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Shilpa Shetty confirms her pregnency

2011-12-11T00:37:00.001-08:00

The Bollywood heartthrob Shilpa Shetty has confirmed that she is pregnant and expecting her first baby with husband Raj Kundra. With this, she has put and end to rounds of speculations which have been on rounds for last few days about her pregnancy. No more speculations, it's a confirmed news now. The actress tweeted this morning saying "Tweetos,”YES”an addition 2 r family is r confirmation 2 all queries:) We seek blessings from all in this very beautiful phase of our lives.”

So all you Shilpa Shetty Fans, here is one good news for all of you. Earlier in June,2011 the rumor mills were running with rumors about her pregnancy which is denied in a tweet post soon.

Steve Jobs No more

2011-10-05T16:54:00.001-07:00

What a sad news. The brilliance on earth has take a flight to heaven. Just came to know about this news and it was a big shock for me. The man has given the human race so much so that we would never be able to thank him enough. Thank you for the iPhone and the iPad.

RIP Steve. I was just a few miles away from you when you passed away and this the closest I could get to you.

Big Boss 4:Bunty Chor terminated from Big Boss

2010-10-04T11:40:00.000-07:00

Even before the hyped Big Boss 4 event could take off properly, it saw it's first elimination in the form of Bunty Chor
alia Devinder Singh who was thrown out of show for not following the Bigg Boss rules and behaving violently with the housemates.

Sources say that he tampered with a camera and mike -- he covered the camera with a pair of socks and used foul language against Bigg Boss.He was summoned to the confession room thrice by Bigg Boss but refused to go.
Finally, he was asked to leave Big Boss house. He was seen misbehaving with Big Boss team even at the time of exit.

Bunty Chor has been a criminal all throughout his life. He was inside bars since 1993 after getting caught in Chennai and was released only last year. From 2002 onwards he was in Tihar Jail At one point of time he was the most dreaded criminal, more dangerous than Afzal guru. He stays in Delhi currently and dreams to make a submarine one day. He has a beautiful girl friend who resembles Aishvarya Rai.

Big Boss 4: Ashmit Patel - Riya Sen MMS Scandal discussed

2010-10-04T11:23:00.000-07:00

The second day of big boss 4 was quite an emotional drama. Ashmit Patel shared the ups and downs of his life and with the fellow contestants. He shared with fellow big boss contestants how he was dejected with life after his15 minutes long sex MMS clip was leaked with his then girl friend Riya Sen. Manoj Pandey and Shweta Tiwari were shown discussing in today's Big Boss about this clip.

Aishwarya Rai smokes a cigarette

2010-09-26T02:24:00.000-07:00

There is lot of buzz in the market about Aishwarya Rai smoking a cigarette in her upcoming flick Guzaarish. One of scenes of the movie shows Aishwarya Rai holding a cigarette in her fingers. She then puts it her lips and inhales and then breaks into a cough.

Siddharth Roy Kapoor, co-producer of “Guzaarish” stated that the scene makes fun of smoking instead of propagating it.
In the film Ash plays the role of a nurse who is trying to encourage Hrithik to give up smoking. When he refuses to do so she decides to take up smoking herself.
Ash stated “You saw what happened to me when I attempted smoking in the scene. I coughed and had tears in my eyes.”

Lucknow University UP B Ed Result 2010

2010-07-19T09:00:00.000-07:00

The Lucknow University B.Ed entrance exam result for the year 2010 can be checked at the official site of the University (If they are published). The direct links to check the results are given below.

http://www.lkouniv.ac.in/result_ug.htm

The entrance exams for B.ed was held in the month of May 2010.

The University of Lucknow is a university located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is affiliated to University Grants Commission; Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and the Association of Indian Universities (AIU);

The University is one of the oldest in India, which was established by the Governor General on Nov 25, 1920.

Sir Harcourt Butler laid the foundation stone of the University on March 19, 1921, and Dr. Gyanendra Nath Chakravarti became its first vice-chancellor. On July 17, 1921 teaching classes commenced.

The results can be checked at the below links

http://www.lkouniv.ac.in/result_ug.htm

Riya Sen locks lips with Suraj Pancholi

2010-07-16T11:01:00.000-07:00

If sources are to believed, Bollywood actress Riya Sen has surprised Aditya Pancholi’s son Suraj Pancholi with her dare act.

The incident occurred recently in a party at Prive in South Mumbai when Riya Sen locked lips with Suraj infront of everyone. Riya shocked Suraj Pancholi when she grabbed him and smooched her before several celebrities who were there in the party.

However, surprised Suraj Pancholi tried hard to remove himself but Riya was not in mood to leave him.

Well, it is the hot way to keep herself in news.

Manasvi Mamgai Biography

2010-04-30T12:36:00.000-07:00

Childhood

Manasvi Mamgai was born in Delhi but was brought up in Chandigarh. As a child she was not just good in studies but was also very active in theatre, dancing, skating and other extra-curricular activities. By the age of 14 she had already won many reputed competitions in dancing, singing, skating, etc.

2006–present

After finishing school she moved back to Delhi in 2006 and signed up with Elite Model Management India. In the same year she year she won the Elite Model Look India and also debuted at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week. Since then she has walked the ramp for almost all top Indian designers and shot campaigns like Fair and Lovely etc.

Miss Tourism International

Mamgai represented India at the 12th Miss Tourism International pageant which was held on December 31, 2008 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The pagent had 43 contestants from all over the world. She became the second Indian to win this title after Candice Pinto in 2001. She also won the voters choice Miss Popularity award.

MissWorld India 2010

Mamgai participated in PFMI 2010 and in addition to getting Miss beautiful screen, she was finally crowned Miss World 2010 India. She represent India in the Miss World contest in the coming days.

PFMI 10 Subcontest winners

2010-04-30T12:28:00.000-07:00

The Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2010 Subtitles are a step towards the pageant finale. And the lucky winners are...

Himalayan Femina Miss Natural Beauty: Gurpreet Bedi and Manasvi Mamgai
Sangeeta Talwar, Executive Director, Tata Tea crowned the winners.

Saint Femina Miss Pure: Nicole Faria
Sanjiv Jaju, National Sales Director Parle Agro Pvt Ltd crowned Nicole.

Richfeel Femina Miss Healthy Hair: Alisha Pekha
Dr Sonal Shah, Founder, Richfeel Group gave away the title to Alisha.

Femina Miss Beautiful Eyes: Ashima Jain
Ashima got the crown from Mugdha Godse

Lavasa Femina Miss Vivacious: Unnatii Davra
Anuradha Paraskar, Sr VP Marketing, Lavasa presented the title to Unnatii.

Alexandre de Paris Femina Miss Photogenic: Nicole Faria
Nicole received the crown from Suri VG, Country Head, Alexandre De Paris.

ApnaCircle Femina Miss Professional 2010: Neha Hinge
Neha Hinge got the crown from Yogesh Bansal, Founder & CEO, Apna Circle and actors Randeep Hooda and Sonu Sood.

Pantaloons Femina Miss Perfect 10: Krithika Babu
Zahid Shaikh, Head Marketing Pantaloons and Sushma Reddy presented her the crown.

Novotel Miss Beautiful Smile: Pearl Verma
Xavier Cappelut, GM, Novotel, Mumbai congratulated her along with actress Mugdha Godse.

WGC Femina Miss Golden Heart: Manasvi Mamgai
Mugdha Godse, Madhumita Dutta, Head Marketing Development, India of World Gold Council and Gilles Moutounet, Vice President-International Business, Gitanjali Group crowned the lovely lady.

Femina Miss Catwalk: Krithika Babu and Manasvi Mamgai

Voice Of India Femina Miss Talented: Unnatii Davra and Dimple Patel
Amit Sinha, CMD Voice Of India, a leading Hindi news channel gave away the crown to Unnatii and Dimple.

Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face: Neha Hinge
Zahid Shaikh, Head Marketing Pantaloons and Sushma Reddy gave her the crown.

Gorgeous Femina Miss Beautiful Skin: Manasvi Mamgai
Dr Purnima Mhatre the Official Beauty and Wellness Expert for PFMI 2010 presented her the crown.

Manasvi Mamgai declared Femina Miss India World 2010

2010-04-30T12:11:00.000-07:00

Manasvi Mamgai from Delhi has been crowned as Femina Miss India World 2010. Pooja Chopra, the PFMI 2009 winner, crowned Manasvi in grand finale of PFMI 2010.

Miss Indian Earth 2010 has gone to Nicole Faria while Neha Hinge was announced as Miss India International 2010.

The top 5 finalist were
Dimple Patel
Nicole Faria
Krithika Babu
Manasvi Mamgai
Neha Hinge

I never had any doubts about Rahul: Dimpy

2010-04-29T11:47:00.000-07:00

Just two months after her marriage to Rahul Mahajan on national television, Dimpy Ganguly is bringing their private life back on the small screen. She tests her husband on a TV show to prove to the world that he is loyal.

Rahul and Dimpy episode is the grand finale of UTV Bindass' "Emotional Atyachaar" - a show about infidelity. And Rahul has emerged clean.

"I didn't conduct this test because I had any doubt on Rahul. It's just because ever since we have got married, many people have asked me, 'if he is trustworthy, do I find him dependable and why I married him despite his reputation?'. So this was done to shut them up," Dimpy, 21, told IANS.

The episode featuring flamboyant Rahul trapped between two females will be aired on Friday 11 p.m.

"Rahul is the most loving and caring husband and extremely dependable. Now all those people who doubted his integrity can see for themselves," she said.

Dimpy had pipped 14 contestants and over 16,500 applicants on Imagine TV's "Rahul Dulhania Le Jaayega" to marry Rahul, son of late Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan.

The young model is enjoying every bit of her married life and says she wants to "take it easy" on the professional front.

"This is our courtship period since we didn't get too much time alone before we get married. We're still exploring new things about each other and want to enjoy this time. So I want to take my time to (start) work," she said.

Sonam Kapoor's Crush

2010-04-29T11:41:00.000-07:00

Young sensation Sonam Kapoor is bound to meet various men owing to her professional requirement. Apparently this time seems to have found a special someone in her life. According to sources the long limbed beauty is going around with Punit Malhotra, who incidentally happens to be the director of ‘I Hate Luv Stories’ her upcoming venture.

Few days back, Sonam and Punit were spotted leaving a Mumbai restaurant after sharing a cosy meal and spending quality time. It’s being said that the proximity between the two developed on the sets of ‘I Hate Luv Stories’. According to sources Punit and Sonam got really close while shooting for the film in New Zealand.

However, the budding relationship seems to have its own share of problems. It’s being reported that the new found bonding hasn’t gone down well with Punit’s uncle Manish Malhotra and Karan Johar, the producer of ‘I Hate Luv Stories.

Hrithik taught me how to abuse: Barbara

2010-04-29T11:36:00.000-07:00

Mexican hottie and lead actress of Kites Barbara Mori spills some beans about her relationship with ‘Kites’ co-star Hrithik Roshan.

She says "Rakesh Roshan and Anurag Basu met me in LA. Anurag narrated me this story of a Mexican girl and an Indian guy and how their life changes when they fall in love. The story was so beautiful that I fell in love with it and couldn’t say no to Anurag. "

When asked about her relationship with Hrithik and his family, the hottie says "I met Hrithik when Suzanne was pregnant. I was away from my home but they are so warm people that they made me feel like a family. I am a very emotional girl. When I met the Roshan family, I fell in love with them. Hrithik and Suzzanne will always be in my heart. I went out with Suzzanne many times. We are good friends. I had been to their place for dinner many times. The food was so spicy that I couldn’t eat it. So the next time they diluted the spice with more sweet texture to the menu. Hrithik taught me abuses like ‘ ullu ke pathe ’ and lines like ‘ main tumse pyaar karti hoon ’ though I didn’t knew the meaning of it for a long time. "

Now this is great, Of all the things about India and Indian culture, Jr Roshan is teaching hindi abuses to Barbara

Ash seduces Vikrama in Ravana

2010-04-29T11:07:00.001-07:00

Summer Resorts in Yercaud

I believe in what I said: Khushboo

2010-04-28T10:00:00.000-07:00

With the apex court giving her a clean chit Wednesday, southern actress said she stood by her comments on pre-marital sex and live-in relationships and that celebrities were pinned down for no rhyme or reason.

