Kya Kehna!

LET’S ALL FALL IN LOVE
Today’s girls (and their number is growing) are going all out to break all those obstacles which come in the way of their beliefs, beliefs when it comes to anything, any problem that comes in the way of the way of life they want to live.

Director's Special

Water will have to wait till September
Deepa Mehta
The worse is not over yet. Deepa Mehta’s Water continues to be in the eye of a storm. In Delhi, on the eve of her departure to Toronto, Deepa is deeply upset by the personal attacks on her. Still determined to make Water in India - either in West Bengal or Madhya Pradesh, Deepa clears the air regarding some of the controversies.

Review

Chal Mere Bhai
Haven’t we seen it all before?
Two brothers fall in love with the same girl. So? One has to sacrifice his love. Ok. Who will it be? Both take turns. Haven’t we seen this story an umpteen times before? Yet filmmakers don’t seem to tire of it, assuring us that their treatment will be different.

Ask Anupam

Anupam Kher on Acting
If I get about a 100 fan etters on an average in a day, what must be the average of a man ike Amitabh Bachchan or a Hrithik Roshan today? The Postman who does duty in the ane outside both ‘Pratiksha’ and ‘Maansa’.

Short Takes

THEIR EROGENOUS ZONE
He,s the man of the moment, chip of the Big B block. ABHISHEK BACHCHAN. SCREEN was the first publication to feature him on the cover. But you ain’t seen nothin’ yet, for the first wave of his interviews have only begun to trickle in.

Celeb Circus

COME-UPPANCE FOR THE HRTHK LOOK-ALKE
The Hrithik Roshan look-alike, who’s been featured in the latest Pepsi ad, says the controversy surrounding the cola wars is all much ado about nothing. In fact, he’d rather talk about his own entry into films as an actor...

Ali's Notes

WHAT IS FEAR?
Forget the fear flying in from the Big D and his desperados from the hell where he and his men have been holed (I sometimes find it baffling to find out who is more scared, they or we, who have really nothing to be scared about, really).

Editorial

Silsila Flops ka

Do the producers really care?
2000. It was expected to be a year of magical revival in Indian filmdom’s fortunes. Cinema’s glory years revisited, in short, a year of hits. As most new year forecasts go, this one’s turned out miles off the mark, belying the optimism.

Glitterati

MANISHA KOIRALA
Representing India at the UNFPA
Manisha Koirala is back in a new avtaar. She’s been selected as India’s representative at the UNFPA’s forthcoming (June 25 to 28) seminar in Geneva. She is expected to even present a paper on population control.

Focus

The NFDC’s cup of woes

It’s been a headless, directionless body for well nigh a decade now. As if to make matters worse, the beleaguered corporation has been riddled with accusations of fraud and corruption...

People’s Verdict

Jung off to promising start
After last week’s dull start to most new releases, the controversial film, Jung took off to a good start in the major circuits. Its opening response in East Punjab was terrific though its distributors released only 27 prints as against the promised 40.

It’s slack season for Mumbai studios

Between April and June, all producers prefer to finish location shootings in cooler locales, either in India or abroad. To beat the heat, the stars readily give their dates for shoots in cooler climes.

Amitabh’s dues are Rs 33 crore, can repay only 7.8 crore

The Big B was in the capital last week to deal with some pressing financial matters. With friend, Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh in tow, Bachchan strode into All India Radio for a meeting with Prasar Bharati Chief Executive, Rajeeva Ratan Shah.

Judge Arundhati Roy only Indian entry at Cannes

Despite the drizzling rain, Arundhati Roy looked resplendent in her black and gold sari as she climbed the red-carpeted steps of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes last evening.