• Aditi Rao Hydari in Guddu Rangeela. Courtesy Mangal Murti Films
    Aditi Rao Hydari in Guddu Rangeela. Courtesy Mangal Murti Films
  • Ajay Devgn n Drishyam. Courtesy Panorama Studios
    Ajay Devgn n Drishyam. Courtesy Panorama Studios
  • Akshay Kumar and Jacqueline Fernandez in Brothers. Courtesy Dharma Productions
    Akshay Kumar and Jacqueline Fernandez in Brothers. Courtesy Dharma Productions
  • Rishi Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan in All is Well Movie. Courtesy Cloud Media Productions
    Rishi Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan in All is Well Movie. Courtesy Cloud Media Productions
  • John Abraham in Welcome Back. Courtesy Kumud Entertainment Ltd
    John Abraham in Welcome Back. Courtesy Kumud Entertainment Ltd
  • Imran Khan and Kangana Ranaut in Katti Batti. Courtesy Emmay Entertainment
    Imran Khan and Kangana Ranaut in Katti Batti. Courtesy Emmay Entertainment
  • Sara Loren and Adhyayan Suman in Ishq Click. Courtesy Algol Films
    Sara Loren and Adhyayan Suman in Ishq Click. Courtesy Algol Films
  • Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif in Phantom. Courtesy Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
    Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif in Phantom. Courtesy Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
  • Riteish Deshmukh, left, and Pulkit Samrat, far right, in Bangistan. Courtesy Excel Entertainment
    Riteish Deshmukh, left, and Pulkit Samrat, far right, in Bangistan. Courtesy Excel Entertainment

Bollywood has something for everyone this summer


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Guddu Rangeela (comedy)

July 2

Director: Subhash Kapoor

Starring: Arshad Warsi, Aditi Rao Hydari, Amit Sadh

The ever-funny Warsi and Sadh play cousins Guddu and Rangeela in this comic caper. Musicians by profession, the two make a quick buck on the side by tipping off local gangs about wealthy families and where to hit them. A history of bad blood between Rangeela and Billo (Hydari) set the scene for a series of blundering payback plans that are bound to get plenty of laughs.

Bajrangi Bhaijaan (action/comedy/drama)

July 16

Director: Kabir Khan

Starring: Salman Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Kareena Kapoor Khan

The first poster for the film, starring Salman Khan, was unveiled by none other than Shah Rukh Khan on May 26 on Twitter, and was warmly welcomed by the many in the film fraternity, despite its star’s legal problems. A teaser followed two days later, and a few days after that, the song

Selfie Le Le Re

was released. Salman Khan’s first movie since he was sentenced on May 6 for causing the death of a man sleeping on a pavement in a car crash,

Bajrangi Bhaijaan

is one of the most keenly awaited films of the year, not least because a few days ago the actor, who is a keen artist, created a black-and-white painting of a man and a woman inspired by the film, and posted it on Twitter.

Bangistan (comedy)

July 30

Director: Karan Anshuman

Starring: Riteish Deshmukh, Pulkit Samrat

Co-produced by actor, singer, producer and musician Farhan Akhtar, this satire follows two “terrorists” who want to save the world, and ­features a cameo by Sri Lankan actress ­Jacqueline Fernandez. Deshmukh and Samrat have terrific comic timing, so expect there to be plenty of laughs.

Drishyam (

drama/thriller)

July 30

Director: Nishikant Kamat

Starring: Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran, Tabu

In this remake of a Malayalam film of the same name, Devgn plays a family man from a small town, who is caught up in an investigation into the kidnapping of a teenage boy. Tabu plays the determined cop heading the case, while South Indian star Saran plays Devgn’s wife. Trivia alert 1: the fast-paced thriller is rumoured to have a shocking ending. Trivia alert 2: Saif Ali Khan was initially cast in the lead role, which was played by megastar Mohanlal in the Malayalam version.

Brothers (drama/action)

August 13

Director: Karan Malhotra

Starring: Akshay Kumar, Siddharth Malhotra, Jacqueline Fernandez, Jackie Shroff

After a long absence, Shroff appears on the big screen in this official remake of the 2011 Hollywood film

Warrior

. If the film’s trailer – released on June 10 and viewed more than 3 million times within two days of its release – is anything to go by,

Brothers

will be worth a trip to the cinema. Also, it’s got Kumar doing what he does best: action.

