In a class of his own
Harleen comes and presents the bouquet... Like every student customarily does to anybody who’s somebody in any field. "When Harleen presented the bouquet... I think I’m yet not out of the Love Aaj Kal mode." Someone please tell Imtiaz Ali nor are we. No wonder, the conversation started, steered and surrounded his latest hit and, in between, the previous ones.

Imitiaz Ali (L) and Irshad Kamil at Panjab University. Photo: Vinay Malik

A Wednesday
The city’s got plenty of acting talent, says actor Nirmal Pandey on his second visit to the city in two months
Been there, done that. For actor Nirmal Pandey, Chandigarh has become a second home. On his second visit in a month’s time, he says, “This city has become home for me. I keep coming back for one reason or the other. And this time, it is for the auditions of Gurkul Acting Academy that I am here,” says the actor, who has played diverse roles in movies like Bandit Queen, Desh Drohi, Yeh Koi to Hai and more.

True blue

The launch of a fashion store in Mumbai saw a bevy of Bollywood stars sporting the cerulean colour.

Actor Juhi Chawla poses for a picture.

Actor Shriya Saran at the launch ceremony.

Neetu Chandra is the belle with the belt.

Damsels in defence
The recent eve- teasing incidents once again highlight the need for women to take lessons in self-defence
Case 1: Girls teased and assaulted at a market place in broad daylight, guys who came to her rescue were thrashed too and the police on duty lived up to the image of 'not doing anything' perfectly on this one.

Dead serious
Daddy Cool doesn't mock funerals, says director of the movie
Forthcoming laugh riot Daddy Cool is about a funeral gone wrong, but it doesn't make fun of the solemn ceremony, says Hyderabad-based director K. Murli Mohan Rao who marks his return to Bollywood with the film.

Miss management
Women who hold supervisory positions are more susceptible to workplace sexual harassment, according to a new study. During the study, nearly 50 per cent of women supervisors, but only one-third of women who do not supervise others, reported sexual harassment in the workplace.

Mum’s not the word!
How do you strike a balance between your mother and your girlfriend?
Ask any man what his favorite food is and the answer comes at a supersonic speed, “Maa ke hath ka khana." His idol woman will be an exact replica of his mother. Even the phrase, 'Behind every successful man, there is a woman' takes favour of the mother rather than any other 'woman' in that successful man's life.

Booked!
Big B's blog to be published as a book
Amitabh Bachchan had set a trend in Bollywood with his blog and with thousands of his fans from around the world following his daily updates, it was but inevitable that Big B's online musings be turned into a book. Bachchan, who expresses his opinion on everything from Australian racism row to the swine flu on the blog, broke the news about the planned book deal in his latest post.

Green march
Make simple changes, save environment, says Priyanka Chopra
Bollywood beauty Priyanka Chopra, who is the latest celebrity to join the green movement, wants people to make simple changes in their lifestyle to save the environment. "All of us know and understand that, yes, the environment is troubled, but what do we do? I am asking people to make simple changes in their lives not drastic ones," Chopra said.

House that!
I've reasons to believe I was discriminated against, Emraan Hashmi
A day after claiming that the flat controversy arose because of a "miscommunication", Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi today insisted he was denied an apartment by the housing society because he was Muslim and said he has reasons to believe for the discrimination. "Yesterday at the hearing in the Minorities Commission, I stuck to what I had said a week back about having reasons to believe that I faced discrimination on religious grounds," Hashmi told reporters here.

Master mind
The recent incident of violence against a student by his teacher is a matter of concern both for parents and educationists in the city. For, such incidents are sure to leave a mark on a child's psyche. What can a parent or teacher do to increase confidence among the children?

Happy Years
People get happier as they age and exert more emotional control than younger adults, say researchers. "Life expectancy changed because people changed the way they lived. Now that we're here, we have to keep adapting. We are in the middle of a second revolution and it's up to us to make adulthood itself longer and healthier," Dr. Carstensen said.