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Fusion finesse
In the fashion world, the East and West mixture is inescapable, resulting in beautiful, artistic and commercial masterpieces representing a multicultural society of designers and consumers...
With extreme wedges, digital prints and khadi doing the rounds on the ramps this season, hybrid fashion continues to influence the cultural conflux that the fashion industry has been experiencing since 1890. The cross-cultural cult that began during the war between Japan and Russia in 1905, and Chinese revolution in 1911, became a fad among many designers. It propelled their interest in the art nouveau and the designers across the globe continue to define, renovate as well as innovate through experimentation, while punctuating their designs with an original cut.
The contemporary Eastern influence on Western fabrics
When words came calling
Young lyricist Kumaar says giving up on a night’s sleep is worth all the fame that follows...
 He has given a number of hits, yet lyricist Kumaar refuses to take any credit. Fame came to him with
Dostana; numbers Maa ka ladla bigad gaya and Desi Girl bagged him appreciation and recognition like never before.
This arts graduate from DAV College,
Jalandhar, has this passion to write songs. A focused approach and his share of luck brought him laurels. In Chandigarh for an event, Kumaar credits his success to all those around him, "I write about yours and my experience. By the grace of god they click." Moving from Jalandhar to Mumbai, challenges were aplenty but when one has the passion to pursue nothing else matters. "Jo neende kharab karta
hai, vo hi khwab poore karta hai (those who burn midnight oil, fulfil their dreams," he sums up his move.
Music mania
Punjabi singer and actor Babbu Mann says he does not believe in becoming a commodity…
This is his world, his music and his signature style…and everything is different, done purely on the heart's calling. No recent market survey, no current trends, no demand and supply can influence his world. The only thing that rules here is soul!
It has been a while that his fans have seen and heard about him. "Monsoon comes once a year," laughs Punjabi singer-actor Babbu Mann, who is never too far from music. In Chandigarh to promote his recent album Talaash launched by Swag Music Pvt Ltd, the singer tells us why he can never turn into a commercial product.
Astro turf
ARIES: Make sure you are doing your best. You can be in line for a promotion or recognition in the form of an award. Employment affairs are satisfactory. Your interest in overseas affairs is likely to stimulate. Tarot message: Competition will push you to do your best. Lucky colour: Beige.
 Chatter box
Chills & thrills
Get glued to your television screens this July as Star World is all set to showcase a psychological thriller. Get hooked on to Revenge as Emily Thorne is back to Hamptons for the ultimate revenge that might just leave you aghast. Catch Revenge Season 1 and 2, from July 10 on Star World from 9 pm onwards.
Revenge
stars the Golden Globe nominee Madeline Stowe as Victoria Grayson —the
matriarch of the Grayson family and the Hamptons and Conrad Grayson,
Victoria’s spouse and CEO of Grayson Global. As a summer to remember
begins in the Hamptons, new arrival Emily Thorne dazzles the members of
high society by making herself known in the exclusive social
circle of Grayson Global CEO Conrad Grayson and his socialite wife
Victoria. But it soon becomes clear that the beguiling young
philanthropist has a dark past.
A mad journey
Ranvir Shorey talks about his forthcoming film Bajatey Raho and his character of a Punjabi parking lot owner with a heart of gold!
How was your experience of shooting in the Delhi circuit after Khosla Ka Ghosla?
It was pretty much the same because we were shooting in similar locations and the film is also set in a very similar place like
KKG.
Well
parked: Ranvir Shorey
Par Excellence
The rotation of the forearms
The forearms play an important role in opening and shutting the clubface through the golf swing. The shutting of the face at impact creates speed and coupled with the power created by the turning of the body leads to greater club head speed.
The forearm has two bones - the radius and the ulna. The turning of the radius over the ulna on one side and the reverse rotation to the other side creates this power. If we did not have these two bones and there was a single bone we would not have had this important speed creator. This rotation is called pronation and
supination. During the backswing the club face should open and when the shaft is parallel to the ground the club face should be almost 90 degrees open with the toe pointing upwards (picture 1).
Quiet & sensible
Sonakshi says her mantra is to work quietly and not make much
noise about it.
"I believe in doing my work quietly and not make a big hullabaloo about it. That is how I operate. I like it when people talk about my work. That is what I am here for.
"There is no point being visible for other things like going for events or parties. I have never spoken about who I am dating, what I am doing behind the scenes. So, that is how I want it to be," Sonakshi said.
Work ethics: Sonakshi Sinha (L) with her mother Poonam Sinha
Cotton couture
City women love shopping and clothes top their list. Or, so it seems after a visit to the exhibition, Cotton Fab at kisan Bhawan-35, Chandigarh.
"We received a good response during our last exhibition at Kisan Bhawan, but couldn't extend it as the venue was booked. So, we are here again, with a few more artisans and a fresh supply of stock," says
Rakesh, a craftsman and member of Rashtriya Sanskriti Samaj Avom Sabhyata, which has organised the exhibition.
Photo: Pradeep Tewari
Horror struck
Vikram Bhatt is back with his next flick, Horror Story. The film is being directed by Ayush Raina, who earlier directed Bombay High (one of the short films in Mumbai Cutting).
Apart from television actor Karan Kundra, who is making his Bollywood debut, the film stars fresh faces like Ravish Desai, Hasan
Zaidi, Nishant Malkani, Sheetal Singh, Aparna Bajpai, Radhika Menon and Nandini
Vaid.
Paranormal presence: The cast and crew of Horror Story
Theme for a wedding
Hollywood star couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's children are reportedly trying to persuade their parents to have a zombie or monster-themed wedding.
The
couple are set to marry at their French estate Chateau Miraval later this summer
and their kids — Maddox, 11, Pax, nine, Zahara, eight, Shiloh, six, and
four-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne - have been arguing over how they should
celebrate their big day.
Knotty
affair: Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie
On a song
A popular FM channel 94.3 My FM, organised 'My Music Marathon' in Chandigarh in an attempt to break the Limca Book of World record which was set in 2012 for 12 hours of non-stop singing, set by the FM channel itself.
An infectious track
 Singers Mika and Mohit Chauhan recorded a song for Saurabh Varma's Mickey Virus. The film is produced by DAR Motion Pictures and the music is composed by Hanif Sheikh. Mickey Virus is a comic thriller which stars Anchor/VJ Manish Paul and Greek model Elli Avram. "Mika has sung a fun young song and Mohit Chauhan has sung a romantic ruhaani track. Both in there own way have sung beyond my expectations." says Director Saurabh Varma. The film is slated for a September release.
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