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THE PEACEMAKER Actor Ranbir Kapoor reportedly brought filmmaker Prakash Jha and actor Nana Patekar together recently after their public fallout. Ranbir ended the cold war by dialling Patekar’s number and handing it over to Jha. The filmmaker confirmed the news, saying, “We’re again connected. Nana didn’t come for the Raajneeti celebration as he never attends functions.” IANS ANGRY RANI Actress Rani Mukherji lashed out at paparazzi during the launch of designer Sabyasachi’s showroom in Mumbai last week. Rani, who was posing for photographs, stopped when she realised that she was standing next to the designer’s bridal collection. She asked the lensmen to stop clicking immediately, saying, “Bridal outfits ko peechhe rakhkar photo nikaloge, toh again the media will jump to conclusions and write unnecessary things about me.” When they did not comply, she got really angry and refused to pose at all. stop press NEW DELHI, SUNDAY JULY 04, 2010, 14 PAGES www.hindustantimes.com Zabeeh Afaque ■ [email protected] T he Lesbian-Gay-Bi- sexual-Transgender (LGBT) community in Delhi got together at Jantar Mantar on Friday evening to mark the first anniversary of the landmark court judgment decriminalising consensual gay sex. The party that began on a high note with loads of cheerful slogan shouting by gay rights supporters, some adorning colourful masks, ended a tad bit sourly when, towards the end, some decided to indulge in inappropriate behaviour. Dancing in the middle of the road, a few transgen- ders started lifting their skirts and shouting swear words — enough to embar- rass those of their own community who were till now enjoying the party. “They are spoiling the moment’s sanctity,” said a bystander. Outraged by the conduct of a handful that threatened to mar the atmosphere, many in the crowd asked them to behave but to no avail. Looking visibly disturbed, one participant, who requested not to be named, said, “This kind of a behaviour at a place like Jantar Mantar is so unac- ceptable. The worst part is that we can’t stop anyone from participating.” “The gay community has celebrated 365 days without Section 377. Now it has to show whether it can behave responsibly,” says Ashok Row Kavi, India’s leading gay rights activist, who was at Jantar Mantar. Prior to the ruckus, the evening had its fair share of cheering, singing and dancing, in good fun. Men kissed men. Women hugged women. And cops watched with amused expressions. Some participants were wearing t-shirts bearing provoca- tive images (two London bobbies kissing), or words (‘Unf**k the world’). There was quite a congregation of curious bystanders who, used to seeing hunger related protests at Jantar Mantar, were probably watching something of this sort for the first time ever. “We have to go a very long way to convince the mainstream society that we are equal citizens with equal rights,” said Kavi. “Like all oppressed people, we must learn how to use our rights sensibly.” FOR MORE TURN TO PAGE 10 A ll right, so this is an exaggeration, but here’s a glossary of words (you thought you knew the meaning of) used in the mainstream film industry. Get-up: Not to be confused with the electric shock you got when your mother screamed these words into your ear every schoolday morning. In the film industry it means your costume, your makeup, your facial hair, your overall ‘look’ in the film. Usage — “Rahul saab, yeh National Award-winning role hain. Isme aapka get-up bilkul alag hain!” Look test: No, not an optician’s chart reading. It’s a kind of screen test where nobody’s interested whether you can act or not. They just want to know how hot you look on camera. (Which is why no one’s ever asked me to do a look test.) Usage — Pinky madam, directorsaab aapko aaj hi sign karne ke liye tayaar hain, bus aapka look test baaki hain. Highlights: Wrong again, so stop tossing your hair in the mirror, admiring the light catching your coloured hair. These are the commercial ‘highs’ of a film. A song sequence. A comedic charac- ter’s entry. Usage — Producer to director, ‘Sir, har dus minute koi na koi highlight nikalni hi chahiye. Kya hain na ki, audi- ence ko pakadke rakhna hai.’ Interval point: No, it’s not the halfway point of the film. It’s the point of the film where the tension must rachet up, leaving the audience gasping for more. Usage — Director narrating the script to Superstar, ‘aur jaise hi aap mudke ke apne judwe bhai ko pehli baar dekhte ho… interval point!!’ ETMBA: Every Title Must Be Abbreviated. KKK, HAHK, you get the point. Coming soon, WTF. Get your mind out of the gutter. It’s Woh Thi Fataaka. Usage — Director to journalist, ‘Making OMG was a challenge for me because there are no songs!’ Item: Ah, you thought you knew this one, huh? Nice try, but it’s not ‘item’ as in ‘item number’. It’s a sequence that has nothing to do with the narrative of the film but will have the audience whistling, throwing coins at the screen. Usage — Assistant director to director, ‘Lekin sir, iss point pe hero haathi ke saath sword fighting kyon karta hain?’ Director pats AD’s head paternally while his chamchas laugh, ‘Tu samjhega nahin, dar- ling. Yeh item hain, item. Isi ko dekhne public dubaara ayenge.’ Next week we play — What They Mean When They Say. E.g. what does a director mean when he says to his hero after a shot, ‘Vicky, ek aur baar try karte hain. Kya hain na, mazaa nahin aaya.’ He means - ‘Stop this naturalistic, underplaying acting, you’ll sink my film. Give me something big, or atleast one of your four famous expressions. What the hell am I paying you for?’ [email protected] Glossary of filmy terms RAHUL BOSE Bollywood in SHOCK Bollywood stars are devastated after Brazil’s shocking ouster from the FIFA World Cup U nbelievable!”, “Don’t feel like watching football anymore”, “I’m shattered”... Bollywood’s biggest stars could not get over their disappointment on Friday night, when their favourite team — Brazil — was thrown out of the FIFA World Cup in a shocking defeat to the Netherlands. “Can’t believe what’s happening, it’s unbeliev- able,” wrote actor Sanjay Dutt on Twitter. “Federer out from Wimbledon, Brazil from World Cup … Don’t feel like watching any more football! Brazil out! Oh! heartbreaking,” wrote Amitabh Bachchan, who had been rooting for Brazil and Argentina. Abhishek Bachchan, a hardcore Brazil fan, was shattered. “Still SHAT- TERED!!!!! but MUST give the Netherlands their due. They played their hearts out...Brazil got robbed,” tweeted Abhishek. “Shocked at Brazil’s defeat! This world cup is truly outrageously shock- ing,” posted Jiah Khan. “Brazil out???????!!!!!!!,” posted filmmaker Kunal Kohli. “Omggg did you ever imagine this?Unbelievable,” posted actress Sameera Reddy. “That’s a HUGE upset,” said Lara Dutta. Cricketer Zaheer Khan was also devastated. “Can’t believe Brazil is out after being 1-0 in the first half!”, he said. Former IPL com- missioner Lalit Modi wrote, “In South Africa, What an upset. Great game. Brazil crashes.” The only person who seemed happy was actress Neha Dhupia who wrote, “Wow! Soccer... the way I like it! Happy cause it gets easier for Argentina to pick up the cup!!!” MINAKSHI SAINI STILL SHATTERED!!!!! THE REF WON THE GAME FOR THEM (HOLLAND)! BRAZIL GOT ROBBED —Actor Abhishek Bachchan THAT’S A HUGE UPSET! :( I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING —Actor Lara Dutta UNBELIEVABLE BRAZIL OUT... CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT'S HAPPENING —Actor Sanjay Dutt go to for all previous columns htcity.desimartini.com TOMORROW: IMRAN KHAN Navdeep Kaur Marwah ■ [email protected] I f all goes well, tennis ace Saina Nehwal may soon be serving against actress Deepika Padukone in a one- of-its-kind badminton match. When Saina won her third Super Series title in a row, actress Deepika Padukone, a former state-level badminton champion, not only congratu- lated her, but invited the 20- year-old to play a match with her. Talking to HT City, Saina said, “It will be fun to play a match with Deepika. Though I’ve met her once in Delhi, I’m sure it would great to meet her again, this time on the badminton court.” “Let’s play a game when ur in mumbai next. been a while since I played,” Deepika had written on Twitter, after Saina’s win. Incidentally, Deepika is the daughter of vet- eran badminton player Prakash Padukone, whom Saina admires. Bring it on Deepika: Saina I will love to play a match with Deepika. It would be great to meet her on the court —Saina Nehwal The gay community’s celebrations at Jantar Mantar marred by troublemakers LET’S KEEP THE PRIDE Bollywood in SHOCK Gunning for desi glory P 4 PHOTO: PTI PHOTOS: ZABEEH AFAQUE The party spoilers at Jantar Mantar Brazilian player Kaka stands devastated PHOTO: PTI PHOTO: AFP
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Transcript of 20100704_LETS KEEP THE PRIDE
THE PEACEMAKERActor Ranbir Kapoorreportedly brought filmmakerPrakash Jha and actor NanaPatekar together recentlyafter their public fallout.Ranbir ended the cold war bydialling Patekar’s numberand handing it over to Jha.The filmmaker confirmed thenews, saying, “We’re againconnected. Nana didn’t comefor the Raajneeti celebration
as he never attendsfunctions.” IANS
ANGRY RANI Actress Rani Mukherjilashed out at paparazzi during thelaunch of designer Sabyasachi’sshowroom in Mumbai last week. Rani,who was posing for photographs,stopped when she realised that shewas standing next to the designer’sbridal collection. She asked thelensmen to stop clicking immediately,saying, “Bridal outfits ko peechherakhkar photo nikaloge, toh again themedia will jump to conclusions andwrite unnecessary things about me.”When they did not comply, she gotreally angry and refused to pose at all.
