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Nivin Pauly starrer Moothon to close Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2020

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The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2020 that went virtual this year owing to the ongoing pandemic, officially closed its special eleventh edition with the screening of Geetu Mohandas’ visceral and imaginative film Moothon that stars Malayalam actor Nivin Pauly in lead, along with Shashank Arora, Sobhita Dhulipala, Roshan Matthew amongst others. The film that is co-written by Anurag Kashyap along with Sreeja Sreedharan and Geetu herself has been lauded widely for the novelty of its idea and Rajeev Rai’s brilliant cinematography. Geetu’s last outing Liar’s Dice was celebrated and even became India’s entry to Oscar that year. Moothon, however, is the story of a young boy who swims across the ocean from Lakshadweep to Mumbai in search of his elder brother. The city’s grime entraps him and he ends up in Kamathipura. The plot examines a host of ideas starting with cross-dressing, gender, identity, and the prevalent notion of destiny. Balancing realism and symbolism effectively,...

"Abhishek Bachchan's fan following triumphed and we had to pack up and leave the city" - says Anurag Basu on Ludo shoot in Kolkata

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Anurag Basu presents a Diwali Dhamaka this year with Ludo which traces four different journeys as their paths meet at a cross-section. Starring an ensemble cast of Abhishek A. Bachchan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Rajkummar Rao, Sanya Malhotra, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Rohit Saraf, Pearle Maaney, Pankaj Tripathi, Asha Negi, Shalini Vats, and Inayat Verma, the film will take you on a roller coaster ride of a series of events and emotions. Abhishek Bachchan plays the character of Bittu, a gangster who finds himself at the center of a kidnapping. To shoot for Ludo, the team reached Kolkata where the first outdoor shoot for the film was scheduled to happen with Abhishek. However, when the team reached the location, there was a huge ruckus that delayed the shoot. Recalling the incident, Anurag Basu, director of Netflix's Ludo, said, "To shoot for one of the scenes in the film, we went to Kolkata. The connection that Abhishek Bachchan has with this city is surprisingly unique - they call him ...

LTC cash voucher scheme extended to all employees

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The Centre has extended the exemption available under LTC (leave travel concession) cash voucher scheme to all employees. The scheme which was earlier offered to central government employees only can now be availed by state governments, state-owned enterprises and private sector workers. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/2HD1Sif >

Interest-on-interest waiver: Crop, tractor loans not part of ex-gratia relief scheme

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Agriculture and allied activity loans are not eligible for the interest on interest waiver announced by the government last week, the finance ministry has clarified. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/35KrxgJ >

The Kapil Sharma Show: Kiara Advani brings home-baked cookies for the cast 

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This Sunday The Kapil Sharma Show (TKSS) will witness a different league of comedy. This weekend marks the Silver Jubilee of actor Akshay Kumar on the show – yes, it’s the 25th time that the Actor is gracing the set and the cast of TKSS couldn’t be more happier! Each time that Akshay has come on the show, it has been a madhouse with Akshay taking their class… this time is no different either. This time Akshay will be accompanied by the gorgeous actor Kiara Advani for the promotion of their upcoming movie Laxmii. Needless to say, this weekend promises to be rip-roaring & full of entertainment on The Kapil Sharma Show. While thanking the show and makers, Kiara said, “I want to thank you all… After a long time there is a show that is so happy and we are all looking forward to.. A big round applause to you all”. Further, Kapil shared his experience on the types of people that one came across during lockdown. The first type is the set of people who have become fit and the other set ...

Chunky Panday wishes Ananya Panday on her 22nd birthday with a cute picture

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Ananya Panday has been wooing her fans since her debut in Student Of The Year 2 . Recently seen in Khaali Peeli opposite Ishaan Khatter, Ananya Panday’s role as Pooja was different from her previous ones. The actress has turned 22 and wish her on the big day, her father Chunky Panday shared an adorable picture with the simplest, yet the cutest caption. Posing for the camera, Chunky Panday and Ananya are all smiles as he side-hugs her. he wrote, “Happy happy happy happy birthday my ❤ @ananyapanday ????????????????”. Along with him, a few other celebrities like Malaika Arora, Neelam Kothari, and Warda Nadiadwala among the others have wished her on the picture. Take a look at it right here.   View this post on Instagram   Happy happy happy happy birthday my ❤ @ananyapanday ???????????????? A post shared by Chunky Panday (@chunkypanday) on Oct 29, 2020 at 12:58pm PDT On the work front, Ananya Panday will next be seen in Fighter with Vi...

Parl panel questions Paytm on Chinese investment

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Indian e-commerce finance company Paytm on Thursday offered a suggestion to the joint committee of Parliament on personal data protection bill that the government should “handle” encryption and decryption of data held by tech companies, only to withdraw it after several objections by members of the panel. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/3mDyd74 >