Suyog Dhawas

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, April 27, 2021: Film Producer Sunil Jain of SJP, Ashish Arjun Gaikar's AGFS, and Ankit Chandiramani's Sunshine Studios have announced an investigative thriller film on Kerala's mission child. A film, delving into the mysterious world of child trafficking and missing children in God's own country is titled "Backwaters". ## Based on the true events of missing children from Kerala, the film "Backwaters" will be helmed by Abhinav Thakur - an FTII graduate best known for helming short film "Rangmanch". The movie looks at how even God is not aware of what has happened to the missing children of Kerala - the God's Own Country, especially the missing case of a seven-year-old, Rahul Raju, who went missing in May 2005 and has never been found.## Delhi theatre actor Sartaazh Khari will play the role of the CBI officer investigating the case while UK model Neeta Paryani will play the fact-finding journalist conducting a simultaneous investigation. ## "We found Sartaazh to be apt for the role. We are exploring all the angles of how the children went missing and how a sharp CBI officer exploring the case looks at every eventuality but is unable to nail a single one. Journalists have also played an important role in this case and Neeta was pitch-perfect for the scribe who does her own research and investigation into the cases of the missing children", says the director.## To better prepare for the role, Sartaazh has been meeting several top CBI officers while Neena's been meeting journalists who have followed the case. The movie will go on floors by the end of the year at real locations in the backwaters of Alappuzha in Kerala. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Los Angeles, April 27, 2021: The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, which was held in the early morning (as per IST) on Monday (April 26), couldn't grab the attention of the audience, as the TV Ratings of the ceremony was all-time low as per early numbers. ## This year's Oscars joined the recent awards shows such as Grammys, Golden Globes, and SAG Awards, which witnessed a sharp decline in tv viewing from the previous year. As per early numbers, the 93rd Oscars drew 9.85 million viewers and a 1.9 rating among adults of 18-49 on Sunday. However, the final numbers may increase after they come out on Tuesday. ## Last year, the numbers were high with 23.64 million viewers and 5.3 ratings in the key ad demographic. The decline of 58 percent for Oscars 2021 is the second-highest after Golden Globes (62 percent) in the recently organized award shows. The Grammys and SAG Awards also had witnessed a decline of more than 50 percent from their previous year. ## Despite making changes in the format of the show, the reviews for the Oscars were mixed. Daniel Fienberg, who is the critic at The Hollywood Reporter, felt that the producers' gamble in making best actor the final category fell flat when an absent Anthony Hopkins won for The Father and the show ended somewhat abruptly.## Meanwhile, it was the first time Oscars was held virtually and in-person due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It took place in Los Angeles - at both Union Station and the Dolby Theatre.## Stay tuned...

BY JITU JANGIR

Tampa April 27, 2021: Here is the full Match Card for this week's Monday Night Raw which is scheduled to tap on May 3, 2021, live from Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida. ## Monday Night Raw currently airs live on Monday evenings on the USA Network from 8:00–11:00 PM EST in the United States. Monday Night Raw is broadcasted on USA Network [8 PM ET on Monday] [You can watch WWE RAW live at 5:30 in India on Sony Ten 1/1HD/3/3HD every Tuesday morning]. ## Confirmed Match Card ## Bobby Lashley Vs. Drew McIntyre? Vs. Braun Strowman? ## The WWE Champion will get a chance to fix those words right this Monday night on Raw as he collides with either McIntyre or Strowman. ## Bobby Lashley promised that he can overcome Drew McIntyre or Braun Strowman anytime in a head-to-head situation. This he will be up in a non-Title match. ## Raw Tag-Team Championship Match: AJ Styles & Omos(c) Vs. The New Day ## Raw Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Omos set to defend against New Day in WrestleMania rematch on Raw. The Raw Tag Team Champions will make their return to the red brand for the first time since winning the gold for their first title defense.## WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles: Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler Vs. Lana & Naomi ## Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler put WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles on the line against Lana & Naomi. Lana & Naomi have a chance to bring their commanding reign to an end. ## Predicted Match Card ## United States Championship Match: Humberto Carrillo Vs. Sheamus ## After the beatdown of Humberto Carrillo, Sheamus once again rolled out a United States Title open challenge last week on WWE Raw, but this Humberto Carrillo was looking much prepared than the last time. ## Carrillo left Sheamus irate and out of sorts down behind the announce table. So, coming up this week, Humberto Carrillo Vs. Sheamus is a good choice to set up.## Charlotte Flair To Attack On Asuka ## Last week, Deville brought out Eddie Orengo to allow The Queen to make an apology and receive her reinstatement. Charlotte Flair is open to challenge Rhea Ripley which she is looking forward to doing it a long time. ## It's not thus far that we get to see Charlotte Flair Vs. Rhea Ripley for the Raw Women's Championship Match at WWE WrestleMania Backlash, However, in some sense, Asuka could also be included. ## Stay Tuned To Sacnilk.

