It's loud and clear, still resonating in everybody's ears. The much-awaited alarm bell has been rung. Not by the umpteen documentaries, journals or campaigns, but by a 45-second advertisement, by a magical number of 1,411 tigers left in India; over 100 communities on various social networking sites, lakhs of members of these communities and people who are making individual efforts…the difference has finally been made.
Stuff dreams are made of
City-based Ashu Sharma shares screen space with the Big B in Teen Patti
Sometimes figures account for a journey. Sounds heavy? Well, then reel through this — 10,000 auditions take place daily at various venues in Mumbai for movies, television serials and advertisements!
Strugglers (so called, because now the term used is aspiring and passionate lot), attend 150 auditions in a day, out of which 70-80 are shortlisted for the second audition.
What makes you happy?
Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
— Abraham Lincoln
Don't worry be happy…but is it really that easy? If happiness is eluding you, psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky of the University of California has come to the rescue with her study.
Bond Wagon
Maa da Laadla
Relationship:
Mother and son.
Time together:
28 years
Same-to-same:
Other than the DNA and the blood group we both carry only a limited number of common entities specially when it comes to thought process. In fact, this makes our lives more interesting. We both care a lot for each other. Interestingly her day starts by preparing bed tea for me while mine ends by making Horlicks for her.
Manage the rage!
Can't hold back your anger in front of your partner? Well, a part of your brain might be of some help to control those much-regretted emotional storms. A new study has suggested that the lateral prefrontal cortex (LPFC) is a region of the brain that may help people control their emotional reactions to negative facial expressions from their partners!
Home FRONT
Simply elegant
A right mix of contemporary and the ethnic is how the beautiful abode of OP and Pooja Sood comes across. The facade of the house is in yellow firebricks and a sprightly fountain greets you at the entrance of the door, which is guarded by a massive wooden door.
A framed Chamba rumaal adorns the area partitioning the fountain from the Krishna corner. "I am a huge devotee of Lord Krishna, so you will see his idols in every corner," says
Pooja.
FEMme fatale
Over 100 beautiful faces from the city of Chandigarh came together for the city finale of Fem De Sohney Sohney Mukhde Of Punjab beauty pageant, a unique consumer & beauty initiative from Fem Care a fairness and bleach brand. This also marked the last semi-final audition of this mega state-wide beauty contest.
Celebrating womanhood
With an aim to promote cultural exchange between people of South-Asian nations and celebrate the spirit of women, Leela, the first South-Asian women theatre festival, begins on March 8. An endeavour of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, National School of Drama and Jamia Milia University, the festival will have 14 theatre groups from nine countries - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal and Afghanistan.
Shers of Punjab
First-ever collaboration between the fiery duo titled Sher-e-Punjab
The two Punjabi rockstars from both the sides of the border, Mika and Bohemia have united for music and have brought out a first of its kind album — Sher-e-Punjab. The latest video of Mika's hit song Sher-e-Punjab, which is on air on major television channels, features Mika and Bohemia in an exciting new look.
Holy inclination
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, whose mother was a Sikh, says he feels drawn towards the religion and wants to visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar with his children Abhishek and Shweta but can't because of time constraints.
'Real'ly Ajay
I was apprehensive about Atithi..., says Ajay Devgn
Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn, who is all set to make people laugh in yet another comedy Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? says he was apprehensive about taking up the project initially.
Back to school
Shahid Kapoor starrer 'Paathshaala', a film portraying the effect of the education system on children, will hit theatres on April 16. The film, directed by Milind Ukey and produced by Bollywood choreographer Ahmed Khan and his wife Shaira, also stars actress Ayesha Takia and Nana
Patekar. Shahid, who was last seen in 'Chance Pe Dance', will play the character of an English and music teacher in the movie.
Going strong
The evergreen love story of Raj and Simran, Dilwale Dulhahiya Le Jaenge has set yet another record by completing 750 weeks in theatre.
What a nightmare!
Actor Charlie Sheen's wife Brooke Mueller is said to want a divorce from him once his court case for domestic violence is over. According to Radar Online, even though both the couple's reps have publicly said they want to work things out, sources who know both of them say it's actually the exact opposite — both are miserable.
Straight talk
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has dismissed rumours about his sexuality, and declared: "I'm not gay." The actor, 20, who appeared nude in the West End stage play Equus, has been at the centre of gay rumors for some time now, reports The Sun.
It's loud and clear, still resonating in everybody's ears. The much-awaited alarm bell has been rung. Not by the umpteen documentaries, journals or campaigns, but by a 45-second advertisement, by a magical number of 1,411 tigers left in India; over 100 communities on various social networking sites, lakhs of members of these communities and people who are making individual efforts…the difference has finally been made.