Madhya Pradesh state higher education minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday laid the foundation stone at the 300-year-old Jiwaji Observatory in Ujjain for this mega project, being taken up by the state government at an estimated cost of Rs 1.62 crore.

New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): Actor Shefali Shah has bagged the Best Actor (Female) award at the latest edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM).

Mumbai Mar 19 PTI Filmmaker Suresh Triveni says he has tried to exploit the tremendous acting potential that resides in Bollywood star Vidya Balan with his latest movie JalsaTriveni who had worked with the actor for his maiden feature directorial the critically-acclaimed 2017 movie Tumhari Sulu said he was looking forward to collaborating with Balan after the success of the first movieMy greed of exploring more sides to this actor constantly kept me pushing towards stories that I can approach her with I wanted to repeat that experience of working with her It was a conscious choice that I wanted to do one more film with her Triveni told PTI in a zoom interviewMy first description to Vidya about the two films was that Tumhari Sulu is a feeling Jalsa is a plot he addedBilled as a highly engaging and captivating tale of conflict Jalsa follows the lives of a top-line journalist Balan and her cook played by Shefali ShahThough he shared a great working relationship with Balan Triveni said he wanted her to like the script of the latest filmBalan had initially said no to Jalsa and it was only after a while that agreed to be a part of itWe had a wonderful experience while working on Tumhari Sulu After that we kept discussing various subjects and finally when I approached her with this subject and narrated it to her she loved itBut she was not in a state of mind to accept it at that particular point of time I had to accept it Then after six months around the first wave of the pandemic she heard it story again and she committed to the project he addedAbout casting Shah in the movie Triveni said the Delhi Crime star is his all-time favourite actor and he has been in awe of her craftI was like what if I cast Vidya and Shefali in a film would I like to watch it as an audience The answer was yes And thats how it started When I approached her with the script she said she wants to do it I was thrilled I definitely wanted her in the film Triveni saidJalsa the filmmaker added is a movie filled with grey charactersEvery character in this film has got a grey shade They Balan and Shah are all victims of an event but they are extremely strong characters They are fearless mothers and are unpredictable The director said personally as a storyteller he likes to venture into the territory of ethical dilemma something that he has done with JalsaHowever at the same time he made sure to not intellectualise it as that would mean they are attempting to talk about something very deepOn a day-to-day basis we all have various ethical dilemmas And with this story I had the opportunity to explore it The story has many layers there is an incident that triggers creates a wave across different lives Vidya and Shefalis characters are affected and they have to make certain choices Jalsa premiered on Amazon Prime Video on FridayWhen asked about the reason for opting to release the film on an OTT platform Triveni said his aim was to reach out to a wide audienceWe all love the big screen but we also want a bigger audience and what better than having Amazon Prime where people from across 240 countries can see the film Everyone would love to be on the big screenIt was a conscious call to release Jalsa on OTT During the pandemic we all have thrived on this OTT I want to experience this as a storyteller and what does it mean to tell a story on a platform like this he addedJalsa also features actors such as Manav Kaul Rohini Hattangadi Iqbal Khan Shafeen Patel Shrikant Mohan Yadav Surya Kasibhatla and Vidhatri Bandi among others PTI KKP RB RB

