Go for butterfly tops this summer
For fashionistas who follow style trends from Milan to Paris, the Oscars have given enough hints as what to expect. Though the fashion gurus predict lace, crochet, asymmetrical lines and bold new colours as the fashion mantra for spring/summer 2011, for our city, which has always been fashion-conscious, here's what to expect this season.
For the youth
Economical and suiting the pockets of the youth, Madame's spring-summer collection includes jeggings, shorts, balloon skirts, shirts, butterfly tops and kimonos. Says Akhil Duggar, creative director, Madame, "The 2011 Madame's spring summer collection is inspired by flowers and colours.

Models in the making
Gladrags Megamodel and Manhunt Contest 2011
For a tag like Gladrags, it was way below par — the crowd, the turnout and even the footfall. The Gladrags Megamodel and Manhunt Contest 2011 auditions at Panjab University were, if not altogether dismal, certainly a disappointing affair. Even though among a bunch full of contestants, engineers, diploma-holders in filmmaking, sportspersons, forensic science disciples… all were present.
Aspiring models outside the audition venue for the Gladrags Megamodel and Manhunt Contest 2011

Preity miffed with media
Bollywood actor Preity Zinta, who is upset with the media intrusion on her visit to Shirdi, today said that every celebrity does not go to the temple for publicity."Not every celebrity goes to a temple for Tamasha (publicity). Some genuinely go to pray and to disturb them is bad karma," Preity said on Twitter."I wonder why temples have become so commercial. Why a temple trustee's urge to be photographed with a celebrity is entertained by the media," she said.The 36-year-old actor went to Shirdi yesterday and is miffed with media for "pushing" her around. "Went to Shirdi yesterday and came back with memories of media pushing me instead of the serene face and the energy of Sai Baba," she said."In a rut to make anything news have we forgot. — PTI

Preity Zinta

Bollywood to add colour to Will-Kate’s reception
Bollywood will meet English Waltz at the 'wedding of the decade', with Indian choreographer Sandip Soparrkar performing at the London reception of UK's Prince William and fiance Kate Middleton. Soparrkar and wife, model Jesse Randhawa, will perform at the reception which will be attended by 600 of the world's most high profile leaders and celebrities, said sources close to the dancing couple.

Prince William and fiance Kate Middleton

Steven Spielberg making film on Wikileaks?
Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg is reportedly working on a movie about the WikiLeaks scandal after buying the rights to a book detailing the inside workings of the website and its director Julian Assange. The movie mogul's DreamWorks company has paid for the rights to 'WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy' and are planning on adapting it into an investigative thriller on screen, reported The Guardian.

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Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey to lend voice for Rio
The film also has voice-overs by Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Robin Thicke, George Lopez and Tracy Morgan
Fox Star Studio has roped in a host of Bollywood artistes for its upcoming Hollywood 3D extravanganza Rio.Vinay Pathak and Ranvir Shorey will dub for the Hindi version of the movie, while Shaan will lend his voice for the sound track. Rio is a 3D animation film, directed by Carlos Saldanha of Ice Age fame.

Koffee break
Tena Desae makes debut in Bollywood
Tena Desae, the beautiful model-turned actor from Bangaluru is all set to rock the silver screen as she makes her debut in Tinsel town with another debutant director Yogesh Mittal's Yeh Faasley that explores the father-daughter relationship. She is the latest sensation and is excited about her first movie that opens this Friday. Tena Desae thrilled on being introduced in Bollywood took time out for a candid chat.

Tena Desae

Side Lanes
Karma here and now 
Karma: The principle of retributive justice determining a person’s state of life and the state of his reincarnations as the effect of his past deeds. (Collins) “As you sow, so shall you reap.” (Bible) Both are examples of the carrot and stick doctrines of all religions. Seems a fair bargain between an entity called God and his/her creations. Unfortunately, the same entity we are referring to, also allows little escape routes. A cry for mercy shall bring forgiveness. Frequent visits to places of worship, daan, and good actions will get us the supreme nod of approval. Frankly, all these scenarios, are creations of our minds and a means of generating fear, making institutions and people more powerful and dictatorial.

Humility pays
A new study has revealed for the first time that the more honest and humble you are, the better is your job performance. “This study shows that those who possess the combination of honesty and humility have better job performance,” said lead author Wade Rowatt, an associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at Baylor University.

Rise & Shine
VLCC Health Care Limited has introduced a special bouquet of skin enhancement services called I-Shine. This technologically advanced and ultra safe line of skin services is designed to transform the skin to look flawless and radiant.

Music is Sultana’s constant companion
Music is like an over possessive jealous spouse that won’t even allow you to look at others, let alone take another lover.” With these words Begum Parveen Sultana, leading Hindustani classical vocalist, explains the unswerving dedication that is required to be a classical singer. So sitting at Pracheen Kala Kendra, a day prior to her vocal recital for Bhaskar Rao Sangeet and Nritya Samellan on Friday evening, she shares how even while talking to Press she has music on her mind. 

Parveen Sultana

Of figures and forms
Art holds different connotation for different people. For some it might be an extravagant display of one’s talent while for others it may serve as an outlet for their emotions. Whatever the case may be, for all the art connoisseurs out there, the painting and sculpture workshop at Kalagram is the place to be.

185 artists on the wall! 
Artists from around the globe have exhibited their creations at the Government College of Art-10 
The first international drawing and graphic prints exhibition is one-of-its-kind — on at the Government College of Art-10, it has taken the initiative of promoting artworks from different parts of the world.

Dhaka’s rickshaw art fades
A war of independence didn’t stop him nor did two bouts of sectarian bloodshed and an Islamist military government, which banned his work. Bangladesh’s famous rickshaw artist R K Das kept on painting. But the wily 75-year-old, whose masterful depictions of Bollywood film stars adorn tens of thousands of rickshaws in his native Dhaka, has finally been defeated: by the car. “The golden age of rickshaw painting has passed,” Das said at his small workshop in the historic old quarter of the Bangladeshi capital. “When Dhaka was a small city, everyone used a rickshaw — even a groom would use a rickshaw to ride to his bride’s house. Then, I would work day and night painting rickshaws; now, no one cares,” he said with a sigh.

Graphic details
Characters from centuries-old myths and folktales have adorned the covers of children’s comic books in India for decades, but a new wave of graphic novelists has emerged to shake up the art form. Their quest for ultra-Indian superheroes has created new crossover comics aimed at both children and adults, while others have boldly gone further, tackling issues such as suicide and homosexuality — taboo topics in much of India.

Spring collection launched
With Chandigarh fashion scores getting high on the Indian Fashion chart, Bling in NAC Manimajara brings to you a list of well-known designers from across the country to showcase their collection at the Bling Spring Summer Fiesta, a week-long, where you can get a dose of not only casual wear but also a bridal collection in pastels as well the brighter colours for the evening events. Designer Jessie from Mumbai was at Bling to display her line of collection under the label `Jessie S’ which comprised exciting summer dresses, kurti and churidaar sets, kaftans, handkerchief dresses. —TNS  

Tour Guide The royal wedding, to be held at the Westminister Abbey, will be a grand affair with a budget of 12 million pounds �œ Actor Johnny Depp attends a photo session to promote the movie The Tourist in Tokyo. — Reuters