Sheen is most self-destructive person I have ever met: Kacey Jordan

Washington, Mar 1 – Charlie Sheen’s 22-year-old porn star pal Kacey Jordan has said that the actor is the most self-destructive person she has ever met.

In an interview with GQ magazine, Jordan gave an account of the night she had spent with the ‘Two and a Half Men’ star.

Jordan, who was promised 5,000 dollars for an appearance at Sheen’s party in late January, said she found him in a sorry state.

“His teeth were all gold. I see him as that guy on that show-you know, a celebrity. But he told me he has to put on fake teeth for his show,” Popeater.com quoted her as telling the magazine. 

Sheen informed Jordan of his plan to create a “porn family” and all live under one roof.

“He said that he was going to take care of us. It was just going to be a big party house. He was all about partying, partying, partying, partying. Never a rest,” said Jordan.

Hours into the bender, Jordan found herself alone with Sheen. Sheen asked her to hold him almost immediately after he requested oral sex while smoking cocaine from a pipe.

“I think he was scared. I could see the pain. As I was walking away, I could see him just sitting in the bed, hunched over with his pipe. That night I knew: This is the most self-destructive person I have ever met,” she added. (ANI)

Motherhood has made me a better person: Sandra Bullock

New York, Mar 1 – After a highly publicized divorce from ex Jesse James, Sandra Bullock credits life as a new mom with helping her become a better person.

While her ex has continued to land himself into the tabloids, getting engaged to his rebound-romance Kat Von D and announcing plans to release a memoir, Bullock has focused on being a mom, reports the New York Daily News.

“It’s made me a better person,” she told NBC’s Maria Menounos about her new life. 

“I’m more patient and accommodating. I really appreciate where I am.”

A lot has happened since Sandra Bullock took home the Oscar for Best Actress at last year’s Academy Awards.

The ‘Blind Side’ actress, 46, has since taken some time off from acting to focus on her son.

“I just did my first day of work in over a year and a half on Friday,” she said. (ANI)

Katie Price’s booze shame at Oscars party

London, Mar 1 – Mum-of-three Katie Price a.k.a Jordan allegedly shocked guests at Sir Elton John’s post-Oscars party – by getting trashed.

She drunkenly tried to snog horrified male and female guests before dragging a mystery man into a cab, reports the Sun.

The 32-year-old glamour model managed to corner Bros star Matt Goss for a kiss. 

She also made a beeline for boxer Joe Calzaghe but he ducked out of the way. 

Eventually she ended up dragging a bemused European man she had just met into a taxi. She was heard asking him: “How big is your ****.” 

One witness said: “It was embarrassing. People didn’t know where to look. 

“She was so drunk she was slurring her words and trying desperately to pull any man who would listen to her for more than 30 seconds. And there weren’t many. 

She was rejected by Calzaghe but managed to land a smacker on Matt Goss.

“She even tried unsuccessfully to kiss some women. 

“In the end she went off with some guy she had just met. 

“He obviously didn’t know who she was. Everyone heard her asking him how big his willy was.” (ANI)

Lady Gaga gives birth in provocative new “Born This Way” music video

London, Mar 1 – Lady Gaga is known for putting a lot of thought into everything she does – from her performances to her over-the-top outfits. Her newly released music video for ‘Born This Way’ is no exception. 

The provocative and risque new clip, set in outer space, shows the 24-year-old pop singer giving birth to an unknown being, striping off to her underwear for a dance routine and getting dressed up as a skeleton in a suit, reports the Daily Mail.

The seven-and-a-half minute video begins with Gaga floating in space and explaining via voiceover the premise of the story and its extra terrestrial location on G.O.A.T – A Government Owned Alien Territory.

‘This is the manifesto of mother monster’, she begins as the movie style music video opens with a two minute music less intro. 

“As the wombs numbered and the mitosis of the future began, it was perceived that this infamous moment in life is not temporal, it is eternal. and thus began the the beginning of the new race, a race within the race of humanity, a race which bears no prejudice, no judgment, but boundless freedom,” she continues as a holographic split screen shows what appears to be Gaga giving birth. 

“But on that same day, as the eternal mother hovered in the multiverse, another more terrifying birth took place: the birth of evil,” she continues as the video shows her in blackness and then shooting a machine gun.

For the rest of the video, Gaga spends most of the time dancing in underwear alongside a group of scantily clad men and women against a completely black backdrop. 

The video, released on Monday morning, was directed by fashion and advertising photographer Nick Knight and choreographed by Laurie Ann Gibson. (ANI)

Oprah Winfrey’s OWN struggling to pull in viewers

London, March 1 – Oprah Winfrey’s TV channel, OWN, is reportedly struggling to pull in the viewers. 

According to the New York Times, figures from Nielsen show ratings are down 10 per cent on Discovery Health – the channel OWN has replaced, reports the Daily Mail. 

