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Lifetime award for Murthy

The first edition of the Star News Talent Leadership and HR awards held recently in Mumbai saw an overwhelming participation from the corporate world. The packed banquet at Taj Land’s End, Mumbai, was graced by the chief mentor of Infosys, N.R. Narayana Murthy, along with top corporate honchos like Nitin Paranjpe of Hindustan

Games people play: A century of posters

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For all those who think how much art could there possibly be in posters for a sporting event, “A Century of Olympic Posters” is more than just an eye-opener. Besides being extraordinary examples of graphic art, the exhibition also shows how these posters, have over centuries, become the harbingers of history, capturing the political and social mood of each country at a given point of time.

Too comfy in your skin?

In times when actresses make headlines even if they don bikinis for a shoot, Bipasha Basu and Mandira Bedi decided to do away with even the bare minimum. While the former posed topless on the cover of Maxim, the latter followed it up in the latest issue of Vogue. While the jury is out on whether the photos are aesthetic or vulgar, one

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.

GROOVE YARD

Dance is the wind beneath their wings. And reality television is their ticket to a flight to stardom.

Duality of life on a single canvas

The title of Mr Ajay Lakhera’s exhibition That’s Why We Are Here, is as ambiguous as the artworks, and perhaps intentionally so, because as the artist says, “There is always an other side to everythin

24 strings lock horns in a jugalbandi

It was almost like the guitars played themselves when Dylan Fowler, Dave Goodman, Eric Vaarson Morel and Frank Wingold locked strings with each other with their effortless strumming at the musical night organised by Black Dog. Interestingly, the invite had described this musical event as a jugalbandi. What struck me odd at that

Flat, on its face

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When the makers named their film A Flat, perhaps they wanted to let out a subtle hint about the content. But sadly, one realises that only after having endured 120 minutes of utter confusion in the name of horror. The film, which was kept on hold for long, was in the news for a while for being the launchpad of Bappa Lahiri, the son of the legendary disco musician Bappi Lahiri. But perhaps the title is a comment on his music, too!

Tradition, presentation rules Day 3

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Presentation ru-led supreme on the third day of the Lakme Fashion Week bonanza.

The ego hits back

As if the divide between Mars and Venus was not complex enough, a recent survey has entangled it further. Responses of a global survey have indicated that a man who earns less than his spouse is more prone to cheating on her. While the debate continues on whether or not the two factors are connected, the topic resonates myriad reactions from men, women and experts across the country.

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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.