spicy world

2009-02-09T02:56:00.001-08:00

The habit of people continually changing the style of clothing worn, which is now worldwide, at least among urban populations, is generally held by historians to be a distinctively Western one.[dubious – discuss] At other periods in Ancient Rome and other cultures changes in costume occurred, often at times of economic or social change, but then a long period without large changes followed. In 8th century Cordoba, Spain, Ziryab, a famous musician - a star in modern terms - is said to have introduced sophisticated clothing styles based on seasonal and daily timings from his native Baghdad and his own inspiration.

English caricature of Tippies of 1796
The beginnings of the habit in Europe of continual and increasingly rapid change in styles can be fairly clearly dated to the middle of the 14th century, to which historians including James Laver and Fernand Braudel date the start of Western fashion in clothing.[2][3] The most dramatic manifestation was a sudden drastic shortening and tightening of the male over-garment, from calf-length to barely covering the buttocks, sometimes accompanied with stuffing on the chest to look bigger. This created the distinctive Western male outline of a tailored top worn over leggings or trousers which is still with us today.

Marie Antoinette was a major fashion icon during the late 18th century.
The pace of change accelerated considerably in the following century, and women and men's fashion, especially in the dressing and adorning of the hair, became equally complex and changing. Art historians are therefore able to use fashion in dating images with increasing confidence and precision, often within five years in the case of 15th century images. Initially changes in fashion led to a fragmentation of what had previously been very similar styles of dressing across the upper classes of Europe, and the development of distinctive national styles, which remained very different until a counter-movement in the 17th to 18th centuries imposed similar styles once again, finally those from Ancien Régime in France.[3]:317-24 Though fashion was always led by the rich, the increasing affluence of early modern Europe led to the bourgeoisie and even peasants following trends at a distance sometimes uncomfortably close for the elites - a factor Braudel regards as one of the main motors of changing fashion.[3]:313-15
The fashions of the West are generally unparalleled either in antiquity or in the other great civilizations of the world. Early Western travellers, whether to Persia, Turkey, Japan or China frequently remark on the absence of changes in fashion there, and observers from these other cultures comment on the unseemly pace of Western fashion, which many felt suggested an instability and lack of order in Western culture. The Japanese Shogun's secretary boasted (not completely accurately) to a Spanish visitor in 1609 that Japanese clothing had not changed in over a thousand years.[3]:312-3 :323 However in Ming China, for example, there is considerable evidence for rapidly changing fashions in Chinese clothing,[4]

Albrecht Dürer's drawing contrasts a well turned out bourgeoise from Nuremberg (left) with her counterpart from Venice, in. The Venetian lady's high chopines make her taller.
Ten 16th century portraits of German or Italian gentlemen may show ten entirely different hats, and at this period national differences were at their most pronounced, as Albrecht Dürer recorded in his actual or composite contrast of Nuremberg and Venetian fashions at the close of the 15th century (illustration, right). The "Spanish style" of the end of the century began the move back to synchronicity among upper-class Europeans, and after a struggle in the mid 17th century, French styles decisively took over leadership, a process completed in the 18th century.[3]:317-21
Though colors and patterns of textiles changed from year to year,[5] the cut of a gentleman's coat and the length of his waistcoat, or the pattern to which a lady's dress was cut changed more slowly. Men's fashions largely derived from military models, and changes in a European male silhouette are galvanized in theatres of European war, where gentleman officers had opportunities to make notes of foreign styles: an example is the "Steinkirk" cravat or necktie.
The pace of change picked up in the 1780s with the increased publication of French engravings that showed the latest Paris styles; though there had been distribution of dressed dolls from France as patterns since the 16th century, and Abraham Bosse had produced engravings of fashion from the 1620s. By 1800, all Western Europeans were dressing alike (or thought they were): local variation became first a sign of provincial culture, and then a badge of the conservative peasant.[6]
Although tailors and dressmakers were no doubt responsible for many innovations before, and the textile industry certainly led many trends, the history of fashion design is normally taken to date from 1858, when the English-born Charles Frederick Worth opened the first true haute couture house in Paris. Since then the professional designer has become a progressively more dominant figure, despite the origins of many fashions in street fashion.
Modern Westerners have a wide choice available in the selection of their clothes. What a person chooses to wear can reflect that person's personality or likes. When people who have cultural status start to wear new or different clothes a fashion trend may start. People who like or respect them may start to wear clothes of a similar style.
Fashions may vary considerably within a society according to age, social class, generation, occupation sexual orientation, and geography as well as over time. If, for example, an older person dresses according to the fashion of young people, he or she may look ridiculous in the eyes of both young and older people. The terms fashionista or fashion victim refer to someone who slavishly follows the current fashions. A new term originated in the USA during the economic difficulties of 2008: recessionista combining the words recession and fashionista. Recessionista may be defined as: a person who strives to remain fashionable on a minimal budget.[7] [8]
One can regard the system of sporting various fashions as a fashion language incorporating various fashion statements using a grammar of fashion. (Compare some of the work of Roland Barthes.)

[edit] Changes

In youth subculture fashion is sometimes used to flout previously-held societal norms, such as by wearing pants low to expose underwear. (2008)
Fashion, by description, changes constantly. The changes are more rapidly in other aspects like the fields of human activity (language, thought, etc). For some, modern fast-paced changes in fashion embody many of the negative aspects of capitalism: it results in waste and encourages people qua consumers to buy things unnecessarily. Other people enjoy the diversity that changing fashion can apparently provide, seeing the constant change as a way to satisfy their desire to experience "new" and "interesting" things. Note too that fashion can change to enforce uniformity, as in the case where so-called Mao suits became the national uniform of mainland China.
At the same time there remains an equal or larger range designated 'out of fashion'.(These or similar fashions may cyclically come back 'into fashion' in due course, and remain 'in fashion' again for a while.)
Practically every aspect of appearance that can be changed has been changed at some time, for example skirt lengths ranging from ankle to mini to so short that it barely covers anything. Another example is how in the past, women's hair used to be big and volumnized to a great extent and now its very laid back and not so big and volumnized like an afro. In the past, new discoveries and lesser-known parts of the world could provide an impetus to change fashions based on the exotic: Europe in the eighteenth or nineteenth centuries, for example, might favor things Turkish at one time, things Chinese at another, and things Japanese at a third. A modern version of exotic clothing includes club wear. Globalization has reduced the options of exotic novelty in more recent times, and has seen the introduction of non-Western wear into the Western world.
Fashion houses and their associated fashion designers, as well as high-status consumers (including celebrities), appear to have some role in determining the rates and directions of fashion change. The impact of this influence depends on many things like economic status.
In an article appearing in the Econ Journal Watch economists Philip R. P. Coelho, Daniel B. Klein and James E. McClure took issue with economic research explaining fashion cycles as the product of short term monopolies and self identified social stratification. In their research Coelho, Klein and McClure demonstrated
"that no quasi-monopoly in fashion design exists. What principally allows garment producers to price their products at a premium to "ordinary" garments is their reputation for producing superior garments, superior in a number of production characteristics. Some are qualities associated with: (1) the fabric, such as type (wool, cotton, linen, silk, blend, synthetics, etc.), weave, thread count, weight, color, backing, and so forth; (2) construction (double or single thread) and piping; and (3) ancillary objects (buttons, zippers, ornamentation). Whole sub-industries are devoted to, for examples, buttons and zippers, and an incorrect decision on one of these margins can force the garment maker into closure.13 A major reason why fashion goods sell for premium prices is that they are relatively expensive to produce because the materials and specialized production capabilities that produce fashion goods can only be supplied at positive and usually increasing marginal costs."
[9]
More recently, fashion has taken a turn and looped back to the past. This change is a modernized version of the past. For example, tights were a major part of the 80s, along with the off the shoulder shirts. Today, we have modernized the tights phenomenon, along with the off-the shoulder shirts to reason with todays fashion. Fashion, currently, is like a time machine where the past is being modernized to fit with the future.

[edit] Media

The Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen is one of the most famous faces seen on fashion magazine covers.
An important part of fashion is fashion journalism. Editorial critique and commentary can be found in magazines, newspapers, on television, fashion websites, social networks and in fashion blogs.
At the beginning of the 20th century, fashion magazines began to include photographs and became even more influential than in the past. In cities throughout the world these magazines were greatly sought-after and had a profound effect on public taste. Talented illustrators drew exquisite fashion plates for the publications which covered the most recent developments in fashion and beauty. Perhaps the most famous of these magazines was La Gazette du Bon Ton which was founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel and regularly published until 1925 (with the exception of the war years).
Vogue, founded in the US in 1902, has been the longest-lasting and most successful of the hundreds of fashion magazines that have come and gone. Increasing affluence after World War II and, most importantly, the advent of cheap colour printing in the 1960s led to a huge boost in its sales, and heavy coverage of fashion in mainstream women's magazines - followed by men's magazines from the 1990s. Haute couture designers followed the trend by starting the ready-to-wear and perfume lines, heavily advertised in the magazines, that now dwarf their original couture businesses. Television coverage began in the 1950s with small fashion features. In the 1960s and 1970s, fashion segments on various entertainment shows became more frequent, and by the 1980s, dedicated fashion shows like FashionTelevision started to appear. Despite television and increasing internet coverage, including fashion blogs, press coverage remains the most important form of publicity in the eyes of the industry.
Fashion Editor, Brooke Kelley said, "There's a misconception in the industry that TV, magazines and blogs dictate to the consumer, what to wear. But most trends aren't released to the public before consulting the target demographic. So what you see in the media is a result of research of popular ideas among the people. Essentially, fashion is a group of people bouncing ideas off of one another, like any other form of art." [10

2009-02-09T02:40:00.001-08:00

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2009-01-22T05:03:00.001-08:00

forflatbelly

2009-01-16T10:00:00.000-08:00

Having a flat belly is a dream for many people. How do we effectively reduce belly fat? Here are helpful way tips to get rid of that huge chuck amount of fat in your belly and attain those so-called "washboard abs".

1. Do Exercises

Try doing cardio exercises or aerobic workouts for 30-45 minutes per session in order to maximize benefits. Stopping after only 20 minutes will not do you any good, as considerable fat loss will only kick in when glycogen supply goes way down.

Try to exercise everyday or at least three times per week to build on endurance and strength.

2. Have a good diet

Remember that even if you are performing cardio work, results can never be achieved if you do not have a good diet. Fat loss is calculated at 50% nutrition and 50% exercise.

Take note that even if you work out for a considerable amount of time, this will be all for naught if your calorie intake remains higher compared to what you lose.

3. Have breakfast regularly

Not only with a hearty breakfast start your day on a positive note but it will jumpstart your metabolism. Remember that you did not eat anything during the duration of your sleep and it is likely that your stomach is empty. Having no energy will make you feel sluggish.

4. Ban salty food

Always take note that salt absorbs water. If you want to reduce your belly fat, it is advisable to consume food that is low or free of salt. If your body holds less water, you'll be able to achieve a leaner frame in no time.

In summary, attaining reducing belly fat is difficult especially for those that are fat most of their lives. It will take a large amount of discipline to exercise everyday and keep a balance diet. However, anything can be achieved, as long there is a conscious effort to improve.

haircare

2009-01-16T09:56:00.000-08:00

No matter what type of hair nature blessed you with, there are things you can do to keep it healthy, lustrous, looking its best. Here are some tips for a healthy head of hair from the tradition of ayurveda, the 5,000-year old system of holistic healing that originated in India:

Like everything else about true, lasting beauty, healthy hair begins within your body. Start with your diet. Include lots of green leafy vegetables and sweet juicy fruits. Dairy products such as milk and fresh yogurt will also help. Fresh coconut is also considered excellent "hair food" -- sprinkle grated coconut over salads, diced fresh fruit, or rice.

Cut down on refined, processed and canned foods. Ayurveda considers foods with artificial preservatives and chemical additives stripped of their inherent "intelligence" and therefore not helpful in supplying nutrition to your body and mind. Ice-cold beverages also hamper the process of digestion and assimilation of nutrients.

Cooking with certain spices adds flavor to your food and provides nourishment for your hair. Cumin, turmeric and black pepper are some "hair-friendly" spices. Add a healthy pinch of each to single-portion soups and stews as they are cooking. Sauté 1/8 -1/4 teaspoon each of the three spices in a teaspoon of ghee (clarified butter) or olive oil and add to cooked veggies. Roasted ground cumin and ground black pepper can be sprinkled over fresh yogurt.

Stress can be seriously injurious to long-term health and color of hair. Try and manage your time and tasks to minimize time-related pressures. Practice relaxation techniques such as meditation. Seek out tranquil sights in nature to help restore balance to your mind. Relaxing or uplifting music can be therapeutic. Get adequate, good quality sleep to help the natural process of rejuvenation.

Ayurvedic herbs that help hair health include Eclipta alba and Gotu Kola. Eclipta alba is called "Bhringaraj" -- literally, king of tresses. It nourishes the hair and helps resistance to stress as well. Brahmi, sometimes called Gotu Kola, also helps balance the mind and nourishes the hair and scalp. Since Ayurveda considers the health, color and luster of hair so dependent on overall mind/body health, synergistic Ayurvedic herbal preparations for hair can also include herbs such as Country Mallow, which is supposed to strengthen the physiology, and Winter Cherry, which aids resistance to stress.

Stay away from harsh chemical topical products that can damage hair over time. Look for gentle, natural cleansers and conditioners, especially if you wash your hair more than three times a week. Shampoos and conditioners that contain nourishing botanicals are even better. Read labels carefully -- sometimes, products that say "herbal" or "natural" can include no-no chemicals.

A warm oil scalp massage two or three times a week will help stimulate and moisturize the scalp. You can use good quality coconut, almond or olive oil. Ayurvedic hair oils also contain some of the herbs mentioned earlier. Apply some mildly warmed oil to your hair and gently massage into your scalp evenly with your fingertips. Leave on overnight if you can, if not, leave on for at least an hour or two, then get it out by shampooing your hair. The scalp massage helps you relax and aids sound sleep as well.

Never attack wet hair with a brush, no matter how rushed for time you are. Tangles in wet hair are best removed with a wide-toothed comb. Use a wooden comb if you can find one; it won't generate static electricity. Excessive blow-drying can damage hair in the long-term, making it brittle and causing split ends. If you can, let your hair dry naturally, then brush into place.

Last, but not least, brushing your hair regularly to stimulate the scalp will keep it looking healthy and lustrous. Brush each night in all directions in turn -- left to right, right to left, front to back and back to front. Use smooth long strokes from scalp to hairtips.

Your hair can indeed be your crowning glory if you treat it right!

Other Useful Tips:

Beer Is good for the hair-----True
Pale ale makes an excellent setting lotion. Apply it to the hair before putting in rollers or blow drying.

Brushing hair 100 times at night makes it shine-----True
Thorough brushing stimulates the oil glands in the scalp and makes the hair shinier than normal. However, too much brushing can split and thin the hair.

Baldness is a sign of virility-----False
Baldness may be partly caused by the male sex hormone testosterone circulation in the body. It can therefore be regarded as a sign of virility by those who wish to do so. But men with full heads of hair can be just as virile as those who are bald.

Hair can turn white overnight-----False
Because of the slow growth of hair----about 13mm a month----it is impossible for anyone to go white overnight from shock or grief.

Singeing the hair makes it grow-----False
Visible hair is made up of dead cells and singeing only causes split ends. Live hair is under the skin and is unaffected by singeing.

Hair continues to grow after death-----False
The shrinkage of skin surrounding the hair follicles might reveal a further 1.5mm or so of hair after death, but hair growth----like nail growth----ends once the body stops functioning.

