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THE TIMES OF INDIA
Saturday,
October 11, 2003
Salma-Ed split:
There’s nothing
personal about it !
Lara’s theme:
A sizzling role
in Khakee...
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Wedlock for couple born on same day
Adam Redgrave and Melanie Somerville tied the knot at St Michael’s Church
in Helston recently. Routine? Well,
this couple was
born on the same
day (August 28,
1982) in the same
hospital (Bolitho
Hospital in Penzance) and were laid
side-by-side in cots.
Adam and Melanie met after birth at a supermarket
where their mothers work. Says
Melanie, ‘‘As soon
as we met, we knew there was something special between us.’’ Now, that’s an understatement!
OF INDIA
AMOL KAMBLI
Cheaper tickets to ride
Ticket rates are grounded as more international airlines take off from India
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TWO’S COMPANY! Delhi Times captures the double impact of Aroona Irani and Vikas Bhalla as they share a light-hearted moment on the sets of Tum
Bin Jaaoon Kahan, which premiers on Zee TV at 9:30 pm tomorrow night (To send this photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/)
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Delhi-Trivandrum: Rs 29,800
Delhi-Chennai: Rs 22,430
Delhi-Bangalore: Rs 21,790
Delhi-Goa: Rs 19,570
Delhi-Port Blair: Rs 32,410
Delhi-Vishakapatnam: Rs 22,430
Delhi-Cochin: Rs 22,339
Delhi-Guwahati: Rs 17,920
Delhi-Udaipur: Rs 15,800
HIGHER PLANE
International (two-way)
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ll’s fare in the air for
the high-flying globetrotter with an increasing number of international airlines taking off from the Capital and ticket rates being
as down-to-Earth as it gets.
‘‘Seats on flights to Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, Nepal and London have become cheaper than tickets to domestic destinations such as Cochin,
Goa, Chennai and Port Blair,’’ informs Amadeus chief
Ankur Bhatia. While Turkish Airlines is already operational in India, Air Canada
is slated to start a flight to
Toronto on October 19.
According to Subhash
Goyal, co-chairman of the
FICCI aviation committee,
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Domestic (two-way)
Delhi-Istanbul-London: Rs 19,450
Delhi-Istanbul-New York: Rs 28,500
Delhi-Kuala Lumpur-Singapore:
Rs 19,000
Delhi-Colombo: Rs 15,990
Delhi-Hong Kong: Rs 19,000
Delhi-Bangkok: Rs 14,750
Delhi-Kathmandu: Rs 8,000
For Sunsilk Femina Miss India-International 2003 Shonali Nagrani, the first runner-up position at the Miss
International pageant in Tokyo is a dream come true which she dedicates to her billion-plus countrymen
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WINNER S WORDS
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The exuberance in the
voice is palpable even
though it reaches Delhi from the far corners of Tokyo. For, by becoming the first Indian to win a Miss International title, Sunsilk Femina Miss India-International
2003 Shonali Nagrani is literally living a dream.
‘‘I feel on top of the world,’’
says Shonali, ‘‘Right after I
won the Sunsilk Femina Miss India-International title, I
family, which includes kid
brother Karan and a Golden
Retriever named Princess.
‘‘Everyone is thrilled with
my title!’’ Understandably so.
As for the future, Shonali
‘‘hasn’t planned anything as
of now,’’ but ‘‘might try her
hand at modelling.”
Even as this ‘international’ Indian soaks in the satisfaction of having done her
country proud, a warm homecoming awaits her. Indeed,
life will never be the same again for Shonali Nagrani.
Amitabh Bachchan plans a quiet day with friends & family as he turns 61 today
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Nick Name: Shons
Turn-ons: Chocolates,
nice cologne, broad
shoulders
Turn-offs: Bad breath,
show-offs
Passions: Dancing,
horse-riding
Most endearing feature: A combination of
my smile, my dimples
and cleft
What touches me
most... is my dog’s lick
on my hand and a smile
The guy of my
dreams... will be somebody with a good sense
of humour
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oday’s the day! Sixty-one years ago,
on this very day, a star was born. But
even as a nation gears up to celebrate
the 61st spring of Amitabh Bachchan, the Big B himself has decided on a toned-down affair.
‘‘There will be no celebrations,’’ says Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, who is a close
friend of Bachchan, ‘‘Following his father’s death, Amitji
would like to be left alone with
his family and friends.’’
Currently in Marrakesh, where he was honoured at a film festival
last week, Bachchan is expected to reach Mumbai
in the wee hours today, after holidaying
with wife Jaya, son Abhishek, daughter
Shweta and her children.
The one concession, as far as celebrations are concerned, is being made for
Ranveer. “This is the first ever movie
starring Amitabh and Abhishek,” says the film’s director Raj Kumar Santoshi. Ranveer will be launched at
a five-star hotel in Mumbai tonight. The mahurat will be followed
by a dinner attended by Anil and
Tina Ambani, Amar Singh and
his wife Pankaja, Subroto Roy, the
Godrejs, Thackerays, Chopras, Johars and Roshans. Says Singh, ‘‘The
one person he will miss today is his
father.’’ And that says a lot for the
son in Amitabh Bachchan.
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started
preparing
for the Miss International pageant. I feel
very happy that I have managed to win a
Miss International title for my country after taking on 50
contestants from across the world.’’
In between the inspiration which has charted her success and the
perspiration which has
gone into securing for
her the first runner-up
position at the Miss International pageant,
Shonali has waited to
exhale.
‘‘The vigorous training I received during
the Sunsilk Femina
Miss India contest exposed me to various aspects related to personality development and instilled confidence in
me.’’ On a ‘‘salad diet’’
X-TRAA HOT BYTES
For intimate bytes on
Shonali Nagrani, tune in
to Bumper 2 Bumper on
Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM
between 6 & 7 pm today
to maintain her 32-24.5-34.5
vital stats for the pageant and
backed by a wardrobe designed by Ritu Kumar, Satya
Paul and Ranna Gill, Shonali
says that it was the speech
she delivered during the final
round which clinched the
first runner-up position for her. ‘‘The
contest started with
the costume round
before moving on to
the swimwear round
and evening gown
round. Then, I delivered a speech on
the empowerment of women... when I received a
standing ovation, I knew
that I would figure in the
final line-up.’’ And then
came the announcement!
‘‘I was expecting it, but
I still couldn’t believe it! I
have received congratulatory calls from everywhere, but still haven’t
been able to speak to my
mom as she is in Vietnam
on a holiday!’’
The daughter of Colonel Ajit Nagrani and Rina Nagrani, who is the director of an international cosmetics brand, Shonali is very attached to her
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Favourite night activity: Taking a hot water
bubble bath & snoozing
Favourite food: Rajma,
chawal, puri-aloo, chocolate brownies
Favourite book/author:
Thorn Birds by Colleeen
McCullough
Favourite magazine:
Femina, specially the
dessert section
Favourite movie: Gone
With The Wind
Favourite movie star:
Eddie Murphy
Favourite song: Sounds
Of Silence (Simon and
GarfunKel)
‘To be a star in Bollywood, one needs PR’
You’ve come a
long way from
your dancing
days.
Yes, but I am not
where I want to
be career-wise. I
think I am a very good actor,
but I am a terrible businessman. I haven’t really mastered the art of good PR. And to be a
star in Bollywood, one needs to be
able to market oneself really well.
ARSHAD
WARSI
Actor
On his brush
with moviedom
But aren’t acting skills primary?
Earlier, acting was of prime importance. If someone could act, he or she
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SHONALI GOES INTERNATIONAL!
tickets to domestic destinations are costly because of
the “high tax” on aviation
turbine fuel (ATF). ‘‘The
need of the hour is to reduce
the tax on ATF so that domestic tariff becomes more
competitive.’’
Says Mohammed Fazil,
regional Manager of Sri Lankan Airlines, ‘‘Our special
packages are a great hit with Indian tourists. There are
a total of 43 flights from
eight Indian destinations to
Colombo and the number of
tourists from India to Sri
Lanka is more than that of
any other country.’’
