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Ash, Abhi off to Europe for anniversary
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 18 Apr 2009 | 3:35 pm Mallika Sherawat attends an elite luncheon hosted by Mayor of Los AngelesMallika Sherawat is certainly among the better known Bollywood stars in the West. Only recently, the actress was invited as a special guest at a Wine-Tasting Luncheon at the Malibu Family Wines, Malibu, California. Mallika was also involved in a celebrity auction as a part of a fundraiser hosted by IFFLA (Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles) whereby the highest bidder got a chance to spend a day with her at a professional photo shoot and have lunch with her. Now, while the sexy actress is in Los Angeles for the post-production work on her much-talked about project Hissss (with Hollywood director Jennifer Lynch), she recently attended an elite luncheon hosted by the Mayor of LA. Although the gorgeous lady has been in LA for only four short weeks, she is already rubbing shoulders with the who's who of the glamorous city. She will also be attending the weekend's Fangoria Conference at the LA Convention Center to talk about Hissss and interact with fans there. Well, Madame Sherawat certainly seems to be getting world-famous day by day.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 18 Apr 2009 | 1:40 pm Neil Nitin strips for Jail
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:43 pm Snoop Dogg to be waxed at Tussauds - Times of India
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:24 pm Now a clash between Shah Rukh and Salman Khan! - Fresh News
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:19 pm Dashavtar is an ambitious mess! - Times of India
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 11:22 am India 24/7 is now Rann again
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 18 Apr 2009 | 11:05 am Now three Kishore Kumar biopics on the wayShoojit Sircar's film on the life and songs of Kishore Kumar written by Rensil d'Silva might be on hold for now, but that hasn't stopped Nagesh Kukunoor and Sudhir Mishra from planning their own movies on the legendary actor-singer.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 18 Apr 2009 | 11:01 am This SRK movie has one of the best climax ever - SantaBanta.com
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 10:46 am 'Yagna' - a horror flick gone terribly wrongFilm: 'Yagna'; Director: Krishna Brahma; Cast: Sree Murali, Priyanka, Om Prakash Rao, Jayaprakash Reddy, M.S. Narayan and L.B. Sreeram; Music: Murali Krishna; Rating: *Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 18 Apr 2009 | 10:10 am Prosthetic excesses overtake creativity in bizarre 'Dashavatar'Film: 'Dashavatar'; Cast: Kamal Haasan, Mallika Sherawat, Asin, Jaya Pradha; Director: K. Ravi Kumar; Rating:**Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 18 Apr 2009 | 10:09 am Shahid going Shah Rukh's way! - GlamSham
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 9:56 am 'Meri Padosan' - A director's guide to a terrible filmFilm: 'Meri Padosan'; Cast: Sarwar Ahuja, Sanjay Mishra, Saadhika Randhawa, Snehal Dabhi, Heena Tasleem and Mushtaq Khan; Director: Prakash Saini; Rating: *Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 18 Apr 2009 | 9:38 am 3 Kishore Kumar bio-pics to be made!Even as Shoojit Sircar's film on the life, songs and art of Kishore Kumar written by Rensil D'Silva is put on hold, two other filmmakers have come forward to claim a part of Kishore's life. Avant-garde director Sudhir Mishra is ready to make a Kishore Kumar epic. "My favourite filmmaker and one of the primary influences on my life and career is Guru Dutt. However a film on his life seems difficult if not impossible. Guru Dutt has already borrowed chapters of his own life in Pyasa and Kagaz Ke Phool. Making a Kishore Kumar bio-pic would be a dream come true. No one knows the real Kishore." Sudhir's problem is who to cast as Kishore Kumar. Nagesh Kukunoor has an answer to this. He wants to cast his favourite actor Shreyas Talpade as Kishore Kumar, for two reasons. Firstly Nagesh feels a Kishore Kumar bio-pic cannot be attempted with a star that has a strong image and secondly, Shreyas is a huge Kishore Kumar fan himself. Nagesh thrives on Kishore Kumar songs and claims to know the obscurest of Kishore's songs. "And if it's a duet I only know the male portion by heart," chuckles Nagesh. Nagesh wants to focus primarily on the music and songs of Kishore Kumar. His narrative would be propelled forward on the strength of Kishore Kumar's songs. Nagesh is in the process of acquiring the rights of the original KK evergreens. The filmmaker has spent hours with Kishore's son Amit Kumar and wife Leena Chandavarkar who opened the vaults of their hearts and gave Nagesh enough anecdotes to make his bio-pic voluptuous and comprehensive. Interestingly Kishore Kumar's immediate family has also had meetings with Shoojit Sircar who plans his own KK bio-pic after he completes his current assignments. So it's hard to make out which of the two projects the Ganguly