ART & LITERATURE

'ART & SOUL

ENTERTAINMENT

TELEVISION

GARDEN LIFE

NATURE

FOOD TALK

LIFE'S LESSONS

CONSUMER RIGHTS

HOLLYWOOD HUES

BRIDGE

ULTA-PULTA

INTERACTIVE FEATURE

CAPTION CONTEST

EARLIER FEATURE

TRAVEL

RELATIONSHIPS

DREAM THEME

TIME OFF

Queen bee
The legend of Rekha
Rekha is among the few in the Bollywood firmament with an elusive star quality. Single, rich and beautiful, Rekha has baffled critics and fans alike with the air of mystery and intrigue surrounding her. V. Gangadhar attempts to unravel the enigma.
Those in show biz, particularly women, pray to be endowed with good looks and talent. The really ambitious among them would give anything for another rare quality, an air of mystery and intrigue which adds up to the personality count.

Day of the Dance
Every year on April 29, the world celebrates the power of dance. Thakur Paramjit reports
The legendary dancer Isadora Duncan said, "The dancer’s body is simply the luminous manifestation of the soul." Famous choreographer Martha Graham dwelt thus on the magical quality of this art form.

Breaking fresh ground
Aditi Tandon on the new Punjabi film Addi Tapaa
For those who dare to depart from the norm, the going is almost always tough. So it will be for the ingenuous UK- based film director Jeet Matharu, whose maiden film Addi Tapaa is anything but run of the mill. Structured to suit modern Punjabi sensibilities, this all-girl cast film opened to a full house in Chandigarh’s Piccadily Theatre last week.

The son rises
Sitesh Debnath
Amitabh Bachchan’s son has finally come into his own. With Yuva, Hum Tum and Dhoom being declared hits and four others — Run, Naach, Rakht and Phir Milenge having recovered their costs, Abhishek is now beginning to taste success.