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N E W D E L H I , S U N DAY J U LY 04 , 2 0 1 0 , 14 PA G E S w w w. h i n d u s t a n t i m e s . c o m
Zabeeh Afaque■ [email protected]
The Lesbian-Gay-Bi-sexual-Transgender(LGBT) communityin Delhi got together
at Jantar Mantar onFriday evening to mark thefirst anniversary of thelandmark court judgmentdecriminalising consensualgay sex. The party thatbegan on a high note withloads of cheerful sloganshouting by gay rightssupporters, some adorningcolourful masks, ended atad bit sourly when,towards the end, somedecided to indulge ininappropriate behaviour.Dancing in the middle ofthe road, a few transgen-ders started lifting theirskirts and shouting swearwords — enough to embar-rass those of their owncommunity who were tillnow enjoying the party.“They are spoiling themoment’s sanctity,” said abystander. Outraged by the
conduct of a handful thatthreatened to mar theatmosphere, many in thecrowd asked them tobehave but to no avail.Looking visibly disturbed,one participant, whorequested not to be named,said, “This kind of abehaviour at a place likeJantar Mantar is so unac-ceptable. The worst part isthat we can’t stop anyonefrom participating.”
“The gay community hascelebrated 365 dayswithout Section 377. Now ithas to show whether it canbehave responsibly,” saysAshok Row Kavi, India’sleading gay rights activist,who was at Jantar Mantar.
Prior to the ruckus, theevening had its fair shareof cheering, singing anddancing, in good fun. Menkissed men. Womenhugged women. And copswatched with amusedexpressions. Someparticipants were wearingt-shirts bearing provoca-tive images (two London
bobbies kissing), or words(‘Unf**k the world’). Therewas quite a congregation ofcurious bystanders who,used to seeing hungerrelated protests at JantarMantar, were probablywatching something of thissort for the first time ever.
“We have to go a verylong way to convince themainstream society thatwe are equal citizens withequal rights,” said Kavi.“Like all oppressed people,we must learn how to useour rights sensibly.”FOR MORE TURN TO PAGE 10
All right, so this is anexaggeration, but here’s a glossary of words (you
thought you knew the meaningof) used in the mainstream filmindustry.Get-up: Not to be confusedwith the electric shock you gotwhen your mother screamedthese words into your ear everyschoolday morning. In the filmindustry it means your costume,your makeup, your facial hair,your overall ‘look’ in the film.Usage — “Rahul saab, yehNational Award-winning rolehain. Isme aapka get-up bilkulalag hain!”Look test: No, not an optician’schart reading. It’s a kind ofscreen test where nobody’sinterested whether you can actor not. They just want to knowhow hot you look on camera.(Which is why no one’s everasked me to do a look test.)Usage — Pinky madam,directorsaab aapko aaj hi signkarne ke liye tayaar hain, busaapka look test baaki hain.Highlights: Wrong again, sostop tossing your hair in themirror, admiring the lightcatching your coloured hair.These are the commercial‘highs’ of a film. A songsequence. A comedic charac-
ter’s entry. Usage — Producer todirector, ‘Sir, har dus minute koina koi highlight nikalni hichahiye. Kya hain na ki, audi-ence ko pakadke rakhna hai.’Interval point: No, it’s not thehalfway point of the film. It’s thepoint of the film where thetension must rachet up, leavingthe audience gasping for more.Usage — Director narrating thescript to Superstar, ‘aur jaise hiaap mudke ke apne judwe bhaiko pehli baar dekhte ho…interval point!!’ETMBA: Every Title Must BeAbbreviated. KKK, HAHK, youget the point. Coming soon,WTF. Get your mind out of thegutter. It’s Woh Thi Fataaka.Usage — Director to journalist,‘Making OMG was a challengefor me because there are nosongs!’Item: Ah, you thought you knewthis one, huh? Nice try, but it’snot ‘item’ as in ‘item number’.It’s a sequence that has nothingto do with the narrative of thefilm but will have the audiencewhistling, throwing coins at thescreen. Usage — Assistantdirector to director, ‘Lekin sir,
