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Dinesh Kamath completes 10 years in English Daily Newspaper 'Newsband', more than 13 years in Kailashchandra Prakashan and more than five and a half years as Editor of Newsband

Hi Friends,

I completed 10 years in English Daily Newspaper 'Newsband', more than 13 years in Kailashchandra Prakashan and more than five and a half years as Editor of Newsband. I thank all those persons who helped me to perform this feat. Bye!

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Newsband completes a Decade' that was published in Newsband

Newsband completes a Decade

Newsband, the daily newspaper of Navi Mumbai, completed ten years after the staff of Newsband brought out the 10th Volume’s 304^th issue of the newspaper on 29 April 2018. The first issue of the first volume of Newband had come out on 1 May 2007. Publisher of Newsband Kailash Gindodia should be congratulated for the kind of success that Newsband enjoyed during its ten year of existence. This is a ‘Dream Coming True’ experience for our Publisher.

During this joyous occasion, the entire staff of Newsband misses one person who is none other than Late Shri K R Bhat who was the Former Editor of Newsband. It was K R Bhat who had coined the word ‘Newsband’ which went on to become the name of our esteemed daily newspaper. Earlier, when the newspaper was a Weekly, it was called ‘In New Bombay’. It is unfortunate that the staff of Newsband will be celebrating the tenth year of Newsband without K R Bhat who, if he was present at this time, would have been the happiest man.

During its ten years of existence, the daily newspaper Newsband succeeded in winning the hearts of many newspaper readers of Navi Mumbai. The credit for this should go to every member of Newsband, whether he is the Publisher or Editorial Staff or Marketing people or DTP Operator or Reporters or Guest Columnists or Newspaper Distributors or even the Office Boys. All these persons did some kind of contribution or the other to make Newsband the popular daily local newspaper which it is today. Most credit for success of Newsband should of course go to its Readers who expressed their appreciation for the way in which Newsband progressed during its ten year journey.

Yes, there is scope for improving this newspaper still more and many members of the staff as well as the Readers have come up with suggestions that can catapult Newsband to a still greater height. All these suggestions have been considered and if they are practical in nature, they will certainly be applied in the days to come. Let us hope that our beloved daily newspaper Newsband will continue to succeed in informing and entertaining its Readers for still longer time. The Staff of Newsband express their gratitude to all those persons who contributed towards making Newsband one of the top daily newspapers of Navi Mumbai.

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Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'British gave us English and Democracy' that was published in Newsband

British gave us English and Democracy

The NDA government is trying to popularise Hindi. The government can, if it so chooses, adopt measures which persuade more people to adopt Hindi willingly. But beyond that, it’s best to leave language to personal choice. It’s a fallacy that a nation needs a single language to get by: even small nations such as Belgium and Switzerland have three and four respectively.

There is enormous demand for English because it is seen as the language of opportunity, global business and access to jobs; for that reason even politicians who promote Hindi send their own children to English medium schools. Why someone should have problem when people are speaking the language they're comfortable in. This attempt to forcefully impose Hindi on the public by the BJP/NDA will only reduce their chances of winning non Hindi speaking states.

India is essentially the job handed over by the British. We are seized by thrill at every year that pass by after independence and we owe it to the fact that we have a huge bolsters in the form of the Secondary English Converts who have made it possible. The entire infrastructure being British getting in Hindi is like not quite forgetting the contribution of Aurangzeb whose name appeared in the ruling dispensation’s hate list and had his name removed as a road name. It is better that someone drives home the point that spread of Hindi was the direct consequence of the rule of those who were affiliated to the Persian language.

At one time, it was Aurangzeb who singly as a king handled the power. Democracy brought power to the people. Such a country like India where most of the states have their own local languages as their official as well as for communication, it’s not fair to impose any other language. We should be able to sustain the language which we use worldwide.

Imposition of anything is counter-productive and repulsive. Let the things take their own course. Previously all foreign channels like Star Plus etc were telecasting in English. Now they are all Hindi. Everybody sees Hindi movies without being imposed.

