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with Ergo, as we list out the stereotypes
of those in ‘lowe’ and simply don’t take
‘No’ for an answer even if it came and
slapped them on their face.
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02 ERGO Friday, March 20, 2009

Hip Hop nite

Namma Chennai Sparks at Hotel Savera invites you to Ghetto

Phunk, a Hip Hop nite by DJ Felix and MC Tommy.
The music will start playing from 8 p.m. For details
call 97109 47363 / 98841 94856 / 284114700.

Sale

Summer’s here
Latha Puthana is organising an
Food exhibition of salwar kameez in
cotton mull fabric, ikkat,
kalamkari and kadi print. Plus,
Let’s gang up sarees in chiffon, georgette,
Kanjeevarams with intricate
Looking for a perfect place to embroidery and ornate blouses.
hang out with your friends? Ahar The sale is on till March 21
at The Residency promieses to play Where: Amethyst, 14 / 30,
the perfect host as well as get you Padmavathi Road, Jeypore
discounts. If you are a group of Colony, Gopalapuram
eight, pay only for seven; a group
of 16 get to pay for 14 and so on.
The lunch is priced at Rs. 425 and
the offer is valid on all weekdays.
Where: The Residency, G.N. Chetty
Road
For reservation call 28253434 or
9840987253
Television

Art

Rural scope
The thought of rural conjures
images of mud plastered walls,
uneven roads, bullock carts and
the mundane lives of the rural
folk. Artist S. Jayaraj bares the
spirit of the voiceless and hard
working people with his
exhibition titled ‘Faces of Rural
Folk’.
Rock on
When: March 21 to April 3 It is going to be music for the ears with original sounds, desi beats
Where: Tangerine, 5, Murrays and fusion melody. The third season of Sprite Channel V Launch
Gate Road, Alwarpet Pad starts from today. Bands from different corners of India,
For details call 24355834 / distinct in their personalities and with new sounds promise to rock
42110888. you with their music.
When: March 20; 7.30 p.m.
Where: Channel V

Music
Television
Vote, vote
Bangalore-based rock band
Thermal and a Quarter will
OSO on Sunday
perform today as part of the Have no plans this Sunday?
‘Jaagore One Billion Voters Wacth Om Shanti Om on your
Campaign’. The performance is television. The hit film has Shah
aimed at creating awareness on Rukh Khan, a young would-be
the need to vote in the coming actor looking for a break in
elections. Shut up and Vote is one cinema. He wants to become a
among the songs with a message. film star and win the beautiful
When: March 20; 7 p.m. Shanti Priya, played by Deepika
Where: Open Air Theatre, IIT Padukone. A good Bollywood
Madras masala film!
When: March 22; 8 p.m.
Where: Sony Entertainment
Television
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03
DVD of the Week

Zack and Miri

make a Porno
Showing Spain
Two best friends ,
Zack (Seth Rogen) and
Miri (Elizabeth Banks)
are going through a
financial crisis. Zack
hits upon a
masterplan. He
proposes that they
produce and star in their own porn film and
thus rake in tons of moolah. The great
performances by the two lead actors make
the film interesting. Both effortlessly slip into
their characters and share excellent chemistry.
Caution: there’s a fair bit of nudity and
steaminess, so make sure no little ones are
near.
We say: This one’s great fare if you’re
looking for a light comedy that can also set
the mood for all the right things to happen.
(wink, wink!)

T his is for all you movie buffs The

Embassy of Spain, New Delhi in
Game of the Week association with Indo Cine Appre-
ciation Foundation is screening
award-winning Spanish films from
March 23. Four films will be
screened on the occasion at South
Indian Film Chamber Theatre, 606,
Anna Salai at 6.15 p.m. For details
call 98401 51956

The films:
13 Roses (March 23)
The film is set in Madrid in 1939,
Gatsby
BURN ZOMBIE BURN
Anyone with fond memories of minor SNES
and has won six awards at different
platforms. Streetcar attendant Julia
and Red Cross worker Virtudes are
two idealists Republican militants.
series of murders.

