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Congress’s Yatra To Start Today From Manipur, Scarred With Ethnic, Illegal Immigrant Tensions

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The yatra will be in Manipur for a day and cover a little over 100 km Imphal: The Congress’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ led by party leader Rahul Gandhi will start today from Thoubal district in ethnic violence-hit Manipur. Billed as an ideological and not an electoral yatra, the party will cover four more northeast state. Here’s your 10-point cheatsheet to this big story Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh, flanked by party leaders Okram Ibobi Singh, Keisham Meghachandra Singh, Nabam Tuki, and Gaikhangam told reporters in the state capital Imphal that the biggest challenge before the country polarisation, economic inequalities, and political authoritarianism. The yatra will be flagged off from a private ground in Thoubal district, instead of the state capital Imphal, the party’s initial choice. The BJP-led state government had given the Congress conditional approval to flag off the yatra from Imphal, restricting the number of participants. The Congress chose the other option. The Thoubal district administration has also imposed some restrictions on the event such as the duration should not exceed an hour …

Gujarati film ‘Shubh Yatra’ depicts life of an ambitious immigrant

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Gujarati film ‘Shubh Yatra’ depicts life of an ambitious immigrant ( Photo Credit – Shubh Yatra Poster ) The trailer of Gujarati film ‘Shubh Yatra’ starring Malhar Thakar was unveiled recently. It blends together the madness, chaos, and emotions with humour in tickling situations. The film is a light-hearted family comedy with a lot of drama and relatable ‘amdavadi’ slangs. The trailer gives a glimpse of Malhar’s life as an ambitious person who will go to any lengths to land a job in America. It also showcases snippets of delightful performances by Darshan Jariwala, Harshil Shah, Kshitisha Soni, and Jay Bhatt in supporting roles. Talking about the Gujarati Film Malhar Thakar said: “My character in ShubhYatra is so distinct yet quite relatable and I think that was the challenge as well as the fun in playing this part. I cannot wait to see how my fans and the audience at large react to it.” Director Manish Saini said: ” ‘ShubhYatra’ is a light-hearted family film filled with emotions, happiness, and hope. Expect the unexpected with …

Sunil Grover plays an Indian immigrant in UK

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Sunil Grover To Play An Indian Immigrant In United Kacche (Photo Credit –Instagram) The trailer of the upcoming series, ‘United Kacche’ was unveiled on Thursday. The series, which stars Sunil Grover, is a light-hearted dramedy. The trailer presents the story of Tejinder ‘Tango’ Gill (played by Sunil Grover) from Punjab, who aspires to migrate to a foreign land for a better life and is willing to go to any extent to fulfil this dream that he inherited from his father and grandfather. Out of desperation, he gives his ancestral land as collateral in lieu of getting a chance to move to England and do any makeshift work but destiny has other plans for him as depicted in the trailer. Sunil Grover said, “The title of the series is significant and conveys so much about the show and its concept – firstly, the series is based in London and so, we shot in the UK extensively to keep the look and the feel of the show as authentic as possible; secondly, Kacche signifies an illegal immigrant …

Naveen Andrews to star in web series on Indian immigrant family in US

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Naveen Andrews to star in web series on Indian immigrant family in US ( Photo Credit – IMDb ) Amazon Freevee has given a straight-to-series order to ‘The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh’, an eight-episode series inspired by the life of showrunner Vijal Patel, reports ‘Variety’. British American actor Naveen Andrews (‘Lost’, ‘The English Patient’, ‘Bride and Prejudice’) stars in the ensemble comedy as the patriarch Mahesh Pradeep. ‘The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh’ follows the Pradeep family and the humorous events of their first few months after moving to America from India. As told through often conflicting flashbacks from an interrogation room, the Pradeeps quickly find themselves embroiled — romantically, personally, and professionally — with a polar-opposite neighbourhood family, according to ‘Variety’. Naveen Andrews’ Mahesh is described as a brilliant engineer who uprooted his family to America for a business opportunity. Patel is the show’s executive producer. “This show is from a very personal place, and explores the many facets of the immigrant struggle,” Patel said. “As my parents say, the pain got funnier over time — like …