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The current President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly is also known as one of the most successful skippers of the Indian cricket team but there has been a phase in his career when he was not only removed from captaincy but even dropped from the team as well. All this happened when Greg Chappell was the coach of the Indian squad, the former Aussie cricketer was appointed as the Indian coach in 2005 after the tenure of John Wright came to an end. Greg Chappell’s 2-year tenure as the coach was marred by controversies and in his latest book entitled “Not Out”, he has once again talked about the alleged differences between the senior players of the Indian team. In his book, Greg Chappell talked about the 2005 India’s tour of Sri Lanka for three-nation ODI series for which Sourav Ganguly was not available as he was suspended due to slow over rates. He stated that Jagmohan Dalmiya asked him if he wanted Sourav Ganguly in the team as they could arrange it....

Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Sanon’s latest release Hum Do Hamare Do has opened to mix reactions from the audiences and the lead stars are leaving no stone unturned in promoting their movie. As a part of the promotions, they both appeared on the reality quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati which is being hosted by Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan. During the show, Rajkummar Rao revealed some interesting facts about his mother who bid adieu to this world. In a video which has been posted on the official Instagram handle of Sony TV, Rajkummar Rao is seen telling Amitabh Bachchan that her mother was his big fan and when she came to Gurugram after marriage, she came with a poster of Sr. Bachchan which she hanged in her bedroom. The actor said that his father became insecure after seeing his mother’s love for Amitabh and there was a time when he asked his wife whether she was with him or with Big B. He further stated that during the shooting of his movie “Newton”, he got the news of his mother’s d...

The digital platforms have offered a plethora of choices to audiences for their entertainment and the best thing is that people don’t even need to step out of their houses for watching some really great shows and web series. It won’t be wrong to say that the digital platforms were no less than a blessing during the COVID-19 pandemic as all the cinema halls were closed and people were not even allowed to go out of their houses. Nawazuddin Siddiqui is one actor who played an important role in making OTTs popular by giving a superb performance in Netflix’s Sacred Games. Many other web series which did not have big star cast and were not made on big budget either also impressed viewers, thanks to the great storyline. In the times of the pandemic, dynamics of the Indian television and movie industry have changed to a great extent and presently, the biggest star of any show, movie or web series is not any actor but the content. In simple words, content is the king and great actors like Na...

Richa Chadha, the beautiful Bollywood actress, has a huge fan following because of the superb performances that she has given in her movies but there is one more reason for the vast popularity that she enjoys and that is her straightforward attitude. Richa Chadha is one of those few B-Town celebs who don’t mince their words to please someone and speak their hearts out on every matter. She also has a strong online presence which further helps in clearly expressing herself to her followers in regard to issues related to movies and social causes. Recently Richa Chadha has given an interview in which she talks about the Bollywood celebs who take part in the debates related to Bollywood or the Indian film industry on news channels. She states that she doesn’t take such people seriously because they have no credibility. The “Fukrey” actress further says that she won’t take their names as she is in no mood to give them any importance because it is what they crave for. As per Richa, these ...

The Pakistani cricket team is going great in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 as it has almost confirmed its place in the semi-finals by winning three matches in its group. What makes it favorite for winning the T20 World Cup is the fact that it has defeated the two strongest teams of its group – India and New Zealand. Pakistan has always been a strong team when it comes to bowling but this time they are dominating the opposition in all the segments whether it is batting, bowling or fielding. While Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are batting pretty well at the top-order, Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik are taking care of the middle-order and Asif Ali is playing the role of finisher in a very good manner. In the match against Afghanistan, Asif Ali turned the tables as he smashed four sixes in the 19 th over which was bowled by Karim Janat and took his team home as a winner with 6 balls remaining in its innings. When Asif Ali came to bat, Pakistan needed 24 runs in 12 balls which was cert...

Life is full of surprises and sometimes we experience such things which are quite unexpected and at the same time unbelievable at first sight. A UK woman got the happiest surprise of her life when she came to that the piece of jewellery that she was considering as waste and was going to throw away actually had a 34-carat diamond worth £2 million (Rs 20 crore). She bought the diamond at a car boot sale many years ago and didn’t have any idea of its worth. The woman who is around 70 yrs old and doesn’t want to disclose her identity was decluttering her house when she found the diamond with some other jewellery. She was about to throw it but she decided to find out its value after her neighbor suggested her to do so. Mark Lane from Featonby’s Auctioneers which is in North Shields, North Tyneside, told a news channel that a woman came with a bag of jewellery which she thought of getting checked as she came to town because of another appointment. Mark Lane added that the diamond was kep...

