May 19th, 2012
Mumbai cricket officials on Friday announced a five-year ban on Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan from the city’s main stadium after a late-night row with staff at the grounds.
The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has filed a police complaint against Khan, co-owner of the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kolkata Knight Riders, over the heated altercation on Wednesday night at Wankhede stadium.
“The ban was a unanimous decision,” MCA president Vilasrao Deshmukh told reporters in the city. “Action will be taken against whoever breaks the law.”
The MCA says Khan should not have entered the ground after the game, saying he misbehaved and used foul language when officials asked him to leave. They also tried to stop a group of children including Khan’s daughter from playing on the field.
“Even for us, there are rules of who should come in and who cannot,” said Deshmukh.
Khan, one of the biggest names in Bollywood, has denied accusations he was drunk or behaving illegally, saying he became angry when officials at the stadium abused him and “physically manhandled” the children.
The MCA’s parent body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, will look into the “unprecedented case”, said its chief administrative officer Ratnakar Shetty.
“Never have we seen this kind of behaviour at any time on any (cricket) ground in India,” he said.
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May 19th, 2012
Glamsham Editorial
Bollywood celebrities on Friday reacted to the ban imposed on Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan from entering Mumbai’s Wankhede stadium for the next five years.
The celebrities took social networking site to express their thoughts. Here’s what the celebs posted.
Suhel Seth: Banned SRK from a stadium? Even if they allege bad behaviour, it’s stupid! Do MPs get banned from Parliament when they fling microphones?
Juhi Chawla: If today SRK were to get upset and quit the IPL I wonder if there d be any people watching the matches .. In wankhede or any stadium !!!
Pritish Nandy: Banning can the last resort. Here, it is the first. A quick fix solution for everything. Movies, cartoons, books, songs, posters, now SRK.
Anubhav Sinha: Sorry traveling so delayed response… I heard Srk is banned from the stadium. So child manhandling is officially allowed there?
Raj Kundra: SRK Banned from a stadium?? Ridiculous punishment for a father protecting his children! I can see many celebs boycotting this stadium!
Anurag Basu: Srk’s behavior is completely justified ,I’d have smashed their heads if it was my daughter.
Karan Johar: Srk is one of the best fathers i know….and protective about every child…he was being just that….a protective parent!!!
Celina Jaitly: Speaking even as a new mother of twins When it comes to ones children a parent will go to any length to protect them ,srk is a good dad .
Sujoy Ghosh: Read about the SRK incident. I think @iamsrk was very decent about the whole thing. I’d have ripped their heads off if it was my daughter.
Anjana Sukhani: He’s a gentleman….unless provoked badly nobody reacts….
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May 17th, 2012
Mumbai – Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan faced a police probe and a lifetime ban from Mumbai’s main cricket stadium on Thursday following a furious late-night row with staff at the ground, officials said.
The actor, who co-owns the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kolkata Knight Riders, took a group of youngsters including his daughter Suhana onto the Wankhede Stadium pitch after a match on Wednesday night.
A security guard tried to stop the children from playing, leading the multi-millionaire actor to argue angrily for 10-15 minutes before finally giving up and leaving the premises, an AFP photographer witnessed.
“Security officials told him to leave, but Shah Rukh Khan started the brawl,” Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) secretary Nitin Dalal told NDTV news.
“He entered the ground half an hour after the game. The officers told him that this was not the right time. He misbehaved and he used foul language.”
Dalal said the MCA had filed a police complaint and would ban the 46-year-old cricket-crazy star from future attendance at the Wankhede Stadium.
Speaking outside his Mumbai home on Thursday, Khan denied accusations that he was drunk or behaving illegally, saying he had become angry when officials at the stadium abused him and “physically manhandled” the children.
“They were being aggressive and I became aggressive back,” he told reporters, saying the MCA owed him an apology.
MCA treasurer Ravi Savant said the stadium ban on Khan would be “for life”.
“He’ll not be allowed for any match – Test match, one-day international or any T20 or IPL matches hereafter. That is what we have decided,” he said.
Khan is one of the Bollywood film industry’s most popular stars, but his sweaty and dishevelled appearance during the incident was a far cry from the carefully managed image presented through his advertising and acting roles.
The actor was embroiled in another ugly row in January after a female director accused him of assaulting her husband at a late-night party.
