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REVIEWS & CULTURE FRIDAY 10 MARCH 2017

IN THE MOOD FOR A BUFFET?

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Located on the 7th floor, the most beautiful alfresco restaurant in town offers a
Restaurant Review
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Mediterranean cuisines. Popular for serving the best lunch and dinner buffets in North Indian/Mughlai
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Address: 7th Floor, Tower
familiar, comforting, North Indian and
C, Panchshil Tech Park, Near Mughlai specialities.
Pune Golf Course, DECOR
Yerawada. Open for lunch and
dinner, the newbie
that replaced Mez-
THE WEEKEND STARTER zuna is only op-
More for less, erational in the
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offer that you definitely Club Road, Pune
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EVENTS ware shaped like trucks and hand- (slightly overcooked) coated in green
about this outlet
Best of Bollywood songs carts, and the staff dressed in Mum- mint and coriander chutney that won
for the week ending THEATRE powerful and passionate bai taxi driver uniforms. rounds of applause at the table.
March 4TH 2017 Bal Gandharva Rangmandir, works of 17 women artists, FOOD The menu is quite lengthy, and the
Sakhar Khallela Manus, a including Aditi Deo, Sara At a time when restaurants are all portions, generous. From mains, the (5) Excellent (4) Very good (3) Good (2) Average (1) Poor
Last Peak Song Album Marathi play directed by Khalafi, Arti Kirloskar, Snehal about experimenting (which works, at subtly spiced diwani handi lets the
Chandrakant Kulkarni and Goyal, Bharati Pitre, Shraddha MUST TRY: Kurkuri Bhindi, Chatpata
week Position Title Title times), its refreshing to be served seasonal vegetables shine along with Murgh Tikka, Hyderabadi Jhinga,
featuring Prashant Damle, will Borawake and Varsha
1 4 1 Tamma Tamma Again Badrinath Ki Dulhania
be staged on March 10 at Kharatmal, apart from the quilt
something familiar that is made well. bits of soft paneer its best mopped Diwani Handi, Chooza Khaas
2 2 1 Zaalima Raees
Balgandharva Rangmandir. culture community art project A good dish to start with is the kurkuri up with whole wheat tandoori rotis. Pulao
3 1 1 Badrinath Ki Dulhania Badrinath Ki Dulhania bhindi, crisp-fried besan-coated okra The chooza khaas pulao, where bas-
Ok Jaanu
Timing: 1 pm by Rucha Kulkarni, is open for
4 3 3 Enna Sona sprinkled generously with aamchur. mati rice is coated in a butter chicken
ART the public at The Monalisa ly lacked a good, slightly upscale, a la
5 6 2 Laila Raees
The Monalisa Kalagram Kalagram, Pingale Farms, Delightfully addictive, albeit a tad over like gravy with tender chicken bits, is carte North Indian restaurant. While
6 5 1 The Humma Song Ok Jaanu
Junoon, a group show that South Mai nRoad, Koregaon salted. The hari mirch pudina paneer a good meal for two. The dessert op- they have stuck to familiar with the
7 7 5 Baawra Mann Jolly LLB 2
8 - - Humsafar Badrinath Ki Dulhania
explores and defines the Park.Timing: 10.30 am - 8 pm with almost no hints of the chilli and tions are limited, of which we opted food, theyve experimented with the
9 8 5 Kaabil Hoon Kaabil coated generously with mint chutney for a Gajar Halwa, which did its sweet cocktails, and it works. The drinks
10 - - Dum Dum Phillauri IF IT ISNT HERE, IT ISNT HAPPENING! was forgettable. But what wasnt, service to end the meal on a good served in quarter country liquor bot-
11 9 1 Dangal Dangal
All you have to do to get your event listed here is write to us, were the non-vegetarian kebabs. The note.
two days in advance, with the details, preferably with a tles are easy on the pocket as well as
12 12 9 Udi Udi Jaaye Raees chatpata murgh tikka; the kali mirch PLUS AND MINUS
photograph, to: Events, Pune Times, Times House, 577, to gulp down.
13 11 1 Dhaakad Dangal malai tikkka with a pronounced hit of A welcome addition to the Dhole
Fergusson College Road, Kala Raju
14 10 9 Jolly Good Fellow Jolly LLB 2
Shivaji Nagar, Pune 411004.
cardamom, are both excellent options Patil Boat Club Road belt that sore-
15 - - Hare Rama Hare Krishna Commando 2 Dum Dum Email: punetimes@timesgroup.come *Critic reviews are anonymous and all bills are paid by them.
16 13 4 Ok Jaanu Ok Jaanu The Sufi love song from Anushka
17 14 14 Yeh Ishq Hai Rangoon Sharma's Phillauri brings back the
18 15 11 Kisi Se Pyar Ho Jaaye Kaabil charm of old school romance. It
19 16 13 Bloody Hell Rangoon Album: Anaarkali Of Aarah I Genre: Bollywood
has been written by Anvita Dutt,
20 17 10 Haseeno Ka Deewan Kaabil and sung by Romy and Vivek The subject of the film is grim it deals with the ma and Sa Ra Ra Ra by Pawani Pandey, are also on
Hariharan life of an erotic singer who finds herself fighting the lines of the previous songs. Rekha Bhardwaj
for her dignity and taking on powerful men. How- steals the show in Badnaam Jiya De Gaari. A full-

