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Pamela begins 2010 with wardrobe malfunction
9 hours ago
Hollywood's blonde bombshell Pamela Anderson let her hair down at a celebrity studded New Year's party but ended up having a wardrobe malfunction.The 'Baywatch' beauty was hosting a party at Paramount Studios in Hollywood when her white dress slipped down, reported Daily Mail online.The 42-year-old actress had come on stage to count down the final minutes of 2009 when the wardrobe malfunction occurred.But the former Playboy model did not realise the slip until American Idol star Adam Lambert who too had joined her on stage pointed it out.The 27-year-old attempted to pull up her top, but Anderson held him away before realising the faux pas.Earlier on in the evening she had been pulling up her white dress to ensure it retained some element of modesty.Pamela begins 2010 with wardrobe malfunction »
Charlie Sheen, Brooke Mueller's kids doing fine
9 hours ago
Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller's kids are doing fine and are in no danger, according to sources from Pitkin County Department of Social Services. (Pcdss)Pcdss officials had apparently interviewed Brooke at her house along with the nannies and the housekeeper.Meanwhile, Mueller wants to get back with Sheen with her kids and mend their relationship.According to the reports, lawyers for both Brooke and Charlie are trying to get the protective order modified so that they can resume living together, reports TMZ.comHowever, the only problem is who will monitor the conflicted couple.It is being said that the prosecutor wants a public agency in Aspen to make sure Brooke is safe, but Brooke is concerned that info about her attempt to repair the relationship might leak. »
No acting for Aamir Khan in 2010
9 hours ago
Bollywood star Aamir Khan is known to strive for perfection. He now plans to take a break from acting this year as he wants to concentrate on his role as the producer of 'Delhi Belly', 'Peepli Live' and 'Dhobi Ghat'.'I want to take a break from acting this year. So no shootings for me. I would like to concentrate more as a producer,' Aamir said at a press conference in Big Cinemas here late Friday.'I will be reading scripts as an actor but I am not sure whether I would be saying yes to acting. I would like to market my films internationally as I personally feel that our films have potential in the international market,' he pointed out.This year, Aamir will be seen in home production 'Dhobi Ghat', which has been directed by his wife Kiran Rao.With his 'one-year-one-movie' plan, »
Here's proof of our pact with Chetan Bhagat, says Hirani
9 hours ago
Director Rajkumar Hirani Saturday produced the credits agreement with author Chetan Bhagat for hit film '3 Idiots' and maintained that the movie was not a copy of the bestseller 'Five Point Someone'.<p>Hirani distributed copies of an agreement of credit and a non-disclosure agreement signed by Bhagat Sep 1, 2005 and Oct 3, 2007 respectively. Screenplay writer Abhijat Joshi was also present at the media meet.</p><p>'It shall be obligatory on the part of the producer to accord credit to the author in the rolling credits... as under - Based on the novel 'Five Point Someone',' the agreement on the issue of credit states.</p><p>The non-disclosure agreement was signed after Hirani gave a 'four-hour narration' of the final script to Bhagat, the director said.</p><p>Hirani also supported his argument by giving a copy of an interview that Bhagat gave to Ians Sep 26, 2008 titled: 'I liked the final script of 'Three Idiots': Chetan Bhagat. »
When Priyadarshan went looking for a substitute title
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Priyadarshan is a disappointed man. No, his films are doing alright at the box office, but it's just that the filmmaker couldn't get the title of his choice for his upcoming film, as a film by that name has already been made.Priyan wanted to title the film about caste wars and forbidden inter-caste marriages in Bihar 'Ganga Jal', not knowing that this has already been taken for another fable.Says Priyan: 'I thought something like 'Ganga Jal' was the best title for this film because it allowed audiences to know exactly where the plot and characters were going.'In his mind he had settled for the title as the best one for his film, until he shared it with his leading man Ajay Devgn. To his horror Priyan was told by Ajay that Prakash Jha had already used the title. Ajay knew about Jha's 'Ganga Jal' because he had played the lead in it. »
Vidhu Vinod Chopra Apologizes To Media
9 hours ago
