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Bengaluru: Actor Prakash Raj joins protest against GST on handmade products

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Bengaluru: Noted film actor Prakash Raj today joined the protest being staged by theatre personality Prasanna against the imposition of GST on handmade products.

Prasanna is on indefinite hunger strike for the last five days demanding total waiver of GST on handmade products, saying it would cause the collapse of the rural economy.

Raj, who spoke to a private news channel from the stage said, “It is unfair to impose GST on the products prepared by a tribe, which lives in forest. He pays GST equal to a multinational company. You are not only economically burdening them but also disturbing the social fabric”, he said.

“You are breaking them morally and rendering them jobless. This is by a government which said ‘Make in India’ and promised creating jobs,” said Raj expressing solidarity with Prasanna’s demand.

“When you see people are suffering because of GST, then it is time to change,” said Raj.

Raj has been vocal against Prime Minister Narendra Modi ever since the murder of noted journalist Gauri Lankesh, who was his family friend. He had flayed Modi for his silence on this issue.

(PTI)

My Movie Kutumb Will Take The Viewers Down The Memory Lanes Of Yesteryears Rajshree Movies: Amit Shri Yadav

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To start off with, Bollywood’s youngest writer & director Amit Shri Yadav avers, “My upcoming film Kutumb is a family oriented social movie which will certainly refresh the viewer’s memory of the yesteryears Rajshree Movies and definitely take them down the nostalgic memory lanes. It will 100% remind the audiences of the family values, love and even life’s each & every emotions including the smallest & the tiniest ingredients of culture. As everyone knows that Rajshree Movies no doubt represented all the above mentioned qualities and much more.”  Incidentally speaking Amit Shri Yadav has not only directed Kutumb but has also penned the story of this beautiful & the entertainingly refreshing story of Kutumb.

Basically speaking Amit Shri Yadav hails from a small Kelta village situated in the district of Aliganj which in turn is located in the Eata Janpad which happens to be a part of Uttar Pradesh. Amit Shri Yadav further avers, “To make life much better & much more fulfilling a family (Kutumb) obviously requires true & undying love. A true & good family is one which showcases its refined culture & love for one & all. A family is incomplete without all these qualities. One should always be with one’s family and that too with complete togetherness and forever be a part of all the happy as well as the sad occasions. So my upcoming movie Kutumb is based on all the happy & the sad, the ups & the downs, the highs & the lows and above all the trials & the tribulations which befalls in every family that too time & again. And Kutumb is all set to light up the darkened aisles of the darkened celluloid silver screen on 3rd Nov, 2017. So mark your cine viewing calendar for this day to see Kutmb with your entire family.”

A point to be noted at this juncture is that since he was that high Amit Shri Yadav had been committed albeit totally & completely dedicated to his extreme love for all forms of art. Besides it is also noteworthy that Amit Shri Yadav was born in a simple farmer & head of the family Shri. Anar Singh Yadav’s family. Amit Shri Yadav is the 3rd child amongst the 4 sons. Amit Shri Yadav completed his schooling in Aliganj and also happens to be a degree holder from Allahabad University.  Later on Amit Shri Yadav joined the Theater and continued to act & direct plays for almost a decade thereby also picking up & deeply understanding all the intricacies of acting as well as direction. By the way Amit Shri Yadav began his initial directorial innings as an assistant director with movies like Omkara & Aata Pata Laapata.

Amit Shri Yadav is now all set to make his independent directorial debut with his 1st ever movie namely Kutumb especially made for his prospective Cine Fans. In the upcoming movie Kutumb comedian Rajpal Yadav enacts the pivotal role. Kutumb also stars Rajpal Yadav’s younger brother Indrapal along with other debutante actors. The title song of the movie Kutumb has been interestingly & beautifully composed by music composer Aryan Jaiin & soulfully rendered by none other than the erstwhile singer Kumar Sanu which has already become quite popular. After quite a long gap music lovers are getting a golden chance to listen to the melodious & the meliflous songs of Kutumb which indeed refreshes the 90’s era of golden & unforgettable sound tracks. And no doubt that Kutumb is totally & entirely based on the background of the sweet as well as the bitter occurrences in each & every family’s life.

In conclusion Amit Shri Yadav finally opines, “Every person’s happiness in life is dependent on the golden rays which is born out of our own near & dear ones which are the creations of our own family’s cultures. All the successes of one’s life is incomplete without the presence of our near & dear ones. And it is only our near & dear ones which creates our very own family, our very own Kutumb.

Why This “Kolaveri-Kolaveri” on Taj Mahal? by Umar Shariff

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by Umar Shariff

Recent media flashings are echoing with comments of hatred against the Moghuls and their contributions by the likes of Adityanath Yogi (chief minister of Uttar Pradesh) and Sangeet Som (a political leader of the BJP). Even a common layman can understand the motives behind such comments; nothing other than playing hate politics dividing communities to magnify their own vote banks. But hey, this is not 1992 or 2002 (the years of demolition of the Babri Masjid & Gujarat riots). Things have changed a lot since then. People now have access to unadulterated news; despite the aura of so many charismatic liars on television primetime shows. People today want solutions to their practical problems such as poor city infrastructure, deteriorating education system, malfunctioning health services and not to forget – a dwindling economy due to demonetisation of currencies and demonization of the entire Indian economy through GST and Hitlerian policies.

