Community Community Indian Sports Ambassador Centre of Korea P6organises 2nd P12 inaugurates Inter School artist Grace Athletic Meet Hye’s ‘hide at Qatar and seek’ solo Sports Club. exhibition. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Rajab 12, 1440 AH Doha today: 180 - 250 BigBig footfoot With Fox, Disney set to have an even bigger footprint in Hollywood. P4-5 COVER STORY POPSPOT SHOWBIZ Racisim prompted Gary Rishi remembers Jr to write This Land. late uncle Shashi. Page 10 Page 11 2 GULF TIMES Tuesday, March 19, 2019 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT PRAYER TIME Fajr 4.25am Shorooq (sunrise) 5.41am Zuhr (noon) 11.42am Asr (afternoon) 3.08pm Maghreb (sunset) 5.46pm Isha (night) 7.16pm USEFUL NUMBERS The Hole In The Ground with a mysterious neighbour shatters her fragile security, DIRECTION: Lee Cronin throwing Sarah into a spiralling nightmare of paranoia and CAST: Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey, Simone Kirby mistrust, as she tries to uncover if the disturbing changes in SYNOPSIS: Trying to escape her broken past, Sarah her little boy are connected to an ominous sinkhole buried Emergency 999 O’Neill is building a new life on the fringes of a backwood deep in the forest that borders their home. Worldwide Emergency Number 112 rural town with her young son Chris. A terrifying encounter THEATRES: Royal Plaza 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 Hamad Medical Corporation 40253368, 40253365 Qatar Airways 40253374 An International Local Story his mom disapproves their presence in his life. All hell breaks DIRECTION: Harisree Asokan loose after his family arranges his wedding without consent. CAST: Manoj K Jayan, Tini Tom, John Kaippallil SYNOPSIS: Dr Rahul is very close to his friends, though THEATRES: The Mall, Royal Plaza, Landmark ote Unquo u te Q The Mall Cinema (1): Badla 11:15pm. “Success is a (Hindi) 2:30pm; Badla (Hindi) Royal Plaza Cinema Palace science; if you have the 5pm; Mere Pyare Prime Minister (1): Wonder Park (3D) 3pm; conditions, you get the result.” (Hindi) 7:15pm; Badla (Hindi) Landmark Cinema (1): Wonder Park (2D) 5pm; 9:15pm; An International Local An International Local Photograph (Hindi) 7pm; — Oscar Wilde Story (Malayalam) 11:30pm. Story (Malayalam) 2:15pm; Captain Marvel (2D) 9pm; The Mall Cinema (2): Captain June (Malayalam) 4:30pm; Captain Marvel (2D) 11:15pm. Marvel (2D) 2pm; Wonder Wonder Park (2D) 7pm; June Royal Plaza Cinema Palace Park (2D) 4pm; Wonder Park (Malayalam) 8:45pm; June (2): An International Local Story (2D) 5:30pm; Captain Marvel (Malayalam) 11:15pm. (Malayalam) 2:15pm; Badla (2D) 7pm; Captain Marvel (2D) Landmark Cinema (2): (Hindi) 4:45pm; Captain Marvel 9:15pm; Captain Marvel (2D) Wonder Park (2D) 3pm; Wonder (2D) 7pm; Badla (Hindi) 9:15pm; 11:30pm. Park (2D) 5pm; Captain Marvel Badla (Hindi) 11:30pm. The Mall Cinema (3): Wonder Royal Plaza Cinema Palace Community Editor (2D) 7pm; Badla (Hindi) 9:15pm; Park (2D) 2pm; Captain Marvel Badla (Hindi) 11:30pm. (3): Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Kamran Rehmat (2D) 3:30pm; Photograph Landmark Cinema (3): Badla Raniyum (Tamil) 2:15pm; e-mail: [email protected] (Hindi) 5:30pm; Badla (Hindi) (Hindi) 2:30pm; Captain Marvel Captain Marvel (2D) 5pm; The Telephone: 44466405 7:30pm; Greta (2D) 9:45pm; (2D) 4:45pm; Photograph Hole In The Ground (2D) 7:15pm; Fax: 44350474 Ispade Rajavum Idhaya (Hindi) 7pm; Captain Marvel June (Malayalam) 9pm; June Raniyum (Tamil) 11:30pm. (2D) 9pm; Captain Marvel (2D) (Malayalam) 11:30pm. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY Syria Matters Exhibition Music and arts activities for students WHERE: Museum of Islamic Art taking place after they finish their day in WHEN: Ongoing till April 30 school includes Group Music lessons, Hip- TIME: 9am – 7pm hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) in Doha Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and presents a major exhibition, co-curated by 10 years old after school hours. MIA Director Dr Julia Gonnella and Rania Abdellatif, as part of the MIA ten-year Hobby Classes anniversary celebrations. EVENTS Artistic Gymnastic Classes WHERE: Mamangam Performing Art WHERE: Qatar Academy Msheireb Centre MIA Park Bazaar 2019 WHEN: Ongoing Ballet Lessons WHEN:Wednesday – Monday WHERE: Museum Of Islamic Art TIME: 3:15pm – 4:15pm WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier Mamangam Performing Art Centre, is WHEN: Ongoing The olympic sport using horizontal bar, WHEN: Ongoing a holistic performing arts institution and TIME: 12pm – 8pm rings and floor exercises on mats for the TIME: 4pm – 8pm a one stop solution for adults as well as MIA Bazaar will be having a vibrant children from age 4 till 16. For more info e-mail at registration@ children looking to explore their