DLD‰‹‰†‰KDLD‰‹‰†‰DLD‰‹‰†‰MDLD‰‹‰†‰C Aarav makes life Lara Dutta’s new THE TIMES OF INDIA sonny side up for Andaaz: Time for Wednesday, September 17, 2003 Twinkle & Akshay Masti unlimited! Father to son: Cut your hair, or I’ll shoot This dad is mad fused to cut his ha- Page 8 Page 7 with his son! A Fi- ir after growing it lipino man threa- long to copy one of tened to shoot his his TV idols. son as he refused When Paciano to get a hair cut. pulled out a gun in Paciano Ocha- a final attempt to da was arrested get Joey to cut his by cops in Calocan, Manila hair, he was arrested for after pulling a gun on 25- possessing an illegal fire year-old Joey. Despite nag- arm. This is one hair-raisi- ging by his father, Joey re- ng incident for sure! OF INDIA RAJAN CHAUGHULE CELLULOID COMEBACK Dues are don’ts for MPs ARUN KUMAR DAS Different MPs, different versions. But, for ‘It feels good Times News Network the NDMC, the most complicated case probably pertains to that of deceased Congress MP Kal- ill da mamla hai. It’s to do with water, panath Rai, whose dues live on and tally Rs apart from power and the powers-that- 17.26 lakh as of now. Rai apart, the NDMC cla- to be back’ B be. Only,the non-payment of electricity ims to be in a fix over the Rs 42,000 which is its bills by MPs doesn’t seem to make for a politi- due from the late Phoolan Devi. ‘‘We have writ- After a string of injuries, Sushmita cally-correct statement. As things stand now, ten to the Lok Sabha secretariat seeking guid- Sen has resumed full-time shooting the NDMC’s list of defaulters spans a who’s ance to settle the dues,’’ says the NDMC official. who of MPs, both past and present. What’s mo- For the record, an MP is entitled to 50,000 free KARISHMA UPADHYAY re, there’s nothing lakh-lustre about the dues. units of electricity per annum. Of course, the Times News Network According to a senior NDMC official, ‘‘A total figures furnished by the NDMC reveal that me- of Rs 5.25 crore is due from MPs and former mbers of the political class have not restricted ith six films in hand, Sushmita Sen MPs on account of water and power dues. De- their consumption of power to 50,000 units. So Wis one busy lady. The last time she spite repeated reminders, we have much so, Krishak Bh- had so many films was 1999, when Biwi been able to recover only Rs 50 arat, an NGO, has filed No 1 and Sirf Tum were released. ‘‘That lakh till now.’’ a PIL with the Delhi was one lucky year for me,’’ she grins, Water, electricity...perenn- high court seeking cle- ‘‘I’m hoping that 2003 proves lucky too.’’ ial problems for the Capital. arance of the dues of Sush’s next release is Samay, followed And, seemingly, a problem politicians and politic- by Paisa Vasool, It Rained That Night, Be- for netalog despite uninte- al parties, including wa- wafa and Main Hoon Naa. ‘‘And I will sta- rrupted supply. ‘‘While ter/power/telephone bills rt Ram Gopal Verma’s Nimmi in a couple Rajya Sabha MP Hiphei and outstanding dues ow- of months,’’ she adds. Shooting almost ev- owes us Rs 3,84,551, Lok ed to the ITDC. MK Singh, ery day, Sush is having a ball. ‘‘I was in Sabha MP Rama Pilot has the designated advocate bed because of injuries. First, I hurt my Rs 14,04,533 as outstandi- of the petitioner (Krish- lower back, and then, my cervix on the se- ng dues against her name. ak Bharat) insists that ts of Paisa Vasool. It’s good to be back.’’ Among former MPs, Sibu ‘‘the high court has dir- What is interesting about Sush’s char- Soren has Rs 4,82,948 aga- ected those involved, in- acter — ACP Malvika Chauhan — in Sa- inst his name,’’ claims the cluding the ITDC, to do the may is that it was written for a man! ‘‘All NDMC official. needful and get the dues cl- dialogues and situations were written for The NDMC’s version notw- eared at the earliest.’’ a man. When they decided to have a wom- ithstanding, Rama Pilot, the NEELABH Lok Sabha MP Jaipal Re- an play the part, they just changed the Congress MP from Rajasthan, ddy, who claims to have clea- protagonist’s gender, and everything else maintains that the PAYBACK TIME red his pending dues, remained the same.’’ Not wearing a unif- allegation about her says the blame for orm in a single scene, it’s Sush’s body la- ‘‘unpaid bills’’ is a The NDMC claims that certain MPs the ‘outstanding du- nguage that exudes authority in the film. ‘‘disputed’’ matter. owe it a total of Rs 5.25 crore by es’ list lies with the Though Sush is shuffling from set to ‘‘As of now, I stay at NDMC. ‘‘While the set, daughter Renee continues to be her 20, Caning Lane, and way of unpaid water & power bills agency doesn’t send priority.‘‘No matter how much work I ha- the bill in question bills on time, it sud- ve, there is a fixed amount of time I spend pertains to 10, Akbar MPs WITH OUTSTANDING DUES denly surprises MPs with her,’’says Sush. The other important Road — accommoda- with huge amounts. person in her life is Randeep Hooda. ‘‘I tion for which was al- ■ Kalpanath Rai (dead): Rs 17,26,000 Moreover, the NDMC met Randeep at Manisha’s Koirala’s hou- located to my late ■ Rama Pilot: Rs 14,04,533 needs to update its se a year ago.’’ So, what clicked between husband Rajesh Pil- records rather than ■ the two? ‘‘He was wearing red shoes!’’ she ot. Certain addition- Sibu Soren: Rs 4,82,948 warn MPs about non- says, breaking into peals of laughter.‘‘On al electricity arrang- ■ Hiphei: Rs 3,84,551 existent dues.’’ a more serious note, it was interesting to ements were made ■ K Karunakaran: Rs 2,41,083 Clearly, the MPs’ meet someone so young, yet so evolved.’’ for the security pers- advocate is the usual ■ For the record, Randeep is only nine mo- onnel attached to my Vilas Muttemar: Rs 2,21,647 suspect: erroneous nths younger than Sush. husband, of which I ■ Dharam Pal Yadav: Rs 1,63,158 billing. So far so go- She lives by her own rules. Sush is not have tendered Rs 1.40 ■ Sisram Ola: Rs 1,51,852 od. Only, the NDMC upset with the industry’s impression that lakh of the amount doesn’t seem to have ■ she is not interested in being an actress. due to me. In this re- MRH Gavit: Rs 1,40,223 an appetite for ‘excu- ‘‘The moment one lets other people make gard, I have written ■ Yaran Naidu: Rs 87,266 ses’. As NDMC com- decisions about one’s life, a person loses to the civic authoriti- ■ Raghuvansh Prasad Singh: Rs 63,000 mercial director GS control. I stayed out of the public eye for es concerned to recti- Meena puts it, ‘‘No- ■ two years as I didn’t want to be seen. I do- fy the mistake,’’ mai- Phoolan Devi (dead): Rs 42,000 tices have been issu- n’t give a hoot about what anyone says.’’ ntains Pilot. ed to defaulters. So- ON TOP OF THE WORLD! Delhi Times captures the soaring spirit of Sushmita Sen as the actress, With her head firmly in place and her According to RJD MP Raghuvansh Prasad me, in fact, have owned up to their dues and who will be seen in the forthcoming film Samay, celebrates her return to work at full stretch after personal life on a roll, seems like it’s Sa- Singh, who stays at 8, Ashoka Road, and again- agreed to pay in instalments. As far as the overcoming health problems (To send this photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/) may for Sush the actress to strike back! st whose name the NDMC has run up a substa- charge of erroneous billing is concerned, up- [email protected] ntial amount by way of unpaid bills, ‘‘Earlier, dating the list of defaulters is a constant proc- the NDMC had disconnected the electricity co- ess as certain MPs pay dues in instalments.’’ nnection at my residence. Subsequently,the ci- Admittedly,the NDMC has reason to feel short- vic agency restored the connection after I took changed. After all, money makes the wheels of up the matter with it. As of now,I am in the pr- officialdom go round... yes, minister? Down, but not out Return of the family drama ocess of clearing my dues.’’ [email protected] SHARMISTHA CHATTERJEE tled 88 Husains In Oil, contain- Times News Network ing 88 paintings, weighing 8 NIKITA DOVAL to be left uncared for in old age,’’ says Chop- kg, and priced at Rs 8,888. Indi- Times News Network ra. But will today’s audience relate to such a oday,MF Husain is spend- atimes’ 8888, of course, is Del- storyline? ‘‘Emotions remain the same for Ting his 88th birthday in hi’s favourite SMS number. t’s back! The family drama, as a genre, mi- every generation. This apart, a film with a hospital. The painter has been In the US, a gala event had Ight have been relegated to the bottom of good storyline always runs,’’ says Chopra.