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5Mar/080

Attention Housewives! Note these tips

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This is just a hit and miss list which will confirm practical. Pin it up near your kitchen cabinet so that you can refer to it from time to time.

  • To keep rice separated, while boiling add juice of a lemon to the water
  • Add a dash of lemon juice to mushrooms when cooking them.
  • If you add one spoon of milk while boiling the cauliflower, it will still look bright white.
  • While boiling cabbage and broccoli, add a slice of bread to the water lessens the odour
  • To prevent beetroots from discolouring, cook them with 2 inches of the stem. Add a tablespoon of vinegar to the cooking water.
  • . Rub potatoes with butter before baking to improve the taste.
  • To remove the bitter taste of eggplants, soak them in salted water. Then drain and cook as desired.
  • Lettuce will look fresh, soak in ice water for 30 minutes and adding a little lemon juice to the water.
  • To slice mushroom in even sizes use an egg slicer .
  • Add lemon juice or soak onion in cold water before cutting them for salad.
  • Rub potatoes with butter before baking to improve the taste.
  • When making potato chips, fry them twice to get a crisp crust.
  • To keep red cabbage from discolouring while boiling, add a little vinegar to the water.
  • To keep the colour of vegetables while boiling, add a pinch of baking soda to the water, particularly useful for spinach.
  • Add a pinch of sugar to tomatoes to enhance the flavour.
  • To remove the skin of tomatoes, just dip them for a few minutes in boiling water. The skin will slip off easily.
  • To keep boiled syrup from crystallising, add a pinch of baking soda or a teaspoon of milk.
  • Don’t throw away bread crusts. To turn out a pudding in a jiffy, make coarse slices of the bread and add them to a mixture of milk and pudding powder. Stir in a few raisins and bake. A yummy desert is ready.
  • To whip cream, pour the measured quantity into a bowl and chill. Then whisk.
  • When separating egg whites (for a soufflé), break one egg at a time in a small container. This is to ensure that no egg yolk goes in.
13Feb/080

Sanjay Dutt ties knot with Dilnasheen a.k.a. Manyata

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Sanjay Dutt tied the knot with Dilnasheen a.k.a Manyata according to the Hindu rituals on 11th February,2007 in Mumbai in one Manyata’s friend’s residence. Sunil Shetty did the job of her brother and did the kanyadan as none from the bride’s family were present. Even Sanjay’s sisters and daughter Trishala were indiscernible in the marriage. According to Priya Dutt, his sister, she was not aware of the marriage, she got the news via the media. According to the grapevine, Sanjay and Manyata had a court marriage on February 7th in Goa.

Now, Manyata’s previous husband Mr. Miraj has entered the scene in a cinematic comportment and claims that she was married to him on 5th April, 2003 in Oshiwala in Mumbai, her real name is Dilnasheen and they have a three year old son from their marriage, who is being brought up by her mother in Dubai and the attention-grabbing and exicting assert made by Mr Miraj is that Manyata is yet to divorce him. He is in possession of a Nikahnama issued by the Mumbai Shariat. If Manyata has not sought divorce from Miraj and is married now to Sanjay, a case of fidelity is probably to be filed against her.

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It is also found that Mr. Miraj is presently in jail serving his term for prank calling female film stars and making indecent SMSs to various heroines and he claims that he used to exercise these activities at the behest of Manyata only.  Miraj claims that recently Sanjay Dutt used to confront him and used goondaism to grab Manyata from him by using his power and influence.

Well, if the accusations prepared by Miraj are exact and accurate, Sanjay Dutt who is already undergoing court case against him for possessing AK 57, is likely to countenance more quandary, trouble, hullabaloo, corrupt and immorality case too for convincingly marrying Dilnasheen a.k.a Manyata as she still stands married to Miraj and has not separated from him legally.

28Jan/080

Bollywood Stars Rumors and Facts

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The world is a global marketplace and where once India was faced with watching Hollywood reruns, Bollywood is now one of the largest most powerful motion picture production facilities in the world.

Statistics: 1000 Hindi-language films are produced every year. Ticket sales exceed 3.6 billion.

