Kareena brand ambassador for Garnier

Actress Kareena Kapoor has been appointed the brand ambassador of Garnier in India, Sahara Samay sources said.After endorsing Citizen watches, the beautiful Kareena Kapoor is all set to deliver some hair care tips.Kareena will appear in print as well as TV commercial to promote the Garnier Nutrisse brand. The commercial will be shot by Stuart McLeod who has also filmed ads for Garnier across the globe.The company said that Nutrisse captures the perfect brown for Indian hair. Kareena said, "It is an honour to be associated with Garnier in India. According to me beauty is up to the individual and how it fits their personal style. Garnier products are made to embrace every individual's unique beauty. Using Garnier Nutrisse has enhanced the way I look and feel. It is truly my new style funda."

Urmila joins Millionaire Club

Urmila has decided to associate herself with the Millionaire Club Card.

Urmila Matondkar might be one of the hottest stars around, but she's never forgotten her middle class roots. No wonder then that the Marathi mulgi decided to associate herself with the Millionaire Club Card, which she launched along with Country Club India Ltd Chairman and Managing Director, Y Rajeev Reddy, at a glittering function on Tuesday in Mumbai. Said Urmila about her association with CCIL, "They're rock-solid people with an established name and it's wonderful to work with them." Y Rajeev Reddy said, "The Millionaire Club Card is our response to a growing necessity of a new India. The product reinforces our core values of accessibility and affordability in lifestyle products." Although she admitted that she hasn't been to the club in Mumbai, Urmila recalled with pleasure the many times she has been to the one in Hyderabad. "That was a long time ago when more shootings used to take place in Hyderabad. Everybody who has been to the club there remembers it," she said. Urmila thinks the concept of the Millionaire Club Card is excellent because, for a family, there are never enough places that offer the right ambience and opportunities to relax and enjoy themselves. The svelte actress, whose last film Benaras did not find much success at the box office, is now eagerly awaiting the release of Vikram Bhatt's Speed at the end of the month. "It's an action packed thriller with a young and frothy cast and crew," she says. Urmila, whose last few releases have all been serious, intense roles, now wants to do something more light. "I don't think it was a conscious decision to do serious roles. I can't do something only to prove a point. It's a natural process in the growth of an actor. But a light role would be welcome as I love comedy the best," she says with a smile.

I want to shine as the host, says Bipasha Basu

Bipasha Basu is super excited about hosting the ‘Seven Wonders of the World’ ceremony in Portugal

Bipasha Basu is hosting the ‘Seven Wonders of the World’ ceremony at the Benfica Stadium in Lisbon, Portugal on July 7. The event is expected to have performances by Jennifer Lopez, Dulce Pontes, Chaka Khan, Jose Carreras, Alessandro Safina and Joaquin Coartes. Special guests include Neil Armstrong and Cristiano Ronaldo.
As she leaves for Portugal today, Bipasha says, “I am a little nervous and also excited like a little girl. Due to my poor eyesight, I’ve turned down many offers to host award and corporate functions in the past. I was afraid I would not be able to read the teleprompter. But hosting this event was too good to resist, so I’ve decided to wear contact lenses.”
She has been wearing the lenses for the last two days, but it’s not suiting her too well. “I wore it for five hours and ended with a headache. I just hope I manage it,” she says.Another problem is the script for the event. “I was supposed to get it some time back, but apparently the director of the show was not happy with the script. I guess I will have to read it during the flight. Please pray that everything goes well for me,” she says.
However, there is one thing that Bipasha is very confident about and that is the clothes that she will be wearing for the event. “I will be wearing a bright fuchsia pink saree with red ruby neck piece. I want to shine a bit,” she says with a grin.
“Since I will be representing India, I thought it’s best to wear a saree. It is entirely my idea. I don’t care if people rip me apart for my choice of a saree, or people say I have exposed too much cleavage or tummy!” she says, adding, “I will later change to a soft ivory coloured gown. I didn’t want to go for a western designer like Armani, so I chose a gown by Gauri Naini.”
Bipasha says it’s a huge challenge to be sharing stage with some of the best talents in the world. “I am truly excited about meeting all of them. Please wish me all the luck,” she says.

