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Monday, March 9, 2020
Rajab 14, 1441 AH
Doha today 160 - 260
COVER
STORY
Reel vs Real
Contagion will likely freak you out amidst coronavirus fears, but it’s worth it. P4-5
BOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD
I refrain from commenting on Film directors cancel March
socio-political issues: Divya. appearances in Chicago.
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PRAYER TIME
Fajr 4.32am
Shorooq (sunrise) 5.50am
Zuhr (noon) 11.46am
Asr (afternoon) 3.09pm
Maghreb (sunset) 5.41pm
Isha (night) 7.11pm
USEFUL NUMBERS
The Call of the Wild exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon in the 1890s. As the newest
CAST: Karen Gillan, Harrison Ford, Cara Gee rookie on a mail-delivery dog sled team, Buck experiences the
DIRECTION: Chris Sanders adventure of a lifetime as he ultimately finds his true place in
SYNOPSIS: Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful the world.
domestic life gets turned upside down when he is suddenly
Emergency 999 uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the THEATRE: The Mall
Worldwide Emergency Number 112
Kahramaa – Electricity and Water 991
Local Directory 180
International Calls Enquires 150
Hamad International Airport 40106666
Labor Department 44508111, 44406537
Mowasalat Taxi 44588888
Qatar Airways 44496000
Hamad Medical Corporation 44392222, 44393333
Qatar General Electricity and
Water Corporation 44845555, 44845464
Primary Health Care Corporation 44593333
44593363
Qatar Assistive Technology
Centre 44594050
Qatar News Agency 44450205
44450333
Q-Post – General Postal
Corporation 44464444
Humanitarian Services Office
(Single window facility for the repatriation of bodies)
Ministry of Interior 40253371, 40253372,
40253369
Ministry of Health 40253370, 40253364
Hamad Medical Corporation 40253368, 40253365 The Way Back the team starts to win, he may have a reason to confront his
Qatar Airways 40253374 CAST: Ben Affleck, Janina Gavankar, Michaela Watkins old demons. But will it be enough to set him on the road to
DIRECTION: Gavin O’Connor redemption?
SYNOPSIS: A former HS basketball phenom, struggling
with failures, is offered a coaching job at his alma mater. As THEATRES: Landmark, The Mall, Royal Plaza
uote Unquote
Q “The secret
of getting ahead is
getting started.”
– Mark Twain
Community Editor For movie timings and
Kamran Rehmat further details please scan
e-mail: community@gulf-times.com the QR code above with your
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Ballet Lessons and develop leadership skills. For more
WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier
WHEN: Ongoing
TIME: 4pm – 8pm
For more info e-mail at registration@
atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839.
information, 66053485, 33232490 or visit
www.SmedleyToastmasters.org
Artistic Gymnastic Classes
WHERE: Qatar Academy Msheireb
WHEN: Ongoing
MIA Park Bazaar 2020 Street Food is the ideal venue for a leisure TIME: 3:15pm – 4:15pm
WHERE: MIA Park experience for the whole family offering over The olympic sport using horizontal bar,
WHEN: Ongoing till April 25 20 dine-in options and 18-hole World Mini-
TIME: 2pm — 8pm Golf setup.
MIA Park Bazaar is a modern version of
the Old Souq tradition with vibrant mix of Hobby Classes Katara Winter Festival & Bazaar
around 120 stalls. You can browse and buy WHERE: Mamangam Performing Art WHERE: Katara Cultural Village
handicrafts, accessories, paintings, clothing, Centre WHEN: Ongoing till March 14
food, jewellery, photography and art. WHEN:Wednesday – Monday TIME: 10am-10pm
Mamangam is an art and performance Katara has an indoor bazaar with more
centre started with a vision of spreading than 200 stalls from 18 different countries.
our knowledge, interests and experience in You can clothes, perfumes, bags, handicraft,
various disciplines in arts across different footwear, other accessories and much more.
countries for children and adults. The festival also has a vast playground for
We offer regular classes in disciplines like children.
traditional classical dance, art and craft,
Bollywood and hip-hop styles, Carnatic Public Speaking Classes for Adults
music, robotics, percussion instruments, WHERE: Sharq Capital, C-Ring Road
keyboard, yoga, zumba and martial arts WHEN:Ongoing till July 1
like Karate, Shaolin Kung Fu and Kalari. TIME: 6:30pm – 9pm
For those who wish to register e-mail Get trained by experts to be a good speaker.
at info@mamangamqatar.in or call on Smedley Toastmasters is conducting a
33897609/44723680 six-month speech-craft programme that rings and floor exercises on mats for the
teaches new members to speak confidently children from age 4 till 16.
Qatar National Robotics Challenge
WHERE: Qatar National Library
WHEN: March 31
TIME: 8am — 4pm
The Qatar National Robotics Challenge is an advanced robotics competition in which
students of Grade VIII-XI design, build, programme and operate robots to compete in a
head-to-head challenge. The programme is designed to encourage interest in science,
technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Metro Street Food
WHERE: DECC Metro Station
WHEN: Ongoing
TIME: 12:30pm
Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: gtlisting@gmail.com, Events and timings subject to change
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COMMUNITY COVER STORY
Nervous waiting game
Contagion will scare you into soap and water. It makes that precaution
seem as urgent as the inevitable moment in a horror film when viewers
want to yell at the screen, “Get out of the house...now!”
‘
By Julie Hinds
A
fter watching Contagion, you won’t need a
“Our best defence has public health official to tell you to wash your
hands often.
been social distancing, no The 2011 movie will scare you into soap
and water. It makes that precaution seem as
handshaking, staying home urgent as the inevitable moment in a horror film when
viewers want to yell at the screen, “Get out of the house
when you’re sick, washing … now!”
your hands frequently,” says The coronavirus outbreak has turned life in 2020 into
a nervous waiting game for updates. What’s the latest
Centers for Disease Control headline? Which events have been cancelled? Why aren’t
there enough test kits? How many states have declared
expert played by Laurence an emergency?
This week, even James Bond went into quarantine, so
Fishburne in the film to speak. The release of the 007 movie No Time To Die
was moved from April to November over worries about
theatre closings in Italy, South Korea, China and Japan —
all countries hit hard by Covid-19, the abbreviated name
for the virus.
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COVER STORY COMMUNITY
Anxiety is rising. So is the
number of people watching
Contagion, a well-crafted drama
that until recently was relatively
forgotten. It’s become a hot rental
at online sites like Amazon Prime
and iTunes.
