worked with Kalki Koechlin in "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara", says he is a fan of theactress' work. Hrithik, who was present at a special screening of Kalki's new film "Ribbon" here on Thursday, said: "I am a big fan ofKalki's work and I am very excited about this film because it really promises to be a good one." Asked what he thinks about Kalki as anactress, Hrithik said: "The one thing that stands out about Kalki is that she has her own individuality. She is a thinker and has her ownmind. I love the way she interprets a scene because I have worked with her. "She gives it more than what has been asked from her, soit's a pleasure to watch and work with actor like her. It's a pure delight." Apar t from Hrithik, and the film's lead actors Sumeet Vyas andKalki Koechlin, celebrities like Jim Sarbh, Pankaj Tripathi and Arslan Goni attended the screening. Director Rakhee Sandilya was alsopresent. Kalki, the female lead in "Ribbon", expressed her joy over the positive reviews of the film. "I think it's great that we have hadsome lovely reviews. This is a film that a lot of people will connect with. I hope it does well at the box office and people appreciate thestory of the film and our performances. "This film has a real voice of a director. It has craft. We have often seen a film with point of viewof stars in the film but this is really a director's film," Kalki said.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, (IANS) India defeated New Zealand by sixruns in the third and final Twenty20 International (T20I) to win theseries at the Greenfield International Stadium here on Tuesday. Thethree-match series was locked 1-1 after the hosts won the openingmatch in Delhi while New Zealand clinched the second encounter inRajkot. With heavy rain lashing the city, the start of the third T20I wasdelayed by a couple of hours and the match was reduced to an eightovers a side affair. Having restricted the hosts to 67/5 af ter winningthe toss, the New Zealand batsmen struggled right from the star t andcould only manage 61/6 in their eight overs.Pacer Jasprit Bumrah was the most successful among the Indianbowlers with figures of 2/9 in his two overs. His fellow pacerBhuvneshwar Kumar and lef t-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav baggeda wicket each. The Kiwis had a poor star t to their chase whenBhuvneshwar bowled opener Mar tin Guptil l with a slower ballthat swung away to hit the off-stump. Guptill was going for anambitious heave through mid-wicket, but was beaten by the move-ment in the air.Colim Munro, the other New Zealand opener, depar ted in the next overwhen he holed out to mid on off a Jasprit Bumrah delivery. KaneWilliamson and Glenn Phillips added 20 runs between them beforeboth fell to consecutive balls. Williamson was run out thanks to anaccurate throw by Hardik Pandya while Phillips was caught whileattempting to hit Yadav against the turn.

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May you continue to rulehear ts: Aamir wishes SRKMUMBAI, (IANS) Bollywood star Aamir Khan on Shah RukhKhan's 52nd bir thday on Thursday, said he hopes the 'Kingof Romance' continues to rule hearts. "Dear Shah, Wishingyou many happy returns of the day. May you always havegood health, and may you continue to rule our hear ts for alltime time to come. Have a great day and a wonderful year.Love. a," Aamir tweeted. The actor's tweet was among ahost of posts from the Hindi film fraternity, wishing thecharismatic and charming Shah Rukh.

Farah Khan surprises Akshay,Sajid Khan on show's setMUMBAI, (IANS) Choreographer and filmmaker Farah Khanbrought along a "lot of cheer and fun" to the set of "TheGreat Indian Laughter Challenge", which is co-judged byher brother and director Sajid Khan and actor Akshay Kumar.During the shooting of one of its episodes, Farah made asurprise entry. This was when super judge Akshay wasamidst an egg breaking contest between judges ShreyasTalpade and Sajid. Farah joined the three on stage sansmake-up. "I knew Farah shoots next door but never ex-pected her to turn up on our set. It was a pleasant surprise.She was spor ting enough to shoot sans make-up and herpresence added a lot of cheer and fun to the atmosphere,"Sajid said in a statement. The episode was aired on StarPlus on Saturday.

Haven't signed any film withYash Raj Films: SRKMUMBAI, (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan onThursday said he has not signed any new film with YashRaj Films (YRF) and denied being a par t of "Dhoom 4". Onhis 52th birthday on Thursday, Shah Rukh cut a cake herein the presence of select media and interacted with them.Asked if he was working with YRF in an upcoming project,Shah Rukh said: "I did not sign any film with Yash RajFilms because right now I am oddly busy with Aanand LRai's film. The shooting is taking a little longer and I want tofocus on this and finish before taking up any new project."He added: "I do not want to waste Katrina (Kaif) andAnushka's (Anushka Sharma) date as Katrina is shootingfor 'Thugs of Hindostan' and Anushka will star 'Sui Dhaaga'.So when they are free, even I should be available (for Rai'sfilm). Therefore, I am not signing anything till December."Asked if he is a par t of "Dhoom 4", Shah Rukh said: "No,that is not true." What about talks of the offer then? "Adi(Aditya Chopra of YRF) had told me about the project but Itold him that till December I am occupied."

