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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Latest news about Salman Khan


Is age bothering Salman Khan? The actor, who feels life has begun, may have one small niggling worry, though ... that if he
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doesn’t marry
soon, his child may just call him grandfather!

Says Salman, “When I have a child and if it's not anytime soon like for the next 5 or 6 years, may be I'd regret that at some point in time... Arrey yaar, my child will be calling me dadaji. I can't play with him, I can't run with him. So that is one thing that shayad I might regret and am sure then also I'll be running and playing around... Giving him a run for his money.”

However, he has no dreams of donning the mantle of India’s most eligible bachelor. He says in a television interview, “I don't think the girls who have been in my life have ever thought of me as the most eligible bachelor. I think that once they found that I was not, they dipped out.”

Salman also believes in friendships, with Bollywood’s heroes and heroines. He says, “They stood by me, I stood by them — it’s no big deal. That's what friends are there for. May be its just my personality or may because of my father.. he stood by his family, by his friends so its there in our genes.”

Asked if he will marry in Rajasthan’s Umaid Palace, Salman answers, “You never know.” He also believes in marriage as an institution, “It worked for my father, it worked for my brothers and for my sister and am sure it is going to work for me. There are times when you get married at an early age to a girl you love or for excitement. Later on, comes an age when you want to get married to a person who'll be like the most amazing mother you know, who'll take care of your children.”

He’s aware that he’s not perfect boyfriend-material, “I am slightly naughty that way and I have issues.” On whether he poured coke over his ex-girlfriend’s (Somy Ali) head, he says it may have spilled over, “I think I was actually angry so chalak gaya and it became a big thing at that point of time.” And, what about the reported violence against another ex-girlfriend (Aishwarya Rai)? Has he ever raised his hand on any woman? “If I hit a woman, she wouldn't have survived. It's not true that I hit a woman,” Salman clarified.

On being a possessive boyfriend and his recent statements on being uncomfortable seeing girlfriend Katrina in mini skirts in her movies, he explained, “I have no double standards. The fact that I have said that, I have got no double standards it means I have got no double standards. Men are allowed to do these things, women can't work without their shirts, not as yet. You are not living alone, you know you are living in a society. Comments start coming in. I can't take cheap comments on women.”

US airports ban Pamela Anderson's ad


siren Pamela Anderson's latest PETA commercial has been banned by the US airport authorities as it's "sexiness" will offend passengers with young children.

Advertising chiefs at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filmed a promo in which the 42-year-old 'Baywatch' star stars as a scantily-clad flight security guard who strips passengers off fur and leather, reported 'Ace Showbiz.'

The animal rights group said that they were informed by the airport network through a letter that it had banned the advertisement as it is "particularly sensitive because children make up part of the demographic in airports."

"We're now looking to place the spot among in-flight entertainment and hope that more adventurous carriers such as Virgin take us up on it," said Mr Dan Mathews, PETA senior vice-president in a statement.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Hollywood stars Rihanna, Brown plan romantic getaway


After reports suggesting that R&B superstars, Rihanna and Chris Brown have rekindled their romance, the grapevine now suggests that the pair are planning a romantic holiday together.

Brown is currently banned from seeing Rihanna for five years by a court order after he was found guilty of assaulting the 'Umbrella hitmaker', so they have decided to jet off to Acapulco, Mexico, as the ruling cannot be enforced outside US, Star magazine reported.

"They spoke to their lawyers to see what was allowed, and are now planning two weeks in Mexico. They want to spend some quality time together and know they have a lot to reconcile before they can make their relationship public again," a source told the magazine.

Brown, who had already apologised for the incident through a video posted on YouTube, views this getaway as a second chance and he's determined to make up for it, friends revealed.

"What happened was a shock to both of them and completely out of character for Chris. There was nothing they could do but split up. But they've kept in touch and met up in secret as they missed each other. They've never, ever stopped loving each other," a source close to the couple said.

Lisa Ray has incurable cancer


Actor Lisa Ray, who played the beautiful but tragic widow Kalyani in Deepa Mehta's Oscar nominated film 'Water', has revealed through her blog that she is suffering from a rare and incurable form of cancer.

The 37-year-old actor who started blogging to give people an insight into her struggle with the disease, first broke the news in a post on September 7.

"I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma on June 23rd. Started my first cycle of treatment July 2nd. Not long ago," wrote the model-turned actor who first shot to fame in India with the racy Bombay Dyeing advertisement which saw her in a black swim suit.

Ray who was born to a Bengali father and a Polish mother in Canada has made clear her plans to continue working and fight back the disease.

