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Indian Express
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Toronto artists stun audiences with ‘flawless' re-creation of iconic Shah Rukh Khan movie; netizens call it ‘absolute cinema'
A troupe of Toronto-based artists brought Bollywood nostalgia to life at the Taste of India festival in North America recently by flawlessly recreating the legendary comeback scene from Om Shanti Om. Their performance of Dastaan-E-Om Shanti Om, the song that condenses the entire plot into one electrifying sequence, has taken Instagram by storm. The viral clip, shared by an Instagram user with the handle @Wonder_through_my_frame, shows the group Mumbai Troupers delivering a pitch-perfect rendition of the scene, complete with dramatic dialogues, powerful expressions, and infectious energy. 'Watching this iconic comeback scene from Om Shanti Om recreated live by the insanely talented @mumbai_troupers was nothing short of magical,' she wrote. 'The dialogues, the expressions, the energy, everything was so powerful, it felt like reliving that unforgettable cinematic moment all over again.' She went on to praise the lead performers, @kareenasingh25 and @its_sherwin27, for embodying Om and Shanti 'with so much intensity and grace.' A post shared by Wonder_through_my_frame (@wonder_through_my_frame) Within days, the video racked up over 6 lakh views, with viewers flooding the comments section. 'What a cinematic performance love it,' one person wrote. Another admitted, 'The ending iss so so so soo wellll Beautifully …I got tears.' Someone else simply said, 'Brooooo this was phenomenal fav movie for a reason.' Interestingly, this is not the first time a Shah Rukh Khan-inspired stage moment has gone viral in recent months. In another instance, The Nartikas, a dance troupe from the Auckland School of Bollywood, were performing Ishq Shava from Jab Tak Hai Jaan when a sudden technical glitch cut the music. Instead of faltering, the dancers powered through in perfect sync, their expressions and movements undimmed. The crowd responded instantly, cheering them on and even singing the song aloud to help them finish the act, turning what could have been a mishap into a magical, unforgettable moment.
NDTV
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Amul Marks 50 Years Of Sholay With A Nostalgic "Yeh Dosti" Topical
Sholay, one of the most iconic Bollywood films, will complete its golden jubilee on August 15 this year. The Ramesh Sippy directorial, featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra in the lead, premiered in 1975. Amjad Khan, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan and Sanjeev Kumar also played iconic characters in the cult movie that redefined Indian cinema with its gripping storyline, impeccable acting and unforgettable dialogues that have remained a part of pop culture even decades later. As Sholay inches towards its 50th anniversary, dairy brand Amul has joined the celebratory fervour a bit early. On Monday, August 12, Amul, known for its creative and relatable topicals, rolled out yet another delightful illustration marking Sholay's significant milestone. The picture showcased an iconic scene from the film featuring Amitabh Bachchan's Jai and Dharmendra's Veeru. If you remember, the duo's ride-or-die friendship was one of the highlights of the movie. It was depicted beautifully in the Yeh Dosti song, sung by the legendary Kishore Kumar and composed by Manna Dey. In that sequence, Jai and Veeru ride a motorcycle, showcasing their unbreakable bond. Amul was spot-on in capturing the sentiment using a similar motorcycle visual. It showed an animated image of Amitabh Bachchan riding the bike, while Dharmendra, sitting behind him, held a half-eaten butter-smeared toasted bread in one hand and another slice of bread in the other. The text layout, blending humour with wordplay, read, ' Poore Pachaas Saal (A full fifty years). Amul Blockbuster.' The caption said, 'Amul Topical: Celebrating the Golden Jubilee year of the mass entertainer, Sholay.' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amul - The Taste of India (@amul_india) Previously, Amul charmed audiences by paying tribute to director Sean Baker's romantic comedy Anora. The film dominated the 97th Academy Awards with an impressive five wins. The topical showed the movie's lead cast, Mikey Madison, sharing the stage with the director and holding their golden Oscar statuettes. The tagline 'The Ultimate Honora!" was Amul's playful twist on the word 'honour' and the film's title. Meanwhile, the pun-intended image text, which read, 'Bakers Love It,' was a nod to Sean Baker and the brand itself. Check out the creative topical here.
