 | Chick-flicks look beyond
conventions of wedded bliss
AFASCINATING thing has happened
recently on the way to the cineplex. The
romantic comedy – which has always
revolved around the ages-old narrative
for female fulfilment, the happily-surmounted
challenges that give way...
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| | Bombardier offers charge
on the go e-mobility solution |
 DO you care for the environment and want
to wear your green credentials on the
sleeve? Do you want to kick your oiladdiction,
but remain stuck to the gasoline-
powered vehicle because you do not
have a choice?
The automobile industry does believe that the future
is more likely to lie in hybrid gasoline-electric cars and
not the all-electric cars, which still face issues like how
far they can travel on one charge and how long they
take to recharge.
It´s true that the battery technology is improving in
terms of storage capacity and lowering the overall
weight, but it is yet to reach a stage where you can
dump your gasoline-driven car.
So it´s a bind. While companies do not rule out a ... | | | Kate Winslet,
Kenneth Branagh
get UK royal honours |  KATE Winslet has
been honoured by
Queen Elizabeth II
for her titanic contribution
to the arts.
The actress, who won a
best actress Academy Award
in 2009 for The Reader and
made her breakthrough as the
feisty Rose in 1997 blockbuster
Titanic, has been named a
Commander of the Order of the
British Empire, or CBE, in the
queen´s Birthday.
Winslet said the honour made her
"very proud to be a Brit."
"I am both surprised and honoured
to stand alongside so many
men and woman who have achieved
great things for our country," the 36-
year-old star said.
Actor and director Kenneth
Branagh was made a knight and will
be known as Sir Kenneth. A respected
Shakespearean actor whose films
as a director range from ... | | | Bollywood perfects
its time machine |
 WHETHER it is rewinding
back to the 1910s or
fast forwarding into
2050, Bollywood filmmakers
are going back
and forth in time with films like Teri Meri
Kahaani and Dangerous Ishq, whose stories
span over decades
And what´s their biggest challenge? It´s
creating the right ambience and weaving
a well-connected story.
Kunal Kohli´s upcoming romantic offering
Teri Meri Kahaani, starring Shahid
Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, is set in
three time periods — 1910, 1960 and
2012. Each has its own flavour. Similarly
with Vikram Bhatt´s Dangerous Ishq, the
story of which spans 500 years. Though
based on the theme of reincarnation, the
movie saw actors Rajniesh Duggal and
Karisma Kapoor in varied looks ... | |
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