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From Anushka Sharma to Priyanka Chopra, 5 biopics on female athletes you shouldn’t miss
In a country that produces humongous talents, it rare that film makers don’t grab the topic and make a movie out of it. Hence, here are five best biopics on Indian female athletes every made in Hindi belt.
Bollywood actor and working mother Anushka Sharma has resumed the prep for the biopic of India’s leading female wicket taker, Jhulan Goswami. The movie is titled Chakda Xpress and Anushka Sharma will be making a comeback in films with this project after four years.
In a country that produces humongous talents, it rare that film makers don’t grab the topic and make a movie out of it. Hence, here are five best biopics on Indian female athletes every made in Hindi belt.
Mary Kom
Just as the name suggests Mary Kom is the 2014 biopic based on the real-life incidents of boxer and Olympic medallist Mary Kom. Global star Priyanka Chopra Jonas played the role of Mary in the film marking her Hindi playback singing debut. She provided her vocals for the song Chaoro.
Darshan Kumar made his Bollywood debut with Mary Kom. He played the role of Mary’s husband in the film. Directed by Omung Kumar and Produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Viacom 18 Studios, the movie was presented at the 2014 Toronto Film Festival. Mary Kom also won the National Award for best Film. The movie is now available on Netflix.
Sala Khadoos
Both the Tamil and Hindi version titled as Irudhi Suttru and Sala Khadoos, respectively was released on silver screen on January 29, 2016. The sports drama was the real-life representation of coach Mohammed Ali Qama and his student. Ali was the first Indian to win a gold medal in boxing at the Commonwealth Games in 2012.
Moreover, real-life boxer Ritika Singh played the character of the student and R Madhavan played the role of the badass coach. Ritika Singh won the National Award for Special Mention for Irudhi Suttru. Furthermore, the film also won three Filmfare awards. The movie is available on Amazon Prime Videos.
Dangal
The movie which needs no introduction is out next from this list. Based on the real-life incidents of Geeta Kumari and Babita Phogat, the Aamir Khan starrer was a must-watched and till date is the second most watched film of India. Not only the Nitesh Tiwari directorial not only minted 1200 crores but also marked the Bollywood Debut of Fatima Sana Sheikh and Sanaya Malhotra.
The National award-winning movie won several acclaims within and outside of the country. Dangal was a perfect mix of emotions, drama and wrestling. Aamir Khan showed his brilliant acting skills, yet again in the role of Mahavir Singh Phogat. The wrestling bases sports-drama is available on Netflix.
Rashmi Rocket
Tapsee Pannu starrer 2021 film, Rashmi Rocket was the Hindi biopic of Indian spinter Dutee Chand, who was asked not to participate in national tournaments after being diagnosed with high testosterone levels. Gender verification has been a controversial subject in sports, and Akarsh Khurana dealt with this critical subject brilliantly.
The movie also threw light on how these tests are arbitrary and psychologically damaging for athletes. Tapsee Pannu did a great job in the film and her transformation as Rashmi was worth applauding. The movie is available on Zee5 app.
Chakda Xpress
The most recent addition to this list is Anusha Sharma starrer Chadka Xpress. The movie is a real-life adaptation of Indian former captain and the highest wicket taker in the history of Women cricket, Jhulan Goswami.
Being directed by Prosit Roy, the movie will deal with the journey of Jhulan as she kept moving forward despite facing several problems like misogynistic politics. The film will release on Netflix, by the end of this year.
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Swades actor Gayatri Joshi, her husband meet with car accident in Italy, 2 killed; social media prays for couple’s well-being
A Ferrari carrying a Swiss couple was involved in a multiple-car crash in Sardinia, which resulted in their deaths when their luxurious car caught fire.
Shah Rukh Khan’s co-star in Swades Gayatri Joshi and her husband Vikas Oberoi reportedly were involved in a fatal car accident that claimed the lives of an elderly couple. The terrible incident happened in Italy. Gayatri said, that she and her husband were absolutely fine and that she had confirmed the accident’s news.
A Ferrari carrying a Swiss couple was involved in a multiple-car crash in Sardinia, which resulted in their deaths when their luxurious car caught fire.
As soon as the news of Gayatri’s accident came out, netizens took to social media and prayed for couple’s well-being. A user wrote, hope that the actor is doping good. Another wrote, praying for the good health of Gayatri and her husband. Others also posted the news on their social media handles.
According to the report, the collision occurred when several fast cars, including a Lamborghini and a Ferrari, attempted to pass the camper van at the same time. The following caused the Ferrari to catch fire tragically, killing the elderly Swiss couple inside, Melissa Krautli, 63, and Markus Krautli, 67.
