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After giving India its first low-cost, no-
frill airline, Captain G.R. Gopinath
promises to revolutionise the air cargo
industry with the launch of Deccan 360.
The company is looking for
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entrepreneurs to be part of its SHADAB
franchisee model. Wish to explore JAKATI
the skies with Captain? Basking in
» PAGE 05 IPL glory
02 NAMMA CHENNAI ERGO Monday, June 1, 2009
One more
Health & Glow has opened its 61st
store in Chennai. The new store is
located at MSR House Bearings, Old No.
89, New No. 68, Thyagaraya Road,
Pondy Bazaar, T. Nagar.
Bowled by cricket
S utherland Global Services recently
conducted an inter-location cricket match,
where six teams from its six locations in the
city competed for the coveted ‘Bravo Cup’.
The game was launched last year,
christened ‘Sutherland Premier League’, and
Of kidnaps, drugs
and scapegoats
is to be held every year in conjuncture with
the IPL cricket matches.
The finals were held last Sunday at the
YMCA Grounds, Nandanam, where the
teams from Velachery and DLF battled it
out in a nail-biting encounter. The
Velachery team seemed to be in trouble
when they lost three consecutive wickets.
However, the match was won by them with and also runs a drug racket among
the very last ball going for a four, when Party magic More changes on film stars. Key police sources re-
only two runs were required. In a recent case of kidnap of two veal that the woman along with a
It was a day of excitement and fun, which Delhi-based girls, police arrested the way few foreign nationals is doing
allowed the usually serious-minded a bunch of thugs from Ayanava- In a sudden move, the city’s two swift drug business in the city.
employees of Sutherland to let there hair ram. The men were booked and topmost cops were transferred However, she has been escaping
down and enjoy a good game of sent to prison later. last week. It is said to be the reper- the police net as a result of her
competitive cricket. As a ‘special case’, cussion of the advocates-police high-level connections. But she is
Sutherland conducts such events for their the arrested clash that took place a few still under secret surveillance.
employees on a regular basis, helping them were soon months ago. Reliable sources say
blow of steam and also mingle with one
another from their various operational
granted bail
and are
there would be a few more trans-
fers storming into the police cir-
The real killer?
locations. ■ free birds cles as the political drama There are still many unanswer-
(Contributed by Rommel Mitchell, Sutherland now. In- between Delhi and Chennai has ed questions in the recent murder
Global Services) siders almost come to a climax. A senior of an airhostess in the city even
say the police officer who is now in Coim- though an accused has been ar-
involve- batore could be the next new en- rested and put behind bars. Insid-
ment of a try to the city. ers reveal that the apprehended,
leading lo- who is a petty thief, is innocent in
cal politic-
ian has done
Star contraband the case and has been framed due
to heavy media attention on the
the magic. Ap-
parently, the ac-
connections case. The hand of a bigwig is sus-
pected in the crime, whom the
cused are known to be his An upcoming starlet in Kolly- khakis are suspected to be pro-
henchmen. wood is said to be a drug addict tecting, sources add.
Take a dive
Ten fingers
WORTH
Deepa Sekar turned paper into jewellery, clicked some
photos and put them on flickr. A blog later, paper
jewellery became a full-fledged business
D
eepa Sekar is surprised at the ous and placed more
instant success of her unlikely orders online. Then
trade. “‘Is it really paper?’ is there was no turning
the first thing they ask,” she back.”
laughs good-naturedly, placing a star- Paper for the ear-
and-leaf-shaped earring into my open rings is picked up
palm. After much inspection, I ask her wherever she shops,
“Is it really paper?” while the hooks and
Deepa’s business requires her to use stones attached to
all her ten fingers and is called ‘10 Fin- them are brought in
gers’ too. What does she use them for? from dealers in various
Making paper jewellery and running states, according to the
her online business via her blog. Sur- required design. Though
prisingly, she claims she is not a jewel- jewellery makes up most
lery person. of her business, she also
“I worked as a freelancer for a dot- does card and gift toppers on
com company for a while and this a small scale. And yes, they’re
made me comfortable with the Inter- made of paper too.
net. In fact, my flickr pages where I
Six months into the trade, Deepa is
posted most of my jewellery piec-
now thinking of more retail outlets
es caught a lot of attention.
to distribute her products. But
The product
That’s when the blog
began and the busi-
she insists she is most com- works well because
fortable online. With two
ness became offi-
outlets – DakshinaChitra its niche is paper.
cial,” she explains.
