Bolt from the Blue!

After this,youd want to feel the blues. Youd want to get up,flush that sorry self pity mode down the drain,collect yourself,paste a before picture and walk up to Hakim Aalim for an after one.

Written by Jaskiran Kapoor

April 29, 2009 11:47 PM IST

4 min read

Wanna get gorgeous? Then walk down the Blue Carpet with ace stylist Hakim Aalim in an all-new makeover show

After this,youd want to feel the blues. Youd want to get up,flush that sorry self pity mode down the drain,collect yourself,paste a before picture and walk up to Hakim Aalim for an after one. Trust us,after this,youd be singing the blues,for youd be an ugly duckling to a swan princess story wholl walk down our Blue Carpet, snips ace stylist Hakim Aalim. Giving reality a whole new look and feel is UTV Bindasiss Sunsilk Blue Carpet which has hairstylist Aalim,costume stylist Imam Siddique along with a host of celebrity judges including Shaimak Davar,Mickey Contractor,Nisha Jamwal,Nina Manuel,Pooja Bedi and Gul Panag,all set to select girls down in the dumps and yank their inner beauty and confident out for the world to see. But why Blue Carpet? Because red is clichéd and blue is the new colour of youth,confidence and cool quotient. Red is only for Page 3,whereas well make our girls Page 3 divas, says Aalim as he gets into the nitty gritty of the show. For those whove seen Trinny and Suzanne parade,bully and chase women on What Not to Wear,Blue Carpet comes close to it. According to the format,each episode will see one candidate live the change. Shell be put through a variety of innovative tasks,all designed to escalate her confidence levels. From bartending at a swanky club to performing in a public place,to raking in a minimum of 500 bucks,the show has an exciting line-up of activities and situations that will bring out the best in the participants. Physical attraction is paramount. Theres no escaping that,one has to look beautiful to be get the eyeballs rolling,but one has to feel beautiful too,which is why we are here, Aalims focus is on shaping a personality,putting the mind over the body. Its all about getting a lesson in fashion education. No ones perfect,but we can camouflage our flaws and look ravishing, Aalims already shot two episodes and hes had quite a challenge. Weve had an overweight girl,and she was in tears! See,we are very strict with our makeover. Its not a one day Bollywood lookalike show,its bringing out the inner beauty,working on the confidence,convincing someone they are and can look gorgeous and following up on their lives. Girls,says Aalim can be stubborn. There were ego hassles too. Its alright for we never get a fashion education in schoolwe are victims of demonstration effect. We need to find our own beauty and thats how the show will help, Aalim,however,was happy that once the balls rolling,the girls grasp pretty fast and get addicted to looking and feeling good. A physical makeover is surgical,getting one is easy. Its the inside out thats difficult,and thats where we make you walk the blue carpet and make you feel sexy, he says. The show also has a video diary featuring personal feeds recorded by the contestant at private moments through which audiences can get an insight into the power of a makeover to transform someone. At the end of every makeover,theres a final gratification for the contestant,a realization of something she has always dreamt of. It could be anything,including a date with her favorite superstar or something wild. Wanna walk the blue carpet too?