Of course, with a deeper
diversity of air power to choose from, and a shallower
hole in the pocket, the ground is the limit for air fare.
Now, guess who’s on a high!
made it. Today, however, there are ab- What about the personal front?
out 10 people joining the film indust- I couldn’t be happier. I have a wife
ry each day. I see so many people on who I am crazy about, dogs I adore, a
the screen and, sometimgreat house and a grees, I wonder why they ha‘I think I am a very at car. What else can a
ve entered acting.
ask for?
good actor, but I am a guy
Do you have regrets?
Since everything seeThough I am not comple- terrible businessman’ ms to be going so wetely satisfied with my call, are there any plareer, I have no regrets. I have a few ns to start a family?
films in my kitty right now. I am do- Both Maria and I are really happy riing Waisa Bhi Hota Hai 2; Munnab- ght now. We don’t have any kids as of
hai MBBS; and Zamanat with Karis- now, but someday, we definitely will.
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SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER 2003
DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA
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T A L K I N G
Photos: SUNIL KATARIA
Udita Goswami
hujasons launched
their Winter 2004
range at a glittering
fashion evening comprising
new generation designer
A
Katrina Kaif
Kul Bhushan Ahuja and David Collas
Winter’s Hottest
FASHION NOTES
shawls and stoles. The fashion extravaganza organised
in association with The
Woolmark Company was
held on the lawns outside the
residence of the Australian
High Commissioner Penelope Wensley.
The hot and latest trends
in stoles were showcased at
the fashion show. Ahujasons
presented an entirely ‘new
and innovative collection’ of
the stoles to complement
Western outfits, beads and
sequins. The entire range on
display complemented formal outfits and tone-ontones for daily wear. The
show also saw long flowing
shawls in pashmina and jamawars for men.
The ramp was set on fire
by top models like Katrina
Kaif, Nethra Raghuraman,
Deepti Gujral, Joey Matthews, Jesse Randhawa, Krishna,
Tina
Chatwal,
Aparna Kumar, Swareena
Singh, Udita Goswami, Jas
Arora, Himanshu Malik,
Prashant, Vishal Singh and
others.
Kul Bhushan Ahuja of
Ahujasons said, “ At Ahujasons we have a tradition of
reinventing our products to
stay in sync with the changing times and matching international standards. Helping us in doing this are master artisans who have more
than 25 years of rich experience in this field.”
Joey Matthews
Prominent amongst those
present that evening were
Ram Jethmalani, David Collas, MD of Woolmark, UK,
and VK Bhatia, chairman of
Indian Woolen Mill Association.
Ahujasons boasts of the
widest range of shawls in
pure pashmina, antique jamavar, semi pashmina, fancy shawls and Kullu to cater
to all segments of society.
Dance to
the music!
A
colourful chapter of
Russian folk dance and
music was unveiled at Hotel
Maurya Sheraton recently,
with the famous Russian folk
ensemble Moscow Class Trio
enchanting the gathering
with their kind of music.
The embassy of the Russian Federation and the Russian Center of Science and Culture played host to a Russian
Night, especially for their ex-
Valerie, Svetlana & Andret
pats here. The star of the
evening was undoubtedly the
magnanimous Svetlana Bochkova, called the Voice of Russia. Seen enjoying the flavours
from back home were Sergey
Vanyukov of the Russian Center of Science and Culture
and Aeroflot’s A V Novokshnov. Diplomats from other European countries too were present. There were Caj Soderlund of the Finnish Embassy, Italian Embassy’s Ernesto Bellelli, Michelle Marginson of
the Australian High Commission and Lorenzo Amborg.
(With contributions from Vinod Nair and
Jaydeep Ghosh)
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1330-1800 Bulletin- Every
Half An Hour
1900 Hindostan Hamara
1930 Zee Follow Up
2000 News at 8
2030 Metro News
2100 News at 9
2130 Spl. Correspondent
2200 Din Bhar
STAR NEWS
0600-1000 STAR Savera
1000-1030 Kuan Banega
Mukyamantri
1745 Mera Gaon Mera
HINDI FILMS
MAIN MADHURI DIXIT BANNA CHAHTI
HOON: (Antara Mali, Rajpal etc.) Filmistan,
Chanakya (12 noon & 10 p.m.), M2K (11 a.m.,
4.15 & 10.30 p.m.), Regal, Priya (1.50 & 7.35
p.m.), PVR Gurgaon (11.05 a.m., 2, 4.55, 7.50
& 10.45 p.m.), PVR Naraina (11.15 a.m., 4.55,
7.50 & 10.45 p.m.), PVR Saket (1.15 & 10.40
p.m.), PVR Vikaspuri (11.25 a.m., 2.20, 8 &
10.55 p.m.), Satyam C’plexes (12.15, 3.30,
7.15 & 10.10 p.m.), Movie Palace, WAVE
Kaushambi (12.30, 3.50, 6.40 & 9.30 p.m.),
WAVE Noida (1.30, 4.20, 7.10 & 10 p.m.);
SAMAY: (Sushmita Sen & Sushant Singh) DT
Cinemas (12.35, 4.30 & 10.15 p.m.), Priya (11
a.m., 4.45 & 10.30 p.m.), PVR Gurgaon
(12.15, 3, 5.45, 8.30 & 11.15 p.m.), PVR
Naraina (2.10, 7.15 & 11 p.m.), PVR Saket
(11.15 a.m. & 7.45 p.m.), PVR Vikaspuri (1.25,
5.15 & 10.45 p.m.), M2K (1.45 & 7.45 p.m.),
Satyam C’plexes (12.40, 3.15, 7.50 & 10.30
p.m.), Akash, MGF Gurgaon, WAVE Kaushambi (11.15 a.m., 1.50, 4.25, 7 & 9.35 p.m.),
WAVE Noida (11.50 a.m., 2.45, 5.20, 7.55 &
10.30 p.m.); BAGHBAN: (Amitabh, Hema,
Salman Khan, Mahima) Amba, Odeon, Golcha,
DT Cinemas (12 noon, 3.30, 7 & 10.30 p.m.),
Liberty, M2K (1, 7.15 & 10.45 p.m.), Vishal C’plex (11.30 a.m., 3, 6.15 & 9.45 p.m.),
Satyam C’plexes (12 noon, 3.30, 7 & 10.30
p.m.), 3 C’s (12.30, 6.30 & 10 p.m.),
Chanakya (3 & 6.30 p.m.), Paras, PVR Naraina
(12.15, 3.45 & 10 p.m.), PVR Saket (4.15 p.m.
Only), PVR Vikaspuri (3.30, 7 & 10.30 p.m.),
Movie Palace, WAVE Kaushambi (11.50 a.m.,
3.10, 6.30 & 9.50 p.m.), WAVE Noida (12.10,
3.30, 6.50 & 10.10 p.m.); BOOM (A):
(Amitabh, Jackie, Gulshan Grover, Madhu
Sapre) PVR Gurgaon (11.30 p.m. Only);
HUNGAMA: (Akshay Khanna, Aftab Shivdasani, Rimi Sen) PVR Gurgaon (1.45 p.m.