Just 135,000 are viewing Winfrey’s channel at any one time and only 45,000 of these are the target demographic of women aged 25 to 54.

However, the TV host and her partner Discovery Communications have told sceptics to be patient especially because she only has a minimal presence on the channel until The Oprah Winfrey Show – currently on ABC – ends its run in September.

At the moment OWN is relying on shows like ‘Our America’, a series of documentaries hosted by Lisa Ling.

Christina Norman, chief executive of OWN, said the channel is still aiming to accumulate 50 to 60million viewers each month. It currently has 42million.

She said viewers expected a lot of original programming, and aren’t tuning in for repeats.

Winfrey has also reiterated this message. (ANI)

Nelly Furtado to donate $1M paycheck from Qaddafi to charity

Washington, March 1 – Canadian singer Nelly Furtado has announced on Twitter that she will donate 1 million dollars she earned performing for the family of Libya’s embattled leader, Muammar al-Qaddafi, to charity.

“In 2007, I received 1 million dollars from the Qaddafi clan to perform a 45 min. Show for guests at a hotel in Italy. I am going to donate the dollar,” Fox News quoted her as tweeting.

Furtado won a Grammy Award in 2000 for her breakthrough hit “I’m Like a Bird.”

Canada’s Globe and Mail reported that a representative from Furtado’s label, Universal Music, said more information would be forthcoming on her Twitter page.

Other performers, including Beyonce, Mariah Carey and Usher, have come under criticism for performing at private events for the Qaddafi family.

Meanwhile US Secretary of State Clinton told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva that Qaddafi and his inner circle must be held accountable for violence that has so far left at least 1,000 Libyans dead since an uprising calling for an end to his four-decade rule began on Feb. 15. (ANI)

Lindsay Lohan, James Franco to pose naked for sexually explicit book?

Washington, March 01 – If reports are to be believed, then Lindsay Lohan has inked a deal worth almost 3,400,000 dollars to produce a sexually explicit book with controversial photographer Terry Richardson.

According to a report in the UK’s Herald Sun newspaper, much like Madonna’s 1992 book ‘Sex,’ the ‘Mean Girls’ star is planning to strip down to the altogether in a series of explicit nude photos. 

Instead of using Vanilla Ice as her sexual muse, Lohan has reportedly enlisted former fling James Franco to get naked with her.

While in this case, Lohan seems to have marginally better taste in men than Madonna, the book will hardly cover new ground. 

“There will be a lot of nakedness–some of it graphic and suggestive–but it will be a real statement book. Obviously, there will be comparisons to Madonna’s book. But James and Lindsay believe theirs will be classier,” Fox News quoted a source as saying. (ANI)

Katrina Kaif declines the proposal to be the face of Royal Challengers…

Mar 1, Bangalore: Katrina Kaif, the mascot of Royal Challengers, as per reports, will no longer be the face of the team. She has not signed the contract to be the brand ambassador for RCB,this year. Royal Challengers is owned by the liquor baron Vijay Mallya, and Siddharth Mallya, son of Vijay Mallya is the director of this team. This IPL team has got ace batsmen like Virat Kohli, Mohammad Kaif, Saurabh Tiwary, T M Dilshan, Ab De Villiers, Rilee Rossouw, Cheteshwar Pujara. And bowlers Zaheer Khan, Luke Pomersbach, Charl Langeveldt, Dirk Nannes, Abhimanyu Mithun, Nuwan Pradeep, and also all rounders Daniel Vettori, Jonathan Vandiar, Johan Van Der Wath.

However the lady luck of RCB has withdrawn herself from the contract pointing out date problems. During the IPL, she will be going to Agra for the shoot of “Mere brother ki dulhan” by Aditya Chopra. She will be unavailable during that time, and so has preferred to back out.

There is a buzz around that, Siddharth Mallya’s ladylove Deepika Padukone may be the next brand ambassador of Royal Challengers IPL team. But this news is yet to be confirmed. And since, Deepika and Sid are in a relationship now, chances of her becoming the face of the team is less.

Is the Etrernal Romantic Salman Khan in love with Hazel?

Mumbai, Mar 1 -  Salman Khan, the handsome hunk of Bollywood is rightly called the Godfather of young actresses. He is always seen mentoring newbies and has got already five godchildren. Newcomers know the fact that if Salman is in their side, they are bound to be a successful actress. Katrina Kaif, who started her career with a super flop movie “Boom”, was helped by Sallu and became a superstar overnight with the hit film “Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya”. Then there was the look-alike of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sneha Ullal, who was casted by Salman in “Lucky”, even though she is far from being a successful actress. After that Zarine Khan, look alike of Katrina was also launched by Sallu’s film “Veer”. And recently Sonakshi Sinha, debuted in “Dabangg” which was a huge hit.

