An eye for detail
You'd expect him to de-thread the philosophies associated with new-age cinema, digging into the trivialities and the high points. You'd expect him to spill some knowledge seasoned with arrogance…but what he says leaves us with a blank face. "I am still searching for my voice and genre.
cut by cut: (L-R) Kartar Cheema, Japtej and Amann Grewal
Notes to remember
An overdose of success leaves one with a hangover, which is more often than not, lasting. Those who take success in their stride carry on while those who fail end up as a one-film or one-song wonder. A part of Kanika Kapoor's lessons in how to handle success is self-taught and the rest, learnt from her mentor Dr Zeus.
gyan zone
A fine tune
Hits have come his way, so have money and recognition. When a director like Anurag Basu comes to say 'Hi' personally, well, that means you have arrived
in Bollywood! What's more…he has turned his passion into a profession!
Mind reader
She started writing at the age of six and at 13, she worked as a junior journalist at DNA YA (young adults), and at 14, Tanessa Puri started penning down a book that was launched this year at the Jaipur Literary festival.
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A heart-felt gesture
Like a true blue teacher, she wanted to put a lot of things straight with today's little ones; things like too much of television, invasion by the technology and lost art of good old story telling.
Master Chef
Creamy layer
A soft creamy dessert is any foodie's quest and it is a cook's desire to whip-up something light to appease the sweet-tooth. And when it is made with ingredients off the shelf while looking 'so good', it becomes any housewife's pride.
Verse from the heart
In many ways, the work of a translator comes across as an easy one, courtesy the 'ready matter' at the author's disposal. However, Prof Satyapal Sehgal of Hindi Department, Panjab University, who recently penned a book—Lal Singh Dil-Pratinidh Kavitaein—that is a translation of revolutionary poet Lal Singh Dil's poems, says, "Translation, from one language to another, requires much diligence in terms of articulating the same feeling that the original composition has in its capacity to generate.
pet passion
From the horse’s mouth
Some call dogs as 'man's best friend' and some on the other hand call the horses as 'man's most intelligent friend' and Glenn Peat, the GM of Hyatt Regency Ludhiana, seems to be in agreement with the latter.
star track
Lose & gain
Angelina-Stella team up for a kid’s line
Nargis finds her voice
Kids over career
Big B is a busy man
No material boy this one!
chatter box
A strong voice
The big fight
Testing times
No dieting for Paridhi
Close friendship
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