Why is everyone so eager to see
something that is guaranteed to
freak them out? Maybe it’s the
lure of facing your nightmares. As
director Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
told The New York Times, “I was
really curious to see how well it
would line up to what is happening
right now, it was shocking. It felt
like I was watching a documentary
that has all these movie stars
playing real people.”
Nowhere is that more evident
than in a scene where CNN’s Dr
Sanjay Gupta — yes, the real guy did
a cameo — is interviewing a Centers
for Disease Control expert played
by Laurence Fishburne.
“Our best defence has been
social distancing, no handshaking,
staying home when you’re sick,
washing your hands frequently,”
says Fishburne.
That sounds like a clip from
every cable news channel right this
minute.
Art imitates life so closely in such
sequences that you may wonder
if the rest of the movie is going to SPOTLIGHT: The star-studded cast of Contagion.
come true. That’s a frightening
prospect, because the screenplay airport bar, coughing as she waits your face — or anything, really. to investigate the sites. Elliott Gould blasts Law’s careless
by Scott Z Burns envisions for a delayed flight. The camera As clues pop up in Hong Meanwhile, rumours multiply journalistic standards. “Blogging
catastrophic loss. pans to all the places her germs are Kong, London and Tokyo that a that the virus is actually a military is not writing,” barks Gould. “It’s
But Contagion is fiction, and the spreading: the bowl of nuts that pandemic is emerging, Fishburne or industrial weapon. Law touts a graffiti with punctuation.”
coronavirus, as bad as it’s been, she’s been eating from, the credit and his CDC team must scramble natural cure, forsythia, on his blog Contagion floats many plot
hasn’t reached the devastation card she hands to the bartender, the to identify and contain the virus. without any solid proof, then brags twists that echo what is known
levels of the movie’s imaginary machine where the card is swiped. They track clusters of infections about having 12 million unique about Covid-19, like its connecting
MEV-1 virus. Remember how Jaws kept you out at health clubs and elementary visitors to his website. One of the the origin of the fictional virus to
In real life, Covid-19, first of the water? Contagion makes an schools and, in Winslet’s case, put movie’s more gratifying scenes is bats and pigs. Recently, in real life,
detected in Wuhan, China, in equally fierce case for not touching their own lives at risk by travelling when a veteran scientist played by China banned the wildlife trade
December 2019, has resulted over suspicions that exotic animal
globally in more than 100,000 infected humans.
cases and over 3,300 deaths. So far
in America, over 200 cases have
The movie is a master class in creating suspense out In the movie, a National Guard
armoury is turned into a vast triage
been confirmed, with at least 15 of inanimate objects. Early on, Gywneth Paltrow’s centre for bed-ridden patients. In
real-world Wuhan, China, where
deaths linked to the virus (but there
are concerns about undiagnosed character sits in a Chicago airport bar, coughing as she Covid-19 was first detected, two
cases due to early coronavirus test hospitals were constructed in a
shortages). waits for a delayed flight. The camera pans to all the little over a week’s time to deal with
In the film, the MEV-1 virus
is unleashed in Minneapolis by
places her germs are spreading: the bowl of nuts that the crisis.
Yet Contagion takes things to
Gwyneth Paltrow’s character after a she’s been eating from, the credit card she hands to the awful extremes. At various points
business trip to Hong Kong. Within in the story, rioting and looting
a month, the death toll in America bartender, the machine where the card is swiped breaks out for food and supplies.
is at 2.5 million. The worldwide Quarantines and curfews are
total reaches 26 million. enacted in cities. A grieving Damon
The coronavirus puts the elderly can’t find a funeral home that will
and those with underlying medical take his wife’s body. Eventually,
conditions at the most risk. The mass graves are necessary to deal
movie’s virus hits the old, young with the fatalities.
and middle-aged like a freight train. Contagion feels overwhelming,
Spoiler alert: Paltrow’s death in the but don’t mistake it for a
first 20 minutes or so reveals this is guidebook. It’s just a creative
no ordinary flu. exercise that carries a powerful
Contagion is a worst-case message about fighting fear with
scenario with an A-list cast. Matt knowledge.
Damon portrays Paltrow’s husband, The movie will convince you
an everyman dad struggling to that the more facts you have, the
hold things together for his teenage better off you are. Now is the time
daughter. Laurence Fishburne, Kate to prepare. Learn what preventive
Winslet and Marion Cotillard play measures you should be taking.
dedicated public health experts. Seek information from legitimate
Jude Law is intense and reckless as sources and avoid the unproven
a conspiracy-chasing blogger, while theories and scams littering social
Jennifer Ehle is equally impulsive, media.
but in a heroic way, as a CDC This is serious stuff, and it’s not
laboratory scientist racing to find a over yet, not by a long shot. You
vaccine. don’t need to sit through Contagion
Soderbergh’s 9-year-old movie is to know that. But it is one heck of
a master class in creating suspense a reminder to keep washing your
out of inanimate objects. Early on, hands. — Detroit Free Press/TNS
Paltrow’s character sits in a Chicago SENSE OF FOREBODING: Gwyneth Paltrow played patient zero of a viral epidemic in Contagion.
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COMMUNITY
‘Colour Lab’ exhibition at VCUarts Qatar to explore the depths of colour
The Gallery at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar), a Amsterdam and Berlin. Her photographs are printed in an analogue colour darkroom with
Qatar Foundation partner university, is all set to host an exhibition titled, ‘Colour Lab’ by artists handmade negatives and found light sources, and her artwork has been reviewed in The
Liz Nielsen, Vanessa Donoso López, and Melanie McClintock. New Yorker, The Financial Times, The British Journal of Photography, The New York Times,
Through an interactive collection of artist works and workshops, the exhibition explores the LensCulture, FOAM magazine, and ArtSlant among others.
