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Geri’s in the Horror-scope: Bo goes Boom! She is only 5 feet, 3 inches tall. ng up and down in a bath tub, mood for Darna mana hai, But way back in 1979, Bo Der- it was Bo all the way! THE TIMES OF INDIA ek became every man’s fantasy For all those who still miss Sunday, June 8, 2003 baby talk! Saif tells Shilpa with her stunning 38-22-36 st- the perfect 10 bombshell, the ats. The daughter of a boat sa- lady’s back on the big screen in Page 7 Page 8 lesman, Bo was Kaizad Gust- the reigning sex ad’s Boom. And goddess of the not only does ‘80s, though she play herse- most of her fil- lf, Bo even recr- ms bombed. Be eates her famo- it Tarzan the us 10 scene. Apeman, whe- Guess who’s re you saw mo- gonna be runn- re of the sexy ing towards her Jane than the as she emerges lord of the jun- from the ocean, gle, A Change clad in a golden of Seasons, wh- saree? None ot- ich opened with her than apna OF INDIA footage of the Big B. Some gu- well-endowed ys have all the THANK GOD IT’S SUNDAY beauty bounci- luck! Wotsay? Photos: SATISH JAISWAL PRASHANT NAKWE DAVID ABRAHAM: DESIGNS ON DESTINY My mother died when I was places on my retur n to India. barely eight: My f ather,M athai SUNDAY SPECIAL Intershoppe was one of them. I Abraham, w as in the Indian Na - also worked with an American tional A r m y and consequently An ordinary life made extraordinary exporter where I dealt with the m oved to Sing apor e, w her e I by sheer hardwork, grit and kind of gar ments that are w as bor n on J ul y 21, 1955. M y determination. A journey to av aila b le at 7th A venue — aw - mother,Mary Abraham was Ch- bridge the great divide between ful designs which sold well.It inese and I lost her w hen I was w as totall y commercial c loth - barel y eight y ear s old. I ha v e anonymity and acclaim.The loss ing and after working there for very vague memories of her.Af- of a parent at an early age, the four years,I began to feel ter ri- ter she passed aw ay, m y f ather uncertainty of a career path less bly bored. I craved to do some- m oved bac k to India and settled taken, the challenge to prove thing cr eative. down in Bangalor e, w her e m y that he is first among equals, Life ch a n ged after the Festi - grandmother came to look after v al of India: T he Festival ofIn- m y brother John and me. David Abraham has seen it all. dia was being c halked out in the But I was a hap py child: My And yet, the celebrated couturier USSR around that time.One day grandmother came from Mad- has been a survivor, and a M appu (Mar tand Singh), w h o m ras to be with us and to take care winner. VINOD NAIR stitches I kne w well, asked me if I could of us.T hough there were times show case Indian f ashion a t the that I r eall y missed my mother together the success story of F esti v al. Initiall y, I w as a p p r e- and thought of her,I must say a man who has fashioned his hensive but eventually decided tha t I had a f air ly comfortable life on his own terms to give it a shot. It w as a great ex- childhood. My grandmother perience! w as lik e a typical g randmother and there were never any r estrictions It was time fo r my own label: Soon after the Festival, I began pondering put on me.Between my father and my grandmother,I g ot all the over launching my own label.In fact, it w as Mappu who sug gested tha t I lo v e tha t I could e v er need. star t m y o w n b usiness.My association with Rakesh helped me decide I was a good student: Initiall y,I attended junior school and w h a t cour se to tak e.W e launched A b raham & T hakore in 1992. It w as then moved to Bishop Cotton fr o m where I completed my tough producing our very fir st collection. W e star ted from scratch, the schooling in Bangalor e.I w as an a bo ve-average student and funds were insuf ficient and our workspace was very cramped. Final- did quite well academically.I enjo y ed sc hool and got pret- ly, w e show ed four samples of our work to the Conr an (Terence) ty good marks but I don’t recall taking par t in too many ex- Shop in London. I was immediatel y gi v en an or der of 30 pieces . tra-cur ricular activities in sc hool. Slow and steady is my mantra: W e be gan our business on a My father remarried: Se ver al year s after m y mother’s small, conservative scale .R a k esh and I were sure that w e did not death,my father married a g ain. My ste p-mother is a won- w ant to compromise on quality. John Bissel (of F abIndia), derful lad y and we got along well. Initiall y though, it was w hom I knew fro m my NID days,w as a great help.I remember difficult for me to acce pt a new person in the old sur - making several trips to London, with suitcases roundings but things went of f w ell soon enough. O u rs was- full of samples.I went fr om shop to shop and n’t the archetypal nuclear family — I had my brother,a ste p- faced a lot of disappointment when managers brother,a ste p-sister and another f oster sister.Dif ficult as it sent me aw ay with a ‘T hank you, m aybe la ter.’ m a y be to belie v e,w e w er e one lar ge,h a p p y family. Finall y,I met Caroline Collins of B r owns London It was at NID that I met Ra kesh T h a kore: E ven as a and A b raham & T hakore fashionwear and home child, designs f ascinated me.Joining a design school was fur nishings got an entr y into London. W e be gan do- the obvious choice and after sc hool, I enr olled a t the Na - ing a collection called GGil y for Romeo Gigly.Busi- tional Institute of Design (NID) in Ahemdabad. F rom f a- ness be gan looking up. miliar people and f amiliar sur roundings,I sudden- You don’t have to be expensive to be good: R akesh ly found myself lost on the NID campus.It took and I were careful with our designs and that worked me some time to adjust, but I did. Since NID did- well f or us.W e m utuall y decided to be w atchful with our n’t ha v e a fashion programme,I settled f or te x - pricing.Both of us felt tha t high pricing w as no yard- tile designing . It w as a t NID that I fir st met stic k f or g o o d w or k. W e did work for Be gdorf Good- some of m y c losest friends ,inc luding my com- man, Liberty’s and a whole lot of export orders.. our panion and business par tner Rakesh T h a k or e. label was g rowing.In a decade,w e have come from a one- Indecision set in: Once I passed out fr o m N I D,I room affair to a f o u r -stor e y str u cture and have many peo- didn’t know what to do.T hose were tough days, ple working with us.All three of us — R a k esh, K evin (our full of indecision. I came to Delhi, thinking I wo- thir d par tner) and I — strive to do our best. uld g et a job her e. It w as then that my H O D,a R eligion will never take over my life: E ven when I was a BOLD AND BLUE-TIFUL! Delhi Times captures the standout style of Kareena Finnish lady,suggested that I should tr y m y luck little boy,nobody in the family ever imposed religion on me. Kapoor ahead of the release of Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon (To send this abroad. I took her advice. I g rew up in a ver y relaxed atmosphere and my family be- photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/) E u rope was a lear ning experience: Once in Europe, lie v ed in toler ance.R eligion did not figur e in the sc - I worked with leading Scandinavian designers — an en- heme of things.In f act, ev e n m y f ather tur ned reli- riching experience.All tha t I know about patter n-making gious only when he g rew old. As a c hild, I ne v er a ttend - and designing comes fro m my work in Scandinavia. Soon ed c h u r ch. And the only time I felt slightl y r eligious after,m y ambition led me to Milan and I worked for Dior w as w hen I had to g o to the sc hool c h a pel! I am a changed person for sometime. I’m indebted to my friends: T he going was tough in W inter depressed me: T he continuous cold weather the be ginning for Abraham & T hakore. But a lot of AFSANA AHMED for the K areena-Hrithik pair,w hich has- and the way it snow ed for days on end in Europe de- friends came fo r ward to push us,guide us,lend us a help- Times News Network n’t w or k ed so f ar. ‘‘I pair best opposite pressed me to no end. I missed India and the sunny sum- ing hand and to help us become what we are today.All of him because there’ s a cer tain c hemistry m e rs.I decided to come back. them will alw ays be held c lose to my heart. areena Kapoor’s on a dif ferent between us,’’ she says. T he duo got to- W ork poured in, boredom set in: I w or k ed a t quite a f ew AJIT NINAN [email protected] planet these days. She’s come gether on screen f or the fir st time in Sub - Kdown to Earth. Not too long a go, hash Ghai’s Y aadein, but the supposed she was accused of being ar rogant and casting coup f ailed to cr ea te an y ripples haughty,but now,an air of humility is all at the bo x-of fice . I just called... to nag you! one detects.It’s the magic wand of a di- Did Kareena f ace an y aw k w ar d m o - rector named Sooraj Barjatya which has ments on the sets of MPKDH with JYOTI SHARMA nt between spouses.A recent sur- br ought a bout the ‘positi v e change’. Abhishek Bachchan, w ho recently split Times News Network vey by a leading mobile service pr- B ebo says she didn’t r ealise how beau- with her sister K arisma? ‘‘For me, A b- ovider r eveals tha t one in thr ee co - tiful life is when one is down-to-earth and hishek is,w as and alw ays will be special. „ E x ecutive J ai R ao , is giving a uples use their mobile phones to humble , till she w or k ed in R ajshri Pr o- I never saw him as my sister’ s guy. H e presentation to his senior s,w h e n contact their better (or wor se?) ha - duction’s Main Prem Ki Deew ani Hoon w as m y special her o in R efugee . He still his mobile rings. It’ s his wif e: lves mor e than 10 times e ver y day! (MPKDH).‘‘I wasn’t ar ro g ant. It w as a de - treats me like a juvenile delinquent. W e ‘‘You left the ba thr o o m w et.’’ T he reasons for calling r a n g e fr- fence mechanism that I never discussed his r ela - „ Shekhar Sikka was in the pr oc - om telling each other the y’re run- adopted to protect myself FRESH START tionship with my sister,’’ ess of being reprimanded by his ning la te,to finding out wh at’s for from spiteful people. T o- says Kareena. And as for boss f or not meeting dinner to na gging, day I’ v e let g o of all tha t.’’ ‘‘My arrogance was a h o w K arisma is f eeling , the month’s target. CELL YELL w hic h, incidentall y, W ise words. T his little ‘‘She’ s seen so much in lif e His mobile rings tops the list. gir l has g ro wn as a per son. defence mechanism that she can handle any and the wife accus- Says psychiatri- And a prof essional. ‘‘I’ve to protect myself crisis . I’ve lent her my es him of being wi- st Jitendr a Na gpal, w ork ed with the best, but shoulder to cr y aw ay th Sarita, his sv elte MD,‘‘Each culture nobody helped me grow from spiteful people’’ nights.I’ll alw ays be there. collea gue who’s ha- has to pay the price like Soorajji. He not only But Lolo handles her ow n lf the wif e’s age — for a technological tapped my talent, h e humbled me. M y life,’’says the ba by sister in K ar eena. and siz e. revolution. P eople mother alw ays said I should work with K areena and Karisma, w ho were „ Shefali Bhatia,a don’t bothering a b- the Rajshris,otherwise my career would brought up by their mother Babita, w er e cr ea tive dir ector a t out intr uding into be incomplete.’’ Nervous and excited a t s h a tter ed to lear n a bout dad Randhir a leading ad a gen - each others’profes- the upcoming release of MPKDH,Ka- K apoor’s recent bypass surgery. Has cy,is in the midst of sional space.’’ reena says that ther e are two people guid- it brought the f our of them closer? ‘‘In an all-impor tant di - W h a t the e xper-

