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WORST OF WOLVERINE TOO GOOD FOR THE CRITICS
Hugh Jackman recalls stabbing stunt- Aangan behind Citi Centre
woman on X-Men sets
Kamal Hassan’s
To face enquiry
with confidence
Sunday
A
An off-record training session to face ctor Kamal Hassan, who
queries with confidence is in progress right was busy shooting in Hyd-
now for some junior police officers. The erabad for his upcoming
reason – a CBI enquiry is still on into the flick Unnai Pol Oruvan, the
police-lawyer clash that occurred on remake of Hindi film A Wednes-
February 19. Some juniors are being forced day, was in the city to announce
into mock enquiry sessions by seniors who the new office-bearers of the Ta-
are desperately trying to save their posts. mil Nadu Kamal Hassan Welfare
Interestingly, a written test is also part of Association on Sunday.
some sessions. At a function held at Sivagami
Pethachi Auditorium, the 54-
year-old actor also distributed
‘Film critics’ raise curiosity welfare aids to various homes
A recent major haul of CDs in the city and school children located in
seems to have titillated some khakis and Tamil Nadu. He distributed uni-
media men here. The CDs, which are forms, electric fans and silver
original pieces and not pirated, were on plates to the students of Adhi
display last week and were snapped up by Dravidar School in Chromepet,
those present at the venue. The feedback silver plates to Shenoy Nagar
by the few ‘lucky ones’ has made others Girls Corporation High School in
very curious. Central Chennai and 15 fans and
200 mats to a children’s home in
Rasipuram. of Dasavatharam, the magnum party “when time comes” and he
Tired of transfers An ambulance was donated on opus of actor Kamal Hassan will not be alone as there are a
A senior police officer who played a big behalf of his trust in Hosur. He which received rave reviews from billion people behind him. He al-
role in the much publicised arrest of a top also distributed sewing machines the Tamil audience, was released so added that every Indian
politician some years ago seems to be to five women from Tirupur and a on Friday. Titled Dashavatar, the should feel that they are choosing
breathing a sigh of relief now after a stint tricycle to Rajeswari of Royapu- movie aims to woo Bollywood au- civil servants, not their leaders,
of transfers – even two in a matter of three ram. R.Thangavelu, the in-charge diences too. In a recent interview, while casting votes. He also has
days. He is a relieved man now and is of Coimbatore Kamal Hassan when Kamal Hassan was asked said that he is not Congress or
presently waiting for a change of Welfare Association, gave the whether he would campaign for BJP or even Communist. ■
government in the state so that he can be welcome speech. any party in the coming elections, Ergo Correspondent with inputs
back in action. Meanwhile, the Hindi remake he said he would choose a good from Agencies
Fanta-stic
쒀 Actor and Fanta brand ambassador Genelia D’souza at ‘Bunk with Genelia’, an
event held in the city on Friday. PHOTO: S.S.KUMAR
Monday, April 20, 2009
Northern spices
A restaurant for office-goers and all those who enjoy authentic makki ki roti
and sarson ka saag
DEEPA VENKATRAMAN
T
he Citi Centre food court on
Radha Krishna Salai may
have delicious widespread
cuisines but if you’re look-
ing out for a place which assures
you fast service of authentic
Punjabi food after you shop till
you drop, there is Aangan, a se-
rene restaurant located just be-
hind the mall, at Hamilton
Bridge, Mylapore.
Go on weekdays during lunch
hours and one can never see an
empty table. Hemant Gupta,
who has been running this res-
taurant along with his wife Bee-
na Gupta, says, “Specially for
office-goers, we have combo- jeera rice along with chhole and satiated half my hunger. One
meals comprising parathas or raita for Rs. 55 and North Indian bite of the soft paneer tikka mar-
thali consisting paneer subzi, dry inated with curd and spices and
How to get there: Just vegetable, one small roti and it just melted in my mouth. It is
behind Citi Centre on naan, daal and curd rice for Rs. unique for its softness and fresh- PHOTOS: R. RAVINDRAN
Hamilton Bridge, Mylapore 85.” ness. To beat the heat, I ended their parathas, lachas, naan and However, parking is a bit of a
My picks: Paneer tikka, As the waiter brought the pa- my wholesome meal with chilled kulcha ranging between Rs. 20 problem but Gupta has a solu-
naan with daal makhni and neer tikka (Rs 75), daal makhani and rich pot kulfi with dry fruits. and Rs. 30, paneer butter masala tion. He assures, “Considering
matka kulfi (Rs 70), corn capsicum vegetable “At one stretch, we make about (Rs 80), paneer capsicum bhurji our restaurant is behind the
When to go: During (Rs 80) and biryani (Rs 75), mak- 40 to 50 pots of kulfi at our outlet and chana masala (Rs. 75), it is mall, on producing their parking
lunch (12 p.m. to 3 p.m.) ki ki roti (Rs 20), dry aalu-gobi itself”, says Gupta. not one bit oily and gives you the area ticket, we will pay the first
and dinner hours (Rs 70) to the table, the aroma Considering it’s Punjabi food, flavour of home-made food. one hour of the parking-time.”
