There have been numerous rumours surrounding the launch of Saif Ali Khan’s daughter Sara Khan in Bollywood. While some reports indicated that the young star kid would be launched opposite Hrithik Roshan, those turned out to be baseless stories. Now, it appears that daddy Saif just let the cat out of the bag! According to media reports, the proud papa, in an interview with a portal, revealed that good friend Karan Johar will take the aspiring star under his wing and give her the big Bollywood break she has been waiting for.

Stating that the “intelligent and passionate” filmmaker is “brilliant” with newcomers, Saif admitted that he was pleased that Sara getting her break with him. The actor also said that his daughter often discusses whatever she wants with him, and that although he gives her his advice, she is the one who takes the final call.

If rumours doing the rounds are true, then Sara is likely to feature in Karan’s ‘Student Of The Year 2’ opposite Tiger Shroff.

2016 did not prove to be a great year for Bollywood but we saw some great debut performances. 

Mirzya may have fizzled out at the box office but Harshvardhan Kapoor’s performance definitely made a mark. In M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, Disha Patani left a strong impact in her small yet significant role. And the year ended with Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra’s impressive performances in the wrestling drama Dangal.

We are hopeful that this year will also see some fabulous newcomers making an impact. 

Bollywood Debutantes to watch out for in 2017:

Mahira Khan – Raees

Mahira is a popular Pakistani TV who gained popularity after her show Humsafar won over the audience. 

In her first Bollywood film, Raees, Mahira stars opposite Shah Rukh Khan. The film is all set to release on January 25.

Kanan Gill – Noor

The stand-up comedian is already quite popular thanks to his hilarious Pretentious Movie Reviews on YouTube. His sketches have a huge following on social media and his stand-up shows are loved all over the country. 

Kanan Gill is making his Bollywood debut with Noor starring Sonakshi Sinha in the lead role.

Zhu Zhu – Tubelight

Kabir Khan’s next film Tubelight stars the model and actress from China who will be making her Bollywood debut opposite Salman Khan. 

The film is a period drama based on the Sino-India War of 1962 and she will be playing a pivotal role in the movie.

Ahan Shetty – Untitled Sajid Nadiadwala project

Suniel Shetty’s son Ahan Shetty is following in his father’s footsteps and will soon enter Bollywood in a Sajid Nadiadwala project. 

However, details of the project are yet to be announced.

Aadar Jain – Untitled YRF project

Aadar comes from the illustrious Kapoor family. He is the grandson of Raj Kapoor and is making his debut under the Yash Raj banner. 

His debut film, still untitled, is being directed by Habib Faisal of Do Dooni Chaar and Ishaqzaade fame.

Anya Singh – Untitled YRF project

This Delhi girl with no filmy background is all set to make her debut in a Yash Raj production opposite Aadar Jain.

In fact, she has already been signed by the prestigious banner for a three-film deal.

Mustafa Burmawalla – Machine

Mustafa is the son of director Abbas (of the Abbas-Mustan duo) and will make his film debut this year in a movie titled Machine. 

The film is being directed by Abbas-Mustan and is a romantic thriller.

Suraj Sharma – Phillauri

Suraj Sharma made his international debut in 2012 with the highly acclaimed film, Life of Pi. 

And in 2017, Suraj will make his Bollywood debut in the Anushka Sharma & Diljit Dosanjh starrer Phillauri.

Jhanvi Kapoor

Producer Boney Kapoor and Sridevi’s daughter has always been in the limelight due to her instagram fan following. She clearly gets her beautiful features from her mother, is believed to debut in Karan Johar’s remake of Sairat.

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Add one more name to the list to Bollywood actors, who are entering into the Hollywood this year. After Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone, Parineeti Chopra is making her debut in Hollywood with Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg’s The Big Friendly Giant aka The BFG.

The Big Friendly Giant is releasing this July 15 in India, and Parineeti is lending her voice in the Hindi dubbed version of the movie. Parineeti will give voice to the female protagonist, Sophie, in the film, according to the statement released.

Parineeti has joined the voice caste of The BGF, as she loved the character. Parineeti had tweeted: “So excited about this one! My next film Takadum with the amazing Homi Adajania”.

Meanwhile, Priyanka and Deepika are also coming up with their respective Hollywood projects. The former is playing an antagonist in the Baywatch, featuring Dwayne Johnson, while the latter will be seen in Vin Diesel-starring xXx: The Return of Xander Cage.

The Ishaqzaade actress is currently shooting for Meri Pyaari Bindu, which is been directed by Akshay Roy, also featuring Ayushmann Khurrana in the lead role. Parineeti is playing a role of aspiring singer.

In her next Bollywood venture, Parineeti will reunite with Sushant Singh Rajput in a Homi Adjania’s film, titled Takadum. Parineeti and Sushant were last seen together in Shuddh Desi Romance.

