Poor little rich ones 
Being born to famous parents is one thing, to be compared to them professionally is altogether different. It pushes them to excel but it also hurts, say second-generation singer kids
Abhishekh Bachchan had to go through this, Kareena Kapoor too faced the same for a while, Uday Chopra was almost strangulated because of it, and poor Sanjay Kapoor, and he probably left the industry as a result of it. Closer home, sing a song names, Lakhwinder Wadali, Sachin Ahuja, Kuldeep Manak, Saleem, Navraj Hans… they too are dealing with the same.

Kuldeep with Yudhvir Manak

Lakhwinder with Puran Chand Wadali

Hans Raj Hans with Navraj

Cheers to choreography
If salsa is sensuous and hip-hop is happening, then what is Bollywood kind of dancing? "Bindaas," says Jorge Aldana, an artiste from Spain. We asked him to elaborate this new-found definition of dance that predominantly has jhatakas and matkas in it. "Unlike salsa or hip-hop, Bollywood dance does not follow a set pattern. New steps are invented for every song and it gives you the freedom to innovate," he says. In his three years of stay in India, it seems he has picked up Hindi really well.

Photo by Vinay Malik

NEW RELEASES
This Friday’s flicks Luck By Chance and Victory are a game play of destiny and drama
Taking lucky chances
Konkana Sen Sharma, one of the most bankable actors in Bollywood, with her offbeat choice of roles and fair share of mainstream cinema, has definitely carved a niche for herself. She has entered the Bollywood big league. For the very professional and wonderful actor, talent comes naturally.

Konkana Sen Sharma

Akki's Big Adoption
Akshay Kumar displays his big-heartedness for wrestlers
The Khiladi Kumar has once again proved his love for action, by 'adopting' six wrestlers, who come from economically backward class, in a bid to popularise the sport. "Akshay's decision came days before the 10th All India Wrestling Championship opens here Feb 1st. Participants and lovers of this sport from all over India are expected to gather here," said Sanjay Nirupam, Congress spokesman in Maharashtra and organiser of the event. "Last year, when Akshay attended the programme, he had publicly expressed a desire to adopt a few wrestlers to encourage more to take up the ancient Indian sport. 

Akshay Kumar

Emraan's ready for Raaz 3, fatherhood
His Raaz- the Mystery continues has got an encouraging opening and actor Emraan Hashmi is all set to work in the third instalment of the spooky thriller. He also feels secure enough to start a family now. "We're trying for a baby and we should be parents by next year.

Emraan Hashmi

King's tele tribute
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan launched a new show on television, a weekly sitcom Ghar Ki Baat Hai being produced by Sharukh's production house, Red Chillies Entertainment Private Limited. The show is directed by Anant Mahadevan and Bhavana Sresht and the cast includes Sumeet Raghavan, Juhi Babbar, Swapnil Joshi, Ali Asgar, Jayati Bhatia and Deven Munjal.

Shah Rukh Khan

Mugdha Jail-ed by Madhur
Mugdha Godse of Fashion fame will be next seen in Madhur Bhandarkar's Jail opposite Neil Nitin Mukesh. The three-time national award-winning filmmaker was impressed by Mugdha's debut performance in his Fashion and therefore decided to give her a pivotal role in his new film. After her rather unconventional role in Fashion, the model-turned-actress is looking forward for some song and dance sequences coming her way. Madhur is scheduled to go on location scouting to Dehradun in the next few days before the film finally rolls. -PTI 

Talepiece

Mugdha Godse

Have time, will dance
The dance troupe from PEC reached the winning post at the IIT-Kharagpur fest, even though they missed their train
Let alone winning, many of us (actually, none of us) would not even be able to make it to the destination if a train was missed or the route was changed. And chronologically speaking, they reached, they played, they won. Invincible! Hey, did we mention? That also happens to be the very name of the 10-member dance troupe from Panjab Engineering College-12. Back after winning the IIT Kharagpur competition, we chat up the group, but preceding all the questions, is the ‘missed-the-train’ episode that weighs heavy on our minds. Details follow.

Grilling time
The name ‘Barbeques of the World’ for a food festival clearly obviates any explanation. We skim and skip and get straight to business…err…barbeques. So, is such a festival being held for the first time? Answers D N Kaul, head, North region, “Every six months we keep experimenting. Can’t keep people in a monotonous state of mind.” The 10-day-fest includes barbeques from places like Egypt, Morocco and Caribbean, with some of the desserts from Tibet and Italy. So, there are Chermoula prawns from Morocco, Egyptian lamb kofta with garlic mayonnaise to spicy Pattaya chicken cakes from Thailand. 

Photo by Vinay Malik

Side Lanes
Age, on a song and  a wing 
Age brings it’s own problems and it’s own kind of crazy humour. Small eccentricities, nagging habits and old-fashioned ideas are referred to as ‘barmy’ by our children and grandchildren, who shake their heads in silent and mock despair at our irritating frailties. But what keeps us going is our vast and wonderful experience, garnered over the years. So, while we face the sun which shines through our progeny, we look into the moonlight and shadows for anecdotes and memories.

Going places ...
Skit: Career Weavers’ students to present a skit “Bapu Ke Sapnon Ka Bharat’ on the occasion of Bapu’s 61st Martyrdom Day; parking in front of SCO 406, Sector 35-C; 12.15 pm today Honours: Meet the winners of  the SJOBA Foundation  Awards 2009; St. Johns School Sector 26; 1.15 pm today