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Moss plus gloss: The Times Food
Diamonds are
Guide 2003 whets
Kate’s best friend Delhi’s appetite
THE TIMES OF INDIA
Saturday,
May 3, 2003
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OF INDIA
MANOJ KESHARWANI
‘What’s the big deal? This is the 21st century’
GAYATRI RAMANATHAN
Times News Network
COUNTER POINT
S
hefali Jariwala is one bold
woman. Her dance sequence in
the video of Kaanta Laga has
raised quite a storm with the culture
police. But, she remains unfazed.
‘‘What’s the big deal? I haven’t
undressed or walked down the streets
in a bikini. Even the G-string everyone
is talking about wasn’t actually real.
It was stitched on for the effect,’’ says
Shefali. At the same time, the bindaas
girl is glad that the controversy has
not rubbed off on her personally. ‘‘My
friends in college think it’s cool. No
one has said anything to me. I think
the controversy is about the concept.
I am only an artist. So, it hasn’t affected me personally.’’
Recently, Kaanta Laga and another
remix video, Yeh Waada Raha, were
censured by the information and broadcasting ministry for ‘‘indecent content.’’ Lata Mangeshkar, the original singer of Kaanta Laga, has also criticised the remix version, saying that it is
‘‘downright obscene.’’ Among the shots in Kaanta Laga which have
received flak is one that shows the
Kaanta Laga girl Shefali Jariwala lashes out at the culture police
dancer’s G-string peeking out from under her low-hipped jeans, and
another shot in which she is reading
a porn magazine. Yeh Waada Raha, on
its part, allegedly suggests phone sex.
So, would Shefali do it again? ‘‘Definitely. But not now. Some time later,
I would consider doing a number like
this again. Before that, I want to do something soft and romantic, such as
Michael Learns To Rock. Right now, I
have been getting offers for videos
similar to what I have done.’’
Meanwhile, Shefali lashes out at the
hypocrisy surrounding sex and suggestiveness. ‘‘This is the 21st century
— why shouldn’t people read porn
magazines?’’ asks the 20-year-old second-year engineering student, ‘‘Give
me a porn magazine and I won’t shy
away from reading it. It is just that I
am open about it while everyone else
does it behind closed doors.’’ Any
favourites? ‘‘Not really. I read whatever I come across.’’ Then, she clarifies:
‘‘It is not that I go out of my way to
pick up porn magazines. But I have
read some and I don’t mind admitting
this.’’ Quite clearly, sex is not a thorny
issue for the Kaanta Laga girl.
delhitimes@indiatimes.com
Obscenity lies in the Tihar’s VIP ward: Houseful!
eyes of the beholder
ARUN KUMAR DAS
Times News Network
The controversy over vulgarity in music videos, TV serials and
ads has again brought into focus the debate over where to draw
the line in projecting women. Delhi Times speaks to both sides
Poornima
Advani,
Chairperson,
National
Women’s
Commission
MOOD FOR THOUGHT: Delhi Times captures the charisma of Urmila Matondkar
as the Bollywood beauty makes a standout statement while in town for the
launch of The Times Food Guide Delhi 2003 and the presentation of the Times
Food Awards, (turn to page 8 for detailed report and photographs)
Upbeat Urmila is high on hope
ASHOK CHATTERJEE
Times News Network
S
he travels light. No baggage, no tales of self-indulgent behaviour, no scandal
sheets, no drug abuse. Urmila Matondkar. Successful...
and secretive. Her personal
life is kept under wraps. By
choice.
‘‘I am not comfortable discussing my private life and I
am sure my fans appreciate
and understand this,’’ explains Urmila as she unwinds at
the Le Meridien, ‘‘I interact
with my fans with warmth
and, as far as I know, they see
me as someone who is simple, calm and composed.’’ Behind the matter-of-fact manner is a mature head on young
shoulders which realises that having a squeaky clean image in the big bad world of
Bollywood is an advantage.
Coming up shortly is Bhoot, a film whose release is preceded by favourable previews
of Urmila’s performance. ‘‘I
held a preview of the movie
recently for friends and colleagues and everyone liked my
performance. I’m happy.’’
More so because she was recently honoured with the Ma-
harashtra Gaurav Award for
her outstanding contribution to the film industry. ‘‘No
matter how much recognition I might receive, nothing is
more satisfying than being
recognised by my own state,’’
she emphasises.
One advantage this lady
exercises to the hilt is the
ability to draw a line between
the personal and the professional. ‘‘I am that kind of person who switches on and off,
as required. And I certainly
don’t ‘live’ the characters I
portray on-screen. I don’t
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even carry my work to my
make-up van. On the sets, I
perform. Off the sets, I switch off.’’ Urmila Matondkar
knows her mind. Nothing else matters.
But it’s not as if those grey
cells don’t relax. ‘‘I read everything under the sun,’’ says
Urmila, ‘‘Besides, whenever I
find the time, I try to catch up
with friends and family. Meeting them provides a refreshing break for me.’’
Equally refreshing are the
releases Urmila has lined up.
‘‘Bhoot, Pinjar, Tehzeeb and
Ek Haseena Thi are due for
release and I am looking forward to all four movies doing
well,’’ she offers, ‘‘Each movie deals with a drastically different subject and I find each
role to be as challenging as
the other.’’ Incidentally, Shabana Azmi plays Urmila’s
mother in Tehzeeb — as she
once did in Masoom.
The challenge of playing a
‘different’ kind of role excites Urmila. ‘‘I like to experiment with different ‘looks’
— it is very important for an
actor to be able to carry off a
variety of personas in the
characters they portray. Unless that happens, one tends
to stagnate.’’
For the present, satisfaction lies in not being worried
by the vicissitudes of success
or failure? ‘‘I would be lying
if I said that failure didn’t
bother me,’’ reveals Urmila,
‘‘But I also realise that, irrespective of whether I meet
with success or failure, both
are my own doing. I do thank
God for my success, but I am
too proud to blame Him for
my failures!’’ Urmila Matondkar is her own person;
no two ways about it.
ashok-chatterjee@indiatimes.com
■ Recently, we had a meeting
which included the heads of
commissions for women in 16
states. After examining what
was sent to us by media watchers — including clippings of
controversial music videos —
we agreed that such images were not conducive to the dignity
of women.
Music videos are getting more and more derogatory each
day. Their standards are falling
as they use women as objects
of obscenity. The image of women they project is not that of
an empowered person.
We don’t want to curb anybody’s freedom. At the same time, we don’t want a woman to
be constantly projected in a
manner which is
derogatory. A certain section
of people might find nothing wrong
with such a
projection,
but we are
considering
the opinion
of the majority. We owe it
to the women of the country in
particular and society in general to ensure that they are projected properly. What women
oppose has to be given given
due weightage by the Advertising Council, the broadcasting
department and Press Council.
