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Akshaye Khanna loves being a bad boy



Don't be taken in by his quiet nature and congenial face. Akshaye Khanna likes being the bad-guy in movies. As the actor makes a comeback with the upcoming film Dishoom, we are told that he was instantly convinced by the role. A source says, “When Rohit went over to meet Akshaye, he assumed it would take him a lot of convincing. But the latter was lured by the basic concept of the story. Akshaye felt that the story of a star bats man getting kidnapped barely two days before an important match makes for a thrilling premise. He was excited to work with Varun and John. But mostly , he is the last person to have any qualms about a negative role. Because, every time he's played a negative role, he's killed it, as in Humraaz and Race.“ And now with the feedback he's getting for his character Wagah in the action adventure, he has one more reason to enjoy being bad.


While portraying real-life incidents in movies, you can't take liberties: Nishikant Kamat






Nishikant Kamat is a man of few words. In fact, he confesses this, a tad self-consciously , as we settle down for the interview. He says, “It's nicer to direct a film, however speaking about it is difficult.“ The director exudes a calm confidence as he looks forward to the release of Madaari rather than get nervous about its box-office verdict. In an exclusive interview he tells us about his wish to helm fewer movies every year, his love for cinema and working with first-time producer Irrfan.

Madaari is a real-life drama. So, what were the challenges that you faced while working on it?

It is inspired by a real-life incident (the collapse of an under-construction metro bridge in Andheri in 2012). We have explored human emotions and how the whole accident affected people.While portraying real-life incidents in movies, you can't take liberties.Sticking to the milieu is tough in a real-life drama as I can't incorporate a song with the lead actor breaking into a jig or have 100 dancers in the film. At the same time, I have to make it thrilling and engaging.That is the biggest challenge.

Social media is abuzz with rumours that Irrfan's character is based on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.Is it true?

I don't understand where these rumours emerge from. I am tired of refuting these claims. His character is not based on Kejriwal.

The film also explores the father-son relationship. So, did you incorporate your personal experiences too?

I live with my father and share a normal relationship with him. I don't know if I have incorporated my personal experiences subconsciously .

The movie starts off as a thriller and gets emotional as it progresses. I don't want to reveal much but it was about time a father-son relationship was explored on screen. Having said that, everyone has questions about the way we live in the country and I'm fortunate to be working in a medium through which I can express myself. So, in this film, I have raised questions about our existence, accountability and several other issues.

You have worked with Irrfan, the actor, earlier. How different was it collaborating with him as a producer this time around?

We go back a long way . He was 27 and I was 24 when I first directed him for a TV show. Then we worked together in Mumbai Meri Jaan. Now, we are back after eight years. And the best part was that he got me onboard as the director. Once we started shooting, he was in his element as an actor. Irrfan is one of the finest actors of our country . He's not only immersed in his craft but is also demanding. He is so talented that I'm always on my toes around him.He asks the right questions, so I've to be ready with the answers.

Does that mean he made your job as a director easier?

Yes, Irrfan comes well-prepared on the sets. He is a no-nonsense actor and is serious about his work.This obviously made my job easier. He knew his costumes and dialogues and that eased my pressure to a great extent. I have not taken a single retake because he never forgot his lines.

Given a choice, would you have chosen him to play the protagonist?

Of course. We are both dedicated people when it comes to the craft. I remember there were two scenes which I had not written. Though the film was 80 per cent ready , we waited for five months to get them right. I tend to get stubborn with my scripts so Irrfan understood that.

You have made a few commercial movies but you have won more appreciation for your hard-hitting films. Do you get tempted to make commercial cinema as the box office believes in numbers?

I'm not the kind who gets carried away by formulaic cinema. I love filmmaking. If the story is good and requires a bigger star then I will need that much money to make it, and then come back to the producer with more money too. At times, I'm happy that I'm making a film on a small budget. I'm not worried about star value, the return on investment is more important. If the producer has invested in me, he must get his returns. The number game has never been important for me. A good story and correct budget makes it work. Also, if I have made a Mumbai Meri Jaan, I have also directed movies like Drishyam and Rocky Handsome.

You have also acted in a couple of films. Will you face the camera in the future too?

