Winsome twosome
Cricketer Harbhajan Singh and TV actress Mona Singh's power-packed Punjabi performance in the grand finale of the dance reality show Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena helped them bag the award for the best dancers on the show. The duo danced on the popular, fast and catchy number Nagaada nagaada baja from the hit film Jab We Met. The Sikh background of each of them gave them an advantage to add the right flavour to the performance and left the judges - cricketer Wasim Akram and actress Sushmita Sen — spellbound.  Winning stroke: Harbhajan Singh with dance partner Mona

Perfect timing
Priyadarshan's next comedy De Dana Dan has been delayed because the prolific 
filmmaker wants to concentrate on the Darsheel Safary-starrer Bam Bam Bhole. The project, however, has an added member in actress Sameera Reddy. De Dana Dan is not technically a sequel to Hera Pheri, but is a kind of follow-up that stars Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Suniel Shetty and Neha Dhupia. Said Sameera: "I've never worked with Priyan before. But I think he liked my comic timing in Race where I played Anil Kapoor's airheaded assistant. "That's how I am in De Dana Dan too. I've always been a big Priyan fan." Sameera's enthusiasm, however, will have to wait.

Sameera Reddy

Regal Role
Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has been tipped to play the role of Egyptian queen Cleopatra in a 30million-dollar, three-dimensional Hollywood musical. A Variety magazine report describes the film, Cleo, as a 3-D live action rock 'n' roll musical It will be directed by Steven Soderbergh, and Aussie actor Hugh Jackman, who starred in X-Men, is in negotiations to play her Roman lover, Mark Antony. The musical score for the film is being composed by rock band Guided by Voices, and its former bass player, James Greer, is said to have written the script. This is the first time that the Cleopatra story is being made into a large-scale musical by a Hollywood film studio, and it will be the first time that Soderbergh has directed a musical and a 3D film. 

Catherine ZetaJones

Animated thoughts
Popstar Geri Halliwell is considering A listers like George Clooney and Wayne Rooney for her animated flick Ugenia Lavender. Halliwell, whose cartoon book Ugenia Lavender has become a huge hit with the kids will soon be made into an animated flick, with Halliwell voicing Lavender. "When I was initially approached about turning my children's book series into a movie I was incredibly flattered.

Geri Halliwell

Return gift
Business is soaring in certain sectors, thanks to the visiting NRIs who believe in taking back a piece of tradition 
It's the season of homecoming for many staying abroad. Called the NRI season, it usually starts around October and ends in February. To the delight of the business community of the city as these NRIs surely fluff up their business. Curious as what interest them? We do a little survey.

Customised glow
Home-made sweets, and now personalised candles. This Diwali, gift your loved ones candles that you have designed 
Nothing quite says 'peace' like the glow of a candle in the dark. Flickering in the wind, it's the glow of the candle that lends flavour to the festival of lights. Creating warmth, hope, relaxation and comfort, it's a candle that makes home away from home. With one day to go for Diwali, we give you a low down on how to make candles at home that would make for a perfect gift for family and friends.

BODY wise
WINTER WORKOUT

Boney concern
Dr Sanjay Wadhva, Professor and head of physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department, PGI, speaks about osteoporosis and how it is affecting women. 

Drink vegetable
A new study by researchers at the University of California-Davis has suggested that making vegetable juice a daily habit could be a small step that can lead to big changes in meeting daily vegetable recommendations. For the study, the researchers looked at three groups of healthy men and women. All three groups received dietary counselling on ways to get more vegetables, but only two of the groups were instructed to consume at least one serving of vegetable juice each day.

Family business
Padamshri Mehmood Dhaulpuri and son Fakruddin Dhaulpuri are keeping alive the family legacy of seven generations
Bade miyan so bade miyan, chhote miyan subhaan Allah… or Honhaar birwaan ke hoat hain chikne paat (Coming events cast their shadows before) is the spontaneous comment of the audience, whenever the immaculate solo recital or accompaniment by Ustad Mehmmod Dhaulpuri on harmonium or on sarangi by his young son Fakruddin Dhaulpuri is held. 

Photo by Manoj Mahajan

What a party
IT was one happening bash that had it all to make us thoroughly enjoy it. With Women flaunting their best party wear and men looking even more dashing in their graceful formals, the night actually promised a lot of celebrations. Well, the event was 15th anniversary of World Wide Immigration Consultancy Services (WWICS), which saw people applauding its accomplishments.

Photo by Parvesh Chauhan