News18
04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Amul's Quirky Tribute To Shah Rukh Khan, Vikrant Massey's National Award Milestones
Last Updated: The artwork featured Vikrant Massey's character in 12th Fail sitting beside Shah Rukh Khan's character in Jawan, spreading Amul butter on their toasts. The entertainment industry is celebrating Shah Rukh Khan and Vikrant Massey's incredible achievement after they won the National Film Awards for Best Actor. From fans to critics and fellow stars, praises have been pouring in from all corners. Both Shah Rukh Khan and Vikrant Massey's win are a testament to their remarkable skill and years of dedication. Joining the celebration, Amul India, one of the country's most loved brands, paid tribute to the stars with a creative cartoon poster. Taking to Instagram, Amul India shared a heartfelt animated photo to honour the actors. The artwork featured Vikrant Massey's character in 12th Fail sitting beside Shah Rukh Khan's character in Jawan, spreading Amul butter on their toasts. The brand made a humorous reference to both the films with the playful quote '12th Pass and Amul Jawaan Rakhega." Sharing this heartfelt tribute, Amul India wrote, 'Vikrant Massey and SRK win joint Best Actor, and 12th Fail wins Best Feature Film at the National Awards!" View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amul – The Taste of India (@amul_india) Shah Rukh Khan in Jawan The 2023 action thriller film Jawan, directed by Atlee, stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role as a lookalike father and son. Backed by Gauri Khan and Gaurav Verma under Red Chillies Entertainment, the film casts Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi in prominent roles. The film was both a box office juggernaut and a critical success. Vikrant Massey in 12th Fail Vikrant Massey's portrayal of the real-life IPS officer Manoj Sharma in 12th Fail was widely praised. This biographical drama based on the 2019 eponymous non-fiction book by Anurag Pathak follows the story of Manoj Kumar Sharma, who overcomes extreme poverty to become an Indian Police Service officer, and Shraddha Joshi Sharma, an Indian Revenue Service officer. Alongside Vikrant Massey, the film stars Medha Shankr, Anant Joshi, Anshuman Pushkar and Priyanshu Chatterjee. Their Upcoming Projects Shah Rukh Khan will be next seen in King with his daughter Suhana Khan. On the other hand, Vikrant Massey will be playing the role of a spiritual guru, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, in the upcoming biopic White. The film is set to delve into the Art of Living founder's early years, his worldwide peace initiatives and spiritual evolution. First Published: August 04, 2025, 18:26 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Extra.ie
22-06-2025
- Extra.ie
Letterkenny Restaurant owner jailed for injuring a customer in row
A restaurant owner has been jailed for a year after he assaulted and injured a man in a 'geopolitical' row at his Indian takeaway. Prabhjot Singh denied assaulting Dubliner Shane Dalton at his Taste of India restaurant in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, after objecting to the victim speaking Urdu in the early hours of May 7, 2022. Letterkenny District Court heard Mr Dalton couldn't properly open his eye for a week after being slapped and punched by Singh. Mr Dalton had flown to Donegal with his boyfriend and sister for a weekend away to celebrate his sister's birthday. Letterkenny. Pic: Getty The three had gone for drinks and dinner before going out on the town and ended up in the Taste of India for a late meal at 3.40am. The court heard how Mr Dalton, who is half Pakistani, was chatting with his boyfriend, Robert Shevlin, in the takeaway and using the Urdu language—a major language of South Asia, specifically spoken in Pakistan and India. Mr Dalton told the court that he was using 'curse words' in Urdu, such as 'motherf****r', but insisted he was joking with his boyfriend in a private conversation. He said Singh came out from behind the counter and took offence at Urdu being spoken, asking Mr Dalton how he knew the language. A confrontation occurred, and the court was told Singh slapped Mr Dalton in the face, followed by punches, before the customer fell onto several chairs. Detective Garda Eimear Hassett told the court she was called to the scene and found Mr Dalton with what appeared to be blood on a white sleeveless top, a swollen face and a cut above his left eye. Letterkenny University Hospital (Pic: PA) Both men pointed through the window of the premises to the culprit as being a man wearing a blue T-shirt, who turned out to be Prabhjot Singh, now aged 38. Mr Dalton was taken to hospital by ambulance, received treatment for his injuries and flew back home to Dublin the following day. The victim and Mr Shevlin then both attended their local Garda station in Ballyfermot, where they made statements about the incident. Both Mr Dalton and Mr Shevlin told the court their version of events on the night, as did Singh. Mr Dalton said that after he was cursing in Urdu with his boyfriend, a man approached him from behind the counter, took him to one side and asked him how he knew how to speak this language. Pic: Shutterstock He explained he was half Pakistani, but the man said he was being so disrespectful and gave him 'a big huge hard slap'. Mr Dalton said the assailant then punched him twice, got him in a headlock, asked him what he was going to do and called him 'a p***y'. The victim said he went unconscious before waking up with several men standing around him, and as he left, they shouted abuse at him, calling him a 'P**i bastard' and other names. Mr Dalton's now-husband, Mr Shevlin, admitted they had been drinking over the course of the day and might have been intoxicated. 