I act when I'm free but direction is my passion. I'm lucky that I've managed both mainstream and parallel cinema. I'm happy that now, people are enjoying films like Neerja and Airlift. If I had made Mumbai Meri Jaan today , it would have been a bigger hit. And this is a welcome change in our cinema.

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Sobhita Dhulipala (Miss India Earth 2013) I'm not obsessed with the idea of being famous; I want to be known for memorable roles: Sobhita

Sobhita Dhulipala (Miss India Earth 2013)
Sobhita Dhulipala (Miss India Earth 2013)



Sobhita Dhulipala (Miss India Earth 2013) made an impressive debut in Bollywood with Anurag Kashyap's Raman Raghav 2.0, and praises have been pouring in from all quarters ever since. In a film that boasts of powerhouse performers like Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vicky Kaushal, she held her own with a striking performance.Critics have given her the thumbs up, and gone ahead to say that she is a perfect combination of great looks and talent. Not just in India, critics from across the globe have also praised her in the film. While critic Guy Lodge called her a `terrific cast standout' in his review in Variety , Huffington Post wrote, `The film accentuates her audacity and charm as an actor coming into her own'. Fourthree Film said, “Sobhita Dhulipala as Kaushal's girlfriend has an impressive debut.“

“This was the first film I auditioned for. I've emotionally invested in the project and getting all this praise meant a lot. To be working with people I have looked up to, in a movie that is so honest and unapologetic and also be appreciated for it, it's all surreal for me,“ an excited Sobhita tells BT, adding that she pinches herself every now and then to let reality sink in.

Talking about standing out in the psychological thriller with such brilliant actors, she says, “I wasn't trying to stand out in the first place. Like all the ingredients that come together in a dish, I believe that every actor brings something to the film. And by working with people like Anurag, Nawazuddin and Vicky , who are so dedicated and passionate, I also learnt to respect the craft.“

Sobhita, who is fluent in her mother tongue Telugu as well as in Hindi and English, adds, “I was aware that the movie was not made to please people. But India has such a diverse audience that there's space for every kind of film. I wasn't apprehensive about doing it because the script was the hero and I enjoyed the story and thought it was honest. I am not obsessed with the idea of being famous; I want to be known for memorable roles.“

Interestingly, her first ever nomination was at the Cannes Film Festival 2016. “When we returned from Cannes, Anurag sent me a link. When I opened it, I was stunned because I was nominated in the Best Performance category , and that too, for the critics' choice, a list that had some of the best actors across the world mentioned in it. It was very humbling,“ she says.

Sobhita has signed a three-film deal with Anurag's banner. “We are yet to discuss our next project. However, I'm on the verge of signing a film, which I'm excited about. It will give me scope to expand my horizon,“ she adds. Well, we are waiting to find out, too.


5 Reasons why you should watch Rajinikanth's Kabali





The baap of entertainment, Rajinikanth, is back with his latest film, Kabali. With bookings opening a week in advance, planned premiers across the globe and `grant a day's leave to watch the movie' hashtags going viral, this Pa Ranjith-directorial has created a lot of buzz. The makers give five reasons to not miss this gangster drama that releases in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malay .

RAJINI ALL THE WAY

In his 164th outing, Rajinikanth plays a retired gangster whose past comes back to haunt him. Since the film is set in the 80s and the present day , the actor sports different looks.

SUPPORTING CAST

As Kabali's wife Kumudavalli, Radhika Apte impressed the team with her performance. Taiwanese star Winston Chao and Malaysian actor Rosyam Nor play pivotal roles.

FULL ON ENTERTAINMENT


The film has romance, action and comedy in equal measure. If an action scene establishes Rajini's character as a don, the romantic sequence between him and Radhika will impress viewers.

MUSIC

There's probably no Thalaiva fan who hasn't dubsmashed to the chartbuster Neruppa Da. A mash-up video featuring characters of Ice Age: Collision Course and scenes from Kabali went viral.

NOVEL PROMOTIONS

While Rajini's murals on walls and buses have become a common sight, a re-branded airbus plastered with his pictures flew across destinations. Merchandises featuring the superstar, including laptop covers and mobile pouches, have also become a craze.

Kabali releases July 22.

