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Room to Aamir Khan proves costly for hotelA hotel in Uttar Pradesh's Chandauli district is in trouble for providing a room to Bollywood star Aamir Khan without establishing his identity.Source: Entertainment News | 16 Dec 2009 | 8:48 am PM lauds efforts to perpetuate classical music traditionPrime Minister Manmohan Singh today lauded the efforts of Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan, sons of sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, for perpetuating India's great classical music traditions.Source: Entertainment News | 16 Dec 2009 | 8:45 am Miranda Kerr strips for GQ cover
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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 16 Dec 2009 | 8:30 am I hope I don't drop the Olympic torch: AkshayAkshay Kumar, who will participate in the Olympic Torch Relay on Thursday in Toronto, keeps telling himself not to drop the torch.Source: Entertainment News | 16 Dec 2009 | 8:02 am Rahul Roy set to enter Nepal's film industryBollywood actor Rahul Roy, who made a sensational debut in 1990 with the romantic film "Aashiqui", and his One Stop Shop (OSS) company are now poised to enter Nepal's film industry with a love story that will also act as the promotional gimmick for the company in the Himalayan republic.Source: Entertainment News | 16 Dec 2009 | 7:41 am `Disguised` Aamir lands hotel in trouble !`Banarasi Babu` Aamir Khan has landed a Mughalsarai hotel in trouble.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 16 Dec 2009 | 7:32 am 'My Name Is Khan' to screen at Berlin film festivalThe latest Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol film "My Name Is Khan" has been selected to screen at the 60th annual Berlin International Film Festival, next year, according to the festival organisers.Source: Entertainment News | 16 Dec 2009 | 5:53 am A villainous year for BollywoodThe Hindi film industry never had it so bad.Source: Entertainment News | 16 Dec 2009 | 5:11 am 'Rocket Singh' going great guns in USBollywood's latest offering "Rocket Singh" is going great guns in the US with its review currently the number one most read movie story on the New York Times site.Source: Entertainment News | 16 Dec 2009 | 5:07 am Making Veer was very stressful: SalmanSalman Khan who has turned script writer with his upcoming dream project Veer says the film has been a stressful experience for him as an actor and writer. The period flick, set in 1875, is slated for a release on January 22.Source: | 16 Dec 2009 | 3:27 am "Sexy seductress? Who me?" - Neha Dhupia
As Neha gears up for her next film Raat Gayi Baat Gayi, where she is the central protagonist, she also reflects on De Dana Dan, one of the few successes that Bollywood has seen this year. While the world believed that the film would primarily revolve around Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal due to the return of Hera Pheri team, surprisingly it was new addition Neha Dhupia who also managed to make heads turn. Quite ironical since rather than being paired opposite Akshay Kumar or Suniel Shetty, she was hobnobbing with the likes of Paresh Rawal, Shakti Kapoor, Vikram Gokhale and Manoj Joshi.
A relatively smaller part in De Dana Dan did the trick for you. How did this happen Neha?
Well, I really don't know. This industry just continues to perplex me. After being in the industry for last 6 odd years, I had to make a choice. Do I want to be a girl who dances on screen and gives people some time to go and fetch their popcorn? Or should I be someone who entices audiences so much that they bring their popcorn well in advance to watch me act? I am happy that kind of clarity has started setting in.
I would be lying if I believe that in an Akshay and Katrina starrer I would have an easy way of making my presence felt
De Dana Dan was an Akshay starrer, had Katrina Kaif as the leading lady, was hyped due to return of Hera Pheri team and also featured couple of dozen other character actors. Weren't you worried that you may just miss the bus with so many passengers in the fray, especially with Katrina leading the charge?
Oh of course I was apprehensive. I, or for that matter anyone else, would be lying if he or she believes that in an Akshay and Katrina starrer you have an easy way of making your presence felt. De Dana Dan promos didn't quite feature me extensively and I remember that same was the case in Singh Is Kinng too. You have to take something like this with a pinch of salt. You have to make yourself understand that 'Ok, so here we have someone who is crowd puller so let it be. If he or she can bring audiences in and then you can impress them all with your act, you would end up benefiting from it eventually.'
