Fashion fights for industry status
Fashion isn’t entertainment. It’s pure hard work for many associated with the trade.
Sanyal’s adventurous inning in Hindi cinema
After he impressed the critics with his role in the psychological thriller, Prague, Delhi-boy Chandan Roy Sanyal awaits the release of Aditya Bhattacharya’s Bombay’s Most Wanted which is set in the underworld of the 90s.
Sanyal, who plays a die-hard Salman Khan fan, in love with a bar girl, says that it took a lot of practice to “be the character he played”.
B’wood’s unfair to married actresses
Unlike Hollywood, there is hardly a place for married actresses in the Indian film industry. The new mom, Aishwarya Rai has apparently been approached to be part of a Hollywood film, but things may not be that easy when she wants to make a comeback, back home.
Art of loving Thyself
You are probably being dishonest if you say that you don’t envy the hourglass figures and perfect skin tones of the latest screen goddesses. The question isn’t who doesn’t want a perfect body with a pretty face, but — is anyone actually happy with what she may have? Even though Hollywood actress Kate Winslet thinks that she has an imperfect body, she isn’t averse to flaunting it, on occasion.
Face-blur tool to empower user
If revolutions are about heroes, modern-day revolutions are being led by video-sharing site, YouTube. The site has just launched a face-blurring application, adding to its privacy features. New-age cyber activists and social media buffs are seeing this new addition as an empowering tool.
Farmer’s Wikipedia
Could a dose of technology act as some sort of antidote for issues as grave as farmer suicides? National award-winning filmmaker, Arjun Pandey attempted to explore the idea through his film as he went to the hinterland, and returned optimistic that technology, if put to the right use can work wonders in issues concerning the “other India”.
Dating isn’t casual for girls
Today’s young girls may belong to a generation where they love everything instant — from coffee to relationships, but when it comes to relationships, they infinitely prefer commitment instead of a casual fling. That’s exactly what diva Sonakshi Sinha meant when she recently said that she doesn’t believe in casual dating.
Echoes from bhopal
Amidst the euphoria around the London Olympics, also standing tall to make a point would be artist Samar Jodha’s mammoth, seven-tonn multi-sensory installation, which will be displayed on the sidelines of the mega sporting event.
Youngsters who’re living their dreams
“Youth today should identify and follow their interests and the rest of the journey will itself fall into place,” said former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, interacting with students at the “Young India Fellowship Programme” in the capital recently. A few youngsters, share their expedition with us. These young people not only dared to dream, but also carved a career out of their dreams…
It’s freaky Friday the 13th again!
Youngsters know how to beat Paraskevidekatriaphobia. Yes, you certainly read it right — Paraskevidekatria-phobia is the fear of Friday the 13th. And to ward off the bad luck, many are taking the “right” measures.