Katrina Kaif: The Perfect Barbie Doll

Bollywood Barbie doll unveiled the plastic Barbie doll which has been made to look exactly like her in look and poise.

The look given to the doll is same as that of Katrina while she had walked the ramp for the Lakme Fashion Week in 2009 in a frilly cute little pink dress, with stilettos and a high pony tail tied neatly at the back, with a small flick of hair falling like the fringe on her delicate forehead.

The doll is certainly every little girls’ dream come true and looks as endearing as the other Barbie dolls launched, but with a touch of Katrina Kaif in her entire persona. Katrina herself was the epitome of fashion at the launch. She looked every bit a diva in her little black dress and her hair tied back neatly in a pony tail with her fringe all in place to give her the distinct Barbie doll look.

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Dimpy Ganguly Hot Bikini Scene in Hello Memsaheb

Rahul Mahajan, son of late BJP leader Promod Mahajan, 35, got married on Saturday to 21-year-old Dimpy Ganguly, a model, dancer and Bengali film actress, during the TV reality show 'Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayega'.

Dimpy Ganguly is quite a bindaas babe, without any inhibitions. She was second runner-up in the 'Sananda Tilottama'.

Dimpy (or Saumyoshri) Ganguly, the new bride of Rahul Mahajan has done some dare-bare hot scenes in the Bengali film Hello Memsaheb.

Dimpy Ganguly acted in Zee Bangla's mega serial 'Uthoshober Ratri' and even anchored Rupasi Bangla's 'Dashavatar TV' programme.

Rahul Mahajan and Dimpy Ganguly entered wedlock at a grand ceremony hosted by Imagine at Hotel Leela Kempinski in Mumbai on March 6, 2010. The function was attend by his immediate family, friends, television stars and well wishers.He entered the wedlock despite the recent death of his uncle Praveen Mahajan, who was convicted for killing his politician father Pramod Mahajan four years ago.

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Jessica Simpson will shoot in India

According to reports, Jessica Simpson will shoot in India starting next week for her VH1 docu-series show “The Price of Beauty”, .

In this show, Simpson will reportedly get some beauty pointers from Bollywood actress-model Neha Dhupia, who was quoted as saying: “I know for sure that Jessica will be draped in a saree.” Simpson reportedly may also study the local dietary fads, beauty regimes and fashions and even take part in some of the extreme practices she finds out.

Produced by RDF USA (Wife Swap), “The Price of Beauty” show is set to air in 2010.

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Britney Spears settles lawsuit with photographer

Britney Spears has settled the lawsuit filed by a paparazzo who claimed she deliberately hurt him while driving, but both parties refused to disclose the term.

Ricardo Mendoza, a photographer who followed the pop singer on Oct. 18, 2007 when the mishap took place, alleged that Spears intentionally ran over his sandaled left foot, in an attempt to "drive, push, ram and/or barrel through a crowd of people" including himself.

He filed the suit against the popular entertainer on May 29. He also charged Spears with assault and battery.

In court papers filed in August, Spears's attorney described Mendoza as profit-hungry and alleged the paparazzo lounged at Spear's car when Spears was driving out of a parking lot in Beverly Hills.

A settlement was reached between the two parties, and a notice was filed with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge John A. Kronstadt Monday.

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Top 5 sexiest arrivals at Spike TV's Scream 2009 awards

Spike TV is honoring the best in fantasy, sci-fi, comics and horror with its Scream 2009 awards and starcasm is honoring the top five sexiest checkerboard carpet arrivals at the event! Megan Fox was supposed to be in attendance promoting both Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen and Jennifer’s Body, but she must have skipped out on the arrival media frenzy.

Before we get to the sci-fine hotties, here are some more things to look forward to at Scream 2009, set to air on Spike TV October 27 at 10PM:

Scream 2009 will be showing never-before-seen content from the upcoming Star Trek DVD release. The show also will reveal exclusive content from the upcoming Martin Scorsese thriller Shutter Island and the new television series V. Taylor Lautner will unveil world premiere footage from The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Quentin Tarantino will also be on hand to honor horror legend George Romero.

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Main Aurr Mrs Khanna Movie Review

Main Aurr Mrs Khanna: Could have been better

Rating: 2 out of 5*

Starring: Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Sohail Khan, Mahek Chahal, Nauheed Cyrusi, Yash Tonk and Bappi Lahiri

Director: Prem Soni

Debutante writer-director Prem Soni must be called truly lucky to get a top line lead pair of Salman – Kareena and a reasonably good budget basing his film completely in Melbourne.

