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healthy eating habits as well as revealing personal details like how she cooks her own food. Her book is the story of her life - a recall of her victory over the demons in her head that got to her body. Well, Yana’s successful relationship with food is certainly apparent from her figure, so maybe she’s onto a good thing. Now let’s wait for her next non-fiction literary offering to hit the stands – a book on relationships! That should be an interesting one too!

K&KK whispers

Star siblings Karisma and Kareena Kapoor are back in the news for a raft of reasons. Recently the sisters have been urging their fans to join in the fight against film-piracy, asking them to watch movies in theatres.

“Actors work so hard, directors work so hard, producers and technicians work so hard in making a movie, so we would like to tell the audience out there to please go to the cinema and watch our movies,” said Karisma at an event recently.

today,” she said.

Karisma blushed after Kareena’s compliment, admitting that it’s about eating healthy and being fit, and not about starving yourself. Looks like the Kapoor sisters are on a good wicket, here’s hoping they keep it up.

Veterans acknowledged by Filmfare

In a well-deserved acknowledgment of their contribution to Hindi cinema, veteran actress Aruna Irani and music composer Pyarelal of composer duo LaxmikantPyarelal, will be conferred the lifetime achievement award at the 57th Idea Filmfare Awards 2012.

The news was revealed by none other than iconic megastar Amitabh Bachchan via his blog bigb.bigadda.com. “Filmfare wishes to acknowledge two personalities that have contributed greatly to our industry and they talk to me about them because I shall not be able to be at the function,” Amitabh wrote on his blog recently.

Aday draws nearer, Genelia D’Souza and Riteish Deshmukh are well-occupied with the preparations involved in getting the event organised.

“I’m in a very happy space right now. Preparations are going on in full swing,” Genelia said recently, without actually revealing any details.

The couple have been dating for over eight years, but they only came out in the open about their relationship in November 2011. Riteish is the son of Maharashtra’s former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.

“Earlier, we never spoke about our relationship. We maintained a distance and dignity, and now since we are getting married, it would be stupid if I don’t talk about it,” said Genelia, who made her Bollywood debut opposite her husband-tobe in Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003.

On the big screen, they were last seen together in Masti in 2004, but they have now teamed up again for the romantic comedy Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya, releasing at the end of February. Good timing indeed, particularly from the marketing and publicity angle.

Bollywood’s buzzing that the couple will have a grand sangeet before the wedding, followed by a party for them hosted by close friends Sajid Nadiadwala and Fardeen Khan just before D-Day. Good luck to the happy couple, may their jodi remain salamat!

Yana’s gyan

“If you want to look right, you have to learn to love your body,” says model-turnedBollywood item girl Yana Gupta, who is also a budding non-fiction writer.

“Love yourself unconditionally. If you look in the mirror and don’t like what you see, you don’t start it... It all starts with the love, energy and the relaxation that comes into your life with loving yourself,” explains Yana who has put down these elevating thoughts in a fitness guide book called How to Love Your Body and Have the Body You Love.

Mumbai-based Yana, who spoke about the book at the Jaipur Literature Festival this fortnight, offered the audience tips on

Kareena, who has two big releases lined up this year, Agent Vinod with beau Saif Ali Khan and Madhur Bhandarkar’s Heroine, agreed.

“It (piracy) is a racket and it should stop. You should watch films in theatres only,” she said.

Fans will be thrilled to see Karisma back on the big screen with Dangerous Ishq, after a hiatus of six years following marriage and kids. The actress made her mark with films like Dil To Pagal Hai, Raja Hindustani, Biwi No.1, Fiza and Zubeidaa.

Food is another thing on Lolo and Bebo’s minds. Kareena recently revealed that she gorges on aloo and gobhi paranthas almost every day! So if we thought fruit, healthy vegetables and juices are all that the actress consumed to keep herself fit, Kareena claims it’s all a myth! Strangely, the once size zero actress now looks healthy and says eating right is the key to a good figure.

“I have never starved. Even when I used to work out for size zero for Tashan, I used to eat paranthas. I have a lovely diet to follow and there is lots to eat,” said Kareena. “It is about looking good, feeling good and being fit, and once you do that all boys will automatically like you,” she added, good advice for her bunch of young fans.

And she admits that elder sister Karisma deserves her past size zero tag, because of her still-slender figure, despite having two kids. “This is the right time to announce that the crown of size zero goes to Karisma Kapoor. She is the size zero of the industry

“It is a lifetime achievement award for the music duo and the masters in their craft Laxmikant Pyarelal – Laxmiji, we have sadly lost.

The other is for my very first leading lady Aruna Irani, a fine and most accomplished artist in any field of performance, one that began her career in the most humble beginnings and worked her way up to glory and fame. So proud of them all and the fact that they be honoured thus,” he added. A true tribute to these stalwarts of Bollywood!

Abhay and Neha for a social cause

It’s heartening to see Bollywood’s younger breed doing their bit for a good cause. The

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most recent to make the grade are actors Abhay Deol and Neha Dhupia, who have pledged their support to P&G’s signature campaign Shiksha, which aims at spreading education in India.

