A.R. Rahman on Monday shared the poster of the “Daughters of Destiny”, documentary series to be released via Netflix on Friday. It features music by the double Oscar-winning composer, popularly known as the Mozart of Madras.

Rahman tweeted the poster of the documentary.

Directed by Academy award-winning Vanessa Roth, the documentary will focus on Bengaluru-based school Shanti Bhavan, which provides free education to under-privileged children.

The lives of the children studying in this school will be brought to life through this project.

The story follows five girls from India’s impoverished families as they study and strive for a brighter future.

On the career front, Rahman is busy with Tamil projects “Mersal”, “Sanghamitra” and “2.o”, apart from Majid Majidi’s “Beyond the Clouds”. 

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The official trailer of Gurinder Chadha’s, and actress Huma Qureshi’s film was unveiled today.

Their film “Viceroys House”, will release under the title “Partition: 1947” in India in August.

PARTITION: 1947 tells us the untold story behind Partition.

After 300 years, the rule was coming to an end. The rule of the British!! For six months in 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumed the post of the last Viceroy, with a responsibility of handing India back to its people. Viceroy’s House (now Rashtrapati Bhavan) in Delhi was the home of the British rulers till then.

As the political elite – Nehru, Jinnah and Gandhi – converged on the House to wrangle over the independence of India, a conflict erupted. A decision was to be taken to divide the country and thus emerged a conspiracy & a love story followed by untold events between our Indian political leaders and the British Raj driven by political duplicity.

The film, which stars Huma, “Downton Abbey” star Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson and late actor Om Puri, has already released in Britain.

The film features Tanveer Ghani as Jawaharlal Nehru, Denzil Smith as Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Neeraj Kabi as Mahatma Gandhi.

This Independence Day discover hidden facts & unmask the biggest conspiracy in the History of India. The film will release in India on August 18.

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Film: “Sachin: A Billion Dreams”; Director: James Erskine; Cast: Sachin Tendulkar, Anjali Tendulkar, Ajit Tendulkar, Sara Tendulkar, Mayuresh Pem, Mayur More;

Rating: ***

“Sachin: A Billion Dreams” is a biopic that gives a holistic view of Sachin Tendulkar’s life, who is revered as “the God” of cricket by his fans.

Structurally, the film is designed as a documentary. While the film encapsulates the life of the master blaster right from his birth till date, it also gives an insight into the socio-economic situation of the country, making it feel like heavy-duty stuff.

This may not be the first documentary on Tendulkar, but probably it is the only one endorsed by him. So, you have him as the narrator sharing his personal moments along with his views and fears in a sincere and heartfelt manner.

While the film tells us of his growth as a cricketer which is common knowledge, it also reveals his personal life bringing to the fore his close-knit family and friends. How he got the name Sachin, how he met his wife, got married and how he spends his free moments, are a few of the interesting nuggets shared. So apart from Sachin you actually get to see his family and friends.

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The script designed by director James Erskine and Sivakumar Ananth seamlessly encapsulates Sachin’s life with archived footages from his personal videos, cricket matches, news clips and clips from various talking heads like ex-cricketers Sunil Gavaskar, Vivian Richards, Wasim Akram, Ravi Shastri, Shane Warne, Ricky Ponting, Virendra Sehwag, M.S. Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Harbhajan Singh, sports journalist Gideon Haigh, commentator Harsha Bhogle, cricket historian Boria Majumdar, singing legend Lata Mangeshkar and megastar Amitabh Bachchan among others. Together, they give a fair insight into the life of Sachin.

Visually, the film with the right blend of footages, is engaging and the narrative arc by default is definitive with a set-up, set-back and the finale – Sachin’s retirement speech after winning the 2011 World Cup. The euphoria of the brilliantly played matches is once again relived, giving the plot-graph its required jagged edges.

With a run-time of two hours and 20 minutes, the first half of the film is interesting and fast paced. It dramatically ends on a sombre poetic note. The second half moves at a slower pace and fatigue sets in, nevertheless the film is inspirational.

With editor Avdhesh Mohla’s smooth transitions and effective background score by A.R. Rahman, this well mounted documentary will appeal to cricket fans and every Indian.
By Troy Ribeiro

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Actor Salman Khan, who attended the first look launch of Rajinikanth’s upcoming Tamil science-fiction actioner “2.o”, said he wasn’t invited but he still came just to meet the Tamil superstar.

