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Sunday, 9 November 2014

Film Bazaar unveils projects under ‘Work in progress’ Lab

Mumbai, November, 2014: The eighth edition of Film Bazaar, organized by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), will take place from 20-24 November 2014 at the Marriott Resort, Goa, India. Film Bazaar is a development market created exclusively to encourage collaborations between the international and South Asian film fraternity and enhance business opportunities for them.

The ‘Work in Progress’ lab gives an opportunity to film-makers to present their projects in a rough cut stage to a panel of international film experts for their feedback. For the first time at the NFDC Film Bazaar, there will be two Work-in-Progress (WIP) Labs: WIP Fiction and WIP Documentary. The newly introduced WIP Documentary Lab will only consider creative feature length documentaries in the rough cut stage aimed at a theatrical release, while the WIP Fiction lab is open to feature length films. The Work in Progress lab will also invite editors of the projects for them to take note of suggestions from the mentors.

Projects under the WIP Fiction lab include:

1) ‘Highway’ by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni: English, Hindi and Marathi

2) ‘Nil Battey Sannata’ (Good for Nothing) by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari: Hindi

3) ‘Thithi’ (11th Day) by Raam Reddy: Kanada

4) ‘Bokul’ by Reema Borah: Assamese

5) ‘Tathagat’ by Manav Kaul: Hindi

Projects under WIP Documentary lab include:

1) ‘12 Acres’ by Rajesh Thind: English and Punjabi

2) ‘Waiting for Herzog’ by Shaan Khattau: English, Hindi and Gujarati

3) ‘Proposition for a Revolution’ by Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shukla: English and Hindi

4) ‘Maidaan’ (Home Ground) by Kavita Carneiro: Bengali, Dari, English, Hindi, Pashto, Santhali

5) ‘Nehi Mozo Hanü Dizo Le’ (Without you, I am Nothing) by Anushka Meenakshi and Iswar Srikumar: Chokri, English, Nagamese

The mentors for Work in Progress Fiction are Marco Müller, previously director of the Venice International Film Festival from 2004 to 2011 and now director of the Rome Film Festival since 2012, he is also a director and writer of documentaries, film critic and historian; Philippa Campbell, producer of features, shorts, and documentary films, known for Rain, No.2 and Black Sheep; Sunmin Park, producer, known for The Others (2001), Sky Blue (2003) and The Emperor and the Assassin (1998) and Francesca Calvelli, editor and actress, known for No Man's Land (2001), Vincere (2009) and Good Morning, Night (2003); Gabor Greiner, Acquisitions, Films Boutique, a Berlin-based international sales company with a limited and focused catalogue of high profile feature art house films searching for long-lasting relationships with directors and producers.

The mentors for Work in Progress - Documentary Lab are Claudia Tronnier, producer and editor; Noemi Schory, producer, director and writer, known for A Film Unfinished; Iikka Vehkalahti, producer, director and writer; Per K. Kirkegaard, known as the editor of Armadillo, TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard (2013), Stealing Rembrandt (2003), Accused (2005); Derek Malcom, a distinguished film critic and historian, the author of Century of Films, which includes his favorite films from around the world. Mr. Malcolm is also the President of British Federation of Film Societies and the International Film Critics Circle.

Since the inception of the Work-in-Progress lab, most of the films that have been through this lab have premiered at leading international films festivals while some have enjoyed a successful theatrical run. These include Kanu Behl’s Titli (Cannes Film Festival 2014), Shonali Bose’s Margarita, With A Straw (Toronto International Film Festival 2014) Avinash Arun’s Killa (Berlinale 2014), Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely (Cannes Film Festival 2012), Anand Gandhi’s Ship of Theseus (Toronto International Film Festival, 201--), Sange Dorjee Thangdok’s Crossing Bridges, Gyan Correa’s The Good Road and Ajay Bahl’s BA Pass and more.