'When you look around, every celebrity is pinned down for no rhyme or reason and that is quite a harassment,' Khushboo told NDTV in an interview. 'I knew what I had spoken...it's not an easy task for a woman to stand alone and say 'I believe in what I have spoken',' she added.

The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed criminal cases against Tamil actress Khushboo for making a controversial statement endorsing pre-marital sex and live-in relationships.

A bench comprising Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice B.S. Chauhan quashed 22 criminal cases against her saying Khushboo's statement on the issue of pre-marital sex and live-in relationships was her personal view and the Indian constitution entitles her to express it.

Khushboo claims she was misquoted in a Tamil newspaper and that her remarks about pre-marital sex and living together were made as part of a discussion on AIDS and HIV.

IPL Final Score Card

2010-04-25T13:14:00.000-07:00

IPL Final Score Card

Chennai Super Kings

BATTING							Career
Batsman	Status	R	B	4's	6's	SR	Mat	Runs	Ave
Murali Vijay	c Saurabh Tiwary b Dilhara Fernando	26	19	1	2	136.84	16	514	28.56
Matthew Hayden	c Ambati Rayudu b Kieron Pollard	17	31	1	1	54.84	29	1113	37.1
Suresh Raina	not out	57	35	3	3	162.86	44	1379	33.63
Subramaniam Badrinath	c Lasith Malinga b Dilhara Fernando	14	11	2	0	127.27	43	725	24.17
MS Dhoni (W & C)	c Dilhara Fernando b Zaheer Khan	22	15	2	1	146.67	42	1033	33.32
Albie Morkel	run out Ambati Rayudu	15	6	1	1	250	36	536	21.44
Srikkanth Anirudha	not out	6	3	1	0	200	4	31	7.75
R Ashwin
Shadab Jakati
Doug Bollinger
Muttiah Muralitharan

		Total:(168/5 in 20.0 overs)

Mumbai Indians

BATTING							Career
Batsman	Status	R	B	4's	6's	SR	Mat	Runs	Ave
Shikhar Dhawan	c MS Dhoni b Doug Bollinger	0	8	0	0	0	28	571	24.83
Sachin Tendulkar (C)	c Murali Vijay b Shadab Jakati	48	45	7	0	106.67	34	1153	37.19
Abhishek Nayar	run out MS Dhoni	27	26	1	2	103.85	30	457	22.85
Harbhajan Singh	lbw Suresh Raina	1	2	0	0	50	31	212	13.25
Ambati Rayudu (W)	run out Murali Vijay	21	14	1	1	150	14	301	25.08
Saurabh Tiwary	c Suresh Raina b Shadab Jakati	0	2	0	0	0	23	405	25.31
JP Duminy	c Shadab Jakati b Muttiah Muralitharan	6	7	0	0	85.71	20	529	33.06
Kieron Pollard	c Matthew Hayden b Albie Morkel	27	10	3	2	270	13	273	21
Zaheer Khan	run out R Ashwin	1	3	0	0	33.33	32	66	8.25
Lasith Malinga	not out	1	1	0	0	100	25	1	0.33
Dilhara Fernando	not out	2	2	0	0	100	10	4	4

Target: 169 runs from 20 overs		Total:(146/9 in 20.0 overs)

Lalit Modi out of IPL tonight after IPL final : Confirms BCCI

2010-04-25T13:02:00.000-07:00

Sources has revealed that IPL chairman Lalit Modi will be suspended on Sunday night, after the IPL 3 final. Modi is also likely to be barred from attending the IPL Governing Council meeting on Monday.

BCCI has been busy drafting a show-cause notice to be served to Lalit Modi soon after the IPL final is over. None of the BCCI officials attended the final match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings and the grand finale before the match.

Modi in his final speech after the final did not show that he was disturbed because of alleged financial irregularities in running the IPL and claimed that he has done nothing wrong and has brought the IPL to where it stands today.

IPL Bidding exposed: Poorna Patel’s e-mail

2010-04-22T02:42:00.000-07:00

In a recent revelation, a mail sent by Poorna Patel, daughter of Civil Aviation minister Praful patel has been found to reveal lot of secrets about the recent IPL bid for two more teams. According to the leak e-mail of Poorna Patel, Praful Patel helped Shahsi Tharoor to know the possible quotes before opening of IPL bid for two new franchises.

Tharoor knew about the possible quotes in the bid, e-mail content indicates. Throor received e-mail from Champa on March 19, 2010 at 10.06 pm.

Patel’s daughter Poorna Patel sent the e-mail to Patel’s personal secretary Champa Bhardwaj, which was forwarded to Tharoor and after seeing the Tharoor advised Rendezvous Sports to readjust their bid to $333 million.

Poorna Patel received the e-mail, containing details of IPL bid, from IPL CEO Sundar Raman.

It is noteworthy here that the 24-year-old daughter of civil aviation minister Praful Patel looks after IPL’s marketing services and hospitality. It is also learnt that liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s step daughter Laila and Poorna were closely involved in the bidding.

After Tharoor, the ongoing IPL controversy is all set to haunt another UPA minister. Earlier, Patel had categorically denied his link in IPL controversy but after his daughter’s e-mail brought him under scanner.

Harbhajn Singh lifts Neeta Ambani in his arms

2010-04-22T02:24:00.000-07:00

An elated Harbhajan Singh after winning the semifinal of IPL season 3, did something which no other person could even dare to do in his dreams. In the spur of the moment Mrs Neeta Ambani rushed towards the team to celebrate MI's win against RCB and opened her arms to hug Harbhajan Singh and our romantic Harbhajn Singh lift the first lady of India inc in her arms. Without noticing that thousands of cameras in the field clicked to capture this moment.

All in fair in love, war and IPL :) - that's what Lalit Modi has taught everyone.

Nakusha of Lagi Tujhse Lagan is a real story

2009-12-28T11:40:00.000-08:00

Paresh Rawal's TV serial, Lagi Tujhse Lagan, which shows the story of a girl Nakusha is inspired by real life story.
The serial is inspired by the story of a beautiful and gorgeous girl Nakusha whose mother makes her ugly to protect her from the unwanted attention of men.

In the process the girl gets ill-treated by everyone because she is dark and ugly. Paresh had witnessed a similar situation with a relative’s maid, when he was 13 years old.

Talking about the incident which he has translated onto the small screen, Paresh says, “I wanted to tell this story for a long time. I remember this maid who was working with a relative of mine. She was not good-looking and everyone made her life miserable because of it. She was not allowed to get married as they feared she would go away and they would have no one to work at their home. Although my relative had four daughters, they were too lazy to do housework.

I am intrigued that in our country where Lord Krishna is not fair-complexioned, why does everyone want to look fair? And why is the definition of good looks only associated with fair complexion? Being dark is one of the biggest stigmas in our country. I wanted to tell this story to the world and bounced the idea to my production partner Hemal Thakker. Although I could do nothing to help the poor maid, as I was 13 then, I now want to tell her story to the world.”

Who is happy with Ranbir-Deepika split?

2009-11-06T00:55:00.000-08:00

There seems to be one person who is happy with Ranbir Kapoor-Deepika Padukone split. It is none other than Ranbir's mother Neetu Singh. Neetu was never known to be fond of Deepika and Ranbir was finding it tough to settle the issue between his ladylove and his mother. In the end it seems the mama's boy who has made the tough call leaving Deepika stunned.

It was as also said that Neetu was very fond of Sonam Kapoor who had starred with Ranbir in their debut flick Saawariya after there were rumours of romantic sparks between the two. Deepika's entry meant that Ranbir severed ties with Sonam much to the dislike of Neetu. Now with the Deepika chapter over in her son's life for the second time Neetu Singh is all happy.

Amitabh Bachchan's new personality in Paa

2009-11-06T00:52:00.000-08:00

Amitabh Bachchan accomplished the feat of talking and singing in a 12-year-old child’s voice, thanks to the specially designed dentures he used for his role in Paa.

The dentures were made especially for Amitabh’s character Auro in the film. The shape and size of the dentures transform Amitabh’s voice and give him a lisp. The dentures were worn by Amitabh throughout the film's shooting and also while dubbing. According to director Balki, they changed Amitabh’s personality completely.

Meanwhile, the title song that is sang by Amitabh was sent to them by Ilaiyaraja, who had recorded it in his own voice. Amitabh then sung it himself and sent back to Ilaiyaraja who then mixed it.

Big B gets 2.25 CRORE Per Episode in Big Boss

2009-09-19T12:08:00.000-07:00

Amitabh Bachchan will be paid Rs 2.25 per episode of Bigg Boss. Previously, it was said that he would be paid Rs 1.25 crore per episode but later he was signed at the big amount. The show will have 84 episodes and he will appear once in a week at the elimination day and also on the special episodes of wild card entries. From this reality show, he will earn a big sum between Rs 30 to Rs 40 crore.

"When Amitabh Bachchan was approached for the show, the channel and the production house expected the payment figures to be big," the source said. "Negotiations started with Rs4 crore per episode and ended at about Rs2.25 crore. The channel decided to invest big money to create maximum buzz."

SRK and Akki Friends?

2009-09-19T11:52:00.000-07:00

Ever since Akki has give a series of big hits in Indian Hindi Cinema, he has been seen as the top contender to displace SRK from the No.1 spot. A media created rivalry between the two took a serious turn when Akki declared that there is only one legitimate King of Bollywod - Amitabh Bachchan. This comment didnot go down well with Saharukh Khan who keeps claiming himself as the undisputed king of Hindi Cinema.

Recently, Akshay was shooting for his movie Blue in Film City and SRK was incidentally also there shooting for an ad on a different floor at Film City. When SRK learnt that Akki was shooting nearby, he took trouble to go to the sets of ‘Blue’ and meet Akki in person.

Reports say that upon learning that SRK had come to meet him, Akshay quickly came out of his vanity van and went half way to greet the flamboyant Khan. The two shook hands and were very friendly with each other.

Then they sat in Akshay’s van and talked for about 20 minutes. What they discussed is not known, but reports say they talked about doing a joint project.

Unseen: Rakhi Sawant Smoooching Co-Star Kainaz

2009-07-04T11:35:00.000-07:00

A legal Pack from Rakhi to Kainaz

Kareena was comfortable wearing bikini in ‘Kambakkht Ishq’: Director

2009-07-04T11:30:00.000-07:00

Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor had no problems wearing a bikini for her just-released “Kambakkht Ishq”, informs debutant director Sabbir Khan.

“There was no problem from Kareena’s side in wearing a bikini. If she’s said that she wouldn’t don a bikini, then she must have felt that the scene she has performed in ‘Kambakkht Ishq’ is special before going ahead and doing it,” Khan told IANS.

“She didn’t have any apprehensions…and I think she’s gone ahead and done it beautifully…If there had been any problems, she wouldn’t have worn it,” he added.

Kareena has earlier said that she has decided to stay away from bikini for her mother Babita’s sake. Babita didn’t like her two-piece stint in last year’s dud ‘Tashan’.

The twittering bride: Rakhi Sawant

2009-07-04T11:12:00.000-07:00

Rakhi Sawant has joined the bandwagon of celebrities who have caught the Twitter bug.

