#BoycottChhapaak: Social media reacts to Nadeem Khan’s name change to Rajesh in movie

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January 8, 2020

Mumbai Social media mongers have appealed people to boycott the Deepika Padukone-starrer Chhapaak for two reasons; one because the Bollywood actress was seen outside Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi recently.

Deepika was in New Delhi to promote her upcoming film Chhapaak that also stars Vikrant Massey as the male lead. The actress joined a protest against violence in the JNU campus. The Meghna Gulzar directorial is based on the life of acid attack survivor and social activist Laxmi Agarwal.

While Deepika Padukone is yet to speak about the violence at JNU, the actor earlier on Wednesday told media, “If we want to see change in life and society, it is important that a point of view be put forward. I feel proud about it that people are coming out, be it on the streets or wherever they are, they are raising their voice and expressing themselves as it is important.” This visit has not gone well with right-wingers.

The second reason is that in reality, the guy who threw acid on Laxmi Agarwal was Nadeem Khan, in the movie. His name has been changed as Rajesh in the film. The movie is based on a real life story.

The name change from Nadeem Khan to Rajesh has not gone well, this is translated as pro- Hindu propaganda. Deepika Padukone has been widely attacked and trolled on social media. But many acid attack victims came forward in her support requesting people not to boycott the movie.

Acid attack victim Anshu Rajput has asked people not to boycott the movie as this has shown the struggle of acid attack survivors. She said, “Just because Deepika stood with JNU students, one should not ban the movie, look at the larger subject, this is story of we the survivors.”

“No matter which political party you support, do you support violence? Don’t visuals of bleeding students and teachers shake you up? We can’t sit on the fence any longer. Kudos to Deepika Padukone for showing up and all those who spoke for speaking up. This is not the time to stay quiet,” said Sonakshi Sinha.

“More power to Deepika Padukone, can’t wait to watch Chhapaak tonight. United we stand,” said Bhumi Pednekar.

“There comes a tipping point in everyone’s life. I guess the violence in JNU was Deepika’s. Salutations Deepika, the country will remember this act of courage,” filmmaker Aparna Sen stated.

Former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar said, “More power to Deepika and thank you for your solidarity and support. You might be abused or trolled today, but history will remember you for your courage and standing by the idea of India.”

Another acid attack survivor Azam Mazaher told Afternoon Voice, “JNU and acid attack survivors are two different issues. Deepika has every right to stand where she wants and with whom she can, but boycotting the movie means disrespecting the spirit of victims”

Chhapaak – A new hope for acid attack survivors

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Vaidehi Taman

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January 8, 2020

Since ages, men and women have been subjected to acid attacks after which they go in deep depression and end their lives in dark rooms. Acid attacks in India is on the rise and the women who survive such attacks are forced to live as outcasts. India has made international headlines for horrific rape cases in recent years, but acid attacks are common too although they receive less attention. Despite laws restricting the sale of acid, there are 250 to 300 acid attacks or by other deadly chemicals reported in India every year, according to Stop Acid Attacks, a non-profit group.

Despite stricter laws and punishments, the number of acid attacks in India continues to increase. Statistics show a clear increase in the number of acid attacks in the South Asian country in recent years. At least 106 such attacks were reported in 2012. And that figure rose to 122 in 2013 and 349 in 2014. Activists say that that the figure rose to over 500 in 2015. There are many unreported cases of acid attacks in which victims die especially in rural areas. Sometimes, people try to hide information if the attacker was the husband or a family member of the victim. The victims are attacked over domestic or land disputes, a rejected marriage proposal or spurned sexual advances. Acid attacked victims had no social acceptance and resource to stand back, but now the scenarios have changed. With growing awareness and adequate support to victims gives new hope and confidence. There is social acceptance and there is kindness in people’s heart that is voluntarily giving support to such fellow human.

Thankfully, Bollywood personalities like Deepika Padukone and Meghna Gulzar took up this subject to the silver screen and gained a lot of respect. Chhapaak (Splash) is a Hindi-language drama film based on the life of Laxmi Agarwal that stars Padukone as an acid attack survivor alongside Vikrant Massey and Madhurjeet Sarghi.

