Monday, 16 September 2019
Dream Girl movie review: Ayushmann Khurrana delivers yet another gem
A quirky and crazy comedy, Dream Girl makes you laugh endlessly, thankfully on genuinely hilarious jokes, and nothing lame or yawn-worthy. The story starts with Karamveer Singh (Ayushmann Khurrana) as a child, unwillingly agreeing to play the role of Sita in his town's Ramlila, and continues to do this even during his mid-20s. Popularly known as 'Ramlila ki Sita' and 'Krishanlila ki Radha', a jobless Karam lands a job at a shady adult hotline where women sweet-talk with lonely men. No prize for guessing it's a night-shift job that pays handsomely. Used to impersonating a woman's voice without any hesitance, Ayushmann turns Pooja and makes it look like a cake walk, instilling a sense of tough competition among other sari-clad middle-aged ladies working there. the movie review here: And his regular callers — as an old man in the film says — covers a variety of characters. There's a middle-aged drunk cop (Vijay Raaz) dying to unleash his inner poet, a young chap (Raj Bhansali) with a heavy Haryanavi accent and testosterone level rising by the second, a dejected-in-love man-hating journalist (Nidhi Bisht), his fiancee's brother (Abhishek Banerjee) and the fifth one who is a game-changer — his own father (Annu Kapoor). Insane how these five characters fall head over heels in love with Pooja and want to marry her, Ayushmann at one point compares his plight with that of Draupadi in Mahabharata, and how it would have unfolded in the times of MeToo. The very fact that the film stars Bollywood's self-professed 'poster boy for taboo subjects', the most bankable star in recent times, and also the National-Award winning actor, was enough to put all the pressure on Ayushmann's shoulders. And the actor deserves a pat on the back for effortlessly pulling off this tough act proving once again why he continues to scale heights. Each time he talks in the voice of Pooja, you actually pinch yourself to believe it's really him! Dream Girl gives Ayushmann ample space and scope to perform. It's him who leads the narrative and weaves the whole plot bit by bit. The ease with which he switches on and off from his character, he, once again, has hit the ball out of the park. You think Ayushmann should consider keeping 'quirky' as his middle name? With Dream Girl, Ayushmann Khurrana deserves a pat on the back for effortlessly pulling off this tough act. Finally shunning the 'Punchnama girl' tag or the vicious Sweety she played last in Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, Nushrat Bharucha has convincingly stepped into the shoes of this demure yet modern girl, Mahi. Though her character gets a fair amount of screen time, including two songs, the way Karam and Mahi's love story flourishes is a bit of a drag. Which girl accepts roses from a guy who she just called a stalker, and soon after, she is engaged to him. Living life in the fast lane or what? The supporting cast consists of quite a stellar line-up. Annu Kapoor never fails to entertain, amuse and win hearts. Playing Ayushmann's onscreen father, he often reminds you of their Vicky Donor camaraderie, which they take a notch higher in Dream Girl. Manjot Singh as Smiley, Karam's best friend and partner-in-crime, gives major Fukrey feels while keeping his comic timing intact. Abhishek Banerjee and Vijay Raaz have a strong grasp of their characters that you can't miss but notice their weird antics each time they are in the frame. Dream Girl could have ended a bit earlier. An entertaining screenplay makes for a fast-paced first half, which is followed by a rather long and slightly repetitive second half in which Ayushmann is only trying to get rid of this facade he has put on for long. How does he manage to do that without letting his love life go for a toss is what keeps you intrigued until climax unfolds. By this time, you feel the story could have ended a bit earlier. Nevertheless, Shaandilyaa manages to hold your attention with some great comic punches and subplots. The director has put his writing experience of years penning scripts for noted comedians to its optimum use, and therefore, the overtly funny dialogues and comic one-liners give life to this romantic comedy. The seemingly preachy climax, however, with a message that won't necessarily register in your mind looks a bit off-track. But Dream Girl, overall, is a winner for sure. A must-watch mainly for Ayushmann's laudable performance, and of course a heavy dose of laughter to break free from your boring and busy lives. Ayushmann Khurrana on winning National Award AUR BATAO DREAM GIRL DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttps://www.vox.com/users/junavenomes