NEW DELHI, (IANS) Tabu has thanked her suppor ters for calling"Golmaal Again" the best instalment of the franchise because ofher presence. She says she wants to take a break now. Askedabout what is the next thing that she wants to try, Tabu told IANSin a recorded response: "I want to try taking a break."Reliance Enter tainment-backed "Golmaal Again" is the four thinstalment of the franchise. Directed by Rohit Shetty, the filmfeatures an ensemble cast including Ajay Devgn, ParineetiChopra, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade andKunal Kemmu. The film released worldwide on October 20, andhas minted Rs 179.70 crore till now.Talking about the film, the actress, who is brand ambassador ofVaseline, said: "I just want to thank my suppor ters who havethought that 'Golmaal 4' was the best of the series just becauseI was in it." Star ting her career in 1980 with "Bazaar" with asmall par t, Tabu shared screen space with the iconic DevAnand in "Hum Naujawan". She also acted in films like"Vijaypath", "Maachis", "Kalapani", "Border", "Chandni Bar","Maqbool", "The Namesake", "Life of Pi", "Haider" and "Fitoor".The actress has bagged six National Awards and received thePadma Shri in 2011. Looking back at her journey, she said: "Itwas challenging, gratifying and a vehicle for personal growth."Tabu, who took par t in a session to talk about her beautysecrets along with dermatologist Aparna Santhanam in Mumbaion Wednesday, says she is happy to be associated with thebrand as they impar t a social message too. She also revealedher beauty hack, which is to wash her face with a mild soap.

Director Abhay Chopra's thriller "Ittefaq" is purpor tedly a whodunit mysterycentering on double murders. A celebrated UK-based writer named VikramSethi (Sidhar th Malhotra) who is in Mumbai for his book launch, is accusedof his wife Catherine's murder. Catherine is found dead by him in their hotelroom one night.Escaping from the police to prove his innocence, he seeks shelter in thehouse of a lady Maya (Sonakshi Sinha), whose husband, lawyer ShekharSinha, has also been murdered. How investigating officer Dev (AkshayeKhanna) steps in to take charge and investigate the case in the three-daydeadline and how the truth unfurls, forms the crux of this film. With the twoaccused, Vikram Sethi and Maya, both sharing their points of view of thenight of the murder, the non-linear narrative appears confusing and repetitivefor the viewer. The pace of the first half of the film is excruciatingly slow for athriller and the characters fail to involve you, even though the subject issupposedly gripping -- that of murders. The manner in which the investiga-tion progresses is mundane and fails to engage you.Director Abhay Chopra makes abundant and somewhat clever use of lightingand background score to create the right mood and setting of a murder

mystery. The plot is layered, but the screenplay does not do justice to it,making it seem tedious. Nowhere does the audience get riveted to the screen,waiting to know who the culprit is. One can sit back, let one's concentrationwaver and yet, you have missed nothing. It is only the end, where the unex-pected twist salvages the weak plot and adds an element of interest althoughthe manner of execution is replete with loopholes. It is the clever dialogueslaced with humour that add to the charm of the characters.On the performance front, all the actors deliver, but the film strangely belongsto Akshaye Khanna, who, as the police officer on this case, in his inimitablelazy style entertains you as well as delivers a strong per formance. He haswitty lines to support him, but his essaying of his character who displaysa myriad emotions ranging from anger to confusion and even sympathy,is commendable. Sidhar th as the aggrieved husband who is shattered athis wife's sudden death, trying hard to prove his innocence, is a treat towatch as well. There are parts in the film where it appears he has seem-ingly nothing much to do, but he conveys his state of mind through hissilence, eyes and sudden outbursts. His transformation in the last scene ispraiseworthy too.

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EXCITED, NOT NERVOUS ABOUT'QARIB QARIB..': IRRFAN

PARINEETI CHOPRA AT THE SCREENING OF FILM GOLMAAL AGAIN ORGANISED FOR THE CHILDREN OF SMILE FOUNDATION IN MUMBAI.

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SRK most chivalrous actorI've met: Sonakshi SinhaNEW DELHI, (IANS) After working in Shah Rukh Khan'sproduction venture, actress Sonakshi Sinha says sheharbours a dream to share screen space with the super-star, who turned 52 recently. Shah Rukh and filmmakerKaran Johar have co-produced Sonakshi's for thcomingthriller "Ittefaq" under the banner Red Chillies Enter tain-ment and Dharma Productions. "I would love to (workwith him) as well! Other than being the superstar that heis, I think he is a wonder ful and humble person! Possiblythe most chivalrous actor I've met," Sonakshi told IANS."He has been my producer on 'Ittefaq'. So I've workedwith him in that capacity, but I would definitely want toshare screen space with him," she added. The film, alsoco-produced by B.R. Studios, also stars Sidhar th Malhotraand Akshaye Khanna. It is slated to release on Friday."Ittefaq' is the remake of the original film of the samename made in 1969, produced by B.R. Chopra, directedby Yash Chopra and featuring Rajesh Khanna.

