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THE TIMES OF INDIA Rani runs up for Lara,Akshay Friday, May 23, 2003 the reel clock! and Priyanka... Page 8 Page 5 TO D AY S LUCKY 811 Legs-they re lovely 3 to the power 3 827 852 A pack of cards All the fours 844 Your Dambola Ticket available in Delhi Times on 18th May, 2003 Numbers already announced : 41, 88, 3, 82, 35, 1, 9, 18, 2, 13, 31, 85, 60, 34, 20, 48, 55, 62, 70, 67 ENTERTAINMENT PLUSOF INDIA MANOJ KESHARWANI Box-office leaves The politics of scandal APARNA GUPTA ing the maid. The health minister pleaded Times News Network innocence on the ground that, having under- Raveena Stumped! gone vasectomy in 1991, he was incapable of here there is smoke, there is fire. The the act. The DNA test report showed up as ‘neg- SANGEETA DEVI K om Kerala accused her of ste- murder most foul of young poet Mad- ative’ and Singh was in the clear. Times News Network aling the concept of the film Whumita being linked to Uttar Pradesh In the chronicle of ‘friendship’ of Kalyan Si- from an article written by minister Amarmani Tripathi might have rais- ngh and his close associate Kusum Rai, the ch- all it a paradox or what him in his college magazine. ed questions about the politically-incorrect co- apter wherein he appointed Rai as the chairpe- Cyou will, but Raveena Ta- ‘‘I was never issued a summo- nnections of netas, but this is a case which, like rson of the UP Social Welfare Advisory Board ndon’s attempt to stump the ns. The accusation is basele- history,has repeated itself with different chara- in 1999 was the most controversial. Rai’s box-office with her film Stum- ss,’’ maintains the actress, ‘‘I cters and circumstances over the years. History meteoric rise after Kalyan Singh came to pow- ped has seemingly been stum- was in Kargil during the war. bears witness to intriguing relationships whi- er was discussed often enough. In fact, her ped! After all, the film has fai- Did he come to Kargil as well? ch, in their wake, have left a trail of speculation proximity to Singh became the rallying point led to bowl over the box-office. By saying that I have copied and controversy — from Jawaharlal Nehru and in the ‘oust Kalyan’ campaign launched by dis- ‘‘We wanted to release the his story,he has given us publ- Edwina Mountbatten to Uma Bharati and Gov- sidents, including ministers Raj Nath Singh, movie during the World Cup icity. Plus, I have never ever indacharya, politicians of all hues have found Kalraj Misra and Lalji Tandon. Finally,Rai re- since its concept would have mentioned that I was inspired themselves embroiled in the signed, reportedly on LK Ad- gelled with cricket fever,’’says by a Malayalam article.’’ mire of scandal. RAPID REWIND vani’s insistence. Raveena, ‘‘However,distribut- Come June, and Raveena While insta- After being ors pointed out that four to fi- will be neck-deep into two mo- nces of politic- The recent case of UP minister Amarmani Tripathi defeated by the ve films which were released re productions, which will be ians being acc- Congress in around then weren’t successf- directed by E Niwas and San- used of overst- being linked to the Madhumita murder case finds August 2001, ul. Subsequently,the produce- geet Sivan. ‘‘Nivas’ film will epping the fine precedence in a long list of politicians who have Prafulla Mah- rs’ strike came up.’’ be a thriller, a commercial fi- line between allegedly courted extra-marital affairs & controversy anta, former For this lm. We hav- the right and CM of Assam, National FILMI FORTUNES en’t finalis- wrong side of was in the ne- Award-win- ed the star the law are, pe- ws on the cha- ning actress, the climb to the cast and I might or might not rhaps, too nu- rge of bigamy. top hasn’t been easy.It has be- act in the film. But for my for- merous to rec- Sanghamitra en a roller-coaster ride which thcoming productions, I wou- ount, those Bharali, his se- has taught Raveena how to sa- ld like to maintain a balance which stick on lf-proclaimed vour every bit of success — as between commercial and exp- in public me- second wife, also to find time for herself erimental films.’’ mory are inva- then an assist- far away from the world of li- As an actress, Raveena has riably the ones ant language ghts, camera and action. Cur- a whole lot of films up her sle- in which an officer in the rently on a holiday, Raveena eve, but Ek Se Badhkar Ek is extra-marital assembly secr- reveals that her two-month her current favourite. ‘‘I wou- affair enters etariat, claim- break is the longest one she ld rate it as one of my best per- the picture. Amarmani Tripathi Amita Singh Sanjay Singh ed that her ma- has taken in the past 15 years. formances. It is a hilarious fi- Straight out rriage to Mah- ‘‘I was working non-stop for lm, the kind which Kundan of Bollywood anta was sole- Satta and Stumped,’’ she says, Shah excels at making.’’ was the love tr- mnised at the ‘‘At one point of time, I was si- It is often difficult to separ- iangle betwe- Vighneshwar ck of seeing my face in the ate the actress from the act. en national ba- Ganesh Tem- media. Of course, this only But for this princess charmi- dminton cha- ple in shows that people love me and ng of Bollywood, the actress mpion Syed on March 11. I am thankful.’’ and the act have long since Modi, his wife Though Maha- Incidentally,Raveena’s Stu- merged and metamorphosed Amita, and nta admitted mped, her second production into a phenomenon called Ra- her close frie- knowing her after Pehchan, hit the headlin- veena Tandon. nd and politic- well, he stated es when a college student fr- [email protected] ian Sanjay Si- that the allega- ngh. On July tion was ‘‘hig- CLOCKWORK ORANGE! Raveena Tandon, currently on a 28, 1988, Syed Prafulla Mahanta Kalyan Singh Harshvardhan hly concocted, break from Bollywood, shows Delhi Times what it takes Modi was shot imaginary and to unwind away from the grind of moviedom (To send this dead by unidentified assailants even as he was totally baseless.’’ Nonetheless, owing to pres- photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/) returning from a practice session at the KD sure from party colleagues, he resigned. De- Singh Babu Stadium in Lucknow.The CBI took spite this, Mahanta never filed a defamation over the case and arrested Jan Morcha leader case against Bharali. and former UP transport minister Sanjay Singh On the lines of the Harshvardhan Singh case, on the charge of conspiring to murder Modi; as former AGP minister Jatin Mali cried foul play AIRLINES BOOKED: Wedding bells for Ramona also Amita, on the charge of conspiring to mur- when his maid Dipti Kalita accused him of imp- der her husband along with Singh. Nothing ca- regnating her and then forcing her to undergo VINOD NAIR heart grow fonder. A month passed me of the charges and Singh married Amita abortion, allegedly carried out by a local physic- Times News Network and, during this period, Ramona got Modi, now a UP minister, a few months later. ian and a close friend of Mali. Accompanied by NO TICKETS TO RIDE to know more and more about Yanc- In early 1996, an unmarried tribal girl worki- his wife, Mali denied the charge at a press confe- ■ The bride: Ramona Garware. Bel- hee as a to-be hubby.But for Yanchee, ng as a maid at the residence of Harshvardhan rence. Soon enough, the storm blew over.Of co- ARUN KUMAR DAS ile flights to the West are booked to the ongs to Mumbai’s Narang family,tra- this one month seemed like a year! Singh (then Delhi health minister in the BJP urse, Amarmani Tripathi, the man in the cent- Times News Network brim, travellers are still reluctant about ditional hoteliers and businessmen. ‘‘He was so nice and patient,’’ smiles government) was found to be pregnant. The op- re of the storm right now, will have to wait to destinations in the East such as Beijing, Takes life as a party.Bubbly and full Ramona, ‘‘At the end of a month, I sa- position lost no time in raising questions in see if history repeats itself again. he storm after the lull. The US atta- Singapore, Shanghai and Malaysia. Be it of fun. Always seen SATISH JAISWAL id: OK, let’s get ma- Parliament and accusing Singh of impregnat- [email protected] Tck on Iraq and the subsequent SA- British Airways, Lufthansa, Air India, in the best of desig- rried!’’ That was a RS scare across the globe might have gr- Gulf Airlines, Emirates or Royal Jor- ner outfits, accomp- week ago. ounded the high-flying aspirations of danian Airlines, all major airlines are anied by chic bags ■ The Big Day: those magnificent airlines and their fly- primarily booked for destinations in the and accessories. Ex- Yesterday. The ven- ing machines but life has come ‘full’ cir- West and the Gulf.’’ Interestingly eno- tremely outgoing. ue was Ramona’s cle now. So much so, it’s rush hour like ugh, the rise in flight occupancy comes ■ The groom: Ya- plush and ornate never before for the maj- unaided by promotional nchee Vadhera. Su- Pali Hill apartment or players competing for air-fare — a normal trick ccessful business- in Mumbai. ‘‘The a share of the sky-pie. of the trade adopted by man and hotelier wedding was plan- ‘‘While things were airlines to woo air pas- from Delhi. Takes ned all of a sudden. dismal for the tour and sengers. time to open up. The few days lead- travel industry till not too While outbound traf- But when he does, ing up to it were so long back, there has been fic has taken wing, a pas- he is full of fun, re- hectic!’’ says Ramo- a sudden spurt in outbou- sage to India is also expe- veal his close frie- na, ‘‘I had to get my nd traffic. Starting from cted to be a hot-spot sooner nds. Smart. Limits wedding outfit desi- the second week of May, than later. According to his company to a gned by Tarun Ta- flight occupancy has taken Ankur Bhatia of Ama- small circle. hiliani, make all off and even reached 90 per deus India, ‘‘Keeping the ■ The backgrou- the arrangements cent in the case of certain prevailing situation in nd: The couple was for the wedding, destinations,’’ says Subha- mind, there is reason to ‘friends’ for a long and even send invi- sh Goyal, chairman of believe that inbound traffic time. Friendship tations by SMS! the ASSOCHAM expert will also register a high this gradually develop- Now I am happy ev- committee on aviation time round. Since global ed into something erything went off and tourism, ‘‘The occup- travellers are steering clear more intimate. well!’’ ancy of flights to Europe, NEELABH of Singapore and destina- ■ The proposal: ■ The honeymo- the US and the Gulf, whi- FULL FLIGHT tions in the Far East be- Soon enough, Ram- on: ‘‘I guess it will ch were going almost em- cause of the SARS scare, ona heard those be St Tropez or Pa- pty till recently, has now Following a brief lull in the tourist traffic will be magical four words ris... Yanchee is pla- shot up to 80 per cent.’’ seat occupancy, it’s rush diverted to India.’’ from Yanchee: ‘Will nning to take me all Side by side, aviation It might be in the red as you marry me?’ over the place,’’ re- industry information has hour for outbound flights regards airline capacity, ■ The reaction: veals Ramona, ‘‘We it that, with flights to des- but the blue expanse of Over to the lady he- will have a bash wi- tinations such as London, New York, India’s tourist sky has now found a sil- rself: ‘‘We had kno- th cocktails and di- Chicago, Barcelona, Miami, Sharjah, ver lining among the dark clouds. And wn each other for a rea- nner in Mumbai today Muscat, Dubai and Bahrain being in de- that’s reason for the tourist to fly high lly long time, but when BRIDE SIDE and then throw a party mand, tour-operators are reporting hea- this season. Meanwhile, with a houseful he proposed, I was pleasantly surpr- for friends in Delhi.’’ vy bookings. ‘‘Since the bulk of the trav- show on, it’s plane sailing for the airline ised. I told him that I needed more ■ What next? Two hearts have beco- ellers along these routes are vacation- skyline. As for the outbound passenger time to think as I wanted to get to kn- me one. Love shared is love multipli- bound, demand is expected to go up over who doesn’t have a ticket to ride, all we ow him better.’’ ed... and they live happily ever after! the next two months.’’ can say is that he’s neither air nor there! ■ Love blossoms: Time makes the [email protected] Adds Rajji Rai of Swift Travels, ‘‘Wh- [email protected] ‘Joining Bollywood wasn’t a planned decision’ After completi- TANISHA so because when I see her movies, it storyline of the movie is concerned, ng your studies Actress doesn’t seem as if she is acting. She is Shhh... is a thriller in which I play the in Australia, On making very much the same in real life as we- central character who, in turn, is st- was joining Bo- her debut in ll. Besides, she is a great sister. I have alked by Dino Morea. For me, working llywood a plan- tinsel town seen a number of my mother’s films in the movie was both an exciting and ned decision? and I would say that she is a natural learning experience. My co-stars in No, it wasn’t. I when it comes to acting. My family Shhh... are Dino, Karan Nath, Gaurav was pursuing a has received my decision to join the and Suvarna. bachelor’s degr- movies in a very sporting manner and What about movies in the pipeline? ee in media and everyone has been extremely support- Well, I have received a few offers and communication from the University ive of me in whatever I do. have much to look forward to. But sin- of New South Wales in Australia wh- Would you say that your mother, What is your maiden movie Shhh... ce none of these offers has been finali- en I received an offer from Bollywood. Tanuja, and sister, Kajol, have in- all about? sed as of now, I will say that Shhh... is It was then that I decided to go ahead spired the actress in you? Well, I received this role since the pro- what is on top of my mind. and join the movies. Kajol is really great at her work. I feel ducers know my mom. As far as the TANIYA SAHNI

