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Movie Review: Jai Gangaajal (2016)
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Who exactly is the protagonist in Jai Gangaajal ("Hail Holy Waters")? International superstar Priyanka Chopra features on the poster, but her position as the clear hero is usurped by Prakash Jha, the film's writer and director.
Jha himself plays Deputy BN Singh, a crooked cop in the crime-ridden hamlet of Bankipur. The town's corruption is laid out in the movie's protracted opening sequence. Power-mad politician Babloo Pandey (Manav Kaul) and his cartoonishly villainous brother, Dabloo (Ninad Kamat), operate with impunity under the protection of cops like Singh, who lives in a mansion more lavish than any public servant could afford on his salary alone.
When the police chief tries to clean up the force, Singh arranges his superior's transfer. Little does Singh know that the new sheriff is no one to trifle with. Enter Police Chief Abha Mathur (Chopra), more than twenty minutes into the story, long after we've been bored by the usual scenes of goons strong-arming poor villagers into giving up their land to make way for some corporate building project.
Mathur's devotion to law and order inspires a magical transformation within the police force. After watching Mathur — a woman! — beat the hell out of the Pandeys' thugs with a stick, one awed officer tells her in all seriousness, "Sir, today I've found my self-respect." Even Singh chaffs at Dabloo's threat to damage his police uniform.
Yet there's little else to Mathur's character besides her belief in the rule of law, which never wavers no matter the circumstances. Her backstory is boiled down to a couple of lines of dialogue. We only see her out of her police uniform three times, and twice in the same all-black outfit. She's like a justice robot who switches off when not on duty.
Singh, on the other hand, is a well-developed character who grows morally and emotionally throughout the film. Singh gets the better story arc and about the same amount of screentime as Mathur, so why isn't Jha on the poster with — or instead of — Chopra?
The bait-and-switch of selling Jai Gangaajal as a Priyanka Chopra picture isn't as bothersome as the fact that Jha the filmmaker had a chance to make a more interesting movie than the one he did. Imagine Chopra as the female version of the Bollywood supercop regularly played by men like Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Akshay Kumar. Not a gritty, realistic cop like Rani Mukerji in Mardaani, but a full-on desi action hero divinely imbued with superhuman strength.
Chopra is tremendous in the action scenes in Jai Gangaajal, and she looks badass in her police uniform. She has a broad enough acting range to pull off bombastic dialogue without sounding silly. A female twist on the supercop would allow for exploration of the relationship between women and the justice system. One brief shot in Jai Gangaajal of Mathur hugging a girl she's saved from kidnappers seemed positioned to lead the story in that direction, but Jha's movie doesn't follow that path.
Instead, Jha views all his female characters through the prism of sexual violence. When Dabloo gets in a physical altercation with a young woman he's threatened to kill, he pauses to rape her first. Though Mathur is never directly threatened with rape, Dabloo make vulgar gestures and comments in regard to her appearance.
There have already been so many Bollywood made about corruption in small town India, and Jha's boring, disorganized story doesn't break any new ground.
Jai Gangaajal at Wikipedia
Jai Gangaajal at IMDb
My review of Mardaani
This entry was posted in Reviews and tagged 2 Stars, 2016, Bollywood, Hail Holy Waters, Hindi, Indian, Jai Gangaajal, Manav Kaul, Movie Review, Ninad Kamat, Prakash Jha, Priyanka Chopra on March 4, 2016 by Kathy.
Movie Review: Bajirao Mastani (2015)
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The historical epic Bajirao Mastani scores high marks for scale and style, but its message of religious tolerance is perhaps its real selling point.
The movie's title bears the names of the renowned battle commander Bajirao (Ranveer Singh) and his second wife, Mastani (Deepika Padukone). Bajirao served as prime minister of the Maratha Empire in the early 1700s.
Though already married to Kashibai (Priyanka Chopra), Bajirao falls in love with Mastani while helping her to free her father's besieged castle. Mastani herself is an accomplished warrior, a fact that impresses Bajirao as much as her beautiful looks and graceful dancing.
Before returning home, Bajirao gifts Mastani his dagger, unaware that this constitutes a marriage pact among her people. This presents a huge problem not just because Bajirao already has a wife, but because Mastani was raised in her mother's Muslim faith, not in the Hindu faith of Mastani's father and Bajirao himself.
When Mastani follows Bajirao to his home in Pune, she is shunned by Bajirao's mother, Radhabai (Tanvi Azmi), who lodges Mastani in a whorehouse and appoints her the humiliating position of court dancer. Undeterred, Mastani publicly professes her love to Bajirao, who builds her a palace of her own. This does not go over well.
(Before continuing, I want to point out that, when Bajirao returns home with Mastani, he and Kashibai already have a preteen son, Nana. Given the lack of familial affection between Bajirao and Nana, I wasn't sure if he was actually their biological son, or just some kid from the household that Kashibai calls "son." Nana is, in fact, their child.)
The anger directed at Mastani and Bajirao by Bajirao's mother, brother, and son is primarily based on her religion and its perceived pollution of the family line. Bajirao's tragic flaw is his underestimation of the depth of his family's hatred.
Kashibai has the biggest grievance against Bajirao for breaking their matrimonial vows, but she's a pragmatist. She has a house to run while Bajirao is off sacking cities, so she is less outwardly hostile toward Mastani than her in-laws. Yet there is fury in Chopra's eyes while Kashibai goes through the motions of keeping the peace. By virtue of her position — and Chopra's performance — Kashibai is the film's most interesting character.
Bajirao himself is devoted but oblivious. He's supposedly as skilled a diplomat as he is a fighter, but he reads the vibe in his household all wrong. He acts as though he's entitled to do what he likes without realizing that his threats are no match to his family's hatred of Muslims. The limitations of the character don't leave much room for Singh to shine, although his buff physique certainly fits the part.
Mastani's character also feels underwritten. After her introduction as a fierce warrior, that aspect of her persona is diminished, replaced by an emphasis on a more passive kind of femininity. According to Wikipedia (for whatever it's worth), the real Mastani accompanied Bajirao on his battles. It would have been fun to see more of that, although Padukone's dancing is quite a treat.
The film's early battle sequence is impressive, emphasizing the key players while still feeling expansive. Dim pre-dawn lighting gives a sinister tone to the fight. There's also an effective scene later in the film as Bajirao imagines his destiny manifesting as a shadow army on black horses.
Designer Anju Modi's costumes and jewelry pieces are so stunning as to merit a museum exhibit. The film's sets are lavish, the dance numbers beautifully choreographed.
Tales of star-crossed lovers are always popular, but writer-director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's choice of this particular pair is timely. Bajirao and Mastani love beyond the borders of religion, condemned by a society with hearts too small to tolerate such a union.
Bajirao Mastani at Wikipedia
Bajirao Mastani at IMDb
Mastani's entry at Wikipedia
This entry was posted in Reviews and tagged 2015, 3 Stars, Anju Modi, Bajirao Mastani, Bollywood, Deepika Padukone, Hindi, Indian, Movie Review, Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Tanvi Azmi on December 18, 2015 by Kathy.
Movie Review: Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)
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One can never completely know what to expect when one walks into a theater, but when you get what you subconsciously wanted, you know the feeling. Dil Dhadakne Do ("Let the Heart Beat") inspired that feeling for me. Writer-director Zoya Akhtar deftly wrangles a mammoth cast and innumerable subplots into a thoroughly enjoyable comedy about a dysfunctional family.
Many things are going wrong for the wealthy Mehra family. Neelam (Shefali Shah) endures her husband Kamal's (Anil Kapoor) serial cheating. Their son, Kabir (Ranveer Singh), doesn't want to inherit the family business, which is going bankrupt. Their daughter, Ayesha (Priyanka Chopra), is being pressured to give up her own successful company to have a child with Manav (Rahul Bose), the husband she doesn't love.
With all of their close friends and business associates accompanying them on a ten-day Mediterranean cruise in honor of Neelam & Kamal's 30th wedding anniversary, the Mehras try to pretend that everything is okay. Confined on a ship with dozens of associates with their own grudges and motivations, it's impossible to keep up the front for long.
Part of the Mehra's pretending requires them to not talk about uncomfortable things, even with one another. That becomes untenable when Kabir falls in love with Farah (Anushka Sharma), a dancer who works on the ship. She doesn't fit with his role as the dutiful heir apparent — a role that he doesn't even want — but he doesn't know how to live any other way. In just a few days, he can't envision a future without her.
As serious as the consequences of their relationship are, Kabir's romance with Farah builds in a sweet, flirtatious way. Kabir's seduction of Farah in the song "Pehli Baar" is equal parts playful and sexy. It's an incredibly effective use of a choreographed number to advance the narrative (so much more so than the typical Bollywood romantic fantasy number involving a woman in a ball gown atop a windy sand dune).
Singh is something to behold in Dil Dhadakne Do. He contains his normally boundless energy, unleashing it in the dance numbers but otherwise playing it cool. His chemistry with Sharma is super. Her character is smitten but wary, given her far-less-stable financial footing.
Even better is the relationship between Singh and Chopra, playing adult children who still make faces behind their parents' backs. So many of their scenes feel authentic: like the way Kabir calls his sister "Dude," and his claim that the ice cream he steals from her bowl tastes better because it's flavored with her annoyance. Their immaturity together belies an unbreakable allegiance.
It surely helps that Akhtar's own brother, Farhan — who has a great supporting role as Ayesha's former flame — wrote the film's dialogue. Credit also to Akhtar's co-writer, Reema Kagti, for a script with so many moving parts but no loose ends. It's always clear which of the dozen or so aunties are aligned with whom, and which fellow businessmen are looking to gain an advantage.
Akhtar let scenes breathe, taking advantage of the sprawling cruise ship to allow characters to cover lots of physical ground while lost in thought. She has a top-notch cast at her disposal, and she gets the best out of her performers. Some of the best moments consist of knowing glances and wordless exchanges. She even gives the film's villain, Manav, some funny reaction shots as he fends off his wife's high-speed, anger-fueled tennis volleys.
The theme of women's equality (or the lack thereof) runs throughout the film, through Manav's possessive attitude toward Ayesha to Neelam's willingness to tolerate Kamal's infidelity because of her financial dependence on him. The subject is explored in a thoughtful way without seeming preachy, often presented as the younger generation trying to explain their beliefs to an older generation more comfortable with traditional gender roles.
Akhtar sets the right tones throughout Dil Dhadakne Do, interspersing serious ideas and insightful commentary without ever veering too far from the film's comedic core. It's funny, thought-provoking, and tear-jerking in all the right places. There's so much to like in Dil Dhadakne Do.
