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Money matters: Love’s labour

THE TIMES OF Nicole Kidman lost: Heartache Thursday, May 29, 2003 means business! time for Ravs Page 7 Page 8 TO D AY S LUCKY 812 One dozen A pack of cards 852 88 One fat lady Hello adults 818 Your Dambola Ticket available in Delhi Times on 25th May, 2003 Numbers already announced : OF INDIA 81, 74, 68, 61, 42, 63, 49, 78, 33, 84, 38, 4, 22, 30, 44, 70 MANOJ KESHARWANI JOB STRESS: A LICENCE TO KILL? Psychiatrists say that job-related pressure is more insidious than other forms of stress as it stems from psychological rather than physical threats ALLEN O’BRIEN adults. ‘‘This, coupled with peer press- Times News Network TOP 10 CAUSES OF STRESS MIND GRIND ure, unhealthy lifestyle habits, social ■ Testing of patience: 82 per cent isolation and loneliness, leads to the in- Case I: CISF constable Ramnarayan creasing likelihood of a stress victim ■ Namdeo shoots dead his superior, com- Unfulfilled demands over a long committing crime,’’ explains Parikh. mandant AR Karanjkar, and takes five period of time: 75 per cent Side by side, medical studies reveal colleagues hostage at the Sahar Intern- ■ Conflicts with loved ones: 58 per cent that stress has, over the years, evolved ational Airport in on May 24, ■ Money problems: 55 per cent to a stage where it is both different and 2003. The provocation, he claims, was more dangerous than it was a decade ■ Pace of modern life: 39 per cent that he was not granted leave over a lo- back. ‘‘Contemporary stress tends to be ng period of time. ■ Raising a family: 39 per cent more pervasive, persistent and insidio- Case II: Parvinder Sikka mercilessly ■ Excessive noise: 29 per cent us because it stems primarily from psy- kills his wife on March 15, 2002. His wi- ■ Crime in the community: 25 per cent chological rather than physical threa- fe, Kulpreet was allegedly dragged over ■ Health problems: 24 per cent ts,’’ elaborates psychiatrist Gagan Ver- stones before being beaten to death. Si- ma, MD, ‘‘Today,stress is associated wi- ■ kka maintains that his ire was trigger- Depression induced by violence shown th ingrained and immediate reactions ed off by his wife not serving him a gl- in the movies or on TV: 22 per cent over which we have no control.’’ ass of water when he asked for it the (Source: The Indian Psychiatrist Association of India) Like always, prevention is better th- NEELABH moment he returned from office. an cure and therapy starts with the self. Case III: On March 10, 2001, Shika Sh- Stress, an epidemic which took root MD, ‘‘Moreover, if there is no social ‘‘The ability to identity and trust is the arma, a widow, poisons her five-year in the 1980s, has seemingly become a ki- support from the family concerned, the only remedy,’’ says Parikh, ‘‘It is only old son before committing suicide at ller in today’s time. But stress as the tr- intensity of the reaction can be unpre- when a person puts him/herself in so- her Gulmohar Park residence. Shika’s igger-point for murder? ‘‘When chron- dictable.’’ meone else’s position that one realises suicide note says that her boss refused ic stress continues to rise in a high-pre- While stress levels among children the kind of stress the other person is go- to increase her salary by Rs 1000 even ssure environment, the victim is susce- and teenagers have escalated due to va- ing through.’’ Yes, help for job-related as she was finding it difficult to fulfil ptible to doing something inhuman,’’ rious reasons, job-related pressure is, stress is just a helping hand away. the demands of her child. analyses psychiatrist Samir Parikh by far, the leading source of stress for [email protected] ‘The article on sex is Is Namdeo a villain or victim? thought-provoking’ MANISH PACHOULY COUNTER POINT batch,’’ says a constable. & NIRMAL MISHRA Although Namdeo’s neig- ■ The article formative pi- Times News Network hbours remain tight-lipped, ‘More sex ple- The article ‘More sex please, eces reflecti- one of them volunteers in- ase, we’re In- we’re Indian’, published on ng the chan- amnarayan Namdeo is formation, ‘‘Last week, I vi- Ra man with two starkly sited Namdeo asking for a dian’ is imm- page 1 of Delhi Times, ging face of ensely thoug- our times. different sides to his perso- film CD. He looked very ch- ht-provoki- 22.05.2003, has elicited an — R Raman nality. CISF officers reveal eerful. In fact, I have never ng. Though overwhelming response from ■ Your issue that the man who stunned seen him angry.’’Namdeo is it is disturbi- of May 22, the country by killing his a film buff and his family ng to know readers, both