shifting face of colour, inviting the observer to participate in a series of chromatographic Vanessa Donoso López has exhibited nationally and internationally with recent selected solo
journeys through chromatography, cyanotypes, photograms, and pigments of provenance, exhibitions including, ‘I shall change the way things are ordered’at Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin;
sourced and apportioned to denote a sense of place ‘No fixed colour Continuum’at Candyland, Stockholm; ‘the rain in Spain falls mainly off the plane’in
During the opening of the event, visitors will have an opportunity to participate in colour Barcelona; ‘Scientifico-experimental-techno-colour-movement’ at M’ATUVU Project Space, Brussels;
experiments that will result in a final collaborative work with unique takeaways. and ‘Establishing a Mission’ at the Ashford Gallery Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
The opening reception will take place on March 11 at 6pm. The exhibition will run until April Melanie McClintock’s concepts explore the ideas of time, worthiness, and sense of place. She
11. The exhibition has been curated by Melanie McClintock, a graduate of VCYarts Richmond, received an MFA in Colour and Materials Design from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit,
Virginia. Michigan; and a BFA in Fashion Design from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond,
“When I was asked to curate a show on colour, many potential paths came to mind, so many Virginia. While running the Brooklyn-based boutique and gallery, Ai Ai Gasa (2006-08), she
that I was often simultaneously excited, inspired, and overwhelmed,” McClintock said. “I knew I curated bi-monthly shows for such local artists including Alex Soto, Bailey Saliwanchik, and
did not want the show to simply be about the surface of colour. It had to be about the depths Eun-ha Paek. In 2012, she spearheaded a social art programme in Indonesia, where she curated
of colour: its materiality, the way it moves, the way it reacts to light, and ultimately, the special six exhibitions of student work in galleries throughout Java over two years. A few years later, she
places where colour melds science and art.” curated a show at the Gallery at VCUarts Qatar for Indonesian graffiti artists, Ismu Ismoyo and
Liz Nielsen’s works have been exhibited in New York, Chicago, Paris, London, Budapest, Tri ‘Vendi’ Effendi, titled ‘Issue Isme.’
AMUAAQ conducts beach clean-up
The Aligarh Muslim University Alumni Association Qatar (AMUAAQ), an associate organisation of ICBF P N Baburajan, President of ICBF, was the chief guest at the activity. He said that all members should
under the aegis of the embassy of India, in association with Ministry of Municipality and Environment, come together to fulfil the AMUAAQ mission towards community and alma mater and wished that
recently conducted First Beach Clean-up Activity under the theme of ‘Protect and preserve the natural AMUAAQ should continue with the same mission towards welfare and other social activities. Avinash
environment and keep the marine habitat safe and trash-free’ at Al Wakra Family Beach. The activity Gaikwad, General Secretary of ICBF, spoke about the importance of beach clean-up and appreciated
organised under the managing committee of AMUAAQ presided by Jawed Ahmed also featured a affiliated AMUAAQ team for marine protection based event.
briefing on coronavirus. Shemi, representative of Corona Task force team, briefed the participants about coronavirus and gave
The activity kicked off with the recitation of the Holy Qur’an, which was followed by beach clean-up tips protection tips. Dr Ashna Nusrat, also a representative of Corona Task force team, along with other team
by Bader Ali al-Saada, representative from Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Saada mentioned members, including Mamnoon Ahmad Bangash and Gautam took part in the awareness activity. A quiz
that sustainability is the overall goal of the municipality and Qatar Green Building Council. “Everyone is competition was also conducted. The winners of the competition, included Neharika, first position; Naz,
working within the same system for the deployment of all the aspects of the culture of sustainability by second; and Alhena, third.
spreading awareness and knowledge,” he said. Mohamed Naim, Adviser of AMUAAQ affiliated body, said “Today we had a great time cleaning up
Jawed Ahmad, President of the AMUAAQ, welcomed the gathering. Speaking on the occasion, he said, the beach with so many different participants.” Over 110 members of the association along with their
“This clean-up has been organised in an effort to spread awareness about the importance of protecting families took part in the activity. Various community leaders, including P N Baburajan, Avinash Gaikwad,
the marine life and educating the community about the need of the hour.” He said that over 0.7 million Ibraiz Khan, Mohamed Naim, Dr Ashna Nusrat, Mohamed Farman Khan, Mohamed Faisal Naseem,
Indian expats are living in Qatar, and even if only Indians expats contribute towards a sustainable Faiyyaz, Alamgir, Umer, Anjum, Shad, Yawer Hussain, Gautam, Irfanullah, Rizwan Ahmad, Imtiyaz
landscape of Qatar, it will make a difference. Ahmad, Irfan Ansari attended the clean-up.
Monday, March 9, 2020 GULF TIMES 7
COMMUNITY
NMA marks 143rd Memorial Day of first known martyr of Nepal
Nepal Magar Association— Karim Baks Miya, Nepali
Qatar (NMA) recently community leaders, also
organised an event to mark attended the event. The
the 143rd Memorial Day event kicked off with a
of Captain Lakhan Thapa candle lighting ceremony,
Magar, the first known martyr which was followed by the
of Nepal. The event was national anthem of Nepal
chaired by Bijaya Kumar and one-minute silence in
Magar, Chairman of NMA. the memory of late Captain
Bharat Budha Magar, Adviser Thapa.
of NMA, was the chief Abhimat Pun Magar, Vice
guest on the occasion. The Chairman of NMA, welcomed
event was attended by the the gathering. Lok Bahadur
members and officials of Sinjali, Secretary of NMA,
NMA, including Ishwor Rana spoke about late Captain on
Magar, Sher Bahadur Roka the occasion. – Text and
Magar and Bhim Taramu photo by Usha Wagle
Magar. Sarita Bhandari and Gautam
KSQ elects new office bearers
Karnataka Sangha Qatar (KSQ), an organisation affiliated with Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) under Cultural Secretary; Sanjay Kudari, Sports Secretary; Kishore V, Joint Secretary; Kumaraswamy
the aegis of Embassy of India, recently elected its new management committee. The new office C R, Environment and IT Co-ordinator; Susheela Sunil, Ladies Co-ordinator; Rashmi Jayarama,
bearers of KSQ, include Mairpady Nagesh Rao, President; Anil Kumar Boloor, Vice President; Children and Special Needs Co-ordinator; and Noor Ahmed, Membership and Logistics Co-
Muralidhar Ramanath Rao, General Secretary; Lakkappa Lakkegowda, Treasurer; Akshaya Shetty, ordinator.
IAF organises get-together
International Artists Forum Qatar (IAF) recently organised a get-together for Doha based local events to uphold the spirit of social service while popularising our native culture.” He added, “IAF
Nepali artistes in Al Khor. The get-together was attended by artistes from various Nepali cultural Qatar is a sister organisation of IAF – USA.”
and musical organisations, including Artists Society, International Artists’ Forum, Nepalese Arts Sandhya Aryal, Nepali artiste who attended the get-together, said, “There are not many options
Centre, Arambha Natya Dabali, Tamu Cultural Society, Fewa Cultural Society, Mithila Arts Centre, available for single expats, especially workers. Such events give a chance to enjoy and break the
Non-Resident Nepalese Musical Family, Naba Pratibha Cultural Group, Sur Sudha Arts Centre, boredom from our lives.”