A part of the
and Vanilla Place – al- I think paper is
ready selling her
arts and crafts
brand, she is happy seriously underrated.
scenario ever
since childhood,
doing her custom-
based design and de-
My challenge is to
Deepa was for- refine its position
livery online, saying it
ever intrigued by Deepa Sekar
is “easier to work
the patterns and
with”.
designs one could
“With 10 Fingers, I see
make with paper.
myself heading somewh-
She started it as a hob-
ere. But I don’t make too
by, playing around, mak-
ing random designs. To get
many plans. It’s better to just go
with the flow. The product works well
EATING OUT LOGO
comments about her work, she photo-
because its niche is paper. I think paper
graphed a few and put it up online.
is seriously underrated. My challenge is
Just as she expected, comments and re-
to refine its position,” smiles Deepa,
quests for purchase started pouring in
her hand carefully lifting up the ear-
and she realised she was “sitting on a
ring from my hand and sliding it back
gold mine”.
into its cover. ■
“I decided to work on something
10 Fingers earrings range from Rs. 175 to Rs.
wearable for women of any age. The 500 and are available at DakshinaChitra and
earrings that I make work well for an Vanilla Place, Mylapore. You can also place
Indian audience. The first batch of 10 orders directly at http://
Fingers earrings were launched in De- paperjewellery.wordpress.com or contact Deepa
cember 2008 at DakshinaChitra and at 9840326354.
04 KALEIDOSCOPE ERGO Monday, June 1, 2009
Quiz
1. The organisation which takes b) Long term
care of the securities and assets of a c) Past week
mutual fund is called d) Past year
a) Custodian 8. If you took a loan of Rs
b) Guardian 1,000,000 for 10 years at reducing
c) AMC interest rate of 13.25% what would
d) Trustee be the EMI?
2. DBS in DBS Chola is a group a) 15100
belonging to which country b) 15078
a) Australia c) 15200
b) Denmark d) 15780
c) Dunedin 9. If you took housing loan of
d) Singapore 2,000,000 for 20 years at 11% pa
3. Which is the first actively man- and paid the EMI for 10 years, what
aged Shariah compliant fund in In- would be the balance principal at
dia? the end of the 10th year?
a) DSP Black rock a) 1,498,000
b) Taurus Ethical Fund b) 1,000,000
c) SBI Magnum Sector c) 800,000
d) JM core 11 fund d) 1,100,000
4. If inflation averages a modest 10. If your father had purchased
three percent per year, how long 100 shares of Wipro at Rs 100 per
will it take for the average price you share in 1980, how many shares Do plan a good
pay for goods and services would you have today? insurance scheme for
doubles? a) 100 a happy life ahead.
a) 9 years b) 10000
b) 24 years c) 5,760,000
c) 41.5 years d) 58,889
d) Never
5. A stock which trades for less
than two cents (USA) is called as
a) Cheap stock
b) Not a stock
Winner gets a cash prize of Rs
500. Answers should reach us by
June 6 and will be declared in these
columns, issue dated June 8. Win-
ner will be chosen from a lucky
Don’t buy life insurance
c) Penny stock draw of all correct entries. If you don’t care for your family and loved ones
d) Cent stock Send your answers to finer-
6. STT in tax parlance means go@goergo.in or SMS your answers SNEHA BAJAJ When I lose a house and get insurance, I
a) Short Term Tax to 92813 98889. For example if you support@finerva.com can build my house again. But if I lose my life,
b) Sales and Trade Tax choose a) as the answer to question what is the point in my insurance cover, any-
c) Securities Transaction Tax 1 and b) as the answer to question 2
T
he first impulse that we get when some- way I am not going to use the money – that’s
d) Subsidized Trade Tax type it as 1a2b. body says “I am a life insurance agent” is the general view.
