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Bollywood debut Nausheen in Three

Nausheen Ali Sardar is making her debut in Vikram Bhatt production, “Three — love, lies and betrayal”, she quips: “I hope I don’t have to go back to television. The problem is that the audience remembers you after your character name in a serial and nothing more.” She has reason to believe so, since she’s best known as Kkusum to the television audience.

“Three…”, directed by Vishal Pandya, bears the stamp of Vikram Bhatt, which Nausheen attributes to Vishal having assisted Vikram Bhatt for nine years. The film deals with adultery, a subject dealt with many Bhatt productions before. Nausheen plays a violin teacher and even took classes and learnt to play the instrument.

“Unfortunately, the final edit doesn’t have scenes of me playing the violin. But there are interactive scenes with school children and my training helped me tell the children how to hold a violin etc,” she reasons. Nausheen doesn’t fancy returning to TV, which is dominated by reality shows. “Some shows are intelligent and fun, like ‘Fear Factor’. But there are shows I cannot relate to.”

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Eristoff Saturday Night Fever with Naina Kundu Project, featuring Naina (guitar-and vocals), Floyd Fernandes (guitar) and Jai Row Kavi.

Venue: Opus, Palace Cross Road

Date: September 5

Time: 9 p.m.

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Chitrangada Singh turned actor by fluke. She would have been an air hostess otherwise

Photo : Shanker ChakravartyBack in business Chitrangada Singh now appears in a TV ad

Chitrangada Singh welcomes you with you her smile and a lot of oomph. The model turned actor has come a full circle. She’s modelling yet again and you couldn’t have missed her in the Aliva ad on TV.

Isn’t it almost like a U-turn for her? She began with modelling and has come back to it. “It is not exactly like that,” she disagrees, but feebly admits, “Films give you a high and a temporary visibility, but modelling helps sustain it. And mind you, endorsing a product as an ambassador and modelling for it are two completely different things.”

Debut role

Quite a stunner, Chitrangada set many hearts aflutter with her bold portrayal of a jilted lover in Sudhir Mishra’s “Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi” a few years ago. Her unusual name, marriage to famous golfer Jyoti Randhawa andhaving her looks compared to Smita Patil only added to her popularity.

Her debut film fetched her a nomination for Zee’s Most Promising Newcomer award. “I didn’t know I could do it,” she confides. “I never did theatre ever.” She learnt Kathak for a while. “Three years,” she clarifies,adding, “Dance teaches you how to emote. So maybe that came in handy.”

And films happened “quite by fluke,” she says. “My father was in the Army. I studied at Sophia College, Meerut. I came to Delhi’s Lady Irwin College to do my graduation in food and nutrition.”

After she finished her studies, she applied to British Airways for a job. “I wanted to be an air hostess. But British Airways rejected me,” she says. The rejection made this “rebel at heart” pursue a line that would bring her popularity.

“Yet films were not in my mind,” she notes. She was invited to perform at a…More

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The Indian Institute of Cartoonists has an exhibition of cartoons – “LOL” (Laugh Out Loud) with works by Keshav.

Venue: Cartoon Gallery, Midford Garden

Date: September 5

Time: 11 a.m.

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Sony Entertainment Television has announced the auditions for “Dance Premier League”, a show that promises to highlight India’s rich and diverse culture from each region. Dance Premier League will have five teams from different zones of India — North, East, West, and South and Central and one NRI team competing with one another for “regional pride”.

Rin is the title sponsor and the auditions in Bangalore will be held on September 5 and 6 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at MLR Convention Centre, Brigade Millenium Campus, J.P. Nagar.

For details log on to http://www. setindia.com.

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Nisarga Academy celebrates Smriti Divas with a vocal recital by Bharathi Pratap. She will be accompanied by Madhusoodan Bhat on harmonium and Shashibhushan Gurjar on tabla. The concert is open to all.

Venue: Adarsha Bhavan, 15th Cross, Malleswaram

Date: September 6

Time: 5.30 p.m.

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Care for mangosteen sorbet?

TANGY FLAVOUR Mangosteen

The purple mangosteen fruit has a hard, deep reddish-purple rind surrounding white flesh in segments.

The delicate texture of the edible part of the fruit resembles peach. The fruit also has an astringent flavour. Now, for a recipe.

Mangosteen Sorbet

Ingredients

Mangosteen, chopped: 120 gm

Dry champagne: 120 ml

White of an egg

Sugar: 50 gm

Method: Peel the fruit, chop or dice the flesh and then push it through a sieve. Stir the champagne into the puree.

Whip up the egg white until thick.

Then add the sugar and beat up the mixture again. Fold the egg white mixture into the fruit puree.

Freeze the sorbet and serve.

PRADEEP PRASANNAN

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Kalaabhimaani presents a Hindustani classical violin recital by B.S. Math and his wife Akkamahadevi Math. The concert is open to all.

Venue: Indian Heritage Academy Hall

Date: September 6

Time: 5.30 p.m.

Contact: 25716660

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The Hindu : y>Italia introduces an all-new menu of traditional Italian recipes

Delicious Grilled prawns and smoked salmon

Italia restaurant of The Park, has introduced traditional Italian recipes. Chef Mandaar Sukhtankar and team haveresearched the traditional Italian recipes to createinnovative dishes.It includes Italia’s special burrata style mozzarella filled with cream and basil, capers and ripe tomato. The salad selectionfeatures scallop, fresh crab and shrimp salad with peppered tomato mousse.

You can also choose from smoked duck breast, slow cooked pear and rocket saladand tenderloin carpaccio, poached egg and pancetta crisp. The soup selection includes minestrone of chicken, pancetta and mixed salumi.

If you are looking for subtle flavours, there isroasted carrot soup with fresh mint, peppered yoghurt and lime juice.Hand made pastas and artisan pastas are the specialties at Italia. There isstuffed pillows of pecorino ‘zabaglione’ with smoky pancetta and spinach sauce which involves a new technique of making raviolis with a fluid centre.

The pasta selection includesfresh tagliolini with scallops and porcinipasta conches with zucchini, pistacchio and basil sauce and little ‘bishop’s hats’ of ricotta and parmesan with truffle sauce. The non-vegetarian main course selection showcases butter and wine poached Chilean sea bass, smoked salmon roll with Mediterranean style onions, potato mash and warm rocket puree along with stuffed breast of guinea hen, broccoli and whole wheat salad. There is alsoolive and sage crusted New Zealand lamb rack with haricot beans, carrots and warm potatoes salad along with a robust roasted fillet of tenderloin , rocket salad and roasted potatoes, rosemary and caper oil.

Vegetarians can look forward topotato gnocchi with toasted hazelnuts, ricotta and sage andSicilian style ‘caponata’ of aubergine with zucchini, celery and ginger crostini.

In desserts, you have the coffee and whiskey pannacotta and the almond and dark chocolate cake with vanilla gelato.

For reservations, call 25594666

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Oxford Bookstore, in association with Sidh Sidhi Gems, is hosting an exhibition of gems and jewellery of Jaipur. Besides gold and silver there will be coral, ruby, sapphire, and pearl.

Venue: Oxford Bookstore, Leela Galleria

Date: Between September 4 and 6

Time: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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