The Sanjay Dutt starrer Knock Out which was locked in a copyright battle with 20th Century Fox has suffered a serious blow with the High Court ruling in favour of 20th Century Fox, thereby putting Mani Shankar into a position of deep embarrassment at a time when he has just completed a very successful stint with Gujarat’s chief minister Narendra Modi in using the holograph 3D technique to project Modi’s life-like image on stage in several cities of Gujarat simultaneously during the recent election campaigning.

<strong>Ramcharan Teja: </strong> “It’s such a cowardly act. I am told most of the victims were school kids. My heart reaches out to them. From now on I’d definitely think twice before allowing any of my loved ones to go to public places ,no matter what the occasion. Today we need to worry not just about an act of terrorism but our country becoming accustomed to such attacks. That’s scary.”

Thanks to a startling technology known as holography whereby an individual can be seen in his authentic physical form in many different places simultaneously, Gujarat’s chief minister Narendra Modi would be seen physically present simultaneously in Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat and Baroda giving identical election speeches.

Filmmaker Mani Shankar’s plans of a feature film on L K Advani have been pending mainly because of the director’s inability to find the correct actor for the part. So for now Mani has opted for the next best alternative. He is all set to make a documentary on the BJP leader who in many ways defines the fast-evaporating breed of self-disciplined politicians. The documentary will be based on the footage that Mani will shoot for a week with Advani beginning on 7 November which is the eve of Advani’s 85th birthday.