ASHLEY GREENE - AT BARBEQUE

Enjoying the Memorial Day holiday with friends, Ashley Greene was seen at a barbeque in Malibu, California over the weekend.

The casually-clad "Twilight" actress sported a high ponytail, sunglasses and gray t-shirt for the food-filled affair, all the while carrying an unknown baby boy on her arm from time to time.

Earlier in her day, Ashley, who recently finished filming her role in "Butter," tweeted about her excitement before the midday celebration, writing, "I'm very excited about this massive BBQ thats happening this afternoon."
After returning home Greene gushed, "Such a good BBQ. So full. My bed looks so incredible right now."

DHOBI GHAT STAR "MONICA DOGRA" IN A BRAND NEW AD

Sitting with a hen inside a rustic cage, DHOBI GHAT star Monica Dogra appears in a brand-new ad for PETA India and urges fans to 'try to relate to who is on their plate, go vegetarian'. The actor and singer, who went vegetarian after learning what animals killed for meat endure, is now encouraging everyone to switch to a healthy and humane vegetarian diet.

Dogra also sat down for an exclusive video interview with PETA. 'I was raised eating meat', she explains. 'Around 12 years old, I remember reading ... about factory farming and the way that - particularly chickens at that time - were being treated ... and I remember feeling really harrowed and sad.' After she stopped eating animals, Dogra says that her 'health improved' and her 'weight stabilized'.

In addition to starring in Aamir Khan's DHOBI GHAT, Dogra is part of the hot music duo Shaa'ir + Func, which has been named among the top emerging artists and best independent artists by VH1. Originally from Baltimore, Dogra is a graduate of New York University's music program.

Dogra joins a growing list of celebrities - including Pamela Anderson, Shahid Kapoor, Sir Paul McCartney, R Madhavan and Anil Kumble - who have teamed up with PETA to promote a vegetarian lifestyle.

TONY ROMO AND CANDICE CRAWFORD - MOVED INTO RELATIONSHIP

After seeing his high-profile romance with Jessica Simpson fizzle out, NFL star Tony Romo quietly moved on by starting a relationship with Dallas/Ft. Worth sports reporter Candice Crawford.

Working out as well as could be hoped, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback and the sister of "Gossip Girl" actor Chace Crawford sealed their love during a Dallas, Texas wedding.

With the festivities taking place at Arlington Hall, the nuptials drew out 600 guests including Romo's current teammates Dez Bryant and Miles Austin, as well as past Cowboys greats such as Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach.

Having gotten engaged back in December 2010, a source told People magazine of the scene, "It was perfect! From the ceremony in beautiful white, to a vibrant after-party and great music selected by Tony himself."

DHANRAJ JHETANI'S UPCOMING MOVIE - "BIN BULAYE BARAATI "

Dhanraj Jethani's forthcoming film BIN BULAYE BARAATI directed by Chandrakant Singh is all set to release on 17th June 2011. This madcap comedy has fantastic performers like Om Puri, Rajpal Yadav, Mukesh Tiwari, Johny Lever, Sanjay Mishra, Shweta Tiwari, Vijay Raj, Hemant Pandey, Manoj Joshi, Gulshan Grover, Shakti Kapoor, Dinesh Lamba, Razzaq Khan, Shweta Keswani, Rati Agnihotri, Neeraj Vora along with Aftab Shivdasani, Priyanka Kothari and ultra glam super hot actress Mallika Sherawat has done a sizzling item song. The film has been shot extensively in Goa and Mumbai.

Those who have already seen the film have given their thumbs up to the film and said, "It's a lovely family comic entertainer along with all the essential ingredients and audience will go crazy & have a whale of time."

Director Chandrakant Singh, who is very happy the way the film has shaped out, said, "BIN BULAYE BARAATI is a pure, unadulterated comedy laugh-riot. It is a pure family entertainer with a huge star cast. Singh is also glad that the film is planned, completed and releasing in record four months time, it's really a great job by the BBB team. "

Producer Dhanraj also confidently adds, "BIN BULAYE BARAATI is a treat to the audience; the movie is a laugh riot which will make you fall right off your seat. It is an enjoyable film and you will not get bored. Mallika Sherawat's item song 'Shaalu' is sizzling."

KATIE HOLME'S NEW MOVIE - "DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK"

Hoping to draw viewers with her latest spooky venture, Katie Holmes' upcoming movie "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" has just released its official theatrical trailer.

The horror/thriller flick tells the story of "a young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend who discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own."

