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mIssIng sPorts aCtIon

he much-awaited 13th the resumption possible and
edition of the Indian more importantly, the show of
TPremier League (IPL) spirit gave all other federations
which was slated to go ahead hope of returning back to the
in March also got delayed and field.
no one knew as to whether the
tournament would indeed see In the coming months,
the light of the day this year.
But it finally did, in UAE. Premier League, LaLiga,
With all sporting action sus- serie a all resumed with
pended, the world sat at home
and there was no news on re- the suspended 2019-20
sumption of leagues or interna- season and winners were A large replica of facemask displayed as an awareness cam-
tional action as the world lead-
ers were busy discussing ways crowned in their respec- paign against the Covid-19, in Chennai on Friday. (ANI)
to combat the deadly virus. tive leagues. Liverpool
Germany took a bold step and bIg heLPIng hands
the government handed per- won the Premier League
mission to resume the Bunde- after a span of 30 years
sliga.
However, more than the and the fans took to the
game, everyone turned on their streets to celebrate the
television sets just to celebrate
the resumption of sport. win as they were not able
It was wonderful to see how to attend matches.
players and management made

new entertaInment stars

espite the pandemic, na Gupta’ of ‘Love Aaj Kal,’
the Indian entertain- Arushi Sharma shocked with
Dment industry was able her delicate portrayal of the
to launch a handful of prom- small-town girl deeply in love s the coronavirus con- families in Mumbai, and several
ising debutants in Bollywood. with Kartik Aaryan’s character tinued its steady march, others.
Here are some of them: of Raghu. She had earlier ap- Aseveral Bollywood stars akshay Kumar: The ‘Kesa-
sanjana sanghi: The little peared in Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Tama- stepped up to help out in their ri’ actor became the first Bolly-
‘Mandy Kaul’ who started her sha,’ for a small sequence be- own ways. While some celeb- wood star to step up by donating
career as a child artist in Imtiaz fore finally making her debut rities used their platforms to Rs 25 crore to the PM-CARES
Ali’s ‘Rockstar’ - Sanjana Sang- with the director’s ‘Love Aaj spread awareness on Covid-19 fund. He further contributed an-
hi - made her debut with late Kal’ in 2020. protocols including social dis- other Rs 3 crore to the Brihan-
actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s aadil Khan: Aadil Khan tancing, washing hands, and mumbai Municipal Corporation
last film ‘Dil Bechara.’ Owing stepped into the Indian film wearing masks, others helped (BMC) and 1,000 wrist bands to
to the sentiments of the late industry with Vidhu Vinod out with financial donations to the Mumbai police to help them
actor’s fans and the spectacu- Chopra’s ‘Shikara’ which nar- organizations and individuals in in early detection of the virus.
lar chemistry between Sanghi rated the tale of the mass exo- need. salman Khan: The superstar
and Rajput, the film broke all dus of Kashmiri Pandits from shah rukh Khan: The King helped to rescue 25,000 daily wa-
records. the Kashmir Valley. Khan Khan of Bollywood remained gers of the Federation of Western
alaya Furniturewalla: The played the central role in the at the forefront in helping with India Cine Employees (FWICE)
star kid born to actor Poo- film and was appreciated for efforts to fight Covid-19. In and further extended financial
ja Bedi, Alaya Furniturewal- delivering a strong perfor- April, Shah Rukh Khan and his support for them. He also made
la made her Bollywood debut mance in his very first movie. wife Gauri Khan offered their donations to the members of All
alongside superstar Saif Ali sadia Khateeb: Sadia made four-storey office space located India Special Artists Association
Khan in ‘Jawaani Jaaneman.’ her debut alongside Aadil Khan in Khar West suburb of Mumbai (AISAA) and the spot boys whose
Although the Nitin Kakkar di- in Chopra’s ‘Shikara.’ Born and to help expand quarantine facil- payments were stuck. Salman
rectorial failed to perform well raised in Jammu and Kashmir’s ities for those infected with the urged people to follow the gov-
at the box-office, Alaya was Bhaderwah, Khateeb went on virus. His other efforts includ- ernment guidelines for the lock-
loved and admired by both crit- to play the central role of the ed donating 50,000 PPE kits to down and asked them to take care
ics as well as fans. Kashmiri Hindu woman in the frontline workers, providing dai- of themselves and their families.
arushi sharma: The ‘Lee- film. ly food provisions for over 5,500 (with ANI reports)

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