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Q n A with Actor Kanwaljit Singh


"I wrote a secret love letter to Asha Parekh"It was the itch to get out of Sahranpur, the small town in UP he grew up in, that Kanwaljit Singh aka Kukuji became an actor. Unable to fulfil his dreams o...

Q n A with Mahabanoo Mody Kotwa


 "I have never understood this habit of asking for autographs""If you call me, be prepared." Show organisers across India know that the warning is implicit in the personality of Mahabanoo Mody...

Q n A with Actor Divya Seth


 "I would get marriage proposals, rakhi requests and death threats in my mail" Divya Seth does not suffer from nostalgia. She'd much rather worry about the future of 20-somethings such as her d...

Q n A with Dr. Padma Subrahmayam


'Om' and other signature moves of Dr. Padma SubrahmayamHer mantra has always been 'show, don't tell.' So, it wasn't exactly surprising when Bharatanatyam dance exponent Dr Padma Subrahmanyam did a...

Q n A with Baba Sehgal


"Autograph is better than a photograph because it involves effort"  How do you make the king of cringe pop, cringe? Simple. Show him a frozen fanboy moment from the '90s. When people extend the...

'Asking for an autograph is the ultimate form of appreciation of one's art'


You know him best as Cherry aka Chiraunjilal--the perpetually-frowning, formals-clad younger brother from the 2007 film 'Khosla Ka Ghosla' so it may be difficult to picture Parvin Dabas as a single, c...

Q n A with actor Deven Bhojani


My most prized autograph is that of my wife. It has her lipstick marks." It's not just random kids. Random grownups, too, pull Deven Bhojani's dimpled cheeks without permission saying: "Kya Gattu...

Q n A with Sushma Seth


"During 'Hum Log', people would write to me about their personal problems'  Sushma Seth likes her exclamation marks. You can not only hear the veteran actor's wonderment through her email but a...

Q n A with Manav Kaushik


A committed film pro, a profound philosopher and a powerful food appraiser...  1) What words or phrase do you always include in your autograph?With my best regards and much love... 2)...

Q n A with Ruchika Gupta


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Born and brought up in Kolkata, Ruchika Gupta is the Executive Director of Sanmarg Pvt. Ltd, an illustrious media house from the east headquartered in Kolkata , she is the  Founder Director o...

Q n A with actor Milind Gunaji


 "I didn’t know that a signature you give on a piece of paper shouldn’t be the same as the one on my cheque books"In many of his photos, you would often find Milind Gunaji in a cowboy hat....

Q n A with Actress Suchitra Pillai


"People sometimes ask me for sexy signed photos"Even after 26 years, Suchitra Pillai is still known as the "Dil Chahta Hai girl". Besides the annoying girlfriend of actor Saif Ali Khan's character, th...

The Signature Moves Of Jaaved Jaaferi


Two curvaceous Js jive symmetrically in the musical-clef-note-like autograph of Jaaved Jaaferi. That's what happens when you thrust a pen into the hands of a gifted dancer. Jaaferi--who perhaps g...

"Autographs are better keepsakes than hugs and kisses!" : Jason Momoa - Dr Aarti Kapur Singh


 1. What are your views on autographs?Jason Momoa: "Oh they are so romantic! I'd love hugs and kisses! But they don't stay with you forever! Autographs do! So I think they are better keepsake...

"Selfies are invasive. Autographs are warm and nice"


If you want a unique autograph from Ms Usha Uthup, be sure to carry a lovely ink pen. Not only is the 73-year-old Padma Shri singer a sucker for old-timey pens but also the nib impels her to fill her ...

CHAK DE INDIA


               Hi. My name is Jayalakshmi Sarikonda and I am an International archer. I have been a Shiv Chhatrapati Awardee, a Taluka Sports Officer (Go...

"Autograph is better than a photograph because it involves effort"


How do you make the king of cringe pop, cringe? Simple. Show him a frozen fanboy moment from the '90s. When people extend their cellphones to show him pictures they'd clicked with him during his "Th...

"Autographs preserve memories!" : Daniel Radcliffe


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1. What are your views on autographs?Daniel Radcliffe: "I think I regard them better than awards sometimes. I genuinely enjoy meeting fans and I know how much those moments mean to people who grew...

TERE MERE DARMIYAAN


Hello, I am Muskaan Sahal. I am a student of BMS 2nd year at St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata. I am a creative person and I love acting. It brings me immense happiness to say that my debut in acting...

'Heroes are nothing without their fans'


 Greg Chappell tore his autograph book once and another time, Rusi Surti threw his autograph book away. But it was probably when his daughter spoilt his autograph book many years later, that fo...

CHAHATEIN BADH JAYEIN


 Hi everyone. This is Harsh More. I love music so I am pursuing Bachelors in Music from Berklee College of Music in Boston. I have been in India from last year since the Covid era began.I wante...

PRASHANT MAHESHWARI, THE MAN WHO HAS DONE IT ALL


 We all love to follow our passion, but as we complete our education, earning livelihood takes priority and the passion takes the backseat. Meet Prashant Maheshwari, the man who has done it al...

KAUSTUBH RADKAR-THE IRONMAN


IRONMAN, when you hear this word, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? The character of Tony Stark from Marvel Comics, who wears an iron suit and fights the bad guys? Do you know that t...