We learn English not because of any slavish devotion to our departed colonial masters or a sense of inferiority about our own culture but quite simply because it flies better and further than any other language in a globalised world. It is one of our natural advantages, to be nurtured, not neglected. Hindi and the South sometimes become a little adversarial. So don’t force Hindi down their throats.

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Our defence ministry needs to be strengthened' that was published in Newsband

Our defence ministry needs to be strengthened

In matter of defence, the government had set the reforms ball rolling on many fronts. To get an idea of the magnitude of the tasks at hand, defence deals worth crores are stuck for want of documentation on strategic partnerships. This entails spelling out the specialisations of Indian corporate players so that foreign partners can forge tie-ups without running from pillar to post for the requisite information.

At the heart of defense ministry’s new agenda is a Make in India dispensation for defence, bolstered by significant foreign investment and know-how — a shift away from large-scale imports. The ministry earlier had set an ambitious target of $2 billion defence exports by 2019, against a mere $330 million at present. This was a good move. ‘One rank one pension’ issue which had been hanging fire for a decade should be looked into.

The defense ministry is required to implement wide-ranging reforms, besides being alert to geopolitical threats and changing realities. The ministry should not disturb the institutional balance of power between the armed forces and the Government, which has been one of the strengths of our democracy. Defence Ministry is the most important department. A defence minister, besides being informed, clean and committed, should not overlook this aspect.

While importance of defense ministry cannot be ignored, media should not get over excited. Defense policies and process take time. Even if procured indigenously, these are time bound decisions and executions. Media should exercise some restraint while reporting on defense sector and not indulge in scare mongering.

The DRDO is functioning in snail pace without innovations and major arms and ammunitions are procured through imports. In spite of the full governance of the Defence Minister, terrorists had free walk and attack on Pathankot and Uri. At this juncture we are having absolute strained relationship with Pakistan the troubling neighbour and quarelling with China on border issues. The Prime Minister has strengthen the post and make it able to cope up with the existing State Ministers.

Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (Bahubali 2) that was published in Newsband

New movie released in Navi Mumbai

Bahubali 2

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (English: The One with Strong Arms) is an Indian epic historical fiction film directed by S. S. Rajamouli. It is the continuation of Baahubali: The Beginning. Initially, both parts were jointly produced on a budget of ₹ 250 crore (2.5 billion), however the budget of the second part was increased later. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion has made a business of ₹500 crore (5 billion) before release.

The movie has an interesting story. When Shiva, the son of Bahubali, learns about his heritage, he begins to look for answers. His story is juxtaposed with past events that unfolded in the Mahishmati Kingdom. The hero in this movie plays dual roles in the film as Bahubali and his son Mahendra Bahubali. In the poster, you see him walking with a sword in one hand a chain in another. You can see vengeance and anger in his eyes and in the back drop you can see an image of Bahubali. Looks like, he is all set to avenge his father’s death and win back the Mahismati throne. He will also avenge the pain and torture endowed upon his mother by Bhallal Dev. Bahubali 2: The Conclusion will take you through Mahendra Bahubali’s journey to victory and at the same unravel several unanswered secrets.

The film has Prabhas as Shivudu (Shiva in Hindi) alias Mahendra Baahubali and Amarendra Baahubali, Rana Daggubati as Bhallala Deva (Pallavathevan in Tamil), Anushka Shetty as Maharani Devasena, Tamannaah as Avanthika, Ramya Krishnan as Sivagami, Sathyaraj as Kattappa and Nassar as Bijjaladeva (Pingalathevar in Tamil).