Yogi has removed Taj Mahal from the list of tourist destinations in Uttar Pradesh, and Som has acclaimed that it was built by the traitors. These politicians merely want to make headlines through such disparaging statements that cause detrimental outcomes to the general masses. They throw in such topics to be debated, so that the real topics of debate such as infrastructure, healthcare, quality education and waning economy are forgotten. For your kind information, these politicians have no genuine concern for the masses in general. Sangeet Som and Yogi Adityanath have blood on their hands. The infamous politician Sageet Som was in the news back then for causing riots in Muzaffarnagar. And he was also in news for running slaughter houses where cattle were slaughtered and the beef being exported. Yogi Adityanath has criminal cases registered against him in the past, and has the curse of the poor people of Uttar Pradesh, whose children have died in great numbers due to negligence shown by his government hospitals. Hence, their similitude is like that of the naughty bullies of a school who want to become famous by causing havoc on the premises. Consequently, they are not to be taken too seriously; however, we must analyse the subject at hand in depth.

Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders of the world, and a declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The city of Agra finds an augmented place on the world map due to this glorious monument, which was built by the then Moghul ruler Shah Jahan. India as we see today was not the same within the borders set by our leaders at the time India got Independence from the British Raj. The vicinity of India covered much more area than what we have with us today, which included parts of today’s Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Burma and other neighbouring lands that we see beyond the Indian borders of today. Indians were even known to have ruled lands of today’s Iran and the areas between. Hence if one were to understand the identity of India based on the ancient civilizations, the laws and customs during the times of the last few millenia were different from what we see today.

In ancient world, the kings conquered lands to establish their political supremacy, and they ruled their lands to improve the quality and prosperity of their subjects. There was no concept of Indian nationalism or an integrated India then. Hence, when the Wodeyars were ruling in the South India then, they were not concerned with the rule of the Marathas in the areas of Maharashtra. They didn’t have a federal system that governed all the provinces and kingdoms ruled by the kings of the Indian soil. Most of the states within the Indian precinct were involved in conquering and defending their territories from each other; although they were people from the same Indian subcontinent of the present India. Hence, the Cholas, Cheras, Pallavas and all such kingdoms of the past used to fight amongst themselves to expand their territories with the sole purpose of ruling a bigger chunk of land. Even the Mauryan Dynasty that eliminated the Nanda Dynasty is part of the same history. King Ashoka, who is highly respected by the Indians today, is held by history as a person who had killed one lakh Hindus in Kalinga, and later taken one lakh Hindus as captives of war. Was Ashoka not a traitor in the essence of this definition to have killed so many Indians? Probably not, because we see Ashoka as an Indian contributing some very positive things to the spirit of India after the battle of Kalinga.

The valor and appreciation that we associate with Ashoka today is evident from the fact that we have Ashoka Chakra as part of our national flag. Going by this convention, labeling Moghuls as traitors is both illogical and hypocrisy; because on the one hand we pay utmost respect to the national flag that contains the Ashok Chakra, and on the other hand, we hoist the national flag on Red Fort, which was built by Moghuls. If denouncing Moghuls and their legacy is logical because of the perceived belief that they killed Hindus, isn’t patronizing Ashoka and his legacy, who did the same, hypocrisy? Hence, history must not be evaluated based on today’s operative systems; but must be understood based on geo-political systems of the ancient world.

Back then in the past world of the ancient India, the kings were not essentially communal as being portrayed by the likes of Yogi & Som. Let me share certain glimpses of some ground shaking facts:

Akbar, the grandson of Babur, was a Moghul king who had Raja Mansen as his army commander in Chief. Raja Mansen was a Hindu who stood against Rana Pratap Singh’s army. Akbar’s council consisted members such as Birbal, Todarmal and other Hindu advisors who supported the Muslim king Akbar.

Tipu Sultan, popularly known as the Tiger of Mysore, was a Muslim who had Hindus as his advisors and army men. Pandit Poorniah was given the high post of “Mir Asaf” in his kingdom. He even had the kingdom’s treasury under the custody of Krishna Rao, who happened to be a Hindu. Tipu Sultan had close ties with even the French Army. Nepolean Bonaparte was a close friend of Tipu Sultan. By the way, Napoleon was a Christian.

Even Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, who was a Maratha ruler, had Muslim generals in this cavalry and infantry. He also had Muslim men serving on other posts in his kingdom. Shivaji was even a good friend of the Nizam of Hyderabad, and the dual jointly attacked Tipu Sultan. In retrospect, Nizam was a Muslim who joined hands with the Hindu Peshwas and attacked another Muslim king, Tipu Sultan.

