B I C H H O O

LOVE SOOTHES, LOVE CAN ALSO STING
God was always there, God who owned the whole world and could do anything. He wanted to do something with it. He was frustrated with his loneliness one day His being the one and only, the power who had the power to change the face of the world created by him.

Celeb Chat

The revamped Pooja Bhatt!
Quite simply, she’s the icon of her generation.
Teenagers identified with Pooja Bhatt as a child of her
times -- volatile and impulsive, honestly seeking out her level in life without peering anxiously over her shoulder at the frowning
moralists.

Review

Tarkieb -- The near perfect murder
ONCE again, director Esmayeel Shroff and writer Moin-Ud-Din hit it off together. They show how good they are at their jobs with Jay Movies’ Tarkieb.

Ask Anupam

Anupam Kher on Acting
Some more shocking stories to try, to dissuade some more young men and women from dying to make it as actors and actresses.

Short Takes

SAYING IT TOGETHER
THEY drove in in style, in his swank new Mercedes, in a manner befitting the nation’s current heartthrob. He drove, while she sat beside him, co-navigating.

Tribute
Pu La Deshpande

Long live Maharashtra’s son of the soil
In the passing away of Pu La, as PL Deshpande was endearingly known, the Marathi literary and entertainment world has lost one of the most colourful personalities who contributed enormously to the cultural ethos of Maharashtra for over 40 years...

News Flash

Dhai Akshar Prem Ke
Producer-director Raj Kanwar, lead pair Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, choreographer Saroj Khan and the entire unit of Inderjit Film Combine’s Dhai Akshar Prem Ke returned on June 22.

Editorial

Busy week for busy bodies
IT’s been a ‘happening’ week, this last one. And not just for the Channel (V) team that’s been booked for getting two girls to strip down to their gym briefs on Mumbai’s busy Linking Road.

Director’s Special

DEV BENEGAL -- Ravan & Eddie’s next
If you’ve seen Dev Benegal’s English, August and Split Wide Open, you’d know how far this brilliant filmmaker has grown within the space of two films. Watching Benegal’s new film one feels one is in the presence of tremendous forces coming together in rapidfire motions that constitute the life force.

People's Verdict

Bumper Publicity for Refugee
JP Dutta’s Refugee is creating waves and being talked about everywhere. It looks as though the film will be another box-office event after Kaho Naa.. Pyar Hai.

Focus

Jayantilal Gada
Penning a success story
FOR a zero debt company, PEN has a track record of consistent growth. For the financial year that ended on March 31, 2000, the company registered a turnover of Rs 15.18 crore and profit after tax of Rs 2.66 crore. Its net worth stood at Rs 25.89 crore.

Eventscan

Refugee gets web-savvy
Indya.com is the official website for JP Dutta’s much-awaited mega release Refugee. For the next 60 days, indya.com will feature information, interviews, chats, contests and more at http://refugee.indya.com before the movie is previewed anywhere else.

VIDEO, CABLE RIGHTS AFTER SIX MONTHS

Sat rights can now be sold after a year
In view of the latest advancements in technology and the growing menace of video and cable piracy, Hindi film producers have signed an historic agreement with the distributors representing the Central Circuit Cine Association (CCCA).

Jaitley hints at privatisation of NFDC, DFFI and FTII

The ministry of information and broadcasting appears to be toying with the idea of privatising its sick units such as the National Film Development Corporation, Directorate of Film Festivals and Film and Television Institute of India, the performances of which are dismal.

Hema Malini tipped to head NFDC

Keeping with the tradition, the ministry of information and broadcasting has chosen Hema Malini to be the chairperson of the National Film Development Corporation, according to minister Arun Jaitley.