Dinesh Kamath's news 'Indo-Belgium initiative supports NMMC’s objective to convert sewage into industrial grade water' that was published in Newsband

Indo-Belgium initiative supports NMMC’s objective to convert sewage into industrial grade water

By Dinesh Kamath

- Dr. Ramaswami N, Municipal Commissioner, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation along with Mr. Pieter De Crem, Belgium’s Secretary of State for Foreign Trade visit Ion Exchange (India) Limited’s advanced sewage treatment and recycle plant using VITO NV’s IPC MBR Membrane technology at Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation’s sewage treatment facility

NAVI MUMBAI: Dr. Ramaswami N, Municipal Commissioner, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation and Mr. Ajay Popat, President, Ion Exchange (India) Ltd. welcomed Mr. Pieter De Crem, Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Belgium at the recently commissioned technologically advanced Sewage Treatment and Recycle Plant. The plant has been set up by Ion Exchange (India) Ltd. in collaboration with Europe’s leading research and technology institute VITO NV, Belgium at the sewage treatment facility of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. The main purpose of the visit was to view the state-of-the-art facility and understand the treatment process involved in producing good quality water which is being used as an alternate source of water at the Corporation’s premises.

Installed as a pilot plant in India, the facility uses VITO’s proprietary IPC MBR Membrane technology. The plant has a capacity of 100 m3/d and offers significant advantages as compared to conventional MBR Membranes in performance and lifecycle costs of the recycle system. The treated water is clear, as good as fresh water and can be used by industries as a substitute for municipal water thereby meeting a dual objective of sewage treatment and generating an alternate source of water using sewage.

Mr. Ajay Popat, President, Ion Exchange, said, “We understand the importance of waste treatment and have consistently worked towards providing solutions that are best in the industry. Our partnership with VITO has enabled us to get a highly competitive and modular technology in the sewage treatment space. The pilot MBR technology plant was set up in November 2016 and the result has been very good. The lower sludge production, very stable operations, fully automated plant and lower operating costs is what sets this sewage treatment plant apart from the rest. The technology used has helped reduce the cost per unit of treated water even further so as to make it affordable for use by industries, institutions, etc. as an alternate source of water. We have very successfully and swiftly managed to meet the requirements of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation by treating sewage and making it suitable for industrial use. Due to its modular design, the technology can be installed in housing complexes, hotels, institutions for similar purposes”

Mr. Mohan B. Dagaonkar, City Engineer, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation and his team have been involved in this project aimed at infusing state-of-the-art technology at an affordable cost to recycle treated sewage.

Mr. Dirk Fransaer, Managing Director, VITO NV present on the occasion acknowledged his gratitude to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation for providing them with an opportunity to demonstrate the technology developed by VITO along with its Indian partner Ion Exchange. He further mentioned, as another step towards sustainability, VITO NV and Ion Exchange (India) Limited together with an European partner will soon be installing a demonstration project to convert organic kitchen waste generated by homes, hotels, etc. along with sludge from sewage treatment plants into energy. Like the MBR system, this technology will be modular and will generate clean water, power and organic fertilizer.

About Ion Exchange (India) Limited

A pioneer of water treatment in India with a legacy spanning over five decades, Ion Exchange (India) Limited is recognised internationally as a premier company in water and environment management. Ion Exchange is among the largest environment solutions providers, one of very few companies worldwide with a complete range of technologies, products and comprehensive 24/7 service support. This enables us to offer total solutions for every sector of society – industries, homes & communities.

With sales, production and service footprints across the globe, Ion Exchange serves its markets with a sustained focus on customer satisfaction, technological innovation and dedicated service. Their capability to deliver comprehensive solutions with complete technical support makes them a partner to depend on.

Specialists in water and waste water, Ion Exchange offers total water and environment management solutions for all sectors - infrastructure, industry, institutions, municipal, homes and communities, urban and rural.

360° environment management adds value across the entire circuit - from influent water through potable and industrial process water to effluent/sewage treatment and water recycle for zero discharge and waste to energy projects for solid waste management.

Manufacturer of world class ion exchange resins for water and non-water speciality applications, membranes, water treatment chemicals and speciality process chemicals, in ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certified facilities.