through e-mail 2003 was so superior was turned by wo- members say that he has that such a and letters. While most particularly rk pressure into a human ti- written two detailed scripts, me bomb. complete with dialogues. large numb- compliment the publication of offensive th- er of teenag- at I had to ‘‘Around a month ago, He was a good student and ers are awa- the article for bringing out of the hide it before Namdeo fell unconscious wrote an essay (Kahani Po- re of their se- closet the facts as regards my children while on duty.When he was onch-Kate Bandar Ki) for xuality,perh- woke up and taken to hospital, we learnt his school magazine, the aps earlier India’s sex life in 2003, there started looki- that he had been taking sl- moral of which is: one sho- than their ti- are those who have objected to ng for the ca- eeping pills,’’ reveals a CISF uld never harass anybody. officer.Following this incid- Namdeo says that one of me, as paren- the contents of the piece. We rtoon page. ts, we would How exactly ent, Namdeo was removed the reasons he shot his sup- be naive to reproduce some of these letters is a father ex- from armed duty and given erior was because of haras- wish it away. pected to ex- the job of checking boardi- ● He was the adjudged the sment on the job. Perhaps, we plain the ng passes. Family sources best drill cadet in the CISF’s Namdeo had told his par- need to come READER FEEDBACK concept of admit to Namdeo taking pi- ents that he would marry lls and tell of how one CISF 34th batch only after his sister found to terms wi- ‘oral sex’ to ● He was adjudged the best th it and deal his 12-year- lady officer informed his fa- the right match. Family me- with it in as old daughter, ther about it. CISF shooter in 2001 mbers, who are likely to me- THE AGONY & THE ECSTASY: Delhi Times captures the stoic side of Shilpa Shetty as sensitive a who can re- But colleagues insist that ● He is a film buff and has et CISF director-general BB the beauty shows what it takes to take controversy in one’s stride, at the manner as ad English Namdeo was not unhinged. Mishra, express confidence ‘‘He was judged the best sh- written two scripts that Namdeo will get justi- Radisson (To send this photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/) possible. We and who has ● can only ho- been instru- ooter during training in He was on sleeping pills to ce. Meanwhile, the law tak- pe that our cted in sch- 2001. He was also the best dr- deal with work pressure es its own course. set of values, ool to faith- ill cadet of the CISF’s 34th [email protected] Extortion case? Darna Mana Hai! on which we fully read nurture th- TOI every- JYOTI SHARMA tone. ‘‘I do not want to comm- phosis the film heroine em, makes day? Times News Network ent on this as the matter is has undergone.’’ them more —Rajeev sub-judice as of now. But I From celluloid to Cannes... responsible Agrawal he storm is yet to blow know very well that the med- does this make Shilpa Bolly- as young ■ I am a soc- Tover,the dust is yet to set- ia wants my side of the story wood’s favourite item-num- adults. ial anthrop- tle down. Even as one more and I will come out with a st- ber girl? ‘‘I fail to understand — Rajat ologist based chapter is added to the Bolly- atement very soon,’’ she mai- why the tag of ‘item-number ■ We would at the Lond- wood-underworld saga, the ntains. A pause follows. girl’ has has been stuck on like to expre- on School of lady caught in the centre of Conversation is more fort- me,’’ she counters, ‘‘How do- ss our strong Economics the controversy is busy conc- hcoming the instant the topic es one define an item numb- protest agai- and current- entrating on her work. Or so is shifted to Shilpa, the actre- er? I feel that, just because a nst the arti- ly working she claims. For,Shilpa Shetty ss. ‘‘I am very excited about certain song becomes more cle ‘More sex please, we’re Indi- on urban sexuality in India. I insists that her mind is focu- Darna Mana Hai,’’ she says, popular than others, it is lab- an’, also reproduced in Hindi recently read a story in Delhi ssed on shooting for Ravi Ch- ‘‘This is the first time I have elled an item number.’’ in Navbharat Times. By enco- Times based on the KamaSu- andran’s movie in acted in a horror movie and Caught up in hectic sched- uraging a mindset which com- tra Cross-Tab Sex Survey with Bangalore. ules, Shilpa reveals that she mercialises sexuality and de- great interest. Would it be pos- ‘‘I am immersed in my wo- SHILPA SPEAK has little time for matters of means women, your paper is sible to send me details of the rk. While Darna Mana Hai,a the heart. ‘‘I am very clear ab- participating in the distortion original survey material? thriller,will be ready for rele- it has proved to be a very int- out my priorities and, right of society.A sensitive study of — Kriti ase shortly, I am busy worki- eresting experience. The film now,it is only work and more sexual behaviour would have While we are always op- ng with Salman Khan for Sa- is more bizarre than it is sca- work for me,’’ says Shilpa, been welcome. Further, reade- en to feedback and, in fact, ngar. Besides, I also have an ry and this, I believe, is Dar- ‘‘Despite what rumours say,I rs have serious reason to ques- encourage criticism from Indo-British venture, Suraj na Mana Hai’s USP.’’ am not seeing anybody.Mar- tion the authenticity of this our readers, it must be poi- Pe Dastak, lined up.’’ A day of Just back from Cannes, riages are made in heaven ‘survey’. nted out that ‘More sex ple- hectic shooting notwithstan- Shilpa is upbeat about the ex- and happen when they are — Kavita Krishnan, ase, we’re Indian’ does not ding, the characteristic lau- perience. ‘‘I represented Ind- destined to happen.’’ president of the All-India attempt to educate today’s gh is not missing. Apparent- ia on an international platfo- Life, it seems, is as beauti- Students Association generation about the values ly, all is well on the Shilpa rm and it was very different ful as ever for this Bollywood ■ I must compliment you on of their parents. Rather, it Shetty front... but only on the from what I had ever done beauty. But, as the lady her- the article ‘More sex please, only strives to place forth surface. earlier,’’ she explains, ‘‘Thro- self says, ‘‘There is many a we’re Indian’. Considering th- facts and, through this end- Probe the actress on the ugh my performance at Can- slip between the cup and the at ‘sex’ was a taboo topic till eavour, inform parents acr- extortion charges levelled ag- nes, we tried to present the lip.’’ In reel life or real life, Sh- not too long ago, it is hearteni- oss the board about what ainst her parents Surendra evolution of actresses from ilpa Shetty is ready for an- ng to see that society has start- today’s generation thinks and Sunanda Shetty, and the the silent era to today’s time ything. ed accepting it as a reality and and feels. voice assumes a no-nonsense while covering the metamor- [email protected] a fact of life. I hope Delhi Ti- — Editor mes continues publishing in- [email protected] ‘I designed Ash’s outfits in consultation with her’ In retrospect, NEETA LULLA Were there some safety pins visib- proached her. But Ash chose to work do you feel that Fashion Designer le behind one of Ash’s dresses? with me as we share a good professio- Ash was over-d- On the criticism Was there something lacking in nal rapport. ressed for the over the clothes the finishing touches? Even Ash’s choice of footwear has occasion? she designed for I don’t think somebody like Ash will been subjected to criticism. I stuck to the br- Aishwarya Rai’s be so careless as to walk out with safe- It must be remembered that Ash has ief I got and wor- ty pins hanging out. I have been in th- recently recouped from an ankle inj- ked in consulta- Cannes wardrobe is profession for 16 years and design- ury and the selection of the footwear tion with Aishw- ed for films such as Devdas. Can I co- was based on her comfort as well. arya Rai. I blend- mpromise on finishing touches? Do you feel that all this is a classic ed the East and West — this is exactly One designer says that Ash settled case of grapes going sour? what Ash wanted. is unfair to comment so severely mer- for the average when she had acce- To each his own. Everybody knows Your creations have come under ely by looking at photographs. We are ss to the best. his/her job. I would rather stick to my criticism from many leading des- overwhelmed by the attention of the Give her some credit. Ash is in sync job and not get embroiled in any kind igners. What do you have to say international media. The British and with international fashion. She kno- of unpleasant argument. about this? French press wrote a lot about Ash’s ws what the Cannes event is all about How is Ash reacting to all this? Criticism is always there and I look at look at Cannes. There was also visible and picked up what she thought wo- We met at Cannes and she looked ve- it as a learning experience. Everybo- enthusiasm when somebody introdu- uld present her in the best way. I am ry happy.She hasn’t called me yet. dy is entitled to his or her opinion. It ced me as Ash’s designer at Cannes. sure many designers would have ap- AFSANA AHMED

