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During the talks, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan smiles. 53,who dubs English films in Hindi In the years to come that hairstyle would become her signature look An average student Neerja was good at many sports including throwball gymnastics and basketball “She was a loyal friend Even if we had a disagreement she would always be the first one to reach out” says Vrindra Kriloskar 53 who became friends with Neerja when they were Class VIII students in Bombay Scottish Lewis remembers Neerja as fearless and honest “If she had not done anything wrong she would never cower when the teachers got angry She would speak her mind tell them the truth” she says Kirloskar recalls the inherent impishness in her “She had her share of admirers If she caught someone staring at her she would walk up to him and wave at him just for fun” she says Rama Bhanot accepts the Ashoka Chakra awarded to her daughter in 1987 Neerja was in school when Akhil had started working for an ad agency and amassed a huge collection of LP records Kirloskar recalls that they were allowed to play the records provided they put them back in the stack They sung along to Duran Duran ABBA Boney M Michael Jackson and Madonna numbers “We used to sneak in to matinee shows at Sterling which is close to Xavier’s College as we could return home before evening” says Kirloskar The first English movie they watched in a theatre was The Godfather (1972) when they were in Class VIII “There was so much talk about it that we had to watch it We were young but had older brothers to accompany us to the theatre And as expected we did not understand the dialogues” she says Neerja wanted to excel in whatever she was doing Yet Kirloskar can’t recollect any overriding career ambition that Neerja nursed till she stumbled into modelling She was 18 then One afternoon the two friends were munching on roasted bhutta outside the college campus when a photographer approached Neerja He wished to feature her in a section called ‘The girl next door’ in the magazine Bombay Once the photo was printed she got her first modelling offer Paville a popular retail store had contacted her “If she was nervous she never showed it After the photoshoot we spent the whole day giggling about the proprietor’s clipped accent and the way she had held her cigarette” says Kirloskar who accompanied her for the photoshoot In the black-and-white ad she is striding confidently down the road with her head thrown back and smiling Over the next four years Neerja modelled for various brands Those who owned a television in the 1980s will remember her walking arms wrapped around herself on a winter afternoon in an ad for Charmis cold cream; as a bride bickering with the groom over the taste of Krack Jack biscuits; and as a mother rewarding her son with an Amul chocolate She also appeared in print ads for several baby products for retail stores such as Benzer and Chirag Din apart from gracing the covers of magazines like Manorama “We were not very career-minded while growing up even though we had classmates who had planed to study medicine or engineering” says Lewis who joined an ad production house as assistant director when she was 23 The number of women in media were still few Yet women professionals returning home late was not uncommon Ad filmmaker Ayesha Sayani — who directed the commercial for a baby product the last one Neerja shot before boarding the fateful flight — says: “I was not a hard-nosed professional However after my divorce I wanted to bring my daughter up by myself I faced some initial objections which disappeared eventually” Sonam Kapoor plays the lead in Neerja “Our parents never stopped her from modelling She had their approval as long as it was not for liquor or some such brand” says Aneesh Working in ads gave her financial independence and an opportunity to indulge her sense of style “When I met the owner of a shoe store in Oberoi Hotel’s shopping arcade after her death he told me that they used to call Neerja a ‘princess’ because she never haggled over the price of a pair of shoes she liked” says Aneesh In the 1980s women were cherry-picked for the job of an air hostess which embodied glamour and a certain social status Minna Vohra daughter of an army officer who was selected from Delhi for the first batch of Pan Am airhostesses says the selectors scouted for convent-educated girls with a good height and a striking appearance At 5 feet and 9 inches and with a smile that launched several brands Neerja fit the bill “Getting a job in an international airlines was considered to be a big deal” says Vohra Out of the 10000 applicants Neerja was one of 80 candidates chosen for the job; there were nearly 50 women from Mumbai and the rest from Delhi While others struggled to do their make-up and hair thanks to her modelling background she was at ease with these tasks “From my interactions with her I remember her not being much of an extrovert