Design and supply of water, process liquid, waste water treatment, water recycle plants - packaged, pre-engineered and custom-built, on turnkey, BOT and EPC basis.

For more information, kindly visit www.ionindia.com

About VITO NV

VITO NV is a leading European independent research and technology organisation in the areas of clean tech and sustainable development, elaborating solutions for the large societal challenges of today.

VITO provides innovative and high-quality solutions, whereby large and small companies can gain a competitive advantage, and advises industry and governments on determining their policy for the future. VITO has 750 highly-qualified employees who work on international projects all around the world. VITO’s headquarter is located in Mol, Belgium, and the company has a subsidiary in China.

For more information visit https://vito.be/en

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'AAP should not be underestimated' that was published in Newsband

AAP should not be underestimated

Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party need to recover lost ground in the Capital. The five-year-old party has tremendous comeback ability. It was routed in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, but nine months later, it created poll history by winning 67 of the 70 assembly seats in Delhi.

AAP was born out of a people’s movement against corruption. According to AAP, It was not Modi wave, but EVM wave that was responsible for BJP victory in Delhi Municipal Council elections in 2017.  Instead of making excuses, AAP and Kejriwal should go back to people and explain his government’s policies. The Kejriwal government is seen as working for only 40% of the population, which lives in slums and unauthorised colonies. Middle class, which is a vital class, needs AAP’s attention too.  

The party needs to shun its confrontationist image and have a more constructive outlook. Kejriwal has to start delivering on his promises. The AAP’s weakest link is its “missing” volunteers who owing to the inability of the leadership to empower volunteers left many of them disenchanted.

But anyway, AAP rocks. Even after negative campaign by media and IT cell of BJP, he got 25% vote share. If he would have got little more, say 4 to 5% then result would be different. AAP should develop patience and make strategy to counter fake social and print media.

AAP has a future as the alternative of the Congress party. It is very important to have AAP as part of main stream politics in India. But AAP should transform itself as Aam Aadmi party, in terms of its actual meaning by connectivity with the masses to solve real issues. It’s not all about the ego of one man Arvind Kejriwal.

AAP has capability to bounce back. On ground they have really done many good job, more is expected but LG is great obstacle. Why should elected government take permission from LG? If LG is the head then what is need of MLAs and government in Delhi?

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Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Indians in US are in danger?' that was published in Newsband

Indians in US are in danger?

It’s a confusing time for Indians in America. There are Americans who support them while also those who oppose them. This has been happening since the start of the Trump administration. Many Indians have become acutely aware of their skin colour after the rise of alleged hate crimes against Indians. It has been happening since Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump, who had run a campaign built largely on anti-immigrant, anti-outsourcing rhetoric.

Around 40% of US colleges are seeing a decline in applications from International students. The largest drop reported was from India and China. Job-hunting has become much more difficult for Indians in US. “Indians who have already got a green card are in a safe spot, at least professionally, but there is a sense that those without one are now in for trouble.

India has same democratic right for minorities as America. The difference is that Indian minority in America is successful and mainstream. India has too many people. Assuming a 10% GDP growth rate for 70-80 years the standards of living will reach what is today considered "developed nation" status. (OECD). We simply have to emigrate to countries which are already developed today and have a declining population and need of workers.

Not everyone have same level of income and wealth in India. Migrating is only proper when opportunity exists, it can be had in India or abroad. Each person can decide. There is no magic wand going abroad. If you are poor or unskilled, you start as a poor in West. If you are rich and educated, you start well in both the places.

Most of the Indians in the US were in strong support of Hillary and were Anti-Trump since they had foreseen that time what is happening today if Trump came to power. No need to be defensive about who or what origin we are from. Best response if someone asks a Brown Skin (Indian) to go back - tell them yes I will go back after you go back to where your ancestors came from. Give him/her a link to Ancestry dot com, let them find out which European country their grandparents came from and then go back to that country - immediately after that I will pack my bags and also leave America. Of course we have to be careful so the situation does not turn violent or is not physically threatening to us while doing so.

