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God's
Acre
Kerala is the undisputed tourism hot spot of India, the must-see destination
for heads of states, the wealthy, the tired. This is the story about the
colour and hardsell that have made this state of stunning backwaters,
impossible greenery and great beaches what it is.
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NATION
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No
Chance for Peace
With
the jehadis stepping up their terrorist attacks and the Hurriyat issue
embroiled in confusion, hopes of a breakthrough in Kashmir are receding.
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STATES
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Fear
Factories
As
two senior executives are killed by workers, the persisting violence in
mills is forcing the state's antiquated jute industry to move to the peaceful
environs of Andhra Pradesh.
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A LOOK: Rajeev Punja as Gopal checks out Americana in The Inscrutable
Americans |
Gopal,
a student from a remote Indian town, lands in America, meets a guy named
Randy (bent on "Operation Devirginisation"), explores America
and a host of interesting women, and leaves wiser, but still wondering
if "red-haired girls are red all over". Sounds familiar? For
those who found Anurag Mathur's 1991 bestseller The Inscrutable Americans
(now in its 19th reprint) rib-tickling, its eponymous film adaptation
in English should come as no revelation. But yet, you egg first-time director
Chandra Siddartha for his version: is his film funny, sleazy, original,
and since rated an adult film in India, will it have sex? "It's quite
a laugh really," drawls the Hyderabad-based Siddartha instead,  whose
work-ex, besides being assistant director at Hyderabad's Annapoorna Studios,
includes "flings on TV doing stupid shows in Telugu to keep busy".
But he's serious now. The success of such Indian-English films (of the
Hyderabad Blues genre) helped him find a producer (Tricolor Communications)
to fund his Rs 1 crore-plus debut feature. And as Siddartha, who understood
Mathur's protagonist so well because of his "own experiences in America",
lets on, "There is a deeper, darker side to the film." More
asides: there are shots of a nightclub, a scene where Gopal (played by
US-based Indian actor Rajeev Punja) mistakes French for English and a
classmate mistakes Gopal for Bhopal. For more, watch the film to be premiered
next week.
-Methil Renuka
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As
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its way. India Today Special Correspondent
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