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Designed to please
So you want the exact look featured in the recent Vogue, Harper Bazaar, Femina or the other universally acknowledged fashion bibles of the world? Huh! No big deal, just need investment of a few lakhs on that one dress to make you a fashionista.
What? Like it’s a newsflash …flaunting a designer dress comes at a price. Even if the price is more than your accumulated annual salary! But hey, where there is a will, there is a way. If you crave for that designer touch in your wardrobe, then here are some solutions. Designer studios that promise exclusivity at an affordable price…and guess what, there something for everyone! Whether it’s the little black dress or a flamboyant saree, the style comes without a hole in your pocket and dip in your blood pressure. The city that has taken its reputation of being fashionable seriously now, offers designer wear for the middle class as well. And the options are plenty. “There are people who buy a Manish Malhotra or Neeta Lulla. And then there is another segment that wants to follow, but keep in mind their pocket. We target the second category, giving then options in designer wear with brands and customised services,” says Namit Kochar, managing partner, Ajooni-16. The designer studio has collections from 10-12 designers, including Nalanda Bhandari. One of their in-house designer works from London and another one is preparing for Dubai fashion Week. Their focus is traditional formal wear, dispersing the style as per customers’ demand. “The working class is growing in its fashion sensibilities and someone has to cater to their needs as well. If they are not ready to spend Rs 50,000 on a one-time wear, we give them something on the same lines at one-third the price,” adds Namit. And if you want style with utility, they have an option. “Making more out of just the one-time wear, we also reconstruct the garment. So, you can flaunt a sari and then redesign to make a suit or a skirt out of it.” To complement it all, they have professional stylists who make sure you carry the look perfectly! So, you have silk, chiffon, brocades, lehengas in cotton and an entire trousseau, exclusive yet not expensive. Any doubts about the quality? “No compromises there. Usually, we play around with the volume, not the quality,” says Shivani Mahajan who runs Tatva, another designer studio in Sector 17 along with her brother Sameer. “When we say middle class, we do mean that we target people who have taste for style and are fashion conscious. We have to keep in mind that there are no repeats, as exclusivity is the key here. We try to mix, match and customise as per the demand and price bracket,” she adds. Their collection is a compilation of western and Indian wear, casual wear tunics with simple cuts and vibrant colours. The formals have detailed fabric differentiation, heavily played colours and innovative placement of cuts. Some of the designers in their panel include Swati Srivastava, Disha and Divya, with their brand Strawberry Hills, Amit Thakur’s label ADONIZE, apart from over 30 designers across the country. “We also have exclusive pieces from LFW, but each of our designs come with customised finishing. And since our collection is limited and exclusive, it sells.” And mind it no ‘sale’ tag! But then, on second thoughts, isn’t the ‘designer’ appeal at easy price trend making things too common, even if it’s with a difference? “In fact, it means benefits for both, the client as well as the designers,” replies Rashmi Bindra, a city-based designer and stylist. nehawalia@tribunemail.com |
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Aspire high
On the face of it, the ambition of staying happy looks very achievable. All one needs is a decent bank balance and happiness would follow. “Had money been the only criterion for happiness, there wouldn’t be so many divorces or other family issues,” says Neepa Arora, founder-member of Aspiration Club. The club that completed one year on Monday helps women stay happy, which Neepa and Monica Singhal, co-founder term as the toughest task.
The club was also formed with the intention of providing a platform to homemakers to enable them showcase their creativity. “We wanted to do away with the misconception that homemakers have all the time to themselves. In fact, we don’t get any time. The club makes women aspire for their personal goals,” adds Monica. And it has been successful with many examples to quote. “A club member good at making pickles has a huge clientele. Another member who has expertise in baking cakes not only gets orders from members, but also from people outside,” she says. For the annual day celebrations of the club, a member also designed the invitation cards. “We are trying to utilise all the resource we have. It’s kind of a barter system, where members help in any possible manner,” informs Monica The celebrations saw plays, dances and other entertaining programmes by the members. “Our activities are not just limited to singing or dancing, we have also held serious activities ones like seminars by gynaecologists and cancer specialists,” adds Neepa. Another seminar that was a hit was the one on positive body language. The 100 members of the all-women club meet once a month. “We have made a difference to many lives. Women now can think beyond kitty parties and tambola games. And above all, they now know how to live a happy life.” Not a very tough ambition actually!
