Lara Dutta is planning to bring out fitness apparel and DVDs, like fellow actress Bipasha Basu. This has left the Bengali bombshell fuming.
Dutta plans to launch a fitness DVD along similar lines and beau Mahesh Bhupathi is helping her with his connections in the sporting industry.
Lara and her friends have been making discreet enquiries at her office and with Bips’ close friends about her further plans, so as to avoid repetition.” This has upset Basu, who would’ve preferred a straight approach.
Says a source, “Bipasha had always planned for a 3-DVD set. The first one already launched one, her second should be launched a little later this year and she hopes the third one will also be out shortly after. Now that the first DVD is a sell-out, Bipasha has been pushing the Shemaroo guys (they’re bringing out the video) to bring out the second lot soon.
Lara is planning to step in Bipasha Basu’s fitness footsteps, upsetting the trendsetter.
Lara Dutta is planning to bring out fitness apparel and DVDs, like fellow actress Bipasha Basu. This has left the Bengali bombshell fuming.
Dutta plans to launch a fitness DVD along similar lines and beau Mahesh Bhupathi is helping her with his connections in the sporting industry.
However, according to sources, Bipasha is miffed by the fact that some of Lara’s to her friends. “She would have preferred a straight approach,” says a source.
For Bips fitness is passion; is it true for Lara too?
If you are worried about a receding hairline, don`t go into hiding. Just follow in the footsteps of Bollywood actor Salman Khan or cricketer Virender Sehwag - get your crowning glory back through a hair transplant.
According to Amit Gupta of Delhi-based cosmetic centre Divine Cosmetic Surgery, hair transplantation is still at a growing stage in the country, but a 20-25 percent increase has been noticed in the number of people who avail themselves of the service.
“The trend of hair plantation has increased enormously. It has increased up to 20-25 percent. People have become very conscious and particular about their looks. The advancement in technology has made it all the more convincing,” Gupta told reporters.
Cricketer Sehwag reportedly went for a hair transplant because he feels one sells good when one looks good. But unlike Bollywood stars, he didn`t fly abroad for the treatment.
“People asked whether I got it done from Dubai or the US, but when they got to know it is happening in New Delhi they were very happy,” he was quoted as saying.
Manoj Khanna, who introduced hair transplants in the country in 1995, says people hesitated when he brought the treatment here, but thanks to celebrities, it has become popular.
“I was trained in 10 different cities all over the world like Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Buffalo, Detroit, Miami, London, Paris, Birmingham and Singapore.
“When I brought this technology to India in 1995, it was in a nascent stage and people didn`t know much about it. They had apprehensions,” Khanna, who has centres in Delhi, Mumbai and Dubai, told reporters.
“But there is a lot of awareness now about it as a lot of celebrities have got it done and hair transplantation has increased. Many of the cricket people have got it done from me - like Ravi Shastri, Arun Lal, Harsha Bhogle and Nikhil Chopra. Even Leander Paes` father, Vece Paes, has got it done,” he added.
Gupta too gives credit to celebrities for popularising the treatment.
“The coming in of celebrities has increased the credibility of such surgery. When a person comes across names like Sehwag, Salman Khan, Himesh Reshammiya, Annu Malek, Ravi Shastri, Bhogle (who have all undergone hair transplantation), nobody dares to doubt the results. We get 15-20 cases a month and are expecting it to double in another two years` time,” he said.
The commonest cause of baldness is genetic. Hair transplantation is a surgical technique that involves moving skin containing hair follicles from one part of the body (the donor site) to the bald or balding parts (the recipient site).
However, contrary to common perception, the treatment is not just limited to the scalp but is also used to restore the eyebrow, beard and moustache.
The clinical process is usually a one-day affair performed under local anaesthesia, and is a permanent solution to balding. After the surgery, it takes about a month`s time for the hair to regrow.
The transplantation techniques have advanced so as to ensure no pain or scars and that is also one reason why people are lapping it up. While we thought women were more conscious about their looks, experts say men approach them more often for hair transplants.
“Women come to us for other hair treatments, but for transplantation their numbers are very less,” a doctor from The Richfeel Trichology Centre here told IANS on condition of anonymity.
Viral Desai, a renowned cosmetic surgeon with the DHI global group, said: “The surgery has been simplified even more as it leaves no cuts, no stitches, no scars, no pain with the DHI (Direct Hair Implant) method.
“The demand for this treatment has increased immensely. We treat almost 30 cases in a month, of which only two-three are women.”
Hair transplantation costs anything between Rs.40,000 and Rs.100,000, depending on the number of follicles to be transplanted, said Desai. “The DHI method is expensive and may vary between Rs.200,000 and Rs.500,000 because it has no stitches and guarantees no pain,” he added.
Rahul Sharma, an executive at a multinational company, opted for hair transplantation after failing to regain his tresses with home remedies.
“My hairline had reduced almost 60-70 percent. I tried many remedies and several products claiming to help the hair grow again but nothing worked. Finally, I was suggested to undergo hair transplant. I spent around Rs.60,000 for the treatment. Though I was reluctant initially, now I am really happy that I have got hair back on my head,” said Sharma.
Jeff Bridges walked away with the best actor Oscar for his performance as a washed-up country singer in ‘Crazy Heart’ and Sandra Bullock won the coveted award for her stellar performance in John Lee Hancock’s ‘The Blind Side’ at the 82nd Academy Awards here.
“I want to thank my wonderful director for his ability to instil self-confidence in his actors. Thank you my wonderful team that kept me together. I also want to thank my gorgeous wife (Susan Geston) with whom I have spent more than 33 years and also my three girls without whom I wouldn`t be where I am,” Bridges said in his acceptance speech.
He was nominated along with George Clooney (Up In The Air”), Morgan Freeman (”Invictus”), Jeremy Renner (”The Hurt Locker”) and Colin Firth (”A Single Man”) in the best actor category.
“I have so many people to thank but not enough time. But I want to thank my family and my family of the film, everyone who showed kindness and also those who were mean. I want to thank my mom…,” said Bullock, who broke into tears while giving her acceptance speech.
Kareena Kapoor is known for her size zero as much as her love life and acting prowess. But here is one actor who doesn’t believe in size zero, and she is Deepika Padukone.
Yes, Deepika said that she is not a size zero and doesn’t believe in it. She added that Indian body type doesn’t suit it. She went on to say that it’s nice to be little full and have a nice shape.
