A bullet for Madhuri Dixit Nene

A Pakistani man, while illegally sneaking through the Wagah border, was shot by the Indian security forces (BSF) on Thursday said reports.He was reportedly shot once according to Pakistani security officials who rushed him to the military Services Hospital near the border on the Pakistani side. Shafiq (the man who was shot) later told the Pakistani media there that he was crossing the border because he wanted to meet actor Madhuri Dixit Nene once before he dies. Though 30-odd year old Shafiq is seriously injured, he is reportedly stable.“I wanted to meet Madhuri once before I die. Since I am poor, there is no chance that I can fly down to Mumbai...

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Shah Rukh Khan, brand ambassador of West Bengal?

Murmurs have started in the literary circles of Kolkata over the appointment ofactor Shah Rukh Khan as the brand ambassador of West Bengal. Online forums and closed literary circles are outraged over the fact that an actor born in Delhi and based in Mumbai have been chosen to represent the state which really doesn’t have any dearth of either talent or celebrities.“It was in the green room that I got to know that the chief minister (Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal) is having a closed door meeting with him over representing West Bengal. Apparently Shah Rukh said that he is not going to charge any money for this although an honorarium was discussed....

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Black Sabbath announce new album, 2012 world tour

Veteran British rock band Black Sabbath announced on Friday they are reuniting in their original four man line-up for their first new album in 33 years and a 2012 world tour. Singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bass player Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward told a news conference at legendary Sunset Strip club Whiskey a Go Go they would perform at the Download Festival in England in June 2012, and then embark on a world tour. The band, which first got together under the Black Sabbath name in 1969, said they were working on new material for the album for release in the fall of 2012. There is no title as yet but it will be produced...

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Men didn't find young Madonna attractive

Pop diva Madonna says that straight men didn't find her attractive when she was young. "(Girls) were told to wear our skirts to our knees, turtlenecks, cover ourselves and not wear makeup, and not do anything that would draw attention," Madonna, who had a strict Catholic-Italian upbringing, told Harper's Bazaar. "Straight men did not find me attractive. I think they were scared of me because I was different," said Madonna who rebelled with unshaved armpits and wacky hairstyles. The 53-year-old, who is dating 24-year-old French dancer Brahim Zaibat, is slowly including him in outings with her kids - Lourdes, 15, Rocco, 11, David, 6, and Mercy,...

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Rockstar released; Anurag Basu's Barfee can now take off

No one would be happier than director Anurag Basu to see the release of Ranbir Kapoor's Rockstar as he can now start shooting for his Barfee. Imtiaz Ali-directed Rockstar has opened with lots of praise for Ranbir's peformance. "Ab bas ho gaya. Rockstar releases on Friday and then my last big schedule for Barfee will start from November 15 in Kerala and Ooty. I don't mind waiting. Ranbir had very clearly told me he'd need time off in October and November to promote Rockstar. The film is worth all the delays in the Barfee schedule. And it isn't as if we've been making Barfee forever," said Basu. To be produce by UTV, Barfee also stars Priyanka...

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George Clooney considered suicide due to spinal injury

George Clooney has revealed that he was in so much pain once that he contemplated committing suicide. According to the Rolling Stone magazine, the 50-year-old actor had suffered spinal injury in 2005 while filming the thriller ‘Syriana’ after which he was bedridden for a month. “I was at a point where I thought, ‘I can’t exist like this. I can’t actually live’,” the Daily Express quoted him as saying. “I was lying in a hospital bed with an IV in my arm, unable to move, having these headaches where it feels like you’re having a stroke and, for a short three-week period, I started to think, ‘I may have to do something drastic about this’. You...

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Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber win big in Bambi Awards

Justin Bieber Getty Images Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber took away the most prestigious awards at the 2011 Bambi Awards in Germany. The ‘Poker Face’ hitmaker was named Best International Pop Artist and received the award from fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld before performing a medley of her hits. Contactmusic reported. Bieber was also a big winner at the ceremony at the Rhein-Main-Hallen venue in Wiesbaden, collecting the Entertainment Bambi Award from Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow. He then performed his new song ‘Under the Mistletoe’. “Had an amazing night at the Bambi Awards here in Germany tonight. Got to meet some great fans too. Thank...