Khan has also been summoned to appear before a court in Jaipur later this month after he was seen smoking at that city’s main cricket stadium, in violation of anti-smoking laws.
Balbir Punj, a senior leader of India’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, told NDTV that Khan was an icon and public figure who “should know how to behave in public”.
He referred to an incident last month that saw Khan detained for questioning by US immigration authorities when he arrival at a New York airport.
“When he was humiliated in America, the entire country stood by him. He should respect others and the law must take its course,” Punj said.
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May 17th, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) – A Chinese junk, Venetian gondolas and a boat rowed by Olympic champions will be part of the 1,000-vessel flotilla on London‘s River Thames as part of a pageant to celebrate The Queen’s diamond jubilee next month, organisers said on Thursday.
The queen, who is celebrating 60 years on the throne this year, will also be accompanied by a host of musicians playing everything from Bollywood songs to James Bond theme tunes when up to a million spectators gather along the Thames on June 3.
“This will be a historic event in the life of London and indeed the nation, really without parallel in scale and vision,” Michael Lockett, chief executive of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Foundation said at briefing in central London.
London mayor Boris Johnson was in Greece to collect the Olympic torch, but sent a video message saying he expected the flotilla to be “like Dunkirk except more successful”, a reference to the evacuation of British troops from France during World War Two.
Olympic and Paralympic champions including five-time rowing gold medal winner Steve Redgrave will lead the flotilla in a vessel also manned by soldiers injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The first Chinese junk to visit London since the Great Exhibition in 1851 will join the flotilla, as well as several gondolas, passenger ships, kayaks and lifeboats.
The flotilla will be over seven miles long and travel 25 miles of the Thames, passing every bridge in central London, some of which will be open to spectators.
The cost of the pageant will be about 10.5 million pounds and organisers are “virtually there” in reaching their target through private funding, said Lord Salisbury, former conservative politician and chairman of the Foundation.
The pageant’s music will start with a peal of bells, followed by performances from a number of groups, including an ensemble that will play Bollywood tunes and Scottish songs on bagpipes.
The London Philharmonic Orchestra will tailor their repertoire depending on their location, playing the James Bond theme tune as they pass the headquarters of MI6, Britain’s foreign intelligence agency.
Last month a protester disrupted the globally televised annual Oxford and Cambridge boat race on the Thames. But organisers said they were confident of the flotilla security arrangements, with all 20,000 participants being vetted.
“The Metropolitan Police will be there to create the right atmosphere, policing in an unobtrusive but alert style,” said Stephen Kavanagh, deputy assistant commissioner of London’s police force.
More than 5,000 police officers and 7,000 of the Foundation’s stewards will keep an eye out for any protests in the style of elitism protester Trenton Oldfield, who swam into the middle of the Oxford and Cambridge boat race course, forcing the crews to halt and then restart the race.
David Phillips, the chief harbourmaster of the Port of London Authority, said there would also be a safety lane along the length of the flotilla to ensure quick action in case of an accident.
“The object is this – it is to thank the Queen for 60 years hard labour,” said Lord Salisbury. “She makes it look easy, and as anybody who has tried to do anything professional knows, that is an indication of being very good through much hard work.”
(Editing by Paul Casciato)
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May 15th, 2012
The 14-year-old appeared in over 50 commercials, including the Rasna soft drink ads that made her famous, reported BBC. She appeared in two Malayalam films, ’Vellinakshatram’ and ‘Sathyam’ in 2004 and 2008 respectively.
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She was last seen on TV as a participant on Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Kahn’s game show “Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?’ which is based on the popular American quiz show ‘Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?”
The Agni Air plane was trying to land at the Jomson airport in northern Nepal when it hit a hillside, killing 15 of the 21 on board, including two pilots. The pilot had originally tried to turn around and fly back to its city of origin, Pokhara, because of strong winds, reported BBC. Six people survived the crash, including a flight attendant, two Danish tourists, and two children.
The New York Times reported the captain Prabhu Sharan Pathak told the Pokhara airport that the Dornier plan was experiencing technical problems and that he could not land at Jomson because the airport did not have adequate facilities for an emergency landing.
Amitabh, 69 wrote on his Twitter account that Jomson, “where the plane crash in Nepal took place is where we shot ‘Khuda Gawah’, a raw airfield and most difficult to land on,” he posted.
