_________________________________________________________________ Screen weekly newsletter Edition of Oct Dec 31, 2004 - Jan 07, 2005 ************************* THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES ************************* SHAHID, TULIP, SOHA, AYEHA Heartbreaking The Dil Maange More team comprising Shahid Kapur, Soha Ali Khan, Tulip Joshi and Ayesha Takia, speak of their experiences. 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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The sun has set and the lights are out.... http://www.screenindia.com/films/ 1981 Melody in the movies This is the year of the influx of the star-sons beginning with Kumar Gaurav and Sanjay Dutt, and that of the first of the moderately successful South Indian heroes -- Kamal Haasan. http://www.screenindia.com/films/ TAKE 25 | 2001 Excerpt 73 Out of the 100 odd films Amitabh Bachchan has starred in the last 30 years, only 14 films star him as a police inspector. http://www.screenindia.com/films/ ALI'S NOTES Dev ke liye jeena Dev ke liye marna I have seen and met and dealt with crazy fans and all kinds of fans and the things they do to prove... http://www.screenindia.com/films/ FOCUS Abra Ka Daabra Premiere Children had a great time with Santa Claus and other performers in colourful dresses at the premiere of... http://www.screenindia.com/films/ RUSHES Veer-Zaara for Berlin Festival Yash Raj Films� Veer-Zaara has been selected for the 55th Berlin International Festival. http://www.screenindia.com/films/ SIGNATURE Devoid of Gimmicks Exactly one year ago Screen was the first to honour and applaud Marathi film Shwaas at our 10th Annual Awards. Today, as we progress into our 11th Annual Awards to be held... http://www.screenindia.com/films/ BOX-OFFICE Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyon People just don�t seem to be interested in war films. This film too opened to very dull houses all over India. Being a festive period, people want to see fun films than go in for the guns... http://www.screenindia.com/films/ NEWS FLASH Jo Bole So Nihaal Producer NR Pachisia and director Rahul Rawail have completed the entire shooting of VR Enterprises�Jo Bole So Nihaal after a two-month long shooting schedule in the United States. The film... http://www.screenindia.com/films/ ON THE SETS Jalwa�Fun In Love The last shooting schedule of Tyagi Motion Pictures Jalwa � Fun In Love began on December 28 and the film will be shot at private bungalow at Madh Island, Film City, S. J. Studio and other... http://www.screenindia.com/films/ NEWS Enthusiastic response to UPFDC�s script-writing workshop Krishna Shah has written, directed and produced several plays and films. A journalist and the writer of many major TV shows, he is a script doctor in demand. Shah has been a jury member for... http://www.screenindia.com/films/ NEWS Government initiative gives boost to Marathi film industry The initiative taken by the Government of Maharashtra to finance every filmmaker who has made more than one film with a sum of Rs 50 lakh, has given a major boost to an almost dying Marathi... http://www.screenindia.com/films/ _______________________________________________________________ MUSIC ************* MUSIC DIRECTOR Monarch of Music He�s the flavour of the season. As Mughal-E-Azam holds its daunting own against fellow releases Veer-Zaara and Aitraaz, Naushad scores yet again with his re-orchestrated evergreens from MEA - �Mohe panghat pe...�, �Ae mohabbat zindabad...�, �Teri mehfil mein qismat...� and above all, �Jab pyar kiya to darna kya...� http://www.screenindia.com/music/ MUSIC LAUNCH Music of 'Dil Maange More' The music of 'Dil Maange More' is very good. There are six songs and all of them are superb. http://www.screenindia.com/music/ MUSIC ALBUM Mahiya launched Music Today launched Mahiya which brings together ghazal king Ghulam Ali and Kavita http://www.screenindia.com/music/ NEW RELEASES Shared Moments Three heavyweights in classical Indian music perform in this concert album http://www.screenindia.com/music/ NEWS All songs for Kiska Hai Intezar All the eight songs of Shrinath Entertainment�s Kiska Hai Intezar were recorded at Saraswati Audio Studio under the music direction of Vishuraj http://www.screenindia.com/music/ MUSIC REVIEWS Elaan After some good scores like Dobara and Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo Anu Malik is back to conveyor-belt compositions. �Andarlu mandarlu tu rota why...