'05 Issue 06

November 20, 2005

Still In The Pink

Text by Alpana Chowdhury

From the moment you land at Jaipur’s red-stoned airport to when you leave it, frisked by unbelievably polite security staff, you are made to feel special and wanted. Verve exults in the pink city’s time-honoured hospitality
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Indian Cinema, Lisa Ray, People

Watered Down Glamour

Text by Hina Oomer-Ahmed

Globetrotting model-turned-actress, Lisa Ray, quietly resurfaced (after Bollywood/Hollywood) on the horizons of Hindi cinema after a long hiatus, with Water, a film that has made waves at the Toronto Film Festival.
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November 18, 2005

Bollywood Actor, Indian Cinema, People

Big Brother, Father Figure

Text by Jayashree Menon. Photographs by Hardeep Sachdev

His only ambition was to play cricket for India when he grew up. He now dons many caps with consummate ease. Actor, producer, entrepreneur, family man, Suniel Shetty is on a winning wicket with his fast-growing chains of restaurants and boutiques. Verve has a ‘hair-raising’ encounter with the mature star, affectionately called Anna in film circles
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November 17, 2005

Bapsi Sidhwa, Pakistani Novelist, Speaking Volumes

Down to ‘Earth’

Photograph by Kunal Kulkarni

On her recent visit to Mumbai, award-winning novelist, Bapsi Sidhwa, speaks about penning her first novel in secret, surviving a bomb scare and her love for the Parsi community
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November 16, 2005

People, Ridge Forrester, Ronn Moss

Still Bold Still Beautiful

Text by Shaista Vaishnav. Photographs by Akash Mehta

For 18 years, as tele-soap star, Ridge Forrester, he has sent women and girls into a swoon with his arresting looks and deep baritone. In India, to promote his new album, the actor-singer chats with ardent fan, Shaista Vaishnav, who proclaims that at 53, Ronn Moss still rocks!
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Bipasha Basu, Bollywood, Indian Cinema

Torrid Zone

Text by Shraddha Jahagirdar-Saxena. Photographs of Bipasha Basu by Atul Kasbekar. Photographs of John Abraham by Harsh Man Rai, Courtesy: Man's World. Styling by Nisha Jhangiani. Bipasha Basu: All outfits, from Gianfranco Ferre’s Fall/Winter 2005-06 collection. Make-up by Vimi Joshi, for M.A.C. Eyes, hush smes, paradisco, navy eyekohl, perwink mascara; cheeks, rule smes, silver dusk highlighter; lips, orangecream pro gloss; skin, moisture feed skin, studiotech. Hair by Madhuri Nakhale. Retouch artist: Sudhir Gautam. Location courtesy: Seijo and the Soul Dish

She burns up the screen with her slinky curves and bold moves...he’s the hunk who fuels countless female fantasies. Sizzling duo, Bipasha Basu and John Abraham are now poised to make a fresh impact on celluloid with offbeat career moves. Verve has a candid exchange with the coolest couple in tinsel town
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