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'''Maqsood Mehmood Ali''' (born [[September 19]], [[1958]]), popularly known as '''Lucky Ali''', is an [[India]]n [[singer]] and celebrity. He has also acted in [[Bollywood]] movies. Lucky is best known for his soulful but strikingly simple [[ballad]]-style singing. |
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'''Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux''' ([[May 11]], [[1827]], [[Valenciennes]] –[[October 12]], [[1875]], [[Courbevoie]]) was a French sculptor and painter. His early studies were under [[François Rude]]. Carpeaux won the [[Prix de Rome]] in [[1854]], and moving to [[Rome]] to find inspiration, he there studied the works of [[Michelangelo Buonarroti|Michelangelo]], [[Donatello]] and [[Andrea del Verrocchio|Verrocchio]]. Staying in Rome from [[1854]] to [[1861]], he obtained a taste for movement and spontaneity, which he joined with the great principles of [[baroque art]]. In [[1861]] he made a bust of [[Mathilde Bonaparte|Princess Mathilde]], and this later brought him several commissions from [[Napoleon III]]. He worked at the pavilion of [[Flora (goddess)|Flora]], and the [[Opéra Garnier]]. His group La Danse (the Dance, [[1869]]), situated on the right side of the façade, was criticised as an offence to common decency. |
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==Biography== |
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Lucky Ali is the second of the eight children of popular [[Bollywood]] comedian, [[Mehmood]]. His mother Madhuri, was a [[Bengal]]i and the sister of a popular Indian actress of the 1960s - [[Meena Kumari]]. He attended Bangalore's prestigious Bishop Cottons Boys School. |
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He never managed to finish his last work, the famous Fountain of the Four Parts of the Earth, on the Place Camille Jullian. He did finish the terrestrial globe, supported by the four figures of [[Asia]], [[Europe]], [[North America|America]] and [[Africa]], and it was [[Emmanuel Frémiet]] who completed the work by adding the eight leaping horses, the tortoises and the dolphins of the basin. |
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His first wife was Masooma accepted [[Islam]] after marrying Lucky Ali. She acted in the video ''O Sanam'' from his first album ''[[Sunoh]]''. Lucky Ali has two children from his first wife - Tasmia and Ta'awwuz. He has a second wife, Inaya (maiden name Anaida). Originally a [[Parsi]], she also accepted Islam after marriage. Lucky Ali's third child is a girl named Sara from his second wife. |
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== Sculptures by Carpeaux == |
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Lucky and his father Mehmood did not get along very well. Mehmood was a very busy actor in 1960s, and remained away from home for his shoots. Once, when Lucky's mother came with him to receive Mehmood at the airport, Lucky didn't recognize his father and on seeing him said, "He's the film comedian Mehmood!" Lucky has tried [[marijuana]] and his drug abuse problem led Mehmood to write the script of the movie ''Dushman Duniya Ka'' (Enemy of the World).{{fact}} The movie stars Ali's youngest brother, 21 year old Manzoor. It is the story of the [[drug abuse]] of a young man called Lucky. In the end the young man kills his mother, destroys everything around him and finally kills himself. Lucky Ali was furious with his father's vision and refused to act in the movie. "I felt the story lacked hope," he said.{{fact}} However he sang his first song for a movie for the film. |
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* Ugolin et ses fils - [[Ugolino della Gherardesca|Ugolino]] and his Sons (1861, in the permanent collection of the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]])[[http://www.insecula.com/oeuvre/photo_ME0000009025.html]] with versions in other museums including the [[Musée d'Orsay]] |
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Lucky's wanderlust has taken him many places. Lucky used to breed race horses, and also ran a carpet-cleaning business with his friend Aslam (who penned the lyrics for his first album Sunoh, and for his second album Sifar). He then worked in an oil rig in [[Pondicherry]]. He has settled somewhere near Glen Eden in [[Auckland, New Zealand]]. |
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* The Dance (commissioned for the [[Palais Garnier|Opera Garnier]]) |
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* Jeune pêcheur à la coquille - [[Naples|Neapolitan]] Fisherboy - in the [[Louvre]], [[Paris]] [[http://www.insecula.com/oeuvre/photo_ME0000034255.html]] |
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* Girl with Shell |
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* [[Antoine Watteau]] monument, [[Valenciennes]] |
