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Monday, July 07, 2008

Cast: Harman Baweja, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani and a bunch of well designed robots

Director: Harry Baweja

Producer: Pammi Baweja

Music: Anu Malik

Rating: **1/2

Love Story 2050 starts off as a simple love story that revolves around two characters Karan (Harman Baweja) and Sana (Priyanka Chopra). Karan is a happy-go-lucky spirited boy who goes off the rules and Sana is a shy and petite young girl who goes by the rules. What happens when opposites meet? They are attracted, love blossoms between the two. All comes to a stand still when Sana dies in a accident!

In search of his love, Karan goes into the future, right into the year 2050 with the help of his scientist uncle Dr Ya (Boman Irani) who has spent more than 15 years of his life inventing the time machine. 2050 is spectacular, flying cars, sky-high multi storey buildings, robots et al. Karan finds Zeisha (Priyanka Chopra), now a superstar, a pop singer.

Love Story 2050 takes you on journey from the present to world that we are yet to see and experience. Karan (Harman Baweja) and Sana (Priyanka Chopra) are the two major characters of the movie. Karan is a lively, high on spirits kind of guy who likes to go out of the rules and regulations while Sana is just the opposite of him in her character. She is sweet and shy girl who abides by the rules and norms. But as science proves, opposite attract and love blossoms between the two. All was fine until Sana meets with an accident and dies.

Harry Baweja has invested a lot of money and time (more than 3 years) into this project. But the results are disastrous, Harry fails miserably as a storyteller. Absolutely nothing works for this futuristic tale. The love story doesn’t connect, the chemistry isn’t great, the songs are bad, dialogues are horrible and even the special effects works against the movie, as it takes your attention away from the core story.

The first half of the film is funny and sunny and no sign of the science fiction that people might expect to see. And it’s long too. But looking at it from another point of view does serve it as a platform where second half is built. The film post interval picks up pretty well and there is a lot of thrill, enough to make you wish to be in the future yourself. There are flying cars, robots, cool shopping malls and all things fancy. The climax leaves you pretty happy. And that’s exactly what works for the movie. The dialogues are good too. High and lavishly used SFX is definitely the trump card of Love Story 2050. Cinematography catches our attention and the editing matches the rest of the technical aspects of the film.

Performance-wise, the movie does not have as much to offer to Priyanka but she does well. Harman is the man and he does not let you down, especially considering he is a newcomer. But he needs to work on his dialogues. Funny-man Boman Irani is wonderful. And yes the robots – Boo and QT are cuttie-pies.

Overall, however, the film turns out to be just above average. For one, it’s too long and secondly, is unable to hold your attention throughout.

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An American man who was born a woman before undergoing gender realignment surgery 10 years ago has given birth to a girl.Thomas Beatie, who is legally male but decided to keep his female sex organs despite chest reconstruction surgery and testosterone therapy, gave birth at an Oregon hospital on June 29, People magazine reported. The baby was conceived through artificial insemination using donor sperm and Beatie’s own eggs.

It said 34-year-old Beatie had given birth naturally, not by Caesarean section. “The only thing different about me is that I can’t breastfeed my baby. But a lot of mothers don’t,” it quoted Beatie as saying.

Michael Dillon of UK was the first ‘man-made man’

What is transsexualism?

Intersex or transsexualism is a general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male i.e. an innate gender identity opposite to the genital sex of their bodies. Studies reveal that it is seen in about 1 in 11,900 males and 1 in 30,400 females. Although most infants appear to be either normal boys or girls, various genetic and developmental effects can lead to infants having ambiguous genitalia, or the genitals look correct for one gender but are not consistent with the infants genes or the child’s genes are more complex than just XX or XY, making it difficult to predict the child’s gender identity.

Dealing with such individuals entails a diagnostic assessment, psychotherapy, real-life experience, hormone therapy, and surgical therapy. Sex reassignment surgery (SRS) is a dramatic and irrevocable final step in male to female gender transition (or vice-versa) and is undertaken only after a comprehensive evaluation by a qualified mental health professional as it requires change in the genitalia and other sex characteristics.

When was the first sex change operation done?

Michael Dillon of Britain was the first manmade man. His surgery to change his gender (13 operations between 1946 and 1949) is considered the first of the modern era because of its surgical sophistication and its early use of testosterone. After the transformation from Laura to Michael, Dillon became one of the first scholars in the world to work out a classification system for sexual identity and sexual desire.

In 1952, Christine Jorgensen (earlier George) became the first transsexual in the US to publicly announce her change of sexual identity. She scandalized America in the uptight ‘50s when sex was still in the closet.