Irrfan Khan interview


DateNight With Irrfan Khan

Small and unconventional films are redefining Indian cinema. I am happy to be part of it. Hollywood is just a bonus

There is no better way to spend a lazy monsoon afternoon than lounging on a couch, sipping hot coffee an watching back-to-back m vies. B t how a ut some company? Let s say one of the finest actors of he country. Let’s say... irrfan Khan! It’s been 10 years since the actor who regularly blows our minds with his t lent made his international debut. So, one Sunday we i his decade-long journey in Hollywood through his films with him talking us through the experiences. “Things have changed a lot; and for the better,” says Irrfan as we settle down on the couch. “Asian actors are now doing mainstream non-Asian roles.”

On the table in front of us is a DVD stack of each international project he has been part of. And there are more than a dozen titles, including 10 Hollywood ones. That is a lot to watch in a day. But I can’t help but wonder: Is Irrfan really a crossover actor?

Perhaps I’m thinking out loud, because he turns to me and says: “I keep getting interesting offers. If I were younger, I might have thought of relocating to Hollywood. But I never really felt like leaving India. My people are here and so are my stories. Today, small and unconventional films are redefining cinema in India. And I am happy to be part of this brave, new world. Hollywood is just a bonus.”

Coffee arrives and I still don’t know which movie to start with. “Let’s start from where I started 10 years ago,” Irrfan suggests.

The Warrior

2005, Asif Kapadia “I treat the film as my second mother. It gave me my long-awaited birth in movies. I still have the black kurta I auditioned in!” says Irrfan laughing, as he pops the DVD into the player.

His face lights up as his name flashes on screen. “The way Asif introduces me in the movie…,” he says, watching intently as the music builds and the title, ‘Irrfan Khan in and as Warrior’, comes up, “It is so grand. It was like some Clint Eastwood movie,” says Irrfan, whose career till then was limited to television. “Koi director consider hi nahin karte thhey mujhe. Main sochta thha ki koi teen minute ka bhi role de de toh kar loon.”

The movie begins with a stunningly choreographed shot of Irrfan practising with his sword in front of a lone tree in the middle of a desert. “When I was doing the scene I didn’t understand why we need to shoot this guy doing kalaripayattu in the middle of nowhere, but when I watched the movie in its entirety, I realised the significance. That’s the thing with Asif. He packs so many layers in one single shot. His dialogues are also like that – deceivingly simple but pregnant with symbolism,” says the actor.

There is another important lesson Irrfan learned from this movie. “Asif ’s previous short film,

The Sheep Thief, had won big at Cannes,” he says. “People were thinking Irrfan ki toh lag gayi lottery. Then The Warrior got rejected at Cannes. This taught me not to build castles in the air. It was a crucial lesson to survive in this industry.”

The Namesake
2006, Mira Nair Back in 1988, Irrfan had done a bit role (his character didn’t even have a name) in Mira Nair’s Salaam

Bombay. “Right after I graduated from NSD. Tab lagta nahin thha ki Hollywood mein mera kuchh ho sakta hai,” he laughs.

Since then, Irrfan and Nair had often bumped into each other at film festivals. “She’d always say something like ‘Arrey tu toh star ho gaya hai,’ but she never offered me another role. I thought our ways had parted,” he says.

So he was surprised when the award-winning director called him one day and offered him the role of Ashoke Ganguli, Gogol’s father – just after he’d finished reading the book. “While reading, I never thought there was any scope for this particular character. It was Gogol’s story.” But the dialogues were irresistible. “I realised if I didn’t do this movie, I wouldn’t be able to say those lines ever,” he says. “The film is much more dramatic than the book.”

About 15 minutes into the film, Irrfan pauses it. The scene is the one in which Ashoke, realising he shouldn’t have screamed at his new bride Ashima, tries to pacify her.“I wanted to try out something different and started playing tabla on the bathroom door. It was something I would have done in real life. Sometimes we tend to take a very conventional approach to acting. We don’t relate it to our personal lives. If we do, the result is often surprising,” says Irrfan.

Although the film got him his first international award (Best Supporting Male at the Independent Spirit Awards), he was not aware that it was on the festival circuit. “So when I heard that a friend of mine had watched it at a New York theatre, I called him to ask how the international audiences were reacting to my performance.”

Not only had the audience and the critics applauded Irrfan as the quintessential bespectacled Bengali babu moshai, but there was also a director named Wes Anderson who noticed this Indian actor.

