'12 Issue 04

His lanky frame has pleasantly filled out and he carries himself with an easy poise and confidence. The last decade has seen him face many hits and misses in his professional career, while, personally, marriage and recent parenthood have created landmarks in his life. Abhishek Bachchan reflects on the many moods and moments that have coloured his psyche, in a conversation with Verve
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We would love to go on a trip with Bollywood actor Kangna Ranaut.... Why? She is fun, she is feisty and she has recast herself from small-town Bhambla to Bollywood star, with pizzazz. She has had the desire and the need to be someone and has daringly opened her future up into forever. And yet, she could just chuck it all up to, well, open a restaurant or write the next great film script, discovers Verve, who meets a woman, mature and child-like in so many contradictory ways
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Amidst miles and miles of dramatic desert wilderness, a maze of monolithic rockscapes of sandstone and granite emerges, almost out of nowhere. In the daytime, the backdrop of a full blue sky provides an arresting contrast to this barren landscape. By night, a parade of stars exhibits an enchanted performance. Before you realise it, the magic of Wadi Rum in south Jordan creeps up, leaving you in awe of its camel-paced life, discovers Verve
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It’s best if your kids get trained on home ground to face the intricacies of a splashy European holiday, as you travel in season with the jet setters of the world. But while tossing around the Mediterranean waves, are Indian kids missing out on knowing their own turf, asks Verve
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Easily enthralled by the sight of cats, the smell of coffee and the taste of chocolate, actress Nimrat Kaur thrives in donning different identities...
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Cradled by the towering Himalayas, the kingdom of Bhutan is full of unique experiences, mystical legends and traditional surprises at the end of every winding turn. Officially inhabited by the happiest souls in the world, the magical land of the thundering dragon is full of picture perfect scenic beauty all around. Malvika Sah sets off on this rough ride and comes back asking for more
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