Aurangzeb and Adil Shah were contemporaries, but were rivals to each other. Emperor Aurangzeb had Hindu Rajputs serving in his army, even while fighting the Hindu Marathas. So, this was a glimpse of the ancient India. The kings back then ruled their lands, made treaties with other kings who preferred peace and were not seen as a threat to their respective kingdoms, and fought those who didn’t seem favourable for their kingdom’s safety and security. To reiterate, during those days, the land of today’s India was ruled by hundreds of independent kingdoms.

Let’s reminisce another important datum of history that can never be erased by the ones like Yogi and Som. In 1857, during the Sepoy Mutiny, the Hindus and Muslims together joined hands and rebelled against the British East India Company; both the Hindus and the Muslims had accepted Bahadur Shah Zafar as their leader to accede power after ousting the British. Now this says it all; the fact that the Hindus and the Muslims chose the last Muslim Mughal King Bahadur Shah Zafar as their leader distinctly proves that Moghuls were not communal in their approach, nor a threat to the survival of a secular society.

For those who are averse to Moghuls, here is another powerful information of truth. The Moghuls were aboriginally Mongols. They were the descendants of a non-Muslim Mongolian ancestor group that had invaded the Muslim lands of Baghdad in the 1200s, plundered the Muslims and pillaged their cities. The Mongols under the leadership of Chengis Khan had destroyed the Abbasid Caliphate (with its capital at Baghdad) of the Muslims. After destroying them, the Mongols learnt the religion of the Baghdad people, and many of them embraced Islam. It is one of the rarest incidents in world history where the vanquishers of a nation adopted the religion of the conquered nation. That’s probably the only unexpected turn that has impacted our perception of the Moghuls today. These non-Muslim Mongolians worshipped nature and many among them had adopted to various twisted philosophies. When a section of these people became Muslims, they entered Panipat under the identity of Moghuls. Eventually, the ones who had once plundered the Muslim nations came to India and built a Muslim nation. That’s the plan of the One Who controls all events of this world – the plan of God Almighty.

Coming to the issue of Taj Mahal and Shah Jahan, I do not say that Shah Jahan was an angel. Like any other ruler who has a good and a flip side, he too had his share of shortcomings. He too is guilty of making some historical blunders that must be paid off in future. In my opinion, the construction of the Taj Mahal in the memory of his dead wife Mumtaz was a national waste. Instead, he could have built universities and educational institutions in his wife’s memory, which could have elevated the status of his people. People who visit Agra very well know and revel in the abyssal contrast between Taj Mahal’s grandeur and the city’s slums and dirty roads devoid of any respect to traffic regulations. I would blame the Moghuls to have taken a backseat when it came to develop the nation through education and social upliftment. They were neither concerned nor spent enough time and resources in research and development, which ultimately served as cakewalk for the British to conquer them through their enhanced knowledge of science and technology.

Well, history is to be read with a positive approach and correct perspective to it. We must benefit from the good events, and denounce the evil deeds irrespective of who the doer was. These historical misdeeds must not be made a scapegoat to take revenge with the ones connected to a group or clan. Let me conclude with an example: if you come across a tree that was planted by a sinner of the past, it is neither practical nor logical to cut the tree that he had planted. What is logical and practical is to benefit from the tree. That is Dharma. The Hindus, Muslims and Christians have contributed equally for the development of this land. If we were to remove all the rails and the railway routes designed and constructed by the British simply because we hate the British oppression, we will not be punishing the British by our actions; but will be punishing ourselves by our foolishness. So, leave the Taj Mahal alone; for it gives us Rs 25 crore income annually (and Indian needs every pie of it after demonetization!). To end on a positive note, let’s hope that the Hindu-Muslim divisive politics do not work in India anymore, God-Willing. The people of India wish to see the politicians perform. If they perform well, they will be retained; or else trashed by their own people for good.

Umar Shariff is the Director of Mission Possible for Justice & Rights (MPJR), a Bengaluru-based human rights group.

Suddenly, we find Rahul Gandhi has grown up and the credit goes to PM Modi

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by Shubham Ghosh

Has Rahul Gandhi suddenly come of age? The way the Congress vice president has been launching scathing yet calculated attacks on the Narendra Modi government over the last few months, one is wondering what made the former sound so much mature and sensible? Till now, Rahul Gandhi has mostly been treated as a caricature. But his recent takes – in the US and in India – have started conveying a different message to the saffron camp. And the way the saffron leaders have retaliated against Rahul in his own constituency Amethi, it is certainly clear that the Modis and Amit Shahs are not taking the ‘lightweight’ Gandhi lightly anymore.

Politics, we all know, is a domain of unpredictability but does that sufficiently explain the change we perceive about Rahul Gandhi at the moment? It is not that the man has undergone a qualitative change in these few months. Rather, it is the slide of the ruling party which has given him an opening, a much-needed one. Rahul Gandhi, like the tortoise in that legendary race, is taking full advantage of the lapse which Modi’s BJP has seen because of over confidence.

