ashion Face-Off: Blake Lively vs. Beyonce

Blake Lively vs. Beyonce. Gossip Girl vs. Sasha Fierce. It's a fashion face-off for the ages ... or at least a Tuesday morning in March. But a hot morning now!

The Gossip Girl cast member got a leg up a lacey Dolce & Gabbana dress at a recent premiere, while Beyonce took the same one to the stage just last week.

Nope, she's not pregnant. Beyonce, that is. Neither is Blake, but she wasn't the subject of such rumors for the past week and a half. Nope, no baby bump.

Anyway, who looked more fantastic in the frock? Vote below!

This dress is totally hotter on ...

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Carrie Prejean Sued For Stiffing PR Firm

It seems like a year ago that Carrie Prejean found herself in hot water for comments she made regarding her opposition to gay marriage at the Miss USA pageant.

That's because it was a year ago, and what a year it's been for the hypocrite since, getting engaged to Kyle Boller and stripped of clothes and a Miss California title.

As much as we'd like to forget Carrie Prejean even exists, not everyone is willing to. Particularly not the PR firm that would like to get paid for services rendered.

One of the tamer Carrie Prejean pictures out there.

Prejean hired A. Larry Ross Communications, which billed over $64,000, last year to help with image and public relations consulting after her gay marriage mess.

She has yet to pay the bill.

Consequently, the PR firm has filed suit against the painful Prejean looking for their money. We'd love to say there's no way she could talk her way out of this, but this is Carrie Prejean. Consider who you're dealing with for a moment:

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Hot Priyanka Chopra to visit Brazil for the shooting of Fear Factor

Priyanka Chopra would be shooting in Brazil for Fear Factor. She has never visited that part of the world. And she’s all set to leave in July.

Says Priyanka excitedly, “I’m looking forward to shooting the show there. I haven’t seen Brazil. So July onwards I’m going to be basking in Brazilian territory.”

Says Priyanka, “I was getting a lot of television offers for the last couple of years. But the amount of time that those shows required didn’t suit me. Besides nothing excited me. Fear Factor is one of my favourite shows . And it goes with my personality. I’m sporty and spontaneous. The channel didn’t have to convince me much. The pay-cheque? Ah,let’s say it’s the cherry on the icing.”

Priyanka says she will be more than up to cracking what’s seen to be a male domain. “Just because I’m a girl it shouldn’t be presumed that I can’t enter the boys’ territory. I’d do the stunts better than the boys.And cricketers are people I’m very cool with. Not that I know the cricket world that well.It will be great getting to know them.”

Priyanka has her own stunts planned for Fear Factor. “All I can tell you is that the stunts this year are going to be bigger and scarier than they were on the show last year. Now we’ve male contestants instead of female and I’ve to match up to them.”

Priyanka has just returned from two months in the US shooting for Anjaana Anjaani. “It was great shooting with Ranbir. It was a fun film. I enjoyed that space after doing soul-sapping parts. We’ve captured the US like never before.”

Priyanka shoots down rumours regarding Ranbir and she. “I don’t want to react to link ups. When there’s something I’ll react to, I will. Ranbir and I got along very well. He’s good actor and a lovely person.”

Co-stars are not Priyanka’s top priority. “It has to be the part that excites me. That’s most important. Then the set-up and finally the co-actor. So far I’ve been lucky. The parts that are coming to me are wonderful. It’s very difficult for me to pick and choose from the ones offered. I’m really grateful to directors who see me as capable of carrying off these parts.”

Talking on her passion for tweeting Priyanka says, “I write directly to people.Not just about my films, but also about my thoughts and feelings. People like that. I get great opinions on me as an actor and a person. Otherwise actors end up only having sycophants around them . I like having people around me who keep me grounded.”

In San Francisco Priyanka visited the Twitter headquarters. “They invited me. I was very excited to go. They were all open to ideas and exchange of thoughts. It was a nice interactive session . Am I looking at extending myself beyond acting? Well I’m an actor right now. I don’t plan too much ahead. Whenever I do, God makes other, better plans for me. I do have facets to my personality that I’m discovering all the time. For me even getting to know the actor in me was a learning experience. I got to learn on the job .I’ve fallen hurt myself got up battered and bruised and moved on.”

