Katrina is never out of fashion! here are some nice pics of her collected over time.
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Kisses have always been a big deal in Indian Cinema here is a collection of some famous kisses 
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Shabana’s acting has been characterized by a life like real depiction of the roles played by her. Shabana’s debut to the small screen began with her acting in a soap opera with a cause, Anupama, that is, the unique or the unparallel. Shabana Azmi has been a committed social activist, active in fighting AIDS and injustice in real life.
Shabana Azmi has voiced her opinion on a variety of issues. Shabana Azmi’s long association with movies and her performances in them, as also her work as a social activist and an active parliamentarian, had been well and widely recognized, including conferment with several awards. Shabana Azmi appointed by SAARC as a goodwill ambassador. Shabana Azmi along with Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya were finally selected by the SAARC member nations (namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka and India) from a large number of nominations received to be the Goodwill Ambassador for this noble cause. Shabana’s role as a Goodwill Ambassador would involve facilitating the implementation of SAARC regional strategy on HIV and AIDS. Shabana Azmi is the resurgent face of feminism of modern India. Shabanas striking countenance that fits into a vast spectrum of roles; coupled with her unmatched prowess, to emote and empathise with versatile characters, has made her hold sway on a genre of cinema for three decades. Shabana Azmi was born to poet-activist, the legendary Kaifi Azmi and Shaukat, an actress on September 18, 1950. Shabana, the adventurist came to fore, in her foray into the controversial subject like lesbianism, in Deepa Mehtas Fire (1996). Shabana, the actress of all seasons was included in the august jury of International Film Festivals held at Cairo and Montreal. Shabana is married to an equally famous poet-lyricist and screenwriter husband Javed Akhtar. Shabana has assumed a great stature in social activism. Shabana Azmi is always at the forefront in fight for a just cause whether it is for the cause of slum dwellers of Mumbai or for alleviation of those suffering from AIDS. Shabana addressed a corporate sector seminar on new millennium challenges in July last year. Shabana Azmi is also a committed social and political activist. Shabana wasa former member of the Rajya Sabha. Shabana Azmi, married to poetith utmost sincerity. Shabana Azmi (Hindi: ????? ?????, born 18September 1950 in New Delhi, India) is one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema. Shabana’s debut to the small screen began with her acting in a soap opera with a cause, Anupama, that is, the unique or theunparallel. Shabana Azmi has been a committed social activist, active in fighting AIDS and injustice in reallife. Shabana Azmi’s long association with movies and her performances in them, as also her work as a social activist and an activeparliamentarian, had been well and widely recognized, including conferment with several awards.
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Mere Baap Pehle Aap is a remake of the Malayalam hit Ishtam.Priyadarshan’s work seems to be just making the original film to suit Bollywood aesthetics and many times he is good at it.
The film has a few uproarious scenes in the first half but the second’s protracted emotional melodrama turns it into middle-of-the-road fare.
Janardhan Rane (Paresh Rawal) is a widower and a strict father who lives with his son Gaurav (Akshaye Khanna). Janardhan always manages to get into discomfited situations, thanks to his best friend Mathur’s (Om Puri) frantic pains to get married.
Shikha (Genelia D’Souza) is Gaurav’s good friend. And Anuradha (Shobana), Shikha’s guardian, is Janardhan’s first love. The film revolves around how Gaurav and Shikha try to unite Janardhan and Anuradha, and, in the process, fall in love.
The story of a son trying to get his father married is not a silly idea but such ideas are best if ideated rapidly, and this is where Priyadarshan fails to keep a tally. The first half is cheerful but the second is aimless on with twists and sub-plots, which devastate the film. Khanna flair for comedy is displayed adequately. Rawal is appropriately cast as Janardhan. Rawal and Khanna’s chemistry as the father-son duo keeps the film energetic during the boring time.
Om Puri manages to keep you in good note on most occasions. D’Souza is lively and a meet change in Priyadarshan’s films. Rajpal Yadav, has literally no role to pay. Naseeruddin Shah is brought in for a tedious climax but leaves his mark.
