>Ulhas, Ravi, etc.,
>
>I have a question for you guys -- there was/is a cult
>movie from India in the USSR/ex-USSR called Disco
>Dancer, starring Mitkhun Chakraborti and Khema Malini
>(I'm sure the spelling's wrong -- I'm
>backtransliterating from Cyrillic). Anyway there is an
>article in one of the main Moscow papers today
>informing its no-doubt-horrified readership that not
>only is their beloved Disco Dancer completely
>forgotten in India, but that Chakraborti has gotten
>enormously fat. Please tell me this isn't true. :)
>
>It also says that Malini is a member of the
>government.
>
>
>
This is unfortunately true. Mithun Chakravarti has decidedly joined the
ranks of the have-beens. Physically, he has gone to seed as compared to
his sprightly days as a 'Disco Dancer' - although "enormously fat" may
be an exaggeration. Hema Malini is a member of the Rajya Sabha - the
upper house of the Indian Parliament. To add to your woes, she
represents the right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
Life is cruel.
Sujeet
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