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The bollywood roundtable 2013 The Actors
MUMBAI: CNN-IBN’s Bollywood Roundtable hosted by Rajeev Masand brings to you the best of Bollywood. From film-makers to actors and music composers to writers, the show offers a unique insight into the film industry and the challenges by it.
This week, Rajeev Masand chats with four leading actors of 2013 who left the nation spellbound with their outstanding work. The show features: Irrfan Khan, who played a lonely accountant in ‘The Lunchbox’; Farhan Akhtar, who went through a marked physical transformation to portray ‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh in ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’; Ranveer Singh, who played a madly passionate ‘Romeo’ in ‘Goliyon ki Rasleela: Ram Leela’; and Rajkummar Rao, who portrayed a practical-minded entrepreneur in ‘Kai Po Che’ and a fearless activist-lawyer in ‘Shahid.’
Don’t forget to tune in to this special episode of ‘The Bollywood Roundtable’ on Thu, Dec 26th @ 10.00 PM with repeats on Sun, Dec 29th @ 06.00 PM, only on CNN-IBN.
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Book Cricket gets a digital century on News18 amid T20 fever
Nostalgic classroom game revamped in English, Hindi plus Telugu on web and app.
MUMBAI: When the T20 World Cup fever hits fever pitch, News18 decides to flip the script straight back to the classroom. The digital news platform has revived the timeless schoolyard favourite Book Cricket as an interactive online game, perfectly timed to ride the cricket wave gripping fans across the globe. The reimagined Book Cricket ditches textbooks for smartphones, blending old-school nostalgia with modern gameplay. Once a sneaky recess pastime played by flicking book pages to score runs, the digital version now offers seamless fun for anyone craving a quick cricket fix between overs.
Available in English, Hindi and Telugu (with more languages planned across News18’s network), the game sits within the platform’s fast-growing gaming portfolio of over 20 titles, all built in-house. It joins event-driven hits like ‘Kursi Catcher’ and ‘Result Rewind’ during the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections, plus festive specials such as ‘Durga’s Astras’ for Durga Puja and ‘Mouse Modak’ for Ganesh Chaturthi.
News18 Digital CEO Mitul Sangani said, “Gaming is a key pillar of our engagement strategy. At News18, we uniquely combine our newsroom agility with immersive gaming experiences. By blending credible content with interactive formats, we are creating meaningful engagement in an era defined by shrinking attention spans and evolving consumption habits.”
Select titles have expanded beyond News18.com to CNBC-TV18.com and Firstpost.com, reflecting the network’s push to deepen user interaction across platforms. The Book Cricket game is live now at https://www.news18.com/games/book-cricket/.
In a tournament where every boundary counts, News18’s digital Book Cricket proves the simplest games can still deliver the biggest smiles no syllabus required, just pure cricket joy one page-flip at a time.
