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SIKH CHARACTERS MISREPRESENTEDIN BOLLYWOOD FILMS: GIPPY GREWALMUMBAI, (IANS) Actor-singer Gippy Grewal, who features inlatest Punjabi release "Manje Bistre" and will soon be seen inupcoming Bollywood film "Lucknow Central", says charactersof Sikh community are mostly projected as silly and comical,which is a misrepresentation. Gippy plays a 'sardar' in hisFarhan Akhtar starrer "Lucknow Central".He told IANS here: "I think 'sardarji' characters are misrepre-sented in Bollywood films many times. People make fun ofsardar characters… There are so many jokes on them. I thinkthat is happening because of lack of insight and knowledgeabout our community, our culture and contribution to ourcountry." "For instance, in 'Lucknow Central', there are se-quences where I suggested to do a scene in a cer tain way tobuild an emotional connection with Punjabi audience. We didthat. I think just putting a turban on head and changing thelanguage from Hindi to Punjabi does not make a one a Punjabi.Punjabi da dil hona chaida (you need the hear t of a Punjabi),"Gippy added.

'BAAHUBALI 2' BEATS 'DANGAL' AT US BOX-OFFICECHENNAI, (IANS) S.S Rajamouli's magnum opus "Baahubali 2: The Conclusion" has successfully surpassed Aamir Khan's "Dangal" atthe US box-office with earnings over $12.6 million so far and counting. According to Great India Films, the US distributor of "Baahubali2", the film minted $12.6 million as of Wednesday, officially surpassing life-time earnings of $12.3 million of 'Dangal'. "Baahubali 2: TheConclusion" has also officially become the highest grossing Indian film at the US box-office. Directed by S.S Rajamouli, the film is abouttwo warring cousins and their battle for the ownership of an ancient kingdom. Having repor tedly earned over Rs. 600 crore worldwideso far, the film is on its way to beat the life-time collections of Aamir Khan's "PK".

PARINEETI CHOPRA FACINGSINGER'S WORST NIGHTMAREMUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Parineeti Chopra is facing a "singer's worstnightmare" as she is experiencing a throat infection just a day beforeher "Meri Pyaari Bindu" concer t. Parineeti, currently promoting herforthcoming film "Meri Pyaari Bindu", posted a 34-second video andapologised to journalists who were to interact with her recently.The 28-year-old said: "I am sorry I had to dothis video. It is a singer's worst nightmare.I have woken up with no voice todayand I am very stressed because to-morrow is the HT Mumbai meetinghere and 'Meri Pyaari Bindu' con-cer t and I have to sing for all myfans. "I am really upset, I haveto go home and rest I have noother choice. I am, really sorryto all those journalists whocame today to talk to me but Ihave to rest today to makemy voice better for tomor-row so that I can enter-tain all of you. Thankyou guys and see youtomorrow," she added.Wri t ten by SuprotimSengupta and directed byAkshay Roy, "MeriPyaari Bindu"also featuresa c t o rAyushmannK h u r r a n a .The film isr e l e a s i n gon May 12.

Deepika mad for being mistakenas Priyanka in the West

MUMBAI, (PTI) Actress Deepika Padukone says it is not only igno-rance but racist when the foreign media mistakes her for PriyankaChopra. International mediapersons often confuse Deepika for the"Quantico" star and have even addressed her as Priyanka. "It'snot just about me being offended. It's you all in this room whoshould be offended. It's not just ignorance, it's also racist. "Twopeople of similar colour are not the same people. So, you asfellow Indians should actually be calling them out and educatingthem instead of encouraging it," Deepika told repor ters at theL'Oreal event today. When asked what could be the reason behindthis confusion, she says, "Ignorance is ignorance. I feel bad forthem." Recently Priyanka had said that it was not fair to mistakeDeepika for her. "I guess I'm the most popular brown face thateveryone has known. Every brown girl does not look the same.Don't mistake it. Let's try and tell us apar t. That was not right and it'snot fair. She's a massive star from India," she had said.

INDIA PRODUCED A DOMINANT PERFORMANCE AND PUT THE 1-0 DEFEAT TO MALAYSIA BEHIND THEM TO WIN BRONZE AT THESULTAN AZLAN SHAH CUP. BRITAIN LIFTED THE CUP AFTER DEFEATING AUSTRALIA IN THE FINALS.

