The Best Wedding-Day Hairstyles for Your Face Shape

Not sure where to start when choosing a day-of hairstyle? Try using your face shape as a jumping-off point! Whether you’re round, oval, square, or heart-shaped, there’s a perfect updo and down ‘do for you. Here, celebrity hairstylist Mara Roszak gives her (very DIY-friendly, very chic, sure-to-flatter) recommendations.

Round
Down 'do: A smooth, center-parted blowout with soft curls at the ends will elongate the face, Roszak says. To get the look, apply a styling cream to damp hair and dry with a round brush. Then, use a curling iron with a one-and-a-half inch barrel to round off the ends. Finish by teasing the crown to add height — it’s another sneaky elongating trick.

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Updo: A half-up, half-down hairstyle keeps hair out of your eyes and slims the face. Create a center part, blow-dry hair, then curl the ends with a one-and-a-half inch barrel. Create two skinny braids on either side of your head and secure them with bobby pins, mid-height, at the back of your head. Finish by teasing the crown.

Agencies fight over ‘Next Top Model’ winner

Korean model Sora Choi
The famed Wilhelmina modeling agency stole a South Korean stunner from her Manhattan management company by promising to sponsor her work visa, according to a lawsuit.
Muse Management says it had a three-year deal with Sora Choi, the willowy 2012 winner of “Next Top Model” in her homeland, and spent “countless hours developing Choi’s image to the point where she is today an internationally recognized model.”
Choi got work with Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs and Alexander Wang — but in May wrote a letter claiming she wanted to end her contract with Muse, the company
claims in its Manhattan Supreme Court suit against the model and Wilhelmina Models.
The next month, Wilhelmina announced their association with Choi on social media.
“Wilhelmina knew that Choi had no right to ‘end’ her management agreement,” Muse charges, adding “Wilhelmina has wrongfully induced Choi to render services as a model to Wilhelmina by offering to sponsor her work visa.”
Muse is seeking unspecified damages. Wilhelmina did not return a call for comment.

7 Most Common Makeup Mistakes That Can Make You Look Old

You might have just given up on the chase for undying youth, but your search for looking perpetually young is an entirely different story. Makeup helps you in fulfilling your desire of looking more stunning and attractive. Unfortunately, over usage or if used in a wrong way it can make you look old.

All of us make such beauty blunders at some point, but are unaware of it. Well do not worry, we are here for you, keep scrolling and take a look at some very common makeup mistakes that end up making you look older.

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#1. Applying a thick layer of foundation

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If you put on foundation, layer after layer to hide those fine lines believing that it will make you look prettier, then wait, you are making a mistake here. Excessive foundation unfortunately makes you appear older. The extra foundation nicely settles into the lines and attracts more attention and gives you an aged appearance.

Another most important point to remember is to never get your foundation base too light. If you go in for a shade lighter than your natural skin tone, then there is a possibility that the foundation would settle around the fine lines, in turn exaggerating them. Try to go for a shade or two darker than your natural skin tone if you do not want people to quiz about your age.

#2. Skipping primer

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Primer, as the name says, should never be skipped as it gives your face a smooth and silky texture by filling all those lines and helps your makeup stay o. Always opt for a cream or liquid primer as the powder can give your skin a saggy look.

#3. Wearing dark mascara and eyeliner on the lower lashes and lids

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Using a dark pencil on the lower lids or wearing dark mascara on the lower lashes will bring out crow feet and dark under-eye circles; making your eye look smaller. You should always opt for a light, soft pencil rather than liquid liners, which can be quite heavy on your skin and waterline.

#4. Coating the lips in dark shades

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Applying a very dark or harsh shade of lip colour may make your lips appear thinner than they are, but in return this numbers to your face’s age. Even a dark lip liner (which is out of fashion by the way) can destroy your appearance.

#5. Applying blush the wrong way

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Are you applying rouge to the apples of your cheeks? Yes! Then you are just adding 10 years of age to your face. This way of applying blush makes the lines on your skin more prominent and make them appear droopy. Also the powder blush is a strict no-no as they again settle down into the thin lines; so it is always better to go for the liquid one.