It seems you are becoming a new favourite with Priyadarshan after Garam Masala, Chupe Chup Ke and now De Dana Dan.
The kind of confidence that Priyadarshan has continued to show in me over the years is a huge pat on the back. I had this hot and sexy image and while every other filmmaker wanted to put me in a bikini, he placed me in a salwar-kameez for Chup Chup Ke (which starred Kareena Kapoor in the lead). He is someone who made me believe that I could act. He was 100% confident I would be able to pull off my role in De Dana Dan quite well. I in fact remember asking him why wasn't he considering me as one of the leads in the film but he told me to trust him and wait and watch.
I remember asking Priyadarshan why wasn't he considering me as one of the leads
Well, one is waiting to watch you in Raat Gayi Baat Gayi now. Looks like you are back to playing a sexy seductress again since in the film you walk into a party full of married couples and create quite a few complications?
(Laughs) What makes you think that I am a seductress in the film? May be I am a victim myself in that party. Yes, in the film's context, I do flirt and have a drink with others around. But then may be I am a 'poor-little-vulnerable-I-don't-know-what-to-do' Neha than being a sexy seductress Neha. You never know!Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 16 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am John, Hema to host PETA bash
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 16 Dec 2009 | 3:19 am Lady Gaga is the most heard online artistLondon, (ANI): Lady Gaga is this year’s most listened to artist online, says leading music site Last.fm. The company, that reviewed tracks from full-length albums which had been streamed by visitors on the site to come up with their top ten,Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:58 am Neha Dhupia goes 'Nude and Green'With the issue of climate change and the Copenhagen summit grabbing headlines these days, Bollywood is also doing its bit in spreading the green word. While Rahul Bose is in Copenhagen representing Oxfam at the global climate talks, Bollywood hottie NehaSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:57 am Ritwik Simha making a biopic on KuvempuCR Simha's son Ritwik Simha has attempted to do a biopic a genre very rarely found in Kannada film industry. The theatre artiste Ritwik Simha’s debut directorial venture will be a biopic on poet Kuvempu, which is titled Rasa Rishi Kuvempu.Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:55 am "To be part of Winter Olympics is one of the biggest happenings in my life" - Akshay
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Akshay Kumar has a new aspiration. He wants to learn gymnastics on par with the Russian Olympics winner Ivan Ivankov.
"My favourite Olympian sportsperson is Ivan. And as I watch his skills I want to now learn it so that I could apply it to my own dancing and fights on screen. I think gymnastics are the hardest and most dangerous sports in the world. He was unbelievably graceful. Ivan's agility and power is unbelievable. I want to try for it. In India my favourite sportsperson would have to be Sachin Tendulkar."
And cricket is the sport that Akshay needs to brush up for a forthcoming film. In fact the actor has asked the star-batsman to give him tips for his role as a cricketer in a forthcoming film.
Says Akshay, "I had to ask my director for a few days off from his tight schedule of Khatta Meetha. He kindly agreed. Now I'm very, very excited to be part of something as prestigious as the Winter Olympics. I just feel the whole experience will be truly inspiring. I think this is one of the biggest happenings in my life.
"I'm going to be so proud to have so many Indians, Sri Lankans and Asians cheering for me when I run with that torch. I know a lot of Indians in Toronto because it's my second home. I've never been more excited," said Akshay before he left.
Akshay says when he got a call from the Canadian Prime Minister's office informing him that he'd be carrying the Olympian torch, the actor didn't tell anyone. "Until it happened, I didn't believe it myself. I'm very lucky to be chosen for this honour. It'd be great to be standing on the same platform as Arnold Schwarzenegger. I wondered why they chose me!"