7. IX is an indicator of market Answers for last week’s quiz to run away. Traditional methods of sell-
mood in Mutual Fund ing have brought about such a sorry Asset vs beneficiary of asset
a) Short Term Religare state. Though the purpose of insurance is to The house is the asset and the beneficiary
protect or preserve the value of assets. Assets is we and the owners of the house. For our
include houses and commercial buildings, own lives, we are the asset and our depen-
vehicles, health and life. dents are the beneficiaries.
News you can use Insurance ensures that the financial value
of the asset is given back to the owners so that
they can rebuild or reacquire the asset, in
Therefore life insurance is not for us but for
our dependents. So we do need life insurance
if we care for our loved ones truly.
case it is lost.
The biggest asset we have is our life and it How much insurance do I need?
Double valuation of mutual will be at 10% for the first year and can never be restored. Even health can be Income Replacement Method: This meth-
funds then at the rate prevailing in the recovered to a great extent. od is based on the premises that at least our
market. This is 1.5% lower than the last drawn salary or in-
The Association of Mutual Funds rate currently prevailing in the mar- come should go to our
in India (AMFI) has decided that ve- ket. family on a regular basis
ry soon mutual funds will be able to if we are no more.
use ICRA’s (Indian Credit Rating Property services from Geogit The table below illus-
Agency’s) services to value their Leading brokerage firm Geogit is trates an example for an
debt funds. As of now only CRISIL entering the real estate domain with executive earning a
gives the valuations based on which the launch of its Property Services monthly salary of Rs.10,
the funds set their NAV’s for each Division. This division is like a real 000.
day. estate broker but more professional This amount of say
and systematic. It comes as a com- Rs.11 lakhs (Rounded
SBI does it again mon professional service to help from the value above) is
After reducing interest on hous- both property buyers and property the minimum life cover
ing loans the State Bank of India has sellers. The first operations would required for a person
fixed car loan rates at 10 per cent for start from Kochi and then expand to earning Rs.10, 000 and
the coming year. Any new car loan the rest of the country. spending Rs.2, 000 on
himself. ■
Monday, June 1, 2009
05
‘There is more to life than
designations and pay cheques’
Captain G.R. Gopinath on his latest venture that promises to revolutionise air cargo industry, why
young and ambitious entrepreneurs should join Deccan 360 and his journey so far
tunities and markets have to of stumbling make us give up looking for Na- economy was open-
spread across every part of the moving ahead. He or she should tional Services ing up I could sense
country – from Delhi and Banga- be ready to grapple with difficul- Partners or fran- the opportunities in
lore to towns like Saharanpur, ties and setbacks. The only way chise partners the aviation industry
Kota and Bellary. forward is by keeping a resolute willing to invest and decided to estab-
In the current scenario over focus on the objective. Most im- and manage our lish a budget airline.
“L
osing is not the end of two per cent of our GDP output is portantly, learn to assimilate fail- pickup and delivery Funding was easily the big-
anything. I am not going estimated as either lost or wasted ure. No failure or disappointment network as well as sales gest challenge. It took me four
to give up elections. For in the absence of storage and car- is a closed chapter. It is an invalu- development activities in a spe- years just to get a single helicop-
me, it was a means to go delivery facilities. Unlike the able opportunity to rectify errors, cific territory. Through the fran- ter on lease. Bureaucratic chal-
create awareness. Politics is not West or even other BRIC nations and move forward. chise model, Deccan 360 aims to lenges would be a close second.
my business, but I will continue such as China, manufacturers in What are the prerequisites spawn a generation of mini-en- Being a die-hard optimist I abso-
to be politically engaged,” says smaller cities, traders in the inte- required in exploring the trepreneurs in the express logis- lutely refuse to give up on any-
Captain Gorur Ramaswamy Iyen- riors or farmers in villages are un- franchise model? tics industry. thing. With every fresh challenge
gar Gopinath. able to compete in the Our franchise partners will be Having walked the I strain myself to innovate and do
Further proof of grit from the international market because of appointed through our National entrepreneurial path – first things differently and overcome
father of low-cost airlines in In- limited conditions of transporta- Service Participants (NSP) Model, with Air Deccan and then as the hurdle.
