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Lip service
Post-Pinki, will the accolades beget action? Hear it straight from the lips of people involved in bringing smiles to the faces of many little Pinkis closer home …
 It's certainly been a moment of India
smiling. The smiles that lighted up little Pinki's cleft-free countenance
and that of the entire Smile Pinki crew on the Hollywood red carpet
had a radiance that touched many a heart closer home. For, Smile Train, the
international NGO whose work has inspired the 39-minute Oscar-winning
documentary by Megan Mylan, is also the tale of tiny tots around us. By supporting the cause of
these children, Smile Train not only provides them freedom from a
deformity, but also liberates them from the stigma that's attached to
these 'jeeb-kate bacche.' Superstition has it that this deformity affects
pregnant women who come under the evil influence of a lunar eclipse or
that of Rahu and Ketu.
Pinky (centre) and director and producer Megan Mylan of the documentary film along with the social worker Dr. Subodh Kumar Singh, a subject in her story Smile Pinki. AP/PTI
Clutch it
We saw the Hollywood hotties clutching on to them at Oscar nite. Now, the city ladies are eyeing these clutch bags for that complete party look
Jimmy Choo, Hobo, Botega,
Tod’s G, Judith Leiber; these are names linked to an astounding sum of
money. But wait, if you thought they are people who are connected to bull
and the bear or men who can transform a nation’s economy overnight, you
could not be further from the truth. But big they are. They are the people
associated with the business of fashion and mark the rise and fall of a
trend more frequently than the Sensex.
 Rahman
razzmatazz
When it comes to dressing, the music maestro trusts his wife,
says designer
Even though maestro A.R. Rahman has proved he has impeccable music
sense-as is evidenced by his twin Oscars, when it comes to following
fashion trends, he completely trusts his wife Saira Banu, says his
stylist Vijayeta Kumar. "He is a very simple person and doesn't
believe in doing anything flashy. He is not at all brand conscious and
blindly depends on Saira for the final call," Vijayeta Kumar said. "He is a very simple
person and doesn't believe in doing anything flashy. He is not at all
brand conscious and blindly depends on Saira for the final call,"
Vijayeta Kumar said. "The reason behind this
is that Saira is more aware and keeps herself updated about the latest
trends," she added.
Minimalist millionaire
The red carpet saw Angelina scoring over Winslet and Aniston
Angelina Jolie might have lost out to Kate Winslet at the 81st Oscars in the best actress category but she was fashion critics' favourite to top the best-dressed
list. Wearing a black Elie Saab gown, Jolie added a splash of colour to the ensemble with emerald drop earrings and a matching ring. She also trounced current partner Brad Pitt's ex-wife Jennifer
Aniston.
Hot and cold
The verdict on stylish and not so is out. While Angelina
Jolie, Sarah
Jessika Parker, Heidi Klum and Amy Adams got thumbs up from fashion gurus, Beyonce Knowles, Marion Cottilard and Queen Latifah got thumbs down.
Who's afraid of competitions!
 'Keeping up with the Joneses' just got a new meaning in the campus festivals. Not repeating or being offbeat is the norm
Whoever heard, wrote or
believed in 'necessity is the mother of invention', couldn't have been
more way off. Isn't surfeit the 'big mommy' of invention? Doesn't
competition drive the innovation? The panel discussion troop can continue
contesting while we declare upfront. At least in the campus festival
entertainment industry, competition drives.
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Neck tie |
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There was a tie for the Most Bizarre Neckpiece Honours, what with Rourke sporting a picture of his pet and Mellissa adorning a spider motif.
Photos: Reuters
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Spade work
Judgement day
This is the season of flower and garden festivals. The Rose Festival is over, now is the turn of Spring Fest to be held in Panchkula, a flower show at Yamunanagar and at Punjab Agriculture University,
Ludhiana. The plants that were adapting themselves to changing weather now have set right their clocks and are expected to give better blooms during the coming days. You can expect even a better display there. But then, there is going to be a tough competition.
i tone
We went. We showed. We
conquered. We are talking of Slumdog Millionaire. Has the overnight
success of the young stars raised aspirations of the youth and created
unrealistic expectations?
The Cyanide effect
It was fun and frolic at the fest of Department of Chemical Engineering, Panjab University
It was day two of unlimited
fun and
 activities as Cyanide continued its effect on campus. With a
footfall of more than 2000 the fest was high on mast radar. Sticking to
the theme of Chandigarh marathon, it started with a cleanliness drive at
the Student center where students and volunteers joined in this collective
effort to clean up the heart of campus and the department grounds which
later turned into a complete fete area.
Day two of Cyanide saw campus grounds turn into centrestage
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Hair raising |
A dancer puts her best foot and arms forward at a recent dance show.
Lifestyle photo: Kamal Kishore
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A man’s world
From fairness cream to anti-aging lotions, the cosmetic industry finally opens up
for men
Probably cosmetic industry
was the only field where women had advantage over men. Anti- aging creams
to take care of their wrinkles, sunscreens to rescue them from harsh UV
rays and what not to make them look their best. And then came Shahrukh
Khan, the saviour of the boy who stole girls’ fairness cream in an
advertisement. The astute hero advises the boy to stick to only men’s
fairness cream as that would render better results.
Marriage of convenience
 Phillips opened its outlet with international standard products at Utility Engineers in Sector 35. According to Mohandeep Singh, director, Philips, the company is committed to provide consumers durable products. Recently Philips has launched one of the world’s best and fastest LCD screen. The UV water purifier range of Philips has bagged the best purifier award at UNESCO. Other than this it has also launched Bluetooth MP3 System. This launch has brought two leading companies together — Phillips and Godrej.
Launch PAD
For your eyes only
Velvette eye gear announced its grand summer 2009 collection for North India. After a fantastic run in its inaugural year, Velvette eye gear was introduced along with bollywoods movie Race. A vibrant collection for this summer, Velvette eye gear, is aiming to make sure that "Race-2" which is slated for release next year will also give the brand an equal recognition, this time with Kareena in the lead instead of Katrina.
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