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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Kolkata, Nov 10 (IANS) Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan Monday complimented Indian sportsmen on their recent stellar performances in hockey and cricket.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;India beat world champions Australia in hockey series tie...India beat Sri Lanka in Cricket series...you bring glory to country,&quot; the star tweeted Monday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The Indian men&#39;s hockey team delivered a fantastic performance, winning their third successive match, to defeat World Champions Australia 3-1 and clinch the four-match Test series 3-1 at the Perth Hockey Stadium Sunday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">On the same day, a superb all-round performance helped India cruise to a six-wicket win in the third One-Day International (ODI) against Sri Lanka. India clinched the five-match series 3-0 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Bachchan is in the city for the filming of Shoojit Sircar&#39;s &quot;Piku&quot; with co-stars Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">He will be attending the inaugural ceremony of the 20th Kolkata International Film Festival Monday with his celebrated family.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;And tomorrow another early day on &#39;PIKU&#39;, and then the inauguration of the KIFF, international film festival .. family coming in too,&quot; Big B tweeted Sunday<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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