Nina Lath Gupta, Managing Director, NFDC India says, “As in previous editions of Film Bazaar, the Work in Progress Lab hopes to be successful this year as well in an effort to promote and showcase the diversity and talent of the Cinemas of India at a global stage. The WIP lab will showcase projects that are thought-provoking and diverse trending topics discussed and debated by industry experts, both locally and abroad.”

The other sections at Film bazaar include the Co-Production Market with 32 potential projects relating to South Asian stories available for Co-production; Screenwriters’ Lab with six original scripts mentored by international mentors ready to get into production; the NFDC Knowledge Series where renowned film industry experts discuss current trends, skills and techniques in the global film scenario. For the Industry Screenings section, Film Bazaar is equipped with three digital theatres to enable trade screenings of films for investors, buyers and festival programmers.The Exhibition Stands at the market venue showcase products and facilitate interaction with other delegates. At the Producers’ Lab, a section introduced in Film Bazaar 2013, the focus is on honing the skill sets of Indian Producers to help them collaborate with their international counterparts.

In another newly introduced segment, Film Offices, State/Country tourism boards and Country Film Commissions will have dedicated offices at Film Bazaar to allow them to introduce and pitch their locations to attending delegates of the film fraternity. The Investor Pitch is an event that entails two sessions, one on pitching scripts in the romance genre and another for pitching films looking for completion funds. The first-ever Romance Screenwriters' Lab will focus on developing scripts based on romance and women-centric plots.

Film Bazaar will take place from November 20 to 24, 2014 at the Marriott Resort in Goa.

Kill Dil director Shaad Ali is Ranveer Singh’s best buddy

Not everyone knows that Ranveer Singh and Shaad Ali share a very strong friendship.

At the age of 16, when Ranveer Singh met Shaad Ali at a party, the two bonded very well over their passion, Mainstream Hindi Cinema.

The actor and the director grew into being thick friends after that.

Before Ranveer made his debut in Bollywood, the actor assisted Shaad Ali for more than a year on advertisement projects.

Shaad is like an older brother for Ranveer, and holds a very special place in the actors life. The two share a very dynamic equation, having a deep understanding.

It had always been Ranveer's dream to be directed by Shaad Ali, which has come true with his upcoming release Kill Dil.

The film, also starring Parineeti Chopra, Ali Zafar and Govinda is slated to release on November 14.

Talking about the movie, at a recently held event, Ranveer said, " Kill Dil is much more to me than just a film, Shaad Ali, who is like my elder brother has directed it. Since past 13-14 years I have dreamt of being the hero of a film, which will be directed by Shaad and produced by YRF and finally that dream has come true. It's surreal and it's an incredible feeling. "

Sidharth Malhotra uses apps for his fitness regime

The young actor is very technology savvy and keeps track of his health with help from a lot of applications on his phone.

He has been using the heart rate monitor, cardio check, water intake, BMI applications to monitor his fitness and health.

He feels they are efficient, accurate and easy methods to monitor his fitness levels.

Sidharth who has currently undergone a complete makeover for his film Brothers gives a lot of credit to these apps.

They continuously monitor and keep him aware of the way his body is reacting.

He is on strict protein rich diet and continuously needs to monitor what he is has been consuming

He is actively on the lookout for more such apps and actively engages and talks to people to find out the latest apps.

Swatswastika Mukherjee's character in DBB inspired by Devika Rani ?

Swatswastika Mukherjee who will be seen playing the role of Anguri Devi has been reportedly said to be inspired by y

esteryears actress Devika Rani.

Devika Rani was a very established actress of the 1940’s. She was known to be a very bold actress becoming the 1st woman to kiss on Indian screen, bold-brazen-Superstar fashionista of her times.

The teaser of the film which got immense appreciation showed Swatswastika’s character in a very bold and sensuous avatar. Consider the film is set in the 1940’s a lot of people have drawn resemblance in her character and Devika Rani.

But Dibakar Banerjee shared that the role is inspired by the very famous double agent Mata Hari. Mata Hari was a Frisian exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy and executed by firing squad in France under charges of espionage for Germany during World War I.

The nuances of Swatswastika's character has been crafted around Mata HAri to give an edge to her role at the same time being glamorous.

