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THE TIMES OF INDIA
Saturday,
May 24, 2003
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Ekta & Sohail
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PRESCRIPTIONS FOR
PILLS? NOT IN DELHI
JYOTI SHARMA
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senior physician and cardiologist, ‘‘If a woman who is unaware that she is pregnant consumes Shilpa Forte, it can lead to
the child in the womb developing congenital abnormalities.’’
The scene is repeated over
and over gain at various chemist stores across the city. For those who think that the sale of
morphine injections and sedatives such as Diazepam or Phenobarbitone is synonymous with a doctor’s prescription, it’s
time to do a rethink. If this sounds like a bitter pill to swallow, then the ground reality is
just a street corner away: despite a standing order against
the sale of drugs without presc-
epilepsy drug,’’ explains Manoj
Bhatt, MD, ‘‘If administered
without medical advice, Eptoin
Scene I — Pradeep Medicos,
can lead to irreversible damage
Janakpuri: A strip of Ciprobto the patient’s gums, bones
id is asked for. The medicine exand even cause anaemia.’’
changes hands. ‘Who has preDelhi’s doctors maintain thscribed Cipbroid?’ asks the chat antibiotics are the first targemist. When an answer is not
et of the city’s pill-popping cultforthcoming, he suggests one:
ure. ‘‘But the fact is that antibi‘Name any doctor you know...
otics are not there to be consuanybody.’ An imaginary ‘Dr Shmed as and when a patient feels
arma’ is named. A bill is handlike it,’’ says Jain, ‘‘This is beced over immediately.
ause, while they provide symp■ According to the Drug and
tomatic relief initially, an incoCosmetics Control Act, 1960,
mplete course can lead to the
Ciprobid is a Schedule H drug,
body developing resistance to a
which can’t be sold without a
particular antibiotic. For instadoctor’s prescription. Unprescnce, while Cibropid and Zanocribed consumption of Ciprobid
in are important to India’s TB
can induce serious side-effects
programme, their indiscreet
and complications.
use has led to multi-drug resisScene II — Satance among
nt ParmanaDespite a standing order prohibiting the practice, patients.’’
nd Pharmacy,
Still, official
Civil Lines:
Delhi is free to buy even Schedule H drugs without bodies seem to
Calmpose, plehave no contrprescriptions at chemist stores across the city ol over the raase. No questions are asked.
mpant sale of
Since this drug
drugs without
store is situatprescriptions.
ed within the
The departmepremises
of
nt of drug conSant Parmanatrol, on its pand Hospital,
rt, claims to be
the shop attenon the job. ‘‘We
dant puts dokeep tabs on
wn the hospitchemist stores
al’s name on
and conduct
the bill.
raids periodic■ Calmpose, a
ally. At the saSchedule H drme time, we
ug, is a tranquare extremely
NEELABH
illiser whose
short-staffed.
misuse can lead to addiction riptions, the chemist store in While there should be atleast
and also rebound anxiety.
the city continues to follow the one inspector for every hundrScene III — Nulife Medicos, practice.
ed chemists, we only have 30 to
Kingsway Camp: A request
Confirms Indian Medical manage the 10,000-odd medical
for Phexin is greeted with pro- Association (IMA) secretary stores in Delhi,’’ maintains dempt service. Even a bill is han- Sanjeev Malik, ‘‘Chemists who puty drug controller RD Garg.
ded over. Everything is strictly seek prescriptions before selliMalik, however, feels that
over-the-table.
ng medicine are the exception the government is yet to wake
■ Phexin, a Schedule H antibi- rather than the rule. One can up to reality. ‘‘It is high time the
otic, should not be sold without even get drugs prescribed for government made its enforcea proper prescription.
cancer over the counter with- ment policy effective. Although
Scene IV — Amit Medical St- out prescriptions being asked the IMA presents resolutions
ore, Shahdara: Candizole, a for. The legalities apart, patien- to the authorities concerned frdrug prescribed for vaginal inf- ts should realise that unprescr- om time to time, nothing seems
ections, is sought... and deliver- ibed pill-popping renders them to have been done.’’
ed within minutes. A subsequ- susceptible to side-effects.’’
Meanwhile, Delhi’s illegal
ent request made for Shilpa FoAnd these side-effects can so- chemistry with unprescribed
rte, a menstruation-regulatory metimes have lethal conseque- pill-popping continues. And thpill, is also complied with.
nces. ‘‘A case in point is presen- at’s the bitter truth.
■ According to Virendra Jain, ted by Eptoin, which is an antidelhitimes@indiatimes.com
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WANTED: A FACELIFT FOR ASH S MAKE-UP
Leading make-up experts feel that Aishwarya Rai’s Cannes look is more an eyesore than the cynosure of all eyes
z BHARAT & DORIS GODAMBE: We are surprised that
Ash looks quite different from how she actually is. This is
probably because Ash doesn’t have her regular make-up
people with her at Cannes. However, since we see Ash either
in the newspapers or on TV, bad lighting and camera angles
COSMETIC CHANGES
I am disappointed with Ash’s
look at Cannes. Be it her make-up,
outfits or hairdo, it’s terrible. I feel
this is because she is trying to
look mature.Ash should have stuck
to the look she sports for ads rather
than the one for films
Cory Walia
I expected Ash to look a bit
more glamorous and, possibly,
more Indian. Maybe, with a bindi
in place, she would have looked
better. The colour on her face
doesn’t look right to me. Ash can
definitely look much better
Vidya Tikari
much of a chance to see Ash’s pictures. However, I have seen
a photo of hers in a green saree and I must say that she didn’t look too good in these pictures and, what’s more, she
looked overweight.
