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Sep 6, 1999
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Their Fathers' Sons
 Twenty-four years ago their dads made
history with Sholay. Now watch the rising sons. Rohan Sippy, 28
-- son of Sholay director Ramesh Sippy -- has cast Abhishek Bachchan in
his directorial debut Kuch na Kaho. No need to break the ice here. The two went
to the same boarding school in Switzerland, though Rohan points out that they're
"friendly, not friends". As for the inevitable comparisons with their fathers
... No problems, says Rohan, "Anything that brings people into the theatres is a good
thing. Without the comparisons it would be much harder." Wise guy. Bahu With A Purpose
Bollywood has done it. the art world has done it. Can Nita Ambani
be far behind? The wife of Reliance baron Dhirubhai Ambani's son Mukesh, Nita is doing her
bit for Kargil with a short documentary "to raise funds for the children of soldiers
who sacrificed their lives so that we may live in freedom". After a screening of the
eight-minute tearjerker for a small industrialists' association in Mumbai, each member
pledged to adopt at least three to four families of victims. And at another for Rotarians
in the city, the reported collections were Rs 25 lakh. Did someone say rich bahus
twiddle their thumbs at home? Think again.
The Little Star Shines
Has the gawky gal grown up? In her latest film Badshah, Twinkle
Khanna's sporting a new look: classy hairdo, classy clothes. "She's just
discovering what works best for her," says mama Dimple. But there's more to it than
that. For Badshah and Dharmesh Darshan's Mela, her clothes have been
designed by Manish Malhotra, same guy who gave image makeovers to Urmila Matondkar and
Karisma. Is this it for the little star?
The Luck Stops Here
Remember the Gilbey's Green Label Sign Lagao, India Jitao campaign?
You know the one inviting fans to put their best-of-luck messages on a banner for the
World Cup cricket team? India may not have won the Cup, but that piece of cloth -- 10.15
km long, 1.36 m wide, with wishes from 1.2 million cricket buffs in 72 cities -- has been
certified by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's longest banner. "We
are proud of the record and so is every Indian," muses Sunil Lulla of United
Distillers and Vintners, the Gilbey's guys. So what if Azhar's boys came a cropper at the
Cup? You can't win 'em all. |
