It’s all about money
For Punjabi movie director Manmohan Singh, regional flicks have enough scope for expansion
The director-cum-cinematographer behind the camera, Eriflex 3, has a point. “How can a two crore film compete against a 20 crore project.” Anybody who has managed to get a 33 per cent in mathematics or someone who is exceedingly well with numbers can see the difference. At least, Manmohan Singh, Mannji as people love to call him, can!

We’re doing it right
Bhagwant Mann and Gurdaas Maan were in the city to promote Sukhmani
Friday’s are no more exclusive to Bollywood. Big banners, larger than life stars and telling stories…we are talking about the Punjabi movie industry that’s got a second life, thanks to the multiplex culture. And now, it’s all set to demand its due at the box office.

In search of identity
As many as 1.05 billion people participated in the contest organised by the Government of India to select a symbol for the Indian currency
A whopping 1.05 billion people had the opportunity to participate in this national level contest; a contest of sorts that had no equals, no comparisons, and in which any Indian could participate. Age, status, educational qualification, profession, region, religion, language, held no bar.

Of fits and misfits
His father Dharmendra often got compared to a Greek god and the string of action hits he delivered is unmatched till date but actor Sunny Deol feels that in today's scenario his family is a misfit in Bollywood.

Kat... reena

Bollywood actor Katrina Kaif speaks during the cover launch of Famina magazine in Mumbai on Sunday night. — PTI photo

Scripted talk
Finding good scripts a challenge, says Madhavan
R Madhavan is surely doing a different kind of cinema but he doesn't want to experiment with the genres. The multilingual actor says he just wants to work on good scripts but rues that these are hard to come by."I don't want to experiment with genres, I just want to work on great scripts. I wish I had the luxury of saying that I have six scripts that are fantastic and let me see which one I want to do," Madhavan said in an interview."Finding one good script is a huge challenge. So, I do a film whose script comes and grabs me.

Getting ready
Sandra's checklist for Oscars include liposuction, crash dieting and fake accent
Sandra Bullock has joked she needs to make preparations, including getting some liposuction, for the upcoming Oscars. The actress bagged a Best Actress nomination for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy, a blonde Memphis mother who takes in a homeless, high-school student, in the movie The Blind Side.

Lone ranger

The kingfisher, a rare sight these days, adds colour to the cityscape. Lifestyle photo: S Chandan

Khan’s the name
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's much-awaited film My Name Is Khan will see its world premiere in Abu Dhabi next week. The film, which marks the return of the famous onscreen pair Shah Rukh and Kajol after a gap of eight years, is a love-story in the backdrop of post 9/11 America.

Batman disaster
Clooney slammed as a superhero
Hollywood star George Clooney's latest movie Up In The Air garnered five Oscar nominations on Tuesday but there is one film about which he may not be so proud — Batman and Robin.

Art at its best
It was united colours of northeast on the culminating day of the seven-day affair, finale of the art extravaganza. Art Conclave - North East, an endeavour of Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, in association with Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi had 15 artists from northeastern states placed here for a workshop-cum-painting camp.

Sing-a-song
The Gurukul Vidyapeeth has teamed up with the S-4 Trust to provide young singers an opportunity to showcase their talent
Very often people lament the loss of good singers and composers. And then, the same group becomes critical of upcoming artistes who give us a lot to look forward to! "Jai ho took the world by storm by winning the Oscars and now the Grammy. Indian music is indeed on a new high," opined education icon Manmohan Garg and acclaimed vocal maestro Rinku Kalia while addressing a press conference at KC Residency, Chandigarh, on Wednesday.

Music of freedom
Music is the finest of the performing arts that nourishes the mind and soul but if performed for a noble cause like providing education to the poor girls, it exudes divinity," observed Puneet Bedi while inaugurating a Sufi concert organised by the MCM DAV College in collaboration with DPR, Haryana, for Women at the college auditorium. The Sufi maestros of Kumar Bandhus, namely Anup Kumar and Hemant Kumar, dedicated the soiree to their resolved mission of education for a girl child. They exhorted the college students to support a needy girl with whatever help they could afford. The intrusive students and the staff avowed through clapping. The spirit got augmented as three families with single girl child were honoured at this occasion to set an example.

Just chill

Students of The Tribune School celebrated their reunion in Chandigarh recently.

Let the arrow strike
On this special occasion of Valentine's Day, Divine Solitaires India's fastest growing diamond brand has gone a step ahead and added one more feather to its cap by introducing the most magnificent pattern of Hearts and Arrows for the first time in India. This Valentines forget the flowers and chocolates!! Celebrate your special moment in a most unique way.

Let the child be
Let your kids learn by tinkering and interacting with the world, opine experts
Parents should allow their kids to climb trees and glue their fingers together because doing such things would eventually help them distinguish between risk and danger, suggests a latest book Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do).

In true colours
Tips on how tattoos can give a lead into the personality of your partner
Body language experts have revealed how your partner's tattoos can help you read their personality. Judi James, in her new book 'The You Code', said different designs could offer a deep insight into what the person is really like.

Bond wagon
Celebrating brotherhood
Relationship: Brothers
Time together: 19 years
Same-to-same: I hang out a lot with friends and Haripal, being the younger one, usually tags along with me. We love eating out and clubbing on weekends. - Anoop

Renee Writes
Believe in yourself
I am 18 and just got a compartment in the Board exam. I am totally broken and have a low self-esteem. I am not able to concentrate on my studies. I don't go anywhere, I don't enjoy anything. Whenever I try to study, my attention starts diverting towards a girl whom I liked so much but I could not get her. I want to have a girlfriend but I can't afford it because I neither have a personality nor I am intelligent. I pray every day, but now I have started losing faith in god. Help me please. — Sartaj Baweja Mohali