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Priyanka Chopra To Represent India At Oscars 2016
Bollywood star heroine Priyanka Chopra is making all the way to Academy Awards of this year. Yes, after making a successful international debut with American show Quantico, now she is all set to give her presence at 88th Academy Awards as her name comes very next to Steve Carell, Quincy Jones, Byung-hun Lee, Jared Leto Julianne Moore, Olivia Munn, Margot Robbie, Jason Segel Andy Serkis, JK Simmons, Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon.
‘I am looking forward The Academy!! This will be an insaaaane night,’ Piggy Chops reacted on social networking venting her feelings out. As India’s ‘Court’ movie fails to get an official final entry into Best Foreign Film category, Priyanka Chopra is the only one Indian face to represent our country at Oscar event to take place on February 28, 2016 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.
Priyanka Chopra will be a presenter at the celebration. Oscars’ producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin said that Priyanka is one among those artistes who have enriched the international movie going experience with a range of memorable work from the comic to the profound. In the process, they have won over millions of fans, and we count ourselves among them.
Kajal Agarwal With Vikram For Next
Kajal Agarwal, the awesome beauty with wonderful acting skills isn’t seeing any drop in her demand from last few years. In contrast to many of her contemporary heroines finding it tough to retain their charisma, Kajal is moving so smoothly with three movies ‘Brahmotsavam, Sardaar Gabbar Singh’ and Tamil film ‘Kavalai Vendam’ in different production stages.
In line, Kajal now bagged one more memorable offer from Tamil director Thiru for a movie starring Vikram as hero. This is for the first time Vikram and Kajal are to be seen as a romantic pair. The script will be an out and out action based and begin its shooting from March. Obviously, Vikram is working hard to change his look and he now had a thickly grown beard which will be styled as per the script demands.
This is a dream come true for Kajal because her long pending wish of working with Pawan Kalyan and Vikram have now come into reality. With nearly five to six very big projects in pipeline, just wait and see… 2016 can be the best year in Kajal’s career.
Trisha Kalavathi Followed By Nayaki
Much above the glamour front, Trisha’s career has reached a stage where she has to be very selective to see herself in demand for few more years or till the time she gets settled personally with a family of own. After that engagement breakup with Varun Manian, definitely Trisha is focusing more on career and she has every reason to do so with young and fresh female faces flooding into South Indian film circles posing day to day threats.
At this juncture, Trisha picking ‘Kalavathi’ under Sundar C direction can be hailed as a good decision. After the decent success of ‘Kalavathi’ and ‘Aranmanai 2’ in Telugu and Tamil languages respectively, Trisha has ‘Nayaki’ coming up to entertain us. She is utmost confident on repeating a similar positive result for this one too.
‘Though I am not playing dual roles in ‘Nayaki,’ this is an important and thoroughly entertaining film which will be special for my career,’ Trisha reportedly said before few media friends. Directed by Goverdhan Reddy, the movie is a horror comedy to release very soon.
Clock Tower: Infosys Eyes On World Record
Infosys, India’s leading software outsourcing company is planning to setup the world’s biggest free-standing clock tower at 135 mts. that would be 36 mts. taller than London’s prestigious Big Ben tower. The tower will be constructed on the sprawling 350 acres Global Training Campus of Infosys located in the city of Mysore.
Founder of Infosys N.R. Narayana Murthy felt the need to set-up a clock tower as it will give the students a sense of academic breathing and will enhance the image of the campus. The planned tower would be erected over 22 X 22 mts. base supporting 19 floors of gargantuan structure. A board-room will be set on the 7th floor.
EVP of Infy’s infrastructure wing has stated that all the necessary approvals are already in place for the project and it is aimed to be built in 20 months’ time frame. Mumbai based company will design the structure with a mixture of Gothic and Classic styles and a New York based firm will provide structural consultancy. It will be built by Bangalore based KEF Infra. The structure will be pre cast and assembled later on the Mysore campus.
The other two renowned clock tower structures are Hoover Tower (87m) in California and the McGraw Tower (53m) in Cornell.
Pawan Kalyan Director Selection, What’s This Strategy?
While Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Sardaar Gabbar Singh’ shooting schedules are going lengthy and lengthy without any breaks, in parallel there are plenty of news heard on his upcoming films. Some say, SJ Surya is already roped in to get ready with ‘Khushi 2’ script, others say one more director Santosh Srinivas of ‘Rabhasa, Kandireega’ fame also met Power Star recently to take the assignment of remaking Tamil hit ‘Vedalam.’
