TAAPSEE PANNU, VARUN DHAWAN AND JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ DURING THE TRAILER LAUNCH OF THEIR FILM, JUDWAA 2 IN MUMBAI.

PV Sindhu secures silver; Sainabronze at World Babminton; B-Town

says you're still a winner

JACQUELINE TO WORK WITHSALMAN AGAIN IN 'RACE 3'

IS AISHWARYA RAI INTERFERINGIN FANNEY KHAN'S CASTING?

PRESIDENT RAM NATH KOVIND GIVING AWAY THE PRESTIGIOUS RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD TO FORMER INDIA HOCKEY TEAMCAPTAIN SARDAR SINGH AT RASHTRAPATI BHAWAN HERE ON THE OCCASION OF NATIONAL SPORTS DAY.

NEW DELHI, (PTI) Salman Khan will be playing the lead in "Race 3" andthe superstar will once again share the screen space with JacquelineFernandez. The actors have previously worked together in 2014 movie"Kick" directed by Sajid Nadiadwala. The 32-year-old actor, who was inthe capital to promote her upcoming film "A Gentleman" told PTI, "After'Judwaa 2' I am working on 'Drive', that is Tarun Mansukhani's next withSushant (Singh Rajput) and then it is Salman's 'Race 3'." While Salman,51, has replaced Saif Ali Khan as the lead in the action-thriller, Jacquelineis not new to the franchise. She starred in the 2013's "Race 2". Abbas-Mustan directed the first two films, but according to the reports choreog-rapher-director Remo D' Souza has been roped in to helm the third movie.No formal announcements have been made yet. "A Gentleman" featuringSidharth Malhotra in double role will hit the theatres this Friday.

MUMBAI, (IANS) Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Pro-ducer Arjun N. Kapoor -- the makers of "Fanney Khan" -- haverubbished the rumours of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan being upset overthe casting of R. Madhavan opposite her. Mehra, in a statement,said: "It is quite unfor tunate that such false and baseless stories arecreated to grab attention. There is zero truth to that, we are all a teamand 'Fanney Khan' is a dear project to the whole team." Kapoor ofKriArj Enter tainment added: "There are some stories doing the roundsabout disagreement in casting for the film. We want to put the recordstraight and deny any such so called competition or discord amongstthe makers." He said the cast, including Aishwarya and Anil Kapoor,are "deep into prep for their roles and as thorough professionals donot interfere in process of casting for other roles. It's a great storyand we are all very excited to showcase it to the world," he said.Earlier, a news por tal had repor ted that for the last couple of weeksthe producers of the film have been locked in a bitter struggle to findthe right hero opposite Aishwarya.

OMG! CANNOT SWEET-TALK TO PEOPLE TO GET A FILM: ILEANA D'CRUZMUMBAI, (IANS) Bollywood actress Ileana D'Cruz, who is known for her no-nonsense attitude, says she has got all her films on meritand she does not want to impress people to get work. "People could take (attitude) as arrogance but actually it is not! I could be very niceto people, go out for coffee and dinner or socialize to become their favourite, but I choose not to do that. I cannot sweet-talk to people toget a film," Ileana, who will soon be seen in Milan Luthria's upcoming film "Baadshaho", told IANS here."Rather I want to be chosen for a film when the director would think that I can do justice to the role and that I am talented. So far, all thefilms that I have got are based on my merit," she added. After a successful journey in the South Indian film industry, Ileana debuted inBollywood with the film "Barfi!" in 2012, and acted in various films like "Phata Poster Nikhla Hero", "Main Tera Hero", "Happy Ending","Rustom" and "Mubarakan" before the upcoming "Baadshaho". Coming from a non-filmy background, asked if she manages to makefriends in the industry, the actress said: "I am not rude to anyone.

MUMBAI, (IANS)Bollywood celebrities likeAmitabh Bachchan,Hema Malini and AnupamKher called ace Indianshuttler P.V. Sindhu a "win-ner" for making Indiaproud at the World Bad-minton Championships in Glasgow. Sindhu won the silver medal, losing to Japa-nese seventh seed Nozomi Okuhara in the women's singles final on Sunday.Meanwhile, in an "incredible" bounce back Saina Nehwal secured a bronze medal.Fourth seed Sindhu lost 19-21, 22-20, 20-22 against the Olympic 2016 bronzemedallist Okuhara.Here's how celebs reacted on Twitter:Amitabh Bachchan: P.V. Sindhu you made India proud… You are a champion…Spirit, guts, endurance... For me you won... Never gave up.Hema Malini: Congratulations Sindhu on winning the silver medal -- you put up agreat fight and you have done us proud.Shoojit Sircar: True India will shine high when women take over.. and they aredoing it... P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal. Salute.Sonu Sood: Sindhu... You are a winner. India salutes you. What a match.Randeep Hooda: No losers here. Sindhu a winner and Nozomi Okuhara a cham-pion. This is epitome of sports other than cricket. Thriller.Anupam Kher: Jai Ho. Sindhu second Indian to win silver at World Championships.Onir: Congratulations for a magnificent game Sindhu. Sindhu loses thrillingfinal, finishes with silver.