Only); JOGGERS’ PARK: (Victor, Perizaad, Divya Dutta & Khalid) PVR Gurgaon (2.45 & 8.45
p.m.), PVR Naraina (3.15 & 10.15 p.m.), PVR
Saket (11 a.m. Only), M2K (10.50 a.m. Only),
3C’s (4 p.m. Only); KHEL: (Sunny Deol, Sunil
Shetty, Ajay Jadeja, Celina Jaitly) Batra,
Shiela, Milan, Rachna, Janak C’plex, Sapna,
PVR Gurgaon (12 noon, 3.30, 7 & 10.30 p.m.),
PVR Naraina (12.45 & 7.30 p.m.), PVR
Vikaspuri (12.05 & 7.20 p.m.), Movie Palace;
KOI... MIL GAYA (Tax-Free): (Hrithik Roshan,
Preity Zinta) Delite (3.15 & 6.30 p.m.), DT Cinemas (3.20 p.m. Only), PVR Gurgaon (5.30
p.m. Only), PVR Naraina (4.10 p.m. Only), PVR
Vikaspuri (4.10 p.m. Only), Satyam C’plexes
(7 p.m. Only), M2K (4.30 p.m. Only); MUMBAI
MATINEE: (Rahul, Perizaad, Anusha) PVR Gurgaon (11.20 a.m. & 6.35 p.m.), PVR Naraina
(10.50 a.m. Only), PVR Saket (10.45 a.m. Only),
PVR Vikaspuri (11 a.m. Only), Satyam C’plexes
(1.30 p.m. Only), Shakuntalam Theatre (12.30,
3.30 & 6.30 p.m.), WAVE Noida (5.15 p.m.
Only); RULES - Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula:
(Milind Soman, Meera Vasudevan, Namrata,
Tanuja) WAVE Noida (11.20 a.m. Only); ZAMEEN: (Ajay Devgan, Abhishek, Bipasha Basu)
Delite (12 noon & 9.45 p.m.), DT Cinemas (1.30
& 7.15 p.m.), Satyam C’plexes (10.10 p.m.
Only), WAVE Kaushambi (12.40, 3.40, 6.45 &
9.45 p.m.), WAVE Noida (2.35 & 7.40 p.m.);
Show Timings for Hindi Films- 12.30, 3.30,
6.30 & 9.30 p.m. Except wherever mentioned
CONTACTS
MORNING FILMS
Batra: 27654202; 3 C’s (Lajpat Nagar- 26927846); DT
Cinemas: (Home delivery- 26140000); PVR
Cinemas: (Home delivery- 26151111); Chanakya:
24670423; Satyam C’plexes: 25893322; M2K (Rohini): 27942944; Alpna: 27413104; Amba: 23916000;
Delite: 23272903; Eros: 24311784; Filmistan:
23673120; Golcha: 23265192; Janak C’plex:
25551115; Liberty: 25728800; Milan: 25101014;
Movie Palace: 95120-2625502; Odeon: 51517899;
Paras: 26432842; Rachna: 25713586; Regal:
23362245; Rivoli: 23362227; Samrat: 27183544;
Sangam:
26183355;
Sapna:
26431787;
Shakuntalam Theatre: 23371849; Shiela: 23528299;
Vishal C’plex: 25440204; WAVE:
51832222;
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EVENTS
MUSIC AND DANCE
Delhi Tamil Sangam: ‘Bharatnatyam’ by Sreelakshmi M. Nair, Sec.-5, R.K. Puram, 6 p.m.;
Punjabi Academy: ‘Punjabi folk dances and
opera’ by NRI and Scotish artists,Aiwan-e-Ghalib (opp. Mata Sundri College), Mata Sundri Lane,
6.30 p.m.; India Int’l Rural Cultural Centre:
‘Bharatnatyam recital’ by cultural troupe, Open
Air Theatre, IRCEN Bhawan, 7-Nelson Mandela
Road, Inst. Area, C-1, Vasant Kunj, 6.30 p.m.
ESPN
0930 Hitz
1000 Aus Ckt.: 3th Test
Series Aus vs. Zim
1st Test, Day 3,
Sessions 2&3 - LIVE
1430 English Premier
League Liverpool vs.
Arsenal
1630 Ckt. Gold
1930 Super Centuries
2000 Sportcenter Weekend
2005 Pool \ Snooker:
Short Master 03
2155 Sportcenter Weekend
2200 Aus Ckt.: 3th Test
Series - Aus vs. Zim
1st Test, Day 3, H/Ls
ENGLISH FILMS
ANGER MANAGEMENT (A): (Adam Sandler &
Jack Nicholson) DT Cinemas (11.15 p.m. Only),
PVR Naraina (6 p.m. Only), PVR Saket (12 noon
Only), Satyam C’plexes (11.30 a.m. Only),
WAVE Noida (5.35 & 10.40 p.m.); DOWN WITH
LOVE (A): (Evan McGreggor & Renee Zelwegger) PVR Saket (10 a.m. Only); 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS: (Paul Walker & Tyrese Gibson) PVR Gurgaon (4.35 p.m. Only), PVR Naraina (1.15 p.m.
Only); GANGS OF NEW YORK: (Leonardo Di
Caprio, Daniel Day Lewis & Cameron Diaz) PVR
Gurgaon (11 p.m. Only), WAVE Noida (11.30
a.m. Only); ITALIAN JOB: (Mark Wahlberg,
Charlize Theron & Edward Norton) DT Cinemas
(6.30 p.m. Only), PVR Gurgaon (12.40 & 9 p.m.),
PVR Naraina (10.35 a.m. & 8.05 p.m.), Satyam
C’plexes (10.40 a.m. & 5.50 p.m.), WAVE Noida
(11.55 a.m. & 10.35 p.m.); PIRATES OF THE
CARIBBEAN: (Geoffrey Rush, Johnny Depp &
Keira Knightley) DT Cinemas (10.50 a.m.& 8.35
p.m.), Satyam C’plexes (3.45 p.m. Only), WAVE
Noida (2.25 & 7.45 p.m.); 34th INT’L FILM
FEST of India at PVR Saket 2 p.m. Onwards
Catch the spine-chilling terror, ‘Khaall,’
at 2000 on Sony
TATA AIG Gen.
Insurance & Antony
J Alex, Partner,
Kochhar & Co.
1330 Mutual Fund Invester
1400 Executive Sports
1800 Managing Asia
1830 Cutting Edge
1900 Power of Idea
1930 CNBC Spl.
2000 Good Life
2030 Trendmill
2100 Storyboard: How
Durable Cos. are
Coming Up with
Attractive Offers? and
Auto Advt. on the Up
2200 Auto Show
FILMS
Delhi Telugu Academy: Telugu film- Aadu
Ante Audho Type,A.P. Bhawan, 1-Ashoka Road,
2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m.; Council of Architecture: ‘Dreamspaces’ in collaboration with BBC
World, Gulmohar Hall, IHC, Lodhi Road, 7 p.m.
EXHIBITIONS
Welcomart Gallery: ‘In Spiritual Harmony,’ an
exhibition of contemporary art by Sarthak, inauguration 7 p.m., Marriott Welcom Hotel, Saket;
CRPF: An annual welfare exhibition, CPWD Park,
Sec.-XII, R.K. Puram, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Centre
for Punjabi Literature and Art: ‘Paintings,’
Punjabi Bhawan, 10-Rouse Avenue, 10 a.m. to 6
p.m.; Art Indus: ‘Designer glass furniture’ by
Paarull Amla Desai, 37-Santushti Shopping Arcade, Chanakyapuri, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
SEMINARS
National Council of Science Museums:
Valedictory functions of ‘National Science
Seminar 2003’ (near Gate No.1), Pragati
Maidan, 5.30 p.m.