dia, who describes his entrepre- tion and connectivity. which is based on a simple part- an entrepreneurial farmer – For instance, when we
neurial journey as a “rollercoaster My vision for Deccan 360 is of nering concept. In NSP, the fran- the road to Deccan 360 must launched Deccan, our first flight
ride.” an express cargo and logistics chise partner is required to build have been easy. But there had caught fire and we were writ-
May indeed was a crazy month network, which will not only the business as per specifications must have been early ten off. Then there were strict Go-
for the Captain – snatching time make markets and consumers and standards defined by Deccan hurdles. vernment controls and predatory
in between his campaign trails to come closer in the metros and in 360, while we will, as owner of the Well, for the best part it has pricing from the competition to
oversee the launch of India’s the hinterlands, but also create brand, provide the whole gamut been a rollercoaster ride. I don’t deal with. We decided that we
newest cargo carrier, Deccan 360, opportunities for people in all of marketing and technical sup- believe in management theories, would continue to surge ahead
for which he is the founder, plus parts of the country, generating port including the IT infrastruc- hence I have always chosen to against all odds.
writing his personal journey economic and social value at lo- ture. The investment will vary follow my instinct and do my Why should youngsters look
through a book slated to release cal and national level. with the location and coverage own research and soul-searching beyond placements and a
in October. From being taught at home Deccan 360 would like to assign a before I make decisions. corporate career?
With the launch its commercial by your father to going to NSP. We are looking at a pan-In- As a young Army officer I re- The most important inspira-
freight operations on May 27, Sainik School at Bijapur and dia presence spanning 100 cities signed and took up farming in my tion in life is to have a vision – the
Captain and his team have the the National Defence across India. Depending on the native village in Karnataka. This dream to make a difference, an
task of choosing entrepreneurs as Academy (NDA) and then to territory we are looking at setting would be the turning point in my impact which benefits people, so-
franchisees. be commissioned into the up service centres or offices rang- life. I worked on a barren piece of ciety and the country regardless
Excerpts from an interview: Artillery Corps, life has been ing from 1,000 sq. feet to 5,000 sq. land nobody else wanted and for of one’s field. There is more to life
With Air Deccan you a journey. What were some ft. years I was neck deep in the than designations and pay
translated into reality the of the biggest learnings that One good reason why one “farmer’s debt trap.” I kept exper- cheques. The more important
dream of common Indians to you have put in your should become a business imenting with new eco-friendly thing is to believe in oneself and
fly. How will Deccan 360 entrepreneurial ventures? partner with Deccan 360. farming techniques and eventu- choose the path of one’s calling.
impact peoples’ lives? An entrepreneur has to pursue First and last mile connectivity ally my efforts succeeded. I was ■
If India is to realise its dream of his or her passion with single- is critical in the express logistics able to pay off my debts and (This is a weekly column that
becoming an economic power- minded determination and be industry. For this critical aspect make profits. celebrates the spirit of
house in the 21st century, oppor- aware that we cannot let the fear of our business Deccan 360 is In the 1990s as the Indian entrepreneurship)
06 VILLAGE ERGO Monday, June 1, 2009
TV, I don’t watch changed her name when she married an Austra-
too much wom- lian in February this year. ■
en’s tennis. I try AFP
Monday, June 1, 2009
07
Websites of the day Bus driver praised
Create your own cards at www.moonpig.com A bus driver in Swansea, Wales, who clocked up over a million miles
Find out more about bees: in 40 years has been given an award for his safe driving.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/bombus/
pink’
medal in the Beijing Olympics.
