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Probe ordered after three Kashmiri youths killed by ‘security forces’

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Kashmir-firing

Srinagar: A woman, who was injured when security forces opened fire in Handwara town of north Kashmir to quell a stone-pelting mob, succumbed at a hospital here today, taking the death toll in the incident to three.

Raja Begum (55) of Langate succumbed to injuries at SKIMS Hospital here in the wee hours, a police official said.

He said four others injured in the incident were undergoing treatment at various hospitals.

Two youth were killed yesterday in firing by army on protestors in Handwara town. Protests erupted in Handwara town of Kupwara district, following allegations that a girl student, on her way home, was molested by soldiers posted in an army picket in the town, official sources said.

They said the protestors pelted stones at the army picket to which the security forces retailed by firing.

Two youth — Iqbal Ahmad and Nayeem Bhat — were killed in the firing, the sources said, adding a woman was also critically injured in the incident.

Army has expressed regret over the loss of life in the and initiated an inquiry into the incident.

“Army deeply regrets the unfortunate loss of life.The matter will be investigated and anybody found guilty, will be dealt as per the law,” an army official said.

(Agencies)

Murdered NIA officer Tanzil Ahmed’s wife too succumbs to injuries

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Tanzil Ahmed

New Delhi: Farzana Khatoon, wife of NIA officer Tanzil Ahmad who was shot dead in an April 3 attack which also left her grievously injured, succumbed this morning.

She was battling for her life at AIIMS trauma centre after suffering bullet wounds, NIA said in a statement, adding that she succumbed to her injuries at 10.45 AM.

Farzana was returning from a family function along with her husband and children when they were attacked. NIA Inspector Tanzil Ahmed, who was on the team probing Pathankot terror attack, was killed while she was seriously injured in the firing by motorcycle-borne assailants.

“Her last rites will take place at Jamia Milia University Campus burial ground at 6.30 PM,” it said.

In the “planned attack”, the killers had pumped 24 bullets into 45-year-old Ahmad and four into his wife Farzana, as their daughter, 14, and son, 12, watched the gruesome incident from the back seat of the Wagon-R car they were travelling in.

The children had escaped the attack.

Initially, the NIA had said Farzana was “out of danger. There is no damage to her vital organs”.

Ahmad, who has been with the NIA ever since the organisation was formed in February 2009, had been investigating many cases especially related to banned Indian Mujahideen terror outfit. His superiors termed him as a thorough professional in intelligence gathering as well as investigation.

Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested two alleged killers including a relative of Ahmad even as the alleged mastermind is still absconding.

Police has claimed that domestic dispute was the motive behind the crime.

Among the two arrested is nephew of Ahmed’s brother-in-law Rehan. The alleged mastermind, identified as Muneer, is still at large, police had said.

According to the police, the motorcycle-borne accused followed Ahmad who was returning home in Sahaspur village of Bijnor district with his family after attending his niece’s wedding in another village in the same district on the intervening night of April 2 and 3.

The attackers overtook his vehicle at Sahaspur village and Muneer allegedly fired at Ahmed and his wife.

Along with Rehan, his accomplice Zainul was also arrested.

Later, AIIMS issued a statement saying “Khatoon was received from private hospital after 8 days of injury on April 11 at 4:30 PM with diagnosis of severe sepsis and lung consolidation. On arrival she was critically ill on ventilator and inotropes and was not responding.”

“She was managed in ICU with antibiotics, inotropes and blood products. However she continued to deteriorate and succumbed to her injuries on April 13 at 10:55 AM,” it added.

(Agencies)

Gujarat Lions beat Kings XI Punjab on IPL debut

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Mohali

Mohali: Debutants Gujarat Lions began their Indian Premier League (IPL) journey with an impressive five-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab at the Punjab Cricket Association’s I.S. Bindra Stadium here on Monday.

Set a 162-run target, Lions reached the mark with 14 balls to spare with Australian opener Aaron Finch (74) scoring the majority of the runs. Dinesh Karthik (41 not out) was also a chief contributor.