#6. Overloading shimmer

If you wear too much shimmer, then it will make the lines very noticeable and your eye will look crumpled. Rather a matte shadow will give a very striking look to your eyes.

#7. Hiding dark circle behind heavy concealer

Dark circles are every woman’s nightmare, but that does not mean that you will go out scaring other people with that terrifying concealer trick. Often, a few women commit the cardinal sin of covering up their dark circles with a heavy layer of concealer, which ends up with ghostly results. In order to do away with those thick lines, apply light concealer base with the help of a brush.

Are you guilt-ridden by committing these beauty blunders? You always have time to improve your makeup skills and look prettier everyday. A natural makeup (not too much over do) and a confident you, can rock any place they go!

Bushra Ansari's fab website is a much-needed tribute to Pakistani TV's history

‘Golden period.’ It’s an easy, catch-all turn of phrase.
It's also a concise alternate for ‘the good old days of the PTV', a neater way to say 'the Waheed Murad era of cinema’ and a quick acknowledgement of the greats that preceded today’s stars, even though we may not be terribly familiar with all their past achievements.
So we blanket our ignorance with the necessary nod to times gone by, and move on. Isn't it a pity that we aren’t better acquainted with our history?
Our experience of the ‘golden period’, for those of us who have actively sought it out, is formed by slow buffering Youtube videos, the occasional screening of a classic, or the one-off exhibition of film buff Guddu Khan’s vast collection of memorabilia. We hurray at these scattered opportunities, hail them as ‘much-needed’ (which they undoubtedly are), but they're no substitute for a proper cultural archive — a concrete, cohesive, comprehensive collection of records that document our history and make it readily available to the public.
That’s what Nariman Ansari, a 35-year-old photographer and visual artist based in Toronto and the elder daughter of iconic actor-comedian-writer Bushra Ansari, set about to create.
Rescuing the contents of a cardboard box that held photographs, articles and other records of her mother’s life on and off screen — documents once endangered by their proximity to the sea in Bushra’s former residence — and scouring the internet for everything else she could find, Nariman decided to put it all together and make public an archive of her mother's life and work.

Peshawar’s lone theatre echoes with melodies

PESHAWAR: A troupe of eight artists comprising three singers and five instrumentalists from Lahore, Rawalpindi and Islamabad enthralled Peshawarites on Monday night.
The Urdu ghazal night was organised by Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) in collaboration with culture directorate of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Nishtar Hall to boost the soft image of the country and promote unity and patriotism among the people.
The entertainment-starved audience tuned to dance in the jam-packed hall and showered accolades on the guest singers for their well-articulated performance.
Some enthusiastic music lovers kept on tossing their heads while others kept saying encore after every performance. The mixed melodies of Urdu, Punjabi and Pashto ghazals and folk songs brought a joy and pleasure to the terrorism-affected Peshawarites.

Footprints: When Lee became Jinnah

CHRISTOPHER Lee worked in more than 200 films, including huge box-office hits like the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Star Wars instalments. So, why did he consider his role in Jinnah as Jinnah his favourite, given that the biopic could not rake in enough money or get critical acclaim as much as, let’s say, Gandhi did? Lee, who passed away on June 7 aged 93, in an interview once said, “It was certainly the most important role I have ever played because the responsibility on my shoulders was immense.”
He always weighed his words before uttering them; therefore the word responsibility is key here, so is the word shoulders, because it puts a distinguished film critic’s opinion into perspective that Lee was an actor of “muscular intelligence”. He knew his responsibilities as a performer, as someone whose duty it was to reflect life through (his) art.
To shoot Jinnah, directed by Jamil Dehalvi, Lee landed in Karachi in the late 1990s. It did not take him long to realise what he was in for. There were things outside of his acting domain that he needed to withstand. He witnessed all the hoopla surrounding him, a Brit who shot to fame by playing Count Dracula on celluloid, being cast in the role of the founder of the nation Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Some of the newspapers (in those days television news channels hadn’t burgeoned into the kind of media juggernauts that we these days see on a daily basis) ran a nasty campaign against him for unjustly getting the part that should’ve been, in their view, played by a Pakistani. There were even reports that Lee received death threats during the course of the film. But it did not deter him one bit.
He was an accomplished artist, and was in Pakistan to play one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century, someone he admired. He knew it wouldn’t be a walk in the park. The Pakistani media was hostile, Pakistani film buffs boisterous. So concentration was of the utmost importance. And concentrate he did.

