Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'AAP is not finished' that was published in Newsband

AAP is not finished

The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party is not finished. Whether Kejriwal was right in abandoning governance in Delhi after only 49 days is debatable. Kejriwal admitted that it was an error of judgement on his part. But the voters did not spare him for what they called a blunder on his part. Kejriwal was next taken into custody in a defamation case filed by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari. Kejriwal preferred detention to furnishing a bail bond and the cadres reverted to protest mode. This was yet another case of honest leader being jailed and corrupt continuing to escape punishment.

The AAP rose to popularity owing to its anti-corruption crusade. But its failure to discharge responsibility became its weak point. However, AAP fought a valiant battle in the general election, capturing four seats — all in Punjab — for a two per cent share of the national vote. In Varanasi, Kejriwal gave a tough fight to none other than Narendra Modi. Although Kejriwal lost to Modi he managed to poll over two lakh votes against a prospective Prime Minister. That is a real achievement. Also Kejriwal managed to win the Muslim support. Muslims preferred Kejriwal to the local don Mukhtar Ansari. This itself indicates at once the community’s yearning for clean and secular politics and its strong distrust of Modi.

What AAP will now have to do is first strengthen its foundation and acquire political competence in Delhi. Another thing is within the party itself there should be democratic functioning. It seems that Kejriwal is acting too dictatorial and doesn’t entertain the views of the members of his party. This behavior of Kejriwal had led to several of AAP’s founding members resigning from the party. The party which the Aam aadmi perceived as different turned out to be party with differences. It’s high time for AAP to rework its strategies and prioritize goals.

The AAP is still in its budding stage to shower the yet yielded fruits to the people of India. It had taken BJP around 47 years struggle to get a chance to pursue their ideology and agenda besides its 1997 win. Hopefully, we believe that this defeat could be an eye opener to Kejriwal, the man of iron heart, to ponder over the mistakes and the faults done by his party to come up to the expectations of the people. Moreover, it should start growing up as a party in the opposition without leaving its sole and ulterior agenda of anti-corruption nature so as to win the hearts and minds of the people.

Politics of principles played by Kejriwal did fetch him reward from Punjabis who appreciated his courageous tussle against corrupt political system. This itself can be called a beginning of new era in politics where AAP has dared to change the rules of game.

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Will Maharashtra witness better governance under Modi?' that was published in Newsband

Will Maharashtra witness better governance under Modi?

The Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena alliance shocked the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party combine by winning 42 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra. It was their best-ever performance since forming a Mahayuthi, or grand alliance, 25 years ago. While the BJP itself won 23 seats, the Shiv Sena took 18 and a third ally, the Swabhimani Paksha, picked up the Hatkanangle seat. The Congress, which won 17 seats in 2009, was reduced to winning just two while the NCP halved its 15th Lok Sabha tally, having had to settle for just four seats. In Mumbai, the Mahayuthi wrested all six seats from its opponents.

As in other parts of the country, the Maharashtra voters have made plain their dissatisfaction with the Congress. With Assembly elections round the corner, the Congress-NCP alliance has just a few months to win back the voters to their side. It will surely be a tough task for them.

In the coming assembly elections, Shiv Sena-BJP combine appears more likely to win. It will be interesting to see how Raj Thackeray's MNS will perform in the assembly elections. BJP has to tread cautiously and it can’t go with both parties and this may confuse the voters. It will be a good opportunity for BJP to add one more state to its kitty and let us hope to see a better Mumbai in the years to come. Mumbai has got the tag "financial capital" and it needs to retain that tag for many more years to come.

The voters are becoming smart and they are not supporting parties for their irrelevant promises. Today voters are seeing the performance and whether the leaders have been able to deliver their promises or not. Debacle of NCP/Congress in Maharashtra was solely because of the lack of seriousness shown by their leaders towards corruption, development etc. They were insensitive towards serious issues.

Let us now see whether Modi will be able to handle the expectation and responsibility of public. Will the change of ruling combine ensure good governance? Only time will tell. If you go by the history of Maharashtra, it has been proved that governance need not improve with change of the ruling combination. The economic and consequently job growth in the state of Maharashtra has been below par during last two decades. The finances of the State government are in shambles on account of poor governance, corruption and wastage of resources. Question which comes to a citizen's mind is this: Even if incompetent and corrupt Congress-NCP government is thrown out will governance improve or will citizens again get a choice of another bunch of equally corrupt politicians?

Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movie-releases in Navi Mumbai’ (Citylights, Blended, Maleficient, Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi and The Raid 2) that was published in Newsband

New movie-releases in Navi Mumbai

By Dinesh Kamath

Citylights

CityLights is a 2014 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Hansal Mehta starring Rajkummar Rao and Patralekha in the lead roles. The film is a remake of the BAFTA nominated British film Metro Manila (2013). The film is presented by Fox Star Studios in association with Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt.

The story of the film is about a poor farmer from Rajasthan coming to Mumbai in search of livelihood. Deepak Singh is a farmer in Rajasthan. When his life is struck by a tragedy, he migrates to Mumbai, with his wife and young child, hoping for a better life. However, upon arriving, he soon discovers the challenges of life in a big city. The film has a love story too put against the backdrop of a thriller.

Thus City Lights’ story revolves around the poor man who belongs to a village, comes to Mumbai for the sake of livelihood and then faces many hurdles which give him to learn something; so one day he succeeds in achieving his goal. He learns that with passion and struggle, anybody can achieve anything in his life but there should be strong determinations to achieve it.

The film has Rajkummar Rao as Deepak Singh and Patraleka.

The soundtrack is composed by Jeet Ganguly. The film has songs like Muskurane sung by Arijit Singh, Darbadar by Neeti Mohan, Ek Charraiya by Arijit Singh, Citylights (Title Song) by Rashid Khan & Usha Uthup, Soney Do by Arijit Singh, Ek Charraiya (Unplugged) by Jeet Ganguly and Muskurane (Unplugged) by Mohammad Irfaan.

Blended

Blended is a 2014 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Coraci and written by Ivan Menchell and Clare Sera. Starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore the film has an ensemble cast featuring Bella Thorne, Emma Fuhrmann, Terry Crews, Joel McHale, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kevin Nealon and Shaquille O'Neal.

After a bad blind date, single parents Jim Friedman and Lauren Reynolds find themselves stuck together at a resort for families in Africa, where their attraction grows as their respective children benefit from the burgeoning relationship.

The setting is a Hooters in Georgia, where Lauren (Drew Barrymore) and Jim (Adam Sandler) are meeting on a blind date. She's a divorcee with two boys, he's a widower with three girls. Aside from being single parents with kids, they have nothing in common

Sandler and Drew Barrymore play single parents with zero dating experience whose first blind date is, naturally, a disaster. Their characters married before college graduation, managed to spawn five kids between them, and yet, despite spending almost two decades with their former spouses (one dead, one a dick), have never learned anything about the opposite sex. He's the schlub who mans a sports store with Shaq; she's the pearl-clenching workaholic who co-owns a closet-organizing company.

Will she school him on responsibility? Will he teach her to loosen up? Will Blended take two hours and a trip to Africa to get there while implanting uncomfortable messages like "girls aren't pretty without long hair"?

Maleficient

Maleficent is a 2014 dark fantasy adventure film directed by Robert Stromberg from a screenplay written by Linda Woolverton. Starring Angelina Jolie as the eponymous Disney Villainess character, the film is a live-action re-imagining of Walt Disney's 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty, and portrays the story from the perspective of the antagonist, Maleficent.

Maleficent explores the untold story of Disney's most iconic villain from the 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty and the elements of her betrayal that ultimately turned her pure heart to stone. Driven by revenge and a fierce desire to protect the moors over which she presides, Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) cruelly places an irrevocable curse upon the human king's newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Aurora (Elle Fanning) is caught in the middle of the seething conflict between the forest kingdom she has grown to love and the human kingdom that holds her legacy. Maleficent realizes that Aurora may hold the key to peace in the land and is forced to take drastic actions that will change both worlds forever.

The film has Angelina Jolie as Maleficent and Ella Purnell and Isobelle Molloy as Young Maleficent.

Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi

Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi is a 2014 Hindi comedy, romance, drama film directed by Aman Sachdeva and produced by Ekta Kapoor & Bejoy Nambiar. Siddharth Gupta is playing the title role in the film.

The film has Siddharth Gupta, Simran Kaur Mundi, Pallavi Batra, Ashish Juneja, Siddharth Bhardwaj, Amit Sial, Raj Singh Arora and Tanvie Parab.

Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi is a fun and quirky slice-of-life comedy, set in Delhi. The film is about a no-holds barred friendship that turns crazy when competition seeps in.

With the film dealing with the life and times of a young boy who has quite a few dates with regular 'jhands' in his everyday life, Simran somehow fits into the scheme of things as the leading lady. She is obviously the love angle in the film. Siddharth Bhardwaj plays the antagonist Himanshu Gulati and does oppose the protagonist (Siddharth Gupta), but it is not a grey kind of character.

KMKJHG is a typical Delhi comedy. It's a kind of comedy with a lot of Delhi slang.

The Raid 2

The Raid 2 (Indonesian: The Raid 2: Berandal — English: "Thug") is a 2014 Indonesian martial arts crime action film written and directed by Gareth Evans; it is the sequel to the 2012 hit The Raid: Redemption.

Iko Uwais reprises his role as Rama. The film also stars Arifin Putra, Julie Estelle, Alex Abbad, Tio Pakusadewo, Oka Antara, and Cecep A. Rahman. The film also features Japanese actors such as Ryuhei Matsuda, Kenichi Endo, and Kazuki Kitamura.

Taking place shortly after the first movie's ending, Rama (Iko Uwais) is assigned to go undercover and infiltrate a crime family in Jakarta. He grows close to the crime lord's son, Uco (Arifin Putra), and from there he must gather evidence to help save the city from these not-so-kind people. While the first movie only had a handful of characters that mattered, this one opens the flood gates by incorporating a huge cast and establishing a much bigger world.

The film picks up hours after the first film left with Rama (Iko Uwais) being asked by Bunawar, Chief of Jakarta’s anti-corruption task force to join his team. Rama initially refuses but later changes his mind when a young up-and-coming gangster, Bejo (Alex Abbad), has Rama’s brother killed. Bunawar sends Rama deep undercover with the task of finding evidence of corruption to bring down the Goto and Bangun crime families as well as corrupt Jakarta police commissioner Reza (Roy Marten). To do this, Rama has to befriend Uco, Bangun’s son who is in prison and work his way into the Bangun crime family.  What follows is a story of ambition and betrayal that worked pretty well. While Rama is trying to get the evidence he needs so he can be pulled out and go back to his family, you have Uco & Bejo working to collapse the fragile truce between the Bangun & Goto crime families. It’s like watching a bunch of small bombs being placed which all start to explode at the same time at the end of the movie.

Dinesh Kamath likes Simone Singh in the TV serial ‘Ek Hasina Thi’

Simone Singh is simply great in ‘Ek Hasina Thi’

By Dinesh Kamath

Simone Singh is an amazingly beautiful actress. She has impressed me by her performance in the TV serial ‘Ek Hasina Thi’ although she is playing a negative character in that serial. It’s a challenging role that she is playing. She plays the role of Sakshi Goenka who is very enticing, very rich, powerful and dominating. It is a very fascinating role that she is playing. There is a certain kind of mystic aura around her as everyone close to her is intimidated by her personality. She can do anything to safe guard her family and her softer side is only visible when her family is under threat. She plays a mother to Vatsal Seth. Her role is not exactly that of a typical vamp. There are many layers and facets to it. She's a mother and as I said her negative character only shows up when her family is under threat. She is indeed playing the role of Sakshi Geonka in a very fascinating manner. Well done, Simone!

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Dinesh Kamath's photographs clicked when he was a Custom Officer in Indian Customs

Dinesh Kamath's photograph clicked when he was around 10 years old

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Modi sends right messages to the neighbours and World' that was published in Newsband

Modi sends right messages to the neighbours and World

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had done the right thing by inviting the leaders of India’s neighbours to attend his swearing-in ceremony on May 26. Considering the fact that Modi’s references to Pakistan were all linked to cross-border terrorism, the invitation is rightly seen as an olive branch to that country. Modi indirectly indicated that Pakistan now has to deal with a powerful new leader in New Delhi with a decisive mandate, and that the onus is now on Pakistan to show that it wants friendly ties. Hopefully, the two will find more nuanced ways of coming to grips with what is a layered, complex and difficult relationship.

The second clear message is to South Asia and the larger region, including China, that under the new leadership India intends to be proactively engaged with the region. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa readily accepted the invitation since he liked the idea of Modi not entertaining regional parties in the matter of making foreign policies.