Kapil Sharma keeps Ajay waiting;Devgn says not angry

NEW DELHI, (IANS) Actor AjayDevgn on Tuesday refuted claimsthat he walked out from the sets of"The Kapil Sharma Show" in an-ger, saying that he is not upset withKapil Sharma and hasn't taken avow to never return to the show.There were talks that Ajay, whowent to the show's set to promote his for thcoming project "Baadshaho"recently, left from there as Kapil didn't turn up for the shoot. Somerepor ts said Kapil was partying till the wee hours, and wasn't able towake up on time to make it to the shoot.Ajay admitted that he left the sets because Kapil had not arrived, butsaid he does not know the reason behind the comedian's absencefrom the shoot that day. The actor said that Kapil has been dealingwith health issues for quite some time now, but is not certain whetherthat was the reason behind his absence. During his promotional visitto the capital on Tuesday, Ajay cleared the air, and said that media isthe reason behind most of the buzz around the story.

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RATING: *1/2

PUNJAB - In an era where we witness various movies ondifferent concepts, ideologies and genres, to create sucha remarkable cinema is not only the contribution of themainstream cinema Bollywood by creating movies likeDangal, Airlif t etc. but also from the other par ts of Indiaas well which generally quotes as Regional Cinema.Movies like Kurukshetra (Malayalam), Sairat and Cour t(Marathi) and of course Baahubali (Telugu) are anexample of this. These movies not only strengthened ourbelief in power of Cinema but also the potential thatDirectors, Actors, Writers and Crew showcasing in theother and remote par ts of India.Like above-mentioned masterpieces, we are about towitness a gem of a movie produced by Saga Music andSeven Color Motion Pictures- a leading production housein Punjabi Cinema on a war hero, a veteran on the vergeof retirement, a Param Vir Chakra recipient (India'sHighest Gallantry Award) (Posthumously) SubedarJoginder Singh. We have witnessed various war films inboth Bollywood like Border, LOC Kargil, Lakshya etc. butSubedar Joginder Singh will be one of a kind biopic on aGallantry Award Recipient for his Supreme Sacrifice forthe nation. In a time when India is in a close combatsituation with China over Doklam or Doka La region atIndia-Bhutan-China trijunction it will be a great signifi-cance for us to know about the War where these twocountries met each other last time and how ourunacclimated but valiant forces fought strong People'sLiberation Army of China. This movie is believed to coverthe war scenarios and valor of our soldiers with theauthenticity of languages spoken and events occurredalong side of the war. Role of Subedar Joginder Singhwill be por trayed by Gippy Grewal, Ace Singer-cum-Actor of Punjab who has been applauded for his versatileroles in the films like Manje Bistre, Carry on Jatta andlots more. Gippy believes this role to be challenging andcreative, he is complementing his belief with his sheerdedication as he has to first lose weight and then gaindouble the weight. Such a detailed storyline suppor ted bysuch a level of versatility and dedication is expected tomake this movie a wor th watch.

SUBEDAR JOGINDERSINGHPORTRAYED BY GIPPYGREWAL IN WAR BIOPIC

Gaurav (Sidhar th Malhotra), an Indian boy settled in Miami,with a secure nine-to-five job, his own sprawling house andmini-van, is every inch the "sundar and susheel" boy anyparent would want for their daughter. But alas, Kaavya(Jaqueline Fernandez), his friend and colleague, the girl hehas a soft spot for, finds him too nice, safe and boring. Maybe, then, he should be a bit risky? Enter Rishi, (Sidhar thMalhotra) an orphan, a tough guy who works for a secretagent group, Unit X, led by 'Colonel' (Suneil Shetty), and yousee the risky bit too.But Rishi wants to give up this dare-devilry and lead a normallife with a family and home. How he manages to change hislife and the extent to which he succeeds, is essentially whatthis two hours-plus action-comedy film is all about. DirectorsRaj and DK manage to infuse a lot of gloss, exciting actionand colour into the film, which is racy, but sorely lacks a plot.The drama element and emotional quotient are missing.The narrative is deliberately confusing but does not help tokeep the audience engrossed. The characters lack depth andthere is no chemistry between the lead pair, although they areattractive on screen. The humour, injected by way of somewitty lines as well as the situational comedy owing to the

mistaken identity, is the only saving grace, else the writinglacks gravitas. Sidhar th, as the quintessential good boy Gauravand the rustic and reckless Rishi, per forms with conviction andslips into each avatar distinctively. His screen presence andthe way he has delivered the high-octane action scenes are atreat to watch. However, it is the poor script that is his undoing.Jaqueline Fernandez manages to look like the smar t and hipIndian girl settled in Miami that she is touted to be. She hasgood comic timing and makes a sincere attempt to be thecharacter. Her pole dance, albeit shor t, makes for good view-ing. Suneil Shetty, af ter a long hiatus, disappoints terribly withhis dead-pan dialogue delivery and desperate attempt to lookmenacing and macho, as 'Colonel.'The other actors as par t of the Unit X deliver by way of actionconvincingly but naturally have nothing else to offer. Rajit Kapurand Supriya Pilgaonkar are absolutely wasted. The film is well-mounted and showcases upmarket locales in Miami, Mumbaiand Goa with finesse. The action scenes are well-choreo-graphed but not exactly thrilling. The music is ordinary with "OChandralekha" being well-picturised and foot-tapping. Overall,swathed in mindless but slick action, this poorly told tale ispurely risky to watch.

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ADITI RAO HYDARI, SHEKHAR SUMAN, T-SERIES MD BHUSHAN KUMAR AT SANJAY DUTT'S RESIDENCE FOR GANESH POOJA IN MUMBAI.

KANGANA RANAUT AND DIRECTOR HANSAL MEHTA AT THE NDTV INDIA YOUTH FOR CHANGE CONCLAVE IN NEW DELHI.