Their run chase stuttered early on when former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum departed for a second ball duck, advancing down the track to be smartly stumped by Wriddhiman Saha off the bowling of Sandeep Sharma in the first over.

But Lions recovered from the loss, spearheaded by skipper Suresh Raina (20) and Finch.

Raina guided the team past the 50-run mark in the sixth over with a big six over midwicket. But then he fell off the very next ball, foxed by a Marcus Stoinis slower delivery to offer a simple catch to mid on.

Finch remained unperturbed by Raina’s dismissal and used all his experience to lead his team’s chase, bringing up his 50 in the eight over.

He forged another 50-run partnership with Karthik to bring up the 100 in the 11th over.

Lions were costing at that point but Finch’s sudden stumping in the 12th over, leaving them 117/3, gave Punjab hopes of a turnaround. Lions still needed 41 runs from 42 balls. Ravindra Jadeja’s (8) run out made the game more interesting.

But Karthik ensured they crossed the line without any more hiccups.

Earlier, Kings XI Punjab posted 161 for six after Gujarat captain Suresh Raina won the toss and opted to field, opening batsmen Murali Vijay (42 off 34) and Manan Vohra (38 in 23) provided a 78-run stand in 8.2 overs.

Then Dwayne Bravo (4/22) and left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (2/30) led Gujarat’s fightback as the hosts lost four wickets for 102 runs in 12 overs.

Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis (33 in 22 balls) and wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha (20) did the repair work and took the total to 161/6.

It seemed that Punjab will end up getting 180, thanks to their sound start. Right-handers Vijay and Vohra scored 53 runs without any loss till the powerplay overs (6).

Vijay hit three fours and a six off left-arm medium pacer Pradeep Sangwan, while Vohra also made merry, hitting James Faulkner for three fours in the fifth over.

The Punjab right-hander was dropped at his personal score of eight by Bravo, who ran from the deep midwicket in the fifth over.

Captain Raina’s third bowler, leg-spinner Sarabjit Ladda also went for 21 runs in his two overs.

Then the captain turned to Indian left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, who broke the partnership in his second over by trapping Vohra in front of the stumps. Then the hosts’ score reached 78 in 8.2 overs.

Jadeja later also cleaned up Vijay as the right-hander opened up to create some room. He missed the ball and Punjab were 91/2 in 10.4 overs.

In the following over, medium pacer Bravo dealt a double blow, dismantling the stumps of Glenn Maxwell (two) and captain David Miller (15) — which left the home side at 102/4.

Later, Stoinis and Saha were on a damage control mode before the former picked up four boundaries to keep his team in hunt for a competitive total.

Brief scores: KXIP: (161/6, Murali Vijay 42, Manan Vohra 38, Marcus Stoinis 33; Dwayne Bravo 4/22, Ravindra Jadeja 2/30) vs Gujarat Lions (162/5, Aaron Finch 74, Dinesh Karthik 41 not out, Sandeep Sharma 1/21).

(IANS)

Fortis Hospital, Bengaluru takes up Swachh Bharat Mission for a greener and cleaner Bengaluru

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Fortis

Bengaluru: In an effort to support the Prime Minister’s Swachh Bharat mission initiative, Fortis Hospitals organized a cleanliness drive in the city – ‘Cleaner Bengaluru, Greener Bengaluru’ – an initiative to keep the surroundings clean and infection free. The objective was to keep the surroundings of the hospital and its neighbourhood hygienic and tidy. Bhavdeep Singh, CEO, Fortis Healthcare & Mr. Raj Gore, COO, Fortis Healthcare took part in the initiative which witnessed participation from close to 200 volunteers.

Doctors, nurses, technicians, HR employees, Sales and Marketing professionals from the hospital etc participated in the cleanliness drive. The staff of all the four branches of the hospitals – Bannerghatta Road, Cunningham Road, Nagarbhavi & Rajaji Nagar came together for the cause and was engaged in cleaning their hospital premises and the neighbourhood. Apart from these four areas, the participants also cleaned the Ulsoor lake neighbourhood.

