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  • For Shehnaaz, working with Salman meant lots of good food and fun

    For Shehnaaz, working with Salman meant lots of good food and fun

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    Mumbai: Shehnaaz Gill, who rose to fame with ‘Bigg Boss 13’, and is recently making headlines for her stint in actor Salman Khan starrer ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’, talked about her working experience with the Bollywood superstar.

    Speaking to media here on Sunday, the actress also shared the difference she found in the Hindi film industry after being part of Punjabi industry and the advice she got from Salman for her career.

    After working in the Punjabi industry, Shehnaaz experienced an altogether new atmosphere in Bollywood.

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    She said: “These are big-budget films. In fact, most Bollywood films are made with huge budgets and that can be seen on sets — they are so big. I just hope the Punjabi industry also grows in the same way and similarly, big-budget films are made.”

    Shehnaaz said: “Salman is the same in reality as he is seen on the stage of ‘Bigg Boss’. I can’t see any difference in him. He gives good advice to others and motivates them. He corrected me and asked me to concentrate on my work. I am doing the same and learning Hindi.”

    Sharing her shooting experience, she said: “Salman used to have a lot of fun with us. From lunch to dinner, we enjoyed having food there.”

    Talking about her journey in the industry, Shehnaaz said: “I want to focus on my career and nothing else. I want to dedicate my life to work and I keep getting love and support from the media and the audience.”

    “I don’t believe in planning. Because it never works. Just go with the flow.”

    The actress said that she will work hard on her acting skills and will do whatever roles will come to her.

    She said that if she can reduce weight then she can do anything and she will give her best.

    Shehnaaz also answered the question about Salman restricting actresses from wearing revealing dresses, however, she declined it and said: “Nothing like that, I wore a very sexy dress during the promotion.”

    “Salman sir keeps motivating me and saying that you will grow in your career,” she concluded.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • ‘Pictures like this meant I couldn’t return to South Africa until apartheid was abolished’: Steve Bloom’s best shot

    ‘Pictures like this meant I couldn’t return to South Africa until apartheid was abolished’: Steve Bloom’s best shot

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    I spent my early adulthood in South Africa during the apartheid era. In 1974, the government passed a law stipulating that all lessons for black children had to be in Afrikaans, which most could not speak, and which was considered the language of the oppressor. By 1976, Black schoolchildren took to the streets of Soweto to protest and were met with police violence, with over 176 deaths. It was then that the tide turned, the protest movement grew and people worldwide became more aware of the injustices of apartheid.

    Sensing the country was on the cusp of change, I went out to try to photograph what was happening around me. I was in my early 20s and working for a company that printed magazines, so I’d take my own pictures at weekends. I’d had no photographic training and because I could hardly afford film, I bought bulk reels of black and white, which were cheaper. I had to limit the number of exposures I could make due to the cost, and used cat litter trays for developing the silver gelatin prints.

    I had a manual Canon FTb camera and a standard 50mm lens, which approximates the field of view of the eye. I would visit and photograph squatter towns where Black people were living as family units in defiance of the labour laws, and I also went to District Six, a mixed-race community where homes were demolished and the inhabitants evicted to make way for white housing. I’d knock on doors and ask if I could photograph people in their homes.

    When I took pictures of people on the streets, they were often absorbed in their own worlds. I spotted the couple in this photograph in Green Point, Cape Town, near where I lived. The man was tenderly caring for his sick partner, and a smartly dressed woman walked past them, totally oblivious to their existence. The man looked up at her and the white of his eye caught the light as I took the picture. There are two other photographs I took showing a pair of white kids walking past the same couple without appearing to notice them, and then on their return journey, eating ice creams they’d just bought.

    I felt my pictures needed to be seen and a local publisher was interested in producing a book, which reached the dummy stage before he decided the project was going to be too risky. But a photograph I sent to the British Journal of Photography made their front page in 1977, so that same month I packed a box of prints into a suitcase and flew to Heathrow. I only had a couple of dozen or so prints, and lent these to the International Defence and Aid Fund, which campaigned to defend people in race trials and raise awareness of apartheid internationally. My pictures were exhibited and published widely and, as a consequence, I was unable to return to South Africa until apartheid was abolished over 13 years later.

    Under apartheid, anti-racist behaviour was spurned by the government, interracial sex was illegal and the best jobs, housing and education were strictly reserved for whites. One of the other photographs I brought to the UK is a portrait of a man I worked with at the printing company. He was an experienced technician, but I remember once asking him to prepare two exposures on a contact sheet. He had to remind me he was only allowed to make one exposure, as two were classed as “skilled” work, which was reserved for white technicians.

    Apartheid, meaning “apartness”, was a deliberate process of engendering indifference between the races, which I think this photograph demonstrates. When you walk into my new exhibition at Leicester Art Gallery, it’s the first picture that strikes you, because it has been printed a couple of metres tall. There’s a resonance when people realise that such social and economic differences are still present 45 years later. The difference with this image is that the couple were denied equal opportunities by law.

