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...Despite the recent swarm of pretenders, however, the heavyweight champion of memoir writing is still Indian-born Ved Mehta. Back in 1972, long before memoirs became hip, the 38-year-old Mehta, who had already authored an autobiography in his 20s, got down to composing his memoirs in earnest. Thirty-two years and 11 books later, he has just ended his tale...
...million people, more than $145 million was collected in private donations for victims of the tsunami disaster [Jan. 17]. That is in addition to the $300 million in assistance given by the government. I was glad to learn of proposals to install an early-warning system in the Indian Ocean that would alert people before a possible tsunami. In the aftermath of this disaster, philanthropists are demanding a better deal for the world's poor. There is more than enough money in the world to make sure no child goes to bed hungry. We have the resources to do that...
For all the noise about Bollywood, most North American filmgoers have yet to see the real thing. And maybe they never will. So how about an Anglo- Indian compromise? That's what Gurinder Chadha, whose Bend It Like Beckham was a surprise hit in 2003, has in mind with her Jane Austen adaptation, Bride & Prejudice: star-crossed love, family-values conflict, lots of vigorous song and dance. The only differences are it's in English and, at 1 hr. 51 min., it's about an hour short of a full-length Indian epic...
...would be lovely to see a real Indian musical, or even a plausible fake, strike sparks with a mass audience. Heart and art can make a beguiling pair. Those are mostly missing in this strained hybrid, which is less Bollywood than Follywood. --By Richard Corliss
...DIED. PARVEEN BABI, 49, Bollywood siren touted in a TIME cover story as the face of the modern Indian woman in 1977, of unspecified natural causes; in Bombay. After debuting in 1973's Charitrna while still a college student, Babi quickly became a favorite of Indian audiences dazzled by her striking beauty. She appeared in more than 50 movies, pushing the boundaries of conservative Hindi films by wearing bikinis and smoking and drinking on screen. Reportedly suffering from schizophrenia, Babi spent several years abroad, returning to India in 2002. She spent much of her later years in seclusion...