Dil Dhadakne Do at Wikipedia
Dil Dhadakne Do at IMDb
This entry was posted in Reviews and tagged 2015, 4 Stars, Anil Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Bollywood, Dil Dhadakne Do, Farhan Akhtar, Hindi, Indian, Let the Heart Beat, Movie Review, Priyanka Chopra, Rahul Bose, Ranveer Singh, Reema Kagti, Shefali Shah, Zoya Akhtar on June 5, 2015 by Kathy.
Movie Review: Mary Kom (2014)
With multiple world championships and an Olympic bronze medal to her name, Mary Kom can now add a Bollywood biopic to her impressive resume. Priyanka Chopra plays the title character in Mary Kom, an enjoyable chronicle of the Indian boxing superstar's rise to the top.
Kom's depiction in the film is flattering. Eager to find a better outlet for her hair-trigger temper, teenage Mary dedicates herself to boxing. With a natural aptitude for fighting, she faces little opposition in the ring. Her greatest obstacle is her father, who worries that no man will want to marry a woman who perpetually sports a black eye.
Dad needn't have worried, as a local soccer player — Onler (Darshan Kumaar) — takes a shine to Mary and her shiners. After dating for several years, Onler proposes the night before a critical bout. Giddy and distracted, Mary nearly falters in the ring, leading her coach (Sunil Thapa) to question her commitment to the sport that defines her.
The second half of the film focuses on Mary's return to boxing after giving birth to twin sons. The movie shows the challenges of leading a normal family life while training as an elite athlete, and the sheer impossibility of the task without the aid of a partner as devoted as Onler.
While the movie portrays Mary as a worthy national hero, it doesn't shy away from her massive ego. Such extreme self-confidence is a necessary characteristic for any athlete who competes at an elite level. It's not a characteristic most regular folks can relate to, but it's a vital part of who she is.
The movie's climactic fight scene is worth the price of admission, paralleling a personal crisis with a critical moment in Mary's professional career. All of the film's fight scenes and training montages are well done.
Director Omung Kumar shortchanges other aspects of the story that should've been shown, rather than just talked about. Mary complains about the substandard training conditions she and her fellow athletes are subjected to, but we don't see her experiencing them.
Other scenes of great visual impact aren't fully explained. Mary loses or has her passport stolen the night before her first international fight, and in response, she shaves her head. This is an act of great significance for a woman, yet it's not made clear why she does it. It's also unclear how she gets her passport back. All we see is a photo of her triumphant after the match.
The film's biggest problem for international audiences is its failure to explain why Mary feels discriminated against because she hails from Manipur, a state in northeast India that shares a border with Myanmar.
My understanding of the issue — which admittedly mostly comes from Chak De India — is that Indians from the northeast who may have more Burmese or East Asian facial features are frequently accused being "less Indian" than those from central India. Given that Priyanka doesn't especially resemble Mary, the film needs to make it clearer why Mary feels discriminated against.
Ultimately, Mary Kom does its job, entertaining and raising awareness of an important athlete in Indian sports history. There's a good chance Mary's story isn't finished just yet. As noted at the end of the film, Magnificent Mary hopes to compete in the Rio Olympics in 2016.
Mary Kom official website
Mary Kom at Wikipedia
Mary Kom at IMDb
My review of Chak De India
This entry was posted in Reviews and tagged 2014, 3 Stars, Bollywood, Darshan Kumaar, Hindi, Indian, Mary Kom, Movie Review, Priyanka Chopra, Sunil Thapa on September 12, 2014 by Kathy.
Movie Review: Gunday (2014)
2.5 Stars (out of 4)
Editor's note: So, a lot of people have been coming to this review via IMDb, because Gunday is — after just one week in theaters — already the lowest-rated movie of all time. Lower than The Hottie and the Nottie, Birdemic, and even Manos: The Hands of Fate. As of February 22, it's at 1.2/10, a full .8 ahead of its nearest competitor.
Is Gunday really that bad? As a movie, no. You can read below how I thought it was problematic, but passable.
Then why is it ranked as IMDb's worst movie ever? It looks like the movie's portrayal of the Bangladesh Liberation War has angered a lot of people, who have coordinated to give it as many 1/10 reviews as possible. Look at the IMDb user reviews, and several of them have the exact same title: "Manipulating Bangladesh's Liberation War history."
Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with the true events that Gunday references. So while I still think it's okay as a film, I certainly wouldn't vouch for it being historically accurate!
Abrupt changes in tone and an abundance of slow-mo keep Gunday ("The Outlaws") from establishing its own voice or finding a rhythm.
The story begins in 1971 at the end of the war that established Bangladesh as an independent nation. 14-year-old orphans Bikram (Darshan Gurjar) and Bala (Jayesh V. Kardak) survive the deprivation of a refuge camp by working as gun runners. When Bala shoots an army officer to save Bikram's life, the boys flee to Calcutta.
Fast-forward ten years, and Bikram (Ranveer Singh) and Bala (Arjun Kapoor) are the unofficial kings of Calcutta, controlling all of the city's black market commodities. The buddies do everything together, while savvy Bikram keeps Bala's temper in check.
As soon as the guys' present-day circumstances are established, an anchor drops onto the plot in the form of a love interest: a cabaret dancer named Nandita (Priyanka Chopra).
The premise that two guys are such good buddies that they decide to share the same girl could be cute in a more lighthearted movie than this one. But Gunday starts out grim, and it returns to being so once Nandita chooses one guy over the other. The thirty-minute wacky romantic-comedy interval doesn't fit.
That's not the only aspect of Gunday that doesn't make sense tonally. Action sequences vary from dramatic and realistic to outright loony. Bala causes an earthquake before shooting up through the ground, as though propelled by a geyser. A fish is wielded as a deadly weapon.
The goofy action sequences are pretty entertaining, but again, they don't feel right in the context of the movie. Gunday would've been better had writer-director Ali Abbas Zafar established surreal action as the dominant tone of the movie.
Such a tone would've also explained the volume of slow-motion used in the film. Walking, running, dancing: seemingly every form of motility is presented in slow-motion. The impact of the two scenes in the movie that actually benefit from the treatment is dulled by its application to so many mundane activities.
There is a ridiculous amount of skin on display in Gunday, and not just by Chopra's cabaret dancer. In the movie's funniest fight scene, Bikram and Bala exchange blows, ripping off each other's shirts in the process. The shirts come off in slow-mo (of course), exposing Singh's and Kapoor's hairless, tanned, greased-up, muscular torsos. It's not supposed to be as hilarious as it is.
As much attention as is given to the guys' muscles — with special attention paid to Singh's perky buns — Irrfan Khan wins for Best Body, and he gets to keep his clothes on.
Khan's star power is on full display as the police inspector tasked with bringing down Bikram and Bala and returning order to Calcutta. Saurab Shukla's understated role as the lawyer who watches over Bikram and Bala is also notable.
Chopra is fine as Nandita, though she's not given much to do besides look sexy, early on. Her performance improves as Nandita realizes the consequences of having strained the friendship between the two gangsters.
It almost seems as if the role of Bikram was written with Singh in mind, and his charisma is undeniable. Kapoor is very good at playing edgy anti-heroes, and it's a shame when Bala gets turned into a mindless beefcake goofball during the romance portion of the movie. His hair-trigger is shelved for the sake of song-and-dance numbers and out-of-place comedy bits.
As a surreal dark comedy or action flick, Gunday could've been really interesting, but there's no place for light romantic tomfoolery in such a film. A clear vision rather than a please-all approach would've done wonders.
Gunday at Wikipedia
Gunday at IMDb
This entry was posted in Reviews and tagged 2.5 Stars, Ali Abbas Zafar, Arjun Kapoor, Bollywood, Darshan Gurjar, Gunday, Hindi, Indian, Irrfan Khan, Jayesh V. Kardak, Movie Review, Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh, Saurabh Shukla on February 14, 2014 by Kathy.
Movie Review: Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013)
Writer-director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (henceforth referred to by the shorter, original title used by most American theaters: Ram-Leela) is a fresh update on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The story may be familiar, but Bhansali's film offers plenty of surprises.
In this rendition, Romeo and Juliet are rechristened Ram Rajadi (Ranveer Singh) and Leela Sanera (Deepika Padukone). The youngest children in their respective warring clans, they want nothing to do with the centuries-long family feud. Ram serves as village peacemaker, defusing situations by distributing pornographic DVDs.
It's love at first sight when Ram and Leela meet at a party. They are reckless in their courtship, until deaths in both families force them to realize that they will find no peace in town. Even their elopement is foiled by friends intent on perpetuating the feud.
In Bhansali's version of Romeo and Juliet, the two leads are much older than the original characters, meaning they have more prominent positions in their family. Both Ram and Leela eventually assume leadership roles in their clans, proving the naiveté of their assumption that they could run off and leave their families behind. It makes for an interesting examination of the public aspect of romantic relationships.
Singh and Padukone are an extremely sexy pair. Had Ram-Leela been rated by the MPAA, it would've been rated PG-13 or R. Keep that in mind if you're considering bringing your kids to the theater. Adults in the audience will appreciate the chemistry between the lead couple.
Singh's Ram is initially more fun than a traditional Romeo, but he loses his spirit as the obstacles to his romance with Leela mount. By the end of the film, he's mostly glum and passive.
Padukone is sensational as Leela, and the character is especially well-written. Leela evolves from a bratty princess into a force within her family. She's sexually aggressive, initiating the couple's first kiss and telling Ram, "I want you."
In another refreshing update, the female characters are the power players in Ram-Leela. Both Leela's and Ram's sisters-in-law (played by Richa Chadda and Barkha Bisht, respectively) influence the destiny of the central romance and the town as a whole. The Sanera clan is led by Leela's mother, Dhankor (Supriya Patak Kapur), who is ruthless and terrifying.
Like all of Bhansali's films, Ram-Leela is great looking. Major plot points occur against the backdrops of colorful festivals. The garden at the Sanera palace — the setting for the famous balcony scene — is stunning.
Bhansali also composed the music for the film, and as a result, Ram-Leela features a lot of well-integrated dance numbers. The music and dancing (especially Padukone's) is very good, and only the movie's lone item number — starring Priyanka Chopra — feels out-of-place.
I appreciate Bhansali's decision to re-imagine Romeo and Juliet as an all-out Bollywood spectacle, with sequences ranging from frequent dance breaks to a slow-mo fight scene in which body-slammed victims send up volcanic plumes of dust.
Ram-Leela is great for newcomers to Hindi films. It offers the full Bollywood experience, while presenting a familiar story. The crew responsible for the English subtitles made a smart decision to subtitle the first verse and chorus of each song, but not subsequent verses. It allows those who don't understand Hindi to get the gist of the song's subject matter, but then be able to focus on the dancing. This should become an industry standard.