parivar truly believes in. Or which would take off first. However Nagesh has an edge since he has already approached producers. Some time ago Nagesh had gone to Subhash Ghai with the proposal to make the KK biopic. The Showman, enthusiastic about the idea, thought such a mammoth project required a marquee name. Sudhir Mishra disagrees. "You can't have an acknowledged superstar playing a personality whom generations know like a member of the household. On the other hand you can't make a big-budget bip-pic on Kishore Kumar unless you've a readymade audience. So it's a Catch 22 situation." One possibility that Sudhir is willing to explore is to cast Kishore Kumar's younger son Sumit. Provided Sumit could act. "But then who ever thought Kishore Kumar could act, sing, dance, entertain, compose....all at the same time? His son must have inherited some of that talent," reasons Sudhir hopefully. Poll: Which other Bollywood star's bio pic would you like to see?Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 18 Apr 2009 | 9:01 am Subhash K Jha speaks on Dashavtar12 hours after I saw the amazing camera chameleon Kamal Haasan transform into ten utterly different characters my head is still reeling "Is that also him?" my daughter kept asking about every character, man woman or child who popped up in this action-reaction drama on the dynamics of destiny, karma, religion, politics and global terrorism. Matrix meets maya in thunder land would be an apt description to this film which very honestly, defies allotting. Phew! Got that? No? Well, you still have to see Dashavtar to know what the astounding Kamal Sir has attempted and failed to achieve in this woefully ambitious tale of greed and lust for lifeâ¦and I don't only mean the emotions that motivate the characters. The actor who's also the screenwriter of this flamboyant tale of rebellious warriors, international gangs and parochial accents, is also motivated by a lust and ambition for more, more and more of himself on screen. He doesn't just hog footage. He swallow it up without a burp. On-screen megalomania is not a good thing for the wellbeing of a film. When the actor becomes several sizes larger than the vehicles invented to accommodate his restless talents, it's time for the actor to slow down and consider why cinema flourished as an art-form in the first place. Was it so that one day an actor of Kamal Haasan's stature could monopolize screen time to the detriment of all narrative equilibrium? Indeed the actor's audacity takes your breath away. Right before our stunned eyes Kamal Haasan transforms into characters ranging from an old cantankerous woman to George Bush. The funniest of them all is an impersonation of a pompous parochial Bengali government agent (whose ring tone is R.D Burman's Jaane-e-jaan tu kahan main yahan in Bengali) , assigned to bring a global terrorist (played with snarling lip smacking relish, who else, Kamal The Chameleon) to book. They chase one another on land and in space. They create mayhem but no pace or space for the narration to breathe in any semblance of grace. This is an epic that loses control over its resources. A Tamil maestro of the performing arts, doing a Bengali accent is as outrageous as Jaya Prada playing the wife of a cancer-stricken Punjabi Bhangra-pop singer. Oh, didn't I tell you? Kamalji also does a Punjabi. And why not? Dashavtar is an ode to Indianess in all its gory glory. It starts several centuries ago and ends in 2004 with the Tsunami waters creating a havoc and catastrophe(impressively staged) far more containable than what this film has achieved. Dashavtar is one chaotic messy and exasperating mass of mammoth ambitions gone awry. An ongoing theme in Kamal Haasan's entire cinema is the opposition between religion and cynicism. As in real life in this film the actor (in one of his dus avatars) or is an agnostic who ironically has to run around with a Krishna statur that has a deadly vial secreted in its clay body. Wow, God meets the NASA! For company the agnostic has the hysterical Asin screeching and fretting like Kajol on drugs. Then poor Mallika Sherawat appears to perform a snazzy cabaret to an indeterminate Himesh Reshammiya tune and gets impaled to the nearest wall like a comic book Amazon who forgot to let us know she could and would go from oomphy to grisly without bothering about the strange range of moods that this bizarre film covers. Don't blame her. It's the atmosphere of constant hyper-activity that Kamal Haasan with some help from director Ravi Kumar creates. Some of the aerial action sequences are no doubt breathtaking. And a couple of Kamal Hassan's avatars especially the Japanese samurai and the wizened senile woman looking for her long-lost son are outright awesome. By the time the old lady thinks she has found her son, the director has lost the plot. Completely. This film is more a triumph of prosthetic excesses than creative passion. Dashavtar is not a bad film. It's worse. It's an insufferable self-indulgent film.