All is Well (drama)

August 20

Director: Umesh Shukla

Starring: Abhishek Bachchan, Asin, Rishi Kapoor, Supriya Pathak

After the superhit May release

Piku

, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and ­Irrfan Khan,

All is Well

will be 2015’s second film about a road trip, in which Abhishek embarks on a journey of self-discovery with his father (Kapoor). Just like his previous film,

OMG – Oh My God!

(starring Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal), Shukla’s

All is Well

is said to carry “a powerful social message about a complicated social issue”. The music is by Himesh Reshammiya, but don’t let that put you off. We are hoping this film is a hit, if only for Bachchan Jr’s sake – the box office has not been very kind to him of late.

Ishq Click (romance)

August 20

Director: Anil Balani

Starring: Adhyayan Suman, Sara Loren, Keshav Arora, Sanskkriti Jain

This love story follows the journey of a Mumbai girl who becomes a supermodel, and her romance with the photographer who helps her get there. Loren plays the model, while Suman is the photographer. In a season full of heavy dramas and explosive action, this simple romance will provide cinemagoers with some much-needed relief.

Phantom (action/drama)

August 27

Director: Kabir Khan

Starring: Saif Ali Khan, Katrina Kaif

A drama that hinges on the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai and focuses on global terrorism. Best-selling crime author Hussain Zaidi was consulted heavily for the screenplay which is based on his book

Mumbai Avengers

.The script was developed while Zaidi was still working on the novel. A large portion of the film was shot in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, and surrounding areas. One of the film sets, a refugee camp, turned out to be so realistic-looking that the country’s military sent planes to investigate. Other parts of the film were shot in Turkey, Kashmir, London and Canada. Khan and Kaif worked hard on heir roles, taking lessons in Arabic and Kurdish and doing many of the stunts themselves.

Shaandaar (romance/comedy)

September 3

Director: Vikas Bahl

Starring: Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Pankaj Kapur

Produced by Karan Johar, this masala film is set to be endearing and entertaining in equal parts. Kapoor and Bhatt play lovebirds – and later bride and groom.

Shaandaar

is billed as “India’s first destination-wedding film”. Kapoor, who is getting married on July 2 to Mira Rajput, was initially planning a destination wedding (Greece was the country of choice), but Indian media have reported that it will take place in New Delhi.

Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 (

comedy)

September 10

Director: Umesh Ghadge

Starring: Tusshar Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani, Mandana Karimi, Shakti Kapoor

The

Kya Kool Hain Hum

franchise returns with its third instalment. Kapoor, the son of veteran actor Jeetendra, has failed to make it to Bollywood’s A-list, and usually stars in multi-cast comedies. In

Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3

, Ritesh Deshmukh is replaced by Aftab Shivdasani. Expect more of the same fare that we saw in 2005’s

Kyaa Kool Hai Hum

and 2012’s

Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum

: slapstick silliness and adult humour. It will be interesting to see if Shivdasani manages to click with Kapoor the way Deshmukh did in the first two films, which, it must be said, were very funny.

Welcome Back

(romance/comedy)

September 10

Director: Anees Bazmee

Starring: John Abraham, Shruti Ha

asan, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, Dimple Kapadia

Shot extensively in Dubai and boasting an impressive ensemble cast,

Welcome Back

is a sequel to Bazmee’s 2007 film

Welcome

. Patekar, Kapoor and Rawal return, while Abraham replaces Akshay Kumar and Haasan replaces Katrina Kaif. The film also features an item number (a raunchy dance sequence inserted into most masala films) by Sara Loren. The soundtrack of the film, composed by Anand Raj Anand and (nearly forgotten) musician Anu Malik, promises to be interesting. Warning: Malik has sung one of the songs (which may act as a strong deterrent to some).

Katti Batti (romance/comedy)

September 17

Director: Nikhil Advani

Starring: Imran Khan, Kangana Ranaut

After Ranaut’s rip-roaring success with

Tanu Weds Manu Returns, Katti Batti

is one to watch for. This romantic comedy is based on the Hollywood film

500 Days of Summer

. Ranaut and Khan star as Payal and Maddy, and the film follows their relationship which seems to be going smoothly until Payal throws a spanner in the works and decides to walk out of their five-year, live-in set-up. As ­usual, Ranaut plays a headstrong female character.

