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THE TIMES OF INDIA There’s something No chemistry for Thursday, May 15, 2003 about Diaz’s fans Amrita & Sanjay Page 7 Page 8 TO D AY S LUCKY 82 One little duck Kitty Mirza 838 855 Nagging Six 872 Your Dambola Ticket available in Delhi Times on 11th May, 2003 Numbers already announced : OF INDIA 49, 78, 64, 46, 24, 8, 17, 34, 84, 87, 76, 43, 3, 4, 26, 32 MANOJ KESHARWANI The Maria mantra: KYUNKI DELHI’S COPS KNOW Live, love, laugh NOTHING ABOUT THE LAW... ALLEN O’BRIEN ■ According to inspector BS Tyagi, ‘‘It’s your APARNA GUPTA Waisa Bhi Hota Hai, co-starri- Times News Network life. If you commit suicide, it’s your loss. As for Times News Network ng her husband Arshad Warsi the punishment, let us see the person and we wi- and good friend Sandhya, Mar- nalyse this. The dictionary might define ll punish him or her accordingly.’’ triking a balance between ia has an item number ‘‘which ‘law’ as the system of rules framed by so- Quite clearly,the men in khaki are in the red Sthe different bandwidths is a typical item song.’’ Dance, Aciety or the government to deal with cri- when it comes to knowledge of the law. This, fr- of life is not easy at the best of by the way, is the passion of me, but for the Delhi Police — the men in unifo- om those whose job is to enforce the law — a law times. But such is the situation Maria’s life and dance is what rm who fight crime in this city — ‘law’ seems to they have no idea about. Of course, what the of VJ-cum-anchor Maria Gore- introduced her to Arshad. be nothing more than a word which can be inte- Delhi Police do have adequate knowledge about tti, as she slips in and out of ‘‘Had it not been for Arsha- rpreted as they like it. The fact of the matter is is the Great Indian Buck — the sooner it is pas- her numerous personas. d’s support, I would probably that a majority of the cops in the Capital know sed on, the better.‘‘It is not possible for us to rem- Her cap sports many feathe- have been a housewife. Yes, th- little about the law and, worse still, make little ember laws,’’ offers Chander, ‘‘Moreover, we are rs, but the World Cup, she insi- ings haven’t been great for him attempt to hide their ignorance. so busy pleasing one and all in the bureaucracy sts, was one assignment which professionally after Tere Mere Case I: The use of filthy language, the public di- that there is little time for us to upgrade our bowled her over. ‘‘Not only did Sapne, but but life is all about splay of sex-related items or anti-social gestures knowledge of the law.’’ I get the chance to meet cricke- ups and down. If we knew wh- (such as pulling, pushing and pinching) consti- For the record, all Delhi Police personnel, at ting legends, but I also the opp- at what would happen in adva- tutes a case of sexual harassment the time when they undergo ortunity of nce, life wo- on the road. Such an offence is training before being drafted striking SPARKLING SPIRIT uld be so punishable under Sections into the force, are not only new friend- boring!’’ 454 and 509 of the IPC, with taught how to handle a gun ships,’’ says If the ch- the offender liable to be im- and face criminals, but also Maria, for irpy Maria prisoned. imparted a theoretical whom mee- has a probl- ■Inspector (PHQ) ML Ch- base on the laws of the ting childh- em, it lies ander has his own versi- land. In fact, an exam ood crush in not bei- on: ‘‘Sexual harassment? precedes the induction of Wasim Ak- ng able to Section 294... 295? Well, an- any police official into ram was an X-TRAA HOT! break the yone talking dirty to a the force. ‘‘We are given episode to For spicy details on Maria Goretti’s girl-next- woman is harassing her the best possible train- remember. door image sexually. In such a case, ing with law experts In town favourite Mirchi actor, VJ and song, thrust on either the woman conce- holding special classes,’’ recently, tune in to Hello Delhi on Radio her. ‘‘Peop- rned lodges an FIR, or we maintains Sunita. Un- Maria give Mirchi 98.3 FM at 7 am today le refuse to issue a challan to the off- fortunately,ground reali- full expres- believe that ender.’’ ty indicates otherwise. sion to another side of her — I can be serious!’’ But then, wh- Case II: If the wife of a So, why do ‘law-enforce- that of the shopper! So, be it Ja- en Maria concedes that her fa- person is driven to suic- rs’ forget the law? Elabora- npath, Sarojini Nagar, South vourite pastime is sleeping, ide after being physical- tes Biresh Pratap Chowdhary, Ex or GK, she was there! ‘‘Tra- ‘‘apart from playing with three ly or mentally harassed a senior advocate at the High Co- velling to new places excites pet dogs and gardening,’’ it is over dowry-related matt- urt, ‘‘This is simply because ju- me like nothing else does,’’ she difficult to straitjacket this free ers, the offender faces st about anybody can become explains, ‘‘In fact, I hope to host spirit with the ‘serious’ tag. As life imprisonment. So say Sec- an inspector —entry at this lev- NEELABH a travel show soon!’’ Maria herself puts it, ‘‘Smiling tions 498 A and 406 of the IPC. el is very easy.It is only in the But, of course, the small scr- comes naturally to me. Whate- ■ Says constable Sunita Yadav, REALITY CHECK later stages that one’s know- een is not enough. With her ver happens, happens for the ‘‘Dowry cases are governed by ledge affects one’s professional maiden movie Raghu lined up best. If there are trying times, Article 107 and involve a man Delhi Police officials, who position.’’ Adds Supreme Co- for release, Maria is ready for a something fantastic is in the of- asking for more money each ti- are supposed to enforce urt advocate JK Das, ‘‘Maybe, new innings in Bollywood. fing.’’ Life is a puzzle. Maria me his wife goes to her parents’ police officials can be excused ‘‘This might sound cliched, but Goretti, though, seems to have home. In such a case, the wom- the law, seemingly have no for being ignorant about laws Raghu is a different kind of fi- come close to cracking its ma- an should fight for her rights. idea about what different related to cyber crime, since it lm. For starters, it’s just an ho- ny mysteries. As for punishment, the accus- is a new trend. In fact, the laws ur long.’’ But that’s not all. In [email protected] ed will definitely be punished. Sections of the IPC stand for in this regard are still at the fr- My seniors know the law, cont- aming stage. But there is no ju- READY TO ROLL! Delhi Times captures the bubbly buoyancy of act them. For us, there is a God above.’’ stification for their ignorance of other laws.’’ Maria Goretti as the VJ & aspiring actress shows what it takes Case III: Sections 338, 337 and 304-A of the IPC, While Delhi Police commissioner RS Gupta to be on a hot wavelength, at the Radio Mirchi studio (To send in conjunction with the Motor Vehicles Act, stip- insists that ‘‘there is no excuse for senior police this photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/) ulate that an act of rash/negligent driving resu- officials who do not have adequate knowledge lting in injury or death to another person leads about the law,’’ Das maintains that the only opt- to imprisonment. ion left is to set up coordination channels at both ■ Traffic police official B Chopra has his own the national and regional level and seek the co- take: ‘‘How do you expect us to have the law at operation of both legal and technology experts. When it’s hot, MPs globetrot! our fingertips? We are human beings, not gods. ‘‘We need to hold crash courses, both for the pub- Kabhi ads, kabhi films Moreover,what is the telephone number 100 for? lic and police officials,’’ he elaborates. ARUN KUMAR DAS meeting of the round table,’’ informs Dial the number. We are here to keep an eye on All said and done, ignorance seems to be bliss DIVYA VASISHT BR Chopra to direct a film, but nothi- Times News Network an official at the PMO. people, not the law.’’ for the Capital’s cops. Unfortunately,it is the pu- Times News Network ng earth-shattering came my way. Incidentally,London is also where a Case IV: Section 309 IC stipulates that anyone blic — at the receiving end of crime — which However, within a couple of months, t’s that time of the year again. The 12-member parliamentary delegation found guilty of trying to commit suicide should pays the price for their ignorance. t’s official. If movie-makers have I hope to announce details of my mo- Itime when our netalog ready to spr- led by Praful Patel is headed. Ditto for be subjected to imprisonment. [email protected] Imade the switch from films to ads, vie, which I will make with another ead across the length and breadth of senior advocate and Congress MP As- it’s now the turn of ad-makers to pr- ad man, Dicky Verma.’’ the globe. So, all the MP,all the world’s hwini Kumar, who is going to Big Ben ove that the trend works both ways! Shashanka Ghosh is on a new high meetings, conferences and summits city on official business. ‘‘While Patel For starters, Raja Menon, whose these days. After all the man behind are a stage for ministers, MPs, and will strengthen links between the par- claim to fame lies in making ads for Pepsi’s catchline ‘Yehi hai right choi- various other official dignitaries who liamentary forums of India and products as varied as a toilet-cleans- ce, baby’ is almost through with his answer to the tag of Britain, Kumar will rein- ing liquid, too- maiden movie ‘VIP’. If you haven’t force parliamentary, legal, thpaste and ra- Waisa Bhi Hota guessed already, wi- business and culture links dial tyres, has Hai. ‘‘I took up th summer scorch- between the two countries,’’ already hit the writing and di- ing the city,cooler cl- says the PMO official. big screen by recting the film imes beckon our netas. Meanwhile, an eight-member turning direct- as a challenge,’’ As do all-paid junkets. parliamentary delegation head- or with Bas he explains. If Planning Comm- ed by Rajiv Shukla is gearing Yun Hi.Now,in As for Robby ission deputy chairman up to fly to the US on a five- Alyque Bharat Alyque KC Pant, accompanied association wi- Padamsee Dhabolkar Grewal, he has day trip in the first week th another ad moved on from by his wife and son, has of June; and Uttar film-maker Pr- making the Da- just concluded co- Pradesh CM May- atap Raju, Raja DIRECTORS SPECIAL iry Milk and chairing a three-day awati will lead an 18- is ready with Godrej Penta- India-UK round table member delegation another script. cool ads during meet in London, to Washington next ‘‘I feel that mo- the World Cup those waiting to cat- month as part of the ving on from to imparting ch a flight abroad are Indo-US Business Counc- ads to films is a the finishing disinvestment min- il. In fact, beyond Desti- natural progre- touches to the ister Arun Shourie, nation America, Ma- ssion,’’ says Pr- Sushmita Sen- law minister Arun Jaitley, NEELABH yawati is reportedly slated atap, ‘‘Moreov- Robby Shashanka starrer Samay. foreign minister Ya- to visit Switzerland er, our ad back- Grewal Ghosh ‘‘I feel that ever- shwant Sinha, and JUNKET JARGON and certain other ground help us ybody in the vi- information and European countries. make films which are visually-appe- sual medium wants to make a film broadcasting minis- Netas go looking for global Of course, it’s no aling. I feel that an ad-person can of- some day,’’ says Robby,‘‘It’s not as if I ter Ravi Shankar solutions to local problems secret that netas ra- fer something different.’’ was bored of making ads; it’s just Prasad. By the way, rely miss foreign Bharat Dhabolkar,after two succe- that I came across a good script. Tec- all these trips are strictly official, trips. So what if these trips are fund- ssful decades in the ad world, is all set hnically speaking, it was a smooth tr- with the information coming stra- ed by the tax-payer’s money? After to take on the big bad world of Bolly- ansition — I just unlearnt whatever I ight from the PMO. all, officially speaking, foreign tours wood. Also ready to make a foray into had learnt !’’ Well, with ad film-mak- ‘‘Pant’s brief was to facilitate a hi- are all about scouting for solutions to filmdom is Alyque Padamsee. ‘‘I was ers turning to movies, variety is the gh-level civil society dialogue betwe- India’s problems. Abroad? Well, if so moved by Mr And Mrs Iyer and deci- name of the game. After all, Bollywo- en India and the UK on issues of mut- many studies and reports haven’t ded that I had to make a movie. In the od says: the more the merrier! ual interest and to suggest fresh mea- thrown up solutions, maybe foreign past, I was approached by the likes of [email protected] sures to enrich and strengthen bilate- lands will. ral cooperation. This was the sixth [email protected] ‘A good performance will always be noticed’ Ram Gopal Var- AFTAB co-star. But since my role in the movie multi-starrers, but if the character ma gave you a SHIVDASANI is part of a larger canvas, I don’t how one plays is sketched out properly and, break with Ma- Actor it has shaped up. Like viewers, I am most importantly, one performs well, st. How was it On his reel waiting for the film’s release in June! an actor is bound to be noticed. like working releases & What about the projects you are cu- Having just returned from stage sh- with him in Da- future focus rrently working on? ows in the US, would you say that rna Mana Hai? There is Hungama, a comedy with Ak- the NRI audience is responsive to I respect Ram shaye Khanna and Rima Sen; Footpa- Bollywood stars? Gopal Varma a th, with Bipasha; Muskaan, with Gra- My recent tour went off really well lot as a director cy Singh; and Jaane Hua Kya, a sci-fi and the response from the audience because he is very professional and movie in which I have a double-role. was very heart-warming. We met with dedicated. For Darna Mana Hai, he is Actually, Darna Mana Hai (DMH) is But don’t you feel that multi-starr- a spontaneous response from the NRI the producer,making things a little dif- not just one story,but a mixture of six ers offer you less scope to showcase audience and I believe that Indian mo- ferent. Nonetheless, it was great to wo- different stories of which mine is one. your acting skills? vies and Indian stars are definitely a rk with him again. DMH, as the title suggests, is a horror Admittedly,one has to share screen sp- hit abroad. What is Darna Mana Hai all about? movie which has Isha Kopikar as my ace with other actors and actresses in TANIYA SAHNI

