Bahadurgarh, November 9
Battle lines have been drawn for the Bahadurgarh Municipal Council (BMC) elections to be held on November 13. As many as 169 candidates, comprising of 104 men and 65 women, are in the fray for 31 wards while 96,151 voters will decide the fate of the candidates.

A total of 189 candidates had filed their nominations. While three candidates were rejected during scrutiny, 17 candidates withdrew their nomination. Electronic voting machines (EVMs) will be used for the first time in the MC elections here.

According to reports, the maximum number of candidates (10) will contest from ward no. 6 while only two candidates are in the fray from ward no. 13, the minimum from any ward. Besides, nine candidates each are trying their luck in the poll battle from ward nos. 14, 24 and 30, followed by eight candidates from ward no. 8 and seven candidates each from ward nos. 4, 7, 22 and 25. Except ward nos. 9, 10, 15, 17, 18, 21 and 28 from where six candidates each are fighting the elections, all remaining 15 wards either have five or less candidates in the fray.

There will be 87 polling stations. One polling station has been set up for nearly 1,000 voters. The maximum polling stations (four each) will be set up in ward no. 4, 20 and 24.

Campaigning has already peaked with candidates and their supporters adopting various techniques to woo voters. The canvassing will end on November 11 evening, two days before the end of polling process. November 11, 12 and 13 will be observed as dry days in the town.

Meanwhile, returning officer (RO)-cum-SDM Harish Chander Bhatia said preparations for smooth and fair conduct of the MC poll were on.

“Sites for erecting hoardings, putting banners and pasting posters have been notified, which can be used by the candidates for their publicity materials. No one will be allowed to violate the mode of conduct. Strict action will be taken against those found guilty of defacing public places,” said Bhatia, adding that candidates who wish to use private property for putting up their hording, banner and other publicity material, would have to take permission from the MC authorities.

He maintained that the establishment of his/her identity at the polling station had been made compulsory for all electors in order to curb bogus polling. Voters can establish their identity through electoral photo identity card (EPIC) issued to them under the authority of the commission or by producing the enlisted alternative documents, including passport, driving licence, income tax permanent account number (PAN), service identity cards having photographs issued to its employees by the state or Central government, public sector undertakings, local bodies or public limited companies, passbooks containing photographs for accounts opened in public sector banks/post offices etc.

Karnal, November 9
Motivated with the passion to help physically disabled people, NGO Amulya Sahara organised a free artificial limb check-up and measurement camp in collaboration with the Bhagwan Mahavir Viklang Sahayata Samiti, Jaipur, at DAV Postgraduate College here.

Over 105 patients from Haryana, Punjab, HP, UP and Jammu and Kashmir were examined and measurements of artificial limbs required by them were taken at the camp by Capt RL Handa and his team of doctors from Ambala Cantt by making a model of the size with plaster of Paris. The patients would be distributed artificial parts free of cost at the next camp on November 28.

Col Suresh Gupta, president of the NGO, said as artificial parts were lightweight, these helped the patients move freely. The weight of an artificial leg up to knee was 1.2 kg while the full leg weighed 2.2 kg, he added.

The NGO working for empowerment of physically handicapped and environment protection has organised many polio, limb transplant and hearing aid camps, benefiting around 2100 patients in the past two years. It was making concerted efforts to inform the disabled people about the facilities provided by it to lead a normal life with artificial limbs and medical aid.

Vice-President NK Gupta said that besides distributing pamphlets and pasting posters, letters were being written to all sarpanches in the district to inform those with physical disability to benefit from the services provided by the NGO. Awareness drives were also carried out from time to time to reach out to the needy.

The NGO had also distributed tricycles, wheelchairs, clutches and callipers to the disabled and helped more than 635 patients get operated. On the environment front, the NGO had been organising lectures in schools to educate children and make them aware about the need to protect the environment, conserve water and plant trees. However, the NGO was searching for an office to carry out its mission more effectively.

Rewari, November 9
The frequency of road blockades by irate residents for one grouse or the other has assumed alarming proportions in the Ahirwal region much to the embarrassment of the police and the civil administration as well as public travelling by public or private vehicles.

While the increasing intensity of the menace calls for urgent measures to address genuine public grievances expeditiously by the officers concerned, there is also dire need for educating the masses about seeking redress of their legitimate problems through channels other than traffic jams.

Simultaneously, a prompt and deft handling of the situation by the officers concerned can also be conducive to curbing the menace to a reasonable extent.