Priyanka is also looking forward to the stunts in Don 2. “But they won’t be an extension of my stunts on Fear Factor. Fear Factor will be ME . For the first time people will see the real me.The real personality coming through.And that’s what I fear in Fear Factor.Not the stunts. I’ve always done outdoor stunts whether it’s bungee jumping or mountain climbing. I’ve an affinity to danger.”

As for Saat Khoon Maaf Priyanka says, “I accepted it for Vishal Bhardawaj. It’s a role of a lifetime. And he has the confidence in me.I just plan to walk through the role in Vishal Sir’s feet. And I’ve seven different looks for the role. The people who did the makeup in The Pirates Of The Caribbean are coming down formy looks.Yes I’ve already worked out a different looks for each segment.”

Priyanka is satisfied with her career. “I work very hard and then I leave it to God. When I went up to the President to get my National award I was choked with emotions. It was such an overwhelming experience when I was told I was one of the youngest to win in the adult category. I cried when I walked off the stage. I’m glad the jury could see my performance in Fashion in spite of the glamour and gave me the award out of all the wonderful performances during the year.

Priyanka’s father released his devotional album on Saturday. “We collaborated on his shabd kirtan album with a save-the-girlchild campaign . The girl-child is a very important issue for me.”

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Arshad and I didn’t want anything gimmicky for HTAG promotion” – Dia Mirza

Over the last few weeks, there have been number horror/thriller flicks that have hit the screens. After movies like ‘Click’, ‘Rokkk’, ‘Hide & Seek’ and ‘Shaapit’, one wonders whether ‘Hum Tum Aur Ghost’ may also be yet another horror flick, especially with the word ‘Ghost’ in the title. Isn’t that a worrying factor for the leading lady Dia Mirza?

“Not at all”, promptly says Dia, “See, it’s the first visual of the film that tells you everything. Forget the promo, I am just talking about a simple still or a standee here. Hats off to people who have designed the look because it has created just the right impact. In fact do you know that we didn’t even do any special photo shoot campaign for any of the posters or standees? We primarily used stills from the film.”

Why was that so?

“I guess this was a very wise decision made by Arshad. He said that an additional photo shoot wouldn’t have made the kind of impact as the real moments from the film would. He wanted the candid moments from the film to go on the billboards so that people relate to that better. They pretty much give you the real essence of the film. When you see that image, it brings to fore an intrinsic warmth factor. Arshad was sure about the fact that he didn’t want anything to look contrived”, details Dia.

May actors may have wanted their films to be backed by a specially designed promotional campaign. Did Dia consent immediately due to a great comfort on the personal level that she shares with Arshad?

“See, our association has been very straight forward”, agrees Dia, “We talk what we believe in and don’t hesitate in sharing that with each other. Like for example, he may not have gone out of the way to create a mad hysteria for the film by means of marketing. But that’s because there is nothing that should be done as a gimmick to promote your film. Both he and I are true believer in the saying that if a story is sincere and if it is narrated sincerely, then everything just falls in.”

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Salman Khan is interested in working with Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone debuted with SRK starrer ‘Om Shanti Om’ which was in a sort of proxy war with Salman Khan’s ‘Saawariya’ at the time of its release. As such, there was not much interaction between Sallu Bhai and Deepika. However, time and again, it was said that both the actors had expressed their desire to work with each other. Deepika had once said to BT, “Salman is one actor I’m looking forward to doing a film with.”

Now that gossip columns are going red with the rumors of Ranbir Kapoor seeing Salman’s girl Katrina Kaif, Salman seems to be more eager than ever to work with Ranbir’s ex-flame Deepika Padukone. Trade sources say that director Anees Bazmee will cast the two as the leading pair in his next project. Where Deepika said that she is unaware of these reports, sources close to Salman say that this is a definite and immediate possibility because “Bhai wants to do a movie with Deepika.”

Whether the two will get an opportunity to display sparking on-screen chemistry, only time will tell.

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Lindsay Lohan is Going to Die

If you had Lindsay Lohan in your celebrity death pool for 2010, the people close to her think it might have been a smart wager ... not that they want you to win.

