Yuvraj's still a friend: Preity

The IPL season kicks off in less than a month and there are a lot of changes this season. 

 One of them is that Yuvraj Singh will now bat for his new team from Pune and not for Preity Zinta's Punjab team. The actress and her players return to IPL 4 with a brave face, but the fact is that they've lost out on quite a few of their old players.

They finished bottom in the last season and with no marquee players in the team this time, everyone is wondering about their game plan. They sure will miss Yuvraj, Irfan Pathan and Bret Lee. However, the spunky Preity is not bemoaning the loss of any. When asked whether she'll miss Yuvraj, she shoots back, "Why is it always one way? He also has lost out on us. We are still friends and I wish Yuvi well. In fact, I was really happy to see him perform well in the last match that India played in the World Cup."

They occupied the wooden spoon last year but Preity is hopeful of a turnaround in 2011. "I think we should do well. If I were to play, I would come first! As long as I am not playing, I can't really comment. Not that I ever chose players for the team, but I certainly conveyed my opinion. If they wished, they agreed with me and if they didn't, they didn't."

There were murmurs of the actress packing her bags and winding up her IPL sojourn by selling off the team, but PZ stresses, "We were going to offload some stake, but not the entire team. I will never go out of it completely. To me, it's my baby that I have worked hard on and given my life to. I just can't wash my hands off it. Now it's settled and in its own zone. Let me not get stressed out about those issues."

Yes, let's not add to her stress as she readies herself for her TV debut with Guiness World Records Ab India Todega.

Katie Price files for quick divorce

Former glamour model Katie Price has filed documents in court for a quick divorce from her husband, cage-fighter Alex Reid.

Price filed legal papers at the family division of the high court Thursday, citing "unreasonable behaviour".

"If Alex doesn't contest it then he and Kate could be divorced by April. It will all depend on when a judge can hear the petition before the decree is issued. This is essentially the divorce and I think that could potentially be done and dusted within a couple of weeks," dailystar.co.uk quoted an insider as saying.

"There are no children involved in this divorce, so therefore it should make it a relatively simple process," the source added.

Ad-vantage B-Town bombshells

Nothing sells like cricket in the Indian subcontinent as it's a heady combo of action, glam and entertainment. The action is big on the small screen.

The ad revenues are mind-blowing and has shown a consistent rise in the last few years. This year, immediately after the World Cup (WC), the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be back. Sample this: while cricket is expected to earn an ad revenue of Rs 1,800 crore from its television telecast this year (up from Rs 1,500 crore in 2010, as it showcases the World Cup and the Indian Premier League in back-to-back events). How big cricket ad revenue is can be gauged from the fact that the ad revenue of 2011 is expected to touch Rs 700-800 crore as compared to the Rs 300 crore of the inaugural edition of IPL.

Cashing in on the cricket fever are Bollywood hotties. In the midst of chasing targets, flying sixes, you can see B-Town beauties endorsing brands. According to various industry sources, the ladies leading the race are Kareena Kapoor (approximately Rs 2.5-3 crore per endorsement), Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif (about Rs 2-2.5 crore per endorsement), Deepika Padukone (about Rs 1.5-2 crore per endorsement) and Genelia (about Rs 1.5 crore per endorsement).

Evergreen celeb fact: When it comes to endorsements nothing sells more than a celeb peddling the fare. Even media analysts agree on this. According to a recent study, the top recalled ads during the Annual Academy Awards 2011 had four ads endorsed by celebrities. Cut to WC 2011 where the target consumer gets to see more of Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Genelia et al.

According to ad whiz Santosh Desai, "Celebrities ensure attention. Certain amount of visibility and attention will benefit any brand. During a WC match telecast, the same people who watch the matches watch ads too. So, there is a correspondence between the two."

Rajneesh Krishna, senior professor of a leading communications management institute feels, "The presence of a Bollywood actor breaks the clutter and if the personality of the actor is in consonance with the brand, then it clicks."