'I do believe we were intoxicated, but I don't believe that is relevant, and I don't believe we deserved to be assaulted,' he added. He said he did not believe there was any malicious intent in his partner's cursing in Urdu, saying it was 'not a public announcement but a private conversation'. He also claimed that, while Mr Dalton was being assaulted, Singh shouted 'f***ing Muslims'. Solicitor Rory O'Brien asked Mr Shevlin if he really believed the row was due to a 'geopolitical' issue and that his client was so incensed because Mr Dalton was a Pakistani national that he was going to 'get it'. 'I would suggest this is highly implausible and a fantastical version of events,' said Mr O'Brien. The accused claimed Mr Dalton was leaning on the counter, shouting at staff in Urdu, calling them 'motherf****rs' and 'bastards' and asking where they were from. Singh said he eventually went over to Mr Dalton and told him he could not speak to his staff like that and asked him to leave. He said Mr Dalton was very drunk, at one stage fell back and broke the glass of the fire alarm. He admitted he pushed Mr Dalton, as he was coming towards him and claimed this was when he fell on some chairs and hurt himself. The accused said he had nothing against Pakistani people and even had some working for him. But he claimed that when Mr Dalton mentioned the situation in the disputed region of Kashmir, he was asked to leave. Garda Inspector Séamus McGonigle asked Singh why there was no security on the night and no CCTV on the premises. Singh said he usually had security, but it was getting harder to find people to work, and also, there were renovations taking place, and there was no CCTV available at the time. Inspector McGonigle suggested Singh took an instant dislike to Mr Dalton when he started to speak Urdu, and because he is a Pakistani national. 'You flipped and you assaulted him and chased him and assaulted him again. And all because you flipped because you don't like his nationality,' said Inspector McGonigle. Judge Ciarán Liddy was satisfied the prosecution had proved their case and fully accepted their version of events, that Singh 'took the law into his own hands' and that a conviction was warranted. Asked about Singh's personal circumstances, Judge Liddy was told he is a 38-year-old father of two who is clearly a family man and that he runs a business in the town and does his best for his family. He has no relevant previous convictions. The judge noted this was a vicious assault perpetrated against Mr Dalton on a night out. He added that Singh decided to take matters into his own hands and dispense the justice he felt should be dispensed when there were other ways of dealing with the situation. He placed the assault at the upper end of the scale of what district courts are expected to deal with before cases are sent to the circuit court, and said it merited a 12-month prison term. Singh's legal team said they would appeal the sentence.
Sunday World
22-06-2025
- Sunday World
Indian takeaway owner jailed for a year after attacking Dubliner
Shane Dalton had flown to Donegal with his boyfriend and sister for a weekend away to celebrate his sister's birthday A Co Donegal restaurant owner has been jailed for a year after he assaulted and injured a man following a 'geopolitical' row at his Indian takeaway. Prabhjot Singh denied assaulting Dubliner Shane Dalton at his Taste of India restaurant in Letterkenny after objecting to the victim speaking Urdu in the early hours of May 7th, 2022. Letterkenny District Court heard how Mr Dalton couldn't properly open his eye for a week after being slapped and punched by Singh. Mr Dalton had flown to Donegal with his boyfriend and sister for a weekend away to celebrate his sister's birthday. The three had gone for drinks and enjoyed dinner before going out on the town and ended up in the Taste of India for another bite to eat at 3.40am. The court heard how Mr Dalton, who is half Pakistani, was chatting to his boyfriend Robert Shevlin in the takeaway and using the Urdu language. Urdu is a major language of South Asia, specifically spoken in Pakistan and India. Mr Dalton told the court that he was using 'curse words' in Urdu such as 'motherfucker' but said he was joking with his boyfriend in a private conversation between themselves. He claimed that Singh, the owner, then came out from behind the counter and took offence at Urdu being spoken and asked Mr Dalton how he knew the Urdu language. A confrontation occurred and the court was told that Singh slapped Mr Dalton in the face and then followed that up with a number of punches before Mr Dalton fell onto a number of chairs. Detective Garda Eimear Hassett told the court that she was called to the scene and found Mr Dalton with what appeared to be blood on a white sleeveless top, his face was swollen and there was a cut above his left eye. Both men pointed through the window of the premises to the