Dibakar shares, "Not Devika Rani at all. But a combination of Mata Hari and a famous character created by Saradindu Banerjee himself. A deadly double agent and a famous and notorious fashion icon who defined the taste and scandals of her generation. Anguri loves to provoke. And get your secret when you're busy looking at her, her clothes, or her without the clothes."

When Huma Qureshi had her fan moment...

The actress shuffled her entire schedule to attend a party to meet the very famous international fashion designer Prabal Gurung.

Huma Qureshi has awed her fan by her great styling sense but she has been very intrigued by Prabal Gurung's design.

When the actress heard the designer is in town to attend a luxury summit where she was invited Huma went out of her way to change her entire scheduled to be able to meet him.

The excited actress made her way to the summit to meet the designer and had a very nice conversation with you him.

The actress told him how much she is im awe of his designs and at the same Prabal was happy to see Huma's enthusiasm.

He remembered Huma from her visit to Cannes with her film Gangs of Wasseypur. The designer had seen the film and complemented her for her performance which he thought added glamour to the film.

Ali Zafar will be painting the town

Ali Zafar will be painting the town – literally.

The talented actor - singer will be hitting streets in Mahim to paint on the walls.

He will be doing graffiti on the walls of Mahim.

While he wears multiple hats little does anyone know he is also a painter.

When the idea came about to get graffiti done on walls. ... Ali volunteered to do if himself.

The team was surprised that he could paint ... but he shared he has a painter in him too.

Ali will be accompanied by his upcoming film Kill Dil’s co-stars Ranveer Singh and Parineeti Chopra.

The elated team has been working out permissions and making the necessary security arrangements.

Ali has been contemplating on what to put on the wall. He wants to do something which depicts Kill Dil, but at the same time which can connect beyond.

He has been asking for suggestions and discussing the colours he might need.

They will be going for it sometime this week.

Says Ali Zafar, "Yes. I have done murals on walls and ceilings but never done graffiti on streets. I am looking forward to it and mulling over what I should make. "

Saturday, 8 November 2014

Ajay Devgn’s Son of Sardaar Moment during ‘Action Jackson’!!

Ajay Devgn will be seen doing Action on one side and dancing like never before on the other in his forthcoming Prabhudheva film ‘Action Jackson’.

What we hear is that Devgn who had played the role of a Sardaar in Son of Sardaar got nostalgic when he came on the sets of his forthcoming film ‘Action Jackson’ where they were shooting for the song ‘Punjabi Mast’

A source close to the team said, ‘The entire setting and the feel of the song was that of a Punjabi Dhaba which suits the lyrics of the song. So when Ajay Sir came on the sets he remembered his Son of Sardaar shooting days and even told us some interesting anecdotes. In fact he has danced like never before in the song and his energy in this song is definitely to look out for.’

Well, get set to groove to the new track from ‘Action Jackson’ called ‘Punjabi Mast’

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Friday, 7 November 2014

Sonakshi styles herself for the ‘Keeda’ song in Action Jackson!!

Uses jacket and eye wear from her personal collection!

The superstar diva Sonakshi Sinha is back with a bang! Her first look from her forthcoming film Action Jackson has already grabbed a million eyeballs with her "ultra glam look". And now what we hear is that Sonakshi Sinha who has been a fashion designing student has styled herself for one of the sequences from the song ‘Keeda’.

Sonakshi will be seen sporting a leather jacket which is from her personal collection along with the eye wear!

A source close to her team said, ‘When we were deciding on the styling of the song ‘Keeda’, Sonakshi thought that her leather jacket which she loves would be a perfect fit and too add a little more chicness she also wore sunglasses from her collection which we thought completed the look.’

Well, we cannot deny that Sonakshi has been quite impressive with her choice and we must say she is looking better than ever!!

Interstellar review by ANIZ FILMVALA

Interstellar

review by

ANIZ FILMVALA

*****

‘Interstellar’ Directed by Christopher Nolan the genius who has given ‘Inception’ and many of the ‘Batman’ series creates a space-epic with magnificent visualization and a voyage to the stars with taxing to understand.

