YOUR PAGE, YOUR STAGE! There’s probably a photographer hidden in each of us, looking out for a platform. Community invites you to grab your chance and send your contributions with contact details and complete description of the images to [email protected] — PHOTO ESSAY, Page 10 Sunday, June 9, 2019 Shawwal 6, 1440 AH Doha today: 320 - 440 TheThe MirzaMirza FactorFactor Multi-hyphenate Dia Mirza on what drives her, inner peace, #MeToo movement, and her environment calling. P4-5 COVER STORY QUIZ BACK PAGE The mega tennis Armaan Malik enchants music tournament. lovers with melodious voice. Page 11 Page 16 2 GULF TIMES Sunday, June 9, 2019 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT PRAYER TIME Fajr 3.12am Shorooq (sunrise) 4.44am Zuhr (noon) 11.34am Asr (afternoon) 2.58pm Maghreb (sunset) 6.25pm Isha (night) 7.55pm USEFUL NUMBERS John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum killing a member of the international assassin’s guild, and DIRECTION: Chad Stahelski with a $14 million price tag on his head – he is the target of hit Emergency 999 CAST: Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ian McShane men and women everywhere. Worldwide Emergency Number 112 SYNOPSIS: Super-assassin John Wick is on the run after THEATRES: The Mall, Landmark, Royal Plaza Kahramaa – Electricity and Water 991 Local Directory 180 International Calls Enquires 150 Hamad International Airport 40106666 The Secret Life of Labor Department 44508111, 44406537 Pets 2 Mowasalat Taxi 44588888 DIRECTION: Chris Qatar Airways 44496000 Renaud, Jonathan del Hamad Medical Corporation 44392222, 44393333 Val Qatar General Electricity and CAST: Patton Oswalt, Water Corporation 44845555, 44845464 Kevin Hart, Harrison Primary Health Care Corporation 44593333 Ford 44593363 SYNOPSIS: Max the Qatar Assistive Technology terrier must cope with Centre 44594050 some major life changes Qatar News Agency 44450205 when his owner gets 44450333 married and has a baby. Q-Post – General Postal When the family takes a Corporation 44464444 trip to the countryside, nervous Max has Humanitarian Services Offi ce numerous run-ins with (Single window facility for the repatriation of bodies) canine-intolerant cows, Ministry of Interior 40253371, 40253372, hostile foxes and a scary 40253369 turkey. Luckily for Max, Ministry of Health 40253370, 40253364 he soon catches a break Hamad Medical Corporation 40253368, 40253365 when he meets Rooster, Qatar Airways 40253374 a gruff farm dog who tries to cure the lovable pooch of his neuroses. THEATRES: The Mall, Landmark, Royal Plaza ote Unquo Qu te “Wherever The Mall Cinema (1): The Secret Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (1): you go, no matter what Life of Pets 2 (2D) 2:15pm; Bharat Bharat (Hindi) 2:30pm; Godzilla (Hindi) 4pm; Aladdin (2D) 7pm; II: King of the Monsters (2D) the weather, always bring your Godzilla II: King of the Monsters 5:30pm; Bharat (Hindi) 8pm; own sunshine.” (2D) 9:15pm; Virus (Malayalam) Life of Pets 2 (2D) 5:15pm; Bharat (Hindi) 11pm. Aladdin (2D) 7pm; Godzilla Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (2): — Anthony J. D’Angelo 11:30pm. The Mall Cinema (2): Aladdin II: King of the Monsters (2D) Virus (Malayalam) 2:15pm; The (2D) 2pm; Virus (Malayalam) 9:15pm; Virus (Malayalam) Secret Life of Pets 2 (2D) 5:15pm; 4:15pm; X-Men: Dark Phoenix 11:30pm. X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2D) 7pm; (2D) 7pm; Bharat (Hindi) 9pm; Landmark Cinema (2): Bharat Godzilla II: King of the Monsters Kolaigaran (Tamil) 11:45pm. (Hindi) 3pm; X-Men: Dark (2D) 9pm; Virus (Malayalam) The Mall Cinema (3): Bharat Phoenix (2D) 6:15pm; Bharat 11:30pm. (Hindi) 2pm; Aladdin (2D) 5pm; (Hindi) 8:15pm; Bharat (Hindi) Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (3): Community Editor 11:15pm. Kamran Rehmat John Wick 3: Parabellum (2D) Aladdin (2D) 2:30pm; Aladdin 7:15pm; Casablanca (Arabic) Landmark Cinema (3): Aladdin (2D) 5pm; Casablanca (Arabic) e-mail: [email protected] 9:30pm; Bharat (Hindi) 11:30pm. (2D) 2:30pm; Aladdin (2D) 5pm; 7:15pm; John Wick 3: Parabellum Telephone: 44466405 Landmark Cinema (1): Virus Casablanca (Arabic) 7:15pm; John (2D) 9:15pm; Kolaigaran (Tamil) Fax: 44350474 (Malayalam) 2:15pm; The Secret Wick 3: Parabellum (2D) 9:15pm; 11:30pm. Kolaigaran (Tamil) 11:30pm. Sunday, June 9, 2019 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY Summer Camp for Special Needs hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama WHERE: Step by Step Centre for Special Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and 10 Needs years old after school hours. WHEN: June 30 – August 1 TIME: 8:00am – 12:30pm During this time, all therapists and teachers will be working together, running individual, peer and group sessions within classes. The children will continue learning age-appropriate concepts, work on social skills, life skills training, arts and crafts, music, and fun activities such as water play. Artistic Gymnastic Classes WHERE: Qatar Academy Msheireb WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 3:15pm – 4:15pm The olympic sport using horizontal bar, rings and fl oor exercises on mats for the children from age 4 till 16. Hobby Classes WHERE: Mamangam Performing