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Salman Khan film releases are mostly an occasion for his fans. There's the added joy of Eid too. And keeping true to The Salman Khan image, Salman Khan has gifted Salman Khan fans yet another Salman Khan blockbuster this Eid. Radhe, Your Most Wanted Bhai arrived on Zee5 yesterday and resulted in their servers crashing. The platform sorted out issues quickly but last we checked, non-Salman fans who happened to watch Radhe were still reeling from its after-effects. You can read our review of Radhe here.
Now, to Eid. The festival calls for lots of sweets and we have a recipe of Sheer Khurma for you to try. You can skip the calorie count for today. Follow Malaika Arora for yoga asanas tomorrow on. From the bookshelf, our pick is The Archer by Paulo Coelho, a break from all the morbid news that have flooded our social media channels for a month now.
Among the releases on OTT this week apart from Radhe, TVF Aspirants and Wonder Woman 1984 (on OTT on May 15) are the most-talked-about ones. You can find out more about them in our OTT section.
That's all from us this Friday. Eid Mubarak. Celebrate it but stay safe. Get the jab when your turn arrives. Don't follow Biden and drop the mask yet. We're not yet where the US is.
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Eid Mubarak, dear readers. Today, on the occasion of Eid, amid the Covid-19 crisis, celebrations are going to be different as we will only be able to connect via social media. But we can always rejoice and keep those sad feelings at bay, only for a while, by cooking up a delicious recipe in our kitchen. Today, we have Sheer Khurma.
HOW TO MAKE SHEER KHURMA?
Start by roasting the vermicelli in ghee until it turns golden and set aside. In the same pan, heat ghee and add chopped dry fruits and nuts like chopped dates, raisins, cashews, almonds, chironji seeds and roast for 3 to 4 minutes on a low heat. Now, heat milk in a saucepan. Let the milk come to boil, then lower the flame and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes until the milk slightly thickens. Keep on stirring the milk at intervals.
Add the roasted vermicelli and sugar to the milk and simmer for 8-10 minutes until the vermicelli is cooked. Add the dry fruits, nuts and ghee from the pan and mix. Then, turn off the heat and add cardamom powder and rose water. Mix everything and serve.
FROM THE BOOKSHELF
The Archer by Paulo Coelho
Amidst these bleak times when India is battling the Covid-19 crisis, we are all looking for hope in places that we can’t reach out to - friends we can’t meet, family members who live in far off places and colleagues who are back in their hometowns. In such times, books can bring us a certain joy and help us stay positive in these challenging times. The alchemist Paulo Coelho, who has inspired millions with his books taking us through journeys within ourselves, came out with The Archer recently. Translated by Margaret Jull Costa with illustrations by Christoph Niemann, the book is a quick read giving us meaningful life lessons.
In the book, we meet Tetsuya, a man once famous for his prodigious gift with bow and arrow who has since retired from public life. When a boy comes searching for him to learn archery, Tetsuya illustrates the ingredients for a meaningful life through the way of the bow and arrow. In each lesson, there are nuggets of wisdom about hard work, passion, purpose, willingness to fail and the urge to make difference for a rewarding life. If you have been feeling lost, hopeless and helpless lately, this book is a must read for you.
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MOVIES AND MAGIC
INTO THE WORLD OF OTT
ON ZEE5
What to watch: Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai
You will like it if you liked: Wanted (2009)
Directed by Prabhudeva, Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai is the Hindi remake of South Korean film The Outlaws. The film is also said to be the sequel to Salman's 2009 film Wanted, which was also directed by Prabhudeva. In Radhe, Salman plays the role of an undercover cop who leaves no stone unturned to destroy a major drug cartel. Randeep Hooda plays the antagonist in the film.
Radhe is Salman Khan's Eidi to all his fans. It was earlier scheduled to release on Eid 2020, but due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the date had to be postponed. To fulfill their promise to Salman Khan fans, the makers released the film on OTT on May 13, on Eid. The film released on Zee5 with Zee’s pay-per-view service, ZeePlex.
ON NETFLIX
What to watch: Money, Explained
You will like it if you liked: Saving Capitalism
Money is one common topic almost every human being is interested in. Each day of our life, we strive to earn more money and find ways to save it. Money, Explained is a new documentary series on Netflix that aims to reveal everything about capitalism. From all the ways your credit card might be troubling you and how student loans became a crisis in the States to why most of us won’t be able to save enough for retirement and how we get tricked into bad gambles, this docu-series covers it all. If money matters impress you, this series cannot be missed. It started streaming on Netflix on May 11.
