Actor-turned-producer Sonu Sood, who is gearing up for his second production – a biopic on badminton player P.V.Sindhu – says that it is very challenging to produce a biopic of a 22 year old.

“Sometimes in a story there is a climax, a pre-climax and a story behind it. So sometimes you just focus on a climax and then build a story. But for me, its not the climax but the story, the journey which inspired me to make this film. And we are taking notes of people who all thought that biopics on a 21 or 22-year-old is not the right time.

“I think its more challenging for us to prove them wrong, that the film will be something that will inspire people,” said Sonu, who was present at the unveiling of the ‘Health and Nutrition’ magazine on Wednesday. The magazine cover shows Sonu flaunting his abs.

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About the film, Sonu said: “Badminton is just the canvas of the film but the story is about the girl from a small town and how did she achieve her goals.”

He said that the story would be very inspirational and people will definitely connect with it.

The actor, who is one of the fittest actor in Bollywood, says: “I think fitness and doing gym should be like brushing teeth everyday in the morning as it should come automatically without any excuse.”

Sonu, who was last seen in the action-adventure comedy film “Kung Fu Yoga” opposite superstar Jackie Chan, shared his experience of working with him.

“Working with Jackie Chan was one of the most phenomenal experiences, I won’t say that he is the most grounded actor but he is the most grounded human being i have ever seen,” he said.

Sonu was recently trolled on internet for the Azaan controversy raked by singer Sonu Nigambut as people got confused between the two, targeting the “Happy New Year” actor. However, he said: “I enjoyed it. I was in Punjab and my friends called me and told me about it, I was not even aware about what was happening.”

Sonu, who had worked with Vinod Khanna, who recently died, in “Dabbang” feels blessed for the same. “I was blessed to work with Vinodji. We had spend many days together , I always used to feel that he has achieved so much and yet he had that hunger to give his best,” he said.

“I would say he was the true superstar industry was blessed with,” he added.

Sonu will be next seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Padmavati”, a period drama starring Shahid Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh.

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and superstar Shah Rukh Khan have congratulated India’s Olympic 2016 silver medallist P.V. Sindhu, who defeated Spanish top seed Carolina Marin in the final of the India Open World Superseries badminton championship.

Big B on Sunday night tweeted: “P.V. Sindhu wins India SS title. Huge congratulations! Sweet revenge, after the Olympic loss but this one more convincing!”

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Shah Rukh Khan, who is currently busy filming filmmaker Imtiaz Ali’s film, which is tentatively titled “The Ring”, thanked Sindhu for making the country proud.

“Super performance by P.V. Sindhu. Congratulations and thanks for making us proud,” SRK wrote.

Sindhu overcame her Rio Games conqueror Carolina Marin of Spain in straight games to win her maiden India Open Superseries badminton title at a packed Siri Fort Sports Complex, in New Delhi on Sunday.

The match-up between Sindhu and Marin was a repeat of the 2016 Rio Olympic final which saw the Spaniard taking away the gold medal in a hard-fought encounter.

But in front of her home fans here, third seed Sindhu posted a 21-19, 21-16 triumph in 46 minutes to give another display of her fast-rising career.

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India bagged three titles at the Syed Modi International Badminton Championships, with singles specialists P.V. Sindhu and Sameer Verma and the mixed doubles pair of N. Sikki Reddy and Pranaav Jerry Chopra winning trophies.

Sikki and her women’s doubles partner Ashwini Ponnappa lost the final before the former atoned herself with a victory in the mixed doubles playing against her doubles partner. Sikki-Pranaav got the better of Ashwini and B. Sumeeth Reddy 22-20, 21-10.

Also among the runners-up was ninth seed B. Sai Praneeth, whose challenge was held off by eighth seed and national champion Sameer, who won 21-19, 21-16 in 44 minutes.

Unseeded Ashwini and Sikki lost the women’s doubles final to Danish top seeds Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl 16-21, 18-21 in 38 minutes.

In the women’s singles clash, Sindhu ended unseeded Indonesian Grigoria Mariska’s dream run with a 21-13, 21-14 win in 30 minutes at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium.