“We firmly believe in a cleaner, greener and more sustainable environment, not only for a healthier today but also for a healthier and happier tomorrow. Being India’s leading healthcare organization, it’s our responsibility to lead by example in keeping our neighbourhoods clean to reduce the burden of communicable diseases. To begin with, Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road will adopt the opposite stretch and ensure its cleanliness and hygiene on a daily basis. We are encouraged with the response from the volunteers who have been a part of this wonderful initiative and we will continue our participation in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan with energy and enthusiasm to save and enrich lives in India,” said Mr. Raj Gore, COO, South & West, Fortis Healthcare.

The volunteers were seen planting the saplings, sweeping the roads, cleaning the garbage, clearing off the plastics and piled-up wastes from the pavements. This will be an ongoing process from the hospitals as cleanliness plays an important role in the well-being of the people.

Southern Films Round Up

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Arrambam

Arrambam Actress To Play A Cop In Jayam Ravi’s Bogan

Jayam Ravi will team up again with his Romeo Juliet director Lakshaman for a new film titled as Bogan. Hansika who played the female lead in Romeo Juliet will be Ravi’s heroine in Bogan & Thani Oruvan villain Arvind Swamy will be playing an important role in the flick. Ravi will be playing a cop in this film. Akshara Gowda who made an appearance in Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s blockbuster Thupakki and Ajith starrer Arrambam will be acting as a cop in the film. The actress also revealed that as she plays a cop she will have some action sequences and she will also shake a leg with the film’s hero Jayam Ravi in the latter’s intro song. The shooting which is all set to begin soon, will start with the shoot of this song choreographed by Raju Sundaram master & composed by the film’s music director D. Imman.

Censor Target Fixed For Vijay’s Theri

Vijay’s Theri is getting ready to hit the screens on 14th Apr, 2016 as a grand Tamil New Year treat for the fans of Ilayathalapathy as well as the general movie buffs. The film’s producer Kalaipuli.S.Thanu has confirmed the release plan.

The Theri team headed by director Atlee has been working round the clock to complete the post production as early as possible so that the film will hit the release target. Theri will be sent for Censor Certification process by the last week of Mar, and hence the film has to be completed within a couple of weeks.

Gautham Starts Shooting His Film With Dhanush

The shooting of director Gautham Menon’s film with Dhanush has begun recently.
The shooting has started in SSN Engineering College located in the outskirts of Chennai. Apparently some romance scenes are being canned. Jomon T John of Malayalam super hit Ennu Ninte Moideen & Charlie fame makes his Kollywod debut as the cinematographer of the film.

Sasikumar’s Next Big Announcement

After director Bala’s Tharai Thappattai, actor Sasikumar has completed acting in the film Vetrivel directed by debutante Vasanthamani, The shooting of the film set in Tanjore and the near by towns & villages has been completed a few months back and the 1st look poster was released a couple of weeks ago. The next will be the audio launch which is scheduled to happen soon. Sasikumar has confirmed the news in his official Facebook page. D. Imman has composed music for the film.
Vetrivel stars Sadikumar & Miya George in lead roles while Prabhu. Thambi Ramiah & Samuthirakani have acted in supporting characters.

Amala Paul’s Bold Attempt For Amma Kanakku

Amala Paul is doing the lead role in Amma Kanakku produced by Dhanush under Wunderbar Films. The film is the Tamil remake of the Hindi flick Nil Battey Sannata and Ashwini Iyer, who directed the original, is directing the Tamil version as well. Interestingly, Amala Paul will be seen playing the mother of a 13 year old in this drama. Dhanush wanted her to come to his office and watch a film. She watched the film and felt that it would be great if she gets to play the mother’s role in the remake. Dhanush said he wanted her to play the role and she instantly gave the nod.
The shooting of Amma Kanakku was completed last month.

Heroine finalized for Chiranjeevi’s 150th Film

While Chiranjeevi’s 150th film is likely to be launched officially in the 3rd week of Apr, 2016 it’s learnt that Nayanatara has been finalized to play the female lead. The 1st name that did the rounds earlier was Nayanatara’s. It was said that the fee quoted by the damsel is astronomical and so, the makers ruled her out. However, latest updates reveal that the supposedly high remuneration is a non -issue for the makers. After all, this one will be a mega – budgeted film and Chiru being a veteran who is almost 60 years old, there are not many star heroines who can match his stupendous mega glamour. Nayanatara must have been a default choice. A remake of Vijay -starrer Kaththi, this film has a message built into the story.