But we did have a blast when we went out together” says Vohra After nearly 6-8 weeks of training in Miami Neerja was sent to London to be trained as a purser with 12 others They were selected on the basis of their performance during examinations briefings and emergency procedures Peer evaluations were taken into consideration too The task of making announcements allocating seats and placating irate passengers often fell on pursers who worked as troubleshooters-cum-managers on flights “Even though they had to learn about wine and cheese the emphasis of the training was on security and safely measures” says Vohra Neerja’s roommate during the Pan Am training days was Rukhsana Eisa who is a Mumbai-based celebrity grooming and etiquette coach today The Pan Am flight crew which flew twice a week would work 18 hours at a stretch The perks were many: they were off work the rest of the week; they had access to unlimited free air tickets “This was not a job meant for dumb blondes We worked hard We also enjoyed a lot of fringe benefits We shopped at the best places and enjoyed five-star accommodation We could pick a place on the map and vacation there thanks to the free tickets allotted to us” she says Eisa was appointed chief purser of the ill-fated Mumbai-Karachi-Frankfurt Pan Am flight But that day she reported sick and thus the task of heading the 12-member flight crew fell to Neerja On September 5 1986 Harish Bhanot was at a press conference when he heard about the hijacking He rushed to the office of his friend who worked in Hindustan Lever which tried to get more information Throughout the day like other families of crew members and passengers he kept calling the Pan Am office for updates But the moment her mother Rama heard about the incident she broke down: “Neerja isn’t returning home” Kirloskar who was visiting her brother in the US and was supposed to take the return flight from Frankfurt and travel together with Neerja was glued to the television even though news coverage was very limited then Most of Neerja’s friends including Lewis came to know of the tragedy a couple of days later when it appeared in the newspapers The death of the 22-year-old left the family devastated While life inched to normalcy for others Rama could not come to terms with Neerja’s death and slipped into depression “After all of us left for our work she was was left alone at home with Neerja’s things” he says While Harish passed away in 2008 Rama died in December 2015 two days before the trailor for Neerja was released For many years she believed that she could communicate with her deceased daughter and wrote down “messages” from Neerja Akhil believed her Aneesh however dismisses this as her illusion Had the hijackers not cut Neerja’s life short she would have returned to Mumbai on her 23rd birthday which she wished to be a family affair Instead her family collected her coffin from the airport Her father wrote: “She was cremated on September 8 at 11 am amidst chanting of her favourite mantras as we said ‘Goodbye darling please keep coming’”By: ANI | New Delhi | Updated: January 12 2017 11:02 am Former BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke was removed from his post by a Supreme Court bench Related News Former BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke who was removed from the post by the Supreme Court earlier this month has expressed “concerns” to Giles Clarke ECB president over the board’s ability to host the limited-overs series against England starting January 15 On January 2 the apex court had removed Shirke and BCCI president Anurag Thakur from their respective posts and four days after that ie January 6 Clarke wrote to BCCI CEO Rahul Johri about a conversation he had with Shirke According to ESPNcricinfo in an email sent to Johri Clarke did not indicate when he received the calls from Shirke but referred to him as not being secretary any longer “I have received calls from Mr Shirke who I understand is no longer the Honorary Secretary of BCCI” Clarke wrote “Can you please confirm to me that the England team will continue to be looked after by the BCCI in the usual fashion with proper security player daily allowance payments hotel bills covered and the like with transport organised at all times” “Obviously it is entirely a matter for BCCI where matches are played but please advise soonest that the schedule will be adhered to or any changes” the mail read The BCCI CEO replied the same day and assured the English Cricket Board that the limited over series which comprises of three ODIs and three T20s would go ahead as planned and that the England squad had “arrived and settled well” “The BCCI has announced the teams for the warm-up matches the ODIs and the T20 matches the ticket sales for which have kicked off with the first game sold out as of last week” Johri wrote The first ODI of the three-match series will be played in Pune on January 15 Shirke was the president of the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) for