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 18 Apr 2009 | 8:47 am Phalke Kalptaru award to Prithvi Raj KapoorDadasaheb Phalke Academy is organizing an award function on 4th May to commemorate with 140th birth anniversary of Dadasaheb Phalke at Bhaidas Auditorium, where many film dignitaries will be felicitated. Prominent among them are Manoj Kumar [who will be conferred upon with Phalke Ratna Award], Shammi Kapoor [Phalke Legend Actor Award] and Shamshad Begum [Phalke Golden Singer Award]. Prithvi Raj Kapoor will be honored posthumously with Phalke Kalptaru Award and his 2nd, 3rd and 4th generations will be present to receive this honor. Ashutosh Gowariker will be the recipient of Phalke Memorable Commercial Film Award on this occasion, where Mahesh Bhatt will be the chief guest.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 18 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am UTV co-founder Deven Khote turns directorAfter creating a niche for himself in the Indian advertising fraternity, UTV co-founder Deven Khote has turned director with FILM CITY. Starring John Abraham, FILM CITY is set against the backdrop of the Indian film industry. The film will go on floors on 17th April. Most of the film will be shot in Mumbai. The key crew includes Ram Sampath for music, Mahesh Aney for cinematography and Nitin Desai for art.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 18 Apr 2009 | 6:55 am Miss Bollywood SA contest at IPL 2The IPL has become one of the most awaited sporting tournaments in India and the world at large, quite akin to the gladiator matches in ancient Rome. Adding to this already heady mixture of sport and entertainment is a unique contest,Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 6:44 am Amy Winehouse back to her wild lifestyleLondon (ANI): Amy Winehouse is reportedly back to her wild lifestyle, and is romancing a local waiter on her holiday in the Caribbean. The Rehab singer made a second trip to the St. Lucia in March, just 33 days after returningSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 6:31 am Braless Lady Gaga in a see-through catsuitLondon (ANI): Lady Gaga left little to the imagination after baring it nearly all in a see-through catsuit. On the top of it, she was braless.The pop vixen gave onlookers an eyeful in a transparent black catsuit at London’s Bungalow 8Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 6:29 am Ashton Kutcher is the first Twitter MillionaireLondon (ANI): Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher has become the first user to have more than one million followers on Twitter. The hunky star pipped CNN to claim the landmark victory on the microblogging site.CNN conceded defeat on Friday after a competitionSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 5:44 am Elle McPherson humiliates Dannii MinogueMelbourne (ANI): Supermodel Elle McPherson snubbed Dannii Minogue at the Prix De Marie Claire Awards red carpet in Sydney by refusing to be photographed with her. Elle, who was dressed in a dazzling blue Gucci Kaftan, rebuffed being clicked with DanniiSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 5:35 am Vellathooval releasing on Labour DayVeteran Malayalam director I.V Sasi has almost finished the shooting for his upcoming film Vellathooval, which has youngsters like Renjith Menon and Nithya is the lead. The other cast includes Jagathy Sreekumar, Vijayaraghavan, Seetha, Lalu Alex, Ganesh Kumar, Seema, Sithara, Sreelatha,Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 5:16 am Gnabagangal audio launchedNoted lyricist Pa Vijay turns into a hero with film titled Gnabagangal (Memories). He has also written the story, screenplay, dialogues and lyrics besides producing the film.The audio launch of the film at the AVM AC Floor, had a long listSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 5:10 am Priyanka Chopra with Ranbir!It looks like the seemingly never-say-die friendship between director Siddharth Anand and Saif Ali Khan is for all practical purposes, over.After their two films together Salaam Namaste and Ta Ra Rum Pum, the two had sworn to work together again... andSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 5:04 am Asin bags International Tamil Film AwardsShe is the biggest sensation down south and her Bollywood debut will go down in history as one of the biggest and most successful films ever. She is none other than Asin Thottumkal. This lass after making her Hindi film debutSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 4:58 am Kamal Hassan excited about DashavatarKamal Hassan’s much awaited Hindi version of his Tamil blockbuster Dasavatharam has finally hit the theatres after almost a year since the original released. This mega budget extravaganza now titled Dashavatar directed by KS Ravikumar has Kamal Hassan playing ten differentSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 4:54 am Mani Ratnam went off to hospital quietly: Gulazar - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 3:36 am The secrets to a shapely butt!Want to have the perfect and shapely butt a la Hollywood star Jennifer Lopez and Bollywood's very own beauty Malaika Arora Khan? If yes, then eat healthy, exercise, do yoga or else go under the knife, suggest experts.