14 Kilometers (March 25)

The film’s title refers to the dis-
on ECR
The Gatsby Store has
They spend their evenings in a tance between North Africa and opened its third outlet at
classic Zombies Ate My Neighbours will love
night club watching musicians En- Spain – the final stretch of the jour- Neelangarai on ECR. The
this. PlayStation Network game BZB throws
rique, husband of Blanca, and ney towards a life where “nobody store has a wide range of
hundreds of cartoon ghouls at you and a
communist Canepa perform as the dies of hunger”. Three young Afri- Raymond fabrics and
co-op buddy in a blast-fest of brilliant
bombs fall. When Canepa decides cans undertake the journey here. apparels, Italian suitings
weapons, comedy deaths and no small
to leave, Blanca gives him some and shirtings, with in-house
number of corpses. With only six stages it’s
money to help him on his way. Fermat’s Room (March 26) tailoring facility.
a bit short, but old school, multiplayer
Meanwhile, Julia strikes up a rela- After resolving a test with a se-
thrills seldom come better.
tionship with dapper young na- quence of numbers, four mathe-
LOVE Lawnmowing zombies, 3D graphics,
tionalist soldier Perico. maticians are challenged by a
assortment of weapons to kill them with
mysterious man called Fermat to
HATE No single-player campaign
The Oxford Murders (March meet in an iso-
we say: With a name like this, you cannot
24) lated place to re-
not know what to expect.
The story revolves around a pro- solve the
fessor and a graduation student greatest enigma
who work together to a potential ever.
Music of the Week
Unique
Elvis Presley
It’s seems the like the studios
dishing out Elvis Presley’s
songs are taking the adage
“The King is dead. Long live
the King” too seriously. It’s
been over thirty years since
The King died, but that
hasn’t stopped a wave of compilations from
reaching the shore. Well, Times Music’s
potboiler ‘Unique’ is tragically far from what
its name suggests. At best, it’s got all the
songs for wooing your gal and some more for
those rainy days: Jailhouse Rock, Hound Dog,
All Shook Up, they’re all there and sound
nicely remastered. Too bad, some of Presley’s
later work like In The Ghetto are missing.
Sound advice: If you don’t own a single album
by The King, this one featuring his most
popular songs is just right to start out with.
04 ERGO Friday, March 20, 2009

