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Fashion designer Narendra Kumar answers rapid fire questions from Sonil Dedhia on fashion mistakes, being one's own boss, his sense of style and the reason why people like to make an issue of wardrobe malfunctions during fashion shows. Kumar has designed clothes for Bollywood stars like Priyanka Chopra, Akshay Kumar, Pooja Bedi and John Abraham. Can you share summer fashion trends and tips? Talking about women I think white is the colour of the season. A lot of pants with short tops would be ...

Model Tanvi Mishra who walked for Pia Pauro and will also be doing Rocky S's show this evening tells Sonil Dedhia the three men she has the hots for and offers summer fashion tips. Can you share some summer fashion trends and tips? It's summer so I think its good to wear light colours like white. I also feel women can infuse a lot of different colours in daily wear. In terms of makeup I think it should be kept to minimum. It is also necessary to use a lot of sunscreen. To maintain the hair it ...

Whenever you see Ranbir Kapoor perform, you tend to believe that he does nothing by the book. His portrayal of diverse and distinguished roles like the lovelorn rockstar in Rockstar or a deaf and mute character in Barfi! shows his versatility as an actor.  In his forthcoming release Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, he is paired opposite his ex-girlfriend Deepika Padukone. In this conversation with Sonil Dedhia, Ranbir talks about his relationship with Deepika, why he doesn't like to be ...

After a sabbatical from Hindi cinema of almost two-and-a-half years, Shruti Haasan acts in a light-hearted romantic film called Ramaiya Vastavaiya.  Directed by Prabhu Deva, the film marks the acting debut of producer Kumar Taurani's son, Girish Kumar. The 27-year-old actress will also be seen next in Nikhil Advani's D Day, where she plays a sex worker. Co-incidentally, both films will release on July 19. In this conversation with Sonil Dedhia, Shruti talks about what ...

He was assistant director to Ashutosh Gowariker in Swades and Karan Johar in Kabhi Alvida Na Khena. Then Ayan Mukherjee made his debut as director with Wake Up Sid, a coming of age film with Ranbir Kapoor. For his next film, Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani (YJHD), he has paired ex-flames Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone. The first look of the film caused quite a stir with Deepika Padukone telling her co-star Ranbir Kapoor, "Agar main tumahare saath do minute bhi aur rahi toh mujhe tumse pyaar ho ...

Debutante filmmaker Sonam Nair is excited. She has received a positive response for the trailers of her first feature film Gippi that releases on Friday, May 10. The film revolves around an adolescent girl who is rather insecure about her weight and looks and how she deals with it.  The young director is the first woman to direct a film for Dharma Productions, owned by Karan Johar.  Sonam talks to Sonil Dedhia about directing a film on teenagers, admits ...

It is difficult to imagine that bohemian Kalki Koechlin was raised in a conservative environment in South India. Her childhood was mostly spent in stunning Pondicherry and Ooty. Films were not taboo, but her French parents were particular about the kind of movies she watched. After schooling, Kalki studied theatre and drama at Goldsmiths College, University of London. She worked with a local theatre company for two years before leaving for Mumbai. Her debut film, Dev D, was memorable in ...

At 14, Riya Vij is ready for stardom and her debut Hindi film, Gippi, releasing this Friday, May 10. The Delhi-based youngster landed the role quite by accident, as she explains in this interview, and now, hopes to work with Ranbir Kapoor some day. Riya chats with Sonil Dedhia about the film, and also gives parents some tips on how not to embarrass their kids.  How did you come to audition for Gippi? I learnt about the audition through a friend of mine. She asked me to come along ...

Karan Johar takes a step out of his comfort zone to direct a short film for Bombay Talkies, a film celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema, which will release on May 3. The filmmaker admits he's an unusual choice for the job, as he's pit against directors like Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar and Dibakar Banerjee, who will be directing the other three stories in Bombay Talkies. Modern, urban, larger-than-life romance has always been Karan's forte. Time and again his films have offered a fresh ...