How to achieve and maintain a healthy head of handsome hair.

Three main things are needed for a good-looking head of hair----good health, the right attention to cleanliness, and caution when using cosmetic treatments.

Adequate Diet

Hair growth depends on an adequate diet. A widespread diet problem which causes loss of hair is iron deficiency Anemia. The cause is too little iron in blood, brought on by a diet containing too little meat, eggs, cereals or peas and beans. Fresh fruits and vegetables are also needed to provide vitamin C, which enables the body to absorb iron.

Cutting the hair

Although cutting the hair is not essential to its well-being, it is easier to keep the scalp clean if the hair is kept reasonably short. Regular cutting does not make the hair grow strong or faster.

How hair can be damaged

Although scalp hair is hardy, and can withstand a lot of abuse, it can be damaged by too much or inexpertly applied perming, dyeing, bleaching and massage. The amount of beautying the hair can take varies from person to person. Occasionally the scalp is allergic to the dye and becomes inflamed and swollen. To prevent this occurring, the dye should be tested by applying it to a small area on the arm. If a patch of inflammation has developed, the dye must not be used on the hair.

Most people who bleach their hair do so with hydrogen peroxide. If the peroxide is repeatedly applied, it may make the hair brittle. If this happens the hair may turn rough, develop split ends, or become thinned or shortened.

Grey hair

The hair's colour is determined by the proportion of two pigments----one brown-black, the other red-yellow---which are deposited in the hair shafts. Greying hair is part of the natural ageing process, in which less and less pigment is laid down in the shafts. Grey hair usually first appear on the temples and then spread over the scalp. The age at which greyness begins and its extent depends upon heredity.

Ailments that can affect your hair

The hair can be affected by a number of ailments----some of which may require professional treatment.

Hair loss

Women may lose hair several weeks after childbirth, or after giving up contraceptive pill. Many women going through menopause find that their hair becomes much thinner---and stays that way.

Shampooing the way to well-groomed hair

The main purpose of shampooing the hair is to remove grease and dirt and provide a clean, well-groomed appearance. Shampoos can be given weekly.

The hair should be thoroughly brushed or combed to loosen the dirt and scales---or dead cells---on the scalp. For this you use a brush with natural bristle, or a comb with widely spaced, smooth teeth. Do not brush or comb too vigorously, as this can thin the hair.

Pour a small amount of shampoo---about a teaspoon---into the palm of the hand. Massage the shampoo evenly into the hair with the finger tips, covering all the scalp. Build up a creamy lather.

Rinse the hair using luke warm water. Then once again gently massage a teaspoon of shampoo into the scalp. Finally, rinse the hair until the water is absolutely clear. Do not rub the hair roughly with a towel to dry it, but pat it to remove some of the moisture.

Making the hair manageable

Hair that is dry, or that tends to tangle, may be treated with a conditioner, which coats each strand with a fine film. This makes the hair easier to comb after shampooing, and gives a temporary shine and smoothness.

Pat the hair dry with a towel. The hair may have static electricity from the shampoo and water, making it hard to manage. This is counteracted by the conditioner.

Massage a teaspoonful of the conditioner gently into the ends of the hair with the fingertips. Leave 2-3 minutes and then rinse every trace of the conditioner.

Dandruff

Scales of dead skin from the scalp. It is most common in early adulthood, but may occur at other ages.

Symptoms

# Dry scales showering on to clothing and surrounds.
# Less commonly the scales are greasy and stuck to the hair and scalp. These cause severe irritation. If removed by scratching, the skin may bleed.

Duration

# This depends on how the condition is managed.

Causes

# The cause is not known. The tendency is inherited and the greasier the skin the worse the dandruff.

Treatment at home

# Twice weekly use of Kunthalamrutham anti-dandruff shampoo helps.

When to consult the doctor

# If the scalp becomes infected after scratching the head.
# If the scalp persist or get worse after several weeks of home treatment.
# If the scalp appear to be thick.

What the doctor may do

# Check that the scales are not caused by an infection.
# Give further advice on how to treat the dandruff.

Prevention

# Follow KRHC.

Outlook

Dandruff can be controlled even if not cured.

secret4beautifulhair

2009-01-16T09:51:00.000-08:00

According to ayurveda, a healthy beautiful head of hair requires an ongoing care routine that starts with nourishment. Why wait until you experience hair problems? As with your skin, start taking care of it now, and you’ll reap the benefits for years to come.

Massaging the scalp and hair with warm oil, preferably infused with hair-friendly herbs, is the best way to nourish the scalp and hair topically. Not only does the massage work wonders for your hair, but it also relaxes the mind and nervous system.

The oil for the massage can be customized by hair and body type. If your hair is thin, dry and frizzy and prone to split-ends, you have Vata hair. If you have fine hair prone to premature thinning or graying, you are Pitta-predominant. If you are predominantly Kapha, your hair will tend to be thick and oily.

The Benefits

A warm oil massage, done at least once a week (if you have more Vata in your make-up, you would want to try to do it two to three times a week), has the following benefits:

It lubricates and conditions the scalp, helping to prevent flakes and dry scalp without the use of harsh chemical shampoos.
It helps enhance blood circulation in the head and neck area. When the scalp is “tight” from stress, circulation and hair growth are impeded.
It helps relax the scalp and increase pliability.
It helps strengthen the roots of the hair and nourishes the hair-shafts, promoting new hair growth and strengthening current hair.
It helps soften and condition the hair, making it more manageable.
It spreads the natural oils of the hair, increasing hair luster and vibrancy.
It helps protect hair from the damaging effects of the sun and harsh weather by improving resiliency over time.
It is replenishing and rejuvenating for dry, damaged hair, and helps prevent excessive brittleness and split-ends.
It helps pacify Vata dosha. Especially when enriched with Vata-pacifying herbs, a warm oil hair and scalp massage can be wonderfully relaxing for the mind and nervous system.
When fortified with cooling, Pitta-pacifying herbs, the hair and scalp massage can help balance Pitta dosha and help prevent Pitta-related problems such as premature graying or thinning of hair.
It also helps reduce body heat in general, especially if you have been up late a few nights or your eyes are smarting from too much close work on the computer or reading.
A Pitta-pacifying massage also helps promote emotional balance. The massage helps relax the muscles in the neck area.
The hair and scalp massage can help promote sound sleep at night.
Choosing a Massage Oil

If you are Vata-predominant, choose almond oil or sesame oil as the base oil. Both of these oils are very nourishing for the scalp and hair and help reduce stiffness and tightness in the scalp.

For Pitta persons, cooling coconut oil is the ideal choice. Because coconut is very Pitta-pacifying, coconut oil massage can retard hair problems such as thinning and premature graying that are associated with an aggravated Pitta dosha.

If you are Kapha-predominant, sesame or olive oil are good choices. Olive oil has purifying properties that help keep pores open.

While massaging with a dosha-appropriate base oil can be helpful, ayurvedic oils designed for hair and scalp massage typically include one or more hair-friendly herbs to augment the benefit of the massage. Traditionally, these herbs are slow-cooked with the oil, and the oil is then strained and ready for use.

Brahmi helps calm the mind and nervous system, pacifies Vata and is very nourishing for the hair. It helps promote hair thickness and body.
Amalaki is cooling, nourishing and purifying all at the same time, so it is wonderful for all types of hair. It is especially beneficial for Pitta-predominant people because it pacifies Pitta and helps ward off premature thinning and graying of hair. It also helps prevent dry scalp and flakes.
Bhringaraj, which translates to “king of tresses,” is also Pitta-pacifying and very nourishing for the hair.
Hibiscus is cooling and helps maintain hair color and vitality.
Neem is good for Kapha hair; it has purifying and cleansing properties.
Rosemary and Lavender are excellent for all types of hair. Rosemary helps stimulate hair follicles and promotes growth, helps retard premature thinning and graying, and soothes and conditions the scalp. Lavender stimulates hair growth, balances oil production and replenishes the hair and scalp.
Jasmine helps alleviate stress.
How to Do the Scalp and Hair Self-Massage

Pour some oil into a bowl and warm the oil by placing the bowl in some hot water. The oil should be warm but comfortable to the touch.

Using the pads of your fingers, apply the oil little by little to different parts of your scalp, parting your hair as needed. Also work some oil along the length of your hair. Then, using the pads of your fingers, work the oil into your scalp, using circular motions. Slow, deliberate movements are relaxing while steady but vigorous movement helps enhance energy and circulation.

Cover your entire scalp, all the way down the sides to your ears and at the back to your neck. Leave the oil on for at least 30-60 minutes, longer if you can.

If you like, you can dip a towel in hot water, wring it out, and wrap it around your head after your massage for added conditioning and softening of hair. You can even leave the oil on overnight - place a thick towel over your pillow to protect your linens.

Shampoo out with a gentle, natural shampoo.

Note: This information is educational and is not intended to replace standard medical care or advice.

lovequotes

2009-01-16T09:09:00.000-08:00

Love, like a river, will cut a new path
whenever it meets an obstacle.

- Crystal Middlemas -
Love is like a mustard seed;
planted by God
and watered by men

- Muda Saint Michael -
There is only one happiness in life,
to love and be loved.

- George Sand -
You know you are in love
when you see the world in her eyes,
and her eyes everywhere in the world.

- David Levesque -
Love is strong yet delicate.
It can be broken.Marriage is not a ritual or an end.
It is a long, intricate,
intimate dance together
and nothing matters more
than your own sense of balance
and your choice of partner.

- Amy Bloom
To truly love is to understand this.
We sat side by side in the morning light
and looked out at the future together.Love is like a mountain,
hard to climb,
but once you get to the topLove is not blind - It sees more and not less,
but because it sees more it is willing to see less.

- Will Moss -

the view is beautiful.

- Daniel Monroe Tuttle -

Love is like the sun coming out of the clouds
and warming your soul.

- Author Unknown -
- Brian Andres -

To be in love is to respect this.

- Stephen Packer - When you love someone,
all your saved-up wishes start coming out.

- Elizabeth Bowen -

To the world you may be one person,
but to one person you may be the world.

- Bill Wilson -

Love is smiling on the inside and out.Love isn't blind; it just only sees what matters.

- William Curry -

- Jennifer Williams -

Love is a moment that lasts forever...Love that is true never grows old.

- Elben Bano -

Love reminds you that nothing else matters.

- Amy Bushell -
A Friend's Love says:
" If you ever need anything,
I'll be there."
Love is a decision not an emotion or feeling,
that if made from the heart will outlast anything...

- Raul and Samantha Juarez -
True Love says:
" You'll never need anything;
I'll be there."

- Jimi Hollemans -

Love is more than a feeling;
it's a state of mind.

- Lisa Grude -
Love is sweet, delicate, dreamy
an eternity of gorgeous moments.

- Sarah Montgomery -
Love is like a piece of art work,
even the smallest bit can be so beautiful.

- Stacie Cunningham - Romance is the fuel that keeps love burning hot.

- Rusty Silvey -

The way to love anything
is to realize that it might be lost.

- G. K. Chesterton -
Love is something you can't describe
like the look of a rose,
the smell of the rain,
or the feeling of forever.

Love is when you look into someone's eyes,
and see everything you need.

- Kristen Kappel -

Love,
The key that unlocks the bars of impossibility.

- Fikayo Ositelu -

Love is when you look into someone's eyes
and see their heart.

- Jill Petty - The best things in life
can never be kept;
They must be given away.
A Smile, a Kiss, and Love

- Tony Farrar -
Like a child's infinite dreams,
is the endlessness of love.
You know you've found love
when you look in their eyes
and find yourself.

- Monique Patton -
- Renee Tripp -

Finding love
is like finding one answer
to all of your prayers.

- Jennifer Regimbald

What Is Love?

Love is a shy smile,
a sweet hello,
a soft caress...

Love is two hands entwined,
a lingering kiss,
a swelling of the heart...

Love is undeniable,
unforgettable,
unimaginable,
and what every heart yearns for...

- Sarah Ramirez -

lipcare

2009-01-16T09:05:00.001-08:00

You can mix one-tablespoon cranberry sauce juice with two tablespoons Vaseline for a delicious home made lip balm.
Apply the juice of lemon skin for avoiding black colour of lips
Massage your lips with coriander leaf juice for soft and rosy lips.

kitchentips

2009-01-16T09:00:00.000-08:00

For soft Dosas, add some boiled rice to white gram and rice, while grinding
To adjust salt in curries add roasted rice powder.

If the curd is too sour, add 4 cups of water to it. After half an hour, remove the water collected on top.

When you cook dal add some refined oil or garlic. It will reduce gas trouble.

Keep rice flour and basin in a polythene cover in refrigerator when you want tem stored for a long time.

Add some vinegar in the boiling water before steaming potato
Add a pinch of corn flour to the jar of salt to prevent it from getting damp.

While chopping raw bananas and potatoes, put the pieces in a bowl of water to avoid it from turning black.

A bay leaf added to the flour container will keep the flour free from moisture.

To peel garlic flakes easily, wash and soak them in cold water for about an hour.

Green peas will retain their original colour, if you add a pinch of sugar while boiling.

Leafy vegetables will remain fresh longer, if wrapped in news papers when you are storing.

If you don't have any cream to add in the soup or gravy, add a mixture of butter and milk.

Apply some oil on the sides of the vessel in which you boil milk, in order to avoid it from overflowing.

After extracting butter from milk cream, add a little milk or curd to the residue and boil. You will get soft 'Paneer'.

For thick cream, cover the milk vessel with a thin muslin cloth and refrigerate over night.

Barley powder will increase the taste of meat and vegetable curries.

You can make tasty chappathi by mixing equal proportion of wheat flour and barley.

While boiling eggs, put a hole with a pin on the rounded portion of the egg so that the shell won't break when boiling.

Keep boiled eggs in cold water for 5 minutes, this will make removal of the shell easier.

Cut boiled eggs with a knife dipped in hot water to avoid breaking.

Boiled eggs will last longer, if you store the shelled eggs in a bowl of cold water in a refrigerator.

If the bread is too soft to cut into pieces, hold the knife close to a flame and then slice the bread with it.

If you need only the egg white, for storing the remaining yolk, cover the yolk with water or milk and keep in a cool dark place. Just drain off the liquid before using the yolk.

Add a little powdered lemon rind to puddings or deserts to avoid the smell of egg.

If you want to make crispy potatoes or banana chips, sprinkle salt water over them while frying.

Soak almonds in warm water for a minute, if you need to peel them quickly.

If a curry turns out too salty, garnish it with some grated coconut mix with cumin powder.

Add a pinch of sugar while cooking spinach, it will retain its green colour.

Dal will cook well, if you add a little sesame oil while cooking.

To make the 'poori' more tastier, add one tablespoon semoline for each 100g wheat flour.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda while mixing the dough for 'chappathi' to make it soft.

For making soft sauce, add some paneer.

Adding turmeric will help pickles from getting spoilt.

hometips

2009-01-16T08:55:00.000-08:00

While washing silk sarees add a little lemon juice. The colour won't fade and it will give a glossy finish.

To remove the marks in furniture's, scratch with the paste made from ash of cigar and vinegar.

Cleaning the furniture with shoe polish will lend an excellent sheen to it

Apply some wax or soap on the sides of the drawer for easy movement.

The furniture becomes more shiny if it is cleaned with mixture of olive oil and vinegar.

The gold will become more brighter if it is cleaned in pumpkin juice.

To remove the stain of wine from cloth clean that portion with the cloth dipped in soda.