� uses Marathi folk, while Gayatri... http://www.screenindia.com/music/ ____________________________________________________________ REGIONAL ***************** TAMIL Bipasha in Tamil with Sachein Bipasha Basu makes her debut in the Tamil film industry with producer Kalaipuli S Thanu�s Sachien. Directed by Johan, son of noted director Mahendran who directed the trendsetting film Udhiri Pookal, the film also stars Vijay and Genelia of Boys fame in the lead. http://www.screenindia.com/regional/ MALYALAM Lal Jose, Dileep again Director Lal Jose and actor Dileep are teaming up again in Rasikan produced by Sudheesh Interview: Interesting Role http://www.screenindia.com/regional/ TAMIL Chakar Rakho Ji Her lawyer-father Subramaniya Iyer stayed separately with his legitimate family... http://www.screenindia.com/regional/ MARATHI Laxmikant Berde is no more Marathi actor Laxmikant Berde died in Mumbai on December 16 after a brief illness. http://www.screenindia.com/regional/ KANNADA Gowrishankar passes away BC Gowrishankar, ace cameraman of Kannada films died recently in Bangalore. http://www.screenindia.com/regional/ TULU Tuluva community rising Mumbai is made up of migrants. The Kannadiga community is among the prominent ones. http://www.screenindia.com/regional/ TOLLYGUNGE Awaiting turn of fortune Ajit Kar, who is a prominent personality in Bengali film circles. In a chat, Kar recounts... http://www.screenindia.com/regional/ TELEVISION Southern Bytes The music, dance and drama festival titled Marghazhi Mahotsavam on Jaya TV featured violin concert by Lalgudi Jayaraman, veena recital by Jayalakshmi Sekar besides special concerts by... http://www.screenindia.com/regional/ _____________________________________________________________ TELEVISION ***************** STAR-STUDDED AWARDS Stars mesmerised by the �Amazing Kids� The first POGO Amazing Kids Awards, were presented to five of India�s extraordinarily �Amazing Kids� at a glittering and star-studded awards function. Voicing the choice of India�s kids, the awards were also presented to the kids contemporary icons and heroes. http://www.screenindia.com/television/ REALITY SHOWS Survivor Blues Reality shows are a rage in the US. We are also slowly going down that road with Indian Idol, Channel V Supersinger, Cinestar Ki Khoj, Mr and Miss Bollywood etc. http://www.screenindia.com/television/ TELLY BUZZ The biggest wedding in town Epitome Entertainment Pvt. Ltd�s 7 1/2 Phere is all set to release by the end of January after completing its shooting schedule in Mumbai. 7 1/2 Phere takes a humorous look at real life... http://www.screenindia.com/television/ NEWS Broadcasting regulation under consideration The government is considering a legislation to regulate the broadcasting sector, information and broadcasting minister S Jaipal Reddy told the Rajya Sabha. http://www.screenindia.com/television/ NEWS DD�s revenues up 40% in April-Nov Public broadcaster Doordarshan�s revenues are up 40% during the first eight months of this financial year, compared with the corresponding period last year. http://www.screenindia.com/television/ _____________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL ***************** CHRISTOPHER Passage to India British playwright, filmmaker and novelist Christopher Hampton was in the city recently. In the process of adapting The White Mughals to stage and screen, he was in India to get a first-hand feel of the country and gather material for the project. Excerpts from a free-flowing interview http://www.screenindia.com/international/ FESTA ITALIANA 2004 Italy: Garden of Europe Festa Italiana 2004, held under the aegis of the Indo-Italian chamber of commerce in various Indian cities from December 3-16, offered a glimpse into differnt aspects of Italian culture. http://www.screenindia.com/international/ NEWS Remembering Gassman... At the recently held IFFI, Italian actor Vittorio Gassman was honoured posthumously with a retrospective of his film. Fondly, called the Olivier of Italy, Gassman lead a colourful life both... http://www.screenindia.com/international/ REVIEW | KHAMOSH PANI Hope Floats Partition remains a painful blister upon the Indian subcontinent�s soul. 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