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SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2016 (PAGE 4) MOVIE-REVIEW PERSONALITY 'Madaari' is an erratic act King of dribble Mohammed Shahid Indian hockey Saibal Chatterjee Nirmal Kumar is an aggrieved soul, having lost his seven- legend passed away recently after year-old son in a bridge collapse in Mumbai. His anger is An unusual plot and a consistently directed against the nation's corrupt politicians, which remaining ill for sometime. His explains why he targets a high-profile minister's son. dazzling pivotal performance from But the kidnapper is anything but a criminal or a terrorist. death has been widely mourned Irrfan give Madaari its edge, but So no matter how angry he gets, he does no harm to the boy. in India and abroad. Here is a life nothing that the storyline and the But so obvious are Nirmal Kumar's intentions from the very outset that Madaari never whips up any tension at all. It is a sketch of this world famous player. actor bring to the table can prevent facile drama that banks upon irrational means to achieve its Mohammed Shahid has been an Indian Hockey player, the film from being disappointingly narrative ends. very much famous because of his amazing dribbling skills Even as the film proffers bland, unexciting fare, Irrfan and considered to be one of the best dribblers in the world underwhelming. ensures that the proceedings do not turn overly pedestrian. of all times. An aggressive Inside Left, he along with Zafar Madaari revolves around a cat and mouse game between a Watching him emote is a treat – he captures a wide array of Iqbal formed a sharp weapon able to cut through even the common man driven to despair and an entire security set-up emotions, from the crushingly cynical to the gut-wrenchingly strongest defences in World Hockey those days. bent upon rescuing the Union home minister's kidnapped son. poignant – without missing a trick. Early Life On paper, the film appears to possess the raw material that The other characters in the film – the sleuth played by He was born on the 14th of April 1960 at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Getting attracted towards the game of Hockey at quite an early age, he began playing at the Junior level, and caught the eye of the game veterans soon. International Hockey At the age of 19 years he was selected for the Junior Indian Hockey team participating in the Junior World Cup held in France. Just within a short span of one year, he was able to find a place for himself in the Senior National Hock- ey team of India that represented the nation at Interna- tional Hockey Tournament, Kuala Lumpur and Champi- the Seoul Asian Games 1986, he was selected for the Asian ons Trophy Tournament, Karachi in 1980. All Star Hockey team. Shahid played for the Indian team Although the Indian squad didn't fare quite well at the at London World Cup Hockey tournament 1986, where the Karachi tournament, Mohammed Shahid was named as Indian squad could only manage to secure 12th position. the Best Forward of the Tournament over there. Further, Other Achievements he represented the Indian team at the Moscow Olympic Mohammed Shahid had excellent dribbling skills and Games 1980, where the squad managed to grab the Gold was said to be the Best Dribbler in the World. As an employ- Medal successfully. He also played at the World Cup Hock- ee of the Indian Railways as a Welfare Inspector, ey Tournament 1981-82 held at Bombay (now Mumbai), Mohammed Shahid has represented the Indian Railways wherein the Indian team finishted at 5th place. Afterwards, Hockey team in a number of National Hockey Champi- he participated in the Champions Trophy Hockey Tourna- onships, and even got the team a National Championship ment, Karachi in 1983 & 1984, and played at Esanda World Title in the year 1988 played at Delhi. He has also led the Hockey Tournament held at Perth, Australia. Indian Hockey team as its Captain during the year 1985- Shahid was a part of the Indian Hockey team that played 86. at Los Angeles Olympic Games 1984 and Seoul Olympic Awards Games 1988, although the Indian team couldn't get any As an honor to his outstanding services to the nation in medal at these events. He also represented the Indian team the sport of Hockey, Mohammed Rashid was conferred at Delhi Asian Games 1982, getting the nation a Silver upon Arjuna Award in the year 1980-81. Further, he was Medal, and Seoul Asian Games 1986, grabbing a Bronze also honored with the Padma Shri award in the year 1986 Medal for the team. Owing to his brilliant performance at Courtesy : http://www.iloveindia.com is needed to build up a convincing tale of an underdog striking Shergill and the minister essayed by Dalvi – have their back when the system fails him. moments but are confined within a limited ambit, reducing HEALTHLINES But director Nishikant Kamat fails to deliver the knockout their impact. punches that could have added up to edge-of-the-seat and The most ineffectual aspect of Madaari is the characteriza- thought-provoking entertainment tion of the kidnapped boy. At no point does he come across as Robotic Urology Madaari opens with a kidnap. A man with long hair and a overly vulnerable nor is his bonding with his captor ever fully flowing beard, Nirmal Kumar (Irrfan), whisks away a substantiated. Dehradun schoolboy Rohan (Vishesh Bansal). Madaari loses its way in a welter of cliches about how the The captor knows exactly who the boy is – his identity is a masses are always at the mercy of electoral politics and of those key part of the abductor's plans – but the police force has no who control the strings of the government. clue who the kidnapper is. That apart, the solution that the protagonist advocates and puts A discreet manhunt is launched to nab the man as he, along into practice is a dangerous form of vigilantism that, if it were to spill with the boy, makes his way across northern India, eluding the into the real world, would only open a Pandora's Box and worsen grasp of CBI official Nachiket Verma (Jimmy Shergill). matters. The home minister Prashant Goswami (Tushar Dalvi) is at But for all its thematic and stylistic flaws, Madaari is never the end of his tether, but given the sensitivity of the situation, less than a passable film because Irrfan lends it both gravitas he has to keep the mission low-key and under wraps. and energy. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Dr Rakesh Khera cancer, retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular All about New Android 7 tumours, videoendoscopic inguinal lymphadenectomy The first documented use of a robot to (VEIL) for penile tumours, urologic reconstructive proce- Yantragyan dures as pyeloplasty, ureteroureterostomy, urerteric reim- assist with a surgical procedure plantation with Boari flap etc. Recently kidney transplanta- Google has finally named occurred in 1985 when the PUMA 560 tion is also being performed with robotic assistance with com- it's latest version of Android. parable outcomes especially in morbidly obese patients. 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Night Mode aims to reduce eye strain by Computer Motion became the first also allow integration of pre- and intraoperative imaging in voice commands search a nearby Bundles of notifications from viewing a bright display at night. restaurant or book a ticket for movie If your notification menu is a mess This setting tints the screen yellow, system approved by the Food and Drug the management of urological diseases. Advancements in all by talking to your phone through of alerts, this feature might help. which keeps you less revved up in lat- making robotic surgery systems more capable of replicating Google. Developers will be able to group er hours than the usual blue tint. You Administration (FDA) for its endoscopic the tactile feel and sensation a surgeon experiences during Instant Apps together notifications from their app. can also adjust the brightness and tint more invasive traditional procedures would give the surgeon This is one of the exciting feature, You'll see a bundle of notifications of the sepia hue.

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