 

Now Salman has fallen in love again with a budding actress Hazel, who is from Britain. They are acting together in “Bodyguard”. It is also heard that these two, are spending time together. And Salman is ever ready to help this model turned actress. They went together for a bike ride in Pune few days back. Both of them appear to share a sizzling hot chemistry, onscreen as well as offscreen.

It is too early to make out what is going on between this jodi! But their intimate bonding leaves us thinking that Salman must be in love again!

Priyanka Chopra’s special surprise gift for Shahid on his Birthday

Mumbai, Mar 1 -  Priyanka Chopra and Shahid Kapoor’s capricious love affair is the treasure of gossip columnists. One moment they are very much in love, the next moment they part ways. These two whimsical valentines are the most talked about and controversial couple of Bolly Town. 
 

Recently a news of both being separated flashed. Shahid celebrated his birthday without his lady love Piggy Chops. He turned 30, his entire family and friends attended the party, while Priyanka was far away in U.S. This news made the columnists to suspect that the duo have broken off. Even last year, at Priyanka’s birthday party Shahid was missing, which left people speculating their split. But later, they were heard to patch up. Similarly, this time too, news of their break up turned up.

A while ago, it was learnt that even though Priyanka is out of India, but she had already sent gifts to her beau. Before she left, she bought for the birthday boy a Harley Davidson bike and a white helmet. She had planned everything well in advance. The bike was delivered to Shahid by Piggy Chops’ employee. And at that moment, white helmet was not available, so she ordered for it, before leaving India. The delivery was taken by her employee, and was gift-wrapped. It was presented to Shahid in midnight. 

Certainly, this was the best surprise gift Shahid could have ever thought of. He was delighted when the gift was handed over to him.

Sex Symbol Jane Russell dies aged 89

London, Mar 1 – Former Hollywood actress and sex symbol Jane Russell died on Monday at her home in California of a respiratory-related illness. She was 89.

The news was confirmed by her daughter-in-law, reports the BBC.

“She always said I’m going to die in the saddle, I’m not going to sit at home and become an old woman. And that’s exactly what she did, she died in the saddle,” Etta Waterfield said, recounting that Russell had remained active in her local community until illness intervened in recent weeks.

Russell was discovered by eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, who cast her in his 1941 Western The Outlaw.

Some of her most memorable parts include the The Paleface (1948) with Bob Hope and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) with Marilyn Monroe.

Russell married three times and adopted three children. (ANI)

Raveena Tandon and Big B to pair up in Boodha

New Delhi, Mar 1 - Raveena Tandon, a national film award winning actress is popularly known for her sultry steps in the song “Tu chiz badi hain mast mast” in the movie “Mohra”. She debuted in the movie “Patthar Ke phool” (1991). And then, became a quite successful heroine of the 1990’s with films like “Mohra”, “Khiladiyon ka khiladi” and “Ziddi”. Until, early 2000’s she was treated as an eye candy, but this notion of audience changed by seeing her performances in “Aks” and “Satta”, which made audience to believe she is a top notch actress. She won national award in 2002 for Kalpana Lazmi’s movie “A victim of marital violence” (2001). 
 

After an interval of almost 5 years, the housewife and the mother of two is going to start her second innings in Bollywood. She was last seen in “Sandwich” opposite Govinda in 2006. She will be seen in Puri Jagannath’s movie “Boddha”. She is going to be starred with the Shahenshah of Bollywood, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan in this movie. But, this is not the first time, the ‘mast mast’ girl is acting with Amitabh, earlier they worked together in “Bade miyan chote miyan” and “Aks”. 

Hema Malini is also sharing screen space in “Boodha” along with Amitabh and Raveena. Both Big B and Raveena will be romancing this time onscreen. The shooting will start from March and the film is medium budgeted. 

In this come back season, we will have to wait to see whether Raveena predominates the box office and makes the other heroines envious!

Singer Nelly Furtado donating $1 million from Gaddafi bash

Toronto, March 1 – Canadian pop star Nelly Furtado, who says she was paid $1 million to perform for Muammar Gaddafi and his family at a hotel in Italy in 2007, is donating the money to charity. 

According to the New York Times, the Gaddafi clan has been spending as lavishly on entertainers as they have on weapons in recent years.

Beyonce and Usher reportedly performed for Gaddafi’s son Muatassim at this year’s New Year eve party on the Caribbean island of St. Barts.

A year earlier, Seif al-Islam el-Gaddafi, another Gaddafi son, also paid Mariah Carey $1 million to sing just four songs at the New Year bash, the paper said last week.

Though most pop stars have kept quiet about taking huge sums of money from the embattled Libyan leader, Furtado Monday admitted on her Twitter that she pocketed $1 million for entertaining the Gaddafi family in 2007.

