How Shahrukh khan managed to the six-pack abs? air-brushing, surgery..???

Shah Rukh: No, I won't show them to you! It is lot of hard work. I will just say something which is cheeky. You know, a lot of guys who used to tell me, 'body nahi hai Shah Rukhbhai', and 'macho nahi lagate hai aap'.

I used to tell them, 'mein to body bana longa, tum acting kaise sikhoge'?

So I just wanted to prove myself. The reason being I am very attached to my family and my son thought that I was fat. My son told me, 'Papa, you're fat.' I didn't think I was fat. Nobody told me that I was fat. And I told him that, listen dude, I am not fat, I am okay. But he said, 'No, you are fat, papa. There was this boy, who I got into a fight with. He said your papa is fat and I could not fight with them because you are fat.' So, I said okay give me some time and this film (Om Shanti Om) required it and I wanted to have a physical change.

I do not think people understand this. But I take my acting very seriously. I just do not speak very seriously about it. I do not act as if I am a great thinking actor but I think it very seriously. One should have more than physical difference from the other characters. It should be more than just putting a moustache or just doing some getup.

I got very hard at it. People said 'airbrushing', so go and do airbrushing. People say surgery, so go and get a surgery done. I also made it a point that post the film, I will not flaunt it. If it is required, I will do it. A lot of people told me, 'can you do a photoshoot without your clothes?'

I said no. This was just for this film, like the beard for Chak De. But I have started liking (my abs) and am addicted to it now. So I am retaining it. It looks nice when you are taking a bath.

Yash Raj Films announces new film with Shah Rukh Khan

A spokesman for Yash Raj Films (YRF) production has announced that the banner will produce a new film starring Shah Rukh Khan, confirming earlier media reports.

The film titled Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi will be written and directed by Aditya Chopra and will introduce a yet to be identified newcomer as the female lead.

Aditya Chopra has in the past directed two films both runaway hits - Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) and Mohabbatein (2000).

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Bollywood Upcoming Releases

Rubaru Release Date : 15,Feb 2008
Director Arjun Bali
Producer Percept Picture Company
Starring Randeep Hooda, Shahana Goswami





Black N White Release Date : 07,Mar 2008
Director Subhash Ghai
Producer Subhash Ghai
Starring Anil Kapoor, Anurag Sinha, Shefali Chhaya, Aditi Sharma



Woodstock Villa Release Date : 07,Mar 2008
Director Hansal Mehta
Producer Sanjay Gupta, Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor
Starring Sikander Kher, Neha Uberoi



Do Aur Do Paanch Release Date : 07,Mar 2008
Director Abhijeet Sengupta
Producer Abhijeet Sengupta
Starring Vishaka Singh, Shweta Malhotra, Diwakar Pundir, Nasir Kazi, Razzak Khan, Vrajesh Hirjee, Surendra Pal, Arbaaz Khan, Salman Khan



Dulha Mil Gaya Release Date : 21,Mar 2008
Director Muddassar Aziz
Producer Vivek Vaswani
Starring Shahrukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Fardeen Khan, Mohit Chadha, Tara Sharma, Johny Lever, Beena Kak, Suchitra Pillai, Vivek Vaswani, Howard Rosemeyer



Race Release Date : 21,Mar 2008
About Movie
Director Abbas Burmawalla, Mustan Burmawalla
Producer Kumar S Taurani, Ramesh S Taurani
Starring Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor, Sameera Reddy



Pranali Release Date : 04,Apr 2008
About Movie
Director Hirdesh Kamble
Producer Nikhil Mathur
Starring Raman Trikha, Sudha Chandran, Deep Shikha, Vinay Apte



Krazzy 4 Release Date : 10,Apr 2008
About Movie
Director Jaideep Sen
Producer Rakesh Roshan
Starring Arshad Warsi, Diya Mirza, Irfan Khan, Rajpal Yadav, Suresh Menon, Rajat Kapoor, Zakir Hussain, Juhi Chawla

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Shilpa shetty's Yoga Guide

She is ravishingly beautiful, has a great body, smiling-talking eyes, a decent actress and yes she has done India 'proud'. Of course we are talking about our latest export Shilpa Shetty who is making definite inroads in the western world after the acrimoniously famous 'Big Brother' victory. After launching her perfume S2, Diva Shetty has made another coup that is bound to go down well with the West and East alike. The DVD of Shilpa's Yoga guide is the brainwave of S2 Global Productions Pvt Ltd and has been presented by Firefly Entertainment UK. It's a methodical, detailed-yet-simply-put foray in the ancient practice that promises to "integrate" human mind, body and soul.




Before going into the details, let's start with something that startles once the Yoga video flows like the tranquil Kerala backwaters. It's obvious that Shilpa's glamorous appeal has been utilized to maximize the eyeballs. For when you watch gorgeous S2 moving that lithe body trapped in a skimpy top it's hard to take off the eyes away from the washboard abs and the slow sensuous moves. The burning austere lamps, decorated elephants walking languorously on a sea beach and pious music tinkering along softly are definite attempts at cashing in on the stereotypes associated with India.

To be fair to Shilpa, apart from capitalizing on the Oomph factor, she makes an extremely genuine attempt of helping you delve into the world of Yoga by giving personalized anecdotes from her own hectic life. Yoga, according to her is a lifestyle choice and proved immensely valuable during outdoor shoots when she couldn't carry weights for exercising. It's perfectly scientific, safe and each asana aims at a specific body part. After a brief introduction, it's time for the Workout. Shilpa showcases the various asanas catering to various body parts while a voiceover (in a thick British accent) explains the dos and donts.

