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A man-made palette
The spring-summer collections for men by Indian designers are all about colour blocking, floral prints, pop art...
Beyond the checks and stripes; monochromes and greys, lies the world of men's fashion that is enticing and interesting. Landscape-like fabric promises
colours, prints, motifs, silhouettes, cuts…accessories that till some years back were barricaded by everything masculine and strictly conventional.
Now, the boundaries are fusing; floral prints that are found on Manish Malhotra's swing coat for women also adds colour to the grey summer jacket for men in his collection, A Summer Affair, which he presented at the Lakme Fashion Week. While the tag of androgynous fashion lends commercial viability to experimental men designs that fail to clear the shelves, there are designers who don't mind taking the plunge. The takers, they believe, will come sooner or later.
Chatter box
Perfect encounter
Encounter is all set to spike your weekends yet again with another power-packed episode featuring talented actors Prashant Narayanan and Mishal Raheja in never-seen-before roles! The next episode will narrate the encounter of Shamsher
Bhopali, an underworld sharp shooter widely known as the 'Killing Machine' across his clique, who used to plot his killings with a deck of cards.
Star track
Sunny on telly?
Adult star Sunny Leone will soon be back on small screen, this time as the host of the popular reality show MTV
Splitsvilla. If the latest buzz is anything to go by, Sunny who made a foray into Indian showbiz through Bigg Boss will be anchoring the seventh season of the popular show along with Nikhil
Chinappa. A source close to the project informs, "She is doing the show this season. She will be hosting the show and will be seen on regular basis. Every time we try something new for every season, we thought getting Sunny was a good idea for the show."
Highway to 2 states
Alia Bhatt is all excited for her third release, 2 States. She speaks about the film, her character and more.
Growing up: I think I will always be the Alia who did her first shot for Student Of The Year. I have to believe I have a lot to achieve. That's the only way I can grow. I want to do all the best roles I can get. Become the top-most actress maybe. Buy myself a house...But the person within me must remain the same. I don't want people to say I've changed with success.
Creative journey
Vishal Bhardwaj is more than impressed with Shahid Kapur's commitment to Haider and him going bald. He wants to make Maha Kaminey with him and many more films.
Shahid going bald: After Kaminey, we wanted to do another film and one day Shahid jokingly told me that he'd even go bald to work with me. I replied saying that if he was serious, I'd make Hamlet with him. Men love their hair more than women. And both Saif (Ali Khan) and Shahid loved their long hair. As a filmmaker I like to take actors out of their comfort zones, their vanity.
The ‘in’ side
Nordic charm
Scandinavian or Nordic design is creeping its way into the Indian market. The more discerning of you may have already had a whiff of it many moons ago, thanks to the low budget retailer IKEA. And now we hear H&M is entering the Indian market coincidentally!
With all eyes on this trend and its expanding popularity, importers of European furniture are now including carefully selected pieces to their repertoires. Simplicity, utility, and beauty are what sums up Scandinavian design. It's a pure, pruned backed style that is focused around warm functionality, clean lines, flawless craftsmanship and understated elegance.
Astro turf
ARIES: You can gain money from unexpected quarters. Deal with paperwork that has been building up. It is time to slow down and recharge your physical as well as spiritual batteries, so don't push yourself. Tarot message: Involve yourself as much as possible in a new project. Lucky colour: Peach.
The year ahead
If your birthday is April 19...
A birthday on the 19th of this month gives greater will power, self-confidence and a rather original approach. The number 19 is regarded as fortunate and extremely
favourable. It is symbolised as ‘The Sun’ and is called ‘The Prince of Heaven’. It is a number promising happiness, success, esteem and honour as far as the future is concerned. You are basically a loner number and can experience feelings of being alone even if you married. You also have a tendency to be nervous and get angry easily. Remain involved in activities that are exciting and keep you relaxed. Your creative talents will prove to be highly lucrative if put to proper use.
First-day-first show
Strong ties
2 States: A successful book by Chetan Bhagat, 2 States, has made it to big screen as a movie this Friday. Upcoming starkids and now stars in their own right, Arjun Kapoor and Alia
Bhatt, play protagonists Krish Malhotra and Ananya Swaminathan.
Style file
Usher in this spring with a chic and classy bouquet, Sugar Candy from 109°F. Fashion's ongoing love affair with floral prints continues for Spring-Summer 2014. Don't discard your floral fantasies just yet; take a peek at the season's greatest trend with a high-octane dose of flower power.
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