RELIGIOUS DISCOURSES
Times Foundation: Suryayog Foundation’s
‘Surya Yoga’ by Mritunjoy (6 a.m. to 7 a.m.)
and by Arun Thakur (6 p.m. to 7 p.m.),
Ivedas’s ‘Earth therapy meditation’ by Manisha Bansal (6 a.m. to 7 a.m.), ‘Vedanta treatise’ by Alok Chopra (7.30 a.m. to 8.30 a.m.),
‘Holistic care through Yoga, meditation and
discovering oneself’ by Subodh Gupta (8 a.m.
to 9 a.m.), ‘Weekend retreat for TOI employees’ by Subodh Gupta (2.30 p.m. to 5.30
p.m.), Prasanna Foundation’s ‘Mantra Yoga’
by Narayanan (9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.), ‘Education on Sujok’ by Dr Salila Tiwari (10 a.m.
to 1 p.m.), Vivekanand Pratishthan Parishad’s
‘Workshop on astrology & horoscope consultation’ by Acharya Vikramaditya (6 p.m. to 7
p.m.), Dhyan Foundation’s ‘Dhyan Yoga’ by
Yogi Ashwani Ji (6 p.m. to 8 p.m.) and Golden Age Foundation’s ‘Bhajan Sandhya’ by
Ram Yogesh (6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.) (Contact
— 23782396 & 23782319); Chinmaya Mission: ‘Krishan Ras Raas’ (Bhajans & Kirtans)
by St. Venu Gopal Goswamiji Maharaj, CCWU,
89-Lodhi Road, 5.30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
BOL TARA BOL
Shelly von Strunckel
ARIES (March 21 - April 19) You can see no
reason not to pursue the intriguing ideas or
opportunities that have now come your way.
However, others aren’t just hesitant, they’re
anxious. Don’t let that stop you. Take it slowly. And
reporting positive developments frequently enough that
gradually others’ worries will be replaced by a more
positive attitude.
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) It’s not like you to
leave the hard work to others. But they’re not
only determined to take care of these rather
unpleasant burdens, they’re happy to shoulder
the responsibility for complex decisions. Let them. You
need only check in frequently enough that you know
what they’re up to.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) Don’t let recent
disappointments keep you from pursuing goals
that are dear to your heart. Others may tell you
that what you want to achieve just isn’t possible.
Let them believe that if they must. But you know that with
persistence and creativity you can surprise even the most
informed of doubters.
CANCER (June 21 - July 22) It is rapidly
becoming clear that, whatever you plan or do,
somebody is going to object. Since civilised
discussions have had little effect on others,
you’re better off going your own way and leaving it at that.
Ensure they know you’re happy to talk, but that they
must take the initiative.
LEO (July 23 - August 22) After having all
manner of suggestions rejected, you’re
beginning to wonder what - if anything - would
make others happy. The answer is that they
want to make their own decisions. You may know more.
But they’re in a perverse mood and they’d rather feel
they’re in charge than do things properly.
VIRGO (August 23 - September 22) Time is
moving swiftly and you’d like to see important
plans turned into action. Yet you’re running into
continual objections by others. Tempting as it is
to make compromises, you’ll regret it. Their concerns
change regularly, which means that what they’ll find fault
with one day they’ll decide is fine the next.
LIBRA (September 23 - October 22) Everybody
assumes that you, as an ever-charming
Libra, always get along with others. Yet recently
certain individuals have so irritated you
that you had to confront them. This is no surprise, since
the recent Full Moon would have brought exactly such
issues to a head, forcing a frank discussion of long
disregarded issues.
SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21) Initially
you thought others needed advice, help or
guidance. But you’re only just now beginning to
realise that what they really wanted to do what
make you feel obliged to them in some fashion. Annoying
as these manoeuvres are, keep in mind that it’s because
they were too shy to ask you directly.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21)
A good idea is always worthwhile, even if
others don’t recognise its value at the time. But
currently certain individuals are in a rather
difficult mood. Discuss the potential for taking things to the
next stage but don’t press them. Instead back off, leaving
it up to them to make the next move.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 19)
Nobody plans more carefully than a Capricorn.
While others are daydreaming, you’re thinking
about what the next hour, day or year hold.
At the moment, however, no amount of strategising
will have the least bit of influence on the decisions being
made. They’re beyond your control. You must simply
take what you get.
AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18) It’s not
like you to use emotions to sway others or as
blackmail. But certain individuals either can’t or
won’t listen to what you have to say, which
leaves you no other option. Ironically, not only are they
likely to understand the feelings you’ve been dealing with
better then previously, so will you.
PISCES (February 19 - March 20) Don’t let the
current rather unpredictable attitude of others
keep you from raising troublesome issues. The
fact is, they’ll grumble whatever you say. So you
might as well delve into these matters enough to get them
settled once and for all. Getting them involved could do
wonders for their mood.
LECTURE
Vedic Wisdom Centre: Talk and training on
‘Stress - The silent killer and life as you wish’
by Swami Prakash, B-25, 3rd Floor,
Dayanand Colony, Lajpat Nagar-IV, 8.30 a.m.
to 9.30 a.m.
PUBLIC FUNCTIONS
DPS (Mathura Road): The valedictory ceremony of DPS Inter-school Basketball T’ment,
Mathura Road, 4 p.m.; Anjuman Sair-eGulfaroshan: ‘Phool Walon Ki Sair,’ Jahaz Mahal, Mehrauli, 6 p.m.; Shri Ram Centre for
Performing Arts: ‘33rd Shri Ram Kavi Sammelan,’ Sapru House Lawns, Barakhamba Road,
8.30 p.m.; Sahitya Akademi: ‘Laxminarayan
Mishra Birth Centenary Symposium,’ Rabindra
Bhavan, 35-Ferozeshah Road, 11.30 a.m.
Visit www.astrospeak.com for detailed forecast
INTERNET HUMOUR
For the prelim match
against England, tune
into Max, ‘India’s
Road to the Finals,’
at 1700 Hrs.
What do men and sperm have in common?
They both have a million to one chance of becoming
a human being.
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COLOURS OF STYLE
tylish,
clean,
minimalistic....
When
Delhi
designer Mandira Wirk unveiled her lines
for the season at the
Taj Palace Hotel, what
was apparent was the
designer’s ability to
keep her creations in
the line of contemporary without being
overtly flamboyant.
Mandira and Hardeep Wirk
The show choreographed by Vidyun Singh and Asha Kochar
saw the garments being showcased by models such as Nina
Manuel (who looked
stunning on the ramp),
Joey Mathews (now
back on the Indian
fashion scene after her
stint in the UK), BhawGul Panag and Vijay Arora
na Sharma, Michelle
Innes, Poonam Nath
designer Ashima Singh and
(seen after a fairly long sab- diplomats from the US embatical!) and others.
bassy....
The evening also saw
S
Mandira handing over a
contribution cheque to Samadhan, an NGO. The designer was seen in a black dress
with her lawyer husband
Hardy welcoming guests and
making them enjoy the preshow cocktails. Seen putting
their hands together at the
end of the show were plenty
of corporate honchos, besides designer Vijay Arora,
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C U T T I N G
Gun which
‘knows’ its user
A
firearms’ expert says a
gun which “knows” who
is carrying it and where it is
pointing could provide vital
evidence in police shooting
investigations.
The “intelligent” weapon
system has been attracting in-
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DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA
PATH BREAKERS
terest from British police
forces and military services.
The firearm “datalogger”,
uses sensors to detect where
it is and who has signed it out
of the armoury. Commanders
could even be sent images of
where the barrel is pointing,
which could be used in a subsequent inquiry if the gun
was fired. An array of sensors can detect when it is
taken out of the armoury or
armed response vehicle gun
box and who is handling it
at the scene of an incident.
Star to be probed
for alien life
A
stronomers say a star
called 37 Gem offers
the best chance of finding
alien life.
The star, a little hotter and
brighter than the sun, is on a
list of 30 to be investigated by
a future generation of lifeseeking telescopes. Situated
at relatively close 42 light
years away, it is the 37th
brightest star in the constellation of
Gemini.
Scientists are looking for
targets for the Terrestrial
Planet Finder and Darwin
telescopes planned by
Nasa and the European
Space Agency. Both are
due to be launched in
about 10 years and will be
capable of finding habitable planets outside the Solar
System.Astrobiologist
in
Tucson, US, compiled a set of
criteria for choosing which
stars to observe. These included the amount of heavy
metals present when a star
formed and its age. Young
stars emitting bright X-rays
were excluded, as were small
“double” stars. Turnbull nar-
rowed the 5,000 or so stars
within 100 light years of
Earth to a shortlist of 30 and
presented the list to scientists.