NEW DELHI, (PTI) Defending champions India opted for the tried andtested in their Champions Trophy cricket squad with fit-again RohitSharma and Mohammed Shami returning to the side. Karnataka bats-man Manish Pandey pipped young chinaman Kuldeep Yadav as the15th member of the touring party. Rohit, who has recovered from athigh injury, made a comeback as selectors gave due weightage tohis round the year performance. Shami is making a comeback to the50-over squad having last played an ODI during 2015 World Cup semi-final. Overall, the selection panel, headed by MSK Prasad, kept faithin the squad which defeated England in a home series earlier thisyear. India will play their opening match of the Champions Trophy, tobe held in England, against arch-rivals Pakistan on June 4. The eventitself will get underway on June 1.Pandey has made it as an extra batsman in the squad to be led byVirat Kohli. Some of the other names that were discussed seriouslywere keeper-batsmen Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Kar thik, Shardul Thakurand Suresh Raina. Along with Kuldeep, these four are also on thestandby list. Veteran opener Gautam Gambhir, who has been per-forming well in the IPL, was not even discussed. Premier off-spinnerR Ashwin, who has skipped the IPL owing to a sports hernia injury,has been included in the squad. Explaining the decision, Prasad saidAshwin's injury was not that serious and he merely required somerest. Mahendra Singh Dhoni remained India 's f i rst choicewicketkeeper.SQUAD: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, AjinkyaRahane, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), Kedar Jadhav, ManishPandey, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, JaspritBumrah, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

AKSHAY KUMAR ACCEPTS HONOURS FOR HIS MOVIE RUSTON AT THE 64TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS IN THE PRESENCE OFINDIAN PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE.

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SONAM, AKSHAY WIN TOP HONOURS AT64TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS

MUMBAI - The 64th National Film Awards were announced on Friday.Sonam Kapoor and Akshay Kumar were among the big winners. WhileSonam's Neerja was declared the Best Hindi Film of 2016, Rustomwon Akshay Kumar the Best Actor award.Here's the complete list of winners:Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - Sathamanam BhavathiBest stunt choreography - Peter Hein (Pulimurugan)Best Children's Film - Dhanak (Hindi)

Best Film on social issue - PinkBest Direction - Rajesh (Ventilator)Best Actor - Akhay Kumar (Rustom)Best Actress - Surabhi Lakshmi (Minnaminungu)Best Suppor ting Actress - Zaira Wasim (Dangal)Best Child Ar tist - Adhish Praveen (Kunju Daivam), Saj (Noor Islam),Manohara (Railway Children)Best Male Playback Singer - Sundara Iyer (Joker)

SONAM KAPOOR HONOURED AT THE 64TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS IN THE PRESENCE OF PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE.

MUMBAI, (PTI) International Pop sensation Justin Bieberwas thrilled to per form in India and it seemed he couldnot wait for his concer t to begin in the country. The 23-year-oldGrammy winning singer was geared up to unleash his magicat the Purpose World Tour in D Y Patil Stadium.Bieber took to Twitter to express his excitement. "Dubaiis incredible... India you are next. @Amit_Bhatia99 youready? #PurposeTourStadiums," wrote the "Love Your-self" singer. Bieber is on tour to promote his four thalbum, "Purpose", and was in Dubai on the Asia leg forhis show on May 6.Over 45,000 people turnes up to watch the live act by thesinger and Mumbai Police deployed 500 personnel alongwith 25 officers to ensure proper security at the stadium.After the concer t, Bieber will spend the next two daysvisiting New Delhi, Jaipur and Agra, with a definite trip tothe Taj Mahal.

JUSTIN BIEBER COULDN'T WAIT TO PERFORM IN INDIA

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MANTOSTAAN: STRONG PORTRAYALBUT LACKS EMOTIONS

Director Rahat Kazmi's Mantostaan flogs the 1947 Indo-Pak par titiontragedy to the hilt, with legendary writer Sadat Hasan Manto's fourshor t stories; Khol Do, Thanda Gosht, Assignment and Aakhiri Salute.These tales set in Amritsar, Lahore and Kashmir, though not con-nected, run parallel, giving you a disposition of the rugged times.Each story is subtly layered with human ironies that mock blatantly.While the stories unveil the hypocrisy and hypocrites of the societyduring the trying period, the film does nothing much, other than por-tray the factual in a stark manner, which is dark, violent and brutal.Khol Do is the story of Saina and her father - Sirajuddin, who areseparated in the frenzy only because Sirajuddin insisted on retrievinghis daughter's dupatta so that she can cover her body according totraditions. The result of Saina's physical and psychological traumathereafter, is her father's nightmare.Thanda Gosht deals with the torrid and over tly sexual relationshipbetween Ishar Singh and Kulwant Kaur. Their relationship is purelyand ruthlessly physical. But it is Ishaar's cold and callous attitude inthe relationship that leaves him psychologically marred and physi-cally cold. Assignment is a bonding story of a Muslim ex-Judge andhis Sikh friend. How after the death of the Sikh, his son continues thetradition of sending sweets to the Muslim family even during toughmoments, forms the crux of this tale.Set on the Indo-Pak border, in the Peer Pranjal Range of Jammu andKashmir, Aakhri Salute is the story of two childhood friends RamSingh and Nawab. Both are soldiers serving their respective armies,one Indian and the other Pakistani. How their joi-de-vivre is cut shor t

