25082023-LSTC-01.qxd 8/25/2023 12:22 AM Page 1 c m y b ACTRESS SEEMA IS NO MORE Veteran Bollywood and Marathi film actress Seema R Deo, who enacted a key role in the superhit 1971 film Anand, has passed away following prolonged illness. She was 81 and breathed her last at a private hospital on Thursday morning after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease and other disorders. TRIBUNE On board Life Singer Dua Lipa is set to star in a new documentary series, Camden, being directed by Oscarwinning filmmaker Asif Kapadia. The series centres on the influence of London's Camden neighbourhood. CHANDIGARH | FRIDAY | 25 AUGUST 2023 Bald over! Top honour Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon share National Film award for ‘Best Actress’ Sahil Khattar, soon to be seen in the web series Bajao, talks about his love for acting, roller hockey and all things Haryanvi Mona M KRITI SANON ALIA BHATT Bollywood actresses Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon have won the Best Actress Award at the 69th National Film Awards for their performances in Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mimi, respectively. Tollywood star Allu Arjun bagged the Best Actor honour for Pushpa: The Rise. As many as 280 films across 28 languages were in competition for various awards. The event was held at the National Media Centre in New Delhi. Released in 2022, Gangubai Kathiawadi is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Allu Arjun's Pushpa: The Rise Part 1 is a Telugu action drama film directed by Sukumar. It stars Allu Arjun alongside Fahadh Faasil and Rashmika Mandanna. Comedy-drama Mimi is directed by Laxman Utekar. The film is a remake of the 2011 Marathi film Mala Aai Vhhaychy and stars Kriti, who opts to be a surrogate mother for a foreign couple. Shoojit Sircar's directorial Sardar Udham won the best feature film award in Hindi. — IANS Moonshine! After the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the South Pole of the moon on Wednesday, Bollywood celebs congratulated India for ISRO’s big achievement. Taking to Instagram, Big B dropped a composite image Celebs congratulate ISRO of the moon for historic moon landing and the tricolour with words from the heart, “For far too long when India was referred to, it was spoken of as a third-world country and I hated it. Today, I am proud to say India is first world in more ways than one.” He concluded the post with Bharat Mata Ki Jai and Vande Mataram written in Hindi. Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan wrote, “Chaand Taare Todh Laoon¦.Saari Duniya Par Main Chhaoon. Aaj India Aur #ISRO chhaa gaya. Congratulations to all the scientists, engineers and the whole team which has made India so proud…” Veteran actor Rajinikanth also took to ‘X’ to express his joy at India’s golden feat. He wrote, “While superpowers like the US, Russia, and China watch in amazement, India stuns the world with this humongous achievement. My heartfelt congratulations to our @ISRO team.” — ANI AKING a move from content creation to acting, Sahil Khattar is in a happy space. If social media won him attention, anchoring and acting paved the way for further possibilities. Soon, he will be seen in a web series Bajao. A quirky comedy was long on his mind, this show just fit the bill. “If a person with my hairstyle can land a lead part, I have every reason to rejoice,” laughs Sahil. Conscious about making a mark in tinsel town, content creation for brands and anchoring has taken a backseat; Sahil wants to focus just on acting. “The spotlight on an actor is the brightest,” says the 83 actor (he played wicket-keeper Syed Kirmani in the film). “I have gained about 10-12 kilos for the role, I feel like Rock Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham combined into one,” he shares heartily. MUMBAI HOME MATTER OF ACCENT Playing a Haryanvi guy, he worked on his accent and mannerisms too. He plays Dhaari Punia in Bajao, who is robust, a curious mixture of brain and brawn. He is the one who brings in all jugaad and plans for everybody to get out of problems. “I am originally from Panchkula. So, when I represented India in comeback of a rapper and how everything goes topsy turvy. “There is quite a bhasad in the show that I am sure viewers shall take delight in.” roller hockey, we had a lot of guys from cities in Haryana, like Kurukshetra, Rohtak, Hissar and Karnal. Having spent time with them, I learnt a lot about