ing her — ‘‘God and Soorajji.Other than times of crisis ,dad has alw ays called out nner with a client, NEELABH ts pr escribe f or a that,I kee p m y distance fr om e ver yone. for mom and she has alw ays been there w hen her mobile h a p p y m a r ried life My friends and family tell me tha t I’m not for him. But yes,after his sur ger y, eac h beeps. Her husba- is to give eac h oth - behaving lik e m yself . T h e y f eel ther e is one of us has lear nt the v alue of family nd is furious tha t er some space,even an ar tificiality to me a t the moment. It’s m o r e than e ver.’’ W inds of change are she isn’t home yet.‘‘You have kids on the mobile phone. ‘‘As f ar as because I am a changed person. ’’ blowing through the Kapoor household. and a husband at home too.’’ possible,do not discuss sensitive MPKDHis being touted as the make- And Bebo’s deter mined to tur n over T hese aren’t stray incidents.If m a tter s or ar gue o v e r phone,’’ or-break movie f o r m a n y star s. It might a ne w leaf . sta tistics ar e to be belie v ed, the ce - says psychiatrist Samir Parikh, also just tur n out to be the tur ning point [email protected] ll-phone is incr easingly scoring a M D.N ow ,does that ring a bell? h u g e high on the na gging quotie- [email protected] ‘I enjoy the adultation my profession brings me’ P yaasa bomb- YUKTA forthcoming films.T hey’ re all w o m - course helped in making me more ed. H ow do yo u MOOKHEY en-oriented roles .I’m comforta b le pla - comforta b le and confident to be a film feel ? Actress ying all kinds of char acter s b ut I cer t- heroine. I don’t brood ov- On the course ainl y don ’t w ant to be slotted as a bim - W h at do you enjoy the most about er f ailur es .I had of her career bette. I w ant r oles w hic h demand your profession? no expectations in Bollywood strong perfor mances.Initiall y, I had T he best par t is the adula tion and from Pyaasa be- signed M a rk et — a m o vie that tak es a appr ecia tion one r eceives from fans. cause midw ay I look a t the life of street-walkers — A re you planning to cut an albu m had realised tha t with Manisha Koirala, b ut had to in the near future? the film was not bac k out since I fr actured my hand. I love singing.A nu Malik once told me shaping up the way I had e xpected. I Do you think acting can be taught? that ifI e ver cut an alb u m , it has to be signed the movie since the c har acter I le gend. I belie v e I am the best, I aspir e E v er ything in lif e requires gover- with him. I am toying with the idea w as to essa y w as tha t of an independ- to better m yself . nance and so does acting.I did a shor t since I am passionate about singing ent and str ong young woman. Today, W h at does your tinsel town time- stint in Kishor e Namit Kumar’s act- and have been tr ained in wester n c las - m y car eer is g oing g reat guns and table read like these days? ing academy after winning the Miss sical m usic.I am also lear ning to play there ar e no after -effects of the movie. I hav e tw o inter n a tional pr ojects and World title . T h a t definitel y taught me the piano.I want to e xplore all aspects I will w or k to w ar ds being an actress four Hindi films in the of fing .I’m play - the n uances of acting.Coming from a of showbiz. I might g et into pr oduc- as long as it tak es for me to become a ing the centr al char acter in all m y totall y non-filmi bac k g round, the tion b ut nothing has been finalised.