In a bid to promote her ongoing reality show 'Rakhi Ka Swayamvar', through which she will find her life partner, the item girl has taken to Twitter to share her day-to-day experiences on the show being shot at Udaipur's Fateh Garh Palace, a source from the show told IANS.

One of her posts read: 'Nervous hoon..excited bhi...zindagi ki nayi shuruwat hai (I'm nervous but also excited. It's a new beginning in life for me)'.

The Twitter page of the actor, who has also done cameos in films like 'Main Hoon Na' and done item numbers in films like 'Krazzy 4' and '1920', can be found on www.twitter.com/rakhisawant.

The latest updates by Rakhi include the proceedings of her shows and how much she hates breaking the contestants' heart.

Deepika getting cosy with Saif

2009-06-13T09:14:00.000-07:00

There has been news about how Kareena Kapoor was upset about not bagging the lead role in Love Aaj Kal, directed by her Jab We Met director Imtiaz Ali and produced by beau Saif Ali Khan.

There were rumours of Deepika and Kareena sharing cold vibes, Deepika clarifies, “Whenever I was on set, Kareena was never on set. The whole thing of us ignoring each other is out of the question. She must have come when I had my days off. I never met her on the set. It is untrue that there is any sort of discomfort or negativity between the two of us.”

But we can understand the discomfort of Kareena. With the growing closeness between Saif and Deepka, it's natural that Kareena is upset about all this. And then the whole world knows about Saif's weekness for beautiful ladies.

Sreesanth and Minisha Lamba caught in Macau

2009-06-13T08:40:00.000-07:00

Bollywood babes have bowled over our cricketers time and again. Whether it was Patudi getting bowled over by sexy Sharmila or famous West Indies captain Viv Richars falling for Neena Gupta, we have seen it all.

And now we have live news coming from IIFA 2009 in Macau about another affair brewing up bettwen bollywood babe, Minisha Lamba and Indian pace bowler Sreesanth. If sources in Macau are to be believed, the sexy bollywood beauty Minsha is seen in all over Macau with Sreesanth. The couple was spotted partying late night in a pub, in a casino having fun and in the streets of Macau shopping around.

Sources form Macau confirm that the duo was introduced to each other by Neil Nitin Mukesh in a pub and the spark ignited after that. The trio was spotted playing in a casino till mid night yesterday and after that Neil Nitin Mukesh headed his way leaving the couple together to spend time together.

Soureces reported that Minissha and Sreesanth were getting very cosy, cuddling and smooching in full view of the people, who could not help staring at the pair. Minissha seemed to be on a high — she sang as Sreesanth kept the rhythm by tapping the table. After a final clinch and a kiss, the two left the casino, still holding on to each other.

Minisha could not be contacted to confirm the news, however, when contacted, Sreesanth ducked the question saying that we are just good friends.

We can understand Sreesath, who wouln't like to be friends with this leggy beauty.

John and Akki to do a pole dance

2009-05-25T12:05:00.000-07:00

The hot dudes of bollywood, Akshay Kumar and John Abraham are all set to scorch silver screen with their hot act. The actors would be playing pole dancers in David Dhawan's son Rohit's directorial debut.

The film that would be produced by Akshay Kumar would seen the hot jodi of Akki and John for the second time after Garam Masala.

Sources reveals that Akshay and John will undergo training for pole dancing in LA before the shoot begins.

With the dudes creating so much heat on screen, our Bollywood babes certainly face huge competition from them.

And all you girls hold your breaths now to watch the dudes doing a pole dance for you.....

When Kareena Kapoor was mobbed

2009-05-25T11:45:00.000-07:00

Our bebo has a huge fan following and it is but natural that she draws a lot of crowd wherever she goes.

Recently Bebo was in Ahemdabad to promote Vasu Bhagnani debut film "kal kisney dekha". When she arrived in Ahemdabad, the crowd turned up in large numbers to get a glimpse of the sexy bebo.

The situation was so bad that the crowd lost control and attacked bebo on the stage. The diva was completely mobbed by the Fans. The temptation of the crowd to get a glimpse of kareena was a scene to be witnessed.

Approximately 30,000 people were present to watch bebo perform in the promotional event and when Kareena came on to the stage, about 400 people rushed to stage. The security has to rush Kareena to backstage to save her from the crazy mob and push the mob back. No unfortunate incident happened with Kareena or anyone.

What a craze people have for you bebo, we must say....

Brooke Shields: I lost my virginity at 22

2009-05-25T11:17:00.000-07:00

According to recent reports from sources, Brooke Shields regrets to loose her virginity so late at the age of 22.

The actress has admitted that not learning to love the way she looked and not appreciating her own appearance earlier is one of her biggest regrets and the main reason for loosing her virginity at the age of 22.

She insists that if she would have been more comfortable with her body image earlier, she would have lost her virginity much before 22.

She says "I think I would have had sex a lot earlier . . . I would have lost my virginity earlier than I did, at 22, [because] I would have been much more in touch with myself. To me, that's a health regret," the New York Post quoted her telling Health magazine.

Shilpa Shetty: I wasn't ready for Akon

2009-05-25T10:17:00.000-07:00

As per the much advertised plan, Shilpa Shetty was supposed to perform with American rap singer Akon. But her sudden disapperance from the program made a huge disappointment amongst her fan following.

When contacted, Shilpa explained

“I was just not prepared. It was an international platform, not some village nautanki. I had to be fully ready. And I just didn’t get time to rehearse. So I regretfully had to say no. But I’d rather not give anything less than my best when I’m representing my country.”

She said it was a last mintue change in the program and she was happy to sit as an spectator and watch the closing ceremony. With Shilpa Shetty, coming out and explaing her absence from the program, all the speculation about "What was Shilpa Shetty doing during IPL Closing ceremony?", comes to and end.

Where was Shilpa Shetty during IPL closing ceremony?

2009-05-25T09:56:00.000-07:00

Did anyone notice that much hyped appearance of Shilpa Shetty with American rap singer Akon didnot happen.

Lalit Modi or any other IPL organizer didnot even bother to give a reason of explanation for her no show from program.

As advertised, Kartina gave her appearance item number with music legen Eddy grant and Akon and was greatly appreciated by the Indian and South African crowd present in the stadium. However, all the Shilpa Shetty fans who came with the hope to see the "thumkas" and "jhatkas" of the leggy beauty Shilpa Shetty, were very much disappointed. The fact that no prior information about this deviation in the program was given and no apologies were seeked by the IPL organizer made the matters even worse.

Now the million dollar question is " Where was Shilpa Shetty during the IPL closing ceremony?"

Yercaud Resorts

Why is Karan Johar depressed on his Bday?

2009-05-25T09:42:00.000-07:00

Who does not love celebrating his/her own brithday, almost all of us. But things are different for the bollywood director Karan Johar.

As Karan Johar turns 37 today, he tells us about his fears, hopes and why he'd rather be alone than surround himself with ‘unwanted clutter’

The director has planned for party and invited all the people he respects ( as he says).

Speaking to a local daily, the stylish director does not hide the fact that he is afraid of appearing older and gets jealous of the young men. The director who turns 37 today is throwing a lavish bash for close friends to cheer him out of his depression.

Wow what a great attitude,we must say, celebrating your own depression.

Happy Bday KJO.

Aamir to star opposite Kate Winslet?

2009-05-19T06:23:00.000-07:00

If rumours from Cannes are to be belived, Amir is going to share the screen with Oscar winner Kate Winslet (for 'The Reader').

Director Pan Nalin is all set to cast Amir Khan against recent Oscar winner Kate Winslet. The film is based on a short story "Toba tek Singh" written by Saadat Hasan Manto and takes a look inside a mental asylum in Lahore during 1947 and depicts Indo-Pak relationship during partition time.

Sources say that Amir is impressed with the script and have shown interest to play the lead male role.

After watching Kate Winslet in "The Reader" anyone would die to share the screen with the lady. She is one of finest actress of the generation with some great performances in her kitty ( from "Titatic" to "The Reader")

Good luck Amir, donot let this great opportunity go.

Rare Pics: Ash getting cosy with Akki

2009-05-19T02:19:00.000-07:00

Bhajji dating Priya Readdy?

2009-03-28T14:45:00.001-07:00

Check out Bhajji's girl friend Priya

Akshay enjoying Kareena

2009-03-28T14:36:00.000-07:00

With the approaching summer, Kareena Kapoor and Akshay Kumar has heat up the atmosphere utmost with their sizzling on-screen chemistry. News is doing the rounds that Bebo and Akki is doing some intimate scene in the action comedy Kambakkht Ishq and their rocking chemistry has become a hot topic of discussion.

"The two look hot together. Akshay and Kareena will set the screen on fire. The duo shares such a good chemistry on screen," said a source close to the project. This is not the first time that both has been cast opposite one another, they have also worked together in films like Aitraaz, Talaash, Bewafaa and Tashan but it is said that Kambakkht Ishq hits the list in terms of sharing good rapport.

Kangana become Madhubala

2009-03-28T14:33:00.001-07:00

The actress who is more equipped in playing traumatized woman in films is facing a great challenge as she is going to play the role of immortalized beauty, Madhubala. To play yesteryears tender beauty is a great challenge for Kangana and she is in great thought as how to portray the role. The film is question is Milan Luthria's film, ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbai’. Interestingly, the film will speak the very tender romance between the yesteryear actress and underworld don Haji Mastan which will be played by Ajay Devgan.

Extremely in fear, Kangana said, "I’ve never thought of myself as beautiful. In fact I’ve always suffered from the lowest self-esteem. Till recently, I’d look at my pictures and cringe. I still have the pictures from my first portfolio I got done in Chandigarh. They remind me of how ugly I can look. And to now play Madhubala in ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbai’. How will I do it?"

"I`m proud of my so-called territory as an actress. If playing traumatized women is my territory then I’m glad. Because I know I’m good at it. Madhubala`s role is not as tragic as my other roles. It’s basically a very tender romance between this really funny don (played by Ajay Devgan) and this female superstar who can’t understand his personality. How will I manage to play the most beautiful woman that Indian cinema has ever seen? My characters have always had a dark and light side. And this one is no exception. But the challenge for me is to look almost ethereally beautiful, like Madhubala. How will I manage that?" says Kangana.

However to get into the skin of the female lead, Kangana is watching loads of Madhubala films these days. Now it’s time to see Kangana in a totally new avatar.

The Indian Barbie - Ash or Katrina

2009-03-28T14:13:00.000-07:00

Who will be Indian face of Barbie, Katrina Kaif or Aishwarya Rai? Earlier there were speculations that Aishwarya Rai was in serious deliberations with Mattle, the company that manufactures world famed Barbie dolls.

But then it was rumoured that talks failed and she has declined to lend her face for Mattel to produce Indian version of Barbie dolls.

Now it is being said that Katrina Kaif, who is the numero uno actress of the industry is being considered to give her face to Barbie. It will be great if the diva is finally selected and she gives her consent for the same.

Many readers had complained that at 35 Aishwarya Rai will not suit as Barbie is meant for adolescent girls and had suggested the name of Katrina or Deepika Padukone. They had said that around 23 and 24 years of age they suited it better.

Barbie is the largest selling doll. It is sold in millions every year. Mattel estimates that there are well over 100,000 avid Barbie collectors. Ninety percent are women, at an average age of 40, purchasing more than twenty Barbie dolls each year. Forty-five percent of them spend upwards of $1000 a year.