'Brand fit' is the name of the game. Chandan Nath, president of a leading ad agency feels "Priyanka could be the next big thing among celeb endorsers", while ad man Prathap Suthan hedges his bets on Deepika, who he says is the right mix of the "modern and traditional, sporty and the demure." Brand consultant Anand Halve, says, "Until last year, it was a tie between Priyanka and Kareena. But today Katrina is seen as someone who with a lot of potential as she retains a sense of authenticity in the ads."

As the battle of the B-Town bombshells gets spicier by the day, the BO success rate too will significantly tilt the scales in their favour, in the coming months. Until then, the headturners will continue to grab eyeballs and rake in the big bucks.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Shah Rukh Khan: 13%
Kareena Kapoor : 9%
Hrithik Roshan: 9%
Sachin Tendulkar: 5%
Virender Sehwag: 5%
Ranbir Kapoor: 5%
Saif Ali Khan: 3%
Katrina Kaif: 3%
Salman Khan: 3%

Kat to change her spelling?

Katrina Kaif has been advised to change the spelling of her name... 

We don't know if Katrina Kaif is really affected by the failure of 'Tees Maar Khan' and the alleged-break off with Ranbir Kapoor. But yes, numerologists seem to be concerned.

Numerologist Bhavikk Sangghvi says she is no longer the IPL brand ambassador, is losing out on endorsement deals, her last film 'Tees Maar Khan' didn't fare well, and her love life isn't very smooth... All this is happening for a reason: the spelling of her name!

Sangghvi says, "I would suggest her to spell her name as Katrinna Kaif or Katreena Kaif for it to vibrate on an auspicious number, so her reign would continue without much interruption. Also wearing a pearl and an emerald on her smallest finger would help her attain mental peace and take her decisions much more calmly."

Deepika says no to smoking!

Deepika Padukone was asked to smoke up before she started shooting for the Dum Maaro Dum song "to get into the mood."

But Dips flatly refused to do so. She felt it wasn't necessary to light up (which she considers a bad and unhealthy habit) to get into the groove. Her logic was that she could do it any which way being an actor. 

Her director Rohan Sippy confirms, "It is true that I had advised her to smoke up but she told me that she just won't do it. We understood her logic and did not push her." 

People are really pushing the buck when it comes to method acting, no?

Shahrukh Khan to shake his legs with Shakira

Mumbai, March 12 -  International caroling enchantress Shakira, shall be shaking her booty for the Badshah Khan of Bollywood. Colombian chick Shakira has been approached by SRK to be a part of the music video for Kolkata Night Riders. Shakira has agreed to do so. 

SRK is an admirer of Shakira, so he came up with the idea of featuring the music diva in this new music video.
 

Well, when Shakira dances, audience want to shake a leg with her. Whether it is belly-dancing or gyrating or singing she is the ultimate rock star, who can steal the show. She is adept in various genres like pop, folk, rock.

She is very much influenced by oriental music and Arabic music. Her most popular album is “Hips Dont Lie”. She is a YouTube sensation.

Shakira has also appeared in a few televison shows like “El Oasis”, “Ugly Betty”, “Wizards Of Waverly Place”. She started learning belly dancing at an early age, and generally performs barefoot. She has performed in a number of concerts and shows all over the world. 

Shahrukh will be working with Shakira after his shooting in Malaysia for “Don 2″ gets over. The song is sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, and the music is composed by the duo Salim and Sulaiman. Now, it is to be seen, whether this Waka Waka girl proves to be the lucky mascot of Kolkata Knight Riders or not!

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Top Ten Bikini Babes of Bollywood

 

Piggy Chops flaunted her fab body in Dostana. The sexy and sizzling beach scene where she appears in a golden bikini is one of the highlights of the song.

Her hot bikini scene in Yash Raj’s Tashan set the temperatures soaring. Bebo flaunted her size zero hot bod in ‘Chalia…’ song. Needless to say Kareena carried the outfit with loads of attitude and spunk. 

 

 

Lara worked really hard to flaunt her perfect bikini body in underwater adventure movie Blue. Lara’s sensuous body and sex appeal played magic on her fans.

