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Dinesh Shetty: The Visionary Founder of Production Crew and India’s Ultimate Warrior

Dinesh Shetty, a name synonymous with resilience and relentless pursuit of excellence, has carved a unique path in the Indian entertainment industry. As the founder of Production Crew, Shetty has become a prominent figure in media production, while his victory on India’s Ultimate Warrior — a competition series on Discovery Plus and Amazon Prime — has further cemented his position as an inspiring figure in both the entertainment and fitness worlds.

Early Life and Passion for Physical Fitness

Dinesh Shetty’s journey to stardom and success began with a deep passion for fitness and martial arts. Growing up, he was inspired by legends in the fields of physical endurance and self-discipline, which fueled his desire to pursue a career where he could combine these interests. His journey wasn’t just about physical strength but also mental fortitude, which would become a trademark of his brand and projects.

Founding Production Crew

Shetty founded Production Crew with a vision to create high-quality, impactful media content that resonates with audiences on a deep level. Production Crew quickly gained recognition for its innovative approach to filmmaking and storytelling, setting it apart in the competitive Indian media landscape. From conceptualization to execution, Shetty’s commitment to excellence and his passion for storytelling have driven the company’s growth and success. His leadership and creative insights have enabled Production Crew to produce content that not only entertains but also inspires.

India’s Ultimate Warrior: A Test of Grit and Determination

In 2022, Dinesh Shetty took on a new challenge by participating in India’s Ultimate Warrior, a reality competition series that brings together some of the country’s toughest individuals. Hosted on Discovery Plus and Amazon Prime, the show pits contestants against each other in grueling physical and mental challenges, designed to push them to their limits. Dinesh’s performance on the show captivated viewers, showcasing his incredible physical abilities and mental resilience.

Emerging as the winner of India’s Ultimate Warrior was no small feat. Shetty’s victory was a testament to his dedication to physical fitness and mental strength. His journey on the show inspired many fans and aspiring athletes across India, solidifying his status as a role model in the fitness community. This achievement, combined with his work in media production, has made him a multifaceted figure in the entertainment industry.

Legacy and Future Goals

With his success in both Production Crew and India’s Ultimate Warrior, Dinesh Shetty has set new benchmarks in the fields of media production and personal fitness. His dedication to pushing boundaries continues to inspire others. Looking ahead, Shetty is committed to expanding Production Crew’s portfolio with projects that challenge norms and set new standards. Additionally, he aims to empower others by sharing his knowledge of fitness, discipline, and self-belief.

Conclusion

Dinesh Shetty’s story is one of ambition, resilience, and the power of following one’s passions. From building a successful production company to showcasing his prowess on India’s Ultimate Warrior, Shetty has proven that success is about more than just winning; it’s about inspiring others to reach their own potential. As he continues his journey, Dinesh Shetty is set to leave an indelible mark on both the entertainment and fitness landscapes in India.

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वरुण धवन ने इमेज शेयर कर अपनी भतीजी का बर्थडे किया सेलिब्रेट, लिखा- लिटिल वन

वरुण धवन ने इमेज शेयर कर अपनी भतीजी का बर्थडे किया सेलिब्रेट, लिखा- लिटिल वन

नियारा वरुण के भाई रोहित धवन की बेटी हैं. (Photo Credit @varundvn/Instagram) वरुण धवन (Varun Dhawan) ने अपनी भतीजी नियारा (Niara) रविवार को 3 साल की हो गईं. अपने इंस्टाग्राम पर शेयर तस्वीर के साथ एक्टर ने छोटा कैप्शन भी लिखा है- ‘लिटिल वन’. इस फोटो में नियारा अपने चारा वरुण धवन की गोद में हैं. नियारा इस फोटो में व्हाइट टॉप और गोल्डन स्कर्ट पहनी हुई हैं. मुंबई. बॉलीवुड एक्टर वरुण धवन (Varun…

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TV Serial : Ek Hoti Rajkanya | एक होती राजकन्या

Also Known As : Ek Hoti Rajkanya Sony Marathi Serial, Ek Hoti Rajkanya Marathi TV Serial

Producer : Adinath Kothare

Director : Gautam Koli, Yogesh Tambde

Production House : Kothare Vision Pvt.Ltd

StarCast :

Kiran Dhane as Avani Bhosle

Kishor Kadam as Baba /Jairam Bhosle

Siddharth Khirid as PSI Sanket Wagh

Girish Oak

Aastad Kale as Pushkraj

Story & Screenplay : Sameer Garud, Revti Kodimalla-Pujare

Dialogues : Ashwini Shende

Background Music : Onkar Dange

Title Song Lyrics : Ashwini Shende

Title Song Music : Ashok Patki

Title Song Singer : Ajay Purkar, Devki Pandit

Background Singer : NA

Cinematography (DOP) : Sandeep Shinde

Art Director : Rajesh Sapte

Editor : Milind Narkar, Rupesh Gamre

Sound Design : Shivraj Chhabra

Costumes : Neeta Khandke, Neelima Kothare, Charvi Naik

Make-Up : Snatosh Gayke

Post-Production Team (Kothare Vision Pvt Ltd) : Sunny Pingulkar, Mallikarjun Churi

Production Team (Kothare Vision Pvt Ltd) : Pradeep Tavte, Ravindra Patil, Mihir Velankar, Dinesh Koyande, Madhuri Desai-Pathak, Amey Hindlekar

Creative Team (Kothare Vision Pvt Ltd) : Gauri Sahasrabudhe-Kodimala, Kshitija Hindlekar

O.A.P. Team (Sony Marathi) : Kamlesh Chauhan, Siddhesh Surve, Shreyash Bhosale, Sachin Nagargoje

Marketing and Publicity Team (Sony Marathi) : Sony Adhav, Tushar Jahagirdar, Siddharth Nayak, Prathamesh Kulkarni, Asmita Gaikwad

Research Team (Sony Marathi) : Asmita Pansare, Atul Lokhande, Harshad Raut, Prakash Parab, Priyanka Gurav

Creative Team (Sony Marathi) : Soha Kulkarni, Amruta More, Rajesh Patha

Concept : Sony Marathi

Genre : Family Drama

Channel : Sony Marathi

Starting Date : 11th March 2019

Starting Time : Monday To Saturday at 7.30 PM

Story Outline : Ek Hoti Rajkanya is a story of a young and vibrant village girl, who joins the police force as a constable on compassionate grounds after her father’s death.