04 KALEIDOSCOPE ERGO Monday, April 20, 2009
S
tate Bank of India has reintro-
Business travel, $10000 for one financial year duced the Gold Deposit
for personal trips, Upto $100,000 for medical Scheme (GDS). The scheme
visits and for education. aims to help investors earn in-
Also the maximum currency you can carry terest income by depositing their
in the form of notes or currencies is $2000. gold holdings at the bank. Apart
Also the maximum that you can buy by way of from the income interest what
payment in Rupees is Upto Rs 50,000/- above makes it even more interesting is the
that you can buy forex only using Cheque or add-on benefits that come with it.
Demand draft. Egg Laying?
Do you need some unbiased and professional The interest in the scheme is cal-
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problems? Ask Doctor Finergo. Mail your queries than in rupees. In simpler terms if
to finergo@goergo.in, Put subject as Doctor. you deposit 1000 grams for 1 year,
then you get 10 grams as interest on
maturity. This can be redeemed as
Word in Word
SEBI tightens FMP rules
The Securities and Exchange Board of India
has asked Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs) to dis-
close their monthly portfolios on their web-
sites. This has been done with the intention of
bringing in more transparency and creating
better disclosure norms to help investors
make more informed decisions relating to
their investments in these funds. The initial
trigger for this move was the liquidity crisis
seen in Oct 2008, when many investors started
redeeming their investments in FMPS and
which led to a drop in liquidity of most funds.
Monday, April 20, 2009
05
What’s the kiosk out there?
These outlets are tiny, non-fussy and present almost everywhere. Ergo profiles two
entrepreneurs who are behind some of these friendly food kiosks in your neighbourhood
Sunil Cherian,
Chairman and CEO of
BurgerMan Foods
H
e is an “easygoing, non-fussy” per- India. PHOTO: S.S. KUMAR
son, but at work Sunil Cherian has
his own principles. He doesn’t
spend money on advertising,
doesn’t follow the rules of the family busi-
ness, and convinces corporates to let out
their waste (read extra) space, where he
does business.
There is something charming about this
24-year-old Managing Director of Burger-
Man Foods India, besides the fact that he
still goes about calling his clients ‘sir’. Bur-
gerMan outlets are dime-a-dozen in num-
ber, but that is not stopping this serial
entrepreneur from raring to go further – he
is a Partner in Mash in Besant Nagar,
which he runs with his cousins. Plus, he
helps his family in the jewellery business.
From its current 25 kiosks, BurgerMan is
looking at opening another 25 in the next
three months.
Hailing from a business house, entre- I decided to try the kiosk model,” he says. ning outside Stella Maris College
preneurship was clearly his goal but what “Kiosks were not new, but making a seri- (December 2006). ture. Of the 20 employees he recruited
surprised his family was that “his venture ous food like burger a business was a “I gave petty salaries, hired students over a period of one year, only four remain
was in the range of a tea shop.” challenge.” from catering colleges, converted my ga- with him today, and his first full-fledged
“It started as a business plan for my So, even before he could complete col- rage into a kitchen and kick-started the outlet in Anna Nagar had to be closed
MBA at IIPM. As my budget did not permit lege, the first BurgerMan outlet was run- business.” Though, now it is a different down.
story. “Most of my employees earn a five- Naresh, however, is composed and
digit salary,” he says. knows that risks and hurdles are part of
He opened the second outlet in a week’s the road to success he has to travel.