The film features a team of space travelers who travel through a wormhole in search of a new habitable planet. Crops are ravaged by disfigurement dust storms and mankind has to leave the planet for search survival.

Cooper [McConaughey] a former NASA pilot and farmer lives with his family, his ten year-old daughter Murph believes their house is preoccupied by a ghost that is trying to converse to her. Cooper discovers that the "ghost" is an unidentified shape of intellect sending those oblique messages by means of gravitational waves altering the dust on the floor, directing them to a secret NASA installation led by Professor Brand [Michael Caine]. Cooper and his co pilots Doyle [Bentley], Romilly [Gyasi], Brand alluring daughter Amelia [Hathaway] and TARS [Irwin] multi-purpose robot are recruited to pilot Endurance, an experimental spacecraft in search of a possible habitat where human can continue to exist.

The space expedition goes through some mind boggling encounters especially a sea storm is an edge of the seat experience. German music composer Hans Zimmer creates atmospheric rhythmic resonance of the space. Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey [Dallas Buyers Club] yet again gives a stellar performance.

The film is not about any space thrills or a fantasy characters but an ominous insight into the galaxy with realistic approach and a experience for a brain drain.

Starring:
Matthew McConaughey
Anne Hathaway
Jessica Chastain
Michael Caine
Bill Irwin
Ellen Burstyn

Thursday, 6 November 2014

तेवर के लिए अर्जुन कपूर ने २५ दिनों तक की कबड्डी की प्रैक्टिस।

आगमी तेवर इस फिल्म में कबड्डी के सीन फिल्माये गए और इस सीन में सभी असल कबड्डी खिलाडीयो के साथ ही यह सीन फिल्माये गए है। इस फिल्म में अर्जुन को भी कबड्डी का ही खिलाडी दिखना था तथा उनके जैसे ही खेलना था तो क्या पुरे २५ दिनों तक अर्जुन इन सभी कबड्डी के खिलाड़ियों के साथ कबड्डी की प्रैक्टिस करते रहे और उसके बाद यह सीन फिल्माया गया। कबड्डी के प्रैक्टिस के लिए निर्माता बोनी कपूर के ऑफिस के पीछे एक पिच बनायीं गयी जहा कबड्डी की प्रैक्टिस हर रोज चलती थी।

बैंक चोर में विवेक ओबेरॉय का लुक रामलखन के अनिल कपूर के लुक से प्रेरित है।

विवेक ओबेरॉय अनिल कपूर और उनके काम का बहुत आदर करते है,हालही में अनिल कपूर और विवेक के बीच अच्छी बॉन्डिंग हुई जब वे श्रीलंका में हीरू गोल्डन फिल्म अवार्ड में दोनों ने एक साथ परफॉर्म किया।

अनिल कपूर और विवेक की यह बॉन्डिंग बैक स्टेज भी दिखी यह दोनों कलाकार अपने आगमी प्रोजेक्ट्स तथा फिल्मो के बारे में बात की जहा आज कल विवेक बढ़ी मुछो के साथ नजर आरहे है,यह लुक उनकी आगामी फिल्म बैंक चोर के लिए है। यह लुक रामलखन इस फिल्म में अनिल कपूर के लुक से काफी मेल खाता है।

आस्चर्य की बात है की रामलखन इस फिल्म में अनिल कपूर एक पुलिस इंस्पेक्टर बने थे और विवेक ओबेरॉय भी बैंक चोर इस फिल्म एक इंस्पेक्टर ही है।

विवेक कहते है " असल लखन से मिलना बढ़िया रहा यह मुलकात काफी अच्छी रही। अनिल कपूर एवेर ग्रीन है ,वे कई जनरेशन्स को इंस्पायर करते रहे है।

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Vivek Oberoi 's look in Bank Chor inspired by Anil Kapoor in Ram Lakhan.

Vivek Oberoi who has deep admiration for veteran Anil Kapoor and his work , recently bonded with him at the Hiru Golden Film Awards in Sri Lanka where the two performed live.

