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Happy beginning
Preity Zinta provokes questions. Cricket, movies, personal life; each chapter entails a comprehensive treatment and there is always so much to ask. No matter how many times it’s shared, the story still remains untold; this time it’s about her upcoming Ishkq in Paris. “It’s got a happy ending. I like movies with happy endings.” In Chandigarh to launch a new collection of Gitanjali Jewels, we catch her in an exit mode. Meanwhile, she cuts the cake, smiles, poses, does a couple of ‘howdies’, all with the characteristic spunk intact, “Please don’t catch me eating the cake alright.”

Jewel in the crown: Preity zinta

Creative bond
Shantanu Ray Chibber and Sheershak Anand, writer-director duo, have a real-life story that reads like a film script. Their bond of friendship has been cemented by the common career they are pursuing now.

Team spirit: (L-R) Sheershak Anand, Shantanu Ray Chibber and Neil Nitin Mukesh

Mind-boggling beat
The constant comparison of Sushi with music is amusing, but then it starts making sense. DJ Sanjay Dutta from Kolkata was once intrigued by Sushi till his friend introduced him to the world of Japanese cuisine! “Likewise for music, if you present it well, why wouldn’t someone lap it up,” says Sanjay as he digs into his plate, neatly cleaning the sticky rice on his plate. Before you get trapped into the world of cuisine, DJ Sanjay Dutta or the Godfather of House Music in India, as people know him, is in Chandigarh to perform at Blue Blazer.

Crusade for companionship
Early this year, on Satyamev Jayate, Natubhai Patel, a social worker was applauded for doing a very basic favour to the society. Not that he held a campaign or protested against any wrong doings, he just spared a thought for a neglected section of the society, senior citizens. He found company for people who were alone and didn’t have age on their side. Aspiring to repeat the same, Chandigarh based Harish Gulati has started working for the cause of senior citizens through his foundation, Vedvarsha. “We want senior citizens to contact us and share their details, so that we can accordingly search a partner for them.”

Closet secrets
A designer outlet labelled The Closet started by two friends Armaan Mann and Indeep Sukarchakia boasts of a unique collection of tops, jackets, dresses and kurtas. Says Armaan, an MBA in marketing, “ Indeep and I were planning to open this store three years back but somehow got busy with our studies and now here we are. Our very first collection includes 135 pieces which we guarantee that one will not find anywhere else.”

Online Guru
Pt Yashpaul inherited his love for classical music. Brought up in a family that revered artistes and put his formal training in music on priority, no wonder, Pt Yashpaul today is one of the leading proponents of Hindustani classical music of Agra Gharana. Having served music for close to seven decades, Pt Yashpaul is a busy man. If not imparting training in person, he is online, juggling between different time zones, teaching avid learners across America, England, Canada and Australia. “Many of my students from other cities like Hyderabad, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai join me online too,” he says.