 

 

Her hot body can make boys go weak in the knees. She flaunts her hot body in two piece bikini for Dhoom 2 in a beach scene. It is believed that Bipasha Basu lived on only oranges for two days prior to her shoot.

 

 

Mallika Sherawat wore a bikini in ‘Bachke Rehna Re Baba’. No other actress looks as comfortable as Mallika. Watch this hot scene where Mallika flaunts her sexy figure in a beach scene.

 

 

With her hour glass figure, Deeps can give any other actress a run for her money. After her two piece bikini photo shoot, the actress donned bikini in Houseful and got men drooling. 

 

 

Bombshell Jiah Khan in bikini scene in Housefull was the main highlight of the film. Jiah’s hot bikini act stunned not just Akki and Chunky but everyone who watched this film.

 

 

A very bold and confident in Mugdha Godse looked extremely hot and comfortable in this bikini scene from her debut movie Fashion. 

 

 

Celina’s bikini act in ‘Jawani Deewani’ where she appears from the sea wearing a seductive red two piece bikini is to die for. Her super sizzling hot bod can make anyone go mad about her

 

 

Voluptuous Ameesha Patel shed off a few kilos to seduce Saif Ali Khan in Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic’s Lazy Lamhe song. She underwater sensuous moves in bikini charmed her fans like anything.

 

Katrina Kaif’s lip-lock to be added back in the movie Boom

Mumbai, March 12 -  “Boom” a 2003 film, is based on the lives of three supermodels. The film had Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Gulshan Grover, who were the underworld dons, fooled by the three sexy ladies, by coaxing and seducing. The roles of three supermodels in the film were acted by Padma Lakshmi (Shiela Bardez), Madhu Sapre (Anu Gaekwad) and Katrina Kaif (Rina Kaif).

 

Katrina is one of the most successful heroines of today. But she can’t ignore the fact, that in her debut film “Boom”, she had opted for skin show in order to please the audience. But, some of the scenes in the movie, especially a smooching scene of Kat and Gulshan Grover had to be deleted by the film makers that time, compelled by Katrina’s ex boyfriend Salman. But now that the two have broke up, the film makers of “Boom” are set to re-introduce those clipped hot scenes of Kat in the movie. 

The makers know it very well that re-introduction of those bold scenes of Kat will help them to earn a good amount of money, because certainly Kat’s fans will be eager to see her sharing intimate scenes with Gulshan. Gulshan has affirmed the news. Thus, the steamy lip-lock of Katrina will be a part of the new DVDs of “Boom”.

Shah Rukh, Sonam named worst actors at Golden Kela Awards

Gurgaon, March 13 – Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan was named the worst actor and Sonam Kapoor the worst actress at the third annual Golden Kela Awards Saturday night, a spin-off of Hollywood’s Razzies awards, which recognises the worst in cinema. 

While Shah Rukh won the award for Karan Johar’s ‘My Name is Khan’, where he played a patient of Asperger’s syndrome, Sonam got the award for her home production ‘Aisha’.

Ironically, Shah Rukh has also won the Filmfare award for the best actor for the same film.

‘My Name Is Khan’ also received the worst film award.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali won the worst director award for ‘Guzaarish’. ‘Guzaarish’ also got Black Award for Emotional Blackmail.

Director Ram Gopal Varma was awarded the Bas Kijiye Bahut Ho Gaya Award (Please Stop Its Enough), asking him to stop making films.

The worst supporting actor male went to Arjun Rampal for ‘Housefull’, and worst supporting actress female went to Kangana Ranaut for ‘Kites’.

Interestingly, out of five nominations in the category of supporting actress, three were for Kangana in ‘No Problem’, ‘Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai’ and ‘Kites’.

Bawra Ho Gaya Hai Ke award (Have You Gone Nuts) was given to actor Ben Kingsley for his participation in the film ‘Teen Patti’.

However, there was a special category of ‘Anti-Kela’ awards for the films that were the saving graces of 2010. The awards were for the films that were meaningful and entertaining, while still being in the mainstream.