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela at Wikipedia
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela at IMDb
This entry was posted in Reviews and tagged 2013, 3.5 Stars, Barkha Bisht, Bollywood, Deepika Padukone, Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, Hindi, Indian, Movie Review, Priyanka Chopra, Ram-Leela, Ranveer Singh, Richa Chadda, Romeo and Juliet, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Supriya Pathak Kapur on November 16, 2013 by Kathy.
Movie Review: Krrish 3 (2013)
Krrish 3's great flaw is not that it's a derivative mishmash of X-Men, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and Superman. It's that Krrish 3 is boring. Why does a standard superhero plot — bad guy wants to takeover the world, good guy needs to stop him — need so much exposition?
Krrish 3 starts with a helpful recap of the previous films in the series — Koi… Mil Gaya and Krrish — narrated by Amitabh Bachchan. Rohit (Hrithik Roshan) inherited superpowers from an alien and passed them on to his son, Krishna (also Hrithik Roshan), who moonlights as the superhero, Krrish.
Bachchan's narration disappears for half-an-hour so that we can see Krrish rescue some folks, only to return unexpectedly to introduce the villains. After that, we don't hear from Bachchan again.
The primary villain is Professor X, er, Kaal (Vivek Oberoi), a telekinetic quadriplegic who somehow retains the use of both index fingers. Bachchan assures us: "Unbelievable as it is, but it's true." As a byproduct of his experiments to cure his paralysis, Kaal creates an army of animal-human hybrids: his "manimals."
One of the manimals is a chameleon-hybrid shape-shifter named Kaya (Kangana Ranaut). In addition to looking sexy in a strapless latex catsuit, Kaya can pass through walls and possesses super-strength.
Kaya's storyline is the highlight of the film. Her role in Kaal's evil scheme requires her to impersonate Krishna's wife, Priya (Priyanka Chopra). While gathering intel for her boss, Kaya gets to live a life she's never experienced, one in which she's a beloved member of a family. This causes her to question her loyalties to her creator, Kaal, who's always treated her like a tool.
Kaya is a better developed villain than Kaal, whose plans seem scattershot. He spends the first hour of the film infecting countries with a virus, and then charging high prices for the cure in order to fund his paralysis-cure research. The movie is half-over before Krrish and Kaal have anything to do with one another.
After exhausting his animal research, Kaal becomes obsessed with bone marrow. When he says, "I need your bone marrow," he dramatically emphasizes the tissue as if he were saying "heart" or "brain" or some other vital organ. It's as if no one told him that a bone marrow transplant is a relatively common, non-lethal procedure. Boy, is he going to be bummed when he finds out.
Kaal's not intimidating enough to be a super-villain, and he's not as complex a character as Kaya. He's about as scary as his henchman, Frogman (Gowhar Khan), who gets way too much screentime for a guy whose only weapon is his tongue.
Krrish/Krishna is kind of a dud, too. There's a germ of a running gag in which Krishna keeps getting fired from service jobs because of his superhero duties, but it doesn't go anywhere. Krrish rescues a boy, only to lecture him not to try superhero stunts at home.
That lecture, plus a bunch of speeches about how we're all like Krrish whenever we do something nice for someone else, make Krrish 3 too self-aware to be truly engrossing. Whenever scenes show a glimmer of emotional truth, the camera zooms soap-opera style into a close-up of a character's face, just to make sure the audience knows that this is an emotionally significant moment.
The performances by Roshan and Chopra are corny, and Oberoi isn't villainous enough. Ranaut's compelling turn as Kaya makes the film bearable.
The musical numbers are also a letdown. About half the audience at my showing headed for a bathroom break as soon as "God Allah Aur Bhagwan" began. "Dil Tu Hi Bataa" is so wacky that it's almost charming. Why is Ranaut dressed like she's in the Ice Capades?
But, wait! Isn't that my boy Sushant Pujari from ABCD bustin' moves in red sneakers in "Raghupati Raghav"? Maybe Krrish 3 is worth watching after all.
Krrish 3 Official Website
Krrish 3 at Wikipedia
Krrish 3 at IMDb
Video of "Dil Tu Hi Bataa" at YouTube
My review of ABCD
This entry was posted in Reviews and tagged 2.5 Stars, 2013, Bollywood, Hindi, Hrithik Roshan, Indian, Kangana Ranaut, Krrish 3, Movie Review, Priyanka Chopra, Sushant Pujari, Vivek Oberoi on November 4, 2013 by Kathy.
Movie Review: Zanjeer (2013)
Movies about police officers who take the law into their own hands and beat the bad guys to a pulp are ubiquitous in Bollywood, thanks largely to the 1973 film Zanjeer ("Shackles"). While I haven't seen the original Amitabh Bachchan film, I've seen plenty of variations on the same story in recent years, starring the likes of Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Akshay Kumar. Given the ongoing popularity of the "supercop" sub-genre of action films, why would anyone risk remaking Zanjeer?
Director Apoorva Lakhia's gamble doesn't pay off. Perhaps fearing too much deviation from the original material, the remake of Zanjeer feels dated in its execution. The performances are corny, and the story structure doesn't feel current. Lakhia would've been better off creating an entirely new movie, rather than being hamstrung by the old one.
Ram Charan makes his Hindi-film debut reprising Bachchan's role as Vijay Khanna. Vijay is basically Batman: a boy whose parents are murdered in front of his eyes, who then grows up to be a vigilante. At one point in the film, Vijay's girlfriend even wears a Batman t-shirt. The only difference is that Vijay is a maverick cop and not a masked superhero.
Vijay has such a reputation as a violent hothead that his interdepartmental transfer from Hyderabad to Mumbai merits cable news coverage (something that would never happen in real life). His first case in Mumbai involves investigating the murder of a man caught video-recording gasoline theft. The only witness is a beautiful Indian-American woman named Mala (Priyanka Chopra), in town for a friend's wedding.
Mala is unbearably ditzy and annoying. Her role in the film is to be a lighthearted counterpoint to the always-serious Vijay, but she comes off as oblivious in the face of mortal danger from the organized crime unit that wants to kill her before she can testify. Chopra is a much better actress than this — as evidenced by her performances in Barfi! and 7 Khoon Maaf — so the blame rests on Lakhia's shoulders for demanding such a grating performance from a talented actress.
In the course of his investigation, Vijay enlists the help of Sher Khan (Sanjay Dutt), a car thief whom Vijay pummels into renouncing his criminal ways. Vijay is similarly successful in recruiting the help of a journalist, Jay Dev (Atul Kulkarni), via threats and an absurd amount of swagger. No one writes lead characters this way anymore, so these scenes feel like out-of-touch throwbacks.
Then again, Charan seems unable to tone down his swagger, so maybe the scenes make sense. He doesn't play a character so much as pose as one, as if no one told him they were telling a story and not just shooting the cover of the DVD. The fact that Vijay's shirts are always unbuttoned halfway further serve to make him look more like a catalog model than a police officer. When Charan does act, it appears to require a lot of effort.
Dutt's and Kulkarni's roles are poorly integrated into the script, which is a shame. Their parts are eclipsed by Prakash Raj as the villain Teja, who chews scenery while dressed as a pimp. Raj is the best part of the movie, though a scene in which he and Mahie Gill spend thirty seconds meowing at one another is hard to take.
Zanjeer at Wikipedia
Zanjeer at IMDb
Zanjeer (1973) at Wikipedia
My review of Barfi!
My review of 7 Khoon Maaf
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Opening September 6: Shuddh Desi Romance and Zanjeer
Two new Hindi flicks hit Chicago area screens on September 6, 2013. Shuddh Desi Romance (listed at some theaters as "Random Desi Romance") features rising stars Parineeti Chopra and Sushant Singh Rajput alongside newcomer Vaani Kapoor in a romcom love triangle.
Shuddh Desi Romance opens on Friday at the AMC River East 21 in Chicago, Regal Gardens Stadium 1-6 in Skokie, Big Cinemas Golf Glen 5 in Niles, AMC South Barrington 30 in South Barrington, AMC Loews Woodridge 18 in Woodridge, and Regal Cantera Stadium 17 in Warrenville. It has a listed runtime of 2 hrs. 5 min.
Also new in theaters this weekend is Zanjeer, a remake of the 1973 film of the same name starring Amitabh Bachchan. The remake stars Ram Charan, Priyanka Chopra, and Sanjay Dutt.
Zanjeer opens on Friday at the River East 21, Golf Glen 5, South Barrington 30, and Cantera 17. Its runtime is listed at IMDb as 2 hrs. 17 min. The Golf Glen 5 is also carrying the Telugu version of Zanjeer, Thoofan.
After posting solid earnings of $500,402 over the extended holiday weekend in the U.S., Satyagraha gets a second week at the River East 21, Golf Glen 5, South Barrington 30, and Cantera 17.
Madras Cafe gets a third weekend at the South Barrington 30 and Cantera 17.
Chennai Express is still going strong with earnings of $5,122,240 in the U.S. so far. It gets a fifth weekend at the South Barrington 30, Woodridge 18, and Cantera 17.
Other Indian movies showing at the Golf Glen 5 this weekend include the Tamil movies Madha Gaja Raja and Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam.
The teaser trailer from Dhoom 3 just released today, and it features some great footage shot in downtown Chicago. The movie releases on December 20, 2013.
This entry was posted in Trailers, Weekly Theater Updates and tagged 2013, AMC Loews Woodridge 18, AMC River East 21, AMC South Barrington 30, Big Cinemas Golf Glen 5, Bollywood, Chennai Express, Chicago, Dhoom 3, Earnings, Friday, Hindi, Indian, Madha Gaja Raja, Madras Cafe, Movie, Niles, Parineeti Chopra, Priyanka Chopra, Ram Charan, Random Desi Romance, Regal Cantera Stadium 17, Regal Gardens Stadium 1-6, Runtime, Sanjay Dutt, Satyagraha, September 6, Shuddh Desi Romance, Skokie, South Barrington, Sushant Singh Rajput, Tamil, Telugu, Thoofan, Trailer, Vaani Kapoor, Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam, Warrenville, Woodridge, Zanjeer on September 5, 2013 by Kathy.
Opening August 9: Chennai Express
Chennai Express opens in theaters on August 9, 2013, to one of the largest international releases in Indian film history. That's evident locally, as the Shahrukh Khan-Deepika Padukone action comedy plays in seven Chicago area theaters.
Following the trend of many recent Hollywood releases, four area theaters have scheduled Thursday evening showings of Chennai Express: Regal Gardens Stadium 1-6 in Skokie, AMC Loews Crestwood 18 in Crestwood, AMC Loews Woodridge 18 in Woodridge, and Regal Cantera Stadium 17 in Warrenville. Chennai Express opens on Friday in three additional theaters: AMC River East 21 in Chicago, Big Cinemas Golf Glen 5 in Niles, and AMC South Barrington 30 in South Barrington. The movie has a listed runtime of 2 hrs. 20 min.
Bollywood fans will note that Priyanka Chopra adds her voice to the Disney movie Planes, which also opens Friday.
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag carries over for a fifth week at the South Barrington 30 and Cantera 17. Its total U.S. earnings stand at $1,572,690.
Starting Friday, the Golf Glen 5 carries the Tamil film Thalaivaa and its Telugu version, Anna — Born to Lead.
This entry was posted in Weekly Theater Updates and tagged 2013, AMC Loews Crestwood 18, AMC Loews Woodridge 18, AMC River East 21, AMC South Barrington 30, Anna -- Born to Lead, August 8, August 9, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Big Cinemas Golf Glen 5, Bollywood, Chennai Express, Chicago, Crestwood, Deepika Padukone, Disney, Earnings, Friday, Hindi, Indian, Movie, Niles, Planes, Priyanka Chopra, Regal Cantera Stadium 17, Regal Gardens Stadium 1-6, Runtime, Shahrukh Khan, Skokie, South Barrington, Tamil, Telugu, Thalaivaa, Thursday, Trailer, Warrenville, Woodridge on August 8, 2013 by Kathy.


