
Shyam Benegal wraps up Well Done Abba
Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal is ready with his next venture Well Done Abba, a satirical comedy that stars Boman Irani in a double role.
By HT Correspondent | IANS
UPDATED ON APR 22, 2009 08:29 PM IST
Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal is ready with his next venture
Well Done Abba
, a satirical comedy that stars Boman Irani in a double role.
The film that is inspired by two short stories - Narsaiyyan Ki Bavdi by Jeelani Bano and Phulwa Ka Pul by Sanjeev - is produced by Big Pictures and also stars Minissha Lamba and Sammir Dattani in pivotal roles.
The story revolves around a driver working in Mumbai who takes a month's leave to find a husband for his teenage daughter, said a release from Big Pictures. The film has been shot in Mumbai and Hyderabad.

Govt postpones 10th round of talks with farmers' leaders to Jan 20: Reports
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 10:51 PM IST
The farmers have been protesting since November last year to demand the scrapping of farm laws saying they will hurt their livelihoods.

Glitches in Co-WIN portal leads to drop in Covid vaccination percentage in Bihar
By Ruchir Kumar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 10:44 PM IST
- Vaccination officers complained that the Co-WIN portal was slow in responding that made uploading information on it time consuming and tedious.

Stalin accuses AIADMK govt of putting on hold projects brought during DMK rule
PTI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 10:41 PM IST
Stalin claimed the DMK government had completed 80 per cent of the work on the Hogenakkal integrated drinking water project.

14 people develop AEFI on second day of Covid-19 vaccination drive in Bengal
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 10:11 PM IST
- The turnout rate dropped on Monday as Co-WIN glitches continued.

High level EC team on 3-day Assam visit to take stock of assembly polls
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 09:42 PM IST
- The Election Commission team will hold meetings with the senior bureaucrats and police officers including state chief secretary and police chief to know about security arrangements.

Two Manipur journalists held for article, released after admitting to oversight
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 09:25 PM IST
- The police claimed that the article openly endorsed revolutionary ideologies and activities.

Retired Odisha professor seeks to donate house for construction of police statio
By Debabrata Mohanty, Bhubaneswar
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2021 09:24 PM IST
- In a letter to CM's private secretary, he offered to donate his three-room newly constructed house in Balitutha village of coastal Jagatsinghpur district to Odisha police.

News updates from Hindustan Times: SC panel to begin work on farm laws on Jan 19
By hindustantimes.com
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 08:55 PM IST
Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

India, Japan sign pact to give skilled workers access to Japanese jobs
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2021 08:55 PM IST
- Foreign secretary Harsh Shringla and Japan’s ambassador Satoshi Suzuki signed the memorandum of cooperation (MoC) on Monday.

Tandav makers say sorry after a torrent of criticism over web series
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2021 08:41 PM IST
- The controversy around 'Tandav' has triggered demands that the government quickly enact a law to regulate content on OTT platforms such as Amazon Prime and Netflix.

SC panel on farm laws to begin work on January 19
By Zia Haq, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2021 08:30 PM IST
- On January 12, after two days of deliberation, the Supreme Court had suspended the pro-reforms farm laws approved by Parliament in September.

3,81,305 beneficiaries received Covid-19 vaccine, says health ministry
PTI, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2021 08:25 PM IST
Manohar Agnani, Additional Secretary in the ministry, said 1,48,266 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 25 states and Union territories till 5 pm on Monday.

Indian, French Rafale jets set to take part in war games in Rajasthan
UPDATED ON JAN 18, 2021 08:19 PM IST
- The exercise has been codenamed 'Desert Knight 21'.

Nitish Kumar says cabinet to be expanded soon
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 08:08 PM IST
- Nitish Kumar had said earlier that the BJP was still to hand over the list of probable candidates to be included in the cabinet.

J-K's Ganouri-Tanta village gets electricity for the first time
PTI, Doda
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 08:05 PM IST
Ganouri-Tanta village in J-K's Doda gets electricity for the first time on January 17.