Suniel Shetty’s deal with Philippines

Stars Business

Suniel Shetty's proposed actioner "Loot" is now a much bigger project than it was a fortnight ago. He has just cut a lucrative deal with the Philippine government for the movie.This is his second such major tie-up with a foreign government on behalf of his company. Earlier, he had cut a similar multi-million-dollar deal with the government of Turkey for the Apoorva Lakhia-directed "Mission Istanbul".However, the deal for "Loot" cuts deeper.

"Of course, on the most obvious level we get to shoot in some of the most gorgeous virgin locales of the Philippines, just as we shot in Turkey. But the tie-up means a lot more. It's time we stopped looking at Bollywood as an Indian enterprise," Suniel told the press.
To be produced by his Popcorn Entertainment, "Loot" features Govinda, Suniel, Javed Jaffrey, Mika Singh, Kim Sharma, Mahesh Manjrekar and Mimoh Chakraborty and is directed by Rajnish Thakur.

The pioneering entrepreneur that he is, Suniel plans many such tie-ups with foreign governments in the near future. Suniel says that globally, Bollywood is now taken more seriously than ever before not just for the stereotypical song and dance films but also themes that offer a more realistic view of India.

Suniel's "EMI" (Easy Monthly Installments) , about bank loans and their recovery, is already attracting a lot of attention abroad. For the first time, Malaika Arora will be seen playing the female lead in the movie.

"Our work for that film has been quickly wrapped up after Sanju baba's (Sanjay Dutt) return. We're almost done with 'EMI'. That will be my company's first release in 2008 in April. Then in June-July we'll release 'Mission Istanbul'," Suniel said.

Amrita Arora and Sagarika Ghatge launches Kaya Skin Clinic at Malad

'Beauty Through Technology’.

Kaya Skin Clinic is an elegant tranquil environment where you’ll discover the most advanced and revolutionary skin care, offered to a discerning unisex clientele in a Zen like ambience. Kaya offers excellent refreshing & relaxing solutions, which aim to achieve 'Beauty Through Technology’.

8 Indian-American finalists for 'junior Nobel Prize'

Eight Indian-American high school students, five of them girls, have been named among 40 finalists for the Intel Science Talent Search 2008 contest.

The competition, now in its 67th year, has been sponsored by the Intel Corporation for the past 10 years. Winners of the competition have gone on to receive over 100 of the world's most coveted science and math honours, including six Nobel prizes.

Avanthi Raghavan, Shravani Mikkilineni, Hamsa Sridhar, Shivani Sud, Isha Jain, Vinay Venkatesh Ramasesh, Ashok Chandran and Ayon Sen get at least $5,000 in scholarships and a laptop. They will next compete for 10 scholarships - including the top award of $100,000 - in March in Washington, DC.

The eight talented students were selected Wednesday from over 1,600 individual entrants for the nationwide competition, often called the "junior Nobel prize", administered annually by the Washington based Society for Science & the Public.

"A high proportion of Indian-American finalists speaks well for the community, and we welcome their participation," Rick Bates, spokesperson for the organisers, said.

The project Ashok Chandran, 17, of Nesconset, New York, submitted for the competition, studied the link between smoking and breast cancer. He tested the hypothesis that nicotine would alter mammary cell gene expression, creating a cellular environment akin to that of a breast cancer cell.

Isha Himani Jain, 17, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, has identified a cellular mechanism underlying bone growth spurts in zebra fish, similar to the way children's bones grow. She had also won, in October, a $100,000 scholarship topping the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology for the same study, which has been published in a journal.

Avanthi Raghavan, 17, of Orlando, Florida, submitted a project studying the mechanisms of protein transport critical to the survival and virulence of the malaria parasite, which accounts for over two million deaths every year.

The project of Shivani Sud, 17, of Durham, North Carolina, focuses on identifying stage II colon cancer patients at high risk of recurrence and the best therapeutic agents for treating their tumours.

Hamsa Sridhar, 18, of Kings Park, New York, developed a low cost optical tweezers system that uses laser light to trap and suspend microscopic particles.

Ayon Sen, 17, of Austin, Texas, investigated the natural processes by which the ocean transports heat. He developed a MATLAB software interface for deep-water ocean current velocity data and integrated it with surface water velocity data from satellite altimeters.

Vinay Venkatesh Ramasesh, 18, of Fort Worth, Texas, submitted a chemistry project involving algorithms to accurately determine molecular thermodynamic properties of large molecules, such as proteins.

Shravani Mikkilineni, 17, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, studied the computation of continued fraction expansions of the square roots of positive integers.

Shilpa and beau plan Shamita's bash

SHILPA SHETTY & RAJ KUNDRA

Shilpa Shetty and beau Raj Kundra are planning a bash for her sis Shamita’s birthday

Shilpa Shetty and her UK-based businessman boyfriend Raj Kundra are planning to host a party to bring in Shilpa’s younger sister Shamita’s birthday on February 5.

Planning a birthday bash for the girlfriend’s sis… it doesn’t get any more serious than this. Shilpa has admitted to her feelings for Kundra in the past and the fact that he’s part of the planning committee for a family member’s birthday bash proves that he has been accepted by the Shetty parivaar.

Raj is currently in Mumbai and is busy planning to hold Shamita’s party at China House next week.
A source close to the Shettys reveals, “The guest list and the menu is being discussed in great detail. Raj has become close to the Shetty family and Shamita is especially fond of him. She feels he’s right for her sister.”

Introductions please

Kundra was introduced to Shilpa last year by her manager Farhath Hussain with a proposal to launch a perfume. Their professional association blossomed into a relationship in a matter of months.

Kundra has his own B-Town connection. He produced the Jimmy Sheirgill-starrer Strangers last year.
Shilpa has been flaunting a diamond ring but marriage doesn’t seem to be on the cards just yet. A family friend adds, “After a long time, Shilpa is in love and she’s over the moon. But it’s too soon to talk about marriage. ”

Kundra, a divorcee, has a child from a previous marriage.

