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  • INTERVIEW: Boman Irani

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        At an age when most Bollywood actors end up with “itsy bitsy” roles, Boman Irani is getting to play strong and sensible characters and pitches for Indian cinema exploring such films where such actors get equal prominence – as in the recently-released “Finding Fanny”. “I think there are many situations where character actors…

  • Victoria to receive charity award

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    Singer-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham will receive an award for her charity work at Eva Longoria’s Global Gift Gala. The former Spice Girl will be handed the Global Gift Philanthropeneur Award in recognition of her work for charities such as Mothers2mothers, Save the Children and Born Free Africa, reports contactmusic.com. Recipients of the prize are said…

  • Big B sees cinema as an integrator

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      Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is “proud” to be part of the film fraternity, which acts as an integrator. “Cinema in today’s times is perhaps the only integrator left, in this fast disintegrating world … Proud to be in its fraternity,” the 71-year-old tweeted Sunday. A star, who rose on the film firmament during…

  • INTERVIEW: King Khan

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    Bollywood ‘badshah’ Shah Rukh Khan prefers to avoid being judgmental about others. He says he doesn’t like to judge shows and competitions because he considers himself “weak-hearted”. The actor, along with the team of his forthcoming film “Happy New Year”, will soon don the hat of a judge for a one-of-a-kind reality show “Dil Se…

  • INTERVIEW: Hrithik Roshan

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    He overcame stammering; witnessed his father’s failure as an actor and producer and his surviving a gunshot wound; saw his sister battle cancer; underwent a near fatal brain surgery; and has faced a broken marriage with his childhood sweetheart. Yet, Hrithik Roshan calls his journey a “fairy tale” and says it is life’s adversities that…

  • INTERVIEW: Hema Malini

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    Hema Malini and director Ramesh Sippy are working together after almost 40 years and the actress-politician says he is still the same and is very mischievous with her. The duo have given hits like “Andaz”, “Seeta Aur Geeta” and “Sholay” in the 1970s. Would they again generate the same hysteria with their fourth outing together…

  • Priyanka on Mary Kom’s Asiad gold

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    Priyanka Chopra, the reel life M.C. Mary Kom, is ecstatic about the real life boxing champion’s gold winning exploits in the women’s flyweight category (48-51kg) at the 17th Asian Games Wednesday. The actress says it symbolises woman power. Mary Kom, a five-time World Champion, defeated Kazakhstan’s Zhaina Shekerbekova 2-0, with one judge scoring the bout…

  • Deepak Perwani wants to design for Deepika

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    By Natalia Ningthoujam   Like most Pakistanis, Karachi-based designer Deepak Perwani too is a fan of Bollywood celebrities. After styling Indian stars like veteran actress Shabana Azmi and her husband, renowned lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar, he now seeks to design for the younger lot like Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor. Perwani admits that he and fellow Pakistani…

  • INTERVIEW: Tommy Hilfiger

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    By Nivedita    Indian culture has inspired Tommy Hilfiger since the beginning of his career. The 63-year-old iconic American designer confesses that his heart lies in Indian wear and that he often uses in his creations “Ikkats, block prints and colours that are seen only in Jaipur”. “I have seen amazing Indian clothes and I love…

  • Victoria Beckham appointed UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador

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    Victoria Beckham has been appointed UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador. The announcement was made Thursday at a press conference during the 69th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, which runs from Sep 16 to Oct 1, Xinhua reported. “This is the beginning of an important journey for me. As a woman and a…

  • INTERVIEW: Nawazuddin Siddiqui

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    By Ashok Easwaran   For an actor who has made his mark playing an arrogant Intelligence Bureau officer in “Kahani” and the villain with the heinous laugh in the recent blockbuster “Kick”, one would expect Nawazuddin Siddiqui to project a larger than life image, or at least an air of entitlement that stars of lesser talent…

  • Estelle’s date with Delhi

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    Grammy award winner singer-songwriter Estelle is set to perform in India for the first time. It will mark American fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger’s 10th anniversary in the country. The 34-year-old singer’s private gig, scheduled for Sep 27 here, will be one of the highlights of the fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger’s three-day tour to the country.…