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SMS Joke of the day FACT OF THE MATTER or this singer, it was the partial sufiana touch that made her a Fsensation. Sunidhi Chauhan, Q: What is the “The sixth sick sheikh’s sixth sheep’s whose voice is a breakaway from the SUNIDHI CHAUHAN: sick” has been rated the toughest tongue conventional Hindi singers has man- S secret of aged to create a rather strong fan fol- twister in the English language lowing in just a few years. Her career long life? with tinsel town began with Shastra. C ‘‘But after Shastra, I was sitting at A: Morning 2 home for two years because there was

no work. Then I met Sonu Nigam who R eggs, evening got me introduced to Sandeep Chow- ta, and that, I think, was what opened 2 pegs and a plethora of opportunities,’’ she says. night 2 legs! For Sunidhi Chauhan, her career in E When Abhishek Bachchan’s mentor, music began on a rather local scale. ‘‘I grew up singing Lataji’s songs and incidentally a politician, was asked about then I started singing on stage. After E the Big B’s baby’s wedding plans, he had that I came to Mumbai. That’s how my singing career began,’’ shares Sunidhi. this to say: “Lolo is tying the knot with a While most playback singers begin to complain about identity crisis, N Delhi-based industrialist much earlier!” Sunidhi’s pop album with Universal Music made that irrelevant for her. ‘‘After Pehla Nasha, people began to recognise me. It was really good be- cause I didn’t get lost amidst a million voices. Also, stage shows provide re- P ally good opportunites for singers like me to establish an identity. That helped me,’’ she shares. Her association with Ram Gopal R Varma has brought her a long way. With Mast, she made her mark in the Bollywood circles. Among other films E that she did with him, Jungle and Bhoot have got her rave reviews. ‘‘I recorded the song for Bhoot. And then he asked me to be in the video. That S was awesome fun. To do playback singing for a film and then making an appearance on screen is quite exciting. E Also my father was an actor so I guess it is in the genes. I would love to act

too!’’ she confesses. N Being a rather new voice in the in- dustry and very little family backing in the music arena, Sunidhi Chauhan has

managed to reach her goals quite on C her own. And while her latest excite- ment with acting has got her to reveal that acting is one of her passions, we might see Sunidhi in a new profile. E Acting...did we hear? PARAS TOMAR

RUMOUR OF THE DAY Bollywood is buzzing about the speed with which Ram Gopal Verma’s favourites are being replaced. Antara COLOUR Malli has been shown the ‘road’ and now, guess who’s his latest inspira- MY WORLD! tion? None other than the youngest of the Reddy sisters: Sameera.

WORLD TOUR ON A TRACTOR

Phileas Fogg made it around the beautiful world of gether with sharbat, aam pan- world in eighty days. Brad Hauter, colour was un- na, kulfi a n d chuski.Needless now known as the Yard Man crosses A v eiled r ecentl y.A n d to sa y,all of these were greatly the United States in that time... on a what’s mor e, it was cool savour ed b y visitor s, both In- tractor. Brad embarked on the jour- and refreshing.W e’ re talk - dian and foreigners, w ho ing a bout the recently-con- w alked in her e to be par t of ney in March to raise money for en- cluded T he Times of India the do.A dding to the mood of vironmental group Keep America Beautiful. Cool Cool Colours Sharbat the e v ening were a kite-flying ‘‘To get the chance for eighty days to wake up and my Festival at Dilli Haa t, contest and a fun-filled tr eas - sole purpose is the make the community I’m in better... I w hich was perhaps one of ure-hunt, both of w hic h saw a the best places to c hill-out, keen participa tion. couldn’t ask for a better way to spend my time,’’ Hauter especiall y with the rising H o w ever, the ones to steal said. the show were the thr ee While a 4,000-mile journey on a tractor did seem a little human statues, dressed odd to most, Hauter is now even planning for the next one, in stunning costumes of perhaps around the world this time. Said he, ‘‘The voyage ancient Indian royals and holding a copy of will end in eight days when and I with my tractor — which The Times of India. T he y can reach speeds of 20 to 25 miles per hour — will do it stood at strate gic places one day.’’ of the ven ue and each ...... one of them had quite a b e mused crow d milling MAN CUTS THROAT around, tr ying to ca tch them move. Thirty-one-year old Naicker Emmanuel Gumbi, a resident A d ding to the fun and of South Africa tries cutting his own head off with every the f esti v e spirit of the evening wer e the cultur - butcher’s knife that he finds fascinating. Of late, he just al programmes,with the walked into a shop that for the first time offered something spotlight being on sing er new — a band-saw machine. So all Naicker did was walk IN STEP: Vikrant Singh V ikrant Singh. A huge into the store and switch on the band-saw machine and m e rcury levels. crow d gathered to enjo y his switched it on. ‘‘Apparently I know what I do. I put my neck A d ding to the cool, cool kind of m usic f ea turing hit experience were the stalls songs such as Laal Laal Gha- to the blade and it cut about half way through before the offering some c hilled tr adi - gri and Nikki-Nikki from his owner switched the machine off. tional Indian drinks such new Punjabi album Sonne Da —Reuters as the g ood ol’ thandai to- Challa. Accompanying him

on sta ge was the Dare Dazzle dance troupe, w ho charm e d all with their fir e-stunts. Music for the soul! n evening of Indian classi - Acal music. T h at’s what was organised by the Calcutta Presi- dency Alumni Association a t the Siri F or t recentl y. Sponsored by GAIL, w hat made the event memorable was a live perf or m - ance by Rashid Khan, the g rea t grandson of the le g endary Ustad Inayat Hussain Khan Saheb. T he m usical sojourn w as in - deed a proof of the ar tist’ s jour - ney from being a child pr odig y to becoming a maestr o. W ith per - for mances in the UK, F rance,the U S, Canada, Ital y, Bangladesh and Nepal to his cr edit, Ustad R ashid Khan left no stone un- tur ned f or old Pr esidencians and m usic-lo v er s of the Capital.

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Photos: SATISH JAISWAL THE REAL HEROES... othing inspires India through the as m uc h as cric k et media to en- Ndoes. T aking a cue sur e tha t every fr om this f act, the g ov er n - child is immu - ment has taken the help of nised. our willow heroes f or their R ecentl y, it polio-er adication pr o g ra m m - w as the tur n of es. T he Indian skipper re- Mohammad centl y held a pr ess conf er ence Kaif and presi- in W est Bengal to urge people dent of I C PA to give the two vital dr ops of Mansoor Ali polio v accine to their c hil- Khan Pataudi Nainika Karan and Feroz Gujral Amol and Amit Vadhera Anjali Taneja and Aseem Vadhera dren. Sourav Ganguly,R ahul to r eiter a te the D ravid and Zaheer Khan have message. The also a ppealed to people duo visited UNICEF Hou- Maria Caliuis and Mohammad Kaif se in the Ca pital and advised this disease ar e c hildr en. par ents to par ticipa te in the ‘‘Most of them are big f ans of THE SISTER ACT pulse polio pr ogrammes so the g a m e . W h a t w e w ant is ing out the old. Ring in the the new breed of designers too ar e b y the f or mer model Feroz Gujral. that the dreaded disease can that ever y c hild is healthy new — this seems to be the also successfull y making their mark ‘‘The idea is to make outfits be eradicated. I C PA also pr e- and fr ee to pur sue the spor t of Rmantra ruling the f ashion-biz in the countr y’s fashion map. w hich accentuate the f eminity sented a bat auto g raphed by his or her c hoice.’’ these days.W hile , of course,the es - Gauri and Nainika Karan, after amongst the young women of to- the cric k eting tablished names of the industry con- launching their f ash - day,’’is wh at they said while taking her oes to tin ue to r ule , ion la bel ‘ M a gnetic guests around their store.And their UNICEF. The Rag: Gauri & Nainika’ cr ea tions did spell sensuality,albeit naw ab of P atau- a few months ago, in a subtle w ay. di said the cric k - have now opened the V ibrant hues, stylish cuts and eter s hav e tak e n doors of their e x clu - prices within easy g rip seemed to be up this initia - si v e outlet a t the the USP of their cr ea tions which, Mansoor Ali Khan tive as most of A rchana A rcade,G K they say, are meant for women be- the victims of I r ecentl y. t ween 15 and 35. T he collection in - and Jenny Barraclough T he designers do- cludes tops of v arious kinds,skir ts, ing the perf ect sister pants and dresses. act in the design T he launch of the stor e, w hic h w or ld as w ell ha v e w as limited to a select f ew in vitees , come out with an ar- saw people mingling o v er wine and ray of modern cheese saw the proud parents of the leisur e w ear as well young designers — former CBI chief as for mals in their Raja Vijay Karan with his bureau- chic outlet whic h cr a t wif e Pr atibha, b ur eaucrats and Gauri Karan and w as inaugurated friends.... Kanika Kapoor Vijay and Pratibha Karan Three & raring to go

