Bollywood Star Styles

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more from Priyanka's HB shoot:

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can someone post the photos of Dia Mirza's photoshoot for Marie Claire?

 

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Shahid and Priyanka at Kaminey press meet

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I can't believe they're actually dating. They look so awkward together. I'm so sick of everyone in Bollywood wearing Herve Leger. It's just overdone.

 

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can someone post the photos of Dia Mirza's photoshoot for Marie Claire?

Here are some from the July 2009 issue:

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I couldn't find the actual scans or outtakes from the photoshoot.

 

[~*MischaBloom*~]

she look absolutely stunning! I wish we get those shots without the watemark

 

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Genelia D'Souza - Verve magazine (August 2009)

She’s new wave. She’s old-school. She’s a mad hatter. She’s sorted. Genelia D’Souza is a quirky alchemy of contrasts. Bollywood’s perky beauty is also the perfect embodiment of New India’s easy-cool take on life. Sona Bahadur finds the bubblicious actress doesn’t have to try too hard. She just is
It’s pouring pigs and dolphins. Genelia D’Souza is preening for the Verve cover shoot. She’d rather be out scoring on the field. The rain is making her nostalgic about school days. The Beckham freak rues she hasn’t played football in five years. The fame game has left her time for little else.
How did she land up in tinsel town? Quite simply, she’s the Chosen One. Cut to circa 2002. Six pretty bridesmaids at a wedding. One catches the eye of a top ad agency’s managing director. She’s asked to show up at the agency with portfolio pictures the next day. The girl doesn’t have a portfolio. She takes her birthday pictures instead. She bags the Parker commercial starring Big B.
Her 2003 Hindi debut Tujhe Meri Kasam with Riteish Deshmukh turns out to be a non–starter. Then Genelia strikes gold with two Southern hits, Boys and Bomarillu. Bollywood is waiting to re-happen. Abbas Tyrewala’s Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na hits bulls’ eye and marks the actress’ return as B-Town’s new zing thing. “People without godfathers don’t get a second chance. I did. Because I’m God’s favourite child.” she declares between masterstrokes of mascara.
Genelia is on our August cover for some very good reasons. Already a rage in the South after a string of hits, ‘Meow’ (aka Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na’s young protagonist) has the potential to be a youth icon. The perky freshness belies a powerhouse of talent. It’s difficult to imagine anyone else as Jaane Tu’s Aditi; the innocence and intensity she brought to her character shone through. Bomarillu, her Telugu film with Siddharth, did massive business in the US, winning her a FilmFare award for best actress. Today she happily straddles three film industries with no plans of quitting any of them. “I’ll continue to do Southern films. It’s a huge market. Right now it’s great to know people in the South write roles keeping Genelia in mind.”
We also see her as a symbol. Genelia’s personality reflects New India’s changing take on life, love, work and play. Supremely comfortable in her honey skin, she embodies the easy cool of a 20-something India Shining generation which doesn’t need to shout about its Indianness and knows it’s important in the world’s scheme of things. Gen Genelia.
The zeitgeist was perfectly captured by Jaane Tu…, a youth flick that moved away from the self-consciousness of Dil Chahta Hai. No cultivated cool. No fancy haircuts. Just a return to simplicity and a clean new attitude. Genelia tells me the song Jaane Tu… was shot spontaneously at Bandra’s Bandstand with the cast wearing no make-up and dressed just the way they had come out of their homes. “The film was big because it was easy. This whole easiness is something that’s often missed in our films. That’s what worked for Jaane Tu... It became a statement: ‘Be comfortable, be yourself.’”
What does Indianness mean to her in today’s times? “It means using your traditions in a very beautiful way without blocking yourself to anything. My family never made an issue about my joining films. I enjoy being a modern girl. At the same time, I’m not someone who’ll go topless or backless because I have certain values. As Indian women we just can’t take our clothes off and be so blatant.” She underlines the message in her Fanta Apple Go Bite campaign. “Today it’s not like a proposal comes your way and you say, Oh wow. No. I’m as confident about myself as a boy is. I won’t be locked in a cage and be told, ‘Marry this guy’. My parents have brought me up as an individual with a purpose in life. It’s important to be treated as an equal.”
The coming together of the traditional and modern to create a unique new look and stance, is the essence of our shoot. Posing at legendary photographer Ranjit Madhavji's quaint Hamilton Studio in Mumbai, surrounded by sepia-toned images, Genelia embodies the intersection of the past and the future in a moment that’s very now. She loves the global Indian look we have styled for her, teaming gorgeous evening gowns with traditional jadau jewellery.
Up close and personal, the perkiest thing in town is full of surprises. “Much as I seem to be this livewire, I have this extremely lonely side to me. As much as I’m attached, I’m detached. I’m a very friendly kid but I choose my friends very carefully. I’m very closed. I can’t let people know what I feel. It takes me a lot of time to open up,” she confesses as we bond over our Lavazza cappucinos.
As I discover, Genelia the individual is a study in quirky contrasts. She makes her own decisions yet thinks nothing of taking mom to the sets. She’s loyal and stands up for family and friends. Yet she’s diplomatic. She loves Kenny Rogers; she hates techno. Her two favourite actresses, Neetu Singh and Dimple Kapadia, couldn’t be more different women.
Romeos, beware. She’s strictly no nonsense about matters of the heart. No over-the-top jumping about, please. Her idea of romance is moments. Taking out 10 minutes from her busy schedule to make someone feel special is romantic. Keeping the entire day free is “stupid”. But take heart. The livewire has an emotional side. She still has love letters—including one written in blood by a mad fan—from school. And she refused to let go of the old, torn pillow given her by her godmother till her dog finally ripped it apart.
But life’s too manic for love or soppy emotions right now. The promos of her latest film Life Partner co-starring Fardeen Khan are on air. She plays a mad socialite who changes professions every three months. Later this year she has three more releases, It’s My Life, the Hindi remake of Bomarillu co-starring Harman Baweja, a David Dhawan film with John Abraham and another with Shahid Kapur. She’s also super excited about Southern film Katha, a romantic thriller “with an offbeat touch”.
What roles does she dream about? “For someone like me who never intended to be in films, every frikking role is a dream role.”
Does that include wet-sari sequences? “No, thanks. I’d rather play football.”