It is said that the path to success is always an uphill task. So it was seen when a sudden twist in the 3 Idiots success story was unfolded these last few days. What is coming out is that Chetan Bhagat who is the writer of the book .Five Point Someone. seems to have claimed that the film is almost 75% of what he has written in his book.According to him, when he was approached with the idea of the book being taken for film making, he was told that only a few ideas would be taken with the back drop being an educational institute. Thewriter said that he was not given the script nor was he shown the film prior to release.On the other hand the film makers are on the tune of not taking the whole book into account while picturising it. According to them the story has »
Kathy Griffin makes another vulgar quip on CNN
19 hours ago
For the second straight year, comedian Kathy Griffin ushered in the new year by saying something vulgar on CNN.During the network's live New Year's Eve broadcast from Times Square, Griffin was joking with co-host Anderson Cooper about how to pronounce the first name of "balloon boy" Falcon Heene when she mumbled something that sounded a little like "Falcon" and a lot like the F-word.Cooper hung his head, shook it and said "You're terrible," before resuming his banter.The network said in a statement Friday that it "regrets that profanity was used during our New Year's Eve coverage."During the same show a year ago, Griffin gleefully shouted at a heckler in the crowd and made a joke implying that the man performed gay sex acts for a living.In a statement released by her publicist Friday, Griffin made light of »
Us talk radio king Limbaugh out of hospital
19 hours ago
Outspoken Us conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh left hospital in Hawaii on Friday after a heart scare, and took a veiled swipe at President Barack Obama's plans to reform health care.Limbaugh, the multi-millionaire high priest of talk radio, who is a hugely influential figure in Republican politics, said doctors had found nothing wrong with his heart -- despite severe chest pains he suffered on Wednesday."I have been treated to the best health care the world has to offer -- that is right here in the United States," Limbaugh said.Limbaugh, 58, who has millions of faithful listeners, declined to take questions, saying he did not want to get into a political discussion in a hospital setting, despite his loaded comments about the health care system."I don't think there is one thing wrong with the American health care system it is working just fine, just dandy, »
Rana Daggubati to play second lead in Rohan Sippy's next
19 hours ago
Producer-director Rohan Sippy.s gritty, hard-hitting film on the drug racket in Goa, inspired by Hollywood.s Traffic, has finally found a second hero.The role, which was initially offered to Farhan Akhtar and Emraan Hashmi, has now gone to Rana Daggubati, the Telugu star-on-the-rise, based in Hyderabad. Abhishek Bachchan is playing the lead role in the film. Rana is a rage in the Telugu film industry after he made his acting debut with the hard-hitting political thriller, Leader. He was chosen to play Abhishek Bachchan.s co-star because he fit the bill.A source says, .It is the character of a Goan musician. When Rohan saw Rana.s picture, he was stuck by how Goan the Telugu actor looked. The Sippys saw Rana.s film, Leader, and knew he was right. The role is as powerful as Abhishek.s..The formalities were completed last week. Incidentally, Rana is not new to the film world. »
Aamir Khan's cooking fascination
19 hours ago
Aamir Khan has two immediate plans when for the future. The actor, who was in Kolkata for New Year.s Eve, is expected to go overseas for a holiday. And when he returns, he has plans to enroll for cooking classes.Says Aamir, .I.m fascinated by cooking. My mother is easily my favourite cook. She can make everything from exotic dishes to regular stuff exceptionally well. And when I feel like home food, I just drive to Pune to eat it..To keep the biwi happy as well, he adds, .Kiran is also a fantastic cook and she loves getting into the kitchen..The actor, who confesses that his skills are limited to boiling an egg and making a cup of tea, says he has no cooking prowess. .I volunteer to help Kiran with the dishes if she asks me,. he says.Talking about his determination to join cooking classes, »
Megan Fox didn't enjoy lesbian kiss with Amanda Seyfried
1 January 2010 6:12 AM, PST
