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I worked hard on my accent, says Shekhar Ravjiani - Daily News & Analysis

Fri, 11 May 2012 04:25:49 GMT

I worked hard on my accent, says Shekhar Ravjiani
Daily News & Analysis
An avid fan of Marathi films and songs, Shekhar had to work hard on his accent. “I wanted to get my accent bang on and it required some hardcore practice. But the end result was so fruitful.” He mentions that he was quite surprised by close friend, ...

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Ferrari Ki Sawaari Music Review - koimoi (blog)

Mon, 21 May 2012 05:29:20 GMT

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Ferrari Ki Sawaari Music Review
koimoi (blog)
It has a traditional Marathi Lavani touch to it and is sung by newcomer Urmila Dhangar who has been able to do justice to the lyrics (by Guru Thakur). She has a very authentic Marathi accent which goes well with the song's playful mood.

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Mind your language: Why some dialects are hard to follow - Hindustan Times

Sun, 06 May 2012 10:38:13 GMT

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Mind your language: Why some dialects are hard to follow
Hindustan Times
“We adapted the local lingo and the accent to make the setting more authentic and the plot more credible. But if people didn't understand what was happening, then I guess we went wrong somewhere,” says Naseerudin Shah who played Khalujan Iftikar in ...

Attitude Bollytude - Outlook

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:25:58 GMT

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Attitude Bollytude
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... Marathi, even English, but settled on Hindi/Urdu as its most profitable medium. The Bombay film doesn't routinely use phonetic nuance to indicate class in the way that an American film might use dialect. Even the accent Hindi films use to indicate ...

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Singing in Gujarati was very tough: Natalie Di Luccio - Hindustan Times

Sat, 05 May 2012 08:32:21 GMT

Singing in Gujarati was very tough: Natalie Di Luccio
Hindustan Times
Not only did her versions of Pehla nasha and Kahin to hogi woh, sung in an anglicised Hindi accent, go viral on the popular video sharing website, she also had a pleasant surprise waiting for her: she was offered work with an Indian composer whose work ...

Talk to your kids in the mother tongue - Daily News & Analysis

Sun, 06 May 2012 02:42:22 GMT

Talk to your kids in the mother tongue
Daily News & Analysis
We went to English medium schools, spoke Malayalam only with older people, and parodied the 'Mallu' accent. We weren't taught to read and write Malayalam because we already had English, Hindi, Marathi, and later, French, to deal with.

Posted On Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 08:23:14 AM - Pune Mirror

Sat, 19 May 2012 02:55:04 GMT

Posted On Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 08:23:14 AM
Pune Mirror
With smouldering black eyes that he takes from his mother, a slight twinge of an indiscernible exotic accent and an adorable, shy smile, Prateik Babbar comes across as quite a charmer, in his own unconventional way. An impish glint lights up his face ...

Natalie Di Luccio is a Pritam fan - Times of India

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:34:39 GMT

Natalie Di Luccio is a Pritam fan
Times of India
I thought people would make fun of my accent but they loved it." "I have really loved working with the likes of Amit Trivedi and Raghav Sachar. I am also a huge fan of Pritam and would love to work with him. Playback singing is really challenging, ...

Habib Faisal: I wasn't sure if Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor were as ... - Bollywood Life

Thu, 10 May 2012 07:38:34 GMT

Habib Faisal: I wasn't sure if Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor were as ...
Bollywood Life
Speaking further on the cultural divide, the soft-spoken filmmaker says, “I watched BBB in Gaiety with Marathi speaking audience. The moment that scene came where Ranveer refers to their lovemaking as kand, there was this wave of laughter.

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