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Sachin sells Visa, Amitabh plugs Versa
We may or may not win the World Cup but our cricketers are winners all the way in the advertising world. From a health drink to the latest bike, they are busy promoting them all. With film stars doing likewise, it is time to rake in the moolah for th e bigwigs, says MONOJIT LAHIRI... .
Down Memory Lane
A date with Tughlakabad...
A FORT full of the splendour of the past, that was Tughlakabad. It's in ruins now and few visit it. But those who do hear in the mind's eye the blowing of trumpets, the clash of arms, the neighing of horses and the shrill commands of the officers ...
Cinema
Freaky Chakra... going around in circles
CONGRATULATIONS! You made just the right choice, Sir. In Deepti Naval, you pencilled in probably the best-suited heroine to essay the role of Janki, a 40-year-old widow, who is almost always at the receiving end of life. If her tap runs dry, she ...


Looking for fresh pastures
UNLIKE OTHERS of her tribe, former Miss India Gul Panag has no qualms in stating that she is not as gorgeous as beauty queen-turned-actress, Aishwarya Rai but takes credit for the fact that she possesses good communication skills. This can be ...
Theatre
Bank on theatre... like always
Whatever the glamour of the film world, the theatre scene in Delhi is alive and kicking. ANJANA RAJAN meets the members of Bank, a new theatre group formed by veterans and newcomers... .
Lebanese food, Arabic coffee... all in Delhi
Eating lip-smacking Lebanese food at Hotel Ashok's Mashrabiya restaurant can be an enthralling experience with an accomplished belly dancer to show her dancing skills and a hookah lounge to create the perfect ambience. SUMITRA SENAPATY tucks into exotic cuisine....
Music
KUCCH TO HAI
THE SONGS of this film cassette have riveting music. Music director Anu Malik has given entertaining numbers, which are peppy and meant to attract college students. Side A starts off with "Hai Rey", which has been sung by Babul Supriyo and ...
YEH DIL
Giving away a good hint of what to expect in the movie, the scores have the potential to appeal to a college-goer with numbers like "Hey Kya Ladki", "College Mein" and "Telephone". Kavita Subramanium and Abhijeet have done a good job of "Hey Kya ...
THUMKA
SONGS IN this cassette are ideal for playing in receptions and discotheques. Sanjay Paul, an entrepreneur settled in United Kingdom, has come out with numbers, which have a smattering of Punjabi and English. "Thumka" is the most likable. ...
AA MIL YAAR
THIS ALBUM of Sufi songs subtitled "Call to the Beloved" sung by Puranchand and Pyarelal Wadali in their ecstatic, inimitable style is a classic collection of Sufi compositions by Bulleh Shah, Ghulam Farid and Sultan Bahu. The combination of ...
Shopping
Shoes to take you places...
IT IS time to pamper your feet. Make sure they have the comfort they deserve. Time to switch to Nike, or so Nike Inc would have us believe. They have launched new Nike Shox - the Nike Shox D for running, Team Shox and Nike Shox VC-II for ...
Sparkling gifts for the light of your life
WANT TO browse for a more graceful and stylish gift item to present to your loved one or friends than the monotonous consumer durables that are inundating showrooms? If you don't mind burning a few holes in your pocket, then a wide array of ...
Events
Mirror, mirror, who's the best...
WASN'T THERE an age when the word `shoe' was almost synonymous with the company Bata? But with the gradual advent of several brands, both foreign and Indian, consumers began to get a taste of a variety of designs, feel, colours and shapes to go ...
Bollywood is abuzz
FEBRUARY WILL see two star weddings in the country's capital. Buzz has it that model turned actress, Pooja Batra, will tie the knot with U.S based Dr. Sonu Ahluwalia. After her much talked about affair and split up with Akshay Kumar, Batra unable ...
The rice route to your heart
Rocky Mohan's "Kohinoor of Rice and Spice" tells us more than a thing or two about two essential ingredients of Indian food - rice and spice. SANTOSH KUMAR VERMA speaks to the author to find out what makes this offering a mouthwatering deligh t...
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