Abhay and Neha have urged consumers to join the movement by buying P&G products such as Tide, Pantene and Olay, and enabling the company to channelise part of its sales proceeds towards education for underprivileged children. Irrespective of sales, P&G will commit a minimum of Rs.1 crore towards the donation funds to Shiksha every year. Good on you two, keep up the excellent work!

It’s a girl!

Actress Lara Dutta and tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi have welcomed a baby daughter, born on January 20. Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, or so we’re told, Mahesh announced the news on Twitter, a la Abhishek Bachchan. “IT’S A GIRL!!! @ DuttaLara. I love u....,” Mahesh tweeted from Melbourne, where he’s playing the Australian Open.

The mother and child are healthy and fine, said a source close to the actress.

Before going into labour, Lara made her last public appearance at socialite Parmeshwar Godrej’s residence, at a party in honour of international talk show queen Oprah Winfrey.

Excited at meeting both Oprah and her favourite co-star Shah Rukh Khan, Lara tweeted: “@ Oprah and @iamsrk, two people I absolutely adore! Thank you for making my day! Now can go into labour happily!”

Looks like Lara enjoyed a happy labour, good on her!

At nearly 70, the 1970s are back

Amitabh Bachchan seems slightly bemused these days. At 69, the megastar makes quite a style icon with his designer jackets, suits, sherwanis, kurtas and even the casual look! But he’s sensing that the future of fashion will be right out of the 1970s, and will make a big comeback.

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or not. Let’s hope that doesn’t happen for a long, long time!

Kids keep Kajol happy

Actress Kajol, last seen in Toonpur Ka Superhero is in a very happy place right now. The actress says she is extremely happy with the way her life has shaped up and the doting mother of two can’t stop gushing about her kids.

“I am having a blast, I am having a great time, a fabulous time with my life right now. I have two wonderful kids, I am enjoying myself thoroughly. I am glowing because I am spending so much time with my kids,” said the 37-year-old actress recently.

Kajol admits she is not considering any new projects for the time being, but hopes to be part of a good project in the near future.

“I hope so (to do a film)... but only when the right time comes, when the right offer comes, not before that,” said Kajol, who won the Filmfare award for best actress in 2010 for My Name Is Khan. Kajol also recently lent her voice for Karan Johar’s Koochie Koochie Hota Hai, an animated version of her 1998 film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. She will also be seen in a guest appearance in Johar and Shah Rukh Khan’s co-production Student Of The Year. Good luck to her!

Yearning for the King

Shah Rukh Khan will be heading for Berlin soon, for a screening of his latest film Don 2: The King Is Back at the Berlinale. However, a motley lot of hundreds of international fans from all over Europe will be converging in Berlin to get a glimpse of their hero. 51-year-old Maria Stella Hinterndorfer from Vienna is one of King Khan’s most ardent fans, as is Selma (18) from Morocco, who has been allowed to travel to Berlin only because Stella has promised to chaperone her.

“They say fashion repeats itself after some years, so if you have saved some of the clothes of the 1970s, it is very likely that in a couple of years, spending for new latest designs would not be necessary,” Amitabh posted on his blog bigb.bigadda.com.

A style icon of his times, the tall and handsome actor used to wear the infamous bell bottoms of the day, but says he let go of some of his belongings of the era, sometime back. “I threw away an entire bunch of my old sunglasses and the kids could have killed me for it! They are all back in fashion again,” he added. The Big B has always had a yen for sunglasses and spectacles, and he even misses the shades he wore in the 1978 movie Don.

“I met some friends of this generation at a social evening and they asked me where I had got those tinted glares I wore in I told them they were my personal ones. They yipped and yupped about it, until I told them I had thrown them away,” wrote the actor, who still has a penchant for eyewear. Well, if the Big B goes back to bellbottoms in his 70s, there’s no doubt that the entire industry and country will too – fashion statement

“Seven years ago when I decided to fulfil my dream of meeting Shah Rukh in person, I was a non-English speaking, very shy and private person. It was other fans who helped me and gave me the confidence and generous tips on how to be photographed with him, to get autographs and hugs from Shah Rukh,” recalls Stella. Gabi Pirkfellner and Eva Richter, both from Vienna will spend around 400 euros each on the trip, but they think its worth it. The King Khan’s magic has worked wonders for his European fans probably since December 2004 after a private German entertainment channel first beamed Kabhi Khushi Kabhie dubbed in the German language.

However, this breed of fans are pretty outspoken when it comes to the superstar’s latest work, and aren’t beyond criticizing some of it.

Stella Stella is nostalgic about films Baazigar and Karan Arjun, but she wasn’t too thrilled with RA.One.

“The more money that Shah Rukh spends on a film and the harder he tries to be funny, the more mediocre he

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Sonakshi: I play his nanny in Dabang 3… Manivel Sahayam comes across on screen these days. I miss the sincerity and fire in his performances,” sighs Stella.

However, there are still hundreds of other Europeans who look forward to collectively cheering Shah Rukh at the Berlinale this year as well.

What can we say, it’s the SRK way!