Four years ago, in April 2011, Deepika Padukone was in London on a film shoot as the ICC Cricket World Cup final played on at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The director gave the crew the day off so they could catch the match on TV–which they did on a giant screen at an Indian restaurant nearby. India secured a very cool six-wicket win over Sri Lanka, and there was some bubbly to celebrate. But the fact that she had to watch it from another continent and later look at visuals of people celebrating on Marine Drive elicited one little reaction from Padukone—”Tch. Damn!”
This time though, as she launches Team India’s jerseys as the face of Nike’s Bleed Blue campaign, shot by photographer Bharat Sikka, Padukone wears her love of sport on her sleeve.
How would you define your ties with cricket?
Whether you like it or not, cricket is a religion in our country and it’s the one thing that brings people across the world together, as one unit. Of course, as an athlete I would like other sports to come up as well, but you can’t take away from the fact that cricket is the most popular sport in the world. Cricket was one of the first sports that I followed beyond badminton. And I have an association with the sport from the time I supported the Bangalore IPL team. That’s when I started understanding the game.
What does Bleed Blue mean to you?
The minute you think of blue, you think of cricket. And Nike has managed to capture that. Now that we have the World Cup coming up, you can actually feel the atmosphere changing, you can feel that people are gearing up. The Bleed Blue campaign is one of those things that really help sort of elevate that entire experience. I think blue equals cricket.
Nowhere do bouquets and brickbats rain as freely as on the heads of our beloved Men in Blue. As a former athlete who knows the value of support and understands the perils of pressure, what’s your advice to fans?
Being an athlete I would say that one thing that we, as supporters, do is expect. There’s too much expectation. Of course, from our side it’s coming from a very, very good place, but we need to find that balance between encouragement and expectation. I think a sportsman’s life, or even a cricket match, is like a film–we’re going out on the field, and we’re going there to win. They want to win as much as we want them to win. But why is it that when they play badly, we bash them? We don’t need to do that. At the end of the day we know for a fact that they want it (victory) more. They know what they’re doing, so let’s not criticise.
How do you look like you’re on the court making shuttles fly five hours a day?
Very recently someone told me, “It’s not fair that you walk around everyday with a set of abs.” It comes from the fact that my entire childhood has been about fitnes–waking up at 4.30-5 in the morning, going for my physical training, which lasted a good two or two and a half hours, then going to school and coming back, then my second session of on-court play, followed by cooling down and stretching. I did that till I was 18. So fitness is a really important part of my life, it’s the only way of being for me. Today, for me, it’s more about maintenance. Thankfully I have a good metabolism and don’t have to restrict myself from a lot of things. This athletic body comes from being an athlete.
How is it working with Bharat Sikka on the Nike campaign?
Bharat is someone I started working with very early on in my career, and we’ve been working with each other on and off ever since. Now I know he’s become even more selective than he was before, so I’m really happy Nike managed to bring him onboard. He’s driven, inspired and emotionally involved–so, he gets the best of everything together.
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Melbourne: The secret behind Kim Kardashian’s latest Paper Magazine winter issue nude cover-shot, which has sent social media into meme frenzy, was recently revealed.
The 34-year-old star was photographed by French photographer Jean-Paul Goude, and the images are homage to some of his 1970s photographs of black women, News.com.au reported.
One image includes Kardashian popping Champagne over her shoulders into a glass resting on her ample rump, a recreation of Goude’s 1976 image “Carolina Beaumont, New York.” In the Kardashian’s shot, the Champagne brand was deliberately covered, because none would lend their name to it.
Kardashian posed fully nude for reclusive fashion photographer Goude at a secret location in Paris in September. The magazine included the cover line “Break the internet Kim Kardashian,” which indeed she has.
Los Angeles: Supermodel Miranda Kerr, who has posed topless for a magazine cover, says she likes being naked.
