All that glitters...
It is not easy, drawing back a gathering of youngsters who have been left high on a session, which is not just rib-tickling, but thought-provoking at the same time.

The winner takes it all
Kirron Kher She is a lady they proudly sent to the Parliament with a stupendous majority, initially even overlooking the concerns that celluloid-turned-politicos draw. Kirron Kher, the darling mother of B-town — she's played one to Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Diljit Dosanjh and John Abraham — makes her way onto the stage amidst applause and whistles.
a different course: Kirron Kher

Filmy…up to the neck
While a fraction of Indian fashion designers prefer to maintain distance from Bollywood and express their aversion to 'Bollywoodisation' of fashion, there are several who happily bridge the gap between the two industries.

Model way
Simran Kaur Mundi, Nupur Tron and Marc Robinson Sometimes, all you have to be (apart from being yourself) is just plain lucky and in the world of modelling as well as Bollywood, all that is required is to be at the right place at the right time!


Simran Kaur Mundi, Nupur Tron and Marc Robinson. Photo: Parvesh Chauhan

stress buster
Find your own way
Stress in today's world has become an integral part of almost every individual's life. The body's physiological stress response that is 'the fight or flight response' is virtually universal, yet the way that stress impacts us is as unique to each individual as the events that actually cause us stress in the first place.

Master Chef
Cold comfort
A cold soup strikes one as odd but it can be really refreshing, cooling us from within. Ensure that it is loaded with enough flavour for it to be a success. The raw tomatoes and cucumber have unsurpassed nourishment to offer to our system. The underlying heat and smokiness of the chillies add that extra zing to this delightful cold soup.

Southern platter flatters
Sundarams’ chef with a sumptuous spread While there are those who try and try — until they grasp the false perception of success — to bring out the authentic South-Indian flavour of food, there is one Sundaram’s that makes the ordeal seem as effortless as possible. From 35 to 26 to 22 (Aroma) to Mohali to 35 — Sundaram's has come full circle; in terms of Sectors, of course. Standing at the ground floor of Metro 35, Sundaram's sticks to its same-old promise of 'Asli South'.
Lip smacking: Sundarams’ chef with a sumptuous spread

Summertime storyteller
Manju Jaidka with her new book Having spent upwards of four decades on the campus, academician Manju Jaidka has decided to pen down her musings of campus life in the a work of fiction. Amaltas Avenue, published by Lifi Publications, is out, and the woman behind it opens up about her journey to the book. Having been a student and teacher at Panjab University, Manju had a range of experiences — some pleasant, others difficult, some funny and some others, just shocking. She penned them as and when, and brought them together in a book in which the setting is real and events, fictionalised.


Literary pursuits: Manju Jaidka with her new book

Smart move
With the increasing number of customers shifting from feature phones to smartphones, there has been an immediate requirement to shift from a mini SIM to a micro or a nano SIM.

STAR TRACK
Alia credits her success to hard work and destiny
Actress Alia Bhatt says her hard work and destiny have made her successful in Bollywood. Alia, 21, made a successful acting debut with Karan Johar's Student of the Year.

I have no competition in horror: Bipasha
No truth in dating rumours
Haider team bowled over by Kashmir’s love

Shashank Vyas chatter box
Giving a shut-up call
Sneha Wagh, who plays Ratan in Yash Patnaik's Veera, is single and is not ready to mingle, as career tops her priority list. As per the sources, people are spreading rumours about her possible link ups with her co-stars, Shivin Narang or Kapil Nirmal. A reliable source told us the boys she is being linked up with are in committed relationships.


Taking on new responsibility


Being focused: Shashank Vyas

The year ahead
If your birthday is August 25...





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