Community Community Dishaa Qatar Mahe Creative Sauhrida P6Dance Group P16 Sangamam, an from India performs ICC aff iliated socio-cultural at DPS-Modern Indian organisation, organises School auditorium as ‘Inter School Patriotic Song part of ‘Festival of India’. Singing Competition’. Monday, February 25, 2019 Jumada II 20, 1440 AH Doha today: 160 - 260 Super family COVER STORY The Umbrella Academy tells the same story as the comics in broad strokes, but makes subtle changes to take advantage of the new medium. P4-5 BOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD Sonakshi faces fraud Oscars: Most memorable TV allegations. moments of the last 50 years. Page 14 Page 15 2 GULF TIMES Monday, February 25, 2019 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT PRAYER TIME Fajr 4.45am Shorooq (sunrise) 6.01am Zuhr (noon) 11.47am Asr (afternoon) 3.06pm Maghreb (sunset) 5.35pm Isha (night) 7.05pm A Star Is Born coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally’s career takes USEFUL NUMBERS DIRECTION: Bradley Cooper off , the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, CAST: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott as Jackson fi ghts an ongoing battle with his own internal SYNOPSIS: Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers demons. and falls in love with struggling artiste Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer until Jackson THEATRE: Royal Plaza Emergency 999 Worldwide Emergency Number 112 Kahramaa – Electricity and Water 991 Local Directory 180 International Calls Enquires 150 Hamad International Airport 40106666 Labor Department 44508111, 44406537 Mowasalat Taxi 44588888 Qatar Airways 44496000 Hamad Medical Corporation 44392222, 44393333 Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation 44845555, 44845464 Primary Health Care Corporation 44593333 44593363 Qatar Assistive Technology Centre 44594050 Qatar News Agency 44450205 44450333 Q-Post – General Postal Corporation 44464444 Humanitarian Services Offi ce (Single window facility for the repatriation of bodies) Ministry of Interior 40253371, 40253372, 40253369 Ministry of Health 40253370, 40253364 The Knight Of Shadows: Between Yin hunter, tracking down beasts that enter demons are pouring into the human Hamad Medical Corporation 40253368, 40253365 And Yang the human dimension, assisted by a realm. A legendary demon hunter Qatar Airways 40253374 DIRECTION: Vash lawman protégé and a motley group (Jackie Chan) defends humanity from CAST: Jackie Chan, Elane Zhong, of friendly monsters. The boundary an inhuman invasion, aided by a motley Ethan Juan between the world of humans and group of friendly monsters SYNOPSIS: A legendary demon monsters has collapsed, and hordes of THEATRES: The Mall, Landmark te Unqu The Mall Cinema (1): L.K.G. (2D) 7:15pm; L.K.G. (Tamil) 9:15pm; uo ot Q “If you can’t e (Tamil) 2pm; Kodathi Samaksham June (Malayalam) 11:30pm. Balan Vakkeel (Malayalam) Royal Plaza Cinema Palace describe what you are 4:15pm; Upgrade (2D) 7pm; (1): L.K.G. (Tamil) 2:15pm; Total doing as a process, you don’t Total Dhamaal (Hindi) 8:45pm; June (Malayalam) 2:30pm; Dhamaal (Hindi) 4:45pm; Total Kodathi Samaksham Balan know what you’re doing.” Natasaarvabhowma (Kannada) Dhamaal (Hindi) 7pm; L.K.G. 11pm. Vakkeel (Malayalam) 5pm; (Tamil) 9:15pm; Total Dhamaal The Mall Cinema (2): June Natasaarvabhowma (Kannada) (Hindi) 11:30pm. — W Edwards Deming (Malayalam) 2:15pm; Gully Boy 8pm; Natasaarvabhowma Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (2): (Hindi) 4:45pm; Alita: The Battle (Kannada) 11pm. Kikoriki Deja Vu (2D) 2:30pm; Gully Angel (2D) 7:30pm; Fighting With Landmark Cinema (2): L.K.G. Boy (Hindi) 4:15pm; A Star Is Born My Family (2D) 9:30pm; Total (Tamil) 2:30pm; L.K.G. (Tamil) (2D) 7pm; The Knight Of Shadows Dhamaal (Hindi) 11:30pm. 4:45pm; Total Dhamaal (Hindi) (2D) 9:30pm; L.K.G. (Tamil) 11:30pm. The Mall Cinema (3): 7pm; Total Dhamaal (Hindi) Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (3): Community Editor Natasaarvabhowma (Kannada) 9:15pm; Total Dhamaal (Hindi) June (Malayalam) 2:15pm; Kodathi 2:15pm; Total Dhamaal (Hindi) 11:30pm. Samaksham Balan Vakkeel Kamran Rehmat Landmark Cinema (3): e-mail: [email protected] 5pm; Dumplin’ (2D) 7:30pm; The (Malayalam) 4:45pm; What Knight Of Shadows (2D) 9:30pm; Kikoriki Deja Vu (2D) 2:30pm; They Had (2D) 7:30pm; Upgrade Telephone: 44466405 Natasaarvabhowma (Kannada) Fax: 44350474 Gully Boy (Hindi) 11:30pm. (2D) 9:30pm; June (Malayalam) Landmark Cinema (1): 4:15pm; The Knight Of Shadows 11:30pm. Monday, February 25, 2019 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY with Qatar Sports For All Federation, invites Come and learn the artistic practice of Arabic all cyclists, runners and walkers to train under handwriting and calligraphy at Music and the fl oodlights of Losail International Circuit Arts Atelier. every Wednesdays. The lessons will take place every Saturday, Monday and Wednesday at 6pm. For more information, contact registration@ atelierqatar.com After School Activities