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THE TIMES OF INDIA It’s Sweet Dreams and Rani team up Wednesday, August 13, 2003 for Rachel Stevens for The Rising... Sex on credit in Romania Page 7 Page 8 Sex-workers in Romania cking over even when cust- are now offering sex on cre- omers are waiting for the dit to customers. Apparent- next payday. ‘‘My income ly,paying by credit card he- went up 10-fold since I star- lps clients get sex on dema- ted using this method,’’ cla- nd between paydays. ims a pimp in Bucharest. Pimps inform that clien- Some clients, though, ts are normally say the new sy- trustworthy and stem only enco- pay for services urages them to they have taken. come to visit sex- A note is made workers more of- in ‘sex registers’ ten. But then, kept by pimps. don’t they say th- This helps them at you can’t have keep business ti- it both ways? OF INDIA DARE WE WEAR THE TRICOLOUR? Although citizens of countries across the globe wear their national colours with pride as OUR VIEW articles of clothing, the law prohibits Indians from displaying such a patriotic gesture How fares India on its 57th Independence Day? The patriotism on their sleeves. But in abroad wear T- ding Malini Ra- the Indian map on it. It is all about National Flag provides an answer. Even as the new India — a world far removed from shirts with the FLYING COLOURS mani. expressing one’s patriotism. And, Flag Code empowers the common man to hoist the the rest of the world — even hoist- Union Jack and the Stars and A few years back, the if one looks good while doing so, Tricolour atop his home and office, the rest of the ing the Tricolour atop one’s home Stripes. Why can’t we wear designer sported a what is the problem?’’ world wears patriotism on its sleeve. If nothing is or office was deemed an offence the Tricolour? I am proud to Tricolour dress. To- The problem is that, according as personal to our civilised senses than the clothes till not too long ago. be an Indian and should be day,she is still emb- to the law, ‘‘The Flag shall not be we wear, the very act of wearing the colours of Flashback to circa 2002. Navin allowed to show my patrio- roiled in a court ca- used as portion of a costume or one’s country on T-shirts, bandanas, bermudas, Jindal’s sustained battle to bring tism in any way I want to as se over the matter. uniform of any description, nor even bikinis and G-strings, is a personal statement the Tricolour closer to the comm- long as it is in the right But Malini is unfa- shall it be embroidered or printed on man finally culminated in suc- spirit,’’ points out Jin- zed. ‘‘I am extreme- upon cushions, handkerchiefs, on the patriotism which we embody. cess. A court verdict declared that dal. This veheme- ly proud of my cou- napkins or any dress material.’’ It is nobody’s case that citizens of a republic sh- Indians could fly the Indian Na- nt voice finds ntry. When I wore a Anybody found guilty of this ‘of- ould wilfully debase symbols of their own collective Pamela Anderson tional Flag atop their homes and echo from Tricolour dress, I fence’ will be punished with imp- identity. At the same time, an insecure patriotism offices. Only, nobody will dare to a billion- was expressing these risonment of three years, or fin- overplays the sanctity of symbols.The post-Septe- JYOTI SHARMA wear the Tricolour as an article of plus cou- emotions. Even now,I ed, or both, under the Insult To ‘cushions’ and ‘handkerchiefs’, mber 11 boom in the sale of Stars and Stripes mi- Times News Network clothing. Because, paradoxical as ntrym- have created dresses National Honour Act, 1971. the law provides flexibility on the ght have been a dream come true for the shopping it sounds, patriotism has its limi- en, inclu- and accessories with ‘‘The punishment in this rega- use of the National Flag,’’ reaso- malls of America,but it was also a symbol of a peo- emember the aftermath of tations in the world’s largest rd is very stringent. But what ns Khemka. ple uniting in the hour of their greatest grief. Why 9/11, when the US in its democracy. matters is the spirit behind Meanwhile, winds of change should people not be free to wear the Tricolour any R entirety donned the Stars This question demands