by a tragedy formed by a par tition caused by religion, is the hear t ofthis episode. While the stories fluctuate from intriguing to dramatic,there are scenes where you momentarily connect with the charactersfor their plight. The direction is a tad amateurish, but the performancesof the ace actors is what keeps this production afloat. One can wit-ness credible per formances especially from Raghubir Yadav asSirajuddin, Sakshi as Sakina, Virendra Saxena as the ex-judge MilanSahab, Sonal Seghal as Kulwant Kaur, Tariq Khan as the Indian soldierRam Singh, Rahat Kazmi as the Pakistani soldier Rabi Nawaz and Shoib Shah asIshar Singh. On the technical front, with moderate production values, the filmmanages to exude a fairly appealing look, with Amar Jeet Singh's productiondesigns. The sets and locales are bare minimum, yet realistic. The screenplay byRahat Kazmi does not mesh the four distinct stories seamlessly, butnever theless, the narrative is smooth and far from jarring. That isbecause of the fine sound design and the astute laying of the visualswith sound by film editors Sandeep Singh Bajeli and Dr. Bhanu PratapSingh. The background score in a few scenes creates an impact, butotherwise it is a bit jarring. Overall, "Mantostaan" which mean'sManto's place is decently presented.

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'HINDI MEDIUM' RELEASEPUSHED TO MAY 19MUMBAI, (PTI) The release of Irr fan Khan and Saba Qamarstarrer "Hindi Medium" has been delayed by a week. The film,which was set to release next Friday, will now hit the theatreson May 19. "After watching the film Irr fan and I both felt that weshould give it a week more to promote since it has the poten-tial. We are confident about how the film has shaped up andsure that the audience will love it too," producer, Dinesh Vijan,said. Directed by Saket Chaudhary, "Hindi Medium" is a sliceof life comedy based in the hear tland of India. Irr fan and Sabaplay Raj and Mita who do everything in their power to ensuretheir daughter receives the best education.

'Ayushmann has innocence,Parineeti is spontaneous'MUMBAI, (PTI) Debutante director Akshay Roy says actressPar ineet i Chorpa's spontanei ty and actor AyushmannKhurrana's innocence worked well for "Meri Pyaari Bindu".The upcoming film is a romantic tale between an aspiringintrover t wr i ter Abhi (Ayushmann) and a l ive ly Bindu(Parineeti), who wants to be the next singing sensation."Lot of it was on page (referring to the story) and they are verygood actors, so much of it came through improvisation on thesets. The magic, the chemistry happened between them asthey are good actors. It all came from them and I am lucky tocapture it all," Akshay told PTI. According to Akshay, bothParineeti, 28, and Ayushmann, 32, are fantastic actors, whohave different working style."They both have their own strengths. Ayushmann has an en-dearing quality, he has that innocence in his eyes and Parineetiis spontaneous and works instinctively," he adds. Producer ofthe film Maneesh Sharma says both the actors were the firstchoice for the lead roles. "The casting process did not lastlong. We approached them in January and by May we star tedrolling. Both of them were excited to do the film," he says.Directing "Meri Pyaari Bindu" is a dream come true for Akshay,who has been an assistant director on films like "Water" and"The Namesake". When filmmaker Aditya Chopra, head of YashRaj Films, asked Maneesh if he had any director in mind for"Meri Pyaari Bindu", the latter suggested Akshay's name. "Wehave known each other from our Delhi University days. Aftercollege, I went to California to study filmmaking and later joinedYRF while he (Akshay) worked as an AD here. When I returnedto Mumbai we both did meet and had this feeling that we mightwork together one day," Maneesh says.

To criticise the way I dance islike slamming MJ: Tiger ShroffMUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Tiger Shroff has reacted to filmmakerRam Gopal Varma's "potshot" at him saying that criticisinghim for his style of dance is like pointing fingers at the talent ofa legend like the late Michael Jackson. Varma had earlier thismonth tweeted and hit out at Tiger, tagging his style effemi-nate. Sometimes, he has also been told he dances like a girl.Commenting on that, Tiger, an ardent MJ fan, said in an inter-view GQ India May 2017 issue: "The concept of femininity andmasculinity is stereotyped. To criticise the way I dance is to criticisethe likes of Michael Jackson, James Brown and Hrithik Roshan. (But)some people like to take potshots at me." The young actor, who has flexiblemoves, has also paid a tribute to Jackson with a piece in his upcoming film"Munna Michael". Tiger, son of Jackie and Ayesha Shroff, has grown upamid the glitz and glamour of the film industry, but unlike many stars whoparty hard often, Tiger he says he finds himself a misfit in a bar. "I've hadrum in chocolates, and it's disgusting," the teetotaller said, adding: "I feelextremely out of place and awkward in a bar. I don't feel likebeing there." He recalled: "I remember all of the dark times.One by one, things in the house would disappear. My parentstried to protect me from all of it, we never spoke about it, but Iknew we were in trouble. I would also read stuff in the media."