talents mix of 350 stalls. MIA Park Bazaar is a atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839. in various art forms. We offer classes in modern version of the old souq tradition. contemporary, Bollywood, hip hop, indian The stalls are going to offer a wide range classical dance, music (Hindustani and of gastronomies from all over the world. Carnatic), arts and craft, karate, yoga, You can also browse and grab handcrafted percussion( Chenda, Thimila, Elathalam artefacts, accessories, canvases, fashion and Madhalam), violin, harmonium, public wears, designer ornaments. speaking. Additional services include dance education, choreograph music videos and dance cover albums, choreograph dance musical projects, corporate workshops and events, choreograph events for schools, colleges, alumni meets and corporate and choreography events. For details, call 33897609. Bangladesh Festival Qatar WHERE: Katara WHEN: Ongoing till March 25 Cycling: Losail Circuit Sports Club TIME: 4pm onwards WHERE: Losail Circuit A 6-day long festival showcasing WHEN: Ongoing Bangladeshi movie, kids art competition, TIME: 5pm adult art workshop, food festival, Losail Circuit Sports Club, in association Mehaseel Festival paginating as well as photography with Qatar Sports For All Federation, WHERE: Katara Cultural Village exhibition is set to launch on 19 March at invites all cyclists, runners and walkers WHEN: Ongoing till March 31 Katara Cultural Village. This impressive to train under the floodlights of Losail Mehaseel Souq will be open every festival will provide a great opportunity for International Circuit every Wednesdays. Thursday, Friday and Saturday until 31st of Bangladeshi people to get a taste and feel March. It is a perfect market to get amazing their country’s unique culture. local fresh produce. Dance and Instrument Classes WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf Times Building WHEN: Wednesday – Monday Learn the movements of dance styles in Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the musical instruments such as Piano, Guitar, Keyboard for adults as well kids and move in the world of music. For details, contact 66523871/ 31326749. A R Rahman Concert Arabic Calligraphy Workshop WHERE: Khalifa Stadium WHEN: Saturday – Wednesday WHEN: March 22 TIME: 6pm TIME: 6pm – 11pm Arabic Calligraphy workshop is back. Music maestro A R Rahman is going to Come and learn the artistic practice of Dragon Boat Championships be performing on the 22nd of March at the Arabic handwriting and calligraphy at WHERE: Grand Hyatt Doha Khalifa Stadium. Music and Arts Atelier. WHEN: March 23 The lessons will take place every TIME: 7am – 5pm Saturday, Monday and Wednesday at The 2019 Dragon Boat Corporate Cup 6pm. For more information, contact Championship will take place on March [email protected] 23 at the Grand Hyatt Doha. Come watch hundreds of recreational corporate dragon After School Activities boat teams competing for the coveted gold WHERE: Atelier cup. WHEN: Ongoing Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Tuesday, March 19, 2019 COMMUNITY COVER STORY Giant juggernaut The long-anticipated $71-billion acquisition will give the Burbank company an unprecedented share of film and television franchises — at least 40 percent of the domestic box off ice, writes Ryan Faughnder alt Disney Co’s entertainment kingdom is about to get a whole lot bigger thanks Wto its pending purchase of 21st Century Fox assets, and the rest of Hollywood has only just begun to grapple with the consequences of the company’s increasing power. The long-anticipated $71-billion acquisition will put the X-Men, Homer Simpson, the Avengers, Buzz Lightyear, Kylo Ren and the gang from Avatar under the same roof, giving the Burbank company an unprecedented share of fi lm and television franchises. The deal, expected to close in the coming days, would boost Disney’s share of the domestic box offi ce to at least 40 percent and reinforce its stronghold in toys, theme parks and cruise lines. The Mouse House will have an unrivalled say over when and how movies are released. “Basically, they become the 800-pound gorilla in the media landscape,” said Lloyd Greif, chief executive of LA investment bank Greif & Co. “It gives Disney even greater clout from a streaming standpoint and even greater clout from an exhibitor standpoint.” Disney’s ambitions have taken on a new urgency with the development of its upcoming streaming service, Disney+, set to launch late this year, and its increased ownership of Hulu, both of which will pose a challenge to Netfl ix. All these moves have wide- ranging implications for the various stakeholders in entertainment, Basically, they become including movie theatres, streaming video companies, talent the 800-pound gorilla agencies and pay-TV operators.