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ever, the album, composed by Rohit Sharma, is any- on classical, its one of those melancholic numbers
WEEK ENDING 4TH MARCH, 2017 thing but that. The songs, seven original and three that you want to listen to on loop. It seems a little
bonus tracks, are fun in a non-Bollywood way. out of place in an album thats replete with folksy

TOP ANGREZI Dunaliya Mein Jung begins with a narrative-style

Song Title
1 Shape Of You
2 Bad And Boujee
3 I Don't Wanna
4 Million Reasons
5 Bad Things
These are the international songs compiled across all genres, ranked by radio airplay audience impression
rendition. Swati Sharma has got the Bhojpuri
slang bang on, and Ram Kumar Singhs lyrics only
numbers, but you dont mind because its pleasant
on the ears, especially with of the use of sitar and
tabla. Another surprise package in the album is
add value to it. Next in line is Lahanga Jhaanke, Sonu Nigams Mann Beqaid Huva, a slow inspira-
Album Artiste /
Title Band another true blue folksy Bihari song. To add credi- tional number. The singer lulls you into a world
bility, popular Bhojpuri singer Indu Sonali has where hope and freedom are alive, and you cant
Single Ed Sheeran been brought on board. She stresses on the local help but press the replay button to hear him weave
Album Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert words and sighs at the right interval, making this his magic. Mera Balam Bambaiya, Hamre Jobna
The two singers recently teamed up
Album Zayn / Taylor Swift for the collaborative single, which one an interesting listen. The strings prelude and Pe and Laal Laal Cheekwa are just pointless addi-
Single Lady Gaga serves as the lead song from the harmonica background are the life of the next song tions. The songs in the album have a rural flavour, A still from
Album
soundtrack to the forthcoming Fifty in the album, Aye Sakhi Ooh. An amusing rendi- but outside the context of the film, these wont fea- the film
Machine Gun Kelly x Camila Cabello Shades film, Fifty Shades Darker
tion by Pawni Pandey, it is reflective of the banjara ture on your playlist.
lifestyle. Mora Piya Matlab Ka Yaar by Swati Shar- Lakshmi.V@timesgroup.com