Hindi films havelost touch withIndian culture:Asha Parekh

BY SHUBHA DUBEYNEW DELHI, (PTI) Having ruledthe silver screen for around twodecades as the quintessentialgirl-next-door in a series of hits,veteran actress Asha Parekhtoday rues the fact that Hindifilms have lost touch withIndian culture. The 74-year-oldyesteryear star of hits like "KatiPatang", "Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke"and "Caravan" says even thesongs and dance sequenceslack the cultural influenceunlike the films of the past."Technically, we have becomesuperior and can compete withany Hollywood film. But the onlysad par t is that we have becometoo westernised. Hindi films havelost touch with the Indian culture. EvenBollywood dance sequences lackthe impression of our Indiandances. It is dying, which is dis-heartening."The music and the lyrics today areso different. There are some songswhich are nice, but the rest of themusic is not something which willbe memorable," Parekh told PTI.The actress says she does not likethe concept of remixes but is finewith remakes, provided they aredone tastefully. "I don't like thewhole culture of remixes. My song'Kanta Laga' was ruined. I don't likethis at all. But I am fine with re-makes if they are nicely made."Parekh added: "I give full creditto actors today for choosingtough roles. They work reallyhard and it is commendable howthey deal with the paparazzi. Ican't imagine myself doing all thisand dealing with the social me-dia and tabloid culture," she says.

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National Award encourages me for more content-driven films: SonamNEW DELHI, (IANS) Actress Sonam Kapoor, who has been named for the National Film Award - Special Mention for "Neerja", says the honouris an encouragement for her to do more content-driven movies. "It feels amazing. I honestly did not expect it," Sonam told IANS over phonewhen asked about how she feels about getting the honour.Asked if a National Award will open more doors for content-driven films for her, Sonam said: "I think I have been doing content-driven filmsfor a couple of years right now, but obviously it (National Award) is an encouragement to doing more of them." The 31-year-old actress, whowill receive the award in the capital on Wednesday, said it is very impor tant for her."It is such a a huge validation for doing a film like 'Neerja', but at the same time it was more impor tant to make a film like 'Neerja' which spokeabout human spirit and compassion. A film like 'Neerja' winning an award says that human spirit and human compassion and kindness at theend of the day should be our purpose," she said. Sonam will be accompanied with her father and actor Anil Kapoor and mother Sunita for theevent. "My parents are coming with me. I think they are very excited. I am more happy for them and for Ram (director Ram Madhvani) becauseI think Ram really wanted me to win the award and I think my parents are very proud," she added.

TV has done more for women empowerment than films: Ekta KapoorMUMBAI, (PTI) Producer Ekta Kapoor says no matter how much the "intellectuals" look down upon the daily soaps, small screen has donemore for women empowerment than movies. "TV has done way more for women empowerment than any film has. It has created an industrythat is by, for and about women. It has put female characters on front. You cannot have a problem if the antagonist and protagonist is a woman,"Ekta told PTI. Her shows like "Hum Paanch" chronicled five oddball sisters taking up challenges and emerging victorious, followed by theimmensely popular "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi", "Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki" and "Kasauti Zindagi Kay" which showed women par ticipatingin household decisions. "Marital rape, domestic violence, cancer awareness, older people getting jobs, everything has been dealt with on TVfirst. Tulsi (popular character from 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi') shot her son for marital rape, we might've done a dramatic spin-off to getattention of people but we put a point out there."If you're missing the point, and going after the presentation...Women wearing over the top makeup then you're actually the myopic one," sheadds. Ekta says through her TV shows she has raised several socially relevant topics but people have overlooked them. "The myopicness isin their mindset. Not once has anyone mentioned that India has done a transgender show on TV and brought issue on a large scale. It's not myshow but it's admirable. If you want to have a factual argument, come and talk to me and you will lose," she says.Ekta says nitpicking on "presentation" of women while missing the core point of a show is problematic and is nonchalant about cer tain sectionof the audience who find her content regressive. "That's only the intelligentsia, the masses put them down very nicely," Ekta says about thecriticism. The film-TV producer says the "intellectuals" are quick to label anything commercial as nonsense and laud an off-beat project.

ARJUN KAPOOR AND SHRADDHA KAPOOR PROMOTE 'HALF GIRLFRIEND' ON THE SETS OF SINGING REALITY SHOW, SA RE GA MA PA.

hollywoodJanet Jackson confirms splitfrom Wissam Al ManaLOS ANGELES, (PTI) Singer Janet Jackson has confirmed thatshe and her husband Wissam Al Mana have parted ways. In avideo posted on her website, the 50-year-old diva said, they are inthe process of officially ending their marriage. "Yes, I'm separatedfrom my husband. We're in court and the rest is in the god'shands," Jackson said. The two got married in 2012 and share ason, Eissa Al Mana, together. In the clip, she also confirmed herplans to resume the world tour she called off more than a year agoduring her pregnancy with her son. Her comeback performancewill be on September 7. "I'm continuing my tour as I promised. I'mso excited. I decided to change the name of the tour and stay to theworld tour. It's not about politics. It's about people, the world, rela-tionships and just love. "I want to thank you guys for your patiencefor all your support throughout the years. Thank you so much, Icannot wait to see you guys," she said.