How does a male change to a female?

Doctors have to create a vagina and that is created under the scrotum. They fillet out and preserve the penile skin and the scrotal skin. Then, they make an opening behind the prostate and the urethra and a vagina is created in front of the rectum. But transwomen don’t get a new uterus or an ovary. The vagina is lined with the penile skin that is left. The scrotal skin is used to make the labia and the lips of a vagina.

How does a male become a female?

In a female to male operation, doctors have to remove the uterus and ovaries, and then the breasts. Then they close the vagina and reconstruct a penis. There are several ways of reconstructing a penis and having a urethra or a passage through which the urine passes. One of them is surgically reconfiguring the clitoris to mimic a phallus. It takes about a year to do these four-five surgeries.

Can people have sexual intercourse after a sex change?

In both the situations, one can definitely have sexual intercourse. Male to female is a more satisfying surgery both in terms of the physical appearance and sexual satisfaction, than the opposite way. Female to male is more difficult.

After sex change, can a woman become a father and can a man become a mother?

Biological sex remains the same whether one has a male to female transformation or female to male. Biological sex means XY and XX chromosomes will remain the same so a man cannot become a mother after a sex change. A woman who has become a man, however, can give birth if she has chosen not to remove her female reproductive organs. In order for the transman to conceive, hormone therapy has to be stopped.

What is the appropriate age when the sex of a person can be changed?

The age issue is very important. The operation is usually not done before adolescence. It is done mostly after the age of 21 and not after 40-45 years of age.

[Source : TOI]

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As rains bring in some respite from the blistering summer heat, we take a look at the wetter side of Bollywood - the rain numbers.Watch out for the some best moment of Indian cinemas under Rain. Bollywood All Time Best Cool Movie Scene under rain.

One of the most memorable rain numbers from the Pyar Hua, Iqrar Hua from Shree 420, with Nargis and Raj Kapur huddling underneath a black umbrella.

A few years later, Kishore Kumar crooned Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Se watching a drenched Madhubala in Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi

Bharat Bhushan couldn't obviously forget the rainy night when he saw Madhubala trying squeeze water out of her dupatta in Barsaat Ki Raat

Many years later, Smita Patil and Amitabh Bachchan let the sparks fly crooning Aaj Rapat Jaye in Namak Halal

In the late 1980s, Sridevi fell in love with an invisible man and expressed her angst by getting wet in the rain draped in a blue chiffon saree (Kaate Nahin Kat Te - Mr India)

Rumours about Akshay and Raveena's off-screen affair got a boost from the Tip Tip Barsa Paani song in Mohra that literally set the screens aflame

RD Burman's compositions in 1942: A Love Story enchanted all, but Anil Kapoor seemed to be more bewitched by Manisha Koirala's beauty in Rimjhim Rimjhim

The mid and the late 1990s saw a number of memorable rain sequences: 'Thunder thighs' Kajol in Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye (Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge); Sonali 'Don't Mind' Bendre romancing ACP Rathod (Aamir Khan) in a dream sequence from Sarfarosh; and the imaginatively penned Geela Paani, that stuck out like a sore thumb in the classic underworld saga - Satya

Come the new century and Bollywood was no longer coy, yet the evocative value of the rain number couldn't be negated. The top-notch heroines - Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukherjee, Bipasha Basu, Preity Zinta, Aishwariya Rai Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra... all have got drenched on-screen.

Even newbies such as Jiya Khan cavorted in the rain while making her debut. And Sonam Kapoor reenacted the eternal Nargis-Raj Kapoor sequence from Shree 420 with Ranbir Kapoor in Saawariya. Dancing in the rain, it seems, will never go out of fashion.

In the puritan days of yore, overt sensuality was not admissible on the silver screen. Therefore producers and directors opted for a covert way - getting the actors (especially the females) wet under the sprinklers.

Priyanka did a brilliant job in Abbas-Mustan's movie 'Aitraaz' (2004). In the film, her character Sonia Roy wants to make an illegal relationship with her ex-boy friend Raj, who is married to Priya. When Raj refuses her, she accuses him of raping her. For this role she got the Filmfare Best Villain Award in 2004.

In the movie 'Darr' (1993), Shahrukh played the role of an anti-hero, which was a big risk for his career at that time. But he enacted the character of Rahul, a passionate, obsessive lover with élan. From the stammering utterance of I love you K-K-Ki-Kiran, to the sulking nature in the presence of others, to the fire in the eyes when anybody touches his love Kiran.. his portrayal deserved the accolade he received- the Filmfare Best Villain Award (1994).

