'I want to just haso, hasao and khush raho.'

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'I want to just haso, hasao and khush raho.'

<strong>EXPECTATIONS</strong> There are huge expectations from the music of <em>Kalank</em>. After it, it sees Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala join hands who bring on board composer Pritam along with lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya. Moreover, with a stellar cast at its disposal and Varun Dhawan along with Alia Bhatt leading the show, you do expect fireworks. <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-971649" src="https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Kalank-4-2.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="450" /> <strong>MUSIC</strong> First to arrive is <strong><em>'Ghar More Pardesiya'</em></strong> which is set during the Dusshehra sequence in the film. The song helps take the narrative forward for the film as Alia Bhatt meets Madhuri Dixit and then Varun Dhawan for the first time. The well written number has a good metaphorical reference too and Pritam brings a new dimension of his to the fore by putting together this semi-classical track that is very well rendered by Shreya Ghoshal. Later in the soundtrack, a 'radio edit' version appears which has Vaishali Mhade joining Shreya. This one adds to the recall value. Next to arrive is <strong><em>'First Class'</em></strong> and this is also the best song of the soundtrack, what with a peppy tune, catchy lyrics and some 'masti se bharpoor' singing by Arijit Singh and Neeti Mohan. In fact one wonders why this wasn't the first song to be promoted and placed right at the top of the soundtrack. With a start that reminds one of Pritam's own <em>'Afghan Jalebi'</em> [<em>Phantom</em>] and the flow that is on the same lines as <em>'Saree Ke Fall Sa'</em> [<em>R... Rajkumar</em>], <em>'First Class'</em> is a chartbuster with cool rhythm accompanied by the dance moves that have become quite popular. Arijit Singh gets into an altogether different 'avtar' with the title song <strong><em>'Kalank'</em></strong>. This one only adds further class to this album that keeps the fire igniting with every passing number. A heartfelt number with sadness all over it, <em>'Kalank'</em> has brilliant lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya that stay with you long after it has been heard first. Moreover, Arijit's rendition is truly the kind that is for a heart which is in pain and that's something which turns out to be the hallmark of the song. There is a duet version too with Shilpa Rao but it's the solo version that stays. Shreya Ghoshal is back as the voice of Madhuri Dixit and she sings <strong><em>'Tabaah Ho Gaye'</em></strong> in a manner that only she can. In fact Pritam too composes this one in a style that is reminiscent of the kind of music that Sanjay Leela Bhansali has in his own films. Musically, this one is on the same lines as <em>'Maar Daala'</em> [<em>Devdas</em>] though this one does manage to bring in its own individuality as well, hence lending a good impression. There is certain sadness and pain in Shreya's voice which compliments the situation that Madhuri Dixit finds herself in the film, and that works. <strong><em>'Aira Gaira'</em></strong> comes next a couple of times and this is the much talked about song-n-dance appearance of Kriti Sanon. Sung by Antara Mitra, this one actually reminds one of the kind of songs that Rekha Bhardwaj has sung in quite a few films. A high on energy number, this one actually reaches its crescendo when Javed Ali and Tushar Joshi pair up to provide vocals for Varun Dhawan and Aditya Roy Kapur in the film. In a style that has its base in the 40s and the 50s, this one needed more time for promotion in order to reach out to the audiences much quicker. The album concludes with Jonita Gandhi going solo for <strong><em>'Rajvaadi Odhni'</em></strong>. This one too has its base in Sanjay Leela Bhansali style of music and again it is surprising that the song wasn't promoted much in advance. A song which actually kick-starts the film and introduces Alia Bhatt to the audience, this one is picturised as well as placed well in the film. A catchy number that has the feet tapping. <strong>OVERALL</strong> Pritam comes up with a very good soundtrack for <em>Kalank</em> and is helped a great deal by lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya. Moreover, there is a consistency of sound right through half a dozen odd songs that feature in the soundtrack. Even though the film is set in the 40s and the music compliments that era as well, even today's audience can well be entertained. <strong>OUR PICK(S)</strong> <em>‘First Class’</em>, <em>‘Kalank’</em>, <em>‘Tabaah Ho Gaye’</em>, <em>‘Rajvaadi Odhni’</em>

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சென்னை: ஏப்ரல் மாதம் மீனம் மாதமும் மேஷம் மாதமும் இணைந்த மாதம். சூரியன் மீனம் ராசியில் பாதி நாட்களும், மேஷம் ராசியில் பாதி நாட்களும் ஆக சஞ்சரிப்பார். ஏப்ரல் மாதம் மேஷம் ராசியில் சூரியன் உச்சம் பெறும் மாதம். இந்த மாதம் மகரத்தில் செவ்வாய் உச்சம், சனி ஆட்சி, குரு நீசபங்க ராஜயோகம், ரிஷபத்தில் சுக்கிரன் ஆட்சி