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MANOJ KESHARWANI Set for a Super season Photos: SATISH JAISWAL uper Cloth Store, one of chine and hand-embroidered. Sthe oldest addresses in Their cottons are printed and GK-I’s M Block market, is woven in natural dyes from Mukul Dev: celebrating 35 years of weav- Andhra Pradesh, Jaipur and ing into their customers’ MP. Another speciality is THE SECOND INNINGS lives. printed and woven kotas. As part of the celebrations, Amidst the bright ambience of this exclusive store for ladies’ Super Cloth Store, there are dress materials and fabrics is specially woven and printed now geared up for the new tussars from Bhagalpur in Bi- Vipin Handa and Kiran Sehgal Rita, Lalit Khaitan, Mahendra Mansingh season with new colours, spe- har and Champa in MP and cial weaves and exclusive tanchois, jamdani and prints taking the place of last kinkhabs from Benares. season’s choices. Discerning customers can A chapter from history! The store makes an effort to find printed crepes in natural be exclusive. ‘‘We prefer to sell dyes and exclusive designer, t was a power-packed per- by Dinesh Thakur,who heads natural fabrics like cottons and scarves and dupattas from all formance. The Capital’s Ank, the two-hour long play silks. You will not find any syn- over India. The Store sources IKamani Auditorium was began. Based on the 1947 par- thetic fabrics here. We have a its stock directly from the venue of Jis Lahore Nahi tition and its fallout, the stel- very good collection in plain weavers and printers in dif- Dekhya, a powerful human lar performance held the au- colours in rubia and terry-cot- ferent states of India. drama authored by Asghar dience captivated through ton as well,’’ says Mukesh Gup- Says Gupta, ‘‘For me, pro- Wajahat and produced by the evening. Banned in Pak- ta, partner of the store. viding my customers the best Ank, one of the leading Hindi istan after its first perform- The Super Cloth Store offers quality fabrics is a priority. theatre groups of the country. ance, the play raised several chiffons, georgettes and crepes And for my customers the After a short introduction questions and laid bare the printed and hand printed. supreme quality is evident Then, there are hand-woven after they have used my fab- cotton and cotton silks in rics thoroughly. In fact, manglagiri, chanderi, mahesh- ladies who came here 25 SMS joke of the day wari, ikat and voiles. years ago as teenagers now The store also sells embroi- bring their teenage daugh- Hubby: Lemme take dered cottons, teri-voiles and ters along with them. pics of ur *******. U chiffons. These are both ma- Medianet can see them later! Wife: Lemme take pics of ur ****. U Dinesh Thakur can enlarge misuse of religion by fun- them later! damentalists. An emotion- al story laced with subtle humour, Jis Lahore Nahi Dekhya saw Delhiites en- joying the witty turn of phrase of the Punjabi lan- guage used throughout the play. After the performance, the veteran theatre person

