DLD‰‰†‰KDLD‰‰†‰DLD‰‰†‰MDLD‰‰†‰C All the world’s Preity’s Armaan? THE TIMES OF INDIA a stage for To share screen Friday, May 16, 2003 Mariah Carey space with Big B Page 6 Page 8 TO D AY S LUCKY 812 One dozen Red red wine 829 853 T ickle her knee W ar with China 862 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, 2, 38, 55, 72 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS MANOJ KESHARWANI 17 more flyovers in store ARUN KUMAR DAS Going by the black and white of the official bl- Times News Network ueprint, there are 10 other flyovers for which the tendering process is expected to take off shortly. he Ring Road is going green — in a diffe- While two of these flyovers will come up on the rent sort of way,that is. The latest initia- Ring Road at the Naraina intersection and Road Ttive of the city sarkar attempts to make it No 51 intersection, three underpasses will be co- a green-light signal all the way for vehicle- driv- nstructed at the Bhairon Road intersection near ers on the Ring Road and Outer Ring Road. Of Pragati Maidan, ITO-Chungi and the Shastri course, what will make such a si- Park crossing. Besides, new flyo- tuation possible is the construct- vers are also taking off in the vi- ion of an additional 17 state- of- cinity of the Punjabi Bagh Club, the-art flyovers in the city. the Nehru Place bus terminus ‘‘The feasibility study in this near Prachin Marg and Muker- regard is complete and tenders ba Chowk, apart from those on will soon be floated for the execu- NH 8 and Road No 58. tion of these projects,’’ informs a For the record, even as the fly- senior official of the urban dev- over at Safdarjung joins the list, elopment department. Delhi is already home to 43 flyov- Of the 17 flyovers in the pipe- ers, including 16 which are und- line, work has already been ini- er construction. If anything, the tiated on seven. ‘‘These flyovers, new flyovers on the block will fu- in various stages of constructi- rther strengthen Delhi’s creden- on, are coming up at B Avenue, tials as the ‘flyover capital’ of the Moti Nagar, Maa Anand Mai country.So far so good. Unfortu- Marg, Khel Gaon Marg, Mehr- nately,the best of intentions has auli-Badarpur Road, Britannia been grounded by the usual sus- Chowk and Road No 63,’’ elabor- pects. Work on five flyovers —at ates the official, ‘‘While basic Dhaula Kuan, Noida Mod, Wazi- services along the routes NEELABH rabad, Sarai Kale Khan and where these flyovers are be- Pankha Road —is behind ing constructed have al- UPWARDLY MOBILE schedule. ‘‘I am aware of ready been shifted and The Delhi Govt attempts to ground the delay in completing the ground-level work has been traffic jams with 17 new flyovers construction of these flyo- initiated, the total cost in- vers,’’ offers AK Walia, ‘‘We volved is an estimated Rs 162 crore.’’ have taken up the issue with the agencies con- According to Delhi urban development mini- cerned and directed them to expedite the pace of ster AK Walia, ‘‘These flyovers will make the fl- these projects as delays inconvenience commut- ow of traffic smooth and hassle-free. With the ers.’’ Better late than never. But then, the dispo- GRIN AND BARE IT! Delhi Times presents a sneak peek at the latest addition to the cinema scene as Ajay Bijli strikes a bright note ahead population of vehicles on the road increasing sal of official proposals in Delhi is rather like of the opening of the seven-screen PVR Gurgaon multiplex today (To send this photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/) steadily,our aim is to make both the Ring Road the city’s traffic — slow and unsteady. and Outer Ring Road green-light stretches.’’ [email protected] ANUBHA SAWHNEY & JYOTI SHARMA Dhupia concedes that Qayam- Times News Network at resembles The Rock, but only , slightly: ‘‘The resemblance lies The private fear the t’s the same old story but, MADE THERE REMADE HERE in the look of the film. Moreov- Ithis time round, it has a dra- thing that belongs to me. I am Your Langua- turn, approac- by Hollywood. So, if last year’s er, Qayamat has been adapted matic twist in the tale. Indian determined to protect not only ge) and Ji, Ma- hed us to prod- surprise hit Raaz was a take- to suit an Indian setting.’’ public doesn’t hear film and TV serial-makers mig- my rights, but the rights of all ntriji (Yes Min- uce the progr- off on What Lies Beneath, Hu- According to lyricist Javed ht have perfected the art of tho- published authors worldwide.’’ ister). amme. This mraaz had an uncanny resem- Akhtar,‘‘Plagiarism can’t work di si lift kara de from the West, Talking of rights, if Jeena Isi This brings meant there blance to The Perfect Murder, for long. Original ideas will so- Delhi Times unplugs the nervousness behind the but with the Supreme Court is- Ka Naam Hai was taken off the us to what exa- was no copyri- Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi to My Best on replace them.’’ At another confidence of celebs who perform live in public suing a stay order on the telec- air recently,the reason is that a ctly puts a ser- ght infringem- Friend’s Wedding, and Kaante level, exhibitors maintain that ast of Sahara TV’s Karishma British member of the crew re- ial or game sh- ent,’’ explains to Reservoir Dogs. whether it is a copy or an origi- MINI MAT- SAJID KH- — A Miracle Of Destiny, copy- alised that the show, a copy of ow in the clear, Anita Kaul Ba- Needless to say,the trend co- nal, any movie has to hold its HUR (VJ): I AN (TV sh- right infringement (New York- This Is Your Life, was being re- when it has be- Karishma — A Miracle Of Destiny su, director of ntinues. Mahesh Bhatt’s next own at the box-office. Says Su- feel that a lit- ow host): At based novelist Barbara Taylor made without any copyright en ‘re-adapted’ Synergy Com- film Saaya is similar to the Ke- mant Bhargava of Satyam Cin- tle bit of ner- the age of ni- Bradford claims that Karishma agreement whatsoever. to suit Indian REPEAT VALUE munications, vin Costner-starrer Dragonfly; eplex, ‘‘Barring an overlapping vousness ac- ne, I was fac- has been plagiarised from her The fact of the matter is that tastes. ‘‘When which produc- Qayamat is the Indian version 6-7 per cent, Hindi and English tually helps. ing the enti- book A Woman Of Substance) remakes of foreign serials are we made KBC ed KBC. of the Sean Connery-Nicholas movies have different audien- In fact, I per- re school, cr- has finally caught up with this the rule rather than the except- (the Indian ve- Still, while Cage drama The Rock; and the ces. Moreover,since a film such form best acking jokes ingenuous trick of the showbiz ion in India. Among the many rsion of Who the desi TV in- Rakesh Roshan-directed Koi as Dragonfly has hardly been when I have on Annual trade in India. Indian take-offs on British/US Wants to Be A dustry might Mil Gaya is reported to be ET seen in India, the business of butterflies in my stomach. At Day.This was my first public Bradford, in turn, seems to serials are Karishma Ka Karis- Millionaire), have woken up meets Forrest Gump. its Indian remake remains un- the MTV VJ talent contest, I performance. I have never be in an angry mood: ‘‘It is not hma (Small Wonder), Kamzor the format- to the rules of But like always, the film in- affected.’’ In other words, watc- did a spoof on Simi Garewa- been scared of performing in anger in the sense of being fur- Kadii Kaun (The Weakest Li- makers Celad- the copyright dustry is tightlipped on the is- hdogs notwithstanding, the co- l’s Rendezvous. My anxiety public. My strategy is to nev- ious; it is a kind of horrible di- nk), Bum Mein Dum (Who Dar- or had sold the game, Bollyw- sue of plagiarism. While Bhatt pycat means business — this, reached its peak when I disc- er look at the audience; I just smay that somebody has been es Wins), Hello Friends (Frien- rights to Star ood continues refutes claims that Saaya and perhaps, is a miracle of destiny. overed she was a judge! I was focus on the job at hand and arrogant enough to take some- ds), Zabaan Sambhal Ke (Mind TV which, in Koi Mil Gaya to be ‘inspired’ Dragonfly are similar, Neha [email protected] nervous, but went on. Before don’t let anything distract I knew how, I had been se- me. My tip is: do your own th- lected! ing and do it confidently. FAROOQUE SHAIKH (Ac- LILLETTE DUBEY (Actre- For starters, try a pick-up line! tor): I have never been scar- ss): Am I scared of speaking ALLEN O’BRIEN clude: ‘I feel a little embarrassed about this, but ed of speaking in public. For in public? Not really, since I Times News Network I’d like to meet you’; ‘What do you think of my as long as I can remember, I have almost grown up on the band?’; ‘Hi! Have you ever tried out for modelli- have been on stage.