Big Story

GRAPHIC: R.PRATHAP KUMAR

 Friday, March 20, 2009
ANUSHA PARTHASARATHY
anushaparthasarathy@hotmail.com
The charmed Prince
He is not the fairytale prince
who rescues the princess from
the highest room in the tallest
tower. He is, in fact, rather
‘charmed’ by himself. His idea of
a life quote is “Mirror, mirror on
the wall, who is the most hand-
some of them all?” and his full-
time occupation involves
straightening that stray strand of
hair on his head and telling him-
self how handsome he is. If this
Prince Charming asks for your
hand in ‘love’, there’s only one
thing to ask: “Hey, is that a pim-
ple on your cheek?”
Rest assured, he will be spend-
ing the next three days trying to
make it disappear and forget all
about you.
The ramp model
This guy is the most hilarious of
the lot. He walks like anyone else
but as soon as a woman passes
by, he does the ‘stud’ walk. This
means he lifts his shoulders as
high as he can, his arms stiff at his
side and he sways his hips as he
walks. He uses the ‘cool dude’
walk sometimes too. This re-
quires wearing jeans that don’t
stand on his waist along with an
XXXL t-shirt, standing with a
slight stoop, bending his knees
and doing the ‘\m/’ sign with his
hands and dragging his feet as he
walks very slowly. Both walks
look like a bad case of constipa-
tion. If these guys approach you,
please refer them to a doctor or at
least point them to the men’s
room.
S
ome smart chap once said: “Love is that sinking feeling”. Well, it seems to sink a lot ‘lowe’r
than Titanic did when you are approached or rather stalked by a wannabe Romeo. The best
way to handle them is by wit or by grit. Since there are too many of these characters running
loose, here are some stereotypes and how best to politely give them a kick on their rear.
The flower-o-holic
This guy ‘thinks’ he is the ulti-
mate romantic hero, who knows
just what women want; flowers.
Not just one, but millions. If he
approaches you with a rose one
day, the next day he will get a
sunflower. He is very useful but
only if you are looking to fill your
vase with different flowers every
day. And sample his romantic
quips: “your face is as red as a
rose’s petal, looking at you is fa-
tal.”
The best response: “Roses are
red, violets are blue, I’m in love,
but not with you.”
The hopeless romantic
He is the one who cannot live
without you and decides to attain
you by writing 365 letters a year;
one for each day. His letters go
something like this; ‘Dear so and
so, Are you in the well? I’m also in
the well (giving you company, I
suppose!). My heart swells with
love at the mention of your name
and I’m scared it will burst. So
love me. Love, so and so.’ The on-
ly reply you could possibly give
such letters is: “Was there any
water in the well?”
The Kollywood hero
He is the one who wears col-
ourful clothes, does aerobics at
the mere mention of any song
and dances around trees to woo
his woman. Whether he woos his
woman or boos her is another
question. The only things that he
talks are mushy, cheesy movie
dialogues that make you want to
cry and not out of joy. The best
way to get back at him is to use an
equally cheesy punch dialogue…
or to just punch him on the face,
Kollywood ishtyle.
Johnny Bravo
His ultimate dream is to take a
picture of himself surrounded by
women he ‘lowes’. The Johnny
Bravo who stalks you at every
corner, calls you at odd hours,
gets flirty around you and tries to
strike the dumbest conversa-
tions. You know he’s dumb but
he thinks you are falling for him,
which is the problem. The next
time he uses his infamous
‘Heeeeyyy pretty mama’, act
deaf. If that doesn’t work, act
dumb. He might find you too stu-
pid for him. Or would he?
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The Bard
Bards were highly overrated
poets of the King’s courts, who
were commissioned to sing their
praise. You would think a few
hundred years down the lane,
they’d be extinct. But no, modern
bards use their talent to sing
praise of their women. Excerpts
from a modern bard’s collection
of poems titled ‘Love Love Love’:
“It is here, it is there, it is eve-
rywhere. It is so bare, very fair,
now my heart tears. Like hand is
covered by a glove, I will care for
you with my love.”
Who would want to go out with
this guy? Tell him: “Gloves cover
but are temporary, your love
won’t be necessary.”
The Spammer
If you find yourself getting a
thousand SMSs every day from a
single number and all of them are
either mushy forwards or out-
right creepy suicidal stuff, you
know you are being spammed by
a weirdo. Only one thing to do;
spam him back with anti-love
messages or call him up and
make one of your male friends
speak to him instead. ■
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Sport
Dynamic duo
It’s been Liverpool’s week, Beating Real Madrid 4-0 in
the Champions League, the 4-1 victory over
Manchester United in the Premier League at Old
Trafford. And the two men who are giving manager
Rafa Benitez who recently signed a long term contract
with the club are Spanish striker Fernando Torres and
his English skipper Steven Gerrard.
The Reds might not have the bench strength or depth
of the Red Devils, but when there two talismans are
playing Liverpool will be the team to beat in any
competition.
The two players combine well and now with Gerrard
playing a much freer role at the heart of the midfield
behind the Spaniard, Liverpool has an attacking
combination which can dodge past any defenders in
Europe. Torres with his pace and instinctive eye for
goal is and goalkeeper’s nightmare, his captain, is a
terrier who fights for every inch, getting inside the
skin of the opposition. The two are dynamic as a
combination and as long as Liverpool can get them
both in the field together there are many more
chances of great upsets like the two above.
Olympics props drum up $17.42m
The auction of 1,500 drums and 978 bamboo scrolls used at the Beijing Olympics
opening ceremony last year has netted 119 million yuan ($17.42 million), local media
reported on Thursday. Precisely 2,008 drummers beat the traditional “fou” drums at the
widely acclaimed ceremony to kick off the Games, while the metre-long scrolls were
held by scholars chanting Confucian Analects.
Tendulkar
puts India in control
I
ndia are eyeing a substantial
first-innings lead over New
Zealand in the first Test in Ha-
milton after ending day two
on Thursday just one run behind
with six wickets in hand. Steady
batting by the tourists, restricted
by the home side’s defensive ap-
proach and their own reluctance
to take risks, left them on 278 for
four when bad light ended play
six overs early.
With Sachin Tendulkar unbea-
ten on 70 and Yuvraj Singh on
eight, and with strong batting to
come, India look set to rack up a
substantial lead. New Zealand,
who could muster just 279 on a
placid wicket, had an early suc-
cess when dangerous opener Vi-
render Sehwag was run out early
for 24. But they took just three
more wickets during the day as
Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dra-
vid both posted half-centuries
and VVS Laxman chipped in with
30. Chris Martin, dropped for the
West Indies series early this year,
was the most effective of the
bowlers, dismissing Gambhir and
Laxman to produce figures of two
for 53 off 20 overs.
Looking for substantial lead
Veteran batsman Dravid said
India would be setting their
sights on a lead of at least 150,
although he said the third morn-
ing could prove pivotal. “The first
session is going to be critical. If
we can bat well in the first ses-
sion, build on our lead, I think we
should be able to put the pres-
sure on them in the third in-
nings,” said Dravid. “If we
can get 150 ahead it will be
fantastic. If Sachin and
Yuvraj can get us
through the new ball
tomorrow we can put
some serious pressure
on them.”
But Martin felt con-
ditions would favour
the bowlers, with
Hamilton tradition-
ally offering mois-
ture and
move-
ment
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the air in the morning. “With the
new ball and a little bit of swing I
think we can at least claw back a
couple of early wickets and get
ourselves right back in the game
again,” he said.
There was no urgency about
the Indian innings, in part be-
cause of the defensive fields set
by New Zealand skipper Daniel
Vettori in an attempt to force the
visitors into taking the initiative if
they wanted to keep the score-
board ticking over.
Waiting game
Instead, Gambhir, Dravid, Lax-
man and Tendulkar were pre-
pared to bide their time and wait
for the loose deliveries. New Zea-
land sent down 21 maidens.
Tendulkar, who faced 135 balls
for his 70, was fortunate to sur-
vive when on 13 when Daniel
Flynn was able to get his finger-
tips to a top edge but could not
hold the ball. Gambhir, who was
trapped lbw off a no-ball from
Kyle Mills’s first delivery of the
day when on six, went on to make
72 off 135 deliveries. But he fell to
reverse swing from Martin, edg-
ing to wicketkeeper Brendon
McCullum, which ended a 105-
run partnership with Dravid for
the second wicket.
Dravid went soon after for 66,
bowled by Iain O’Brien with a ball
that nipped back between bat
and pad. Tendulkar and Laxman
added 61 in 28 overs for the
fourth wicket before Martin dis-
missed Laxman with the second
new ball, caught by Ross Taylor at
first slip for 30. But while Martin
was frugal at one end, Tendulkar
was particularly harsh on Mills,
who proved the most expensive
of the bowlers with no wicket for
70 off his 15 overs. The first Indi-
an wicket to fall was Sehwag, who
had tormented New Zealand with
his explosive hitting in the recent
one-day series and looked equal-
ly comfortable in the longer form
of the game. He was run out after
James Franklin hit the stumps
from 40 yards in the third over of
the day.
Brief scores
New Zealand 279 lead by 1 run
against India 278/4 (G. Gambhir
72, R. Dravid 66, S. Tendulkar 70
not out). ■
AFP
Dravid,
Gambhir chip
in too
Sachin Tendulkar plays a shot
during the second day of the
first Test match between India
and New Zealand at Seddon
Park Stadium in Hamilton on
Thursday. PHOTO: AFP
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‘‘Escape artist Nadal