Akshay feels it is work for Special Olympics (physically challenged sportspersons) that did clinch the Olympian torch in his favour. "When it comes to sports, I've taken up a lot of responsibilities. When I joined Special Olympics three years ago, we had 1.5 lakh special athletes. Today we have 5 lakh athletes. Also I'm deeply connected with Canada. Toronto is like my second-home. I do a lot of charitable work. I even have a cancer ward in my father's name in a hospital in Toronto. I had taken my father for treatment to Toronto and they looked after him really well."
Looking back on 2009, Akshay says, "It was not a professionally rewarding year work-wise. But I am happy with De Dana Dan. Next year, I'll try my best to better myself. In 2010, I've Housefull and Action Replayy, all commercial cinema. My New Year resolution is to only do films that will entertain audiences."Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:54 am Ajith fans' protesting mood worries Asal team!Asal movie team is preparing to give the final cut to the film and its producer is busy with its audio release function. On other hand some die hard fans of Ajith from various districts turn against the actor due toSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am I like being directed by women directors: Kingsley
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am Pink wouldn’t watch Britney’s lip syncingLondon (ANI): American singer Pink, real name Alecia Beth Moore, has revealed that she would never attend a Britney Spears gig if the pop princess lip synched while performing. Pink, 30, who posed for the cover of US fitness magazine Women’sSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:45 am JLO do not exercise as beforeWashington, (ANI): Jennifer Lopez admits that she doesn’t exercise as hard as she used to. "I'm not the monster I used to be in the exercise department," Usmagazine.com quoted her as saying in the January issue of Allure."You get past yourSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:38 am I've stayed 58 kg for 5 years: Bipasha - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:35 am Diya Mirza gets marriage proposal from stalkerFormer Miss Asia Pacific turned Bollywood actress Diya Mirza had a peculiar encounter recently when her stalker proposed marriage to her. The man, believed to be in his early 30s, has been stalking the actress for six long years.The guy, whoSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:31 am Love Aaj Kal bags 15 nominations at Apsara awards
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:15 am Katta Subramanya Naidu turns Home Minister!Katta Subramanya Naidu has become the Home Minister of Karnataka. Are you surprised thinking how Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa dropped VS Acharya from Home Minister position? The State Excise, Broadcasting and ITBT minister is set to appear as Home Minister inSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:13 am The tech behind Avatar: How does 3D work? - Livemint
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:12 am Katie Price designs baby clothes in pinkLondon (ANI): Katie Price has landed a deal worth a whopping 2.2million pounds to design her own range of baby clothes, all in pink. And Price, a.k.a Jordan, has signed an exclusive contract with upmarket Selfridges stores nationwide. “Katie has wantedSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:08 am Pamela Anderson makes her Pantomime debutLondon (ANI): Pamela Anderson has made her pantomime debut as the Genie of the Lamp. The ex-Playboy babe’s outfit for her appearance in Aladdin at the New Wimbledon Theatre in London was not too different from her famous Baywatch swimsuit, reportsSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:05 am Neetu Chandra fears virginity!! - Times of India
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Dec 2009 | 1:59 am I like being directed by women: Ben KingsleyOscar-winning veteran actor Ben Kingsley, who will be seen in Bollywood director Leena Yadav's crime thriller "Teen Patti" as a narrator, says he loves working with women directors and responds well to them as they see things men miss.Source: Entertainment News | 16 Dec 2009 | 1:56 am Woods may lose half of past five years' earnings in divorce - Economic Times
