Music and singing should be something that one enjoys from the bottom of one’s heart. But it has taken me a long while — almost my whole life — to get to that point.

I was deeply inspired by your column about being a hero, but I am so full of negative feelings all the time. How can I ever become a hero?”
Vidya, 19 years.

The higher you rise, the harder you fall, they say.
I have experienced this unfortunate side of fate. After making a successful debut with Hazaron Khawaishein Aisi, I continued doing a lot of quality work in several movies like Life In A Metro, Gangster, Woh Lamhe and Bhool Bhulaiyaa. But

People who have nothing have so much more courage than people who are blessed with everything,” said Priti Devi, who comes from the Kapurthala royal family. She is the backbone behind Freedom to Create.

How will I know when a boy is trying to deceive me? I mean, when he says he loves me but all he really wants is sex…” Alisha, 16 years old.

People who knew Keenan would vouch for the fact that he was one of the most fun-loving and outgoing persons they knew. He was also very sensitive and extremely calm. Picking up fights and getting into brawls was unlike him. Despite being a calm person, Keenan had zero tolerance for injustice. Whatever happened that fateful night must have been a powerful trigger.

My father, Syed Mohammad Yousuf died last month. They claim this happened when he was in police custody, but I refuse to believe that.

I fell in love with this girl, but on our first date, found out that she wasn’t pure. I have been shell-shocked and hurt, but can neither leave her nor get over this,” wrote 21-year-old Javed.

I get up every morning and tell myself I want to enjoy life at office today. But I end up preoccupied, nervous or just plain sad. At night, I look back and realise that I failed once again. Tell me how to enjoy life. Make it a short answer, something I can hold in my heart.” — Divya, Age 26.

After 14 seasons as an international cricketer, Harbhajan singh still feels the void created by his father’s death cannot be filled by any amount of success. The emotional upheavals in his career — his fallout with the NCA, his bowling action being questioned —have only made him more determined