Rajee & Rajesh Shinde with Gursewak Mann Rajeev Sogani and Ashok Mastie hr ee is a luc k y n u m - and f ood. W e’ re talk - ber, especiall y ifit is ing a bout the thir d Tlaced with a do boast - anniversary of the ing some g reat cele br a tions, E TC Punjabi chan- complete with g reat music nel, the r e gional sa tellite tele vision channel from the house of Zee which has been telecast - ing a bouquet of usually be gin my day with ticularly enjo y this acti vity as Punjabi music- a g lass of fresh or ang e it leaves me r efreshed f or the based programmes. Ijuice ,follo w ed b y a g lass of rest of the day. N a tur all y then, some warm water. I don’t stic k to an y rigid diet, some reigning I try not to miss out on my and don’t ha v e an y set r ules members of the R Narayan & Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa dail y e x er cise about the f ood Punjabi Pop routine, thou- I eat. I do tr y brig ade were ther e to spice c a k e to cele br a te the occa - gh, of course,if and switch up the evening with their sion. Seen greeting him that I’m busy — auty around my B kind of m usic a t Hotel evening were the politician lik e on r e- diet fr o m time Ashok. from Punjab Sukhdev Singh hearsal-days or to time Shankar Saw hney,Gurse- Dhindsa. w hen I’m on SEcrets though, by gi v - w ak Mann, the young As the evening moved on, v aca tion, I can ing up Harshdeep and Pummi Bai the emcee of the do,the pr et- gi v e it a miss . Sapna Kumar\model desserts or too kept the spirited audi - ty Rupa, invited another In the mor n - meat f or a ence captured in the dance singing sensation on the sta ge ings,I work out a t the gym, con- w eek. I onl y w ear make-up if I mode.Spotted that evening — Ashok Mastie — and this centrating more on cardio-v as - h ave a par ty to a ttend, other- Jawahar Goel w ere ETC’s big man Jaw a- sure g ot the cr ow d to cular e xer cises f or 45 min utes, wise I pr ef er to lea v e m y face har Goel who also cut a huge groove.... and then go for a swim. I par- free of any cosmetics. How do the stars look like without make-up? The NET NATTER Web catches the Before and After look of some Now,a time for some musings ir Das w as c le- Varly the star of the evening. A n d his jok es w er e a hit right fr o m the word go. Madonna H o w ev er, this time, they were centred around the world ofcell- phones. He star ted of f with the dif fer - ent f acial r eac - tions people g et Romesh Sobti and Jan Peter Schmittmann w hile r eading their SMS mes- sa ges , follo w ed by the one tha t cr osses their Pamela face when some- Anderson one else tries reading that

Vir Das and Chandani Sarin te xt.Later, as drinks did the rounds,Vir said,‘‘ I opted to g o Cameron in for a theme f or the evening Diaz — Musing on the Mobile.’’ And, in case, you thought tha t the jok es of V ir had no connection with the theme of the e v ening,think a gain. Cele- br ating the launc h of some ne w ser vices by a private bank, the g et together was a perf ect combo of the stand-up comedi- an and the theme of the par ty. T he evening conclude with dinner — an Indian and a con- tinental f ar e — besides some foot-ta pping music.... Christina Applegate (With contributions from Vinod Nair, Photos: NITIN MALIK Allen O’Brien, Shivani Chandra Mehar Bhasin and Jaydeep Ghosh)

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SUNDAY 8 JUNE 2003 DELHI TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA RELATIONSHIPS 5

hou shalt not live in a T hou shalt respect all for ms of over and say he w as sor - I am a 48-year-old house- tions. M aybe this is the w ay bubble: Sometimes love life, not just married lif e: Lif e be - ry.W ell, I ha te to br eak it wife married to an alco- he has chosen, consciously is suc h a w hirlwind of comes awfully nar row when your so- to y ou, b ut the tactic is holic who is living in a or unconsciously, to deal cr azy jo y tha t y ou f or g et cial life r ev olv es e x clusi v ely around not g oing to work now w orld of his own through- with the tr auma of having an tha t ther e ar e other peo - other couples.One too many brunches that you are mar ried and out the day. His drinking alcoholic f ather. And I don’t