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Dec 2009 | 12:35 am I was confident of my growth as actor: Himesh ReshammiyaHimesh Reshammiya is all smiles. His film 'Radio' has fetched him some good reviews as an actor, something he has been longing for. The singer-composer-actor says he was confident of his growth as a performer and winning people's hearts.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 15 Dec 2009 | 11:08 pm Adnan's 'Ek Ladki Deewani Si' focuses on love balladsAlbum: 'Ek Ladki Deewani Si'; Music Director: Adnan Sami; Lyricist: Irfan Siddiqui; Singers: Adnan Sami, Tulsi Kumar and Jermaine Jackson; Rating: **1/2Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 15 Dec 2009 | 11:08 pm IIFA Awards 2011 going to CanadaThe 12th Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) will be held in Ontario, Canada, in 2011. However, organisers are yet to announce the venue for the IIFA awards in 2010.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 15 Dec 2009 | 11:05 pm Eminent litterateur, filmmaker Dilip Chitre deadEminent Marathi and English litterateur, poet and filmmaker Dilip Chitre died after a long illness here early Thursday. He was 71.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 15 Dec 2009 | 11:03 pm Golden Globes should have Best Bollywood Film categoryIndian cinema reportedly produced much more films and drew much larger audience globally than Hollywood (which released only 610 movies in 2008). Its unfair that it does not have its own category at the Golden Globes.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 15 Dec 2009 | 10:13 pm Christmas in Las Vegas - 10 best casinosWith Christmas round the corner, Las Vegas is the perfect place to be in during the festive season. Do take a look at the10 best casinos in Las Vegas.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:45 pm Golden Globes: Avatar gets best pic nod
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:01 pm John, Hema to host Peta's 10th anniversary bashActors John Abraham, Raveena Thadani, Hema Malini and ace photographer Atul Kasbekar will host the 10th anniversary celebrations of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) here on Friday.Source: Entertainment News | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:43 pm Ash back on Bhansali's list
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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 15 Dec 2009 | 10:29 am Golden Globe Nominations 2010 full list - check it outThe Golden Globes, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of about 90 journalists, will be aired on NBC on Jan. 17, at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT. The 2010 Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 7Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 15 Dec 2009 | 9:40 am Shahid, Abhay, Priyanka act their way to topThere weren't too many hits this year, but actors like Shahid Kapoor, Abhay Deol and Priyanka Chopra not only rose above the script but gave performances that towered above the rest.Source: Entertainment News | 15 Dec 2009 | 9:01 am Ghosh admits differences with ShahidDirector Ken Ghosh admits he had arguments with Shahid Kapur on the sets of his forthcoming film Chance Pe Dance. He said it had to do with the actor's saturated schedules.Source: | 15 Dec 2009 | 8:57 am Little Krishna bags best animation award at SingaporeAnimated series Little Krishna has won the best animation award at the recently concluded Asian Television Awards (ATF) in Singapore.'Little Krishna' bags best animation award at SingaporeSource: | 15 Dec 2009 | 8:55 am Rocket Singh falls flat at the box-officeRanbir Kapoor's attempts to highlight a salesman's life through his latest outing Rocket Singh - Salesman of the Year have gone awry, as the film has fallen flat at the box office.Source: | 15 Dec 2009 | 8:50 am BIG Home Video acquires Wake Up Sid; expands offerings
Reliance BIG Entertainment will be further expanding their home entertainment business by acquiring new content and strengthening their distribution network. The company has long term associations with Hollywood studios Warner Home Video, Paramount Home Ent Global and Dreamworks Animation and Universal Pictures International Ent.
Currently the company has hits such as Harry Potter and the Half blood Prince, The Hangover, Transformers - Revenge of the fallen, Public Enemies, Star Trek and Barbie and The 3 Musketeers in its library.
Next year, BIG Home Video plans to acquire home video rights in various domestic languages and release six of the biggest Bollywood films on its label. They recently acquired the home video rights for Wake Up Sid and more such announcements are to follow. In the International home video segment, Inglorious Basterds, GI Joe- Rise of Cobra, Shutter Island, Sherlock Homes, Sex And The City 2 and Inception will also be released by BIG Home video in the months to follow.
