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DLD‰‰†‰KDLD‰‰†‰DLD‰‰†‰MDLD‰‰†‰C Moss plus gloss: The Times Food THE TIMES OF INDIA Diamonds are Guide 2003 whets Saturday, May 3, 2003 Kate’s best friend Delhi’s appetite Page 9 Page 8 TO D AY S LUCKY 81 Qutab Minar Laloo ke bachhe 89 829 Red red wine The age to catch em 817 Your Dambola Ticket available in Delhi Times on 27th April, 2003 Numbers already announced : 27, 39, 50, 71, 32, 41, 88, 22, 55, 15, 30, OF INDIA 43, 49, 59, 66, 60, 86, 68, 76,74, 7, 82, 5, 13 MANOJ KESHARWANI ‘What’s the big deal? This is the 21st century’ GAYATRI RAMANATHAN dancer’s G-string peeking out from un- Times News Network COUNTER POINT der her low-hipped jeans, and another shot in which she is reading hefali Jariwala is one bold a porn magazine. Yeh Waada Raha,on woman. Her dance sequence in its part, allegedly suggests phone sex. Sthe video of Kaanta Laga has So, would Shefali do it again? ‘‘Defi- raised quite a storm with the culture nitely. But not now. Some time later, police. But, she remains unfazed. I would consider doing a number like ‘‘What’s the big deal? I haven’t this again. Before that, I want to do so- undressed or walked down the streets mething soft and romantic, such as in a bikini. Even the G-string everyone Michael Learns To Rock. Right now, I is talking about wasn’t actually real. have been getting offers for videos It was stitched on for the effect,’’ says similar to what I have done.’’ Shefali. At the same time, the bindaas Meanwhile, Shefali lashes out at the girl is glad that the controversy has hypocrisy surrounding sex and sug- not rubbed off on her personally.‘‘My gestiveness. ‘‘This is the 21st century friends in college think it’s cool. No — why shouldn’t people read porn one has said anything to me. I think magazines?’’ asks the 20-year-old sec- the controversy is about the concept. ond-year engineering student, ‘‘Give I am only an artist. So, it hasn’t affect- me a porn magazine and I won’t shy ed me personally.’’ away from reading it. It is just that I Recently, Kaanta Laga and another am open about it while everyone else remix video, Yeh Waada Raha,were does it behind closed doors.’’ Any censured by the information and bro- favourites? ‘‘Not really.I read whatev- adcasting ministry for ‘‘indecent cont- er I come across.’’ Then, she clarifies: ent.’’ Lata Mangeshkar,the original si- ‘‘It is not that I go out of my way to nger of Kaanta Laga, has also criticis- pick up porn magazines. But I have ed the remix version, saying that it is read some and I don’t mind admitting ‘‘downright obscene.’’ Among the sho- this.’’ Quite clearly,sex is not a thorny ts in Kaanta Laga which have Kaanta Laga girl Shefali Jariwala lashes out at the culture police issue for the Kaanta Laga girl. received flak is one that shows the [email protected] Obscenity lies in the Tihar’s VIP ward: Houseful! ARUN KUMAR DAS nsiderations, these inmates have been lodged Times News Network in a separate ward in Jail No 1. No out-of-the- eyes of the beholder way arrangements have been made as rega- all it a coincidence or what you will, rds their meeting friends and relatives.’’ The controversy over vulgarity in music videos, TV serials and Cbut an increasing number of those who Incidentally, RK Sharma, who had been ads has again brought into focus the debate over where to draw are supposedly upholders of the law are let out of the jail on a five-day custodial pa- the line in projecting women. Delhi Times speaks to both sides now finding themselves behind bars. The role so he could attend his daughter’s wedd- latest entrant to Tihar Jail’s VIP ward is ex- ing, returned with lots of sweets which we- pected to be former High Court judge re distributed to jail officia- Poornima Bhushan Shameet Mukherjee, who has been ac- ls and fellow inmates. Advani, Kumar, cused in the recent DDA land scam. However,not everything Chairperson, Head, Tihar is already home to 1977-ba- is sweet on the Tihar front. National tch IPS officer Harish Kumar, who With the summer sun Super is charged with fraud; RK Shar- blazing away, jail auth- Women’s Cassettes ma, a 1976-batch IPS officer and orities are having a tough Commission Industries the main accused in the Shivani time getting inmates to Bhatnagar murder case; keep their cool. So, it’s DDA vice-chairman Sub- nimbu pani and lassi time ■ Recently, we had a meeting ■ What obscenity are we hash Sharma (a 1970-ba- at the jail. ‘‘As things st- which included the heads of talking about? Why pick