Now, while she shows you how it's done, there are twin advantages for you as a viewer. The first one is that if you wish to get a detailed guide to the techniques of Yoga, you don't need to look any further. And secondly the manner in which Shilpa performs the various asanas (almost in a slow motion) there's sexuality oozing out from all pores and it keeps you engaged even if Yoga doesn't fascinate you.

The DVD comes with a few other notable features as well. If you found the detailed workout a bit too lengthy then there's a 15 Minute Quick Fix shot at various locations. The most engaging part of this bonus feature is Shilpa posing atop a boat amidst the peaceful Kerala Backwaters. In the Meet Shilpa section, Cheeni Kum child star Swini Khare gives a lowdown on Shilpa's career. It's an interesting way of presenting Shilpa's Filmgraphy for Swini vows to be a die hard Shilpa fan. Shilpa's Stills will hold attention for those who wish to perfume their desktops with the designer S2 pictures.

It's time to come to two of the most amusing features of this DVD. The Behind the Scenes and the Bloopers… While the Behind the Scenes finds director Manish Jha playing SRK pranks, Shilpa showing off the disco steps, the fast paced windy conditions causing problems on the outdoor, the camera grueling along on the trolley, the numerous look-downs on the monitor and the tiring painful moments of doing the same shot again-n-again. The Bloopers are an opportunity for Shilpa to laugh at her own expense. Be it the tongue twisting script or a posture gone sour, Shetty good-naturedly breaks into a hearty laughter nevertheless and you just can't help but smile unabashedly.

Shilpa's Yoga an introduction to "dynamic free-flow" yoga practice is high on production quality (the camerawork is excellent) and as we have stated earlier it successfully merges Shilpa Shetty's immense global appeal with one of India's most well known 'Way-of-Life' Yoga. This DVD has a far greater commercial viability than Shilpa's perfume for its market is extremely wide and encompasses both Indian as well as Western clientele. If Yoga fascinates you (also get sexy Shilpa Shetty as a bonus) then go for it today!

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Katrina Kaif on Vogue cover

A popular saying goes as 'The reason angels can fly is because they take themselves lightly'. And Bollywood has its very own angel in… well…giving her name will be like teaching the sun how to shine. She is one of the very few who takes gossips and rumors 'lightly'. No wonder that she is 'flying high' in Bollywood!

She is none other than Katrina Kaif! She may have many firsts to her credit. But preceding way ahead of all these firsts is the fact that she is on the cover of the latest edition of Vogue India.

And matching upto divinity is none other than Jean Paul Gaultier, the world renowned designer, whose creations make the angel in Katrina come alive!

Lastly, what we feel is that one has heard of peeping Toms clicking snaps of many leading heroines. But, looking at the way Katrina looks in the pictures, one really feels that someone has really the trouble to go up to heaven and click these snaps of an angel who leads the gang of other gorgeous angels!

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KAREENA KAPOOR LAUNCH FILMFARE NEW ISSUE

Kareena Kapoor sizzles at Launch of Filmfare February Issue. These days she is looking so cute and Beautfiul and she also lost her some wait and looking good in shape. These are latest pictures of kareena from Filmfare event.

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Britney Spears has "mental issues" has seen therapist , manager says

Barbara Walters says she has been contacted by Britney Spears's manager and "very good friend" Sam Lutfi, who says the pop singer has seen a psychiatrist. Lutfi told her the 26-year-old Spears "is suffering from what he describes as mental issues which are treatable," Walters said yesterday on ABC's "The View." "He said that she has been to a psychiatrist and that she, I assume, is starting some kind of treatment," said Walters, a cohost on the ABC daytime talk show. "She has been having mood swings. She's been having trouble sleeping and also she is in touch with her mother - 'cause we had heard she wasn't - and her mother has been very supportive of whatever it is that Britney is going to do." Walters said. Spears has spiraled downward since filing for divorce from Kevin Federline in November 2006. Her bizarre public antics include shaving her head bald, attacking a car with an umbrella, and bringing along a paparazzo pal on trips to a Los Angeles courthouse in her custody case with Federline. The singer was taken to a Los Angeles hospital by paramedics this month after police were called to her home because of a dispute involving her sons Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1. She has lost custody and visitation rights with the boys. (AP)

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Angelina Jolie arrived in Iraq - calls for more aid to refugees on Iraq

GENEVA (Reuters) - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie arrived in Iraq on Tuesday and appealed for more international support for millions of people uprooted by war and violence, the U.N refugee agency said.

Jolie, who has been to more than 20 countries since becoming a goodwill ambassador for the UNHCR agency six years ago, visited a makeshift camp housing 1,200 people in Iraq and also spent hours speaking to Iraqis now living in Damascus, it said.

"I have come to Syria and Iraq to help draw attention to this humanitarian crisis and to urge governments to increase their support for UNHCR and its partners," the actress said in a statement issued through the agency.

"It is absolutely essential that the ongoing debate about Iraq's future includes plans for addressing the enormous humanitarian consequences these people face," she said.

About 4.2 million people have fled their homes in Iraq, where violence remains widespread more than four years after U.S.-led forces invaded the country and removed dictator Saddam Hussein.

The UNHCR and the Iraqi Red Crescent estimate that more than 60,000 Iraqis are uprooted every month, many choosing to leave ethnically mixed areas as a result of sectarian tension that has been rising since the February 2006 bombing of a Shi'ite shrine in Samarra.

