ICL Forms Cheerleading Squad 'ICL Zeebras' Led by Rakhi Sawant from Bollywood

Usually known for her item numbers, Rakhi Sawant will now be known for her cheerleading skill with 'ICL Zeebras', the new squad formed by Indian Cricket League (ICL) authorities recently. ICL recently launched India’s first indigenous cheerleading squad led by Bollywood sensation Rakhi Sawant. All the eight beautiful girls were picked up by Rakhi Sawant following the audition.

With ICL’s second season going underway from October 10, Indian Cricket League organizers are now busy with their last minute preparation. 'ICL Zeebras' will perform during ICL matches across its four venues- Gurgaon, Panchkula, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. 'ICL Zeebras' will be seen performing for the first time at the opening ceremony at Hyderabad on 10 October.

Rakhi Sawant is happy with ‘ICL Zeebras' squad and is looking forward to lead the squad during ICL tournament.

Rediff reported:

"It was after my performance at Panchkula during ICL's Season One, that I saw a huge opportunity about a possible Indian cheerleading squad. That dialogue got resumed a few months later and culminated in the formation of the ICLs Zeebras. I can't wait to don my Zeebra outfit and break into a jig every time Rohan (Gavaskar) or Raviraj (Patil) hits a six. I am sure, this will be one cheerleading squad that the country will remember for a long time to come.", added Rakhi.

This year, Indian premier league teams hired cheerleaders from America. However, the American cheerleaders created criticism with their short outfits while cheerleading during the IPL matches. Now, it will be interesting to see how Indian people will react to the performances of ICL Zeebras during ICL matches. However, we can assume that ICL authority will keep the Indian culture in mind while featuring cheerleaders to entertain the crowd.

Bollywood Seeking New Market in Czech Republic

As part of Bollywood’s expansion policy in the unearthed markets, a ‘Festival of Bollywood Film’ will take place at Prague, the capital of Czech Republic. With the theme of ‘India Reality…?’, film festival is set to showcase the life in real India. Some of the super hit Bollywood movies of recent time including Shah Rukh Khan starrer, last year’s flick OM Shanti Om, Aamir Khan’s Rang de Basanti will be shown in the festival.

There will be other events on the occasion of the Bollywood film festival in Czech Republic. Actor Kabir Bedi, who is a popular face in Czech Republic thanks to his Italian television series Sandokan, will be chief guest in the festival. There will be Indian food, Bollywood music and many other things to give the Czechs an overall idea about Bollywood and its culture. The film festival will kick off on October 6 and will continue till October 12. Now, let us see if Bollywood organizers can successfully explore the Czech Republic market for Bollywood.

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Sanjay Dutt’s Daughter Wants to Join FBI

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has recently revealed that his daughter, Trishala, who is currently studying forensic science in abroad, wants to join FBI. Dutt added that Trishala revealed her wish to join FBI in future. Father Sanjay Dutt is also happy with what her daughter doing now.

Being a celebrity of Bollywood, he is often asked if he feels bad for her daughter not joining Bollywood. However, the actor confirms that he is not unhappy only because Trishala is not around Bollywood. Rather, he is happy to think that his daughter is doing what she wants to do. Asked if his relationship with his daughter remains same after his second marriage to Manyata, the star said that their relationship has not been affected by his marriage.

Indian Times reported:

"We talk on the phone everyday like we always did. In fact my relationship with Trishala helped me enact my role in Kidnap . In the film my daughter gets kidnapped, and I emoted keeping the question 'What if Trishala was kidnapped' at the back of my mind. It's a scary thought, scary enough to give me goose flesh. I play a billionaire in the film, but when your daughter is kidnapped, no matter how rich you are, you feel poor and helpless, hoping that your best will be enough to get her back home!"

Well, Sanjay Dutt is one of the popular actors of Bollywood and has presented many hit films over the years. However, the actor was also involved in some controversial issue including an infamous bomb blasts take took away many lives in early 90’s and he had to go to jail for a number of times.

Shahid Kapoor Talks about Personal and Professional Life in ‘Sajid Superstars’ Show on COLORS

Shahid Kapoor has recently appeared in a popular television talkshow Sajid Superstar on COLORS. Popular actor Shahid Kapoor talks about his professional as well as personal life in the show, while replying to different questions of host Sajid Khan. Going back to his memory, Shahid Kapoor shared a number of incidents from his early life. Shahid Kapoor revealed that his over-slimmed physique caused lack of confidence in his early life. One day Shah Rukh Khan appeared in a show of Shiamak Davar and upon seeing Shahid in the dance trope, he asked Shiamak Davar if he did not provide enough food to his group members. Here, it is noteworthy that Shahid Kapoor once worked with Shiamak Davar's dance troupe.