Smart car with a
hands-free phone
For Venus and Mars,
a Midpoint in Design
E
N
ew smart car comes with
handsfree
technology
Orange and DaimlerChrysler
UK have joined forces to
launch the UK’s first car that
comes with an integrated
handsfree phone system.
The Orange smart citycoupe has Bluetooth handsfree phone technology that
lets drivers use their phone
without
t a k i n g
t h e i r
hands off
the steering wheel.
The new
technology
enables the
phone to
remotely
link up to a
laptop,
PDA and
the Orange
smart cityc o u p e
without
the need
for wires.
ven before he began
sketching the redesign of a best-selling mini-audio component system, the kind that is
basic operating equipment for
millions of teenagers and
young adults, Justin Jakobson, a 24-year-old
designer, knew his
target
customer:
young and male, like
him. So as he
roughed out the system’s contours and
surface details, he
took time to incorporate
aggressive,
hard-edged
elements into its blackand-silver profile.
While he worked
on the project, the
invasion of Iraq was
playing out on his
portable television.
Gradually, the stereo
system’s already muscular appearance began to include
speaker guards inspired by F15 fighter jets, along with other hard-boiled aesthetics.
“I wanted a very open design so you could see the
speakers,” Jakobson said of
the system. “It’s a very visible
image of power.”
But not everything issuing
from that low-slung suburban
office building, where teams
help define a look for products from television sets to
CD players, takes that high-octane approach. An ultra-slim
stereo system BoomBox is
sleek where Jakobson’s is
bulky, smooth where his is hyperarticulated, and comes in
white with lime-green and silver accents.
Infact, the entire collection
destined for Target stores was
created last year with women
in mind. One of its portable
radios is shaped very much
L
ike it or not, computers are taking control
of your car. This has
been going on for a decade or
more, of course, with microprocessors invisibly adjusting the engine’s fuel flow and
commanding the transmission’s gear changes. Most of
the time, the electronics operates more reliably and efficiently than the mechanical
systems they replace.
No sooner had computers
taken root under the hood, it
seems, than they were
pressed into serving the
cause of safety, among other
tasks helping to keep
brakes
from locking up in
p a n i c
stops and
thereby
preventing skids.
In recent
years, carmakers
like a clutch purse. The Design
Centre really goes to great
lengths to understand the customer. The first question
asked is: who are we designing
for?”
For most electronics makers, the answer to that ques-
peal to both sexes. That may
not come as a surprise at a
time when traditional ideas of
style and taste are being
blurred or deliberately turned
upside down. “If you try to influence design by gender, you
end up missing good design,”
tion has generally been men
— and more specifically, men
who care most about how powerful a product is and looks.
But today more designers are
taking what women want into
account. Sometimes that
means distinct product lines,
but designers are also starting
to mute some of the masculine appeal, creating products
that are attractive to both sex-
said a manufacturer.
Not long ago, he said, electronics makers concluded that
women wanted their devices
to be smaller, lighter and easier to use. “But in reality those
are things women want, but
men want, too,” he added. For
example, he said, the new line
of palm-size digital cameras
and camcorders have been
embraced equally by men and
women. “The traditional
boundary of what we
deemed male and female-oriented is no longer there.”
One casualty of this new approach has been gadgets with
scads of dials, switches and
buttons and marginally useful
extra features — the sort of
thing that appeals to men’s
“sense of James Bond,” said a
curator. Designers often discuss this shift in terms of sophistication and elegance, a
melding of form with function.
GRAND ILLUSION
es.
While differences are likely
to persist in the extremes —
like the Hello Kitty line of
puffy pink CD players and radios popular with girls and
young women — designers
and marketers say that masculine or feminine cues expressed in shapes, lines,
colours and materials are likely to merge as manufacturers
produce single devices that ap-
WHEN THE STEERING
THINKS FOR ITSELF
have substantially advanced the
level of electronic control,
adding computers to judge what
the driver intended to do, rather
than allowing mechanical systems simply to follow the driver’s commands.
Mercedes-Benz, among a
growing number of automakers, installs a brake system that
tries to detect a panic situation
SAFETY SENSORS
by measuring the speed at
which the driver begins to slam
on the brakes. If the sensors detect an urgent need to stop, it
takes over and applies the
brakes at full force, even if the
driver has backed off, to ensure
the shortest possible stopping
distance.
But the “Matrix Reloaded”
version of computer control for
cars is a new system that BMW
calls active steering. An optional feature on the new generation
of the BMW 5 Series, the chief
benefit of active steering is its
ability to change the steering’s
response to the driver’s input
according to the speed and conditions. This is accomplished by
varying the gear ratio inside the
steering system — in other
words, changing the relationship between the rotation of the
steering wheel and the reaction
at the front wheels.
Active steering has another,
more impressive trick up its
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sleeve, though this innovation
remains unused until an emergency arises. For the first time, a
car is being equipped with the
ability to steer itself in certain
situations, presumably with
greater skill and accuracy than
the human at the wheel.
This action takes place when
sensors that track the car’s
movement indicate that the
steering
wheel has
b e e n
turned
more than
is necessary
or
prudent
for a safe
manoeuvre, potentially causing a skid.
A computer-controlled electric
motor overrides the driver’s motion at the steering wheel, turning the front wheels up to 2.5 degrees in the opposite direction.
Because active steering depends
on data provided by sensors that
are part of the car’s stability
control system, steering intervention is not possible when the
stability control has been shut
off by the driver.
As Orwellian as it sounds to
have a computer correcting the
course, this is not a steer-bywire system in which the mechanical linkage would be replaced entirely by motors and
sensors. BMW’s active steering
technology is instead an overlay, installed in addition to the
conventional steering system.
The reassuringly familiar
shafts and gears are still in
place, and the steering’s power
assist is provided by a proven
hydraulic system.
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Swastika Gallery and Studio
Ragini present an exhibition
of paintings titled Rhythm of
Colours. The exhibition will
feature works by SK Sable,
Sunita Lamba, Purva, Vijaya
Kalyan, Dattatraya T Thombare and Illoosh Ahluwalia,
among others.
Swastika Gallery, 14th
October to 4th November
■ 11 am to 7 pm
A group show by 21 eminent artists
and sculptors including Niren Sen
Gupta, Gogi Saroj Pal, Paramjeet
Singh, Jagadish Dey, Jai Zharotia,
Ved Nayar, Biman Das, Nareen
Nath, RK Yadav, Sita Sudhakar,
Prem Singh, Krishan Ahuja,
Damodaran and Mukul Panwar.
Shanta Art Gallery, Until 24th
October ■ 11 am to 7 pm
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Uttistha Bharata is a multimedia dance-drama presentation based on the poetic adaptation of selected
shlokas of the Bhagvad
Gita. It includes the ideology of well-known saints,
philosophers and poets. It
is a communication through time whereby a contact is made between kalyug and dwapar and wais
visualised by ashramites.
IHC, 13th October ■
7 pm onwards
Monthly Morning Ragas
will be presented by Shobhana Rao and Priya Kanungo. Shobhaha will perform a mix of light classical
forms from her repertoire,
such as thumri, kajri, dadra
and bhajans. Priya, an up-
coming singer, will render a
light classical piece as well
as a few devotional bhajans.
The function is being presented by the Noida authority and is open to all.
Main Mansarovar Park,
12th October ■ 7 to 9 am
Magic of Realism: Part 7 — a
group show by eminent artists including Raja Ravi Varma, Sanjay Bhattacharya, Shuvendu Sarkar, Viren Tanw-
ar, Raamji Sharma, Raghu
Vyas, Suman Gupta . The paintings make the viewer ponder over the miracles of
everyday existence.
Hyatt Regency, Until 17th
October ■ 1 am to 10 pm
As part of the 34th International Film Festival of India, the
Swiss Arts Council, is planning
to screen a special programme
of recent Swiss films in the framework of of major film festivals in India. the program includes short feature films, feature films and documentaries.
These will include Secret Love
and Utopia Blues.