  • Chennai ‘I’ show mesmerise Arnold

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      Hollywood action star Arnold Schwarzenegger has thanked producer Aascar Ravichandran for his hospitality and making his Chennai visit “incredibly successful”. He also praised the filmmaker’s forthcoming Tamil romantic-thriller “I” as a “dynamic film”. Schwarzenegger visited Chennai earlier this month for the audio launch of Vikram-starrer “I”. “Thank you for everything you did to make…

  • King Khan put brakes on Brad Pitt

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    Brad Pitt’s “Fury” will splash across Indian screens Oct 31, two weeks after its international release Oct 17. The decision has been kept taking in mind the Diwali festivities and the much-awaited release of Shah Rukh Khan’s “Happy New Year”. Understanding the Diwali season is family time in India, PVR Pictures, the distributors of “Fury”…

  • Deepika Padukone modesty debate continues

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    Deepika Padukone says she has an issue when people “propagate objectification of a real person and not a character being played” and wants them to “respect” artists as women off-screen. Ever since she condemned a photo titled “OMG: Deepika Padukone’s Cleavage Show” on Twitter, saying: “YES! I am a Woman. I have breasts AND a…

  • PICS: Paris Hilton Show

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    Model, actress and singer Paris Hilton performs during her show “Paris Hilton DJ Set”, in the outskirts of Bogota, capital of Colombia, in the first hours of Sunday. During her second visit to Colombia, Paris Hilton took part in the event with social cause since a charitable contribution will be donated to the Global Art…

  • Sachin to felicitate Lata on 85th birthday

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    On legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar’s 85th birthday Sep 28, cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar will felicitate her at a celebratory function here. Tendulkar has given his consent to be the chief guest at the event, to be organised by music events organistion Hridayesh Arts at the Shanmukhananda Auditorium, King’s Circle here, said a statement. Lata’s younger…

  • Aishwarya, Freida in L’Oréal celebrity ad

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    Indian beauties Aishwarya Rai and Freida Pinto feature alongside Hollywood celebrities like Zoe Saldana, Eva Longoria, Blake Lively, Jane Fonda and Julianne Moore in a star-studded ad campaign by beauty brand L’Oréal Paris. The actresses are L’Oréal Paris brand ambassadors, and the latest ad is for its latest lipstick collection. The collection is called Collection…

  • INTERVIEW: Farah Khan

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    I don’t make tacky films By Radhika Bhirani   Her films have dances, songs, melodrama, romance, dollops of emotions, colour, star power and all of what make a typical Bollywood potboiler. If they manage to entertain the mass audiences in her homeland and the classy abroad, it gives the effervescent Farah Khan the joy of making…

  • I added my own style in “Bang Bang”: Hrithik

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    For the title track of the forthcoming film “Bang Bang”, Hrithik Roshan has grooved a la his dance idol, the late King of Pop Michael Jackson. But the Bollywood actor says he’s added a dash of his own style to the number. Hrithik has idolised Michael Jackson since the time he first moved to a…

  • Coffee – ultimate stress buster for Anushka & Sidharth

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    Actress Anushka Sharma says that her day starts with a cup of coffee, which helps her to overcome stress. “Coffee is the ultimate stress buster for me and I need my cup of coffee in the morning to kick start my day,” the actress, whose next big release is “PK” with Aamir Khan, said in…

  • Big B pray for Kashmir victims

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    Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is shocked by the devastation caused by floods in Jammu and Kashmir and says nothing can compensate the “mammoth” losses the people have suffered. The toll in the floods stands at over 200. “The … shocking visuals from Kashmir give us a glimpse of the suffering and the pain that our brothers…

  • Nawazuddin to be honoured in Chicago

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    Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui says he is being honoured for “outstanding achievement” at the Chicago South Asian Film Festival Sep 16. He says awards and recognition mean a lot to him. Speaking shyly of the honour, Nawazuddin said: “It’s something I am quite kicked about.” The “Kick” actor would then proceed to various other cities in…

  • Karan pays tributes to Dad

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    Dad put relationships over films: KJo  On his father Yash Johar’s 85th birth anniversary, filmmaker Karan Johar reminisced how he used to always give precedence to relationships over movies. He says it’s a “tall order” to follow. “Dad’s birthday today…his stand was always to put relationships over films…a tall order to follow…I still try…miss him…

