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IN PASSING BY SUCHITRA BEHAL
Music for all
He can make music with just about anything. Percussionist Trilok Gurtu, well known for his over-the-top experimental style, has jammed with some of the best names but success continues to elude him at home. Now with the release of his latest album, h
e hopes to bridge that gap. Drawing a parallel with the divine presence in everyone’s life Gurtu says, “Just like God is for everyone, music too is for everyone. Somehow my music hasn’t been able to reach out but I’m hopeful.” Gurtu feels that, though his music has been around for over a decade, only now people in India are discovering it. He also lamented that Bollywood still was not appreciative of native Brazilian and African sounds, though they did use a few samples. To those critics who feel that he may not be connected to his roots, Gurtu shoots back: “Why? I have a strong foundation. Just by travelling all over you don’t lose your roots.”
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Changing formula
It was a formula that spelt success like no other. But suddenly the TRPs dropped and TV czarina, Ektaa Kapoor found that no amount of number power or celestial benevolence could win back lost audiences. Kapoor has now decided to overhaul her show dra
stically. Gone are the overdressed bahus and their mother-in-laws. Instead Kapoor’s new show moves the dusty hardy terrain of Vidharba, known more for its debt ridden farmer suicides. “It’s about real India; the farmers in rural India,” said Kapoor. “We are so far removed from their lives I feel compelled to tell this story.” Kapoor said the story did have a love angle to it, but it was also based on reality. “I am not saying the saas bahu saga is not relevant. It still is but we have to change and adapt to the times,” said she.
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Off the beaten track
Actor Kunal Kapoor doesn’t believe in following the beaten track. A quick look at his career graph shows that, unlike others his age, he is not keen to grab any offer. “I have always done films I believe in. I don’t think about wher
e this film will take me. Commercial success is important, no doubt, but every commercially viable script need not excite me,” said Kapoor. Would he agree that almost all his films have a ring of nationalism? “I like films that have a certain gravity,” said Kapoor. Kapoor’s latest venture is a film on Punjab. He is quick to clarify that “there is more to Punjab than sarson ka saag
and bhangra. There is a tremendous truthfulness to Punjab, which has not been portrayed. Our film is earthy and real and another plus is the music. It is very different and I am certain people will love it,” said Kapoor with a satisfied smile.
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