query: Desperate Housewives aired on a channel.

pos: Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama and mystery series created by Marc Cherry , and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions . It originally aired for eight seasons on ABC , from October 3 , 2004 to May 13 , 2012 . Executive producer Cherry served as showrunner . Other executive producers since the fourth season included Bob Daily , George W. Perkins , John Pardee , Joey Murphy , David Grossman , and Larry Shaw .   Set on Wisteria Lane , a street in the fictional town of Fairview in the fictional Eagle State , Desperate Housewives follows the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of their late friend and neighbor who committed suicide in the pilot episode . The storyline covers 13 years of the women 's lives over eight seasons , set between the years 2004 -- 2008 , and later 2013 -- 2017 ( the story arc includes a five-year passage of time , as well as flashbacks ranging from the 1980s to the 2020s ) . They work through domestic struggles and family life , while facing the secrets , crimes and mysteries hidden behind the doors of their -- on the surface -- beautiful and seemingly perfect suburban neighborhood .   The series features an ensemble cast , headed by Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer , Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo , Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp , and Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis . Brenda Strong narrates the series as the late Mary Alice Young , appearing sporadically in flashbacks or dream sequences .   Desperate Housewives was well received by viewers and critics alike . It won multiple Primetime Emmy , Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards . From the 2004 -- 05 through the 2008 -- 09 television seasons , its first five seasons were rated amongst the top ten most-watched series . In 2007 , it was reported to be the most popular show in its demographic worldwide , with an audience of approximately 120 million and was also reported as the third most watched television series in a study of ratings in twenty countries . In 2012 , it remained the most-watched comedy series internationally based on data from Eurodata TV Worldwide , which measured ratings across five continents ; it has held this position since 2006 . Moreover , it was the third highest revenue earning series for 2010 , with $ 2.74 million per half an hour . The show was ranked at number fifty-six on Entertainment Weekly `` New TV Classics '' list .   In 2011 , it was confirmed that Desperate Housewives would conclude after its eighth season ; the series finale aired on May 13 , 2012 . By the end of the series , it had surpassed Charmed as the longest running hour-long television series featuring all female leads by two episodes .

neg: Home Theater Network Home Theater Network ( HTN ) was an American premium cable television network that was owned by Group W Satellite Communications . Targeted at a family audience , the channel focused primarily on theatrically released motion pictures , along with travel interstitials that aired between select films .

neg: Desperate Romantics Desperate Romantics is a six-part television drama serial about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood , first broadcast on BBC Two between 21 July and 25 August 2009 .   The series somewhat fictionalized the lives and events depicted . Though heavily trailed , the series received mixed reviews and dwindling audiences .

neg: TV One (U.S. TV network) TV One ( stylized as TV ONΞ ) is an American digital cable and satellite television network that is owned by Urban One ( formerly Radio One until May 8 , 2017 ) , having acquired Comcast 's stake in the TV network in 2015 . Headquartered in Silver Spring , Maryland , TV One 's programming targets African American adults with a broad mix of original lifestyle and entertainment-oriented series , documentaries , movies , concert performances and reruns of sitcoms from the 1970s through the 2000s .   As of February 2015 , TV One is available to approximately 57 million pay television households ( 48.9 % of households with at least one television set ) in the United States .

neg: Living Single Living Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 29 , 1993 , to January 1 , 1998 . The show centered on the lives of six friends who share personal and professional experiences while living in a Brooklyn brownstone .   Throughout its run , Living Single became one of the most popular African-American sitcoms of its era , ranking among the top five in African-American ratings in all five seasons . The series was produced by Yvette Lee Bowser 's company , Sister Lee , in association with Warner Bros. . Television . In contrast to the popularity of NBC 's `` Must See TV '' -- first on Sunday nights and then later on Thursday nights in the 1990s -- many African-American and Latino viewers flocked to Fox . For the 1993 -- 94 season , Living Single aired on Sunday nights between Martin and Married ... with Children , and then on Thursday nights from 1994 to 1998 .

neg: 20th Television Twentieth Television ( or 20TV , stylized as 20th Television ) is an American television syndication studio and the syndication arm of 20th Century Fox Television itself a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox .

neg: High Fidelity HDTV High Fidelity HDTV was a Canadian licensed television broadcaster specializing in HD content . The company was founded in 2003 by co-founders John Panikkar and Ken Murphy , both of whom have been involved in the Canadian broadcasting industry for many years . David Patterson , an experienced Canadian senior broadcast executive , joined the company in 2005 as a partner and part owner of the company , and Frank Bertolas , also an experienced Canadian senior broadcast executive , joined the company in 2010 . High Fidelity HDTV was headquartered in Toronto , Ontario and it operated 4 HD channels . In 2006 , the company was set to launch a 5th HD channel , Baby HD . In 2007 , the company was poised to launch more HD channels : Aqua HD , Centre Stage HD , Clash HD , Crafts & Hobbies HD , Eureka ! HD , GameWorld HD , Seniors Life HD , Women 's Sports HD , Horror HD , & W HD . In 2008 , the company proposed 2 more HD channels , Diversion HD & Canada HD , as well as a non-HD network , Diversion . However , the applications for the channels was denied by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC ) . In 2010 , the company was set to launch yet another channel ( non-HD ) , The Wedding Channel .   High Fidelity HDTV signed exclusive content deals with IMAX ( giving them access to their original films ) , Smithsonian Networks & Off the Fence , an independent production company that distributes non-fiction content worldwide .   On December 21 , 2011 , High Fidelity HDTV announced that it had entered into an agreement to be purchased outright by Blue Ant Media , majority owners of Glassbox Television and minority owners of Quarto Communications . While initially purchasing 29.9 % of the company , the remaining 70.1 % would be purchased following its approval by the CRTC . The acquisition was completed on August 1 , 2012 . As of 2013 , the company no longer exists , the 4 channels are now part of Blue Ant Media & the other proposed channels were never launched .

neg: Disney–ABC Domestic Television Disney -- ABC Domestic Television , also operating as ABC Syndication ( formerly known as Buena Vista Television and also known as Disney Domestic Television and Disney-ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution ) , is the in-home sales and content distribution firm of the Disney -- ABC Television Group , a division of The Walt Disney Company . Content distribution responsibilities include domestic television syndication , domestic pay TV , Internet and cable video-on-demand ( VOD ) , and pay-per-view outlets .

neg: You're Gonna Love Tomorrow `` You 're Gon na Love Tomorrow '' is the fifth season premiere episode of the American comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives , and the 88th episode overall . It originally aired on September 28 , 2008 , in the United States on ABC ( American Broadcasting Company ) . The episode was written by series creator Marc Cherry and directed by Larry Shaw . `` You 're Gon na Love Tomorrow '' , as well as all subsequent episodes , takes place five years after the events of the fourth season finale following Cherry 's decision to revamp the series with a time jump .   In the episode , Edie ( Nicollette Sheridan ) returns to Wisteria Lane after a five-year absence with her new husband , Dave ( Neal McDonough ) . While Susan ( Teri Hatcher ) hesitates to make a romantic commitment to Jackson ( Gale Harold ) , Lynette ( Felicity Huffman ) struggles with her defiant teenage children and her husband 's midlife crisis . Gabrielle ( Eva Longoria ) deals with her daughters ' weight problems and Bree ( Marcia Cross ) faces the ramifications of her success .   `` You 're Gon na Love Tomorrow '' received mostly positive reviews from television critics , most of whom agreed that the time jump refreshed the show . According to Nielsen ratings , the episode drew over 18 million viewers , making it the most-watched show of the night and the second most-watched program of the week across all networks .

neg: Diva TV Diva TV was a British TV channel owned by Universal Networks International , which launched on Sky in the UK and Ireland on channel 269 at midday on 1 October 2007 .   Despite having quite a varied schedule upon launch , the channel 's programming declined . It aired shows such as The Late Show With David Letterman , The Oprah Winfrey Show , The Talk and McLeod 's Daughters .   On 1 November 2011 Diva TV +1 closed on Sky channel 277 . The channel had previously been available on Virgin Media channel 165 until 1 April 2010 .   Diva TV closed on 14 February 2012 at midnight with its most popular programmes shifted to the Style Network . The move followed NBCUniversal 's acquisition by Comcast in March 2011 and affected only the UK market .

neg: AWE (TV network) AWE ( formerly Wealth TV ) is a United States-based lifestyle and entertainment cable network privately held by Herring Networks , Inc. . The network operates several domestic and international television feeds . The network 's primary production facilities and corporate headquarters are located in San Diego , California . It is featured on numerous providers including DirecTV , Verizon FiOS , and AT&T .

neg: Food Network Food Network ( legally known as Television Food Network ) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Television Food Network , G.P. , a joint venture between Scripps Networks Interactive ( which owns 70 % of the network ) and the Tribune ( FN ) Cable Ventures Inc. ( which owns the remaining 30 % ) . Despite this ownership structure , the channel is managed as a division of Scripps Networks Interactive . The channel airs both specials and regular episodic programs about food and cooking .   In addition to its headquarters in New York City , Food Network has offices in Atlanta , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Chicago , Detroit , Jersey City , Cincinnati , and Knoxville , Tennessee .   As of February 2015 , Food Network is available to approximately 96,931,000 pay television households ( 83.3 % of households with television ) in the United States .

neg: Really (TV channel) Really is a digital television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of the UKTV family of channels . The channel launched on 19 May 2009 as the UKTV 's channel for female lifestyle programming and is available on satellite through Sky , cable services through Virgin Media also on digital terrestrial provider Freeview .

