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Pink Villa
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Vijay Deverakonda and Sandeep Reddy Vanga reunite after Arjun Reddy but with a big twist
Vijay Deverakonda and Sandeep Reddy Vanga share a special bond, as both of them started their careers with the landmark movie Arjun Reddy. And now, the actor-director duo is coming back together, but there is a major catch! Vijay Deverakonda and Sandeep Reddy Vanga shot a special interview together The Arjun Reddy duo is definitely returning, but not for a movie. Vijay Deverakonda and Sandeep Reddy Vanga are coming together for a special interview as part of Deverakonda's upcoming movie Kingdom's promotions. Along with the much-loved actor-director duo, Kingdom helmer Gowtham Tinnanuri will also be present. Reportedly, the Animal director will be seen fulfilling the duty of an interviewee and asking questions to Vijay and Gowtham regarding their upcoming release. In the viral pictures on social media, all three of them can be seen having a conversation while standing in front of a vintage car's bonnet. While Vanga donned a reddish-brown-colored T-shirt over Khaki-colored cargo pants, Vijay flaunted his fitness in a black RWDY T-shirt over traditional blue jeans. Gowtham, on the other hand, kept it casual, wearing a black shirt over blue jeans, with the trio keeping their shades on. Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates.
Indian Express
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Son of top Indian lyricist survived on stolen bread in Mumbai, hadn't seen his dad for 23 years; went on to write songs for Govinda, Shah Rukh Khan
Every music lover must have come across the name Sameer Anjaan. He is the man behind the lyrics of some of the most iconic songs: 'Nazar Ke Saamne', 'Teri Umeed Tera Intezaar' and 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' among others. However, success didn't come easy to him. Despite being born to one of the most well-known lyricist Anjaan, Sameer had to go through years of struggles before getting his first break and eventually taste success. In a recent interview with DD Urdu, Sameer recalled the time when he left his full-time job to chase his dream of becoming a poet/lyricist. He managed to come to Mumbai, but struggled to survive. He shared, 'I have seen the hardest times in Mumbai. I was the same boy, who didn't even have to take a glass of water by myself when I was back in Benaras. I didn't know how to cook, just knew how to make tea. Biscuits were my breakfast. For lunch, I had a setting with an Uttar Pradesh man at a South Indian restaurant in Khar station. He would steal puris for me. I paid Rs 10 for lunch everyday. For dinners, if people ever invited me over then well and good, if not then would just eat a banana or so.' For the longest time, his father was unaware of his presence in the city of dreams. 'In between, I had to visit Benaras. At that time, I was wearing a shirt worth Rs 10 and an extremely old pant. I looked lean without good food. My mom saw me and felt terrible about my situation. This prompted her to write a letter to my father. She wrote, 'My son has been struggling in Mumbai and you never cared to check on him.' His reply was, 'I wouldn't know it until I am informed. How would I know he's here?'' ALSO READ | 'Ranveer Singh was never written off': Dhurandhar co-star Madhavan calls actor 'secure', says 'couple of bad films' don't end careers After the letter, Sameer's father contacted all his relatives in Mumbai to look for him. 'It was after 23 years that I met him. I was so upset with him and frustrated with all the struggle.' However, this was just the beginning. Before approving his career choice, Anjaan who himself struggled for 17 years before tasting success, took a test of his son. Luckily, Sameer passed. His father then advised him that the industry tests people's patience and success is hard to get. He agreed to teach him the technicalities of being a lyricist, but refused to refer him to anybody for work. Sameer recalled, 'I struggled a lot. And amid this, I came across a music director. I don't want to name him as he was friends with my father. But when I visited him, he asked me to show my work to him. His expectations were high as I was lyricist Anjaan's son. After listening to about 40 of my songs, he had an extremely rude response, 'You wasted my time. You are a terrible writer. Never dare to share your work with anyone. You will spoil your father's name. I will pay you, please return to Benaras.' He even threw my diary out of his window in anger. I was shaken after listening to him. This broke me, but I was still hopeful. I picked my diary and went to Usha Khanna's house.' She is India's third female music director after Jaddan Bai and Saraswati Devi. There he found her alone, and requested if she would read his work. 'She happily agreed. Soon after listening to four of my poems, she stopped me and said, I am going to record all four of them. It were the same poems which had received such negative remarks just hours ago, and now the same poems impressed Usha. This is how my career started.' While Sameer Anjaan struggled in his 80s, with songs from the films Aashiqui (1990), Deewana (1992) and Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993), he shot to fame as well as bagged three Filmfare Awards. Many years later, he confronted the music director who once questioned his talent. 'I bumped into that music director a lot of times at various events, but he never dared to see me in my eyes. After I became extremely successful, I saw him at a party. I stopped to confront him and cleared things out.'