There is an uncanny similarity in Indian and US media reaction, post elections. Three deaths are sufficient to brand an entire country as anti Indian, just like one murder was sufficient to brand entire country as anti minority. Selective and biased reporting should be avoided. For India, the fact is, that both Hindus and Muslims have been victims of state supported violence. Media just highlight the incidents which suits them or their political masters. The end game is that people should be divided. On what basis the division would be, changes from one government to other.

Some Americans say, "Immigrants take our jobs". But the two kind of jobs Immigrant take away are either High-Tech jobs or manual labour of landscaping etc. The first an average American can't due to his/her education level and the 2nd kind, he doesn't want to. But he can sit and complain which he does.

Why some Indians migrate to America? India is a mess - culturally & economically. Everything is shoddy and substandard. There are few quality jobs around. Corruption, cronyism and nepotism are rampant. The universities (700 of them) are more like higher schools. None appear among the top 300 in the annual global ranking of universities. Instead of innovation and creativity, our government seem to be living in the Vedic past and focus on cows, caste, beef and the like. They simply cannot grapple with modernity.

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Indians are by birth liberal and tolerant' that was published in Newsband

Indians are by birth liberal and tolerant

It is three years since the Right came to power in India. Communal violence has declined during BJP rule. Right wing forces are more violent in opposition and less so in power. The Rightist takeover occurred not through communal violence and brute force but by elections.

That our Rightist are not communal but are secular is proved by following facts: 1500 years before our constitution was written, one small boat load of Parsis came here and now they are the richest minority of the world. The Jews and Sytian Xtians also survived well in Hindu culture. They were protected even though 10 crore Hindus died under Moghuls. But what about the barely 70 year old Constitution. It calls for democracy which implies implement the majority view every time. The combined anti democratic forces of dynasty of Congress, Communists and Islamists have joined hands in a manner not envisaged by Dr Ambedkar and practicing Pseudo Secularism.

The right wing takeover should occur fast and swift for India's sake. There is an utterly mistaken belief that left wing is tolerant, peaceful and "civilized". But nothing is further from the truth. Left wing is violent - all the left wing violence against world trade, communist insurgencies, naxalism, violent green movements, etc -- and highly intolerant of any strand of thought that is at odds with left wing "thought". It is another lie that as an opposition Islamism is positioned as a left wing movement. Both the Left wing and Islamism can only be fought and defeated by an unbeatable right wing movement. 1000 years of "tolerance" has seen 35% of united India become Islamic, its Hindu and Buddhist heritage destroyed, plundered and the minds of the remaining colonized by Islamism and Leftist ideas.

Some are concerned about India becoming a Pakistan because of major problems that are foreseen with the impending majoritarianism. If they could only allow themselves a wider perspective on this subject instead of being confined to a narrow preconceived agenda, then they would be able to foresee for themselves the dangerous consequences that would descend if pseudo secularism status quo was to thrive in place of Hindu Majoritarianism. Within three decades when the Muslim population crosses that magic figure, where they can legitimately call for imposing Shariah laws, they might attempt to make this country an Islamic Republic.

If someone can check mushrooming Muslim population it could only be a Hindu majoritarian regime. The fault lies not only with so called secular parties but also intellectuals who keep on weeping over the rise of rightist parties. The voters are neither rightist nor centrist nor leftists. They vote as per their requirement and their perceptions. Every action has a reaction. Now the direction of reaction depends on action. If one government does not deliver then voters will look for the person who can deliver. In this aspect, Modi scored over UPA. Now if UPA would have delivered, Modi would not have become our PM. The voter probably thought that if the UPA would come again in 2014 we will again have dummy PM. Voters did not like the undue inclination of so called Secular parties towards Muslim at the cost of majority Hindu.

Right wing or Left wing, India would never be like Pakistan. It is not in the DNA of India. Forget some fringe elements. Indians are by birth liberal and tolerant without advices from anybody.