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Los Angeles, April 27, 2021: Robert Downey Jr. who played the iconic character of Tony Stark aka Iron Man, treated his fans with a behind the scene (BTS) video as Avengers: Endgame completes two years from its release. The movie that was released on April 26, 2019, proved to be the last outing for Iron Man as he got killed in order to save the world. ## Taking to his Twitter handle, Downey Jr. wrote, "Cannot believe it's been two years since Endgame... #LoveYouAll3000". He shared the BTS video of the last scene where Stark grabs the Infinity Stones and uses them to disintegrate Thanos and his army, but the strain of using the Stones kills him. ## Cannot believe it’s been two years since Endgame...#LoveYouAll3000 pic.twitter.com/jeHtQ6cexQ— Robert Downey Jr (@RobertDowneyJr) April 26, 2021 ## 'Avengers: Endgame' marked the end of a decade-long plot that started with 'Iron Man' and spanned over 22 films in the MCU. Upon the release of this film, it set the world box office on fire and became the highest grosser movie of all time with $ 2.789 billion but was dethroned from the No. 1 spot after James Cameron's 'Avatar' re-released in theatres in China after covid-19 restrictions were eased. ## Marvel is now set to roll out Phase 4 of the MCU with Scarlett Johansson's 'Black Widow', followed by films like "Spider-Man: No Way Home", "Thor: Love and Thunder", "Captain Marvel 2" among many others. The studio also recently confirmed that Captain America 4 is also currently in the works from the writers of Dinsey Plus' series "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier". ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Delhi, April 27, 2021: As India is battling the second covid-19 wave, which is getting worse, actress Priyanka Chopra has come forward asking for more vaccine doses for the country to battle the pandemic. She also said that the US has ordered more than needed vaccines, and asks US officials if they could share them with India. ## "My heart breaks. India is suffering from COVID19 & the US has ordered 550M more vaccines than needed @POTUS @WHCOS @SecBlinken @JakeSullivan46 Thx for sharing AstraZeneca worldwide, but the situation in my country is critical. Will you urgently share vaccines w/ India? #vaxlive", Priyanka tweeted. ## My heart breaks. India is suffering from COVID19 & the US has ordered 550M more vaccines than needed @POTUS @WHCOS @SecBlinken @JakeSullivan46 Thx for sharing AstraZeneca worldwide, but the situation in my country is critical. Will you urgently share vaccines w/ India? #vaxlive— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) April 26, 2021 ## Ever since the second wave of covid-19 has started in India, Priyanka has been sharing vital information regarding the resources to fight the coronavirus pandemic. She has also been urging people to follow covid SOPs regularly. ## Meanwhile, on the work front, Priyanka is currently shooting for the spy series Citadel, which also features Richard Madden. The project is backed by Amazon Prime and executive produced by the Russo Brothers.## Apart from Citadel, the actress will also be starring in an Indian wedding comedy with Mindy Kaling, which she is co-producing. Priyanka also has Matrix 4 and a film based on the life of Ma Anand Sheela in the pipeline.## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Monday (April 26), announced that there will be a qualifying round to determine the final two teams that would join the host England along with India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Pakistan for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.## The six aforementioned teams secured their respective places based on the ICC Women's Twenty20 Team ranking as of April 1, 2021. The qualification process will determine which country from the Caribbean will participate in the event as players will be representing their individual countries and not the West Indies as they would at ICC events. The other team will be decided through a qualifying round which will be held by January 31, 2022.