The actor will also be seen answering some tricky questions of Sajid Khan regarding his personal as well as professional life. Shahid Kapoor revealed that Roger Federer and Martina Navratilova are his favorites in tennis, besides terming tennis as his favorite sports. The actor said that a line needed to be drawn between one’s professional and personal life, besides maintaining a balance to keep the things moving. You can watch the show at 8:00 pm on Saturday.

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Yash Chopra to Cast Amitabh, Abhishek, Shah Rukh, Katrina in his Next Directorial

After a gap of four years, Yash Chopra is back in direction with a multi-starrer project. The name of the movie is yet to be revealed, but the casting seems to be eye-catching featuring few high-profile Bollywood rivalries in the movie together. Yash Chopra’s last directorial venture was 2004 super hit Veer Zaara. Since then he did not venture into direction, even though he continued producing movies under his Yash Raj banner. The legendary director already created attraction for his next venture thanks to the casting.

First of all, Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan, who lead Bollywood’s two big camps, avoid each other in most of the time. The relationship between Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan decayed last year and since then they are keeping themselves away from each other. So, roping in both the actors was something eye-catching for many Bollywood fans. Secondly, Katrina Kaif’s involvement in the movie where she has to share screen space with Shah Rukh Khan has become a hot topic for in the media. Katrina’s association with Shah Rukh Khan in the movie might hut her beau Salman Khan. The relationship between Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan reached at its worst when the two got involved in a hot spat at Katrina Kaif’s birthday party.

So, Yash Chopra seems to have made some impossible possible eve before starting shooting for the movie. That shows his prowess as a director. Now, let us see if Mr. Chopra presents us with another super hit movie.

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Salman Khan will Celebrate Eid Festival away in London

Bollywood super star Salman Khan will celebrate Eid festival in London. Celebrating Eid away from home in London was not pre-planned by the actor. Actually, Salman Khan is now busy with shooting for Vipul Shah’s London Dreams alongside Ajay Devgan. Salman left India for Paris earlier this week and will stay over there for a week before heading towards London to restart shooting of London Dreams that tells the story of two musicians who look to establish themselves in the music circuit of London.

So, Salman Khan will find himself in London during Eid festival due to the shooting of the film. Thus, he has to celebrate the festival away from home, but the actor might not feel lonely as few of his close friends will join him in London. Before leaving India, Salman Khan completed shooting of ‘Yuvvraaj’, ‘Heroes’ and ‘Wanted Dead and Alive’. He also finished the promo of ‘Hello’.

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Katrina Kaif’s Association with Shah Rukh Khan in Yash Chopra’s Directorial Might Make Salman Khan Irked

Katrina Kaif has signed for veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra’s next film alongside Shah Rukh Khan. No doubt, it is a great offer for Katrina Kaif as it could take her career a new turn. These days Yash Chopra hardly directs movies. After his 2004 super hit Veer Zaara, this is going to be Mr. Chopra’s first directorial venture. So, Katrina can feel herself lucky to have such an offer from a director like Yash Chopra at this crucial stage of her career when she needs to take a giant leap. However, the problem lies in somewhere else.

Katrina Kaif’s real life love interest Salman Khan, who is now shooting away in London, might be hurt at Katrina Kaif sharing screen space with his enemy Shah Rukh Khan. Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan were involved in a hot spat at Katrina’s birthday party recently as both the actors threw negative remarks at each other. Later on, Salman Khan revealed in an interview that he had problems with Shah Rukh Khan and there was no possibility the problem could be solved ever. So, you do not need to be a Bollywood expert to guess the biter relationship between Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan.

Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan are romantically involved for a number of years now and they are reportedly expected to get married this year or by the next year. Now, it is yet to see if Katrina Kaif’s association with Shah Rukh Khan in Yash Chopra’s movie make Salman Khan irked. Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan will also be seen playing two important roles in the movie.

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Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan to Portray Shah Jahan-Mumtaz on Big Screen?

Reports out in the media suggest that one of the leading production houses in Bollywood is now planning to cast Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal respectively in a romantic film based on the story of Taj Mahal. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan earlier turned down at least five offers for portraying Mumtaz Mahal including an offer for a Ben Kingsley production. A source from the production house says that Abhishek’s look in the recent periodical movie Drona has made them think off a period film starring Abhishek Bachchan and his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Surprisingly, Abhishek Bachchan is perhaps the only Bollywood star who has shot at Taj Mahal in Agra for five times so far in his career. Starting with Tera Jadoo Chal Gaya, Abhishek has also shot at Taj Mahal while filming Bunty Aur Babli, Jhoom Baraabar Jhoom, his cell phone advertisement last year and his upcoming film Rakeysh Mehra’s Dilli 6.