time and in 18 months he broke even. Bur- “The things that were working for me in
gerMan now boasts of a turnover of Rs. 2 the corporate world were not working
crore a year. here. I had to unlearn so much. There is no
Sunil is candid when he says that burg- better teacher than experience,” says the
ers are not the most liked food and neither 30-year-old Business Management gradu-
does he stock the best burgers, but his ate from Xavier Institute of Management,
outlets grab attention with their position- Bhubaneswar.
ing. Quick Super Bites (QSB), the standalone
“Marketing and business development kiosks he owns at Anna Nagar (two in
are the two hats I wear,” he says. The rest Shanthi Colony) and Purusawalkam (op-
are outsourced. “Our logo was designed by posite Abirami Theatre, attached to Kovai
the person of Om Shanti Om and Sivaji Pazhamudhir Nilayam), now claims to be
fame. Financial consultancy is also han- making a slow but steady growth.
dled by a second party. I have the leverage “It took us six months to see good foot-
to do what I want.” fall at our furnished outlet where we start-
Talking about the kiosk model, he says ed by serving sandwiches, salads, soups
that since it is not a building he does not and more. As that was not showing great
have to pay advance. But then, all loca- returns, I rekindled my faith on the kiosk
tions needn’t always click. “That’s why my model, shifting focus to now only serving
25 sq ft kiosks, or some which are even seven varieties of sandwich.”
smaller, come of great advantage. I have Naresh is confident that the kiosk model
moved out of at least 10 locations and I am will earn him more returns than an in-
still moving out,” he says and informs how dependent outlet.
he is next targeting pockets in Parrys and To “keep the show going” he recently
the suburbs. took up a part-time assignment. “I work as
Beside all this, what’s keeps him going is consultant in the morning and in the eve-
being the guest facility at Anna University. ning I am at my outlets – interacting with
“I just enjoy being with my target group.” customers, gauging customer behaviour,
monitoring quality and supplying raw ma-
Sandwich break terials,” he says.
QSB is mulling over opening 10 outlets
It has been a rollercoaster ride, full of in 2009 and also at giving franchise, but
learning, for Naresh G. Bajaj since he quit only to their employees. “I have given De-
his well-paying job and position as senior vindran M., who was the first to join me, a
manager (HR) with Murugappa Group in franchise. That gives them ownership and
December 2007 to pursue his entrepre- a sense of belonging,” he says.
neurial ambitions. QSB is also looking at entering the Lim-
Naresh Bajaj at the Quick Super Bites (QSB) kiosk at Anna Nagar. PHOTO: K. He has already spent Rs. 8 lakh to make, ca Book of Records by making non-stop
PICHUMANI lose and remake money in his food ven- sandwiches! ■
06 VILLAGE ERGO Monday, April 20, 2009
Frog lover
A French bus driver has been told to
hop it by her bosses - after stopping
her double-decker to rescue a frog in
the road.
Children’s issue
takes centrestage
Civil society groups are hoping that this election will be a ‘vote for children’
“I think there
are many
ways to serve
people and I
just don’t
PHOTO: K.R.DEEPAK
feel the need
to enter
T
politics” hey do not have vote, so While CRY has brought out a Other than calling on voters to have signed the pledge. “The
Priyanka Gandhi
their problems are of no- child rights manifesto and is in- hold poll contestants accounta- whole purpose is to sensitise the
body’s concern in the poll teracting with leaders of various ble for child rights, CRY mem- politicians. We will declare the
season. parties to communicate their bers have also held meetings signatories as ‘child-friendly
As the country votes in the demands, the BBA, along with with political parties in Mumbai candidates’ and will appeal to
general elections, the issues of National Coalition for Educa- and Kolkata. the electorate not to vote for
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children seem to have remained tion, has started a campaign to However, they have not got those who are refusing to back
largely absent from the agenda make candidates sign letters “any concrete assurance” from the campaign,” BBA founder
of the political parties. No major pledging commitment to raise most of the leaders, Sumita Kailash Satyarthi said.
