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For our on-screen women, things are indeed changing for the better
Marginalised no more
When one is fortunate enough to be part of a group that has director
Shyam Benegal and film researcher Indubala Singh and her book Gender
Relations and Cultural Ideology in Indian Cinema to steer the
conversation, one has a lot to take home to. The topic on the portrayal
of women on silver screen assumes significance and Benegal’s comment
that most filmmakers, while portraying
the role of a victimised woman, go overboard with their victimasation
bit, rather than highlighting her strength, leaves a question mark in
our minds.
Telly Tales
Never Say Die
The saas brigade in Ekta’s serials refuses to die!
Once upon a time, there lived a melodrama queen in tellyville, whose soul was entrapped inside the body of a parrot (read alphabet K). And so, as she grew up and took over the reigns of her ‘soap opera’ kingdom, she insisted on naming all her subjects (read lead characters in K serials) with K. Their characteristics begun with the K-sound as well… cunning, cutely dumb, conniving and blah blah. As time flew, however, these characters got kkk…conventional and the soap queen thought of adding some mellow shades to these characters.
A glass a day keeps the doctor away...
Restricting the drinking of wine to only one glass a day may offer better health benefits than drinking more, a new study by Canadian scientists has shown. The first drink may relax blood vessels, reduce the amount of work the heart has to do and lower the risk of heart disease.
Quarrel over the ‘Queen’
Beyonce Knowles' father has slammed legendary singer Aretha Franklin for her public comments criticising Beyonce's Grammy Awards performance. Franklin was upset with Beyonce for calling her duet partner Tina Turner ‘the queen’. Franklin is usually called the queen of soul music and thinks Beyonce and the award writers took ‘a cheap shot for controversy’.
Adventureholic!
His penchant
for expeditions adds meaning
to his existence
Breathtaking landscapes (visualise snow-capped mountains and minor detours to the remotest of valleys), bone-rattling icy winds, narrow roads (seem endless in their steep climb), untamed freedom on the wheels and of course, a man and his machine thundering across it all. Well, it’s such an adventure that sets Ajay Dhiman’s adrenaline gushing. In an age where everyone’s addicted to comfort, this true-blue adventurer loves to ride the risk wave.
Healing touch
City’s own Munnabhai spreads health awareness
His Mudcake made news not just in the Chandigarh Film Festival but the Mumbai International Film Festival too. And looking at the three slum children who play ‘Happy Birthday to You’ game by cutting a mud cake, one knows why — the rawness of its content and the unadulterated emotions of these children touch one’s heart. And well, this is what one can describe as Dr Gaurav Raj Chabbra’s signature style of filmmaking.
Silver dream
A new range of silver jewellery all the way from Thailand and China were up for the grabs at Bhardwaj Ornaments-23. On display here was a wide range of necklaces, pendants, bracelets and charms, studded with ruby, sapphire, emerald and also semi-precious stones like aquamarine, topaz, garnet, amethyst, citrine and turquoise are chic and suits both college-going girls and married women.
Spice up
Tress stress no more
During winter, when the weather is cold and dry, the hair really suffers. This is that time of the year when we like to sit outside and enjoy the warm sunshine. We use hot water for bathing and washing the hair. These things can actually dry out the hair. For one thing, the hair and scalp loose moisture to the atmosphere, due to lack of humidity. Both sun-exposure and hot water cause dryness as well. The hair becomes dry and difficult to manage. It can also develop problems like split ends.
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