Mr & Mrs Sports
Sportspersons marrying within their own fraternity: Works or not? Jasmine Singh finds out 
We bet we were not talking nineteen to the dozen about Sania Mirza even when she was playing international tennis and winning titles. Not even when she was rumoured to be secretly dating Shahid Kapoor did we bother to dig in! And when pictures of her extra body weight hampering her performance were flashed, we just ignored saying 'big deal, it happens; it is normal'.

Akhil and Poonam Kumar

Comic avatar
Karan Vir Arora's latest venture - Dashavataar - will feature stories of Lord Vishnu's ten incarnations
Lessons on 'dharma' or righteousness, divinity, justice and following the path of truth are not easy to learn. Add to that keeping in touch with our spiritual self with ancient texts and manuscripts, tales of supreme consciousness and divine interventions. Tag it boring or too heavy to understand, but mythology has not always been our favourite. But then it's the age of makeovers. And so ancient literature too has taken a contemporary turn!


DIVINE ENCOUNTER: Karan Vir with a charcater from his comic

Act like an Indian
With younger Indian filmmakers exposed to western cinema and western culture making different types of films, Indian stars will be truly global, much sooner than anyone would expect," says Bollywood's superstar Shah Rukh Khan."The younger filmmakers, I think are completely new-thinking people. They have learned the technique and technology, and writing from the western world," Shah Rukh told CNN in an interview telecast on Sunday. "Youth in our country now is also understanding different kind of cinema, because they're also exposed to because of television, Internet," he said. "So, they're like, OK, we can compare."And somehow Indians at this juncture feel, you know what?

Jiah’s mascot
From actors like Karisma Kapoor, Raveena Tandon and Shilpa Shetty in the 90's to current beauties Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif, actor Akshay Kumar has proved to be a lucky mascot for many, delivering a number of hits with them.No wonder, newbie Jiah Khan is hopeful about the prospects of a blooming career post her pairing with Akshay in Housefull.


                                                                       Jiah Khan

Well done Boman
Forty-four may be a bit late for entering Bollywood but not for Boman Irani, who has become one of the most important character artistes in the industry with roles like professor Asthana in Munnabhai MBBS and Virus in 3 Idiots.The actor, who debuted as lead with Shyam Benegal's recent film Well Done Abba, feels his timing of entering bollywood was proper."My entry in industry is not a day too early not too late. The timing was great. The kind of films I got did well.I am honored that people liked my work. It seems to be a fantastic time," Boman said.Boman began his acting career in theatre and at the age of 44, moved to films. He made his entry in the industry in 2001 with a small role in Everybody Says I'm Fine. But he earned accolades for his role in the 2003 comedy film Munna Bhai MBBS.

Age no bar
Deepika Padukone seems to have a thing for working with actors who, as referred to in industry parlance, are designated 'seniors'.After debuting opposite Shah Rukh Khan, a good two decades her senior, in Om Shanti Om the leggy beauty has worked with Akshay Kumar (Chandni Chowk To China) and Saif Ali Khan (Love Aaj Kal) who are well into their 40s.Now, she would be reuniting with Akshay again in Housefull.

                                                Deepika Padukone 

Granted!
Hugh Grant is said to have turned down the chance to star in Roman Polanski's new film The Ghost Writer. Robert Harris, who adapted his own novel 'The Ghost' for the big screen version, admits he originally wanted Grant to play the part of the Prime Minister's ghostwriter.Harris said the actor wants to concentrate on filming comedies."I pushed for Grant because my model was Hitchcock and more specifically North by Northwest, which has an 'everyman' hero that I thought he could play, and it was important to me, too, the film had jokes and was funny," he said.

Idol choice
Sir Elton John has been tipped as the favourite choice to replace music mogul Simon Cowell on the American Idol when he leaves to launch The X-Factor in the US next year. It has emerged that US telly moguls want John, 63, on the judging panel, as executives from US station Fox are desperate to get another big name British star because they go down well with the audience.

Driving force
Nicolas Cage is trying hard to get back to routine life after going bankrupt last year - the actor is busy filming a bloody 3-D action flick, Drive Angry. The movie is being produced by Adam Fields of Donnie Darko fame and helmed by Patrick Lussier of My Bloody Valentine 3D. 

Worldly wise
It's a storehouse of collections, photographs, miniatures, replicas, souvenirs, curios, rare items, signature pieces, hand picked from across the globe. A spin-off of being an avid traveler, an exhaustive collector, Ravi Aneja, former principal, Staff Training College, has been an explorer ever since and being, honorary general secretary of Wheels Adventure Club was just incidental.

For a better tomorrow
Leadership has gone beyond contours of power. It has got rid of conventional adjuncts like - with age comes maturity to lead, education is indispensable to guide people or leaders are required either in politics or the corporate sector!"Whatever little or major changes have come in the country were initiated by those who could lead.

(L-R) Dinesh Mongia, Navita Mahajan, Bhairavi Jani and Mohit Chitkara

Back to school
The erstwhile Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector-35, a 38-years-old educational institution of the city organised its alumni meet on Sunday. The school has produced successful personalities like Vivek Shauq, Chetan Sharma amongst many other from varied fields like civil services, management, successful entreprenuers and armed forces officers, who have done the city proud. A huge gathering of alumni's right from the 1974 to 1991 batches gathered here.



Former students of Government Model Senior Secondary School—35 meet on Sunday.

Spade work
Water mark
Thirsty days are here again. You must have made arrangements for summer woes. But have you thought about your plants? You will have to be more considering about them as they are, unlike your other pets, standing out in the sun. Do not make them your last priority. Let us help you in understanding their priorities and requirements.

Help book
Druckgrafen India Limited has released the 15th edition of Chandigarh Yellow Pages. It is the information guide for Chandigarh, Mohali, and Panchkula. It has given all important telephones numbers of the Government of India, Chandigarh (UT), Punjab Government, Haryana Government and Himachal Government.

Double the fun
Dual SIM card phone is like two mobiles in one. And the best thing is one can enjoy two different tariff plans in a single cell phone!
Ah finally, you boys can heave a sigh of relief. Finally, you needn't hide the separate SIM card under the Rs 50 note in your wallet or keep it absent-mindedly in your denim pocket and then look for it everywhere.Finally, you don't have to bother about how to manage more than one mobile. It is right here; the solution lies in the dual SIM card mobile phones.

Geek SPEAK
Travel at ease
If planned poorly, travelling any distance can prove a nightmare. But your trip can be made a lot easier with a geek gadget or two and some of the newest ones in the market can definitely be of help.There are a few common problems faced during every journey and one can put them under four broad categories — entertainment, energy, security and safety.