23082024-LSTC-01.qxd 8/22/2024 11:20 PM Page 1 c m y b DOCUSERIES ON VICTORIA BECKHAM Victoria Beckham, the renowned popstar turned fashion designer, is set to take centrestage in a new Netflix docuseries. The streaming giant announced that the series promises an intimate look at Beckham’s multifaceted life, right from her fashion ventures to her family life. TRIBUNE Sing along Global Punjabi music star AP Dhillon has collaborated with Nigerian singer and songwriter Ayra Starr for his upcoming extended play EP titled The Brownprint. CHANDIGARH | FRIDAY | 23 AUGUST 2024 PHOTOS: RAVI KUMAR Mona E MANDEEP SINGH MANN Growing impact of digitisation, energy in the form of musical rhythm and more, four artists from tricity — Parminder Singh, Gurpreet Singh Dhuri, Mandeep Singh Mann and Tarwinder Singh Tarri — have carved delightful sculptures at Kalagram When ES STON ARLY on Wednesday afternoon, Kalagram wears a languid look. Unmindful of all those who come and go, four sculptors are busy doing what they enjoy best. A chisel here, a brush there, they are painstakingly fine-tuning their masterpieces. It’s the last leg of their 20-day workshop, organised by North Zone Cultural Centre, Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Four prominent artists from the tricity — Parminder Singh, Gurpreet Singh Dhuri, Mandeep Singh Mann and Tarwinder Singh Tarri — have turned massive blocks of marble and granite into musical instruments, digital pieces and abstract forms. Calling one of Asia’s largest open sculpture park Kalagram home, which has over 200 works on display, these artists add to its collection. We catch Parminder Singh first. A teacher and a passionate sculptor, he is much in love with acclaimed artist Balbir Singh Katt’s flow of form. His current work — a huge folk sarangi — rests on an eight-feet pedestal. Complete with 11 keys, a bow and strings, he has carved it out of granite with precision, adorning it with musical notes written in Gurmukhi. This being his third outing at the Camp, he says, “I love to express energy in my works.” While his earlier two sculptures reflect brain energy, even the sarangi this time around showcases a similar fervour, “I have tried to show energy in the form of musical rhythm.” In love with ancient temple art, he gets back to painstakingly decorate his sarangi. speak GURPREET SINGH DHURI A few feet ahead, we find Gurpreet Singh Dhuri perfecting his granite ghunghroos. “I love the sound of ghunghroos,” he opens up, cleaning his hands with a duster to sit and talk with us. “I am going to put these giant ghunghroos in white marble so that it looks as if they are wrapped in a cloth,” he shares. As much as he loves sculpting, he also enjoys working for films. A prosthetic artist, he shows his works that were done for bigbudget films like Gangs of Wasseypur and Tumbbad. Though here he works with stones, silicon is one of his favoured material. “Easily mouldable, it works as excellent material for intricate sculptures.” Dhuri has made couple of prominent people in life-like statues, including that of Nek Chand, which sits at the Rock Garden. For our third artist, it’s not music but increasing digital influence that gets frames in stone. Mandeep Singh Mann has turned black granite and white marble into an ode to fastchanging pace of relationships. Pix- els sculpted out of stone with deft hands, his work depicts how our thinking has been blurred by the growing impact of digitisation, corroding the institution of relationship. “The face-to-face human interaction has been overpowered by behind the gadgets communication. This is what I am showing in my work here.” A huge fan of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, he states, “Such was Michelangelo’s art that turned a rejected stone into David. Vinci’s The Last Supper is also a masterpiece.” Tarwinder Singh Tarri, has chosen to go abstract. His edifice depicts the journey of the flighty human soul. “My sculpture reflects the recurring leitmotif through the thin lines depicting the intense feelings of an individual, differentiating between the mundane and the mosaic,” he shares, standing proudly next to his work — Echoes of Departed Soul. Done in greyish black colour stone, the artist carves the very spirit of human soul. He has also created the Swara Mandal, a unique musical instrument to meet the theme paradigms. TARWINDER SINGH TARRI PARMINDER SINGH PHOTOS: VICKY ❝ Sheetal I have refused many gangster films that people were ready to fund. It also posed a threat to my security, but I went on with my strong resolve of not misleading the youth, which comes out to watch my film. There’s a sense of responsibility that comes with fame as an artiste because people look up to you. — Dev Kharoud, actor T HE third film of Punjabi action film franchise Gandhi is creating a lot of buzz ever since its announcement. As the trailer is out, the makers and actors declared that making the third outing was no less than taking an exam and when it will be out on August 30, it’s the masses who will declare the result! Actor Dev Kharoud, at a press conference held at Wyndham, Mohali Club, shared, “Many perhaps know me as Gandhi than my real name! The film broke the notion that only singer-turned-actors can give a blockbuster at the box-office. Moreover, the film was inspired by a real-life character.” Dev has been a part of many biographical action films, such as Dakuaan Da Munda (1 and 2) and Maurh. The latter, released in 2023, was the story of Kishna and Jeona Maurh. He shared how the biggest challenge was to make biographies and not look repetitive. “I think to be able to make each real-life character different from the other is really important. So, if Gandhi and Kishna are two people fighting against the system in two different timelines, with Daakuan Da Munda franchise I had played two people, Mintu Gursariya and Manga Singh Antal, in two parts, who might be drug addicts but their stories were different.” Dev confessed that his role in the first part of Gandhi franchise, directed by Tarn Mann, was a bit loud. “I was new to the industry. I was a director’s actor and followed his instructions. Also, I had not known the person or his stories. It was only after the first film became a hit that friends and people in Patiala approached me to share stories about the real person.” The film has been directed by Mandeep ❝ I had always thought that participating in pageants would help you get noticed and bag some good in films, but it is a different ball-game altogether. I have already done three Punjabi films as lead actress and now looking forward to Gandhi 3 because what I have done in this is very different from other roles. I gained weight, had no make-up; I have a simple Punjabi kudi look in this one! My character is much like Jaya Bhaduri of the famous film Sholay. — Aditi Aarya, actress Punjabi action film Gandhi 3 is set for a release and the cast is upbeat about the subject inspired by a real-life character THREE cheers! Benipal, with whom Kharoud has collaborated in DSP Dev and Daakuan Da Munda 1 and 2. The cast of Gandhi 3 also includes Lakhwinder Chahl, Navdeep Kaler, Lucky Dhaliwal, Dakssh Ajit Singh, Karamjit Brar, Rajesh Kumar, Aditi Aarya, among others. c m y b