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Directed and produced this film for Kabadiwalla Connect, a company that helps manage waste more efficiently and inclusively by working with the informal waste collection and recycling ecosystem.

CREDITS Director & Producer: Niyantha Shekar Director of Photography: Sraiyanti Haricharan Edit & Colour Grade: Sarang Aigalikar Sound Design: Dinesh Kumar (DF.Tech) Second Unit Camera: Premkrishna Akkattu Aerial Cinematography: Anand GK Driver: Rajendran Equipment: Media Makers & Venkateshwara Visions Special Thanks: Murugesan, Vijayalakshmi, Suresh, Pitchandi and the people of Chennai’s informal waste collection ecosystem.

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One of the most peculiar features of contemporary politics is how unwilling conservatives are to actually defend many of their core ideas and policies (to the extent that they actually have them). Take a look at the leading right-wing publications and you’ll notice something: there’s a lot of talk about Democratic hypocrisy and the Crazy Campus Left, but there isn’t much talk about conservatism. From Breitbart (“NBC Runs Heartwarming NFL Thanksgiving Commercial Featuring… Registered Sex Offender”) to the National Review (“Charles Manson’s Radical Chic”) to the Daily Wire, (“SJW Screams At Black Man Dressed As Peacock”), it’s little more than a litany of cultural grievances. Hardly anyone seems to want to be associated with the GOP’s policy plans, and when they do try to stick up for them publicly, the result is underwhelming. Ramesh Ponnuru notes that some conservative publications seem to be giving up on capitalism altogether.

I have no nostalgia for the conservatism of William F. Buckley, Allan Bloom, and Friedrich von Hayek. They did actually have an ideology, though, and defended it (“at least it’s an ethos”). By contrast, on the rare occasions when Steve Bannon actually tries to say what he believes, it’s an incoherent mess about Western Judeo-Christian-something-or-other, tied to no actual policies. Milo Yiannopoulos didn’t have “dangerous” ideas. He had no ideas: every chapter of his book is a variation on “Why [Group X] Hates Me,” his entire schtick was to provoke liberals rather than to clearly espouse whatever his vague Nazi-inspired beliefs actually were.

Bill Kristol, once one of the main “thinkers” in the conservative movement, doesn’t even have any idea what he believes anymore:

The GOP tax bill’s bringing out my inner socialist. The sex scandals are bringing out my inner feminist. Donald Trump and Roy Moore are bringing out my inner liberal. WHAT IS HAPPENING?  (Dinesh D’Souza mocked Kristol for his betrayal of the cause, but D’Souza’s own recent intellectual output is literally a book arguing that Democrats are Hitler.)

One of the problems is that the policies associated with the American right, if presented honestly, are unpopular with the American public. Most people believe the federal government should guarantee health care coverage, with a plurality supporting a single-payer system. I suspect the vast majority of people would be horrified by the consequences of pure free-market health care, in which people who couldn’t afford to spend huge chunks of their income on insurance would either have to put their faith in GoFundMe or die. Yet because the right is ideologically wedded to its belief in free markets, it was incapable of actually proposing any feasible alternative to ObamaCare. It had spent so long defining itself by its hatred of Barack Obama, it fell on its face the moment it was given the opportunity to actually implement something. Likewise, twice as many people want to see corporate taxes raised as want to see them lowered, but because the GOP has no ideas beyond “cut taxes and deregulate,” the only thing it can do is scream about SJWs and liberal hypocrisy while trying to ram through an incredibly unpopular set of “reforms.”

By contrast, parts of today’s left are vibrant and intellectually exciting. It’s a great time to be a socialist, social democrat, or progressive, because these are the groups producing actual serious thoughts on how to solve social problems. This is not as obvious as it should be, partly because many prominent members of the Democratic Party has spent the past two years criticizing Donald Trump rather than putting forward their alternative plans. But that’s strange, because they do actually have positive ideas. Have a look at the Democratic Party Platform. Hillary Clinton’s campaign didn’t talk about it very much, perhaps because it’s a strongly Sanders-influenced document, but it’s actually impressive. It goes through every area of policy and explains what the problems are, and what the Democrats intend to do about them. It’s not a list of complaints about Republicans. It’s a set of clear, though simplified, policy priorities, on how to fix the financial industry, campaign finance, education, health care, and civil rights. I don’t agree with all of it (it contains a totally unnecessary disavowal of the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions movement). But thanks to the left wing of the Democratic Party, and the success of the Sanders campaign in drawing attention to the actual issues that affect people’s lives the most, it’s the sort of serious statement of priorities that a party ought to have. (Now, if we could only get all Democrats to talk about the platform as much as they talk about Russia…)

There’s a very similar contrast in U.K. politics right now. Labour under Jeremy Corbyn has done unexpectedly well in large part because it has adopted a clear combination of values, vision, and strategy. The most important moment in the last British election was the release of Labour’s policy manifesto, which was widely praised for its specificity: Labour said how many new affordable houses they planned to build, how they planned to allocate new funding for education, what new regulations they would introduce on employment contracts, and how they intended to pay for all of it. By contrast, the Conservative manifesto immediately proved so unpopular that parts of it had to be dropped and the party has no real suggestions for how it intends to improve the lives of the young people who have been flocking to Corbyn’s Labour.

