When she first came into limelight as Miss India and then Miss Universe, Lara Dutta seemed to be a terribly intelligent dame. But after eight long years it seems she just doesn’t know how to play her cards right.

Priyanka Chopra who came second to her at the pageant that year (2000), went on to become Miss World, made her debut alongside Lara in 2003 and left her miles behind. PC has worked in big films and with almost every big hero in town, while Lara seems to be stuck in the same place! After working in flop movies and doing bit parts in multi-starrers what more could she expect anyway?

It’s sure going to be interesting to see our sensuous star Lara Dutta on screen in her upcoming film ‘Blue’. After all, Lara was given the Hollywood touch by the same make-up artist who was behind Keira Knightley’s look in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’. Lara says, “the film required a make up artist who could handle make up for under water sequences as well as special effects for the action sequences and give the character a glamorous beach babe look, that was also very natural looking. Nikoletta Skarlatos, who has worked on ‘Transformers’ as well as ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ came very highly recommended by the international action team. She and Clarabelle Saldhana have put the whole look together for make-up and hair. They have done an amazing job and I am extremely thrilled with the results”.