It’s an unscribbled rule of show business. Beauty pageant winners are expected to become the Next Big Heroines, as soon as they are crowned with those sparkling tiaras and air-kissed with a hundred muaaahs on stage.

I am a 26-year-old girl. I was in a relationship with a guy for the last six years. We belong to different castes. I’m a Brahmin while he is not. His parents agreed to the marriage easily. But I had to convince my parents. By the time they were ready, my boyfriend was not interested in marrying me. We had an intimate relationship and I even went for an abortion. Now, he says physical intimacy is not the basis nor reason enough to continue a relationship. I feel depressed and lost. He doesn’t respond to my calls. I’m unable to forget him. Please help.
Anonymous

Awards — everyone loves them but declaim from the rooftops, “Aaargh, who believes in them anyway?” B’wood is an orchard of sore losers.

I’m a 26-year-old girl, working at an IT firm in Hyderabad. Earlier I’ve worked in the BPO sector and have been appreciated for my work. But things have drastically changed in the last one year after I fell in love with a colleague.

Dear teen friend, I am glad that last week’s column saw you boost up your confidence. At least now you know you are creative, but you don’t know where to go from here. Well, listen up.

You are a con artiste and not even a good one. Your luck will run out after two years.
Okey dokey. Ask me the same question after two years.

I was born stupid and non-creative. I have nothing original to say about anything and it hurts.”
— a teenager

Q. I work at a publication house. I recently went to interview one of our high profile clients. During the interview he behaved decently. However, as I was about to leave, he got up and kissed me on my cheek. I was very angry and upset. I came back to office and told my boss about it. But my boss refused to take action saying that he is an important client. I am on leave for last four days and can’t decide if I should join back or not. Can you guide me what to do about it?
Anonymous

Clothes maketh the actor? I’m not quite sure about that, going by the suits as well as the casuals being ramp-walked in the movies nowadays. The fashion du jour is dictated, currently, by Salman Khan of course. That means super-tight shirts and vests which the Dabangg dude can explode from for the fight-to-the-finish.

The season of film awards is about to return with a vengeance. If I don’t attend or appreciate awards it is not out of a sour grapes attitude but it’s simply because I do not believe in them — whether it is the Oscars or the hundreds of awards given in our country by media houses and other organisations who know that such functions mean big business.