ukul Dev is certainly enjoying his and in eating. Rahul trains me and regu - second innings on TV with Pyar lates my diet. We are a very close-knit fam- MZindagi Hai, where he is playing a ily and even in Mumbai, both of us stay in perfect MM (marriage material). It is a the same building. In fact, my five-year-old different concept where, after marriage, nephew Siddhant, constantly takes me for the bride and the groom s family stay to - his horse, says Mukul. gether. The difference in their cultural No wonder then, his family he says, is backgrounds is what provides the hu- his biggest strength. Despite coming mour, explains Mukul Dev, who claims to from a service-class background, my par- Anushree Somany being a romantic not just in reel, but in real ents never questioned me on my career life as well. choices. In fact, they stood by me through Dinesh called on the peo- He lost his heart to the girl next door thick-and-thin, says the actor whose pro- ple to live peacefully and (yes, his neighbour), Shilpa. fessional life has been a in harmony with every- Marriage took a while to ma- roller-coaster ride right one around. ‘‘I chose this SPOT LIGHT terialise because her par - from the time he was training play because of the Mum- ents (understandably) were sceptical at IG Academy. That was the time Rajiv bai-riots and the Godhra about this pilot (with no job to speak of), Gandhi got assasinated. While the earlier carnage. It is very rele- trying his luck in Bollywood. Added to this batches were absorbed in jobs, I really had vant at the moment,’’ he were the long locks I would sport at the to run around to sell myself as a pilot. So, said. After this, the artists time, laughs Mukul. Naturally then, the modelling and acting started for want of as well as the playwright first thing Mukul did was to have a haircut some pocket money, recalls Mukul. were felicitated by indus- and stop smoking in the garden. Shilpa But, while the serials A Mouthful Of Sky trialists like Shailesh and Mukul, of course, got married and now and Ek Se Badhkar Ek got him noticed, his Khaitan, Raghupati Sing- his five-month-old baby girl is the joy of debut film, an ABCL venture, Naam Kya hania and Salil Singhal his life. Hai , unfortunately could never see the among others. Right now, Mukul is excited about light of the day. I never plan my life now. Also seen putting their Hansal Mehta s thriller , Humrahi, which I just take it as it comes, he adds. hands together at the end has him co-starring with Kay Kay, Amir Ali APARNA GUPTA of the performance were and Isha Koppikar. former television-host Brother of actor and model Rahul Dev, Vipin Handa and Ashish Mukul insists there is no sibling rivalry be - Saraf, amongst many oth- tween them. We compete only in the gym ers.... WHAT’S HOT ’N’ HAPPENING? Today is the last day of the day-and-night me- ga events organised as part of the India Inter- national Festival Cum Trade Fair. Pragati Maidan 7 pm „ In connection with the Indo-Norwegian con- temporary dance proj- ect and the forthcom- ing visit to his country, the ambassador of Norway and his wife are hosting a special lunch in the Capital to- day. Shanti Path Chanakyapuri 1 pm „ Today is the last day of Amit Pasricha’s Lens as Guru — an exhibi- tion of photographic insights. Visual Art Gallery India Habitat Centre 10 am to 8 pm „ Indian Art Circle pres- ents an exhibition of various artists — Spirit of Art -II. In collabora- tion with India Habitat Centre, the show raises fund in aid of disabled child artists of VSAI. Open Palm Court India Habitat Centre 10 am to 7 pm „ Habiart brings forth Expression though prints — a collection of English and Russian prints by Thomas and William Daniel. Habiart Gallery India Habitat Centre 10 am to 5 pm „ Watch the grand open- ing of Tarini and avail discounts worth 10 per cent on fabulous range of linen, accessories and summer clothing. 35 Link Road Lajpat Nagar III 11am to 8 pm