Hero (action/romance)

September 24

Director: Nikhil Advani

Starring: Sooraj Pancholi, Athiya Shetty, Govinda, Anita Hassanandani, Vinod Khanna

A remake of Subhash Ghai’s 1983 film (starring Jackie Shroff),

Hero

stars not Shroff’s son Tiger, but actor Aditya Pancholi’s son Sooraj Pancholi. The film is produced by Salman Khan – it marks the debut of his production house, Salman Khan Films – and the debut of actor Suniel Shetty’s daughter Athiya Shetty. Govinda, Vinod Khanna and Sallu have cameo roles. And joining a growing list of stars taking to the mic, Khan has also sung a song on the soundtrack.

Rocky Handsome (drama)

October 1

Director: Nishikant Kamat

Starring: John Abraham, Shruti Haasan, Nathalia Kaur

In a summer full of adaptations and remakes,

Rocky Handsome

is the first to take inspiration from Korea. Loosely based on the 2010 Korean film

The Man from Nowhere

, which is about a man on a revenge rampage against the drug mafia, this film stars Abraham, who is also the co-producer. The film’s biggest draw is the action scenes, for which internationally acclaimed filmmakers were brought on board.

Singh is Bling (comedy)

October 1

Director: Prabhu Deva

Starring: Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson

Deva and Kumar team up once again after 2012’s blockbuster

Rowdy Rathore

. Jackson plays a role for which Kriti Sanon was ­originally signed but then opted out. The film also features Bipasha Basu, Yo Yo Honey Singh and Lara Dutta.

Jazbaa (action/drama)

October 9

Director: Sanjay Gupta

Starring: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Irrfan Khan, Shabana Azmi, Anupam Kher

This one’s a biggie.

Jazbaa

is a remake of the 2007 South Korean film

Seven Days

and marks the long-awaited comeback of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. She was last seen on screen in Sanjay Leela’s Bhansali’s 2010 film

Guzaarish

, for which she earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress. Also, what are the odds of two Korean-inspired Bollywood films in one season, let alone one month?

M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (biopic)

October 21

Director: Neeraj Pandey

Starring: Sushant Singh Rajput

The last of the summer releases and perhaps the most eagerly awaited. This biopic on Indian cricket captain M?S Dhoni has Sushant Singh Rajput in what is said to be the role of a lifetime. The young actor followed a four-month exercise regimen, which was so demanding that it inspired a video titled

Till I Get it Right

. In between, there were rumours of the project being shelved because of doubts about the project’s commercial viability, but Dhoni stepped in and contributed a large sum towards production, which set the gears in motion once again.

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Director: S Shankar

Producer: Lyca Productions; presented by Dharma Films

Cast: Rajnikanth, Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Sudhanshu Pandey

Rating: 3.5/5 stars

Global state-owned investor ranking by size

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China

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UAE

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Norway

6.

Canada

7.

Singapore

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Australia

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Saudi Arabia

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Who's who in Yemen conflict

Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government

Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council

Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south

Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory

Other acts on the Jazz Garden bill

Sharrie Williams
The American singer is hugely respected in blues circles due to her passionate vocals and songwriting. Born and raised in Michigan, Williams began recording and touring as a teenage gospel singer. Her career took off with the blues band The Wiseguys. Such was the acclaim of their live shows that they toured throughout Europe and in Africa. As a solo artist, Williams has also collaborated with the likes of the late Dizzy Gillespie, Van Morrison and Mavis Staples.
Lin Rountree
An accomplished smooth jazz artist who blends his chilled approach with R‘n’B. Trained at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC, Rountree formed his own band in 2004. He has also recorded with the likes of Kem, Dwele and Conya Doss. He comes to Dubai on the back of his new single Pass The Groove, from his forthcoming 2018 album Stronger Still, which may follow his five previous solo albums in cracking the top 10 of the US jazz charts.
Anita Williams
Dubai-based singer Anita Williams will open the night with a set of covers and swing, jazz and blues standards that made her an in-demand singer across the emirate. The Irish singer has been performing in Dubai since 2008 at venues such as MusicHall and Voda Bar. Her Jazz Garden appearance is career highlight as she will use the event to perform the original song Big Blue Eyes, the single from her debut solo album, due for release soon.

Emergency

Director: Kangana Ranaut

Stars: Kangana Ranaut, Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Milind Soman, Mahima Chaudhry 

Rating: 2/5

Living in...

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War 2

Director: Ayan Mukerji

Stars: Hrithik Roshan, NTR, Kiara Advani, Ashutosh Rana

Rating: 2/5

Neil Thomson – THE BIO

Family: I am happily married to my wife Liz and we have two children together.

Favourite music: Rock music. I started at a young age due to my father’s influence. He played in an Indian rock band The Flintstones who were once asked by Apple Records to fly over to England to perform there.

