Prem Ratan Dhan Payo - Movie 2015

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo also known as "PRDP" is an upcomingIndian family drama film, written and directed by Sooraj Barjatya. Salman Khan will be seen in a double role. As 'Prem' he is a Prince while 'Vijay' is a fighter. Khan was last seen in a double role inJudwaa. Salman and Barjatya have previously worked on Maine Pyar Kiya and Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! The film is produced under Rajshree Productions best known for "Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!",Hum Saath-Saath Hain and Vivah. It stars Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh in lead roles, with Swara Bhaskar in supporting roles.

Principal photography began in June 2014 and the film is scheduled for release on 12 November 2015 coinciding with the Diwali weekend in Hindi,Telgu and Tamil Languages. Its first teaser poster released on 29 September 2015.The trailer was released on 1 October 2015 on bothYouTube and Facebook and received 5 million views (record) in just 24 hours.

The music for the film has been composed by Himesh Reshammiya with lyrics by Irshad Kamil and features 10 songs in the album. The Title Track is a duet between Palak Muchhal and Kumar Sanu. Sonu Nigam as Prem and Mohammed Irfan as Vijay performing for Salman Khan's characters and Kumar Sanu singing for Neil Nitin Mukesh's character Niranjan. The movie also features a romantic song between Salman Khan and Sonam Kapoor's character Maithili that has been performed by Palak Muchhal. All the songs will be in the traditional Barjatya style. It also has two Sufi songs by Shafqat Amanat Ali and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. This album lead singers are Kumar Sanu, Palak Muchhal and Sonu Nigam with supporting singers are Mohammed Irfan, Shafqat Amanat Ali and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.

The music rights of the film were sold to T-Series for an estimated total of ₹17 crore (US$2.6 million), making it the most expensive music rights deal in the Bollywood film industry at the time.

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iPhone 6S, 6S Plus pre-bookings begin across India

Retailers have started taking bookings for Apple's latest iPhones and those waiting to get their hands on them should be prepared to shell out a minimum of Rs 62,000 for the lowest storage variant, 16GB, of the iPhone 6S, going up to Rs 92,000 for the 128GB variant of the iPhone 6S Plus.

According to three trade sources, Apple has communicated the indicative prices and given the go-ahead to begin taking advance orders. Industry officials told ET the iPhone 6S 64GB would cost about Rs 72,000 and the 128GB version would be about Rs 82,000.

The iPhone 6S Plus 16GB would be priced at Rs 72,000 and its larger storage model of 64GB would be priced at Rs 82,000.

Apple is yet to declare official prices in India, the company said in response to an emailed query.

Pre-bookings have started at major retail chains across the country. The MobileStore, India's largest mobile phone retail chain, said it will begin taking orders from Friday. The Mumbai-based chain with over 800 outlets will take pre-orders for Rs 2,000 each up to October 13. The devices will become available on the night of October 15.

"The iPhone 6S 64GB variant is the most popular one as of now," said Satish Babu, founder of Chennai-based UniverCell Mobiles, one of the largest retail chains in south India, which has started taking pre-orders across its 300 stores. "Since yesterday we have got at least 100 orders," he added.

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India v South Africa T20 Cricket Match Date of 02-10-2015

After suffering a surprise defeat at the hands of India A in a warmup T20 in Delhi, the South African team, led by Faf du Plessis, will aim to begin their longest ever India tour (72 days) on a positive note at Dharamshala in the first T20I of the three-match series.

Here TOI Sports takes a look at the key battles that may decide the outcome of the series.

Rohit vs Abbott

Rohit Sharma will be donning India colours in T20Is after 19 months, having last played in the 2015 World Twenty20 final against Sri Lanka in Dhaka. Opening the innings, he will be up against Kyle Abott who has had an average outing since a brilliant World Cup 2015 in Australia/New Zealand earlier this year. Known for his accuracy and yorkers, Abbott will be hoping to rediscover the touch that earned him nine wickets from four matches at the World Cup. Right from the word go, the 28-year-old bowler will have to be on his toes for he has to fight for a place in the side with the likes of Kagiso Rabada, Chris Morris, Marchant de Lange and allrounder Albie Morkel. Rohit averages 30.79 in T20Is which climbs up to 45.25 against South Africa and he will be hoping the run continues.


