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Dish dash
It's strange that Indian editions of Masterchef border on the lines of melodramatic family soaps. You don't see contestants in the Australian counterpart sobbing each time somebody is eliminated! Celebrity chef Surjan Singh Jolly defends emotional outbursts on the Indian reality shows though; he believes it mirrors the close-knit Indian society. "Abroad, children have to fend for themselves at the age of sixteen. There is no such concept as a joint family and grandparents voluntarily move to old-age homes.
PLATTER FULL: Chef Surjan Singh Jolly with Junior Masterchef finalists
Direct act
Just when half-a-decade gap appeared threatening enough and could be mistaken for extinction, in walk the founder members and pull theatre group Manch Tantra from the temporary oblivion. Aviral Gupta is happy to be playing the rescue ranger while Tahira Kashyap is more than glad to be back in Chandigarh and sharing notes on her debut direction Souled Out.
in action: The Manch Tantra group
Tale within a tale!
How smoothly story-telling, as a performing art, establishes camaraderie with the audience makes it both intriguing as well as interesting! At the British Council, Nell Phoenix, who has been performing the art of story-telling for as many as fifteen years, stands true to the claim.
talk it out:
Nell Phoenix
High on health
We are in a rush all the time, life slips from the normal lane to the Ferrari lane in matter of seconds. And then comes a moment when you want to freeze, slip into a chair, throw your feet up, take a deep breath and just relax!
package deal: Munish Bajaj
Natural strokes
At her painting exhibition at the Virgin Courtyard, Kajal Nalwa, a Delhi-based artist, who has been romancing nature, elaborates the relationship between nature and its elements. While she justifies the content of her canvas, she makes a detailed mention of her journey towards becoming an artist.
Photo: Pravesh Chauhan
Master Chef
Easy and exotic!
I can sniff winter in the air! The cooler evenings are conducive to a switch over in terms of our meals too. A hearty, well flavoured soup with energy giving chunks of chicken is easy yet exotic. In Tamil, millagu is pepper, and thanni is water. The resulting 'rasam' like soup is called Mullagathanni, known for its pepper and curry powder flavour.
Doc Talk
All about acne
Acne vulgaris or pimple is the most common skin disorder. Acne affects 85 per cent of adolescents, 12 per cent of adult women and 3 per cent of adult men. Although acne is not a life threatening disease, it has significant physical and psychological ramifications such as permanent scarring, poor self-image, and depression.
Essentially for you
For fashionistas of Ludhiana there is a new avenue to help them look even more beautiful and gorgeous. Forest Essentials, an authentic traditional yet luxury ayurvedic skin care brand with its foundations in the ancient science of Ayurveda, opened its outlet in the MBD mall.
star track
Welcome back
Kareena Kapoor Khan is back in Mumbai from London where she celebrated her birthday. The team of Happy New Year is also back and Shah Rukh Khan, Farah Khan, Vivaan and Boman Irani got a warm welcome at the Mumbai airport.
Karan to direct Salman?
Filmmaker Karan Johar will direct Salman Khan in his next film. Way back in 1998, Karan Johar directed Salman Khan in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai but when Karan's friendship with Shah Rukh Khan grew stronger, he maintained a distance from Salman. According to the grapevine, the announcement of Karan's production house is doing a film with Salman which is yet to be made.
new friends: Karan Johar & Salman Khan
SRK the showstopper
Bollywood divas will walk the ramp to pay tribute to the late filmmaker Yash Chopra on his birthday (September 27). Now the Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan will also be joining them.
All the actresses have been a part of Yashji's movies. Joining this list that currently includes the likes of
Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit and Katrina Kaif, is none other than Shah Rukh Khan. The star will be the only male actor who will walk the ramp with nine Bollywood leading ladies at a fashion show that has been organised in the memory of Chopra.
Old memory:
Shah Rukh Khan with Yash Chopra
Talking point
Jacqueline Fernandez talks about growing up with parents from different cultures, her career plans, her values and more.
chatter box
What a drive!
Unlike her other roles in the past, Sangeeta Ghosh, as a self-made independent woman, is seen vrooming around in a jeep on Sony TV's Jee Le Zara. Looking at the confidence with which she drives around on screen, no one would say that she's new to it! "I know how to drive, but I am not that good at it. Personally, I hate driving! So for this show, I had my driver help me polish my skills. It took me two days to take control of the vehicle," says the actress.
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