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The Doc’s appointment was not the easy, breezy, smooth sailing Friday evening I expected… Instead I was given a scary fact check and reminded that despite the fact that I take my illness (Multiple sclerosis) rather lightly, it is a serious illness and I will need to start taking more care of me. And so I did, what else, but go out on Friday … Read More #BadDay
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‘You look so beautiful.’ ‘ I am soooooo busy. ‘ ‘My marriage is perfect.’ ‘Of course I eat… yes… real food silly!’ ‘ The holiday was amazing!’ ‘My kids are awesome!’ – every lie we ever tell each other now becomes firmly stuck in the forever world of the internet. With filters and instagrammable hashtags it’s like we’re all living the perfect life…except we’re … Read More #FakeNews
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In a world of comparisons and insecurities , it’s often mind numbing to compare achievements- personal and professional with one another… Just looking out of the window, the grass always seems greener… but once you get to that garden you often realise, the grass is not as green, covered with manure and far less exciting than you envisioned! And yet it’s human nature to … Read More I’m ok.You’re ok.
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The stress of or the fear of something often is far larger than the actual task itself. This was at its clearest this week. With the planning of a surprise party, the visit to a new doctor, yet another (though each one is as stressful as the next) MRI and the travel and return travel on 5 am flights made for a memorable week. … Read More Fear, MRIs and 5 ams
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And so the farce of #MeToo ended in a whimper. And we can be feminists about this and say , ‘well at least stories were told.’.. but to be realists- what good did that do any way?! Stories were told, sordid details shared and every newspaper (even the serious ones) became gossip rags proudly sharing salacious details. We had news reports dissecting the who … Read More The Farce that was #MeToo
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Courtesy-: Times of India Celebrity Blog by Divya Palat “Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.”- Isaac Asimov. If that is true the world must be getting more and more incompetent each day. The horrors of this week were so frightful they were like a terrifying movie but unfortunately all to real. The shocking violence that erupted in the Manesar plant was not … Read More The Age of War
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Courtesy Times of India- Divya Palat’s Celebrity Blog Mumbai was always the city that never slept! We were the entertainment capital of India where art and artists were appreciated, lauded and encouraged. We had the Indian film industry and some of the world’s finest musical and theatrical talents. If you wanted to achieve anything artistic you came to Mumbai. That was the dream. And … Read More I’m Divya and I’m NOT an Alcoholic
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Courtesy the Times of India CELEBRITY DIVYA PALAT BLOG A lot has been written over the past few days about the Page 3 parties, the models, the girls, their questionable ‘boy-friends’, their actual ‘funders,’ their actual age and their ‘loose’ lifestyles! It has made it seem like every Page 3 Party is the hunting ground for the depraved and desperate, that every … Read More Deconstructing Page 3
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I now start a weekly column for the Times of India as a Celebrity Blogger and so do click on the link and don’t forget to post, like, fb or tweet for me…cos I need all the support I can get! This blog was written Feb end so is slightly dated but rest assured the new ones will be equally vitriolic, happily mushy and totally … Read More Blog on!
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so the australia ad is out and aditya and i are happily proclaiming our love for australia…an un-scripted ad…it was terrifying to shoot…not only because i was terribly unwell that day but because as a theatre person i have always believed in the power of ‘THE SCRIPT!’…. it went off fine and well the results are for all to see! this brings me to … Read More celebrity endorsements….
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