According to the Chairman of Reliance BIG Entertainment Amit Khanna, "BIG Home Video has been bringing the finest of cinema into movie lover's homes - be it the best from Hollywood or Indian films. The company plans to acquire many more independent labels from Hollywood and UK as well as release some of the best quality films from Indian cinema."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 15 Dec 2009 | 7:59 am DU set to rock onAll you RDB fans out there, gear up for a chance to dance on superhit songs from blockbusters like Singh is Kinng, Namaste London and Kambakkht Ishq, as the popular Toronto-based Punjabi group get set to perform live at the HT City Youth NexusSource: | 15 Dec 2009 | 7:58 am Salman, Bebo pair up for Judwaa-2?The killer team of Salman Khan, David Dhawan and Sajid Nadiadwala are all set to team up for Judwaa 2. Kareena Kapoor might play one of the lead actresses...Source: | 15 Dec 2009 | 7:18 am South Asians rock!Seldom do 15 top-of-the-line rock acts lead to on-stage blitzkrieg in the Capital. Harmonic riffs exuded rhythm divine as South Asian rockstars collided in style.Source: | 15 Dec 2009 | 6:46 am Payal Rohatgi blasts RandeepFacebook, the social networking website that allows you to connect to friends, seems to have given actress Payal Rohatgi a new enemy.Source: | 15 Dec 2009 | 6:33 am ‘I was upset with Shahid’Director Ken Ghosh says Shahid Kapoor’s busy schedule led to spats on the sets of Chance Pe DanceSource: | 15 Dec 2009 | 6:27 am Chat masalaSajid Khan to do two new shows. One is expected to be a celebrity chat show.Source: | 15 Dec 2009 | 6:14 am Katrina tops Sexiest Asian Women list once again in Eastern Eye survey
'Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the sexiest Asian girl of them all?' This is the question that UK's magazine Eastern Eye asked in a survey. And, not surprisingly, Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif has topped the annual World's Top 50 Sexiest Asian Women list once again, beating former beauty queens, models and established Bollywood actresses.
The list includes eight Indian actresses in the top 10 and Katrina is followed by Priyanka Chopra, Freida Pinto, Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Lara Dutta, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Deepika Padukone. British television star Laila Rouass and Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat are the other two in top 10.
Looks like for the Brits too, Katrina is No. 1!Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:09 am Knightley poses nude for artist
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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Rohan Sippy gets Abhishek to look as Goan as possible
Abhishek Bachchan currently shooting in Goa for Ashutosh Gowariker's period film Khelenge Hum Jee Jaan Se is using his spare time to cruise the beaches and cafes to understand how the Goan underbelly works. He's also trying to pick up Portuguese and Konkanese for the character of the drug-busting cop he plays in Rohan Sippy's film.
Since a lot of the film is to be shot on the crowded streets and beaches of Goa, director Rohan Sippy will construct sets whenever actual Goan locations would be impossible to shoot.
Since Rohan Sippy's next directorial venture is about drug-peddling in Goa the filmmaker, lately married, is looking at a cast that can look as Goan as possible.
The actors are being chosen on the basis of their ability to fit into the Goan ambience.
Says Rohan, "I want to get into the cinema-verite (French term for realistic cinema) with this film. I'm deeply inspired by the realistic style used in Steven Soderberg's Traffic and even District 9, though that's not at all the space I'm entering in my new film. Even my crime caper Bluffmaster was shot on actual locations. But now I want to capture the real Goanese ethos and spirit. And for that I need my actors to act, look, behave, dress and speak like Goans."
Abhishek Bachchan is the only actor who has been finalized. "We're in talks with others including Prateik Babbar. But no one except Abhishek has been finalized. Like I said I want actors who can look like authentic Goans," informs Rohan.
It has been more than four years since Rohan Sippy directed Bluffmaster. "Why only that? I've directed only two films in seven years. Now my writer Sridhar Raghavan has written three scripts that I'd like to direct. Hopefully, I'd like to make up for the lost time."
Speaking shyly on his new wife for the first time Rohan says, "She was the line producer for my production Chandni Chowk To China and also on board for Arjun Rampal's production. She's a very private person and doesn't like me discussing her in public."
By the way, there's no Aishwarya with Abhishek Bachchan in Rohan Sippy's untitled film. "The minute I think of a project I think of both of them in the cast. Though my new film has a couple of strong female parts, Aishwarya doesn't fit in," says Rohan sadly.
Aishwarya has her own Goan tale coming up in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Guzaarish .So she needn't feel left out.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:25 am
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