On her Twitter account, the Canadian singing star wrote that she gave a private show for the family of the Libyan leader four years ago.

‘In 2007, I was paid $1 million by the (Gaddafi) clan to play a 45-minute show for guests at a hotel in Italy,’ she said in her tweet message. ‘I am going to donate this (money).’

A representative of Universal Music, Furtado’s label, confirmed the tweet Monday, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).

Furtado had a baby girl Nevis with her Indian-origin boyfriend DJ Jasper Gahunia in 2003. 

IANS

Elizabeth Taylor’s health improving: Representative

Los Angeles, Feb 28 – Veteran actress Elizabeth Taylor, who was admitted to Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre earlier this month with symptoms of heart failure, is improving.

“Elizabeth Taylor’s doctors continue to be encouraged by her progress. She is in good spirits and continues to feel stronger every day,” contactmusic.com quoted her representative as saying. 

For the 78-year-old, who underwent heart surgery in 2009, medical experts have advised plenty of rest for full recovery.

“She is sleeping and resting a lot, which she really needs to recover her strength. Due to symptoms of congestive heart failure, she is still being monitored and continues to need rest to recover her strength. She did not have a heart attack,” the representative added.

Abhishek, Aishwarya, Mallika dazzle on Oscar red carpet

Los Angeles, Feb 28 – Bollywood star couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, along with Mallika Sherawat, dazzled in their finery at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards red carpet here.

Abhishek and Aishwarya got a chance invite to the prestigious event, where Hollywood’s Who’s Who gathers to celebrate international cinema. The duo was holidaying in Los Angeles and were not at all prepared to attend such a high-profile event at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood Sunday night.

However, last minute help from their designer friends helped them put their best foot forward at the red carpet.

Aishwarya sparkled in an off-shoulder Armani Prive bronze gown and kept her look minimalistic with just a pair of dangling earrings and hair on one side of the shoulder. 

Abhishek looked dapper in a traditional, formal black tuxedo.

Mallika, one of the most talked about Bollywood glamour girls, flaunted a sequinned white gown, with a daring front slit and a plunging neckline – just as she likes it always!

Among other Indians at the Oscars this year were composer A.R. Rahman, who was nominated in two categories – best original score and best original song – for his work in Danny Boyle’s “127 Hours”. However, he lost out on both the titles.

Nevertheless, Rahman wore a charcoal Corneliani suit and a blue tie to the red carpet, and took a proud walk with his wife Saira Banu, who chose a beige Indo-western ensemble with a golden Judith Lieber clutch.

Rosario Dawson, Paul Rudd, Eva Mendes public foreplay at Spirit Awards

London, Feb 28 – Actress Rosario Dawson was photographed grabbing actor Paul Rudd’s crotch while he in turn grabbed actress Eva Mendes’ right breast at the Spirit Awards.

It all started when Rudd, 41, and Mendes, 36, arrived at the podium to present the Best Screenplay prize at the bash held to honour independent filmmakers, the Sun reported.

Dawson, 31, then inexplicably joined them on stage at the Santa Monica, California event, and made a beeline for Rudd’s testicles, grabbing them tightly with her right hand.

Rudd was shocked at first but did not bother to release her grip, much to the amusement of Mendes.

As he stood with his man bits in the palm of Dawson’s hand, cheeky Rudd swung his left arm around Mendes and grabbed her boob with his right.

The bizarre three-way foreplay had the audience open-mouthed before Rudd and Mendes finally got on with the job of announcing the winner. (ANI)

Monica Bedi begins new innings in Nepal

Kathmandu, Feb 28 – Thirteen years after she acted in her last film of note, “Tirchhi Topiwale”, Monica Bedi, better known as the companion of jailed mafia don Abu Salem, has begun a new innings in Nepal, acting in a new film that could be the mirror image of her own aspirations.

The 36-year-old, whose glamorous looks survived her long ordeal in the past when the Indian government sought her extradition from Portugal along with Salem, and her subsequent stay in prison for passport forgery, starts shooting in a Nepali film, “Parichay”, directed by Mumbai-based director Akash Pandey.

On Saturday, soon after she flew into Kathmandu and dumped her baggage in a hotel in Thamel, the prime tourist hub in the Nepali capital, Monica was followed by the paparazzi to an ethnic restaurant in the Lazimpat area where she went to savour Nepali food and culture.

It was in the same neighbourhood that Nepali media baron Jamim Shah, alleged to have close links with underworld king Dawood Ibrahim, was gunned down in broad daylight in February 2010. Bharat Nepali, another mafia hit man who claimed responsibility for Shah’s killing, was himself shot dead in Bangkok nine months later.

Monica, whose links with the underworld have remained the subject of unquenched speculation, looked unaware of the gangster history of the area as she smilingly posed for photographers in dark skintight trousers topped by a dark Reebok jacket over a jazzy T-shirt, boots and a pair of large sunglasses.

