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RAJAN CHAUGHULE CELLULOID COMEBACK Dues are don’ts for MPs ARUN KUMAR DAS Different MPs, different versions. But, for ‘It feels good Times News Network the NDMC, the most complicated case probably pertains to that of deceased Congress MP Kal- ill da mamla hai. It’s to do with water, panath Rai, whose dues live on and tally Rs apart from power and the powers-that- 17.26 lakh as of now. Rai apart, the NDMC cla- to be back’ B be. Only,the non-payment of electricity ims to be in a fix over the Rs 42,000 which is its bills by MPs doesn’t seem to make for a politi- due from the late Phoolan Devi. ‘‘We have writ- After a string of injuries, Sushmita cally-correct statement. As things stand now, ten to the Lok Sabha secretariat seeking guid- Sen has resumed full-time shooting the NDMC’s list of defaulters spans a who’s ance to settle the dues,’’ says the NDMC official. who of MPs, both past and present. What’s mo- For the record, an MP is entitled to 50,000 free KARISHMA UPADHYAY re, there’s nothing lakh-lustre about the dues. units of electricity per annum. Of course, the Times News Network According to a senior NDMC official, ‘‘A total figures furnished by the NDMC reveal that me- of Rs 5.25 crore is due from MPs and former mbers of the political class have not restricted ith six films in hand, Sushmita Sen MPs on account of water and power dues. De- their consumption of power to 50,000 units. So Wis one busy lady. The last time she spite repeated reminders, we have much so, Krishak Bh- had so many films was 1999, when Biwi been able to recover only Rs 50 arat, an NGO, has filed No 1 and Sirf Tum were released. ‘‘That lakh till now.’’ a PIL with the Delhi was one lucky year for me,’’ she grins, Water, electricity...perenn- high court seeking cle- ‘‘I’m hoping that 2003 proves lucky too.’’ ial problems for the Capital. arance of the dues of Sush’s next release is Samay, followed And, seemingly, a problem politicians and politic- by Paisa Vasool, It Rained That Night, Be- for netalog despite uninte- al parties, including wa- wafa and Main Hoon Naa. ‘‘And I will sta- rrupted supply. ‘‘While ter/power/telephone bills rt Ram Gopal Verma’s Nimmi in a couple Rajya Sabha MP Hiphei and outstanding dues ow- of months,’’ she adds. Shooting almost ev- owes us Rs 3,84,551, Lok ed to the ITDC. MK Singh, ery day, Sush is having a ball. ‘‘I was in Sabha MP Rama Pilot has the designated advocate bed because of injuries. First, I hurt my Rs 14,04,533 as outstandi- of the petitioner (Krish- lower back, and then, my cervix on the se- ng dues against her name. ak Bharat) insists that ts of Paisa Vasool. It’s good to be back.’’ Among former MPs, Sibu ‘‘the high court has dir- What is interesting about Sush’s char- Soren has Rs 4,82,948 aga- ected those involved, in- acter — ACP Malvika Chauhan — in Sa- inst his name,’’ claims the cluding the ITDC, to do the may is that it was written for a man! ‘‘All NDMC official. needful and get the dues cl- dialogues and situations were written for The NDMC’s version notw- eared at the earliest.’’ a man. When they decided to have a wom- ithstanding, Rama Pilot, the NEELABH Lok Sabha MP Jaipal Re- an play the part, they just changed the Congress MP from Rajasthan, ddy, who claims to have clea- protagonist’s gender, and everything else maintains that the PAYBACK TIME red his pending dues, remained the same.’’ Not wearing a unif- allegation about her says the blame for orm in a single scene, it’s Sush’s body la- ‘‘unpaid bills’’ is a The NDMC claims that certain MPs the ‘outstanding du- nguage that exudes authority in the film. ‘‘disputed’’ matter. owe it a total of Rs 5.25 crore by es’ list lies with the Though Sush is shuffling from set to ‘‘As of now, I stay at NDMC. ‘‘While the set, daughter Renee continues to be her 20, Caning Lane, and way of unpaid water & power bills agency doesn’t send priority.