Jimmy Kimmel gets emotionalon son's heart surgeryLOS ANGELES, (IANS) Popular TV host Jimmy Kimmel gotemotional on his "The Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show whileopening up about complications following the bir th of hisson Billy 10 days ago. Kimmel broke down during his nearly15-minute-long monologue on the show on Monday as herecounted the "terrifying" few hours after Billy was bornApril 21, repor ts variety.com. He said he got frightened forabout three hours after Billy was born, and a nurse at thehospital noticed and rushed him into emergency care.Kimmel thanked the doctors and nurses of the facility whereBilly was born, and Children's Hospital Los Angeles whereBilly was rushed for an emergency hear t surgery.

DEPP SUFFERS FROMSPENDING DISORDER?LOS ANGELES, (IANS) Actor Johnny Depp is suffering from"compulsive spending disorder" and may need to be medi-cally examined, according to latest cour t claims from hisformer management company. The legal documents, filedby Joel and Rober t Mandel of the Mandel Co on Monday,claim that Depp's "ultra-extravagant lifestyle" cost $2 mil-lion a month, "which he simply could not afford", before hefired the Management Group in March 2016, repor tsvariety.com. The firm "did everything possible to protectDepp from his own irresponsible and profligate spending",according to the lawsuit.

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Vibha Kapoor wins 2017 Phalkeaward song Rabba O RabbaMUMBAI - Vibha A Kapoor wasawarded a DadasahebPhalkeAward for Best P l aybackS inger fo r he r new song ,Rabba O Rabba. The winnerswere announced at the annualaward ce remony he ld r e -cen t l y. DadasahebPha lkeAward is given to fi lm per-sonalities for their outstand-ing contribution to the growthand development of IndianCinema. Vibha A Kapoor, amusic producer, singer, andentrepreneur, in col labora-t ion with international pro-ducer Ryan Meadows, cre-ated agroundbreaking fusion of American Pop with Hindilyrics that resulted in Vibha Kapoor's win for the BestPlayback Singer. Vibha said: "Humbled and proud to re-ceive the award and was overjoyed at the overwhelmingresponse to Rabba O Rabba."

SALMAN HAS PUSHED A LOT IN TERMSOF CRAFT FOR 'TUBELIGHT': KABIR

MUMBAI, (PTI) Director Kabir Khan, who has teamed up withSalman Khan for the third time with "Tubelight", says thesuperstar this time has pushed himself a lot in terms of per for-mance. Kabir and Salman have collaborated on films like "EkTha Tiger" and "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" in the past. "I have donethree films with him (Salman) and this time he has pushed theboundaries in terms of craf t and acting," Kabir told repor ters atthe special teaser screening of "Tubelight".Without divulging details about Salman's role in "Tubelight",Kabir says the role is something that the "Dabangg" star hasnever done before. "In whatever different looks that you haveseen so far of Salman for 'Tubelight', all I can say is that he isplaying a very different character this time. It is a character thathe has never played in his career so far. "It is a very challeng-ing character. When I had narrated him the character I had toldhim it's extremely challenging and he had said he is up for thechallenge." The film has again brought the real life brothers -Salman and Sohail together. Talking about the Sohail andSalman, the "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" helmer says, "The tuning wasgood. Both are brothers and they love each other. It was easyfor me to capture that emotion of love on screen as they share agreat bond in real life. It is a special role for Sohail. I had a

great time working with them both."There were repor ts that the film will not release in Pakistan andKabir insists these are rumours. "I don't think there is anyofficial announcement yet on this. We should not react torumours. We want the film to release everywhere why just Pakistan."Kabir hosted a special screening of the much-awaited teaser of"Tubelight" in the presence of fans at a suburban theatre.

Did 'Mom' to work with Sridevi:NawazuddinMUMBAI - Mumbai, May4 (PTI) Actor NawazuddinSiddiqui says one of themain reason for him to bepar t of his upcoming film"Mom" was the oppor tu-nity to share screen spacewith Sridevi. "When I wasapproached for the film Ijust couldn't refuse as itwas an oppor tunity to actwith Sridevi," Nawazuddinsaid in a statement here.The makers of "Mom" released the first look of Nawazuddinfrom the film. He is unrecognisable in a half-bald, bespec-tacled look. The "Badlapur" actor says he was excited to ex-periment with his look for the film. "I am happy to see thisnew look of mine in the film. The film gave me an oppor tu-nity to do something different and look so different," hesays. The movie also stars Akshaye Khanna, AbhimanyuSingh and Pitobash Tripathy in pivotal roles. The thrillerhas been directed by Ravi Udyawar and has music com-posed by AR Rahman. It opens in theatres on July 7 in Hindi,Tamil and Telugu.

AJAY DEVGN, PARINEETI CHOPRA AND TEAM GOLMAAL AGAIN PROMOTE MERI PYAARI BINDU IN MUMBAI.

