National Award-winning makeup, hair and prosthetic expert Preetisheel Singh is elated at the commercial success of Nitesh Tiwari’s Chhichhore. The film has just crossed the 125 crore mark at the box-office, and is still going strong.

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“I’m overwhelmed with the congratulatory calls and messages about the looks in the film. It’s always a nice feeling when you put your heart and soul into something and people notice that effort and appreciate it,” quips a delighted Preetisheel, who carried out multiple transformational looks for the ensemble cast of Chhichhore from their young to old age. “I’m so grateful to director Nitish Tiwari for putting complete faith in my work,” adds the makeover whiz.

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“Chhichhore has caught the imagination of audiences and made many nostalgic about their college days,” Preetisheel points out. “This is the first time that we had to work on an ensemble cast of six. Getting everyone ready simultaneously was quite a task as everyone had prosthetic work involved. But the actors were really cooperative and so patient throughout the whole process.”

Preetisheel has earlier been behind some of the best looks of a plethora of top Bollywood stars like Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Ayushmann Khurrana, Deepika Padukone, Kangana Ranaut, Madhuri Dixit, Nawazuddin Siddiqui,  Radhika Apte, Ranveer Singh, Salman Khan, Shahid Kapoor and Sunny Deol.

She has handled the character designs for highly successful movies such as Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat, Housefull 3, 102 Not Out, Mulk, Mom, Thackeray, PM Narendra Modi, Bharat and Andhadhun.

Some of the forthcoming movies in her kitty include the Akshay Kumar-starrer Housefull 4, Nawazuddin Siddiqui-Radhika Apte-starrer Raat Akeli Hai, Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer Bala, Kartik Aaryan-Bhumi Pednekar-starrer Pati Patni Aur Woh, Southern superstar Vijay’s next Bigil, Kangana Ranaut-starrers Panga and Dhaakad, and Bhansali Productions’ Tuesdays and Fridays.

She could well be heading for some more awards this year too. But before that, Preetisheel is all set to launch the ‘Preetisheel School of Character Design’ and a new office and workshop of her company ‘Da Makeup Lab’ at Versova, Mumbai.

Mrs. India Guyana Kristal Inshan is soon to participate in the Mrs. India Worldwide beauty pageant at The Leela, Mumbai. The event is about to witness the most beautiful and talented contestants from over 40 countries, competing for the Miss and Mrs. India Worldwide titles, judged by a celebrity panel of judges, with a host of guests expected from Bollywood and Hollywood.

But Kristal is in news for something else this week. She believes in doing more for charity than most beauty queens promise on stage. Kristal not only enjoys spending holidays with friends and loved ones, but makes it a point to make time for the less fortunate and make their celebrations special too. Growing up with struggles of a poor life, she has learned to smile and be kind hearted more than anything else.

Recently, when she was to celebrate her birthday, her first thought was not to celebrate with a party or outing, but cook with her mother’s help for underprivileged children of a village next to her hometown Georgetown in Guyana.

Her ideal great birthday was to share a home-cooked meal with the children. “Bringing happiness to those who have nothing makes my birthday that much more special,” she says. A few days after her birthday, she along with her mother decided to cook some of the best of Indian dishes, after which they headed to a local orphanage to feed the underprivileged once again.

While at the orphanage, she noticed that a teenage girl didn’t have proper eyeglasses. She took her to an eye doctor, and purchased a pair of eyeglasses for her. That’s not all! Every Christmas, Kristal orders toys in bulk, and distributes them at a local village to give each child a gift and let them know how special they are.

Just a few days ago, beautiful newbie Aavya Gupta was crowned Miss Diva Of India International 2019. And even before the dust has settled on that news, the talented gal surprises us once more! She has just come out with her first single video La Fanaa released by T-Series.

Aavya has not only performed in this video as an actress, but has also lent her voice for it. Aha! Reminds us of Julie Andrews, who once enthralled her audiences in the Hollywood classic The Sound Of Music, where she performed, as well as sang her own songs, right at the beginning of her career.

Aavya is taken aback by the response to her debut. “I’m thrilled. When I started out doing advertisements, I wasn’t aware that my career would take a leap,” quips Aavya. “But the Miss Diva Of India International 2019 win gave it a push and now I have already begun getting congratulatory calls and messages for the La Fanaa video. For my humble beginnings, this seems like a dream,” she adds with a smile.

If all this is not enough, some on social media have been comparing her with face to Aishwarya Rai. “Please, don’t even go there. It will be too much for me to handle. I am just a newcomer trying to get a foothold in the industry,” smirks Aavya, who admits she gets to hear this comparison once in a while. “I don’t want to be burdened by such comparisons. Don’t even mention it anywhere in media or social media.” Oops! Sorry Aavya, but we already did. 😉

So what’s next for this brainy beauty from Mumbai. Bollywood, we guess. “I have my fingers crossed,” is all she reveals.

