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Arshad-from sidekick to star
03 years ago
by Fenil Seta
in Bollywood News
Meena Iyer traces the grind that actor Arshad Warsi has been through before he found a spot under the arc lights
By Meena Iyer (MUMBAI MIRROR; February 07, 2010)
// // // Vishal Bharadwaj’s Ishqiya has grossed 15 crores in three days… and may go on to becoming 2010’s first certified hit. The success of Ishqiya also brings in its wake glory for its leading man Arshad Warsi; who has made a mark as the unscrupulous rogue Baban, whose kohl-lined eyes wreak havoc with a captive audience. And, to think, he had almost been banished to a 14-year exile; having begun his acting career in 1996.
Yeah, for the cinematically challenged Arshad began his Bollywood trek a long time ago. Actress Amrita Singh doesn’t remember Arshad Warsi. When he was assisting the prolific Mahesh Bhatt on the Anil Kapoor-Amrita Singh drama, Thikana (1987), this 19-year-old was a faceless blur.
Orphaned in his teens; an impoverished Arshad landed the job of Mahesh’s umpteenth assistant. His chores included the thankless task of gathering crowds for the shot; and writing the continuity sheets. “I assisted on Thikana and Kaash,’’ says the actor… “and chances are that the actors from either unit won’t remember me.’’
“I don’t remember myself too well from then either,’’ he jests.
There you go. Arshad’s movie journey was a roller-coaster ride where he went from being a director’s sidekick to a star.
In the 11-year interim between 1988 and 1996, this natural-born-dancer floated his own dance troupe More >
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Bullish SRK sends NASDAQ soaring!
03 years ago
by Fenil Seta
in Bollywood News
A GOOD INVESTMENT: Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol at NASDAQ and (above) in a still from the film
Global Indian Shah Rukh Khan rings NY stock exchange gong with co-star Kajol
MEENA IYER Times News Network (BOMBAY TIMES; February 3, 2010)
Moments after A R Rahman picked up his two Grammys in LA, on February 1 at 8.30 a.m. (New York time), Bollywood had yet another defining moment in global history. The King of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan and his co-star Kajol from Karan Johar’s My Name Is Khan, rang the gong at the New York stock exchange — NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations). The only Indian who has received this honour prior to SRK is Infosys CEO, Narayan Murthy.
Elated, Shah Rukh said, “I have usually stayed away from stock exchanges because I’ve always felt that they were scary places. I’m here now and I like it. When Kajol and I entered the NASDAQ today, I was told the market is green (flourishing). I can’t tell you how happy the news has made me.’’ Happy that MNIK was given this platform — the first for any Bollywood film — SRK joked, “I don’t want to sound cheesy, but I get the feeling that the stocks of My Name Is Khan that open on February 12, will keep rising in the weeks to come.’’
Humbled by the honour given to his latest film, Karan Johar said, “This is truly a moment of integration between the West and us. SRK is a global icon and he has a reach that is far beyond the space awarded to most others. Ringing the gong at the NASDAQ More >
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