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The Runaway Bride
Bling and couture in India enjoy a perfect symbiotic relationship. You see them complementing each other even when the next generation designers push for experiments with textures, fabrics and silhouettes. Bling is here for now and ever but this time it's not blinding. It's not subtle either, it's just toned down enough to shift the focus on cuts, shapes and patterns. The first two days of Aamby Valley 2013--India Bridal Fashion Week is a reaffirmation of the change couture is undergoing, where Rina Dhaka'a creation, mirror work bustier with a an extended panel is far more experimental than JJ Valaya's multi-coloured, heavily embellished lehenga that Kangana Ranaut walked down the ramp in. As designers reinvent couture, we pick trends and their masterpieces that might dot the coming wedding season.
A creation by Shantanu-Nikhil
Hide & seek
Let alone a promotion, it's not even a sneak peak. The announcement to upcoming Punjabi film Dil Le Gayi Kudi Punjab Di covers up more than it divulges. Unfortunately, we have to make do with only a couple of revelations. For instance, the cast, some of the crew and the genre.
Punjabi flavour: (L-R)
Navraj Hans, Jividha & Ashok Masti
The Frog gets talli
What a better way to kick-start a 'happening' weekend than a musical feast along with yummy food? Frog Prince, the café cum pub, is striving to do just that by launching Talli Frog Fridays from July 26 onwards to give something new to the folks of
Ludhiana. Frog Prince will be dedicating each Friday evening to bring forth some unique blends of music and of course loads of fun. The catch line is "Let the weekend start on a talli note.
Making sense of history
A beautiful temple, destroyed the very day it was it made…makes for the plot of
Konark, a play brought by Collegiate Drama Society, New Delhi. Directed by Ravi
Taneja, it is one of the first few successful plays of modern India, written by Indian Civil Service officer Jagdish Chandra
Mathur. Presented in the classical style along with Odissi dance, Konark aims to take you straight to the temple and the political milieu that became the cause of rise and fall of it. The play's director,
Ravi, has been in this field for three decades now. He is the one who strongly believes in theatre being a powerful, dual medium of entertainment and message. So you wouldn't find him watching or directing the plays that evoke just a few guffaws.
Photo: Pradeep Tewari
A drive with Sachin Tendulkar
Though the launch of all-new BMW Dynamic 1 Series is still underway, Amritsar-lad Vishal Chauhan has already shifted the gears of his life and raced towards popularity by the virtue of being one of the eight contestants to drive the swanky car with Sachin Tendulkar.
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| The eight lucky winners with Sachin Tendulkar (first right) |
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Living life to the fullest!
Alia Bhatt is a lot like her father Mahesh Bhatt and her sister Pooja Bhatt in the sense that she is candid. The pretty girl talks about her co-star Arjun Kapoor, fashion, style, competition and more.
 On the move
Sleepless SRK worries doctors
The best bet
Imran impresses Milan Luthria
Friends again
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Dream debut
Priya Bathija who is making her Bollywood debut with Chor Chor Superchor had never thought that her Bollywood debut would happen so suddenly. The actress was shooting four days after she auditioned for the film.
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