    After the end of apartheid and the election of Nelson Mandela, I trawled through the old negatives, discovering images I’d forgotten I had. I became a wildlife photographer in midlife and now it feels like the photographs I took at 23 belong to another lifetime. They act as a poignant reminder of why history must never be buried or forgotten and how we need to be constantly reminded of such injustices to help prevent them from happening again.

    Steve Bloom’s CV

    Photographer Steve Bloom
    Photographer Steve Bloom

    Born: Johannesburg, 1953
    Trained: Self-taught
    Influences: “Photojournalist W Eugene Smith, with his powerful features in Life magazine.”
    High point: “Seeing my first photography book roll off the press. It’s the knowledge that the images will be seen. I think reaching an audience is a joy for any photographer.”
    Low point: “The phone call from a processing lab in the analogue film days to say that there had been a chemical ‘incident’ and the films I had brought back from a shoot in Kenya had been destroyed.”
    Top tip: “In this age of billions of pictures being made each day, it’s tempting to take multiple pictures of the same subject without actually concentrating too much on composition, lighting and timing. Photograph as if you only get one chance at it, and that discipline will sharpen your creative mind.”

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    ( With inputs from : www.theguardian.com )

  • What Biden said — and what he meant

    What Biden said — and what he meant

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    Here’s a guide to what Biden said — and what he actually meant:

    The McCarthy Greeting

    What he said: I start tonight by congratulating the members of the 118th Congress and the new Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy. Mr. Speaker, I look forward to working together.

    What he meant: This is going to be a long two years.

    Decoding: Biden genuinely believes in compromising with Republicans to get things done. But he knows that the new House GOP majority will be focused, perhaps above all else, on inflicting political pain on him and weakening his case for reelection with myriad investigations. An irascible conservative wing with immense power over the new speaker makes the chances for serious legislating slim to none.

    Me vs. Trump

    What he said: Two years ago our economy was reeling. As I stand here tonight, we have created a record 12 million new jobs — more jobs created in two years than any president has ever created in four years. Two years ago, Covid had shut down our businesses, closed our schools, and robbed us of so much. Today, Covid no longer controls our lives. And two years ago, our democracy faced its greatest threat since the Civil War. Today, though bruised, our democracy remains unbowed and unbroken.

    What he meant: You all remember 2020? Does anyone seriously want to go back to Trump?

    Decoding: Biden offered a self-progress report on the big crises he vowed to address. But at the outset of a potential rematch with Trump, he’s also reminding the country of the chaos and, ultimately, violence of his predecessor’s tenure.

    With polls this week showing Biden’s post-midterm bump fading, and one even showing Trump leading a hypothetical rematch, you can understand why the president would want the country to evaluate his presidency in terms of the situation he inherited and the progress that’s been made on the pandemic, unemployment and election integrity.

    Blame for inflation

    What he said: Inflation has been a global problem because the pandemic disrupted our supply chains and Putin’s unfair and brutal war that disrupted energy as well as food supplies, blocking all that grain in Ukraine. But we’re better positioned than any country on Earth. We have more to do, but here at home, inflation is coming down.

    What he meant: Why can’t more of you appreciate the strength of this economy?! Don’t you see all this job growth? Can’t you see that higher prices aren’t my fault?

    Decoding: This isn’t the first time Biden has argued that the main causes of inflation are largely beyond his control. But he has little choice but to use this once-a-year platform to hammer it again — given the disconnect between strong economic metrics and the public’s frustration that everything costs more now than it did a couple years ago.

    Abortion politics

    What he said: The vice president and I are doing everything we can to protect access to reproductive health care and safeguard patient privacy. But already, more than a dozen states are enforcing extreme abortion bans. Make no mistake; if Congress passes a national abortion ban, I will veto it.

    What he meant: I know Congress isn’t going to send this bill to my desk. But please, Republicans, go ahead and take a shot.

    Decoding: Enough Republicans have expressed their support for a federal abortion ban that Biden can reasonably set this up as a hypothetical. If only for the purposes of clarifying again which party is united in its support of reproductive freedom and which is responsible for the Supreme Court majority that struck down Roe v. Wade last summer and talking about going further.

    After Democrats avoided the sweeping midterm defeat most presidents’ parties have historically suffered, in large part thanks to the backlash from women incensed by the Court’s reversal on abortion, Biden wanting to beat this drum loudly should come as no surprise.

    The debt ceiling staring contest

    What he said: In the last two years, my administration cut the deficit by more than $1.7 trillion — the largest deficit reduction in American history. Under the previous administration, America’s deficit went up four years in a row. Because of those record deficits, no president added more to the national debt in any four years than my predecessor. Nearly 25% of the entire national debt, a debt that took 200 years to accumulate, was added by that administration alone. How did Congress respond to all that debt? They lifted the debt ceiling three times without preconditions or crisis. They paid America’s bills to prevent economic disaster for our country. Tonight, I’m asking this Congress to follow suit.

    What he meant: Y’all want to talk about spending? Let’s talk about spending.

