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Shabana Raza in the game of name
2007-08-18 17:31:00
She made her debut as Neha with Vidhu Vinod Chopra?s ?Kareeb? nine years ago. After a hiatus, marriage to Manoj Bajpai, and a reversal to her original name, Shabana Raza will now be seen in Sanjay Gupta?s ?Alibaug?. ?People were coming to me with scripts that didn?t excite me,? Raza says, ?In all important documents I have already been Shabana. My husband also calls me that.?
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Ferena Wazier - A new wonder
2007-08-18 17:31:00
After featuring in A.R.Rahmna?s much touted music video campaign for Taj Mahal?s inclusion in the world?s Seven Wonders, blue-eyed Kashmiri beauty Ferena Wazier, born and brought up in the UK, has set her sights on Bollywood. And while she is waiting to sign on the dotted line, Wazier, who trained at RADA in London, will make her debut in a Hollywood film to be directed by Davis Tonavic of ?No Man?s Land? fame. With talk of some hip-shaking in a film down south too, this lovely lady sure seems to be going places.
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Is Shilpa Shetty on the Bond way?
2007-08-18 17:30:00
With Shilpa Shetty rising higher in the popularity charts both India and abroad, offers are rightly pouring in for various television deals both the U.K. and U.S. The latest buzz is that Miss Shetty may be the next bond girl in the forthcoming James Bond sequel playing the lead opposite Daniel Crag. According to reports, the dusky beauty has topped several opinion polls across the Internet over her eligibility for the role of Daniel?s love interest. She is also due to appear in ?Miss Bollywood,? a musical set to open in London in September. Shetty?s publicist Dale Bhagwagar has already indicated that the lady is willing to accept the offer if it comes her way.
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Preity Zinta whistles and cheers for SRK
2007-08-18 17:30:00
Seems veiling is in for celebrities. Mallika Sherawat wore one last year to dodge the media when she was coming out of the airport in Mumbai from a foreign jaunt. Himesh Reshammiyan too very recently ditched his cap for a Burkha to get into Ajmer Sharif Durgah. Now, it is pretty Preity Zinta who wore it on the Independence Day to slip unnoticed into Bandra cinema hall to whistle and cheer for SRK in ?Chak De India?. Preity tells the story, ?I could have seen the movie in the safety and comfort of a multiplex, but to gauge the reaction of the audience, I had to sit among the masses. I went along with my mom and cousin, hidden in a burkha, and because nobody could see me, I was at my buoyant best!? According to the vivacious actress, in her disguise, she was able to scream, whistle and cheer along with the audience for SRK and his team of women hockey players in the movie.
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Anjana Sukhani is ready for some ?Golmaal?.
2007-08-18 17:28:00
Anjana Sukhani So what first came to your mind when we mentioned ?Anjana Sukhani?? Guess, the seductress ?Salaam-E-Ishq? actress grooving in her hotshots, which for sure has created a lasting impression. But, now looks like the sexy Anjana wants to change her image from a sensual to a comic one as she has signed ?Golmaal 2?, which is being directed by Rohit Shetty. After her ?Babuji? act, similar roles are coming her way but, Anjana wants to be recognized for her talent than just skin show so first she signed ?Sunday? and now it?s another comic flick titled, ?Golmaal 2?. Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi and Tushar Kapoor are retained from the original and new additions include Anjana, Kareena Kapoor and Shreyas Talpade. In reaction to her image makeover Anjana commented, ?I don?t want to wear tiny costumes or play a hot babe scorching the town instead, I would be happy making people laugh.? Not sure if many fans would be particularly happy on seeing Anjana clad but, if we are...
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?Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro? promises to hold on to the audiences.
2007-08-18 17:28:00
Kulraj Randhawa, Kapil Sharma and Megha Chatterjee Starring Kapil Sharma, Kulraj Randhawa, Megha Chatterjee with Anupam Kher and Prem. Chopra. ?Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro? is a fun-filled, feel good love story with crazy laugh riot movements with plenty of edge of the seat thrills. Synopsis Raja played by Kapil Sharma can be best described as a grown-up version of "Dennis the menace" and all neighbors, professors, principal and even his father, who is incidentally a police commissioner is not spared by his mischievous pranks. His father hatches a plan to teach him a lesson. He some how convinces Raja to go his uncle's house in Dehra Doon for a holiday. His uncle is a no nonsense strict disciplinarian military man and probably the only person, who can instill some discipline and focus in the wavered life and attitude of Raja. Nisha played by Kulraj Randhawa is a smart con girl, who has not only stolen diamonds worth Rs.100 crores ($25 million) from an exhibition but, has also ...