Thus Modi took his first confident step by inviting all the SAARC nation for the swearing-in ceremony. His promptness in this direction clearly showed how much keen he was to maintain cordial and peaceful relation with neighbouring countries.

To Pakistan, Modi gave a clear message that he is ready to improve relation with Pakistan in all fields, provided Sharif reciprocated by taking necessary steps to ease tension in the region. To the world, Modi gave a message that India is a responsible power and will not tolerate any actions by any country that undermines country's security through neighboring countries. And to regional players, he sent a clear message that as far as national interest and security is concerned this government can not be taken for ransom by regional allies or parties. The most important message that he sent for the world to grasp clearly was that things have changed in India and old attitudes wouldn’t serve anybody well.

Will Modi succeed in making the South Asian region more powerful than European block? The move to invite the leaders in the region to his swearing-in is a brilliant assertion that Modi made towards establishing India as a true regional power and for all to take clear note of the changes in New Delhi. Presumably, Modi and his advisers have bolstered the gesture with an agenda directed towards this goal. And in doing so, it is quite right that India's foreign policy is uninfluenced by any leaders of any constituent state of the country, and is determined solely on the basis of what is best for the nation.

Dinesh Kamath's news 'Inorbit Malls supports No Tobacco Day' that was published in Newsband

Inorbit Malls supports No Tobacco Day

By Dinesh Kamath

(Above) Here are the pictures of what will take place at Inorbit Mall, Vashi on 29 May from 5 to 8 pm.

NAVI MUMBAI: World Tobacco Day is celebrated to encourage the idea of quitting consumption of all forms of Tobacco for at least a day, across the globe. The day is further extended to grab global attention to the ill effects of widespread prevalence of Tobacco use. As part of their community building initiatives, Inorbit Mall, Vashi, in association with MGM Dental College and Hospital, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai is celebrating ‘No Tobacco Day’.

To bring about awareness of health hazards linked to the tobacco use, the mall is holding a rally from Vashi railway station to Inorbit Mall. They are also organizing a small skit and flash mob giving out the message of reducing tobacco consumption. The mall is also conducting a signature campaign and swearing a pledge to quit tobacco. There will be free dental check ups for all walking and psychological counseling to quit the habit.

Bring about a major difference with the little contribution on World Tobbaco Day

Venue: Inorbit Mall, Vashi

Date:  May 29, 2014:

Time: 5 to 8pm

Dinesh Kamath's news 'All new exciting app at your fingertips at Inorbit Malls!' that was published in Newsband

All new exciting app at your fingertips at Inorbit Malls!

(Above) Picture of Inorbit Mall, Vashi

By Dinesh Kamath

VASHI: How easy would it get if you could get a help to geo-locate your car in the parking the next time you are at the Inorbit Malls? How about receiving a surprise on your life’s most special occasions from the Inorbit Malls?

Wouldn’t it be great to get the latest offers from various leading shopping brands ranging from food fashion and entertainment at your fingertips? Better off still, how about receiving specialized updates on offers of your selected special activities?

The Inorbit Malls app is a perfect mix of Magic & Utility – similar to the Inorbit Mall experience itself. The Inorbit Malls’ patrons in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, Bangalore and Vadodara can experience their favorite Inorbit mall at their fingertips. The app is 4.8 Mb in size and gives the list of exclusive offers, latest updates, event happenings, movie listings and bookings and a chance to win exciting prizes.

Inorbit’s mobile app combines several emerging online shopping behaviours and adds some insights to improve the quality of the shopping experience. After you download the app you can view the latest Offers, news from stores a specific mall, get the latest food and dining options and know about the facilities offered at any of the six mentioned malls and plan your visit accordingly.

Well, all this and much more in Inorbit Mall’s newest launch – Inorbit in App.

1. Parking Assist - Use this feature to geo-locate your car in the Inorbit parking. Just drop a pin and take a picture of the parking bay. Our smart parking assist feature will guide you back to the car, while you take care of your shopping bags.

2. Shake & Win – Log in, Fill out your profile, tell us a few things about yourself i.e birthdays, anniversaries & on special occasions at Inorbit you can win loads of prizes. Simply, launch the ‘Shake & Win’ icon and give the app a good shake [take care to not lose grip on your precious phone or hurt somebody standing close]. If it’s your lucky day, you could unlock surprise gifts.