## The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) made the announcement on Monday as women's cricket features in the Games for the first time in 22 editions and cricket for only the second time ever, the first occasion being a men's ODI competition in Kuala Lumpur in 1998, which was won by South Africa.## Geoff Allardice, ICC Acting Chief Executive, said, "We are incredibly proud and excited to be part of Birmingham 2022 and it is a fantastic opportunity for us to continue to grow the women's game globally".## "We are committed to maintaining the momentum that saw 86,174 fans packed into the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the final of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup last year and Birmingham 2022 gives us another global stage on which to showcase the women's game".## "On behalf of the ICC and its Members, I thank the Commonwealth Games Federation for their support and look forward to seeing some superb cricket at Edgbaston".## The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will see 4,500 athletes from 72 nations and territories compete across 11 spectacular days of the sport. Birmingham 2022 will be the first major multi-sport event in history to award more medals to women than men. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Mumbai, April 26, 2021: South beauty, Rashmika Mandanna is on a roll with back-to-back movies. The actress will soon be seen in the Pan India movie, Pushpa with Telugu superstar Allu Arjun. Apart from Pushpa, Rashmika has already signed two Bollywood movies, 'Mission Majnu' with Sidharth Malhotra and 'Goodbye' opposite Amitabh Bachchan. And now, the actress is all set to sign her 3rd Bollywood movie soon. ## The Sulthan actress, on Monday, held a live Instagram session with her fans as she is having quality time at home in Hyderabad. In the live IG session, Rashmika hinted at his third Bollywood movie. ## "I'm doing 2 Bollywood films, soon I'll be signing the third one." She further added, "I'm not sure but might do a third soon. Let's wait for it", the Dear Comrade actress said without revealing the details about the project. ## In just a short span of her acting career, Rashmika has already gained a true fan base across the country. She has already done movies in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and now, Hindi too. Interestingly, her debut Hindi movie, Mission Majnu is yet to release as the shooting is in progress. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Delhi, April 26, 2021: Australian pacer Pat Cummins who is currently participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Kolkata Knight Riders, has come forward and donated $50,000 to the PM Cares Fund, specifically to purchase the oxygen supplies for the Indian hospitals. ## "There has been quite a bit of discussion over here as to whether it is appropriate for the IPL to continue while Covid-19 infection rates remain high. I'm advised that the Indian government is of the view that playing the IPL while the population is in lockdown provides a few hours of joy and respite each day at an otherwise difficult time for the country", Cummins said in a statement on Twitter.## "I encourage my fellow IPL players - and anyone else around the world who has been touched by India's passion and generosity - to contribute. I will kick it off with $50,000. I know my donation isn't much in the grand scheme of things, but I hope it will make a difference to someone", Cummins added. ## pic.twitter.com/2TPkMmdWDE— Pat Cummins (@patcummins30) April 26, 2021 ## Cummins' donation came at a time when the covid-19 situation in India is worsening due to the second wave, and many foreign players are withdrawing their names from the tournament and leaving for the respective countries. ## Stay tuned...