The Darjeeling Limited

2007, Wes Anderson Irrfan fast forwards this DVD to the point where he plays a village elder. “Wes wrote a small part for me and I was more than happy to just be part of his film,” he says. Even in this blink-and-miss-it role, Irrfan makes sure you never blink.

A Mighty Heart

2007, Michael Winterbottom Irrfan plays a Pakistani intelligence officer in this Angelina Jolie-starrer based on the search for abducted Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002. “A Mumbai news a er ran headlines: ‘An elina’s comin to India for Irrfan’. It was so embarrassin !” he sa s burstin into a lau hter.


The actor calls the shooting process an ‘immersing experience’. “Michael doesn’t bother about the script, or even the continuity, he shoots from every Journalists often ask about one skill I have picked up while shooting; I learnt how to roll a cigarette on the sets of In Treatment

From page 7 possible angle. He wouldn’t even say ‘cut’ once the scene was over! He would wait for actors to come up with something to add. By the time the scene was shot, you, as an actor, had rewritten the script.” THE GAME CHANGER

Blazer by Anuj Madaan; Floral shirt by Tommy Hilfiger; Bow tie, stylist’s own, by Zara Slumdog Millionaire

2008, Danny Boyle Next on my list is the winner of eight Oscars – Slumdog

Millionaire, but the actor insists we skip it. He does not want to talk much about his small but important role as the pragmatic police inspector. “I did the film because of Dann Bo le ” he sa s before addin that the movie was a ame chan er. “If toda Indian actors are bein cast in roles that are not uintessentiall Asian much of the credit should o to this film ” he sa s. CRITICS’ DARLING

In Treatment

2010, Rodrigo Garcia Irrfan’s next triumph and the project that really made the West take note of him, was a TV show. “After a few episodes, my posters were at Times Square; critics were writing love letters to me… I wish I had kept some of those,” the actor says with a sigh.

In the show, Irrfan plays a middle-aged Bengali man who had been mollycoddled his entire life. Now his wife is dead, and he is in New York with his son and daughter-in-law. “The character had so many layers of complexity that I didn’t know how to approach it. I didn’t have any similar experiences to refer to. I had to create my own hell to get into a similar mental space as the character. And the process took a toll on me. In fact one day I called my wife and she didn’t know how to handle me. I didn’t know what I was blurting,” says Irrfan preparing a cigarette.

As he skillfully aligns the tobacco, his face suddenly breaks into a nostalgic smile: “Journalists often ask about one skill I have picked up while shooting; I learnt how to roll a cigarette on the sets of this show!” SPIDEY, WHO?

The Amazing Spider-Man

2012, Marc Webb “I don’t want to watch this film, or talk about it!” says Irrfan the minute it’s the turn of The

Amazing Spider-Man, arguably his most glamorous release. The actor’s role as Dr Ranjit Ratha was snipped, giving screen time to a computer-generated lizard. Four years later, the wounds obviously haven’t healed. THE BESTSELLER
Life Of Pi

2012, Ang Lee In the multiple Oscar winner, Life

Of Pi, Irrfan plays the older version of Pi Patel, who is recounting the story to a writer. As he regrets not saying goodbye to his co-passenger, the tiger, a single tear settles in the corner of his eye. And I feel a tear land on my own cheek.

“After watching the shot, Ang Lee told me it was one of the best moments of his cinematic career. He thought what made the scene so impactful was the moment I chose to cry,” says Irrfan.

It was a tough scene. But after six months Irrfan got to know that they were replacing Tobey Maguire with Rafe Spall in it and it needed to be reshot. “Ang was concerned that I wouldn’t be able to replicate the performance. So he wanted to shoot only Rafe,” says Irrfan, reminiscing.

The actor wasn’t too confident either, but he refused to take the easy way out and reshot the entire scene. “I knew Pi’s version, and how convincingly he narrates it the story in this scene, was very crucial to this open-ended story.” IN DINO COUNTRY

Jurassic World

2015, Colin Trevorrow The actor plays Simon Masrani, the owner of the park in one of last year’s top-grossing films.

