Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Kareena, Katrina and Yana roped in for Miss India Worldwide pageant

The grand finale of PC Jewellers Miss India Worldwide pageant to be held at Pragati Maidan Jan 31 and Deepak’s Tijori Entertainment is hosting the show with Kaleidovision.
To add glamour and glitter to the event Bollywood beauties like Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Yana Gupta have been roped in.
“There will be a mix of beauty, talent and glamour at the finale of the pageant, with Bollywood beauties shaking a leg with the participants; it will be an evening to remember,” host Deepak Tijori said at the press conference here Wednesday.
The 20 finalists will go through a 10 day grilling regime.
“Training is not going to be a cakewalk for them. They will have to go through a tough and hectic regime of around 14 hours a day, which means they cannot take it easy,” said Mehar Bhasin, who will look after the grooming of the contestants.
“The finalists will undergo an exclusively designed training and grooming regime that includes fitness, diction, psyche, aptitude, hair and make-up sessions. The training will enhance their confidence not only for the finale, but for further rounds to be held on the international stage as well,” she added.
Beauty expert Blossom and Samantha Kochhar will take care of their beauty and hair, while fitness tips will be given by model-turned-actors Milind Soman and Rahul Dev.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Aishwarya and Akshay Kumar awarded Padma Shree

The 60th year of the Indian republic made Bollywood proud when two leading stars of Bollywood were awarded top civilian honours. Today, the Government of India awarded Padma Shree to Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has popularized Indian cinema across the globe and has given much to Indian entertainment industry and though Akshay Kumar has done mainly commercial cinema yet his success and hits cannot be ignored. To be known that a few days ago, Akshay had been given the popular choice best actor award, which he refused.
The other Bollywood recipient of the prestigious Padma Shree is none other than the legendary Helen


The Girl Next door

The premiere of ‘Raaz - The Mystery Continues’

The premiere of the much awaited horror flick ‘Raaz- The mystery continues’ was held at Fame Adlabs in Mumbai on 24th January. The event was attended by the cast and the makers of the film including Mukesh and Mahesh Bhatt, Adhyayan Suman, Kangana Ranaut, Mohit Suri and also Soha Ali Khan. Kangana looked gorgeous as ever in her unconventional backless attire with the glow on her face heightened by the fact that she had her current love Adhyayan next to her. Check out the pics from the event





Hrithik injured yet again while shooting for ‘Kites’

It was only last October when Hrithik Roshan injured his knees while shooting for a dangerous car stunt in Las Vegas for his home production ‘Kites’. Now, again this Tuesday, the actor hurt his arm at the Filmistan Studio in Mumbai while doing a stunt shot. He was breaking a glass with a rod and one piece of glass flew and hurt him.
Though it is a minor injury, getting injured while doing stunts for his movies is not new for the Roshan lad. While shooting for ‘Krrish’ and ‘Dhoom 2’, he had torn the ligament in his right knee and continued working despite the pain. Towards the latter half of 2008, Hrithik underwent surgery in the US and spent nearly two months recovering but his tryst with injuries continues.
Kites is about an Indian boy’s romantic affair with a Latina girl and their predicament as they do not understand each other’s language. Directed by Anurag Basu, the movie has US-based Spanish model Barbara Mori opposite Hrithik.

Friday, April 10, 2009

2009 Miss. Triumph Show in Mumbai

Triumph International added to the global warming by presenting hot-hot models wearing their latest 2009 spring and summer collections at a show, that took place recently in Mumbai. It was the best time for the models to walk with poise, showcasing company’s latest collection, with its third stand alone store inaugurated in New Delhi a week ago!
The Managing Director of Triumph International, Mr. Thorsten Allenstein, was beaming with pleasure at the fashion show! The showman knew that the show was a smash hit and the designs were applauded for their appeal, comfort and vibrant colors. The models were, although not very pretty but surely elegant with fine hair and hot stats! Accordingly, the creation displayed in their designs overshadowed their choice of models!!
We have brought you the pictures of this successful show of Triumph International; and eager await your precious comments.




