ENTERTAINMENT 03

If band competitions are indica-tions of success, then Aizawl-based Avora Records, whosesound hits that sweet spotbetween alternative rock andpop, are on their way to star-dom. They have won prizes atthe MZU Rock Fest, the Sennh-eiser Top 50 among others.

EASY WANDERLINGS

AVORA RECORDS

Chrms, aka Veer Kowli, hasgarnered a lot of mainstreamattention for starting young –at 16. But his fandom is mostlybecause of his grasp over hismusic genre – future bass. It’snot easy to master and is alsonew to the bass scene inIndia. Veer recentlywon an award in

Venice.

CHRMS

ADITI RAMESH

Movies! Movies! Movies! There is no end to entertainment. All youneed to do is cut through the lights, the camera and the action.So simply tune in...

Good stories — told well — have thepower to inspire us, move us andforce us to look at our lives with afresh perspective. Here are a fewof them...

Yes ManTAKE IT EASY

“ The world is a playground.You know that when you are akid, but somewhere along theway everyone forgets it.” –Allison

We get so tired of our livesand never-ending duties that

our first answer to most questionsasked to us is a strong NO. The filmtells us what happens when we saymore YES than NO.

The Ramen GirlLIVE YOUR OWN LIFE

“ A bowl of ramen is a self-contained universe withlife from the sea, the mountains, and the earth. All

existing in perfect harmony. Harmony is essen-tial. What holds it all together is the broth.The broth gives life to the ramen.” – Maezumi

Don’t separate yourself from your past,present and future – it is all here,

in this very moment. The movie tellsus not to stray far from ourroots.

August RushKEEP THE FAITH

“ You know what music is? God’s littlereminder that there’s something elsebesides us in this universe, a harmonicconnection between all living beings.”

– August Rush

The film teaches you that in everyharmony there is some magic. But

the most powerful magic in this worldis the power of love.

As human beings we all have a tendency tothink what we have isn’t good enough. We

look at other people and think they are better off,or we would be happier if we had their advan-tages, their opportunities – in short, their lives.This movie makes us view life from someoneelse’s perspective. It also tells us that a little

bit of gratitude can change ourlives.

Rise of the GuardiansBELIEVE IN YOURSELF

“How can I know who I am,until I find out who I was?”

– Jack Frost

Who am I? What do I wantto be? How do I get there

with all that is given to me?These are existential ques-tions that an adult thinks ofas much as a teenager, or evenkids. Watch this movie if youhave lost faith and want to re-mind yourself of what you be-

lieve in.

The Secret Life Of Walter MittyALL DREAMS CAN BECOME REALITY

“ It’s not okay to just sit and think. Try doing theneedful and see what happens...” – Walter Mitty

All our visions can become a reality if youhave the courage to pursue them. It’s no

good just daydreaming about what could hap-pen. We need to take the first step and actuallypursue what we want.

The Pursuit of HappynessTAKE ACTION

“You got a dream. People can’t dosomething themselves, they wanna tellyou you can’t do it. If you want some-thing’, go get it. Period.” – Chris Gardner

There are times when your family,friends — and the rest of the world

— refuse to believe in you. They brushoff your ambitions as immature. Thebrilliance of ‘The Pursuit of Happy-ness’ lies in the protagonist Chris Gard-

ner, who ignores alldoubts his wifehas, struggles re-lentlessly againstall odds and final-

ly becomes suc-cessful. It willteach you to be-lieve in yourselfeven when theworld isn’t in-

clined to.

The IntouchablesBE HONEST

“What is your first reaction when you seesomebody who has disabilities? Pity …..?–Philipe

How many of us can make the best ofwhat we have? How many of us can

laugh at our own shortcomings? ThisFrench film is about the power of unex-pected friendships. It tells us what humanbeings can achieve with a little bit of in-spiration and a lot of humour.

Me AgainYOUR LIFE IS ALLABOUT THECHOICES YOUMAKE

“ There is nobody I wannabe than me, again.”– Rich Chaplin

MUST SEE

■ WILD FRANK, DISCOVERY, 3.00 PM:Frank tries to become a fakir andwalks over hot coal. However, thisdoes not stop a keelback, a dan-gerous snake, from biting him.

