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THE TIMES OF Tyra banks on find your first name Saturday, a suitable boy January 17, 2004 to tie the knot initial here School charges students for trips to toilet Page 5 Pay toilets are not unusual, ter students vandalised bat- but pay toilets at school? St- hroom fixtures. City educa- udents at a high school in tion authorities, on their the southern Russian city part, have made a move to of Taganrog ha- halt the practice. ve to do more th- Recently, a lo- an raise their cal TV channel hands and ask broadcast part for permission of an amateur to use the bathr- video taken in a oom — they have school hallway, to pay cash. showing a boy School officials have inst- asking a female teacher ituted a plan to charge pu- whether he could use the pils for toilet trips in order bathroom. Her reply: ‘Pay.’ to pay for repairs needed af- Now that’s a stinker! OF INDIA MANOJ KESHARWANI answers poll call with sop opera ARUN KUMAR DAS both domestic and commercial use, ost- reveals a senior DTC official. The DTC Delhi residents; betterment tax, which Times News Network ensibly because the tariff on water in apart, the DMRC will also have to wait involves Delhiites paying 5 per cent of Delhi is 35 paise per kg as against Mum- till the elections are over before it can their electricity bills for the developme- ops, sops everywhere, not a sin- bai’s Rs 3 per kilo litre. ‘‘Our proposal hike the metro’s ticket rates. ‘‘Though nt of roads and infrastructure; parking gle tax hike in sight. It’s as good was based on bringing Delhi at par with maintaining the metro has become a tax, which is applicable to commercial S as it gets for the Capital’s citize- Mumbai,’’ informs a DJB official, ‘‘Ho- costly affair for us, the government is vehicles entering the city; and transfer- ns... kyunki, poll politics is at work. Wi- wever, no hike will be implemented till unlikely to effect a rise in fare because of-property tax, which envisages a 2 per th elections to Parliament slated for Ap- the parliamentary elections are over.’’ of the poll factor,’’says a DMRC official. cent rise in the existing duty.If you ha- ril, the Delhi sarkar is emulating the NEELABH ven’t guessed already, these sugge- Centre by putting on hold proposals sted taxes have been put on hold bec- to implement hikes in power and wa- ELECTION ECONOMICS ause they are not poll-friendly! ter tariff, plus bus and metro fare. With the parliamentary elections due in At another level, the Delhi govern- ‘‘With the Centre announcing a sl- April, the Delhi government postpones the ment’s newfound ‘generosity’ sees ew of sops to woo voters, the Delhi implementation of new taxes, hikes in tariff meters being installed and power be- government can’t afford to ignore po- ing supplied to slums. Besides, the litical compulsions,’’ says Delhi CM on power & water, plus bus & metro fare demolition of slums on the banks of Sheila Dikshit. So, for starters, ther- PROPOSALS PUT ON HOLD the Yamuna has been postponed till e’s a breather on the paani and bijli a more suitable time. front. While tariff on water was set z Eight-fold rise in tariff on water Meanwhile, the Union governme- to rise eight-fold, the corresponding z 10-12 per cent hike in tariff on power nt is set to okay a proposed merger of figure for electricity was to be raised z Increase in existing DTC and metro fare 50 per cent of the dearness allowan- by 10 to 12 per cent. Now, there’s eve- ce of Central government employees z Introduction of professional tax; parking ry chance of the hikes in the pipeline with their basic pay.While this move being deferred. ‘‘While the recomm- tax for commercial vehicles; betterment will entail an additional burden of endations of the Delhi Electricity Re- tax; and transfer-of-property tax Rs 1,000 crore on the Central excheq- gulatory Commission (DERC) will uer, the Delhi government too will be considered, the government will ta- It’s a similar story for the proposed Meanwhile, the MCD continues to sit see its finances suffering because of its ke a final decision in this regard soon,’’ jump in DTC fare. ‘‘While the DTC hop- on four new tax proposals. This list inc- election-inspired sops. Of course, if this says power secretary Jagdish Sagar. es to raise its revenue by hiking the exi- ludes professional tax (1 percent of tax- initiative translates into votes, it will be On the water front, the Delhi Jal Boa- sting fare, the city government has she- able income), which will be levied on th- paisa vasool for the city sarkar! rd (DJB) has inked substantial hikes for lved our proposal for the time being,’’ ose who work in the Capital but are not [email protected] THE SPACE RACE IS It’s pester power at arsenic hour! ANUBHA SAWHNEY kids choose to impose their demands.’’ OVER THE MOON! Times News Network These are times of the ‘latchkey kid’, a term used to describe a child JYOTI SHARMA a single-stage-to-orbit rocket, at icture this. It’s almost di- who returns from school to an em- Times News Network the price for a luxury tour of a P nner-time. Mom or Dad, or pty home and must take care of European capital.’’ This is the both, have just arrived home him/herself. ‘‘Unable to give th- he sky is no longer the lim- claim of the Artemis Project. and are tired after a long day at eir children enough time, wor- Tit... it’s time for an out-of- Meanwhile, scientists at the the workplace. Topping their king parents develop a guilt the-world experience on the Indian Space Research Organi- agenda is rest. Only,Mom and complex,’’ explains psychiatr- moon. In fact, investors in the sation (ISRO) are fine-tuning a Dad might be tired, but their ist Samir Parikh, MD, ‘‘The lunar business lunar project. kids are all wired up with a latest products in the market have posted LUNAR LURE ‘‘Chandraya- list of demands to be met. are used as a substitute for par- plans to build an I is a scien- Let’s take a sneak peek in- ental attention. Kids, in turn, townships on tific mission to a household. The son has are manipulative by nature the moon and which envis- two must-have demands: the and exploit the time when th- are dickering ages placing latest GI Joe toy and a cellpho- eir parents are most vulnerable IN FULL SWING! With promising projects tucked under her over the price a 525-kg spac- ne just like the one his friend — arsenic hour — to get dem- reel belt, Amisha Patel makes a standout statement for Delhi Times of lunar pro- ecraft in the across the street wants. The dau- NEELABH ands fulfilled.’’ perty! 100-km polar ghter is particularly fond of a This analysis is corroborat- (To send this photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/) Hilton, for orbit of the pink frock she recently saw at CHILD S PLAY ed by Seema Agnihotri, a fi- instance, has moon by a departmental store... ‘please Parents are most prone to nancial analyst and the moth- invested mill- 2008,’’ says an can I have it?’ is her non-stop give in to the demands of er of two boys. ‘‘While we have Amisha rises to the occasion ions of dolla- ISRO official. demand. The pet dog decides given our six-year-old son Sau- rs in feasibili- Visionaries forecast the possibility of According to pick this particular mome- their kids at ‘arsenic hour’ vik a cellphone, 11-year-old Ri- SHALAKA PARADKAR museums and seeing period films; I wrote my ty studies. Pl- the moon hosting townships, hotels to David Cris- nt to start scratching the paint — when they return home shabh is will be presented the thesis on religious architecture in India.’’ ans span a th- and expeditions in weightlessness well, a profes- off the door. And the cat re- after a tiring day at office latest version of the Playst- ogged out in faded jeans, a powder-pink At the Nawab of Pataudi’s hoary homeste- ree-level Orb- sor of physi- lieves itself in an unauthoris- ation recently introduced in Tfitted T-shirt under a fuchsia shirt-dress ad Ibrahim Palace, Amisha has settled in for it Hilton on PROJECTED POSSIBILITIES cs at the Un- ed location. Welcome to ‘arsenic hour’. the US,’’ she reveals. Incidentally,the term ‘ar- and with Fendi sunglasses perched on her he- a shooting schedule. ‘‘Kaho Na Pyaar Hai the surface of „ A temperature-controlled, three-level iversity of ‘‘The time after parents arrive home from senic hour’ has a number of synonyms: rush ad, Amisha Patel looks every bit the Bollyw- was a superhit, so was Gadar; I hope The Ris- the moon, wi- hotel on the lunar surface Houston, ‘‘In work just before dinner can well be the most hour, witching hour, sour hour, hurricane ood filmstar — albeit a trifle out of place in ing will turn out the same way!’’ Next off the th various se- „ Solar panels on the moon which will 50 years’ ti- hectic part of their day,’’ explains psychiatrist hour... clearly,a deep well of black humour is dusty Pataudi, where she is X-TRAA HOT BYTES blocks is Zameer, in which ctions of the provide Earth a source of electricity me, the moo- Sanjay Chugh, MD, ‘‘Pester power rules at ‘ar- the source behind these terms. No kidding! shooting for Ketan Mehta’s she portrays unrequited love. proposed ho- n’s cratered senic hour’ as this is invariably the time smart [email protected] „ Houses covered with lunar dust as 1857: The Rising. For the uncensored Amisha Speaking of which, this pret- tel being lin- surface could ‘‘In the film, I play Jwala, a Patel, tune in to Hello Delhi ty miss is still single. ‘‘Nah, ed with plas- insulation against heat variation be covered Bengali girl,’’ says Amisha, on Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM Akshay Khanna is just a co- tic which can „ Luxury tourist trips to the moon with solar pa- ‘‘This is the first time I have between 9 & 10 am today star with whom I shared a hit expand und- via a single-stage-to-orbit rocket nels. By 2050, experimented with a no-ma- film, Humraaz.’’ Unlike Ash, er pressure. approximate- keup, no-jewellery look — th- Amisha isn’t enamoured by The Lunar Reclamation Soc- ly 10 billion people will live on ere will just be cotton saris.’’ Hollywood. ‘‘Where is the ne- iety has plans for houses on the Earth and power from the mo- As one of Bollywood’s mo- ed? I get so much love here.’’ moon covered with lunar dust on could sustainable our power st educated actresses, Amis- What traumatises Amisha to protect them and their occu- needs.’’ Man has already spoilt ha is convinced of the need to be a beauty wi- most about her profession is the media hype. pants from extreme temperatu- the Earth. Maybe, those faraw- th brains. ‘‘For me, somebody who is intelli- ‘‘We lead uncommon lives in which the med- res. Yes, all these plans are in ay craters will pro- gent is mentally-stimulating and can make ia glare magnifies the little mistakes, or even the realms of imagination... vide this plan- great conversation. Such people don’t even the little good deeds. It’s something to live wi- but, once upon a time, the thou- et reason to need to be good-looking.’’ Both her period fil- th, it goes with the territory!’’ Wise words in- ght of man actually landing on be over the ms — Gadar and The Rising — are close to deed from an uncommonly wise actress. the moon was a distant dream. moon. her heart. ‘‘I am a history buff. I love visiting [email protected] ‘‘Within the next two decad- sharma.jyoti@ es, man will visit the moon via indiatimes.com Filmi taglines have come a long way

