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August 9, 1999

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Glam Ma'am
She's the only glam element among the new lot of veejays. Come August and Nina Manuel, a familiar figure on the country's ramps, will become a familiar face on Channel V. Manuel's also got a few TV and print ads in her kitty, like the recent one for San Miguel beer, but she' s no giddy gal addicted to the spotlight. She is finishing her final year of law from Mumbai's G.J. Advani Law College because, says the bright-eyed beauty, "modelling and veejaying won't last forever. When it's over, I don't want to sit down on my sofa and think, Now what?" Smart.

Small Wonder
She sat down to write a poem. But the thoughts wouldn't stop flowing, and K.S. Alka, 13, has ended up as the youngest Malayalam novelist ever. Chichu Enna Pravu (Chichu, the Dove) is about a dove that doesn't hesitate to resort to violence if it helps society in the long run. Alka, a Class VIII student of S.N. Central School near Kayamkulam in Alapuzha district, has also done the illustrations in her book. Now she says, "The next few months are for studies as the exams are nearing." And after that? The next novel.

Stars and Stripes
It's that famed intensity again. While other celebs visited the injured in the Kargil conflict, Nana Patekar has been living among the soldiers in action for over a fortnight now, moving from post to post as unofficial cheerleader of sorts. "Our greatest weapon is not the Bofors, nor the AK, but our jawans," says Patekar, 50, who had undergone intense training with the Maratha Light Infantry before making the film Prahaar. Back in Mumbai for a few days of shooting, he plans to return again. This from a man who couldn't join the army because "my qualifications weren't equivalent to graduation". Looks like our star has earned his stripes.

Khan Do, Will Do
It's happened At last. Raj kumar Santoshi's next film teams up the two Khans who would be king, Aamir and Shah Rukh, for the first time. Forget prickly egos, says the director, "They're both very successful and there is no insecurity as such." Question is, who steals heroine Aishwarya Rai's heart? "I'll see who behaves the best through the film," he quips, "who comes on time and gives me the least trouble, then I'll decide." Okay boys, time to be good.

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