Ailing father top priority for Suniel Shetty
Mumbai: No films, no commitments, and not even the excitement of his daughter Aathiya’s film debut - Suniel Shetty has put aside his work and priorities for the sake of his father, who is unwell.
To make sure his father is comfortable, Suniel has even converted an entire flank of his home in South Mumbai into an ICU.
"I haven't had a proper night's sleep for three months now. It's a very mixed kind of feeling for me. On the one hand my daughter Aathiya is getting ready for her film career. On the other hand my father is very unwell,” said Suniel.
Aathiya has left to shoot for her debut film “Hero” with Sooraj Pancholi in Manali.
“The excitement of Aathiya's debut is sadly diminished. At the moment we're all focusing on looking after my father,” said Suniel.
His father’s frail health is the reason why Suniel was away from the Celebrity Cricket League matches.
Suniel is aghast about the stories that he had an on-field fracas with Aftab Shivdasani.
"How can I 'come to blows' with anyone, least of all a guy as sweet and gentle as Aftab? It is very embarrassing to read such stories, specially at a time when I am going through a personal crisis. Right now nothing is more important to me than my father's health,” he said.
Suniel is in fact saying no to movie offers.
"There will be many opportunities for work later. The time spent with my father now is much more vital and valuable,” he said.
He is not the least perturbed about his daughter's shooting schedules outside Mumbai.
"I know she's in completely safe hands. Salman Khan's production crew is like family to us. They look after both Aathiya and Sooraj like their own children," he said.
To make sure his father is comfortable, Suniel has even converted an entire flank of his home in South Mumbai into an ICU.
"I haven't had a proper night's sleep for three months now. It's a very mixed kind of feeling for me. On the one hand my daughter Aathiya is getting ready for her film career. On the other hand my father is very unwell,” said Suniel.
Aathiya has left to shoot for her debut film “Hero” with Sooraj Pancholi in Manali.
“The excitement of Aathiya's debut is sadly diminished. At the moment we're all focusing on looking after my father,” said Suniel.
His father’s frail health is the reason why Suniel was away from the Celebrity Cricket League matches.
Suniel is aghast about the stories that he had an on-field fracas with Aftab Shivdasani.
"How can I 'come to blows' with anyone, least of all a guy as sweet and gentle as Aftab? It is very embarrassing to read such stories, specially at a time when I am going through a personal crisis. Right now nothing is more important to me than my father's health,” he said.
Suniel is in fact saying no to movie offers.
"There will be many opportunities for work later. The time spent with my father now is much more vital and valuable,” he said.
He is not the least perturbed about his daughter's shooting schedules outside Mumbai.
"I know she's in completely safe hands. Salman Khan's production crew is like family to us. They look after both Aathiya and Sooraj like their own children," he said.
Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan honoured in Mumbai
Suresh Wadkar, Ustad Gulam Mustafa Khan with Padmashri U.Srinivas
This Vasantotsav, Acharya Jialal Vasant Sangeet Niketan bestowed the Uttam Vag- Geykar Jialal Vasant Award on Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan. Suresh Wadkar, a luminary created from the music school was also there as was Padma Wadkar.
In its 14th edition this year, the award ceremony saw enchanting performances by maestros Grammy Award Winner Ustad Zakir Hussain and Padma Shri U Srinivas amidst the presence of Hariharan, Anuradha Podwal, Sitara Devi, Rahul Vaidya, Deepak Pandit, Ajay Pohankar and other eminent personalities from the political and music fraternity.
The award, instituted in 2001 in honor of Acharya Jialal Vasant, is presented every year on Vasantotsav to an accomplished performing artist carries an amount of Rs 1 lakh and a a silver brick weighing one and quarter kilos. A Portrait of Acharya Jialal Vasant was also unveiled by Suresh Wadkar and Zakir Hussain.
The past recipients of the awards include Lata Mangeshkar, Hema Malini, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasiya and Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, among others.
In its 14th edition this year, the award ceremony saw enchanting performances by maestros Grammy Award Winner Ustad Zakir Hussain and Padma Shri U Srinivas amidst the presence of Hariharan, Anuradha Podwal, Sitara Devi, Rahul Vaidya, Deepak Pandit, Ajay Pohankar and other eminent personalities from the political and music fraternity.
The award, instituted in 2001 in honor of Acharya Jialal Vasant, is presented every year on Vasantotsav to an accomplished performing artist carries an amount of Rs 1 lakh and a a silver brick weighing one and quarter kilos. A Portrait of Acharya Jialal Vasant was also unveiled by Suresh Wadkar and Zakir Hussain.