MUMBAI, (IANS) Scary, evil and ghoulish are some wordsthat can describe actor Akshay Kumar's look in the newposter of megastar Rajinikanth-starrer "2.0". A new posterof Akshay from the upcoming 3D sci-fi enter tainer wasunveiled on Wednesday. The National-Award winner isseen spor ting spikey teeth, golden-yellow eyes, whitehair and long eyelashes and brows. Akshay will be es-saying the prime antagonist in the film as an eccentricscientist named Richard, while Rajinikanth returns asscientist Vaseegaran. "2.0" also has Amy Jackson in asuppor ting role. A sequel to the 2010 Tamil blockbuster"Enthiran", the film "2.0" has been made on a lavish bud-get. The film is directed by S. Shankar and the music isby Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman. "2.0" is slatedfor release in early 2018.

AKSHAY'S EVIL LOOK IN'2.0' NEW POSTER

MUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Irrfan Khan says he is not nervous and rather feeling excitedabout the release of his upcoming film "Qarib Qarib Singlle". "I am not nervous, I amexcited as you don't get to do stories like this very often. It is a romantic tale. Theromance in the film has old-charm to it, like we use to see in childhood. And it hascharacters you can relate with," Ir rfan said here on Tuesday.Talking about his role in the film, Irrfan said: "The role of Yogi, I thought I won't be ableto do it. When it was written on paper, this role was so astonishing and amusing thatI wonder how I am going to do it? To find the tone of this character was difficult for me and therewere many chances where this role could have easily turn caricature." He added: "When I read thescript, I felt that movies she (director Tanuja Chandra) made before, this is a differentchapter. She is star ting a new chapter with 'Qarib Qarib Singlle'. She wanted to makemore personal and delicate films, which has more relatable characters." On boxoffice expecations regarding the film, Irr fan said: "Expectations are always there, it ispar t of life. You do wonder about the performance of your film but you cannot delveinto it for too long. It is good or bad, within days you have to move on and out of it,because this is a weird anxiety and curiosity, which doesn't help with anything." AmazonPrime Video has signed Irrfan as the lead actor for its upcoming Indian Amazon Original "TheMinistry". On the new project, Irrfan said: "Digital medium is the future and we are doing a satire,which we have not done in a long time. A long time ago Manoj Kumar's film came out,which had this song, 'Ek tara bole' , we haven't seen satire after that and these guyshave a strong team and their sensibilities are really mature. So doing a political satirewith maturity will be fun." "Qarib Qarib Singlle" will release on November 10.

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hollywoodKARDASHIANS, JENNERSTO WEAR MATCHINGPYJAMAS ON CHRISTMASLOS ANGELES, (IANS) Model Kendall Jenner has revealedthat her family members, including sister Kylie Jennerand half-sisters Kim, Khloe and Kour tney Kardashian,all wear matching pyjamas on Christmas every year."Normally on Christmas morning, my mom (Kris) getsus all matching pyjamas that we wear the entire day.Every year is different, but we always match. It's one ofmy favour i te par ts of Chr istmas," Kendal l to ldusmagazine.com. Kendall said she loves getting her fam-ily together on Christmas Day, because the whole familyotherwise hardly gets time to be at the same place. "Ilove getting everyone together, we are always all overthe place, so it's nice to get everyone in the same room,"Kendall said. Asked about her family's Christmas tradi-tions, Kendall said: "We have an annual Christmas Evepar ty at my mom's house! We invite everyone we knowand eat and drink and actually -- be merry!"

Dustin Hoffman accused ofsexual harassmentLOS ANGELES, (IANS) Actor Dustin Hoffman has beenaccused of sexually harassing Anna Graham Hunter whenshe was an intern aged 17 in 1985. Hunter, now a writer,has alleged that the actor, now 80, groped her on the setof the movie "Death of a Salesman" and spoke inappro-priately about sex with her, repor ts theguardian.com."He asked me to give him a foot massage on my first dayon set; I did," Hunter wrote in the guest column forhollywoodrepor ter.com. "He was openly flir tatious, hegrabbed my ass, he talked about sex to me and in front ofme. One morning I went to his dressing room to take hisbreakfast order; he looked at me and grinned, taking histime. Then he said, 'I'll have a hard-boiled egg … and asoft-boiled clitoris'. His entourage burst out laughing."I left, speechless. Then I went to the bathroom and cried."Hunter detailed Hoffman's alleged treatment of her overher five weeks on set in a diary that she mailed to hersister at the time. "Today, when I was walking Dustin tohis limo, he felt my a** four times. I hit him each time,hard, and told him he was a dirty old man," she wrote.She claimed that on set, she was told to put up with hisbehaviour by a supervisor who told her to "sacrifice"some of her values for the sake of the production.

