After six months of rigorous auditioning of over 21,000collegians from across India,finally,20 lucky girls who made the cut as the Fresh Face from their respective cities,participated at the Clean & Clear Times Fresh Face 2010 grand finale,held recently in Mumbai.It wasnt a cakewalk though there were theatre workshops to finetune the contestants acting skills,a day-long session of photo shoots and casting calls,before they went on to exhibit their talent at the finale. Glammed up by AND ensembles,which were teamed with footwear by Mochi,the girls looked absolutely gorgeous and raring to go.Judging them was tough as all the contestants were brilliant with their set of skills.A select panel of celebrity judges including Ameesha Patel,the original face of Clean & Clear,actor Shazahn Padamsee,former Miss India Parvathy Omanakuttan,Hanoz Mogrelia,creative director of DDB along with Tushar Murdeshwar,GM and Manoj Gadgil of Johnson & Johnson,finally chose Naina Bhandari and Ashrita Shetty,both from Mumbai,as the Fresh Faces of Clean & Clear! To keep the tempo high,Times music artiste,G Deep sprang some melodious surprises,much to everyones delight. Interestingly,the two talented winners were also complimented for their great camaraderie with the other finalists over the last three days of the event held in Mumbai.Great news is that these two winners will now be the face of Clean & Clear commercials for a whole year. WINNERS TAKE IT ALL: Naina Bhandari and Ashrita Shetty flanked by (from left) Shazahn Padamsee,Ameesha Patel and Parvathy Omanakuttan. |
Ameesha Tweeted : Judged the times of india fresh face of the year last evening. 20 girls were shortlisted from a selection of 21000 all india. Long long show |