சென்னை: ஏப்ரல் மாதம் மீனம் மாதமும் மேஷம் மாதமும் இணைந்த மாதம். சூரியன் மீனம் ராசியில் பாதி நாட்களும், மேஷம் ராசியில் பாதி நாட்களும் ஆக சஞ்சரிப்பார். ஏப்ரல் மாதம் மேஷம் ராசியில் சூரியன் உச்சம் பெறும் மாதம். இந்த மாதம் மகரத்தில் செவ்வாய் உச்சம், சனி ஆட்சி, குரு நீசபங்க ராஜயோகம், ரிஷபத்தில் சுக்கிரன் ஆட்சி

• NASA engineers are continuing to drive the Mars Curiosity Rover while working from home.
• The job is highly technical and delicate, but the team has already managed to complete a successful operation under lockdown.
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Life during lockdown has meant millions of people having to adapt to their home and work lives colliding. But what's that like when your work involves driving a nuclear-powered robot on the surface of Mars?

Business Insider spoke to two of the NASA technicians currently piloting the Mars Curiosity rover from home. It's a delicate operation that takes careful planning between a team of roughly 75 NASA engineers and scientists. Even while working remotely, the team was able to rig up their home workstations well enough that the rover has already completed a successful drilling operation while its human operators are in lockdown.

Despite doing the most otherworldly job imaginable, the Curiosity rovers are having to contend with familiar stresses of lockdown working life. They told Business Insider their personal tips and tricks for staying focused and healthy as they work from home.

Get comfy

Matt Gildner is the planning team lead for the rover, which means he directs a team of about 20 people who build the commands to send the rover to tell it where to go and what to do. Gildner's day involves staying permanently teleconferenced in to conversations using two headsets, one in each ear. A few times a day he also uses red-blue 3D glasses to examine images sent back by the rover.

His first change to his work-from-home set-up: Get a better chair. "The first week I got here I had an old wooden bank chair that while it looked really nice next to my desk, [was] not very comfortable," said Gildner. He quickly swapped this out for a more comfortable ergonomic chair. He and his wife are also making cold-brew coffee every night, ready to go in the morning.

Make sure you're seeing some kind of change

Gildner's also trying to make sure he doesn't stay glued to his ergonomic chair, making it a point to get up and moving around. "It's really about just getting up and stepping away from the desk for a while," Gildner said. This could be to just go to the kitchen to get a snack or, in Gildner's case, tend to some home baking projects.

"I was already baking some bread before this all happened, but I did kind of up my game in that area," he said. Specifically Gildner (a fan of the YouTube cooking channel "Bon Appetit") has started experimenting with overnight dough fermentation.

"It's nice to go and have something new to see every morning that changed overnight, or you get to see something progress," he said. "That's an important part of mental health and this point in time — to make sure you are having something in your life that is life-changing and dynamic despite your being in the same place."

He draws a parallel between this and his work on the rover. "That is one of the big draws of working a spacecraft operation, especially on Mars, is that every day we're driving to a new place and I get to look at images that no human has ever seen before. And Mars is always throwing us something new."

Keep a firm line between work time and downtime

"I also tend to really shut my computer down and put my phone away for work at the end of the day, just because I want to still try to keep some good separation between work life and home life, even though they're happening in the same place right now," Gildner said.

Project lead Alicia Allbaugh, who oversees the entire team of 75, also likes to draw a clear line between home and work life. She also recommends "not blending home tasks during your work time."

"I try not to deviate too much from what I would've done at work. Because then it can get you distracted and you start pulling away," she said.

Allbaugh also had to divvy up parts of the house with her husband, who also works at NASA. The two didn't want to work in adjacent rooms because they might hear each other's teleconferences through the walls, so Allbaugh works upstairs while her husband gets the kitchen, along with the couple's two rescue bunnies Oreo and Grayce.

In her free time Allbaugh has been tinkering with home improvements, and finished a long-standing project of painting and varnishing some linen-closet doors.

Respect other people's rhythms

As manager of a large team, Allbaugh also has to be sensitive to the fact that everyone has different daily rhythms working from home, especially those with children. Sudden mutes in meetings for children talking and clocks chiming have become the norm.

"We're all very empathetic for each other. I mean we find this adorable. We're not frustrated, whereas if someone came in and interrupted your meeting when you were in the conference room, you may have been like, 'What was that about?'" said Allbaugh.

Keep up the social side of the office

Allbaugh's team has also tried to keep social elements of their office going through virtual happy hours, and she has set up open-office tea break meetings so her team can just come in for a chat, which she thinks is important to keep up even as the lockdown drags on. "Because at first it's novel, and then it's okay — now it's a marathon," she said.  

SEE ALSO: NASA engineers explain what it's like to drive a nuclear-powered Mars rover from home during the pandemic

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