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'Sonu Nigam has the right to express his views' that was published in Newsband

Sonu Nigam has the right to express his views

Singer Sonu Nigam complained that noisy azaans disrupted his sleep, Nigam’s objection is to loudspeaker use, and to that extent his complaint is valid.

Rules related to noise are routinely violated – whether they be for azaan, kirtans, religious festivals, election campaigns, weddings or even house parties. Forced religiousness may actually be increasing by leaps and bounds in India. Hence one must be grateful to Sonu Nigam for pointing out the elephant in the room.

All third world countries are obsessed with religion. Nobody wants to take any action slightly connected to the religion for being politically correct. Loudspeakers, crackers etc are not part of any religion. Loudspeakers at full volume are a new menace. Government should regulate noise pollution without fearing what pujaris and maulvies say.

Sonu Nigam’s fight is against 'forced religiousness'. The flag bearers of religions have turned religions into monsters. The brazen use of the loudest announcement gadgets at religious places/functions of all religions make one thing clear that perhaps these people who practice religion in such a manner are not aware of the fact that God can hear best and doesn’t need the loud speaker. This kind of anti-social behaviour only makes religions a laughing stock.

People residing near religious places should get provisions to plug their ears and have sound proof system for their bedrooms. Most people in cities like Ujjain (known as city of temples) feel disturbed even by the temple`s bells sound. Here, temple bells start sounding right from early hours say 4 am. 

It is time to question the usage of high pitch loud speakers. If there cannot be a ban on them, the volume and time should be regulated. People like Sonu Nigam must have the right to exercise his point of view. If Sonu Nigam feels loud music in neighbourhood at ungodly hours affects him he should express himself again. Why people are feeling so surprized if someone felt uncomfortable and not able to sleep in his own bed room?

If Sonu Nigam’s songs were played in loud volumes in America, the Americans would protest loudly too since they don’t understand the Hindi language.

Dinesh Kamath's Editorial 'VIP culture will never end' that was published in Newsband

VIP culture will never end

The Union Cabinet has decided to disallow the use of the red beacon on vehicles on India’s roads. Only vehicles on emergency services, such as ambulances, fire trucks and police cars, will be permitted the use of a blue-coloured beacon.

Thus the Central and State governments lose the power to nominate categories of persons for the red-beacon distinction. This is a good beginning.

Red beacons was a symbol of India’s VIP culture, publicly enforcing a subject-ruler separation. Those with red beacon would escape getting frisked at the security gate at an airport and get freer pass at the toll-gate on a highway, getting a bed at a state hospital, or a seat for one’s child in school, to cutting the waiting time for, say, a passport or an Aadhaar identity proof.

To be, or to know, ‘somebody’ is far too often perceived as a requisite to get one’s work done. The state needs to stop protecting MPs who indulge in “don’t you know who I am” bullying.

While the curbs on beacons by political leaders may be a positive step, there are other important VIP culture that needs to be addressed, specially the arrogance of leaders on any employee in public services. Also, their excessive use of the public utility services must be reviewed. And then what about the so called Red Tape and actions that need to be taken against corrupt Bureaucrats and Ministers

VIP culture is not at ministerial or political level. It is found everywhere. Moreover, only the beacon is gone. The culture will remain for centuries may be. You will still see police escorts, grand receptions/welcomes, display of money power, favouritism, someone being 'more equal' - all these are part of VIP culture. 

Dinesh Kamath’s column ‘New movies released in Navi Mumbai’ (Maatr, Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi, Noor, Smurf: The Lost Village, Zookeeper’s Wife and Unforgettable) that was published in Newsband

New movies released in Navi Mumbai

By Dinesh Kamath

Maatr

Maatr (English: Mother) is an Indian thriller film written by Michael Pellico and directed by Ashtar Sayed. Michael Pellico is the executive producer under the banner CDB Musical. It features Raveena Tandon in the lead role alongside Madhur Mittal, Divya Jagdale, Shailender Goyal, Anurag Arora, Saheem Khan and Rushad Rana. Casting by Rajesh Gautam. The music is created by a Pakistani Sufi rock band Fuzön.

