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&217(176 APRIL 2013 30 The Eternal Dreamer The man who regaled us with his acting and directorial skills has now put his heart to a new venture, Qyuki. Shekhar Kapur tells Society why he wants to foster creativity in the country. By Anupama Bijur 66 126 50 The Tamil Effect Catching the Tiger by his Tail A Bold Stance The people of Tamil Nadu are an Read a 1980 interview of Mansur Ali The censor board is not kind to filmmaker and illustrious community, having excelled Khan Pataudi, in which he candidly activist Sridhar Rangayan’s realistic movies in all walks of life. Society looks at the chats with Society about his childhood, on the tabooed subjects of transgenders and prominent Tamilians in the country. royalty, career and family. homosexuals. But, as Manali Shah finds out, he By CSS Latha By Ingrid Albuquerque has stuck to his guns. EDITORIAL &217(176 EDITOR Suchitra Iyer APRIL 2013 BUREAU CHIEFS Meeta Mishra (Delhi); Anupama Bijur (Bangalore); CSS Latha (Chennai); Nandini R Penna (Hyderabad); Kakoli Poddar, Sudeshna Chakravarty (Kolkata) SENIOR CORRESPONDENT Ujwal Salokhe 100 96 CORRESPONDENTS Srividya Menon, Manali Shah Being ‘Brand’ Yuvi Rupert’s Rival (Mumbai) ; Martin DeSouza, Prashant Rane (New York); While cricketer Yuvraj Singh’s victory against Rupert Murdoch’s arch nemesis Craig Ekatmata Sharma, Ngathingpei Khayi, Roma Arora (Delhi) cancer was lauded by all, him promoting a life Aaron tells Kenneth Rapoza about EDITORIAL CO-ORDINATOR Catherine Fernandes insurance ad brought up the question of how his passionate ¿ ght to reform the SENIOR ARTIST Uday Gaikar ethical ailment marketing is. media in the US to include diversity ARTIST Moulvi Haseeb Hasan By Ujwal Salokhe of ownership. 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Having spread across genres and cities, festivals such as IBut, for quite a few years now, things have been looking Sunburn, NH7 Weekender and Mahindra Blues Festival up for those in alternative music. Avenues and opportunities have been incredible crowd-pullers, which reinforces their have opened up in the form of music festivals and live music popularity. For musicians, it has meant visibility, playing to spaces at restaurants and pubs. India has never witnessed such an interested crowd, press coverage and accolades. Television conception and influx of music festivals ever before. shows like MTV Roots, The Dewarists, Coke Studio @ MTV and PXVLF Q Swarathma Despite a rise in the number of music festivals and avenues that promote independent and non-film music, does Bollywood continue to remain the preferred option for aspiring musicians? Society does a little asking around… Own Tune VH1 India Rules have been platformed to showcase Indian indie music. The audience has also shown its appreciation and lauded such shows. Bands and solo artistes have been actively making full use of the internet and social media to showcase their work and reach out directly to netizens. While Bollywood has been the traditional choice for aspiring musicians, it is no longer the dominant, most lucrative option. Jasleen Royal FRYHUVWRU\ Q DXUEternal PHOTOGRAPHS: SANDESH RAVIKUMAR Dreamer.
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