Increased rental at the recently renovated Tagore Theatre has left artistes high and dry 
Cause of concern!
The Tagore Theatre controversy refuses to die down. First, its renovation drew a lot of flak from conservationists who made their grievances public at different fora. The reason — by giving it a new look, the city was robbed of a heritage building, which had so much sentiment attached to it. Well, like any other uprising, which settles down with time, this one did too, but only to raise its head once again. Reason this time — exorbitant money artistes have to shell out to stage a show here.

Radio ga ga 
M.R. Chandla, the new station director of the All-India Radio Chandigarh, has some big plans for the city
Relaxing in the comfy chair at the office of All-India Radio, after many brainstorming sessions and broadcasting schedules, the memories of good old days flashes through his mind — his ghazal singing days at AIR. We are talking about M.R. Chandla, who has just joined as station director in the city.

Gown scores over sari
Western attire was a big draw at the IIFA green carpet
Flowing, elaborate, layered and slinky Western dresses scored over the India sari or salwar kameez for most Bollywood actors at the green carpet of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards.

Red Riding Hood: Genelia D'Souza looked stunning in a red dress at the IIFA Award ceremony.	Black Magic womaN: Bips was amongst the best dressed who opted for Western silhoutte.	Snow white: Kangana wore a pristine white wedding dress-like attire.

Bollywood ka mantri mandal
In a spoof at the IIFA awards, Boman Irani and Riteish Deshmukh assigned ministerial portfolios to Bollywood actors 

Mission possible
Akshay Kumar rides Tom Cruise’s bike in Kambakkht Ishq 
Bollywood’s own ‘daredevil’ Akshay Kumar met the machine of his match when he shot with Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible bike for Sajid Nadiadwala’s multi-starrer Kambakkht Ishq. “There was a scene shot with Akshay Kumar recently. The actor has used Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible bike. Sajid also hired action director Franco Soleman who created Tom Cruises stunt,” a source on the sets of the film said. American actor Denise Richards’s cameo was shot in another Hollywood bombshell Jessica Alba’s swimming pool.

Honeymoon travels
For Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, the IIFA week could well have been a second honeymoon. The couple, clearly very much in love in their second year of marriage, showed something rather rare in their public life otherwise—their affection for each other very publicly at the various International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards events and also during stage activities at the grand finale show at this entertainment and gambling hub that is a Special Administrative Region of China. In the company of Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan most of the time as they walked the green carpets at the three nightly events that saw hundreds of fans behind barriers screaming for autographs and a handshake, the couple readily obliged. Aishwarya even playfully pulled Abhishek along by the hands at one stage when she thought he was taking too long in moving along as he chatted to the media.

Abhi-Ash celebrate their love at the IIFA

Click and tell
If you want to share your pictorial booty with the world, photo sharing sites are just what you need
Out of sight, out of mind. The old adage probably needs to be looked at differently in the light of new beaming technology. Even when it is out of sight, you don’t have to sulk or brood, for you can find solace in pictures mailed to you by your friends. Better still, post your pictures on photo sharing sites and let the whole world know what you are doing. Now, haven’t we been saying ‘distance’ is no longer an issue?

Gimme  Net
Sometimes the journey itself can be more fruitful than the destination. For television actor Debina Bonnerjee from Kolkata, who plays Sita for NDTV Imagine’s Ramayan, life has been a roller-coaster ride, and she has loved every moment of it. With four South Indian movies, a good number of Punjabi albums, the Bong girl has landed with a meaty role in Ramayana. Now, does this mean 24X7 shooting schedule? “Of course. But, I have enjoyed every minute of shooting. In fact, the role has helped me understand the character Sita,” says Debina. Despite the grilling working hours, Debina can never let go of one thing—‘can’t stop surfing the Net,” she answers with a puckish grin. Tech savvy right!

Geek SPEAK
10 Commandments
This is a list of some common, old and forgotten recommendations for a healthy and secure PC and is a good start to keep your computer running properly and fast for a long time. Hard drive fragmentation: Believe it or not, many people have never even heard of hard drive fragmentation, or the process of de-fragmentation, when you install a software or create files and data on your hard disk drive.

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