Salman looks smashing and shows he can play a serious romantic role extremely well too. Kareena looks WOW and acts superbly, especially in the emotional scenes. Sohail in what one may call one of his career best roles does complete justice to his character and rises much above his written role. Bappi Lahiri is hilarious as the jewellery shop owner. Deepika Padukone in a special appearance has nothing much to do.

Sajid Wajid’s music is very good and has been well incorporated in the film.

As you come out of the film, you do keep feeling that film could have been much better had the second half been handled well. But overall its not a bad film and you won’t regret your time wasted watching it.

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Big Boss 3 is all set to hit small screen on Sunday

Big Boss 3 is all set to hit small screen (channel Colors) on Sunday, 4th Oct'2009. This time Big Boss' house is comparatively small than the earlier one. Alike Big Boss 2, in season 3 house of Big Boss has been built in Lonavala.

The Big Boss 3 will be hosted by Bollywood Megastar Amitabh Bachchan. Big Boss 1, Big Boss 2 were hosted by Arshad Warsi and Shilpa Shetty respectively.

Contestants for this reality show which claims to be bigger, meaner and bossier this season have been chosen based on viewer's choice.

Pinup girl Sherlyn Chopra has said a definite yes to the Bigg Boss. After Rakhi Sawant and Payal Rohatgi, it is Sherlyn who will provide the oomph appeal in this season's Bigg Boss.

Says a source from the channel Colors: "One reason why we were interested in getting Baba Ramdeo on board is because we got Sherlyn. So we wanted to create a Vishwamitra-Menaka kind of situation between the saint and the seductress in the Bigg Boss house. Unfortunately Baba opted out."

Bigg Boss is the Indian version of popular British reality show Big Brother. The show has celebrity contestants locked into a house under the surveillance of multiple cameras for a period of three months without any contact with the outside world.

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Carmen Electra reveals her fashion secrets

Carmen Electra believes in being true to herself and not being afraid of what she loves.

At designer Alice and Olivia’s rooftop soiree in New York City, the actress revealed that the secret to looking good is always showing off her hourglass figure with a waist-cinching belt.

Electra also said that she loves to pile on bangles as part of her signature look.

“To me, fashion is really being true to yourself and not being afraid of what you love.

I’m always attracted to that in other people and inspired by people who aren’t afraid,” Fox News quoted Electra as saying.

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Manna Dey to get prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award

Renowned playback singer Manna Dey has been nominated for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 2007.

Officials in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on Wednesday Dey's name was finalised earlier this week by a five-member committee.

The 90-year-old singer will be conferred the award in a ceremony on 21st October by President Pratibha Patil .

Dey, one of the greatest playback singers in Indian cinema, ruled the playback music scene from the 1950s to the 1970s. He has sung more than 3,500 songs.

The award, named after the father of Indian cinema Dada Saheb Phalke, is the highest honour in Indian Cinema.

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India's Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar turns eighty

Her golden voice has enthralled millions and as the grande dame of Indian music turns 80 on Monday, Lata Mangeshkar says her only wish is to continue singing till her last breath.

The icon, who first broke onto the music scene with 'Aayega Aanewaala' in "Mahal" (1949), is considered the greatest playback singer in the Indian cinema with more than 50,000 songs to her credit.

Lata has become choosy over the years about Bollywood assignments but her voice in a song ensures success be it 'Kitane Azeeb' in Bhandarkar's 'Page-3' or 'Luka Chhupi' in Raykesh Omprakash Mehra's 'Rang De Basanti'.

She recently recorded 'Daata Sun Maula Sun' for Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Jail'. A prayer sung in jail, the song was composed by Shamir Tandon.

The singer also launched a music album with Sa Re Ga Ma, which is the collection of some of her biggest hits.

Known as India's Nightingale, the singing legend was awarded Dada Saheb Phalke award in 1989 and received the country's highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna in 2001.

With over 50,000 songs to her credit, Lata has also featured in the Guiness Book of World Records for highest number of recordings.

She is the only artiste, who can sing in 36 different languages including English, Russian, Dutch, Fijian and Swahili.

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Marathi film 'Harishchandrachi factory' India's entry for Oscars

Marathi film "Harishchandrachi Factory", by theatre-veteran Paresh Mokashi has been selected as India's official entry to this year's Oscars in the Foreign Film Category.

The two-hour-long film depicts the struggle of Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of Indian cinema, to make 'Raja Harishchandra' in 1913, India's first feature film.

"Harischandrachi Factory" beat off competition from 15 films including Bollywood movies like "New York" and "Delhi 6" to get selected for the honour.

The nomination of the Marathi film was announced by The Film Federation of India (FFI) and the jury was headed by noted actress Asha Parekh.