neg: God, That's Good `` God , That 's Good '' is the 66th episode of the ABC television series , Desperate Housewives . It was also the nineteenth episode of the show 's third season . The episode was written by Dahvi Waller and Josh Senter and directed by Larry Shaw . It aired in the United States on April 22 , 2007 .   Zane Huett submitted this episode for consideration on his behalf in the category of `` Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series '' at the 2007 Emmy Awards .

neg: Universal Channel (UK and Ireland) The Universal Channel is a television channel owned by NBCUniversal .   The channel mainly broadcasts United States imports including drama series and TV movies such as House MD and Law & Order . However the channel also screens British dramas including Hustle and Spooks , and Australian series like Sea Patrol and McLeod 's Daughters . The channel specialises in programming that is appropriate for the whole family .   This channel is specific to audiences within the United Kingdom and Ireland .

neg: The Comedy Channel The Comedy Channel ( promoted on air as comedy ) is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel , Austar , and Optus Television .

neg: A&E Networks A&E Networks ( branded as A+E Networks ) is an American media company that owns a group of television channels available via cable & satellite in the U.S. and abroad . A&E stands for Arts & Entertainment . The company is a joint venture with Hearst and Disney-ABC Television Group , a unit of the Disney Media Networks subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company .

neg: Bravo (Canada) Bravo ( styled bravo ) is a Canadian English language Category A cable and satellite specialty channel that is owned by Bell Media .   The channel was founded as a Canadian version of the U.S. channel Bravo ( which is now owned by NBCUniversal ) , and originally focused on performing arts , drama , and independent film . However , as with its U.S. counterpart , the channel has largely dropped its arts programming , and now focuses primarily on mainstream films and scripted series .

neg: Paramount Television Network The Paramount Television Network ( PTN ) was a venture by American film corporation Paramount Pictures to organize a television network in the late 1940s . The company built television stations KTLA in Los Angeles and WBKB in Chicago ; it also invested US$ 400,000 in the DuMont Television Network , which operated stations WABD in New York City , WTTG in Washington , D.C. , and WDTV in Pittsburgh . Escalating disputes between Paramount and DuMont concerning breaches of contract , company control , and network competition erupted regularly between 1940 and 1956 , and culminated in the dismantling of the DuMont Network . Television historian Timothy White called the clash between the two companies `` one of the most unfortunate and dramatic episodes in the early history of the television industry . ''   The Paramount Television Network aired several programs , including the Emmy Award-winning children 's series Time for Beany . Filmed in Hollywood , the programs were distributed to an ad-hoc network of stations across the United States . The network signed affiliation agreements with more than 50 television stations in 1950 ; despite this , most of Paramount 's series were not widely viewed outside the West Coast . The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) , which filed suit against Paramount for anti-trust violations , prevented the studio from acquiring additional television stations . Paramount executives eventually gave up on the idea of a television network , and continued to produce series for other networks . In 1995 , after four decades of television production for other companies , Paramount re-entered the broadcast network field when the company and Chris-Craft Industries launched the United Paramount Network ( UPN ) , a television network that operated until 2006 . Paramount 's television division is now owned by CBS Television Studios .

neg: Sorry Grateful `` Sorry Grateful '' is the 142nd episode of the ABC television series , Desperate Housewives . It is the eighth episode of the show 's seventh season and was broadcast on November 14 , 2010 .


query: Snoop Dogg released a soundtrack on Death Row Records for the short film Murder Was the Case.

pos: Snoop Dogg Cordozar Calvin Broadus , Jr. ( born October 20 , 1971 ) , known professionally as Snoop Dogg ( sometimes shortened to Snoop and formerly called Snoop Doggy Dogg and Snoop Lion ) , is an American rapper and actor from Long Beach , California . His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr. Dre of N.W.A , and as a result was prominently featured throughout Dr. Dre 's solo debut album , The Chronic ( 1992 ) . He has since sold over twenty-three million albums in the United States and thirty-five million albums worldwide .   Snoop 's debut album , Doggystyle , was released in 1993 under Death Row Records , debuting at number one on both the Billboard 200 and Billboard Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums charts . Selling almost a million copies in the first week of its release , Doggystyle became certified 4 × platinum in 1994 and spawned several hit singles , including `` What 's My Name ? '' and `` Gin & Juice '' . In 1994 Snoop released a soundtrack on Death Row Records for the short film Murder Was The Case , starring himself . His second album Tha Doggfather ( 1996 ) , also debuted at number one on both charts with `` Snoop 's Upside Ya Head '' , as the lead single . The album was certified double platinum in 1997 .   After leaving Death Row Records , Snoop signed with No Limit Records , where he recorded his next three albums . Da Game Is to Be Sold , Not to Be Told ( 1998 ) , No Limit Top Dogg ( 1999 ) , and Tha Last Meal ( 2000 ) . Snoop then signed with Priority/Capitol/EMI Records in 2002 , where he released Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss . He then signed with Geffen Records in 2004 for his next three albums R&G ( Rhythm & Gangsta ) : The Masterpiece , Tha Blue Carpet Treatment , and Ego Trippin ' . Malice 'n Wonderland ( 2009 ) , and Doggumentary ( 2011 ) , were released on Priority . Snoop Dogg has starred in motion pictures and hosted several television shows , including Doggy Fizzle Televizzle , Snoop Dogg 's Father Hood , and Dogg After Dark . He also coaches a youth football league and high school football team . In September 2009 , Snoop was hired by EMI as the chairman of a reactivated Priority Records .   In 2012 , after a trip to Jamaica , Snoop announced a conversion to the Rastafari movement and a new alias , Snoop Lion . Under the new moniker , he released a reggae album , Reincarnated , and a documentary film of the same name , of his Jamaican experience , in early 2013 . His fourteenth solo studio album , Coolaid , was released in July 2016 .   Snoop Dogg holds the dubious distinction of having seventeen Grammy nominations without a win .   In March 2016 , the night before WrestleMania 32 in Arlington , Texas , Snoop was inducted into the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame having made several appearances for the company , including as Master of Ceremonies during a match at Wrestlemania XXIV .

neg: Relapse (Eminem album) Relapse is the sixth studio album by American rapper Eminem . The album was released on May 19 , 2009 , under Aftermath Entertainment , Shady Records , and Interscope Records . It was his first album of original material since Encore ( 2004 ) , following a four-year hiatus from recording due to his writer 's block and an addiction to prescription sleeping medication . Recording sessions for the album took place during 2005 to 2009 at several recording studios , and Dr. Dre , Mark Batson , and Eminem handled production . Conceptually , Relapse concerns the ending of his drug rehabilitation , rapping after a non-fictional relapse , and the return of his Slim Shady alter-ego .   One of the most anticipated album releases of 2009 , Relapse debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart , selling 608,000 copies in its first week . It produced three singles that attained chart success and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . The album received mixed reviews from most music critics , who were divided in their responses towards Eminem 's lyrics . It has sold more than 2.3 million copies in the United States and more than 17 million copies worldwide .

neg: To Live and Die in CA To Live and Die in CA is the second compilation album by rapper Daz Dillinger . It was released on October 1 , 2002 through D.P.G. Recordz .

neg: Chronicles: Death Row Classics Chronicles : Death Row Classics is a Dr. Dre greatest hits album released by Death Row Records on June 27 , 2006 .   This is the follow-up of the album Chronicle : Best of the Works ( 2002 ) . While Chronicle : Best of the Work was originally released by Death Row UK , and thus not officially a Death Row album , this is an official Death Row release . Some of the songs from Dr. Dre 's 1992 album The Chronic that were not included on Chronicle : Best of the Work are on this album . A few songs that were already on Chronicle : Best of the Work are also on it .

neg: Nate Dogg discography The discography of American recording artist Nate Dogg consists of three studio albums , one compilation album , one collaboration album , and 40 singles ( including 35 singles as a featured artist ) .

neg: The Marshall Mathers LP The Marshall Mathers LP is the third studio album by American rapper Eminem . It was released on May 23 , 2000 , by Aftermath Entertainment , Interscope Records , and Eminem 's newly founded label , Shady Records in the United States , and on September 11 , 2000 , by Polydor Records in the United Kingdom . The album was produced mostly by Dr. Dre and Eminem , along with The 45 King , the Bass Brothers , and Mel-Man . Released a year after Eminem 's breakout album The Slim Shady LP , the record features more introspective lyricism including the rapper 's response to his sudden rise to fame and controversy surrounding his lyrics .   The album sold more than 1.78 million copies in the US in its first week alone , becoming the fastest-selling studio album by any solo artist in American music history . In 2001 , the album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and was nominated for Album of the Year . Eminem lost the latter to jazz-rock duo Steely Dan and their album Two Against Nature . The album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America in March 2011 for shipping 10 million copies in the United States . By December 2016 , the album had sold over 11 million copies in the United States and more than 32 million copies worldwide . A sequel to the album , The Marshall Mathers LP 2 , was released on November 5 , 2013 .

