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American singer Adam Lambert (far right) was enamoured after

watching American singer Rihanna (right) perform live. Lambert caught Rihanna's show in Detroit and says her singing skills blew him away, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Speaking on an American talk show, Lambert said,"I like Rihanna's Instagram page because she's so much fun to look at. She's so gorgeous. I went to her concert in Detroit a few weeks ago. It was the night before I had a concert there.” He then added,"I knew it was going to be a great show anyway because I know the songs, but I was blown away. It was such a good show. The design and everything was really gorgeous and she delivered some vocals! I was floored. I was really impressed.” PTI

Adam Lambert 'floored' by Rihanna

It’s about movies and magic!

Day 2 in Cannes started at 8.30 am with a screening of

the competition title Staying Vertical by Alain Guiraudie. Even at that hour, the 2000-plus Lumiere theatre was packed to capacity. The film turned out to be the quintessential Cannes title —visually beautiful, emotionally opaque, sexually explicit and just flat-out bizarre. Staying Vertical stayed true to its own logic and the images stayed with me, with reasons enough to recommend the film.

Staying Vertical is the kind of a film that Cannes has built its reputation on. But the brilliance of this festival is that there is something for everyone. For those looking for more accessible fare, the festival showcased Jodie Foster’s new film Money Monster, which

showed out-of-competition. Star-wattage on the red carpet ramped up to a new level with George Clooney and Julia Roberts — it was her first time at the festival.Foster, on the other hand, came to Cannes when she was only 13 with the landmark Taxi Driver.

Meanwhile I & B Minister Rajyavardhan

Singh Rathore inau-gurated the India Pavilion, which is the hub of all the

Indian action at Cannes. The Indian visitors invariably make their way here. Today I ran into Pan Nalin who is

working on his next, after the award-winning Angry Indian

Goddesses and also spotted Mallika Sherawat dinning at a local Chinese restaurant. With China eyeing to become the biggest film market, she is heading in

the right direction.

Film critic Anupama Chopra talks about all the films that were screened at the second day of 69th Cannes Film Festival

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Director-actor Jodie Foster

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

Julia Roberts, George Clooney and his wife Amal Alamuddin

JuLiA goes bARefoot Not the one to

follow red carpet rules, actor Julia Roberts skipped heels under her Armani Privé black gown at the premiere of her film. As she slid out of her heels and walked up the stairs, we remember last year’s festival, where organisers didn’t allow women to attend screenings as they weren’t wearing heels. HTc

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Bengali Club at Kashmere Gate re-opens today, after INTACH helped in its restoration

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After almost a decade, Delhi’s popular Bengali Club at

Kashmere Gate is set to re-open. Known for its cultural and social activities, the club stopped organising events, about nine years ago.

Around five years ago, a portion of the building which houses the club had collapsed. “We had to stop all events at the club as the building was in shambles. The club has been renovated to keep the new generation in touch with our centuries-old culture,” says Som Prakash Mitra, president of the club.

Established in 1925, this was the first Bengali club in the Capital, and is known for not just its heritage significance but also for hosting one of the biggest Durga Puja celebrations. The heritage building was built in the 18th century. It also comprised a library, the Delhi Bangiya Sahitya Sabha, which was started in 1894. Later, when the club was established, the library was merged with it.

It was after a long struggle by the members that the renovation process was allotted to Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). “The Bengali Club is located in a heritage building and has major historic significance. The club members personally approached us to help. We agreed to do this as we believe the public should be

aware of the heritage value of this place,” says AGK Menon, convenor of the Delhi Chapter of INTACH.

The various cultural events and annual excursions organised by the club are still fresh in the memory of many of its members. The club will continue to have cultural programmes once it reopens. Noboborsho (Bengali New Year) celebrations and Rabindranath Tagore’s birthday will also be part of the evening cultural programmes. “We would have celebrated Noboborsho any way and since Tagore’s birthday was on May 8, we thought we’ll celebrate both the events together,” says Mitra adding that the intention was also to save funds. “Also, people won’t have to take out time twice, if we organise both the celebration on one day.” What could be better than the re-opening day.

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Members at the library before the club was renovated

Delhi renews Bong connection

insey MiLiyeThe play opens a window to a

surreal world and the lives of 3 identifiable and yet-not-so identifiable individuals. The story revolves around the three characters. Shaamnath is hosting a dinner for his Boss, and all the arrangements are in order. Yet there’s one problem. What to do with his old and illiterate mother? WHERE: Alliance Francaise, Lodhi Road, New Delhi WHEN: May 15TIMINGS: 7.30 pm

PoetRy dARbARIt’s a platform for general

audience to come and recite their own poetries, write ups, short stories and shayaris. Comprising poets and poetry lovers across the country, this darbar aspires to create poetry hubs in different cities to champion the cause of reviving the art. Eminent poet, Vimlendu Sagar will also recite his poems. WHERE: Epicentre, Sector-44, Gurgaon WHEN: May 15TIMINGS: 12 pm

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CATChiTLivEWHAT:n Sanjoy Sarkar’s presentation of Rabindra Sangeet. He is one of the Capital’s leading exponent of Rabindra Sangeet. n Jayati Ghosh will sing renditions of Rabindranath Tagore and Nazrul Geeti (written and composed by Kazi Nazrul Islam - Bengali poet, writer, and musician).WHERE: Bengali Club, Kashmere GateWHEN: May 14TIMINGS: 7pm and 7.20pm

NEAREST METRO STATION: Kashmere Gate on Yellow Line

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A view of the common room post the club’s renovation

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