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 18 Apr 2009 | 2:00 am Is Akshay deliberately avoiding Shah Rukh in South Africa?!Actor Akshay Kumar is seriously giving IPL 2 a miss!Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:58 am When Saif called Shahid `that Jab We Met actor` !Although Saif is known to hold no grudges against his co-stars, still there are times when he makes exceptions.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:58 am Matt Damon to re-enact American history !Hollywood actor Matt Damon is set to re-enact the American history for a documentary in The History Channel.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:58 am Hugh jumps off newspaper building for charity !Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman, who is known for is heroic image in his action flicks, turned a real life hero when he jumped off a London Newspaper building to raise money for a charity.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:58 am Hottie Neil Nitin Mukesh goes nude for Bhandarkar`s `Jail`!!Recently, Bollywood hottie John Abraham had given a glimpse of his butt in `Dostana`.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:58 am Review: `Monster Vs Alien` is a treat for children!!For all those animation lovers, who are desperately awaiting the arrival of a sci-fi flick, `Monster vs Alien` is a welcome respite!Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:58 am Shah Rukh to sizzle onscreen with Sushmita once again!Shah Rukh-Sushmita`s sizzling chemistry in `Main Hoon Na` had wowed the audience. But Sushmita vanished from the big screen altogether.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:58 am I`m an over-protective father: Ben Affleck!Hollywood actor Ben Affleck says he will be very protective of his daughters while they grow up.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:58 am Salman puts end to rumours, denies split with Katrina!!According to the latest B-Town buzz, Salman-Katrina`s love relationship has gone kaput.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:58 am Ram Gopal Varma`s `India 24/7` is now `Rann` again !Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma`s media-based film, whose title had recently been changed to "India 24/7", is now back to its original title "Rann", says megastar Amitabh Bachchan.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:58 am Vipul Shah captures a rare moment in France!Vipul Shah’s London Dreams received an unexpected boost when the iconic Eiffel Tower went blue! France is celebrating the country’s presidency in the European Union and commemorated the event by turning the Eiffel blue with the aid of special lighting. Shah, who landed in Paris to shoot a song, was excited to realize the significance of the event and captured it on camera. The director reveals thaSource: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Star Plus climbs on to the Shah Rukh bangwagonStar Plus and superstar Shah Rukh Khan have teamed up again! This time the media giant and the darling of the media are in league together because the channel is a team co-sponsor at the Indian Premiere League. This is happening for the first time in the IPL matches. Star Plus is partial sponsor of Shah Rukh’s team Kolkata Knight Riders.Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Priyanka is back to her party-girl waysHardly out of the hospital bed, Priyanka Chopra is back to her hard partying ways. She was spotted dancing the night away at her Dostana director Tarun Mansukhanis birthday bash, which was held at his apartment. The star actress arrived with beau Shahid Kapoor and reportedly called Tarun from the car. The director joined them in the vehicle for a few minutes and then escorted them up to his flaSource: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Mallika Sherawat: Mingling with the Best!Looks like Mallika Sherawat is a favourite in the ‘West’!Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Stay tuned: The IPL fever beginsNothing grips India’s imagination the way cricket does – no, not even the lovely Aishwarya Rai – Bachchan. Even as the common man gears up to spend hours glued to the TV set, games are never any good without some fun first! The opening ceremony of Indian Premiere League Season 2 will open with the eight IPL teams making their entry led by flag artists. Celebrating their entry will be Indian and AfSource: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Nandana Sen plays muse in the nudeBengali beauty Nandana Sen is pretty comfortable showing some skin in her movies. She first exposed her bare back in Tango Charlie. But reports are that her next film, Ketan Mehta’s Rang Rasiya, will have the damsel showing off more than just her back.Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am UTV co-founder Deven Khote turns directorAfter creating a niche for himself in the Indian Advertising Fraternity, UTV co-founder Deven Khote will take on the director’s mantle! Upcoming flick Film City will have Deven behind the camera!Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Neeta Lullas Spring-Summer Collection 2009 [Gallery]Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Celebs @ Swarozski Fashion Show [Gallery]Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 18 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Aamir will fly back from US on voting day - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:19 pm Slumdog team donates £500k for city kids - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:13 pm Just A Minute With: actor Kamal HassanMUMBAI (Reuters) - Tamil superstar Kamal Hassan, one of India's best known actors, is wooing Bollywood audiences with a dubbed version of his 2008 film "Dasavatharam".Source: Reuters: Bollywood News | 17 Apr 2009 | 6:47 pm Buy Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi DVD / VCD and get a chance to win SRK's carYash Raj Films recently released the DVD and VCD of their last year's biggest grosser Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. Apart from being a collector's edition for any die-hard SRK fan, the DVD / VCD also gives buyers a chance to participate in the 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' contest. 3000 exciting prizes are up for grabs including Audio CD's of the film, SRK's bag from the film, special 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' costumes and the grand bumper prize which is SRK's bright yellow Hyundai i10 car that he is seen driving in the film. The last date for entries is 15th June 2009. So hurry and grab your copy of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi DVD / VCD. You never know you could be the lucky one driving the bright yellow car driven by SRK in the film.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 17 Apr 2009 | 4:53 pm Heidi Klum is pregnant
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 17 Apr 2009 | 4:50 pm Amrita Arora's dream honeymoon in Europe'Matches are made in heaven!' How perfect is this saying in the case of the recently wedded Bollywood lass Amrita Arora. After a three day wedding ceremony, Amrita and her hubby Shakeel Ladhak have set off on the blissful path of a married life. Bollywood Hungama came across these images that shout out the idyllic life these two are currently enjoying. Amrita and Shakeel are back from their three-week honeymoon in Europe. The ever shimmering lass describes her honeymoon as nothing but a fantastic road trip. The couple had originally planned to go to Mexico, but had to change the venue because of the civil strife there. The trip, which was entirely planned by Shakeel, started from Barcelona to Spain, Paris, Italy, Capri, Venice, Florence and London. Amrita, who is known for being a shopoholic was for a change subdued as the trip was aimed more at exploring the cities and locals they visited. Though most of the destinations are prime shopping spots, Amrita managed to hold her resolute, and by the look of the images, we are certain that she enjoyed herself. One thing is for sure, at the end of their honeymoon, the couple is soaring on cloud nine and we at Bollywood Hungama wish them all the luck for the years to come.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 17 Apr 2009 | 4:40 pm Meet bald and beautilful Cameron Diaz
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 17 Apr 2009 | 4:36 pm I can't do roles like Kareena: Raveena
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 17 Apr 2009 | 4:33 pm Celina re-launches India's first registered Gay magazine called 'Bombay Dost'Gorgeous Celina Jaitly, who has always vociferously campaigned for the rights of the gay community, once again proved her commitment towards this cause when she re-launched India's first registered Gay magazine called 'Bombay Dost' at Oxford Bookstore, Churchgate last evening. The host of the evening, Vivek Raj Anand (CEO of Humsafar Trust) spoke about how it was an overwhelming moment for the entire community as the defunct magazine was being re-launched in a bigger and bolder avatar after 7 long years. He also thanked Celina for being one of those rare angels who has always been ready to openly embrace the community's issues and help them in every possible way. The founding editor Ashok Row Kavi spoke about how the magazine had people from every strata of the society relating to it and how they had responses from as far as Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Celina herself passionately spoke about not considering this as a charitable act. She elaborated on how this is a human right for every individual and made it clear that gays deserved not just acceptance but also the love and compassion of everyone. She even generously volunteered to help the trust with her own finances until they could find more sponsors. The event came to a close after Celina and the other guests interacted with the media. Poll: Does Bollywood portray homosexuals in a stereotypical mannerSource: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 17 Apr 2009 | 4:27 pm The White Tiger to be made into film