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Photos: SATISH JAISWAL ter which Advani and Lax- eting parlance: ‘‘I have played mi Goel released the enough Ranji matches to be in brochure of the movie, the Test team!’’ A perfect shot, which is due for telecast on THE SUPRIYO NOTE for sure! the 16 May.After a short in- he singer in him is with one particular ASHOK CHATTERJEE troductory address by always humming a hero. However, I’m hap- PANORAMIC PROFILE Goel, the film was screened Ttune — even when py that I’ve given hits for and Advani made his ob- he is in the middle of a con- all the heroes I have servations on it. Talking versation. Babul Supriyo, sung for,’’ he says. about the movie he said, ‘‘It once referred to as ‘Hrithik While immense ap- is a very bold attempt and ki aawaz’ is every bit an en- preciation has already reflects true investigation. tertainer — as is evident come his way, Babul be- However, I feel that the ac- tual incident should have been reconstructed in X-TRAA HOT! Raza Murad and LK Advani Vijai Kapoor and CP Thakur greater details and the film For more on Babul Supriyo’s should have highlighted favourite Mirchi songs and the importance of the inspiration, tune in to temple more.’’ Dilli Meri Jaan on Radio Mirchi With a human touch When the gathering reconvened for ques- 98.3 FM at 2 pm today ission Akshardham, a 40-minute tion and answers af- long telefilm that narrated the ter the short tea lieve that awards too have Mconspiracy behind the premedi- break Raza a special place in his tated inhuman attack on one of the Murad, who scheme of things ‘‘as they largest temples in the country sent a has done the reflect on the good work chill down the spines of all present for its voice-over done by you,’’ he states. screening and the press meet. for the Finally, when asked Directed by Naveen movie said, how far has he come to- ‘‘This film is wards achieving his goal, a combined the singer replies in crick- effort and I Prabhu Chawla think what from his body language. ‘‘I Kumar,who spent months in- matters is like humming as it gives vestigating details and collecting the inten- me new tunes and ideas,’’ information, the film was re- tion behind he smiles. veales facts that were not making it. It Babul has just complet- made public earlier.Also pres- requires pas- ed shooting for the next ent at the conference were sion.’’ Also song from his just released deputy prime minister and seen was labour album Sochta Hun. ‘‘After home minister LK Advani and minister Sahib the album’s success, we are actors Raza Murad and Sunil Singh Verma shooting the promos for Sinha. and others. the next few songs — Kyon The evening began with the (Contributed by Chahta Yeh Dil and Pyar ishraishra usual round of felicitation af- Richa Bansal) Mein Dil Tod Ke,’’ he in- Jawahar Goel and Deepak M Pratibha Advani forms. Apart from the album, often have a prob- playback singing is what lem with dark cir- keeps Babul busy. ‘‘I’m Icles, so what I do is singing for films like apply a moisturiser un- B auty Mumbai @ Re 1! Hungama for Nadeem der the eyes before put- Shravan, Aitbaar for Ra- ting on the base. t’s been a year now since now gearing up for its first B- jesh Roshan, Firoz Khan’s Again, all my cos- Air Sahara and India- Day and seeks to celebrate it Janasheen and Zameer metics are branded. SEcrets Itimes first came up with with yet another hit offer with Jatin-Lalit.’’ People don’t buy its Steal a Seat campaign that where Air Sahara in associa- Life sure seems to have brands because they Fleur Xavier, model led to a lot of curiosity tion with Indiatimes will be changed for Babul after think that they are ex- among flyers and surfers. operating two special flights Kaho Na Pyar Hai became pensive but, in the long The campaign enabled Air from Delhi to Mumbai on a hit. ‘‘I came to Mumbai in run, they turn out to be Sahara to put some of its un- May 21, 2003 at 5 pm and 7 1993 and after that have much better. Plus, if you sold seats under the Internet pm. been struggling till the use branded products, hammer. What made the And the great news is that song happened. There has the quality of your skin campaign a hit was the auc- all tickets to the two flights been no looking back improves within days. tions that started at Re 1! will be auctioned on India- since,’’ he says. Then, I don’t apply ka- Aimed at persuad- times with bids Ask him about the song jal without using a mois- ing the traveller to pay starting at Re 1! closest to his heat and he turiser and base under whatever he feels the So, as the says it’s the title song of Dil the eyes. Or else, dark cir- journey is worth , the cam- Ka Rishta. But, quickly cles look only darker. auction’s suc- paign cele- adds, ‘‘To me a good song is For late evenings, I use cess is evident brates its suc- a hit song and vice-versa.’’ a lip gloss or a light lip from the over- cessful comple- As against the heroes of colour if I am partying. If whelm- tion of a year,you yesteryear who believed in you apply a dark colour ing re- have a chance to letting only a particular and then start drinking, sponse place your bids to steal a seat singer do playback singing the lips look really bad last year. in one of the flights on May for them, Babul believes once half the lipstick is In fact, the Steal a Seat 21.That the journey will be that ‘‘a singer’s job is to gone. So, it is better to use campaign alone was respon- memorable is ensured, what sound like the hero. But in a light shade. sible for the sale of more with Indiatimes and Air Sa- today’s scenario, where For my hair, I use hair than 1,50,000 tickets over the hara coming up with live there are many singers serum. It helps in styling year. This is what primarily auctions on board also start- singing in the same film, it both curly as well as prompted a new pricing ing at Re 1. The idea is to pro- is difficult to be clubbed straight hair and gives a trend among air service vide customers an steal-deal lovely sheen to it. If in a providers. Apart from at- spiced up with loads of fun good condition, then tracting frequent flyers, it and a chance to win cell- make-up is not a problem. aroused the curiosity of phones, movie merchandise Lastly, I believe in eat- many railway passenger and more. The auctions is on ing three meals a day but who found air travel just as at Indiatimes till May 16. only till I am full. I never economical. The campaign is Medianet overeat. A TOAST TO THE PERFECT HUSBAND ter than none. name for herself in the The film stars Indian television Parvin Dabbas and through programmes Neha Dubey (fresh like The Dream Mer- from their success chants, Bazaar Buzz, of Monsoon Wed- Winners Edge and ding), Rajeshwari Swayamvar 2000, besides Sachdev (of Love Stories, Priya has Bertolucchi’s Little moved on to realising her Buddha fame and celluloid dreams through Sardaari Begum) The Perfect Husband. opposite the With success of films British actor Will like Bend it like Beckham Randall, Sinia Du- and Monsoon Wedding in gal (1942 Earth, Ka- the global arena, it’s no masutra) and wonder that there is al- Amin Hajee (from ready excitement around Lagaan). this film, India and over- After making a seas! reating a buzz in the film market is Cthe Indian Jewish filmmaker Priya Ruth Paul’s debut film, The Per- fect Husband. The film, a romantic comedy-cum-social satire, predominantly in Pung- lish (a new phrase for Eng- lish with a smattering of Hindi and Punjabi) is a modern and thought-pro- voking look at the Indian marriage ‘game’ — the quest for the only security symbol that most Indian women possess: a hus- band, perfect or otherwise!