SS Rajamouli bangs door of Jr NTR and Ram Charan to avoid tug of war in RRR
If the followers come to know that Jr NTR is getting more popular than Ram Charan then it won't create a good impression and vice versa. He is scared of the masses who may compare the posters of the senior actors which will create a prejudice in the minds of the audiences. A periodic drama RRR narrates the story of freedom fighters Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem. The film also stars Ajay Devgn in the special appearance. RRR is slated to release on July 30, 2020. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttp://southmainalliance.org/UserProfile/tabid/57/userId/639154/Default.aspx
Pakistan recall Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad for uncertain Sri Lanka series
The International Cricket Council (ICC) will also send its own independent security advisor to Karachi and Lahore to review the situation before deciding whether to appoint match officials for the series. The series is the first assignment for Misbah as head coach and chief selector. Misbah has called back young fast bowler Muhammad Hasnain from the CPL for the series after the board initially allowed him to skip the conditioning camp in Lahore and play in the T20 league. The Probables: Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain), Babar Azam (vice-captain), Abid Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Ahmed Shehzad, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, Muhammad Aamir, Muhammad Hasnain, Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Umar Akmal, Usman Shinwari and Wahab Riaz. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttp://mysmarterhome.ca/UserProfile/tabid/42/userId/48462/Default.aspx
Farooq detained under Public Safety Act introduced by father Sheikh Abdullah: Here's all you need to know
Here's a brief explainer on the PSA. What is the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act? The Public Safety Act (PSA), empowers the government to detain any individual "acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order". This law lays down guidelines required to maintain the safety and security of the people and the state. When can a person be detained under the PSA? An individual can be detained if he/she is found promoting, propagating or attempting to create, feelings of enmity or hatred on grounds of religion, race, caste, community or region. A person can also be detained if involved in provoking people to disrupt public order. The authorities must inform a detainee about the grounds on which the order has been made soon after the detention. But the authorities may take not more than 10 days in "exceptional circumstances". A clause in the act, however, states that the authorities won't be forced to disclose facts which it considers to be against the public interest to disclose. What is the maximum period of detention under the PSA? The minimum period for a detainee is 12 months. However, the Act says if a person is acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of the state, then the detention period will be for two years. Can detention be revoked earlier? Yes. A detention order may be revoked or modified by the government at any time. According to the Act, "Nothing contained in this section shall affect the powers of the government to revoke or modify the detention order at any earlier time, or extend the period of detention of a foreigner in case his expulsion from the state has not been made possible." The government can temporarily free a detainee for a specific period with or without conditions. In such cases, the detainee may be required to enter into a bond with or without sureties and will have to surrender himself at the time and place and to the authority agreed at the time of release. Have detentions under the Act been challenged before? Yes, they have been. And there have been instances of the J&K High Court overturning the detentions too. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttps://anotepad.com/notes/wn3rxk
Air Force come out flying to capture Services Cup
Anshul Gupta (50) and Mohit (77) scored a half-century each for Navy in the second innings while Arjun Sharma made 52 for Air Force in the first essay. Brief scores: Navy 130 in 45.2 overs (Shamsher 20, Mohit Ahlawat 37, Nakul Sharma 48, Shadab Nazar 7/47) and 226 in 53.2 overs (Anshul Gupta 50, Abhijit Salvi 28, Nakul Sharma 29, Mohit 77, Nitin Tanwar 33, Shadab Nazar 6/75, Roshan Raj 2/58) lost to Air Force 310 in 134.1 overs (Mumtaz 37, Rajat 101, Arjun Sharma 52, Nishan Singh 2/37, Varun Chaudhuri 3/87, Nitin Tanwar 2/48) and 50 for 1 in 7.5 overs (Mumtaz 34). ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttps://www.ted.com/profiles/13825878