Laxmi Agarwal and her partner inspired many men to come forward and take a step ahead. She was an acid attack survivor who spoke for the rights of acid attack victims and gave voices to such victims. Since then, the society at large is openly speaking about the same. Not only that, but also many celebrities have come forward to help them voluntarily. The victims have got life partners too. Laxmi was attacked in 2005 by a 32-year-old man Naeem Khan alias Guddu whose advances she had rejected when she was just 15. Her story, among others, was told in a series on acid attack victims in a media report. She has also advocated against acid attacks by gathering 27,000 signatures for a petition to curb acid sales and taking that cause to the Indian Supreme Court. Her petition led the Supreme Court to order the central and state governments to regulate the sale of acid and the Parliament to make prosecutions of acid attacks easier to pursue.

In 2014, she fell in love with social activist Alok Dixit. Both decided not to get married and instead be in a live-in relationship. They decided to live together until death. But later on, they tied themselves in a wedlock. Now, they have a beautiful daughter too.

This particular love story has set examples for many youth. Since then, there are numerous stories of acid attack victims getting married and extending families. Laxmi is the director of Chhanv Foundation, a NGO dedicated to help the survivors of acid attacks in India. Incidentally, she received a 2014 International Women of Courage award by US First Lady Michelle Obama. Since she has taken up this issue to the globe, now there are many victims who follow her footsteps and all are doing reasonably well for their future life.

Trustworthy statistics for the crime are difficult to ascertain. The Indian government confirmed the number of female acid attack victims as 98 in 2011, 85 in 2012 and 80 in 2013. But acid survivor support groups say these figures are misleading and do not account for the many cases that go unreported as well as those involving male victims. Instances of acid attacks have been reported in nearly all parts of the world. What has changed now is the outlook, people are openly condemning such attacks and society at large has stood by the victims in recent past. Brave young women who suffered a horrific acid attacks have spoken out against the culprits. They are strongly holding their foot in the ground and yet trying to live with dignity.

Acid attack is not something unnoticed in India. It has stunned the morality of our nation again and again with mutilated faces, unbeaten survivors coming to the frontlines to share their horrific stories and families driven to bankruptcy supporting recovery costs. The Indian Penal Code was modified in 2013 for the first time to add regulations tailored to acid attacks. Acid attack is possibly the worst infliction on another human – leading to complete debilitation, loss of income and opportunity and even social sequestration. It can happen to anyone, at any time. The means to this evil remain quite accessible to most and the causes provoking such cruelty can be incredibly trivial. 85 per cent of victims are women, so acid attack can overwhelmingly be classified as gender violence. For the 15 per cent male victims, the primary cause of attack is property dispute or jealousy.

The reason for an attack might be anything, but these odd acts of people have not deterred good people to come forward and lend their hand in all capacities. The society is changing, its people are more mature and sensitive towards these victims and every day there is new hope in their lives. There are many who can raise their voices unless they are heard and attended to. Chhapaak is one such story and subject that needs utmost attention. Hope this movie makes a lot of difference to the mindset of those men who can go to any extent to deface a woman.

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Ajay Devgn shuns violence

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January 8, 2020

Ajay Devgn, whose film Tanhaji is set to release this week, is the latest celebrity to come out against violence. He says that violence is not the solution to any problem.

While he was unclear on what transpired behind the attacks at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. He said that he had been watching the news since morning and that it was very conflicting. He said till the time it is not clear who has done what, he wouldn’t want to comment. He however said what was happening was very sad. He added that till the time one person is not fully aware, that person shouldn’t speak and add to the confusion. He said that it is stupid to think it is complicit. He said that they can’t add fuel to fire.

The actor further said that whoever is doing this, is doing a wrong thing. Violence is not the solution of this; it is only harming the country. He said that whenever they say something, it is taken seriously either in a good way or a bad way.

Deepika steps out to gather people’s reaction of Chhapaak

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January 8, 2020

With the Deepika Padukone-starrer Chhapaak all set to release, the promotion of the film is at its peak. As a part of this endeavour, the lady stepped out on the streets of Mumbai in the garb of Malti (the character which she plays in Chhapaak) with a few acid attack survivors.