While refusing to comment on the fake passport charge that landed her in prison in India, Monica was, however, happy to talk about the new celluloid venture that has cast her opposite Nikhil Upreti, Nepal’s action hero who last year left the Nepali film industry to carve out a niche in Bollywood.

Much of the shooting will be done in idyllic tourist town Pokhara, where earlier Govinda, Priyanka Chopra and decades ago Dev Anand and Zeenat Aman had flocked to shoot their new films.

In “Parichay”, Monica plays a girl from a middle-class family who works in an office but is driven by dogged ambition to become a film star.

It could be the true life story of the girl who was born in a village in Punjab and then taken, as a babe in arms, to Norway by her parents. But at 18, she spurned the staid and respectable life of her parents, who ran a garments store, to return to India to seek adventure and her fortune in Mumbai’s tinsel town.

Being made in Nepali and believed to have the investment of non-resident Nepalis, “Parichay” unfolds after Monica meets Nikhil at a dance bar and the two fall in love and marry, only to be parted by her unbridled ambition.

Years later, when both have carved out their own identities they meet again, leading to a twist in the plot.

The rest of the film will also be shot in India and Thailand.

(Sudeshna Sarkar can be contacted at sudeshna.s@ians.in)

IANS

Bollywood Movie Stills | Murder 2 | Jacqueline Fernandez and Emraan Hashmi

Movie: Murder 2

Release Date: 22 July 2011

Director:   Mohit Suri

Producer:   Mahesh Bhatt

Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Jacqueline Fernandez

Tanu Weds Manu get a respectable start at Box Office

After getting rave reviews the film Tanu Weds Manu had a satisfactory opening in North India on Friday morning. Though Friday was a working day, Tanu Weds Manu saw 40% to 50% of audience during the morning and the afternoon at several screens.

The response else where apart from North ranged to below average (20 % to 25%). It was predicted earlier that very much like family based films like Hum Saath Saath Hai, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, the film will also not have a thunderous start.

With the fantastic promotions for Tanu Weds Manu the film has the potential to grow with passing days. Both audiences feed backs and critics reviews are positive and will help the film to do a bigger and better business.

Aamir pairing up with Katrina?

It was earlier reported that Aamir Khan was not very keen on working with Bollywood's most desirable actress Katrina Kaif, as she was Salman Khan's girlfriend. He did not want to romance Salman's girl on-screen.

However, when Aamir Khan was asked about it the actor told that Katrina is a huge star and no filmmaker has offered them any proposal of working together.

The recent news suggests that a big banner has offered a project and wants Aamir and Katrina to team up for the film.

Aamir and Katrina share a great work compatibility and it was discovered when they did a photo shoot as Guru Dutt and Waheeda Rehman on the cover of a magazine. However, it is true that a photo shoot does not stand anywhere in front of making a film. The situations will be totally different.

Well, now when Katrina and Salman Khan have parted ways, will Aamir come forward to work with Katrina Kaif is a question that remains un-answered. We can just hope to see them on-screen pairing opposite each other.

Is it smooch and forget case for Anushka?

In a recent interview with Bollywood Hungama actress Anushka Sharma talks about her relationship with Band Baaja Baaraat co-star Ranveer Singh. The actress says that she hates Ranveer, "Ya, I hate many things about him. When we are together we are constantly arguing and quarrelling. It's impossible for me to even imagine being in a relationship with Ranveer."

She also agreed that her constantly being spotted with Ranveer has fueled up the rumours. However, she said that she couldn't help but doing that as it was the need of the moment for the promotions of her film Band Baaja Baaraat.

The actress said that the constant rumours about Ranveer and her affair has affected her family's peace and thus she is spending a lot of time with them in-order to compensate her absence. She wants to stay close to her friends and family.

Well, Anushka if you don't mind people speculating about you, then why are you getting so possessive about your family? And yes what do you have to say about the kiss that you and Ranveer shared at Shahid Kapoor's party.

Is it also a 'just friends' smooch? Or is it a 'smooch, kiss and forget' case!

Oscar Awards 2011: complete winners list

Finally, the much-expected 83 Annual Academy awards 2011 have been announced at a grand functions held at the Kodak theatre, Los Angeles. Movies like The King's Speech and Inception have shared top spot in the winners list of Oscar Awards 2011 by bagging four awards each, while The Social Network managed to occupy second spot with three Oscar gongs.

The King's Speech won four top awards in the categories like Best Picture, Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Director (Tom Hooper) and Best Original Screenplay (David Seidler). Leonardo DiCaprio's movie Inception has also got four awards in the Best Cinematography, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects categories.

