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Obituary :
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Mani Rabadi :
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A well-known costume designer of 60s and 70s , Mani Rabadi died this month . She was sister of yesteryear actress Shammi .
Apart from Bhanu Athaiya , she was another one , who was a professional dress designer in the early years of our film industry . Starting with ” Jewel Thief ” [ 1967 ] , she continued working till ” Hum Aapke Hain Kaun ” [ 1994 ] .
” Jewel Thief ” [ 1967 ] , ” An Evening In Paris ” [ 1967 ] , ” Bobby ” [ 1973 ] , ” Amar Akbar Anthony ” [ 1979 ] , and ” Pestonjee ” [ 1987 ] are her famous and most successful films . She also won National Film Award for Best Costume for ” Pestonjee ” .
Posting link of the blog , which I wrote about her :
Kamal N. Chaturvedi @VidurChaturvedi 13h
Remembering Mani Rabadi – Queen of Polka Dots http://wp.me/ptyXI-36i
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New Hindi Film Releases & Me :
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First Week – August 02
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1 – Love in Bombay …………………………………….. Monojoy Mukherjee
2 – Calapor ……………………………………………………. Priyanshu Chatterjee
3 – Bhadaas …………………………………………………… Aryeman Ramsay
4 – Rabba Main Kya Karoon ……………………….. Riya Sen
5 – B. A. Pass ……………………………………………………………. X
6 – Chor Chor Super Chor …………………………………….. X
Second Week – August 09
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1 – Chennai Express …………………………………….. Nikitin Dheer
……………………………………………………………………….. Shekhar Ravjiani
2 – My Husband’s Wife …………………………………………… X
Third Week – August 16
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1 – Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara ……….. Imran Khan
……………………………………………………………………………. Sonali Bendre Behl
……………………………………………………………………………. Sarfaraz Khan
Fourth Week – August 23
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1 – Madras Cafe ………………………………………………… John Abraham
2 – Haunted Child ………………………………………………………… X
3 – Ooops A Desi ………………………………………………………….. X
4 – The Light : Swami Vivekananda …………………………… X
Fifth Week – August 30
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1 – Satyagraha ……………………………………………….. Kareena Kapoor
…………………………………………………………………………. Arjun Rampal
…………………………………………………………………………. Indraneil Sengupta
…………………………………………………………………………. Shweta Pandit
In total …………… 14 …………….. films got released in August . Out of these ………….. 14 ………… released films ……….. 08 ………… films have …………… 14 ……………. artistes , who are trained by me .
Out of these ………. 14 ……… persons , ………… 11 ……………… are actors . Among the rest ……………….. 03 ………………. Shweta Pandit is the singer in ” Satyagraha “ , Shekhar Ravjiani of Vishal-Shekhar fame is the music director of ” Chennai Express “ and Monojoy Mukherjee is the co-producer of ” Love In Bombay “ .
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New Regional Films & Me :
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1 – Bengali : Preeti Jhangiani is doing lead in ” Mistake “.
My ………….. 01 ………………. student in ……….. 01 ………….. regional film .
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TV Trivia & Me :
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1 – Veebha Anand is playing an important role in ” Kairee ” on Colors .
My ……………. 01 ……….. student in ………… 01 ……………. show on TV .
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Theatre & Me :
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1 – Nasirr Khan is playing lead in ” The Big Fat City ” .
2 – Tanishaa Mukherjee is playing lead in ” The Verdict ” .
My …………… 02 ………….. students in ………….. 02 …………. plays .
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Commercials & Me :
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1 – Ankita Bhargav is in the campaign for ICICI Gold Loan .
2 – Imran Khan is the main model for Maza .
3 – Saif Ali Khan is the main model for Lays .
4 – Sonam Kapoor is the face of India International Jewellery Week .
5 – Priyanka Chopra is the brand ambassador of Asmi Jewellery .
My ………….. 05 …………… students in …………… 05 …………… commercial campaigns .
I am happy that as an acting trainer or acting tutor I had a very satisfying month . My 14 students appeared in 08 films , 01 students in 01 TV serials , 01 student in 01 regional film , 02 students in 02 plays and 05 students appeared in 05 Ads also . Thus total number of students working in the month of August comes to 23 .
I am happy to announce that some upstarts are feeling the heat now . They are resorting to all kind of canards and lies . They are running a mischievous campaign and trying to malign my name . But my journey continues unabated . These revellers of failed legacy will eat crow very soon . Dust is now settling down quickly .
On behalf of all the students and staff of VIDUR Acting Institute , which is known as Vidur’s Kreating Charakters , I congratulate all my above mentioned students . VIDUR Editing Studio , VIDUR Club and VIDUR Theatre would also like to wish them well in their glorious journey ahead .
May they shine in their chosen field !
VIDUR
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