In the men’s doubles title showdown, Danish top seeds Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen played up to their expectations when they defeated Chinese Taipei’s eighth seeds Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han 21-14, 21-15 in 41 minutes.

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Chennai Smashers bounced back from their opening match defeat with a thumping 5-0 victory over Bengaluru Blasters in the Vodafone Premier Badminton League (PBL) campaign.

Parupalli Kashyap, who is coming after an injury lay-off, displayed his top game against Bengaluru’s Sourabh Verma to emerge winner 11-8, 11-5 to give Chennai the 1-0 lead.

“It was a great match. I did well to beat Sourabh. He is a great player, but the way I played today, I could have beaten anyone. From team’s point of view it was a great result, and will help us going forward in the league,” Kashyap said after the match.

In the women’s singles match, P.V. Sindhu won Chennai’s a ‘Trump Match’ over Cheung Yi 12-10, 11-6. With this win, Chennai Smashers went up 3-0 against Bengaluru.

Sindhu said: “This was a good game for me. Though I conceded a lead in both the game, I came back strong. I am happy to get my first win of the season. Against (Carolina) Marin too (on Sunday), I won the first game, but she bounced back wonderfully. In this match, I didn’t look to change much, but stick to my aggressive style of play,” Sindhu said after her win.

“It took me some time to get used to the format, but now everything seems to be under control. I am comfortable playing the 11-point format, and hopefully can win some more matches for my team,” she added.

By the end of the mixed doubles match, that featured Chris Adcock and Gabrielle Adcock for Chennai, and Ashwini Ponnappa and Yoo Yeon Seong for Bengaluru, the winners were decided. Adcock couple emerged victorious with a hard fought score of 11-6, 8-11, 15-14.

In the second men’s singles, Bengaluru finally managed to pull one back when 2016 Olympics bronze medallist Victor Axelsen overcame Tommy Sugiarto 11-7, 13-11.

In the last and inconsequential men’s doubles tie, Sung-Hyun Ko and Yoo Yeon S lost Bengaluru’s ‘Trump Match’ to Chris Adcock and Mads Peiler of Chennai 11-7, 7-11, 11-13. With this loss, Bengaluru also had their one point reduced, losing the tie 0-5.

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Indian star shuttler P.V. Sindhu lost her second match of the Group B of the BWF Superseries Finals to Chinese Sun Yu.

Rio Olympic Games 2016 silver medallist Sindhu went down 15-21, 17-21 against World No.6 Sun at the Hamdan Sports Complex.

This loss has jeopardised Sindhu’s chances of qualification to the semi-finals. The 22-year-old Indian had beaten Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the opener and now, after this loss, she faces a huge task of overcoming reigning world and Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain.

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She must win the third game against the ruthless Spaniard, the oppoenent who defeated her in the Rio Games title showdown.

In the game against Sun, Sindhu lacked sharpness and that reflected in her poor challenges to the Chinese’s delectable drop shots and half smashes.

Sindhu trailed from the beginning and never managed to equalise. At the beginning, she was trailing 3-7 and the best she managed to bridge the gap was at 8-10.

But Sun ran away with four straight points to stand at 14-8 before dropping a point and then again notching six points to be at 20-9.

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Sindhu tried to delay the inevitable as she registered six straight points. But it was only a matter of point for Sun and the Chinese sealed the game at 21-15.

In the second though, Sindhu improved her game and fought for each point against Sun. But the Chinese was clearly the better player. She took a 5-2 lead but Sindhu equalised at five-point mark.

Afterwards, Sun led and Sindhu was always trailing. The Indian trailed until the 15-point mark where she equalised but Sun was determined to finish the match in the second game. Sindhu gave fight for only two more points and conceded the game 17-21.

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PV Sindhu came back from a game down to beat World No.8 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan at the Dubai Superseries finals. The Rio Olympic silver medalist Sindhu lost the first game tamely 12-21. But fought back gallantly to next two game 21-8, 21-15 to seal victory. 

There was a big upset in the other match of Group B, when Olympic champion and world No.2 Carolina Marin lost to world No.6 Sun Yu of China in straight games. The top two performers from the group will qualify for the semi-finals, scheduled for Saturday.