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Double celebrations, ?Marigold? rocks UK and Ali gets rated as the 6th hott
2007-08-18 17:26:00
?Best Film,? is how ?Mari gold ? is described by many of the tabloids. Even ?Empire online? one of the leading movie magazines in UK, has given the movie a 3-star rating. Empire described the movie as, ?sassy and endearing romantic effort.? ?Marigold? team has two reasons to party though; first, their movie is being appreciated by critics besides, Ali Larter has won the 6th spot on the list of 100 Hottest Women in the World by International Men?s Magazine ?Maxim?. What makes the win even sweeter is the fact that she has scored over the luscious lips of Angelina Jolie (rated #12), the ?Desperate Housewife? Eva Longoria (rated #9) and Bootyluscious Beyonce Knowles (rated #13). The movie is releasing this week and with we are sure we can see ?Marigold? bloom.
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No Malaika or Saroj as Vaibhavi Merchant-n-Isha Khoppikar will judge ?Nach
2007-08-18 17:25:00
Isha Khoppikar-n-Vaibhavi Merc hant Some bad news to start with, ?Nach Baliye? judges Malaika Arora Khan and Saroj Khan will not be judging the show this season but, we have some good news to balance your mood as the talented Vaibhavi Merchant and Isha Khoppikar have been roped in for the panel. Recently, Malaika bagged her first movie in the lead titled, ?Shaadi Ke After Effects?. The diva wants to concentrate on this project as she has been waiting for a chance to play the lead for years. Saroj Khan has also excused herself out of the show saying that she is super busy with her directorial debut and will not have time to judge the show. Vaibhavi Merchant, who shot to fame after ?Kajra Re,? has been roped in to judge ?Nach Baliye 3? with her expertise in choreography. Isha Khoppikar, who is known more for her dance than acting, will be also adding glamour to the show. We are sure Vaibhavi and Isha would do great but, we would still miss Malaika?s ?Hinglish? and Saroj...
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Superstar Big B outrages, ?Put me in jail, or Why don?t they shoot me.?
2007-08-18 17:24:00
Big B Controversies have been hovering over Big B ever since the new government come to power in the state of UP; first, the land issue in UP and then, in Pune. Big B, who is undoubtedly one of the biggest stars in Bollywood, seems to have lost his patience as in one of his interviews with NDTV he expressed, ?Put me in jail that?s all they can do.? This statement came as a shock to many as Big B is known to be very eloquent and politically correct when it comes to giving interviews. While people were still absorbing the statement, Big B in another interview with Star TV quested, ?Why don?t they shoot me, what?s the most that will happen I will die right?? Big B also recently, reacted to reports that fans think he is overworked by quoting, ?They were not there for me when I went through a low phase in my career so, who are they to tell me how much to work.? Big B?s astounding statements leave mixed feeling as we are shocked and a little amazed as well. We hope playin...
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So how about an angel fan, who will even pay your bill? Well, lets ask Hans
2007-08-18 17:23:00
Hansika Motwani Hansika Motwani has always had a passion for London and this time she decided to visit the beautiful city to celebrate the success of her debut ?Aap Ka Surroor?. Women and shopping, does not sound quite unusual and Hansika is no exception as she shared, ?Most of my time in London is spent in shopping. I just love the kind of stuff you get over there.? But, this time the actress had a different closure to her shopping spree. ?My passion for shopping nearly got me into a hell lot of trouble. I had shopped a lot but, when the time came to make the payment I realized that I had left my credit card at the hotel. I wasn't carrying much cash with me either. I was in a embarrassing situation until one fan of mine recognized me and made the payments for me," claimed Hansika Motwani. The actress thanked him and asked him to accompany her to the hotel so she could pay him back. "I went back to the hotel and asked him to wait at the reception till I get cash from m...
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Akshay Kumar and Shahrukh Khan, the new buddies in tinsel town.
2007-08-18 17:22:00
Akki-n-SRK They were first seen in ?Dil To Pagal Hai? and it took almost 10 years to put the superstars back together. Shahrukh Khan did a special appearance song for ?Heyy Babyy? titled ?Mast Kalandar? and during the shooting, SRK and Akshay Kumar were like a house on fire; they kept cracking jokes and awesome rapport between the two could not be any more evident. Akshay is super excited about having found this new friend in tinseltown as he shares, ?Shahrukh?s energy is infectious, even after giving 100 shots he bounces back.? Shahrukh and Akki got so pally that King Khan asked the ?Khiladi? to do a cameo for his movie ?Om Shanti Om? which Akki sure accepted. The King Khan-n-Khiladi friendship is budding in a big way and the two for now are happily signing, ?Mast Kalandar.?
