Behind the camera
The acting offers I got didn't excite me, says Punit Malhotra
Manish Malhotra's nephew Punit Malhotra, whose directorial debut I Hate Luv Storys released on Friday, says that he came to Bollywood to become a leading man but did not get good acting offers.

Knot so loose
Newlywed Megan Fox believes celebrity marriages are doomed to fail, because the temptation to cheat is 'just too much'. The actress, who recently married long-term on-off boyfriend Brian Austin Green, said she believes that Hollywood marriages are likely to end in divorce.

A simple life
Cameron Diaz wants farm life
Hollywood star Cameron Diaz is contemplating taking a break from her A-list lifestyle to go and live on a farm. The 37-year-old actress is considering taking a break from the spotlight for a year so she can get closer to the earth as she "feels the need" to grow crops and rear animals. "I've always been on the move so what I'd love to do is spend a whole year in one place, on a farm," Diaz said. "It's almost like this primal thing. I really just feel as if the earth is where we all come from and we have nothing if we don't have soil and water and sun. I've read a lot about agriculture and I feel the need inside me to work with the earth in some way."

Brand of boys
They are young, gifted and posh, and fighting evil at a cinema near you. Most importantly, they are British. Hollywood had always a supply camp for supercilious English villains. But now producers are casting quirky-but-dishy British boys as heroic, romantic action film leads.

Well play-ed
The belief that theatre is a complete art pervasive with many other elements like literary and fine arts found its true expression in Su-Kriti - the two-day multi Art Theatre Festival commenced at the Randhawa auditorium.

An evening to remember
After the country comes the family and my official family comprising of all the employees of the State Bank of India especially those from the local head office," maintains SK Sehgal, Chief General of State Bank of India, Chandigarh circle. Adding a new dimension to this year's musical evening, only the amateur artists from the bank or their families performed while masters like legendry Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Penaj Masani, Wadali Bros, Aslam Sabri and Vinod Sehgal attended as guests. It was a well designed mix of all genres of art including skits, songs, ghazals and dances.

Spice up
Matte(r) of fact
During the monsoons, make-up does not seem to last. In no time, foundation becomes streaky and blotchy. Actually, a natural, matte (non-shiny) look is the latest trend and is also more suitable for the humid season. Heavy foundations and shine on the face are definitely out of fashion. The effort should be to achieve a sheer and translucent skin texture. Look for a matte finish, if you want to be 'in'. Here are some common monsoon make-up blunders:

BODY wise
Eat it right
The body's weight-related functions - like appetite, hunger, metabolic rate, metabolism of fats and sugars, blood-glucose levels, calorie-burning, and so on operate more efficiently when we have an optimum intake of minerals and vitamins. However, if you have been dieting for a number of years, either restricting your food intake or trying different diet drinks or pills, it is likely that you are deficient in a number of vitamins and minerals that are necessary in maintaining optimum health and weight. Either try incorporating the specific foods mentioned below in your diet or opt for a good multi-vitamin.