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Note from the editor: Mou was not talking to press for a while. We really had hard time to get this done. This is most probably the first interview that Mou has ever delivered since she got married. Our chief reporter Raju finally managed to get it. Thank you for your patience and for all those E-mails of anger to make it happen.
From: Papia ([email protected]), USA

Question: Hi! Mou aunty, What is your daughters name? You know what I love you too much. I don't know if you would believe or not that 5 years ago I saw you in my dream as my uncles wife. Please, don't tell it to anybody. One more thing you are my best hero. How is Jahid uncle? He is my hero next to Salman Shah. One year ago I have moved from Bangladesh to USA. That's why I miss you too much. Can you tell me your email address, please?
Mou: Thank you.You are so sweet. My daughter's name is is ZUBAERA ZAHID PUSHPITA. I am sorry, I can not provide my E-mail address for the moment, at lest not until I have one for my fans.
From: Mahfuz Ahmed ([email protected]), USA

Question: If you were a director of Bangladesh Film industry, what steps would you take to develop the Bangladesh Film industry?
Mou, Well, first of all I will try to develop the condition and the environment of cinema halls.
From: Md.Ali Khan, Dallas,Texas, USA

Quesion: Tell us some good and bad things about Zahid ?
Mou: What I like most, is his sincerity/honesty and respect, nothing bad ........
From: Kallol ([email protected]), california, USA

Question: Are you going to Sirajgong with your hasband to celebrate Eid as usual?
Mou: Yes
From: Sujan ([email protected]), Outside Bangladesh

Qestion: Isn't it exciting to any performer when (s)he become closure to the opposite at any romantic scene? How do you feel?
Mou: Well, to be honest performance is performance, no feelings.
From: Hasan Khan, Canada

Question: Why are you so sweet?
Mou: Oh! how lovely! nice complement! God created women! Isn't it?
From: Shakil, ([email protected])

Question: What would you advise a guy whose desperate to marry his girlfriend whom his parents do not approve to be their daughter-in-law?
Mou: There are arrange marriage and love marriage, you have to choose!
From: Sohel, ([email protected]), Sydney

Question: Could you please tell me the best moment of your life ?
Mou: When I became MOTHER
From: Muhammad sohel, ([email protected]), Cyprus

Question: Why you are not acting at film?
Mou: NO Comments Now
From: Murad, ([email protected]), NY, USA

Question: HI, MOU APU. IF U COME TO USA AND U ARE IN A CONCERT THEN HOW SHOUD U WILL ACT?
Mou: I would rather go for dancing!
Form:Famina, ([email protected]),

Question: Hey Mou. I am a very big fan of you.What do you like better acting or modeling? Why?
Mou: I like better performing dance
From: Nargis, ([email protected]), USA

Question: Mou, How did you first meet Zahid Hassan and What made you fall in love with him?
Mou: It's a secret!
From: Mithun, ([email protected]), USA

Question: Do you think Bangladeshi models should be more sincere and should do more exercise to hit the international level ?
Mou: Sincerity comes from opportunity.Maybe……….but I don't know about them
From: Shajahan, ([email protected]),

Question: How is like being the most beautiful women in Bangladesh? Also, in my eyes you have a got a wonderful husband I think you are such a lucky person. Do you think you are happy with everything you have...you must be? Is there anything else you want from life?
Mou :How? Yes I am very lucky. From life? LOTS OF HAPPINESS……that's all.
From: Sumona, USA

Question: How would you describe your year 2000?
Mou: A loving year of motherhood
From: Wahida, United States

Question: Who do you admire the most?
Mou: Me Myself.
From: Kanta, Canada

Quesion: What qualities do I need to be a model?
Mou: I will suggest that you contact a modeling agency or search on the web for example! But nice figure, sense of humor, knowledge of performing art are the basics of course!
From: Momota, Dallas, TX

Question: Assuming that Bibi Russel is the only world famous Bangladeshi top model, do you have any plan to do any international career?
Mou: Let's see how the future talks
From: Ashik Mirza, ([email protected]), Zurich, Switzerland

Question: Do you have any plan to have your own star web page such as www.mou.com ? It is still free!!
Mou: ha! ha! of course, VERY SOON...........
From: Victor, ([email protected]), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Question: When do you plan to expand your family. We would like to see a photo of your baby.

