Jodi No.1

Together they are a blast
Together they give love a new life
Just look at the faces in these pictures and you will know what to expect - so much fun, so much frolic and so much more. These young men (Sanjay and Govinda and young women Sonali Bendre and Twinkle Khanna) who believe in entertainment as a blessing are the people who know the games of comedy,

Ghaath

Betray and bedamned
We went from one schedule to another, going faster. We didn’t even realise that we were going faster than we had planned. We are all very happy with the thriller that the film has shaped out to be. It is my baby and I can still say that I have made a film that will create a new genre of the thriller. The kind no one has tried in Hindi films before,” the always excited Aakash says

Ask Anupam

Anupam Kher on Acting
I’ve tried my best to find some good teachers of acting in Mumbai and, believe me, I’ve found and am still finding it difficult to find any, any in the real sense.

Short Takes

CALCUTTA BY NIGHT
She begins the evening, invoking the Hindu pantheon with the hymn, Man mera mandir, her distilled, crystal clear voice ringing out for miles. It’s April 23, singer ANURADHA PAUDWAL’s comeback nite on stage at Calcutta’s packed-to-the-gills Sangit Kala Mandir,

People’s Verdict

*** Kaho Na... crosses 100 days
*** Dil Hi Dil Mein nets 30%
The month of May is considered a lean period for the film industry. For though, it’s vacation time for the school and college kids and the youth, who constitute a sizeable chunk of the audience

Ali's Notes

SUHAS’ GRAtituDE IS AN ATTRIBUTE
An actor and arrogance are said to be related, according to some of the great know-alls. They may be distantly related too but they are, somewhere they are. I’m some.

Editorial

Fresh skeletons tumble out of Mandi House

DD has nearly 25,000 people in its direct employ. If they’re too incompetent to create all the software that DD wants, or market its commercial time, what on earth are they doing on its payrolls? If they’re still worthy of their keep from DD, shouldn’t you and I be clamouring for jobs with DD, too?

Rushes

Shabana play from May 25
Having shaved her head to play a widow in Deepa Mehta’s Water, Shabana Azmi is now growing back her hair, to be able to play the lead role in the English play, The Waiting Room. The play premieres in London on May 25.

Focus

The market’s worth Rs 1200 crore
And it’s music to our ears!

Music is an integral part of life in India. And ever since the moving pictures acquired tongue, music has embraced and engulfed movies, too. Film music today has penetrated the entire social fabric and become the most popular form of entertainment and recreation.

Glitterati

SAMARJIT DASGUPTA

The fighter pilot discovers his vocation
Shoots for the last schedule of Magic Mantra Vision’s Pyar Ki Dhun have been completed. The film has two heroines, debutantes, Swati and Hena. Also in the cast are Milind Soman, who essays the lead role and Prem Chopra, Smita Jaykar and Satish Shah. Producer-director Samarjit Das Gupta talks about the film...

THE MAGNIFICENT MANGESHKARS

A GREAT FATHER’S GREATEST GIFT TO LIFE - LATA
Try thinking of a world, our world, without the Mangeshkar family and their miraculous contribution to every kind of music, making music rich enough to match the bests of music anywhere in the world.

INDUSTRY’S CORPORATE DREAMS: THE STORY SO FAR

Within months, most television software production houses, film production outfits and music companies in India are expected to go corporate.

SNEW POLICY DECISIONS ON

SHOWBIZ FICCI to send recommendations to government

An all out effort is being made by the entertainment committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce to see that the central government takes a policy decision soon with regard to the film,