The meeting with the gorgeous Malaysian-Chinese actress Michelle Yeoh turned out to be a complete pleasure for Bollywood actor Gulshan Devaiah, who marked his Bollywood debut with ‘That Girl in Yellow Boots’, as she has always been on top of the list of his favourite actresses.
They met each other at the closing ceremony of a film festival in Goa.
They not only talked about the ceremony and the amount of fun they enjoyed being there but also talked about films and had food together.
Michelle Yeoh has worked in several outstanding films such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Moonlight Express etc. She has also played the role of a Bond girl in Tomorrow Never Dies. Now the actress is geared up to produce a film in India.
So, it can prove a great chance for Gulshan as he is riding high with the success of his recent release Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela.
source: http://www.pardaphash.com / Parda Phash / Homepage> Bollywood / by Shubhanshu Sharma / Wednesday – December 04th, 2013
A tournament at home brings with it a fair deal of expectations from the home team, and when it’s a sport that has been striving to revive its glorious past, the percentage of those expectations rises. The 10th FIH Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup has brought the same with it.
India will host the biggest global tournament in junior hockey from December 6 to 15 in New Delhi, and the hosts, led by Manpreet Singh, will at least like to repeat the podium finish junior India women achieved earlier this year by winning a bronze.
Talking to IBNLive.com Hockey India selector and former India captain Arjun Halappa concurred, saying that he sees India at least finishing on the podium, though lifting the World Cup will be a huge lift for the sport in India. File photo of Junior Indian men hockey team captain Manpreet Singh during a match against South Korea. (Hockey India)
Your expectations
We want to win the world Cup. There’s no second thought about that. But we have to take it match by match. We should not put unnecessary pressure on the boys. Of course, we all want to win and play to win, but it’s important to take one step at a time and not think too far ahead.
First match against Netherlands
It might [set the tempo]. First match is always important as it is difficult to lose and then come back in a short four-team pool. I think at least a draw is required against Netherlands. And then we should concentrate on finishing in the top two, which will get us through to the knockouts.
Manpreet as leader
He is leading well, being part of the [2012] Olympics and playing with the senior team for close to two years now. He has been with the junior team for the past 7-8 months and has led by example. But captaincy doesn’t matter much in hockey as, like other team games, the result depends on the whole unit. But yes, Manpreet has done very well.
Rising Stars
If you ask me, there are a lot of guys who have made a name for themselves. But for me, it’s always about 18 guys. A player may have a good day and a bad day, but it’s always about the team. We always talk about the goal-scorer but forget who created that goal. There are many players [in this squad] who can leave an impact. Manpreet played the [2012] Olympics and there are others like Mandeep [Singh] who have already played quite a few international games. So it’s a very good squad overall.
Home Support
It’s great to play such a big tournament on home soil. It brings a little bit of pressure; but in front of home fans, the guys will get motivated to go all the way.
Where do you realistically see India on December 15?
I see them on the podium, which is a minimum. Of course, we would love to win the World Cup, but a podium finish is a bare minimum. India have got a fair chance to get into the final playing at home. But I will come back to the earlier point I made. We should look at one game at a time and finish in the top two in our pool. That will get us to the quarter-finals, which should be the first objective.
source: http://www.ibnlive.in.com / IBN Live / Home> IBN Live> Sports> Hockey / by Jaspreet Sahni, IBN Live Sport / December 03rd, 2013
Seasoned champions Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa won the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively at the NSCI Open Squash Championships on Saturday.
Joshna Chinappa
Ghosal lived up to his top billing and posted a 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 victory over Ravi Dixit to pocket a winner’s purse of Rs 150,000.
Chinappa also had a relatively easy finale, beating fourth seed Urshavi Joshi 11-3, 12-10, 11-9 in the women’s category.
source: http://www.mid-day.com / Mid Day / Home> Sports / by A Correspondent / Mumbai – December 01st, 2013
Ravi Ramaiah is on cusp of setting a record by becoming the first KAS officer from the Soliga tribes. But to his misfortune, this 28-year-old, selected to be a Class I officer in 2011, is yet to receive his appointment order. The reason: the recruitment process has been kept in abeyance because 25 of the 362 successful candidates were found to have indulged in malpractices.
But Ravi, who hails from a hamlet near Nagarahole in Mysore district, has not given up hope. Working as a police constable in Mysore’s Jayalakshmipuram police station, Ravi began dreaming of becoming a bureaucrat after his primary school teacher Suresh and lecturer Rudrappa felt he could achieve more.
“They encouraged me to take the KSPC exams. I cleared both exams and the interview in my first attempt. I used to study at least eight hours a day,” Ravi said. He scored 956 marks out of 1,800 in the Mains exam and 150 out of 200 in the interview.
“The imbroglio over appointments has ruined my dreams,” Ravi says.
Coming out with flying colours in the face of adversity is not new to Ravi. “I did my primary education at a government school in Beeranahalli, walking alone 3 km from and to my house in the jungle. These lonely treks made me decide to be a self-made man. Jungle made me a brave and bold man,” he says.