The following is the complete winners list of the 83rd Annual Academy Award announced Sunday:

Best Picture: The King's Speech

Best Actor: Colin Firth, The King's Speech

Best Actress: Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, The Fighter

Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, The Fighter

Best Directing: Tom Hooper, The King's Speech

Best Foreign Language Film: In a Better World, Denmark

Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network

Best Original Screenplay: David Seidler, The King's Speech

Best Animated Feature Film: Toy Story 3

Best Art Direction: Alice in Wonderland

Best Cinematography: Inception

Best Sound Mixing: Inception

Best Sound Editing: Inception

Best Original Score: The Social Network, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Best Original Song: We Belong Together from Toy Story 3, Randy Newman

Best Costume Design: Alice in Wonderland

Best Documentary Feature: Inside Job

Best Documentary (short subject): Strangers No More

Best Film Editing: The Social Network

Best Makeup: The Wolfman

Best Animated Short Film: The Lost Thing

Best Live Action Short Film: God of Love

Best Visual Effects: Inception

Madhavan's UP, Bihar steps at Jhalak Dikhala Jaa 4

Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4 recent episode turned out to be a desi one, in the presence of the Tanu Weds Manu star Madhavan. Television actress Mahi Vij who is also a contestant on Jhalak Dikhla Jaa did not miss the chance of dancing with the very handsome R Madhavan.

Madhavan was present on the show to promote his recent film Tanu Weds Manu, which also stars Kangana Ranaut opposite him. Mahi does not miss chances of dancing with her favourite stars. Earlier it was Akshay Kumar who was dragged onto the floor by Mahi and now it was the very shy Madhavan who rocked the dance floor with Mahi Vij.

Both of them danced on a full-on desi number, 'Main Aayi Hoon UP Bihar Loot Ne.' The song however totally suits the theme of the film which is totally desi and is set on the North India.

Don't forget to catch Madhavan on Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4 this week.

Jay-Z expresses concern over Rihanna's health

American rapper Jay-Z, who is the mentor of Pop singer Rihanna, has suggested her to take some time off from her work. She is working too hard. Recently, she was down with bronchitis and laryngitis. Even then she performed at the Grammy and BRIT Awards. Seeing her hectic schedule, he has become concerned about her health.

Currently, Rihanna has been working hard promoting her album ‘Loud’. "Rihanna's professional, works hard and stays away from drugs and alcohol, but Jay wants her to be careful," Look quotes a source as saying. "He told her to take a holiday for a week - she's been working flat out and needs to get over the bronchitis, which he's sure she's developed as a result of stress. He told her she'll be alright, but to keep her head down,” added the source.

However, Jay-Z signed her to Def Jam Recordings at the beginning of her career. Since then the two are very close to each other. Jay-Z is very concerned about Rihanna's career. He is also said to be concerned Rihanna may be considering meeting up with her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, reports stuff.co.nz.

Anushka-Ranveer caught smooching!

A Still From Band Baaja Barat

“Me and Ranveer can never be boyfriend girlfriend,” said actress Anushka Sharma on the chat show Koffee With Karan, where Ranveer Singh was the other guest on the couch. The entire episode proved that the couple share a very peppy relationship and are no more than good friends, who keep fighting with each other.

However, according to the recent reports, the couple were spotted smooching each other at Shahid Kapoor's Birthday party. Ranveer and Anushka, who have been hiding their affair, have finally decided to go public about their relationship.

The pair came together for the bash and were seen holding each others hands throughout the party. Later at night the couple were sizzling on the dance floor. Till then no one in the party thought them to be more than good friends. It is then when the couple surprised the guests out there by a passionate lip-lock in public .

This episode has become a talk of the town in Bollywood industry. Well, looks like love is in the air for Anushka and Ranveer.

Sajid-Wajid to open their personal channel on Youtube

In a bid to reach out the large audience across the globe, the music director brothers, Sajid-Wajid have opened their own channel on Youtube. They have become the first Bollywood musicians to make this on the video-sharing website.

Sajid Ali confirmed the news and said that he is an electronic savvy. He said that they have gone one step forward to connect with their fans. The fans can find the latest happenings of the musicians, their interviews, songs etc. on their personal channel, adds Sajid.

However, the channel is in its early stages and they are still adding the contents to it. Soon, they are going to launch it officially, said Sajid.

Kushal Punjabi wins Rs. 5 millions Zor Ka Jhatka

The Imagine TV’s reality show hosted by actor Shahrukh Khan had its grand finale on Friday (February 25). It was a tough fight between the final 16 finale contestants. But, the man who walked away with the big amount of Rs 5 million is none other than the most consistent performer on the show, actor Kushal Punjabi.

Television actor Kushal, who also acted in films like Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal and Salaam-E-Ishq won the show after fighting it out with the final four contestants, who reached to the final round. The
finalists Claudia Ciesla, Kushal Punjabi, Captain Albert and Jai Bhagwan made it to the deciding round of the "Wipeout Zone", where Kushal emerged as the winner of 'Zor Ka Jhatka'.