Directed by Troy Nixey, "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" also stars "Memento" actor Guy Pearce and 11-year-old "Bridge to Terabithia" actress Bailee Madison.

With the screenplay put together by the well-regarded Guillermo del Toro, the film is all set to hit theaters on August 26, 2011.

LATA TO SING IN ASHA'S DEBUT FILM

Lata Mangeshkar has given her nod to sing a song in sister Asha Bhosale's film "MAAEE". The film is directed by Mahesh Kodiyal and Produced by Subhash Dawar and Nitin Shankar.

Reveals Asha, "Lata didi has agreed to sing the title track of my film Maaee and I am very happy."

The title track is yet to be recorded and will be scheduled as per Lataji's availability. The song has been composed by Nitin Shankar.

BLAKE LIVELY AND LEO DICAPRIO'S - TOGETHER IN SAINT PAUL DE VENCE

With their relationship seemingly pushing forth, Leonardo DiCaprio and Blake Lively were back together in Saint Paul de Vence in the South of France.

Walking separately to avoid being pictured alongside one another, the "Titanic" hunk and his "Gossip Girl" gal started off the weekend with a romantic dinner at Les Remparts restaurant in the local village area.

Once finished up with their meal, Leo and Blake proceeded forth to hop into a Mercedes en route to Cannes - where they disappeared from paparazzi view upon boarding a super yacht.

Of the current situation between to twosome, an insider recently told press, "They’re dating a bit - taking things slow, slow, slow."

CRICKETER YUVRAJ - MERA NAAM KAREGA ROSHAN

Not many must have heard of cricketer Yuvraj Singh's father, Yograj Singh, a menacing tear away fast bowler of his time, but could not make much of a mark as he had to compete with the legendary cricketer Kapil Dev and also due to his injuries.

For all those who are wondering as to why we are talking about cricket and ex-cricketer Yograj Sigh, we would like to acquaint them with the fact that Yograj Singh is quite a well known actor of Punjabi films and has acted in as many as 30 films. And he is just not a regional film actor as he was recently seen in Rakyesh Ompraksh Mehra's TEEN THAY BHAI as 'dadaji'.

However, for those who have not noticed the still handsome Yogaraj yet the good news is that he is all set to produce a film, tentatively titled MERA NAAM KAREGA ROSHAN. As per Yograj, his film will be about his father's wishes, his own struggle and also the achievement of his illustrious son, ace cricketer and man of the series of the recent World Cup that India won, Yuvraj Singh.

Here's wishing more success to Yograj Singh in his innings as an actor!

FERGIE - BIG APPLE HOT BABE

Taking some time to enjoy the Big Apple, Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson was seen out and about in New York City.

The always-fashionable Black Eyed Peas songstress sported some hot fashion while hitting the streets, wearing a cropped leather jacket, multi-colored satin dress, and yellow Louis Vuitton shoes.

The 36-year-old was recognized for all of her efforts in the beauty industry at Wednesday's (May 25) swanky FiFi awards ceremony, held at the Lincoln Center.

The Fragrance Foundation presented Fergie with the honor for new celebrity fragrance of the year for her floral-scented perfume "Outspoken."

BOLLYWOOD BOX OFFICE REPORT - THIS WEEK

This week will see the release of Vipul Shah's Barnali Ray Shukla directed, "KUCCH LUV JAISAA". Of course there are a few lesser known projects like "COLLEGE CAMPUS", "ME MAMU & 7" etc. also listed for release but it will be the Shefali-Rahul starrer KUCCH LUV JAISAA that will take the pole position, especially with its 'hat ke' treatment and theme!

Last Friday's three releases, PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA, 404 and KASHMAKASH (dubbed), failed to cut much ice with the audience and it was just PKP that saw some patronage (stable with low end collections in the weekdays too), while 404 and KASHMAKASH failing from the first show itself.

The audience instead preferred the Hollywood release, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES and its dubbed version, SAMUNDER KE LOOTERE: EK ANJAAN RAHASYA.

KRISTIN CAVALLARI - LOVE IS MOST VITAL THING IN LIFE

Sporting her sparkling new diamond along the way, Kristin Cavallari headed to do a little shopping in Los Angeles, California.

The former "Hills" hottie opted for an effortlessly classic look, wearing a collared white shirt, blue jeans and a pair of nude heels as she hit up Melinda Maria for some new bling.

The outing comes as newly-engaged Kristin recently blogged about finding the man of her dreams, Jay Cutler, writing, "You always hear people say 'you can have all the money in the world, but without someone to share it with it doesn’t matter.' It wasn’t until I took a step back and made love my top priority that I realized love is the most important thing in life, not work. But I truly believe everything happens exactly when it’s supposed to, because I wasn’t ready to find Mr. Right 2 years ago."