(As told to VINOD NAIR)
could have possibly contributed to her make-up coming
across the way it has.
z JOJO: Aishwarya is a beautiful lady and I believe that
even if she has bad make-up, a faulty hairdo or even clothes
which don’t suit her, nothing can affect the way she looks. I
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E
ver heard of a star salary
of Rs 375 crore? It makes
Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Hrithik Roshan’s combined income look like taxi-fare, right? But then we aren’t
talking about cash-strapped,
creatively-bankrupt Bollywood. Think Hollywood. For, if
the buzz in Cannes is to be believed, Keanu Reeves is set for
a three-film contract with Warner Bros worth $ 75 million.
Add to this the fact that his film Matrix Reloaded is currently numero uno in the US.
It helps when your name is
Keanu, which is Hawaiian for
‘cool wind blowing through
the mountains’. It certainly
sounds exotic when you are
born in Beirut to a British
mother and a Hawaiian-Chinese father. But all this doesn’t
answer one question. What
will the 38-year-old star of movies such as Speed and The
Matrix do with so much money? For, consider the fact that
think she looks beautiful at Cannes. I really can’t spot any
flaws in the way she looks.
z DEEPA VERMA: My friends have told me that Aishwarya looks really bad at Cannes because of her hairdo and
make-up. Since I have been travelling, I haven’t had too
vinodnair@indiatimes.com
The Rs 375-crore man
Bollywood stars make big bucks? Keanu Reeves has bagged a $ 75-million contract
he is a Buddhist, who doesn’t
own a home, plays in a band
called Dogstar, and finds happiness riding around LA on his
Norton 850 Commando motorcycle. One of his fan-sites describes him thus: ‘‘Though quite wealthy, he’s true to Buddh-
STAR POWER
ist teachings and doesn’t believe in possessions. He leads a
simple, uncluttered life.’’
It’s hard to imagine Keanu
Reeves as Hollywood’s highest-paid star, considering his
career has seen more potholes
than Delhi’s roads. While he
made his mark in Bill & Ted’s
Excellent Adventure in 1989,
Keanu’s first box-office hit
was 1994’s Speed. More inconsequential films followed until
The Matrix in 1999 put him ba-
ck in the reckoning.
Just as rocky has been his
personal path, which has been littered with rumours. When he was seven, Keanu’s father walked out, leaving him
and his two sisters in the care
of their mother, a dancer at a
Lebanese casino. Soon after
the success of The Matrix, Keanu’s pregnant girlfriend Jennifer Syme discovered that their baby had died in the womb. Two years later, Jennifer
was killed in an accident and
cops discovered anti-depressants and cocaine in the wreckage. Keanu threw himself
into sequels of The Matrix for
diversion.
Professional fortunes and
personal misfortunes hold hands in Keanu Reeve’s life. Still, Matrix Reloaded has just taken an opening of $ 138 million. And before the year ends,
the man has another blockbuster coming up — Matrix Revolutions. Yes, the figure of Rs
375 crore might just go up!
delhitimes@indiatimes.com
‘Weddings position one’s status in society’
With a few wedding shows already in place,
how will ‘Celebrating Vivaha
2003’ be different?
‘Celebrating Vivaha 2003’ is truly different in terms of concept and implementation.
For one, we are not offering discounted
stalls to any brand or company. We have the same price for our studios across the board, but we have given a lot of
value addition to our participants. Secondly, we have only international-sized
studios. We are not offering small, cramped-up stalls. Thirdly, we are promoting this event across all media. Our
budget allocation for promotions is huge. So far, there has been no wedding
and lifestyle exhibition of this kind in
TARUN SARDA
Editor-Publisher,
Celebrating Vivaha
On his wedding
expo, to be staged
in Delhi between
August 8 and 10
the country.
How is ‘Celebrating Vivaha 2003’
being positioned?
‘Celebrating Vivaha 2003’ is a high-profile event. Today, weddings have become a social event which positions one’s
status in society. Hence, our exhibition
will cater to the social stratum which
aspires to make a wedding a truly memorable experience.
Who are the exhibitors at ‘Celebrating Vivaha 2003’?
The event will showcase the A to Z of
the elements which go into making an
Indian wedding complete. Several Indian and international brands in jewellery, cosmetics, trousseau, honeymoon
destinations and theme planners will
participate in our expo. International
brands such as Christian Dior, La Prarire, and Indian designers such as Raghuvendra Rathore and Suneet Verma
have confirmed their participation.
What made you decide on August?
We embarked on the event after a lot of
market research. The timing in August
ensures adequate time for visitors to
plan and revert to exhibitors. There is
no point in holding an exhibition when
the wedding season has already begun.
What is the kind of ad budget you
are looking at?