To remove the stain of henna from the cloth, dip the cloth in warm milk for half an hour and wash with soap.

To remove ink stain from clothes, rub the area with a cotton bud soaked in eau-de-cologne.

While mopping the floor add two teaspoons of salt to the water to keep flies at bay.

To remove stains from utensils, add bleaching powder in a tub of water and dip the utensils before washing with detergent.

To keep a vaccum flask clean and odour free, fill up half the flask with vinegar, hot water and pieces of egg shell.

If two stamps stick together, keep it in a freezer for some time and peal them out.

Vinegar is an excellent cleanser for glassware.

To prevent silver fish from attacking your clothes, keep a few 'kalonji' seeds tied in a muslin cloth in your cupboard.

Soak your silver articles in tamarind water for 30 minutes and wash off with fresh water, if you want them to shine like new.

To remove mud and mud strains from clothes, rub the affected area with potato stock and wash it with water.

To remove the tea stains from the vessels, take some water and add 2 teaspoon sodium bicarbonate and boil it. After some time, wash the vessel with detergent.

To remove lipstick stain, apply Vaseline on that portion and wash it with soap after some time.

To sharpen a sewing machine needle, stitch through a piece of sand paper.

Keep the water in your flower vase odourless for along time put a piece of charcoal in it.

Rub toothpaste over the fine scratches on glassware. It acts as a slight abrasive and smoothens out the area.

Soften hardened shoe polish with a few drops of white spirit.

Instead of scratching off candle wax from an object, hold the object close to a flame or some source of heat for a few seconds till the wax melts away.

Clean dust particles and dirt from your steel or iron sieve by holding it over the fire for some time. After the grime burns to soot and falls off, wash with soap and water. Your sieve will look better and shine like a new.

To soften a tight leather shoe, apply some curd on their inner surfaces at night.

'Agarbatti.' ash can be used to clean silver and brass articles.

Hardened glue becomes soft and useable again if you add some glycerin and warm water to it .

To remove the stains from white foot wear, soak a small cotton wool in nail polish remover and rub briskly on your foot wear.

Use a few drops of after shave lotion to get rid of a stubborn dirt from shoes.

Clean the silverware with dry ash or common salt for shiny appearance
Put some bits of lemon peels in the pressure cooker while cooking, the cooker will remain white inside.

To remove the chewing-gum stuck to the floor, clean it with a little kerosene.

Nail polish remover is excellent for removing stains from bone china.

Diamonds will regain their luster if you rub a piece of chalk over them and wipe clean with a soft dry cloth.
To remove stains from vessels, rub it with a wet cloth dipped in baking soda.

To remove stains from brassware dip it in tamarind water for some time and wash it and then polish it using brasso.

To remove tea or coffee stains from steel cups clean it with salt water.

To clean non stick pans easily, pour some warm water into it and keep it for some time and then wash it with any detergent.

To remove the smell of masala form mixi, put few pieces of dry bread and powder it.

2008-10-07T01:28:00.000-07:00

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2008-10-06T06:31:00.001-07:00

La Vallée des fleurs

La Vallée des Fleurs - VALLEY OF FLOWERS

Acteurs : Milind Soman, Mylène Jampanoï, Naseeruddin Shah, Eri Yoshimoto, Anil Yadav, Skalzang Tsering

Réalisateur : Pan Nalin

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Année : 24/01/2007

Site Officiel : http://www.valleyofflowers.com/

Résumé :
La Vallée des Fleurs est une légende himalayenne, l’histoire d’un amour confronté à l’inéluctabilité de la mort, un conte étonnant qui commence dans les montagnes du Ladakh au mode de vie ancestral du 19ème siècle et s’achève dans le monde agité du Tokyo d’aujourd’hui ...

Jalan (Milind Soman)
Chef d’un gang de bandits de l’Himalaya. C’est un homme d’environ vingt-sept ans, à l’allure impressionnante, aux cheveux longs et noirs, à la beauté indéniable, au regard concentré et déterminé. Il a un visage cruel, mais calme, qui révèle à la fois l’intensité de ses sentiments et sa maîtrise de lui-même. Victime d’une injustice sociale, il s’est durci. Sous cette carapace, un feu brûle. Le nom de Jalan veut dire: celui qui brûle.

Ushna (Mylene Jampanoï )
Incarnation d’un démon, elle a pris la forme d’une femme de vingt-cinq ans à la beauté mystérieuse, aux longs cheveux fous et aux yeux perçants. Elle allie la séduction du langage du corps à un regard fascinant et à des gestes sensuels. Elle a la voix rauque et la parole énigmatique. Séductrice, elle apprend à aimer, mais ce faisant doit apprendre à se départir de son masque de force et de feu pour révéler la femme intérieure. Le nom d’Ushna veut dire : le feu.

Suyuri (Eri Yoshimoto)
Suyuri est une jeune et gracieuse chanteuse japonaise de vingt-cinq ans, à la voix envoûtante, au visage plein de vie. Elle est d’une grande beauté, mais on lit dans ses yeux un désir insatiable et une profonde tristesse. Elle se languit de quelque chose, de quelqu’un, mais ne sait où ni comment le trouver.

Yeti (Naseeruddin Shah)
Le yéti est un chasseur de démons. Il est aussi le gardien de la frontière qui sépare le monde des humains de celui des démons. Il est le protecteur qui travaille pour Mère Nature et maintient l’équilibre.

Remarques :
Mylene Jampanoi, vous l'avez surment vu dans la serie "sous le soleil" ou bien dans le film chinois "Les filles du botanistes" un film sur l'homosexualité féminine. Milind Soman et Mylene sont partenaires à l'écran mais également dans la vrai vie, ils se sont mariés il y a presque un an, justement leur rencontre s'est faite sur le tournage du film.
Nalin Pan se souvient de la façon dont a été conçu le casting du film : "Nous avons effectué le casting dans différents pays, et j'ai finalement trouvé l'acteur indien Milind Soman pour jouer Jalan. Après avoir auditionné quelque 400 actrices, j'ai découvert l'actrice francochinoise Mylène Jampanoï pour le personnage d'Ushna dans la partie indienne et une actrice japonaise, Eri Yoshimoto, pour incarner la Ushna contemporaine à Tokyo. Et c'est la grande star indienne Naseeruddin Shah qui joue le Yéti. J'avais aussi des acteurs non professionnels, et des nomades et des gitans pour jouer les bandits, ainsi que des acteurs tibétains pour certains seconds rôles. Le casting le plus étonnant est celui de Sadhus et Aghoris qui sont effectivement des ascètes himalayens."

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La relation Aishwarya Rai et Abhisheck Bachchan

Que pensez vous de la relation Aishwarya Rai et Abhishek Bachchan et de leur futur mariage.

Pour ma part, tout d'abord, je n'aime pas vraiment Abhishek Bachchan, il est pas si sexy que ca, on dirai un sosie raté d Amitabh Bachchan dans sa facon d'etre. Je voyais Aish avec un mec avec plus d'allure. On va quand meme assister au mariage du siecle, la plus belle femme du monde connue à travers le monde et le fils de l'acteur indien le plus connu. D'un coté, pour elle c'est bien (Amitabh est tres respecté) mais à mon avis c'est à lui que ca profite le plus. Aishwarya est une star internationale, maintenant quand elle viendra en France au Festival de Cannes, elle devra se coltiner son mari Abhishek sur le tapis rouge...
J'ai l'impression qu'il s'agit d'un mariage forcé et précipité. Leur relation ne date meme pas d'un ans !!! elle se décide rapidement étrange ? Il me semble qu'avec Salman et Vivek elle étais plus longtemps pourtant pas de mariage en vue. Est ce la pression de la famille des Bachchan ou alors la prise de conscience Aish n'est plus du tout toute jeune. Ou bien elle a fait le tour des acteurs, et qu'il ne reste plus grand monde de son age... C'est quand meme précipité tout ca de sa part, elle qui prend son temps, ils se sont rencontré l'année derniere non ?
Et pour Abhishek, il est sorti avec de nombreuses actrices, Tabu, Rani....Pourquoi Aish ?
La chose interéssante c'est la liste des invités, il y a une foule de personne à ce mariage mais en reflechissant bien nombreux stars n'y seront pas tous les ex de Abhi et Aish, voici une petite liste des personnes qui ne viendront probablement pas :
- Srk
- Aamir Khan
- Priyanka Chopra
- Mallika Sherawat
- Salman Khan (pourtant proche des Bachchans)
- Katrina Kaif
- Rani Mukerjee
- Vivek Oberoi
- Tabu
- Karisma Kapoor, sa soeur Kareena, son petit copain Shahid

Arjun Rampal in ‘Om Shanti Om’!

Arjun Rampal a signé pour le second film de Farah Khan « Om Shanti Om ». Il jouera au coté d'une nouvelle actrice Yuvika. Shah Rukh Khan jouera, lui le rôle principal dans le film au coté de la top modéle Deepika Padukone. Shreyas Talpade et Kirron Kher joueront également des rôles importants. La maison de production de Shahrukh Khan Red Chillies Entertainment produira le film.

la participante éliminée admet avoir été raciste

Dans un entretien à la presse britannique, la jeune femme éliminée de l’émission de téléréalité britannique Celebrity Big Brother a admis hier, en larmes, s’être comportée comme une brute raciste envers une actrice indienne et avoir fait du tort à son pays. Jade Goody, 25 ans, ancienne participante de la version grand public de l’émission, a déclaré à l’hebdomadaire dominical News of the World que son attitude envers la star de Bollywood, Shilpa Shetty, lors de l’émission avait été la plus grande erreur de sa vie. « Elle (Shilpa Shetty) a été victime de brutalité et de racisme, oui. Je peux comprendre pourquoi elle a pu dire cela », a reconnu Mlle Goody, le visage décomposé et les mains pressées contre la tête. L’ancienne participante a également affirmé au quotidien qu’elle était maintenant « choquée et dégôutée » par son propre comportement, ajoutant qu’elle ne s’était pas rendu compte avant cet épisode de sa propension à devenir « intimidante ou brutale ». « Des choses que je n’estime pas forcément être racistes peuvent effectivement l’être en réalité », a-t-elle admis, expliquant cela par son ignorance des autres cultures.
« Mes actes ont bouleversé beaucoup de monde. Si cela signifie que des gens d’autres races ont eu des problèmes à cause de moi, j’en suis désolée et ce n’est pas acceptable », a-t-elle conclu, répondant affirmativement à la question « Estimez-vous avoir fait du tort à la Grande-Bretagne ? »
Vendredi, Jade Goody a été évincée de Big Brother Celebrity par 82 % des votes des téléspectateurs. L’affaire de ses propos racistes a fait grand bruit en Grande-Bretagne et en Inde depuis le début de la semaine auprès du public – l’autorité indépendante régulatrice des médias britanniques a reçu environ 40 000 plaintes de téléspectateurs –, et de nombreuses personnalités du monde politique et religieux ont également vivement réagi.

source : lorient-le jour.

Moi, je serai parti à l'émission et des sa sortie je l'aurais huée et jetée des tomates sur elle.
Maintenant il reste plus qu'à virer la bande à Jade. et apres Shilpa aura toutes ses chances de gagner.

Namastey London

Namastey London

Acteurs : Akshay Kumar,Katrina Kaif, Rishi Kapoor, Upen Patel

Réalisateur : Vipul Shah

Music : Himesh Reshammiya

Music Review :

Année : 9 Mars 2007

Site Officiel : http://erosentertainment.com/namasteylondon/

Résumé :

Arjun (Akshay Kumar) est un homme innocent et aimable, un fermier qui peut à peine pousser un mot anglais, dont le moment le plus heureux de sa vie est lorsqu'il se marie à Jazz aka Jasmeet Singh (Katrina Kaif). Elle est naît et a grandi dans l'amour et veut tout de l'occident même son mari . Ce mariage s'est fait contre ses souhaits et en veut à son père Manmohan Singh (Rishi Kapoor) qui l'a mariée à un étranger. Manmohan Singh estime qu'il peut inciter sa fille à changer ses manières et pensée occidentale en l'épousant à un homme de type indien sans penser à ses répercussions. La joie d'Arjun se tourne bientôt vers le désespoir quand il se rend compte qu'elle ne l'aime pas ni respecte le mariage. Il est sensible, déterminé et fort mais est cet assez pour impressionner Jazz ?

Remarques : Je trouve l'histoire tres intéressante, pourtant ca semble pas etre un bon film, j'aurais préféré dans un ton plus sérieux que comique.

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emmawatson

2008-09-29T06:54:00.000-07:00

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born 15 April 1990) is a French-born British actress[1] who rose to prominence playing Hermione Granger, one of three starring roles in the Harry Potter film series. Watson was cast as Hermione at the age of nine, having acted only in school plays.[2] From 2001 to 2007, she starred in five Harry Potter film instalments alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint. She will return for the final two instalments: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, due to be released in 2009, and the two parts of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.[3] Watson's work in the Harry Potter series has earned her several awards and more than £10 million.[4]

In 2007, Watson announced her involvement in two non-Harry Potter productions: the made-for-television adaptation of the novel Ballet Shoes and an animated film, The Tale of Despereaux. Ballet Shoes was broadcast on Boxing Day 2007 to an audience of 5.2 million and The Tale of Despereaux, based on the book by Kate DiCamillo, will be released in 2008.[5][6]

Contents [hide]
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Harry Potter
2.2 Work outside Harry Potter
2.3 Future plans
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
5 Awards
6 References
7 External links

Early life
Emma Watson was born in Paris, France, daughter of Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, English lawyers.[7] Watson has one French grandmother,[8] and lived in Paris until the age of five, before she moved with her mother and younger brother Alex to Oxford, England, following her parents' divorce.[7]

From six, Watson expressed a desire to become an actress.[9] By 10, she had starred in school plays, including Arthur: The Young Years and The Happy Prince.[7] She had never acted professionally before the Harry Potter series. "I had no idea of the scale of the film [series]", she said in a 2007 interview with Parade magazine; "[if I had] I would have been completely overwhelmed".[10]

Career

Harry Potter
In 1999, casting began for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States), the film adaptation of British author J. K. Rowling's bestselling novel.[9] Of importance to the casting directors were the lead role of Harry Potter and the two supporting roles of Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, Harry's two friends. Casting agents found Watson through her Oxford theatre teacher,[9] and producers were impressed by her confidence. After eight auditions, producer David Heyman told Watson and fellow applicants Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint that they had been cast as Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. Rowling was said to support Watson from her first screen test.[9]

Watson's debut as Hermione came in 2001 with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The film broke records for opening-day sales and opening weekend takings and was the highest-grossing film of 2001.[11][12] Critics praised the performances of the three leads, often singling out Watson for particular acclaim. The Daily Telegraph called her performance "admirable",[13] and IGN said she "stole the show".[14] Watson was nominated for five awards for her performance in Philosopher's Stone, winning the Young Artist Award for Leading Young Actress.[15]

A year later, Watson again starred as Hermione in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second instalment of the series. Though the film received mixed reviews because of its pace and direction, critics were positive about the performances. The Los Angeles Times said Watson and her peers had matured between films,[16] while The Times criticised director Chris Columbus for "under-employing" Watson's hugely popular character.[17] Watson received an Otto Award from the German magazine Die Welt for her performance.[18] In 2004, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was released. Watson was appreciative of the more assertive role Hermione played, calling her character "charismatic" and "a fantastic role to play".[19] Although critics turned away from Radcliffe's acting talent, labelling him wooden, Watson continued to be praised; The New York Times lauded her performance, saying "Luckily Mr. Radcliffe's blandness is offset by Ms. Watson's spiky impatience. Harry may show off his expanding wizardly skills ... but Hermione ... earns the loudest applause with a decidedly unmagical punch to Draco Malfoy's deserving nose".[20] Although Prisoner of Azkaban remains the lowest-grossing Harry Potter film as of January 2008, Watson's personal performance won her two Otto Awards and the Child Performance of the Year award from Total Film.[21][22][23]

With Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), both Watson and the Harry Potter film series reached new milestones. The film set records for a Harry Potter opening weekend, a non-May opening weekend in the US, and an opening weekend in the UK. Critics praised the increasing maturity of Watson and her teenage co-stars; the New York Times called her performance "touchingly earnest".[24] For Watson, much of the humour of the film sprang from the tension among the three lead characters as they matured. She said, "I loved all the arguing ... I think it's much more realistic that they would argue and that there would be problems."[25] Nominated for three awards for Goblet of Fire, Watson won a bronze Otto Award.[26][27][28] Later that year, Watson became the youngest person to appear on the cover of Teen Vogue.[29] 2006 found Watson playing Hermione in The Queen's Handbag, a special mini-episode of Harry Potter in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday.[30]

The fifth film in the Harry Potter franchise, 2007's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, was a financial success, setting a record worldwide, opening-weekend gross of $333 million.[31] Watson won the inaugural National Movie Award for Best Female Performance.[32] As the fame of the actress and the series continued, Watson and fellow Harry Potter co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint left imprints of their hands, feet, and wands in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood on 9 July 2007.[33]

Work outside Harry Potter
Watson's first non-Harry Potter role was in the 2007 TV film Ballet Shoes. She played Pauline Fossil.[34] She said of the project, "I was all set to go back to school after finishing Harry Potter [and the Order of the Phoenix] but couldn't resist Ballet Shoes. I really loved it".[35] A BBC adaptation of Noel Streatfeild's novel of the same name, the film stars Watson as aspiring actress Pauline Fossil, the eldest of three sisters around whom the story revolves.[36] Director Sandra Goldbacher commented, "Emma was perfect for Pauline ... She has a piercing, delicate aura that makes you want to gaze and gaze at her".[35] Ballet Shoes was broadcast on Boxing Day in the United Kingdom,[37] to an estimated audience of 5.2 million (22 percent of the viewing total).[38] The film received generally poor critical reviews, and The Times described it as "progress[ing] with little emotional investment, or magic, or dramatic momentum".[39][40] However, the performances of its cast were generally praised; The Daily Telegraph wrote the film "was certainly well done, not least because it confirmed how good child actors are these days".[41]

Watson will star in the animated film The Tale of Despereaux, released in December 2008.[5] She will voice the character of Princess Pea in the film, a children's comedy which also stars Matthew Broderick and Tracey Ullman.

In June 2008, Watson signed a contract, reported to be worth £3 million, to advertise with Chanel, a prominent French fashion house.[42] She will become the public face of Coco Mademoiselle, one of the label's perfumes, replacing Keira Knightley.[42]

Future plans
Despite rumours that she had refused the final two Harry Potter installments,[8] Watson signed for the sixth and seventh films in March 2007. She explained the decision was tough as filming would continue to dominate her life for three to four years, but in the end "the pluses outweighed the minuses".[10] Filming for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth film, began in late 2007.[43] Although Radcliffe and Grint have confirmed their commitment to acting, Watson has expressed uncertainty about her future. Speaking to Newsweek in 2006, she said, "Daniel and Rupert seem so sure ... I love to perform, but there are so many other things I love doing."[44]

Personal life
Watson's extended family has grown as her divorced parents both have children by new partners. Her father has identical twin girls, Nina and Lucy,[45] and a four-year old son, Toby. Her mother's partner has two sons (Emma's stepbrothers), who "regularly stay with [her]".[46] Watson's full brother, Alexander, has appeared as an extra in two Harry Potter films,[45] and her half-sisters were cast as the young Pauline Fossil in the BBC's Ballet Shoes adaptation.[45]

After moving to Oxford with her mother and brother, Watson attended The Dragon School, an independent preparatory school, until June 2003 and then moved to Headington School, an independent school for girls, also in Oxford.[7] While on film sets, Watson and her peers were tutored for up to five hours a day;[47] despite the focus on filming she maintained high academic standards. In June 2006, Watson took GCSE examinations in 10 subjects, achieving eight A* and two A grades;[48] she was a target of friendly ridicule on the Harry Potter set because of her straight-A exam results.[29] The following year she received four A grades in her AS levels (advanced level examinations) in English, geography, art, and history of art.[49]

Watson's work in the Harry Potter series has brought her more than £10 million,[4] and she has acknowledged she will never have to work for money. However, she has declined to quit school to become a full-time actress, saying "People can’t understand why I don’t want to ... but school life keeps me in touch with my friends. It keeps me in touch with reality".[10] She has been positive about working as a child actress, saying her parents and colleagues helped make her experience happy.[29][46][50] Watson enjoys a close friendship with her fellow Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, describing them as a "unique support system" for the stresses of film work.

Watson lists her interests as dancing, singing, field hockey, tennis, art,[7] fly fishing,[51] and donates to WTT (Wild Trout Trust).[52][53][54] She describes herself as "a bit of a feminist",[10][46] and admires fellow actors Johnny Depp and Julia Roberts.[55]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Hermione Granger Released as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the US
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Ballet Shoes Pauline Fossil Television film shown on BBC One
2008 The Tale of Despereaux Princess Pea Voice part
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Hermione Granger Scheduled for release 17 July 2009[56]
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 LA Times has confirmed production[57]
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Awards
Year Organisation Award Film Result
2002 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Won[15]
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Saturn Award Nominated[58]
Empire Empire Award Nominated[59]
American Moviegoer Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress Nominated[60]
Young Artist Awards Best Ensemble in Feature Film Nominated[15]
2003 Otto Awards Best Female Film Star (Silver) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Won[18]
2004 Otto Awards Best Female Film Star (Silver) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Won[21]
Total Film Child Performance of the Year Won[23]
Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Young Actress Nominated[61]
2005 Otto Awards Best Female Film Star (Gold) Won[22]
Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Young Actress Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Nominated[27]
2006 Otto Awards Best Female Film Star (Bronze) Won[26]
MTV Movie Awards Best On-Screen Team Nominated[28]
2007 ITV National Film Awards Best Female Performance Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Won[32]
UK Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Best Movie Actress Won[62]
2008 UK Sony Ericsson Empire Awards Best Actress Nominated[63]
Constellation Award Best Female Performance Won[64]
Otto Awards Best Female Film Star (Gold) Won[65]
SyFy Genre Awards Best Actress Won[66]
Glamour Awards Best UK TV Actress Ballet Shoes Nominated[67]

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^ "Emma Watson", The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
^ Warner Bros. (2007-03-23). "Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson to Reprise Roles in the Final Two Instalments of Warner Bros. Pictures' Harry Potter Film Franchise". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
^ a b Stenzhorn, Stefan (2007-07-27). "Potter star Watson "rich enough to retire"", RTÉ.ie Entertainment. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
^ a b Watson, Emma. "Emma Watson official website news". Retrieved on 2007-08-27.
^ Gould, Lara (2007-08-05). "Hermione Set for BBC Role", The Sunday Mirror. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
^ a b c d e Watson, Emma. "Biography". Emma Watson's Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
^ a b Barlow, Helen. "A life after Harry Potter". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 2006-03-16.
^ a b c d Watson, Emma. "Emma". Emma Watson's Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
^ a b c d Listfield, Emily (2007-07-08). "We're all so grown up!". Parade. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
^ ""Harry Potter" magically shatters records", Hollywood.com (2001-11-18). Retrieved on 2007-09-21.
^ "2001 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
^ "Magic is the only word for it", The Daily Telegraph (2007-11-04). Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
^ Linder, Brian (2001-11-17). "Review of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", IGN. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
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kamal hassan

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Kamal Haasan (born November 7, 1954 in Paramakudi, India) is an Indian film actor and director, considered among the leading method actors of Indian cinema.[1][2] Hassan is known for winning several Indian film awards, including National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards, and has the distinction of being the actor with the most number of films submitted by India in contest for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In addition to acting and directing, he is a screenwriter, lyricist, playback singer and choreographer. His film production company, Rajkamal International, has produced several of his films.

Kamal Haasan's breakthrough into lead acting came with his role in the 1975 drama, Apoorva Raagangal, in which he played a rebellious youth in love with an older woman. He secured his first Indian National Film Award for his portrayal of a guileless school teacher who tends a child-like amnesiac in 1982's Moondram Pirai. He was particularly noted for his performance in Mani Ratnam's Godfatheresque Nayagan (1987), which was ranked by Time magazine as one of the best films of all-time.[3]

Contents [hide]
1 Biography
1.1 Early career: 1960s – early 1970s
1.2 Classic period: 1970s – 1980s
1.3 The 1990s
1.4 2000s: Hey Ram and onwards
2 Awards
3 Notable filmography
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early career: 1960s – early 1970s
Kamal Haasan made his film debut as a 6-year-old child artiste, in the 1960 film, Kalathur Kannamma, directed by A. Bhimsingh. He was cast along with the veteran Tamil actor Gemini Ganesan in the film, which won him the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. He acted as a child actor in five other Tamil films in the subsequent few years co-starring with popular actors at the era, including Sivaji Ganesan and M. G. Ramachandran.

Following a nine year hiatus from films, to concentrate on his education, Haasan returned with a series of low budget films in 1972, in all of which he played supporting roles to more estblished actors. These films included roles in Arangetram and Sollathaan Ninaikkiren, both co-starring Sivakumar. His final supporting role before establishing himself as a lead actor was in Naan Avanillai, which became a trendsetter for some of Haasan's later ventures.

[edit] Classic period: 1970s – 1980s
Kamal Haasan first received a regional Filmfare Award for acting for his role in the Malayalam film Kanyakumari (1974). In the next four years, he won six regional Best Actor Filmfare Awards, including four consecutive Best Tamil Actor Awards. After a series of less-successful films, his acted in director K. Balachander's Apoorva Raagangal, an exploration of age-gap relationships; the film is also known for introducing another prominent Tamil actor, Rajnikanth.The 1970s, especially between the mid- and late 1970s, was a period that saw Kamal Haasan's frequent collaboration with K. Balachander, who also cast him in many of his socially-themed films such as Avargal (1977). The film won Haasan his first Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award. In 1976, Haasan appeared in the drama Moondru Mudichu with Rajnikanth and Sridevi, another K. Balachander film, Manmadha Leelai, and Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu, which won him his second consecutive Best Actor Award. 16 Vayathinile won him his third consecutive award, where he appeared as an mentally ill villager, once again alongside Rajnikanth and Sridevi. The fourth consecutive award came with Sigappu Rojakal in which he appeared as an anti-hero who is a psychopathic sexual killer. Furthermore in the late seventies, Haasan appeared in successful films such as the comedy, Ninaithale Inikkum and the horror film, Neeya.

Following his increased prominence in the latter half of the 1970s, Haasan was considered a major Tamil film star at the turn of the decade. His popular pairing with the actress Sridevi continued with Guru and Varumayin Niram Sigappu in 1980. Both films were blockbuster successes for these actors. Kamal Haasan also made guest/cameo appearances, such as in the Rajnikanth film Thillu Mullu; Rajnikanth had previously appeared in some of Kamal Haasans previous films.

Kamal Haasan (left) as pictured in Saagara SangamamHaasan's 100th career film appearance was in 1981's Raja Paarvai, which also marked his debut in film production. Despite this film's relatively poor reception at the cinemas, his portrayal of a blind session violinist earned him a Filmfare Award. His next acting role, in Ek Duuje Ke Liye, became his first Hindi-language film. It was the remake of his previous Telugu-language film, Maro Charithra by K. Balachandar. Following a year of starring in commercially-oriented films, Haasan won his first of three National Awards for Best Actor with his portrayal of a school teacher who looks after a mentally retarded girl in Balu Mahendra's Moondram Pirai. Till 1985, Haasan began to appear in more Hindi language films, which went relatively unnoticed but his performance in Saagar, won him both the Filmfare Best Actor Award as well as the Best Supporting Actor Award, making him the first actor to win both awards for a single film in the award's history. Saagar portayed him alongisde Rishi Kapoor both of whom were pinning for a woman, but Haasan ultimately loses out. Haasan also appeared in Geraftaar, a film which failed to make an impact upon release, but today is known for featuring three prominent actors in Indian cinema: Amitabh Bachchan, Rajnikanth and Haasan. He featured in Tamil cinema's first sequel Japanil Kalyanaraman, which followed up his previous, Kalyanaraman as well as acting in Uruvangal Maralam co-starring Sivaji Ganesan and Rajnikanth.

In the mid-1980's, Haasan appeared in two legendary Telugu language films, Sagara Sangamam and Swathi Muthyam with director, Kasinadhuni Viswanath. The latter film was India's representative for the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film in 1986. Whilst, the former film portrayed Haasan as a drunkard classical dancer, Swathi Muthyam portrays him as an autistic person attempting to change society. Following more successful film such as Punnagai Mannan, in which he portrays dual roles including a satire of Charlie Chaplin and Vetri Vizha as an amnesiac, Haasan's most worldwide recognized role came in Mani Rathnam's 1987, trendsetter, Nayagan. Nayagan, commonly referred to "The Godfather" of Tamil cinema, portrays the life of an underworld don in Bombay. The story revolves around the life of a real-life underworld don called Varadarajan Mudaliar, whilst sympathetically depicting the struggle of South Indians living in Mumbai. The film helped Kamal Haasan secure a Indian National Award for his performance and Nayagan was nominated by India as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1987 as well as being included in the Time top 100 movies list. In 1988, Haasan appeared in his only silent film to date; appearing in the black comedy, Pushpak, which was dubbed as a "speechless classic" with reviewers stating that "Haasan surpasses himself", delivering an all time best performance. Apoorva Sagodharargal became Haasan's first attempt at playing a triple role. The commercial film portrayed him in a role as a dwarf, making it the first time that an actor had attempted to play such a role. He then attempted dual roles in Indrudu Chandrudu and its Tamil remake, winning the regional Best Actor Award for his performance.

[edit] The 1990s

Kamal Haasan in his yet-to-be-completed Marudhanayagam1991's Michael Madhana Kamarajan, saw Haasan go one step further, acting in four different roles as quadruplets, the film started an ongoing collabaration for comedy films between Haasan and Crazy Mohan, a dialogue writer. Haasan won successive best actor awards for his portrayal of the protoganist in Guna and in Thevar Magan, where he played the son of noted actor, Sivaji Ganesan. The 1990s saw Kamal breaking out of the romantic hero mould to explore some more gritty, unconventional roles. Following a series of unsuccesful projects in the mid-1990s, with experimentals such as Singaravelan, Maharasan and Kalaignan; Haasan began to appear in comedies such as Sathi Leelavathi, based on the English film, She-Devil as well as renewing his collobaration with Kasinadhuni Viswanath in his last Telugu language film till date, Subha Sankalpam. In 1996, Haasan starred in the police cop story, Kuruthipunal, which met with a strong critical reception is recognised by some to have set high benchmarks for other action films in that period. His success in Kuruthipunal, was followed by his third National Film Award for Best Actor in Indian. Playing dual roles of a freedom fighter and his untrustful son, the film also won Haasan regional awards and plaudits for his portrayal in the blockbuster. Haasan's performance was described as "superb" by critics, who also dubbed the "The biggest film ever made on the Indian Screen".

