Funky is in
Saurabh Malik
Sequined, silky and curve-skimming numbers light up city shelves
The funky look is here! Sequined tops with strings for tying across the shoulders and glittery tees with solid knots at the back! The chic bits-and-pieces are making a statement like never before in fashion malls and garment houses across the city. All ready to be picked up.

Confluence of stars As Star’s stars continue to descend on the city, Saurabh Malik catches up with the shiniest of all reel-life couples, Neev and Praachi He may not lead her to the altar in Kayamath till the D-day, but the late night saga’s protagonist Neev aka Jay Bhanushali drove into the city late Friday night with Panchi Bora, prevalently branded as Praachi Shah. As the starry eyed duo spend some relaxing moments in a Sector 10 hotel with the Star Plus team after a long and arduous journey, fans rushed to catch a glimpse of their favourite luminaries, all set to twinkle on the city’s horizon for the promotion of their show. — Photo by Manoj Mahajan

Scoop of health Purva Grover Fresh, natural, green, toxic-free and nutritious. That’s organic food for you. Synthetic is out, organic is the buzzword today. And doing their bit for the organic movement is Roma Singh and her daughter Tripat Singh. Roma moved to the city five years back with a dream to put the city on the organic map. And, she chose simple recipes from her kitchen to set it rolling. — A Tribune photograph

Cosmic Colours S.D. Sharma In the best and the worst of times humanity always turns to art to find happiness and harmony. We as a city too have had our contribution to the noble gesture in the form of work by Shiv Singh. A city-based artist, he is now all set to enamour the art aficionados of Canada with his unique creative venture — ‘Cosmic Mysteries’, a collection of his latest works in water colour. — Photo by Manoj Mahajan

Sarah, Kim pals again
There won’t be any tension on the sets of the Sex and the City movie, for co-stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall have buried the hatchet. The two women started off as close pals when the hit TV series debuted in 1998. But over the years things got strained when their friendship started deteriorating.

Matka chowk Summer’s sweet fruits Sreedhara Bhasin My father told me a lot of stories of growing up in East Bengal (now Bangladesh) and of summer afternoons, spent in collecting luscious summer mangoes and jamun from trees all around. Sometimes, they were chased by lathiwalas, sometimes by cobras, but children indomitably climbed the trees heavy with amrud or aam or threw stones at the jamun in order to make the most of summer adventures.

First Day First Show Comedy of misadventure Rajiv Kaplish You are down in the dumps and want to blow your blues away. You hitch a ride in a comic vehicle with wheels of fun called Partner and traverse an odyssey of frolic. So what if the story has been lifted from Will Smith-starrer Hitch? You can be imaginative even in imitation, feels director David Dhawan who carries out a casting coup of sorts and brings together Govinda and Salman Khan.

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