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BRINGING THE BAR HOME
The pandemic has taught us many things, and one of them is the importance of a well-stocked bar. Here’s everything you need this season to make sure you can host all your cocktail hours, on Zoom or in person, safely at home
ALL ABOUT COLONIA FUTURA
Acqua Di Parma’s latest launch, Colonia Futura, brings out an explosion of distinct natural ingredients that are vibrantly alive. We speak to the brand’s President & CEO, Laura Burdese, about Colonia Futura, and the Italian touch to the brand
A RELENTLESS POWERHOUSE
Shweta Tripathi is nothing if not optimistic, foresighted, and full of energy. With performances that have only taken her upwards on the character actor radar, Tripathi describes her method, breaks down her process, and warmly remembers her life-defining roots
ADITYA ROY KAPUR ON HIS 2020 HATTRICK AND A PACKED 2021
Aditya Roy Kapur has been known to pick deeply personal films with passionate human connections, but 2020 saw him in a new avatar. With Malang, he was kicking ass, and with Ludo, he was showing us what the perfect millennial relationship looks like. Now, with Om: The Battle Within, the actor is diving straight into the action genre, and promises to give us something we’ve not experienced before
Voice Of Reason - Parvathy Thiruvothu
From kicking ass in all her roles to being unapologetically vocal about misogyny, discrimination, and everything no one else will talk about, Parvathy has the talent and the valour to do it all
The Inventive and Unorthodox - Fahadh Faasil
A chance encounter with an Irrfan Khan DVD inspired him to take a second stab at Malayalam films. A decade later, he is among India’s most successful and versatile actors
The Creative Performer - Nithya Menen
She’s made her way into the country’s hearts, language no bar. With her web debut this year and a stellar line-up for the next year, Nithya Menen is soaring high
In Her Second Innings - Nazriya Nazim
Meatier acting roles and the producer's hat have given Nazriya Nazim a renewed sense of purpose in her career, and the effervescent Malayalam actor is charting a new course for herself
REMEMBERING SOUMITRA CHATTERJEE'S GREATEST ROLES
As we mourn Soumitra Chatterjee, a thespian of rare artistic integrity, we also celebrate his immense contribution to the kind of Indian cinema that’s counted among the world’s best
Karnataka's Crush - Rashmika Mandanna
In a span of four years, Mandanna has established herself as one of the most popular actresses in the Kannada and Telugu film industry, and she is just getting started
A Man Of Many Hats - Prithviraj Sukumaran
Call him a veteran or call him one who has always gotten better with time, stardom is synonymous with his name. Giving up the anonymity he values for the movie business that he loves, Prithviraj is easily one of the biggest forces to reckon with
ADITYA ROY KAPUR ON HIS 2020 HATTRICK AND A PACKED 2021
Aditya Roy Kapur has been known to pick deeply personal films with passionate human connections, but 2020 saw him in a new avatar. With Malang, he was kicking ass, and with Ludo, he was showing us what the perfect millennial relationship looks like. Now, with Om: The Battle Within, the actor is diving straight into the action genre, and promises to give us something we’ve not experienced before
The Self-Made Success Story Of Guru Randhawa
With millions of fans grooving to his beat and with brands clamouring for his approval, Guru Randhawa is on a high, and he isn’t coming down anytime soon
Best High-Performance Sedans In India
Four-doors and four seats don’t necessarily have to be boring. Here’s our list of the best family cars that can also set the streets on fire
The Diy Of The Book World: Self Publishing
The pandemic brought out the author in the best of us, and short stories, novellas, tales about living through a lockdown came alive. But the self-publishing industry is one that’s existed forever, and has only grown over time. Here’s a lowdown on where it
The A-List
Your monthly ‘how to spend it’ guide for all the cool new gadgets
The Dating Dilemma Of A Pandemic
A good part of 2020 has officially been spent at home. Dating wasn’t necessarily a priority in the beginning, but as time passes, people reveal how they’ve navigated the dating arena, and health professionals explain what is a safe-during (we’re far away from post)-pandemic-dating protocol to to follow
World's Most Important Watch Collector
Auro Montanari, who zealously guards his privacy, gained global renown in 2018 when his vintage Rolex — the only white gold Daytona known to exist — sold for $6 million
The New Age Of Retro-design Bikes
Gen X buyers, with large disposable incomes and a yearning for bikes they fancied in their youth, are driving a new trend in retro-design motorcycles
THE DESI BOOM OF EROTICA
From a popular platform like ALTBalaji to some well-known yet well-hidden platforms, India’s desi erotica market is brimming with actors, creators, and those who want to normalise bold content, as well as an up, and taking notice of what the land of Kama Sutra can bring on screen
Revisiting Harlem
The world we live in today, is more informed, more connected, and more inclusive than ever before. And season after season, Gucci is the one legacy fashion house that is leading the way
HIS TIME TO SHINE
Amit Sadh’s journey may have taken a slower route, but his career graph is proof that slow and steady wins the race, and can look dapper while doing so
Ahead Of His Time
Meet 29-year-old Kaushik Velendra, the boy who went from costume designing in the South to doing his first fashion show ever at London Fashion Week, and is achieving what many only hope to, in just a year
A DALIT HERO ON SCREEN
Sudhir Mishra’s Serious Men is not a film that even Indie cinema would have dared to handle. It is thanks to streaming platforms, that it got made
An All-Electric Mercedes-Benz SUV
Is India ready for a luxury electric SUV? With the new EQC, Mercedes-Benz is betting that luxury car buyers in India are ready to move on from the IC engine, to electric power
The A-List
Your monthly ‘how to spend it’ guide for all the cool new gadgets
Read - THE BOOKER SHORTLIST
Along with Avni Doshi’s Burnt Sugar, five more novels have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize this year.
Why Harley Davidson Quit India
The American company, which primarily produces large-capacity cruisers, recently announced its exit from India, citing consistently low levels of demand for its bikes
Maximum Maserati
It is powered only with a V6, but the allnew Maserati MC20 is right up there with the best of the supercar establishments, and their V8 and V12 engines
The Matador
With the new RS Q8 super-SUV, Audi has not just pushed the performance envelope, they’ve pretty much ripped it to shreds