17022024-LSTL-01.qxd 2/16/2024 11:11 PM Page 1 c m y b MAAMLA LEGAL HAI TRAILER OUT Makers of the upcoming courtroom drama show Maamla Legal Hai, starring actor Ravi Kishan, unveiled the official trailer on Friday. The trailer gives a sneak peek into the chaotic world of the fictional Patparganj District Court. The series is all set to premiere on Netflix on March 1. TRIBUNE New song Life Three-time Grammy award-winning singer Dua Lipa has unveiled her song Training Season. It follows her November 2023 release Houdini, and her performance at the 2024 Grammys. LUDHIANA | SATURDAY | 17 FEBRUARY 2024 PHOTO: PRADEEP TEWARI Wizard of words Sheetal “Coming to Chandigarh for me is like ‘a-low-on-batterycellphone-gets-its-charger,” said poet and lyricist Irshad Kamil, who graduated from the Panjab University and also worked with The Tribune newspaper. As he visited Mulk Raj Anand Auditorium, Arts Block I, PU, for an event, ‘Chandigarh Language Congress’, Irshad talked about the theme — ‘ Towards a Comparative Cosmopolis: Language, Culture and Hybridity’. About his initial years, Irshad joked that he always wanted to prove that he was an intellectual. “I used to love local papers which featured Kavita Chaudhary of Udaan fame dies due to cardiac arrest neha saini Shakira to release her latest album Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran on March 22 She’s back! Singer-songwriter Shakira is busy in the studio, as she has been ‘rebuilding herself’ with her brand new album. The 47-year-old Latin singer, who split from footballer Gerard Pique in 2022, after more than a decade together, has so far released 11 studio albums since she was a teenager. She announced that her latest album Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran will be out on March 22. Shakira shared, “While writing each song I was rebuilding myself. While singing them, my tears transformed into diamonds, and my vulnerability into strength.” The new album will feature eight tracks along with the previously released hit singles, including Music Sessions Vol. 53 with Bizarrap, TQG with Karol G, Te Felicito with Rauw Alejandro, Copa Vacía with Manuel Turizo, and more. — IANS poems and other literary items. I sent my poems to them, but those were never printed! Later, I worked as a journalist for many years. Later, I thought Chandigarh was not taking my talent seriously and moved to Mumbai.” Irshad paid due regard to his teachers sitting in the crowd and veteran Punjabi poet Surjit Patar, who also had a session. He said, “All these seasoned writers and teachers are making me nervous. You have grown up reading Patar ji, you cannot just say anything before him. I hope I am making sense. Also, as a lot of youngsters are sitting here, I am trying to say things in a way that they don’t come across as a lecture to them. I always try to connect to youngsters.” Irshad candidly talked about the difference in writing poems and songs, “It’s way different. When you write poems, it’s for yourself and readers who would like to indulge in such writing. But when it comes to film songs, there are a lot of things that come into play. The characters, music producer and the situation plays a part in writing a song, but then there is also the pressure that the song should be a commercial hit, catchy and something to hold your attention for a longer period.” As for social media, Irshad said, “Much has changed, the focus of young budding writers is to give quantity and not quality, which is something they should work upon if they would like to stay in this profession for long.” It is important for stories to be written, says Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov, winner of the 2023 International Booker Prize RIP, Kavita Actress Kavita Chaudhary, who played the iconic characters of Lalita ji and IPS officer Kalyani Singh in the Doordarshan series Udaan, passed away due to cardiac arrest in Amritsar earlier today. She was 67. Kavita was cremated in the presence of family, including Ajay Sayal, nephew, her neice, and close friends. Inspiring an entire generation of women though her onscreen avatar of an ambitious and gritty women IPS officer in Udaan, Kavita Choudhary had shared that her role in the popular show had been inspired by her own elder sister, Kanchan Chaudhry Bhattacharya, who was the second woman IPS officer after Kiran Bedi. Born and brought up in Amritsar, Kavita did her schooling from Shri Ram Ashram School and later pursued her higher education from the Hindu College. She later went to the Natinal School of Drama. “Kavita and her sister Kanchan were both quite ahead of others, always striving to do something that broke stereotypes. Despite hailing from a affluent business family, both worked hard to make their own mark and succeeded. Now, with both of them gone, it is a great loss to city community, who had seem them achieve many milestones,” shared AshokSethi, a city-based businessman and friend of Kanchan Chaudhary. Kavita’s ancestral home is inside Hall Gate. Though her screen time was limited to Udaan, Kavita later produced two film based on police force. Her now iconic character of an intelligent and informed housewife, Lalita ji in the Surf advertisements had made her a popular face among audience in the 80s and 90s. Her role as IPS officer Kalyani Singh in Udaan, a progressive show about women empowerment during the time when women, in general, were still aspiring to break gender and social barriers, was considered as a milestone in Indian television history for its premise and character development. She not only acted in the show, but also co-wrote the story. Several actors and artists who knew her expressed grief on her demise. In Chandigarh for an event, poet-lyricist Irshad Kamil goes down memory lane and recollects fond memories of City Beautiful The grim tale For Alia Bhatt, coming on board Poacherwas a culmination of many factors Alia Bhatt, who was last seen in the Hollywood film Heart of Stone, has said her decision to be a part of the