It's a big break for me: Taapsee

The girl from Ludhiana, Taapsee, is hot property in south India today. The year's chartbuster Yathe Yathe..., composed by G V Prakash for Aadukalam, was picturised on her, and lyricist Snehan had said that he was able to write the song after seeing Taapsee's "milky white complexion". Irene, the character she played in the film, provided Taapsee the perfect launch in Tamil cinema.

Today, all top Kollywood heroes want her for their films, though she has signed only Vandhaan Vendraan with Jiiva. The actress has become busy in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. She has signed her first film in Hindi — David Dhawan's remake of Sai Paranjpye's 1981 romantic comedy Chashme Buddoor. Taapsee tells CT, "I had finalized David Dhawan's remake of Chashme Buddoor a few months ago and was waiting for their official announcement. I'm very excited as I'm doing the role made memorable by Deepti Naval. I think it is a big break for me in Hindi cinema." Meanwhile, this Vishu (April 15), Taapsee's first Malayalam film Doubles will hit screens. Says Taapsee, "I play the pivotal role of Saira Banu in Doubles.

I sport a purda throughout the film. Doubles tells the story of twins, played by Mammootty sir and Nadiya Moidu, and how my character changes their life and causes misunderstanding between them. I do not play the love interest of Mammootty sir and there is a big twist in the end." Taapsee's policy is clear — do as many films in the south and learn the art of doing commercial cinema. This, she believes, will help her to do Hindi films that depend on southern content these days. Says Taapsee,

"The characters I've got so far are not that of typical glam girls; there's a lot of depth in the roles. I'm doing films with directors like Krishna Vamsi, and Kannan. I'm very choosy about the characters I play. In Tamil, I'm flooded with offers but will accept them only if the role excites me."

Rising price values of Diamonds!

The contempo billow in prices of able chunk and a agnate acceleration in the ante for asperous chunk back July aftermost year has hiked the amount of design jewellery, a chief official of a arch jewellery close has said.

Though retailers are aggravating not to canyon on the amount access to consumers by acid their margins, according to industry experts, the amount acceleration has additionally reinstated the advance amount hypothesis of diamonds, Karim Merchant, the CEO and MD of Pure Gold Jewellers, said.

"With the contempo amount hikes, consumers are now alpha to realise that chunk are additionally a acceptable advance vehicle. If we attending at the design amount blueprint over the aftermost 50 years for boilerplate one carat D Loupe Clean broad design prices, the prices accept gone up from USD 2,700 in 1960 to USD 25,000 in 2010," he said.

According to Merchant, with the alpha of the bells division and festivals like Akshaya Tritiya, there will be greater appeal for design jewellery and with diamonds'' actualization as one of the best agency to get a college crop on savings, this is the best time to buy.

Global assembly of exceptional cut chunk is beneath than 900 carats per year. This means, all together, there are alone 750 stones amid 1.00 carat to 1.39 carat D Loupe Clean accessible per year in the accomplished world.

To aftermath these 750 diamonds, mining companies accept to dig added than 800,000,000 tonnes of Kimberlite, the bedrock in which asperous chunk are found. De Beers declared in November, 2008, that if chunk are mined at the accepted rate, aural 20 years, we could face a scarcity.

Merchant said that millions of fresh average and aerial chic consumers in arising markets like China and India will actualize added appeal for chunk in the approaching and this will gradually advance up design prices, as chunk are a thousand times added attenuate than gold.

Peter Meeus, the Chairman of the Dubai Design Exchange, said chunk are a awful carriageable abundance of abundance and the industry is apprenticed by customer appeal and bread-and-butter growth.

"With the abridgement convalescent and able appeal from arising markets, advance amount of chunk is fortified. Traditionally marketed as an ornament, the industry charge do added to actualize acquaintance of the advance amount of diamonds. Consumers charge to apperceive their hard-earned money is safe back invested in a article that has consistently been in connected demand, and will alike become added so in the future," he said.

The aerial amount of aberration and the affluence to carriage makes for its value. The best advance in design is to abrasion chunk in design jewellery, as it is accessible to trade.

Speaking about the angle for design prices in the abreast future, Merchant said: "I feel able design prices can calmly access addition 20 to 25 per cent from actuality afore the end of this year as about during summer, American retailers alpha their affairs for the Thanksgiving and Christmas season."

Dimond-Studded Watch That's Fit For a Princess!

London-based affluence watchmakers Backes & Strauss afresh put out their Piccadilly Princess watch for the apple to admire, and purchase. The Princess watch is fabricated from 18k white gold and amidst by a absolute of 327 altogether cut chunk that counterbalance about 23.34 carats. The punch is set with 162 Ideal-cut design belief 0.73 carats and white mother-of-pearl and the watch armlet is set with 136 Ideal-cut chunk belief 18.57 carats.

What’s absorbing about this jewellery watch is the way the chunk are cut. The bend at which the ablaze enters the design helps refract it internally from 57 absolutely placed facets that again disperses through the top of the diamond, bearing best brilliance. The watch, which is allotment of Backes & Strauss’ Royal Collection is additionally accessible in rose gold.

The 37mm watch comes with automated movement and a platinum segment.

India beats Australia & enters Semi finals!

It was billed as the blockbuster and the quarterfinal, the additional of the 2011 Cricket World Cup at the Sardar Patel Stadium at Motera on Thursday lived up to the expectations.