‘‘No matter how much work I ha- the bill in question bills on time, it sud- ve, there is a fixed amount of time I spend pertains to 10, Akbar MPs WITH OUTSTANDING DUES denly surprises MPs with her,’’says Sush. The other important Road — accommoda- with huge amounts. person in her life is Randeep Hooda. ‘‘I tion for which was al- ■ Kalpanath Rai (dead): Rs 17,26,000 Moreover, the NDMC met Randeep at Manisha’s Koirala’s hou- located to my late ■ Rama Pilot: Rs 14,04,533 needs to update its se a year ago.’’ So, what clicked between husband Rajesh Pil- records rather than ■ the two? ‘‘He was wearing red shoes!’’ she ot. Certain addition- Sibu Soren: Rs 4,82,948 warn MPs about non- says, breaking into peals of laughter.‘‘On al electricity arrang- ■ Hiphei: Rs 3,84,551 existent dues.’’ a more serious note, it was interesting to ements were made ■ K Karunakaran: Rs 2,41,083 Clearly, the MPs’ meet someone so young, yet so evolved.’’ for the security pers- advocate is the usual ■ For the record, Randeep is only nine mo- onnel attached to my Vilas Muttemar: Rs 2,21,647 suspect: erroneous nths younger than Sush. husband, of which I ■ Dharam Pal Yadav: Rs 1,63,158 billing. So far so go- She lives by her own rules. Sush is not have tendered Rs 1.40 ■ Sisram Ola: Rs 1,51,852 od. Only, the NDMC upset with the industry’s impression that lakh of the amount doesn’t seem to have ■ she is not interested in being an actress. due to me. In this re- MRH Gavit: Rs 1,40,223 an appetite for ‘excu- ‘‘The moment one lets other people make gard, I have written ■ Yaran Naidu: Rs 87,266 ses’. As NDMC com- decisions about one’s life, a person loses to the civic authoriti- ■ Raghuvansh Prasad Singh: Rs 63,000 mercial director GS control. I stayed out of the public eye for es concerned to recti- Meena puts it, ‘‘No- ■ two years as I didn’t want to be seen. I do- fy the mistake,’’ mai- Phoolan Devi (dead): Rs 42,000 tices have been issu- n’t give a hoot about what anyone says.’’ ntains Pilot. ed to defaulters. So- ON TOP OF THE WORLD! Delhi Times captures the soaring spirit of Sushmita Sen as the actress, With her head firmly in place and her According to RJD MP Raghuvansh Prasad me, in fact, have owned up to their dues and who will be seen in the forthcoming film Samay, celebrates her return to work at full stretch after personal life on a roll, seems like it’s Sa- Singh, who stays at 8, Ashoka Road, and again- agreed to pay in instalments. As far as the overcoming health problems (To send this photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/) may for Sush the actress to strike back! st whose name the NDMC has run up a substa- charge of erroneous billing is concerned, up- [email protected] ntial amount by way of unpaid bills, ‘‘Earlier, dating the list of defaulters is a constant proc- the NDMC had disconnected the electricity co- ess as certain MPs pay dues in instalments.’’ nnection at my residence. Subsequently,the ci- Admittedly,the NDMC has reason to feel short- vic agency restored the connection after I took changed. After all, money makes the wheels of up the matter with it. As of now,I am in the pr- officialdom go round... yes, minister? Down, but not out Return of the family drama ocess of clearing my dues.’’ [email protected] SHARMISTHA CHATTERJEE tled 88 Husains In Oil, contain- Times News Network ing 88 paintings, weighing 8 NIKITA DOVAL to be left uncared for in old age,’’ says Chop- kg, and priced at Rs 8,888. Indi- Times News Network ra. But will today’s audience relate to such a oday,MF Husain is spend- atimes’ 8888, of course, is Del- storyline? ‘‘Emotions remain the same for Ting his 88th birthday in hi’s favourite SMS number. t’s back! The family drama, as a genre, mi- every generation. This apart, a film with a hospital. The painter has been In the US, a gala event had Ight have been relegated to the bottom of good storyline always runs,’’ says Chopra. admitted to been organis- Bollywood’s list of plots, but Ravi Chopra, di- Getting Amitabh and Hema to sign on the ’s Br- BIRTHDAY BLUES ed to celebra- rector of films such as Zameer and the TV dotted line was not a tough task for Chopra, each Candy te Husain’s bi- epic Mahabharata, begs to differ. After a 15- since his association with them goes back a Hospital, suff- rthday, with year hiatus from the film scene, he is back long time. ‘‘They heard the script and agreed ering from fa- the artiste be- with Baghban, starring Amitabh Bachchan to be a part of it.’’ The casting coup apart, tigue. ginning a pai- and Hema Malini, who were last cast togeth- Baghban is in the news for Bachchan’s deci- According nting titled er 20 years ago in Andha Ka- sion to exercise his vocal ch- to hospital of- My Life, acco- noon. Add Salman and Mahi- MOVIE MANIA ords ek baar phir. The star ficials, Husa- mpanied by ma Choudhary to has sung three songs in was broug- AR Rahman’s the cast, and a magn- in the film and Cho- ht in on Sund- music. um opus family dra- pra insists it was an ay night and ‘‘The probl- ma is on the cards. on-the-spot decision. admitted for em is fatigue. ‘‘The film has two ‘‘We were discussing observation. He needs to storylines: the love an emotional song On Monday relax,’’ says story of a couple in between Bachchan evening, hosp- Munna Zave- its 50s and the chan- and Hema when he ital officials ri, a close frie- ging equation betw- hummed the song. said he was nd of Husain, een parents and chil- No singer could ha- “doing fine.” ‘‘He is consta- dren in today’s wor- Baghban reunites the Big B and the ve brought out the Speaking to ntly on the ld,’’ says Chopra. Dream Girl on-screen after 20 years emotions. We reque- Delhi Times move. One Incidentally, the sted him to sing and from his hosp- day, he is in script of Baghban he agreed.’’ ital bed, Husa- Paris, the ne- was written 40 years ago by Ravi Chopra’s fa- With Baghban scheduled for a October 3 in says: ‘‘I was Though in hospital, Husain xt day it’s Del- ther BR Chopra and this film was supposed release, what does the trade buzz say? ‘‘The on my way to is on the road to recovery hi! So, he is to star Dilip Kumar. ‘‘But things didn’t work Amitabh-Hema pair-up after 20 years is the the US, but si- likely to devel- out then. When we plunged into film-making high point of the film. The film should find nce I wasn’t feeling well, I dec- op health problems.’’ again, this seemed like the ideal venture to an audience among families,’’ explains trade ided to get myself checked. My Husain will spend a few mo- restart with,’’ says Chopra. Though the basic analyst Indu Mirani. The stage is set. As for birthday plans have been can- re days in hospital to undergo premise of Chopra Sr’s script remains the whether the Big B and the Dream Girl can re- celled as I will be in hospital tests. Well, here’s wishing him same, changes have been made to suit toda- create the magic of Satte Pe Satta, only time for a week.’’ Talking of plans a speedy recovery, and a very y’s time. ‘‘Baghban is the story of a couple — and the box-office — will tell. for Husain’s 88th birthday,the happy birthday! which does everything for its children, only [email protected] artist was to release a book ti- [email protected] ‘Online auctions make air travel affordable’ What is your re- ALOK SHARMA le buying tickets online has increased nd in India. People can bid for tickets action to winni- Vice-President, on a monthly basis. upto one day in advance. 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WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2003 DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA DELHI IS TALKING ABOUT 3

Photos:SUNIL KATARIA fraternity (including her husband Jamshed, who STORK VISITS GALORE Aditi Gowitrikar, became the proud parents of a Nethra Rag- smiling baby girl on Tuesday he baby boom in the glam- Cyrus Broacha, in recent huraman, and Me- this week. Also expecting ba- Tour world is on. After Ma- times, quite a few more will be gha Kawale) turned bies anytime now are choreog- dhuri Dixit, Juhi Chawla, excited parents soon. Count up to congratulate re- rapher Lubna Adams and Malaika Khan, Nayanika some in this month itself. So cently? Coordinator model Helen Brodie Lind. Chatterjee, Marc Robinson, guess who half the modelling Vahbiz Vachha and (With contributions from Allen O’Brien)