The movie is a story of two girls. One is inspired by the Shakespearean ide- al of “the marriage of true minds” and heavily influ- enced by the American trend of “finding your own mate” rebels against tradi- tion and family. She sets out to find a man who truly loves. The other girl, resolves never to marry any willing ‘over-the hill’ man because her family believes that an unsuitable alliance is bet-

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THURSDAY 15 MAY 2003 DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA CUTTING EDGE 5 Heart Pump and Brain Injury: A Riddle Deepens With Time ach year 300,000 Americans have bypass sur- But now,some of the most fervent believers in the gery to improve blood flow to their hearts. Most so-called off-pump operations are turning from it, Eof the operations succeed. But a minority of saying the information just does not back up the the- patients leave the hospital confused or forgetful, un- ory.Yet converts to off-pump surgery and sceptics of able to think clearly or unable to concentrate. it say the field faces a huge problem, one that is in a “Pumpheads,” some doctors privately call those sense emblematic of modern medicine: the practice patients, and the information shows that a third or seemed to be reasonable and took hold before any- more may be affected. As the term implies, doctors one could conduct a controlled randomised clinical attributed the problems to the pump, the heart-lung trial on its merits. Now,doctors wonder how the can machine that ta- truth emerge. In this case, doctors and patients may kes over during DEEP AFFLICTION find an answer in 2007, when the Department of MENDING FENCES surgery when Veterans’ Affairs is to complete a large study com- doctors literally stop a heart from beating so that paring surgery with a heart-lung machine to sur- they can repair its blocked vessels. gery without it. Meanwhile, doctors are deciding for Doctors theorise that something about the pump themselves, often by seeing what they want to see in AT THE NORTH POLE — little fat fragments or tiny clots that may be what most agree is inadequate data. thrown into the blood or maybe blood pressure lev- Meanwhile, off-pump operations are becoming els in the brain that are too high or too low may be increasingly popular. A national database at Duke n the sea ice, 30 miles phones provide a welcome could only be solved at the causing damage. Doctors also thought they had a so- University shows that the number of off-pump sur- from the North Pole. sense of connectedness. But pole itself, where pirouet- lution to the problem, avoiding the pump altogether geries has doubled in the last few years and that IThree broken bolts. A vi- in a place where sea-ice run- ting ice floes cloak the ocean with surgical tours de force in which they actually more than a quarter of all bypass operations are tal part of the first sus- ways crack apart, even the in crackled whiteness and operate on a slippery blood-coated beating heart. now off-pump. tained effort to monitor big simplest setback can threat- make it impossible to estab- climate shifts at the top of en ambitious research and, lish anything more than a the world was being threat- potentially, the researchers fleeting foothold. Unlike al- scan machine in Scottsdale, asteroid Eros in 2001, but it paste that acts as a moistu- ened by three broken bolts. themselves. most anywhere else on the Arizona, rather than taking did not return with samples. riser,wound healer and anti- The bolts were in a simple The winch problem was planet, this environment re- the guitar apart to study how The Japanese probe was infection agent for infants. It winch used to haul up a just one of myriad chal- quired a research team that it was built. launched atop a 100-ft, $-40 is normally wiped off babies $200,000 array of instru- lenges, large and small, that combined the intellectual million M-5 rocket from the in the delivery room, but re- ments, strung on a two-mile confronted scientists who power of scientists with the World’s first Kagoshima Space Centre on searchers at the Cincinnati Kevlar strand, that had recently ventured north to brute strength of furniture the southern island of Kyu- Children’s Hospital Medical spent a year collecting data decipher disturbing chan- movers, the wile of back- asteroid probe shu. The unmanned Muses- Centre in Ohio say it should on currents, salinity and ges in the polar ice, ocean country mechanics, the Japanese rocket has C is to make three brief be left alone. Marty Visscher, other conditions in the and atmosphere. The an- courage (or recklessness) of A lifted off with the wor- touch-and-go contacts with executive director of the in- ocean at the pole. chored instrument array extreme athletes and the ld’s first probe designed to 1998 SF36, a tiny asteroid 180 stitute, found that newborn Six leading polar oceano- was the centrepiece of the willingness to carry a shot- bring back samples from the million miles away from graphers and marine engi- North Pole Environmental gun to ward off polar bears. surface of an asteroid, a Earth. It will then bring neers huddled around the Observatory, a five-year $4- Over three weeks in late journey that will take four back a gram or so of the as- broken winch next to a April and early May, the Rare guitar is years and cover nearly 400 teroid’s surface, the first manhole-size opening that CLIMATE CHANGE project leader, Dr Jamie million miles. space rocks to be gathered had been melted the day Morison, an oceanograph- given CAT scan If successful, Muses-C will since the US Apollo lunar before, through the nine- million effort to establish er at the University of be the first probe to make a exploration programme foot-thick ice, staring at the the first year-round record Washington, and 14 col- rare Gretsch gui- two-way trip to an asteroid. ended 30 years ago. It will line dangling in the slushy of conditions here. leagues from the West Coast A tar has been given A NASA probe collected data take the 1,400-lb Muses-C green water. Such a portrait was much and Japan brought this a medical CAT scan, so for two weeks from the sur- about two years to get If they could find no re- needed, given that polar ice suite of skills to the Arctic the manufacturer cou- face of the Manhattan-sized there. Even so, the asteroid placements for a few dollars’ had been retreating record as they successfully albeit ld work out how it — which is only 2,300 feet worth of fasteners, the wi- distances in summertime sometimes just barely com- was put together. long and 1,000 feet wide — nch would be useless scrap, over the last decade and that pleted the fourth year of the Rockabilly gui- is among the Earth’s clos- the instruments might be sharp warming around the observatory mission. tarist Brian Setzer est neighbours. skin with vernix left intact stuck in the sea, and the re- Arctic perimeter was Spring is the only time of BREAKERS had asked makers was more hydrated and less placements for the coming prompting serious talk of an year when daylight is con- Gretsch to brace his Natural remedy scaly. He said his team were year would not be deployed. ice-free polar sea by midcen- stant but the ice is not yet Gretsch signature se- for wrinkles working on a synthetic Such is the craft of science tury.The changes could be a warmed so much that its PATH ries 6120 guitar the equivalent of the paste that at the ends of the earth par- temporary shift in the range surface turns to knee-deep original way. The cientists say a natural could be used on nappies, ticularly this end of the of normal variation. Or they slush. Eventually, in their Gretsch model 6120 S substance that coats wound dressings and as a earth, where the pole sits could be an early result of offices and labs in Seattle was made with unique babies in the womb could cosmetic cream for adults. over a 14,000-foot-deep ocean global warming from rising and Tokyo, the scientists bracing from 1959-1961 but be used as an anti-wrinkle Doctors also hope it could cloaked in shifting ice. concentrations of heat-trap- will sift figures and report was discontinued for no ap- cream. help babies born before 27 Hand-held satellite navi- ping greenhouse gases. their findings in learned parent reason. Gretsch put Paediatric experts are weeks who do not produce gation devices and tele- But this climate puzzle journals. a 1961 guitar through a CAT studying vernix, a white the substance. A Volunteer Army Devoted to Street Trees uddenly,one sees stre- of disease but of “truck sional tree wardens charged roughly 10 feet of a paved et trees in a whole pruning,” salt damage and with the care and feeding of right of way.But many must S new light. Previously, plain neglect. Whittled away trees along paved roads, in devote the bulk of their time they were just a backdrop by wide loads, utility compa- public parks, around schools to dealing with trees that that made one commute in nies and budget cuts, and the and in other community-ow- pose hazards — pruning dan- rural Litchfield County more target of any- ned spaces. Al- gling limbs, for example, that pleasant, and the only time one who swe- FLORA FANS though footage reduce visibility or threaten they caught one’s attention to fall on passers-by. was when tree-trimming cre- Which is why communi- ws halted people’s speedy pr- ties are eager to encourage ogress. But all that changed trained volunteers to keep when one heard of the pro- tabs on the rest. According to gramme that trains citizen- Susan Mockenhaupt, a na- foresters to help take care of tional coordinator for the trees in public places. Urban and Community For- Citizen-foresters — aka tr- estry Program at the United ee stewards — are volunteer States Forest Service, volun- watchdogs more concerned teers are active in 11,000 with crab apples than crime. communities. Many of them They date to the 1960s, when students or members of or- Dutch elm disease began ganisations like the Rotary felling street trees, and now Club, the volunteers are tackle everything from prun- rves off the shoulder, trees regulations vary from town trained by state foresters, ing to park planning. are road warriors. Only the to town, tree wardens typi- who in turn receive small Tree stewards fulfil an im- strong survive, often pocked cally are responsible for wa- grants of $5,000 to $20,000 portant role. Street trees are by battle scars. tering, fertilising, pruning from her programme and answers to last week’s puzzle the frequent victims not only Most towns have profes- and replacing trees within from state agencies. A snowstorm of imported SUVs... irst there was ■ Mitsubishi’s ■ The petrol-engined lighter and its narrower tyres on F the quiet launch Pagero is the Indian AUTO FOCUS Chevrolet Forester is smaller 15-inch wheel rims indicate of Rs 40-lakh Merc- icon for SUVs. It is Murad Ali Baig much smaller and that it really has specifications sim- edes M-Class ilar to a big saloon. Its flat box- SUVs. Then ca- er engine and all-wheel drive me Mitsubishi’s (AWD) make its handling su- Rs 34-lakh and Rs perlative. Unlike off-roaders 20-lakh Pageros that switch from 2WD to 4WD, followed by Rs 16-lakh Chevrolet AWD continuously stays in 4- Forester, Rs 16-lakh Suzuki wheel mode without excessive Vitara and Rs 14-lakh Honda CR- fuel consumption. V.We can soon expect Hyundai’s ■ The just-launched Honda Terracan and Ford’s Everest at CR-V,like the Forester is small- even more attractive prices and er and with all-wheel drive to later the superlative BMW X5 provide great city comforts in and Toyota Land Cruiser, a vehicle that can take the though these will not be cheap. rough roads too. The market The table shows that these for true SUVs is still small but SUVs are in two main classes. the Forester and CR-V will ap- The M-Class, Pagero and Vitara, peal to many who want the as their size, weight and tyre comforts of a luxury sedan sizes, indicate are full fledged with the attitude and partially off-roaders but they are a bit the capability of an SUV. bulky for city driving. The (These are the views expressed Forester and CR-V are really by the author and do not represent luxurious sedans comparable to the views of the paper) Accord or Corolla that have off- road capability making them sa- even bigger then the M-class with loons with attitude. wider tyres for rugged off-road ca- ■ The Silver Star affirms that the pability. They also have a slightly big and powerful vehicle will offer smaller and cheaper 118-bhp 2,835- great performance, a soft ride and cc turbo diesel model that is being good ride and handling. The plush assembled in India. interiors provide great comfort. ■ The recently-introduced Suzuki There is also the 163-bhp 270 CDI Grand Vitara XL7 is a little bigger model with the advanced common but slightly less powerful but its rail diesel engine that delivers huge petrol engine will give it faster ac- power with low levels of engine celeration and less engine sound sound. than its diesel fired competitors.