tch IAS officer); DDA co- and now, there are 12,404 commissions for women in 16 up only two videos? And mmissioner (land dis- inmates at Tihar, includ- states. After examining what which century are we living posal) Anand Mohan ing 2,600 convicts. Ensur- was sent to us by media watch- in? I fail to understand this Sharan (a 1990-batch IAS ing that they stay cool is a ers — including clippings of controversy. officer); DDA planning tough job as summer is controversial music videos — First and foremost, videos commissioner Vijay Ri- NEELABH the time when there are MOOD FOR THOUGHT: Delhi Times captures the charisma of Urmila Matondkar we agreed that such images we- are cleared by the sole decid- sbud; and DDA commis- fisticuffs between inmates. as the Bollywood beauty makes a standout statement while in town for the re not conducive to the dignity ing authority — the censor sioner (land disposal) Ja- JAILHOUSE STOCK Besides, the demand for launch of The Times Food Guide Delhi 2003 and the presentation of the Times of women. board. We have a ‘U’ certificate gdish Chander.If Mukherjee is lodged at Ti- cold water goes up during this time of the Food Awards, (turn to page 8 for detailed report and photographs) Music videos are getting mo- and can make CDs and DVDs. har, he will become the seventh senior offi- year,’’ reveals a senior jail official. Well, if re and more derogatory each Secondly, these videos cater cial to be lodged at the VIP ward. nothing else, good ol’ nimbu pani and lassi do day.Their standards are falling specifically to the youth. And, ‘‘No special favours are being shown to th- ensure a sweet taste in the mouth for those as they use women as objects as per our expectations, the ese IAS and IPS officers,’’ maintains Tihar who have to spend bitter days behind bars. Upbeat Urmila is high on hope of obscenity.The image of wo- music is doing very well with Jail DG Ajay Aggarwal, ‘‘Due to security co- [email protected] men they project is not that of them. Our target audience has ASHOK CHATTERJEE harashtra Gaurav Award for Ek Haseena Thi are due for an empowered person. accepted it. Period. Times News Network her outstanding contributi- release and I am looking for- We don’t want to curb anyb- Frankly speaking, my gen- on to the film industry. ‘‘No ward to all four movies doing ody’s freedom. At the same ti- eration is exposed to much he travels light. No bagg- matter how much recogniti- well,’’ she offers, ‘‘Each mov- me, we don’t want a woman to more nudity and obscenity.To- Sage, no tales of self-indu- on I might receive, nothing is ie deals with a drastically dif- be constantly projected in a day,all films, specially English lgent behaviour, no scandal more satisfying than being ferent subject and I find each manner which is ones, are very bo- sheets, no drug abuse. Urmi- recognised by my own state,’’ role to be as challenging as derogatory.A cert- FACE OFF ld. Every second la Matondkar. Successful... she emphasises. the other.’’ Incidentally, Sha- ain section English mu- and secretive. Her personal One advantage this lady bana Azmi plays Urmila’s of people mi- sic video air- life is kept under wraps. By exercises to the hilt is the mother in Tehzeeb — as she ght find not- ed on our ch- choice. ability to draw a line between once did in Masoom. hing wrong annels day ‘‘I am not comfortable dis- the personal and the profes- The challenge of playing a with such a in and day cussing my private life and I sional. ‘‘I am that kind of per- ‘different’ kind of role ex- projection, out is full of am sure my fans appreciate son who switches on and off, cites Urmila. ‘‘I like to exper- but we are nudity. You and understand this,’’ explai- as required. And I certainly iment with different ‘looks’ considering get obscene ns Urmila as she unwinds at don’t ‘live’ the characters I — it is very important for an the opinion and porn fi- the Le Meridien, ‘‘I interact portray on-screen. I don’t actor to be able to carry off a of the major- lms on DVDs with my fans with warmth variety of personas in the ity.We owe it and VCDs and, as far as I know,they see STAR POWER characters they portray. Un- to the women of the country in for as little as Rs 125. Are they me as someone who is sim- less that happens, one tends particular and society in gen- aware of this? Our generation ple, calm and composed.’’ Be- even carry my work to my to stagnate.’’ eral to ensure that they are pro- has grown up on Baywatch.

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