IFFI, Until 19th October
■ 11.45 am to 7 pm
Gallery Threshold presents recent works on paper by
Paramjit Singh and Chameli
Ramachandran. The exhibition showcases works by
India’s most gifted landscape
artists. Chameli Ramachandran uses colour with great restraint. Paramjit Singh works
with oils, pastels and crayon.
Gallery Threshold, Until
18th October ■ 11 am to 7 pm
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Treating Delhi’s art connoisseurs once again with his
genre of popularly known
Neo-Tantra paintings derived from geometrical abstraction, vetearn artist Om
Prakash will showcase his
50th exhibition of recent
paintings, in an exclusive
exhibition titled Music In
Art.
The Grand, Until 24th
October ■ 10 am to 7 pm
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CHRIS’S SUMMER
I
know what you did last summer,
Martin then allegedly picked
is what police authorities are up a rock and attempted to
saying to Chris Martin, lead smash in the windsinger of the band Coldplay also fa- shield of Lister’s
mous as boyfriend of Hollywood Jeep, hitting it eight
star Gwenyth Paltrow. The singer times. The singer
has been accused of assault
when he attacked a photogra- Chris Martin’s
pher’s car after he refused to
hand over the pictures he had aversion to being
clicked of Martin while surf- photographed
ing. The incident took place at
the Seven Mile Beach near has led him
Byron Bay in Australia in July.
into an altercation
The photographer John
Lister, took aim at the singer on with the law
his surfboard. Martin demanded that he delete the photos from his has also been accused of
digital camera. ‘‘He just lost it,’’ Lister trying to let the air out of
later said. ‘‘I told him I was entitled to Lister’s tires.
take pictures of him on a public
Lawyers for the rockbeach but he wouldn’t accept it.’’
er are now trying to
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OF RECKONING
convince the police to drop
the criminal charges
against him. The
maximum
penalty
for
malicious
damage
is
five years in
jail, but police said
that they
expect the
incident
will only
result in a
fine, since the
damage
only
amounts to a few
thousand dollars.
A Sydney barrister organised
for
Lismore
lawyer, Megan Cusack, to attend
Martin’s first scheduled court hearing in Byron Bay yesterday. Martin
was not required to attend. Cusack
requested adjournment saying police officers working on the case had
been given ‘‘representations’’ and
were considering whether the
charge of damaging property should
be dropped.
While Martin does not like papparazzi attention in the first place,
ever since his romance with
Gwenyth Paltrow, the singer has
avoided the press even more. At the
time of the alleged altercation,
Martin was staying at the luxurious
hotel at Watego’s Beach with
Paltrow. The couple went to great
lengths to avoid photographers, holing up in Rae’s and shielding themselves with umbrellas.
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A
nswer this question
truthfully. How many
times have you told
yourself ‘I love you?’ You’ve
probably said this many times
to your spouse, parents, children - but have you ever said
this to yourself ? Probably,
never. Ask yourself why? Why
do you find it difficult to say
these three magical words to
yourself ? If you cannot love
yourself, how will you love
others. And the first step to
&
F I T N E S S
geek.’’ Does saying ‘I love you’
to yourself take away from a
man’s macho qualities? In fact,
saying this helps you verbalise
your feelings. You have to be
your best friend and feel comfortable with yourself. Remember if you love yourself you
feel worthy, if your feel worthy
you feel competent, and if you
feel competent you are ready
to love. How do you set off this
chain reaction? It’s easy.
■ Start with your physical
Love Thyself
loving yourself
is telling yourself loud and
clear, ‘‘I love
you’’.
Women may
still find it easy
to do so, but ask
a man to say this
to himself and
chances are that
he’ll squirm and
reply:
‘‘You
think I am a
Remove all the
negative feelings
and feel worthy
of yourself. It is
the first step
towards loving
others
appearance:
Remember
if
you look good
you feel good. It
is probably the
most important
factor in your
self-esteem.
■ Don’t be a
fashion victim:
Don’t be led by
fashion. Instead
wear what suits
you. Everybody
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is not a Mehr Jessia. You will
feel good only if you are comfortable with what you wear.
■ Think positively : Conquer
your negative thoughts. Talk
to yourself and tell yourself
that there is nothing that you
cannot do. Have the right attitude and there will be no stopping you.
■ Analyse your negative
thoughts : Where does your
negativity stem from? Jealous
colleagues, your boss or even
your own mind. Deal with
each thought individually and
do away with it.
■ Give yourself 100 per cent
attention: Never neglect
yourself. Take pride in looking after yourself, dress smartly and comfortably and you
will feel on top of the world.
■ Recognize and deal with
destructive behaviour: You
are your best friend, your
worst enemy, and only critic.
Take a hard look at yourself.
There must be some facet of
your behaviour that you do
not like. For example, you
may be cranky and edgy.
Learn to control this and re-
ward yourself each time you
manage to curb this behaviour.
■ Notice yourself: Notice
your voice, your choice of
words, your manner, and if
these are negative and destructive, change them.
■ Meditate: This will help
you get in touch get in touch
with yourself. Learn to relax.
■ Eat natural foods: If you
eat light you feel more energetic, and in the bargain feel
good and happy.
■ Exercise: Get rid of all the
negative energy that you have
inside you by exercising.
■ Say I love you: Finally try
to spend al least 2 minutes
everyday with yourself alone
standing in front of a mirror
looking at yourself and saying, ‘‘I know I am good’’, ‘‘I
know I can’’, ‘‘I love myself ’’.
It may be difficult, it may be
tough but it can be done. Love
yourself, get in touch with
your inner self and you will
feel worthy, competent and
will have better relationships
at work and at home.
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MY WORKOUT
Amrita Arora/Actress
‘Healthy mind leads
to healthy body’
I
believe a healthy mind leads to a healthy body. If
one is mentally fit, physical fitness follows,’’
states Amrita Arora.
Amrita makes it a point to indulge in some physical exercise everyday to remain in great shape.
‘‘Everyday, for at least 40 minutes I do free-hand
training which could be anything from a hundred
sit-ups, walking, to long-distance running. Twice a
week, I go to the gym. But what my body really
takes to is dancing. It’s
something I really love
and I find it the best way
to keep in shape.’’
Realising what works
best for her body made
Amrita switch to a high
protein diet a couple of
months ago. ‘‘I’ve
stopped having rotis
and rice and my diet
now consists of lots
of
vegetables,
pulses,
salads,
chicken and fish.
And I find that
this diet works
better for me.’’
Her principle
in life for wellbeing is ‘‘to
live for the
present and to
take each day
as it comes. I
make
the
most of each
day and live
today like
I’m going to
die today.’’
Smile! it’s in
your genes
U
sing a technique
called ‘gene targeting’ in mice, scientists at
the University of Utah
have identified genes that
direct the formation of
specific nerves. These nerves
in
turn control muscles
in
specific
parts of
the body.
‘Gene
targeting’
i nvo l ve s
disabling
or ‘‘knocking out’’ various
genes in mice, to see what
goes wrong, thus learning
what the genes normally
does.
The researchers have
identified genes that ensure nerves develop in the
correct part of the brain
so mice can roll their eyeballs sideways, wiggle
their whiskers, pull their
ears back and blink their
eyelids. The genes are
common to all mammals,
and so they likely help
control human facial expressions such as smiles
and frowns.
‘‘In this study we looked
at
w h a t
nerves
are made
in a particular part of the
brain, the
hindbrain,” says
geneticist Mario Capecchi, professor and co-chair
of human genetics at the
University of Utah School
of Medicine and an investigator with the Howard
Hughes Medical Institute
(HHMI).
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hen we were courting, he seemed such a caring person. How wrong I was in my judgment!’’
lamented Ruchita, her eyes full of pain. On
the brink of a broken marriage, she was a mental
wreck, bursting into tears at the slightest provocation.