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2 DELHI IS TALKING ABOUT DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA FRIDAY 23 MAY 2003 SMS joke of the day What’s common A slice of India at Cannes between a BURNT TOAST and a lamour and glitz. The In- PREGNANT dia Evening at Cannes Gunveiled the best from GIRLFRIEND?... the entertainment industries of In both cases u the East and West. It was attend- ed by many leading players from wish — “kaash the film and corporate industries, two including heads of international second pehle studios and organisations such as Menahem Golan, Paul Allen, nikaal liya Dreamworks and Harvey Vein- hota.” weinstein, Miramax, FTV-presi- Parmeshwar Godrej and Vivek Oberoi Subhash Ghai and NK Singh Guests at the Chopard Lunch dent Michel Adam, French lensman Arnauld Cam- piondePoligny, Nelika Toscandu, Oliver Cazes and many buyers from Indone- sia, Italy, Germany and oth- er countries. Parmeshwar Godrej with a guest

A TOUCH OF BOLLYWOOD: and Aishwarya Rai

Subhash Ghai greeting guests

Some of the personalities from the Indian film Industry includ- ed chairman CII Entertainment Committee Subhash Ghai and chairman and managing direc- tor, Mukta Arts Ltd Shekhar Ka- pur, co-host of the party Murali Nair, UTV’s Ronnie Screwala, director Kaizad Gustad, Aditya Bhattacharya, Dev Benegal and Bobby Bedi. The star con- tingent included chairperson of Kaizad Gustad

NFDC Hema Malini, Cannes jury member Aish- warya Rai, Shilpa Shetty, Vivek Oberoi and Priya Kalidas of Bombay Dreams. CII president Anand Mahin- dra and VP Sunil Kant Mun- jal led the Indian industry delegation which included Ravi Mansukhani, Pawan Kant, CII DG Tarun Das, Vi- Priya Dutt jay Mallya, Ramola

Murali Nair Bachchan and Parmeshwar Godrej together with design- er Ritu Beri. At the evening which saw Priya Nargis Dutt being the sutradar, there was also a four-part presentation on In- dian cinema. However, the real head-turners that evening were our very own Ash and Vivek....

WHAT’S HOT ’N’ HAPPENING? It’s an evening dedicated to the arts. And the artists. At the Annual Arts Even- ing, the president of the India Habitat Centre, Dr Manmohan Singh, shall give away the awards to artists and launch the third Visual Art Journal. Jacaranda Hall India Habitat Centre 7 pm „ A preview of the exhibi- tion of paintings on the temples in Humpi, by Balu Savalge, is being or- ganised this evening . Visual Art Gallery India Habitat Centre 6. 30 pm „ Catch A Pictorial History of Indian Cinema — an ex- ibition which tries to trace the history of Indian cine- ma through stills, lobby cards and posters of ma- jor films. Art Konsult 23 Hauz Khas Village 11 am to 7 pm „ Let your caring side sur- face by helping slum chil- dren acquire quality edu- cation and life skills. Hotel Imperial and Project WHY are organising an evening of dinner and dance to help raise funds for the Children Resource Centre. The Royal Ballroom Hotel Imperial 7.30 pm „ Looking to beat the heat. Ghungroo Night is being organised this evening to help you chill out with the best of music, and of course, drinks and food. Dublin ITC Hotel Maurya Sheraton & Towers 9 pm