Who is Raj Kundra?

He’s a London-based millionaire who owns R K Collections Ltd, a successful fashion company, which imports luxury clothing for fashion houses in London; and a film distribution company, Velocity Entertainments Ltd. He is also the company director of UK Tradecorp Ltd, a multi-million pound trade company that designs and exports gold and diamond jewellery all over the world.

Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi Was Immersed In The Arabian Sea

Last urn of Mahatma's ashes immersed in Arabian Sea

The last known urn containing the ashes of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was immersed in the Arabian Sea here on Wednesday morning on the occasion of his 60th death anniversary.

Descendants of Gandhi, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Governor of Maharashtra S M Krishna and Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra R R Patil were present at the ceremony held in South Mumbai.

The Mumbai Police gave a ceremonial guard of honour prior to the immersion of the ashes at the historic Girgaum Chowpatty in South Mumbai.

After the immersion of ashes in rivers and oceans across the country following the assassination of the Father of the Nation in 1948, the last urn containing the ashes was kept at Mani Bhawan, where Gandhi lived while visiting the city.

This is the second instance in 60 years where an urn containing the ashes of Mahatma was found and later immersed.

In the first instance an urn was found in a bank locker in Bhubhaneshwar in 1997 and the ashes were immersed in Allahabad, Dhirubhai Mehta, head of the trust which maintains Mani Bhavan, said.

The urn at Mani Bhavan was donated by Bharat Narayan, a resident of Gujarat and grandson of industrialist Jamanalal Bajaj, who wanted the ashes to be preserved properly.

Rajputs threaten to boycott Jodhaa Akbar

Ashutosh Gowariker's historical epic Jodhaa Akbar is facing trouble, with the Rajput community of Rajasthan threatening to stall the release of the movie in the state.

The community says Gowariker has distorted facts in his magnum opus which is to be released on Feb 15.

Narendra Singh Rajawat, head of the Rajput Sabha, said Gowariker is presenting Jodhabai as Mughal emperor Jalaluddin Akbar's wife, which is factually incorrect. He also said that Jodhabai was not the daughter of Raja Bharmal of Amber near Jaipur as shown in the film.

Jodhabai was the daughter of Motaraja Udai Singh of Marwar and was married to Akbar's son Salim alias Jehangir. And Mughal king Shahjahan was her son, he added.

Rajawat said such distortion of historical facts had hurt the feelings of the Rajput community. He urged the courts to restrain Gowariker from showing Jodhabai as the daughter of Raja Bharmal of Amber.

He said the name of Raja Bharmal's daughter was Harkabai alias Heera Kunwar.

"You cannot make your own history and Ashutosh Gowariker is making his own history. He is projecting Jodhabai, who is Akbar's daughter-in-law, as his beloved and making a love story out of that. He is totally distorting historical facts," Rajawat said.

He said that the community would boycott the film.

"We are also approaching the high court against this," informed Rajawat.

The president of the Rajput Karni Sena, Lokendra Singh Kalvi, is also up in arms against the director. He said the Sena had apprehended the distortion of Rajasthan's historical facts in Jodhaa Akbar , which is based on the Jodhpur royal family.

"The Karni Sena would watch the movie when released and, if required, it would not allow the screening in the state," said Kalvi.

Mahaveer Singh Sarwadi, a leader of the Shatriya Yuvak Singh, said: "We would oppose the release of the film if it shows the community in bad taste."

A number of scenes for the film, which features Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai in the lead roles, were shot in and around Jaipur. Gowariker has consulted several eminent Mughal historians for his movie.

Jessica and Tony Perfect Their PDA Skills

Tony Romo may still wallowing in his big playoff loss, but luckily he has Jessica to help nurse his emotional wounds. Last night the couple had no problem proving those breakup rumors wrong with a romantic dinner at Il Sole in LA before hitting the town. Sure, they were joined by eight of their closest friends, but that didn't stop Jess and Tony from kissing, cuddling, and eating off of each other's plates. How appetizing for their buddies. Nothing screams we're still together like a dinner at one of the most popular paparazzi hideouts.

Katie Holmes to Give Suri a Little Brother?

Katie Holmes just might be pregnant again because she was spotted buying a "Big Sister" t-shirt for Suri at Petit Tresor. She reportedly spent over $2,000 on baby clothes there. A source reported:

"Katie ordered loads of cute girlie spring dresses for Suri. But she also bought a pink t-shirt which said 'Big Sister' and two matching romper suits, one which said 'Little Sister' and one which said 'Little Brother'."


Katie also revealed in December that she is desperate to have more children with Tom Cruise. She said:

"I'd love to have more children. But I'm in no particular rush. We're enjoying our time right now."


It's rumored that she wants to give birth to another child before turning 30 in December as well. The source added:

"She had it all figured out. She would shoot her new movie and then get pregnant. She was hoping to have the baby by the end of the year, go back to work next spring and have another film out by the end of 2009."

Well, I'm sure if there is a will, there is a way for both Tom and Katie. Perhaps Scientology helped them reach their goal?

Tanushree Dutta In Bikini At Swimsuit Rounds

A former Miss India winner, Tanushree Dutta represented India at the Miss Universe competition at Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO, Quito, Ecuador where she finished 9th. The photos are from the swimsuit round of the Miss Universe event. A very hot bong babe indeed.

Tanushree Dutta in bikini at the swimsuit round of Miss Universe competition

'Aishwarya Bachchan School For Girls'

'Aishwarya Bachchan school for girls', Amitabh�s gift to Aishwarya

One more time Amitabh Bachchan & family is in news. Bollywood legand Amitabh Bachchan had bought a land in Daulatpur village, near Lucknow city in Uttar Pradesh. Amitabh is planning to start a girl school in the name of his beautiful daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Today full Bachchan family, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan were present at Daulatpur village to lay the foundation stone for ‘Aishwarya Bachchan Girls Intermediate College’ – a school for higher secondary education for girls.