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2 DELHI IS TALKING ABOUT DELHI TIMES, THURSDAY 29 MAY 2003

Relish a festival of liquor Valentines Red, Magnolia based jellies — Frozen mo- Chill and Banana Delight. WHAT’S HOT ’N’ HAPPENING? SMS joke ments — at all restaurants of Radisson Hotel Relish the Kebab Food Festi- Rao Tularam Marg of the day Radisson Hotel. These include All day val, a festival featuring au- 3.30 pm Drunken Jelly, Kool Blue, „ thentic and mouth-watering „ Why did Mr A SILVER LINING n evening seeped in days of yore when Mughal Organised by MoS for sports recipes. Catch a glimpse of the last Smartypants take nostalgia. Sunday emperor Shah Jahan organ- and youth affairs Vijay Goel, Dehli Ka Aangan day of an exhibition of re- Aevening at Chandni ised evenings of fun and the Chandni Chowk Festival Hyatt Regency cent paintings — Di- off his clothes while Chowk harked back to the feasting in a moonlit night. brought alive the spirit of 7.30 pm vayagyan — by Chitra Lekha Photos: SATISH JAISWAL „ Singh. writing exams? Timex launches its Billenni- Ravindra Bhavan um Celebration today featur- Lalit Kala Akademy A: Coz it was ing watches from its latest 11 am to 8 pm collection. „ written on the Royal Ball Room Savour the Exotic Temptation paper — answer The Imperial at The Park with creamy 12 noon flavours of fruit based in brief „ shakes — Cool Caribbean, The United Service Institu- Orange Creamslice, Chocom- tion of India and The United int, Mango, Chocofudge and Nations Information Centre Mocha to name a few. Also, present the first observance try out some chilled shakes. of the International Day of The Portico United Nations Peacekeepers. The Park USI Auditorium All day

Vijai Kapoor with Ajay Maken Aamir Raza Hussain and Vijay Goel 355-year-old street of Chand- ni Chowk. The evening which saw the presence of the vice president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Delhi-LG Vijai Kapoor and minister for

Daler Mehndi tourism and culture, Jagmo- han, was celebration time indeed — with the entire area being illuminated with colourful lights. Adding colour to it all were cultural