Among the places she visited were a mobile store, a supermarket, an accessories shop and a local clothes market to gather people’s reaction. There were certain people who gave awkward glances and refused to help Deepika Padukone and other survivors. On the other hand, there were kind people who helped them not feeling awkward to move around with them at all.

This film has Deepika essaying the role of an acid attack survivor. The film is based on the life of Laxmi Agarwal. For the Meghna Gulzar directorial, DP decided to take up a social experiment in order to know how people react to acid attack survivors.

Letters to the Editor: 08 January, 2020

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January 8, 2020

1PM Modi should mediate between Iran and US to de-escalate tension

India is on good terms with both Iran and United States and our PM Modi should mediate between both the nations to de-escalate the tension which has developed after General Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in Iraq. Iran would not take this lying down and they are sure to retaliate in the coming days which would divide the nation on communal grounds which is bad news for world peace.

Top international leaders including PM Modi should initiate a debate and sound sense in the minds of Donald Trump and Iranian leaders. US fights proxy wars from the shores of other nations and they are far away from the action on the ground. Peace begets peace and debates can diffuse any situation while violence only fuels bloodbath.

S.N. Kabra

2Set-up passport collection centers at RPO offices

It is given to understand that Regional Passport Offices across India arrange for delivery of passports mandatorily via Speed post for the applicants of both Tatkal and Normal categories. The passport is arranged immediately post completion of necessary formalities related to police verification and dispatched by Speed Post to the addressee. The Passport is thus delivered to the applicant’s address within the stipulated timeline of atleast 1-2 days.

Further to collect the passport personally, an applicant is otherwise mandated to submit a written application to the respective RPO. The decision to hand over the passport personally is then granted only to the needy applicants under exceptional cases. Thus the rule however does not apply to Normal/Tatkal category applicants who otherwise intend to collect the passport personally.

Unlike visa formalities which requires an applicant to collect the passport personally, there is also a need to enable the option of collecting passports by the applicants personally. The suggestion may be considered through establishing a dedicated Passport Collection Centers at respective RPO offices. The positive move otherwise will highly benefit the needy applicants of both normal and tatkal category passports, instead of relying on the mandatory postal mode of dispatch.

Varun Dambal

3Make medicines available at dealer-price at all government-hospitals

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Presently wholesale medicine-market at Bhagirath Palace (Delhi) has virtually turned into a retail-market with even a single strip of any medicine available at almost all wholesale-shops at dealer-price with 20-percent discount on branded medicines. Some shops have even started giving 22-perecent discount in retail on branded medicines. On-line sale of medicines provide still more discounts that too with free home-delivery in attractive packing.

Central and state governments should open retail-shops of medicines in all government-hospitals where normal people may get medicines at dealer-price with maximum possible discounts. Profit-margin rather than discount at these shops should be fixed because cheaper-considered generic medicines have at times have a very abnormal huge gap between ex-factory price and printed Maximum-Retail-Price MRP. Rather maximum gap between ex-factory price and MRP should be fixed for all medicines including branded and generic medicines alike to avoid traders taking undue advantage of extra-ordinary abnormally high gap between ex-factory price and MRP on generic medicines.

Presently medicine-shop AMRIT at All India Institute of Medical Sciences AIIMS (New Delhi) offers just 15-per cent discount on branded medicines otherwise available with 22-per cent discount in retail on shops at Bhagirath Palace (Delhi). Wholesale-traders will rush to join tender for opening shops at government-hospitals offering maximum discount thus giving government-hospitals extra revenue-earning by allotting such shops through tenders.

Madhu Agrawal

(The views expressed by the author in the article are his/her own.)

ICC Test Championship fails to evince keen interest

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C K Subramaniam

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January 8, 2020

Despite all the hype, hoopla and hysteria, the ICC Test Championship failed to evince keen interest as most of the test matches played at home are won by the host side.
Moreover, the toss and the pitch assume greater importance rather than talent involved.