— Ashima Sehajpal |
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Right steps
You getting me’…she winds up every single sentence with these three words. So very teenager-like! She makes no effort to hush those munching noises as she digs into an eatable.
Over the phone, she sounds like a girl excited to tell the world how much she likes being on her own. Sonam Kapoor is no different from a youngster who feels high about the new-found-just-about-everything-freedom, fame, money, friends. With movie critics already scrutinising and drawing inferences from her performance, Sonam is definitely the new girl on the block, and a style icon too. Excited about how her soon-to-be released movie Alisha, which has been produced by her sister, Sonam shares what it feels to be ‘there’. “I feel nice and wonderful. It is heart-warming to see that people have accepted me and are already liking my work,” says Sonam. “I hope I don’t let those people down who have invested their interest and faith in me,” she adds. It’s the beginning and Sonam is already itching for a change. “I would want to do off-beat films now. I would want to act a little more. I am doing mainstream films with great directors and banners. Now, I would want to some small budget films. I want to act,” she repeats. “I am young and I guess I can take this risk in my career.” Of course, with age and Kapoor name by your side, you can conquer the world. What say? “I think I am too aware to let success, name or fame get on go my head. I think and do whatever comes to my mind. Besides, I think I am too staunch a believer in Newton’s law of gravity. What goes up comes down,” her voice mellows. “I am a small speck in the universe, who is doing the needful.” Uff! Who says youngsters can debate only the credibility of Paul the Octopus! This one definitely has a lot to say. Like her choice of roles, which is different and an interesting mix. Says Sonam, “I enjoy my work and I cannot see myself doing the same stuff over and over again. This is why I consciously plan to pick different roles in my movies, whether it is Saawariya, Delhi 6 or I Hate Love Stories’ or Aisha.” So, how was it working in a film produced by her sister? Any catfights? “Working with her was a revelation. Rhea is extremely organised. I was impressed with the way she handles work. I think she was born to be a producer. Aisha is a sweet, well-made movie; completely awesome.” Somehow it becomes mandatory to drop the name Anil Kapoor. With her father going places with International projects, does she plan to follow in his footsteps? “I am getting a lot of offers for International projects, but I have a tied up schedule till December, let’s see, maybe after that,” shares Sonam. All the limelight, adulation…does it look like a new world altogether? She giggles. “I have the same set of friends I always had. Nothing has changed except that I am too wary about the company I keep. I don’t let people with any kind of negative approach towards life enter my circle. Such people are damaging. I try to be happy and positive.” The dos and don’ts already! jasmine@tribunemail.com |
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Face of the year
The posters are pasted, the session’s begun; here’s something that’s as preliminary as perhaps the timetable and the new session - the chase to be the face of the department.
It isn’t easy deciding on the poster boys, the pin-up girls…putting a stamp on the campus president is one thing while electing the face of the department quite another. Handing out the microphone to all the newbies on the campus, asking for the qualities they’d be looking for in this year’s respective ‘department representatives’. “I think it’s very important for the department representative to be a voluntary worker, that is over and above his academic work, then come leadership qualities, the energy and the enthusiasm,” Lovedeep Sidhu, former DR, School of Communication Studies, lists the skills she’ll be looking for in those contesting this year. She adds, “He or she needs to be a wholesome package of social skills, such as diplomatic skills. He needs to be tactful, good at public relations, getting together all the functions and events.” They’re nothing less than the brand ambassador, the face of the institute, the escort, and the checklist of skills just got longer. Shares Gurmehar Preet, Functional English student, Government College, “I’m going to judge on the basis of what he or she is or appears. If someone is a people’s person, gets along well with everyone, is warm and has other qualities; is a willing and ever-ready worker, that’s more than enough.” She adds, “Whosoever decides to go in for it should be wiling to go the extra mile and do lots of voluntary work.” Those thinking to be out in the field, in the fray need to get their prerequisites as also their politics right. Opines Vikramjeet Singh, fresher, Department of Fine Arts, “I don’t know why students create so much of ruckus over the issue of campus president. I mean it’s the department representative that everyone is going to be closely affected by and in direct contact with. Honestly, I don’t even know who’ll be standing this year. The announcements haven’t still been made, but I guess they’ll soon up the posters.” Yeah, he’s got his list too. “He should be understanding, willing to work in close connection with everyone; be a social welfare kind of person.” At stake and on stage is a whole list of personal as well as professional qualities. Says Lovedeep, “The responsibilities vary from department to department. For instance, like ours is a very small department but on the whole it has to be someone who can lead, keep you together. And above anything else it has to be someone with the zest to do voluntary work.” There’s never an agreement on the criteria but nevertheless some things are unanimous, others completely opinionated. Whispers one, “For me, whether a person is a day scholar or a hosteller is also a criteria. If someone stays 24X7 on the premises, without doubt he or she would be able to do much more.” Some for basics, others for bias…each to his own. The expectations are high and it’s just the beginning of the day! manpriya@tribunemail.com |
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Family fissures
A new psychology study has found that unhappy families, are unhappy in two distinct ways, and the dual pattern of such unhealthy relationships leads to a host of specific difficulties for children during their early school years. The three-year study examined relationship patterns in 234 families with six-year-old children.