Vintage Barbie dolls from the early years are the most valuable at auction, and while the original Barbie was sold for $3.00 in 1959, a mint boxed Barbie from 1959 sold for $3552.50 on eBay in October 2004. On September 26, 2006, a Barbie doll set a world record at auction of £9,000 sterling (US $17,000) at Christie's in London. The doll was a Barbie in Midnight Red from 1965 and was part of a private collection of 4,000 Barbie dolls being sold by two Dutch women, Ietje Raebel and her daughter Marina.

Big B joins Shiamak's Party

2009-03-28T14:10:00.001-07:00

Shiamak Davar and Reebok have tied up to bring out their line of sports wear. And last evening was the official launch. Going by the pictures our photographer clicked at the event, we feel we missed one of the best parties ever.

Not only were Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek there, but other celebrities like Reema Sen, Diya Mirza and Jackie Bhagnani also helped enliven things.

However, what really caught our attention were Shiamak's dancers - they scorched the stage and forced the models (who followed them onto the stage) to really crank up their catwalk to make an impression. Check out the pictures if you don't believe us.

Asin and Dhoni together?

2009-03-28T14:07:00.000-07:00

Asin and MS Dhoni both are successful in their respective field and endorsers feel they are the right choice for their brand. And now the two of them are coming together....no no..you ditry mind don't think otherwise.Big Bazaar which is a chain of hypermarkets in India has roped in the young and the energetic couple to endorse their market. They chose Asin and Dhoni to endorse Big Bazaar as they are the youth icon of India and doing extremely well in their individual field.

If Asin has win over the hearts of millions with her simple girl role in ‘Ghajini’ then Dhoni has also proved himself a successful captain and cricketer. According to a source, Asin has signed the ad with highest amount she has endorsed so far.

And the Oscar goes to.....

2009-02-22T22:12:00.000-08:00

Best Picture - SlumDog Millionaire

Actor in a leading Role - Sean Penn for MILK

Actress in a leading Role - Kate Winslet for THE READER

Directing - SlumDog Millionaire

Foreign Language Film - DEPARTURES

Best Music(Song) - Jai Ho SlumDog Millionaire

Best Music(Score) - SlumDog Millionaire

Sound Editing - THE DARK KNIGHT

Visual Effects - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

Documentry Short - SMILE PINKI

Freida and Dev Patel getting Closer?

2009-02-20T18:55:00.000-08:00

Freida Pinto and Dev Patel, stars of the Indian-themed movie Slumdog Millionaire, may be dating in real life, according to their co-star Anil Kapoor.

Kapoor told an American radio station the pair - who play childhood sweethearts who find love in and out of slums - had a "magical chemistry".

"As a matter of fact, when I meet them I feel there is something happening," Kapoor told Ryan Seacrest's Morning Show on Los Angeles-based KIIS FM.

"But she says 'I have to look after him' and 'I have to baby sit him' and that kind of stuff... (I think) this is the beginning of something exciting happening.

"They definitely make a great pair. Both of them look very good together," Kapoor said, according to the Daily Telegraph.

Pinto, 24, and London-based Patel, 18, were spotted recently sharing Oreo cheesecake at a bakery in Los Angeles and have become close as they travelled the world promoting their film, the paper reported Friday.

Pinto, a former model, split with her fiance last month. There have been rumors that Pinto got married 2 years back.

Is Freida Pinto Married?

2009-02-19T09:11:00.001-08:00

The news is that Slumdog Millionaire actress Freida Pinto has broken up with her boyfriend of four years Rohan Antao. It was also reported that the couple had also called off their engagement in January. It is now being rumored that Freida had secretly tied the knot with Rohan two years ago in Goa. The couple had kept their marriage a secret to ease Frieda's entry into the film industry.

Freida has met Rohan during her college days and the two immediately fell in love with each other. Rohan had in fact supported her to get a break in the movie industry and backed her all throughout the filming of Slumdog Millionaire. They had even celebrated the film's success at the Toronto International Film Festival together last year.

However post Slumdog Millionaire's success in the Golden Globe Awards Freida stopped calling him and replying to his calls. Sources close to Rohan have said that he is completely shattered and heartbroken. Well it seems like stardom has got inside Freida's head.

Lara Datta - Dino Morea in Love?

2009-02-19T08:45:00.000-08:00

Ever since Lara Datta broke up with long-time boy friend Kelly Dorjee, there is a lot of speculation about the who is in Lara Dutta’s life these days. In the last couple of Months, she has been spotted with ex-flame Dino Morea at many occasions and parites. While they maintain the ‘just friends’ stand, sources reveal there is definitely something in the air.

Recently, the two took off to Goa on a vacation. Lara and Dino, of course, deny the news as mere rumour. We wonder how long before the two come out in the open.

On 17th Feb the duo landed in bandstand to have some romantic moments together but the media and photographers surrounded them and started taking photographs and the poor love birds have to flee away from the spot.

We can see the growing love between the couple. Guys, please stop saying that "We are just friends." Please accept in public that you in love with each other.

Esha Deol and Vivek Oberoi Dating?

2009-02-19T08:31:00.000-08:00

The Jr Dream girl Esha deol has not been able to make an impact in the industry like her mother for all these years. And even though both the mother and the daughter are trying hard, by Esha accompanying her mother for all the political and classical dance events, to be in media and catch the attention of directors, all the efforts are going in vein.

Vivek Oberoi, after giving a good performance in Company and Shootout at Lokhanwala, too has not been able to do well in the bollywood. And so both Vivek and Esha are on the same boat.

Looks like the duo has got a way to be in public and media and catch the eyes and that's by being together. If rumours and close friends of the duo are to be believed then both Vivek and Esha have been spending lot of time together these days. People have spotted the couple having dinner together.

Is it just a trick to be in media or something serious is brewing up?

Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty in Cat Fight?

2009-02-18T06:25:00.000-08:00

The cat fight between the two bollywood queens came out in public in an FICCI event. Preity Zinta, the owner of team Mohali and Shilpa Shetty, the owner of Rajhasthan Royals were invited for an FICCI event together. In the event the cat fight and jealousy between the two bollywood queens came out in public. The two galm queens were seen passing harsh remarks about each other's teams.

Looks like the IPL competition is getting into bollywood gradually.

Celina Jaitley becomes Love Guru

2009-02-18T06:04:00.000-08:00

Celina Jaitley has taken a new role in life and would be solving the love problem of everyone via her personal website. The glam queen recently lauched her website on love tips www.mycelinajaitley.com and would solve the love problems of everyone via the "Talk about love" section of the website.

So if you have any love related problems, you can send the questions to Celina Jaitley via the website and Celina will answer them via this website.

You can also download sexy and hot pictures of Celina Jaitley via this website.

kareena and saif were invited for launch of the website.

What Bollywood hotties said about V-Day

2009-02-14T19:44:00.001-08:00

Bipasha:Valentine's Day is special for all the people I love. I tell them how much I love them and prove my love for them with simple gestures. The ideal Valentine's gift would be hundreds of red carnations. I know John (Abraham) will get them for me.'

Preity Zinta: To be able to balance my crazy schedule so that I've time for those I love. What more can I want this Valentine's Day?

Minissha Lamba: When you're in love it's Valentine's Day all year round. Am I in love? Who knows a woman's heart? Not even the woman herself.

Celina Jaitley: Valentine's Day is emotional 'atyachaar' (torture) for those who aren't in love. It will remind me that I've been unhappily single for the last three years.

Amrita Arora: Valentine's Day means nothing to me. Love should be celebrated every day. Bring on the love!

Dia Mirza: Being single on Valentine's Day is the same as any other day. Love is a feeling that you can't miss. It's omnipresent.

Jiah Khan: There's too much work. No time to think about love.

Shilpa Shetty: I've got my Valentine's Day gift -- the IPL (Indian Premier League). And I've got the man (Raj Kundra) who gifted it to me by my side. What more can I want?

Malaika Arora: For me Valentine's Day means the freedom for people to express their love without worrying about self-appointed custodians of our precious moral values. The best gift I can think of is the right for us women to to live our lives how we want without intolerant groups stopping us.

Kangana Ranaut: Valentine's Day means pure selfless love from me to everyone I love. My ideal gift would be roses and candles.

Manisha Koirala: I'm spending Valentine's Day with family and friends. I want everyone to experience love in any and every relationship.

Urmila Matondkar: Valentine's Day is a time to show my friends and family how much they mean to me. The one gift I'm looking for is a gorgeous hunk. But the species seems extinct.

Sonam Kapoor loves the F-Word

2009-02-14T19:22:00.000-08:00

Sonam Kapoor's is definitely on high after Delhi-6. The babe has got confident after her success with Delhi-6 and is seen talking to the media confidently. You can easily see a refreshing change in her. Her definition of being a self-confessed nerd isn't limited to books. Whether the topic is Milan Kundera, F1, Xbox, movies, vintage fashion or caramel cakes, Ms Kapoor is game to yap without a minute's break to breathe.

In a recent interview she revealed what does she love? And that's F-word.

Hey you dirty mind, don't think dirty about the cutie pie. It's all about Fashion, Father(Anil) and Fast Cars. She admits that Pa Anil has been in indsutry for so long that she would be a dumb not to take her father's advise.

When asked when the Father/daughter duo going to share a screen, she blushes.

Julia Roberts to shoot film in India?

2009-02-14T19:10:00.001-08:00

Julia Roberts could be back in India in a few months but it won't be for a vacation. The 41-year-old actress will be shooting for a film produced by Brad Pitt's company. Based on the international bestseller memoir, Eat, Pray, Love (written by Elizabeth Gilbert), which has been translated into at least 31 languages and sold over 7.5 million copies, the film will explore a divorced woman's journey in search of restoration of her body and soul --- and her quest for love.

Eat, Pray, Love could be her next major movie for her following the soon-to-be-released corporate thriller Duplicity. But unlike that film, in which she shares many screen moments with the leading man Clive Owen , Eat, Pray, Love will give a monopoly of its action. Gilbert hopes that the movie, like the book, will not nudge people from giving up on their troubled marriages and go globetrotting.

'The last thing I ever want to become is the Poster Child for Everyone Must Leave Their Husband And Move To India In Order To Find God,' she has said. 'I drew up my journey as a personal prescription for solving my life. Transformative journeys come in many forms, though, and often happen without people ever leaving home. Divinity is available everywhere, at all times. People find their way to God during wars, in the middle of traffic jams and in small prison cells.'

In bed with Sherlyn Chopra

2009-02-14T17:48:00.001-08:00

What happened in Dhoni's house on V-Day

2009-02-14T17:01:00.000-08:00

The proof that Indian cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a large female following was visible on Valentine’s Day as many young women gathered outside his residence here and presented cards and roses to his relatives, as he was not in the city.

The women, who gathered outside the Indian cricket captain’s house under the banner of the Dhoni Fan Club, shouted slogans such as “Dhoni is our Valentine. We love you Dhoni”.

The fans were carrying posters, cards and roses to present to the relatives of Dhoni.

“We love Dhoni from the bottom of our heart. We came here to express our feeling and love for Dhoni,” said Alka Das.

Echoing her view, Supriya, another fan, said: “It is sad that Dhoni is not in Ranchi on Valentine’s Day. We miss him”.

There were sporadic incidents of violence here Saturday connected to Valentine’s Day.

Members of Hindu right wing group Sri Ram Sene caught lovers in Nakshtra Van park and Fish Park situated near the governor’s house. The lovers were asked to hold their ears and apologise

What is bebo wearing for Ammu's wedding?

2009-02-14T16:32:00.000-08:00

A source close to Amrita tells us about her and beau Shakeel Ladakh's wedding plans, saying, “There are just a few days left before the celebrations begin. It is going to be a huge family affair. First, there will be a huge party for friends from both, the bride’s and the groom’s side. This will take place on March 1. There will be a church wedding on March 4 in a Bandra church. Then on March 5, there will be a Sangeet ceremony hosted by Alvira Agnihotri with Farah Khan choreographing. On March 6, in the afternoon, the nikaah ceremony will take place after which a grand reception will be held at the Taj Lands End Hotel in Bandra.”