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The Obi-Wan Kenobi cast is packed with star power, and here's where people may have seen the actors before. The upcoming Star Wars series – one of several currently in development Disney+ - will see Ewan McGregor reprise his iconic role from the prequel trilogy. Hayden Christensen has previously been confirmed to return as Darth Vader, and the two Star Wars veterans are now being joined by 10 more stars.

Obi-Wan Kenobi will take place 10 years after Order 66 and the other events of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. As implied by the title, the series will follow Obi-Wan – now living on Tatooine – during the early days of the Galactic Empire. Though Disney hasn’t revealed concrete story details beyond when the show is set, it will likely see Obi-Wan temporarily depart his vigil over Luke Skywalker on Tatooine. Disney has also promised that Obi-Wan and Darth Vader will face off in one way or another in the new series.

Related: What Obi-Wan Kenobi's Role In The Star Wars Andor Show Could Be

While fans will have to keep waiting to learn more about the story of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Disney has released some big news in the form of sweeping casting announcements. A total of 12 stars have now been confirmed for the show, and though character details have yet to be revealed, the official ensemble is plenty of reason to get excited.

Ewan McGregor is reprising his role as Obi-Wan in the new series, promising more of what many consider to be the best performance in the Star Wars prequels. McGregor is best known for his Star Wars appearances, though he also gained fame in the late 1990s and early 2000s for films like Trainspotting, Black Hawk Down, and Moulin Rouge. Since he last played Obi-Wan, McGregor has appeared in numerous films, including recently roles in Beauty and the Beast, Doctor Sleep, Christopher Robin, Birds of Prey, and a reprisal of his Mark Renton character in T2 Trainspotting.

Like McGregor, Hayden Christensen will make his first proper Star Wars appearance since Revenge of the Sith in Obi-Wan Kenobi. It’s unclear exactly what the role of Christensen’s Darth Vader will be in the new show, but a showdown of some sort between him and Obi-Wan has been confirmed. Christensen’s role as Anakin in the Star Wars prequels is certainly his most famous, though has since appeared in a number of films including Takers, American Heist, and Last Man. He also received some notably critical praise for his leading role in the 2003 film Shattered Glass.

Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Moses Ingram is a younger star in Hollywood, but one whose fame is rapidly rising, and rightfully so. Ingram broke out in 2020 when she played Jolene in The Queen’s Gambit alongside Anya-Taylor Joy. She will play Lady Macduff in the Joel Coen-directed, Denzel Washington-led The Tragedy of Macbeth, which is expected to premiere later in 2021, and she’s set to appear in the upcoming Michael Bay thriller Ambulance. Her role in the Obi-Wan show is unknown.

Related: How Clone Wars' Rex Can Appear In The Obi-Wan Kenobi Show

Joel Edgerton will return to the Star Wars universe in Obi-Wan Kenobi, and while it hasn’t been officially confirmed yet, it’s safe to assume that he’ll be reprising his prequel trilogy role as Owen Lars – Anakin Skywalker’s stepbrother and Luke’s uncle. The reprisal makes sense considering that Obi-Wan will spend at least some of his time on Tatooine, where he watches over Luke as he grows up. Edgerton has led a long and prolific career as an actor, writer, director, and producer, with notable onscreen roles including Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby, Patrick in Zero Dark Thirty, and Falstaff in The King, which he also helped write. He has also recently appeared in Bright, Red Sparrow, and Boy Erased, which he adapted and directed.

It seems that Beru Lars will also be returning in Obi-Wan Kenobi, as Bonnie Piesse – who played Luke Skywalker’s aunt in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith – has been confirmed to star alongside Joel Edgerton. Beyond Star Wars, Piesse has appeared in the Australian series Stingers, Blue Heelers, and Last Man Standing. She also featured in the acclaimed romantic comedy Love Eterne. In addition to her acting career, Piesse is also a professional singer/songwriter.

Acclaimed comedian Kumail Nanjiani will appear in Obi-Wan Kenobi in an unknown role. The actor is best known for playing Dinesh Chugtai on Silicon Valley, and for comedy films like The Lovebirds and The Big Sick, the latter of which Nanjiani wrote with his wife Emily V. Gordon. Nanjiani is also known for his stand-up comedy, the podcast Staying In with Emily and Kumail, which he hosts with his wife, and for the Comedy Central show The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, which ran from 2014-2016. Nanjiani will star as Kingo in the upcoming MCU film Eternals.

A veteran of fantasy and sci-fi television, Indira Varma will star in Obi-Wan Kenobi in an undisclosed role. Varma is most recognizable for her role as Ellaria Sand in Game of Thrones, and she will now follow her former costar Pedro Pascal into the world of Star Wars streaming series. Varma has also appeared in series such as Rome, Torchwood, Luther, Human Target, Paranoid, and Carnival Row. She is confirmed to appear in Mission Impossible 7.

Related: Star Wars Theory: Obi-Wan's New Darth Vader Duel Will Be A Force Vision

Rupert Friend has been confirmed for Obi-Wan Kenobi as an unknown character. Friend is best known for playing Peter Quinn on Homeland – a role that garnered him an Emmy nomination in 2013. He’s also known for playing Mr. Wickham in the 2005 Pride and Prejudice film, Agent 47 in the video game movie Hitman: Agent 47, Vasily Stalin in The Death of Stalin, and Theo van Gogh in At Eternity’s Gate.