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FRIDAY 23 MAY 2003 DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA DELHI IS TALKING ABOUT 3

Photos: NITIN MALIK As Mahendra Swa- rup sums up, ‘‘Sahara INDIATIMES-AIR SAHARA Airlines and India- times relationship is perhaps a great para- digm for robust e-com- FLIGHT—A SELL-OUT merce growth in the communication with Indiatimes. It in- porate strategy and commercial, Sa- country.’’ deed is a reflection of our company’s hara Airlines Ltd, Alok Sharma and Medianet relationship with the latter.’’ Mahendra Swarup along with UK Over a 100 lucky winners posed Bose bid adieu to the winners, the against the banners of flight took off for its final destination Indiatimes.com. Says CEO Times In- — Mumbai. In the words of Alok Shar- ternet, Mahendra Swarup, “The re- ma, ‘‘Air Sahara is in the forefront in sponse was overwhelming. We re- innovations. This shall be a continu- ceived more than 1,000 bids for the an- ous process for better future niversary flights.” Finally, the VP cor- prospects.’’ Alok Sharma and Uttam K Bose on voyage was the buzzword as win- ners of the first anniversary of Steal- B a-Seat, an auction @ Re 1, boarded their first flight to Mumbai. A joint venture of Air Sahara and Indiatimes, the entire flight was a sell-out, sold exclusively on In- diatimes. The event saw two special flights — brand new jets — take off from the Palam Airport on Wednesday. Said CEO Sahara Airlines Limited, Uttam Kumar Bose, ‘‘The journey of the winners is an amalgam of technology and

Winners on the flight (above and left)

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FRIDAY 23 MAY 2003 DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA MUST SEE MUST DO 5

PICK OF THE WEEK Artist Balu Sadalge, captures on his canvas, facets of tem- ENGLISH ART ples which intrigue him. The Jungle Book 2, starts where Shakila’s collages represent a Intricate carvings, their archi- the original Jungle Book movie utopian world where plants, birds, tectural forms, play of light ended. Mowgli gets restless in his animals, men, women and children and shadow on the Hampi tem- new village home, and decides to live in perfect harmony,at an un- ples inspired Sadalge and this return to the bare necessities of hurried pace. Inspired from every- passion is expressed in his jungle life, leaving behind his new day life at village, in her works of works. The application of col- girlfriend, Shanti, who’s afraid of art her subjects appear common our to technique and composi- the dangerous wild animals. As it place but are multi dimensional. tion has varied with time, as turns out, she’s right to be, as the Recipient of Sanskruti Award, she Sadalge finds something differ- tiger named Shere Khan, is out for has had many international shows ent every time he visits these bloody revenge. Can old friends including the one at Gallery standing monumental relics. Baloo and crew help Mowgli avoid Lafayette, Paris. Visual Arts Gallery, Khan’s lethal claws? Art Alive Gallery, S-308, India Habitat Centre DT Cinemas, Priya Greater Kailash Part -II ■ Till May 24 HINDI ■ 4, 2 shows ■ Till May 30 THEATRE Directed by Raj Kanwar, Andaaz Mahendra Bhalla’s Dimag-e-Hasti (Compiled by APARNA GUPTA) tells the story of two childhood Dil Ki Basti, depicts the crisis in friends, Raj (Akshay Kumar) and the lives of elderly,who are pushed Kajol (). Kajol has a pas- to the periphery of society’s struc- sion for aircrafts and Raj trains to ture. As a part of National School become an Air Force officer. But of Drama’s Manohar Singh the story gets a twist when Raj gets Summer Theatre Festival, this play back, he finds out that Kajol is al- is directed by Ram Gopal Bajaj. ready married. Heartbroken Raj The playwright scrutinises the var- moves to South Africa for further ious layers of conflicts emotional training and bumps into another upheavals, which the elderly com- girl, Jiya (Priyanka).Who’ll finally munity goes through. gets Raj? Kajol or Jiya? Sammukh Auditorium, PVR Saket, M2K, Delite Bhagwan Das Marg 7 pm ■ 4, 4, 4 shows ■ May 23 & 24