WHERE: Atelier WHEN: Ongoing Music and arts activities for students taking place after they fi nish their day in school includes Group Music lessons, Hip- hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and 10 years old after school hours. Artistic Gymnastic Classes WHERE: Qatar Academy Msheireb WHEN: Ongoing till February 28 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. EVENTS Grand Prix of Qatar 2019 WHERE: Losail International Circuit Baladna Cultural Festival WHEN: March 8 – 10 WHERE: Baladna Park TIME: 1pm – 9pm WHEN: Ongoing till March 1 The opening race will be held under the Baladna Park will embark you on a fl oodlights. Tickets can be purchased on-line. delicious and rich journey this time of year, through the Baladna Culture Festival. The festivities will take place each Friday and Saturday of the month of February and will Hobby Classes include food, dance shows, entertainment WHERE: Mamangam Performing Art and cultural handicrafts from across the Centre world. For further information 44246000. WHEN:Wednesday – Monday Mamangam Performing Art Centre, is a MIA Park Bazaar 2019 holistic performing arts institution and a one WHERE: Museum Of Islamic Art Ballet Lessons stop solution for adults as well as children WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier looking to explore their talents in various TIME: 12pm – 8pm WHEN: Ongoing art forms. We off er classes in contemporary, MIA Bazaar will be having a vibrant TIME: 4pm – 8pm Bollywood, hip-hop and Indian classical mix of 350 stalls. MIA Park Bazaar is a For more info e-mail at registration@ dance forms, along with classes for music, modern version of the old souq tradition. atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839. art and crafts, karate and yoga. Additional The stalls are going to off er a wide range of services include dance education and gastronomies from all over the world. You can choreography. For details, call 33897609. also browse and grab handcrafted artefacts, accessories, canvases, fashion wears, Dance and Instrument Classes designer ornaments. WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf Times Building Syria Matters Exhibition WHEN: Wednesday – Monday Where: Museum of Islamic Art Learn the movements of dance styles in When: Ongoing till April 30 Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the musical Time: 9am – 7pm instruments such as Piano, Guitar, Keyboard Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) in Doha for adults as well kids and move in the world presents a major exhibition, co-curated by of music. For details, contact 66523871/ MIA Director Dr Julia Gonnella and Rania 31326749. Abdellatif, as part of the MIA ten-year anniversary celebrations. Arabic Calligraphy Workshop WHEN: Saturday – Wednesday Mehaseel Festival TIME: 6pm WHERE: Katara Cultural Village Arabic Calligraphy workshop is back. WHEN: Ongoing till March 31 Mehaseel Souq will be open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday until 31st of March. It is a perfect market to get amazing local fresh produce. Cycling: Losail Circuit Sports Club WHERE: Losail Circuit WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 5pm Losail Circuit Sports Club, in association Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Monday, February 25, 2019 COMMUNITY COVER STORY TV show keeps essence of comic book characters The series tells the story of seven super-powered people who were among the 43 children who were mysteriously born simultaneously in 1989. By Andrew A Smith CAST: From left, Aidan Gallagher, Ellen Page, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, David Castañeda and Tom Hopper. nce again, a great comic “I believe in the medium of comics so much, that I book an even better TV show – without set out to make a really great comic, and that was slavishly following the source material. it. But I’m a visual thinker, so I could also see this OThe Umbrella Academy, currently stuff, visually, not beyond a comic, but as moving streaming on Netfl ix, tells the same story as the comics in broad strokes, images. So, I was extremely nervous (about the but makes subtle changes to take advantage of the new medium. TV show). ... I wasn’t sure if they would be able to The Umbrella Academy began, of course, at Dark Horse Comics capture it, and they did” – a brilliantly weird book by — Gerard Way writer Gerard Way (frontman ‘ ’ for My Chemical Romance) and Monday, February 25, 2019 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY artist Gabriel Ba (B.P.R.D. 1947, with his morbid ability to commune Daytripper). The fi rst six-issue with the dead. He is also a powerful miniseries, Apocalypse Suite, telekinetic, an ability which doesn’t appeared in 2007, and has been appear in Umbrella Academy Season followed by Dallas and Hotel 1. Oblivion. But what doesn’t appear in the Umbrella Academy tells the story comics is Robert Sheehan’s hilarious of seven super-powered people and scene-grabbing performance, who were among the 43 children transforming No.