more than nine years and apart from losing the BCCI secretary’s post he also unable to continue as MCA chief after the Supreme Court order of January 2 because his term had exceeded the Justice Lodha committee’s nine-year cap on tenure for BCCI and state office bearers As reported by the MCA officials the tickets for the Pune match have been sold three weeks back Johri in his reply to Clarke also said that the remaining five venues had confirmed hosting the matches “The other venues have shown similar uptake in anticipation of an exciting contest between our teams As you must have followed the Supreme Court has delivered their verdict early this week and we are expected to work with the court-appointed administrators who will be appointed by the 19th of this month and till such time we are making every effort to ensure that the matches live up to the expectations of all our stakeholders including ECB” “We have been in touch with all the hosting centres and they have expressed confidence that the games will be managed successfully just like always and as on date we do not anticipate any form of disruption to the series Rest assured I will personally monitor the series as it unfolds and will keep you posted on the progress” he added In another email on January 7 Johri asked ECB president to divulge what the ex-BCCI secretary had “communicated” in his “calls” in order for BCCI to “assuage any other concerns” the ECB may have To which Clarke replied: “His concern was the BCCI and relevant association having funds and expertise to manage security and safety of our players and transport allowances all usual issues for a tour” However both Clarke and Shirke denied as to what was exchanged between the two The Supreme Court had on January 2 finally cracked the whip on Thakur and Shirke by removing them from their respective posts for their failure to bring transparency and accountability to the Indian cricket board and their non-compliance of the court’s July 18 2016 order A bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur also issued notice to Thakur seeking an explanation why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him The apex court also sought a reply from Thakur regarding perjury charges levelled against him by amicus curiae Gopal Subramaniam The apex court said all office bearers of the BCCI and state associations who refuse to abide by recommendations of Lodha panel to bring transparency and accountability in the cricket body shall demit office forthwith Stating that a committee of administrators will look after the affairs of BCCI the apex court asked senior advocates Fali Nariman and Subramaniam to assist in nominating persons for the committee The apex court said the advocates will complete the task in two weeks and the matter will be taken up on January 19 On December 15 the top court had observed that Thakur prima facie appears to have committed matter of perjury in relation to demanding an intervention via a letter from the International Cricket Council (ICC) in order to sidestep the implementation of the Lodha Committee recommendations Earlier in a landmark judgment on July 18 the Supreme Court accepted major recommendations of Justice Lodha-led panel on structural reforms in the BCCI and had given six months deadline to the board implement the recommendations For all the latest Sports News download Indian Express App More Related NewsWritten by Maulshree Seth | Agra | Published: January 6 2016 12:55 am Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Kannauj MP Dimple Yadav with the NRIs who were honoured with UP Ratna awards in Agra on Monday (PTI) Related News In keeping his promise to turn Uttar Pradesh into a preferred destination for Bollywood Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday announced that his government will soon open a film institute in state The institute will be set up in Lucknow with the help of D J Narayan former director of Film and Television Institute of India Pune Akhilesh announced this on the second day of UP’s first Pravasi Bhartiya Divas in Agra The request in this regard was made by film producer and director Sudhir Mishra who said government could take the initiative to start with simple courses His idea was supported by other speakers here during a discussion on soft power of UP Other panelist of the session included film director Neeraj Ghaywan Muzaffar Ali his wife Meera Ali singer Anoop Jalota and producer Rahul Mitra During the discussion Jalota informed that he was planning to open a music institute in Lucknow with a hostel capacity of about 50 inmates Meera Ali suggested holding food festival of authentic Awadh cuisine which was also accepted by the government Meanwhile Sudhir Mishra referring to the statement given by Rahul Mittra who said that UP government should ensure that those given subsidy to make a film in UP do not present the state in a bad light said the state can teach a lesson on “Tehzeeb of tolerance” to