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6 JUKE BOX DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA FRIDAY 23 MAY 2003 FANTASY... ONCE AGAIN! his hot new singing trio Vocal de Meme So- merous television a comfortable 118 pounds. I en- comprises Dee, Lil J lis, a four part har- Three girls. presentations, fest- joy travelling and social danc- Tand Jaz. The three girls mony girls’ group Three voices. ivals, and beauty ing. I have always dreamt of have recently released their for renowned sin- pageants and have having a career as a singer, ac- new Times Music album, Ag- ger, composer, and Three million performed live at tress, and dancer and now this ain, who’s title song has reach- pianist Meme So- dreams... Cami Hall, Copa dream is coming true. I’m ec- ed the US Billboard Charts. He- lis. I appeared as Cabana, and Ha- static being part of Fantasy. re’s what they have to say part of the girls’ Fantasy, the vana Club , and the Jaz: I was born in the Do- about themselves: group, EV-VA, as chart-topping Tropigala in the minican Republic, but raised Dee: I’m a mezzo soprano of well, in both Mia- Fontainebleau in Brooklyn and New Jersey Cuban descent and I share the mi and New York. girl band hits Hilton. and I am no newcomer to en- Cuban love of music, particu- I’ve also record- the stands again I became part of tertainment. At school I was larly Doo-Wop, 50’s, 60’s, and ed background vo- Fantasy about sev- involved in all the usual shows Top 40. I also enjoy singing cals for Placido Domingo and en years ago. I spent a lot of and events and even partici- new original compositions. Tito Puente, Jr.and performed time recording, performing, pated in parades and other re- My professional career be- at Calle Ocho ‘98 and on radio and travelling. I’ve been ha- ligious and civic functions. gan in 1990, as part of Grupo in Florida. I have been on nu- ving a ball. Not- hing could be be- tter or more fun. Give Me More! Lil J: When I was two years old, I came to the US from the Ph- ilippines, where I was born. I gr- ew up and spent most of my tw- enty-four years in Key West. I was quite a tom- boy and a gifted athlete. I even won a softball scho- Ever since I was a child, I larship at No- wanted to be a hit. I always wa- rthwood Uni- nted to excel at acting, danc- versity in Pa- ing, and, most particularly sin- lm Beach. Aft- ging, which became my life’s er that, I enro- passion. I first performed for lled in New my parents and their friends, England Tech, who encouraged me. I don’t re- where I earn- member a time when I didn’t ed an Associa- want to perform. tes degree in While majoring in theatre Computer Pr- and music at Upsala College in ogramming. New Jersey,where I was awar- I am a holis- ded the Gladys Glenwich Mus- tic healer and ic Scholarship, I had the lead personally tr- role of Cinderella in Into the ain to keep Woods. After college, I began my 5’6” frame my professional life, modelling for 5th and Oce- an Clothing and appearing in South Flori- da commercia- ls. Television beckoned next with a role on CSI-Miami” and on Thunde- rbox, which is in syndication. Now, with our recording contract, and Again just re- leased across the world in- cluding in In- dia, which is such a lovely country, my fu- ture has no horizon. Thank you, music lovers!

