Vol. 39 April 2015 No. 4 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. NATIONAL DOCUMENTATION CENTRE ON MASS COMMUNICATION NEW MEDIA WING (FORMERLY REASEARCH REFERENCE AND TRAINING DIVISION) MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING Room No.437-442, Phase IV, Soochana Bhawan, CGO Complex, New Delhi-3 Compiled, Edited & Issued by National Documentation Centre on Mass Communication NEW MEDIA WING (Formerly Research, Reference & Training Division) Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Chief Editor L. R. Vishwanath Editor H.M.Sharma Asstt. Editor Alka Mathur Sub Editor Sushma Gautam How to read at page 6 CONTENTS Film 1-3 Film Biography 1-2 Film Documentary 2 Film Silent 2 Film Theme 2-3 Information Technology 3-4 Information Technology, Act 4-5 Journalist, Biography 5 Mass Media 5 Mass Media Biography 5 FILM, BIOGRAPHY A.R. RAHMAN: Calm composure. By Divya Kaushik. Pioneer. 9 April 2015; 16. CITIZEN AAMIR KHAN. By Rachit Gupta. Filmfare. 64 (8); 22 April 2015; 104- 113. GURVINDER SINGH, ‘I like films with a strong individuality’ Talks to Sankhayan Ghosh. Indian Express. 20 April 2015; 6. JEYAKANTHAN: The king’s way. By P.A. Krishanan. Indian Express. 10 April 2015; 15. M.K. RAINA, ‘Bollywood is very much like a mall… They sell an unreal story with gloss’. Speaks with V. Kumara Swamy. Telegraph. 5 April 2015; 11. MANI RATNAM. ‘ I make films with a certain amount of honesty. I make them straight from the heart’. Talks to Kavitha Shanmugam. Telegraph. 19 April 2015; 11. SAHIR LUDHIANVI: Poet for all ages. By Devesh Sharma. Filmfare. 64 (7); 8 April 2015; 134-138, 140. SHASHI KAPOOR: Reluctant star. By Madhu Jain. India Today. 40 (14); 6 April 2015; 76-77. SHOOJIT SIRCAR: Big man of small budget. By Deebashree Mohanty. Pioneer. 19 April 2015; 9. SHYAM BENEGAL, ‘One can’t always be angst ridden’. Interviewed by Nonika Singh. Tribune. 12 April 2015; 8. SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT: The next big star. By Smitha Verma. Telegraph. 19 April 2015; 9. VIDHU VINOD CHOPRA: The dreamweaver. Interviewed by Ram Kamal Mukherjee. Stardust. 45 (7); April 2015; 54-58. 1 Current Awareness Service, April 2015 FILM, BIOGRAPHY VIDHU VINOD CHOPRA: Unbroken spirit. By Pratishtha Malhotra. Cine Blitz. 41 (4); April 2015; 86-89. VIVEK HARSHAN: The invisible man. By Sudhir Srinivasan. Hindu. 19 April 2015; 3. FILM, DOCUMENTARY SRIDHAR (V), ‘The feminists’ position is extremely short-sighted’. Frontline.32 (6); 3 April 2015; 31-34. Excerpts from an interview with documentary film-maker Rakesh Sharma about the controversial documentary India’s Daughter by Leslee Udwin. FILM, SILENT CHATTERJI (Shoma A). Sound of silence. Tribune. 26 April 2015; 8. Writes about Aditya Vikram Sengupta’s debut silent film Labour of Love which has won many awards including national and international. FILM, THEME RAJABALI (Anjum). The write choice. Indian Express. 11 April 2015; 14. Focuses on the recent spate of Bollywood films like Udaan, Ship of Theseus,The Lunchbox, Queen, Vicky Donor etc, which offer a new premise where story can be hero. 2 Current Awareness Service, April 2015 FILM, THEME, RELIGIOUS I.J. SINGH and RAJWANT SINGH. Nanak Shah Fakir: Dilemma and the solution.Tribune. 15 April 2015; 11. Writes about Nanak Shah Fakir, a film on the life and teachings of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev, which has been courting controversy ever since its first screening at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2014. SHARMA (Aradhika). For the love of God! Tribune. 26 April 2015; 8. Discusses how some recent films like Oh My God (OMG), PK and Dharam Sankat Mein have treated the mythology subject differently. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DASGUPTA (Swapan). Good news is no news. Telegraph. 10 April 2015; 10. Comments on the recent explosion of outrage in social media and particularly Twitter that directed against the media in general and a popular television channel in particular. THE message is the medium. Indian Express. 3 April 2015; 16. Comments on the continuing explosive growth of messaging services which will supersede other platforms in the near future. ROY (Prasanto K). Net effect. Telegraph. 15 April 2015; 17. Focuses on the Net neutrality debate between telecom operators who want to charge extra for services like Skype and WhatsApp and citizens who bitterly opposed to it. 3 Current Awareness Service, April 2015 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (India) PURKAYASTHA (Prabir). Privileging telcos over netizens. Hindu. 14 April 2015; 13. Comments on Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI’s) Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Over The Top (OTT) services. SITAPATI (Sudhir). Web of deception. Indian Express. 23 April 2015; 11. Discusses the impact of net neutrality on consumer welfare in India. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ACT DEORA (Milind). India needs a new section in place of 66A. Week. 33 (14); 5 April 2015; 50-51. Stresses on a new section in place of 66A, that is far more objective and unambiguous. MISHRA (Soni). 66A dead. Long live 66A! Week. 33 (14); 5 April 2015; 42-48. A critical appraisal of Supreme Court’s decision to struck down section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2008. MOHANTY (Deebashree). Speech therapy. Pioneer. 5 April 2015; 9. Presents the views of Shreya Singhal, the petitioner who fought for Internet freedom and other people who have suffered wanton abuse due to loopholes in section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2008. 4 Current Awareness Service, April 2015 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ACT VENKATESAN (V). In defence of free speech. Frontline. 32 (7); 17 April 2015; 117-121. Comments on the Section 66 A of Information Technology Act, and the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down this section on 24 March 2015. JOURNALIST, BIOGRAPHY VINOD MEHTA (1942-2015): Unlikely editor. By Ajith Pillai. Frontline. 32 (6); 3 April 2015; 110 -112. MASS MEDIA (India) KATJU (Markandey).Media & transition. 2 pts. Statesman. 24 April 2015; 6; 25 April 2015; 6. Discusses how Indian media can play a role similar to the progressive role of the media in Europe during the transition period. MASS MEDIA, BIOGRAPHY CARTOONIST GOPULU dead . By B. Kolappan. Hindu. 30 April 2015; 4. SANJAY IYER (1961-2015): Playing long and forever. By Janice Pariat. Outlook. 55 (15); 20 April 2015; 60. 5 HOW TO READ 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 .