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A VERSATILE ACT
It's a heady feeling, for sure. While others in the B-town would have been on a high after having bagged the dream 'baddie' role in the iconic Spiderman franchisee, the extremely humble and versatile Irrfan khan is firmly grounded. In Chandigarh on Tuesday for the promotion of Paan Singh Tomar, he shares the highs and lows; his strengths as an actor.
Starting with the movie he came for the promotion of, along with its director and long associate Tigmanshu Dhulia (from the National School of Drama days), Irrfan says,
"Paan Singh Tomar's character is a dream role for the actor in me. It also addresses the angst of an individual."
movie Magic: Irrfan Khan.
Photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Serial count
A historical story, recreation of an ancient era, characters so intense that we have all heard about them at some point in life, but the audience is modern. Such is Chandraprakash Dwivedi-directed serial Upanishad Ganga, which will be aired on DD 1 from March 11 onwards.
telly tale: Abhimanyu and (R) Chandraprakash
Track record
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the corner of the eye, we could see them involved in a serious Q&A
session. He was passing the baton….giving away a part of him, a part
that was secured with him all this while. And today after 60 years, the
flying Sikh Milkha Singh decided to hand over the spikes he had worn in
the historic Rome Olympics run to actor Farhan Akhtar.
in the race: Farhan akhtar (L) poses with the flying sikh milkha singh
Back to square one?
A few weeks ago, we read that Ranbir and Katrina were back together and spending quality time with each other. Then, Deepika broke up with Siddharth Mallya and lent on Ranbir’s shoulder. The latest news is that they are bonding big time with each other.
The extra mile
Starting off as a simple girl in Parineeta to being a seductress in The Dirty Picture, actress Vidya Balan has portrayed diverse roles and now wants to do something on the strong subject of extramarital affair.
A traveller’s diary
For most of us the idea of travelling is related to sightseeing, hurriedly trying to touch every ‘popular’ spot mentioned in the guide book. Not to miss, taking a lot of photographs and Emailing them to friends even before you arrive.
For some, like Ajay K Raina travel means oneness with the elements of a place, it means a change that goes within the ideas of living. A self confessed Ladakh addict, an avid traveller and a biker Ajay K Raina is serving in the army.
all in the family: Deepika,
Czia and Ajay K Raina
Colours in flow
The unconscious finally becomes conscious and takes undefined forms. At first glance, it's a complicated mish-mash of colours, linear shapes and asymmetric structures all weaved into one web.
right brush: Paintings by Rakesh Gupta
Fast forward
For many people, the key question regarding fasting is whether it's good or bad for health? Now, a new study says that skipping meals for a couple of days a week could help a person live longer.
The showman
One of the leading Australian publications has featured the English version of Bollywood showman Raj Kapoor’s 1956 classic Jagte Raho among the top 10 films playing in Sydney this month. The publication has listed Stay Awake (the 115 minute English version of Jagte Raho) as the second best film playing in Sydney.
Indian docs are no less: Bachchan
USA might be Bollywood’s favourite destination for surgeries. But legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan has said that he won’t go to USA for surgery and he has total faith in the Indian medical fraternity. ‘Many suggestions coming in to have gone to the US for surgery .. NO! The Indian medical fraternity is competent to deal with situations. Indian doctors are no way less talented than any other in the world .. Yes there are certain departments where the West is superior… but I have chosen to put my trust in the doctors and medical fraternity of my country .. and am happy with the decision !!’ he wrote on his Twitter page.
Feeling better: Amitabh Bachchan
Lara Dutta: Not writing a memoir on pregnancy
Yummy-mummy Lara Dutta denied reports of her becoming an author. The actress tweeted that she isn’t planning to write any memoir on her journey of becoming a mother.
Star track
Chatter box
Astro turf
The year ahead
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