STRUGGLE, STRIFE MY INCENTIVES TOMAKE FILMS I WANT TO: BHANSALI

RAJKUMMAR RAO AND HRITHIK ROSHAN ON THE SETS OF REALITY TV SHOW LIP SING BATTLE IN MUMBAI.

MUMBAI, (IANS) Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has wrapped upthe shoot for this year's most eagerly awaited Bollywood film"Padmavati", which has been mired in controversy. He says he doesn'tthink about the struggle as negative forces. "None of my films hasbeen easy to shoot. From the time I directed my first film 'Khamoshi:The Musical', I've fought against all odds. My first film was declareda flop on the first day of release and there were repor ts of enragedviewers breaking their seats inside the theatre. I wondered what I haddone to incur their wrath," Bhansali said."I don't think of the struggle, the suffering and the strife as negative

forces. They are my incentives to make the films that I want to make.If I had to make a stress-free film, I'd be really worried," added thefilmmaker, known for movies like "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam","Devdas", "Black" and "Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela". The shootof "Padmavati" wrapped up with a shot with Ranveer Singh. Nowthe film is in the final stages of editing, mixing, background musicand other post-production work, said a source. The ambitioushistorical film, which tells the story of the valour of the Rajputs andalso features Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor, will release onDecember 1.

SANJAY DUTT'S WIFE DENIES WRONG-DOINGMUMBAI, (IANS) Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's wife, who is named among those in the 'Paradise Papers' for parking their wealth insecretive tax havens abroad, says that all her financial dealings are declared as per legal requirements. Dilnashin figures among the714 Indian links named in the 'Paradise Papers', said the Indian Express in a banner story done as par t of a global probe car ried out bythe International Consor tium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Her spokesperson said in a statement: "As per the requirements ofprovisions of Income Tax Act, 1961, all the proper ties, company or body corporate or shares in any company are declared in the balancesheet." Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been named as par t of the leaks, regarding shareholding in a Bermuda company acquiredbefore the 2004 Liberalised Remittance Scheme kicked in. A day before the big story broke, Amitabh had penned his thoughts on beingnamed in the Bofors scandal and the earlier Panama Papers leaks. On the Panama Papers of last year, he wrote in a blog post onSunday: "We were asked for reactions, for responses, for justification or not, for replies to their investigative queries... Two instantreplies were given out by us... Of denial and misuse of name. They were printed... but the questions continued.

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LONGEVITY OF STARDOM WILLBE LESS IN FUTURE: SRK

VIDYA BALAN AND NEHA DHUPIA DURING THE PROMOTION OF THEIR UPCOMING FILM TUMHARI SULU IN MUMBAI.

PREM CHOPRA AND MANSI DOVHAL AT THE AUDIO LAUNCH OF THEIR UPCOMING FILM SHAADI ABHI BAAKI HAI IN MUMBAI.

Suniel Shetty still part of 'Paltan'MUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Suniel Shetty has denied walking outof "Paltan" and says his love for the film's director JP Dutta isbeyond movies. "You don't walk out of the movie of a man whohelped mould you into the person and actor you are for pettyspeculations. My love/respect for JP sir goes beyond the mov-ies," Suniel tweeted on Tuesday night. It was repor ted thatafter actor Abhishek Bachchan, Suniel had also walked out ofthe patriotic film. Suniel has done several movies like "Refu-gee", "Border", "LOC Kargil" and "Umrao Jaan" with Dutta."Paltan" also features Luv Sinha, Jimmy Sheirgill, ArjunRampal, Sonu Sood, Gurmeet Chaudhary and HarshvardhanRane as par t of the star cast. "Paltan" will release in the firsthalf of 2018.

Anil Kapoor credits career toPadmini KolhapureMUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Anil Kapoor says had Padmini Kolhapurenot agreed to work with him in "Woh 7 Din", he wouldn't havebeen where he is today. On Padmini's bir thday on Wednesday,Anil shared a photograph from the 1983 film "Woh 7 Din" andcaptioned it: "Happy bir thday to my first leading lady PadminiKolhapure! It's because she agreed to do 'Woh 7 Din' that I amwhere I am today!"Directed by Bapu, "Woh 7 Din" revolves around Dr Anand wholearns that his newly-wedded bride Maya loves someone else.He decides to reunite the two lovers at all costs and begins tosearch for the man. Cur rently, Anil is working with actressAishwarya Rai Bachchan in the upcoming film "Fanney Khan".The musical comedy film is being directed by Atul Manjrekar."Fanney Khan", being produced by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra,KriArj Entertainment and T-Series, is the official remake of theOscar-nominated 2000 Dutch film "Everybody's Famous!". Itis scheduled for a worldwide release on April 13, 2018.

