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Soothe your senses
 How about a scintillating, stimulating spa to celebrate this Saturday?
Spoil yourself with some 'me time' to make the most of this Saturday. Dim lights, aromatic oils and a gentle massage, spending some time in a spa sounds good. We do a quick survey and find that there is a whole bunch of treatments that city salons are rolling out. And here are a few that the city folks swear by!
3 Thay Bhai draws mixed response
Cinemas opened to 3 Thay Bhai, a Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's comedy with hugely talented cast, Om Puri, Shreyas Talpade and Deepak Dobriyal, this Friday. A fabulous plot — three brothers who can't stand each other, brought together by their grandfather's will in a picturesque location. Shot mostly in Gulmarg (Kashmir), the flick received flak from critics for its screenplay.
Salman, Sonakshi score
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and newcomer Sonakshi Sinha have been named the most searched Indian celebrities on the web in a new survey by movie portal chakpak.com.
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Mistaken identity |
Vidya Balan was in Australia for a film festival and went to a club with a friend. A gay man walked up to her and told her she was really hot and asked her if she was sexy symbol and reality TV star Kim Kardashian. Vidya just smiled at him. |
Radhika’s dreams shattered
In Zee TV’s Choti Bahu, Radhika (Rubina Dilaik) was dreaming of her beloved Dev (Avinash Sachdev) to come and wed her once again. But her dreams will be shattered when she learns that she is getting engaged to Dev’s younger brother Rohan (Saurav Chakrabarti).
Sisters-in-arms
Bollywood actress-model Kashmera Shah has come out in support of Payal Rohatgi after she accused filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee of casting couch, saying that not many women are backing the issue.
Minissha back in her bikini
She had grabbed headlines with her bikini-clad magazine cover two years ago and Bollywood beauty Minissha Lamba is back for an encore.The actress is the new cover girl of men's magazine Man's World and is dressed in a floral bikini accessorised with a surfboard on the publication's front page.
Call of the yore
Replica House at Punjab Agricultural University recreates a slice of rural Punjab
Standing in its pristine glory, the Replica House at Punjab Agricultural University showcases the richness of Punjabi traditions. Open to visitors since 1974, this museum was the brainchild of MS Randhawa, the then vice-chancellor of
PAU.
chatter box
Fine line
On the sets of Laagi Tujh Se Lagan on Colors’ everyone’s phone has to be on silent, if it rings. The actors have to pay a fine between Rs 500-1,000, while the production team is fined from Rs 50 up to Rs 200.
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bash: Ashita & Sailesh Gulabani |
Name
changed: Drasthi to Drishti |
Diet
blues: Amir Ali |
Minissha back in her bikini
She had grabbed headlines with her bikini-clad magazine cover two years ago and Bollywood beauty Minissha Lamba is back for an encore.The actress is the new cover girl of men's magazine Man's World and is dressed in a floral bikini accessorised with a surfboard on the publication's front page.
Summer releases
Once the IPL is over, there will be a deluge of awaited releases in June. Take a look at what to expect in near future
bollywood gossip
Imran's animal instinct
Imran Khan is a nature lover. He rescues stray animals regularly. He will cycle to raise money for the cause of animals. The BSA Hercules India Cyclothon will take place in Mumbai on April 24.
wacky Walk
: A model presents a creation from Colombian designer Paola Pantaleon's Autumn/Winter 2011 collection during Bogota Fashion Week. — Reuters |
Sham Sevara to Cronje lamb
For a meal with a homely touch, Sutlej Club in the city is the favourite destination for many.“We have been working with the club for the past 12 years and we keep reinventing ourselves to please the guests,” says Thakur as he directs the waiter to serve us Sham Sevara, an interesting rice and spinach dish and Cronje lamb, a crispy fried shredded lamb in soya sauce.
green thumb
Bring home the chinar
Let me introduce you to two new tree species that grow very well here but have somehow escaped the gaze of garden lovers.We are normally looking for a tree in the garden that forms a good, confined and disciplined canopy. One of the best trees to fit this description is Dellinia indica, locally known as Chalta tree.
Going by the label
Most wine drinkers can’t tell the cheap from expensive
Most wine drinkers are not able to make out the difference between the cheap wines and those that cost up to six times as much, a taste test has shown.A recent study suggests that many wine drinkers were simply paying for the label when they buy expensive bottle. As many as 578 people participated in a ‘blind’ taste challenge that took place at the Edinburgh Science Festival.
The year ahead
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