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.

Jungle music unleashed
The music of Ram Gopal Verma’s Jungle was released by Universal, the recording company, on May 2. The film will be released by the end of June.

Raza Murad is CINTAA chief
The executive committee of Cine and TV Artistes Association in its meeting on April 24, elected Raza Murad as its president and Dharmesh Tiwari as general secretary.

Gangadharan to attend FIAFP meet
PV Gangadharan, president of the Film Federation of India, accompanied by Supran Sen, secretary of the FFI, will attend the special meeting of the Federation of International Associations of Film Producers at Cannes on May 12. Many important issues are to be discussed at the meeting of the world body of film producers, including audio visual performers rights. On their way back, they will visit Hungary on a special invitation by the Hungarian film industry.

National awards entries by May 31
The last date for submitting films for National Film Awards is May 31. The Film Federation of India will recommend 10 films in the category of best film providing popular and wholesome entertainment. Entry forms can be had from the office of the FFI.

Workshops on Copyright with WIPO
The Film Federation of India in association with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) will conduct workshops on copyright matters in regional centres like Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Calcutta to enlighten the producers on matters of copyright and piracy.

Dhirendra Bohra dead
Producer-director Dhirendra Bohra, youngest son of Shree Ram Bohra, died of cancer on April 28. He was 41 years old and is survived by his wife and mother. Known in industry circles as Ganapati, Bohra directed two Hindi films, Kafan and Mard. He has also produced eight Gujarati films.