Ravi’s father, Ramaiah, studied till class III, while mother Jayamma never went to school. “He is a born naturalist. He can smell the air and predict rain two days in advance,” Ravi says of his father. His eldest brother is an SSLC dropout, while the second brother completed his II PUC.
Ravi’s teacher Suresh took him to Hunsur and got him admitted to a government high school.
source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Bangalore> Government School / by Rajiv Kalkod, TNN / November 28th, 2013
Born into a family, that owns coffee plantations in Coorg, city boy Vikram Dasappa, had a natural affinity to Coorg coffee and felt that it is one of the oldest and the best coffees in India. Eligible bachelor boy who chose to become a restaurateur, instead of running the family coffee business, shares, “Our family has been in the business since past three generations and we have the oldest and best kept coffee estates in Coorg. On my various travels around the world, I explored a lot of night clubs, lounge bars and pubs and always wanted to own one of my own. But owing to Bengaluru’s early nightlife deadline, opening a night club didn’t seem like a very clever proposition. Food has been growing steadily in the city and that’s why I decided to bring an International food chain here.”
Recognising the city as a social melting pot, a brand like Nando’s seemed to pique the foodies interest. “I was always very passionate about the hospitality industry. I also love travelling and have been to many cities around the world with a group of friends and family. This year we went to explore Europe and went to Croatia, Greece, Italy, Hungary, London and Montenegro. It was also my mom Gayathri’s 60th birthday, so 25 of us from my family went onboard the Royal Caribbean cruise. We also took out time and tried some rock climbing in Montenegro. Last year we went to Bangkok, Dubai, Malaysia and Singapore with friends. On one of my trips to Budapest, I went cycling across the country, which is the best way to explore new places. Highlight of my trips is trying out new cuisines, especially Italian and meeting new people,” says Vikram, who runs two Nando’s restaurants in the city, adding, “The first time I tried the Peri-peri chicken at Nando’s in London, I was hooked onto it and one of my cousins mentioned about the franchise. I have taken the franchise licence for Karnataka state.”
Recalling a recent trip to London, Vikram adds, “I love Nobu for its interesting Japanese cuisine. Whenever I like a dish, I always try and have a word with the chefs to get an idea on whatever goes into making it. I’m always exploring more options of world cuisine, with plans to bringing in more international chains to India. I also love Prosecco and have also tried a lot of exotic range of cognacs from Venezuela. Another of my favourites is Frangelico. I take my golf breaks whenever I can. We had gone to take part in the golf tournament at the 107 year old Belur golf club. I have also taken golf holidays in Colombo and South Africa.”
source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Lifestyle> Offbeat / DC / by Namita Gupta / November 28th, 2013
The growing success of the Ranveer-Deepika starrer Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela despite a lot of controversies has surely left its actors thrilled. Rejoicing the victory, Gulshan Devaiah, the bad guy in this Indian adaptation of Romeo-Juliet says, “It’s really overwhelming to see this kind of response. People send me messages on Twitter and Facebook. Like the other day when I went to the gym, people there were like ‘Hey you were really cool man.’ The feeling is so complicated… it’s as big as a Tsunami. Kya kahein, yeh sab Ram ki Leela hai.”
Starting his career with unconventional films like Shaitaan and Hate Story, Gulshan Devaiah breaks the trend with a commercial film like Goliyon ki Rasleela Ram-Leela where he plays the notorious villain. Playing the menacing Bhavani reveals yet another grey shade of Gulshan, just like his previous hits. Is that a mere coincidence? “I like to do things that are slightly out of the box or teda. I want to try and take up roles which are unlike me. Mostly the understanding is that there is a hero who is always shining and there is a villain but there is nothing in between. We all are imperfect. The difference is some people have darker shades of grey and vice versa. In this film, Bhavani’s negativity is highlighted. And as I said before, I like exploring the different phases of human psychology which happen only in such roles.”
The actor who cannot stop gushing about the success of his latest release revealed that if not for his friends and family, he would have never agreed for the film. “I found it really difficult to say a ‘yes’ to Bhavani. It was my manager Shobha Sant and my wife Kalliroi who convinced me to take up this offer.” But his obstacles increased after he joined hands with the Ram Leela team. This urban lad turning into a Gujju gaon ka chora was no cakewalk. “Learning the flavor and accent of Gujarati was a little difficult. I went for a workshop with Homi Wadia (who plays Ranveer’s father) for a couple of days. And of course learnt a lot from Supriya Pathak! Being around her really helped me understand the rhythm of Gujarati since she is so experienced. Also, I spoke in a flatter voice to give the villainous feel which helped me get the pronunciations better.”
Now with a success like that, Gulshan is bound to be flooded with offers and a few may even involve him playing the role of a hero. But the actor says that he doesn’t want to be unrealistic and would always choose to remain unconventional even in mainstream cinema. “To be honest I would love to be a hero but is it practical to do it? No. I cannot dance like Hrithik nor fight like Shahid. I love watching their films. I loved Ranveer’s role in my film but I cannot do it because it won’t suit me. I don’t want to confuse the audience because it’s foolish of me to compete with these people who are well versed in it. I want to make my own niche.”