My friendships in Bollywoodhave survived: Arjun Kapoor

BY DURGA CHAKRAVARTYNEW DELHI, (IANS) Actor Arjun Kapoor says his friend-ships in the industry have survived as competition in Hindifilmdom is very external. Before venturing into acting in2012 with "Ishaqzaade", the son of producer Boney Kapoorserved as an assistant director and associate producer onseveral films, including "Kal Ho Naa Ho" and "Wanted".There's so much competition in Bollywood. Don't friend-ships get affected by it?"The competition is veryexternal. People per-ceive that there mustbe a lot of compe-t i t i on i n t e r na l l y,but everybody isjust making eachday count. Nobodywakes up lookingat competition in themorning," Arjun toldIANS ove r phone f romMumbai. "It is an external force, but within ... the friend-ships that I have had, survived. They have lasted forfive years and it's not been such a big issue," he added.His filmography has been a mix and hits and misseswith films like "Ishaqzaade", "2 States", "Gunday", "HalfGirlfriend", "Ki & Ka" and "Mubarakan"."I think it (his journey in Bollywood) has been a goodstar ting point, foundation and most impor tantly, it's beena filmography of different films. When I look at my ownwork, I do feel l ike I am pushing in terms of tryingdifferent genres, working with different people and learn-ing in the process," he said. However, he says he hasn'tachieved it all yet. "I am very happy with the first fiveyears of my career," he added.Bollywood celebrities are now opening up about theirpersonal lives and issues like depression. Arjun sayshe is at ease about sharing cer tain aspects of his life,but would only do it if he feels it's necessary. "De-pends on what your personal life or issues you want totalk about, how relevant it is, if the need is there to put itout.... A lot of things also get misconstrued by people. Youmight be speaking honestly and the other person might notinterpret it correctly." Arjun, 32, says it cannot be a "ma-nipulative share."

Not practical on workingwith three Khans: BalkiNEW DELHI, (IANS) Filmmaker R. Balki, who has workedwith Amitabh Bachchan in all his movies, doesn't think it'spractical for him to plan a project with Bollywood's leadingKhans. At an interactive session on Harnessing the Powerof Creativity from Ads-Shads to Films-Shilms for FicciLadies Organisation (FLO), Balki was asked if he'd be giventhe option to work with Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan andSalman Khan, who would it be at the top of his list. He saidhe's working with Akshay Kumar in "PadMan", and wouldlove to keep working with Amitabh.Prodded why he does not work with the Khans, he said:"No, not like that..It's just that if I star t thinking of making afilm with them right now, I will get quite old by the time Istar t... I'd rather be more practical." Balki was presentwith his filmmaker wife Gauri Shinde, both of whom havecontributed significantly to the Indian adver tising field aswell brought a freshness to Hindi cinema with their mov-ies. While Balki is known for movies like "Cheeni Kum"and "Paa", Gauri has carved her niche with hear t-warmingfilms like "English Vinglish" and "Dear Zindagi". In a fieldwhere 'nepotism' is the hot debate, the two are examplesof outsiders who have cemented their space.Gauri, who is junior to Balki in the ad and filmmaking world,quipped: "He got there first... So, there's a bit of nepotismthere... I think it's tough until you prove yourself, and youneed something success.`Balki said that "it's an industrylike most other industries... They celebrate success. It'sreally simple. There can be camps and other things, but allcamps form around successful people... It's very strange.But to achieve that, you need something very interesting tostar t with and more impor tantly lots of luck... There aresome brilliant people out there who haven't had the chanceto be famous and it's not getting any easier... Once youhave all that, it's not that tough to survive in the industrybecause there are camps."

Madhuri Dixit to produceMarathi family entertainerMUMBAI (IANS) Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit is gear-ing up for her new journey as a producer. She will back aMarathi film. The "family enter tainer" will be directed bySwapnaneel Jayakar, and produced under Madhuri's RnMMoving Pictures banner, whichhas already come upwith e-learning andDTH content, read astatement. "We atRnM Moving Pic-tures are very ex-cited to step intothis new role andstar t working on theproject. It's a familyenter ta iner and wehave a lovely team on board.I am looking forward to star ting the shooting process soon,"Madhuri said. The film, written by Yogesh Vinayak Joshi,is expected to be released next year. Meanwhile, actressPriyanka Chopra is executive producing a comedy series aboutMadhuri's life for US network ABC.

GOOD CONTENT WILL ALWAYSRULE: AMITABH BACHCHAN

MUMBAI, (PTI) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan said content matters the most and that no amount oftechnological advancement will hinder the growth of television. "With each passing month, anew technology is coming out but good content will always rule. I feel if the content is strong,pure and good and no amount of technological advancement will hinder that," Bachchan toldrepor ters here last evening when asked if web series are a threat to conventional TV.He was speaking on the sidelines of the media conference of the 9th season of "Kaun BanegaCrorepati". Bachchan said he is honoured and humbled every time he is approached for theKBC. "For me and Sony Television it is like family, we don't look at this show as commercialproposition. 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' has been a life changer for many contestants. I don't haveany qualms in admitting that it has been a life changer for me as well," he added. The 74-year-old star said "Kaun Banega Crorepati" celebrates the dreams and aspirations of thecommon man and their tryst with knowledge. When asked about his journey, he said,"To say this, I will have to write my autobiography and I will not write one. All Ican say is I am grateful for all the love and suppor t from media, fans." Theshow, which is returning after three years, will have 30-35 episodes and themakers said it was a deliberate decision to come up with small season."The brief this time was that we make it a small season, the game playingshould be fast, the duration of the episode should be tight so that we canhave a classical game play and we can come every season. We want tomake it a calendar event," said Danish Khan, EVP and Business Head atSony Enter tainment Television (SET).