Cavallari ended with a heartfelt memo to all those reading, telling, "I don’t think someone else can make you happy. It has to come from you.

But I do think other people can help draw it out of you. So I hope that everyone gets to experience love at some point in his or her life, whether it be for a short period of time or long lasting love – because that’s what life is all about."

READY and DOUBLE DHAMAAL: HOPES FOR 2011

The success rate during the first half of 2011 has been rather low. Yes, there was the World Cup Cricket and there is the ongoing IPL, but still that is no excuse for just four clean successes- YAMLA PAGLA DEEWANA, NO ONE KILLED JESSICA, TANU WEDS MANU and the recent HAUNTED.

Interestingly, the first three above mentioned movies came at the beginning of the year itself and the last, that is HAUNTED (still running), in the fifth month. Agreed that there have been a few small budgeted ventures like CHALO DILLI and RAGINI MMS too and a couple of big ones like THANK YOU and DUM MAARO DUM getting limited success but the year is yet to see a real blockbuster.

However, all that is about to change, and if trade and distribution buzz is anything to go by the first half of the year is going to conclude with a double bonanza.

Obviously we are referring to Anees Bazmee's Salman Khan starrer, READY, and Indra Kumar's multistarrer, DOUBLE DHAMAAL. Both the films are tipped to be hot and likely to embark on a huge initial. Even the feedback of the audience to the teasers of the two films has been quite positive and both are awaited with a high degree of expectation.

Here's hoping for a blockbuster conclusion to the first half of the year as we are 'ready' for a 'double dhamaal' in the vacation month of June!

CANDICE SWANEPOEL - HITTING THE WEB

They certainly chose the perfect gal to model their collection this year, and photos of Candice Swanepoel wearing Agua Bendita Swimwear recently hit the web.

The Victoria’s Secret bombshell rocked various swimsuits and cover-ups in several spectacular shots, surely making the ladies envious and guys drool.

One would never guess, but Swanepoel used to be self-conscious with her looks and even considered herself too unattractive to be in front of a camera at one point in her life.

She told FOX Pop Tarts, “For a very long time I was really, really skinny – I was like that for most of my life. And it wasn’t until I was 17 that I started getting curves… I had braces, the whole lot. I was an ugly swan before.”

AJAY DEVGAN MAKES HIS TELEVISION DEBUT

Indian television has managed to attract most of the Bollywood big wigs - be it for their movie publicity or judging a reality show or hosting it. This time, it has managed to beckon yet another Bollywood star Ajay Devgan, who will be seen co-hosting the third season of UTV Bindass's Emotional Atyachaar along with the host Pravesh Rana. Graciously stepping in after having been a guest last season, Ajay will add a layer of his captivating and dynamic persona on to the show. Ajay will personally review the stories, interact with the leads and give his views on where the story truly stands.

Confirming this news, Ajay Devgn says, 'I was a guest in Emotional Atyachaar last season's opening episode. This time around I will be co-hosting two episodes for the season 3. It was important for me to be on a show which I associated with.'

The third season of India's biggest youth reality show, Emotional Ataychaar 3 goes on air from 11th June.

JUSTIN BIEBER WITH SELENA GOMEZ ON THE BEACH

Ready to take a little time off from their usually chaotic schedules, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber jetted off to Maui, Hawaii.

The two lovebirds cutely held hands as they passed through the airport, making their way out to an awaiting car before getting their island adventure underway.

Once situated into a luxury resort resting spot, the "Baby" hitmaker ditched his shirt and tossed on a pair of swim trunks as he led his pink bikini top clad "Wizards of Waverly Place" girlfriend out to the Pacific Ocean for a little fun in the sun.

The trip to Hawaii comes after both Justin and Selena partook in Sunday night's Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas - during which the pair shared a much talked about smooch as Justin was announced as the Top New Artist winner.

AMITABH IN A NEW LOOK IN "BUDDAH HOGA TERA BAAP"

Amitabh Bachchan is looking uber-cool in his stylish avatar in Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and AB Corp's "BUDDAH-HOGA TERA BAAP" complete with scarves, jazzy shirts, designer denims, branded glares and even two watches!

Yes...two watches it is! And this was none other than Bachchan's personal touch to the styling of his character in the film.

Not many know that AB is very fond of wrist watches and is sometimes spotted wearing 2 at a time! So when he turned up wearing 2 watches on the first day of the BUDDAH shoot, he left everyone around amused by this unique style.