Now, let us see if the real life couple portrays the love of Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jahan on the big screen for the Bollywood fans.

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to Sing in Mani Ratnam’s ‘Raavan’

After showing modeling and acting skill, now Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is awaiting to reveal her singing talent. Well, do not misinterpret my words thinking that she is going to take up signing as her new profession. The Bollywood super star will play the female lead role of Mani Ratnam’s upcoming film Raavan where she will portrays the role of a classical singer. After 2007 hit ‘Guru’ alongside hubby Abhishek Bachchan, Raavan is Aishwarya’s first film with Mani Ratnam.

According to a source, it has been revealed that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will take training in classical singing for doing the role perfectly and might lend her voice to all her songs in the film. It is also reported that Aishwarya is a good singer in real life, but she needs to take training in classical singing for this movie and she will be taking lesions from a Guru on classical singing regularly.

Meanwhile, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan also needs to shun her musical skills for a classical role to be portrayed by her mother-in-law Jaya Bachchan in Rajiv Menon’s remake of Abhimaan starring AIshwarya and Abhishekk Bachchan in the lead roles in the movie.

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Yash Chopra to Direct Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif in his Next Film

After Veer Zara in 2004, Yash Chopra, one of the most celebrated filmmakers of Bollywood, is going to direct another movie and he has already roped in some of today’s big stars in the industry including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif. However, the casting of the movie has already caught the attention of the Bollywood moviegoers as the casting coup features a number of high-profile Bollywood rivalries.

First of all, it was unexpected that Katrina Kaif will be seen in a film alongside Shah Rukh Khan following King Khan’s recent fallout with Salman Khan, the real life love bird of Katrina Kaif. Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan involved in a hot spat at Katrina Kaif’s birthday party few weeks back. Reports suggest that Katrina Kaif took the decision of signing in for Yash Chopra’s next firm herself. She has also signed up for Temptations Reloaded Tour that was spearheaded by Shah Rukh Khan.

Another source suggests that Yash Chopra personally contacted Katrina Kaif with the offer and she was not in a position to say no to someone of Yash Chopra’s stature. This is undoubtedly an eye-catching offer for Katrina Kaif as the film could take a new turn in her career. Getting into a Yash Raj Production and being directed by Yash Chopta himself is more than a dream for someone like Katrina Kaif whose career wheel is now on rise.

Salman Khan is now busy with shooting for Vipul Shah's London Dreams in Paris and London. So, it is yet to see if Salman Khan reacts positively to Katrina Kaif’s decision of signing in for the Yash Chopra’s film alongside Shah Rukh Khan. Another Bollywood rivalry would feature in Yash Chopra’s next Bollywood project. It is now an open secret that Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan are avoiding each other in the industry since their infamous fallout following a series of negative remarks being thrown at each other in the media by themselves last year. Now, both Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan will have to share screen space in Yash Chopra’s next film.

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Amitabh Bachchan to Sign for his First International Film by Oscar Winning Director

Bollywood’s legendary figure Amitabh Bachchan is reportedly going to sign in for an international film project. Amitabh Bachchan recently wrote in his blog that he might feature in the English language film which will be made by the French filmmakers of 2006 Oscar winning documentary "March of the Penguin".

Amitabh Bachchan also wrote that the film is set in India as well as France and the shooting might roll on at the end of next year. "March of the Penguin" was directed by French filmmaker Luc Jacquet and the documentary earned a fabulous sum of $77 million in the U.S.

Amitabh Bachchan also stated that he had received an offer from Hollywood script writer Taxi Driver and Raging Bull for a Hollywood project. However, Big B will take the final decision after going through the script.

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Naseeruddin Shah Replaced Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Maharathi’

Naseeruddin Shah has taken up the role that was initially offered to Amitabh Bachchan in the movie Maharathi, which is a big-screen adaptation of a popular Gujarati comic play starring Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal. Amitabh Bachchan turned down the offer, citing that the role had shades of grey, told Paresh Rawal who directed the play in Gujarati.

Naseeruddin Shah was supposed play another role in the movie Maharathi, but after the opting out of Amitabh Bachchan, Naseeruddin Shah took up the role. Amitabh Bachchan earlier rejected another movie titled Shoot On Sight, based on a story related to July 2007 London bombings. Considering the controversial issue, Mr. Bachchan turned down the offer. The movie has recently been banned in Pakistan as the movie addresses a controversial issue.