Supporting citizens, along with family members of deceased Nitu Kataria (30), resorted to a blockade at Bawal Chowk here on November 1, demanding immediate arrest of the woman doctor whose alleged negligence in providing proper treatment to seven-month pregnant Nitu Kataria led to her death on September 30.

The blockade was lifted after about one hour at the intervention of SDM Roop Chand who assured strict action if the awaited viscera report indicted the woman doctor for negligence in treatment.

In a second such case, irate shopkeepers resorted to a traffic jam on the Narnaul-Jaipur highway at Nangal Chaudhary town of Mahendergarh district, 70 km from here, on November 1, condemning a police constable who had allegedly beaten up the market watchman in the town on October 31 night without any cause of complaint.

The blockade was lifted after three hours when DSP Azad Singh ordered the registration of a criminal case against the errant constable.

In a third case, irate villagers blocked traffic on the Rewari-Delhi road at Hansaka village, 6 km from here, on October 31, demanding the construction of a speed braker to avert road accidents. The traffic jam was executed after a teenager, riding on a motor cycle, was crushed to death by a speeding truck. The blockade was lifted only after DSP Pooran Chand Pawar assured that the needful would be done expeditiously.

Faridabad, November 9
With a rise in the number of quality private hospitals in Haryana, the medical fraternity is convinced that the state is gradually becoming a destination for medical tourism.

In the recent past, 10 patients from abroad registered themselves with the Metro Heart Institute here. Out of these four were treated with major surgeries.

According to Dr SS Bansal, managing director of the institute, three patients from Iraq registered themselves with the institute and underwent heart bypass surgeries and hip surgery.

A gangrene patient, Mahmud Javed (32), from Iraq is presently undergoing treatment at the hospital and is likely to undergo surgical intervention.

Nazi Abudullah (60), a resident of Vaasat in Iraq, was hospitalised here due to acute heart problem in which his three arteries were completely blocked. He underwent a bypass surgery.

Another patient, Ahmad Mahmood (51), a resident of Baghdad, had got angiography done in his country, but came to India and underwent bypass heart surgery in the hospital.

Another patient from Iraq, Hanoon Aabed (51) was operated upon here on account of a problem in his hip bone.

Similarly, 37-year-old Kenny Jaffney of London could not wait for six months in her country for the treatment of her heart problem. She came to India and underwent treatment at the hospital. Dr Bansal said she had to wait for six months in her country on account of some policy and other technical reasons.

According to Dr Methesh Sharma, a senior heart surgeon of the institute, patients, especially from the Gulf and Arabian countries, used to go to the US and other western countries for treatment. "However, the cost of treatment there was on the higher side in comparison to the expenses incurred in India. With medical and health standards improving in the country, patients from those countries have started coming to India in large numbers," he said.

He asserted that the institute provided quality medical treatment and the charges were less compared to those charged in Delhi or other quality hospitals in the NCR area. Dr Bansal said the way Haryana was progressing, medical tourism would witness further boost in the state.

Hisar, November 9
The JSL Foundation set up by the O. P. Jindal industrial conglomerate has set up a skill training centre here to train youth in various trades for self-employment and entrepreneurship.

The training is imparted in beauty culture, dress designing, computer operations and electricals. The centre runs two shifts daily for boys and girls. There are 47 girls learning dress designing while 40 are getting trained in beauty culture. As many as 40 boys are doing a course in electricals. Besides, there are 14 youths doing an advanced course in computers.

A similar centre is being run in late Om Parkash Jindal’s ancestral village, Nalwa, near here.

An official at the centre said the local industrial units of the Jindal group helped the trainees by placing orders. The dress for many employees of the Jindal group industries had been designed by the trainees. This helped them get a good start.

All 55 trainees of the first batch who completed their courses recently had been gainfully employed either in the local Jindal units or have set up their own small enterprises.

The Centre lays great stress on developing positive thinking among the trainess to help make them responsible citizens. They are also encouraged to lead healthy lifestyles. Empowerment of women and environment protection are an integral part of the courses offered by the centre.

A trainee said the centre had hired the services of top-notch professionals for running various courses. She said the instructors also helped them whenever they faced any problems after setting up their own units.

The Jindal conglomerate is planning to set up more such centres with multiple skill development facilities.

A spokesman for the Jindal group said this institution was part of their founder’s philosophy to help youth develop skills for gainful employment.