Peenaz Masani programmes such as qawwalis, ghazals, kavi-dur- bar, kavi-sammelan, mushaira, nautanki, shahi sawaris. Besides food stalls offer- ing traditional Shahjahan- abadi food with the high- lights being jalebis, dahi- bhalle, kulfi-faluda and paranthas, what added to the mood of the do were some of the guests who were sport- ing enough to don outfits like achkans, shararas and saleem-shahi jootis.... A special feature of the evening was the pro- gramme, An Ode to Chand- ni Chowk, featuring top singers including Kay Kay, Peenaz Masani, Suresh Wadkar and yes, Daler Mehndi.... NET NAT-

■ A snail can sleep for three years. (Yaaaawn, I want to be a snail!) ■ If you yelled for eight years, seven months and six days, you will have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. (Not quite my cup of tea) ■ No word in the Eng- lish language rhymes with ‘month’. (Lonth... Gonth... Fonth... See? We told you so!) ■ Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop grow- ing. (Some other parts grow too, fortunately!) ■ Sex burns about 70- 120 calories for a 60-kg woman, and 77-155 calories for a 75-kg man every hour. (Now you know why I’m so fit!) ■ It is impossible for a human being to lick his/her own elbow. (Go on, try...) ■ In a deck of playing cards, the King of Hearts is the only King without a moustache (Frankly, mooch ado about nothing!) ■ The cigarette lighter was invented before the matchstick. (But, no butts please!) ■ During the female orgasm, endorphines, which are powerful painkillers, are releas- ed. So, headaches are in fact a bad excuse not to have sex. (Headache, honey? I’ll fix it!) ■ Butterflies taste with their feet. (Foot for thought?)

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THURSDAY 29 MAY 2003 DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA DELHI IS TALKING ABOUT 3

PM L K Advani accompanied by his son Jayant, police com- missioner Radhe Shyam Gup- BABY’S DAY OUT! ta, minister of textiles Shah- nawaz Hussain, former presi- two-in-one and the girl child were the ma- dent R Venkataraman and celebrati- jor subjects of discussion that joint commissioner of police, Aon. This is evening. Amod Kanth, to name a few.... what a cool sum- Amongst those who gath- (With contributions from Allen O’Brien mer evening un- ered that evening were deputy Parvesh Verma & RS Guptaand Firoz Bakht Ahmed) Rachna Sindhu, Manisha & Ritu Singh Amod Kanth and Sandeep Singh veiled at the resi- dence of Sahib Singh Verma. Be- sides celebrating the 59th wedding anniversary of the Union cabi- net minister for labour, the do LK Advani and Sahib Singh Verma also saw the cele- bration of the namkaram-cere- mony of his grand daughter. On the well- manicured lawns of his Tughlaq Road residence, as cocktails and Indian snacks did the rounds and some great peppy tracks were Photos: NITIN MALIK Shahnawaz Hussian Swati Verma (left) played live by the DJ, the evening saw the who’s who of the political circles walk in for a re- laxed evening out. Some even made it a point to spend some time with lit- tle child, as she lay in her cradle. And no, the talk did not just centre around politics. Bollywood, music Another alluring edition emina Allu- re, an exclu- Fsive beauty magazine from The Times of In- dia Group, is making a splash on the stands, once again. Check out the sun this summer and the pages of Allure for cau- tions against it. Can one woman have five faces? Allure thinks so, as it sets to work on Katrina Kaif. And yes, it gives you the details on exfoliating scru- bs — a variety of which have flood- ed the market. Femina Allure has a promo- Mumbai and Delhi. After the tional tie-up with Chambor. purchase Femina Allure The offer entitles a free gift reader can fill in a contest with every purchase of form for the bumper prize. So Chambor products across go out and get your copy!

