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For a fit and fine look
Fitness is the latest mantra. Being fit brings with it a whole lot of advantages. The awareness levels are increasing among people about the urge to stay healthy and they are following an exercise-cum-diet regimen, writes RAMYA RAMANAN.
Fitness
Pedal your way to good health
Cycling is a good exercise to stay fit. It helps the mental outlook as well.
Lifestyle
Whiffs of freshness
Avon brings an array of refreshing talcum powders this season.
Personality
Tailoring a routine programme
Shekher Reddy is one of the personal fitness trainers in the city whose clients include film stars and businessmen.
Fashion
The kimono touch
The kimono is a creative and expressive option today. Sport the kimono look this summer by remixing this garment in interesting ways.
Cinema
Nothing to write about
THIS FILM was a long time in the making. Now when it is released, the artistes like Akash and Saikiron, who were almost beginners then have acted in other films and became popular. The artistes' popularity, however, does not help the film. It is ...
Music
The king lives on...
Even twenty-five years after his death, music buffs and fans around the globe still and will perhaps always remember the charismatic Elvis Presley.


A song for a win
Singers aspiring to make a mark in filmdom can participate in Zee TV's `Golden Voice Hunt' to be held on May 17 and 18 in select cities.
Showbitz
Payback time
THE PRE-release publicity by way of T-shirts, bandanas, caps, soft drink ads and dharnas notwithstanding Johnny got a severe jolt at the box office. The film released on April 25 in more than 300 theatres failed to draw crowds in ...
Promoting talent
DIRECTOR TEJA, who made stars out of many unknown faces, is keen on promoting at least 10 new faces in his future films. He did this in almost all his films and in Nijam he is introducing nearly 20 artistes. He finds immense pleasure in ...
Turning point
PRANAM IS likely to be the turning point for some technicians besides hero Naresh who till now has acted in only comical roles. He says it is a challenging role and will establish him as an artiste. Pranam will also establish Mallik ...
Faction again
THE INDUSTRY, of late, is trying to involve the audience in one way or the other. Readers of a Telugu magazine, in fact selected the title for Dr Rajashekar's forthcoming movie Ayudham.
Grievance against government
THE NIGHTINGALE of the Telugu film industry P. Suseela nurtures a grouse against the Andhra Pradesh Government for not recognising her service to the industry. Suseela, who charmed the industry with her melodious voice for decades, feels ...
Saroj Khan's choreography
THE EK do teen choreographer Saroj Khan will now entertain the Telugu audience with her jhatkas. She has choreographed two songs for Venkatramana Productions, which were picturised on Nandamuri Balakrishna and Sonali Bendre. The ...
New role
TABU SEEMS to be going great guns in offbeat ventures. This talented actress has finished M.F. Husain's Meenaxi - A Tale of Three Cities and is ready to make her debut in Bengali films with Gautam Ghose's Abar Aranya. She has also ...
Laugh riot
CHANNELS KEEP introducing new serials periodically to infuse some fresh stuff despite the on-going telecast of some endless soap sagas. Quite a few channels are coming out with fresh serials at this time perhaps to woo the children and adults. ...
Thrills and chill
ANOTHER SERIAL launched by Sahara is Raaz - the Thriller from Monday to Thursday at 10.30 p.m. With each episode having an independent story filled with enough of thrills and suspense, Raaz... is bound to keep you chained to ...
Fusion album
While some have stood the test of time, others have faded away. But the determination to arrive on the scene is present in many. The latest entrant is Xenia (actually named Zenia after the flower) Ali, a cousin of Lucky Ali. Meri Ada is ...
Going global?
BAPPI LAHIRI is back with a new album Bikram Lounge featuring international artistes. Incorporating seven songs in seven languages this album features Diana Ross, Sherry Penn, Freeda Penn, Briyana (Madonna's cousin), Jeena besides Bappi ...
Green Notes
Stunning sunflower
The Mexican Sunflower is a tall annual plant with sun-shaped flowers of a bright orange-red colour.
Entertainment
Crafting realism on celluloid
`In the Name of the Buddha', the debut film about the ethnic strife in Sri Lanka made by Rajesh Touchriver, received an award at the Newport Beach Festival. This film-maker, who is also an art director and theatre personality well versed in Kathakali and Kalaripayattu, believes that the commercial formula should be broken and subjects can be picked up from day-to-day life.
Grand soap
Watch out for Karisma Kapoor's debut serial on television `Karishma - The Miracles of Destiny' to be premiered on Sahara Manoranjan on May 12 at 9.30 p.m. which includes stars of the big screen and television.
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