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Rani Mukherjee on the cover of Hi Blitz September 2009


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The photoshoot was directed and styled by Sabyasachi. I didn't even recognize her at first. This is probably the best she's ever looked. Very impressed!

 

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Launch of Arjun Rampal's Lounge Lap

Hrithik and Susanne (in Emilio Pucci

Shah Rukh and Gauri (in Alexander McQueen

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Akshay-Twinkle feature on cover of L'Officiel this month

By Bollywood Hungama News Network, September 23, 2009 - 14:14 IST

'Match made in heaven' is the expression that best suits this couple. One look at the cover page of the September 2009 L'Officiel magazine and any little doubt will be cleared.

Twinkle and Akshay Kumar, one of the most beautiful Bollywood couples, come together for Dior's Fall-Winter '09 collection photo shoot held in London. It's been almost after a decade that the couple shot together. Talking about the experience Akshay said, "It is probably one of the most enjoyable shoots I have done. It was so nice to have my wife with me."

Well, the couple's pictures do convey the fun and excitement they must've had working together. Talking about the pictures, Twinkle disclosed her little secret. "Our main motive is to have these pictures for our grandkids. One fine day, we will show them these and say, see we were young and glamorous once," she states.

All we can say is that Akshay and Twinkle will definitely remain one of most glamorous couples of time in Bollywood.

Source: Bollywoodhungama.com

 

[Trista]

I honestly like this better than the SRK-Kajol Vogue cover.

 

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^ I agree with you. Look forward to seeing the editorial. Twinkle looks stunning on the cover.

 

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Dia Mirza - Verve India (September 2009)

Wearing a Louis Vuitton blouse with a Shantanu-Nikhil lehenga skirt (but, of course), Dia Mirza graces the Sep edition of Verve India. Shot in Bali, Indonesia, this one has Ms. Mirza wearing mostly Vuitton and carrying Vuitton’s Fall 2009 bags.
The most surprising snippet of this interview was that Tarun Tahiliani will design her main wedding lehenga and not her favorite, Shantanu-Nikhil.

