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Losing may also be a winning proposition in reality shows if you want to get noticed for future roles. For, these shows are a shortcut to the small and big screens. Our reality stars show us how….
Winning helps, but losing isn’t harmful either. The cause: reality shows that fetch you enough limelight, either ways. The effect: easy entry into television soaps and if luck’s shining, Bollywood isn’t far too.

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Moment of reckoning…
Lux Dance India Dance show participants, choreographer Geeta Kapoor and Siddhesh Pai met Raj Thackeray to seek his blessings before the finale on May 30. Siddhesh is one the four finalists, the other three being, Alisha Singh, Jai Nair and Salman Khan. Siddhesh is one the four finalists, the other three being, Alisha Singh, Jai Nair and Salman Khan. Last week, Prince was eliminated from the show after he got the minimum number of votes from public.

Bowl baby bol

Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor with kids during an International Cricket Council (ICC) news conference in New Delhi on Thursday. Reuters photo: Vijay Mathur

Bachna ae haseen
Deepika Padukone more beautiful than Angelina Jolie
Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie is facing competition in the looks department by none other than Bollywood starlet Deepika Padukone. Padukone who made headlines by debuting opposite superstar, Shahrukh Khan, has been hailed more beautiful than Jolie by The Fast and the Furious director Rob Cohen, FemaleFirst reported.

Baaton baaton mein
Director Karan Johar’s birthday bash turned out to be an occasion for a grand reunion between Bollywood stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor. The two giggled and danced together, ending the long-standing cold war between the Bachchan and the Kapoor families. The birthday party on Monday evening saw Aishwarya and Kareena laughing, giggling, whispering and behaving like two long-lost friends, adding that extra zing to Karan’s glamour-gorged bash.

It’s a bad, bad world
Dev Patel turns baddy in his next film
British-Indian actor Dev Patel, who played the happy-go-lucky slum dweller in the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, is all set to surprise fans with his villainous turn in Hollywood flick The Last Airbender.

SRK may play baddie in Dhoom 3 
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan who redefined the Bollywood villain by playing the bad guy in films like Baazigar, Anjaam and Darr is set to do a negative role once again for Dhoom 3, reports said. Khan has been approached by Yashraj Films to play the villain in the third edition of Dhoom series and the star has reportedly accepted the offer, Femalefirst reported.

Adhyayan Suman

All in good rumour
Adhyayan-Shahana link-up may be a publicity stunt
On screen they are playing siblings in Jashnn and off screen Adhyayan Suman and Shahana are romancing. Some suggest it’s all a publicity gimmick to support the film but Mahesh Bhatt scoffs at the idea. “I find the idea that Vishesh Films started the rumours amusing. Because the move would be counter-productive to our film. “I find the idea that Vishesh Films started the rumours amusing. Because the move would be counter-productive to our film.

Aam zindagi!
Whatever the name, whatever the form, you can never have enough of this king of fruits
Call it Malgovas, Mangot, Manga or Mangou - Mango certainly remains the undisputed king of fruits. Juicy, bright yellow in colour; this is one fruit that can draw crowds and tantalise the taste buds. Be it then alphonsos, raspuris or dussheris, summer means mango and no wonder nearly every dish at home contains mango during the season. And if you think mangoes are just for eating raw or drinking as juice, we get for you a true blue mango meal that start from starters, to sandwiches, juices, to chaat and then dessert.

Bon Appetit
Mango moments
Our childhood memories of most everything seem so sharp, so magnified….the buildings we saw seemed colossal, the fall where we skinned our knee, so excruciating, and the food we ate so lip-smackingly delicious! (unless it was a karela or a spoonful of smelly cod liver oil!) The chatakhh spiciness of my naani's achaar is still lingering on my tastebuds after so many years and even the best today, doesn't match that one! 

World on a platter
Hotel Taj's Cafe-17 takes you on a sojourn to feast on culinary delights from around the world for the next one week. Flavours from seven prominent cuisines encompassing the globe will be dished out in its dinner buffet.
The slow-cooking techniques of France, to the earthy uncomplicated ways of the Greeks, wonderful flavours amalgamating in the Italian sauces, the fresh curries of Thailand, and the richness and sophistication of Arabic cooking to the real taste of the Americas - come savour it all at the Café 17

Art on wheels
It’s an effort to bring art to people’s doorstep
In an effort to provide a platform to fresh talent and promote amateur artists, a mobile exhibition of paintings titled Parents, Power and Progeny by child artist Arun Koli, organised under the Museum Outreach Activity Centre’s programme, is doing rounds at city’s hip and happening places. The show that has already covered many city schools and colleges, showcases works by this young boy of 17 which is being enthusiastically received by the young and the old alike.

Husain under hammer
Works of eminent artists, including M.F. Husain and Satish Gujral, will go under the hammer Saturday to raise funds for the fight against polio in India. Over 90 paintings will be auctioned for the cause, said Krishen Khanna, a known artist, whose works are also included in the May 30 auction.