Bollywood ka king kaun?
Whether it’s SRK, Akki or Aamir
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Aamir Khan
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Looks like we have a tie here, people. And you don't have to be a rocket scientist to guess who are the three people in the race for the number slot in
Bollywood. Did you say Saifu. Oh no.
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Akshay Kumar
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Shahrukh Khan
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Picks & piques
No dum in this Chinese aloo
To all ye dough-kneading Indian women, who go through the grind day after day, this one's a real tribute to your kitchen prowess. For, in your daily chopping, dicing and slicing manoeuvres, is hidden a secret Kung Fu move that can make bloodiest of the villains bite dust. Surprised? But what if it comes straight from the action horse's mouth? Well, then it's hard to disregard.
A still from the movie Chandni Chowk to China
Fit at fifty
Queen of pop Madonna still manages to look half her age even at 50, and it is all thanks to the rigorous diet and exercise regime her personal trainer Tracy Anderson has put her on. Madge follows a gruelling two-hour workout six days a week, and Anderson, 33, remains at her side every moment of it.
The trainer had been helping the singer maintain her health even when she was divorcing her hubby Guy Ritchie.
Madonna
Love deprived
After two failed marriages and a string of broken romances, Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore has finally come to terms with being unlucky in love.
Her most recent relationship, a 10-month romance with 30-year-old actor Justin Long, ended last summer and while he fell into the arms of actress Kirsten
Dunst, Barrymore is still unattached. "I've been single for months now and my priorities have changed so much. I've turned my attention towards my friends and the causes I believe in. It's been about learning who I am, not through a man but for myself. I'm happy with my priorities now," she said.
Drew Barrymore
Adventurous venture
Canadian/American actor Keanu Reeves is all set to star in the big screen adaptation of the Japanese anime TV series Cowboy Bebop. The sci-fi movie is a production of 20th Century Fox, and Reeves will be playing the role of Spike Spiegel, an adventurous bounty hunter traveling through space in 2071, reports Variety magazine.
Keanu Reeves
Another Bollywood fan
Hollywood superstar Will Smith has hinted that he is thinking of making a Bollywood-like film with director Danny Boyle, whose credentials include recent hit Slumdog Millionaire. While talking to reporters at the premiere of his new thriller Seven Pounds in Leicester Square, the actor said that he had been "looking at a few things" with the British director. Boyle's film Slumdog recently won four Golden Globe awards.
Will Smith
Dancewith us
After dancing their way to fame, Jashanpreet and Tahira now turn gurus
Umpteen reality shows. Out of which almost half of them are based on dance and an equivalent number on singing. And now, we hear of mimicry reality shows. How real is the television getting. Well, this is yet again a debatable issue. But something that is straight and simple is the fact that at least some reality show winner’s are putting their talent to use. So much so, they plan to spread it amongst the masses.
On a spiritual sojourn
A theatrical production, Guru Manyo Granth, is a spiritual journey and a mission as well
Urdu poet Allama Iqbal’s couplet Gurbat (Overseas) mein hon agar hum, rehta hai dil vatan main/ Samjho humain vaheen tum, dil ho jahan hamara, veritably echos the sentiments of those organisers and artists based in UK associated with the theatrical production of Guru Manyo Granth.
Santokh Singh Chhokar (left) T.P. Sindra with the cast of the play
Balley Balley in Bollywood
Girijaa Shankar, actor and director has completed shoot of a Punjabi Music Album Dostan Di Dosti in Hollywood (Los Angeles) with music composed by Tejwant Kitoo and lyrics composed by Amar Akbarpuri. According to Girijaa Shankar and singer Nirmal Sandhu this Punjabi album, has the potential of starting a new era in Punjabi music, which is why is why I agreed to direct, visualise and shoot the album. Hollywood actors Betsy, Amarapali , Ashish Wahi, Paul Harika and Aileen play major roles in Dostan Di Dosti album .
Musical memoirs
“Aisa Koi funkar –e- mukkamal nahin aya, Naghmon ka barsta badal nahin aya, Sangeet ke toh bahut aye hai, Lekin duniyan mein doosra Saigal nahin aya”. The couplet by Bollywood music director Naushad Ali is indeed a befitting tribute to the golden voice of legendary maestro,
K.L. Saigal whose voice still provides nourishment to the soul. The Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademy in association with the Environment Society of India pays homage to the great music wizard in their annual programme Yaadon Ki Kasak on his death anniversary.
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Chandigarh Myths
The rest of India seems to be suffering from what we can term ‘Chandigarh Myths.’ They ask me questions about Chandigarh that seem horribly outdated. I sometimes hate to dispel the myths – since the truth hurts.
