Vol. 39 July 2015 No. 7

This service meant primarily for the use of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and its media units gives an annotated index to select articles on mass media published in various periodicals and newspapers received by the Centre.

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Chief Editor L. R. Vishwanath Editor Alka Mathur Asstt. Editor Sushma Gautam

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CONTENTS

Film 1-4 Film and Literature 1 Film Biography 1-2 Film Regional 3 Film Theme 3 Film Training Institutes 4 Information Technology 4 Journalist Biography 5 Mass Media 5 Mass Media, Biography 5

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FILM AND LITERATURE

BORGOHAIN (Ananya). The novel on screen. Pioneer. 5 July 2015; 1-2. Finds out how Hindi cinema has visually reinterpreted the written word, both successfully and unsuccessfully, and how they are presented with reimagined realities in the Indian context.

FILM, BIOGRAPHY (Egypt)

OMAR SHARIF: A knight to remember. By Tim Robey. Deccan Herald. 19 July 2015; 3. …………….: A life lived in 70 mm. By Suneel Sinha. Asian Age. 12 July 2015; 6. …………….:The playboy of the eastern world. By Harish Nambiar. Economic Times. 12 July 2015; 13. …………….: rides into the desert sunset forever. By Robert Berkvist. Telegraph. 11 July 2015; 2. …………….: REMEMBERING OMAR SHARIF, a great actor whose talent had no borders. Pioneer. 12 July 2015; 4.

THE untold story of OMAR SHARIF. By Ervell E. Menezes. Tribune. 26 July 2015; 8.

FILM, BIOGRAPHY (Great Britain)

CHRISTOPHER LEE: Dracula is dead ! By Ervell E. Menezes. Tribune. 12 July 2015; 8.

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FILM, BIOGRAPHY (India)

AMRISH PURI : Hail Mogambo! By Farhana Farook. Filmfare. 64 (13); 1 July 2015; 126-131. ANU MALIK: The melody maker. Interviewed by Shravan Shah. Stardust. 45 (10); July 2015; 64-67. DILJIT DOSANJH: The turbaned prince. By Jasmine Singh. Tribune. 19 July 2015; 1. JAYA PRADA: As good as it gets. By Devesh Sharma. Filmfare. 64 (13); 1 July 2015; 132-132. KABIR BEDI: Gentleman extraordinaire! Interviewed by Suguna Sundaram . Stardust. 45 (10); July 2015; 40-45. M.S. VISWANATHAN: Radio days. By Baradwaj Rangan. Hindu. 19 July 2015; 3. MANOJ KUMAR: A patriot at heart. By Rajiv Vijayakar. Deccan Herald. 5 July 2015; 3. RAJENDRA KRISHAN: Unsung melodies. By Devesh Sharma. Filmfare .64 (15); 29 July 2015; 133-136. S.S. RAJAMOULI: The big picture. By Lakshmi Subramanian. Week. 33 (30); 26 July 2015; 73-76 SUDEVAN: A film runs through this village. By Charmy Harikrishnan. India Today. 40 (28); 13 July 2015; 133-134. VIJAY BHATT: The classical connection. By Krishnaraj Iyengar. Hindu. 31 July 2015; 1. 2 Current Awareness Service, July 2015

FILM, REGIONAL, TAMIL

SASHI KUMAR. The quest for a pizza. Frontline. 32 (13); 10 July 2015; 92-94. Writes about Kaaka Muttai, a Tamil comedy-drama film written directed and filmed by M. Manikandan.

FILM, THEME

CHATTERJEE (Partha). Quietly eloquent. Frontline. 32 (13); 10 July 2015; 95- 98. Writes about Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court, winner of top prize at the Venice and Mumbai film festivals. The film is a devastating, absurdist portrait of injustice, caste, prejudice and venal politics in contemporary India. NONIKA SINGH. On a friendly note. Tribune. 26 July 2015; 8. Focuses on some recent films like Bajrangi Bhaijaan and PK which have finally put an end to Pakistan bashing, a theme that Bollywood has loved and audiences have lapped up for long. SHEDDE (Meenakshi). Risking life and liberty. Hindu. 19 July 2015; 3. Writes about some hard-hitting cinema that explored the Emergency (June 1975-March 1977). SUHANI SINGH. Flying start. India Today. 40 (27); 6 July 2015; 68-69. Gives a brief account of Neeraj Ghaywan’s directorial debut film Masaan which has won two awards at the Cannes International Film Festival.

