vintage wheelers
Despite an array of swanky two-wheelers in the market today, the charm of a Yamaha 350, Jawa & Lambretta refuses to die
Amid all those Mercs, Audis, Phantoms and Fatboys (not to forget the autos, buses and rickshaws) on city roads, how often have you stopped, turned around and gazed at a machine that caught your attention because it takes you back in time?


Musical stroke
Driving on Tracks, city-based five-member band, is upbeat about their composition being selected for 'Cricket For Peace' music album
To cut the long story short, a seven-month-old band came up with a song in less than two hours time and their composition is set to be a part of a 'Cricket For Peace' music album! Driving on Tracks, city-based five-member band is upbeat about finally making it to the 'Cricket for Peace' programme being conducted in the three World Cup hosting nations.


HAPPY TUNE: Members of Driving on Tracks in a jubilant mood
HAPPY TUNE: Members of Driving on Tracks in a jubilant mood

In step with reality
In the city to judge a competition, choreographer Rajeev Surti, shares how reality shows can help youngsters build a career & much more
You can accuse reality shows of cashing-in upon audiences' emotions; you can also blame them of being a mere TRP grossing machine for TV channels or selling controversies. "You can even go on to add that reality shows might be getting bizarre or unreal, but you can't deny their benefits," says Rajeev Surti, a famous choreographer from the dance reality show 'Dance India Dance'.

Zoa Morani bitten by Bollywood bug
Zoa Morani, who is making her debut as an actor in Shah Rukh Khan's movie 'Always Kabhi Kabhi', says since she grew up seeing actors performing for her father she couldn't resist to choose acting as a profession. “I was never really inspired by anyone. I always grew up watching dad's shows, watching all the actors performing on the Bollywood shows abroad and stuffs.

ON A SONG: Celine Dion performs on her opening night at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. — Reuters
ON A SONG: Celine Dion performs on her opening night at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. — Reuters

The Ludhianvi wears Prada
City youngsters with their flamboyant and modern lifestyle give a new meaning to Punjabiyat
Ludhiana youth stand for everything that being a true blue "Punjabi" means. They are now giving a new meaning to what "Punjabiyat" has come to be known to the modern world, an immaculate dress sense, well-versed language and a zest to live life to the fullest.

Tusshar, Preeti create shor on the catwalk
Bolly marketing is getting increasingly innovative. Tusshar and Preeti Desai (former Miss England) walked the ramp together for designer Sabbah Sharma at the recent Lakme Fashion Week. The occasion — to promote the release of their forthcoming comedy, Shor In The City, which also stars a wide ensemble, including Sendhil Ramamurthy, Nikhil Dwivedi, Radhika Apte and Pithobash Tripathy, among others.

Shraddha’s beauty essentials
Bollywood newbie Shraddha Kapoor is one of the sweetest faces in town. She is Lakme’s face too.  She feels that inner happiness makes people glow but make-up can help us look prettier. The leggy lass tells us all about her make-up essentials.

It’s a SLANG fest
Much to the annoyance of the purists of language, more and more youngsters are using slangs for communication
Replace 'how art thou' with 'how u doin dude' and see the difference! Probably Shakespeare must be turning in his grave but had he used slang, he would've been way popular or so the youngsters would've had us believe Slang — it kills the language but it puts across the point. With due respect to the linguistic purists, slang totally 'rocks'!

GET PHYSICAL
THE WAY TO FAB ABS
I bet you've tried every technique in the world to try and lose your stubborn belly fat, but it just never seems to budge…right? I'm sure you see commercials making claims of overnight fat reduction with their magic pill or some wildly hyped snake-oil supplement! However, it's time to get past them and get down to the reality behind what techniques really help you lose weight.

FASHIONISTA
Get skirty this summer
Spring is in the air, flowers are blooming everywhere…just about the right time for you Alices to dress up and enjoy wonderland! Summer fashion is both angelic and seductive. Cool comfortable fabrics replace the bulky warm furs and wool, which need to be stacked till the next winter.

MASTER CHEF
Savour the Shish tawook
Mediterranean cuisine is fast gaining popularity amid the city gourmands. And for people who are fond of kebabs, this week we have chef Vishal Saini from Tao in Sector 26 prepare Shish Tawook for our readers. Traditionally a Turkish dish, it is also a part of Syrian, Lebanese and Jordanian cuisines.

IT’S ROCKING
Song: Kadi Sadi Gali Aaya Karo
Film: Tanu Weds Manu
This week, the song that's keeping our ears plugged is Kadi Sadi Gali Aaya Karo from the film Tanu Weds Manu. It's fun, fresh and a typical dance number, just the way most of the Punjabi tracks are.

Divyanka’s looking for a challenge
Sweet, simple and sensible, Divyanka Tripathi knows her priorities in life. Post her second serial Mrs & Mr Sharma Allahabadwale, Divyanka is looking for some challenging roles in the future. We catch up.

chatter box
Holi fun on Comedy Circus
It's Holi weekend and Sony TV's Jubilee Comedy Circus celebrates the festival of colours in style this weekend!! The four Jodis competing for the coveted title are Krushna Abhishek-Rakhi Sawant-Rajeev Nigam, Parul Chauhan-Paresh Ganatra-Rajiv Thakur, Shweta Tiwari-Manish Paul- Bharti Singh, Rahul Mahajan-Kapil Sharma-Shikha Singh.

beat it
4 Baj Gaye….Party abhi baaki hai—from the movie FALTU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw_CTmNYJK4
Genre : Hip hop

THE YEAR AHEAD
If your birthday is March 17...
Now Jupiter, Mercury and Sun are together in your sign since March 16. This ensures engagement, marriage or new relationships in the first half of the year. Pending issues like immigration to overseas countries or returning to native place will be facilitated. Movement to new house, renovated building, new establishment and some drastic changes in the existing atmosphere are on the cards after July.

I could have been a footballer, Ranbir
He won over both the masses and the critics with his good looks and acting chops but while growing up Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor had his heart set on being a football player. He let that dream go but the 28-year-old actor is now campaigning to make sports a part of school curriculums across the country with the Fit India Movement.

 

Mugdha turns vegetarian
Sexy siren Mugdha Godse is the latest addition to the vegetarian clan. The actress has sworn off meat to stay fit and healthy. Mugdha, who once was a hard-core meat eater, has started practicing the art of Ashtang yoga which has caused her to make such a drastic switch.



go green: Mughda Godse turns vegetarian

Go green: Mughda Godse turns vegetarian


I respect media: Aamir Khan
There was a time when Aamir Khan used to boycott the media was not friendly with them at all but few years ago everything changed during Taare Zameen Par. About that he says, “ I always use to keep a distance with the media; not because they write anything negative about me but according to me I am a star and they will write about me.

Ranbir is just a rumour: Katrina
Bollywood actor Katrina Kaif, who is currently in the news for her alleged romance and break-up with Ranbir Kapoor, says it is just a rumour. “These kinds of talks are just rumours. They are a part and parcel of the industry. One just has to smile and concentrate on work,” Katrina said.

Rumour mill: Katrina Kaif


Rumour mill: Katrina Kaif


Ricky Bahl finds his next victim
Aditi, a well-known model, who is the recognizable face of many ad campaigns, plays the role of a small town, hard working girl who looks after the family shop in Ranveer Singh’s upcoming film Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl.

New discovery: aditi


New discovery: Aditi





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