India Today
15-07-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Lord's Test: How Ganguly's iconic shirt-waving act inspired Jofra Archer's heroic spell
England's fast bowler Jofra Archer delivered a match-winning performance in the Lord's Test against India, drawing inspiration from one of cricket's most unforgettable moments - Sourav Ganguly's iconic shirt-waving celebration at the 2002 NatWest Trophy connection might seem unlikely at first glance, but England captain Ben Stokes revealed how Archer drew on that historic image of Ganguly defiantly waving his shirt on the balcony of Lord's as motivation to spark England's victory over India in the third fiery spell included a peach of a delivery to dismiss the dangerous Rishabh Pant, followed by a crucial return catch to dismiss Washington Sundar. These breakthroughs proved decisive as India fell short by 22 runs despite their resilient fightback. "I just said to him this morning, 'You know what today is, don't you?'" Stokes said after England's energy-sapping victory. "'You know that highlight package of India knocking off 300-odd back in the day with Ganguly?' He thought that was the World Cup final. He thought that was six years today."Interestingly, England's win at Lord's coincided with the anniversary of their 2019 World Cup final victory — a match that ended in controversial circumstances. However, when Stokes reminded Archer about that landmark day six years ago, Archer instead recalled Ganguly's iconic moment from 17 years vs IND, 3rd Test: Match Report"I was like, no that World Cup that we won? He was like, 'Oh, that one.' He's an absolute beauty, that boy," said Stokes. "I just had the feeling today and that Rishabh Pant wicket was massive in a low run chase."Stokes admitted that the memory of England's 2019 World Cup win on this day influenced the team's selection and confidence. "We knew that turning up this morning was genuinely the reason why we went with me and Jof (Archer). It felt right in my tummy that Jof was going to do something this morning to break the game open.""Gut feel doesn't always work but those two wickets he got this morning obviously swung the game massively in our favour," he special bond between Stokes and Archer was evident on the field during the morning session. "So he wanted me to come to mid-on and (Brydon) Carsey to go to leg slip so he could talk to me. But I didn't trust Carsey at leg slip, to be honest," Stokes said with a was rewarded with the player of the match award for leading England's fightback. Despite recently returning from injury, he bowled a heavy workload - 9.2 overs in the first innings and 10 overs in the second - maintaining relentless pressure on the Indian ahead, Stokes said he would be ready for the fourth Test starting in Manchester on 23 July. "Oh, yeah. I'll be absolutely sound for Manchester. It's a big break. Obviously, I was pretty tired after Headingley. But, yeah, after we walked off the field there, sort of a whole new level of tiredness hit."He reflected on the physical and mental demands of captaining and bowling in a tense fourth innings chase. "I've been in games like that before, not as a captain, where I've been given the ball to run in and try to bowl the team to victory. But then now, adding on the decision making around bowling changes, field placings, how I feel we're going to get this win. Obviously, there's a physical element of bowling in the fourth innings, but then it shouldn't be underestimated how the emotional and mental tiredness does also get you as well."- EndsYou May Also Like
The Sun
14-07-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
Jail term for Kosovo rebel ‘Commander Wolf' cut to 13 years