‘Titanic’ music composer Horner dies in plane crash

LOS ANGELES: James Horner, the celebrated composer of musical scores for several smash-hit movies, including “Titanic “and “Avatar,” died on Monday in a plane crash at the age of 61, colleagues said.
Hollywood trade magazine Variety reported the composer died when his private aircraft crashed in Santa Barbara, California.
The Federal Aviation Administration said a single engine Tucano MK1 crashed at 9:30 am on Monday near Cuyama, California, killing pilot, the only person on board.
The plane was registered to Tucano Flyer, LLC, which lists Horner as a managing member. The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
“We have lost an amazing person with a huge heart, and unbelievable talent.
He died doing what he loved,” Horner’s personal assistant, Sylvia Wells, said on her Facebook page.
“Brilliant Composer James Horner, friend & collaborator on 7 movies has tragically died in a plane crash. My heart aches for his loved ones,” wrote director and colleague Ron Howard on Twitter.
Horner won two Oscars for his work on “Titanic” — one for its theme song “My Heart Will Go On”, performed by Celine Dion, and another for the film’s score.

Golden Chick set to enter Pakistan

KARACHI: A central Texas-based US fried chicken chain is all set to enter Pakistan.
The Golden Chick Restaurant — Chicken Tender-Fried Chicken will initially open three restaurants this year and aims to raise the number to 30 joints in subsequent years.
The company signed a ‘letter of intent’ with Crescent Star Foods (Pvt) Limited (CSF), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Crescent Star Insurance Limited on Tuesday.
Talking to Dawn, Naim Anwar, the CEO of Crescent Insurance Ltd and its subsidiary, said the three restaurants with which the US chicken chain is to make first foray into the country would cost Rs300 million.
He added that a flagship restaurant would be set up in Lahore while two others would be set up in Karachi and a smaller town.
“Golden Chick would also introduce ‘roasted’ chicken (charga),” he said.
Market sources suggest that Pakistan ranks among the top 20 chicken consumers, with poultry consumption at 834,000 tonnes a year.
But with already more than 10 fast food franchise chains, is there space for a new entrant?
A person indirectly related to the business presented current numbers which show KFC at the top with 37pc market share followed by McDonalds 26pc; Hardee’s 6pc; Fat Burger 3pc; Johnny Rockets 2pc and Burger King 2pc.
Yet most people associated with the fast food industry believe that the demand is not about to end. “With higher spending power of the middle and upper middle classes and the country’s demography that places youth of under 19 (prime consumers of fast food) to constitute an overwhelming 45pc of the entire population, the market share and margins of most players are assured,” he said.
He contended that of all the fast food outlets in the business, only KFC was concentrated in chicken while the remaining also catered to other items such as beef burgers.
He believed that even in chicken the Golden Chick would have an edge against other players that serve either framed-grilled chicken or fried chicken.

I love all my fans, says Amitabh Bachchan

Mumbai – Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says its “upsetting” when fans or as he prefers to call his Extended Family (Ef), accuse him of ignoring their messages on social media. He says he loves all his fans. The 72-year-old, who makes it a point to stay connected with his fans through several virtual platforms be it Twitter, Facebook or his blog, notes that he tries to talk to his fans despite his busy schedule. “There is effort each moment on the social media and sites...effort to keep up with the Ef...effort to catch them online and respond to them so they feel they are noticed and replied to. But as has been said many times by me...on the lap top this is not such an easy task...the tweets show up late or are dug so deep down that it is impossible to reach them...the FB is even worse...impossible to notice who has answered and impossible to know whether the response I gave has reached them or not,” Big B shared on his official blog. The cine icon, who has earned epithets like “Bollywood Shahenshah”, also had a humble request for his fans. “Then some very enthusiastic emotional Ef, connect at Blog, Twitter, FB, DM’s, email, Mobile...and the refrain is the same 'are you annoyed with me, why are you ignoring me, you have not replied to me in 3 days' and so on . My humble submission...it is not as though I sit here 24 hours in anticipation of your message and waiting to reply to you...I work,” he shared. The “Paa” star added that the tones of remarks is “really quite upsetting”. “And the ask is immediate...reply NOW, why have you not REPLIED. HOW? how can I reply immediately...I have other and a lot of other work to do...I remember all and I read all and I recognise all and I love all,” he posted. On professional front, the actor is gearing up for “Wazir”, which also stars Farhan Akhtar.

