It was yesterday when Sonam Kapoor gave a hint that she will be introducing us to the lucky charm of India. Well, we had told you that it was an announcement about her next film The Zoya Factor in which she plays the role of a girl named Zoya Solanki who becomes a lucky charm for the Indian cricket team.
Now, the makers have released the motion poster of the movie. Sonam took to Instagram to share it with her fans. The actress posted, “Who needs Nimbu Mirchi, when you have Zoya Solanki! India’s lucky charm is here to turn tables around for you. #TheZoyaFactor @dqsalmaan #AbhishekSharma @pooja_shetty @aartishetty @foxstarhindi @ad_labsfilms.”
Sonam is seen as a Goddess and has a bat in one hand and a cricket helmet in another hand. Well, we can clearly say that Sonam aka Zoya is the Goddess of cricket.
The Zoya Factor is based on Anuja Chauhan's 2008 novel with the same name. The film also stars heartthrob Dulquer Salmaan who will be seen playing the character of the Indian Cricket Team captain in the movie. This will be Dulquer’s second Bollywood film. He made his debut last year with Karwaan which also starred Irrfan Khan.
Directed by Abhishek Sharma, The Zoya Factor is produced by Fox Star Studios and it is slated to hit the screens on 20th September 2019. The movie will clash with Sanjay Dutt and Manisha Koirala starrer Prassthanam and Karan Deol starrer Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas.
While talking about her character, Sonam had earlier said, “A lot of girls tend to be like, ‘Listen, if I am such a mess, how am I ever going to succeed in life?’ But I want to say, it’s okay to be a mess. I think that’s what I said through Mili in Khoobsurat and that’s what I liked about Zoya as well. I like to play girls who are regular and normal, who have regular problems because all of us have them.”
Shabana Mahmood has vowed to overhaul the Home Office after a report exposed serious failings and a culture of dysfunction within the department. (Photo: Getty Images)
Home Secretary says the Home Office is “not yet fit for purpose”
Report by former adviser Nick Timothy found a “culture of defeatism”
Civil servants accused of wasting time on “identity politics”
Mahmood vows to rebuild the department to “deliver for this country”
HOME SECRETARY Shabana Mahmood has said the Home Office is “not yet fit for purpose” after an internal report described it as dysfunctional and detached from its core functions.
Mahmood, who took office last month, saidthat the department had been “set up to fail” but said she was working to rebuild it so it “delivers for this country”.
Her comments follow a report uncovered by The Times, written by former Home Office special adviser Nick Timothy, now a Conservative MP.
Commissioned in 2022 by then home secretary Suella Braverman, the report found a “culture of defeatism” on immigration and failings that hindered work on crime and small boat crossings.
Timothy was granted access to the department and its staff for a two-month review. He found “too much time is wasted” on identity politics and social issues, with civil servants spending working hours in “listening circles” to discuss personal and political views.
The report criticised the asylum and immigration system as “lethargic”, citing a backlog of 166,000 asylum cases and interviews delayed for up to two years.
Timothy said some officials refused to work in immigration because they were “ethically” opposed to border control or feared blame when issues arose.
He also pointed to outdated data and technology systems and rejected calls to split up the department, urging instead for urgent investment in modern systems.
Mahmood said: “This report, written under the last Government, is damning. To those who have encountered the Home Office in recent years, the revelations are all too familiar. The Home Office is not yet fit for purpose, and has been set up for failure.”
A senior source told the BBC that Permanent Secretary Antonia Romeo plans to make the Home Office “the ‘blue-chip’ department of Whitehall, and the destination department for top talent”.
By clicking the 'Subscribe’, you agree to receive our newsletter, marketing communications and industry
partners/sponsors sharing promotional product information via email and print communication from Garavi Gujarat
Publications Ltd and subsidiaries. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the
unsubscribe link in our emails. We will use your email address to personalize our communications and send you
relevant offers. Your data will be stored up to 30 days after unsubscribing.
Contact us at data@amg.biz to see how we manage and store your data.