Always dreamed of having actor Anushka Sharma’s fresh-faced look? Now, her personal make-up artiste reveals her trade secrets, joining the gang of war-paint wizards whose client base is increasingly filled with regular Janes, eager to learn the art of application.

Puneet Saini, who’s just finished dolling Sharma up for Vishal Bhardwaj’s Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, offers classes for make-up amateurs as part of her company, Pankake by Puneet. “The classes usually last for four days, six hours each, where we tackle four different looks,” she explains, adding, “Make-up wasn’t part of the Indian girl’s regimen while growing up. But now, most women like getting decked up to go out, and it’s not possible to call a make-up artiste over all the time.”

According to Vikas Marwah, who’s worked with names like Mallika Sherawat and Arjun Rampal, his non-celebrity client base consists largely of women in the hospitality and aviation industry. “We get a lot of requests from air hostesses and hoteliers because they need to look their best all the time,” he reveals.

Indian women seem to be obsessed with eye make-up, and all the artistes agree that the ‘smokey eye’ tops the list of popular make-up techniques. But like her colleagues, Virginia Holmes, who conducts regular ‘make-overs’ with her company Fat Mu, insists that they must always start with the face. Starting with a class on how to select the right foundation to build a natural ‘day look’, they progress to a glamourous night look. “We ask them to bring their own products to the class so that we can design a look that doesn’t require a departure from their daily schedule. Sometimes, we get just one kajal pencil, though we’ve even had someone bring in three trunks of make-up. Ideally, we show you how to get a professional look using just five products in under 10 minutes,” Holmes explains.

Make-up checklist
Here are the fundamentals you need to know before you start piling on the war paint.

1 Make-up begins with good skin care. Take care of your skin by using the right products and being a stickler for cleanliness.

2 Minimise the items in your make-up bag to a few essential items so that you’re not confused by an overload of products.

3 Check your tools. Do you have the right brushes, swabs, pencils?

4 Check if your make-up still works for you. If it’s too old or doesn’t match your style any more, throw it away. Even expensive make-up comes with an expiry date.

5 The Little Black Dress of eye make-up is a good black eye pencil, so make sure you have one.

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Anushka Sharma is one of those lucky actresses to make a dream debut opposite Shahrukh Khan in a film made under the banner of Yash Raj Films! Not to forget, her three-film-deal with the same banner does not happen to actresses daily either!

In a recent interview, Anushka Sharma talked about her upcoming film which stars Shahrukh Khan and Katrina Kaif, and her previous release with Ranveer Singh, Ladies V/s Ricky Bahl!

There have been rumours that Anushka is merely a supporting actress in Yash Chopra’s next and Katrina Kaif is the leading lady, since Anushka was not a part of the London schedule of the film! Talking about the same, she said what matters to her is that she is a part of Yash Chopra’s film! She also confirmed that she will be a part of all the remaining schedules.

Anushka Sharma also talked about her previous release Ladies V/s Ricky Bahl! While the film could not recreate the magic that Band Baaja Baaraat did, the cute and hot actress revealed that it made more profit than BBB! Adding that maybe after the success of BBB, people had set their expectations too high! Anushka Sharma surely believes in some straight talk!

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Anushka Sharma Hot Photo Shoot HQ Pics | HELLO! Magazine May 2012.

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Anushka Sharma’s Hot Stills on Hello Magazine May 2012.

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Anushka Sharma has finally decided to do the talking about her alleged link-ups and how irritating such rumors are. In a recent interview, the 24-year-old actress lashed out at media reports, which suggested that she and Shahid Kapoor got cozy at Imran Khan’s bash to celebrate the success of Mere Brother Ki Dulhan.

The actor, who was said to be dating her Band Baaja Baaraat co-star Ranveer Singh, said that she entered Imran’s house with Shahid and that’s a normal thing. She was quoted as telling filmfare that the problem is in the system where even a normal looking thing is made out to be something dirty.

She criticised media of sensationalizing things, which create misunderstanding between two people. Talking more over the issue, Anushka revealed that she doesn’t wish to fall for a guy from the industry as it becomes really difficult to have a relationship.