The source adds, “Everyone is on their toes with all the preparations. Kareena Kapoor, who is in Mumbai, is helping her best friend with the shopping. Bebo is going to be Amrita’s bridesmaid and sister Malaika will be her maid of honour. Her outfits are designed by Ashley Rebello. Manish Malhotra is desiging her Mehendi outfit. Apart from this, AK Motiwala will provide the jewellery for the wedding.”

The expected guest list includes Shah Rukh and Gauri Khan, Chunky and Bhavna Pandey, Farah Khan and Shirish Kunder, Fardeen and Zayed Khan along with their wives, Anil Kapoor, Arjun and Mehr Rampal, Priyanka Chopra, Sajid and Wardha Nadiadwala, Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna, Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia and Saif Ali Khan.

Amrita Arora’s next film is Kambhaqt Ishq, in which she stars alongside Kareena Kapoor. It will release in June 2009.

Saif-Kareena: The most expensive celeb couple in India

2009-02-14T16:19:00.001-08:00

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor are the most expensive celebrity couple in India, if we talk about the brand endorsement.

According to the latest reports Airtel has paid the couple Rs. 10 Crore for its brand endorsement. This whopping amount was given to capture their chemistry and promote its caller tunes, the ad was an instant hit.

Many feel that it helps that their relationship is real and not ‘rumoured’ or worse, a publicity stunt.

Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan have done their first ever fashion shoot together for the inaugural issue of the Harper’s Bazaar-India.

SRK invites 400 barbers for Billu Barber premiere

2009-02-08T18:49:00.000-08:00

Looks like Saharukh Khan has got some lessons from Aamir khan on how to promote a movie. SRK has planned to go the Ghajini way and call 400 barbers for the premier of his latest flick Billu Barber. All this is being planned in the midst of another rumour of Hairdressers Association pressing SRK to change/remove the word barber from the title of the flick and rather the keep the title as Billu Hairdresser

On the other hand SRK on the issue says, “Oh wow! So much for freedom of expression. We have not made this film to disrespect anyone. As a matter of fact, when a title of the film is kept after the protagonist, it is only to honor that character.”

A R Rahman bags BAFTA for Slumdog

2009-02-08T18:37:00.001-08:00

A R Rahman is definitely having the best time of his life so far.The music genius has bagged the BAFTA in the Best Music Score category for Slumdog Millionaire at a gala event in London.

Slumdog Millionaire based on India's diplomat-turned author Vikas Swarup's novel, won seven awards at the British Academy Film Awards here.

Slumdog Millionaire bagged the awards for Best Film, Best Director (Danny Boyle), Best Adapted Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy), Best Music (A R Rahman), Best Cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle), Best Editing (Chris Dickens) and the Best Sound (Resul Pookutty, Glen Freemantle, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers, Ian Tapp).

After becoming the first Indian to win the Golden Globe and getting a triple Oscar nomination in two categories for the same movie, Rahman, 43, is the first Indian musician to win the BAFTA award.

Apart from Rahman, Resul Pookutty was the other Indian to win a BAFTA Award for Best Sound Editing for Slumdog Millionaire. Rahman's composition Jai Ho for British director Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, earned him the Critics Choice Award for Best Composer in 2008 and the Golden Globe in the category of Best Original Score.

Kareena:I am all the time watched by the youngsters

2009-02-06T19:59:00.000-08:00

Buy Movie Ticket Get Condom Free

2009-02-06T12:09:00.001-08:00

Did it surprise you? Did you get excited about it? Well, the fact is that, initially, everyone who got an invite for the premiere of Dev D , thought that this was a prank that someone is playing.

The very sight of condom in the invite got people wondering, since AIDS Day is a whopping 10 months ahead! It's only after we flipped the envelope, People realised that it is an invite for (irony, irony) the premiere of Anurag Kashyap's 'baby' Dev D starring Abhay Deol, Kalki and Mahi Gill.

One needs to give it to Anurag Kashyap and company for not just 'merely' making a film like Dev D, but also marketing it like never before. For the uninitiated, first, they came up with a 'dedicated' tele-chat (read dirty chat) line for the film (Heat Quotient included), and now this invite for the première in the form of a pack of condom (with a condom inside, not to forget)! With this, one feels that after the massive debacle of No Smoking, Anurag surely wants to play 'SAFE' (lots of pun intended!) with his next film Dev D.

This unique invite forces us to remember a childhood story about a boy, who is looking at a peacock's single feather and wonders 'Wow! If the single feather looks so beautiful, wonder how the peacock will look like, with its entire body covered with such feathers!' Likewise, after looking at the invite, we are really forced to wonder, if the invite for the premiere looks like this, wonder how the premiere will be like or better, what is the film going to be like! Any answers, Anurag K!

Yuvraj and Harman's sex-less bed scene

2009-02-03T01:12:00.000-08:00

When casanova cricketer Yuvraj watched Victory on Sunday evening his reaction was of amusement and disbelief, specially when he saw the sequence where Harman playing a test cricketer and his girlfriend Amrita Rao sleeping sexless on the same bed.

"This can't be my story, "Yuvraj commented wickedly.

Confirming the above incident that happened during the film's screening on Sunday evening in Sri Lanka, where the Indian team is currently stationed, the film's leading man Hurman Baweja laughed, "It's true when Yuvraj saw the pillow between me and Amrita in bed he said, this can't be my film.

He was also very kicked by the sequence where I sing Money money with all those girls. He enjoyed the high-flying image of the cricketer shown in the film."

On Sunday evening the Indian cricket team finally watched Ajitpal Mangat's cricket film Victory.

Outwardly they seemed quite kicked by the way the cricketing world had been portrayed. Sachin Tendulkar seemed to think Harman handled the bat and the 'bawl' (the drama) very well.

"Sachin did seem impressed by my abilities. But maybe he was just being polite, " said Harman. "Not one person has disliked the film."

And whom did the cricket team like the best?

"You mean, besides me? They loved Harbhajan Singh. They feel Bhaji is really working hard on his acting and will soon become a full-fledged actor, " says Hurman.

Katrina: I have no plans to marry Salman

2009-02-03T00:58:00.000-08:00

It was reported that actress Katrina Kaif had already married Salman Khan. The rumour spread far and wide but the actress kept her cool and decided to stay away from the storm. Now that the storm has calmed down, she has come out in the open to clarify it. She rubbishes off the reports of her marriage to Salman.

The hot and happening actress said that the whole world will know when she get married. She also added that she has no plans to marry soon. This time around, she has given a clear message to Salman that he has to wait. At the moment, she is focussing more on her film career.

She has matured a lot over the years as an actor and a celebrity. She is unperturbed by the speculations around her relationship with Salman. She said that it is bound to happen being a public figure. She added that she would not give explanations to every speculation, as the media is unlikely to end it.

Well, here is an actress with her head firm on her shoulders!

Kangana: I am sexless

2009-02-03T00:48:00.001-08:00

In all her movies she has exposed and stripped with no inhibitions. From Gangster, Woh Lamhe, Metro, Fashion to her latest Raaz – The Mystery Continues, Kangana has effortlessly done that. So it's but natural if people think that Kangana wishes to flaunt a blatant sexy image. But the dame begs to differ.

She's been saying, "Even though I have worn fewer clothes, I don't think I look vulgar. I am a very sexless person. I have never tried to create a sexy image of myself. From the very first day, I have been clear about my objectives. I am an actress and I am here to do my job."

So basically she means to say that though she sheds her clothes, she doesn't compromise with her acting. That's not the only thing that Kangana denies. She says that there are no differences between her and her boyfriend Adhyayan's dad Shekhar Suman.

She said, "Nothing serious happened on that particular day and the media has just spiced up the entire issue. The argument took place between Shekhar and Mohit (Suri) and the media had unnecessarily drag her name to make the news spicier."

Kangana sure knows how to be a part of controversies and spice up her life. She's already done a good job of it. No wonder she's survived so well in B-Town.

Aishwarya's Childhood's Pic ( Rare Pic )

2009-02-01T19:21:00.000-08:00

A Rare pic of Aishwarya's Childhood.

Sahid gets a new Bike

2009-01-29T21:22:00.001-08:00

Shahid is an enthusiastic bike lover. Recently he got himself a new bike. Not many know that that the younger icon of India got this bike only after his parents allowed him to do so. And for that he had to assure them that he would ride safely!

Says a source, "Shahid loves biking. When he was shooting with Ahmed Khan for ISHQ VISHK PYAR VYAR, Shahid would go with him for long bike rides along the Western Express highway. And now, he has gifted himself a new bike but only after his parents' approval. Shahid's new bike is a midnight black, air cooled, sportsbike with high torque speed and 1670cc machine, costing around Rs. 15 lakh."

"Shahid chose black as he doesn't like anything bright, flashy and over the top but rather classy, understated and subtle stuff. He is very possessive about it and insists on cleaning it himself. He has been biking a lot these days especially at nights and also while going for his shoots", said the source.

Real SlumDogs of Slumdog Millionaire

2009-01-29T19:29:00.000-08:00

The roaring success and Oscar nominations for Slumdog Millionaire has put the spotlight on Mumbai's underbelly and the child actors Mohammed Azharuddin and Rubina Quereshi — who play Salim and Latika respectively in the film — are enjoying all the attention while it lasts even as they slug it out in Mumbai's bustling slums.

"Danny uncle ko bahut miss karte hai, (We miss Danny uncle a lot," said Rubina.

Despite reports of their parents alleging that the child actors were underpaid for the film's 30 day shoot, Rubina's father refutes the claims.

"Dannyji ne sabkuch kiya hai, bacchon ke liye fund bhi hai, cycle bhi kareed de aur unki padhai bhi hogi (Danny has done a lot for the children. He has created fund, bought them cycles and even their education will be taken care off)," said Rubina's father Rafiq Quereshi.

Meanwhile, director Danny Boyle spoke about the other controversy around the film. Earlier this week, a PIL was by Andheri Corporator Nicolas Almeida which alleges that the film's title is offensive and it should be changed from Slumdog to Slum Dash Millionaire.

"For us, "slumdog" was always a very affectionate term because for us it was a hybrid, a mixture of underdog and rooting for the underdog, and obviously he comes from the slums," explained Boyle.

As for the young stars, they have their own starry-eyed aspirations.

"Mujhe Salman banna hai, mujhe Preity Zinta unki acting acchi hai, (I want to be Salman. and I wan to be Preity Zinta, we like their acting," said Azhar and Rubina.

And with the constant media attention, the children are now local celebrities. But Azhar admits he would like a bigger home.

"Sab basti mein bolte hai, ab tum log actor ban gaya idhar ko rehte hai. Bandstand mein jaake flat mein rehna chahiye (Everyone tells us that now taht we are actors we should get a flat in Bandstand and live there)," said Azhar and Rubina.

As the excitement to the Oscar countdown builds up, the duo is obviously rooting for their film.

"Oscar milna toh chahiye, humne acting ki hai aur London ke director hai (The film should get an Oscar, we've acted in it and it's been directed by a director from London)" said Rubina.

Ranbir-Katrina to celebrate Valentines Day together

2009-01-29T07:04:00.000-08:00

Ranbir Kapoor is all set to give a surprise party to Katrina Kaif and not to Deepika Padukone, this Valentines Day.

If sources are to be believed, Ranbir has already planned to throw a Valentines Day party for her co-star in "Ajab Prem ki Gajab Kahani", Katrina Kaif.

Ranbir and Katrina has to shoot for some romantic songs in Turkey around Valentines day. And so, this Valentines Day, Ranbir and Katrina are going to be together in Turkey away from their partners Deepika and Salman.