Sachdev’s mother Geetha was also killed in the Nepal plane crash.
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May 15th, 2012
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NEW DELHI: Leading Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan paid tribute yesterday to a child actress and one-time co-star who was among 15 people killed in a plane crash in Nepal.
Taruni Sachdev, 14, was travelling with her sister and mother on an Agni Air flight on Monday which plunged into a hillside after aborting a landing at the high-altitude airport of Jomsom.
All three of them were killed, along with 12 others. Six people made a miraculous escape, including two Danish travellers.
“Shocked and very saddened to hear about the Nepal plane crash. Lost one of my cutest co-stars. Little Taruni Sachdev from Paa. Speechless,” Bachchan wrote on Twitter, referring to the 2009 hit film “Paa”.
The Hindustan Times newspaper reported yesterday that Sachdev, from Bollywood capital Mumbai, was a prominent child artist who had featured in nearly 50 advertisements and films.
Among the survivors of Monday’s crash were two Indian girls aged six and nine as well as their father, but their mother was reported to have died.
“We are in a state of shock, and distraught that these two little girls will have a life without their mother,” K Srinivasan, uncle of the two girls, told the Hindustan Times.
The family was part of a group of Indian pilgrims who were on their way to the holy shrine of Muktinath in the Himalayas.
Rajendra Singh Bhandari, a regional police spokesman, told AFP that the two Danes had been sent to the capital Kathmandu by ambulance for further treatment.
“All three Indian survivors are being treated in (nearby) Pokhara town. The doctors have said that they are out of danger,” Bhandari said.
Another survivor, a Nepali air hostess, was airlifted to Kathmandu on Monday. — AFP
The Nepal government has formed a five-member commission to investigate the cause of the crash. The commission, headed by a former director of Nepal’s civil aviation authority, will submit its report in three months. — AFP
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May 13th, 2012
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Bollywood actors Suniel Shetty and Arunoday Singh feel every day is Mother’s Day and it is important to express gratitude to your mum daily.
Ahead of Mother’s Day Sunday, a few B-town celebrities spoke about the day:
Suniel Shetty: For me all 365 days a year is Mother’s Day because she is the reason for everything that happens in your life. Love you Ma!
Dia Mirza: Each day is incomplete without your mother. We all know that mother’s love is selfless, no one can equal what a mother does for her child. It’s the most beautiful form of love.
Aditi Rao Hydari: My mother is the most important person in my life. Whatever she has taught me about life will always stay with me, and I am thankful to her for being the person she is.
Arunoday Singh: Every day is Mother’s Day. If I call her up on one special day to say Happy Mother’s Day, she will get very angry with me for only calling on just one day.
Yuvika Chaudhary: For every mother, her child always remains a child, however old you grow.
Javed Ali (Singer): No one will live forever. Instead of missing her after she has gone, it is better to love and respect her while she is still with you.
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May 13th, 2012
Or if she was given a choice between picking the right over the wrong, the Bollywood mom could also shoot her errant son. The mother’s character was a favourite fixture in Bollywood films until recently. Mehboob Khan’s masterpiece Mother India, was among the first films that glorified a mom on screen without making her a martyr ( Nargis). Durga Khote as the supportive mom in Mughal-E-Azam gave a new meaning to her role. Sulochana; for whom Rajendra Kumar sings Meri Duniya Hai Tere Aanchal Mai, vivacious Dina Pathak in Khoobsurat to Golmaal – there have been women who have immortalised mothers on 35 mm.
On Mother’s Day, here’s a flashback of all those special moms from Hindi films.
Jaya Bachchan in K3G
As a designer chiffon sari clad mom, dripping pearls, flashing a warm smile as she firmly held the puja thali, Jaya Bachchan in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (K3G), was also blessed with an uncanny ability to sense the presence of her son from miles away. Throughout the long family drama, she remains the quiet cardboard figure until she steals the thunder in the last frame.
Nirupa Roy in Deewar
She was one actress you could always visualise as Bollywood’s eternal maa. Nirupa Roy in her trademark white cotton sari and a huge bindi on her forehead was the self-righteous mom in the iconic Deewar, who tried her level best to bring her erring son from the path of evil and failed. She was the woman for whom Shashi Kapoor said, Mere Paas Maa Hai. Even when she was helpless, she didn’t compromise on her ideals. Though she was a filmi character, Nirupa managed to etch a place for herself in the hearts of many.