an the display of the National Fl- are blowing. Says designer Rohit and Stripes, be it on bikinis or ba- answer: why can’t Indians ag. Does the person wearing Gandhi, ‘‘Citizens of various cou- time they want, any way they want? ndanas, to extend solidarity to the wear the colours of India? the Flag mean disrespect or is ntries wear their national flags as It is a travesty of logic that Urban India is insula- victims of a mass murder? Or Pr- ‘‘When I started my legal bat- he/she doing it as a patriotic a mark of respect. Why can’t we ted from its global aspirations by archaic laws and ince William wearing a Union Ja- tle for hoisting the National gesture? This must be consi- do this? As a designer,I will make mindsets. The official sense of right and wrong is ck waistcoat emblazoned with Flag atop private buildings, I dered while deciding such ca- the Tricolour a part of my collect- more morally voluble on trivial issues while the lar- ‘groovy baby’ in a picture releas- was asking for my most bas- ses,’’ says High Court lawyer ion as soon as I get the chance.’’ ger concern of transgressing the fundamental val- ed by the authorities at Bucking- ic right. It is high time Indian Amit Khemka. At the same ti- For a nation born out of the pr- ue of individual freedom goes undebated. ham Palace? Or Geri Halliwell citizens were allowed to we- me, a progressive interpretat- inciple of individual liberty, un- All our nationalist symbols ultimately derive their aka Ginger Spice wearing the UK ar the colours of the Nation- ion of the law, leaves the Act furling the Tricolour across the sanctity from a Constitution whose Preamble starts flag as a dress, which was later al Flag,’’ says Jindal. The bu- open to interpretation. ‘‘Leg- physical body should be a mome- auctioned for $ 45,000, with the pr- sinessman himself proudly ally speaking, words mentio- nt of pride... and not something to with ‘we, the people’. Unfortunately, till such time oceeds going to charity? wears a T-shirt with the Ind- ned together are interpreted be kept under wraps by legalese. as we continue to inhabit a fragile nationalist dre- Stars-and stripes for bikinis, ian colours on it. Ironically, in conjunction. Since ‘dress Still, this is precisely what happe- am, wearing the colours of the Flag will remain an the Union Jack for bermudas. he bought this T-shirt 13 yea- Prince William Britney Spears material’ is mentioned in con- ns. And it happens only in India. evocative totem. Jhanda ooncha rahe hamara. The world over,people wear their rs ago in England. ‘‘NRIs Geri Halliwell junction with articles such as [email protected] MANOJ KESHARWANI Lolo’s emotional make-up beats break-up Ready to take up work again, Karisma reveals that family support helped her get over her broken engagement AFSANA AHMED er, aunts and grandma. Emo- nce such feelings, specially be- This, however, does not me- Times News Network tionally, I was sapped. This is RETURN TICKET cause Karishma is my TV de- an that it’s pack-up time for why I couldn’t take up work but. But I stayed calm, kept Karisma’s celluloid career. ‘‘I personal trauma — a bro- which would exhaust me,’’ sa- my fingers crossed, and pray- take such suggestions as a co- Aken engagement with Ab- ys Karisma. ed,’’ she shares. mpliment. It only means that I hishek Bachchan — further Her absence from films no- Interestingly,Karisma disc- have a great body of work beh- aggravated by her TV debut, twithstanding, Karisma agre- loses that she hasn’t met Barb- ind me,’’ she says. Karishma: The Miracle of Des- es with her late grandfather, ara Taylor,who has alleged th- As for marriage, Karisma tiny, running into trouble. The Raj Kapoor, who believed that at the serial is based on her would rather let the head rule past eight months have been the show must go on. ‘‘Now, I book Woman Of Substance, the heart for the time being. an emotional-drain for Karis- am emotionally ready to take though ‘‘her books were a part ‘‘My parents are concerned ma Kapoor. ‘‘I went through a up work again.’’ Moreso beca- of my growing up years.’’ In and tell me that I should settle very painful time,’’ she revea- use, with her teleserial having the same breath, she credits down. But I will settle down ls, ‘‘Though I maintained a di- been cleared for telecast, ‘‘eve- for inspir- only when I feel the time is ri- gnified silence, I coped with rybody is relieved.’’ ing younger actors to opt for ght.’’ Karisma is in love with my pain in my own way.But I Que sera sera... and Karis- TV. ‘‘I have essayed all kinds her work. Period. Tomorrow, wouldn’t have been able to do ma takes life in her stride. ‘‘It of roles in films; so, it is a nat- of course, is another day. this without my parents, sist- was natural for me to experie- ural progression.’’ [email protected] Spice up your life! APARNA GUPTA mica; amber; chhail chhabeela Times News Network or the stone flower; gulgurhal or the hibiscus; naag kesar or ve offered Adam the apple the Alexandrian laurel; and shi- Eto set the ball rolling. But lajit or asphalt. apples from the Garden of Ed- Dayanand Vaid, a nomadic en are no longer enough to trig- quack who sells aphrodisiacs in ger off action. Enter spices — the city, prescribes ginseng. cloves; ground pepper mixed ‘‘The addition of elements such with cardamom as calcium and or lavender, mu- SEXTRA EDGE phosphorus to sk, honey and gi- the diet improv- nger;garlic,mix- es vigour and po- ed with lard; a ssibly leads to se- combo of nutm- xual interest.’’ eg, honey and But do aphro- egg; and saffron disiacs make thi- — aphrodisiacs ngs sweeter for all, which offer sex? Yes and no. food for erotic th- Says psychiatri- ought. st Jitendra Nag- Spicy details? pal, MD, ‘‘The Over to Ram Na- mind is the most th, who retails potent aphrodis- his ware at a sta- iac. But the belief ll outside the Ha- that consumpti- NEELABH numan Mandir. on of something ‘‘Consuming spices induces a enhances performance might raised heartbeat and sweating. lead to stimulation.’’ This can enhance performan- Their efficacy might be deba- NO FULL-STOPS FOR ‘SERIOUS’ CYRUS! Delhi Times captures the fun funda ce,’’ he elaborates. Among the table, but there is a craze for fo- of Cyrus Broacha as the master gagster steps up the tempo, at the Taj Palace more exotic names on the pop- od which evokes that mood. Ky- (To send this photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/) ularity charts are yohimbine, unki, the forbidden fruit is still which is obtained from the ba- an irresistible temptation. rk of an African tree; abhrak or [email protected] ‘Plagiarism existed even before I was born’ Is entering the BAPPI LAHIRI own style. Plagiarism has become a ha- My priorities have changed. I am focu- Limca Book of Music Director bit with today’s music directors and it ssed on winning a Grammy and am pr- Records a big on plagiarism probably existed before I was born. Th- eparing for this by polishing my class- high? in the Indian ere is nothing wrong with it. ical side. I have cut down on films be- Everybody is ent- music industry Are you justifying plagiarism? cause I can’t suck up to producers and ering the record I am not justifying anything. actors. My next film is Ek books with plagi- I take it as a compliment wh- ‘I take it as a Haseena Thi. arised numbers, en my juniors lift my tunes compliment Is it true that you have got so why not me? I and make a success of them. when my juniors international artistes to si- was cited by the For instance, the title song of ng your tunes? Limca Book for 33 films of mine being Dharmesh Darshan’s Dhad- lift my tunes’ I have cut three major albu- released in one year (1987). Also, an In- As far as I can remember, songs from kan is a lift from my original ms, collaborating with Sher- dian composer’s original song, Kaliyon the 33 films, including Waqt Ki Awaaz, score for Mohabbat and the theme so- ie, Freda Penn and Diana Ross. The la- Ka Chaman, sung by Lata Mangeshk- Hatya and others, are original scores ng for Yash Chopra’s Mohabbatein is st one is a remix of all my hits, sung by ar, topped international music charts. with a strong Indian flavour. And it is plagiarised from the title song of the fi- my daughter Rema and has music sco- How many songs in these 33 films unfair to accuse me each time the top- lm Giraftaar, which I composed. red by my son Bappa. were plagiarised? ic of plagiarism comes up. I have my You aren’t seen on the music scene. AFSANA AHMED

