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Carpet Bombed By Mr And Mrs Dhoni!
I am not a cricket aficionado. But, from Saturday night to Monday morning, there is nothing about Mahendra Singh Dhoni that I don’t know. That’s not bad since he does don the India colours. But now I also know all about an unknown Sakshi Rawat. So MSD didn’t marry the girl he was expected to marry, but that didn’t make it any less intriguing, or fun.
Know all facts about M S Dhoni
This is what began it for me:
sardesairajdeep dhoni has got engaged after all, perhaps even married. girl is sakshi rawat, mgt graduate, lives in kolkata. 03 Jul 2010 from web
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The wedding was a well-kept secret, since Bipasha Basu has been telling us on Twitter that it was not sudden, but pre-planned. Weddings never are, are they? Incidentally that puts paid to my journo friend’s comment which says hurry means lots to worry.
But, perhaps my friend is not totally off cue here. Some reports suggest that Dhoni had developed cold feet and didn’t want to marry before the World Cup. But both sets of parents ‘intervened’ to set things on course.
Once on course, there was no stopping the flow of information. We know about Ashish, the man whoseghoodi (the ghoodi has two names Rani and Bobby) MSD rode to the wedding. Ashish was ‘ecstatic’ about his hi-profile client who gave him Rs 5001 at the end of the ride. When MSD rides your mare, time under the sun is guaranteed.
We also know MSD’s sehra was made by Charandas of Dehradun’s Paltan Bazaar for Rs 10,000.
And, did you see the hapless local who was delivering supplies to the venue and had cameras and microphones thrust at him?
But we are still missing the important detail: What are the honeymoon plans? What? No news?
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Maker Aston Martin calls the Rapid the most beautiful four-door car in the world.'The Rapide is a sports car', says Ulrich Bez, the chief executive of Aston Martin. Normally, he wouldn't feel the need for such emphasis: expensive, hand-crafted British sports cars are Aston's business. But the £140,000 Rapide is something new, the company's first four-door, four-seater car since the Lagonda of the 1970s. Bez doesn't want this car to be misunderstood. It is not a rival for the Bentley Continental Flying Spur or the uber-sedans from Mercedes, BMW and Audi and it differs fundamentally from its most obvious counterpart, the Porsche Panamera. Courtesy: Overdrive |
A security guard stands near the mascot of the Commonwealth Games 2010 Shera, which is modeled on a Royal Bengal tiger, outside Commonwealth Games headquarters, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, June 22, 2010. The Queen's Baton Relay for the Commonwealth Games is to enter India from Pakistan via the Wagah border on June 25. The games are scheduled from Oct 2 to Oct 14, 2010. |
Indian Hindu priests rotate traditional lamps in circular movements as they perform evening prayers at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna the mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Monday, June 21, 2010. Hindus across the country are celebrating Ganga Dussehra, devoted to the worship of the River Ganges. |
Stormy Mix at Iceland Volcano Photograph by Marco Fulle, Barcroft/Fame Pictures Pictured Sunday, lightning at the Eyjafjallajokull volcano branches off in many directions-an interesting phenomenon, according to the University of Florida's Uman. Every bolt has a direction that it travels, Uman explained: A spark begins in electrically charged spot and then travels either up, down, or sideways until it reaches an oppositely charged area. |
Photograph by Peter Vancoillie, Your Shot A blast of white-hot lightning crackles over Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano on Sunday. Clouds of volcanic ash from Eyjafjallajokull have snarled European air traffic for nearly a week. National Geographic Your Shot submitter Peter Vancoillie took the photograph from about 18 miles (30 kilometers) away from the volcanic lightning storm, which not "unlike a regular old thunderstorm," said Martin Uman, a lightning expert at the University of Florida in Gainesville. The same ingredients are present: water droplets, ice, and possibly hail—all interacting with each other and with particles, in this case ash from the eruptions, to cause electrical charging, Uman said. The volcanic-lightning pictures are 'really very sensational,' Uman said. 'Somebody ought to be up there with an HD movie camera—it's ready for the IMAX theater.' (Courtesy: National Geographic) |
on June 23rd, 2010
Reduction of the ice mass in the Pine Island Glacier in the Antarctic Ocean could cause 10 percent of the global rise in sea level, experts have said.
A study conducted by scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and the National Oceanography Centre (LDEO) said thinning ice in this region is the main cause of global sea level rise, Prensa Latina reported.