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Kate Winslet loves wearing clothes that flatter her curvy figure

Kate Winslet Getty Images Kate Winslet, who "enjoys" having a curvy figure, has revealed that she makes sure she wears clothes that flatter her hour-glass shape. According to InStyle magazine, the 36-year-old ‘Titanic’ actress also said that she is very confident about her body after learning over the years what clothes suit her shape. “I’m lucky to go in and out at the right places, proportionately that’s something I inherited from my mother,” Contactmusic quoted her as saying. “I enjoy my shape and my curves. At the same time, you have to know how to dress. If you are hippy, then pleats off the waist? Forget it! You absolutely cannot wear...

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Katy Perry would love to have kids with hubby Russell Brand

Russell Brand Reuters Katy Perry has expressed her desire to be a mum soon and start a family with husband Russell Brand. Perry feels that Russell is going to be a great dad. "I would love to have children. I think that’s one of the reasons you get married," Contactmusic quoted her as saying. "Especially to the person that you marry. You think, that person is going to be a good partner, a good parent." "But I’m not sure it’s yet. We’ll see, ya know," she added. The ‘One That Got Away’ singer, who married the British funnyman last October, also said that the number of children will depend on the pain she experiences during her first delivery. "If...

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Rapper Pitbull coming to India

Pitbull performs on stage at Supafest at Acer Arena on April 15, 2010 in Sydney, AustraliaGetty Images American rapper-singer Armando Christian Perez, popularly known as Pitbull, is coming to India in the first week of December for a live concert.The American songwriter-record producer will be performing at a concert in Noida on December 2, in Mumbai the next day, and in Pune on December 4.Pitbull would be performing his hits like 'Hey Baby', 'Rain Over Me', 'Give Me Everything', 'I know You Want Me', 'On The Floor', etc."I am very excited to bring my live show to India. I will be performing on all favourite numbers....I can't wait...

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Chitangadha Singh turns item girl

Chitrangada Singh will step into the role of an item girl. For the first time, she will be doing an item number for Shirish Kunder’s ‘Joker’. Chitangadha’s item number will be very raunchy and hot. It will be choreographed by Shirish Kunder’s wife and filmmaker Farah Khan. Interestingly, the film also has another item number by the lead actress Sonakshi Sinha and her number is touted to be one of the hottest numbers of 2012 while Chitrangada’s number is believed to be very sexy and a surprise for the fans. Chitrangada will be sharing screen space with the lead actors Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha. Director Shirish Kunder said, "Kaafirana...

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Shahrukh Khan happy with 'Ra.One' review

Shahrukh Khan's highly anticipated film made on a budget of Rs 150 crore has received a mixed response. Though some liked it and some doesn’t, Shahrukh Khan is happy with the mixed review. He is happy that lots of them have liked his film and went to watch it. ‘Ra.One’ has been able to make a profit of 170 crore in the opening weekend. It was an effort made by King Khan and it really gone well. "I know for a fact that when you try to attempt something different, some people would like it and some won't, and I knew this from the beginning," Shah Rukh told reporters in Mumbai. "Maybe, it is wrong to say that it is a youngster's movie, but I...

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Silk Smitha’s family sends legal notice to 'The Dirty Picture’

South sensation Silk Smitha’s family is upset with the makers of ‘The Dirty Picture’. Her brother V Naga Vara Prasad sends a legal notice to Milan and producer Ekta Kapoor claiming the movie obscene. They also claimed that the film was made without their permission. They were not happy as how their sister has been portrayed in the movie. "We came to know through TV channels and newspaper reports that The Dirty Picture portrays my sister in a rather obscene way. Ekta Kapoor is making the film with Vidya Balan in the lead role. Neither the producer nor the director contacted us (the family). What right do the producer and the director have to...

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Aishwarya denies delivery report

Ever since Aishwarya Rai Bachchan got married to actor Abhishek Bachchan, she has been constantly making news for her pregnancy.  Now that her delivery date is drawing nearer, gossip mills started to churn out that she will be delivered at Seven Hills hospital at Marol, Andheri (E) Mumbai on 11.11.11. The Bachchan family is highly upset with media cooking wrong stories about Aishwarya’s delivery. Aishwarya’s spokesperson clears the air about Ash’s delivery, “The report ridiculously insinuates that the family would actually turn nature’s course for such blind and sensationalised beliefs. There is a limit to time and again making regressive...

