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Boss, are we getting somewhere?
Exotic place, all-paid travel, five-star accommodation... all for a deathly dull meeting. Everyone has to go to them, so why must they be so awful, asks ROHINI MOHAN
Leisure & Recreation

The show goes on
Despite rising costs and falling revenue, the circus continues to entertain people
Interview

`Fans love me despite... '
The metamorphosis hits you in the face. With his long hair and stubble, he now appears nothing like tinselville's chocolate hero. Yet the teeming crowds at The Hindu Metroplus Lifestyle Show at the Chennai Trade Centre instantly recognised ...
Personality

Reinventing ramp shows
She can marry off Deepika Padukone to Aryan Vaid, making them take the saat pheras on stage. That's what makes Achala Sachdev, one of the country's leading fashion choreographers, different. "I am always doing something new and exciting," ...
Cinema

Image matters
Riya Sen is looking to break free of her glamorous image


Bollywood flop show
Ex-actresses in the South are getting a new lease of life through television. They are raking in the `moolah' by acting in TV serials, anchoring shows and at the same time, doing mother's role in films. But in Bollywood, stars who have given the ...
Magnum opus
Shankar's magnum opus "Anniyan" was released on Friday for which Vikram devoted 190 days of his call sheet without doing any other film. Says Vikram: "I feel proud to be part of `Anniyan' and my character is not run-of-the-mill.Shankar has a ...
Dream debut
Sandhya had a dream debut with "Kathal", one of the biggest grossers of last year. She is the youngest heroine in Tamil cinema and is on cloud nine after signing up for three new films. She plays the female lead opposite Simbu in "Vallavan" and ...
Caped crusader is back
Hollywood studios always find ways to mint money from their franchise factory. So now they have a prequel to Batman, one of the all-time favourite comic book heroes. Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins", which released on Friday, explores the ...
A different tune
Yuvan Shankar Raja and director Selvaraghavan bond well. Last week, they were in Bangkok, composing and recording music for their new film "Puthupet". The film, starring Dhanush as a hit man, is a realistic film on Chennai gangsters. He is ...
Music

Bubblegum pop and ballads
Pop anthems and heart-on-the-sleeve ballads
Cuisine

Tangy combination
A speciality of Pondicherry, Kadugu Yerra is usually served with vendakkai patchaddy
Green Notes

This spider is different
The Spider Lily makes attractive hedges and borders
Miscellany


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