We have allocated a budget of Rs 75 lakh for promoting the event. This ad-spend includes spots in both print and
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electronic media. Both Indian and international media are being tapped to
bring buyers from all over the world.
Our promos are already running in various media. We have been advertising
since February and our frequency of
TV commercials and newspaper ads
will increase as we draw closer to the
event. We are even planning a lot of
PoP promotions and roadshows.
Will you make it an annual event?
Yes, of course. We intend not only to
make ‘Celebrating Vivaha’ an annual
event, but also take it across India, the
US, the UK and Dubai. Our next destination is Mumbai, where the exhibition is at the JW Marriott between October 3 and 5. We are almost 40 per cent
booked in Mumbai. This is just the beginning — Like a wedding ceremony is
just the beginning of a long journey called marriage.
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SATURDAY 24 MAY 2003
DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA
Photos: SATISH JAISWAL
Expect non-stop grooving and
jiving at the regional finals of
DSP Black Times Music War
of the DJs, in association with
Zod! Action from turn-tables
of six chosen DJs and also
electric performances by
Asian Electronica band Midi-
val Punditz, Indi-popper Xenia
Ali, Punjabi singer Vikrannt
and DJ Whosane? B4U is the
official channel.
Unitech Country Club
Block-E, South City
Gurgaon
8 pm onwards
D E L H I
I S
WHAT’S HOT ’N’ HAPPENING?
Bangkok 1 rings in the sum- includes salads, vegetarian
mer with Chef Prakob cooking authentic Thai coolers. To
beat the heat, he will use Thai
spices which are supposed to
be natural coolers. The menu
and non-vegetarian curries,
cold sea-food platters and Mai
Thai, a coconut-based drink.
Bangkok 1
Cariappa Marg
A B O U T
Lunch: 12.30 pm to 3.30 pm
Dinner: 7.30pm to 11.30pm
„
Today is the last day of the exhibition which traces the history of Indian cinema. With
the use of stills, lobby cards
and posters of major films
such as Shree 420, Chandralekha, Gharana, Guide, Kranti,
etc, it traces the growth of the
Indian film industry from the
silent era to what it is today.
Art Konsult
Hauz Khas Village
11 am to 7 pm
Thomas John and Iglal Saleh Johe
A time for
FINE WINE!
A
perfect evening for
the gourmet. That’s
what was unveiled at
The Grand’s Brix over a
The guests enjoyed having
Chardonnay for starters,
Campo al Sassi for the main
course and Sangiovese for
dessert among other varieties of wine. Char Grilled Lamb Chops and Cointreau flavoured Chocolate
Mousse and
Gorgonzola
with wheat
bread were
some of the
dishes doing
the rounds.
David Thomas with Chris Lambert
Seen enjoying them
were Princess Leya, Shantanu and
Nalini Kejriwal, Vinay
and Namita
Mehra, Neeraj Tuli, Thomas
John
and Simon
Hosking amongst
others....
Anirudh & Anita Aggarwal
wine-and-dinner do on
Wednesday evening. With
the
Frescobaldi
wine
matched with a perfect sixcourse meal, the evening
was enough to make many-atastebud go crazy.
Setting the mood for the
evening was the seating
arrangement of the restaurant, and of course, the livecooking counters. And at the
helm of affairs here was
Brindco’s Aman Dhall who
spoke to the guests about the
history and characteristicAman Dhall
traits of the wines.
Planet M set to
play in Faridabad
P
lanet M, the music-retailing chain, is fast becoming the big daddy in the field
of retailing. After the initial
bugle call made in Mumbai,
this brand new concept of
music retailing has met with
resounding success. The 12
Planet M outlets across
Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore,
Pune, Kolkata, Jaipur and
Chandigarh all provide an
exciting and exhilarating
shopping experience to their
customers with performances and promotions galore.
Close on the heels of its
fifth store in Mumbai, Planet
M will open yet another store
on Sunday, May 25. And this
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T A L K I N G
time, its latest address will be
the Ansal Plaza Mall in
Faridabad.
Faridabad can now look
forward to some great music
and loads of activities. No
more driving to Delhi for that
album anymore!