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Ram Gopal Varma likes Bipasha's red bikini

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma goes gaga over Bipasha Basu’s red hot bikini in ‘Players’. He tweeted, Just saw 'players' first look ..Bipasha is looking like a billion dollar bill aaaaahhhhhhhh!' Director Sujoy Ghosh also praised ‘Players’ trailer, "oh I like this PLAYERS poster with 3 minis coming out,' he wrote. Bipasha Basu thanked everyone for the good feedback, 'Thank you fr d amazing response to the #players trailer and posters! Abbas mustan make their films in 'Super Style'!' she tweeted. ‘Players’ starts Abhishek Bachchan in the lead...

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I just want Ash to have a safe delivery, Abhishek

Refuting the rumor about Abhishek Bachchan compelled Aishwarya to go for C-section so that the baby born on the auspicious day 11/11/11, actor and husband Abhishek Bachchan said, “It’s a great piece of fictional writing. It’s ridiculous to suggest that I’d induce my wife to go through a Caesarean so our baby would be born on a particular day. I just want her to have a healthy, safe and as comfortable a delivery as possible. Whenever God decides our baby is to be born, we’ll welcome him or her with open arms. We still don’t know if it’s a girl or a boy, all we want is a healthy child. And all this about my wife carrying twins is completely untrue.” He...

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Music maestro Bhupen Hazarika passes away

Legendry singer Bhupen Hazarika passes away. He was 85. Bhupen Hazarika was critically ill for few months and was admitted to Mumbai Kolilaben Dhirubhai hospital. He was having problem in breathing. "It was a multi-organ failure. The end came around 4.30 pm," Jayanta Saha, chief PRO at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital, said. His condition worsened when he had to undergo a minor surgery to attach a food pipe into his system. When he breathed his last, noted filmmaker and his friend Kalpana Lajmi was by his side. He was the recipient of many prestigious awards. He was awarded with Dada Saheb Phalke award and Padma Bhushan. On September 8,...

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Taslima Nasreen calls Priyanka Chopra's father an idiot

Controversial Bangladeshi singer Taslima Nasreen lashes out at Priyanka Chopra’s father calling him an idiot. The writer reacted strongly when Priyanka’s father Dr. Ashok Chopra comment on Priyanka’s achievement and made a remark that ‘Priyanka is like a son to me’. The writer took to Twitter to burst out her anger, she tweeted, “Priyanka Chopra`s father said, `Priyanka is like a son to me`. What an uncouth idiot man! Daughter hatred not yet gone. I am waiting for the day when fathers would feel proud of their sons and say `my son is like a daughter to me`(sic).” The writer, who is known for making controversial statements ended with a feminist...

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Dev, Frieda in a live-in relationship

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ stars Freida Pinto and Dev Patel has moved into a USD 1.5 million rental home in Los Angeles. To spend more time together and to know each other better, the couple decided to go for a live-in relationship. Dev and Freida has been going strong for a long time, their love story kick started on the set of ‘Slumdog..’, ever since the duo were together. Pinto were recently spotted in a loose-fitting pink vest top with black jeans and a pair of black sandals with boyfriend Dev carrying a large box into their new home. Pinto had recently said she won`t give up her relationship before her career but will always keep a balance...

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No good roles, Shilpa takes a break from acting

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty took a break from films for two years as she is bored of doing the same thing and the roles that is coming her way is repetitive and she does not want to do the same thing again and again. “No earth-shattering roles were being offered to me. There was nothing. Whatever little work was coming my way, I had already done those things. I didn’t want to repeat myself. I want to do parts that will justify me as an actor,” says Shilpa. Married to businessman Raj Kundra, Shilpa believes that it is necessary to take those breaks as she has many more responsibilities towards her family. “So, I have taken this deliberate...

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Review: Ra.One: Holly-Bolly Masala

Shah Rukh Khan’s Diwali release this year was touted as a movie that would bring Bollywood one step closer to bridging the gap with Hollywood. Yes Ra One does shine brilliantly in the technical area but a patch line story marred the overall attempt. The Background So there is this kid Prateik (Armaan Verma) who loves “Kick Ass villains” and his dad- the ultimate exemplar of a goofy south Indian geek (which is also a myth by the way, kids people like that don't exist!) Shekhar Subramaniam played by Shah Rukh Khan. Shah Rukh wants to be acknowledged as “dude” by his son but Prateik firmly believes his dad to be a lame guy (I don't blame him...

