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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Monday announced his association with the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) as the owner of team Mumbai. The ISPL is India's first tennis ball T10 cricket tournament that will be played inside a stadium, according to a press release. The inaugural edition is scheduled to be held from March 2 to March 9 in Mumbai. The tournament will feature 19 high-intensity matches, boasting a line-up of six teams Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, and Srinagar. Bachchan said being part of the league marks a new beginning for him. "A new day .. and a new enterprise .. For me an honour and a privilege to be with Mumbai as Team Owner, and to be privy to the surge of talent erupt , for a grand visionary future .." the 81-year-old actor wrote on his personal blog. He described the ISPL as an exciting and a noble concept. "An opportunity for them that exhibited their capacity on the streets, gullies and make shift home made pitches to play cricket , now t
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan was named the 'favorite movie actor' for his role in action blockbuster "Pathaan" and Hrithik Roshan was adjudged the 'favorite dancing star' at the 2022 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards (KCA), the organisers announced on Tuesday. The digital edition of the awards received 1.7 million votes, the "highest ever across all editions of KCA", the organisers said in a press release. Besides Shah Rukh receiving the top honour, his comeback film "Pathaan" won the title of the 'favorite movie'. Kiara Advani bagged the title of 'favorite movie actor (female)', while Madhuri Dixit was declared the 'favorite dancing star (female)'. Roshan said it is an "amazing" feeling to win Nickelodeon's dancing star honour. "I have always believed that the love from an audience so young is truly the purest form of love there is. So, thank you Nickelodeon and a big, big thank you to all the kids for this trophy. Love and best wishes to all of you," the "War" star said in a ...