Rhythm Arts Centre, Non Resident Nepali Folk and Duet Academy, and Miteri Films. Rajendra Kumar Thapa, Secretary of Nepali Cultural Family, said, “The Nepali community in
Speaking on the occasion, Bhabindra Tamang, President of IAF, said that IAF was established to Qatar is an encouraging factor to me. The work here is paying me good and the community is
popularise Nepali art and culture across the world. He said, “Our organisation popularised Nepali encouraging me to get involved in creative activities.”
identity via musical performances and cultural programmes. We feel proud to conduct these – Text and photo by Usha Wagle Gautam
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COMMUNITY FASH
Inside story: handbags that m
Delve into the background of bags, and you’ll find they were
just as coveted in the 1500s as they are now. Emma Cook
unpacks the rich inner life of the ultimate accessory
navigating the world and getting what
matters most to me from A to B.
You see, to truly appreciate a
handbag, you have to look beyond
its surface, challenging though this
can be, to what’s inside and how that
shapes and defines you.
It is reassuring to see that the
argument I hone for my husband is
now the focus of a V&A exhibition
next month. Bags: Inside Out, from
Margaret Thatcher’s Asprey to Carrie
Bradshaw’s Fendi, will look at what
we have chosen to carry with us down
the centuries. “We normally see bags
when they’re closed, but I want to see
the insides,” says exhibition curator
Dr Lucia Savi. While much attention
is paid to the exterior – its design,
status and, inevitably, its price tag,
less scrutiny is paid to this rich and
complex internal life and the tension
between the two. “It’s only when you
leave home that you decide what is
important to you – those things you
choose to carry with you define you,”
she says.
When a woman stepped out in
the 1740s, her private belongings
would have included a watch, a snuff
box, money, jewellery and perhaps
some food, according to Savi. These
are what she chose to take from her
domestic sphere into the world thanks
to detachable pockets that were tied
around the waist, accessible through
openings in the seams of petticoats.
By 1863, she may have included
scissors, a purse, a thimble, a
miniature notebook and a magnifying
glass. These she would have worn in
the form of a chatelaine: a series of
small purses that were suspended
from the waist and highly visible. “It
was symbolic of status,” says Savi.
TOP JOB: Margaret Thatcher, former British prime minister, was famous for her love of handbags and was rarely seen without one. Her trusty Asprey is one of the “Along with that there were reports
many on display at the V&A’s new exhibition. of pickpockets who would cut the
ribbons and steal them. It’s the first
I
am running along the river, room in there for more than an iPhone Last week in a toy shop with my to really follow through and invest in signs we see of the attention paid to
earbuds in, lungs burning, heart and keys) except, of course, the eight-year-old daughter I saw a “My the Only One. It is blingtastic. Italian. women carrying belongings.”
racing. No birdsong, thank you possession itself. In comparison, my First Handbag for two-year-olds Intimate blush suede concealed What many women carry in their
very much. Only curated noise older and bigger version is grounded and up”. The packaging proclaimed, beneath tooled black leather and, oh, bags some three centuries later is
and introspection. Then I see at home, bloated, out of time, a “Little ones will love taking this pretty the inimitable clunk of an expensive remarkably unchanged. One friend
her. A woman walking towards me, lumbering dinosaur. Old bag. pink handbag on a shopping trip and gold clasp as it snaps open and shut. Je lists the contents of her bag at this
her dog a little way ahead. We smile, How could I have got it so wrong? pretending to be just like Mum! Take ne regrette rien. moment as: “A book, cosmetics,
briefly, and as we cross one another I speed up again, start to run in sync a peek in the mirror and chat on the I may look and yearn but, when I phone, keys, reading glasses, spare
she pauses for a moment. I do, too, my with my shuffle, but the moment has phone. Playing pretend will boost your commit, it’s for life. It has to be for contact lenses and eye drops,
eyes caught. The way it dangles from gone. The dark pull of material desire child’s imagination and encourage the price I paid. My husband is still ‘emergency’ vegan kit (banana,
her shoulder, the double gold chain has intruded again. I try to switch off, them to talk and learn new words.” appalled; it will always be a purchase vitamin supplements and, sometimes,
glinting in the sunlight. It is exactly but it is difficult not to notice. A tote Like: “Mummy, buy me a Gucci!” that baffles him. He likes to remind a small vial of soya milk), paracetamol,
like the one I have at home and yet… here. A micro bag there. A crossbody But obsession is never this simple. me that my bag cost more than his umbrella, purse, stamps, bank and
so not. Reflexively she flicks her bag bag everywhere. Handbag envy. I suspect my interest in handbags beloved bike (surely the Gucci of bikes, membership cards, miniature sewing
back and it grazes her hip. I slow to a Often it is admiration, sometimes, was more a small act of rebellion with a custom-steel Italian Dedacciai kit and/or lingerie tape, spare tights/
walk to get a better look. This version if I’m honest, there is pity. Michael than social conditioning, a reaction frame, he tells me) that gets him to socks, perfume.”
is newer and smaller. So much smaller Kors, Kurt Geiger. Really? But how against my mother’s infinitely sensible work each day – as if this is a clear “The content is so crucial,”
than mine. It is shinier, too, infinitely swiftly admiration turns to envy handbag choices: natural leather, win in the battle for most functional says Savi. “As bank notes came in,
covetable. Undeniably superior in when there is flawless gold hardware functional, unembellished. Her possession. handbags had to be compatible, at
every way. It speaks of lightness, involved. Can I really be this shallow? modest choice of accessory was far I explain, slowly and patiently, that least bigger than a £5 note. Now
of newfound freedom, of being out Do I even need to ask? Lusting after more successful in fuelling my false mine is not just a thing of beauty, but we carry cards, it is the phone that
in the morning sunshine with few something like this makes you a fool. need than any marketing campaign. a practical form of transportation, dictates design. No one will create a
possessions (I calculate there’s no An unfeminist fool. But it took until my 50th birthday too, for my possessions; my way of bag that doesn’t fit the largest phone
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made history with statement
A BAG WITH A MESSAGE: An ‘anti-slavery reticule’ produced in 1825 by the
Female Society for Birmingham.