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Tantra will focus majorly on WHAT IS PLAYBACK ly basis, broke int alo ne . Blam e it on psychiatrist and cognitive therapist, Dr Shefali Batra,
youre not
womens issues This form THEATRE? coming to an end, e inc rea sing demand to This is a sudden and overwhelming feeling of fear. One of
or th
helps audience relate to the the daily grind but more my clients, a young woman, told me she was in the middle of
The form generally has a conductor, on various levels,
experience and also acts as a meet expectations to pa nic dis or der (PD) a wedding when it happened. A panic attack kind of grips
ing
healing agent. It can also be actors and musicians. The conductor people are succumb this affects more women you and gives a feeling of a sense of impending doom. Pri-
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called a psychodrama, used in helps in narrating the incidents and than ever before. An marily, the first time most people have one, they really think
dies.
drama therapy, where people explaining it to the actors while the than men, say stu it is a heart attack as the heart is pounding, there could be a
see their suppressed feelings actors and musicians, based on tugging in the chest, you may even have a drop in blood pres-
and experiences unfold on their understanding, build up a sure and everything is spinning around you are convinced
stage. It gives them a sense of performance. you will die. I spoke to a man who had an airplane phobia. He
liberation, adds Dhanashree, was to fly to the US for his best friends bachelor party. But just
who performed with Nidhi the invitation to it and the thought that he might have to attend
Dhanashree. theatre group, Natak Company, started
Bhowmik, Payal Kawale, Kani- gave him a panic attack. So, whenever a person gets the feeling
In this concept, a conductor doing shows of their improvisational
ka Kulshreshtha, Rashmi Gupta, that he or she will be exposed to his to her fear and knows he or
helps the audience member narrate the play White Rabbit, Red Rabbit. These
Prashant Singh and Saqib Zia Khan on she cant escape it, a panic attack is triggered. You know you will
incident to the actors as well as the solo performances have no rehearsals
Thursday. have to face something you cant handle, she says.
crowd. Then, the same is discussed by and the artiste is given the script on Panic attacks
The group had organised a Theatre Often, the reasons for such attacks are unfounded. Affirms Dr
the actors and musicians, post which it stage, just before performing. Ask can have a
for Therapy workshop in December Batra, Little reasons can make people anxious for those who
is enacted on stage. Actors and musi- Dhanashree how Stree Tantra is differ- variety of
last year, where Mostafa Kamal Jatra, a fear spiders, the very mention of a holiday in a rainforest can cause
cians get around a minute and a half to ent and she explains, We have no writ- triggers
theatre person from Bangladesh, intro- a panic attack as it triggers fears of insects and being bitten. Decid-
formulate ideas and 3-7 minutes to per- ten material in hand. We listen to the
duced them to playback theatre. Since ing to take up a new job on a higher floor can also cause one if a per-
form, depending on the length and im- stories and enact them immediately. To
there are almost no groups doing this son is afraid of heights or elevators.
pact of the story. do this, an artiste requires great obser-
in Pune or Mumbai, we thought of ex- Not very long ago, another city-based vational skills and we have developed
perimenting with the form, says them over time.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PANIC
WHAT CAN HAPPEN AND STRESS
Unlike general belief, panic and stress are both
Panic is an intense fear that arises out of any
different. Under an anxiety attack a
reason, which results in strong physical reac-
person may feel worried, nervous and angry. But
tions. Reveals psychotherapist Sonera Jhaveri,
a panic attack is often unprovoked and has more
This starts with a sensation in the body an ac-
severe reactions. In the latter, the person may be
celerated heart rate, shortness of breath, anxiety-
seized with terror and even feel he or she is dying.
provoking thoughts, palpitations, vertigo and more. If you
have all these together more than once, its classified as a
syndrome. Panic attacks are on the rise for people now as
there is an underlying level of trauma and fear on how to DONT IGNORE IT
deal with life everyday, which makes them feel out of con- Most often, a panic attack is swept aside and mistaken to be just
trol. There could be a lot more complex reasons to it stress. Says 27-year-old advertising executive Rashmi Jha, A month
such as an incident in the past, like an accident. Attach- ago I worked non-stop and had to deal with difficult clients. I had
ment issues are another huge reason for it. Panic thus be- started to develop palpitations and thought it was just due to fatigue.
comes a symptom of this trauma. I later found out that I was having a panic attack. Says therapist
Such an attack can also be frightening. Panic is not just Deepa Shah, A panic attack can go largely unnoticed and have no
about a normal fear. It can range from making someone proper diagnosis. People may also feel embarrassed to tell others
feel he or she is falling down or is having a heart attack, about the their attack and suffer it out. But its perfectly okay to come
she explains. forward and seek help and one should.