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Street dreams
Craziness knows no bar and there are enough people who can validate this. While there are some who have a penchant for VIP numbers, there are others who want to jump from a six-storey building and then there are others who would invest in a sexy-looking bike and then reinvest to alter it completely. Weird but true, bike modification is an art that everyone is not good at. One has to be a maverick to alter a perfect machine. Here, take it from people who have a knack of modifying everything perfect to a more perfect state.
Vaibhav Nijhowne, a city-based freelance adventurer, has done many things to his 500cc bullet. But his reasons for the alterations are 'functional'. "Whatever changes I have made have a function. They are there because of purpose." Vaibhav's has put in an R&N filter for high performance of the engine and has added jets in carburetor to match air filter. The bike also carries a short silencer, which increases pick up. "In addition to these, I have used fatter tyres at the back of the bike, a customised seat and an American styled siffy bar for pillion riders," tells Vaibhav, who has got most of the modifications done in Delhi. As for Yuvraj Kapoor, who has got his bike modified at Patiala he says, "We don't have good mechanics here except for one or two. So, all the modified bikes are more or less the same." According to Yuvraj, "If you know how to make a bike then it is better to modify it yourself." Sartej Narula, a city-based lawyer, has modified the Chopper 535cc to 750 cc and everything about the bike is personalised to the hilt. "A modified bike lends an identity to your personality and can be styled accordingly.” Loaded with an increased piston, double frame chesse, single shock absorbers, fiberglass headlights and mudguard, Sartej's show bike is one helluva looker. "I have spend a lot of money on the alterations, but people who just want to add frills here and there bike modification does not cost a bomb," informs Sartej, who has got his bike modified from his friend Ranjit, in
Kharar.
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The much-waited Punjabi film Sat Sri Akal, which commemorates the 300th anniversary of Gurta GurGaddi Diwas of Sri Guru Granth Sahib will be released on October 17. This film aims at propagating the rich heritage of Punjab, its culture, moral values, traditions and the Sikh tenets. According to Kanwal Kohli, vice-president, Frankfinn Music, the film is based on the love story between two divergent personas, a promising, brilliant and well brought-up boy from a religious background and a beautiful modern girl from the Army background. The film captures pilgrimage places like Sri Harmandar Saheb, Sri Hazur Saheb (Nanded) and Sri Bangla Sahib (Delhi). The film has been produced by the Mata Tripta Ji Charitable Trust with Frankfinn Entertainment Pvt Ltd. The starcast has Manpreet Singh in the lead and Manmeet Singh and Arun Bali. — TNS
Rejoicing in red
Traditions are like gift packages, they never fail to surprise you. Talking about Bijoy Dashami, which marks the celebrations of the departure of Goddess Durga for her abode in the Himalayas, is a pretty interesting affair. Most importantly, the sindoor utsav that grabs your attention, with the rich and vibrant splash of colours all around. It is a ritual of the married women, who bid adieu to Goddess Durga by applying sindoor or vermilion on the sinthee (parting between the hair) of the Goddess and then on the sinthees of all women assembled. As Konika Roy puts in, “Sindoor utsav marks the vidaai of Goddess Durga, and is way of saying her bye with silent prayers of hapiness, till she returns next year with the same richness and happiness.” As per the ritual, after the women have played with sindoor (like Holi) and are beyond recognition, they form a human chain and go round the idol seven times. Looking at them one is reminded of the famous ek chutki sindoor dialogue from the movie Om Shanti Om. After the colour party is over, they begin to dance on the dhol beats. The festival contrary to our belief that one would cry on a bidaai function, people gathered celebrate the goddess’s departure in a joyful manner. This is followed by the immersion procession, which is again enjoyed to the hilt. But wait, the only ritual left is Kolakuli or embracing each other. Now, the last item on the agenda is exchanging sweets. And you bet, this is indeed the most relishing ritual!
