Pula, doyen of Marathi theatre, turns 80 today
The incident dates back to the 1950s. Hordes of people were lined up before eight ticket counters of Pune's Bal Gandharva Ranga Mandir. The mad scurry was for being part of a big occasion, for a ticket in any corner of the hall to see one man perform, what could easily be termed as the most popular one-man show ever in the history of Marathi theatre. The show was called Batatyachi Chaal and the artiste was Purushottam Lakshman Deshpande.

Minding her Ps: Poetry, painting and now photography
"So Madam, where are you walking to? Haven't seen you in a film these days?'' Such jovial questions would come forth from an Army man as Deepti Naval, still remembered fondly as the Chamko girl selling detergent powder in Sai Paranjpe's Chashmebaddoor, walked through the stark winterscape of Ladakh this February with a camera in hand.

Mumbai engineer gives the ant giant strides on the big screen
He was just another engineer who went to the US to study Computer Science a few years ago. But after a Masters degree -- with a focus on animation -- and valuable experience at an art school in Florida, Mumbai's Apurva Shah found his calling at the San Fransisco-based computer animation and visual effects giant, PDI. And two years ago, he was chosen to be part of select team that made a unique film possible.