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EDITORIAL, by Jacques Cloarec
“Without contraries is no progression”
William Blake
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Dear Friends and Collaborators of the Alain Daniélou Foundation,
On October 4th we commemorated Alain Daniélou’s birth, which took place 107 years ago. Until his death in 1994, Daniélou never stopped writing and transmitting his perception of Indian civilization in its entire spectrum.
It is at this point – twenty years after his death – that the Foundation has the opportunity of counting among its staff Adrián Navigante, who has the right qualities and competences not only to do justice to the heritage Alain Daniélou handed down to us, but also to initiate an intellectual dialogue with India, something essential for us because of the very name of the Foundation and also because of the new orientations we wish to embark upon.
In this way we can re-establish a balance between two different but complementary poles, the presence of which permeates the whole of
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Star track Filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee doesn't guarantee an image change for Emraan Hashmi with his political thriller Shanghai, but says the film will bring out the "true acting capability" of the actor who is otherwise tagged as a "serial kisser". Says Banerjee, "I don't know if Shanghai will bring about an image change for Emraan as such. But I am sure the audience will sit up and notice his true acting capability. Of course, he has acted well all through, but the focus has always been on his kissing. Shanghai will be different for him." So far, Emraan has locked lips in films like Murder, Zeher, Aksar, Gangster A Love Story and Crook. But he confessed a few months ago that he is quite irritated with the 'serial kisser' tag. "Emraan is so much more than just a serial kisser. He is a very nuanced and first class actor. He can be very funny in a natural way, which has worked for his role in Shanghai. He played his role very well. I am su • |