Have stopped doing films out offriendships, emotions: AjayMUMBAI, (PTI) Having been in the industry for over 25 years, Ajay Devgnsays his process of choosing a movie has become "more clear" today andhe now goes forward with a project only if its script is good. Devgn thinkstoday the stakes have become too high for an actor to say yes to a film outof emotional reasons. "Earlier we would just listen to an idea and say 'lets do it.Films were releasing left right and centre, we were doing 12 films at a time, so wedid a lot of movies purely out of emotions and for relationships."The process of choosing a film has become more clear today. Now, it reallymeans business. Stakes are too high, there is too many pressure," Devgn tells PTIin an interview. Though initially he did choose cer tain movies for the friendship's

sake, Devgn insists he never took on a film just tosurvive in the industry. "There was never a phase whereI chose a film purely to survive as there was too muchwork. There has always been too much work and I'vebeen lucky that ways. There was no need of 'survival'.It was either you liked a script or you do it for friendsand for the emotions." The 48-year-old National Award-winning actor says the change in selecting a film cameabout with time as the audience has evolved. "For me,it has become clear (to choose a film) not because ofthe external pressure but because the audience hasevolved a lot. You can't ever judge the taste accuratelybut you do have a barometer. "I should enjoy doing afilm, which is very impor tant. Filmmaking isn't just theprocess of a release, it is 100 days of shooting beforethat. If I don't enjoy that, I will not be able to work." The"Shivaay" actor, who has teamed up with Milan Luthriafor the four th time in "Baadshaho", says working withfriends help a lot as they all are on the same page. Hislatest period heist action thriller is directed by Milan,who has previously given hits such as, "Once Upon ATime in Mumbaai", "Chori Chori" and "Kachche Dhaage".

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'QAIDI BAND': TUGS AT THE RIGHT CHORDS

CAST: AADAR JAIN, ANYA SINGH, MIKHAIL

YAWALKAR, ANNA ADOR, CYNDY KHOJOL

DIRECTOR: HABIB FAISAL

RATING: ***

Director Habib Faisal's "Qaidi Band", inspired by real lifeevents, is a sugar-coated tale. Citing the case of MachalLalung, the longest arrested under trial, the film revolves arounda group of young individuals who are arrested for variouscrimes. Due to lack of funds and family suppor t, they are lef t torot behind bars. By happenstance, the Superintendent of theprison Mr. Dhulia (Sachin Pilgaonkar) -- to enter tain a politicianduring his visit to the prison -- orders his prisoners to form aband. After duly auditioning, a group of seven -- three girls andfour guys: Bindu, Tatyana, Sange along with Sanju, Rufi,Maskeen and Ogu -- are selected to per form.On the eventual day, the attending media, enamoured by thegroup's per formance before the politician, broadcasts the show.And soon, their song, "I'm India", grabs the attention of themasses. They become a phenomenon. How this group thenuses their popularity to gain freedom forms the crux of the tale.The plot is simple, straight-forward and by mid-point predict-able. Never theless, its enduring appeal stands on three sturdylegs.Firstly, it captures the nasty atrocities meted out to theunder trials in a no-nonsense and unpretentious manner. Also,the camera work along with the fine production values isnotewor thy. The film has the confidence and a sense of purposethat warms the hardest hear t. Its second strength lies in theper formances of the cast. The seven protagonists may not beconventional heroes. But their por trayal of their characters is

realistic and believable. The depth they bring to what couldhave been a one-dimensional character is impressive.Anya Singh and Aadar Jain wow us as Bindu and Sanju withtheir sincerity. Though Aadar has a strong resemblance to hiscousin Ranbir Kapoor, he does manage to leave an imprint withhis histrionics. Ana Ador sways us as Tatyana with her dancingand sense of rhythm. Cyndy Khojol impresses us as Sange withher resolute strength and defiance. Mikhail Yawalkar, PeterMuxha Manuel and Prince Parvinder Singh as Rufi, Ogu andMaskeen are charming. Their demeanour and personality suitstheir character and each one of them por trays their role con-vincingly.Sachin Pilgaonkar, as the dictatorial Superintendent of Prisons,is refreshingly honest. He makes you cringe and hate him whenhe tries to extract information from the family of the under trialsor tor tures those who are captured af ter escaping from theclutches of the police. Ram Kapoor as an eminent lawyer, Mr.Vachchani, lacks the persona and is the only odd one among thecast. And finally, of course, there are the songs -- the lyrics arestrongly worded and magnificently structured. And theyseamlessly integrate with the narrative. What is missing in theplot are scenes that emotionally elevate the tempo of thenarrative. Though it has its fair share of melodrama, theexuberance needed for a musical is missing. Also the song atthe climax is a super let-down. But overall, the film works as anexpressive drama.

Gwen Stefani consumes Easternmedicine to get pregnantLOS ANGELES, (IANS) Singer-songwriter Gwen Stafani,47, is repor tedly trying out a new method to increase thechances of getting pregnant. She is consuming Easternmedicine. According to Celebrity Insider magazine, Stefaniis sure that singer Blake Shelton is the right person for herand wants to star t a family with him. However, she isafraid that it will be very hard for her to conceive due toher age. The "Hollaback Girl" hitmaker is worried abouther health as well as the baby's if she manages to getpregnant, repor ts aceshowbiz.com. According to a source,Stefani is trying out "alternative sources of medicine" whichincludes Chinese herbs. In addition, she has been doinghypnosis. "She has been monitoring all her hormone lev-els and they are really balanced. She is also doing hypno-sis because she knows there is a huge mind-body con-nection and she's got a good friend that swears hypnosishelped her get pregnant in her 40s," said the source.