The other Group in the fray consists of new World No.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei, South Korea’s Sung Ji-hyun, Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand and China’s He Bingjiao.

The 21-year-old Indian is looking to cap a stunning year after rising to the occasion at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games where she finished runner-up to two-time reigning world champion Carolina Marin of Spain.

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Later, on the professional circuit, she took home the China Open title and lost in the final of the French Open, enabling her entry into the year-closing tournament where only top eight professionals of the year compete.

All these achievements make an indelible year for the young Hyderabadi, who rose from the shadows of her illustrious citymate Saina Nehwal. The 2012 Olympic bronze medallist, Saina, will miss the Superseries Finals for the first time since 2010, thanks to injuries.

“It’s good to be here in Dubai. It’s my first time at the Dubai World Superseries Finals. My draw is tough. I have to play well from the start,” Sindhu told Badminton World Federation (BWF)’s website after receiving the Most Improved Player award.

“I didn’t expect to get this award, so I’m excited and happy,” said the world No.10.

Sindhu has kept this tournament specially in mind and preferred not to defend her Macau Open Grand Prix Gold title, which she had held since the last three years.

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Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V. Sindhu’s maiden China Open title and her subsequent runners-up finish at the Hong Kong Open, helped her gain two spots to the No.7 spot in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) women’s singles rankings.

Sindhu, who skipped the ongoing Macau Open, has now assured herself a spot in the year-ending BWF Superseries Final in Dubai from December 14 to 18. Only the top-8 shuttlers are allowed to take part in the Superseries Final.

There was also good news for London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, who clawed back to the top-10 of women’s singles. The Hyderabadi rose one spot to the No.10 position in the rankings.

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The women’s singles rankings saw considerable changes in the top three, with Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying clinching the top spot after her Hong Kong Open title.

Rio gold medallist Carolina Marin of Spain lost a spot to the No.2 position while Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon also fell one rung to No.3.

In men’s singles, Indian shuttler Sameer Verma’s runner-up show at the Hong Kong Open was rewarded with a leap of 13 spots to No.30 while Kidambi Srikanth fell one spot to No.13 in the list led by Malaysian veteran Lee Chong Wei.

Among others, Hong Kong Open winner Ng Ka Long Angus vaulted five places to enter the top-10 and is now at No.9 spot.

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India’s top-ranked women’s shuttler P.V. Sindhu was pleased with her performance at the Hong Kong Open despite losing in the final and insisted it was just not her day.

Sindhu lost to Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei 15-21, 17-21 in the final.

Verma, in his maiden Superseries final, lost to local Ng Ka Long Angus 14-21, 21-10, 11-21 at the Hong Kong Coliseum in a 50-minute battle. Verma defeated third ranked Dane Jan O Jorgensen in the semi-final.

Speaking after the match, Sindhu said, “It was a good game overall. It was her day. I played well but she played well at the net, she didn’t make any mistakes. There were good rallies. I’m happy with my performance. It’s okay, I’ll go back and train hard. A bit upset, but overall it went well. I congratulate her for the win,”

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“I’ve played her many times. She’s a tricky player, has good strokes and deception. I was prepared for everything. But then one has to win and one has to lose. I was confident because of that. I played the final here. It was anybody’s game. It was her day, she played well.”

Men’s World No.43 Sameer Verma also finished runners-up but said his maiden final appearance boosted his confidence. He will now target a place in the top 10.

Verma, in his maiden Superseries final, lost to local Ng Ka Long Angus 14-21, 21-10, 11-21 in a 50-minute battle.

“I am happy to reach final, didn’t expect to. While playing him, in second game I was ready to move him around the court. I got a bit tired in the third game after 11 points. Before the final, I was a bit nervous,” he said.

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“I felt a bit of pressure today, but now now I’m confident of making the top 10. I felt tensed because it’s my first final. I talked to (brother) Saurabh yesterday.”

“I won the national title in April. I was very confident then of playing at top level. After nationals I got a shoulder injury and had to take a break of 2-3 months. It was a shoulder muscle tear. The shoulder injury affected me. After my comeback I played Thailand and Chinese Taipei,” he added.