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 17 Apr 2009 | 4:25 pm Star Plus becomes the co-sponsor for Kolkata Knight RidersTwo formidable stars in the business of entertainment in India, Star Plus and Shah Rukh Khan, have now come together with yet another innovation. For the first time in India, a Hindi general entertainment channel is a team co-sponsor at the IPL. Star Plus has partnered with Shah Rukh Khan's team 'Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) for the upcoming Indian Premiere League II cricket tournament. The 'KKR' players will have the Star Plus logo prominently displayed on the back of their T-shirts during the world's most enjoyed television experience. Keertan Adyanthaya, Star Plus' EVP and GM said, "STAR Plus and Shah Rukh Khan have had a long-standing association with each other and are partners in the true sense of the word. It is indeed a pleasure to have the 'Kolkata Knight Riders' team wear T-shirts with our logo as they endeavor to win the IPL." Speaking on this association, Shah Rukh Khan said, "Star is like a family to me and it's an absolute pleasure that they are partnering the 'KKR' in our quest to win the championship." Star Plus and Shah Rukh Khan first came together with 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' in 2006. SRK then did 'Kya Aap Panchvi Pass Se Tez Hai' in 2008 and now in 2009, they have come together for The Indian Premier League.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 17 Apr 2009 | 3:57 pm IPL to hunt for the next Bollywood actress from the stadium crowdClick above for more stills The IPL has become one of the most awaited sporting tournaments in India and the world at large, quite akin to the gladiator matches in ancient Rome. Adding to this already heady mixture of sport and entertainment is a unique contest, which the IPL Chairman Lalit Modi along with the franchise owners Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty announced. The DLF-IPL 2 will have an initiative attached to it and that is lining up a mini-beauty pageant, named Miss Bollywood SA. At all the 56 league games, one girl from the crowd will be named a winner at each of the games. One finalist from each venue will be chosen, leaving eight winners in the final round to be held on May 24 during the final. This final lucky winner could earn a role in a Hindi film, Rand 50,000 and also the title of Miss Bollywood SA. The winner will be chosen by a special panel. Poll: Will Miss Bollywood SA contest pull the crowd to watch IPL? Winners will be shown on the big screen at every match during the second five-minute strategy break. Fans too can vote for each match winner on the official website of IPL.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 17 Apr 2009 | 3:38 pm Revealed: Salman's breathtaking secrets
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 17 Apr 2009 | 2:48 pm Monsters vs. Aliens - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 17 Apr 2009 | 2:43 pm Cast: Victor Banerjee, Rupa Ganguly, Shashwata Banerjee, Naved ... - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 17 Apr 2009 | 2:43 pm Varma's 'India 24/7' is now 'Rann' againFilmmaker Ram Gopal Varma's media-based film, whose title had recently been changed to 'India 24/7', is now back to its original title 'Rann', says megastar Amitabh Bachchan.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 17 Apr 2009 | 2:31 pm 'Nishedajne' poorly handled by Anantha PadmanabhaFilm: 'Nishedajne': Cast: Aadi Lokesh, Abdul Azeez, Bharath Babu, Priyanka, Shankar Aswath, Ninasam Aswath and others; Producer: Narayana Swamy: Story-Screenplay-Dialogues-Direction: Anantha Padmanabha; Music Director: M.S. Girdhar; Camera: M.S.Appi; Rating: *Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 17 Apr 2009 | 1:00 pm 'Billa', fourth remake of Hindi 'Don', creates historyRecent Telugu release "Billa" has created history by becoming the fourth consecutive hit remake of the 1978 Hindi original "Don", said director Meher Ramesh.Source: Entertainment News | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:46 pm Mickey-Donald comics to hit Indian marketWorld's most popular Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck comics books are being launched for the first time in the country.Source: Entertainment News | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:46 pm Rab Ne girl loses out Arundhati remake