Butterflies & all things good
I was beginning to think that some jealous columnist, unable to achieve my level of universal popularity, must have plotted to deprive my pen of ink.Suddenly a smiling butterfly caused a pleasurable itch on the right hand and told me that I had become the Chosen One.Horizontality was a privileged position, she said, because I would now have the power to see what no one else could see and understand the undercurrents of events that no one else could understand. Just as she said, I can now see the invisible small print that follows headline events. Consider the triumphant diplomatic exercise that our Prime Minister carried out to win international support to our integration of Kashmir into India.Three of the UN's Big Five, namely France, Russia and the US, told him that Kashmir was India's internal affair. Then came the small print. France sent a special envoy to Delhi to clinch the sale of new Rafael fighter jets, Scorpene submarines and Caracal helicopters. Russia ensured that India paid $6 billion as initial instalment for the purchase of S-400 missile systems.Trump called for early steps for India's planned investments in the US energy sector. Once the hard bargaining was successfully completed, the three "friends" proceeded to cheating. They joined China and Britain so that the UN's Big Five could jointly reject India's stand that Kashmir was an internal matter.The US expressed concern over "detentions and continued restrictions on residents in J&K." The European Parliament took up Kashmir for discussion. How can our Prime Minister be subjected to such treachery? Friends behave like enemies even in matters economic. The whole world knows that India is on the verge of becoming a $5 trillion economy (Please note the $ sign, no desi rupee.) This makes other facts and figures irrelevant.The Reserve Bank has released data showing that the destructive impact of demonetisation is continuing. The automobile industry is in doldrums with 3.5 lakh employees dismissed and a spokesman telling a minister point-blank that the note ban left people without money to buy cars. There are other anti-nationals who say that for the first time India's GDP growth rate has fallen behind Pakistan's. It is behind Nepal's, Bhutan's and Bangladesh's as well.But the leaders of none of these countries have received high national awards from the UAE, Bahrain or France. Besides, why bring up such things when we are looking at $5 trillion? Fortunately, those who run the country have not lost sight of the national priorities. The systems that condition people's minds and run the institutions that govern our lives have all been reconfigured to serve One Nation, One Party, One Leader.Attempts by journalists to subvert this system are immediately suppressed. Recently, a journalist reported that schoolchildren in UP were served chapattis with only salt as accompaniment. The duty-conscious Yogi Adityanath government immediately charge-sheeted the journalist.A Hindi journalist who put anti-Yogi comments on social media was arrested; he was later bailed out by the Supreme Court. Journalists have become a threat to democracy. Will the judiciary also become a threat? Justice Deepak Gupta recently expressed views that would sound normal in a functioning democracy but sounded ominous in today's India. Citizens "have the right to criticise the government," he said."Criticism of the government by itself cannot amount to sedition." One of these days Yogi Adityanath will express the ultimate decision on that. Till then, we can munch on Jean-Paul Sartre's words: "Fascism is not defined by the number of its victims, but the way it kills them."P.S. The average life span of the butterfly, symbol of hope and all things good, is two weeks. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttp://www.boxboardproducts.com/UserProfile/tabid/61/userId/424949/Default.aspx
Oil-sensitive stocks dip
Interglobe Aviation was down 2.71 per cent and Spicejet, down 3.95 per cent. Among the paint makers the losers included Asian Paints (-1.77 per cent) and Kansai Nerolac Paints (-1.25 per cent). Pidilite fell 1.37 per cent. Sanctum Wealth Management, in a note, said, 'Crude oil could spike higher in the short term... Wth a less hawkish administration in the White House, the likelihood of a dramatic Saudi retaliation looks unlikely. More likely, this was aimed at reducing the attractiveness of the Aramco IPO. The higher move in crude oil ironically benefits both Iran and Saudi.' ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttps://www.advancedphotoshop.co.uk/user/reetasignaas
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