First Take

Delhi’s party scene seems to have hit a low with the war and nuke talk gainingground. And Ashraf Jehangir Qazi is not the only guy being missed by theparty hoppers. Another regular party-goer, K.P.S. Gill, is being ratherfondly remembered by the P3Ps...Meanwhile, far away in NY, Shabana Azmi’sreading of Shashi Tharoor’s Riot turned out to be verysuccessful despite the angry demonstrations outside the hall...From one success story toanother. The editor of the high-profile film magazine Cinemaya, ArunaVasudev, has been made a Chevalier in France’s Order of Arts and Letters...Talk of France and talk of Cannes. After its premiere at the fest of fests, Devdasis in for some last-minute makeover. Grapevine has it that a couple of new songs might beadded to the movie even as its release date has been shifted from late June tomid-July...But

Anupam Kher thinks he is responsible. ApparentlyDevdas’ release was coinciding with Kher’s debut directorial venture Om JaiJagadish. So Kher would want us to believe Sanjay Leela Bhansali gotscared of the competition. Is OJJ so good? Let’s wait and watch...