Rihanna buys mansion inHollywood Hills for $6.8 mnLOS ANGELES, (IANS) Singer Rihanna has repor tedlybought a house in the Hollywood Hills for $6.8 million.The contemporary style estate sits on close to a half-acre over-looking the Sunset Strip here, reports eonline.com. Rihanna was lastreported to have purchased a Pacific Palisades home for $12 millionin 2012, but took up residence in an undisclosed location some-time between 2014 and 2016. Rihanna also owns abeachfront proper ty in her native Barbados, which sherepor tedly bought in 2013 for $22 million.

Mariah Carey 'always had lowself-esteem'NEW YORK, (IANS) Grammy Award-winning singerMariah Carey says she always had low self-esteem, andpeople do not recognize that. "I just feel like I am a regularhuman being and I deserve the same respect as anybodyelse. I have always had low self-esteem, and people donot recognize that," Carey exclusively told pagesix.com.But she added: "I can't measure what type of respect Ideserve - I really can't." Carey says that on the inside shefeels less regal. "Growing up different, being biracial, hav-ing the whole thing where I did not know if I fit in ... That iswhy music became such a big par t of my life, because ithelped me overcome those issues," she said.

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POOJA BATRA JOINSAMERICAN SHOW 'LETHALWEAPON'MUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Pooja Batra has joined the cast ofAmerican TV show "Lethal Weapon" and has star ted shootingfor the same. Pooja took to Twitter on Friday to share a photo-graph with Hollywood actors Damon Wayans and ClayneCrawford. "Shooting with my favourite detectives in the wholeworld for 'Lethal Weapon'. Clyne Crawford and Damon Wayne,"Pooja captioned the image in which the three actors can beseen dressed as their respective characters. The show, whichalso features Jordana Brewster, Keesha Sharp and Kevin Rahm,is based on the film series of the same name created by ShaneBlack. Its second season is being shot currently. Pooja is bestknown for her roles in Indian f i lms l ike "Virasat" ,"Chandralekha", "Haseena Maan Jaayegi", "Kahin Pyaar NaHo Jaaye" and "Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story".

SIDHARTH MALHOTRA AND JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ DURING THE PROMOTION OF THEIR FILM A GENTLEMAN IN NEW DELHI.

'SNIFF': AMOLE GUPTE SERVES UPAN OLFACTORY DELIGHT

CAST: KHUSHMEET GILL, MANMEET SINGH,

SUREKHA SIKRI, SUSHMITA MUKHERJEE

DIRECTOR: AMOLE GUPTE

RATING: ***1/2

The best thing about "Sniff" is the wonder ful children -- God blesstheir untarnished souls -- who play detectives to a car thief in Mumbai.But wait. This is much later. This is where our interest in the goings-on begins to flag. The minute Sunny Gill (the wonderfully solemn andwise Khushmeet) turns super-snooper the plot loses its flexibility andmomentum and falls prey to a kind of hushed rush of juvenile activi-ties that don't really add up to much.But this absence of a hefty payoff is not what we are looking for ormissing in this film. Straight out, "Sniff" is a charming ode to thetastebuds and the olfactory nerves, both co-related as one gives youa yummy feeling in the mouth and the other in the nose. But what ifyou are born with no sense of smell? Little Khushmeet plays onesuch unfor tunate child of fate. Born into a family of pickle makers, hecan't smell the aroma of the spices that forever emanates from hislovable grandma Surekha Sikri's kitchen.It's not so much in the way the film tickles the tastebuds that the filmgathers its vigour and strength. It's in the way the film celebrates thesmells and sounds of food. Not since "The Mistress Of The Spices"has any film given us such an aromatic view of food and cooking.The camera manned by the magician of the lenses Manush Nandan,glides with sly smoothness over edibles, creating for us a kind ofheaven on the palate. For me the best, most cherishable moments in

the narrative are those where smell-proof Sunny sits stoically atthe family meal watching other family members 'ooh' and 'aah' overfamily pickles.Sunny can't smell, you see. Once Sunny finds his sense of smell, thenarrative creates a big stink over a stolen car on the society apar tmentpremises. Nonetheless the film's ar tless charm holds till the end. Allthe child actors are wonderful, far superior in their ability to hold to-gether the proceedings by the lapels of their own convictions than theadult performers who are way too conscious of their obligation to letthe children take the forefront.Luckily for us, editor Deepa Bhatia allows the children more space inthe goings-on than she does to the tantrum-throwing adults. In spite ofa weak denouement the kids amply hold the plot together. Sound de-signer Avinash Sonavanve keeps the frames vibrant with extraneousnoises. Very often I found myself listening to the sounds of silence thatsurround little Sunny's serene presence.Once the noise takes over he withdraws into a world of his own faraway from our inquisitive eyes. Which is a pity. Because Sunny's worldand his charming friends show director Amole Gupte in pursuit of thosesimple little pleasures that we lose as we grown older. Pleasures likelicking the pickle from a jar and smacking the lips. Thank you, Amole,for giving our childhood back to us.

BABUMOSHAI BANDOOKBAAZ RAKES INRS 7.53 CRORES IN ITS OPENING WEEKEND!

