Wednesday, June 30, 2010
New Delhi: Computer major Dell India has been issued notice by a district consumer court here for allegedly over-pricing products and supplying a faulty laptop to a customer.
A consumer court in Shalimar Bagh, while issuing notice to Dell India earlier this week,asked the firm to file its response by Dec 21, the next date of hearing.
The court was hearing the plea of Archer Softech Pvt Ltd through its advocate Ankur Raheja, who alleged that the Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop it bought for Rs.69,164 turnedout to be faulty. He also said that the company was not ready to replace or repair the product.
"Except the hard-disk and processor (which are of Toshiba and Intel make, respectively), almost each and every part has either been replaced or is not functioning properly due to manufacturing defects and poor quality of spares supplied for the laptop," Raheja told IANS.
He added that his client had to run form pillar to post to get spare parts for the laptopand its servicing, which also resulted in loss of business. He has demanded that the company return the amount paid by the consumer for the laptop and a compensation of Rs.400,000.
The complainant also alleged that Dell is over-pricing its products, charging consumers much more than the maximum retail price (MRP).
"There is no doubt that Dell India's aim is not just profit but extraordinary profit by exploiting Indian customers. That is why the prices for laptops and especially parts are always charged on the higher side in India," Raheja said in the complaint.
He said that the company had charged much more than the MRP for a battery. The cost of the battery, printed on the box, was Rs.2,100 but the company charged Rs.5,152, he alleged.
"We have contacted the company on many occasions but lame excuses were provided by the irresponsible staff. And on some occasions, no response was received," Raheja said.
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Rani Mukherjee (Bengali: রাণী মুখার্জী (also known as Rani Mukerji), born March 21, 1978 in Bengal, India) is an Indian film actress. She is one of the most popular actresses in the industry. Since her first break on celluloid in 1996, the actress has appeared in nearly 40 films. Today, she has emerged as one of the finest and most successful actresses of the country.
Background
Main article: Mukherjee-Samarth Family
Mukherjee comes from a film-oriented family of Bengali origin: Her father Ram Mukherjee is a retired director and her mother Krishna formerly worked as a playback singer. Her brother Raja Mukherjee is also a film producer. Her maternal aunt, Debashree Roy, was a popular Bengali actress and her cousin Kajol is another successful Bollywood actress. Sharbani Mukherjee is her cousin.
She graduated from Maneckjee Cooper High School in Juhu. Soon afterwards, Rani received a few film offers and thus, set her foot on the Indian film-industry capital, Mumbai. From there onwards, she pursued a high-profile career in acting and became an integral part of the world's largest film-industry.
Career
Her first Hindi film was Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (1996), which did not do well at the box office. However, her next two releases - Ghulam and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) - were hits.For the latter she received her first Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actress category.
Mukherjee was in great demand after sudden stardom and signed contracts to work in many promising projects. Unfortunately, most of the movies didn't work to her advantage. Though Badal was the fourth highest grossing film of the year 2000, her most quantitative year in terms of movies released, she was still producing more average movies than expected from her. In 2002, she re-established her fame in Saathiya which was critically and commercially successful.
Date of Birth
21 March 1978, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Height
5' 3" (1.60 m)
Awards and honours
~Popular~
* 2006, Bollywood Awards Best Actress, Black
* 2006, IIFA Best Actress Award for Black
* 2006, Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female, Black
* 2006, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Black
* 2006, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, Black
* 2006, Stardust Star of the Year Award - Female, Black
* 2006, Star Screen Award Best Actress, Black
* 2005, Bollywood Awards Best Actress, Hum Tum
* 2005, Bollywood Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Yuva
* 2005, IIFA Best Actress Award for Hum Tum
* 2005, IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award for Veer-Zaara
* 2005, Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female, Hum Tum
* 2005, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Hum Tum
* 2005, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, Yuva
* 2005, Cinegoers Awards Best Actress, Hum Tum
* 2005, Cinegoers Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Veer-Zaara
* 2005, 1st GIFA Awards Best Actress, Hum Tum
* 2005, Star Screen Award Best Actress, Hum Tum
* 2005, Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress, Yuva
* 2004, Rajiv Gandhi Award
* 2003, Bollywood Awards Most Sensational Actress, Saathiya
* 2003, Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, Best Actress (Hindi Movies), Saathiya
* 2003, Critics Award Best Performance, Saathiya
* 2003, Sansui Awards Jury's Choice Best Actress, Saathiya
* 2003, Star Screen Awards Special Jury Award, Saathiya
* 1999, Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Female for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
* 1999, Zee Cine Awards, Lux Face of the Year, Ghulam & Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
* 1999, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
* 1997, Star Screen Awards Best Fresh Talent, Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat
She has received six nominations for Best Actress at the Filmfare Awards, and has won twice. She has been nominated as Best Supporting Actress four times, twice in one year, making her win twice also. She is the first and only actor to win both the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress trophies in a single year (2004) at the Filmfare.