Haasan appeared as a woman in Avvai Shanmughi, which was inspired by the comedy flick, Mrs. Doubtfire, bringing him praise for his portrayal. In 1997, Haasan began his maiden directorial venture, the biopic of Mohammed Yusuf Khan, Marudhanayagam. However the film, which was started by Queen Elizabeth II, failed to complete its schedules with only half an hour and a trailer being recorded during its shoot. The film's ambitious budget forced Haasan to abandon the project at the time; if made, the film would have been been the costliest film ever made in Asia. Haasan soon made his debut as director with a remake of Avvai Shanmughi in Hindi titled Chachi 420, which became a success upon release. Kamal Haasan's direction was praised as "fantastic" and that he "handles every scene with precision" with "the fine tuning it takes to become a wonderful director", whilst his performance was applauded as "nothing less than brilliance".

[edit] 2000s: Hey Ram and onwards

Kamal Haasan pictured with Manisha Koirala in AalavandhanFollowing a two year hiatus in Indian cinema, Haasan opted against reviving his magnum opus, Marudhanayagam and filmed his second directorial venture, Hey Ram, a period drama told in flashback with a semi-fictional plot centering around India's Partition and the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. Haasan also donned technical roles as the writer, the lyricist and the choreogrpaher as well as producing the film under his home banner. The bilingual venture, starring himself in the lead role alongside Shahrukh Khan and Rani Mukerji failed to become successful commercially but became critically acclaimed. Haasan was praised for his "technical wizardry" and acting, but critics called the film "hard to categorize" and "too controversial". His following film, the much-hyped Aalavandhan, where he portrayed two distinct roles; of one, he had his head tonsured and gained ten kilograms for also failed to live up to expectations at the box-office.

Following a series of successful comedies in Thenali, Panchathantiram and Pammal K. Sambandam and a couple of guest appearances, Haasan directed his third feature film in Virumaandi. Virumandi, became the first Tamil film to feature different sides of the story, surrounding the controversy of the death penalty. Haasan's directorial work earned reviews that claimed it was "technical excellence in every sphere", however the film only broke even at the box-office, failing to capitalize on its publicity. Haasan also appeared in Anbe Sivam alongside close friend, Madhavan, in a film he was claimed to have ghost-directed. Priyadarshan, who started the film departed allowing commercial director Sundar C make a film unknown to his usual genre; furthermore the film also preached views of atheism, which Haasan is renowned for following. Anbe Sivam told the story of Nallasivam, enacted by Haasan as an idealist, social activist and communist, whose past is poignant and present moving. Kamal Haasan's performance was highly lauded by critics with The Hindu stating that Haasan "has once again done Tamil cinema proud", however in contrast, the film failed to become a success, with Haasan later lashing out at award judges, claiming he deserved credit for his script writing and acting.

Haasan appeared in the remake film, Vasool Raja alongside Sneha, which triumphed at the box-office, whilst his following film, Mumbai Express, which he had written for flopped at the box-office, as it opened with the record-breaking Rajnikanth starrer, Chandramukhi. In 2006, Haasan's long delayed project, Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu became a blockbuster at the box office. Gautham Menon's Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu was Haasan's first cop film in a decade since Kuruthipunal, earning his portrayal as the New York detective rave reviews. His latest release, Dasavathaaram is the longest film taken for Kamal Haasan to complete. Pairing opposite Asin Thottumkal, Haasan reprises ten roles in the film, a couple of which are claimed to have taken nearly four hours to apply the correct make-up on. The film, which Haasan had to go to court to sort out story legalities, is released in June 2008 and became the most expensive Indian film to date, passing the mark of Sivaji: The Boss, which Dasavathaaram was initially to release against simultaneously. The film, upon release became one of the most successful Tamil films ever.

Following the completion of Dasavathaaram, Haasan is set to direct his fourth directorial venture under the production of Walt Disney Pictures, who by backing Haasan, make their debut in Indian cinema. The film tentiatively titled Marmayogi, is believed to be set in the 7th century and feature several leading stars in the lead roles alongside Haasan. The film was announced with a higher budget than Dasavathaaram and the upcoming science-fiction Rajnikanth starrer, Yenthram, which Marmayogi has been dubbed to compete against. Haasan has still expressed desire in completing his magnum opus, Marudhanayagam if producers will to help him out, however the film if released will be spanned at a duration of over nearly fifteen years, failing to maintain consistency in technology.

[edit] Awards
Kamal is the only actor to receive four National Film Awards in India. He won his National awards for the films Nayagan, Moondram Pirai and Indian.[citation needed] He also won the national award for Best Child Actor for his performance in Kalathur Kannamma.[citation needed] He has also received the best actor award at the Asian Film festivals held in 1983 and 1985 for Saagara Sangamam and Swathi Muthyam respectively. Seven of his movies have been sent as India's official entry to the Oscars. Kamal has won the Filmfare awards 18 times.[citation needed]

He was awarded the fourth highest recognition given to Indian civilians - the Padmashri in 1990. He was conferred an honorary doctorate by Sathyabama University, Chennai in 2005.[1]

Kamal was also conferred with a unique honour this year(2007) as "Living Legend" in the film business by FICCI,India.[2]

The all awards presented to him were for his artistic talent. He got the first Abraham Kovoor National Award for his Humanist Activities and Secular Life.[citation needed]

Kamal Hassan also was conferred the Nandi Award 20 times in his lifetime.[citation needed]

[edit] Notable filmography
Further information: Kamal Haasan filmography
Year Title Role(s) Language Notes
1960 Kalathur Kannamma Selvam Tamil Winner: National Film Award for Best Child Artist
1975 Apoorva Raagangal Prasanna Tamil Winner: Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award
1977 16 Vayathinile Chappani Tamil Winner: Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award
1982 Moondram Pirai Srinivasan Tamil Winner: National Film Award for Best Actor
1983 Sagara Sangamam Balakrishna Telugu Winner: Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award
Winner: Nandi Award for Best Actor
1987 Nayagan Velu Nayakkar Tamil Winner: National Film Award for Best Actor
1988 Pushpak Pushpak Silent Winner: Filmfare Best Kannada Actor Award
1989 Apoorva Sagodharargal Sedhupathy
Raja
Appu Tamil Portrayed three roles; one was a dwarf
1991 Michael Madhana Kamarajan Michael
Madhan
Kameshwaran
Rajan Tamil Portrayed four roles
Scripted by Kamal Haasan
Produced by Kamal Haasan
1992 Thevar Magan Shakthivelu Thevar Tamil Winner: Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award
Produced by Kamal Haasan
Scripted by Kamal Haasan
1996 Indian Senapathy Bose
Chandra Bose Tamil Portrayed a dual role
Winner: National Film Award for Best Actor
Winner: Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award
1998 Chachi 420 Jaiprakash Paswan
Lakshmi Godbhole Hindi Portrayed a dual role
Produced by Kamal Haasan
Scripted by Kamal Haasan
Directed by Kamal Haasan
2000 Hey Ram Saket Ram Tamil Winner: Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award
Simultaneously made into Hindi as Hey Ram
Produced by Kamal Haasan
Scripted by Kamal Haasan
Directed by Kamal Haasan
2001 Aalavandhan Vijay Kumar
Nandhu Kumar Tamil Portrayed a dual role
2003 Anbe Sivam Nalla Sivam Tamil Scripted by Kamal Haasan
2004 Virumaandi Virumaandi Tamil Produced by Kamal Haasan
Scripted by Kamal Haasan
Directed by Kamal Haasan
2008 Dasavatharam Rangarajan Nambi
Govind Ramaswamy
Christian Fletcher
Balram Naidu
Krishnaveni
Vincent Poovaraghan
Kalifullah Khan
Avtaar Singh
George W. Bush
Shingen Narahasi Tamil Portrayed 10 different roles
Directed By K.S. Ravikumar
Story, Screenplay and Scripted by Kamal Haasan

[edit] External links
Kamal Haasan at the Internet Movie Database
Kamal Hassan's Bio

[edit] References
^ UCLA International Institute. 2005. Screening - Nayakan (Hero). Available from: http://www.international.ucla.edu/showevent.asp?eventid=3700. Accessed 15 February 2008.
^ UCLA School of Arts and Architecture. 2005. UCLA Year of the Arts — Program brochure. Available from: http://www.arts.ucla.edu/yoa/UCLA-YOA-brochure-0506.pdf. Accessed 15 February 2008.
^ Time Magazine. 2005. All-Time 100 Best Films. Available from: http://www.time.com/time/2005/100movies/the_complete_list.html. Accessed 13 February 2008.
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1968-1980 Uttam Kumar (1968) · Ashok Kumar (1969) · Utpal Dutt (1970) · Sanjeev Kumar (1971) · M.G. Ramachandran (1972) · Sanjeev Kumar (1973) · P. J. Antony (1974) · Sadhu Mehr (1975) · M.V. Vasudeva Rao (1976) · Mithun Chakraborty (1977) · Gopi (1978) · Arun Mukherjee (1979) · Naseeruddin Shah (1980)

1981-2000 Balan K. Nair (1981) · Om Puri (1982) · Kamal Haasan (1983) · Om Puri (1984) · Naseeruddin Shah (1985) · Shashi Kapoor (1986) · Chaaru Haasan (1987) · Kamal Haasan (1988) · Premji (1989) · Mammooty (1990) · Amitabh Bachchan (1991) · Mohanlal (1992) · Mithun Chakraborty (1993) · Mammooty (1994) · Nana Patekar (1995) · Rajit Kapur (1996) · Kamal Haasan (1997) · Suresh Gopi and Balachandra Menon (1998) · Mammooty and Ajay Devgan (1999) · Mohanlal (2000)

2001-present Anil Kapoor (2001) · Murali (2002) · Ajay Devgan (2003) · Vikram (2004) · Saif Ali Khan (2005) · Amitabh Bachchan (2006) · Soumitra Chatterjee (2007)

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1954-1960 Dilip Kumar (1954) · Bharat Bhushan (1955) · Dilip Kumar (1956) · Dilip Kumar (1957) · Dilip Kumar (1958) · Dev Anand (1959) · Raj Kapoor (1960)

1961-1980 Dilip Kumar (1961) · Raj Kapoor (1962) · Ashok Kumar (1963) · Sunil Dutt (1964) · Dilip Kumar (1965) · Sunil Dutt (1966) · Dev Anand (1967) · Dilip Kumar (1968) · Shammi Kapoor (1969) Ashok Kumar (1970) · Rajesh Khanna (1971) · Rajesh Khanna (1972) · Manoj Kumar (1973) · Rishi Kapoor (1974) · Rajesh Khanna (1975) · Sanjeev Kumar (1976) · Sanjeev Kumar (1977) · Amitabh Bachchan (1978) · Amitabh Bachchan (1979) · Amol Palekar (1980)

1981-2000 Naseeruddin Shah (1981) · Naseeruddin Shah (1982) · Dilip Kumar (1983) · Naseeruddin Shah (1984) · Anupam Kher (1985) · Kamal Haasan (1986) · no award (1987) · no award (1988) · Anil Kapoor (1989) Jackie Shroff (1990) · Sunny Deol (1991) · Amitabh Bachchan (1992) · Anil Kapoor (1993) · Shahrukh Khan (1994) · Nana Patekar (1995) · Shahrukh Khan (1996) · Aamir Khan (1997) · Shahrukh Khan (1998) · Shahrukh Khan (1999) · Sanjay Dutt (2000)

2001-present Hrithik Roshan (2001) · Aamir Khan (2002) · Shahrukh Khan (2003) · Hrithik Roshan (2004) · Shahrukh Khan (2005) · Amitabh Bachchan (2006) · Hrithik Roshan (2007) · Shahrukh Khan (2008)

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rajini kanth

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Rajinikanth
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Rajinikanth
Born Shivaji Rao Gaekwad
December 12, 1950 (1950-12-12) (age 57)[1]
Karnataka, India
Occupation Actor
Years active 1975-2002, 2005-present
Spouse(s) Latha Rajinikanth
Official website
[show]Awards won
Filmfare Awards
Best Actor
Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984)
Other awards
Kalaimamani (1984)
Padmabhushan (2000)
Tamil Nadu State Best Actor (1995)
Tamil Nadu State Best Actor (1999)
Tamil Nadu State Best Actor (2005)
Reliance Mobile Favourite Hero (2008)
NDTV Entertainer of the Year (2007)

Rajinikanth (Kannada: ರಜನೀಕಾಂತ್; Marathi: रजनीकांत; Tamil: ரஜினிகாந்த்) (born Shivaji Rao Gaekwad, December 12, 1950[1]) is one of the most influential and bankable movie stars in the Tamil film industry. Rajnikanth's mass popularity and appeal is largely drawn from his mannerisms and stylized delivery of dialogue. He received India's third highest honour, the Padma Bhushan, for his contribution to Indian cinema in 2000.[2] He was reportedly paid Rs. 26 crores (about USD 6.25 Million) for his latest blockbuster Sivaji[3], making him the highest paid actor in Asia after Jackie Chan.[4]

Contents [hide]
1 Early life
2 Acting career
2.1 Debut and Rise: 1975-1979
2.2 Gaining Popularity: 1980-1989
2.3 The Superstar Decade: 1990-1999
2.4 Indulging in Politics: 2002
2.5 Making Milestones: 2005-Present
2.6 Upcoming Films
3 Awards and Honours
4 Notable Filmography
5 Politics
5.1 Political Controversies
6 Philanthropic Activities
7 See also
8 References
9 External links

[edit] Early life

Acharya Patashala-The school Rajinikanth went to in Bangalore.Rajinikanth was born in a Maratha family in Karnataka, India. He was the fourth child of his parents, Jijabai and Ramojirao Gaekwad.[1] He was named Shivajirao Gaekwad. Gaekwad is a family name among the Marathas. He lost his mother at the age of five. His residence was located at Hanumantha Nagar in Bangalore. He did his schooling at the Acharya Paathshala in Bangalore (N.R.Colony) and then at the Vivekananda Balaka Sangha. Rajinikanth struggled a lot during his early age because of poverty. Although his mother-tongue is Marathi,[5][6] he has not acted in any Marathi movies yet. He began his career doing various jobs in Bangalore. He also attended a theatre for stage plays. Before starting his career in the film industry, He used to practice the Stunt at Hanumantha Guda (Rama Hanuman Temple) at the Hill near to his House, he worked as a bus conductor for the Bangalore Transport Service in Bangalore.[7] It was during this time that he nurtured his acting interests by performing in various stage plays.[7]

He married Latha on February 26, 1981, at the age of 31 in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh and they have two children: Aishwarya and Soundarya Rajinikanth. Latha currently runs a school named The Ashram.

His elder daughter Aishwariya married actor Dhanush on November 18, 2004 and they have one son, Yathra.[8] His second daughter, Soundarya Rajinikanth, works as a film director, producer and graphic designer for feature films.

[edit] Acting career
He joined the Madras Film institute in 1973 with the help of his friend Raj Bahadur, a fellow Bus driver and completed a basic course in acting. In the film institute he was helped by his fellow student Chiranjeevi and the Vice Principal A.Prabhakaran.[9] [10]

Rajinikanth has acted in a total 173 movies, which includes Kannada,Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, English and Bengali films. Rajinikanth made a foray into Bollywood with Andha Kanoon but couldn't make as much of an impact as he had in the south. He still made a few films in Hindi, like Chaalbaaz with Sridevi, Uttar Dakshin, Geraftaar and Hum. His appearance in Hollywood was with the movie Bloodstone in 1988.