Heebah Patel And “Her” many Boy Friends

Heebah Patel, who shot to fame with the Sukumar -written Kumari 21F, has been roped in for yet another youthful entertainer. Titled as Nenu…….Naa Boy Friends, this film will go on the floors from the 1st week of Apr, 2016. Producer Bekkam Venu Gopal, who has produced films like Tata…….Birla……. Madhyalo Laila, and Cinema Choopistha Mava, will produce this movie on Lucky Media. If her 1st film was directed by a Sukumar protege, this film will be directed by a V V Vinayak protege.

Pop Talent Smita Pips Records

Smita has blown to smithereens many a record. Her recently released song coming with the theme of Baahubali’s Kilkili language, titled Baha Kilikki, featuring herself along with Baahubali Prabhakar and others, has crossed the coveted mark of a whopping 1 million hits.
Speaking media to Smita averred that she wanted to do an exciting concept. Right from Deva Katta, cinematographer Sameer, music director Acchu, everyone helped her do the song. She wanted to do a racy song. The shoot was completed in 2 nights. Smita, who has come back in the reckoning after years of sabbatical, recently made a devotional album titled Nirvana Shatakam and released it on the Maha Shivratri day.

Speaking media to Smita averred that she wanted to do an exciting concept. Right from Deva Katta, cinematographer Sameer, music director Acchu, everyone helped her do the song. She wanted to do a racy song. The shoot was completed in 2 nights. Smita, who has come back in the reckoning after years of sabbatical, recently made a devotional album titled Nirvana Shatakam and released it on the Maha Shivratri day.

Darvinte Parinamam Trailer Released

The trailer of Darvinte Parinamam has been released. The movie stars Prithviraj & Chandini in lead roles. Chemban Vinod also essays a prominent role in the movie. The teaser was released recently. The trailer of the movie looks very promising.
Another Prithviraj blockbuster can be expected with this movie. Prithviraj plays a satellite TV operator in the movie. Chandini plays his love interest. She had made a noticeable debut with ‘KL 10 Pathu’.

Prithviraj Is Vidya Balan’s her In Madhavikutty’s Biopic

In a movie which will star Vidya Balan in the lead role, Prithviraj is all set to play the supporting role. The movie is based on Madhavikutty’s life and this biopic will have Vidya essaying the writer. Kamal is helming the movie. The movie will be made simultaneously in Malayalam & Hindi. Prithviraj and Vidya has previously acted together in Urumi. This will be their 2nd association. Kamal has been consciously choosing interesting & realistic narratives. Gadamma, Celluloid point to his sensibilities.

Hunsur Married Spoorthi

The programming & business head Raghavendra Hunsur of Zee Kannada has entered into wedlock with Spoorthi Byrappa on 4th Mar, 2016. The grand reception was held in Bengaluru Palace grounds and marriage was held at Sri Manjunatha Temple in Dharmasthala. For the wedding reception crazy star V Ravichandran, Dr Shivarajakumar, Ganesh, Yash, Darshan, Jaggesh, Vijaya Raghavendra, Pooja Gandhi, Priyanka Upendra attended to bless the newly married couple.

Amoolya’s Resolution

The profound actress with beauty & brain Amoolya has decided to give up stereo type role with fiery dialogues for some time. A series of films of Amoolya was hot tempered and it has come to her notice that audience, media is talking about this monotony.
Amoolya once a college vacation actress is now ready with full prominence to cinema. She has completed graduation in commerce. The post graduation she is taking up in a foreign university. That is because there will be no need to go to college and the course also finishes very quickly.

As of now in Dhuniya Vijay Masthi Gudi, Amoolya is having the traditional costume role. It is a deglamorised role. 3 scripts she has heard so far for coming years.