Those awarded in this category were ‘Udaan’, ‘Ishqiya’, ‘Love, Sex and Dhoka’, ‘Do Dooni Chaar’, ‘Peepli Live’ and ‘Tere Bin Laden’.

‘I think we should learn to make fun of our own work and I think it’s just fun although it’s tough because we make a lot of bad films. It will be easy to choose good films but it will be difficult to choose worst work,’ said Vishal Bhardwaj, producer of ‘Ishqiya, who was present at the award ceremony hosted by Cyrus Broacha in Rockdome at the Ambience Mall in Gurgaon.

‘Ishqiya’ director Abhisek Chaubey added: ‘Nobody wants to admit that they have made the worst film and coming here would be admitting it, nobody really wants to believe that they did something worst. But really hope people who are nominated see the lighter side of it and come here.’

Small-budget film ‘Udaan’ swept this year’s prestigious Filmfare awards and here also it won the Anti-Kela for being 2010’s ’saving grace’.

‘Being given an award by people who are looking for bad stuff in films means a lot,’ said director Vikramaditya Motwane in a video message.

Meanwhile, Aditya Narayan and Pakhi Tyrewala were awarded the Golden Kela for worst debut male and female for ‘Shaapit’ and ‘Jhootha Hi Sahi’ respectively.

Actor Uday Chopra was given the Chimpu Kapoor award (No talent award for relatives of celebrities).

‘Pee Loon’ from ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai’ was adjudged the most irritating song and Sanjay Leela Bhansali won another award for the most atrocious lyrics for song ‘Sau gram zindagi’ from ‘Guzaarish’.

Akshay Kumar-Aishwarya Rai starrer ‘Action Replayy’, which was the big screen adaptation of a play, was given the award for the Most Original Story.

Director Sanjay Sharma’s gay love story ‘Dunno Y… Naa Jane Kyun’ received the Lajja (Shame) award for worst treatment of a serious issue. ‘Ek Second… Jo Zindagi Badal De’ won the When did This Come Out Award.

Rohit Shetty’s ‘Golmaal’ series won the worst triology ever in the history of films and Salman Khan starrer ‘Dabangg’ was given the Ajooba Award for Sheer Awesomeness.

The worst animated film award went to ‘Baru the Wonder Kid’.

Pradeep Sarkar’s ‘Lafange Parindey’ was given the Jajantram Mamantram Award for Worst Named Film.

Singer Sukhwinder Singh was given the Sonu Nigam Award for Career Suicide for his debut in ‘Kuch Kariye’.

Vivek Oberoi-starrer ‘Prince’ was given the Golden Kela for the most ridiculous sequence in the film.

Jackie Shroff won the worst casting ever award for his role as Shirdi Sai baba in the film ‘Malik Ek’.

Host Cyrus was at his wittiest best during the award function. Also present were actor Praduman Singh of ‘Tere Bin Laden’ fame and ‘Do Dooni Chaar’ director Habib Faisal. 

IANS

Sophie in Kollywood now

She has been hotting up the screen in Bollywood with her smouldering looks and grooving moves. 

And now, pop diva and former VJ Sophie Choudry is all set to cast her magic in Kollywood. Yes, the sassy actress will now be doing a number in Prabhu Deva's untitled film with Vishal, which also has Sameera Reddy in the lead.

"It's a dream come true and an honour to work with a legend like Prabhu sir. This is a very prestigious project indeed and I will make sure that I give nothing less than 200 per cent to set the screen on fire!" says Sophie.

The girl is all praise for Prabhu and Vishal. "As someone who is so passionate about movies and dance, I feel so lucky and blessed right now. I truly believe that all good things come to those who wait, and look at what happened in my case! When you have the spectacular combination of Prabhu sir and a fantastic performer like Vishal, nothing can go wrong," she states with confidence.

Not willing to reveal any details on the song or the setting, she, however, says, "I can't give details, but I can tell you that one of my closest friends, designer Manish Malhotra, is leaving no stone unturned to give me a look that will make everyone sit up and take notice."