Sources from the movie crew have reported a growing closeness between the duo ever since the shooting of "Ajab Prem ki Gajab Kahani" has started. A few days back when the shooting for this film was going on in Ooty, the couple was spotted having dinner together and spending quality time together. And so for her new friend Katrina, the lover boy Ranbir wants to ensure that she does not miss her boy friend Salman on Valenties day and planned for a surprise party. What a caring friend Ranbir is, we must say.

Ranbir dear, think twice before stepping into Sallu bhai's personal space and be careful Deepika is watching you too.

Dhoni bowls over Amrita now

2009-01-28T07:26:00.000-08:00

The girl next door of bollywood, Amrita Rao is on cloud nine these days as most of her roles are being appreciated by critics. She admits that it was a dream come true to work for Shyam Benegal's "Welcome To Sajjanpur".

And now she has another big film, Victory ,opposite Harman Baweja, line up to hit the theatre and the lady is very excited about how things are shaping up for her.

Victory is a movie on cricket and Harman Baweja plays a cricketer. When asked about whether she is a cricket fan or she learnt cricket for the sake of the film, this is what the lady said

"Of course I love it. I was introduced to cricket when I was in Class IX and since then I have been in love with this game. I grew up on Sachin Tendulkar but right now I am a big-time Dhoni fan."

Oooooooh la la Dhoni, we mus say....the poster boy of indian cricket is defintely having a luck with the girls..Deepika, Lakshmi Rai and now Amrita..

Asin keeps a distance with Salman

2009-01-28T06:06:00.000-08:00

The Ghajini lead acress Asin, who is currently busy shooting LONDON DREAMS, denies the report of being overtly friendly with co-actor Salman Khan.

There were reports earlier about Asin and Salman getting closer on the sets of London Dreams.

Contrary to earlier reports of the two exchanging gifts, no exchange of gifts happened on the sets! There was buzz that Salman Khan gifted a glamorous glass doll as a belated Onam gift to Asin. We recently bumped into Asin and asked her about her 'good friendship' with Sallu.

She simply laughed and said, ''I don't know how to react to it because it's absolutely false. I have not got any gifts from Salman. In fact I read that he gave me a gift on Onam and I gave him a return gift on Eid...

We are shooting 24 x 7; there's no time to buy or exchange gifts. In fact when that news came out the whole unit was laughing...''

King Khan to undergo a Surgery

2009-01-28T06:01:00.000-08:00

Actor Shah Rukh Khan will undergo a surgery to rectify the tear on his left shoulder in the next couple of days.

Sources close to the actor said that the shoulder injury had worsened during the shooting of Karan Johar's 'My Name is Khan' in Los Angeles. The superstar who had undergone a major shoulder surgery a couple of years ago, had hurt himself while shooting for an action scene in 'Dulha Mil Gaya' last year.

He was undergoing physiotherapy sessions before leaving for the US. Despite being advised surgery before he left, SRK postponed it because he did not want to delay Johar's shooting. Sources said the injury had worsened during the shoot and when the actor returned home on Tuesday, the pain had aggravated.

He has not yet decided whether to go for the surgery in India or abroad and when. His home production 'Biloo Barber' releases on February 13 and Khan wants to promote the film aggressively, they said. Sources said he wanted to go in for a surgery after the release. But, doctors have advised him go for it immediately.

Odds of Slumdog winning an Oscar

2009-01-24T12:27:00.001-08:00

If experts are to be believed, critically acclaimed Slumdog Millionaire is at 2-7 odds of winning the prestigious Academy Award for the Best Motion Picture.

The film, which has won four Golden Globe Awards and has garnered 10 nominations at the Oscars, tracks the story of Jamal Malik, a dirt-poor orphan from the slums who astonishes India when he does well on the country's version of 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?'

Indian music composer A R Rahman has been nominated for original score while director Danny Boyle is a nominee in Best Director category.

Damian Smee, film expert from William Hill, one of the largest bookmakers in the UK, has been compiling Oscar odds for 27 years and picks up the winner 'eight times out of ten'.

He said that Slumdog Millionaire is at 2-7 odds of winning the Oscars while The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button is at 4-1 odds.

Boyle is at 4-9 odds of winning the Oscars for the Best Director compared to 7-2 for David Fincher, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, 8-1 for Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon, 8-1 for Stephen Daldry, The Reader, and 10-1 for Gus Van Sant, Milk.

Kate Winslet has 8-15 odds of winning the Best actress award for The Reader, while Anne Hathaway is at 8-15 odds of winning for Rachel Getting Married.

Angelina Jolie (Changeling) and Meryl Streep (Doubt) are at 8-1 odds of winning the gong.

Mickey Rourke's role as retired professional wrestler Randy in The Wrestler puts him at the highest odds of winning the Academy Award for Best Actor with 4-6 odds.

Brad Pitt has 14-1 odds of winning award for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, while Sean Penn is at 6-4 odds of winning the gong.

'The biggest prizes have never looked as settled as they do this year,' Times Online quoted a spokesman for the betting company as saying.

'There's normally at least two contenders for each award but this year the favourites are all nailed on,' he added.

A Book on Big B

2009-01-24T10:39:00.000-08:00

The occasion was the release of Bachchanalia, a book on Amitabh Bachchan memorabilia, written by Bhawna Somaiya and published by Osian.

Audience tossed questions at AB who was there to announce the release of the book Bachchanalia . Bachchan spoke on everything from the state of Indian cinema to the much-acclaimed film Slumdog Millionnaire and AR Rahman’s numerous nominations at the Oscars.

“I am a bad reader,” Big B confessed at a point.

“ I think that we are very happy making the kind of films we have because we have to cater to the 1.2 billion people of this country. But I do believe that our creativity and our talent is not inferior to anyone else’s in the world,” said Bachchan senior.

With reference to the Oscar nominations announced recently, he quipped,” A R Rahman has won numerous nominations. We hope and pray that he wins lots of awards and make the nation proud.”

Bachchan’s visit generated a huge response from the public as each nook and corner leading to the Diggi Palace was jam packed with cars and two wheelers well three hours before the book launch. Just everyone wanted to grab a vantage point to be up close with the biggest living legend of Indian cinema,

The publishers announced that Amitabh Bachchan will autograph books that are bought from the stalls and there was a rush towards the Osian stall and in a matter of minutes 50 copies of the Rs 3,000 books were sold. It was Bachchan mania in full throttle !

Julia Roberts visits Taj Mahal

2009-01-24T10:37:00.000-08:00

She came, she saw and was left mesmerised -- Hollywood diva Julia Roberts made an almost incognito visit to the Taj Mahal and succeeded to a great extent in her escape act from shutterbugs and journalists.

Wearing a scarf to hide her identity from the large number of fans and mediapersons who had gathered at the monument of love awaiting her visit yesterday, Julia behaved like an ordinary visitor preferring to walk towards the edifice from the main gateway on the sidewalk rather than the main platform running along the central vista.

Only a few journalists could recognise her though many had laid in wait for her and in vain scanned the road from Amar Vilas Hotel, where she was staying, to the Taj.

When she appeared at the Taj gate, it was almost dusk and she mingled with the crowd, avoiding the media and walking barefoot from the barrier to the marbled platform with her husband and a guide.

She reportedly asked the guide more questions on Mumtaj Mahal than on the Taj -- she was curious to know about the number of children Mumtaj had and how she died.

At the cenotaphe chamber, she showed interest in the marbled inlay work touching the surface to see how well the stones fitted in their grooves.

Inside the chamber, she heard the famed 15 seconds echo and walked around the marbel screen, peeking at the tomb of Shah Jahan and Mumtaj as no visits are now allowed inside the screen.

She also had a riverside view of the city from the northern terrace of the monument.

Shah Rukh: No Regrets to decline ‘Slumdog’

2009-01-24T10:34:00.000-08:00

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who was apparently the original choice for the role of quiz-master in Danny Boyle’s much acclaimed flick ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, says that the actor doesn’t regret his decision of turning down the offer. With ‘Slumdog’ having bagged as many as ten Oscar nominations, it was being assumed that Shah Rukh must not be too sure now, about the decision he had taken then.

When asked about his decision to turn down the role, the actor said, “Everything isn’t made for me alone. God has given me enough. I’d better be happy and contented.”

However, Shah Rukh has been all praise for Anil Kapoor and feels no hesitation in saying that he has done a fabulous job as the host of the game show.

Well, we believe it would not have been too hard for Shah Rukh to be satisfied with his decision, for the actor must have got used to it now after rejecting ‘Lagaan’ and ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’ out of many more in the past.

Amir's TZP misses Oscars

2009-01-14T08:55:00.000-08:00

While Amir is enjoying the huge success of Ghajini and preparing for his next flick "3 Idiots", there is a little disappointment for our Mr. Perfectionist. The news is that TZP (Taare Zameen Par) has missed the Oscar short list and Amir's hopes of getting Oscar this year too are shatterd in the beginning of the race itself.

TZP, which was India's official entry into Oscar race, didnot figure among the nine films selected in the initial screening for the Best foreign Language film category in the list released by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science, the official website of the Oscars.

The films chosen by a committee of several hundred Academy members and will be narrowed down to five nominees by a special committee in New York and Los Angeles.

These nominees would be announced on January 22, 2009.

Kareena - Saif broke up?

2009-01-14T08:36:00.001-08:00

Post the success of ‘Jab We Met’, Kareena Kapoor has been all over the place. First her breakup with Sahid and then her relationship with Saif Ali Khan kept her in news all the time. However, inspite of being in news, the movie for which she developed her size zero frame-’Tashan’ flopped badly. The Diwali release ‘Gomaal Returns’ made money but then the credit for the same doesn’t go to her fully as it was a multi-starer with a lot of boy bonding.

Looks like all these events has depressed the actress.With new comers like Deepika, Asin catching up the market and her career is going downhill, she’s decided to make her high profile relationship low profile now and rather focus on the career. She’s realized that being in the media glare all the time with Saif is harming her career. So she’s decided to play it safe and is not breaking up completely. Instead she’s keeping her private life away from the media.

Well, good strategy Kareena but think of poor Saif also, you might be her last chance.

Ash to walk on Red Carpet

2009-01-14T06:46:00.000-08:00

The premier of Aishwarya Rai's next Hollywood flick Pink Panther -2 is scheduled on February 4th in NewYork. For the premier of this, the entire Bachchan family is all set to walk on red carpet.

This film is very special to Aishwarya Rai and thats why entire Bachchan family is going to be with their Bahu in this specail occasion.

Aishwarya was in Boston last year for the shooting of Pink Panther while Abhishek was busy in the shooting of Dostana and entire family is looking forward to spending some quality time together in Newyork because of this.

Way to go Aishwarya...

Karishma Kotak: Yuvraj's next crush

2009-01-14T06:12:00.000-08:00

Karishma Kotak is in news these days. No for her another movie, but for her name being attached to Yuvraaj Singh. Reportedly, Yuvraaj and Karishma are dating for quite a some time. Yuvraaj has dated Kim Sharma and Deepika Padukone before this. Karishma has done modeling and is a familiar in Tollywood film industry.

Big B takes a dig at Slumdog Millionaire

2009-01-14T00:43:00.000-08:00

Amitabh Bachchan takes a dig at Slumdog Millionaire. Big B seems to be perturbed over projection of India as a poor third world country in the hugely successful film SlumDog Millionaire.The film has been in the news ever since its launch. It has gone on to win some big time awards including Golden Globe. The film also fetched a Golden Globe award to India’s musical genius AR Rahman.
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But Big B seems to be unhappy over the portrayal of India as a third world nation.