The Congress vice president’s “Modi will bring moon on earth in 2030” was by far the best attack he has launched on the prime minister’s superman image till date. Till the 2014 Lok Sabha election and after, the utter failure of the UPA II government coupled with the execution of a grand propaganda machinery had put Modi beyond everybody else’s reach. Rahul Gandhi had to fight an iron wall at that time and he was destined to lose it badly. His oratory skills came under question as was his political acumen but the real reason why he looked a distant second to Modi is that he and his party had no answer to the BJP’s grand plan and propaganda then.

But just as every over-confident soul scripts his/her own downfall, the Modi establishment went for demonetisation and after all the debates and discussions, Mr Economics gave the verdict that it was nothing short of a disaster. But the Modi regime was in no mood to acknowledge a failure and it went ahead with the Goods and Services Tax, doubling the blow for the lesser players in the economy. And when one adds factors like Gujarati business community’s dissidence against GST, the outburst of former Union finance minister Yashwant Sinha over the economic slowdown and the manifold jump in the fortunes of Amit Sah’s businessman son Jay, the fragile stage on which Rahul Gandhi was speaking so far found itself cemented. And the 47-year-old leader is in no mood to squander the rare opportunity he has got. Modi still is the No.1 leader in the country no doubt but he doesn’t have a clear maidan to score goals now.

If demonetisation has put Modi’s economic acumen under the lens and cow vigilantism and minority bashing his claims to an inclusive leader, the Jay Shah episode wouldcast a shadow over the BJP’s anti-corruption and anti-dynasty claims.Development, transparency and inclusive democracy have been the resurgent BJP’s claims before and during the last general elections. All these key pillars seem to have received massive blows, in less than three-and-half years since the NDA took over.
In 2014, the strong anti-incumbency against the UPA II coupled with Rahul Gandhi’s flawed political strategies had helped Modi. But three years after that debacle, when Modi himself is getting burdened with the same anti-incumbency despite putting every effort to run the show smoothly and the prime minister’s super image is found trying to deliver as per the massive expectations he had created before taking over, the Congress is looking like the alternative, despite its own predicaments. The situation resembles that of 2004 when Sonia Gandhi had brought the grand old party back to power from nowhere and a popular prime minister in Atal Behari Vajpayee faced a shocking loss.

Rahul Gandhi and his party have done not anything exemplary to show that they are an alternative to Modi at the moment. They are just playing on the same-side goals that the overconfident rulers of the day has scored and to build on this opening that they have got, the Congress has to produce a good performance in Gujarat. A routine annihilation there would throw it back into the dustbin of history while a decent show in Modi’s hometown could be a game changer ahead of the next Lok Sabha elections.
Indian politics is at an interesting juncture at the moment. Though Modi has won the game one-sidedly so far, he is now entering the most critical part of his tenure and with a series of events unfolding over the last one year, the man has to produce real changes on the ground, especially in the economy, to ensure he gets another term in office. Modi’s disadvantage is that he has hurt the economy and to undo it, the BJP-led NDA needs more than glossy propaganda. On the other hand, the Congress has a good advantage since economic slowdown is always a potent weapon for the Opposition to corner the ruler. The BJP has not really dumped the economic policies of the Congress-led government and this boosts the Congress’s confidence all the more to launch a scathing attack on Modi’s economic policies that have failed to impress the experts.
For Rahul Gandhi who many believe is closest to assuming the Congress’s presidency, the next set of elections is key. For Modi who has had major electoral successes since 2014, the stakes are higher in the economic sector now. It will be interesting to see who cracks it first and puts the opponent under a serious challenge.

Wo India Ka Shakespeare Poster Launched

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The poster launch of Impress Ifotainments Wo India Ka Shakespeare was held recently. The credits of the film are produced by Jagdish Vishwakarma & Shrikant Vishwakarma, co – produced by Deglal Pandit & Umesh Yadav, music by Sachin pathak, cinematography by Sumit K. Soni, associate director is Darshan Rawal, art by Sanjay Das, production head is Bandhan Pandit, post production @ J. S. studio, choreography by Raj Sain, editing by Joy Kumar, lyrics by U. S. Yadav & assistant directors are Imran Ali Khan & Suraj. The film stars Raj Aryan, Yogita Rajput, Meena Singh, Nagesh Yadav, Raza Murad, Maitri Raijada, Darshan Rawal et al.

