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October 16-31 2004


 

October 16-31 2004

New kid on the block
Vishal K Sampat

e�s had the temerity to stop a charging Kapil Dev in the middle of his run up. He�s had the cheek to advise Saurav Ganguly on how to play the gentleman�s game. And now, he�s doggedly running the legendary Amitabh Bachchan to ground, dressed in clothes that are a throwback to those that the actor wore in his biggest hits of yesteryear. Meet Sameer Khan, aka Toss Ka Boss, Max Boy.

Sameer is not your standard 13-year-old child model. His unconventional looks (realistic, hence unconventional by advertising standards) have helped him stand out in the fair-skinned-light-eyed-chubby-cheeked clutter of child models on television. No branded clothes fresh off a fancy shelf, no spiked hair, no bubblegum and trendy bicycle. Sameer is just one of those many tanned brats who raise hell playing cricket with makeshift bats and stumps in the average housing colony compound. His biggest asset: a non-addy persona that stands out against that of scores of child models who populate commercial airtime. ... more


 

   
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