Hollywood actress Megan Fox might be openly bisexual but she didn.t quite enjoy kissing Amanda Seyfried in the .Jennifer.s Body..She said neither she nor Seyfried wanted to do the scene in the horror flick in which they share a steamy kiss. She said it was made even worse because she had to do it in a room full of male technicians..It.s so awkward and quiet, there.s no score underneath it and it.s just. Could you watch yourself doing it,. she asked..It.s awkward but especially in that one because neither one of us wanted to be doing it and we were both terrified. You.re in a room and it.s full of these middle-aged crew guys who are eating their sunflower seeds waiting for you to get it right so that they can go home to their kids,. she added. »
Vidhu Vinod Chopra loses cool over 3 Idiots credit row
1 January 2010 6:10 AM, PST
Bollywood producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra lost his cool at a press conference in Noida on Friday and asked a reporter to shut up after being questioned whether his hit 3 Idiots was lifted from author Chetan Bhagat's book Five Point Someone.Asked whether the film, which has grossed over Rs 100 crore in the first four days, was 70 per cent taken from the book as claimed by Bhagat, Chopra queried whether the journalist had seen the movie and read the book.The scribe said that while he had seen 3 Idiots, he had not read Five Point Someone.Chopra then got up and shouted: "Then you shut up. When you have not read the book, then how can you say that the movie is 70 per cent of the book?"Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, "3 Idiots" stars Aamir Khan, R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi and Kareena Kapoor. »
Aamir Khan the painter in Dhobhighat
1 January 2010 5:50 AM, PST
After playing a 20-year-old student in '3 Idiots', Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan will be seen in the role of a painter in wife Kiran Rao's directorial debut 'Dhobighat'.The film, which also stars Smita Patil's son Prateik Babbar, will be Aamir first project in 2010. The film will be released in the second half of this year. "Dhobighat's shooting is complete. Post-production is going on. We will release it in the last half of 2010," Aamir said. "There are four lead roles and I am one of them. I have enjoyed working with Kiran. She is a creative director and Kiran has got what she wanted," the actor told reporters here last night.Aamir is playing a painter who lives and works in his tiny studio-apartment in a noisy and congested Mumbai neighbourhood. The megastar said that he would release three films as a producer this year. »
Fresh Faces entering Bollywood in 2010
1 January 2010 5:45 AM, PST
As far as debutants go, 2009 was one of the worst years in recent years. No Ranbir. Or Deepika. Not even a Neil or a Mugdha. There were just a handful of wannabes like Vashu Bhagnani's son Jackky and Sadhana Singh's daughter Sheena. None of the newcomers added up to much. Hopefully, the faces in 2010 would be more productive.<span style="font-weight: bold;">Sonakshi Sinha</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" />Film: Abhinav Kashyap's DabanggBackground: Daughter to and pampered by Shatrughan and Punam Sinha, Sonakshi did somemodelling and had no intentions of being an actress until Salman Khan spotted her.Verdict: Sonakshi has what it takes, besides Salman's staunch support and her parents' guidance she is described as "stunningly pretty" by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.<span style="font-weight: bold;">Zarine Khan</span><br style="font-weight: bold;" />Film: Anil Sharma's VeerBackground: Came in from the cold, no family connections, just Salman Khan's recommendationVerdict: She has Salman to back up her starry dreams. However her label »
The Bollywood Flicks of 2010
1 January 2010 5:41 AM, PST
<span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">January</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Ishqiya</span>Cast: Naseruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi and Vidya BalanDirector: Abhishek ChaubeyWhy it's hot: Super-talented trio in this rustic tale of love. If that isn't enough then Vidya's making out scenes and both Arshad and Naseer should do it for you.Releasing: Jan 29th<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Pyaar Impossible</span><br style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" />Cast: Uday Chopra, Priyanka Chopra, and Dino MoreaDirector: Jugal HansrajWhy it's hot: What better way to start off the year with a RomCom? Nerdy Uday Chopra and beautiful Priyanka Chopra come together for the first time.Releasing: Jan 8<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Chance Pe Dance</span><br style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" />Cast: Shahid Kapoor and Genelia D'souzaDirector: Ken GhoshWhy it's hot: A youthful romantic drama with Shahid Kapoor showing us his killer moves on the dance floor. Dreamy!Releasing: Jan 15<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Veer</span><br style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" />Cast: Salman Khan, Sohail Khan, and Mithun ChakrabortyDirector: Anil SharmaWhy it's hot: Salman's period film after ages. Lots of blood and gore, and Salman bare-chested. Releasing: Jan 22<span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">February</span><br style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">My Name is Khan</span>Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, »
