Punjabiyat, Puneet style
In the city for the shooting of his movie Nishchay Kar Apni Jeet Karoon—Turban Victory, actor-turned-director Puneet Issar talks about movies, mythology and more…
Critics don't matter. Nor does the opinion of people from the
industry. Crazy promotions serve no cause either. What matters at the
end of the day to everybody from a fresh director to the one who has to
his credit several hits is just the right script, more precisely,
"One that appeals to the heart of audiences," believes Puneet
Issar who is trying to practice what he's preaching through his film in
the making, Nishchay Kar Apni Jeet Karoon- Turban Victory, produced by
city-based P. S. Thind.
Manuscript to script
In town, novelist Advaita Kala talks of her French connection and foray into filmmaking
Blessed with a charming persona enlivened by her vivacity, her mega-watt
smile greets one and simultaneously makes one conscious of her star status as a
writer of international acclaim.Meet Advaita Kala, the genius who rose to
stardom with the publication of her debut novel Almost Single. In the city on
the invitation of the Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi, she participated in the
national seminar on The Author in Search of an Audience.
Matka chowk
Seniors shining
The word 'senior citizen' has a whole new meaning in our city. In some corners of India, it may be a convenient label for awarding rail discounts and IT exemptions, in
Chandigarh, it denotes a class of
people who know how to live life to the fullest.I know some truly
amazing senior citizens in our city. They are cerebrally superior and physically
fitter than many young folks who sit at the steps overlooking the Sukhna Lake. I
know of octogenarians who can do eighteen holes of golf, rain or shine and play
four sets of tennis in long volleys. Some are out in the morning on their sports
bicycles and some put on their roller skates and enjoy the morning mist.
Writing to reportage
The concluding day of the seminar saw deliberations on the media and market
Three panel discussions on Media and Marketplace, Publishing and Selling and
Ru-ba-ru with writers marked the conclusion of the two-day national seminar on
'The Author in Search of an Audience', organised by the Chandigarh Sahitya
Akademi at the UT Guest House inn the city on Saturday.The distinguished
presence of cine star-author Farooq Shaik embellished the seminar even today, as
he remained engrossed in the proceedings as a participant, who viewed the
deliberations held at the intellectual plane with aesthetic delight.
Her cause on canvas
Use as many mediums as possible, books, conferences, speeches, street plays, documentaries, media…till the message to fight against female foeticide, infanticide, illiteracy, dowry, equal rights for women reaches male chauvinists.
Small package, big surprise
Sikandar is a small, surprisingly eloquent film. I say 'surprisingly eloquent' because before this film, Piyush
Jha, the director, had made Chalo America a crass comedy, which barely had a few days run at the theatres. But Sikandar is not in the same league. With this film Piyush shows that he has matured as a director, sincere in his pursuit of a good story. This film has a very good story and Piyush's narrative eschews complexity, preferring to tell this story of near heartrending tragedy in a simple and effectively substantive way.