Son of hip hop legend Ice Cube, O’Shea Jackson Jr. first entered the acting world in 2015’s Straight Outta Compton, in which he played a young version of his father. He has since appeared in Ingrid Goes West, Den of Thieves, Long Shot, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Just Mercy. Jackson Jr. will appear in Obi-Wan Kenobi as an unnamed character.

Sung Kang will join the Star Wars universe in Obi-Wan Kenobi, playing an as-yet unnamed character. Kang shot to stardom as the suave drifter Han in the Fast & Furious franchise – a character he first played in Justin Lin’s 2002 cult-classic Better Luck Tomorrow. Kang has also appeared in films like Live Free or Die Hard, Ninja Assassin, Bullet to the Head, and Code 8. He will reprise the role of Han in F9: The Fast Saga.

Veteran TV actor Simone Kessell will make her Star Wars debut in Obi-Wan Kenobi. Kessell has played numerous roles in film and television since the 1990s, including appearances on shows like Farscape, Xena: Warrior Princess, CSI: Miami, and Fringe. More recently, Kessell played Lt. Alicia Washington in Terra Nova, Queen Ahinoam in Of Kings and Prophets, and Rebecca in The Crossing.

Noted indie filmmaker Benny Safdie – half of the Safdie brothers – will appear as a character in Obi-Wan Kenobi. Safdie is better known for his work behind the camera, having directed both Good Time and Uncut Gems with his brother Joshua, among other projects. Safdie also has a number of acting credits to his name, including appearances in various short films, Pieces of a Woman, Soggy Bottom, and most notably as one of the two leads of Good Time, alongside Robert Pattinson. Safdie’s role in Obi-Wan Kenobi is unknown.

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China Considers Up to $10 Billion Stake in Saudi State Oil Giant's IPO

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Chinese state-owned entities are in talks about investing a combined $5 billion to $10 billion in Aramco’s initial public offering, as Saudi Arabia seeks commitments from friendly governments to shore up the record share sale, people with knowledge of the matter said.

The Beijing-based Silk Road Fund is among parties that have been in discussions to buy stock in the offering, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. Some other Chinese funds or state-owned enterprises may also join, the people said.

President Xi Jinping has been seeking to increase China’s political clout and revive ancient trading routes under his “One Belt, One Road” initiative. An investment in Aramco would cement ties with Saudi Arabia as well as provide China a way to profit from rising oil prices.

State-owned oil producer Sinopec Group and sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp. have also held talks in recent months about investing in the Aramco IPO, the people said. Commitments haven’t been finalized, and the lineup of investors and the amounts each firm puts in will ultimately depend on the Chinese government, the people said.

The Silk Road Fund was set up in 2014 with $40 billion of initial capital. It was later supplemented with another 100 billion yuan ($14 billion) of funds, according to its website.

Large commitments from China would help Aramco make the share sale a success after Western money managers pushed back earlier on the company’s valuation. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has long insisted the state oil company is worth $2 trillion, although he’s prepared to scale back his expectations to between $1.6 trillion and $1.8 trillion, Bloomberg News has reported.

Read More: Aramco Starts IPO With Prince’s Economic Vision at Stake

Aramco declined to comment. Representatives for the Silk Road Fund and CIC, as well as Sinopec Group and its main listed unit, didn’t reply to requests for comment. China’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, which oversees the biggest government enterprises, and the finance ministry didn’t respond to faxed queries.

— With assistance by Dinesh Nair, Steven Yang, Matthew Martin, Dingmin Zhang, Alfred Cang, and Yuliya Fedorinova

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Saudi Aramco seeks $1.71 trillion valuation, boosts loans to get IPO done

(Bloomberg) –Saudi Arabia set a valuation target for Aramco’s initial public offering well below Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s goal of $2 trillion and pared back the size of the sale to ensure the world’s largest oil producer successfully lists on the Riyadh stock exchange next month.

The Saudi central bank also relaxed lending limits to boost demand from local investors after bankers were unable to convince many international money managers of the merits of the deal.

Aramco will sell just 1.5% of its shares on the the local stock exchange, about half the amount that had been considered, and seek a valuation of between $1.6 trillion and $1.71 trillion.

While that would allow Aramco to overtake Apple Inc. as the world’s biggest public company by some distance, the plans are a long way from Prince Mohammed’s initial aims: a local and international listing to raise as much as $100 billion for the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund.

At the lower end of the price range, the offer would fall short of a record, coming in just below the $25 billion raised by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. in 2014.

The lackluster response from investors outside the kingdom meant Aramco decided shares won’t be marketed in the U.S. and Canada as originally planned. Japan’s also off the list. But bankers working on the deal said they were confident that there was more than enough local demand to ensure the deal’s success at the proposed valuation.

Read: Aramco valuation falls short of Crown Prince’s $2 trillion target

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Price range: 30 riyals ($8) to 32 riyals per share

Aramco will publish final price and valuation on Dec. 5

Shares won’t be offered in U.S., Australia, Canada, Japan

Listing date for Aramco shares still to be announced

Aramco Chief Executive Officer Amin Nasser kicked off the IPO’s final phase at a presentation for hundreds of local fund managers in Riyadh.

This is “a historic day for Saudi Aramco,” Nasser said. “We are excited about the transition to being a listed company.”