More and more marriages are breaking up in India
today. Why? One major cause is that women refuse to be
doormats anymore. Whereas earlier they were programmed to take whatever came their way in marriage,
today they are stronger, and do not accept any bad treatment from their husbands or in-laws. Their egos are as
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responsibilities of marriage. What is yours is mine too,
though what is mine is mine alone.
The no-change person: Some want their life to continue
as it was. They wish to lead a bohemian life, and expect the
partner to take it in her/his stride. The partner soon starts to
seem a hindrance to their freedom.
The outsider: Other people sometimes have a lot to do in
breaking up relationships. In-laws, friends, colleagues, at
times play a part in creating misunderstandings. Parental interference is sometimes a key factor in a break-up. If only
parents would leave their children to sort out their lives
themselves!
Peer pressure: Sometimes
friends make fun of their married friends sincerity. Peer
pressure often leads to ignoring ones partner or responsibilities. By the time the person
realises his folly, it is too late to
make amends.
Attitude: For some, marriage is just a ceremony to appease their parents. They want to
just have fun, but no responsibilities.
The compatibility factor:
He loves to party, while she is a
quiet, home loving sort. Or she
loves calling colleagues over,
and he hates to have to share
his rare holiday with near
strangers. He drinks too much,
or she cannot give up smoking.
This leads to a lot of tension,
and if neither is able or willing
to adjust, to break-up.
Money matters: Views to
handling financial affairs mostly differ from person to person. Sometimes one partner tries to take complete hold of the
affairs, while the other strongly objects. Or one may be a
thrifty spender, while the other throws money without a care.
This may lead to a strained relationship.
Whatever the reason, the outcome is always heartbreak.
These situations can be overcome with patience and understanding. Given time, the differences grow smaller, and love
increases. The only prerequisite is being ready to give in, to
give rather than to expect.
Say it in style!
N
ever underestimate the power of a
little flattery to get your guy’s heart
racing, says marriage therapist Rebecca
Fuller Ward, author of How to Stay Married Without Going Crazy. ‘‘Everyone
loves hearing compliments,’’ she says.
‘‘They like to be told they look good, and
they especially enjoy knowing that their
partner finds them sexually satisfying.’’
A few tips to get you started:
•You’re my one and only hero.
•No one plays Santa the way you do.
•I just can’t wait to get home from work to
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see you everyday, my sweetheart.
•That was hysterical! You’re so funny .
•I’d give up chocolate for you. I swear!
•I want to show you off to all my pals.
•Hey, check out those abs! Have you
been working out? You look really hot.
•You’re the best lover in the world —
ever. And that’s the ultimate truth.
•I’m so proud of you. You’re the best !
•I just love watching you at work.
•Our kids are so lucky to have you for a
dad. I’m so glad you found me.
•Wow! You look really hot in those
jeans. Johnny Depp, go to hell!
•I can’t ever imagine being married to
anyone else. You’re the only one for me.
TRYING TIMES...
large as their husbands are, and as easily hurt. The
working woman today is financially independent, and
does not need her husbands support for a livelihood.
When problems within the marriage arise, she does not
find it difficult to live alone.
Let us explore the other major causes that lead to
cracks in a marriage.
The mask: During the courting period, each goes all
out to impress the other. One is at the best of behaviour,
creating an image of a perfect mate. Close proximity af-
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Not every relationship leads to the
altar. Some others go sour after the
wedding vows. Sangeeta Manocha
helps you find out what went wrong
ter marriage tears off the mask, revealing the true person. The mate is in love with the mask, and hence feels
cheated.
Practical busy-ness: Most couples are at the formative stage of their careers at this age. If one gets a bit too
engrossed in work, the other at times feels lonely and
desolate, and feelings of neglect start creeping in. If not
nipped in the bud, these feelings might slowly gnaw at
the roots of a happy marriage.
The adjustability factor: Marriage means adjustment. Most of the young people today do not want to
share or adjust, or perhaps have not learnt to do so.
With just one or no sibling, the young grow up being the
centre of their parents attention, getting their way by
hook or by crook. They are so much used to having their
own way that it gets difficult for them to think of another, or having to change for another.
Responsibility: The young tend to see things with romantic eyes. They view marriage as a party, a honeymoon, a bed of roses. When the burdens of responsibility suddenly show up, they get scared. Very often one of
the partners wants life to continue as carefree as it was
before marriage, expecting the partner to shoulder the
LOVE AT THE DESK
I
t’s another day at work: Your chair, the position of
the note pad on your desk, even the hairpins in the
receptionist’s hairdo look exactly as they did yesterday.
Just when you’re thinking that there’s nothing on the
horizon except a boring client meeting and a bad hair
day, Cupid whizzes one of his amorous arrows at you.
And then, your life sort of changes: The outrageous
hunk from Marketing makes eye contact and a flirtatious comment, and missed heartbeats later, you’re
floored. Soon, you’re seeing each other exclusively.
An office romance has its pros and cons. The good
part is that those dreary work hours transmute into an
exhilarating prospect to wake up
to in the morning. An office romance is the ozone that can resuscitate cube-life claustrophobia. Alternately, a seemingly insignificant faux pas could cause
a lot of heartache.
The wise may advise against
office romances, but so what?
You never know when the sweetheart syndrome strikes. Besides,
when it does strike, you can never be totally impervious to the
spark of chemistry between two
people.
Your love life is chock-full of
episodes that you feel like talking about. So, there’s no harm in
regaling your colleague with
some teensy-weensy snippets,
right? Wrong. Tempting as it
may be to talk about your love
life, remember it’s better to keep
your lips locked.
If you start talking, both of
you automatically come under
the microscope. It doesn’t matter
whether your sweetheart is a
peer or a superior. There’s still a
chance that a disgruntled coworker may complain that you’re playing favourites. And the
trouble could intensify if your
sweetie is your boss: Then the
accusation could even become
an assumption.
Look at it this way: Keeping
shut will definitely save you a lot
of embarrassment in case the
two of you don’t make it to the
wedding altar. It’s possible that
many people aren’t aware of your romance and it’s best to keep
it that way. It’s also okay if your
romance doesn’t remain a secret;
but it’s not okay if your love lore
is broadcastable blather.
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MEENAKSHI SHEDDE
B
ollywood, which
has already been
making a splash
in big Western festivals
like Cannes and Berlin,
is now quickening pulses at festivals that are
more intimate, but also
include A-list films and
stars. Take, for instance,
the Marrakesh film festival in the desert-swept
north west of Africa. In
an international festival
of 73 films, there’s a special package of Bollywood films as well as
stars in attendance.
The Indian invitees
Bachchan sizzles
at Marrakesh fest
included actors Amitabh and
Abhishek Bachchan, Tabu,
Shashi
Kapoor,
Irrfan,
Sharmila Tagore, Soumitra
Chatterjee and Pankaj Kapur as well as directors such as
Vishal Bharadwaj, Goutam
Ghose, Shaad Ali and Chandan Arora.
Shashi Kapoor was on the international jury, while Amitabh Bachchan received an honourary prize at the opening
ceremony in the El Badii Pala-
ce last week. This is the third
edition of the festival, held under the auspices of His Majesty
King Mohammed VI.
In an innovative coup, Nadine Tarbouriech who programmed the Indian films, presented Carte Blanche, a selection of Amitabh Bachchan’s
favourite films, Satyajit Ray’s
Jalsaghar, Guru Dutt’s Kaagaz ke Phool, Govind Nihalani’s Ardh Satya and Ram Gopal Varma’s Satya. The other
Wow’s the word for Hema
E
very time she comes on
the screen she glows,’’
gushed Preity Zinta just before she left for Ladakh to
shoot for Lakshya. The entire
nation is talking about
Hema’s stunning comeback in
Baghban. But the lustrous
lady is as usual dismissive of
her mythic beauty, ‘‘Ab itni bhi
to beautiful nahin hoon. I
think the camereman shot me
very well.’’ Peals of laughter
follow. It sounds like the chime
of church bells.