It will be an honour for me (to become the most capped international hockey player). There is lot of
pride attached with this and it will be of great value. They(Tendulkar, Bhutia) have always inspired
me. The way Tendulkar has maintained his greatness, it’s something you can always look up to. Looking at
Paes, he’s playing so well and is so fit. The same for the Indian football captain Bhutia. I get lot of inspiration
from them. Their mental and physical state really motivates me.
Standing at the threshhold of becoming the most capped international hockey player of all time, veteran Dilip Tirkey

reaches quarters
Federer, Murray advance but Safina bows out

R
afael Nadal saved five
match points en route to a
3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0 victory
over David Nalbandian on
Wednesday to reach the quarter-
finals of the Indian Wells hard-
court tennis tournament. Nal-
bandian’s crushing forehand had
the world number one on the
ropes, but the Spaniard with-
stood the onslaught. He saved
five match points, producing
winners on four of them, to take
the second set to the tiebreaker.
Nadal quickly gained the up-
per hand in the tiebreak, as Nal-
bandian netted a volley,
double-faulted and then netted
another volley. Once Nadal had
pocketed the set, Nalbandian
faded rapidly and Nadal
wrapped up the victory in two
hours and 48 minutes - almost on
the stroke of 2am. Nadal next
faces another Argentinian, sixth-
seeded Juan Martin del Potro, a
7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3) winner over
American John Isner. Nadal’s es-
cape, against an opponent who
had beaten him in two previous
encounters back in 2007, meant
that the “big four” of the men’s
tennis circuit – Nadal, Roger Fe-
derer, Novak Djokovic and Andy
Murray – all made it into the
quarter-finals of the first Masters
series event of the year.

Another three setter

World No.2 Federer, playing
his first tournament since falling
in five sets to Nadal in the Austra-
lian Open final, got past Chilean
Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.
He’ll face fourth-seeded Murray,
who had an unexpectedly easy
time as Tommy Robredo retired
with an injured right wrist with
Murray leading 6-2, 3-0. Djokov-
ic, the defending champion and
third seed, survived some shaky
moments to pull off a 7-6 (9-7),
7-6 (8-6) victory over Switzer-
land’s Stanislas Wawrinka.
He booked a quarter-final
clash with seventh-seeded Amer-
ican Andy Roddick, who beat te-
nacious Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6
(7-5), 3-6, 6-3. Djokovic and Rod-
dick will be renewing a rivalry
that saw them meet in the quar-
ter-finals of the last two Grand
Slams. Former world number one
Federer, who has spent the time
since the Australian Open reco-
vering from a lingering back ail-
ment and getting in some quality
practice, said he enjoyed his tus-
sle with Gonzalez, the 2007 Aus-
tralian Open runner-up.
“I enjoy playing Fernando be-
cause it’s so tactical, but then at
the same time it’s so brutal, so
aggressive. You think you have a
slight chance to win the point,
and then you realize no, there’s
actually none.” Nevertheless, Fe-
derer stretched his record over
Gonzalez to 12-1, and lined up a
quarter-final clash that promised
another test of his ground game
against Spain’s Fernando Verdas-
co. Verdasco, who powered to
the semi-finals of the Australian
Open where he was felled by Na-
dal, defeated unseeded German
Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 3-6,
6-1.
Women’s draw
In women’s matches, eighth-
seeded Victoria Azarenka of Be- Rafael Nadal
larus shocked top-seeded Russian Spain returns a
Dinara Safina 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 6-3 to forehand to
reach the semi-finals. Azarenka Michael Berrer
denied Safina’s bid to topple during the BNP
American Serena Williams from Paribas Open at
the world number one rankings, the Indian Wells
which the Russian would have Tennis Garden
done had she reached the final on Wednesday.
here. PHOTO: AFP
In the semi-finals Azarenka will
face her doubles partner, fourth-
seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva,
who beat ninth-seeded Dane
Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-2.
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AFP
08 ERGO Friday, March 20, 2009

