Sound track
In the Punjabi film industry every singer goes on to become an actor. So, is the trend here to stay?
It's something so peculiar to the Punjabi film industry. Almost a natural progression, a hit Punjabi singer after a few years becomes a superhit Punjabi film actor. Bollywood this way 'lags behind'. It's just music director Himesh Reshammiya.

Harbhajan Mann

Rapid strides
Cafe Coffee Day's festival, which began in the city on Tuesday, aims at bringing the art of coffee making closer to the customers
Gurleen Chopra, who shot into fame with the hit Punjabi movie Hashar opposite singing sensation Babbu Mann, is busy shooting for her next Punjabi flick Ek Kabaddi Ek Mohabbat, opposite debutant Dev Kharoud, near Patiala these days. Having worked with the big guns of Punjabi movie industry like Deep Dhillon, Guggu Gill, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Shawinder Mahal, Sunita Dhir and Rana Ranbir, Gurleen feels she is lucky to be part of the project.

Over a cup of coffee!
Cafe Coffee Day's festival, which began in the city on Tuesday, aims at bringing the art of coffee making closer to the customers
Meetings, break ups, patch ups, revelations, hushed secrets, gossip, proposals...everything is possible over a cup of coffee. This is precisely the reason for Cafe Coffee Day to come up with one of its kind coffee festivals across its cafes!

Kite runner
I’d like to learn marketing from SRK, Aamir, says Hrithik
Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan is doing every bit to promote his upcoming film Kites, but admits he doesn't know how to market a film and would like to learn it from his seniors Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan.

Yes Bose!
Rahul Bose'd love to make a film on rugby
Actor Rahul Bose, who is a former member of India's international rugby team, wants to bring the sport to the silver screen."I would love to make a film on rugby someday but the script will not be entirely on the sport. There will be something over and above the sport as well," said the 42-year-old actor. So does he feel that a film is sufficient to increase people's interest in the sport?

Rahul Bose

Rediscovering Dia
Arshad Warsi, who turned producer with recently released Hum, Tum Aur Ghost, says Dia Mirza has not got her due in the film industry yet."Dia is a very good actor. People have not utilised her potential. She looks stunning, she acts very well. Apart from that, she is a kind of a person you can fit in any role," said Arshad, who teamed up with her in Hum, Tuk Aur Ghost.

Dia Mirza

Read only

Fresh air, colourful blooms and a little romance — but who has the time to admire all this when exams are round the corner. Lifestyle photos: S. Chandan

Shall we dance?
After Jhalak Dikhla Ja, actor Shilpa Shetty will again take the judge's seat for Star Plus' new reality show Zara Nach Ke Dikha."Promised to tell u all first... Will be judging Zara Nach Ke Dikha on Star. It's official so we are to start shooting soon," the actress wrote on her twitter page.

That 70's show
Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai will take the audiences down memory lane in a song in Action Replayy, a musical tribute to leading Bollywood couples of the 1970s. "This song, which will be shot in Manali, starts in a playful manner and then goes on to salute the stylish romance that was a trademark of the 1970s," said director Vipul Shah.

Righting the Robin Hood
Hollywood star Russell Crowe nearly quit his role in the upcoming Robin Hood movie after the first draft of the script painted the legendary British outlaw as a villain. The project, originally titled Nottingham, was marred with problems when production began in 2007, with movie bosses forced to halt work while scriptwriters reworked the story. Sienna Miller was originally cast as Maid Marian, but was axed in favour of Cate Blanchett, and the title was changed to Robin Hood.


Russell Crowe

Red alert!
Hollywood legend Robert Redford has revealed he is against the idea of a behind-the-scene DVD feature for an outing because giving fans access to cinema secrets ruins the magic of the movie. The Way We Were star insists film lovers don't need accompanying documentaries detailing a project's creation because it detracts from their enjoyment.

Robert Redford

Body beautiful
Courtney Cox decided not to use a body double for a scene in TV drama Cougar Town, which required her to strip. The actor claimed she wanted to present real issues facing ageing women.

Poetic justice
Punjabi poet Rattan Singh Dhillon’s name has been announced for the coveted Bhai Santokh Singh Award—2009
Sirr te chhat nahin hai kewal deevaran deevaran ne/ Saade sirr te chhan keeti hai lishkdian talwaran ne …" the couplet, which captures the situation in Punjab when terrorism had assumed alarming proportions, comes from acclaimed Punjabi poet Rattan Singh Dhillon, whose name has been announced for the coveted Bhai Santokh Singh Award—2009 for his contribution to Punjabi literature. The award instituted by Haryana Punjabi Sahitya Akademi comprises a citation, shawl and Rs one lakh in cash.

Rattan Singh Dhillon

Foreign Impressions
Abiding love
Katarzyna Rozanska came to India only for three months, but stayed back for nine months and wants to be here 'as long as she can'. "I like it here. I love the city, the food and the people," shares Katarzyna who hails from a seaside city, Gdynia, in Poland.

Scent of a man
Revive the exhilaration with Avon's new deodorant Styx, the latest entrant within the Avon range for men. The new effective body spray keeps you fragrant and protected for 24 hours. Suitable for daily use, it is sure to send those senses on a scintillating drive.

Maestros in the making
A sweet smile, cultivated mannerism; all well rehearsed before a camera click captures the moment when you get a degree at a convocation ceremony. But at the Pracheen Kala Kendra convocation for the northern region, which was held recently, toppers in the Visharad or Bhasker examinations had to prove their worth on stage before that.

A student of Pracheen Kala Kendra performs at the convocation ceremony

Revisiting exam days
With examinations round the corner, here’s an advice or two from those who have been there, seen it all
Oh, c'mon every one gave exams at some point of their life or other - right from college dropouts to the honorary doctorates, from compartment holders to research scholars. No matter how they look, how uptight or stiff neck they come; might even look like they knew it all since they were born…the truth is they all gave exams.

Students busy preparing for their annual examination

On a musical journey
A band of young musicians called The Local Train has shifted base to the city
Here they arrive! The band of musicians, that is. Anyways, this one's called The Local Train: might sound more like a movie, but they're as musical as they come. At first pause, what catches the attention is their shifting base to Chandigarh. Please note, that too from Delhi. At second look, they are a Hindi rock band.

Alert?
Must be Tuesday, 1.33 am!
You'll be on top form at office at 11:33am today, that's the conclusion of a new study. According to the poll of 3,000 British workers, office workers are at their most alert at 11:33am on Tuesdays. But after that it's a downhill, with Fridays being the worst day, closely followed by Mondays, reports a publication.

Women & wine
Women who attend university consume more alcohol than their less-educated counterparts, says a new British study. The study carried out at the London School of Economics showed that women with degrees are almost twice as likely to drink daily, and they are also more likely to admit to having a drinking problem. The researchers found a similar link between educational attainment and alcohol consumption among men, but the correlation is less strong, reports a publication.

 

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