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  • Wasseypur locals call for ban on Anurag Kashyap film

    Wasseypur locals call for ban on Anurag Kashyap film

    MUMBAI: Since the time it came to light that Annurag Kashyap‘s Gangs of Wasseypur would have its world premiere at the Cannes film festival, the film has been in the news.

    Now, the film has been drawn into a controversy with the residents of Naya Bazaar, Wasseypur, Dhanbad who are demanding a ban on the film.

    They have claimed that the film had several objectionable dialogues and the film was a plot to defame the people of Wasseypur. Even Kashyap had uttered derogatory words about the place, they claimed.

    The residents submitted a memorandum to I&B Minister Ambika Soni and Babulal Marandi requesting a ban on the film, while copies of the same were handed over to Governor Sayed Ahmed and Union Minister Subodhkant Sahay.

    Social activist Parvez Akhtar has said that portraying the place in such a bad light in contrast to reality was demeaning.

    “Gangs of Wasseypur” is a film based in a small town of Jharkhand. It is a story on revenge that portrays the coal mafia in and around coal mines of Jharkhand.

  • Gangs of Wasseypur to premiere at Cannes

    Gangs of Wasseypur to premiere at Cannes

    MUMBAI: Anurag Kashyap’s latest directorial project, Gangs of Wasseypur, will premiere in the Directors’ Fortnight section of the 65th Cannes Film Festival.

    Touted as a family drama, spread across three generations and six decades, the film is a tale of revenge, crime and love, set against the backdrop of Wasseypur, a small town near Dhanbad.

    The film has been reported to be inspired from the story of Jharkhand politician Suryadev Singh, Binod Singh, Sakeldeo Singh, and Birendra Pratap Singh, who was convicted of murder.

    Directors Fortnight is a non-competitive section at the Cannes Film Festival. Since its inception, it has showcased the first films of Werner Herzog, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Nagisa Oshima, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese and Ken Loach among others.

    Indo-France co-production Chhatrak(Mushrooms), directed by Sri Lankan filmmaker Vimukthi Jayasundara, was part of the official lineup of Cannes Directors Fortnight last year.

  • Bharti Airtel initiates management restructuring

    Bharti Airtel initiates management restructuring

    MUMBAI: Bharti Airtel, mobile services provider has announced the appointment of Atul Bindal as joint president – Airtel Broadband and Telephone Services and has appointed Deepak Srivastava as chief operating officer, Airtel Broadband and Telephone Services, North region.

    Bindal will report to Bharti Airtel president Manoj Kohli and will be a member on the Airtel Management Board (AMB), and chair the Broadband and Telephone Services Management Board (BTMB). Srivastava will in turn report to Bindal.

    Bindal, in his new role will focus on taking Bharti Airtel’s Broadband and Telephone services division to new heights with increased town rollouts and introduction of new technologies. He will be supported by Rajiv Sharma (CEO-NCR), Deepak Srivastava (COO-North), Prem Pradeep (CEO-South Central), Deepak Khanna (CEO-West and MPCG), Randeep Narang (COO-MPCG), informs an official release.

    Prior to this, Bindal was the executive director – South for Mobile Services at Bharti Airtel. He has also had a stint as the Group chief marketing officer and director – Mobile Services at Bharti Airtel for over one and half years.

    Bharti Airtel president Manoj Kohli said, “I am delighted to
    announce the appointment of Atul as the Joint President of our Broadband and Telephone services. Atul, with his strategic business sense and people management skills will lead a set of highly talented and competent leaders to take Bharti Airtel’s Broadband and Telephone Services division to the next level of excellence in Broadband services in 92 towns.”
    Deepak Srivastava on the other hand, was the chief operating officer, Mobile Services, Bihar and Jharkhand. He joined Bharti Airtel in 2004.

    “Deepak Srivastava has successfully led the Bihar and Jharkhand market to leadership and I am confident that in his new assignment, he will continue to set new standards and scale new heights in North Airtel Broadband and Telephone Services,” added Kohli.