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0900 Zimbabwe Tour of
England 03: England
vs. Zimbabwe, 1st
Test, Day 2, H/Ls
1030 Wrestling: Apple
Crush
1100 School Quiz Show:
ESPN 03
1330 Spanish League
H/Ls 02/03
1400 Zimbabwe Tour of
England 03: England
vs. Zimbabwe, 1st
Test, Day 2, H/Ls
1512 Zimbabwe Tour of
England 03: England
vs. Zimbabwe, 1st
Test, Day 3, Session
1 LIVE
1715 NBA Action 02031
1745 Zimbabwe Tour of
England 03: England
vs. Zimbabwe, 1st
Test, Day 3, Session
2&3 LIVE
2230 NBA Conference Fnls
03: NBA Western
Din Bhar
1900 Desh Videsh
2000 Khabar Din Bhar
2100 9 p.m. Report
2200 City 60
BBC
0830-2230 BBC
News- Every Hour
0900 Asia Today
0915 World Business Rpt.
1000 Talking Movies
1100 Europe Direct
1200 Click Online
1300 Extra Time
1340 Correspondent
1500 Ray Mears’
Extreme Survival:
Sahara
1600 Tomorrow’s World
1700 This Week
1740 Correspondent
1900 Extra Time
1940 Hooligans
2000 Asia Today
2100 Ray Mears’ Extreme
Survival: Sahara
CNN
HINDI FILMS
0730 World Report
0830 World News
0900 Talk Asia
0930 World News
1000 World Report
1030 World News
1100 Diplomatic
License
1130 World News
1200 The Music Room
1230 World News
1300 People in News
1330 Larry King LIVE
1430 World News
1500 World Sport
1530 World News
1600 Int’l Correspondents
1630 World News
1700 World Sport
1730 World News
1800 Diplomatic License
1900 Talk Asia
1930 World News
2000 World Sport
2100 The Daily Show With
Jon Stewart: Global
Edition
2130 World News
2200 Inside Africa
ANDAAZ: (Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Lara
Dutta) Delite, Chanakya (12.30, 3.30, 6.30 & 9.45
p.m.), Paras, PVR Saket (12.55, 4, 7.05 & 10.10
p.m.), PVR Gurgaon (12.45, 4, 7.15 & 10.30 p.m.),
PVR Naraina (12.35, 3.40, 7 & 10.05 p.m.), PVR
Vikaspuri (12.30, 3.55, 7.05 & 10.15 p.m.),
CNBC INDIA
0900 Art Show
0930 Good Life Show
1000 Trendmill
1030 Taking Stock
1130 Global Market
Wrap
1200 Art Show
1230 Storyboard
1300 Insurance
0700-1200 Bulletin- Every
Half An Hour
1227 Manoranjan
1300 Beyond Headlines
1330 & 1400 Bulletin
1427 Manoranjan
1430-1600 Bulletin- Every
Half An Hour
1627 Manoranjan
1700-1800 Bulletin- Every
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
CONTACTS
MORNING FILMS
AAMA (Nepali): Rachna; DIVINE LOVERS (A)
(Hindi): Milan; GLITCH (A): Rivoli; TO ALL YOUR
LOVE (A): Filmistan
Uddeshya: Dr Shankar Shesh’s ‘Nai Sabhyata Naye Namoone’ (Hindi comedy), directed
by Ajay Kataria, IHC, Lodhi Road, 7.15 p.m.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra: A festival
of ballets - ‘Dance of Shiva,’ Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, 7 p.m.; India International Centre: ‘Prekshapate Rabindra
Sangeet - Rabindra Sangeet in retrospective’
by Maya Chakraborty, Auditorium, 40-Max
Mueller Marg, 6.30 p.m.; Habitat World:
Kalaikoodam presents- ‘Carnatic flute recital’
by Dr N. Ramani, IHC, Lodhi Road, 7 p.m.
EXHIBITIONS
Intelligence
1330 Mutual Fund
Invester
1400 CNBC Executive
Sports
1800 Managing Asia
1830 Cutting Edge
1900 CNBC Spl.
2000 Good Life Show
2030 Trendmill
2100 Art Show
2130 Storyboard
2200 Lessons in
Excellence
2230 The Appointment:
Raghav Bahl, ME,
CNBC - tete-a-tete
with David Cote, CEO,
Honeywell
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THEATRE
FILM
In ‘The Appointment’
meet David Cote,
CEO, Honeywell at
2230 on CNBC in a
chat with Raghav
Satyam C’plexes (12 noon, 4.15, 7 & 10 p.m.),
M2K (Rohini) (1.30, 4.30, 7.20 & 10.20 p.m.),
Filmistan, Odeon, Samrat, M4U (Shahibabad),
Movie Palace, Urvashi (G’bad); STUMPED:
(Raveena, Salman, Bobby Deol) Rivoli, Satyam C’plexes (11 a.m. & 10 p.m.); ARMAAN: (Amitabh,
Anil Kapoor, Preity Zinta, Gracy Singh) 3 C’s
(12.15, 3.30, 6.45 & 10 p.m.), DT Cinemas (1,
4.10, 7.25 & 10.40 p.m.), M2K (11.40 a.m., 2.30,
7.50 & 10.30 p.m.), M4U (Sahibabad), Amba, Liberty, Shiela, Vishal C’plex (12 noon, 3, 6.15 & 9.30
p.m.), PVR Saket (1.30, 4.35, 7.40 & 10.45 p.m.),
PVR Naraina (1, 4.10, 7.20 & 10.30 p.m.), PVR
Vikaspuri (1, 4.10, 7.20 & 10.30 p.m.), Priya
(11.50 a.m., 2.55, 7.30 & 10.35 p.m.), Satyam C’plexes (12.30, 3.30, 6.45 & 10.15 p.m.), Alpna,
Sapna, Sangam (12.15, 3.30, 6.30 & 9.45 p.m.),
Radhupalace, Movie Palace, Vasant (G’bad); CHOTA JADUGAR (3-D): (Suraj Balaji & Trilok Mallik)
Satyam C’plexes (11.30 a.m., 1.30, 3.30, 5.30 &
7.30 p.m.), Aakash; GANGOBAI: Virat; HAASIL:
(Jimmy Shergil, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Irfan, Tinu Anand)
DT Cinemas (10.30 p.m. Only), Suraj (N’garh);
ILAAKA: (Dharmendra, Sanjay Dutt, Mithun) Moti,
Imperial; INSANIYAT: Raj; ISHQ VISHK: (Shahid,
Amrita, Shenaz) DT Cinemas (12.40, 3.25 & 7.45
p.m.), Golcha, Regal, Rachna, PVR Saket (12.40,
3.30 & 8.55 p.m.), PVR Naraina (1.15, 3.55, 8.05
& 10.45 p.m.), PVR Vikaspuri (12.45, 3.40, 8 &
10.45 p.m.), M2K (11.10 a.m. & 5.25 p.m.), Batra,
Eros, Movie Palace, Chaudhary (G’bad); PRAN
JAYE PAR SHAAN NA JAYE: (Raveena, Namrata
& Diya Mirza) Milan; SAATHIYA: Satyam C’plexes (4 p.m. Only); SANGRAM: (Ajay Devgan, Karisma) Robin (Subzi Mandi); THE HERO: (Sunny Deol,
Preity Zinta & Priyanka Chopra) Odeon, Gagan,
West End; VIJETA ELAAN: Excelsior; Show Timings for Hindi Films- 12.30, 3.30, 6.30 & 9.30
p.m. Except wherever mentioned
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: 51517899;
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; JADOOGAR FOR
YOU - Dial 9632999 999 (Home delivery in 3 hrs.)
