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...sake,” Tellawi says. She says she aspires to become a neurosurgeon and start a hospital in Palestine, where her family is originally from. 3:50-After some members leave, the girls—now alone—start to dance Bhangra a la Bollywood. Sarah Arshad ’09 tries to belly dance. “You’re using your hands too much,” Tellawi tells Sarah. “It’s in the hips!” 5:20- Dinner in Adams. Tellawi tells FM she chose to study...
...Favorite childhood toy: A kaleidoscope. Sexiest physical trait: My cheekbones. Favorite part about Harvard: Sorry, what happens in the suite stays in the suite. Least favorite part about Harvard: Snow in April. Describe yourself in three words: Nerd at heart. In 15 minutes you are: Watching a Bollywood movie with Elissa. In 15 years you are: Running my own international...
Amidst the chaos of set construction in Agassiz Theatre, Rohini Rau-Murthy ’08 and Mayuri Shah ’08 appear serene. They laugh at the mention of Bollywood and sigh over Aamir Khan, hunky star of such blockbusters as the Oscar-nominated “Lagaan.” The two, who met through dance and mutual involvement with the South Asian Association (SAA), are the dance directors of Ghungroo, an annual celebration of the many art forms of the Subcontinent. They have been practicing different forms of Indian dance since childhood. Rohini...
...DIED. NADIRA, 74, one of only a handful of Jewish actresses in Bollywood; in Bombay. Born Florence Ezekiel to a Jewish family in Bombay, Nadira made a name for herself in the 1950s playing vamps and villains-in particular as a temptress wooing Raj Kapoor in 1955's Shree 420-in an era when most actresses shied away from such parts. She appeared in more than 60 films and was famed for her imperious on-set attitude. "How did you know I had given you permission to scold me?" she once responded to a director who had lost his temper...
...South Korea, and its Taj hotel chain has just taken over New York City's tony Pierre Hotel; software giants such as Infosys and Wipro are scouting for acquisitions abroad. Then there's the cultural dimension to the new confidence. Three Indian restaurants in London now have Michelin stars; Bollywood is suddenly fashionable; and remixes of Hindi film songs play in Europe's trendiest clubs. In some ways, Lakshmi Mittal is the symbol of the new Indian confidence. Even a decade ago, who would have dreamt that the third richest man in the world would hold an Indian passport? Integral...