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ISHAAN KHATTAR SAYS...Always be ready to learn fromyour elders because theyimpart valuable life lessons

1Sometimes opportunities are tremen-dous and rare. For instance the fact thatlegendary director Majid Majidi (Iran)

found in me a suitable performer for his film‘Beyond the Clouds’ is gratifying and hum-bling. I want to continue working in filmsthat are meaningful. ADVICE FOR STUDENTS: WWaaiitt ffoorr tthhee rriigghhttmmoommeenntt,, tthhee rriigghhtt ooppppoorrttuunniittyy ttoo ssttrriikkee..MMaannyy ssuucchh mmoommeennttss wwiillll ccoommee yyoouurr wwaayy..DDoonn’’tt cclloossee aannyy ddoooorr bbeeccaauussee yyoouu ddoonn’’ttkknnooww wwhhiicchh oonnee iiss ggooiinngg ttoo ooppeenn aa sseeaa ooffooppppoorrttuunniittiieess ffoorr yyoouu..

2An elder sibling is a blessing in dis-guise. I have learnt a lot from mybrother, Shahid. I find jhalkis

(glimpses) of him in me. He’s a charismaticactor. In ‘Jab We Met’, he was so subtle, thatI felt drawn towards him. ADVICE FOR STUDENTS:AAllwwaayyss bbee ooppeenn ttoolleeaarrnniinngg ffrroomm yyoouurr eellddeerrss.. TThheeyy iimmppaarrtt vvaalluu-aabbllee lliiffee lleessssoonnss..

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■ ANIMAL PLANET PRESENTS: INDIA,ANIMAL PLANET, 5.00 PM: In Goa,

1886: Ramakrishna Paramahansa Dev passed away.

1930: The first British Empire Games were heldat Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The event is nowcalled the British Commonwealth Games.

1946: Direct Action Day was observedby the Muslim League which resultedin communal violence in GreaterCalcutta.

1954: Sports Illustrated was published forthe first time.

1960: Cyprus was granted independence by Britain.

1969: VV Giri was elected the fourth Presidentof India.

2003: Cristiano Ronaldo (18) made his debutfor Manchester United and the Premier League

in a 4–0 home victory over BoltonWanderers.

2018: World's first floating dairy farmopened in Merwehaven harbour,

Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with 40cows milked by robots.

2018: Kerala was affected by unprecedentedflooding and landslides which reported to havekilled 106 people, leaving 150,000 homeless.

Alex Carpenter meets Aaron Fer-nandes who is up against a deadlyRussell's viper in a beachsiderestaurant. Later, Aaron has to tack-le a venomous cobra on the roof.

■ INDIA'S WILDEST, NAT GEO WILD,7.00 PM: From giant grazers toAsian elephants, India is home tonumerous unique and exoticspecies of animals.

■ MAN VS WILD WITH BEAR GRYLLSAND PM MODI, DISCOVERY, 8.00 PM:Survivalist Bear Grylls exploresthe Indian jungle with Prime Min-ister Narendra Modi.

■ WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES,STAR MOVIES, 3.00 PM: When a roguearmy of humans kills Caesar's wifeand son, he sets out to exact re-venge. But his quest for retributionreveals his darker instincts evenas he makes a startling discovery.

■ SHAOLIN SOCCER, HBO, 5.00 PM: AShaolin follower assembles his fivechildhood friends so that they canuse their martial arts skills to playfootball and thereby popularizeShaolin kung fu.

■ HERCULES, MOVIES NOW, 7.00 PM:Hercules travels to Greece with hisfive loyal companions to sell hisservices for gold. A warlord threat-ens the king of Thrace to destroyhis kingdom. Worried, the king ap-proaches Hercules for help.

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MUST DOAUGUST16, 2019

AskMeAnything

Antiheroes are protagonistswho don’t have the usual‘heroic’ characteristicscommonly attributed to

traditional protagonists — not tobe confused with villains or an-tagonists.

Antiheroes, unlike antago-nists, are complicated, imper-fect people with ambiguousmorals and character flaws, of-ten doing the ‘right thing’ be-cause of selfish reasons or some

compulsion; but they are the he-roes of their own stories. Eventhough such characters have ex-isted in literature since the timesof Homer, they became one of the

staples of cinema only after WW2.A good example of an anti-

hero is Taapsee Pannu’s Sha-bana Khan inNaam Shabana(2017) and ShahRukh Khan in

‘Baazigar’. Be-cause:

1. Not all as-pects of their person-ality are very‘ l ikeable ’ :

they’re in-troverted, easily provoked(and to a violent end), ruth-less, and with an unhap-py childhood that con-tinues to haunt them.

