The GOOD man
Gulshan Grover, in the city, shares
his Bollywood journey, Hollywood experience, love for education and much more
Anyone who has seen the ‘bad man’ in his prime would shudder at the thought of meeting him. Yet we dared, in an attempt to unmask the reel ‘bad man’ and know the real Gulshan Grover, who has made his mark not only in Bollywood, but also Hollywood and now in Punjabi cinema as well. And the experience only left us richer.Unlike
the reel portrayal, Gulshan Grover is much like a normal, regular Indian
with a strong desire to succeed. A student of government school in the
outskirts of Delhi, he got 93 per cent in his higher secondary and was
one of three in his batch who got first class for the first time.
Where the mind is without fear
Neelam Man Singh Chowdhry's adaptation of Tagore's short story
Stree-r Patra in Punjabi left audiences in Kolkata spellbound
"All creative work has the right to misinterpret."Similar sentiments are expressed by celebrated theatre person Neelam Man Singh Chowdhry, who has time and again interpreted literary classics in her plays; enhancing them with her multi-layered perspectives.
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Pret & pretty |
Kangana Ranaut walks the ramp to display designer Azeem Khan's creation during a fashion show in Mumbai recently. — PTI photo |
Unlawful entry
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton got a shocking wake-up call when a man armed with two knives tried to break into her Hollywood mansion.The socialite was asleep at 6.30 am this morning and was awakened by the noise of the intruder banging on her window.Los Angeles Police Department rushed to the scene and arrested the man, who they later identified as Nathan Lee Parada.
Saif and sound
Actor Kareena Kapoor is all praise for her beau Saif Ali Khan, with whom she is shooting for director Sriram Raghavan's Agent Vinod, and says she is lucky to have him in her life.
Lovable crooks
Hollywood superstar George Cloneey and his Ocean's Eleven men have stolen the title of best heist movie crew in a new online poll.More than 12,200 film fans took part in a week-long MovieTickets.com survey to find America's favourite lovable rogues and voted the Ocean's Eleven crew ahead of Mark Wahlberg's The Italian Job Pals.
NEW RELEASES
Some hope, some fun
Hello Celina!
Celina Jaitley was honoured at the Cario International Film Festival for Love Has No Language last year. She played a grey shade character in Accident On Hill Road for the first time in her career. And her success story seems to continue in 2010 too. She is excited on the release of her new film Hello Darling produced by Subhas Ghai and directed by Manoj Tiwari. Celina talks to Lifestyle about the role she plays in the film that also has Eesha Koppikhar Narang, Gul Panag, Jaaved Jafferi, Divya Dutta and Seema Biswas in the star cast.
Rags to riches!
From a meagre budget of $400, Sartaj Singh Pannu's film Soch Lo generated $100,000 through YouTube
It's a film of many firsts - uploaded on YouTube to accumulate funds, 27 graduates from FTII as the core team, Richard Gere for an audience…a day before the release, writer/director/actor one-stop shop - Sartaj Singh Pannu - is out to make everybody "think about" his first venture - Soch Lo.
Date with heritage
Just when everyone around was talking about 'how youngsters are losing their sense of direction', with traffic and life in general, we met up with a 22-year-old who has her focus absolutely clear. She finds passion outside the thumping music and jarring lights of discotheques. Devika Pasricha has restored an old property in Mussorie and converted in into a heritage place for tourists to enjoy, locals to be proud of!
Tees-ing the right way!
What's the easiest way of making an impression? A style statement with customised tee shirts for your college
One college, one colour, one design…one for all and all for one! No, this is not the adopted election tagline on campus nor is it some inspirational opening to a speech. It's just a way to describe the reason behind Jaskaran Singh Arora's attempt to simplify college fashion, while getting an identity for the college as well.With his Campus Bees edition of tees under the brand
Madfish, he is trying to give tricity students an opportunity to wear something they hold great pride in - their college.
Side
Lanes
A young nation
We visited the Cascade Brewery in Hobart, Tasmania. Degraves and his partner Mackintosh, 'the Boys', came to Australia in 1824, the former to escape England, where he owed money to people and could not pay up. The aim was to find a good source of water and set up a sawmill.
Creative zone
Cultural note
Professor Mohan Maitrey's 20th book - Himachal - Prakritik Aur Sanskritik Paryatan - was recently released by Chief Minister of Himachal Pardesh Prem Kumar Dhumal. Even at the age of 78, Maitrey maintains his flair for expression and keen eye.With literary works like Punjab Ka Parvtiya
Sahitya, Uttar Bharat Ke Nritya, Chhand Prichaye, Punjab Lok Sanskriti, Patiala Sanskrit Virasat et al to his credit, Maitrey an authority on regional cultures of north India.
Glass apart!
The tradition of the intricate, vibrant and exquisite glass paintings date back to the rich legacy of the Europeans and North Americans during the fifteenth and eighteenth century adorning the churches and cathedrals which bear the testimony of the same. However, this rich art form gained prominence in India recently bracketing it with other forms of contemporary art.
Masters of art
Over 100 artworks by modern masters S H Raza, F N Souza and M F Husain alongside big names in contemporary art like Subodh Gupta, Rashid Rana and Atul Dodiya will feature in a sale at Christie's next month and are expected to realise in excess of $ 10 million.