We haven’t come to any conclusion on whether to propose
censorship for music videos,
ads or TV serials. We have installed a media watcher in each
state. They will send us clippings which portray women in an
obscene manner. We are also
setting up a national commission to look into complaints from various states and forward
them to the I&B ministry.
Bhushan
Kumar,
Head,
Super
Cassettes
Industries
■ What obscenity are we
talking about? Why pick
up only two videos? And
which century are we living
in? I fail to understand this
controversy.
First and foremost, videos
are cleared by the sole deciding authority — the censor
board. We have a ‘U’ certificate
and can make CDs and DVDs.
Secondly, these videos cater
specifically to the youth. And,
as per our expectations, the
music is doing very well with
them. Our target audience has
accepted it. Period.
Frankly speaking, my generation is exposed to much
more nudity and obscenity. Today, all films, specially English
ones, are very bold. Every second
English music video aired on our channels day
in and day
out is full of
nudity. You
get obscene
and porn films on DVDs
and VCDs
for as little as Rs 125. Are they
aware of this? Our generation
has grown up on Baywatch.
I don’t blame the older generation if it doesn’t like what
it sees. But it should be more
open to the sensibilities of the
youth.
This controversy has added
to sales, but not exceptionally.
Properly presented visuals enhance the appeal of a video.
Songs from old films and
remixes have to be supported
by a well-presented video. In
this case, the song, the remix,
visuals, marketing and everything together has helped the
sales.
(As told to AFSANA AHMED)
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all it a coincidence or what you will,
but an increasing number of those who
are supposedly upholders of the law are
now finding themselves behind bars. The
latest entrant to Tihar Jail’s VIP ward is expected to be former High Court judge
Shameet Mukherjee, who has been accused in the recent DDA land scam.
Tihar is already home to 1977-batch IPS officer Harish Kumar, who
is charged with fraud; RK Sharma, a 1976-batch IPS officer and
the main accused in the Shivani
Bhatnagar murder case;
DDA vice-chairman Subhash Sharma (a 1970-batch IAS officer); DDA commissioner (land disposal) Anand Mohan
Sharan (a 1990-batch IAS
officer); DDA planning
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commissioner Vijay Risbud; and DDA commissioner (land disposal) Jagdish Chander. If Mukherjee is lodged at Tihar, he will become the seventh senior official to be lodged at the VIP ward.
‘‘No special favours are being shown to these IAS and IPS officers,’’ maintains Tihar
Jail DG Ajay Aggarwal, ‘‘Due to security co-
nsiderations, these inmates have been lodged
in a separate ward in Jail No 1. No out-of-theway arrangements have been made as regards their meeting friends and relatives.’’
Incidentally, RK Sharma, who had been
let out of the jail on a five-day custodial parole so he could attend his daughter’s wedding, returned with lots of sweets which were distributed to jail officials and fellow inmates.
However, not everything
is sweet on the Tihar front.
With the summer sun
blazing away, jail authorities are having a tough
time getting inmates to
keep their cool. So, it’s
nimbu pani and lassi time
at the jail. ‘‘As things stand now, there are 12,404
inmates at Tihar, including 2,600 convicts. Ensuring that they stay cool is a
tough job as summer is
the time when there are
fisticuffs between inmates.
Besides, the demand for
cold water goes up during this time of the
year,’’ reveals a senior jail official. Well, if
nothing else, good ol’ nimbu pani and lassi do
ensure a sweet taste in the mouth for those
who have to spend bitter days behind bars.
JAILHOUSE STOCK
FACE OFF
‘Essaying a variety of roles is the essence of acting’
After being a
VJ, was Bollywood a natural
step forward?
Not at all! This
might sound like
a cliche, but Bollywood happened
to me by accident. I was sitting
at a nightclub and was very upset since I had lost my bag in New York. Sitting nearby was a man who kept on
staring at me — this man turned out
to be director Ken Ghosh, who said
that I was the character he was searching for to cast in his film Ishq Vishq
Pyar Vyar. Just for kicks, I appeared
Actually, my entire family is into the- Quite a lot, and this is why it was fun
SHENAZ
TREASURYWALA atre — my mom is a teacher and my for me while essaying the role. The
Actress
On making
her debut in
Bollywood with
Ishq Vishq Pyar
Vyar
for a screen-test the next day and before I knew it, I was in the movie!
But after pursuing a course in acting at New York’s Lee Strasberg
Theatre Institute, how can you
call your brush with Bollywood
an accident?
sister runs theatre workshops for
kids. However, my mom had given me
strict instructions that I could do
anything but venture into Bollywood. As for the acting course, I was
looking at a career on stage and not
in films.
What is your role in Ishq Vishq
Pyar Vyar all about?
I play Alisha Sahai, who is a really
popular girl in her college. Alisha is
talkative, vivacious and bubbly. Guys
want to have her as a girlfriend and
girls want her to be that special best
friend.
How much of Alisha is Shenaz?
casting of the film is great in that all
the actors and actresses involved are
similar in many ways to the onscreen characters they play. Like Alisha, even I am short-tempered and
impulsive at times.
What kind of films would you like
to feature in?
Now that I am into Bollywood, I want
to do all kinds of films. While I do get
excited by experimental scripts, I am
looking forward to doing typical filmi
stuff too. Playing varied characters
and trying out new things all the
time is, I think, the essence of acting.
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A B O U T
Girl from the hills
S
he’s all of 20, but Dolma Tsering displays a
maturity much beyond her years. The pretty
lady has been chosen as the
first ever Miss Tibet in a contest that was held amidst
much political resentment recently.
‘‘The sole purpose
of this contest was to give the
women of Tibet a chance to
be cultural ambassadors of
our little country and spread
the message of Tibetan values across the globe,’’says
Dolma, who was one of the
few contestants who got full
support from her family to
go ahead and be part of the
contest.
‘‘In fact, my father was
most keen that I contest,
and helped me brush up my
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knowledge of current affairs and Tibetan history,’’
she says. Unfortunately,
Dolma’s father passed away
a little before the contest
and couldn’t see his daughter win the crown. ‘‘This
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crown is for him.
And now, I have
taken it upon
myself to encourage other young
girls to participate, win and go
out and see the
world,’’ she adds.
Dolma’s only concern before the
contest was the
Dalai Lama’s opinion. ‘‘He said love
and compassion is
the true essence of
human beauty. His
Holiness also said
that deceit and contempt are the hallmarks of a nega-
tive person. I believe and
trust his word.’’
Like most 20-year-olds,
Dolma likes pop music, dancing and is a fitness freak —
‘‘I think I burn all my calories
by thinking so much,’’ she
laughs. ‘‘I believe a mental
workout is as important, if
not more, for everybody. Post
the contest, I have been spending a lot of time keeping myself updated with the latest in
the world.’’ As for the men she
likes, ‘‘Caring and understanding,’’ is what comes out
instantly. It is followed up
with a shy, ‘‘Hot and sexy.’’
Didn’t we say Dolma Tsering
is unlike most 20-year-olds?