At that moment, director Puri Jagannadh came up with the idea of Bachchan sporting two watches throughout the movie considering his flamboyantly stylish character. Needless to say, Big B was more than happy to mix some of his own personal style with his on screen style and will be seen wearing two watches throughout the movie!

Going by Bachchan's larger than life persona, we think he is one of the few people who can carry such a quirky style with such elan!

BUDDAH will see AB return as the 'angry old man' in a role that the audiences have longing to see him in since ages! The movie hits theatres on 1st July.

BEYONCE HONORED WITH BILLBOARD MILLENNIUM AWARD

Getting a big salute for her successful career efforts, Beyonce Knowles was doted with the Billboard Millennium Award at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night.

The "Run the World (Girls)" singer was honored with quite the tribute - as her mother, Tina Knowles, took the stage to present her daughter with the accolade at the MGM Grand held show.

The Billboard Millennium Award was presented in recognition of Beyonce's career achievements and influence in the music industry.

Among the memorable moments, the tribute looked back upon Miss Knowles' role as the frontwoman of Destiny's Child through her three chart-topping solo albums.

Prior to receiving the Millennium Award, Beyonce graced the stage to perform her hit single "Run the World (Girls)".

IS SONAKSHI TRACING VIDYA'S FOOTSTEPS?

Sonakshi Sinha may be the flavour of this season given the fact that her debut film is still plucking awards here and there, but there is a parallel debate going on about this DABANGG girl and that has to do with the kind of roles that she has chosen to play.

Increasingly many industry insiders are tracing parallels between Sonakshi Sinha and Vidya Balan. Though the two actresses might actually belong to different generations, but it seems they have a lot in common.

Adds our source, "The reason for drawing comparisons between Vidya Balan and Sonakshi Sinha have their own logic. Firstly, like Vidya, Sonakshi is trying to project an image of the earthly heroine. Not only that, both Vidya and Sonakshi are reluctant to expose their bodies beyond a certain point. While, Vidya might have changed her ideas now given the fact that her upcoming film "THE DIRTY PICTURE" will have lot of skin show, Sonakshi for the moment seems to be overlooking this fact."

No one can deny that bollywood actresses who have tried to play safe have ended up paying big time and even changing their stand later, Sonakshi Sinha seems to be making the same mistake. Adds a bollywood veteran, "Vidya Balan has come a long way. Now, she has no issues with exposing her body. I think it dawned on her late that bollywood actresses with little sex-quotient don't make up for popular icons. Now, she is trying to go for an image makeover with THE DIRTY PICTURE."

Now, the onus is on Sonakshi to take a few tips from Vidya. Her ban on bikinis and exposing her body is not a success formula that worked with her apparent inspiration Vidya Balan, so most likely it won't work for her too.

BRITNEY SPEARS - WILL BE SEEN IN BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS ON SUNDAY 22ND

Sounding as if fans have quite the treat in store this weekend, reports tell that Britney Spears will be taking the stage at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards.

With the Las Vegas-based event airing live on ABC at 8PM on Sunday night (May 22), the "Gimme More" singer is rumored to be making not one, but two appearances during the annual awards ceremony.

According to Us magazine, Miss Spears may be opening up the show alongside Rihanna - with popular opinion believing that the two will perform their remix version of RIhanna's hit song "S&M".

As for the second appearance, Britney will be teaming up with tour mate Nicki Minaj for their first-ever duet with a rendition of Spears' "Till The World Ends" remix.

Of Britney's expected return to television, an Us insider added, "It's gonna be big. People will definitely be talking about it the next day."

PREETI DESAI IN NEWS AGAIN

 

Preeti Desai is back in news again. A couple of weeks of silence post the release of SHOR - IN THE CITY, rumours started flying thick that Preeti and Abhay Deol are indeed a couple and they would be getting formally engaged within next one month.

The obvious question is, 'What next for Preeti in Bollywood?' In an industry waiting for some new talent to make a mark, one can well expect some good feelers to have started coming Preeti's way. Though Preeti isn't willing to go on records yet about her engagement, she does assure that movies aren't going anywhere.

"I am now on the lookout for an awesome script where I can do some strong character based roles. I am not hung up on those conventional hero-heroine roles", Preeti confesses, "Also, I am not in any kind of rush to jump on whatever that comes my way. Doing a film like SHOR IN THE CITY has ignited a passion in me. I now want to hit the sets pronto and started mugging my lines. I have realised that all of this can be so much fun."