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Welcome Aishwarya in Madam Tussauds New York
2007-08-18 17:20:00
Aishwarya?s wax statue in Madam e Tussauds, New York opened with a grand fan fare and Bollywood music on the 15th of August. The statue was brought from Madam Tussauds, London to New York for the special occasion of celebrating India?s 60th Independence Day in New York. Apart from Gandhiji?s wax statue Ash?s wax statue is the only other Indian figure in the museum right now. Ash?s statue will be kept for display in New York for six weeks, after which she will be transported back to London. The statue is wearing the red churidar from the movie ?Bride and Prejudice?.
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Chak De India
2007-08-18 17:19:00
Chakde India , is a story to remind the nation of its national sport. Highly anticipated movie starring none other than the King of all Khans, Shahrukh. Story of Chakde India Kabir Khan (Shahrukh Khan ) is newly appionted coach of India?s national women?s hockey team. A former captain of the Indian hockey team, now forgotten, it is Kabir Khan?s chance to get himself, his country and his team to the winning stand, once again. But this time all he gets is a bunch of girls who do not really believe in playing for the glory, victory and the country. He has a team that lacks the spirit. Shahrukh Khan?s job is to shake them to wake up the winning spirit. The girls however have their own interests. They are more into government job, salaries and flats. Shahrukh Khan motivates them to look beyond these ordinary things and to play the game for pride, glory and victory.Review of Chak de India Following the trend of Lagaan and Iqbal, Chak De India is a movie about sport. But unlike t...
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?Dhamaal? -Sanjay Dutt?s first release after being jailed
2007-08-17 06:31:00
?Dhamaal? will be Sanjay Dutt ?s first release after his imprisonment. Directed by Indra Kumar, this comedy an all male star cast - Sanjay Dutt, Ritesh Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Aashish Chowdhury and Javed Jaffrey. Director Indra Kumar explains that he has no heroines in the film as the script did not demand one. ?I didn?t feel a need for any heroines in the film. As for taking a risk well I feel it might set a trend for other future films. The script is so strong that when you will see the film, you will understand there was no need of heroines between such funny male bonding,? says Kumar.
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Gauri Khan to make her debut with ?Om Shanti Om?
2007-08-17 06:30:00
The liitle birdie has it that Gauri Khan (Mrs. SRK) will make her debut with her own production ?Om Shanti Om ?. Both Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri will appear in a sequence which will be part of the end-credit song in ?Om Shanti Om? which will feature all the technicians and crew members too. Farah Khan says, ?She was supposed to shoot for me for ?Main Hoon Na? too, but last time she ditched me because she was too shy to come in front of the camera, but this time she finally agreed. She said she?s doing it only for me but I am sure her husband had something to do with it since she?s the official producer of the film.?
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Mani Ratnam with his ?Guru? stars Abhishek-n-Ash shine at 'India Splendor'
2007-08-17 06:30:00
Posted: Aug 16th 2007 by Kimaya De Abhishek-n-Ash shine at 'India Splendor' event, Los Angeles MGlobal Trust in association with the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, organized a six-day festival titled, ?India Spendor? to celebrate 60 years of Indian Independence. On Tuesday, screening of the motivational blockbuster ?Guru? was held at The Hammer in Westwood in California which saw the stars Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan along with filmmaker Mani Ratnam attended the event. A cocktail reception was held prior to the ?Guru? movie screening at the Napa Valley Grill at Westwood in California to honor the movie stars and newly wed couple Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan .
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Bollywood provides platform to a Kashmiri model
2007-08-17 06:27:00
After scorching the ramp, a Kashmiri model-turned-actor Muzammil Ibrahim, is all set to woo the audience with his Bollywood debut. Known for his looks, Muzammil is beginning a new chapter as he shifts from the ramp to the reel with the flick ?Dhokha?. Made under the banner of Mahesh Bhatt?s Vishesh Films, the film sees Muzammil donning the character of a Muslim cop Zaid Ahmed, who is dedicated towards his work and country. Set against a backdrop of custodial deaths, the film delves into the dark reality of terrorism. It?s a smooth sailing for Zaid, until tragedy strikes suddenly and turns his life upside down. His wife, who is killed during a bomb blast, is accused of being a suicide bomber. Zaid is accused and confronted by people for no fault of his. What begins then is a search for truth by him to prove his wife innocent. But, investigations reveal otherwise and then ensue a conflict between him and society. The film is a statement on the state of Muslims in the country...