for Satyam C’plexes, Vishal C’plex & Liberty.
Delhi Telugu Academy: Telugu filmRaghavendra, A.P. Bhawan, 1, Ashoka Road,
2.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.
NEWS
ZEE NEWS
ENGLISH FILMS
JUNGLE BOOK 2: DT Cinemas (11.05 a.m. & 6.10
p.m.), PVR Saket (11.15 a.m.), PVR Gurgaon
(11.05 a.m. & 7.05 p.m.), PVR Naraina (11.45 a.m.
& 6.35 p.m.), PVR Vikaspuri (11.20 a.m. & 6.25
p.m.), Priya (10.20 a.m. & 6 p.m.), Satyam C’plexes (11 a.m., 2.45, 6.35 & 8.15 p.m.); NATIONAL
SECURITY: DT Cinemas (2.30 & 9.05 p.m.); THE
CORE: DT Cinemas (11.45 a.m., 4.20 & 10.55
p.m.), PVR Saket (10.50 a.m.,
6.15 & 11.15 p.m.), PVR Gurgaon
(11.25 a.m., 4.20 & 10.55 p.m.),
PVR Naraina (1.50, 6.25 & 11
p.m.); CHICAGO (A): (Cathrine
Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger &
Richard Gere) PVR Saket (11
a.m. Only); CRADLE TO THE
GRAVE (A): (Jet Li & DMX) DT
Cinemas (11 a.m. & 7.05 p.m.),
PVR Saket (10.40 a.m., 1.15 & 6.15 p.m.), PVR
Gurgaon (2.10 & 8.45 p.m.), PVR Naraina (4.25 &
9 p.m.); HARRY POTTER 2 - The Chamber of Secrets: (Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson & Kenneth Branagh) PVR Saket (3.15 p.m.),
PVR Naraina (10.50 a.m. Only); THE LORD OF THE
RINGS - The Two Towers: Shakuntalam Theatre
(12.30, 3.30 & 6.30 p.m.); THE RECRUIT (A): (Al
Pacino, Colin Farrell & Briget Moynahan) PVR
Saket (11.40 p.m. Only)
Visual Arts Gallery: ‘Paintings - Oil on canvas’ by Balu K. Sadalge, IHC, Lodhi Road, 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.; Gallery Espace: ‘Art works’
by Arpana Caur, Anupam Sud, Gurcharan
Singh and others, 16-Community Centre,
New Friends Colony, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.;
Gallerie Ganesha: ‘Landscapes’ by Bikash
Poddar, Satish Chandra and others, E-557,
G.K.-II, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Triveni Gallery:
‘Paintings’ by Ragini Sinha, Mandi House,
Tansen Marg, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Paharpur
Business Centre: ‘Paintings - Creative
waves’ by Harbans Bhasin, Sneh Bhasin and
Satish Bhasin, PBC Art Gallery, 21, Nehru
Place, 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 3 p.m. to
7 p.m.; Krishna’s Collection Art Gallery:
‘Lasting impressions’ by Dipto Narayan Chatterjee, D-47, Defence Colony, 11 a.m. to 7
p.m.; Art Alive Gallery: ‘Recent works’ by
Shakila, S-308, G.K.-II, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
SEMINAR
India International Centre: ‘Crossing the
Rubicon - The shaping of India’s New Foreign
Policy,’ Conf. Room-I, 40-Max Mueller Marg,
6.30 p.m.
RELIGIOUS DISCOURSES
Times Foundation: Bahai’s ‘Equal wings
workshop’ by Farida Vahedi (10.30 a.m. to
2.30 p.m.), Art of Living’s ‘Basic course’ by R.
Narayan (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Divya Jyoti Jagran Sanstha’s ‘Sankeertna Sandhya’ by M.
