Women are the most beautiful creation of god. I am not saying this because I am woman, neither do I dispute it, but our counterparts, somewhere between their chauvinist humour have accepted this fact.

While every woman is attractive in her own way, there are few things women are very touchy about regarding their appearance, which you happen to point out, can turn your world upside down. One of which is calling them overweight! Yes, while size zero is trendy, women who don’t come under the category are subjected to harsh comments.  Here are some of the comments which shouldn’t’ be used for plus size women lest they kill you!

1. You should wear black.

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They reined the silver screen in 80s and 90s. They set the box office on fire and people flooded cinema halls to get a glimpse of their pretty faces; even if they came for two songs and three dialogues. If facebook was a yardstick to measure their popularity level in those times then they would have surpassed that of Kareenas and Katrinas.

Cut to late 90s and we have no clue whatsoever about where these quintessential Bollywood beauties have gone missing. While some got married and settled for an alternative career, others could not come in terms with reality of their short-lived career. Here’s listing down the actresses who went missing after creating a stir in the Hindi Film Industry.

Meenakshi Sheshadri- Crowned as Miss India at the age of 17, Meenakshi Sheshadri had a short (13years) yet quite memorable career in Bollywood. With super-hit movies like Hero, Shehensha and Meri Jung, and award winning performances like Damini and Ghatak, Meenakshi parted ways with tinsel town to raise her kids.

Mamta Kulkarni- Bold and beautiful Mamta Kulkarni, who debuted with Saif Ali Khan became an instant threat to her contemporaries as she bagged almost all the big projects in the industry. Her career looked promising as she even got to work with all the three Khans (which was rare in those times) but her career had a major fall when industry got to know about her alleged links with the drug dealer Vicky Goswami. Read the complete story here

Kimi Katkar- Once a bombshell, sex siren Kimi Katkar had the world at her feet when she fluttered her dress as Jumma. Known as a predecessor of hot and sexy Parveen Babi and Zeenat Aman, she however became a few film wonder before going into oblivion

Farha – Leading lady of actors like Anil Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Govinda and Jacky Shroff in the 80s, Farha became a lucky mascot of most of the directors of that time. She got married and later divorced Dara Singh’s son, Vindu Dara Singh and has ever since stayed away from media and Page 3.

Anu Aggarwal- Anu Aggarwal, who covered her face under Rahul Roy’s jacket in the superhit film Ashiqui, became the most loveable girl next door for the guys across the country. Few films later she met with a fatal car crash that left her face paralyzed and wiped her memory. When we last heard, she was teaching yoga in an Ashram in rural Bihar.

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If you were besotted by those smoky ghats that formed the perfect backdrop for Dhanush’s Raanjhanaa, then trust me that an actual visit to Benaras will leave you in raptures. I made my first trip to Varanasi also known as Kashi in 2008. I was in college and obviously low on budget. Though, I had my apprehensions about an overnight journey from Delhi to Benaras in a sleeper class, my fears notwithstanding, I boarded the train. But, as opposed to what I had thought it would be, the journey was interesting in the company of some foreign tourists in my compartment.

Tip no. 1: Try and eat at every station. Don’t rely on railway’s pantry. The cost turns out to be cheaper, and you get variety.

Whiff of the holy city

Train from Delhi reaches Varanasi at around 8am, but my friend from BHU (Banaras Hindu University), asked me to get-off at Manduadhi – one station after Benaras. I was clear that I will not be staying in a fancy hotel with a balcony overlooking the Ganges and blow my hard-earned pocket money. So, I took a shared auto and reached Lanka. The ride from the station to Lanka was unforgettable. I was dressed in shorts and invited stares of all kinds. Women were staring in disapproval and men, well, they were leaching! But they looked harmless.

Tip No. 2: Wear anything, but if those stares bother you, just smile at people. They will get conscious and will stop staring.

Park yourself

My friend received me and showed me my accommodation for the next three days. ‘Swayamvar Vatika’ written on a dirty white board in red drew my attention. Shady, I thought. And, as I heard Rs. 200 per night, I put my foot down. A little persuasion by my friend convinced me to give it a try. The room was spacious with an attached bathroom. I wasn’t too sure about the cleanliness part, so my friend offered his personal bed sheets and blanket from his hostel. The hotel’s manager promised to get the room cleaned with Dettol. I could now peacefully plan my day ahead.

Tip 3: Stay in a cheap hotel near the university area to save money. Carry your toiletries, and bed and pillow covers. Ask house-keeping to mop the room with disinfectant for trouble free nights.

