Ajay Devgn in “Son of Sardar“ See ad on page 2 Jab Tak Hai Jaan Movie Review....Page 14 Hindi Writers’ Guild’s Annual Function in Mississauga....Page 11 Masala! Mehndi! Masti! 2012 At Global Village Nov 22-24....Page 8 2 November 16, 2012 (TORONTO) www.starbuzz.ca NEWS HAPPY DIWALI TO ALL November 16, 2012 (TORONTO) 3 COMMUNITY www.starbuzz.ca Shah Rukh Khan declares he is Sonakshi Sinha believes in big fan of Mamata Banerjee! healthy competition Impressed with the leadership Sonakshi Sinha, who is qualities of West Bengal Chief relatively new to the film Minister Mamata Banerjee, industry and working hard to Bollywood superstar Shah play long innings in showbiz, Rukh Khan says he is a big says she never tries to race fan of hers. “It is highly ahead of her contemporaries. commendable the way she Her success mantra is “hard leads. I a big fan of hers,” said work” and “minding your own the Bollywood badshah, who business”. was here for the inauguration “I believe in healthy of Kolkata Film Festival and competition. I find certain to promote Jab Tak Hain Jaan actresses very good and produced by the late Yash fresh on screen like Deepika Chopra. (Padukone), Anushka (Sharma) “She is a firebrand leader, she and Parineeti (Chopra). takes a lot of initiative in doing Everyone is here to do hard things. That is her leadership work and a good job. I don’t style. In our country for a try to go ahead of them. I don’t lady it is doubly difficult to be think of it like that. I think so outgoing,” Khan, 47, who minding your own business is is also West Bengal’s brand the right way to go,” she said. ambassador, told reporters Her first film was the super in terms of look and character, which had Salman Khan in the here. hit “Dabangg”, followed by has been my toughest. I lead role, Arbaaz Khan has Asked about the investment “Rowdy Rathore”, “Joker”, hope people like it. Working wielded the megaphone for the scenario in the state, he said and “Oh My God”. Now she with Vikramaditya was like sequel. that there are many positive is looking for her next release going back to school. He is a In “Dabangg”, Sonakshi things about West Bengal, but “Son of Sardaar”, which hits wonderful director in terms played a ‘desi’ girl who it took time put things together. screens on Diwali. of getting out a performance. marries Salman’s character “At certain times it takes time Her kitty is full with projects Going back to the 1950s is not Chulbul Pandey and says that to put things together. Bengal like “Dabangg 2″, “Lootera”, an easy thing to do.” her character “will be more has a certain brand value festival is very special since superstar said that had Yash “Once Upon A Time In She is paired with Ranveer mature this time”. which should rise to new levels Amitabh Bacchan and Mithun Chopra not passed away he had Mumbaai 2″ and “Namak”. Singh in it. “It’s a continuation of the which we will all be proud of,” Chakraborty are also present. planned to premiere Jab Tak Talking about Vikramaditya Her “Dabangg 2″ is scheduled story. They will be taking their Khan said, “It makes it all the more Hain Jaan at the KFF. Motwane-directed period film for a Dec 21 release. If Anubhav married life forward.” SRK said that the Kolkata Film special,” he added. The “Lootera”, she said: ” ‘Lootera’, Sinha had directed “Dabangg”, HAPPY DIWALI TO ALL November 16, 2012 (TORONTO) 4 BUSINESS NEWS www.starbuzz.ca THE MAGIC OF DIVERSITY ICCC hails PM’s India visit “Diversity: the art of Diverse Canada PM Stephen Harper, together thinking independently together.” with Indian Prime Minister STATEMENT BY THE PRIME -Malcolm Stevenson Manmohan Singh, announces Forbes the conclusion of negotiations MINISTER OF CANADA ON for the Administrative · The Canada-India Social Arrangement between Canada Security Agreement which will DIWALI and India that will allow the enable Canada and India to Prime Minister Stephen of good over evil and of light implementation of the Nuclear better coordinate the pension Harper today issued the over darkness. It is also a Cooperation Agreement benefits and contributions for following statement on time to count blessings and to Indo-Canada Chamber of their citizens who have worked Diwali: reach out to those in need. Commerce (ICCC) hailed the in both countries. “Laureen and I would like to “It is our hope that those just-concluded visit of Prime · Fourteen trade and extend our best wishes to all marking this special occasion Minister Stephen Harper to investment agreements and those in Canada and abroad with their loved ones find India. announcements between celebrating Diwali, truth, enlightenment, peace “This is an historic step Canadian and Indian companies ‘the Festival of Lights’. and prosperity. forward in the burgeoning worth over $2.5billion. “As we saw all across India “Happy