Soft, smooth, fragrant and luscious skin. Since the beginning of time, skin such as this has been what every woman desires and it continues to top a woman’s beauty craving even till date. Egyptians discovered the secret to such unforgettable skin ages ago. Bollywood divas such as Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra are living beauties [...]

We have heard of it, seen it, read about it, admired it and dreamt of owning an exquisite one of our own. But the various facets of the unfaceted polki are still in a shroud for most jewelery lovers.

The brilliance of the cut diamonds not withstanding, uncut diamonds have a charm of their own that comes to life when teamed with the right kind of stones and metals.

The world took notice of the Indian uncut diamonds or polki and its gorgeous form of jewelery when Rani Mukherjee displayed some stunners in Paheli and Aishwarya Rai in Jodha Akbar.

The jewelery is trendy yet with an elegant feel to it making it perfect for the brides. Pakistani bridal scene is very well flooded with this jewelery even with imitation pieces of polki.

Go ahead to select you favorite one from the collection of designs posted here.

London (PTI): Freida Pinto, the star in the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire, has leaped ahead of her Indian rivals to become the highest paid actress in Bollywood, a news report said on Thursday. Following the success of Slumdog, which took home eight Oscars and whose worldwide box office receipts so far are estimated at over USD [...]

Mumbai (IANS): It is going to be a very busy year for Aishwarya Rai. She not only has Mani Ratnam’s gruelling “Ravan” with husband Abhishek Bachchan to complete, she also begins work on Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next movie, with Hrithik Roshan, to be shot in Goa. But before that she goes into filmmaker Vipul Shah’s [...]

2008 was a year when quite a few newcomers made a mark in their very first film. Actors like Anushka, Asin, Adah and Prachi Desai made a thumping impression while Genelia D’Souza saw a revival in her career with ‘Jaane Tu Jaane Naa’. Katrina Kaif got her hits but there wasn’t a single performance that [...]

It doesn’t have songs, is in Punjabi, is made by a Pakistani and is considered a mainstream film — documentary filmmaker Sabiha Sumar’s first film “Khamosh Pani” is finally set to be released in theatres across the country. But will there be an audience for a film about a victim of the partition of India [...]

Actor Aamir Khan and former Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan will star in a live telethon on Pakistan’s Geo TV this evening. Viewers will call the channel on designated phone lines, speak to the celebrities – ask them a question – and donate a sum of money towards Imran’s second Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, to [...]

Devdas is being remade again — this time, in Pakistan, by producer Nadeem Sha and veteran Pakistani director, Iqbal Kashmiri. Music is by Vajahat Atrye and is arranged by Uttam Singh. The songs for the film will be sung by Indian singers, including Asha Bhosle, Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Kavita Krishnamurthy and Alka Yagnik. The [...]

In the first and largest event of its type, Indian and Pakistani film stars and artistes performed together in a six-hour concert to raise funds for tsunami survivors. Called “Help!”, the concert held in Bombay, was broadcast on several news and entertainment television channels, including Geo TV. Indian film legend Amitabh Bachchan, superstars Shahrukh Khan [...]

Salman Khan is back in the news. For the wrong reasons, once again! At a packed-to-capacity press conference at his plush bungalow in Juhu on April 1, Vivek Oberoi told the media persons that Salman Khan had threatened him in the early hours of March 30. Vivek claimed that Salman called him 41 times that [...]