Meet Sonakshi Sinha the drummer

Sonakshi Sinha

Like her contemporaries, Sonakshi Sinha too is inclined towards music. The actress recently enrolled in a class to learn to play the drums.
A source says, "She considers drumming to be her biggest stress-busting tool." So once she returns home, after a heavy day in the studios, she heads straight for her drum set.

"I've always wanted to learn how to play the drums but never ended up doing so," said the actress when we asked her about this new hobby.

LISTEN: Songs of Sonakshi Sinha on Gaana.com

Sona added, "When I was in school, I expressed this desire to my mom. She told me that perhaps drumming may turn out to be a noisy passion and I should try and learn to play the guitar instead. However, this fascination for drums never left me and I recently got myself a drum kit."

Priyanka Chopra shoots for Gangaajal 2 in Bhopal

Priyanka Chopra, who began shooting for Prakash Jha's Gangaajal 2 on June 16, is kicking butt, literally.
She plays a hard-as-nails cop who takes on not just conniving subordinates but also the influential bizmen in her district. On Monday, she turned up at the Jama Masjid Chowk bazaar in old Bhopal at an ungodly 6 am. Jha had permission to shoot at the market for six hours, from 6 am to noon but he needed crowds in the frame and instead of junior artistes preferred locals. So around 150 shopkeepers were cajoled into pulling up their shutters and hanging around on camera for the next 10 hours since the shoot had been extended by four hours. Despite this being the Ramzan season, they co-operated with crew.

Meanwhile, Priyanka's brother Siddharth, aunt Kamini, and sister Mannara landed in Bhopal yesterday to keep the actress, who has been shooting around-the-clock, company. The trio chose to drive down, stopping at Aurangabad to visit the Ajanta and Ellora caves.

Alia Bhatt’s family holiday after 15 years!

Alia Bhatt

Alia Bhatt, who suffered a shoulder injury recently while shooting in Coonoor, couldn't have asked for a more appropriate time for a break. Having wrapped up a schedule of her next movie, the petite actress headed to the Charminar city on Thursday morning.

She posted on her micro-blogging page, "Hyderabad bound!! Family holiday after 15 years..... Mahesh Bhatt, Shaheen Bhatt, Soni Razdan... injured soldier on her way!!"

Bollywood celebs who made headlines in 2015

Imran Khan has finally opened up about the public fallout with Ekta Kapoor. In an interview with Mumbai Mirror, the actor has been quoted as saying that, "I had agreed to do Milan Talkies in 2011 but since I was doing Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Again (OUATIMA), Milan Talkies got delayed. Then, I had a public fallout with Ekta and lost the film. But early this year, we sorted things out. She still wanted to make it and since I've felt guilty that Tigmashu's film got sidelined in our fallout, I returned to it." When asked if he regretted the fallout, Imran said, "It was necessary. Things were simmering under the surface. We talked things out. Now we respect each other more."

While Imran is now on good terms with Ekta, seems like Rishi Kapoor ventured into the trouble territory.

Aamir Khan: Lesser known facts

Aamir Khan is preparing for his role of a wrestler in Dangal. However, he is planning to do another film before starting work on the film where he plays the father of four girls. According to a report on Bollywoodlife.com, the film that he is planning to shoot for, in the interim period, is the biopic of crime journalist, J Dey. The biopic, that has been titled, Mid Dey, is expected to take only 20-25 days of Aamir's time, which is why the actor has agreed to wrap up the film before he channels his energies to the other project. Apparently, the look that Aamir is going to sport for Dangal is somewhat similar to what is required for Mid Dey.

While Aamir has agreed to be a part of the J Dey biopic, he is focussed on Dangal too. The actor stays up late at the night to prepare for the role.