2. They have self-serving reasons for do-ing whatever they aredoing — primarily toavenge a loved one’sdeath.

3. We root forthem anyway: despitetheir flaws.

MUST SEE

From ‘Super 30’ to ‘83’, some of Bollywood’s finestmovies are inspired by true events and stories oftragedy, resilience and success. Checkout this list of films based ontrue stories thatimmortalise real-lifemoments,memories andindividuals. Areport byRitikaKumar

NO ONE KILLEDJESSICA (2011)

Based on the murder of modelJessica Lall in an uptown eateryin Delhi, and her sister, SabrinaLall’s fight for justice, the film

showcases the casual violence incontemporary India. The mock-ery of the legal procedure, the

loopholes in the policing system,the corruption in the power cir-

cles, the vulnerability of thecommon Indian: Sabrina’s (Vidya

Balan) struggle brings life tonewspaper headlines that still

haven’t been forgotten.

URI: THE SURGICAL STRIKEThe film is based on the surgical strikes con-ducted in 2016 by the Indian Army, against mili-tant launch pads in Pakistan occu-pied Kashmir (PoK).Terrorists were reportedlykilled in the operation. Thefilm scores on the techni-cal front thancreative. Thecombatsequences,ambush arerealisticallyshot.

83 (2020)It was in 1983 when India won the

Cricket World Cup. The match was astory of grit, passion, fear, andtriumph over the West Indian’s,

who were on their World Cuphattrick. Director Kabir Khan

has roped in the flavour ofthe season Ranveer Singh toplay sportstar Kapil Dev and

weave the epic moment Indiawon, despite being restricted

to 183 runs.

MADRAS CAFÉPolitical, tense, explosive,‘Madras Café’ is no picnic inthe neighbourhood park.The film’s true star is itsstory which builds up to anagonising end. It brings tolife the Lankan war whichmany viewers were too young to have known. It highlights India’srole, moving sensitively, taking no sides.

SPECIAL 26Four feisty heroes posing as a CBI team, fifty heists and one realCBI officer on the prowl to nab them. Inspired by a real incident,Neeraj Pandey cuts to the chor-police chase and weaves an intelli-gent, mind-racing thriller, keeping you tightly strapped to yourseats. It captures the 80’s era beautifully; and the cinematography(Bobby Singh) is a cut above.

TALVARTeenager Shruti Tandon and domestic helpKhempal are murdered - but who did it?And while the truth unravels, what elsegets slashed? The film is super-sharp, asword swipe at Bollywood’s song-and-dance, mehendi-fuelled escapism. Inspiredby 2008’s Aarushi Talwar double murdercase this film was a box office hit.

While we’re crazy about global chart toppers andsensational musicians around the world, on hometurf, there are just a few musicians who can reallyup the ante with their music. These artists withtheir original stuff should be in your playlist

NucleyaUdyan Sagar, who goes by the stagename of Nucleya, introduced hissound to the masses just a few yearsago. The fans who follow his gigshave increased steadfastly eversince. He doesn’t define his music asEDM but calls it ‘Dance music’.

Shirley SetiaShirley, an Indian origin girl from New Zealand,has more than a million followers on Facebook.

She does covers of popular Hindi film songsand presents them with her unique touch.She takes her inspiration from the likes ofAsha Bhonsle and Kay Kay and was partof the YouTube Fan Fest recently.

Dualist InquiryDualist Inquiry is the

brain child of Sahej Bakshi.The Delhi-based artist studied

music in LA and when he came back toIndia, the indie music scene was on therise. Their tracks hardly have lyrics. The

group is synonymous with every livescene that promotes this genre.

Hari &SukhmaniThis duo fromChandigarh playsPunjabi folk fused with ambient electronicmusic. Sukhmani is a trained classical singerand her powerful voice is mesmerising.

Hari’s unique electronic skills perfect-ly compliment her voice.

The F16sThe F16s from Chennai have played at all major festivals in thecountry, including Nagaland’s Hornbill Festival, all editions of theNH7 Weekender, GoMAD and ZimaFest, amongst others. Theybelieve most mundane things in life make for the best revelations.

WHAT IS AN ANTI-HERO?

Indie music artists who should be on your playlist

“Do not believe what your teacher tells youmerely out of respect for the teacher.”

Gautama Buddha

SUPER 30 (2019)Against all odds, mathematician, Anand Kumar follows his true calling andgives shape to ‘Super 30’ – a coaching class in Patna, designed for 30deserving, underprivileged students. 'Super 30' drives home the messagethat education is truly the privilege of those who have economic resources.There are many moments in the movie that will move you.