Saif broke his lover boy image through 'Omkara'(2006) .. His ruthlessly scheming character Langda Tyagi is so authentic that you wonder where all that evil comes from! The sweet urban dude gets completely transformed into the foul-tongued diabolic vermin in the movie..Saif handled the role with ease. His looks, close shaven haircut, grungy clothes, paan stained teeth all were perfect for the character. This is definitely one of the best roles in his career.

In Rajiv Rai's murder mystery 'Gupt' (1997), Kajol's criminal character Isha opposite Bobby Deol was well appreciated. She delivered her role as a murderer brilliantly. The film was one of the highest grosser that year and Kajol was the the first woman to win the Filmfare Best Villain Award in 1998.

Urmila's negative role in 'Pyar Tune Na Kya Kiya' (2001) was simply mind blowing. Her character oozed intensity, love, hate, relentlessness to perfection in the movie. Her portrayal of the obsessive character was one of her career best performance and got her nominated for Filmfare Best Villain award that year.

Watch out for the All Time coolest top ten celebrities of Playboy Cover pages.Below are the top ten celebrities pictured maximum number of times on Playboy Magazines.

Marilyn Monroe: She is the ultimate fashion diva and in fact was the very first nude model for Hugh Hefner, the owner of Playboy. She was featured in the first issue of Playboy in December 1953.

Pamela Anderson: Pamela seems to have created a record of sorts by appearing 12 times on the cover of Playboy.

Kim Kardashian: Kim is not really a celebrity, she has one of the most talked about asses in Hollywood. So when she decided to pose for Playboy in December 2007, the world was a buzz.

Carmen Electra: She started her modeling career in the May 1996 issue of Playboy.

Cindy Crawford: This super model is probably one of the most beautiful women in the world, so when she posed for Playboy in July '88, guys rushed to the newsstand to get their copy. She was the first supermodel to pose nude and returned once more in 1998 in a more nude pic.

Jenny McCarthy: She was Playboy's 1994 Playmate of the Year, considered as a huge honour for the nude modeling world.

Denise Richards: Denise, the former Bond girl, was destined to grace the pages of Playboy, so she was there in December 2004 issue.

Stephanie Seymour: Stephanie, best known as a supermodel and Axl Rose's girlfriend, posed nude in Playboy twice.

Farrah Fawcett: The Charlie's Angels chic who had one of the best selling bathing suit posters of all time, surprised everyone by posing naked in December 95 issue of Playboy. That issue sold over 4 million copies.

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#1: Honda Civic: Introduced in July 1972 as a two-door coupe, the Honda Civic is

the second-longest continuously running nameplate from a Japanese manufacturer. Now five generations old, it has won quite a few accolades throughout its history. Some of them include Road Test magazine’s 1974 Car of the Year; Motor Trend's Import Car of the Year; Car and Driver magazine's annual Ten Best; North American Car of the Year and the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) Car of the Year.

#2: Toyota Camry: Now over 6 generations old the Toyota Camry is a mid-size car assembled by Toyota. Launched in the year 1980 it’s manufactured at several

places around the world, viz. Tsutsumi, Japan; Georgetown, Kentucky; Altona, Victoria, Australia and Guangzhou, China. In the year 2007 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conferred a five-star safety rating for frontal crashes for both driver and passenger to the car (whether a thief or not!). You might want to take a peek into an innovation in air bag safety that recently came about.

#3: Honda Accord: The car made its debut in the year 1976 as a compact hatchback and later grew up in to an intermediate vehicle. Now 8 generations old,

the vehicle has received several awards such as the Consumer Search's Best Family Car, Motor Trend's Import Car of the Year, Car of the Year Japan, etc. The car has also been featuring at the European Touring Car scene since 1995. Perhaps, it high value plus the “race-ability” is what makes it attractive for a steal and run operation! Off course, they can split apart its various automotive accessories and the engine and sell it to make money.

#4: The Dodge Caravan: The Dodge Caravan and Dodge Grand Caravan are

minivans manufactured by Chrysler. The sister models of the product were the Chrysler Town and Country, and the Plymouth Voyager that later became the Chrysler Voyager. Being produced since the year 1984, the automobile is now in its fifth generation.

#5: Chevrolet Full Size C/K 1500 Pickup: This full-size pickup truck line from

Chevrolet continued production from 1960 until 1998. The light-duty pickup truck was replaced with the GMC Sierra in 1988 and the Chevrolet Silverado in 1999.

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