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Irfan Khan Breathed His Last Before His Love

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The prolific actor and Padma Shri awardee Irfan Khan passed away in Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital on April 28. Irfan Khan 54 was survived by wife Sutapa and to children.

Irfan Khan’s journey of life

Born in Rajasthan in Tonk district in 1967, Irfan Khan had a wealth of talent that he proved through different roles he played in memorable movies including Haasil, Maqbool, The Lunchbox, Hindi Medium, Paan Singh Tomar and much more.

He also proved his talent in Hollywood movies that include The Amazing Spider-Man, The Namesake, Life of Pi and Jurassic World. But the most notable among all his films was Slumdog Millionaire that won Academy-Award. In the movie, he essayed the role of a police inspector in the direction of Donny Boyle.

In addition to movies, he also worked for television shows like Bharat EkKhoj, Chandrakanta, Chankya, Jai Hanuman and Mano Ya Na Mano where he was present only in the first season.

Padma Shri Irfan Khan

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Rules ForThe 93rd Academy Awards Changed Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

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The 93rd Oscars will be announced on February 28, 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic. Also, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has made some relaxations for contestants. But the changes implemented are temporary.

Highlights of the story

• The condition of at least a seven-day run in Los Angeles theaters for movies has been done away with. This year, movies that skip big theatrical release will be allowed to contest for Hollywood’s biggest prize.

• Films previously planned for theatrical release but made available on commercial streaming platforms will qualify for the 93rd Oscars for this year only.

• The changed will no longer apply to the academy awards once the theaters open. In normal times, the standard rule of theater qualification will be applied.

• The academy will make allowances for scrapped film festivals. Some entries in specific categories in the contest are made on the basis of different film festivals.

The academy in the eye of storm

Some rules for entries in to the contest have to be changed but the academy will switch to the standard rules once the condition becomes stable. It is still committed to enjoying the “magic of movies” at theaters.

Georgia has authorized movie theaters to resume service but most theaters are reluctant to opening until the onset of summer. Texas is also planning to open its movie theaters but much depends on the mood of theater owners.

The Golden Globe has also relaxed rules to allow more movies to compete even without release due to coronavirus pandemic.

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Kate Winslet’s Interaction With An Indian Fan

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In 1997, the Titanic moviebroke all records and it is still considered the most iconic movie ever made. But there is more to the movie than simply breaking records. It left the viewers moist-eyed at that time but people can still recognize Titanic characters.

Leading female protagonist Kate Winslet shared her experience

Kate Winslet essayed the role of Rose DeWitt Bukater and displayed amazing chemistry with Leonardo Di Caprio in the film, shared an interesting experience related to the movie. The incident showed how much people love that character.

Kate said that she visited India post the picture. There she met an octogenarian who recognized her face and asked if she was from Titanic. And Kate was noting but all surprises. She wasn’t expecting such an interesting encounter.

The incident

Kate was trekking on the foothills of Himalayas with a backpack and a guide when a man in his 90s walked to Kate with the help of his stick and asked while taking a closeup of her face whether she was from Titanic. He was blind with one eye. The incident surprised Kate so much that she burst into tears. The man was blind with one eye but he was still able to recognize Kate.

Remembering Titanic

Kate Winslet made this revelation during an interview to a leading daily. She became nostalgic while remembering the incident. Kate Winslet played a lead character in the movie. After the movie was released, she went to India on a holiday.

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Samantha Akkineni: Glimpse Of Social Live Of The Diva

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Samantha Akkineni a.k.a. Samantha Ruth Prabhu celebrates her birthday on April 28 with her family and friends. Born to a Telugu father and a Malayali mother, she is a leading actress of Telugu cinema and a popular social media personality.

Acting career of Samantha Akkineni

She began her acting career with modelling during her college days. Soon she started receiving roles from multiple films and finally she decided to debut in Telugu cinema in 2010 with Gautham Menon’s romance Ye MaayaChesave.

At the same time, she was dating Nata Chaitanya who was himself a popular actor and son of famous actorNagarjuna Akkineni. But they got engaged in January 2017 in Hyderabad. Their marriage took place in October 6, 2017 in Goa. The first married according to traditional Hindu culture and then followed the Christian tradition.

The iconic image

Samantha caught the attention when she recreated famous artist Raja Ravi Varma’s work for NAAM charitable trust and become one of the few actresses to get that opportunity. Her picture resembles the original frame of the artist.

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Sobhita Dhulipala Replied To The Accusation Of Faking a Self-Timed Photoshoot

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Model-turned-actress Sobhita Dhulipalacame in the centre of a controversy when she faked a “self-timed” magazine cover. She released a statement on Friday in which she said that she stood by the flow of events with complete transparency.

Sobhita Dhulipala’s statement

Cosmopolitan magazine had a behind-the-scene picture of her. The picture has the actress getting clicked by a man on her terrace. Earlier, the actress shared her photographs claiming that she clicked those pictures herself. About the viral phone, she said that the man in the image was a stranger and that she allowed him to click her pictures.

Excerpt from the statement

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She said that some people wrote to her about that image she posted. And that it was upsetting to her that how people jumped to unkind conclusions. But she took that as a moment to learn something deeper. She further said that she shared that image with complete transparency. Later, she explained the chronology of the events.

Chorology of the Sobhita’s viral photo

Sobhita Dhulipala styled herself and went to the terrace with a coffee mug and a couple of tools to prop up her phone to take pictures. There were a couple of people on the terrace and a gentleman from those kind people offered help on seeing that Sobhita was trying to take pictures. And the gentleman offered help that Sobhita accepted.

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Over 12 Million Audiences Attended Scott’s Virtual Concert

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Travis Scott gave a spectacular virtual performance. It was the first time that he mounted a virtual stage to perform and he went on to break a record. According to the developer Epic Games, approximately 12.3 million concurrent players participated in the event. The concert took place inside of the Fortnite.