streaming show Poacher was a culmination of many factors. The actress, who serves as the executive producer on the show, spoke on the sidelines of the trailer launch of Poacher on Thursday. She shared the stage with actors Dibyendu Bhattacharya and Roshan Mathew, the show’s creator and director Richie Mehta and Prime Video executives. Alia said, “I can’t point to just one thing that led me to become a part of this show as an executive producer. It’s many things put together that appealed to me like the brilliant narrative sketched by Richie, his hard work in terms of flawless research, and a stellar cast of some of the best actors of the country put together.” She added, “Richie and the team, including the actor have done such an amazing job that I cried watching the series and it deeply impacted me.” Poacher will drop on Prime Video on February 23. — IANS “Memories can become a trap, a slow poison that may feel good in the beginning, but there may come a time you can’t get out of the past,” says Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov, winner of the 2023 International Booker Prize. Of the strong view that it is important for stories to be written and told, he is also preoccupied with events of the present, with nations afraid of what the future might hold. In fact, he started writing his award-winning book Time Shelter, which looks at the past, present and uncertain future, when Donald Trump was elected US president and Britain was going through turmoil over Brexit. “This is not an easy time. Hence, the plot in Time Shelter is that all the European countries are afraid of their future and they choose to live in their past,” Gospodinov said in an interview. “The crisis of human civilisation is an existential crisis, not an economic crisis,” he said during a recent trip to India to attend the Jaipur Lit- PEACE TALIKING Georgi Gospodinov with the translator of his book Angela Rodel erature Festival. Time Shelter starts with the main character, Gaostki, a psychiatrist who has opened a clinic for people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Each floor of the clinic is divided into a decade of memories where patients can visit different floors and relive the past decades of their lives. After this, a referendum is held in Europe about which country wants to live in the memories of which decade. “In the second part the danger of the past comes to the fore. Every country wants to live in the past and people start losing their memories,” Gospodinov said. Discussing the political realities of Europe, specially Eastern Europe, the Sofiabased author said, “The entire world is no longer a good place to live. But we are living, and we are living in the past and living in the past is not a good thing.” “Everyday life has changed with the Ukraine war in Europe. In Europe, we were told after World War 2 that war was impossible. That’s why it’s so shocking to see this war. That’s why I think it is very important for stories to be written and told. You need to read about this part of the world to know it. We talk more about economics and politics, but we should talk about stories and writers,” he said. — PTI Mouni Roy says it is not easy to survive in the entertainment industry ‘No shortcut to hard work’ Actress Mouni Roy, who is gearing up for her upcoming OTT show Showtime, has spoken up about the challenges she faced in the industry, most notably of being typecast. The actress said while it may be a fair industry, but it’s not easy to work in it by any stretch of imagination, as each day presents a new challenge, and it demands a lot from its artistes. Mouni Roy said, “I’ve been typecast, yes, of course. But I’ve also been very, very lucky with directors who had the vision to see me in different roles, in different parts. Like Emraan said that it may be a fair industry, but I truly believe it is a very difficult industry too. And along with hard work, come a lot of challenges. There is that ongoing struggle that you cannot deny.” She added, “There is no shortcut to hard work. And I truly believe work begets work. When you are focused on a project, whether it’s a dancing or an acting part, if you give your 100 per cent, if you somehow get into the skin of the character and justify it, I think sooner or later you’re going to land that next role. And that’s been the only mantra of my life.” The series also stars Emraan Hashmi, Mahima Makwana, Rajeev Khandelwal, Shriya Saran, Vishal Vashishtha, Neeraj Madhav, Vijay Raaz and Naseeruddin Shah in pivotal roles. Created by Sumit Roy, Showtime is set to stream on March 8 on Disney+ Hotstar. — IANS Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya Shiningthrough Hollywood actress Zendaya grabbed eyeballs with her stunning look at the premiere of Dune: Part Two in London. Styled by her long-time collaborator Law Roach, Zendaya made a grand entrance in an archival Mugler robot suit. The vintage couture design is made of silver material arranged to look like robotic armour. Later, Zendaya changed her outfit into a Mugler black gown with an elegant cowl neckline. She accessorised with vintage Bulgari earrings and an emerald ring. Her avant-garde appearance comes hours after she was announced as one of the four co-chairs of the 2024 Met Gala. Dune: Part Two is the second film in the actionpacked franchise and also stars Timothee Chalamet, Florence Pugh and Austin Butler. It will release on March 1. — ANI c m y b Zendaya stuns in Mugler’s robot suit at Dune: Part Two premiere Twilight impact! Actress Kristen Stewart has revealed her anxiety got so bad at the height of her Twilight fame that she was admitted to hospital and given a sedative. The 33-yearold actress has revealed she began suffering mental health issues after shooting to international stardom in the Twilight movies. Her sleep troubles continued for years until she met her fiancee Dylan Meyer, who helped get her into a healthy routine after they moved in together. — IANS
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