Kushan Nandy's Babumoshai Bandookbaazheadlined by Nawazuddin Siddiqui openedto an encouraging response at the box officeon its release day earning Rs 2.05 crores.With rave reviews by critics and strongpositive word of mouth, the movie wit-nessed an impressive growth over theweekend and has managed to get goodnumber of footfalls on Saturday (Rs 2.41crores) and Sunday (Rs 3.07 crores)thereby making the weekend total to Rs7.53 crores India Biz. (Excluding Punjab,Chandigarh and Haryana).Nawazuddin's ardent fan base has cer tainlytranslated to the box office prospects of thecrime drama, with the critics raving aboutyet another powerhouse per formance fromthe versatile actor.Despite being in competition with otherreleases, Babumoshai Bandookbaaz hasmanaged to make its presence felt at thebox office despite its unique genre.Produced by Kiran Shyam Shroff and Ashmith Kunder,directed by Kushan Nandy and written by Ghalib AsadBhopali, Babumoshai Bandookbaaz releasedon 25th August, 2017.

Junglee picture's Bareilly Ki Barfi goes on to become a sleeperhit owing to its rooted content and power packed per for-mances.Bareilly Ki Bar fi starring Kriti Sanon, Ayushmann Khurranaand Rajkummar Rao has been running on a sweet note at thebox office.Content has proved to be a winner, making the lean budgetedfilm a sleeper hit as it has minted 23.92 cr at the domestic boxoffice in its second weekend.The film has not only done well at the box office but has alsowon hear ts of audience and critics alike.Exhibiting a consistent per formance, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari'sslice of life film has garnered Fri. 1.15 cr, Sat. 1.75 cr, Sun.2.30 cr over its second weekend.Bareilly Ki Barfi has been attracting a strong positive word ofmouth and has gone to become a sleeper hit of 2017.The film is garnering a family audience in its Week 2 and isbeing touted as a 'Parivarik enter tainer'.'Bareilly Ki Barfi' is produced by Junglee Pictures and BR Stu-dios. The film has released on 18th August 2017 and is runningsuccessfully in theatres.

WHY 'LUCKNOW CENTRAL'MAKERS ARE KEEN ON SHOWINGFILM TO SANJAY DUTT?The makers of 'LucknowCentra l ' , which is setagainst the backdrop ofa jail, are keen on show-ing it to Bollywood actorSanjay Dutt.On the occasion of Inde-pendence Day, the teamof 'Lucknow Central' hadper formed l ive atYer wada ja i l in Puneamid all prisoners.While researching on thefilm, the makers cameacross various prison-ers, who have hidden tal-ents in them. Some ofthem were good singers, craftsmen, dancers and used to show-case their talents to fellow prisoners.Sanjay Dutt too had per formed several times during hisYerwada days and also went on showing his creative side bywriting screenplays and even performed live in the jail.Now that the film is gearing up for its release, the makers areeager to show the film to Sanjay Dutt.'Lucknow Central' exhibits the tale of a simple ambitious mancaught in a tragedy that changes his life forever. The film thriveson ambition, passion, friendship, and determination.Kishen Mohan Girhotra, played by Farhan Akhtar, is an aspir-ing singer, who idolizes Manoj Tiwari in the small town ofMoradabad in Uttar Pradesh. Kishen's world turns upside downwhen he is falsely accused of a murder and is sent to LucknowCentral jail. 'Lucknow Central' has ensemble star cast likeDiana Penty, Deepak Dobriyal, Ronit Roy, Gippy Grewal, RajeshSharma, Inaamulhaq, Uday Tikekar, Sukh Kunwar to name afew. Produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Emmay En-ter tainment and Motion Pictures, the film is directed by RanjitTiwari and is slated to release on September 15.

Content film Bareilly Ki Barfibecomes a sleeper hit!

ROHIT SHINES AS INDIA DEFEATSRI LANKA BY SIX WICKETS

Pallekele (Sri Lanka), (IANS)Opener Rohit Sharma's briliantunbeaten ton helped India beat SriLanka by six wickets to seal thefive match One-Day Internationalseries 3-0 here on Sunday. Apartfrom Rohit (124 not out), formerskipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni(67 not out) played a perfect sup-por t role at the other end afterIndia's top order got exposed withthe scoreboard reading 61/4 in15.1 overs.The duo forged an unbeaten 157-r un par tnership for the f i f th

wicket but just when eight runswere needed, the crowd hurledbottles in the ground and thematch had to be stopped. After along wait, the umpires decided tocall off the match. But, after theplayers left the field after the cus-tomary handshakes, security per-sons got the stadium emptied ofspectators and the umpires thendecided to resume the match.Rohit and Dhoni made shor t shriftof the required eight runs. Earlier,Shikhar Dhawan (5), Virat Kohli(3), Lokesh Rahul (17) and Kedar

Jadhav (0) failed to step up to theoccasion and were dismissedcheaply. For Sri Lanka, spinnerAki la Dananjaya scalped twowickets whi le pacers Lasi thMalinga and Vishwa Fernandotook one wicket each. Earlier, apat ient stabi l is ing innings bymiddle-order batsman LahiruThirimanne helped Sri Lanka post217/9 against India in their thirdOne Day Internat ional at thePallekele International CricketStadium here on Sunday.Apar t from Thirimanne (80 runs

off 108 balls), Dinesh Chandimal(36) contributed to the cause forthe hosts. Sri Lanka won the tossand elected to bat hoping to capi-talise upon the overcast condi-tions. But it appeared as if theirbatsman had not learnt any les-son from their previous defeatsas many in-form and experiencedbatters were dismissed whileplaying carelessly. Apar t fromThirimanne and Chandimal, noother batsman appl ied them-selves sensibly and thus weredismissed on sloppy shots.