More than 2 million people are displaced in Iraq, and a further 1.4 million are believed to be in Syria, which has kept its borders open to fleeing Iraqis. Jordan estimates it is hosting between 500,000 and 750,000 Iraqis.

The UNHCR has sought $223 million in aid to help distribute emergency supplies to the most needy of those displaced inside Iraq. It has also asked donors for funds to get an additional 150,000 Iraqi children into schools in neighbouring countries where their families have sought refuge.

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J.K. Rowling won the award for outstanding achievement

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Author J.K. Rowling won the award for outstanding achievement in the arts from the South Bank Show on Tuesday in recognition of the Harry Potter series, which ended last year with the seventh and final instalment.

The 42-year-old joins previous winners including actress Helen Mirren, playwright Harold Pinter and rock band The Who.

Sheffield band the Arctic Monkeys, nominated in a record seven categories by NME music magazine this week, won the pop award for their second album "Favourite Worst Nightmare".

They beat Radiohead, whose "In Rainbows" album hit the headlines last year when it was released online on a "pay-what-you-want" basis and still made number one in Britain and the United States when the CD hit the shelves.

Shane Meadows' social drama film "This is England" won the movie category, triumphing over "Control", the critically acclaimed biopic of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, and "Atonement", the Oscar-nominated adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel.

Mohsin Hamid won the literature prize for "The Reluctant Fundamentalist", the Booker-nominated story of a high-flying New York businessman who is treated with suspicion and hostility by Americans after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

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Black N White - Movie trailer

STARCAST: Anil Kapoor, Anurag Sinha, Shefali Chhaya, Aditi Sharma
DIRECTOR: Subhash Ghai
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Shah Rukh Honoured By French Government

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was Sunday night conferred the prestigious 'Insignia of Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters' by the French government.

'Entertainment is something where one cannot be selfish, as it is purely for others,' the actor said after receiving the award.

He said he was in this field only to entertain the audience. He jokingly said he loves the manner in which romance is depicted in French movies.

The French ambassador to India, Jerome Bonnafont, conferred the title on Shah Rukh after the inauguration of the first 'Rendezvous with French Cinema' festival at Andheri, a northwestern suburb of Mumbai.

The film festival organized by the French Embassy along with Unifrance, an organization that promotes French cinema worldwide, kicked off with the premiere of 'Asterix at the Olympic Games'.

The Order of Arts et Lettres created in 1957 is one of the four Ministerial Honours of the French Republic. It was established to reward artists who have contributed to promote the field of arts and literature.

Some well-known recipients of the award are Arundhati Roy, David Bowie, George Clooney, Tony Curtis, Celine Dion, Leonardo Di Caprio, Bob Dylan, Clint Eastwood, Jude Law and Bruce Willis.

The late evening function was attended by film personalities from both countries. Jerome Seydoux, chairman of Pathe, the biggest and oldest film studio in the world, was also present.

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Britney Spears shows off a giant 'engagement' ring

Britney Spears' tumultuous romantic life is under the miscroscope again after she was seen wearing a diamond ring on her wedding finger.The troubled singer - who is dating British photogapher Adnan Ghalib - revealed the sparkler on a drive around Los Angeles on Thursday morning.
It is the latest twist in Britney's roller coaster saga with Birmingham-raised Adnan, 35, who claimed on U.S. television that Britney wants to marry him and have his baby. Adnan gave two interviews to TV shows The Insider and Entertainment Tonight in which he answered accusations he has tried to cash in on their romance. Adnan spoke for the first time about the photographs of Britney picking up a pregnancy test which first sparked frenzied speculation that the Toxic singer could be expecting. He revealed: "I think she was hoping she was pregnant with my child. I think she felt that she was. She has a very maternal instinct.”
The engagement rumours come after Britney displayed yet more bizarre behaviour. Meanwhile, the singer's potential fiance Adnan continues to cash in on their romance.He is said to have received a hefty pay cheque - one source estimates as high as £100,000 - from US TV networks that are running interviews on the couple's romance all this week. However he insisted she had "absolutely not" taken out a restraining order against him.
Adnan said: "You know. It's unfortunate and I hate to say it, but people don't like happy in Hollywood. I don't think anybody wants her to be happy."

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Let us smoke on screen, says Shah Rukh Khan

NEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - Actor and smoker Shah Rukh Khan has declined a request by the health minister that he quit cigarettes, at least on screen.

Anbumani Ramadoss, the health minister, says the habits of celebrities such as Khan are an enormous influence on young people. But Khan, Hindi cinema's most bankable star, sees no grounds for censorship.

"I think there is a huge amount of creative freedom that should be allowed in cinema," he told a press conference broadcast on the Times Now news channel on Monday. "It is make-believe ... We should not have huge censorship."

Khan recently played a glamorous Mumbai gangster in the film "Don", which was advertised with a lingering shot of him exhaling slow-motion billows of cigarette smoke at the screen, cut with shots of him in sharp clothes and dancing with beautiful women.

But even if film heroines are not repelled by the habit, Ramadoss is.

"Please don't smoke in your movies, Mr Shah Rukh Khan," the health minister said in an interview with CNN-IBN broadcast on Sunday. "Children are being affected. Fourteen-year-olds are taking to tobacco."

More than half of Indian men and about one in 10 Indian women smoke or chew tobacco, according to government figures.

Ramadoss has been pushing for restrictive laws to put people off the addictive habit, which can cause cancers and other diseases.