Sonali Bhagwati & Rajeev Bakshi; Amjad Ali Khan & Subhalakshmi with Amaan & Ayaan Following a tradition! iving up to its tradition the venue saw of ‘‘nothing matches the who’s who of Lyet everything gels’’ the city walking was the official launch of the in to celebrate. new branch of Chor Bizarre There were sar- at Noida on Sunday evening. od maestro Amj- Set amidst a similar backgro- ad Ali Khan wi- und found in all other Chor th wife Subhala- Bizarre restaurants — a sing- kshmi and sons er sewing machine turned in- Amaan and Aya- to a table, a four-poster bed an, theatre pers- and a splendid regional Indi- on Sita Raina an buffet this time displayed who found it diff- on a 1928 Austin 7 model — icult to escape her ‘‘work pr- essure,’’ arti- THREE’S COMPANY: Sanjay Bhaskar, st Subroto Sohaila Kapoor and Pramod Kapoor Kundu, med- one remarked. Adding to the ia personality Vinod Dua mood was some live music on and political leader Jay the piano. Panda, to name just a few. As the evening rolled, gue- With tantalising snacks sts spilled over into the conf- and chilled cocktails, the erence room and the soon-to- do was indeed the perfect be launched oriental restaur- place to find some ‘‘long ant till the dinner buffet dr- lost friends,’’ as some- ew them back. The vast array of dish- es including Gush- tabas, Nadroo Ha- aq and Galouti Kebabs were mu- ch appreciated. Also spotted we- re Amrit Kiran Singh with wife Farah, Lushin Dubey and Am- ir Raza Hussain, Mahesh Modi, hotelier Arjun Amla and Laila Khan Kali and Raj Singh many others....

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hat started as a hunch eight-foot-long tube worms. Fr- have originated from a microbe new families and whole new is now illuminating om the deep Pacific and other that breathed iron — potentially orders. Together, they consti- Wthe origins of life. A sites, the scientists obtained ma- a key insight to learning about tute major gains in measures few years back, scientists at ny samples of hot fluids. the chemical pathways that of global biologic diversity,and Massachusetts found that a few To their surprise, they found eons ago led to the dawn of bio- they have gained a name: the kinds of bacteria used iron as a that all the heat-loving microb- logic evolution. dark biosphere. means of respiration (just as es, known as hyperthermophil- Today in Los An- humans use oxygen to burn es, could breathe iron and make geles, filmmakers, food) and that a surprising but magnetite. Not only that, but drawing on waves of common byproduct of this one type broke the high-temper- such excitement, are releasing a big-scre- en movie that cele- Breathing iron, not O2, brates the vents. “It has been a passion for a number of us,” said Richard A. Lutz, UNDER THE SEA a Rutgers biologist who aided the film form of microbial breathing ature record, thriving at an as- and the original dis- was magnetite, a hard black tonishing 250 degrees far above covery. “We’ve been magnetic mineral. the boiling temperatures usual- enamoured by the The scientists wondered if ly associated with sterilisation. vents ever since.” hidden swar- The alien orga- The ocean floor ms of microb- BEST BACTERIA nism was jud- was once thought to es might acco- ged to be among be a wasteland that unt for the vast deposits of mag- the most primitive forms of life possessed no light, netite that dot the earth and sea. ever discovered. no heat, no plants So they turned to one of the str- “It was a crapshoot,” one sci- and very little life, if angest, most ancient of environ- entist said of the hunt. “The In the quarter century since any. That image shattered in ments — the deep sea’s volcanic surprising thing was that all the the discovery of the hydrother- 1977, when oceanographers gashes, where mineral-rich wa- hyperthermophiles turned out mal (“hot water”) vents, scien- working deep in the Pacific ters hot enough to melt lead to use iron.” That discovery, he tists have found a world’s found bizarre ecosystems lush gush forth to nourish riots of and other scientists say, sug- worth of life: hundreds of un- with clams, mussels and long life ranging from microbes to gests that all life on earth may familiar species, new genera, tube worms.