T & SOUL ple,things,and activities in the world spent talking a bout the r eal esta te living to gether.Fight a cl- h abits have increased to for esee either of them volun- besides the two of you. W hile this is m a rket will make you think you’ve ean fight and you are gu - the extent that he is now teering to seek help f or their understandable, you have to have died and gone to married hell. O n e aranteed that he’ ll listen shunned by his collea gues problems.T ry and g et your outlets , otherwise you’ ll drive eac h benefit of your w ed ding was that you to your point of vie w . and juniors at of fice .Since son to r ead a book titled other bonkers.Before you met Your had the chance to introduce all of your Be a team: W hile y o u he is in a transferable job, Adult Child Of An Alcoholic. Guy,you were al w ays g etting to g eth - previously se parate social cir cles to ar e both successful, inde- HEART Sanjay Chugh w e do not even have a de- Consult a psychiatrist y o u r - er with your g aggle offemale friends, one another. pendent people,don’t for- cent flat to live in. My eld- self to find out w h a t you can get to cheer each other I am sixteen years of age er son has star ted saying do in the situa tion. Enlist the on, support each other’s and am studying in the that he is going to stop help of your r ela ti v es or y our crazy dreams,and encou- t welfth standard. I am fac- studying after his twelfth son’s friends ,if he is c lose to ra g e eac h other to li v e ing a serious pro blem with class and that he too will a nyone, to drill some sense y our best li v es . a distant relati v e of m i n e . stay at home eating,drink- into him And on a trial basis, Be fabulous: Be com- Since I have no real broth- ing and switching T V if these things don’t seem to for table being unconven- er,I am quite fond of him. channels. Most unfortu- be helping,just to give them a tional, g lamorous,or un- H ow ever, for the last two n ately, m y husband also jolt, ne xt time the y ask you to HAPPILY ique.Let your hair down. years, he has not been supports our son’s deci - leave, do just tha t and let Y ou’ ve found someone treating me as his sister sion. W hen I disag ree and them f end f or themselves.In w ho lo v es y ou!. and is alw ays on the look- plead to my son to salva ge the meanwhile,star t decr eas - Be romantic: Sounds out f or chances to find me a t least his lif e if not his ing your emotional o ver-in- crazy but sometimes it’s alone and has often asked father’s, they g et violent volvement and try practising easy to f or g et w h a t got me to kiss him. In addi- and eventually,h ave asked emotional detachment. You EVERhanging out with your f amily,putting AFTER...Don’t w o r r y. Y ou’ v e still g ot it: nicer,hipper,healthier,smarter,more y o u m a r ried in the fir st place . D o n ’t tion, he has been hinting me to leave the house with might need it soon. in e xtr a time a t the of fice , sa ving the W hen you were sing le,you met cute successful, and more glamorous than stop being r omantic,sexy,creative,im- at other things too. I do m y daughter. T hey al- w or ld a t the local shelter,or taking a guys every where — at the laundr o m - you two. Got it? Even if you ar e the pulsive, spontaneous, and crazy in not want to create un- ready drink like mad to- Sanjay Chugh, MBBS, MD (Psychiatry) few c lasses to k ee p e xpanding your at, on the subw ay,at funer als .Once yo- g roo viest couple in the r oom at one love now that it seems easier to r ent a pleasantness and so gether.Both refuse to see a is a practising psychiatrist. Readers br ain. D o n ’t stop . u’ re hitc hed, it’s easy to miss the b uzz party,you won’t be a t the ne xt.Ifyou video and order takeout. D o n ’t be afr a - haven’t mentioned this to psychiatrist or seek any should send their queries to Heart & of universal male admiring attent - are constantly comparing yourselfto id to be unabashedly Hallmark-card a nyone.Of course,I would other kind of help.Please Soul, c/o Editor, Delhi Times, The Times ion. But unless you’ re a movie star other couples , you will miss out on cheesy and prof ess your lo ve.W h a tev- be too sh y to do it also tell me wh at I should do to of India, 7, Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, and you absolutel y have to look lu - enjoying how happy you ar e just being er it w as tha t got you thinking he was since I don’t know wh o m save my son at least fr o m New Delhi-110 002. Or chat with him stily at other men because it’s your your selv es . the man for you, keep doing it. to confide in. H ow can he this li ving hell. live every Friday 5 to 6 pm (IST) about job ,d o n ’t g o ba tting those e yelash- Be thankful: T here act like this? Please advise XYZ any of their interpersonal problems es at anyone but your beloved. D o- Now that you’ve been married for a while are times when married w hether I should confront concerning love, marriage and friend- n’t w or ry,y ou still ha v e the po w er. and have settled into life as a wife, life will make you think him directl y or tell my Alcohol, as you are finding ships. To participate go to Y ou’ ve just g ot to tak e it on f aith in - bac k to your sensa tional parents about him. out f or y o u r self ,is one of the www.indiatimes.com and click chat stead of soliciting dail y pr oof . you’ve gotten your money matters in single days with longing ABC worst e vils tha t can bef all Honour thy mother-in-la w order, thrown your first successful and alar m . W hen the lo - Y ou are the one who looks any family. Your hus- and father-in-la w : Y our in-law s tantrum, and learnt the trick to making ve of y our lif e is dri ving upon him as a brother.W hi- band, w ho is already de- m ay be incr edible bores, gossipy y o u b a n a n a s ,it is time to ch does not necessarily enjo - pendent on alcohol, is in and nosy,or so tacky and embar- up after a spat. Here’s a little refresher remember how sexy,su- in upon him to have recipro- no sta te to f end f or him - rassing you want to hide under course: the 10 commandments to ave,smart, sensitive your cal f eelings.Emotional over- self , w h a t to talk of look- your tur tlenec k when you’re out staying sensational after marriage... man was the night yo u involvement has alw ays be- ing after y our son’s inter - with them. W hate ver type you’ ve fir st decided that he w as en unhealthy in a relation- ests. He has an evident inherited, w elcome them with Fight a clean fight: W hen you wer- IT.Remember how lucky you are to ship and will continue to re- lack of insight that does open ar ms whenever you see them. e dating and you g ot into a spa t you have someone who puts up with all main so for everyone invol- not allo w him to reco g- T hou shalt not bother trying m ay have found that slamming doors, of your nonsense. If through every- v ed in it. If you don’t ha v e a nise the consequence or to keep up with the Joneses: crying and racing back to your apart- thing,you remember to be grateful for br other of your own, just ac - implications of his habit. Let’ s g et things str aight. T her e will ment were effecti v e tools in winning landing the most wonderful man ce pt it and g et on with lif e in - And on the other hand, alw ays be a couple that is funnier, an argument. He would be so lost with - on the planet, your marriage will r e- stead of looking f or sur roga- your son too is be ginning more attr acti v e, se xier, w ealthier, out you tha t he would come running flect tha t, ever y day. te affection. Especially in the to r ealise , mistakenly of light of y our present e xperi- course, that a lif e spent ence.Your cousin would be on the couch switching around the same age as you channels,in an alcoholic aybe they just counting of experiences to tr y and I would not e xpect an blur,with a mother look- ‘clicked’ w hen they to of fset the ar guments. It adolescent to behave mature- ing after basic needs, is fir st laid e y es on doesn’t w or k. M ly too f ar be y ond his years. m uch more pleasurable each other,ignoring everyone Are you in love with ■T he way he shows up every- T her e is no need to involv e than having to g o else a t the par ty for the r e- d a y is not e xactl y making you family in this . Y ou ar e both through the g rind of mainder of the e v ening. feel special an y m o r e. old enough to handle it on ■ studying and examina- M a ybe after their fir st da te H ow many changes have your o w n . Just tell him she went home on the highest the wrong man? you made for him versus how that you don’t lik e the of n atur al highs.M aybe the y m a ny has he made for you? w ay he has been coming ■ knew ‘everything’ about each He shows up just time.It was the old E v er thought to y o u r self , on to you. And then you other in the fir st tw o w eeks. as y ou’ re about to Jack Daniels he w hy don’t those women can star t maintaining a M aybe the way he show ed up leav e on a gir ls’ says.H ow can you w hose partners abuse them discreet distance. W ith- everyday made her feel spe - night out and says resist tha t smile? just leave? People can stay in in a shor t while, the cial, rather than waiting fi v e if you g o then he’s He loves you. unhealthy or abusive r ela - problem should be be- ■ d a ys to see if h e w ould call breaking up with He confides in tionships because of e m o- hind y ou. But if y o u a g ain. M a ybe he told her he you. you about past vio- tional manipulation, espe- don’t adopt this pr udent ■ lo ved her after thr ee w eeks. You get dressed lence but still justi - ciall y emotional blackmail. and proactive approach, M aybe she believed him. up to see him and fies it. T hese are things most peo- you just might end up ■ M aybe she so wanted to be - he wonders aloud If you say you’ re ple can identify with as hav- sending some kind of lie v e it w as tr ue tha t she told w ho are you dress- leaving him, he ing e xperienced in some w rong signals to him. that gut f eeling of ‘a bit pr e- ing to impress after sa ys he’ ll kill him - form or another.In the a bo v e T he human mind is m a tur e isn ’t it?’ to tak e a hik e. you see him. self. case the behaviour changes ver y pr one to belie ving ■ ■ H o w ev er it be g an, bef or e Y ou sa y hello to a He seems so con- in him star ted g radually, exactl y w h a t it w ants to long the y were inse par ab le man on the apart- vinced that it is you subtl y and only after she belie v e. And his mind and she w as the envy of all ment block you li v e w ho is not tr ea ting w as convinced he was Mr will belie v e tha t since her friends, but somehow a in and la ter he with male friends fro m wh e n him right that after Right. So she set a da te,did y ou ar e not r esisting or few months later she had less gives you the thir d de gree you wer e a kid and g oing out a w hile you star t to wonder if not let him know her plans, a gita ting a bout his be - friends than the una bomber. over who this man is. with him. he’ s right. and decided that if he hasn’t haviour, you are enjo y - ■ ■ ■ Sounding familiar at all? then He decides he has a problem He beats your door down at You never know when changed by then he never ing it, ar e oka y with it ask yourselfif a n y of the f ol- with the image you had when 3 in the mor ning calling you a something seemingly har m - will. She used the time pre- and probably are seek - lowing scenarios ring a bell, you met, suggesting a long er list of obscenities. less y ou sa y m a y trig g er his ceding that date to prepare ing more of the same. ■ because if the y do,it’s a warn- skir t, n a tur al hair colour. He is the s w eetest and most suspicion or anger. herselffor the f act tha t love Act in haste,young lady. ■ ■ ing bell that the hone ymoon He says you have to choose apolo getic guy you have ever Y ou find your self adjusting just isn ’t enough. Believe us, T his is no time to be co y. is over: between r emaining friends known the next day. E very y our lif e, censoring your r e- it isn ’t...

