JOSH

Josh hai toh hosh hai Hosh hai toh zindagi hai Josh nahi to kuch bhi nahi hai
The josh in Shah Rukh comes out of his great love for his little sister, the beautiful Aishwarya Rai. Shah Rukh, the leading man of some of the most-talked about films to come and who has taken the kind of risks no other actor of the younger generation has once again taken the risk of playing the protective elder brother of the gorgeous Aishwarya, the beauty queen who every popular hero would like to work with as a hero.

Tribute

Majrooh Sultanpuri
A poet for all times
Indian literature and films and poetry in general received a mortal blow on May 24 when the Dadasaheb Phalke award winning poet Majrooh Sultanpuri passed away in Mumbai due to severe respiratory problems...

Festival circuit

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
corners international glory
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s musical extravaganza, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, the smash hit of 1999, after creating box-office history all-over India and abroad, also created a record of sorts at all the major awards in India winning awards in the major categories, including best film and best direction.

Ask Anupam

Anupam Kher on Acting
Can acting really be taught? Can acting be treated like any other subject? Can a little boy or girl or a young man or woman be sent to an institution where they can learn acting?

Short Takes

THE PRIZE FLYER
She had an entire charterload of passengers aboard a Pawan Hans helicopter walking off in protest. SHILPA SHETTY trooped in late, long after all the passengers had taken their seats, for a flight from Jammu Airport to the Mata Vaishnodevi shrine.

News Flash

KIRON KHER
HER RARE RAYS GLOW
I met Anupam on the streets of Juhu while he was busy walking in the hot sun, looking for work as an actor. He was introduced to me by a common friend as an ‘absolutely brilliant actor from Delhi’ who had come to Mumbai to make it as an actor.

Ali's Notes

WHAT THE HELL
And what times are we living through? What the hell is happening to the world of ours whirling round and round without any rhyme or reason and therefore reaching no where.

Editorial

Alive, not kicking
Lou Bega, the mambo-jambo spouting star was a crashing bore, at least on the Mumbai leg of his India jamboree. Almost befittingly, the crowd turn-out was next to negligible. But make no mistake, live entertainment is catching on in India.

People's Verdict

*** 92% initial for Kya Kehna
*** Jung takes a tumble
Ramesh Taurani of Tips says, that contrary to the rumours in the trade and the none-too favourable reviews in the press, Kya Kehna has done excellent business all over India including CPCI, Rajasthan, Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta, East Punjab and Bihar.

Focus

Foreign films never had it so good
The business of foreign films in India has shot up to Rs 400 million, as against Rs 38 million in 1992. This is thanks largely to the increase in attendance at cinema halls exhibiting these films.

View Point

GADAR
Creating Lahore in downtown Lucknow
Zee Films’ Gadar may have been embroiled in controversy, what with the Shia community disrupting its shoots at Lucknow’s Imambara. But the shoots have proceeded on schedule, as Brig Sudhir Arora reports...

Industry resents Maneka intrusion

By Our Correspondent
The film industry is sore over Maneka Gandhi assuming extra-constitutional powers, by threatening to disrupt shoots of movies on silly pretexts for featuring animals.

MAHARASHTRA PROPOSES 4% SALES TAX ON FILMS

Industry moots strike as last resort
The film industry has strongly protested against the government of Maharashtra’s proposed bill imposing sales tax on transfer of rights in the case of sound recordings and cinematograph film with effect from May 1.

Internet ticketing hits Mumbai, too

Dreamworks Internet Technologies has developed a unique software for the entertainment industry -- computerized ticketing (ticketing on the Internet) which promises to redefine the entertainment industry.