May 9, 10:30am: KXIP v KKR, IS Bindra Stadium, MohaliMay 10, 10:30am: GL v DD, Green Park, KanpurMay 11, 10:30am: MI v KXIP, Wankhede Stadium, MumbaiMay 12, 10:30am: DD v RPSG, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, DelhiMay 13, 10:30am: GL v SRH, Green Park, Kanpur8 PM: KKR v MI, Eden Gardens, KolkataMay 14, 6:30am: RPSG v KXIP, Maharashtra Cricket Association's

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International Stadium, Pune10:30am: DD v RCB, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, DelhiMay 16, 10:30am: Qualifier 1May 17, 10:30am: EliminatorMay 19, 10:30am: Qualifier 2May 21, 10:30am: Final, Rajiv Gandhi International. Cricket Stadium,Hyderabad

CLINICAL DELHI PUSH GUJARATOUT OF PLAY-OFFS RACENEW DELHI, (IANS) Delhi Daredevils rode on some clini-cal hitting from Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson to thrashGujarat Lions by seven wickets in a high-scoring IndianPremier League (IPL) match at the Ferozeshah Kotla hereon Thursday. Chasing a mammoth 209, the left-right comboof Pant (97) and Samson (61) plundered the Gujaratbowlers all over the park to raise a 143-run stand ofmere 63 balls to overhaul the target with 15 balls tospare. With this win, sixth-placed Delhi kept their hopesof qualifying for the play-offs while Gujarat, languishingin the penultimate spot, are already out of the race.

PUNJAB DEFENDED MODESTTOTAL, BEAT RCB BY 19 RUNSNEW DELHI - Kings Ix Punjab batsmen failed to impressagainst Royal Challengers Bangalore as they could man-age just 138/7 in their 20 overs. Axar Patel (38*) was thetop scorer for Punjab, while Aniket Choudhary (2/17) wasthe star performer for Bangalore. With eight points fromnine games, KXIP are placed fifth while RCB after eightdefeats from 11 games are at the bottom of the heap.Kings XI?Punjab stayed alive for the play-offs with a 19-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore thanks to somesplendid bowling from Sandeep Sharma (3/22) and AxarPatel (3/11). For RCB, only Mandeep Singh played wellfor 46 but there were no other contributions.

INDIA BREAK INTO TOP 100 INFIFA RANKINGSNEW DELHI, (IANS) The Indian football team has made itinto the top 100 of the FIFA world rankings for the firsttime in 21 years. As per the updated rankings, releasedon Thursday, the Stephen Constantine-coached side hasclimbed a rung and is now placed at the 100th spotalong with Nicaragua, Lithuania and Estonia. The lasttime India were in the top 100 of the rankings was in1996, with the 94th spot in February 1996 being thecountry's best ever FIFA ranking. India had made abig jump in last month's rankings to rise to the 101stspot due to triumphs over Cambodia and Myanmar inMarch, both away wins.

HYDERABAD (IANS) Defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabadstrengthened their hold on the four th and final play-offs spot of theIndian Premier League (IPL) as they thumped top-placed MumbaiIndians by seven wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadiumhere on Monday.Playing their final home game of the league stage, Hyderabad re-stricted Mumbai to 138/7 in 20 overs, before Shikhar Dhawan (62 notout off 46 deliveries) and Moises Henriques (44 off 35) shared a 91-run stand for the second wicket to steer them home with 1.4 overs tospare. Following this win, Hyderabad, having 15 points from 13 games,eliminated Delhi Daredevils (eight points from 11 games) from therace to the play-offs. But Hyderabad's place in the knockouts are not

confirmed, as fifth-placed Kings XI Punjab (10 points from 11 matches)can still qualify for the play-offs.Only Mumbai have sealed their ber th in the play-offs, while KolkataKnight Riders (16 points from 12 matches) and Rising Pune Super-giant (16 points from 12 matches) are strong contenders. Punjabwill have to win all of their remaining three games to be in the huntfor the play-offs.Hyderabad will travel to Kanpur to face Gujarat Lions in their finalleague game. Hence, going by their poor away record this edition, itwas impor tant for the David Warner-led side to win at home on Mon-day. Coming into the game on the back of two consecutive losses,they needed to raise their game and they did.

IPL: NARINE, LYNN STAR IN KKR'S RESOUNDING WIN OVER RCBBENGALURU, (IANS) Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine's big hitting helped Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) sweep aside out-of-sor ts RoyalChallengers Bangalore (RCB) by six wickets in a rain-interrupted Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadiumhere on Sunday. It was a surprise when Narine came out to open the batting with the fit-again Lynn instead of in-form skipper GautamGambhir but the West Indian who has been doing the job at the top of the order for KKR this season vindicated the team management'sfaith in him. Pursuing RCB's 158/4, KKR romped home with 159/4 in 15.1 overs riding on a 105-run stand by Narine (54; 17b 6×4 4×6)and Lynn (50; 22b 5×4 4×6) in just 6.1 overs at a run rate of 17.02. Narine registered the fastest half-century in the IPL, reaching the50-run-mark in just 15 balls. KKR are now second in the points table with 16 points from 12 outings. They play Kings XI Punjab in Mohalibefore ending the league engagements at home against already-qualified Mumbai Indians.

