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Intelligent Love
Caste, creed, family & financial status matter like never before. Search for the suitable boy has taken a new turn, finds Saurabh Malik. Read on...
HER heart does not part ways
with her wits as she makes plans for sharing dreams with the guy of her
“own community”, fervently, yet strategically. For, 20-something
Neerja Batra knows investing emotions at the wrong place can only lead
to long-term losses. Right fellows, the university student simply
believes in the concept of “selective affair”.
Photo by Manoj Mahajan
Toying with heritage?
One of the earliest low-cost buildings in the city is being renovated. As Tagore Theatre goes under the scalpel to get a modern & younger look, its creator and various artistes are not impressed. Will it be a jolt to Chandigarh’s bid to attain the status of a heritage city? Only time will tell
We are yet to see the new-look
Tagore Theatre. But what we hear from those who are privy to the
blueprint of the renovation plan, a lot of changes are on anvil in one
of the city’s oldest, low-cost building, in an attempt to convert it
into a state-of-the-art modern auditorium.
Photo by Pradeep Tewari
Dainty & Comfy
She left you in awe each time she took on the stage and you adored her swirls and twirls. Simply graceful, her perfect delicate moves were courtesy a pair of pretty ballerinas. Now, so what, if you can’t master the moves, you can of course pick up these dainty, stylish and petite pairs for yourself. High on comfort, they are perfect for walking long distances and let you shop till you drop. Metallic colours, satin ribbons and fancy adornments, we bring to you a round up of what’s available on the city shelves.
The Master Stroke
Maybe it’s high time we were reminded of what a treasure trove we are sitting on. Living in a city for so long, which occupied an important part in Corbusier’s life, we have practically been indifferent to the gem he gifted us. After all Le Corbusier had a major contribution in opening India up to modern architecture.
 Some
for lucre, others out of interest, more and more city-based theatre artistes are
switching over to costume designing
Spreading their wings
That our theatre artistes cannot survive wholly on stage productions is common knowledge. So what do they do? They deviate their creative energies into ventures that can help spruce up their incomes.
Designing costumes for theatrical productions comes as the next best option for
our city actors. After all, we have someone to inspire us — Dolly Ahluwalia
— a gold medallist from the National School of Drama who is making it big in
Bollywood. Her two national awards — one for costumes for Bandit Queen and the
recent one for Omkara — are still talk of the town.
Photo by Manoj Mahajan
 Rising
Star
Ghazal is his forte
Surinder’s all for guru-shishya parampara
The memory of a standing ovation by students at Benaras, the Mecca of music, still rejuvenates Surinder Khan, the winner of the inter-university title in ghazal singing for both 1999 and 2000. Attributing his triumphant feat to the blessings of his parents, Surinder, who hails from sleepy Bhai Roopa village in Bhatinda, had never dreamt of making it to this level.
But with tutelage of Ustad Baqure Khan of Patiala Gharana and dedicated riyaz, Surinder has
in fact inherited the family legacy of classical and folk music.
New releases
Star-studded show
Six visionary directors, ten spectacular stories, twenty-five actors and one feature film – Sanjay Gupta’s Dus Kahaniyaan promises a cinematic feast for movie buffs. The movie includes ten short films by directors such as Sanjay Gupta, Apoorva Lakhia, Hansal Mehta, Jasmeet Dhodi, Meghna Gulzar and Rohit Roy.
Little
Interview
When Soha felt like a heroine...
Horse-riding, kathak & Urdu — Soha learnt it all
A brief stint with Citibank, part of a couple of American plays and then an entry into Bollywood, Soha Ali Khan first caught our attention with RDB. The young talented actor, looking beautiful and graceful in Sudhir Mishra’s Khoya Khoya Chand spoke to Life Style about the flick and why is it special to her. Next, she will be seen in another Sudhir Mishra flick titled Tera Kya Hoga
Johny.
SIDELANES
Past and future: Hits & misses
Frizzy, Negroid hair held back by a saffron cloth band. Slim, wheatish body, large almond-shaped; sad eyes. The whole mien was handsome, sensitive and tense. He wore a white dhoti, orange scarf and a cream coloured jacket. The brass lota on his arm was polished to a dull gold. Around his neck, various brightly hued malas held a pendant of the Mata — his source of inspiration and strength.
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