In recent times, the team playing at home has a distinct advantage as the crowd support plays a prime role and the touring sides are cannon fodder and most of the matches are finished in four days. We saw Australia winning all four test matches including the only day and night match against formidable sides.

Even South Africa, which lost five test matches in a row, could win one at home before the year end. The Indian Team which ranks as number one also has a home advantage. Moreover, the championship is not open because the teams playing against Pakistan, New Zealand and Zimbabwe are very less and hence the competition is not fair enough to decide the number one side.

India is not playing both Zimbabwe and Pakistan and go once in a while go to New Zealand. Again, the number one player in test ranking is also a farce. A particular player playing against the likes of Sri Lanka and West Indies repeatedly comes first on the tables. It is time to make the championship more open rather than thinking about the four day test matches.

The first Test of the Ashes last year between England and Australia also marked the start of a new tournament in Test cricket – the ICC World Test Championship. The ICC-brainchild is a first-of-its-kind league for international Test cricket giving nations something to play for besides the point-based ranking system.

Nine teams will compete in 71 Test matches in 27 series across two years. The top two teams at the end of the two-year period will compete in the ICC World Test Championship Final in the UK in June 2021. The pity is that both India and Pakistan are not playing against each other at home or away series and hence the very purpose for test championship gets defeated. The rankings will continue with all 12 Test-playing nations being graded for each match they play. This will be independent of the scoring system in the World Test Championships. Remember the rankings in turn determine eligibility to participate in the WTC.

The top-nine teams in the ICC rankings can compete in this Championship. This includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, West Indies, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and England. Zimbabwe has been suspended by the ICC and hence cannot participate in this tournament. Afghanistan and Ireland, relatively new members to the Test nations club are also not eligible to participate.
Don’t boast and gloat about India’s performance after playing weak teams like West Indies, the South African and Bangladesh. India has already played their 3rd test series whereas other teams have played 0 or only one test series. They will catch up with India in due course of time but they have played strong opposition like Pakistan, New Zealand, Australia and England.

Their dominant wins against West Indies away and South Africa and Bangladesh at home have meant that Virat Kohli’s wards have well and truly established themselves as the team to beat in the tournament.
In fact, even with their toughest assignments awaiting them in the form of away tours to Australia and New Zealand and an epic home series against England, India just look too good to miss out on a spot in the final.
None of their challengers have looked as consistent or as complete as the Men in Blue and are already (at least) 240 points adrift. Australia winning against Pakistan and New Zealand two test matches are all happening at home. And again South Africa got the better of England at home.

There were questions asked regarding the format before the Championship commenced and India’s early domination has only brought them into sharper relief. With not every team playing each other and the series being of varying lengths, the ICC needs to contemplate whether the road to the final is actually uniform and equal for each and every team. Ideally, home-and-away ties between all the teams of a uniform length should be the format, and away wins should also be given more weight. Also, a protracted round robin stage such as this should not culminate in a one-off final as all the good work done by a team over two years might be undone in one game.

Test cricket as a competitive spectacle might also have been put under a question mark after recent developments. India crushing South Africa in no-contests augurs well for the team but not for the health of the game.

The rest of the teams need to compete better to make this long-winding Championship worth its salt. Without that, the tournament runs the risk of turning into a farce.

(The views expressed by the author in the article are his/her own.)

Pawar for President: Presidential Elections Two Years Away, Shiv Sena Endorsing Sharad Pawar

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January 7, 2020

NCP chief Sharad Pawar has done lot a of obligations on Shiv Sena and Uddhav Thackeray, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra is indebted to Pawar and now it’s time to repay by getting presidential post for the senior leader of Maha Vikas Aghadi. Amid the turmoil in Delhi, some statements in Mumbai signaled a new rallying point for the Opposition. Whereas Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar’s name should be considered by all political parties for the 2022 presidential election.

NCP’s Rajya Sabha MP Majid Memon told Afternoon Voice, “Sharad Pawar is very strong political leader and now due for President’s post. The move to muster support for Sharad Pawar to be next Rashtrapati may yield positive results and will bring all non BJP forces closer by 2022”.

