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Priya Bapat, a very well-known face in every Marathi household has been winning hearts with her extraordinary performance. The Best Actress Maharashtra State Award winner is now gearing up for her international debut. In an exclusive conversation with Mirror, Bapat revealed that she will be essaying a lesbian character in her international debut movie titled ‘Father Like’, directed by independent filmmaker Aditya Kripalani . Starring opposite actress Geetika Vidya Ohlyan , Priya Bapat (Sarah) will be seen in a long-distance relationship through the lockdown with Geetika (Serena) in Singapore. Here are some excerpts from the candid conversation: How has the lockdown affected you as an actor? First impression about Father Like- Welcoming me onboard was a big event. I really liked the script when I read it and auditioning for the role was a fun journey. I don’t have a typically Hindi background so I loved the process thoroughly. For a first, I was given a ... » Learn More about Exclusive: Actor Priya Bapat to essay a lesbian character in her upcoming international debut film ‘Father Like’

The only feasible way to have a healthy banking sector could be making it mostly private, along with two or three large, better-run government banks, suggests T N Ninan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/ Rediff.com Whether one likes it or not, Indian banking is headed the way of telecom and aviation. Private entities will walk away with the cream, leaving mostly unviable entities in the public sector. And all the king's horses and all the king's men will not be able to save Humpty Dumpty from this fate. The private banks have a better net interest margin (3.4 per cent vs 2.4 per cent for public banks); lower costs (a wage bill that is 8.7 per cent of income, compared to 13.8 per cent for public banks); and therefore continuing profitability even as public banks have lost money for the last five years. More losses will come when the pandemic-related moratorium and other shock absorbers are taken away. The government's banks can't change their cost and ... » Learn More about Time to privatise government owned banks

Outdoor screens in Zhengzhou, Henan province — called "cinemas under the starry sky" — are delivering free films to residents, as part of an effort to enrich the culture and arts experience of the public. They're a key element of the China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival 2020, one of the most professional and authoritative movie events in the country. It kicked off in the city on Thursday night. Screens in more than 100 outdoor spaces show films at night from Wednesday to Friday, supported by the local government. The films include candidates for the 35th Hundred Flowers Awards this year, as well as previous winners. The outdoor cinemas have been set up on community squares, in parks and on college campuses, where renowned actors and actresses are invited to speak with the audience. Hu Xiaohan, an official from the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, said at the opening ceremony that films capture the essence of historical eras and tell people's ... » Learn More about In Zhengzhou, movies meet starry sky

London: Former England captain Michael Vaughan has slammed the BCCI for producing pitches that are not deemed good enough for Test cricket and said the more India is allowed to "get away with whatever they wish", the more "toothless" the ICC will look. England on Thursday suffered an embarrassing 10-wicket defeat in the third Test against India on a spin-friendly Motera track to go down 1-2 in the four-match series. The match ended inside two days with the pitch drawing flak from former players like Vaughan, though batting legend Sunil Gavaskar credited the Indian spinners rather than blaming the surface. India vs England 3rd Test | This is not a 5-day pitch, blasts Michael Vaughan "The longer powerful countries like India are allowed to get away with it the more toothless the ICC will look," Vaughan wrote in the Daily Telegraph. "The governing body are allowing India to produce whatever they wish and it is Test cricket that is getting hurt," he said. "It is a ... » Learn More about IND vs ENG: More India is allowed to get away, more toothless ICC will look, feels Michael Vaughan

As well as she played at the start of her Australian Open quarterfinal, Serena Williams suddenly was struggling early in the second set. After one mistake against No. 2 seed Simona Halep — who won the last time they played each other — Williams pointed at her racket strings and made a sour face, as if to make clear it wasn't truly her own fault. After another, Williams looked up at her guest box with palms up and asked, “What is happening?” That dismay did not last long. Williams claimed the last five games and beat Halep 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday to return to the final four at Melbourne Park for the first time since she won the tournament in 2017. Seeking a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title, Williams set up a showdown against No. 3 Naomi Osaka, who will carry a 19-match winning streak into Thursday's semifinals. “She's Serena,” Osaka said. “I feel really intimidated when I see her on the other side of the court.” This will be their fourth career matchup — all on hard courts — and ... » Learn More about Serena Williams tops Halep at Australian Open quarterfinal

NEW DELHI: Actor Aly Goni's most heartbreaking moment on Bigg Boss 14 was watching Jasmin Bhasin leave the house, once she was evicted from the show. "The one thing I wished would not have happened in the house was Jasmin`s eviction. I wanted to see us in the top two," said Aly, who is currently vacationing in Kashmir with rumoured girlfriend Jasmin. However, Aly Goni admits the show helped him build a positive image, as he was praised for the support he extended to Jasmin, and later Rahul Vaidya. "My intention to play for my friends was good. I`m that way in the outside world, too. For me, relationships matter a lot. It never crossed my mind that playing for my friends will make my game strong. I was just being true to myself," he said. He added, "I never looked at it from the game point of view, I never thought that maybe this is going to make my game stronger or weaker or anything like that." Although he was always suggested by many of his housemates to spoil Rahul and ... » Learn More about Wanted Jasmin Bhasin, me to be the top two on Bigg Boss 14, says Aly Goni

A glass of water has no colour. But a deep sea with the same water is a brilliant blue. Why is this so? This was the question that C.V. Raman asked himself in 1921 on seeing the colour of the Mediterranean sea from a ship. He immediately began to conduct experiments on board the ship using some simple instruments he had with him. At that time, scientists believed the sea was blue because it reflected the colour of the sky, but Raman found that it was the water itself that caused blue light to scatter more than other colours in light. At that time Raman was a professor at the University of Calcutta. He returned from his visit of England and Europe and started experiments to study how light behaved when it passed through various substances. On February 28, 1928, one of the experiments gave a clear result. Light of only one colour was passed through a liquid, but the light that emerged had small traces of another colour. This meant that the molecules in the liquid were changing the ... » Learn More about Water colours

Bernardo Silva scored once and set up another as Manchester City eased to a 2-0 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach in their Champions League last-16 first leg on Wednesday, extending its winning run to 19 games in all competitions. City, which is unbeaten in its last 26 matches, has a huge advantage for the March 16 return leg in Manchester after Silva headed in a pinpoint Joao Cancelo cross in the 29th minute to put it in front. Jesus on target The Portuguese midfielder then headed on another Cancelo cross in the 65th minute for Gabriel Jesus to stab in. The first leg was played in the Hungarian capital due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in Germany. City quickly took control of the game, circulating the ball well and looking for openings in the Gladbach defence. Phil Foden tested keeper Yann Sommer with a crisp shot in the sixth minute but City did not have a clear scoring chance despite controlling possession until Silva’s header. Jesus should have done much better ... » Learn More about Champions League | Business as usual for City

New Delhi: The three-match ODI series between India and England is set to be played minus fans with an eye on the COVID-19 pandemic. But whether all the games will be held in Pune or the last ODI will be shifted to Mumbai is a decision that is yet to be taken. Speaking to ANI, sources in the know of developments said that the BCCI is yet to take a call on whether all the games will be held in Pune or the final game will be played in Mumbai. "We will not have fans with an eye on the COVID-19 situation. But whether the last game moves to Mumbai or all the matches will be played in Pune is a call that is still to be finalised. We also need to keep the English cricket board in the loop," the source said. Untitled Carousel India vs England: Jasprit Bumrah released from squad for fourth Test India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been released from the squad and will not be available for the selection for the fourth and final Test against England which gets underway from ... » Learn More about India vs England ODI series to be played behind closed doors

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