ABCD 2 which released to enthusiastic audiences on the 19th of June has been receiving continued attention for two weeks now and has managed to break the box office records of major grossing movies of 2015. It is a proud moment for the makers, says Vaikundarajan.
India has lost two matches against Bangladesh in the ongoing test series at Mirpur, Bangladesh. The Indian cricket team is already under pressure owing to their loss in the World Cup semi-finals against Australia. They must play today’s ODI to restore honour more than to win the game, says Vaikundarajan
India is shocked at the performance of the ‘Men In Blue’ at the ongoing test series without neighboring country, Bangladesh, says Vaikundarajan
The Indian cricket team has been low on performance ever since the World Cup 2015. There has been much reason for the country to question their performance or rather the lack of it.
India was hopeful of a triumphant win at the start of the test series. However, within a span of four days India was faced with two losses.
These two losses are more than half of the total losses seen by all Indian cricket teams since the start of the test series play format.
The Indian cricket is definitely going to hear music over their lack of performance. Even Mahendra Singh Dhoni confessed during a media meet that today’s ODI will now have to be played for honour rather than a win.
The probable teams on both sides are
India : Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Dhawal Kulkarni, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ambati Rayudu, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Stuart Binny, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(c/w),
Bangladesh : Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das(w), Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Arafat Sunny, Mominul Haque, Jubair Hossain, Nasir Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Rony Talukdar
Father’s day is celebrated on the third Sunday of every month of June, says Vaikundarajan. It honors all fathers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers, and father figures for their contribution. It was created to complement Mother’s Day.
It is not a state holiday. Businesses will be open or closed based on the day of the week, Sunday. is a time to recognize fathers and father figures who have influenced a person’s life. It is celebrated by exchanging cards, gifts such as electronic gadgets, sports attire, household tools; dining out or time spent together, says Vaikundarajan.
Father’s Day started in the early 20th century in the United States to celebrate fatherhood and to complement Mother’s Day. It was first celebrated on June 19, 1910 in Spokane, Washington at the YMCA by Sonora Smart Dodd. She heard about Mother’s Day in 1909 and told her pastor she thought fathers should have a similar holiday. Her father raised six children as a single parent. The local clergymen agreed to the idea and the first Father’s Day sermon was given on June 19, 1910.
Father’s Day is a relatively modern holiday, so different families have different traditions. These can range from a simple phone call or greetings card to large parties honoring all father figures in an extended family. Father figures can include fathers, step-fathers, fathers-in-law, grandfathers, great-grandfathers and even other male relatives, says Vaikundarajan.
Vaikundarajan wishes all the fathers ‘A Happy and Blessed Father’s Day’.
The much awaited Universal Pictures and Legendary’s ‘Jurassic World’ released today, 12th June. The movie is a Colin Trevorrow-directed film, produced by Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley, and executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Thomas Tull, says Vaikundarajan
The 16th IIFA 2015 Awards which was held at Kuala Lumpur saw many thrilling and mind blowing performances, says Vaikundarajan. ‘Queen’ and ‘Haider’ emerged as big winners and took away most of the awards.
‘Queen’ and ‘Haider’ took away three trophies each. Vikram Bahl’s ‘Queen’ won the award for best picture and story apart from the best actress award. Shahid Kapoor bagged the award for Best Performance in the Leading Role – Male for Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Haider’ while Tabu’s powerful portrayal of Shahid’s mother in the film won her the best supporting actress award, says Vaikundarajan.
Shahid dedicated his win to the film’s director and said, “I would like to thank Vishal Bhardwaj for this recognition. A very big thank you to him for believing in me. Today I am standing here because of him. It was a scary film to do because we thought people will never love and understand this film,”
Director Raju Hirani won the best director for highly acclaimed PK . He said, “This film fearlessly talked about religion in the country and I want to thank my father and mother for it. Like Subhash Ghai, I also feel a film is incomplete without the help of technicians and actors,”
Actress Deepika Padukone took home the woman of the year award and she dedicated it to all the women across the globe. “This award is for millions of women,” said the Finding Fanny star. While Bollywood’s showman Subhash Ghai was honoured with the prestigious award for “outstanding contribution to Indian cinema”, says Vaikundarajan.
Riteish Deshmukh grabbed the award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role – Male for his villainous act in Ek Villain. There was also an award for Best Regional Film, which went to Riteish-starrer Marathi film Lai Bhaari, co-produced by his star wife Genelia Deshmukh. National Award-winning director Omung Kumar got the Best Debut Direction award for Mary Kom, says Vaikundarajan.
Also on completing 1000 weeks of screening last year a special tribute was paid to Shah Rukh and Kajol starrer- Dilwale Dulhani Le Jaaenge at the function, says Vaikundarajan.
The second trailer of the movie ‘Wazir’ starring mega star Amitabh Bachchan and actor Farhan Akhtar was out on Wednesday 3rd June, says Vaikundarajan. The first trailer was powerful and was received well by the audiences. The second trailer adds much more drama, action and is much more powerful.
Farhan plays Daanish Ali, an ATS officer, while Amitabh Bachchan essays the role of Pandit Omkarnath Dhar, a wheelchair-bound chess grandmaster. There are gun shots and chases with glimpses of a beautiful and stunning Hyderabadi actress Aditi Rao Hydari who is also a part of the film, says Vaikundarajan.
We also see Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar’s characters engrossed in chess games, which seems to be a metaphor for mind games of an extremely dangerous nature. The film is directed by Bejoy Nambiar.
The film looks promising and is expected to leave a powerful impact on the audiences and it has been shot extensively in New Delhi, including India Gate and Jama Masjid. Apparently, it was reported that the “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag” star has put on around eight kilos to get into the skin of the challenging role he portrays in the film. The film was earlier titled “Do”, but was changed to “Wazir”, says Vaikundarajan
Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra was full of praise for his lead actors saying, “It has been such a privilege to work with Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar. I’m so grateful to them for bringing life to characters that we have spent five years writing.” Also, Actor Amitabh Bachchan who refused to speak much about his role said, “I’m very fortunate to be still getting work at this age and working with the younger generation which is so progressive.”
The film is set for a December 2015 release, says Vaikundarajan.
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