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Lighting up Jugni
Lyrics and rendition are no slaves to anyone. And when it comes to the ever-popular song
Jugni
, there are umpteen versions as well as creators behind them…
Everybody has heard it; the young, the old, Punjabis and the non-Punjabis. It has played in just about every car, every party and the link shared on every social networking site. The Jugni that Pakistani Sufi singer sang at the Pakistani Coke Studio was a chartbuster, with everyone humming alah waliyan di jugni
ji. And then one fine day, a newspaper report carried a report on how the rest of the Punjabi singers and poets are miffed because Arif Lohar happened to mention in one of the interviews that the song was written and popularised by his late father Alam
Lohar! The statement raked a controversy. If you happen to go down, pulling some
old stories about Jugni, it is thought to be a flame or a torch that was carried
around in undivided India by two local singers Bishna and Manda on Queen
Victoria's Golden Jubliee celebrations.
Funny side up
Anchor, VJ, comedian Cyrus Broacha is capable of tickling the funny bone of even a mummy. In Chandigarh, he leaves everyone in splits…
Enter Cyrus Broacha with a list of precise instructions — feel free to take any number of calls, take a leak whenever you get a call of nature, roam around if you want to in-between the conversation — in fact, the popular comedian goes a step ahead to make men feel at ease, "If Sachin Tendulkar can scratch in front of the whole country, why can't you do it here with an audience of twenty."
No rat race for Raveena
Raveena Tandon has bagged the role of a jazz singer in Bombay Velvet. She talks about the changing movies in Bollywood, how she got this role, fitness and more.
Going retro: I was in touch with Anurag (Kashyap) for a long time regarding the film. In fact, I have worked with him earlier in
Shool. He had written the story of the film. I have great regard for his sensibilities as a scriptwriter and filmmaker. I tease him as 'the genius' all the time. However, I got a real kick about this film when I heard the songs. They are simply mind-blowing. In a sense this is my first period film. I love films of the retro era. However, though this film is set in a bygone era, it does not exactly have the black and white
flavour.
Astro turf
ARIES: An unexpected guest can gate-crash on your hospitality. A romantic mood can colour even the toughest situation in rosy hues. Your abilities will put you in the good books of your supervisor.
Tarot message: Plan your life
to avoid delays. Lucky colour: Coffee brown. Magic number: 41
The year ahead
If your birthday is October 23...
The Lunar Kartik month begins today. Mercury has given you an intelligent brain, premonition traits and oratory skills. An unexpected encounter is likely. Do not go on the first impression. Try to understand what is hidden deep down under the external veil. Visits to pilgrimage centres and tourist places are on cards. You will enjoy a sound health. Old investments will be reinvested in shares, gold or real estate for multiplying wealth. Logic will be your strength, but it could also be a barrier to love.
Chatter box
Show goes on
Buzz is that Karan Singh Grover aka Asad Khan of Qubool Hai might be
quitting the show, but he has clarified that these rumours are baseless. He's
enjoying being on the show and feels the story is moving at a good pace. The
rumours came up during reports that he might be part of the dance reality show
Nach Baliye 6 with his wife Jennifer Winget.
CELEB POINT
Life’s good
As a student of cinema, I've loved attending film festivals, especially the MAMI Festival in Mumbai. What a wide range of national and international cinema! Films that might not find commercial release but are superior in their craft! My fondest memories are making the registration pass, get it hanging around my neck, and on various days either with my mom or friends, stand in queues to watch the selected films of the day...the most popular film of the day obviously had the longest queue.
This Mickey is infectious
You wait with a subdued smile. A little bit on guard too. He has a knack of hitting you with one-liners that will leave you wondering--where did this come from? While everyone around are in splits, you will still be concocting an answer to Manish Paul's punch! His humour is like an infectious virus, it infects everyone!
"I am always hazar jawaab," says the actor in yellow boots and irrationally spiked hair. Promoting his upcoming movie Mickey Virus, actor Manish Paul can put up a straight face and talk with 'I mean business' look!
"In real life too, I am more or less like this. I don't rehearse before talking to people. I am always ready with an answer, something that comes naturally," he shares without a smile.
Manish Paul of Mickey Virus has a natural sense of humour.
Photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Bring nature home
It's an attempt at infusing art into your garden. The inspiration comes right from nature and foliage of different shapes and sizes plays the perfect canvas.
For those who've had a fill of floating candles and colourful pots, there are plant terrariums. Picture live plants and succulents in glass containers. Doesn't that sound quite common? "Plant terrariums are a wonderful way of bringing nature in urban homes and outdoors into indoors. They are basically live plants in glass bowls. They can be ordinary bowls and the plants require very little maintenance," Geeta, landscape designer of the duo Geeta and Dipti, shares details of her upcoming exhibition.
Grand party for Asin
Asin Thotumkal will turn 28 on October 26 and she will celebrate her birthday on October 25 with a grand party at a five-star hotel. She is usually party-shy but for her birthday, she is celebrating big time!
Apart from her former co-stars Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar,
Ajay Devgn, John Abraham and Jacqueline Fernandez, the guest list also includes her close friends Sonam
Kapoor, Raveena Tandon and
Sajid Nadiadwala.
Bhajji in B-town
The buzz is that cricketer Harbhajan Singh, who has only done cameos in Bollywood till now, is all set to play a full-fledged role. He has reportedly agreed to star in producer Vinod Bachchan's upcoming film.
And thanks to Geeta Basra who had played a cameo in Vinod's last film Zilla
Ghaziabad. Geeta is considered to be close to Bachchan. Apparently, both Bhajji and Basra share a good rapport with him.
Acting bug: Harbhajan Singh
Piracy increases brand value, says Shekhar
Critically-acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur feels that piracy helps in creating stars and brands in the film industry.
"Piracy increases Stars Brand Value. 75 per cent viewing of films is illegal. Cost of tickets 2 high. Yet stars make up this loss thru endorsements/TV," the 67-year-old filmmaker tweeted.
SRK snores?
Salman Khan has revealed that Shah Rukh Khan snores loudly. They were shooting for Karan Arjun more than a decade ago and sharing a room with some other guys. Then SRK was snoring loudly and they pushed him off the bed so that the others could sleep.
 Zoa learns Hindi
Zoa Morani, who was part of Always Kabhi Kabhi, has hired Katrina Kaif's Hindi coach Vidur Chaturvedi to improve her dialogue delivery. She will be seen next in Vikram Bhatt's Bhaag Johnny.
Dance away your blues
Mithun Chakravrthy is known for his dance moves. He advises people to dance it out when they are upset and dancing will create positive vibes and help release unwanted emotions.
 Dengue strikes again
Imran Khan's wife Avantika Mallik has been struck by dengue. She was diagnosed with the disease only recently and is already recovering. It all
started with a fever four days ago and now she is in hospital.
Troubled time: Imran Khan and Avantika Mallik
Yash the living legend
Rani Mukerji says she will always talk about Yash (uncle) Chopra in the present tense because he is a living legend and his legacy will be continued through his movies, studio, family and the Yash Chopra Memorial Awards.
 Second innings
Govinda will probably play Ranbir Kapoor's father in Jagga Jassoos and Ranbir will play a 17-year-old. He has been approached for the role as he is well over 50 and just might take it up as he is looking for a second innings in Bollywood.
Comeback call: Govinda
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