The music leaves no impact. A realistic director like Priyadarshan should have thought twice before attempting such futile fabrication of making a remake picture for the Bollywood, for the reason that the plot was pertinent for the mallu mass but not appropriate for Bollywood, as their potential, mind-set, and viewpoint are absolutely dissimilar to that of South Indians which Priyadarshan should have kept in mind.
From the critic point of view the film stands on the grade of an average only.
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After giving super hits like Kajra re and It’s rocking, playback singer Alisha Chinai has spoke her mind.
“Playback singers always get relegated to the sidelines. They continue to be underdogs of the music industry. We really need to be paid. I’ve been fighting for 10 years,” reacted the disheartened Alisha.
“I’ve always maintained a parallel music career outside the movies. In the movies, they think they’re doing me a favour. An average film star gets Rs20 million (Dh2 million), and a playback singer gets Rs20,000 to 25,000 (Dh2,000 to 2,500). Even when a song like Kajra re becomes a runaway hit, I don’t benefit. We’re paid the pits.”
The invention of music director Bappi Lahiri , Alisha initially sang disco numbers in films like Dance Dance, Commando, Guru and Love Love Love. In 1996, she recorded the hit album Made in India.
Last year she released another non-film album, and one of the tracks, Shut up and kiss me had formed a whisk. But Alisha says: “It was a very audacious and upfront song. I’m glad people saw it with a sense of humor. It was sexy, but not gross. So there were no raised eyebrows.”
Few years back, Alisha had formed a disagreement with the song Sexy, sexy for Karisma Kapoor in Khuddar. The words had to be changed to mollify the moralists.
A great believer in astrology Alisha said, “My astrologer had predicted that the end of my bad phase would start with Kajra re. That song resurrected my career, thanks to Aishwarya Rai who looked awesome. To be honest, I enjoy the thought of singing for Aishwarya, Kareena Kapoor and Vidya Balan.
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“I always wanted to make a film and the idea of making a film on AIDs came to my mind when I decided that my film should be about hope,” says the student class XII of South Point School who is the brainchild behind the social movie.
The film titled Isolation, records the testing and harms of a HIV positive youth. “His family refuses to support him. And he is driven to the edge because of the discrimination he faces,” says Sammadar the student filmmaker.
Sammadar informs that“being HIV positive does not necessarily mean that a person is an AIDS patient. That is what we want to say in this film,” The actors and the crew of the film encompass mostly school and college students.
He completed the shooting with the help of family and friends, Sambit is now all set to start post-production work. “I am quite excited about this phase, because I know that a film can be made or be broken in the editing table,” said the young filmmaker with a touch of satisfaction.
Sammadar intends to join a film school and learn filmmaking. And he hopes that everything will work out in his good turn.
Tags: Aids, Aids Patient, Brainchild, Class Xii, College Students, Discrimination, Family And Friends, Film Actors, Film School, HIV, HIV Aids, Hiv Positive, Movie Film, Satisfaction, Social Isolation, South Point School, Youngster
Saif Ali Khan is ahead of Bollywood King, Shahrukh Khan at the endorsement game. In the AdEx Survey, prepared by TAM Media Research, TV ads featuring Saif Ali Khan appeared for around 45 lakh seconds last year, while Shahrukh Khan was lagging behind with 42 lakh seconds and Amitabh Bachchan was third with 32 lakh.
Astoundingly cricket heroes lagged behind with only Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni figuring in the list of 10 most perceptible celebrities in TV ads.
Hrithik Roshan came at the fourth position in the ad visibility list, while Kajol became the highest rank women at the fifth position. Preity Zinta, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Juhi Chawla rounded off the top 10.
Juhi Chawla beat off competition from current stars like Priyanka Chopra, Bipasha Basu and Kareena Kapoor.
Nevertheless, Shahrukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan continue to endorse the largest number of brands. In 2007, King Khan marched ahead with 39 brands while Big B was brand ambassador for 36 brands.