Acting in 'Hotel Mumbai' washarrowing: Dev PatelNEW YORK, (IANS) Actor Dev Patel says acting in "HotelMumbai" was "harrowing experience" and an eye-opener inrealising the travails of the victims of the 2008 terrorist attackon the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Patel recounted his experienceof making the film when asked during a discussion at the AsiaSociety here on Wednesday if he would like to star in a movieabout British colonial rule in India. He said that he would "love"to do a movie on British rule, but it would depend on the scriptand went to explain the difficulties of making films based onhistoric events."I feel especially when you are tackling a project that is aboutreal events, that affected real human lives, in a massive cata-strophic way, there is great responsibility in that," he said. "SoI tread very carefully when I am dealing with such subjectmatters. I just did a film recently which is based on the 2008terror attacks on the Taj Hotels in Mumbai," he recalled. "Itwas a harrowing film to shoot and to really get an inside lookat the suffering of these people in this hotel in this terror siegewas really eye-opening.""Hotel Mumbaia" is based on the three-day siege of the TajHotel that star ted on November 26, 2008, by Pakistan-basedterrorists belonging to Lashkar -e-Taiba in which 167 peoplewere killed. Patel is repor ted to be playing the role of a waiterin the movie directed by Anthony Maras. The British-born ac-tor received the Asia Society's 2017 Asia Game Changer Awardin recognition of "using celebrity to place a spotlight on India'spoor." Asia Society said his roles in "Slumdog Millionaire" and"Lion" "challenge audiences to view India's poor not as teem-ing, desperate masses but as individuals imbued with hopes,dreams, and oppor tunities."Patel said that he got hooked on movies when as a child hesurreptitiously saw Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon" well pastbedtime at his home. Watching the movie "I fell in love withcinema and escapism, he said. Asked if there was any role hewould not play and where he would draw the line, Patel said: "Iwould take home any role if it is executed well." At one time heused to say that he would not play specific type of characterslike taxi drivers or terrorists, he recalled. Explaining his changeof mind, he said: "It is impor tant that we educate the worldthrough our ar t."If I can play a role like that... and show the grey areas andpar ts of the human psyche and mentality that we are not awareof, then we can break down those broad strokes that we have,that we keep painting in the media and we can get to the coreof some of these issues." He said that the movie industry inthe West is doing better in producing movies about non-Whiteand diverse people, although he added, "There's ways to go.Our film-making and ar t should represent an exploration ofwhat it is like to be human," he said.

'Sandeep Aur Pinky...' shootstarts soon: ParineetiMUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Parineeti Chopra, who is enjoyingthe success of her last film "Golmaal Again" said that the shoot-ing of her next film "Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar" which alsostars Arjun Kapoor will begin soon, as the team headed toDelhi on Sunday. "Shooting will star t within this week. Sundaywe're heading to Delhi. Post that, we will be going to the Indo-Nepal border, so it is going to be one hectic shoot," she said atthe special screening of "Golmaal Again" held for the under-privileged kids with Smile Foundation. Parineeti, who has al-ready done "Ishaqzaade" with Arjun, said that she shares acomfor t level with the actor."I have done an intense film with Arjun before, so there is acomfor t level. We both are really excited about the film, we aredoing preparations and workshops every day," said the "MeriPyaari Bindu" actress. The actress also talked about Arjun'sfirst look from "Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar". "I think Arjun isreally sexy in his first look, I think he looks great in uniform,and my look will be out soon, once the makers decide.

MUMBAI, (IANS) As the reach of a star is growing at a rapid pace, theconcept of stardom is changing and affecting its longevity, says su-perstar Shah Rukh Khan, who has clocked over 25 years in Indianshowbiz and continues to rule the hear ts of millions. On his 52ndbir thday on Thursday, Shah Rukh told the media: "Honestly, I think thelongevity of stardom will be less in future, unlike our time, because ofthe simple logic of faster reach to the audience. I think the concept ofsuperstardom will change. In fact, it has star ted changing."Earlier, it used to take three months for a film to get released all overIndia. Now it takes three seconds for a film to reach our mobile phone.For me, from when I made a debut to becoming a star, it took 10 yearsbecause people took some time to know me, then slowly they be-came fans... Now, for a young actor, it just takes a year to gain popu-larity. "So, the longevity of 30 years will go down a bit. Things aregoing to come and go faster."

Shah Rukh also pointed at the possibility of having a musical super-star. "Like they have in the West... like Chris Martin... Because musicis getting celebrated beyond films, goes independent on digital plat-forms. There will be a digital superstar. The concept of stardom willchange with time," he added. The actor was overwhelmed with the"sea of love" -- the crowd outside his house on his bir thday -- andumpteen wishes on social media for his special day.Talking about how digital enter tainment was posing a challenge forthe cinema world, Shah Rukh said: "I think when it comes to cin-ematic experience, we can offer a much bigger canvas because thatis possible through digital shooting, camera, 3D and other technol-ogy. "What we can do today with cinema is unfathomable. In the nearfuture, we can experience interactive cinema, where we all can watcha story on big screen with a different experience. Therefore, I thinkcinema won't die, but a new way of experiencing cinema will come."

