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A shot of Craig's Bond flick Casino Royale and John in his new film Dostana.

So, is John copying Craig? With a six-pack like that, who cares? We have our eye candy!

John versus Daniel: Raakesh Agarvwal, Delhi-based designer and a avid movie buff says, "There's a gay angle in the story, and he (producer Karan Johar) is just trying to show that off with John. And no, I don't think John is being made to copy Daniel Craig, and even if he is, big deal. The whole world is talking about it, so it works anyways, right?"


Style tip: If you plan to don some swimming trunks, here's what you need to know. There are broadly two types: jammers and speeders. Jammers are loose bermuda-style shorts while speeders are more like briefs, the kind professional swimmers wear.

If looks could kill!

According to Men's Vogue here's what Daniel had to say: I want(ed) to get chunky for this (film). I want(ed) this guy to look like the uniform's just come off -- like he's literally just stepped out of a war zone.

Apparently, Daniel wanted to look like he "could kill people just by looking at them" (boy, it works!).

According to Buzz18.com (as told to CNN-IBN's entertainment editor Rajeev Masand), here's what John Abraham had to say: I am very comfortable with my body from the first film. There are certain films you don't want to show too much skin all the time because the film doesn't demand that but in a film like Dostana where you are on the beach in Miami getting out of the water, I had to just wear my trunks. So, where everyone's clothes used to come in hangers, mine used to come in one hanger with four different trunks.


Still from Casino Royale and Dostana

Raakesh tips us off. "If you want to sport really tight swimming trunks at the beach, obviously, you cannot have bulges here and there. It would just be plain UGLY to see a stomach hanging out or the thighs "thundering" around!"


"However, I also feel you don't need to have too much muscle as well. A fit body would look cool. Guys, make sure those legs are toned because this season, the 6-inch trunks are in."


Trend for the season: Bright colours such as green, orange, yellow, even black, brown. White is good, too. Prints are in. Stripes, plaids, checks fly, too. Move away from the original baggy styles to more fitted cuts and designs.

And here's what the fashion editors at GQ magazine have to say: "When you are on the beach with her, wear less this summer -- not those droopy, oversize surf shorts."

Phirang celebs in saree


Liz Hurley - Liz Hurley's love for India starts from her husband, Indian businessman Arun Nayar. They got married at the Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, Rajasthan recently. Here she looks resplendent in this pink embellished saree. In the Photo - Actress Elizabeth Hurley attends The Breast Cancer Foundation's Hottest Pink Party at The Waldorf Astoria on April 08, 2008 in New York City.
Serena and Venus - The Williams sisters, as they are most famously known, have ruled the women's tennis world. Serena recently won the US Open while Venus took home the Wimbledon title. Besides their glam outfits on court, they sport trendy fashionable outfits at events off the court. Venus and Serena hit the catwalk in gorgeous sarees at the Bangalore Open event party. In the Photo - American tennis players Serena Williams, left, and her sister Venus Williams sport saris, traditional Indian dress for women, as they stand on the ramp during a show organized for the upcoming Bangalore Open 2008 tournament in Bangalore, India, Sunday, March 2, 2008. The women's tennis tournament starts March 3.J
elena Jankovic, the fastest rising player on the tennis circuit who in spite of not winning a Glam Slam title, is the No.1 ranked player in the women’s circuit. Besides her prowess on court, she also makes her presence felt at events with her glamour quotient. Here Jelena walks the ramp wearing a beautiful blue Mysore silk. In the Photo - Serbian tennis player Jelena Jankovic sports a Sari, a traditional Indian dress for women as American Serena Williams, left, and her sister Venus Williams look on during a show organized for the upcoming Bangalore Open 2008 tennis tournament in Bangalore, India, Sunday, March 2, 2008. The women's tennis tournament starts March 3. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Cheryl Kramer Kaye of Redbook magazine reveals simple beauty solutions for different stages of your life.

Vigorous exercise – from running, to chopping firewood or scrubbing floors – can reduce the risk of breast cancer by almost a third, a new study has found.

Vigorous exercise can cut breast cancer risk by a third

The study of more than thirty thousand postmenopausal American women, reported in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research, has revealed that a sedentary lifestyle can be a risk factor for the disease – even in women who are not overweight.

While an Investigator at the National Cancer Institute of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, Michael F. Leitzmann led a team of researchers who followed the 32,269 women for eleven years and found that vigorous activity may protect against breast cancer, independent of body weight control.

Vigorous activity was judged to include things like heavy housework (scrubbing floors, washing windows, heavy yard-work, digging, chopping wood) and strenuous sports or exercise (running, fast jogging, competitive tennis; aerobics, bicycling on hills, and fast dancing).

Leitzmann said, "Notable strengths of our study include its large sample size, prospective design, high follow-up rate, and availability of relevant known or suspected breast cancer risk factors. These features enabled us to minimize any effects from other factors apart from exercise."

Interestingly, the authors found that non-vigorous activity, such as light housework (vacuuming, washing clothes, painting, general gardening) and light sports or exercise (walking, hiking, light jogging, recreational tennis, bowling) was not protective. Furthermore, vigorous activity was only protective in lean women and not those who were overweight or obese.

According to Leitzmann, "Possible mechanisms through which physical activity may protect against breast cancer that are independent of body mass include reduced exposure to growth factors, enhanced immune function, and decreased chronic inflammation, variables that are related both to greater physical activity and to lower breast cancer risk".

The authors added, "An alternative explanation for the stronger apparent effect of vigorous activity among lean over heavy women is that heavier women may misreport non-vigorous activities as vigorous ones".