Sources connected to the train wreck believe that she desperately needs to get help, but she refuses to listen. As one extremely close professional person put it:

"If she doesn't get help soon, she's going to die."

People trying to help Lindsay over the last year both professionally and personally feel something terrible will happen unless the celeb immediately gets help.

She promised mayhem in 2010 and is delivering. But will she even be around to see 2011? The way things have been going lately, we'd say 70-30 at best ...

Down goes Lindsay ... in every way. [Photo: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com]

Help for substance abuse, that is. We are not talking about Michael or Dina Lohan, either. Lord knows those two losers are only interested in their own agendas.

These ominous warnings come from people who care and have seriously, albeit quietly tried to convince Lindsay to go to rehab. So far, they haven't succeeded.

In typical fashion, Lindsay Lohan has reportedly been making excuses for her erratic behavior and though she admits she has issues, refuses to do $h!t about it.

After falling after leaving a party (above), she Tweeted, "Only I would get pushed into a large, sharp plant by crazy paparazzi! I need to start wearing flats :/"

And laying off the crack.

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Promotion of the Movie “Paathshala”

Shahid Kapoor and Ayesha Takia at the Promotion of the Movie “Paathshala” and Unveils Special Trophies for IPL Teams, Bhavans School Andheri, Mumbai, 27th March, 2010.

Click on the thumbnail images to view the full scale images of this event:

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Salman Khan’s Torso Tanning Technique

First it was Ranbir Kapoor who had his torso/abs contoured and hand-painted during Saawariya, by his ever-helpful co-star Salman Khan.

Now it is Sonu Sood who got the same personal attention from Salman. While shooting the tricky bare-bodied climactic combat scene in Wai for Dabangg, Salman personally supervised his screen-adversary Sonu Sood’s torso tanning.

Says Sonu, “Everyone knows when two guys do an action scene, especially if they’re bare-chested, they work out harder before the sequence to make sure each one’s body is in the best shape.”

Salman has not only exercised rigorously for the climactic fight, he has also made sure Sonu Sood looks his best on camera.

Says Sonu, “We’ve been shooting the hand-to-hand combat for a fortnight . Every day Salman has been making sure I’m as comfortable with the action director S Vijayan’s instruction as he is.”

Salman went many steps further by giving Sonu Sood a lotion to highlight his torso muscles.

Says Sonu, “We’ve been shooting in the heat on a set depicting a warehouse. Our fight is a free-for-all. We first combat with fists and then any weapon, instrument, hard object we can lay our hands on. It’s the most dangerous fight Salman and I have done. Salman made sure I was comfortable and as protected and safe as possible.”

He further adds, “It’s a suntan lotion which makes the abs glisten on camera so that your muscles look more contoured. Salman told me to apply it and my body looks better on camera than ever before.”

Interestingly Salman had offered the same magic lotion to Ranbir Kapoor when the debutant shot the Jab Se Tere Naina number in a towel for Saawariya. In fact Salman was not even required for the Saawariya song. He had nonetheless come on the sets and personally painted Ranbir’s torso with the lotion before the song was shot.

That explains Ranbir’s contoured torso muscles in the towel song when in fact he has a wiry physique.

Says Sonu Sood, “Unlike Ranbir who was in a towel the audience will see me and Salman like two rustic Biharis in Pyjama-kurtas. Salman plays a cop who thinks he’s the unchallenged law of the region. I challenge him to a fight. We both slip off our kurtas and fight in full public view. As the fight gets more vicious the crowds are scared away. Only me and Salman are left, fighting.It’s the most realistic climactic fight we’ve ever shot.”

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Kareena Kapoor is new Brand Ambassador of Sony Ericsson

Living up to its brand promise of make. believe, Sony Ericsson today set off fireworks as its exciting new portfolio of phones was unveiled by Kareena Kapoor – its newly appointed brand ambassador for the region. Taking Sony Ericsson’s entertainment heritage to new heights, the phones – including the much awaited XPERIA™ X10, XPERIA™ X10 mini, XPERIA™ X10 mini pro, Vivaz™, and Vivaz™ pro – combine rich graphics with intelligence capabilities.

