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Life rocks after 40
Purva Grover
A forty-two-year-old with his six packs romanced a 21-year-old debutante on screen. One and all are waiting for a jaddu ki jhappi of a 48-year-old. A 37-year-old donning hues of pink is the heartthrob of girlies. What’s more, another 42-year-old played a college dude, mind you with short spiked hair, a few years back.
Packed with talent, backed by experience & caked with cosmetics, all of Bollywood’s leading men are 40 plus! |
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I’m leaving on a spacecraft...
Purva Grover
FORGET reality shows or SMS stars. Now what we have is a cosmic star. Meet 21-year-old Hardik Gajjar, the country’s first space tourist. Says this boy from Ahmedabad, “I’ll be the second Indian after Rakesh Sharma to venture into space. And that too after a gap of 24 years.” Hop on to his flight of excitement and track his journey.
Adrenaline on the track-3
Driving home the point, Naren style
Sukant Deepak
SNIPER’S precision, a craft honed over several years and an unrivalled skillset, which has at so many times ascertained that the top podium position is decided even before the flag off.
There is no slowing down when you are with Naren Kumar. But then, there’s a lot more than fast speed that you experience.
(inset) The man and his machine. |
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One teaches you to live & the other transports you back to the
Sepoy Mutiny. Here’s a peek at productions shaping up on campus
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Behind the Scenes
Parbina Rashid
GUESS what is generating heat in the university campus these days? Rehearsals for two plays — one by the Department of English Literary Society and the other by the Indian Theatre Department. And looking at these amateur and budding actors struggling to get their scenes and dialogues right, one realises the amount of effort that is put in by one and all to bring out a play on stage. |
Roots of Revolution
IF Rana Nayar’s team of actors with their British-accented English take us to post-war Europe, then Kumara Varma’s Warren Hasting Ka Saand take us back to our own history. The Sepoy Mutiny and what was the origin of it, a version, which is not likely to be found in any history book. That’s because though the writer Uday Prakash had based his period play on the first Governor-General of the British-ruled India, the logic and deduction of facts is the writer’s own. |
Matka chowk
Rising to the occasion
Sreedhara Bhasin
THE other day I had a revelation at Fun Republic. Fun Republic is a not a place where you stumble onto moments of insight. However, this was a nice surprise and a good awakening for people like me and also some others who sometimes tend to think that patriotism is a dying trend in India.
Hug Me!
Purva Grover
On January 21, you are licensed to give a jaadu ki jhappi to anybody you fancy.
For, Monday is International Hug Day!
A breakup after a two-year affair or the thrill of a fresh love blossoming. Scoring 99.4 per cent in class X boards or clearing maths in the second attempt in college. The pain of watching your doggy being injected or the loss of a dear one. The good news of a baby girl or that of a friend’s engagement.
Receiving NRI cousins at the airport or bidding goodbye to a daughter
for studies abroad. Or simply just another way to say, “I care”. A
warm hug takes care of it all and us all.
Petra & the girls show how to hug! |
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Love Always, Petra
Yoshita Sharma
SUPERMODEL, jewellery designer, author, philanthropist and now mentor. Victoria’s Secret model Petra Nemcova wears many hats and juggles them with the ease of a seasoned magician, the newest being A Model Life With Petra Nemcova.
The show, which airs Fridays on Discovery Travel & Living, explores
the New York modelling industry through the experience of six fresh
faces, sans staged eliminations or contrived challenges.
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Sense & Sensuality
Parbina Rashid
Corporate gave her the image of a ‘bold girl’, before that she had earned the tag of an ‘item girl’ in 36 China Town. But, Payal Rohatgi is smart enough to realise that the bold-bad girl image is not going to get her near her goal —to be known as a good actor in Bollywood.
Starlet & computer engineer Payal Rohatgi is making the right career moves
— Photo by Vinay Malik
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Singing
life’s song
Parbina Rashid
Richer by lakhs & experience, Jjhoom India winner Sachin will soon cut an album for
the masses
THE tone of his voice even over the long-distance call is enough to convey the joy the win has brought him. After all it’s not everyday one gets to win Jjhoom India Crown and earn Rs 25 lakh (though he says that after the tax deduction and splitting it with his partner Madhushree only one third of the amount will come to him).
First Day First Show
Moments of Madness
Bombay to Bangkok
WATCHABLE
THE film is a cute romantic story with its heart in the right place. It also has a subplot within the plot, which comes as a surprise towards the end. What Nagesh Kukunoor tries to portray is that love has no boundaries and can surpass even language barriers. It also overlooks obvious flaws.
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A heartbreaking experience
The Heartbreak Kid
Avoidable
Eddie Cantrow (Stiller) is a San Franciscan businessman who at 40, is neither married nor dating. He’s constantly hassled about it by his sleazy dad Doc (Stiller’s real-life father Jerry) and best friend Mac (Corddry). It’s a pressure he can’t avoid — he attends an ex’s wedding, where the message about the overdue date.
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Film & Fashion
Diamond for Berry
Halle Berry has shown her commitment towards boyfriend Gabriel Aubry by accepting an eternity ring costing $10,000 from him. The 41-year-old actress, who is pregnant with Aubry’s child, had earlier expressed her dislike for nuptials after two failed marriages.
Write to Renee
at lifestyletribune@gmail.com or Life Style, The Tribune, Sector 29-C, Chd
I am 25 and engaged to be married to a man who is 32. Most of my friends think this is a huge age gap and that I am being silly to marry a man from a different generation. But, I have seen my parents, there is an age gap of 11 years between them and they have a wonderful married life.
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