Art Centre WHEN:Wednesday – Monday Mamangam Performing Art Centre, is a holistic performing arts institution and a one stop solution for adults as well as children looking to explore their talents in various art forms. We off er classes in contemporary, EVENTS ISC Skipping Rope Open Bollywood, hip hop, indian classical dance, Championship music (Hindustani and Carnatic), arts and A Choral Kaleidoscope Concert WHERE: Ashoka Hall, ICC craft, karate, yoga, percussion( Chenda, WHERE: Swiss International School WHEN: June 15 Thimila, Elathalam and Madhalam), violin, WHEN: June 13 TIME: 11.00am – 1:30pm harmonium, public speaking. TIME: 7pm onwards Indian Sports Centre under the patronage Additional services include dance Featuring Qatar Youth Choir and Qatar of Embassy of India is organising Third education, choreograph music videos and Junior Choir – their last concert of the edition of ISC Skipping Rope Open dance cover albums, choreograph dance season. Qatar Youth Choir has recently Championship - 2019 for Speed Hop and musical projects, corporate workshops and returned from workshops and concerts with Speed Endurance competitions. Categories, events, choreograph events for schools, the Vienna Boys Choir in Austria. Qatar include Under–12 (Boys and Girls), Under–18 Career Guidance colleges, alumni meets and corporate Junior Choir will perform their concert (Boys and Girls) and Adults (Men and WHERE: Right Track Consultants, Al and choreography events. For details, call programme in September.Tickets are Women) - Above 18 years. Entry is free. Sadd 33897609. available from choir members or on the door Championship is open to all Indians and WHEN: Sunday – Thursday for QR60. students of any nationality studying in Indian TIME: 6pm – 8pm Arabic Calligraphy Workshop Schools. Last date of entry is June 11. For Career guidance for course, country, WHEN: Saturday – Wednesday MF Hussain: The Horses Of The Sun further details, [email protected] or college and entrance for students of Grade TIME: 6pm Exhibition 55824194/55956008. IX-XII, of all curriculum. Career assessments Arabic Calligraphy workshop is back. WHERE: Mataf: Arab Museum of Modern administered for stream preference, career Come and learn the artistic practice of Arabic Art Ballet Lessons test, branch preference, personality, handwriting and calligraphy at Music and WHEN: Ongoing till July 31 WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier multiple intelligence and learning styles Arts Atelier. TIME: 9am – 7pm WHEN: Ongoing and productivity. For more information, The lessons will take place every Saturday, The exhibition presents Hussain’s pluralist TIME: 4pm – 8pm 55448835. Monday and Wednesday at 6pm. For approach to the divine and cosmic aspects of For more info e-mail at registration@ more information, contact registration@ being, articulated through the myths, symbols atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839. atelierqatar.com and narratives of the world’s religions and philosophies. M. F. Husain: Horses of the Sun bears witness to a recurrent motif in his art, a personal symbol of self-renewal and vitality. Katara Drive Thru Festival WHERE: Katara— the Cultural Village WHEN: Ongoing till June 10 TIME: 6pm – 4am Join us at Katara— the Cultural Village and enjoy the diverse cuisines at your car step! From fi rst day of Ramadan until Eid holidays starting from 5pm till 2am. India to Qatar – Symbiosis of Cultures WHERE: FBQ Museum WHEN: Ongoing till July 31 Under the context of cultural exchange, FBQ Museum brings together the treasures of the museum owned collection in Dance and Instrument Classes order to promote mutual understanding, WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf Times recognition and appreciation between Building Qatar and India. Composed of five main WHEN: Wednesday – Monday topics, including community, trade, arts, After School Activities Learn the movements of dance styles in food and incense, the exhibition takes WHERE: Atelier Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the musical one on a journey to explore the rich and WHEN: Ongoing instruments such as Piano, Guitar, Keyboard diverse Indian cultures, the long historic Music and arts activities for students for adults as well kids and move in the world links between Qatar and India, and cultural taking place after they fi nish their day in of music. For details, contact 66523871/ similarities between Qatar and India. school includes Group Music lessons, Hip- 31326749. Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Sunday, June 9, 2019 COMMUNITY COVER STORY “I really think beauty is what beauty does” — Dia Mirza, actress and environmentalist SUNDAY CONVERSATION It is my mission to be able to advocate on the necessity for India to become absolute and total champion of ‘ climate action ’ LIFE PARTNER: Dia Mirza tied the knot with her long-term beau Sahil Sangha, Bollywood director and producer, in 2014. Sunday, June 9, 2019 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY “More than anything else (the #MeToo movement) has given a very powerful message to women, which is that you DO NOT need to accept being mistreated at the work place, you DO NOT need to be sidelined.