Mangaluru, Jul 21 (PTI) The week-long lockdown imposed in Dakshina Kannada since July 16 will be in force only till 5 am on Thursday, DK district-in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said on Tuesday.

There is no move to extend the lockdown and shops and business establishments will be allowed to function from Thursday, he said.

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The announcement follows the Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's message to the public through the media earlier in the day that there will be no further lockdowns in the state.

The Chief Minister had urged the people to learn to live with the pandemic by maintaining social distancing and following regulations prescribed by health authorities.PTI MVGSS PTI PTI 07212204 NNNN I felt like I want to do this, and so I did it.

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"As an actor, I am greedy to play different women on screen, to live different lives. When I'm getting the opportunity, I grab it with all my might," Vidya told reporters at the virtual press conference of the launch the song “Pass nahi to fail nahi” of her upcoming movie "Shakuntala Devi".

The film features Vidya in the titular role of the mathematical wizard, who was known for her ability to make incredibly swift calculations.

Shakuntala Devi's genius was first discovered at the age of five, when she solved a math problem for 18-year-old students.

Though Vidya comes with an experience of doing a biopic in the past -- having played south actor Silk Smitha in “The Dirty Picture”—she said the toughest part about "Shakuntala Devi" was to get her mannerism and energy right.

"The most interesting and challenging part of the biopic was doing the math shows. For her, it happened naturally, she was a genius and was gifted. Thankfully, I didn't have to work out the answers but I had to enjoy the numbers in a way and interact with people the way she did.

"She had this attitude towards maths that it was magic. I had to feel that to be able to perform that. The way she gave her answers, it had a certain elan, swag. I had to work on that," she added.

The film is directed by Anu Menon, who has also co-written the screenplay with Nayanika Mahtani.

Vidya said the movie doesn't "dramatise" the story of Shakuntala Devi as she already lived a fulfilling life.

"When you're telling a story, sometimes you take those creative liberties and that's absolutely fine. If it was a very staid account of a person's life, maybe a documentary form should be used.

"But in Shakuntala Devi's case, we didn't have to dramatise anything. It had everything.

She was an exciting, livewire personality who lived a fulfilling life. Therefore, we didn't have to dramatise anything," she added.

The movie, with dialogues penned by Ishita Moitra, will start streaming on Amazon Prime Video from July 31.

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