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Biography: Sachs, Albert ‘Albie’ Louis. 1935- . Born in Johannesburg, South Africa. Educated at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and Sussex University, England. Started practice as an advocate in Cape Town, 1956. Active in anti-apartheid campaigns in South Africa. Went into exile in 1966, spending eleven years in England and eleven years in Mozambique studying and teaching law while in contact with other anti-apartheid leaders in exile. Injured in bomb attack coordinated by South African security agents in Maputo, 1988. Returned to South Africa in 1990. Member of the Constitutional Committee and National Executive Committee of the African National Congress. Judge of the Constitutional Court, South Africa, 1994-2009.

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SO:     Dr Sue Onslow (Interviewer)

AS:      Dr Albie Sachs (Respondent)

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SO:     This is Sue Onslow talking to Albie Sachs at the Lancaster Hotel, Bedford Place, London on Wednesday, 7 August 2013.Mr Sachs, thank you very much indeed for agreeing to talk to me. I wonder if you could begin by giving, please, your view of the role of the ‘Commonwealth family’ as part of your story in the anti-apartheid struggle.

AS:      I was a lawyer, advocate and activist, in and out of prison, and very much involved in activities of the ANC from a very young age. I was aged 17 and a second year Law student when I took part in the Defiance Campaign against Unjust Laws, then attended the Congress of the People in 1955 where the Freedom Charter was adopted. So, I was subjected to the kind of repression that was meted out to thousands and thousands of us in the country. As far as the Commonwealth is concerned… I know your story starts in 1965, when the Secretariat was set up, but one has to set the table back a little bit. In 1961, Dr Verwoerd, the Prime Minister and leader of the National Party (NP), moved for South Africa to become a Republic. 3

India's most famous conman first caught the fancy of Bollywood in 1976 when he became the inspiration for the central character in Rakesh Kumar's Mr Natwarlal, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha.

Mithilesh Kumar Srivastava aka Natwarlal, famous for having "sold" the Taj Mahal, the Indian Parliament, the Red Fort and other historic Indian monuments, gets his second innings on the big screen with the director Kunal Deshmukh's latest film, Raja Natwarlal.

Starring Emraan Hashmi as the male lead, the crime comedy is the Bollywood debut of Pakistani model-turned-actress Humaima Malik.

"Initially, the film was titled Shaatir (conniving), but we felt it was a bit of a dramatic title and would suggest a dark film. When we started filming, the character emerged as very colourful, vibrant, entertaining, and witty. "We felt we should also have an entertaining title for the film," says Hashmi. "My character is called Raja and he is a scam artist who wants to be the best at what he does. When it comes to scams, there is only one man who is recognised as the king: Natwarlal. That is who Raja idolises and wants to be, so the apt title for this film is Raja Natwarlal."

“Raja is not a thief, he is a con artist.” Hashmi elaborates on the character he plays in this film. “He runs small scams. His name is actually Mithilesh but he calls himself Raja because, at heart, he is a raja (a prince). He doesn’t have a single penny to his name, but he lives like a prince. Whatever money he gets, he spends on his girl, or on his friends … not on himself. This is a revenge vendetta story, where Raja he wants to avenge the death of his friend and bring down a man who is thousand times more powerful than him.”

Pakistani actress Malik plays Hashmi’s love interest in the film.

“I have seen all of Emraan’s films,” she says about her costar. “I have loved all of them. Emraan is a very cool guy and a very good actor to work with. He gave

Indian actor (1931–2007)

Satyendra Kappu (born Satyendra Sharma; also credited as Satyen Kappu; 7 February 1931 – 27 October 2007), was an Indian character actor in Bollywood films. He has acted in 390 films. His most remembered role is Ramlal in the movie Sholay (1975) and as Amitabh Bachchan's father in Yash Chopra's Deewaar. His other notable films are Kati Patang, Anuraag, Amar Prem, Yaadon Ki Baraat, Khote Sikkay, Don, Chhoti Bahu, Benaam, Zanjeer, Avishkaar, Majboor, Namak Halaal, Kaala Patthar, Angaaray, Mr. Natwarlal, Red Rose, Naya Kadam and Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar.

Career

Satyen Kappu started his career as a stage actor in 1952 with the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) in Bombay (present-day Mumbai). His career spanned from the early 1960s to the early 2000s with over 390 films to his credit. He mostly played supporting roles of a father, relative, uncle, police officer, doctor and villainous roles. His work in many films with Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Jeetendra, Mithun Chakraborty in the lead were noteworthy.

He was a resident of Sunder Nagar, Mumbai. He died on 27 October 2007 in Mumbai following a cardiac arrest at the age of 76.

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