But that doesn’t mean Gulshan is restrictive about his roles. Moving away from his forte and exploring genres has always been one of his dreams and his future projects reflect just that. “I have completed a comedy film recently with Radhika Apte titled Hunterr directed by Harshvardhan Kulkarni which is a slice of life kind of film. And I am also going to start shooting for a thriller called Cabaret to be produced by Pooja Bhatt. Here, I’ll play a role with lighter shades of grey, but surely not a villain.”
Very few people are aware of the fact that Gulshan Devaiah has had a connection with the world of acting before as a theatre artist. But cinema for him is passion. The actor is in love with every aspect of filmmaking. Ask him if theatre has taken a back seat and he immediately agrees to it. “I love cinema. I love the process of filmmaking. I just love being on the set. I have taken a temporary retirement from theatre. And I would like to go back to it only when I get the urge to do it again. Jab woh andhar ki awaaz kahegi ki to go back to the stage.”
Article written by staff at Bollywood Hungama.
source: http://www.oyetimes.com / Oye! Times / Home> Cinema> Oye Masala / by Kiran Arora / Wednesday – November 27th, 2013
Elated with her highest ever world ranking of 24, reigning national squash champion Joshna Chinappa wants to end the year with an improved show at the Hong Kong Squash Open.
The 27-year-old who was recently conferred with the Arjuna Award has taken giant strides after her comeback from a career threatening knee injury last year which saw her rapidly dropping in rankings to 72.
“The injury cost me a lot of time and brought down my rankings. But, since it has been great journey. I’m happy to achieve my best career ranking of 24 and I want to improve it further,” said Joshna, who will be the top draw among the women in the third edition of NSCI men, women and double squash championship that starts here on Wednesday.
“To get the Arjuna Award was nice. But when I went to Delhi to actually receive it was like another level,” she said. Joshna has been training in Mumbai from the last fortnight under former India men’s no. 1 Ritwik Bhattacharya and physical trainer Ahmed Yusuf. The duo helped her get in better shape during rehab as well.
“I have been in Mumbai for the past two weeks to train with Ritwik and do physical training with Ahmed Yusuf. I am enjoying my game.
“This tournament coincided with my stay here so I decided it to play here to be well prepared for next month’s Hong Kong Open,” said Joshna, who is the top ranked Indian woman player after Dipika Pallikal (12) who trains in Australia.
Disappointed with squash missing out again from the Olympics, Joshna wants players to look ahead.
“It is very disappointing. Squash wasn’t a less deserving sport for the Olympics. But we enjoy it and will keep pushing for it.
“I am looking forward to winning medals for India in the Commonwealth and the Asian Games,” said Joshna who along with other top players had actively campaigned to make squash an Olympic sport but lost out to wrestling at the last stage.
Some top Indian players including Saurav Ghoshal, Ravi Dixit, Deepak Mishra besides Joshna will be in action.
source: http://www.asianage.com / The Asian Age / Home> Sports> Tennis / by Irfan Haji, Age Correspondent, Mumbai / November 27th, 2013
Mysore :
Kokkengada B. Chengappa, Registrar (Judicial) High Court of Karnataka, Bangalore, has been appointed as the Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Law, Justice and Human Rights, Government of Karnataka.
Chengappa is the son of Kokkengada C. Bheemaiah, Retd. Deputy Secretary to Government, residing at Vijayanagar in Mysore. He hails from Sulugodu in Balele village, Kodagu district.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / November 26th, 2013
Sandalwood actress Harshika Poonacha might have two releases on the same day. The actress starrer two movies B3 with Srikanth and Adwaitha which has Ajai Rao in the lead, is likely to release on December 6.
An excited Harshika on her micro-blogging website page has tweeted, “Dec 4th is dad’s birthday n Dec 6th is gonna be my most expected n special day My two Bigg releases might happen on the same day B3 Adwaitha.” And it is not the first time the actress is having two releases, she has further tweeted, “Y do my movies clash?? I remember Jugaari n Sugreeva released on d same day, now it’s time fr B3 & Adwaitha,guys pls watch both n support me.”
B-3, which is said to be a love story directed by Gana Shyam and Adwaitha is an action-based movie, Ajai Rao is playing the role of a writer. The movie is directed by MB Giriraj.
source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Entertainment> Regional> Kannada> Srikanth / Vinay Lokesh, TNN / November 27th, 2013
Bangalore sure loves its share of evenings dedicated to literature and the arts. No wonder then, that even a heavy down pour in the city couldn’t stop literary enthusiasts from making it to a city hotel where author Kaveri Ponappa launched her book, The Vanishing Kodavas.
The ITC Windsor played host to guests like Girish Karnad, Jaya Zaveri, Mohandas Pai and Sadiqa Peerbhoy among others. After an engaging reading from the book, guests took the discussions further even as they enjoyed their drinks and canapes.
source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Entertainment> Regional> Kannada> Girish Karnad / TNN / November 27th, 2013
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