There were two special guests for the evening, Bollywood queen Rani Mukherjee and reality queen Dolly Bindra. Apart from the main 'Zor Ka Jhatka' awards, there were other humorous awards categories like "Ram Lal Foundation Award" for Manoranjan award, which was given to Priyadarshani Singh, 'Running Commentary', which was given to Sonika Kaliraman, and the 'Haste Zakhm' to Dimpy Mahajan.

'Zor Ka Jhatka' was an Indian version of internationally popular 'Wipeout'. The main backdrop of this adventurous game was set in Argentina, with 28 celebrity contestants, fighting it out to win the water challenges given to them. Apart from Shahrukh, Actress Saumya Tandon was also the on-spot host of 'Zor Ka Jhatka'.

We at Oneindia congratulate the winner Kushal for his achievement.

The King’s Speech bags four top honours at Oscar awards

After winning seven awards at BAFTAs, The King’s Speech is once again making it big. This time, it shines at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards 2011, which has been held at the Kodak theatre, Los Angeles. The Tom Hooper-directed historical flick was nominated in 12 categories and has managed to receive the top four honours at the Oscar Awards 2011 on Sunday.

Firstly, The King’s Speech has won the top-most honour of Oscars, the Best Motion Picture, beating nine hit movies. Secondly, Colin Firth, who played Prince Albert, Duke of York/King George VI in the film, has bagged the Best Actor gong for his wonderful performance. Thirdly, Tom Hooper has walked away with Best Director award. Finally, David Seidler has received the Best Original Screenplay award.

The King's Speech is a British Historical drama about the King George VI. Though movie got rave reviews, some film reviewers had the accused the movie bosses of twisting some historical events. It has been made the whopping budget of £8 million and it has topped the Box Office records for several weeks with its collections reaching $235,468,702 across the globe.

However, the film The King's Speech has already been screened at several International Film Festivals. Earlier, it has topped the winners list of BAFTA Awards 2011 by bagging seven top awards out of its 14 nominations. It has also bagged one Golden Globe award out of its seven nominations.

Shahrukh Khan: Can he be blamed for ‘Zor Ka Jhatka’ fiasco?

Though some of you readers are staunch Shahrukh Khan fans and support him through thick and thin, even you would agree that his latest TV show ‘Zor Ka Jhatka’ has backfired at him and he, himself, has received the biggest ‘Jhatka’ of his life.

This has been one of the floppest ventures of SRK’s career and the low TRPs are evidence enough to suggest that his dominance in films hasn’t rubbed on to the TV world. The show ‘Zor Ka Jhatka’ went on air on 1^st February, 2011 riding on huge hype and expectations.

Based on the international show ‘WipeOut’, it is a game show where the contestants (small-time celebs) battle it out for the prize money. It is aired on NDTV Imagine. Though the show is reminiscent of ‘Takeshi’s Castle’ of Pogo, ‘Zor Ka Jhatka’ lacks the spunk and thrill that comes with the former.

And SRK himself is on the receiving end of the flak since some critics are questioning his integrity. Apparently, he did the job half-heartedly and didn’t show his full commitment. For instance, he never flew down to Argentine to gel with the contestants but shot his portions in a local studio. His shots were attached to the Argentina shoot in a manner that it looked as if he was present on the location.

However, the end product did not turn out to be as juicy as the viewers were expecting. May be, SRK should make a thorough research before taking up a project.

Sonakshi Sinha unsure of Kamal Hassan's project

It seems Sonakshi Sinha is confused over whether to sign Kamal Hassan's next project or not. The actress is in two minds to give the nod considering the fact that Kamal is almost her father's age.

Sonakshi has admitted that she has received an offer for Kamal Hassan's next but she is yet to give the nod for the project. The actress has said that she is yet to hear the narration and it is only after that she could announce her decision.

Meanwhile, her father Shatrughan Sinha has said that he does not oppose pairing Kamal, as the age factor is no longer a barrier in the Indian cinema. He also added that Kamal is a wonderful actor and he is confident that it will be a good experience for the actress.

The yet to be titled movie is directed by Selvaraghavan. The movie is said to be hitting the floors in April. Other cast and details of the film are yet to be revealed.

Natalie Portman wins best actress

Los Angeles, Feb 28 – Actress Natalie Portman won her first Oscar for best actress for ‘Black Swan’ at the prestigious 83rd Academy Awards here Sunday night. 

Portman beat Annette Bening for ‘The Kids Are All Right’, Nicole Kidman for ‘Rabbit Hole’, Jennifer Lawrence of ‘Winter’s Bone’ and Michelle Williams of ‘Blue Valentine’. 

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Tom Hooper wins best director for ‘The King’s Speech’

Los Angeles, Feb 28 – Director Tom Hooper has walked away with the Academy award for best direction for ‘The King’s Speech’.

