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Name is the game!
More than the genre of music they play; more than their background, even more than their experiences around the world, it's their onstage name that people get inquisitive about. Kate and Alice, celebrity DJs from Russia introduce themselves as Rich-Bi**h! And when they do that, they are asked to reconfirm. "It's fun to see people react to our onstage name and our purpose of choosing a wacky one like this is justified,” says Kate, who was in Chandigarh with Alice to mix music at Kava on Saturday night.
Kate adds that in for a DJ, it's important to get registered with people. "Rich Bi**h helps us do that. If we had introduced ourselves in the club culture by our actual names, it wouldn't have been the same." But then do music lovers take them seriously?
Freeloader at work?
Even one lazy workmate can drag the team down
They live in a different space and 'tomorrow' is the only day in the year that appeals to them. Believe it or not, studies prove they have the capability of making or breaking a complete set up at workplace. We call these people lazy bones.
They can sit through an entire winter and not worry an iota about what they would do in the summer. The good part is you don't need to scout for these 'special' people, they are found anywhere-slumping in the swivel chair in a busy office, pretending to be busy or slouching on a sofa at home.
Visual Impact
Shah Rukh Khan has left no stone unturned to make his upcoming venture Ra.One look like a slick Hollywood sci-film. A whooping Rs 100 crore to give the international standard visual effects! We catch up from the last word, visual effects. It is okay to say like borrowed scripts, we are now borrowing the 'effects' also from Hollywood. But as long as they can the cinema viewing experience, trust us we are not cribbing about it. Neither is Soumyadip Chakraborty, compositing supervisor, Eyeqube in Chanadigarh for a two day workshop on the actual process of creating complex visual effects. Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects organised this one of its kind workshop where almost 200 participants from the city had a 'real' feel of visual effects and how they are added to movies to enhance the film watching experiencing.
A movement called THEATRE
Kuldip Sharma, director, Tagore Theatre, intends to make theatre an integral part of Chandigarh's life
To create a theatre culture in the otherwise prospering city of India, Chandigarh, is what Kuldip Sharma, director, Tagore Theatre-18 is aiming at. "A theatre has a culture of its own. A visit to Prithvi, Mumbai, confirms that," says Sharma, who wants the same for Tagore Theatre.
Playing Punjabi
She shot to fame as plain Jane Jassi's sophisticated rival in popular TV show Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin but actress Rakshanda Khan is all set for an image makeover with her character of a loud Punjabi woman in Ammaji Ki Galli.
Style talk with Shoonali
Shoonali aka Madurima Tuli is a well known name down South and has recently entered Rang Badalti Odhani as Khushi. The gorgeous Shoonali not surprisingly, plays a model in the show. We get Shoonali to reveal some beauty and style secrets.
Time to tie the knot
Kareena Kapoor is most likely to tie the knot with long-time beau Saif Ali Khan in 2012. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is happily married and equally sought-after as any other unmarried actress. We take a look at other actresses who should follow suit.
Big B chooses to keep his language clean!
Abuses and cuss words seem to be the flavour of Bollywood this season! While actors these days do not hesitate in hurling abuses in every other line or through songs, Big B takes a rather unusual way! The superstar, who will be seen doing thoda action, thoda Jackson in his forthcoming Bbuddah has found a unique way of abusing on screen! The latest promo of the film showcases Big B using the word BEEP instead of expletives whenever he feels like doing so. "Aye baut bada beep hai yaar
tu" is what he is heard saying in the promo!
Literally hot!
After the release of Anurag Kashyap's Shaitan, critically acclaimed actor Rajeev Khandelwal, has gone hot, literally, with Fever. This handsome and talented actor has traveled to Europe for the shoot of his next project Fever, wherein Rajeev plays the character of a suave, good-looking, enigmatic man. His good-looks and urbane charm will definitely flutter the hearts of all the women young at heart.
Daniel Craig marries quietly
Hollywood stars Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz have tied the knot after dating for a brief period. Craig, 43, and Weisz, who co-star in the upcoming horror film Dream House, tied the knot on Friday in upstate New York, reported a Us magazine.
