The second day of the first test between India and South Africa which is being played at SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium, Centurion, has got suspended due to rains but the visitors seem to be in a strong position with the help of the unbeaten century scored by the Indian batter KL Rahul.

In the absence of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul opened the Indian innings with Mayank Agarwal and they both accumulated 117 runs for the first wicket partnership. While Mayank Agarwal got out at the score of 60 runs, the rough phase of the veteran Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara continued as he got out for golden duck. The Indian test skipper Virat Kohli scored 35 runs before getting out and Ajinkya Rahane seemed to regain his form as he scored 40 runs and was at the crease with KL Rahul when the first day of the first test match of the 3-match test series ended.

KL Rahul who is in the superb form calls his century a truly special one, adding that every hundred gives a lot of joy to the cricketer as he has to give something out of him for scoring a century. He further adds that in such a moment, a player experiences a lot of emotions because he had fought for 6-7 hours for playing such an innings.

He also states that he is pretty happy with the manner in which he has batted without losing his wicket as this is what is expected from him. He further says that once they both (he and Mayank) gave India a good start, he started enjoying his batting but he didn’t think much about the future of his innings.

Rahul also talks about the preparations as he says that the preparation has been quite good and the manner in which all the Indian batsmen have batted on day one talks a lot about their focus and hard work.

India has scored 272 runs at the loss of 3 wickets and the chances of getting a result in the match seem a little low as the second day’s game has been affected due to rains. All the wickets have been taken by Lungi Ngidi for his South African team.

Do you think that any result will come in this test match? Let us know your views.

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R Madhavan is one of those few actors who are very popular in the southern movie industry as well as in Bollywood. Presently, he is entertaining audiences with his power-packed performance in Hardik Mehta directed web series Decoupled which also stars the beautiful actress Surveen Chawla. Decoupled which got released on December 17 on a digital platform is based on the story of a couple whose relationship is in doldrums and they are thinking of getting separated.

The difficulties that are faced by modern couples in their relationship forms the basic plot of the web series and recently, R Madhavan shared his opinion on the present day relationships in an interview.

According to R Madhavan, people have started giving up very easily and nobody is even thinking of the priorities in life. He further states that the present day couples have to deal with pressure and distractions which are mainly because of the corporate and trends. The “Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein” actor adds that unnecessary pressure makes them feel that their life is inadequate and it creates problems.

As per him, it is quite important for the present day couples to realize and recognize that in the end, it is just all about a simple life with a companion. While concluding the talks on this topic, he says that he feels if we take a good look at the relationships shared by majority of our parents, we will come to know that things are not so complicated as they seem to be.

There is no denying the fact that what Madhavan has stated is certainly a big lesson to learn for many present day couples who make no delay in parting ways because of smaller issues which can be dealt with practicing a little bit of patience and by having a proper communication.

As far as R Madhavan’s personal life is concerned, he got married to Sarita Birje in 1999 and the beautiful couple has a son whom they have named Vedaant. Madhavan met Sarita for the first time in the year 1991 when she attended his classes of communication and public speaking and the skills that she learned for the classes helped her in getting the job of an air-hostess. Sarita has also shown her talent as the costume designer in some movies which starred Madhavan.

Decoupled is being enjoyed by audiences and the actors are also getting the love of viewers for their wonderful performances. Have you watched Decoupled? Do let us know how you found it.

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Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone starrer movie “83” has released in theatres and as expected, it’s performing pretty well on the box-office. The film depicts story of the Indian cricket team which won the 1983 World Cup under the captaincy of former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev. In the flick, Ranveer Singh has played the role of Kapil Dev while his wife Deepika Padukone has portrayed the character of Kapil Dev’s wife Romi Dev.

As “83” is based on the real life story, the producers had to purchase the rights for making the movie on this subject and they also paid a pretty good amount to the former cricketers to get their side of the story. If reports are to be believed, the producers have paid an amount of Rs. 15 crore to the former Indian cricketers who were a part of the 1983 World Cup winning squad and the biggest part from this amount has been paid to Kapil Dev.

It is being said that the former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev has been paid an amount of Rs. 5 crore to tell his story as he not only led the team in the tournament but also gave some really memorable performances.