culprit as being a man wearing a blue t-shirt who turned out to be Prabhjot Singh, now aged 38. Mr Dalton was taken to hospital by ambulance, received treatment for his injuries and flew back home to Dublin the following day. The victim and his then boyfriend, now husband, Mr Shevlin, then both attended their local Ballyfermot Garda Station where they made statements about the incident. Both Mr Dalton and Mr Shevlin gave their version of events on the night as did the owner of the restaurant Mr Singh. Mr Dalton said that after he was cursing in Urdu with his boyfriend, a man approached him from behind the counter and took him to one side and asked him how he knew how to speak this language. He explained that he was half Pakistani but the man said he was being so disrespectful and gave him "a big huge hard slap." Mr Dalton then said the assailant then punched him twice and got him in a headlock and asked him what was he going to do and called him "a pussy." The victim then said he went unconscious before waking up with a number of men standing around him and as he left they were shouting abuse at him and calling him a "Paki bastard" and other names. He went outside and an ambulance was called and he was taken to hospital. His now husband, Mr Shevlin also gave his version of events from the night which reflected that of the victim. During cross examination by solicitor for Singh, Mr Rory O'Brien, both men were asked if they were intoxicated as had been suggested by Detective Hassett. Mr Shevlin said they had been drinking over the course of the day and may have been intoxicated. However, he added "I do believe we were intoxicated but I don't believe that is relevant and I don't believe we we deserved to be assaulted." He added that he did not believe there was any malicious intent in his partner using curse words in the Urdu language saying it was "not a public announcement but a private conversation. He also claimed that while his partner Mr Dalton was being assaulted, Mr Singh was shouting "fu**ing muslims." Mr O'Brien asked Mr Shevlin did he really believe that the row arose because of a 'geo political' issue and that his client was so incensed because Mr Dalton was a Pakistani national that he was going to "get it." "I would suggest this is highly implausible and a fantastical version of events," added Mr O'Brien. Mr Shevlin replied that if Shane was not assaulted then they would not be here (in court). The accused man then entered the witness box and gave his version of events. He claimed that Mr Dalton was leaning on the counter and shouting at staff in the Urdu language calling them 'mother fuckers" and "bastards" and asking where they were from. Mr Singh said he eventually went over to Mr Dalton and told him he could not speak to his staff like that and asked him to leave. He said Mr Dalton was very drunk, at one stage fell back and broke the glass of the fire alarm. He admitted that he pushed Mr Dalton as he was coming at him and claimed that was when he (Mr Dalton) fell on some chairs and hurt himself. The accused man said he had nothing against Pakistani people and even had some working for him but claimed that when Mr dalton mentioned the situation in Kashmir, he asked him to leave. Mr Singh was cross-examined by Garda Inspector Seamus McGonigle who asked him why there was no security on the night and why there was no CCTV on the premises. The restaurant owner said he usually had security but it was getting harder to find people to work and also there were renovations taking place and there was no CCTV available from the time. Inspector McGonigle asked Singh was it not the case that once Mr Dalton started to speak Urdu and because he is Pakistani that he took an instant dislike to him. "You flipped and you assaulted him and chased him and assaulted him again. And all because you flipped because you don't like his nationality," said Inspector McGonigle. At two stages, solicitor for the accused Mr O'Brien, sought applications from the court on the case but Judge Ciaran Liddy said that Mr Singh had a case to meet. Coming to his decision in the case, Judge Liddy said he had listened carefully and that there are facts common to both sides but outlined the differences in both accounts from the two different sides in the case. He said he was satisfied that the prosecution had proven their case and fully accepted their version of events, that Mr Singh "took the law into his own hands" and that a conviction is warranted. Asked about Mr Singh's personal circumstances, Judge Liddy was told he is a 38-year-old father of two who was clearly a family man and that he runs a business in the town and does his best for his family. He has no relevant previous convictions. The Judge added this was a vicious assault perpetrated against Mr Dalton on a night out. He added that Mr Singh decided to take matters into his own hands and dispense the justice he felt should be dispensed. If he had an issue with what was being said in Urdu, there were other ways of dealing with the situation rather than taking matters into his own hands, he added. He placed the assault at the upper end of the scale of what district courts are expected to deal with before they are brought to the circuit court and one which merited a prison sentence of 12 months. Mr Singh's legal team immediately said they would be appealing the sentence.
