The Grand-eur
On Grandparents Day meet some of the Gen-Now grandpas and grandmas, who do not mind coming out of their cocoon to bond with their grandkids
With the wealth of experience, the ability of metamorphosing from advisors to listeners to mediators to friends — grandparents surely known how to love unconditionally!Acting as cushions, they are the performing artistes who do the balancing act all the time, between their adult children and adolescent grandchildren. Playing diverse roles between two generations, today’s grandparents are not the old men in their rocking chair nor woman in her bed type.
(L-R) Promila Das with her grandchidren Aishwarya Wadhera, Muskan, Priyanshu, Janya and husband Ram Saran Das

Did you know? 
The purpose of Grandparents Day is -
lTo honour grandparents.

lTo give grandchildren an opportunity to show love for their parent's parent.

lTo help children become aware of the strength, information and guidance older people can offer.


Ishan with his grandmother Harinder Sandhu

Barbaric blow
The film Baabarr is set in Lucknow and supposedly depicts the barbaric ways of gangsters living in that belt. This film is entirely focused on depicting violence in as extreme a form as possible. It’s totally a one-dimensional film. This film doesn’t have a social comment to make—at least that’s what it looks like from the way the criminally indulgent narrative pans. 
                     A still from the movie Baabarr 

Mixed doubles
A chick-flick on the lines of Sisterhood of the traveling pants, the movie Aamras is about four young school girls, Jiya (Vega), Pari (Ntasha), Rakhi (Maanvi) and Sanya (Aanchal), who are the best of friends until a misunderstanding (the male variety) tears them apart and sets them on different paths.

Reddy to be a bride
Neeta Lulla is going to make my bridal wear, says Sameera Reddy

Bollywood star Sameera Reddy wants Neeta Lulla to design her bridal dress and expects it to be the style statement of the century.The 27-year-old set the ramp afire at the Kolkata Fashion Week-II Friday, turning heads in a red lehenga as she show-stopped for Neeta’s bridal collection.“I think Neeta’s Indian wear rocks and when I get married she is going to make me the best bridal outfit ever. It’s going to be the style statement of the century,” Sameera told mediapersons after the catwalk.

Simply stylish 
Bipasha has never looked so simple, Rocky S
Dusky beauty Bipasha Basu, known for her bold and sensual image, is playing a Kashmiri girl in Lamhaa and designer Rocky S, who has draped her in the Bollywood movie, says that she has never looked so simple onscreen.“In this movie, you will be surprised to see Bipasha in a non-glamorous role. She is without any makeup and has worn simple clothes to fit in perfectly for this role,” Rocky S said in an interview.“She is looking very simple, and trust me, she has never looked that simple. She has always looked glamorous onscreen but this time, it would be the girl next door look,” he added.                         Rocky S with Bipasha Basu

Dazzling diva

Actor Rituparna Sengupta walks the ramp for Kolkata Fashion Week II in Kolkata. —PTI

Dil bole music
DJ Tejas is in the city for Dil Bole Hadippa's, bouncy vibes
Starting with distributing numbers at private parties, playing with editing software's, self-learning and practicing through renting equipments from other DJ's, DJ Tejas has come a long way and has all the reasons to say Aahun Aahun. But this music machine believes in drifting along with music of life. In the city for promotion of Dil Bole Hadippa's, the bouncy vibe, at Voodoo's, Sector 46, on Saturday night, DJ Tejas feels Bollywood is appreciating the work of deejays. "It's time to say Dil bole Hadippa," he laughs, as his fully loaded mixes hit the dance floor.

Terrifying Tuesday 
I was an inadvertent spectator to a sideshow of terror that was unleashed in Chandigarh on September 8, Tuesday. I was stuck at the 34 chowk on Ambala Road for over an hour while the convoy of the protesters passed by. I watched from an uncannily close distance all that transpired in that hour. I also read all the newspaper accounts the next day, replete with scary images of crazed rioting and policemen being humiliated. I feel I need to add my own take to something that made sensational news in our otherwise peaceful city.

What the cards say today..