Photo: Pradeep Tewari Two’s company, for sure
Genelia is every inch the bubbly, energetic girl she mostly plays on screen. But behind that cheerful visor lies a head firm on her shoulders. Newly-wed, one can see mehandi still on her hands and feet, bindi in place, a sparkling square rock sitting pretty on her ring finger and dazzling payals…Genelia talks about living in the glamorous world of filmdom.

Cultural connect
"Whatever we have carried of our rich heritage, in the muddle around, is too large to be ignored. Things are about to change and sure for better," says Shanta Serbjeet Singh, known art critic and vice chairman, Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi.

Saif Ali Khan Test drive for Agent Vinod
Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan put his speeding skills to test here as he took a blazing red Ferrari for a spin around a local driving centre. The 41-year-old actor was in town Saturday to promote his Rs 50 crore venture, 'Agent Vinod', which releases on March 22 in the UAE.

Big deal
Bagging a bargain in the shops gets people from Britain more excited than love at first sight, according to a scientific study. The experiment, carried out by neuropsychologists, found the people from UK responded with greatest excitement when shown discounted products.

Madly in love?
A promising relationship is one in which people refrain from judging their new partners, and instead, tend to overrate them, even finding the positive aspect of a patently negative trait...
When you’re in love, you might hide it from your friends and family, but you can’t hide it from neuroscientists. With the help of brain scans, neuroscientists can now tell that you’re madly in love.

stress buster
Keep your cool
Harsh words and you go into your own shell, hurt and miserable. Criticism can be a major cause of stress. As Thomas Jefferson has said “Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.’’ If we go into the Oxford Dictionary meaning of stress it is ‘a state of affairs involving a demand on physical or mental energy’.

Life size: Jacqueline Fernandez The wedding planner
Mr Right
The qualities I want in my man are honesty, intelligence, respectfulness, focus and reliability. I should be very sure that I could depend on him for an entire lifetime. I am a very traditional and conservative girl. I am not getting married anytime soon though. It was fun playing a girl who is going to get married in Housefull 2.

Life size: Jacqueline Fernandez

Imran Khan is a happy man!
Imran Khan is happy with his trilogy of hits: Delhi Belly, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, and Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu. He talks about acting and enjoying success.

Promotions do not guarantee success: Irrfan
Actor Irrfan Khan, who is looking forward to his forthcoming film Paan Singh Tomar, says that though promotions have become a "weapon" to endorse films, they can not guarantee a good box office performance.

Win win situation: Paris Hilton Million dollar birthday
Socialite Paris Hilton had extra reason to celebrate during her birthday trip to Las Vegas after winning USD 30,000 on a game of blackjack. The heiress jetted off to Sin City with her family to mark her turning 31 on February 17, and Hilton won the lump sum when they headed out to the Wynn casino for the evening. In a series of posts on her Twitter page, she writes, "Just won 30k playing blackjack at Wynn Las Vegas! Yes! Birthday girl's luck! I love gambling!" — PTI

Win win situation: Paris Hilton

 

 

Star couple: Angelian Jolie Host with the most
To celebrate the Sarajevo premiere of her Bosnian war drama In the Land of Blood and Honey, Angelina Jolie threw a lavish dinner with partner Brad Pitt at her side. The actress-turned-director, 36, hosted about 30 people who worked on the film at Zetra Sports Hall, where the local film premiere took place; about 200 guests noshed on finger food during an earlier reception.

Star couple: Angelian Jolie

On the floor
Good news for all Karishma Kapoor fans.  The actress who is making her comeback with Vikram Bhatt’s 3D erotic thriller Dangerous Ishq is ready. Vikram says, “The final edit of the film is complete and locked. It’s 2 hours and 10 minutes long. The film is releasing on 11th of May and the marketing will begin soon.

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THE YEAR AHEAD

Wind fall: Priyanka Chopra
Wind fall: Priyanka Chopra

Role replacement
Deepika Padukone has replaced Kareena Kapoor in Chennai Express opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Kareena left the movie citing date issues.

Sad scene
Prateik Babber and Amy Jackson starrer Ek Deewana Tha has been panned by critics and hardly has any viewers at the cinema! Even the music has not topped the charts! Sad!

Couple of woes … and an anniversary
Priyanka Chopra has dust allergy and there is too much wind and too much dust on the sets of Barfee in Darjeeling. Poor thing is in a mess! Priyanka Chopra’s parents flew to Darjeeling to be with her on their wedding anniversary. She was utterly pleased.

Step in: Deepika Padukone
Step in: Deepika Padukone





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