Basking in the glory of the first look poster of Kangana Ranaut’s Dhaakad, Preetisheel Singh is now looking forward to the Ak­­shay Kumar-starrer Housefull 4.

The No.1 National Award-winning character design specialist who has worked on the looks of some of the topline Bollywood stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Ranveer Singh, Sunny Deol, Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Radhika Apte, Ayushman Khurana and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, has shared a video on her Instagram, which has Akshay Kumar all praise for the makeup, hair and prosthetic designer.

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“I’ve known her for long and she’s one of the most brilliant makeup persons I’ve come across. She’s very honest and sincere with her work,” Akshay is heard saying mostly in Punjabi in the video, with a flattered Preetisheel by his side.

“The amazing part is that even her sister does makeup, her brother does makeup, her whole family is into makeup. You guys should see her at work. She’s a magician, I must say… she’s a magician,” he adds and wishes her a lot of luck.

Apart from Housefull 4 and Dhaakad, Preetisheel’s work will also be seen in the Nitesh Tiwari’s Chhichhore, Nawazuddin Siddiqui-Radhika Apte-starrer Raat Akeli Hai, Kartik Aaryan-Bhumi Pednekar-starrer Pati Patni Aur Woh, Southern superstar Vijay’s next Bigil, Kangana Ranaut-starrer Panga and Bhansali Productions’ Tuesdays and Fridays.

She is soon starting ‘Preetisheel School of Character Design’ at Versova, Mumbai.

Newbie Aavya Gupta has been crowned Miss Diva Of India International 2019 at a grand finale of the beauty pageant organized by Virus Films & Entertainment. Winning over 40 contestants from the nook and corners of the country, the brainy beauty from Mumbai received the crown at the hands of another Bollywood actress Shazahn Padamsee.

Aavya is a student of Poddar International College in Mumbai and started out assisting her dad in interior designing projects. With her interests as varied as architecture and acting, Aavya has idolized artistes Madhubala, Sridevi and Govinda.

“I feel honoured to bag this title. It’s given me the courage to think bigger and reach out for more goals,” says an enthusiastic Aavya. “I’m extremely grateful for the full-hearted support I have received from my family too. They have always encouraged me and their confidence in me gives me strength,” she adds.

Aavya has quite a few modeling assignments to her credit. They include advertisements for brands like Sofy, Mahindra Jewellery, Himalaya Body Lotion and even a music single titled La Fanaa from T-Series, for which Aavya has even lent her voice.

She spends her time pursuing hobbies such as horse riding, singing, dancing and sporting. She has trained in Bharatanatyam, Kathak, belly dancing and contemporary dance forms. With such varied talents, Bollywood sure has an interesting personality to look forward to in Aavya.

Last week has been a rocking one for Bollywood’s numero uno makeup, hair and prosthetic designer Preetisheel Singh. Starting with the poster release of her Southern sojourn Bigil starring South superstar Vijay in a double role, the National Award-winning makeover wiz set up her new office at Versova, replete with artistic murals adorning the walls of the entire building.

While quietly working on Paresh Rawal’s look for the biopic on former President APJ Abdul Kalam, Preetisheel’s week also involved giving finishing touches to the looks of Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh, Bobby Deol, Rana Dagubatti, Pooja Hegde and veteran villain Ranjeet for Housefull 4, while simultaneously finalizing the interiors of her new office.

That’s not all! The week also saw her design the character look for Bhumi Pednekar, who is prepping for the shoot of Pati Patni Aur Woh; an adaptation of BR Chopra’s 1978 superhit with the same title.

And just as she thought the jam-packed week was coming to an end, the first look poster of the Kangana Ranaut-starrer Dhaakad hit the worldwide web. Yes, Preetisheel has worked on the looks of Kangana for the stunning poster which has been the talk of the town ever since Twitterati caught its first glimpse.

The grunge fiery look of Kangana in it, has been getting rave reviews all over. Talking about the film in an earlier interview, Kangana said, “Dhaakad is not only a benchmark film for my career but will be a turning point for Indian cinema as well.”

“The film is mounted on a large scale, and is one-of-a-kind female led action film. If it is received well, there will be no looking back for women in Indian cinema,” Kangana added about Dhaakad, which is being readied for a Diwali 2020 release.

Meanwhile, Preetisheel who has curated looks for highly successful films like Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat, Housefull 3, 102 Not Out, Mulk, Mom, Thackeray, PM Narendra Modi, Bharat and Andhadhun, is currently busy with others like the Akshay Kumar-starrer Housefull 4, Kangana Ranaut-starrer Panga, Nawazuddin Siddiqui–Radhika Apte-starrer Raat Akeli Hai, Bhansali Productions’ Tuesdays and Fridays, and Nitesh Tiwari’s Chhichhore; for which she has designed multiple young and old-age looks for an ensemble lead cast.

Once upon a time, Mumbai used to be famous for poster art and murals. Even today, we look at Mario Mirinda’s paintings at Cafe Mondegar in Colaba and gaze in delight. In recent times, the Mahatama Gandhi mural at Churchgate Station is also looked upon with awe. But from the last few years, not many have explored this art… at least, not in the suburbs.

But that’s just changed this week, with National Award-winning makeup, hair and prosthetic designer Preetisheel Singh and her partner-husband Mark D’souza at their company Da Makeup Lab, having set up their new office in Versova with a huge floral mask mural on its two-storied building wall. It’s the biggest mural on the building, with a face emerging from a large, vivid and burlesque flower.

Mark D’souza, business head of Da Makeup Lab explains, “At our company, what we do is transform an actor into a character. The murals depicts that. Here, the art is the flower, and the face is what emerges from this art.”

The ruling queen of prosthetics, Preetisheel Singh, who has designed the looks for Bollywood’s topline actors in films like Padmaavat, Bajirao Mastani, Andhadhun, Mom, Mulk, 102 Not Out, Thackeray and many others, is about to begin ‘Preetisheel’s School of Character Design’ at this place soon. “We intend to let the calm of our surroundings in Versova inspire the imagination of our students when we roll with the school in September,” says Mark.

Made by Delhi artist Amrai Dua, the murals are quite a sight for passerbys. So catchy are they, that they can give any eclectic Hollywood studio a run for its money. Apart from the humungous floral mask mural on the front, the second mural is of a fantasy-based devilish creature. The third has three masks, all emoting differently. A portion of the wall has a mural of Preetisheel doing what she knows best, transforming someone with a brush in her hand.

“Prosthetic is quite new to Bollywood. But we have got rave reviews for our work in the last few years. So our aim is to let filmmakers know that drastic transformation of characters are also possible in India. And the artworks are trying to convey that. One of the murals — the creature — is our way of telling people we can do world-class fantasy-based transformations, so the industry should start thinking about it,” says Mark.

After recently designing mother and daughter looks for Madhuri Dixit for an advertisement, National Award-winning makeup, hair and prosthetic designer Preetisheel Singh, has now designed dual looks for Southern superstar Vijay for his upcoming Tamil flick Bigil.

Preetisheel, who also received rave reviews recently for curating the looks for Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji in Padmaavat, Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor in 102 Not Out, Ayushman Khurrana in Andhadhun and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in and as Thackeray, is excited as the first look poster of Bigil is out.

She has good reason to be. Because Vijay’s look in the film is unlike anything he has done before. The Southern hearththrob will be seen in two different avatars of father and son in the film directed by Atlee and having music by AR Rahman.

“Hours of study have gone into building the character designs,” says Preetisheel. “We didn’t want to lose the authenticity of the character or miss out on the aura projected by the legendary Vijay. Keeping this in mind, for the father’s role, we added wrinkles around his laugh lines and on his forehead, using special-effects make-up. Along with that, we gave him salt ‘n pepper hair which gave a classier touch.”

For his son’s character, Vijay was given “the trendy look that footballers of the current generation carry,” informs Preetisheel. She mentions that the superstar is a pleasure to work with. “Very humble and down-to-earth, Vijay not only showers trust, but patiently allows the team to work without interference. Both the actor and director put full faith in our vision and art, and that has immensely helped,” she concludes.

Apart from Bigil, Preetisheel is looking forward to many films, including the Akshay Kumar-starrer Housefull 4, Kangana Ranaut-starrer Panga, Nawazuddin Siddiqui–Radhika Apte-starrer Raat Akeli Hai and Nitesh Tiwari’s Chhichhore; for which she has designed multiple young and old-age looks for an ensemble lead cast.

Powerhouse performer Madhuri Dixit has experimented with loads of looks and characters in her movies. But what she has recently done for a commercial, seems to have outdone many-a-looks she has been seen in earlier.

Madhuri has played a double role in a new advertisement for Aquaguard water purifier, where she essays the characters of both, mother and daughter. That’s not the only highlight of it. What Madhuri stuns with, is the aged getup. The finesse with which it is curated, and the effortlessness and versatility with which Madhuri has carried it out, is seen to be believed.

The double role transformation for the diva has been executed by none other than India’s most popular look designer, Preetisheel Singh. Yes, the same makeup, hair and prosthetic expert, who has given us the stunning looks of many-an-artist in movies such as Padmaavat, Bajirao Mastani, Mom, 102 Not Out, Mulk, Thackeray and Andhadhun. As for this one — it just raises the bar.

For the record, Madhuri had earlier received accolades for playing mother and daughter with excellence in the 1992 K.Vishwanath film Sangeet, as well as the 1993 Mehul Kumar film Aasoo Bane Angaarey.