NIKITA DOVAL In Bollywood, the taglines of movies are longer than the titles gline is about arousing Times News Network curiosity.‘‘My film dea- ls with an attempt to hort isn’t necessarily swe- free prisoners of war.’’ S et. This is Bollywood’s late- Technically-speaki- st mantra — in so many words. ng, taglines are a neces- So, after long filmi titles such as sity for certain movies Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Ch- since a title sought by a ahti Hoon and Ab Tumhare Ha- film-maker might be re- wale Watan Saathiyon, it’s now Shaadi Ka Ladoo: Raha Deewar: Let’s Bring gistered with someone time for long taglines. Sample Na Jaaye Saha Na Jaaye Our Heroes Home else. ‘‘If a producer finds this. Shaadi Ka Ladoo: Raha Na that a title fits his storyline Jaaye Saha Na Jaaye, Deewar: but is unable to obtain the Let’s Bring Our Heroes Home, ing taglines is ried man mig- rights to use it, he will opt for Saazish: The Game Of Danger, to help the vi- WORDS WORTH ht crave bach- a suitable tagline,’’ says tra- Waqt: A Race Against Time, sta- ewer understand the content of elorhood and vice versa. The ta- de analyst Taran Adarsh. rring , and Ku- the movie,’’ says Raj Kaushal, gline of the film explains this.’’ So, what’s in a name? Well, ch Din Kuch Pal: Memories Re- director Shaadi Ka Ladoo: Ra- Simultaneously, for Deewar: by the look of things, tagli- peat Themselves, Life Does Not. ha Na Jaaye Saha Na Jaaye, Let’s Bring Our Heroes Home nes have the last word! ‘‘The primary reason for us- ‘‘My film deals with how a mar- producer Gurang Doshi, the ta- [email protected] Priyanka Chopra ‘I love the ambience at glamorous parties’ For your new fi- MADHUR friend, Bobby Pushkarna —who is pro- What kind of research did you put lm Page 3,you BHANDARKAR ducing Page 3 —and narrated the idea in to make your movie ‘realistic’? have chosen a Film-Maker to him. Like me, he was charged up. To begin with, Konkona, Bobby and I glamourous su- On the subject What is the storyline all about? boarded a local train and visited a ne- bject. Why? of his latest film Page 3 is just the backdrop for the film, wspaper office recently. I wanted the I have been to which permeates throu- protagonist of my film to many ‘Page 3’ pa- gh the story of a journali- ‘I want actors in my have a feel of ground reali- rties and I love st who covers parties and films to have a feel ty.Then we gave Konkona the ambience at then takes a local train of ground reality’ lots of ‘Page 3’ reports in such places. It is back home. The protago- newspapers. We also met very different from the usual filmi par- nist is a new ‘Page 3’ journalist and lots of journalists. ties, where stars remain very distant. Was Page 3 your initial choice? people use her naivete or her contacts Was Konkona the original choice? At such parties, politicians, socialites, Initially,I wanted to make a film on the to reach their goals. The film is about No, I approached Kareena Kapoor fir- industrialists, models and journalists night-life of Mumbai seen through the how a girl, played by Konkona Sen, gr- st, but she had date problems. rub shoulders. It is quite interesting. eyes of a driver or waiter.Later,I met a ows in her profession. AFSANA AHMED