Aramco will need to lean heavily on investors, large and small, to get the job done. The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority will allow smaller retail investors to borrow twice their cash investment, double the normal leverage limits the regulator allows for IPOs, according to people familiar with matter.

The kingdom’s richest families, some of whom had members detained in Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton hotel during a so-called corruption crackdown in 2017, are expected to make significant contributions to the IPO and will be allowed to borrow in either higher multiples to finance their purchases.

Cornerstone Investors

The final version of the prospectus didn’t identify any cornerstone investors, though the company is still in talks with Middle Eastern, Chinese and Russian funds.

Foreign investors had always been skeptical of the $2 trillion target and recently suggested they would be interested at a valuation below $1.5 trillion. That would offer a return on their investment close to other leading oil and gas companies like Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell Plc.

The new valuation implies Aramco, which has promised a dividend of at least $75 billion next year, will reward investors with a dividend yield of between 4.4% and 4.7%. Exxon Mobil pays a dividend yield of just under 5%, while Shell pays 6.4%.

“Institutional investors are unlikely to find this valuation range attractive,” analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein wrote in a research note Sunday, adding that the price range implies a premium to Western oil majors on most metrics, including price-to-earnings and free cash flow yield. “Cornerstone investors, sovereign wealth funds and local investors could still provide enough support to support the IPO given some of the strategic interests.”

Saudi Arabia has been pulling out all the stops to ensure the IPO is a success to a skeptical audience. It’s cut the tax rate for Aramco three times, promised the world’s largest dividend and offered bonus shares for retail investors who keep hold of the stock.

“Aramco’s price range takes into account some uncertainties that weren’t fully absorbed when the IPO was first floated,” such as governance, said Jaafar Altaie, managing director of Abu Dhabi-based consultant Manaar Group. “The lower range reflects uncertainties. It takes into account issues of supply that are very fluid, and demand that doesn’t look so good now.”

Aramco has also faced the challenge of the strengthening global movement against climate change that’s targeted the world’s largest oil and gas companies. Many foreign investors are concerned the shift away from the internal combustion engine — a technology that drove a century of steadily rising fossil fuel demand — means consumption of oil will peak in the next two decades.

Speaking in Riyadh on Sunday, Nasser acknowledged the prospect of peak demand, but argued that with the lowest production costs in the industry, Aramco would be able to win market share from less-efficient producers.

Read: Aramco Tells IPO Bankers It Made $68 Billion in 9 Months

The Aramco IPO is a pillar of Prince Mohammed’s much-hyped Vision 2030 plan to change the social and economic fabric of the kingdom and attract foreign investment. The prince, who rules Saudi Arabia day-to-day, is trying to recover his reformist credentials after his global reputation was damaged by the 2018 assassination of government critic Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate.

Proceeds from the IPO will be transferred to the Public Investment Fund, which has been making a number of bold investments, plowing $45 billion into SoftBank Corp.’s Vision Fund, taking a $3.5 billion stake in Uber Technologies Inc. and planning a $500 billion futuristic city.

No matter what the final valuation, the share sale will create a public company of unmatched profitability. Aramco earned net income of $111 billion in 2018 on revenue of $315 billion.

–With assistance from Nayla Razzouk, Abbas Al Lawati, Filipe Pacheco, Archana Narayanan, Dinesh Nair and Ramsey Al-Rikabi.

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“We are sending out a powerful social message with Bala,” says Ayushmann Khurrana who has registered his biggest opening with this film : Bollywood News

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“We are sending out a powerful social message with Bala,” says Ayushmann Khurrana who has registered his biggest opening with this film : Bollywood News

Ayushmann Khurrana is on a roll at the box office and Bala, too, seems to be on course to become a big hit. Riding on positive reviews and good word of mouth from audiences and Ayushmann’s equity to deliver the best content at the box office, Bala opened to 10.15 crore on day 1. Bala beat Ayushmann’s personal best opening of 10.05 crores for Dream Girl. For a star whose two films have released back to back, this is a big feat.

Ayushmann says, “With Bala, we are sending out some really strong and powerful social messages in the most entertaining manner possible and I’m delighted that the film has instantly connected with audiences on day one. I only hope that the film entertains the whole of India because only this way we will be able to communicate everything that Bala is trying to say and spark a thought shift.”

The versatile actor who never fails to surprise with his choice of scripts and roles hails Bala’s script as precious. He says, “It’s one of my most precious scripts to date and I’m really happy with the love and adulation that our film is getting. I’m humbled with the response and delighted that I have again backed a film that has its heart at the right place.”

Ayushmann credits the entire team of Bala for the fantastic start. “I share this moment with my director, the supremely talented and intelligent Amar Kaushik, my producer Dinesh Vijan, my two leading ladies who really gave Bala a run for his money – Bhumi Pednekar and Yami Gautam, all the other fantastic cast members and the entire team of the film that believed in the vision and worked tirelessly to achieve it,” he says.

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Pakkhi Hegde Turns Entrepreneur Launches Her Record Label Beyond Music

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Pakkhi Hegde Turns Entrepreneur Launches Her Record Label Beyond Music

The first female superstar of Bhojpuri film industry, Pakkhi Hegde has done more than 60 Bhojpuri films including Ganga Devi with Amitabh Bachchan. The actress par excellence has now turned entrepreneur and launched her own record label in partnership with Financial Consultant & Producer Viral Motani. The label is called ‘Beyond Music’ and it will provide a global platform to new talents.

As a pilot project, artist Stebin Ben was launched with the recreated version of iconic song ‘Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Pagal Hai’ from movie Saajan. The song crossed million views on YouTube in no time and Stebin became a star. Having huge fan base on his social media, Stebin has now performed more than thousand shows all across the globe. With Stebin’s success, Pakkhi Hegde and Viral Motani decided to make it official and announced the launch of ‘Beyond Music’.