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One for the masses
Theatre undeniably is the best medium to bring the contemporary realities or issues of economic, socio-cultural relevance into focus and effectively communicate, debate and accelerate the process to resolve them,” opines Kamal Tewari, chairperson of the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi. However, over the years the major theatre productions by elite groups in big cities have been aimed at catering to the aesthetic ideals of the urban milieu alone depriving the rural masses, he felt. Driven by the belief the akademi has teemed up with the leading theatre ensembles to organise a two-day festival of socially relevant plays in Kaimbwala village on October 11 and 12. The plays have been chosen to project the issues like woman empowerment, female foeticide, corruption besides reflecting the native wisdom, uprightness and honest attitude of the rustic life added Kamal Arora vice-chairman while divulging the following schedule of progamme. The festival opens on October 11 with Punjabi play Sirjana written by Pali Bhupinder. This will be followed by another play Nawan Janam by S. Gursharan Singh. Both the plays have been directed and presented Anita Shabdeesh of Suchetak Kala Manch, Mohali. The festival will conclude with staging of two plays including Zakhmi Kahmba Di Talaash and Anhi Gali Da Morh on October 12. Acclaimed young playwright, actor and director Sahib Singh will present both prestigious productions of Adakar Manch, Mohali. Art lovers are welcome to relish the performance of meaningful plays in the panoramic environment of the venue at village Kaimbala, absolutely far from the glamour of the City Beautiful. lifestyle@tribunemail.com
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American actress Jennifer Lopez once talked bout the nervous breakdown she went through during an interview, but it was never published. The interview, which took place between new mum Lopez and Kevin Sessums at the Long Island estate has finally come to light and reads, "I don't get nervous. I don't get depressed. Blah, blah, blah...There was a time when I was very overworked and I was doing music and movies and so many things. I was suffering from a lack of sleep. And I did have a kind of nervous breakdown," the Daily Beast quoted her as saying. "I froze up on a set. Well, not on a set, but in my trailer. I was like, I don't want to move. I don't want to talk. I don't want to do anything. It was on that movie Enough (in 2002). Yeah. I did. I had a nervous breakdown. There were no signs leading up to it. You really don't know what's happening at first. I was going, 'What's going on?' It was about five in the afternoon in my trailer and I just sat there. I remember telling my assistant at the time, Arlene, to go get the director, Michael Apted, and I asked if I could go home because I was feeling so sick and weird. "I kept saying, 'I'm not weak. I'm not weak.' It's funny what tricks your mind plays on you. I just didn't want people to think I was falling apart. But when I look back it's so odd to me that those are the words I chose to say. Michael let me off and when he left I just sat there and started crying and felt frozen. I didn't want to move.”
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Koffee break After a gap of one year, the Khallas girl Isha Koppikar makes a come back with Atul Agnihotri's Hello, which is based on Chetan Bhagat's best-seller One Night @ Call Centre. The film has a vast star cast and Isha plays a plum role of a glamorous model in the film. In a tęte-ŕ-tęte with the chatty actor, we ask her about her believe in numerology, role in the film and more. You have changed your surname from Kopikar to Koppikar, has it made a difference? No, it is only my hard work that has made all the difference. What kept you away from the silver screen after Don? I was busy shooting for my upcoming films Right ya wrong and Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi. How was it working with Atul Agnihotri? The experience has been very satisfying. I love the fact that Atul let me experiment with my acting potential. After 27 releases, do you think you have evolved as an actor? I definitely have. But I am still working hard to achieve my target. What keeps you busy when you are not acting? I am into fitness and I work out regularly apart from that I invest my time in martial arts and listen to a lot of music. After Hello, what? I am doing director Manoj Tiwari's Hello Darling, Jahnu Barua's Har Pall, Lalit Marathe's Shabri, Neeraj Pathak's Right Ya Wrong and Sooraj Barjatya's Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi. And in Hello Darling I play a Haryanvi girl and in Shabri I play a girl from rural background. Which one is your most awaited release? Rajshrdee's Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi is my most awaited film. In this movie I play a central character and the role would change my image completely. — Dharam Pal
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American actor Angelina Jolie has revealed that she looked for guidance in her late mother Marcheline Bertrand while shooting Clint Eastwood's The Changeling. She revealed at the New York Film Festival premiere that while playing the role of a mother desperately seeking her kidnapped son, she would often think of her mother. "My mother would fight that hard for her children," the New York Daily News quoted Jolie as saying. "The role made me confront my worst fear. It made me feel closer to my kids and grateful every night just to know where they are and that they're healthy. "Making the phone call (in the film), saying that my kid was kidnapped, was difficult. I don't even like saying it right now," she added.
