Nandita Das is in her element these
days. Having won critical acclaim for her role in Deepa Mehta's Fire and
completed the second film in the trilogy, Earth, she's busy preparing for Water.
Along the way she's found time to anchor a TV show on the arts scene in India. "In
between film projects this gives me a bit of money to survive," says Das. It's called
Arts Plus and it's for Star Plus . Nandita, of course, is its plus point.
The Complete Couple
They've been seeing each
other for eight years now. This should complete their happiness. Gautam Singhania --
younger son of Raymond Group Chairman Vijaypat Singhania -- is marrying long-time love Nawaz
Modi on February 7 next year. "One day you've got to take the plunge,"
laughs Gautam, one of Mumbai's favourite bachelors. Nawaz, by the way, is no relative of
the Modi business clan -- she's an entrepreneur herself. A complete man and a woman of
substance ... Nice match!
A Brush with Reality
When Satish Gujral first saw Bandit Queen, he told
producer Sundeep "Bobby" Singh Bedi: "When I finish
writing my biography, I want you to make the film." Four years later, that time has
come. Singh's film, to be called Brush with Death, is based on Gujral's
experiences in Mexico as a young man. It's a feature film not a documentary, it might star
Madonna as Gujral's artist friend Frida Kahlo and, adds Bedi, "the director could be
Mani Ratnam, Mira Nair or Shekhar Kapur". No controversies ... yet.
Hot Number
It's that Kama Sutra thingy again. Former
Miss Mauritius Viveka Babajee is the latest model to endorse man's best
friend after Pooja Bedi, Anu Aggarwal and Shweta Menon. Shot by Atul Kasbekar for print,
and for film by director Pankaj Parashar, the new KS condom ad is top secret. "It's
different," is all a company source will say. And while the voluptuous Viveka could
have done it under her own steam, there's a man in the picture -- model Inder Sudan. Men!
Can't do without 'em!
Nandita Das is in her element these
days. Having won critical acclaim for her role in Deepa Mehta's Fire and
completed the second film in the trilogy, Earth, she's busy preparing for Water.
Along the way she's found time to anchor a TV show on the arts scene in India. "In
between film projects this gives me a bit of money to survive," says Das. It's called
Arts Plus and it's for Star Plus . Nandita, of course, is its plus point. 
They've been seeing each
other for eight years now. This should complete their happiness. Gautam Singhania --
younger son of Raymond Group Chairman Vijaypat Singhania -- is marrying long-time love Nawaz
Modi on February 7 next year. "One day you've got to take the plunge,"
laughs Gautam, one of Mumbai's favourite bachelors. Nawaz, by the way, is no relative of
the Modi business clan -- she's an entrepreneur herself. A complete man and a woman of
substance ... Nice match! 
When Satish Gujral first saw Bandit Queen, he told
producer Sundeep "Bobby" Singh Bedi: "When I finish
writing my biography, I want you to make the film." Four years later, that time has
come. Singh's film, to be called Brush with Death, is based on Gujral's
experiences in Mexico as a young man. It's a feature film not a documentary, it might star
Madonna as Gujral's artist friend Frida Kahlo and, adds Bedi, "the director could be
Mani Ratnam, Mira Nair or Shekhar Kapur". No controversies ... yet. 
It's that Kama Sutra thingy again. Former
Miss Mauritius Viveka Babajee is the latest model to endorse man's best
friend after Pooja Bedi, Anu Aggarwal and Shweta Menon. Shot by Atul Kasbekar for print,
and for film by director Pankaj Parashar, the new KS condom ad is top secret. "It's
different," is all a company source will say. And while the voluptuous Viveka could
have done it under her own steam, there's a man in the picture -- model Inder Sudan. Men!
Can't do without 'em!