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Prior Failure to Register as Sex Offender Does Not Violate Adam Walsh Act
Loaded on Oct. 15, 2008 published in Prison Legal News October, 2008, page 38
Filed under: Discrimination, Sex Offender Registration, Criminal Prosecution, Ex Post Facto. Location: Montana.
On December 5, 2007, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri granted a motion for judgment of acquittal in a criminal prosecution for failure to register as a sex offender.
Terry Lee Rich, a convicted sex offender, moved from Iowa to Kansas City, Missouri in March of 2006, but did not register as a sex offender. Four months later Congress passed the Adam Walsh Act (Walsh Act), which makes it a felony for a convicted sex offender who "travels" in interstate commerce (e.g., across state lines) not to register. See: 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a). Federal authorities sought to prosecute Rich under the Walsh Act based on his failure to register as a sex offender following his move from Iowa to Missouri – which had occurred before the Walsh Act was enacted.
In considering Rich's mid-trial motion for judgment of acquittal, the court held that the Walsh Act did not apply to travel by sex offenders in interstate commerce before the law was enacted. The district court based its decision not on Ex Post Facto concerns, but rather on the statutory construction of "travels."
According to the court, the use of the present tense was decisive in determining whether "travels" applied to conduct before the Walsh Act took effect. The favorable rulings cited by the government, the district court explained, simply failed "to mention the statutory use of the present tense in punishing a non-registrant who 'travels'." The court further noted that its determination that the statute applied only to interstate travel after the date of the Walsh Act's enactment had been "accepted by a number of district and magistrate judges."
Prosecutors attempted to rely on the legislative history of the Walsh Act to support their expansive reading of how "travels" should be applied to Rich. The court, however, refused to rely on legislative history, finding "no ambiguity" in the statute.
Accordingly, Rich's motion for judgment of acquittal at the end of the prosecution's case was granted, and he was ordered released. The government did not appeal the decision. See: United States v. Terry Lee Rich, U.S.D.C. (WD Mo.), 2007 WL 4292394.
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Washington State Crime Lab Chief Resigns, by Gary Hunter
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Trifecta for Michigan DOC: Three Reports Find Deficient Prison Medical Care, by David Reutter
Fondled Hawaiian Transexual Prisoner Awarded $817,500 in Damages and Attorney Fees, by Matthew Clarke
Virginia Parole Rate Plummets Despite Thousands of Eligible Parolees, by John Dannenberg
Houston District Attorney Caught in E-mail Scandal, Resigns, Held in Contempt, by Gary Hunter
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Prison Legal News Prevails in Tennessee Public Records Suit Against CCA
TASER International's Stock Shocked By $6.2 Million Damages Award, by John Dannenberg
Teeth Extraction Policy for CA Women Prisoners Rescinded, by John Dannenberg
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Harris County, Texas Sends 600 Jail Prisoners to Private Pen in Louisiana
Jail Prisoners Get Rapid HIV Tests
Federal Prisoner May Not be Held Indefinitely in Punitive Housing Pending Investigation of Infraction
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States Expand Registration Laws to Include Drug Offenses
Alabama Jail Guard Fired, Convicted, Held Civilly Liable in Prisoner's Assault, by David Reutter
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Iowa Supreme Court: Successful Adjustment to Sex Offender Registry Requirements Not a Reason to Deny Modification, June 15, 2021. Sex Offender Registration.
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PORTA and Hillsboro traded blows for four quarters in a defensive battle, but Kylie Meier didn't want to go to overtime. With 7.2 seconds left on the clock and the game tied at 28, Jade Scroggins found Kylie Meier in the corner for three to beat the buzzer and hand the Hiltoppers the Riverton Christmas Classic title.
Sammi Matoush led the way for the Hiltoppers with 14 points, as PORTA's Kassidy Kirchner added 14 for the Bluejays in a losing effort.