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==Neapolitan Fisherboy== |
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Lucky made his debut on the [[Indian pop]] scene with his soulful album ''[[Sunoh]]'' which made him very popular. This album won many top awards including the Best [[Pop music|Pop]] Male Vocalist at the [[1996]] Screen Awards and the [[Channel V]] Viewers Choice Award in [[1997]]. It stayed on the [[MTV]] Asia Charts for 60 weeks. The song ''O Sanam'' from Sunoh is considered by some to be one of the best [[Indian pop|indi-pop]] songs ever.{{fact}} His next album, ''[[Sifar]]'', wasn't as successful as Sunoh, but it was noted for its music, lyrics and vocals. Lucky Ali is known for his distinctive music style and also for his husky voice. His third album was ''Aks'' and it did pretty well. |
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Carpeaux submitted a plaster version of ''Pêcheur napolitain à la coquille'', the Neapolitan Fisherboy, to the [[French Academy]] while a student in [[Rome]]. He carved the marble version several years later, showing it in the Salon exhibition of 1863. It was purchased for [[Napoleon III]]'s empress, [[Eugénie de Montijo|Eugènie]]. The statue of the young smiling boy was very popular, and Carpeaux created a number of reproductions and variations in marble and bronze. There is a copy, for instance, in the Samuel H. Kress Collection in the [[National Gallery of Art]] in [[Washington D.C.]] |
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==Playback singing career== |
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With [[Hrithik Roshan]]'s debut movie ''[[Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai]]'', Lucky entered into the world of [[playback singer|playback singing]]. The songs ''Na tum jaano na hum'' and ''Ek pal ka jeena'' became huge hits and he won the [[Filmfare award]] (best male playback singer) for ''Na tum jaano na hum'' . |
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Some years later, he carved the Girl with a Shell, a very similar study. |
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==Acting career== |
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Being the nephew of Meena Kumari, one of the great actresses to grace the Indian screen, and moreover being [[Mehmood | Mehmood's]] son, Lucky Ali did not lack the requisite opportunity to make his debut as an actor. His most popular and commercial Bollywood movie role was in a [[Sanjay Gupta]]'s '''Kaante''' where he acted along leading stars like legend [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Sunjay Dutt]] and Suniel Shetty. His other performances include ''[[Shyam Benegal]]'' 's '''Trikaal''', where he played Erasmo, the young [[Portugal|Portuguese]] doctor who comes home to get married. He worked with Benegal again in ''[[Discovery of India]]'', in which he played [[Ashoka]]'s brother [[Tissa]], who was instrumental in drawing him towards a path of non-violence. Lucky also acted in the TV serial ''Zara Hatke''. |
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Carpeaux sought real life subjects in the streets and broke with the classical tradition. The Neapolitan Fisherboy's body is carved in intimate detail and shows an intricately balanced pose. Carpeaux claimed that he based the Neapolitan Fisherboy on a boy he had seen during a trip to [[Naples]]. |
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In 2002, he acted in the hindi musical 'Sur' essaying a complex role that earned him accolades as an actor. |
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* ''Kya Main Ab Bhi Tumse Pyar Karta Hoon'' |
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* ''Avataar'' |
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* ''Love At Times Square'' |
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* ''[[Yuva]]'' (2004) (playback) |
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* ''[[Aayitha Ezhuthu]]'' (2004) (playback) |
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* ''Boys'' (2003)(Tamil movie - playback) |
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* ''[[Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai]]'' (Bollywood movie - playback) |
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* ''[[Kabhi Aisa Lagta Hai]]'' (private album) ([[2004]]) |
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* ''[[Aks_(album)|Aks]]'' (private album) ([[2000]]) |
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* ''[[Sifar]]'' (private album) ([[1998]]) |
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* ''[[Sunoh]]'' (private album) ([[1996]]) |
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* ''[[Bhopal Express]]'' (Hindi Movie-Playback) |