Starring Raveena Tandon, this film primarily revolves around the menacing issue of gang rape set rightly in the heart of Delhi, an Indian state that is most notorious for abuse against women. Vidya (Raveena Tandon), a school teacher resides in Delhi with her husband and a young daughter Tia (Alisha Khan). Her marriage is on the rocks but still tries to pacify it for her daughter. Vidya’s life changes upside down when a bunch of local ruffians attack Tia and her, while they were driving back from the latter’s annual function in school. Apurva Malik (Madhur Mittal), a rich spoilt lad and CM’s son, along with his goon gang, rape Vidya and Tia. Soon after, they kill Tia and leave her body on the city highway. Jayant Shroff (Anurag Arora), a tough cop makes an entry to solve the mystery but he steps back under political pressure. Vidya recovers and decides to seek revenge from Apurva and his gang. Ritu (Divya Jagdale), Vidya’s best friend helps her in this game of justice denied. How Vidya emerges a winner is what ‘Maatr’ all about!

The movie has Raveena Tandon as Vidya Chauhan, Divya Jagdale as Ritu, Madhur Mittal as Apurva Malik, Shailender Goyal as Govardhan Malik, Anurag Arora as Inspector Jayant Shroff, Alisha Khan as Tia and Rushad Rana as Ravi.

The movie has a song "Zindagi Ae Zindagi" sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.

Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi

Based on a true story, Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi is a movie based on true life events of Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia staring Hema Malini and Vinod Khanna. The movie is based on the book Rajpath se Lokpath par, written by Smt Mridula Sinha - Governor of Goa. The film also has Sachin Khedekar playing an important role. The movie is directed by Gul Bahar Singh. Musicians are Hirju Roy and Chandan Roy Chowdhury. The film has been produced by the Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Smriti Nyas trust and Zee Classic.

Vijaya Raje Scindia, one of the most well-known members of the Gwalior royal family and the Bharatiya Janata Party politician, is the subject of Gul Bahar Singh’s Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi. The biopic features Hema Malini in the lead role, and maps Scindia’s political career and her estrangement from her son Madhavrao Scindia (Rajesh Shringarpure) after the death of her husband Jivajirao Scindia (Vinod Khanna). Vijaya Raje Scindia entered politics as a member of the Congress party, but later switched to the Swatantra Party and then moved on to the BJP, where she served as vice-president till 1998. She died in 2001. The basic plot is the relationship between a mother and her son. The story is centred on the personal relationships between members of the royal family.

Noor

Noor is an Indian drama film directed by Sunhil Sippy that features Sonakshi Sinha in the lead titular role. The film is based on Pakistani author Saba Imtiaz's novel Karachi, You're Killing Me! and follows a Pakistani journalist -writer Noor's misadventures and love life as she navigates her way through Mumbai.

Noor is a journalist who juggles her work, love and personal life on a day-to-day basis. One day, Noor's life takes a dramatic turn when she comes across an eye-opening investigative news story. In and as Noor, Sonakshi Sinha takes a voyage from a being a bindaas bubbly girl to the one who is troubled by the humongous work pressure and the one for whom a balance between love life and professional life is nothing but a myth. She is in her twenties and is hopeless at finding a nice guy due to her body weight. But she does find a best friend in Kanan Gill who is taking his first step in Bollywood with the film.

The film has Sonakshi Sinha as Noor Roy Chaudhary, Kanan Gill as Saad Sehgal, Shibani Dandekar as Zara Patel, Purab Kohli as Ayan Banerjee and Sunny Leone as Herself (Cameo).

The music for the film is composed by Amaal Mallik. There are seven songs in this soundtrack and it is Mallik's second outing as a solo composer. Lyrics are penned by Manoj Muntashir and Kumaar. Title song in this Movie is "Uff Yeh Noor", written by Manoj Muntashir.

