Monday, June 29, 2009
How the ‘King of Pop' influenced Bollywood
Half a world away from Los Angeles, the Indian film industry awoke to news of the death of pop icon right plagiarism, they carried on the MJ tradition. Numerous film sound tracks copied the ‘Jackson sound' and many leading stars from Mithun Chakraborty to Govinda, Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt and Prabhu Deva, made their mark by following MJ's gravity defying moves.
His influence extended to the shores of the Hindi film industry well before cable television and internet. In the early ‘80s when MJ's moves were swaying the world, Subhash Ghai's Meri Jung brought on Javed Jaffrey, break dancing to''Rock and Roll''. It was a first on the Bollywood screen and set off the break dance trend. News India Times recently caught up with Javed on the sets of Hello Darling, another Subhash Ghai production. "For me Michael Jackson was the ultimate showman," he said. "He knew how to package choreography, music, lyrics and the works.His legacy is unbeatable and history will remember him that way," he told NIT
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His influence extended to the shores of the Hindi film industry well before cable television and internet. In the early ‘80s when MJ's moves were swaying the world, Subhash Ghai's Meri Jung brought on Javed Jaffrey, break dancing to''Rock and Roll''. It was a first on the Bollywood screen and set off the break dance trend. News India Times recently caught up with Javed on the sets of Hello Darling, another Subhash Ghai production. "For me Michael Jackson was the ultimate showman," he said. "He knew how to package choreography, music, lyrics and the works.His legacy is unbeatable and history will remember him that way," he told NIT
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com/
Labels: dancer, death of the pop icon, hindi film industry, jackson sound, king of pop, Los Angeles, michael jackson, michael jackson dead, michael jackson moves, mj tradition
Monday, November 10, 2008
Barack Obama's historical outcome is victory for printed press
Apparently looking for something old to go with something new (Barack Obama) and something blue (a more Democratic Congress), the American people bought newspapers in huge numbers Wednesday (November 5), a day after the historic election of the nation's first black president.
From the nation's largest daily, USA Today, to its more modest broadsheets, newspapers expanded press runs to accommodate increased sales. Some sold special gift editions and framed front pages.
But even the expanded production left many news racks barren and consumers scrambling to snag a memento. Readers lined up from Los Angeles to Miami to buy copies of their daily paper.
The Chicago Tribune sold framed front pages for as much as $99. A single copy of Wednesday's The New York Times sold on e-Bay for a reported $249.99.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
From the nation's largest daily, USA Today, to its more modest broadsheets, newspapers expanded press runs to accommodate increased sales. Some sold special gift editions and framed front pages.
But even the expanded production left many news racks barren and consumers scrambling to snag a memento. Readers lined up from Los Angeles to Miami to buy copies of their daily paper.
The Chicago Tribune sold framed front pages for as much as $99. A single copy of Wednesday's The New York Times sold on e-Bay for a reported $249.99.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: American people, Barack Obama, daily paper, Democratic Congress, historic election, Los Angeles, nation's first black president, newspapers, Readers lined up, USA Today
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