The perfect sunrise

My tour-de-Benaras began with getting up at six and walking all the way to Malvia Bridge to catch the sunrise. Between those temple bells, morning artis, holy chants infused with pure classical singing by a helmsman and the smoke, I had witnessed the most beautiful sunrise of my life. One should walk back to Lanka to have the most famous and scrumptious breakfast, ‘Chaachi ki puri bhaaji and jalebi’ – all of it for just 15 bucks! Walk a little ahead and the world famous Pehelwan ki lassi is there to lure you. One glass and you are set till the lunch time. After a very heavy breakfast, it is best to walk across the narrow lanes of the city that houses almost 200 temples and hit the ghats.

Tip 5: Take a boat ride across the Ganges to add more charm to your experience. Don’t get scared if you see any dead body floating along the boat. They are dead and harmless!

Benaras on foot

I started from one ghat and walked all the way covering Assi, Manikarnika, Kedar and many more. Spend your evening at Dashashwamedh ghat to witness the impeccably choreographed grand Ganga arti. Picture this: a row of priests sitting on raised platforms by the bank of the Ganges with humungous, multi-tiered oil lamps in their hands that move in absolute sync. The heavy Sanskrit chants lending it a perfect background. Strikingly breathtaking!

In your schedule, keep an entire day to spend in Gadhaulia. From Bengali maach-bhaat to Banarsi silk and beautiful curios, you will have to suppress your urge to splurge. This is when you will spend the money that you had saved on the trip. So shop to your heart’s content and take a piece of Banaras back with you!

Tip 5: Walk across the city and save money to visit places around Varanasi. Do take long walks inside BHU. Though I am sure you won’t be able to see the entire campus, please carry a camera to capture the conjuring beauty of the city.

Har Har Mahadev!

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From a newcomer Raju, trying to get a foothold in the industry of Gentlemen, to becoming the King Khan of Bollywood, Shahrukh Khan has dedicated more than two decades in entertaining us. When he came to Bombay, he wanted to own the city, now he says the city owns him.

On his birthday today, let’s take a look at some of the rare interviews of Shahrukh, and track his journey as the new kid on the block to being the Badshah of Bollywood. 

1) Shahrukh Khan’s Very First Tv interview 1994

2) A very old interview of Shahrukh Khan during the shoot of Duplicate

Part-1

Part-2

3) Shahrukh Khan Interviewed by Farida Jalal

4) This is Shahrukh and Guari very first public interview in 1998.

5)  Shahrukh is visited by some of his school friends and also by some of those people who supported Shahrukh when he was a beginner.

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You know, we have a soft corner for losers. So, when we realized that it was Uday Chopra’s birthday today, we decided to watch his movies notwithstanding how bad they are, but only if…

He does a movie where he undergoes plastic surgery

He lets us watch Dhoom series by not being a part of it

He stops committing fashion crimes

He stops dating dumb women and spare us from his not-so-hot beach pictures 

He stops making Hayabusa look terrible by riding it

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An impromptu exit is not what I expected from him. It’s Amrita who leaves right? I know because I have seen it a number of times. How did he forget his act?

I was born in an era when Shah Rukh was most popular than Farooq, yet it was Chashm-e-baddoor that I looked forward to more than Baazigar. He never bashed any villain, never danced around trees, never got involved in a criminal case. He smoked cigarette butts like nobody’s business, rode on a black Bullet ‘Kali Ghodi’ and ate tutti-frutti with Miss Chamko. For me he was the most charming and loved common man of Indian Cinema.

“Naukri mili hai tankhwa nahi, pehli tareekh se badi company mein, chota afsar ban raha hoon”. I remember the unadulterated innocence on his face when he took out that stale laddoo from a tea-cup to offer the first woman he had probably spoken to – “Aap laddo khaayengi? Meri maa bohot acche laddoo banati hai.” I saw a different side of him in Tumhari Amrita. Coy or a coward, I still had to figure. But, who will read out all those letters to Amrita?

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So what if the news of Tanisha and Armaan getting caught in a compromising position was just all hype and no truth, Kushal is back in the house to give you daily dose of romance along with Gauhar. Bigg Boss has never failed to give us at least one love story every season, with people kissing, getting cozy and making out! Let’s take a look at the scandalous love stories inside the Bigg Boss House

Ashmit Patel – Veena Malik

Ashmit Patel- Sara Khan

Pooja Bedi – Sky Walker

Tanisha- Armaan

Gauhar- Kushal

Rahul Mahajan- Monica Bedi

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Dhoom series have always been a complete entertainer, meant for family viewing, with action, drama, suspense, super hit actors, Abhishek as a cop and Uday as his side-kick, bikes, quintessential song-dance routine of Bollywood and not to forget, the hot and steamy babes in bikinis and bodysuits.