Sophie might start her stint in Kollywood with a song, but she says she'd love to do a full-fledged role in Tamil cinema. "I think some of the best stories are written in the south. Directors like Mani sir, Shankar sir and Murugadoss are on every actress's wishlist! I've been a fan of Kamal sir since I was a kid. Suriya and Vikram are superb on screen; Siddharth and Maddy are fantastic, and Vijay and Ajith are brilliant. It would be amazing to be able to work with any of these wonderfully gifted artists and I think I would look great with them. And then, you have the incomparable Rajini sir!"

Sophie's last album, Sound Of Sophie, hit racks a year ago. "It has won a few awards. It feels great to get appreciation, especially because I produced the album myself. Unfortunately, everyone has become so obsessed with film music these days. We should encourage all kinds of talent and all genres of music."

No lip-lock for Asin, Salman!

There's been a buzz that Salman Khan and Asin will share a super raunchy kiss in their upcoming film Ready. 

But TOI has learned that both actors have no intention of kissing. As the actress was unavailable for comment, we spoke to an informer close to the project who told us, "It is a comedy film and a family entertainer, so there is absolutely no question of having such a scene! I guess people love Asin and Salman's chemistry so much that they are hoping they will lock lips." 

Well, this certainly puts all such rumours to rest for now.

‘Desi Boyz’ to cast together Akshay Kumar and John Abraham

Mumbai, March 11- Akshay Kumar and John Abraham were last seen together in 2005, in the film “Garam Masala”. Directed by Priyadarshan. The comedy film was actually a Hindi remake of the 1985 release “Boeing Boeing”, a Malayalam film. Akki even bagged a film fare award for the best actor in a comic role.

The duo, enacted the characters of photographers. John was a character named Shyam aka Sam, and Akshay portrayed a character named Mac.

Now, this freaky pair has teamed up for David Dhawan’s son, Rohit Dhawan’s maiden directorial venture named “Desi Boyz”. Already, the film has hit the floors, and a part of the film’s shooting is complete. The next part will be shot in London.

Produced by Gaganpreet Sokhi and distributed by Eros Entertainment, the film will be released on 25th November, 2011. Apart from Akshay Kumar and John Abraham, the film also features Deepika Padukone and Chitrangada Singh. Music is composed by Pritam for the movie.

The chemistry shared by Akki and John, in the previous movie, tickled funny bone and moviegoers were really amused by the duo’s gags and perfect comic timing of the two.

Director Rohit Dhawan has already impressed the production house, that Eros Entertainment production house wants him to direct, its next film. Hope, “Desi Boyz”, delivers peels of laughter and amuses the audience.

Bhagyashree makes theatre debut with ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karoge’

New Delhi, March 11 – After trying her luck in films and television, now Bhagyashree is set to make her theatre debut with the play ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karoge’.

 

The 42-year-old has teamed up with TV actor Akshay Anand and necomer Kruttika in the play about a married guy who fantasies about an upcoming dancer. The play is written and produced by Prairna Agarwal and directed by Navin Kumar.

Bhagyashree started her acting journey with Amol Palekar’s television serial ‘Kachhi Dhoop’. But she became an overnight sensation after her debut movie ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ in 1989. She was paired with Salman Khan and the love story was a huge success at the box office.

But she couldn’t repeat the success of her first film with ‘Qaid Main Hai Bulbul’, ‘Tyagi’ and ‘Payal’ — in all these movies she was paired with her husband Himalaya.

Later she took retirement from movies and after a gap made a comeback on television with ‘Aandhi Jasbaton Ki’ and also featured in ‘Didi Ka Dulha’.

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Tyra Banks launches personalised fashion website

London, Mar 12 – Retired model-turned-brand leader Tyra Banks has launched a new website for women that will help style members who sign up by giving them tips and makeover advice based on their own body type.

The entrepreneur’s TypeF.com site is aimed at celebrating the individuality of women.

“With a lot of magazines, it tells you exactly what you’re supposed to look like and if you don’t look like this… you’re a loser, you’re not good enough,” the Daily Star quoted Banks as announcing on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ on Thursday (10Mar11).

“I have to admit I was a model for many years and modelled in the magazines that promoted that image.