The Indian film industry has lost some great gems in the current year 2021 and the latest to join this list is Puneeth Rajkumar who is mainly known for his work in the Kannada movie industry. His fans used to call him Powerstar and he is one of the most famous and highest paid celebs of the Kannada cinema. Puneeth Rajkumar was also a television presenter and in 2021, he debuted on TV with Kannadada Kotyadhipati, a game show which was based on the format of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Puneeth’s father Rajkumar was a Kannada superstar while his mother Parvathamma was a producer. He was the fifth and the youngest kid of his parents and fans also lovingly called him Appu. He started his acting career as a child artist and worked as lead actors in 29 movies. The 46 years old actor took his last breath on 29 Oct 2021 as he suffered cardiac arrest. Puneeth Rajkumar who was a fitness freak was working out in his personal gym when he experienced chest pain after which he was admitted in V...

There is no denying the fact that even today Indian women have to face many problems in the male-dominated society and one of them is getting educated. In most of the Indian households when a girl is born, parents start accumulating wealth for her marriage purpose especially for dowry despite the fact that giving or taking dowry is a criminal offence in the present times. Though the mindset of people has changed considerably, there are still many parents who don’t give much importance to getting their daughter educated as they feel that at the end of the day, she has to handle the household and kitchen chores only after marriage. On the other hand, there are many Indian women who are setting examples by achieving success in their respective field of work and one such woman is actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Samantha Ruth Prabhu is an Indian actress who is mainly known for her work in Tamil and Telugu movies and she has earned many awards and accolades for the superb performances that ...

The Internet has certainly made our lives very easy as now we can do many tasks sitting at home such as shopping, funds transfer, booking cinema tickets, flight/train/bus tickets, bookings cabs, etc. The online booking of cabs has made it quite convenient for us to travel from one place to another and there is no need of bargaining for prices as well because they charge as per the rates prescribed by the company. Mostly we have seen that people are busy with their mobile phones while sitting in a cab, whether they are talking or chatting with someone or listening to music, it is quite rare that people indulge in conversation with the cab driver other than the time when they have to tell them to stop or while making cash payment but a specially-abled Uber cab driver named Onur is making the Internet emotional as a Twitter user talked about the message board which he read when he took Onur’s cab. The message read, “I’m deaf so if you need to tell me something, please text, or when we’v...

Neeraj Chopra, the Indian track and field athlete, has become a household name after he won the Gold medal in Javelin Throw event in the Tokyo Olympics. After this historic win, he has become the second Indian sportsperson to win an individual Gold medal after Abhinav Bindra who grabbed Gold in shooting in the Beijing Olympics. Neeraj Chopra made many public appearances after returning from the event and also appeared on some TV shows. The audiences loved him for his simplicity and wittiness and we really don’t need to mention that this 23 years old athlete has become an inspiration for a number of youngsters after what he has achieved. Recently, Neeraj Chopra interacted with some kids at the Panipat Sports Stadium and now a video is going viral in which he is seen telling a young girl about another athlete and asking her to search about him. However, the young girl responded by telling Neeraj, “ हमारे favorite तो आप ही हो ” (You only are my favorite) . After listening to this, ...

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Paresh Rawal is one of the finest actors of Bollywood and though he is known for playing mainly negative, supporting and comedy roles in movies, he is a quite romantic person in real life and you will be surprised to know that he fell in love with the girl who was his boss’ daughter. The actor who is also a politician is married to actress Swaroop Sampat who won the Miss Indian title in 1979. Swaroop Sampat is a very famous TV and movies actress of the yesteryears and recently in an interview, Paresh Rawal recalled that once he told his friend Mahendra Joshi that Swaroop Sampat was the girl who he would get married to. In reply, Mahendra Joshi asked Paresh Rawal whether he even knew that she was the daughter of the man who owned the company in which Paresh worked at that time. However, it didn’t affect Paresh as he responded that he would marry her, no matter whose daughter, sister or mother she might be. Paresh Rawal stated that after2-3 months of this incident, he talked to Swaroo...

The situation is getting back to normal after the COVID-19 pandemic and the movie industry is also trying to recover from the jolt it got because of the lockdown. Cinema halls are opening once again and the moviemakers are ready to release their movies on the big screen. One flick that is all set to release in theaters is John Abraham starrer “Satyameva Jayate 2” which is the second movie of the “Satyameva Jayate” series. Directed by Milap Zaveri, the film also stars Divya Khosla Kumar, Anup Soni and others in important roles. The trailer of “Satyameva Jayate 2” got released recently and it would not be wrong to say that majority of the audiences was not able to understand what was going on in the movie. It seems that all the main male lead roles whether hero or villain were given to John Abraham and all the characters have toned and muscular physique. The dialogues of the film also feel a little weird at times and some of them appear to be inspired from other movies. The action scen...