A shot at history
Steve Jobs had called the art of connecting things creativity. He realised that creative people felt guilty when they were asked about what they have created. "They didn't really do it, they just saw something and after sometime it seemed obvious to them," he had said.

A votary of collective heritage
She is probably the best known Pakistani (after cricketers of course) in this part of the region. Madeeha Gauhar whose theatre group Ajoka is the face of theatre in her home country has not only vowed audiences in Chandigarh with her much acclaimed play Bullah but has been a regular with her performances at Amritsar too.

Step towards peace
Altaf Ahmed Bhatt is leading a life quite similar to the one Rizwan Khan (played by Shah Rukh Khan) in My Name is Khan! Only his surname is Bhatt and he feels victimised not in America but on his own land. Altaf, who hails from Kashmir, is on a walk with a message of peace. He likes to share his thoughts with those he meets on travels and address students in school that fall on his way.

Let’s catch up
The exodus of not-so-successful actors from Bollywood lands in Pollywood more than often now. They come, they see Punjabi cinema, learn basic lessons in Punjabi language, laugh out loud on jokes that are supposed to be funny, dance, act, deliver dialogues, never mind the conquering part of it.

MORE THE MERRIER: The team of Yaaran Da Katchup Photo: Manoj Mahajan

MORE THE MERRIER: The team of Yaaran Da Katchup Photo: Manoj Mahajan

A life full of music
When the DJ culture picked up in India over a decade ago, it was fancied as one of the most expressive projection of the 'rebels', who remixed the sound of existing music and altered it the way they liked it. The DJ culture surely liberated the generation of the 80s and 90s of their stereotypical notion of the night life, but it was not all that easy to become a DJ.

Together they stand: Veteran playback singer Lata Mangeshkar along with Rani Mukherjee and Hema Malini during the Yash Chopra National Memorial awards night in Mumbai
Together they stand: Veteran playback singer Lata Mangeshkar along with Rani Mukherjee and Hema Malini during the Yash Chopra National Memorial awards night in Mumbai. — PTI

Kareena Kapoor Khan on marriage
Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan have been married for a year now. She talks about her wonderful marriage and how nothing has changed between them.

Records are meant to be broken: SRK
Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan feels that box office records are meant to be broken. "I don't do films to make records. Every film will make some record...It's stupid to think records will not be broken. Any good film will do well and it feels fantastic when such film does well. It's important to make better films.

No pain, all gain
After doing Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, Ekta Kaul was inundated with many offers but she chose to do Bade Achhe Lagte Hain (BALH). She plays the role of Priya's caretaker and is elated with her new project. She talks all about it and more...

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