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She played an angel in ‘Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic’, and now actress Rani Mukerji will be attempting another exceptional role as she plays a cricketer in Yash Raj Films’ next venture, hence she is busy active on the field.
‘I don’t know if any actress has played a cricketer before. But I’m playing one for sure. In fact, I’ve been learning cricket regularly on the field for the past two months. I can most certainly play the game convincingly now, though not as good as professionals yet. It’s a very big challenge for me,‘ Rani informed.
Her male lead will be Shahid Kapur with whom she will be making a maiden move.
‘Also, for the first time I was playing a character who couldn’t cry. Now they can stop saying Rani cries so much in all her films. It was pretty cool to play a character who actually doesn’t know how to cry and who had to fly around like Hrithik Roshan in ‘Krrish’.’ Said the amused Rani.
‘It required a lot of physical strength to assume the correct ‘flying’ posture on the harness. I guess it’d be equally difficult for me to look convincing as a cricketer. But I’m glad to be doing work with challenges.’
On being asked is she not worried over being the eternal Yash Raj heroine , Rani said winking that ‘Why? Wasn’t ‘Saawariya’ with Sanjay Leela Bhansali? And if Yash Raj is making some of the best films in our country why should I keep out just because people are talking?
Rani is troubled over her hype on marriage by the media, so she deceitfully asked ‘Incidentally, my marriage date Feb 10 (as reported by some media) has come and gone. Would mediapersons like to set another date for me so I can start getting my trousseau ready?’
Well Rani, you cant ever stop gossipmongers! If you stop them how they will continue their flames smoldering?
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Mumbai, June 10 (PTI) Veteran actor Dilip Prabhavalkar, who won the national award for best supporting actor for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in “Lage Raho Munnabhai”, says the role that helped revive Gandhian philosophy among youths has been his toughest till date.
“I have won several awards in the past. But this one is precious as I am getting it for a performance which has been the toughest so far. My role made Gandhi lovable and acceptable to the youth,” Prabhavalkar told PTI here today.
He said the credit goes to Rajkumar Hirani for creating and conceiving Bapu in such a manner that the present-day world can identify with.
Prabhavalkar said his supporting act in the Marathi film “Shevri” was a unique role and was happy that it had been recognised.
Madhur Bhandarkar, who bagged the national award for best direction for “Traffic Signal”, described recognition as announcement as a “great moment”.
“It is because of the jury, critics and audiences who have encouraged my kind of cinema that I am being able to continue making movies,” he said, adding his next film “Fashion”, starring Priyanka Chopra, will release in November. PTI
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Hong Kong, Jun 12 (PTI) Betting big on Indian market, world’s third largest mobile handset maker Motorola is planning to score music tones and tracks with a dash of Bollywood and regional flavour for its handsets.
The US-based company says it would not be just Hindi movies, better known as Bollywood, but an amazing array of regional songs in local dialects and in foreign languages are also on anvil.
The company has acquired Singapore-based Soundbuzz, said to be Asia’s largest digital music company for the purpose of integrating Bollywood music in ring tones in its handsets.
“Essentially, the idea is to give an ethnic flavour in the language of local Indians who are mesmerised by the Hindi filmy songs from Bollywood,” Christ White, President, Media Applications and Service, Motorola Inc, told PTI in Hong Kong on the sidelines of the two-day ‘Music Matters 2008′ conference.
Several handset operators took part in the two-day conference aimed at capitalising on the average user’s craze for enjoying music via the handset.
“Soundbuzz has an amazing catalogue and library of over three lakh Indian songs and it is a strategic alliance for us to capitalise on the Indian market,” White said.
The introduction of MP3-enabled handsets, even in some of the entry level models, indicates the company’s ambitious project of exploiting the music rage among the handset users, said White.
Most youngsters in India, when not conversing, are seen walking around with headphones plugged to their ears, listening to music, recalled White. PTI
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