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How Big is Small?
The box-office is a great leveler. Have you noticed how often what starts out as a big film gets whipped at the box-office while a smaller film is welcomed by the box-office like a long lost son returning home...
The Telegraph ETC, May 3, 2002 |
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Female Bratpack
Pillion riding is always great fun. For star kids, this has been a way of life. Whether it was a Sunny Deol in Betaab or a Kumar Gaurav in Love Story or a Karishma in Prem Quaidi, or Kareena in Refugee and a Esha in Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche, the hype that precedes...
The Telegraph ETC, Sep 27, 2002 |
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Why We Confide in Strangers?
The train was speeding through the night. AS-4, the air-conditioned three-tier compartment of a Mumbai-Bangalore train was startlingly sparsely populated by passengers. In fact the cubicle in which Radhika Menon had her seat, had just her and nobody else...
Femina, Jul 15, 2002 |
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Will the Real Bhagat Singh Stand Up?
"My film has the authentic feel of Punjab" "Mine has research done by the relatives of Bhagat Singh" "I have shot in Central Jail, Ferozpur where Bhagat Singh was imprisoned" "My film has newcomers so will be more accepted by the audience than any big name."...
The Telegraph ETC, May 31, 2002 |
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A philanthropist strives to harmonise tradition with eco-friendliness
Dying is expensive. It costs about 300 kg of wood per dead body--one tree approximately. And it's not merely a question of finances. For, in these ecologically conscious times, it's also a question of values and politics. In fact, of survival itself...
Outlook, Dec 3, 2001 |
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Sign Language
God is in the details. Imagine yourself in a crowded local train in Mumbai. There is no seating space and you are standing in the aisle holding on to a overhead rung for dear life. The train has been whizzing in and out of stations. You know you have to get off soon...
POP Today, Aug-Sep, 2002 |
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New or Nothing: The RJB Mantra
You can't find him on the internet. You can't find him in glossy magazines. You certainly don't find him on Page Three of a newspaper or for that matter on pages One, Five or Ten. Were it not for the fact that he gives you the permission to call him at daybreak if you want to catch...
POP Today, Oct-Nov, 2002 |
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A Woman's Voice
Women. They occupy centrestage in her scripts. Weak or strong, Honey Irani's work has always celebrated the woman. Take Chandni, Darr and Lamhe. And her more recent Kya Kehna! In 2003, the writer-director will have two films to look forward to...
Rediff.com, Oct 21, 2002 |
