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一 | Sanjay Dutt is back in the headlines, and this time it is for a project that seems to be stirring a lot of curiosity. After winning hearts with his performance as SP Chaudhary Aslam in Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar: The Revenge, where fans loved his comical answers and savage attitude, he has officially announced his next big project. Titled Aakhri Sawal, the film will release in cinemas on May 15, 2026. The announcement came through a striking poster that looks intense and powerful. Designed with a giant question mark as its centrepiece, the visual aesthetic features a burnt, gritty look, layered with old newspaper clippings that suggest a story carrying years of historical weight and noise. Adding to the intensity, the poster shows people holding red flags, hinting at themes of protest, anger, and a story that has been building up for a long time. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sanjay Dutt (@duttsanjay) Sanjay Dutt’s face is positioned in the middle of the poster in profile, leaving the audience wondering if he holds the answers or is the one searching for them. Along with the visual is the intriguing tagline: "The question India never stopped asking." While specific plot details remain under wraps, the film's foundation goes back in history. Aakhri Sawal draws from the 100-year journey of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which was founded in 1925 by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar. The story focuses on a specific moment that the film suggests quietly shifted the course of the country and an episode not typically found in standard textbooks. The cast features an ensemble including Amit Sadh, Namashi Chakraborty, Sameera Reddy, Tridha Choudhury, and Neetu Chandra. Sharing the news on social media, Sanjay wrote, "The question India never stopped asking. Get ready to know the answer on 15th May only in cinemas." The announcement received a warm response, with his wife Maanayta Dutt posting fire emojis and fans expressing their excitement over this new project. Also Read: Dhurandhar: The Revenge Review: Marathon Actioner。 (ECNS) -- Chinese illustrator Cai Gao received the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration in Ottawa, Canada, on Friday, becoming the first Chinese illustrator to win the honor since the illustration category was introduced in 1966. In her acceptance speech, she described children’s books as bridges linking cultures and hearts. Born in Changsha, Hunan Province, in 1946, Cai had no formal art training. After six years as a rural teacher, she became a children’s book editor in the 1980s and went on to create dozens of picture books rooted in her own life and Chinese cultural traditions. Her works draw on nursery rhymes, folk tales and the wartime history of Changsha, exploring themes of love, courage and self-transcendence. She said picture books also serve as spaces for communication between parents and children. Cai recalled that the first long-form picture story she illustrated was Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid,” whose pursuit of an immortal soul had long inspired her. Receiving the award decades later, she said Chinese stories likewise carry a gentle yet resilient spirit and a beauty capable of crossing language barriers. (By Helen Mo, intern Yang Hongran) 。