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'Romba solid!' TV commercials tap into the south's consumption story - Hindu Business Line

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:26:10 GMT

'Romba solid!' TV commercials tap into the south's consumption story
Hindu Business Line
Mahindra Duro is banking on Kareena Kapoor – but she speaks Tamil in their ad. Tata brand Voltas is featuring a Tamil-accented male protagonist to promote its all weather air conditioner. With the south emerging as a strong consumption market, ...

'I am not a competitive person' - Mid-Day

Mon, 28 May 2012 08:11:53 GMT

Mid-Day

'I am not a competitive person'
Mid-Day
Did you grapple with the Tamil language? How did you get into the skin of the character? I wanted to get the accent right without being stereotypical. We always have stereotyped South Indians, Gujaratis and Punjabis. I play an IAS officer who is an ...

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The country of Tamil Nadu - VC Circle

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:22:40 GMT

The country of Tamil Nadu
VC Circle
Let me start out by saying that I have many Tamil friends and have recently funded a company where the founder grew up in Chennai. But, nowhere else do I feel more alien within India than when I visit Tamil Nadu. Some time ago, I was again there to ...

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City slicker returns - The Hindu

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:06:57 GMT

The Hindu

City slicker returns
The Hindu
And that was how he landed his first big role in Tamil cinema. Ganesh's portrayal of Joginder Singh got him noticed. He got a call from Kamal Haasan's office for “Unnaipol Oruvan”. He then went on to do “Kandahar” with Amitabh Bachchan.

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

Sun, 06 May 2012 10:38:13 GMT

Hindustan Times

Mind your language: Why some dialects are hard to follow
Hindustan Times
All the lines were delivered in a strong Khariboli dialect and strewn with 'gaalis' (abuses) that along with the 'A' certificate kept family audiences away from the 'desi' adaptation of Othello. But that didn't stop Vishal from making an Ishqiya (2010) ...

Bridging info gap top of to-do list - New Straits Times

Sat, 05 May 2012 00:02:04 GMT

Bridging info gap top of to-do list
New Straits Times
This has led to a blinkered view of the Indian national as either one who speaks English with a thick Indian accent or one who does not know English and communicates in pidgin Bahasa Malaysia or Tamil. About the first thing that needs to be done is the ...

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Esha couldn't help Abhay - Bollywood Spice

Sat, 12 May 2012 08:10:40 GMT

Bollywood Spice

Esha couldn't help Abhay
Bollywood Spice
However, Abhay Deol is not far behind as he plays a Tamil IAS officer but beyond the accent factor, the actor who debut in lover boyish roles like Socha Na Tha, required to stay fit, as per directors orders. “.. I concentrated on my martial arts, ...

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In LS, PC strikes Bhojpuri chord - Deccan Chronicle

Fri, 18 May 2012 03:30:00 GMT

In LS, PC strikes Bhojpuri chord
Deccan Chronicle
It was a gesture that won the home minister, whose mother tongue is Tamil, applause from both fellow MPs and Speaker Meira Kumar. “Hum rauwa sabke bhavna samjhatani (I understand everyone's sentiments)” is what Mr Chidambaram told a number of agitated ...

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The Jaya-Modi-Patnaik axis: Best practices or politics? - Firstpost

Fri, 11 May 2012 04:45:08 GMT

The Jaya-Modi-Patnaik axis: Best practices or politics?
Firstpost
For instance, Pondicherry, which has a “bhavan” in the city has very strong cultural and administrative reasons to be represented in Tamil Nadu. In Delhi, Jaya, Modi and Patnaik made a formidable political threesome. They smiled in unison, ...

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Action film hero, this is my aim: Rana - IndiaGlitz

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:26:17 GMT

IndiaGlitz

Action film hero, this is my aim: Rana
IndiaGlitz
The only hitch is that my Hindi has this Hyderabadi accent. Overcoming it was a bit difficult but finally, I did it", Rana has said. Saying that it is difficult to predict a movie's fate, he is quick to add that working with RGV was a great learning ...