The past recipients of the awards include Lata Mangeshkar, Hema Malini, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasiya and Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, among others.
R.D. Burman's team to engage music buffs in Kolkata
In a special tribute to legendary music composer R.D. Burman, the musicians who were part of the maestro's ensemble will engage the public here next month, in a demonstration of the musical instruments used in Burman's songs. The show will be held in Kala Mandir auditorium here April 18. Christened 'Vintage Pancham' (after Burman's nickname) the gala musical evening will see percussionist Homi Mullan and the multifaceted Buji Lord (acoustic drums, xylophone, ghungroo) explain the reasons behind using specific combinations of instruments for a particular song. Buji Lord played on the soundtracks of "Yaadon Ki Baaraat", "Jawani Diwani" and "Hare Rama Hare Krishna". "It will be different from other shows as enthusiasts will get to learn from the associated musicians about the logic of using such instruments," an official of the organisers Euphony - The R.D. Burman Foundation, told IANS. Jayantilal (guitar, mandolin, banjo, rabaab), Vijay Indulkar (side percussions), Indranath Mukherjee (tabla) are also among the participants.
We help create visceral experience of Oscars:
Chennai, March 1: Over a dozen engineers, sound mixers and technicians join hands to ensure crystal clear sound at the Oscars every year, says onsite engineer Gary Epstein, adding that everybody works collaboratively to provide a visceral experience of the annual extravaganza.
This year, the Academy Awards are slated to take place Sunday.
Epstein is the Oscars onsite engineer associated with audio company Dolby, which took over the Los Angeles venue that hosts the award ceremony in 2013.
"The Dolby team assists the dozen or more sound mixers, engineers and technicians to make sure the sound is clean and clear as it travels from the theatre to the broadcast compound outside, to the nearby mixing truck, up to the satellite, across the country to the ABC broadcast center in New York, and from there to a small army of satellites - 23,300 miles above the Earth," Gary told IANS in an email interview.
"Our crew is responsible for making sure we can hear the host's jokes, the orchestra's notes, the performer's songs, the winner's speeches, and the crowd's laughter. These are the folks who help create the visceral experience of the Oscars," he added.
He says the sound team's goal is to place the home viewer in the middle of the audience.
"When Dolby took over the theatre in 2013, it completely revamped the facility, adding a new level of audio sophistication to the Academy Awards that is palpable to those in the theatre and at home on the couch," he said.
"Numerous sound teams are at work. The music mixer who mixes the show orchestra, the mixer for the microphones in the audience, and additional music mixers for bands that may be performing.
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"All those feeds are sent to the show's main production mixer, who's tasked with creating the final mix for the television broadcast. Our goal is to place a viewer from home in the theatre," he added.
This will be the 13th year that the Oscars ceremony will be mixed in Dolby 5.1 surround sound.
How do you make sure that audiences at home also get the 5.1 surround sound output?
"Now, with select clips featured in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, viewers with home theater systems will have a front-row seat to the Oscars from the comfort of their living rooms, hearing the ceremony much as their favorite celebrities inside the Dolby Theatre will hear it," said Epstein.
"On the big night, an estimated 1.2 billion people around the world will be watching the Oscars. We work closely with telecast director, lead sound mixer, producers and nearly 50 additional sound experts and audio engineers to bring audiences around the globe the very best sound experience possible," he added.
He says the sound technicians have the most important role to play at the Oscars.
"Hours of work and years of experience go in to putting up a great show at the Oscars every year. With so many sound sources and so many microphones to manage, the sound technicians at the Oscars are like highly skilled line cooks during a dinner rush...they have a dozen things to do at any given time and sometimes only seconds to do it," Epstein added.
What are the challenges you face?
"Before anything else, the team charts out the potential problems like odd feedback, a malfunctioning microphone, or even an audience member who might be louder than everybody else at the grand event. Sometimes it is even the winner themselves that the mixer needs to look out for," he said.
"Some winners reach down to tap the microphone to test whether it's working. That noise can blast the audience out of their seats. Mixers have to keep a hand on the mixing fader at all times, constantly adjusting the sound throughout the show, whether they're lowering the sound on an overly effusive audience member or the sound of coins jingling in the host's pocke"."
Yuvraj Singh leads Punjab to 6-wicket victory over Delhi
New Delhi: Just ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup 2014, Yuvraj Singh has generated a proper reason for his selection in the international squad as he successfully propelled Punjab to a six-wicket victory over defending champions Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy (North Zone) here at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Saturday.
Punjab recovered from a bad start to overcome Delhi's 228 in 47 overs, largely due to the 143-run stand Yuvraj (96 off 95 balls) and Gurkeerat Singh Mann (53 off 64) shared for the fifth-wicket.
Punjab had lost their opening match against Haryana on Thursday and Delhi had won against Jammu and Kashmir.
Punjab began the chase on a shaky note, losing openers Jiwanjot Singh Chouhan for a duck and Manan Vohra (15) by the sixth over. Delhi pacer Sumit Narwal trapped Jiwanjot leg before the wicket in the first over of the innings before sending Vohra back in similar fashion.
Punjab's troubles worsened when medium-fast bowler Parvinder Awana castled the stumps of the talented Mandeep Singh, making it 57/3 in 15 overs. Gitansh Khera (33 off 74) at the other end offered resistance and was lucky to be dropped twice.
Mandeep's fall brought Yuvraj into the middle and the sparse Kotla crowd suddenly got interested in the game.
The conditions were becoming better for batting with the sun coming out in the second half.
The southpaw was watchful early on and changed gears as soon as the slower bowlers started operating. He gave the innings the much needed momentum by flicking medium pacer Rajat Bhatia for a six and following it with a delightful square cut for a boundary.
Yuvraj was now in the zone, coming up with his trademark drive through the covers. He too got a life when Delhi captain Gautam Gambhir slipped his catch at covers. In the end, he guided the team home in style, finishing the game with a six off left-arm spinner Varun Sood.
Earlier, Delhi were sent in to bat amid cloudy weather. Punjab pacers Siddharth Kaul (4/37) and Sandeep Sharma had them reeling at 53/5 before Mithun Manhas (98) resurrected the innings.
Virender Sehwag (10) failed yet again while Gambhir (8) was run out.
Punjab recovered from a bad start to overcome Delhi's 228 in 47 overs, largely due to the 143-run stand Yuvraj (96 off 95 balls) and Gurkeerat Singh Mann (53 off 64) shared for the fifth-wicket.
Punjab had lost their opening match against Haryana on Thursday and Delhi had won against Jammu and Kashmir.
Punjab began the chase on a shaky note, losing openers Jiwanjot Singh Chouhan for a duck and Manan Vohra (15) by the sixth over. Delhi pacer Sumit Narwal trapped Jiwanjot leg before the wicket in the first over of the innings before sending Vohra back in similar fashion.
Punjab's troubles worsened when medium-fast bowler Parvinder Awana castled the stumps of the talented Mandeep Singh, making it 57/3 in 15 overs. Gitansh Khera (33 off 74) at the other end offered resistance and was lucky to be dropped twice.
Mandeep's fall brought Yuvraj into the middle and the sparse Kotla crowd suddenly got interested in the game.
The conditions were becoming better for batting with the sun coming out in the second half.
The southpaw was watchful early on and changed gears as soon as the slower bowlers started operating. He gave the innings the much needed momentum by flicking medium pacer Rajat Bhatia for a six and following it with a delightful square cut for a boundary.
Yuvraj was now in the zone, coming up with his trademark drive through the covers. He too got a life when Delhi captain Gautam Gambhir slipped his catch at covers. In the end, he guided the team home in style, finishing the game with a six off left-arm spinner Varun Sood.
Earlier, Delhi were sent in to bat amid cloudy weather. Punjab pacers Siddharth Kaul (4/37) and Sandeep Sharma had them reeling at 53/5 before Mithun Manhas (98) resurrected the innings.
Virender Sehwag (10) failed yet again while Gambhir (8) was run out.
Gold down on reduced off-take; silver rebounds
Mumbai, Mar 1 (PTI) Gold prices posted marginal drop today following lack of firm demand from retail consumers and investors amid sluggish global sentiment.
Local buying interest in view of ongoing wedding season as well as upcoming festivals cushioned the slide in the yellow metal.
On the other hand, silver regained some lost ground, after recent sharp fall, on emergence of fresh demand from industrial users and coin makers.
Standard gold (99.
Local buying interest in view of ongoing wedding season as well as upcoming festivals cushioned the slide in the yellow metal.
On the other hand, silver regained some lost ground, after recent sharp fall, on emergence of fresh demand from industrial users and coin makers.
Standard gold (99.
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