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How will it be hearing a rap song sung by Anupam Kher? Before the song starts, the mind will be filled with thoughts on how Mr. Kher must have carried of this task as we have never heard his voice coming out in the form of a well made song before. But it's going to happen soon. Mr. Bhatti as he is called in his new film titled as 'Mr.Bhatti on Chutti' is to collaborate with Sidharth and Suhas to sing the rap parts of a song titled as 'Bhatti's gonna get you'. We will be seeing Anupam Kher in the video of the song too in which the different characters of the film will also be appearing. One among the most respected and proven actors and an integral part of Bollywood, Anupam Kher is among the few performers other than the leading men who can carry off a film on his own as the central character. If the makers have made him sing certain portions of a rap song, it must be not just for creating a difference but could be because they must have felt that this versatile actor can contribute perfectly well in making the song better.
Does Abhishek Deserve Yash Bharti Award?
Is Abhishek Bachchan in the same league as his illustrious grandfather-poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, father Amitabh Bachchan, mother Jaya Bachchan or giant poet Kaifi Azmi (father of Shabana Azmi)? Well, that's the question that has ignited the politics of Uttar Pradesh which is all set to go to polls in a few months time. Reason: Abhishek was awarded with the prestigious Yash Bharti Award (All the above names have been awarded earlier) at a ceremony yesterday by chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav along with a cash prize of Rs 5 lakhs. And the argument that is being held against Abhi is that why has an award that is meant to be given to senior artistes or veteran literary figures been awarded to a Bachchan scion when he has been in the film world for a very few years. Protests were held against chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh for using prestigious awards like Yash Bharti to further his own political gains. Many senior literary figures in UP have also raised protest stating that a sum of Rs 5 lakh may be peanuts for Abhsihek Bachchan but it's a princely sum of money for a senior citizen artiste or poet who has very little sustenance to depend on. It seems this issue is going to stoke further fire in UP politics. Abhishek hasn't commented on the issue so far. But the question is that does he really deserve such an award as this?
'Bhakta Anantacharya' shooting launched
It is well aware that noted industrialist K Rajasekhar is producing a trilingual film 'Buddha' on the banner of Dharmapatha Creations with Allani Sridhar as director. Now he is planning to bring out the life history of 'Anantacharya', a staunch devotee of Lord Venkateswara, who decorated the Lord with flowers, despite severe obstacles at Tirumala some 1,000 years ago, with Suman playing the title role. The shooting of the film was launched at Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad on July 9. Nara Rammurthy Naidu gave the clap for the muhurat shot picturised on Suman and Ranganath for the film to be directed by Allani Sridhar. National award winner Madhu Mahankali is holding the cinematography for the movie. The regular shooting of the movie would begin from July 23 and the film would be shot at Hyderabad, Madurai, Tirupati and other such places. The film unit is planning to complete the film in three schedules and wrap up the shooting by the third week of September. Surprisingly, this film is also being made in three languages '€” Telugu, Tamil and Hindi.