MOS YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (I/C) VIJAY GOEL RECEIVED THE FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP TROPHY BEFORE ITS JOURNEY TO OTHERVENUES OF FIFA WORLD CUP IN NEW DELHI. ALSO SEEN FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR JAVIER CEPPI.

President Kovind gives awayNational Sports awardsNEW DELHI, (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesdaygave away the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award toformer India hockey team captain Sardar Singh andParalympics double gold medallist and world record holderDevendra Jhajharia at a function at Rashtrapati Bhawan hereon the occasion of National Spor ts Day.Jhajharia won gold in men's javelin F46 event at the 2004Paralympics in Athens with a then world record distance of62.15 metres, eclipsing the previous mark of 59.77m. Itwas the first gold medal for India at the Paralympics sinceMurlikant Petkar finished at the top of the podium in men's50m freestyle swimming at Heidelberg, Germany, in 1972.Jhajharia repeated the feat at the Rio Paralympics last year,winning the gold and rewriting his own eight-year worldrecord with a throw of 63.97m.Jhajharia is the first para-athlete to be honoured with theRajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- the highest spor ts award in thecountry. Sardar, meanwhile, became the second hockeystar to be conferred the Khel Ratna after the legendaryDhanraj Pillay who received the award in the year 2000.Sardar, who made his international debut against arch-ri-vals Pakistan in 2006, was named captain of the Indianhockey squad after the debacle at the 2012 Olympics inLondon where the team finished last in the 12-nation field.With Sardar as captain, India won gold at the 2014 AsianGames and the continental title at the 2007 Asian Cup. Healso led the national team to the bronze medal at the HockeyWorld League in 2015. The 31-year-old from Sirsa districtof Haryana was included in the 18-member FIH All-Starteam in 2010 and 2011. Cricketers Harmanpreet Kaur andCheteshwar Pujara along with Paralympians MariyappanThangavelu and Varun Singh Bhati and star athlete RajivArokia were among 17 spor tspersons to receive the pres-tigious Arjuna Awards this year.Thangavelu won gold in the men's high jump T-42 categoryat the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He wasearlier awarded the Padma Shri in January this year. Bhatitook bronze at the 2016 Paralympics in the men's high jumpT-42 category. Arokia enjoyed an excellent outing at theAsian Ath let ics Championships in Bhubaneshwar lastmonth. He won gold in the men's 4x400m relay and endedup with the silver in the men's 400m. He had also takenbronze in the 400m at the Asian Games in 2014.Harmanpreet was rewarded for her per formance at the re-cently concluded ICC Women's World Cup. The experiencedbatter smashed an unbeaten 171 runs off just 115 balls tohelp India beat the formidable Australia in the semi-finals.That innings made Harmanpreet the record holder for thehighest individual score for India at the women's WorldCup. It is also the second-highest score by an Indian batterin women's one-day internationals, behind Deepti Sharma's188 . Pujara, who played his 51st Test match in Sri Lankalast week, has been in good form with the bat in recenttimes. He became the third quickest Indian batsman toreach 4,000 Test runs during his 50th match in the longestformat in Colombo.The others named for the Arjuna Award are Saketh Myneni(tennis), Jyoti Surekha Vennam (archery), Khushbir Kaur(a th le t i cs ) , Prashan t i S ingh (baske tba l l ) , S .V. Sun i l(hockey), S.S.P. Chaurasia (golf), Satyavrat Kadian (wres-tling), Anthony Amalraj (table tennis), P.N. Prakash (shoot-ing), Jasvir Singh (kabaddi), Laishram Devendro Singh(boxing) and Oinam Bembem Devi (football). The recipi-ents of this year's Dronacharya Awards, which honourscoaches with notable achievements in their respectivefields are Late R. Gandhi (athletics), Heera Nand Kataria(kabaddi), G.S.S.V. Prasad (badminton, lifetime), Brij BhushanMohanty (boxing, lifetime), P.A. Raphel (hockey, lifetime),Sanjoy Chakraver thy (shooting, lifetime) and Roshan Lal (wres-tling, lifetime).The Dhyan Chand Award has been given to Bhupender Singh(athletics), Syed Shahid Hakim (football) and Sumarai Tete(hockey). Apar t from a medal and a citation, the Rajiv GandhiKhel Ratna awardees will receive a cash prize of Rs 7.5 lakh.Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand awardees will receivestatuettes, cer tificates and cash prize of Rs five lakh each.The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award are given forperformance over a period of four years. The DronacharyaAward honours coaches for producing medal winners at theinternational level while the Dhyan Chand Award is given forlife time contribution to spor ts development.

Sri Lanka skipperTharanga suspendedfor two ODIsPALLEKELE, (IANS) Sri Lanka cap-tain Upul Tharanga has been sus-pended from the next two One-Day In-ternational (ODI) matches against In-dia for an over-rate offence in the sec-ond match, ICC announced on Friday.After going down in the first two ODIs,Tharanga will miss the Pallekele andColombo matches scheduled on Au-gust 27 and 31, respectively. The chargewas laid by on-field umpires RanmoreMartinesz and Paul Reiffel, third um-pire Joel Wilson and fourth officialRuchira Palliyaguruge. "Andy Pycroftof the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC MatchReferees imposed the suspension af-ter the Sri Lanka side was ruled to bethree overs short of its target when timeallowances were taken into consider-ation, International Cricket Council (ICC)said in a statement. In accordance withArticle 2.5.2 of the ICC Code of Conductfor Players and Player Support Person-nel, which relates to serious over-rateoffences, players were fined 10 percent of their match fees for the firsttwo overs and 20 per cent of theirmatch fees for the third over theirside failed to bowl in the allottedtime, with the captain also receiv-ing two suspension points.