While writing on his blog Big B says, “If SM projects India as Third World dirty under belly developing nation and causes pain and disgust among nationalists and patriots, let it be known that a murky under belly exists and thrives even in the most developed nations.

He goes on to say, “Its just that the SM idea authored by an Indian and conceived and cinematically put together by a Westerner, gets creative Globe recognition. The other would perhaps not”.

He is also angry over world cinema bodies not recognizing the Indian cinema. “The commercial escapist world of Indian Cinema had vociferously battled for years , on the attention paid and the adulation given to the legendary Satyajit Ray at all the prestigious Film Festivals of the West, and not a word of appreciation for the entertaining mass oriented box office block busters that were being churned out from Mumbai. The argument. Ray portrayed reality. The other escapism, fantasy and incredulous posturing. Unimpressive for Cannes and Berlin and Venice. But look how rapidly all that is changing. Retrospectives in Paris and New York. Dedicated TV channels running Hindi cinema on prime timings. Premiers at Leiscester Square, the home of all Hollywood royalty, thronged by hundreds on the street in cold biting weather. Affable recognition at most corners of the universe… And a dear friend from Los Angeles wires in that Hollywood is abuzz with India and the phenomenal talent that exists there. We’re talking cinema still” adds the actor.

Amir staying at IIM Bangalore

2009-01-13T20:53:00.001-08:00

Aamir Khan is definitely a true perfectionist. The Mr. perfectionist, after having a huge success with Ghajini, is busy doing the ground work for his next flick "3 Idiots". The movie is based on Chetan Bhagat's Five Point Someone - a story about the life of IIT Students in hostel.

To better understand the life of students in Hostels and get into the role, Amir is staying in IIM Bangalore hostel these days. A source says, “Aamir reached the hostel campus of Friday. Even though he had seen pictures of the location, he wanted to see the location for real. Once he reached there, he decided that he must stay at a hostel, as he plays a college student staying in a hostel in 3 Idiots.”

The other cast of 3 Idiots are also staying at IIM Bangalore campus.A student says, “Aamir meets students regularly in the mornings and evenings. He chats with them about their routine, studies and way of life. He wants to know how an IIM-Bian thinks.

Good job Mr. Amir, we can definitely compare you with Sachin Tendulkar now.

Kareena declines a huge international endorsement offer

2009-01-13T20:41:00.000-08:00

Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor, who is fast turning into an advertisers' delight, has declined to endorse an international cosmetic brand because her hands are full.

'The international brand is a trademark to reckon with. Any other actress in Kareena's place would have jumped at it,' said a source who refused to reveal the name of the brand.

'Kareena is endorsing brands like Anne French, Globus, Lux, Boroplus, Vivel and Kurkure and clients are very happy with her. Their product sales have shown a rise so it is obvious that they want Kareena to continue to endorse their products,' added the source.

Total Ten: A movie on Mumbai Attack

2009-01-13T20:27:00.000-08:00

Mumbai's horrific terrorist tale on 26/11 may soon be translated on the big screen.

Titled Total Ten, the film will be directed by Surnider Suri and produced by Ram Gopal Productions (not to be confused by filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma [Images]).

The film stars Rajan Varma (in the picture), playing Ajmal Kasab [Images], the lone terrorist who was caught by the Mumbai [Images] police, and is presently in custody.

"This role is a challenge for me. There is a message in the film too," Varma tells us. "It is that we must never becomes fidayeen as it will not lead to you anywhere. Look at Kasab today. He is in custody and repenting for his deeds. He is missing his mother in his jail cell and crying. So what is the point? What has he achieved by doing this drastic act?"

Total Ten will go on the floor next week, and will be shot in a start-to-finish schedule.

Varma has earlier acted in My Friend Ganesha. His movies, Jai Maa Jagdambe, Mumbai 118 and Deewane Ne Haad Kar Di, will release soon.

This is the first film to be made on Mumbai's terror nights. Many film personalities have registered movie titles revolving around Taj and Oberoi -- the hotels affected during the attack -- but none of them have gone on the floors yet.

Is Amrita behind Priyanka-Harman split?

2009-01-12T06:06:00.001-08:00

It is almost public that three year old couple Priyanka Chopra and Harman Baweja has decided to end their relationship.

The next big question in the industry is what is the reason behind this split. There are speculations in the market the Baweja Family didnot approve of Pigy Chops as their Bahu and Priyanka was disappointed with Harman for not standing for their relationship.

However, there is another talk doing the round which is the growing closeness between Harman Baweja and Amrita Rao. The duo reportedly has come close in the sets of Vicotry.

Not only have they become close friends but are finding it hard to spend time without each other! Now does that mean that this could be the reason that the old couple Priyanka-Harman parting ways or is it that the distressed Harman is using Amrita to distance himself from girlfriend Priyanka Chopra after their breakup?

As per production team, 'Amrita drops in on the sets of WHAT'S YOUR RASHEE and then both Harman and Amrita leave together to hang out at a cafe'. 'Amrita and Harman get along very well. He may be on the sets with Priyanka, but he often chats endlessly on the phone with Amrita. That's not all, Harman has also been sending flowers to Amrita, when both of them are not together', continues the unit member of Ashutosh Gowariker's WHAT'S YOUR RASHEE. Also, we hear that Priyanka Chopra is aware of this blossoming camaraderie.

Priyanka and Harman says it's Over

2009-01-12T05:34:00.000-08:00

Industry insiders say that the "Love Story 2050" couple and a couple in real life too for last three years, Priyanka Chopra and Harman Baweja have decided to part ways gracefully.

The sources say , "The couple bid adieu to their three year old relationship due to many problems. Both have decided to be friends and be cordial to each other at public events."

The buzz in the industry is that Priyanka Chopra has dumped her love interest Harman Baweja even before their 'Love Story 2050' flopped at the box office! However, industry circles attribute this break up to the Baweja family that has been protesting against their relationship. It is believed that Harman's dad became fond of Priyanka in the sets of "Love Story 2050", however, it's Harman’s mum who refuses to accept an actress in the family. She is very conservative and has very set ideas about who her son should date. She feels that one cannot trust an actress. This is one of the main reasons why the poor boy could not come out into the open and declare his love for her.

On the other hand, Priyanka feels that Harman should stand up to his family and talk to them about his feelings. This relationship has made her very insecure. She is a very family oriented girl. Her parents too feel that she deserves better treatment.

The couple is shooting for Ashutosh Gowariker’s What’s your Raashee?, these days and have been talking to each other just during shots and for work and not otherwise.

Aishwarya's Pink Panther Promotion

2009-01-11T02:00:00.000-08:00

Who wants Saif and Kareena to split?

2009-01-08T19:23:00.000-08:00

According to sources, Saif Ali Khan suspects that some unwanted elements are trying to create a rift between him and his lady love, Kareena Kapoor.

Saif apparently feels that some people are trying to feed friends and the media with negative stories about their romance and this leads to various stories about their love tiffs.

A friend of the couple says, "When Saif and Kareena hear about their so-called fights now and then, it obviously bothers them. They think that someone is trying to meddle in their personal and professional lives. Kareena wants to get to the bottom of the matter and find out who exactly is the culprit." She has apparently asked her manager to investigate who exactly is behind the smear campaign.

Earlier stories have circulated that Saif-Kareena were having constant fights - incidents had been reported on the sets of Kareenas films and even once inside her vanity van. Also, it was reported that Kareena, tired of Saifs possessive ways, was trying to end their relationship.

The friend continues, "Kareena reacted strongly when it was reported that she has been replaced by Deepika Padukone in Saifs next home production Agent Vinod, directed by Sriram Raghavan. Kareena was very upset over the issue."

Saif, when contacted, admits that he is upset over constant rumours being floated about him and Kareena. "I dont know whether these rumours come from. Non-issues are made into issues. They are so baseless," says Saif.

According to Saif, the rumour of Kareena getting replaced by Deepika was floated at a time when Kareena hadnt even heard the script of Agent Vinod. "It was always going to be Kareena in my film provided she wants to do it of course. In fact the script still hasnt been narrated to her," Saif says.

Saif, sources say, sniffs business rivalry. "Saif is worried that his business rivals are trying these subversive techniques to stab him in the back and sour his relationship with Kareena. They dont know that the understanding between them is very strong," the close friend adds.

Ranbir Quits Smoking

2009-01-07T22:54:00.000-08:00

Ranbir Kapoor has decided to give up smoking as a b'day gift to girlfriend Deepika. Deepika Padukone couldn't have had a better beginning to 2009 and her birthday yesterday. A source close to Deepika says, "Deepika didn't like Ranbir's smoking habit.

From January 1 this year, after being a smoker for years, Ranbir has completely quit smoking. Lots of people tried to make him quit but they didn't succeed. Now he has given it up for Deepika." The actress is proud of the fact that the Kapoor lad has not lighted up in the last five days."

The source continues, "The best thing is that she never nagged him about smoking. She accepted him the way he was but Ranbir realised that she didn't like his habit, as she was always uncomfortable when he smoked around her. So he made a resolution to quit. It's a big decision for him and even his mom (Neetu Kapoor) doesn't know that her son has kicked the butt."

How Adhyayan fell in love with Kangana?

2009-01-07T22:48:00.000-08:00

Adhyayan Suman has just stepped into Bollywood and he fell in love with the co-star of his second flick Kangana Ranaut. Kangana and Adhyayan have developed feelings for one another while shooting for the Bhatts, Raaz-The Mystery Continues. Adhyayan is so obsessed with lady that he vowed not to look deeply into the eyes of any other actress while shooting a romantic sequence.

"I fell in love with Kangana while shooting the song O Jaana. I had looked very deeply into her eyes." And what was it that he saw in her eyes? "The way she had put her kaajal," he laughs. "In fact, I have decided never to look so deeply into the eyes of another actress."

He adds, "I always knew that even Kangana liked me." So who proposed? "Kangana did [Laughs]. Actually, it was very mutual and obvious," he smiles.

The 20-year-old actor is full of praises for Kangana,"“She is a wonderful co-star. I have got to learn a lot from her. I don’t want to be known as Kangana Ranut’s boyfriend."

Adhyayan wants to establish himself in Bollywood and wishes to make his father Shekhar Suman proud. He debuted with Haal-E-Dil.

Jumbo's Story

2008-12-26T07:35:00.001-08:00

As a young elephant, Jumbo is taunted by the other elephants because he is fatherless. Naturally, Jumbo is curious about his father, and he's told that his father is a war elephant for the king.
So Jumbo wants to find his father. Still a young elephant, he wanders off in search of his father.
He is soon captured by a raiding party. In trying to escape from the camp, the young elephant is befriended by a boy prince, who has been ransomed to his foes. The prince has the ability to calm Jumbo into thinking clearly, and Jumbo makes his escape.
A weakened Jumbo then comes upon a village where humans and elephants are working together. He is befriended by a beautiful young elephant cow, but is then chained up until he is tamed. Jumbo soon learns to value the humans who have captured him. Under the training of a wise, old mahout, he becomes bigger and stronger.
A local warlord comes around annually to collect tax from the village, and his taxes have become greedier each year. The village rebels, and with the humans and elephants working together, the warlord and his beasts are defeated.
The call then goes out from the king for elephants for his army. Jumbo is taken to the palace. There, he is seen by his mother, who calls out to him. Jumbo goes wild in trying to break free from his chains to meet his mother. The King notices this, and remembers Jumbo from his childhood. The king is able to calm Jumbo, and from then on Jumbo serves as the personal war elephant of the king.
In battle, Jumbo meets a giant war elephant with fiery eyes that was responsible for the death of Jumbo's father, and Jumbo gets a chance to acquit himself in battle for the glory of the kingdom, and take revenge.

Aryan Vaid to tie the knot soon?