“What TypeF does is it says, ‘You are beautiful and you are you… Women in our individuality is what is beautiful.’

The site is all about personalisation. If you go on and you log in… and say, ‘I have a short, blonde pixie cut, I have my piercing blue eyes, I have an oval-shaped face, I am 5′ 8″…’ You type all of this stuff in and when you continue to come back to the site, we deliver stuff for you, exactly for your type.” (ANI)

Claudia Schiffer too shy to ever model on the catwalk again

London, Mar 12 – German model Claudia Schiffer has vowed to never step on the catwalk to model clothes again, and she put it down to the fact that she is “shy”.

Schiffer, 40, also missed out on making an appearance at Paris Fashion Week because she had some last-minute work to do on her debut cashmere collection, which launched this week, also in Paris.

“Nobody believes me but I’m very shy,” the Daily Mail quoted her as telling Vogue. 

“I understood that I had to do it when I was modelling but now, since I don’t have to do it, I’d rather not,” she said.

She admitted to being “much better in small groups of people than on a stage with everybody looking at me”, and she said that no amount of persuasion will change her mind.

“Designers are very clever at trying to persuade me to do it each season and it’s flattering that they do, but nothing would change my mind,” she added. (ANI)

Anurag Basu escapes Japan quake

New Delhi, March 12 – Bollywood director Anurag Basu had plans to visit Japan on the day the massive earthquake rocked that country. He escaped the calamity due to a change in plans. 

Basu, who is credited for films like ‘Life in a… Metro’, ‘Gangster’ and ‘Murder’, had to attend the Osaka Asian Film Festival, where his film ‘Kites’ was to be screened.

‘May GOD be with the people of Japan. I was suppose to be there today to attend osaka film festival. my travel plans were changed last moment (sic),’ Basu posted on his Twitter page Friday.

The Osaka Asian Film Festival was scheduled March 5-13.

Japan was hit by an earthquake of 8.9 magnitude, followed by a devastating tsunami Friday. 

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Is Ryan Phillippe, Amanda Seyfried’s romance back on track?

Washington, Mar 12 – Actor Ryan Phillipe has sparked rumors that he has rekindled his romance with Amanda Seyfried, after he confirmed he is “dating” again.

The ‘Lincoln Lawyer’ star was said to have split with actress Amanda Seyfried last month, but their relationship appears to be back on track after Ryan admitted he is in a relationship, reports Contactmusic.

Speaking on the Ellen DeGeneres show, he coyly said: “I’m dating. Not nearly as voracious as the magazines like to make out, but I am dating.”

‘Red Riding Hood’ star Amanda, 25, has also been coy about the nature of her relationship with the 36-year-old hunk, saying earlier this week: “I’ve been ’seen’ with him.” (ANI)

Celebrities tweet their prayers to Japan’s quake, Tsunami victims

Washington, Mar 12 – Celebrities took to their Twitter pages to tweet their heartfelt condolences to the earthquake and Tsunami hit victims of Japan.

Even actor Charlie Sheen, 45, took a break from his own troubles to tweet his concern for the quake and tsunami victims.

“Curveball; Warlock edict; pain and devastation in Japan demands us all to dig deep and LOVE THEM VIOLENTLY Dogspeed my cadres of the Far East! C,” ABC News quoted him as writing.

P. Diddy expressed his shock: “Oh man yall see this earthquake in japan??????!!!!!! Let us pray!!!! God bless Japan!”

Khloe Kardashian tweeted: “My prayers and love is with all of those in Japan. Wow my heart is breaking with every image I see. So sad! Praying hard!”

‘Glee’ star Lea Michele wrote: “So devastating to hear about the huge earthquake and tsunami Japan. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone there.”

Hip-hop singer Nicki Minaj retweeted tsunami facts and preparedness tips from the Red Cross.

Back from a recent tour stop in Japan, Katy Perry wrote: “My prayers go out to anyone that is being effected by the disaster in Japan … prayforjapan.”

For Australian cricket star Shane Warne the Japanese tragedy came too soon after the Christchurch, New Zealand, earthquake. 

