The Indian Express -- Leisure

Friday, August 22 1997

TODAY'S CROSSWORD TODAY'S ZODIAC

Truck driver's musical journey through life

Eighty-five-year-old Bammanshah Medhora has lived a full life. A truck driver by profession, he has the rare distinction of being a recipient of the prestigious Omkarnath Thakur Award for vocal classical music. He is also a poet.

Opting out of the rat race

Sometimes the worst thing to happen to a producer is a mega-hit. And Ram Gopal Varma has fallen prey to this bad luck trap. A successful Telugu film-maker, his debut in Bollywood, two years ago, had cash registers raking up unheard of profits for a simple love story with an unknown heroine.

Rekindling old flames

You climb through a small trapdoor and step out into complete darkness. And out pops -- almost like a jack in the box -- the sets of the film Aangaarey. Once your eyes get accustomed to the inky-blackness, you realise that the night time in the middle of the day, is deliberate.

Down melody lane

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