“Families can be a support and resource for children as they enter school, or they can be a source of stress, distraction, and maladaptive behaviour,” said Melissa Sturge-Apple, the lead researcher on the paper and an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Rochester. “This study shows that cold and controlling family environments are linked to a growing cascade of difficulties for children in their first three years of school, from aggressive and disruptive behaviour to depression and alienation. The study also finds that children from families marked by high levels of conflict and intrusive parenting increasingly struggle with anxiety and social withdrawal as they navigate their early school years,” she added. The research team identified distinct family profiles- happy, termed cohesive, and unhappy, termed disengaged and enmeshed. Cohesive families are characterised by harmonious interactions, emotional warmth, and firm but flexible roles for parents and children. Enmeshed families, by contrast, may be emotionally involved and display modest amounts of warmth, but they struggle with high levels of hostility, destructive meddling, and a limited sense of the family as a team. Finally, disengaged families, as the name implies, are marked by cold, controlling, and withdrawn relationships. Although the study demonstrates solid evidence of a family-school connection, the authors caution that dysfunctional family relationships are not responsible for all or even most behaviour difficulties in school. Other risk factors, such as high-crime neighbourhoods, high-poverty schools, troubled peer circles, and genetic traits also influence whether one child develops more problems than another child, explained co-author Patrick Davies. The research found that children from disengaged homes began their education with higher levels of aggressive and disruptive behaviour and more difficulty focusing on learning and cooperating with the classroom rules. These destructive behaviours grew worse as the child progressed through school. By contrast, children from enmeshed home environments entered school with no more disciplinary problems or depression and withdrawal than their peers from cohesive families. But as children from both enmeshed and disengaged homes continued in school they began to suffer higher levels of anxiety and feelings of loneliness and alienation from peers and teachers. The authors concluded that, “Children in the early school years may be especially vulnerable to the destructive relationship patterns of enmeshed families.” The study is published in Child Development.
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Browse through
Of course, like in any other literary warehouse, what you see is books, books and books; but like the colourful new age libraries it’s all very easy on the eye rather than heavy. There are sections and segments probably as many as the volumes, but what’s missing is the stereotypical grey interiors, tomes bound in similar looking hard covers. For this fortnight’s column on libraries, Browser-8 literally offers a lot to leaf through.
