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I vividly remember that meeting of some
of the leading filmmakers of the Eighties. They were discussing
the future of a new actor called Anil Kapoor. The majority saw
no hope for him. They said he had ‘chinky eyes’, very
long hair which didn’t match his small face, in short he
had a personality which didn’t go with the image of the typical
Hindi film hero of the times. They said he would last for a short
while and then fade away like so many other ambitious young men
before him. It seemed as if Anil had overheard them and then determined
to prove them positively wrong. He grew better from film to film.
He started with Woh Saat Din and proved that he was no ordinary
actor.
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Majrooh
Sultanpuri no more
Dadasaheb Phalke award winning poet and lyricist, Majrooh
Sultanpuri, passed away at Mumbai’s Lilawati Hospital
due to severe respiratory problems last week. See Tribute
on Page 4.
Sridevi on comeback trail
Sridevi is all set to make a comeback at the box-office,
with the long-delayed movie, Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin, which
has now been revived. A remake of the Vijaya Shanti, Suman
starrer, Mondi Mogudu Penki Pellam (Telugu), the film also
stars Akshay Kumar and Anupam Kher. The last schedule for
the film, which is to be released on October 6, begins this
month.
Hum Dil... strikes gold
Bhansali Productions’ Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam celebrates
its golden jubilee run at many centres in India, including
Imperial, Mumbai, this week. Written, produced and directed
by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the film features Salman Khan,
Ajay Devgan and Aishwarya Rai in stellar roles. Lyrics by
Mehboob have been set to lilting tunes by Isamil Darbar.
Art direction by Nitin Desai and cinematography by Anil
Mehta are other credits.
Final shoot for Paanch
Producer Tutu Sharma and director Anurag Kashyap commenced
the final month-long shoot for Padmini Tele Media’s
Paanch on May 22. The film stars Tejawini Kolhapure, Kay
Kay and Aditya Srivastava.
Climax for Raju Chacha
A month-long shoot for Devgan Films Raju Chacha has been
completed at Nasik, when the climax sequences were canned.
Produced by Veeru Devgan, the film stars Rishi Kapoor, Ajay
Devgan, Kajol, Govind Namdeo and Shabaz Khan and has music
by Jatin-Lalit.
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Industry
resents Maneka intrusion
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.
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Maharashtra
proposes 4% sales tax on films
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.
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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.
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Tussaud’s shortlists five, Madhuri makes it after all!
An
Indian celluloid star is soon to be immortalised in wax at London’s
Madame Tussaud’s museum, which has a collection of nearly
400 wax statues of eminent personalities.
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Minor
changes likely in Prasar Bharati Act
The 70-page report by the three member committee appointed by
information broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley, to renew Prasar
Bharati Corporation, may lead to few minor changes in the Prasar
Bharati Act, if accepted by government of India.
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DD
to set up Internet, convergence division Doordarshan
is in the process of setting up a new division which will look
into Internet and convergence-related opportunities including
DTH and digital broadcasting.
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UTV
launches Gujarati language portal
UTV
Interactive (UTVi), a subsidiary of Rs 175-cr media and entertainment
major UTV Group Company, announced worldwide launch of its second
dual language entertainment and information portal in Gujarati-English,
www.kemchho.com.
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Broadcast
Worldwide plans Rs. 100 cr. IPO
The Rathikant Basu-run Broadcast Worldwide is planning to come
out with an initial public offering of around Rs. 100 crore in
the next 6-12 months.
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AIR’s
overseas digital service in August
All
India Radio will kick-start its digital radio service to countries
in West-Asia and Africa starting. For this Prasar Bharati has
entered into an agreement with Washington-based Worldspace Corporation
for transponder space on its Afristar satellite.
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Committee
moots Doordarshan, MTNL tieup for Internet services
The
high-level committee set up to study the working of Prasar Bharati
has proposed a tieup between Doordarshan and MTNL for delivering
content through the Net.
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