MB-M320 Pagero 3.2 Vitara XL-7 Forester Honda CR-V

Cc/bhp 3199/218 3200/161 2736/158 1994/120 1998/142 Petrol/Diesel Petrol Diesel Petrol Petrol Petrol Length (m) 4.59 4.65 4.70 4.45 4.55 Width 1.83 1.69 1.78 1.73 1.78 Height 1.82 1.89 1.74 1.59 1.71 Weight (kg) 2115 2125 1660 1375 1480 Tyre size* 225/75R16* 265/70R16 235/60R16 205/70R15 205/70R15

*225 is the tyre width in mm, 75 is tyre height as a % of the width and 16 is wheel rim diameter in inches.

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6 THE MALL DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA THURSDAY 15 MAY 2003

Duette Color Effects is a to launch their products in crystal priced at Rs 595 and two tone pattern finish, wh- country. At the moment Magpie is in stainless steel ich produces a soft broken these chocolates and jams priced at Rs 995 to 1195. colour effect. It is perfect are available in metro cities Elite Store has a variety of

OUT THE CUP FOR for anyone on the lookout and for the Delhi customers cups in crystal from RCR- for a distinctive high quali- these products are expected Italy,in two sizes in three dif- ty, fresh and exciting wall to be available soon. ferent designs, which are finish. Available in 3 magi- priced from Rs 1,500 on- wards, for a set of six cups. CHECK ALL SEASONS cal effect-classic, nouveau and floral. Duette allows for Tea has always been a re- MAMTA SINGH there is nothing better than a large number of colour pure white China cups in sub- and pattern combinations. Colour magic ea-time is a tradition tle designs, simple curved of refinement and el- lines for a minimalist look. CI Paints decorative busi- jam session egance, with floral One can go for the classical ness has launched Duette o offer something new to I china, fresh flowers, look with pure white fine bone Colour Effects — a unique T the Indian market Euro- T biscuits and gentle conversa- china tempered by delicate flo- strength to stand the dema- shaped saucer at Rs 835. emulsion with a two toned pean manufacturing compa- tion. Tea is second only to wa- ral motif in shades of blue. nds of today’s lifestyle. Whe- The second range is mugs pattern finish, to give a textu- ny, Mackays Limited joins ter as the worlds most popular Tea cups symbolise beauty, ther your preference is for in glass in combination red appearance to the walls. hand with M B International drink. In this summer heat quality, craftsmanship and the timeless classic or the bo- with stainless steel. The ldly contemporary there is a glass tumbler with stain- supply for all in the market. less steel holder has an aes- Unique and designer cups thetic and contemporary stand out as a fashion state- design. ment about the users lif- Ebony has cups in glass, estyle. Artd’inox has two ra- acrylic, ceramic and bone nge of cups one is stainless China. The brands avail- steel in combination with bo- able at Ebony are Innova, ne china, for these saucers Borosil, Dezzair, Soga and choice is square, triangle or Magpie. A set of six cups for freshing drink in the eastern in flower shapes. A set of Innova brand, in ceramics is countries especially for In- four cups with flower shaped at Rs 282, Borosil is in glass dia. The Next Shop has a saucer are priced at Rs 1035, priced at Rs 940 to Rs 1000, range of ceramic mugs to the square shaped saucer at Dezzair brand is in Porcelain suit all tastes both in terms of Rs 1,045 and triangular priced at Rs 660, Soga is in design and size. For the avid sports buff there are mugs Brand USP Set of Price Ranage (Rs) with golf, tennis or cricket motifs, priced at Rs 105. The Artd’inox Stainless steel, bone 4 835 to 1,045 geometric range has shapes china and glass of circles, diamonds and tri- Innova Ceramic cups 6 282 angles in red and blue, priced Borosil Glass 6 940 to 1000 at Rs 115. To put you in a fes- tive mood, there are mugs Dezzair Porcelain 6 660 with beach theme in blues Soga Crystal 6 595 and yellows with motifs of Magppie Stainless steel 6 995 to 1195 palm trees, deck chairs, birds RCR-Italy Crystal 6 1500 onward and the sun. All these mugs are microwave proof. Luminarc Porcelain 6 800 Get the cup that cheers.