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mitted, relaxed and much better a t (Mar 20 - A pr 18) Aries all relationships,be they profession- The positive energy in your life Joy and fulfilment co - BIRTHDAY FORECASTS al or strictl y per sonal. me to you from: a) your her e ar e energy into an y interior and placed in the ar ea of your own creativity and tal - and sharing pleasures need a nine ba- help cir cula te w h a t is already choice,a heavy object can en- June 8 Sagittarius T ents and skills; and b) Ganesha says,you love someone touch of freedom and delicacy. sic feng shui there. Plants can boost per- hance health, w ealth and emo- ( N o v 22 - Dec 22) from your deep, genu - w ho is from a distance and sums cures for formance and morale wh e n tional well-being . June 12 ine involv ement with up beauty and prosperity. Y ou Y ou’ re large-hear ted, achieving the placed on either side of an en - ■ Bright Objects: Crystal bal- family and domesticity.Both will ob - k n o w h o w to use skills of leader- M a rvellous money f or tune is generous with your ti - flow of posi - trance because they attr act ls ,lights ,candles ,and mirrors viously require much time.But the ship splendidly. yours, and good things f low to me a ttention and love. tive ener gy good chi and bring in money. brighten any interior and a t- money is finall y g ood, so that you you.Communicate with lo v ed as - And that too on a wider through a Fish bowls and aquariums are tr act positi v e ener gy. Lights cannot only cope with the e xpenses June 9 sociates. F oods therapies help scale than just f amil y or space.T hese are : also microcosms of the life- can soften a shar pl y jutting entailed, b ut e ven af ford to be lavish You share space and ideas with you inte grate v arious functions. your closer cir cle.E ven ■ Electrically pow ered ob- giving ocean and evoke nour- cor ner, and a cr ystal hung in or e xtr av a g ant. Since it comes after a people you idolise.Hopes are sup- friends,neighbours,the community jects: F ountain pumps, T V ishing and money-making the middle of a long cor ridor long spell of money worries , there por ted b y those who truly wish June 13 and society at large benefit from your sets , microw aves, and even chi. A plant placed under an can slow down quickly moving could be a tendency to over-spend you will. Y ou’ re a b le to guide. Y ou’ re ha ving a li v ely time,with ne w ,m o r e caring a ttitude.As you do , computers can encourage pos- open staircase a t home will chi. Mirrors in a cramped w hich you obviously need to curb. bright new ideas circulating . w ar mth and love comes back to you; itive c hi to f low.If you place dr aw positive ener gy to the room will make the room seem Also be careful not to be over-asser - June 10 H appy friendship luxury, love you also g o up in ter ms of your ow n your computer so that y ou face upstairs area. lar ger.A mir ror placed at right tive and ne glectful of others f eelings. F riends are truly loving and gen- and prosperity bless y ou. self-esteem. A fine week, all round, a door while y o u w or k,you ■ Sound: W indchimes and ang les to the window will er o u s . Y ou ar e a b le to b u y w h a t b ut speciall y emotionally. will oper ate from a position of bells can lur e chi (and cus - bring the vie w inside. H ow - Taurus (A pr 19 - Ma y 19) you wish. Y ou enjoy a cloister ed, June 14 strength and control.An ev er,a mir ror in fr ont of a (Dec 23 - J an 19) Pending matter s and is - pleasant spot. Children may Take chances if you f eel so in - Capricorn electricall y po w er ed f o u n - bed can disturb your slee p. FENG SHUI & YOU sues will now have to be w ant what seems inappropriate. clined, as , the full moon is e x - A little bit of g enerosi- tain is also said to pr omote ■ Colours: R ed, symbolis- Gita Kapoor sor ted out, decisively ceedingly well placed with both, ty with your self n o w . w ealth, a belief bor n in ing happiness and and yet pleasantl y; the y June 11 M a rs and Pluto. Your bindings Y ou might even be do- times when water strength, is the most have a direct bearing on It is mar v ellous to see ideals of and partnership will be sud den ing some big spending w as essential to the auspicious colour your future progress. love,beauty and fulfillmentmate- and unusual, says Ganesha. Jour- on clothes accessories, Chinese economy and is the colour T he obstacles and bottle-necks will be rializ ed. Questions of spending ne ys are possible. gadg ets, fun buys. T h - for its r ole in the most used in f eng dealt with, and your commitment to er e is a mood of fun, ex citement, growth of rice . O n e shui cures. R elated home,family,society will have to be even of indulging yourselfa wee bit. feng shui suggestion colours,such as pur- firmed up,and strong ly r eiter a ted. It GANESHA SAYS Y ou’ ve decided to r eall y g o out and is to fix leaks imme - ple,pink and plum, cer tainl y g oes to polish your public enjoy lif e in ever y w ay.I don’t think dia tely or you may ar e also v er y fortu- i m age. Your personal values, your Bejan Daruwalla I need to enlar ge fur ther on this . experience money nate. G reen pro- persona, too, acquire a gloss and being f lushed aw ay. motes growth and For Janampatri and personalised predictions shine.You will be a cr ow d-puller,says Aquarius (J an 20 - F eb 18) Standing water in tr anquillity; b lue Ganesha, but with this cavea t:Try log on to http:// astrospeak.indiatimes.com the bathroom or can be beneficial or not be too domineering or asser tive. Y ou put your values,at- kitc hen can mean a not de pending on titude will be your best bet, says be the ric her f or it in man y w ays .S o - titudes, accomplish- sta gnant cash flow. the shade (war m e r Gemini ( M a y 20 - J un 20) Ganesha, in more ways than one. cial life,too,will be more g ear ed to ments under under A good practice is to and with a hint of Y ou’ ll find an encour ag- family commitments,but pretty de - scr utiny now , and as- (J ul 22 - A ug 21) k ee p toilet sea t lids g reen is best). ing tr end in all y our ac- Leo manding never theless. sign fr esh new priori- down and cover B r ow n , tan, y ello w s ti vities , plans and ef - Y ou no w f eel tha t better ties .O r perhaps age-old kitc hen drains to and orange har- for ts . Y ou also r ealise times are just round the Libra (Se p 21 - Oct 22) ones - looked a t afr esh. Y our fir st pri - conceal the stand- monise a room with the wisdom of not over- cor ner despite the in - T his quar ter is full of ority is the home and hear th, the ing water. the ear th element. extending or stressing evita b le sna gs .Y ou will promise and encourag- immediate and e xtend f amily,your ■ ■ M oving objects: Bamboo Flutes: yourself too much. Y ou tur n to relax - h a v e to in v olv e y o u r self ing signs.It also brings own heredity. Financial dealings, Interior f ountains W hen hung on a di- ation, means of entertainment, social quite heavily in work as you some true rest,rec- too ,will r ef lect this — joint and f a m - are also macro- a gonal fr om the ceil - inter actions and par tying with gusto. w ell as in your r ela tionships (both do- rea tion, relaxation the ily funds and income, marital and cosms of chi acti - ing or on a w all, Y ou will finall y lear n to balance work mestic and per sonal) b ut you have a three very important other settlements; trust funds.Care vating and money bamboo flutes sym- and pleasure, and have fun while m uc h c lear er vision now .Also,confi - R’s,to my mind, at least. E ven physi- of pets, childr en, de pendents will producing water. bolise g rowth, sta- y ou’ re doing it. Y ou ar e also f ar less dential matter s, deals, taxes, invest- cians consider them vital f or better also f or m a par t of your planning Flowing w ater can bility and saf ety. critical or demanding in your atti- ments to be dealt with. Y ou’ re g rant- health and well-being . T his is cer - and actions. be pr otecti v e be - UDAY SHANKAR W hen two f lutes , tudes and in your r ela tionships. ed the r ealisa tion of a dr eam/ long- tainl y w h a t Ganesha seems to have in cause it disper ses the killing tomers) in because the y pr o- mouth pieces up and tied with held ambition by Ganesha. At least, mind, and who are we to argue? Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 19) chi of design imbalances duce noise and arouse curios- red ribbons,are hung on a di - Cancer (J un 21 - J ul 21) the possibility of it. some of w hich include acute ity.It is g ood f eng shui to place a gonal fr om a beam that runs (Oct 23 - No v 21) P er sonal r ela tionships Y our str ength of pur - Scorpio room angles,corners that jut a chime or bell in dark cor - above a stove, desk, or bed, Virgo (Aug 22 - Se p 20) and others,with wider into r ooms, unused storage ners to attr act ener gy.T o kee p then oppressi v e ener gy caused pose is r estor ed and you P ar a d o xicall y, y ou r e- implications will k ee p space or a missing area. W ind chi fr om leaving a r oom with by the beam is dispelled. tur n once a gain to kn - A w eek of tr uly hectic spond very positi v ely you involved, busy, yet and water,the cr ea tive f or ces m a ny doors or window s,add a ■ Ribbons,fringes and oth- owledge, wisdom, hig- acti vity, since all the and keenly to a kind of h a p p y to be so . L o v e of n a tur e tha t give feng shui wind chime or bell. T he b u b - er items: Because feng shui her study, acquiring m a n y issues of last restlessness, dissatis- and romance,a special its name,are brought indoors bling sound of a small indoor cures evolve and c hange to ad- tr ue lear ning,and wear w eek will continue to faction that will be e x - per son in your life,closer bonding in to encourage profits . M o ving fountain attracts people and dr ess ne w pr ob lems,this ca te- your laurels lightl y, too . Y ou’ re far be demanding. A ddi- perienced now .You un- m a r ria g e, too , ar e all ther e to w ar m air pr oduced by moving water intr oduces a natural back- gor y is open to ad ditional more loving, m o re caring . G reater tionall y so ,will be y our der take courses of higher study/ the cockles of y our hear t. All media in an indoor f ountain cap- ground noise. w ays to incr ease