Word: asia
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...cultural shows on [other] college campuses about South Asia...are very specific," Vasan says. "We wanted to be more inclusive, with modern acts that a lot of people can identify with, and we also wanted the more traditional aspect...
...eclectic mix of song, dance, poetry and humor, the show presented a broad range of entertainment styles from a variety of regions of South Asia...
Interspersed between other acts, cast members came out in front of the curtain to read poems in many of the languages spoken in South Asia, including Tamil, Punjabi, Urdu, Telegu, Bengali, Sanskrit, Gujarati, Malayalam, Sinhalese and English...
...DiCaprio in Thailand for the shooting of The Beach. The film is based on the novel about an Edenic commune. "Knowing that I like to travel and am something of a loner, a friend had recommended the book," says Ressner. He assures us that even in the jungles of Asia, DiCaprio fans abound, and the king of Hollywood has not forsaken his storied Epicureanism. "Leo holds to what the Thais call sanuk, which is more than just fun; it's a philosophy of fun," says Ressner, who has sojourned to Thailand twice before. As for his own sanuk, Ressner spent...
...image of an American going into Southeast Asia and mucking it up for everybody was pretty irresistible," Boyle explains. "It gave the story added frisson." Nabbing this particular American for the lead also instantly added to the profile of the film, and to the cost of making it. Boyle had tentatively approached DiCaprio before Titanic came out, but by the time serious negotiations got going, the star's asking price had soared to $20 million, effectively doubling the film's budget...