  • INTERVIEW: Om Puri

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    Om Puri says older couples too can have a love story The star of parallel cinema, Om Puri, romanced Oscar-winning British actress Helen Mirren in the gastronomic love story “The Hundred Foot Journey”. The movie has evoked good response and the actor says romantic films with older couples can be a good watch too. “I…

  • BIG INTERVIEW: Nimrat Kaur

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    Subhash K. Jha talks to the Lunchbox heroine  Nimrat Kaur. She said that she has declined about 450 scripts in two years Nimrat Kaur wasn’t craving for international stardom, but that seems to be her calling and destiny, given that she has landed a part in the hit foreign TV series “Homeland”. She says in the time between…

  • Special Report: Asian Comedy Stars

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    Saumya Mathur looks into the new Asian comedy stars. YouTube is a boon for stand-up comedians, comedy clubs Lilly Singh, an Indian origin Canadian comedian, would never have been known as ‘Superwoman’ had she not taken to YouTube to showcase her talent. Her comic sense helped her earn over 200 million views and 3 million…

  • Sallu’s Eid Luck for Kick

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     If one goes by the box office collections of Salman Khan-starrer “Kick”, people would unanimously agree that the superstar, whose Eid releases like “Wanted” and “Ek Tha Tiger” turned out to be super hits, should stick to his lucky date for movie screenings. “Kick”, which marks the directorial debut of Sajid Nadiadwala, known for producing…

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  • Bang Bang’ teaser hits B-Town

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    Bollywood’s “gorgeous” on screen pair Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif-starrer “Bang Bang” teaser was unveiled Wednesday and has blown away Bollywood celebrities. They have tagged it as “smouldering hot” and “smashing”. Directed by Siddharth Anand, “Bang Bang” is produced by Fox Star Studios and is being touted as the biggest action-romance of the year. Shot…

  • Priyanka unveils ‘Mary Kom’ trailer

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     Actress Priyanka Chopra Wednesday unveiled the trailer of her much awaited film “Mary Kom”. She plays the Olympic bronze medallist boxer in the biopic and described it her “hardest” work so far. Produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and helmed by Omung Kumar, “Mary Kom” will have its world premiere at the forthcoming edition of Toronto…

  • Freida Pinto to address Girl Summit

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    Actress Freida Pinto will address and give the closing speech at the world’s first Girl Summit hosted by the British government along with its Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg Tuesday. The initiative is aimed to bring together girls, women and community leaders from Britain and overseas, alongside governments, international organisations and the private sector to…

  • Magician Samraj wins Merlin Award

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    Kerala magician Samraj will receive the prestigious international Merlin Award-2014 in the “Scary Magic” category, an official announcement said Wednesday. The 58-year-old engineer-turned-magician said even though he was told he was in the list of awardees, he cannot believe it. “Yes, I am still unable to come to terms with this rare honour. Tony Hassini,…

  • Priyanka Chopra to promote Indian handlooms

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    Actress Priyanka Chopra will soon be promoting the Indian sari on international platforms, officials said Thursday. A proposal to this effect was being given final touches and the National Film Award winner has given her consent, union Textile Secretary Zohra Chatterjee said during her visit to Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.…

  • Kareena Kapoor on Rohit Shetty

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      Kareena Kapoor says that Rohit Shetty, who has mastered the art of churning out fast-paced action-packed dramas, is the Manmohan Desai of the current generation. Desai, the man behind hits like “Amar Akbar Anthony”, “Naseeb”, “Coolie”, and “Mard”, catered to the masses with his typical masala potboilers. “I chose to do ‘Singham Returns’ because it’s…

  • PICS: The Big Hug @Big Iftar

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    Actors Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, who maintain a cordial relationship in public, have repeated their famous hug of last year yet again. Both the stars gave each other a warm brotherly hug at an iftar party hosted by congress leader Baba Siddiqui at Mumbai’s Taj Lands End Hotel. In 2013, during Ramadan, the…

  • Emma Watson appointed UN Goodwill Ambassador

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    Actress Emma Watson of “Harry Potter” fame has been appointed a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador by UN Women, dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment. Known for playing Hermione Granger in the popular Hollywood franchise, Watson, a recent graduate of Ivy League institution, Brown University, will dedicate her efforts as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador towards…

