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 Star biographies are the flavour of the season. A peep into the on and off screen lives of celebs continues to enamour
Biographies & more
Purva Grover
Do
you know Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan are seeing each other? Did you now that SRK’s topless act in Om Shanti Om is the result of a promise he made to director-friend Farah during the shoot of Main Hoon Na? Admit it or not, we all love filmi gossips. You may not be an ardent fan and subscriber of filmi magazines, yet from time to time you don’t really mind lending an ear to the tatter of the tinsel town.
And, what if all this was presented to you on a tasteful expensive classy platter, oops a bulky book with stunning pictures and gorgeous design, you wouldn’t really mind. Or perhaps, you would, for there has to be a difference between reading a memoir and flipping through a masala magazine. The last few weeks were one of biographies and autobiographies, and of excitement and rumours.
Kabir Singh is bundle of energy & talent
 creative
calling
Parbina Rashid
He is no longer going to be known as ‘just Neelam Man Singh Chowdhry’s son’. We knew it was just a matter of time when we had earlier seen Kabir Singh hovering around his mother’s stage productions doing odd jobs. He even made a name for himself when he translated the dialogues of Nagamandala for a Japanese audience. Neelam’s creative son has finally found his calling — making movies and he starts with Deepa Mehta.
Telly Tales
Mind your language
Want to master a language? Stay away from the idiot box, is what we advise
Purva Grover
A self-proclaimed rock star is translating his hit numbers in English for the sake of his international fans. An item queen is mastering the language to gain acceptance amongst the class conscious. A popular actor born and brought up in the Hindi-speaking belt speaks an accented Hindi and English. An international choreographer showers praises on the contestants in his half-baked Hindi. Well, don’t be baffled, it’s just that our celebs are on a unique drive. Their mission is to master a language — Hindi/English, the medium is the telly screen, and the victims are, us viewers.
He has designs on your city
Parbina Rashid
For someone who is constantly on the lookout for beauty and cultural sensitivity for inspiration, it was only natural that his first visit to the city would evoke artistic feelings in him. Sudhir Deshpande has spent only a couple of hours in the city but he knows what he would like do — “Chandigarh is a beautiful woman but it lacks ornamentation which can come in form of multi-dimensional metallic sculptures.” And for him the city roundabouts are the perfect place to start with.
Kids can wait: Eva
EVA Longoria has revealed that she has no plans of having kids for the time being. The ‘Desperate Housewives’ star said that she and her on-screen character ‘Gabrielle’ on the hit TV show were not keen on kids in the near future. “Not for me, and not for Gabrielle,” the Daily Snack quoted her, as saying. Earlier, the petite actress revealed that her boss on the TV show, Marc Cherry had slapped a baby ban on her and her husband, French basketball star Tony Parker.
Needle is the saviour
Aman Minhas
Anti-wrinkle
creams have proved to be a disappointment. Dyeing of hair too has failed to draw attention away from the lines. And, your dreams to age gracefully like yesteryear stars are shattered. Now, what if we were to tell you that all this can be taken care of within as less as ten minutes? It costs a few thousands, comes as a prick and stays for six months. Botox is the new magic word and both women and men are vouching for it. We enter the scene with a watchful eye to gauge the wonder solution.
Retail Pleasure
Shopping at swanky retail outlets is more like an executive decision, says
Saurabh Malik
AFTER striking roots in the country’s cyber cities, retail malls offering more than fresh fruits and vegetables are branching out in Chandigarh. And along with the food and pleasure malls, management institutes have mushroomed across the city for catering to the burgeoning demand for skilled professionals obligatory to manage the mega outlets.
As giants like Reliance, Spencer and 6-Ten join the win-win retail race with Subhiksha and ITC for presenting on a platter sheer shopping pleasure, the number of outlets have, in the past month or so, increased to over 40. In Sector 38 alone, you have three food and grocery malls in a row.
beauty studio
Welcome Winter
Pammy Kaul
Winterising the skin at the start of the season is the only way to combat dryness and flakiness. I advocate moisturisers for every skin type as the weather changes. People with oily skin also benefit from
moisturisers, but water based ones. The only ones who should skip the moisturiser are those with acne.
Bar soaps are a complete no-no neck upwards as they dry out your skin big time. Replace the bar with a face cleanser that contains oil, water and surfactants.
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