Book launched on veteran actress Waheed Rehman's biography
Mumbai, Apr 6 : 'Conversation with Waheeda Rehman', a book on the biography of veteran actress Waheed Reheman authored by Nasreen Munir Kabir was launched here, yesterday.
The book immoralised the veteran actress's acting career.
It also narrated in an interview format which is an overview of her life and acting career.
Present at the launch were corporate heads, bollywood celebrities and socialites such as Camellia Panjabi, Deveika Bhojwani, Kalpana Lajmi, Lalita Lajmi, Lord Meghnad Desai, Malavika Sangghvi, Raageshwari Loomba, Mr. Anil Dharkar and Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra.
A slice of cinema history told through a compelling narrative and true to life observations, the book shares an unsightful view of the actress.
From her stellar performance in Pyaasa, her impact-full characters such as Rosie Marcobin guide or as Shanti in Kaagaz ke Phool and Trishul, Waheeda speaks with great honesty, humour and insight in this literary delight published by Penguun Books India and supported by Omkar Realtors and Developers.
Arjun Kapoor's professionalism wows Sonakshi Sinha
Mumbai, April 6 : Actress Sonakshi Sinha is working with Arjun Kapoor for the first time in "Tevar" and says she respects her co-star for being a thorough professional.
"He is cordial with everybody. He is not overtly friendly, but he is a very chilled out guy and good to work with," she said.
"What I really respect and like about him is that he is a good co-star and very professional on the sets and knows what he is doing depite the film being his father's production," added the 26-year-old.
Both Arjun and Sonakshi are star kids - while Arjun is the son of producer Boney Kapoor, Sonakshi is the daughter of actors Poonam and Shatrughan Sinha.
Sonakshi knows her co-star since her school days as she, Arjun and his cousins - actress sonam Kapoor and her sister, producer Rhea went to the same institution.
"Actually, Arjun and I were in the same school. I knew him because Rhea and Sonam too studied in the same school, so I knew him as their cousin brother, but we were never really friends. Now we are just trying to get to know each other. He is really a good actor and bright fellow."
FBB Femina Miss India 2014 winners announced
Mumbai, Apr 6 : The winners of the FBB Femina Miss India 2014 pageant were declared at a star-studded event here, yesterday.
The 51st edition of Miss India Organisation finale saw a splendid celebration at Yash Raj Studio to announce the three gorgeous winners of the night who will be representing the country at an International platform. The 24 finalists will be seen supported by millions of people who will watch the show on Colors - India's leading GEC.
The winners are Koyal Rana (fbb Femina Miss India World 2014), Jhataleka Malhotra (fbb Femina Miss India 2014 1st runner-up) and Gail Da'Silva (fbb Femina Miss India 2014 2nd runner-up).
Caption 1- L-R Jhataleka Malhotra (fbb Femina Miss India 2014 1st runner-up), Koyal Rana (fbb Femina Miss India World 2014), and Gail Da'Silva (fbb Femina Miss India 2014 2nd runner-up)
Captionn 2 - L- R Abhay Deol, World Champion Boxer Vijender Singh,Jacqueline Fernandez, Ace Fashion Designer Manish Malhotra, Jhataleka Malhotra (fbb Femina Miss India 2014 1st runner-up), Koyal Rana (fbb Femina Miss India World 2014), and Gail Da'Silva (fbb Femina Miss India 2014 2nd runner-up), Aditi Rao Hydari, Vineet Jain (MD, Times of India),Singing sensation Honey Singh, Malaika Arora Khan and Vidyut Jamwal.
The winners are Koyal Rana (fbb Femina Miss India World 2014), Jhataleka Malhotra (fbb Femina Miss India 2014 1st runner-up) and Gail Da'Silva (fbb Femina Miss India 2014 2nd runner-up).
Caption 1- L-R Jhataleka Malhotra (fbb Femina Miss India 2014 1st runner-up), Koyal Rana (fbb Femina Miss India World 2014), and Gail Da'Silva (fbb Femina Miss India 2014 2nd runner-up)
Captionn 2 - L- R Abhay Deol, World Champion Boxer Vijender Singh,Jacqueline Fernandez, Ace Fashion Designer Manish Malhotra, Jhataleka Malhotra (fbb Femina Miss India 2014 1st runner-up), Koyal Rana (fbb Femina Miss India World 2014), and Gail Da'Silva (fbb Femina Miss India 2014 2nd runner-up), Aditi Rao Hydari, Vineet Jain (MD, Times of India),Singing sensation Honey Singh, Malaika Arora Khan and Vidyut Jamwal.