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Anushka Sharma in Alexander McQueen Thigh High Boots. Vogue India, 02.2012.

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Anushka Sharma on Hello India Magazine.

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Advertisement and endorsement deals are not just about public connect anymore. They also involve huge monies when it comes to celebrities endorsing their products.

If that wasn’t enough, actors have been vying to get the best deals in their kitty, some amounting to a couple of crores. In the current scenario, the older stars continue to hold fort, but the gap between them and the younger stars is slowly decreasing.

If actor Ranbir Kapoor is going from strength to strength, his contemporary, actress Anushka Sharma apparently is much in demand in the ad-world, say industry insiders.

Affirming that Anushka is getting to be a popular name in the brand race, brand strategist, Harish Bijoor, however, adds it’ll take her some time to reach the same league of A-listers like actors Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra.

“Anushka is one of the new hottest faces in terms of brands. She has a very vivacious face, but she’s yet to be associated with big-league brand. Her number will surely increase over a period of time but as of now. Priyanka is still reigning. She is not only popular, but also has a lot of brands. Kareena has recently signed a couple of new brands, but they are still to be aired. Katrina Kaif lags behind in the race currently,” he informs.

There has apparently been a change in the heirarchy even when it comes to B-Town men. The new name leading from the top is actor Salman Khan. Bijoor says, “When it comes to endorsements, they are divided in two categories — for men, it is the number of hits and for women, the fresh face quotient. Salman is a brand in himself and is definitely one of the names on the top.”

Ad filmmaker, Kunal Shivdasani states that one actor to watch out for in the ad-race is actor Deepika Padukone. “Deepika’s already quite popular in the endorsement circuit. She has great potential to be the face of tomorrow. And among the male actors, it’s Ranbir Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor who are quite in demand,” he says.

Another trade analyst elaborates, “Actors who have been around for a while, will never lack endorsements coming their way. However, after a point of time, it depends on the fate of their films at box office. Saif Ali Khan has some of the highest number of advertisements, but there are actors who get paid much more for what they endorse. It really depends on how popular you are with the audience.”

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She worked as a model for Wendell Rodricks, then appeared on the big screen, as the character of Taani in the hit film, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, in 2008 with the prestigious Yash Raj banner. For this performance, she was nominated for the Best Actress and Best Debut- Female categories in the Filmfare Awards.

She later received accolades for her role as Shruti Kakkar in the hit Band Baaja Baaraat in 2010, under the same YRF banner. In December 2009, Sharma started the shooting for Patiala House, her first project outside Yash Raj, with Nikhil Advani. Patiala House was released in 2011 and despite the fact that it has been declared a flop at the box office, Anushka received positive reviews for her acting alongside Akshay Kumar.

In the same year, released her next movie Ladies vs. Ricky Bahl, her second with co-star Ranveer Singh, after Band Baaja Baraat. The film got mixed reviews, but her acting was very appreciated. This year, fans will see her romancing Imran Khan in Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola and in the next Yash Raj untitled project with SRK and Katrina Kaif.

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Yash Chopra is making a come back to direction after a long hiatus and he is doing everything possible to make the film a hit. But there is also secrecy surrounding his comeback movie. The title of the movie hasn't been decided yet, or maybe Yash Raj films is keeping it a secret and hasn't announced it to the media.

It is also reported that even the actors are not aware of the climax of the movie. We all know that Katrina Kaif and Shah Rukh Khan are playing the lead role and now it is reported that Anushka Sharma is cast as the second lead in the movie.

But Times of India reports that Anushka's role is a bit of an extended cameo. She is playing second fiddle because Aditya Chopra convinced her of the role being modeled on that of Rani Mukerji in 'Veer-Zaara'.

Her character will make an entry only in the second half of the film. Anushka can never say no to Aditya whom she regards as her mentor and Yash Raj films had given her the big break in Bollywood. In the movie Shah Rukh Khan confides in Anushka about his heartbreak.

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