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| Europe's Missing Union |
 THE European Union was conceived
in hope: hope that peaceful,
law-based integration would
exorcise the demons of the
Continent's past and embed
democratic norms and institutions in
its political culture. That hope has come
closer to realisation than ... |
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| ROMNEY'S
GRAY AREAS |
 ONCE upon a time a rich
man named Romney ran
for president. He could
claim, with considerable
justice, that his wealth was
well-earned, that he had in fact
done a lot to create good jobs for
American workers. Nonetheless,
the public understandably ... |
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 | An all-star tribute band takes
off with Spectrum Road JACK Bruce has only one complaint
about the short time he
spent in Lifetime, the lauded and
influential band headed by jazz
drummer Tony Williams.
"We didn´t play enough," says the
singer/bassist, who came to Lifetime in
1970, after playing in the all-star ...
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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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