the f low of har m o ny,theref or e pr ev ails both a t role in the home and f amily set-up.In lear ning,research, ne w skills ,train- of communication and financial is - tur es the essence of feng shui. ■ H e avy Objects: Stones, positi v e ener gy. Ribbons can w ork and in the home and/ or mari- your r ole as a par ent/ c hild and also ings and find your batteries sues tar geted a t both f amily and fu - ■ Living objects: Plants and statues, and other weighty be tied to door s with knocking tal scene. Money matter s call for as a spouse,you will have to honour rec har ged. In ad dition you r ev a m p tur e welfare investments,securities, flo w er s, either r eal or ar tifi- items are used to r estr ain pos- knobs; red tassels can hide m uch careful handling,as does your your oblig ations. Do it g raciously both the of fice set-up and the domes - de posits tha t will g ro w) ar e also im - cial, ar e symbols of life and itive chi and kee p it from leav- and resolve the pr ob lem of a own health. Your f ar mor e relaxed at- and sincerely,says Ganesha you will tic one.Y ou ar e far more loving,c o m- por tant. growth. T hey breathe a ne w ing a space. Str ate gicall y slanted beam. GETTING BETTER OF THE HEAT aastu has one K uber,the g od of w ealth. Light fr o m Light fr om the south has quantity,no Time to move on in life Vpiece of advice to the nor th comes dif fused so it doesn’t quality.But light fr om the north is soft diminish suffering in need to be fur ther dif fused by trees. and dif fused. Our shastras have a sage the hot summer mo- T his is a simple thing people don’t un - urging the Surya-devta never to rise or nths.W hile buil- set in the nor th because he said ding a house,pl- the nor th was perf ect as it w as . with an eye for the future ant heavy, leafy But I’ v e seen a f actory-owner in tr ees on the so - Bahadurgarh with black glass (Mar 20 - A pr 18) standing,new thinking and new op- ness ideas. Do not be silent when it Aries por tunities. Y o u m ay w ant to esta b - comes to accepting new opportunities uth and west side of y our house. on all sides of his f actory build - Time to concentrate on business, lish a dee per bond with someone you or pushing yourself n e w ideas across. T hese tr ees can be neem or gul- ing.He didn’t need b lac k g lass trade or commerce,as you will pr os - h ave been seeing f or some time. B e In your r ela tionships,remember that mohar because their folia g e in the nor th to dif fuse light be - per in these ar eas. T his is a w eek of open to a more serious commitment, things do not have to go according to will shield your home from the cause light is dif fused fr o m w ork and meetings for you. Y our card do not be afr aid. plan f or y ou to benefit fr om them. hot sun. Contrary to popular there any way. is also telling y ou to look ar ound in Something unexpected changes will opinion, the sun isn’t hottest a t T alking about heat,I’ll say your lif e and see w h a t needs to be come into your life,and they will be noon. It’s far hotter ar ound 3 something about overhead water completed. You may be reminded of Virgo (Aug 22 - Se p 20) pm. That’ s the time it’ s on the tanks.W ater fr o m t h e m i n these good ones too. promises you have made and since Y ou need to g et on with your own life, south-wester n side of y our scorching days is so hot y ou can ’t for gotten a bout. Y ou may also have to house and heavy leafy tr ees will b a the with it. Y ou hav e to let the and stop interf ering in other s. Y our Sagittarius ( N o v 22 - Dec 22) deal with some uncomforta b le issues , w ork and f amily both need your help block its hot rays from entering w a ter sit in a b u c k et f or a f e w b ut you will r ealise tha t it w as f or the It is time to bring a bout changes into your house. hours before pouring it o ver your and advice.All y ou need to do is lear n UDAY SHANKAR best and it is the onl y w ay f or you to your dail y life.A new and more bal- A void planting gum trees,how - b o d y. E a r lier, people stor e d w a ter to see those ar ound you in a new light grow and progress in life. and star t putting them fir st instead of anced attitude is needed. Let g o of ever, or an y other tr ees which in concrete tanks. T hen these what you thought was important and contain stick y milk that oozes out changed to tanks of metal and people who are actuall y distant to (A pr 19 - Ma y 19) m o v e to w ar ds a mor e positiv e futur e. w hen their leaves ar e pric k ed. n o w w e have plastic Sinte x tanks. Taurus you. Remember that lo ve will help you conquer everything.Financially A void dw elling on the ne gati v e side of Cactus plants are also a no-no. T hese can be easily insulated. Y o u m ay be f eeling r estless and impa- things and do not allow it to g et the V aastu’s reservations a bout All y ou need to do is to wr ap things show a vast improvement this tient with your dail y routine. Y o u w eek. Pr evious projects finall y pic k upper hand in your lif e either.Ifyou these tr ees stems fr om one rea- ther mocol around them. T he need to seek out new friendships or put your mind to it, you can solve son. T heir leaves look the same ther mocol acts as a g ood insula- up and your bank balance looks good. associates who are more exciting and Go ahead and spend. your problems, and your dif ficult for sever al weeks to gether,if not tor.A roof can be insulated b y a stimulating . Involve your self with times will come to an end. Be right, months. They don’t seem to method as old as the hills.C ov - new people and situations.Get out of reasonable in your decisions and all change shape,size,or colour.F or this VAASTU SHASTRA er the r oof with inverted gharaas the house more often, g o shopping, TAROT FORECAST will work out well. reason, they have a kind of deadness (pitc her s). T he air inside them being a see a movie or just spend quality Deepak and Pinky Vaide about them. And vaastu is all a bout lif e Jugal Kishor bad conductor, it will stop y our r oof time with the people you love.F ocus Capricorn (Dec 23 - J an 19) and change. It favours trees which from heating up too much. on comings, goings, short trips , F ocus this week should be on your shed their leaves and g row them again. der stand. T here’ s a quality of light (Vaastu queries may be addressed to friends,lo v er s,rela tives or nostalgia. family,friends and loved ones.H ave a Don’t g row trees on the nor th side of and there’s a quantity.Light fr om the Jugal Kishor, c/o Delhi Times, the Times of India, T hings will work out much better good and relaxing time with them, your house which is the dir ection of east has both quality and quantity. 7 BSZ Marg, New Delhi - 110 002) than you had anticipated. you do deserve it after all. Allow n e w people to enter y our lif e be - Gemini cause with it comes the op- ( M a y 20 - J un 20) por tunity to g row and to pr- T his is a g ood time to be o g ress . In v est y our money at home or in f amily sur- into something that you roundings.You will de - k n ow is long lasting . D o rive maximum support not do it just because from being with your someone is telling yo u family and loved ones, to do it. Study the pr oj- for the y will r ec h a r g e ect car efull y, research your spirits . Go f or a it, talk it over with oth- picnic to gether, spend ers,then make your fi - a day a t the beac h or nal decision. just have fun a t home. Be car eful a bout finan- Aquarius cial matter s, for you are (J an 20 - F eb 18) lik ely to spend without Y ou need to stop clouding thinking. T ry to keep a your perception and tr y to budget in order to make see things more c learly or to sur e tha t you will not g o o ver - perceive the whole picture.D o board. T a k e the advice of oth - not make any judgments until er s to help y ou with your money. you know the whole stor y. Instead try to focus on seeking and finding a Cancer (J un 21 - J ul 21) solution to help you out. If not in - T here could be a complete change at volved in a serious r ela tionship, it home or at work. Be prepared for it Libra (Se p 21 - Oct 22) could be because you have shut of f and tr y to adapt to it too,because this your tr ue f eelings. Open up and be is w h a t you need in your life at the F ocus this week should be on moving willing to tak e a risk, onl y then will moment. Do not look f or an y guaran- ahead, letting g o of past doubts or you know if you ar e on the right pa th tees , b ut just be ha p p y for today. A confusion, making decisions and do- or not. Go f or it. good week to socialise with friends or ing it with confidence too. T he past family, freeing yourself from the needs to be on its w ay out and new op- Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 19) problems of the day.Also you need to por tunity will then find its w ay into Whatever you have been working on be more open to the advice or sug ges - your lif e. Do not be afr aid to tak e a or involved with is o ver. Y ou have a tions of close r ela tives or friends . chance and at this time allo w others choice to either sta g n a te in f amiliar T he y have only your interest a t hear t, to help and support you. In your per- and comforta b le ter ritor y or tak e a belie v e tha t. sonal r ela tionships,you need to show chance and start something new and a more stronger and inde pendent side dif fer ent. Y o u can make the right Leo (J ul 22 - A ug 21) of y o u r self . Do not settle f or an ything choice,just have f aith in y our self . In not worth your sacrifice. Time to r etr ea t in the midst of life’s m a tter s of the hear t, do not waste your time on an impossible r ela tion - apparent c haos.R ef lection, self-e x a m - (Oct 23 - No v 21) ination and meditation ar e called f or. Scorpio ship.Either let it g o , or w or k on it to - Y ou need to r est and g et your energy T his is a time to work with others gether.Communicate your needs and bac k bef or e an y fur ther acti vity can rather than alone, it is your key to clear up any long-standing debts or be resumed. Focus this week should success at the moment. Come togeth- bad f eelings that you may have. also be on a sear ch f or tr uth, under- er with someone to discuss your busi- (http://astrospeak.indiatimes.com )