neg: Black Mafia Life Black Mafia Life is the second studio album by American hip hop group Above the Law.This Album Is What Would Be Considered The Blue Print Sound Similar To Dr Dre 's The Chronic.The Sound What would be later Named as G-Funk by 2pac . Recorded in 1991 into 1992 but was held back due Legal Issues With Epic And Dr. Dre 's Departure from Ruthless Records . It was released on February 2 , 1993 via Ruthless Records . The album peaked at number 6 on the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums and number 37 on the US Billboard 200 . Rolling Stone gave the album 4.5 stars of 5 .   As on the group 's previous works , Livin ' Like Hustlers and Vocally Pimpin ' , this album 's audio production was mostly handled by A.T.L. themselves , but this one excluded any contributions from Lay Law . It featured guest appearances from Kokane , Eazy-E , 2pac , MC Ren , and Digital Underground . Its lead single `` V.S.O.P. '' peaked at number 9 on the Hot Rap Singles and number 97 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks .   Above the Law member Go Mack left the group after release of this album .

neg: ASAP Ferg Darold D. Brown Ferguson , Jr. ( born October 20 , 1988 ) , better known by his stage name ASAP Ferg ( stylized as A$ AP Ferg ) , is an American rapper from New York City 's Harlem neighborhood . Aside from his solo career , he is a member of the hip hop collective A$ AP Mob , from which he adopted his moniker .   In January 2013 , Ferg signed a solo record deal with Polo Grounds and RCA , the same labels that helped launch A$ AP Worldwide , when Ferg 's A$ AP Mob cohorts A$ AP Rocky and the late A$ AP Yams , negotiated their own respective deal in 2011 . His debut album Trap Lord was released on August 20 , 2013 , and was met with generally positive reviews . On April 22 , 2016 , Ferg released his second studio album , Always Strive and Prosper .

neg: List of awards and nominations received by Snoop Dogg The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American rapper Snoop Dogg .

neg: Death row Death row is a special section of a prison in the United States that houses inmates who are awaiting execution after being sentenced to death for the conviction of a capital crime . The US is the only Western country that still applies the death penalty for capital crimes . Thirty-one of its 50 states and the federal government authorize this penalty . But by 2016 , sixteen of these states and the federal government had a formal or `` de facto '' moratorium , due in large part to questions about the death penalty itself or the use of lethal injection as a method of execution .   `` Death row '' is a term also used figuratively to describe the state of awaiting execution ( `` being on death row '' ) , even in places where no special facility or separate unit for condemned inmates exists . After a person is found guilty of a capital offense , the judge will give the jury the option of imposing a death sentence or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole ( LWOP ) . It is up to a jury to decide whether to give the death sentence ; this usually has to be a unanimous decision . If sentenced to death , a convict will remain on death row during appeal and habeas corpus procedures , which can take years . Since 1973 and later , with an increasing number of persons being freed since 1993 , some 157 persons as of January 2017 have been exonerated on appeal and released from death row . Wrongful convictions have been proven based on DNA evidence , informants retracting testimony or being proven false , prosecutorial misconduct , racial bias in jury selection , and other constitutional issues .

neg: Check Yo Self `` Check Yo Self '' is the second hit single from Ice Cube 's third solo album The Predator . It was released in July 1993 and features New York City rappers Das EFX . It topped both the Billboard R&B / Hip-Hop and Rap charts while also reaching number 20 on the Hot 100 chart . The song retains two main versions , the original and a remix which utilizes the same beat as Grandmaster Flash 's `` The Message '' , titled `` Check Yo Self ( The Message Remix ) '' . The original mix includes a sample from the intro of The Beastie Boys ' track `` The New Style '' , which uses the phrase `` check it '' throughout the chorus .   The song is featured on Ice Cube 's Bootlegs & B-Sides album and was later released on his Greatest Hits album . The clean version of `` Check Yo Self ( The Message Remix ) '' can be found in the video game , Grand Theft Auto : San Andreas , playing on the West Coast hip hop radio station Radio Los Santos and in the soundtrack of the movie Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay . A new recording , based on the original version of the song , featuring Chuck D was featured in the 2010 film Due Date . In January 2010 , Snoop Dogg released a cover version of the song . Guitarist Wayne Krantz included an instrumental version of the song ( based on the `` message remix '' version ) on his 2012 album Howie 61 .

neg: Bitch Please II `` Bitch Please II '' is a song by American rapper Eminem , featuring guest vocals from American rappers Dr. Dre , Snoop Dogg , Xzibit , and Nate Dogg , taken from Eminem 's The Marshall Mathers LP ( 2000 ) . The song was written by Eminem , Dr. Dre , Snoop Dogg , Xzibit and Nate Dogg with , production handled by Dr. Dre and Mel-Man .

neg: Based on a True Story (Mack 10 album) Based on a True Story is the second studio album by American rapper Mack 10 , released September 16 , 1997 on Priority Records . It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard 200 and at number 5 on the Billboard Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums . One single , `` Backyard Boogie '' , peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs . and performed well on several other charts as well . The album features guest performance by Ice Cube , E-40 , Snoop Dogg , Allfrumtha I and The Comrads .   Along with singles , music videos were produced for two songs : `` Backyard Boogie '' and `` Only in California '' featuring Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg . Ice Cube makes a cameo appearance in `` Backyard Boogie '' .   The song , `` Ca n't Stop '' , was previously released on the Ant Banks album , Big Thangs . Another song , `` Dopeman '' , was later included on two Priority Records compilations , In tha Beginning ... There Was Rap and Straight Outta Compton : N.W.A 10th Anniversary Tribute . `` Dopeman '' is a cover version of the 1987 N.W.A song of the same name .

neg: Over the Counter (album) Over the Counter is the debut demo album and is the officially unreleased but heavily bootlegged debut studio album by rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg . Guest appearances include Tha Dogg Pound , Dr. Dre , Nate Dogg , Warren G , George Clinton and others . The album was released only on cassette version .

neg: Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath Dr. Dre Presents ... The Aftermath is a compilation album produced and released by American rapper and producer , Dr. Dre . The album was released on November 26 , 1996 , a week after the release of the lead single , `` East Coast , West Coast , Killas '' featuring Group Therapy . The album is Dre 's first release after leaving Death Row Records , and was the first release on his then newly established Aftermath Entertainment . In spite of Dr. Dre 's name being on the album , and it being certified platinum , it received mixed reviews and was not amongst the year 's more commercially successful releases . The album was later followed by the second single , the Dr. Dre solo track `` Been There , Done That '' .

neg: Suicide Tour: Ten Years Later The Suicide Tour ( 10 Years Later ) is a 3-disc bootleg compilation of Brotha Lynch Hung songs , released by Siccmade Muzicc on October 7 , 2014 . It features Snoop Dogg , Bad Azz , Keak Da Sneak , Xzibit , Warren G , X-Raided , Art B. , Zigg Zagg , Phonk Beta , Loki , D-Dubb , C.O.S. , and the original Siccmade Muzicc family .

neg: Tru Life Roberto Guzmán Rosado , Jr. ( born March 19 , 1976 ) , better known by his stage name Tru Life , is an American rapper of Puerto Rican descent . He was signed to Jay-Z 's Roc-A-Fella Records briefly but was incarcerated soon after . Before signing he had spent time with various other labels , featured on numerous songs and had already generated quite a buzz due to prominent beefs , appearances on mixtapes and Smack DVD .   He was released from prison in 2016 .   Since his release from prison he has actively protested his innocence , and stated that he pled guilty to a criminal charge only because of the situation being effectively stacked against him in such a way that he felt he could not win a trial , despite the fact that he did n't participate in any crime . In his eyes , it was a better choice to plead guilty and accept the sentence than to risk a trial , which would have not only put him at risk of being convicted of a more serious crime but also at risk of a much longer sentence . He has also indicated since his release that he is a changed man and has left his previous life of crime and drama long behind him and is moving on in a positive direction .   Soon after his release Tru Life featured on a song with Rick Ross which was received well . The music video for the song , released on YouTube , gathered over 1 million views within one month .   As of January 2017 Tru Life has featured on a few mixtape tracks but has not released a single nor has he indicated any signs of signing to a record label . He has stated that he is working on his own record and starting his own label .

neg: The Fast and the Furious (soundtrack) The Fast and the Furious is the first of two soundtracks based on the major motion picture The Fast and the Furious . The soundtrack reached number seven on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Top Soundtracks . The album went platinum in 2002 in both the United States and Canada .   The single released from the soundtrack is `` Put It on Me '' and `` Furious '' by Ja Rule , `` POV City Anthem '' by Cadillac Tah , Good Life ( Remix ) by Faith Evans and `` Justify My Love '' by Vita . The Limp Bizkit single `` Rollin ' ( Urban Assault Vehicle ) '' , which is the remix to `` Rollin ' ( Air Raid Vehicle ) '' , is also featured on the soundtrack . The song features DMX , Method Man and Redman and is produced by Swizz Beatz . The soundtrack exclusively featured artists from Irv Gotti 's label The Inc. . Records such as Ja Rule .

neg: Radio (LL Cool J album) Radio is the debut studio album by American rapper LL Cool J , released November 18 , 1985 on Def Jam Recordings in the United States . It serves as the label 's first full-length album release . Recording sessions for the album took place during 1984 to 1985 at Chung King House of Metal in New York City . The album was primarily produced by Rick Rubin , who provided a sparse and minimal production style . Radio also features a sound that is punctuated by DJ scratching , mostly brief samples , and emphasis of the downbeat . LL Cool J 's b-boy lyricism conveys themes of inner city culture , teenage promiscuity , and braggadocio raps .   The album experienced a significant amount of commercial success and sales for a hip hop record at the time , earning U.S. Billboard chart success and selling over 500,000 copies within its first five months of release . On April 19 , 1989 , Radio was certified platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , following sales in excess of one million copies in the United States . Initial criticism of the album was generally positive , as LL Cool J 's lyricism and Rick Rubin 's production were praised by several music critics . It has since been recognized by critics as LL Cool J 's greatest work .   Reflecting the new school and ghettoblaster subculture in the U.S. during the mid-1980s , Radio belongs to a pivotal moment in the history and culture of hip hop . Its success contributed to the displacement of the old school with the new school form and to the genre 's mainstream success during the period . Its success also served as a career breakthrough for LL Cool J and Rick Rubin . Radio has been recognized by music writers as one of the first cohesive and commercially successful hip hop albums .