2008-12-26T04:50:00.000-08:00

Aryan Vaid who became popular after his romancing act in Big Boss -1 with co contestant Anupama Verma and was seen sobbing in the first season of Big Boss is going to settle down in life after a stormy affair with Anupama Verma.

The model turned actor will be tying the knot with American photographer Alexandra Copley early next year. The actor was spotted hand in hand with his lady love at a recent television awards event. Aryan, known to be a ladies' man has hung up his Casanova boots and is ready to settle down.

When asked about her affair with Anupama Verma, he said "It was sad that the relationship didn't work out but sadder that she went around talking negative stuff against me for publicity. Even I could have done that but I chose not to."

Aryan confirms the engagement and adds, "It's too personal to disclose any details."

Ghajini: Movie Review

2008-12-26T04:26:00.000-08:00

Aamir Khan, the actor, has the habit of springing surprises. Post TZP, one had assumed that he was now onto meaningful, serious cinema. Then he springs his surprise by working in AR Murugadoss' Ghajini, a true blue masala film. But what Aamir manages to do, is retain his seriousness. He brings a rare maturity and seriousness into his portrayal of the character of Sanjay Singhania, the protagonist of Ghajini. In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Aamir's performance in Ghajini gives the good old masala potboilers a muchneeded shot in the arm. Like all formula fare, Ghajini's story is, in a certain sense, predictable, but what raises the bar here is the manner in which the movie has been shot, its screenplay, and its rivetting performances by the lead pair of Aamir and Asin. The point really to note here is how good intentions, backed by a perfectionist streak, can transform even the most done to death revenge formula into such a rivetting movie.

The film's USP is naturally Aamir Khan and quite deservedly so. Except for Asin, none of the other characters are worth more than a mention. A lot of that, of course, has to do with their relative importance in the general scheme of things. But the only flaw in the film which stands out glaringly is the lack of a suitably menacing antagonist. Pradeep Rawat's Ghajini is hardly menacing enough to create the perfect counterfoil to Aamir's Sanjay Singhania. Also the clash between Asin's Kalpana and Ghajini, is weak and seems more like a rushed job, as if the director and storywriter, could not wait to get on with the blood and gore portions.

Despite the film's running length of some three odd hours, director Murugadoss manages to hold the attention of his audiences, as the narrative moves back and forth, into the past and then back into the present, never once losing the thread. There has been much speculation about whether the film is based on Christopher Nolan's Memento or not. But that fact hardly bothers one as Murugadoss's protagonist and his tale has the audience glued to their seats.

Ghajini is the tale of a cell company head honcho, Sanjay Singhania, a shy, diffident tycoon, who finds love with a smalltime model and good Samaritan, Kalpana (Asin). Love blossoms between the two with Kalpana never realizing that Sanjay, who she thinks is Sachin, is actually a tycoon. She mistakes him for a struggling model and tries to help him out with a break for an underwear ad. However, Kalpana's clash with Ghajini (Rawat), brings their love story to an end. All that Sanjay is left with, is a mind that has a memory span of only 15 minutes, a diary which details his life until that fateful day when Kalpana was killed by the goons, some photographs and the various tattoos on his body, which give his life a purpose and mission, which is to find Ghajini and kill him.

Aamir's transformation from the shy, diffident, mature lover boy to the superbly beefed up, revengehungry Sanjay, is remarkable. The surprising thing about this film is the fact that actually Aamir does not speak much. He has very few dialogues, but what he does do is speak volumes with his eyes and his body language; even his silences are more eloquent than the spoken word. That is what makes Ghajini stand out, even from those early Rajkumar Santoshi collaborations with Sunny Deol. As the narrative alternates between the dark present and the warm memories of yesterday, one finds oneself almost missing the shy lover boy. In fact, it's probably been ages since Aamir has played the conventional lover boy and he is so convincing and pleasing that one is loath to let go of him. His stark portrayal of the revenge driven Sanjay is of course masterly, giving as it does a neat touch to the archetypal action hero of yore. The action sequences are deadly and have been executed with clinical precision.

Besides Aamir, the other loveable factor about the movie is Asin, who makes her Hindi film debut with Ghajini. She breezes her way through the role of Kalpana, with a spontaneity and simplicity which is quite captivating. She more than manages to hold her own opposite Aamir and excels in the scene when she is hounded by the goons. As for the rest of the cast, Jiah Khan as the helpful medical student and Rawat as Ghajini are just about competent.

AR Rahman's music is the other highlight of the movie. Two numbers, specially, 'Behka, Behka Sa' and 'Guzarish' really stand out. The numbers have also been beautifully choreographed and captured on camera by cinematographer Ravi Chandran, who does agreat job with the rest of the film as well.

Murugadoss reveals his hold over the cinematic medium as he retells an oft heard tale in a fresh and innovative manner. Ghajini is a commercial, masala film and it makes no bones about it. In fact, it would be no exaggeration to say that the film celebrates the return of the commercial potboiler. This formula works.!

Ghajini's release for Hearing Imparied People

2008-12-26T03:47:00.000-08:00

BIG Cinemas will screen 'Ghajini' with English sub-titles in selected cinema halls here from next Friday. This will be done so that hearing impaired and all those who don't understand Hindi can watch the Movie.

'We have decided to do this especially for the benefit of the hearing impaired and those who don't understand Hindi. The idea is to ensure that the movie is viewed by maximum number of people,' Tushar Dhingra, COO of BIG Cinemas, said in a press statement.

The sub-titled digital prints of 'Ghajini' will be screened at BIG cinema's property at Vadala in central Mumbai and at the Metro Big Cinema in South Mumbai.

Don't compare me with Priyanka:Deepika

2008-12-26T03:37:00.001-08:00

She is beautiful, hot and taller in person. Actress Deepika Padukone earned large fan following just after her first release Om Shanti Om. Within a short period of time, she acted with some of the top heroes of Bollywood like Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan. But the talented actress doesn’t like to be compared with anybody. First it was Sonam Kapoor with whom she compared, now she is being compared with Priyanka Chopra.

Deepika said, “I am different. Don’t compare me with Priyanka Chopra just because she’s done stunts in Drona and I’ve done action sequences in Nikhil Advani’s upcoming movie. Each person is unique and so am I. I worked hard for six months to learn those stunts and was specially trained by experts from Hong Kong.”

Who will be New Age Madhubala ?

2008-12-26T03:31:00.000-08:00

Director Milan Luthria is all set to make a film on the life of underworld don of 60’s to 80’s Haji Mastan named 'Once Upon a Time in Mumbai'.

Haji Masten was in love with the bollywood queen of that period, Madhubala and so the director Milan is currently confused about who to choose to play the role of Madhubala.

The bollywood actresses who are being considered to play this role are Katrina, Kangana and Priyanka. The final decission about who will the lucky one to play the role of legend Madhubala is yet to be taken. No doubt all the three glams gals are excited to play Madhubala.

Most likely, Ajay Devgan will be playing the role of Haji Mastan and Emraan Hashmi will be playing the role of young Dawood.

Akshay Kumar and Priyanka together in HongKong

2008-12-26T03:18:00.000-08:00

Earlier Akshay Kumar-Priyanka Chopra were considered a hit jodi in Bollywood. But for many reasons they had stopped to work together inspite of the success of Suneel Darshan’s Andaaz and Abbas-Mustan’s Aitraaz. Therefore Priyanka Chopra decided to team up with others Bollywood actors.

Akshay Kumar did the movies like Bewafaa, Talaash, Tashan with Kareena Kapoor but these films could not do well. After that she worked with Katrina Kaif and both of them gave some good films to Bollywood. Now it is said that.

Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra performed together on stage on Thursday for Christmas at the Convention Centre in Hong Kong for a show known as ‘From Chandi Chowk To Hong Kong.’Priyanka Chopra said, “I performed on stage with Akshay Kumar in Hong Kong.

It was a great experience for me. Akshay is a very nice person and and has a charming personality.” Bollywood hot actress Bipasha Basu joined them. In Hong Kong people were desperately craving to see Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopara together.

Britney's new Indian boyfriend

2008-12-23T19:32:00.000-08:00

27 years old pop diva, Britney Spears who is currently at the top of the world after her new album ‘Circus’ has brought her success all over again after a low patch in her life, is all set to visit India on December 27, 28 for "rehearsals" (read as 'to meet her new boy friend').

The rumor is that Britney has received a lot of bad press in recent times over her slightly inappropriate dance steps and wants help from the Indian master Sandip Soparrkar, so that she can connect with the humane side of her. She has decided against continuing her relationship with Wade Robson and Andre Fuentes, who were hired to choreograph

Britney's new album 'Circus' earlier.

After rehearsals she will reshoot the hit track 'Womanizer' from her latest album 'Circus' after the first video leaked on the Internet.

The pop diva will vist Jodhpur where Sandip and Britney will be doing a bit of rehearsals on rumba, the dance of love. After that Sandip will be showing Britney around Mumbai, which was recently the scene of terrorist attacks, when she arrives in the Indian city.

According to a British newspaper, Britney's India trip is just a hush-hush affair, an excuse to be with her man and work is used as a smoke screen to throw media off her scent.However Sandip is denying the rumours of being involved and is saying, "I'll meet her for work only, when she visits Jodhpur. We'll just be doing a bit of rehearsals."

Sandip Soparrkar has earlier choreographed gorgeous women like Madonna, Beyonce and Shakira, it is now time for US pop singer Britney Spears to dance to his moves.

It was Madonna, who introduced Sandip to Britney at her 50th birthday bash in London this past August. In fact, sources reveal that Britney was quite impressed with Sandip’s Salsa act at the party.

Sangeeta Ghosh debut with Bhanvraa

2008-12-23T05:28:00.000-08:00

The hottest face of small screen, Sangeeta Ghosh, would be seen flaunting her body in the beach in her debut movie "Bhanvraa".

Dharmesh Darshan directed this movie "Bhanvraa - Love in Aggression" will have Manav Gohil and Shweta Salve and Eijaz khan from the small screen.

Aamir's Ghajini faces copyright violation

2008-12-23T04:54:00.000-08:00

Just before the much hyped movie Ghajini's release on 25th Dec, Madras HighCourt has stalled the release of the movie.

The KBC Pictures, which claims to have possessing the rights of remaking the Tamil version of 'Ghajini', accused the producers of 'Ghajini' of copyright violation.

According to the KBC Pictures, they are producing a film titled 'Kahani Ghajini Ki', which has an Amitabh Bachchan lookalike in the lead role. The Madras High Court's decision to put a stay on 'Ghajini', has come as a shock for producer Madhu Mantena and Actor Aamir Khan. They however, put up a brave face, saying they are hopeful that 'Ghajini' will be released as per the schedule.

Saif flies back to join Bebo

2008-12-23T01:52:00.000-08:00

Saif Ali Khan flies from Philly to join girlfriend Kareena Kapoor and her family for Midnight Mass at Mt Mary's tomorrow. Saif Ali Khan will be escorting the Kapoor women Babita and her daughters Kareena and Karisma to the Midnight Mass at a Bandra church tomorrow. The Kapoor girls have been attending Midnight Mass for many years as their mom Babita is half-Christian. Bebo and Lolo's grandmother was British national married to a Sindhi (Shivdasani).

Says Kareena, "Mom, Lolo and I believe in the power of the Mt Mary's Shrine. I am very religious and Christmas has always been huge in the family. We decorate the Christmas tree, attend the Midnight Mass and then have a Christmas dinner on December 25 replete with roast turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, vegetables and plum pudding for dessert and the traditional goodies that come with it. I am not non vegetarian so I won't be able to have the roast turkey but I can have the side dishes." This family orders their plum cake from Harrods in London as Babita loves it.