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BUSINESS NEWS *** |
| 'HOT
OF THE PRESS', 2 OCT ** LAST 10 PLACES LEFT ** |
 On
2 October the British Library will host the 'Hot off the Press'
event, bringing together four entrepreneurs to discuss how best
to start a business in the media. This panel comprises: Steve
Auckland (Metro), James Brown (Loaded), Lopa Patel: (Redhotcurry.com)
and William Ong (Chinatown). **
Last 10 Places Left **
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FILM NEWS *** |
| LONDON
FILM FESTIVAL, 18 OCT - 2 NOV 2006 |
 The
50th London Film Festival, from 18 October – 2 November
2006, includes nine films from India & Bangladesh, ranging
from Mira Nair's of 'The Namesake', about family and change,
to Actress Rekha in 'The Journey' (Yatra) in which a novelist
goes in search of the not-so imaginary heroine of his latest
fiction.
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| RAINDANCE
FILM FESTIVAL, 27 SEP - 8 OCT 2006 |
 Widely
known as a platform for independent films and aspiring filmmakers,
the 14th Raindance Film Festival returns with another voyage
of discovery. Among the South Asian screenings are 'Page 3'
by Madhur Bhandarkur, that looks at celebrity lifestyles through
the eyes of a female entertainment writer, 'The Last Monk' by
Sudipto Sen and 'Suruwat' by K P Pathak.
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| JAG
MUNDHRA LAUNCHES POST 7/7 'SHOOT ON SIGHT' FILM |
 Jag
Mundhra announced that he has launched his film production company,
Cine Boutique Entertainment U.K. Ltd. to start his next film
project “Shoot On Sight”. The film is a drama dealing
with the current terrorism attacks in UK through a London Metropolitan
Police Officer of Muslim heritage who must display courage in
face of family conflict.
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| 'NINA'S
HEAVENLY DELIGHTS', OUT 26 SEPTEMBER 2006 |
 Another
spice-based film was launched at last week's 'Bite The Mango'
Festival in the form of ''Nina's Heavenly Delights'' - a love
story where Scottish humour meets Bollywood spectacle! It follows
the mixed fortunes of a Glaswegian family, The Shahs and their
restaurant, The New Taj. Directed by Pratibha Parmar, the film
features Art Malik & Shelley Conn.
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BOLLYWOOD NEWS *** |
| MANNAT,
OUT 6 OCTOBER 2006 |
 During
the year of turmoil in Punjab, an Army officer falls in love
with a local village girl. Their romance leads into a marriage
in dramatic circumstances. However due to unfortunate incidents
the girl dies after giving birth to a baby girl. Another woman
who is desperate to become a mother steals the child.
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| JAAN-E-MANN,
OUT 20 OCTOBER 2006
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 Jaan-e-Mann
tells the story of three college students: an immature, wannabe
star Suhaan Kapoor (Salman Khan); Agastya Rao (Akshay Kumar),
the shy nerd who everybody loves, and Piya Goyal (Preity Zinta)
the college belle who has everything – beauty, brains,
wealth – but is vulnerable and lonely.
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| AISHWARYA
PLAYS BATTERED HOUSEWIFE IN 'PROVOKED' |
Provoked, is based on the true story of a Punjabi woman named
Kiranjit Ahluwalia who moves to England and marries a man who
subjects her to violent physical abuse. Unable to bear the brutality,
she kills him and is sentenced to life imprisonment.
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| EROS
SIGNS OUTPUT DEAL WITH K SERA SERA |
 Eros
International, today announced a five-year output deal with
production house K Sera Sera, to exclusively handle co-production
and global distribution of its forthcoming films. Projects in
the pipeline include 'Nanhe' starring Bobby Deol, 'Dombivili
Fast' directed by Abbas Mastan (showing at the London Film Festival
2006) and three Salman Khan films, including 'Partner' directed
by David Dhawan.
