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Insiders have it that Mallika just rocks in the song 'Jab pyar to kiya to darna kya' in 'Maan Gaye Mughall-E-Azam' produced by Ratan Jain of Venus. The costumes, the ambience on the sets and Mallika's graceful and stylish adaa reminded director Sanjay Chhel and producer Ratan Jain of Madhubala. Mallika of course considered it to be an honor to be compared to the legendary beauty and expressed her gratitude to Chhel, who had penned down the song and Anu Malik, who has scored the music for the film. In fact Mallika was excited about the 'Pyar kiya' number right from the start and took personal interest while coordinating the costume's creation with designers Ashley Rebello and Anita Dongre. Wanting to give a flawless shot, Mallika made choreographer Piyush Panchal made her rehearse consecutively for six days. But as luck would have it, Mallika fell sick on the first day of the shoot. She was running a high temperature and was advised bed rest . But the excitement to shoot the song overruled her sickness and she completed the song in four days despite high fever. What's more, Mallika convinced Rahul to dance with her on this number. A source close to Mallika reveals, "Mallika is a thorough professional. In spite of raging fever, she still insisted on completing the song. She shot like a pro in spite of high fever and took special interest in the costumes of the song as well. 'Maan Gaye Mughall-E'Azam; is a film very close to Mallika's heart and she's very excited about ths comedy." Even producer Ratan Jain is all praise for Mallika, "Mallika is a dream to work with. I've never ever worked with such a dedicated and professional artiste. She really goes out of her way to work hard."
Akshay Kumar to play Dara Singh?
After Farhan Akhtar as ace athlete Milkha Singh and Priyanka Chopra as boxing Olympic medallist Mary Kom, Bollywood's action star Akshay Kumar could well be on his way to essay late wrestler-actor Dara Singh. Dara Singh's son Vindoo says he has been approached by director Rohit Jugraj for the project. "Yes, Rohit Jugraj has approached me to make a film on my father's life. Akshay Kumar is the one chosen to play my father in this project. However, Akshay would need time to bulk up," he said. Vindoo, who had been in news after being accused in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scam and was even in jail for 13 days, added: "All these things happened and I didn't want to embarrass Akshay by connecting with him on this at a time when the media was hounding me." But now the project will take off. Interestingly, there is another Dara Singh biopic in the pipeline. This one is in Punjabi. "Yes I've been approached by the producers of 'Jatt & Juliet' with a Punjabi film where they want Sangram Singh to play my dad. Let's see which one materialises first," said Vindoo.
'Dana Veera Sura Karna' released in the US
One of the best classics of Telugu cinema 'Dana Veera Sura Karna' directed and produced by the late NT Rama Rao besides playing three different characters such as Krishna, Duryodhana and the title role Karna had earned a greate name that it is a never before and never after film on Telugu screen. The film was released in San Jose (Los Angeles) in California on May 28. The film had a great response even after three decades. Despite some technical lapses, the film is most welcome by the Telugus, not only in India but everywhere in the world. The main reason behind this is the great personification of Duryodhana character and the performance of the thespian in all the three roles as an artiste, and his directorial abilities as a director and production values as a producer. The film is now being released by Sampat Pathuri and Ramakrishna Nrisimhadri on the banner of NRI Films (Detroit) in the US. At the same time, the film is being released in California under the leadership of Jayaram Komati, president of TANA. Sampath and Ramakrishna say, 'We had purchased the rights to release the film in the US for Rs 5 lakhs. For the first time in the history of Telugu cinema, an old film is being released in foreign theatres again. Likewise, Dana Veera Sura Karna created a record by getting released again after three decades of its release. Already the DVD was released in the US. Despite that the film is being screened successfully on American Screen.' It is quite surprising that the VCDs of our top heroes and their super hit films were being sold at Rs 75. However, the price of this film, which was released three decades ago, is being sold at Rs 125, which proves the greatness and speciality of this mythological movie.
