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'Why was Shah Rukh left out?'

Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000, 21:56:55EST +0530
Subject: `Films are the best thing to have happened to me'

Kirti Reddy's grandfather's name is Ganga Reddy and not Ranga Reddy. He is the Telugu Desam MP from Nizamabad in Andhra Pradesh.

Uma Sudhir

Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000, 18:32:08EST -0500
Subject: `Films are the best thing to have happened to me'

In her interview, Lata Khubchandani asks Kirti Reddy: 'Your Hindi is poor. What are you doing to rectify that ?'

That was an arrogant question. I would like to ask Lata when is she going to learn Telugu or Tamil? I am quite sure she speaks these poorly if at all!

R Shrikanth

Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000, 10:39:35EST +0530
Subject: `Films are the best thing to have happened to me'

Good luck to Kirti. She was our senior in The Valley School in Bangalore and I remember, she was a good Bharatnatyam dancer. Keep up the good work, Kirti.

Arjun and Bhavna Hosakere

Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000, 11:41:28EST +0530
Subject: `Films are the best thing to have happened to me'

Kirti Reddy sounds like an immature person. It remains to be seen whether or not she proves herself in Bollywood.

Nivedita

Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000, 18:33:39EST +0530
Subject: `Films are the best thing to have happened to me'

That was a bad interview.

Tanushri

Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000, 22:23:05EST +0500
Subject: Grin and bear it

I agree with you.

U K Achhra

Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000, 14:00:25EST -0700
Subject: Grin and bear it

This is the dubbed version of a Telugu film Bavagaru Bagunnaraa starring Chiranjeevi. So it is not a new story.

Rediff reader

Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000, 16:58:07EST -0400
Subject: Grin and bear it

Thank you for a frank review. I will compare your thoughts with mine after I watch the film. By the way, how can I find out who has the distribution rights in USA for this or any other movie?

Sharad Rajguru

Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000, 09:26:04EST -0500
Subject: Grin and bear it

The movie was terrible. I could not sit through it for more than 25 minutes.

Imron Hussaini

Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2000, 16:18:08EST +0530
Subject: Aamir Khan is going to watch Josh

It is an excellent movie.

Raj Kamal

Date Mon, 24 Jul 2000 21:08:37 EDT
Subject: Aamir Khan is going to watch Josh

The film has all ingredients to be a super hit. But for god's sake, don't compare Shah Rukh Khan with Hrithik Roshan because Hrithik still has a long way to go. I believe that Shah Rukh Khan has lot to of talent as compared to all these newcomers.

Asra and Shahbaz

Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000, 09:00:36EST +0530
Subject: Much to be desired

I think the review is pathetic. The movie was possibly the worst I have seen in my life and the reviewer has not been harsh enough.

Avinash Vijaysankar

Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000, 13:04:03EST -0500
Subject: Dream debuts

An excellent slideshow but for one minor glitch. Betaab, if I remember right, was released in 1983 not 1985.

Prasad Sampath

Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000, 20:43:42EST
Subject: Dream debuts

I thought the slide show was excellent though there was a star missing -- Shah Rukh Khan.

Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000, 19:40:32EST
Subject: Dream debuts

It was a good article and a great slideshow. But I think she missed a few very important debuts. For instance: Zeenat Aman in Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1970); Padmini Kolhapure in Insaaf Kaa Tarazu (1978); Salma Aghaa in Nikaah (1979); Anil Kapoor in Shakti (1982); Sreedevi in Himmatwala (1983); Shah Rukh Khan in Deewana (1990).

Ashish Trivedi

Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000, 18:55:20EST -0500
Subject: Dream debuts

Wow! That was an amazing effort. Keep up the good work!

Susan

Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000, 02:32:41EST +0400
Subject: Dream debuts

That was a great job! But why was Shah Rukh Khan left out? I know the media is against the guy they once created but hey, give the guy a break. Even if Hrithik has come into the scene there is always place for someone who has entertained the nation for the last five to seven years.

Akbar Shah

Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000, 18:17:12EST -0400
Subject: Dream debuts

The article missed out Shah Rukh Khan.

Arpan Shah

Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000, 16:59:06EST -0500
Subject: Dream debuts

Both, the concept and the content of this article and its corresponding slide show were brilliant. The pictures were well chosen and the writings next to them are well scripted. Although I am bit disappointed at the lack of coverage of the debuts of yesteryear, you seem to have covered the past few years in complete detail. Kudos!

Kathuria Rajnesh

Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000, 16:03:12EST
Subject: Dream debuts

That was a nice slide show though you could have used more pictures of Hrithik Roshan. Thank you for leaving Shah Rukh Khan out.

Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000, 14:42:39EST -0400
Subject: Dream debuts

The slideshow was good though the language could have been better.

Archana Pillay

Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000, 13:34:05EST +0300
Subject: Dream debuts

This was a great slideshow, enjoyable and nostalgic. I wonder why Jayaprada's debut with Sargam was not included. Or was it not her debut movie?

Manoj Jauhari

Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000, 15:32:38EST +1000
Subject: Dream debuts

That was good but you have made a big blunder by not including Shah Rukh Khan's debut. He is the most popular star in India at the moment and he has been ignored by you while you talk of Chandrachur Singh who is nowhere on the scene at the moment.

Subathra Puvanachandran

Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000, 14:57:51EST
Subject: Dream debuts

That was a nice slide show. But how could you forget Rani Mukherjee's famous debut in Ghulaam? The Khandala girl is the next best thing to happen to Indian films. I know it wasn't her first film but you included Preity Zinta in Dil Se although her first film was Soldier. Please include Rani in the slide show -- she belongs to the group of dream debuts.

Javid Shaikh

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