Haryanvi dialect. I also attended workshops, watched a lot of shows, films etc and did my research just to get the accent perfect. Guys from Haryana are quirky and they have a very dry humour, so we have tried to inculcate that too.” Bajao charts the journey of three boys, who work towards a PROUD OF THE ACHIEVEMENT... “Many congratulations to the #Chandrayaan-3 team. You have made the nation proud. Jai Hind!” – VIRAT KOHLI, CRICKETER “The first nation to reach the lunar South Pole. A proud moment for each one of us and a big congratulations to ISRO for all their efforts.” – ROHIT SHARMA, CRICKETER “Congratulations Team @isro.in @chandrayan_3! This remarkable feat will go down in history as a moment of great pride and every Indian.” — DIA MIRZA, ACTRESS “What a proud moment. Hindustan Zindabad tha, hai or rahega. Jai Hind. Congratulations to @ISRO on the successful soft landing of #Chandrayaan3 on the moon. A momentous feat in the history of India’s space exploration. Proud!” – SUNNYDEOL, ACTOR “Our India is now on the moon #Chandrayaan-3. Historic moment!! Teaching point My relationship with Pierre Jeanneret was that of a guru-shishya, says author Shivdatt Sharma Harleen Kaur The City Beautiful is the product of two masterminds Swiss-French architects — Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. During Shivdatt Sharma’s book launch event on Thursday at the Chandigarh Press Club, the author remembered the latter. His book titled Pierre Jeanneret and Chandigarh, published by Niyogi Books, highlighted not only his architectural brilliance but also his humility. It also explores the relationship of Shivdatt Sharma with Jeanneret. For the unversed, Jeanneret had designed houses for government employees and buildings for health as well as educational services, including the Panjab University, Chandigarh. Sharma shared, “It took almost three years to complete this book. I had a very close relationship with Pierre Jeanneret. It was that of a gurushishya. I was motivated to write about my mentor, teacher and guide, who was a rare combination of a great architect and an equally great human being. He had the unique art of infusing life into the smallest of objects with timelessness.” Shivdatt Sharma had assisted Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret on different projects in Chandigarh during a decade-long association. c m y b Thank you @isro.in.” — KARTIK AARYAN, ACTOR “Indiaaaaaaaa..What a proud moment for all of us! Chandrayaan-3 successfully lands on the moon. Big thank you to the entire team #chandrayaan-3 #ISRO.” — VIDYA BALAN, ACTRESS “It’s a big achievement, we did it with limited resources and budget...” – VIJAY VARMA, ACTOR “Big achievement. Like every Indian, I am also proud…”– DIVYENNDUSHARMA, ACTOR “We can proudly say that we have landed on the Moon. All credit goes to ISRO and the scientists who worked hard for this....” — ABHISHEK BANERJEE, ACTOR “And they said India was a third world country. Today, we became the first country to land on the moon’s South Pole.” – ROHIT SHETTY, DIRECTOR “Pride of India... ISRO…Salute to all.” — JACKIE SHROFF, ACTOR Calling Mumbai home for the last about eight years, Sahil’s parents too have moved along. He says, “Earlier only I wanted to be a star, but now there are two more praying for it. Honestly, I feel very fortunate to have their support.” While he loves ‘shosha-free’ Mumbai that values talent over everything else, he misses his hometown for lip-smacking food, geris, and vella time he had on him. “Chandigarh ka pani hi different hai and that makes food special.” He also misses playing roller hockey. “In Mumbai, I have been constantly dreaming of playing roller hockey,” avers this DAV-10 college alumnus. After Bajao’s release, Sahil wants to be back in his hometown and play roller hockey to his heart’s content. “I have worked very hard for this series, please watch and recommend it. I want to become one of these bankable faces that make the audience go, isne kiya hai to aisa hi hoga!” (Bajao streams on Jio Cinema from August 25) Not true! Supermodel Heidi Klum has slammed reports suggesting that she only eats 900 calories a day, commenting that ‘there really is no real journalism anymore’. The 50-year-old former ‘Victoria’s Secret Angel’ shut down claims about her eating habit via Instagram Story. In a video, she could be heard saying: “One, I want to say, I don’t think I’ve ever had to count my calories in my life.” — IANS