n Flats and fauna
n Alps to Himalayas

Photo by Pradeep Tiwari

Meeting Muzaffar
As part of the lecture series started by the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi from September 2008, where artists like Ashok Vajpeyi, Raghu Rai and Frenchwoman Marion Colomer have already delivered lectures, there will be a talk on November 8 by Muzaffar Ali, the internationally renowned filmmaker and painter, at the auditorium of Government Museum and Art Gallery-10 at 5.30 pm. He would deliver a lecture on, "Art Binds Us All" along with the screening of a short film, "Breathe into me," made by him on sufism.

Talented lot

Midnight's Children on big screen India-born author Salman Rushdie and Indian Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta will collaborate to produce a movie based on his prize winning novel Midnight's Children. The book is a fictional work about Saleem who was born on the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947 just as Indian Tricolour was replacing British flag. His story encompasses the history of India from Independence until end of emergency in 1977. Well-known film star Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das, who had acted in Mehta's earlier critically acclaimed but controversial movies including Fire and Earth, will have major roles in the movie and the rest of the cast is still being finalised.

Bollywood actor Shabana Azmi along with MP Shashi Tharoor and Director Deepa Mehta at the opening reception of the Mahendra Film Festival in New York on Wednesday. PTI Photo

After Munnabhai, it's Sattarbhai 
Munnabhai aka Sanjay Dutt is back with his 'Gandhigiri' but this time in a fresh avatar of 'Sattarbhai' for the film EMI
Sattarbhai, played by Sanjay Dutt in the film, is a loan recovery agent who works for various banks and other multinationals. "Munnabhai and Sattarbhai are the same from their hearts. Even their characters could be similar, only the get-up is different. I do 'Gandhigiri' in this film also. I keep helping all the characters in the film," says actor Sanjay Dutt.

Crocodile Chronicles 
Born in Nambour, Queensland, Australia, Bindi Sue Irwin is the daughter of late legendary wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin (the Crocodile Hunter) and Terri Irwin. An avid animal lover and wildlife conservationist herself, Bindi Sue has been jointly named after two of Steve Irwin's favourite animals: Bindi, a saltwater crocodile, and Sue, a Staffordshire bull terrier, who died in June 2004.

Late legendary wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin with his daughter Bindi Sue Irwin

Punjabi At Heart
For Kimi Verma, acting is a passion, not a profession
Versatility teamed with good looks and fluency in Punjabi are some of the assets that Punjabi actor Kimi Verma posses. Been there and done that for Kimi, her filmy journey started at a young age of 14, where she first worked with acclaimed director Manmohan Singh. Having moved from the shadow of child artist to a full-fledged actor this apni Punjaban gets candid and talks about her past, present and future…
The cast of Punjabi film Sat Sri Akal at its premiere at Kiran cinema-22 on Friday