During his India trip, Bhavsar is
expected to meet members of the
Gymnastics Federation of India, the
Sports Ministry and the
Commonwealth Games organising committee to find
out if there could be any role for him in the country’s
preparation for 2010 Commonwealth Games. A
member of the 2001 and 2003 world champion
American teams, Bhavsar will also visit the gymnastics
F
facility in Allahabad on Tuesday. ormer tennis macho man
PTI Pat Cash admits that Rafael
Nadal manages to look pret-
Spare a thought for Murray, though
ty in pink at the French
Oh no John! Open. The former Wimbledon
champion who still sticks to his
For an average Australian, it may border on treachery trademark checkerboard head-
but former coach John Buchanan is all set to help band on the senior tour said that
England in its bid to wrest the Ashes from the Nadal’s unorthodox fashion
Aussies, according to reports. statement belies a supreme con-
According to a report in The Daily fidence as he bids for a record
Telegraph, the former Australia fifth straight title at Roland Gar-
coach, who guided Ricky Ponting’s ros.
men to a thumping 5-0 win over “Marching out to play in pink
England in 2006-07, was invited by transmits a signal of total assu-
the cricket board here for a meeting rance from a man in his prime,”
last week with the discussion mainly Cash said. “Rafa’s not taking vic-
confined to Ashes planning. “It is tory for granted because any
understood Buchanan was invited by champion who does that is des-
the England and Wales Cricket Board tined to fail. Yet he knows if he
after recently losing his advisory contract with Cricket does everything right, puts in
Australia and having worked briefly with the England maximum effort and brings his
Lions squad in New Zealand last winter,” the report true game to the court then it will
said. take a truly exceptional perfor-
PTI mance to deny him another title.
Three rounds gone and there’s no
reason not to believe that he’s go-
Brett Lee expects a ing to become the first man to
win five in a row.”
tight Ashes series Cash said the shy Spaniard who
sparked a fashion trend with his
Unlike his captain Ricky Ponting and vice-captain former muscle shirts and pirate
Michael Clarke, who refused to predict the outcome pants, is breaking new ground
of the Ashes series, Australian fast bowler Brett Lee along with his clothing company.
feels it would be pretty close. “If he is bold enough to wear that
“It’s going to be tight again and it’s going to be shirt on court, and prepared to be
played in the same spirit as 2005,” said Lee, who has the brunt of all the wisecracks
returned to the squad after surgery to his injured left from the hordes of Spanish
ankle in January. “I just want England at full players, he must be even more
strength. I want Freddie Flintoff supremely confident at Roland
out there, I want Kevin Pietersen Garros than I could ever have
playing. I want to test myself imagined.”
against the best. I want packed But Cash has some fashion ad-
crowds. I want it to be on again vice for Andy Murray as well: “I’m
like it was four years ago. Playing it not so sure he is too smart pick-
in England feels like the real Ashes ing an all-black outfit when Pari-
to me... There’s all the hype, all the sian afternoons in early June can
attention, all the theatre,” Lee get decidedly hot and humid. I
said. Meanwhile, Stuart Clark’s accept fabric technology has ad-
hopes of getting some practice for the Ashes with vanced, but there’s a good reason
two championship appearances for Gloucestershire why Arabs in the desert have
next month have been all but dashed by visa worn white for thousands of
problems. “The chances of Stuart coming are slim,” a years.” ■ Rafael Nadal during the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris.
Gloucestershire club official said. DPA (Inset) Pat Cash. PHOTOS: AFP & VINO JOHN
IANS
Monday, June 1, 2009
09
‘‘
Money came in left, right and centre; you just thought that’s how it was for everyone and
that’s how it will always be. I’ve lived an easy life, the life you dream about. And at that time I
thought it was normal, but it’s so far from normal. A lot of people are going through tough times right
now and I’m struggling just like anyone else. I’ve just got to take it on the chin and deal with it.
One-time seven-million-dollar man Mark Philippoussis on being swarmed by a private creditor
after failing to pay the mortgage on his family home in Melbourne’s waterside Williamstown
JAKATI A
t 27 Shadab Jakati has discovered
himself, thanks to the Indian Pre-
mier League. The unknown spin-
ner from Goa was one of the key
performers for namma Chennai Super
Kings at the million-dollar-event in
South Africa, picking up 13 wickets in
nine matches.
