Cut above
Bold, honest and ready for challenges, Masaba Gupta has taken after her parents
If your parents were fashion icons in their own respect, chances are that style and fashion sensibilities would come with genes. So, combine Vivian Richard’s sauve style with Neena Gupta’s perfect Indian elegance and we get Masaba Gupta, with her ‘I-give-a-damn’ style sense. No, we didn’t get it wrong but that’s how Masaba describes herself.“I am no diva, my personal sense of style is black and white. I have at least 1,000 white tees. I don’t like to go over the top with my style. Instead a jeans ad tee will work just perfect for me.” 

In a Trance
Technical Monsters all set to rock at Zinc Lounge on Saturday night
A more or less accepted fact — one doesn’t have to understand music to enjoy it. When DJ Shay from Israel and DJ Harry from Manali tell us that trance Full On is the most popular form of music across the world, with Israelis, Japanese, Indians, South Africans…we weren’t surprised, not even a bit.But, when the duo, all set to perform at Zinc Lounge along with Chakra:Vu (DJ Sameer and DJ Rohit) on Saturday night, say that the party scene in Manali has changed for bad, we wonder why.

Cuppomania
Special menus, music, tempting discounts along with live screening of World Cup matches; city bistros are offering their best to soccer fans
FIFA fever has gripped the city. And the pubs and restaurants are geared up to make the world's most watched event even more exciting.To give their customers the best of service, Hotel Mountview-10 has made special arrangements. An eight-feet ball designed by the students of Arts College finds a proud display on the hotel premises. 

Spicet treat
Introducing "Oye Pudina!" — A mouth watering new variant from Bingo! in the potato chips category especially keeping in mind the North Indian palette. The new product offering from Bingo! takes the philosophy of 'combinations' with an unique blend of Bingo!'s characteristic crunchy potato chips with a sprinkle of fresh Pudina leafs ,which guarantees to stir your taste buds, and leaves you asking for more.

Eat right
Healthy eating habits should be developed early in life
Among the umpteen workshops that are being held all over the city, this one's focus is on 'learning by doing'. "Healthy eating habits should be developed early in life," says Kandla Nijowne, culinary expert, who held a cooking workshop at Fab India-9 on Friday.As many as 25 kids (with their parents in tow) who participated in the workshop had hands-on experience of tossing green salads, making healthy pasta and cutting cookies in interesting shapes.

Frontier cuisine
Their menu's quite an assortment of sorts with Italian sharing space with Frontier Cuisine. Thrown in is the Peri-Peri, the fare from South Africa and here's welcoming the FIFA fever!

Bon Appetit
Mumbai masala
Every now and then we all have days when 'daal roti' seems mundane and boring. Our tummies belt out an "Inqalaab Zindabaad", wanting something more exciting and different. Steaming hot chappaties just don't go down well when the weather is steaming hot too! Maharashtra's street food, namely 'Paav-bhaji; and 'bhel-puri' are phenomenal hits, well beyond the state's borders.

Sing-a-song
Akshay Kumar turns singer with Khatta Meetha
After Sanjay Dutt and Hrithik Roshan, it is superstar Akshay Kumar who is making his debut as a singer in upcoming comic-caper Khatta Meetha. The actor, who speaks Marathi fluently, will be seen crooning Nana-chi Taang (Teri aisi ki taisi in Hindi) along with co-star Trisha.

Akshay Kumar 

Aamir loaded
After the success of his production ventures Taare Zameen Par and Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has been flooded with scripts, so much so that he had to set up a new section to take care of them.

Koffee break
Creative take
Manisha Koirala who was last seen in Rituparno Ghosh's Bangla movie Khela continues to be an enigma. Now, she excited about her new movie Ek Second Jo Zinadagi Badal De, directed by Partho Ghosh. She plays a complex role in the film, which stars Jackie Shroff, Rosa Catalano, Nikita Anand and new comer Suniiel Singh. After Mann, Grahan, Hindustan Ki Kasam, 1942- A Love Story, Agni Sakshi, Lajja, Khamoshi and Bombay, with Ek Second…, Manisha sees another turning point coming. Lifestyle gets talking to her.

Manisha Koirala

Work first
Abhishek Bachchan, who missed the 11th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) event in Sri Lanka, defended his absence from the gala due to work commitments.

Playing Cleo
Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie is reportedly set to portray legendary Egyptian ruler Cleopatra in a new biopic.With the 35-year-old beauty in mind, film producer Scott Rudin has purchased the film rights to upcoming biography Queen of the Nile, Cleopatra: A Life."The movie is being developed for and with Jolie," the producer's office said in a statement. Stacy Schiff, who wrote the new biography, which is set to come out this November, admits that the superstar would be ideal in the role.

Coffee break
Ace Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar has confirmed that he is coming back to the small screen with the third season of his popular celebrity chat show Koffee With Karan.

Cameron to adopt?
Hollywood actor Cameron Diaz has revealed that she is keen on adopting children in the future."I never say never (to having children). I could end up adopting half a dozen kids… who knows! Or I might make my nieces and nephews take care of me when I'm 80," said Diaz.




Cameron Diaz

Wedding bells
It looks like actress Renee Zellwegger is getting ready to tie the knot with her boyfriend Bradley Cooper. The rumours of a wedding looming ahead started after Zellwegger, 41, was photographed last week by Star magazine at the Carolina Herrera boutique in West Hollywood, where a big rack of wedding gowns was wheeled by.



Bradley Cooper