Favourite book: I constantly find myself reading The Bible.

Favourite film: The Greatest Showman.

Favourite holiday destination: I love visiting Melbourne as I have family there and it’s a wonderful place. New York at Christmas is also magical.

Favourite food: I went to boarding school so I like any cuisine really.

Ruwais timeline

1971 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company established

1980 Ruwais Housing Complex built, located 10 kilometres away from industrial plants

1982 120,000 bpd capacity Ruwais refinery complex officially inaugurated by the founder of the UAE Sheikh Zayed

1984 Second phase of Ruwais Housing Complex built. Today the 7,000-unit complex houses some 24,000 people.  

1985 The refinery is expanded with the commissioning of a 27,000 b/d hydro cracker complex

2009 Plans announced to build $1.2 billion fertilizer plant in Ruwais, producing urea

2010 Adnoc awards $10bn contracts for expansion of Ruwais refinery, to double capacity from 415,000 bpd

2014 Ruwais 261-outlet shopping mall opens

2014 Production starts at newly expanded Ruwais refinery, providing jet fuel and diesel and allowing the UAE to be self-sufficient for petrol supplies

2014 Etihad Rail begins transportation of sulphur from Shah and Habshan to Ruwais for export

2017 Aldar Academies to operate Adnoc’s schools including in Ruwais from September. Eight schools operate in total within the housing complex.

2018 Adnoc announces plans to invest $3.1 billion on upgrading its Ruwais refinery 

2018 NMC Healthcare selected to manage operations of Ruwais Hospital

2018 Adnoc announces new downstream strategy at event in Abu Dhabi on May 13

Source: The National

Three ways to limit your social media use

Clinical psychologist, Dr Saliha Afridi at The Lighthouse Arabia suggests three easy things you can do every day to cut back on the time you spend online.

1. Put the social media app in a folder on the second or third screen of your phone so it has to remain a conscious decision to open, rather than something your fingers gravitate towards without consideration.

2. Schedule a time to use social media instead of consistently throughout the day. I recommend setting aside certain times of the day or week when you upload pictures or share information. 

3. Take a mental snapshot rather than a photo on your phone. Instead of sharing it with your social world, try to absorb the moment, connect with your feeling, experience the moment with all five of your senses. You will have a memory of that moment more vividly and for far longer than if you take a picture of it.

Desert Warrior

Starring: Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart, Ben Kingsley

Director: Rupert Wyatt

Rating: 3/5

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JAPAN SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Masaaki Higashiguchi, Shuichi Gonda, Daniel Schmidt
Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo, Tomoaki Makino, Maya Yoshida, Sho Sasaki, Hiroki Sakai, Sei Muroya, Genta Miura, Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielders: Toshihiro Aoyama, Genki Haraguchi, Gaku Shibasaki, Wataru Endo, Junya Ito, Shoya Nakajima, Takumi Minamino, Hidemasa Morita, Ritsu Doan
Forwards: Yuya Osako, Takuma Asano, Koya Kitagawa

 

 

Sheer grandeur

The Owo building is 14 storeys high, seven of which are below ground, with the 30,000 square feet of amenities located subterranean, including a 16-seat private cinema, seven lounges, a gym, games room, treatment suites and bicycle storage.

A clear distinction between the residences and the Raffles hotel with the amenities operated separately.

Company Profile:

Name: The Protein Bakeshop

Date of start: 2013

Founders: Rashi Chowdhary and Saad Umerani

Based: Dubai

Size, number of employees: 12

Funding/investors:  $400,000 (2018) 

While you're here
Barings Bank

 Barings, one of Britain’s oldest investment banks, was
founded in 1762 and operated for 233 years before it went bust after a trading
scandal. 

Barings Bank collapsed in February 1995 following colossal
losses caused by rogue trader Nick Lesson. 

Leeson gambled more than $1 billion in speculative trades,
wiping out the venerable merchant bank’s cash reserves.  