Celebrities look forward to their own films in 2010
31 December 2009 12:48 PM, PST
Quite a few interesting films are lined up for release early 2010. Be it director Sajid Khan, Sirish Kunder or Ken Ghosh, they are all looking forward to their creations in the New year.While 'My Name Is Khan' and 'Kites' are the hottest contenders when it comes to the most awaited films, there are quite a few others like 'Rann' and 'Teen Patti' that may be exciting.Producer-writer Shirish Kunder has another choice. 'In 2010, I am waiting most for 'Tees Maar Khan'. With Farah Khan at the helm of affairs and Akshay Kumar leading the case, it's going to be the peak of commercial cinema,' he told Ians.The film also stars Akshaye Khanna, hence bringing the two namesake actors together for the first time.It may not be on the wish list of many but 'Run Bhola Run' is what excites Tusshar Kapoor most. 'For obvious »
Indian film industry enters New Year with many global milestones
31 December 2009 12:46 PM, PST
Three Oscars, collaborations with Hollywood studios, a doctorate for Shah Rukh Khan and many more - the Indian entertainment industry made its mark on the global arena in 2009. Now it is set to move forward with international projects like 'Kites' and 'My Name Is Khan' and Grammy nominations for A.R. Rahman and Amjad Ali Khan.In the New Year, Bollywood is hoping to hit the bull's eye on the global front with two much-talked-about films -- 'Kites' and 'My Name Is Khan'.Described as a truly international film, 'Kites' tells the story of a young con-man who lives life in Las Vegas, always ready to make fast money in any way possible, always looking for the big score.Directed by Anurag Basu and co-produced by Rakesh Roshan and Reliance Big Pictures, it stars Hrithik Roshan along with Mexican Barbara Mori, Kangana Ranaut and Kabir Bedi. »
Roth urging movie bosses for Hulk sequel
31 December 2009 12:33 PM, PST
British actor Tim Roth is urging movie bosses to resurrect 'The Incredible Hulk' for a sequel, because he would love to reprise his role for a second instalment in the comic book blockbuster franchise.Roth tackled Edward Norton as the green giant in the 2008 movie and the star admits he has been contracted for three Hulk movies, and hopes Hollywood executives pick up the option for a sequel as he had fun shooting the action picture, reports imdb.com.'I don't know if they want to bring (my character) back, but I told them I'm absolutely game for it. It would be so much fun to do it again. I'm in it for three. I had the best time ever with that one - more fun on set than anybody. I did it purely for my kids, so my boys can laugh at their dad and have fun with it, »
Bipasha set for Seduction on New Years
30 December 2009 12:57 PM, PST
Bipasha Basu was caught practising for her act tonight at Seduction 2010 at the Sahara Star on New Year's Eve. The dance has been choreographed by Sanjay Shetty while her costumes have been designed by Rocky S.Beau John Abraham will be attending the event with his family to watch his girlfriend groove. Along with Bipasha, Sudesh Bhosle, Anjana Sukhani, and Indipop duo Preety-Pinky will be also performing while Aamir Ali and Sanjeeda Sheikh will be anchoring the show. »
Michael Jackson's Thriller picked for U.S. registry
30 December 2009 10:13 AM, PST
Michael Jackson's 1983 short movie "Thriller," the song-and-dance horror flick that helped popularize television music videos, will live on in the U.S. National Film Registry.The 14-minute "Thriller" is among 25 films the Library of Congress on Wednesday named to the registry, and it became the first music video included in the 2009 list of cultural treasures that will be preserved for all time."The Muppet Movie" of 1979, featuring Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, 1975 bank robbery drama "Dog Day Afternoon" starring Al Pacino, the 1957 science fiction movie "The Incredible Shrinking Man" and Sergio Leone's 1968 spaghetti western "Once Upon a Time in the West" also made the list.Jackson, who died at age 50 on June 25 from an overdose of powerful medications, worked on the "Thriller" video with director John Landis.The Library of Congress described the »
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