He also made brief stints in German- and Japanese film industries. His film Muthu was dubbed into Japanese and later turned out to become a major hit in the country, ultimately creating a huge Japanese fan-following for Rajni. In 2005, his film Chandramukhi was dubbed in German and released in all German-speaking nations.

[edit] Debut and Rise: 1975-1979
Rajinikanth's first film was in Tamil cinema, where he was initially cast in supporting roles, debuting as a cancer patient in Apoorva Raagangal in 1975.[11] The film was directed by K. Balachander, who is constantly referred to by Rajinikanth as his own guru or mentor. The following year, Rajinikanth acted in his first Kannada film, Katha Sangama, directed by Puttanna Kanagal. Though Rajinikanth refers to director K. Balachander as his "guru" or mentor, it was director S. P. Muthuraman who actually revamped Rajinikanth’s image entirely. Muthuraman first experimented with him in a positive role in Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri (1977), as a villain in the first half and a do-gooder in the second, accepting a woman with a child abandoned by her lover. Around this time Mullum Malarum (1978), directed by J. Mahendran, established Rajinikanth in the Tamil film arena. The success of Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri prompted Muthuraman to make a mushy melodrama with Rajinikanth as a hero sacrificing everything for his siblings in Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979). These films were the turning points in Rajinikanth’s career — he changed from an actor who merely enthralled the audiences, to one who could also make them cry. The acceptance of Rajinikanth sans his mannerisms proved he had at last become a "star" from a "common actor." His film roles were mainly as a villain during the period 1975 to 1977, frequently with Kamal Haasan as the hero, in movies like 16 Vayadhinilae, Moondru Mudichu and Avargal.

[edit] Gaining Popularity: 1980-1989
During this phase of his career when he was reaching dazzling heights, Rajinikanth abruptly chose to quit acting, but was coaxed back.[12] He started again with Billa, . With its phenomenal success he was accepted as a full-fledged hero. Billa was followed by a row of hits like Murattukaalai,Pokkiri Raja, Thanikattu Raja, Naan Mahaan Alla, Pudukavithai[13] [14] and Moondru Mugam. K. Balachander’s first home production, Netrikan proved to be yet another milestone in Rajini’s career. . He even acted as himself alongside Meena, who was a child actor then, in the movie Anbulla Rajinikanth (1984). More box-office hits dominated the 80's with Padikkathavan, Thee, Velaikaran, Dharmathin Thalaivan, Mr. Bharath, and Maaveeran, .[15] In his 100th movie, Sri Raghavendra, he played the Hindu saint Raghavendra Swami.

[edit] The Superstar Decade: 1990-1999
The vast majority of his movies released during the nineties were extremely successful, notably Thalapathy, Mannan, Annamalai, Uzhaippali, Veera, Baasha, Muthu,[16], Arunachalam and Padayappa. Rajinikanth wrote his first screenplay for the film Valli (1993). His cult classic Baasha, released in 1995, went on to become a massive blockbuster and is routinely touted by his fans and critics alike as the movie which elevated him from being just another very popular actor with loads of charisma to an almost demigod status in the eyes of the masses. His film Muthu was the first Tamil film to be dubbed into Japanese as Muthu: The Dancing Maharajah and became very popular in Japan.[17][18] Throughout this decade, Rajinikanth established himself as an unparalleled box office phenomenon; all of the films mentioned in this era were all formulaic mass entertainers which routinely created box office records. It can be argued that it was also during this time that Rajinikanth and the political world began to converge, whether that confluence was voluntary or not is debatable, but the objective fact cannot be disputed that as his films began to take on a whole new dimension in terms of expectations, hype and revenue, his political clout also steadily rose with the cinematic tide as well. This trend began with the release of Annamalai in 1992 and arguably climaxed during the time of Padayappa's release in 1999.

[edit] Indulging in Politics: 2002
The new millennium began very well for Rajinikanth; his last film Padayappa came out in 1999 and had rewritten box office records and all things seemed perfect. Finally, after more than a three year sabbatical from cinema, at 52 years of age, he starred in his home production, Baba, which released on August 15, 2002 amidst much fanfare and extreme hype. The film failed miserably to meet the expectations due to a very weak screenplay, which Rajinikanth himself had written, his second stint at screenplay writing after Valli. The thin screenplay revolved around spirituality and when compared to his previous film, Padayappa, it was a colossal disappointment. Although the film grossed enough to cover its budget, it was viewed as a tremendous loss when compared to his previous box office successes throughout his career. It fell short of market expectations and the high bids reportedly translated to heavy losses for the distributors. It is fact that Rajinikanth himself repaid the losses incurred by the distributors who possessed immense faith in him.[19][20] Rajinikanth reported that he was going to retire from acting, later taking part in political activities.

[edit] Making Milestones: 2005-Present
After the Baba debacle, Rajinikanth mulled over numerous scripts with many directors, including K.S. Ravikumar and finally chose to make a film with director P. Vasu and thus the film Chandramukhi was born. It is the remake of the Malayalam film, Manichithrathazhu directed by Fazil, the ace Malayalam film director.Many people within the industry had written Rajinikanth off after the Baba fiasco, essentially saying 'the bloom was off the rose" and that "the gold does not glitter anymore".[21] In essence, many viewed Chandramukhi as Rajinikanth's comeback film, his make or break movie and in the end, when it was released on April 14, 2005, it went on to create new box office records and smashed his own previous records and once and for all removed any doubt within the industry with regards to Rajinikanth's box office clout and incomparable appeal to the masses. [22] His most recent release, Sivaji: The Boss, directed by S. Shankar released on June 15, 2007 and subsequently went on to become a blockbuster of mammoth proportions and sky rocketed Rajinikanth onto the national scene even more so than ever before; Sivaji became the first Tamil movie to make the United Kingdom and South Africa box office Top 10 upon release.

Following Sivaji, Rajinikanth worked with P. Vasu again for Kuselan, a remake of the Malayalam film, Kadha Parayumbol, in which Rajinikanth was given only a cameo role. He acted as himself, a super star in the Indian film industry, and as a best friend to the main character, which was played by Pasupathy. Kuselan's release was large like all other films of Rajini, including promotional items in the United States and India such as M&M's Kuselan chocolates and Kuselan trading cards provided in Sunfeast Biscuit packages. Despite the mass hype prior to release and it's success, the film opened to below average reviews and critics later touted the film to have a weak storyline and screenplay. The film was also criticized for highlighting Rajinikanth as the hero of the film when the real protagonist of the film was Pasupathy. Critics claimed that Kuselan was a film that taught everyone a lesson of filmmaking. Some distributors resulted in major losses due to the film, creating Kuselan's box office results similar to Baba. [23]

[edit] Upcoming Films
During the course of the production for Sivaji, Ocher Studios, the animation company of Rajinikanth's daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth, in association with Adlabs announced their intention of producing a CGI animation film starring an animated version of Rajinikanth. He will be lending his voice to the lead character (based on his likeness) and the project is titled Sultan: The Warrior; it will be directed by his daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth with music provided by A. R. Rahman. The movie is scheduled for a April 2009 release. Rajinikanth has also been signed to work with the Sivaji team of S. Shankar and A. R. Rahman once again for another magnum opus, an alleged science fiction thriller tentatively entitled Endhiran. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will finally play opposite Rajinikanth as heroine for the first time; the film is touted to be the biggest and costliest film venture yet in India. It is being produced by Ayngaran International and Eros Labs and slated for theatrical release sometime in 2010.

Rumours also go across that A. R. Murugadoss may direct Rajinikanth in his next feature film after Ghajini.[24] It is also said that Rajinikanth has shown interest in being casted in Pyramid Saimira's next production, in order to compensate for the colossal flop of Kuselan.[25]

[edit] Awards and Honours
Rajinikanth was named as one of the influential persons in South Asia by Asiaweek.[26] He has won a Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award for the film Nallavanuku Nallavan in 1984.[27] Rajinikanth, despite these awards, has not yet received a National Film Award.

Between 1977 and 2005, Rajinikanth received several awards from Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Filmfare Awards, Cinema Express, and Filmfans Association for his on-screen performances and off-screen contributions in writing and producing. He has received awards in the Best Actor category for his performance in the films Sivaji, Chandramukhi, Padayappa, Peddarayudu, Baasha, Muthu, Annamalai, Thalapathy, Velaikaran, Sri Raghavendra, Nallavanuku Nallavan, Moondru Mugam, Engeyo Ketta Kural, Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai, Mullum Malarum and 16 Vayathinile. He received an award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri. He has also received awards in Best Story Writer and Best Producer categories for Valli.

He has also received other honours such as Raj Kapoor Award in 2007 from the Government of Maharashtra, and the high-honoured civilan award, Padma Bhushan, in 2000[2] from Government of India.

In September 2007, Rajinikanth won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Chandramukhi. Recently, he was selected as the Indian Entertainer of the Year for 2007 by NDTV, beating out the likes of Shah Rukh Khan and Shilpa Shetty.

[edit] Notable Filmography
Main article: Rajinikanth filmography
Year Title Role(s) Language Notes
1975 Apoorva Raagangal Abaswaram Tamil
1976 Moondru Mudichu Tamil
1977 16 Vayathinile Parattai Tamil
1978 Mullum Malarum Kali Tamil
1979 Ninaithale Inikkum Tamil
1980 Billa Billa,
Raja Tamil Portrayed a dual role
Johnny Johnny Tamil
Murattu Kalai Kalaiyan Tamil
1981 Thee Tamil
Thillu Mullu Indran,
Chandran Tamil Portrayed a dual role
1982 Moondru Mugam Alex Pandian,
Arun,
John Tamil Portrayed three roles
1984 Nallavanuku Nallavan Tamil Winner, Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award
1985 Sri Raghavendra Raghavendra Swami Tamil
1991 Thalapathi Surya Tamil
1992 Annamalai Annamalai Tamil
1995 Baasha Manick Baasha Tamil
Muthu Muthu,
Ejamaan Tamil Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
Portrayed a dual role
1999 Padayappa Aaru Padayappan Tamil Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
2005 Chandramukhi Dr. Saravanan,
Vettaiyan Tamil Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
Portrayed a dual role
2007 Sivaji: The Boss Sivaji Arumugam Tamil
2009 Sultan: The Warrior Tamil Voice only
Filming
2010 Endhiran Tamil Filming

[edit] Politics
In 1995 Rajinikanth announced that he is willing to support the Congress party after meeting Prime Minister Narasimha Rao.[28] An opinion poll conducted by Kumudam magazine predicted that Congress with Rajinikanth support may win up to 130 seats in Tamil Nadu Assembly
In 1996, when the Congress Party decided to align with AIADMK, Rajinikanth supported DMK-TMC alliance. The TMC used the Bicycle as their election symbol and used Rajinikanth's riding Bicycle in Annamalai movie in their posters. Rajinikanth uttered "Even God cannot save Tamilnadu if AIADMK returns to power".[28]
In 1998 Rajinikanth supported the DMK-TMC alliance in parliamentary elections.[29] SUN TV broadcast Rajini's speech throughout the day of the election. AIADMK-BJP alliance won around 30 out of 39 seats riding on sympathy wave generated by Coimbatore bomb blasts.
In 2002 Rajinikanth undertook a day-long fast to protest Karnataka's decision to not to release Cauvery water to Tamilnadu.[30] Announced that he would contribute 10 Million rupees towards interlinking of Indian rivers scheme.[31] He met Prime Minister Vajpayee and many experts to canvass support for Interlinking Indian rivers scheme.
In 2004 Rajinikanth supported BJP-AIADMK alliance in Parliamentary elections[28] and quoted PMK's violence and BJP's support to interlinking of Indian rivers[32] as reason for his support. But the alliance failed to win any seats.
Similar to the Cauvery fast in 2002, on April 4, 2008, Rajinikanth took part in a hunger strike organized by the entire Tamil film industry protesting Karnataka's opposition in the Hogenakkal water project and its result, the security of Tamils and the boycott of Tamil films in the state of Karnataka. Rajinikanth had warned Karnataka politicians to make decisions with justice in his speech. In response, Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj demanded an apology from Rajinikanth and threatened that he will not be allowed in the state of Karnataka and all his films will be boycotted. He tendered a public apology to all Kannadigas for the same.

[edit] Political Controversies
He did not participate in the agitation sponsored by Tamil film artists in Neyveli protesting against Karnataka's refusal to release Cauvery water. Instead he participated in token fasting at Chennai. Bharathiraja who organized agitation attacked him vehemently and assigned bad intentions for his non participation in the agitation.[33]
PMK leader Ramadas condemned him for smoking and posing with Beedi's in his film Baba. He was criticised for spoiling Tamil youth by glorifying smoking and drinking. PMK volunteers attacked theatres which screened the movie Baba and usurped film rolls and burnt it.[34] Famous film producers like M. Saravanan accused that cigarette smoking and drinking are shown in all movies and Rajini's film was chosen by the PMK leader because of his popularity in Vanniar areas which is considered PMK bastion.[citation needed] To stop the controversies, Rajini announced that in his future films, he won't act in scenes involving him smoking or drinking. In keeping with his words, he did not include a single scene of smoking or drinking in his thereafter.
During the recent 2008 Hunger Strike organized by the Tamil film stars in support of the Hogenekkal drinking water project, he blasted Karnataka politicians over the water project. "I unequivocally condemn Karnataka for this reprehensible act of denying us what is rightfully ours. Those who are raising the issue are doing it for the elections. A national political party I respect is forcing me to wonder by its despicable acts whether there is (rule of law) in this country (guaranteed by) the Supreme Court and Who they will listen to." Without naming B.S. Yeddyurappa, Rajni said "It was a cheap act by a leader of a big national party and an election gimmick. I do not approve it. The party’s (BJP) Tamil Nadu unit is keeping quiet", he added. Further, he appealed to the leaders like M. Karunanidhi, H.D. Deve Gowda, H.D. Kumaraswamy, Yeddyurappa and Siddaramaiah and to not to flame up this issue for political gains. Rajinikanth requested the Tamil Nadu leaders including M. Karunanidhi that, this issue should be nipped in the bud. Rajini urged the Karnataka politicians to speak the 'Truth' and warned them that the people would teach them lesson if they continue to play with the issue for political gains. "People are equal to God. They cannot be fooled and will not remain silent if you continue to act in such manner", thundered the Superstar.[35]
Leader of the Pro-Kannada group Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Vatal Nagaraj demanded an apology from Rajinikanth and threatened that he will not be allowed in the state of Karnataka and all his films will be boycotted for Rajinikanth's speech against Kannada politicians.[36]
Following the release of Kuselan in Karnataka on August 1, 2008, Rajinikanth thanked the Kannada film industry for allowing the release of his latest film and lifting the ban. He tendered a public apology to all Kannadigas for the controversial statement. He also gave an open statement clarifying his stand to the people of Karnataka state and regretted for not being clear in his speech (as his verbal attack against miscreants causing havoc were misunderstood to be against kannadigas)during the Hogenakkal Water Project hunger strike. Some people in Tamil Nadu depicted this statement to be an apology and spread rumours among the people of Tamil Nadu causing a few other Tamil film personalities, such as Sarath Kumar, Sathyaraj, T. Rajendar and Radha Ravi to criticize Rajinikanths stand on Hogenakkal issue and his loyalty to Tamilians.[37][38]

[edit] Philanthropic Activities
Rajinikanth is known for philanthropic activities. [17]

He converted his Raghavendra Marriage Hall to a charitable trust to help the needy.[39]
He shared his income from the film "Arunachalam" with eight other people from the film industry as profit shares.[40]
He is planning to construct a new hospital and a new school on a piece of land near Chennai.[41]
He has distributed Rs 12 Lakhs as relief to the family members of the bereaved in the Coimbatore bomb blast.[42]
He had donated Rs 1 crore to Tsunami Relief Fund, Government of TamilNadu during Jan 2005 in Person as a cheque to then Chief Minister Ms. J. Jayalalitha.
Dance choreographer director actor Lawrence Raghavendra is running a home for differently abled people in Chennai where there are many residents. It has been reported by the actor that super star Rajinikanth has agreed to completely pay the food expenses of the centre. While talking to the media on this Lawrence said, “I am very thankful to Rajini sir. We all know about his generosity and benevolence but he has reiterated this by agreeing to foot the expenses of food bills of the centre irrespective of its strength."