During the ceremony apart from Bachchan family many political leaders were present including, Samajwadi party general secretary and friend Amar Singh, Chandrababu Naidu (former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister) and former UP Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. During the ceremony, mom-in-law Jaya Bachchan had urged Aishwarya that, she should visit Daulatpur village frequently to see the development of her school so that more and more girls gets good education.

Why Bachchan changed his original plan of naming the school after his eminent poet father, the late Harivansh Rai Bachchan, is not known either.

Bollywood Gossip - Kareena Kapoor

Bollywood Gossip - Kareena Kapoor thrown out

If the rumors in the industry circles are to be believed, despite here resounding success during 2007, especially ‘Jab We Met’, and hiked performance price, Kareena Kapoor has been dropped from director Imtiaz Ali’s next film.Rejecting Kareena for a role in his film, Imtiyaz Ali has chosen the currently hot Bollywood glamour girl Deepika Padukone for the film.Worse still, in a recent interview, director Imtiyz Ali has told a magazine that he had taken Kareena Kapoor for ‘Jab We Met’ even without liking the actress’ acting qualities and he stressed that Kareena is not a good actress at all.Incidentally, Imtiaz Ali, who was the director of ‘Jab We Met’, has even ignored the recommendations of Saif Ali Khan the hero of his next untitled film, and rejected his girlfriend Kareena Kapoor to opt for Deepika Padukone.

Kareena KapoorMore interestingly, Saif Ali Khan is not only the hero of the film, but it is going to be Saif's first film production!Sources said that Saif Ali Khan had recommended Kareena Kapoor for their new film, but the director rejected Saif’s pleas.Going by the standards in Bollywood, this is something significant as normally the directors seldom have the guts to ignore the requests of the hero and more so when he is also the producer of the movie. But many here would want to know if the director would have the same guts to reject a request either by Shah Rukh Khan or Aameer Khan

Gilchrist Announces Retirement

Gilchrist, who had come under scrutiny for a series of wicket keeping blunders during the ongoing series against India, chose to hang his gloves a day after breaking South African Mark Boucher"s record of highest dismissals by a wicketkeeper.

The ongoing fourth and final Test will be his last appearance in the longer version of the game while he will end his one-day career after the subsequent tri-series.

The stumper, who is currently playing his 96th Test, will finish his career while at the top of the table of the game"s leading wicketkeepers by dismissal, having so far taken 414 dismissals (377 caught, 37 stumped), at an incredible 2.178 scalps per innings.

“It is with great pride and happiness that I make the decision to retire from Test and One-day cricket. I"ve come to this decision after much thought and discussion with those most important to me," Gilchrist said in a statement issued by Cricket Australia.

“I am now ready and excited to move into the next phase of my life," said Gilchrist, who has so far compiled 5556 runs in 95 Tests for an average of 47.89 and 9297 runs in 277 ODIs for an average of 36.03.

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Lindsay Lohan @ Cloverfield Movie Premiere

Cloverfield is a 2008 American monster movie produced by J. J. Abrams, directed by Matt Reeves, and written by Drew Goddard. First publicized in advance screenings of Transformers, the project was released on January 17 in New Zealand and Australia, and on January 18 in North America. It is scheduled for a February 1 release in the United Kingdom. Prior to the film’s release, Paramount Pictures carried out a viral marketing campaign to promote the film.

Many celebrities came at the premiere of this movie including Lindsay Lohan and here are some HQ Wallpapers of her taken on the premiere of Cloverfield.

Sachin Interview Day 1 4th Test Australia v India Adelaide 2008

Sachin interview after his 39'th unbeaten century

The great IPL auction winners declared

The Indian Premier League, the BCCI-backed Twenty20 tournament, continues to gather steam. The 12 cities in which the teams are to be based was revealed on Thursday (January 24), when the bids for the franchises were opened.

Mukesh Ambani won the bid for the Mumbai team of IPL 111.9 million, while Shah Rukh Khan bagged the Kolkata team of IPL for 75.09 million. While, United Breweries chief -- Vijay Mallya -- has bagged the Bangalore team for 111.6 million.

Moreover, 'Investors in Cricket' won the bid for the Jaipur team of IPL. GMR Group won the bid for the Delhi team of IPL for 84 million and Ness Wadia bagged the Chandigarh team for 76 million. 'India Cements' will take over the Chennai team, while 'Deccan Chronicle' will handle the franchisee for the Hyderabad team of IPL

After bagging the Bangalore team in the auction, an exhilirated United Breweries chief -- Vijay Mallya said:"I got the Bangalore team for 111.6 million. I was an underbidder for the Mumbai team, which went to Mukesh Ambani for 111.9 million. We are going to use it as a platform to promote all our brands. I am very excited."

The auction includes player contracts and the team franchises. A very relieved and happy , M Badale, Winner of Jaipur Team said that a lot of work has to be done. He further added that they would work closely with -- Greg Chappell -- whose role would be of that of an advisor to the 20:20 franchisee.

A clutch of corporates were in the race to own a team with the tournament slated to begin on April 18.

Potential franchisees submitted bids for more than one city-team and also mentioned the state and the total fee they were offering for a franchise for the first ten-year term.

Business houses such as Reliance Industries Limited, the Videocon group, the UB group, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's production house -- Red Chillies, the Hyderabad-based infrastructure major GMR, real estate giant -- DLF, media group -- Deccan Chronicle, fast food chain -- Nirula's -- and London-based betting firm -- William Hill -- had participated in owning a team.

Clearly, it's a great brand equity opportunity for these corporates. The revenue streams for franchises include media rights, IPL sponsorship money, gate receipts, franchise sponsors and uniform merchandising.

The focus clearly is to design the league so as to maximise the value of the team owners.

The base price for owning a team for ten years is US$50 million, but the intense competition and the fact that a large chunk of revenues from IPL's lucrative media deal with Sony Entertainment and WSG will accrue to franchisees, saw much higher bids than the base price.

