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By NANCY JADE ALTMEA

ARIES March 21 - April 19

July will be a time of some confusion and high energy. You will feel happy one minute and low the next. There are a lot of changes coming up, and it is time to hang on to all your dreams. The cards are indicating a time to take stock of what you really want right now. Around mid month your love life should feel a bit more balanced. Take time out for yourself and try to meditate.

TAURUS April 20 - May 20

July will be a great month for making progress and you will feel your confidence rising. On the work front you will feel a lot more settled. Things seem to be moving in the right direction after a time full of delays. Travel is indicated and also moving to a new home, or selling a property. There may be good news in terms of a marriage or the birth of a child in the family. Time to celebrate.

GEMINI May 21 - June 20

A wonderful month for a new romance or making a love interest stronger. This Is a great time to live the llfe you really want. The cards are indicating that you will be looking to the future and making decisions about your work, and also where you want to live. There is an indication that you will be getting an increase In finances. Take care not to get involved in petty arguments. People will try to test your patience.

CANCER June 21 - July 20

This month you will want to spend more time with your family. There will be some matters that you need to deal with at home, which have needed your attention for a while. An older member of your family may be suffering with some health issues, they need to take it easy. You will be making plans to take a holiday and relax. But you will need to stay focused this month; do not get drawn into temptations.

LEO July 21 - Aug 22

This month you will feel a little upset as there may be some memories of the past haunting you. You may be under stress at work. You will feel a little stuck in a relationship. All you need is some time away together to talk to each other and decide what you want to do. You will be considering a new exercise regime and also a new eating plan. Keep yourself grounded -try walking on grass barefeet!

VIRGO Aug 23 - Sep 22

This month you will be anxious about your assets and you will make plans to look into more investments or moving your investments around. You will have some problems sleeping, as you will be worrying a lot. The welfare of a younger male member of your family will be a concern. He may not be in very good spirits. Check how he ·· is doing at school. Any legal matters around you will be sorted out In your favour.

LIBRA Sep 23 - Oct 22

This month you will need to take care of additional expenses that come up at home. There will be some tension between family members. You will need to act as the mediator. Things will ease by mid month. There will be some exciting news which will make everyone happy. Make sure that you do not overwork this month as your energy levels will be depleted with everything going on. There will be some news of visitors arriving.

SCORPIO Oct 23 - Nov 21

This month will be a busy and exciting month for you. Chances are, you will make plans for your future. Some magical changes are taking place around you. You will be embarking on a new chapter in your romantic life leading to a commitment. You will feet content and balanced. There will be some stress with a work colleague that needs to be handled very carefully. Your stomach may be sensitive so be careful of what you eat.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 22 - Dec 21

You will be undecided about a business plan to start alongside your full time Job. You will also be looking at purchasing a house, and will be making enquiries as to where you would like to invest. You are also looking to move to another city, as you want to spread your wings with work and there may be a promotion offered to you. A past back issue may start again so take medical advice. You are planning a surprise for your partner.

CAPRICORN Dec 22 - Jan 19

This month will be filled with fire and ice. One day you will be sizzling with heat and excitement for everything around you. The next you will be thinking that you are just not getting anywhere. A new business plan will bear fruits of your hard labour. Financially you will be feeling more secure and content. Work will cause you minor stresses but you will handle everything as you do In a calm manner. Keep an eye on your diet.

AQUARIUS Jan 20 - f=eb 18

This month is a very eventful and busy month. You will be making plans to go on holiday with the family and there are also some major changes with your work life. You will be increasing your ptivate work and seeing more clients. The cards are indicating growth and recognition. You may even be thinking of writing a ' book and putting ideas down on paper. Keep your paperwork upto-date as there will be some bills lying around unpaid.

PISCES f=eb 19 - March 20

This month the love angels are working around you to keep you and your loved one in harmony. There has been a bit of stress around your relationship. If single you have a strong chance of meeting someone very interesting by mid-month. You will probably think of teaching or lecturing at a local institute. You could also be looking at purchasing a new car. A change of wardrobe would do you the world of good this month.

Humshakals

STARRI NG: Saif Ali Khan, Ram Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Bipasha Basu, Tamnannah Bhatia, Esha Gupta

DIRECTOR: Sajid Khan

Tammanah Bhatia makes so many faces in every frame you wonder if she's auditioning for a film against cocaine addiction while pretending to be in a comedy about three sets of identical characters wackily whopping it up.

Bipasha Basu who plays one of the female misleads sorry, leads, in this comedy of ghastly errors, has gone on record to say she was extremely disturbed by the end-result of this film

So, to be honest, are we. And the end that Bipasha talks about seems to take forever to reach as we watch three grown-up ostensibly evolved actors lapse into a collective state of incurable retardation

Humshaka/s seems to be designed for the mentally challenged. Even they would cringe at the way the two protagonists Ashok and Kumar (Ashok Kumar, gedddit?) are depicted. Moronic and misconceived, the duo seems to revel in crass mediocrity.

As inmates in a mental asylum in London (no less), Saif Ali Khan and Riteish Deshmukh raise the ante for lunacy to a point where sanity begins to seem l ike a state of mind invented to make us believe there is a world, a relatively sane one, outside what comic filmmakers in Bollywood consider to be funny

To be fair, Sajid Khan's new brainwave replete with triple roles for its three male leads, plus a drag act each in the second half which is genuinely funny is as obnoxious in treatment as the slapstick comedies of Rohit Shetty or Anees Bazmi.

I suspect the actors had a wha l e of a time shooting the scenes. And Sajid Khan must have enjoyed writi ng the comedy of mistaken identity especial l y when the look-a l ikes keep multiplying as the plot progresses But the growth is unstructured. It's l ike supplementary food being air- dropped to famine victims The basic food items are missing What do you do with add - ons?

The comedy, ha ha, moves with the screechy stealth of a choir boys singing