Bajirao Mastani: The making

Designer Anju Modi, who is working on the costumes for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani, says actress Deepika Padukone will sport a "royal style" in the film, reports IANS. "Deepika will be seen dressed in royal style, plus she is playing a Muslim character in the film, so we have tried to give her sharara and kurtis," the designer said. Giving insights into the film's costumes, Anju said, "Bajirao Mastani is a period movie. So, we have kept old Mughal style angarkha and Maharasthrian style navvari sarees as it's a story about the Maratha Peshwas."

Remakes to look forward to in the coming months

Now here's a piece of good news for Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra's fans. The Student Of The Year actors have been confirmed for the remake of Ram Lakhan, reports Bollywoodlife.com. As per the report, Varun will play the role of the younger brother, Lakhan and Sidharth will play the elder, responsible brother, Ram. An official announcement about the same is expected to be made soon.

While we are eagerly awaiting the Ram Lakhan sequel, find out what Ranbir Kapoor feels about stepping into his dad's shoes...

Arjun Kapoor turns 30

Actor Arjun Kapoor turned 30 on Friday and Hindi film fraternity members has wished him a year full of happiness. Arjun, who is the son of film producer Boney Kapoor, worked as an assistant director on Nikhil Advani's 'Kal Ho Naa Ho' in 2003. He also assisted Advani on his next directorial multi-starrer film 'Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love' in 2007. But his acting career began only with the 2012 film 'Ishaqzaade', after he lost oodles of weight.

Arjun then portrayed a dual role in Atul Sabharwal's crime thriller film in 2013 'Aurangzeb', following which he was seen in movies like 'Gunday' and '2 States'. Not one to step back from experimentation, Arjun also featured in a key role in satirical English language film 'Finding Fanny', and then he also did the commercial action drama film 'Tevar'.

Deepika Padukone: Quintessential desi girl

Deepika Padukone is on the top of her game. With back to back hits and big budget films in her kitty, the Piku actress is currently wrapping up the schedule of Bajirao Mastani. The actress has apparently caught the fancy of Bengali filmmakers after playing a Bengali character in Piku, reports Mid-day.com. If buzz is to be believed, some directors and producers from Bengali film industry have approached Deepika with film offers, the report stated. The report quoted a source saying that Dippy's team has received calls from leading Bengali filmmakers who are keen to sign her for their projects.

While we wait to see whether the actress accepts the offers, read further to know about the bond that Deepika shares with her sister...

Deepika Padukone is one of the most promising actresses of Bollywood. Her high spirit and sporty attitude charms everyone in the industry. On the contrary, her sister Anisha tries to keep low profile, reports Pinkvilla.com. Reports suggest that Deepika and Anisha bond like BFFs, and Deepika adores her little sister and deems her to be her biggest critic. A selfie posted by the actress on Twitter expressed it all. Anisha is known for playing golf, but shies away from coming in the limelight. The selfie features Anisha, Deepika with a friend Pooja Dadlani. Isn’t it adorable? (Image courtesy: Twitter)

While Deepika cares a lot for her little sister, she had revealed in an interview about having kids. Read further to know about her take on marriage and kids...

Shraddha Kapoor: Appreciation encourages me to work harder

 

Shraddha Kapoor

After having a successful run at the box office with films like Ek villain, Aashiqui 2 and Haider, actress Shraddha Kapoor has once again managed to garner appreciation for her role in new dance film ABCD 2. She says such acknowledgement encourages her to work harder and prove her mettle in the industry.

"I cannot express how happy I am to receive this kind of love and appreciation from audiences. It only encourages me to work even harder and put my best foot forward each time,"

Piku: Lessons learnt from the film

Actress Deepika Padukone has made a special request to retain the earrings from this year's successful film, Piku, as a memento."Piku has been an extremely special film for me so I wanted to keep something that will remind me of the film even years later," Deepika said in a statement. Deepika was seen in the role of a selfless daughter, who spent more time listening to constipation tales of her father, played by Amitabh Bachchan, than on her professional or marital pursuits.

While Deepika has fond memories of the film, the audience found the name, Piku, to be adorable.

Piku has received a tremendous response at the box-office. But even apart from that, the film has become very popular with the masses. According to reports, parents have started naming their daughters, Piku, after watching the film. As stated in the report by The Indian Express, one of the fans, Anuraag Chaturvedi says that he has renamed his younger daughter, Piku. Another man, Deepak Katoch, has been quoted in the report as saying that whenever he gets married he will name his daughter after Deepika’s character in the film. Deepika has been quoted in the report as saying that she didn’t believe Shoojit initially when he told her about it as she thought it was a big decision for parents. However she had no choice but believe it when she met some people who told her that they were naming their children as Piku. She accepts that it is really really heartening that her character has touched as many lives and admits that she had never expected this kind of reaction and is truly humbled.

Such is Piku's popularity that even the President of India had requested for a special screening of the film. Read on to find out if his wish came true... 

Kareena Kapoor Khan wants to grow her hair long

Kareena Kapoor Khan has decided not to get herself a fashionable haircut for the next few months. The actress told us that she is growing her hair long for R Balki's new film that will mount the sets in August.

"Everyone around me wants me to trim my hair because the split ends are showing, especially towards the tip . However, I'm resisting from even getting a trim because I want my hair to be as long as possible by August,"smiles Bebo.

5 Reasons we want Don 3

It has been three years since the last installment of the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Don 2 released. The first part of the franchise was the remake of another Bollywood film by the same name, that starred Amitabh Bachchan as Don. The second installment however, was based on an original script and also did well at the box-office. Recently there were reports that the third edition of the film might not see the light of the day. While SRK had tweeted that he was clueless if Don 3 was on, Ritesh Sidhwani too had said that Don 3 wouldn't be made without Shah Rukh Khan. But fans of the franchise are seemingly dejected with these reports and are tweeting their voice to get their request noticed. On the day Don 2 had released 3 years earlier, fans of the film have started trending #WeWantDon3 on Twitter. Here's why we agree with the them.

Shahid Kapoor-Mira Rajput’s wedding: Things to look forward to

Shahid Kapoor's impending marriage with Delhi girl Mira Rajput is the talk of the town. Reportedly, the couple will tie the knot on July 7. This will be followed by a grand reception at a five star hotel in Mumbai on July 12, reports Mid-day.com. The report quoted a source saying that there will be mehendi and sangeet ceremony on July 6, and it will be an intimate affair. Further to the report, the guests will be put up at Hotel Trident in Gurgaon. It is said that a reception will be held at the Palladium Hotel in Lower Parel, the report concluded.

Shahid-Mira's wedding guest list will feature the who's who of the film industry. However, Shahid is lucky enough to be blessed by his three mothers.
Shahid Kapoor's big, fat Indian wedding is round the corner and invitations are being sent out. What is rather amusing is that the first invitation was for Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan, if a report on Bollywoodlife.com is to be believed. Given the fact that Shahid and Saif are working together on Rangoon, it is only natural that Saif was the first one to be invited to the wedding.

Shahid-Mira's wedding guest list will feature the who's who of the film industry. However, Shahid is lucky enough to be blessed by his three mothers.
Shahid Kapoor will be blessed by three mothers on the day of his wedding. According to a Bombay Times report, the actor's wedding will be attended by all three of his mothers. Apart from Shahid's biological mother, Neelima Azim, Pankaj Kapur's current wife, Supriya Pathak Kapur will be present to bless the newlyweds. Supriya is currently overseeing the preparations for Shahid's big day. Also present will be Neelima Azim's ex-husband, Rajesh Khattar and his current wife, Vandana Sajnani, who is reportedly keen to be a part of the wedding festivities. A source has been quoted in the report as saying that Vandana has said that Rajesh and she think of Shahid as a son because Rajesh helped raise him when he was younger.

Salman Khan's 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan': The making

 
Salman Khan's film Bajrangi Bhaijaan is all set to release on Eid, but the actor won't be available for all the promotional events. Director Kabir Khan and singer Adnan Sami were present at the song launch event that was held recently. However, Salman's absence was felt at the event and when enquired about the same, Kabir said that Salman is not going to be present for every event of Bajrangi Bhaijaan as he is shooting for Prem Ratan Dhan Payo and that since it was an music event the star of the evening was Adnan Sami.