Other than Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, Kabir Khan directed movie stars Pankaj Tripathi (Team Manager Man Singh), Jiiva (Krishnamachari Srikkanth), Ammy Virk (Balwinder Sandhu), Tahir Raj Bhasin (Sunil Gavaskar), Dhairya Karwa (Ravi Shastri), Chirag Patil (Sandeep Patil), Sahil Khattar (Syed Kirmani), Saqib Saleem (Mohinder Amarnath), R Badree (Sunil Valson), Hardy Sandhu (Madan Lal), Addinath Kothare (Dilip Vengsarkar), Jatin Sarna (Yashpal Sharma), NIshant Dahiya (Roger Binny) and Dinker Sharma (Kirti Azad).

In the 1983 World Cup, the West Indians were the favourites to win the trophy and everyone was quite sure that they would lift the cup for the third time consecutively as they had already won the earlier two World Cups (1975 and 1979) and they were performing pretty well at that time as well. However, the Indian team scripted history by defeating West Indies in the finals and gave the country its first ever cricket World Cup.

Have you watched “83”? If yes, how did you find it? Do share your opinion about it.

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The Bollywood superstar Shahid Kapoor is all set for the release of his upcoming flick “Jersey” which also stars Mrunal Thakur and Pankaj Kapur in important roles. It is a remake of 2019 released Telugu movie of the same title that was a big hit on the box-office and starred Nani and Shraddha Srinath in lead roles. Shahid Kapoor starrer movie is scheduled to release on 31st December 2021 and after watching the trailer, many are expecting it to be a blockbuster.

Shahid Kapoor’s last movie was “Kabir Singh” which was also a remake of hit Telugu movie “Arjun Reddy”. “Kabir Singh” touched the Rs. 200 crore mark on the box-office and Shahid Kapoor also got praised for his intense acting however it also attracted some controversies due to the controversial subject of the film.

But do you know that there have been some great scripts which Shahid Kapoor rejected? In this article, we are going to tell you about some of them which Shahid refused to do and they went on to become blockbusters.

1. Rockstar:

“Rockstar” and “Jab We Met” both were directed by Imtiaz Ali and it is being said that Shahid was the first choice for “Rockstar” but when he was given a choice between both the movies, he chose to go with “Jab We Met”. Though “Rockstar” was not a very big hit, it was certainly a game-changer for Ranbir Kapoor as his performance was loved by audiences.

2. Rang De Basanti:

Rang De Basanti is one of the most popular and most loved movies, especially among the youngsters and it starred Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan, R Madhavan, Kunal Kapoor, Siddharth, Sharman Joshi, Atul Kulkarni, Soha Ali Khan and others in important roles. You will be surprised to know that Shahid Kapoor was first offered the role which was played by Siddharth in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s directed film and in an interview, Shahid said that he regret not doing it despite the fact that he cried while reading the script.

3. The Reluctant Fundamentalist:

Directed by Mira Nair, 2012 released “The Reluctant Fundamentalist” which was an international movie was rejected by Shahid Kapoor because he had signed “Mausam” which turned out to be a flop on the box-office.

4. Raanjhanaa:

This 2013 released Aanand L. Rai directed movie starred Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor in lead roles and it was a big hit on the box-office. Dhanush who is a very famous southern movie star made his debut in Bollywood with this flick but he was not the first choice for “Raanjhanaa”. As per reports, Shahid Kapoor was first offered the lead role but he refused to work in the film.

5. Bang Bang:

Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif starrer “Bang Bang” which was a remake of Hollywood movie “Knight And Day” performed average on the box-office but it was certainly liked by fans of Hrithik and Katrina. The director of the movie Siddharth Anand first offered the role to Shahid Kapoor before Hrithik Roshan but the former rejected it.

Do you think we missed any movie in the list? Let us know.

We also wish luck to Shahid Kapoor for his upcoming movie “Jersey”.

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There are few actors in Bollywood whose acting is so intense that they can leave a big impact on the audiences even if they get a very small screen time and Naseeruddin Shah is certainly one of them. The 71 years old actor has played many types of roles in his career whether it is the lead role, supporting role or role of a villain but there is no denying the fact that we still want to see more of him in movies.

However, there was a time when people had doubt on his ability to survive in the Indian film industry, leave aside making big and achieve so much success as he had done in reality. Naseeruddin Shah completed his graduation from Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and he is also an alumnus of the prestigious National School of Drama (NSD) which has given us many other big actors.