party has given any concrete as- children’s issues in Parliament. Mehta, a CRY representative, “Political parties need to take
surance of tackling serious is- “As the nation goes to vote, we said. BBA, on the other hand, is a categorical stand on issues of
sues like child labour, are reminding voters that one- seeking written assurances, with children rather than going for to-
trafficking, malnutrition and fourth of the country - as many a target of making 800 candi- kenism or rhetoric,” Shanta Sin-
education. as 400 million citizens - will not dates for Lok Sabha polls sign ha, the Chairperson of the
Two leading NGOs - Child vote because they are minors. As the pledge letter spelling out National Commission for Pro-
Rights and You (CRY) and Bach- voters and candidates, we are their commitment to work for tection of Child Rights (NCPCR),
pan Bachao Andolan (BBA) - charged with the responsibility elimination of child labour, said. “It is good that the NGOs
have launched separate initia- to see that they do not slip off the abuse and trafficking and for en- are lobbying with political par-
tives to sensitise political parties political radar,” Dipankar Ma- suring security, health and edu- ties for the cause of children,”
and voters on issues that are af- zumdar, CRY Director, Youth cation for children. she felt. ■
fecting the lives of children. and Development Support, said. So far, over 130 candidates PTI
08 SPORT ERGO Monday, April 20, 2009
ith
Disappointed w
S
nubbed by the International status to the League, vehement competitive cricket will increase
decision to confirm Chennai as the venue Cricket Council (ICC) again, opposition from the cash-rich the level of the game in the long
for next month’s Davis Cup tie between Indian Cricket League (ICL) Board of Control for Cricket in In- run. Nobody should be punished
India and Australia, citing security concerns. officials are planning to ex- dia (BCCI) tied the parent body’s for helping cricket.”
The ITF confirmed on Saturday the Asia- ercise legal options to break the hands. However, giving a glim- The ICL, meanwhile, will hold
Oceania Group I second round encounter stalemate related to the ‘rebel’ mer of hope to the players the the third edition of its Twenty20
would take place on May 8-10 in the Indian League. ICC stated that the onus is on the tournament in October 2009. The
city after a “positive report from the ITF’s The ICC executive committee, home boards to select ICL players league has also initiated a perfor-
security consultants”. which met in Dubai over the past who have terminated their con- mance evaluation programme to
Tennis Australia (TA), which had been two days, rejected the ICL’s pro- tracts. develop a better talent pool and
seeking to have the tie moved out of India posal for “authorised unofficial” “In relation to the possibility of improve player performance.
to a neutral venue, would appeal the status, saying it did not meet its ICL players returning to official About 18 out of 85 Indian players
decision on Monday, with a decision criteria. “Authorised unofficial” cricket, the board reiterated to and 16 from a pool of 70 foreign
expected within the week, Australian media status would have allowed the member countries the impor- players are understood to be un-
reported on Sunday. TA had been seeking ICC to sanction ICL matches. tance of protecting the game. A der the scanner for performing
to have the tie moved as it was being Kiran More, a member of the clear message needed to be sent below their potential during the
staged during India’s elections, which have ICL’s executive committee, said that the players could not swap last edition of the tournament.
already prompted the IPL cricket the Essel Group-backed league between official and unofficial Earlier, ICL had cancelled their
tournament to be moved to South Africa as would explore legal alternatives. cricket. The future of the ICL scheduled tournament in March
the government said it could not provide “It is disappointing. As our chair- players depends on the boards of due to economic recession and
adequate security for both. The Indian man Subhash Chandra has al- their countries and they have to the Pakistan government’s refus-
tennis federation had already said it would ready stated, we will look at the decide about it,” ICC chief exec- al to clear their country’s players
hire private security consultants for the tie. legal options,” More said. “We utive Haroon Logart told media for the League, following the
Reuters
could have opted for it earlier but persons in Dubai. Mumbai terror attacks. ■
Monday, April 20, 2009
09
‘‘
There are no better people than Shaun and Jonty to tell us about the conditions. They
have worked tremendously over the past few weeks along with the third coach Praveen
Amre. Pollock and Rhodes have been working with the Mumbai Indians playing squad in Durban
and used all their expertise in getting the youngsters used to the conditions here.