Both Anil Kapoor and Vivek Oberoi were seen bonding backstage and spoke at length about their upcoming projects - While Vivek has been spotted sporting a moustache for his look in Bank Chor,very few know that the actor took inspiration from Anil Kapoor 's character in Ram Lakhan which he recently revealed.

What's more

coincidental is that while Anil Kapoor played a cop in Ram Lakhan ,Vivek's role in Bank Chor too is that of an inspector.

Vivek

says "

It was great meeting the real Lakhan...Anil Kapoor is truly ever green and continues to inspire generations

Designer Shehla Khan

Sonam Kapoor & Jacqueline's clothes to be exhibited by Designer Shehla Khan
in "My Best Friend & Me"

Celebrity designer, Shehla Khan, whose outfits often make their way to several red carpet events , celebrated this festive season with several B-town actresses sporting her designs.

The designer now brings her label to Ludhiana as she will exhibit her collection there for the very first time on the 6th Nov

November

- Shehla’s label is much loved for her corollary designs, beautifully cut garments, soft supple fabrics, delicate embroidery and feminine aesthetics.Sonam Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor Khan,Katrina Kaif Karishma Kapoor Kajol ,Madhuri Dixit among others have donned her designs often, making her amongst the most sought after names in the fashion industry.

Shehla will host an exhibition in Ludhiana showing her signature suits,sarees and lehengas from both her couture and demi couture range.

In the exhibition, the designer outfits worn by top actresses like Sonam Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha and Jacqueline fernandes will also be available for the fans to buy.

सोनम कपूर करेंगी फैशन गाला को होस्ट।

फैशन दिवा और इंटरनेशनल फैशन आइकॉन सोनम कपूर दिल्ली में एक फैशन इवेंट होस्ट करेंगी। बिज़नेस ऑफ़ फैशंस #B0F500 इवेंट का योजन किया गया है जिसमे फैशन जगत से तक़रीबन ५०० लोग शामिल होगे।

सोनम कपूर मैगज़ीन के फाउंडर और एडिटर इन चीफ इमरान अहमद के साथ डिनर होस्ट करेंगी। इस इवेंट में फैशन जगत के बड़े डिजाइनर्स और फैशन जगत के बड़े नाम अपने डिजाइन पेश करेंगे यह इवेंट दिल्ली के द लीला पैलेस में होगा।

स्वर भास्कर ने एक बार फिर से टैटू बनवाया।

स्वरा भास्कर जिन्होंने इंडस्ट्री में रांझणा और तनु वेड्स मनु से सभी को प्रभावित किया उन्हें टैटू का बड़ा शौक है। स्वरा ने दूसरा टैटू अपने शोल्डर पर बनवाया है यह टैटू चाँद की कलाये दर्शाता है। यह स्वरा का दूसरा टैटू है इससे पहले वे अपने गर्दन पर एक टैटू बनवा चुकी है।

स्वरा कहती है " I love body art. I used to have many piercings but had to take them off when I started doing films. Tattoos are really a substitute for piercings. They are easily covered by make up. I have a sun tattoo already.. Thought moon would be a nice co-tattoo.

Got it done from Devilz Tattoos in Delhi.. They did my first tattoo and I trust them.
Body art is a way of celebrating and owning your own body. Tattoos reflect the person u are.. My sun tattoo is a madhubani folk art representation of sun because I'm deeply interested in Indian folk art forms. The moon is a minimalistic pattern I like for its simplicity

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Swara Bhaskar gets inked..again !

Swara Bhaskar who wowed the industry with her performance in Raanjhanaa and Tanu Weds Manu loves body art and recently got herself inked with another tattoo on her shoulder bone resembling phases of the moon at a studio in Delhi- The minimalistic but artistic tattoo is Swara's second tattoo (the second being a sun on her collar bone) .

A sun as represented in Madhubani folk art and a moon in all it's phases, Swara looks like she's balancing cosmic energies!