What to watch: Love, Death + Robots Volume 2
You will like it if you liked: Heavy Metal
Presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher, Love, Death + Robots Volume 2 is an animated anthology series that narrates horrifically beautiful tales of science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy. The stories in the second volume have a common thematic tie: “showing the worlds” created by the various filmmakers and animation studios involved in the project.
What to watch: The Woman In The Window
You will like it if you liked: Copycat
The Woman in the Window revolves around the life of a woman, played by Amy Adams, who is agoraphobic. She lives alone in New York. However, her life takes a U-turn when she spies on her new neighbours and witnesses an act of violence. The film is based on the book of the same name by AJ Finn. It will start streaming on May 14.
What to watch: Alma Matters
You will like it if you liked: Aspirants
Alma Matters is a docu-series that takes viewers inside India’s premier institute of engineering, IIT Kharagpur. It shows the lives and struggles of the students through interviews of alumni from the coveted college. They tell how they got there and how it fared for them.
ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
What to watch: The Underground Railroad
You will like it if you liked: 12 Years A Slave
The Underground Railroad is inspired from Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. It tells the tale of two slaves who escape their miserable lives via a secret rail transport system. It will start streaming on May 14.
ON DISNEY+ HOTSTAR
What to watch: High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
You will like it if you liked: High School Musical
The second season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is here. The East High Leopards are preparing for their Beauty and the Beast performance at the upcoming spring musical. There will be dramatic sequences and entertaining high school drama.
ON YOUTUBE OR TVF APP
What to watch: TVF Aspirants
You'll like it if you liked: Kota Factory, Pitchers
Note: Three major films that released in theatres in the past months will start streaming on digital platforms. These include south films Karnan, Nenjam Marappathillai and Hollywood blockbuster Wonder Woman 1984. Karnan will stream on Amazon Prime Video on May 14. Nenjam Marappathillai will start streaming on Zee5 from May 14.
Gal Gadot-starrer Wonder Woman 1984 is set for its digital premiere. The film will start streaming on Amazon Prime Video on May 15. It will be available to Indian audiences in four languages - English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
ON YOUR TELEVISION SCREENS
What to watch: Dance Deewane 3
Where to watch: Colors TV, 9 pm (Saturday and Sunday)
After the first elimination round, the top 12 contestants of Dance Deewane 3 will be performing this weekend. They will be competing against each other on the stage. Madhuri Dixit, who was missing from Dance Deewane 3, will be back on the show as judge as well in the upcoming episode. Nora Fatehi was seen filling in for the actress. Madhuri along with Tushar Kalia and Dharmesh Yelande are the judges of the dance reality show.
What to watch: Super Dancer - Chapter 4
Where to watch: Sony TV, 8 pm (Saturday and Sunday)
In the upcoming episode of Super Dancer - Chapter 4, Malaika Arora will be seen performing the traditional Dhunuchi dance with judge Anurag Basu. The dance is part of the traditional Durga Puja celebrations. The duo will be seen holding an earthen pot with burning coal in their hands while dancing. Malaika has been roped in to replace Shilpa Shetty for a few episodes as the latter's family has tested positive for coronavirus and she can't travel to the shoot's location. Sachin Pilgaonkar and his wife, actor Supriya Pilgaonkar will be special guests this weekend on the show.
What to watch: Indian Idol 12
Where to watch: Sony TV, 9.30 pm (Saturday and Sunday)
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This weekend, Indian Idol 12 will welcome singer Sukhwinder Singh as a special guest. Aditya Narayan will be seen hosting the show while Himesh Reshammiya, Neha Kakkar and Anu Malik will be on the judges' panel. The team will also celebrate the completion of 50 episodes of the singing reality show's new season.
Also watch: The Power
Where to watch: &Pictures, Saturday (May 15), 8pm
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Watch the &pictures Premiere of The Power on 15th May, Sat at 8 PM only on &pictures.
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Starring Vidyut Jammwal in the lead, The Power is an action thriller that you can enjoy with your family this weekend. The plot revolves around Devidas Thakur (Jammwal) and Pari (Shruti Haasan), who fall in love but soon find themselves tangled in a resentful conflict due to their warring families. Directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, the film was released on the online streaming service, Zee Plex, on January 14.
Enjoy your weekend!
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