Gayatri won the Femina Miss India International title in 2000, and Ashutosh Gowariker’s Swades marked her acting debut. She played Geeta in the critically acclaimed film with Shah Rukh Khan. Despite receiving praise for her work in the film she left Bollywood unexpectedly, Gayatri. She married businessman Vikas Oberoi in 2005, and the two of them have two children together.
Gayatri has been out of Bollywood for a while, yet she still visits Mumbai. She and Vikas were seen out for lunch in the city the year before with Sonali Bendre and her husband Goldie Behl, Sussanne Khan, Hrithik Roshan, and others.
The former gained attention in 2019 after suffering a loss of Rs 40,000 due to credit card fraud. It appears to be an instance of card cloning at first glance. According to the complainant, someone stole the information from her card and later replicated it to make cash withdrawals, a police officer said.
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CAIT files case against Amitabh Bachchan for misleading Flipkart ad, seeks fine of Rs 10 lakh on actor
According to a statement, it has also asked for the advertisement to be taken down.
The trade association CAIT has complained to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs about a Flipkart commercial for the upcoming Big Billion Days sale that features Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, calling the advertisement misleading.
In its complaint to the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) referred to the commercial as misleading and disparaging of the nation’s small shopkeepers. According to a statement, it has also asked for the advertisement to be taken down.
The CAIT recommended that Flipkart be penalised for false or misleading advertisement in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Consumer Protection Act and that Bachchan be fined Rs. 10 lakh.
Flipkart did not respond to an email that was sent to them. For remarks, Bachchan could not be reached.
According to Section 2(47), Flipkart has misled the public regarding the price at which mobile phones are being made available by sellers/suppliers in the smartphone market of India, doing business through Amitabh Bachchan (endorser).
This has the effect of disparaging the goods, services, or trade of another person, CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal wrote in the complaint.
Further, he stated that the advertisement by Flipkart is misleading because it doesn’t contain truthful and honest representation and is wholly incorrect, malicious, misleading, and manipulative in accordance with Rule 4 of the Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022.
Sumit Agarwal, CAIT India’s National Secretary and Youth Convenor, tweeted about the situation.
The advertisement featuring Bachchan touting Flipkart’s impending Big Billion Day sale and informing customers that bargains on mobiles won’t be available offline at retail stores was criticised last week by CAIT.
The Big Billion Days sale which is scheduled to start from October 8, midnight, and will end on October 15, midnight, on Flipkart.
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Koffee With Karan season 8: Karan Johar trolls himself as he announces new season | Watch here
Koffee With Karan season 8 is scheduled to return on October 26 on Disney Plus Hotstar.
With Koffee With Karan season 8, Karan Johar is finally going to return, and his new video makes it very clear that the director and host has taken all the troll and nasty comments into account while dropping the teaser.
In the Koffee With Karan (KWK) promo video, Karan is seen quietly enjoying his coffee while wearing a pink hoodie. Suddenly, his conscience walks up and questions him about the chat show, which is scheduled to return on October 26.
In the teaser, a pink-clad Karan Johar meets his conscience, but it’s a K — Kconscience — who informs him how thanda (cold) and meh (boring) last season was during the discussions. The actual Karan (in pink), who appears confused, queries Kconscience about whether someone has spiked his coffee. Kconscience responds that it may have been perspective this time.
Kconscience continues to make fun of Karan by saying that he should have nicknamed his show Cold Koffee With Karan and by posing the question, Were those cheese jokes with your nepo babies supposed to be funny? Kconscience continues to berate Karan, telling him that all of the instances were essentially the same and that it was extremely lame for a 50-year-old to inquire about the sex lives of 20-year-olds. Kconsicence enquires him, is it because he don’t have a private sex life of his own?
When Karan admits that he could have done a little better, Kconscience explains that he was too busy promoting his Lenskart and other brands while also selling chashmas (spectacles) and hair dyes. A freshly groomed Karan stands up and exclaims with joy that he will now welcome the newest married pair as well as cricket players—but not star children, but star grandchildren.
Karan posted the promo and wrote, turns out, his own Konscience wants to prank me too! But who cares what he thinks—Season 8 is still in the works! He further reveled the release date of his talk show that it will start from October 26 on Dinsney Plus Hotstar.
The host of the show and filmmaker Karan Johar has an extensive following. He was a huge success when Season 1 of Star World began. The first season, which covered Bollywood actors’ personal life, premiered in 2004. Up to this point, Koffee With Karan has had seven successful seasons.
According to reports, Shah Rukh Khan will return on KWK 8. The Bollywood actor could be the first guest Karan’s show, KWK 8.