neg: Tupac: Assassination Tupac Assassination : Conspiracy or Revenge is a documentary film about the unsolved murder of rapper Tupac Shakur produced by Frank Alexander , a Shakur bodyguard who was with the rapper at the time of the shooting , produced and directed by Richard Bond . The film was released October 23 , 2007 on DVD .

neg: Booty Call (soundtrack) Booty Call is the soundtrack to the 1997 film of the same name . It was released on February 25 , 1997 through Jive Records and consisted of a blend of contemporary R&B and hip hop . The soundtrack was a success , peaking at 24 on the Billboard 200 and 4 on the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums . It was first certified Gold on April 28 , 1997 , before earning a Platinum certification on November 18 , 1998 .   Three singles also made it to the charts , `` Call Me '' by Too Short and Lil ' Kim , `` Can We '' by SWV featuring Missy Elliott , and `` Do n't Wan na Be a Player '' by Joe .


query: Racism was addressed in Beverly Hills, 90210.

pos: Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills , 90210 is an American drama television series that ran for ten seasons -- originally airing from October 4 , 1990 , to May 17 , 2000 , on Fox , and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States -- and subsequently on numerous networks around the world . It is the first of five television series in the Beverly Hills , 90210 franchise . The show follows the lives of a group of friends living in the upscale and star-studded community of Beverly Hills , California as they make their way through high school to college and into the adult world .   The show was created by Darren Star and executive producers Charles Rosin ( originally ) followed in later seasons by Aaron Spelling , E. Duke Vincent , Paul Waigner , Steve Wasserman , and Jessica Klein . The `` 90210 '' in the title refers to one of the city 's five ZIP codes .   The initial premise of the show was based on the adjustment and culture shock that twins Brandon ( Jason Priestley ) and Brenda Walsh ( Shannen Doherty ) experienced when they and their parents , Jim ( James Eckhouse ) and Cindy ( Carol Potter ) moved from Minneapolis , Minnesota to Beverly Hills . In addition to chronicling the friendships and romantic relationships of the characters , the show also addressed numerous topical issues such as date rape , gay rights , animal rights , alcoholism , drug abuse , domestic violence , sex , antisemitism , racism , teenage suicide , teenage pregnancy , and AIDS . Beverly Hills , 90210 was named one of the Best School Shows of All Time by AOL TV .   After a poor start in the ratings during its first season , the series gained popularity during the summer of 1991 , when Fox aired a special `` summer season '' of the show while most other series were in reruns . The series became one of Fox 's top shows when it began its next season that fall . Viewership increased dramatically and the cast members , particularly Jason Priestley and Luke Perry , became teen idols , while the series would make actresses Shannen Doherty , Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling household names in the US . The show also had many cast changes , with Garth , Spelling , Ian Ziering and Brian Austin Green being the only actors to appear during its entire run .

neg: Beverly Hills Film Festival The Beverly Hills Film Festival ( BHFF ) is a film festival in the United States founded in 2001 by independent filmmaker Nino Simone . The festival is an international competition dedicated to showcasing the art and talent of emerging filmmakers and screenplay writers from around the world .   The festival lasts five days and is reportedly attended by more than 20,000 people a year . Venues include the AMPAS , Writers Guild , Chinese Theater and The Clarity Theatre . The festival winds up with the black tie awards ceremony . In 2013 the festival was launched internationally with an event in Tokyo .   The BHFF emphasizes awards to first-time filmmakers . On the final night of the Festival , the jury ( usually made up of film professionals from all over the globe ) presents its awards , including the Golden Palm Award for best picture , at a black-tie gala at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel .

neg: Romantic racism Romantic racism is a form of racism in which members of a dominant group project their fantasies onto members of oppressed groups . Feminist scholars have accused Norman Mailer , Jack Kerouac , and other Beatnik authors of the 1950s of romantic racism . They maintain that the dominant mainstream culture of the 1950s in the United States stressed conformity and held up middle-class suburban families as the cultural ideal , and that it was indifferent to art and literature , upheld racial segregation , and despised or ignored black achievements , such as jazz . Those , like the novelist Norman Mailer , who felt limited by or alienated from mainstream culture , sought out influences from other cultures as form of rebellion . Mailer , a great fan of jazz music , created his concept of what it meant to be `` hip , '' or a member of the white urban counterculture , largely on his perception of the culture of urban African-Americans ( with whom the expression `` hip '' , meaning `` in the know '' , originated ) and articulated his vision in his essay `` The White Negro . '' Mailer , who considered himself an opponent of Victorian sexual repression and regimentation , idealized what he saw as the sexual and other freedoms of minority and other counter-cultural groups , overlooking the fact that in these groups sexual exploitation of women sometimes occurred.These critics consider his depictions of what he imagines African-American life to be like as an instance of what they call `` romantic racism '' , contending that he implies that in urban ghettoes -- filled with sex , drugs , and violence -- life is somehow enriched , rather than hurt , by poverty and crime . Mailer 's essay has also been criticized for spreading the stereotype of African-American men as hypermasculine and hypersexual .

neg: Race and crime in the United Kingdom The relationship between race and crime in the United Kingdom is the subject of academic studies , government surveys , media coverage , and public concern . Under the Criminal Justice Act 1991 , section 95 , the government collects annual statistics based on race and crime .   These statistics have highlighted differences in rates of crime between racial groups , and some commentators have suggested cultural explanations for these differences .

neg: We Charge Genocide We Charge Genocide : The Crime of Government Against the Negro People is a paper accusing the United States government of genocide based on the UN Genocide Convention . This paper was written by the Civil Rights Congress ( CRC ) and presented to the United Nations at meetings in Paris in December 1951 .   The document pointed out that the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide defined genocide as any acts committed with `` intent to destroy '' a group , `` in whole or in part . '' To build its case for black genocide , the document cited many instances of lynching in the United States , as well as legal discrimination , disenfranchisement of blacks in the South , a series of incidents of police brutality dating to the present , and systematic inequalities in health and quality of life . The central argument : the US government is both complicit with and responsible for a genocidal situation based on the UN 's own definition of genocide .   The document received international media attention and became caught up in Cold War politics , as the CRC was supported by the American Communist Party . Its many examples of shocking conditions for African Americans shaped beliefs about the United States in countries across the world . The American government and white press accused the CRC of exaggerating racial inequality in order to advance the cause of Communism . The US State Department forced CRC secretary William L. Patterson to surrender his passport after he presented the petition to a UN meeting in Paris .

neg: Segregation in Seattle While Seattle is probably the furthest place in the continental United States from where the Civil Rights movement is typically associated , typically the Deep South , segregation and racial prejudices effected the northwest just as much as it did other regions in the United States .   Before World War II Seattle 's population was predominantly Caucasian . After the war Seattle 's population increased by about 100,000 people , from all over the country , causing many neighborhoods and schools to go up in numbers and diversity ) . As the number of people increased so did the need of new school buildings . While Seattle , in the later years -- the 1960s through 1980s -- made strides to accommodate decisions like the Brown vs. Board of Education things like White flight made it difficult to fully integrate schools because of the de facto segregation happening in the communities .   As a result , African-Americans in Seattle were concentrated into one area which was labeled The Central District . It was here that a majority of the black population lived and went to school . In the 1960s , Seattle was home to only nine black schools in The Central District , and almost 100 white schools on outside parts of town . On March 31 and April 1 , 1966 thousands of Seattle Public School students boycotted the Central District in search for equality in the school systems . Many believed that the problems in the schools stemmed from almost 10,000 students being pushed into a limited amount of space . These locations were often underfunded and understaffed which resulted in poor test schools and low graduation rates . The number of protesters soon grew , including thousands of white students , and three public school teachers . The outpouring support for the issue forced the Seattle School Board to grant the public with a real solution to the problem . Today , Seattle recognizes this protest as the Seattle Public Schools Boycott of 1966   Segregation was also found in the Seattle neighborhood hospitals that refused treatment to African Americans . For example , if a black patient wanted treatment at Providence Hospital they would need to pay for a private room . Swedish Medical Center used the statement : `` will not receive Negroes at this time . '' While Virginia Mason Nursing school wrote : `` In regards to our policy , we do not accept Negroes , Japanese , etc. . ''   While de jure segregation enforced by law is no longer practiced , Seattle remains a highly racially segregated city . This is both from the aftermath of legalized segregation and the result of a continued practice of de facto segregation .

neg: Neo-racism Neo-racism refers to forms of constructive or indirect racism , where acting under the auspices of non-racism or anti-racism , policies are implemented that are ignorant of racial and ethnic minority rights resulting in limiting , prohibiting and reducing rights of freedom of association , commercial activity and freedom of intellectual , political or artistic expression .   Alternatively Balibar describes this racism as having as its dominant theme not biological heredity `` but the insurmountability of cultural differences , a racism which , at first sight , does not postulate the superiority of certain groups or peoples in relation to others but ` only ' the harmfulness of abolishing frontiers , the incompatibility of lifestyles and traditions '' .