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Q: AWK regex for gsubs pattern I am trying to define a gsub awk statement to find all non escaped $ chars and escape them.
so following input -> results should be handled:
$ -> \$
$a -> \$a
\$ -> \$
$$$ -> \$\$\$

So basically I am looking for the correct pattern to put in this statement:
gsub(pattern,"\\\$", input_string);

A: Using $ as a Field separator, awk splits the input and it would add a backslash at the end only if the string is empty or ends with any character but not of a backslash character.
$ cat file
$
$a$$$
\$
$$$\$$
$ awk -F$ -v OFS="$" '{for(i=1;i<NF;i++){if($i == "" || $i ~/[^\\]$/) $i=$i"\\"}}1' file
\$
\$a\$\$\$
\$
\$\$\$\$\$

You could also try the below perl solution.
perl -pe 's/(?<!\\)\$/\\\$/g' file

The substitution matches all $ that are not preceded by backslash and adds a backslash before them. The backslashes themselves all need escaping, as does the $, as it has a special meaning in regular expressions.

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1822: Francisco Javier de Elio
On this date in 1922, Spanish royalist Gen. Francisco Javier de Elio was garroted in Republican Valencia.
Elio (English Wikipedia link | Spanish) was a career Spanish officer noted for being the last Viceroy of the Rio de la Plata in South America.
The Rio de la Plata forms the border between present-day Uruguay and Argentina, and by the time Elio self-proclaimed his viceregal rank, the May Revolution had confined Spanish authority to Uruguay.* He maintained the Spanish monarchy's power in Montevideo until revolutionaries routed his forces at the Battle of Las Piedras** and Elio had to return to Spain.
This was just in time for the Spanish crown, as that country's liberals had answered the chaos of the French invasion by promulgating in 1812 one of Europe's most forward-thinking constitutions. King Ferdinand VII wholly repudiated this constitution upon his re-enthronement at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, and this soon led to yet another liberal revolt in 1820† and yet another French invasion.
Elio, who administered Valencia with a rough hand for Ferdinand, was such a ferocious monarchist that revolutionaries took him prisoner in the 1820-1823 "Liberal Triennum". The attempt by a group of mutinous cannoniers in 1822 to place Elio at their head (with or without the general's foreknowledge) led to his condemnation by a military court.
The September 26 London Times preserves two accounts by opposing partisans of Elio's end.
EXECUTION OF GENERAL ELIO
The infamous General Elio has at length suffered the pain of death (by the garotte). His execution took place this morning at 11 o'clock, after having been publicly divested of his rank and honours. The General was not condemned on account of his conduct as Captain General, but in consequence of the revolt of the cannoniers who occupied the fort of Valencia, on the 30th of May. Being tried before an ordinary Court Martial on the 2d of June, at which General Villa-Campa presided, he was on the 27th of August adjudged to the most ignominious death known to the Spanish laws, that of the garotte. This sentence, submitted to the Auditor of War to be revised, was not only approved, but the Auditor demanded its immediate execution, comformably to the martial law of the 17th of April, 1821. The arrival of the Brigadier Espina, who was provisionally invested with the military command of this district was regarded as the signal for the execution. If it had been retarded, we should have broken into the prison, and ourselves have conducted the victim to the scaffold. The people maintained that demeanour which becomes an heroic nation, and accompanied the culprit to the scaffold with shouts of — 'To death with Elio! his blood will cement the constitutional edifice.'
And a contasting version …
The scaffold on which General Elio was strangled at Valencia, on the 4th instant, was erected close to a delightful garden which belonged to him when he was all-powerful in that town. It appears that this spot was selected in order that his tragical end might be marked by a circumstance which was calculated to make him regret life. One of our journals, which is at all times distinguished for its violence, affirms that General Eio, previously to walking to the scaffold, knelt down and asked pardon of the authorities who were present, for all the mischief he had occasioned — this is wholly false. Above 12,000 persons were witnesses of the firmness which he showed on this sad occasion, and of the last words which he pronounced. The General protested his innocence in the face of God and man; he declared that he had only carried into execution the orders which he had received from the Government during the period of his command; that he was utterly unconnected with the revolt of the cannoniers; and, finally, that he begged of God to pardon his murderers, as he himself forgave them. 'I wish,' he added, 'that my blood may be the last which is shed in Spain. Spain will one day do justice to the purity of my intentions, and repeat the cry which is now my last prayer — '"Long live the King and religion."'
* When a Spanish colony, Uruguay was known as the Banda Oriental.
** The date of this decisive battle, May 18 (1812), is still kept as a Uruguayan national holiday.
† Guess what happened to the guy who led that 1820 revolt.
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1821: Jose Miguel Carrera, Chilean patriot - 2016
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1951: King Abdullah's assassins - 2013
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Edwin Alberto Donayre Gotzch (Ayacucho, Perú, 8 de enero de 1952) es un general de división del Ejército peruano en situación de retiro. Ostentó el grado de general de Ejército cuando fue comandante general del Ejército del Perú (2006-2008).

Resultó elegido congresista de la República del Perú para el periodo 2016-2021 por Lima, siendo retirado del cargo en el 2 de mayo de 2019, tras una orden de prisión de cinco años por el caso Gasolinazo.

Biografía
Nació en la ciudad de Ayacucho el 8 de enero de 1952, hijo del agricultor Luis Donayre Vassallo y de la maestra Flora Gotzch Vassallo.

Realizó sus estudios de primaria y secundaria en el Colegio Salesiano San Juan Bosco de Ayacucho. Ingresó a la Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga a estudiar Ingeniería Química, carrera que estudió solo por dos años.