Pine Island Glacier is the largest ice stream flowing into the sea. It is grounded on a 984,25 feet underwater ridge, which slows down its flow into the sea. But, in recent decades, the glacier has thinned and become disconnected from the ridge, allowing the ice to move more rapidly from the land to the sea.
This disconnection has caused continuous thinning and acceleration of the glacier, the study said.
The scientists, however, do not know as to what kickstarted the beginning of the retreat from the ridge. But they did find out that it started some time prior to 1970, the study’s lead author Adrian Jenkins of British Antarctic Survey, said.
The study has been published in the journal Nature Geoscience.
on June 23rd, 2010
Your personality is related to the size of different parts of brains, says a study.
Colin DeYoung at the University of Minnesota (UM) and colleagues wanted to find out the correlation between different personality factors and brain structures.
For the study, psychologists divided all personality types into five factors: conscientiousness,extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, and openness / intellect. Then, 116 volunteers answered a questionnaire to describe their personality, followed by a brain imaging test that measured the size of different parts of the brain.
The researchers used a computer program to warp each brain image to compare the relative sizes of different structures. Several links were found between the size of certain brain regions and personality.
For example: “Everybody, I think, has a common sense of what extraversion is – someone who is talkative, outgoing, brash. They’re more motivated to seek reward, which is part of why they’re more assertive,” says DeYoung.
That quest for reward is thought to be a leading factor in extraversion. Earlier studies had found parts of the brain that are active in considering rewards.
So DeYoung and his colleagues reasoned that those regions should be bigger in people who are more extraverted.
Indeed, they found that one of those regions, the medial orbitofrontal cortex – it’s just above and behind the eyes – was significantly larger in study subjects with a lot of extraversion.
The study found similar associations for conscientiousness, which is associated with planning; neuroticism, a tendency to experience negative emotions that is associated with sensitivity to threat and punishment.
And agreeableness, which relates to parts of the brain that allow us to understand each other’s emotions, intentions, and mental states.
Only openness / intellect didn’t associate clearly with any of the predicted brain structures.
“This starts to indicate that we can actually find the biological systems that are responsible for these patterns of complex behaviour and experience that make people individuals,” says DeYoung, said a university release.
However, he points out that this doesn’t mean that your personality is fixed from birth; the brain grows and changes as it grows. Experiences change the brain as it develops, further changing the personality.
The research appears in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
on June 23rd, 2010
It is well known that power star Pawan Kalyan and director SJ Surya are again joining hands after ‘Kushi’ for this latest forthcoming much waited film ‘Komaram Puli’. The film shooting is progressing at brisk pace and currently the dubbing works are going on Sabdalaya Studios, Hyderabad. Pawan is busy working on the dubbing part as the director is very particular about the dubbing works. It is being produced by Singamala Rameshand has music by A R Rahman. Geetha Arts will be releasing the film world-widely.
Nikisha Patel is playing the female lead in the film. Binod Pradhan is the cinematographer and Vijayan is the fight master. The makers of the film are planning to release the film world wide with highest number of prints. The film revolves around the story of a police-officer. It is expected to release soon but the confirmed date was not announced.
Let’s wait and see whether this combo will repeat the ‘Kushi’ magic or not!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Rana to romance Samantha in Gautham Menon’s film!
‘Leader’ fame hero Daggubati Rana is all set to work for a new film under the direction of ace filmmaker Gautham Menon. It is said to be a bilingual film to be made in both in Tamil and Telugu.
Sources also said that the Rana’s bilingual film to be made with Selva as said before has been dropped due to some differences. They adds further that it looks like Gautham has also dropped his ‘Ye Maya Chesave’ Hindi remake and fully concentrates on this Rana’s bilingual project.
The gorgeous beauty Samantha who played a lead role in ‘Ye Maya Chesave’ is going to pair up with Rana in this film. A photo shoot has been held on Rana and Samantha yesterday and the shooting will commence in July. This is yet to be titled and the other details of the film will be announced soon.
It’s very interesting to see Rana, Samantha and Gautham Menon working together for a film.
Pavan Kalyan, A Powerful Headlong Plunge into Celluloid
- Satavahana
In any field, we can find a countable few trend-setters. In those trend-setters we can grade out persons who will be innovative and unique in their works attempting to bring out best of their talents in diversified angle.
While others keep on taking the beaten track, these trendsetters beat out a new track of their own. Similar to any other field the rule applies to the celluloid or the glittering silver screen rather film field also.
