This year's IIFA awards will see sizzling performances by actors Shahid Kapur, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor in Macau.
The 10th edition of the festival will be attended by a host of Bollywood celebrities like Bachchan family, Hrithik Roshan, Kangana Ranaut, Saif Ali Khan and Neil Nitin Mukesh among others.
IIFA will also see Sonam Kapoor performing for the fist time in an award function.
Priyanka and Shahid will perform on the title track of their forthcoming film 'Kameenay' at the awards function on June 13 while Kareena's performance will have Turkish-Arabian feel.
"I feel ecstatic about my show because this is the first awards function which I will perform this year. I have become choosy about why I perform. But IIFA gives me an international standing," Kareena said.
Sabbas Joseph, director of Wizcraft, the event organisers, said, "Lara Dutta will join Ritesh Deshmukh and Boman Irani to host the extravaganza."
May 25, 2009
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Kareena, Shahid, Priyanka to perform at IIFA |
May 21, 2009
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Kites is not about sex & lust: Hrithik Roshan |
Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori are in Cannes to launch their film in front of an international audience. The couple looks delighted by the way their film has shaped up, though are a bit apprehensive about the kissing and love making scene in it.
Barbara in a thick Spanish accent admitted, “When I came to India and saw few Hindi films I realized actors here don’t kiss onscreen. They just come close and hug! I then wondered how will the audience in India accept the film as Hrithik and I have kissed and made love in the film! I told Hrithik about it and he made me feel comfortable about it. I didn’t know him before I signed Kites but I googled and searched him on You Tube. Only when I reached India and saw the massive stardom and fan following he enjoys did I realize how big a star he is.”
Hrithik added, “A lot has been said about the kissing scene in Kites but let me tell you the film is not about sex, lust, passion, animal instincts. It is a beautiful sensual love story. As far the kiss is concerned, I was trying my best to make Barbara comfortable while she in return was trying to do the same.”
The film is slated to release in India in October this year.
Kites Movie Gallery
Barbara in a thick Spanish accent admitted, “When I came to India and saw few Hindi films I realized actors here don’t kiss onscreen. They just come close and hug! I then wondered how will the audience in India accept the film as Hrithik and I have kissed and made love in the film! I told Hrithik about it and he made me feel comfortable about it. I didn’t know him before I signed Kites but I googled and searched him on You Tube. Only when I reached India and saw the massive stardom and fan following he enjoys did I realize how big a star he is.”
Hrithik added, “A lot has been said about the kissing scene in Kites but let me tell you the film is not about sex, lust, passion, animal instincts. It is a beautiful sensual love story. As far the kiss is concerned, I was trying my best to make Barbara comfortable while she in return was trying to do the same.”
The film is slated to release in India in October this year.
Kites Movie Gallery
May 19, 2009
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Loreal ‘rubbishes’ Sonam-Ash war! |
Loreal has certainly played safe post the controversy surrounding Sonam Kapoor’s canned visit to Cannes. The cosmetic giant has blamed the media saying Sonam’s certain comments were presented out of context and thus were misconstrued. One of the spokesperson on condition of anonymity revealed, “Right from the beginning it was clarified that Sonam will be the face of Loreal in India while Ash will be the international face. So there is no chance of Ash wanting Sonam to get out of the picture! Also Sonam was invited to Cannes initially but due to few of her statements which got mis-construed the company decided to not let her go as it could have escalated the matter. Ash-Sonam war is rubbish and the company is in fact looking forward to sending Sonam to Europe in near future to represent the brand.”
The May 16 th press release of Loreal, reads -
”We do not want to take part in or encourage any controversy involving our spokespeople. There were adverse reports in certain sections of media after some comments by Sonam Kapoor, which were presented out of context.
Following this, in order to avoid further escalation, we have advised Sonam not to go to Cannes as was planned earlier, bearing in mind that there would be more interesting opportunities for future appearances in Europe for her. L'Oreal is extremely mindful of protecting the image of its spokespeople, in the same way as it expects them to respect its own image. L'Oreal celebrates its 100th year of beauty this June and prides itself in the beauty and diversity of its spokespeople worldwide."
We wonder what Ash has to say on this....
The May 16 th press release of Loreal, reads -
”We do not want to take part in or encourage any controversy involving our spokespeople. There were adverse reports in certain sections of media after some comments by Sonam Kapoor, which were presented out of context.