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2 DELHI IS TALKING ABOUT DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA WEDNESDAY 13 AUGUST 2003 FACT OF SMS thought THE MATTER of the day Gentle, relaxed lovemak- ing reduces the chances Life is not measured of suffering from der- matitis, skin rashes and by how many breaths blemishes. The sweat pro- we take but by the duced cleanses the pores and makes the skin glow. moments that take our breath away.

After Lagaan, director Ashutosh Gowariker, it is heard, is once again look- ing towards the telly in To get more such thoughts on the hope of finding a girl your mobile, sms THO to 8888 to play the heroine in his next venture, Swades.Gr- apevine has it that the girl he has just screen-tested is none other than TV-an- chor Naghma, who, if se- lected, will get to star op- posite . The laughter factor fter the runaway suc- are made for his daughter cess of Whose wife is it Ruby’s wedding. Aanyway, Madhu Sagar Just then CID inspector is back with yet another rib- Travers walks in and tells tickling comedy, The In-law Harry that he has been freely factor. The play is being pre- spending stolen money and sented in association with Del- he is led off to the police sta- hi Times and Stage Lights. tion. Though eventually he Performed by a brilliant ca- gets to prove his innocence,

st, the play is about Harry,a ze- he lands into further trouble alous traffic warden, whose with his wife — for he returns eccentric hobby of collecting home gleefully drunk from stuffed birds and folk-dancing the Folk Festival’s Club’s an- causes great friction between niversary get together with him and his family. his arm around the neck of a However, Harry’s hobby fi- stuffed ostrich. nally pays off one day when The play promises to pro- he returns home with an owl vide wholesome entertain- stuffed with a lot of money. ment. It will be performed on This creates a lot of excite- August 15, 16 and 17 at the Shri ment and enthusiastic plans Ram Centre at 7 pm.

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WEDNESDAY 13 AUGUST 2003 DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA DELHI IS TALKING ABOUT 3 A tryst with Tanuja! were theatre and TV artist Vinod Nagpal and wife Kavita who spent quite sometime talking to Tanu- ja, writers Uma and Aruna Vasudev, member of National consumer court Rajyalakshmi Rao, TV artist Geetanjali Iyer who remembered the time she had worked with Tanuja in the TV seri- al Khan- daan,TV Vinod Nagpal and Tanuja ine-lovers were all Cheaded for India Habitat Centre’s Stein Auditorium that Photos: RONJOY GOGOI evening — not just for the screening of the movie from the black-and-white era, Anubhav, but also for a Uma Vasudev, Anita Singh date with actre- and Bhaichand Patel ss Tanuja. The evening was a tribute to ‘The Incredible Sa- marth Women’ and part of a festival featur- ing women from this family of great actresses. After the screening of the movie, a num- ber of the peo- ple who had gathered there Madhu Jain and Murli Dhar Bhandare complimented Tanuja on her news anchor Vinod looks and acting. In the tete-a-tete Dua seen talking to session, the actress was her viva- CK Mahajan, artist cious self as she spoke about her Illoosh Ahluwalia, mother, sister and daughters and choreographer Vidyun Singh, TV anchor Sunil Sethi, Swedish embassy’s Karin McDonald who said she really enjoyed watch- ing Anubhav and its dealing of the subject of the husband-wife re- lationship.... (Contributed by Ashok Chatterjee) Yaman Kumari Singh & Ritu Kidwai even her obsession with yoga — which has helped her lose 20 kgs! And then it was time to party over cocktails and later the exotic din- ner which also featured goshtaba, dum aloo and the Kashmiri phirni. As guests enjoyed the vast array, the host of the evening Bhaichand Patel went around en- suring everyone was being well looked after. Seen at the gathering

