Total recall
On his 74th birthday, actor Dharamendra recollects his initial years and beyond…,
I was a contestant for Filmfare new talents in the late 50s. Once when I was at Mehboob Studio, Dev Anand was shooting for Kala Bazar. He noticed me and called me personally. I was excited and had no words to express my joy. The matinee idol of countless millions, noticed me amongst hundred others. Dev Anand shared his lunch with me, encouraged me a lot to make my career as an actor and named me, “Toughie.” It was for the first time in my life that I saw an ice-box and other objects which accompany a top star,” recollects Dharamendra. “In our initial days, myself, Manoj Kumar and Shashi Kapoor had to struggle a lot.
Tome trouble
I was angry with Nandita for not defending the book, says Om Puri
Veteran actor Om Puri, whose biography written by his journalist-wife Nandita C. Puri has caused quite a furore, insists that he was angry with his better half for not defending the book on television. A portion of the book, named Unlikely Hero, was published in a magazine highlighting his relationships with various women, which was followed by the author’s interview on a television channel where she “failed” to highlight the main focus of the book. “A piece had appeared from the book in Tehelka highlighting certain things, but I ignored it then. Later, when Nandita was interviewed on TV about the same thing I realised things are getting out of hand.
Beauty & bollywood
Bollywood is beauty obsessed, says French actor Fanny Valette,
French actress Fanny Valette says she has no problem doing an out-and-out Bollywood movie but at the same time she is very critical about the concept of beauty in the industry.
Paa’s promise
After Paa, brothers suffering from progeria promised aid,
Ikramul Khan and Ali Hussain, two brothers in a Bihar village suffering from progeria, a disease that accelerates the ageing process, have now been promised help by the state government after Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Paa highlighted the illness.
Dressed to kill
Revenge is the main inspiration behind the range of evening gowns at NIIFT fashion
show.
The girl in black is out to kill her tormentor. Her cat-shaped dress, would change the colour to red, once she has taken the revenge. The girl in wine gown is getting ready for an Indo-Christian wedding. The off-shoulder costume is made of 35 meter fabric. The one, dressed in gothic costume, doesn’t have to work hard for a wardrobe malfunction, opening a few buttons wouldn’t leave anything to imagination. Students of the NIIFT-Mohali know how to work on the theme their teachers assign them. This time, the themes were, revenge, Indo-Christian
wedding, TRPs, time machine, winning a lottery ticket of world tour and Bollywood. Also there was another condition, “Every dress following any theme should follow the basic condition of being an evening wear,” says Prabhdip Brar, head, Fashion Design Department. The collection was presented before Parvesh and Jai, renowned fashion designers and alumni of the NIIFT. In tandem with the theme, were presented creations by 37 students of the department. Wish Shilpa Shetty had a choice to barter her golden reception saree for this bright blue gown made by Prinkel Bains and Ritika Pasricha. “We made a one piece dress for her, a corset for the upper body and flowing A-line silhouette for the lower body.”
Fiddly fingers
Brij Mohan Chugh can shape up anything and everything into something unique
— be it a rock or a sapling,.
Shaping up thoughts is what he does the best. In fact, he has been one of the few masters to give Chandigarh its heritage landmarks. The man, who gave us our symbol and identity, the Open Hand monument, Brij Mohan Chugh, has sculpted his heart and soul out over the years.
Spade work
Interesting saag-a
Bugged by rising vegetable prizes? Yes, almost everyone is. The trend once again is shifting towards vegetable gardening. It’s not that one can meet with all the kitchen requirements but the satisfaction one derives while plucking the fruits of one’s labour is tremendous. And, what matters the most is the ambrosial of the fresh self-grown vegetables. It’s not that I underestimate the capability of my esteemed readers to successfully grow vegetables, but the following tips may help them further.
Clean & green
A few changes in your car can help to control pollution
Everyone wants to live in the arms of nature under the soothing and relieving green environment. But with so many industries and vehicles emitting poisonous gases it is difficult to get pollution free environment especially in the big cities. Chandigarh will have to face pollution problems if we don't do anything about it. Industrialisation and urbanisation have led to disastrous air pollution and is one of the reason, which has seen the maximum growth in vehicular pollution. Anyone who has stayed in Chandigarh for the past few years could notice the auto rush and the disappearing roundabouts, which are being replaced by traffic lights in Chandigarh. We can't sell our cars and change to electric car or just shift to some kind of alternate fuel all of a sudden. But here are something's that can do make a difference in cutting the pollution level.
Small is big
Nokia launched N97, a stylish stainless steel cues, featuring a tilting 3.2" touch display, QWERTY keyboard and fully customizable homescreen that makes it as unique as a fingerprint. The Nokia N97 mini delivers a truly personal internet experience in a compact handset based on the iconic design of the Nokia N97.
Beauty over brain
From brick shaped laptops to razor-sleek ones, fashion and style take precedence over
utility.
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. Somehow, this doesn't sound hope giving? Why else would you have the glamour industry make a dash for the plastic surgeons to set their facial contours in shape? And why would beauty products managing companies design focus more on packaging than the product? Last but not the least, why would we ever move from computers to laptops to razor-thin, sleek and stylish-looking laptops, notebooks, mobile phones and other gadgets. So, Kareena Kapoor struts through a metro with a sleek, size zero laptop. Beauty surely has acquired various dimensions. It no longer lies with the beholder. Style has taken precedence over utility. Packaging over the product. Consumers like to pick up products, which look great, especially when it comes to laptops, notebooks or mobile phones. What do you say?
Gateway fun
Acer, is back with yet another 'first' in the Indian market. After stirring up a revolution with the Android based dual OS netbook, Acer's latest introduction - a Gateway netbook on the AMD platform, is all prepped up to take the Indian PC market by storm, once again.
Barbecuing is catching fancy of city gourmets. From sumptuous sausages to lip-smacking fish to piping hot
kebabs They are dishing out all,
By next year, we will probably have a Lajpat Nagar fashion week, a Sarojini Nagar fashion week and many such fashion weeks in almost every corner of Delhi. Two years from now, we will also be obliged to have a Sector 17 fashion week, Sector 22 fashion week, Mohali, Panchkula, going ahead…mmm… Moga, Ferozepur, Abohar, Sonepat, Panipat, as many more till it makes fashion 'weak'…