In an interview to a leading daily, the “A Wednesday” actor revealed that when he was studying in the film school, majority of his counterparts and staff members were of the opinion that he would not be able to do anything substantial in his career. However, he is one of those few students who have been able to achieve success in the film and Naseeruddin Shah disclosed that the second student who was with him and has made a name for himself is none other than the famous actor Shakti Kapoor. He emphasizes that he isn’t joking but telling the truth and while he was a backbencher, Shakti Kapoor was among the best students of the class.

As far as his acting career is concerned, Naseeruddin Shah is left with no desires as he feels that he has done almost everything that he has desired to accomplish as an actor. Talking about his future, he states that he simply wants to work in those projects in which he enjoys to work and which are different from a simple story as he wants to be remembered for his work. He also adds that he will always be grateful for all the opportunities that he has got in his career.

The viewers will be able to see Naseeruddin Shah playing a lead role in a show entitled Kaun Banegi Shikharwati on a digital platform starting January 7. The show also stars some big names of the industry such as Raghubir Yadav, Lara Dutta Bhupathi, Soha Ali Khan, Kritika Kamra and others.

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is most likely to conduct the mega auction for the IPL 2022 in the first week of February for two days in Bengaluru, if everything goes fine. As per reports, this auction may take place in UAE if the cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 keep on increasing and the situation goes out of control, however as of now BCCI plans to conduct the mega auction in Bengaluru.

Though Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has retained Virat Kohli, the former RCB skipper has made it clear that he won’t be leading the team in the future, however he has also added that he will play only for RCB in the IPL. Finding a new skipper is certainly a tough job for the franchise as they have to search for a suitable candidate for leading the team who can make them win their first ever IPL title which Virat Kohli, who is considered as one of the greatest of all times by his fans, failed to do. Virat has been associated with the franchise since the inaugural edition of 2008 and since 2013, he has been leading the team. Though RCB has reached the finals three times till now, it is still waiting for its first ever trophy in the tournament.

If the reports are to be believed, the Bengaluru franchise has finalized an Indian cricketer as its new skipper for the IPL 2022 and some cricket fans may get surprised after knowing his name.

He is none other than Manish Pandey who presently leads the Karnataka team in the domestic circuits and how we can forget to mention that this right-handed batsman is the first Indian to hit a century in the IPL.

Manish Pandey has played 154 IPL matches in total under different franchises (Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders, Pune Warriors India (now defunct) and Sunrisers Hyderabad) and has scored 3560 runs with an average of 30.68.

Well nothing can be said with confirmation but do you think Manish Pandey is the right choice for the post of the RCB skipper? Do let us know your opinion.

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Amitabh Bachchan, the renowned Bollywood actor, is considered as the God of acting by many of his fans but Big B used to be in awe of the legendary Bollywood actor-director Raj Kapoor and his cottage and always wanted to get a glimpse of what inside the cottage was.

Senior Bachchan never got the chance to work with Raj Kapoor but they came together in 1981 released “Naseeb” in which Raj Kapoor did a cameo in a song. The movie starred Shatrughan Sinha, Rishi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Reena Roy, etc. in important roles along with Amitabh Bachchan.

In an interview given by Amitabh Bachchan, he stated that though he was not able to work with Raj Kapoor yet the song in which he did a cameo was the greatest moment for him (Amitabh). He added that they both shot the song together which was really good and they kept in touch afterwards. Big B said that Raj Kapoor always used to be in the studio whenever there was a shooting in the RK Studios and he always wanted to get a peek inside the cottage of Raj Kapoor and his white ambassador with which he used to come there.

The “Deewar” actor stated that he remembers the first time he was able to enter the cottage when a minister visited the studio. Amitabh further said that there was some celebration going on and everyone was in the lawn which was outside first floor. He added that it was then Raj Kapoor came and asked the minister to come with him so that they could sit separately but to his (Amitabh’s) surprise, Raj Kapoor turned to him and asked him to join them.

However on seeing the room inside the cottage, Amitabh Bachchan was a little surprised as the room was all white and there was just a low masnad and nothing else. He added that Raj Kapoor used to sit on the floor and while introducing him to the minister, RK stated that he is the tallest in the industry to which the Amitabh Bachchan added that yes sir but in terms of height only.

Raj Kapoor bid goodbye to the world in 1988 but his memories will always be with us.

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