Paresh Mokashi, the writer and director of the film was elated on hearing the news. Mokashi said he will have to submit the prints to the Oscar Academy by 1st October.

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Peranmai audio to be launched on September 21

Ayngaran International has planned to launch the “Peranmai’film’s audio in grandeur on September 21, at Sathyam Cinemas.

Directed by SP Jananathan, the film features “Jeyam’ Ravi in lead role. Vidyasagar has scored music for this film. The producers have planned to screen sleek trailer and some breathtaking action scenes from this film during the occasion.

Rama Narayanan, president of Tamil Nadu producers’ council will release the film’s trailer with actor Sarath Kumar receiving the first copy while actor Napoleon will launch the audio and it would be received by Abhirami Ramanathan.

Kaviperarasu Vairamuthu, R.B Choudhary, Pushpa Kandasamy, director Cheran, Ameer, Thangar Bachan, Sundar .C, Vasanthabalan, actor Arya, Jeeva, Shaam, Arun Vijay, Ponvannan, Malai Raja, Anbuselvan, Yakiya and others will grace over this special occasion.

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WANTED (2009) : Movie Review

Starring: Salman Khan, Ayesha Takia, Vinod Khanna, Mahesh Manjrekar, Prajkash Raj, Govind Namdeo, Inder Kumar, Aseem Merchant, Sajid.
Director: Prabhu Deva

Wanted is a canvas painted in south Indian colours where you can get a glimpse of Rajnikanth in our macho man Salman Khan. Woah hold down It’s a Prabhu Deva film, Bingo

Wanted is undisputedly a well-written story with an excellent screenplay. But there is a flipside to it. It is a well-written story which lacks good direction and editing.

Wanted opens up with an interesting plot with commissioner Ashraf Khan (Govind Namdeo) leaving no stones unturned to eradicate underworld terrorism from the country. Radhe (Salman Khan) is a hardcore gangster known for brutality and commitments. All he knows is the language of money. His loyalties lies with any gang provided the money is right. His entry in Gani Bhai (Prakash Raj) gang under the wing of Golden (Aseem Merchant), the right hand of Gani and betrayal to his existing gang headed by Data Pawle leads to bloodshed, as disputes crop up unexpectedly. However, story takes a twist with Golden’s death, which compels Gani Bhai to take matters in his hands and fly back to India. How Gani Bhai realizes the trap of commissioner Ashraf Khan, and the truth of Salman Khan, would have been an exciting watch had Prabhu Deva tightened his script.

Cinematographers Nirav Shah and S Sriram are simply excellent. Special effects are over the top; could have been subtle. The music is awful, except “Dil Leke’ track, which is the only saving grace.

No refreshing treat for ears, as far as stereotypical dialogues go.
Wanted rides on Salman Khan despite his regular run-of-the-mill, yet nice performance. Ayesha Takia is good and looks gorgeous. Mahesh Manjrekar is perfect for his part as a womanizer. Prakash Raj as Gani Bhai has small, yet pivotal role and lives up to it beautifully. Vinod Khanna and Inder Kumar don’t have much scope, though they are instrumental to the pace of the story. Aseem Merchant is fairly good. Same goes for Govind Namdeo.
On the whole, “Salman Khan’ factor will pull the audience to make this film survive

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Lindsay Lohan has landed a top job in the fashion

Actress Lindsay Lohan has been appointed a style consultant for French design house Emanuel Ungaro.

Her appointment as artistic adviser comes shortly after bosses replaced the brand’s top designer, Esteban Cortazar who was reportedly furious about having Lohan attached to the luxury brand.

“To be in a position where I’m working with a fashion house in Paris sets it apart from every other celebrity brand,” contactmusic.com quoted her as saying.

Lohan already has experience in the fashion industry — her leggings line 6126 hit US stores in 2008 and the actress is planning to launch a full range of clothes line within the next two years.

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‘Slumdog Millionaire’ kids may get an opportunity to work with Anthony Hopkins

The child actors of Oscar-winning movie “Slumdog Millionaire”, Rubina Ali and Azhar Ismail, may get an opportunity to work with Hollywood legend Anthony Hopkins in an upcoming project.

Rubina and Azhar have been roped in for “Lord Owen’s Lady”, about a Welsh nobleman who falls in love with an Indian girl, reports imdb.com.

The film will be shot in Wales and India and the producers are in negotiations with Sir Anthony Hopkins to play Lord Owen’s father.

