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Grand designs
In the city, Vikram Phadnis gives an insight into the fashion world, his designs and much more
Why are fashion institutes important? Should or shouldn't Bollywood celebs be the showstoppers at fashion weeks? Are local fashion weeks justified? What are the designs and colour palette for the season? Another question, then next, next…ask as many, because not everyday one gets an opportunity to know everything about the fashion industry…not everyday Vikram Phadnis is in the city!
Photos: Pradeep Tewari
Going global
Virsa will be the first Punjabi film to be screened at the Dallas Film Festival on April 10 in the foreign film category
No matter how different Punjabi cinema tries to be, repetitive scripts and storylines, heavy duty moving dialogues, often the same kind of fields in the backdrop, nearly similar NRI bungalows, archetypal Punjabi suits for the village girl and fake accent for the NRI actor…shrinks the Punjabi directors' effort to be different. In such a scenario, if a Punjabi movie makes it to a foreign category, it definitely requires a zoom-in on
the achievement.
(L-R): Naumaan Ijaz, Gulshan Grover, Aman Dhaliwal, Kanwaljit Singh and
Australian actor Poonam, the cast of Virsa, are all set for the Dallas premier.
Simple to swanky
Smart computer counters, trolleys, bar codes, enormous range of products,
CCTVs...our desi baniyas are riding high on the departmental wave
Dals in green, red, yellow, black; atta and chawal heaped neatly in boris and wooden squares, an iron taraju dangling in the middle of the shop…the sight of our old baniya has long disappeared from modern cities.
Bhatia International Supermarket—35.
Nature’s best
It's an affair between the lens and far off lands, remote villages, forests, glaciers, sand dunes, nature… the photography exhibition "The Nude Tree" by Nisheeth Bhatt, captures the landscape colours, nude trees and human feelings over two decades, across three continents.
Nisheeth Bhatt shows his work
The fun day
Today is Easter Sunday that the world celebrates in various ways, so how about some ‘do it yourself’ fun?
Today is the Easter Sunday - the day of fun and festivity. As the world gathers to celebrate in various ways, we bring to you some ideas on how to make it a special Sunday.
Easter marks the end of 50 days of lent period in which Christians do not take non-vegetarian food and alcohol. "I am so looking forward to meals after the morning worship," says Christina Joseph, a teacher in a city school. "Easter Sunday marks the end of lent period - almost 50 days of fasting. So a big meal is in the offing," she says.
Mix & match
A band of young rappers is set to rock the city
It takes a second (even more) to understand and finally register the name of this rap group - Raptilez 1-0-1. Eek it sounds crawly! But we didn't have an iota of an idea that the name could spill creativity.
Yogi, by the way the name is Yadwinder, singer-cum- rapper of the group explains. "Nothing, don't go into the nitty gritty of the name of our group Raptilez 1-0-1. We are rappers, so the name 'Rap' and 1-0-1 means ek sey bhadkar
ek." Understood, wonder what does 'tilez' in Raptilez denotes. Some homework to do people!
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Sensational
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Post IPL party on Friday night was a glittering affair, with Katrina Kaif, Dr Vijay Mallya, Siddharth Mallya and other celebrities adding pizzazz and glam quotient. |
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Youth connect
Reinforcing the bond and connect with today's youth across the country, ITC's John Players announces the signing of the hottest youth icon Ranbir Kapoor as its new brand ambassador. The move adds a punch of freshness, dynamism and energy to the trendy apparel brand for men, while highlighting its commitment in making strong statements in the fashion and lifestyle space.
Tender & Soothing
Madame, a wear brand, has launched the much-awaited spring and summer collection that is marked with its unique and distinctive style.
Wash it off!
As per a research, six out of 10 clothes in India are still left with a stain at the end of the wash. FMCG major Reckitt Benckiser India has now launched new Vanish specialist stain remover — that can get rid of even tough stains in the very first wash!
Puppy love
Bollywood actor Abhay Deol is as passionate about dogs as he is about
cinema
The actor has been an animal lover since his childhood. "There are three dogs at my parent's house. I've grown up with these four-legged creatures all my life," said Abhay.
Beauty with brains
Bipasha Basu, whose much-awaited film Pankh directed by Sudipto Chattopadhyay released Friday, boasts that if she had not been smart and intelligent, she wouldn't be where she's now.
Bare act
Newcomer Maradona Rebello, who plays a lead role in just released Pankh, confesses he had a harrowing time doing unconventional things like getting smooched by a man in the movie. But he says going nude in front of his screen mother, played by Lilette Dubey, was the toughest. "It's been a harrowing time for me. I've given the role everything because I believed in the film," Maradona told.
Shweta’s shoe fetish
Shweta Agarwal owns 150 pairs of shoes
Actress Shweta Agarwal, who featured in Vikram Bhatt's Shaapit, seems to have a shoe fetish, considering her collection of over 150 pairs of shoes, one of them being a Jimmy Choo gifted to her by filmmaker Vikram Bhatt.
Picks & piques
Love, life & relations
There is diverse stuff at the cinemas this week. Tum Milo to Sahi is popular TV actor Kabir Sadanand's directorial attempt, The great Indian Butterfly is Sarthak DasGupta's premier attempt at art house cinema and Sadiyaan, Raj Kanwar's latest, harkens back to a bygone era. Take your pick…but first read on.
Design excellence
Be it designing exotic cane furniture for the British Council, Trident Gurgaon, and Trident Chennai or for the British Embassy in Egypt and Nepal, and the Oberoi hotels and towers in Mumbai, she has worked herself on every piece of furniture she has made.
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