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FILM, TRAINING, INSTITUTES, FTII

BANERJEE (Shoumojit) and RAMAN (Anuradha). FTII’S long history of strife. Hindu. 14 July 2015; 11. Throws light on the long-standing administrative problems being faced by the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) since past two decades.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

HATTON (Matt). Protect and roam. Inter Media. 43 (1); March 2015; 39-40. Reviews the main regulatory trends in the world of Machine to Machine (M2M) and the internet of things. MANSELL (Robin). Platforms of power. Inter Media. 43 (1); March 2015; 20-24. Discusses how the rise of content and media intermediaries such as Google and Facebook as digital gatekeepers have raised major policy and regulation concerns. ZEHLE (Stefan). Public interest test. Inter Media. 43 (1) March 2015; 29-32. Explores the pitfalls and implications of auction formats, a mechanism preferred to allocate spectrum to mobile operators. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, SECURITY

ROOPINDER SINGH. Digital dreams. Cyber security nightmares. Tribune. 17 July 2015; 9. Taking into account the recent instances of cyber breach in India and abroad emphasises on the government initiatives to address such concomitant worries regarding the privacy and safety of citizens’ data.

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JAGJIT SINGH ANAND: Symbol of progressive journalism in Punjab. By Chaman Lal. Mainstream. 53 (29); 11 July 2015; 24-25. PRADYOT LAL: The unsung but not unmoored, death of a journalist. By John Dayal. Mainstream. 53 (31); 25 July 2015; 3. ……………… salaam! By Manjula Lal. Mainstream. 53 (31); 25 July 2015; 4-5. PRAFUL BIDWAI (1949-2015): Deep void to the Left. By Saba Naqvi. Outlook. 55 (26); 6 July 2015; 128. …………………………: Organic intellectual. By N.D. Jayaprakash. Frontline. 32 (14); 24 July 2015; 115-117.

MASS MEDIA

JOGINDER SINGH. News, Views and some truths by Indian media. Pioneer. 13

July 2015; 8. A critical appraisal of Indian media which often portrays non-issues as real issues while the real issue is sidelined.

MASS MEDIA, BIOGRAPHY ‘ARCHIE’ Cartoonist TOM MOORE dies. By El Paso. Pioneer. 23 July 2015; 13. TELEVISION, CABLE, CHANNEL, SUN TV VENKATARAMANAN (K). Security as a broadcasting bogey. Hindu .27 July 2015; 11. In the wake of the denial of security clearance to the Sun TV group, advocates for a fresh look at the laws at a time when visuals are disseminated over the internet.

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TO OURS READERS

Kindly note our RENDERING OF ENTRY is as under Author’s surname (Forename). Title. Source. Volume (N0.); Date month and year; page numbers. Annotation. Example: GHOSE (Bhaskar) Broadcasting as a citizen’s right. Frontline. 20 (21); 24 October 2003; 95-96. Criticizes charging of licence fee for radio broadcasting in view of right To freedom of speech and expression. Note 1. Name of author is replaced by name of the person in case of biographical entries. Name of the person is given in capital letters and underlined in such cases. Name of author is given after the title and is followed after By Example KISHORE KUMAR. The 24-carat magical voice. By Siddhartha Dey. Screen. 53 (5); 17 October 2003. 13. 2. Repetition of the name of author etc. if occurred immediately on the same page is shown by putting …………. In place of author. Example: VIDYANATHAN (P.V). The dream merchant. Screen. 52 (49): 22 August 2003; 13. Looks at the portrayal of the Parsi Community in Hindi films. ……… Mumbai meri Jaan. Screen. 52 (49); 22 August 2003; 22. Looks at those aspects of Mumbai city which Hindi films have highlighted Over the years. 3. In case of entries where name of the author is not known, the title is mentioned in place of author and the first word of the title is given in capital letters Example: TRANSMISSION lost and found. Economic Times. 9 October 2003; 22. A note on experience in Chennai, a month after the implementation of Conditional Access System (CAS) 6