Record breaking virtual concert

Epic Games developer called it “an all-time record” for the battle royale game. But the number of virtual viewers of the concert will increase once the figures of other platforms start coming out. More people saw the concert outside of the Epic Games website. Streamers broadcasted the event on platforms like Twitch and YouTube.

Scott’s mini world tour

Travis Scott will give more performances in the coming week. He is on a mini-world tour with a handful of dates for the enthusiasts. And people that missed the record-breaking performance can check the date and time of upcoming events and get ready for a great weekend.

Last record of virtual performance

Last year, Marshmello made a record in virtual performance. It was reported that over 10.7 million viewers attended the Marshmello concert at that time. But it was much lesser than Scott’s record.

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COVID- 19 Vaccine: Human Trial Starts Today

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University of Oxford will start human trial of its coronavirus vaccine from April 23 according to UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock. The official said that the government had thrown everything at developing a vaccine.

Coronavirus vaccine

Presently, the universities of Oxford and Imperial College are working on developing a potential coronavirus vaccine in UK. Matt Hancock said that he could announce that the vaccine from the Oxford project would be trialed on people from April 23. He further said that it would take years to achieve this stage in normal times but he was very proud of the work taken that far. Hancock was speaking in a press conference that was later broadcasted on Twitter.

Coronavirus vaccine fund

The UK government had allocated GBP 44.5 million (Rs. 420 crore) to both the universities working on coronavirus vaccine. The allocated fund would be used for clinical trails that ad been making rapid progress, added the secretary. He further said that the government was ready to fund manufacturing of the vaccine.

In case, either of the vaccine works safely, the government will pump finance in manufacturing to boost production and made the vaccines available for UK citizens as humanely as possible.

UK coronavirus cases

According to data shared by the UK Department of Health and Social Care, the country had 129,044 confirm cases of COVID-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic. The number of deaths due to coronavirus were 17,337 till Tuesday.

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Centre Says No Flights Until Next Order

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Hours after Air India announced booking of flights on selected domestic and international routes from May 4 and June 1 respectively, the government said that no decision on opening air travel was taken.

No decision on air travel yet

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in a tweet the ministry clarified that no decision had been taken to open domestic or international flights and that airlines were advised to accept bookings only after a decision in that regard had been taken by the government.

Earlier the state-run career Air India that it wasn’t taking any booking for domestic flights till May 3, the last day of extended lockdown. Also, Air India denied booking tickets for international flights till May 31. It said on its website that the situation was being constantly reviewed and they would keep the travellers updated.

Air India planes had been in cargo duties on domestic as well as international routes including Chia that was the epicentre of novel coronavirus pandemic.

Air India flying cargo planes

On Friday morning, Air India B-787 aircraft left for Guangzhou In China from New Delhi. The flight was carrying medical supplies from China. On Wednesday, Air India said that it carried 170 tonnes of medical supplies for COVID-19 from Shanghai and Hong Kong in one day.

Flights in lockdown

Only cargo flights are operating in the country. According to Civil Aviation Ministry, these are “Lifeline Udan” flights and they are being operated to transport essential medical cargo to remote areas of the country. Till date a total of 227 flights have transported 407.40 tons of cargo.

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Did US Buy Substandard Drugs For COVID-19?

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Bayer AG made a hefty donation of chloroquine drugs after the President Donald Trump touted the tablet as a “gamechanger” in their fight against COVID-19. But the chief of staff of the US Food and Drug Administration, Keagan Lenihan, was found alerting the government about the need for 3-4 days of testing of the drugs.

FDA alerts the US government

Reuters reviewed the emails among federal health officials in which the FDA chief was seen alerting the administration. Bayer had since donated 3 million tablets of Resochin to add to the US stockpile of COVID-19 drugs. Also, the US government approved use of those medicines on an emergency basis. But three US government sources raised serious concerns about the quality of the drugs.

Concerns raised by US officials

The drug Resochin is made in India and Pakistan and according to the sources, the FDA dropped its quality-standards to get the drugs. But the fact is that the plants that make Resochin in India and Pakistan have never been registered or inspected by FDA.

Drugs Regulatory Authority of Pakistan noticed gross failure in manufacturing process of Resochin in a Pakistani plant in 2015. In India, Resochi is made in Indore. The US agency that inspected that plant found serious deficiencies including falsification of records during 2014 to 2019.

On questioning about the email messages by Reuters, the FDA spokesperson Michael Felberbaum said that the agency didn’t respond to the leaked emails. Also, the spokesperson said that the donated drugs met the quality standards of FDA.

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Sushmita Sen Got Her Winning Gown Stitched From A Local Tailor

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Sushmita Sen’s winning gown was stitched by a local tailor in Sarojini Nagar, Delhi. The former Miss Indian 1994 made this stunning revelation during a conversation with late actor Farooq Shaikh in a talk show Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai.

Old video of Sushmita Sen

The video of the talk show is trending on social media after 26 years the actress won the title. She was talking to Farooq Shaikh and she minced no words in speaking up to her mind. She said that her Miss India winning gown was made by a local tailor who used to work from a makeshift shop in a garage.

She said that she needed four different designer outfits for the contest but she couldn’t because of her middleclass family background. She said that her family didn’t had the money needed to buy designer dresses. But her mother encouraged her by saying that the audiences wanted to see Sushmita Sen and not the dress. Her mother even helped her in designing her dresses.

Winning gown of Sushmita Sen

The fabric for the gown was bought from Sarojini Nagar market known for its affordability. The mother-daughter duo approached a local tailor who used to stitch petticoats for gown and the tailor did a … Read the rest