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Eminem has topped a new poll of The Best Rapper Alive. The Without Me hitmaker, received 69 per cent in the poll, conducted by American magazine Vibe. Eminem, who has not released a new album since 2004's Encore, beat Jay-Z to take the title. "It's obviously an honour to have won the fans' support by being voted the Best Rapper Alive," Eminem was quoted as saying. "I don't think that there is any one rapper that is simply the best, though. Everyone who was in consideration and many others are the best at certain things, and at what they do. But since Vibe's offering the distinction, hell yeah, I'll accept," he added, Other competitors for the accolade included Nas, Kanye West, T.I. and Rick Ross.
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Bollywood actor Karishma Kapoor, at Hello magazine's launch in Mumbai said that she would only make a comeback in Bollywood when she gets a perfect script. "I have been offered a lot of movies but I have said time and again that until I don't find a perfect role, and a script to die for I will not do a movie just for the sake of it," said Karishma. On what kind of roles would she like to play she said, "I think I have been lucky enough and fortunate in my career to do some fantastic roles, so I don't feel that there is any one role in particular that I haven't kind of played. And to make a comeback I just want to do something that touches my heart." Having debuted in 1991, Karishma went on to become one of the most popular actor of her generation. During her career years, she has been part of many commercially and critically successful films. She surprised critics and audiences with her performances in art films such as Fiza (2000) and Zubeidaa (2001), for which she earned a Best Actress and Best Actress (Critics) awards at the Filmfare ceremony. Since then, she has worked in several films though most of them performed poorly at the box office. In 2003, Kapoor took a break from cinema. — ANI, PTI
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Halle Berry has been named sexiest woman alive by Esquire magazine. The twice-divorced actress gave birth to daughter Nahla, her first child with model Gabriel Aubry, in March. "I don't know exactly what it means, but being 42 and having just had a baby I think I'll take it," the New York Daily News quoted her, as saying. According to Berry, sexiness isn't necessarily what is on the outside. What matters is the freshness andf baeuty of the soul. "Sexiness is a state of mind - a comfortable state of being. It's about loving yourself in your most unlovable moments," she said. And at the age 42, Berry feels hotter than ever. "I know damned well I am sexier now than I used to be," Berry said.
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NEW RELEASES American actor Vin Diesel, whose futuristic science-thriller Babylon A D is releasing in theatres across the country this Friday, hopes that the heart stopping action scenes in the film will find favour with local audiences. "Babylon has some very heart thumping action sequences. It is really very cool, very different and larger than life. I hope that people in India will like it," the multi-faceted actor told. The actor, who is known for his action-star image is amazed by the popularity that Indian actors enjoy in the country. "I have heard that Indians are crazy about their actors to the extent that some actors are even prayed. I wish I could make to that list," says Diesel, apparently referring to the stars like Amitabh Bachchan and Rajanikanth who have a huge fan following. Adopted from a French novel and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, Babylon A D is set in the future where the post apocalyptic world is quite chaotic because of power struggles in different places. Diesel plays an assassin in the film, who embarks on an assignment that will change his life forever. The film also stars Michell Yoeh, Melanie Thierry and Lambert Wilson.
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Non-filmi Courtesy — Chandigarh Music Centre
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