Galatta Cinema Magazine - February 2018

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It’s all about Love this month. Valentine’s Day is upon us and for the next couple of weeks at every turn we are going to be seeing love-struck red hearts with Cupid’s arrow running through their mushy center. However, this seemingly harmless celebration of love and romance has met with objection from religious fanatics and ‘disciplined’ cultural groups who look at Valentine’s Day festivities like it was an onset of a fatal epidemic. One can only hope that they have removed their monochrome glasses and will let the spirit of the season open up their hearts and minds. Let this Valentine’s Day be a day to celebrate love of all kinds, to foster peace and to bridge all our differences. In keeping with the flavour of the month, our usual spread of features is infused with romance. If you were wondering who the desirable singletons in movietown are, we have made our list, tracing the romantic history of a few of them too! Don’t miss the Galatta Cinema Exclusive on Ganesh Venkatram and his wife Nisha Ganesh as they take us through their travel diaries. Amazing photographs from enviable destinations. Another important love-affair is the one we share with our job! And our Cover girl Anjali is having an intense affair with showbiz. She loves her job and it shows. But she’s not the JOIN US ONLINE LOOK FOR US WITH THE KEYWORD GALATTA CINEMA: only passionate workaholic in this issue of GC. There’s a quick interview with Vikram, whom we love too much! Read it all. Enjoy. And Love us some more! Au revoir! KAANCHAN PRASHANTH, Deputy Editor