Ultimate Khiladi
Shooting in Punjab for Joker , actor Akshay Kumar talks about his life, career, family, upcoming movie Thank You & much more
It didn't take long to realise that it was a futile attempt to peel off layers from actor Akshay Kumar's face when he doesn't have any. This is a simple case of 'what you see is what you get'. Nothing theatrical, no deep thought provoking answers, no overboard exaggerated claims, no 'I am a star and I own the world attitude. Boring? Well, if you were expecting some spicy stories garnished with rumours and scandals, Akshay Kumar doesn't fare well on the gossip meter. "I'd rather think about my family when I have time," he says without philosophising much. Man, you stand no chance of winning Karan's Coffee hamper!

Design on colours
While cuts and designs are important in any collection, colour scheme does matter a lot. Hear it from the designers
It was in some hue of brown; added to it was a shade of copper and a bit of golden. The nomenclature of the final product is hard to tell, but the colour Aishwarya Rai wore on the red carpet at the Oscars won her rave reviews! On the list of Bottega Veneta's jewellery, this year, stones in colours from faded pink to burnished orange have replaced the regular white diamonds. Manish Arora at his show in the Paris Fashion Week preferred less flashy colour tones to his trademark psychedelic colours.

Rina Dhaka (right) walks the ramp with a model

I can bring more professionalism: Sofia Hayat
Sofia Hayat, a Britain-based singer-actor of Pakistani origin, rues the lack of professionalism in the Indian film industry, alleging some producers were unpleasant to her. India can churn out many hits like Slumdog Millionaire, she says, provided directors up the quality of their work.

Cane curtains score at expo
Paintings from Orissa, saris from Madhya Pradesh and cane curtains from Assam, the expo at Lajpat Rai Bhawan offers something for everyone
Fifteen states and their unique and impeccable designs all under one roof! Hard to believe? Well, it's true. The North and South craft exhibition at Lajpat Rai Bhawan, sector 15 offers city residents with numerous options. "Our primary aim is to promote the interest of artisans associated with traditional handmade crafts. Moreover, we want to do away with intermediaries as the weavers don't get there due share," says Anurag Mishra, President of Craft and Weaves Promotion Society.

A brush with the abstract
Three artists, Vishal Bhatnagar, Rajesh Kalsi and Rajender Kumar, explore the spiritual, the unknown and the abstract
Psychology says that no two people think alike. Yet three artists from the city Rajender Kumar, Rajesh Kalsi and Vishal Bhatnagar have put up a group show "3" at the exhibition hall of Government Museum and Art Gallery to prove it wrong. "All three of us have the natural aspect common amongst us and our paintings," says Vishal.

Mariah, Nick celebrate baby shower
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated the impending arrival of their twins—a boy and a girl—on Sunday with a blue and pink themed baby shower in Beverly Hills. The Montage Hotel’s Conservatory Grill was filled with pink roses and blue hydrangeas, as well as balloons.

Meet Raghu Rai
In the city for an exhibition and slide show
The Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi is organising a retrospective of India's ace photographer Raghu Rai's original photographs along with a slide show and interactive session with the master photographer on Wednesday. This is the first time in the history of Chandigarh that such a large collection of Raghu Rai's select photographs will be on display. Raghu Rai was born in Punjab in 1942, qualified as a civil engineer, started photography at the age of 23. He has been at the forefront of photography in India for more than 40 years.

Jennifer Hudson went to prison to play Winnie
Hollywood star Jennifer Hudson prepared for her role as Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie by confining herself to a prison cell to experience “hell” behind bars. The Oscar-winning singer and actor plays the lead role in filmmaker Darrell Roodt’s new biopic which documents Winnie’s life, her fight against apartheid and her marriage to the former South African president. Hudson was determined to make her portrayal authentic, and spent five days locked up in an African jail after learning that Winnie served more than 500 days in solitary confinement.

Gwyneth Paltrow to make country music album
Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow, who unveiled her voice in the movie Country Strong, is reportedly in talks with Atlantic Records to make a country music album. The 38-year-old actor has made a series of live performances recently, including one at the Oscars, leading to her starting negotiations with the record label about releasing an album.

Alec Baldwin joins musical
Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin has been roped in to join the star cast of new musical Rock of Ages, which includes Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough and Mary J Blige. 

Claudia Schiffer won’t return to the ramp
Supermodel Claudia Schiffer says nothing would ever make her return to the catwalk because she prefers to work in an environment where large groups of people aren’t looking at her.