HE TALENTED MUSICIAN, NEW STAR- BAPPA - FACE TO FACE WITH RAJU
Bappa Bappa

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My real name?: HUBHASHISH MAZUMDER BAPPA

Nickname? : Bappa

My birthday? : 5th February

My birthplace? : Dhaka

My parents? : USTAD BARIN MAZUMDER/ ILA MAZUMDER

Siblings? : Bro- Partha mazumder

My hobby? : Music

My favorite person? : Father- mother

My favorite singer? : Subir nandi, samina nabi

My favorite actor/actress?: in Bangladesh- raisul islam asad, subarna mustafa,ferdousi mazumder; in India- amitab bacchan madhuri dixit,uttam kumar.

I do in leisure? : Chatting, playing computer games, listening songs, and Internet browsing.

My memoriable performances? : The first concert of dolchut.

My source of inspiration? : Family.

My achievements? : Appreciation.

My memorable moments? : Still none.

What is the secret of my success? : Honesty.

My future plans? : Time will say.

I hate? : Hypocrisy

I dare? : Lier

I get turned on by? : Eastern classical.

I am most sensitive about? : Love

I am sentimental about? : Music.

My biggest asset? -My talent.

My favorite aftershave? -Denim, Brut.

My favorite superstition? -Nothing.

My idea of romance? - Love and respect.

My dream girl? - Dream girl

What I fear most? - Water- because, I do not know how to swim.

What bores me? –Workless days.

What touches me? -Love.

An honest confession? -Have to know a lot more

Any massage for my fans? -Listen to good music; I love all of my fan

Sushmita's father Shubeer Sen is a retired Indian Air Force officer; her mother Subhra Sen worked as a fashion artist and jewellery designer. She has one brother, Rajeev Sen, and a sister, Neelam Sen.

Sushmita's mother tongue is Bengali. She was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, but grew up in Delhi. She attended school at Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute and Air Force Silver in Delhi, and later, schools in Nagpur and Jorhat. In Delhi, she studied English and planned a career in journalism.

In 2000, she adopted a daughter, Renee.

Just one day to save your soaps

Nivedita Mookerji
Saturday, December 30, 2006 00:51 IST









CAS for cable TV comes into effect tomorrow; there is no grace period

NEW DELHI: It's official. The conditional access system for cable television comes into effect in the notified areas of Mumbai, Delhi, and Kolkata on December 31 and there will be no grace period to make the transition.

The CAS enables a viewer to watch TV channels of his choice through a set-top box and pay only for those. For free-to-air channels (Rs77 plus taxes), set-top boxes are not required.

From December 31, your pay channels will go blank unless you hurry up and get yourself a set-top box to enable the CAS. The option to stay connected to your favourite soaps and films is to subscribe to the direct-to-home (DTH) services offered by Dish TV and TataSky.

According to Jagjit Singh Kohli, CEO, Wire & Wireless (of the Essel Group), "There is tremendous demand suddenly for set-top boxes for CAS." He said the combo schemes announced by Wire & Wireless, among others, have played a role in popularising the CAS.

Estimates suggest that only around 20 per cent of 2 million cable TV homes in the CAS notified areas in the three metros will have set-top boxes by the cut-off date. But Kohli was confident that the numbers would rise to 80 per cent within a few weeks. Hathway Cable CEO K Jayaraman made a similar assessment.

An industry source said that some broadcasters may make their pay channels free-to-air for a while to enable a smoother transition to the CAS.

"Some popular pay channels turned free-to-air in Chennai some three years ago when CAS was implemented in that city," he said.

For instance, STAR Vijay, a Tamil channel, is free-to-air in Chennai; elsewhere it is a pay channel.

But a STAR TV spokesperson said there is no such plan. ESPN India managing director RC Venkateish also denied any such move. Some multi-system operators (MSOs), however, are offering discounted rates on pay channels and attractive rental schemes for the set-top boxes.

Meanwhile, DTH service providers are seizing their opportunity. TataSky has announced a promotional six-month free subscription. One can avail of this offer till January 10. Ordinarily, the monthly tariff is Rs300.

On Friday, the Essel Group's Dish TV matched the TataSky offer across metros. But the subscriber will have to pay Rs2,950 plus Rs200 towards the hardware and a month's tariff. Dish has also announced a rental scheme for DTH hardware in the CAS-notified areas.