In the cover photo of Harper’s Bazaar, the former Victoria’s Secret Angel sports a black over-sized hat and black high-waisted pants with her arms crossed over.
“I love taking my shoes off and being in the grass. Or sunbaking naked. I wish I could go skinny-dipping in the ocean. If I didn’t have to worry about anyone taking my picture, I’d totally be out there,” she said.
Kerr, 31, who separated from his husband Orlando Bloom in 2013, says dating is currently not her priority.
“I’ll go on a date here and there if it works. But at this point my priority is my son. I’m not looking for a relationship. I’m just not.”
Cinema superstars Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan shared stage to pay tribute to music maestro Ilaiyaraaja at the audio launch of R. Balki’s upcoming directorial venture ‘Shamitabh’.
’Shamitabh’ stars Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush and Kamal Haasan’s younger daughter Akshara, who is making her Bollywood debut.
“We all heard about his music and legendary fan following… We have all heard how his name sold movies. We all heard his name is close to the God in the world of music. We all are here to pay tribute to the divine musician of cinema,” Bachchan added.
When Bachchan asked Rajinikanth about his experiences of working with the legendary composer, he shared, “I know Raaja sir from early ‘70s. He was very naughty and mischievous person at that time. We both used to gossip and used to have our drinks together till morning. And suddenly, I saw a transformation in Raaja sir which extended to his dressing style. And then I started calling him Raaja swami. He is a saint now and mata Saraswati lives in him.”
Kamal Haasan, who has worked with Ilaiyaraaja in several films, said, “Out of his 1000 films, 10 per cent are mine. He created the songs but we own it. After the transformation I started calling him my brother. And today after 40 years for the first time I hugged him. I knew that he would have reached 1000 one day.”
Refuting the rumours of ‘Shamitabh’ being the 1000th music composition of the 71-year-old musician, Balki said, “Let me clarify one thing, ‘Shamitabh’ is not Ilaiyaraaja’s 1000th film. He will reach the milestone with Bala’s upcoming Tamil film ‘Tharai Thappattai’. We are here to celebrate that…1000 is just a number. We don’t need any excuse to celebrate Raaja sir.”
The evening also witnessed performances by Big B, Dhanush along with singer Shreya Ghoshal and Suraj Jagan.
“I am thankful to Rajini sir that he came for this function. When I signed ‘Shamitabh’ I never expected that something like this will happen in my career,” Dhanush said.
The event was also attended by eminent personalities like Sridevi, husband Boney Kapoor, Shruti Haasan, Gulzar, Tabu, Abhishek and wife Aishwariya Rai Bachchan.
Keywords: Ilayaraja, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan
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The first match of Day 4 saw Chennai Rhinos record a nine-wicket win over Veer Marathi. The second match of the day saw Karnataka Bulldozers defeat Bengal Tigers by a huge margin of 114 runs
Washington: Three prominent US lawmakers, including Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera, would be travelling with President Barack Obama to attend India’s Republic Day celebrations.
Apart from Bera, Congressmen Joe Crowley and Senator Mark Warner will be part of the delegation travelling this Saturday to New Delhi where they will attend Republic Day events and meet with Indian leaders to discuss strengthening and expanding the US-India strategic partnership.
“As the son of Indian immigrants, I am extremely honoured to be a part of this historic trip to India with the President,” Bera said in a statement.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s trip to the United States last year was a turning point in relations for our countries, and now this trip will be an important opportunity to continue to move the US-India relationship forward,” he said.
Only the third Indian-American to ever serve in Congress, Bera made his first official trip to India in 2013.
Crowley, who served as co-chair of the India Caucus in the 112th and 113th Congresses, is a recognised leader on Indian issues in the House of Representatives.
“It is an honour to join President Obama on this trip and I look forward to robust discussions on how we can open the next chapter in US-India relations,” Crowley said in a statement.
Formed in 1993, the India Caucus is a bipartisan group of members that is dedicated to championing strong ties between the US and India and supporting the Indian-American community.
