Vanishing act
Lara Dutta was in the city for a brief period for the official launch of a telecom brand
Stars and their tantrums, will we ever get enough of them? Ever wondered what makes them throw their weight around? In this case, the star in question is Lara
Dutta. What makes her throw her weight around? Maybe her petite shoulders cannot shoulder the weight of her attitude. Or after a string of flops, she's tasting the sweet pie or is this former Miss Universe and her break up and reunions whip up more spice than anything else? Or the last reason that fits the bill as of now…was she instructed enough to smile and smile and smile? Or, the reason that we were told, she is getting late for her flight (the overrated reason). Whatever, but Lara
Dutta, the actor who is normally soft spoken and doesn't shy away from taking questions head on, in the city for the official launch of Aircel in Punjab came with a pre-designed attitude — 'lesser the better.'
FACE to face
Facebook is no more a shrine for the teens; elders from the city are increasingly joining the bandwagon of those who are making the most of virtual world
To connect with kids who have flown to distant lands or keep a watch on the young or join the like-minded, elders are increasingly hooking on to Facebook, which not long back was the domain of only the young.
"When my three daughters got married and settled in their new worlds, I got on to Facebook to keep in touch," says Parveen
Issar, a homemaker from Sector 18. One of her daughter Sheeba settled in the US and Parveen bought a computer to communicate regularly with her.
Harish Bhatia
Couple of kicks
More and more couples are hitting the gym or going to yoga classes together
John Abraham and Bipasha Basu are members of the 'mutual admiration club' as far as fitness is concerned; the lady recently announced that she would release her second DVD on fitness by December and, "John would do a cameo in it." Then followed the 'secret sharing ceremony' in which they revealed that motivating each other and working out together whenever they find time keeps them fit.
Parul and Malhar Jakhu. Photo: Vinay Malik
Affair to remember
Exhibition Bridal Affair opens at the Taj-17 on Saturday
Bridal Affair is back…only bigger and better this time. Started by Rashmi Bindra in 2009, this exhibition that opens on Saturday at Taj-17 promises to be one-stop shop for wedding preparations.
From apparel to jewellery, caterers, photography and travel, Bridal Affair 2010 has tried to incorporate the long list that goes with wedding planning under one roof. Not only services, the range that the exhibition offers is amazing.
Photo: S Chandan
Can(e) do!
The Art and Craft Festival at Panchayat Bhavan-18, brings wonderful cane furniture from the North-East, Assamese Moonga silk saris, paintings from Orissa, bangles from Banaras and beautiful leather bags from
Shantiniketan. Asamese mekhla and chadar that can make for beautiful suit and
dupattas, Manipuri bedcovers with traditional motifs, copper foil embossed paintings of Sikh gurus and gods and goddesses made of bamboo are up for the grabs. Terracotta vases and bells, white metal decorative pieces from Rajasthan, shawls from Nagaland, wooden products from Sarangpur, vibrant Rajasthani cushion covers and bags in jute, the exhibition offers a lot in terms of variety.
They Are Family
Debutant director Siddharth Malhotra feels his cousin Kareena Kapoor has surpassed Julia Roberts in Stepmom in his remake We Are Family.
According to me Kareena has surpassed Julia Roberts from the original," gushes
Siddharth. He also confesses that getting Kareena to work in the film was not easy though they are cousins."Kareena's grandmother Krishna Raj Kapoor and my grandfather actor Premnath are siblings. So I've known her from my
childhood."
Kareena Kapoor
Actor Rahul Bose interacts with under-privileged children during announcement of 'World's Largest Design for Change School-2010' contest in Kolkata on Thursday. — PTI
Rani’s new innings
She played a swashbuckling heroine smashing sixes out of the cricket field in her last film Dil Bole Hadippa and now actor Rani Mukherjee has turned spokesperson for the cause of women cricketers.
The Bollywood actor who launched the first sports docu-drama on women cricketers, Poor Cousins of Million Dollar Babies here, said that cricket is wrongly termed a 'gentleman's game'."Since childhood, girls are always discouraged from playing sports and are told that cricket is a gentleman's
game."
Rani Mukherjee
Singleton
Hollywood star Sean Penn is now officially single after finalising his divorce from Robin Wright Penn last month Wright Penn, 44, filed for divorce in August 2009, putting an end to the couple's 13-year marriage.According to court papers filed in Marin County, California on July 22, the stars recently reached a private agreement concerning spousal and child support for their 17-year-old son Hopper Jack, who is their only remaining dependant child.
Wright Penn
Armani’s face
Hollywood beauty Megan Fox has replaced supermodel Lara Stone as the new face of Giorgio Armani’s make-up line The announcement has come as little surprise to the industry, which has watched 24-year-old Megan Fox’s relationship with the veteran Giorgio Armani go from strength to strength in recent years.