Read on to know how Salman worked even on a rainy day...

Book Review: Nusrat- The Voice of Faith

Pakistani music legend Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, whose musical virtuosity captured the imagination of people worldwide, was essentially a messenger of Sufi poets, his biographer Pierre-Alain Baud tells Amrita Madhukalya

Book: Nusrat: The Voice of Faith

Author: Pierre-Alain Baud

Publisher: Harper Collins India

Pages: 184

Rs: 506

Biographer Pierre-Alain Baud's fondest memory of Pakistani music legend Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is a rather ominous one. Accompanying Nusrat to the interiors of Pakistan for a party hosted by a friend after a concert, they realised they were in the company of men who do not hold qawwali and Sufi music in high regard. As the evening progressed, things got a tad difficult and, when a power outage struck, they fled.

"We run away as fast as possible and arrive at a tea shop near a creek in the middle of nowhere, and the man there is too surprised to see us," says Pierre. The teashop owner asks Nusrat if Pierre is Pakistani. "To this he replies, 'Not yet.' He had a way of arresting your senses in a way no one could."

Pierre-Alain Baud first met Nusrat at a concert in Paris, a day before he was to leave for Mexico to pursue his PhD on dance and power. The affable Pierre confesses over the phone that the word that can closely describe his feeling at that moment is 'ishq'. "It was October 1985 and, buoyed by a Latin American mood, I saw posters of this big, fat man from Pakistan… at that time he was completely unknown to the Western audience. The audience at the concert was mostly Indians, Pakistanis and people from the Southeast Asia. It's difficult to describe the feeling, but I felt love."

After Shah Rukh Khan, its vacation time for Kajol and hubby Ajay Devgn in London

Recently, SRK was spotted having a gala time with kids Suhana and Aryan in London. Well, make way for Kajol and Ajay as it’s their time to party now!

We simply CAN’T wait to see Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol on the silver screen once again. Bollywood’s most iconic jodi, last shared screen space in Karan Johar’s My Name Is Khan. Post that, the two are coming together for Rohit Shetty’s much awaited film, Dilwale. The venture also stars Varun Dhawan- Kriti Sanon, and is being shot in Bulgaria as of now. We have been updating you with pictures of SRK and Kajol from their Dilwale shoot, and yesterday informed you that Mr Khan was in London to have a mini vacation with his kids Suhana and Aryan. The actor flew down to visit the two, who were on a vacation there. SRK was spotted having ice cream with Suhana and Aryan, at Leicester Square.

Ali Xeeshan asked to style Rihanna’s wardrobe

 

Pakistani designer Ali Xeeshan has now been approached by Rihanna’s stylist to make a dress for her. Having participated in different international fashion weeks, Ali has earned a lot of attention and favor overseas.
The designer is known for his design aesthetics all over the world. The option of designing a dress for Grammy award-winning star is a big deal for the Pakistani artist.

Sonakshi Sinha starts learning drums

We all have got a glimpse of Sonakshi Sinha‘s singing talent when she rocked the stage of IIFA recently. Also, readers may be aware that she is also a part of the judging panel of Indian Idol. Now, the actress has yet again challenged herself to learn something new in the world of music.

Sonakshi Sinha is an ardent fan of drums and the actress has decided to try her hands at it. In fact, she has already started to learn to play them. She not only enjoys her classes, but even considers them as her biggest stress buster after she wraps her shoot.
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“I’ve always wanted to learn how to play the drums but never ended up doing so. When I was in school I expressed this desire to my mom but she said drums are too noisy and will take up space etc. so learn the guitar. I learnt the guitar for a while but lost interest eventually. When I had time off to train for ‘Akira’, the desire to learn the drums came back and I said it’s now or never and got myself a drum kit”, said an enthusiastic Sonakshi.

The father and daughter team taking the martial arts world by storm

he family that fights together stays together.

That isn't always the case, but for Don and Heather Madden it's certainly been true. This father and daughter team have dedicated their lives to martial arts and to making the competitive field more equal for women. Together they run AKJU Team America, based in Ohio, which trains competitors and then brings those athletes to Karate and Ju-jitsu competitions around the world.

