10052025-LSTC-01.qxd 5/9/2025 8:43 PM Page 1 c m y b LOOK OUT FOR LAMAR Kendrick Lamar leads the 2025 Black Entertainment Television awards with a total of 10 nominations. Lamar’s nominations include album of the year for GNX, video of the year for Not Like Us, three viewer’s choice entries, video director of the year (with Dave Free), and best male hip hop artiste. ‘Be safe, be strong’ TRIBUNE Big step Life Kangana Ranaut is set to make her Hollywood debut with a horror film, titled Blessed Be the Evil. She will star alongside Scarlet Rose Stallone, and Tyler Posey. LUDHIANA | SATURDAY | 10 MAY 2025 MADHUR BHANDARKAR Bollywood celebs laud Indian Army bravery after India foils Pak attacks Bollywood celebrities have extended support to the nation and also offered prayers for the safety and well-being of the people. On Thursday, according to sources, the Indian Army shot down more than 50 Pakistani drones during a large-scale counter-drone operation along the Line of Control and the International Borders (IB). Actress and MP Kangana Ranaut shared a video on her Instagram handle, showcasing the valour of the Indian Army as they neutralise Pakistan drones. While sharing the video, the actress wrote, “Jammu On Target! Vir Das Indian Air Defence Neutralises Pakistan. Drone in #Jammu. Stay strong #jammu.” Comedian and actor Vir Das offered his prayers to the people of India who were under blackout. Taking to his X handle, the actor wrote, “To family, friends and more Shraddha who sit in blackouts as we speak, thinking of you, praying for you. To those protecting them, we thank you. Gratitude, prayers and respect. Be safe, be strong.” Through the photo-sharing app Instagram, the actress Shraddha shared her love for the Indian army. She wrote, “Proud of our protectors. Jai Hind.” Veteran actor Anupam Kher took to social media to share a video from his family’s home in Jammu. He wrote, “My Anupam cousin brother #SunilKher sent Kher this video from his home in Jammu. I called and asked him if he and his family are ok? He laughed a little proudly and said, ‘Bhaiya! Hum Bharat mein hain!’” — ANI Kumar Vishwas AN APPEAL Poet Kumar Vishwas requested Indian news channels and other broadcasters to refrain from running any ‘unauthorised’ and ‘unverified’ content. He asked the Indian citizens to show unity, restraint and responsibility in this challenging time. Kumar Vishwas also shared a video, lauding the bravery of the Indian Army for attacking the terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. In the video clip, Kumar Vishwas said, “If you run any news in the newsroom, then always keep one angle in mind: what will be the effect of this news on the other party? How will this news affect the national unity of the country?” VIVEK AGNIHOTRI Ashoke Pandit SUNIEL SHETTY Ek chutki sindoor ki keemat... O PERATION SINDOOR, Mission Sindoor and Sindoor: The Revenge... Bollywood filmmakers and actors are in a rush to register film titles inspired by the codename for India’s military strikes in Pakistan, submitting over 30 applications in just two days. India carried out the targeted strikes on terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir early Wednesday under Operation Sindoor, two weeks after the massacre of 26 people, mostly tourists, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam. Since the strikes, the Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (IMPPA), Indian Film and Television Producers Council (IFTPC) and Western India Film Producers’ Association (WIFPA) have witnessed a surge in applications for registration of film titles related to Operation Sindoor. “The three bodies have received over 30 title applications via email related to Operation Sindoor. The numbers will go up to 50-60. This is not something new. Most people have applied for the title Operation Sindoor and Pay ~3,000 plus GST and register the name of the next Bollywood blockbuster — Operation Sindoor, Mission Sindoor, Sindoor Ka Badla… Bollywood filmmakers line up to secure titles relating to the ongoing operation Mission Sindoor. “One person can apply for any number of titles but the title will be allotted to the person who has first applied for it. Any producer who wants to make a film looks for what is in the news. This is something India is proud of. So, filmmakers want to bring this story,” Anil Nagrath, Secretary, IMPPA, said. Nagrath said in the past, they had received title applications for Kargil, Uri, Kumbh and others. The titles being applied for also include Hin- dustan