64 OUTLOOK 5 August 2019
Britain’s Tory party members have voted at last and elected Boris Johnson—criticised as a bumbling,
blustery and ruthlessly amoral politician—as the next PM. Johnson’s ex-wife, Marina, is half-Indian and
the man has been to India several times. Would it herald a “truly special” (his words) relationship?THIS TOO
HAPPENEDSolemn Cred Appeal
Though the eye of the #MeToo
tornado rested firmly on Holly
wood, the bad weather saw it wash
ashore Bollywood too. Among
those accused of grave charges was
director Luv Ranjan. As news of
Deepika visiting the selfsame
Luv—therefore judged as keen to
be in his next film—broke, fans on
social media raised a unanimous
cry of caution: ‘don’t work with an
abuser’; ‘don’t do this’. Will Dee
pika shrug it off with this smile?
Flowers In
Hair?
Checks rock still—a
foundation of style, but
the ’70s were when
they swaggered the
loudest: colour, cut and
wide adoption marked
a decade as definiti vely
as auburn light seeping
through long hair. In a
retro photo shoot,
Sacred Games 2 stars
Saif, Nawazuddin and
Kalki Koechlin revive
the vibes (oh yes, the
wooden panels). Kalki,
a carrier of styles, looks
smashing. Nawaz’s Van
Goghthemed suit’s the
ugliest. Go change it!glitterati
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