Ramjoyashji (6.30 p.m. to 8 p.m.) and AOL’s
‘Art excel workshop’ by Renu Dua (9 a.m. to
4.30 p.m.) (Contact — 23782396 23782031), 4-Tilak Marg; Swami Sivananda Cultural Association: ‘Group meditation,’
Sivananda Marg, Amar Colony, Lajpat NagarIV, 8 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.; Vedanta Institute:
‘Bhajagovindam,’ Ramana Kendra, Lodhi Institutional Area (near Sai Temple), Lodhi
Road, 11 a.m. to noon
LECTURE
Vedic Wisdom Centre: Talk and training on
‘Gita and art of success and happiness’ by
Prakash Kandwal, B-25, 3rd Floor, Dayanand
Colony, Lajpat Nagar-IV, 8 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.
PUBLIC FUNCTIONS
Swar Yoga Foundation: ‘Workshop’ to be
conducted by Acharya Ashwarya Bhardwaj
and Shharyu Chopra, India International Centre, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Art of Living: ‘Workshop’ by Shyama Sondhi, Hotel Park Royal,
8.30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Shakuntalam Kala
Kendra: Preliminary selection trials for
‘Singing & dance competition’ on the bases
of film songs, Delhi Public Library Auditorium,
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Marg (opp. Old
Delhi Rly. Stn.), 4 p.m.; Laxmibai Sports
Education & Welfare Society: ‘Summer
coaching camp in gymnastics,’ Indira Gandhi
Institute of Physical Education and Sports
Sciences, B-Block, Vikas Puri, 7 a.m. to 8.30
a.m.; Rangbhoomi: ‘Theatre workshop’ for
children, Arwachin Public School, Sector145, Vasundhara, 8.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m.;
Al-Anon: Meeting for relatives and friends of
‘Alcoholics,’ Free Church (near Jantar Mantar), Sansad Marg, 7 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
BOL TARA BOL
Shelly von Strunkel
ARIES (March 21 - April 19) Usually you’re the
first person to embrace an intriguing idea. But
your reaction to recent developments has
hardly been what you’d call positive. Since you
like to be in charge, the problem may have to do with the
fact that others are making all the decisions, than the
actual situations in question.
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) While you haven’t
exactly been secretive with certain individuals,
you also haven’t told them all that you could.
True, going over old ground is bound to prove
time-consuming. Waiting until things quiet down seems
sensible. But with every passing day, you’ll only have yet
more to explain.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) Others seem to be
looking to you to make decisions that will
influence not merely your future, but theirs as
well. Difficult as this position may be, it’s a
compliment. The fact is, they feel that you have a better
understanding of both the situations involved and their
needs than they do.
CANCER (June 21 - July 22) You’re not happy
with the arrangements that others have made on
your behalf. If you feel guilty about this initially,
discussions with family, friends or colleagues
will reveal that their discontent more than equals yours.
Enough, in fact, that you’ve every justification for demanding that those who organised things make improvements.
LEO (July 23 - August 22) You’ve already
thought through important plans. But you also
know how much a certain person would like to
take them over. The biggest gift you could give
them is the freedom to proceed on their own, particularly
if you can manage to prevent them knowing that you
were behind it.
VIRGO (August 23 - September 22) Having
worked long and hard to arrange things, you’d
think that others would be grateful. Not only are
they not acknowledging the efforts you’ve made,
they have the nerve to object. Let them. In fact, invite them
to take over. Soon enough they’ll develop an appreciation
of what you’ve done.
LIBRA (September 23 - October 22) Ordinarily
you’d feel that, in leaving certain tricky issues
for others to resolve, you’d be avoiding facing
your own responsibilities. But you’d be doing
yourself a favour. Certain individuals have no intention of
making agreements of any kind. As a consequence, the
further way you stay, the better.
SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21) Judging
by the planetary activity of the next several
days, whatever you do or say, somebody’s
going to disagree. While you’ve no fear of
upsetting others, this is not the best time to discuss future
plans. Sideline these temporarily, therefore, instead
focusing your formidable analytical skills on as yet
unresolved personal issues.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21)
While you can’t put off important discussions for
much longer, the timing could be a lot better.
First, things are in chaos. Also, the generally
argumentative mood is unlikely to make for congenial
exchanges. That being the case, forget about achieving
agreements and make your aim increasing understanding
on everybody’s part.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 19) As a
sensible Capricorn you usually feel that there’s
little point in challenging those whose minds
are already made up. However rigid their
thinking, the issues involved are important. So much so, in
fact, that if you can even get them to consider another
option, you’ll have achieved something worthwhile.
AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18) Ever
since the courageous Mars moved into Aquarius
in late April, you’ve had a considerably less tolerant about others’ shortcomings. In fact you’ve
found yourself challenging certain individuals before you
know what you were doing. Better yet, your words have had
a powerful impact on them, their attitude and their actions.
PISCES (February 19 - March 20) You’ve discussed problems and made whatever amends
were appropriate. But others are still carrying on,
complaining about how they’re suffering to
anybody who will listen. On no account should you rise to
this manipulation. The less attention you pay them, the
sooner their amateur dramatics will cease.
