Alyssah Ali For Elle Sweden

July 2nd, 2009

Alyssa Ali Elle Sweden

…In Harem pants (!)

*Photo via this Asian Models blog

Written by Hilal

Love Aaj Kal, For Our Indian Readers

July 2nd, 2009

Love Aaj Kal

Yes you can…meet Saif and Deepika at the Mumbai Premiere of Love Aaj Kal.

To enter this Eros Entertainment-sponsored contest, upload a video “creatively expressing your ‘Love Aaj Kal’.”

Khan and Padukone explain.

The film marks Saif Ali Khan’s debut as a producer. The ‘Twist Song’ is off the soundtrack:

Go here for competition details. Love Aaj Kal releases July 31.

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“Perfect-Faced” Mohan Does Cosmo

July 2nd, 2009

Saira Mohan

Saira Mohan, model and author of the book How To Seduce (and Marry) the Woman of Your Dreams, is featured in Cosmopolitan India.

Farrokh Chothia gets photo-credit.

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Nooo

July 2nd, 2009

Zinta Fair Preity

Preity Zinta in her latest ad for ‘Fem Herbal Bleach Fairness Cream.’

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A Must-Watch

July 1st, 2009

James Brown, Prince, and Michael Jackson on the same stage: this you have to see.

Crazy how different their approach to the spotlight (and to James Brown) is, right?

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In Honor (Honour?) Of Canada Day

July 1st, 2009

At first glance, it’s not hard to believe that Ali Rizvi is a physician.

For starters, he sort of looks like one. Talks like one, too.

But get to know him a little better and you’ll find that behind the eyeglasses and impressive degrees (Aga Khan Medical College in Karachi and McMaster University), he has the soul of a rock star.

By day, Rizvi, 33, is a straight-laced pathologist — but once he clocks out, it’s a different story.

Each weekend, while his colleagues are out playing golf, Rizvi packs up his rusty Honda and makes the two-hour trip from Buffalo, N.Y., to Mississauga, Ontario. There, with brothers Zameer and Hussain, he hits the stage. Not as Dr. Rizvi, but as just plain Ali — guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the band he has been a part of for the past decade.

That band is called Zameer, which means “conscience” in Farsi. It’s also the name the family’s youngest brother shares with their grandfather. The Rizvis’ parents, both college professors, raised their children all over the world, moving between Libya and Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and England, finally ending up in Mississauga, where they’ve been since 1995.

This track, their latest, is called With You. The guy you see on guitar, is Zameer himself:

 *A version of this piece ran in the Toronto Star supplement Desi Life. Go here for the full article.
*The video, which features Ontario-based model Reena Merchant, was shot in Havana, Cuba
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Big Sleep Sounds The Alarm

July 1st, 2009

 Big Sleep Sonya

Sonya Balchandani is one third of The Big Sleep, a Brooklyn-based post-(psychedelic) rock band.

This one’s called You Can’t Touch the Untouchable:

*More Big Sleep up on MySpace
*Photo via the Village Voice.
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Can Your Attorney Do This?

June 30th, 2009

He’s training to be a lawyer by day.

Yet by night, ‘Sulaiman’ is all about the Pelvic Thrust. His Moonwalk is way solid. But it’s the guy who comes on at about the two minute-mark that really steals the show. Have a look:

The other track you’re hearing is Tigerstyle’s Nachna Onda Nei.

Go here for more on Britain’s Got Talent.

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New Turkish Pop

June 30th, 2009

 Atiye

*For more Atiye, visit her on MySpace

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Bean For Hi Blitz India Magazine

June 30th, 2009

 Frieda Pinto Hi Blitz

She’s in a Gauri & Nainika design that would make a great…wedding gown.

Am I right? ;)

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