Stumbling into films by sheer chance
by A.C. Tuli
IMAGINE a person entering a profession for which he is least prepared and yet making a great success of it. Surprising, isn’t it? Instances of such success stories can be quoted from politics, business, industry, et al. In fact, from almost every walk of life. But, I think, it is our film industry which can boast of the maximum number of such cases.

Sandesh: Kolkata calling!
by Sakoon Chhabra
THE City of Joy announced itself from my train window. Long before the Rajdhani made its final halt at Howrah junction, flashes of a drenched landscape ran past me. Also there had been a signal of our approaching arrival when the regular Hindi film music in the train was replaced by lilting, dewy strains of Rabindra Sangeet. Bengalis are a proud people. 

She’s got all the right ingredients for success
by Vimla Patil
IT’S time to change old, outdated sayings like "The way to a man’s heart lies through his stomach!" Sounds archaic, doesn’t it? How about a brand new, more woman-friendly line such as, "The way to a fabulous business and bank balance is through everyone’s stomachs"?

Who cares about prints of paintings?
by Kunal Khurana
FOUR years ago, India’s best known painter M.F. Husain came up with a series of limited edition prints on Madhuri Dixit, the heroine of the film he was then making, Gajagamini. The prints were put up for sale amidst much hype and hoopla. Sadly, there were hardly any takers.

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