ROYAL APPROVAL: Burse for the Great Seal of England, 1558-1603.
on the market. Hard currency has show, as well as other bags used by aftermath of a mugging in her local
shaped bags more than any other men. Baggage began with men, says park and the remnants of an emptied
single possession, epitomised in 2018 Savi, and was mainly for the train. handbag on the path. “That’s when
by the appearance of the micro bag. “Louis Vuitton started with luxury you see it as a real violation, an act
There was no more potent symbol of travel, transferring their leather- of violence against a person.” I think
a cashless society than the shrinking making skills from horses to trains back to the fleeting, primal panic,
bag, although Savi is unconvinced by and then aeroplanes. Hermès started when my brain calibrates an absence,
this connection. It’s nothing new. The with saddlery and they still use those a lack of weight in what I’m carrying
frog purse, dating back to the 1600s techniques in their stitching.” – I have left my handbag somewhere.
and intricately made in silk and glass Now we’re going full circle. In those moments I feel unmoored,
beads, is the same size as your hand. According to Mintel, a quarter of as if I have lost part of myself. As
It’s really the micro bag of today.” men aged 16-24 buy manbags. But Bancroft says: “How many times have
More surprising, she says, is even if the manbag achieves parity, it you heard a woman say, ‘It is part
how the most ordinary of bags can is difficult to imagine it will be quite of me. My life is in there?’” Maybe
communicate something about us. as iconic, as rich in metaphor, as its that is too much power to invest in a
“It’s a blank canvas that can tell us female equivalent. Will the tension single object. Wouldn’t we feel freer
all sorts of things: your status, your between public and private space, that relying on pockets, or just carrying
beliefs.” One of her favourite pieces Savi explores, ever apply to men in less? But then Savi tells me about
on show is an “anti-slavery reticule” quite the same way? another highlight in the exhibition
produced in 1825 by the Female As Dr Alison Bancroft, fashion – a beautiful, battered Louis Vuitton
Society for Birmingham. It is white theorist and author of Fashion and trunk from the 1900s that belonged to
silk with an image of a black woman Psychoanalysis, says: “The very Emilie Busbey Grigsby, an American
breastfeeding while still a slave – fact that we have to prefix it with socialite. Her trunk was a symbol of
displayed on a bag it was a powerful ‘man’ means it’s not the same. It is freedom, covered in travel labels of the
and very public way for a woman to something different.” She tells me how places she, and it, had spent a lifetime
convey her political beliefs at that a male friend of hers recently asked for visiting.
time. “That tells you so much; how a paracetamol and when she told him A bag can be whatever you want
women were proclaiming their beliefs it was in her handbag, he wouldn’t it to be. It can offer the promise of a
and it carries on with examples like look inside. “Instead he brought sleek, well-ordered better version
Anya Hindmarch’s I Am Not A Plastic the whole bag to me. The handbag of yourself, a superior mini-you or,
Bag.” is about a degree of intimacy not like Emilie, a wonderful souvenir of
Savi is keen that the exhibition everyone feels comfortable with.” your travels. As my friend, who never
embraces bags in all their glory, not A handbag can establish boundaries knowingly underpacks, says: “A bag
just the female handbag. Which is and respect, but the flip side is less isn’t a burden but rather a ticket to
why Churchill’s despatch box is on savoury. Bancroft recalls seeing the ride.” – The Guardian TO THE POINT: Tracey Emin for Longchamp, 2004.
10 GULF TIMES Monday, March 9, 2020
COMMUNITY QUIZ
Is it safe to travel via air? What is Aviophobia, a fear of?
Flying. Unlike the nervous flyer
who holds the hands of strangers
during take-off and landing, people
who suffer from aviophobia often
have visible physical reactions to
either the thought of flying or the
experience itself. Jennifer Aniston,
Ben Affleck, Kirsten Dunst, Megan
Fox, Sandra Bullock, Kate Winslet,
Whoopi Goldberg, Britney Spears,
etc suffer from aviophobia.
It all started on March 8, 1908
A
normal takeoff. The when 15,000 women marched
flight departed Kuala through the streets of New York
Lumpur at 00:41on City to demand shorter hours,
March 8, 2014. Less better pay, and the right to vote.
than an hour later, the Which important worldwide
final voice communication from the annual events are we referring
cockpit, “Good night, Malaysian to?
three-seven-zero.” STATISTICS: Since 1948, more than 100 other aircraft have gone missing while aloft and have never been found, International Women’s Day.
Subang Air Traffic Control Centre according to records compiled by the Aviation Safety Network.
lost contact with the plane at about On March 9, 1974, Hiroo Onoda
01:22. The plane mysteriously veered was abducted by aliens. On March everyone on board was presumed crashed,” says Raymond, played was found by a search team in
off course on a flight between Kuala 16, 1962, a Lockheed L-1049 Super dead, 16 survivors emerged. The by Dustin Hoffman in Rainman. the jungle of the Pacific island
Lumpur and Beijing and vanished Constellation propliner carrying 93 story of how starvation drove them to of Lubang. What was so special
over the Indian Ocean, along with its US soldiers and 3 South Vietnamese, eat some of the dead passengers was Perhaps the most disputed about him?
239 passengers and crew. disappeared in clear weather on made into the 1993 film “Alive”. plane disappearance occurred An Imperial Japanese Army
The case of Malaysia Airlines its way to Clark Air Base in the In 1999, Egyptair Flight 990 at the height of WWII in early intelligence officer who fought in
Flight 370 fixated people all over Philippines, prompting an eight-day from New York to Cairo plummeted December 1945, when not one World War II, Hiroo Onoda never
the world. The final report into the search of more than 200,000 square into the Atlantic Ocean around 60 but six planes vanished, and surrendered in 1945. He had been
disappearance of Flight MH370 has miles. Eye witnesses on a civilian miles off the US coast. All 217 people which are yet to be recovered. hiding there for 29 years, unaware
been published and it is growing tanker reported seeing an explosion, died in the crash, but mystery still On that day, in “average” that his country had surrendered.
more likely we will never know what but no remains were ever found. surrounds its cause. The Egyptian weather conditions, the United His former commander travelled
happened to MH370. Although his antics never caused Flight Officer controlling the plane States Navy dispatched five from Japan to personally issue orders
It’s hard to grasp that a plane an airplane crash, D.B. Cooper’s story was recorded repeatedly saying “I torpedo bombers off from their relieving him from duty in 1974.