Ingresó a la Escuela Militar de Chorrillos, en la cual ocupó el primer puesto en su primer año de estudios. Recibió una beca y estudió en el Colegio Militar de la Nación en Argentina, del cual egresó como subteniente de ingeniería y recibió la espada de mando de manos de la entonces presidenta María Estela Martínez de Perón.

Carrera Militar
Se formó también en la Escuela de Guerra de Alemania, al ser becado en cuatro cursos de calificación en el Perú al igual que en Italia, Francia y España. Prestó servicios en la costa, sierra y selva y hasta en 7 veces en zonas de frontera y combatido en 4 oportunidades en zonas de emergencia, conjuntamente con los Comités de Autodefensa. Prestó servicios en las ciudades de Tacna, Puno, Tarapoto, Iquitos, Ayacucho y Arequipa.

Fue instructor en la Escuela Militar de Chorrillos desde 1979 a 1980.

Fue Director de la Escuela de Ingeniería del Ejército y Director de Asuntos Civiles del Ejército

Fue Comandante de la 2.ª Brigada de Infantería en Ayacucho, Comandante del Comando de Operaciones Sur-Arequipa y luego jefe de la Región Militar del Centro y jefe de la Región Militar Sur.

En 2006, durante el Segundo Gobierno de Alan García, fue nombrado como comandante general del Ejército del Perú, cargo que ocupó hasta diciembre de 2008.

Como comandante general del ejército peruano reestructuró el Presupuesto del Ejército al reducir los fondos del alto mando y asignar mayores recursos y en prioridad a las Unidades Operativas, Puestos de Frontera y Bases Contraterroristas.

Carrera política
Donayre inicia su carrera política en las elecciones generales del 2011, donde se presentó como candidato al Congreso por  Cambio Radical representando al departamento de Ayacucho y aunque recibió la más alta votación de su región, Donayre no pudo obtener el escaño ya que su partido no superaría la valla electoral.

En 2014 volvería a incurrir en la política al ser candidato para la Presidencia Regional de Ayacucho por Alianza para el Progreso; quedaría en segundo lugar con casi el 28 % de los votos, superado solo por su contrincante Wilfredo Oscorima quien obtendría el 32 % de la votación válida.

Congresista (2016-2019)
En las elecciones generales del 2016, postuló al Congreso por Alianza para el Progreso y fue elegido Congresista en representación de Ayacucho para el periodo parlamentario 2016-2021.

Durante su periodo parlamentario fue Titular de la Comisión Permanente (2016-2017), Presidente de la Comisión Ordinaria de Inclusión Social (2017-2018) y Presidente de la Comisión Ordinaria de Salud y Población (2018-2019).

El 2 de mayo del 2019, Donayre fue vacado de su cargo de Congresista por estar vinculado en actos de corrupción y fue reemplazado por Luis Iberico para que completara su periodo parlamentario.

Controversias

Escándalo diplomático
En noviembre de 2008 fue subido un video a YouTube, donde podía verse al General Donayre en una reunión informal con otros compañeros de armas. En el video, que había sido grabado en el mes de febrero del año 2006, antes de asumir el cargo de comandante general del Ejército, se encuentra el General Donayre realizando comentarios y bromas xenófobos contra ciudadanos chilenos que ingresen a Perú.

Las declaraciones del Jefe del Ejército causaron un conflicto diplomático entre el Perú y Chile, después de ser difundidas por los medios chilenos. Por lo que Alan García, presidente del Perú, se comunicó telefónicamente con su par chilena Michelle Bachelet. La mandataria chilena dio por superado el conflicto.

Este hecho ocasionó que pasara al retiro el 5 de diciembre del 2008.

Denuncias por corrupción
En octubre de 2008 se hace pública una denuncia de corrupción con tráfico de combustible, involucrando a altos oficiales del Ejército del Perú, incluido el general Edwin Donayre.

Los peritos contratados por la Contraloría, determinaron que los oficios que suscribió el General Donayre para solicitar el combustible - entre enero y agosto de 2006 - fueron redactados, firmados y sellados en un mismo momento. Además, estos documentos nunca llegaron a sus destinatarios: la Dirección de Lógistica del Ejército y el Servicio de Intendencia del Ejército.

La fiscal anticorrupción, Marlene Berrú, citó 6 veces a Donayre para que haga sus descargos en la investigación, pero no obtuvo respuesta alguna del jefe del Ejército.

Donayre se presentó a declarar el 25 de noviembre de 2008, luego que el entonce primer ministro, Yehude Simon, le pidiese que se presente ante la fiscalía que lleva el caso de la desaparición de gasolina. El General negó ante la fiscal Marlene Berrú que haya realizado un uso irregular de 80 mil galones de gasolina, cuando era responsable en la Región Militar Sur. Dijo haber recibido 42 mil galones de petróleo y 20 mil de gasolina, los cuales fueron distribuidos entre 249 vehículos durante un año, y no en 30 unidades como se había dicho.

El 27 de agosto de 2018, Donayre fue hallado culpable (junto a 40 personas) del delito de peculado por el caso de tráfico de combustible, la segunda sala liquidadora de la Corte de Justicia de Lima lo condenó a cinco años y seis meses de prisión efectiva, el tribunal solicitara el levantamiento de la inmunidad ya que es legislador del congreso.

El 2 de mayo de 2019, con 102 votos a favor, 0 en contra y 1 abstención, se aprueba levantar la inmunidad parlamentaria a Donayre quien ejercía como Congresista.
La policía judicial fue en búsqueda del exmilitar en su residencia ubicada en Santiago de Surco pero no fue encontrado aunque su abogado mencionó a los medios que se entregaría en las próximas horas.

El 21 de mayo de 2019, el Ministro de Defensa, José Huerta Torres, comunicó que el proceso para retirar las condecoraciones militares a Donayre había culminado debido a que el caso "estaba cerrado" (su sentencia).

Detención y captura
El 30 de octubre de 2019, el Ministerio del Interior informó su captura cerca de la Plaza de Armas de Puente Piedra tras casi seis meses de clandestinidad. Ante esto, el exministro Carlos Morán detalló que fue aprehendido al intentar hacer una llamada telefónica en una tienda ubicada en dicho distrito.

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Miembros de Alianza para el Progreso (Perú)
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Condenados por corrupción en Perú
Exalumnos Salesianos del Perú
Congresistas por Lima Metropolitana

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Egyptian gymnasts stand out in 2016 African Gymnastics Championships - Daily News Egypt
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Egyptian gymnasts stand out in 2016 African Gymnastics Championships
The 2016 African Gymnastics Championships concluded its events with an impressive array of victories for Egyptian gymnasts at the 13th edition of the championship which was held in Algeria.
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The Egyptian women's gymnastics team took first place in the championship. In the women's individual all-around, Egyptian Sherine El-Zeiny won gold. Second and third place went to South Africans Claudia Cummins and Kirsten Beckett, respectively.
As El-Zeiny told Daily News Egypt, this is her third African title. In 2007 she won the African Games, held also in Algeria, and in 2009 she won the African Championship.
This was not the only victory for Egypt's female gymnasts. The Egyptian girls' gymnastics team won the junior teams' division. As for the junior individuals all-around, Egyptians Farah Ahmed and Farah Said won gold and bronze, respectively.
Egyptian male gymnasts also emerged victorious from this championship. Ali Abou El-Kassem won gold on the rings and Tarek Hamdy won silver. Hamdy also obtained a bronze medal in the men's individual all-around and the men's team won silver in the team's division.
In the junior teams' division, the Egyptian national boys' gymnastics team won first place. While in the junior individual all-around, Abdel Rahman Magdy, Ahmed Ali, and Omar El-Arabi won gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively.
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Countdown to Sizzla Continues!
According to information reaching Entertainment, once again that the wave making artist, Sizzla is expected to land on The Gambiansoil next month .
The much talked about and the long awaited concertis organised by Betts promotion, Rebel T music and Kalonji Records Waxs United for the sole purpose of organising a historical and momentousevent in The Gambia.
Entertainment was informed that the event will be held on the 25th, 27th and 29th of December, 2008 at the Independence Stadium in Bakau respectively.
Betts Promotion has concluded all protocols tostage groundbreaking event featuring the hottest artist in Jamaica alongside his renowned band
The concert is also geared towards education and research on eradicating Malaria .
Sizzla will be accompaniedto The Gambia by Reggae artists Jesse Jendah and PrinceMenen respectively.
Other information from the President's award winning DJ, Lamin Cham, states that some male and female artists were recently awarded the best artists for their performances this year. Among the categories to receive awards were, best solo female artist, best pop group of the year and performance band of the year.
Baba T to Unleash Fifteen-Track Album
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Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said Tehran has lodged a strong protest with Georgia over the alleged problems some Iranian passengers faced at Tbilisi airport.
This reaction came in response to reports that several Iranian passengers had their Islamic headscarves removed during a security check for a flight from Tbilisi to Iran's city of Isfahan.
"After the release of a report by the Foreign Ministry's representative office in Isfahan and after the authenticity of the report was confirmed through phone contacts by the Iranian Ambassador to Georgia with a number of the passengers on board the flight, the Iranian Embassy in Tbilisi expressed its strong protest at the Georgian Foreign Ministry and Tbilisi Airport security police," said Qassemi.
He added that Iran's Embassy in Tbilisi continues to follow up the issue at the Foreign Ministry's Department General for Consular Affairs as well as the ministry's Mission in Isfahan.
Qassemi also stated that Georgian authorities have been asked to pursue the matter and prevent Iranian passengers from being subjected to such treatments again, saying that he hopes security police at Tbilisi will exercise utmost care concerning the necessity of respecting Muslim women's privacy.