Further building up the excitement quotient, Sony Ericsson also announced the roll out of an impelling marketing campaign with a barrage of new elements, including its association with the extremely talented and beautiful Kareena Kapoor. Another interesting aspect of the company’s upcoming campaign will be the greater emphasis on digital and social networks marketing, which is in synergy with what today’s evolving consumer wants.

Speaking on the launch of the new phones, Hirokazu Ishizuka, Corporate Vice President & Head of Asia Pacific region, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication said, “As a brand, we have evolved. The proliferation of social and digital media is changing the consumer experience with mobile phones and the new portfolio we present today really takes communication entertainment to the next level.”

“Being one of the most widely-followed youth-icons, Kareena matches the level of energy, vibrancy, passion and fun associated with Sony Ericsson, and thereby elevates the aspiration value of the brand. We are also extremely excited about re-energizing the digital space with Kareena, as we debut her social networking that will allow her to engage with the rapidly growing digitally-evolved fan-base over various social networking platforms,” he added.

Speaking on her association with Sony Ericsson, Kareena Kapoor said, “I am very happy to be associated with Sony Ericsson. Having experienced the new phone – the XPERIA X10, I believe that Sony Ericsson truly represents the fusion of communication and entertainment in mobile device. I love my new feature rich Sony Ericsson XPERIA™ X10 that allows me to easily keep in touch with my family and friends, while keeping myself entertained on the go.”

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Priyanka Chopra turned down a Hollywood offer for Bollywood

Priyanka Chopra may be a determined actress but she values where she started out from. Even though most Bollywood actresses would never give up on an opportunity to act in a Hollywood film, Priyanka turned down a Hollywood offer for Bollywood.

She was offered the chance to play an important role in the Hollywood film, Dawn of War. But she refused to do the role, simply because she chose to do Vishal Bhardwaj’s film, Saat Khoon Maaf.

According to sources, the dates of Saat Khoon Maaf and Dawn of War were both around the same time and Priyanka would have to allot the early April dates to either film.

She tried to work it out however she had no choice but to choose just one out of the two films. She immediately chose Saat Khoon Maaf over Dawn of War. She had been given a script of the Hollywood film while she was shooting for Siddharth Anand’s Anjaana Anjaani in the United States. So contrary to popular belief, she didn’t turn the film down because she didn’t like the script.

Director Tarsem Singh signed on Freida Pinto after Priyanka turned the film down. Freida will be starring opposite British actor Henry Cavill. At present, Priyanka is shooting in Gulmarg and Srinagar for Saat Khoon Maaf.

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Vidya Balan and Rani Mukerji had to Shoot in different parts of old Delhi’s Crowded Areas

Vidya Balan and Rani Mukerji had to shoot in old Delhi’s crowded areas for No One Killed Jessica. But how could that possibly happen without a mob surrounding them when Rani and Vidya are both such popular names?

Director of the film, Rajkumar Gupta, who earlier made the Rajeev Khandelwal starrer Aamir, wanted to shoot the film on real lanes with hidden cameras. He wanted to shoot Vidya and Rani as part of the crowd to give an authentic feel to the film.

He did the same thing with Rajeev while shooting for Aamir in Mumbai. The candid shots with hidden cameras give a better look to the scene. He hadn’t realized the security risk he was undertaking when he asked Rani and Vidya to do it the same way.

He wanted to shoot in jam-packed lanes where vans wouldn’t be able to reach and not usual areas like Chandni Chowk. But he was suddenly very unsure of his plan when they reached the location in a van. He reveals that he was only able to do the shoot only because they assured him. The two actresses got into the crowd and shot for a while until people began to recognize them. Before the problem got out of hand, they would rush into the van and then leave for another place in old Delhi.

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Ranbir-Katrina to sizzle yet again in Anurag Basu’s ‘Khamoshi’

The Ranbir-Katrina Jodi sizzled on the screen with their red hot chemistry in ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’. Now, the Jodi will be seen yet again in Anurag Basu’s ‘Khamoshi’ where Ranbir would be playing a deaf-and-mute role and Katrina would be seen portraying a very influential and powerful character. Ranbir’s character supposedly bears a close resemblance to the blind character played by Naseeruddin Shah opposite Shabana Azmi in Sai Paranjpye’s ‘Sparsh’.