ANUBHA SAWHNEY
WHAT’S HOT ’N’ HAPPENING?
To beat the heat, a Water Polo Tournament is being organised. The evening will
culminate with the felicitation of the winning team.
Club Olympus
Hyatt Regency
Tournament: 1 pm
Cocktails: 7.15 pm

Legends of India, an endeavour to promote Indian Art
Forms presents recitals by
Ustad Rashid Khan and Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia.
The Stein Auditorium
India Habitat Centre
7.30 pm
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The founder’s day celebrations of Surabhi is being
launched today. Three TV
icons — Sakshi Tanwar,
Shweta Kwatra and Rajeshwari will be part of the celebrations.
The Tivoli
Garden Resort
Chattarpur Road
7 pm

A new art gallery, India International Arts, is being
launched today.
208, Central Arcade
DLF City
11 am
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younger lot left no
stone unturned — in
terms of dancing and
singing — the senior
crowd made sure to
relish every bit of the
Indian cuisine on offer — Seekh Kababs
and Chicken Tikkas
besides
chilled
drinks.
The one to steal the
Two birthdays &
one celebration
A
dance of celebration.
The
floor at Qutub
was the place to be that
evening when MD
Sandeep Gupta hosted
a special do for the
launch of the hotel.
Held in the Ballroom
of Hotel Qutub, what
added to the party fever
was the entry of the
who’s who of the glamour world — Jas Arora,
Naveen and Shalu Jindal, Sampada Inamdar
and designers
Ravi Bajaj and Judy
and more amidst the music
belted out by DJ Arjun which
was so inspiring that no one
could resist hitting the
dance-floor.
But what really made this
get together stand apart was a
perfect combo of the young
and the old. While the
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actor Dino Morea, cigar-czar
Chetan Seth and designer Vijay Arora, the ambassador of
Denmark Michael Sternberg
and many others....
(Contributed by Allen O’Brien)
Photos: RONJOY GOGOI
Richard Groves and Chetan Seth
show was none other than designer Suneet Verma. Reason?
As the clock struck twelve the
man was ‘‘born again.’’ Needless to say, it was his birthday.
Also spotted that evening were
D E L H I
Neeraj Kanwa
Dianne Prasad &
Suneet Verma
Ravi Bajaj and
Suneet
Verma
dressed in their
most hot-and-happening designer
outfits. The evening turned out to
be the perfect moment to discuss
fashion
and
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Michael Palin
CARTOON NETWORK
0800 The Road
Runner Show
0900 Samurai Jack
0930 The Flintstones &
Jetsons Hour
1000 Tom and Jerry Kids
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experience, watch at
2200 Hrs. on AXN
1030 Tiny TV
1200 .com pick
1300 Richie Rich
1330 A Pup Named
Scooby Doo
1400 All New Popeye
1500 The Power Puff Girls
1530 The Samurai Jack
1600 Power Zone: Samurai
the Animated Series
1630 The Real Adventures
of Johnny
1700 Sitting Ducks
1800 The Wonderfull
World of Scooby
1900 Character of the
Month: Chance Furlong
2000 The Mask
2030 Addams Family
2100 The Flintstone and
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2200 Top Cat
MUSIC
MTV
0800 Baar Baar Dekho
0900 Hit Film Music
1000 Non-Stop Hits
1230 Housefull VJ Nafisa
1300 Most Wanted
1430 Making of Viedeo:
Mariah Carrey
1500 Non Stop Hits
1600 World Chart Express
1700 Inbox
1900 Fresh
1930 Non Stop Hits
2030 House Full
2100 Non Stop Hits
2130 Chito Chat
2145 Non-Stop Hits
2200 MegaMix
CHANNEL V
0800 Best of Jumpstart
0900 Saturday Stack
0930 Back to Back
1000 Saturday Stack
1030 Back to Back
1100 Saturday Stack
1130 Zabardast Hits
1200 Saturday Stack
1230 Zabardast Hits
1300 Saturday Stack
1330 Zabardast Hits
1400 Mainstage
1500 Back to Back
1530 Saturday Stack
1600 Zabardast Hits
1630 Saturday Stack
1700 Back to Back
1730 Hit Machine
1800 Zabardast Hits
1830 Back to Back
1900 Coke [V] Popstars
1930 Karaoke
2000 Billboard US
Countdown
2100 Saturday Stack
DD SPORTS
0830 Wild Spirit
0900 Nat. Kabbadi C’ship
1000 & 1200 India vs.
Zimbabwe 1st Test
Match R’dgs of all the
Days Play
1500 4th Under 21 Years
Asian Snooker
Billiards C’ship-2002:
1st S-Fnls
1630 Geevan Ke Rang Khelo Ke Sang
1700 Sr. Nat. State Athletic
C’ship-2002 Day-2
1800 Nat. Equestrian
C’ship H/Ls
1900 World Boxing C’ship2001 (Thailand)
2000 31st Nat. Sr.
Carrom C’ship
2030 Meet the Champ
Beat the Champ
2100 Western Union F’ball
Show
2130 Nat. Syed Modi
B’minton C’ship
STAR SPORTS
0730 Here We Go!
0800 SA Tour of B’desh:
B’desh vs. SA 2nd
Test Day 2 H/Ls
B’desh vs. SA 2nd
Test, Day 3 Session 1
LIVE
1130 Dream Team
B’desh vs. SA, 2nd
Test, Day 3 Session
2&3 LIVE
1630 Dream Team
1725 Formula One Qualifying 2003 LIVE
1830 Dream Team
1925 English Premier
F’ball League
2002/03 LIVE
2130 English Premier
F’ball League
2002/03
B’desh vs. SA 2nd
Test, Day 3, H/Ls
ESPN
0800 NBA Playoffs LIVE
0830 Aus Tour of WI 2003:
WI vs. Aus, 3rd Test,
Day 2 H/Ls
1000 School Quiz Show:
ESPN 2003
Don’t miss ‘Nayak’ at 2100 Hrs.on Sony
1230 Here We Go English
Premiere League
Preview
1330 EPL Big Red Replay
Day 2 H/Ls
1630 Sportscenter:
Sportscenter
Weekend
1635 EPL Saturday:
Premiership
Saturday LIVE
1655 English Premiere
F’ball League
2002/03: Manchester
United vs. Charlton
Athletic LIVE
1900 Western Union
F’ball Show
Day 3 Session LIVE
2135 Wrestling apple
Crush
Day 3, Session 1 LIVE
NEWS
ZEE NEWS
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1300 Beyond Headlines
1330 & 1400 Bulletin
1427 Manoranjan
1430-1600 Bulletin- Every
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1627 Manoranjan
Half An Hour
1827 Manoranjan
1830 Bulletin
1900 News at 7
1930 Bulletin
2000 News At 8
2030 Metro News
2100 News at 9
2130 Spl. Correspondent
2200 Din Bhar
STAR NEWS
0600 to 1000 STAR Savera
1000 to 1900 Khabar
Din Bhar
1900 Desh Videsh
2000 Khabar Din Bhar
2100 9 p.m. Report
2200 City 60
2300 Aaj Ki Baat
BBC
0830-2230 BBC NewsEvery Hour
0900 Asia Today
0915 World Business
Report
1000 Talking Movies
1100 TBA
1200 Click Online
1300 Extra Time
1340 Road to War: The
Inside Story
1440 The World Debate
Where Now for the
Global Economy
1600 Tommorow’s World
1700 This Week
1740 Road to War: The
Inside Story
1900 Extra Time
2040 The World Debate
Where Now for the
Global Economy
2200 Face to Face
CNN
0830 Newsnight With
Aaron Brown
0900 Diplomatic License
0930 World News
1000 Best of Insight
1030 World News
1100 World Report
1130 World News
1200 The Music Room:
H/Ls 45th
Grammy Awards
1230 World News
Half An Hour
1227 Manoranjan
1330 World News
1400 People in the News
1430 Larry King LIVE
(Replay)
