- Saturday, July 24, 2010, 23:33
- Yoga Info
Because we live in a world where feeling stressed is inevitable, a lot of mothers get tired and worn out juggling and balancing their roles. On top of their day jobs, mothers also have to make sure that their kids are safe and that their husbands leave home prepared for work. But doing all these ...
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- Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 6:45
- Yoga Info
Globally recognised yoga guru Bharat Thakur says while Madonna popularised yoga in the West, it was Kareena Kapoor who made it popular in the Hindi film industry.
"Celebrities are role models for the rest of the nation. When Kareena transformed her figure, everyone sat up and realised that yoga can give amazing results, thus getting attracted towards this form," said Thakur in an e-mail interview from the US.
"Similarly in the West when Madonna took up yoga everyone sat up and said 'What is she doing and why?' When they saw her body and face, they said, 'Oh, this yoga must be working,' " he added.
Thakur's first Bollywood client was Sridevi and later he trained many in tinsel town including big names like Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor and Neha Dhupia. He says currently quite a few personalities are into yoga, but it wasn't so popular in Hindi film industry five years ago.
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