Bollywood actor Preity Zinta and Joint MD, Bombay Dyeing, Ness Wadia come out of the BCCI office in Mumbai

Twelve cities satisfy the BCCI's eligibility criteria for hosting a franchise, but the IPL is to initially have only eight teams.

What's more, the league is not only to be restricted to India - plans are in the pipeline for an international version of the Premier League.

Actress MUMAITH KHAN Profile

Birth name : Mumaith Khan

Born : September 1
Mumbai, India
Other name(s) Munnu

Mumaith Khan an Indian film actress known for her item numbers. She has acted in nearly 40 movies in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada Languages.

Mumaith's family hailed from Pakistan but moved to India where they settled in the outskirts of Mumbai. Her father is an Indian (Tamil Nadu) and her mother is a Pakistani. She has four sisters and to support her family, she joined a small dance troop for Rupees 1500/- per month. Her sister Zobyn Khan also entered the film industry and has done some cameo appearances in Telugu films.

Turning Point

Mumaith got the opportunity to play an item song in the Hindi Movie Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. and came into the lime light . After that, she became very busy in Bollywood as well as Tollywood and lately Kollywood. She gained more popularity with the item song in telugu film Pokiri (2006 film). In the Tamil film Pokkiri which was the remake of telugu film of the same name, also she danced in an item song. In Dr. Rajasekhar's film Evadaithe Nakenti, she played a police officer's role named F.Myssama. She has acted as heroine in the film ‘Bhookailas’ with Venu Madhav as the hero. She is known for her voluptous physique and her body piercings.

Filmography

Telugu

1. Sawaal (2008) (Cameo)
2. Mangatayaru Tiffin Centre (2008) (Announced)
3. Lakshmi Putrudu (2008) (Cameo)
4. Manchu Kurise Velalo (2008) (Cameo)
5. F.M - Fun and Masthi (2007) (Announced)
6. Maisamma IPS (2007)
7. Bhajantrilu (2007) (Cameo)
8. Veedu maamoolodu kaadu (2007) (Cameo)
9. Don (2007) (Cameo)
10. Sri Mahalakshmi (2007) (Cameo)
11. Bhookailas (2007)
12. Operation Duryodhana (2007)
13. Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule (2007) (Cameo)
14. Yogi (2007) (Cameo)
15. Evadaithe Nakenti (2007)
16. Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw (2006)
17. Saamaanyudu (2006)
18. Pokiri (2006) (Cameo)
19. Chatrapati (2006) (Cameo)
20. 143 (2004) (Cameo)
21. Swamy (Cameo) (Debut Movie in Telugu)

Hindi

1. Big Brother (2007) (Cameo)
2. Fight Club - Members Only (2006) (Cameo)
3. Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (2005)
4. Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... (2005)
5. Chocolate (2005)
6. Lucky: No Time for Love (2005)
7. Dhadkanein (2005)
8. Hulchul (2005)
9. Asambhav (2004)
10. Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003) (Cameo)

Tamil

1. Marudhamalai 2007 (Cameo)
2. Udambu Eppadi Irukku 2007 (Cameo)
3. Madurai Veeran (2007) (Cameo)
4. Lee (2007) (Cameo)
5. Pokkiri (2007) (Cameo)
6. Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006) (Cameo)
7. Thalai Nagaram (2006) (Cameo)

Kannada

1. Orata (2007)(Cameo)

Trivia

* It said that Her Remuneration for Cameo in Tollywood is Rs 15 Lakhs INR[citation needed] now a days.
* Her Remuneration for Mysamma IPS is 35 Lakhs INR[citation needed]

Our BRITNEY SPEARS ......

Thank the stars above ... it would seem that Britney Spears has regained some semblance of sense in the past week or so as it appears that she is finally making good decisions in her life again. The first sign that she regained some of her senses was that she seems to have expunged Adnan Ghalib from her life after allowing him to weasel his way into her inner circle so that he could take advantage of the situation over the past few weeks. The next positive sign is that Britney, on the arm of her pal Sam Lufti, actually showed up to be deposed by her ex-hubby's lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan at his office yesterday morning. And finally, there is new word that Brit Brit has a "plan" to try and comply with the court, on her own terms, so that she may be able to win back some visitation rights with her sons Sean Preston and Jayden James. Could things be on the upswing for our dear Britney?

source:popsugar.com

Tom Cruise plays Nazi Klaus Schenck in an upcoming movie

Cruise compared to Goebbels

Superstar Tom Cruise plays Nazi Klaus Schenck in an upcoming movie, but historian Guido Knopp thinks he resembles Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels.Speaking to a German newspaper, Knopp said that Cruise's taped address talking about Scientology was similar to the speech Goebbels gave in 1943 in which he asked the audience "Do you want total war?"

Knoop said: "It may be the case that Cruise's delivery style is not uncommon in certain religious movements in the US. But for Germans with an interest in history, that scene where he asks whether the Scientologists should 'clean up' the world and everyone shouts 'yes' is inevitably reminiscent of Goebbels' notorious speech," he commented

'Netaji was burnt but alive after plane crash'

THE LEGEND SURVIVES: India celebrates Netaji's 111th birth anniversary on Wednesday.

In what could be deemed as the official take on the controversy surrounding the 'death' of freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose, government documents show that though he was in the ill-fated plane that crashed on August 18, 1945, he survived.

Anuj Dhar had sought papers related to the death of Bose from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs under the Right to Information Act. In reply, Dhar got the report (Exhibit Com 6 B), filed by the Counter Intelligence Corps, GHQ, AFPAC dated Sep 29, 1945.

Counter Intelligence Corps had questioned Habibur Rahman Khan, former deputy chief of the staff and aide de camp to Bose, to find out the truth. Khan was accompanying Bose in the K-21 heavy bomber aircraft on August 18, 1945.

According to Khan, the plane carrying Netaji, after its take off from Taihoku (Taipei) in Formosa (Taiwan), had not gained much altitude when he heard a terrific explosion leaving the plane "vibrating violently".

Khan stated that after the plane crash he noticed his own coat afire. He removed it immediately, and then saw Bose lying by the plane with his clothing on fire, whereupon he went to the aid of Bose and removed his burning clothing.