Bharti-Walmart ‘push’ changes face of Punjab village
Haider Nagar in Sangrur district was an economically backward, little known village until the other day. Today it takes pride in higher crop yield, better sanitation and energy-efficient solutions. A community programme, launched by Bharti-Walmart India, the wholesale retail venture between Bharti Enterprises and Wal-Mart Stores of the US, has changed the face of the predominantly Muslim village. Called “sustainable agricultural programme”, it has increased the yield, enhanced the quality of farm produce and managed higher price-realisation for the village’s small and marginal farmers, says the company. “We believe that every system works like a fly-wheel where we just need to give an initial push. Thereafter, it automatically gains momentum and starts yielding positive results. Here, we have also imparted that initial push,” Raj Jain, managing director and chief executive of the venture, said.. Part of Bharti-Walmart’s plan to provide quality fresh produce to retail stores through an efficient supply chain management, the programme provides closed loop sanitation and energy-efficient solutions through modern toilets and bio-gas plants. Haider Nagar now flaunts 80 toilets with a proper sewerage system. Posters carrying messages to improve hygiene are displayed in the narrow lanes of this village. There was no proper waste management system in the area. More than 50 percent of the household garbage used to be dumped either in empty plots or on the road. Now 20 community dustbins have been installed from where the waste will be directly taken to the biogas plants. The company has installed seven bio-gas plants and aims to establish 175 more by the year-end. “The biogas plant will help to conserve gas energy and utilize the waste generated from cattle and toilets. It would also help to maintain the environment cleaner and healthier,” said Jain. Bharti-Walmart has also started a health and education programme. Jain said when they started working in this village, most of the girls did not go to school. “Today, all the non-school going children have been given the basic education required to mainstream them in government schools,” he said. And to facilitate all this, six self-help groups have been formed which serve as an effective interface between the local community and the company. “We have also ensured effective participation of the community to bring about a sense of responsibility among the people, thus ensuring future maintenance. People are encouraged to participate in different ways like in some cases they are providing monitory contribution or labour or construction material,” he said. Villagers are also quite upbeat about the project. “We are happy. Now we have toilets in our own courtyard. I could not even think about this a few months ago,” said Asifa Noor, a mother of three. There are 224 households in Haider Nagar. Before the start of this project only 50 percent households had toilets. “Open defecation is a major problem in our village. Although there is a scheme of the central government to provide pucca toilets, our village had not been covered under this project till date,” said Faizal Mohammed, a former sarpanch (village headman). “We want to bring changes in the village at a broader level,” Jain said. The company hopes to replicate the development model in other villages.
Bharti Airtel to acquire Warid's Congo operations
In a bid to strengthen its footprint in the African market, Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said it has entered into a definitive agreement with the Warid Group to acquire its Congo operations. The acquisition will make Airtel the largest mobile operator in the Republic of Congo with around 2.6 million customers, the company said in a statement. At present, Airtel is the second largest operator in that country with over 1.6 million customers, while Warid is the third largest with around one million customers. "... it has entered into a definitive agreement with the Warid Group to fully acquire Warid Congo SA. The agreement is subject to regulatory and statutory approvals," the statement said. It, however, did not reveal the financial details of the deal. This is the second in-country acquisition by Airtel in Africa. It had acquired Warid's Uganda operations earlier this year. The Indian company said the agreement aims to bring together the strengths of Airtel and Warid in Congo Brazzaville and benefit customers in the form of affordable tariffs, superior 2G/ 3G network and affordable voice and data services. Existing Warid customers in Congo Brazzaville will now be part of - One Airtel - network with affordable roaming rates across Africa and South Asia, it added. "This acquisition is in line with our stated strategy of strengthening our market position through in-country acquisitions, as and when suitable opportunities come along," Bharti Airtel MD and CEO (International) Manoj Kohli said. With presence across 17 African countries, Airtel had over 66 million customers at the end of September 2013 in the region. "This agreement creates a win-win situation for the customers and provides them with an opportunity to be part of one of the largest mobile services providers in the world," Warid, Congo Brazzaville Board Member Sriram Yarlagadda said. With operations in 20 countries, Bharti Airtel is ranked fourth largest mobile operator globally and had over 280 million customers at the end of September 2013.
Bharti Airtel to buy Videocon's spectrum for Rs 4,428 crore
Bharti Airtel has acquired spectrum in six regions for Rs 4,428 crore (Rs 44.28 billion) from Videocon Telecom, a subsidiary of Videocon Industries. The company purchased rights to use the spectrum in 1,800 MHz band in Bihar, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh East and West, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat circles, a statement by Bharti Airtel said. On Wednesday, Idea Cellular and Videocon Industries announced to terminate their November 2015 agreement in which Idea had acquired spectrum in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh circles for Rs 3,310 crore (Rs 33.1 billion).