Mohammed FerozeAbedeen is looking tomake a big statement in 2017

BRAMPTON - Mohammed FerozeAbedeen is looking to make a big statement in 2017! The Cana-dian-Guyanese fighter had a very successful amateur career winning titles and representing Canadaall around the world. As a professional boxer he's undefeated and turning heads in the fight scene.The Brampton Native had a very successful past year going undefeated against tough competitionand shot to #5 in Canadian rankings. Abedeen's manager is very pleased and has plans to see himfight for the Canadian Championship this year.Abedeen attributes his beginnings to boxing great Muhammad Ali. "I came to discover MuhammadAli by fluke in high school and I was so inspired by how great he was as an athlete and a man" LikeAli, Abedeen tries to be great in and out of the ring. Abedeen has donated his time and fight earningsto several charities to improve the lives of others in his community. Most recently Mohammed wasable to arrange a charity event with 2X World Champion Amir Khan present to give a workout andtalk about training. Proceeds went to Islamic Relief Canada and the people of Aleppo." I try to giveback as much as I can. I feel these days there may be some who question the people of my faith soI know it's impor tant as a Muslim I'm the first to step up and be a good person for my family and formy community." Says Abedeen.Abedeen's most recent fight was his most impressive one to date as he out fought a much moreexperienced fighter who traveled here from Guadalajara, Mexico. He headlined the event andimpressed the entire 6000 crowd attendanceincluding boxing promoters and the commission whoare now in negotiations to get him a title shot as soon as possible! Big things are coming to thishumble hard working young man!

IPL 10: HYDERABAD CRUSH MUMBAI BY 14RUNS TO BOOST PLAY-OFFS CHANCESHYDERABAD, (IANS) Defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad strengthened their hold on thefour th and final play-offs spot of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as they thumped top-placedMumbai Indians by seven wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Monday.Playing their final home game of the league stage, Hyderabad restricted Mumbai to 138/7 in 20overs, before Shikhar Dhawan (62 not out off 46 deliveries) and Moises Henriques (44 off 35)shared a 91-run stand for the second wicket to steer them home with 1.4 overs to spare.Following this win, Hyderabad, having 15 points from 13 games, eliminated Delhi Daredevils(eight points from 11 games) from the race to the play-offs. But Hyderabad's place in the knock-outs are not confirmed, as fifth-placed Kings XI Punjab (10 points from 11 matches) can stillqualify for the play-offs. Only Mumbai have sealed their ber th in the play-offs, while KolkataKnight Riders (16 points from 12 matches) and Rising Pune Supergiant (16 points from 12matches) are strong contenders. Punjab will have to win all of their remaining three games to bein the hunt for the play-offs. Hyderabad will travel to Kanpur to face Gujarat Lions in their finalleague game. Hence, going by their poor away record this edition, it was impor tant for the DavidWarner-led side to win at home on Monday. Coming into the game on the back of two consecu-tive losses, they needed to raise their game and they did. Winning the toss and electing to bat,Mumbai initially struggled on a slower pitch and needed Rohit Sharma's sublime 67 off 45deliveries to get to 138/7 in a crucial match for Hyderabad as far as play-offs chances areconcerned. Mumbai's second-highest scorer was Par thiv Patel with 23. The classy stroke-maker that he is, Rohit was the only batsman who could take on against Siddhar th Kaul (3/24),Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/29), Mohammad Nabi (1/13) and Rashid Khan (1/22).

SAKSHI TO FIGHT IN NEW WEIGHT CATEGORYAT ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPNEW DELHI, (PTI) Rio Olympics bronze-medallist Sakshi Malik will be the star attraction andspearhead the Indian challenge in a new weight category at the Asian Wrestling Championship,that star ting on Wednesday. Sakshi who won bronze medal in Rio in the 58kg category will nowfight in 60kg category while Sarita will take her place in the 58kg. In a late development, the duodecided to change their weight categories by mutual consent."The world wrestling body has accepted their requests and Sakshi will now fight in a new weightcategory," said Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) assistant secretary Vinod Tomar. In theabsence of some of the leading grapplers such as Yogeshwar Dutt, Sushil Kumar and the famousPhogat sisters -- Geeta and Babita -- the onus will be on the likes of Sakshi, Olympian SandeepTomar and Bajrang Punia to help India improve on its last year's per formance at the show-piece event. India had bagged a total of nine medals including a gold, three silver and fivebronze when the tournament was held in Bangkok, Thailand last year. Sandeep (mens'57kg freestyle) was the lone Indian to have won a yellow metal there. This is the first majorcompetition for the Indian wrestlers this year and the country will field a strong 24- mem-ber team for the Championship with eight each in freestyle, women and Greco-Romancategories. During the competition, 112 freestyle, 103 Greco-Roman and 83 female wrestlerswill be vying for 24 gold and silver along with 48 bronze medals.