She is a regular at his catwalk shows, and wore an Armani Prive gown for her recent wedding to 90210 star Brian Austin Green.Fox even replaced Victoria Beckham as the face of the label's underwear campaign earlier this year, a role Beckham had held since 1998."She embodies the spirit of the women of today... Her beautiful features reveal femininity, sensuality and strength," said the designer about his muse.
Megan Fox
In the Twilight zone
Twilight star Robert Pattinson is reportedly on the verge of a mental breakdown due to the constant spotlight on his personal life The 24-year-old actor Robert Pattinson is struggling to deal with being one of the world's biggest stars and his co-star Kristen Stewart, whom he is constantly linked with, is said to be worried about him."Kristen's absolutely frantic about Rob. She's never known him to get so upset. He's gone from obscurity to being one of the biggest stars on the planet and the pressure he is under is unbelievable. She's trying to keep his spirits up but she's worried he needs more support than he lets
on."
Stars and their tantrums, will we ever get enough of them? Ever wondered what makes them throw their weight around? In this case, the star in question is Lara
Dutta. What makes her throw her weight around? Maybe her petite shoulders cannot shoulder the weight of her attitude. Or after a string of flops, she's tasting the sweet pie or is this former Miss Universe and her break up and reunions whip up more spice than anything else? Or the last reason that fits the bill as of now…was she instructed enough to smile and smile and smile? Or, the reason that we were told, she is getting late for her flight (the overrated reason). Whatever, but Lara
Dutta, the actor who is normally soft spoken and doesn't shy away from taking questions head on, in the city for the official launch of Aircel in Punjab came with a pre-designed attitude — 'lesser the better.'
To connect with kids who have flown to distant lands or keep a watch on the young or join the like-minded, elders are increasingly hooking on to Facebook, which not long back was the domain of only the young.
"When my three daughters got married and settled in their new worlds, I got on to Facebook to keep in touch," says Parveen
Issar, a homemaker from Sector 18. One of her daughter Sheeba settled in the US and Parveen bought a computer to communicate regularly with her.
John Abraham and Bipasha Basu are members of the 'mutual admiration club' as far as fitness is concerned; the lady recently announced that she would release her second DVD on fitness by December and, "John would do a cameo in it." Then followed the 'secret sharing ceremony' in which they revealed that motivating each other and working out together whenever they find time keeps them fit.
Bridal Affair is back…only bigger and better this time. Started by Rashmi Bindra in 2009, this exhibition that opens on Saturday at Taj-17 promises to be one-stop shop for wedding preparations.
From apparel to jewellery, caterers, photography and travel, Bridal Affair 2010 has tried to incorporate the long list that goes with wedding planning under one roof. Not only services, the range that the exhibition offers is amazing.
The Art and Craft Festival at Panchayat Bhavan-18, brings wonderful cane furniture from the North-East, Assamese Moonga silk saris, paintings from Orissa, bangles from Banaras and beautiful leather bags from
Shantiniketan. Asamese mekhla and chadar that can make for beautiful suit and
dupattas, Manipuri bedcovers with traditional motifs, copper foil embossed paintings of Sikh gurus and gods and goddesses made of bamboo are up for the grabs. Terracotta vases and bells, white metal decorative pieces from Rajasthan, shawls from Nagaland, wooden products from Sarangpur, vibrant Rajasthani cushion covers and bags in jute, the exhibition offers a lot in terms of variety.
Debutant director Siddharth Malhotra feels his cousin Kareena Kapoor has surpassed Julia Roberts in Stepmom in his remake We Are Family.
According to me Kareena has surpassed Julia Roberts from the original," gushes
Siddharth. He also confesses that getting Kareena to work in the film was not easy though they are cousins."Kareena's grandmother Krishna Raj Kapoor and my grandfather actor Premnath are siblings. So I've known her from my
childhood."
She played a swashbuckling heroine smashing sixes out of the cricket field in her last film Dil Bole Hadippa and now actor Rani Mukherjee has turned spokesperson for the cause of women cricketers.
The Bollywood actor who launched the first sports docu-drama on women cricketers, Poor Cousins of Million Dollar Babies here, said that cricket is wrongly termed a 'gentleman's game'."Since childhood, girls are always discouraged from playing sports and are told that cricket is a gentleman's
game."
Hollywood star Sean Penn is now officially single after finalising his divorce from Robin Wright Penn last month
The announcement has come as little surprise to the industry, which has watched 24-year-old Megan Fox’s relationship with the veteran Giorgio Armani go from strength to strength in recent years.
She is a regular at his catwalk shows, and wore an Armani Prive gown for her recent wedding to 90210 star Brian Austin Green.Fox even replaced Victoria Beckham as the face of the label's underwear campaign earlier this year, a role Beckham had held since 1998."She embodies the spirit of the women of today... Her beautiful features reveal femininity, sensuality and strength," said the designer about his muse.
Twilight star Robert Pattinson is reportedly on the verge of a mental breakdown due to the constant spotlight on his personal life