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Rasika Dugal 'hangs out' with IPS officials to prep for web show Delhi Police

May 232018

Rasika Dugal talks about spending time with cops to slip into the role of one, in her upcoming web show, Delhi Police

Rasika Dugal

Apart from her next big screen venture, Nandita Das’ Manto, Rasika Dugal is also awaiting the release of her upcoming web offering, tentatively titled Delhi Police, which will see her slip into the role of an IPS officer for the first time.

Talking about the eight-part crime drama series, based on high profile criminal cases, Dugal says, “I play an IPS officer who has only recently completed a year-long training in Delhi. So, I met several IPS officers as part of preparation. I spent time with them to understand the processes underway in police stations, how they train for a parade or simply hang out. It is easy to relate to people once they start talking. Stories about their training and desire to do something for people and the country made for many long conversations.” The actor also took time to understand the different official ranks in the system, and those that are specific to the Delhi Police. “There were so many details about the uniform itself, and about the different ways in which they salute each other.”

Shot from January to April earlier this year, the show was helmed by Canadian director Richie Mehta, and has been produced by Golden Karavan and Ivanhoe Pictures. Rasika Dugal admits she’s known Mehta for a while after having met him at a film festival in 2013. “We bumped into each other later when he was on a recce for this project. I was shooting for another venture at the same location. He tells me that it occurred to him then that I would fit the part.” The show, also featuring Shefali Shah, Adil Hussain and Rajesh Tailang is based on investigations of the cases in concern.

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Delhi Police personnel to watch Dabangg 2 with Salman Khan

Celebrities

Dec 152012

The Delhi Police personnel, who have been appreciated for their bravery and meritorious services, will now get a chance of a lifetime to watch Dabangg 2 with none other than Salman Khan before the film’s release on Dec 21.

Sources say that Salman Khan, who will arrive in Delhi on Dec 18, will not only pay his tribute to police martyrs, but also will meet the relatives of the five policemen who died during the Dec 13, 2001, parliament attack.

Readers may recall that, earlier too, a special screening of Rowdy Rathore was held for Delhi Police’s SWAT (Special Weapon and Techniques) team with Akshay Kumar.

Parliament attack: Martyrs` families demand Afzal`s execution

News

Dec 132012

New Delhi: Upset over the delay in the hanging of Afzal Guru, some families of martyrs in the 2001 Parliament attack, on Thursday boycotted the function at Parliament, demanding the convict’s immediate execution.

They skipped the homage ceremony held at Parliament on the eleventh anniversary of the attack.

“Kasab’s hanging has given us some solace. Though he committed the crime much later but was hanged earlier, why is Afzal’s case still pending,” said Ganga Devi, wife of deceased Delhi Police Sub-Inspector Nanak Chand at a function organised by All India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF).

They expressed hope that Guru will be hanged soon after Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde’s promise of looking into the case.

“Life has been tough since my father died. Though my mother has helped me a lot to overcome the loss,” said Gaurav Yadav, son of another victim Jagdish Prasad Yadav.

The victims’ families have already returned gallantry medals to the President in protest against the delay in hanging of Guru.

AIATF chairman M S Bitta said the families will continue to boycott the homage-paying ceremony at Parliament till Guru is hanged.

He said Shinde’s promise of looking into Afzal’s case has given some hope. “We will wait for three months and chalkout our next course of action,” Bitta said.

On December 13, 2001, five heavily-armed gunmen stormed into Parliament complex and opened indiscriminate fire, killing nine persons.

The martyrs included five Delhi Police personnel, a woman Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official, two Parliament watch and ward staff and a gardener.

A journalist, who was injured, died later. All five terrorists were shot dead.

PTI

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First Published: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 21:19