"First the facts. Myeloma is incurable...I believe it can be cured. That's the dirty realist in me," wrote the actor who made her Bollywood debut with 'Kasoor'.

"But so far I've kept up a punishingly normal schedule even during treatments. I take meetings, write, sign contracts, read scripts, buy and barter furniture, teach yoga, buy a house, begin to renovate said house," said the actor who was featured in the Canadian edition of 'Hello' magazine as one of the '50 Most Beautiful People' of the country.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Shilpa, Bipasha, the powerpuff girls!



What’s been stopping many female-oriented projects is the supposed commercial non-feasibility of a chick flick. But now, Bollywood divas are all set to make it happen for themselves.

The Bipasha Basu-Shilpa Shetty project which was put on the backburner because of the recession is now being revived due to the warm vibes that the two actresses shared while shooting for Farah Khan’s talk show.

The film has been under wraps but secretly Shilpa’s plans for a home production have been crystallising. While one Shilpa Shetty-Raj Kundra production is being planned to re-launch Shilpa’s sister Shamita, the other is an action film that Shilpa will be doing with Bipasha.

Shilpa and Bipasha will have to undergo special training to acquire the agility to look convincing as action queens. Interestingly, the film is being written and directed by Manish Jha, who has earlier directed Matrubhoomi, a film on female foeticide.

Bipasha, who is looking forward to the film, says, “If everything works out properly, I would love to work with Shilpa. She’s a terrific person but doing the film depends on budget, and a host of other things.”

While commercial non-feasibility of female-oriented projects is a common thing in Bollywood, things are slowing changing. Apart from Shilpa’s film, Shristi Behl is all set to cast Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif in a desi adaptation of the Anne Hathaway-Kate Hudson Hollywood starrer, Bride Wars. Also, Katrina, who has bought the rights of a female-oriented French film, has asked Dibakar Banerjee to direct it. Katrina had earlier told Mumbai Mirror, “I don’t want to talk about it until I lock in all the details. I don’t want my idea to be used by anyone else. As for the director, I’m not saying anything. But this is a role I haven’t done before.”

SriLanka, New Zealand kick off tri-series

The triangular series gets underway in Colombo on Tuesday with a Sri Lanka-New Zealand game but the main focus during the tournament
will be on India.

Specifically, on whether MS Dhoni's men can become the top-ranked ODI team going into the Champions Trophy, which follows immediately after. India are just one point behind leaders South Africa, with 126 points, but a victory here can vault them to the No. 1 spot by a handsome margin.

The odds, though, are in favour of the Lankans, going by home advantage and current One-day form. They defeated Pakistan 3-2 just last month, wrapping up the series in the first three matches itself. A Test-series victory against the Kiwis followed but Kumar Sangakkara is cautious after the twin losses to Vettori's boys in the Twenty20 games.

"T20s and ODIs are vastly different but a loss is a loss. We were outplayed in both the T20 games but we had some time to evaluate things and have also learnt from our mistakes," said Sangakkara.

Even away from home, though, Sri Lanka have done well lately. They won the ODI series in Pakistan before the series had to be aborted because of a terror attack on the players, and before that, beat Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.

The Indians, though, will take heart from their recent record here, having notched up twin series victories. They beat Lanka in 2008 before returning in February this year to notch up another 4-1 win. The captain himself led from the front with knocks of 61 not out, 23, 35 not out, 94 and 53 in the five innings that he played.

Even though India had a very good tour of New Zealand, winning both the ODI and the Test series, the subsequent IPL took a toll and their form nosedived during the ICC World T20. The likes of Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan picked up injuries and cracks started to show in an otherwise well-knit unit.

India's ODI form, though, wasn't affected in the short trip to the West Indies, where they notched up a 2-1 win. A long break followed and hopefully, a rejuvenated India can live up to expectations here.

Squads (from):

Sri Lanka: K Sangakkara (C), M Muralitharan, S Jayasuriya, M Jayawardene, T Dilshan, U Tharanga, T Samaraweera, C Kapugedera, T Kandamby, A Mathews, D Prasad, A Mendis, L Malinga, T Thushara, N Kulasekera, M Bandara.

New Zealand: D Vettori (C), S Bond, N Broom, I Butler, G Elliott, M Guptill, G Hopkins, B McCullum, N McCullum, K Mills, J Oram, J Patel, J Ryder, R Taylor.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

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Sushmita Sen brought in her daughter Renee’s tenth birthday recently and needless to say it was one huge celebration time at home.
Not only did mamma Sen make sure that the day was extra special for her “big girl” — who was as excited about “finally turning a two-digit age” — but also the entire Sen household turned up to celebrate this day. “Renee’s really excited about finally turning ten. She’d been counting down days to her birthday for the past week now,” said Sush excitedly.