  • Preity clarifies on Ness Wadia case

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    In a detailed clarification, Bollywood actress-businesswoman Preity Zinta has publicly opened up about her reason to file a police complaint against businessman and her former beau Ness Wadia on her Facebbook page answering every question and doubts in people’s mind. She took to her official Facebook page – Real Preity Zinta – to make the…

  • SRK conferred France’s highest honour

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    French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius Tuesday conferred his country’s highest award – Knight of the Legion of Honour – on Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cultural diversity across the world. The function was held at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel here. “There are different moments in life that…

  • Oscar Pistorius’s trial resume

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    Murder-accused paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius Monday was back for his trial in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, after completing his psychiatric evaluation. Pistorius’s psychiatric evaluation began May 26 at the Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital, where he was assessed by four specialists for seven hours everyday for 30 days, Independent Online reported. Pistorius is on…

  • Vidya Balan excited to work with Mahesh Bhatt

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    Actress , who is currently busy promoting “Bobby Jasoos”, says she is excited to associate with Mahesh Bhatt in “Humari Adhuri Kahaani”. “After ‘Bobby Jasoos’, I will start shooting for ‘Humari Adhuri Kahaani’ in september. I am quite thrilled and extremely happy to be associated with Mahesh Bhatt through this film. We will soon start…

  • SRK clocks 22 years in B -Town

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      It was 22 years ago on this date that Shah Rukh Khan’s debut movie “Deewana” hit the silver screen. The actor says he has not seen the movie yet – and he has his special reason. SRK tweeted Wednesday: “All notions, creations and experiences of decades will end on the day of truth. I tirelessly…

  • Yoga gives Goulding ‘biggest high’

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    Singer Ellie Goulding, who has flaunted her perfect abs for a magazine’s forthcoming issue, says that she relies on different forms of exercise to stay fit. But it is yoga that gives her the biggest high. The 27-year-old graces the July issue of Self magazine looking fit in a crop top and track pants. Goulding…

  • Sting’s children not to inherit £180 mn

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    Musician Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE, better known by his stage name Sting, says none of his 180 million pound fortune will be left to his children. The 62-year-old grew up in a working class family in Wallsend, North Tyneside, and it seems he wants his six kids to have an idea of what that…

  • Preity Zinta returns to India

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    Actress-producer Preity Zinta, who returned to India from the US Sunday, declined to speak to the media and appealed to them to not seek any comment from her or her staff and friends on the case she has filed against her ex-boyfriend Ness Wadia. “Exhausted but happy to finally be back home in Mumbai. I’d…

  • Angelina Jolie made an honorary Dame

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    Actress Angelina Jolie has been made an honorary Dame by Queen Elizabeth.   The “Maleficent” actress was among the stars recognised in Queen Elizabeth’s list of Birthday Honours for her dedication to campaigning against sexual violence and the use of rape as a weapon of war, reports contactmusic.com. The 39-year-old Oscar-winning beauty, who is the…

  • Ness accused of molestation

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    Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has accused her ex-boyfriend and industrialist Ness Wadia of allegedly molesting her, sources close to her said early Saturday. She lodged a written complaint against Wadia with the Marine Drive police station late Friday. Earlier, TV channels quoted Wadia as denying the allegations against him as “totally false and baseless”. However,…

  • SALMA:- Family comes first

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    Mexican actress Salma Hayek feels that her achievements would have been meaningless if she wouldn’t have had her “own family”. The actress-producer is married to French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault and has a six-year-old daughter, Valentina, reports contactmusic.com. She said: “I wouldn’t have had a fulfilling life if I hadn’t been able to start my own…

  • BIG Interview: Sonakshi Sinha

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      Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha about her forthcoming film: ‘Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty’, which releases on 6th June 2014 Q. So back to your rowdy co-stars how rowdy was this movie or was it not that rowdy? A. This movie, being, working with Akshay Kumar is always rowdy because he is such a fun person to work…

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    Natalia Ningthoujam interviews Sonakshi Sinha. The star is now ready for sports films Actress Sonakshi Sinha, mostly seen as the traditional Indian girl on the screen, will be seen as a boxer in a sequence in A.R. Murugadoss’ forthcoming directorial “Holiday: A Soldier is Never Off Duty”. She says “personality wise, the role is closest to…