There is another buzz doing rounds that since Ranbir and Katrina mutually decided to do only one more film together, filmmaker Imtiaz Ali had to let go off Katrina for his film starring Ranbir and in return of the favour, Anurag has committed to Imtiaz the first right to Ranbir’s dates.

Anurag is all praises for Katrina and says, “Katrina is a very sensitive actress. So far we haven’t really seen her dramatic worth. This happens with very beautiful actresses.”

Talking about Ranbir-Katrina’s onscreen chemistry, Anurag said, “They are magical together. But my film will create a different magic.”

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Movie Review: Mittal v/s Mittal (2010)

Mittal v/s Mittal- Badly executed!

Rating: 2 out of 5*

Starring: Rohit Roy, Rituparna Sengupta, Suchitra Krishnamoorthy and Gulshan Grover

Director: Karan Razdan

High flying businessman and casanova Karan Mittal (Rohit Roy) sees Mitali (Rituparna) at a fashion show and flips for her. He strikes a friendship with her. Very aggressive in his approach, he tries to take her to bed in a very short time but Mitali doesn’t allow him to. She also distances herself from him. But then after a few months time he makes re entry in her life and proposes to her. Though she is not prepared for a marriage with him, she eventually decides to get married on her over enthusiastic mom’s (Reema Lagoo) insistence. Her mom doesn’t want to let go of such a big well known business house. But problems crop up immediately after marriage. Mitali’s mother in law (Dolly Thakore) is the typical high society types who looks down on Mitali’s middle class up bringing and leaves no chance of insulting her every day. But Karan finds fault in Mitali for the same and gets abusive. When Mitali resists making love to him, he forces himself on her. From then on marital rape becomes a daily thing by Karan. Finally, Mitali decides to call it quits and leaves his house. Aided by a women’s organization she decides to take him to court for marital rape. She is helped by lawyer Karuna Maheshwari (Suchitra). But their fight is against one of the most cunning defense lawyer, Salunkhe (Gulshan Grover) who on behalf of his client Karan leaves no opportunity to insult Mitali in the court of law. Mitali is almost on the verge of losing her case but finally the tables turn on Karan due to the appearance of Karan’s hideous past.

The film may be well intended but it is badly executed by director Karan Razdan. It talks about marital rape but the camera goes voyeuristic during the rape scenes. Instead of making the audience feel angry about the rape, it tries to titillate. However, it is during the court room scenes when the film becomes more serious and bearable. Some important questions are raised and the subject thereon is tackled well. Technically the film appears shoddy as production values are very average. Music by Shamir Tandon is a big bore.

Rituparna enacts her part well and brings out her helplessness effectively. Rohit Roy suits the role to the T. He is extremely natural. Gulshan Grover as the cool as cucumber defense lawyer is simply excellent. Suchitra Krishnamoorthy enacts her part well. Dolly Thakore is again a perfect casting.

The makers need to be applauded for bringing on screen a necessary subject. However, the film could have been much better and a recommended watch had it not been for the frivolous execution of the marital rape sequences.

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Perfectionist and Stubborn Khan

Aamir perfectionist Khan has been considered to be one of the most unique and talented actors of the industry for decades now. The lad that started out with Juhi Chawla in the fresh romantic movie 'QSQT', saw new heights after the success of movies like 'Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander', 'Dil Hai Ki Maanta Nahi', 'Dil', and 'Rangeela'. Controversies were a part and parcel of this journey, but that didn't stop him from continuing his work and giving something something unique every time. Ram Gopal Verma says that he will never work with Aamit because of his interruptive, but Aamir says that he never takes credit for the creative brilliance of a movie. Talking of competition, he says that he doesn't believe in the number game and hence won't be a part of the rat race. Watch the videos to take a trip down memory lane and discover this talented actor's journey through the decades!

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Salman Khan wooes Prachi Desai!

Have you seen the new Wheel ad yet? Salman Khan and Prachi Desai run around the house while a romantic song plays in the background. The chemistry between Salman and Prachi is quite notable! Wonder what would Katrina say to this newly formed jodi! Watch the video to see this newly blooming chemistry and judge the advertisement for yourself!