begin my day with Ilots of fresh fruit B auty for break- fast, since I believe that it is the most SEcrets important meal of the Aparna Kumar/Model day. I eat well, and nev- make-up, though I use er compromise on my a lot of Blossom three-meals-a-day routine. Kochhar’s products, Sometimes, I also munch specially her face-wash on snacks during the day. I and moisturiser. Her firmly believe in not con- products are herbal forming to any fixed diet and aromatic — that is plan, as I believe that diet- the reason why I like ing is extremely unhealthy using them. for the body. It always But if there is some- shows on the face, which thing I am very finiky loses its youthful glow and about it is hair care. I begins to show signs of ag- make sure to oil my ing. hair and regularly I don’t exercise at all, shampoo them. though I do try to fit in a 10- The only home rem- minute stretching schedule edy I swear by is to at home itself once a day at clean my face with cot- least. ton-pads dipped in I am a lot like Garfield in milk to remove make- my sleeping habits. I am up from my face. This not too much of a morning acts like a cleansing lo- person, I sleep late and am tion and can be a late-riser too. I try and summed up in just two keep my face clean of words — super fab!

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outer layer of waterproof nylon. collars. However though the charge head-mounted visual displays to This jacket’s PATH BREAKER Powered by a regular 9-volt battery, is enough to deliver a jolt, it does not provide on-the-fly captioning to which builds a high-voltage but low- kill anyone. (ANI) What should I manage a variety of devices with shocking! guns, pepper sprays and rape whis- amp charge through a series of wireless connections, and tele- tles. ‘‘It’s kind of like sticking your step-up circuits, the jacket uses health systems for monitoring t might resemble an ordinary finger in a wall socket,’’ said technology similar to the circuitry real-time vital signs as patients go Ifashionable women’s coat but Whiton. ‘‘It hurts. If someone tries in stun guns and bark-deterring dog about their normal routines. men beware! Dubbed ‘exo-electric to grab you from behind, they get wear? A COM- Another area of work is with so- armour’, the no-contact jacket is a the full, hefty shock out of it. That’s ashion shows are occasions with a team of researchers at the called ‘way-finding systems,’ new anti-assault de- really painful.’’ The for watching gorgeous mod- Georgia Institute of Technology, which use a global positioning sys- vice for women that jacket is made from Fels parade across stages in wearables are especially well suit- tem to help people with memory wards off potential Aracon, a conductive one-of-a-kind items that most of ed for this because they are always dysfunctions get where they want assailants with an fibre, which is sand- us would not be caught dead there and available and — if de- to go or to help others locate them 80,000-volt electric wiched between an in- wearing. One presented at the signed correctly — are inconspic- if they wander off. shock. The jacket, de- ner rubber lining that sixth annual International Sym- uous enough not to draw attention Describing a system that’s be- signed by Adam protects the wearer posium on Wearable Computers to the person’s disability. ing developed to help two patients Whiton, an industrial from shocks and an was no exception. Gandy’s group has been work- at the Shepard Centre in Atlanta designer at the Mas- The gear ranged from who have lost their short- sachusetts Institute of the sublime — a sleek term memory functions, Technology, and hooded windbreaker she said the idea was to Yolita Nugent, head from Germany’s Infineon design, ‘‘a cognitive pros- designer at Advanced Technologies AG with an thetic to help people find Research Apparel, is implanted MP3 player — their car.’’ intended to be an al- to the ridiculous: a For the rest of us, note- ternative to hand- Batman-styled belt with a taking and scheduling re- rod holding a PDA at minders are high on the arm’s length from the list of possible uses for models’ torsos. Also on wearable computers. display at the symposium Georgia Tech’s Thad were wrist-mounted scan- Starner, who first donned ners and PCs with wired his customised wearable and wireless finger con- computer in 1993 during trollers for data input. his grad student days at This is not the first MIT,said these devices let time that wearable com- people do things they puters have made their wouldn’t think of doing way down fashion run- otherwise. ways. That has been hap- ‘‘A wearable computer pening since at least the can actually know about 1970s. Still, with all the the rest of your life,’’ he innovative approaches to said. Because it is always staying connected while there and available with- going out in the world, out having to think about why do we really need it or interrupt other activ- this stuff ? ities, ‘‘it’s possible to have One group of users that can ing on a protocol for a universal interactions with your computer benefit from the technology is control interface that would allow that you don’t initiate. That’s the disabled people, whether they cell phones, PDAs and wearable change that’s going to be so funda- are blind or deaf, face mobility control systems that read simple mental.’’ problems or have brain damage hand gestures in order to control a Eventually, he predicted, a sin- that makes remembering things wide variety of devices. It would gle pocket-sized device will take and functioning in the world be much like a universal remote the place of the laptop and note- more difficult. control that can be programmed book — and even desktop comput- In general, said Maribeth for a TV,VCR and a stereo. ers — just as mainframes gave Gandy, who has been working Other focuses include small way to PCs.