neg: Rosewood massacre The Rosewood massacre was a violent , racially motivated massacre of blacks and destruction of a black town that took place during the first week of January 1923 in rural Levy County , Florida . At least six blacks and two whites were killed , and the town of Rosewood was abandoned and destroyed in what contemporary news reports characterized as a race riot . Racial disturbances were common during the early 20th century in the United States , reflecting the nation 's rapid social changes . Florida had an especially high number of lynchings of black males in the years before the massacre , including a well-publicized incident in December 1922 .   Prior to the massacre , the town of Rosewood had been a quiet , primarily black , self-sufficient whistle stop on the Seaboard Air Line Railway . Trouble began when white men from several nearby towns lynched a black Rosewood resident because of unsupported accusations that a white woman in nearby Sumner had been beaten and possibly raped by a black drifter . When the town 's black citizens rallied together to defend themselves against further attacks , a mob of several hundred whites combed the countryside hunting for black people , and burned almost every structure in Rosewood . Survivors from the town hid for several days in nearby swamps until they were evacuated by train and car to larger towns . Although state and local authorities were aware of the violence , no arrests were made for what happened in Rosewood . The town was abandoned by its former black residents ; none ever moved back .   Although the rioting was widely reported around the United States at the time , few official records documented the event . Survivors , their descendants , and the perpetrators remained silent about Rosewood for decades . Sixty years after the rioting , the story of Rosewood was revived in major media when several journalists covered it in the early 1980s . Survivors and their descendants organized to sue the state for having failed to protect Rosewood 's black community . In 1993 , the Florida Legislature commissioned a report on the massacre . As a result of the findings , Florida became the first U.S. state to compensate survivors and their descendants for damages incurred because of racial violence . The incident was the subject of a 1997 feature film directed by John Singleton . In 2004 , the state designated the site of Rosewood as a Florida Heritage Landmark . Officially , the recorded death toll of the first week of January 1923 was six blacks and two whites . Historians disagree about this number . Some survivors ' stories claim there may have been up to 27 black residents killed , and assert that newspapers did not report the total number of white deaths . Minnie Lee Langley , who was in the Carrier house siege , recalls that she stepped over many white bodies on the porch when she left the house . Several eyewitnesses claim to have seen a mass grave filled with black people ; one remembers a plow brought from Cedar Key that covered 26 bodies . Others claimed as many as 150 people were killed . However , by the time authorities investigated these claims , most of the witnesses were dead , or too elderly and infirm to lead them to a site to confirm the stories .

neg: Procedural drama A procedural drama is a genre of television programming which focuses on how crimes are solved or some other aspect of a law enforcement agency , legislative body , or court of law . Some dramas include a lab or conference room with high-tech or state-of-the-art equipment where the main characters meet to work out the problem . Shows usually have an episodic format that does not require the viewer to have seen previous episodes . Episodes typically have a self-contained , also referred to as stand-alone , plot that is introduced and resolved within the same episode .   The procedural format is popular around the world . In 2011 , the director of a TV consultancy said , `` The continuing trend is for procedurals because they use a predictable structure . '' Due to their stand-alone episodic nature , they are more accessible to new viewers than serials . Self-contained episodes also make it easier for viewers to return to a show if they have missed some episodes . In general , procedural dramas can usually be re-run with little concern for episode order .   Procedurals are often criticized for being formulaic . Procedurals are also generally less character-driven than serialized shows . However , some procedurals have more character emphasis than is typical of the format . Some may occasionally feature a storyline stretching over several episodes .   A popular variant is the police procedural .

neg: Race Relations Act 1968 The Race Relations Act 1968 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom making it illegal to refuse housing , employment , or public services to a person on the grounds of colour , race , ethnic or national origins . It also created the Community Relations Commission to promote ` harmonious community relations ' .   The Act made amendments to the Race Relations Act 1965 . It was superseded ( and repealed ) by the Race Relations Act 1976 .   The Act was criticised for poorly translating `` new standards of behaviour '' into an effective legal document . The bill which introduced the Act was the focus of one of Enoch Powell 's speeches , latterly known as the Rivers of Blood speech .

neg: Naomi Clark Naomi Clark , played by AnnaLynne McCord , is a fictional character from the CW primetime drama 90210 , the fourth series of the Beverly Hills , 90210 franchise . The character was created by Rob Thomas , Gabe Sachs , and Jeff Judah , with later developments by Rebecca Sinclair , and occasional input from McCord .   During early stages of production , Naomi was largely described as a privileged and popular teenager . Prior to the series ' premiere , Sachs and Judah would further develop Naomi into an antiheroine with a number of flaws , virtues , and familial issues . In the second season , Sinclair , the new show-runner , maintained the previous developments but presented a more comedic take on the character . McCord has expressed fondness for the multi-faceted nature of the role , citing it as a factor in her decision to accept the part .   Often regarded as the show 's central figure , Naomi has received critical acclaim from the Los Angeles Times , Entertainment Weekly , People magazine , and other media outlets . Reviews have praised AnnaLynne McCord 's performance and the complexity of the role . Conversely , Naomi has also been a recipient of criticism , particularly during the second season . For her work in the role , McCord was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in 2009 , and won a Breakthrough of the Year Award in 2010 .

neg: Norman Lear Center The Norman Lear Center is a multi-disciplinary research and public policy center exploring implications of the convergence of entertainment , commerce , and society . It is based at the USC Annenberg School for Communication . Through scholarship and research , and its programs of visiting fellows , conferences , public events and publications , the Lear Center works to be at the forefront of discussion and practice in the field .   The Center is named for benefactor Norman Lear , the social activist and philanthropist , and television producer , and was founded and is directed by Marty Kaplan , associate dean of the USC Annenberg School , who has been a political speechwriter , Hollywood studio executive , and screenwriter-producer .   The Lear Center officially launched on January 24 , 2000 . Some of the programs it houses include Entertainment Goes Global , which explores the political , cultural , economic and technological implications of the globalization of entertainment ; Celebrity , Politics & Public Life , wherein faculty and deans from over 20 USC departments convene to develop an inter-disciplinary analysis of American political life , as it is shaped by popular culture ; and Hollywood , Health & Society , which provides entertainment industry professionals with accurate and timely information for health storylines . Hollywood , Health & Society is funded by , and works closely with such governmental agencies as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , the National Institutes of Health , and the National Cancer Institute . That program hosts its annual Sentinel for Health Awards to recognize exemplary television storylines that best inform , educate and motivate viewers to make choices for healthier and safer lives .   Since 2005 , the Lear Center 's Grand Avenue Intervention Project has been a driving force behind the civic outreach for the planning of a new 16 acre park in the heart of downtown Los Angeles . In partnership with the Los Angeles Times , the Lear Center solicited design proposals from the public and published a selection of them in a special section of the Times .   The Lear Center 's publishing imprint has published several works of scholarship such as Artists , Technology & The Ownership of Creative Content , Warners ' War : Politics , Pop Culture & Propaganda in Wartime Hollywood , Frank Capra and the Image of the Journalist in American Film , and Ready to Share : Creativity & Fashion in Digital Culture .

neg: Black Skin, White Masks Black Skin , White Masks ( Peau noire , masques blancs ) is a 1952 book by Frantz Fanon , in which Fanon studies the psychology of the racism and dehumanization inherent in situations of colonial domination .   With the application of historical interpretation , and the concomitant underlying social indictment , the psychiatrist Frantz Fanon formulated Black Skin , White Masks to combat the oppression of black people . He applied psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic theory to explain the feelings of dependency and inadequacy that Black people experience in a White world . That the divided self-perception of the Black Subject who has lost his native cultural origin , and embraced the culture of the Mother Country , produces an inferiority complex in the mind of the Black Subject , who then will try to appropriate and imitate the culture of the colonizer . Such behavior is more readily evident in upwardly mobile and educated black people who can afford to acquire status symbols within the world of the colonial ecumene , such as an education abroad and mastery of the language of the colonizer , the white masks .   Based upon , and derived from , the concepts of the collective unconscious and collective catharsis , the sixth chapter , `` The Negro and Psychopathology '' , presents brief , deep psychoanalyses of colonized black people , and thus proposes the inability of black people to fit into the norms ( social , cultural , racial ) established by white society . That `` a normal Negro child , having grown up in a normal Negro family , will become abnormal on the slightest contact of the white world . '' That , in a white society , such an extreme psychological response originates from the unconscious and unnatural training of black people , from early childhood , to associate `` blackness '' with `` wrongness '' . That such unconscious mental training of black children is effected with comic books and cartoons , which are cultural media that instil and affix , in the mind of the white child , the society 's cultural representations of black people as villains . Moreover , when black children are exposed to such images of villainous black people , the children will experience a psychopathology ( psychological trauma ) , which mental wound becomes inherent to their individual , behavioral make-up ; a part of his and her personality . That the early-life suffering of said psychopathology -- black skin associated with villainy -- creates a collective nature among the men and women who were reduced to colonized populations .

neg: California Voting Rights Act The California Voting Rights Act of 2001 ( CVRA ) expands on the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 , making it easier for minority groups in California to prove that their votes are being diluted in `` at-large '' elections . In 1986 , the U.S. Supreme Court established conditions that must be met to prove that minorities are being disenfranchised ; the CVRA eliminated one of these requirements . Unlike the federal Voting Rights Act , the CVRA does not require plaintiffs to demonstrate a specific geographic district where a minority is concentrated enough to establish a majority . This makes it easier for minority voters to sue local governments and eliminate at-large elections . The Act was signed into law on 9 July 2002 .   In 2006 , California 's Fifth District Court of Appeal ruled the act constitutional in Sanchez v. City of Modesto . The city claimed that the act was unconstitutional because it inherently favored people of color ; the court concluded that the act was not racist in nature and returned the case to the trial court .   Critics of the act argue that it inappropriately makes race a predominant factor in elections and that it does not make sense to eliminate the requirement to establish a geographic district where there is a minority concentration . Advocates argue that at-large elections allow bloc voting that effectively keeps minorities out of office .

