Nirali Mehta

With honey-toned skin and night-grey lashes, Chitrangada Singh is beauty in its classic avatar. Verve delves into what is more than skin deep about this fascinating actor
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In real life and reel, his face speaks volumes. And, shunning the unnecessary media glare, the award-winning actor has quietly gone about doing his work, garnering acclaim, both in India and abroad. With prized projects like The Amazing Spiderman and Life Of Pi in his kitty, Irrfan speaks to Verve about the power of being in the movies
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With blurring boundaries between ‘fashion’ and ‘costume’ design, we have been hoping to see some spectacular sartorial statements on the silver screen. 2010 had its share of attempts, but none quite hit bullseye. The good news is that the days of the ‘conventional Bollywood’ wardrobe seem to be numbered, as chiffon and sequins lose their monopoly. Also, we appear to have stepped beyond large initials on our chests and taken to discreet brand flaunting, combining high-end and high-street, but not confusing categories. It is a good time for both cinema and fashion, and Sohiny Das seems to think that we are on to something golden in the future, though the present looks a little uncertain. She selects the films which have appealed with their distinctive costumes and styling, and also those which have had moments of impact. Verve recreates these memorable scenes with one of the most promising new faces of Bollywood, actress Sonal Chauhan
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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
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