Kareena’s soap opera

All hail Queen Kareena.

The glamorous Ms Kapoor has a knack for making headlines, and it's not necessarily because of her films. In fact, one would be hard pressed to remember the last Kareena hit, but let's not go there right now.

On Thursday, a plush Mumbai ceremony saw the uniquely-eyebrowed actress crowned the new face of Lux.

The soap firm had gone to town promoting the mystery behind the unveiling, coinciding obviously with the launch of a new product.

But Kareena being the 'new' face makes all the mystery a bit of a sham because she's already been a Lux girl for quite a while, remember?

Kareena: The Indian Diva!

SaharaOne's ongoing show Indian Diva 2005 has a winner.

For those of you who don't know much about it, it's a celebrity show where actresses perform each week and viewers vote for the best performers.

This year, we saw Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Rimi Sen, Udita Goswami, Parmita Katkar, Katrina Kaif, Shamita Shetty and Koena Mitra dancing to Bollywood numbers. Their performances were telecast every Friday, then thrown open for public voting.

Last year, Shilpa Shetty was crowned Indian Diva. This year, it went to Kareena Kapoor, with Udita Goswami bagging the title of Diva Discovery of the Year.

The two were declared winners on December 28 at a function at Mumbai's Hotel Ramee Guestline. Former actress Zeenat Aman crowned Kareena but, minutes later, the latter removed the crown saying she was no beauty queen and found it awkward to wear a crown.

The programme will be telecast on SaharaOne on December 31, at 8:30 pm.