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April 16-30 2007


 

April 16-30 2007

Pulling the strings
Babita Balan

e is a well-known, idealistic journalist in the 24x7 news area. He has a reputation for standing up for issues and people; he is blunt; he has taken on Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan, Lalu Prasad Yadav at his house, Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and cricket coach Greg Chappell on controversial matters. His popular shows include Double Take, Gustakhi Maaf and The Great Indian Tamasha. And he depends a lot on his sidekick.

Meet Prem Taneja and Arun Thapar. Apart from writing the dialogues of Taneja, Thapar also lends his voice to the gentleman. Who are these two? Well, Thapar is the man who breathes life into the most famous marionette (life-like puppet) on Indian television. And Taneja is the puppet.... more


 

   
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