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Politically correct
Dressed in a bright Punjabi suit, hair neatly combed back in a plait; a smile fixed on her lips, Soha Ali Khan, surprisingly, without an entourage of bouncers, heads for the stage. In tow, walks the actor who can be unassuming to the T. Vir Das in a black jacket and denims takes the seat next to her. The rest of the team, including the director Shivaji Lotan Patil, producer, Harry Sachdeva, Dreams Productions Pvt Ltd and co-actors Vineet Sharma, Deep Raj Rana are seated accordingly.
DIFFERENT TAKE: Soha Ali Khan and Vir Das. Photos: Manoj Mahajan
Corridors of fashion
The last time she came to Punjab was for a wedding ceremony of a friend that turned into a tragedy. It gives her goose bumps as she recalls how an innocent girl became the scapegoat of a family feud. "The next day when it hit the newspapers, it was referred to as the Ludhiana acid attack," says former Miss India Universe Ushoshi Sen Gupta.
BEAUTY & BRAINS:
(L-R) Sangeeta Khanayat, Akshi Khari, Ushoshi Sen Gupta & Tanya Singh. Photo: S Chandan
High design(s)
Swati Prabhakar, a costume designer who has found favour with Pollywood at a very young age. She has just wrapped up an assignment wherein she was the chief designer for the movie Mukhtiar
Chadha.
Being a woman
Perhaps, the gravity of concern associated with women and their issues finds much justification in a quote by Joseph Conrad, which reads — "Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men. However, while maintaining an objective view, in the prevailing scenario, one would rather spare their precipitous judgement of causes, which led to the depravity in the status of women, over the significance of addressing them.
FOR A CAUSE: Suneeta Dhariwal and (R) Piyoosha Sharma
Future Shock
Sit, let it drive
Soon enough, we could be driving around in cars without a steering wheel, brakes or axle! Sounds scary? Well actually, the whole idea behind developing these cars is greater safety. Google has released images of a prototype self-driving vehicle that they are working on. It resembles the TATA Nano to quite an extent.
Cool cotton
Come summer and everybody is gung-ho about the varieties in cotton-wear to counter the sweltering heat and look elegant at the same time. It's also the time for exhibitions from various parts of the country. One such cotton extravaganza spearheaded by 'Bunker Avom Dastkar Vikas Samiti', Jaipur, is the 'Cotton Fab', which is on at Nehru Sidhant Kender, Ludhiana.
summer bonanza: Visitors throng the Cotton Fab exhibition in Ludhiana
Nothing ‘aam’ about this mango mania
To celebrate a special gift of summer - the mango - chef Tarun Gupta has got together his team at the Hyatt Regency, Ludhiana, to churn out heavenly mango delights in delicious and rare culinary forms ranging from a variety of beverages, main course delights and desserts.
Smart drive
Sony India has announced XSP-N1BT, a Smartphone Cradle Receiver, which gives an easy access to drivers to turn their smartphones' useful apps for driving, such as music, phone and navigation.
star track
A note for Miley
Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler shared a video on Twitter that shows him trying to leave a note for Miley Cyrus under her hotel room door in Finland.
 Shraddha is an attractive girl: Sidharth
Room service:
Miley Cyrus
chatter box
Role call
In the upcoming track of the show, Jodha Akbar, will witness the entry of Maha Chuchak, the stepmother of king Akbar, who wants to take the throne by conspiring to kill the king. While Urvashi Dholakia, Meghna Malik and Sudha Chandran are being considered for the role, only time will tell who bags it!
The year ahead
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