MNS could be threat for us in upcoming election :Deora
Mumbai, Apr 6 : Congress candidate from south Mumbai today projected that the upcoming three phase Lok Sabha elections which is scheduled to held on April 24 is very unpredictable in the state and every opponent has to be taken very seriously but MNS is going to be a key factor.
Minister of State for Shipping, further, said ''I do not see MNS as a dividing factor, this time we don't know at what percentage division of votes will take place but yes, more than Shiv Sena, we have to keep an eye on MNS, as they could be a threat to us.''
Speaking about the Thackeray brothers, he said they should keep their personal grudges at home rather than throwing pebbles and bottles on each other in public.
The fight which took place between the brothers was a pre-mediated incident. Both the parties wanted this to happen and they enjoyed it.It was a publicity stunt.
How is it possible for both the parties to arrive at the same time? Mr Deora questioned and said all these things are suspicious. People will not vote for them because they are against 'bandh' and 'dharnas'.
He also said, confusion created by BJP has put voters in trouble. BJP himself is not sure who is their supporting party,is it MNS or Shiv Sena. This confusion will affect BJP's vote.
''AAP is completely relied on their candidates. Congress supported them in Delhi to form a government to avoid president rule. But AAP committed a silliest act by quitting from the government,'' he added.
In the state, Congress will do well and we are expecting more seats, he concluded.
Speaking about the Thackeray brothers, he said they should keep their personal grudges at home rather than throwing pebbles and bottles on each other in public.
The fight which took place between the brothers was a pre-mediated incident. Both the parties wanted this to happen and they enjoyed it.It was a publicity stunt.
How is it possible for both the parties to arrive at the same time? Mr Deora questioned and said all these things are suspicious. People will not vote for them because they are against 'bandh' and 'dharnas'.
He also said, confusion created by BJP has put voters in trouble. BJP himself is not sure who is their supporting party,is it MNS or Shiv Sena. This confusion will affect BJP's vote.
''AAP is completely relied on their candidates. Congress supported them in Delhi to form a government to avoid president rule. But AAP committed a silliest act by quitting from the government,'' he added.
In the state, Congress will do well and we are expecting more seats, he concluded.
Elections 2014 ke side effects
Elections 2014 ke side effects
Online relationships just got a lot more complex, with political discussions moving from drawing rooms to FB status updates.
The Indian constitution provides for a secret ballot, but considering how everyone is making apparent their political leanings on social networking sites like Facebook, your friends' ballot may be far from secret by now. There are Congress loyalists, Modi supporters and AAP voters, among others, jostling for your mind space through their FB statuses. And whether you choose to be drawn into an argument to the Left or the Right on your friends' wall, or prefer silence over it, it's hard to ignore that vexatious someone on your friend list whom you cannot disagree with more as far political ideologies are concerned. Not surprisingly, FB interactions are becoming increasingly complex as election fervour reaches fever pitch in the country.
Friends and colleagues who suddenly realise they are not on the same plane, are 'unfriending' each other, 'blocking' feeds, and 'untagging' themselves from statuses they don't agree with.
RANT ROVER "I unfriended a former colleague, who has been constantly posting his rants against NaMo on Facebook, because it was getting too much," shares Rakesh Wadhawan*, a media professional. "It wasn't just that I don't agree with everything he's saying. I just don't want to have to read what he thinks about a particular person every time I log into my account," he adds.
"All my friends can't have the same political ideology," points out Shikha Gupta, an interior decorator, "And every time someone posts a political status on FB, it is bound to lead to some argument. Sometimes, these arguments get really personal. It was getting tiresome! So, I decided to deactivate my account till the Elections don't get over."
AGREE TO DISAGREE? It probably is a good thing for the country that so many people are involved in the electioneering process, but perhaps not so much for how online interactions are going about these days. "The thing is that political intolerance is affecting relationships: when you support someone beyond reason, it is bound to ire people who do not agree with you. More so on social media, where you do not have facial expressions or a tone of voice to play down a strong opinion," says Saurabh Upadhyay, who works as Assistant Review Officer in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court. Upadhyay recently blocked his brother's friend on FB, because of a difference in political opinions. "He is my brother's friend, and I am very fond of him even now, but he's an ardent supporter of AAP, while I am a strong critic of the party. Our opinions just don't match, and in fact, it was he who asked me to block him on FB, so that we both didn't have to suffer each others' opinions. I will unblock him once the elections are over," he says candidly.