[edit] See also
Rajinikanth filmography
Sultan: The Warrior

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Chiranjeevi
Born Konidela Siva Shankara Vara Prasad
August 22, 1955 (1955-08-22) (age 53)
Narsapur, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh
India
Other name(s) Annayya, Mega Star, Chiru
Occupation Actor, Politician
Years active 1977 to present
Spouse(s) Surekha
[show]Awards won
Filmfare Awards
Best Actor
Subhalekha (1982)
Intiguttu (1984)
Rudraveena (1988)
Muta Mesthri (1993)
Sneham Kosam (1999)
Indra (2002)
Shankar Dada MBBS (2004)
Other awards
Padma Bhushan

Chiranjeevi (Telugu: చిరంజీవి), born as Konidela Siva Shankara Vara Prasad[1] on August 22, 1955, also known as Mega Star is a three-time Nandi Award winning and seven-time Filmfare Award winning actor in the Telugu cinema industry. He is also a recipient of the Padma Bhushan Award bestowed by the Government of India for his contribution to arts and for his social service. He announced his formal entry into politics on 26th August 2008 and founded a political party named Praja Rajyam.[2].

Contents [hide]
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Early career
2.2 Further progress
3 Personal life
4 Political Life
5 Awards and Honours
6 Filmography
7 References
8 External links

Early life
Vara Prasad is the eldest son of Late Sri Venkat Rao and Srimathi Anjana Devi. He was born on 22 August 1955 in Narsapur,a town on the Banks of River Godavari in the West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh in India. He spent his childhood in his native village with his grand parents.He has two sisters and two brothers.His younger brother, Nagendra Babu is a film producer and a actor.His youngest brother, Pawan Kalyan is also a actor. Chiranjeevi did his schooling in Nidadavolu, Gurajala, Ponnuru, Mangalagiri and Mogalturu. He won many prizes for his acting skills in school, especially for the performance as Parandamayya Panthulu. After high school he studied in C.S.R.Sharma Junior College at Ongole. He then graduated from Y.N. College in Narasapur with a B.Com degree.[3] He is an NCC cadet.Chiranjeevi had participated in the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi as an NCC cadet in the early 70s. [4] After his graduation at Y.N. College in Narsapuram, Chiranjeevi moved to Chennai to seek a career in acting. This was in 1977.

Career
Chiranjeevi was called by different names at different stages in his life. At high school level, he was called 'KSSV Prasad'. During his college days, he was called 'Prasad'. At home, he was called ‘Shankara Babu’.He is also a great devotee of Lord Hanuman. One night, he had a dream in which Lord Hanuman called him "Chiranjeevi". The next day he narrated the same incident to his mother and then she advised him to change his name to Chiranjeevi and hence he became Chiranjeevi.[5]

Early career
After completing his "Diploma in Acting" in Chennai, Chiranjeevi got an offer to act in ‘Punadi Rallu’in 1978.Producer-Director T.Kranti Kumar, who had seen his photograph gave him a role in the film, ‘Pranam Khareedu’ which was released before Punadi Rallu.Subsequently, director Bapu signed him for ‘Manavoori Pandavulu’, where he first gained some recognition. In the beginning of his career, Chiranjeevi donned villain roles in films like Kukka Kaatuki Cheppu Debba, Kotthapeta Rowdi etc. He became an instant hit for his dance movements and risky stunts. His success started after his acclaimed role in 'Initilo Ramayya Vidhilo Krishnayya' (1981). Between 1978 and 1983 October (till the release of Khaidi) he had acted in about 60 movies, mostly in secondary roles, some as a second hero, some as a villain and some as a character artist.[6]

Khaidi, directed by A.Kodandarami Reddy and produced by Thirupathi Reddy of Samyuktha movies, was the first film to catapult Chiranjeevi into the big league. The movie was heavily inspired by Hollywood blockbuster First Blood.[7] He dominated the two and a half hour drama which in the end changed the very face of heroism in the Telugu motion picture industry. This film marked the beginning of his long and successful collaboration with director Kodanda Rami Reddy. Even today, Chiranjeevi singles out this film in his entire career saying that it satisfied him in everyway.[8]
The film Pasivadi Pranam, released in 1987, gave Chiranjeevi super stardom. He introduced "break dance", a new style of dance form to the Telugu audience. This movie was his first silver jubilee hit.In the same year he acted in Swayamkrushi in the direction of K. Viswanath and won Nandi Award for his performance.[9]" From then onwards Chiranjeevi was called "Supreme Hero" by his fans.
This was a glorius period in his career with movies like Adavi Donga, Donga Mogudu, Yamudiki Mogudu, Aaradhana, Rudraveena, Challenge, Vijetha, and Kondaveeti Donga all of which went on to become blockbusters in the Telugu film industry.

Further progress
The title "Megastar" was used for the first time while publicizing K. S. Rama Rao’s movie Marana Mrudangam which released in August 1988. In the same year was released Rudraveena directed by K.Balachander, which bagged the "Nargis Dutt" award.

The first half of 90’s decade was the peak of Chiranjeevi’s career graph as each and every movie he acted become huge box-office hits like Gang Leader, Rowdy Alludu, Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari and Gharana Mogudu to name a few. After the success of so many movies his fans lapped up the title of Megastar which is used even to this day.

Due to the phenomenal success of his movies in the early 90's, expectations about his movies' box-office runs were very high. Chiranjeevi took a break after Rickshavodu to emerged with more mature and versatile acting in the film Hitler.

Indra was released in 2002 in more than 200 theatres in Andhra Pradesh. The movie opened to packed theatres and went on to become one of the biggest hits of Chiranjeevi's career. It truly reinvented the star in him and rejuvenated all his fan clubs. He also won the Nandi Award for this film.

Personal life
Chiranjeevi tied the wedding knot to Surekha, daughter of eminent yesteryear comedian Allu Rama Lingaiah, on February 20, 1980. He has 3 children, eldest daughter Sushmita, son Ram Charan Teja and youngest daughter Srija.

Konedala Srija is the second daughter of Chiranjeevi. She is in the news after having eloped and married Sirish Bharadwaj. She was 19 and student of chartered accountancy and left the house on the pretext of meeting a friend.[10][11] Chiranjeevi's brother in-law said that Chiranjeevi was stunned.[12] Srija appealed to the Delhi High Court and it ordered Police protection following her apprehension that there was a threat from her family.[13]. She got police protection from Delhi high court.Srija is believed to be helped by Kapu politician in her legal battles[14]Srija plans to produce a film about her life.[15] Srija gave birth to a baby girl on July 5, 2008.Chiranjeevi congralulated his daughter [16]

Political Life
Chiranjeevi's foray into politics was highly anticipated in the media and political circles since 2007.[17][18] While it was reported that he was seeking opinion of people during the latter half of 2007, the media also suggested that he would announce the decision in January 2008.[17] Even before the party's launch, several political leaders from the Andhra Pradesh such as Harirama Jogaiah from Congress Party and K. Vidyadhar Rao and B. Nagi Reddy from the Telugu Desam Party[19] openly declared that they would join hands with Chiranjeevi.

Chiranjeevi inaugurated his party office in Jubilee Hills,Hyderabad on August 10, 2008. Speaking to the media after the inauguration, Chiranjeevi said, “I would like to extend my condolences to the families who lost their beloved ones in the incessant rains that occurred in the past 3 three days”. He also added, “ I request all my supporters to extend their help to the people who are in need. I would be announcing my party and its agenda this month. I will be answering all the questions posed by the media on that day."

On August 17, 2008 Chiranjeevi has addressed a press conference in his party office to announce his entry into politics. He told that he was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Ambedkar N.T.Rama Rao Garu Mahatma Jyotirao Phule. Chiranjeevi has announced that a public meeting will be conducted in Tirupati on Aug 26, 2008 which falls on Mother Theresa's birthday. He told that the details of his party and future plan will be declared then.

On August 26, 2008 in the public meeting held at Avilala near Tirupati, he announced the party name as Praja Rajyam saying the Rajyam (Rule) belongs to Praja (People). He said his ambition is to empower people to rule themselves. He said he wishes to see “Santhoshandhra pradesh”, which means "Happy Andhra Pradesh". He unveiled the party flag in this meeting, which comes White and Green colours in it with a symbol of red coloured Sun in the middle.

Awards and Honours
In January 2006, Chiranjeevi received the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in India because of his contributions to the Telugu Film Industry and for his social service. It was presented to him by the President of India.Cite error: Closing missing for tag

In August 2007, Chiranjeevi received Filmfare Special Legend Award. It was presented by Amitabh Bachchan.

In 2004 He Won Filmfare for film Shankardada MBBS. In 2002 He Won Nandi Award for Film Indra. HE is the only Actor in Telugu to receive 7 Filmfare Awards in his career.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1978 Pranam Khareedu Narasimha First Released film
Manavoori Pandavulu Parthu
1979 Kothala Raayudu
Sri Rambantu
Idikatha Kaadu
Punaadi Rallu First acted film
I Love You Ramesh
Kotta Alludu
Kukka Katuku Cheppu Debba
Tayaramma Bangarayya
1980 Rakta Sambandham
Mogudu Kavali
Prema Tarangalu Kumar
Love in Singapore Suresh
Thathayya Premaleelalu Bhargav
Kaali
Nakili Manishi Prasad / Shyam
Punnami Naagu Naagulu
Mosagadu
Jathara
Aarani Mantalu
Chandipriya
Kottapeta Rowdy Guest Appearance
Agni Samskaram
1981 Kirayi Rowdylu
Chattaniki Kallu Levu Vijay
Priya
Srirasthu Subhamasthu
47 Rojulu
Rani Kasula Rangamma
Ooriki Ichina Maata Ramudu
Nyayam Kavali Suresh Kumar
Prema Natakam Guest Appearance
Tirugu Leni Manishi
Todu Dongalu
Paravathi Parameshwarulu
Adavaallu Meeku Johaarulu
1982 Bandhalu Anubandhalu
Manchu Pallaki
Mondi Ghatam Ravindra
Yamakinkarudu Vijay
Billa Ranga Billa
Patnam Vachina Prativrathalu Gopi
Tingu Rangadu Rangadu
Radha My Darling
Sitadevi
Idi Pellantara
Subhalekha Narasimha Murthy Winner: Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
Bandipotu Simham
Intlo Ramayya Veedilo Krishnayya Rajasekharam First Diamond Jubilee film
1983 Sangarshana Dilip
Manthri gari Viyyankudu Babji
Khaidi Suryam
Simhapoori Simham Vijay
Maa Inti Premayanam
Roshagadu Sikander
Maga Maharaju Raju
Gudachari No.1 Vijay
Puli Bebbuli
Shivudu Shivudu Shivudu
Aalyashikaram
Abhilasha Chiranjeevi
Palletoori Monagadu
Prema Pichollu Ravi
1984 Rustum Gopi
Agnigundam Vijay
Naagu Naagu
Intiguttu Vijay Kumar Winner: Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
Challenge Gandhi
Mahanagaramlo Mayagadu
Devanthakudu
Hero Krishna
Goonda Kalidas/Raja
Allulu Vasthunnaru
1985 Vijetha Chinnababu
Adavi Donga Kalidas
Raktha Sindhuram Gandra Goddali & Inspector Gopi
Puli Kranthi
Jwala Raju
Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi
Donga Phani "Golimar..." has the features of Michael
Jackson's super hit album "Thriller".

Chattam Tho Poratam Ravi Shankar
1986 Chanakya Shapadham Chanakya
Dairyavanthudu
Rakshasudu has features of Silvester Stallon's "Cobra"
Chantabbai Pandu Ranga Rao has features of Peter Seller's "A shot in the dark"
Veta Raanaa Pratap Kumar Verma
Magadheerudu
Kondaveeti Raja Raja
Kirathakudu Charan has features of Kurt Russell's "Escape from L.A."
1987 Jebu Donga Chitti Babu
Swayamkrushi Sambaiah Winner: Nandi Award for Best Actor
Pasivadi Pranam Madhu
Chakravarthy Chakravarthy
Aradhana Puli Raju
Donga Mogudu Ravi Teja/Nagaraju
1988 Yudda Bhoomi
Trinetrudu (100th Film) Abhimanyu
Marana Mrudangam Janrdhan/Johnny has a few fight sequences adapted from Jackie Chan's "Fearless Hyna 2"
Khaidi No.786 Gopi
Entitled "MEGASTAR" by his fans

Yamudiki Mogudu Kali/Balu
Rudraveena Suryanarayana Sharma Winner: Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration
Manchi Donga Veerendra
1989 Lankeshwarudu Shankar has features of Bruce Willi's "Diehard"
Rudranetra Nethra
State Rowdy Kaali Charan/Prudhvi has a few fight sequences adapted from American TV series "Street Hawk"
Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu Kalyan
1990 Raja Vikramarka Raja Vikramarka
Prathibandh Siddhanth a Hindi film based on Telugu hit "Ankusham"
Kodama Simham Bharath a comedy scene with Sudhakar
was adapted from English film "My name is nobody"
Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari Raju
Kondaveeti Donga Raja
1991 Rowdy Alludu Janardhan(Johnny)/Kalyan
Gang Leader Rajaram
Stuartpuram Police Station Rana Prathap
1992 Aapathbandhavudu Madhava Winner: Nandi Award for Best Actor
Aaj Ka Goonda Raj Raja Hindi
Gharana Mogudu Raju
1993 Mechanic Alludu Ravi
Muta Mesthri Subhash Chandra Bose Winner: Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
1994 The Gentleman Vijay a Hindi film based on a Tamil movie by the same name
S.P.Parasuram Parshuram
Mugguru Monagallu Prudhvi/Vikram/Dattatreya
1995 Rikshavodu Raju Dual Role as father and son
Big Boss Surendra
Alluda Majaka Sitaramudu/Mr. Toyota
1996 Hitler Madhava Rao
1997 Master Raj Kumar Playback singer for the first time
1998 Choodalani Vundi Ramakrishna
Bavagaru Bagunnara Raju
1999 Iddaru Mitrulu Vijay
Sneham Kosam Simhadri/Chinnayya Winner: Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
2000 Annayya Rajaram
Hands Up Cameo
2001 Daddy Raj Kumar
Manjunatha Manjunatha Swamy/Lord Siva
Mrugaraju Raju Also a playback singer.
2002 Indra Indra Sena Reddy Nandi Award for Best Actor
Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
2003 Anji Anji
Tagore Tagore Santosham Best Actor Award
2004 Shankar Dada MBBS Shankar Prasad Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)
Winner,
Santosham Best Actor Award
2005 Andarivadu Govindarajulu/Siddharth
Jai Chiranjeeva Satyanarayana Murthy
2006 Stalin Stalin
2007 Shankardada Zindabad Shankar Prasad
2008 Dheerudu Filming
Cameo appearance[20]

References

cup of noodles

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Cup noodles
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Preparation of cup noodlesCup Noodles is a brand of instant ramen noodle snack manufactured by Nissin, packaged in a XPS foam or hard plastic cup. The product is known for being inexpensive and easy to prepare. Other brand names are used in specific countries, such as Cup Noodle (not plural) in Japan.

Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Cooking
3 Flavors and Statistics
4 List of Cup Noodles flavors by country
4.1 Brazil
4.2 China
4.3 Germany
4.4 India
4.5 Indonesia
4.6 Japan
4.7 Mexico
4.8 Philippines
4.9 Singapore
4.10 Thailand
4.11 United States
5 Popular culture
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

[edit] History
Instant noodles were invented in 1958 by Momofuku Ando, the Taiwanese-born founder of the Japanese food company Nissin. He used Chikin Ramen (Chicken Ramen) as the first instant ramen noodles. In 1970, Nissin formed the subsidiary Nissin Foods (USA) Co. Inc, to sell instant noodles to the United States. Nissin recognized that the bowls traditionally used to package instant noodles were not common in the U.S, so they instead turned to the paper cup; in 1971, they introduced instant ramen packaged in a foam cup. Nissin subsequently introduced this to Japan.

Today, instant noodles in Japan are often sold in foam bowls, sometimes with plastic utensils. Foam bowls are easily portable; they are very convenient for outdoor activities. Foam bowls are also inexpensive, disposable, and light, and thus convenient as an "on-the-go" meal.

Supermarket chain Lidl also uses the "cup noodle" name on their version of the product.

[edit] Cooking

Different flavors are available under the Cup Noodle (Japanese) brand.A container of Cup Noodles includes a pre-cooked (fried) block of noodles that requires only the addition of hot water and sometimes flavoring, usually included in small packets. Cooking time is usually around 3 minutes; boiling water is preferable to cold water and microwave cooking.

[edit] Flavors and Statistics
In the United States, there are 13 flavors of cup noodles; common ones include shrimp, chicken, and beef. New additions include spicy picante flavors and spicy cheese variants. Recent news says that the beef, chicken and shrimp flavors of cup noodles will become all 100% natural around this summer, removing monosodium glutamate and other regular flavor enhancers in favor of all-natural flavor enhancers.[citation needed]

Different flavors are available in other parts of the world, such as tom yum in Thailand, curry in Japan, crab in Hong Kong, Bolognese sauce in Brazil, and so on. [1]

[edit] List of Cup Noodles flavors by country

[edit] Brazil
Cup Noodles
Galinha Caipira; Chicken
Bacon
Camarão; Shrimp
Carne; Beef
Legumes; Vegetable
Tomate a Italiana; Italian Tomato
Frango com Requeijão; Chicken & Cheese
4 Queijos; Four Cheese
Calabresa; Smoked Sausage
Bolonesa; Bolognese sauce

[edit] China
合味道 (Héwèidào / Hàhpmèihdòuh, Cup Noodles), marketed in Guangdong
五香牛肉味; Beef
海鲜味; Seafood
香浓叉烧味; Char siu Pork
虾仁原味味; Shrimp Original
香辣海鲜味; Spicy Seafood
合味道 (Hàhpmèihdòuh, Cup Noodles), marketed in Hong Kong
什錦; Vegetable
雞肉; Chicken
蟹柳; Crab
冬菇雞肉; Chicken Mushroom
五香牛肉; Beef
香辣海鮮; Spicy Seafood
海鮮; Seafood
咖喱海鮮; Seafood Curry
香辣牛肉; Spicy Beef
蝦; Shrimp
XO醬海鮮; XO sauce Seafood
开杯乐 (Kāibēilè, Cup Noodles), marketed in Shanghai
五香牛肉面; Beef
海鲜面; Seafood
意大利牛肉面; Italian Beef
虾仁原味面; Shrimp Original
香浓叉烧面; Char siu Pork
咖喱牛肉面; Beef Curry

[edit] Germany

German Cup Noodle ('Spicy' flavour)Cup Nudeln
Huhn; Chicken
Rind; Beef
Garnele; Shrimp
Huhn & Champignons; Chicken & Mushroom
Huhn & Curry; Chicken & Curry
Tomate; Tomato
Brokkoli; Broccoli
Süss-Sauer; Sweet-Sour
Tom Yum; Thai-Style
Spicy; Hot/Spicy
Kartoffelbrei; Mashed Potato;

[edit] India
Cup Noodles
Spicy Vegetable
Tangy Chicken
Mast Masala

[edit] Indonesia
Cup Noodles
Rasa Ayam; Chicken
Rasa Udang; Shrimp
Rada Daging Sapi; Beef
Tominapple

[edit] Japan
See Japanese article for the discontinued flavors.

カップヌードル (Kappu Nūdoru, Cup Noodle)
カップヌードル; "Plain", equivalent to "Shrimp" in other countries
シーフードヌードル; Seafood
カップヌードルカレー; Curry
カップヌードルチリトマトヌードル; Chilli Tomato
カップヌードル欧風チーズカレー; European Cheese Curry
カップヌードル Kimchi
カップヌードル SiO; Salt Ramen
カップヌードル MISO; Miso Ramen
カップヌードルクリーミーチキン; Creamy Chicken
カップヌードル辛口カリビアンシーフード; Hot Caribbean Seafood
カップヌードルベーコン旨タレ醤油; Bacon Soy Sauce
カップヌードル MILK; Cream Sauce
In The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum, Ikeda, Osaka, a visitor can mix their own flavor by choosing ingredients and a soup. [1]

[edit] Mexico
Cup Noodles
Chicken
Tapatio
Beef
Crab
Pork
Shrimp
Shrimp & Lemon
Shrimp Picante
Tlalpeño (caldo tlalpeño); Chicken Vegetable Soup
Mariscos; Seafood
Cheddar Cheese
Tomatoe
Hot Sauce Chicken
Hot Sauce Shrimp
Hot Sauce Beef
"Japanese noodles"; ramen

[edit] Philippines
Cup Noodles
Beef
Seafood
Chicken
Spicy Seafood
Batchoy; Pork Soup
Bulalo; Beef Marrow
Sotanghon - Chicken
Sotanghon - Seafood

[edit] Singapore
Nissin Cup Noodles
Myojo Cup Noodles
Chicken
Chicken Abalone (available only in bowl)
Chicken Curry
Laksa (available only in cup)
Mee Soto Ayam (available only in bowl)
Seafood
Thai Tom Yam
Lor Mee (available only in bowl)
Koka Cup Noodles
Beef Pho
Chicken
Chicken Abalone
Chicken Pho
Chicken Satay
Crab
Curry
Laksa Singapura
Mushroom
Pepper Crab
Prawn
Seafood
Spicy Black Pepper
Spicy Marinara
Spicy Sesame Chicken
Spicy Singapore Fried Noodles
Stir Fry
Tom Yam
Vegetable
Vegetarian Curry
Crab
Lobster
Tomato
Zingha La La

[edit] Thailand
คัพนูดเดิล (Kap Nutdoen, Cup Noodles)
Tom Yam Goong; Prawn Soup
Minced pork
Seafood
Spicy duck
Garlic Pork Chicken
Tom Yam Minced Pork
Mushroom Jey; Mushroom & Vegetable
Tom Yam Chicken
Tom Yam Jey; Vegetable Soup
Tom Yam Goong Creamy
Cup Noodles (for export) [2]
Prawn
Chicken
Mushroom Chicken
Seafood
Spicy Seafood
Tom Yam Seafood
Curry Seafood
Chilli Crab
Tom Yam Veg
Laksa

[edit] United States
Cup Noodles
Beef
Chicken
Roast Chicken
Shrimp
Chicken Vegetable
Cheddar Cheese
Creamy Chicken
Hearty Chicken
Spicy Roast Beef
Spicy Roast Chicken
Shrimp Picante Style
Spicy Chile Chicken
Spicy Keesh Vegetable
Salsa Picante Beef
Salsa Picante Chicken
Salsa Picante Shrimp
Natural Beef (coming soon)
Natural Chicken (coming soon)
Natural Shrimp (coming soon)
Chile con Limon (only in Southern California)

[edit] Popular culture
From 1996 to 2006, a 60-foot (18 meter) Nissin Cup Noodle sign was installed in Times Square, New York City. It was located prominently near the top of the One Times Square building, the location of the Times Square Ball drop on New Year's Eve. The sign was the most recent example in a tradition of steaming signs in Times Square, which started with an A&P 8 O'Clock Coffee cup in 1933. [3]
In the South Park episode Make Love, Not Warcraft, a Cup Noodles cup is seen on Stan's computer desk.
In Cowboy Bebop The Movie, a cup of noodle is seen where one can just "pull the string and it's ready to eat". Spike also complains of having to eat cup of noodles day after day.
In the OVA series Freedom Project, Nissin Cup Noodles are displayed prominently in several scenes, as the food distributor is the main sponsor of the series.
As a part of Project X, Akira Imai and Tadashi Kato's manga Project X: Cup Noodle tells the story of how the original Cup Noodle was created.[2]
In episode 19 the anime Negima!?, Evangeline A. K. McDowell and Professor Takahata argue over how long it is best to keep water boiling in cup noodles. Takahata claims that boiling them for longer makes them taste better, whereas Evangeline does not care how long they are cooked for. Later in the episode, it is seen that they were left boiling for too long, and the cup expanded because of the fattening of the noodles.
In a scene in the movie Click, Adam Sandler's character's assistant is seen eating cup noodles when he first arrives.
In the U.S. version of The Office, Cup Noodles is a popular lunch among the characters of the show.
In the Playstation 3 game Metal Gear Solid 4, Cup Noodles are an item used to replenish health.

[edit] See also

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Get a quick facial at home by splashing your face with lots of warm water and then massaging it with olive oil to moisturize your skin. Use a half-teaspoon of sugar for scrubbing your face and keep rubbing it until it melts away. Wipe off your face with a warm, wet cloth.
Use the toning mixture of equal parts of water and vinegar and dissolve few aspirins in it twice a day to counter any aging signs in your face. Vinegar flakes off dead skin cells while aspirin is a superb anti-acne product and is also effective on deep acne spots. However, it tends to make skin thinner like store bought toner and so sun block with at least SPF 15 should be used essentially everyday.
Wash your face several times a day and wipe off with a clean cloth to keep acne off the oily skin.
If your eyes look puffy or swollen, wash your face and cover your eyes with sliced potatoes or cucumbers for a few minutes. This is really effective in the morning.
Olive oil works well as face and eye makeup remover.
Clean you nails with white vinegar before applying nail polish for a smoother finish and make it last longer.
Olive oil mixed with melted beeswax is a great lip balm.

skin care

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The skin is the body's protective barrier against the environment. We often take our skin for granted. Most people fail to realize that the skin needs daily care just like brushing one's teeth. If the skin is not taken care of properly it can become dry, flaky, cracked and inflamed. This can predispose the skin to infection from wart viruses and bacteria. A daily skin care regimen should start as early as infancy and continue throughout one's life.
Everyone has a natural oil covering their skin. This oil, named sebum, is made by glands in the skin. When the oil is removed by frequent use of drying agents, such as soap, the skin becomes dry which can lead to cracking and flaking. Once cracking occurs the skin is susceptible to inflammation and itching. Everyday factors that may cause drying of the skin include harsh soaps, long hot baths or showers, and frequent bathing or showering. Most people overdo skin cleaning.

Daily Skin Care (15-20 minutes each day):
1. Each day when you take your bath or shower, try to use luke warm water. Hot water dries out the skin. Try to limit your time to fifteen minutes or less in the bath or shower. Bathing should be done no more than once a day. If you bathe too frequently you will remove the natural oils from the skin causing dryness.
2. Avoid using harsh soaps which dry the skin. Recommended soaps are Dove and Basis. Deodorant soaps are often very harsh and drying. Even better than soap are soapless skin cleansers such as Cetaphil Lotion and Aquanil.
3. Limit the use of soap to areas that develop an odor such as the armpits, genital area, and feet.
4. When toweling dry, do not rub the skin. Blot or pat dry so there is still some moisture left on the skin.
5. Next apply a moisturizer to the skin. One that we recommend is Xtend-Life Age-Defense Day Cream. Concentrate on areas of your skin that become dry. Vaseline is good for severely dry skin and Lubriderm for normal skin. If you have oily skin you can skip this step.
6. All areas that are exposed to the sun, such as the face, ears, hands, and back of the neck should have a moisturizer containing sun block or a sun screen of SPF 15 or greater applied daily.

Daily Scalp Care (5-10 minutes each day):
1. The hair of the scalp tends to trap dead skin cells. When these cells build up and fall off they show as dandruff. This can be avoided by shampooing your scalp at least two to three times a week.
2. Thorough scrubbing of your scalp with your fingertips is necessary to loosen the oils and debris.
3. When rinsing the hair always use cool water, both before shampooing and after. This will add more body to the hair. Hot water causes the hair to appear limp.
4. Your choice of shampoo is a personal decision. Consumer Report Magazine found Pert Plus to leave the hair with the best body and shine.

Skin And Scalp Care Tips:
There is no difference between a moisturizer containing SPF 15 and a sun screen containing SPF 15.
Some experts believe that sunlight exposure during the first eighteen years of your life is most critical to the later development of skin cancer. Be sure to teach your children about the hazards of sunlight.
Sunlight causes skin cancer, aging and wrinkles of the skin. Nothing is more important for daily skin care than avoiding sunlight.
When shampooing, it is best to alternate between two to three different shampoos. Each will remove residue left by others. Our cosmetologist recommends Suave as a good all-purpose shampoo. You should switch shampoos each time you do your hair.

eye care

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Eye care
Dip wads of cotton in a chilled mixture of cucumber and potato juice. Keep this on your eyelids for 15 to 20 minutes and gently wash it off. Apply a little baby oil.
For long eyelashes.., apply a thin coat of castor oil every night. It strengthens lashes and cools your eyes.
Massage a few drops of coconut oil around the eyes to get rid off dark circles.
To reduce puffiness of your eyes, grate a potato; tie in a cloth and place the cloth over your eyes for about 15 minutes.
Add a small pinch of salt in water and wash for bright and sparkling eyes.
Mix tomato juice and lemon juice in equal quantity and apply around the eyes. After 30 minutes wash it off with cold and hot water alternatively.
Make a paste of sandal wood and nutmeg. Apply the paste around the eyes before sleeping and wash it off in the morning.
Crush a cucumber and take the juice. Add a little rose water and apply around the eyes and wash it after 30 minutes.
Place cotton wool swabs dipped in cold milk on closed eyes for removing dark circles.

body care

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Body care
Mix six-teaspoon petroleum jelly, two-teaspoon glycerin and two-teaspoon lemon juice. Apply this moisturizing lotion at least twice a week if you have dry and flaky, arms and legs
Peel and grate a cucumber. Squeeze the juice to this, mix half-a-teaspoon glycerin and half-a-teaspoon rose water. Apply this on sunburns, leave it for some time.
If you have cracked heels, melt paraffin wax; mix it with little mustard oil and apply on the affected area. Leave it overnight. After 10 or 15 days, your heels will become smooth.
Massage your body with a mixture of coconut oil and any of your favourite scented oils like lavender or rosemary.
For rough palms, use a mixture of glycerin and limejuice in equal proportion.
For cracked heals, massage the foot with coconut oil and keep the foot in warm water for some time. Wipe the water off the feet and apply a mixture of hibiscus flower(10), Henna (1 handful) and juice of half a lemon. when dry wash it off.
Remove scars on your hands and feet by rubbing them with lemon peel.

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