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Sept 27, 1999

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In the Name of the Father

Her brothers Puru and Panini have not made a mark. Maybe Vastavikta will. The late thespian Raj Kumar's daughter is making her acting debut in Lawrence Desouza's Dil Cheez Kya Hai, as an egoistic wealthy girl opposite newcomer Shivam. "She fits the bill," says Desouza. "She has to play a lady Raj Kumar in the film." Read: arrogant, sure of herself. But it's not just the role that will bring dad to mind. The 21-year-old has got herself a new screen name: Rani Rajkumar. Jaani, that's a smart move!

Bond with the Best
The name's not Bond, not James Bond. So what? It's Jason Connery. Sean Connery's son will be in India next month shooting with Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi, 44, for the film The Return of the Thief of Baghdad. "It's a rare opportunity for international exposure," says Chiranjeevi, who plays the lead in this Indo-US production. "There are international quality technical inputs that can help make the film a blockbuster." So that's his motto: bond with the best.

Bad Bad D
This feud just won't end. After a recent visit to Jaipur, Shobha De wrote in one of her columns that hardly anyone there speaks English, watches TV for news or is interested in the English press. The Pink City saw red, of course, but just when you thought the fortnight-old fury would subside, a prominent paper lashed out last week. Never mind the rest of the defence. "Ms D almost dealt a heavy blow on (Jaipur)," it said, "when she writes that people here have not heard about Monica Lewinsky." Who'd believe that anway.

Stylebhai!
More on the east meets West theme. Three years after his first major show in the US, 25-year-old Anand Jon created a splash again last week with his Spring 2000 line. Earlier this year, the Kerala-born, New York-based lad (along with Sandy Dalal) was rubbing shoulders with Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan and other fashion gurus during the Seventh on Sixth fashion week in Manhattan. In his latest line he presented a stream of elegant, India-inspired outfits. "I'm a total amalgam of two cultures," he exults. It shows.

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