Yes, more or less Pawan expressed his interest to remake Ajith ‘Vedalam’ in Telugu and so the project will be most probably produced by Dasari Narayana Rao. It comes as a shocker to Power Star Fans because they are first worried with big delays happening in ‘Sardaar Gabbar Singh’ and now the name of Santosh Srinivas popping up in centre is nerve-racking.
Post ‘Aththarintiki Daaredi’ industry hit success; Pawan could have shifted the gears to act only under star directors. But, he never does that. Now, the flop names like SJ Surya, Santosh Srinivas are proving to be bothersome. It’s really hard for Fans to understand Power Star’s strategy.
BC-JAC To Revolt Against Kapu Reservations
Even before the state could come out of the terror unleashed during the Kapu Aikya Garjana agitation called by the former MP Mudragada Padmanabham demanding Kapus’ inclusion in BCs, ongoing heat suggests even more intense days for the Chandrababu government and the common people.
Today, as many as 25 BC community leaders formed a BC Joint Action Committee in Vijayawada and warned the government against passing the GO including Kapus in BCs, succumbing to the Kapu demands. The BC leaders stated that they will call for statewide agitations if Kapus are included in BCs.
Clarifying that they are not against the welfare of Kapus or any other communities, the BC leaders said that Kapus in the state are financially well settled and that they need no reservations.
The agitating BC leaders go on questioning the Kapus if they ever faced social injustice and discrimination like the BCs did. “What decades long atrocities did they face to claim they are a socially backward caste?,” said a BC leader.
The BC leaders further said that there are financially backward people in several communities like Kamma, Kshatriya, Brahmin, Reddy, including Kapus and that the government should form a commission to empower the financially backward people in all communities, without jeopardising up the BC reservations.
The Baahubali Universe In Comics
Here’s the first look of Baahubali The Beginning comics to be unveiled soon by the film’s team in association with Graphics India. Baahubali team also announced that there universe of Baahubali will be extended through animations and games, a never before feat in Tollywood.
A couple of months ago, Baahubali director SS Rajamouli raised a wee bit of suspense and excitement among Baahubali fans when he revealed that the world of Baahubali will be extended beyond 3 parts and in ways nobody could even think of.
These comics and animations are definitely a great tool to increase the hype and excitement for Baahubali The Conclusion, which is due for a release next year.
First Look: RGV’s Vangaveeti Radha
Here are a few striking first look stills of the actor who will be enacting the role of the firebrand leader from Vijayawada, Vangaveeti Radha, in eccentric genius Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Vangaveeti’ a tale of two brothers. RGV revealed his Vangaveeti actor and even tried to draw comparisons between the young actor and the assassinated leader.
While posting these photographs, RGV also recalled how Vangaveeti Radha used to smoke in the presence of his close confidants and his love for coffee. It is said that Vangaveeti Radha, brother of Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga, was killed by the Communists and Ranga took over his legacy and made indelible mark in Vijayawada politics.
Needless to say, RGV is spot on once again by casting a right face. This surely raised the expectations levels about the actor who will be playing the role of Vangaveeti Mohan Ranga.
Why No News on ‘Brahmotsavam’ Pre Biz?
Power Star Pawn Kalyan’s ‘Sardaar Gabbar Singh’, Stylish Star Allu Arjun’s ‘Sarrainodu’ and Prince Mahesh’s ‘Brahmotsavam’ are the three craziest projects which are slated for release at the earliest this summer.
The business of ‘Sardaar Gabbar Singh’ has recently opened and closed in many areas with shocking numbers being heard from trade sources. The craze of the movie can be known with the business figures like Nizam-20+ crores, Ceded-10.50 crores, Vizag-7.2 crores and so on. On the other hand, ‘Sarrainodu’ is also doing a never heard business among Allu Arjun’s movies. The total pre biz of ‘Sarrainodu’ is valued upto Rs.75 crores.
And now, everyone wish to know the area wise business status of ‘Brahmotsavam’ to know the real box office status of Mahesh at the moment. The numbers may come out soon. Srikanth Addala is directing the movie on PVP Cinema. Mahesh Babu co-produces the movie. Kajal, Samantha and Pranitha are the female leads of the film. The movie’s music is being scored by Micky J Meyer.
