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Avatar’s 3D effects made it most downloaded film

While the long queues at ticket counters turning a rarity, a rightful metre to gauge a film’s popularity has become the number of times it is downloaded over the Internet. And the perfect example, of this phenomena, is James Cameron’s celestial saga, Avatar. It topped the list for the number of illegal downloads for the year 2010 — the

Enjoying the thrill of bitter winter chill

So the most-talked about dilli ki sardi is back, but this time with a “cold-shoulder”. As bone-chilling winter in Delhi continues and temperatures drop more than Shimla, people are braving the bitter chill everyday. Although Delhi is gripped by severe cold, this year, people in the city are not complaining and some are enjoying the thrill of the winter chill.

Short fuse triggers road rage

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Life has become fast. People live on the razor’s edge. They are tense, angry especially while driving because they want to get to their destination quickly and think that they can somehow clear the highway. They honk, skip signals, shoot verbal spears and the slightest provocation is enough for them to pull the “trigger”.

Max your gym time

Now that you’ve signed up for an annual membership at that swanky gym, bought those fabulous running shoes and stocked up on stylish fitness gear, hitting the treadmill every day is no longer a slog but a luxury.

Masters in juggling

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Emma Watson almost quit the Harry Potter series because her shooting schedules clashed with her University examinations. If you thought that young stars, smitten by stardom and fame, set their education aside, then you are in for a surprise. They know that a degree is important and have set their glamorous world aside to finish their education. Some of them have mastered the art of this tightrope act.

Hip Kate knows how to be on top

She can wear beat up shoes with a thousand dollar gown and look like a million bucks. Kate Moss, the iconic fashion diva is well-known for seeming as if she just threw something on, and yet she looks drop-dead gorgeous. No wonder the 37-year-old stunner has been voted as the best-dressed woman of the decade for her “tousled sexiness”.

Mr Moms’ day out

Women had always wished their husbands could find a way to spend more time with their children and many husbands too had wished the same. But today’s job flexibilities, cultural shift, women with full-time careers and the need for nuclear families, has actually enabled young parents to play a joint role.

Men make better second husbands

Dating or marrying a much maligned guy who was quite horrid, indifferent or even bored of his first wife might not be such a bad idea. Don’t know what the logic behind this is, but men who didn’t have successful first marriages turn out to be awesome husbands to their second wives. Either they have finally met the right person or have

Bond over brunch

Lazy winter afternoons in the capital are incomplete without lavish brunches. The New Year has already ushered festivities, and if you are a fan of late morning feasts with a generous spread of salads, soups, main course and breakfast dishes along with delicious drinks, then we tell you how you can savour weekend banquets.

Visibility is vital to stay on top

King Khan may not be invincible anymore and the one to do the honours this time is neither a perfectionist nor a Dabanng— it’s desi girl Priyanka Chopra. In a recent global survey the two stars were ranked among the most popular celebrities of the world, and incidentally at the eighth position Miss Chopra stood towering over Shah Rukh who was at the ninth spot.

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.