neg: N*gger Wetb*ck Ch*nk: The Race Play N * GGER WETB * CK CH * NK , also known as N * W * C , is a comedy stage production co-written by Rafael Agustin , Allan Axibal , Miles Gregley , Liesel Reinhart and Steven T. Seagle and originally performed by Rafael Agustin , Miles Gregley and Allan Axibal .   This play , part of the SPEAK Theater Arts , LLC company 's repertoire , uses a combination of theater , stand-up comedy , hip hop , slam poetry , and real-life stories to take on racial slurs , stereotypes and the concept of race itself . The show debuted in the Spring of 2004 , written and performed by three former UCLA students : Agustin ( the `` W '' ) , Gregley ( the `` N '' ) , and Axibal ( the `` C '' ) . The show quickly became a success in Los Angeles and has been touring throughout the United States , being performed at colleges , theaters and performing art centers across the country . N * W * C exclusive booking representation is David Lieberman Artists ' Representatives ( dlartists.com ) .   The show opens with a catchy chant that bombards the audience with stereotypes and words that often make people uncomfortable to speak . Allan Axibal first comes on stage neatly dressed as the `` model minority '' and gets the chant started . He is followed by Rafael Agustin dressed as a cholo in his bandana , muscle shirt and pleated pants , who expands on the chant . Lastly , Miles Gregley struts out in full pimp attire , complete with a feathered hat . As they chant racial slurs , they are able to captivate and amuse their audience . However , the play is not just about jokes and laughs ; rather , it aims to strip these very racial slurs of their pejorative power . The three actors have insisted `` their point was not to exacerbate racial tensions or divisions , but to drive home that there is only ONE race , the human race . The show traces the origins and evolution of three derogatory terms that shaped our lives . In doing this show we hope to de-power these words for ourselves and for our audiences . ''

neg: L.A. Law L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC , from September 15 , 1986 , to May 19 , 1994 .   Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher , it contained many of Bochco 's trademark features including an ensemble cast , large number of parallel storylines , social drama , and off-the-wall humor . It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s , and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as capital punishment , abortion , racism , gay rights , homophobia , sexual harassment , AIDS , and domestic violence . The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff .   In addition to its main cast , L.A. Law was also well known for featuring then relatively unknown actors and actresses in guest starring roles , who later went on to greater success in film and television including : Don Cheadle , Jeffrey Tambor , Kathy Bates , David Schwimmer , Jay O. Sanders , James Avery , Gates McFadden , Bryan Cranston , C.C.H. Pounder , Kevin Spacey , Richard Schiff , Carrie-Anne Moss , William H. Macy , Stephen Root , Christian Slater , and Lucy Liu . Several episodes of the show also included celebrities such as Vanna White , Buddy Hackett and Mamie Van Doren appearing as themselves in cameo roles .   The show was popular with audiences and critics , and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run , four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series .

neg: Watts Labor Community Action Committee The Watts Labor Community Action Committee ( WLCAC ) is a non-profit , 501 ( c ) 3 organization incorporated in the State of California , in 1965 . Its mission `` is to improve the quality of life for the residents of Watts and neighboring communities . ''   The WLCAC was established by Ted Watkins , who was part of the United Automobile Workers Union shortly before the Watts riots in 1965 Watts , California .   Theodore Watkins , better known as Ted Watkins , founded the Watts Labor Community Action Committee . Watkins was born in Meridian , Mississippi in 1912 . He moved to Los Angeles , California at the age of 13 after receiving a lynch threat , and soon began working for Ford Motor Company . Shortly thereafter he joined the United Auto Workers , quickly gaining prominence within the union . Throughout his years of involvement with the local chapter of the United Auto Workers , Watkins witnessed many instances of discrimination towards workers in the community . Eventually , with the help of the United Auto Workers , he founded the Watts Labor Community Action Committee . It grew to prominence as a community self-help agency aiding thousands of residents in gaining employment and essential services .   Through the WLCAC , Watkins initiated various programs aimed at alleviating poverty in Watts and generally improving the quality of life for members of the community . During his lifetime , Watkins was involved in the construction of a financial institution and hospital in Watts , as well as the development of low-income housing and youth programs . Following the 1981 riots in London , England , the British prime minister contacted Watkins to fly out to London and help the British government by applying methods used by the WLCAC in the aftermath of the Watts riots . Aided by the relationships he was able to form with public officials and policymakers , Watkins implemented a multitude of programs through the WLCAC .   Right before his death in 1993 , Watkins helped to rebuild the WLCAC after it was burned down in the Los Angeles riots of 1992 .

neg: Desegregation busing Desegregation busing in the United States ( also known as forced busing or simply busing ) is the practice of assigning and transporting students to schools in such a manner as to redress prior racial segregation of schools , or to overcome the effects of residential segregation on local school demographics .   In 1954 , the U.S. Supreme Court landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional . The process of integrating public schools met fierce resistance in the South where segregation laws took hold after the American Civil War and the Reconstruction Era of the United States . In Northern and Western states , de facto segregation was the customary practice . Due to patterns of residential segregation , a principal tool for racial integration was the use of busing . In the 1971 Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education ruling , the Supreme Court ruled that the federal courts had the discretion to include busing as a desegregation tool to achieve racial balance . While the Swann decision addressed de jure segregation in the South , it failed to address de facto segregation which persisted elsewhere in the country . In Georgia , Governor Jimmy Carter saw that Swann was `` clearly a one-sided decision ; the Court is still talking about the South , the North is still going free '' . In the 1974 Milliken v. Bradley decision , the U.S. Supreme Court placed an important limitation on Swann when they ruled that students could be bused across district lines only when evidence of de jure segregation across multiple school districts existed .   In the 1970s and 1980s , under federal court supervision , many school districts implemented mandatory busing plans within their district . A few of these plans are still in use today . An example of stiff resistance to desegregation busing was the Restore Our Alienated Rights movement in Boston .   Since the 1980s , desegregation busing has been in decline . Even though school districts provided zero-fare bus transportation to and from students ' assigned schools , those schools were in some cases many miles away from students ' homes , which often presented problems to them and their families . In addition , many families were angry about having to send their children miles to another school in an unfamiliar neighborhood when there was an available school a short distance away . The movement of large numbers of white families to suburbs of large cities , so-called white flight , reduced the effectiveness of the policy . Many whites who stayed moved their children into private or parochial schools ; these effects combined to make many urban school districts predominantly nonwhite , reducing any effectiveness mandatory busing may have had . In addition , school districts started using magnet schools , new school construction , and more detailed computer-generated information to refine their school assignment plans .   Due to these efforts and the fact that housing patterns had changed , by the early 1990s , most school districts had been released from court supervision and ceased using mandatory busing to try to desegregate schools . However , many continued to provide a similar level of school bus services , because families had become accustomed to the transportation and to the school choice available in recent assignment programs .

neg: Beverly Hills Madam Beverly Hills Madam ( also known as Ladies of the Night ) is a 1986 American made-for-television drama film directed by Harvey Hart and starring Faye Dunaway , Melody Anderson , Donna Dixon and Robin Givens . It was broadcast on NBC on April 6 , 1986 .

neg: Durban III Durban III is an informal name for a high-level United Nations General Assembly meeting marking the 10th anniversary of the adoption of The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action that was held in New York City on 22 September 2011 . It was mandated in 2009 by United Nations General Assembly ( GA ) resolution 64/148 to commemorate the World Conference against Racism 2001 ( also known as Durban I ) , and given additional form and visibility by a GA Third Committee draft resolution adopted on 24 November 2010 . It followed the Durban Review Conference , the official name of the 2009 United Nations World Conference Against Racism ( WCAR ) , also known as Durban II .   The theme of the conference was `` Victims of racism , racial discrimination , xenophobia and related intolerance : recognition , justice and development '' , and most of the member states of the UN attended . Consisting of a plenary session and a series of round table discussions at the level of Heads of State and Government , its stated goal was to build upon the agenda outlined in The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action , or DDPA , described by the UN as `` the international community 's blueprint for action to fight racism . ''   The Durban conferences had previously been criticized by Western governments for allegedly promoting rather than combating racism . Australia , Austria , Bulgaria , Canada , the Czech Republic , France , Germany , Israel , Italy , the Netherlands , New Zealand , Poland , the United Kingdom and the United States all boycotted Durban III . They charged that the Durban process has been used to promote racism , intolerance , antisemitism and Holocaust denial , and to erode freedom of speech and Israel 's right to exist . The same countries , excluding Austria , Bulgaria , France and the United Kingdom , also previously boycotted the Durban Review Conference in 2009 .   A coalition of 25 non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) critical of the conference , led by UN Watch , organized a parallel human rights summit with the stated aim of drawing attention to flaws in the UN system and promoting reform . A similar counter-conference organized by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel and human rights scholar Anne Bayefsky featured scholars and public figures . Conversely , the Durban +10 Coalition , a group of NGOs which included the US Human Rights Network , National Lawyers Guild and the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network , expressed its unequivocal support for the DDPA and criticized countries boycotting the conference .

