Toned yes, Twiggy no
Remember the waif-like model-actress Twiggy Lawson? Well, her look doesn’t find favour with our models, writes Jasmine Singh
There’s hardly a publication, channel, magazine or blog that hasn’t written about Kareena’s size zero. Still, whenever you come across somebody from the modeling fraternity, you can’t help but quiz them on the size zero buzz and their take on it? And if you have a petite, curly haired Sandhya Shetty in front of you, the question is inevitable.

Real ramp to reel one
Finally, we move to the girl, who is the talk of the town, Mugdha Godse, the star of the much hyped Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion. The girl co-stars with Priyanka Chopra. “I have been in fashion industry for a long time now. And I have been offered various kinds of roles, but when I was approached for Fashion I took it up because I had to play myself in the movie, says Mugdha, winner of the Gladrags Mega Model Contest.

Popkorn
Filmi fizz
Caught in storm, again?
CONTROVERSIES dog Shilpa Shetty wherever she goes. Recently the actor, who is hosting the second season of Bigg Boss on Colors channel, was attacked by the supporters of Republican Party of India (RPI) leader, Ramdas Athavale in Lonavala near here. On Friday after Shilpa finished recording her interview with TV tycoon Ekta and her brother Tusshar Kapoor in Lonavala, she was stopped from returning to Mumbai by Athavale’s supporters, who gathered at the Bigg Boss venue and pelted her car with stones.

Maiden cheer

The new Lifestyle had something to make a savvy group of young college girls happy on Monday. Lifestyle photo: Vinay Malik

Father or babysitter?
WHILE Madonna is away on her Sticky & Sweet tour, her hubby Guy Ritchie has decided to entertain himself by taking his sons to a pub. The Hollywood’s star couple owns The Punchbowl, a bar near their home in Mayfair, London and Ritchie has been taking eight-year-old Rocco and adopted tot David Banda, two, along to keep him company while he drinks.

The stage is set
The eight-day National Theatre Festival unveils on September 3
“A national theatre is worth having for the sake of the nation’s soul,” said Bernard Shaw. And translating the logic to reality the Department of Information and Public Relations, Haryana has teamed up with North Central Zone Cultural Center (NCZCC) Allahabad and NZCC Patiala to bring their Eighth National Theatre Festival, this time to Inderdhanush auditorium, Panchkula.

Not a weighty issue
AMERICAN pop singer Ashlee Simpson has hit out at reports that she is desperate to lose her baby weight; further insisting her main concern is the health of her child.

Lohan eyeing Phelps
HOLLYWOOD actress Lindsay Lohan, who was rumoured to be dating gal pal DJ Samantha Ronson, seems to have now fallen for Michael Phelps, the Olympic golden boy. The actress is reported to be begging the US swimmer to take her out for a date. However, the 23-year-old is not much interested in the offer, according to sources. But the Mean Girls star is leaving no stone unturned to land the opportunity.

Jackson’s B’day bashed!
A musical life mired in controversy —Michael Jackson, the self proclaimed King Of Pop, turned 50 and almost no one seemed to care about his birthday. Fans seem to be confused if the day should be celebrated or if they should pity the former rock star. Jackson had been in the spotlight ever since he was 11. But starting from his late 30s, he has been dogged by scandals and now as he hits 50 on coming Friday, he is a limp example of a fallen star. There is no denying that Jackson is one of the strangest and unusual celebrities ever.

Delayed
The release of Australia, the epic drama starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman has been postponed from November 14 to November 26. The outback romancer, which has been shifted by Fox was slated for stateside release on November 14, about 48 hours after its world premiere Down Under, but now the Oz date will also shift to tally with the U.S. Baz Luhrmann has helmed the film. 

Citiplex
Beauty with brains
Manpriya Khurana gets talking to models Sangita Bora and Anusha Chauhan, in Chandigarh for a fashion show, on beauty, books and ramp walking
Dressed in a grey tee and carbon jeans, this dusky beauty from Assam can pass off as any other model till she opens her mouth. Having bagged the Sudoku title at Femina miss India 2008, Sangita Bora is much more than a ramp walker for she knows how to play with words too. 

Dusky damsel: Sangita Bora. Lifestyle photos: Pradeep Tewari

Creativity unleashed
On its mission to become the largest sculpture park in the country, Kalagram is playing host to a sculpture workshop, featuring artists from Assam, Karnataka, New Delhi and Rajasthan. “This workshop is a part of the North Zone Cultural Center’s campaign to save dying art forms in India,” says Yashvinder Sharma Jassi, programme officer of the workshop. 

MOULDED THOUGHTS: An artist working on a wooden sculpture

About Town
Crafty jewels
A name known for crisp cotton kurtas, organic stuff and beauty products, Fabindia, has added one more item to its existing range -- jewellery. But it’s no ordinary jewellery collection. Crafted by artisan across the country these pieces blend traditional textile techniques with contemporary styling elements. Here you can pick anything from earrings to necklaces, ranging from Indian ethnic to contemporary western.

Frame by frame
For all you people who thought make-up was just bridal, Monday saw Cleopatra-44 in association with its students from the Cleopatra makeup academy, present a beauty and body art show 2008.

In vogue
What we think is what we become, is the tagline of the newly- opened fashion store Emerge in sector 10. 

Technoratti
Gizmo addas  
Books, CDs and trivia aren't the only things being bartered among buddies in City Beautiful. Some geeks have actually formed clubs wherein they buy and exchange hi-end gadgets, writes Jasmine Singh
Bartering among buddies? Well, friends are known to barter books, clothes, two-wheelers, helmets, cash, girlfriends and what not. The latest to jump on to this exchange bandwagon are a group of freaky people who don't only share their wisdom on the latest gizmos that hit the market. They've also formed 'gizmo groups' wherein they exchange their latest state-of -the-art gadgets, scrutinise and evaluate them too.

                           Hi-Talk: Sapna & her group share their gadgets 

Bheja try
Driven by creativity
Creative Mantra:They are recycling vehicle parts into object of daily use. Parbina Rashid talks to a few wheel wizards
If you are one of those for whom a car or a bike is nothing but a mode of conveyance, then all you can do is give your most tolerant smile when automobile aficionados go on and on about their passion for their beauty on wheels. 
CARageous: Mandeep Singh with his carman

GizmO H!
Berry, berry good
When we met Milind Gunaji a couple of years back, this lovable villain of Bollywood would get befuddled even at the mention of a computer or an e-mail. The past few years have been good to the man, at least technology wise, which we have kept a track on from his e-mails sent from his Blueberry Pearl off and on. And well, now it's time to catch the bull by the horn and make him spill the techno beans.