Fight like a GIRL
A few dry runs in self-defence will give you confidence
YOU’VE seen it in the movies and in Hindi serials for sure — a girl walking down an isolated road, a car zooms past her and stops after a distance. A devilish looking guy rolls down his car’s window, and jumps out to scare the girl (some purani dushmani). Here is the twist: Rather than running helter skelter shouting for help, the girl jabs the guy in the eye followed by a karate kick.

Amandeep Kaur with her trainer, Ram.

King of spoof
Meet Sunil Grover, in the city on Friday to talk about his new show
You’ve seen mimicry artists sound like celebs, mock their gestures, acting skills, clothes. What if they even look like the person they are spoofing on? That would be an ultimate spoofing exercise. No wonder, Sunil Grover known as Ruk Ruk Khan is a household name and his serial, Kya Aap Paanchvi Fail Champu Hain? is making a comeback this year. Speaking chaste Punjabi, the king of another kind talks about his programme, plans and city connection.

STEP OUT
Little big men of Everest
For Sherpas, climbing the world’s highest peak umpteen times is no big deal
THE Sherpas are the foot soldiers of Everest. Mostly short and with surprisingly small feet (Indian size 6 is quite common among them!), they are stocky and have enormous load-carrying ability. Though Buddhist, they belong to Nepal – to two valleys near the base of Everest: Solo and Khumbu. Solo is the lower valley and Khumbu the higher one. 

A May 2003 photo of Appa Sherpa (right) with Lakpa Gelu Sherpa, who had just recorded the fastest ascent till then (10 hours 56 mins)

Telly Tales
Bebo’s LCD obsession
DURING the shoot of the Saif-Kareena episode of Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain? Kareena was so conscious of her body and how she looked that she kept on looking at herself at the huge LCD on the sets. A narcissist must say! While Shah Rukh was explaining the format to Kareena and Saif, Kareena kept on checking herself out in the LCD, which distracted King Khan who promptly pointed it out saying,” Stop looking at yourself in the LCD, you are looking good anyways”. Later the LCD was switched off to help Khan continue with the shoot without any disturbance. 

Ila is offended
Ila Arun and Anand Raj Anand had an argument on the sets of Junoon and are not able to see eye to eye since then. While Ila was sharing her thoughts about music presented on the show with the audience, she expressed that Sufi is a form of music through which you can connect to God. She also added that folk is a form of music through which one can connect to their roots. Anand Raj Anand (who is the mentor of the Bollywood genre) was listening to her silently.

Carving Hands
Sculptor Sagar’s works reveal the beauty of India’s soul
“Ye shaayer hein Elahi, ya mussavir pesha hein koi/ Naye naqshe, nirali soortein izaad karte hein.” This couplet from poet Aatish is apt for the introduction of Sagar AC, the sage sculptor, and his works that are on display at his art gallery, Naqsh-E- Sagar, Patiala. A national award winner in the teachers category and honoured by Punjab Education Department’s as best artist, Sagar was recently felicitated with a Lifetime Achievement award by the Punjab Arts Council. “Art is a personal creation in which the artist creates new symbols that express particular meanings,” says Sagar.

Happy threesome
Elizabeth Hurley is certain that if Hugh Grant and she had stayed together, they would have had five kids by now. “Sometimes Hugh and I can get morbid, so, we could have had five children by now, because we were together since we were 21,” she said. — ANI

Take a chill-pill
Is stress at work letting you down? Step into the world of aromas to perk you up
Deadlines to meet, deals to be cracked and targets to be accomplished. On top of it you have a boss who expects you to know all. And if this was less trouble, you have a month end coinciding with the appraisals. Is this how your normal schedule reads? Well, if yes, then we believe that you would have spent quite a bit on Art of Living, yoga camps, meditation sessions, and loads of money on fancy spas as well. But the gap between relaxation and work stress is very much there.

Little Interview
Second Innings
SHE made a dramatic entry into Bollywood after she lost her luggage, passport and visa papers while travelling and could not return to New York. And that’s how Ishq Vishq and Hum Tum happened. But her true calling lies in travelling and writing. Family, love, friendships, the outdoors, the sun, the moon, the miracle of life, green grass, blue sea, smiles, laughter, good food, yoga, running, mountains, seasons... the beauty of this world keeps her going.

TomKat planning baby no. 2
Don’t be surprised if Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes announce that the stork will be paying them a visit next year, for the couple is reportedly trying for another child. Holmes will be making her Broadway debut in August this year, but once she is finished with that, she and Cruise will get down to the business of making babies.

Beauty Studio
Uncover those blind spots
Of late, you must have witnessed the rise in the temperature and the poor sun trying hard to be seen. That somehow gives an inexplicable yearning for backless blouses, shorts and sleeveless tops. When the heat is on and sun goes up, we all want to show off our body but don’t let blind spots spoil the show. It is high time we get targeting those areas of our body that have been out of sight and out of mind since last summer. With monsoons looming, it is time to pay closer attention to areas like the back, arms, legs and tootsies that have been neglected during winters. Blind spots that are out of sight are generally out of mind.

• Health tip of the day