“Just heard about japan-another terrible tragedy.. Our hearts go out to all of you who have been effected-so sad …” he tweeted.

“Goodnight-everything crossed for people in japan and for the people who have a tsunami warning. No more natural disasters please – can’t cope,” he later added.

Other celebrities who tweeted were, John Stamos, Paris Hilton, Eva Longoria, Nicole Scherzinger, Gilles Marini, William Shatner and Molly Sims. (ANI)

Preeti Desai and Sendhil sizzle on-screen for ‘Shor- In the City’

London, March 11 -  Preeti Desai, who won the Miss Great Britain tile in 2006, is all set to make a bold debut in the Bollywood. Preeti is a British-Indian, and was the cover girl of “Cosmopolitan”, “L’Officiel”, “Grazia”, “G2″ magazines. In India, she has done several television commercials for Cadbury, LG, Hero Honda, Citibank, Nokia. Sendhil Ramamurthy, better known as geneticist Mohinder Suresh of “Heroes”, will be seen opposite Preeti in the film. 

Sendhil’s origin is Kannada and Tamil, but he is born and brought up in Chicago. He has acted in films like “Love & Debate”, “Blind Dating”, “Orient Express”, “Little India”. Sendhil also starred in television programs “Ellen”, “Casualty”, “Grey’s Anatomy”, “Ultimate Force”, “Numb3rs”. 

 

Preeti’s launch pad in Bollywood is a Balaji’s film named “Shor In The City”. It is a thriller drama based on the urban scenario. Three stories acted in the film, are loosely interrelated. 

Preeti and Sendhil have shot a love-making scene for the film very passionately without any shyness. The director Raj Nidimoru and Krishna, shot the particular scene twice, to make it more passionate. 

The film won appraisal from international film festivals. But, as this film is going to be released in India, on April twenty eighth, Preeti wants the love-making scene to be downsized. But, may be in the final version the scenes wont be clipped.

Sonam Kapoor cuts her ties with John Galliano

Mumbai, March 11 - Sonam Kapoor, stays far away from controversies always, and disassociates herself from all those sources from where controversies may creep in. Well, we all know, how much fashion conscious this Kapoor girl is. And her favourite designer is John Galliano. John is a British fashion designer, who was the head designer for many years of Christian Dior.

But, John in 2011 passed anti-Semitic remarks at a group of Italian ladies, in a pub after getting drunk. Soon after, Dior dismissed John for this condemned act of John. He faced trial in Paris for his racist comments on some customers of that Paris bar.

Sonam’s aversion to unwanted fuss is evident from the fact that she has decided to cut off links between her and John. She even has abandoned outfits designed by John. Who can forget the posh, dashing, chic look of Sonam in “Aisha”? And the man responsible for her drop-dead gorgeous look, in the film, was none other than John Galliano. Even though the film was not a hit, but Sonam got compliments on her looks, from one and all. 

But, now that John is in a mess, and Sonam has vowed never to wear any Galliano outfits, how will she retain her gorgeous and fashionable looks, is to be found out!

Movie Review of Hereafter Movie

Film: ‘Hereafter’;

Director: Clint Eastwood;

Actors: Matt Damon, Frankie McLaren, George McLaren, Cecile De France; Rating: ***

Clint Eastwood has made a name for himself with his lilting, little gems. He has become an auteur in Hollywood with his own style and pace of filmmaking. Sadly in ‘Hereafter’, he lapses in his own technique, making it a much lesser film than what it could have been.

It traces the near-death experiences of individuals scattered across the world.

A French journalist dies in the tsunami of 2004 for a few minutes and has a brief experience of the afterlife, only to come back to life. The experience changes her life drastically, leading her to search the afterlife, while unsuccessfully trying to keep the life she knows intact.

A man in America, after a near death experience in his childhood, can connect with people in the afterlife, but it interferes with his relationships and he wants nothing of it despite the insistence of his brother.

A young kid in London is trying to cope with the death of his twin brother, and wants to contact him. The three lives connect in interesting ways that will change the course of each.