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| AISHWARYA
TO PLAY A COURTESAN IN 'UMRAO JAAN' REMAKE |
 Veteran
director J.P. Dutta has reinvented Umrao Jaan, an adaptation
of Mirza Ruswa’s critically acclaimed novel Umrao Jaan
Ada (1904), propelling this 150-year-old masterpiece onto the
big screen. This new adaptation stars former Miss World Aishwarya
Rai, who will take on a role immortalised by Rekha, Abhishek
Bachchan, Shabana Azmi and Suniel Shetty.
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| MAD
TALES FROM BOLLYWOOD, OUT 20 JUL 2006 |
 This
is the first book to investigate how mental illness is portrayed
in Hindi cinema. It examines attitudes towards mental illness
in Indian culture, and how culture has influenced the portrayal
of the psychoses. Dinesh Bhugra guides the reader through the
history of Indian cinema, from the idealism of the 1950s to
the stalking, jealousy and psychopathy in films of the 1990s.
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THEATRE NEWS *** |
| MUGHAL
'MARRIAGE OF FIGARO', UK TOUR 7 OCT - 2 DEC |
 Tara
Arts continues its mission to make connections between cultures
through theatre with Ranjit Bolt's racy new translation of The
Marriage of Figaro, Beaumarchais' witty tale of love, betrayal
and ultimately forgiveness, relocating it to the dying years
of the Mughal Empire. Directed by Jatinder Verma the play will
open in London prior to a national tour.
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| WHITE
OPEN SPACES, 26 SEP - 14 OCT 2006 |
 Following
a successful opening at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Pentabus
Theatre presents the London premiére of White Open Spaces
at Soho Theatre. In 2004, Trevor Phillips, Chair of the Commission
for Race Equality asked if the countryside is guilty of a "passive
apartheid" and suggested that there is an urban/rural divide
in our attitude to race. Runs from 26 September until 14 October
in London.
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GALLERY NEWS *** |
| SOUNDING
THE DEPTH': SARLA CHANDRA, 28 SEP - 5 OCT |
 Sarla
Chandra, one of the most exciting and intellectual artist in
India today, will be exhibiting her most recent paintings from
28 September until 5 October 2006. Having widely exhibited in
India, USA and Australia, this is only her third London show
which will take place at India with Art 's new gallery space
in Olympia.
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| ROUTES
& REMEDIES, 30 SEP - 7 OCT 2006 |
 'Routes
and Remedies' is a multimedia showcase being held at Asia House
from 30 September to 7 October 2006, highlighting the living
traditions of Asian medicines and body cultures. The show explores
Asian cultural identity by bringing together Asian ideas about
the body, beauty, health and illness, growing up, love and marriage
and sexual health.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS ******STILL SHOWING *** |
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Portraits
of A Broken People: Exhibition by Nishant Lalwani
Idris
Khan, 13 Sep - 22 October 2006
Zindaggi
Rocks, out 29 Sep 2006
Pyaar
Ke Side Effects, out 15 Sep 2006
Voices
of Bengal, 12 Aug 2006 - 7 Jan 2007
'Pillars
of Light': Exploration of Muslim Cultures, 14 Jan - Nov 2006
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EVENTS CALENDAR: 29/09/2006 -
06/10/2006 |
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30/09/2006 London: Routes
& Remedies, 30 Sep - 7 October 2006
01/10/2006
Birmingham: Earth'n
Beat
02/10/2006 London: Business
Networking: 'Hot off the Press'.
02/10/2006 Oldham: Launch
of a New Writing Competition.
03/10/2006 London: Catching
The Mood Exhibition.
03/10/2006 London: Carnatic
Vocal Recital: Manorama Prasad.
04/10/2006 Slough: 'The
Trouble with Asian Men'.
04/10/2006 London: Buddha
Lecture Series: Lance Cousins.
05/10/2006 Birmingham: 'No
Going Back' by Tunda Euba.
05/10/2006 London: 'Empire
of the Stars' book launch.
06/10/2006 London: Ustad
Rashid Khan.
06/10/2006 Luton: 'The
Trouble with Asian Men'.
06/10/2006 London: 'Once
Upon A Timezone' by Neelesh Misra.
06/10/2006 London: Shakuntala
06/10/2006 London: 2Wice
as Spice Bollywood Club Night.
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