He added that the seat Bose occupied in the aircraft was beside a petrol tank. At the time of the crash, the tank exploded, spreading the burning fuel on Bose's clothing.

Khan, according to the declassified document, told the investigators that soon vehicles from the airfield came to the crash site and removed all persons to the Japanese Military Hospital (Rikugun Biychin) in Taihoku, where they received medical treatment. It was later determined that Bose received "serious injuries about the head and neck in addition to his severe burns".

Bose recovered sufficiently to carry on a conversation and complained of the pain in his head and asked him to request that the medical authorities check his blood pressure, according to Khan.

Contents of 91 documents have been put in public domain while the home imnistry has declined to do so in respect of over 100 documents.

Bose was born January 23, 1897, and Wednesday is his 111th birth anniversary.

Actor Heath Ledger found dead

Actor Heath Ledger was found dead at his downtown Manhattan residence

Australian-born actor Heath Ledger was found dead on Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in what authorities called a possible drug-related death, the New York Police Department said. He was 28.

A police spokesman said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the apartment that is believed to be his home. The housekeeper went to tell Ledger the masseuse had arrived and found him dead on Tuesday afternoon, Paul Browne said.

The medical examiner's office planned an autopsy on Wednesday, spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said.

A crowd of paparazzi and onlookers began gathering Tuesday evening outside the building, where several police officers guarded the door.

Ledger was an Oscar nominee for his role in Brokeback Mountain , where he met actress Michelle Williams, in 2005. The couple lived in Brooklyn and had a daughter, Matilda, but split up last year.

Ledger played the suicidal son of Billy Bob Thornton in Monster's Ball and had starring roles in A Knight's Tale and The Patriot . He was to appear as the Joker this year in The Dark Knight , a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins .

Ledger grew up in Perth and began doing amateur theatre at age 10. At 16, he moved to Sydney to pursue an acting career, quickly landing TV movie roles and guest spots on Australian television.

After several independent films and a starring role in the short-lived Fox TV series Roar , Ledger moved to Los Angeles at age 19 and co-starred in 10 Things I Hate About You , a teen comedy reworking of The Taming of the Shrew.

Offers for other teen films came his way, but Ledger turned them down, preferring to remain idle than sign on for projects he did not like.

“It wasn't a hard decision for me,'' Ledger told an agency in 2001. “It was hard for everyone else around me to understand. Agents were like, `You're crazy,' my parents were like, `Come on, you have to eat.'''

His latest role was in I'm Not There , in which he played one of the many incarnations of singer Bob Dylan - as did Cate Blanchett, whose performance in that film earned her an Oscar nomination on Tuesday for best supporting actress.

US Democratic presidential candidates

sculpture of US Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards is displayed at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Watch Shipa Shetty's Yoga - Free - Shipa's Yoga DVD

Shilpa Shetty - Introduction (Shilpa's Yoga)

Shilpa Shetty - Stomach Asanas (Shilpa's Yoga)

Shilpa Shetty - Sitting Asanas (Shilpa's Yoga)

Shilpa Shetty - Back Asanas (Shilpa's Yoga)

Shilpa Shetty - Standing Asanas (Shilpa's Yoga)

Shilpa Shetty - Neck And Shoulders Asanas (Shilpa's Yoga)

Doesnt matter if shilpa shetty is not successful as an actress but she is making mega money by her different projects. First she has introduced her Sexy Perfume and now released her YOGA DVD. She is really going high now a days. I have watched this video and loved it.

In the DVD, she reveals her fitness secrets to create a lean and toned body while retaining all the feminine curves.

"Shilpa is the sexiest yogi the world has ever seen!" quips her publicist, Dale Bhagwagar.

"In Shilpa's Yoga, she demonstrates simple techniques against the stunning coastal backdrop of Kerala. She explains how to transform mind, body and soul, with unique ways to build stamina and get revitalised, while discovering inner peace," he adds.

With careful and precise instructions, the DVD demonstrates specific sequences that enhance concentration, agility and flexibility.

The workout aims not only to strengthen and tone, but also to heal. Its designed to help improve posture through a series of calming poses which focus on slow movement and breathing control.

It outlines various benefits of yoga, including stress and tension release, increased energy and vitality, weight loss, improved circulation and digestion, and comes with a free audio-CD of chill out ambient music to help unwind and relax after practicing the yoga techniques.

"Go for it. It might even improve your sex life!" says Bhagwagar.

A Very Pregnant J Lo...

A very pregnant Jennifer Lopez arrived at the Gramercy Park Hotel in NYC with Marc Anthony for her baby shower this weekend. Lopez' Maid in Manhattan producer, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, hosted the event which included guests like Diane Sawyer, Leah Remini and Roberto Cavalli. The initial rumors of twins continued, as the decor was supposedly both pink and blue colored. Jennifer's pregnancy was the worst kept secret but she's keeping us guessing with the twins speculation. Guess we'll know in a few weeks since J Lo is in the final stretch of her pregnancy.

Shakira Says No To Nude Scene...

Co l u m b i a n singer, songwriter and actress SHAKIRA turned down a role in a movie because it involved nudity. The new movie, Love In The Time Of Cholera, has a nude scene, which would require Shakira to strip naked. The 30-year-old singer, who has been nominated for a Golden Globe for her soundtrack for the MIKE NEWELL film, revealed that GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ who wrote the original book, wanted her to do the main role. However, Shakira has turned down the offer because she thinks, doing a nude scene might make her parents angry. “There was nudity involved, so I said no. My parents wouldn’t like it at all. So I said thank you, but no thank you,” a website quoted her saying.

Akshay Kumar: The highest paid actor in India!

Can you believe this? After churning out four hits in a row during 2007, Akshay Kumar is now charging over Rs 20 crore for a film!
Similarly, Akshay hit films during 2007 - the maximum by any actor in Bollywood - include HEYY BABYY, NAMASTE LONDON, BHOOL BHULAIYA and WELCOME. And, according to industry sources, Akshay has hiked his price and signed the next film by Venus Records for a whopping Rs 22 crore.

