Measured persona
Rajendra Gupta, in the city shooting for Ek Noor, talks of his work, learning and much more…
What's with the NSDians? "I don't know. What is it?" smiles Rajendra Gupta, an alumnus of NSD, 1972 batch. "You tell me. Do I look different than others?" he questions.

By women, for women
Literally, it's 'We the women'…’We’, a group of Indian contemporary women artists, bring Beyond Self, the seventh annual art exhibition on the eve of International Women's Day. Twenty-two artists, 88 works and what's on display are a collage of canvases dedicated to the spirit of women. While the canvases are being nailed down, organisers running around, some of the works, even minus titles, come through. 

Baba's take
Yo man, yeah, hey baby; all right, what's up…No, no, no these aren't the lyrics of Bohemia's or Hard Kaur's new album. These are the just so easily available words with a rapper. A dash of it here, a spill there, a jerk in between, and here you are… a perfect rap! Certainly not. This is a mere misconception. We bet none of the rapper would agree to it. At least, the king of rap Baba Sehgal doesn't. In city to judge Fem De Sohney Sohney Mukhde of Punjab, the rapper-cum-actor definitely wants to correct.

Spring is here!
The 24th annual Flower Festival opened at the Town Park, Panchkula, on Saturday
Welcoming the spring and following tradition, the 24th annual Flower Festival opened at the Town Park, Panchkula, amidst the usual cultural fervour and flavour, with fresh spring bloom, a packed house and lots to look at on a bright Saturday afternoon.

Away from routine
A week or so to go before the third IPL, and filmmakers are found to be in a rush to release their ventures. This week, there were five. Two films Irfan Kamal’s Thanks, Maa and Dev (English August) Benegal’s Road, Movie came fresh from international plaudits and therefore had curiosity value. Warner Brothers second Bollywood effort after the disastrous Chandni Chowk to China’, ‘Atithi, Tum Kab Jaoge? was promoted as a comedy and was likened to the Hrishikesh Mukherjee comedies of yore, so a little curiosity value was there for that as well.

Tarot TALK
ARIES: You make an impact and shine like a star. A certain situation may be coming towards you. Your role is to stand back. If you try to take charge, things may not go as you had hoped, but if you allow them to take their course the chances are that things will work out for the best. You could easily be carried away by your own enthusiasm and because of the complex planetary situation just now this may work against you. Tip: Listen to your voice of wisdom. Lucky colour: White

Twitter them on!
Sports fans, including celebrities, have taken to social networking site ‘Twitter’ to cheer their heroes
We couldn't do anything much when IPL shifted ground to South Africa. On television, it looked like the same IPL we saw in season 1, a wee bit more glamorous though. Stars, friends of stars and relatives of the stars secured a place for themselves on the terrace, at the right camera angle.

 Away from the ordinary
It's a point of view and it's the artists' muse. And taken a flight from the usual birds, clouds, mountains, leaves, trees, hills, landscapes, water drops, flowers, beauty, nature, human shapes, animal spirit or abstract forms on the canvas. Anjolie Ela Menon once depicted a chair, and just a chair, with a piece of cloth hanging from it. And was the painting of freight train crossing the mountains, actually on sale at Christie's website, for $ 3,750 only?

A painting by Bheem Malhotra

Jewel in the crown
A fact stated yet again. “Chandigarh and the region has people with huge disposable incomes; the reason people indulge in luxuries, buy the costliest of cars, travel to exotic locations and splurge money on jewellery,” says Asha Kamal Modi, who is here every six months to hold a jewellery exhibition.

Fun on Wheels

The Chandigarh Vintage Car Club celebrated the spring season with a rally, The Basant Drive, on Saturday morning. Photos: Pradeep Tewari

Little wonder!
Ten-year-old Avneet Sandhu from Chandigarh will be one of the presenters for MAX TV’s Extraaa innings T20 junior show during DLF IPL 2010
MAX, the premium movies and special events channel, is all set to bring on the excitement in one of cricket’s biggest battles, the DLF IPL 2010, with its mega initiative – Extraaa innings T20 junior.  After launching a nationwide hunt, MAX has zeroed-in on city-wise winners. And it’s a bunch of eight kids to kick-in some punch! Kid presenters will be brought onto screen for the first time ever on MAX extraaa innings T20 during the DLF IPL 2010.

Big offer
BIG Cinemas, invites all women to come and watch movies for free on Women’s Day. To avail the offer, women would have to arrive at the box office 45 minutes prior to the movie show and collect their free tickets. They also get a chance to participate in a lucky draw and win gift vouchers from kaya skin clinic and Titan Raaga.