iss point pe hero haathi kesaath sword fighting kyon kartahain?’ Director pats AD’s headpaternally while his chamchaslaugh, ‘Tu samjhega nahin, dar-ling. Yeh item hain, item. Isi kodekhne public dubaara ayenge.’ Next week we play — What TheyMean When They Say. E.g.what does a director meanwhen he says to his hero after ashot, ‘Vicky, ek aur baar trykarte hain. Kya hain na, mazaanahin aaya.’ He means - ‘Stopthis naturalistic, underplayingacting, you’ll sink my film. Giveme something big, or atleastone of your four famousexpressions. What the hell am Ipaying you for?’[email protected]
Glossary of filmy termsRAHUL BOSE
Bollywood inSHOCK
Bollywoodstars aredevastatedafter Brazil’sshockingouster fromthe FIFAWorld Cup
Unbelievable!”, “Don’tfeel like watchingfootball anymore”,
“I’m shattered”...Bollywood’s biggest starscould not get over theirdisappointment on Fridaynight, when their favouriteteam — Brazil — wasthrown out of the FIFAWorld Cup in a shockingdefeat to the Netherlands.
“Can’t believe what’shappening, it’s unbeliev-able,” wrote actor SanjayDutt on Twitter. “Federerout from Wimbledon,Brazil from World Cup …Don’t feel like watching anymore football! Brazil out!
Oh! heartbreaking,” wroteAmitabh Bachchan, whohad been rooting for Braziland Argentina.
Abhishek Bachchan, ahardcore Brazil fan, wasshattered. “Still SHAT-TERED!!!!! but MUST givethe Netherlands their due.They played their heartsout...Brazil got robbed,”tweeted Abhishek.
“Shocked at Brazil’sdefeat! This world cup istruly outrageously shock-ing,” posted Jiah Khan.“Brazil out???????!!!!!!!,”posted filmmaker KunalKohli. “Omggg did you everimagine this?Unbelievable,”
posted actress SameeraReddy. “That’s a HUGEupset,” said Lara Dutta.
Cricketer Zaheer Khanwas also devastated. “Can’tbelieve Brazil is out afterbeing 1-0 in the first half!”,he said. Former IPL com-missioner Lalit Modiwrote, “In South Africa,What an upset. Greatgame. Brazil crashes.”
The only person whoseemed happy was actressNeha Dhupia who wrote,“Wow! Soccer... the way Ilike it! Happy cause it getseasier for Argentina to pickup the cup!!!”
MINAKSHI SAINI
STILL SHATTERED!!!!! THEREF WON THE GAME FORTHEM (HOLLAND)! BRAZILGOT ROBBED—Actor Abhishek Bachchan
THAT’S A HUGE UPSET! :( ICAN’T BELIEVE THIS ISHAPPENING
—Actor Lara Dutta
UNBELIEVABLE BRAZILOUT... CAN'T BELIEVEWHAT'S HAPPENING
—Actor Sanjay Dutt
go tofor all previous columns
htcity.desimartini.comTOMORROW: IMRAN KHAN
Navdeep Kaur Marwah■ [email protected]
If all goes well, tennis aceSaina Nehwal may soon beserving against actress
Deepika Padukone in a one-of-its-kind badminton match.
When Saina won her thirdSuper Series title in a row,actress Deepika Padukone, aformer state-level badmintonchampion, not only congratu-lated her, but invited the 20-year-old to play a match withher. Talking to HT City,Saina said, “It will be fun toplay a match with Deepika.Though I’ve met her once inDelhi, I’m sure it would greatto meet her again, this timeon the badminton court.”
“Let’s play a game when urin mumbai next. been a whilesince I played,”Deepika hadwritten onTwitter, afterSaina’s win.Incidentally,Deepika is thedaughter of vet-eran badmintonplayer PrakashPadukone,whom Sainaadmires.
Bring it onDeepika: Saina
I will love to playa match withDeepika. Itwould be greatto meet her onthe court —Saina Nehwal
The gay community’s celebrations atJantar Mantar marred by troublemakers
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