Dabangg rocks!
Salman Khan starrer Dabangg, last year's biggest Bollywood hit, was adjudged the best film at the glittering 12th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards here. The action-comedy bagged seven awards.
Mumbai dreams
Hollywood actor Don Cheadle has a dream to take over Bollywood. The 46-year-old has said that he has always had a fascination for Indian movies and now he'd like to star in one, reported a publication. "I would love to sing and dance in a Bollywood movie. I think they're great, the theatricality of them. I love the presentational aspect of the storytelling as a fable.
Head over heels!
Actress Elizabeth Hurley was left embarrassed in front of villagers after she slipped and fell during a village fete.
GET PHYSICAL
Work it out in 10 minutes
If your days are packed with deadlines, family commitments, friends etc and often feel overwhelmed as you miss the exercise you are supposed to get, then don't! For many of us, finding the time to fit exercise into our busy schedule is not easy. If you find it impossible to spare even 30 minutes a day for a workout, don't give up. You can achieve your daily quota by doing three shorter bursts of exercise lasting 10 minutes or more. The trick is to use whatever time you do have in a productive manner and to focus on working harder than usual i.e. with higher intensity.
Future Shock
Mobile sell
The world has always been about the survival of fittest. And the best way to survive today is through advertising and marketing, either through print, electronic media or changing mobile technology. Yes, mobile marketing is the new buzzword. Mobile companies have a greater challenge at hand, other than luring customers into buying mobiles, they also have to rake their minds with new applications. Rajiv K Gupta, founder and chairperson along with Pradeep Gangal, managing director of GoBindas Pvt Limited are of the people who know connecting mobile and marketing in a big way.
Boyz zone
"Dude what's the plan for tonight?"
"Let's meet somewhere and party hard, but no girlfriends or wives allowed." This is what guys want now. With their bindaas and casual attitude, guys now want some time off for just themselves and their buddies away from the prying eyes of wives or girlfriends. "It is needed in this fast paced life today. At times we get tired of the continuous demands made my boss, family and girlfriends. So, one need sometime for himself to just relax," says Vishal
Kohli, a software engineer in Infosys.
Love your body
Ninety-seven per cent of women say 13 negative things about their body every day, such as: 'I hate my thighs', 'I hate my stomach' or 'I'm ugly', a recent US survey has revealed. The first thing women notice about other women is how fat they are, a UK study of 2,000 women found.
stress buster
Balance it out
Ah! Wish I could just chill out! I am feeling tired listless and fatigued! Life isn't fun anymore! Can someone understand why! Gosh! I need help. Stress! This is the way our bodies and minds react to something which upsets our normal balance in life.
Disappointment for Sonu
You are reading it here first. Yesterday we had informed you how Sonu Nigam had to leave for Toronto, Canada, to perform at IIFA and Pritam will be replacing him as judge for some episodes of X-Factor India on Sony, till he returns. Now we hear that Pritam has not proven to be too lucky for Sonu's team. With their mentor away the team has already started to falter.
 Laughing out loud
Kangna Ranaut is shedding her serious image and how! She is excited about and enjoys doing funny films such as Double Dhamaal and Rascals. She loves to laugh. She has said that she doesn't think she is attractive enough to do an item number. — HRM
Abhay is too busy!
Abhay Deol is busy promoting Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and he will finish shooting for Dibakar Banerjee's Shanghai by the end of this month. He then starts shooting for Navdeep Singh's romantic-comedy Shaadi of The Dead in August. The duo has previously made Manorama Six Feet Under. Time out: Abhay Deol
Making great strides
Shahana Goswami is going places. She has a role in Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine. She was very nervous about giving her first shot opposite Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and she is glad that it went well. She has grown fond of Ash and
Madhur.
 Repeat
(tele)cast
Anurag Kashyap wants to work with his Paanch heroine, Tejaswini Kolhapure again. She has done a lot of experimental cinema and will be cast in his next directorial venture, a thriller, starring Ronit Roy and former television actor and model Rahul
Bhat.
Once again: Tejaswini Kolhapure
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