Portfolio Bootcam
DIARIE

T
here’s an episode in Season
I of Friends, where Rachel –
broke, unemployed, runa-
way bride – uses her dad’s
Paul & Joe Gucci credit card to buy herself a pair
of knee-high leather boots just
to feel good despite the state of
affairs. A 2009 episode would
have required a much bigger

Knee-high boots get the shoebox. The knee-length boots

wouldn’t seem such a luxury in
present times, ending up more

kick, as thigh-high stiff- like a shrunk cousin of the thigh-

high ones that are now the rage.
This season, Prada probably

knee ones march in – set the ball rolling, sending out

boots so high that even
trousers are envious
Hussein Chalayan Roberto Cavalli
models in extended Wellington
boots that looked more like
leather barrels for the legs. And
they came with suspenders at-
tached to the waist. Not surpris-
ingly, many even dubbed the
boots the ‘no-pants solution’!
Gucci’s rock’n’roll-themed
Fall/ Winter 2009/2010 show al-
so had its share of thigh-high
boots, even dispensing with the
need of leggings or leather
pants one might have expected.
Hussein Chalayan used thigh-
high boots, and so did Isabel Ma-
rant and Roberto Cavalli. Guy
Laroche’s boots complemented
the long leather gloves, while
Stella McCartney’s trademark
oversized jackets actually
chucked the trousers for faux
leather boots – faux because the
PETA top brass was in atten-
dance in the front row.
At Paul & Joe, knitted tops
were sent out with the thigh-
high boots.
Standing out, however, were
the printed boots at Louis Vuit-
ton by Marc Jacobs.
If you’re wondering how peo-
ple even bend their knees in
Marc Jacobs them, well… they probably
for Louis don’t. ■ Stella
Vuitton McCartne
 Friday, March 20, 2009
09
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ES
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Price: Rs. 3995 to Rs. 8,795
Available at: Select Lifestyle, Reliance Time Out
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Tommy Hilfiger
Spring/Summer
2009
Tommy Hilfiger announces its Sportswear
collection for Spring/Summer 2009 and the
Hilfiger Denim Spring/Summer 2009
collection. One of Tommy’s core collections,
Sportswear is made up of four fashion
groups – The Hamptons, Dripping Paint,
Work Hard, Play Hard and Time to Live.
The Hamptons: Traditional red, white and
blue tones. Core pieces are rugbys, polos,
Oxford shirts and classic chinos.
Dripping Paint: Hampton’s most famous
former resident, artist Jackson Pollock, is
used as the basis. Full of fun, the rainbow
colours mix together here. The line is
characterised by prints, light cottons and
practical details.
Work Hard, Play Hard: Combines luxury and
sportive elegance – read wide-legged
trousers and tailored short jackets. Colour
schemes are based around the classic black
and white, with red and beige brought in as
accent colours.
Time to Live: Drawing on Miami, the line is
based around faded pastels. Soft pinks,
beiges, yellows and turquoise feature
prominently, along with linens and soft
parsley prints.
The Hilfiger Denim Spring/Summer ’09
collection has four distinct lines: Rock Scene,
Stanford, San Francisco Docks and Stinson
Getaway
Rock Scene: Tough and sexy, biker, slim fits,
rebellious, abstract artworks, stencil letters
Stanford: Iconic, preppy, red, white and blue
San Francisco Docks: Industrial, uniform
details, muted colours with bright pops,
metal trims, heavy stitches, layered, textured
Stinson Getaway: Bohemia, pastel tones,
informal lines
Available at the Tommy Hilfiger flagship store
(Cenotaph Road)

ey Prada. PHOTOS: AFP

10 ERGO Friday, March 20, 2009

Rapper Kanye West prosecuted

Flick
US rapper Kanye West has been charged with assault, theft and
vandalism related to a September 2008 incident involving paparazzi at
Los Angeles’ LAX airport. The 31-year-old Grammy-award-winning
musician could face up to 30 months in prison.