He proposed an outright ban on smoking onscreen in 2006 and that tobacco packets be emblazoned with grisly photographs of smoking-related diseases, but neither suggestion has yet made it into law.

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Man Playing God: Researchers a step closer to synthetic life

By Steve Connor, Science Editor
Friday, 25 January 2008

The possibility of a synthetic life form being created in a laboratory has come tantalisingly close to reality after scientists said last night that they had generated the largest man-made molecule of DNA – the chemical blueprint of life.

For the first time researchers, led by the controversial American scientific entrepreneur Craig Venter, have manufactured the entire DNA genome of a free-living micro-organism. This means that "artificial life" is on the verge of being created in a test tube.

The huge DNA molecule represents the chromosome that makes up the complete genome of Mycoplasma genitalium, a parasitic microbe that lives in the reproductive tract. Dr Venter and his colleagues made the chromosome by placing each of its 582,970 individual chemical units in their correct genetic sequence.

The achievement was the final step necessary before the scientists attempt their ultimate goal of inserting the synthetic genome into the empty "shell" of a non-living cell to see if they can create a fully-replicating, man-made organism.

Dr Venter said the aim of the research was to make new, artificial life forms that can help to solve the world's most pressing environmental problems, for instance by producing green biofuels, breaking down toxic waste or even absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. >>>more

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Rambo 4 Trailer 2008

CAST:

Sylvester Stallone ... John Rambo

Julie Benz ... Sarah

Matthew Marsden ... School Boy

Graham McTavish ... Lewis
Reynaldo Gallegos ... Diaz (as Rey Gallegos)

Jake La Botz ... Reese
Tim Kang ... En-Joo
Maung Maung Khin ... Tint

Paul Schulze ... Michael Burnett

Cameron Pearson ... Missionary #4 (Jeff)
Thomas Peterson ... Missionary #2 (Dentist)
Tony Skarberg ... Missionary #3 (Videographer)

James With ... Mission #5 (Preacher) (as James Wearing Smith)
Kasikorn Niyompattana ... Snake Hunter #2
Shaliew Manrungbun ... Snake Hunter #1

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Alien on Mars? NASA captures mystery female figure on Mars- watch Video

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Life on Mars? Well, bizarre images have emerged showing a mystery female figure walking down a hill on the arid planet.

The photo of what looks like a naked woman with her arm outstretched was among several taken on the red planet and sent back to Earth by NASA's Mars explorer Spirit, the Daily Mail reported today, citing an unnamed website.

Though no official confirmation has come from NASA whether the figure is an alien or an optical illusion caused by a landscape on Mars, it has set the Internet abuzz that there really is life on Mars.


As one enthusiast put it on the website, "These pictures are amazing. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw what appears to be a naked alien running around on Mars."

The news of the mystery woman on Mars came just days after a team of French scientists claimed to have discovered proof that the red planet possesses high-level dense clouds of dry ice, which scud across its orange sky.

Using data obtained by the OMEGA spectrometer on board ESA's Mars Express, the team found the existence of the ice clouds which sometimes become so dense that they throw quite dark shadows on the dusty surface of the red planet.

"This is the first time that carbon dioxide ice clouds on Mars have been imaged and identified from above. This is important because the images tell us not only about their shape, but also their size and density.

"Previously, we had to rely on indirect information. However, it is very difficult to separate the signals coming from the clouds, atmosphere and surface," according to lead scientist Franck Montmessin of the Service d'Aeronomie at University of Versailles.

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No wedding 'yet' for French President Nicolas Sarkozy and ladylove Carla Bruni

Former supermodel Carla Bruni has dismissed speculations that she had tied a knot in secret with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

The 40-year-old Italian singer told a newspaper that they were "not yet married" but were planning to do so, reports Usmagazine.com.

Sarkozy had recently indicated at a news conference that he would marry Bruni and added that the media would probably find out about it after the event.

However, a regional daily L'Est Republicain had revealed that pair had wed in private.

Indian diplomats were concerned over Bruni accompanying the divorced Sarkozy as it would be challenging the traditional protocol. (ANI)

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Adnan Ghalib: Britney was 'hoping she was pregnant with my child'

In an interview Tuesday night, January 22, paparazzo Adnan Ghalib told Entertainment Tonight and The Insider that his relationship with Britney Spears is "far from over" and they were spotted shopping for a pregnancy kit because Britney was "hoping she was pregnant with my child"

Elaborating on the incident where the two of them were photographed shopping for a pregnancy kit by photogs from FinalPixx, Adnan's photo agency, and the photos were later sold to tabloids Adnan said:

"She has a very maternal instinct. She was feeling a lot of things she said she felt when she was pregnant. I think she was hoping she was pregnant with my child."

Ghalib, who believes his relationship with Britney "turned romantic" before Christmas, insists that Britney is not crazy.

Explaining why she was seen laughing while being wheeled out on a gurney during the early hours of January 4, following her standoff with the police, Adnan said, "I think she was just afraid of what was going to happen. It doesn't mean you are crazy."

Adnan says Britney's British accent is innocuous and not a manifestation of a multiple personality disorder.

"She just thinks it's cute. Does that mean she is schizo? Absolutely not . . . It's no different than people taking off a pair of black sunglasses and putting on white ones," he said.

He also insists Britney is not suicidal and loves her kids.

"She never has suicidal tendencies," he said. "You've got to understand the love she has for her kids outweighs anything else."