THE HAGUE: A special appeals court Monday reduced by five years the jail term for a Kosovo rebel nicknamed 'Commander Wolf' convicted of torture and murder in 1999 during Pristina's independence struggle. Pjeter Shala, 62, was sentenced last year to 18 years behind bars for one count of murder and the arbitrary detention and torture of at least 18 people at a disused metal works factory used by the Kosovo Liberation Army. The appeals court cut the sentence to 13 years. The court said the original sentencing was 'out of reasonable proportion to comparable cases' and that insufficient weight was given to the fact he did not hold a leadership role in the KLA. In addition, no in-court evidence was given to support his conviction for torturing five of the 18 people, or arbitrarily detaining two of the group. 'The reduction in his sentence in no way suggests that the crimes for which he has been convicted and sentenced are not grave,' judge Kai Ambos told the court. Shala followed the hearing by videolink, dressed in a light blue shirt and tie. He initially refused to stand when the verdict was being read, prompting a short adjournment. When the decision was finally read out, he shook his head repeatedly and appeared to be speaking but his words were not broadcast. In May and June 1999, Shala interrogated and tortured civilian detainees the KLA thought were collaborating with opposing forces loyal to then Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic. Victims were beaten with batons and baseball bats, forced to hit each other, burned with cigarettes, coerced to simulate sexual acts with each other, and in some cases shot. Judges at the earlier trial said the torture was 'of particular cruelty' and the victims were 'particularly vulnerable and defenceless.' The murder victim was shot in the leg, bleeding profusely from a severed artery. Medics wanted to send him to hospital, but his tormentors refused. He died the next day in what judges described as 'terrible agony.' In November, Shala was ordered to pay $220,000 in damages to the victims. His appeal against this payment is still pending. Shala was tried before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, a court located in The Hague to prosecute mainly former KLA fighters for war crimes. – AFP
Sunday World
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott among stars in royal box for Wimbledon final
The Irish actors were spotted alongside Keira Knightley at Centre Court. Anna Wintour with Nicole Kidman, James Righton and Keira Knightley in the royal box on the final day of Wimbledon (Jordan Pettitt/PA) Keira Knightley, Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal in the Royal Box Celebrities and royalty gathered in the royal box as the Wimbledon Championships drew to a close on on Sunday with the men's singles final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. Keira Knightley was seated alongside actors Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal and her husband, Klaxon's musician James Righton. The Pirates Of The Caribbean star wore a crisp white belted outfit with black sunglasses and a pearl necklace, while Righton matched in a cream double-breasted suit and tie. Scott, known for his roles in Fleabag and Ripley, opted for a beige light suit with gold-rimmed sunglasses, and was sat next to All Of Us Strangers co-star Paul Mescal. Keira Knightley, Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal in the Royal Box News in 90 Seconds - Sunday July 13 Gladiator II and Normal People star Mescal wore a dark jacket, white shirt and colourful patterned tie. Nicole Kidman was pictured in conversation with Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. Kidman wore a sharp white blazer and shirt, while Wintour sported her signature dark glasses with a floral-embellished dress and chunky green necklace. Frederick Windsor, wearing a sleeveless green print dress, arrived at the All England Club as the day's play began with her husband, Frederick Windsor, the son of Prince Michael of Kent. Anna Wintour with Nicole Kidman, James Righton and Keira Knightley in the royal box on the final day of Wimbledon (Jordan Pettitt/PA) The Prince and Princess of Wales are also expected to attend the final, Kensington Palace said. Kate, who is patron of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, received a standing ovation when she arrived on centre court on Saturday to watch the women's singles final and present the trophy to champion Iga Swiatek. Temperatures were forecast to reach 27C in south-west London. The royal box filled ahead of the men's singles final between defending champion Spaniard Alcaraz and Italian world number one Sinner, capping off a fortnight of grand slam tennis at SW19.