Ka Sindoor, Mission Operation Sindoor and Sindoor Ka Badla. The applications have also been received for titles in the name of Pahalgam — Pahalgam: The Terror Attack, Pahalgam Attack and others. According to sources, Aditya Dhar, who directed the 2019 film Uri: The Surgical Strike, based on the 2016 Uri attack and India’s retaliatory strikes, as well as actor Suniel Shetty, filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, Vivek Agnihotri, Ashok Pandit, production banner T-Series are among those who have applied for the above ADITYA DHAR mentioned titles. “Once, the title is applied, a committee consisting of members IMPPA, IFTPC or WIFPA, and Producers Guild of India decides who should get the title purely on the basis of who registered it first. There’s no favouritism in this process,” Nagrath said. The application fee for the registration of a title is set at Rs 300 plus GST and if it is on an urgent basis then it is Rs 3,000 plus GST. “There’s a timeline of three years. For instance, if the film is not ready within three years with the title, then the title will be taken away,” Nagrath said. Earlier in the day, it was reported that Reliance Industries Limited and five others had approached the Controller General of Patents Design and TradeMarks for the registration of term Operation Sindoor, seeking to use the phrase for entertainment-related services like audio and video content. Reliance Industries Ltd later withdrew its application, stating that it was inadvertently filed by a junior employee without authorisation. —PTI Life as he sees it... Nonika Singh “Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.” — Confucius Only artists often do, especially Chandigarhbased eminent artist Madan Lal. As the Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, Chandigarh, is hosting his solo show, organised jointly by the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi and the museum, once again his canvasses burst with bounties of nature, irrepressible joy Artist Madan Lal’s solo exhibition Meadows of Lifescape is about the bounties of nature and beauty. Yes, even when his thoughts dwell on migrants in the city, he can only sense their elation. And he recreates their happy moments, emanating from joy of small things, like an auto-rickshaw ride. But delve deeper and this humble vehicle becomes analogous of the Biblical Noah’s Ark, their refuge in a new place. Kasturi, the musk deer, in quest of the very fragrance which actually emanates from its body is not just another leitmotif. Madan Lal goads us to seek joy, peace and harmony within our own selves. Incidentally, parrot is a recurring metaphor almost like his artistic signature, alluding as much to the mind, which never stops buzzing, as to the soul in the body. Reciting lines from a folk song on PRADEEP TEWARI c m y b how life is transient, his connect with Sufi thought too is evident. Even if life is ephemeral, its beauty is perennial. For someone who grew up on the verses of Bulle Shah and Baba Farid, and endless stories of Indian mythology, Lal’s art reflects what he absorbed. Not by design, but almost like a default setting, torrent of images, often too many, simply come to him, from his immediate environment. Phulkari, geometric forms of Le Corbusier’s city and host of elements, find a place in Meadows of Lifescape, the title of his exhibition. Physical and spiritual, subconscious and conscious come together to create a mélange of colours, forms and textures. By and large, his colour pallete is robust, vibrant and joyous. Bold colours jostle with those immanent in nature. Suddenly the tone turns sombre too. A couple under the umbrella is one of the striking works in hues of grey and black. Another arresting one depicting many seasons is from his Barahmas series which earned him an art fellowship. If Lord Krishna playing a flute appears in a corner of one painting, in yet another composition the flute player is possibly a Sufi poet. Over the years his faces may have become more defined, mirroring pool of emotions, but by no stretch of imagination are his paintings realistic. Anant, anand and anhad are not just words for him; he lives them each moment of his life on his canvasses. The exhibition also includes fibreglass sculptures, recreation of deer mostly, as also yogic postures. Whatever may be the final imagery, it’s first a dialogue with his own self, a means to know himself better. For before art can communicate, it has to express your innermost feelings, desires and dreams. (On till May 31)