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Miss India Adline Castelino becomes the 3rd runner-up at Miss Universe 2020

Miss India Adline Castelino becomes the 3rd runner-up at Miss Universe 2020

By Murtuza Iqbal 

Miss Universe 2020 competition which was supposed to take place in May last year was postponed to May this year due to Covid-19. Finally, the event took place on Sunday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood.


Andrea Meza of Mexico has been crowned Miss Universe for the year 2020 and Miss India Adline Castelino become the 3rd runner-up at the competition.

In her final statement, while speaking about Free Speech and the Right to Protest, Castelino stated, “We have seen many protests in the recent days. Especially, I want to point out the protests that women have made throughout the years with equal rights and till today we lack in them. Because protests help us raise our voice against what’s happening, against inequality, it helps minorities in any democracy to raise their voice. So, the protest is very important. But what’s not important is when you use it, use it with power because with every right comes with a responsibility.”

Miss Diva Universe India also congratulated Castelino via its official Twitter page. The post read, “India places 3rd Runner Up at @MissUniverse! Our hearts are filled with immense pride for our LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2020, @AdlineCastelino who has done such an exceptional job at the Miss Universe Pageant! We couldn't have asked for a better representative than you.”

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Highlights

  • Yash says he humanised Ravana to help global audiences relate to the character.
  • Asura designs in the first glimpse drew criticism for looking too Western-inspired.
  • Producer Namit Malhotra compares the film's tone to Lord of the Rings and Gladiator.
Yash, who plays the demon king Ravana in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana, says his portrayal was shaped by one clear goal: making the character relatable beyond Indian audiences.
Speaking at CinemaCon in Las Vegas this week, where the film was presented alongside major Hollywood releases, the actor said he worked to strip away the purely mythological reading of the role.

"I have tried to internalise the whole essence of Ravana and tried to make him as human as possible at times," Yash told Reuters.

"It is important for people to relate to him, and since we have global ambitions, we need to make it familiar to a Western audience as well."

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