KILLER instinct
Director of No One Killed Jessica Raj Kumar Gupta sounds confident about the movie’s success
The SMSes have started pouring in. Director Raj Kumar Gupta's mobile phone hasn't stopped ringing since Friday morning. Family members are making a dash to his place to congratulate the otherwise introvert director. No One Killed Jessica has received a good response and everyone related to the flick are enjoying the moment of glory. It is natural to ignore the hardwork attached with the success(as of now), but, Raj Kumar Gupta, who still keeps his fingers crossed, remembers every minute that went into the making of No One Killed Jessica.

Back to the roots
Every winter, NRIs flock to the region from all over the world. Families get together, go shopping, play golf — Mona takes a sneak peak into their lives 
Come winter and just the way fog envelops the region, NRIs descend on their Punjab di mitti to do all that might not be possible back in the countries they reside in. We exchange quick notes with some on what they love doing most when in India. Life of an expatriate is indeed difficult. Born and brought up in Rochester, England, Gurpreet Khaira troops down to Chandigarh every alternate year. “Though I opened my eyes on English soil, lived all my life there, I am still a foreigner there,” shares Gurpreet. For the last 12 years now, he makes regular trips to India, courtesy his wife. “My wife is from Chandigarh. She misses her family, so she makes regular trips to India and drags me along. And, I am happy being dragged along,” he says.

Road to nowhere
The city’s traffic has gone from bad to worse. So, where are we heading?
They say the only constant in life is change. And, this is true for Chandigarh traffic! Until a few years ago, Chandigarh's traffic was well regulated. People from neighbouring states made sure that they wore seat belts, carried pollution check certificates and had papers in order before they entered the city limits.

Power couple  Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and his wife director Kiran Rao during premiere of the film No One Killed Jessica in Mumbai. — PTI photo

Return of the Deols 
After featuring together in Apne, the three Deols - Dharmendra, Sunny and Bobby - took three years to return together on the silver screen. The reason, Bobby says, is the lack of a good comedy script. The father and sons will now be seen together in Yamla Pagla Deewana, which is releasing Jan 14.

Rumour mills at work!
Model-turned actress Lisa Ray has denied rumours that she is getting married to her Canadian friend W. Brett Wilson.

Act two 
The audience loved Ajay Devgn and Emraan Hashmi's intense roles in Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai. The two actors are back again on screen in comic roles in Dil to Baccha Hai Ji and it seems they have bonded really well. "It's always good to work with an actor like Ajay. He is brilliant at what he does. He has done a number of romantic comedies and this is my first time. But Ajay makes things easy for the co-stars who work along with him," said Emraan.

King of kebabs
Page 3’s restaurant Kebab Khan in Panchkula is sure to delight your palate
Chilly mornings, frosty afternoons and freezing nights - piping hot food is the only saviour in this bitter cold. The food that we tasted at Page 3's restaurant Kebab Khan was not only scrumptious but was also presented well. Mark Amar, assistant vice-president, and Chef Maushin Qureshi played the perfect hosts for the afternoon and also offered some useful tips on the cuisine. Although we started with a very common vegetarian variety, tamatar dhania shorba, the soup was definitely above average with a distinct flavour of jeera and coriander. 

Bon Appetit
Satiating Stew
Winter evening settles down with smell of steaks in passageways. The burnt-out ends of smoky days. The showers beat...on broken blinds and chimney-pots...
Ever since school days, Elliot's composition has been glued to my memory for some strange reason. I felt it to be extremely evocative, painting a lucid picture of a cold, dreary, grey winter evening. We were taught this piece when I didn't even know what on earth a steak was. In India, replacing a seared hot, fragrant steak would probably be smells of paranthas, halwa or ghee and garlic laden saag wafting through kitchen windows! While our nostrils twitch in gleeful anticipation, our tummies would crave for steamy hot foods that comfort us with warmth.