Hooper beat Darren Aronofsky (‘Black Swan’), David O. Russell (‘The Fighter’), David Fincher (‘The Social Network’) and Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (‘True Grit’) to win the prestigious award.

‘The King’s Speech’ is the story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it. 

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Harvard gives Shakira 2011 Artist of the Year award

Washington, Feb 28 (IANS/EFE) - The Harvard Foundation has presented Colombian singer Shakira with its 2011 Artist of the Year award, an annual prize bestowed by the university’s centre for intercultural arts and science initiatives to honour the philanthropic activities of musicians, actors and writers. 

Shakira, who is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and founder of the Barefoot Foundation to provide education and nutrition for children in impoverished parts of Colombia, accepted the prize at a cultural festival held Saturday at Harvard, the Boston Herald reported on its website.

After expressing her thanks for being honoured in this way, Shakira urged the university’s students to take advantage of their own opportunities and work to improve educational conditions in underdeveloped countries.

The director of the Harvard Foundation, S. Allen Counter, said that the Colombian artist was selected to receive the prize for her ‘distinguished history of creativity’, as well as for her charitable contributions.

The singer, who has sold some 50 million albums during her career, continues to promote her bilingual work ‘Sale el sol/The Sun Comes Out’, which includes her hit ‘Waka Waka’ which she popularised at the South African World Cup.

The Foundation’s Artist of the Year award has been presented in the past to actresses Salma Hayek and Sharon Stone, actors Will Smith and Jackie Chan, and to jazz musician Herbie Hancock, among others. 

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‘In A Better World’ wins Oscar for foreign language film

Los Angeles, Feb 28 – Danish director Susanne Bier’s ‘In A Better World’ won the Oscar for foreign language film at the 83rd Academy Awards here. 

The film was competing with ‘Biutiful’ (Mexico), ‘Dogtooth’ (Greece), ‘Incendies’ (Canada) and ‘Outside The Law’ (Algeria). 

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Christian Bale picks best supporting actor Oscar

Los Angels, Feb 28 – Actor Christian Bale took home his first Oscar by winning the best supporting actor at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards here for his role in ‘The Fighter’. 

The actor plays a troubled boxer Dicky Eklund in the movie, which also stars Mark Wahlberg.

Bale was competing with John Hawkes (‘Winter’s Bone’), Jeremy Renner (‘The Town’), Mark Ruffalo (‘The Kids Are All Right’) and Geoffrey Rush (‘The King’s Speech’) for the award.

‘The Fighter’ is about two brothers Dicky Ecklund (Bale) and Micky Ward (Wahlberg) who, against all odds, come together to train for a historic title bout that will unite their fractured family and redeem their past. 

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Rahman loses Oscar for ‘127 Hours’ original score

Los Angeles, Feb 28 – Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman lost the Oscar for best original score to composer duo Trent Rezmor and Atticus Ross who won it for ‘The Social Network’ at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards here. 

Rahman is also nominated in the best song category with Dido and Rolo Armstrong, who have penned the lyrics of ‘If I Rise’.

Earlier this year, the 45-year-old had also lost the Golden Globe award as well as British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for best original music in ‘127 Hours’. 

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Atwood wins best costume design Oscar for ‘Alice in Wonderland’

Los Angeles, Feb 28 – American designer Colleen Atwood won the Oscar award for her costume designs in Tim Burton’s ‘Alice In Wonderland’ at the 83rd Academy Awards here. 

This is the third Oscar for Atwood since she started designing for movies in 1984. She won the golden statuette earlier for her work in ‘Chicago’ (2002) and ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ (2006).

The Academy award for best makeup went to Rick Baker and Dave Elsey for ‘The Wolfman’, while Richard King took home the best sound editing award for his work in ‘Inception’.

Oscar for sound mixing went to Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick for ‘Inception’. 

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Pattinson, Stewart’s onscreen child isn’t a newcomer

London, Feb 28 – Mackenzie Foy, who will be seen as the vampire-human love child of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in the first part of the new Twilight film ‘Breaking Dawn’, is not media shy and handles it with confidence. 

When the film opens in November, the glare of the spotlight will be on Foy and she can handle it. She’s just 10 years old, but already a seasoned professional, reports peoplec.com.

Foy, 10, who will plays Renesmee, boasts an impressive resume filled with advertising and television work.

The adorable ‘Suri Cruise-lookalike’ has done print ads for Mattel, Talbots, Guess and Gap, appeared in TV commercials for Burger King and BlackBerry, and guest-starred on ‘Charmed’ and ‘Hawaii Five-O’. 

Her professional side was very much in evidence when she arrived in Vancouver for filming. As she signed autographs, she was asked what was she looking forward to during the shoot. ‘Just working,’ she replied. 

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