Britney
gets death threats
B ritney Spears is threatening to cancel
her ‘Circus’ tour after receiving
death threats via the phone and
email.
The ‘Womanizer’ singer fears for the
safety of her sons Sean Preston, 3,
and Jayden James, 2, after
getting menacing messages
from unknown people.
“Britney received some
anonymous death
threats over the
phone and in the
Abhishek Bachchan mail, and her worst
fear is a kidnap plot
to speak at Wharton forum against Sean or
Jayden. She’s been

A ctor Abhishek Bachchan will address the Wharton India Economic Forum on
Saturday, speaking as part of a panel exploring the impact of India’s booming
economy on the Hindi film industry.
having terrible
nightmares ever
since then and she
Abhishek, along with filmmaker Rohan Sippy and PVR Cinemas Chairman Ajay wakes up in the middle of the
Bijli, will be part of a panel on Bollywood’s Silver Screen: Pursuit of the Golden night crying out for her boys,” a
Globe at the 13th edition of the Philadelphia event. source told Britain’s Look magazine.
Discussion topics will chart the growth of the industry, encompass the retailing of The source added: “She told her
cinema, exploring the changing landscape in film financing and how prolific head of security and he thinks it’s a
cinema-making has given way to a quality that is appreciated by a much broader lone stalker. Her paranoia has
audience, the Forum said in a statement on its website. reached fever pitch and she’s
Bachchan’s father Amitabh blogged about Abhishek’s Wharton engagement, wracked with fear.”
describing it as a sign of the expanding reach of Indian cinema. “Did any of us The 27-year-old star’s eagerly
ever dream that a day would come when this would fructify, 60-70 years ago. No anticipated ‘Circus’ tour kicked off
we did not. But this is the value that our cinema now enjoys,” the elder Bachchan earlier this month, reports The
said on his blog (http://bigb.bigadda.com). China Daily.
Reuters ANI

Salma is back
The Mexican actress will return to movie screens in a
comedy alongside Adam Sandler after a break in
which she was producing and acting for television

M
exican actress Salma
Hayek will return to mo-
vie screens in a comedy
alongside Adam Sandler,
after a break in which she was
producing and acting for televi-
sion, Hollywood media reported
Wednesday.
Hayek joins funnyman Sandler
and his fellow former ‘Saturday
Night Live’ stars Chris Rock, Rob
Schneider and David Spade in a
comedy about best friends from
high school who reunite 30 years
later, according to Variety.
The 42-year-old star of Once
Upon a Time in Mexico and Traf-
fic has been devoting time to pro-
ducing the US TV series Ugly
Betty and guest-starring in the
Golden Globe-winning 30 Rock.
Sandler co-wrote the new pro-
ject and his Happy Gilmore direc-
tor Dennis Dugan is onboard,
said the Hollywood press. It will
start shooting in the coming
months, ready for release in 2010.
Hayek wed French business-
man Francois-Henri Pinault last
month in Paris. The couple have
an infant daughter together.
She became famous after
starring in a telenovela in
her native Mexico when she
was 22 years old, before
moving to Hollywood.
Hayek has also starred
in the action flicks Despe-
rado and Wild Wild West
and appeared in Dogma.
Her role as the eccentric
Mexican painter Frida Kah-
lo in the film Frida earned
Hayek a best actress nomi-
nation at the 2003 Oscars. ■
AFP
 Friday, March 20, 2009
11
Goody signs book deal
Reality TV star Jade Goody, whose condition is said to be deteriorating
rapidly, has signed a book deal detailing her battle with terminal cancer.
The book, titled ‘Forever In My Heart’, will be written as a ‘‘letter’’ to her
young sons Bobby and Freddie, reported contactmusic.com

Chow Yun-fat to Cine City

play Confucius
H
ong Kong action movie star
Chow Yun-fat will play ancient
philosopher Confucius in a new
film backed by the Chinese
state, media reports here said. Chow,
53, made his name in violent Hong
Kong action films in the 1980s and
1990s but is perhaps best known to
many movie-goers for his role as a
martial arts master in 2000’s Crouch-
ing Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Filming
was to begin next
month under director
Hu Mei, the Beijing
Times said. The re-
ports did not say
when the biopic
would be released but re-
ports late last year had
said the China Film
Group was hoping to Prabhu Deva
screen the movie on the
October 1 National Day ho-
in Thankar Bachchan’s next
Actor-choreographer-director Prabhu Deva is
liday. The ancient teachings of
back to don the grease paint. The actor has
Confucius (551-479 B.C.), cen-
accepted the role offered by director Thankar
tring on peace and social har-
Bachchan to play the lead role in the latter’s
mony have enjoyed an GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS: CHOW YUN FAT IN THE
movie. Sources said that Bhoomika would be
officially-backed renaissance here in FILM "CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON" WHICH
playing the leading lady. Prabhu Deva is at
recent years, after being suppressed in WON BEST FOREIGN FILM AND BEST DIRECTOR ( ANG
present busy in Hyderabad choreographing a
Maoist China. ■ LEE) AWARDS AT 58TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE
song for Superstar’s Endhiran. Bhoomika is
AFP AWARDS HELD AT BEVERLY HILLS.
currently working on Maa.

