The villain and the bomb Bollywood baddie Shakti Kapoor, who came to town hunting for an item bomb, left little to one’s imagination, sighs ROHINI MOHAN A jatka, a matka, some come-to-me gestures, and the camera loves you, baby. – Photos: Sampath Kumar G.P. YET AGAIN, the term “sex appeal” was slapped around till it [...]
Archive for August, 2004
The Villain And The Bomb
SOCIALISM OF TRADITION
SOCIALISM OF TRADITION Prince and pauper are equal when it comes to a dip in the river. Vijayawada revels in the joy of hosting the carnival, say MUBIN SULTAN and DEEPA RAPARLA Pilgrims taking a holy dip in the Krishna after performing the puja – Photos:Raju.V VIJAYAWADA MIGHT not have seen such an exuberant crowd [...]
Brett Lee In India
Brett Lee in India K. PICHUMANI HE loves butter chicken, the sultry weather, Preity Zinta and numerous other Indian girls, but for Australian cricketer, BRETT LEE the greatest fascination that India offers him, “is the warm and smiling people on the streets.” In town for one of his many product launches, Lee is now getting [...]
A Weekend’s Ecstasy
A weekend’s Ecstasy A cosy auditorium, an enthusiastic crowd and a beautiful rain-splashed campus. The perfect ingredients for a weekend of theatre, dance and music Over 10 colleges took part in the festival at the IIM(B) campus. — Photo: K. Murali Kumar YOU WOULDN’T think that anyone at an IIM has anything left to prove. [...]