Although Akshay is far behind Amitabh Bachchan or Shah Rukh Khan as far as status value in the industry, success has not gone to the lad's head and he is neither interested in any competition with Big B or King Khan. On the other hand, sources close to Akshay say that he is inspired by Rajnikanth who has been charging Rs 16 crore per film following the runaway success of 'SHIVAJI - THE BOSS'. And Akki himself says that he is not too interested in past performances, but is working hard to give more hit films this year.

Akshay's consistency in delivering hit films has already earned him the title of 'Hindi Film Hit Machine' in Bollywood circles. If the films Akshay is doing now are any indication, the year ahead will see him doing a lot of action on celluloid. In fact, last year, most of Akki's movies were comedies.

Akshay's next film is Nikhil Advani's big budget adventure flick 'CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA' which depicts a part of the actor's life and is estimated to cost a whopping Rs 100 crore making it one of the most costliest films made so far! We sincerely, hope that the New Year will see Akki rising to greater heights in all regards.

Bollywood Actress Ayesha Takia Profile

Ayesha Takia was born and raised in Mumbai. Her father is a Gujarati and her mother is half British and half Maharashtiran. No wonder then that she grew up speaking English at home.

Modeling since the age of four, Ayesha first appeared in a music video of Phalguni Pathak. Later on, she was noticed in the loaded-with-oomph-video titled ‘Shake It Daddy’. Not only did she garner the public’s attention but also bagged her first film.

Ayesha made her debut in Bollywood with Taarzan: The Wonder Car. She went on to do Socha Na Tha which was a debut vehicle for the Deol lad, Abhay. Both the films didn’t do very well at the box-office.

Later, she did quite a few films and none of them were worth a mention. Then came Dor, a smaller budget film in which she plays the role of a young widowed Rajasthani woman living in a traditional joint family. She went on to win a Zee Cine Critics Award for Best Actress for her performance.

In a poll conducted by Zoom, an Indian TV channel, Ayesha featured as one of the 50 most desirable women of India. This vivacious lady has been dating restaurateur, Farhan Azmi since quite some time, though they have no intenntions of getting married any time soon.

Date of Birth : 10 April 1986
Place of Birth : Bombay, India

Filmography as Artiste

* Yahan Ke Hum Sikander (2008)
* De Taali (2008)
* Sunday (2008)
* Jalsa (2007)
* No Smoking (2007)
* Cash (2007)
* Kya Love Story Hai (2007)
* Salaam-E-Ishq (2007)
* Dor (2006)
* Yun Hota To Kya Hota (2006)
* Shaadi Se Pehle (2006)
* Home Delivery (2005)
* Shaadi No. 1 (2005)
* Socha Na Tha (2005)
* Dil Maange More (2004)
* Taarzan - The Wonder Car (2004)

Hollywood actors John Travolta and Olivia

Hollywood actors John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John share a light moment during a function in Los Angeles.

Gwyneth Paltrow pregnant?

Gwyneth Paltrow's hospital dash was due to pregnancy complications, it has been claimed. The Oscar-winning actress — who had knee surgery last year — was wheeled into New York's Mount Sinai Medical Center on Monday by husband Chris Martin and sources claim she was taken to the hospital's maternity wing Klingenstein Pavilion.

A source told the New York Daily News newspaper: "They looked very serious. She looked upset. They went right past everyone and into the elevator. It seemed like they were expected." Gwyneth, 35 — who has a three-year-old daughter Apple and a one-year-old son Moses with Coldplay singer Chris — has previously revealed she wants a bigger family. She said last year: "I have a dream version where I think maybe in four years I'll have two in a row really quickly. But when everyone's potty-trained and sleeping through the night, are you really going to go back? I'd like to work a bit now.

My husband wants to adopt. So I don't know. I'm sort of open for anything." Gwyneth's representative Stephen Huvane refused to discuss the reason behind the actress' hospital visit, insisting: "She's fine. Talk of pregnancy is guesswork at best. This is a private matter not for public consumption."

Katrina in love with her boss

Katrina Kaif is in love with her boss. And the man in question is certainly not Salman Khan.

Well, hold on your thoughts before they start turning really wild as we are talking about her on-screen love in soon to be released ‘RACE’. An Abbas Mustan thriller, this multi-starrer has Katrina playing the role of a personal assistant who is in love with her boss. However, there is not much known about who really is really her boss (Saif Ali Khan or Akshaye Khanna) since this is the very fact which forms the integral part of the film's plot.

On her end, Katrina reveals that though her character loves her boss, he on the other hand, misunderstands it for her dedication for work and doesn't quite pay much attention for her love.

First thriller of Katrina since the beginning of her career way back in 2003 (‘Boom’), ‘Race’ is a new experience for Katrina who has been seen in back-to-back romantic/comedy hits like ‘Welcome’, ‘Partner’, ‘Namastey London’ and ‘Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya’. Katrina's upcoming films are ‘Singh is Kinng’ and ‘Yuvraaj’.

1 CRORE MALLIKA

Mallika Sherawat had quite a successful 2007 with a hat-trick of box office successes to her name. However, even though 'Guru', 'Aap Ka Surroor - The Moviee' and 'Welcome' were all money spinners, Mallika only had supporting roles or cameo appearances in each of the three films.

While in 'Guru', she gyrated to the tune of chartbuster track 'Maiyya Maiyya', in case of 'Aap Kaa Surroor - The Moviee' there were rumors about her charging a whopping Rs one crore in fees for a short appearance.

In the film, she had an item track 'Mehbooba' in addition to a few scenes as a woman who had much more than just a crush on Himesh Reshammiya.

Even though she was promoted as a vamp in the film, she hardly seemed to be the one as the film progressed.

Meanwhile, the latest release 'Welcome' is her biggest blockbuster of all times. Even as she made an appearance only in the second half of the film, her arrival only made the proceedings livelier.