could go missing nowadays with is one of aviation’s wackiest unsolved rely on God” moments before the base in Ft. Lauderdale. After
all the technology we have at our mysteries. In 1971 an unknown disaster, and a colleague claimed he experiencing problems with Who was Agent 17F, not 007,
disposal. While the MH370 case hijacker took control of a Boeing 727, crashed the jet as an act of revenge their compasses, the five planes when he worked for British Naval
is deeply puzzling, it is far from forced the crew to land in Seattle, after being reprimanded by the lost communication with Intelligence during WWII?
unprecedented. Since 1948, more obtained $200,000 in ransom money, airline for sexual misconduct. the ground station. A Martin Ian Fleming. As part of his
than 100 other aircraft have gone and released all of the passengers Welcome to ‘Nutty’sInfotainment. PBM Mariner amphibious appointment, Fleming was
missing while aloft and have never unharmed. He then ordered the pilot YAYS!’ Your time starts NOW! search-and-rescue aircraft was commissioned into the Royal Naval
been found, according to records to take off and fly low over Mexico, launched to look for the stricken Volunteer Reserve. His first Bond
compiled by the Aviation Safety where he parachuted to freedom. No The third oldest airline Avengers, but the Mariner soon novel Casino Royale revolve around
Network. conclusive evidence has emerged in the world, it was cited in disappeared as well. What do we James Bond, an officer in the Secret
It’s been just over 100 years since confirming his true identity or the 1988 film Rain Man as call this loosely defined region Intelligence Service, commonly
machines began taking to the skies subsequent whereabouts, but FBI an airline to have never had in the western part of the North known as MI6.
and since then flying as a means investigators claimed he would not an aircraft crash. The airline Atlantic Ocean, somewhat
of travel has become increasingly have survived the jump. took the top spot in the 2020 famous for eating airplanes? What do whales feed their
popular and commonplace. More On October 13, 1972, a Uruguayan Safest Airlines ranking by Bermuda Triangle, also called the young?
than 8 million people fly every day. air force plane carrying 40 AirlineRatings.com, which Devil’s Triangle or Hurricane Alley. Milk. Being aquatic makes
Flying is still among the safest ways passengers and five crew members monitors hundreds of airlines. breastfeeding considerably harder.
to travel, though: Our chances of disappeared while crossing the Name this airline. Known by the misnomer
dying in a plane crash are about 11 Andes. Seventy-two days later, after Qantas. “Qantas. Qantas never Black Box, a flight recorder or Nicknamed ‘Masha’, identify
million to 1. And, there have been FDR is an electronic recording the star from her signature
many testimonies to ocean being far device placed in an aircraft below. Her middle-name is
from a hospitable place to go down
in an airplane. Unforgiving, it will
swallow an aircraft with ease and
neglect to yield any clues in return.
Their spectacular nature makes it
Tribe NI.yays for the purpose of facilitating
the investigation of aviation
accidents and incidents. It
is not actually black. What
colour is it?
Yuryevna and, according to
Forbes, she has been named
highest-paid female athlete in the
world for 11 consecutive years.
She was in news recently.
hard to look away. 1. Which iconic landmark has had Graffiti Zones installed at Bright Orange.
Perhaps one of the most famous Mutianyu in an attempt to discourage visitors from desecrating
mysteries in all of aviation is the the World Heritage site? On February 13, 2017, this
story of Amelia Earhart. As the Great Wall of China. Mutianyu is a much-visited section of the wall, American actor and amateur
first woman to cross the Atlantic about an hour northeast of Beijing. aviator was meant to land his
Ocean in a plane (1928), Amelia (Christina Griffiths,Tourist, Doha) plane on a runway at John
Earhart proved to people across the Wayne Airport, California, but
globe how high women could go. 2. Which sports star has a misspelt tattoo of his wife’s name mistakenly landed on a parallel
However, her story met a mysterious written in Hindi on his arm? He is no stranger to tattoo parlours, taxiway, passing right over a
end in July 1937, when, on a trip to and by now, has as many tats on his body as years on the clock. Boeing 737 with 110 passengers
fly around the world, her plane, Most of his tattoos are a tribute to his beloved wife and children. and six crew. After the close call,
a twin-engine Lockheed Electra, David Beckham. The soccer star tattooed his Spice Girl wife’s name, he asked the air traffic controllers
disappeared near the International Victoria, on his arm, however the word is misspelled and actually reads “Was that airliner meant to be
Date Line in the central Pacific ‘Vihctoria’. beneath me?” Back in 2015 he
Ocean. Various reasons have been (Xavier Mendis,Stafford Sri Lankan School, Doha) was seriously injured when he
given for her disappearance. The crashed his WWII era trainer on
theory that she was captured by Do you have some interesting bytes to share? And, does yourvibe a Los Angeles Golf Course after
Japanese forces has been suggested; attract you to the ‘Tribe NI.yays!’ Every week two of your best questions losing power soon after takeoff.
others believe she faked her own will be featured here. Please do write to us at ni.yays@zoho.com. Identify him. (Answer next week. Answer to last
death; a few oddballs even claim she Harrison Ford. week’s photo-quiz: Tokyo Skytree.)Monday, March 9, 2020 GULF TIMES 11
LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE COMMUNITY
Depressed rural moms may
face greater health issues
R
esearchers have found more than one in five adults deal Both groups of moms, those who
that chronic depression with depression, a mood disorder were depressed, but improving
is linked with increased that causes persistent sadness, as well as those who had chronic
health problems for exhaustion and loss of interest, depression, had similar struggles in
moms and children in affecting relationships, work, and dealing with their children’s health.
poor rural communities. emotional and physical health. But chronically depressed moms
The findings, published in the Women are twice as likely to have faced greater challenges in dealing
Journal of Family Social Work, depression as men, and people in with their children’s emotional
revealed that mothers who were poverty are three times more likely and behavioural issues, which were
constantly depressed experienced to experience it, they said. often compounded by a lack of
more health problems, distrusted Using data from the ongoing, childcare options, employment,
doctors and had a worse outlook on multi-state Rural Families concerns for delinquent behaviours
their lives, compared with moms Speak project, the research team and day-to-day behavioural
whose symptoms improved. examined the experiences of 23 management issues.