However, what we look forward to the most in any of the Dhoom series is- superbly choreographed title track with the hottest actress around grooving on it. Be it videshi Tata young or videshi-turned-desi Katreena, we have always enjoy watching these beauties shaking a mean leg on ‘Dhoom machaale’. Let’s see who gets your vote as the sexiest Dhoom girl ever!

1. Esha Deol

2. Tata Young

3. Aishwarya Rai

               4.Katreena Kaif

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Tehelka’s editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal has stepped down from the magazine for a period of six months due to charges of sexual assault on a reporter in Tehelka. 

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Often reticent, Prime Minister has been criticized for not taking a verbal stand on any issue concerning our country. While some people have expressed their frustrations about his mute stand, most have just laughed it off like this…

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Well, well, well! Though the speculations have been doing round for quite some time, we did not believe any gossip about the brewing friendship (ahem!) between Tanisha Mukherjee and Arman Kohli.  We have seen the two actors (unsuccessful) bonding on the show a lot and we have also seen Arman ridiculing Tanisha at the same time. Looks like he suffers from the bipolar syndrome!

In the last episode, we were shocked to hear Arman confess that he loves Tanisha and dislikes rest of the housemates. He also apologized for his rude behavior in the past. Tanisha like a baby doll kept staring at him with so much affection. Not only that, but she also kept caressing his cheeks like a mother.

The two have also built a strategy to keep Armaan away from any kind of argument taking place in the house, so that Tanisha doesn’t look like a destitude. Let’s take a look how…

Hmm… Will it work with Arman? Or Will Tanisha have to face the brunt of Arman’s anger? Let’s see how this how these anger management classes bring them closer, or they just might not!

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Who had thought that the host of India’s biggest reality show would be so frustrated of the show itself? After facing the wrath of the audience for being partial towards people he had known, Bigg Boss 7 host, Salman Khan too took help of twitter to vent his frustrations and slammed his haters by tweeting, “If there is something that bothers you, makes you uncomfortable, don’t like then don’t do, be a part or see it. It’s the best, most simple solution”.

It all began with Salman Khan reprimanding Gauhar and Kushal for being mean towards celebrity contestant Tanisha and saying derogatory things about her. In that episode, audience noticed that Salman never gave, the alledgely in love duo, any chance to justify themselves. Bigg Boss fan did not expect such partiality from their favourite host and went ahead to make #UnfairSalman trend on twitter. 

In his latest tweets, the superstar confessed that even he himself doesn’t like doing few things, that he has to. He confessed that he shares his feedback with the contestants but that affects them for a very short while.

Guess the actor is too attached to the show and gets very emotional about the contestants with every season.  Follow him on twitter to see how touchy he gets after every episode, especially after its criticized.

We are wondering if we will we get to see him next year again? Fingers crossed!

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In the past few days, a lot has been said about Bigg Boss 7 contestant Sangram being a deceitful player. After one of the wild card entries, actor Aijaz, brought it to housemate’s notice that he was playing safe, looks like the entire house has not started noticing his game plans. Not only they have started doubting Sangarm’s intention, but have started calling him a liar. The other day, Sangram was seen sharing his grief with Heaven after an ugly argument with Pratyusha, who called him a liar.

Now even when the house has been split into two gangs, Sangram is finding it difficult to make place in either. In the coming episode, you will see how the world renowned wrestler was called inside the confession room for some question and answers and went through the grueling round of ‘Sach ka saamana’

Will this exercise help bridge the gap of misunderstanding or will this end up into more confrontations. You will get to know soon?

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Looks like we will soon hear Bigg Boss 7 contestant Tanisha Mukherjee crooning ‘Dost dost na raha‘ on the reality show. We have seen how her equation with fellow contestant Armaan Kohli has been changing as the days are passing by. Intially they hitted off so well, that there were speculation about the two having a fling inside the house, but looking at the scenario now, post many fights and arguments, the two will soon part ways.

Recently after claimants of the rock solid frindship have been fighting like enemies over each others changing priorities. Too bad for Tanisha, as Armaan did not appreciate her lending a shoulder to wrestler Sangram Singh. Things have not been the same since then. Here’s how Armaan insulted Tanisha recently!

It’s just the 53rd day and the two have been disappointed by each other’s behaviour in the house. What do the coming days hold for them? We will keep you posted, just keep checking this space for more!

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All of 25, Indian vice captain, Virat Kohli has millions of ad world’s money riding on him. Earlier this year, he sealed a Rs 10-crore per annum deal with German sports goods giant Adidas and the three-year contract will see him endorsing the brand’s apparel and shoes.