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Area Veteran and Homestead Stables to be Featured on "Military Makeover with Montel"
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Heritage Ministries Vice-President of Marketing and Development, Lisa Haglund, has announced that Homestead Stables by Heritage, in conjunction with N.E.I.G.H. and the Constance Project, will serve as a filming location for "Military Makeover with Montel," hosted by Montel Williams in May 2019.
The show, which airs on Lifetime TV, will feature the story of Ashville, NY resident Cody Willett, who currently works as a computer specialist with the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department, and his wife Jessica. A weapons supply technician for special operations teams in the United States Air Force, Willett was four months into his second deployment when his base was attacked. He was severely injured in a rocket propelled grenade attack, leaving him with a fractured lower spine, dislocated shoulder, and a damaged ankle. Evacuated for medical treatment in Germany, Cody was eventually able to return home to New York, where he met his wife.
Upon his return, Willett began working with Cindy Reidy of the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer to Peer Program. The program's goal is to link veterans together for socialization and friendship and utilizes peer support from those who can relate to the struggles of transitioning into civilian life.
It was at this point that Homestead Stables and equine assisted therapy specialist, Dawn Samuelson, founder of The Constance Project, entered the picture. Named after Dawn's late sister, Constance Marie Davenport, a U.S. Air Force veteran that took her own life at the age of 25. The program is designed to aid in the prevention of suicide and work with veterans that experience PTSD, bereavement, anxiety, depression, and anger issues. The Constance Project not only works with veterans, but active military and their families as well. Samuelson recently joined forces with Homestead Stables by Heritage to provide equine assisted therapy to many people, including veterans, who face unique challenges as they return home. The N.E.I.G.H. (National Educational Institute of Growth through Horses) program empowers individuals by equipping them with the tools necessary to improve communication, confidence, respect, and goal setting. Workshops allow humans to interact and connect with horses and each other in a non-threatening, non-judgmental atmosphere. In addition to the Constance Project, the N.E.I.G.H. program also includes a component known as "Beyond the Reins" which focuses on experiences for at-risk youth, battered women, and communication workshops for corporations, as well as Horse and Handler and N.E.I.G.H. University, which offers certification, apprenticeships, and practitioner training.
Samuelson shared, "I am both honored and blessed to have Heritage work with me to present N.E.I.G.H. at Homestead Stables. They truly believe in giving back to our veterans, and their mission of serving others mirrors my desire to work with active military members, veterans, and their families to help prevent suicide and aid them in the many struggles they face – both physical and emotional."
Shortly after the birth of their second child, Cody learned of "Military Makeover With Montel," a home improvement show on Lifetime that, according to the series, "aims to respect those who have served our country, rebuild the homes — and even the lives — of these brave service men and women, and repay veterans for the service and sacrifice they've made for us." He applied to the show, believing that a home makeover would be a wonderful gift for his wife and children as a thank you for being "his rock" as he navigates the physical and mental struggles of PTSD from his time in the military.
When selecting a site to film scenes for the show outside of the makeover site, executives agreed that Homestead Stable's commitment to working with veterans made them a perfect fit.
"Homestead Stables by Heritage, is extremely proud to be selected as not only the filming site, but as a community partner, who for over 130 years has served seniors and veterans, and with our programming at the stables, we are privileged to serve all ages. As a local not-for-profit, it's our responsibility to live our mission, and serve those within our community, and remain a trusted industry leader in offering human services. Being able to come alongside the show with N.E.I.G.H. and the Constance Project is an absolute blessing to us and fits within our mission to promote Hope, Dignity, and Purposeful Living," said Lisa Haglund, Heritage Vice-President of Marketing and Development.
The show will film in May, with an air date to be announced by Lifetime and other national syndicates.
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The Menu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the score album to the 2022 film of the same name, directed by Mark Mylod and features music composed by Colin Stetson, released by Milan Records on November 18, 2022. The album featured 14 tracks from Stetson's original music composed for the film, which had certain musical approaches and layers diverse throughout the film and the characters, and relied much on orchestral music.

Development
The music is composed by Colin Stetson who said that the music that practically wrote itself based on the script, which he received when the film was under completion and being shown a rough cut of the film. He called the script as "very, very clear, and utterly vivid; the tone, the shape, the function of it all". Stetson felt that the score is similar to Hereditary (2018), in one way where "the fact of that plan being set in motion right from the very start of the film. But it does so by almost goading the audience and the diners." So he used subtle harmonic things and tongue-in-cheek gestures, to introduce fear throughout the film, which affects certain melodies in certain ways.

The score has certain aesthetics arrive through the characters of instruments, which are "puzzles", according to Stetson. The pizzicato strings are the center-piece of the score used in the orchestral instruments, and pizzicato piano strings are used in certain moments, to evoke "agitated, harsher sounds". Another layer of the score, consisted of arpeggiated saxophone that "create a dreamy, dramatic sincerity to certain things that are emanating from Chef" while he used nyckelharpa, a traditional string instrument from Scandinavia, used in another layer which he played in such a way that traditional instrument players do not recognise. Stetson added:"It's finding and first identifying what [those pillars are] and then how I can go about doing this in ways that are going to play to expectation and play against expectation in certain ways. That way it can be familiar enough to bring an audience in but unfamiliar enough that they're in some way laid off their guard, put off balance. Then I can maybe try to actually elicit a real emotional response from them rather than let them get caught up in autonomy."In terms of characteristic musical approach, he added "There is one character that gets most — it's not like the themes are theirs — but they do get most of the very personal interaction with the themes. There are certain things that really belong to certain characters. Then there are overarching themes that I see more as 'the menu,' more as the plan that was set in motion in the very first scene and goes to the very last scene. The majority of the themes are really that and then they interact with certain characters in different ways, given what that character is now privy to or going through at any given moment."

The film has this "polyrhythmic driving sound" which is the DNA of the score. Stetson felt that the score has a "confluence of having a very heartbeat-esque rooted-in-humanity driving pulse to the music, but at the same time, overlaying a rhythmic complexity to create anxiety, disjunctiveness and a sense of being a loft while still tumbling towards something."

Album information
The Menu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), containing 14 tracks from Stetson's original score was released by Milan Records on November 18, 2022. "Nature is Timeless" — a track from the score was released on November 7, before the official album release. The album will be released in vinyl editions by Waxwork Records in late-February 2023. The official artwork for the vinyl edition by Waxwork is designed by artist Matt Needle, where the full score will be presented on a 180-gram splatter disc. Pre-orders for the album began on the same date, as the film and soundtrack, and prices for the vinyl edition in rental stores cost around $30.

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Reception
Filmtracks.com wrote "Don't expect to exit your The Menu listening experience with any of these thematic elements in mind. Rather, the striking polyrhythms of the pretentious portions and the disturbed religious vocals of the late horror will define this score for you. None of this material is meant to be overly pleasant, the rhythmic layers intentionally discordant and the tonality of the choral portions really only redemptively soothing in "The First Cheeseburger You Ever Ate." The score functions adequately for the narrative because its awkward personality matches that of the film, but from a structural standpoint, the thematic core could have experienced a more obvious and satisfying arc within the parameters of these techniques. The 42-minute album shifts without much transition between its three disparate subsections, leaving you hungry for something a little simpler than what's on the menu. Such was likely the point." Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com said "the taunting and playful score from Colin Stetson enhances the film's rhythm, steadily ratcheting up the tension".