To her credit though, Preeti did get noticed after all for the sex appeal she brought on screen for those few minutes that she made an appearance. Even though she had only a few dialogues to mouth, there wasn't a false move being made which resulted in Bollywood waking up to her presence in the industry.

"Of course now I would want to shoot for much more than just two weeks that I actually shot for SHOR...," Preeti gives out a smile here, "The experience of whatever I did in the film was awesome. This is the kind of movie that I like to watch so in a way it allowed me to test waters. I have got a feeling that I can act and have realised that I am comfortable in front of the camera. With good comments coming my way, I guess people have liked my screen presence after all."

Well in that case Preeti, better hurry up and get something rolling for you soon. People's memory is short after all!

DIANNA AGRON - BEVERYLY HILLS BEAUTY

Hollywood hottest and sexy, Dianna Agron was seen out and about in Beverly Hills.

The 25-year-old blonde sported a cute and casual look during her 90210 stroll, wearing a fringed white top, cuffed blue jeans and an adorable pair of gray booties.

As Dianna and her "Glee" co-stars gear up for the season two finale, a list of the songs the New Directions crew will be singing has just been released.

We now know that on the May 24 send-off, the cast will offer up a mash-up of hits like Madonna‘s "I Love New York" and Frank Sinatra’s "New York, New York," as well as an uber-exciting new set of unique tunes exclusively from the show!

SALMAN'S DABANGG WINS NATIONAL AWARD

Salman Khan couldn't have asked for more. As per the latest reports, his much popular film DABANGG, which has sweeped the maximum awards this year, has now bagged the wholesome entertainer award of 2010 at the prestigious 58th National Awards announced in New Delhi.

Rishi and Neetu Kapoor starrer DO DOONI CHAR won national award for best hindi feature film, while Vishal Bhardwaj's ISHQIYA won 2 National Awards - for best music and for best female playback singer, his wife Rekha Bhardwaj. Suresh Wadkar bagged the best playback singer male award.

The national award for best actor is shared by Malayalam actor Salim Kumar for ADAMINTE MAKAN AVU and Tamil actor Dhanush for AADUKALAM. Tamil filmmaker Veerimaran was named best director.

Marathi actress Mitalee Jagtap Paradhar and Tamil cinema's Saranya Privannan won the National Award for best actress for their performances in the films BABOO BAND BAAJA and THENMERKU PARUVAKKAATRU respectively.

KATE UPTON'S NEW BEACH BUNNY BRIDE CAMPAIGN

Her career keeps getting hotter, and Kate Upton's latest contribution to the men of the world is her participation in the new Beach Bunny Bride campaign.

The “Victoria’s Secret” stunner looks sexy and fun in the shots, sporting a variety of white bridal-themed bras, panties, and other pieces of lingerie.

Additionally, Kate has been hand-picked by SoBe advertising honcho Andrew Katz to help launch a campaign for the brand’s Fuji Apple Pear beverage.

Katz noted that the initiative is meant to “celebrate the flavor in a quirky and unexpected way while getting celebrities to try things that are somewhat uncharacteristic to them."

ASIN'S BIKINI ACT IN "HOUSEFULL 2"

Good times times for actress Asin has started. After a lull in her career, her calendar suddenly looks overactive. Now, with READY opposite Salman all set to roll, the actress is also getting set to shoot for Sajid Khan's HOUSEFULL 2 soon.

But, amidst all this frenzy, Asin is harbouring a few dilemmas too. According to our sources, one of the biggest confusions Asin has for the moment is about her bikini act in HOUSEFULL 2 and the poor actress can't seem to decide.

Our sources further add, "Asin's dilemma is rooted in her earlier stand when she had not done any bollywood films. Over the years, Asin has cultivated an image of being true to her traditions, but it seems her brush with bollywood has shaken her fundamentals. Now, Asin knows that to survive in bollywood she has to have some hot-quotient too and donning a bikini might be the introductory step in that direction."

The issue now for Asin is how to take that plunge. Though, all reports and predictions seem to hint that Asin would have to strip-down in HOUSEFULL 2, but the actress seems to be undecided still. The confusion seems to be only getting complex by the day. Well, let's hope this two piece act is only one step away for Asin.

LEA MICHELE'S TOP SECRET PHOTO SHOOT

Hollywood, celebrity, Lea Michele was seen, showing her posing prowess at an outdoor photo shoot at a Brentwood mansion in California.

The singer/actress spent the whole day shooting at a pair of nearby locations and wore more than ten different getups.