Sachin Tendulkar
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel (left) of Germany is sprayed with champagne by Brawn GP driver Jenson Button of Britain after Formula One’s Chinese
Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit on Sunday. PHOTO: AFP
G
erman Sebastian Vettel gave richello, who was fourth. McLa- German crashed out six laps from youngest winner for Red Bull’s sis-
Red Bull their first Formula ren’s Heikki Kovalainen was fifth to the finish. Ferrari’s misery contin- ter team Toro Rosso in similarly
One win with a pole to che- finally get his season going after ued with the champions failing to wet conditions at last year’s Italian
quered flag victory ahead of failing to finish a lap in the previ- score for the third race in a row. Grand Prix, had his share of luck
teammate Mark Webber in the ous two races, while world cham- Felipe Massa’s car ground to a halt and escaped unscathed when Bue-
rain-soaked Chinese Grand Prix on pion teammate Lewis Hamilton during the second safety car period mi shunted into the back of his car
Sunday. finished sixth after a late spin while 2007 world champion Kimi on lap 19.
The 21-year-old claimed the sec- robbed him of a better result. Ger- Raikkonen finished 10th. Ferrari,
ond victory of his career, with Aus- man Timo Glock was seventh for who remained bottom of the con- Waiting game
tralian Webber taking his best Toyota, who slipped to third in the structors’ standings, are now suf- He emerged from the pits in
result to date, in a Red Bull one- constructors’ standings behind fering their worst start to a season third place with 19 laps to go and
two on a track that resembled a Red Bull, and Toro Rosso’s Swiss since 1981 when their cars retired only had to wait for Webber and
skidpan for much of the race. rookie Sebastien Buemi won the fi- from the first three races. Button to make their final stops to
nal point in eighth. Heavy rainfall meant the first retake the lead. With Button strug-
Continuing the good work eight laps of the race were run be- gling with his tyres, Vettel took on
Briton Jenson Button, who won So near, yet so far hind the safety car, which returned the championship leader and re-
the first two races of the season, There was heartache for Force on lap 20 after one of the string of claimed the lead on track before
finished third to extend his cham- India, still without a point since collisions and crashes in the race steering his car through the pools
pionship lead to six points over their debut last year, who had left debris strewn over the track. of water to victory. ■
Brawn GP team mate Rubens Bar- Adrian Sutil in sixth place until the Vettel, who became Formula One’s Reuters
10 FLICK ERGO Monday, April 20, 2009
A
ctor Hugh Jackman accidentally music.com quoted him as saying.
stabbed a stuntwoman in the arm while “I was stunned. It was one of those things, it was topic of debate outside
filming a fight scene for the first X-Men so deep, there was a hole, there was no blood our hotel is ‘Is Heidi
movie. coming out and then like a minute later, it was like having another baby?’
The Australian actor had to wear real metal a geyser. I didn’t faint and I thought she was going Heidi and I are
talons while filming the 2000 comic book to freak out, but she just said, ‘Yes! having another baby.
blockbuster and admits handling the I have been stabbed by Wol- I mean, Heidi is
prop was quite dangerous. Jackman verine!’ Typical stuntwom- doing all the work.”
recalls one incident which left Re- an,” he added. Heidi has a three-
becca Romijn’s stunt double seri- Jackman admits that year-old son Henry
ously hurt – forcing makers to subsequent efforts to and two-year-old son
rethink how to film the scenes prevent him using real Johan, along with a
involving the superhero’s fa- metal claws were not daughter Leni (4),
mous claws. particularly successful from a previous
“On the very first film we and even involved relationship. The
had real metal claws and the him using a fake limb family cheered for
girl who was playing Mys- with one arm tucked Seal as the singer
tique, Rebecca Romijn, her behind his back. performed at
stunt double and I were doing The prop was only Radio City music
a fight sequence in the Statue used in one scene be- hall in New
of Liberty. I went to stab her in fore it was discarded. York. ■
the arm, which was part of the Jackman’s latest out- Agencies
choreography, and she’s meant ing as the superhero, X-
to move her arm away and she Men Origins: Wolverine,
forgot and the thing went right hits cinemas on May 1.
into her arm, like an inch,” Contact- ■
IANS
What one botched pedicure can do
S upermodel Kate Moss dumped her five-star salon to
get a pedicure in Chinatown but ended up getting a
fungal infection.
“Kate fancied a little pampering when she went to New
York for the launch of her clothing range in Topshop.
She normally uses beauty salons in the five-star hotels
but this time decided to pop into a parlour in
Chinatown,” femalefirst.co.uk quoted quoted a source
close to the model as saying.
“She regrets the decision now as the nail on her big toe
on her right foot has turned yellow and has become
really thick and ugly. She is certain that she has caught
a fungal infection from the cheap salon,” she said.