Following this, in order to avoid further escalation, we have advised Sonam not to go to Cannes as was planned earlier, bearing in mind that there would be more interesting opportunities for future appearances in Europe for her. L'Oreal is extremely mindful of protecting the image of its spokespeople, in the same way as it expects them to respect its own image. L'Oreal celebrates its 100th year of beauty this June and prides itself in the beauty and diversity of its spokespeople worldwide."
We wonder what Ash has to say on this....
May 16, 2009
May 12, 2009
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Donald Trump Rules: Carrie Prejean Will Keep Her Crown |
Beauty queens are in the eye of the beholder. And for Donald Trump, Carrie Prejean will always be a beauty queen.
Trump, the owner of the Miss Universe Organization and thus decider of Miss California's fate, resolved today to let the scandal-scarred and contract-violating titleholder keep her crown, over yesterday's urgings of Golden State pageant officials.
"Carrie will remain Miss California," the Donald announced at a press conference this morning, adding that "we are in the 21st century."
"We've really studied these photos," he said. "We've made a determination that everything we've seen to date that she's done—some were very beautiful, some were risqué—the pictures taken were acceptable, were fine, and in some cases were lovely pictures."
The aesthetic argument is one Trump returned to several times over the course of explaining his decision.
"If Carrie weren't so beautiful, this never would have come up," he said. "Carrie is totally beautiful. And her answer, because of that, took on more importance. Unfortunately, that's the way the press works. You should be ashamed of yourselves."
As for Prejean, she took time out to give thanks to her own holy trinity: Trump and Miss California officials, her fans, and—no acceptance speech is complete without him—God.
"I would like to thank the thousands of Americans who have sent letters, sent emails, messages...I cannot count the number of fan mail I have received in the past three weeks of people expressing their support to me," she said, choking back tears. "They have confided in me that they have found hope and inspiration in my story.
"Most importantly, I would like to thank God for trusting me with this large task and giving me the strength to stand by my beliefs."
And while she dismissed the recent spate of leaked topless photos as one-off poses, Photoshopped snaps and otherwise unknowing outtakes from a surf magazine shoot, she did spend some time explaining the other alleged violation of her Miss California contract—lobbying against same-sex marriages.
"Being at the center of a media firestorm is not something I had planned or signed up for," she said. "Let me be clear, I am not an activist, nor do I have a personal agenda.
"I was thrown into this firestorm from the time I was asked the question on stage…The president of the United States, the secretary of state, and many Americans agree with me," she said.
And while she went on to admit that she has "become an advocate of not redefining marriage," she will continue to do so without ties to any particular organization.
"I am not working for the National Organization for Marriage. I spent about an hour with them," she said.
"I am not going to be speaking out against same-sex marriage. I'm going to resume my duties as Miss California, but also stay true to my personal beliefs. We will see how we will balance the two.
"I want to reaffirm my commitment to Miss California USA."
Part of how Prejean will now do that is by incorporating her hard-learned lessons in "civility, respect and tolerance" into her state duties.
"Not everyone may like me or agree with me, but I hope at the end of the day, everyone will respect my rights as I respect theirs."
"It has been a long journey for me, as you all know, but through all this I stand before you today a stronger woman than I was yesterday and I am proud of that."
She also stands today as a beauty queen who once again has the support of the Miss California organization behind her.
While pageant codirectors Shanna Moakler and Keith Lewis yesterday all but replaced Prejean in her duties as Miss California, they appeared alongside her at today's press conference forming a united front.
"I think Carrie's excited to get back to being Miss California USA and we're excited to have her," Lewis said.
"They were having some miscommunication with Carrie, and I use the term 'miscommunication' somewhat loosely," Trump said. "The communication problem, I believe, is totally solved.
"They are really getting along very well. They've been meeting for hours in my office and I really think that they developed a relationship they didn't have before."
Just yesterday, Miss California pageant officials crowned a replacement-in-waiting, Miss California runner-up Tami Farrell, whom they also announced as the ambassador for the new Beauty of California initiative.
Lewis and Moakler also let slip that they had strongly recommended that Trump give Prejean the old heave-ho from her pageant post, mostly due to her failure to disclose her racy shots.
For her part, Prejean shrugged off the scandal, saying the most recent spate of photos were taken by a professional photographer between shots on a windy day, and blamed unexpected gusts—and an ethically-challenged cameraman—on her unwitting exposure.