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2022 soundtrack albums
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Milan Records soundtracks


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 Traute von Kaschnitz (1918–1996), österreichische Malerin und Illustratorin
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FIVE OF THE BEST HISTORICAL ROMANCE BOOKS
Muskets, thieves and outlaws: what's not to love about historical romance? Poldark was my first taste of a book in this genre, and, although the series was never classified as a romance as such, the relationship between Ross and Demelza grabbed me and has never let me go. That sweeping, down-the-generations nature of the epic tales these stories tell, as well as their bird's eye view into past societal rules and customs, turned me into a fan.
I've pulled together five of what I think are the best historical romance novels for your perusal. Each one offers a unique perspective on the past, as well as storming characters and compelling stories. Get ready to be transported to another time and place!
The Books I Picked and Why
Why this book?
With more than 20,000 5-star ratings on Amazon and 25 million copies sold worldwide, as well as a successful television series, Outlander is among the most popular book series of all time, and boy does it deliver. It has everything: romance, fantasy, history, adventure, violence, sex, druids, kilts, time travel, and unkempt hair.
The book follows the story of a 20th-century nurse who finds herself transported back to 18th-century Scotland. It explores the tension between the two time periods, as well as the forbidden romance between the nurse and a Scottish warrior.
And there's no denying that one of the best parts of this book is the slow-burning relationship between Jamie and Claire that develops into something that sizzles. While Outlander certainly follows the typical courtship story of a romance novel, it is the only instalment of the series to do so. It deviates from this just as often and could be accurately described as a work of historical fiction, science fiction or adventure.
The Thornbirds
By Colleen McCullough
Oh, forbidden romance! What a joy this kind of storyline is (and one that needs its own blog post!). This book has it all: sweeping Australian countryside, forbidden love, family conflict, and, most of all, a struggling girl growing up to find herself, her voice, and her strength.
Set in early 20th-century Australia, this novel tells the story of a young girl who falls in love with a Catholic priest. It explores the conflict between love and duty, as well as the struggles of life on the Australian frontier.
The Thorn Birds traces the lives of the members of the Cleary family over the course of three generations. The local priest, Ralph de Bricassart, develops an attachment to the only daughter of the family, Meggie, when she is a child. As Meggie matures, Father Ralph falls in love with Meggie, and she with him. But Meggie convinces herself that she must forget her childish admiration of Ralph and so she marries Luke, only to be treated viciously by her husband, whose attachment to Meggie has more to do with her inheritance than with their relationship. When Meggie is pregnant with her second child, she decides to leave her marriage and go home with her daughter, Justine. Meggie engages in a regrettable affair with Ralph, who unknowingly fathers a son with Meggie, named Dane. Ralph only learns he has a son only when Dane dies. Meggie insists that Ralph, now a Cardinal, oversee their son's last rites; after Dane's funeral, Ralph is overcome, and he dies of a heart attack.
The Bronze Horseman
The second world war is like a third character in this sweeping saga. a page-turner not only jam-packed with historical details, but the romance between Tatiana and Alexander will also keep you turning the pages late into the night.
Set in Leningrad during World War II, The Bronze Horseman tells the story of a young girl who falls in love with a soldier. Two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha, share the same bed, living in one room with their brother and parents. The routine of their hard impoverished life is shattered on 22 June 1941 when Hitler invades Russia. For the Metanov family, for Leningrad and particularly for Tatiana, life will never be the same again. On that fateful day, Tatiana meets a brash young man named Alexander. The family suffers as Hitler's army advances on Leningrad, and the Russian winter closes in. With bombs falling and the city under siege, Tatiana and Alexander are drawn inexorably to each other, but theirs is a love that could tear Tatiana's family apart, and at its heart lies a secret that could mean death to anyone who hears it.
The novel is a twisted tale of the impact of war on love and relationships, as well as the resilience of the human spirit, and well worth the read.
The Duke and I (Bridgerton )
By Julia Quinn
No historical romance top five would be complete without Julia Quinn and Bridgerton. The recent superb TV adaptation has been a joy: who didn't fall in love with Rege-Jean Page?
Set in Regency England, Bridgerton follows Daphne Bridgerton as she makes her debut into Regency London's competitive marriage market. Daphne's prospects initially seem to be unrivalled. But as her older brother begins to rule out potential suitors, the high society scandal sheet written by the mysterious Lady Whistledown casts aspersions on Daphne. Enter the highly desirable and rebellious Duke of Hastings, a committed bachelor and the catch of the season. Despite proclaiming that they want nothing the other has to offer, their attraction is undeniable, and sparks fly as they find themselves engaged in an increasing battle of wits while navigating society's expectations for their future. It's romantic, wonderful, and SCANDALOUS.
What can I say? Would any list of historical romances be complete without Jane Austen? A character maestro who creates masterful divisions between good and evil, smart and stupid. Characters often transforming from one to another over the course of all twists and turns in her riveting books.
Pride and Prejudice has become one of the most popular novels in English literature, selling over 20 million copies, resulting in many dramatic adaptations and an abundance of novels and imitations.
It is possibly her most famous novel, the unforgettable story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy. It was first published in 1813 and the story follows the main character, Elizabeth, as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of the British Regency. The story follows the family of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the wealthy and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest, Elizabeth.
I hope you enjoy all these! Drop me a line here or on social media and let me know what you think.
Eve x
P.s. If you love contemporary romance, I have a series of books with twists and turns aplenty!
I've just launched The Outcast featuring a rebellious hacker with a troubled past. Follow Kate and Fabian's tumultuous journey as they navigate love, danger, and self-destruction. You can find out more information about The Outcast here and buy it here.
If you're tired of reading the same romance tropes and want to see something fresh and exciting, give The Refusal a try. It has been shortlisted for 24 romance book awards and has hundreds of 5-star reviews. You can find it here, and you can buy it here. I know you won't be disappointed.
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Paytm Mall joins hands with Apple to sell 'genuine' iPhone, iPad, Mac
Paytm Mall, the e-commerce wing of Paytm, has forged a partnership with Apple to become one of the authorised resellers in India. This means that the sellers on Paytm Mall would require a pre-authorised approval to be able to list Apple products, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and more. In the hindsight, it also alludes to reduction in the range of discounts and offers doled out by Paytm Mall on Apple products to attract buyers.
The Apple products in India are sold by authorised resellers, which have been authorised to market iPhone, iPad, and other devices from the Cupertino-based giant. Getting the label of 'authorised reseller' also means that Apple will promote Paytm Mall on its website where customers can go and buy devices.
The partnership between Paytm Mall and Apple also brings a cap on the discounts on the latter's products being sold on the former's platform. Paytm Mall says this would "ensure customers get only the genuine product at a fair price." Earlier this year, Apple said it will gradually begin to choke a large number of discount and cashback offers on its products sold by e-tailers and small retailers.
Apple already has strategic partnerships with Flipkart, Amazon, Airtel, Vodafone, and Reliance Jio for the sale of its products in India.
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Cup finals or pre-season friendlies?
Aren't we all feeling refreshed after the break and raring to go then? We have to be really. Every week in the previous four was perceived as make or break but if we don't manage to get 4 points out of our next two games then staying in the Premier League will be a very tall order indeed.
One thing that has happened over the past week or so is that Roberto Martinez held an impromptu forum with fans' representatives, possibly in response to one or two internet taunts that he wouldn't dare to do it with the team being in such a perilous league position.
To his credit, he invited people in, invited the difficult questions and he answered them. The message from the club to the fans is: we need your support to get through this. Certain quarters like to pass off these kind of things as spin, even implying that the highly educated souls like myself and others who write about the club are a bunch of simpletons who have been hoodwinked by the slick talking Martinez but the bottom line comes back to those famous positives. He's a positive man who looks forward and doesn't like to dwell on past mistakes but prefers to focus on the belief that he will get it right next time.
It's crunch time now though and this Saturday versus Blackburn must be the time where the manager and players prove that the last 8 games have merely been a crisis of confidence and not a true reflection of our status.
I am of the view that a draw would not be a complete disaster as it would at least stop the rot but when Martinez speaks of targeting a haul of 42 points again this season: 37 from the remaining 27 games. Well, when we've got to play United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal twice in that lot, it looks a little daunting.
Nobody goes down based on their November position but nevertheless we're at that point where we need to win nearly all of our cup finals against teams in the bottom half because we've lost so many points to the teams around us already. Sadly, recent performances, despite some encouraging play have been more 'pre season friendly' than 'cup final' and whether we win or lose the next few games, the one thing that the Wigan public deserve and demand above everything else is a bit of fight from the team.
Roberto has made it clear that he will never compromise his footballing principles but is it too much to ask for a bit of old fashioned graft to sit alongside it?
First published in the Wigan Evening Post's 12th Man column on Wednesday 16th November 2011
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Them and us – Peter Thorne (Wigan Athletic and Blackburn Rovers)
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