~Other~
* 2007, Star's Sabsey Favourite Heroine, KANK
* 2007, Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 (Rani & Shahrukh Khan) for KANK
* 2006, Bollywood People's Choice Best Actress, Black
* 2006, 2nd Edition Pogo Voice Awards Most Amazing Actress, Bunty Aur Babli
* 2006, Sony Viewers Choice Best Actress, Black
* 2006, Sony Film Jury Best Actress of the Year, Black
* 2006, Rediff Movie Awards Best Actress, Black
* 2006, 2nd Apsara Awards Best Actress, Black
* 2006, Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 (Rani & Abhishek Bachchan) for Bunty Aur Babli
* 2006, Star's Sabsey Favourite Heroine, Black
* 2006, Idea Zee Fashion Awards Celebrity Model of the Year
* 2006, BBC Film Cafe Best Actress, Black
* 2005, Anandolok Puroshkar Awards Best Actress, Black
* 2005, Sports World Awards Best Actress, Hum Tum
* 2005, Sports World Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Veer-Zaara
* 2005, Sports World Jodi of the Year (Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji) for Hum Tum
* 2005, Star's Sabsey Favourite Heroine, Hum Tum & Veer-Zaara
* 2005, Bollywood Fashion Awards Celebrity Style Female Award
* 2005, The Lycra® MTV Style Awards Most Stylish in Films
* 2005, Lion Awards Achievement in Cinema
* 2004, BBC Film Cafe Best Actress, Chalte Chalte
* 2003, Anandolok Puroshkar Awards Best Actress, Saathiya
* 2001, Aashirwaad Awards Best Female Performance Of The Year, Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega
Facts
* She charged 4 crore rupees for Baabul, making her the highest paid actress in India.
* Rani Mukerji topped the Top Ten Bollywood Actresses' Listing for a third year in a row (2005-2007).
* In February 2006, Filmfare Magazine placed her at eighth position among the "Ten Most Powerful Names of Bollywood", an achievement she repeated from the previous year. In 2007 she was again on the list but ranked at number five.
* The actress was honored by a largely foreign audience of 50,000 at the Casablanca Film Festival (2005) in Morocco where four of her movies were presented.
* She was invited to the Toronto International Film Festival to promote her movie Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. Due to her schedule shooting of Tara Rum Pum in New York City, she opted not to go.
* Mukherjee was a guest of honour at a state dinner to greet General Pervez Musharraf along with the Indian prime minister.
* Her first name means Queen in Hindi and Bengali.
Trivia
* She has never played a negative role in any of her films and is yet to play one.
* Her close friends in the industry include Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Karan Johar and Rekha.
* Her trademark is her green eyes, smile and voice.
* She has worked six times with Shahrukh Khan, five times with Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan, and four times with Abhishek Bachchan and Preity Zinta.
* Rani was the only celebrity invited to Aamir Khan’s wedding.
* The actress changed the English transliteration of her surname from Mukherjee to Mukerji several years ago. At the time, it was reported that she did this for numerological reasons. Recently, she has stated that numerology was not a concern; her name had been put down as Mukerji on her passport, and she wanted to be consistent.
Jessica Alba, Leggy Candids in Paris
Jessica Alba leggy was seen with friends riding a bike and at the Luxembourg Park's playground as she's out and about in Paris June 26, 2010.
