OSO cinematographer V Manikanandan amazed by SRK

He made the sober Sushmita Sen sizzle in MAIN HOON NA, Shilpa Shetty wow the audience in MR. ROMEO.

And now his eyes are trained on the stunning Deepika Padukone, who makes her dream debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in the upcoming 35-crore venture, OM SHANTI OM.

Who are we talking about? Well, let us not test your patience further. We are referring to Shah Rukh's in-house cinematographer, Manikanandan, for two of his biggest home productions, MAIN HOON NA and the forthcoming OM SHANTI OM.

A fan of veteran P C Sreeram, Manikanandan's admiration for King Khan (which started with MAIN HOON NA) has only increased. He finds the superstar fantastic. He is specially amazed by the way Shah Rukh Khan has developed his 6-pack abs in a matter of two months, for the much talked about (on-air) 'Dard-E-Disco'.

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Sanjay Dutt is extremely impressed by Shah Rukh Khan's 6-pack abs!

Sanjay Dutt is mighty impressed with Shah Rukh Khan's 6-pack abs . The actor, who was addressing a press conference for his film Dhamaal said," I am really happy to see that Shah Rukh has worked on his body. It is important for one to remain fit; I will also work out more from now on."

Dutt has done a song in Shah Rukh Khan's film Om Shanti Om.

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"The recipe for such a success was most wonderfully conveyed by Shah Rukh Khan"

The other day, my wife and I were perhaps among the very few post-50 people in the mostly-20ish crowd watching the film Chak De in Bangalore. You had to be there to believe the shouts of joy that accompanied every goal India scored in the imaginary tournament in the movie.

The mood at the end was as if India had actually won the women's World Cup in hockey. I can appreciate this mood since I too felt similar joy and pride when hundreds of cameras clicked at me holding our national flag, on India and my being declared the winners of the E and Y world entrepreneur award among the 40-odd competing nations at Monaco in 2003.

As I exited the theatre after watching Chak De that day, several youngsters asked me for my reaction to the movie. My answer was simple. I said I wanted to see the movie become a reality, not just in hockey, but in every sphere.

The recipe for such a success was most wonderfully conveyed by Shah Rukh Khan and those wonderful women hockey players in the movie. Let me recount them here. We have to identify as Indians first and rise above our affiliations with our states, religions and castes. We must accept meritocracy and enthusiastically play the role we are best suited to. We must embrace discipline to strictly follow every step required for success. We have to put the interest of our nation ahead of our personal interests, subordinating our egos and biases. Finally, we have to put in tremendous hard work and make short-term sacrifices for long-term glory.

I have immense faith and optimism in the youth of this country. But, will we get our leaders to set examples for hundreds of millions of Indian youth? I wish more and more of our leaders see Chak De and learn these precious lessons.

Narayan Murthy - As Guest Editor TimesofIndia