Mathures Paul

Hanging around studio doors made Albert Moses a determined actor, one who wasn’t scared of crashing a tricycle carrying James Bond Roger Moore into props. The Mind Your Language star was born to be an entertainer and he’s not giving up, writes Mathures Paul The “half-wit” Ranjeet Singh brushed up his English well enough in Mind Your Language to land roles in two James Bond films ~ bartender in The Spy Who Loved Me and Sadruddin in Octopussy. Mind Your Language was the opening chapter in the career of Albert Moses, aka Ranjeet Singh, who went on to star in numerous critically-appreciated films and television shows ~ The Man Who Would Be King, The Great Quest, An American Warewolf in London, Jungle Book II, East Is East. Watching good friends from the sets of Mind Your Language disappear, some into oblivion and losing a few to death, Moses trudged along to endear himself to audiences all over the world. The “Indian Gable” (as he was promoted after arriving in England) continues to be a b...

Lead actor of Bones, Emily Deschanel never fell prey to mudslinging representatives of American tabloids. She tells Mathures Paul about the popular television character Dr Temperance Brennan What motivates advertisers to spend millions on any Indian television show remains a mystery. Abroad, the weirdest of shows are well researched (save for the likes of Bold and the Beautiful) before any network presents pilot episodes. While shows are on air, stars get together during weekends to discuss plots for weeks ahead. Since time is money, directors of most international serials detest going on sets without proper planning. Be it Friends or CSI or Bones, every show pans out like a well made movie. Differences in the Indian and international scenario became clearer after speaking to Emily Deschanel, better known as Dr Temperance Brennan of the popular TV show Bones, shown on Star World. Deschanel speaks to The Statesman. Bones is an investigative drama inspired by a real-life forensic anthrop...