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Eyecatchers
Never
Say Die
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MGR
with Prabhu
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Film actors
never die. They live on through their films. So Chennai's Pentamedia is
using computer-generated images of the late Tamil cine legend M.G.
Ramachandran in a full-length feature film. MGR appeared in Ennamma
Kannu, a Satyaraj-starrer released in June, courtesy clippings from his
old films. He earlier made a similar appearance in a song in Kantha Kadamba
Kadirvela (clips were taken from Anbae Vaa, a 1960s MGR film). And the
number was such a hit that the producers are planning a full-length film
with MGR as hero. Says animator K. Kannan who worked on Ennamma: "We
did it for the business this one item number would generate for the film."
Since some money is good, but more money is better, you can bet MGR won't
go away for a while.
Sorry,
Dad
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| Aamir
Khan |
With a face
like that, you wouldn't expect him to quarrel with daddy. That's why filmwallahs
were surprised at Aamir Khan's curt notice in a trade magazine
dissociating himself from his father Tahir Hussain's production company.
But papa kehte hain: "Aamir has formed his own company and was not
able to do justice to his job as a director for my company. I myself asked
him to part ways. So he asked his lawyer to send this notice, the lawyer
gave the job to his assistant and..." In short, a misunderstanding.
More from Hussain: "Aamir is my son after all. He apologised."
Just the kind of thing Mr Nice Guy would do.
Away From
Home
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| Neha
Dhupia |
It's an unusual
path to filmdom. Delhi-based model Neha Dhupia, 19, is making her
big-screen debut in an as-yet-untitled Tamil-Japanese bilingual. It's
an Indo-Japanese production to be shot later this month. And if you consider
that she also stars in Star Plus' Rajdhani and presents spots for
their travel show Musafir Hoon Yaaron, you'll know why her dad,
Commander P.S. Dhupia, says, "These days, we don't see Neha as much
as we used to. Time with her is at a premium." The price of success,
sir.
Girls,
Girls ...
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| Sonia:
and (right) Ramona |
It's the
stuff that gossip columnists dream of. At a party in Mumbai last week,
Sonia Garware of the Garware business family accosted bhabhi Ramona
Narang (the wife of her cousin Jaideep Garware who took his life in 1998).
Sonia threw her champagne at Ramona's face and called her a "black
widow". An incensed Ramona slapped her, and a cat fight ensued. "I
got provoked and I had to stand up for myself," says Ramona. "There
are enough accusations made by the Garware family. I've been through hell
and I don't need to suffer any more." Sonia defends herself: "I
am the one who was attacked and traumatised. I, the Garware daughter,
won't do anything unladylike in public." Girls, girls, time to settle
this at home.
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