Two die in stampede at Jayalalithaa rally

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(Photo: PTI/File)

(Photo: PTI/File)

Chennai: At least two people were killed and several others injured in a stampede at an election rally addressed by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa in Cuddalore district on Monday, police said.

The rally was held at Virudhachalam in the district, around 230 km from here.

Thirteen women were injured in the incident and were given first aid and shifted to the hospital.

(IANS)

‘Above normal’ monsoon this year: IMD

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rain

New Delhi: There will be “above normal” monsoon this year, the Met office predicted today, easing fears over farm and economic growth after two consecutive years of drought.

Releasing its monsoon forecast for the season, IMD Director-General Laxman Singh Rathore said, “Monsoon will be 106 percent of the long period average (LPA). There is 94 percent probability that monsoon will be normal to excess this year. By and large, there will be fair distribution of monsoon across the country. But North-East India and South-East India, particularly Tamil Nadu, may get slightly less than normal rainfall.”Drought-hit Marathwada is also likely to receive “good” rainfall, Rathore added.

Anything less than 90 per cent of the LPA is termed as a “deficient” monsoon and 90-96 per cent of the LPA is considered as “below normal”. Monsoon is considered as “normal” if the LPA is between 96-104 per cent of the LPA.

“Above normal” monsoon is between 104-110 per cent of the LPA and anything beyond 110 per cent of the LPA is considered as “excess”.

Agriculture, which contributes 15 per cent to India’s GDP and employs about 60 per cent of the country’s population, is heavily dependent on the monsoon as only 40 per cent of the cultivable area is under irrigation.

Due to poor monsoon in 2015-16 crop year (July-June), 10 states have declared drought and the Centre has sanctioned relief package of about Rs 10,000 crore to help farmers.

(Agencies)

India’s daredevil woman biker Veenu Paliwal killed in accident

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Veenu Paliwal

Bhopal: Veenu Paliwal, one of the top woman bikers in the country, died in a road accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha district on Monday evening.

The 44-year-old Jaipur resident was on a nationwide tour on her Harley Davidson motorcycle along with fellow biker Dipesh Tanwar, who was on another vehicle.

Paliwal died after her bike skid off a road near Gyaraspur, 100 km from state capital Bhopal.

She was rushed to a primary health centre and then to the Vidisha district hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead, police said.

Paliwal left Lucknow early on Monday and was headed for Bhopal when the mishap took place. She was wearing protective gear.

Known for driving Harley Davidson bikes at 180 kmph, Paliwal was planning to make a documentary on her motorbike journey across the country.

“Her family and friends in Jaipur, Indore and Mumbai have been informed. Some of them have already reached,” police said.

A post-mortem will be conducted on Tuesday morning.

Paliwal learned to ride in college, from friends. She couldn’t continue riding, though, because she didn’t have her own bike. She later married a man who wouldn’t let her ride.

After divorce, last year was the second coming of the mother of two.

(Agencies)

Siddharth Nagar & Saarthak Chitram’s “Shiksha – Ek Mazboot Adhaarshila” Is On Air Now On Doordarshan Kisan Channel

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Shiksha

An ace small screen writer – producer – director Siddharth Nagar’s, who already has 2000 hours of televised programming to his credit in the Small Screen arena, Saarthak Chitram Presents “Shiksha – Ek Mazboot Adhaarshila”, a daily soap is now on air on Doordarshan’s Kisan Channel, from Monday to Wednesday between 9.30 pm to 10.00 pm.
Siddharth Nagar’s “Shiksha -Ek Mazboot Adhaarshila”, a woman-oriented daily soap is mainly targeted to address the wholesome Edutainment needs of the farmers, in a full on entertaining way, through the main protagonist named Shiksha who has already earned the degree of Doctorate in Agriculture Science.”

Siddharth Nagar’s “Shiksha -Ek Mazboot Adhaarshila”, not only provides unlimited entertainment but also simultaneously educates & motivates our farmers to adopt the modern diversified techniques of agriculture along with the existing traditional agricultural practices.