Hazel’s
wish
A ctress Julia Roberts streaked
her hair pink after her four- Julia Roberts
year-old daughter Hazel begged
her to dye it. Roberts, a mother streaks hair
of three, showed off her new
look on the US talk show Late pink for Nandalala
Show with David Letterman, re-
ports contactmusic.com. daughter release postponed
“Hazel thought I should have Mysskin’s Nandalala touted to be a Pongal release
pink hair. I don’t think having a has not yet hit the screens and it seems the
head of pink hair is the way to director has no plans to release it soon. The reason
go, so I went for a little bit,” said behind the confusion is said to be the IPL matches
the actress. ■ and general elections. So the director-turned-actor
IANS has decided to play safe and release the movie
during summer holidays.
12 ERGO Friday, March 20, 2009

Thursday’s question:
Freida Pinto of ‘Slumdog
Millionaire’ fame is being
considered for the next Bond
girl. Who would have been
your pick for the role?
■ "CID" Sakunthala who has already played
such terror-lady roles against Jai Shankar

Mukund, SCB Scope International

■ Vijayashanthi for her aggressive stunts

Lakshmi Narasimhan, Verizon

■ Kovai Sarala, for her amazing stunt skills

Shajeer Mundoli from Birlasoft Ltd has nominated his friends as Partners in
Senthil Arjunan Calsoft, Satishkumar, Saranya,
Crime.This Picture was clicked at Golden Sun Beach resort in ECR.
Dhanesh Cognizant, Senthil, Tharika TCS,
Sivakumar.A.G Perot Systems, Krishnakumar, Murali
Wipro, Renzith Sutherland, Revathi iNautix, Renuka
Pride Technologies

■ Radio jockey Suchi

Padma Gopal, Cognizant

■ Paravai Muniyama. She will encourage Bond

while fighting by singing

Sathya TCS, Dinesh RRD

■ Konkona Sen Sharma

Thivyanathan, TCS

■ Gandhimathi or Manorama. Both wearing

jeans and sleeveless tops with a cooling glass

Uma, Perot Systems Prabhumohan from Verizon has nominated his

friends as Partners in Crime.
■ Dhool film fame Sorna akka, with her
stunning voice, boldness n action

Hashim, Allsec

■ Aisha Takia, she is a gorgeous atom bomb

Rajeesh, Perot Systems

Today’s Query:
If you were getting back
home alone at night and
stopped by a lady in a white
sari asking for a lift, what
would you do and why? Shankar Subramanian of HCL has nominated his friends as Partners in
Crime, This pic was clicked at Auli Snowfall.
 Friday, March 20, 2009
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March 19 (Belated) Best Wishes From,

Viswanathan, Ganesh, Namadevan, Muktheeswaran,
■ Dear Senthil,
A BIRTHDAY WISH REMINDS U THE FIRST CRY
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MAMMA... START UR DAY WITH HER ... SWEET
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But every sunrise give us, one day more to hope! DLF, Chennai
March 20 So, hope for the best. Have a Good Day & Good
Luck!
■ My dear Friend Jai,
Wish u many more Happy returns of the day.
■ Dear Divya (Elsevier), All The Very Best for ur upcoming project too...
All your dreams come true this year.
Hi Divya Loving Wishes from,
Urs,
For idli chatney is d correct match, N.Deepan (LTSB),
Everloving friends
For chappati, Chicken is d correct match, TCS,Siruseri
Werone
For friendship, u r the correct match, ■ Hi Saranya,
(Kannan,Mugi,Hari,Magi,Jaggu)
Long live our Friendship! We wish you a Many More Happy Returns of the
We The "ATG ROCKERZ".......Wishing u many Day.
more happy returns of the day.........Happy May god bless you with health, wealth and
Birthday. Happiness. March 21
Wishes From, “Inniya Pirandhanaal Vazhthukkal” ■ Dear Hema
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■ My Dear Sister (Deepa), after..." With loads of luv,
I know I keep you busy, but you keep me busy Happy married life to both of you!! Madhan.
too. While you’re busy taking care of me, I’m With Warm Regards from all we Friends! Sify technologies ltd.
busy loving and caring you. Have a wonderful ■ Dear Syed,
birthday! Wishing you a very happy birthday Syed!! ■ Hi Angel,
Happy birthday to the best sister a brother has May God’s blessings be with you all through you MANY MORE HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY !!!
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As your special day nears, we the customer world watch cricket match.. to celebrate one more children’s day,
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TCS. I think about how glad I am and Aisvarya
■ Dear Nithya, that you were born, Sree
You’re thought about more often than you how thankful I am
■ Dear John Robert Kennedy,
probably can guess, and thoughts of you just to have you in my life.
Wish U Many More Happy Returns Of The Same
naturally bring smiles of happiness in our minds. Every year, when you open your birthday gifts,
Day.
Now, that it’s your birthday, may each and every realize what a gift you are
Let Ur Wishes Comes True For Forth-Coming Year
warm thought, bring a wish for all the best in to everyone who knows you,
Also.
life, and all your favorite things. Wish u a especially me.
Your Are Older Than Yesterday. But Still,
wonderful birthday!!! Happy Birthday!
Younger Than Tomorrow. Happy B’day Robert.
Ever urs, This is to you my love,
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Hole-in-one shot
A 62-year-old Norwegian woman has
hit a hole-in-one with her first ever
swing on a golf course.
15
Word’s worth
“Glaistig” (glas-tik) is a Gaelic word for a beautiful
fairy, usually seen at the bank of a stream. Also, a
hag in the shape of a goat.