KARAN JOHAR TO JUDGE TALENT HUNT ON TVMUMBAI, (IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar will judge acting and singing skills of contestants on a reality television show tentativelytitled "Ticket To Bollywood". To be produced by Endemol, the show -- previously known as "India's Next Superstar" -- will go on airon Star Plus in a few months, read a statement issued on behalf of the channel. The show will also give a once-in-a-lifetimeoppor tunity to work in a film under Karan's banner Dharma Productions. The auditions for the reality show are said to be on. Castingdirector Mukesh Chhabra will be hunting for talent along with other actors from the television industry.

REKHA GIVES IRS2.5 CR FROM HER MP FUNDS TO RAE BARELILUCKNOW, (IANS) Veteran Bollywood actress and Rajya Sabha member Rekha has given IRs2.5 crore from her MPLAD funds toRae Bareli, the parliamentary constituency of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, an official informed. The funds are being used forconstruction of roads, supply of water and putting up of new transformers for better electricity supply.Officials said that so far they have received Rs 1.06 crore from the Rs 1.42 crore sanctioned from the funds of Rekha Ganeshan, andthe remaining will come when the utilization cer tificate of the projects under taken by these funds are submitted. According to asource close to the Congress president and looking after her work in Rae Bareli, it is not unusual for any Rajya Sabha MP to givefunds to the constituency of his or her choice. The source added that the actress herself had met Sonia Gandhi and expressed herdesire to spend her MPLAD fund at Rae Bareli.So far, work that has been done by this fund includes installation of solar lights, construction of interlocking and Cement Concreteroads. Rekha was nominated as member of the Upper House in April 2012 by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) IIregime. Her tenure as Rajya Sabha member expires on April 26, 2018.

MANOJ BAJPAYEE NERVOUS ABOUT AMBITIOUS PROJECTNEW DELHI, (IANS) National Award winning actor Manoj Bajpayee says he is excited yet nervous about an upcoming ambitiousproject. "I am getting into a very ambitious project, which I wanted to make for the past three and half years to four years. But thecontent is such that there was hardly any financers who were willing to back it up. Now, eventually, we have got a very courageuousand brave producer to finance and produce the film... I am nervous," Manoj told IANS over phone from Mumbai.

MUMBAI HEROES TEAM CO-OWNER AND ACTOR SOHAIL KHAN DURING A MATCH BETWEEN MUMBAI HEROES AND YUVAMUMBAI IN MUMBAI.

NADAL STAYS ATOP ATP RANKINGS,DJOKOVIC, MURRAY OUT OF TOP 10

Indian women's hockey team winsgold: B-Town celebs praiseMUMBAI, (IANS) Stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kherand Anil Kapoor expressed their joy after the Indian women hockeyteam won the women's Asia Cup hockey title. On Sunday, India edgedpast China 5-4 to win the title in Kakamigahara (Japan).Here's what the celebrities tweeted:Amitabh Bachchan: India beats China in Asia Cup Hockey and becomechampion. Congratulations! you make us so proud!Anupam Kher: Congratulations. Blue is beautiful. Jai Ho. In-dian women's hockey team wins Asia Cup after 13 years.Anil Kapoor: National game, national pride... Kudos to ourgirls for winning the Asia Cup 2017! Immensely proud!Adnan Sami: Congratulations to our hockey team on winningthe women's Asia Cup2017. Proud.Shilpa Shetty: Congratulations to the Women's Hockey team.You go girls. So proud Womens hockey. Proud Moment.Yami Gautam: Pride, achievement, honour. Our Indian HockeyWomen team defined it for us.

Shooter Anjum fetchesbronze in CommonwealthChampionshipsBRISBANE, (IANS) India's Anjum Moudgil won her secondmedal of the ongoing Commonwealth Shooting Champion-ships, winning the bronze in the womens 50 metre RifleProne here on Saturday. This was her second individualmedal of the Championships, to add to her silver in the 10MAir Rifle event. Anjum shot a total of 616.7 after 60 shots tofinish behind silver medallist Seonaid Mcintosh of Scotlandwho shot 619.9. The gold went to Seonaid's compatriot Jen-nifer Mcintosh who shot a Commonwealth record score of620.7. Three Indians where also leading the qualificationschar ts for the men's 25M Rapid Fire Pistol, with GurpreetSingh topping the field at the end of the first precision stagewith a score of 288. Neerak Kumar was in second positionwith 286 while youngster Anish Bhanwala was in third with285 on day five. Day six will see the Rapid Fire stage fol-lowed by the final. With Anjum's effor t of Saturday, India'stally from Rifle and Pistol events in the championship so farhas gone up to 14.