Diwali! relationship between Canada Harper was accompanied Ministerial visit was the The MOU between India’s last week, Diwali is a time “Namaste.” and India and will pave the by Mrs. Laureen Harper signing of a slew of agreements Ministry of Communications for celebrating the triumph way for more enhanced trade and a high-level delegation including: and Information Technology between our two countries,” comprising three Minister, five · The Administrative and Department of Industry Naval Bajaj, President, ICCC, Members of Parliament, two Arrangement between Canada Canada to provide the Bangalore, India - Prime said in Bangalore. Senators, senior officials and and India that will allow the necessary framework for Bajaj was a member of the business persons, including implementation of the Nuclear cooperation in the Information Minister Stephen Harper delegation that accompanied four members of the India- Cooperation Agreement Communication Technology with several students the Prime Minister on the six- Canada CEO Forum. (NCA), signed betweenthe two and Electronics (ICTE) sector day India trip.Prime Minister The highlight of the Prime countries in June 2010. between the two countries during a visit to the Bishop for establishing a strong and HAPPY DIWALI effective business to business Cotton Boys School TO ALL partnership and cooperation In addition to New Delhi, Prime Minister Harper visited Agra, Chandigarh, and Bengaluru (Bangalore). During his official engagements in New Delhi, Prime Minister Harper held bilateral consultations with Prime Minister Singh. He also called on the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, and the Vice President of India, Shri Hamid Ansari. Prime Minister Harper met the Leader of the Opposition Smt. Sushma Swaraj and the Bangalore, India - Prime Minister Stephen Harper receives a cricket lesson from Ankur Biswas, cricket team UPA Chairperson Smt. Sonia captain, at the Bishop Cotton Boys School Gandhi. The ICCC President also noted that the Chamber welcomed the decision taken during the Prime Ministerial visit to elevate the discussion between Canada and India in the energy and mining sector to Ministerial level. “This will lead to enhanced cooperation in particular, joint efforts to develop capacities to maximize the utilization of energy resources ranging from oil and gas to new hydrocarbon resources such as oil sands, Bangalore, India - Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Bal shale gas and other sources of Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), and Parm Gill, Member energy including renewable,” of Parliament for Brampton-Springdale, are greeted by he said. students at the Bishop Cotton Boys School November 16, 2012 (TORONTO) HOLLYWOOD 5 www.starbuzz.ca Why James Bond did not come Harrison Ford open to Star Wars to Mumbai? return? Director Sam Mendes had to Actor Harrison Ford may said. always believed that Star Wars abandon his plans to shoot 23rd reprise his character Hans Solo “For the past 35 years, one of could live beyond me, and I James Bond movie Skyfall in in the forthcoming Disney- my greatest pleasures has been thought it was important to Mumbai because he found it made sequel of the Star Wars. to see Star Wars passed from set up the transition during my incredibly difficult. The 70-year-old, who played one generation to the next. I’ve lifetime,” Lucas had said. The movie was meant to open the character in the first three in Mumbai, with a long chase movies of the sci-fi franchise that would have seen Bond racing through a densely populated market, jumping on a motorbike and eventually fighting an opponent on top of a train. But the production team dropped the idea after realising it was difficult to shoot in the narrow and chaotic streets of Mumbai, the Hollywood Reporter said. “It is logistically incredibly difficult to shut down the center of an enormous Indian from 1977 to 1983, is said to be city. We tried to make it work considering reprising his role and to embrace the chaos, in the recently announced 2015 but in the end there were sequel, reported Sun Online. too many dangers - I don’t “Harrison is open to the idea mean from people trying to of doing the movie and he’s sabotage production, but there upbeat about it, all three of are narrow streets that are them (Ford, Mark Hamill and difficult to film in. I was very Carrie Fisher) are,” a source disappointed,” Mendes said. said. However, Ford has The 47-year-old director then then, Mendes visited Istanbul, are walking through the Grand previously expressed disdain went to explores places like where part of the movie is shot. Bazaar and someone says, ‘You for the character, saying he Cape Town and Johannesburg “I found it was everything we can go up on the roof,’ and then did not find him interesting.