Q: 1. Aamir Khan says he is reading a script given to him by...
a. Mira Nair.
b. Ang Lee.
c. Rituparno Ghosh.

Q 2. The Calcutta High Court has set up a five-member committee to ascertain whether...
a. Job Charnock founded Calcutta.
b. Jyoti Basu is entitled to a government car despite being only a former chief minister.
c. Cricket Association of Bengal officials are overselling tickets during matches at the Eden Gardens.

Q 3. Dhaka's top cricket team is City Club. Its new coach is...
a. Mohinder Amarnath.
b. Trevor Chappell.
c. Majid Khan.

Answers: 1(c), 2(a), 3(b)

TOY INC
Playing a New Game

TOY STORY: A training institute and library will be set up

Greater Noida, the industrial suburb near Delhi, is toying with elaborate plans of a Toy City. Actually, the game has already begun. The first in Asia and the second in the world, the upcoming Toy City being developed by the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) will be spread over an area of 125 acres. The new industry has already attracted an investment of Rs 100 crore from toy manufacturers around the country, while about 80 others have enrolled for a further investment of Rs 400 crore.

Although there are toy units in Delhi and Mumbai, the one at Greater Noida promises more than just manufacturing. It will have a contemporary toy design centre, a research wing, a training institute to train youth as toy designers, a toy library and a showroom. Every time new international trends in toys emerge, a market study on their suitability in India will be undertaken and then the designs will go for manufacture. No child's play this.

Q&A
TELLY SCOPE
Donning a Role and a White Coat

Mona Ambegaokar plays Dr Chitra Seshadri in Sony's hospital-based serial Dhadkan.

Q. How is your role different from others you've played?
A. It is technically correct. We went through a hospital orientation course and keep interacting with real doctors.

Q. Are you like Dr Chitra in any way?
A. I am confrontational and easily put off by unfair things. I am very hard working too. Work is my narcotic.

Q. What has your role taught you?
A. I can now simplify medical jargon for my family and friends. Playing a doctor in Dhadkan has made me more sensitive.

Mohnish Behl
Essays his first TV role as Dr Shashank Gupta in Star Plus' Sanjeevani.

Q. Were you sensitive towards medical issues earlier?
A. Very much so. I lost my mother Nutan, my grandmother and a very close friend to cancer. With my mother, I made many trips to the hospital. I always asked questions about the disease.

Q. How come you appear equally restrained and thoughtful in all your roles?
A. The restraint you see is me ... I am sensitive, though I sometimes wonder whether my empathy is selfish-intended to receive the same from others.

-Shefalee Vasudev

MUSIC REVIEW

DEVDAS (Universal;Rs 55)

In this, the third adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chatterjee's classic novel Devdas, Ismail Darbar has lived up to the expectations generated by Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.

Shreya Ghosal's tuneful voice stands out, especially in Silsila ye chaahat ka. Kathak maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj has composed, written and sung Kaahe chhed mohe in raga Basant with Kavita Subramaniam, with verses recited by Madhuri Dixit. Udit Narayan's Woh chand jaisi ladki is-there's no other word for it-mellifluous.

In an age when film music is heavily westernised, the use of Indian instruments-tabla, dholak, sarangi-is pleasing. Apart from the voices, the rich choral accompaniment is prominent. A sheer delight for classical music buffs.

-S. Sahaya Ranjit