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New Delhi, March 28 (Ians) Putting up stellar performances, Tekken athlete Abhinav Tejan and eFootball pro-Ibrahim Gulrez triumphed in the finals of the National Esports Championships (Nesc) 2023 organised by the Esports Federation of India (Esfi) and secured their berths at the global finals of the 15th World Esports Championships (Wec) which will take place in Iasi, Romania from August 24-September 4, 2023.

The 15th World Esports Championship 2023 will have a whopping prize pool of 500,000 dollars (Inr 4.12 crore) and is set to be the largest edition of the tournament to date with at least 130 countries participating in eFootball, Dota 2, Tekken7, Mobile Legends, Pubg: Mobile and Cs:go.

Despite starting from the loser bracket, Tejan who is a well-renowned name from the Tekken7 community proved his mettle against other top athletes of the country and will be representing India at the Wec for a record 6th time.

The 29-year-old, who won the South Asia regional finals...

The only hope that the 84th Academy Awards holds for India is Raju (Germany) that is nominated for Live Action Short category. Produced by Stefan Gieren and directed by Max Zähle, the film has been shot in India with a majority of Indian cast and crew.

The film is about a German couple who adopt an Indian orphan in Kolkata. Their child suddenly disappears and they realize that they are part of the problem.

In an interview to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, producer Stefan Gieren mentioned the challenges of shooting the film in Kolkata, “Making Raju was a series of insurmountable obstacles. As a producer I should have stopped the project several times during preproduction. As a filmmaker I was convinced that we had already lost so much that we could only win. So we tried. It was a very emotional process though. I remember roaming...