The mothers’ depression also mothers with clinical depression “We found that children’s health
affected those closest to them, the across three years. — particularly their emotional and
study said. As part of Sano’s research into behavioural health — is one of the
“Mothers are one of the main family relationships through most challenging contributors to
supports of the family. They’re Rural Families Speak, she kept maternal depression. Depression
raising children, paying bills, and encountering mothers from rural, doesn’t happen in isolation. It
organising events and when they’re low-income families who were happens in a family, community,
depressed, the entire family is dealing with depression. and cultural context,” Sano, said.
impacted,” said study lead author While much prior research has The study also found that
Yoshie Sano, Associate Professor found how depression affects chronically depressed mothers
at Washington State University in childhood development, she sought expressed strong distrust of
the US. to understand the broader context healthcare professionals and their
According to the researchers, of maternal depression. prescribed treatments. – IANS
ARIES
March 21 — April 19
TAURUS
April 20 — May 20
GEMINI
May 21 — June 20
Take action to create a fanciful dream world today, Aries. Indeed, A strong desire to bring more of the fantasy realm into your own This is an intense day for you during which the disharmony in
many of the activities of the day will be touched with an air of reality spurs your actions today, Taurus. You could discover that different realms of your life crops up and spurs you on to action,
otherworldliness. Even though you generally like to keep your there is an intense desire to bring a sense of the obscure to the Gemini. Others may be ridiculously stubborn today, causing tension
feet on the ground, realise that once in a while it’s essential to let normal, everyday realm. You want to show people that life really and frustration wherever you turn. Fun is the key to balancing out
go and experience other realms of thought in order to gain new is just one big comedy act. Encourage others to not take life so the equation. A jovial frame of mind and playful attitude will help
perspective. Let your hair down and go wild tonight. seriously. Be creative in your approach to helping people lighten up. remedy any situation that comes your way. Have a good time today.
CANCER
June 21 — July 22
LEO
July 23 — August 22
VIRGO
August 23 — September 22
You may find it difficult to take action on any practical matter today, Take action on well-laid plans today, Leo. Stay level-headed, and seek Action is the key word for you today, Virgo, so put on some comfortable
Cancer. If you find this is the case, don’t bother pressuring yourself pleasure by taking things steadily one step at a time. Watch out for shoes and have a good time. Infuse a bit of non sequitur playfulness in
into making it happen. Today you’re more concerned with the a forceful, willful, fanciful mindset that will somehow cause conflict your dealings with others. Find ways to escape reality for a little while.
fanciful side of life. Daydreams can be a wonderful escape for you with your plans unless you consciously make an effort to keep the Take the original scenario and add a twist of the bizarre. Opinions
today. Do something that will take you out of your current frame of daydreaming to a minimum. The lines of reality may be blurred. will be especially strong today and conflict may arise, but realise that
mind. Go see a movie or play this evening. Make sure you find the lines of distinction before you proceed. playfulness and lightheartedness will help any situation.
LIBRA
September 23 — October 22
SCORPIO
October 23 — November 21
SAGITTARIUS
November 22 — December 21
Live your creative fantasies today, Libra, but watch out for the reality Today is one of those days in which you might be kicking yourself for Today is a very high-energy day in which you have the physical
police at the border. You may experience a bit of conflict with a not telling the truth on an earlier occasion, Scorpio. The words that stamina to accomplish quite a bit, Sagittarius. Take care, however,
stubborn person or in a situation that isn’t very well planned. Think seemed so harmless then may come back to haunt you now. Today that you have all the necessary facts before you venture out for
things through before taking action or else you may be lost in a is a very action-oriented day. Conflict could arise because what was your day’s activities. It could be that there is a hidden force working,
world of daydreams without any escape route. Set your mind on the thought to be true then now turns out to be false and counter to the perhaps within your own mind, to blur the lines of reality about a
positive aspects of the situation and you’ll succeed. action being taken at this time. certain issue. Check your sources and proceed with caution.
CAPRICORN
December 22 — January 19
AQUARIUS
January 20 — February 18
PISCES
February 19 — March 20
Plan your moves carefully today, Capricorn, and have patience with the Your actions may be touched by a very fanciful frame of mind today, You’re being called upon to take action in many areas today, Pisces.
people around you. If you’re working with others, be sure they’re on Aquarius. Be careful about indulging in recreational substances that People may be tugging at you to be with them and participate in their
the same page with your goals and aims and that they aren’t somehow take you out of reality for a while. Your tendency will be to escape world of fun and excitement. It could also be that there are many
working counter to your purposes. It could be that someone is acting, into the cosmos, but sooner or later you’ll have to come down. Deal projects that catch your attention today, and you’re conflicted about
or reacting, on misinformation that is creating conflict with your with your issues now before your thinking becomes even more which ones to put your energy into. Friction may arise as you find
thoughts and feelings. Do a reality check before walking out the door. clouded than before. Take action with a clear and sober mind. yourself tearing away from one situation to participate in another.12 GULF TIMES Monday, March 9, 2020
COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES
Wordsearch Adam
Pooch Cafe
AGOSTINI RUTH LEWIS
FANGIO CARNERA VIREN
OWENS HOGAN EDBERG
ASHE SPITZ NURMI
GRAF COMANECI ZATOPEK
PALMER LAUDA EVERT
BORG TUNNEY OVETT
HAGEN DEMPSEY WILLIAMS
Codeword
Every letter of the alphabet is used at least once.
Squares with the same number in have the same letter
in. Work out which number represents which letter.
Puzzles courtesy: Puzzlechoice.com
Garfield
Sudoku
Bound And Gagged
Sudoku is a puzzle based
on a 9x9 grid. The grid is
also divided into nine (3x3)
boxes. You are given a
selection of values and to
complete the puzzle, you
must fill the grid so that
every column, every anone
is repeated.Monday, March 9, 2020 GULF TIMES 13
PUZZLES COMMUNITY
Super Cryptic Clues Colouring
Across Down
1 Flowers conceal an area of 1 Animal with dark head and
London (10) whiskers (5)
7 Distant object is an old coin (8) 2 I go nuts arranging trips (7)
8 Was a vocalist in Los Angeles? 3 Principal sea (4)
(4) 4 British soldier turns up and is
9 Eat some food in earnest (4) in charge of conceited people (8)
10 Fine porcelain in home is 5 Diana who sings about English
sensible (7) flowers (5)
12 Is pate smeared with curds 6 Financial backers in good
when they are thrown? (7,4) spirits (6)
14 Great boxer associated with 11 Spoil girl in Spanish resort (8)
graduates - or one associated 12 Visit a small opera singer (6)
with thieves (3,4) 13 Fancy a John Lennon song?