To start with, the record label has taken ten talents under its umbrella. These are Shruti Prakash, Paulami Mazumdar, Amrita Sinha, Hardik Tailor, Madhur Sharma, Smit Mehta, Arsh Mohammed, Ashmik Patil, Gaurav Meena and Mehraj Kazi. All of these ten people have their individual identities in their respective fields but were not able to explore and work on their common passion which is music.

        Shruti Prakash is an actress who portrayed the parallel lead role in the long-running soap opera Saath Nibhaana Saathiya on Star Plus. She was also a contestant in the fifth season of Bigg Boss Kannada and has also done Kannada movies such as ‘Londonalli Lambodara’ and ‘Rangamandira’. Arsh Mohammed has been a top contestant at Indian Idol and Saregamapa. He also has ‘The Voice of Mumbai’ title to his credits. Paulami Mazumdar is winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award and is current working in web series on Netflix and Amazon Prime.

Madhur Sharma loved and known for his live unplugged nights and has rocked on the cover of ‘Kaise Hua’ from the movie ‘Kabir Singh’ this year. All these artistes have flavours of renowned singers across the board and can fulfil fan’s desire to listen to their favourite Pakistan singers. While voice of Arsh Mohammed resembles Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shruti Prakash sounds like Momina Mustehsan.

Pakkhi Hegde along with Viral Motani will now be personally mentor these artistes and give them the best possible exposure to showcase their talent. These ten artistes were introduced to the world at a grand event in Mumbai recently in which they performed for live audience. All renditions left listeners amazed and gave them huge rounds of applause. Everyone was left with their hearts wanting for more.

The event marked the launch of ‘Beyond Music’ and saw who’s who of entertainment industry gracing the occasion. Guests seen in attendance included Mukesh Rishi, Vindu Dara Singh, Sawan Kumar Tak, Hunter News Network CEO – Pramod Gupta, Producers such as Nishant Ujjwal, Rajkumar Pandey, Pradeep Singh, Dolly Bindra, TikTok stars Aashna Hegde, Mr. MNV, Khushi Hegde, Sanket, Tanzeel, Unnati, Mrunu and others.

Also joining Pakkhi Hegde for the musical extravaganza were her friends and co-actors from Bhojpuri cinema, Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua, Amrapali Dubey, Pradeep Pandey Chintu and Telugu actress Esha Shetty. Stebin Ben, who is known as India’s Atif Aslam, was also present at the occasion who celebrated the release of his latest single ‘Sajda Karu’ that features Sanjeeda Sheikh and Aamir Ali with the houseful crowd with a cake cutting session.

Sharing his excitement, Stebin said, “I would like to congratulate Pakkhi ji and Viral for this noble venture. They are not just going to give these artistes the much needed support but also going to receive so many blessings from them. I am so fortunate to be a part of Beyond Music.”

Talking at the event, Pakkhi Hegde said, “Our vision is to provide a launch pad for new talent. We feel so proud to see Stebin Ben achieving such popularity. Our dream of creating the next generation of music stars seems to be shaping up. So if you are passionate enough to pursue music, you can always look up to Beyond Music.”

Adds Viral Motani, “This is just the beginning. We are going to take these artistes worldwide and do shows. The best part is that we have a great mix of singers, rappers as well as beatboxers. We will be having series of shows and there will be Beyond Music Fest in multiple cities across India and abroad. After Mumbai, the next cities lined up include Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Dubai and others.”

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WASHINGTON | Trump, lawyers lay out expansive presidential powers view

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WASHINGTON | Trump, lawyers lay out expansive presidential powers view

WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump claimed Monday he has an “absolute right” to pardon himself, part of an extraordinarily expansive vision of executive authority that is mostly untested in court and could portend a drawn-out fight with the prosecutors now investigating him.

No need of a pardon anyway, Trump tweeted, because “I have done nothing wrong.” In fact, his lawyers assert in a memo to special counsel Robert Mueller, it’s impossible for him to have done anything wrong in the area of obstructing justice, an issue Mueller has been investigating. That’s because, as the country’s chief law enforcement officer, Trump himself has ultimate control of the Justice Department and executive branch.

Beyond that, his lawyers have repeatedly insisted that it’s beyond dispute that a sitting president cannot be criminally prosecuted.

Trump also tweeted Monday that the Justice Department’s “appointment of the Special Counsel is totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL.”

Mueller’s investigation moves forward nonetheless, and as it does courts may have to confront questions with minimal if any historical precedent. Those include whether a president can be forced to answer questions from prosecutors, whether it’s possible for a commander in chief to criminally interfere in investigations and whether a president’s broad pardon power can be deployed for corrupt purposes.

“There’s a reason they’re untested. It’s because they were unthinkable,” said Savannah Law School professor Andrew Wright, who served in the White House counsel’s office under President Barack Obama. “The president’s game here in part is to take issues that are so beyond the pale that they have never been tested and say, ‘Look, there’s no authority here on point.'”

Mueller is investigating whether Trump associates coordinated with Russia during the 2016 presidential election and whether Trump took steps to shut down that investigation through actions including the firing of FBI Director James Comey.

Though Trump insists he did nothing wrong, the statements from him and his lawyers, including the just-disclosed January memo to Mueller, make clear that much of their defense revolves around establishing that he was constitutionally empowered to take the actions he took.

The defense argument suggests that protocols meant to protect against abuses of power are merely norms the American public has come to expect, rather than laws binding on a president.

