Road to reality
Vroom…to fame in style. For those tricity boys willing to earn big bucks and a celebrity status, here is an opportunity not to be missed. Bindaas channel, in association with Big FM, has come up with an adventure-based reality show, Honda Stunner, which guarantees both. But hold on! It’s not that easy. You will have to have the adrenaline rush along with an unbeatable confidence level.

Tricity boys get a chance to try out stunts for an upcoming reality show

Bards and borders
Poets Nida Fazli and Ashok Chakradhar spell out their views on terrorism, technology and more
A vision and sensitivity towards the happenings around and their portrayal in verse are the abilities which determine the merits of a poet or writer. Blessed with all these traits, Mukdita Hasan Nida Fazli strode in like a colossus on the literary scene. A philosopher film lyricist, fiction writer, columnist and an exponent of the rich Ganga-Jamuni cultural heritage of India, he was born brought up and educated at Gwalior.

Scripted for success
Rock On! script set to be a part of Oscar Library
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has decided to include the script of Farhan Akhtar starrer Rock On!! as a part of the Oscar Library. "It's a great that the script of our first film in association with Big Pictures has found a place in the Oscar Library. We got overwhelming reactions from across the board and now the news of the script going to the Oscar library; can't get better than this," Ritesh Sidhwani, movie's producer said.

Yeh dil maange more
Padma Lakshmi was sporting enough to share the stage with US rock band Foo Fighters, but the lady's charm left drummer Taylor Hawkins vying fore more. The gorgeous Top Chef host went to Rochester last week to see the Foo Fighters concert.

Unlucky in love
Former Miss India and Bollywood actor Celina Jaitley, who turned 27 recently, says she has been unlucky in love but hopes god will bless her with more romance in life.

Pyaar ke side effects
The authors of the best-selling book The Rules have some guidelines for heartbroken Jennifer Aniston. The Friends star Aniston recently opened up about her ex Brad Pitt, and his "uncool" partner Angelina Jolie.

More the merrier
Tom Cruise has denied his wife Katie Holmes is pregnant, but admits that he definitely wants more kids. The couple has a two-year-old daughter Suri and Cruise insists that they'll have more kids. 

Teen ki deal
After being let down by directors whom his production house Dharma Productions nurtured to directorial success, Karan Johar has now made it compulsory for all filmmakers working for his banner to sign a three-movie contract each.

Quick fix
Madonna, who was recently granted a "quickie" divorce from hubby Guy Ritchie, may have to shell out 15,000 pounds per month - if Guy wins the custody of their kids. The Material Girl singer, who cited her hubby's 'unreasonable behaviour' as the prime cause for the split, is fighting a custody battle for the couple's two sons, Rocco, aged eight, and adopted David, aged three.

But naturally
Inspired by nature, renowned photographer Sanjay Kumbkarni's five-day photo exhibition gets going
How many of us find beauty in a leaf half eaten by insects? That's not it. In turn, relate it to one out of plethora of emotions: hope, drama, reflection, cheer, patience, tears, tragedy, ecstasy. It's not a play from Shakespeare that we are talking about, but the photography and haiku exhibition 'Let's play God', put together by Sanjay Kumbkarni. Even before the photographs, it's the name that  captures us.

Launch Pad
Home and more
Welhome, introduces a comprehensive home decor solution designed to make your home more inviting. The task of designing your home will now be less burdensome as Welhome will ensure that the process becomes more pleasurable. The specialised team at Welhome will help enable every homemaker to be a home expert by presenting the best combinations of captivating colours, mesmerising design, and right theme to create your own stylish home decor.

Short take, long shot
The Films Division is exploring new vistas to popularise documentary films in India. A policy is being worked out to market the films made by the Division for a larger audience. New mediums like mobile phones, television and festivals are being considered, according to Kuldeep Sinha, chief producer of the Films Division.

Students at ‘work’ for the PEC Fest

View of two cities
Stephane Herbert, a Guatemala born and Firminy bred photographer has captured the ‘aesthetic of fluidit’y of Brasilia and the 'unspeakable space' of Chandigarh. 

Work hard, play harder
These students have what it takes to plan a mega festival on the campus. Here’s what goes on behind the scenes...
You danced to the beats of Jhankaar, loved attending PEC fest and are eagerly looking forward to Goonj. That's not the end of the list as there's a string of events to watch out for. We are talking about, probably, the best part of a student's life. The innumerable fests which students still can't have enough of.

Cheat code & cell phones
Act I: Swanky cars zipping past, boys on bikes making umpteen rounds in their quest for the slightest of attention from the opposite sex and all the hustle bustle at its peak. Act II: Groups of students walking their way to Student Centre, almost deserted roads with no sounds of rhythmic honking and well, no vehicles. May sound archaic but both the scenes are familiar to the campus, only it’s the ‘before’ and ‘after’ of the decision to make Student Centre a no-vehicle zone, in order to curb the violence on campus.

tone
Campus fests & celeb value
Celebrities are invited to add a little more zing or spice to a campus fest. Like we, during the PEC Fest, had celebrations spread over three days. During daytime too, there was a lot of college crowd for various competitions. I don't know what the priorities of Chandigarh Carnival were, but in our case, for sure there was a balance between different activities, so the celebrities only ended up jazzing things up. They did not distract or draw attention from the real event. If things are not balanced then, of course, the celebrities may become larger than the event they are supposed to be performing for.

Manuscript to script
IIM graduate’s novel entailing the journey of a youth on a psychedelic road trip through India to be made into movie Keep off the Grass, a new-age hippie story by IIM alumni Karan Bajaj, will be made into a movie by the famous Mosaic Media Group, the producers of Batman series.