■ ANIMAL FIGHT CLUB, NAT GEO WILD,5.00 PM: The filmmaker presentsunique footage of animals of thesame species engaging in fatalfights to survive and thrive in theharsh conditions of the wilder-ness.

■ ATTENBOROUGH'S BIG BIRDS, SONYBBC EARTH, 7.00 PM: David Atten-borough, a wildlife expert, ex-plores the behavioural and phys-ical attributes of various birdsand sheds light on their charac-teristics.

■GLOBAL WHEELING: INDIANODYSSEY, HISTORY TV18, 8.00 PM:Keyden Kleinhans, a SouthAfrican adventurer and environ-mentalist, cycles across 40 coun-tries in protest to climate changewhile also raising funds for hisNGO.

■ SCIENCE ICONS, DISCOVERY SCI-ENCE, 9.00 PM: The ocean spansthe globe with a heart that beatswith a one-thousand-year pulseand it could even have an immunesystem capable of annihilatingall life on Earth.

1500: Portuguese explorerPedro Alvarez Cabral landedin Calicut and opened thefirst European factory inIndia.

1660: Daniel Defoe, Englishnovelist, was born in London.

1898: Hannibal WillistonGoodwin patented celluloidphotographic film, which isused to make movies.

1916: Roald Dahl, Britishauthor, was born in Cardiff,Wales.

1955: Swiss inventor Georgede Mestral was granted apatent for what wouldbecome known as velcro.

1959: The Soviet Union’sLuna 2 became the firstspace probe to reach themoon.

1992: Indian governmentdecided to form a NationalHuman Rights Commission.

1996: Lokpal Bill was intro-duced in the Lok Sabha.

1997: Mother Teresa's statefuneral held in India.

2001: US Secretary of StateColin Powell named Osamabin Laden as the prime sus-pect in the terror attacks onthe US on Sept 11, 2001.

THIS DAYTHAT YEAR

TELEVISION

■ ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS,ROMEDY NOW, 3.00 PM: DaveSeville teams up with three mu-sically-inclined chipmunks inorder to make a mark in the in-dustry. However, Ian Hawk, agreedy record producer, tries tosplit the group and exploit thechipmunks.

■ THE EXPENDABLES, STAR MOVIES,4.00 PM: A group of mercenariesare tasked with a mission to over-throw a Latin American dictator.But they soon discover that he isa mere puppet controlled by aruthless ex-CIA officer.

■ THE TIME MACHINE, WB, 5.30 PM:Scientist Alexander Hartdegen’sintention to prove his theory oftime travel turns into an obses-sion when he decides to go backin time to save his girlfriend fromdying.

■ LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER, HBO,9.00 PM: Lara Croft, an adven-turer, embarks on a journey tofind an artefact that possessesthe ability to control time. A se-cret society wants to lay its handson the relic for its own immoralpurposes.

MOVIES ON TV

MUST DOSEPTEMBER13, 2019

Pune’s Easy Wanderlings plays the kind of folksy,blues-tinged pop-rock that makes them ideal for

afternoon slots at music festivals. Their debut ‘AsWritten In The Stars’ won prizes and a lot of hearts in

India and abroad.

Singer-songwriter AditiRamesh is not just another

girl with a guitar. The 27-year-old former corporate

lawyer composes tunes thatseamlessly merge pop, jazz

and Carnatic classical to forgea distinct sound. Part of her

appeal comes from her abilityto write about her life in a

refreshingly candid way.‘Marriageable Age’, her best

performance till date, isabout parental pressure.

Keep your ears openfor these Indian indieacts making all theright noises...

Ape Echoes is a Mumbai-based band founded by pro-ducers and multi-instrumental-ists, Nirmit Shah, 27, and SidShirodkar, 25. Their music ismostly hybrid – jazz, electroni-ca, hip-hop, progressive-rock,funk and soul.

APE ECHOES