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Night out to nightmare
Tuesday’s molestation bid outside the Food Street points to certain lacunae and raises safety concerns about the tricity’s night life
It was just yesterday that we were reading Jigeesha Ghosh's and TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan's murder mystery being solved. Thanking our stars, we were boasting how safe our city is and it's rarely that we hear about any such untoward incident. But jolting our belief came a rude shock - six allegedly drunken hooligans tried to molest a married woman at Food Street-14 on Tuesday night. And going by the news report and eyewitnesses claim, the PCR standing on the spot turned a blind eye towards the incident. What a shame for a city that is said to have an urban and open-mind culture.
Hospitality goes for toss! But never mind
The hospitality sector stands to lose out as the IPL moves out. No sweat. Security matters more
This fever doesn't abide by any temperature scale. It surges beyond the maximum; conveniently zips past the boiling point and never drops. Yet, people love being a victim of what we call 'cricket fever' for if they aren't, their life isn't worth it. But now that the IPL has moved out of India to South Africa, it has left many disappointed, including the hospitality sector. And, we got the affirmation from city hoteliers.
Sculpting success
Shiv Singh, our Man in Black, has one more feather to his turban
A staunch believer in freedom? One must be talking about an artist. If he talks of commitment, got to be a genius. In between, if there’s an allusion to ‘playing with subjects’, rest assured he’s a legend. When he sports signature black, it has to be Shiv Singh. It was a power-packed morning — power referring to not the people but the occasion; book launch, award ceremony and exhibition rolled into one.
Expectations en-shrined
The tricity has emerged as an important Tier II destination, especially for the transit traveler, but in some ways it’s still not viewed as ‘the’ destination for the business traveler.
Perhaps, it was owing to this perception that Amritsar, and not Chandigarh, was the first choice when it came to the setting up of the IHHR brand’s Ista business hotel in the region. Says the managing director, IHHR Hospitality Pvt Ltd, Ashok
Khanna, “We are looking at Chandigarh, among other cities, for further expansion, but I’d rather wait a while till there’s more IT presence and business looks up.”
Being Lushin
Lushin Dubey’s latest play Salaam India is a tribute to all things Indian
The Durga Das Foundation as part of its regular theatre presentations is bringing yet another interesting play to the city — Salaam India. Directed by well-known theatre personality Lushin Dubey, the play has received rave reviews in Delhi and Mumbai. Inspired by writer Pavan Varma’s bestseller, Being Indian, it has been adapted for the stage by Nicholas Kharkongor. It has music by the highly talented and acclaimed Louis Banks and choreography by Ashley Lobo.
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Upwardly mobile |
This Bharatnatyam danseuse from the South defies gravity as her mudras make her dart northwards.
Lifestyle photo:Kamal Kishore |
Eating after exams
The festival, “Thank God Exams are Over” is being organized for families and children at Hotel Aroma from 25th March to 30th March 2009 to, in a way, enjoy an outing, post examinations. The festival has been designed to let the school students who work very hard during the examinations, have the sense of entertainment and
relief.
Bollywood dreams
Acting bug is fast catching up with city youngsters and Pragati Trikha, a student of Sacred Heart-26, is having her fill acting in
various serials and movies.
Cool cotton
Ludhiana-based UV&W Products Limited, which is pioneering the trend towards certified organic cotton clothing in the country, today opened its second exclusive store in the city at Fun Republic-Manimajra. This summer the company has introduced ladies tops for the first time for the wellness conscious women. Ladies’ hot pants, leggings, nightwears and inners from the company are next on the anvil.
Parenting bites
Break time is a good time to wean kids away from junk food and put them on a healthy menu
The biggest challenge that parents face is to be positive role models. Young children learn a lot by looking and copying what they see others do. Same applies to eating habits. If the people they love best in the world are eating healthy food, then kids will too, that is why eating all together as a family is so important.
Relatively speaking
Pass time
Kids’ exams will be over very soon. Keeping them occupied during the break is a daunting task for parents. How can parents make this time productive?
Fun time
With a thrust on productivity these days one needs to make sure
summer holidays are fun and entertaining along with being creative for
kids.
Home is best
Foreign shores beckon but Resul Pookutty is reluctant
He admits that the condition of film technicians in India is 'pathetic', but Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty says he would still prefer staying and working in the country rather than chase international projects.
"Something that is always to be remembered is that it was my work in India that got me an Oscar and not my work in the West.
Polls apart
Prakash Jha denies being the one to launch Paswan's son
Ram Vilas Paswan's son Chirag is all set to enter Bollywood and there were rumours that filmmaker Prakash Jha, who is to contest the Lok Sabha polls on the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) ticket from Bihar, is launching the youngster. The director has rubbished the reports, but said the newcomer had all the qualities of a good hero.
Deep sea blues
Getting sharks to act in Blue was not easy: director
 Even if directing three Bollywood macho men, two sizzling beauties and one Australian pop diva didn't seem a tough bet for debut director Anthony D'Souza, wielding the megaphone for 40 sharks for an underwater action sequence for Blue surely gave him jitters.
(Left to right) Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Kylie Minogue, Lara Dutta and Zayed Khan
Survival strategy
I don't want to be known as a director of comedies: Sivan Nikhil Agarwal
Sangeeth Sivan might have earned commercial success with his two comedies Kya Kool Hain Hum and Apna Sapna Money Money but he does not want to be known as a director of the comic genre.
Heart to heart
My parents were against me getting into films: Aamir Khan
Despite hailing from a film background, noted Bollywood actor-director Aamir Khan's parents were against his entering the filmdom.
"My parents looked after us very well. We had a fairly sheltered life. I mean my parents were really against me getting into films.
Padmapriya poised
After earning much acclaim doing varied characters in Malayalam and Tamil films, actress Padmapriya is all set to enter the world of Hindi cinema with Chandan Arora directed Striker.
First love
Neil prefers acting to singing
Despite coming from a family of famous playback singers, acting is Neil Nitin Mukesh's first love.
"I was fascinated by the atmosphere… huge sets, lights, camera and ...action that I had experienced in my childhood while acting in films like Jaisi Karni Vaisi Bharni and Vijay," the young Bollywood actor and grandson of Mukesh says.
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