Smurf – The Lost Village in 3D

Smurfs: The Lost Village is a 2017 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation and animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks. It is based on The Smurfs comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo and is a reboot film, unrelated to Sony's previous live-action/animated films. Written by Stacey Harman and Pamela Ribon, it was directed by Kelly Asbury.

The film stars the voices of Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Joe Manganiello, Jack McBrayer, Danny Pudi, Michelle Rodriguez, Ellie Kemper, Ariel Winter, Meghan Trainor, Jake Johnson, Mandy Patinkin, and Julia Roberts. In the story, a mysterious map prompts Smurfette, Brainy, Clumsy, and Hefty to find a lost village before Gargamel does.

In this fully animated, all-new take on the Smurfs, a mysterious map sets Smurfette and her best friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on an exciting and thrilling race through the Forbidden Forest filled with magical creatures to find a mysterious lost village before the evil wizard Gargamel does. Embarking on a rollercoaster journey full of action and danger, the Smurfs are on a course that leads to the discovery of the biggest secret in Smurf history!

Zookeeper’s Wife

The Zookeeper's Wife is a 2017 war drama film directed by Niki Caro and written by Angela Workman, based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Diane Ackerman, recounting the rescue of Jews from the Nazi invasion. The film stars Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Michael McElhatton and Daniel Brühl.

In 1939 Poland, Antonina Żabińska (Jessica Chastain) and her husband, Dr. Jan Żabiński (Johan Heldenbergh), have the Warsaw Zoo flourishing under his stewardship and her care. When their country is invaded by the Nazis, Jan and Antonina are stunned – and forced to report to the Reich’s newly appointed chief zoologist, Lutz Heck (Daniel Brühl). To fight back on their own terms, Antonina and Jan covertly begin working with the Resistance – and put into action plans to save lives out of what has become the Warsaw Ghetto, with Antonina putting herself and even her children at great risk. Collapse

The film has Jessica Chastain as Antonina Żabińska, Johan Heldenbergh as Jan Żabiński, Daniel Brühl as Lutz Heck, Michael McElhatton as Jerzyk, Iddo Goldberg as Maurycy Fraenkel, Shira Haas as Urszula, Efrat Dor as Magda Gross, Val Maloku as Ryszard Żabiński, Tim Radford as Young Ryszard Żabiński, Goran Kostić as Mr. Kinszerbaum and Arnošt Goldflam as Janusz Korczak.

Unforgettable

Unforgettable is an American erotic thriller film directed by Denise Di Novi and written by Christina Hodson and David Leslie Johnson. The film stars Katherine Heigl, Rosario Dawson, Geoff Stults, Isabella Rice, and Cheryl Ladd. The film is the directorial debut by Di Novi, who is also producer of the film.

Tessa Connover (Katherine Heigl) is barely coping with the end of her marriage when her ex-husband, David (Geoff Stults), becomes happily engaged to Julia Banks (Rosario Dawson)—not only bringing Julia into the home they once shared but also into the life of their daughter, Lilly (Isabella Rice). Trying to settle into her new role as a wife and a stepmother, Julia believes she has finally met the man of her dreams, the man who can help her put her own troubled past behind her. But Tessa’s jealousy soon takes a pathological turn until she will stop at nothing to turn Julia’s dream into her ultimate nightmare.

The film has Katherine Heigl as Tessa Connover, a newly divorced mother of Lily and ex-wife of David, Rosario Dawson as Julia Banks, new wife of David and stepmother of Lily, Geoff Stults as David Connover, Tessa's ex-husband and father of Lily, Isabella Rice as Lily Connover, Tessa and David's daughter, who is living with her father, Cheryl Ladd as Tessa's mother, Simon Kassianides as Michael Vargas, Whitney Cummings as Ali and Robert Wisdom as Detective Pope.