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t was an evening hosted by the diences engrossed throughout ambassador of Austria Peter with his narration of stories. SMS joke of IStefan and his wife Jutta Ste- The fairy tales of the author fan Bastl at their residence in ho- Tales from Austria were followed by cocktails where the day nour of the Austrian author Folke who narrated fairy tales words, my eyes, and... the ears, the guests were seen chatting Folke Tegetthoff. The do started during the hour-long discussion. eyes and hearts of my listeners.’’ with Folke and the ambassador. Dress code 4 a party with a story telling session by The talk veered from the ques- And he managed to kept the au- Seen were the veteran actress tions of creativity,combining the Sushma Seth engrossed in deep — BLACK TIES ONLY. classical elements of fairy tales conversation with Vinod and his Banta goes for the with contemporary art and expli- wife Kavita Nagpal. The former cating the fairy tale as a philoso- Indian ambassador to Austria Hi- party & is surprised 2 c phy of life! ramath was conversing with Ste- that other guests r Folke took to the mike by say- fan. Artists Bulbul Sharma, ing, ‘‘For me, tales are communi- Sharon Lowen and dancer wearing SUITS also! cation. Talking with one another. Shovana Narayan were also seen Someone stands up and tells a sto- at the do. ry. That’s all. No costumes, no masks, no stage scenery and no Folke Tegetthoff & Sybille Pfeiffer extravagant light shows. Only my Roysten Abel & Jutta Stefan Bastl For more jokes on your mobile, sms JOK to 8888 Photos: RANJIT KUMAR Joyshree Arora, Sushma Seth and Qayoom Wadera MANOJ KESHARWANI

