Beauty treatment!

Now, this is an innovative one! We have heard of creative ad agencies being roped in for creating signature for new shows. But Sab TV went a step further when it designed the mast of Twinkle Beauty Parlour, its forthcoming big ticket prime time show. Apparently, the team at Sab decided to forego the agency bit and approached a poster sign painter in central Delhi itself to design a board for the fictitious parlour that will house the five lead protagonists. And it got exactly what it wanted - a garish sign that proclaims the Lajpat Nagar parlour, embellished with flowers and boasting a pretty profile in silhouette. "We wanted the title to speak to the people, to show a parlour sign like it actually is," insists the channel. Sure. Just wondering, would it have reflected some more authenticity if it had been spelt Twinkel Beuty Parlar......... Smita Bansal hates press conferences! If Smita Bansal who is playing Niyati in a Twinkle beauty Parlour originally belongs to Jaipur and is quite media shy to the extent that she wanted to avoid even coming to the press conference of Twinkle beauty Parlour. “I even gave the excuse that I am unlucky and if I go to a press conference of my new shows it flops but nobody believed it and I had no choice but to attend the press conference. I don’t like too much media attention but then it is a part of an actor’s professional life”, says Smita. Are Narayani and Nana just good friends? If the latest buzz in television circles is to be believed, Narayani Shastri, who dazzled as Piya Ka Ghar's Rimjhim and will now return as a beautician in Twinkle Beauty Parlour, has a new friend. She's always been tight lipped about her relationships, but did make a lot of public appearances with former beau Gaurav Chopra (who, incidentally, has been the more vocal and mileage seeking of the two). Now we hear (and no, it isn't Gaurav who's telling us this!) that Narayani has been regularly in touch with Nana Patekar, who was her co-star in last year's Marathi flick Pak Pak Pakak. We have it on good authority that the two meet up pretty frequently, particularly after Gaurav flew the nest for a string of concerts in South Africa and then for a Hollywood flick. Narayani though has been careful not to make any public appearances with Nana. Knowing the girl though, it would be pointless asking for confirmation of the alliance, since we are sure all she will say is Na Na Na Na re........... Rajiv- Aashish dosti unlimited!! Rajiv Paul's one of the best friends name is Aashish Kaul to the extent that Rajev and Delnaazz have even stayed at aashish's home at Mira road. Rajiv character's name in Twinkle beauty parlour is Aashish. "The moment while I was being narrated my role and I was told my character's name is Aashish. I got extreme positive vibes about the show and I agreed instantly as Aashish Kaul is my best friend", says Rajeev. In an industry where friends break on the drop of hat Rajiv it's good to know of your feeling positive about a project just because your character's name is the same as of your best friend. Hope your friend from Naach Baliye with whom you kissed and made up is listening? Rishton Ki Dorr gets on with it! Sony's Rishton Ki Dorr, produced by the Adhikari brothers has been waiting in the sidelines for quite some time. The show which is based on a tellenova called Three sisters is scheduled to go on air on 15 May. The channel now has a very strong afternoon band, and it's going all out for its promotions. While Twinkle Beauty Parlour's starcast might be feeling the heat as the cast is missing from the hoardings, Anuj would be mighty happy with the promo on air. The Rishton Ki Dorr hoardings have a line which says "Meri behne mujse kuuch Kehna Chhahati Hai" which shows Anuj Saxena along with his three sisters. The hoarding which was shot on 3 May included Anuj Saxena and his sister. We are sure the other actors in the show like Urvashi Dholakia, Gaurav Chanana and company would be left wondering as to why they have been left out from the hoardings. We say, Rishte Nazuk hote hai Kahiin en Rishto Mein daraar paida na ho jaye.