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WEDNESDAY 13 AUGUST 2003 DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA CUTTING EDGE 5

Two sons were later born to me. I continued he continued in the same manner. working as a maid, bringing them up. My elder Finally the day when I was able to arrange a When the better-half turns bitter son never kept well. A lot of money was spent cemented roof for my house, my husband beat on his treatment but my husband never gave me hard and threw me and my children out. My y name is Sunita and I while but came back for he too had a family to me a single penny. I got two more children employer provided me shelter. They told me to am 24 years’ old. My cater to. Within a few months, the only support aborted for I couldn’t afford to bring them up. Navjyoti. I tried suicide many times but even Mfamily migrated from I had was gone — my mother-in-law passed Very soon my patience was again tested. My that was not acceptable to God. However, I am Nepal when I was only six. I was away.Now I was all alone in the house to bear husband was taken ill due to excessive drink- grateful to Him for my daughter didn’t survive the youngest of four siblings. the atrocities of my man. Once when it was too ing. There was little hope of his recovery.I got to meet the same fate. I only want my sons to My father worked as a security much for me I left for my parental house. But him treated with the help of my brother. But I grow up as responsible men. guard. But he had to give up his they completely washed their hands off. I had regretted my job following an no other option but to return decision for altercation with to my another emplo- WHAT WENT WRONG husband. yee. At that time Kiran Bedi This en- I was studying couraged in 6th and had z We all make our choice, which includes self- him all to drop out due inflicted sufferings. the more. to financial con- z For a woman children are both a source of I had re- straints. When I strength and the root cause of life-long misery. signed to was 17, my fa- my fate. ther found me a match. The boy was earn- ing Rs 700-800 p.m. The offer was accepted even though my father had to sell his house. I had a caring mother-in-law. My hus- band was fussy about food. He also used to drink a lot and behave badly with her. Gradually I also started getting the same treatment. I thought supporting him eco- nomically might help him reduce his frus- trations, so I too started working as a maid. Around this time a daughter was born to me. One day my husband threw me down uncon- scious. My back was fractured and I also got to know that I was suffer- ing from lung infec- tion. It was too late as my daughter had also con- tracted the infection and she ex- pired. My brother fi- nally took me to his house and got me treat- ed. I stayed there for a

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that the baby Towards a will not survive. An interpreg- healthy baby nancy interval n interval of less of less than 6 NOTES Athan 6 months be- months more tween pregnancies in- than doubles the odds of ex- FIT creases the likelihood of delivering prema- tremely preterm turely,and the chances second birth, and increases the risk of new- born death more than three-and-a-half (MS). More than one million times. These risks held true people worldwide suffer from whether the first birth was MS, which causes muscle complicated or not. However, weakness, paralysis, slurred a short interval between speech and vision problems. pregnancies is also linked to People who spent at least 2 problems in the first birth. to 3 hours per day in the sun Contraception and aware- are about a third as likely as ness are the only two precau- others to have MS. It appears tions a woman can take that exposure to the winter against this hazard. sun, might be more important in prevention of MS, than Here comes summer sun exposure. If sunlight does, in fact, pre- Doctor Sun... vent MS, it could be because the ultraviolet radiation in itting in the sun could sunlight prevents the body Slower the chances of from attacking its own getting multiple sclerosis myelin.