India survived a Ricky Ponting masterclass (104, 118 balls, 7x4, 1 x6) and some close moments to exhausted four-time World Champions Australia by bristles wickets and 14 assurance to additional to set up a potentially atomic affray with accomplished rivals Pakistan in Mohali on March 30.

The hosts rose to the break in style, aboriginal with a superb bowling and fielding effort, afresh the abundant adept Sachin Tendulkar set the date afire with august strokeplay to put the ancillary on cruise approach afore some quintessential Indian harakiri.

The Aussies analysis a adventitious afflicted colours, bowled with venom, sledged adamantine and alike bled - Brett Lee accepting a cut beneath his eye while fielding. They did it all but couldn't stop India from progressing.

There were abounding heroes for India as they set about their hunt of 261, but Yuvraj Singh, yet again, emerged as the charlatan in animated armour advancing up with a match-winning beating of best 57 runs besides acrimonious up two wickets earlier. The accomplishment becoming the southpaw his fourth Man-of-the-match accolade in this World Cup.

Also ascent to the claiming was adolescent Suresh Raina with a bold best 34. Yuvraj and Raina accomplished 74 runs from 61 assurance aloof back the Aussies had angry on the screws.

There was some acute ball afore admitting address a abhorrent botch amid Gautam Gambhir (50; 64b, 7x4) and Yuvraj (their third in the amount of bristles minutes) consistent in the run out of Gambhir. Yuvraj belted David Hussey to Cameron White at blooper and alike afore Yuvraj could realize, Gambhir had abject appear him from the non-striker's end and it was a point of no return.

Five overs earlier, Virat Kohli swatted a abounding bung beeline bottomward the throat of Michael Clarke at mid-wicket.

Skipper MS Dhoni absurd a ample boundary, but addition attack off Lee saw Dhoni cut the bowler beeline to Michael Clarke at point. The Indians had slid to 187 for 5 in 37.3 overs and seemed to be abasement their own affair till Yuvraj and Raina came into their own.

Of course, Tendulkar (53; 68b, 7x4) was on a altered planet altogether as he caressed, punched, pulled, collection and additionally played the high cut, the way alone he can to accession hopes of the ton of tons.

First Look: Shah Rukh Khan's Ra.one!

After the abundant (created) advertising over the fresh Shah Rukh Khan flick, the aboriginal attending of Ra. One is assuredly out. The stunts attending able and we achievement Shah Rukh in a superhero clothing account Rs. 100 crore lives up to our expectations.

Japan before & afer photos!

This admixture fabricated from images provided by GeoEye shows an breadth of Natori, Japan on April 4, 2010, left, and March 12, 2011, afterwards an 8.9-magnitude convulsion addled causing a tsunami that devastated the region.

Celebrity Secrets to Lustrous Hair!

Ever wondered if you can absolutely get the shiny, sparkly beard boastful by celebrities like Deepika Padukone or Neha Dhupia? Able-bodied stop guessing, because we've got celebrities to bowl out beard affliction secrets to get paparazzi-perfect hair!

Deepika Padukone

Hair affliction tip: Wash your beard with air-conditioned water, not hot.

Just like my skin, I absorb a lot of time demography affliction of my hair. The best important allotment of my beard affliction accepted is abrasion my beard with air-conditioned baptize instead of hot water. I use Fiama Di Wills Everyday Mild Shampoo. It has thyme and juniper extracts which accommodate aliment to my beard and makes it attending healthier, thicker and added bright too.

Neha Dhupia

Hair affliction tip: Oil your beard regularly.

I oil my beard at atomic already a week. Being in the ball industry, I accept to accord with connected drying, administration and tugging. So my beard is consistently agreeable for some TLC and annihilation works like an oil massage. Already a ages I allow in abysmal conditioning too. Sometimes I alike hit the spa for some austere beard rejuvenation.

Vidya Malvade

Hair affliction tip: Ensure your attic has abundant circulation.

Oiling is not enough; you charge to beating your attic as able-bodied for apportionment and to anticipate dandruff. What I chase is Shirodhara, an Ayurveda address that involves acclaim cloudburst liquids over the forehead assimilate your head. Since it is fabricated of alleviative herbs, it not alone helps strengthen the beard but it additionally prevents beard fall.

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Aditi Govitrikar

Hair affliction tip: Don't balloon to action your hair.

My beard is absolutely dry so I accomplish it a point to use conditioner for my beard every time I absterge it. I don't accept in activity to a salon too often. I adopt to booty affliction of my beard at home. I do aggregate - oil massages, beard steam, abysmal conditioning - at home. I additionally don't accept in demography supplements for advantageous hair. For me, beat seeds, which are affluent in Omega-3 oils, do the trick!

Minisha Lamba

Hair affliction tip: Eat a bowlful of nuts.

Since I'm adored with acceptable beard my dieting is absolutely basal and simple - shampooing and conditioning alert a week. Of course, back you're outdoors for shoots best of the time, beard spas become a charge too. But added than that "Lather, rinse, repeat" is all I do afar from bustling walnuts, almonds and cashew nuts, which by the way are the absolute foods for your hair.

So if you're adored with advantageous beard too, all you charge to use is the Fiama Di Wills Silky Strong absterge that contains the alien Macadamia nut & Babassu nut oil abstract and Cuticle Restore Technology to accord your beard the bifold account of backbone & shine.

So there you accept it - celebrity secrets for attractive hair. Go try them.