Her naughty antics with Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor managed to get the house down with her 'Kiya Kiya' song and dance number with the two veterans turning out to be a chartbuster.

Says a source closely associated with the actor, "The year 2007 has gone quite well for Mallika even though she didn't have a lead role to play in any of the three films.

After 'Pyaar Ke Side Effects', her fans have obviously been asking for more. After a consistently good run, in the form of three super hit films, she is all set to enter 2008 with a lot more confidence."

The year 2008 is indeed special for Madame M as she would be seen in at least three high profile projects - 'Ugly And Pagli', 'Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam' and a Tamil film 'Dasavatharam'.

Reveals the source, "'Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam' is all set to remind the audience of the great chemistry that Mallika shared with Rahul Bose in 'Pyaar Ke Side Effects'. The film is a wonderful package.

Not only does it comes from the house of Venus who are looking at making a comeback after the debacle of 'Aap Ki Khatir'; it also has Sanjay Chhel as a director who wrote such superb one liners in 'Partner'.

Actors like Paresh Rawal and Kay Kay Menon in the cast only make this yet another more comedy to watch out for in 2008."

Another comedy which Mallika's fans can expect from her this year is 'Ugly And Pagli'.

A Pritish Nandy Communications' production, the film, as per its producer Rangita Pritish Nandy, is 'Bollywood's quirkiest, kinkiest and funniest romance'.

To be directed by debutant Sachin Khot, the film sees Mallika paired opposite Ranvir Shorey who had a supporting role to play in 'Pyaar Ke Side Effects'. A romantic comedy, the film has music by Anu Malik.

Before the year comes to a close, Mallika would be also seen in her biggest and costliest Indian project ever - 'Dasavatharam' (which stands for 'Ten Incarnations').

She is said to be playing a CIA agent in the film that has Kamal Hassan in the lead with as many as 10 characters to portray.

With three major films up her sleeves that would feature Mallika in different roles as a leading lady, 2008 could well be the year that acts as her calling card!

Pam No Longer Pregnant

TMZ has learned the divorce between Pam Anderson and Rick Salomon has just gotten less complicated, because Anderson is no longer pregnant.

As we first reported, a then-pregnant Anderson filed for divorce last month, but briefly reconciled with Salomon. But then it was on again. And then there were photos last weekend that made it look like a second reconciliation was in the offing.

Now we've learned the divorce is definitely on, and there will be no child support issues to complicate matters.

source:tmz.com

Angelina Jolie having a second biological child

PREGNANT PAUSE

Angelina Jolie is rescheduling her press tour for her upcoming movie Wanted so that she can concentrate on having a second biological child

Angelina Jolie has everything a 32-yearold woman could ask for: a glowing film career, four children and a handsome beau in Brad Pitt. But that’s not enough for the actress — she’s desperate to have a second, biological child. The Tomb Raider star is so set on a child that she has been telling her people to schedule upcoming press tours around her fertility cycle.

A source told America’s OK! magazine, “Angelina’s people have told the studio she won’t be available on some dates to promote her new movie Wanted in June. She is focusing on trying to get pregnant and to hopefully be pregnant around the time of the film’s release.”
Angelina gave birth to her daughter Shiloh in May 2006 in Namibia. The actress also has three adopted children — six-year-old Cambodian son Maddox, four-year-old Vietnamese son Pax and three-year-old Ethiopian daughter Zahara.

Angelina has made no secret of her desire to extend her family, either by getting pregnant again or adopting. She said last year, “Brad and I would like to have more kids. I’ve always wanted a big family, and Brad’s the same. We are enjoying the children together. They are such big personalities, and it’s so exciting to watch them grow up.”

Meanwhile, Jolie and Pitt have raised concerns about their kids’ health after being spotted eating junk food several times. Jolie in the past has been photographed buying hot dogs from a vendor on the street. She also raised a few eyebrows when she let her one-year-old daughter eat potato chips. Nutritionists have not taken too kindly to Brangelina’s love for junk food.

Nutritionist Dr Majid Ali says, “Kids’ taste buds are still developing and if you overload them with sugar, salt and white flour, it can entice the brain chemistry to crave those items instead of vegetables or grains. So it’s important for parents to look for variety and use those other foods for a reward once in a while, but not as a lifestyle.” AGENCIES.

Rakhi Sawant And Her Publicity Stunts

Rakhi Sawant is one actress who always has one way or the other to stay in news. Getting emotional, or exposing too much or blabbering some rubbish………these are some tactics she uses to stay in news.

Everything she does seems so artificial and superficial that you do not know whether to laugh or to cry when she opens her mouth.

Sources reveal that the lady has decided to go unemotional in the New Year. She has decided to sober down in 2008

Well this statement has certainly brought the lady in limelight.

Also, she is in news for lodging a complaint against Star News, accusing them to be cheating the audiences, due to their alleged fake voting pattern.

The channel however, has not taken this allegation seriously.

“From now, Rakhi won’t cry, but will have people cry,” she roars. Watch out guys!!!!!!

action over the “very high” oil prices

US President George W. Bush (left) and Saudi Arabia’s Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, brother of King Abdullah on Tuesday. OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil producer, said that it would increase crude output if such a rise is justified. “We will raise production when the market justifies it, this is our policy,” he said shortly after Bush urged producers to take action over the “very high” oil prices. Really Full Action GEORGE W.BUSH Sir.

SOURCE:MUMbaimirror

Princess Diana’s former butler, Paul Burrell, .......

Diana & Frances Shand Kydd (above) did not speak to her daughter, Princess Diana, after the phone-call fight a month before her death in 1997

Mum called Di a w****
Former butler says Frances Shand Kydd disapproved of beau Dr Hasnat Khan
Princess Diana’s former butler, Paul Burrell, has revealed that her mother had called Diana a “w****” for dating Pakistani heart surgeon, Dr Hasnat Khan.

