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MAY
19, 2000
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are times when just one word can create the kind of image that
cannot be easily erased. It can harm, hurt and humiliate for little
or no reason at all. If you ask me I can swear that Saif Ali Khan
is an actor in a class of his own, an actor who is capable of
reaching goals no ordinary players can. He could have been one
of the leading stars today. He is already in the league of the
other three Khans; Aamir, Salman and Shah Rukh. He could have
been in a much better, much stronger, much more
serious position if he had not
given some people the opportunity to call him a “brat”.
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Rushes
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Sajjan
no more
Veteran stage and film actor Sajjan died of a heart attack
at his Mumbai residence on May 15. He was 80 years old and
is survived by wife, three sons and two daughters. Sajjan
who began his career with Prithvi Theatres shot to fame,
playing Mohammad Ali Jinnah in the controversial play, Deewar.
Beginning his career in films by playing bit roles, Sajjan
became hero opposite Madhubala in Saiyan, and Nargis in
films like Sheesha. His last famous role was in Ramanand
Sagar’s teleserial Vikram Betal.
Professional tax for filmfolk
Self employed film professionals including writers,
directors, lyricists, actors, actresses, musicians, playback
singers, cameramen, recordists, editors and still photographers
will now have to pay professional tax as per Schedule 1
of the Maharasthra Tax Law (Levy and Amendment) Act, 2000
passed in the Legislative Assembly recently.
Ghai, Bakshi yet again
SHOWMAN Subhash Ghai may change his cast and crew with
every venture. But one man’s been a fixture of sorts
in the Mukta Arts camp, right from Karz, his first film,
to his latest, Yaadein -- lyricist Anand Bakshi. It’s
"a record of sorts anywhere in the world" according
to the well-known film musicologist Vishwas Nerurkar. Subhash
Ghai has already started work on Yaadein with the recording
of two songs written by Bakshi and tuned by Anu Malik.
Khoobsurat goes silver
Jhamu Sughand’s Khoobsurat entered its silver jubilee
week in Mumbai this week. Starring Sanjay Dutt and Urmila
Matondkar, the film is written and directed by Sanjay Chhel
and has music by Jatin-Lalit.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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DD
revives the system of commissioning programmes
Commissioned
programmes of Doordarshan, which have been one of the biggest
attractions for small time producers, are being revived very soon.
He also informed that Central Commissioning Unit (CCO).
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Zee
in talks with Asianet minority shareholders to pick up more stake
Zee
Telefilms is negotiating with three minor shareholders of the
south-based Malayalam satellite network Asianet Communications
to pick up additional stake in the company at a cheaper price.
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DD
slot for Tagore programmes
The
Rabindra Bharati University has purchased a 30-minute slot on
Doordarshan Calcutta, for a monthly programme on Rabindranath
Tagore, and has also made plans for a regular radio programme.
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The
mantra to success
Indians
are a religious lot which explains the high production and sale
of devotional albums. Music companies come up with devotional
albums for every occasion - Mahashivvery God and Goddess, and
they are lappratri, Id or Christmas - and devoted to eed up by
the devouts.
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