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Life through the eyes of a French lensman

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I met Antoine Verglas at a party in New York City recently. He danced up to me, took my hand and kissed it. Wearing a scarf round his neck, he spoke with a heavy French accent. My first guess was that he was just another party-going New Yorker, but there was something about him that did not allow me to excuse myself and walk away. It was probably the sadness in his eyes. Even amidst the chaos in the party, it seemed like his eyes were telling a story.

‘Loving, living and breathing only movies’

I have never seen anyone work so tirelessly,” said Jas Arora, who worked with late Bollywood superstar Dev Anand 13 years ago.

Legacy of the golden voice

A week ago, I got a message from Tara asking me to check out her new television programme called The Tara Sharma Show. I missed her launch, but was curious to see what she had put together. Three days later, when I called her, I found her in tears. “Are you ok?” I asked her. “No,” she let out a quiet sob. “I lost my father the day before,” she added.

Recalling a gentler past

If I did not thank my parents, I did not get what I wanted,” said Joseph, the 76-year-old taxi driver I met in London. He watched my daughter Tiara take some money from me for an ice cream, and leave the cab while we waited. “Yes,” I

Don’t ever be scared to be who you are

Suhel Seth is one of my closest friends. Whenever I see his BBM message that says “landed in Mumbai”, I get in touch with him and ask what his plans are before he gets regaled by a million others. His answer usually sounds like “5.30-6.30 I have a meeting with Ratan Tata to discuss an important issue. 6.30-7.30 I

Fighting for creative freedom

People who have nothing have so much more courage than people who are blessed with everything,” said Priti Devi, who comes from the Kapurthala royal family. She is the backbone behind Freedom to Create.

Get out of the rut of materialistic greed

Roti, kapda aur makaan: the three necessities of life that we take for granted. In fact, not only do we assume they will always be there, but we take them to a new level, where they no longer are a necessity, but a luxury. What happens when it

Death cleans out the old to make way for new

Death is final. You don’t die because of cancer, but you die because you were born. Everyone who is born will die,” said my uncle Ranbir. He has been battling five types of cancer, including brain and lung cancer, for the past 12 years.

Death cleans out the old to make way for new

Death is final. You don’t die because of cancer, but you die because you were born. Everyone who is born will die,” said my uncle Ranbir. He has been battling five types of cancer, including brain and lung cancer, for the past 12 years.

Paris was a gracious guest

She is a media favourite and anything she does — whether negative or positive — has always made news. When I got involved in hosting a party for Paris Hilton, I had no pre-conceived notions about her. In the world we live in, we are surrounded by all kinds of celebrities — film and television stars,

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.