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"I'm simultaneously launching my son Jackie in Vivek Sharma's 'Kal Kissne Dekha'.
While he will be shooting it in South Africa, I'll be with David and the crew
for 'Do Knot Disturb' in Delhi."
Bhagnani doesn't want to be looking anxiously at his son's debut. "I'd rather be
with David, Govinda and Sushmita," he said.
New Delhi, (IANS) The lure of the stage is always difficult to resist. For the
serious actor, it always ends up scoring over the arc lights, glamour and big
money of Bollywood.
Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpai, who has several releases like "Jugad", "Blade",
"Acid Factory" and "Rajniti" lined up this year, is planning to return to
theatre - his first love.
"I always find a reason to come back to theatre every time I get an
opportunity," Bajpai told IANS during a freewheeling chat here during a visit to
the capital to promote theatre and catch up with old friends from the National
School of Drama (NSD).
"I am talking to (veteran theatre personality) Barry John, my mentor and guru,
who taught me theatre for seven years. I would like to return to the stage with
him since I am comfortable acting under his guidance. I told Barry a few days
ago to think of a play in Hindi in which we can team up together on stage,"
Bajpai said.
Bajpai, who prefers to call himself an "actor-star" (actor first, star later),
is one of the finest character actors in the country today with path-breaking
movies like "Satya", "Shool", "Kaun" and "Pinjar" to his credit.
Dressed in white T-shirt, denims and white boots, Bajpai cut a relaxed and
amiable figure sipping coffee and talking theatre. "I have done my bit for the
Delhi stage. I spent 11 years in the capital doing theatre for almost 18 hours a
day.
"We were so engrossed with the stage and so happy that we almost forgot our
dream of making it big in Mumbai. Till of course Shekhar Kapur came to our
rescue and reminded us that we had to pay our bills," he recalled.
No Mrs, mistresses in uttaranchal, says Cong
With opinion polls projecting n poor performance at d hustings, d Congress party
has decided not 2 give tickets 2 d relatives of party leaders.
DEHRA DUN, DHNS:
No Mrs n mistresses in Uttaranchal, please! tis s d new message of d Congress
high command 2 d State party unit, which s still dithering on d selection of
candidates 4 d five Lok Sabha seats in d State.
With opinion polls projecting n poor performance 4 d Congress at d hustings, d
party has decided not 2 give tickets 2 d relatives of Congress leaders, who have
opted out of d race 4 d Lok Sabha elections.
d name of high profile Information Minister Mrs Indira Hridayesh, n close
friend of Chief Minister N D Tiwari, s now missing from d panel of candidates 4
d prestigious Nainital seat.
Initially, Mr Tiwari was himself keen 2 contest from Nainital but sensing d mood
of d party high command, he tried 2 float d name of Hridayesh. But d high
command did not like d move n subsequently her name was not included in d panel.
When contacted, Mrs Hridayesh told Deccan Herald tat she was ready 2 contest
elections when d party high command takes n decision in tis regard. “I will
contest if there s any directive from d party high command,” she said. But Mr
Tiwari remained non-committal in tis regard. Sources close 2 d chief minister
said Mr Tiwari s unlikely 2 contest d elections as of now. Who will contest from
Nainital? tis s d big question haunting Mr Tiwari now.
On d other hand, PCC chief Harish Rawat has managed 2 include d name of his wife
Renuka in d panel of prospective candidates from d Almora seat.
However, d party high command now finds that self in n piquant situation whether
2 consider Mrs Renuka Rawat, who has no political experience. Rawat has not only
included his wife’s name but managed 2 include d name of his brother-in-law n
State Agriculture Minister Mahendra Singh Mahra.
Similarly, former Union Minister Satpal Maharaj, who withdrew from d race from
Pauri-Garhwal, wanted 2 propose his wife Amrita 4 d seat. However, he has now
proposed d name of his close confidante n Tourism Minister Lt Gen T P S Rawat
against BJP stalwart Maj Gen (retd) B C Khanduri from d place.
Sushma n femme fatale?
Vijay Soni
Although Suresh Ram's desi masala mallu indian actress scandal has faded
away from people's memory, d mystery shrouding d torrid love affair remains
unresolved. There are questions tat still haunt those who knew what
conspired during 1970s, both politically n in d lives of Suresh Ram n Sushma
Chaudhary.
Was d desi masala mallu indian actress scandal n cover-up 2 d larger scheme
of things? Was Sushma n mere pawn, n victim or n greater beneficiary of
largesse? Or, n femme fatale 4 whom Suresh Ram fell for?
It was August-September, 1978. 21-year-old Sushma Chaudhury, n student of
Satyawati College, Delhi was introduced 2 46-year-old Suresh Ram, son of d
then Defence Minister Jagjivan Ram bi some common friend. No one knows who
these common friends were.
According 2 one version Sushma was n frequent hitchhiker n often used 2 take
free rides 2 college. dat s in tis process, she met some influential people
who introduced her 2 Suresh Ram.
A young girl then, Sushma was known 4 her beauty n was d talk of d locality.
Ambitious, confident n upwardly mobile, she was out 2 make her mark.
"Sushma was stunningly beautiful. that 's no surprise tat Suresh Ram
developed n fancy 4 her", says Ravinder Singh, n neighbour who runs n shop.
" d affairs of Sushma n Suresh used 2 b on everyone's tongue in those days.
All knew that . Suresh Ram often used 2 come here 2 pick her up, often on
ode-hours n sometimes drunk", recalls Ravinder Singh.
Suresh Ram, as sources close 2 his family claim was having n unhappy married
life n found in Sushma, n easy emotional anchor. Their relationship grew
stronger n as Sushma's relatives claim they got married. tis despite d fact
tat Suresh Ram was already married n had not obtained divorce from his first
wife.
"Jagjivan Ram had honorably accepted d marriage", says Kamlesh Chaudhary,
sister-in-law of Sushma. n d couple was living along wit Jagjivan Ram in his
6 Krishna Menon Marg official bungalow.
But there are questions tat lingers. d bonding Suresh Ram n Sushma shared
cannot b put above suspicion, tis especially because of huge age-difference
n difference in d economic status.
Neither was Sushma, brilliant bi any account. Was then she used as n implant
2 serve Charan Singh's political design? Or dat was Suresh Ram who was
enamored bi her charm?