India, Brunei discuss South China Sea dispute
Brunei on Tuesday held discussion with an Indian delegation led by Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea which has the potential to affect free maritime traffic in Southeast Asia.
“Brunei briefed us on the negotiation under way for the Code of Conduct for the South China Sea. India supports a negotiated settlement of Brunei’s maritime dispute with China,” said Mr. Anil Wadhwa, Secretary (East), following the conclusion of a bilateral defence agreement between India and Brunei. The pact is aimed at ensuring uninterrupted energy lanes between India and Southeast Asia.
An Indian military source in Brunei said the defence cooperation will provide both sides the institutional foundation for more collaborative work on maritime security and secure India’s energy lanes to Brunei.
Brunei’s main port, Muara — one of the main ports in Southeast Asia through which the bulk of the country’s oil and gas exports to India take place — is in the South China Sea region and will become a major component of India’s growing maritime partnership with Brunei. Sources tell The Hindu that India has taken note of the growing Chinese influence on Muara.
Mr Wadhwa said that the part of South China Sea that Brunei claims is largely “unexplored” and might contain hydrocarbon reserves vital for the country’s economy.
China revamps military command structure
China has revamped its military command structure, tailoring it for joint operations of the Army, the Air Force and the Navy — a move that may have acquired fresh urgency on account of the “Pivot to Asia” doctrine of the U.S. and recent political changes in Taiwan. On Monday, President Xi Jinping, who is also the head of the apex Central Military Commission (CMC), inaugurated the formation of five-theatre commands, which will be geared to seamlessly deploy military assets on land, air and sea to “win wars”.
The Eastern, Western, Northern, Southern and Central theatre commands will focus on joint combat. The CMC will exercise overall political, supervisory and administrative control over the armed forces. General Liu Yuejun, 61, has been appointed head of the eastern command. The western command would be headed by General Zhao Zongqi. General Wang Jiaocheng would lead the southern command, while General Song Puxuan will be at the helm the northern command. Lieutenant General Han Weiguo will head the Central Command. Highlighting the necessity of integrated warfare, President Xi at the inaugural ceremony said: “Each command must concentrate on studying modern warfare … and proactively seize the initiative in a future war”.
He added: “[You should] enhance joint command, joint action and joint logistics, and ensure troops are combat ready and complete military missions.” ‘Chinese dream’ In the broader context, the President visualises military reforms as a core element of an ongoing effort to realise the “Chinese dream”. Analysts say that acquisition of hard power— economic, military, scientific, political and diplomatic —are necessary elements to achieve this goal, though achieving economic equity and clean air are also part of the mix. Yet there may be pressing geopolitical considerations that are driving urgent military reforms. Observers say the “Pivot to Asia” doctrine, envisaging bulk concentration of U.S. forces in the Asia-Pacific, has imparted urgency to China’s military modernisation.
Notwithstanding a credible nuclear deterrent and missiles that can destroy aircraft carriers, Chinese military planners acknowledge that the gap between the military capabilities of China and the U.S. was still too wide. An editorial in the Global Times, a state-run tabloid, was blunt in acknowledging that recently. “China’s military strength still significantly lags behind that of the US.” In China’s blogosphere, there is a reference to the emergence of a more nationalist government in Taiwan as a factor driving speedy military reforms. “The real war Xi is preparing is the war to unify Taiwan with China. Xi cannot be sure that Taiwan will not pursue independence with a pro-independence President in power. Nor is he sure that the U.S. will not interfere if China takes Taiwan by force.
Sovereignty threats Due to strong nationalism among Chinese people, Mr. Xi and his party will become entirely unpopular if they fail to take Taiwan by force if Taiwan pursues independence,” says blogging website Tiananmen’s Tremendous Achievements. In an earlier advocacy for military reforms, a Xinhua write-up listed “invasion, subversion” and “sovereignty threats” as areas which need to be addressed for ensuring that “development and stability are not interrupted or sabotaged”.
During Monday’s ceremony, President Xi stressed that centralisation of the military architecture was vital, and all the theatre commands should “unswervingly follow the absolute leadership of the Communist Party of China over the military and carry out the orders and instructions of the CPC Central Committee and the CMC to the letter”.
