For most of us, it was Rendezvous With Simi Garewal that spearheaded the movement in the 90s to bring out the other side of Bollywood stars.

While on the one hand the world is going gaga over the latest revolution in lingerie called the C-string, the only person in India who seems to have a clue about it is Rakhi Sawant. The motor mouth, recently, created a huge noise when she insisted that her producers for her upcoming television show, should get her the C-string and even refused to do the show unless she gets them. But now, it looks like Rakhi’s fashion quotient is higher than most of the fashionistas here.

The dancer paints and her paintings dance”, someone had once remarked about prolific Bharatnatyam danseuse Komala Varadan. However, to describe her as just a Bharatnatyam dancer would be far from the truth because this veteran artiste has literally dabbled in almost all forms of art one can imagine.

The recently concluded Czech Design Week was a scintillating example of the wonders of Czech designs in glassworks, jewellery and fashion trends.

Prince Williams’ prominent bald patch may not have hogged the headline space his wife’s attire did, but it didn’t go unnoticed either.

“NOW WE’re talking!” is what one was tempted to say at the onset of Day 4 of the fashion fiesta, after three days of predictability.

ONE COULD rightly tag Day 3 as the king of inspirations. From social causes, to renaissance paintings, to a near forgotten folk genre in West Bengal, the variety of muses was breathtaking.

It’s amazing to see how in an all-male bastion such as sculpture, artist Latika Katt has held her own.

The recently concluded exhibition City Obscura brought forth the works of three young photographers who have dared to look at urban photography with an unaffected eye. The show’s title alludes to the camera obscura, which was the earliest visual instrument for photographic work. The works of this exhibition have made an effort to re-

After being crowned Miss India Universe in 2007, Pooja Gupta had to go through a prolonged period of struggle before she could finally set foot in Bollywood. Like most of her contemporaries, she too went through her share of failed auditions and countless trips to studios before a fortunate accident landed her on the female lead in Vashu