IPL II proved a revelation as far as Back at his Vasco home, the one-time
footballer is enjoying the lull and plan-
Shadab Jakati was concerned ning his next move. “A few weeks of rest
and then I’m back to the training ground
to work on my fitness for the next sea-
son. There are certain weaknesses in my
game which have been identified by the
support staff of CSK and I need to work
on them too,” he says.
The two-month-long tryst was a life-
changing experience for him and Jakati
savoured every moment of it. “My maid-
en wicket of Tilakaratne Dilshan in my
very first over is the best wicket in IPL for
me,” Jakati discloses. “Getting the oppo-
sition’s top batsman gave me the need-
ed momentum. And I could experiment
more with my deliveries. Whenever I got
an opportunity, I gave my best on the
field. It’s disappointing that we have lost
in the semi-final and failed to qualify.”
Sharing the dressing-room with the
Indian skipper and playing with and
against other superstars had its posi-
tives and Jakati feels it has given him
confidence to aim higher. “The atmo-
sphere of so many world-class players
bunched up together obviously rubs on-
to you. And no matter what you feel,
whatever problems you might have, you
have the best of the lot to help you out,”
he says. “You hardly find that in the do-
mestic circuit, especially when you are
playing in the Plate division.”
Professing his love for the game, Jaka-
ti says: “Love the game and the game
will love you in turn. Do not resort to
shortcuts for the game will then shortcut
you. Hard work, sacrifice and perseve-
rance are the necessary ingredients for
success.”
Elaborating on his success mantra, he
adds: “Always believed in hard work
and the results will obviously come to
you. Self-belief is what everyone should
have within themselves. I myself be-
lieved in my potential and that’s how I
have reached the big stage in IPL.”
But with success comes greater re-
sponsibility and he says: “Like every
cricketer I too dream of playing for the
country. I am looking forward to get an
opportunity to deliver my best. But I
know the road ahead is far steeper than
what I have left behind.” ■
PHOTO: AFP
10 FLICK ERGO Monday, June 1, 2009
U
nlikely Scottish singing she said.
sensation Susan Boyle was Asked if it was worth all the
dealt a blow on Saturday media pressure, she replied:
when she lost out to a “Well worth it!... I really feel at
troupe of young street dancers in home on stage, I’m among
the final of British talent show, friends.”
Britain’s Got Talent, which made Boyle put in a shaky perfor-
her a global star. mance of ‘Memory’ in the show’s
Despite winning praise from semi-finals last weekend, singing
the audience and the judges in occasionally out of tune and out
her final performance on live tel- of time, and some fans on You-
evision, Boyle (48) graciously ac- Tube questioned whether she
cepted second place, saying the could handle the weight of expec-
“best people won” and wishing tations. News media meanwhile
the winners “all the best”. reported some erratic behaviour
Boyle enjoyed a meteoric rise over the past week, including
to fame over the past two months how she had lost her temper in
after video footage of her audi- the foyer of the London hotel
tion piece for the show, ‘I where she was staying.
Dreamed a Dream’ from the mu- Morgan, a tabloid journalism
sical Les Miserables, was posted veteran who forged a friendship
on YouTube. with Boyle, described her in his
It has had about 100 million blog as a “frightened rabbit in
hits and brought her celebrity headlights” and revealed she
fans including actress Demi considered quitting the contest.
Moore and rock star Jon Bon Jovi But his fellow judge Amanda
who embraced the dowdy spin- Holden said after Saturday’s per-
ster from small-town Scotland formance: “I have never heard
with a voice worthy of Broadway. such powerful confident vocals.”
Bookmakers made her the fa- Reports on Sunday suggested
vourite to win, but after an un- Boyle could strike it rich if she
convincing semi-final capitalises on her global success,
performance there were fears the with the News of the World say-
unemployed church volunteer, ing one of the show’s judges, mu-
who lives alone with her cat out- sic promoter Simon Cowell, had
side Edinburgh, was suffering un- big plans for her.
der the pressure. “It’s the biggest phenomenon
In a live performance in the I’ve ever seen out of any of my
Britain’s Got Talent final on Sat- shows,” Cowell – a household
urday, however, Boyle proved the name as a judge on American Idol
critics wrong and repeated her – told the newspaper.
audition piece with gusto. Asked on television about her
One of the three judges, Piers plans, Boyle said: “I hope to get
Morgan, called it the “greatest an album out – I’ll just play it by
performance I’ve seen on the his- ear. What a journey – unbeliev-
tory of Britain’s Got Talent – you able, and very humbling. Thank
should win the competition, I you for everything.” ■
loved it.” AFP
Boyle was up against nine oth-
er acts to win the show, which
brings with it a cheque for
100,000 pounds (115,000 euros,
160,000 dollars) and the chance
to perform for Queen Elizabeth II.