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the-mill stuf f for him. A ny- When pilgrims Away from thing dif fer ent and he’s all ga m e. But acting is not the the limelight only thing kee ping him busy. PROGRESS He’ s all set to tur n pr oducer. inall y things are look - et another scary Of course,the actor is mak- ing up f or Sanjay thriller is on its way. F ing sure that things g o right. Y K apoor. As an actor he’s At a time when Bollywood is T o be gin with he’s signed set to w ow the critics as the bereft of stories, you get six Vikram Bhatt to dir ect the bad guy in H a r ry Baw eja’s stories in Ram Gopal Varma’s pr oject and big br other Anil Q aya m at.Also, he will be upcoming Darna Mana Hai. K apoor will play the lead. show casing his talent on Directed by Prawaal Raman, N o,Sanjay will not act in the the small screen in K arish- the film is unique in its con- film. His f ocus will be to m a ,w her e he’ s pair ed oppo- cept with seven friends driv- m a ke a good product which site K arisma Kapoor. Of ing through a jungle and will launch him as a success- course now that he’s ready telling each other stories when ful pr oducer. to do the anti-her o r oles ,of- their car breaks down. While fers have been pouring in the stories narrated are quite- but Sanjay is playing it bizzare, unwittingly they also right this time, no r un-of- become part of a far more gruesome scenario themselves. The star cast includes are stud- ded with stars like Vivek Singing along Chalte Chalte Oberoi, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay hah Rukh Khan’s ver y kic k ed Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani, Sabout his f or thcoming film Nana Patekar, Revathi, Chalte Chalte,not just because it Shilpa Shetty, Isha is the thir d D reamz Unlimited Koppikar and film after Asoka but also be - Sushant cause his f avourite music duo Singh. w orked on the soundtrack. ‘‘J atin and Lalit have been composing music f o r m y films since I de b uted in R aju Ban Gaya Gentleman.I, hon- Beyond the goodness estl y, belie v e tha t the y put in uess who’s going f or an ima g e extr a effor t f or m y films,’’in- change? It’s none other than our sists the Khan. His f av ourite G tr ac k from Chalte Chalte is chota Bachchan. Abhishek has been Tauba,w hich is being air ed on T V. signed on by maveric k dir ector Mani Ratnam for his ne xt ven - tur e. ‘‘I will star t shooting f or Mani Ratnam’s film in J ul y,’’ Too good to be bad sa ys an e x cited Abhishek. And, coming back to his ima ge, ifru- hen there is Sonali Brahmanaidu and, besides mours are to be belie v ed, Jr TBendre, who s follow- her, the film stars South star Bachchan has decided to put his ing in the footsteps of Balakrishna. Wonder why goodie-goodie image behind him Abhishek Bachchan this sudden obsession to and don a negati v e r ole f or the rather seriously. She, play negative roles in Bolly - film. Let’ s hope the bad man’s too, has signed up for a wood? Remember Shah role lifts his sa g ging career. negative role. It s a Tel- Rukh Khan, Akshay, Sunil...? ugu film called Palnati Beginning The prince of an end arry Baw eja is prophe- charming Hsising a pocalypse. A n d ardeen Khan’s ma- not too distant in the futur e ei- Fle collea gues desc- ther — Jul y 11th to be a ppr oxi- ribe him a walking,tal- mate. But don’t say your last king dynamite.Like one of pr ayer s right no w . Although them says,‘‘He has no idea you can loosen your purse of the devasta tion he causes as strings just a mite. F or w h a t he w alks thr ough a crow d or on the sets .’’Fir st he dr ew in a pac k ed house for a sta ge show in Amster- dam. The well-dr essed actor has also just been voted the style icon of the year. If eyewitness accounts ar e to be belie v ed, then this Khan practicall y br ought the city of J o’b ur g to a halt. Gir ls ofall a g es a w er e talking a bout is Har ry’s w ent cr azy on having n e xt film titled Q a ya m a tw hic h their hear tthr ob in means end of the world. their midst. F or tips What’s unique about the film is on ho w to af fect the that Har ry is g etting the prints fairer sex without digitall y g raded, w hich means even saying a word, super quality viewing for the dial FK. audience.D o n’t miss this one!

Ramu’s star factory ot so long a go,the title star Nm a ker was synonymous with the showman Subhash Ghai,until R am Gopal V arm a made his g rand entry into Bol - ly wood and made overnight star s out of nobodies like Ma- noj Bajpai and V ivek Oberoi. T his time ar ound, the new star in the making is V ar ma’s la test discovery,Mohit Kumar.

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