Dhawan vs Rabada

Shikhar Dhawan gave early indications of his form and fitness during the only unofficial Test against Bangladesh A with a strokeful 146-ball 150. He has been among the runs in his last two series for India and will be opening the innings along with Rohit Sharma. His first assignment will be to tackle the raw pace of Kagiso Rabada. Rabada is certainly one of the brightest talents to have emerged in international cricket in recent times. Known for his pace, the 20-year-old is the one to watch out for during the series. Against New Zealand in August, he picked five wickets in two T20Is. However, in a warm-up tour game against India A in Delhi, he gave away 33 runs in three wicketless overs. He will have to adjust to the Indian conditions traditionally known to be a pacer's graveyard but can take encouragement from the fact that he is an unknown entity to Indians and the home side has had a history of being caught on the wrong foot against young pacers (Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rehman, Douglas Hondo among others). In T20s, batsmen have little time to adjust and it will be interesting how much Rabada can restrict the Indian batsmen (especially the top-order) till they figure him out.

Kohli/Raina vs Tahir

For the India series, South Africa have included three specialist spinners keeping in mind the conditions. Leading the pack will be Imran Tahir who is the most experienced among the three (Eddie Lee and Khaya Zondo being the other two). He has a feel of the Indian conditions having plied his trade in two Indian Premier League seasons. He will have to tackle the India middle-order that boasts of Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina among others. Raina is the lone T20I centurion from India and has played 44 T20Is, averaging 32.65. On the other hand, Kohli happens to have the highest batting average (46.28) in T20Is. Tahir has his work cut out against them who will be eager to come out all guns blazing as they feature in their first international T20 assignment in over a year.

Ashwin vs De Villiers

Ravichandran Ashwin is known to be a thinking bowler who keeps on trying different things to keep batsmen guessing. This has often worked for him and sometimes backfired. After a slump in form, the offspinner has worked on his bowling and with a brilliant show in the recently concluded Test series in Sri Lanka, he has become India's go-to bowler. His task will be to restrict, if not stop, the genius of AB de Villiers who is currently, by miles, the best limited-overs batsman in the world. His T20I average of 22.38 belies the destructive capability he possess while in full flow. However, even as his legend has grown, the South African has had failed to go full throttle against India - he averages 19.71 with a highest score of 63 that came way back in 2009 WT20 in England. As Mohit Sharma pointed out recently, when it comes countering De Villiers, bowlers end up experimenting too much when the key is sticking to a plan. It will be quite a battle between the thinking Ashwin and De Villiers who has a habit of manufacturing impossible shots at improbable angles.

Dhoni vs Plessis

Last but not the least, the battle of wits between teammates turned opponents. The two captains - MS Dhoni and Faf du Plessis - are IPL teammates and know each other quite well. Drawing on the knowledge they have gained from each other while playing together for the now suspended Chennai Super Kings, these two will aim to outdo each other when they take field in the first T20I in Dharamshala on Friday evening. Having played under Dhoni for quite some time, Du Plessis has admitted to have learned from his style and will be hoping to replicate it while leading his country. He has captained SA in 20 T20Is, leading them to victory in 11 while tasting defeat in nine - a decent record. Dhoni will have to get into the groove as he prepares to lead India for the 50th time in T20Is and will aim for nothing less than a win.

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President, PM pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 146th birth anniversary

NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 146th birth anniversary on Friday, October 2, at his Rajghat memorial in New Delhi. 

Vice President Hamid Ansari also paid his tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. 

Modi was accompanied by senior BJP leader LK Advani, Union urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu and other ministers as he reached Raj Ghat. 

He also used the occasion to re-emphasize Mahatma Gandhi's dream of having a 'Swachh Bharat' in a tweet. 

"Cleanliness was very close to Mahatma Gandhi's heart. Let us reaffirm our commitment for Swachh Bharat and fulfill our beloved Bapu's dream. A clean India will enhance our development journey and benefit the poor," Modi said in a tweet. 

Indians all over the world are celebrating Mahatma Gandhi's 146th birth anniversary on Friday. October 2 is also observed as the international day of non-violence.

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