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Janasheen, when the Club star Rachel Stevens will Small roles are star was asked why Ssoon be gracing billboards all he opted for a small PRETTY WALK FOR over Britain as the new face and fine: Fardeen role in Ram Gopal legs of Pretty Polly. This petite singer Ver ma’s Bhoot, the nything for a good role’

RAP is notably shorter than the hosiery dashing Khan seems to be ac- company’s previous models, but A replied, ‘‘I don’t think tor Fardeen Khan’s motto. At Pretty Polly is confident she has the I need to explain why the music launch of his film PRETTY POLLY perfect pins for their new campaign. I did that role. It was By winning the contract, this 5’ 3’’ something I haven’t star follows in the footsteps of stat- WORLD done, besides the fact uesque models like Eva Herzigova that I wanted to work (5’ 11’’), Jemma Kidd (5’ 10’’) and with Ram Gopal Tania Strecker (6 feet). The 25-year- Verma. I’m really old, who has twice been voted glad I did the film, no Britain’s sexiest woman, is reported- second thoughts ly being paid $ 100,000 to appear about it,’’ he added. in the ads. (ANI) This looks set to be Rachel’s year, as she has also set her sights on a solo pop career. Following the split of S Club, she signed a four-album, $1 million deal with Polydor. And is also planning to shed her teenybop- per image and relaunch herself as an R&B diva with her first single Sweet Dreams My LA-Ex . Amisha to tie the knot? hile Wis abuzz with rumours about Amisha Patel and Bunty Walia, the man Amisha is ac- tually serious about since they worked to- during the making of AMA LL. gether in Aap Mujhe Achche Vikram, who’s just back in Lagne Lage (AMALL), is direc- Mumbai after shooting with tor Vikram Bhatt. Apparently Amisha in Switzerland for they are on the verge of mar- Bunty Soorma’s film, is also riage. They met and fell in love directing Amisha’s brother Ashmit’s launch film Inteha. From sitar to smooch noushka Shank- Aar’s film Dance Like a Man is ready for re- lease. Tell the sitarist daughter of Pt Ravi Shankar that the coun- try is talking about one smooching scene of hers in the film and she imme- diately corrects you say- ing, ‘‘There is absolutely no truth in the rumour that there is one kissing scene of mine in the movie... There are two!’’ Now holidaying in London, Anoushka is busy hitting trance festi- vals in Europe.

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8 BACK BEAT DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA WEDNESDAY 13 AUGUST 2003 Salman gets into Aamir’s Rising! the groove... oby Stephens, who attract- Ted attention by his ster- alman Khan is all set ling performance as a cold- Sfor his first release af- blooded villain Gustav Gra- ter the accident controver- ces in the latest James Bond sy. The film Tere Naam flick Die Another Day, will stars Bhoomika opposite now team up with Indian Salman and the promos of actor Aamir Khan in the the film have been looking Bollywood film The Rising. good. What remains to be Thirty-four-year-old Steph- seen is whether the audi- ens would play the role of a British commanding of- ence will de- ficer William Gordon, cide the fate of who is rescued by hero- the film merely ic sepoy Mangal Pan- concentrating dey played by Aamir, on its merits or industry sources sa- whether they id. Directed by Ke- will take into tan Mehta, the film account the ac- is an epic tale of fr- tor’s off-screen iendship and betra- antics. We th- yal, set against the ink the former backdrop of the 1857 will be the case Mutiny. Aishwarya Rai as always. We and Rani Mukherjee wo- wish Salman uld feature in the film. all the luck he needs to come Raghu Romeo in Locarno out winners. ne film that Vol. 03 No. 224 Ois drawing RNI Registration No. DELENG/2001/5765. a lot of attenti- 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 on is Rajat Ka- 7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi — 110 002 and 13 & 15/1, Site IV Industrial Area, poor’s Raghu 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 Romeo which reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission of the publisher is has apparently prohibited. Circulated with The Times of India in Delhi & adjoining areas. been selected for this year’s Locarno Inter- national Film Festival in Italy. The film is abo- ut a boy who fa- lls in love with a TV serial char- acter.It has been funded by the NFDC and will release in India by the end of the year or early next year. We’re sure advocates of off-beat cine- ma will look for- ward to this one.

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