The movie Maharathi was initially expected to be directed by Vikram Bhatt, but he was later replaced by Shivum Nair. Paresh Rawal explained that he did not take the director’s role as he thought that a fresh cinematic vision was needed on the play. The shooting of the movie is about to end and Paresh Rawal is happy to be working with actors like Om Puri, Boman Irani.

About the movie, Paresh Rawal said that Maharathi is a classic comic thriller. He plays the role of a driver, the same role he played in the play. Terming the script watertight, Mr. Rawal said everything and everyone in the film is in right place.

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Salman Khan to Write Tribute to his Father Salim Khan, If He Turns Actor

In response to a question whether he will turn into an author, Bollywood super star Salman Khan said that his first writing will be tribute to his father Salim Khan, famous screenwriter, if he really turns to writing in future. The Bollywood actor has good hand at painting and received accolades for his painting skill.

Salman Khan is currently shooting for his next film Hello which is the on-screen adaptation of popular novel 'One night @ the Call Centre' by Chetan Bhagat. The writer himself takes up the job of a narrator in the movie. Salman Khan plays the role of Chetan Bhagat in the movie.

Directed by Atul Agnihotri, the story of the movie tells events that six persons in a call centre encounter with one night. The movie also stars Katrina Kaif, Sharman Joshi, Gul Panag, Sohail Khan, Eesha Koppikar, Amrita Arora and Arbaz Khan. Hello is salted for release on October 10. Salman Khan has two more movies coming to hit the screens this year including Subhash Ghai's ‘Yuvraaj’ and Samir Karnik's 'Heroes'.

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Vidya Balan Learning UP Dialect for her Next Film “Ishkiyaan”

For the forthcoming film Ishkiyaan, Bollywood actress Vidya Balan is now learning a UP dialect. Directed by Abhishek Chaubey, the Vishal Bharadwaj production features Naseeruddin Shah alongside Arshad Warsi and Vidya Balan. The scrip is written by Vishal and Abhishek and the film features the same language that is heard in Omkara, directed by Vishal.

Khabrein reported:

A unit source informs, "Vishal and Abhishek have written the script of Ishkiyaan. The film has the same lingo that one hears in Vishal’s Omkara. When Vishal narrated the script to Vidya, she was apprehensive about her ability to deliver the dialogues fluently in this dialect. Being a South Indian, she was not very comfortable with the rural dialect. Though Vidya is fluent in Hindi, she insisted on learning the language before taking on the role."

It seems pretty good that Vidya is taking professional training before turning to camera. With her fluency in Hindi, the actress could have gone to deliver the dialogues without taking any lesion on the dialect. However, known as a perfectionist, Vidya Balan, went through the classes on that dialect to deliver the perfect diction in the movie.

The actress said that Ishkiyaan emerges with an unusual concept and she is happy to share screen space with Naseeruddin Shah in the movie. She portrays the character that fools her uncle and her nephew, portrayed by Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi respectively.

Katrina Kaif and Shah Rukh Khan to be Directed by Yash Chopra

Katrina Kaif’s acting career seems to have taken a new turn following her back to back hit movies in Bollywood. The Bollywood actress is now being flooded with loads of offers from big banners after presenting six blockbusters in the industry in the last couple of years.

Rumors out in the media suggest that the Katrina is going to sign for the next film of Yash Raj Films opposite Shah Rukh Khan. If it is not enough to keep your eyes wide open then note that the movie will be directed by legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra himself. Known for his romantic flicks, Yash Chopra will make a comeback in direction after four years and the movie features another legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan. No doubt, the movie could take Katrina Kaif’s acting career to a new high.

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Indian Billionaire Anil Ambani to Invest in Steven Spielberg Studio

Indian billionaire Anil Ambani will invest $550m in Hollywood director Steven Spielberg’s big-budget studio. Ambani, the sixth richest man in the world according to Forbes, owns Bollywood production house, Reliance Big Entertainment. Known as India’s media mogul, Anil Ambani has earlier indicated that he is interested to invest in Hollywood.

Steven Spielberg, on the other hand, has already become a legendary figure in Hollywood, presenting some of Hollywood’s highest grossing movies of all time. With three Oscars under his belt, Steven Spielberg is known for some of the big hits of the industry including Jurassic Park, ET etc. Aside from the $550m investment of Anil Ambani, the studio will start with $750m debt.

Guardian reported:

Reliance, which is also picking up cinema chains in the US, is attempting to build a global movie company. "The venture will reflect the new reality in today's world of cinema, where box-office collections for Hollywood movies are much larger outside than in the US," a source was quoted as saying in the Indian press.