SWEET SILENCE What once used to be a drawing room discussion has now moved to a more public space. Dr Jaideep Chandra, who doesn't shy away from airing his political POV on social media, points out that "political discussions on a public forum like FB make some people extremely uncomfortable." And he speaks from experience. "I know some FB friends who deleted an entire political discussion on FB because they feared being victimised by the powers that be for voicing an opinion. So yes, some people just refrain from making political comments for that reason," he avers.
Not out of fear, but Priti Mishra*, a working professional, recently asked her friend to stop tagging her in FB statuses with political overtones. "Irrespective of whether I agree with what she's saying or not, I just do not want to be drawn into a political debate on a social networking site. I do not feel the need to make my political preferences public," she says, "So, I asked my friend to not tag me in any of her political posts, and she understood."
TOL-MOL KE POLL But not all friends understand. "A very close friend's husband is contesting this Elections from a party I do not support. She sent me a request to 'like' his FB page. I sat over the request for several days, but could not get myself to do this for my friend's sake. I think that upset her," says Priyanshi Mehta*, who defend her stance with, "It's not that I do not wish well for her husband or her, but I cannot show support on a public platform like FB for a party's ideology that I have been very vociferous in criticising."
The Indian constitution provides for a secret ballot, but considering how everyone is making apparent their political leanings on social networking sites like Facebook, your friends' ballot may be far from secret by now. There are Congress loyalists, Modi supporters and AAP voters, among others, jostling for your mind space through their FB statuses. And whether you choose to be drawn into an argument to the Left or the Right on your friends' wall, or prefer silence over it, it's hard to ignore that vexatious someone on your friend list whom you cannot disagree with more as far political ideologies are concerned. Not surprisingly, FB interactions are becoming increasingly complex as election fervour reaches fever pitch in the country.
Friends and colleagues who suddenly realise they are not on the same plane, are 'unfriending' each other, 'blocking' feeds, and 'untagging' themselves from statuses they don't agree with.
RANT ROVER "I unfriended a former colleague, who has been constantly posting his rants against NaMo on Facebook, because it was getting too much," shares Rakesh Wadhawan*, a media professional. "It wasn't just that I don't agree with everything he's saying. I just don't want to have to read what he thinks about a particular person every time I log into my account," he adds.
"All my friends can't have the same political ideology," points out Shikha Gupta, an interior decorator, "And every time someone posts a political status on FB, it is bound to lead to some argument. Sometimes, these arguments get really personal. It was getting tiresome! So, I decided to deactivate my account till the Elections don't get over."
AGREE TO DISAGREE? It probably is a good thing for the country that so many people are involved in the electioneering process, but perhaps not so much for how online interactions are going about these days. "The thing is that political intolerance is affecting relationships: when you support someone beyond reason, it is bound to ire people who do not agree with you. More so on social media, where you do not have facial expressions or a tone of voice to play down a strong opinion," says Saurabh Upadhyay, who works as Assistant Review Officer in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court. Upadhyay recently blocked his brother's friend on FB, because of a difference in political opinions. "He is my brother's friend, and I am very fond of him even now, but he's an ardent supporter of AAP, while I am a strong critic of the party. Our opinions just don't match, and in fact, it was he who asked me to block him on FB, so that we both didn't have to suffer each others' opinions. I will unblock him once the elections are over," he says candidly.
SWEET SILENCE What once used to be a drawing room discussion has now moved to a more public space. Dr Jaideep Chandra, who doesn't shy away from airing his political POV on social media, points out that "political discussions on a public forum like FB make some people extremely uncomfortable." And he speaks from experience. "I know some FB friends who deleted an entire political discussion on FB because they feared being victimised by the powers that be for voicing an opinion. So yes, some people just refrain from making political comments for that reason," he avers.
Not out of fear, but Priti Mishra*, a working professional, recently asked her friend to stop tagging her in FB statuses with political overtones. "Irrespective of whether I agree with what she's saying or not, I just do not want to be drawn into a political debate on a social networking site. I do not feel the need to make my political preferences public," she says, "So, I asked my friend to not tag me in any of her political posts, and she understood."
TOL-MOL KE POLL But not all friends understand. "A very close friend's husband is contesting this Elections from a party I do not support. She sent me a request to 'like' his FB page. I sat over the request for several days, but could not get myself to do this for my friend's sake. I think that upset her," says Priyanshi Mehta*, who defend her stance with, "It's not that I do not wish well for her husband or her, but I cannot show support on a public platform like FB for a party's ideology that I have been very vociferous in criticising."
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