Chatter box

Rough and tough
PARAKH Madan,who plays the gutsy cop Monica Mogre on Zee TV’s Monica Mogre Case Files,is actually very close to the character in her real life too. Parakh has recently gifted herself a brand new Maruti A-Star. She wanted to make this moment special and came up with a unique way of celebrating it. She drove down all the way from Delhi to Mumbai with her boyfriend. It was a non-stop 22-hour drive. She says excitedly,“Due to hectic shooting schedules these days,it’s nearly impossible to spend time on one’s interests. When I bought the car we decided to make complete use of the opportunity to explore our adventurous instincts.”

Women of substance
IF you don’t have anything special planned this Women’s Day,then you can get motivation from the Women’s World Awards,to be telecast on Zee Café. The city of Vienna was host to the 4th Women’s World Awards which was held on March 5,2009. The awards are presented in 12 different categories to women from all over the world whose achievements contribute to furthering self-determination,gender equality,freedom and the elimination of all forms of social and economic discrimination. It may lack the glitz of the Oscars and the song-and-dance of Indian awards,but at least it might prove inspirational.