Category: Celebrities

Namrata Soni better known as the makeup-artist of actress Sonam Kapoor, is a well-known name in Bollywood. She’s one of the best make-up artists and hairstylists in the industry. But this time she’s in the news due to AR beauty filters. 

What are AR beauty filters?

Namrata Soni has developed some amazing filters for Instagram and she wants beauty conscious women to take advantage of these filters. She partnered with a tech-driven advertising studio, Graphixstory, to produce these filters.

Metallic Smoke: Inspired by Sonam Kapoor’s Cannes look, the filter is a classic recreation.

Sunset Glow: You will love the flush of sunset hues on lids and the glass skin glow effect of this filter.

The Liner on Fleek: Get the minimal cat-eye in the most convenient manner with this filter.

What Namrata Soni said about these filters?

The make-up artist and hairstylist noticed the shift towards e-makeup rather than Selfies and that brands as well as influencers were looking for more e-makeup options. They wanted to be more relatable to the beauty world. She said that her AR beauty filters can help achieve the level of instructiveness with the audience in the most acceptable manner. 

How to use the filters?

Namrata Soni has provided a tool #NAMGLOW to allow the users to get the first-hand experience of how the changes will look on them. Anyone can check the artists’ rendition on her face with just one tap on the given tool.

All the AR beauty filters are provided controls to decrease and increase the effects according to needs and suitability. The control buttons are provided on their sides and they allow a hassle-free operation. Namrata Soni said that since people are spending more time on digital media, they need filters like she provided.

While Samantha Akkineni is better known for movies like Neethaane En Ponvasantham and Eega, she has made more fans due to her flawless skin. She boasts of close to 10 million followers on Instagram and this number is growing every day. 

Samantha Akkineni is a south superstar of Tamil and Telugu film industry and a household name in the country. She has amazed audiences with her acting skills but her fans are more surprised to know her beauty secrets. 

Here’s Samantha Akkineni reveals her beauty secrets 

Positivity 

A leading website quizzed the diva about her beauty secret and Samantha Akkineni said positive thoughts in the answer. She said that she breathed the same air and ate the same food as the reporter did. But if one kept his mind free from bad and angry thoughts, the glow was bound to show on his face.

Sunscreen

Samantha Akkineni never forgets putting on her sunscreen before going out in the sun. The UV rays of sun are more harmful for skin than any other foreign element but many women don’t think so. 

Avoid makeup

Most of her Instagram pictures are no make-up selfies. It shows that the actress dislikes cakey makeup that hides the natural beauty. And when needed, she prefers natural makeup. 

Night cream

Night cream is essential for skin as it boosts collagen that in turn strengthens the elasticity of the skin and keeps the skin hydrated. And who knows it better than Samantha that never misses her night cream.

Food and you

Samantha Akkineni strongly believes that you are what you eat and for this reason she takes as much fresh vegetables and fruits as possible. Oily food has never been her choice.

Hollywood is quite fascinated about superheroes of comic-books because superhero movies on characters based on comic-books do big business. And comic-books have many characters to offer like the following 10 characters.

Here’s is a list of 5 DC and 5 Marvel characters who deserve their own movies  

1. Nightwing: DC

Gotham City recognizes Nightwing as an independent fighter against crime and criminals. He was formerly a Batman’s protégé but went on to create his own independent persona to fight crime. A live-action movie on Nightwing has been in the making.

2. Lobo: DC

Lobo isn’t a typical superhero due to his hunting habits. He traverses the universe and can devour the entrails of his hunts and thoroughly enjoys it. Also, this foul-mouthed master troll loves cracking politically incorrect jokes. 

3. Green Lantern (John Stewart): DC

This superhero is blessed by the Guardians of the universe. He is given a magic ring to protect a specific sector of the universe using his magical powers. He creates weapons using his imagination and emotions to fight the enemies.

4. Martian Manhunter: DC

He is a green-skinned extraterrestrial humanoid from Mars with shapeshifting abilities. Also, he is capable of becoming invisible and making his body intangible to more freely through obstructions. 

5. Booster Gold: DC

An amazing character, he is a time traveler who can move freely in time and get knowledge of past, present and future events. And he can use his knowledge against his enemies.

6. Namor: Marvel

Like Aquaman, Namor also is an amphibian. He is the half-human king of the submerged ancient kingdom of Atlantis. But he possesses some anti-hero characteristics and for this reason he is slightly different from the Aquaman.

7. Adam Warlock: Marvel

Adam Warlock played a crucial role in taking down Thanos in the Infinity Gauntlet storyline of Marvel comics. He is made an artificial human that is immortal, super strong and superfast. He can fly and heals quickly. 

8. Sentry: Marvel

Blessed with the power of one million exploding suns, Sentry is the befitting reply to Superman. But he also has a weakness – his wife. And his opponents can take advantage of his wife to defeat Sentry.

9. Captain Britain: Marvel

He is British version of Captain America. Captain Britain is blessed with mystical powers of his native country.

10. Spider-Man (Miles Morales): Marvel

Miles Morales has won hearts with his actions in the Spider-Man series. And people want to see this superhero in a live action movie.

It has been almost two weeks since the death of Sushant Singh Rajput (SSR) but the speculations about his demise refuse to die down. SSR’s death has created a storm in Bollywood. It started a debate over nepotism in the industry.

Is it a case of suicide?

RC Singh, the maternal uncle of SSR, sees a conspiracy theory behind the death of SSR. Also, there were social media posts claiming that no saliva was found coming out from SSR’s mouth and that his tongue and eyeballs were normal. There are different reports about his death and all these reports put a question mark over the suicide theory forwarded by the police.

Did he succumb to professional reasons?

SSR’s fans are relating his death to “insider-outsider” theory, bullying by selected persons and professional pressure. But politician Sanjay Nirupam was clear in his opinion. He tweeted that SSR succumbed to pressure of losing seven films in six months. 

Was troubled relationship a reason for his death?

His relationship with Rhea Chakraborty had a troubled history and it came to be known that Rhea had a spat with SSR a couple of days before his death. One of Rhea’s associates even mentioned on social media that Rhea had problems with SSR’s mental health.

Is it related to other suicides in the industry?

Some conspiracy theories link SSR’s death to four recent suicides in the showbiz industry. They were TV actors Manmeet Grewal and Preksha Mehta and Sushant’s former manager Disha Salian, who died a few days before him. 

Is social media behind his death?

SSR’s social media account was active even after his death. It was noted that the number of accounts being followed by SSR were reduced. MP Roopa Ganguly even raised questions regarding his account being active even after his death.

Salman Khan link to SSR’s death

#SalmanKhan and #nepotism became the top trend on social media soon after Salman Khan was made a party in the FIR lodged in a court in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. It was alleged that SSR was removed from around seven films due to the interference of the biggies that include Salman Khan, Karan Johar, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and Ekta Kapoor.

Story so far

SSR’s death is another mystery in the history of Bollywood. It is a black chapter but it opened a debate over nepotism and favoritism in the showbiz industry. Apparently, all isn’t good in the industry.