Moss (35) will have to lay off the booze for the
duration due to her medication.
“Kate was looking forward to letting her hair down
with her friend at a musical festival in California. But
now she knows that she
has to lay off booze for
some time due to her
medication,” the source
said.
“She is really annoyed as
she was looking forward
to wearing open-toe
sandals now that the
weather is heating up.
But now she is going to
keep her feet
undercover for a little
longer. ■
IANS
Monday, April 20, 2009
‘My character
in 99 has a
wild streak’
A ctor Soha Ali Khan,
whose career is
going through a dry
spell, is now looking
forward to her
upcoming venture 99
and says that her
character in the film
has a “wild streak”.
“I play the character
of a girl called Pooja,
who is a lobby
manager of a hotel
floor. She is stylish,
confident and
vivacious and has a
wild streak,” says
Soha.
“In the film, two conmen, played by Kunal Khemu and
Cyrus Broacha, enter the character’s life and since she
wants some excitement in her life, she happily joins them.
She is a fun character at heart,” she adds.
The romantic comedy will hit screens in May. ■
AFP PHOTO
IANS
Friday’s query:
Which film you would like to see on
3D? And why?
■’The Ring’ to get scare nearly to death. It’ll be a new
experience
Saranya.M, Cognizant
■Mariathai. Everyone loves to watch our Captain in 3D
Abilash, CTS
■Villu. To search and look for a meaningful story at least
in the 3rd dimension
Senthil Kumar.P, RR Donnelley, Rajkiran, Patni
■Narasimha becoz I want to see the beautiful Barani from Tata
Vijayakanth’s face in 3D effect Consultancy
Sriram, Infosys (cag), Mohan Sridharan ,TCS Services has
■Arundathi. Its picturisation is superb nominated his
Hemadri, TCS-eserve, Rajadurai, CSS friends as Partners
■Aegan, to see Ajith’s tummy in 3D view. I want to know in Crime.
how big it looks like
M.Lenin, Cognizant
■Maya Bazaar- the older one. It was amazing to see
awesome trick shots when there were no deals called
technology
Chandrasekar.SG, Cognizant
■Titanic for excellent story, romance, architecture and
cruise design
Ameen, Nittany, Abhinand, Allsec,
Jawahar, Verizon
■The Grudge, it’s more scarier to see in 3D
Sathish Suman, Perot Systems
Daniel
■Veerasamy. To see gorilla dance in 3D Anantharaj from
Suresh, Gopal, Wipro, Sivanandam, TCS-eserve
HCL
■Saw. It’s one of those rare movies where we get glued Technologies has
to our seat and wonder on script and director. All its 5 nominated his
parts are amazing and to see them in 3D would be friends as
awesome Partners in
Arun Kumar, Allsec
Crime. The
■Om Shanthi Om, because I’m crazy about Sha Rukh Khan picture was
and Deepika, in 3D I can enjoy by looking their faces very clicked at hotel
near to me Le Royal
Abhirami, IBM
Meriden.
■Karagattakaran, bcoz that’s a village super duper hit, all
the Tamil fans will be eager to see it in 3D
KB.Santhosh TCS, Velmurugan Perot Systems
■Jurassic Park in 3D will be more thrilling
Murugan, Aravind, Vallirajan, Wipro, Jai, IBM
■Kuruvi to see Vijay’s long jump in close up
Nasurudeen, P.Suresh ,Allsec
■All Ajith movies. Because I love to see all comedy movies
in 3D
Nagaraj Venkatesan,Wipro
■Fly me to the moon. very inspired movie. I just love it
Aakash, CSS
■Evil dead. So that I can watch all my friends close to me Ganesa Venkkat
Vijay Madhavan, Wipro S. from 3i-
■Ayan. It has lot of fight sequences; it’ll be more effective infotech has
in 3D nominated his
Kavitha, Cognizant colleagues as
■Billa. Because its a stylish Indian film I have ever seen Partners in
Tajdeen, Perot Systems Crime. The pic
was taken at
Today’s query: Kuruva island
during their trip
Will the Pakistani players be missed in to Wayanad.
happy....
APRIL 20 HAPPY BIRTHDAY to U....!
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May each hour and minute be filled piranthanal Vazhthukkal. Pala
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