Asked if he is ready to marry Britney Adnan responded, "I'd be lying if I said no."

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Australian actor Heath Ledger found dead in New York

The parents of the Australian actor Heath Ledger, who was found dead in his Manhattan apartment yesterday afternoon, insisted today that his death was accidental.

Ledger was discovered in his bedroom in the apartment in the SoHo neighbourhood of Manhattan at 3.30pm by a housekeeper and a masseuse who he had called for an appointment. They found him unconscious on the floor and called emergency services when he failed to respond.

"We are investigating the possibility of an overdose ... There were pills within the vicinity of the bed," said police spokesman Paul Browne, adding that the prescription medicine included sleeping pills. >>>more

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Bollywood stars in Mumbai marathon 2008

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Salman Turns Singh

It seems that sardars and turbans are back in fashion. Once upon a time there was only a Daler Mehndi who dared to make the turban a style statement. Now it seems that Akshay Kumar proudly sports one in Singh Is King. The latest to join the turban club is none other than Salman Khan.

Salman will sport a turban in Samir Karnik's multistarrer, Heroes, where he will be essaying the role of a sardar for the first time. Salman's sardar character is a military official in this road-trip movie. It seems that when the co-producer of the film showed the film's teaser promos to a select audience, the actor went almost unnoticed with his beard and turban. People could not recognize him. It was initially supposed to be the surprise element of the film. Once the promos hit the town, Salman's new look is bound to be the talk of the town. Salman grew his beard for three weeks, thus making his look all the more authentic. He did not want to just stick on a false beard. Heroes also stars Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Sohail Khan, Preity Zinta, Mithun Chakraborty and Amrita Arora. The film is being jointly produced by Samir Karnik and Vikas Kapoor. Heroes also marks the return of film financier Bharat Shah, who is presenting the film. The film is scheduled for a worldwide release on May 1.

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Kareena's tattoo on saif's hand revealed !!!!

Saif's much-talked about tattoo was for full display at the recently held rock show where Saif jammed with the popular rock band Parikrama. Dressed in a black tee and blue jeans with a bandanna on, Saif's tattoo just behaved like a jewel on the rock-star's crown!

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Aamir's Ghajini shooting starts

After the huge success of his directorial debut Taare Zameen Par, Aamir Khan [Images] has moved on to his next film, Ghajini. The shooting will start on January 22.
The film, directed by A R Murugadoss, stars Tamil actress Asin and Nishabd 's Jiah Khan. Aamir had taken a break from the Ghajini shooting to complete Taare Zameen Par.

On his blog, the actor said the past few months have been very busy for him.

'It was exciting, nerve racking, exhausting, rejuvenating, draining and enriching. I feel I was stuffed into a washing machine which didn't have an off button,' Aamir writes.

He added that he has finally given up smoking, admitting that he was delayed in kicking the habit, as he was supposed to quit on December 31.

Ghajini is not the only thing to keep Aamir busy these days. He lists his many activities on his blog, like bringing out the Taare Zameen Par DVD, and working on the release of the next Aamir Khan production, Jaane Tu, starring his nephew Imran Khan .

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Govinda shows off fists of fury, slaps visitor on sets , says will slap again!

Mumbai, Jan 18: Actor and MP Govinda on Friday said that he had not done anything wrong by slapping the visitor on the sets of his film `Money Hai to Honey Hai` that had led to a media furore. He told the media on the sets of his film that it was a conspiracy of Opposition parties.

Govinda had slapped a visitor, Santosh Rai, on his film’s set on Wednesday. He was allegedly "misbehaving" with the artists, including with Govinda.

Meanwhile, the victim Santosh has demanded an apology from Govinda and threatened to drag him to court. He has also filed an FIR at Goregaon police station, accusing Govinda of "physical assault". A case under Sec 323 has been registered against him.

However, Govinda’s action found support in the form of two female artists alleging that Santosh had assaulted them on the sets and that Govinda was right in rebuking him.

“ I was just standing with another girl on the sets of Money Hai to Honey Hai. That guy was pushing us around. When he was standing near Govinda and started doing the same things, the actor hit him,” said one of the girls.

On the other hand, Govinda while defending his action said that he is innocent and won`t apologise to anyone but the producer who lost money due to this episode. He said that he would repeat his action if needed.

Asked if his action was out of "frustration" as an actor or Member of Parliament, he said there was no question of frustration as any person would hit back in self-defence when somebody tried to get physical with him or her.

Rubbishing his charges while speaking with Zee News, BJP leader Ram Naik , Govinda’s opponent from his constituency, called him a short tempered man. He also criticised Govinda for not paying attention to his constituency.

The MP has been under fire for not visiting his Lok Sabha constituency for a long time and people living in suburban Malad, which comes under his constituency, had held a demonstration on Tuesday as he was not reachable while they were in distress.

One person even declared a reward of Rs 1 cr to anyone who could locate the "elusive" MP.

Govinda dismissed it as a "stunt" common in politics.

The actor`s secretary Shashi Sinha told agencies that Govinda "was provoked by constant disturbance created by the visitor. The man was seated behind Govinda and would continuously hit the chair with his toes whenever the actor would sit down to take a break from the song sequence he was shooting".

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Saif teams with Strings, Parikrama

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan and rock bands Strings and Parikrama combo sounds unusual. The same trio is now all set to rock the movie and music buffs across the country in a four-city rock concert tour that kicks off Friday in Bangalore.