“Her birthday is totally a family affair. Each and every member of the family flies down to be together on this day, right from my mom and dad to my brother. So, it was really wonderful!”

Admitting that she sees a lot of herself in her daughter, Sush adds, “She may not be my biological child, but I feel that we are the same spirit. In fact, my mum often points out that I was very similar to Renee as a kid, instead of the other way around. In fact at times Renee shows a maturity so far beyond her years that I feel like I’m the daughter of us two!”

And though the proud mom is not sure if Renee wants to follow her footsteps into the glam world, for Sush she’s a rockstar already!

Latest news and pictures of Akshay Kumar


Bollywood Khiladi Akshay Kumar is reckoned to be in a newer, stricter and meaner avatar this second season of the dangerous reality show.

And, if you think he’s putting on an act for the benefit of the 13 gorgeous women who are ready to do-or-die for him, the sometimes provoking, often inspiring host says, “No, no, no... there is one thing I absolutely adore about this show, and that is there is no acting. This is as free and as untamed as I can get in front of camera. When I am enthusiastic — I mean it; when I get angry that I don’t think they are trying hard enough for me, or their prestige — I damn well mean it. These ladies are fighting to survive. If they get lazy, they’ll get hurt. This is real, and if they needed that extra kick up the whistle... I gave it to them.”

Before putting his contestants through hell, Akshay attempted every stunt himself, and once convinced that they were all achievable... and by women, he invited the contestants to give it their best shot.

But, after wrestling crocodiles, jumping from one plane to another and eating snakes... did he think they would stop screaming at a cockroach, lizard or rat? “These women have learned there’s nothing they can’t handle anymore. Men aren’t such a necessity, I’m afraid, us guys are going have to work a lot harder to impress our women now for sure.


When all those housewives see these young pretty models dipping there heads into a box of screaming cockroaches and swimming with crocodiles, and coming out alive and feeling proud and amazed at their bravery, I know it will make them think twice before they scream for their husbands. It’s all about spreading the awareness that even if it scares you... try and conquer one thing a day that frightens you.”

And he is right, contestants of the first season have told Akshay that, yes, by appearing on Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi last year and facing their fears... they are now better women.

“Once you’ve been on the show, there’s no going back into your shells. I’ve met many of my last year’s contestants at functions, on aeroplanes, in films. Their lives are hectic, but they’ll never forget how hard and how cold and how life-changing their experience was with me. It’s something you’ll never loose...

The rest of their lives is going to be easy compared to what they endured on last year’s show.” But in his book, action is not all about conquering fears.

“Some people love it, they live off danger, fear is like food for some of them. For me there are some stunts I’d love to do everyday, but there are some I would never wish to do again no matter how much you wanted to pay me. Action is an ‘art’ it’s not a fear.

If we were all taught to jump out of planes as children, we wouldn’t be scared to do it now, would we? But like this show proves, there is nothing to fear in life apart from fear itself...”

And, there’s one little secret of Akshay’s that Bruna Abdullah, Sushma Reddy, Carol Gracias, Jesse Randhawa, Mandira Bedi, Nauheed Cyrusi, Rosa Catalano, Rupali Ganguly, Sonika Kaliraman, Shonali Nagrani, Pia Trivedi, Shveta Salve and Anoushka Manchanda — his 13 lovely women on the show, ought to know.

The fear that the Action King of Bollywood has not been able to overcome. “I can’t stand the Merry-Go-Round or the Spinning Tea Cups at a fun fair,” revealed Akshay. “I know it sounds lame, but hey, I never said I was ‘SuperMan’. My whole life I’ve made sure I’m the one standing with the bags so everyone else in my family can go on that ride (even my son doesn’t know this about me yet).

But I just can’t stand spinning round and round and round, I don’t understand the excitement of that ride, it makes me cringe!” Well, there you are...

Pankaj Advani wins World Billiards Championship


Indian ace Pankaj Advani beat defending champion Mark Russel to win the World Professional

Billiards Championship-2009.

Advani beat the defending champion 2030-1253.

Advani became the second Indian to win the title in its 139th years of history; Geet Sethi was the first Indian to win the title in 1992.

Earlier, Advani notched up a thrilling win over compatriot Dhruv Sitwala in the semi-final to set up the title clash.

In the other semifinal, compatriot Rupesh Shah squandered a first session lead and succumbed to his elementary mistakes to go down 880-1366 against nine time-winner Russel.

Geet Sethi crashed out of the World professional billiards championship in a league match.

In a must-win last league match for both players, the Indian lost to compatriot and IBSF World billiards champion Pankaj Advani 482-818.

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