Don's accomplishments are many. In addition to AKJU Team America, he is also the founder and chairman of All American Karate Do Union, which is made up of over 200 clubs across the U.S. and internationally.

Earlier in his career, he taught martial arts and combat training at the NATO base in Iceland in 1990, he was the Head Coach of USA Karate and Ju-jitsu from 1981 - 1996, and in 1993 he was the coach of the first-ever USA Ju-jitsu team to compete in the Ju-jitsu World Cup. Throughout his years of teaching, he has worked with over 115 All-American champions. In 1998 he was inducted into the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame, just one among many of his prestigious awards.

In tribute to his Irish heritage, he founded the Irish Cup in Karate and Ju-jitsu in Dublin in 1997.

He has also been instrumental in establishing equal rights for women competitors in Karate. Don founded the first-ever women's fighting competition in Curacao in 1981. Of this he has said, “We took a full team of both men and women. I talked to the other coaches and pushed the idea that women should have the same right to fight as men.”

The same year he pushed for women to be included in the first World Games, held in California. The demonstration match he set up wound up convincing the World Cup organizers to welcome female competitors to the games the following year which were held in Taiwan.

His daughter, Heather, follows in his footsteps. She began training at the young age of five, and began teaching after receiving her black bet at 16 years of age.

In addition to her work with her father, she also runs a number of her own Dojos in cities throughout Ohio, where she works with students ages three to adult. On the competitive stage, she placed fourth in the 1994 Ju-jitsu World Cup, held in Denmark, and fifth at the games the following year, held in Italy. In 1994, she also placed first in Ju-jitsu and mixed duo Ju-jitsu at the Goodwill Games in Russia. She is also a 10-time All American champion.

Mayweather Delivers Final Fight Snub To Khan

loyd Mayweather has said his swansong fight in September will be against one of two opponents - neither of whom is Amir Khan.
Mayweather is adamant he will walk away from the sport after one more fight, and Khan has dedicated his recent career to chasing a dream date with the unbeaten American before his retirement.
Britain's welterweight star has raised his profile in the United States, and earlier this month claimed he was "closer than ever" to securing a shot at Mayweather.
But in an exchange with journalists filmed in the wake of Shawn Porter's weekend victory over Adrien Broner and posted on You Tube channel ThaBoxingVoice, Mayweather named two other potential - albeit unlikely-looking - rivals.
"You've been doing your homework," he said. "There are two names out there that I'm going to fight. I'm either going to fight Karim Mayfield or Andre Berto in September."
Berto is the WBA's "ordinary" interim champion, but the Haitian-American has lost three of his past six fights, while Mayfield was beaten twice last year and has never fought for a world title.
Asked whether he was being serious, Mayweather said: "When [Manny] Pacquiao chose the last guy before me did you say that about him?"
That "last guy" was Chris Algieri - Khan's most recent opponent - and Mayweather's apparent dismissal of his credentials is another blow for the Briton, who snubbed a huge domestic fight with Kell Brook to take on Algieri.
Mayweather also rejected the possibility of a rematch with Miguel Cotto and told Porter and Keith Thurman they have no chance of facing him.
The 38-year-old said he would relinquish one of his three welterweight belts later this year and allow his unbeaten protege Errol Spence to fight either Porter or Thurman for the chance to become world champion.

Harry Potter To Make West End Theatre Debut

Harry Potter, who has already cast his spell in print and on the big screen, is to make his theater debut in London next year, his creator JK Rowling has revealed.

The blockbusting author took to Twitter to announce the return of the famous boy wizard in a stage production called Harry Potter And The Cursed Child.
The play, which will open next summer, is the result of a collaboration between herself, writer Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany.
While not wanting to give too much away and spoil it for the legions of loyal Potter fans, Rowling disclosed it was not a prequel.
And in a tantalizing hint she said it would be about an "untold part of Harry's story".
Rowling made the announcement on the 18th anniversary of the UK publication of her debut novel and the first in the Harry Potter series - Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone.
Since then her seven Harry Potter novels have sold more than 450 million copies around the world, and given rise to an eight-part film franchise that has grossed more than $7bn (£4.4bn) at the global box office.
In a series of Twitter posts, Rowling said: "Today is a very special day for two reasons.