3. Exciting Offers - This feature helps you to view the latest offers from various brands ranging from food, fashion, entertainment, etc

4. Favorite - Under this feature you can select specific activities as your favorite, so as to enable us to send you updates, customized offers etc with regards to selected activities. This feature will be able to generate the specific offers as and when designed and programmed by the Inorbit application.

5. Mall Events - This feature updates you with the latest mall events for the month.   

The next time you walk into Inorbit Malls, let your fingers show you the magic! To make your Inorbit experience more convenient, the Inorbit Malls have launched an interesting app to support the visit at the Inorbit Malls.

App is available on AppStore and Google Play. Download the app from http://inorbitapp.in/download and avail the amazing features.

Dinesh Kamath's cartoons based on 'Alooramji' that were published in Newsband

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'A great Economist but a poor PM' that was published in Newsband

A great Economist but a poor PM

Dr. Manmohan Singh’s 10-year term as Prime Minister has come to an end. Dr. Singh bows out of office, the economy is gripped by a serious slowdown, inflation is stubborn, industrial output growth is negative and investment sentiment is at its lowest in recent memory. The absence of a strong, assertive prime minister was felt in the aftermath of the spectrum scandal and the coal-blocks allocation scam.

Dr. Singh’s stewardship of India’s geo-strategic challenges must be given fair marks — though many of his projects have remained works in progress, and future historians may debate if the gains were born of circumstance or strategy. India’s entry into the G20 was helped along by his standing as an economist and scholar who could engage with ease with world leaders on global economic issues. Dr. Singh’s first term saw an unprecedented deepening of ties with the United States. Those ties are on a firmer footing than ever before.

However, the negative dominated over the positive in case of Dr Manmohan Singh. Given his own lack of a political base, Dr. Singh was bound to feel the pressures of running a government under the watch of Congress President Sonia Gandhi. The emergence of a third power centre in the person of Rahul Gandhi later constrained the working of the government. The National Advisory Council, chaired by Sonia, functioned as a shadow cabinet moving and vetting important policy decisions. This is the reason why the BJP was able to portray Dr. Singh as a weak and ineffectual Prime Minister and Ms. Gandhi as a powerful extra-constitutional authority.

History will remember Dr. Manmohan Singh as "The Economist" who opened up Indian economy to grow far more quickly than they would otherwise have done. His role as a Prime Minister may draw flak towards the end simply because Politics is not his cup of tea. He is an honorable man who is "over qualified" for Politics.

That he was a great human being alone wouldn’t qualify anyone to head a vibrant largest democracy of the world. By no yardstick, that would suffice. What the nation looked forward to was a “Leader”, a “Visionary” and one who could make the Nation stand up to the strongest of Nation, one who cares for every Indian (not just a section, and definitely not a foreign lady), one who puts his foot down against adversaries (or friends) in the interest of the Nation. It needs no repetition that he failed on all these counts.

It was not Dr Manmohan Singh who was humiliated – it was the Office of Prime Minister that was debased and denigrated.

Dinesh Kamath's news 'Doraemon comes live @ Inorbit Malls' that was published in Newsband

Doraemon comes live @ Inorbit Malls

By Dinesh Kamath

Picture of Inorbit Mall, Vashi, Navi Mumbai

NAVI MUMBAI: Under its initiative Fun club, Inorbit Malls is planning a summer bonanza for kids. To save your little ones from the scorching heat, the mall has planned a series of indoor amusing workshops and events. To double up the excitement, kid’s all time favorite Doraemon will be there to woo them.

The fun workshops include Origami story telling, fun with languages and Zumba dance workshop. Adding to the excitement, Inorbit Malls is also organizing a meet and greet with cartoon character Doraemon. Shop for more than Rs. 1500 and register for free workshops.

Hurry up and registration on first come first service.

Venue: Inorbit Mall, Vashi

Date: May 24: Fun with languages

          May 25: Zumba Workshop

          May 25: Doraemon visit : 4 to 7 pm

 Time: Registration open from 19 May onwards at Inorbit Vashi: 11am to 8 pm

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Well done, ECI!' that was published in Newsband

Well done, ECI!

Elections have at last come to an end. The Election Commission of India (ECI) did a great job. It managed to control properly the frenzied protests and rallies by the key political players. Overall, the relatively higher turnouts in all the phases of the 2014 general election were comforting, though there were still pockets of low voter-response. The ECI did take action for violations of the ‘Model Code of Conduct’ wherever it was necessary.

