The flower economy

More than 170 flower species are on exhibition, at The Live Flowers Museum in a traditional farm in Colombia. A phenomenal growth in the Colombian flower industry has occurred in the past decade. Colombia exports more fresh flowers than any country except Holland.

Hanging glory

Flowers are seen as woman walks past during the opening of the Live Flowers Museum

Salman Khan 10 Ka Dum - Season 2

'Bheja Fry 2' The Original Idiot is back!

Know Your Star: Minissha Lamba

Minissha perfected the girl-next-door act in films such as 'Yahaan' and 'Bachna Ae Haseeno'. With 'Kidnap', she graduated into Bollywood's glam club. Cover shoots, endorsements and controversy followed... and she became a constant fixture on the Bollywood mindspace.

Click on, for some snaps of Minissha Lamba, who will be seen next in 'Bheja Fry 2', releasing this Friday.

Minissha Lamba was born on January 18, 1985

She did her graduation in English Honours, from Miranada House in 2004.

Minissha wanted to be a journalist.

She took up modelling only as a hobby. Acting was never on the cards.

In her early modeling days, she did several television commercials for LG, Sony, Cadbury, Hajmola, Airtel and Sunsilk.

It was when she was auditioning for a Cadbury commercial that Shoojit Sircar approached her for 'Yahaan'.

She also appeared in a music video for the music album 'Aap Ka Suroor' by Himesh Reshammiya.

She earned the Filmfare Best Female Debut nomination for her performance in 'Yahaan'.

Her second film, 'Corporate', was a huge commercial success, and Minissha was lauded for her performance.

She appeared in Siddharth Anand's 'Bachna Ae Haseeno' in 2008. Her co-stars were Bipasha Basu, Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor.

Must-see films of Minissha Lamba: 'Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd', 'Bachna Ae Haseeno', 'Shaurya' and 'Corporate'.

Her upcoming movies are 'Bheja Fry 2' and 'Hum Tum Aur Shabana'.

Minissha on 'Bheja Fry 2': "I had loved the first film and never knew that one day I'll be part of the sequel. So, when Sagar Ballary asked me, I agreed even before I considered the nitty-gritties. With actors like Vinay Pathak and Kay Kay Menon on board, it's a tall order that I had to keep up with. I play the role of a producer of a reality show. Bharat Bhushan participates in this show and turns out to be one person who gets a lot of support from me. Coincidences follow and he is convinced that I'm his 'ideal' woman."

She has been signed on for 'Mysticism'. The movie has 8 versions and is helmed by 4 directors.

She was once rumored to be dating her 'Bachna Ae Haseeno' co-star, Ranbir Kapoor.

Minissha was recently detained by customs authorities at the Mumbai international airport for carrying undeclared jewellery worth Rs.50 lakh.

Minissha on her ideal man: "I want a man who is completely real, and is a self-made man."

Minissha on romanticism and sensuality: "I think sensuality goes very well with romanticism. Therefore it's the more beautiful part of being sexual. It's the more emotional part of the idea of sexual. When women feel stressed, tired or run-down, they often lose the desire of being sensual. Take time to give your body a treat; indulge yourself and awaken your five senses of smell, sound, sight, touch and taste."

Minissha on art: "Michelangelo's sculpture, David, is very powerful. It is very sensual more than sexual. Some of Peter Paul Ruben's paintings are very sexual in nature."

Minissha on chocolates: "If anyone is willing to share his chocolates voluntarily with someone else, it means he really cares for that person. That's the bottom line. Chocolates will give you a major head start on any serious seduction and is one reason why chocolate is the absolute bestseller of all time for romantic holidays. I would love to do a photo shoot with melted chocolate all over my body. You see the sensuality in the picture the moment you see it but when it comes to taking it off your body, the last thing I'll do is to take a shower in the studio where the shoot is going on."

2008-2009: Naseeruddin Shah for 'A Wednesday'

Having debuted on screen in 1975 with Shyam Benegal's 'Nishaant', Naseer became one of the most important actors of the Indian parallel cinema with movies such as 'Sparsh', 'Mirch Masala', 'Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai', 'Trikal', 'Bhavni Bhavai', 'Junoon', 'Mandi', 'Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!', 'Paar' and 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron'. In this decade, he has been part of many acclaimed movies such as 'Hey Ram', 'Monsoon Wedding', 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen', 'Maqbool', 'Krrish', 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na' and 'A Wednesday'.

Shah has been appreciated universally for his clean, clinical portrayals. As "The Common Man/Anonymous Caller" in 'A Wednesday', Naseer behaves and emotes so naturally that you might ask "Where is the actor? Where is the acting?"

Says Shah: "I did not want to be slotted. I have rejected 10 times the number of films I have done. I have played the hero running around trees and a villain and a father."

2007-2008: Darsheel Safary for 'Taare Zameen Par'

Darsheel Safary (born March 9, 1996), made his acting debut in 'Taare Zameen Par'. Safary was discovered by TZP's script writer and creative director Amol Gupte during late 2006 when he was looking for a male lead for his film on dyslexic kids.

Safary's performance as a struggling dyslexic child in the film was unanimously praised and he won several awards for his performance. Wrote Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh: "Taare Zameen Par' belongs to Master Darsheel Safary. A performance that makes the best of performances pale in comparison. A performance that deserves brownie points. A performance that'll always come first on your mind the moment someone mentions Taare Zameen Par. A performance that's impeccable, flawless and astounding. A performance that moves you and makes you reflect on your growing years. A performance that merits a special award!"

Says Safary: "I didn't do anything special to play Ishaan. I guess it sort of came naturally since I've been taking elocution classes. We sing, act and say dialogues in that class. Also, I've been attending Shiamak uncle's dance classes."

2006-2007: Saif Ali Khan for 'Omkara'

Saif Ali Khan, when he made his debut in 1992 with 'Parampara', was noticed only for his cascading dark brown hair, the mascara-ed eyelashes and that ear-to-ear grin. After scoring his first major hit in 1994 with 'Main Khiladi Tu Anari', he had to go through several years of decline in the 1990s. 'Dil Chahta Hai' (2001) changed it all. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in 'Hum Tum' (2004). He then had his B.O. moment with 'Salaam Namaste' (2005)and 'Love Aaj Kal' (2009). Saif also starred in critically acclaimed movies such as 'Parineeta' (2005) and 'Omkara' (2006).

In one of the boldest career moves in the history of Bollywood, Saif shed his pin-up hunk look and got into that of a repellant political operator, Eshwar "Langda" Tyagi, for 'Omkara'.

'Omkara' was Bharadwaj's take on Shakespeare's 'Othello' and he had enthusiastically cast Saif as Langda, the Iago of 'Omkara'. Saif yellowed his teeth and faked a limp to play the character. "Evil had rarely looked so cool on screen," said director Vishal Bharadwaj, on Saif's portrayal.