Yes, there are Paulo Coelho’s, Chetan Bhagat’s, bestsellers, chiclits and what the publishing industry calls new age Indian writers in English. Move over the entrance, the list of new arrivals and there’s a section on every conceivable genre of writing. “Quantitatively speaking I’d put the number of books at 35,000 plus. This is excluding the CDs and DVDs collection,” informs Anil Sharma, sales manager, Browser-8. He adds, “Apart from this, members can always make a request to us for some book or any particular title.” Moving on with the displayed genres. There’s children’s section, social sciences, religion and spirituality, self-help and new age books, new arrivals and bestsellers, science fiction and mysteries, thrillers and romance, health and cookery, poetry and humour, international fiction, travel and sports, sciences and mathematics, reference & dictionary. Perhaps, that was exhaustive! In between, the bargain section with a 50 per cent discount occupies a proud place. “Among all the genres, thrillers and self-help are the most popular. Then come management books and rest of the sections,” adds Anil. The self-help section perhaps provides every imaginable over-the-counter literary help. Think all the Chicken Soups series, Here Inside You to an agony aunt or ‘how to’ book for adolescent to adult…‘From Teach Yourself’ to ‘How To Get What You Want’ to psychology classics. The social sciences section stocks literature on Partition; there’re books on Indo-China relations and some titles sport Pakistan in the name. And then there are classics in their respective genres, which every literary person is acquainted with…Agatha Christie’s, PG Wodehouse’s, Enid Blyton’s et al. “We generally get all kinds of readers and there are members right from students to retired professionals,” says Anil. |
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Teenagers’ exposure to cigarette advertising at retail outlets substantially increases the odds that they will start smoking soon. Students who visited such cigarette stores on a regular basis were at least twice as likely to try smoking as those who visited infrequently, a study conducted by researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine said. The study was based on surveys of 11 to 14-year-olds at three middle schools in Tracy, California, and assessment of cigarette advertisements at stores near the schools. The survey included questions about students’ smoking experience as well as how often they visited stores with lots of cigarette ads - convenience stores, gas stations and small groceries - and then checked back later, first at one year and then at 30 months. Of the 2,110 students surveyed in 2003 when the study began, 1,681 reported never smoking. A survey of these non-smoking students a year later revealed 18 percent of these students had smoked over the year, at least one puff, and that smoking initiation was much more prevalent among the students who had reported frequent visits to stores with the most cigarette ads, Xinhua reported. Among those who had reported visiting such stores at least twice a week, 29 percent had taken at least one puff in the previous year. Among those who rarely visited - less than twice a month - only nine percent had smoked at all. A survey 30 months after the study began found that by then 27 percent had tried smoking. To measure the exposure to ads, the researchers multiplied the frequency of visits by the number of ads in stores near the schools - cigarette-branded ads, product displays and functional objects, like clocks and trash cans. On average, students experienced 325 cigarette-brand ads per week, ranging from an average of 114 among infrequent shoppers to 633 among those who shopped frequently. “I was surprised by the sheer number of cigarette brand ads in convenience stores near schools,” said Lisa Henriksen, senior research scientist at the Stanford Prevention Research Centre. “The exposure is unavoidable. It’s impossible to miss.” Lawmakers should consider barring such marketing efforts from convenience stores, gas stations and small groceries, the researchers said in the study published in the latest issue of Pediatrics. — IANS
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Not so social!
A latest cyber study has found that more than half of Australian parents with children using online social networking services like Facebook and Twitter said the services are distracting them from their studies.
According to the latest Cyber-safety Research Report commissioned by Telstra Australian children using social networking services are getting distracted from their studies. The survey of parents with children aged 10 to 17 years was conducted by Newspoll and it has been found that the problem is more common with teenagers aged between 14 and 17 years, with 65 percent of parents reporting frequent social networking or occasionally distracting their children from their homework. Cyber-safety expert doctor Martyn Wild, Managing Director of SuperClubsPLUS Australia is encouraging parents to keep computers in family areas such as a lounge room, so that children can focus on their studies, reports English.news.cn. “As sites like Facebook continue to grow in popularity, parents should set ‘house rules’ and help their children learn responsible online behaviours just as they do in regards to their non-internet lives. I don’t suggest you become an ‘internet big brother’, just be aware of when and what your kids are doing online and be prepared to set realistic guidelines,” said Wild. Telstra has updated its cyber-safety website - www.telstra.com.au/cyber- safety - to include new features that will help guide parents in monitoring their children’s social networking habits.
— ANI |
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Helping hand
Life laughs at you when you are unhappy, life smiles at you when you are happy, but life salutes you when you make others happy." These lines are apt to describe Dr Anuradha Sharma and Sarika Tiwari, and their brainchild — Hamari Kaksha — a voluntary organisation engaged in imparting education to underprivileged children and empowering women.
