Archives: '10 Issue 10

He’s the hot cake of the film industry, has a thriving gay fan following and is quite the favourite with the ladies. This is Imran Khan after he’s delivered his second big hit, I Hate Luv Storys and has a movie lined up with nearly every top actress in the industry: a big notch up from his overnight debut success. While Verve’s camera captures a day in the life of the movie star, Verve looks beyond his distracting good looks to discover what makes him tick and makes him the coolest catch in town

Wide avenues and green landscapes, chimichuri sauces and Caipirinhas, caimans and butterflies, chic resorts and desert towns, frozen ice and lots of chocolate.... Mumbai-based fashion designer, Nachiket Barve explores the treasures of Argentina

A little bit eccentric, a whole lot energetic, Swara Bhaskar is poised to dazzle on the silver screen

The past year was rough. The dreaded ‘R’ word popped up everywhere. It was the survival of the fittest and the cheapest. Women bought relatively inexpensive items. Lipstick sales were good. Fashion sales were not (at full price); so tabs were slashed. Designers restrategised and redefined haute. Boyfriend chic (borrow his clothes since you have no new ones), vintage (borrow grandma’s for similar reasons) and power shoulders (intimidate at work-place so they do not fire you) rose to prominence. Even couture in Paris offered (hush hush) ‘package deals’ to their loyal customers. Suddenly, apparel was available at almost lipstick prices. What joy… let us buy everything!