_________________________________________________________________ Screen weekly newsletter Edition of Oct Nov 12, 2004 - Nov 19, 2004 ************************* THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES ************************* YASH CHOPRA Baadshah He started as an apprentice with brother B.R. Chopra, in the early 50s and later branched out to make his films under his own banner. http://www.screenindia.com/films/ /------------------------ advertisement ------------------------ No 1 Indian Matrimonials - 550,000+ members, 150,000+ photo profiles, 16,000+ successful matches! 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Readers who have seen the epic before very well know that the movie has been partly shoot in colour,... http://www.screenindia.com/films/ ALI'S NOTES Raj karo Rani Nothing, no power can stop a little girl Who is destined to be a �Rani�, a queen She is a born �Rani�... http://www.screenindia.com/films/ SIGNATURE Whose party is it anyway? Hosting an event is an art and only those who inherit the special skill, must exercise the authority. http://www.screenindia.com/films/ TAKE 25 | EXCERPT 69 Rati Agnihotri "Sometimes I feel it�s my fault. I somehow don�t feel overtly excited. I guess I don�t allow myself to feel either euphoric..." http://www.screenindia.com/films/ 1980 Melody in the Movies The Burning Train and Shaan are the two major multistarrers that Pancham scores for this year. http://www.screenindia.com/films/ ON THE SETS Kal Na Kal Yeh To Hona Hi Tha With the picturisation of many dramatic and action scenes during a 2-day shooting stint held at different locations in Mumbai, writer-director Rajen... http://www.screenindia.com/films/ NEWS Ashutosh Gowarikar on Oscar jury Ashutosh Gowarikar made history two years ago when Lagaan was nominated in the Best Foreign Film category at the Academy Awards in 2002. http://www.screenindia.com/films/ RUSHES Baby boy for Bobby Deol Bobby and Tanya Deol have become parents for the second time with the birth of a baby boy on November 5 at Mumbai�s Breach Candy Hospital. http://www.screenindia.com/films/ NEWS FLASH Insan Producer Keshu Ramsay�s Prod No 12 has been titled Insan. The film�s entire shooting is over and post-production work is in progress. http://www.screenindia.com/films/ NEWS Indian Idol gets positive response Sony�s biggest offering Indian Idol is on its way to the top according to the channel. It opened to an overwhelming response in its launch episode with a TVR of 5.8 in all C&S households... http://www.screenindia.com/films/ _______________________________________________________________ MUSIC ************* ANURADHA PAUDWAL Striking Gold "I was always passionately fond of music but I never thought of pursuing it professionally. Those days there were a lot of misconceptions about the film industry. My father believed that girls from respectable families didn�t become a part of show business," says Anuradha. http://www.screenindia.com/music/ LATA MANGESHKAR The ultimate voice �Chale jaana nahin nain milaake...�, �Mera salaam le jaa...�, �O basanti pawan paagal...�, �Dil vil pyar vyar...�, �Megha chhaye aadhi raat...�, �Hum bane tum bane ek duje ke liye...� and... http://www.screenindia.com/music/ ____________________________________________________________ REGIONAL ***************** MARATHI Shwaas, a breath of fresh air Sandeep Sawant is an anxious man, but a smile still lights up the director�s bearded face easily. After all, the maker of Shwaas is the torchbearer of Marathi cinema - not just in India, but across the globe. Shwaas, nominated in the foreign films category at this year�s Oscar awards... http://www.screenindia.com/regional/ MARATHI He Apla Asach Chalaycha The shooting of He Apla Asach Chalaycha, presented by Namrata Kala Mandir... http://www.screenindia.com/regional/ TOLLYGUNGE Thai director on Indian women The Thai director Nye Ng, an activist of gender relation, an intrepid fighter for women�s cause... http://www.screenindia.com/regional/ MALYALAM Communal Harmony Ayodhya, from Jayavilas Productions, creators of Love Channel is a social film http://www.screenindia.com/regional/ TELUGU Unique Efforts Action star Prabhas announced his next release Chakram as unique and is obviously pinning big hopes on it. Except for describing it... http://www.screenindia.com/regional/ TELEVISION Southern Bytes Here�s a mix of religion, humour and cinema fare for the viewers of Vijay TV on Diwali day. There�s a divine nathaswaram recital by the famous Thipannandal Mohandas, a fusion of Carnatic... http://www.screenindia.com/regional/ _____________________________________________________________ TELEVISION ***************** KARUNA SAMTANI One Up A few days ago, Sahara�s entertainment channel went in for a new look repackaging its name and logo. From the staid Sahara Manoranjan, it changed to the slicker SaharaOne. Close on its heels, Star network launched Star One and without wasting time, Sahara took them to Court over the similarity in the logo. http://www.screenindia.com/television/ SUNJOY WADDHWA On the move He was an established businessman before taking to television. Though associated with a number of serials, producer Sunjoy Waddhwa considers himself lucky as Star Plus chose... http://www.screenindia.com/television/ TELLY BUZZ J Bole To Jadoo He�s back! If you thought that Jadoo left for his planet, never to be seen on Earth again, think again. Nick viewers will get to see Jadoo�s unique planet of two suns where evil does not... http://www.screenindia.com/television/ INTERVIEW | IMRAN KHAN 'here�s no new woman in my life' While the Indian cricket team was being thrashed by the Aussies at Wankhade, elsewhere in South Mumbai, an old adversary hypothesized why the boys in blue had suddenly become such awful... http://www.screenindia.com/television/ COMEBACK BMG makes a comeback Following the worldwide merger of Sony Music and Bertelsmann (BMG), the scene is all set to change in the Indian market. Sony Music Entertainment (India) Ltd will now be called... http://www.screenindia.com/television/ STAR PLUS Advertisers may have to shell out more for Star Plus...Kyunki rates have gone up Cricket�s loss is Kyunki�s gain. Star India has revised the advertising rate card for its driver channel, Star Plus. From Rs 15 lakh per 30 seconds, the published cost of an ad slot during... http://www.screenindia.com/television/ _____________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL ***************** GEETA KHANNA Voiceover After graduating from the FTII in the 70s, Geeta Khanna didn�t have to struggle hard for work and featured in several Hindi films, serials and stage plays. However, circumstances forced her to forgo her first love, acting and thereafter she became a dubbing artist of renown. http://www.screenindia.com/international/ NEWS BUNDHC Controversial Dutch filmmaker Controversial Dutch filmmaker and newspaper columnist Theo van Gogh, who made a film about violence against women in Islamic societies, was stabbed and shot dead in Amsterdam on November... http://www.screenindia.com/international/ REVIEW | GARFIELD-THE MOVIE Laughing gas The cat is finally out of the bag, or rather, the cartoon strip. After entertaining readers around the globe for the past 25 years, cartoonist Jim Davis�s Garfield, the big, fat happy cat,... http://www.screenindia.com/international/ ____________________________________________________________ Visit us at http://www.expressindia.com for indepth coverage of news from around India, updated round the clock. 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