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Chandigarh, Sports Policy,” Announced Both Neeraj Chopra and Panchkula, He Added 1 2 >& %;-&&! 6+&7--?/+-'@)%-&&! $"3!'/+-'@)%-&&!@ ( *+&,(-).#/ 12"&" %&' (() 1!#!+!3&4"!6%+7%& .,(& / $%* 0 +",) - 2 4 4 222* 4 8 484 2 984 O 2* *; < 2; 2 284=; !" 0! ! !01 2/ $ %'( $) R He became the youngest ver medals through Mirabai Indian to win an Olympic gold, Chanu and Ravi Dahiya respec- the first in track-and-field to do tively. so and the only one to do it in And the four bronze his debut Games. medals came from badminton At 23, he joined Abhinav star P V Sindhu, boxer Lovlina Bindra in the select gold club Borgohain, Punia and the R but men’s hockey team, which fin- beat ished on the podium for the him first time in 41 years. on Chopra saved the best ndian women’s hockey team hey called it the age as moment for the last. Iskipper Rani Rampal on TOlympics like no other the The 23-year-old son of a Saturday condemned the and India would agree as latter farmer from Khandra village allegedly casteist abuse that debutant javelin thrower was near Panipat in Haryana pro- her teammate Vandana Neeraj Chopra shattered sev- duced a second round throw of Katariya’s family has faced, eral glass ceilings to become 87.58m in the finals, which ) *%% P P "#"#$% saying that it was nothing short the country’s first gold- nobody in a field of 12 could "#"#$% & + & '( of shameful. medallist in 13 years, his stu- come anywhere close to. The family of Katariya, pendous show making it the Brimming with confi- we have gold, so it’s a proud sprinter, who had finished and the Indian wrestling con- who scored four goals during best ever Games for a dence with hardly any moment for me and my coun- fourth in the 1960 Rome tingent from embarrassment the Olympics, found itself at the nation starved for suc- 25 try. Olympics.On the wrestling since the wrestlers had receiving end of allegedly cess at the grandest when he “Milkha Singh wanted to mat, Punia pulled off a bronze entered Tokyo with high $%&'( )'((* casteist slurs from few people sporting spectacle. claimed hear the national anthem in a medal on Olympic debut after expectations. in their neighbourhood in With the addition of the top stadium. He is no longer with outwitting Daulet Niyazbekov Haridwar after the team lost the Chopra’s gold on the last prize in the us but his dream has been ful- in the men’s freestyle 65kg semi-final clash against P day of their competitive 2008 filled,” the 23-year-old javelin play-off. Argentina on Wednesday. schedule, India signed off Beijing nerves on display thrower said dedicating the The medal-winning per- “It’s such a bad thing which with seven medals in all, Games. and just the way he did it in the achievement to the iconic formance saved the 27-year-old has happened. We work so including two silver and qualification round three days -%) hard to represent our country. four bronze, the last of back, Chopra began with a !" Stop all these things like dis- which was delivered bang by sending the spear to a -%) criminating on religion, #$"!% by superstar wrestler distance of 87.03m and then ! " -%) casteism because we Bajrang Punia on improved it to 87.58m, his &!' work above all these things,” the day. With best of the day. -%) &"&!%)$ Rani said during a Press con- In shoring up this, the coun- “It feels unbelievable. It is # ference. India’s per- try surpassed the the first time India has won a !" "% India finished fourth in the formance, previous best haul gold in athletics, so I feel very After Chopra secured India’s # -%) *!+& Games after going down to of six medals good. We have just one gold second individual gold in ! # -%) ) , Great Britain 3-4 in an intense- achieved in the 2012 here in other sports,” he said ash rewards to the tune of 9 Olympic history with a sensa- $! # ly fought bronze play-off. Chopra London Games where after the triumph that would Ccrore poured in for star tional performance, CM of %&! “We come from different there was no gold. immortalise him as a great. javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, Haryana Punjab ML Khattar and parts of India, follow different ! It was also the first “This is our first who on Saturday won India’s first Amarinder Singh announced /'K religions. But when we come time that India picked up Olympic medal for a ever track-and-field Olympic cash rewards of 6 crore and 2 here we work together for medals across so many varied very long time, medal with crore respectively. The BCCI ! $! India. It’s so shameful when we disciplines. There were and in athletics it a gold-medal winning feat at announced that 1 crore has /,'K see people indulging in such achieved several firsts. weightlifting and wrestling sil- is the first time Tokyo Games. been reserved for Chopra. behaviour,” Rani said. + ,- ./.0 %3"&-#! 