All the Well-Wisher of Harman Showed Up At ‘Victory’ Premier

The premier of “Victory” had all the support of the well wishers of Harman who yet has to come up from the setback from the failure of Love Story 2050. Hopefully, the crowd of well wishers would have good impact over on the result of the movie who attended the premier of the movie at Cinemax in Mumbai. The premier was attended by Anu Malik, Ruslan, Gulshan Grover, Aman Verma, Arzu Govitrikar, Sameera Reddy, Madhur Bhandarkar, Jiah Khan, Arshad Warsi, Jitendra Tushar Kapoor, Shree Devi, Doni Kapoor, plus the cast, crew, and directors.The real sight at the premier was presence of Harman Baweja’s ex-girlfriend Priyanka Chopra. According to sources “Harman Baweja” rang Priyanka Chopra while she was busy in a shooting for a movie in Jodhpur, though she accepted the invitation as she was scheduled for an ad shooting in Mumbai. It was really very nice to see that Priyanka and Harman patched up their differences and Priyanka attended the premiere. Lets hope that film may fare well on the screen.




Aishwarya Rai to work with Vishal Bhardwaj

It was Vishal Bhardwaj who took out the best from Tabu in ‘Maqbool’ and Kareena Kapoor in ‘Omkara’. Vishal took up direction in 2002 with the children’s film ‘Makdee’ and since then he had always wanted to work with Aishwarya Rai. He was the music composer on a project with her that got shelved.
Finally, Vishal and Ash have teamed up together for a film titled as ‘Timbuctoo’ that Vishal had approached Aishwarya in the past. But that film never materialized.
Talking about the project with Vishal, Aishwarya said “Vishal and I have wanted to work together ever since he was the music composer on a project that got shelved. We had promised one another that I would star in his film whenever he turned director”.
Confirming about the proposed film the actress said “I was very impressed by Vishal’s work. But he insisted that we would work together only when he found absolutely the right project. That has finally happened. Vishal has bounced the script off me. And we both feel this is the right project for us to come together”

Thursday, April 9, 2009

‘Phir Tum Mil Gaye’ is about adoption with a difference

Director Revathy S Verma bags the credit of bringing Jaya Bachchan and Madhavan together on screen with her next project ‘Phir Tum Mil Gaye’ for Hari Om Sai’s production. The film will also star Raveena Tandon and Ayesha Takia and is a remake of South film ‘June R’.
The film deals with the concept of adoption but again adoption with a difference coz instead of a mother adopting a baby, here a girl adopts a mother form old age home.
Director Revathy points out, “We always hear of couples adopting babies from orphanages, here it is the reverse process of a young girl wanting a mom. The mother’s character is extremely optimistic.” Jaya Bachchan will play the role she plays best, that of a soft and loving ‘adopted’ mother.
Preya Arora of Hari Om Sai Production says, “Jayaji’s confirmation to this role is a great achievement to us. We were looking forward to her playing the mother’s role because she has that motherly charm and softness.”

Shilpa Shetty talks about ‘The Desire’

Shilpa Shetty is currently busy with her project ‘The Desire‘, which revolves around Goutami (Shilpa), an accomplished Odissi dancer, and a talented artist Jai Leang (Yu) and follows the journey of their respective lives until they are separated and brought together again by destiny. This India-China project, under the banner of C-9 Motion Pictures in association with Indish Creations, also features Anupam Kher, Sachin Khedekar, Sheetal Menon and Nakul Vaid. The film, produced jointly by Sharad Hegde from Mumbai and Tracy Shiyun from China, is being directed by R. Sarath.
Shilpa is all praises for her Chinese co-star and wrote on her blog, “I heard my hero (Xia Yu) correcting people pronouncing his name and every time someone called out his name, it invariably was wrong.The exact pronunciation being S(h)iya Yeoh! - which means ’summer rain’. I dreaded calling out his name with the fear of getting it wrong. It was a funny sight till some people resigned to calling him ‘Sir!’ (It was easier). But he (Xia Yu) was too sweet, every time someone called out his name; he very patiently corrected it with a smile on his face.”
Shilpa took Odissi lessons from an Orissa-based dance guru Ratikant Mohapatra, son of legendary Odissi exponent late Kelucharan Mohapatra, for this venture and found the dance form tough to learn and perform. She wrote on her blog, “’Odissi is complicated and among all the songs I’ve ever shot, this has been the most difficult.”
However, the guru Mohapatra, was pleased with Shilpa’s dedication and said, “My working experience with Shilpa Shetty was very good. As an actress and Bharatnatyam dancer she was able to understand the style and form of Odissi and its execution. Practising in the morning and evening, Shilpa had no star tantrums and she proved herself to be a committed artiste.”