neg: Sumi Haru Sumi Haru ( also known as Sumi Sevilla Haru ; August 25 , 1939 -- October 16 , 2014 ) was an American film and television actress , best known for such films and television shows as Krakatoa , East of Java , MASH , The Beverly Hillbillies and Hill Street Blues . She served as interim president of Screen Actors Guild in 1995 , the first and to-date only woman of color to hold the position .   Haru was born Mildred Sevilla in 1939 at Orange , New Jersey to Filipino immigrants . After changing her name to Sumi Haru when launching her acting career , she became involved with the film and television labor movement to address issues concerning the lack of opportunities and roles for Asians .   Haru was a board member of the Screen Actors Guild ( SAG ) beginning in 1974 , and also served multiple terms as the national recording secretary and first vice president .   Haru was a co-founder of SAG 's Ethnic Employment Opportunities Committee in 1971 and helped negotiate affirmative action clauses into contracts . In 1995 , Haru became a national vice president of the AFL-CIO . Her six-year term as a national vice president marked the first time an Asian American has served on the AFL-CIO 's executive council . She was president and co-founder of the Association of Asian Pacific American Artists , executive board member of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance and co-chair of the Rainbow Coalition Commission on Fairness in the Media . In 2009 , Haru was honored with SAG 's Ralph Morgan Award for distinguished service to SAG 's Hollywood Division .   Her autobiography , Iron Lotus : Memoirs of Sumi Sevilla Haru ( CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform , October 9 , 2012 ; ISBN 978-1479331536 ) , was published in 2012 . The following year , she was elected for a two-year term as a member of the first elected national board of the merged SAG-AFTRA .


query: Taal was a film that was written by Subhash Ghai.

pos: Taal (film) Taal ( English : Rhythm ) is a 1999 Bollywood musical romantic drama film co written , edited , produced and directed by Subhash Ghai . Taal was an official selection for the 2005 Ebertfest : Roger Ebert 's Film Festival . Taal was screened retrospectively , during the 2014 International Film Festival of India in the Celebrating Dance in Indian cinema section .   The film stars Anil Kapoor , Akshaye Khanna , Aishwarya Rai , Amrish Puri and Alok Nath . It was also dubbed in Tamil as Thaalam . It was very successful in India and overseas , becoming the first Indian film to reach the top 20 on Variety 's box office list . Anil Kapoor , A. R. Rahman , Alka Yagnik and Anand Bakshi each won a Filmfare Award for their work in the film .

neg: Ravi Tandon Ravi Tandon ( रवि टंडन 17 February 1935 is a film director/producer of Indian film industry . He directed a number of hit movies of Bollywood , the most popular among these are Khel Khel Mein ( 1975 ) , Anhonee , Jawaab , Majboor and Khud-Daar ( 1982 ) . Tandon was born in a Punjabi Family in Agra , Uttar Pradesh , India . He is the father of Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon .

neg: Aziz Mirza Aziz Mirza ( born 1947 ) is an Indian film screenwriter , director , and producer known for his works in bollywood , and television .

neg: Chal Bhaag Chal Bhaag is a comedy plus action Bollywood movie directed by Prakash Saini and presented under the banner of Alimoh Films . It was produced by Mohammad Zaheer Mehdi , Fatima Zaheer Mehdi , Ali Mehdi and Tamkanat Ali Mehdi.Starring Deepak Dobriyal , Keeya Khanna , Sanjay Mishra ( actor ) , Yashpal Sharma , Mukesh Tiwari among others , it released on 13 June 2014 . It was written by Tarun Bajaj , who also acted in a role .

neg: Girish Karnad Girish Raghunath Karnad ( born 19 May 1938 ) is an Indian actor , film director , writer playwright and a Rhodes Scholar , who predominantly works in South Indian cinema and Bollywood . his rise as a playwright in 1960s , marked the coming of age of modern Indian playwriting in Kannada , just as Badal Sarkar did in Bengali , Vijay Tendulkar in Marathi , and Mohan Rakesh in Hindi . He is a recipient of the 1998 Jnanpith Award , the highest literary honour conferred in India .   For four decades Karnad has been composing plays , often using history and mythology to tackle contemporary issues . He has translated his plays into English and has received acclaim . His plays have been translated into some Indian languages and directed by directors like Ebrahim Alkazi , B. V. Karanth , Alyque Padamsee , Prasanna , Arvind Gaur , Satyadev Dubey , Vijaya Mehta , Shyamanand Jalan , Amal Allana and Zafer Mohiuddin . He is active in the world of Indian cinema working as an actor , director , and screenwriter , in Hindi and Kannada cinema , earning awards along the way . He was conferred Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan by the Government of India and won four Filmfare Awards , of which three are Filmfare Award for Best Director -- Kannada and the fourth a Filmfare Best Screenplay Award .

neg: Tehsil A tehsil ( also known as a mandal , taluk , taluq or taluka ) is an administrative division of some countries of South Asia . It is an area of land with a city or town that serves as its administrative centre , with possible additional towns , and usually a number of villages . The terms in India have replaced earlier geographical terms , such as pargana , pergunnah and thannah , used under the Delhi Sultanate and the British Raj .   As an entity of local government , the tehsil office ( Panchayat Samiti ) exercises certain fiscal and administrative power over the villages and municipalities within its jurisdiction . It is the ultimate executive agency for land records and related administrative matters . The chief official is called the tahsildar or , less officially , the talukdar or taluka muktiarkar or Tehsildar . Taluk or Tehsil can be said sub districts in Indian ( Bharat ) context . In some instances , Tehsils overlap with `` Blocks '' ( Panchayat union blocks or Panchayat development blocks ) , Tehsil comes under the Land and Revenue department headed by Tehsildar and Blocks come under the Rural development department headed by the Block Development Officer and serve the different government administrative function over the same or similar geographical area .   Although they may on occasion share the same area with a subdivision of a revenue divisions , known as revenue blocks , the two are distinct . For example , Raipur district in Chhattisgarh state is administratively divided into 13 tehsils and 15 revenue blocks . Nevertheless , the two are often conflated .   Tehsil/tahsil and taluka and their variants are used as English words without further translation . Since these terms are unfamiliar to English speakers outside the subcontinent , the word county has sometimes been provided as a gloss , on the basis that a tehsil , like a county , is an administrative unit hierarchically above the local city , town , or village , but subordinate to a larger state or province . India and Pakistan have an intermediate level of hierarchy ( or more than one , at least in parts of India ) : the district , also sometimes translated as county . In neither case is the analogy very exact .

neg: Ghaath Ghaath is a 2000 Indian Bollywood crime drama film directed by Akashdeep and produced by Kumar Mohan . The film stars Manoj Bajpayee , Tabu and Om Puri in pivotal roles and actress Raveena Tandon in a special appearance . The film met with positive critical response whereas ended up being an average grosser at the box-office .

neg: Bhai Amar Bhai Bhai Amar Bhai is a 1996 Blockbuster Bengali film directed by Swapan Saha and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films . The film features actors Prosenjit Chatterjee , Chiranjit Chakraborty , Abhishek Chatterjee , Anushree Das , Subhendu Chatterjee , Rozina in the lead roles . Music of the film has been composed by Anupam Dutta .

neg: Buddhadeb Dasgupta Buddhadeb Dasgupta ( Bengali : বুদ্ধদেব দাশগুপ্ত Buddhodeb Dashgupto ) ( born 1944 ) is a poet and prominent contemporary Indian filmmaker , most known for films like Bagh Bahadur , Tahader Katha , Charachar and Uttara . Five of his films have won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film , Bagh Bahadur ( 1989 ) , Charachar ( 1993 ) , Lal Darja ( 1997 ) , Mondo Meyer Upakhyan ( 2002 ) and Kaalpurush ( 2008 ) , while Dooratwa ( 1978 ) and Tahader Katha ( 1993 ) have won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali . As a director , he has won National Film Award for Best Direction twice , for Uttara ( 2000 ) and Swapner Din ( 2005 ) . Over the years he has published several works of poetry including Govir Araley , Coffin Kimba Suitcase , Himjog , Chhaata Kahini , Roboter Gaan , Sreshtha Kabita , and Bhomboler Ascharya Kahini O Ananya Kabita '' .

neg: Suraj Parkash The book Gur Partap Suraj , popularly known as the Suraj Parkash is detailed work of 51,829 verses describing the lives of the last nine Sikh Gurus and Banda Bahadur . It was finished in 1843 by Bhai Santokh Singh . It is a sequel to his own Nanak Prakash , describing the life of the first Guru .   The lives of the Gurus , are divided into twelve Raas or sections . The life of the tenth Guru is presented in six Ruts ( literally six seasons ) , and into two Ayans , the ascending and descending phases of the year . The whole work is written Braj dialect of classical Hindi , with a significant use of Sanskrit words .   Bhai Santokh Singh is said to have drawn from the writings of Bhai Gurbaksh Singh , who had been one of Guru Gobind Singh 's teachers and passed on his history to Bhai Sahib Singh .   Suraj Parkash is one of the most revered Sikh scriptures which is recited regularly in the afternoon in a katha form ( story telling manner ) in all the gurdwaras .   Suraj Parkash was first edited by Bhai Vir Singh during 1926-1935 . On the direction of the SGPC , Professor Kirpal Singh has started the re-editing of Suraj Parkash to remove `` mythological content '' , which shows Hindu influence and place it in an appendix . The editing has been criticised by some as amounting to `` poetic as well as religious sacrilege ''

neg: Satish Kaushik Satish Kaushik ( born 13 April 1956 ) is an Indian film director , producer , and actor , primarily in Hindi films and theatre .   As a film actor he is noted for his roles as ` Calendar ' in Mr. India , and as ` Chanu Ahmed ' in Sarah Gavron 's British film Brick Lane ( 2007 ) . He won the Filmfare Best Comedian Award twice : in 1990 for Ram Lakhan and in 1997 for Saajan Chale Sasural .   As a theatre actor , his most noted role was that of ` Willy Loman ' in the Hindi-language play , Salesman Ramlal , an adaptation of Arthur Miller 's Death of a Salesman .   He wrote dialogues for Kundan Shah 's comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron ( 1983 ) .   His film Teree Sang , starring Ruslaan Mumtaz and Sheena Shahabadi , explores issues of teen pregnancy .