As for her “Glee” gig, Lea and her costars spent some time in New York City to film the much-anticipated season finale.

Michele will perform “For Good” with Chris Colfer as part of the Broadway show “Wicked” –themed episode. It hits FOX airwaves on May 24th.

25 YEAR OLD MODEL TURNED ACTOR, KIRTI KULHARI IN "SHAITAN"

"SHAITAN" is becoming the talk of the town for its unusual promos but no one is more excited about its release than the 25-year-old model-turned-actor Kirti Kulhari, who is playing the role of a lower middle-class girl. She is the one who brings sense and sensibility to the frivolous group of youngsters and is the turning phase of the film.

Kirti Kulhari who has been the face of many a brands in the past stepped into cinema just a while back and made her debut in the film KHICHDI as Parminder. Kirti has also been a national badminton player in her school days in Mumbai. With no family connections in bollywood she maintains that, 'I'm finding my own way into meaningful films as I don't have a godfather'.

But meaningful cinema turned quite the opposite for her when she was shooting for one of the toughest scenes in the film, which was being shot in Navrang cinema. The scene required her to be really edgy, nervous, screaming a lot but she was feeling from that. What really got her into it was when shooting the scene, the slap that Gulshan was to give her, respectively, turned out to be a little realistic. The scene involved Kalki slapping her & while they were screaming at each other, Gulshan comes and slaps her & bangs her head on the wall.

The rehearsals of the same went fine, but during take the scene went slightly out of hand, where by mistake Gulshan really slapped her hard, which took her by surprise and before she could react, he banged her head to the wall hurting her head as well as she was not prepared. She broke down crying and all these reactions which came so naturally during that time were canned by the director and he mentioned that he would never get another take which was so real without realising that Kirti was actually hurt.

Though they took another take of the scene but this one has been retained in the film & one scene that Kirti will never forget in her life. 'I have scenes which were very tough. For me, it was a very disturbing experience. Because even though you are an actor, you don't always act, there are moments when you actually feel what is happening in a scene. Many a times during the shoot I cried to vent my emotions; it was very tough,' she said.

REBECCA BLACK - CONFESSED THAT SHE IS NOT PREGNANT

 She hasn’t even been in the spotlight six months, and already Rebecca Black has fallen victim to Hollywood rumors.

Over the weekend, the “Friday” singer was forced to deal with a bout of gossip claiming that she was pregnant.

Putting the rumor to rest, Black tweeted on Sunday, “I thought it was May 15th…not April Fools Day. I’m absolutely NOT PREGNANT.”

According to E! Online, a CNN iReport picked up the false story, which then spread like wildfire until Rebecca set the record straight.

MAHESH BHATT MAKING FILM ON IRAQ

Bollywood most popular filmmaker, Mahesh Bhatt is currently making news for his first play as a producer that highlights the plight of the Iraqi people. The play titled: THE LAST SALUTE, is based on a book written by the Iraqi journalist Muntazer-al-Zaidi, who became world famous after hurling shoes on American president George Bush in 2008.

The play is getting rave reviews in India. Mahesh Bhatt had invited the Iraqi Journalist to watch the play in Delhi recently.

Speaking to us about his play, Mahesh Bhatt says, "It was heartening to see the response to this play. It is for the time that we are looking beyond the biased media reporting and touching the real issues that the people of Iraq are beset with. Sometimes I feel if I as a filmmaker can see what is happening in Iraq, I wonder why the media can't fathom the real issue."

So, would we see him making a film on this play that depicts the angst of the Iraqi people, the filmmaker adds, "It would really need courage to make a film on this subject. At the moment I am trying to showcase my play to more people and we are planning to take it to Dubai soon."

Mahesh Bhatt, who has always been vocal about the plight of the Iraqi people, has taken the lead to bring the suffering of the Iraqi's on a public platform.

JESSICA ALBA WITH HER DAUGHTER, HONOR MARIE

Hollywood celebrity, Jessica Alba was seen with her daughter, Honor Marie arriving on a flight at LAX Airport in Los Angeles.

Back from a sunny Cabo San Lucas getaway, the expecting actress was fresh-faced as she made her way through the airport in a pink scarf, gray t-shirt, and baggy beige pants.

Prior to her out of town excursion, the momma-to-be opened up about pregnancy the second time around, telling Us Weekly, "It's just simply not as daunting of a process. Before everything was happening for the first time and it's like, 'What's going on?' and 'What does this mean?'"

Miss Alba continued, "I would look everything up online, I had all my books; I diagnosed myself with everything that can go wrong. Of course nothing went wrong, thank God! I guess I'm sort of more at ease with it all."

