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Shining star

if you were wondering who the last synergie skin care girl is, after ms universe lara dutta, wonder no more! fresh-faced dipannita sharma has been wooing the ad world for some time now, with campaigns like kwality and hero honda cbz under her belt. then, of course, the small screen with the teleserial life nahin hain laddoo. now she's all set to hit the big screen as the lead in an as yet untitled venture, with milind soman and danny denzongpa.the film will be completed soon, september latest. "it's not the normal song and dance," says she about her debut. meanwhile there's always the ramp, beckoning her with open arms. her latest appearance has been in the sumeet chopra shot catalogue for designer sangeeta chopra's collection. "i loved posing for sangeeta's clothes," says dipannita. "they were so sexy and feminine." much like you, miss! going down south! after her success with yaadein and kuch khatti kuch meethi, rati agnihotri will soon be tracing her roots to the south and doing a tamil film. for the lesser enlightened, before the superhit ek duuje ke liye, rati had done a few films in tamil and now it is said she is still to do more. tabu and aishwarya seem to have started a trend what with most bollywood actresses wanting to try out south indian cinema. on the other hand, even before her success in josh, priya gill tried her luck in mollywood. and soon she will be starring opposite southern superstar ajit (of kandukondain kandukondain fame) in a film, titled majnu... what a woman? actresses cameron diaz is to be honoured at the eighth annual women in hollywood gala. actress frances mcdormand and producer paula wagner will also honoured at the celebrity bash on september 20 at the smart four seasons hotel in los angeles. leelee sobieski gets the spotlight award for emerging talent. walters nabs careyreuters reports that barbara walters has snagged an exclusive interview with mariah carey, carey's first since being released from the hospital following a nervous breakdown. the interview, set to air on september 12, is perfectly timed to promote mariah's new movie, glitter, and its soundtrack album. the album releases the day before the airing and the film will release two days after.