Magical Love In Rajasthan Locales

Saima Film Productions’ maiden venture Magical Love is being shot from 14th Oct, 2017 onwards for 20 days in Bikaner locales, Rajasthan. The entire talkie portions & 5 songs will be filmed. The credits of the fiolm are produced by Mustafa Khan, Mubarak Sheikh, Sudarshan Pawar & Mahendra Warekar, written by R. K. Jha, directed by Sumedh Umale, cinematography by Nikhil Chaudhary, music by Kalyan Bardhan (who has already recorded all the 5 songs for the film), lyrics by Bunty Hooda & Abarao Hivrade, action by Sajan Kumar & choreography by Pradeep Kumar. The film stars Rano Joy, Azim Khan, Vaibhav Rathod, Priya Gupta, Satish Jaiswal, Payal, Suraj Dube, Sneha, Sidhata Kamble, Dilip Gorewar, Lalit Gaur, Archie Vankar et al.

Blanket Shooting In Mumbai
Producer Jaswinder Singh Rana (who has been a well – known distributer) & director Sanjay Sharma have completed a 22 day shooting stint for Dashmesh Pictures’ Blanket recently in Mandeshwar & Omkareshwar locales and in & around Indore & now the 2nd shooting stint of 10 days will begin in mid – week of Oct, 2017 in Mumbai locales. The credits of the film are written by Yusuf Khan, music by Rajesh Sharma (who has already recorded 2 songs in the voices of Palak Muchhal & Javed Ali). The film has debutante actors in leading roles.

Uper Wale Dede Chappar Phaad Ke Coming Soon

Vishal Chitralaya’s Uper Wale Dede Chappar Phaad Ke is all set to be released soon all over India by Screenshort Media & Entertainment Group. The credits of the film are produced by Baba Khan (Mandsaur Wale) & Pranav Panday, directed by M. H. Chauhan, co – produced by Mohammad Rafiq, creative director is Mannan Khan, choreography by Pappu Khanna & Raju Shabana, action by Mohd. Bhai & music by Raj Sen. The film stars Leena Kapoor, Ehsan Qureshi, Sunil Pal, Rana Jang Bahadur, Razzak Khan, Shazad Khan, Nishnt, Javed Novelty, Riyz Indian, Rizwan, Asalam, Indrani Taqdaar, Jatin Bhatiya, Surabhi Singh, Gourav Roopdas et al.

Bhajan Supari In Post Production

Aaryavarth Media’s Bhajan Supari is now in posty production stage. The credits of the film are story & direction by Sujeet Goswami, produced By Illa Panday, co – produced by Digvijay Singh, written by Prof. Nanad Lal Singh, music by Narendra Nirmal Tripathi, editing by Aajay Kumar, choreography by Kirti Kumar, cinematography by Manish Patel & singers are Udit Narayan, Rekha Rao, Divya Kumar, Preet Prerna & Rahul Purnkayastha. The film stars debutante Paras (Bhajan Kumar), Sujeet Goswami (of Gang Of Wasseypur 2 fame), Bunti Babli, Ranjhana, Illa Panday et al.

Wo Main Nahin Dubbing Commences

The dubbing of Manju Films Productions maiden venture Wo Main Nahin, a romantic, musical murder mystery is in progress in Mumbai since 5th Oct, 2017. The film has been completed in a non – stop 20 day shooting stint recently in Bhilwara, Mandalgarh & Jaipur locales in Rajasthan. The editing of the film was completed on 3rd Oct, 2017. The credits of the film are produced by Manju Hazra, written & directed by Ranjeet Bhattacharya, cinematography by Vinod Sahu, music by Kalyan Bardhan, singers are Vinti Sharma, Bunty Neerav (Saregama fame), Preeti et al, choreography by Sadiq & editing by Amit Khasera. The film stars Sadiq Sheikh, Lalit Gaur, Priya Gupta, Preeti Ghosalia, Dr. Trivedi et al.

Haseena Due On 3rd Nov 2017 All Over

Harsh Dream Ventures & Khushi Films’ Haseena is all set for release on 3rd Nov, 2017 all over. The credits of the film are produced by Jeetendra Vaghadia & Vicky Ranawat, directed by Vicky Ranawat, co – produced by Saral Ranawat & Chetan B. Vaghadia, written by Rishi Aazad, cinematography B. N. Mishra, lyrics & music by Shahid Bawa (UK), Vishnu Narayan & D. Harmony, executive produced by Vinod Moolchandani (Plus Pictures) & production manager is Meher Sethi. The film, stars Mohit Arora, Ankur Verma, Arpit Soni, Inayatt Sharma,(as Haseena), debutante Khyati Sharma, Neelam Pandey, Moushumi Malik, Mushtaq Khan, Manjeet Singh Bitoo, Master Sujal, Rishi Azaad et al.

Sath Sath Nibhayenge Song Recording & Mahurat Complete

The song recording & mahurat of Shiv Shambhu Film Carporation’s Sath Sath Nibhayenge is complete. The credits of the film are written – produced by writer & singer Rameswar Sharma, the other singers are Kumar Sapan, Indrani Sharma & Kanika Shah & Lyrics by Babita Sharma & Rameswer Sharma. It is based on Army Man.