1530 World News- Every
Half an Hour
1600 World Sport
1630 World News
1700 Int’l Correspondents
1730 World News
1800 World Sport
2000 Talk Asia
2030 World News
2100 World Sport
2130 World News
2200 The Daily Show:
Global Edition
CNBC INDIA
0900 Cutting Edge
0930 Insurance
Intelligence
1000 Mutual Fund Investor
1030 Taking Stock
1130 Managing India
1200 CNBC Executive
Sports
1800 Managing Asia
1830 Mutual Fund Investor
1900 CNBC Spl.
2000 Global Market Wrap
2030 Digital Revolution
2100 Good Life
2130 Trendmill
2200 StoryBoard
ENGLISH FILMS
THE RECRUIT (A): (Al Pacino, Colin Farrell & Briget
Moynahan) 3 C’s (11 a.m., 1.15 & 10.15 p.m.),
Chanakya (1 & 10 p.m.), DT Cinemas (11.35 a.m.,
1.50 & 7.45 p.m.), PVR Naraina (12.20, 2.45, 7.30
& 9.55 p.m.), Priya (11.10 a.m., 4.50 & 10.30
p.m.), Satyam C’plexes (12.30, 4.20, 8.20 & 10.30
p.m.); BELOW HOT BELOW COLD (A): Regal (Daily Five Shows); CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (A): (Tom
Hanks, Leonardo Di Caprio, Martin Sheen, Amy
Adams) PVR Saket (1.25 & 11.30 p.m.), PVR
Vikaspuri (11.15 a.m. & 10.15 p.m.); CHICAGO (A):
(Cathrine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger & Richard
Gere) PVR Saket (11.10 a.m., 4.15 & 9.15 p.m.);
DAREDEVIL: (Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner & Colin
Farrell) DT Cinemas (2.15 p.m. Only), M2K (Rohini)
(10.40 a.m. & 2.2 p.m.), PVR Saket (3.10 & 6.30
p.m.), PVR Naraina (9.40 p.m. Only), Satyam C’plexes (10.40 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.); HARRY POTTER
2 - The Chamber of Secrets: (Daniel Radcliffe,
Rupert Grint, Emma Watson & Kenneth Branagh)
Chanakya (10 a.m., 3.30 & 6.45 p.m.), DT Cinemas
(11.15 a.m., 4.15, 7.15 & 10.15 p.m.), PVR Saket
(11.25 a.m., 4.55 & 8.05 p.m.), PVR Vikaspuri
(12.15, 3.25, 6.35 & 9.45 p.m.), Priya (1.40 & 7.20
p.m.), Satyam C’plexes (10.40 a.m., 1.40, 4.40,
7.40 & 10.40 p.m.); JUST MARRIED: (Ashton
Kutcher, Brittany Murphy, Monet Mazur) PVR Saket
(5.15 & 8.35 p.m.), PVR Naraina (5.25 p.m. Only),
PVR Vikaspuri (2.05 p.m. Only), Satyam C’plexes
(2.40 p.m. Only); MAID IN MANHATTAN: (Jennifer
Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci) PVR Saket
(7.10 p.m. Only); SHANGHAI KNIGHTS: (Jackie
Chan & Owen Wilson) PVR Saket (2.35 & 11.15
p.m.), Shakuntalam Theatre (12.30 & 3.30 p.m.);
THE LORD OF RINGS - The Two Towers: (Elijah
Wood & Liv Tyler) PVR Saket (11.45 a.m. & 10.30
p.m.), PVR Naraina (12.35 p.m. Only); Children
Film Fest: Shakuntalam Theatre Sat.: JURASSIC
PARK III, Sun.: MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (6.30 p.m.)
HINDI FILMS
ADMI AUR AURAT (A): Rachna; AMERICAN PYAR
(A): Virat; ARJUN PANDIT: Excelsior; CHALO ISHQ
LADAAYEN: (Govinda, Rani Mukherjee) Palam;
CHOTA JADUGAR (3-D): (Suraj Balaji & Trilok
CONTACTS
3 C’s (Lajpat Nagar- 26927846); DT Cinemas (Home
delivery- 26140000); PVR Cinemas (Home delivery26151111); Chanakya: 24670423; Satyam C’plexes: 25893322; M2K (Rohini): 27942944; Alpna:
27413104; Amba: 23916000; Batra: 27654202;
Delite: 23272903; Eros: 24311784; Excelsior:
23213377; Filmistan: 23673120; Gagan:
22281989; Golcha: 23265192; Janak: 25551115;
Liberty: 25728800; Milan: 25101014; Movie
Palace: 95120-2625502; Odeon: 23322167; Paras:
26432842; Rachna: 25713586; Regal: 23362245;
Ritz: 22965444; Rivoli: 23362227; Samrat:
27183544; Sangam: 26183355; Sapna: 26431787;
Seble: 26940311; Shakuntalam Theatre:
23371849; Shiela: 23528299; Vishal C’plex:
25440204; West End: 23670168
Mallik) Alpna, Delite, DT
Cinemas (1.15, 3.15,
5.15, 7.15 & 9.15 p.m.),
Paras, PVR Saket (1, 3.30,
5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 p.m.),
Satyam C’plexes (12.20,
2.25, 4.30, 6.35 & 8.40
p.m.), Gagan; DAREDEVIL: (Ben Affleck, Jennifer
Garner & Colin Farrell) Milan (12.30 & 3.30 p.m.);
EK AUR EK GYARAH: (Sanjay Dutt, Govinda, Amrita Arora) M2K (Rohini) (7 & 10 p.m.), PVR Naraina
(4, 7.05 & 10.10 p.m.), PVR Vikaspuri (4.05 & 7.10
p.m.), Eros, Suraj; EK AUR SIKANDAR: Hans; EK
CHHOTISI LOVE STORY (A): (Monisha Koirala) Batra (6.30 & 9.30 p.m.); HARRY POTTER 2 - The
Chamber of Secrets: (Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert
Grint, Emma Watson & Kenneth Branagh) Movie
Palace; HUM TUMHARE HAIN SANAM: (Shahrukh
Khan, Madhuri, Salman) Milan (6.30 & 9.30 p.m.),
Moti, Radhupalace; JEE AAYAN NU (Punjabi):
(Harbhajan Maan) Movie Palace; JISM: Batra
(12.30 & 3.30 p.m.); KAMAAL KI CHOKRI (A):
Alka (Noida); LOHA: West End; LOOTERE: (Sunny
Deol, Juhi Chawla) Robin (Subzi Mandi);
SAATHIYA: M2K - Rohini (11.45 a.m. & 4.40
p.m.), Satyam C’plexes (3.20 p.m. Only); THE