Burrell gave five hours of evidence on Monday at the inquest into her death in an August 1997 car crash in Paris along with Dodi Fayed, whose father claims there was a plot to kill them to stop her marrying a Muslim.
“She called the princess a w**** and she said that she was messing around with ‘other men’ and she was disgraceful and said some very nasty things,” he told the inquest, referring to Frances Shand Kydd, who died in 2004. He said that it was this telephone conversation that led Diana to cut links with her mother.

Burrell also said that Diana did not consider Fayed as “the one” she should marry and was still yearning for former boyfriend [Khan], whom she had planned to wed. Diana had wanted to marry Pakistani heart surgeon Khan, with whom she split shortly before her brief relationship with Fayed ended in tragedy, Burrell said.
Fayed’s father Mohamed Al Fayed claims they were killed in a British establishment conspiracy. Burrell said on Monday that Diana’s relationship with Fayed was “exciting” for the princess.
Princess Diana’s former butler, Paul Burrell

British pop group Spice Girls

Left to right: Melanie B, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Melanie C, and Victoria Beckham of the British pop group Spice Girls pose for photographers with Italian designer Roberto Cavalli (right) before his Fall/Winter 2008/09 men's collections during Milan Fashion Week.

BRITNEY SPEARS And ADNAN GHALIB, Fight With Paparazzi - pic

In a strange twist of events, Adnan Ghalib, who was once a stalker, has now become the one being stalked, right along with his girlfriend Britney Spears.


Not only is he being stalked, but he’s also being an ass about it, throwing elbows into his former co-workers.

Here’s some video of Britney Spears and Adnan Ghalib in the Macy’s parking lot. Britney freaks out on the paparazzi at about 4:15 in, yelling at them with her British accent.

Britney is to appear in front of the judge today, regarding custody of her children. Let’s just hope Adnan breaks away from his selfish intentions and gets her to the hearing.

Is Britney Spears moving to Pakistan?

What is it about Pakistani men that glamorous women from the West find so irresistible? The latest rumour of pop singer Britney Spears possibly converting to Islam and moving to Pakistan with her companion Adnan Ghalib has set off a debate among women in the country.

The grapevine is abuzz with twice-divorced singer Spear's romance with little known Ghalib, a man of Pakistani origin. Spears, according to Britain's Sun newspaper, wanted to fake her death and embrace Islam and move to Pakistan and start a new life!

Ghalib, 35, who works for a photo agency, is being described as "a gold digger" whom the "lonely" and "vulnerable" Spears cannot do without.

According to media reports, Ghalib's respectable Sunni Muslim family in Birmingham is so horrified by his antics that they have disowned him.

"His parents Ghalib and Saghra are devastated. This week his dad gave him an ultimatum, 'Give up Britney, or you are dead to me,' which Adnan ignored," a friend of Ghalib was quoted as saying.

But much before Spears, there was Jemima Khan, the glamorous daughter of a millionaire who married the much older cricketer Imran Khan against her family's wishes and moved to Pakistan. Their marriage did not last and she was back in London with her two sons in less than a decade.

The romance of Diana, the Princess of Wales, who reportedly found her "Mr Wonderful" in a Pakistani cardiologist in London, is another case in point.

Hasnat Khan decided not to marry his love because of the great cultural divide. Unfortunately, his marriage to a woman of Afghan royalty did not last reportedly because of his Diana connection.

Sehr Naqvi, a homemaker, said, "I think Pakistani men are more committed and, of course, the Pathan genes hold them in good stead. Britney Spears is hardly a good example - well, she could fall for anyone - but we have had Jemima and Diana too falling for Pakistani men."

With the news of Hasnat Khan breaking his silence over his "affair" with Diana, the topic is hot at dinner tables.

"May be he didn't speak about Diana because his own marriage was not working out. We learnt that he has separated from his wife of 18 months just yesterday. But he seems still so much in love with Diana," Naqvi said.

Like Naqvi, many feel Diana and Jemima were good news for Pakistan, but they can do without Spears.

"I can imagine how the orthodox amongst us would react. I can almost see a fatwa against Spears coming," said Shazia, Naqvi's 22-year-old daughter.

Shahida Haq, another homemaker, wondered what is it about Pakistani men that make them so "special" to Western women.

"Look at the way they treat our women. I think they are so chauvinistic and full of themselves. I wonder what these women find attractive in them?”

"May be they should launch their charm offensive on Pakistani women. That's something we women will never complaint against," Haq chuckled.

Salman close to Aishwarya bachan at Tussauds

Former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's former boyfriend Salman Khan who will soon be a waxwork at Madame Tussaud's, London, is just metres away from her.According to Madame Tussaud officials, Salman's figure will be placed in the New Bollywood area.This is the area where three other Bollywood superstars Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan's wax statue are already there.Salman will not be part of the interactive section of the museum like Brad Pitt. Salman has been authorised by the jail authorities to travel to London to unveil his wax statue on January 14.

Deepika Padukone to be paired with Rajnikant

The Chennai-based producers of Robot have narrowed their wish-list for the heroine to be paired with Rajnikant in Robot. Deepika Padukone is their first-choice. it is believed that the producers and director Shankar have sought an appointment for a story narration.

Meanwhile, Deepika, who is holidaying in Australia, is believed to have extended her holiday. According to sources, the producers of Robot are willing to pay her the fee she quotes. But one wonders whether Deepika, all of 22, will be happy about doing a film opposite Rajnikant, all of 58.

Apart from the under production Yash Raj project with Ranbir Kapoor and Bipasha Basu, she is doing Nikhil Advani's Chandni Chowk to China and is believed to be committed to Saif Ali Khan's maiden production venture to be directed by Imtiaz Ali.

Rajnikanth's previous heroines have been Sridevi and Manisha Koirala. For his last blockbuster, Sivaji—The Boss, Aishwarya Rai was offered the part but nothing really came of that.

In the end, it was Shriya Saran who played the romantic lead in the movie, which ran to packed houses even in Mumbai and North India. Rajnikanth, however, is believed to have made his trip to Tirupathi and thanked Lord Balaji after signing Robot.

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