The Indian Express -- Leisure

Friday, May 16 1997

TODAY'S CROSSWORD TODAY'S ZODIAC

It's all upto the stars Indra Kumar considers a tree in Ooty his lucky mascot and picturises at least one song in each of his films around that tree from Mujhe neend na aaye... in Dil, to Koyal si teri boli from Beta. And naturally his forthcoming film, Ishq will also have the same sequence. And the director also sticks to one word and two syllables for his film titles.
Tall claims and short black dresses The first thing that catches the eye on the sets of Ram Gopal Verma's Daud at Mehboob studios, is two larger-than-life models of grotesque insects that look suspiciously like members of the roach family. These creatures, you discover, are part of a night club's decor.	Hollywood Watch -- A Time To Kill When Carl Lee Hailey shoots the two racists in cold blood in the courtroom building because they raped and tried to kill his 10-year old daughter, it a vigilante killing. Director Joel Schumacher has a vast canvas and in the deep South the possibilities are infinite. He also has all of 150 minutes to soften the audience. But there are a few flaws.
Show BUZZ -- Queen's land

It's all upto the stars