the rest of the world Sharing his childhood experience from Lucknow Mishra said he never talked about “Hindus and Muslims” and considered even the world “secular” as “condescending” Later in the day government also organised a session on “tracing the roots of Girmitiyas” Speaking to The Indian Express after the session Dr Satish Chand Rai a film producer based in Australia who has been tracing his roots in Uttar Pradesh for two decades said that he was planning to make a movie on the perspective of Mahatma Gandhi and how he led the movement of Girmitiyas abroad Girmityas is a term referred to those who had travelled from Uttar Pradesh to other countries as indentured labourers ages ago J Goburdhun High commissioner of Mauritius to India and former Prime Minister of Trinadad and Tobago Basdeo Panday also participated in the discussion Speaking on the occasion Prof Kapil Sharma who is the director of Indira Gandhi Centre for Freedom Struggle Studies suggested introducing a chapter on “Girmitiyas” in the study books to spread awareness As the sessions concluded Tuesday evening the state government made several promises to NRIs and people of Indian origin including a new policy focusing on defense manufacturing and new policy focusing on IT and startups The UP Tourism Department will be taking NRIs to Vrindavan Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri on Wednesday Earlier Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of four different infrastructure projects for Agra including Rs 141-crore Mughal Museum Rs 35-crore Café Street on Fatehabad road Rs 30-crore Agra Heritage centre and Agra orientation centre Apart from 11 MoUs that were signed on the first day the state government signed two more MoUs on Tuesday at Taj Mahal in the presence of Akhilesh While one of these MoUs was signed with UPites in Canada (UPICA) to help people from the state to get employment and education opportunities in Canada; the another MoU was signed with Panorama India a group of people of Indian origin to assist people of the state in the fields of art culture education science and technologyAgra For all the latest Lucknow News download Indian Express AppBy: Reuters | Rio De Janeiro | Published: August 15 2016 5:08 am Martina Hingis won her first Olympic medal after losing to Russian doubles pair of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina Top News They should make a movie out of Martina Hingis’s tennis career First the meteoric rise five grand slam singles titles while still a teenager the world number one ranking and her dazzling smile adorning magazine covers around the world Then there were the accidents injuries relationship bust-ups retirements two comebacks and a two-year suspension for testing positive for cocaine in 2007 Older and wiser the former Swiss Miss added another line to an already rich plot on Sunday when 20 years after playing in her only previous Games in Atlanta she added an Olympic medal to her collection in Rio It was not the colour Hingis wanted as she and partner Timea Bacsinszky were beaten to gold in a 6-4 6-4 defeat by Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina and there were plenty of tears shed at the end But a while later the 35-year-old who came out of retirement for a second time in 2013 and has won three grand slam doubles titles to add to the nine she managed earlier in her career reflected on her achievement “I think if you asked me 10 years ago if I would be here in Rio I would say you’re crazy because I didn’t play for six years and being able to play for gold is unbelievable” she told reporters “Of course you are a little disappointed (not to win gold) but looking back it’s been an incredible journey” added Hingis who had hoped to partner Roger Federer in a dream mixed doubles match-up until he was forced out by injury The Swiss who recently announced that she had split with doubles partner Sania Mirza said the tears were a mixture of joy and relief after a tension-packed week in which herself and Bacsinszky had saved two match points in the semi-final “We are there together to fight through thick and thin We are one team we made it on the court this far and I think we were very emotional in general” she said “If it doesn’t touch you at the Olympic Games where does it touch you” For all the latest Sports News download Indian Express App More Top NewsWritten by The Indian Express | Published: September 12 2009 6:32 pm Related News •Credit for YSRs success should be given to his 2003 padayatra That effort of personal labour gained him insight into Andhras rural hinterland and popularity While in power he gave dignity to the poor and to marginalised women These two sections made up most of his mournersgrateful for foodgrains at an affordable price and employment in projects YSR believed power is what power does, Kaur along with skipper Mithali Raj had a steady partnership which saw India post a formidable 281/4. 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