After Sachin’s decision of hanging his boots and Mahi being at the wrong side of the 30s, Virat Kohli has already pocketed around Rs 40 crore from endorsements last year, and the figure is expected to be much higher next year. 

The Delhi lad has already made a place for himself in the list of highest paid cricketers in India, following Sachin, Dhoni, Yuvraj and Dravid. Currently, he lends his face to 13 brands including Pepsi, Toyota and Cinthol deodorants and is one of the very few Cricketers who can act.

Let’s take a look at some of his most popular ads-

1. Unveiled: Virat Kohli as the face of Adidas

2. Making of the Clear shampoo ad with Anushka Sharma

3. Star Sports: Dil Mein Hindustan hai

4. Cinthol: Alive is awesome

5. Nestle Munch

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With Priyanka Chopra’s so called contemporary mujra failing at the expectations of almost every Bollywood fan, the world has started judging our capabilities to compose and choreograph authentic mujras. The art, which was once a customary in and after the Mughal era, is still practiced in some parts of Purani Dilli, Benaras, Calcutta, Lucknow and Hyderabad, albeit not so rampantly. So, before people start lambasting our talent because of one lame item song claiming to be even closer to the art, let me refresh your memory with some of the best mujras of Bollywood down the years. 

1. Dil cheez kya hai:
   Rekha, the seductress met Umrao Jaan and translated Khayyam’s soulful words through her delicate haaw-bhaav with utmost dignity and grace.

2. Chalte chalte:
   This mujra is a masterpiece from Pakeezah, where Kaifi Azmi’s shayari finds perfect solace in Meena Kumari’s ethereal looks and subtle hand movements.

3. Inhi logon ne:
   Another gem from Pakeezah, this mujra saw a different side of tragedy queen, Meena Kumari. The typical ched-chaad mujra is based on thumri, with the enticing dance moves by the beautiful Sahibjaan.

4. Pyaar kiya to darna kya:
   When beautiful Madhubala affirmed her love for Salim as fearless Anarkali, with defiance in her dance, in Akbar’s court the entire Sheeshmahal echoed along.

5. In ankhon ki masti ke:
   Rekha by far has been the best performers of Bollywood mujras. In this song, the seductress leaves no options for her admirers but to fall for her. let her eyes do the talking while you get lost in the depth.

6. Dhai Shyaam:
   This song was nothing less than ‘Poetry in Motion’. Madhuri Dixit’s magical moves complimented Pt. Birju Maraja’s choreography took art to another level.

7. Maar daala:
   What happens when dejected Chandramukhi sings her pain out… Devdas falls for her charm. After a graceful ‘Dhai Shyam’, Madhuri bewitched her admirers with her charisma and pulled them deep into her web of seduction.

8. Kajrare:
   Some might prefer to call it an item number, but Aishwarya’s performance in Kajrare was not only graceful to the standards of a mujra, but also aesthetically choreographed by Vaibhavi merchant. With the mention of Purani Dilli, Ballimaran and Dariba, it passes out as a great Mujra

9. Dil mera muft ka:
   Talk about contemporary mujra and the song that tops the charts is none other than Kareena Kapoor’s performance in  Dil mera muft ka. The actress, who swears by her two left feet, surprised her with her latka-jhatla’s along with poised moves and seductive expressions courtesy Saroj Khan

But the tenth position in this list is still waiting for a brilliant contemporary mujra to fill it in. Let’s see which Bollywood mujra finds it’s rightful place in this list!

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Every Diwali, the ritual of wearing new clothes get us thinking about which kind of look should we falunt. While most of us will settle for a new slawar-kameez or a sari, we suggest don the Diva look inspired by our Bollywood hotties. Here are few options to make the ground work easy for you.

Elegant

Saris sans glitter and shimmer but gloss are quite in vogue. The other day we spotted Kangana and Deepika such beautiful designer saris. Choosing Masabba is also a good option to spare you the trouble of researching on the look, just walk inside her store and you will be sorted.

Ethenic

This season Deepika Padukone takes away all the compliments for her beautiful ghagra cholis from RaamLeela. Mix ‘n match and you will dazzle. 

Classy

Pick a stunning anarkali, but if Indin traditional wear leaves you tied-up, you can give it a miss and can opt for nice gowns. 

Comfy meets Classy

Did you check out the latest palazzo trend? We spotted some celebs flaunting their classy palazzo, and trust us if you will, they are a complete head turners.

The Girl Next Door

Here comes our good old desi girl look with short kurtis in pop-up colours and patiyala salwaar. Do the running around without looking messy. We suggest go neon!

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