Cinema is a powerful medium to highlight social issues which otherwise remain neglected from the dominant public discourse. At the same time a web series like Kaalkoot digs a lot deeper and address such issues from a wide range of perspective.
Following a poor showing in the opening pink-ball Test, Prithvi Shaw was dropped from the playing eleven for the remainder of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy back in 2020-21. A lot was said about the technical frailties in his batting and questions raised on whether he was fit to play international cricket.
The stoning of Soraya M is the screen adaptation of an international bestseller by the same name written by French-Iranian journalist Fridoune Shabjam. The story is from a town named Utayeh in Iran where young boys are continuously being fed with the thought that it’s a man’s world.
( P.N: The article has been uploaded after Team India was bundled out for 78 on Day 1 of the 3rd Test and Pujara is yet to bat in second innings)
Deepika Kumari won three gold medals in individual, mixed, and team events at the 2021 Archery World Cup held in Paris in June. She is currently the top-ranked woman archer in Recurve in the world. She is without an iota of doubt one of India’s brightest medal prospects in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics 2020.
( This article was uploaded before MI won against SRH in its 6th encounter)
The whole debate on whether Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson could have taken a single and given the strike to Chris Morris while chasing 221 against Punjab Kings in their opening encounter of IPL 2021( Match Number-4) has proved one thing. No matter how much data-driven the game of cricket has become it is individual brilliance combined with cricketing intelligence that help you win matches at the end of the day.
In the past few years, quite a few talented actors and filmmakers from the Northeast have left their mark in world cinema. The names of Adil Hussain, Rima Das, Bhaskar Hazarika, and Geetanjali Thapa among others have become synonymous with a brave new kind of Indian cinema that has a global appeal. At the same time, technical experts from different parts of the Northeast have started to make their presence felt.
It goes without saying that leading an IPL team is no mean feat. Somebody like Virat Kohli who has an excellent record as skipper in Tests hasn’t been able to guide Royal Challengers Bangalore to a single IPL title since 2011 the year the batting maestro took over the captaincy.
Choked is the not the typical political satire that you expect from Anurag Kashyap although politics runs through its every frame
Now that M.S. Dhoni has retired from international cricket should Team India start looking for a regular wicket-keeper in limited overs cricket ? There is a lot of scepticism among certain quarters on whether K.L. Rahul can be considered as a permanent choice even though he has looked impressive in his short stint as a wicket-keeper so far.