Dia Mirza on Verve India Sep 2009 in Louis Vuitton jacket and Shantanu-Nikhil lehenga

Louis Vuitton, Fall 2009

Nachiket Barve, Fall 2009

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Dream A Little Dream... Text and Styling by Nisha Jhangiani and Photographs by Colston Julian
Published: Volume 17, Issue 9, September, 2009

She played a gutsy and gorgeous bride in Lage Raho Munnabhai, but Dia Mirza is a few years away from essaying this role in reality. In between promoting and shooting for her current roster of films that include surreal screenplays like Kaun Bola and laugh-a-minute capers like Fruit N Nut, she escapes to The Oberoi Bali with the Verve crew and Louis Vuitton’s Fall 2009 line, where she shares her romantic fantasies, wedding wish lists and idyllic honeymoon spots with Nisha Jhangiani.

Two days of back-to-back meetings, press conferences and evening appearances; an eight-hour flight to Bali with a longish stopover in between and despite it all, Dia Mirza still manages to walk into The Oberoi with skin glowing, hair artlessly waved around her visage and just a lashing of mascara to complete her porcelain princess look. All you blushing brides to be, slaving over two-month beauty rituals to achieve that perfect complexion for the big day, eat your hearts out. This one’s got it down pat already.
We unwind at a late lunch of nasi goreng and oversized coconuts oozing with the sweetest water while gazing at a bunch of fit, blond surfers who hit the waves with seeming effortlessness. The conversation automatically veers towards exotic dalliances; would Dia be comfortable with an across-the-seas romance, considering her European heritage.
“My dad was German; he died when I was nine. I’ve got my looks from my mother, but my complexion and nose resemble my father’s. I’m comfortable with where I come from, but ultimately, I think I would want to settle down with an Indian man. I’ve met lots of interesting foreigners, but there’s never been an iota of attraction! Besides which, I still sometimes want to live out my childhood fantasy of being a farmer’s wife, bringing him a lunch potli of bajra rotis, onion and green chillies!”
We both laugh hysterically as she explains this comment. “My mother would always talk about this idea, I guess it passed on to me too. Then there was the Doordarshan influence, my only exposure to television for years. I did move on to other dreams – living like Heidi on the Alps and milking cows or selling hotdogs in New York city, but then Karan Johar, Aditya Chopra and Sooraj Barjatya brought me back to the Indian tradition of the seven-day-long weddings with churas, mehndi, haldi, shaadi songs, pheras... I want a church wedding too, where I walk down in white with my bridesmaids by my side. If I had my way, I would include a quick nikaah as well – kabool hai, kabool hai, and it’s done!