High profile Al Shabab attacks
  • 2010: A restaurant attack in Kampala Uganda kills 74 people watching a Fifa World Cup final football match.
  • 2013: The Westgate shopping mall attack, 62 civilians, five Kenyan soldiers and four gunmen are killed.
  • 2014: A series of bombings and shootings across Kenya sees scores of civilians killed.
  • 2015: Four gunmen attack Garissa University College in northeastern Kenya and take over 700 students hostage, killing those who identified as Christian; 148 die and 79 more are injured.
  • 2016: An attack on a Kenyan military base in El Adde Somalia kills 180 soldiers.
  • 2017: A suicide truck bombing outside the Safari Hotel in Mogadishu kills 587 people and destroys several city blocks, making it the deadliest attack by the group and the worst in Somalia’s history.
F1 2020 calendar

March 15 - Australia, Melbourne; March 22 - Bahrain, Sakhir; April 5 - Vietnam, Hanoi; April 19 - China, Shanghai; May 3 - Netherlands, Zandvoort; May 20 - Spain, Barcelona; May 24 - Monaco, Monaco; June 7 - Azerbaijan, Baku; June 14 - Canada, Montreal; June 28 - France, Le Castellet; July 5 - Austria, Spielberg; July 19 - Great Britain, Silverstone; August 2 - Hungary, Budapest; August 30 - Belgium, Spa; September 6 - Italy, Monza; September 20 - Singapore, Singapore; September 27 - Russia, Sochi; October 11 - Japan, Suzuka; October 25 - United States, Austin; November 1 - Mexico City, Mexico City; November 15 - Brazil, Sao Paulo; November 29 - Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi.

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Dubai Bling season three

Cast: Loujain Adada, Zeina Khoury, Farhana Bodi, Ebraheem Al Samadi, Mona Kattan, and couples Safa & Fahad Siddiqui and DJ Bliss & Danya Mohammed 

Rating: 1/5

RESULTS

Bantamweight: Victor Nunes (BRA) beat Azizbek Satibaldiev (KYG). Round 1 KO

Featherweight: Izzeddin Farhan (JOR) beat Ozodbek Azimov (UZB). Round 1 rear naked choke

Middleweight: Zaakir Badat (RSA) beat Ercin Sirin (TUR). Round 1 triangle choke

Featherweight: Ali Alqaisi (JOR) beat Furkatbek Yokubov (UZB). Round 1 TKO

Featherweight: Abu Muslim Alikhanov (RUS) beat Atabek Abdimitalipov (KYG). Unanimous decision

Catchweight 74kg: Mirafzal Akhtamov (UZB) beat Marcos Costa (BRA). Split decision

Welterweight: Andre Fialho (POR) beat Sang Hoon-yu (KOR). Round 1 TKO

Lightweight: John Mitchell (IRE) beat Arbi Emiev (RUS). Round 2 RSC (deep cuts)

Middleweight: Gianni Melillo (ITA) beat Mohammed Karaki (LEB)

Welterweight: Handesson Ferreira (BRA) beat Amiran Gogoladze (GEO). Unanimous decision

Flyweight (Female): Carolina Jimenez (VEN) beat Lucrezia Ria (ITA), Round 1 rear naked choke

Welterweight: Daniel Skibinski (POL) beat Acoidan Duque (ESP). Round 3 TKO

Lightweight: Martun Mezhlumyan (ARM) beat Attila Korkmaz (TUR). Unanimous decision

Bantamweight: Ray Borg (USA) beat Jesse Arnett (CAN). Unanimous decision

Europa League group stage draw

Group A: Villarreal, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Astana, Slavia Prague.
Group B: Dynamo Kiev, Young Boys, Partizan Belgrade, Skenderbeu.
Group C: Sporting Braga, Ludogorets, Hoffenheim, Istanbul Basaksehir.
Group D: AC Milan, Austria Vienna , Rijeka, AEK Athens.
Group E: Lyon, Everton, Atalanta, Apollon Limassol.
Group F: FC Copenhagen, Lokomotiv Moscow, Sheriff Tiraspol, FC Zlin.
Group G: Vitoria Plzen, Steaua Bucarest, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, FC Lugano.
Group H: Arsenal, BATE Borisov, Cologne, Red Star Belgrade.
Group I: Salzburg, Marseille, Vitoria Guimaraes, Konyaspor.
Group J: Athletic Bilbao, Hertha Berlin, Zorya Luhansk, Ostersund.
Group K: Lazio, Nice, Zulte Waregem, Vitesse Arnhem.
Group L: Zenit St Petersburg, Real Sociedad, Rosenborg, Vardar

The Details

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Produced by: Carnival Cinemas, Zee Studios
Directed by: Anubhav Sinha
Starring: Ayushmann Khurrana, Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Sayani Gupta, Zeeshan Ayyub
Our rating: 4/5 

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Scoreline

Ireland 16 (Tries: Stockdale Cons: Sexton Pens: Sexton 3)

New Zealand 9 (Pens: Barrett 2 Drop Goal: Barrett)