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Wedding in vogue
Elsewhere, it's an event; while In India, wedding is a season. Across the world, marriage is not a word but the proverbial sentence. While in India, it's a statement. Statement of who you are. And whoever wants to keep it subtle? For the loud and aloud school of thought, getting married is no 'mean' business. The wedding planners from the region give a low down on the latest.
Speedy Sunday
A plush red carpet spread on the ground, 15 to 20 luxury cars from Chandigarh and around drove in the hotel alley. The sound of the roaring engines of the speed machines made young boys curious and enthusiastic to put their hands on to the steering wheel for once. This was the scene at the CannonBall super car Sunday at Hotel JW Marriott -35,
Chandigarh.
hot wheels: A roaring beauty at the event
Like father like daughter
Bollywood music-composer Anu Malik's daughter Anmol, who has penned her first song Graduation, says, the film industry welcomes newer talent with open hands. With music in her genes, Anmol recorded her first song at a young age of eight for David Dhawan's Biwi No.1 and then for J P Dutta's Umrao Jaan, when she was 15.
Artistic touch
The colourful Chandigarh Crafts Mela that opened this Sunday at Kalgram to great public response has many a firsts this time!
The SAARC corner with eminent artistes from Sri Lanka and Nepal are a part of this vibrant fair.
KP Nishantha, a renowned mask maker from Sri Lanka, has brought a wide collection of good luck masks. Wooden mask making is a specialised craft of the southern province of Sri Lanka. "These masks were originally used for curative rituals and for demon propitiation," says
Nishantha.
Handcrafted: Budha idol, Silver surahi
Carved wonders
Tamilnadu Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited known as Poompuhar has put a wide range of crafts on display at Lajpat Rai Bhawan-15.
Timeless love
Rajniesh Duggal, the model turned actor who made his debut with Vikram Bhatt's 1920 and also featured in Bhatt's production Phhir, is now shooting for Vikram's next titled Dangerous Ishq. He plays the lead role and is romancing Karisma Kapoor.
Two to tango: Karisma Kapoor and Rajniesh Duggal
Here and there
Suniel Shetty, Javed Jafferi, Mahakshay and director Rajneesh Thakkur visited Indore to promote their forthcoming film, Loot.
Single and loving it
Bipasha Basu is happily leading her single life. She talks about her movies, her co-stars, and people she finds sexy.
Cold war
Everytime whenever PC is with media, she is always asked one question and that's about her competitor Kareena Kapoor, so even this time when asked about Kareena Kapoor, and whether they were friends or not she said, "Kareena and I were never friends; we did hang out together but besides that nothing much."
Loggerheads: Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor
Truth and dare
Salman Khan asked Asin to eat a bug as a part of his prank on her. Recently, one of the most loved hosts of Indian television, Simi Garewal put actress Asin Thottukmal on the grill.
EBONY AND IVORY: Models display a creation by designer Malini Ramani during the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week in New Delhi .
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Proud to be a veggie!
Looking ravishing in a designer blouse and posing next to the words "I am Veena Malik, and I am a vegetarian", sultry Pakistani actor Veena Malik appears in a brand-new ad for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India to be released in October, which
is celebrated as Vegetarian Awareness Month around the world.
Over to Cruise
Hollywood star Tom Cruise is reportedly all set to play the lead in a big-budget sci-fi war project, We Mortals Are. The film which was previously known as All You Need Is Kill is being produced by Warner Brothers and prior to Cruise the role was offered to Brad Pitt, a publication reported.
Colours, contrast and bling
The Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) kickstarted with a heady mix of colour, contrast and bling for the modern woman. The first show of the day saw collections by female designers Nandita Basu, Malini Ramani and duo Gauri-Nainika.
Leaping ahead
After the historical Jhansi Ki Rani on Zee TV, rumours are that Kratika Sengar has been approached to play the grown up Shobha in Zee’s historical saga Shobha Somnath Ki. As the show failed to evoke a good response, the producers and channel who spent a bomb on the sets, decided to take a leap and get the viewers interested in the plot. Kratika is taking her time deciding about the role.
Chatter box
Astro turf
The year ahead
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