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NEWSNOTES: TABS ON TRIVIA
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1. To prepare for next year's assembly elections, Delhi Chief Minister
Shiela Dikshit...
a. Launched a populist employment scheme.
b. Brokered peace with dissidents in Congress.
c. Organised a Ram paath at her residence.
 Q
2. Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Murasoli Maran has been chosen
for...
a. India's Silent Performer and Thought Leader
award.
b. Sun TV's Man of the Year award.
c. PM's Most Cooperative Minister award.
Q 3. In Kolkata, Sachin Tendulkar...
a. Met BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya.
b. Offered prayers at Kalighat temple.
c. Went to sample K.C. Das's famous rasgullas.
Answers: 1(c) 2(a) 3(b)
FANATICAL FANS
Bachchan Bungalows under Siege
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| HOUSE CALLS: Prateeksha |
In three decades of superstardom, Amitabh Bachchan
has changed house twice. In the 1970s, he moved to Prateeksha and then
to Mansa, a bungalow that is now a landmark in Mumbai's star district
Juhu.
Now Bachchan may well be contemplating a third
change of residence. Last week, police arrested an 18-year-old migrant
from Madhya Pradesh, Prakash Prasad Agnihotri, after he shinned up a tree
near Mansa and slipped into Abhishek
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| HOUSE CALLS: Mansa |
Bachchan's bedroom. All for a lunch with the superstar.
This was the third such intrusion and the second
at Mansa. On October 5, six days before Amitabh's 60th birthday bash,
police arrested Pappu Sharma, 22, from Uttar Pradesh who had scaled Prateeksha's
walls for an audience with his idol. He didn't know that now only Bachchan's
parents Harivanshrai and Teji live there.
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| SWAMPED: Bengal and his team reviewed 1,800
entries |
SCRIPT
CONTEST
The Write Angle
Bollywood produces 200-odd films every year, but there are only a handful
of original scripts. In vogue are Hollywood rip-offs or recycled versions
of the hit "formula". To reverse this trend, B4U Movies and
sulekha.com organised a global script writing contest, Write Angle. The
response was tremendous. Directors Shyam Benegal, Honey Irani, Mahesh
Bhatt, Javed Akhtar, Santosh Sivan, Tanuja Chandra, John Mathew Mathan
and Farrukh Dhondy waded through nearly 1,800 scripts sent from 22 countries
before choosing the best three.
Praveen Madhukar Nayak, a computer engineer from Manipal, was adjudged
the best writer for his romantic comedy Indian Beauty. Next in line was
Anand Sivakumaran, with another comedy Yeh Shaadi Nahin Ho Sakti and Rajan
Iyer with Trenches, a story about an Indian soldier fighting in World
War I. Now whether these winning scripts make it to a theatre near you
is up to the Bollywood bigwigs.
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REVIEW
Courtly Splendour
DHRUPAD
(Virgin; Rs 65)
Dhrupad is the oldest existing form of Indian classical music, the Mewar
court its royal patron through the ages. Maharana Bhagwat Singhji (1921-1984)
had sponsored Khan Sahib Nasir Moinuddin Dagar and Aminuddin Dagar. The
maharana's successor Arvind Singh Mewar has now taken up the task of digitally
restoring this collection. The double albums feature ragas Miya ki Malhar,
Megh and Kafi ki Hori-all monsoon melodies. Of particular note is the
composition Aay hai ghata umad umad ghumad attributed to the legendary
Dhrupad singer, Tansen. Sarangi maestro Pandit Ram Narayan's commentary
can demystify things for the uninitiated. Vintage spiritual music.
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| CURRENT
ISSUE NOVEMBER 11, 2002 |
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NEWSNOTES: TABS ON TRIVIA
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Q
1. To prepare for next year's assembly elections, Delhi Chief Minister
Shiela Dikshit...
a. Launched a populist employment scheme.
b. Brokered peace with dissidents in Congress.
c. Organised a Ram paath at her residence.
Q
2. Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Murasoli Maran has been chosen
for...
a. India's Silent Performer and Thought Leader
award.
b. Sun TV's Man of the Year award.
c. PM's Most Cooperative Minister award.
Q 3. In Kolkata, Sachin Tendulkar...
a. Met BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya.
b. Offered prayers at Kalighat temple.
c. Went to sample K.C. Das's famous rasgullas.
Answers: 1(c) 2(a) 3(b)
FANATICAL FANS
Bachchan Bungalows under Siege
|
| HOUSE CALLS: Prateeksha |
In three decades of superstardom, Amitabh Bachchan
has changed house twice. In the 1970s, he moved to Prateeksha and then
to Mansa, a bungalow that is now a landmark in Mumbai's star district
Juhu.
Now Bachchan may well be contemplating a third
change of residence. Last week, police arrested an 18-year-old migrant
from Madhya Pradesh, Prakash Prasad Agnihotri, after he shinned up a tree
near Mansa and slipped into Abhishek
|
| HOUSE CALLS: Mansa |
Bachchan's bedroom. All for a lunch with the superstar.
This was the third such intrusion and the second
at Mansa. On October 5, six days before Amitabh's 60th birthday bash,
police arrested Pappu Sharma, 22, from Uttar Pradesh who had scaled Prateeksha's
walls for an audience with his idol. He didn't know that now only Bachchan's
parents Harivanshrai and Teji live there.
|
| -Sandeep Unnithan |
| |
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| SWAMPED: Bengal and his team reviewed 1,800
entries |
SCRIPT
CONTEST
The Write Angle
Bollywood produces 200-odd films every year, but there are only a handful
of original scripts. In vogue are Hollywood rip-offs or recycled versions
of the hit "formula". To reverse this trend, B4U Movies and
sulekha.com organised a global script writing contest, Write Angle. The
response was tremendous. Directors Shyam Benegal, Honey Irani, Mahesh
Bhatt, Javed Akhtar, Santosh Sivan, Tanuja Chandra, John Mathew Mathan
and Farrukh Dhondy waded through nearly 1,800 scripts sent from 22 countries
before choosing the best three.
Praveen Madhukar Nayak, a computer engineer from Manipal, was adjudged
the best writer for his romantic comedy Indian Beauty. Next in line was
Anand Sivakumaran, with another comedy Yeh Shaadi Nahin Ho Sakti and Rajan
Iyer with Trenches, a story about an Indian soldier fighting in World
War I. Now whether these winning scripts make it to a theatre near you
is up to the Bollywood bigwigs.
|
| -Sandeep Unnithan |
| |
REVIEW
Courtly Splendour
DHRUPAD
(Virgin; Rs 65)
Dhrupad is the oldest existing form of Indian classical music, the Mewar
court its royal patron through the ages. Maharana Bhagwat Singhji (1921-1984)
had sponsored Khan Sahib Nasir Moinuddin Dagar and Aminuddin Dagar. The
maharana's successor Arvind Singh Mewar has now taken up the task of digitally
restoring this collection. The double albums feature ragas Miya ki Malhar,
Megh and Kafi ki Hori-all monsoon melodies. Of particular note is the
composition Aay hai ghata umad umad ghumad attributed to the legendary
Dhrupad singer, Tansen. Sarangi maestro Pandit Ram Narayan's commentary
can demystify things for the uninitiated. Vintage spiritual music.
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| -S. Sahaya Ranjit |
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