neg: Ved Rahi Ved Rahi ( born 1933 ) is an Indian film director who made the film Veer Savarkar ( 2001 ) , a bio-epic on the life of Indian revolutionary Vinayak Damodar Savarkar . He also directed Doordarshan show Gul Gulshan Gulfaam . His novel , Lal Ded , is based on the life of the Kashmiri saint poet of the same name , was in the Dogri language .

neg: Cinema of India The cinema of India consists of films produced across India . Cinema as a medium has gained immense popularity in the country and as many as 1,600 films in various languages of India are produced annually . Indian films have also come to be followed throughout South Asia , the Greater Middle East , Southeast Asia and other countries . Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the `` father of Indian cinema '' . The Dadasaheb Phalke Award , for lifetime contribution to cinema , was instituted in his honour , by the Government of India in 1969 , and is the most prestigious and coveted award in Indian cinema .   In the 20th century , Indian cinema , along with the Hollywood and Chinese film industries , became a global enterprise . As of 2013 , in terms of annual film output , India ranks first , followed by Nollywood , Hollywood and China . In 2012 , India produced 1,602 feature films . The Indian film industry reached overall revenues of $ 1.86 billion ( 93 billion ) in 2011 . This is projected to rise to $ 3 billion ( 200 billion ) in 2016 . In 2015 , India had a total box office gross of , the fourth largest in the world outside North America . Enhanced technology paved the way for upgrading from established cinematic norms of delivering product , altering the manner in which content reached the target audience . Biopics like Dangal and CGI-laden epics like Baahubali emerged as transnational blockbusters grossing over $ 200 million each in early 21st century . Indian cinema found markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened . The Indian government extended film delegations to foreign countries such as the United States of America and Japan while the country 's Film Producers Guild sent similar missions through Europe .   The provision of 100 % foreign direct investment has made the Indian film market attractive for foreign enterprises such as 20th Century Fox , Sony Pictures , Walt Disney Pictures and Warner Bros. . Indian enterprises such as AVM Productions , Prasad 's Group , Sun Pictures , PVP Cinemas , Zee , UTV , Suresh Productions , Eros Films , Ayngaran International , Pyramid Saimira , Aascar Films and Adlabs also participated in producing and distributing films . Tax incentives to multiplexes have aided the multiplex boom in India . By 2003 as many as 30 film production companies had been listed in the National Stock Exchange of India , making the commercial presence of the medium felt .   The South Indian film industry defines the four film cultures of South India as a single entity . They are the Telugu , the Tamil , the Malayalam and the Kannada industries . Although developed independently over a long period , gross exchange of film performers and technicians as well as globalisation helped to shape this new identity .   The Indian diaspora consists of millions of Indians overseas for which films are made available both through media such as DVDs and by screening of films in their country of residence wherever commercially feasible . These earnings , accounting for some 12 % of the revenue generated by a mainstream film , contribute substantially to the overall revenue of Indian cinema , the net worth of which was found to be 1.3 billion in 2000 . Music in Indian cinema is another substantial revenue generator with the music rights alone accounting for 4 -- 5 % of the net revenues generated by a film in India .

neg: Tahader Katha Tahader Katha ( English : Their story ) is a 1992 award-winning Bengali-language Indian drama film directed by Budhhadeb Dasgupta , starring Mithun Chakraborty , who won the 1993 National Film Awards for Best Actor for the film , while the film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali .

neg: Table No. 21 Table No. 21 is a 2013 Hindi psychological drama mystery thriller film directed by Aditya Datt and produced by Eros International . It is named after Article 21 of the Indian Constitution , which talks about the protection of life and personal liberty . The movie features Paresh Rawal , Rajeev Khandelwal and Tena Desae , and touches upon the pertinent social issue of ragging . The film 's soundtrack was composed by Gajendra Verma , The film was a moderate success at the box office .

neg: Nastik (1954 film) Nastik ( The Atheist ) is a 1954 Hindi social crime drama film written and directed by I. S. Johar . It was produced by Filmistan Ltd. under the Shashadhar Mukherjee Productions banner . Its cinematographer was Dronacharya , and the choreography was by the Indian classical dancer Lachhu Maharaj and Narendra Sharma . The dialogues were by Mrs. Ramma Johar . C. Ramchandra composed the music while the lyricist was Kavi Pradeep . Known for his `` patriotic '' lyrics , Pradeep 's `` immortal '' song `` Dekh Tere Sansar Ki Haalat Kya Ho Gayi Bhagwan '' ( See What Your World Has Come To , God ) sung by him , remains popular . The film starred Nalini Jaywant , Ajit , Raj Mehra , Ulhas , Mehmood and Roopmala .   The film was dubbed into Tamil and released in 1962 as Madadhipathi Magal . Dialogues and lyrics were written by Ku . Ma . Balasubramaniam .   The film is set against the back drop of Partition with its ensuing riots and violence , and using actual footage of refugees . The story is about a man who loses his faith in God when his parents are killed in the rioting , and his brother and sister die as refugees when the priest refuses to help them . He sets out to avenge his siblings ' death .

neg: Thaala Thaala is a 1988 Indian Malayalam film , directed by Babu Radhakrishnan and produced by KS Balakrishnan and PK Raveendran . The film stars Ashokan , Saari , Prathapachandran and Lalithasree in lead roles . The film had musical score by Vaippin Surendran .

neg: I (film) I ( also known as Shankar 's I ) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Shankar and co-written by Subha . Produced and distributed by V. Ravichandran under his production company , Aascar Films , the film features Vikram and Amy Jackson in lead roles while Suresh Gopi , Upen Patel , Santhanam and Ramkumar Ganesan portray pivotal roles . The soundtrack and film score were composed by A. R. Rahman . Production design was handled by T. Muthuraj . P. C. Sreeram was the film 's cinematographer and editing was done by Anthony .   The visual effects were designed by V. Srinivas Mohan through Rising Sun Pictures . Weta Workshop had worked on the digital and prosthetic make-up and background arts for the film . Principal photography commenced on 15 July 2012 . The filming lasted for two years and eight months , during which shooting was done extensively in China . Further schedules were filmed in locations in Chennai , Bangkok , Jodhpur , Kodaikanal , Pollachi , Bangalore and Mysore . The film was dubbed and released in Telugu and Hindi along with the Tamil version .   The film , released on Pongal 2015 , tells the story of a body builder turned supermodel , played by Vikram , who after being deformed , exacts revenge upon those who were responsible for his predicament . Critics praised Vikram 's performance , the technical aspects of the film - especially the costume design and makeup , and A.R. Rahman 's soundtrack and score but criticised the ` wafer-thin ' writing and screenplay and the film 's excessive length ( 188 minutes ) . However , the film was a commercial success , grossing worldwide , becoming the fourth-highest grossing Tamil film and Vikram 's highest-grossing film at the time . Vikram won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor -- Tamil for the movie .

neg: PK (film) PK is a 2014 Indian satirical science fiction comedy film . The film was directed by Rajkumar Hirani , produced by Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra , and written by Hirani and Abhijat Joshi . The film stars Aamir Khan in the title role with Anushka Sharma , Sushant Singh Rajput , Boman Irani , Saurabh Shukla , and Sanjay Dutt in supporting roles . It tells the story of an alien who comes to Earth on a research mission . He befriends a television journalist and questions religious dogmas and superstitions .   The film received positive reviews and emerged as the 3rd highest-grossing Indian film of all time , and ranks as the 70th highest-grossing film of 2014 worldwide . The film has been regarded as one of the best Hindi films of 2014 . It is currently the 3rd highest-grossing Indian film of all time only behind Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion and Dangal ( film ) .   PK is the first Indian film to gross 7 billion worldwide . It is also the first Indian film to gross US$ 100 million ( Rs 630 crore ) worldwide .

neg: Veer Tejaji Veer Tejaji is a Rajasthani language epic fantasy movie , based on the life of Tejaji , made in 1982 . The movie was a big commercial success in its time and gave a significant fillip to the Rajasthani movie industry . It shows the life of Jats , Meenas and Gujars and their position in the society in eleventh century . The writer and Director of the movie was Nawal Mathur . Producer was Ramraj Nahta . Star Cast Rameshwari , Deepak Seth , Nilu etc. . Deepak Seth has played role of Tejaji and Rameshwari as Pemal , the wife of Tejaji .   In real life , Punjabi actor Deepak Seth and Telugu actress Rameshwari are married to each other . They have two sons together . Both husband and wife started producing Punjabi films in 2007 .

neg: Mishaal Mishaal is a Pakistani television play/drama . It was aired by PTV in 2009 . It has 17 episodes . It was written , produced and directed by Abdul Rauf Khalid .