Trump has a history of being forgiving of misbehaving beauty queens. Back in 2006, he gave Miss USA Tara Conner a second chance after she admitted to drinking, drug use and other behavior unbecoming a pageant winner, and sent her to rehab.
"In a way this is a bigger issue," he said. "Tara had serious alcohol and drug problems, and I'm very proud of her. We gave her a second chance...She's doing fantastic.
"That was a personal problem that she had, this is a very big issue. This is an issue that probably will be debated for a long time."
Though it's a debate that, for once, won't be started by Trump himself.
After opening the press conference up to questions from the press, the mogul was inevitably asked what his response would have been on the now infamous pageant question.
"It's not up to me," he said, expertly sidestepping the query. "It's a very, very, big issue and it's an issue that has two sides and I understand both sides very well."
And as for the question's equally infamous asker?
"I'd love to have him back," Trump said. "Look, I know Perez Hilton. He's doing his thing, I'm doing my thing, we're all doing our things."
As it stands, Prejean will be doing her thing as Miss California until November, when the next state winner will be crowned.
Trump, the owner of the Miss Universe Organization and thus decider of Miss California's fate, resolved today to let the scandal-scarred and contract-violating titleholder keep her crown, over yesterday's urgings of Golden State pageant officials.
"Carrie will remain Miss California," the Donald announced at a press conference this morning, adding that "we are in the 21st century."
"We've really studied these photos," he said. "We've made a determination that everything we've seen to date that she's done—some were very beautiful, some were risqué—the pictures taken were acceptable, were fine, and in some cases were lovely pictures."
The aesthetic argument is one Trump returned to several times over the course of explaining his decision.
"If Carrie weren't so beautiful, this never would have come up," he said. "Carrie is totally beautiful. And her answer, because of that, took on more importance. Unfortunately, that's the way the press works. You should be ashamed of yourselves."
As for Prejean, she took time out to give thanks to her own holy trinity: Trump and Miss California officials, her fans, and—no acceptance speech is complete without him—God.
"I would like to thank the thousands of Americans who have sent letters, sent emails, messages...I cannot count the number of fan mail I have received in the past three weeks of people expressing their support to me," she said, choking back tears. "They have confided in me that they have found hope and inspiration in my story.
"Most importantly, I would like to thank God for trusting me with this large task and giving me the strength to stand by my beliefs."
And while she dismissed the recent spate of leaked topless photos as one-off poses, Photoshopped snaps and otherwise unknowing outtakes from a surf magazine shoot, she did spend some time explaining the other alleged violation of her Miss California contract—lobbying against same-sex marriages.
"Being at the center of a media firestorm is not something I had planned or signed up for," she said. "Let me be clear, I am not an activist, nor do I have a personal agenda.
"I was thrown into this firestorm from the time I was asked the question on stage…The president of the United States, the secretary of state, and many Americans agree with me," she said.
And while she went on to admit that she has "become an advocate of not redefining marriage," she will continue to do so without ties to any particular organization.
"I am not working for the National Organization for Marriage. I spent about an hour with them," she said.
"I am not going to be speaking out against same-sex marriage. I'm going to resume my duties as Miss California, but also stay true to my personal beliefs. We will see how we will balance the two.
"I want to reaffirm my commitment to Miss California USA."
Part of how Prejean will now do that is by incorporating her hard-learned lessons in "civility, respect and tolerance" into her state duties.
"Not everyone may like me or agree with me, but I hope at the end of the day, everyone will respect my rights as I respect theirs."
"It has been a long journey for me, as you all know, but through all this I stand before you today a stronger woman than I was yesterday and I am proud of that."
She also stands today as a beauty queen who once again has the support of the Miss California organization behind her.
While pageant codirectors Shanna Moakler and Keith Lewis yesterday all but replaced Prejean in her duties as Miss California, they appeared alongside her at today's press conference forming a united front.
"I think Carrie's excited to get back to being Miss California USA and we're excited to have her," Lewis said.
"They were having some miscommunication with Carrie, and I use the term 'miscommunication' somewhat loosely," Trump said. "The communication problem, I believe, is totally solved.
"They are really getting along very well. They've been meeting for hours in my office and I really think that they developed a relationship they didn't have before."
Just yesterday, Miss California pageant officials crowned a replacement-in-waiting, Miss California runner-up Tami Farrell, whom they also announced as the ambassador for the new Beauty of California initiative.
Lewis and Moakler also let slip that they had strongly recommended that Trump give Prejean the old heave-ho from her pageant post, mostly due to her failure to disclose her racy shots.
