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Hyderabad
Wednesday, March 9, 2016

PHOTOGRAPHY

SPECTRUM

TECH KNOW

KARGIL AND LADAKH


THROUGH THE LENS OF
DR. RAVI KUMAR P2

LIONEL HAEGEN
SHARES HIS LOVE FOR
THE BREW P3

TOP FAVOURITES FROM THIS


YEARS TED CONFERENCE
AT VANCOUVER P4

Admit Two

Cyrus calls a Proust


With quick wit up his sleeve and a bag full of laughs and satire, Cyrus gives a
lowdown on what keeps him ticking
RAVEENA JOSEPH

Camp
Sale
Buyart 2016, an annual
sale of art pieces including
paintings, sculptures,
masks, reliefs, etchings and
drawings by 60 Artists
Venue: Icon Art Gallery,
Banjara Hills
Date: Till March 4, 11:30
am to 7:00 pm

Dentashine-an all women


dental care centre for
women, children will be
organizing a free dental
camp for women
Venue: Dentashine Dental
Care Centre, Lane Opposite
Care Hospital, Road No-11,
Banjara Hills
Date: Till March 10
For details, Contact: 04065556778, 9160016778.

Television
HBO airs Ghost Rider.
Stuntman Johnny Blaze
pledges to save the life of a
loved one. Now, he transforms
into an agent of justice at
night wherever evil roams.
Directed by Mark Steven
Johnson and stars Nicholas
Cage and Eva Mendes.
Date: Today, 9 pm

Art
Pratap Institute of Painting-women's group is
organising an art expo
Venue: Rainbow Art Gallery, Tourism Plaza, Begumpet
Date: Till March 10

Short Takes

elevision did not


bring Cryus Broacha just fame, but
also trouble. Hes
been attacked, threatened
and thrown against mirrors.
Hes dealt with the common
man whos happy to be on TV,
celebrities who want retakes
for the sake of their image,
and powerful people whove
led complaints. We started
as a nation in 1947, so we cant
expect total freedom already.
We have to keep testing the
waters, and because of that,
Im always saying sorry. Ive
been married for 14 years, so
Im used to apologising also.
In fact, Im happy to do it. We
are just trying to lampoon
corruption and critique what
is going on, says Cyrus.
After a degree in Political
Science from St. Xaviers College, Mumbai, and a one-year
stint in law school (I can still
come with books and help you
with a legal problem if you are
on a low budget), Cyrus
found his calling. He dabbled
in radio, copy writing and
theatre, before starting with
MTV in 1996, and building
the Cyrus brand of Bakra till
2007. Now, hes an author,
columnist and a political satirist, whos still making the

country laugh with NDTVs


The Week That Wasnt and
his irreverent podcast Cyrus
Says. He answers the Proust
questionnaire a Victorian
list of questions designed to
reveal the subjects personality for MetroPlus.
What is your current
state of mind?
I normally have colours in
my mind, like Doordarshan.
Right now, its blue, yellow
and green. I keep my mind
free because I have a show in
the evening, and I have to be
very irreverent and silly.
What do you consider
the most overrated virtue?
Friendship. I like four
things: History, The Beatles,
dogs and cricket. Ive got four
topics, and hence, no friends.
On what occasion do you
lie?
I like lying. Ive never understood why honesty has to
be the best policy. Whenever
people ask me how to get to a
place, I always give them
wrong directions for fun.
But wait, thats a bit mean,
now that I think about it.
Dont do that. Unless your lie
has no malicious intent, I
dont see the problem with it.
What do you most dislike
about your appearance?
I want to be taller. But at
44, I think its too late to

grow.
What is the quality you
most like in a man?
Dont mention that threeletter word; its worse than
the four-letter word. All our
problems are men; Id like to
replace all of them with women. If you look at all the political issues in the world
cessation,
possessiveness,
greed it is because of the
fragile male ego.
What is the quality you
most like in a woman?
I like easy-going, friendly
women. But the problem remains: once you get to know
someone, everything changes
anyway. Its a pointless question, if you think about it. Everything is good if you keep
relationships at a level where
people are not close.
Which words or phrases
do you most overuse?
Ill do it later.
If you could change one
thing about yourself, what
would it be?
Ive always wanted a unibrow, a large mole, a third
nipple, or an extra nger like
Hrithik Roshan. I gured it
would give a distinct edge to
my appearance. Who will ever
forget me then?
If you were to die and
come back as a person or a
thing, what would it be?