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ONTARIO CUP FINALISTS: ONTARIO KHALSA CLUB BEAT RICHMOND HILL SC RAIDERS 2-1 IN PRELIMINARY ROUND. NORVALCROATIA SOCCER CLUB 7-0 IN QUARTER FINALS. WINDSOR HELLENIC SOCCER CLUB IN PENALTIES IN THE SEMI-FINAL.GAME SCORE WAS 3-3 WITH OKC WINNING 5-4 IN THE PENALTY SHOOTOUTS.

Beast Rookie of the Year CorrinReturns to BramptonBRAMPTON - The Brampton Beast, ECHL affiliate of theMontreal Canadiens, are proud to announce that standoutdefenseman and the club's 2016-17 Rookie of the Year WillieCorrin has signed a Standard Player Contract to return to theBeast for the 2017-18 season. Corrin, a 26-year-old Interna-tional Falls, Minnesota native, was one of the Beast's topdefensemen a season ago, scoring ten goals and adding 16assists for 26 points in just 40 games with the Beast.Even with a small sample size of games played last season,the 6'1" lefty made the most of his time with the Beast. Corrincaught fire late in the calendar year of 2016 and recorded arare four-game goal-scoring streak, star ting on December23, 2016 and ending on January 1, 2017. Responsible at bothends of the ice, Corrin recorded a stellar +12 rating in his 40games with the Beast but also proved himself to be a clutchoffensive performer as well. Corrin netted two game-winning goalsin 2016-17, including a huge overtime winner against the KalamazooWings on January 13, 2017. His two game-winners tied him with JordanHenry for the most among Beast defensemen. His eye-opening offensivenumbers more than held their own compared to the rest of the ECHL. Histen goals scored put him in a tie for sixth in ECHL rookie defense scoringand his 26 points place him among the top 20 rookie rearguards. Sincegraduating from the University of Minnesota-Duluth following the 2015-16 season, Corrin also appeared in eight games with the AmericanHockey League's Toronto Marlies and another three games with theECHL's Orlando Solar Bears but believes his best chance at achampionship is right here in Brampton.

Du Plessis to lead World XI vs Pakistanin Lahore in SeptemberLAHORE, (IANS) South African Faf du Plessis will lead a star-studded 14-member World XI that will play three Twenty20Internationals for the Independence Cup against Pakistan atthe Gaddafi Stadium here on September 12, 13 and 15, theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed on Thursday.The World-XI comprises five players from South Africa, threefrom Australia, two from the West Indies, and one each fromBangladesh, England, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Besidesdu Plessis, the other South Africans in the side include HashimAmla, David Miller, Morne Morkel and leg-spinner Imran Tahir.The squad will feature Australians George Bailey, Ben Cuttingand wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Paine. Darren Sammy, whowas a par t of the Pakistan Super League 2 Final, will leadthe West Indian representation alongside Samuel Badree.There is one player each from England, Bangladesh, SriLanka and New Zealand in Paul Collingwood, Tamim Iqbal,Thisara Perera and Grant El l iott respectively. The onlycountries which do not have a representation in the WorldXI squad are India and Zimbabwe.

ONTARIO - Ontario Khalsa Darbar Soccer Club’s 2002 boys rep team sees their 2017 Ontario Cup journey taking them to the finals of the under15 age group. The final is scheduled to be played at The Soccer Centre in Woodbridge (7601 Martin Grove Rd, Woodbridge, ON L4L 9E4) onSaturday September 16th at 3:00pm. Their preliminary round match was played against Richmond Hill Raiders on July 8th. Since OKD was thehome team this match was played at the Hershey center, a field very familiar to the players because it is also their home field for league playin Peel Halton's premier division. The preliminary round match was won by OKD 2-1. In the quarter finals OKD's next opponent was NorvalCroatia SC, the draw chart had OKD as the home team and this match was also played at the Hershey center on August 12th. This match wasvery one sided and OKD cruised to victory by a score line of 7-0. The semi final match was against an opponent that no team from the club hasplayed against, this made preparations difficult for the coaches. They could not prepare the team for the strengths of the opponents but this alsomeant they didn't now anything about OKD. The semi final was played against Windsor Hellenic SC at Oshawa's Civic Stadium on August 26th.Windsor took an early lead in the match by scoring 2 goals in the first 15 mins, once the players nerves settled OKD tied up the game before halftime. OKD was able to get a 3rd goal early in the 2nd half and kept the pressure on Windsor but they couldn't get that insurance goal they wereworking hard to get. The last 10 minutes of the match Windsor pushed everyone forward and kept OKD under a lot of pressure, with 6 minutesleft in the match the pressure from Windsor forced an error by the OKD defence and they tied the game 3-3. This semi final needed penaltyshoots to decide the winner. Windsor won the coin toss and decided to shoot first, both teams had a perfect 4 out of 4 goals from the penaltyspot. Windsor's 5th shooter stepped up and sent his shot high and over the crossbar. Up stepped OKD's 5th shooter, fully aware that if he scoreshis team is off to the finals. The referee blows the whistle and the player slots the ball into the bottom right corner of the net and OKD arecelebrating an exciting semi final win.OKD's opponent for the final on the 16th of September will be Nor th York CAF United, who beat Kitchener SC 3-1 in their semifinal. Please come out and suppor t OKD Soccer Clubs 2002 boys under 15 team as they hope to make history and bring home the club'sfirst Ontario Cup championship.

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