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'Kaanchivaram' Best film, Prakash Raj Best actor at National Film awards

Tamil filmmaker Priyadarshan's "Kanchivaram" has bagged the National award for Best film for 2007 while Tamil actor Prakash Raaj pipped Bollywood hearthrobs Aamir and Shahrukh to win the Best actor award for his performance in "Kanchivaram", sources said on Monday.

Shahrukh and Aamir, who were in the fray for the best actor award for 'Chak De India' and 'Taare Zameen Par' respectively, lost the prestigious award to Tamil-Telugu-Kannada actor Prakash Raj.

Prakash Raj won the award for his sterling performance as a silk weaver in Priyadarshan's Kanchivaram.

This would be his second National award. He earlier won the best supporting actor award for Mani Ratnam's 'Iruvar'.

Kannada actress Umashree has bagged the best actress award for her performance in Girish Kasaravalli's Kannada film "Gulabi Talkies" while Feroz Abbas Khans critically acclaimed film "Gandhi My Father", which explores the troubled relationship between Harilal Gandhi and Mahatma Gandhi, won a special jury award, the sources said.

Best Screenplay Award was also given to 'Gandhi My Father'.

Actor Darshan Zariwala, who played the role of Mahatma Gandhi in the film, has won the best supporting actor award.

Aamir and Shahrukh may have lost out in the Best actor award category but their films 'Chak De India' and 'Taare Zameen Par' have bagged Best film awards in the wholesome entertainment and the family welfare category.

Playback singer Shankar Mahadevan has won the award for the song "Meri Maa" from the film "Taare Zameen Par" while lyricist Prasoon Joshi won the Best lyricist award for the lyrics of the song.

The best child actor award has gone to Sharad Goyekar for his role in the Marathi film "Tingya".

The sources said the Nargis Dutt award for Best Film On National Integration has gone to Bhavna Talwar's 'Dharm'.

The film has pipped other contenders in the category such as Anil Kapoor's 'Gandhi My Father' and SRK's 'Chak De India'.

The feature film jury was headed by noted filmmaker Sai Paranjpe; other members included Ashok Viswanathan and Namita Gokhale.

About 102 films and 106 non-feature films were considered.

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Dogs walk the ramp in style at Delhi show

Dogs of diverse breeds walked down the ramp in style with their masters during a dog show at Delhi on Saturday evening.

The gala event was held launch a collection of pet care products and accessories introduced by ‘Petsetgo’.

Pet lovers were happy to attend the event and sweamed by its quotient.

Indian American Sukhwini, said that such shows bring dog lovers together.

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Yash Chopra to be honoured

Veteran Bollywood director Yash Chopra has been named the Asian filmmaker of the year by organisers of the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) to be held in South Korea next month.

Chopra's popular films, including "Lamhe", "Dhoom 2", "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi" and "New York", will be showcased in a retrospective section at the fest, said a press release from Yash Raj Films.

Kabir Khan, who directed "New York", which is about three friends and the impact of 9/11 on their friendship, has also been specially invited to the festival.

PIFF, one of the largest film festivals in Asia, will be held Oct 8-16.

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Venice film festival opened on Wednesday

The Venice film festival opened Wednesday with Italian movie "Baaria," an epic Sicilian drama taking in fascism, World War II and communism and billed as one of the country's biggest movies ever.

Organizers hope director Giuseppe Tornatore's entry wins over audiences after a series of Italian disappointments in recent years, although it is Hollywood which looks set to grab most of the headlines during the 11-day cinema showcase.

The world's oldest film festival, which runs from yesterday to Sept. 12, has succeeded in luring a string of big names to the sun-drenched Lido waterfront this year as it fights to compete with rival competitions around the world.


They are expected to be joined on the red carpet by Nicolas Cage, George Clooney, Oliver Stone, Charlize Theron, Eva Mendes, Richard Gere and Sylvester Stallone among others.

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A R Rahman wins 'Grassroot Grammy'

Oscar-winning musician A R Rahman has pipped another great Ilayaraja to win the 'Grassroot Grammy' held in the US.

The 'Mozart of Madras' bagged the top prize for the soundtrack in the Tamil film "Godfather" in the 'Best Indian album' category at the 'Just Plain Folks 2009 Music Awards' held recently.


Bangla band 'Krosswindz' and Ilayaraja were among others nominated in the category.

With over 50,000 members worldwide, the 'Just Plain Folks 2009 Music Awards' is aimed at supporting grassroot songwriters and musicians through networking, education and promotional support.

Rahman also won the third place in the 'Best Indian Song' category for 'Innisai' (Radio Mix) from "Godfather" while his 'Illamai' was fifth in the same category.

The awards received responses from over 163 countries.

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