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Serial poster: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is a happy man, and he is making sure everyone knows it. The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister has had quite an eventful two months. His youngest son, Kunal, tied the knot in mid-February, followed by his eldest, Kartikey, in March. Kartikey is believed to be his political heir. Naturally, the celebrations were spectacular with weeks of elaborate rituals and grand festivities. But, while political figures usually share only a handful of photos, Chouhan kept the internet buzzing with a steady flow of social media updates. Was he simply a proud father or was this a not-so-subtle way of rekindling his bond with supporters after stepping away from the chief minister’s chair? | Illustrations by Jairaj T.G.
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People: March 16, 2025
Man behind the genius: It would probably be cinematic heresy to say that Oscar-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins has done just ok. Unless, of course, it was he himself who was saying it. Hopkins has just announced a memoir, We Did Ok, Kid, to be published by Simon & Schuster in November. It is a “raw and passionate” look at his struggles as a student, the addiction that cost him his first marriage, and, of course, his ultimate glory as an actor. “There is a photograph I keep on my phone of my father and me on the beach when I was a child,” said Hopkins. “I often tell that boy: ‘we did ok, kid.’ I wonder how a boy from Wales, the son of a baker, got here. My entire life is a mystery. This book is my story.” | Getty Images
People: March 16, 2025
Scare tactics: Fresh from working with Ridley Scott in the Alien prequel series, Adarsh Gourav is now turning his extraterrestrial gaze back to earth, specifically to Tollywood. He is making his Telugu debut with a psychological horror-thriller directed by Baba Shashank and produced by Jahnavi, daughter of RRR producer D.V.V. Danayya. “I’ve always believed that great stories transcend language, and as an actor, my biggest thrill is to explore diverse narratives across industries,” said Gourav. For now, moving from sci-fi horror to psychological horror, it looks like he’s getting his thrills from our chills | Getty Images
People: March 16, 2025
Dressed to slay: She came, she sashayed, she conquered! We are, of course, talking about actor Deepti Sadhwani, who recently walked the ramp in a red feathery gown at the Milan Fashion Week for designer Chona Bacaoco, calling the experience “surreal”. Last year, she had made her red carpet debut at Cannes. In her third look there, she out-shone Hollywood stars in a glitzy gold gown by Nikhita Tandon. But the real show-stopper was her first look—an Aanchal Dey off-shoulder dress which became famous for its record-breaking long trail. Whoever said you can’t judge a woman by her trail? | Instagram@iamdeeptisadhwani
People: March 16, 2025
Taking wings: There can be no tougher act to follow than The Beatles, so Paul McCartney must have been looking at a daunting future when he decided to launch the band Wings, as the 1960s drew to a close. Decades later, McCartney has penned the story of the band as they survived the technicolour 1970s, until their dissolution in 1981. “I’m so very happy to be transported back to the time that was Wings and relive some of our madcap adventures through this book,” said McCartney. “To play to huge audiences in the same way The Beatles had and have an impact in a different way. It was a huge buzz.” WINGS: The Story of a Band on the Run, published by Penguin, will be out in November | Getty Images