superb.. great to see ARR being a part of this an open occasion. On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Sreekrishnan R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Friends.. > > Please find the attached Snaps.. > > ARR at Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Nov 9th 2008 > > Courtesy : forum.santabanta. com > > -- > regards.. > > Krish.. > His Music ~ My Mother Tongue > > www.orkut.com/AlbumList.aspx?uid=7295035299513517297 > <http://%20www.orkut.com/AlbumList.aspx?uid=7295035299513517297> > > --- On *Mon, 10/11/08, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [arr] Composer AR Rahman came to support Delhi Marathon > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, 10 November, 2008, 9:36 PM > > Marathon run > 10 Nov 2008, 0055 hrs IST, MANDVI SHARMA , TNN > > > Print<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-3691838,prtpage-1.cms> > Email Discuss Share Save > Comment<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/India_Buzz/Marathon_run/articleshow/3691838.cms#write> > Text: > > > This Sunday, Ajay > Devgan<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/India_Buzz/Marathon_run/articleshow/3691838.cms#>and > wife Kajol were in Delhi, but instead of sleeping in on the chhutti ka > din, they were up bright and early. > > > > There was a chill in the early morning air too, now that the winter in > Delhi is close, but that didn't bother them or others like Kareena and Saif, > composer AR Rahman and Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit, boxer Vijender Singh and > corporate biggie Rajan Mittal, as they came to support the Airtel Delhi Half > Marathon. > > Ajay and > Kajol<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/India_Buzz/Marathon_run/articleshow/3691838.cms#>were > there to flag off the senior citizens' run – part of the social > initiative by Tina Ambani called Harmony. Ajay said it was something he > would never have turned down for anything. "It's a great cause and it was a > great feeling. The fact that it involved those from society who've given us > so much and are at the stage of life where they need our support, makes it > all the more important. Kajol feels the same way and that is why we both > were here in Delhi for it," he says. Ask him if he would want his daughter > Nysaa to be involved with something like this when she grows up and he says, > "Even though she's too small to understand what Kajol and I have done, but > we make sure that the best of culture and values are given to her. It is > very important to learn all this and we'll leave no stone unturned to teach > her." Ajay said that sports plays a very important role in an individual's > life. "Sports of all kinds create great harmony and unite people. I mean, > look at this marathon – everyone from different walks of life is here. And > yes, it is mentally and physically very healthy. I feel bad for kids who > don't get a chance to enjoy the world of outdoor games because they are > inundated with too much technology in their homes. Technology is good, but > nothing can beat outdoor games. I'm going to make sure my daughter is > exposed to them." > > But that's not all that has the otherwise grim-looking actor smiling these > days. There's also the "surprising" success of Golmaal Returns. "It's not > that we didn't have faith in it, it's just that I guess I didn't realise how > much people would like it. But they did, and our job was done. It is > important not just for an actor to be paid for what he is doing, but also to > be appreciated for his talent. And sometimes, that means more than anything > else." There's more on his plate currently. "I've just wrapped up London > Dreams, then there's Toonpur Ka Superhero, in which Kajol and I feature as > real people in toon land, there's Rajniti that I have to start shooting for. > I also want to do an action > movie<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/India_Buzz/Marathon_run/articleshow/3691838.cms#>now, > which I have been planning to do. When it's finalised, I will let you > know," he says. > > For a guy who hasn't seen any lull in his work in Bollywood, and neither in > the controversies he's in, he doesn't bother to give his version very often, > does he? "What's the point? I used to clarify rumours earlier, but I've > realised that justifying things doesn't work. I will still be written about > in the way people want to write about me and they will only write two lines > of what I have to say. So I don't waste my energy on it," he says. > > Ajay also says that he did not have a rough start to his career. In fact, > he never wanted to be an actor. "I didn't even want to get into movies in > the first place. But then I did, and I made a promise to myself that if > people liked me in this movie, well and good. Because I am not the kind > who'd walk into moviemakers' office with my profile and boast about my > father and ask for a role. Today, when I look back, I know I have come a > long way from being written about as an actor who could only do action roles > to an actor who can be versatile when it comes to the art of > acting<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/India_Buzz/Marathon_run/articleshow/3691838.cms#>. > It is a very satisfying feeling," he concludes. > > http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/Entertainmen t/India_Buzz/ Marathon_ > run/articleshow/ > 3691838.cms<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/India_Buzz/Marathon_run/articleshow/3691838.cms> > -- > regards, > Vithur > > > > > ------------------------------ > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! 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