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Britney Spears' Mom Moving In?

Yes, they’re still together despite breakup rumors to the contrary.

But for Britney Spears and her agent boyfriend, Jason Trawick, nothing is ever simple. The latest hurdle? The singer's mom, Lynne, is moving in to her home.

It was a decision was made without Jason’s knowledge.

“He felt like he had absolutely no say,” says a source close to Jason Trawick. “But he let it slide because Brit’s mood improves by leaps and bounds when her mom is around, and besides, Lynne helps defusing fights between Brit and her dad.”

Run for it, J. While there's still time.

Britney and Jason run the usual errands - coffee, cigs, etc.

THG NOTE: You can't spell train wreck without Trawick. That means absolutely nothing of consequence, but seriously! Just try it! It cannnot be done!

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Kissing Scandals in Bollywood

Kissing Scandals in Bollywood - Amazing videos are here

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Movie Review: Hum Tum Aur Ghost (2010)

Hum Tum Aur Ghost- Disappointing fare

Rating: 2 out of 5*

Starring: Arshad Warsi, Dia Mirza, Boman Irani, Sandhya Mridul and Zehra Naqvi

Director: Kabeer Kaushik

Hot shot fashion photographer in London, Armaan Suri (Arshad) always spends his nights drunk and sleeping on a railway station bench. We are soon revealed that he hears dead people’s talking. What more? He even encounters dead people! He hides this fact with his girlfriend Gehna (Dia). The leader of sorts of the dead people Mr. Kapoor (Boman) tries to convince Armaan to make use of his special ability for the good of the dead people by helping them fulfill their last wishes. While Armaan resists initially, he finally decides to help by listening to them and picking the one whom he wants to help. He chooses a lady (Zehra) who is hunting for her four year old son. He also helps Mr. Kapoor to give his wife (Asavari Joshi) her dues and save her from the tyranny of their own son. But as Armaan’s quest for helping the dead mother find her lost son deepens, Gehna starts feeling he is losing it big time. She speaks to Armaan’s psychiatrist (Shernaz Patel) and her fears only multiply. What follows after Armaan and Gehna reach Goa from London to find out the lost son forms the rest of the film!

Kabeer Kaushik directed Hum Tum Aur Ghost film appears a fantastic idea on paper which in its execution could have been made into a hilarious film with some very good emotional moments thrown in. But sadly the film ends up being a long yawn inducing bore. After establishing the fact that Armaan has a special ability, the film drops pace big time. Again the big revelation in the end is something you see coming long before the film reaches there. The track between Sandhya Mridul, Dia and Arshad may remind one of Bridget Jones’s Diary part 2. Also the humour doesn’t really work. Scenes between Boman and Arshad could have been funnier. But well there are some good things too like for instance the acting and some good emotional sequences well enacted by the actors. The cinematography by Ashok Mehta is outstanding and has captured the UK locales very well. Music by Shankar Ehsaan and Loy is however a big let down. Kabeer who gave us the superb Sehar and a lack luster Chamku appears out of form in here.

Arshad who has also written the film’s story and is part of the scripting team excels more as an actor than as a writer. Known to be very good in funny roles, he shows he can be as good in emotional roles as well. Dia never looked so angelic before. She and Arshad share good chemistry too. Boman is good as usual. Zehra Naqvi last seen playing Arshad’s wife in Goal (2007) fits the part. Sandhya Mridul doesn’t get much scope.

Hum Tum Aur Ghost may end up disappointing you big time if you go in with any expectations. Take your call.

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Watch Aamir Khan’s performance on STAR CINTAA – ‘Super Stars Ka Jalwa’ – Star Plus

The film industry’s perfectionist, Aamir Khan who till date has turned down several offers from the small screen, will finally be seen on STAR CINTAA – ‘Super Stars Ka Jalwa’ for his first ever stage performance.

Media reports, “Even though, initially when approached by Star CINTAA, Aamir had to postpone the shoot due to a serious leg injury but true to his word, he recuperated and completed the shoot in record time in spite of not having too much experience of performing on stage.”