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Get rocking with RK, Nargis Fakhri and director Imtaiz Ali on November 3

You can get up close and personal with 'Rockstar' Ranbir Kapoor in Dubai next week! The Bollywood hottie is headed to Chi@The Lodge on November 3 with his heroine Nargis Fakhri, director Imtiaz Ali and singer Mohit Chauhan.There's already a big buzz in T'town about the movie which traces the intense journey of an aspiring singer Janardhan, played by Ranbir, into the rockstar Jordan. A R Rahman's music for the film, particularly 'Saadda Haq', has become very popular; the leads have also been travelling across India to promote the movie, visiting various colleges to connect with young audiences. 'Rockstar' is a 'different-by-Bollywood-standards'...

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I am excited and charged up about TV show: Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan, the latest Bollywood star set to make his television debut, confesses he does not know much about the TV industry but that could also work to his advantage as he likes to do things his way.The actor-filmmaker promises that his show, like his films, will be "different" and connect with the masses.Aamir is to host and produce a show that will bring real stories of people on the small screen."I am sure I will face difficulties when it comes to television...It is a field I know very little about. Fortunately, the people I am interacting with are very bright minded. So I am getting to learn every day. I am trying to absorb as much as...

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Shiba – the showbiz darling in Bangladesh

People call her Shiba. She is one of the promising models in today's Bangladesh. She stepped into the showbiz through a drama which was directed by Murad Pervez wherefrom her journey to the showbiz world began few years back. Shiba has so far has worked as model of Nakshatra Jewellery, Gems Gallery, Diamond World, Anjali Jewellery, Key Kraft, Kazi Craft, Abortona, Summer Collection etc. Now a few directors are discussing with her for casting in their movies. If things go smoothly, Shiba will soon step into Bangladeshi film industry. She recently accorded an interview to Weekly Blitz. Here is the excerpt:Q: After being a successful model of a...

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Shahrukh Khan promises to quit smoking post ‘RA.One’

Smoking may have been banned in showbiz but most actors pursue the habit without a thought. Be it Ajay Devgn, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan or Shahrukh Khan they have all promised to quit the habit sometime or the other, but only Shahrukh Khan has stepped forward to make the promise with a date. While that came as a shock to many, SRK explains his decision. The actor says that he will quit smoking after the release of his ambitious project, RA.One. Incidentally, the film has a scene where the actor talks about the ill-effects of smoking. It is a conversation between dad and son. In real life too his children are against their father smoking and...

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Dia Mirza: Back for some love

n the last 10 years, Dia Mirza has had more misses than hits. The actress says she's not 'over-ambitious' but hoping for success with Love Breakups Zindagi She's beautiful, energetic and can even cough up a few emotions at the cameras trained on her. So why has former beauty queen Dia Mirza failed to gain a respectable place in Bollywood after more than a decade in showbiz?The mystery deepens when you know that some leading ladies with questionable talent (think a certain Brit-Indian actress) have done way better. But the 30-year-old actress is not willing to dwell on the negatives and is now taking matters into her own hands — the Rehnaa...

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Cultures meet in winning Bollywood dance group

The Bollywood dance group at Glenfield College is making all the right moves.Its 15 members represent more than nine different nationalities.They were overall winners at the Desi International Showbiz – Bollywood high school competition and also won best costume, best music, best male dancer and most popular on Facebook.They have won the competition three years in a row and have now been named overall winners for the first time.Dance teacher Brigitte Knight used to run a school in Christchurch and students were often used in Bollywood scenes.Bollywood dance combines traditional Indian and modern styles.The college has 820 students with more...

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Dharmendra wanted to keep Esha away from showbiz

Veteran actor Dharmendra admits he was never in favour of his daughter Esha Deol becoming an actress, but says that now he is proud of her."I was not in favour of Esha joining the films as I was concerned whether she would be able to keep up with the pressures of the industry, but I am glad she could handle all that," Dharmendra told IANS.The father and daughter teamed up for just released "Tell Me O Khuda", which has been directed by Hema Malini.I was offered 'Two States', but nothing official yet: RanbirRanbir Kapoor  says he has been offered the movie based on Chetan Bhagat's bestseller "Two States", but the papers have...

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