Sridevi mesmerises audience at India Couture Week

The moment she stepped on the ramp, the main show area was filled with cheers as the audience couldn't stop looking at Bollywood actress Sridevi. The actress looked stunning in a black gown as she walked the ramp for jewellery designer Queenie Dhody at the inaugural jewellery show of HDIL India Couture Week here late Monday.
'She is looking so stunning. Just look at her, she is so beautiful,' said a mesmerised member of the audience.
As soon as she started walking the ramp, some one from the audience shouted: 'Come on Sridevi, you are the best.'
It was not just the audience, even Bollywood stars Hrithik Roshan, Dimple Kapadia, Boney Kapoor, Twinkle Khanna, Sanjay Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Dia Mirza, Zayed Khan and Karan Johar clapped relentlessly till she left the ramp.
'She looked like a diva. Just look at her, it seems that she is getting younger day by day. The way she has maintained herself is amazing,' Raveena Tandon said after the show.
This is the first time that HDIL-ICW had a high-end jewellery show that featured four jewellery designers - Devaunshi Mehta, Farah Khan, Queenie Dhody and Maheep Kapoor - who came out with their dazzling collections.
Talking about her jewellery line Dhody said that high-end jewellery had become very popular among people.
'People now want to own a piece of jewellery that is exclusive. This exquisite line of hand-made jewellery has both precious and semi-precious stones with fine craftsmanship that makes it very exclusive and everyone should at least own one piece,' she said.

I’m glad to make a comeback with ‘Chaasni’: Raveena

National Award winning actress Raveena Tandon wants to do only mature roles in her second innings in films and is excited about playing a lawyer in “Chaasni”.“I’m getting to play a lawyer in the film and I’m excited because this is going to be my comeback film,” Raveena, who played an advocate in 2005 gripping drama “Pehchaan”, told IANS in an interview.
The film is being directed by Revathy Sharma and also stars veteran actress Jaya Bachchan, Ayesha Takia and Urvashi Sharma. “Chaasni” is a remake of the Tamil film “June R” and stresses the importance of adoption of those who are old. It is Sharma’s homage to elderly people.
Raveena, who made her Bollywood debut with “Patthar Ke Phool” in 1991, is returning to the arc lights after a four-year hiatus with the movie and says she was “hell nervous” when she gave her first shot for the movie.
“The first day of shooting for ‘Chaasni’ was very encouraging. I gave my first shot and the entire unit started clapping. I felt like - ‘This is where I am meant to be’. I delivered one dialogue in one take and Revathy said ‘Okay’ and my day was made,” said the actress who took a sabbatical after tying the knot with Anil Thadani in 2004.
Raveena also said that she wishes to do only such roles in her new innings in the industry.
“I’m very glad that I’m making a comeback with the kind of roles that I want to do now - the kind that challenge me more than I can cater to. I do see a lot of scripts, but I’m now inclined to roles like I played in ‘Shool’, ‘Daman’ and ‘Satta’ - something more evolved and something that suits my personality now,” she said.
The actress is also judging kids’ comedy show “Chhote Miyan - Chapter 2″ on Colors channel. She enjoys her stint on the small screen, but says that she doesn’t wish to sign too many films right now.
“I want to take it (movies) slow. I’m doing one film and one TV show. My kids are quite young and I don’t wish to overwork and then not be able to spend time with them. I will take things easy as far as films are concerned because they need more time,” said the mother of two.

Raveena lends helping hand to education sponsorship programme

Raveena Tandon has always been associated with different charitable programmes. Now the actress has associated herself with a sponsorship programme to provide quality education to poor children.

The 34-year-old who has been part of programmes by Child Care and You (CRY) and Unicef, among others, visited Delhi along with the marketing head of Hindi general entertainment channel Colors, Rameet Arora, to hand over a sponsorship certificate by the channel to Nai Disha — a school for children from poor families.

The sponsorship programme was part of a nationwide celebration of the channel’s first anniversary July 21.

“I have always associated myself with programmes and initiatives that include children. I feel safer with kids and have more fun with them.

“This is the reason why I have judged children’s shows and am involved with charities that will benefit the future of our country,” Raveena, a judge on the channel’s children’s reality show “Chhote Miyan - Chapter 2″, told reporters here.

“It was great coming here and meeting these children. Their enthusiasm and spirit make you feel so nice. I am happy that Colors is celebrating with such an unique approach. It is a good way to give back to people,” added Raveena, looking ravishing in a cream and black suit.

The initiative will be launched in other cities like Chandigarh, Amritsar, Patna, Kolkata, Pune and Ahmedabad, Colors official Rameet Arora said.