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With his biography on Raj Kapoor, Rahul Rawail is not looking to ruffle feathers or provide cheap thrills. He is clearly in awe of the person that he is writing about, and this subjectivity is central to the book. Did you know that filmmaker Rahul Rawail, who launched the careers of Bollywood actors such as Kajol, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sunny Deol, Amrita Singh, Paresh Rawal, Kumar Gaurav, and Vijeta Pandit, was once an assistant director to the legendary actor-director-producer Raj Kapoor (1924-1988)? Rawail’s lifelong debt to his guru has been magnificently chronicled in the book Raj Kapoor: The Master at Work (2021), his collaboration with Pranika Sharma. This book is for people who are fascinated by the magic that unfolds on the big screen, and for people who are excited about the technical aspects of filmmaking – zeroing in on an idea, developing it, casting, scouting locations, working with actors, costumes, cinematography, lighting, music direction, sound recording, editing, an...

The Pro Kabaddi League, which had to be cancelled due to the pandemic last year, is set to resume in Bangalore on 22 December. After a year’s absence, the Pro Kabaddi League is set to resume in Bangalore on 22 December. The League, which had to be cancelled due to the pandemic last year, will take place in a bio-secure bubble at the Sheraton Grand, Whitefield. Pro Kabaddi has been credited with morphing one of the oldest Indian sports into a TV phenom and over the years it has grown to be one of the most popular Leagues in the country. Like 2019, the tournament will start with a 12-team League stage. Bengal Warriors are the defending champions. Even in the best of times, Pro Kabaddi has thrown up a few surprises and been a platform for emerging talent in the country. More of that can be expected this time as the players haven’t played in such a high-pressure tournament for almost two years. The teams have been in camp for almost eight weeks before undergoing a seven-day quarantine in B...