MISCELLANEOUS
LRPM Nature Cure Hospital & Training
Institute: ‘Naturopathy training and treatment camp,’ Shahdara, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Lok
Kalyan Samiti: ‘Free eye check-up,’ Sucheta
Bhawan, 11-A, Vishnu Digamber Marg, 9
a.m.; Venu Eye Institute & Research
Centre: 1/31, Sheikh Sarai Institutional Area,
Ph.-II (near PSRI Hospital) (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
and Sanatan Dharam Sabha, Shivshakti
Mandir (4 p.m. to 6 p.m.)
Visit www.astrospeak.com for detailed forecast
SPORTS
INTERNET HUMOUR
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show on Zee TV at 2000 Hrs.
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own bed.
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SATURDAY 24 MAY 2003
DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA
Quick on choice
Q
AROUND TOWN
wick’y coffee launches a new range of Chillers adding
to the line of existing
old beverages. The special summer launch
comprises six different exotic flavours to
render to all age groups. These Chillers are
cold coffees Friazzo
base with flavours added to them and topped
with a swirl of fresh
whipped cream. Moreover,
the flavours go on top of the
cream along with crunchy
bits. The range includes San-
meda (cubes of Zucchini
with corn kernels, coriander, chillies, flavoured with
tomato and cheese).
Joe’s back
P O T - L U C K
the freshest form of
pizza. The dough is
not sent in by the
suppliers. Instead, it
is made within the
outlet at least three
to four times a day.
Moreover, you can
even ask for a topping of your choice.
These include the
spicy
Wings
of
Chicken to the typically desi
Chilli Paneer and Chilli
Chicken tikka. And in case
you need more, there’s always some chilled beverage
to go with.
A
fter pleasing taste buds in Mumbai, it’s now time
for foodies in Delhi.
Smokin’ Joe’s now
invites you to experience a whole new
way of enjoying pizza’s with your friends and family.
With its second
outlet at Kailash Colony, get a taste of
ta Maria, Jamaica, Bahamas, Miami, Honolulu
and Aruba to name a few.
Tex-Mex time
L
ife is too short to be good all time...so sin a little — With this view in
mind, Rodeo now presents
a Mexican food festival —
Viva Mexico. The veteran
chefs Roberto Treves and
Sergio Snyder from Mexico
use their culinary skills to
tantalise taste buds. To
start with is the Tequila
Chicken Soup with a distinct taste of Tequila — a
dish that meshes best with
the spicy appetiser, Mushroom Chipotle. The main
course comprises an array
of vegetarian and non-vegetarian delights — Lamb
Poc-Chuc enveloped by a
tasty Yucatan Sauce, Pollo
En Mixiote — a Mexican
favourite and vegetarian
dishes like Zucchini Ala-
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SATURDAY 24 MAY 2003
DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA
TO HOME AFTER A HECTIC
HIKE TO THE COLD ZONE
On this attempt, his third, lone person
he became the first person to towing suptrek from North America to plies in a
the Pole alone
and unaided by
airdrops of supplies. His posi- On this attempt, his third, he
tion was monibecame the first person to
tored through a
trek from North America to
satellite-linked
the North Pole alone and
transmitter by
unaided by airdrops of
CLS, a French
supplies. His position was
company that
monitored through a
also tracks wilsatellite-linked transmitter
dlife.
Borge Ousland, a Norwegian adventur- sled.
er, made a similar Pole trek
Ian Wesfrom the Eurasian side of the ley, a friend
Arctic, in 1994. There is a de- who has bebate, but many Arctic hands en managsay the Canadian trip, though ing Hadow’s
slightly shorter, is much hard- l o g i s t i c s
er because of wind-driven ice from norththat piles up house-high, cre- ern Canada,
ating forbidding obstacles to a said storm
systems
were delaying efforts to
send two rugged Twin
Otter airplanes, one
carrying extra fuel for
the other, to retrieve
the sapped trekker.
“He walked himself
into the ground the last
couple of days,” Wesley
said. “He had just
enough energy to set
up his tent.”
Hadow, 41, a professional guide for people
seeking to test their
mettle at either Pole,
left Ward Hunt Island,
ARIZONA COLT
Daniels, was at her computer
when an automated update
came by e-mail from CLS,
showing Hadow’s position as
precisely 90 degrees north.
Hadow’s satellite phone had
gone dead days earlier, but on
Monday he pulled out a special battery he kept charged
and warm so he could call for
the charter planes waiting to
retrieve him.
In a telephone interview,
she said his simple message
was, “Hello, it’s me, I’m here.”
PATH BREAKERS
E
xhausted but exultant,
Pen Hadow sat in a tiny
tent at the North Pole,
waiting in the constant daylight for a long ride home to
Dartmoor, in southern England.
That in itself was not so unusual. About 200 persons visit
the Pole each spring these days,
flying from the Arctic fringes of
Siberia, Norway or Canada and
landing at a temporary commercial base camp established
on the drifting cap of sea ice before it cracks and softens under
the brightening sun.
What made Hadow’s situation noteworthy was that he
had reached the Pole on Monday on foot and alone, skiing,
sometimes swimming and finally walking 478 miles in a
gruelling 64-day crossing
from Canada’s northernmost
shore.
near a Canadian
base that is the
world’s northernmost human settlement, on March 17.
