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Diva's
Night Out
From the
very first notes that she hummed that evening, the diva of Indipop proved
why the country was still dancing to her tunes almost five decades later.
Asha Bhosle, in her first live show in Mumbai after 15 years (she's been
more partial to Delhi where she performed less than two years earlier),
presented an assortment of hits ranging from Dil cheez kya hai and Chura
liya to Aag lage lag jave and Zara sa jhoom lu mein. The emotional evening,
organised by Sony Television also included duets with Lucky Ali and Babul
Supriyo while Govinda and Urmila Matondkar did some feisty numbers on
sets designed by Nitin Desai. And though Asha's throat grew hoarse a few
times mid-song, the 7,000-strong audience, with stars like Helen, Zeenat
Aman, Poonam Dhillon, Chandrachur Singh and Tabu, seemed reluctant to
queue out. After the show a spectator effusively remarked, "There
is no one who can stand up to her even today." Good thing big sis
Lata wasn't listening.
-Himanshi
Dhawan
Spilling
Over
 Potent
cocktails, 150-plus jostling guests, a fashion show-Patiala Peg, Imperial
Hotel's tiny watering hole, had plenty of excitement on its second anniversary
bash. Though the show started an hour late, the hurriedly assembled ramp
had the Delhi crowd cheering wildly for the scantily dressed models, mostly
in Aki Narula's colourful backless tops attached by clothespins (shown
for about the third time this year). Designer Aparna Chandra showed her
flowing gowns with lotus embroidery while Anshu Arora Sen who said she'd
"worked hard on clothes that go with the pub's image", had some
chic combos-sober tweed skirts contrasted with red suede shoes and a blue
bag. Other highlights: a scion of the ex-maharaja of Patiala (befittingly)
held forth about his forefathers to anyone who cared to listen, and the
party continued long after Patiala Peg wound up-at a rave at Someplace
Else, Park Hotel.
-Leher
Kala
 Face
Value: Last week Cosmopolitan cover wannabes finally found
their dreams coming true. Almost. At an event done in association with
eye people Bausch and Lomb and health and beauty store Lifespring in Delhi,
hopeful cover girls had free eye treatment, viewed through some coloured
contact lenses and got dutifully snapped in front of a big Cosmo placard.
All for an easy keepsake picture. But winners Niharika Singh and Sweta
Maini also wouln't mind trying for the real thing. Certainly not that
easy.
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Enron
symbolises everything that's wrong with the way reforms were handled by
M/s Rao & Manmohan, says INDIA TODAY Associate Editor