As summer draws near the days get hotter, and so do our very own folks in B-Town. Fashion magazine Verve shows us how to take a refreshing break with an issue that ushers in spring 'n style this summer.

In store for readers this season is the actress sultry as sin, Asin, as the cover girl who brings a whiff of the beautiful south to tinsel town.

After her scintillating award-winning Bollywood debut in the record breaking film Ghajini, she is being touted as the flavour du jour and has been inviting comparisons with the legendary Sridevi. Read about her no-holds-bar spirit and her chameleon-like ability to adapt to different situations and roles in 'The Enchantress of Kochi'.

Verve's 2009 Fresh List continues the tradition of toasting budding talent from the arts, entertainment and fashion. This year featuring an eclectic bunch that includes actress Frieda Pinto, saxophonist Rhys Sebastian, singer Alisha Bath, filmmaker Ayan Mukerji, designer Sinjini Mukherjee and many more. Together, they are young, hip, unstoppable and raring to go.

Also, in this issue, Zoya Akhtar tells us how she manages to hold her own as a young woman director in Bollywood. All this and much more in the March issue of Verve.