Kutumb – The Family Poster Launched With Great Fanfare

The poster launch of Shyam Entertainment’s Kutumb The Family was held recently with a grand fanfare @ Star Bazaar by actor Rajpal Yadav. The credits of the film are produced by Shyam Avatar Kedia, written & directed by Amit Shree Yadav, music by Aryan Jaiin, lyrics by Aryan Jaiin & Rajendra Tiwari, singers are Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, Javed Ali, Shahid Malya & Tripti Shakya, executive produced by Shoaib Khan. The film is slated for release all over India on 3rd Nov, 2017 by K Sera Sera which is also presenting the film. The PR & marketing of the film are handled by Shaaz Media Entertainment’s Nagma Khan. The film stars Rajpal Yadav, Alok Nath, Inderpal Yadav, ¼Rajpal Yadav’s younger brother, ½ Alok Nair, Ashish Shukla, Ritu Sharma, Sandhya, Raj Meena et al.

Nanu Ki Jaanu Poster Launched

The poster presentation of Inbox Pictures Pvt Ltd Presents Nane Ki Jaanu was held recently. Abhay Deol & Patralekhaa have come together for the 1st time for Faraz Haider’s Nanu Ki Jaanu which is an after – life love story. Inbox Pictures Pvt Ltd Presents Nanu Ki Jaanu produced by Sajid Qureshi stars Abhay Deol & Patralekhaa. Director by Faraz Haider the film is all set to release in Apr, 2018.

Jio Filmfare Awards (Marathi) Announces Its 3rd Edition

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The coveted Black Lady has come calling yet again, as Jio Filmfare Awards Marathi is back with its 3rd edition to honor & celebrate the BEST in Marathi cinema. In a press conference held recently at Sofitel, BKC, Mumbai, Jitesh Pillai – Editor, Filmfare along with renowned Marathi actor Swapnil Joshi made an announcement.
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27th Oct, 2017 is set as the date for the prestigious award ceremony. The same will be televised on Colors Marathi at a later date. The press conference began with Jitesh Pillai & Swapnil Joshi lighting the lamp. The 2 together revealed the categories and expressed their gratitude towards the Marathi film industry for giving a plethora of talent. The award function will be held at NESCO Ground, Mumbai and will witness enthralling performances & stupendous acts by the most talented actors of the Marathi film fraternity.

“I am thrilled to announce the 3rd edition of Filmfare Awards Marathi 2017” Jitesh Pillai, Editor, Filmfare averred. He continued, “After 2 successful editions of Filmfare Awards Marathi, we intend to raise the momentum with this year’s awards. Our association with Jio has come a long way and we are glad to have them on our journey of highlighting the commendable work done in Marathi cinema. We feel privileged to witness & celebrate the remarkable talent that exists in the Marathi film fraternity.”

​​Renowned actor Swapnil Joshi who was present at the press conference commented, “Marathi cinema has proved to be the perfect blend of commerce & arts. Especially in the past 3 years, the Marathi cinema has strategically not only prospered in mainstream cinema but also experimental cinema. Filmfare, who has always been synonymous to cinema since its inception has always given Marathi cinema the acknowledgment it deserves.”

On the association with Filmfare, Jio Spokesperson commented, “We are thrilled to present the JIO Filmfare Awards Marathi 2017 and this association will help showcase the cinematic excellence of Marathi film industry in a variety of digital ways. JIO is bringing transformational changes in the Indian digital services space to enable a Digital Life for 1.3 billion Indians and this association is consistent with JIO’s mission to celebrate the diversity & the richness of Indian cinema.”

Nikhil Sane, Channel Head Viacom18, COLORS Marathi commented, “Marathi cinema is acclaimed for its intense storytelling, superlative performances & superior production quality. It is this very spirit of Marathi cinema that we will be celebrating at the Filmfare Awards Marathi 2017. We are delighted to be the broadcast partners yet again with Filmfare Awards Marathi 2017, an illustrious award ceremony that felicitates actors, producers, directors and other technicians alike for their contribution to the Marathi Film industry.”

Jio Filmfare Award Marathi 2017 will once again bring together the who’s who of Marathi cinema under one roof. The event is sure to set new benchmark as it promises to put together a spell -binding show that will acknowledge & applaud excellence in the Marathi film industry.

Amnesty: Myanmar committed crimes against humanity

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Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have been victims of systematic and widespread attacks, says Amnesty [File:Al Jazeera]

by Al Jazeera

Amnesty International has said it has strong evidence that the Myanmar army committed crimes against humanity in northern Rakhine State.

A new report published by the global rights group on Wednesday detailed mass killings, rape, torture and forcible transfers of Rohingya Muslims in the army’s ongoing campaign against fighters from the persecuted minority.

Amnesty has called for the UN Security Council to impose an arms embargo on Myanmar and set targeted sanctions against senior officials.

The report said hundreds of thousands of Rohingya men, women and children have been “the victims of a widespread and systematic attack”, and that “Myanmar’s security forces unleashed an attack against the Rohingya population in its entirety.”

