Dhobi Ghat (Trailer)

Written and directed by Aamir Khan's wife, Kiran Rao, the Aamir Khan produced movie Dhobi Ghat follows four different characters who all live and work in the washer area known as Dhobi Ghat near Mahalaxmi Station on the Western Railway in Mumbai. The washers, who are called dhobis, work with local hotels and hospitals and their job consists of washing clothes in the open air. This 'outdoor laundry' has even become a tourist attraction.

Dhobi Ghat stars Prateik Babbar, Aamir Khan, Monica Dogra and Kriti Malhotra. Aamir Khan plays a painter named Arun, Prateik Babbar portrays Munna, a washer, Kriti Malhotra plays a Muslim girl called Yasmin and Monica Dogra portrays a banker named Shai who is only in India on holiday.

The movie follows these four individuals and shows how their lives are intertwined. "Dhobi Ghat is my homage to Mumbai and its people - people on the trains, in the boats, stuck in traffic, perched on the construction sites, sitting by the sea, thinking of tomorrow," director Kiran Rao told reporters. "What started five years ago as a vague idea is now a 100-minute reality and I am most excited and very nervous," she added.

Shai and Arun meet during the opening of Arun's new art show. They end up sleeping together but in the morning they part ways thinking they will probably never meet again. Munna, a young dhobi whose job it is to wash Shai's clothes, dreams of becoming an actor. He convinces Shai to help him with his portfolio and in return, he promises the banker to show her the real city. They become friends but Munna soon falls in love with Shai.

Dhobi Ghat hits theaters on January 21, 2011. Check out the trailer here and let us know if you think it will be a hit or a miss.

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Shah Rukh Khan's 300 feet jump from building in Berlin for Don 2 (Video)

ShahRukh jumps 300 ft off the Park Inn Hotel for Don 2

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Salman Khan out, Sanjay Dutt in : Dus Ka Dum

Negotiations have fallen through with Salman. He is out of Dus Ka Dum.

Sanjay Dutt whom Salman has acknowledged as his mentor and guru in the past, will step into Salman's place. This would be Dutt's first tryst with television.

So far Dutt has shied away from television arguing that the medium would cramp his style. It was Dutt's good friends the Bachchans who convinced him to go for it.

The Big B whom Dutt considers his mentor and is a pioneer among celluloid stars on television, is at this very moment ready to sign on for another season of Kaun Banega Crorepati with Sony Entertainment even before the current season is half-done.

A source said, "Sanju was in two minds. One look at Amitji's track-record on the home-viewing medium convinced Sanju to go for it."

Negotiations between Salman Khan and the channel have fallen through due to "irreconcilable financial differences". The channel has quietly moved on.

They've zeroed in on what they think would make for an even more interesting host on Dus Ka Dum.

A very reliable and unquestionable source from the channel confirms that discussions with Sanjay Dutt have reached a final stage.

"We've also been in very serious discussions with Anil Kapoor. Neither Sanjay Dutt nor Anil has done television before. That's what places them above Salman Khan in our list of hosts," a source said.

Apparently Anil who played a Kaun Banega Crorepati-styled game-show host in Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire was the channel's first choice to host Dus Ka Dum after Salman.

However Anil would be busy shooting for Mission Impossible 4 at the time when Dus Ka Dum is slated to go on air. So Dutt it is.

Apparently the channel is willing to pay Sanjay Dutt a hefty amount of money to get him to do television. But no one is willing to disclose the sum being offered to Dutt.

A channel source said, "We're just happy to have him on board. At any cost."

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The Chronicles of Narnia 3' to release in India ahead of US

The third movie in the 'Chronicles of Narnia' franchise will unspool in India a week prior to its US release.

'The Chronicles of Narnia
: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader' is releasing in the US on December 10 but Indian fanswill get to see the movie on December 3.

The 3D film will release with around 800 plus prints and in four languages including Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, a statement said.

Hollywood films are usually released in India either on the same day or a few days, even months after its release in the US but considering the huge popularity of the movie here, Fox Star Studios decided to release it in India first.

"We are delighted to offer our Narnia fans this unique opportunity and that too in 3D and multiple Indian languages.

It's great entertainment which will appeal to a wide cross-section of demographics across the country," said Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios India.