MADRID, (IANS) Spain's Rafael Nadal remained in the number onespot in the men's Association of Tennis Professionals world singlesrankings released on Monday, while Britain's Andy Murray and Serbia'sNovak Djokovic dropped out of the top 10. Nadal, 16-time Grand Slamchampion, was followed by Switzerland's Roger Federer with 9.005points, repor ts Efe.The 12th placed Djokovic and Murray, who fell to the 16th spot, missedthe final Grand Slam tournament of the season with elbow and hipinjuries respectively. Germany's Alexander Zverev came in third, aheadof Austria's Dominic Thiem. Additionally, American Jack Sock, whoearned Paris Masters title Sunday after winning 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 overSerbian Filip Krajinovic, jumped 13 spots to ninth, ahead of 10th-

placed Pablo Car reño Busta of Spain. The current ATP rankings andpoint scores are as follows:1. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 10.645 points2. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 9.0053. Alexander Zverev (Germany) 4.4004. Dominic Thiem (Austria) 3.8155. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 3.8056. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 3.6507. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 3.1508. David Goffin (Belgium) 2.9759. Jack Sock (US) 2.76510. Pablo Carreño Busta (Spain) 2.615.

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RP-SG GROUP CHAIRMAN SANJIV GOENKA FELICITATES CHIEF BADMINTON NATIONAL COACH PULLELA GOPICHAND DURINGA PROGRAMME TO ANNOUNCE THE JURY OF RP-SANJIV GOENKA INDIAN SPORTS HONOURS IN KOLKATA. ALSO SEEN ISFORMER TENNIS PLAYER MAHESH BHUPATHI, SHOOTER ANJALI BHAGWAT, FORMER TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE P. T. USHAAND HOCKEY PLAYER ARJUN HALAPPA.

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TRENT BOULT APPEALS FOR ROHIT SHARMA'S WICKET DURING THE SECOND T20 BETWEEN INDIA AND NEW ZEALAND IN RAJKOT.

Srikanth recommended for PadmaShri by ex Sports Minister Goel

NEW DELHI, (PTI) Indian badminton's new superstar KidambiSrikanth, whose stature has grown immensely following aphenomenal 2017, was today nominated for the prestigiousPadma Shri award by former Spor ts Minister Vijay Goel.Srikanth became the first Indian and only the four th shuttler inthe world to win four Super Series tournaments in a calenderseason when he clinched the French Open last week.Goel, who is now Parliamentary Affairs Minister, today wrote aletter to Home Minister Rajnath Singh, recommending Srikanthfor the country's four th highest civilian award. However, thedeadline for Padma nominations had closed on the midnight of

September 15. "In this scenario, it is imperative to motivate theyoung spor tsman by acknowledging his contribution to thisspor t in India," Goel, who was succeeded by RajyavardhanSingh Rathore in a Cabinet reshuffle, wrote in his letter."He is an idol for the youth of the country and millions of peoplehave aspirations to see his achievements being recognised.Many people have approached me in the capacity of ex-Spor tsMinister to recommend his name for this year's Padma Shriaward. Accordingly, in the spirit of reflecting the aspiration ofpeople of India, I recommend name of Shri Srikanth Kidambi forthe Padma Shri award," the letter read.

Bumrah is fabulous, never thought he'll last long: KapilNEW DELHI, (PTI) Legendary Kapil Dev was sceptical about Jasprit Bumrah's long-term survival in international cricket with suchan awkward action, but the former captain today said he has been proven wrong by the pacer. Kapil termed Bumrah a "fabulous"bowler and said the Gujarat pacer has completely changed people's perception about bowlers with unor thodox action. "He (Bumrah)is fabulous. When I saw Bumrah for the first time, I thought how would he play with such an awkward action. But this player haschanged our thought process," the 1983 World Cup-winning skipper said today during a event here. "And today we feel players withawkward action will play for their country for long," he added.

Srikanth achieves career-best World No. 2 rankingNEW DELHI, (PTI) India ace Kidambi Srikanth was rewarded for his sensational run this season as he grabbed a career-best rankingof World No. 2 after jumping two places in the latest BWF ranking released recently. Srikanth, who reached five finals and clinchedfour titles this year so far, now has 73,403 points, 4527 point away from World Champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, who heads theranking list. The 25-year -old from Guntur, who had clinched back-to- back titles at Indonesia and Australia and then at Denmark andFrance, will have a chance to topple the Dane shuttler with some good show in the upcoming events at China and Hong Kong. USOpen Grand Prix Gold winner H S Prannoy, who had reached the semifinals at Paris, also improved a place to reach a career-bestranking of World No. 11.Singapore Open champion B Sai Praneeth, however, dropped a place to be at the 16th spot, while Sameer Verma, who had skippedthe events at Denmark and France due to fitness issues, is steady at the 18th place. In women's singles, P V Sindhu, who alsoreached the semifinals at France, was static at World No. 2, while former World No. 1 Saina Nehwal was also steady at the 11th spot.

