It’s easy to understand why Indian shooters in the women’s 25m pistol event were a bundle of nerves a day before the start of the third Olympic trials at the MP Shooting Academy in Bhopal last month. “Yes, Manu, what can I do for you?” ‘I would like you to coach me once again.’ It would be an understatement to …
Anjum Moudgil was the first Indian athlete to secure a quota for Tokyo Olympics 2020 with her silver at the 2018 World Championships in Changwon. On her good days, Moudgil’s head doesn’t do much talking; she eases into the rarefied zone that athletes vouch for, and shooting follows. In their early days, the only words the coach would hear from …
Kunal Kohli's 2004 romantic comedy film Hum Tum was released in Hindi cinema 16 years ago on this day, and actress Rani Mukerji remembered her shooting experience with veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, who recently passed away. "'Hum Tum' will always be memorable for me because it was the film that Chintu uncle was part of, and I fondly remember our …
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