The deep-sea diver

A video of Ananya Birla performing underwater is all set to be released todayI am a swimmer and have swum competitively at state levels However I had to have a scuba diving instructor give me a quick onehour lesson on how to hold my breath for a maximum amount of time underwater whilst I sank in says heiress musician and business woman Ananya Birla about her single Livin The Life officially remixed by worldrenowned Dutch DJ Afrojack It will be released today along with a video of her performing underwater with three dress changes and various makeup and hair stylesA CD cover of the remixed version of lsquoLivinrsquo The LifersquoThis had required her to spend almost three hours underwater with one shot lasting around 40 minutes without a break as phantom cameras shot her in slowmo Scarily enough I am very claustrophobic says the preternaturally driven young lady adding They had tied 20 rocks boulders to the ends of my dress which gave me the sudden overwhelming feeling of being stuckHowever in the end it was all life affirming according to the lady who appears to be as committed to the advocacy of mental health and positive thinking as her music It was a raw experience that made me appreciate life as it is every breath that we takeand a stronger advocate of living each moment to the fullest she saysBollywoodthemed luxe cruiseIts finally happened Weddings are now announced through press releases issued by PR firms This week we received a wellpackaged brief about the forthcoming wedding in the family of a wealthy UAEbased Indian clan with every detail of the planned celebrations from the name of the luxury liner on which it would be held over four days the itinerary of the trip and the guests who would be comingWhats more it was touted as being a Bollywoodthemed fourday European cruise replete with performances by top Bollywood stars Is this the ultimate destination wedding Dil Dhadkane Do meets Hum Apke Hain Kaun Oh boyLifes a beachIts crazy trying to cobble together an event this size says Umesh Jivnani one of the moving spirits behind India Beach Fashion Week which presents its fourth edition this weekend in Goa and promises a threeday fashion extravaganza featuring designers like Arjun Khanna left Shyamal amp Bhumika and Suneet Verma amongst othersArjun KhannaJivnani was referring to that maddening bane of contemporary living the issuing and reissuing of tickets Ever since modern civilisation woke up to the fact that you can change your travel plans at the last minute for a small fee organisers of events expend almost 80 per cent of their energy trying to keep up with the whimsies of celebrity guests who just cannot make up their minds when to make an appearance or a departure However all this will be a thing of the past once the show gets goingArjun Khanna will be opening the Week at an exciting offsite and that is being looked forward to as he has not participated in a fashion week for almost five years since his motorcycle accident says Jivnani Likewise there are other interesting beach preview shows fashion popups grand exhibit arena live experiential music and the event will also feature some top names from Bollywood as showstoppers across the three days he added And then he hung up before we could enquire why Beach Fashion Week did not last for seven days Maybe he will need the next four to recoverGulzar wins hearts in DelhiThis week saw Mumbais resident poet well the film industrys certainly Gulzar meet and conquer the hearts and minds of a slew of Delhis chatterati and cognoscentiDesigner Ritu Beri with Gulzar at the exhibition launchThe occasion was the launch of the artanart exhibition by Renu Varma wife of author diplomat and politician Pavan Varma at the Capitals Habitat Center where we are informed one of the poets ardent admirers designer Ritu Beri was particularly chuffed to meet the wordsmithSince childhood he has been the ultimate concept of lifes romance and my favorite poet is how she described the encounter and added Thats why meeting him was an ultimate dream I felt 100 per cent fulfilled yesterday As for her favourite lyrics by the Stubbled Sonneteer she said It is a tough call between Tum Aa Gaye Ho Is Mod Se Jaate Hai and Tere Bina ZindagiThe original Juhu girlShes known as the shyest amongst the three Khan sisters the one who shuns public exposure but next week designer Simone Arora will be taking invited guests on an individual guided tour of a bespoke fourbedroom apartment designed and accessorised by herDesigner Simone AroraThe show flat happens to be ensconced in a luxury building in Upper Juhu which sounds like the location of Rahul Da Cunhas latest play on the foibles and fragilities of upwardly mobile Mumbaikers or a phrase from one of Alyque Padamsees TV sound bytesArora like us is a proud product of Juhu Not upper nor lower but a beforethebuilding boom and the flybynight developers and the overly gentrified suburb but the leafy sleepy once was Juhu As for the show flat we look forward to visiting it to see which Juhu it takes its cue from