This election will stand out for some of its unique features — the ‘None of the Above (NOTA)’ option being incorporated in the Electronic Voting Machines, candidates asked to fill in all columns in their affidavits, and the Railways doing a commendable job in moving polling materials and security personnel in time across the country. Everything was done in a democratic manner.

T N Shesan, the Election Commissioner of the past, will always be remembered as real EC of India who had set an example. He knew his job very well and had worked hard to get best result out of political mess. No other person can match him. He inspired the current EC and will ever remain a role model for future Election Commissioners to come.

The Election Commission has undoubtedly done a fantastic job in pulling out the election in such a versatile manner in one of the largest democracy in the world. In spite of the violence being reported across the country, the turn over of the polls and completion of the process is a victory of democracy and all credit goes to the EC. They have done splendid job in pulling out the polling to completion.

It is great that world’s most complex and most laborious election was concluded successfully; it is a great relief that it was relatively peaceful and the turnout was a pleasant surprise.

Compared against the backdrop of earlier elections when booths were captured, blocks of fake votes stuffed, election officers threatened and man-handled, the election process is definitely getting better and better. The entire process this time from the initial run-up to the actual polling has been fantastic. The few incidents of violence are a small blot but the EC handled the situation with a lot of dignity, firmness and impartiality. Over 800 millions going to the polls with awareness of the various contenders and possibly of what a vote means for tomorrow, the Nation deserves a big applause. The various parties, too, conducted themselves with restraint and caution, despite the tremendous amount of heat all around. Hail, India!

The herculean task of conducting Parliament and Assembly (in parts) Elections with perfect unison from macro to micro levels, shows to the World the meaning and essence of true Democratic system and how it is nurtured with aplomb. One sincerely hopes to see the same amount of commitment by the leaders elected through this process; we wonder how many of them really realize this fact. They should be matching in their obligations and duties; knowing the cost of money spent by the Exchequer for each one of them, on the floor of their respective Houses. Let’s hope to see some very good governance after a decade of sedative and lethargic manipulative misgovernance, run by highly corrupt, arrogant and bloated sycophants. Let’s hope for good days in the coming weeks.

Overall, the ECI deserves to be congratulated for doing an excellent job.

Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movie-releases in Navi Mumbai’ (Kochadaiiyan: The Legend, X-Men (Day of Future Past) and Heropanti) that was published in Newsband

New movie-releases in Navi Mumbai

By Dinesh Kamath

Kochadaiiyan: The Legend

Kochadaiiyaan (English: The king with a long, curly mane) is a 2014 Indian Tamil motion 3D computer-animated period film directed by Soundarya R. Ashwin and written by K. S. Ravikumar. The film will feature Rajinikanth enacting and voicing three lead roles, whilst R. Sarathkumar, Aadhi, Deepika Padukone, Shobana, Rukmini Vijayakumar, Jackie Shroff, and Nassar enact and voice supporting characters. The film has cinematography handled by Rajiv Menon whilst background score and soundtrack is composed by A. R. Rahman.

Kochadaiiyaan has Rajinikanth cast as the archetypal superhero in the epic dramatisation of good versus evil. He performs a double role with Deepika being paired opposite the younger character.

Kochadaiiyaan is a very power packed film with strong script and performances by the star cast. Also the spice added up by Deepika Padukone is just like icing on the cake. Superstar Rajnikanth in duel role as Kochadaiiyaan and as Rana is great. Kochadaiiyaan is father, a very powerful and intelligent emperor, while the Rana is a son of Kochadaiiyaan, but he is very short tempered. The story of Kochadaiiyaan is all about father and son and how they fight against their enemies.

Thus the film has Rajinikanth as Kochadaiiyaan, Rana and Sena, R. Sarathkumar as Sengodagan, Deepika Padukone as Princess Vadhana, Shobana as Yaahavi, Aadhi as Veera Mahendra, Jackie Shroff as Raja Mahendra, Nassar as Rishikodagan and Rukmini Vijayakumar as Yamuna.

Late actor Nagesh's likeness was also used in the film, by means of a 3D model, created using high-resolution images of him. Actors who sound like him were hired to voice his character while those who had a similar appearance to his, performed the character's performance capture scenes.