Esha Deol turns item girl for 'Sunday'

Esha Deol has so far shunned item numbers. But for Rohit Shetty’s movie Sunday , she has made an exception.When the film’s producer Kumar Mangat first sent a message to Esha to do an item song in ‘Sunday’, the actress showed no interest. But then Mangat personally called Esha and asked her if she would do the song.

Esha laid down a condition. She said she would do the song only if it was better than ‘Beedi Jalaile’ in Omkara .When Esha heard the song, titled ‘Kya Kashmakash Hai’, she liked it immensely and agreed to do it. The song, sung by Shivani Kashyap and choreographed by Ganesh Acharya, comes in the film’s pre-climax scenes. It shows Esha dancing in a nightclub. The song also features the movie’s stars – Ajay Devgan , Irrfan Khan , Ayesha Takia , Arshad Warsi and Anjana Sukhani .The item has more than a thousand dancers as extras. ‘Sunday’ also features Tusshar Kapoor in a special song appearance.

Aishwarya Ranked Among The 10 Most Beautiful Women of All Time

Vague magazine has ranked Aishwarya Rai one of the Top Ten Living Goddesses of All Time.The publication's rankings list a bevy of popular beauties along with readers comments.Aishwarya attracts the highest praise from readers who rate her as the 'archetypal living goddess' who needs no adornment, liposuction, botox injections, facial implants or other enhancements to continue to stun the world with her awesome looks.Readers have also chosen other movie actresses such as Angelina Jolie in the Top Ten Pantheon of desirable women.But the overwhelming reaction of those surveyed is that Angelina's pout is a plastic fabrication created by using four ounces of 'restylane' lip filler.Some have gone as far as calling her 'fish face' and think that without daily top ups of the botox needle Angelina's face will soon be as saggy as her pre-liposuction derriere. Christy Turlington ranks alongside Rai and Joile and seems to have a broad appeal in the US for an 'unsullied kind of prettiness'.Meanwhile Jordan's Queen Rania has mysteriously managed to slither her way into the rankings "probably because she paid the magazine's editors or threatened them with a lawwsuit if not included" according to one reader's comment.Mystery too surrounds the inclusion of TV cook Nigella Lawson whose years of on-screen simpering in daft itsy bitsy cashmere cardies have left a nervous twitch at the side of her mouth that appears only pacified with copious doses of intra-nasal cocaine every day.Kate Moss makes the grade, but only because the magazine seemed to be running out of names in the blonde section of its listings after Paris Hilton was scratched because she was in jail at the time the July edition of the magazine hit the newsstands.And finally Charlotte of Monaco's inclusion has been laughed at by 95% of the magazine's readers who say that she may be "sorta pretty" that her good looks only appeal to the McDonalds-eating public and that really she has a very common little face "to match the common flat-chested little body" that could be anybody's: "And probably is!""And none of these little beauties compares to our Aishwarya!" seems to be the final verdict.

Manisha Koirala in a new role

Few months ago, Manisha Koirala trained herself in the techniques of filmmaking in New York . Now she want to direct a film. She is planning a film based on prostitution. Manisha explains that it will help rescue Nepali girls from India , who become prostitutes after coming here.
The actress is now waiting for her new film ‘Sirf', where she plays a business woman married to a business tycoon, played by Kay Kay. Manisha is still unsure when she would start shooting for the film.

Neha Dhupia to promote Jewellery Credit Card

Neha Dhupia has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador for the Jewellery Credit Card of ICICI Bank and Geetanjali Jewellers who have come together for this first of its kind credit card in India.On this venture, Neha said that it is an honour being associated with something which symbolizes the essence of a lady. Jewellery purchase will become extremely convenient and a lot of dreams will come true. Also present on the occasion was Vinod Mehra's daughter Sonia Mehra who is making her debut in Kamal Sadanah's Victoria No. 203. She said that she loves diamonds and that she hoped this offering will make jewellery easily accessible. Jewellery brands have always looked towards Bollywood actresses to promote them. Aishwarya Rai, Sushmita Sen, Kajol, Amrita Rao, Lara Dutta, Perizaad Zorabian- you name them, they all have done it.