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:30 pm Now, music to promote climate change campaignWith the belief that music is the best way to reach out to the youth, an aid agency Friday launched a music video to spread awareness about climate change and urge world leaders to 'stop harming and start helping'.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:02 pm Neil Nitin Mukesh does 'The Full Monty' in JailAfter the not so encouraging response to his last release Aa Dekhen Zara, Neil Nitin Mukesh has decided to work extra hard to make sure his films get appreciated. In keeping with the demands of the script of his forthcoming film Jail, Neil Mukesh has gone 'The Full Monty'. Yes...you heard it right Neil would be seen stripping down completely in a crucial scene in this Madhur Bhandarkar film. Madhur is known for his realistic style of filmmaking and required Neil to go completely nude in a crucial scene. While Neil was initially hesitant, he later gave in to the director's demands and indeed shot for the nude scene. The scene, set in a prison, has the prison authorities torturing Neil by asking him to strip. To make Neil comfortable, Madhur made sure that only he and the cinematographer were present while the scene was being shot. Now that the scene is over and done with, both Madhur and Neil feel that it's indeed one of the most beautifully shot sequences of the film that will shock people. Now whether it actually shocks people or adds to Neil's female fan following or invokes the wrath of the moral police, one will have to wait and watch. Poll: Which Bollywood star has the best butt?Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:21 am "Maybe in the next elections, you'll see my involvement" - Shreyas TalpadeThe only thing we learn from a new election is we learned nothing from the old. But post 26/11, things have started to get a bit serious...too serious it may seem for Shreyas Talpade. The elections are two weeks away and the actor who was personally invited on behalf of the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the Prime Minister's meet recently has decided to enter active politics in the near future. After having a candid chat with Shreyas at his Waldorf apartments on an extremely hot summer afternoon over a cool, sweet and salty nimbu paani, we almost read the actors mind and figured out his inner most revelation - a politician thinks of the next election but a citizen like Talpade, of the next generation. Bollywood Hungama's London correspondent and UK's Harrow Observer columnist - Devansh Patel finds out more about the intentions of the actor's plunge into the big bad world of politics, his lost faith in the security and judiciary, his advice for the youngsters interested in joining politics and of course...his films, Paying Guest, Click and Aage Se Right. It's a dog eat dog situation when you enter the political battlefield. You ready for it? Well, let me clear the air. I was invited by the CM for the PM's party meet. They all spoke well and we sat there for a good couple of hours. I was accompanied by Subhash Ghai and Manmohan Shetty. I wanted to meet our PM because I respect that person a lot but we didn't get a chance. I wasn't supporting any party as such. I was just invited and I had to honour the invite. Today our job doesn't end by going and voting. It's a little bit more than that. Post 26/11, we all are shaken up. Ab maamla ghar tak aa gaya hain. Today, one has to be a bit more responsible and involved, and if that involvement means me getting into politics, I really don't mind. So may be in the next elections, you'll see my involvement. Poll: Do you think Shreyas will make a good politician? Maybe in the next elections, you'll see my involvement. There is a price you pay when you join politics. How do you deal with it? To a certain extent it is. Every now and then you hear some candidate being shot or murdered. Politics has become dirty. Someone told me that even today; the ratio of good people is more than that of the bad. When this same ratio is flipped, we need to be alarmed about. Having said that, there are lots more educated people coming into politics now and are trying for a change. And things will change. Perhaps it might take two more elections or let's say one more. We have got everything inherited from our ancestors and it's time we give something back to our future generation. It seems you've lost trust somewhere. You're right. I've lost faith completely post 26/11. I don't trust anyone. I just want that faith to come back. The whole idea is to trust someone or someone trusts you. I was in South Africa when the Taj and Trident incident happened. I was there for the next thirty days and missed being part of those rallies and ceremonies. I wanted to be with my India and my people in time of grief. I was frustrated. In fact, post 26/11; people have become a bit responsible if not trustworthy. Post 26/11; people have become a bit responsible if not trustworthy With so many successors ahead of you, as a youngster, how far do you want to reach in politics? Let's say in acting, I want to be number one. I want to be the best and I'll do what I can to compete with SRK, Ranbir Kapoor or whoever. Politics is a completely different ball game all together. Politics is all about coming together than competing with each other. My idea is not to be the PM of India. But even if I can do something in my locality, it'll be great. If I can make my area secured, I've won my election. Quiz: Bollywood stars on the Political horizon How much room is there for idealism in political leadership and achieving your goals? I think idealism is the factor that'll prompt you or motivate you to do certain things. The word idealism exists but it's time we need to give some meaning and depth to it. Each party started off with some ideology and down the line