HERO: (Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta & Priyanka
Chopra) 3 C’s (3.30 & 7 p.m.), DT Cinemas (4.05
& 10 p.m.), Vishal C’plex (11.30 a.m., 3, 6.30 &
9.45 p.m.), Odeon, Golcha, M2K (Rohini) (12.35,
3.55, 7.15 & 10.30 p.m.), Liberty, Amba, Sapna
(12 noon, 3.30, 6.45 & 9.45 p.m.), PVR Naraina
(11.25 a.m., 3.05, 6.45 & 10.25 p.m.), PVR
Vikaspuri (11.30 a.m., 3.05, 6.50 & 10.30 p.m.),
Sangam (11.45 a.m., 3, 6.30 & 9.45 p.m.), Samrat, Satyam C’plexes (11.45 a.m., 6.20 & 10.10
p.m.), Movie Palace, Vasant (G’bad); TUJHE MERI
KASAM: (Ritesh Deshmukh, Shakti Kapoor)
Filmistan; VISHWATMA: (Sunny Deol, Divya Bharti) Khanna; YAAR KA PYAR (A): Rivoli (12.30,
2.30, 4.30, 6.30 & 9.30 p.m.); WAQT: (Sunil Shetty, Raveena) Raj (T’nagar); Show Timings for
Hindi Film- 12.30, 3.30, 6.30 & 9.30 p.m. Except
wherever mentioned
MORNING FILMS
ANNARTH (Nepali): Hans (Azadpur); BE-AABROO
(A) (Hindi): Rachna; LUST FOR LOVE (A): Filmistan; MAINE PYAR KIYA & TRISHAKTI: Movie
Palace; PRIVATE LESSONS (A): Rivoli; TOP CRIMINAL (A): Milan
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EVENTS
THEATRE
Habitat World: Children’s play- ‘The Gift’
(Hindi 40 mints.), directed by Tripurari Sharma, IHC, Lodhi Road, 6 p.m. & 7.30 p.m.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Habitat World: Hindustani classical music
festival - Legends of India - Jugalbandi: Louis
Banks (Keyboard), Shivamani (Percussion),
Prateek Chaudhuri (Sitar), Ustad Shaffat
Ahmed Khan (Tabla), IHC, Lodhi Road, 7 p.m.;
Abhinayaa: Bharatanatyam recital by ‘Swati
Biswas,’ Triveni Chamber Theatre, 205Tansen Marg, 6.45 p.m.; Mayur Vihar South
Indian Association: Violin solo music concert
by Shri S. Hari Kumar and party, Sri Vinayaka
Mandir, Pocket-IV, Mayur Vihar, Ph.-I, 7 p.m.
FILMS
Delhi Telugu Sangham: Telugu filmOkkadu, 2.30 p.m. & 6 p.m., A.P. Bhavan, No.
1, Ashoka Road; Habitat World: Architectural films- Ahmedabad, and Jaipur, directed by
Parthiv Shah, IHC, Lodhi Road, 7 p.m.
EXHIBITIONS
All India Fine Art & Craft Society: ‘Paintings’
by Vasundhara Suman, Rafi Marg, 1 p.m. to 7
p.m.; Indian Council for Cultural Relations:
‘Andaz-e-Ghalib’ (Photos), Sapru House,
Barakhambha Road, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Krishna’s Collection Art Gallery: ‘Peace and War’
by Giriraj Singh, Bhupen Barman, Songata
Guha and others, D-47, Defence Colony, 11
a.m. to 7 p.m.; Lalit Kala Akademi: ‘Bronze
sculptures’ by Pushpa Devi and ‘Group show’
by Ramji Sharma, Ajay Kumar Samir,
Nafeesahmed and others, Rabindra Bhawan,
Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, 11 a.m. to 7
p.m.; Feb 7 Artist’s Group: ‘Paintings, drawings and sculptures,’ Ravindra Bhawan,
Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, 11 a.m. to 7
p.m.; Art Konsult: ‘Pictorial history of Indian
cinema,’ 23-Hauz Khas Village, 11 a.m. to 7
p.m.; Triveni Kala Sangam: ‘Paintings and
sculptures’ by Amresh Kumar, Neelima, Reeta, Sanjeev Kishore Gautam and Sheetal Rana
(Shridharani Gallery) and ‘Paintings’ by Van-
dana Razdan (Triveni Gallery), 205-Tansen
Marg, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Gallery Pioneer:
‘Paintings’ by Sudip Roy, Nirensen Gupta,
Amiot Dutt and others, 6-A, Hauz Khas
Village (1st Floor), 11 a.m. tlo 7 p.m.; Gallerie
Ganesha: ‘Paintings’ by Satish Gujaral, K.S.
Kulkarni, Paresh Maity, Niren Sen Gupta and
others, E-557, G.K.-II, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
RELIGIOUS DISCOURSES
Times Foundation - Nityaanandita: Golden
Age Foundation’s ‘Bhajan Sandhya’ by Ram Jogesh (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) (Contact — 23782396
- 23782031); Satguru Shri Gnanananda
Seva Samithi: ‘Nama Sankirtanam & discourses’ by Shri Namananda Giri Swamigal,
Aiswarya Ganapati Temple, Lawrence Road,
Keshav Puram, 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
LECTURES
J. Krishnamurthy Study Centre: Weekly
meeting and audio/video by Mr J. Krishnamurthy, Lajpat Bhawan, Lajpat Nagar, 4 p.m.
to 7 p.m.; Vedic Wisdom Ashram: Talk on
‘Gita and art of success and happiness’ by
Swami Prakashji, B-25, 3rd Floor, Dayanand
Colony, Lajpat Nagar-IV, 8 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.
PUBLIC FUNCTIONS
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation: Foundation
Day celebrations, Mr Madan Lal Khurana to
preside over the function, Sathya Sai International Centre, Lodhi Road Institutional Area,
Pragati Vihar, 5 p.m.; Alcoholics Anonymous: Meeting on ‘Recovery from Alcoholism,’ Masihgarh Church, Sukhdev Vihar
(opp. Escorts Heart Institute), 7 p.m.