Rakhee in Karan Arjun
Rakhee Gulzar has proved her mettle as mom many times over, but among her most memorable shots as mom was when she turned into the long suffering ma in-waiting of Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan in Karan Arjun. Her signature one-liner Mere Karan Arjun Ayenge went on to become the butt of jokes, but she was excellent as always.
Vidya Balan in Paa
Playing ma to Amitabh Bachchan isn’t really a 30-something’s dream, but Vidya Balan took up a role delivered a game-changing performance in Paa. Essaying the role of an independent and fun mom who was an anchor for her son Auro suffering from Projeria (in the film), Vidya proved why it’s important for every child to have a friend in a mom.
Tisca Chopra in TZP
One role and Tisca Chopra was on a roll! Tisca caught everyone’s eyes in Taare Zameen Par as the untiring Indian mom who can turn the world upside down for her child. As the affectionate mom who gives succour to her dyslexic child Ishan, she was indeed a treat to watch. Just the kind of urban mom, every kid loves to have!
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May 11th, 2012
Bollywood moms have had their place of pride in films since as long as we can remember.
And they’ve come in various shades. From the tyrant to the social butterfly to the evil, we’ve had it all in Hindi cinema.
As Mother’s Day arrives this Sunday, we look at the different faces of The Bollywood Mom through the years. Have a look.
The Mother India
Nargis portrayed the idea of the ideal Indian mother in Mehboob Khan’s 1957 classic Mother India.
Introduced as a blushing bride who starts her marital journey with the film, Radha bears two sons and triumphs over several tragedies spanning decades, only to kill one of her sons to protect a girl’s dignity.
Mother’s Day: Tell Your Mom How Much You Love Her!
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May 11th, 2012
Shane Warne, whose foundation is charity partner for the festival, with festival ambassador Vidya Balan. Photo: Simon Schluter
SHANE Warne shared top billing with Indian actress Vidya Balan at yesterday’s launch of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), a state government-funded event that is more about spinning Victoria’s business relations with the subcontinent than it is about showcasing the world’s largest movie industry.
Premier Ted Baillieu – who, it emerged at the launch, was frequently addressed during his recent visit to India as ”Prime Minister Your Highness” – has been a staunch advocate of the festival. The government has funded it to the tune of $450,000 over three years, with an additional $50,000 earmarked for a study on the effectiveness of its investment. Tickets sold will no doubt be one measure of success, but the government’s major benchmark will be set elsewhere.
”The world is interested in India because of its burgeoning middle class and its capacity to buy,” Tourism Minister Louise Asher told The Saturday Age. ”We want to ensure [Victoria is] at the forefront of positioning our businesses to do well in India. It’s in that context, given that Bollywood is so big, that we’re looking to develop not only business ties but cultural ties.”
Ms Asher said it was hoped the festival might attract tourism from India and conceded the government hoped it might play a part in repairing the damage to Victoria’s education industry by the wave of attacks on Indian students during 2009. ”Education is Victoria’s number one export and Indian students are a substantial part of that,” she said. ”The attacks on students was an extraordinarily negative thing for Victoria, but on my last trip to India [I found] a lot of people had moved beyond that.”
Ms Asher led a trade mission to India in April 2011, and last February Mr Baillieu took a delegation representing more than 200 companies and organisations there. During that mission he announced the contract to stage the festival had been awarded to Mind Blowing Films. Mind Blowing director Mitu Bhowmick Lange, who has been staging Indian film festivals of one sort or another in Melbourne since 2003, is the director of the IFFM.
The government spends about $1.5 million annually on the Melbourne International Film Festival, but otherwise support for film festivals, through Film Victoria, is generally small, mostly less than $10,000. Most nationality or culture-based film festivals – such as the Jewish, German and Italian film festivals – are privately funded, usually through distribution companies or cultural bodies such as the Goethe Institute.
Balan, who appears in three of the 40 festival films, is the event’s ambassador. Warne was at the launch on behalf of his foundation, the festival’s charity partner.
The festival begins on June 11.
With PHILIPPA HAWKER
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