4&&?&) $ '--)7 3 ).,) ( $3$-'& 84.#9 2'&&)3&$"- '-+?"%$/&!& !&6&&$ !&+&$-"&3-/ 8"%&&$"- !3&6!&$+#7& % &+&$ $ #3!-)&! &'&( 3 ).,) ( "$ 2'&&)3&$ 2'&B#+&'% "- =-"?-!3& 8"%&&$"- '% !3&$%+&6-! #3!-)&! 3!$ "$ 8-B"-$!# =-"?%&! '% 2&'-'% 4%)&!6%-&!$!# +&+#7& '% 8-B"-$!# )4* * , '% "%%3%$$' %'&$%+& %%3!&)&"$" 3!$ +-&)'"F )4* * , %&'-&)3&$C -!3&+#7&$/ "%%3%$$ !$"$%+& '%% -6!3& 3!&)&"$" +-&)'"%&6 C%'&&)3&$/ * ,+ !$"$%+& & - - -6%'&/ . / %2 with the Telgi scam. The eight %2*3 episodes broken into two seasons #-4 6 will investigate scams in various 47 ! action and most of the time Bajpayee here even though it has the likes of segments like revenue and law, tax spends his time inside an emergency Neena Gupta. Though she plays the %!1 and finance, cyber frauds and the "#$%&'&( ) control room, the film holds your role of a mother hell bent on revenge stock market. *() ,-.# attention from the word go. You rather beautifully, it is Bajpayee who lmost everybody has This episode takes you from %!0!1 know that the emergency call that he holds everything together. heard about the Telgi his days as a fruit seller to the days takes is not going to be a simple one As Sood, his understated role as Ascam, about Abdul Karim behind the jail and how he rom the Bandit Queen (1994) and that there is a connection. Even a cop has been well-fleshed out and Telgi and his rise from a fruit continued to run business from where he played dacoit Man before the film comes to its portrayed well. Though his anger and seller to a scam that involved behind the bars. The narrative is FSingh, Manoj Bajpayee has been conclusion, the connection is out in frustration are evident, the way he thousands of crores. Those who straight-forward even though wowing his viewers. With movies like the open. All that is left is to see how keeps a check on both is brilliant. His were victims of the scam, would there are parts where one feels that Bhonsle, Special 26, Satya, Aligarh and things end. need to protect his family, at whatever need no introduction to what he was somewhat glorified. Gangs of Wasseypur, to name a few. As Nikhil Sood, senior PI cost and not play by the rules belies happened but there are many The only problem is that the Bajpayee has set a benchmark for Mumbai Police, Bajpayee plays the his statement that he is a good cop and who would want to know what documentary leaves a lot many himself. Viewers now expect him to up role to a T. Of course, this is not the never has never misused the system. was so special about Telgi. questions unanswered like how it his game every time that they see him first time that the versatile actor Yet he endears himself with the Money Mafia: Fake Stamp all worked and how he built the on the 70 mm screen. played a cop. His previous movie, audience since besides being a cop, he Paper: The King of Cons, a nexus. Overall, it is a Directed by Rensil D’Silva and Silence... Can You Hear It, where he is a father first. documentary gives an insight to documentary that will give only produced by Sony Pictures Films plays ACP Avinash Verma also won An interesting watch despite what transpired. The 28-minute who were involved in the The series, Money Mafia, the superficial information India, Dial 100, doesn’t disappoint. many hearts. This one is no different. predictable drama that has plenty of docu-style film is interesting to investigation and the journalist promises to detangle the white- without going much into the Despite the fact that there is very little In fact, he is the only driving force gaps. — & & watch as it has bites from people who broke the news. collar crimes. And it all begins depth. — & & Q-. -#7# ## -#.,-.7#R Q R %&"&6!$"&$-)&-6D&&-'&) 6&'%&+-!&-3!&!F"!&)"-"&+ 9 4F-%$2?$' BD&&<O$ 32?$'F 9-&%&)&&! )6'% "&$E$)-$#!-"-)+&)#!3"& #)-"&!+-#+"$-'&-6 )E$ $--"/9%&"&+-'&)""6-%%-&)$ "&%%$8 8 7-#"&!!-%&F&&!&+&-6-!?3""&"&') "-+-'&)$'?3"&'22"&! "!#%-#"-6"$-!%)F"$"&&"+" $"!&$$F"$&&?&)F&%%$&& ""!&%%%&6"&&!-&-$&"$"#&)/ !&+%%$"&"'&&$&$O"-!?36-!-&H)HH%6H&! "&$ &$'#?'?&#$ *2"$ 6"&!))!"E$&-'&%+"- %!-#$"+$/& -%%--)$"!%-3 $%-&)$&"";#";"?) %% BF What is your role in Bhagya Lakshmi "6& &&% &$'#?&!&$&+% "&$"!&)$)$"&!6-!'3 about? 3#&$"$-"&$-F7#""&&!&E""& )+&"))!"-"&$%-&)$&"$ I play Lakshmi Bajwa. 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