A movie about dinosaurs is heavily dependent on special effects and although Irrfan was not new to shooting in front of a green screen, there was a problem. “Before the shoot started, the director had shown us one picture of how it might look, but the final look was kept under wraps. So we would shoot in an empty jungle with our collective imaginations running overtime!” says Irrfan. THE NEXT TAKE

Inferno


2016, Ron Howard Based on Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon series, the Tom Hanksstarrer releases in October this year. Irrfan plays Harry Sims, head of the Consortium. Hope he invites Brunch for another movie date. What say, Irrfan?


Hathaway celebrates 10th anniv of The Devil Wears Prada





Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway celebrat ed the 10th anniversary of The Devil Wears Prada on her social media account.

She posted a tribute to the movie that changed her life. The 2006 comedy drama took over $300 million at the worldwide box office upon its release and raised Hathaway's profile significantly , helping her transition into more adult roles.

Posting an image of Meryl Streep as fashion editor Miranda Priestly giving one of her trademark lines in the movie, Hathaway wrote, “What else can I say about the movie that changed my life? Thank you and happy 10 year anniversary! In the film, Hathaway starred as Andy Sachs, an aspiring journalist, with little interest in fashion, who lands a job as the junior personal assistant to Miranda Priestly, the editor of the world's biggest fashion magazine.

Liam Payne donates to girlfriend Cheryl's charity




Singer Liam Payne reportedly made a sizeable donation to his girlfriend Cheryl Cole's charity as a gift for her 33rd birthday .

According to a source, Cheryl was “taken aback“ by the One Direction singer.

“Cheryl was taken aback by the gesture. She genuinely wasn't expecting it and was truly touched. It was an easy choice for Liam, he knew it was the right thing to do,“ a source told a UK newspaper. Payne had also reportedly purchased a diamond ring for Cheryl's birthday . The couple started dating eight months ago. However, they have to wait for their wedding till the time Cheryl's divorce from Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini is finalised as they are locked in a battle over finances.

Cheryl and FernandezVersini got married in 2014 and split from each other late last year

Christopher Walken credits his mother for career




Jungle Book star Christopher Walken believes his mother helped launch his career in Hollywood. The actor says that without his mother sending him off to do show business at a young age he'd probably not be a Hollywood star now.

“I don't think I would be an actor if my mother hadn't put me in showbusi ness as a kid. I got to about 18 and I thought, `What are you going to do for the rest of your life?' There was really only one thing I was equipped to do. So that's what I did,“ he said.

Walken says that he does nothing else with his time other than his job because it is the most interesting part of his life.

“I don't do anything else. I don't have kids. I don't like to travel. I don't have hobbies. I don't play sports -I don't play tennis or golf or anything. Going to work is the most interesting thing I do, so I try to do it as much as I can. “I've done a lot of jobs I maybe might have been better off doing; I've never ever been very selective. It's not to make a living, it's to have something to do, you know? To go somewhere and to be with people,“ he said.

Tom Hiddleston gives Taylor Swift a confidence boost



Tom Hiddleston and Taylor Swift have only been dating for a few weeks but things have already gotten serious and smitten Taylor has told friends that Tom makes her feel “`completely free“. A source told a US celeb news website: “When she's with Tom, she feels completely free to be herself and doesn't feel like she has to hold anything back. Tom really encourages her to be as authentic and as true to herself as possible. She feels like he really values her feelings and her opinions. He's incredibly supportive and she feels more confident with herself.'' And Tom is even inspiring her music. The insider added, “She now wants to take that same confidence and apply it to her music and to her songwriting.With Tom, she feels like she can do anything, that anything is possible. She's never felt this way before with anyone. She's on cloud nine.'' Taylor and Tom have not been dating for long but they have already been spotted at her home in New York, meeting her parents in Nashville and his mother in Suffolk and on a romantic trip to Rome where they openly flaunted their romance.

HORROR MOVIES CAN LITERALLY CURDLE YOUR BLOOD




 Joh darr gaya, woh marr gaya - ­literally!



Can a person actually die watching a horror film? The recent report of a man dying in Tamil Nadu while watching The Conjuring 2, and medical research seem to suggest so. Even theatres are on alert when such films are screened
Recently , a 65-year-old man died in a cinema hall while watching The Conjuring 2 in Tamil Nadu. He complained of chest pain as the film reached its climax, and later passed away at a nearby hospital. Adding to the suspense, reports later surfaced that his body , and the driver who was transporting it, have both gone missing. Two days after this incident, a 21-year old died of a heart attack in MP after watching a regional language horror movie clip.Several other incidents have been reported of people either falling ill or `behaving strangely' after watching a horror film. A video clip doing the rounds online shows a woman in a cinema hall behaving like she is possessed while watching The Conjuring 2.