BOL TARA BOL
Shelly von Strunkel
ARIES (March 21 - April 19) Balancing what you
want to do and what you must do is never easy.
At the moment it’s made all the more difficult
because you want to spend time on exciting
pursuits in your personal life. However, your obligations
can be ignored for only so long before they show signs
of neglect.
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) Once you dreaded
certain changes. But now that you’ve tackled
them you feel both excited and a new anticipation about what the future holds. Your next task
will be to convince those closest, at work or at home, to join
you in the elements of these changes that involve them.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) You have been relying on others to keep their promises, so are both
upset and surprised at their recent disillusioning
activities. Keep in mind that with your ruler Mercury retrograde, misunderstandings could be the culprit.
They may have thought they’d fulfilled commitments.
Certainly you’ve nothing to lose by talking things through.
CANCER (June 21 - July 22) Sooner or later
you’re going to have to confront certain individuals about their less than honest way of handling recent situations. Ordinarily it would be
wise to deal with such issues swiftly. But given the current
uptight atmosphere, you’re better off waiting until both
situations and their mood have improved.
LEO (July 23 - August 22) As you both review
the week just past and consider what’s to
come, it’s worth keeping in mind that Mercury’s
retrograde. While the errors that commonly
mark this period may be minor, they can still result in
major confusion. Ironically, however, this can also reveal
mistakes you might otherwise have missed.
VIRGO (August 23 - September 22) From time to
time everybody has fantasies of getting away. At
the moment, however, it seems that there really is something valuable you can gain from time
in an unfamiliar setting. This may simply be a fresh
perspective on your life or, perhaps, the stimulation that
meeting and exploring the unknown brings.
LIBRA (September 23 - October 22) Every New
Moon offers a fresh perspective on some issue
or dilemma. Last Thursday’s focused on finances in general and joint ventures in particular. By now, therefore, you’re probably considering various
ways to remedy past problems and, perhaps more important, prevent a recurrence of similar problems in the future.
SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21) Nobody
is more loving than a Scorpio. Yet you sometimes worry that, in revealing your true feelings,
you’ll open yourself more than is wise. But love
doesn’t come with guarantees, and trust isn’t built on
certainties. They grow only when you take exactly the kind
of chances you’re avoiding.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21)
When you made promises that involve taking
over for somebody else, you had no idea what
you were getting involved in. Now that you do,
you regret it. But you don’t want to disappoint others.
The sooner you confess, and seek an alternative solution,
the better for all concerned.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 19)
Every Capricorn has a cautious streak that runs
through every area of your life. This means that
where others will have committed their time,
money -or even their heart -impulsively, you’ll think things
through. Or until recently you did, when you joined the
ranks of those who take big risks.
AQUARIUS (January 20 -February 18) For the
past year or so you’ve been extremely understanding about the interests and passions of
partners, loved ones and close friends. You’ve
listened, you’ve spent time with them and you’ve sidelined
your own pursuits. Now it’s your turn. If they complain,
simply remind them that’s it’s only fair play.
PISCES (February 19 -March 20) You may be
unhappy with both the attitude and antics of
others. But at the moment you’re in no position
to force issues. Discuss your concerns about
their behaviour. Then back off, allowing both time and
experience to do their work. Eventually others will
discover how right you were.
MISCELLANEOUS
Lok Kalyan Samiti: Free eye check-up,
Sucheta Bhawan, 11-A, Vishnu Digamber
Marg, 9 a.m.; Enlightenment Foundation:
‘Teachings / Meditation and healing’ by Divine Mother, S-107, G.K.-II, First Floor, 5.30
p.m. to 7.30 p.m.; Adhyatma Sadhna
Kendra: ‘Free meditation, yogasana &
pranayam, yoga-meditation & relaxation
classes,’ Chhatarpur, 5 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Visit www.astrospeak.com for detailed forecast
INTERNET HUMOUR
What’s the difference between a Rottweiler and a Poodle?
If Rotty starts humping your leg, let it finish.
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PATH BREAKERS
Traffic pollution
can affect virility
T
raffic pollution can
affect male fertility
by damaging sperm,
say Italian scientists.
After studying 85 attendants at toll gates on
Italian motorways, researchers
at
the
University of Naples
discovered the men
had poorer quality
sperm than other young and
middle-aged Italian workers
in the same area. “The sperm
count did not differ significantly between our study
group and the controls but, in
general, the sperm of the
study group was more feeble
and less active, so it has a lower fertility potential,” said Dr
Michele de Rosa, a researcher
at the university. Levels of
testosterone and other hormones in the men, who were
exposed to pollutants for
about six hours a day, were
normal, but sperm motility,
or ability to swim, was lower
which could affect its ability
to fertilise a female egg.
Museum designs
room for lovers
A
n Indian museum has
introduced a whispering room for lovers to ex-
C U T T I N G
E D G E
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Music calms
stray animals
A
change sweet nothings.
Scientists at the Birla
Institute and Technological
Museum in Calcutta have designed the balloon-shaped
room so lovers could have
privacy.
The
room’s
acoustics means speakers
don’t have to raise their voices as even soft whispers can
be heard clearly. It is reported up to 15 persons can sit together in the room and talk
to their partners without being overheard by anyone
else.
ustrian animal shelters
have launched a new
scheme to calm homeless cats
and dogs by playing them the
classics. The Linz animal
shelter has invested thousands of pounds in a sound
system to play classical music
throughout the building because they claim it has a calming effect on the animals, particularly dogs.
The pains of
Page Three
people...
Y
o u
kno
w, all
you people who
read the
newspapers have
a really magical impression of the Page 3 people.
They dress in silks and
chiffons. They waft from
party to party in their limousines. Their teeth always look brushed. They
don’t need to write to their
parents, just mail them
newspaper cuttings. They
save lots of money on groceries because they are invited out six nights out of
seven. Wrong, wrong, wrong and wrong. These Page 3 people have a very difficult and challenging life.
z P3P are normally quite
poor: This is unfortunately true. Page 3 people by
and large don’t have much
money. The real richie
DILLI TO PAGAL HAIN
Shivjeet Kullar
riches are basically very
low profile, and either
don’t allow themselves to
be featured on Page 3, or
they own Page 3. That’s
why you’ll find Page 3 people haggling with parking
attendants or stuffing canapes into their pockets.
z P3P are often treated like
cattle: The companies who
throw P3 events aren’t really bothered about the
comfort of the attendees.
They are only concerned
about how the event looks
on TV or in the papers. So
just thank your stars
you’ve been invited and
shut up. Moo-ve on!
z P3P have to bring their
own chairs: The last fashion show that I was invited to had 300 chairs and
600 invitees. I didn’t quite
know what to do till I spotted people pulling rod-like
things out of their pockets, opening them and sitting on them.
z P3P need to carry their
own tiffin too: At the Page
3 functions there is a golden rule. Snack supply is
like food packets over Iraq
and whichever direction
you are heading, the waiter with the snacks’ tray
will be going in the opposite one. Not only that,
once I went to an event at
a 5 star, where the booze
finished 20 minutes into
the evening and the sponsor was a liquor company!