In Mumbai and Kolkata, the performances are scheduled for Jan 20 and Jan 25 respectively. The 10-day concert tour will conclude in Delhi Jan 27.

A trained piano player, the versatile actor Saif, whose musical repertoire includes the soul of rock - lead guitar, said: "From Led Zepplin to Parikrama, rock music has always been my passion and I look forward to sharing that passion with my fans across the country, hopefully blowing their minds with some classics!"

"The last 10 days of the concert are going to be extremely exciting. Performing live on stage is so unlike being a movie star. There are no retakes and you have to get it right the first time. It is a challenge and I look forward to it," he said in the press statement.

However, this is not the first time he is doling out musical treat for fans. In 2006, Saif and Parikrama had left crowd enthralled and asking for more.

Excited to share the stage once again with Saif, Subir Malik, spokesperson for Parikrama said, "Saif is committed to music and despite a busy schedule pursues it with passion. It will be great to get back on stage with him. Of all our original tracks, Saif has chosen 'Rhythm and Blues' and we are looking forward to jamming with him."

"It is great to be back in India. To perform for the Indian fans who are always a delightful audience, and to share stage with Saif Ali Khan and Parikrama will be a great experience," said Faisal Kapadia, a member of Strings.

Seagram's Royal Stag Mega Music, whose brand is being endorsed by Saif, is the title sponsor of the event.

Commenting on the initiative, Bikram Basu, vice-president (marketing), Pernod Ricard India owner of the liquor label Royal Stag said: "Seagram's Royal Stag mega music believes in building unique experiences."

"Saif, Parikrama and Strings should be a delight as a marketer, viewer and music lover. We are not experimenting here because we know it's a winner," he added.

Tickets for the concert are priced between Rs.450-600 and are available on www.bookmyshow.com

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Salma Hayek and tycoon beau are Hollywood's 'Richest Couple'

Washington, Jan 17 (ANI): Mexican beauty Salma Hayek and businessman beau Francois-Henri Pinault have landed at the first spot in a poll to find Hollywood's 'Richest Couple'.

It was the pair's combined fortune, which made them win the poll, conducted by In Touch Weekly.

Pinault's luxury goods company PPR, which owns Gucci Yves Saint Laurent, is said to be worth over 14 billion dollars.

Others making to the new 'Power Pair' top 10 list were Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, music mogul Simon Cowell and Teri Seymour, reports Contactmusic.

New couple Jessica Simpson and American football star Tony Romo also made it to the list. (ANI)

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Eklavya out of the Oscars race

Here’s some sad news for Indian movie lovers. Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Eklavya -The Royal Guard, which was India’s official entry to the Oscars this year, is out of the race from the ‘Best Foreign Language Films’ category.



The nine films that made it in the final list include The Counterfeiters (Austria), The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (Brazil), Mongol (Kazakhstan), The Trap (Serbia), Days of Darkness (Canada), Beaufort (Israel), The Unknown Woman (Italy) , Katyn (Poland) and 12 (Russia).

For starters, the Amitabh Bachchan-Sanjay Dutt starrer Eklavya was mired in controversy ever since it was declared as India’s entry to the prestigious Oscars. So, much so that director Bhavna Talwar, who considered her film Dharm as one of the better contenders for the award, went on to claim that the jury was biased in its selection. She even went up to the extent of going to the court regarding the issue.

Seems like India will have to wait for a while to bring home this prestigious award.

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Salman Khan unveils wax figure at Madame Tussauds - Watch video online

Surrounded by fans, Bollywood actor Salman Khan unveiled his wax figure at Madame Tussauds here Tuesday.

Salman beat nine other Indian mega stars - including Madhuri Dixit, Hrithik Roshan, Lata Mangeshkar and Abhishek Bachchan, to win a place at the world famous waxworks museum after a public poll conducted last summer.

Salman's statue stands in a special Bollywood section alongside those of three other Mumbai greats - Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan.

The museum hopes the installation of the new statue, reflecting Salman's popularity in the West, will attract many more South Asian and British Asian visitors.








The heartthrob actor was measured and photographed by expert sculptors in Mumbai last October to kick-start painstaking work on his wax double. He personally chose and donated clothes for the figure to wear.

Salman, who has starred in over 55 films since his 1988 debut film Biwi Ho To Aisi made it to the central London attraction after beating off competition from Madhuri Dixit, Hrithik Roshan, Rani Mukerji, Karan Johar, Kajol, Lata Mangeshkar, Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra and John Abraham.

More than 10,000 people voted in the poll to choose the "Next Bollywood Star" conducted last August.

Ben Lovett of Madame Tussauds said recently: "The Asian market is critical to our attraction and our association with Bollywood, particularly the launch of Shah Rukh Khan, has seen a dramatic increase in the number of Asians, from both the UK and abroad, visiting and enjoying Madame Tussauds. We hope to build upon this exciting relationship with the unveiling of Salman."

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Britney Spears may convert to Islam

U.S. pop star Britney Spears is allegedly so in love with her new Muslim man she's considering converting to Islam to marry him, British press reports revealed.

Spears, 26, and paparazzi boss Adnan Ghalib, 35, have been together for around two-weeks, sparking huge media attention about her questionable mental health and his real intentions.


Spears and her new British-born man Adnan Ghalib

The couple claim to be very much in love and the troubled star's friends have reportedly said that she is so in love with him that she plans to marry him and convert to Islam, the UK's News of The World (NOTW) reported.

In a phone call to Ghalib's relatives, who live in the UK city of Birmingham, Spears is reported to have told them, "I love him" and "we're taking care of each other. He's the only one who understands me. It's serious," NOTW revealed.

