Gul Panag – the mistress of all trades
July 31st, 2011
The Indian School of Business (ISB) looked rather glamourous when actor Gul Panag turned up in a pretty green dress to talk to students about SOAP - a revolutionary volunteer platform and an online credit-based volunteer management tool which is a one-stop platform for corporates, volunteers and NGOs alike. While addressing the students Gul revealed that she initially thought, "I could become a politician and change the world." She is…
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If Gul Panag does, U2 can…
July 22nd, 2011
The actress is trying to bring the popular band to India for a concert. Will she succeed? Now, U2 can bring U2 to India — pun intended. Well, Twitter India’s undisputed queen, actress-cum-change agent Gul Panag has initiated a signature campaign to bring the famous band to India for a concert. She got a couple of thousand signatures, bound them in a book and presented it to the U2 management…
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Why did Katrina Kaif apologise: Gul Panag
July 21st, 2011
Katrina Kaif had compared her half-Indian-half-European ethnicity to that of Rahul Gandhi's, upsetting members of the Congress party. Subsequently, she apologised for her comments. Gul Panag, however, couldn't understand why she had to apologise. She tweeted: 'Katrina had to apologize on 'half-indian' comment on RG. Why?' And when a fan questioned Katrina's intentions, she wrote back: 'bad intentions? She was being questioned about about her "half indian " status. She…
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Gul Panag could teach Bipasha a thing or two
July 19th, 2011
Gul Panag just returned to Mumbai from Toronto, and she used this trip to learn a bit about the custom rules at the Mumbai International Airport. After all many actresses such as Bipasha Basu, Anushka Sharma, Minissha Lamba have been detained at the airport in the recent past for non-declaration of goods! Well, Gul has returned to Mumbai wilth some information... The lady was shocked to find that a 'polite…
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When fads overlook the reality
July 19th, 2011
Among the first to be spotted in India with a shiny Power Balance band on his wrist was industrialist Sidhartha Mallya. Newspaper reports claimed he wore the band to keep a check on his metabolic rate. It seems that junior Mallya picked it up from London after his trainer recommended it to him. Is it possible for a silicon band with a hologram to really affect your health and fitness…
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I wish I could fly my jet: Gul Panag
July 5th, 2011
Wed Side Story Ask Gul if life has changed after marriage and pat comes the reply, "No, not at all! My husband has a life and so do I, so why should anything change? I am the same Gul. Also, today, the life of a modern woman hardly gets affected with her relationship status. Gone are the days when a woman used to change her dressing style and would start…
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Gul Panag’s SOAP
July 5th, 2011
By Suma Nagaraj | The Water Cooler - Tue, Jul 5, 2011 Gul Panag is the sole leading lady of Bollywood who can be credited with breaking the beauty queen stereotype - after winning the Miss India title fair and square in 1999, she carved a niche for herself in Bollywood essaying roles of the strong woman protagonist and the insecure thirty-something urban female with equal panache. She professes her…
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Gul at the launch of Nokia E6 and Nokia X7
June 29th, 2011
Viral Oza (centre), Director Marketing, Nokia India, with film actors Soha Ali Khan (left) and Gul Panag launching two new smartphones in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo: Shanker Chakravarty
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Life’s just the same for Gul Panag
June 27th, 2011
Ask actor Gul Panag if life has changed after marriage and she pat comes a reply from her, "No, not at all! In fact, life is just the same as it was when I was single. Also, today, the life of a modern woman hardly gets affected with her relationship status. Gone are the days when a woman used to change her dressing style and would start wearing suits and…
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Power of silence reinforces faith
June 26th, 2011
I’ve always believed that one need not be too vocal or loud about their faith, this is a relationship that an individual shares with God and the best way to nurture this is to allow it to grow silently. For me, the power of silence is something that is very important when it comes to reinforcing my faith. I’ve always believed that the one way to connect to God is…
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