SOM TUGNAIT: Mover & Shaker octor, fitness expert and my country,’’ he states with a body builder par excel- smile. D lence — there are several A State level cricket player, the adjectives to describe Som Tug- good doctor had to leave the nait, but the man prefers to be game when his cricketing practise ‘‘known just as an Indian, first interfered with his medical stud- and foremost.’’ ies. ‘‘The game would leave me Twice a world champ in body tired and I could not concentrate building, Som was recently hon- on my studies. However, I needed oured with the Best Lifter’s Award something to do in my spare time in Bench Press during the World — and it was then that I was in- Championship that was held in troduced to body-building,’’ he Austria. ‘‘The feeling that one ex- adds. Slowly, what had started periences when one’s name is an- out as a hobby went on to be- nounced as a winner is indescrib- come a passion and Som threw able. There is an outburst of hap- himself whole-heartedly into piness and pride, not just for my- body-building. self as an individual but also for Talking about it, the doc says, ‘‘Body-building is not only about developing your bi- ceps, but also enhancing your mind. It helps change your at- SPOT LIGHT titude towards life, enables you to become what you tru- ly want to be.’’ These days, Tugnait trains young men and women who aspire to be models and body-builders. ‘‘My first ad- vice to them is to be focussed. And the second is to always respect your parents. The grooming aspect comes later. I also advice them to think positive, in fact, these are my basic mantras in life too,’’ he informs. While the doctor is not at work and is out partying, there are many who walk up to him, marvelling at his bi- ceps and wanting to touch them. ‘‘It is, of course, a very nice and humbling experi- ence,’’ he says. Ask him what does he like doing in his spare time and he adds with a shy smile, ‘‘I spend it with my family and friends.’’ NIKITA DOVAL