The army’s Western Command was responsible for some of the worst violations, it said.

The Amnesty report, based on about 150 witness accounts, satellite data, and photo and video evidence, is the most detailed and comprehensive analysis to date since Rohingya refugees began pouring into Bangladesh in late August.

Efforts to reach the Myanmar government were unsuccessful.

Officials have previously denied any systematic violence against the Rohingya, who they consider as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.

Laura Haigh, Amnesty’s Myanmar researcher, said the crimes they documented were similar to the army’s abuses against other ethnic minorities in Myanmar, including the Kachin, Shan and the Palaung.

“There are common threads here: A military that is completely unaccountable, often out of control, and impunity that breeds further impunity,” she said.

“And it’s time for that to stop.”

The violence in Buddhist-majority Rakhine erupted after an armed group known as the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked at least 30 security posts on August 25.

An estimated 582,000 refugees have now fled Myanmar and thousands more are continuing to make the perilous journey on foot to the country’s border with Bangladesh, the UN said on Tuesday.

Page after page in the Amnesty report, entitled “My World Is Finished”, provide detailed testimonies of widespread killings, rapes, and burning of entire villages.

‘Burned all over’
In one account, a 30-year-old woman from the village of Min Gyi, also known as Tula Toli, said soldiers killed scores of men and older boys, raped the women, torched Rohingya homes, and burned people, including children, to death.

“They [the soldiers] first hit us in the head, to make us weak … Then, they raped us,” she said.

Soldiers then set fire to the house she was assaulted in, but she said she managed to escape after her seven-year-old daughter found a weak point in the hut’s bamboo siding.

“I was burned all over,” she told Amnesty. “The flame was so hot. When I ran, the fire was still on me. The clothes we wore, they were all burned.”

The pattern was similar in dozens of villages across Maungdaw, Buthidaung and Rathetaung townships, the report said.

The Myanmar army killed at least hundreds of Rohingya women, men, and children in the hours and days since the ARSA attacks in August, it says. Many people were shot as they ran away.

The elderly and disabled were often unable to flee and were killed or burned in their homes.

Mohamed Zubair, 26, told Amnesty he left his 90-year-old grandmother in their home when the military opened fire on his village, Chut Pyin, in Rathetaung.

“I asked her to follow us to the hill. She said, ‘I’m old, they won’t do anything to me. Go,'” Zubair said.

In hiding, he watched as soldiers torched his village, including the house where he had left his grandmother.

When the military left, he found his grandmother dead, her body “burnt very seriously”.

More than a dozen other witnesses from Chut Pyin also described seeing soldiers, border guards and local vigilantes deliberately burn down Rohingya parts of the village, and leave the non-Rohingya areas intact, the report said.

The accounts of targeted burning were backed by satellite imagery.

“I was burned all over … The flame was so hot. When I ran, the fire was still on me.”
ROHINGYA RAPE SURVIVOR
Amnesty said the killing of the elderly, disabled and children demonstrated the military’s campaign “has been far from a ‘clearance operation’ in the sense of being designed to root out ARSA members.

“Instead, it has been an attack on the Rohingya population as a whole, with the seeming objective to ‘cleanse’ Rakhine state of that entire population”.

Amnesty said its investigations into the responsibility of specific units and individuals were ongoing, but testimony indicates that a unit led by Major-General Maung Maung Soe was disproportionately involved in some of the worst crimes.

Witnesses consistently described a patch on soldiers’ uniforms that match the one worn by Western Command, the report said.

Amnesty said it is also investigating claims that ARSA fighters killed Hindu men and women, and burned ethnic Rakhine villages.

Haigh, the researcher, said Amnesty wants to see the UN General Assembly adopt “a strong resolution on Myanmar” as a first step to end the violence.

“We’d like to see a strengthened call for a global arms embargo, in addition to targeted sanctions on specific senior military officials who are responsible for crimes,” she said.

Myanmar must also allow unfettered access to UN investigators, she said.

Myanmar has strongly denied allegations of human rights abuses.

On Monday, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the commander-in-chief of Myanmar’s army told UN officials that soldiers acted lawfully in their response to attacks by ARSA.

On his official Facebook page, Min Aung Hlaing said UN comments on Rakhine, which include allegations of ethnic cleansing, were “totally contrary to the situation on the ground”.

Bengaluru Bulls thrash UP Yoddha in PKL tie

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Pune: Rohit Kumar created history as he scored 32 raid points to help Bengaluru Bulls hammer UP Yoddha 64-24 in their penultimate match of the fifth Pro Kabaddi League (PKL)here on Tuesday.

This was the most raid points scored by a raider in the history of PKL. Bengaluru also created the record for most points scored by a team in the fifth season.

This was a rescheduled match after it was postponed due to heavy rains in Mumbai earlier in the season.

Rohit Kumar was in sublime raiding form and led his team to victory. It was a slightly depleted UP Yoddha team and Bengaluru made them suffer. Surender Singh scored 11 points for UP Yoddha.