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No Bollywood star for Fashion Week finale
2007-08-17 06:27:00
No Bollywood star will walk the ramp during the grand finale of the upcoming edition of Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW), leading designer Rohit Bal said Thursday, adding that clothes will dazzle the show, not stars. The 10th edition of the fashion extravaganza, organised by the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) with the title sponsored by Wills Lifestyle of the ITC group, is scheduled for Sep 5-9.?There will be no film stars, the stars of the show will be my clothes,? said Rohit Bal, who was Thursday declared the grand finale designer. ?The grand finale will be genuinely grand but I don?t want Bollywood celebrities to take away the spotlight. The point of focus has to be my collection,? he explained. Announcing his name, the vice-president (marketing) for ITC?s Lifestyle retailing, Atul Chand, said, ?The main aim of this collaboration is to make the designer wear accessible and relevant to our customers. ?Bal is one of the most celebrated fashion designers in...
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Salman Khan met an accident.
2007-08-17 06:26:00
Salman Khan accidentally banged his bicycle into a car in Juhu. Salman Khan is known to ride his bicycle around town. And some weeks ago the actor accidentally banged into a car in Juhu. This accident resulted in a dent in the car, and the car-owner was naturally fuming mad, till he saw that the person to have done this was none other than Sallu bhai. Stunned and a little star-struck, the owner didn?t quite know how to react, and suddenly mellowed down. And when Salman approached him to apologise, the astounded man in all his nervousness simply said, ?You?re welcome!? We hear he?s now let the dent on his car remain for ?sweet memories?. source
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Is Shilpa Shetty the next Bond Girl?
2007-08-17 06:25:00
Bond movies are sure a rave in India and there have been rounds of talks in our tinsel town that Ash might be one of Bond?s favorite ladies in the coming movies. But those talks have always gone into oblivion. However, a new candidate, a highly likely one I suppose, has been chosen for talks by the producers of the bond film. And the new candidate is none other than our very dear Shilpa Shetty ! The producers and Shilpa?s team are having secret talks on the 23rd Bond movie with Daniel Craig as Bond. Sources have been quoted saying, ?Shilpa is having secret talks with the top brass who are working on the next movie. As far as they are concerned, she has it all ? she is beautiful, feisty and a great actress. But they also want someone who is a big star?which Shilpa is?She has a huge following in Bollywood as well as a number of fans in the Western world - especially in Britain - so she will be great for box office sales.? While the 22nd bond movie is being shot with Craig,...
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Salman Khan refuses to forgive Vivek Oberoi
2007-08-16 06:18:00
10th Rajiv Gandhi Awards function proved out to be eventful with the presence of Salman Khan who received an award in the Best Actor Category and Shilpa Shetty who was also present was being honoured with the Best actress award. To add some spice to the event, Vivek Oberoi was also performing at the awards function. Vivek?s performance was the last one before the awards were to be announced and after his performance Vivek grabbed his ears and bowed and mouthed bhai, but Salman just shook his head. Vivek also joined his hands in front of Salman as a sign of asking for his forgiveness. Unfortunately though Vivek?s gesture did not make Salman relent even after some coaxing from Shilpa Shetty. The two actors have a history of not getting along, due to the presence of a Miss World in both their lives then.
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Karisma Kapoor and Govinda to create magic again
2007-08-16 06:17:00
Coolie No.1, Hero No.1, Raja Babu? the list of hits by the Govinda -Karisma jodi is a long one. Now, in the season of comebacks, Karisma Kapoor is rumored to make a comeback with none other than her one time alleged flame Govinda and that too with a complete masala entertainer from David Dhawan. Its though yet to see how a much married karishma pulls off with songs like ?sexy sexy? & ?sarkailo khatiya? with govinda again.
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Dia Mirza, Atul Kasbekar and Madhur Bhandarkar launch Bigadda.com, Mumbai.
2007-08-16 06:16:00
Atul Kasbekar and Dia Mirza Our cameras captured Dia Mirza , Atul Kasbekar, Madhur Bhandarkar and Shankar Mahadevan of ?Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy? at the launch of the social networking site Bigadda.com at Joss in Mumbai .
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?Chak De? gave more than ?centre-forward? direction to Sagarika Ghatge?s li
2007-08-16 06:16:00
The energetic and charismatic Saga rika Ghatge sure impressed is in her centre-forward position in ?Chak De? and looks like there is more to Sagrika than just her hockey skills. The actress, who is also a national athlete, admits that it was in fact, ?Chak De? which gave a direction to her life. Sagarika shares that the regimented routine with practice time, diet watch, sleeping and wake-up schedule sure set a perfect discipline in her life which is now misses. ?The discipline, training and lifestyle sure help us go a long way in not just this industry but in life," expresses Sagarika. Sagarika we sure will expect to see you more in the near future setting the screen on fire yet again.
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