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Bollywood mourns the death of the ‘Adonis of Indian cinema’
Now for the next step... Sir Albert Bore has been an instrumental figure in the transformation of Birmingham
Bore ‘pride’in Brum regeneration
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ew people have had quite as big an impact on the transformation of Birmingham as former City Council leader Sir Albert Bore. But the councillor who has represented the Ladywood ward since 1980 is not content to sit on his laurels. “The transformation of the city due to the regeneration is one of my proudest achievements,” said Sir Albert. “Birmingham has become a great place in which to live and work, but we have to look to the future and how we move this city on.” Sir Albert, who was knighted in 2002 for services to local government, will be leading Labour into
this year’s local elections although her does so against a background of council cuts. “The cupboard will be bare in the very near future so we will be running policies to benefit our communities today, for the benefit of our communities tomorrow,” he explained. “This city is built on its diversity, so we have to do much more for the young.
Creation
“We have to try and preserve this within the budget cuts which will have a massive effect on the likes of the Handsworth Carnival, St. Patrick’s Day, Vaisakhi, Eid Mela, plus other events that will suffer.” Sir Albert has been a leading pro-
tagonist of devolution and localism agendas in local governance since entering politics and has published and lectured widely internationally on the subject of city building, urban renewal, and local governance. In his roles as chair of Economic Development and leader of the City Council, he was responsible for shaping the social and economic regeneration of Birmingham during the 1980s and 1990s. He was involved in the creation of the NEC, ICC, the NIA, Symphony Hall, Brindleyplace, Mailbox and the Bullring. “This has become a great city where people who come here, just can’t leave the place,” said Sir Albert.
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Bollywood is coming to terms with the death of one of its most famous and successful sons. Dev Anand’s recent death at the age of 88 marked the end of an era for a cinematic great who was a legend both in front and behind the camera. The actor/director/producer passed away after suffering a heart attack during a visit to London to check up on chest pains he was complaining about. Dubbed the ‘Adonis of Indian Cinema’ for his good looks and romantic roles, he had appeared in countless films such as ‘Guide’, ‘Paying Guest’ and ‘Jewel Thief’ during his colourful 65-year career in movies.
In his career, Anand also managed to introduce some of the most now famous actresses to Bollywood, including Zeenat Aman. One of his proudest moments was winning the Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 2002, the highest honour anyone could achieve in Indian cinema.
Belief
Anand’s most popular film will always be the RK Narayan adaptation ‘Guide’. “Dev Anand leaves a void never perhaps to be filled again. He never gave up belief, his joy of life,” tweeted Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.
Bollywood icon Dev Anand