B.C

ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20

You can get very fired up about something out of
the ordinary, an ideal or dream, or fantasy that you
usually consider too impractical to actually do
anything about. Your imagination is very active, says
Ganesha.

TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 20

Ganesha predicts that this can be the time when
you are forced to confront and deal with something
which is no longer working - from old, outworn
possessions to an unhealthy relationship or a deeply
ingrained, self-defeating attitude.

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20

An opportunity for a new romance or friendship is
BORN LOSER likely to surface now and work out quite nicely for
you, says Ganesha. You will clear all
misunderstandings and will work towards making
your relationship a better one.
CANCER JUNE 21 - JULY 20
Your mind is sharp and your responses quick. This
is a very good time to take a test or to do any kind
of intellectual or mental work. Use your quick and
practical thinking ability and go ahead. Ganesha is
with you.
LEO JULY 21 - AUG 20
Accidents, mistakes made in haste or ego conflicts
may occur due to your impatience and willfulness.
Positively, physical energy is high and you could
accomplish a great deal. Ganesha advises you to be
calm.
VIRGO AUG 21 - SEPT 20
You may have a blunt and forthright way of talking
FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT to people. Give candid opinion about your beliefs.
You want to clear the air so that you can move
ahead with new goals. Your passion is surging and
you are likely to do something without thinking.
LIBRA SEPT 21 - OCT 20
A creative day like today will be the perfect time to
work on a hobby or an artistic project. The day will
give you wisdom and a philosophical attitude
towards the difficulties you might encounter, says
Ganesha.
SCORPIO OCT 21 - NOV 20
You will be extremely articulate. Real estate
settlements will look positive. Socialize or travel for
networking. Don’t rekindle an old relationship. Stiff
competition is likely. It will be important to pay
more attention to what is going on around you.
SAGITTARIUS NOV 21 - DEC 20
Ganesha wants you to be alert and give yourself
the opportunity to hear the subconscious messages
that are trying to get through to your conscious
mind. You may feel a powerful urge to be out with
your friends.
CAPRICORN DEC 21 - JAN 20
Be open to the possibility of change and stay
flexible says Ganesha. Pamper yourself and see how
good you feel. You are prone to daydreaming. Tap
your potential for success.

AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 20

PREVIOUS Don’t worry about work left undone; have fun.
Opportunities look good. Negotiate your position
ISSUE’S and hold your ground about what you want. A
problem that arises will change as quickly as it
SOLUTIONS appears.
PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20
You can think clearly today says Ganesha. You will
get praise for what you have accomplished as well
as some honest advice and suggestions. The image
you project will help you get ahead. You have the
energy to tackle any project now.
Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pattni
16 ERGO Friday, March 20, 2009

This picture taken on

Wednesday shows an
undersea volcano eruption
about 10 to 12 kilometres
(six to seven miles) off the
Tongatapu coast of Tonga
sending plumes of steam
and smoke hundreds of
metres into the air.
Tonga’s head geologist,
Kelepi Mafi, said there was
no apparent danger to
residents of Nuku’alofa
and others living on the
main island of Tongatapu.
Officials also said it may be
related to a quake with a
magnitude of 4.4 which
struck last March 13
around 35 kilometres from
the capital at a depth of
nearly 150 kilometres.
AFP PHOTO / LOTHAR SLABON /
MATANGI TONG

Gwen Stefani in attendance during the BNP Paribas Open at the

Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Wednesday in Indian Wells,
California. GETTY IMAGES/AFP PHOTO

Whose line is it
anyway?
Irish Prime Minister Brian
Cowen was left red-faced
on Tuesday when
delivering his St Patrick’s
Day speech at a White
House dinner party.
It emerged that he was
accidentally reading off
the
teleprompter
that was
meant for
President
Obama.
“We begin by
welcoming
today a strong
friend of the United
States,” he began and
continued in that vein for
about 20 seconds before.
Suddenly, he looked back
at the US President and
said: “That’s your speech!”
Gesturing at the
teleprompter, he said:
“Why don’t these things
work for me? Who said
these things were idiot-
proof?” ■
IANS