"We are seven years old with Hamari Kaksha, which has now blossomed into a model organisation with over 2,000 students," says Dr Anuradha Sharma, the brain behind the project. While recalling the dawn of the noble venture, Anuradha, an assistant professor at GC-11, says it all began from her house from where she started educating 17 children. Not simply teaching, but educating them on how to overcome unfavourable situations in life. "Another young lecturer Sarita Tewari joined me as the attendance of children rose to 75. The then DPI schools SK Setia and city administration encouraged us by allotting space at Government Nursery School in Sector 7. More noble souls reciprocated and we opened another branch near DT mall, IT Park, to accommodate over 350 students, including 47 children of labourers," says Anuradha. She adds, "Meanwhile, some of our first batch students, including Mamta, Bhavna, Arpana, Preeti and Himani, besides retired and serving lecturers such as Sukhvinder Grewal, Adarsh Puri, Ishwer Devi and others extended a helping hand. An Urdu couplet from poet Majrooh Sultanpuri — Mein akela hi chala tha janib-e-manzil magar, Log saath aate gaye, aur carvaan banta gaya — describes our journey from a humble start." Their ongoing projects include provision of special training, both scholastic and non-scholastic, to children. "Those who failed earlier are now a confident, capable, gregarious and multi-talented group," she shares. "For us, the challenge starts each time we enrol a child. We help both the child and mother gain confidence, self-respect and learn life skills," says Sarita Tewari. "We are grateful to all those who have showered their blessings and inspired us to carry on the good work," says
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London dreams
While most people believe dreams never come true, Lux consumers will now be forced to think otherwise. Lux recently announced a unique initiative for its consumers - the superstar offer. The offer gives an opportunity to consumers to meet Bollywood's star couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in London besides a discount of Re 1, 3 or 5 off on the next purchase of Lux soaps. About the winners
The brand today announced the name of its first 'Super Star offer' winners to take the flight to London. Lux loyalist Mandeep Kaur from Hoshiarpur got lucky with her purchase of Lux but instead decided to give the golden ticket to her in-laws, Kulwant Singh (53) and Gurbax Kaur (50). Going to London is a lifetime opportunity, as Mr. and Mrs. Singh have never stepped out of the village. Erstwhile farmer Kulwant Singh is a physical education teacher, a simpleton who spends his after work hours with his grandchildren watching the family's sole and most prized possession, the 21-inch plasma TV! His wife, Gurbax Kaur apart from managing the household also teaches in the village primary school. Kulwant and Gurbax humbly thanked God and expressed their excitement in controlled spurts of laughter. When quizzed about any questions for Abhi-Ash, the winners vociferously echoed, "We just want to see them". Currently awestruck with the idea of meeting Abhishek Bachchan, they said, "He is a good actor, one of the few stars who has settled well and married the right girl!" Lux Super Star Offer
Buy Lux soap and check inside the wrapper; consumers who find 2 stars inside the Lux soap need to call on the toll free number (1800-22-8080) and register their name, contact number and address while completing the slogan 'I love Lux because'. 12 lucky couples will be flown to meet Abhi & Ash in London. Well, this is not all… there are exclusive signed photographs of the couple to be won. |
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One for the road
Fiat India unveiled its latest offering in the premium hatchback segment - Fiat Grande Punto 90HP Multijet - in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Armed with a 1.3 litre multi-jet engine, powered by a variable geometry turbocharger, the car is set to be India's most powerful diesel hatchback.
Already setting the standard with its looks and style, the Grande Punto 90 HP Multijet is poised to power through the competition and create a new benchmark for diesel hatchbacks in India. The Grande Punto 90 HP Multijet will be priced at Rs 6.82 lakh (ex-showroom Chandigarh). To make the driving experience better, the Grande Punto 90 HP Multijet comes equipped with Dual Stage Airbags, ABS with EBD, automatic climate control, blue and me technology, integrated CD/MP3 player with USB, alloy wheels with the widest tyres (in the category), chrome-plated door handles, swanky red stitching on the seats, and a host of other exciting and new age features.
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Road to success
While their previous films were slapstick comedies, Khatta Meetha takes a dig at the corruption and bribery. "Our country is said to be a growing superpower with the fastest growing economy, but we still do not have good roads because of corruption in our system. This film is a message to people involved in the system," said Akshay. Produced by Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd and distributed by DreamWorld Searchlight Pictures, Khatta Meetha is a remake of Priyadarshan's 1988 Malayalam film Vellanakalude Naadu. It will also launch southern actress Trisha in Bollywood The star cast of the film also includes Makrand Deshpande, Johnny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Aroona Irani and Milind Gunaji. Akshay's character in Khatta Meeth is modelled on R.K. Lakshman's iconic Common Man cartoon character. The movie revolves around a struggling road construction contractor, Sachin Tichkule (Akshay), who dreams big but his dreams never come true as he doesn't have enough money to bribe the 'babus'. To make matters worse, the new municipal commissioner turns out to be his ex-girlfriend Ganpule Madam (Trisha), who now hates him. "It's my first Hindi film and I can't expect to have everything that appeals to me. It's definitely not a film where I am singing and dancing around trees. But it's good enough for a launch and Priyan has projected me very well. Akshay's comedy would be the highlight of the film," Trisha said. The movie has had its share of controversies too. Akshay found himself in the midst of a furore after he visited the ailing Laxman. Some believed it was a promotional tactic for his film. But Akshay later clarified saying he was invited by Laxman's family. Khatta Meetha has also made headlines over a controversial song titled Bullshit, which takes potshots at corrupt politicians. However, the actor said: "We are not taking names of any individual or political party in the track. We are just commenting about corruption."