A bikini. But what if I end


up with the wrong person is
it sexist if I worry about being
worn by a man?
What do you regard as
the lowest depth of misery?
Real life. Which is why I try
to avoid it as much as
possible.
Which historical figure
do you most identify with?
Oh I love history(goes into a long contemplative
monologue about Ashoka,
Akbar, Genghis Khan, Chanakya, The Cholas, Chandragupta Maurya and the British
showing up in India in shorts)
This is a tough question. I just
want to be Cyrus the Great.
How would you like to
die?
Quickly; and not in a
crowded area. Hopefully, like
Oscar Wilde said, Ill get to die
beyond my means.
What is your motto?
Motto? Why would I have a
motto? Do you think Im a
politician? Its easier being a
critic. I just want to work as
less as possible, and hopefully, at the end of my life, not
have too many enemies.
What do you consider
your
greatest
achievement?
Why would you ask me
such a question? I work in the
plastic television medium!

BAG OF LAUGHS Cyrus Brocha PHOTO:RAVINDRAN.

When I go to awards functions and win something, I


want to give it back. And then,
tip the guy.
But my biggest achievement is that I have been able
to walk my own dogs all my
life. I get out at 4 p.m. from
the studios every day so that I
can do that. Dogs are the low-

est in the animal index. I support The Welfare of Stray


Dogs (WSD) by giving them
office space and try to help in
any way I can. Please send
money okay, if you can. Bet
you dont want to ask anymore questions no? Typical
Indian. The moment I say
send money, were done.

Fawad caught off-guard by Alia


Actor Fawad Khan says that he didnt expect his Kapoor &
Sons co-star Alia Bhatt to be as condent and spontaneous as
she came across on the rst day shoot of the lm.
When I saw her on the rst day on the sets, she was so
condent and spontaneous, which I was not expecting at all.
She didnt even rehearse, said the Zindagi Gulzar Hai actor
about Alia .
Alia however said Fawad was exaggerating, and also added
that he didnt like her over-competitive spirit when they
played games together.
Fawad said he has watched only one lm of Alia till now but
was impressed by it.
Ive seen Highway. She has given a tremendous
performance in the lm.
As an actor I think her work speaks for herself. She is a
phenomenal performer.
To excel at such a young age so fast and be able to stand toe
to toe with experienced actors, is quite an achievement.
Sidharth Malhotra plays Fawads brother, who also shows
interest in Alia, but is seen having differences with Fawad. .
IANS

Sarbjit to
release in May

Wish to see Ranveer, Sonam


together

The national award


winner Omung Kumars
upcoming biopic Sarbjit is
all set to release worldwide
on May 20. The movie will
take the audiences through
the story of the Sarbjit who
was
imprisoned
in
Pakistan, mistaken for an
Indian spy. With a powerful cast of Aishwarya Rai
Bachchan, Randeep Hooda, Richa Chadha and Darshan
Kumar the lmmakers have made a conscious decision
to shift the date from 19th May to 20th May.
The lm recently nished a schedule in Punjab and
Delhi and shot for a crucial sequence at the Wagah
Border. A few days back the official poster of the lm
was also released which saw Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in
a de-glam look as Dalbir Kaur.

Actor
Anil
Kapoor
feels
someone should
cast his daughter
Sonam
and
Ranveer
Singh
together as they
can do something
special as an onscreen couple. I
would want that
Ranveer
and
Sonam
work
together. I feel they can really do something special because
they know each other since many years. I think someone
should cast them together, Anil Kapoor said. The actor is
currently busy shooting for the second season of 24

CM
YK

IANS

HY-HY

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