Bollywood Stars Rumors and Facts

Hollywood has its stars, so too does Bollywood and while the world's tabloids may focus on Britney Spears, Yana Gupta and Abhay Deol are not far behind with a relationship that was secret, but now has been made public.

Randeep Hooda and Sushmita Sen are rumored to be having secret meetings on horseback, but the rumors were denied... "Where do you hear all this? Its complete rubbish," laughs Sushmita. Aishwarya Rai has no intentions of quitting movies simply because she is married; and is paired with Gerard Depardieu in the film Asterix at the Olympic Games.

Another of Bollywood's babes Monalisa (real name Antara Biswas) continues to draw attention and gasps from men (and some women) across India as she posses in revealing photographs and videos. Talking of photoshoots Gauri Khan graces the cover of US magazine "Vogue" and tells all in an expo'se.

Deepika Padukone a beautiful Bollywood heartbreaker, makes movies (latest Om Shanti Om) and works toward a Bachelors degree at Indira Gandhi National Open University. Heartbreakers John Abraham and Bipasha Basu have exchanged rings and will be married soon. Bollywood may never be the same with these eligible Bollywood stars getting hitched.

25Jan/080

Kaho Na Yaar He in Star Plus should sacked immediately

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Kaho Na Yaar He in Star Plus was launched last Friday, the host being the hero of Kasturi, Karen Patel, a.k.a one of the contestants of Nach Baliye-3.

I would say  it is of the spurious programme, atleast to be aired on Friday prime time. Fridays being weekend, people like to stay indoor and watch constructive and functional programmes like Nach Baliye and Star VOI etc. Not a soul would like to squander one hour before the tube watching a lacklustre,  dull and unexciting programme like Kaho Na Yaar He. The host has no screen charisma and no fling in his channel of communication. You don’t feel like hooking to the TV.   The contestants they brought in the fist time was incongruous. Sonu Nigam was abstemious and sober; he too was trying to be over-hyper, but Mallika Sherwat was atrocious, who does not know even kindergarten maths.

Earlier weekends were thriller, when programmes like Nach Baliye and VOI used to air. There was no probability that at least people like me used to go out for outing and all with the family.  Now other then yawning and surfing the TV we have no alternative.

This Friday they invited Ronit Roy and Gautami  a.k.a. Tulsi of Kyoki Kabhi Sass Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.  I don’t know what made Tulsi to come in a mini frock, viewers are used to see her in Gujarati sari and grey hair, for a family show she should have alteast draped in a sari or some other full dress. Tulsi was looking dreadful and appalling.

The questions put up to the contestants are also dim-witted, bizarre, illogical and foolish.  There is nothing entertaining or captivating to analyze or pay attention.

On the whole, the show is an immense failure and disappointment to many.  Star Plus must pull out the programme and in its position they should embark on some other pleasant and enjoyable programme.

12Jan/080

Merging of Kumkum, Saarthi, Karam Apna Apna and Bhabhi(Star Plus)

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  • STAR Plus is all set once again to give its viewers a reason to celebrate. The shows Kumkum Saarthi will be seen in a cross over episode with the entire cast celebrating success together. This 2 hour special episode will be telecast on the 11th of January. The high point in Kumkum will be unfolded where the suspense of Antara's murderer will be revealed, whereas Zalak Thakkar the main lead protagonist of Saarthi will be getting married to Gurpreet Singh and which will be shot on a lavish scale.
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  • Sachin Deo is directing the crossover episode and producer Asit Modi of Saarthi is giving personal attention to all aspects to make the episode look grander in every way. There will be exclusive performances by Roshni Chopra, Hussain and Juhi Parmar of Kumkum, Yash Tonk and Pallavi Subash of Karam Apna Apna and Vishal Singh-Kanchi Kaul of Bhabhi.The dance performances have been choreographed by Seemaa Desai and Pappu Khanna.
  • But that's not all… There are much more surprises stored for the day. This will include a stunning performance by the two sisters of Bidaai – Ragini & Sadhna.
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  • This cross over episode will also be remembered for the fire accident that took place recently, as a result of which the production house had to bear the loss of rich and grandeur costumes getting destroyed. Hats off to Producer Asit Modi who managed to put up the grand set all over again after the tragic accident..