The Indian Express -- Leisure

Monday, November 24 1997

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AP honours Sridevi, Madhuri

Probably for the first time in their careers, the two glamour girls of the Hindi screen Sridevi and Madhuri Dixit appeared together on a stage to receive titles and felicitations at a function organised by Member of Parliament T Subbirami Reddy at the Gurajada Kalakshestram in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. The titles were presented to them as well as to producer Boney Kapoor and actor Anil Kapoor by the T Subbirami Reddy Kalapeetham.

The Founding Father

So phenomenal was its success that it has becomes difficult to say if Ramesh Sippy made Buniyaad or Buniyaad made Ramesh Sippy. Countless other serials have come and gone, but Buniyaad has remained forever. No one -- not even Sippy himself -- has been able to recreate the magic of his debut on television. Witness the fate of his latest project -- Gaatha -- (STAR Plus) -- which is no where near as compelling.

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A sentence, a pause. Four words, a pause. Foreheads crease, another pause. Voice modulation exercise on TV? No way. Rather, it is a perfect way to describe any sequence from any episode of Ravi Rai's serials: Sailaab, Thoda Hai Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai or Teacher. The Pause is just one of Rai's distinguishing characteristics: there's also his weakness for casting the same actors in all his serials and his partiality for emotional dramas.

AP honours Sridevi, Madhuri

Fergie discovers a new avatar

The Founding Father

World Vignettes -- Walt Disney cruise for children

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