Munni pareshan hui… As Malaika Arora Khan and Katrina Kaif as Munni and Sheila are soaring in popularity, their not-so-sexy namesakes are going through a harrowing time The non-Bollywood fans (countable) and die-hard Bollywood fans, got more than a generous share of peek-a-boo of the gyrating, sizzling and raunchy Munni (Dabangg) as she ‘promises’ to be a Zandu Balm to the broken hearts. How sad, and all this while we have been using it as a muscle relaxant! This is not fair Munni. The ‘poor sexy’ Munni was still healing souls when her competitor, another poor-more-sexy Sheila (Tees Maar Khan) and her jawaani barged in with another agenda. She also heals but in a different manner. Sheila dares you into the game of ‘catch me if you can’, which is a healthy thing. Katrina Kaif sizzles in Sheila ke Jawani

Stage craft For theatre director Deepan Sivaraman, to be a good actor, one needs to experience life first There are props and paraphernalia all about the place. Rubric beads, red thick book, perhaps with yellowed pages inside, anchor sign, a skeleton and the like. Director Deepan Sivaraman flips easily around from Malayalam to English while we question him about the age-old theatre vs film debate. "In theatre there’s no cut and paste, it’s a continuing emotional journey. Here you cannot do a scene, cry and then go eat a sandwich and come back and cry again," Deepan Sivaraman, lecturer, Wimbledon College of Art, on his maiden visit to the city to present the play Peer Gynt as part of the ongoing Isben Film Festival gets casual and candid. Photo: Manoj Mahajan

Eye for music
Dr Kuldip Singh Boparai is all set to release his third instrumental album, Emotions 3
He handles both phaco probe (used in eye surgery) and a Spanish guitar with equal deftness and ease. You get transported to another world in the euphoric ambience created by strings of this guitarist Dr Sukhdip Singh Boparai who has a passion for old melodies.

Chrys-tal clear
There is so much more to look forward to at the annual  that opens today
It’s that time of the year again. The 24th Chrysanthemum Show at Terraced Garden-33 is all set to welcome guests on Friday. “Around 261 varieties of chrysanthemum flowers will be displayed in which we have added six more varieties this year,” says Manmohan Jit Singh, SDO, Horticulture. “This flower has originated from China but it is grown extensively in the parks, nurseries and households. Due to its wide appeal, we come up with a show every year,” he says.

Bollywood actor Rani Mukherji strikes a pose during a promotional event for her film No One Killed Jessica in Mumbai on Wednesday. PTI photo

Koffee break
It's Bazmee's Life
The director of a hat-trick hits-- No Entry , Welcome and Singh is Kinng , Anees Bazmee is all set to bring cheer to the Bollywood with his typical mainstream comedy No Problem . Anees Bazmee, who has not taken a break in years, directs this film for producer Anil Kapoor, Rajat Rawail, Sunil Lulla and BK Modi. From Raj Kapoor's assistant director ( Prem Rog ) to writing David Dhawan comedies to directing feel-good family flicks and comedies, Bazmee has successfully weathered all seasons in Bollywood. He talks to Lifestyle on the release of his third movie with Anil Kapoor, No Problem .

Till date…
Well-known TV actor Kulraj Randhawa, who will be seen romancing Bobby Deol in the forthcoming comedy Yamla Pagla Deewana , has shot down rumours of her romance with the film's director Samir Karnik, saying she is not seeing him."We are not dating," Kulraj said. It was recently reported that on the sets of Yamla Pagla Deewana , Kulraj grew very close to the film's director Samir Karnik. But she has completely denied the story. "Rumours are a part of the industry and people usually try to sabotage your image. I really don't pay attention to all that."

Bird’s eye view
A stunning book by a wildlife artist who influenced Charles Darwin became the world's most expensive book when it went under the hammer at an auction on Tuesday night. A rare copy of Birds of America by John James Audubon was sold for a record-breaking price of 7.3 million pounds at Sotheby's.

Confusion? No problem
Film: No problem
Written and directed by: Anees Bazmee
Music: Pritam
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Suneil Shetty, Shakti Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Neetu Chandra, Sushmita Sen and Kangna Ranaut. No Problem, shot extensively in South Africa, trails the misadventures of two childhood friends and small time crooks. Aness Bazmee and Anil Kapoor have teamed up for yet another milti-star comedy which gears up to hit the big screens today all over.

Touch wood, They're going green
Woodland has partnered with MTV to announce a unique initiative 'Ecolution'. The campaign is one-of-its kind in the digital space encouraging youth to plant trees and preserve the environment. Eco-lution echoes Woodland and MTV's strong commitment towards mother earth, creating awareness about the need to protect the environment through an eye-catching, user-friendly destination site and the use of social networks like Facebook.

He rocks at 75! Yesteryears star Dharmendra turned 75 Wednesday and novelist Shobhaa De says he is still as hot as ever. "Happy birthday to the hottest man in Bollywood! Garam Dharam turns 75 today. They don't make them hotter than that! Dreamgirl's dream man rocks," De posted on her Twitter page. Dharmendra, who featured in numerous action blockbusters in his five decade-long movie career, will soon be seen on the screen with his sons Sunny and Bobby in Yamla Pagla Deewana.

Dharmendra

Taken for a ride
Bollywood actor Bipasha Basu has been having a fun time shooting for her first foreign film Singularity in Australia, but says it is draining her out physically.

Hrithik likes it smoke-free!
Hrithik Roshan may have been shown as a wheelchair-bound smoker in his reel avatar in Guzaarish, but he likes his real world to be smoke free.