Seen sharing the spotlight on stage will be few stars like Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor and R. Madhavan giving him a company and shaking a leg to the latest flick 3 idiot’s tracks like ‘Zoobie Doobie’ with Kareena Kapoor and ‘All Izz Well’ with remaining two idiots.

Whether or not the performance is close to perfection, wait and watch only on STAR CINTAA – ‘Super Stars Ka Jalwa’ on Sunday, March 28th at 9:00pm only on Star Plus.

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Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone readjusted their dates for a Monkey

For a highlight sequence in Sajid Khan directed ‘Housefull‘, Akshay Kumar gets all troubled due to a monkey which snatches Deepika’s mobile and runs away. This is the same monkey which has worked in a mega blockbuster like ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and hence came with it’s own tantrums on the sets of it’s first Bollywood outing.

Though one can’t say much about how much learning did the monkey gather from working in a setup like ‘Housefull’, for the likes of Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone, it turned out to be quite a handful. Apparently, when everything was locked and sealed for the shooting of the film and the schedules were finalized, there were some date problems that emerged at the last moment. No, not from the human cast of the film but, as you guessed it right, the monkey.

“Can you beat that”, questions Sajid in an animated tone, “Hamaara overseas schedule tha. Din ke lakhon paise de rahe they, and there was this monkey holding us to ransom. We were in London at that time and were all set to fly to Italy and shoot some more scenes there, including the one featuring the monkey. However, our star-monkey requested a change in his date diary. He was busy and couldn’t travel to Italy. Accordingly my dear friends like Akshay and Deepika had to readjust their diaries for a day. So sweet of them. We stayed in London for an additional day and did a cheat shoot with the monkey while presenting the location as some place in Italy.”

The requirement of the scene was to have Akshay get all beaten up by the monkey; so much so that there were multiple slaps that he ended up receiving with tell tale marks all over his face.

Laughs Sajid, “While Akshay was sport enough to live with the on-screen humiliation, all for the sake of his audience and the fun that the sequence promised, it seemed that the monkey had other ideas. He wanted to give that ‘perfect take’ and for that he went through multiple rehearsals before facing the camera.”

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Ranbir-Katrina to promote Rajneeti in colleges

To make any film work well, good promotional techniques are required. In the generation of youngistaan, a political film has to be carefully promoted. This is why the team of Rajneeti has come up with a game plan. The leads of the film, Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif will be touring all over the country in April to discuss cinema and politics with students at a select few campuses.

Director Prakash Jha stated that eight cities and colleges have been chosen. Ranbir and Katrina will be debating on politics and the part that the youth plays in politics. This is so that Rajneeti goes beyond being just a film. He expresses that today’s politics is no longer represented by a veteran politician but by someone who can connect with the youth, like Rahul Gandhi. He confirms that his actors will be reaching out to a generation that understands and follows Rahul’s politics.

Jha will be meeting Rahul and his mother, Sonia before the film releases in order to clear any doubts that the film is based on their lives. He also wants to invite Rahul to join the debate that the stars will be having at Delhi University. The names of the eight cities and colleges are being kept secret in order to avoid security issues.

Ranbir will speak on the spot while Katrina is going through the political news and current affairs. She is trying her best to stay updated so her role as a politician in Rajneeti seems realistic and credible. Katrina is also known to rehearse her lines quite a lot and prepare much before shooting for a scene while Ranbir is spontaneous.

Now that Rajneeti’s promotional activities need to be carried out, Ranbir and Katrina will be keeping each other company for a while. Katrina’s stand on this, however, is that Ranbir is a good friend of hers and she doesn’t want to step away from promoting her film just because of what others think or say.

Jha has planned premieres of Rajneeti from May 30 – June 6. New York, London, Muscat, Bahrain, Delhi and Mumbai will be some of the places where the movie premieres.

