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Punjabi at heart
All questions he answers, each word he says and every statement he makes only puts across one point, "I am not here to make money. I genuinely wanted to make a Punjabi film with an interesting script." The effect of his repetition is that by the end of the interview, everybody is convinced that Akshay Kumar doesn't mean business… quite literally!
REGIONAL FLAVOUR: (L-R) Akshay Kumar, Gippy Grewal and Gurpreet Ghuggi
Book-ed for life
An accomplished career in the police doesn't often lend itself to literary endeavours, least of all poetry. Perhaps, it was a wide array of experience in the services that made him capture hard-hitting subjects and deep emotions with the same effortless ease; from the external realities to eternal life to dreams, anxieties et al.
gyan zone
Free flowing finesse
When he takes to the stage with his white beard, Navtej Johar disorients many in his audience. "Dance is supposed to disorient. Freedom is the only requirement for anyone to dance," he believes. This Bharatnatyam dancer, yoga teacher and avante-garde choreographer has succeeded in creating artistic autonomy and continues to do so.
Body in the city
A thought-provoking step
Deepak Kurki Shivaswamy chose to become a dancer pretty early in life. A contemporary performing artiste from Bangalore, Deepak is happy using his medium to 'tell'. In Chandigarh, for Contemporary Dance Festival organised by Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi, he brought his piece NH7. The theme emerged from the personal experience of seeing his hometown grow.
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Melody that moves fog!
Close to five decades in the profession brings in profound insights on the subject, the ones that can also be easily related to and understood. "Classical music is like wine, you take the first sip and you find it bitter.
Silence speaks
There is something called a trend, which invariably the entertainment industry follows. This trend could be of subjects or actors. The television industry, however, follows these trends religiously. If one tele- serial shows a rebirth, trust us 10 others will follow suit. Currently, mythological serials are the trend, and the Mahabharat on Star Plus is the new addition in this genre.
star track
 Richa’s lucky year
Double dhamaka
Nargis’ nightmare
Close to reality
Living life Mary size
chatter box
Proud parents
Jaya’s TV debut
Show time for Surbhi
Pampering the kids
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