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scar winner Nicole Kidman has proved O herself to be down THE UNIVERSE IS NOT ENOUGH! to earth by staying in a RAP cheap hotel on a family hol- iday. Cold Mountain star Ki- dman had enjoyed a $450-a- night suite while she pro- moted her film Dogville at WORLD the Cannes Film Festival, but now she has found a bar- gain. According to reports, Kidman’s cost cutting

Kidman is residing at the Hotel Elisa in Peschici, southern Italy The contestants appear in a row with her parents Anthony and for the final countdown... Janelle at a cost of just $69 per night. However, Nicole hasn’t The contestants gear up for the Miss Universe Pageant 2003 shunned the benefits of her to be held at Panama. As girls from across the globe prepare wealth altogether, she has two for the day of the reckoning, Miss India Nikita Anand shines chauffeurs and limousines on standby to drive her around, cost- bright amongst the participants... ing her $3,256.

Amelia Vega Miss Dominican Nikita Anand Republic, Becky Bernard Carla Gay Banligit Miss Philipines, Silvia Ceccon Miss India Miss Belize, Marisol Yaowalak Traisurat Miss Thailand, Nadia Miss Italy Gonzalez Miss Mexico Johnson Miss Bahamas

Akshay’s on a roll ith Anda- W az releasi- ng last week, Ak- shay Kumar is back in the news. While everyon- e’s been talking about the casting coup of sorts wi- th the former Mi- ss Universe and Miss World, La- ra Dutta and Pr- iyanka Chopra, Akshay doesn’t seem to mind be- ing the object of their affection on screen, that is. After the film saw its first pub- lic screening, Akshay and wife Twinkle chilled out with friends Karan Johar, and others at Ra- in. The team be- hind Mumbai Se Ayaa Mera Dost was also party- ing at the next table - from Lara to Abhishek Ba- chchan to pro- ducer Vicky Ni- halani. Also co- ming up for Ak- shay is Anil Sh- arma’s next film co-starring Am- itabh Bachch- an and Bobby Deol. Watch out for this star stud- ded affair.

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8 BACK BEAT DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA THURSDAY 29 MAY 2003 SRK out of Vivek Oberoi: All Homeland fire, no smoke! ivek Oberoi has a pen- hen Subhash Ghai Vchant for setting the Wannounced that he screen on fire with his antics. would be roping in three Vivek is now joining forces stalwarts of the Hindi film with Urmila Matondkar to industry, Dilip Kumar, shoot an ad film against the Amitabh Bachchan and use of tobacco. The film will Shah Rukh for his next be directed by Shaad Ali who film Homeland, he didn t has directed Vivek’s last hit count on a date problem. Saathiya. The ad film will be And that is exactly why aired in theatres and televi- Shah Rukh is now not do- sion channels from May 31, ing the film. Akshaye which is No Tobacco Day. Khanna, who has worked in Ghai s T aal earlier , will now be doing SRKs role.

Raveena Tandon: A personal loss hen news of Worldtel WCOO Samir Singh’s accident reached out, all were as shocked.Raveena Tandon, who was allegedly close to Samir, was unavail- able for comment. They first met on the sets of Ar- jun Sajnani’s Agnivarsha. Reports alleged that the duo were seeing each other, however, there has been no statement from the her.

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