X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past is a 2014 superhero film, based on the fictional X-Men characters appearing in Marvel Comics and on the 1981 Uncanny X-Men storyline "Days of Future Past" by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Directed by Bryan Singer and distributed by 20th Century Fox, it is the seventh film in the X-Men film series and the third X-Men film directed by Singer after 2000's X-Men and 2003's X2. It stars an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Nicholas Hoult, Shawn Ashmore, Peter Dinklage, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. The story is written by Simon Kinberg, Matthew Vaughn, and Jane Goldman, with Kinberg writing the screenplay.

Days of Future Past acts as a sequel to both 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand and 2011's X-Men: First Class.

The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.

In the continuation of X-Men: First Class, the X-Men, led by Professor Charles Xavier are deep in a battle with Mystique's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. In the future timeline, however, Mystique and company, having managed to kill Senator Robert Kelly have caused chaos and utter mayhem through their actions.

Due to these specific actions of Mystique and the Brotherhood, the future of mutants is bleak. In the future timeline, Sentinels rule the United States and mutants are forced into internment camps.

The current X-Men, however, are forewarned by a future version of Kitty Pryde, who has managed to force her mind back to her present-day self. Having succeeded in her mission, Kitty Pryde returns to her own timeline in the future.

The crux of the mission is such that the future is now an alternative timeline which could very well still happen. Thus, it is up to the current crop of X-Men to either defeat the Brotherhood of Mutants or convince them that their actions will have horrific ramifications for all of them.

Heropanti

Heropanti is a Bollywood film, marking the debut of Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon in lead roles alongside Sandeepa Dhar in a pivotal role. It will be the debut movie for 21 of the actors.

The film is be produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and directed by Sabbir Khan. The movie is remake of a Telugu movie Parugu starring Allu Arjun. The soundtrack for the movie has been composed by Sajid-Wajid.

Heropanti is a romantic-action movie. The movie has newcomers Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon playing lovers fighting warring clans. The title 'Heropanti' came from the character of the boy that Tiger plays in the movie.

The character of Tiger is little above the ordinary. In normal life, we all follow the set norms and rules. We do not move out of the box but Tiger is someone who is flamboyant and does what he wants to. Rising from present India in the conflicting era of shining modernity and deep-rooted archaic traditions, in the era of big city versus small towns, comes a love story sealed with an impossible fate. Thus the movie narrates the story of the bold Bablu and the bratty Dimpy.

The film has Tiger Shroff as Bablu, Kriti Sanon as Dimpy, Sandeepa Dhar as Renu, Vikram Singh as Rajjo Fauji, Shireesh Sharma as Police Commissioner and Samar Jai Singh as Bhuppi.

The soundtrack is composed by Sajid Wajid with Manj Musik as guest composer. The film has songs like Whistle Baja, Rabba, Raat Bhar, Tabah, "The Pappi Song" Raftaar, Tere Binaa and Tabah (Remix).

Video: Dinesh Kamath sings a line each of 3 best songs of Amitabh Bachchan

Video: Dinesh Kamath sings a line each of 3 best songs of Rajesh Khanna

Dinesh Kamath's news 'Sanpada policeman praised for his invention' that was published in Newsband

Sanpada policeman praised for his invention

By Dinesh Kamath

NAVI MUMBAI: A person with an innovative mind can do a lot of good to the society. Such a person can come up with invention which can prove to be a boon for all around him. One such person who displayed his innovative mind was a Sanpada policeman A S Pathan (Inspector-traffic). He came up with a wireless mike which has made it possible for him and his colleagues to control the members of public more easily than before.

One should appreciate the genius of this policeman who with his invention has made it easy for him and his colleagues to monitor the busy traffic or to instruct motorists or to prevent the bikers from jumping the signal. All he does is speak softly on his mike and his voice reaches all those people on the road to whom he wants to pass on the message. The booming voice emanating from the mike forces the public to obey at once or face the consequences.

Thus Pathan has found an easy way to make people obey traffic rules. He just had to spend a few thousands to manufacture this device which he then got attached to his vehicle. Today he can monitor the traffic flow with ease and also pass on whatever instructions he wants to the motorists from the place where he is sitting. His superiors too have praised him for his invention and they are keen on having more such wireless microphones for their policemen to use while on duty.

A police official said, “If we are provided with such a device, there is no need to use whistles or make hand gestures to communicate with motorists on the road. Introduction of such a device in a big way will definitely prove to be a revolution in the police department. I am proud of the fact that one policeman from among us has come up with this invention.”