An artist’s mind
Renowned contemporary artist Subodh Gupta shares how simple things inspire his work
He is a Bihari and proud to be so, unlike some of his fellow brothers, who, when they reveal their place of origin (even though Bihar occupies a proud place in medieval history for its prosperity and great educational institutes), do it with a touch of awkwardness. After all, the word Bihari is used like a slang elsewhere and it takes courage to stand up to what the term implies.

Subodh Gupta

It’s her life
Gurinder Chadha was in Amritsar to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple before the release of her movie It’s a Wonderful Afterlife
Like most of her movies, British film director of Indian origin Gurinder Chadha has yet again come up with a flick on the theme of marriage titled It’s A Wonderful Afterlife, which is a comedy based on how a mother gets obsessed with marrying off her overweight daughter.

Gurinder Chadha

Twists & turns 
What is the biggest challenge before a theatre actor working for television serials? Not facing the camera definitely. But adjusting to changing scripts and sudden twists in the tracks — for days together you see a camera panning on a character and suddenly he or she leaves for a business trip to the United States, or nine out of 10 times meets with an accident and ends up in a full body bandage! Anything is possible with TV soaps. But Sargun Mehta, a Chandigarh-bred actor who stars in Zee TV’s 12/24 Karol Bagh, as Neetu Sethi, has adjusted well to the ‘sudden’ changes in the scripts. “It used to bother me. 

Sargun Mehta

Take 2
It will be interesting to see the actor Parmeet Sethi's directorial debut movie Badmaash Company, a con film with emotions. Parmeet is super-excited about his movie, which he wrote in just six days. Till now, we remembered him as the bad guy of DDLJ. His new role behind the camera sends out a message with a style, conning is not a good. 

From reel to virtual
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who hosts Dus Ka Dum on the small screen, says he would like to take the games how's third season to Twitter. The micro blogging site is a favourite haunt of Bollywood celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Karan Johar, Arjun Rampal and Salman recently join the celebrity gang on the website.

NEW RELEASES
Two’s Company
Film: Badmaash Company
Producer: Aditya Chopra
Director: Parmeet Sethi
Starring: Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Meiyang Chang, Vir Das, Pawan Malhotra, Anupam Kher
Badmaash Company is Yash Raj Films new film, which is directed by debutant director Parmeet Sethi. The film showcases the journey of a young boy coming of age. 

Chirping for Sachin
Bollywood welcomes Sachin Tendulkar on Twitter
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has joined Twitter, and film personalities went all out to welcome the ace cricketer on the micro blogging site. One of Sachin's early tweets were: "By the way this time its real me. No more wrong information..." Soon after, many actors posted messages on their Twitter pages welcoming him.

Side Lanes
Golaknath vs State of Punjab 
Inder Golaknath was a slim, dark, dapper man with a thin moustache. He seldom smiled and to us youngsters, seemed to be constantly embroiled in court cases. He appeared burdened by them and widowhood. His wife Doris was considered one of the beauties of the family and when she passed on, leaving behind four very young and beautiful daughters, Inder’s responsibilities increased a hundredfold. He must have loved her dearly for he never married again and became a much admired, modern day ‘single father’. Today his lovely granddaughters and grandsons   are top models and professionals.

Nature’s best
Ever since childhood, Bhiwani-based artist Ram Pratap has been exploring the secrets of nature and its unique phenomena. Today, a well-known artist Ram Pratap will hold the third solo show of his paintings at the Nehru Centre of Arts at Worli, Mumbai, from May 11 to 18. It is indeed a rare feat for an artist without any family tradition in painting to transform perceived images onto the canvass. 

Art of shopping
Whoever said money can’t buy happiness simply didn’t know where to go shopping…which many believe is one quick way of knowing a woman and others feel is a contact sport like football! Women just enjoy the scrimmage, the noisy crowds, the danger of being trampled to death and the ecstasy of the purchase. And with teenagers, the craze for shopping is even more. But then there’s always the danger of overspending or being duped, which is where the company of elders is of immense help. Do youngsters prefer that? We find out.

French connection
Samsung India is introducing twin cooling French door refrigerator, the RF67DEPN to its full suite of Frost Free refrigerators. Designed to directly address every need of the modern consumer, the Samsung RF67 refrigerator brings out best-in-class design, advanced technology, innovative features and storage options. . A simple touch of the digital display can control the refrigerator’s temperature, monitor the water filter status and also control the water dispenser.

Total health
Sublime Lounge in Manimajra that offers healthy lifestyle packages, both slimming and beauty, organised a workshop on Wednesday. It aims to improve the lives of all affected by obesity through education and treatment. The lounge is going to introduce a 12 week plan to break your worst food habits and change your life forever. — TNS

art-i-fact
An Actor Prepares and How!
Is there a method to acting? Of course! In fact, it is even called method acting, a term that is used loosely, even simplistically, to reflect upon acting skills acquired through observation. But in the realm of theatre, it is a system that Constantin Stanislavski, a Russian actor and theatre director, believed in, propounded and codified for future generations.

Buy the way
A 1932 Pablo Picasso oil painting of his blond mistress Marie-Therese Walter has fetched a world record price of $106.5 million at a Christie's sale here.