British press speculated about Ghalib's intentions with The Sun reporting that he has been bragging about how he plotted, for two years, to get close to the star in order to sell his story and make a fortune.

According to NOTW, Ghalib has already offered industry heads topless photos of Spears for a hefty price of an estimated US $ 5 million.

NOTW also revealed that Ghalib's Sunni Muslim family in Birmingham are so horrified by his antics they have disowned him.

One family member told the paper: "His parents are devastated. This week his dad gave him an ultimatum, ‘Give up Britney, or you are dead to me,' which Adnan ignored."

Spears, who was previously believed to be part of the mystic Jewish faith Kabbalah, is said to be talking about plans to fake her own death and move to Pakistan with her new lover, according to The Sun newspaper.

Courtesy: www.alarabiya.net

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Mad Money trailer

Producer Jay Cohen, Robert O. Green, Frank DeMartini, James Acheson, Wendy Kram
Director: Callie Khouri
Writer: Glenn Gers
Cast:Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes, Ted Danson, Roger Cross, Adam Rothenberg, Finesse Mitchell

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Hollywood Upcoming Movies-2008 Release

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Fanboys Release Date : 18,Jan 2008 Director Kyle Newman Producer Evan Astrowsky, Dana Brunetti, Matthew Perniciaro, Kevin Spacey Starring Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Carrie Fisher, Ray Park, Danny Trejo, Billy Dee Williams

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Cassandra Release Date : 18,Jan 2008 Director Woody Allen Producer Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum, Gareth Wiley Starring Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell, Tom Wilkinson, Hayley Atwell, Sally Hawkins

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Cloverfield Release Date : 18,Jan 2008 Director Matt Reeves Producer Starring Michael Stahl-David, Odet Jasmin, Mike Vogel, Lizzy Kaplan

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Mad Money Release Date : 18,Jan 2008 Director Callie Khouri Producer Jay Cohen, Robert O. Green, Frank DeMartini, James Acheson, Wendy Kram Starring Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes, Ted Danson, Roger Cross, Adam Rothenberg, Finesse Mitchell

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Teeth Release Date : 18,Jan 2008 Director Mitchell Lichtenstein Producer Joyce Pierpoline, Mitchell Lichtenstein Starring Jess Weixler, John Hensley, Josh Pais, Hale Appleman, Ashley Springer, Vivienne Benesch, Lenny Von Dohlen, Nicole Swahn, Julia Garro, Adam Wagner

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City Of Men Release Date : 18,Jan 2008 Director Paulo Morelli Producer Fernando Meirelles, Paulo Morelli, Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Bel Berlinck Starring Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha, Rodrigo dos Santos

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Day Zero Release Date : 18,Jan 2008 Director Bryan Gunnar Cole Producer Anthony Moody Starring Elijah Wood, Jon Bernthal, Chris Klein, Ginnifer Goodwin, Ally Sheedy

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Shahrukh Khan is back with another item dance

Superstar Shahrukh Khan is back with yet another item number. Shahrukh faces the camera for the very first time this year for Krazzy 4. Shahrukh will be seen doing a so called “item number” in the Arshad Warsi-Irrfan Khan starrer.

The film produced by Rajesh Roshan and directed by debutant Raja Sen will have SRK in a dance number composed by Rajesh Roshan and sung by Vishal Dadlani of the Vishal-Shekar fame.


The item number will not have SRK grooving the Dard-E-Disco way flaunting his six pack but it’s surely going to be a visual treat. SRK apparently hasn’t charged a single penny for his performance. Hrithik Roshan plays a small part in the film but the questions remains whether the audiences will see Hrithik doing an item number or doing one of those cliché cameos.

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Kajol Ajay Devgan U Me Aur Hum - Exclusive Trailer

A blushing Kajol. A mischievous Ajay Devgan. An evergreen romance!

The first time 'Ajay' saw 'Pia', she served him drinks. She affected him more than the alcohol, and he found true love. He was a leading psychiatrist, but she messed up his mind.

The first time 'Pia' saw 'Ajay', he had too much to drink. She watched him make a fool of himself, and was relieved when he passed out. She was a woman who followed her heart, but despite his claims of true love, she had made up her mind.

Thus begins the story of Ajay (Ajay Devgan) and Pia (Kajol). A love story, that begins at sea on a cruise liner!!



Cinema lovers are in a treat this year with Bollywood's much admired couple Kajol and Ajay Devgan are back to sparkle on screen as Ajay Devgan's directorial debut film U, ME AUR HUM's first look opens this January 11th!

The sneak peek of U, ME AUR HUM will hit theatres on Jan 11th with the screening of HALLA BOL this week.

Produced & Directed by Ajay Devgan, this emotional love story stars Ajay Devgan and Kajol in the lead along with Divya Dutta, Sumeet Raghvan, Karan Khanna and Isha Sharvani.

Written by Robin Bhatt, Sutanu Gupta and Akarsh Khurana, the film has dialogues by Ashwani Dheer, Music by Vishal Bharadwaj and Lyrics by Munna Dhiman.

U, ME AUR HUM is set for a release this April and with a dazzling picture like this, this film is definitely one of the most exciting films to release in 2008!

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Beyonce and Arnold Schwarzenegger to star in Bollywood film

"Sajid has managed a casting coup in Kambakth Ishq. Apparently Arnold Schwarzenegger has agreed to play an interesting cameo in the film. Pop Sensation Beyonce is also all set to act in the film."