In Trump’s view, for instance, he is entitled to fire an FBI director — Comey or any other — for any reason. He can similarly terminate an FBI investigation given the constitutional powers he enjoys, the president’s lawyers say. That argument may help ward off allegations from Comey that the president asked him to consider shutting down an FBI investigation into former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn.

There is logic to the argument that Trump couldn’t have obstructed justice by firing Comey, even if the questions haven’t been fully resolved, said Josh Blackman, a professor at South Texas College of Law.

“If you’re trying to apply the obstruction statutes to something the president has the power to do, then I don’t think the statute applies,” he added.

White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was questioned repeatedly Monday about whether the president is above the law, said no, he is not.

But Blackman said that was overly simplistic, that the better question is how the law applies to the president.

“It’s a great slogan, but the law doesn’t treat the president equal in all respects,” Blackman said. “There are certain things the president can do that no one else can do,” such as granting pardons and negotiating international treaties.

There’s some historical precedent for a court clash that could be instigated by the Trump investigation, but in many ways the arguments remain unsettled.

The Supreme Court, for instance, has never definitively ruled on the question of whether a president can be forced to testify, though the justices in 1974 did rule that Richard Nixon had to produce recordings and documents that had been subpoenaed.

Bill Clinton was subpoenaed in 1998 to appear before the Whitewater grand jury, though that subpoena was withdrawn after Clinton struck a deal to give testimony. The agreement headed off a potential challenge to the subpoena on constitutional grounds.

In a 1997 ruling allowing Paula Jones’ sexual harassment lawsuit against Clinton to go forward, Justice John Paul Stevens wrote: “We have made clear that in a criminal case the powerful interest in the ‘fair administration of criminal justice’ requires that the evidence be given under appropriate circumstances lest the ‘very integrity of the judicial system’ be eroded.”

He also said that presidents have given testimony and produced documents often enough that “such interactions … can scarcely be thought a novelty.”

Though Mueller has raised the prospect of subpoenaing Trump if he rejects a voluntary interview, it’s not clear he’ll actually do so. Such a move could theoretically end in a court defeat for Mueller, and would almost certainly prolong the investigation.

The past several days have also spurred arguments about the scope of the president’s pardon power.

Trump has already proved willing to break from protocol through granting pardons outside the Justice Department’s pardon attorney, which historically reviews clemency petitions and makes recommendations on worthy candidates.

On his own, he has recently pardoned conservative Barack Obama critic Dinesh D’Souza, who had pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud, and former Bush administration White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby. And Trump said he was contemplating clemency for Martha Stewart and former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, among “lots” of other people.

A 1974 opinion from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Opinion maintains that presidents cannot pardon themselves “under the fundamental rule that no one may be a judge in his own case,” though that question has never been tested before the country’s highest court. The opinion does say that if a president were to declare himself temporarily unable to remain in office, the vice president could take over as acting president and pardon the president.

In the end, the Mueller investigation raises significant questions about how to balance a president’s right to manage the executive branch as he believes with the public interest that he be subject to the law.

“Their argument has antecedents that are legitimate about the president’s management of the executive branch,” said Wright, who also served as a lawyer for former Vice President Al Gore. “But they’re taking them well past their logical extremes.”

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Associated Press writers Jonathan Lemire and Catherine Lucey contributed to this report.

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You are a Czech cinematographer, writer and director. How did a Bollywood film like Raabta happen?

Well, it’s a story. One day, I woke up at 3 a.m. in my Los Angeles apartment because my European phone was ringing. I picked it up and somebody from Prague asked me if I was interested in doing a movie in Hungary. I said I was, but I told them I was in California and it was the middle of the night and if they could call later. When I woke up, I had zillion missed calls from India. So I called back, and was put in touch with Dino (Dinesh Vijan, Director). We set up a Skype call and immediately clicked together. After reading the script, which I personally really liked, I sent him some visual references. After the presentation, I talked to my agent Ann Murtha and a week later was on my way to Hungary to my first location scout. So it happened really fast. There were other really good DPs that Dino was considering, so I must have caught his eye with something. I think the collaboration worked.

How different was it to shoot a Bollywood film as compared to your previous projects?

Not much, telling the story is the same almost everywhere. You need to prepare it as much as you can and be ready to improvise. It took me some time to adjust to the Indian crew style, which is completely different from what I’m used to in US or Europe. But I had a great 1st AC, Bobby Sanivarapu. He’s an excellent professional who helped me a lot in navigating through renting and on set time. Later, in the Indian portion, we had Syed Mohammed Husain and he organized the crew excellently as well. And I would like to mention the Hungarian/Czech crew as well, which basically made it feel as any other European or American production. So there was not much difference. The Flat Packs film production company in Hungary really had top of the game Line Producers, and they all provided excellent service.

Tell me more about the visual treatment of the film, since there are two parts to the story – one set in a period era and the other in contemporary times. Also what color palettes did you choose for the parts?

For me, there are three parts of the story: the Romantic Comedy, the Drama in the past and the Thriller at the end. So I was trying to subtly make progress in order to create more of a dramatic look and keep some colors and artifacts peering through time from the past to present. I call it layering and I believe that the audience can feel these layers unconsciously. The more layers you can fit, the better. We talk here about visual storytelling, which I’m always trying to put into my movies. The visual rhythm, contrast, colors, lines and shapes. I made a graph and a visual treatment of these changes and wrote to Dino saying, “There are some locations, some lighting and some color that will be inspirational, but this will never show how the film will look. I don’t copy – I create truth through my vision, inspiration, and through my whole experience here on earth. I create the picture for the film. It will bubble to the surface through the preparation process from my inside.”