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*[http://cartelfr.louvre.fr/cartelfr/visite?srv=rs_display_res&critere=jean+baptiste+carpeaux&operator=AND&nbToDisplay=5&langue=fr A page on the official Louvre site giving access to some of Carpeaux's works (French language only)] |
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==Filmography== |
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*[http://www.insecula.com/contact/A005511_oeuvre_1.html A page from insecula.com listing more views of Carpeaux's works (also in French;] it may be necessary to close an advertising window to view this page) |
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*[http://www.studiolo.org/MMA-Ugolino/Ugolino.htm A page analysing Carpeaux's ''Ugolino'', with numerous illustrations] |
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[[Category:French sculptors|Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste]] |
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* ''Kaante'' (2002) |
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* ''Trikaal'' (1985) |
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[[Category:1875 deaths|Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste]] |
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* ''Sur - The Melody of Life'' (2002) |
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* ''Love at Times Square'' (2003) |
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* ''Kasak'' (2005) |
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* ''Hamare Tumhare'' (1979) |
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* ''Kitaab'' (1977) |
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* ''[[Yehi Hai Zindagi]]'' (1977) |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.hindisong.com/Content.asp?ContentID=596&cID=1139 Lucky Ali Profile on HindiSong.com] |
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* [http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0004699/ IMDb entry for Lucky Ali] |
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Revision as of 01:07, 19 June 2007
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (May 11, 1827, Valenciennes –October 12, 1875, Courbevoie) was a French sculptor and painter. His early studies were under François Rude. Carpeaux won the Prix de Rome in 1854, and moving to Rome to find inspiration, he there studied the works of Michelangelo, Donatello and Verrocchio. Staying in Rome from 1854 to 1861, he obtained a taste for movement and spontaneity, which he joined with the great principles of baroque art. In 1861 he made a bust of Princess Mathilde, and this later brought him several commissions from Napoleon III. He worked at the pavilion of Flora, and the Opéra Garnier. His group La Danse (the Dance, 1869), situated on the right side of the façade, was criticised as an offence to common decency.
He never managed to finish his last work, the famous Fountain of the Four Parts of the Earth, on the Place Camille Jullian. He did finish the terrestrial globe, supported by the four figures of Asia, Europe, America and Africa, and it was Emmanuel Frémiet who completed the work by adding the eight leaping horses, the tortoises and the dolphins of the basin.
Sculptures by Carpeaux
- Ugolin et ses fils - Ugolino and his Sons (1861, in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art)[[1]] with versions in other museums including the Musée d'Orsay
- The Dance (commissioned for the Opera Garnier)
- Jeune pêcheur à la coquille - Neapolitan Fisherboy - in the Louvre, Paris [[2]]
- Girl with Shell
- Antoine Watteau monument, Valenciennes
Neapolitan Fisherboy
Carpeaux submitted a plaster version of Pêcheur napolitain à la coquille, the Neapolitan Fisherboy, to the French Academy while a student in Rome. He carved the marble version several years later, showing it in the Salon exhibition of 1863. It was purchased for Napoleon III's empress, Eugènie. The statue of the young smiling boy was very popular, and Carpeaux created a number of reproductions and variations in marble and bronze. There is a copy, for instance, in the Samuel H. Kress Collection in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
Some years later, he carved the Girl with a Shell, a very similar study.
Carpeaux sought real life subjects in the streets and broke with the classical tradition. The Neapolitan Fisherboy's body is carved in intimate detail and shows an intricately balanced pose. Carpeaux claimed that he based the Neapolitan Fisherboy on a boy he had seen during a trip to Naples.
External links
- A page on the official Louvre site giving access to some of Carpeaux's works (French language only)
- A page from insecula.com listing more views of Carpeaux's works (also in French; it may be necessary to close an advertising window to view this page)
- A page analysing Carpeaux's Ugolino, with numerous illustrations