“One thing is for sure, I will get totally decked up. I want to be a gorgeous bride and create a beautiful picture and memory for my husband that he will never forget. My favourite line is from the film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai – ‘Ye dulhan waqt lagayegi!’”
It’s our one free evening in Bali before the shoot begins and we head out to a few quaint boutiques for some window shopping while Dia catches up on some sleep. A couple of hours later though, she calls, impatiently waiting for us to return. As we order our pizzas and soups by her private pool villa, I question whether she has a need for constant company. “I do enjoy being around people, but I’m also a loner. My parties are huge fun; a message goes out inviting everyone over for food and games; alcohol you get yourself, since I don’t drink and I don’t like the impersonal feel of bartenders and caterers. I’ll usually limit the guest list to 20 or so; setting the table, sorting out the crockery and cutlery, deciding the menu are all my domain. There will be lots of music – the Beatles, Carpenters, Sinatra, Pink Floyd – hip hop, alternative rock, ’80s stuff. Games like Taboo last until three a.m. Pictionary usually leads to violent fights. In general, we have a blast!”
The hands-on hostess can easily whip up “Italian, Hyderabadi and anything that involves baking; I’ve watched my mum and my cook and learnt. I’m pretty self-sufficient that way; I’ve been packing my own breakfast since I was seven. Honestly, if I were marooned on an island, I would figure out a way to build a house or light a fire.”
It will be a lucky man who wins himself this wife! “Oh yeah!” she readily agrees. “If the kitchen was up in flames, I’d know what to do. I don’t need a husband to help out if the pressure cooker suddenly bursts, or if the bulbs require changing and the gadgets have to be fixed. He doesn’t have to take over my accounts or run our home. But yes, I would want him to hold my hand when we were out and snuggle me protectively if anyone were badgering us. And definitely, he has to understand my need for cleanliness! Even now, when I walk into the house at 11 p.m., I’ll sweep and swab if the maid hasn’t been in. If he is untidy, we can’t be compatible. Unless he has a great way of making up for it – with a million dollar smile and the cutest sheepish expression in the world. Like Sultan, my Labrador. He’ll walk in from the rain, sloshy paws all over the place, but one doleful expression from him and I’m all forgiveness.”
Next morning, I walk into Dia’s spick and span suite (she has neatly lined up the Louis Vuitton bags being used for the shoot and hung the ready-to-wear dresses with military precision in the wardrobe) as she potters about in itsy-bitsy shorts and a pastel strappy top. We attempt a quick trial of the clothes and accessories and she stops to admire the workmanship of the dramatic ebony Shantanu Nikhil lehnga I am pairing with a Vuitton cocktail dress for the cover. What will she be wearing for her big day? “Don’t do this to me, you will get me killed!” she shrieks, on being asked to choose her favourites. “Tarun Tahiliani for my main wedding lehnga…he’ll do something feminine, chic and aesthetic. Maybe in a peachy-pink or even a yellow,” she muses. “Nikhil and Shantanu will have super fun with my cocktail gown. Rocky S, one of my oldest friends, will have to do an outfit for one of my receptions. There’s something so royal and elegant about Ritu Kumar’s clothes; I won my pageant in her designs, she had mentioned then that she would love to make me something when I get married. Hemant Trivedi, Rohit Bal, Vikram Phadnis; so many people I’ve bonded with over the years; I’ll be spoilt for choice.”

Then there are, “the 300-year-old saris passed down from my great grandmother to me.” And all those timeless Hyderabadi jewels she has inherited? “I will be wearing the navratna, the uncut basra pieces as well as this stunning pair of kadas my mother has given me. In general, I tend to reach out for historic, Mughal, vintage designs.”
What about the crown jewel, the engagement ring? “That depends on what my man can afford. I’ll be touched with whatever he can put together; if it’s on my finger, it will be special.” Dia’s penchant for being sentimental is evident when I question her about the best gift she could pass on. “I paint, I write, but the thing I do best is pottery. I find it so therapeutic; my attachment to mitti is more than to any expensive thing I own – I would have to love someone tremendously to give them something I’ve made.”
How perfect does this special someone have to be? “No man is ideal. You have to make the best of who you’ve got. There will obviously be some inherent quality about him that will connect us. Our basic core values have to be the same; it’s a fallacy that opposites attract, what keeps people together is their similarities. Besides, it would be nice if he was pleasant looking at least! One wants to wake up to someone who looks good. And another thing, he must be open to the idea of adopting; I want to give birth to one child for the experience and then adopt another two.
“You know, I often ask my mother, how will I know when to commit…and she calmly says, Diu, you just do. My mum remarried after my father passed away; my stepfather was more my real dad; I even took on his last name. My parents were great together; they taught me that respect breeds love. I also realised very early in life that you can lose someone you love and then learn to love again. It’s given me hope and faith and made me a great optimist. I don’t want to be with an actor because that involves too much insecurity, uncertainty and an environment of falsehood, but any other professional from my industry is okay. I believe in the institution of marriage totally; there is a reason why century after century, year after year, day after day people are following this path. And I think this belief is stronger in the youth of today, there’s no family pressure to settle down anymore, one gets into this commitment with the intention of sticking with it for life. Like Zayed (Khan) and Mallika or Arbaaz (Khan) and Malaika.”