Gurgaon, November 9
Marked by diverse and creative artistic activities, showcasing the rich craftsmanship from all over the country the fifth 'Sheetla Saras Mela' took off here last week. The colourful inaugural ceremony by the Divisional Commissioner DPS Nagal amidst beating of drums and cultural performances of different States and display of distinctive regional art forms was held at aesthetically decorated open ground near Leisure Valley Park of Sector 29. A mini trade fair will continue up to November 12.

About 1000 artisans from 21 states of the country with their handicraft products are participating in it. The mela is organised by the District Rural Development Authority (DRDA) with the help of Union Rural Development Ministry every year since 2005, is an annual feature in the city.

Accompanied by the Chairman of DRDA-cum-Deputy Commissioner Rajender Kumar Kataria, the divisional commissioner went round stalls arranged by craftsmen and artisans.

Kataria said that the mela was organized to promote self-help groups (SHG) of the DRDAs from all states as a majority of the SHGs comprised BPL people. The SHGs come here with their products and exhibit in the mela for sale. Last year, sales of about Rs 1.67 crore were materialized in the mela despite 'shradhs' which, as per Hindu belief, are considered not so auspicious for purchase of new items.

The popular brands of various states like 'dushalas', dry fruits and decorative 'jootis' of Jammu & Kashmir, furniture, handmade beautiful paintings from Assam, carpets of Bihar, fruit jams and pickles of Maharashtra, Jodhpuria silk clothes, dresses and other antique items of Rajasthan, jute products of West Bengal, bed sheets, towels of Kerala etc are displayed.

Ramzan Ahmad, Sculpturist from UP said that they had prepared all the items themselves and this is the reason people are getting attracted to it as one cannot find the same stuff in market otherwise. "They find purity in our work," he affirmed.

"We also get subsidy by the government to make these products," Mansi Malhotra, another shopkeeper mentioned.

Nangal appealed the artisans to bring more proficiency in their products so as to make them more acceptable in the international market. He observed that such type of melas helped the artisans to learn the art and know varied culture from fellow artisans coming from various states.

A cultural programme by folk artists from various states would be organised everyday in the evening during the mela days for the entertainment of the participants and visitors.

Faridabad, November 9
A section of workers of the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) are apparently nursing injured egos on account of the reported move of its leadership to share power with the Congress government in the state.

The workers say ever since Kuldip Bishnoi broke ranks with the Congress, a large number of workers also quit the party with him without having regard to their political future. Rather, they took part in the agitation launched by Bishnoi against the Congress government and also criticised the party leadership along with him in public.

However, there are also many in the HJC who feel that the leadership must stretch itself to share power with the Congress in state. They are the workers and leaders who feel that they have been out of power for a long time and the opportunity must be grabbed at all costs.

Ever since the Congress made Bhupinder Singh Hooda the Chief Minister ignoring the claims of Bhajan Lal, he and his son, Bishnoi, turned rebel to the extent that the latter waded into diatribes against Sonia Gandhi. The rebellion was in spite of the fact that as a compromise formula the Congress leadership had made Chander Mohan, the elder son of Bhajan Lal, as the Deputy Chief Minister. Also, Bhajan Lal was allowed to continue as president of the state Congress. However, things became hot for Bishnoi in the Congress after he made utterances against Sonia and other senior leaders of the party in public. Ultimately, he had to break relationship with the Congress after which he floated his own political outfit, HJC (Bhajan Lal).

Bhajan Lal, Dharam Pal Mallik and Rakesh Kamboj, who were Congress MLAs, joined the HJC on account of which they had to pay the penalty as their membership from the Haryana Vidhan Sabha was disqualified. In the ensuing Assembly byelections for the three Assembly seats, Dharam Pal Mallik and Rakesh Kamboj paid the price as they lost to Congress nominees.

A strong section of workers in the HJC feel that it was on account of their loyalty to Bhajan Lal and Bishnoi that many of them put their political future on line and quit the Congress. While some joined the HJC, a good number of them joined the other parties. Now, Bishnoi was reportedly making moves to share power with the Congress government.

Those HJC workers, who are miffed over the the party possibly sharing power with the Congress government, are apparently having reservations as they feel that their future would once again be in a jeopardy. Those having such thoughts feel that they were being betrayed once again by their party leadership.

