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Getting
married by design
by
Ratan Patel
THEY
have held weddings on football fields, under-water in submarines, up in
the air, in aeroplanes... They have recreated Paris in Kolkata, taken
Kolkata to Jaipur, reconstructed Jaipur’s forts in Delhi and Mysore’s
palace in Mumbai... all for that once-in-a-lifetime,
never-to-be-forgotten experience!
Not
of my flesh
by
Shobha Vishwanath
KAVYA
is 42. Having suffered a bad marriage for 10 years, she is on the brink
of a divorce. Currently separated from here husband, she lives and works
in a different country. Not involved in any other relationship as her
mind has not found closure with her marriage, she lives a single, lonely
life.
An
actress with searing intensity
by
M.L. Dhawan
SMITA
Patil was born in Pune in 1955. After studying literature at Bombay
University, she worked briefly as a T.V. newsreader. She was spotted by
Shyam Benegal and he took her under his wing. Smita vibed well with the
new wave filmmakers. She broke the stereotype of the conventional
heroine and expressed willingness to essay roles which give her an
opportunity to explore her potential as an actress.
Listen
to Bollywood Calling
by
Ervell E.
Menezes
FILMS
dealing with the clash of cultures, be it the plight of immigrants or a
case of West meeting East, are becoming increasingly common on
celluloid. Mississippi Masala, Split Wide Open and Hyderabad
Blues come readily to mind. In fact Hyderabad Blues director
Nagesh Kukunoor has taken another shot at the same subject and combines
it with lampooning the world’s biggest film industry in Bollywood
Calling so he sort of kills two birds with one stone.
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