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| Confucian Roots |
 THE deep pockets of Chinese governments
are envied by countries
around the world. But Chinese citizens,
officially presented as the
masters of the country, have little
knowledge of how and where this public
money is spent by their 'servants.'
In particular, ordinary people ... |
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AND ISRAEL |
 IS the election of Mohamed
Morsi, the Muslim
Brotherhood candidate, as
president of Egypt the beginning
of the end of the Camp
David peace treaty between Israel
and Egypt?
It doesn't have to be. In fact, it
could actually be the beginning of a
real peace between ... |
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| | Buying a film´s
rights is like paying
tribute: Ajay Devgn |  IF one is inspired by a movie, its
rights should be bought to make
one´s own version, actor Ajay
Devgn suggests, adding this is
akin to paying a tribute to that
work.
Hrishikesh Mukherjee´s Gol Maal
inspires his forthcoming film Bol
Bachchan, which he has co-produced
with Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision
Ltd.
"A lot of people told us that we didn´t
need to buy the rights. But ideally, if a
film inspires you, you need to buy the
rights. It is just ethical. It is like paying a
tribute," Ajay said.
Directed by Rohit Shetty, Bol
Bachchan is an action comedy. While
Amol Palekar, Bindiya Goswami and
Utpal Dutt featured in the 1979 hit film,
the modern version will see Ajay along
with Abhishek Bachchan and Asin
Thottumkal tickling the funny... | | | Veena gets curvy to essay
Silk Smitha role, says no
size zero in south |  IF Vidya Balan gained 12 kg to play
southern sex siren in The Dirty
Picture, Pakistani actress Veena
Malik claims she has put on 5 kg for
the Kannada version of the film and
that her dialogues have not been
dubbed.
"I had to put on five kg for the role
because the script demanded so. Size
zero does not exist´s in the south. I was
48 kgs, now I am 53 kg. Fourty per cent
of the shooting has been completed,"
Veena Malik said.
Currently Veena is shooting for Dirty
Picture: Silk Sakkath Maga in
Bangalore. "The Dirty Picture in
Kannada has got no relation to the
Hindi version. Yes, it is the story of Silk
but it´s a different story. You will have
to wait and watch. I am speaking
Kannada in the film. It´s not being
dubbed."
There is a constant ... | | | Bollywood is hard for outsiders: Prachi Desai |  PRACHI Desai is one
of the few outsiders
who have managed
to make it big in filmdom.
But the actress, who hopes
to do 25 films in future,
says it is not easy for outsiders
to get a break in
Bollywood.
"I feel that the industry
can be unfair sometimes.
When you are an outsider,
people don´t take you seriously.
I personally think
you need an extreme push
for people to promote you
and bring you to a certain
level," the 23-year-old
said.
The young actress, who
started her career as the
lead in TV show Kasamh
Se, made her Bollywood
debut opposite Farhan
Akhtar in Rock On!!. She
was then seen in Once
Upon A Time In
Mumbaai, in which she
was paired with Emraan
Hashmi, and also was in
the cast of recently
released Teri Meri
Kahaani... | |
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