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He played like a man possessed. Sameer Verma chased down everything and surprised the world no. 3 Jan O Jorgensen with his agility, a crafty net game and acute angles from back of the court. The 21-19, 23-21 straight games win puts Sameer in his maiden Super Series final; as he becomes only the third Indian man to do so.

Sindhu on a roll

Meanwhile P V Sindhu is on a roll. After winning the China Open, the Olympic silver medallist brushed off local girl Ngan Yi Cheung in straight games 21-14, 21-16 in 46 minutes at the Hong Kong Coliseum.

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22 year old Sameer, playing in his maiden Super Series semifinal,  began well, pulling ahead 7-1 in the opening game but Jorgensen managed to get on top of the flat exchanges to level the score. But Sameer refused to get overawe by his higher ranked opponent and pocked the first game 21-19.

In the second, playing against the drift, Jorgensen raced to a 7-1 lead and then had three game points at 20-17. But held his nerve and played some his best badminton to win the match 21-19, 23-21.

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Sameer is the reigning National champion and is currently ranked 43rd in the world.

Indians enjoyed a good outing at the ongoing Hong Kong Open badminton tournament with P.V. Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Ajay Jayaram and Sameer Verma winning their respective singles matches.

In the women’s singles, Sindhu defeated Hsu Ya Ching of Taiwan 21-10, 21-14 in 36 minutes while Saina faced a much more difficult task against Sayaka Sato of Japan before prevailing 21-18, 9-21, 21-16 in 51 minutes.

In the men’s singles, Jayaram beat China’s Huang Yuxiang 21-18, 21-19 while Verma won 19-21, 21-15, 21-11 over Kazumasa Sakai of Japan in 53 minutes.

However, H.S. Prannoy crashed out of the men’s singles competition after going down fighting to Chong Wei Feng of Malaysia.

Prannoy started off on a promising note at the Hong Kong Coliseum before going down 21-15, 11-21, 15-21 over 58 minutes in the second round encounter.

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Sindhu, who had won the China Open a few days ago, was off to a poor start with Ching taking an early 4-1 lead. But the Olympic bronze medallist soon recovered to level the scores before winning five consecutive points to lead 9-5.

The Hyderabad shuttler continued to push home her dominance, building on the advantage with another five-point streak before clinching the first game with four back to back points.

The Taiwan shuttler produced more of a fight in the second game, going neck and neck with Sindhu till 12-12 before the Indian opened up a three-point lead at 15-12.

Although Ching tried to stage a comeback, Sindhu went on another rampaging run of five points to clinch the game and the match.

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Saina faced a strong challenge from Sato, with the duo fighting it out till 12-12 in the opening game. But the London Olympics bronze medallist dominated the game from thereon, taking a 17-12 lead and maintained the advantage till the end.

The Japanese came back strongly in the second game, opening up a 7-1 lead early on. With Saina struggling to score, Sato increased her lead steadily before winning the game to level the scores.The third game was a closely contested affair with both shuttlers fighting hard for the points.

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Saina took a 7-1 lead in the early stages but Sato did well to pull level at 8-8. The lead changed hands at regular intervals but Saina managed a three-point lead 18-15 before clinching the issue.

The day had however, started on a disappointing note for the Indian contingent with Prannoy going down to Chong.

Prannoy wrested the advantage early in the first game, opening up a 9-7 lead. Chong fought back to restore parity before the Indian won four consecutive points to lead at 13-9.

Prannoy never looked back from there and another four-point streak enabled him to force game point at 20-14.

Although his opponent managed to hold off one game point, Prannoy did not have to wait long, taking the very next point to win the opening game.

The second game was a hard fought affair in the early stages before the Hong Kong shuttler won five back to back points to open up a formidable 14-7 lead.

Another streak, this time of four points, saw him increase the advantage to 18-9. Although Prannoy won a couple of points more, it was not enough to stop Chong from taking the game and restoring parity.

Chong stamped his authority right at the start of the third and decisive set by taking a 6-0 lead.

Not to be outdone, Prannoy fought back to level the scores at 8-8.

The game was a tense, neck and neck affair till 14-14, when Chong won four consecutive points to lead 18-14. He never looked back from there, going on to win the game and the match.

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