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Indian films screened were
Vishal Bharadwaj’s Maqbool
(featuring Tabu, Irrfan and
Pankaj Kapur), Chandan
Arora’s Main Madhuri Dixit
Banna Chahti Hoon, Ram Gopal Varma’s Bhoot, Shaad Ali’s
Saathiya and Sanjay Leela
Bhansali’s Hum Dil De Chuke
Sanam. Goutam Ghose’s Abar
Aranyer (In the forest.. again)
was in competition, while
Manish Jha’s Matrubhoomi:
A Nation Without Women in the
new talents section.
Nadine Tarbouriech, who is
also a consultant for the film
festivals at Cannes and La
Rochelle, and is programming
a major retrospective on Indian cinema to be held at the Centre Pompidou in Paris in 2004,
says, ‘‘A new movement is
emerging at the crossroads of
Indian popular and art cinema.
Some filmmakers have purposely decided to use music
and dance in moments of weightless abstraction, allowing the
public to fuse with the actors in
the depth and complexity of
the story. Maqbool, an incredible adaptation of Macbeth, is
an example of this.’’
The festival included Mira
Nair’s Hysterical Blindness
starring Uma Thurman,
Takeshi Kitano’s Zatoichi
(which won best director at
Venice), the opening film A
Thousand Months by Faouzi
Bensaidi and Dry Eyes by Narjiss Nejjar (both from Morocco), The First Letter by Abolfazl Jalili (Iran) and The Fuse by
Pjer Zalica (Bosnia).
There were also tributes to
the late Daniel Toscan du
Plantier, titan of French and
world cinema, French actor
Alain Delon, Egyptian actress
Yousra and Moroccan actress
Amina Rachid. Special invitees include Oliver Stone (who
is currently shooting his film
on Alexander the Great in Morocco), and Ridley Scott (who
shot Gladiator and Black Hawk
Down in Morocco).
Apache Indian
in Pakistan...
VIRAL BHAYANI
ake way for the Indian... is the track perhaps what the radio
channels should be playing to
promote his tour in Pakistan!
The Don Rajah from India who
is known for singing tracks on
racism, caste system, religion,
peace and many other issues
instead of just dishing loveydovey tunes is all set for a major Pakistan tour. ‘‘I am looking forward to going to Pakistan for the first time. Its 10 ye-
Apache whose single Om
Namah Shivay was deleted last
year from his album released
in the Middle East and Pakistan market. ‘‘There was nothing controversial about that
song or the video - just that my
record label did not want any
trouble,’’ he explains.
Apache Indian recorded last
year with Boyz II Men, Blackstreet and UB40. This year, he
bounces back with new collaborations with American chart
topper Sean Paul and PRAS of
Fugees. Reggae singer Sean
ars over due, I have had a lot of
support from the Pakistan people over the years and it is about time I showed them my respect,’’ says Steven Kapur better known as Apache Indian.
A press conference will be
held on 16th of this month in
Karachi where his Pakistan
tour plans will be announced
followed by a show. Earlier this
year Jagjit Singh too was invited to perform in Pakistan
but refused considering the
tensions between the two nations. ‘‘Security is tight so
nothing to worry besides that I
will be travelling with my own
security
people,’’
reveals
Paul who is currently No.1 on
the Billboard charts with his
single with Beyonce toured recently with Apache Indian in
the US. ‘‘It was great working
with Sean, he has been a friend
for years. The track I recorded
with him is very upbeat and in
the usual ragga style. We are
touring again together in the
USA at the end of the year, I
spoke to him about touring India which could happen next
year,’’ adds Apache Indian.
Apache’s new tracks Global
Talk and That Girl are on radio in the States and have been
play listed by 15 top stations
across the country.
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Meet Ash, the bride...
WORLD RAP
W
War war dekho
J
P Dutta who turned 53 is
as tense as a spiked fence
about his film LoC. There’s
much speculation about the
film’s release date. ‘‘It’s definitely positive and unstoppably on December 12,’’ says
JP firmly. What about rumours of the film being shifted to a Jan 26 release? Says JP,
``Am I crazy to release it on
that date?’’
elcome to Gurinder
Chaddha’s Bride and
Prejudice, Ms Austen, who
thinks you must have been a
Punjabi girl too in your previous life. Apart from Ash,
the film stars Namrata
Shirodkar.Farhan
Akhtar turns lyricist
along with his sister
Zoya with this film. It’s
a story of a family with
four daughters and
how their parents find
it difficult to get
grooms for them because they cannot
afford to pay huge
sums of dowry.
Salma guards her personal life!
alma Hayek refuses to exploit her personal life, because it would make it ‘‘less
real.’’ The actress who recently
split from Edward Norton doesn’t feel the need to show off her
relationships to the public, and
can’t understand the enduring
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appetite for celebrity liaisons.
She says, ‘‘You can become
very popular by exploiting
your personal life, it can really
work for you. But you have to
make a choice and its better
than reading about the dramas
of people I don’t even know!’
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Bobby Deol’s
better half
W
ell, all those who say that marriages in tinselville are phony and
frivolous have been put
to shame by the Jr Deol.
We’re talking about the
charming dimpled lad,
Bobby Deol, who seems more in love with wife Tanya with
each passing day. Last
week, Tanya had an exclusive furniture exhibition in Mumbai and hubby
Bobby was there with her
throughout the two-day event. In fact, the event commenced with the blessings
of the Deol khandaan. Tanya’s papa-in-law, Dharam
paji, was present on day
one to bless Tanya on her
new venture. Well, when
you have such a loving
family to depend on, what
better gift can anyone ask
for? Right, Tanya?
B E A T
SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER 2003
DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA
Joggers’ Park in Cairo
oggers’ Park, a Mukta Arts film, starring Perizaad Zorabian and Victor Banerjee, dealt with the novel concept of a
married man falling in love with a girl half his age. It was the
inaugural film at the Cairo International Film Festival held recently. The festival also showcased two of Subhash Ghai’s
other films Hero and Karma. When we contacted Subhash
Ghai to congratulate him, he said, ‘‘The credit for this goes to
the filmmaker, Anant Balani, who unfortunately isn’t around to
see his film go places.’’
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What’s in a name?
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hakespeare must have disapproved of the competition for titles in Bollywood.
Apparently quite a few filmmakers think the title Motherland is a hot one. While Feroz
Nadiadwala already had the
rights to the title, if rumour is
to be believed, it is being much sought after by Sohail Khan as well as Subhash Ghai.
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Ajay Devgan in
vardi again
A
fter Gangaajal and
Zameen (in which
he played an army-man),
Ajay Devgan is all set to
play Policeman-Policeman, in a film titled
Sipahi. The movie also
stars Akshay Kumar
and Jaya Prada. Well,
we look forward to yet
another seemingly action-packed flick. After a
series of successes, Ajay
has become the most
sought-after actor in the
industry, and rightly so,
we think, after observing the steep incline in
his career graph.
Nandita’s Ek Din
T
he clock stopped
ticking, time ran out
and world came to a
halt for the late
Anant Balani, whose
films Joggers’s Park
and Mumbai Matinee
are still being screened at theatres. But
time ticks on and the
show goes on, too, as
the third film directed
by him — Ek Din - 24
Ghante — readies for
an October release.
Produced by Concept
Productions, the film
stars Nandita Das in
a lead role. At a party
to
celebrate
the
movie’s first print, the
entire team of Ek Din
observed silence for 30
seconds in memory of
their director. As the
clock keeps ticking for
Nandita Das, we hope
this time her film
turns out to be successful.
Shekhar lends
a helping hand
D
irector Sudhir
Mishra is getting a lot of backing
these days. He was
the chosen one to
take over the reins of
Chameli after Anant
Balani passed away.
And now, none other
than Shekhar Kapur is willing to finance a film which
will be directed by
Mishra. The film
will star Anil Kapoor and some foreign actors. Looks
like SM has bagged a
big one this time.
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