For her part, Prejean shrugged off the scandal, saying the most recent spate of photos were taken by a professional photographer between shots on a windy day, and blamed unexpected gusts—and an ethically-challenged cameraman—on her unwitting exposure.
Trump has a history of being forgiving of misbehaving beauty queens. Back in 2006, he gave Miss USA Tara Conner a second chance after she admitted to drinking, drug use and other behavior unbecoming a pageant winner, and sent her to rehab.
"In a way this is a bigger issue," he said. "Tara had serious alcohol and drug problems, and I'm very proud of her. We gave her a second chance...She's doing fantastic.
"That was a personal problem that she had, this is a very big issue. This is an issue that probably will be debated for a long time."
Though it's a debate that, for once, won't be started by Trump himself.
After opening the press conference up to questions from the press, the mogul was inevitably asked what his response would have been on the now infamous pageant question.
"It's not up to me," he said, expertly sidestepping the query. "It's a very, very, big issue and it's an issue that has two sides and I understand both sides very well."
And as for the question's equally infamous asker?
"I'd love to have him back," Trump said. "Look, I know Perez Hilton. He's doing his thing, I'm doing my thing, we're all doing our things."
As it stands, Prejean will be doing her thing as Miss California until November, when the next state winner will be crowned.
May 2, 2009
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Priyanka's party stopped, DJ fined for loud music |
The police broke up a party at actor Priyanka Chopra's Versova residence early on Friday after a complaint was lodged against loud music
being played there.
The DJ, Raja Basir, was fined Rs 5,000 for violating anti-noise pollution norms.
Following a complaint, an alert was sent to the Versova police, who went to the actor's
house and asked her to stop the music. DJ Basir was taken to the police station, but was released after he paid a fine of Rs 5,000. No complaint was lodged against Priyanka.
Senior inspector Suresh Nalavade said: "When we went to the actor's house, the music was so loud, we had to take action.''
being played there.
The DJ, Raja Basir, was fined Rs 5,000 for violating anti-noise pollution norms.
Following a complaint, an alert was sent to the Versova police, who went to the actor's
house and asked her to stop the music. DJ Basir was taken to the police station, but was released after he paid a fine of Rs 5,000. No complaint was lodged against Priyanka.
Senior inspector Suresh Nalavade said: "When we went to the actor's house, the music was so loud, we had to take action.''
May 1, 2009
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Shahid and Kareena in Connection |
Shahid, leave me alone: Kareena
An infuriated Kareena Kapoor suspects foul play as her name is constantly being used for Shahid's publicity
The Kareena-Shahid relationship went kaput years ago but that hasnt stopped people from linking the two, even when its unnecessary. As a result, there has been a growing feeling among family and well-wishers of Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor that their names keep recurring in connection with Shahid Kapur much too often for it to be a mere coincidence. The couple, shooting a gruelling song sequence in New York , has now begun to wonder why their names, especially Kareenas , should figure so prominently in write-ups and television stories on Shahid. Could the fact that his next release is around the corner have something to do with it A close friend of Saif-Kareena said, Kareena has been quietly watching the tamaasha unfold. Lately, almost every time Shahids name cropped up she too was mentioned , and not in a positive manner. To portray her as the restless woman who jilted Shahid for Saif is so unfair . Only Kareena and Shahid know what really happened to tear them apart.
The day Kareena opens her mouth, Shahids image of injured innocence will collapse in a heap. But Kareena is not one to wash dirty linen in public. She wishes Shahid well and would like nothing better than for both of them to move on. Kareena has moved on but the same cannot be said about Shahid. The strangest part, according to the couples friend, is the aggressive attitude the usually calm and restrained Shahid has towards Saif. The source said, Recent reports on Shahid insinuate that he has done better in Vishal Bhardwajs Kaminey than Saif did in the directors Omkara. Where do these comparisons come from
Commenting on whether there is a pattern to these recurring references to Saif and Kareena in connection with Shahid, Saif said, Normally, I wouldnt go by any conspiracy theory. But this does seem a little too much. Why are Kareena and I dragged into other peoples lives If someone talks about Kaminey, then Im forced to say the role was first offered to me. But do we have to resort to this silly game of oneupmanship Were all mature adults here and we should behave accordingly.