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the famous auction house to pick Elton opens his closet up Sir Elton’s double bed and ancy picking up a modest little matching wardrobes, faux leopard Fsomething? Probably best to stay skin upholstery and a large collec- away from Sotheby’s auction of tion of picture frames. Elton John’s stuff who is selling off the contents of his home in London’s Holland Park in an attempt to fund its redecoration. Fans can go along to

Fun unlimited! asti originally called Kh- Mujli finally went on the floors. The film features Ajay Devgan, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Ritesh Deshmu- kh, Lara Dutta, Amrita Rao, Genelia D’Souza and Tara Sharma amongst others. Incid- entally, Oberoi’s first day of sh- oot happened to be the launch of Masti.

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8 BACK BEAT DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2003 Sridevi makes Boney Kapoor, has launched An explosive film! another film entitled No Entry, a comeback directed by Anees Bazmi. hahtaj (Sha- f things had gone well, the ultimate scr- rat Saxe- Vol. 03 No. 259 S een queen Sridevi would’ve been seen na), who nurt- I RNI Registration No. DELENG/2001/5765. again in Yash Chopra’s next film. It was ures dreams of Published for the proprietors, Bennett, meant to be a two-generation story with Coleman & Co. Ltd. by Balraj Arora at Times an independe- House, 7 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bac- nt Kashmir, ex- Delhi — 110 002 and printed by him at Times hchan playing the same character at differ- of India Press 7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, plodes a bomb New Delhi — 110 002 and 13 & 15/1, Site IV ent age-spans. The Chopras were very keen in a crowded Industrial Area, Sahibabad (U.P.). Regd. to have Sridevi play the senior AB’s wife. Af- Office: Dr Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Mumbai — amusement 400 001. Editor (Delhi Market): Sabina Sehgal ter much cajoling, she was convinced to do park. Cut to Pa- Saikia, responsible for selection of news the role. But then the plans were dropped. under PRB Act. © All rights reserved. rwana (Ajay Reproduction in whole or in part without Sridevi is all set to make her acting come- Devgan), who written permission of the publisher is back in the serial Hamari Bahu Malini Iyer. prohibited. Circulated with The Times of India is a small time in Delhi & adjoining areas. Sridevi’s husband, the ever-enterprising baddie with a good heart. Parwana then rescues Pooja (Amisha Patel) and the two fall in love and tie the knot. Parwana is forced to steal money and, in- advertently, he becomes a terrorist in the eyes of the law. Another film on mil- itancy!

A quiet celebration! kshay Kumar celebrat- Aed a quiet birthday. Dur- ing the day he shot for Mad- hur Bhandakar’s Aan: Men At Work (wonder what they call it when Lara Dutta is shooting). In the evening he had a quiet dinner with just his wife and son Aarav at home. ‘‘For me not- hing matters more than the time with my wife and son.’’ Wife Twinkle too seems to have got her pr- iorities right. She’s shifting her inter- ior-decor- ation work from Link Road cl- oser to home in Juhu. Staying alose to the babies. Boom time arrives he controversial Boom is Tfinally set to release. The films story centers around three super models played by Madhu Sapre, Padma Laksh- mi and Katrina Kaif who set out to outwit notorious gang- sters. The diamonds are hid- den in a wig and are ac- cidentally uncovered when the model wearing it has a fight with anoth- er model. Jackie is abo- ut to smuggle them to Dubai to his brother Gulshan Grover. Don’t miss this one. Hungama hi hungama! ungama is a hit and not so. Tears rolled from HPriyadarshan is a his eyes out of laughter. happy man. Rakesh The film which stars Ak- Roshan recently wat- shaye Khanna, Paresh ched the film and was in Rawal and Rimi Sen fits of laughter. He (girl from south) has been laughed so much that one well appreciated by the glance at him would public for its comical make you realise that he scenes. Will it inspire him was cry- to make a comedy next? ing. But

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