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The 64-year-old star considered that taking health risks while performing death-defying stunts has always paid him off. "It's a good omen. Every film I've done where I got injured has turned out great. Rocky II was 60 stitches; Rocky III was a concussion; the last Rambo was a bruised artery. Ones where I come out unscathed? Disasters," Stallone said. But Stallone recently admitted he will have to let go of his superstition and stop doing stunt work, after seriously injuring his shoulder and back in a fight sequence with wrestler Steve Austin on the set of his new film The Expendables. His doctor has told him he will risk spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair if he continues with his daredevil antics. "I couldn't do this again. This is it, there's nothing left. I have had four operations since the film. The doctor says that if I hurt my neck again, that's it - paralysis or worse. I don't want to hear that but it's a fact," Stallone told another magazine. — PTI
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Soon-to be launched biography of Angelina Jolie might change the way people think about the star, claims the author. Andrew Morton, author of the upcoming book Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography, has revealed many unknown things about Jolie in the book. "Angelina Jolie is a woman who lives in plain sight. But what you see is certainly not what you get, as I discovered when I started to look at the reality of her life as opposed to the public image," said Morton. "I think my biography will genuinely change the way people view her - and the way she sees herself." On Jolie's obsession with death Morton said: "She wants to see what it's like on the other side. It's not that she wants to kill herself; she is curious about the experience of death." Morton, who became famous with his sensational best-selling bio Diana: Her True Story has promised that his latest book, due out Aug. 3, would expose the woman he describes as "one of the most fascinating and enigmatic celebrities on the planet" for who she really is. "Over the last year, I have spoken to everyone from ambassadors to directors, fellow actors and even her one-time drug dealer to present a compelling portrait of a beguiling yet elusive woman," added Morton. — ANI
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Twilight star Kristen Stewart says that she is very close to her mother. The 20-year-old actress admits that her script supervisor mom, Jules Mann-Stewart, has always encouraged her acting career. "She's very smart and supportive in a reassuring way," the 20-year-old said about her mother. My whole family are very grounded, very normal people," Stewart said. The American beauty, who became a household name after starring in the franchise insists that her mom is her biggest role model. "My mother doesn't have to give me direct advice, I just watch her," Stewart said. — PTI
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Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu launched Bengali general entertainment channel Mahuaa Bangla in Kokatta on Monday evening. The event unfolded with a traditional Durga Vandhana by Tanushree Shankar and her dance troupe, which was followed by a laser show. The dusky actress - wearing a red-bordered white embroidered sari and red bangles - arrived in a palanquin amidst Shankar's second dance recital depicting Bengali culture and tradition. Hosting the programme were Bollywood actor Konkana Sen Sharma and Tollywood superstar Jishu Sengupta. Music composer Bappi Lahiri and singers Alka Yagnik and Debojit Saha made the audience swing to their tunes. — IANS
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Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron has no plans to marry his lover Vannesa Hudgens, till he turns 30. The 22-year-old star has been dating Hudgens for past four years but the hunk has not set his mood to marry her longtime girlfriend soon. Efron admits that he is still smitten by the High School Musical star but she has to wait a bit more to become his better half. "I think I've always said I'm not gonna get married 'til I'm 30. I'm gonna wait. I wouldn't want that kind of commitment or pressure at this point," Efron said. — PTI
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After tickling the funny bones of their fans with Hera Pheri Garam Masala and Bhool Bhulaiyaa, the hit pair of director Priyadarshan and actor Akshay Kumar is back for the sixth time with yet another light-hearted outing, Khatta Meetha, which releases Friday.
Hollywood's action star Sylvester Stallone says getting hurt on a movie set is a "good omen", because all the films which have left him with serious injuries have done well at the box office.