DARPA unveils hack-proof drone
The Pentagon’s research arm unveiled a new drone built with secure software that prevents the control and navigation of the aircraft from being hacked. The program, called High Assurance Cyber Military Systems, or HACMS, uses software designed to thwart cyber attacks. It has been underway with the Defense Advance Research Project Agency for several years after originating at the University of California, San Diego and the University of Washington, said Kathleen Fischer, HACMS program manager for DARPA. “The software is designed to make sure a hacker cannot take over control of a UAS. The software is mathematically proven to be invulnerable to large classes of attack,” Fisher said. The mini drone is engineered with mathematically assured software making it invulnerable to cyber attack. Citing the success of mock-enemy or “red-team” exercises wherein cyber experts tried to hack into the quadcopter and failed, Fisher indicated that DARPA experts have referred to the prototype quadcopter as the most secure UAS in the world. “We started out with the observation that many vehicles are easy for malicious hackers to tamper with the software and take control remotely. We’ve replaced all the software with our high assurance software that was developed using the tools and techniques that were invented in the program,” Fisher said. The drone prototype was among more than 100 projects and 29 advanced research programs on display in the Pentagon’s courtyard Wednesday in what was billed as DARPA Demo Day. The HACMS program develops system architecture models, software components and operating system software, DARPA officials said. Vulnerabilities or security issues can arise when drones or other military aircraft are “networked” to one another such that they can share information in real time. Security risks can emerge through network protocols, software bugs or unintended interactions between otherwise correct components, DARPA officials explained. “Many things have computers inside and those computers are networked to talk to other things. Whenever you have that situation, you have the possibility for remote vulnerabilities where somebody can use the network connection to take over and get the device to do what the attacker wants instead of what the owner wants,” Fisher explained. The software tools used for the HACMS program can be adjusted to larger platforms. In fact, DARPA plans to transition the secure software to Boeing’s Unmanned Little Bird helicopter, DARPA officials said. “The software is foundational so it could be used for a large number of systems,” Fisher added.
Dana Kayonu Shooting from Next Week
Shooting for Yograj Bhat's latest film Dana Kayonu starring Duniya Vijay and Priyamani starts from July 20. The film may even be delayed by two more days and start on July 22 sources said. The muharat for the film was held last month and there was a special photo and trailer shoot for the film recently. The shooting for the film is scheduled in Gangavathi, Chitradurga and Kanakapura. The teaser of the film has garnered much interest as Vijay plays an earthy character. Even the title has surprised everyone and made people wonder how a star like Vijay accepted to be called a 'Dana Kayonu' (cowherd).
Robohand: DARPA's bionic arm can be controlled by your brain
A tragic cost of war is that many service members are missing limbs when they come home from combat. The U.S. military is working harder than ever to replace them with prosthetics that work just like the real thing. The high-tech whizzes at DARPA, the military research arm of the Defense Department, displayed some breakthrough technology for space, ocean, robotics and ground war at a Congressional Tech Showcase in Washington earlier this month. But the most inspiring tech was an innovation underway for America’s veterans who return home with upper limb loss. The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Modular Prosthetic artificial limb, part of DARPA’s Revolutionizing Prosthetics Program, is among the most sophisticated arms ever made. The artificial limb moves like the real thing, and it can do just about everything. Built over the course of five years, it makes it possible to play the piano, toss a ball, pick up a cup and sip some coffee from it. The ultimate goal is to give back natural hand movement. The prosthetic weighs about as much as a human arm and looks pretty close to the real thing – except this arm is made of metal. And just like a human arm, it’s directed by the brain. How does it work? Prosthetics currently in use can be disappointing to their wearers. Existing motorized arms offer some range of motion, but they can be hard to control, and sometimes they malfunction. In 2006, DARPA launched the Revolutionizing Prosthetics program to accelerate advances in arms with two state-of-the-art programs: the Gen-3 Arm System and the Modular Prosthetic Limb. The goal is to give users much greater control over the hand and arm than currently available devices provide. Thanks to sensors that send signals to the brain, wearers will be able to activate individual fingers, work through a full range of motion and feel whatever they grasp or move. Simple movements like opening a hand or picking up a baseball involve complex work in the brain. The DARPA / Johns Hopkins approach takes the complicated work behind these movements and reduces it to simple thoughts. Approaches to control artificial limbs can vary. Some patients use a surgical process called re-innervation that uses sensors implanted in their shoulders, pectoral muscles and residual limbs to direct their arms. Others use non-surgical methods, and they can still pick up something the size of a button. To achieve the goal of a “natural” arm and hand, this hand has five dexterous fingers that will be capable of many tasks. It will also have a bendable and twistable wrist, an elbow that can both bend and lift weight, and a flexible shoulder that can reach behind the back. Ultimately, its designers hope it will have a “skin” covering that looks like skin – it will even wrinkle -- and will be weather- and tear-resistant. And it will “feel.” The other big challenge is to harness the patient’s central nervous system to control the arm – and this work is proving that it’s possible to give patients back the sense of touch.