Back in Dartmoor, a family
friend and fellow
Arctic trekker, Ann
Lizard-like robots
on the anvil
S
cientists in California
have started work on
how to make a material
coated with synthetic
gecko hairs, which would
open up new vistas like
walking on walls. Plans for
developing climbing robots for space exploration
are in the offing. The pros-
(NY Times)
pect of being able
to emulate a lizard
and walk up a wall
and across the ceiling is now slowly
nearing reality, reports the New Scientist.
Super-grip shoes
for athletes and
tyres that will hold
the road better in
all weathers are
just a few possible
examples. And, of course,
for Hollywood actors playing superheroes like Spiderman, it will be a cakewalk to climb walls and
cruise across the ceiling,
without the studios resorting to computer graphics.
The hairs on a gecko’s
feet, called setae, are the
key to its remarkable grip
on just about any surface,
whether rough or smooth,
wet or dry. The tips of
the setae being sticky, help the geckos
to hang from a ceiling with the entire
weight suspended from a single toe.
The researchers
envisage designing
planetary rovers capable of climbing
over any alien surface, in any condition
and creating robots
that can walk around
the outside of a space
vehicle inspecting it
for damage, like that
caused by missing
heat-shield tiles or a
holed wing in a space
shuttle.
New theory on
eye-brain link
T
he conventional
view regarding
how connections between the optic nerves and the brain
have been challenged
by UC Davis researchers.
While the retina
cells show waves of
activity long before
the eyes are exposed
to light, optic nerves
at the same time
grow from the left
and right eyes into
the brain and form
separate “eye-specific” layers in a brain
structure called the
lateralgeniculate nuclei, or LGN. Researchers have used
an antibody coupled
to a ribosomal toxin
to perturb the activity of selected cells in
the retina. The results show that neuronal activity in the
eye permits the eyespecific connections
to the LGN to develop. “Contrary to what everyone expected,
the pattern of activity in the developing
retina is not a key
factor in this process,” said a researcher. The findings represent a major shift in the field of
developmental neurobiology of the visual system.
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WORLD RAP
SATURDAY 24 MAY 2003
DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA
E N T E R T A I N M E N T
Gisele wins
back Leo!
fter an on-off relationship, broken engagement and designer shouting matches, it looks like
Gisele Bundchen and
Leonardo DiCaprio are
back together again.
The pair are so lovedup, Leo felt the urge to
take Gisele home to
meet
his
mum,
Irmelin, in LA. The
boobs from Brazil
split from the lap
dancer-loving actor
last year soon after
he presented her with
a 125,000-pound engagement ring, claiming
he was ‘‘boring’’ and
that she was sick of his
tantrums. However, he
wasn’t so boring when
she decided she wanted
him back earlier this
month, performing a
steamy dance floor routine at a party to catch
his eye. Gisele, who remarked after their break up , ‘‘Who needs a
man? I have three
dogs, two horses and
five sisters,’’ got on
with Leo’s mum like a
house on fire.
A
A sigh
of relief!
C
inegoers can
heave a sigh
of relief. Theatre
owners have decided to postpone
their planned strike for 90 days.
The move comes
after the delegation’s meeting
with Maharashtra’s CM, who assured the group
he would look into
the grievances.
The owners decided to go on strike
after an ordinance was issued by
the Governor, that
entertainment tax
would be reduced
and that service
charge for theatre
owners would be
hiked to Rs two
from Rs one.
Aamir looses
out to Vivek
A
pparently
Aamir Khan
can’t make up his
mind about his
next film. He is
confused. He still
can’t decide which film he should
do first and is
thus keeping his
producers hanging in mid-air. His
one-time close fr-
iend director, John Mathew Mathan tired of waiting for his dates,
went ahead and
signed Vivek Oberoi (who was
more than happy
to grab the role).
Aamir’s loss has
become Vivek’s
gain!
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DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA
SATURDAY 24 MAY 2003
SOHAIL goes
behind the camera
ohail Khan may be busy with
Ekta Kapoor’s next film, but the
director/actor isn’t losing sight of his
first love, namely, direction. Even
while he emotes scary scenes on the
sets of the horror film, Sohail is just
a couple of days from his trip to London where he will launch his next
home production to be produced by
GS Entertainment. When we asked
him about the film, he say, ‘‘It’s going to be an action thriller.’’
S
Making the
right moves
T
he latest buzz doing the
rounds is that John Mathew Mathan is finally ready
with the script of his next film.
Sarfarosh created quite a stir at
the box-office, and John’s next
has been much looked-forward
to. Everyone, of course, expected him to sign Aamir Khan once again. Apparently, he’s talking to the new sensation in Bollywood, Vivek Oberoi. Can’t
fault John’s choice, can you?
Gauri Karnik is
back for good
R
emember Gauri Karnik who debuted in the
Lucky Ali starrer Sur? The
lady in question has now
signed a Smita Thackeray
film and was busy shooting
for it in the suburbs when we
met her last. After a brief lull, the
actress is back in action and is
quite excited about her new film.
Sur may not have done wonders
for her career, but she’s quite upbeat about the future. Let’s hope
her next film brings Gauri the
success she so deserves.
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