Maharashtra Congress’s Ashok Chavan also gave a diplomatic “consensus should be built on the candidature” statement, which hinted at some beneath-the-surface movement on the issue. While the presidential elections are more than two years away, one wonders what the significance of these statements could be. If the plan to elect Pawar as president is accomplished it could alter the political scenario ahead of next general election. Observers believe it could be either to build enough support by making an early move or to irritate the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by talking about another adhesive force for anti-BJP unity. Or this can be hammering to tell the ruling party in centre that the candidate is predefined and one should consider the choice.

Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut is reportedly going on a tour of the non-BJP ruled states in order to discuss the feasibility of this plan with Chief Ministers of the states. It is said that Raut would be meeting Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan, INC), Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal, TMC), Pinarayi Vijayan, (Kerala, CPI-M), and Kamal Nath (Madhya Pradesh, INC).

“I think the numbers are on our side for the next Presidential poll. We’ve started working out the details. We’ll have to first talk to Pawar saheb and seek his clearance. I don’t think there will be any glitch,” said Raut. Raut also claimed that there will be enough numbers on the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance to decide the presidential election.

“I think other political parties can propose other senior candidates for the post of president. By 2022 there will be enough numbers on our side to decide the presidential candidate,” added Raut.

It is said that Shiv Sena owes a great debt to Sharad Pawar for his timely intervention during the party’s fallout with the BJP, while also reportedly convincing INC chief Sonia Gandhi to agree to the coalition that ultimately kept BJP out of power. Pawar will succeed Ram Nath Kovind who was elected in 2017 for a 5-year term. Kovind was BJP’s candidate for the post.

Justice delivered to Nirbhaya: 4 convicts to hang on January 22 at 7 am

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Vaidehi Taman

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January 7, 2020

After seven long years, the justice to Nirbhaya has been delivered. With this, the seven-year battle draws to a close. Hailing the court’s decision to implement the death sentence of the rapists, her mother heaped praise on the court. The four men whose attack on the 23-year-old paramedical student had generated one of the most horrific headlines of the decade will be hanged at 7 am on January 22. Since the rapists have been sentenced to death, the parents of Nirbhaya have demanded its speedy implementation. The Supreme Court has already turned down review petitions by the three of the convicts and a mercy petition from a fourth has been turned down.

This reminds me of a movie on Netflix on this entire incidence called Delhi Crime. The movie stated lots of facts and once again the case was revived in people’s mind. Today, this judgement of hang till death will fortify people’s faith in the judiciary. Daughters of the country deserve justice.

One of the convicts, Pawan Kumar Gupta, had even claimed that he was a minor at the time of the crime. But the judge had dismissed it and imposed a Rs 25,000 fine on his lawyer for “playing hide-and-seek”. The convicts, though, have the option of filing a curative petition in court and a mercy petition.

After the Supreme Court dismissed the last review petition filed by Akshay Singh last month, Nirbhaya’s parents had asked a lower court to issue a death warrant but the judge had deferred a decision for Tuesday. Besides Mukesh and Akshay Singh the others in the death row are Vinay Sharma and Pawan Kumar Gupta. They, along with bus driver Ram Singh and a juvenile had gang raped and tortured the 23-year-old in a moving bus and threw her and her friend, naked and bleeding on the road. The young woman died at a hospital in Singapore after battling for life for 13 days. The juvenile, who was just a few months short of 18 years when the crime was committed, was kept at a reform home for three years and released. Ram Singh had committed suicide in jail. The brutality of the attack had shocked the country and led to change in laws where juveniles are involved in heinous crimes like rape and murder.

That day Nirbhaya and her male friend Awnindra had just finished watching a movie “Life of Pi”. It was a cold and dark night of December 16, 2012. As the 23-year-old physiotherapist intern and Awindra Pratap Pandey waited at Munirka in South Delhi looking for an auto-rickshaw to reach Nirbhaya’s home in Dwarka, an off-duty charter bus, with some male occupants including the driver stopped by and offered them a ride. Without looking at the bus or guessing any threat whatsoever both of them got in and sat in the second row of the bus on the window side. The bus moved in a direction which was off the route. The unwary friends noticed something was wrong as the doors of the vehicle had been shut tightly. And windows were covered with curtains.

