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Fitness

Of exercise and illness
Are you worried that your mild illness may rip you off the benefits of your exercise regimen? Don't panic as sticking to gentle exercise, without pushing yourself too much, will only boost and not damage health.
Personality

Bare devils
Meet the male stripper duo who were in the city for a show recently.
Into fashion and humour
Pankaj Ahuja is at ease drawing caricatures and designing clothes.
Shweta's sequenced Saajna
Shweta Shetty is back with her new album `Saajna'.
Cinema

A dream come true
Ace cinematographer Madhu Ambat makes his directorial debut with "1:1.6 — An Ode To Lost Love", an English film starring Prabhod Das Gupta, Atul Kulkarni, Rathi Agnihotri, Masoomi and Sonali Kulkarni. An interview.
Bhoot, Bhoot... the Masoom Bhoot!
A girl who could have been in academics, a girl who could have been lost in Bollywood without Ramgopal Varma. But, Urmila Matondkar has been able to carve out her own niche and earn her own place under the sun.
Music

Father of Rock
Bob Dylan's thoughtful lyrics influenced rock music like no other musician.
Showbitz

Of stunts and chase
NOWADAYS, FILM-MAKERS take great pride in talking about the chase scenes in a film rather than talk about the other departments that contribute to the success of a film. They give details about the scenes, the number of artistes participating in ...
Katrina in a Telugu flick?
HOT FAVOURITE Katrina Kaif, who is currently linked with the super brat Salman Khan, is likely to star opposite Venkatesh in Malleswari. Katrina, one of the top models has been receiving offers from Bollywood but she is all set to kick ...
Success trip
IT IS another triumph for director Teja as he is believed to have succeeded in getting superstar Rajnikanth to do his next film Rythu. Teja announced both Dhairyam starring young Nitin and Rythu simultaneously but he is keen ...
Back to films
SOUNDARYA HAS been indecisive about her film career following her marriage but news is that she has agreed to act in C. V. Reddy's Swethanagu. The film, based on Lalladevi's popular novel, will be made in Tamil and Telugu. Soundarya was ...
Accolades for Mahesh
MAHESH BABU `bug' has bitten Teja as he goes into raptures at the very mention of the former. He is heard praising Mahesh at the drop of a hat, be it his acing skills, his behaviour on the sets, his personality or his attitude. He is so ...
Another singer turns hero
AFTER RAJESH, it is the turn of playback singer Sandeep to face the arc lights. Sandeep began his singing career with Chitram and rendered some hit songs. He is being introduced as a hero in a film produced by Twenty First Century ...
Celebration time
THESE DAYS ace director S.V. Krishna Reddy, who is known for making meaningful social dramas, message-oriented films and family entertainers, is on a celebration spree. And why not! Apart from his birthday, he also has a reason to celebrate, ...
Rituparno's Hindi debut
THE BENGALI film-maker Rituparno Ghosh will foray into Hindi cinema shortly. His film to be produced by Bengali star Prasenajit and his sister Pallavi will star Amitabh Bachchan, Deepti Naval (who plays Amitabh's wife), Akshaye Khanna (who ...
Trio effort
VIPUL SHAH has teamed up with Amitabh, Akshay Kumar and Paresh once again after Aankhen. Waqt - Race against Time, written by Aatish Kapadia is being produced by Manmohan Shetty. ...
Reel life
PERSONALITIES HAVE largely influenced film-making. A film based on the life of the tribal Birsa Munda - Gandhi se pehle Gandhi is being written, produced and directed by Iqbal Durrani. Shahbaz Khan, Tom Alter, Aditya Pancholi and Mohan ...
Film festival venue
GOA IS not just a tourist hot spot but looks like it will soon be on the international film map. For, it will be the permanent venue of International Film Festival of India. With sun-kissed beaches, swaying palms and great food to offer it ...
Family offering
SUMMER IS the ideal launching time for serials on television what with most people home bound. Zee TV launched a new one Vishwaas, an afternoon soap to be aired at 1.30 p.m. from Monday to Thursday on Monday. Another in the genre of family ...
Green Notes

Attractive asparagus
Branches of the fern asparagus are great for bouquets and flower arrangements.
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