Dhoni should realise his role in the team: SehwagNEW DELHI, (IANS) Amid growing calls for Mahendra Singh Dhoni's ouster from the T20I side for failing to clobber the bowlers at thestar t of his innings, former India opener Virender Sehwag on Monday said the stumper should know his role in the team. Sehwag saidthat the team management should make the Ranchi stumper understand his role after Dhoni failed to go hammer and tongs from thefirst ball while chasing a stiff 196-run target in the second T20 International against New Zealand at Rajkot. Even though he scored49 off 37 balls, the former two-time World Cup-winning captain failed to take India over the line and eventually lost by 40 runs.

Belleville Senators AssignUSports Star DefensemanMurray to BeastBRAMPTON, ONTARIO - The Brampton Beast, ECHLaffiliate of the Montreal Canadiens, is proud to an-nounce two-time CIS Defenseman of the Year JordanMurray will be joining the Beast after being assigned toBrampton by the Belleville Senators. Murray, 24, isplaying his first full season of professional hockeyafter signing with the Binghamton Senators late lastseason af ter finishing his decorated collegiate career.The six-foot-one defender spent four years playing atthe University of New Brunswick where Murray helpedlead his team win back-to-back University Cupchampionships in 2015-16/2016-17 as the best team inCanadian university hockey.

Furious Beast Comeback FallsShort Against WheelingBrampton Beast captain Brandon Marino scored histeam-leading fifth goal of the year and Willie Corrinrecorded three assist as a furious three-goal thirdperiod comeback fell a goal shor t as Brampton fell 6-5to the Wheeling Nailers on Friday night at thePowerade Centre. Wheeling opened the scoring in thefirst off of the stick of Garrett Meurs at 9:48. Bramptondidn't take long to respond, as Luc Olivier Blain pottedhis first goal of the season on the power play to tie itup at 11:05. The shot came in from the slot and Blainwas able to track it down and bury the rebound.Wheeling fought back and took a 2-1 lead with a goalfrom Jeremy Beirnes at the 13:13 mark. Not to beoutdone, the Beast tied the game up with a goal fromChris Leveille. Corrin curled out of the corner andspotted Leveille in the slot for the picture per fect onetimer for Leveille's second of the season at 19:25.

Beast Score Four in Third to EarnFirst Win of the SeasonBrampton Beast forward Kevin Dufour scored two thirdperiod goals and Scott Jacklin recorded three assistsas the Beast came back from down two goals to defeatthe Wheeling Nailers 5-4 for their first win of theseason at the Powerade Centre on Sunday afternoon. Itwas a quiet first period as both the Beast and Nailerstraded chances with neither team being able to find theback of the net. Brampton had the edge in shots andtook an 11-8 advantage into the break. Wheelingwouldn't waste any time to begin the second, andstruck for a goal 52 seconds into the period, withKenny Ryan getting the final touch. Ryan, who scoredtwice against the Beast on Friday, continued hisonslaught and added another goal to make it 2-0Wheeling at the 8:43 mark. Brampton would pullthemselves into the game less than ten minutes lateras Matt Petgrave was able to find twine at 14:46.

Last Minute Goal Gives BeastThrilling Win Over RushBrampton Beast defenseman Jordan Murray picked thebest time to score his first ECHL goal. With timerunning out in the third period and the game tied at 4-4,Murray gathered the puck in his own end and executeda flawless end-to-end rush and scored the game-winning goal with 19 seconds remaining in the thirdperiod to give the Brampton Beast a thrilling 5-4 victoryover the Rapid City Rush on Wednesday night in RapidCity. Luc Olivier Blain led the Beast's offensive attackwith a goal and two helpers while Matt Petgrave andPaul Cianfrini each recorded multi-point nights to helpthe Beast to win back-to-back games for the first time thisseason.It didn't look good for the Beast early on as Dante Salituroand Matt Caito scored for the Rush to take a 2-0 leadby the 15:01 mark of the opening frame.

3RD T20I: SHASTRIPRAISES BUMRAHAFTER INDIA'S WINTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM, (IANS) India coach RaviShast ri heaped praise on pacer Jasprit Bumrah afterIndia defeated New Zealand in the third and finalTwenty20 International (T20I) here on Tuesday.Bumrah produced a superb per formance withfigures of 2/9 in his two overs as India won by sixruns to clinch the three-match series 2-1. "Out-standing temperament from Bumrah. He's shownhe's got all the tools of the trade. But impor tantly,what he's shown that he's a thinking bowler,"Shastri said after the match.With heavy rain lashing the city, the star t wasdelayed by a couple of hours and the match wasreduced to an eight overs a side affair. Asked to batfirst, the Indians were restricted to a manageabletotal of 67/5. However, Buhrah led an impressivebowling effor t by India as New Zealand could onlymanage 61/6 in their eight overs."You'll be lying if you say you aren't tense. Suchgames can change in the matter of 2-3 balls. Boyssaved the best for last in terms of fielding. Therewas electricity on the field. We thought we coulddefend it," Shastri said. "After we lost a couple ofwickets, our aim was to get 65. By no means it's amatch-winning score, but if you field well and star twell, the pressure is on the opposition," he added.

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