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Shining GLory
Attending a page 3 party has never been on her agenda. Socialising, rubbing shoulders with the right people was never the way to popularise her work. In times when the tag of being a socialite lends impetus to business, jewellery designer Roopa Vohra sticks to her conventional approach of achieving success through hardwork. It seems all the more difficult when the ladies in competition boast of being a host to glam doll Paris Hilton and have A-listers of Bollywood in the family. But Roopa is unfazed by the latest trend of working 'smart', "Why should I bother? I am in the industry from the last 20 years and people know me for my work, not for the last bash I went to."
stones are forever: Roopa Vohra
Brush with ‘real’ Punjab
The warmth, love and the easy-going pace of life is what actor Tisca Chopra has experienced, and that is precisely what gets reflected in her Punjabi flick
Khushiyaan. "Bollywood has its own version of Punjab; doing Khushiyaan has brought me closer to the real Punjab," says
Tisca, who has been touring Punjab for the promotion of the film. "I feel the movie has turned out pretty well. I am hoping to get positive response from Punjab," she says.
A still from Khushiyaan
Curtains down on WIFW
With gigantic mirrors placed strategically on the ramp and models sashaying in striking futuristic designs, designer duo Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna on Wednesday night brought the curtain down on the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) Spring/Summer 2012.
Band Baaja Baraat marriage!
First come the loud and blaring celebrations, then there’s a sob story at the farewell and then once again the happy beginning, which the reception announces. Wedding is like coming a full circle!
Fitted in are half-a-dozen traditional ceremonies and there needs to also fit in the right music for every occasion, rather each relative!
Marriages are an occasion to shake a leg on popular music
Remembering Dadamoni
He was a shy man with average looks, definitely not the Bollywood type; yet destiny had other plans for Ashok Kumar who got into showbiz by chance and never looked back. As the late actor's 100th birth anniversary dawns on Thursday, film historians and fans remember the Dadamoni of Indian cinema.
Born in a Bengali family on October 13, 1911, he did his schooling from Presidency College in
Kolkata, and graduated in sciences and law. Not quite starry-eyed, he came to Mumbai in 1936 in search of a job. He got the role of a lab assistant in the newly established Bombay Talkies. But one day film director Himanshu Rai was furious with the lead actor of his film who had vanished without informing him. On the spur of the moment, he laid his eyes on Ashok and wanted the man as the lead in his film Jeevan
Naiya.
Hand...some designs
It's difficult to survive a day without a single drop of water. Who says? Each year women, especially in North India, do exactly the same on Karva Chauth, which is a festival when women fast all day and pray for the long lives of their husbands.
And it is also the time of the year when the mehendi-walas mint money; courtesy—their creative designs and patterns. Since mehendi is mandatory on this auspicious occasion, there is no escape route.
Fill good factor
Food that are rich in protein-eggs, meat and fish for example — are more filling and hence curb overeating, Australian researchers say. Researchers from the University of Sydney, Australia, tested three diets on 22 male and female participants.
Dreams come true
Living and working in scenic Chail has been chronicled in a book by septuagenarian Barinder Kaur. 'Merey Sapney' is a collection of 32 poems that reflect nature and life through her eyes.
All three diets were modified to contain 10, 15 or 25 per cent protein. Each subject spent four days on each one.
Researchers found that participants felt hungrier after the 10 per cent protein diet in the 2 hours following breakfast than they were on both higher-protein diets.
Barinder Kaur
Minaj sings with Grace
Singer Nicki Minaj duetted with an eight-year-old girl Sophia Grace on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Fashionably yours
Kangna Ranaut is a style icon in her own right. She is not afraid of taking chances and experimenting. She talks about fashion, style and style icons.
Can't do with, can't do without
Stars and the media share a symbiotic relationship. Either cannot live without the other. Here is what Bollywood stars have to say about the media
The new bad boy
Actor Orlando Bloom says he signed on to The Three Musketeers because he always wanted to play the bad guy. The 34-year-old The Lord of the Rings star, who plays the Duke of Buckingham in the swashbuckling adventure, admits it was "liberating" playing such a different character to those he is usually offered, a website reported.
Negative streak: Orlando Bloom
She is such a hit!
Singer Britney Spears has become the sixth person in twitter history to reach the milestone of 10 million followers.
"OOOMMMGGG, I just realized that I hit 10 MILLION FOLLOWERS! Words can't even begin to express the love I feel for all of u," contactmuisc.com posted her tweet.
"I gotta do something special for u guys! Let me think of something fab to show my appreciation," she further posted.
Fan fare: Britney Spears
Binge in the open!
Picture this. The cool evening breeze and a blanket of stars in the sky; some great music in the background and a customized meal coming from a live grill! Bringing one of the rare experiences in tune with the upcoming winter season, Hometel Chandigarh re-launches its open-air barbeque restaurant Terrace Grill.
Spice of Thai platter
The rich and the healthy food of Thailand comes to Chandigarh—courtesy the Taj-17, where the Thai Food Festival at Black Lotus brings the finest in Thai cuisine for you.
The gourmet meal includes dishes like vegetable tempura, made with soya chilli sauce and of course the very authentic Gaeng
Khiew-wan. Bringing the best from Thailand is chef Noil D' Souza. Trained at the famed Thai Pavilion, under the watchful eye of a Thai-food expert, he is busy making amendments according to the Punjabi taste.
Oriental express:
Chef Noil D' Souza with his Thai delicacies at the Taj
Street smart: No need to worry, darling. These are all
artificial ornaments.
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Sparkling jewels
For all those shopaholics Maya Jewels-7 is the new address in Chandigarh. The first Maya store in the city is a spacious one with three floors stocking up on gold and diamond jewellery as well as apparel. "What makes us different than the others present in India is our competitive prices, extensive range as well as hallmarked jewellery," says Ajay Nihalani, president, Maya Jewels.
So, what's playing?
Genetic inheritance
Chatter box
Astro turf
The year ahead
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