On the heels of International Women's Day, it seems only right to recognize one of the hottest ladies of modern Bollywood, Kerala-born beauty Vidya Balan. Why is she hot? Because the versatile actress is burning up the box office with films like Kahaani and The Dirty Picture, netting headlining roles and demanding paychecks on par with male stars. Able to play everything from the ingenue to the sexpot to the badass, Vidya earned her stripes on TV, doing commercials and sitcoms and music videos, before making her Bengali film debut in 2003 and her Hindi film debut with Parineeta in 2005. In just seven years, she's become an award-winning, must-have lead actress! In short, Vidya rocks.
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Five Things Soaps Can Teach You About Writing
As a lifelong TV junkie and erstwhile entertainment
journalist, I’ve often joked I have the “superpower” of being able to sense
where a story is going. (Friends have tested this theory. Exhibit A: the pilot
for The LA Complex.) That’s because
even when a show is throwing in every twist imaginable, crafting unreliable
narrators and casting new roles, there is a narrative flow. It’s called a story
arc for a reason. There are always
clues and flags—and subtle signs that sometimes even a writer doesn’t pick up on—which
hint at the trajectory of a given plot. And, often, a regular soap opera viewer
(or regular reader!) is eagle-eyed when it comes to spotting missteps and
deviations from the natural direction. Most of what I've learned about writing a riveting tale, or enjoying one as a consumer, I gleaned from being addicted to daytime soaps!
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