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Sherlyn, in brief
The sizzle ‘n’ scandal girl Sherlyn, who was in town, talked of simplicity and sensuality
If only oodles of oomph could get you to the pinnacle of a career, well then, every other sexy looking model in the industry would have hogged the limelight. All the same, only some can carry oomph with élan. Sherlyn Chopra is one such babe. But she isn’t all about a diamond-studded bikini or umpteen rumours, the singer believes in ‘being natural.’ “Arched eyebrows or bootylicious bodies don’t make women sexy,” says Sherlyn. “But body language, mannerisms, poise and simplicity sure do.”
Photo: Pradeep Tewari
Hindi-Yemeni bhai bhai
On Hindi Divas today, foreign students in the tricity get all chatty about their lessons in the language
What’s common between the queen of Bollywood, Katrina Kaif, Chotte Nawab’s ex-girlfriend Rosa Catalino or, for that matter, ace bowler, Brett Lee? Well, it’s the way they’ve endeared themselves to us Indians by speaking in our matrabhasha Hindi.
Singh is Kinng in Canada
Singh is Kinng in India. But, Canada’s permanent resident Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar reportedly faced hurdles to see his blockbuster through in the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival. And, now it seems that Kinng’s flick isn’t going well with critics in this democratic North American nation, the reason being the entry of an out-and-out commercial movie in the film festival mostly dominated by art films. However, TIFF co-director Cameron Bailey has strongly defended his decision to invite Singh is Kinng to Toronto.
When Harry met Savvy
Bachchan as Harry commands attention even asThe Last Lear collapses due to its rambling narrative, writes
Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry
When I went to see The Last Lear, I was determined to not only like the film, but love it. To celebrate a film, directed by Rituparna
Ghosh, based on Utpal Dutt’s play, Aajker Shahenshah was an act of great courage and affirmation, and I thought to myself, that finally we are going to get a film that is willing to take risks.
Amitabh Bachchan and Arjun Rampal in The Last Lear
 Koffee break
Reality bite
He is the new voice of Punjab, who is singing his way to glory. Vipul Mehta, participant of Voice Of India-2, is apna Punjabi munda from Amritsar. In Mumbai from past three months the boy is surviving competition and is trying to make his mark. A class XII student like others he too dreams to make it to playback singing once he
succeeds in this competition.
Rise of the Hero
Two years after being paired together in Jaan E Mann, Salman Khan and Preity Zinta would be seen together again in Heroes. Releasing this Diwali a trade insider comments, “Yes, Heroes has Salman and Preity coming together as a special attraction but not much should be read about their presence in Heroes. They play cameos in the film and are a part of one of the many segments in Heroes. In the movie we have an entire Sunny Deol-Bobby Deol track and also the one where Mithun and Dino come together. The film basically tells the journey of two youngsters (Sohail Khan and Vatsal Seth) as they come across all these ‘real heroes’.’’
Toon marathon
Ramayana -the epic, an animation film featuring Juhi Chawla, Manoj Bajpai and Ashutosh Rana in the voices of Sita, Ram and Ravan is set for an early 2009 release.
The film, made at a huge budget by Maya Entertainment Pvt Ltd and directed by Chetan Desai promises to bring to Indian screens global standards in animation seen so far only in international films, said its Executive Vice-President, Business Development, Jai
Natarajan. Desai said he aims to introduce Ram to the younger generation as an inspirational idol and the greatest superhero India has ever seen.
Toronto returned
Manpriya Khurana chats up city lad Vansh
Bharadwaj, who plays husband to
Preity Zinta in Deepa Mehta’s Heaven on Earth
For someone who just wanted to be ‘famous’ since a very young age and would practice signing autographs when in Class II or III, Vansh Bharadwaj has certainly made his dream a reality. Back in the city, after attending the Toronto International Film Festival, where his film Heaven on Earth was screened, he shares his experiences with us.
Photo: S. Chandan
 Talking shoppe
Wardrobe in wheels
Not just fashion collections, some city showrooms are looking different too. Here’s one...
Imagine steering yourself into a fashion garage. That’s right folks! A style refurbishing store that not only promises to overhaul your looks but has a different look itself.
Photo: Pradeep Tewari
CHOC A BLOCK: With the festive season drawing close, Fabindia has unveiled a two-day exhibition of block-printed chanderi silk kurtas and dupattas along with a select display of contemporary furniture in mahogany, sesham, mango and acacia wood. On till September 14.
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Bedwear in rainbow hues
Maspar home fashion, a brand known for furnishing, brings its latest collection of coordinated bed linen.
Matka chowk
Bed and Breakfast
Sreedhara Bhasin
The beautiful abodes of Chandigarh are now open to the visitors from across the world. One morning, I read an interesting piece in local newspapers that the UT administration has launched the age-old 'Bed and Breakfast' scheme, commonly known as B & B in Europe for accommodating the new surge of tourists in Chandigarh. For those visitors, who earlier has to pay heavy rents for hotel accommodations can now spend the same amount on the Sukhna boat rides or phulkari
dupattas, as local houses would host B&Bs, where one can spend a night and munch a hearty breakfast there.
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