Picture perfect
ULKA Gupta who plays Manu in Jhansi Ki Rani not only takes her role seriously but coaches her juniors as well. She teaches Prachi and Indu, who play the daughters of Baji Rao, Palak and Tanya, how to deliver their lines. And when they get cranky when shoots get delayed, she feeds them chocolate and chips. And we thought it was only the Olsen twins who brought along doting nannies on the sets to take care of their every whim and fancy.

Into the wild
FOR more than 20 years, Charlie Vandergaw has been living with wild bears in the Alaskan wilderness. For the first time ever, cameras were allowed into Charlie’s bear haven. Animal Planet’s Stranger Among Bears reveals the isolated life of the science teacher who has received national attention for his unique but controversial relationship with the black, grizzly bears. Apparently, a bear hug is not just a figure of expression.

Crooning to glory
WHOEVER said that the winner takes all hasn’t watched SaReGaMaPa L’il Champs in which a large chunk is being left to the five finalists who have been offered the chance to become playback singers. All five have rendered their voices for the forthcoming film Bal Ganesha. Talk about starting young.