From tribal villages in Africa to Scandinavian cities, his songs transcended reggae — Bob Marley is inarguably one of the most recognised musicians across the globe. The popularity of the Jamaican icon continues to allure us with his knock-off images plastered on dorm room walls and T-shirts.

At the upcoming art show, Concresence, six artists with varying cultures and creativity quotients will come together to showcase their works.

A little twist here, a slight turn there can make your traditional outfits more trendy, say designers, suggesting fashionistas to play around with the hemline, use light embellishments and team it with funky accessories.

Pallavi Sharda has scored a first, and she’s all excited about it. She’s the first Indian-Australian lead actress in an Aussie film, Save Your Leg, and according to sources, she will also be playing a role in Ranbir Kapoor starrer Beshram.

Viaan Kundra’s mom, Shilpa Shetty Kundra is getting brownie points not just for her glamour quotient but also for the entrepreneurial projects that she has been venturing into. We recently caught up with Shilpa at Franchise India’s social initiativelaunch in the capital called “Momprenur”.

When girls her age were busy adorning their Barbie dolls, Vani Shriya was writing poetry at the age of six.
“For a long time I was a closet poet, and would cringe at the idea of letting someone read my poetry,” says 18-year-old Vani Shriya, whose book of poetry, A Wish was launched by Om Books International in the capital recently.

Singer Aditi Singh Sharma, who has sung popular songs like Aali Re (No One Killed Jessica), Dilli Dilli and Main Heroine Hoon (Heroine) among others moved to Mumbai from Delhi to pursue her dream of becoming a playback singer. We recently caught up with the young singer performing in the capital at Club Rhino.

Hennaed hands, shopping sprees, religious fervour, a day-long fast, bejeweled and bedecked women, the first glimpse of the crescent moon, and then the party begins…

Whether it’s Malaika Arora, Kareena Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha or any of the gori girls doing item songs, one thing seems constant — the rustic flavour. Sameera Reddy’s red hot choli and skirt in the latest item song for Chakravyuh, Katrina Kaif’s yellow kasta sari in Chikni Chameli Kareena’s neon green lehenga in Halkat Jawani, Vidya Balan’s traditional nauvari in Mala Jau De and Malaika Arora Khan’s ghagra-choli in Munni establish the desi connect.

Around a decade ago, parents were scandalised if their teenage daughter announced her passion of becoming a DJ! However, the times have changed and a career that was not much sought-after has become quite popular among young girls.