FACT OF THE MATTER Banging your head against a wall will use roughly 150 calories an hour.

He has short patriotic films such as Vande Mat- aram, Jaye He and Jana Gana Mana to his credit. And now,Bharat Bala is all set to make a mark in Bol- lywood with his multi-lin- gual debut film — Hari

Om. It will have an inter- national cast with French actors Camille Natta and Jean Marie Lamour. Vijay Raaz plays the role of a happy-go-lucky rickshaw driver, Hari Om. The film will be released in three languages — English, Hin- di and French.

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he fires of Lori were still cussed the good old times, New Mohta drew cheers for re- send a troupe of Indian pup- evening when conversation, to be lit outside..., but York-based photographer Ram sponding positively to the peteers to New York. In the end, wine and good food, flowed Tthe atmosphere inside WARM & COMFORTABLE Rahman talked about Norman American visitors’ appeal to it was just the kind of an comfortably. the residence of the American Mailer and the streets of New Public Affairs Officer, Michael York and American puppeteers Anderson’s house that evening Theodora Skipitares and Jane was electric and full of warm- Catherine Shaw answered eve- th. The dinner,organised in ho- ryone’s questions on the kind nour of the Americans partici- of puppets they use and like. pating in the Ishara Interna- Rajasthan’s master kathput- tional Puppet Festival drew an li-wallah Puran Bhatt got more eclectic group that knew the hugs than anyone else around worth of all those who had and Bhaskar Ghosh and Delhi been in the spotlight that week administration’s secretary for together with Dadi Padamjee culture Nita Bali, talked shop and his talented group of pup- culture seriously with Sharon peteers. Lowen and Alka Pande. In an- Nissar Allana with Alka Pande Sunil Dogra and Sanjoy Roy other corner, ICCR’s Madhup Photos: SATISH JAISWAL

Sharon Lowen & J Catherina

Dadi Padamjee and Michael Anderson As the evening moved on, the American cultural affairs officer Bob Schmidt worship- fully sat at the feet of New York theatre legend Ellen Stewart, who wears her 80-plus years colourfully, listening to her talk, while Kathak danseuse Shovana Narayan and the- atreperson Nissar Allana ani- matedly discussed Delhi’s crip- pling entertainment tax on the- ater.As Rajiv Sethi and the em- bassy’s Miriam Caravella dis- NO STRINGS ATTACHED t was the day of seamless garments. Thursday eve- Ining saw an Indo-Italian

joint venture launch these in a rather knotted affair. A garish old shaadi hall was the venue of a tackily-pro- duced fashion show. The show had loads of drama that wasn’t in sync with the collection. It opened with an old, shrivelled man strutting down the ramp in his jocks, sporting an avi- ator shade and a guitar, coz Rock stars wear sea- mless underwe- ar. Women wal- ked in sporting vibrant, body- hugging jump- suits, body suits and, of course, teeny-weeny swimwear and underwear. More drama followed as girls walked in some- times in hand- cuffs and some- times in chains and leathers with kohl-smu- dged eyes and black lipstick to add to their stark image. The audience, which primarily comprised gar- ment manufac- turers, was awestruck with the action on ramp. Post show, those seen were Madhu Kapoor, MD of Apparel and Leather Tech- nics, Luca Pas- torello, MD of CF Italia and de- signer Sumane Singh....

