Cut to Bollywood
Fashion designers Neeta Lulla and Mandira Wirk unveil their collections on Day 2 of Seagram's Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 
Just follow the chronological order. What are the things that we look out for while watching a movie in a theatre? Who is sitting next to you (This one comes definitely from the boys)? Jokes apart. The star cast, the director, eventually how good or bad the script, the dialogues, the editing (the real filmi bugs do it as well), the songs, the climax.


Mandira Wirk (in green) & Neeta Lulla pose with models

Straight talk
Showstoppers talk Fashion and more as Jacqueline Fernandez and Neetu Chandra get candid
Standing outside Neetu Chandra's room, we wondered if the lady would co-operate enough to answer the questions considering her share of controversies. And instructions were already in from manager of Jacquiline Fernandez, "No personal questions please". But we were in for a surprise. Warm welcome and candid replies. Surprisingly, no political correctness followed.

Neetu Chandra

Braveheart babe
Actress Priyanka Chopra says she is venturing into TV as a reality show host at the peak of her Bollywood career as she loves breaking rules. But she is quick to shrug off comparisons with Akshay Kumar saying he is the "original khiladi".She will be host of Fear Factor-Khatron Ke Khiladi season three, which she says will be scarier than its previous editions that saw Akshay play host to 13 women celebrities. 




Priyanka Chopra

At war with weight
She lost 30 kgs to fit into her role in Dabangg opposite Salman Khan and debutante Sonakshi Sinha says that the superstar made sure she maintained her figure by sweating it out everyday.

Role replacement
Hollywood actor Russell Crowe will step into the shoes of late Heath Ledger in upcoming Australian film Dirt Music.

Ahmedabad: Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor during a promotional event of her new film 'Aisha' at Kensville Golf Club, some 40 kms from Ahmedabad on Friday. PTI Photo

Casting doubts
Audrey Hepburn is considered a screen and style icon but Oscar winner Emma Thompson says the The Breakfast at Tiffany's star could not act.

Times of yore 
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie admits she misses anonymity of her early life in New York when she used to roam freely on its streets in her early 20s. 

Blurred boundaries
When it comes to music, British-Punjabi band RDB, who composed chart topping Bollywood numbers like Kambakkht Ishq and Singh is Kinng, say that India and Pakistan are the same.

Being happy
Rahul Dev doesn't make effort to find happiness. It comes to him through work and working out
Finally, here we meet a model, to be appropriate, a super model; an actor not infatuated by the word gymming, which everybody sans the celebrity status too is gung ho about. Finally, we talk to a man who doesn't find any big deal in the bulging, pulsating biceps and triceps.

BIG effect
92.7 BIG FM, is back with its latest offering India's first ever green humour mimicry show called Asli No. 1. The show is poised to be one of the biggest and first ever mimic shows, creating awareness in the 'green space'. Spread across 42 cities of the country, Asli No. 1 is BIG FM's hunt for India's next big mimicker, providing entertainment, while drawing listeners' attention to real issues caused by the lack of consciousness towards the environment

Mock drill
Seminar on Punjabi satirical novel Tamaasha held by the city literati to honour author KL Garg
Hailed as one of the most prolific author of satirical literature, the Moga-based writer KL Garg pioneered this genre, especially in Punjabi novel writing with aplomb. "He has blended the humour and satire to give new dimension to Punjabi literature, which had the brilliance of rustic humour only," observed SS Rattu, station director, Doordarshan.

The seminar on Tamaasha in progress

Tees-ing around
Teesort.com, a popular online T-shirt store is all geared up to sell huggable, designer men's T-shirts in Chandigarh. Launched at the Ebony-9, this is Teesort's first major step into Chandigarh's retail market. 

Spice UP
Natural beauty
As the concept of beauty gets more complex with each chapter, here are a few basics to remind you of simple things in life.

The right balance
Yoga and meditation have changed lives of those who swear by it
We have heard the meditation and yoga gurus praising the ancient art of keeping fit ample times. There are also an equal number of books, journals and researches on the benefits of the traditional and miraculous fitness technique. So, let's have a confirmation of the same once again; only this time from the subjects, who have practiced yoga and meditation and reaped the benefits.

Toon inspired
Worried about your kids not eating enough veggies through the day? Well, then show him Popeye cartoon, organise tasting parties and involve them while you cook food for the family. A new study has found that Popeye cartoons, tasting parties and junior cooking classes could encourage kindergarten kids to increase their vegetable intake.Researchers at Mahidol University in Bangkok found the type and amount of vegetables children ate improved after they took part in a program using multimedia and role models to promote healthy food.

Patch work
While nicotine patches enable smokers to kick the butt, the latest fad is weight loss patches, already popular with celebrities including Paris Hilton. The patches look like a in square sticking plaster and can be attached to any part of the body.

What's your contact number?
The advances in science and technology have definitely made life a lot easier but at the same time added lot many complications to it. In fact every thing now comes with good and bad packaged together.

BODY wise
Legs to die for
It's never too early or late to work your way to great looking legs.Whether your legs are too bulky, fat or even too thin, you can take action to make them more lean or shapely. While you can't spot reduce, you can target and tone certain areas of the body such as the legs. It takes more than just the typical exercises to get great legs. The following exercises are recommended to strengthen and tone your legs. These can be done by both men and women. Care should be taken that these be done after a proper warm up and stretching session. When performing these exercises, you should strive to complete 10-15 repetitions, rest for 30-60 seconds, and then do another set of 10-15 repetitions.