The mood lightens as we head to the beach for our cover shot. Dia stops to admire a horse, begging us to be allowed to ride one for the feature (time does not permit us to allow this indulgence). She coos and cuddles a little puppy and then plays dreamy bride to the hilt.
I take advantage of this mood and ask her to describe her fairy tale wedding. “In India, but out of Mumbai, except for the main reception. Maybe Jodhpur or Jaipur if it’s in December. Or even my hometown Hyderabad. My girlfriends will plan my bachelorette, where they will take me out of the country and I’ll make an exception and get drunk all night. No male strippers though!
“I have plans for my sangeet; everyone will have to dance for me, do stage performances, prepare a skit... I remember a bunch of us – Riteish Deshmukh, Hrithik and Suzanne Roshan, Celina Jaitley, Kunal Kapoor, Farah Khan and me creating a musical love story for Zayed. I want that!”
We end an eventful day of racing around the resort trying to catch the perfect light and Dia chooses to relax by browsing through my purchases of the day before. “I’m careful about how much I spend,” she comments. “Brands or labels are not important. I can walk into a Prada store, eye a bag and walk out happily if I can’t afford it. I’m whimsical about what I buy. I love my 200 pairs of shoes. I won’t hesitate to pick up hand woven heirloom saris from Benaras that I can pass down to my daughter. She would go crazy with my junk collection from Accessorize.”
As I try on my newly bought flowy jersey dress and a faux snakeskin clutch, she continues, “I’m like you. I want to wear something the minute I buy it. And I do lose control occasionally; I spent Rs 50,000 at one outing in a little store at Phoenix Mills called Forever New; this was one day before I was scheduled to leave for a New York holiday.
“But at least I pack light. And it takes me half an hour to get ready – mascara, faint brown line above the lashes, enhanced cheeks, some gloss. Conditioned hair that I’ve loosened from its wet knot or at most, a few minutes with a straightening iron.”

So we know she won’t keep the husband waiting on her honeymoon and thereafter. “Honeymoon!” she interrupts. “I want to go to Greece, Italy, France; actually, the entire European belt. For one month at least. I’m happy to pay if my husband can’t. Or, we’ll go to Goa. I can enjoy the world anytime,” she merrily chirps.
And enjoying the world, she is. Globetrotting is already part of her daily life, as is the notion of settling down. “I love that question, because I always say to everyone – I’m already settled. Owning your own house, living independently, caring for a dog like a family member; aren’t those all parameters of being settled down?”
They sure are, but what about the dream wedding and the happily ever after marriage then? “All in good time,” she twinkles. “Give me another three years.” We’re counting the days, Dia.

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[Trista]

Audio launch of "Aladin" (the girl is Jacqueline Fernandes, a former Miss Sri Lanka)

Hema Malini's performance (Dusshera? I don't know)

All from Galatta.

 

[Trista]

GQ Men of the Year Awards

The Bachchans

Lara Dutta (in BCBG)

Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor (in Blumarine), Saif Ali Khan

Sophie Choudhary (in Alice & Olivia)

Katrina Kaif (in Jenny Packham, she wore it to the Star Screen awards as well)

Jacqueline Fernandes (in Karen Millen)

Malaika Arora Khan (in Donna Karan with a BV Knot clutch)

All images from Galatta/Bollywood Hungama.

 

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Kareena Kapoor - 'Main Aur Mrs Khanna' Stills (celebutopia

 

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Kareena's on the October 2009 cover of Grazia:

Throw in a bit of fifties with the severe bee-hive bun and well defined cat eyes. A bit of eighties with an Amber Feroze jacket and it’s exaggerated shoulders paired with an Azara dress. And good ol’ 2009 photoshopping skills with a touched up jaw-line and we have ourselves an unrecognizable Ms. Kapoor on the Grazia India cover. The end result may be yet another fierce cover from Grazia but the photoshopped Kareena staring back at us is hard to pass on by.
P.S: Doesn’t that jacket remind you of Balmain? It sure did for us.

Left: Amber Feroze, A/W 2009
Right: Kareena Kapoor on Grazia India Oct 2009
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Kareena looks horrible here! Her face looks even more masculine than usual.