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WORLD times of the phenomenally a family. Banks wa- talented actor and his rela- nts someone to be tionships with the film frater- there for moral support when she has children. The stunning catwa- lk star, who is planning to lau- nch her singing career soon, was thrilled to hear that Vict- oria’s Secret pal Heidi Klum is ex- pecting and the news has made her think even more nity. Titled Dilip Kumar: Star about finding the Legend of Indian Cinema - right person to start a The Definitive Biography, the family with. Says she, book penned by veteran film ‘‘I always wanted chil- writer Bunny Reuben gives dren. I’ve never been in graphic detail how an ‘‘in- attached to the mar- troverted and inhibited’’ riage idea but I youngster metamorphosed don’t want to go into a thespian par excellence through labour by the sheer ‘‘dint of his de- without a hus- termination, perseverance band.” (ANI) and capability.’’ (ANI) KEN: FIDAA OVER KAREENA! en Ghosh has already begun shoot- K ing for his next film called Fidaa, which stars Fardeen Khan, Shahid Kapur and Kareena Kapoor. Plans are that he will complete the film by March so that it releases in April. The director is mum about the plot,but rev- eals that it will be a love triangle and the sub- ject is quite differ- ent from others. Ken also re- veals that he plans to make a hor- ror film after Fidaa. (ANI)

Keanu: I’m not romantic lthough he plays a romantic emergency A room doctor in his new film Something’s Gotta Give, Hollywood hunk Keanu Reeves doesn’t consider himself a die-hard romantic in real life. ‘‘I’m not romantic,’’ said the 39-year- old Speed star. ‘‘I’m just like, ‘How are you do- ing, do you want to get in the sack?’ There’s no romance. No sweet nothings. No playing in bed, no gifts, no flowers, noth- ing. Take it or leave it. This role was really a stretch.’’ (ANI) Bhatt to begin an Indo-Pak film! irector and writer will Dwrite the script and Samina Peerzada will direct the first film co-produced by India and Pakistan. Peerzada said from Karachi that Bhatt would be writing the script for her next film Kash and work on the new movie would start by the end of January. ‘‘I had a detailed meeting with Mr Bhatt at a film festival in England where my film Inteha was screened. The music will be com- posed by Pakistani musicians and the songs will be choreographed by Indian choreogra- phers. The cast of the film is yet to be decid- ed. However, it will have both Indian and Pakistani stars,’’ she said. Asked whe- ther Pooja Bh- att would have a role in the film, Peerzada said that it would depend on the script. ‘‘I am fully conce- ntrating on my new project and it will be out soon,’’ she con- cluded. (ANI)

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been conducting his own romance very dis- Vol. 04 No. 17 The latest on Gomzi creetly. He was spotted at a suburban lounge, RNI Registration No. DELENG/2001/5765. accompanied with a woman by his side and Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. by Balraj Arora at Times House, 7 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi — 110 002 and printed by him at Times of India Press some other friends. Sources also tell us that the 7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi — 110 002 and 13 & 15/1, Site IV Industrial Area, lady, supposed to be divorced (or separated) Sahibabad (U.P.). Regd. Office: Dr Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Mumbai — 400 001. Editor (Delhi Market): Sabina Sehgal Saikia, responsible for selection of news under PRB Act. © All rights with kids, is called Taruna, and is, apparently, reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission of the publisher is older to him in age. prohibited. Circulated with The Times of India in Delhi & adjoining areas.

hile the entire chatterati has been run- W ning to town with stories on Suman Ran- ganathan after her split with Gomzi (Gautam Kapoor), not many know that the latter has Govinda is heart-broken ovinda is hurt for two reasons. So much Gso that he has decid- ed to cut away all emo- tional ties and become very busi- ness-like. One, he says, is an article that appear- ed in a maga- zine about a film titled Ra- mbha Radha Rani, where Go- vinda has a song. ‘‘I did the song number out of my friendship with them,’’ he says. ‘‘Dubbed in Hindi, nobody asked if I was fine them using my name in the Hindi version.’’ Govinda is also hurt by some of his close fri- ends who apparently,have turn- ed out to be fair-weather friends.

Yehi hai right choice, Bebo! ne person who ma- Ode sure to see Cha- meli is director Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Just

before he left for Simla for the first shooting sp- ell of Black, SLB chewed on the Chameli perform- ance with much relish. ‘‘I always had full faith in Kareena, otherwise I wouldn’t have signed her for my Bajirao Mas- tani. She’s the best we’ve today.’’

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