Pandey, who spoke about the incident later objected? The movie Delhi Crime also emphasises the stupidity of Pandey for taking his girl friend in a bus that actually looked suspicious at the first place. He was hollered down. But he fought and a fight broke out as the men, who were drunk, began molesting Nirbhaya the name given to the woman later by the media, which means fearless. Nirbhaya’s friend was knocked down with an iron rod. And he too was manhandled and molested by one of those men in the bus, his clothes were taken off and he was made to sit nude. He was trying to reach Nirbhaya in the bus but his wounds were bleeding and he himself was not allowed to even get up from the place where he was thrown.

As Pandey lay half unconscious, the drunken men dragged Nirbhaya to the rear of the moving bus and took turns to rape her. As she fought back, one of the attackers – a juvenile – inserted a rusted, L-shaped rod – used with a wheel jack – into her private parts, pulling and ripping her intestines apart. Her medical reports later revealed that she had septic injuries on her abdomen and genital organs also. Done with the savagery, the attackers then threw the two out of the moving bus and even tried to run the vehicle over the half-naked blood-soaked woman but her friend pulled her aside on to the pavement.

After this brutality, what happened later shook the nation. It sparked off widespread protests and led many women to break their silence over sexual violence that goes widely unreported in the country. A passerby found the two laying half dead and informed the Delhi Police. Doctors at the Safdarjung Hospital found the woman with only five per cent intestines left inside her body. The crime triggered massive protests across the country. Angry young men and women took to the streets in Delhi. On December 21, thousands gathered at India Gate and Raisina Hill seeking justice for Nirbhaya as she battled for her life. The protests went on and on. Nirbhaya was born and brought up in Delhi to parents from an Uttar Pradesh village. Her friend survived after being treated for broken ribs.

The accused were quickly apprehended and identified as Ram Singh, Mukesh Singh, Vinay Gupta, Pawan Gupta, Akshay Thakur and a juvenile. Ram Singh, the bus driver, committed suicide in Tihar Jail during the trial. The juvenile was sent to a correction home and has been released since. The four others were sentenced to death in 2013 and the Supreme Court upheld their capital punishment on – four-and-a-half years after the incident. Finally in 2020, the court ordered that all the four convicts would be hanged on January 22 at 7 am.

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New Turn in Maharashtra politics, Raj Thackeray meets Devendra Fadnavis

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Hema Singh

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January 7, 2020

After the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra, grounds are being prepared to form another coalition government in the state. With former chief minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis having a long meeting with MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday, it seems something is cooking for sure.

Reportedly, the MNS leader Bala Nandgaonkar has confirmed that MNS may seek to join hands with BJP in the future against the MVA. The MVA government which is collation government of NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena has recently expanded its cabinet after more than a month of forming the government.

Meeting of these two political leaders has given a new turn in politics in Maharashtra. It’s been reported that Raj Thackeray is also planning a complete makeover by changing the colour of his party’s flag to saffron.

It’s also been reported that few days ago, BJP workers in Palghar had put up a banner with a picture of Raj Thackeray alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and other local leaders. It will be now be interesting to see the new amalgamation of two ideologically different parties will work in coalition. Let’s see what happens. Only time will tell!

Salman Khan and Kabir Khan set to unite again

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Afternoon Voice

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January 7, 2020

After a brief sabatical, Salman Khan and Kabir Khan have decided to unite for an upcoming film. No one can deny that the two are the hit actor-director jodi of recent times.

It is being said that the two have been meeting quite often for some time now. A source knowing the inside out said, “Kabir has narrated some ideas to Salman which the latter is excited about.But he is waiting for the final narration,” The source further revealed that the director will start scripting his next only after the release of his upcoming sports-drama ’83 which stars Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone.

The filmmaker has several ideas in his mind. Right from an action-thriller to a social drama about an Indian zoo-keeper who travels to China to bring back a Panda and save his zoo.

“One will come to know the full story about the reunion of Kabir and Salman by June once the two agree to translate the discussed idea into a screenplay,” the source added.