Swara says,"I love body art. I used to have many piercings but had to take them off when I started doing films. Tattoos are really a substitute for piercings. They are easily covered by make up. I have a sun tattoo already.. Thought moon would be a nice co-tattoo.

Wednesday, 5 November 2014

The Equalizer Trailer

DIRECTOR

Antoine Fuqua

MAIN CAST

Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour, with Bill Pullman and Melissa Leo

In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a former black ops commando who has faked his death to live a quiet life in Boston. When he comes out of his self-imposed retirement to rescue a young girl, Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), he finds himself face to face with ultra-violent Russian gangsters. As he serves vengeance against those who brutalize the helpless, McCall’s desire for justice is reawakened. If someone has a problem, the odds are stacked against them, and they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer.

The Wedding Ringer Trailer

CAST :

Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Ken Howard, Cloris Leachman, Jenifer Lewis, Mimi Rogers, Olivia Thirlby
DIRECTOR

Jeremy Garelick

Doug Harris (Josh Gad) is a loveable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting), Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan (Kevin Hart), owner and CEO of Best Man, Inc., a company that provides flattering best men for socially challenged guys in need. What ensues is a hilarious wedding charade as they try to pull off the big con, and an unexpected budding bromance between Doug and his fake best man Jimmy.

ANNIE Trailer

Genre: Drama; Musical

Director: Will Gluck

Cast: Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, David Zayas and Cameron Diaz

A Broadway classic that has delighted audiences for generations comes to the big screen with a new, contemporary vision in Columbia Pictures’ comedy, Annie. Academy Award® nominee Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) stars as Annie, a young, happy foster kid who’s also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they’d be back for her someday, it’s been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan (Cameron Diaz). But everything’s about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx) – advised by his brilliant VP, Grace (Rose Byrne) and his shrewd and scheming campaign advisor, Guy (Bobby Cannavale) – makes a thinly veiled campaign move and takes her in. Stacks believes he’s her guardian angel, but Annie’s self-assured nature and bright, sun-will-come-out-tomorrow outlook on life just might mean it’s the other way around.

www.Annie-Movie.net

Suspect involved in hate campaign against Satyamev Jayate nabbed

A team of cops from the city recently nabbed a man allegedly involved in a smear campaign against the Aamir Khan’s issued-based show Satyamev Jayate.

The police displayed excellent acting skills as they zeroed in on the 32-year-old suspect from Udaipur. After learning that a man involved in a similar hate campaign had been arrested from Karnataka, the suspect had changed his address. Posing as his friends, the cops tracked down the location of the suspect.

Once the police got the internet protocol address of the computer that was used allegedly by the suspect to post derogatory information about the funds, generated through SMSes sent on the number given on the show, on a website www.speakingtree.com, a police team was sent to Udaipur to trace the suspect.

"On reaching suspect's Udaipur address, we learnt that he had sold his house for Rs 1.25 crore. We made inquiries and found that his grandfather had just passed away. Since we didn't have his new address, we told one of his old neighbours that we were his friends and wanted to attend the condolence meeting. The locals helped us gain entry to his house," said an officer from the Cyber Crime Investigation Cell (CCIC) and who was part of the team that apprehended the suspect.

The officer added that once the suspect arrived at the meeting, the policemen identified themselves and caught him. "He told us that when he learnt about the arrest of the Karnataka-based accused, he shifted his base thinking that he would help him evade arrest," the officer said.

In March, Aamir Khan had met Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sadanand Date and briefed him about "false and malicious messages" being circulated on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp and said that they were damaging his image and the reputation of his show. Date had then asked the CCIC to look into the matter. Investigation revealed that there were multiple smear campaigns against Satyamev Jayate.

"In first instance, a malicious blog was written, giving negative publicity to the show. In that case, we traced the suspect Ajit Vadakayil, 58, to Karnataka. Vadakayil, a retired merchant navy captain, admitted to have written the alleged post in 2010-11. He also claimed that he had done some research on the issue before posting it on social media. However, he later realised that his research was wrong and regretted his action. Vadakayil was arrested in April and a charge sheet was filed against him," the officer said.

ANNIE