Unwanted visitors at Preity Zinta’s birthday party

Apart from Bollywood bigwigs, including Shahrukh Khan, Farah Khan, Chunky Pandey and others at her birthday bash at her flat in Quantum Park building in Bandra on Saturday, Preity Zinta also had some unwanted visitors in the party.
It was the Mumbai police patrol team who had to after slum-dwellers in the neighbourhood complained of loud music early Sunday morning. The police ordered them to turn down the volume of the loudspeakers and said that the actress will be penalised as per the provisions for flouting noise pollution rules.
A local resident, Irfan Shaikh, said that very loud music was played in the party which started late Saturday and continued till the early hours Sunday.
“Whenever there is music or programmes in the slum areas, these people in big buildings complain against us and we have to shell out large fines. We also get disturbed and so we complained to the police,” he told media persons here Sunday morning.
Well, this was an irresponsible act from Zinta who has always shown her social responsibility and did so yet again on her birthday when she adopted orphaned girls from Mother Miracle School in Hrishikesh. As their guardian, Preity will take care of finances for their basic needs like food, clothing and education.

Minissha Lamba - From sexy kitten to village girl

Minissha Lamba got everyone drooling with her image makeover as a sexy siren in ‘Kidnap’ and her magazine photo shoots later. Now, the girl is yet again set for an image reversal and she will do this for Shyam Benegal who is plaaning another comedy after his successful ‘Welcome to Sajjanpur’.
This movie, a satirical comedy, is tentatively named ‘Abba Ka Kaun’. The movie will see Minissha play a rustic village girl and Boman Irani play a double role.
According to reports, the actress has confirmed that she is doing a film with Benegal. At present, the director is busy with his few pending projects like Chamki Chameli and a venture on Gautam Buddha and hopes that this film goes on floors the next month.



It is raining awards for Kareena Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor must be on seventh heaven these days for the kind of recognition she is getting. Apart from her love life which is rocking with Chhote Nawab, she is definitely soaring high on professional front too. Kareena has already been awarded the India Today Woman Award, 2009 for her contribution to the world of art and cinema by none other than the world-renowned environmental activist Erin Brokovich.
Now, the Rotary Club has chosen the lady for the Vocational Excellence award for being the youngest achiever in the film industry. The function is scheduled to be held at the Grand Hyatt on the 1st of Feb ‘09.
Moreover, Bebo also has some promising films in line this year including Raju Hirani’s ‘3 Idiots’, Rensil D’ Silva’s next, ‘Kambakht Ishq’, ‘Main Aur Mrs Khanna’ and ‘Agent Vinod’

Shilpa Shetty & Raj Kundra step into IPL cricket field

After achieving success as a big boss inmate, actor, producer, yoga guru, Shilpa Shetty has now stepped into the field of cricket with her beau Raj Kundra. The couple has picked up an 11.7 percent stake in Rajastahn Royals, the champions in the first IPL season last year, for $15.4 million (Rs. 75.5 crore).
The Royals are led by the legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne and comprises of other international stars like South African skipper Graeme Smith and Aussie all-rounder Shane Watson.
“I relate with them, they were the underdogs and they scored. I expect a re-run from them this year. Their story is exactly like mine- I have always been the underdog. I think when there is no expectation and you score, it really works,” said Shilpa.
“I will cheer for the team, dance for a music video- bring in greater glamour in whichever way I can,” promised the actress.



Bachchan family on the pink carpet

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s much awaited Hollywood movie, ‘Pink Panther 2’ premiered in the US on Tuesday and the Bachchan family was in full attendance to support their ‘Bahu’ as looking gorgeous in black, she walked the PINK carpet with husband Abhishek. Abhishek complemented his better half in a black suit and sporting a new lok for Mani Ratnam’s ‘Raavan’. The couple in black surely made the heads turn.
Pink Panther 2 has Ash playing detective Sonia alongside Alfred Molina, while Steve Martin plays a bumbling French police detective Jacques Clouseau. French actor Jean Reno plays Ponton, Steve Martin’s partner in the movie. Actor, writer and producer Harald Zwart has directed Pink Panther 2.





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