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Strong Monarchs Power Play Tops Beast in Game FourA JUBILANT DELHI DAREDEVILS TEAM WHO DEFEATED SUNRISERS HYDERABAD IN THEIR LAST MATCH BY SEVEN WICKETS.

Beast Mount AnotherIncredible Comeback to takeGame One in OvertimeBRAMPTON - Brampton Beast goaltender Zach Fucale turnedin another otherworldly per formance making 45 saves tospark the Beast to storm back from a 2-0 deficit to claimGame One of the Nor th Division Finals 3-2 over the Manches-ter Monarchs in over time at the Powerade Centre in Bramptonon Thursday night. Connor Crisp scored the game-tying goalearly in the third period and ended the game with his secondof the night just over a minute into over time to seal theBeast's third over time victory of the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Thefirst period was a fast-paced affair but it was the Monarchs whoquickly took control of the opening frame, outshooting the Beast 19-7.Beast starting goaltender Zach Fucale was dynamite in the openingframe and weathered the storm as best he could, but with just over twominutes remaining in the first, Zac Lynch capitalized on a goalmouthscramble and scored the first goal of the contest at 17:57.The Monarchs continued to press early in the second period as Lynchcapitalized on an unfortunate hop of the puck inside Beast territory androofed home his second of the game to make it 2-0 just 1:02 into theperiod. The Manchester goal served as a wakeup call for the Beast whowasted no time responding with a goal of their own. Luke Pither usedhis blazing speed to cut in on a par tial breakaway against Mon-archs star ter Sam Brittain. The Monarchs' keeper made agreat initial save but Brandon MacLean charged in to sendthe rebound into the open goal for his team-leading four thgoal of the postseason just 21 seconds later at 2:23.

FISTS FLY AS MONARCHS TOPBEAST IN GAME THREEMANCHESTER - The Manchester Monarchs took advantageof their hometown crowd on Monday night and jumped out toa three-goal first period lead from which the Brampton Beastcouldn't recover as they dropped Game Three of the Nor thDivision Finals 4-0 at SNHU Arena. The scoring star ted atthe 10:39 mark of the opening period as Quentin Shorepounced on a rebound in front of Beast star ter Zach Fucale toput the Monarchs ahead by a goal. Less than three minuteslater, the Monarchs struck again as Daniel Doremus entered theBeast zone on the left wing side and sent a perfect shot on goal that gotby Fucale short side, pushing the Manchester lead to 2-0 at 13:17. TheMonarchs weren't done there. With Manchester enjoying a power play,Matt Leitner settled the puck in the high slot and sent a low, hard shot ongoal that got through the crowd in front and made its way into the net at13:58. When the first period was all said and done, the Monarchstook their three-goal lead into the first intermission whileoutshooting the Beast 14-3.

MANCHESTER - Brampton Beast forward Luc-Olivier Blain scored hisfirst professional postseason goal early in the third period but thehometown Manchester Monarchs scored early and often in GameFour of the North Division Finals and defeated the Brampton Beast 6-1 at SNHU Arena on Tuesday night to take a 3-1 series lead.Monarchs netminder Sam Brittain continued his strong play againstBrampton and allowed one goal on 27 shots to help lead his club tovictory. Matt Leitner and Daniel Doremus each scored on the powerplay in the opening period to help the Monarchs carry a 2-0 lead into

the first intermission, outshooting the Beast 12-6 in the process. KevinMorris added another power play tally in the second period to pushthe Monarchs lead to 3-0 heading into the final frame.Luc-Olivier Blain got the Beast on the board at the 7:32 mark of thethird period, capitalizing on a perfect pass from Chris Auger and redi-recting the puck behind a sprawling Brittain, giving the Beast somehope for a late period comeback. Ashton Rome scored less than threeminutes later on a bouncing puck in front of Beast star ting goaltenderZach Fucale, restoring the Monarchs' four-goal lead at 10:17.

FUCALE RECALLED TO ICECAPSBRAMPTON - The Brampton Beast, ECHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens, announce today that goaltender Zach Fucale has beenrecalled to the team's American Hockey League affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps. Fucale, 21, was instrumental in helping the Beast toa series victory in the Nor th Division Semifinal against the Reading Royals and did his par t to give the Beast a series lead in the Nor thDivision Finals against the Manchester Monarchs. In six postseason games played, Fucale has been lights out, posting a 5-1 recordto accompany a league-best 1.32 goals against average and .959 save percentage.

IPL: Gujarat beat Punjab in thrilling finishMOHALI, (IANS) Gujarat Lions rode on some powerful batting to defeat Kings XI Punjab by six wickets in their Indian Premier League(IPL) match here on Sunday evening. Chasing a challenging target of 190 runs, Gujarat romped home with two deliveries to spare.Gujarat now have eight points from 12 matches, while Punjab remain on 10 points from 11 matches. Dwayne Smith played a starringrole for Gujarat, smashing 74 runs off a mere 39 deliveries, hitting eight boundaries and four towering sixes along the way.

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