More than one million viewers
cast their vote following the live
performances – but in the end,
Boyle lost out to a multi-ethnic
posse of 10 street dancers aged 12
to 25 from London and Essex
called Diversity.
Following her performance,
Boyle – wearing a grey-blue, long
sequined dress – gushed appre-
ciation for her worldwide fan (Inset) Friends and fans of Susan Boyle react at Blackburn
base. community centre as they hear the result on May 30 in Blackburn,
“I want to thank people for all Scotland. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
the support they’ve given me,”"
Monday, June 1, 2009
11
Bump no baby bump
Nicole Kidman has dismissed rumours that she is pregnant for the
second time after many Internet sites splashed photos of her with
a baby bump. “She is not pregnant to my knowledge,”
femalefirst.co.uk quoted Kidman’s representative as saying.
IANS
V Cine City
ivek Oberoi says he about their reunion. role is good and the script
didn’t know what his “Rakta Charitra has an works, I enjoy it. I’ve been
dream role would be like amazing script, an awe-inspir- lucky to be appreciated in both
until filmmaker Ram Go- ing character and a brilliant di- kinds of roles,” he says.
pal Varma asked him to play rector at the helm... What Asked if there was one role
Paritala Ravi, the lead role of a more could an actor want? I he would never agree to do in
rebel-turned-politician, in his will say that I did miss working his life, Vivek quipped: “Hope-
Rakta Charitra. with the master (Varma). I look fully I’ll never do a bad role
“Journalists have often forward to this new journey... I again. Doing a film or playing
asked me what my ‘dream role’ look forward to being wet clay a character you don’t believe
would be and I always dismis- again,” the actor said. in is the most dissatisfying ex-
sed the idea thinking a thing Vivek, who caught attention perience.”
like that never existed, until I as a gangster in Company, won Apart from Rakta Charitra,
encountered Paritala Ravi. He hearts as a romantic hero in Vivek will be seen in some big
is by far the most intriguing Saathiya. ticket films like Prakash Jha’s
and fascinating character ev- He went on to do action Rajniti and Tips Films’ Prince
er,” says Vivek. roles in subsequent movies like besides Rensil D’Silva’s untitled
Varma had launched Vivek Dum, Kaal, Shootout At Lok- romantic thriller that also stars
with Company in 2002. Seven handwala and Mission Istan- Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Ka-
years later the two have got bul. poor. ■
together for Rakta Charitra. Vi- “Loverboy or gangster, if the IANS
vek says he is “more than glad”
Honeymoon travels
Actor Jayam Ravi will be marrying his long-time
sweetheart, Aarthi, on June 4 at Park Sheraton. The
reception will be held on June 7 at Mayor
Ramanathan Hall. Aarthi is the daughter of producer
Vijayakumar and Sujatha Vijayakumar. If Internet
grapevine is to be believed, the couple are planning
to fly to Switzerland for their honeymoon. Ravi’s
upcoming flick Peranmaiis under post-production
work.
Friday’s Query:
Sathesh
Where does Man U go Kumar from
Infosys has
from here? Is it time nominated his
friends as
for them to shunt Partners in
Crime. This
their old warhorses Picture was
clicked at
Giggs, Scholes and Sir Kapila
Theertham
Alex too? Sivan Temple
in Tirupati.
■ Sir Alex is at his best. Scholsy n
Giggs also win matches. May be the
loss in final is a tactical failure. But
Man U still need a Schol or Giggs
like when they were in the
twenties. Tevez extend. CR stay
back - God- have mercy on our
opponents
Danny HCL
sudoku
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