BY JITU JANGIR

Hiroshima April 26, 2021: Here are the full results for NJPW Road To Wrestling Dontaku 2021 which is set to take place on April 26, 2021, live from Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall Hiroshima, Japan. ## Wrestling Dontaku Results For April 26, 2021 ## Live Action Start Off At 2:30 am(PDT), 5:30 am(EDT), 10:30 am(BST) ## Tiger Mask, SHO & YOH vs Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado & Yujiro Takahashi) ## Winners: Suzuki-Gun (Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado & Yujiro Takahashi)## Suzuki-Gun (Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi & DOUKI) vs BULLET CLUB (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Jado) ## Winners: Suzuki-Gun (Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi & DOUKI)## Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs BULLET CLUB (EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori, Gedo & Dick Togo) ## Winners: BULLET CLUB (EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori, Gedo & Dick Togo)## Los Ingobernables De Japon (Shingo Takagi & BUSHI) vs United Empire (Jeff Cobb & Will Ospreay) ## Winners: United Empire (Jeff Cobb & Will Ospreay) ## SANADA vs Aaron Henare ## Winner: ## Tetsuya Naito vs Great-O-Khan ## Winner: ##

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Los Angeles, April 26, 2021: The 93rd Academy Awards were announced on Monday morning (as per IST), to honor the best films of 2020 and early 2021. It was the first time Oscars was held virtually and in person due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It took place in Los Angeles - at both Union Station and the Dolby Theatre. ## Apart from honoring the top films, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) also paid tribute to the artists across industries of the world. Irrfan Khan and Bhanu Athaiya were the Indian film personalities honored in the "In Memoriam" along with Hollywood personalities, Sean Connery and Chadwick Boseman. ## Oscar nominee Angela Bassett gave a speech with the tribute, which was shown in the form of a video clip and was a homage to achievers the world of screen lost over the past year, including actors, writers, directors, and technicians.## Irrfan, who passed away last year in Mumbai at the age of 53 after a two-year battle with a neuroendocrine tumor, earned global recognition for his work in projects such as "The Warrior", "The Namesake", "Slumdog Millionaire", "The Amazing Spider-Man", "Life Of Pi", "Jurassic World" and "Inferno".## Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win an Oscar, for her work in Sir Richard Attenborough's "Gandhi" in 1982. She won the Oscar jointly with John Mollo. Athaiya was 91 when she passed away at her residence in Mumbai after a prolonged illness last year on October 16. Athaiya had also won a BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design for the film.## Do Check Out The Full List Of 93rd Academy Awards Winners## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Los Angeles, April 26, 2021: The 93rd Academy Award was held on Monday morning (as per IST), with no host, no audience, nor face masks for nominees attending the ceremony at Los Angeles' Union Station.## Among the top honors in the first of its kind of award ceremony, the American drama film "Nomadland" won big and bagged three titles including The Best Picture, The Best Director to Chloé Zhao, and The Best Actress to Frances McDormand. Zhao was among the history makers who becomes only the second woman to win Oscar for the Best Director. ## Do Check Out The Full List Of 93rd Academy Awards Winners## However, one of the interesting things associates with Nomadland is that it is the lowest-grossing movie ever at the domestic market to win the Oscar for Best Picture. It has grossed just over $2.5 million at the domestic box office till now, however, Searchlight Pictures, which backed the acclaimed movie, hasn't reported official box office numbers for the film. ## There are many reasons behind Nomadland's low number at the domestic box office, considering that theaters across North America were closed for more than a year, forcing distributors to rely on hybrid theatrical and Disney-owned streaming platform Hulu. ## Before Nomadland, the 2009 American war thriller film, The Hurt Locker was the lowest grosser Oscar winner, which had earned around $11 million at the time of its win. Interestingly, the director of the film, Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the Oscars in the Best Director category. ## Stay tuned...

BY SUNIT JANGIR

Los Angeles, April 26, 2021: In the first of its kind of Award Ceremony, American drama film Nomadland has created history as its begged top honors at the 93rd Academy Awards. The movie won the Oscar for Best Picture while Chinese filmmaker, Chloe Zhao has created history as she has become only the second woman to win the Oscar for Best Director for Nomadland. Kathryn Bigelow was the first woman to receive the honour for The Hurt Locker (2008). ## Frances McDormand, who played the role of van dwelling woman in Nomadland, won the Oscars for the Best Actress in a Leading Role while the Best Actor award went to Anthony Hopkins for The Father. Yuh-Jung Youn also joined the history-making category and won best supporting actress for Minari, becoming the first-ever Korean actor or actress to win an Oscar. ## Among the other top honors, Daniel Kaluuya claimed Best Supporting Actor for Warner Bros.' Judas and the Black Messiah. Emerald Fennell won Best Original Screenplay for Promising Young Woman while the Best Adapted Screenplay was won by The Father. The White Tiger, starring Priyanka Chopra, was nominated in this category.## Here is the complete list of award winners - ## Best Picture - Nomadland## Best Actor - Anthony Hopkins (The Father)## Best Actress - Frances McDormand (Nomadland)## Best Director - Chloé Zhao (Nomadland)## Best Supporting Actor - Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah)## Best Supporting Actress - Yuh-Jung Youn (Minari)## Best Original Screenplay - Promising Young Woman## Best Adapted Screenplay - The Father## Best International Feature Film - Another Round (Denmark)## Best Animated Feature Film - Soul## Best Original Song - Fight For You (Judas And The Black Messiah)## Best Original Score - Soul## Best Documentary Feature - My Octopus Teacher## Best Documentary Short Subject - Colette## Best Live-Action Short Film - Two Distant Strangers## Best Sound - Sound Of Metal## Best Production Design - Mank## Best Cinematography - Mank## Best Visual Effects - Tenet## Best Makeup And Hair - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom## Best Costume Design - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom## Stay tuned...