Kareena, who has so far maintained a discreet silence on the topic of Shahids constant fascination with anything to do with her, was aghast when a television channel on Wednesday night did a detailed hour-long report on how Kareena was trying to get Shahids current love Priyanka Chopra out of his life. Barely able to control her annoyance any longer, Kareena said, Why am I being dragged into all this I dont like my name to come up in connection with other peoples lives. Ive moved on and I wish Shahid Kapur would also do so. Beyond that I dont wish to say anything. Nothing can separate Saif and me. Certainly not these silly attempts to drag me back to a past Ive left behind. Please leave us alone. Despite repeated attempts, Shahid remained unavailable for comment.
The Kareena-Shahid relationship went kaput years ago but that hasnt stopped people from linking the two, even when its unnecessary. As a result, there has been a growing feeling among family and well-wishers of Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor that their names keep recurring in connection with Shahid Kapur much too often for it to be a mere coincidence. The couple, shooting a gruelling song sequence in New York , has now begun to wonder why their names, especially Kareenas , should figure so prominently in write-ups and television stories on Shahid. Could the fact that his next release is around the corner have something to do with it A close friend of Saif-Kareena said, Kareena has been quietly watching the tamaasha unfold. Lately, almost every time Shahids name cropped up she too was mentioned , and not in a positive manner. To portray her as the restless woman who jilted Shahid for Saif is so unfair . Only Kareena and Shahid know what really happened to tear them apart.
The day Kareena opens her mouth, Shahids image of injured innocence will collapse in a heap. But Kareena is not one to wash dirty linen in public. She wishes Shahid well and would like nothing better than for both of them to move on. Kareena has moved on but the same cannot be said about Shahid. The strangest part, according to the couples friend, is the aggressive attitude the usually calm and restrained Shahid has towards Saif. The source said, Recent reports on Shahid insinuate that he has done better in Vishal Bhardwajs Kaminey than Saif did in the directors Omkara. Where do these comparisons come from
Commenting on whether there is a pattern to these recurring references to Saif and Kareena in connection with Shahid, Saif said, Normally, I wouldnt go by any conspiracy theory. But this does seem a little too much. Why are Kareena and I dragged into other peoples lives If someone talks about Kaminey, then Im forced to say the role was first offered to me. But do we have to resort to this silly game of oneupmanship Were all mature adults here and we should behave accordingly.
Kareena, who has so far maintained a discreet silence on the topic of Shahids constant fascination with anything to do with her, was aghast when a television channel on Wednesday night did a detailed hour-long report on how Kareena was trying to get Shahids current love Priyanka Chopra out of his life. Barely able to control her annoyance any longer, Kareena said, Why am I being dragged into all this I dont like my name to come up in connection with other peoples lives. Ive moved on and I wish Shahid Kapur would also do so. Beyond that I dont wish to say anything. Nothing can separate Saif and me. Certainly not these silly attempts to drag me back to a past Ive left behind. Please leave us alone. Despite repeated attempts, Shahid remained unavailable for comment.
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Saif happy to see Kareena in bikini |
Saif Ali Khan has no problem about his beau wearing revealing clothes, instead, he takes it as a pride to compliment her sexy move. It was actually Saif who insisted Bebo to get into bikini in ‘Tashan’.
Now that she has again put into two pieces in ‘Kambaqht Ishq’, Saif feels delighted. A unit member of the film claims, “Saif came to Los Angeles, when Kareena was to shoot with Sylvester Stallone and Denise Richards. She was sexily dressed and Saif didn’t seem to mind. Instead he came on the sets and whistled whenever he saw her.
He also told co-star Akshay Kumar and Sajid Nadiadwala ‘What to do? I really feel like whistling everytime I see her’.” After being tagged as the ‘Choti Begum’, Kareena has become very conscious about her dress-up. She has decided to stick to saree in most of the occasion and walk upon the prestigious position that the Nawab family has given her.
Now that she has again put into two pieces in ‘Kambaqht Ishq’, Saif feels delighted. A unit member of the film claims, “Saif came to Los Angeles, when Kareena was to shoot with Sylvester Stallone and Denise Richards. She was sexily dressed and Saif didn’t seem to mind. Instead he came on the sets and whistled whenever he saw her.
He also told co-star Akshay Kumar and Sajid Nadiadwala ‘What to do? I really feel like whistling everytime I see her’.” After being tagged as the ‘Choti Begum’, Kareena has become very conscious about her dress-up. She has decided to stick to saree in most of the occasion and walk upon the prestigious position that the Nawab family has given her.
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