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  Laugh out loud
How can one abandon a dream just when it is about to come true? Niharika Sahni would ask the same question every hour of the day when her home production and directorial debut, a Punjabi film, Oh My Pyo ji, was stopped from releasing due to some problem.
Today, after days of chaos, Niharika is finally settling down. She can finally see her dream becoming a reality, and this obviously brings a glint in her eyes and excitement in her voice.
fun loving: Niharika Sahni (L) and Binnu Dhillon
Line of control
Prosenjit Ganguly loved to draw and tell stories when he was growing up. Animation happened to help him with both. Multi-faceted Prosenjit is a known screenwriter, animation designer and voice artiste today. His works have fetched him awards and recognition, including FICCI BAF 2012 Award for Best Animated Film (DVD) for Hanuman Immortal II.
Animated talk: Gaurav malhotra and Prosenjit Ganguly
Saaz of his own
Here is this 23-year-old stylist with claims of having worked with A-listers in Bollywood. A huge fan of Lady Gaga for her music and styling, Saazish Sidhu has just diversified into music with launching Men Saaz, his own label. His aim is to give work to talented singers from the region…and, no prizes for guessing why Men Saaz…when Lady Gaga is the ideal!
Saazish Sidhu with Aafreen Sidhu
Kerala calling
It is not just the backwaters; it is the cultural splendour, culinary craft, history and wildlife, all put together. It is about the spectacular elephants and Ayurvedic
massage. Kerala, as a
destination, holds many a delight. Haven't they presumptuously labeled the state as God's Own Country? The statistics speak louder than words. "Last year, we had as many as 1.09 crore domestic arrivals in Kerala. There were 8.58 lakh foreigners who visited the place…out of the total influx of domestic tourists, we had maximum number of Punjabis visiting the place, followed by the neighbouring Tamil Nadu…one can easily find Punjabi dhabas in Kerala," shares Anil VS, tourism information officer, during a Kerala tourism initiative in Chandigarh.
Photos: Pradeep Tewari
CELEB POINT
Mehnat ki roti!
The Punjabi in me loves to eat. But unfortunately, the profession I am in doesn't give me ample freedom to do that. And my mother doesn't help either! Eat and exercise is her mantra. She makes the best food possible! I was doing just fine with my fitness, ma's delicacies etc, striking a balance, until I signed my new film with the current star. I was very excited about my role and was meant to look very sensuous too. When you got to do something you hate doing, you need strong inspiration for that and, of course, this was inspiration enough.
Master Chef
Crisp & crackling
The rainy weather is something to look forward to. It is the license to deep fried comfort without feeling the guilt! In our country, 'baarish' goes hand in hand with 'pakodas and chaai', and nothing beats the combination. Many years ago, I researched pakodas, termed fritters the world over and stumbled upon one with such an intriguing name that it just had to be attempted. Pampoenkokies!
star track
Finding Fanny goes global
Fox Star Studios gets Notting Hill and Love Actually editor Nick Moore to make a cut for Finding Fanny for non-Diaspora markets. This is for the first time that an Indian film will have such a wide release in major international territories. The makers believe that much like any big Hollywood film that releases across the world, Homi Adajania has made a truly global film that will be accepted in any market. The film will be released in US, Europe and SouthEast Asia—in screens where no other Indian film has ever released, making Finding Fanny a break-out film from India.
 Bhai’s new challenge
On a war footing!
Rave reviews for Katiyabaaz
A different ball game
Saif once more
Ekta cross with Riteish
Bonding in Corscica
 chatter box
Mountain man cometh!
The national-level bodybuilding champion Ketan Mangesh Karande will soon be seen entering Zee TV's Jodha Akbar as Khyber. Owing to his massive built, Ketan will be playing the character of a fairly primitive mountain man, who has been trained by the evil Mahachuchak. He talks about his character and more.
A special act...
Controversial times
An emotional farewell
Bumping into Shahid!
Going on AIR
B-day bash
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