Summer Clean & green comforts with herbal packs

PAD onte Carlo, the industan Herbal Cosm- Mapparel brand H etics has introduced Bio of Oswal Woollen Mills, has launched the spring-summer range of men’s T- Put your best shirts in a huge variety of styles, colours, patterns and LAUNCHING sandle forward fabrics. The USP? The gar- ranco leone, is all ments are so soft and light in Fabout set to launch feel, they make for perfect its new collection of smart summer wear and have been formal-casual sandals for the designed keeping in mind in- men of substance of all age ternational trends. These are groups. These smart formal- reasonably priced at Rs 330 to casual sandals have been de- Rs 550. In the mercerised sec- signed particularly keeping tion, the price ranges from Rs in mind of latest fashion tr- 690 to Rs 800. end loving men. Designed with special concentra- Fresh herbal apricot face tion on comfort fit, the and body scrub. It helps to summer 2003 collection is gently removes dead skin crafted out of imported cells that lead to dull and oil pull up upper leather blemished complexion. Its and PU sole with extra packaging is 35 GMS to 226 cushion padded for light, GMS and MRP is Rs 40 to Rs soft, fit up for extra com- 120 respectively. Now the pr- fort and freedom, in casu- oduct is available in all lead- al and formal formats. ing stores in all over India.

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8 BACK BEAT DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA THURSDAY 15 MAY 2003 Vol. 03 No. 134 girl has plans to open a gym RNI Registration No. DELENG/2001/5765. Ajay’s takes called Riddz with the help of Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. by Balraj Arora at Times House, Sanju low on her mom. Neetu Singh appar- 7 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi — 110 002 and printed by him at Times of India Press 7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi — 110 002 and 13 & 15/1, Site IV Industrial Area, to the stage ently, is a fitness maniac too. Sahibabad (U.P.). Regd. Office: Dr Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Mumbai — 400 001. Editor (Delhi chemistry Ladies of the khandaan decid- Market): Sabina Sehgal Saikia, responsible for selection of news under PRB Act. © All rights jay Jadeja, cricketer-tu- reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission of the publisher is f you saw Ek Aur Ek Arned-actor will make his ed to give their passion a form. prohibited. Circulated with The Times of India in Delhi & adjoining areas. IGyarah, you must have no- acting debut in Sunil Shetty’s ticed Sanjay Dutt’s extra first home production Khel,the thanda vibes with Amrita launch of which will be at Arora. But Sanju ex- Jo’burg this month. Also, Ajay, plains, ‘‘Arre yaar, I’ve who is there with family, will seen that Amu as a be one of the performers on kid. And all of a sud- this global platform. ‘‘Yes, I am den I was asked to performing at the IIFA Awards. romance her. Be- I will be dancing one of the lieve me, if there’s songs from Khel,’’ says Ajay. no chemistry On the road to fitness between Amu iddhima Kapoor, daugh- on the fitness track rather than and me on Rter of Rishi Kapoor and dancing in the genetically in- screen, this Neetu Singh prefers running clined world of celluloid. The is the only reason.’’ To au- thenti- cate he adds, ‘‘I had a similar prob- lem romancing Pooja Bhatt in Sadak.’’ RITESH: On the way to Hollywood itesh Deshmukh is going Rplaces. The one film wonder star has been roped in by Bolly- wood’s producer No 1, Vasu Bhag- wani for his Hindi-English bilin- gual, Out Of Control. The high point of Bhagwani’s film will be Bay- watch beauty Brande Rodericks, who is cast opposite the Jr Desh- mukh. Bhagwani is currently shoot- ing in the film in Switzerland along. The film also has Hrishitaa Bhatt playing of the female lead. Kissing his way to glory he Himanshu Malik Tstarrer Khwaish has as many as 17 kiss- ing scenes in it. Is the Indian audi- ence prepared for that? With cross-over films making their entrance as a success genre in cinema to- day, filmmak- ers have gone berserk exper- imenting. But at the end of the day, they all have the same thing to say. ‘‘Its what sells, so why not?’’ Anoth- er argument that’s put forth is the re- ality factor. “We want our film to look natural.”

PANKAJ UDHAS: Silver-jubilee time hazal samrat Panjak GUdhas is celebrating his silver jubilee. His rag-to- riches story started with film Vishwas. ‘‘I bagged the song at the last minute, after that I had to struggle for 9 long years, no one was ready to listen to me, luckily I sur- vive and took to Ghazal singing. When I look back, its like a dream for me,’’ says the maestro. Hope he contin- ues to sing for many more coming years. Our best wish- es are with him. Catching Gautam’s eye t 90 years, it might ap- Apear a trifle too late for a celluloid debut, but veteran Marxist Jyoti Basu is known to do things out of the ordinary. He is now the sub- ject of a docu-feature by award-winning filmmaker Goutam Ghosh. He says it will be a colourful saga of an important man of India.

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