Zimbabwe shock India by 2 runs in the first T20 match. After winning the ODI series 3-0, India decided to test their bench, paving the way for 5 debutants in the playing XI. Rishi Dhawan, Mandeep Singh, Jaydev Unadkat, KL Rahul, Yuzvendra Chahal all making their T20 debut for India. Put into bat, the hosts scored an impressive 170 runs for 6 wickets. Chigumbura blasting 54 off only 26 balls. In reply Manish Pandey was the highest scorer with 48 and Mahendra Singh despite remaining not out for 19, couldn’t finish off the game.

A young Indian side sweeps the one-day international series against Zimbabwe 3-0. Choosing to bat first, the hosts could manage a paltry 123 off 42.2 overs. For India Jasprit Bumrah took 4 wickets for 22 runs. Chasing 124, both Indian openers scored half centuries for an easy 10-wicket victory. Debutant opener Faiz Fazal scored 55* and KL Rahul again was his dominant best, scoring an unbeaten 63 off 70 balls. KL Rahul was declared both Man of the Match and Man of the series.

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Having watched cricket all my life, I find no reasons to follow the game religiously the way I used to. Too much cricket, watched enough for an entire lifetime already; no longer part of a news set-up so no need to follow the game; players of today’s generation are not like a Rahul Dravid or a Sachin Tendulkar.

But along comes a player every now and then, who makes you want him to do well, makes you switch off the TV set once he gets out, makes you spend hours watching the game you thought you had fallen out with.

Kannaur Lokesh Rahul’s batting and the way he carries himself makes you do just that. The technique and time he has while playing against the fast bowlers, the innovation he has added to his batting while playing the shorter format of the game, his ground fielding and wicket keeping ability has all added to his charisma. His Test average of only 25.69 may not do justice to Rahul’s immense batting talent, but he showed enough class and poise while scoring his first Test hundred in just the second Test match of his life.

He returns from Zimbabwe as India’s best batsman with scores of 100, 33, 63, 0, 47, 22 in the ODIs and T20s. And in all likelihood could retain his Team India place in the limited overs game.

Centuries for KL Rahul in both Test and ODI

Most deserving youngster to make the grade

You also take heart from the fact that his selection to the Test squad was not because of any fluke performance in the IPL, though he did have a decent IPL season playing for Pune Sunrisers in 2014. His selection was mainly due to some outstanding batting in the domestic circuit.

In the 2013-14 Ranji Trophy, the Karnataka batsman topped the batting charts for his side by scoring more than 1000 runs and was also declared the Man of the Match in the final. Rahul played a big part in winning the Ranji Trophy title that season for Karnataka. He didn’t stop there. In the Duleep Trophy final the same year playing for South Zone against the Central Zone, Rahul scored centuries in both the innings – 185 off 233 in the first and 130 off 152 in the second. No selection committee could have ignored such sheer numbers so he got to make his Test debut at the age of 22.

Domestic performances getting rewarded will go a long way in motivating aspiring cricketers and giving life to the neglected Ranji Trophy.

After coming back from the Australian tour, Rahul went onto score a historic triple century (337), the first Karnataka batsman to achieve the feat in Ranji Trophy. His feat was later replicated by teammate Karun Nair, who scored 328 against Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy final next year.

The Making of KL Rahul

Rahul has gone for a complete makeover. And I’m not talking about his long hair and beard look. Not so long back he was dismissed as a Test specialist only but success in the IPL this year and now a century on ODI debut against Zimbabwe (the first Indian to do so) has added a new dimension to India’s batting.

His IPL success and love for tattoos (he now sports seven tattoos) have added to his fan following. And tweets like these are making new fans join the ranks each day – 
@rahulkl“My body is my journal ,and My tattoos are my story “

Not only cricket, Rahul is a sports fan

Rahul played other sports while growing up and he has kept the interest going as you can clearly see from his tweeted pictures.

KL Rahul playing tennis & football

No doubt he has all the credentials to be a crowd puller off the field, like his Test and IPL captain Virat Kohli. And now with a century on his one-day international debut – there’s no stopping this young man from Karnataka. No doubt he will have to show consistency, curb his strokes at beginning of an innings. But with age on his side and the ability to adapt to all three formats, it will be well worth watching Rahul’s cricketing journey.

By Rajesh Sahu

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A dominant young Indian team demolished Zimbabwe in the first one day international at Harare on Saturday. Indian captain won the toss and put the hosts to bat first. Indian bowlers stamped their authority from the word go and bowled out their opposition for 168. Jasprit Bumrah with 4 for 28 was the pick of the bowlers. Chasing 169 for victory India lost Karun Nair early but KL Rahul scored an unbeaten 100 on his ODI debut and Ambati Rayudu (62*) steered India to victory with plenty to spare.

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