we see that it has gone for a complete toss. Few days back I read an interview where Mr. Sanjay Dutt was asked about his manifesto which stated that the party will ban English and there won't be computers, machines won't be used for farming, etc. When asked Mr. Dutt on his comments about the manifesto, he said, "I was busy campaigning. I didn't have time to read it". My question is - What was Mr. Dutt campaigning about? I think that things are really going wrong somewhere. Is there any room for idealism here? My question is - What was Mr. Sanjay Dutt campaigning about? Do you ever stop and think back how you could've handled things differently if you weren't an actor? I don't know what I would've done. Probably get a stable job in a nationalized bank. And before you ask why a bank job, because there is an inter bank drama competition. That's how my hobby can be fulfilled. If a young person came to you who wanted to live a life of activism, a political life, what would your advice be to him? When I started doing Iqbal, there was one thing that Nagesh Kukunoor told me that if I ever wanted to succeed as an actor, I just needed to be honest with myself and the character I was portraying. I'd like to advice all youngsters to be honest to themselves in whatever they do. What do you see as the biggest challenge ahead? Not just for you and India, but for the world which is heading quick in the 21st century? At the moment, the biggest problem we are facing is security. Every side and part of the world is under tremendous tension. We are more worried now and want to find out who has come to live next to us, meaning our neighbours. Who are they? Where have they come from? etc. The trust and security issue is what we need to handle in the current scenario. Most of our revenue is going in defense services, arms and ammunitions. So if that's the case, why is there a lapse in security each year? Get it sorted man! Most of our revenue is going in defense services, arms and ammunitions. So why is there a lapse in security each year? Tomorrow if you join politics, what would be your Indian Dream? Everybody wants to see India on the global map, the next super power, etc. That's secondary. I want to get my faith back and that's my primary concern. And not just me. The whole nation wants to get their sense of security and faith in the political scenario and the security of our country. If they can do that, I'll be like a King. That for me is my Indian Dream. Shreyas says faith in security is his dream for India. Click here and share your dream for India with Shreyas From a serious topic, let's move on to a bit on the light side. Films. Do you think post the strike; many films are going to suffer. I mean, there is always a right time and the right place for films to release? I completely agree with you. I also feel that today people can smell films. They see the first promo and the first poster of the film and decide whether they want to go and watch it or not. But if your story is good, it'll work and recover its money, and that's not rocket science. For some films, a lot of word of mouth is required. My first film was pitted against No Entry. Still both films worked in some way or the other. Take us through Click Click is a horror thriller film directed by Sangeeth Sivan. I've worked with him in Apna Sapna Money Money. Actually, people see him as a comedy director but I guess his forte is suspense thrillers and horror. We've got some very good songs in the film too. And this is my first ever horror film. So I'm looking forward to it. And Paying Guest? It's a story of four friends who are staying as PG's out of India. One fine day they are kicked out from the place they are staying and the job they are doing. Due to certain circumstances, they have no place to live and no work to do. One lie to another and the balloon bursts. What about Aage Se Right? Aage Se Right is a comedy flick with a Pink Panther sort of humour. It's not slapstick. It's a UTV and Ronnie film. It's a story about a cop who loses his gun and there is a terrorist in the film too. He finds his gun but again the gun goes somewhere else. It's a bizarre thought but it's something never been made before. It's because of the one wrong 'right' turn I take and what happens. Are you happy in the small space you've made for yourself in the industry? I am very happy. I am also ambitious and want to grow and achieve a lot of things. I know I will but want to give a bit of time to it. I want to stay here for a long time. So with the pace I'm going, I am safe and sound. But in my entire journey, I'd love to work with Raj Kumar Santoshi because I think he has got a very honest and an aggressive approach towards all his films. Mani Ratnam is the next director I'd love to work with because of his superb and diverse filmography. Having said that, I've also worked with a completely different school of directors. From Nagesh and Shyam Benegal to Farah Khan.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:08 am I can't afford to wear dirty clothes: Kalki
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