The list could go on and
on but the basic truth is
this. Just stay at home and
catch the show on TV later. You’ll be much more
comfortable.
(kullar@indiatimes.com)
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P O T - L U C K
Slip slop noodles
T
hink of Chinese cuisine
and what comes to the
mind first is noodles. And
what could be better than relishing some of these at the Intercontinental Parkroyal.
While the noodle soups are
filling, they are light enough
when it comes to the texture.
And in case you looking for
something exclusive to beat
the heat, there is the
Cold Udon Noodles
cooked in Beijing style
— an ideal dish for a hot
summer afternoon.
Yet another must have
is the delectable Spanish
noodles with prawns
and stir fried rice stick
in E-fu style. So what are
you waiting for? Just
make sure to go in for a
noodle sojourn at the
Empress of China for a meal.
A sour affair
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restaurant with ninety
covers amidst the greens
of a huge lawn, Royal Dakshin, now presents a wide range
of vegetarian and non-vegetarian delights. A few of them
include Chapa Pulsu (sole fillet in a gravy of tamarind,
tomato and onion), Meen Moi-
AROUND TOWN
ley (fish cooked in freshly
ground spices and simmered
in fresh coconut milk) and
Royal Vepudu (prawns marinated and cooked in a pungent
paste of ginger, garlic and
green chilly on tawa).
However, the non-vegetarian hits range from Chicken 65,
Cettinad Chicken and Kozhi
chikka varuval. All this and
even more .
A classic
nostalgia
U
sing potatoes and
rice instead of
cream as a thickener for a soup doesn’t
sound as appetising as
cream, but, you can make
a light and tasty version
of a traditional comfort
food without the added
calories.
F
or those into classic dinning, TGIFriday’s presents the
all time favourite
Classics, this time
with an exclusive offer. The mouth watering dishes include
Chicken Tchoupatoulis (cajun spice rubbed chicken breast
served with shrimps
cooked in a light mustard sauce on a bed of
rice and seasonal vegetables), Chicken delight
(succulent
pieces of chicken
breast, spring onions,
soya sauce cooked in
hot and spicy sauce).
Priced at Rs 250.
However, pay Rs 200 more and
get one litre of cocktail in a
take away pitcher, along with
your favourite classic dish.
Just chill out
B
eat the summer heat at
The Grand New Delhi
with the refreshing summer
specials as the lobby lounge,
Cascades, as it presents the
Chill with Thrills with some
real thirst quenching summer coolers. These include a
selection of iced tea and cold
coffee brews — french mint
iced tea, cranberry tea, citrus
tea, tea brizz tea, long island
lemon tea, cappuccino cooler,
ginger bread latte, fire side
coffee, bailey’s sundae coffee
and creamy cacao coffee.
So just soothe your senses
while you take a sip and simply unwind in the company
of live piano music.
particularly fibrous (like artichokes), work
the puried soup through a medium mesh
strainer with the back of a ladle.
The puried soup may need to be thinned
with a little extra broth, milk, or water, especially if you’re serving the soup cold (any
cream soup that’s served hot can also be
served cold). Most cream soups are best
when the flavour of the vegetable isn’t lurred
by too many ingredients, but herbs, spices,
or cooked meats
can make the
soup more interesting.
Fresh
chopped
herbs
brighten
the
soup’s flavour.
Try the more
assertive
tarragon
with
mushroom, and
dill with beet.
Chopped coriander is great in
soups as well
with tomatoes,
and corn. Spices
— used sparingly add character.
Try stirring a
tiny pinch of
grated nutmeg
into cream of asp a r a g u s ,
spinach,
or
mushroom soup.
A tablespoon of
curry powder
sets off
the
sweet
potato,
and cauliflower.
BROCCOLI
CREAM
SOUP
Cream of vegetable soups have
a lovely satiny texture and rich
flavour, that is
hard to beat. They
are simple to
make because the
method is virtually the same for
all vegetables:
they’re cooked
until tender in
mouth, water, or
milk, thickened,
and puried.
To make a
‘‘cream of ’’ soup
that’s lighter but
still satiny-smooth, I add a thinly sliced raw potato or 1/2 cup of
raw rice to the
pot early in the
cooking.
(Not
only is this more
healthful, but
it’s also a lot easier than making
a bichamel.) As
it cooks, the starch from the rice
or potato helps
bind and thicken the soup, giving it a creamy
t e x t u re. T h i s
thickened purie
makes a perfectly fine — and
truly creamless
— cream of vegetable soup. But I can’t resist
adding just a touch of cream. As
little as a teaspoon per serving will
round out and help carry the soup’s
Inflavour and will further smooth out the
gredients:
texture.
1 litre chickWhen making a ‘‘cream of ’’ soup, I usual- en or vegetable stock; 550 gms broccoli,
ly use just one vegetable. It is always good to sliced; I stalk
add some aromatics
celery, thinly sliced;
— garlic, shallots,
1 onion, thinly sliced;
onions, leeks — to
1 small potato, thinly
with Preah Narang
make the flavour
sliced; salt and pepmore complex. Butter
per to taste;
adds richness, bacon fat a wonderful smoky
Garnish:
flavour, and olive oil a light, fruity note. For
lemon slices; 3 tblsps cream
every 2 pounds of vegetable, you should add
Method:
about 6 cups of liquid.
Put the chicken stock in a pan and bring to
Most puried vegetable soups call for stock, boil. Add the broccoli,
but you can use milk or water, or a combinacelery, onion and potato and bring back to
tion. It’s easier to thin a soup once it has been a boil. Then simmer for about 20 mins, until
puried than to thicken it, so use less of the the vegetables are soft. Puree all the vegetaliquid rather than more. The potato or rice bles and the stock in a blender and season to
goes right into the pot with the simmering taste with salt and pepper. Thin down the
liquid.
soup with a little milk to the desired consisFor the creamiest texture, I use a blender. tency. Pour the soup into the bowls and garIf you want the soup perfectly smooth, or if nish with slices of lemon with a dot of
the vegetable has a skin (like tomatoes) or is whipped cream.
Of cream,
butter and
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T H E
T I M E S
F O O D
A W A R D S
P A R T Y
SATURDAY 3 MAY 2003
Photos: TEAM DT
Best North Indian: Bukhara
Best South Indian: Sagar
Best Kashmiri: Chor Bizzare
Best Thai: Baan Thai
Best Korean: Kumgang
Best Japanese: Sakura
Best Italian: La Piazza
Best European: Orient Express
Best Chinese: Taipan
Best Coffee Bar: Barista
Best Coffee Shop: Grand Cafe
Best Dahi Bhalla: Natraj
Best Chaat: Chote Lall
Best Confectionery: Sidewalk
A CELEBRATION OF FOOD
T
he lights were low, the
spirits were high. The
good times rolled at
The Taj Mahal Hotel
on Thursday evening as The
Times of India unveiled The Times Food Guide Delhi 2003, in
association with Seagram’s Blenders Pride and www.timescity.com and presented the Times
Food Awards to the highest-rat-
Best Pub/Bar: Rick’s
Best Pub/Bar (dancing): CapitOl
Best-Looking Pub/Bar: Djinns
Best-Looking Restaurant:
Spice Route
ed restaurants, eateries
and takeaways which pamper the city’s palate.