The workers feel that the HJC must not think of hogging the power seats with only six MLAs. The party must work at the grass roots and expand its base. The workers said they were propelled to quit the Congress along with Bishnoi not with a sense of idealism and not motivated by desire for loafs and riches. They also feel that the HJC leadership has been leaving the party rank and file in the lurch. First it tried to hobnob with the BJP during the run-up to the last Lok Sabha elections. The talk broke off. Later, it forged alliance with the BSP with regard to the Assembly elections. The relationship broke down. According to them, the shifting stand of the leadership led to the split in the party after the last Lok Sabha elections. They also feel that in case the leadership continues with the same kind of unilateral decisions without taking the party workers into confidence, the party would soon be in trouble again.

Rewari, November 9
The creation of inescapable circumstances for newly wed women to commit suicide by in-laws, mostly obsessed with dowry, has assumed worrisome proportions in the Ahirwal region.

Not a fortnight passes when one such case of a suicidal death by a newly wed woman is not reported from one or the other corner of the region.

Whatever be the truth behind the tragic end of a woman, it is mostly attributed by her parents to the covetousness of in-laws for enhanced dowry.

Consequently following the registration of a case of dowry death, what befalls in-laws, including the husband of the deceased, is now a common knowledge.

In view of the declining sex ratio in the region, it is more essential for social organisations and others concerned to take up the cudgels against the increasing menace of dowry deaths. Following the registration of a case of dowry death and destruction of evidence of the offence, the Dharuhera police of Rewari district recently arrested Vinod Kumar, husband of the deceased Pinki (24), who had died of severe burns at the PGIMS, Rohtak, recently.

Vinod was produced in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate on November 7, who remanded him in 14-day judicial custody.

The case was registered on a report presented by DSP Pearey Lal who had investigated the matter following a complaint earlier filed by Amarjit Singh, brother of Pinki and a resident of Bhagwi village of Bhiwani district.

The DSP reportedly found the accused prima facie responsible for the plight of Pinki who had died of burns at the PGIMS, Rohtak, on September 12, 2009. Pinki, who got married to Vinod of Bhiwani district in March 2006, had been living at Malpura village, near Dharuhera, with her husband who was employed in a factory at Dharuhera.

Her brother Amarjit alleged that when they could not fulfil Vinod’s demand for enhanced dowry, he created conditions that compelled Pinki to set herself on fire.

Consequently, she was admitted to the PGIMS, Rohtak, where she succumbed to her burns.

In a second such case, a newly wed woman Deepa committed suicide allegedly by hanging herself at Dhanonda village of Mahendergarh district, 50 km from Rewari, on November 3. Deepa was married to Mukesh Kumar in November 2008.

The Kanina police of Mahendergarh district has registered a case of dowry death under Sections 498-A, 304-B, 34 of the IPC against her husband Mukesh, mother-in-law Sheela Devi and two others, all residents of Dhanonda village, following a complaint lodged by Bhanwar Singh, brother of Deepa and a resident of Sultanpur village of Gurgaon district.

The complainant alleged that Deepa was subjected to cruel treatment for more dowry by her in-laws who then compelled her to take the extreme step.

Ambala, November 9
For Ambala Cantonment BJP MLA problems of Cantt are not new. However, this time he has decided to lock horns with the administration starting from day one so that hopefully by the time his term ends, all pending works finish.

Four times MLA from Cantt, twice as an independent and twice with the BJP, Anil Vij has had one common demand in almost all his four terms - the shifting of oil depots from the cantt limits.

“Even when I was in the Opposition, I demanded that these depots be shifted outside the cantt,” he states. And now with the Jaipur inferno it is even more important that the administration pays heed to it. This time around, however, Vij has decided to go all out. Despite the fact that he belongs to an opposition party, he is confident that the government would see sense in his demand.

In a protest, which also involved the residents, a demand has been put forth to have the IOC depot shifted away from its present location and the HP depot, which is presently even more in the heart of the city and has been allotted land next to the IOC, to be allotted land outside the city limits and not next to the IOC.

Vij has also demanded that an enquiry should be initiated to find out why the lease of the IOC was extended in 2006 at its present location.

The IOC and the HP depot are located next to Rangiya Mandi, Nanehra village, DRM complex. A few new HUDA sectors are also coming up in this area. The GT Road is also near these depots, while railway lines are also nearby.

Vij stated that in case of any accident the GT Road would get obstructed, paralysing the North. “We should not wait for a Jaipur-like incident to happen here for the administration to wake up,” he adds.

Kurukshetra, November 9
While inaugurating the Silver Jubilee Function organised by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) in the Faculty Lounge of Kurukshetra University (KU) here recently, Prof Raghuvendra Tanwar, KU registrar, emphasised the need to conserve the Indian heritage.

Prof Tanwar said: “The INTACH strives to serve as a catalyst for heritage awareness and conservation in India and has blazed the trail for conservation and protection of our natural and cultural heritage over the past quarter century”.

He further said the INTACH had acted as a vehicle for civil action by moving judicial courts to save heritage, as well as engaging and educating the public in heritage conservation. He said the Ganga project was its first major initiative launched with the community involvement.

Suresh Choudhry, convener, INTACH Kurukshetra Chapter, highlighted the achievements of the work carried out by the Chapter. He said the efforts were being made to get Kurukshetra included in the JNURM scheme so as to enable Kurukshetra being listed in the UNESCO heritage list.

Prof AR Chaudhri, KU Geology Department, and co-convener, INTACH Kurukshetra Chapter, said the INTACH was undertaking a host of restoration and heritage awareness activities in the region.

Prof Manjula Chaudhary, KU Tourism Department, said 90 per cent of the international tourist traffic in the country was linked to heritage sites. She emphasised the need to conserve the heritage sites so as to boost tourism and revenue generation by people’s participation.

Prof SK Chakravarti, Kurukshetra, National Institute of Technology (NIT), informed that all findings of modern science, including nanotechnology, were known to our seers and it is a rediscovery process that is going on.

Prof Baldev Setia, Kurukshetra, NIT, Civil Engineering Department, highlighted the importance of river linkage and rainwater harvesting, while Prof SK Lunkad, KU Geology Department, exhorted the need to conserve our heritage water storage structures, wells and ponds.

Students of the Geology Department, Mass Communication Department and faculty from other university teaching departments, NIT, Kurukshetra, neighbouring colleges and different walks of life participated in the day-long celebrations which ended with the screening of a documentary produced by AL Gore on environmental pollution and greenhouse gases.

Ambala, November 9
The BSNL has come out with tariff for 3G services which are lower than its 2G services. Voice call and video call rates are lower than 2G voice call rates by 30paisa/minute and data usage prices are less than 1 paise/10 Kb, while the super fast data download speeds up to 3.6 Mbps.

The 3G services are now available in 15 cities in the state (Ambala, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Panipat, Sonepat, Jind, Hisar, Sirsa, Fatehabad, Hansi, Rohtak, Bahadurgarh, Bhiwani, Kalka) and overall more than 240 cities in India.

The BSNL is offering following services in 3G video call, mobile broadband, mobile TV, high-speed audio/video download and movies. The 3G services are available in both pre-paid and post-paid connections.

Under the 3G pre-paid mobile services, only one plan, “Plan 120” has been introduced with a SIM cost of Rs 59 and first recharge coupon of Rs 120. The other attractions are 3G connection for Rs 179 with 180 days validity and talk time Rs 20.

Migration from 2G to this 3G plan will allow the carry forward of unutilised balance and validity.

All 3G customers can enjoy all 2G RCVs with same talk time and validity starting from Rs 55 instead of Rs 250. Also, all top-ups of 2G will work in 3G.

Under the 3G postpaid plans, video call charges have been reduced by 40 per cent and free local video calls for 75 minutes per month using fixed monthly charge of Rs 57 has been introduced.

Kaithal, November 9
The town’s one of the busiest Chhatrawas road constructed with cement and concrete in the recent past provided great relief to locals. However, it is also a glaring example of improper planning on the part of the administration.

Residents question the wisdom of engineering staff in constructing a wide divider in the middle of the congested road, a major part of which constantly remains under the illegal occupation of rehriwalas and the shopkeepers.

As if this was not enough, the authorities have recently dug up the divider to lay electricity cables for streetlight poles, which further exposes gross negligence while planning for an important project. The residents who were expecting a smooth drive are being again put to inconvenience due to the dug-up divider and the slow pace of work.

Shopkeepers running their businesses on the road say they are facing a lot of problems due to scattered debris left by the contractors and their pleas to the municipal authorities to expedite the lifting of waste material have fallen on deaf ears.

Meanwhile, the work for laying water pipes and sewer lines is underway at various places in the town. And everywhere the problem is same that is the contractor does not lift debris and waste material from roads for days together, much to the inconvenience of the residents.

Strange enough the district administration never took note of this lapse on the part of contractors executing development projects. The residents say that senior officers of the administration should ensure that the completed projects do not leave behind ugly scars, which affect the day to day life of the common man, who is supposed to be the ultimate beneficiary of such projects.

Kalka, November 9
Andhra Bank, which has pan-India presence with 1540 branches in the country , today opened its branch in Kalka on Saturday. The branch was formally inaugurated by Yogesh Kumar, SDM, Kalka

Pawan Kumar Kollu , manager of the bank branch, said more that 250 accounts had been opened on the inaugural day

Ashwani Mittal, AGM, Andhra Bank, Chandigarh zone, said it was proposed to open during the current financial year 121 branches all over the country, 17 of them in Punjab (5), Haryana (8) and Uttaranchal(4).

The bank had achieved the distinction of bringing all its branches and offices under core banking solution (CBS) in a record time of less than one year, added Mittal.

Gurgaon, November 9
Dr Reena Ramachandran, director-general of J.K.Business School, Gurgaon, has been conferred with this year’s Dewang Mehta Lifetime Achievement Award for developing innovative training methods in the field of management education.

The award was presented by Dr Prasad Medury, regional president, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, at a function held in Mumbai recently.

The Dewang Mehta awards are presented in recognition of talent and leadership amongst the business schools across the country.

Gurgaon, November 9
More than 200 NSS volunteers from eight states exhibited their skills in various events at a pre-Republic Day parade camp of the northern region in progress at Government College in Sector 14 here.

Dr PD Sharma, principal of the host college, said the national NSS advisor, Sharda Alikhan, inaugurated the camp.

Dr Girish K. Tuteja, camp director, informed that the NSS volunteers took out “prabhat pheris”, underwent physical training sessions and parade practise, attended academic sessions and performed at cultural programmes during the 10-day camp. The NSS volunteers were also taken for industrial visits at Maruti Suzuki and Hero Honda units located here, he added.

Dr Manju Singh, NSS programme officer from Allahabad University, said teams of NSS volunteers from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Chandigarh participated in the camp.

Dr Vazir Singh Nehra, NSS programme coordinator from Mahrashi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak, revealed that the volunteers selected at the camp would participate in the Republic Day parade.

Dr Nehra further disclosed that as many as 2,500 volunteers from MDU and its affiliated colleges would be deployed to assist the personnel in managing the affairs at the Commonwealth Games next year.

Gurgaon, November 9
Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif just cannot stop praising about each other nowadays. This was seen while the duo, along with Rajkumar Santoshi, director of “Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani", was in the town for its premier show.

While talking to mediapersons, Ranbir affirmed that both of them shared a good chemistry onscreen as well as off-screen. “As far as chemistry is concerned, I always believe that chemistry never happens between two actors. It happens between two characters in the movie. It depends how the characters are written in the script and the moments and the scenes between them. That’s when chemistry happens,” the 28-year-old actor said.

The film is a love story of a happy-go-lucky boy, who falls in love with a girl. But the girl is in love with someone else.

On doing comedy movies, Ranbir said, “As far as comedy is concerned, no film can beat ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’ and ‘Andaz Apna Apna’. They are the ‘baap’ of all comic films in India. But I don't think that ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’ is a romantic comedy, it's a comedy romance. It's got more comedy and yes, there is an underlying love story. Everything done in it is done in a comic way. The characters in the film are serious and when they are in a serious problem, the audience will see them in a funny way. For them, it is serious but for its viewers it is pure comedy”.

On being asked about the difference young artistes like him can bring in the Indian cinema, the actor said he did believe in the kind of change they could bring. “All I can do is to be a part of good films. I don’t think the youth can fill the theatres for a long period of time. Yes, they do bring in the power and excitement and fan following,” he said.

Katrina said she enjoyed working in the film as all members of the unit were supportive. After meeting Katrina, one can easily say that she is very much serious about Indian cinema not just because she has delivered many hits but also because she is continuously working on her language.

The film was shot in Mumbai, Goa and Turkey. It also has a special appearance by Salman Khan.

Both Ranbir and Katrina will be seen again in Prakash Jha’s political thriller “Rajneeti”, other than this Ranbir’s upcoming projects include Shimit Amin’s “Rocket Singh: Salesman of The Year” and Siddharth Anand’s “Anjaana Anjaani”.