Based on C S Lewis fantasy novels, the film trace the adventure of four children -- Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie, who are transported in the magic land of Narnia after finding a secret wardrobe in Professor Digory Kirke.

Their time in Narnia leads to a series of adventures as they help talking lion king Aslan in his fight against evil.

In 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader', the children return to Narnia and join prince Caspian's voyage to find the seven lords who were banished when his evil uncle Miraz took over the throne.

The two other films in the series were 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' and 'Prince Caspian' released in 2005 and 2008 respectively.

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Salman Khan has pledged to donate his bone marrow

Khan urged people to donate their bone marrow to save lives.

"It's simple to donate bone marrow. You don't have to spend money for it. I think everybody should go and donate bone marrow," said Khan.

Bone marrow is used for transplants that are life saving for patients suffering from blood cancer, thalassemia, aplastic anemia, congenital immuno-deficiency states and other such blood related diseases.

"Do it for yourself. God forbids if you ever require bone marrow, then people who think like you will also donate bone marrow for you. So, it will be easy for you to find one," said Khan.

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Miss World in nude photo scandal

It's not for the first time that a beauty queen is embroiled in a nude photo controversy. A nude picture of the recently crowned Miss World 2010, Alexandria Mills has emerged that was apparently taken in her bathroom. The 18-year-old took a nude photograph of herself over the summer, taken in what
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appears to be her bathroom, and sent it to her boyfriend at the time, RadarOnline.com finds out.

RadarOnline.com has seen and verified the authenticity of the photo.

Miss World 2010 Alexandria Mills is the first woman from the United States to ever win the title. She beat out 115 other competitors.

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Veena Malik smooch co-inmate in Bigg Boss 4

Veena Malik who's grabbing headlines for her flirty ways on Bigg Boss has been caught smooching one of her co-inmates on Bigg Boss. But it seems, the footage would be edited before presenting it to the audience.
Buzz has it that a hidden camera has captured shocking footage
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of Veena and a male inmate getting ‘touchy and feely’ before going completely overboard with their passionate displays, reports spicezee.

The footage is of two minutes, where the duo can be seen sharing a passionate smooch and fondling each other, oblivious of everything around them.

Veena MalikThere is a strong buzz that the complete footage would not be presented on the show as it's too explicit to be shown on television.

We wonder if it's Ashmit Patel who's keen on another MMS scandal, or Hrishant who's Veena's latest crush on show.

Veena Malik's controversies
* Her entrance in the Bigg Boss created a furore, when Shiv Sena protested against participation of Pakistani artistes in the show.

* Veena was caught getting cosy with co-inmate Ashmit Patel.

* Soon after, Veena Malik declared her crush for another co-inmate Hrishant Goswami.

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Salman-John cold war end

The ice seems to have melted between Bollywood actors John Abraham and Salman Khan after four years of avoiding one another. The misunderstandings that had risen between the two muscle men in a stage show met its end at the sets of Desi Boyz.

During a shooting of the movie in Mehboob Studios, Salman dropped in to see Akshay Kumar and the other actors, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Chitrangada Singh and Sanjay Dutt, who were also present. On spotting John he went up to him and hugged him. They were also seen to have lunch together.

So now there is one less foe in Salman Khan’s list. Let’s just hope that the other issues too can be resolved as amicably.

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Pamela Anderson to enter Bigg Boss 4

The rumour of Pamela Anderson entering the Bigg Boss house has been put to rest as this time the news is much more concrete. The Baywatch star is all set to enter the Bigg Boss' house and spice up the show.

A week before Bigg Boss season 4 went on air; there was a strong buzz about Pamela Anderson making an entry in the Bigg Boss house. However, the news faded away as there was no sight of her after the show started.

Our source from the channel says, "Initially, Pamela had some disagreements over the amount of money offered to her. That’s the reason there was a delay in signing the deal. However, the channel locked the deal last week."
The source continues, “The Hollywood babe will be arriving in India on Monday morning. A press conference will be held on Tuesday and she will enter the house on Wednesday. This particular episode of her entry will be aired on Thursday.”Pamela has a huge fan following among Indian men and it would be a delight to watch her mingle with other housemates. Dolly has had a verbal spat with almost all the housemates and only time will tell if she picks up a fight with the Hollywood actress too.

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