Remembering the beguiling but mercurial Princess

She threw extravagant parties but could be miserly with the servants, loved polo and also champagne, was autocratic and mercurial. Kishore Singh, who worked closely with Gayatri Devi, remembers the......

Jaipur's Royal Family: 15-Year Battle Ends

A battle royale, fought over 15 long years, comes to an end as a prince and a princess -- grandchildren of the legendary Rajmata Gayatri Devi -- get back the Jai Mahal Palace Hotel from their......

The Queen's Controversial India Visit

At sunrise the following day, a hunt was organised for the queen to shoot a female tiger.But she decided a monarch should not make the kill and handed her gun to one of her staff to deliver the......

Mysore gets its new King in Yaduveer Raj Urs

Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, wife of late Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, adopts Yaduveer Gopalraj as his successor at a royal ceremony in Mysore on Monday. Photographs: PTI Yaduveer Gopal Raj Urs......

Sooooo Many Mercedes-Benz Cars!

What do you get when you roll out 81 supremely beautiful Mercedes-Benz gadis in one go? The tenth edition of the Mumbai Mercedes-Benz Classic Car Rally. Sooooo many classic Mercedes-Benz cars all......

Kat, Alia or Sonakshi? Who wears the Kala Chashma best? VOTE!

Take the fun poll! Nothing says a star like a pair of sunnies. This one loaded accessory is all it takes to exude instant glamour and style. On screen or off it, it finds a place of pride on......

Bollywood's BEST Queen? VOTE!

Sukanya Verma looks back at Bollywood royalty, and asks *you* to pick your favourite! Warrior queens, scheming queens, fictional queens, filmi queens... we have witnessed a wide variety of female......

Baadshaho Review: Daft, dull, drivel

Baadshaho's sluggish screenplay and humourless rhythm are spectacularly low on swagger and daredevilry, feels Sukanya Verma. There's a good chance the U/A for Milan Luthria's Baadshaho stands for......

Lessons from Bollywood: Nail the vintage look!

Grand, golden, glamorous, the past acquires a charismatic air when perceived through the eyes of fashion. In films, it wields power to the cinematic scenery and serves to identify history. Hindi......