But first things first.
And the Times Food Awards go to... Best North Indian Restaurant: Bukhara (presented by Ustad
Amjad Ali Khan); Best
South Indian Restaurant:
Sagar (presented by Nirupama Rao); Best Kashmiri Restaurant: Chor Bizzare (presented by TOI
resident editor Bachi Karkaria); Best Thai Restaurant: Baan Thai (presented by Raghavendra Rathore); Best Korean Restaurant: Kumgang (presented by Param Oberoi); Best
Japanese Restaurant: Sakura (presented by Mandira Bedi); Best Italian Restaurant: La Piazza (presented by Mandira Bedi);
Best European Restaurant: Orient Express (presented by Marc
Robinson); Best Chinese Restaurant: Taipan; Best Coffee Bar:
Barista (presented by Sita Raina); Best-Looking Restaurant:
Spice Route (presented by Milind Soman); Best Coffee Shop:
Grand Cafe (presented by Ayaan Ali Bangash); Best Chaat/Dahi Bhalla: Natraj Dahi
Bhalle Walla (presented by Shefali Talwar); Best Chaat/Dahi
Bhalla (on order): Chote Lall
Chaat Wala (presented by Amaan Ali Bangash); Best Sweet
Shop: Chaina Ram Sindhi Confectioners; Best Confectionery:
Sidewalk (presented by David
Abraham); Best Pub/Bar: Rick’s (presented by Avantika Dalmia); Best Pub/Bar (with dancing): CapitOl (presented by Tikka Shatrujit Singh); Best-Looking Pub/Bar: Djinns (presented
by Jas Arora).
Not only were
there awards and
stars, there was
also sparkle and
wit — stand-up
comedian Vir
Das, the MC for
the
evening,
was a revelation. Some even
compared it to
Oscar night.
And with a sitdown dinner
and an adjoinManjit Bawa
with Ena Puri
ing food court
in which the topranked restaurants showcased
and served the
cuisine for which they were honoured, it was a
foodie’s paradise, a gourmet’s
dream come true. The dimmed lights made
for an infectious esprit de
corps. The best Times Group
MD Vineet Ja
of food and the
in & Mandira
best of ambience? It happened
that night. And
The Taj Mahal
helped it happen.
Summing up
the significance
of the occasion
in her introductory
speech
Jeevie Sethi
was Sabina Se& Ritu Dalmia
hgal Saikia,
editor of Delhi
Times and editor of The Tim- Bhaes Food Guide Delhi 2003: ‘‘To- gat; Naresh Trehan; Sandeep
day, as we unite as gourmets and Seema Jadojia; Ayesha
of varying tastes, the launch Thapar; Shahnaz Hussain;
of The Times Food Guide Del- Vijay Arora; Puja Nayyar;
Ravi Bajaj; Suneet
Varma; Monisha
Bajaj and her husband Anil Lepps;
Manav Gangwani;
Meyhar
Bhasin;
Kanwal Toor; Ramneek Paintal; Tina
Chatwal. And it
wasn’t surprising
that everyone, but
everyone, made it a
point to be there —
Amjad Ali Khan & Soli Sorabjee
even if it meant
that JJ Valaya and
his wife Meghna
tip-toed in well past
the wicked hour of
midnight!
The Times Food
Awards are, after
all, the first of their
kind for City Delhi
—the authoritative
Vir Das
recognition of exhi 2003 and the presentation cellence. Another E word
of The Times Food Awards is was equally evident: emotinot only a salute to the incre- on. With the mood providing
asing cuisine consciousness a welcome anonymity, not
of the Delhiite, but also a tr- many saw distinguished hoibute to the appetite for life tel-industry honchos being
moved by very genuine senwe all share.’’
And what an appetite! timents as they stepped on
Celebs galore, a multi-flavou- the dais and made their mored repast, even TV anchors ment in history.
Yes, history — for, after Thjockeying to get a byte from
the people entering the ex- ursday, Delhi has truly discovered the taste of life.
clusive venue. And
why wouldn’t they?
With a guest list that
included Soli Sorabjee; Urmila Matondkar, who formally
launched The Times
Food Guide Delhi
2003; Nalini Singh;
Puneet and Avantika Dalmia; Prabhu
Chawla; Jairam Ramesh; Abhishek Khaitan and his wife
Deepshikha; Pranav
Ansal;
Shashank Jairam Ramesh & Prabhu Chawla
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B E A T
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Prime time for Abhishek
T
hough he’s not been too often on the
scenes off-late, this guy is very much
around. His next release Mumbai Se
Aaya Mera Dost holds great promise
for the lad. Being premiered at Johannesburg Abhishek is glad about
the world stage launch the film
will be experiencing. But that’s
not all. Abhishek will be seen
in a host of other films as
well from different banners.
with Lata
AKSHAY goes All’sll ofwell
us went through a
scare last week when it
abroad with Andaz A
was reported that Lata Mang-
kshay Kumar, along with his two
leading heroines Lara Dutta and
Priyanka Chopra is mounting on a prepublicity for Andaz through a press
conference at the Washington Hotel in
Mayfair. The event was termed as UK
Bollywood press event. Selected
member of the press were treated
to an exclusive Q & A with the star
cast and the film producer Suneel
Darshan. Music Nadeem was
present on the occasion. Let’s
hope they manage to woo the
UK press with their attempt.
A
eshkar had been hospitalised.
Technically that’s correct. The
past week had been physically
very exhausting for Lataji. This is the time of the year when
her father’s death anniversary
is celebrated with a prize giving ceremony and a music concert. Lataji did check into the
Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar
Hospital in Pune, but only for
exhaustion. ‘‘I’m perfectly fine
and my fans needn’t be concerned at all,’’ she says.
On a different wicket
T
hough Sunny Deol’s
latest spy thriller is
said to be doing roaring
business in India, it failed
to reach the magical figures in overseas market. It
has not been appreciated
well like his earlier film
Gadar, says a distributor.
It’s the other way of saying that the film is slipping overseas.
Turning over
a new leaf
M
adhuri Dixit’s secretary
Rikku has decided to
don a new role. The star secretary has just turn into a
show promoter. He will
launching his show
abroad with 26 mega
shows in USA. The
star attraction of
the show will be
Amisha, Adnan
Sami (Rikku looks after their
work) along with other celebrities from Bollywood.
Though
it’s not been officially confirmed, but
rumour has it that
Madhuri might also be
joining. We guess it be
fun unlimited for the NRI
population.
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