There was a time when Bollywood actresses could find work only up to a certain age. Once they crossed 30, the queue of directors and casting agents outside their house would thin down. But the trend has now changed for the better. Today, scripts are especially being written for Rani Mukerji, Karisma Kapoor, Kajol, Preity Zinta, Sridevi and Madhuri Dixit, all into their 30s and 40s.

As Delhi NCR is gearing up for the Formula One action scheduled over the weekend, food lovers, who are prepared to miss the action live, are making a beeline to city restaurants to reserve their spots well in advance. And since the F1 comes in between of Dussehra and Diwali celebrations, people are keen to soak in the fun with multiple food and beverage options available during the F1 weekend.

Recently, after TV actor Gurmeet Choudhary won Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 5, he unabashedly declared that he is waiting to be noticed. “I always wanted to do films. I hope directors have seen me perform in Jhalak... and I get a call from them that they want to cast me as the lead actor in their film,” Gurmeet said.

Probably director Prakash Jha was right when he insisted on more security for actor Arjun Rampal while promoting their movie Chakravyuh at Hindu College in Delhi University. The team, including actors Abhay Deol, Manoj Bajpai, Esha Gupta and newcomer Anjali Patil, was literally mobbed at their maiden promotion in the hostel complex area in Hindu campus.

Beginning of Navratri is the onset of the festive season. And it is also the time for much awaited feasting options. After fasting, people love to feast on Navratri special food and those puris made of buckwheat, served with aloo ki sabzi, lauki ka raita and sabudana tikki or kheer becomes the best binging options.

Itee Gupta, student of Kirori Mal College, remembers the commotion when actor Ranbir Kapoor visited DU campus. “It was utter madness. He had so much security with him that my friends and I could not even catch a glimpse of his face,” says Itee.

While Freida Pinto continues to charm Hollywood, Andy, short for Anupam Maloo, another Indian talent, is finding his hood.

Till Imran Khan sang Bhaag DK Bose, nobody thought that the slang could surface in a song, as somebody’s name. And by the time actress Chitrangada Singh, who grooved to an item song in Shirish Kunder’s Joker, revealed that the filmmakers changed the lyrics of the song, I want fakht you to I want just you to avoid any unwanted reactions, everybody knew what the composer initially tried to suggest.

“40s is the new 30s,” agrees socialite Tanisha Mohan, and she supports Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz when she says that she feels better and content in her 40s than she did in her mid-20s. Irrespective of the Hollywood and India divide, what Diaz said holds true if we notice the pretty faces in Delhi circuit.

One thing that most Dilliwalas argue over, and can never arrive at an unanimous agreement about is — who serves the best aloo tikkis in Delhi?