Even a lifetime achievement award doesn’t seem to prompt Appachen (meaning grandfather) into wanting to retire. “It makes me feel 20 years younger,” says the pioneering filmmaker and businessman, who received the award recently from the Kerala Film Producers Association.

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Hyper colour is officially a trend this spring. As the cold, cold winter slips into spring, everyone is looking forward to warmer months and a change in the mood of the wardrobe. Colour is what the western world is waking up to now, something we were familiar with in India forever. We as Indians know that colour makes us happy. A happy colour reflects the mind-set of the person wearing it. A dull colour reflects a dull mind.

Watching those Hollywood-esque visuals of the Japan earthquake and subsequent tsunami on their TV screens was enough to leave even the most hardened souls agape with fear and horror upon realising that our permission to exist can be withdrawn without even a second’s notice. Instantly taking action, many like Lady Gaga

Delhi is just a few days away from its date with fashion when Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week kicks off its 17th edition. The five-day jamboree is getting bigger with every season. The fledgling event is usually crammed full of runway shows, buzzing stalls, parties, presentations, trade shows and other exciting activities. This time it promises to be more flamboyant and boasts of the highest number of designer participation apart from Sabyasachi Mukherjee doing the finale.

Aamir Khan might be 46, but he is still excited about celebrating birthdays. “I am lucky that I was not shooting on my birthday. On the night of the 13th, I was shooting at Mehboob Studio and I rushed home before 12. But just as I left the studio, Kiran reached there. She rushed to wish me at exactly 12,” says the mega star.

Friday morning just as I was boarding a plane my phone beeped. Twitter was abuzz with the news of a massive earthquake off Japan’s east coast. By the time I got off the aircraft the sheer scale of the disaster was all over the internet. A country that was expected to handle such calamities with ease was suddenly crumbling and along

For a change,Ranbir Kapoor is not in the news for the lissome lasses he continues to be spotted with. Recently, the actor took his passion for sports a step ahead by turning brand ambassador for a campaign titled Marks for Sport, for which he will be meeting students from schools and colleges to encourage them to take to sports in a big way. Ranbir feels that the movement will help parents tune their children towards sports, especially if they are born with a natural talent.

If you have been resting the blame for your edgy behaviour on raging hormones, well, you could be in for a surprise. You may be right. There are biological motivations behind the stereotypically poor decisions and risky behaviour associated with adolescence, a new research by University of Texas reveals.

With Holi nearing, it’s time to rejoice and revel in the festival of colours. Although the festival is all about spending time with family, it hasn’t dampened the spirit of students, who’re staying alone or in hostels and are forced to be in the city. The younger lot is all geared up with wacky plans and are planning small get-togethers with their friends to get coloured with gusto.

Life has just taken a new turn for 54-year-old ex-Miss India, actress, politician and activist Nafisa Ali. “With the political life a bit quiet at present, I’ve taken up my boutique as a challenge. There are so many things I want to explore, so I decided to try my hands at business,” she says. Her boutique in the capital is called Appna, an acronym of the first alphabets of names of her family members — Armana, Pickles, Pia, Nafisa and Ajit.