The deal is not officially announced yet, but reports have it that the work of Dream Works will begin in January with the initial aim of producing six films per year. However, it is not yet confirmed if Steven Spielberg’s next project Tintin will be produced from his own studio.

Priyanka Chopra to Shake Leg with Shah Rukh Khan in “Billoo Barber”

Shah Rukh Khan is going to do an item number with Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra for Priyadarshan's next movie Billoo Barber, which is re-scheduled to hit the Indian cinema in February next year. Shah Rukh Khan plays an important role, portraying a film star in the movie. Director Priyadarshan wanted Shah Rukh Khan to choose some of the leading Bollywood actresses for a few glamorous item numbers in the movie and Deepika Padukone and Kareena Kapoor have already agreed to shake leg with Shah Rukh Khan in item numbers.

The item song with Kareena Kapoor was shot in the very beginning of the shooting. Now, the shooting for the second item song involving Bollywood heartthrob Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan is going on. The story of the movie is inspired by the story of Lord Krishna and his childhood friend Sudama.

The movie Billoo Barber revolves around the story of a superstar and his childhood friend Billoo (played by Irrfan Khan), a barber by profession. Interestingly, Irrfan Khan plays the male lead role in the movie, even though Shah Rukh Khan was initially offered the role of Billoo, but Mr. Khan opted to take a back seat in the movie.

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High Court Rejected “Hari Puttar” Case Filed by Warner Bros

Hollywood production house Warner Bros lost the case they filed against a Bollywood movie titled “Hari Puttar”, claiming that the title of the movie is very much similar to the title of their Bollywood film “Harry Potter.” However, the Delhi High Court rejected the plea of Warner Bros on this matter, stating that Warner Bros should have filed the case three years ago as the title of the movie was announced in 2005. Moreover, the court also said that the readers would easily make a distinction between Hari Puttar and Harry Potter.

BBC reported:

The court said Warner Bros could have brought the case three years ago and said readers could easily distinguish Hari Puttar from Harry Potter.

"The case has been dismissed. The court said that Warner Bros had known the title of the film since 2005 and had delayed bringing the case to court until the last moment," lawyer Pratibha Singh was quoted by news agency AFP as saying.

The stories of the two movies are also very different. Hari Puttar tells the story of a 10-year-old boy who goes to England and gets involved in a mission to save the world. The pre-scheduled release date of the movie, 12 September, was delayed by the court case and now the movie will hit the big screens on 26 September. The movie is made by Mirchi Movies.

Aamir Khan Better Prepared for Oscar with “Taare Zameen Par”

Last year’s Bollywood flick “Taare Zameen Par” has been selected as India’s official entry to Oscar. Aamir Khan’s directorial debut saw an extensive success at the box office in India, grossing more than one billion rupees (21 million dollars). "Taare Zameen Par" (Stars on Earth) is a movie that revolves around the story of an eight-year-old boy suffering from dyslexia or learning disorder and relationship with school teacher, the role portrayed by Aamir Khan himself.

This is not the first time that Aamir Khan’s movie has entered into Oscar. Actually, Aamir Khan starrer 2001 movie "Lagaan" (Tax) was the official entry from India to Oscar and reached the top five of the list. "Lagaan" was also released from Aamir Khan Production. However, the actor has recently claimed that he is now better prepared for the forthcoming Oscar and he wants to hire a publicist this time around.

Aamir Khan starrer "Rang de Basanti" was last year’s Oscar nomination from India, but the movie could not go far in the competition. So, Aamir Khan has been a known face in India’s Oscar nominations and the actor thinks he will have advantage as people already know about his previous movies. Now, let us see if Aamir Khan can manage to win the most prestigious Oscar for “Taare Zameen Par”, becoming the only second Indian director after Satyajit Roy.

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Sonal Chauhan: Salman Khan- Best Looking Man, Aamir Khan- Best Actor

Bollywood’s new face Sonal Chauhan thinks that there is something special in Salman Khan when it comes to appearance, while Aamir Khan could be an icon when it comes to acting talent. Sonal Chauhan made her acting debut in Emraan Hashmi starrer ‘Janat’ this year and received praise for her performance in the movie. The movie saw a huge hit in the box office, and was accepted by the moviegoers well. Though the movie revolves around the character of Emraan Hashmi, Sonal Chauhan got to prove her acting talent while portraying the role of Zoya in the movie.

Salman Khan is one of the most stylish actors in the industry with strong physical physique. Aamir Khan, on the other hand, is a versatile actor who takes up very few films, but he gives enough time and effort to portray his character in a best possible manner. Now, let us see if Sonal Chauhan can become stylish like Salman Khan and professional like Aamir Khan in her career.

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