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Preity Zinta | Sizzles in March 2010 | Photoshoot for Maxim India

Preity Zinta March 2010 Photoshoot For Maxim India — Preity Zinta sizzles in a latest photoshoot for Maxim Magazine’s Indian Edition for the month of March 2010. She seems to getting back to tinsel world after almost forced disappear. She is currently busy in her business venture Indian Premiere League 3. She promised to back to movies after that but time will tell who is interested in taking her as lead actress in movie. Anyway she try to illustrates that she is not wearing anything underneath in one of the photo of this movie but its gimmick by Maxim. You can check the cover of Maxim with Preity here. Checkout Preity Zinta Maxim Phtoshoot

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Rahul’s swayamvar cheap: Payal

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Barbara makes Hrithik happy

At least that's what was apparent through his expressions when he was asked about Barbara's arrival in India. A very shy Hrithik announced that Barbara Mori was going to be in the country from the 20th of April, but while doing so, could not hide the wide smile on his face. Now we aren't saying much, but you figure it out yourself. Watch the video to hear Hrithik's announcement and see the smile on his face!

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Aishwarya takes on Hema?

Hema Malini might have been missing in action for a long while but she is back with a bang playing Luv Sinha's Pakistani mother in the Raj Kanwar movie 'Sadiyaan'. At a promotional event for the movie, when we asked Hema about the dreamgirl tag, she said that there were lots of beautiful actresses even in today's generation! When we asked her to pick her personal favorite, Hema toyed around with a couple of names before finalizing on Aishwarya. Watch the video to find out who the other lucky nominations were!

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Aishwarya leaves Kareena behind

In the world of glitz and glamour, the rat race is constantly on, even if the stars accept it or they don't. The latest winner in such a race seems to be Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Ash has apparently been offered a whopping Rs. 10 Crores for a role in a movie. The current record for the highest paid actress is owned by Kareena Kapoor, who got Rs. 7 Crores for the third installment of the 'Golmaal' series. Ash has not yet accepted the offer, but it'll be very difficult to turn down two
achievements at a time, won't it? Watch the video for about the deal and see which is the film and the producer in question here!

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Aamir Khan to perform on stage after 10 years!

   Aamir Khan, who usually stays away from any stage performances, has teamed up with his 3 Idiots co-star Kareena Kapoor to shake a leg to raise funds for artistes who need financial support.

STAR India Pvt Limited and Cine & TV Artist Association (CINTAA) are coming up with an entertainment programme called CINTAA - Super Stars Ka Jalwa in which 52 actors will come together to raise funds for needy artists.

Aamir had to postpone the shoot due to a serious leg injury but, after recuperating, he completed the shoot on time.

The fund will be used to construct a building that will have medical facilities, rehearsal halls, theatre, gym, club, library, restaurant and two offices.

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Ranbir and Katrina Love saga continues

A lot have been told about the hushed up love affair of Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor. But now it’s the time we throw some light on their ‘love affair’ again! And yes, this time it is not any ludicrous or a press implicated story. Infact this time there is a witness. Guess who? Yes, its none other than Priyanka Chopra!

Last year, during New Year's, press had reported how Katrina had flown to US to be with Ranbir, where he was shooting for Sajid Nadiadwala's Anjaana Anjaani. When she became aware of the expose, the actress who'd claimed to the world that she was in UK with her family for the holidays, hopped on the next flight to London. Once home, she made sure she spoke to everyone from her landline, in order to prove to everyone (mainly Salman) that she was in London. Kat flew to the US a few more times to spend time with her man. She was discreet and made sure that she stayed away from the set, and no-one spotted her there until one night! Sounding like some thriller story! Only it's the expose of a relationship, which brewed behind everyone's back!

Except one night, when she came face-to-face with the film's leading lady Priyanka Chopra. She panicked and the first thing that came to her mind was that now the news would get back home. Since the two actresses are not on talking terms, Kat asked her beau to speak to her and convince her to keep their little secret. And no one found out. Until now, that the unit is back. It is no longer such a secret. Who would like to contain such an explosive piece of news? However, it's not sure who spilled the beans though!

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Francia Raisa Hit the beach in Shortshorts & Rollerblades — Actress Francia Raisa (The Secret Life of the American Teenager) 21-year-old smokeshow recently hit the beach in Los Angeles wearing only a bikini top, shortshorts and a pair of rollerblades. Good thing an eagle-eyed paparazzi was on hand to snap these 2011 Emerging Hottie nominee worthy photos!

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