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FRIDAY 23 MAY 2003 DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA MATINEE MASALA 7 Ramu’s Hollywood connection! amgopal Varma has always dared to thought, Ramu was going to opt for his Rbe different. He’s the only director in usual favourites Fardeen Khan and the Bollywood with a vision. Ramu has al- ilk, here comes the shocker. ways taken risks.This time round too According to reliable sources, Ramu Ramu plans to take a mega step for his has trained his sights on Hollywood. It new magnum opus Ek. The film is set to seems he is keen to negotiate with have a budget of over seventy five crores. topline Hollywood stars. ‘‘He is leaving Apparently,Ramu got the idea of making no stone unturned to make Ek the an expensive film like Ek after he saw biggest film ever.’’claims an insider.‘‘He Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas. . The en- is planning to go to Hollywood to meet tire film fraternity knows that this is up some biggies.’’ trust Ramgopal Ramu’s most ambitious venture to date. Varma to go one up on everyone else. As a result all the stars are falling over With Shekar Kapur already there, about hemselves to be part of Ek. Just when you time Ramu joined the brigade. The Transporter angerous D complica- tions ensue when a for- mer U.S. Spec- ial Forces sol- dier-turned expatriate me- rcenary is hi- red to kidnap the feisty dau- ghter of a lethal Chinese cook who’s smuggling his fellow countrymen into France. Made ollowing F their suc- cess with Sw- ingers. It’s a comedy about two very dif- ferent down-on-their-luck L.A. friends who get caught up in a dangerous deal in New York City. Gale Force n action-adventure Amovie whose main DVD/VCD/LD villain turns out to be Mother Nature. “Treasu- re Hunt” is a hot new re- ality TV show on which contestants compete against each other to find a $10 mil- lion tre- asure which

PICK OF THE WEEK is bu- ried on a distant is- land. Waking Up Reno wo couples (Patrick Sway- T ze and Charlize Theron, Thornton and Natasha Richar- dson) make the trip to Nevada to see a monster truck extrava- ganza, but in the course of their travels they realize that their re- spective rela- tionships are not altogether committal.

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8 BACK BEAT DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA FRIDAY 23 MAY 2003 Akshay, the Eastern influence globetrotter! est Bengal filmmakers The wrong Whave recently started ze- note! amal Haasan and Aish- roing in on popular Bollywood Kwarya Rai were spotted actresses for their films. Be it at the Cannes. So was Vivek Aishwarya Rai for Choker Ba- Oberoi, who had probably li or even , who will soon dropped by to check out the make her debut in that region. weather. Akshay Kumar first But the rubbing off of influen- danced at the Bollywood ces doesn’t end there. Subha- Awards in New York, then flew sh Ghai will be roping in Ritu- to Montreal to porno Ghosh to direct one of join the un- his home production ventures. it of Dh- shan’s Bewafaa. From there he ara- took two days off to dance at mesh Jo’berg. Says Akshay, ‘‘I can’t Dar- remember in which city I had breakfast, dinner or lunch. But I can’t take it easy.’’ Moving ahead of Chalte Chalte hen we asked Rani Mukh- Werjee about her Chalte Ch- alte experience, all she did was look skyward and thank God that it was over and done with. omething strange is hap- music company didn’t even The film, shot in a record time Spening in the music indus- bother to inform me of the of four months, apparently try. Anything is permissible. Ut- change. Now I just don’t want didn’t bring too much good tam Singh recorded two songs to hear the song Tu hi bataa any news with it. While Shah for Ravi Chopra’s Baagbaan be- longer. Shubha had done a Rukh’s back ached, Aziz Mirza’s fore he was unceremoniously damn good job. They’ve ruined wife was hospitalised. It was an replaced by Aadesh Shrivasta- the soundtrack for me.’’ Honey unhealthy scenario, yes. But the va. Shubha Mudgal’s voice was Irani needn’t despair. Not too results look so fresh and healthy.” replaced by Shreya Ghosal in a many have shown an interest in song for Armaan. Says Honey the music or the film --thanks to Irani, ‘‘The worst thing is, the the promotion. Amitabh: On a high again ith offers pouring in by Wthe dozens, ’s production house AB Corp Ltd will soon be a debt-free company owing noth- ing to anybody. The corpora- tion was declared a sick com- pany in 1999. It has taken four solid struggling years, for the company to stand up again. ABCL will soon start to do what it was launched for — produce films. After the Ra- kesh Mehra directed Aks,Am- itabh Bachchan plans another film that will star his son and himself. This project, industry sources say,will be directed ei- ther by Rakesh Mehra or Ra- jkumar Santoshi. There will also be small budget films.

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