Bengaluru now have 54 points from 21 matches and are fourth in Zone B. UP Yoddha are third with 60 points from 22 matches.

For the first five minutes, it was a close affair as both teams exchanged raid and tackle points. Bengaluru went on a blistering run after the fifth minute and scored 14 straight points as UP Yoddha crumbled.

Rohit Kumar led from the front for Bulls as he scored 12 raid points in the first half. Bengaluru inflicted the first all out of the match in the eighth minute to lead 11-3.

In the 12th minute, Bengaluru inflicted another all out to lead 20-4. Surender Singh scored two raid points in two minutes as UP Yoddha trailed 7-24 after 16 minutes.

Bengaluru ended the first half with a 17-point gap.

UP Yoddha began the second half in better form as Mahesh Goud scored four raid points in five minutes as they trailed 15-32 after 25 minutes.

Bengaluru then scored six straight points in the next four minutes to lead 38-15. An all out was inflicted by Bengaluru Bulls in the 29th minute as they led 42-17.

Bengaluru were dominant in the last 10 minutes as they inflicted two more all outs. They scored 22 points compared to just three by UP Yoddha as they romped to a 64-24 victory.

(IANS)

Gauri murder: SIT extracts picture of bike-borne man on recce before incident

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Bengaluru: A special investigation team (SIT) probing the killing of noted journalist Gauri Lankesh outside her house in Bengaluru has extracted an enlarged picture of a motorcycle-borne youth, who is suspected to have conducted a recce of the area before the incident.

A police officer, who is part of the team, confirmed that the picture had been extracted from one of the two video clips they had obtained from a CCTV camera.

Police took the assistance of a forensic science laboratory abroad to stretch the picture.

The face of the suspect was not clear because he was wearing a helmet, the officer said.

The SIT has already released three sketches of two suspects, made based on eyewitness accounts.

Gauri Lankesh, known for her strong anti-right wing stand, was shot dead on September 5 evening outside her residence in Bengaluru.

The incident had triggered widespread outrage, leading to protest rallies across the country.

The Karnataka government has formed a 21-member SIT, led by Inspector General of Police B K Singh, to investigate the case.

(PTI)

Girl dies at Patna AIIMS for lack of treatment, RJD demands probe

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Patna: As a 9-year-old girl died at Patna AIIMS while her poor father completed the formalities for her treatment and an official posted at the counter refused to help him, the opposition RJD on Wednesday demanded a high-level probe into the matter.

Raushan Kumari, suffering from high fever for six days, died near the Outdoor Patient Department of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here on Tuesday.

Her father Rambalak and his wife, residents of Kajra village in Lakhisarai district, brought her to AIIMS, following which he was directed by the staff to get a ‘parcha’ (registration card) made at the OPD counter.

As Rambalak, a daily wager, stood in the queue at the counter, his wife told him the girl’s condition had deteriorated. As Rambalak pleaded with people standing in a long queue to allow him to get the formalities completed out of turn, no one paid heed. He even pleaded with the clerk deployed at the counter, but was asked to come in queue.

“By the time Rambalak left the counter after getting the registration done, his daughter had died,” a staff of a private agency contracted for cleaning operations at the hospital said on condition of anonymity.

To add to his agony, the distraught man was allegedly not even provided an ambulance by AIIMS officials to ferry the body to his village. With little money on his person, he carried his daughter’s body on his shoulder for nearly four km to an auto-rickshaw stand at Phulwari Sharif here.

AIIMS Director Dr Prabhat Kumar Singh said he had no information that a critical patient had died due to lack of treatment.

“As far as a ‘parcha’ is concerned, doctors treat critical patients without it and later their registration is done. But I will inquire into this case if it has happened,” he said.

Interestingly, Patna AIIMS does not have an Emergency Ward.

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad flayed the Nitish Kumar government for its “apathy towards the poorest of the poor” which, he claimed, led to the girl’s death, and demanded a high-level probe.

“Everything has collapsed in Bihar, including law and order, education, and health. The latest incident of the girl’s death at Patna AIIMS vindicates our stand. There is no facility for the poor for treatment — they have been left to die, as happened in this case.”

He also took a dig at Union Minister of State for Health Ashwani Kumar Choubey, who last week reportedly suggested that patients from Bihar should be treated at Patna’s AIIMS and not in AIIMS at Delhi.

Choubey’s alleged remark about Biharis “crowding” AIIMS at Delhi even for minor ailments had drawn criticism from opposition parties.

Lalu Prasad said: “Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi have no time for genuine health issues. Both are busy showing their faces in the media, more or less on the lines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”

“Girls are dying for want of ‘bhat'(rice) in Jharkhand and lack of treatment in Bihar,” the RJD chief remarked while referring to the death of 11-year-old Santoshi Kumari in Simdega district in neighbouring Jharkhand due to starvation.

(IANS)

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