16 Old man’s second exam result (7)
(4) 15 Odd bits of brass in bowl (5)
19 Friends hit back (4) 17 Perfume dispatched, so we
20 Slope did twist - it’s not hear (5)
straight (8) 18 Primate embraces son in part
21 Date for betrothal? (10) of church (4)
Solution
Answers
Wordsearch Codeword14 GULF TIMES Monday, March 9, 2020
COMMUNITY BOLLYWOOD
I refrain from commenting on
socio-political issues: Divya
living on social media. Jahaan sirf baaton ki
By Arundhuti Banerjee batangad baanti hai, aur kuch nahin (where
things are blown out of proportion, and litle
else happens),” Divya said.
N
ational Award-winning actress Whether her role of a housewife in the
Divya Dutta says that as an short film Sleeping Partner, a lover in the
artiste she would rather portray upcoming short film Sheer Qorma, or an
different characters on-screen important role in the upcoming thriller web
than comment on current series Special Ops, Divya is putting out a lot
affairs that have no connection with her of acting assignments on screen.
immediate field of work. She adds that she Asked what the responsibility of an
rejects the idea of doing most “expected” actor is, she replied: “(The responsibility
from a celebrity. of an actor is) to play a character where
“I just do not want to be a popular face one is very different from the other. As an
who comments on social media just for the actress, I want to portray characters that
sake of it. We are living in that situation represent different sections of society.
now where any celebrity, making or not Recently one of my short films, Sleeping
making comments on current affairs, gets Partner, addressed the issue of marital rape.
judged by a section of people. If I comment As an actress, I played a part in that story
on anything political, one section will troll because I loved the story and felt it was an
me. important one.”
“If I do not express my opinion that is “I also play a particular character in
not related to my immediate field, people the short film Sheer Qorma, and after
will say, ‘phir celeb hone ka kya faida (then the release of the trailer people said that
what’s the use of being a celeb)?’ Basically they loved me seeing in it. Again, (it is) an
we are not allowed to practice our choice important story. The fact of the matter is
without criticism. We always behave in the I will use my medium to do things that is
way society wants. expected of me, to entertain people because CANDID: Divya Dutta says that she would rather portray different characters on-screen than
“Now, one extended part of society is I am an actress,” she signed off. – IANS comment on current affairs.
Let the girl discover herself: Anushka
Actress Anushka Sharma has said she grew up in an
environment where she was allowed to do whatever
she wanted, and hopes every girl can be free and
experience life the way she did.
“I have grown up in an environment where I was
allowed to do whatever I wanted. My father gave me
that. It’s sad that even now in so many homes in India,
you don’t let the girl just be free,” Anushka said.
That’s what attracted her to be part of the video of
the song Kudi nu nachne de from Irrfan Khan’s film
Angrezi Medium. The song celebrates womenhood.
“This is what the song is saying, to let the girl make
mistakes and discover herself. It’s so sad that even EXCITED: Kareena Kapoor Khan says she was excited to work with Irrfan
now in so many homes in India, people don’t let the Khan.
girl just be free and be their truest self. I hope every
girl can experience that the way I did,” she added. Irrfan is the reason I did Angrezi Medium: Kareena
Kudi nu nachne de is sung by Vishal Dadlani, and
speaks for equality and respecting a person’s wishes. Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan says she signed her upcoming release
Bollywood’s leading ladies including Anushka, Angrezi Medium only because she wanted to work with the film’s lead
Katrina Kaif, Alia Bhatt, Janhvi Kapoor, Ananya FREE SPIRIT: Anushka Sharma hopes every girl can be actor Irrfan Khan.
Panday and Kiara Advani, got together for the special free and experience life the way she did. “I am very excited for the film because I am working with Irrfan in the
song. film. I got the opportunity to work with a brilliant actor like Irrfan and
Talking about tune’s relevance, Alia said: “The song however we want”. Sharing her fondness for the song, I think, that, for me is the greatest honour,” said Kareena Kapoor at a
is important for today’s generation. It talks about Kriti Sanon said: “I absolutely loved the song; it is not special screening of the upcoming web series Mentalhood that stars her
letting a girl be, let her dream, let her achieve and only catchy but also meaningful. I completely relate elder sister Karisma Kapoor.
once she does, she will do wonders and take over the to it. This song is about freedom. That’s one of the Angrezi Medium marks Irrfan’s comeback after he was diagnosed with
world. Just let her fly.” reasons I did it.” cancer. He is currently undergoing treatment for the ailment. A few days
On what the track means to her, Katrina said: “The Angrezi Medium, revolves around a beautiful back, Irrfan shared a heartwarming message for fans saying he would not
song is about celebration of life. Of course, the lyrics relationship between a single doting father, Irrfan and be able to promote his upcoming film owing to health condition.
say ‘Let Her Dance’ but for me dance is an expression his daughter Radhika Madan. Angrezi Medium also Kareena recently made her Instagram debut and within a day got over
of joy. The message of the song is also about letting stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Pankaj one million followers on the social networking site. She posted a black
a girl express her true self. Don’t tell the girl how to Tripathi, Deepak Dobriyal, Ranvir Shorey and others. and white picture with son Taimur Ali Khan.
dance, let her express her true self and the world will The film is presented by Jio studios and Prem Vijan. “I think fans have pulled me towards this because people were asking
be a better place.” Radhika feels “the song is about empowerment. Let me about it constantly. There are so many fan clubs out there of my
To this, Ananya added: “The song stands for letting the girl dance, let her be and she will make the world a name, so, I think we needed to have one point that would be a place
the girl sway to her own tunes and I am glad that my magical place”. where they will get to know a lot about me, my films, my brands and
parents let me groove to my own beat my entire life. I Director Homi Adajania feels there shouldn’t be just about my life. Of course, there will be a picture of Taimur once in a
hope that all parents let their girls dance to their own one day to celebrate Women’s Day. while,” said Kareena, about her Instagram debut.
wish.” “It should be celebrated every day,” he added. Angrezi Medium is directed by Homi Adajania and the film is a spin-off
Kiara feels the song is “every single girl’s inner Jio Studios and Prem Vijan present Dinesh Vijan’s to the 2017 comedy Hindi Medium that also starred Irrfan.
voice. It talks of girls hoping to change the mindset Angrezi Medium, a Maddock Films production. It is The sequel will feature Irrfan and Kareena with Radhika Madan and
of people, so that they live and let us live, let us be slated to release on March 13. – IANS Deepak Dobriyal. It is scheduled to release on March 13. – IANSYou can also read