Mumbai Feb 28 PTI Jalsa a drama thriller featuring Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah will start streaming globally on Prime Video from March 18Directed by Suresh Triveni of Tumhari Sulu fame the film is jointly produced by T-Series and Abundantia EntertainmentAccording to the streamer Jalsa is a highly engaging and captivating tale of conflict as shown through the life of a top-line journalist and her cookManish Menghani head content licensing Amazon Prime Video said the team looks for authenticity and freshness when selecting stories and Jalsa is all that and moreStories that are nuanced and beyond conventional storytelling are finding viewership world wide In a fine blend of drama and thrill Jalsa offers a truly differentiated story made better by performances from a brilliant cast Menghani said in a statement on MondayThe film marks the seventh collaboration between Prime Video and Abundantia Entertainment following films like Chhorii Durgamati Ram Setu and the popular Amazon Original series Breathe After Shakuntala Devi and Sherni it is also the third collaboration between Prime Video and BalanImpactful storytelling blended with engaging entertainment is at the core of what Abundantia Entertainment does said Vikram Malhotra Founder and CEO of the production bannerFeaturing two of the finest actors of our times Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah Suresh has woven Jalsa into a brilliant narrative of complex emotions well-etched characters and a gripping paceI am also excited to extend our successful partnership with Prime Video after Shakuntala Devi Sherni and Chhorii and look forward to the global premiere of Jalsa across 240 countries and territories across the world Malhotra addedBhushan Kumar Chairman and Managing Director T-Series said he is looking forward to the premiere of Jalsa on Prime Video as it will allow the film to get a truly global audience as it rightfully deservesJalsa is one of the most gripping and entertaining films that weve been a part of at T-series and I am thrilled that it is with one of our most trusted partners Abundantia Entertainment Kumar addedJalsa features Manav Kaul Rohini Hattangadi Iqbal Khan Vidhatri Bandi Shrikant Mohan Yadav Shafeen Patel and Surya Kasibhatla as wellThe film is also a reunion for Triveni Balan and Kaul following the 2017 comedy drama Tumhari Sulu PTI RDS RDS RDS

Bhopal Jan 29 PTI The Madhya Pradesh Congress on Saturday demanded an apology from state higher education minister Mohan Yadav for reportedly uploading a Facebook post about countrys fake father and fake chacha not being part of the recent Republic Day parade an apparent reference to Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru MP Congress spokesperson Bhupendra Gupta claimed Yadavs Facebook post which has been removed since said Subhash Chandra Bose and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were there in the parade of the Republic Day Neither the countrys fake father nor the fake chacha were there Nor the iron lady nor the inventor of the computer were there The parade had tableaux of Kashi Vishwanath and Vaishno Devi It was a scene of Sanatan Culture My country is truly changing and coming out from the clutches of the slaves of the Britishers my country is truly turning Independent JaiHind Vande Mataram Bharat Mata ki Jai Gupta said quoting the now deleted post by Yadav Gupta said it is not expected from the political heirs of a man who took Rs 60 from the British as pension to respect Independence Why will those people who stood witness against the great freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and dissuaded countrymen from joining Subhash Chandra Boses army INA respect Independence But we wont let them prevail We are not going to sit quietly until RSS ideologue Yadav apologizes Gupta said If Yadav does not apologize then he must be sacked from the MP cabinet Gupta added Hitting back MP BJP spokesperson Pankaj Chaturvedi said the Congress was averse to the post as it mainly has praises for Kashi Vishwanath Vaishno Devi and Sanatan Dharma which were against the opposition partys appeasement politics PTI LAL BNM BNM BNM

Bhopal Jan 29 PTI The Madhya Pradesh government has started the process to have MBBS study material and lectures in Hindi soon state minister Vishwas Sarang said on Saturday A high-level committee which met on Friday decided that along with the translation of the study material Hindi will also be included in the lectures for the MBBS course Sarang the state medical education minister told reporters Sarang who had announced last September that such a committee would be formed also said studies had shown students learning courses in their native languages was more useful Sarang said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also wants medical studies in Hindi Earlier last year Sarang had announced that lectures on RSS founder KB Hedgewar Jana Sangh leader Deendayal Upadhyaya Swami Vivekananda and B R Ambedkar will be part of the first-year foundation course of MBBS Besides MP Higher Education Minister Mohan Yadav had also announced last year that first-year students in graduation courses will be offered the Ramcharitmanas as an elective subject under Philosophy discipline in the Arts stream PTI ADU BNM BNM BNM

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 18 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesdsay said that semester examinations in universities in the state will be held in offline mode.

Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 6 (ANI): The name of the Vice Chancellor's post, which is currently being called, 'Kulpati' would be renamed as 'Kulguru' in the state universities, said Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday.