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	Fun element The cast of Ishq Brandy, in Ludhiana on a promotional drive, promise an out-an-out entertainer… Gurvinder Singh The cast of upcoming Punjabi movie Ishq Brandy, in Ludhiana on Wednesday to promote the flick, was a happy bunch, quite satisfied with their efforts. The movie revolves around the life of three friends played by Roshan Prince, Binu Dhillon and Alfaaz. The plot moves from Punjab to Mauritius, where they go to attend a function. Wamiqa Gabbi and Japji Khaira play the female leads. The confusion starts when the friends drink at night, do nasty things and forget about it altogether when they wake up. "The potion of romantic 'Ishq' and comic 'Brandy' will surely tickle the funny bone of the audience. I have also penned the lyrics of the songs in the movie; it is my second movie after Jatt Airways. The first one was a good learning experience as well," says Alfaaz. "The movie is a situational comedy and is sure to make you laugh," adds Roshan Prince. Japji plays the role of a possessive fiancee opposite Alfaaz. "It was great fun shooting for the movie," she says.
	Romantic plan Restaurants cooking up romantic dinners, market offering unique gifts and stars aligning themselves for a stronger bond…it seems the entire universe is conspiring to make you fall in love this Valentine's! Mona A friend of a friend is emailing the scanned ad of a newspaper to his girlfriend every hour. The picture says, 'Gift your Valentine an iPhone 5c'. Well, the day of love is here and lovers are busy planning the most significant day of the year. Dress, present, itinerary for the day, and then there are million of details to be looked into. Here's a guide for the ones looking frantically to make the Cupid's Day extra special… Get lucky All those lovebirds have something to look forward to this Valentine's Day. A dream vacation in Switzerland can become a reality if they shop at DLF City Centre Mall in IT Park. The mall has a Valentine's Fiesta on till March 2. One can shop for Rs 3,000 and get a chance to enter the mega draw to win trip to Switzerland. There are gift vouchers of Hops n Grains to win worth Rs 1,500 in the daily draw. Wine & love song A Love Drunk Valentine Day is the special attraction this year at Underdoggs. Chandigarh's first sports bar & grill will offer a day and night celebration with complementary wine for couples. The bar has also put together a special drink menu. Love buffet Café@JW at JW Marriott-35 is bringing out its Food of Love buffet, which will see a ceaseless flow of beverages and live guitar romantic music with a red velvet cake on the table to make your day more special. On the Buffet menu is Indian, Italian, European and Oriental. Spoil yourself over the Chocolate Dipping Station and Ice Cream Sundae Station. On for Dinners 7:30 pm till 11:30 pm @ Rs 2100. Rustic & romantic Enjoy the multi-cuisine food in candle light dinner and live Sufi music night at The Fort, Ramgarh. Buy one and get one complementary on all the snacks, desserts and soups as you enjoy the rustic and romantic setting of royalty. Love-ly concoction Love Forever is the theme at Barbeque Nation with roses and heart-shaped chocolate cake for couples with live music in the background. The guests can prepare a cocktail or mocktail of their own choice. Pooling in The Lalit-Chandigarh brings to you an exclusive four course multi-cuisine dinner by the poolside this Valentine's Day. A special menu includes tender rolls of succulent lamb mince, delicate kebab of Kashmiri black morels and white mushroom, herb-crusted oven-baked salmon with buttered asparagus and some more exquisite dishes! Enjoy the four course multi-cuisine dinner at poolside for Rs 3,000 plus taxes per person. Red and black F Bar has a specially crafted menu and drinks for the day and night party with DJ Ashish Nagpal on the console. Red and black is the dress code. Alcohol is available only for guests above 25 years of age. Cover charges Rs 3,000 per couple. Country style Brooklyn Central at Elante will have a band Moon Dogs playing live from 8pm onwards. Enjoy the special wine and cakes, including red velvet cupcakes, hazelnut brownie and handmade chocolate. Go gourmet The Pewter Room has special three course gourmet meal with wine and cake. At Rs 1,199 and Rs 1,499 per couple. Music & masti The Blue Blazer will have DJ Chryses from London playing from 9pm onwards. This Chandigarh boy with an audio production degree from the UK will debut in India on the Valentine's Night. This DJ is excited to open his innings on home grounds. Chryses, name catches out fancy, "I wanted a unique name. As I was the odd brown playing in whites back there, I chose Greek word Chryses which translates to 'golden' for me signifying 'unique'. Cover charges Rs 3,000 fully redeemable on food and beverages. mona@tribunemail.com Pick up gifts according to the astrological traits of your lover Aries: A candle-light dinner, restaurant, a bunch of 24 red roses and a red dress. Tauras: A dress, a pineapple cake, silver watch, and soft teddies. Gemini: A get-together with close friends, a mobile, laptop or any electronic gadget. Cancer: Treat him/her royally. A chocolate box, a silver pendant. Leo: Jewellery (particularly gold). A spa, a gold ring or bracelet, yellow roses. Virgo: Take them to an ambience of serenity, gift them love pillowcase sets, green artificial plants. Libra: Perfumes, solitaire besides white roses, romantic mugs. Scorpio: Dark glasses, spy gadgets, a book about lost treasures, unsolved mysteries, perfume, cologne and red roses. Sagittarius: Travel books and DVD's, a donation to a charity or religious institution in their name, wine hampers, fish aquariums. Capricorn: Chocolates, cakes or even better surprise your love by taking him/her out to the place where you had your first meeting or date. Aquarius: Put your Aquarian on a pedestal, get over your knees, pull the shining gem out of your pocket and propose. Pisces: A fancy get away to a spa, encouraging posters, motivational CD's, books, sayings, pictures, and cards a quiet dinner complimented with a long-drive. Help from the stars Valentine's Day falling on Friday is said to be more special this time. It falls on a Friday which is intensified further by a full moon. Both Venus and moon denote love, affection and a strong bond. The Saturn which promises stability is also exalted this time leading to permanency in weddings. — Madan Gupta Spatu, astrologer Market survey Presents are an integral part of this lover's day… here are a few ideas. For him Trending Phone Perfumes Speakers Off beat A guitar or a mouthorgan he was long eyeing for. A holiday package with his best buddies. Gift card to adventure shop he hangs in at for hours. For her Trending Diamonds Flowers Chocolates Off beat Be the chef and prepare a three course meal for your princess. A daintily watch that doubles up as a bracelet in evenings A fun cross body bag in summery shades.
	star track Yuvraj dating Neha? Indian cricketers are very much in news these days for their blooming romance. If cricketer Virat Kohli is busy romancing Anushka Sharma in New Zealand then Yuvraj Singh has also found a Bollywood babe for himself. He was recently caught arriving in the same car as actress Neha Dhupia for Sophie Choudhry's birthday party. The party saw Bollywood stars like Preity Zinta, Shamita Shetty, Tusshar Kapoor and few more but it was Neha and Yuvraj who caught everyone's attention. Yuvraj and Neha were spotted together several times in the past too. The couple hit the gossip column when they were caught leaving for LWF's after party together in one car. Yuvraj dated Kim Sharma in the past and he also allegedly had an affair with Deepika Padukone. It might be too early to say anything, but something is definitely brewing between Yuvraj and Neha. Heading for Manali Hrithik Roshan has wrapped up a shooting schedule for Bang Bang in Shimla and will now head to Manali where he will shoot till the month's end. What’s cooking? Daisy Shah has been hanging out with Salman Khan as he shoots for Kick. She even changed into his baggy clothes after emerging from his vanity van. Their bonding has raised eyebrows in the industry.
	Dare to dream Fox Star Studios and celebrated filmmaker Amole Gupte's pulsating Formula 1 journey of emotions and entertainment Hawaa Hawaai will have a world-wide release on May 9, making it a perfect summer holiday film for the families-and the first sports film of this kind. Celebrating the idea of chasing a dream with a passion, Hawaa Hawaai revolves around the belief that every achievement is the result of a dream. Featuring critically acclaimed and one of the most promising young stars, Saqib Saleem, and national award winner, child actor- Partho Gupte in lead roles, Hawaa Hawaai will celebrate their journey as they set out to live their dream through exciting twists and turns against the backdrop of sports. While speaking about Hawaa Hawaai, Amole says, "Hawaa Hawaai celebrates the triumph of the human spirit against all odds and salutes those dreamers who carry the will to turn their dreams into a reality. It's a clean, family entertainer which will find resonance with the dreamer inside us. I am glad I have got a chance to work with two path breaking performers with a great ensemble cast." Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios, adds, "We are happy to partner with Amole and Deepa and are proud to present to the audiences worldwide, one of the most exciting stories of 2014. The film celebrates the power of dreaming big and chasing one's impossible dreams. Hawaa Hawaai salutes every dreamer who has the courage to follow his/her dream. We have belief in Amole's vision. He is by far one of the finest story tellers and we are glad to take our partnership that started with Stanley Ka Dabba, to the next level."
	Words of wisdom Tisca Chopra's book on acting has just been released and she has a couple of movies lined up too. The acclaimed and popular television and film actress talks about what she does best. A success story Though 24 is over I am still getting compliments for the show and my role. Frankly, I never expected it to be so huge. When Anil (Kapoor) offered me this show and said that it would be beyond my expectations, I didn't take him too seriously. Even when it began, the initial response was lukewarm. But it picked up phenomenally and I remembered Anil's words then. It's a matter of pride for me that people who saw the original series were thrilled with the Indian version too. If there's going to be a new season of the show and they want me to feature in it. I am game for it, of course (smiles). More of television I am all for another show if it is launched on a big scale and has the gumption and self-belief that 24 had. But I am not in favour of a reality show unless I am hosting one. I am definitely not cut out for a show like Bigg Boss because I am too private a person. Also I talk straight without any manipulations, so there would a huge ruckus. Apart from that, I have this crooked sense of humour which can create a furore (laughs loudly). A different genre I have done some interesting and meaningful films like Firaaq, Taare Zameen Par and OMG. Having said that, I am dying to do a comedy film. In fact, I was offered one recently but unfortunately I couldn't take it up because to date issues. Thankfully, with the success of 24, people are approaching me with different kinds of roles. Many languages I am doing the Hindi and Tamil versions of Mahesh Manjrekar's 2012 hit Marathi film Kaksparsh. It's a period drama and I am starring alongside Arvind Swamy. He's a delight to work with and is looking better than ever. All booked My book is available online and will be out in the market in a couple of days. It's a book for those who come into the film industry to make it big. People who have no connections, godfather or anyone to guide them can make several mistakes. It's a guide for them on managing themselves. There are interesting accounts and anecdotes from industry people like Anil Kapoor, Imtiaz Ali, Shabana Azmi and Anurag Kashyap to name a few. When I told my friends from the industry about the concept of the book, they were very supportive.
	Read her lips! Ever since her appearance in Karan Johar's chat show, 'Koffee With Karan', actress Anushka Sharma has been subjected to a lot of criticism for her changed looks. Grapevine even suggests that Anushka Sharma underwent a plastic surgery. However, Anushka took to Twitter to clarify the rumours and denied going under the knife. Here’s what she posted on Twitter. "Hellooooo everyone !! Today I am here to talk about my lips !! Yes ! There ! I said it .. My lips ! "As a person I find it difficult to talk about my personal life and hence have always maintained a low profile choosing to interact with you all on twitter with my random -mostly illogical thoughts seeming like the only thing I feel ok about..that's just who I am... "But in today's time where PR stories and feeding people with information constantly or making appearances is a fad somewhere people like me get lost in translation or in this case translations! "Lately there has been a LOT of talk about me in this particular episode of Koffee with Karan. Mainly regarding my lips. I am here to just convey what I have to say regarding the same. I am talking about it only because this story has taken a scary direction and things have been 'blown out of proportion' (pun intended ;) ) ... "For a short while now I have been using a temporary lip enhancing tool and that along with make up techniques ( I have learnt over the years) is the reason why there might be a change in the appearance of my lips. Having stated this fact let me very vehemently assure everyone that I have by no means gone 'under the knife ' or done any kind of 'plastic surgery' or undergone any intrusive procedure. "This was my decision and was done for the sake of my look in my upcoming film Bombay Velvet, a period drama where I play a jazz singer in the 1960's - 70's. And it was taken from the referencing of that time. "The drastic change in my appearance on KWK is due to lot of factors put together and not just my lips. Everyone goes through good and bad days. Did I think I looked good on the KWK episode? NO. I do feel I could have done things differently. Vidya does it again Vidya Balan wore a weird Indian maxi dress for a brunch for Shaadi Ke Side Effects. She looked old and aunty-like. She is also gathering flak for her topless, risque pose for Dabboo Ratnani's calendar.
	chatter box A sweet tune Playback singer Rekha Bharadwaj, who has mesmerised millions around the world with her powerful renditions in movies, is all set to lend her voice to Life OK’s popular show Gustakh Dil. Rekha, a noted playback singer, is known and celebrated for her unique style of singing. The song Sakhi Saiyaan, which Rekha will be singing, has been composed by famous rock band Agnee. It is a poignant composition that brings alive the story of Laajo and Nikhil. The music, the lyrics and the rendition combined promise a one-of-its-kind musical journey on television. A visibly excited Rekha said, “I loved the song when I heard it for the first time. It is a very soothing, soulful melody that will appeal to a lot of women. Mohan (of Agnee) has done a brilliant job at composing this track. It has been an amazing experience. I sincerely hope that people will enjoy listening to this song as much as I have enjoyed recording it." The lyrics of Sakhi Saiyaan have been written by Rupesh Kashyap and rely heavily on references from Eastern UP dialects, which depict pain and separation. The Virah and Vedna raas makes this classical yet contemporary composition a creation that will connect with people well. Meanwhile, the current track of Gustakh Dil has Laajo leaving Nikhil for his well-being and returning to Sonbarsa, her native home. While she is there, an epidemic breaks out and along with hundreds even Laajo becomes its victim. As Laajo lies on her deathbed, will she be able to see another day? Will Nikhil reach in time for Laajo? Watch out. — HRM Comic relief VJ Mantra, who is hosting India’s Got Talent, will soon be off the show. Bigg Boss contestant VJ Andy will replace him in the next few episodes. Andy is thrilled to have bagged the show, as he is looking at presenting his kind of comedy on the show.
	Living the past Maine Pyar Kiya actress Bhagyashree might soon be seen in a television show based on hit international show titled Missing. The ironic aspect is that her co-star in the show is called Prem. Her debut film’s hero, played by Salman Khan, was also called Prem. Gunjan to play lead After Vivian Dsena’s exit, the makers opted for a leap in Madhubala. Everyone was waiting with bated breath to see who will play the lead role now. After apparently auditioning Karanvir Bohra, Shaleen Malhotra, among others, the makers locked Gunjan Utrejan. He was earlier seen in Aamna Samna. Nothing political After reports that Gaurav Chopraa was interested in politics and apparently had joined a national party, he denied the same. He had gone to Delhi for the music release of a film at a certain party’s office, which led to the rumours.
	Proud dad Sharad Kelkar became a dad on Friday. His wife Keerti gave birth to a baby girl last week. The mother and daughter are fine and the father can’t stop grinning. He tweeted, “Her eyes are crinkly, nose, cheeks so tiny & she's still just about trying to recognize me... #blessed to be a #father to her!” Crime file She played a negative role in Life OK's Amrit Manthan and now Adaa Khan has signed up a new show. It is a historical crime series, which will air on Zee TV and is perhaps India’s first. The episodic show will highlight real-life crime stories in history.
	Astro turf P. Khurrana ARIES: Enjoy a quiet morning and get into any artistic projects that you have around your home. Let your imagination run free. Luck will be with you. A cash crisis resolves after 3.00 pm. Tarot message: Work can pose minor difficulties, but don't worry. Lucky colour: Green. Magic number: 33. TAURUS: Today you will find people generally hard to pin down. Buying and selling is a salient feature. Conflicting energies in the cosmos make this a good day for recharging your batteries. Tarot message: Balance your energy before taking important decisions. Lucky colour: Peach. Magic number: 51. GEMINI: 'The Sword' reveals that relationships can be formed with new people who live at a distance. Stick to your regular job. Benefits are assured by not taking the comments of others personally. Tarot message: Do not play into the hands of shrewd colleagues. Lucky colour: White. Magic number: 34. CANCER: Concentrate on your career path and business at hand. Be flexible in your thinking. Look at a problem from different angles and you can find a simple, albeit unexpected solution. Tarot message: Try to accomplish long-term tasks. Lucky colour: Rainbow pastels. Magic number: 39. LEO: Today attention revolves around your home, property, family and long range decisions. Money rolls after lunch. You will have to modify your plans. Friends' company stimulates you. Tarot message: Retain the fruits of your hardwork. Lucky colour: Black. Magic number: 27. VIRGO: Hobbies will give you much satisfaction. Keep the future in mind. Real estate matters can suffer. Confidence and self-esteem are on the rise. Business negotiations will give you a chance to shine. Tarot message: It is the thought that counts and not the price tag. Lucky colour: Saffron. Magic number: 45. LIBRA: It is a good day for romance. Avoid gossiping because it can spoil your chances of success. Sportsmen: get more exercise to keep yourself fit. Think longterm. Do not try to rush other people. Tarot message: Be active in catching financial opportunities. Lucky colour: Yellow. Magic number: 47. SCORPIO: Do not be afraid to get things off your chest. Go along with the wishes of your family members. Do not be too demanding from loved ones. A frank discussion can clear the air. Tarot message: Do not leave things to chance. Lucky colour: Red. Magic number: 32. SAGITTARIUS: The day will become rather sensitive for those who are married. Give more attention to your health. Do not take on chores that will tax you physically. Tarot message: Be firm in extracting a commitment. Lucky colour: Crimson. Magic number: 29. CAPRICORN: Emotions have to be controlled. There is no need to put your hard-earned money on stake. A positive outlook on life and general good feelings are on the cards. Tarot message: Take care of portfolios of your work. Lucky colour: Orange. Magic number: 42. AQUARIUS: Hope fills your heart today. Planning to buy a house? A good offer is on the cards. Patience and hardwork pays richly. Focus on leadership and inspiration. Tarot message: Try to relax in the middle of the week. Lucky colour: Purple. Magic number: 61. PISCES: Surprising events can lead to a major rethink on what you are doing with your life. Home renovations will need more money than you had planned for. Speak to your partner about using joint finances. Tarot message: Involve yourself as much as possible in a new project. Lucky colour: Burgundy. Magic number: 58
	The year ahead Madan Gupta Spatu If your birthday is February 13... People engaged in business will pump in more capital for further expansion. You will curb your enemies in a polite manner. Jupiter will increase job satisfaction. You will succeed in grabbing a government job during the second half of the year. People engaged in speculative activities will earn handsome profits. You will be successful in fields that need imagination and creative skills. This year is favorable for matters related to career, money and education. However, you will not be able to save much of your money. Positive colours: Dark blue, Dark grey. Select days: Saturday. Favourable numbers: 2, 4, 8. Gems recommended: Gomed, Cat's Eye, Tiger Stone, Fluorite. Charity on birthday: Donate yellow edible items to the needy or at any religious place today. You share your birthday with Kelly Hu (February 13, 1968, Honolulu, Hawaii), a famous model and actress. In 1985, she won the Miss Teen USA title. Later she worked in Italy and Japan. She is a member of CAUSE USA, an organisation that is encouraging Asian-American people to take part in the democratic process.