Bollywood producer Sajid Nadiadwala has roped in none other than Hollywood stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Beyonce Knowles to star in his next magnum opus 'Kambakth Ishq'.

An industry source revealed that Sajid is all set to roll his next magnum opus to be directed by newbie Sabir Khan in Los Angeles in May. Pre Production work is starting next week for which Sajid's making a hush hush trip to Hollywood.

An international source said, “Sajid has managed a casting coup in Kambakth Ishq. Apparently Arnold Schwarzenegger has agreed to play an interesting cameo in the film. Pop Sensation Beyonce is also all set to act in the film. The film stars the super hit pair of Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor. Akshay plays a Hollywood stuntman in the film.”
Responding to queries about the film, Sajid said, “Yes, we shall be making a formal announcement very soon. I cannot reveal any further details. As our Indian film industry is making its presence felt and going global, I would like my banner Nadiadwala Grandsons to scale the global level in film making too.”

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Untraceable -Hollywood MovieTrailer

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In the Name of the King- Movie Trailer

Director: Uwe Boll
Cast : Jason Statham, Leelee Sobieski, John Rhys-Davies, Ray Liotta, Matthew Lillard, Burt Reynolds, Will Sanderson, Ron Perlman, Claire Forlani, Brian J. White, Kristanna Loken, Gabrielle Rose

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14th Annual Star Screen Awards

Best Film
Chak De! India

Best Actor
Shah Rukh Khan (Chak De India)

Best Actress
Kareena Kapoor (Jab We Met)

Best Director
Shimit Amin (Chak De! India) and Aamir Khan (Taare Zameen Par)

Best Supporting Actor
Aamir Khan (Taare Zameen Par)

Best Supporting Actress
Chak De India girls

Best Actor in a Negative Role
Pankaj Kapur (The Blue Umbrella)

Best Actor in a Comic Role
Irfaan Khan (Life… In A Metro)

Best Music
AR Rahman (Guru)

Best Playback Singer (Male)
Soham (In Dino- Life… In A Metro)

Best Playback Singer (Female)
Shreya Ghoshal (Barso Re -Guru)

Best Lyrics
Prasoon Joshi (Maa- Taare Zameen Par)

Best Child Artiste
Darsheel Safary (Taare Zameen Par)

Best Story
Amole Gupte (Taare Zameen Par)

Best Screenplay
Anurag Basu (Life… In A Metro)

Best Dialogue
Amole Gupte (Taare Zameen Par)

Best Pair of the Year
Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika Padukone

Lifetime Achievement Award
Manoj Kumar

Best Choreographer
Farah Khan (Dhoom Tana - Om Shanti Om)

Critics Award for Best Actress
Tabu (Cheeni Kum)

Most Promising Newcomer (Male)
Ranbir Kapoor (Saawariya)

Most Promising Newcomer (Female)
Deepika Padukone (Om Shanti Om)

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TATA's 1 Lakh car - TATA NANO Video Watch Online

NEW DELHI - Tata Motors Thursday unveiled what will be the cheapest car to hit the road anywhere in the world, amid much fanfare as thousands thronged for a peek at the vehicle that Tata hopes will coax habitual customers for two-wheeled vehicles to move upmarket.

At the Auto Expo in New Delhi, Ratan Tata drove the Nano, which the company calls the People’s Car, onto the stage and said it would still have the price tag of 100,000 (approximately $2,500) rupees promised four years ago, though commodity prices have since risen. “That’s because a promise is a promise.”

But the vehicle will make a profit for the company, he emphasized. Tata Motors’ shares were up 1.7% on the Bombay Stock Exchange, at 783.50 rupees.

The four-door vehicle, which can comfortably seat four people, has a 33 brake horsepower, 624 cubic centimeter engine in the rear. The basic model has no air conditioning, power steering, antilock brakes or electric windows, though a couple of deluxe models will offer air conditioning. It also has a single windshield wiper and no rear seat belts. The car will be ready for the market later this year.

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Jodhaa Akbar Audio Launch

“Jodhaa Akbar is finally releasing on September 15,” said director Ashutosh Gowariker at an opulent music launch of the film at a plush Mumbai hotel yesterday. “No…actually the release date as of now is February 15 and this time I’m serious,” Ashutosh corrected himself (with a chuckle) to a collective sigh from the gathered media and other dignitaries. Present at the rich-n-ostentatious occasion was of course the lead pair of Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai, producer Ronnie Screwvala, Amitabh Bachchan, Javed Akhtar, A R Rahman, Sonu Sood, Sonu Nigam, Madhushree, Jaaved Ali, Shatrughan Sinha, Akbar Khan, Sanjay Khan, Ila Arun, Zayed Khan and a host of other celebrities. The event was anchored by ravishing Anjana Sukhani and the music was launched by Maharani of Jaipur Rani Padmini, a direct descendant of Jodhaa Bai.>>>more

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Singh is King - Wallpaper

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Making of Salman Khan's wax statue

People change styles with upcoming trends but Salman is a trendsetter himself. Sure, no one can deny that. Salman began the trend of torn jeans, the long and colored hair and bracelet. Also, we all know him for his shirtless acts, although, the wax statue would be fully covered in the ‘Salman wear’. In the above picture, we see the hair samples are matched with texture and the hair color of Salman’s hair. The hair for the wax statute will be styled to match Salman’s hairstyle.

Salman Khan’s wax statue will be unveiled in London on January 15, 2008.

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