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FLASH FORWARD
Artistic applause
Exhibitions, workshops, theatre, dance, music, literature... the art scene in Chandigarh rocked in the year gone by. In 2014, many more horizons are there to be conquered...
Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time…wrote Thomas Merton in No Man Is an Island.
Chandigarh folks must get ready to find some and lose some as the art calendar for the first quarter of the year looks pretty promising. Audiences have come back to Tagore and art lovers are thronging the meets that bring the best of artistes. Year 2013 ended on a high note, which has put those behind the curtains in an overdrive to make the city a melting pot of different art forms.
Folk flavour
It's a play on the word that's been the most played, often repeated and always worked upon by the folk artists. It's hard not to give into the pull of the ultimate muse because Jugni belongs to everybody. Just as we've stopped tuning into one version of it, it's time to revisit the "eternal firefly" that fits into all the cultural situations. "Jugni is a folk word. It doesn't have a writer and being a folk song, it belongs to everybody. I have sung it in my way," shares Paramjit Singh Sidhu, better known as Pammi Bai, of his recent album Meri Jugni.
First day first show
The week belongs to Mitty
Walter Mitty is a fictional character in James Thurber's short story, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty that was first published in The New Yorker in 1939 and in book form in My World and Welcome to It in 1942. Thurber loosely based the character on his friend, Walter
Mithoff.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Mr Joe B. Carvalho
Mr Joe B. Carvalho is a Bollywood comedy film. The film is directed by Samir Tewari, and produced by Shital Malviya and Bhola Ram Malviya (Arshad Warsi's long standing secretary). The film stars Arshad Warsi, Soha Ali Khan, Javed Jaffrey and Vijay Raaz. The first teaser of the film was released on November 17. The film also has guest appearances by Geeta Basra and Karishma Kotak. Singer Babul Supriyo debuts in the film by playing a cameo.
Sholay 3D
Sholay is a 1975 action-adventure Hindi film directed by Ramesh Sippy and produced by his father G P Sippy. The film follows the story of two criminals, Veeru and Jai (played by Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan), hired by a retired police officer (Sanjeev Kumar) to capture the ruthless dacoit Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan). Hema Malini and Jaya Bhaduri also star, as Veeru and Jai's love interests.
Nothing changa about this one!
punjabi scope
Film: Bade Changey Ney Mere Yaar Kaminey
This is the opening Punjabi film of 2014, and what an opening! Some people never learn. No amount of learning from other people's experience or no amount of 'watch your step' advice comes to any help.
Purple is the new pink
Radiant Orchid, the purple hue has been announced recently as the colour of the year by Pantone. Maspar is all set with the Radiant Orchid collection for 2014. This charming royal colour inspires confidence and signifies creativity, love, warmth and joy.
STAR TRACK
Movie treat in store
Gunday
Ranveer Singh is talented and sets the screen on fire. He has great chemistry with
new-BFF Arjun Kapoor. Priyanka Chopra turns up the heat as a cabaret dancer. A film with a title Gunday may not be quite suitable for a Valentine's Day release. Still we want to see this masala flick!
A still from Gunday
John marries Priya!
Actor John Abraham has apparently married girlfriend Priya Runchal in a private ceremony recently with family and close friends in attendance.
Now a biopic on Tata
After the super success of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's 2013 hit Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, the making of biopics is catching up.
Rumour has it that Emraan Hashmi is going to play the role of Mohd Azharuddin in a biopic which is being made on the ex-cricketer.
Shahid’s new muse?
Shahid Kapoor and Sonaksh Sinha have had a successful stint in R...Rajkumar and now it seems that they have taken their on-screen pairing to another level.
Sanaya is upbeat
Sanaya Irani is back on television with a brand new show Rangrasiya. If the
reactions of her fans on social networking sites are any indication, the show
has caught their attention. Sanaya talks about it and more.
Hanging in balance
Ek Ghar Banauga on Star Plus' hasn't been getting a good response off late and has been under the scanner. The show that stars actress Tanushree Dutta's sister, Ishita Dutta, has been asked to pull up its socks and deliver good TRPs or it might be axed soon.
The year ahead
If your birthday is January 4...
Astro Turf
ARIES: Your spouse can complain of a back-ache. You can gain money from unexpected source. It is time to slow down and recharge your physical and spiritual batteries, so don't push yourself.
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