SHOOTING STARS

The whole unit of A Krishnamurthy's Mere Do Anmol Rattan is at Kamal Amrohi Studios with the exception of the dialogue-writer and comedian Kader Khan. Mukul Dev, dressed in a green sweat-shirt, is relaxing under a tree. K Ravi Shankar, the director, is holding for under another tree telling hungry-for-details journalists, what his gem of a film is all about. The title, Mere Do Anmol Rattan, has been picked up from the title song if Subhash Ghai's blockbuster, Ram Lakhan, Mere do anmol rattan, ek hai Ram our ek Lakhan! "As the name suggests, my film us about two fun-loving brothers,

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SCREEN TEST
Jai Macker (Makkad from Chandigarh really) is a classic case of someone bitten by the acting bug. Why else would this brown-eyed jumbo flier risk his steady job for a struggler's agony in the uncertain world of movies ? " I caught the bug from Bonny Deol and Ajay Devgan who were my classmates. It was peer group influence more than the glamour which got me interested in show business," he reflects.

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SHORT TAKES
Dancing Deol

Another perfect role for Dilip Kumar

Cats, dogs and film crews

No hitch in schedule

The pardesi babu

Manisha's "cleansing" experience

Hyderabad calling