And that’s basically what happened. There is some link when I see some prep pictures and the final frames in the movie. But it always bubbles on set, on location with actors, and with available time and money. Some parts were superbly prepared and the shots are almost the same as on the storyboard. Sometimes we improvised.

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Bollywood films are a lot about song and dance, which must be a completely different concept for you. What approach did you follow?

That was the difficult part as I don’t do music videos much. But Dino and Homi (Adajania, Co-Producer) were a great help in this as they made the songs into integral parts of the story, so I could relate to them. It was different from what I’ve seen in Bollywood movies, when suddenly the main character travels in one frame from India to Iceland and you don’t understand why they are there, as it doesn’t have any connection with the story. So, songs that illustrate what is happening in a movie is something I could work with. When we shot ‘Sadda Move’ in Amritsar, I must say that Ahmed Khan (Choreographer) saved me. That part of the shoot was really crazy for me, and basically all the credit for what you see goes to him. I merely supervised it. Ahmed Khan is such a great Cinematographer so I didn’t change much, as it was already great. 

Which camera and lens kit did you use and why? Which other key equipment has been used in the film?

We used mainly two Alexas XTs with Hawk V-Lite Anamorphic lenses from Vantage Prague. I must say a big thanks to the producers of Raabta who believed me when I said that we would need those lenses to tell the story correctly and to get this equipment from Europe, as apparently they were the most expensive lenses ever used in a Bollywood movie. We had the full package, not just a few lenses. I chose those great lenses as we agreed to shoot in a classical anamorphic 1:2.35 ratio. The lenses have great color and feel. I tested almost seven sets of different lenses thanks to Vantage’s manager Jindrich Cipera, who provided this ability to choose the right lens for this project.

As it was mainly a romantic story, I wanted smooth skin tones, warmer feel and almost dreamy edges. Anamorphic gives you specific bokeh and beautiful flares. And all these “flaws” make the picture stand out. I’m not a big fan of a “clean” picture. I’m always trying to bend it somehow for the purpose of the story. For the underwater sequences, we used Mini with Zeiss Primes, as that was the only combo we could fit to the housing. Well actually we had two housings, so some shots are made underwater on Hawks as well.

I learned a lot on this shoot. I’m a dive-master and I shot underwater, but this experience pushed the envelope much further for me. It was a challenging four days and I admire the actors, who went from never diving before to doing it so amazingly. We used RED Epic as well for some “C” camera shots and various Drones. We went from big heavy ones to DJI Inspire to my personal DJI Mavic.

How much of VFX assistance was employed in the film? Which parts has VFX largely been used for?

That’s probably a question for my good friend Jaykar Arudra, who is the VFX supervisor. There are a lot blue screen shots, even when we went to shoot the period part in Mauritius. There’s always something you need to avoid. So the use of VFX is necessary. Basically we mostly used it for background swap. We needed big waterfalls, which we couldn’t get to in Mauritius, so that’s one swap. Then an edge of a high cliff forest etc. So the crew built some enormous blue screens (so far the biggest I’ve worked with). But I had a good experience with VFX work so I hope it was easy for Jaykar as well.

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  And what kind of an experience was it to work with Dinesh Vijan as he is a debutant director?

We say we are like brothers. We have similar taste and similar history. It was a great collaboration. He has thousands of ideas and is a very good producer. To be a director and a producer on set is very difficult, as sometimes what you need to do goes against the other’s goals. He was very generous and we had lots of fun on set.

Did you watch any Bollywood films before shooting Raabta. Any movies you saw for reference?

No, I didn’t want to be influenced with the standard style of Bollywood. Basically I want to find my own style after I read a script. I watch so many films in a year— almost one each day so I have a lot of references in my head. I’ve seen all of the 250 top films on IMDB and many more and I recommend every filmmaking student to do that. But as I said above, I don’t copy, at least consciously.

How would you sum up your experience of shooting in India?

It was a growing experience. India is an amazing country with wonderful people and I learned a lot about life, filmmaking, creativity and more. I would not change this experience for anything else. It was a blast. And I became a bit more humble I hope. I also learned to live more in the present day. We Westerners tend to worry about the future and past. I think you (Indians) cope much better with it than we do, so that was excellent. I also found new friends, Homi Adajania is my cup of tea and I enjoyed every second with him on and off set. I would love to do a film with him. I became friends with many great co-workers like our first AD Siddharta Luther, my AC Bobby and the DIT guys Viki Vivek and Tanmay Kant.

With Director Dinesh Vijan

While working on the film, which areas did you feel that Indian films need to focus more on?

There would be plenty. But that is everywhere. It always seems to me, from the little I have seen in Bollywood cinema, that the woman characters and overall story is bit mono-thematic. An orphaned girl, a boy that loves her and a villain with lots of songs. The woman characters look like they are in control of the story, but they are not at all. The man rules. Not many Indian films would pass the Bechdel test. But as I said, I might have seen the 250 top IMDB films, but I’m a complete novice to Indian cinema. I’ve seen some, but not enough to really make an argument point. On the other hand, some business ethics could be straightened and made more transparent and trustworthy

You have received various awards at international film festivals. Raabta happens to be a commercial film but would you also like to explore non-commercial Indian Indie films?

I would love to. I’ve seen some interesting independent films from India. The official Oscar nomination for 2016 Visaranai was a film I saw here in Los Angeles and I liked it a lot. It was well-built and the characters were interesting. I would be interested in a strong drama script.

Telling the story is same almost everywhere - Martin Preiss Los Angeles-based internationally acclaimed Cinematographer Martin Preiss is a product of Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague.