1| Mukhtalif

🤍Ik chota sa vaada is umar se zyada sacha hai sanam,

Har modh par saath is liye rehte hai ab dono🤍

"And here are your heels." Kiara's stylist handed her, her pair of heels to complete her look.

Kiara Ahuja, is an Indian actress and entrepreneur. She started out early in the industry as a child artist and then officially started working as a lead actress at the young age of 23. Currently she's 28 with a number of feathers in her cap. She's not only a national award winner actor but also the owner of a successful cosmetics brand. She's a trained dancer and also a painter. Although her artworks aren't open for public to buy, she does display it from time-to-time. She's also a philanthropist and has worked with a number of organisations to address important topics like child abuse, crime against women and education for the poor.

"Ready!" Kiara exclaimed with a smile.

It was the launch of her new shades of lipstick. It took her more than a year to craft the perfect velvety smooth lipsticks in 15 new tones that can be used for both daily and occasional wear.

She is very hands-on with the creation of all the makeup products that she launches. The first thing to be launched were lipsticks as well and they were such a big hit.

"Let's go." Kiara's assistant said and she nodded. She was dressed in a gorgeous sundress paired with the most beautiful pair of heels.

Kiara loved dressing up. One of the perks of what she does is, she always has to dress up.

"And now, let's welcome the talented, the beautiful, Kiara Ahuja." The announcer said and immediately the studio was filled with claps and cheers from Kiara's fans who were there just to watch their favourite star.

"Hello, Hi." Kiara said with a big smile and greeted the host, followed by everyone.

"Happy Diwali in advance, Kiara." The host wished her and she did the same.

"Happy Diwali to you too and to everyone out there." Kaira said the last line as she turned towards the audience.

"Happy Diwali." The audience returned her wish and she gave them a big smile.

After they introduced the new lipsticks to everyone, Kiara asked her team to distribute samples of the new lipsticks to the audience present there. After a good 60 minutes, the host started asking questions to Kiara.

"So, Kiara, my first question to you is, what's your secret behind such a successful career as an entrepreneur?" The host questioned.

"My lovely customers." Kiara said with a wink and the crowd cheered at that.

"I think my main focus has always been to provide my fans and the Indian audience with good quality makeup products at affordable prices." Kiara said answering the question seriously.

"Your products are a huge hit in the Indian market and it makes us wonder why haven't you launched these products in the international market as well?" The host asked another question.

"If you've noticed, the shades of my products are specially created for the Indian skin tone. We have a very special skin colour and my main aim with the making of all my products is to enhance it further." Kiara replied.

"Now that we're close to celebrating a 2 year anniversary of your brand, what made you take the plunge and launch it in the first place?" The host followed up.

"I'm an actor, as you know. While in the makeup chair, I've seen my artists mix different shades of makeup to find a balanced tone which suits my skin. This made me realise the shortage of makeup for our skin tone and hence the idea of having my own brand, popped up in my head." Kiara answered.

"Very well put. Now that I'm done asking my questions, let's throw it open to the audience." The host said and both of them turned towards the audience.

"Hi, Kiara. How're you?" A young fan asked as she got up from her seat.

"Hey beautiful. I'm good. How're you?" Kiara replied with her perfect smile.

"I'm good as well. My question to you is, what is your skin care routine?" The fan questioned.

"My skin care keeps changing based on the season we're having. Things that are my staple all through out the year are sunscreen, moisturiser, drinking lots of water and regular exfoliation." Kiara replied.

"And how important do you think skin care is?" The fan continued.

"It's vital. I think no makeup in the world could give you your desired skin if you don't invest into skin care. So yeah, I think skin care is very important." Kiara replied.

"Hey, Kiara. Payal here."A journalist introduced herself as she got up from her seat.

"Hello." Kiara replied.

"My question is, are you still single or the rumours that were flying around about you and a certain Delhi-based business man were actually true?" The reporter questioned. Kiara's smile faded at that.

"No personal questions please." The host said, cutting short the session.

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"Is Akshay bhai here yet?" Kiara asked about her driver to her assistant as she grabbed her golden clutch from the table in front.

brother

She was dressed in a golden saree with sleeveless blouse. Her makeup was nude and subtle, giving all the emphasis to the beautiful saree she was wearing. She chose to wear minimal diamond earrings and sparkly high heels to complete her look.

"Yeah. He's waiting downstairs." Her assistant replied and Kiara nodded.

Giving her reflection in the mirror a satisfactory smile, she turned towards the door to leave.

She was invited to a Pre-Diwali party at Shanaya Singhania, a friend's house. In this industry, the only way to make contacts is by attending such parties. Kiara isn't the biggest fan of them but she makes a point of giving an appearance anyways.

The media always tries to pit the stars against each other based on what they wear and how they look. Everyone low-key flaunts their fame, status or the mega projects that they bagged recently. It's always a competition but never a healthy one.

Her love for acting is majorly due to the fact that she gets to live 100 different lives through the characters that she plays and all the beautiful story telling that she gets to be a part of. The parties and award functions on the other hand are the downsides to her celebrity status in her opinion.

It took her 45 minutes to reach Shanaya's house, thanks to the heavy traffic on the streets of Mumbai which has doubled up recently due to the festive season.

As soon as her car approached the parking of Shanaya's house, the paparazzi that were already present there went haywire. Kiara added a layer of lip gloss to her lips and raked a hand in her hair. Giving herself a double check on the glam, she carefully stepped out of the car.

The flashes were almost blinding as she walked to the main entrance of the house.

"Kiara, a picture please!" The paparazzis shouted as soon as they saw her. She adjusted her saree and gave a smile to the cameras.

"You look beautiful. Who are you wearing?" Someone asked and Kiara dropped her stylist's name.

"Thank you and Happy Diwali everyone." She wished everyone as she did a little namastey and turned around to finally go inside.

As soon as she entered Shanaya's house, the smile of the host's famous scented candles hit her. She inhaled the smell and smiled at it.

Shanaya and Kiara have been very good friends since a long time. They started their careers around the same time and have even worked in a film together. Although they're pitted against each other and compared a lot, the two ladies never let those kind of talks get to them.

"Hello, welcome." Shanaya said as soon as she saw Kiara entering the house.

"Hello babe. How're you?" Kiara replied as the two ladies shared a hug. Genuine smiles were etched on their faces.

"I'm great. How're you honey?" Shanaya questioned breaking their hug.

"All good. You look so pretty." Kiara complimented. Shanaya was dressed in a blush pink lehenga set with diamond choker necklace.

"Says you, you look stunning." Shanaya returned the compliment as both the ladies walked towards the counter serving welcome drinks.

Both of them gossiped about a number of topics for the next 20 minutes. When other guests arrived as well, Shanaya excused herself to welcome them.

Kiara mingled around with her friends and co-stars from the industry. There were number of people attending the party tonight; Actors, directors, writers, producers etc. All the who's who of the industry were present there. In addition, a number of industrialists and businessmen were attendees too since Shanaya's father is an industrialist himself.

Kiara used such parties to mingle and make contacts as well. People tend to talk a lot about their upcoming works and scripts after a couple of drink.

Kiara was standing at the bar talking to a writer when a known face rudely cut their conversation.

"Hello, Kiara." It was none other than Rahul Modi, a successful producer who was infamous for his playboy ways. Actresses working with him have often complained about feeling uncomfortable around him. Since he's a big name, owner of a big production house, no one publicly messes with him.

"Aaj kal Delhi k Chakkar bahot lag rahe hai?" He said while shamelessly checking Kiara out. She felt unease at his stare but didn't let it show on her face.

You're visiting Delhi often these days,huh?

"Actors ko film shooting ke liye bahot jagah jana padta hai." Kiara said with a neutral smile.

Actors have to go to a lot of places for the shooting of their films.

"Haan magar lagta hai aaj kal Delhi mei hi aapki saari filmein shoot hoti hai. Delhi mei to hum bhi rehte hai. Kabhi apni ek hasein shaam hamare naam bhi kardein." Rahul said in an insinuating voice.

Yes but it seems all your films are being shot only in Delhi. I live in Delhi too. Spend an evening with me as well someday.

"Meri shaamein itni faltu nai ki apke saath bitani pad jaye. Excuse me." Kiara gave a befitting reply and excused herself to the powder room.

My evenings aren't so useless that I'll spend them with you.

Kiara entered the powder room and starred at herself in the mirror. The amount of people questioning her about her visits to Delhi had started to irritate her. Despite being a public figure she wants her own privacy, which she never seems to get.

Kiara sprayed some face mist on her face to feel fresh. She rested her back on the wall in front of the mirror and closed her eyes for a minute.

Suddenly a strong muscular arm snaked around her bare waist and she felt a firm chest being pressed against her own.

She opened her eyes to be met with a pair of hazel ones. A familiar scent enveloped her and she almost immediately wrapped her arms around his neck. His other arm rested on the wall, beside her head, their faces so close, they could feel their breaths mingling.

His eyes flicked to her lips and she didn't waste a second in taking his.

He tightened his hold on her waist and brought her closer than before. She raked her hands in his hair and kissed him feverishly. He cupped her cheek with his other hand and tilted her head, deepening the kiss. He entered his tongue in her mouth, tasting what's only his. At the lack of breath, she pulled the ends of his hair and he finally let her go.

"I cannot wait to have you all to myself tonight." Kabir said in his husky voice and she couldn't help but steal a quick kiss.

"Hello to you too, boyfriend." She said with a smile and he connected their lips for a toe-curling kiss, again.

~ Kiara's Saree ~

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