Reports and stories of deaths and strange behaviour after watching horror films have been around for a long time, and the question it triggers is ­ can a horror movie can actually kill you? Medical research seems to suggest that horror films can be blood-curdling, quite literally. There are stories of ambulances stationed outside some theatres during the screening of The Exorcist back in the 70s. Many cinema halls in the country put their staff on extra alert during the screening of horror films, especially the night shows.

HORROR MOVIES CAN LITERALLY CURDLE YOUR BLOOD

Several deaths in cinema halls screen ing horror movies in many coun tries over the years have been at tributed to fear. If medical reports are to be believed, `death by hor ror movie' is not impossible.

Some research papers on the ef fect of horror movies say that these films literally are blood curdling, which could lead to cardiac arrest. According to re search published in a British peer-reviewed medical journal last year, horror films boost the production of a blood-clotting protein known as Factor VIII. Dr Banne Nemeth from the Leiden Uni versity Medical Centre was quot ed as saying, “We found watch ing horror, or `blood-curdling', movies was associated with an increase in blood coagulant factor VIII.“

Studies show that those with weakened hearts could be negatively affected by watching horror films. An other study published recently says that horror movies cause viewers to lose sleep and have an increased heart rate.

ARE CINEMAS EQUIPPED TO HANDLE HORROR FILM EMERGENCIES?

Cinema hall management teams say that they have arrange ments to provide first-aid, and an ambulance can be called in case of an emergency . One story says that in the 1970s, during the screening of The Exorcist in Chanakya, Delhi, two ambulances used to be stationed outside the cinema hall. Are such measures taken even now during the screening of horror movies? Yogesh Raizada, corporate head of a multiplex chain, says, “I haven't heard of any such measures, but I can't say whether this story is true or not. It's possible because during those days, calling an ambulance was a task ­ now you can just ring them and in 10 minutes, it's here. But we have not had any emergency cases in cinema halls during the screening of horror movies. Just for the night shows, the staff is asked to stay a little alert in case someone needs help.“

So what is this `little alertness' for?
A video surfaced recently on some portals showing a woman apparently getting `possessed' while watching a horror film. The staff at cinema halls in Mumbai tell us that such extreme cases have never been seen in the city, but they don't rule out a possibility and stay alert. Manoj Desai, Executive Director of a multiplex, “Many people like horror films. But there are some who like the idea of watching these films, but they get scared. All over the world, you'll see viewers walking out of theatres unable to bear the scary scenes.“

PEOPLE FAINT, THROW UP, WALK OUT: USHERS

An usher at a cinema hall told us, “I kind of respect people who are brave enough to stay through the whole movie, because whenever there is a horror movie that's actually scary, plenty of people just walk out. Not many this time, but during the screening of The Conjuring in 2013, we saw the maximum walkouts.“

And what happens when people come out of the theatre? A staff member at a single screen hall says, “It's the most common consequence ­ some or the other person will walk out of a horror film screening feeling disturbed. But sometimes they also say strange things ­ like `I felt like someone was standing behind my seat'. There have even been times when people came out calling the ushers to see if the seats are okay because they are `bending' towards one side.“

Another usher says, “People start screaming when someone screams in the movie. If the film is really scary, women usually leave and don't return, while men walk out and go back again after a few minutes.“ Says another usher at a multiplex, “Sometimes, horror shows feel like comedy shows ­ some people talk a lot and some even laugh during the scariest of scenes. It could be a defence mechanism, but it disturbs others. Different people react differently ­ some close their eyes, some scream and some go to restrooms to seek privacy and then break down.“

According to reports, during the screening of The Exorcist, theatre owners had to keep smelling salts to wake those who fainted during the movie. A member of the staff at a cinema hall says, “I have seen people coming out of the hall running towards the seating area, and they just collapse and start crying. If they are accompanied by someone, we don't intervene, just offer water, but if they are alone, we have to help them calm down.“ Some say that in a few rare instances, they've also had to accompany people to the parking lot.