The Indian Express -- Leisure

Monday, July 28 1997

TODAY'S CROSSWORD TODAY'S ZODIAC

Waqt has perfect timing

Coils of wire greet you at the entrance of Pamposh bungalow, Juhu. The window panes are shut, the curtains drawn. ``Shot chalu hai,'' you are informed. Waqt Ki Raftar (1.30 pm) which is about the owner of a newspaper, his family, a politician-cum-villain and a whole lot of assorted problems.

"And I didn't cry on every show"

Kiran Joneja Sippy has none of the chutzpah or fire that you would associate with a talk show host(ess). In fact, she is a rather level-headed and pleasant woman, someone, you feel, who should be playing the bhabhi or elder sister on screen.

Telescope -- Death has a bad rep

A young boy dies after imitating the dangerous stunts in a soft drink TV commercial. The commercial is promptly withdrawn by the company. A similar advertisement by the same company, last year, had caused the death of another child.

What's Karisma doing at Hyderabad Estate?

Earshot -- All in the name