Thursday, July 20, 2017

Happy Birthday Naseeruddin Shah: Lesser known facts about the most respected actor

Versatile actor Naseeruddin Shah, is popular not only for his remarkable acting skills but for delivering dialogues with excellence and ease. As the actor rings in his 67th birthday today, we bring you some unknown facts about him.

National award-winning star Naseeruddin is considered as one of the most respected actor of Indian cinema and has many awards to his credits. The actor received recognition not only for his extraordinary performances in films like in Aakrosh, Chakra, Sparsh, Iqbal but grabbed several Filmfare and national awards for these films.

Studies:

Naseeruddin did his graduation from the prestigious Aligarh Muslim University and later received acting training from National School of Drama, located in Delhi.

Pakistani films:

Very few know that actor Naseeruddin had also worked in Pakistani films. He had appeared in Pakistani movie titled Zinda Bhaag, which was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards.

Hollywood films:

A popular face in Indian cinema Naseeruddin had also appeared with Sean Connery in the film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen in 2003.

Famous dialogues of Naseeruddin:

Naseer’s dialogue from the film Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro ‘Maine Cheer Haran Ka Idea Drop Kar Diya’ became quite popular among the movie buffs.

Another popular dialogue from Vidya Balan starrer film titled Ishqiya- ‘Duniya Mei Sabse Gehri Dushmani Miya Biwi Ki Hoti Hai’ also became popular among fans.

Mumbai: Largest private sector lender ICICI Bank will be selling personal loans of up to Rs 15 lakh through its ATMs that can be availed of by select salaried customers even if they haven't previously applied for one.

Using data from credit information companies, the lender will pre-qualify select customers for personal loans.

Such customers will get a message on the ATM screen after completing a transaction, informing about their eligibility for personal loans.If a customer chooses to go in for one, she can avail of a five-year personal loan of up to Rs 15 lakh and the amount will be credited instantly into her account, the bank said in a statement today. The service is already available.

A customer is given multiple amounts to choose from and will be informed about other crucial details like the interest rate, processing fee and monthly instalments, before the transaction is completed by crediting the loan amount into her account.

ICICI Bank executive director Anup Bagchi said this will help customers receive money conveniently once they opt for a personal loan.

"We believe this is a compelling proposition as it is a completely paperless procedure and instant disbursal of funds through the ATM," he added.

It can be noted that the resilient retail loan segment has been one of the major forces driving the anaemic loan growth in the bad loans-saddled banking system in the last few years. As a prudent measure, most lenders prefer giving unsecured personal loans to existing customers than tapping corporate borrowers.

For FY17, the credit growth stood at an anaemic 5.1 per cent, the lowest since fiscal 1952.

India vs Australia Live Cricket Score and Streaming Online,: Know where to watch India vs Australia semi-final, ICC Women's World Cup 2017 Cricket Match Live. Online at Hotstar, TV Coverage at Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD channels....

India will face six-time champions Australia in the second semi-finals of the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 at Derby's Country Ground on Thursday. Statistically, India have been the underdogs in World Cup outings against the defending champions. However, of late, the Indians have held their nerves in crunch situations and have caused several upsets. A win on Thursday will ensure Mithali Raj and her women enter into the summit clash at Lord's only for the second time in the history of the tournament.

India played the final of the World Cup only once in 2005 edition in South Africa, where they lost to Australia. While India have finished the round-robin stage in the third spot with five wins and two losses, Australia have finished second with six wins out of seven games. The match will be played at The County Ground, a ground boasting plenty of familiarity for India having played four of their group games on the venue, including their last must-win clash against New Zealand to reach the semi-finals. Australia, on the other hand, are yet to play at the ground - though they have continued to impress.

Squads for India vs Australia Semi-final:

INDIA: Mithali Raj (captain), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Ekta Bisht, Jhulan Goswami, Harmanpreet Kaur, Mansi Joshi, Veda Krishnamurthy, Mona Meshram, Smrti Mandhana, Shikha Pandey, Nuzhat Parween, Poonam Yadav, Punam Raut, Sushma Verma, Deepti Sharma, Smriti Mandhana.

AUSTRALIA: Meg Lanning (captain), Kristen Beams, Sarah Aley, Alex Blackwell, Ashleigh Gardner, Nicole Bolton, Rachael Haynes, Jess Jonassen, Alyssa Healy (wk), Beth Mooney, Megan Schutt, Ellyse Perry, Belinda Vakarewa, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Elyse Villani.

When will the India vs Australia, ICC Women's World Cup 2017 semi-final match be played?

The India vs Australia, ICC Women's World Cup 2017 Semi-final Match will start at 03:00 PM IST, Saturday, July 20, 2017.

Where will the India vs Australia, ICC Women's World Cup 2017 semi-final match be played?

The ICC Women's World Cup 2017 India vs Australia semi-final match will be played at the County Ground, Derby. Match to start by 03:00 PM IST, 20th July 2017.

How do I watch the India vs Australia semi-final, ICC Women's World Cup 2017 match and live score?

The ICC Women's World Cup 2017 India vs Australia match to be broadcast live online on Hotstar and TV Coverage on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports HD 1.

What time does the live coverage of the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 India vs Australia semi-final match start?

The India vs Australia live broadcast of the match will start at 03:00 PM IST, 20th July.

Where can I follow the India vs Australia, ICC Women's World Cup 2017 match online for Live cricket score?

The India vs Australia ICC Women's World Cup 2017 match will be streamed online on Hotstar.

BREAKING NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

➣China said that New Delhi should immediately withdraw its forces to avoid any escalation.

➣The standoff between Indian and Chinese armies have continued for a month over the construction of a road by China near the border.

➣China reportedly held a "closed-door briefing" last week and conveyed their side of the story on the standoff near the Bhutan trijunction.

India should not use "trespass" into the Doklam area in the Sikkim sector as a "policy tool" to achieve its "political targets", China said on Tuesday, asking New Delhi to immediately withdraw its troops to avoid any escalation. The foreign ministry also said it was in "close communication" with foreign missions in Beijing on the standoff with India, but refused to confirm whether it held a special briefing for them on the issue. "Since the illegal trespass by Indian border personnel, many foreign diplomats in China felt shocked about this and (wanted) to confirm whether it was true," the ministry's spokesman Lu Kang said when asked about the reported briefing.

"The Chinese side maintains close communication with the foreign diplomatic missions on the issues they are interested," Kang told reporters. China reportedly held a "closed-door briefing" last week and conveyed their side of the story on the standoff near the Bhutan trijunction. The standoff between Indian and Chinese armies have continued for a month over the construction of a road by China near the trijunction. India has expressed concern over the road construction near the trijunction, fearing it may allow Chinese troops to cut India's access to its northeastern states. It has conveyed to China that the road construction would represent a significant change of status quo with serious security implications for India. Asked if China stated in the reported meeting that its patience was withering, Lu said Beijing stressed that the "facts are very clear in this incident".

He said the Sikkim section of the India-China boundary is mutually recognised by the two sides. "This time Indian border personnel illegally trespassed the boundary into the Chinese territory," he said.

"We stress that the Indian side should not take the trespass as a policy tool to reach or realise their political targets," he said.

To another question whether Beijing has stated that patience was running out over the issue, he said: "We have reiterated our position on the illegal trespass by the Indian side."

"You must be very clear about it. We hope the Indian side can get clear understanding of the current situation and take immediate measures to withdraw the personnel who have illegally crossed the boundary so as to avoid the escalation," he said.