General trend of the field is to take one or the other success formula, proved commercially by some one else and with some twists and turns the formula is presented again. This is with an idea, generally ingrained into the minds of producers, directors, and even the lead role players ‘why to take risk, let us follow the proven success formula’.
The attitude, if taken their shoe that are investing crores of rupees into the film might seem true to us for some time. These kinds of producers and directors can never give a common audience the entertainment for which they get into a movie theatre spending his time and money. The lead role players, heroes, too think a while for doing innovative and different roles coming out of their “image” circuit. The scare in the heroes is that if this role conks out, the career graph might sink and the future may become a big question.
Under these prevailing circumstances, we have one who is committed to show out the best in him and prove to be ‘not one among the lot’. Initially, he was eclipsed by the big shadow of his brother and mega star Chiranjeevi. Gradually he proved his mettle with his own dedication, commitment, decency, and diplomacy and walked out of his brother’s shadow after creating his own ‘craze and image’ in the spectators. The strength of the fanfare is of course the yardstick for any personality’s performance in his or her respective arena.
Yes, indeed, we are speaking about the unique, successive success star Pavan Kalyan. He is the one in the present times who is attracting house-full collections with major participation of the youth. The attributions of ‘his’ brother, son, grandson, and what not can be helpful giving an entry. But the entrant should prove himself and create a platform of his own to stand to the test of time. The distinction will be touching the person’s feet only if he or she is incessant hard and smart worker. The ceaseless efforts with a zeal to learn every flip of a second made Pavan rob the young and old hearts.
He can be given a distinction, especially when famous film personalities' sons, daughters, brothers and grandsons are foraying with celebration and disappearing much earlier than the echo of the celebration stopped. Pavan always took his profession to be devotion, a tradition, and not just a passion. He is now not a person in the glittering celluloid field; he has turned into an energetic power to drive the audience to the movie house.
‘Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi’ gave Pavan an opening to flash on the screen. And he never turned around since then. Every single movie, "Gokulamlo Seetha", "Suswagatham", "Tholi Prema", "Thammudu" and "Badri" moved viewers' hearts and built his fanfare that is growing day after day and show after show. Now it is the turn of "Khushi". The Pavan’s name is chanted and enchanted with resounding Mexican waves in the jam-packed movie houses. The star who is born just yesterday marks his growth with the spectator filled compounds of the theatres and people reserving their show in advance.
Khushi recently completed 50 days of houseful exhibition and is advancing rapidly towards 100 days fete. At this juncture, Pavan shares his thoughts and expressions with us.
Q: Did Kushi give a satisfaction to you, Pavan?
A: Yes, Ahh! In fact, it gave me a bigger satisfaction.
Q: What will be your experience while acting in a film and when it is due to release?
A: I compare acting to attempting an examination. In my childhood I never attended school properly. Then how could I go confident with the examination? I used to sit very calm with a fear, whether I can clear the examination or not. Even now, I treat acting in every frame as an examination. With the habituation of sitting quite and calm, I do the same, of course not with any fear but now with confidence. I’m not afraid of failures. I transform my fears as sharp swords burning them in the fire of hard work and dedication.
Q: Are you in similar moods during release of all the movies in which you took lead role?
A: No. I have varied moods. For example, when Badri was on the release I was too tense. This was because film was based on an innovative story line. My confidence while doing that film was boosted with the reception of audiences.
Q: Your career graph itself reflects your research in the field. Are you passionate with any other hobbies?
A: I have a musician and a painter in me, besides a successful actor. I am practising Violin and painting these days. My attempt is to bring out both of them in one stretch.
Q: Is that all….or some thing else…?
A: Yeah, one more interesting hobby. I am fond of roses. I am getting varieties of roses from various places and nurturing them. It keeps me happy and fresh.
Q: Have you done something to be different in your life?
A: It is a natural process to be different. Only then one could be successful in being different. One can never be different just by a thought.
Yes of course, Pavan Kalyan is different right from his childhood. Innovative, different, experimenting and many others are inborn qualities in his blood and respiration. Even though he is offered with many films, he carefully selects only one picture per annum and does it to his perfection.
Pavan is also venturing into production and probably into direction too. He recently put up his own banner – “Pavan Kalyan Creative Works”. People are waiting for his next film’s release, anxiously. Why not? It can also be his own creative work.
-- Satavahana