“I just showed up without being invited because I wanted to meet Rajinikanth sir,” Salman said at the event here.

.@superstarrajini @akshaykumar @BeingSalmanKhan at #2Point0FLLaunch pic.twitter.com/GEmL6UMpJC

— Lyca Productions (@LycaProductions) November 20, 2016

Salman referred Rajinikanth as “garu’ (Telugu for sir), as he addressed the Telugu audience present at the venue. He later asked Karan Johar, the emcee of the event, why he doesn’t make films like S. Shankar, the director of “2.o”. Thanking Salman for his presence, Rajinikanth said: “If Salman says yes, I’ll work with him in a film even tomorrow.”

Are you ready for the face off? RT if you are waiting to witness @superstarrajini & @akshaykumar in this avatar.@2Point0movie #2point0 pic.twitter.com/0LUnWwS2lU

— 2.0 (@2Point0movie) November 20, 2016

Rajinikanth plays doctor-scientist Vaseegaran in the film, which is a sequel to his own 2010 blockbuster, “Enthiran”. Akshay Kumar is being introduced as the antagonist and he plays a scientist called Richard, who turns into a Crow Man after an experiment goes wrong.

The most anticipated #2Point0Firstlook featuring @akshaykumar. #2point0FLLaunch@2Point0movie pic.twitter.com/SnUzr317Bc — 2.0 (@2Point0movie) November 20, 2016

Also starring Amy Jackson, Sudhanshu Pandey and Adil Hussain, the film is being completely shot in 3D, and is slated for Diwali 2017 release.

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As melody queen Lata Mangeshkar turned 87 on Thursday, celebrities like Amitabh Bachhcan, Sachin Tendulkar and A R Rahman wished her good health and a long life.

Starting her career in 1943 at the age of 13 with the song “Naachu ya gade, khelu saari, mani haus bhaari…” for Marathi film “Kiti Hasaal”, she ventured into Hindi cinema with the song “Paa laagu kar jori re” for Vasant Joglekar’s movie “Aap Ki Seva Mein”.

Composer Ghulam Haider gave Lata her first major break in 1948 with the song “Dil mera toda” in the film “Majboor”. With “Aayega aanewaala”, a song in the movie “Mahal”, she registered one of her first musical hits. There was no looking back for her.

Referred to as the Indian Nightingale, some of her hit numbers are “Dil vil pyar wyar”, “Bindiya chamkegi”, “Tune o rangeele kaisa jaadu kiya”, “Mere haathon mein”, “Aaja shaam hone aayi”, “Dil deewana bin sajna ke” and “Kitne ajeeb rishte hai yaha pe” among many. One of her most memorable renditions is of “Ae mere watan ke logon”.

Here’s what celebrities had to say on her birthday:

Amitabh Bachchan: Lata ji…(Lataji…whose voice is as sweet as honey, lot of respect to her and wishing her a very happy birthday.)

Sachin Tendulkar: Lata didi. Times may change but your melodious voice and evergreen songs remain timeless.

A.R.Rahman: Love and respect always. Happy Birthday to you… Lata Mangeshkar.

Shreya Ghoshal: Happy birthday Lata Mangeshkarji. Your voice is one of the biggest inspirations for me. Respects and heartfelt wishes for your good health.

Shekhar Ravjiani: Happy birthday Lata Mangeshkarji…looking forward to the day I get a chance to meet you and take your blessings.

Arijit Singh: Happy birthday Lata Mangeshkarji…Wishing you always happiness and healthy long life.

Madhur Bhandarkar: Happy birthday to Lata Mangeshkar didi. Not a single day passes by without listening to your divine voice. May God bless you abundantly.

Juhi Chawla: Masters of their craft… Lata Mangeshkarji, Yashji, Shah Rukh Khan. Feel so blessed… I could be in such privileged company.

Dia Mirza: Happy birthday to the nightingale of India. Thank you for the songs and joy you have given us Lata Mangeshkar.

Riteish Deshmukh: Wishing the Nightingale of India Lata MangeshkarJi a very happy birthday. A voice that still resonates in every household and unites India.