    Decoding: Okay, this doesn’t need much translation. Biden’s decision to question Republicans’ return to conditioning any increase of the nation’s debt ceiling on spending cuts, something it never did when Trump was in the White House, makes clear that he feels good about the cards he holds at the moment. And that he’s happy to remind the country what’s at stake and to up the pressure on the GOP.

    But as Biden challenged the GOP, shouts arose in the chamber. The television cutaways showed GOP lawmakers shaking their heads. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), draped in a white fur-collared coat, stood up and shouted something back at the president.

    Prior to the speech, Biden aides hinted they wouldn’t be upset if some far-right Republicans made a scene during the speech. It’s quite likely, given the response Biden drew, that this part of the speech was written to bait someone like Greene into providing the contrast the White House wanted between the president and the MAGA Republicans he didn’t explicitly call out.

    Infrastructure hypocrisy

    What he said: I sincerely thank my Republican friends who voted for the [bipartisan infrastructure] law. And to my Republican friends who voted against it but still ask to fund projects in their districts, don’t worry. I promised to be the president for all Americans. We’ll fund your projects. And I’ll see you at the ground-breaking.

    What he meant: No way I was going to let you all get away with voting against this bill and then taking credit for the projects and new jobs in your districts.

    Decoding: Biden and top aides plan to focus a lot of attention this year on the real world effects of laws they’ve passed, including the $1.2 trillion infrastructure overhaul that’s now taking the shape of bridge repairs, lead pipe removals and the construction of new charging stations for electric vehicles.

    And while Biden will always note that the law passed with bipartisan support, he’s intent on calling out Republicans who voted against it but are now benefiting. In a speech where he largely laid off attacking “MAGA Republicans,” something McCarthy specifically requested, this gentle ribbing served as a friendly reminder that Biden will continue to draw sharp contrasts with the Republicans who aren’t interested in bipartisan cooperation.

    A recalibration on policing

    What he said: I know most cops are good. decent people. They risk their lives every time they put on that shield. But what happened to Tyre in Memphis happens too often. We have to do better.

    What he meant: I’m taking the “tough on crime” thing down a notch.

    Decoding: A year ago with the midterms looming in the distance, Biden was emphatic in trying to make clear that he and Democrats weren’t looking to weaken law enforcement, bellowing his vow to “FUND THE POLICE.” There was no such call this year. And Biden’s remarks here reflect a recalibration on this subject.

    With the the parents of Tyre Nichols in the balcony, Biden called on Congress to act on a police reform plan to better train officers and hold them to higher standards. There was still a line about providing “more resources” for law enforcement but it was delivered quickly and without the same rhetorical emphasis that characterized last year’s address.

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    ( With inputs from : www.politico.com )

  • ‘You are not meant to plan your return..,’ says SRK’s amid Pathaan’s mega success

    ‘You are not meant to plan your return..,’ says SRK’s amid Pathaan’s mega success

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    Mumbai: No one can beat superstar Shah Rukh Khan in imparting wisdom to young minds.

    As the whole nation is celebrating SRK’s return to the silver screen after four years with the blockbuster ‘Pathaan’, the superstar expressed his thoughts on “comebacks.”

    Borrowing a quote from American film ‘Gattaca’, Shah Rukh tweeted, “Gattaca movie ‘I never saved anything for the swim back’.. I think life is a bit like that….You aren’t meant to plan your return…U r meant to move forward. Don’t come back…try to finish what u started. Just a 57yr olds’ advice things.”

    Netizens chimed in the comment section in no time and congratulated the actor on Pathaan’s mega success.

    “Thank you always for all the words,” ‘Bigg Boss’ fame Pratik Sehajpal commented.

    “Your words are always so inspiring,” a social media user commented.
    Speaking of ‘Pathaan’, the film is Siddharth Anand’s directorial. It also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in the lead roles.

    The film, which was released on January 25, has created history at the box office. It has collected Rs 219 crore worldwide in just two days.

    As per trade analyst Taran Adarsh, Pathaan collected Rs 68 crore mark in national chains on day 2, while dubbed formats earned Rs 2.5 crore.

    “ALL #BO RECORDS DEMOLISHED… #Pathaan creates HISTORY on Day 2 as well… FIRST #Hindi film to near Rs 70 cr on a single day… Wed 55 cr, Thu 68 cr [#RepublicDay]. Total: Rs 123 cr. #Hindi version. #India biz. UNIMAGINABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. UNSTOPPABLE. #Pathaan #Tamil + #Telugu: Wed 2 cr, Thu 2.50 cr. Total: Rs 4.50 cr,” Adarsh tweeted.

    “‘PATHAAN’: Rs 219.60 CR WORLDWIDE GROSS IN 2 DAYS… #Pathaan #India + #Overseas Gross BOC… Day 1: Rs 106 cr Day 2: Rs 113.60 cr Worldwide GROSS Total: Rs 219.60 cr,” he added.

    Dimple Kapadia and Ashutosh Rana are also a part of the action-spy film. What made the film more special is Salman Khan’s extended cameo.



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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )