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06 Music Friday, February 01, 2019 | www.goantimes.titosgoa.com | 12 Pages Wellness, work, and music — how it all comes together There doesn’t seem to be any real evolutionary reason for homo sapiens to need music, yet our brains seem to be hardwired for it. All known cultures and societies have some sort of music (i.e. some kind of sounds distinguishable from speech). Throughout the whole of human history, not a single people has been found to exist without singing, musical instruments, and dancing. Not one. That trope about music being a universal language? Totally true. We make and listen to music for entertainment, social bonding, rituals, and transforming/elevating ordinary experiences. Then there are all the therapeutic benefits. Yes, we use music both to hype us up and calm us down but it also has proven benefits for pain management, aiding people with autism, offering help for depression, improving Lady Gaga's new music will be influenced by her award-winning role Tupac Shakur's erotic drawing sold for more than $20,000 at auction Los Angeles, Jan 23 An erotic drawing by late rapper Tupac Shakur has sold for more than $21,000 at an auction. The colourful artwork was placed up for sale by officials at Steiner Auctions just before Christmas (December 25, 2018), drawing bids from 10 potential buyers, with the winning bid of $21,155.75 placed by a man in his 1960s, according to tmz.com. sleep, contributing to positive infant development, and comforting patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Traditional Chinese medicine is also big on music. The theory is that the five internal organs and meridian systems all have their own musical tones. Pick the right tone and you can encourage healing. And if you’ve ever been to a spa or retreat that offers guided meditation, you’ll know that music plays a major role. That music and wellness are intertwined is a proven fact. So it stands to reason that we should take advantage of its power in the workplace. Wait. Is it a really good idea to allow music in the workplace? Absolutely. Cape Town - Speaking backstage at the Critics' Choice Awards - which took place on Sunday night - Lady Gaga said that her role in A Star is Born will influence her music. At the award show Gaga tied for Best Actress with Glen Close and also won Best Song for Shallow. The actress and singer said, "Absolutely, [the film] will influence my future music. But that's not to say I haven't already written some music, so it will be a mixture of both. "But I've learned so very much and I hope that I will always be a student. I think that that is where you stop being a great artist when you start believing that there's nothing left to learn. There is always something to learn and I always want to be a student and I think that's how you master your craft, by learning and being a sponge." Pakistani Singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Accused of Smuggling Foreign Currency, ED Issues Notice Rahat Fateh Ali Khan catapulted to fame in India after his super-hit song Jiya Dhadak Dhadak in the 2005 film Kalyug. Popular Pakistani Singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has been accused of smuggling illegal foreign currency in India for three years. According to an ABP News report, Khan had got $340,000 (Rs 2.42 crore) through illegal means of which he reportedly smuggled $225,000 (Rs 1.6 crore). India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is currently investigating the case, has issued Khan a notice and has sought his response regarding Rs 2.61 crore under scanner. If dissatisfied with his response, the ED can slap Khan with a 300% penalty. In case of its non-payment, a lookout notice is likely to be issued against the singer and he’d thereby be forbidden to perform anywhere in India. Notably, this is not the first time that Khan has been embroiled in controversy related to illegal currency. In 2011, he was found with undocumented $125,000 (Rs 89.1 lakh) at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. A native of Pakistan's Faisalabad, Khan catapulted to fame in India after his super-hit song Jiya Dhadak Dhadak in Kunal Kemmu’s 2005 film Kalyug. Since then he has sung several popular tracks for blockbuster films, including Tere Mast Mast Do Nain (Dabangg), Teri Ore (Singh Is Kinng), Sajda (My Name Is Khan), Teri Meri (Bodyguard) and Jag Jhoomeya (Sultan). The risque piece of art was included in a love letter to Shakur's thengirlfriend Desiree Smith, while he was serving nine months behind bars for a sexual abuse charge at New York's Clinton Correctional Facility back in 1995, reports aceshowbiz.com. The rap star was later released on appeal. The hand-drawn card features a steamy illustration of the icon making love to his woman from behind, with a message reading: "Missing You Deeply! Forever with love." Inside, he wrote: "To Desiree, I love you." On the back of the drawing, he added: "Just a little something to get you hot and make you reminisse!" BHUPEN HAZARIKA, Bharat Ratna awardee 10 things to know about NEW DELHI: Music maestro from Assam, Bhupen Hazarika, has been posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour, along with former President Pranab Mukherjee and social activist Nanaji Deshmukh. Bhupen Hazarika was a singer, balladeer, poet, lyricist and film maker who was widely admired not only in native Assam but across the country. Here are 10 things to know about Dr. Bhupen Hazarika 1. Referred to as the "Bard of Brahmaputa", Bhupen Hazarika was a singer, lyricist and musician from Assam. 2. He made his singing debut at the age of 12 in 1939. 3. In addition to Assamese, Bhupen Hazarika also composed, wrote and sang for numerous Bengali and Hindi films from 1930s to the 1990s. 4. He was also one of the leading author-poets of Assam with more than 1,000 lyrics and several short stories, essays and travelogues to his credit. 5. He studied at Columbia University and also received a fellowship to study cinema in Chicago. During his stay in the US, he met the legendary African- American singer Paul Robeson, whose famous number 'Ol Man River' was an inspiration for his 'O Ganga Behti Ho Kyun' (in Hindi), a virtual anthem for generations of Left activists. 6. He received the National Award for Best Music Director in 1976 for Chameli Memsaab and President's medal for his films Shakuntala (1960), Pratidhwani (1964) and Lotighoti (1967). 7. Bhupen Hazarika was also a member of the Central Board of Film Certification. In 2003, he was appointed member of the Prasar Bharati Board. 8. He had joined the BJP ahead of 2004 Lok Sabha elections impressed by the performance of Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. He had also been an independent member of the Assam Assembly. 9. In May 2017, PM Modi named India's longest bridge after Bhupen Hazarika. 10. He was also awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second highest civilian honour, in 2012. He died in November 2011 at the age of 85.
07 Cinema Friday, February 01, 2019 | www.goantimes.titosgoa.com | 12 Pages Legendary Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib's work could only have found meaning in India: Javed Akhtar Mumbai: Veteran lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar says legendary Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib's work could only have found meaning in India. "Ghalib was possible only in India. His work wouldn't have been nurtured and preserved if not for this country. His language and depth used in his work could have only found meaning in India," Akhtar said. "What happens in symmetric religions is that they believe there is one supreme power that is our creator and we are their creation but in Vedanth, the creator and creation isn't different. We are all one, we are a part of the supreme being," he added. Akhtar opened up about his thoughts on Ghalib while interacting with the media at the inauguration of Ghalib's mural at Nagpada junction here. Akhtar also said that Ghalib had a higher level of emotional understanding. "The amazing thing about philosophy is that it never turns old or outdated. As compared to other poets, he has written fewer poems but no matter what the situation in your life, you will find a resembling poem written by him. He had such an amazing range of emotions and their understanding." Talking about how the Urdu dialect belongs to India, Akhtar said: "This country is very rich when it comes to culture. We have so many languages, which have their own history and literature unlike any other country. Our writers and poets no matter which language they write, they are writers and poets of our country. Just like that Urdu is a Hindustani language. "There are many misconceptions about it but the truth is that Urdu was spoken in India and now others who speak it anywhere else in the world, they took it from here." Sonam Kapoor’s Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga act wins her Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s next Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra is apparently bowled over by Sonam Kapoor’s mature yet unspoilt and innocent performance in his production of Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga. He has already zeroed in on Sonam to play the lead in his next production, which in all likelihood would be the Shraddha Kapoor gets accused of cultural appropriation in Dabboo Ratnani photoshoot Shraddha gets into trouble after wearing a Native American headgear for the photoshoot. Shraddha Kapoor has been accused of cultural appropriation by a particular page on Instagram after she posed for a photoshoot by wearing a Native American headdress. She wore the native American outfit in order to pose for the latest calender photoshoot of Dabboo Ratnani. This is the reason why the Instagram page named Diet Sabya accused Shraddha Kapoor of the misappropriation of the entire Native America culture. The Stree actress wore the Indian American or the Native American war bonnet in her latest photoshoot as a result of which the Instagram page put allegations on her. According to them, the wearing Have natural affinity, inclination towards hip-hop: Ranveer next film in the Munnabhai franchise. A source in the know reveals, “Sonam in Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga reminds Vinod Chopra of Manisha of such headgears or outfits by non - natives is considered to be extremely offensive by the Native Americans. The practice of cultural appropriation is very common in the fashion as well as the film industry and many eminent celebrities have faced the backlash for sporting such kinds of inappropriate culture, Shraddha being the latest of them. The celebrity photographer Bollywood star Ranveer Singh, who is scoring chartbuster success with his hip-hop artiste avatar for Gully Boy, says he had an affinity towards the genre since his childhood and loves music by Eminem. Ranveer, who has been showcasing his versatility film after film and is fresh off the box office hit Simmba, plays a street rapper in Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy and has sung four songs in the album. Two of the tracks -- "Asli Hip Hop" and "Apna Time Aayega" -- have found fans. "Hip-hop is something that's very alive inside me and always has been ever since I was a kid. I have a natural affinity and inclination towards it and I was thrilled to be in Zoya's film because I had always wanted to do such a film," Ranveer said in a statement to IANS. It was because of his passion towards the genre that he could sink his teeth deep into the role in the film, which also stars Alia Bhatt. "I think I was in Class 3 or 4 when I first got into hip-hop. I loved listening to Snoop Dog, Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G, while growing up and I have been into that kind of music ever since. "I used to watch a lot of MTV and that's where I first experienced it. There is a cousin of mine who migrated to the US and whenever he used to come down for summer holidays, he used to bring this music and we used to sit and hear it all the time," Ranveer said. Rap legends Tupac and Eminem have inspired Ranveer, shaping up the 'hiphop artiste' in him. "I think Tupac's 'All Eyez on Me' was the first album that I had mugged up. And when Eminem made his debut... he completely blew my mind. I followed his music very closely and he became one of my most favourite artistes of all time," he said. Known for his eclectic dressing, some of Ranveer's earlier fashion statements were also inspired by the rappers. "I used to go through phases where I used to dress like rappers - wear baggy jeans, oversized jerseys." Koirala in 1942: A Love Story (the 1994 film produced by Vinod Chopra starring Sonam’s father Anil Kapoor). He is completely in favour of casting Sonam in the next Munnabhai film.” Sonam Kapoor has done a brief role in the Vinod Chopra produced Sanjay Dutt bio-pic Sanju where she played Dutt’s love interest. “It was a brief role and Vinod had promised her a more substantial part in his next. He has kept his word by giving Sonam the protagonist’s part in Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga. But now he wants to work again with her,” says the source Dabboo Ratnani launched his calender of the year 2019 on January 28. The calender featured many eminent Bollywood celebrities. However, the photograph featuring Shraddha Kapoor has been put into question because of the Native American war bonnet that she wore in it. Alia Bhatt buys flat in Mumbai for over Rs 13 crore, pays double the price of the actual cost Alia Bhatt had a successful 2018 as her lone release, Raazi, not just did surprisingly well at the box office but also helped her garner critical appreciation. And now, the actress has started 2019 on an exciting note as well. While she is gearing up for the release of her next, Gully Boy, the actress has also bought a new flat in Mumbai’s Juhu area. According to a report in DNA, the property is situated on the first floor of a swanky building in Juhu, and Alia paid a whopping Rs 13.11 crore to purchase it. Interestingly, according to the report in the daily, the original cost of the flat stands at Rs 7.86 crore. Sangeet Hemant Kumar, of SHK Ventures, was quoted as saying in the report, “There's a premium attached to these properties and going by the rate, the price that Bhatt paid for this property isn't very high. The property is exactly like a house a celebrity would like to invest in.” Alia is also the owner of two more Juhu properties that she bought in 2015 from Anupam Kher and Kirron Kher. While one was for Rs 5.16 crore, the other costed Rs 3.83 crore.
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