The intention of Eastwood in this film is noble. Sadly his craft, at least in this film, does not match up to this intention. In interesting ways, Eastwood shows how humans are connected through death.

Thus in the Indonesian lives wrecked by the tsunami, the black poor woman in America who’s lost a child, or the band of Sikh people mourning a death in the background of the death of the young boy’s twin brother, he attempts unifying humanity and bring the thought of afterlife, or after-death — something that all of us have thought of some time or the other.

He also presents the unity of many near-death experiences, of seeing beautiful white light after death and weightlessness and timelessness.

In parts, he gets didactic with it, despite an attempted restraint. It could, however, have been done with better story-telling craft and quickening of pace by better editing.

Also, in weaving together different stories in the film that necessitates pausing one to jump to another that is not yet interconnected, there is no time or emotion left for the audience to connect well and empathise better with each character.

This weakens the emotional appeal of a film that tries telling the story of something we all think about sometime or the other.

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Mallika Sherawat is extremely daring: Jacqueline Fernandez

Mumbai, March 11 – Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez, who is starring opposite Emraan Hashmi in Bollywood film ‘Murder 2′, is all praise for Mallika Sherawat, the lead actress in ‘Murder’. 

‘I have seen ‘Murder’ and I loved Mallika’s performance. I think she is extremely daring and that’s something we can all learn from her,’ Jacqueline, who was here for a promotional event of energy drink Burn at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week (LFW), told reporters.

‘As an actress, it’s so nice to see someone so bold, so daring and so brave and I think that’s what she stands for, which is great.’ 

According to reports, the 25-year-old actress will be seen in a bold avatar, doing some intimate scenes with Emraan in the film.

Asked to comment on the film, she said: ‘When you get into a field like acting, a lot of other things become immaterial. So if the role and the script demands something, you do it.’

Jacqueline, who has worked in films like ‘Aladin’ and ‘Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai’, will also be seen in the sequel of Sajid Khan directorial ‘Houseful’.

So is she becoming the replacing queen?

‘I don’t think it’s a matter of replacing anyone. I’m in a ‘Murder’ sequel, which is a totally different narrative as compared to the original film. And ‘Houseful 2′ is also a completely different narrative from its original. It’s got a completely different star cast for the girls this time. So it was not a matter of replacing anyone,’ the actress said. 

‘When people will watch ‘Murder 2′, they’ll realize that it’s such a different movie. So I don’t think that they’ll be able to compare even if they want to because both the films are not at all alike. If it was along the same story line or a continuation, then I would understand but here the situation is different,’ she added.

Jacqueline, who was crowned the Miss Sri Lanka Universe 2006, made her debut in Bollywood in 2009 with Sujoy Ghosh’s ‘Aladin’. She is happy of finally getting plump projects in the industry.

‘This year things are looking a little up for me, which is great because the kind of movies I’m doing now and the kind of work I’m getting, I think I’ve kind of found my place in Bollywood,’ she said. 

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Dino Morea getting Married to Nandita Mahtani

 Mumbai March 11 -  Dino Morea, the handsome stud of B-Town, is one of the most eligible bachelors of the film industry. But, he won’t remain a bachelor, any longer, as he has decided finally to tie the knot with his designer girlfriend Nandita Mahtani. This hot property of Bollywood, debuted in the year 1999, with the film “Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi”. Despite the film’s failure in the box office, Dino got offers from many directors, because of his chiseled features and good-looks. Born in Bangalore, this 35 year old actor, acted in films like “Raaz”, “Aksar”, “Sssshhh”, “Pyaar Impossible” to name a few, by which he was noticed by his fans.
 

He had an affair with Bipasha Basu, during his initial days in the film industry. Later, Bipasha broke up with him for John. And Dino was left single. Then came Lara Dutta, in his life, who was his good friend for a long time, before dating each other. But now that Lara has got married and became Mrs Bhupathi, Dino too wants to settle soon. He was seeing Nandita for quite some time, but did not want to settle soon. But it seems that now Dino is in a hurry to tie the knot, perturbed by his ex-flame Lara’s marriage with Mahesh Bhupathi.