New Delhi Sonam Kapoor, whose first filmSaawariya was loosely based on Fyodor Dostoevsky' short story White Nights, has bought the film rights of one of Anuja Chauhan's novels for the sheer love of its femalecharacters. Sonam, who describes herself as someone "who lives to eat and read in that order", says the book has characters that exit in reality and that's what prompted her to buy the film rights. If the story gets translated onscreen, it would be Sonam's third movie based on a novel after Aisha, which was a modern interpretation of Jane Austen's Emma and saw the actress playing a posh Delhi girl. "The idea of taking a book and turning the pages I remember have been the biggest high for me. So, it was imperative for me to play something like this before I get too old. It is about modern Indian women who exist in reality but not in Hindi cinema," she said. The actress was in the city recently to launch Chauhan's third novel 'Those Pricey Thakur Girls' by Harper Collins. The actress declined to name the book that her father Anil Kapoor's production company has acquired from Chauhan's other two novels -- 'The Zoya Factor' and 'Battle for Bittora'. Sonam says she is proud to have played some "real women" on celluloid in her short career in Bollywood. "I could play a little bit of modern Indian girl in Delhi 6 and Aisha. Both were Delhi girls. One was from Chandni Chowk while the other was from Defence colony and both girls exist." The actress believes that reading helps her to imagine new characters and places which in turn helps her as an actor. When asked about people's response to her extensive reading habit, Kapoor said, "People generally get surprised with women with brains."Source: Express India
Want to play modern Indian girl: Sonam Kapoor
New Delhi Sonam Kapoor, whose first filmSaawariya was loosely based on Fyodor Dostoevsky' short story White Nights, has bought the film rights of one of Anuja Chauhan's novels for the sheer love of its femalecharacters. Sonam, who describes herself as someone "who lives to eat and read in that order", says the book has characters that exit in reality and that's what prompted her to buy the film rights. If the story gets translated onscreen, it would be Sonam's third movie based on a novel after Aisha, which was a modern interpretation of Jane Austen's Emma and saw the actress playing a posh Delhi girl. "The idea of taking a book and turning the pages I remember have been the biggest high for me. So, it was imperative for me to play something like this before I get too old. It is about modern Indian women who exist in reality but not in Hindi cinema," she said. The actress was in the city recently to launch Chauhan's third novel 'Those Pricey Thakur Girls' by Harper Collins. The actress declined to name the book that her father Anil Kapoor's production company has acquired from Chauhan's other two novels -- 'The Zoya Factor' and 'Battle for Bittora'. Sonam says she is proud to have played some "real women" on celluloid in her short career in Bollywood. "I could play a little bit of modern Indian girl in Delhi 6 and Aisha. Both were Delhi girls. One was from Chandni Chowk while the other was from Defence colony and both girls exist." The actress believes that reading helps her to imagine new characters and places which in turn helps her as an actor. When asked about people's response to her extensive reading habit, Kapoor said, "People generally get surprised with women with brains."Source: Express India
National Awards: Paan Singh Tomar best film, Irrfan best actor
Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Paan Singh Tomar, a real-life story of athlete-turned-dacoit, was today named the best picture at the 60th National Film awards while its male star Irrfan Khan shared the best actor honour with Vikram Gokhale for Marathi film Anumati. Usha Jadhav was adjudged the best actress for her portrayal of a rustic housewife in Marathi film Dhag while filmmaker Shivaji Lotan Patil was declared the best director. Bollywood films shared the spotlight with Malayalam and Marathi cinema in the key categories at the awards this year. Bedabrata Pain’s debut Hindi film Chittagong, about Chittagong uprising, shared Indira Gandhi award for best debut film with Siddhartha Siva’s Malayalam film 101 Chodiyangal. Hindi Vicky Donor, John Abraham produced film on sperm donation, shared the best popular film providing wholesome entertainment honour with Malayalam film Ustad Hotel, by director Anwar Rasheed. Vicky Donor actors Annu Kapoor and Dolly Ahluwalia were best supporting actor and actress. Ahluwalia shared supporting actress credit with Kalpana for Malayalam film Thanichalla Njan. Director Sujoy Ghosh was declared the best original screenplay writer for his Vidya Balan starrer thriller Kahaani while another Hindi film Oh My God won the best adapted screenplay for Bhavesh Mandalia and Umesh Shukhla. Kahaani was also named the best edited film (Namrata Rao) of the year. Bolo Na from Chittagong won the best lyrics for Prasoon Joshi and best male playback singer for Shankar Mahadevan. Aarti Anklekar Tikekar was named the best female playback singer for Palakein Naa Moondoon from Marathi film Samhita. Source: The Asian Age,
Now, an IIM course for aspiring women politicians
New Delhi, To groom aspiring women politicians by helping them develop necessary skills, IIM Bangalore today launched a certificate course in political leadership for them. The three-month long programme called as India-Women in Leadership programme by the Centre for Public Policy (CPP) aims to equip aspiring women leaders with the requisite skills, knowledge and expertise in various aspects of governance. It seeks to strengthen their ability to contest elections, lobby for women's rights and strengthen the overall network of politically active women across India, said a statement. The first batch starts on July 16. The objective is to correct the imbalance in the Indian political landscape where women hold a mere 10 per cent of seats in India's parliament, the statement added. City-based Centre for Social Research (CSR), an NGO working on gender empowerment, is also an active partner in designing the course. The programme includes lectures, field visits, as well as a week each of intensive exposure visits in Delhi and Singapore, the statement said. According to the World Economic Forum's 2009 Gender Gap Index, India ranks 24 out of 135 countries for women's political participation. "This programme will enable women to enter, progress, and make an impact in the political arena," said chairprson of CPP at-IIMB Rajeev Gowda said while referring World Economic Forum's 2009 gender gap index where India ranks 24 out of 135 countries for women's political participation. The Centre for Public Policy, a leading policy think tank, was created in 2000 through a partnership agreement between the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government of India, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and IIMB. Source: Indian Express, Image: flickr.com
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