WHEN I WAS ASKED TO GIVE AN AUTOGRAPH FOR THE FIRST TIME, I DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO GIVE ONE!


  The indoor games these days are often limited to mobile games, but 15 years back, this was not so. Indoor games were limited to mostly antakshari, ludo and carrom. By the way, do you kno...

Sanjeev Kapoor's Q n A


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 "I was once asked to sign on a feeding bottle" It's difficult to imagine '90s cable television in India without the joyful face of chef Sanjeev Kapoor urging you to add salt to dishes "swad a...

SAHIL KAPOOR, THE MAN OF MANY TALENTS


 Who would have thought that an event manager would produce music videos that would go on to become chartbusters? Whether it is launching a new artist, producing or directing a music video, mak...

UNLIMITED ANAND, ANAND EVENTS


 When people talk of weddings and events in Kolkata, the first name that shines is ANAND EVENTS. Been there for 40 years now, Anand Events indeed is the king of all event planners in Kolkata. ...

LET’S DO IT TOGETHER, GAONA INDIA


 Whether it is earning a livelihood or entertaining people, this man surely knows how to create an edge over others! From having his own premium transportation service to a music band, he has d...

IT IS BETTER TO TRY AND FAIL INSTEAD OF NOT TRYING AT ALL


     In today’s mundane life when office work is mostly happening from home, where salaries have been cut but the work has increased, there are also people who find ways of em...

I BECAME A DJ AND RJ BY MISTAKE


What would you call a mistake that happened 27 years ago, and has not been corrected so far?Meet Jimmy Tangree. A freelance DJ, Jimmy is also an RJ and the Station Head at 91.9 Friends fm, Kolkata....

I TRY TO APPEAL TO THE BOY IN GRANDFATHER, THAT LITTLE PART IN HIM THAT DOESN’T WANT TO GROW UP!


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He is 87, but a child at heart, he has fans all over the world ranging from 7 to 97, he was read by your grandfather, my father, you and me both and he is someone who would give today’s writers a...

YE PURUSH NAHIN, MAHAPURUSH HAIN MAHAPURUSH


Hello. I am Jai Ahuja. I am a freelancer and a former marketing professional of a radio station in Mumbai. Being a part of a radio station in Mumbai, it was very frequent for us to have celebrity vi...

"I always try and make every autograph I sign sincere." : R Madhavan


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1. What are your views on autographs?R Madhavan: 'Autographs, are, I feel, the best kind of memoir that you have of a wonderful time one may have spent interacting with someone we admire, love or ...

Q n A with Dilip Vengsarkar


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Even before he was nicknamed 'Colonel', girls vied for the autograph of tall and elegant Indian batsmanDilip Vengsarkar. He had burst upon the scene by scoring an effortless 110 for Bombay against the...

SELFIE ABHI BAAKI HAI


Hi, I am Gibran Noorani and I am a writer.In 2017, I was working with a digital company. I used to make promotional videos for them and do collaborations of their company with films and corpora...

EK AUTOGRAPH KI KEEMAT TUM KYA JAANO ANAND BABU?


Hello. My name is Shamir Tandon and I am a music composer.There is a big auditorium in Mumbai called the Shanmukhananda, this is the largest in Mumbai, in fact the entire Asia. Sometime in 1991-92, ...

Q N A with Dr L Subramaniam


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"I got my first autograph from Pandit Nehru"Unlike the instrument he plays, Dr L Subramanian performs without any strings attached. The staunchly Indian yet endearingly universal violinist had told...

COOKING COMES FROM THE MOM’S SIDE, BUT FOR ME, IT CAME FROM MY DAD


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“Mummy, bhookh lagi”“bus 2 minute!” I am sure that you recall this iconic advertisement of the 2 minute Maggi noodles (they never take 2 minutes though)What if a famous food ad was differ...

Q n A with Padma Shri Awardee Kavita Krishnamurthi


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"I still get a postcard greeting on my birthday"Can you imagine the chartbusting Sridevi dance number 'Hawa Hawai' in any other voice but Kavita Krishnamurti's? If not, here's a piece of trivia. Krish...

"Be a total man," wrote my father in Bengali in my first autograph book


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Though a magician's hands must move faster than your eyes, unanswered fan mail from all over the world has been stacking up in PC Sorcar Junior's Kolkata residence. It's not age so much as life that h...

Beauty and Glamour Diva, URVASHI RAUTELA, continues to woo fans on Social Media and Onscreen


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Q. Hi. Do share with your fans about your background before everyone came to know you as a Bollywood Diva?Urvashi- I had been always crazy about modelling and movies since school days. At the age of 1...

FACE 2 FACE-the success story -With Bollywood Diva ANANYA PANDEY


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She is undoubtedly Bollywood’s new kid on the block. Elder girl of movie actor Chunkey Pandey and Bhavna Pandey, she has been awarded Best Debut for 2020 both by Filmfare and Zee Cine awards for her...

FACE 2 FACE with Sourav Ganguly


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Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, affectionately known as Dada, is an Indian cricket administrator, commentator and former national cricket team captain who is the 39th and current president of the Board of C...

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