During his term, Crowley has helped grow the India Caucus to become one of the largest caucuses in the House and initiated several key events, including the first-ever Congressional Diwali celebration in 2013.
Warner, was the 69th Governor of Virginia, holding the office from 2002 to 2006. He is presently a senior Senator from Virginia.
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Amid simmering dissidence in the party after Kiran Bedi was projected chief ministerial candidate, BJP today said there is “no crisis” and its cadres stand united to face the coming Delhi Assembly polls. “There is no crisis in the BJP. The party stands united to face Delhi Assembly polls,” senior BJP leader and Home Minister Rajnath Singh told reporters here.
He was replying to questions on apparent unhappiness of some Delhi BJP leaders over the former IPS officer being declared as chief ministerial candidate. There were protests by some party cadres in front of the Delhi BJP office over distribution of tickets as well.
“If there is any complaint (of the party cadres) they talk to their leaders in the party. There is no point in making it an issue. The entire party cadre will contribute wholeheartedly in the Delhi polls,” Singh said. 65-year-old Bedi, who had joined BJP last week, was named its chief ministerial nominee on Monday.
New Delhi: The latest religion-based census data, compiled till 2011 but not released by the previous UPA government, may be now be made public shortly.
“It can be done,” Home Minister Rajnath Singh told reporters here when asked if the data would be released by the government.
Sources said the Union Home Ministry has approved this data to be released in the public domain and it is expected that it will be done shortly.
The census depicts the country’s population on the grounds of religious faith practised by an individual.
The census exercise in this regard was undertaken by the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, a department under the Home Ministry.
The data was updated till 2011 and the facts and figures were ready for release last year but the previous government did not make it public, the sources said.
Such statistics, experts said, is released within three years of data collection and being 2015, that time-limit has already been exceeded.
The last time religion-based data was released in the country was in 2004, which was a record of figures till 2001.
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Santa Clara, US: In Silicon Valley, it’s never too early to become an entrepreneur. Just ask Indian-origin 13-year-old Shubham Banerjee.
The California eighth-grader has launched a company to develop low-cost machines to print Braille, the tactile writing system for the visually impaired. Tech giant Intel Corp. recently invested in his startup, Braigo Labs.
Shubham built a Braille printer with a Lego robotics kit as a school science fair project last year after he asked his parents a simple question: How do blind people read? “Google it,” they told him.
Shubham then did some online research and was shocked to learn that Braille printers, also called embossers, cost at least $2,000 too expensive for most blind readers, especially in developing countries.
“I just thought that price should not be there. I know that there is a simpler way to do this,” said Shubham, who demonstrated how his printer works at the kitchen table where he spent many late nights building it with a Lego Mindstorms EV3 kit.
Shubham wants to develop a desktop Braille printer that costs around $350 and weighs just a few pounds, compared with current models that can weigh more than nine kilograms. The machine could be used to print Braille reading materials on paper, using raised dots instead of ink, from a personal computer or electronic device.
“My end goal would probably be having most of the blind people … using my Braille printer,” said Shubham, who lives in the Silicon Valley suburb of Santa Clara, just minutes away from Intel headquarters.
After the “Braigo” a name that combines Braille and Lego won numerous awards and enthusiastic support from the blind community, Banerjee started Braigo Labs last summer with an initial $35,000 investment from his dad.
“We as parents started to get involved more, thinking that he’s on to something and this innovation process has to continue,” said his father, Niloy Banerjee, an engineer who works for Intel.
Shubham used the money to build a more sophisticated version of his Lego-based printer using an off-the-shelf desktop printer and a newly released Intel computer chip. The new model, Braigo 2.0, can translate electronic text into Braille before printing. Intel executives were so impressed with Shubham’s printer that in November they invested an undisclosed sum in his startup.
Intel officials believe he’s the youngest entrepreneur to receive venture capital, money invested in exchange for a financial stake in the company.
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