Siddharth Nagar of Shiksha

Siddharth Nagar’s ‘Shiksha -Ek Mazboot Adhaarila’s story revolves around main protagonist Shiksha her mother Soma and father Nandkumar and his dream to make her daughter a Doctorate in Agriculture Science which he could not fulfill due to acute financial crises in his family. But Nandkumar dedicated his life to his land and decided to provide higher education to his children and when his 1st child was born he named her Shiksha. Much to Nandkumar’s happiness Shiksha is brilliant in studies and instead of wanting to become an engineer or a doctor, she expressed her desire to study Agricultural Science and instead of staying in the city she kept her promise to her father to return to her village and improve the overall conditions of not only her own family but the whole village and spread it on to the neighbouring villages too.

Siddharth Nagar’s tele-series “Shiksha – Ek Mazboot Adhaarila” aims not only at claiming awareness but also keeps the marketing and revenue collecting aspects in view thus the objective is to present it in an interestingly creative way, such that it attracts the masses and also entertains them.

Siddharth Nagar’s & Saarthak Chitram’s “Shiksha – Ek Mazboot Adhaarila” crew comprises of written, produced & directed by Siddharth Nagar, co -producer by Harender Singh Verma & Jaya Bhattacharya, creative head is Archana Saikia, production head is Pravin Sorte, cinematography by Mukesh Sharma, lyrics by Abhilash, music by Vivek Bakshi, singer is Pratiksha Vashishth, editing by Arun Pakal & Satish Sharma & arts by Mahendra Raut, background score by Bhupesh Sharma. And the starcast includes eminent actors like Rakesh Pandey & Reeta Bhadhuri, Raju Shrestha, Sangeeta Naik, small screen’s well -known star Jaya Bhattacharya and other actors like Dinesh Kaushik, Avinash Sejwani, Shresth Kumar, Mukesh Nathani, Aparna Asaskar, Jugnu, Bhoomi Shukla, Anamika Jaiswal, Pratibha Kapoor, Rajiv Yadav, Yajupratap Singh, Ekta Methai, Arun Khanna, PP Kumar, Puneet Chaturvedi, Ramesh Goel, Priti Shukla et al. And the title role of Shiksha is played by upcoming small screen talent Sarika Dhillon.

Movie Review: ‘The Jungle Book’ is a delightfully entertaining film for one & all

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The Jungle Book

Producer: Jon Favreau & Brigham Taylor
Director: Jon Favreau
Star Cast: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Alba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, Christopher Walken, Gary Shandling, Brighton Rose, Sam Raimi & Russell Peters
Genre: Adventure
Verdict: Very Good

Plot: Mowgli (Neel Sethi) is a human boy raised by the Indian wolves Raksha (Lupita Nyong’o) & Akela (Giancarlo Esposito) ever since he was brought to them as a baby by Bagheera the Black Panther (Ben Kingsley). When the fearsome scarred Bengal Tiger Shere Khan (Idris Elba) threatens his life since man isn’t allowed in the jungle, Mowgli leaves his jungle home. Guided by Bagheera & Baloo the bear (Bill Murray), he sets out on a journey of self – discovery while evading the man – hunting Shere Khan. Along the way, Mowgli encounters jungle creatures who do not exactly have his best interests at heart, including Kaa (Scarlett Johansson), the Indian python, and the smooth – talking Bornean orangutan -resembling Gigantopithecus.
King Louie (Christopher Walken), who tries to coerce Mowgli into giving up the secret to the elusive & deadly “red flower”.

Aces: Director Jon Favreau deserves a standing ovation for making a delightfully entertaining movie for kids, in fact one which will be definitely enjoyed by one & all. Performance wise Neel Sethi, the debutante child actor, is the scene stealer. The film also has an overall technical finesse. That apart all the voice over artiste too, deserves a special mention.

Minuses: The inappropriate use of the songs which does not jell well with the adventurous mood of the film.

Last Word: The previous Jungle Book movie made in 1997 was an animated version of Rudyard Kipling’s novella and the latest version of The Jungle Book is the live – action movie based on the same novella which has surpassed even the previous attempt. And the 2016 movie The Jungle Book made in 3 dimensional is like an added bonanza.

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