OM PURI IN A NEW LOOK IN HIS NEXT MOVIE "KHAP"

Produced by Sangita Sinha and Siddhant Sinha of Ananda Film & Telecommunications Pvt. Ltd., and Directed by Ajai Sinha- best known for his TV shows Hasratein, Astitva, Justujoo and Ghar Ek Sapna. Film KHAP, a story about the Khap Panchayat and the much talked about issue of Honour Killings is all set to release in cinemas on 29th July, 2011. The film stars veteran actors like Om Puri, Govind Namdev, Manoj Pahwa, Anooradha Patel and Mohnish Bahl amongst the new talent Yuvika Choudhary who has acted in films like TOH BAAT PAKKI, SUMMER 2007 and OM SHANTI OM in a cameo and recent release NAUGHTY @ 40. KHAP also introduces a new actor Sarrtaj. The film is being distributed by Percept Picture Company.

The land where KHAP rules, a marriage is not made in heaven. Here, nothing matters, not even true love. What matters is the age old custom that no one has ever dared to challenge. KHAP is a tale of two different worlds colliding each other over a love story which we take as a norm in our world. Till then, in the world of KHAP, a marriage is only sanctioned if it satisfies age old customs. If someone defies their diktat, an unofficial illegal death sentence is passed and executed in the most gruesome manner. But when the guardians of the old faith do it to lovers from Delhi, they challenge their supremacy in a way, no one ever dared to do. Is their marriage made in heaven?

The music of KHAP is by Annujj Kappoo and the songs in the film have been sung by ace singers like Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal, Jagjit Singh and Rekha Bhardwaj amongst others.

Ananda Film & Telecommunications Pvt. Ltd., the producer of KHAP has produced many T.V soaps over the years. They have to their name some fabulous work of fiction in Television World like Hasratein, Astitva, Justujoo, Gudgudee, Samay, Ghar Ek Sapna, Rishtey and many others.

Ajai Sinha has also directed a film titled STOP, which released in 2004 and in 2011 he has another film, 3 BACHELORS starring Sharman Joshi, Riya Sen and Riama Sen, lined up for release other than KHAP. All the mentioned TV serials have also been directed by Ajai Sinha, who is now all set with his new directorial venture, KHAP.

VANESSA HUDGENS AND JAMIE FOXX IN BELVEDERE RED PARTY

Hollywood most hottest and sexiest, Vanessa Hudgens was seen at the Belvedere Red party in Cannes.

The former "High School Musical" star was on-hand with a gal pal as they pair of ladies joined up with actor Jamie Foxx for the celebration of the European launch of Belvedere Red featuring a performance by Duran Duran at the VIP Room Famous Club.

The previous night, Hudgens was busy socializing at the Calvin Klein party in Cannes, during which time she spoke with MTV about her upcoming big screen indie film, "Gimme Shelter."

She told, "It's really exciting. It follows a young girl that's been in foster homes and abused her whole life and is practically homeless and ends up turning into a mother. So it's an amazing character."

As for her filming plans, the 22-year-old told, "I leave from [Cannes] and go straight to New York and start my prep."

SALMAN WITH KATRINA IN THEIR NEXT MOVIE "EK THA TIGER"

Bollywood superstars, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif will now be seen in Yash Raj Films next movie, EK THA TIGER , especially in the times when they are no longer a pair in real life.

"The million dollar question is - 'Will they able to be pull it off in the film?' Despite being actors, it is difficult for anyone to be normal in front of the camera when there has been so much speculation around their personal relationship for all this while. Also, even on screen they haven't been dynamite either with YUVVRAAJ, their only true blue romantic tale, being a disaster," says a trade analyst.

Salman and Katrina had come together in MAINE PYAAR KYUN KIYA as well which was a success but then didn't have any moments of any on-screen chemistry being ignited as it was a comedy instead of being a romance drama. Also, their biggest hit together till date, PARTNER, had Kat paired opposite Govinda.
"Please don't bring in the talk about 'chemistry' without knowing what EK THA TIGER is all about. Do you even know what Salman and Katrina do in the film," says a close associate of the two actors when asked if he feels audience would be deprived of chemistry between the two.

He even grows on to throw a salvo, "A bad film like YUVVRAAJ couldn't have been salvaged by any actor, leave aside the two of them. It is the power of script that brings in chemistry and Yash Raj Films along with director Kabir Khan can well be expected to have done their home work well."

PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE MIDDLETION - ON THEIR WAY TO HONEYMOON

Both Prince William and Kate are said to have "total privacy" while honeymooning on the islands of Seychelles.

Farhad Vladi, the man who rented the couple's next destination, North Island, to them, revealed that the private getaway is quite popular amongst the world's elite, telling Us Weekly, "Bill Gates was on Fregate Island… Paul McCartney and Heather Mills were on Cousin, another island in the Seychelles," he said. " Angelina Jolie was on North Island with Brad Pitt."

Vladi added, "What people like about North Island is that you have total privacy."

A recent visitor offered up details of their luxurious stay, gushing, It's pretty much the best place in the world… It's very romantic. The staff fill your baths… and they put champagne on ice. All your drinks are included in the price."

AAMIR KHAN TO HOST A CHAT SHOW

Now Bollywood superstar, Aamir Khan will be on a TV show. The maverick Khan has been approached to host a chat show and if sources are to be believed, Aamir has agreed upon the proposal.

The show is believed to be on the lines of the hugely popular The Oprah Winfrey show and if all goes well, Siddharth Basu`s Big Synergy will produce it for Aamir.

As far as the details about the show are concerned, the programme will largely addresses the common man`s problems. Khan is said to have warmed up to this concept, as it deals with issues pertaining to the ordinary citizens of the country.

The format undertakes picking one person from the multitude and talking about any issue, injustice or a personal problem that the person is dealing with.

The show will begin with a documentary on the person`s life and the issue that he is grappling with. Following that, there would be a segment where Aamir would interview the person concerned in a packed studio.

Well, it definitely sounds interesting, let’s see how the show fairs once it debuts on TV!

VANESSA HUDGENS - LOOKING CUTE AND CASUAL

Hollywood most hottest and sexiest celebrity, Vanessa Hudgens was looking cute and casual in Los Angeles, California.

The "High School Musical" alum was decked out in an Indiana Jones inspired top paired with a long black skirt, a fedora hat and shades as she grabbed up lunch at Vivian's cafe.

The outing comes a day after Miss Hudgens was busy filming a spot for "Funny Or Die" - though no other details on the project have been made available as of yet.

After wrapping up her "Funny or Die" sketch, Vanessa paired up with gal pal Laura New for a night on the town at Hollywood hotspot Trousdale.

EKTAKAPOOR AND TUSHAR KAPOOR'S MOVIE RELEASED ON MAY 13

Tusshar Kapoor's LOVE U MR. KALAKAAR! clashes with sister Ekta Kapoor's RAGINI MMS this weekend. While one would have assumed that none of the two siblings would have been overtly pleased with the developments and would have requested the other to arrive later, the fact is that there was no such trouble no paradise as it turned out to be a mutually acceptable decision for both.

"I guess there is room for both the films and since other biggies would be arriving in June, we would have a fortnight for ourselves. We couldn't find a better date for release. Also, we had to look at IPL as a major factor," says Tusshar.

How about audience getting divided?

"Audience for a Rajshri film is different from the ones who would be watching RAGINI MMS," says Tusshar with a straight face, "When Rajshri released their VIVAAH with APNA SAPNA MONEY MONEY, it was a huge success as well. While RAGINI is for urban audience which is into horror genre, LOVE U.... is a simple family entertainer that would have its reach in smaller towns as well."

The fact remains though that neither Ekta nor Tusshar were too keen to have RAGINI MMS and LOVE U MR. KALAKAAR clash with each other. After all they would have wanted to avoid eating into each other's business for obvious reasons.

Informs a close friend, "However when they checked the release calendar, it was filled with Salman's READY, a strong franchise DOUBLE DHAMAAL and also Hrithik's ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA. It was obvious that instead of taking on these biggies, it was better to come with other small to medium budget films even if it meant clashing with one's own."

CHERYL COLE SEEN AT LAX AIRPORT IN LOS ANGELES

Hollywood hottest and sexiest celebrity, Cheryl Cole was seen catching an outbound flight at LAX Airport in Los Angeles.

Fresh off of her debut appearance on the U.S. "X Factor," the brunette beauty was sporting comfy attire as she was ushered into the metro terminal ahead of the long flight back home to London.

Prior to the trip to the States, Miss Cole chatted with Grazia magazine about being excited for her new job - although admitting that she'll miss her homeland.

She said, "I am such a homebody and just the small comforts make a big difference. I'm going to get my TV wired so I can record Coronation Street and EastEnders and I have sooooo many teabags, chocolate and chocolate Hobnobs to take with me that I will be set for months."

As for her wardrobe adaptation once situated in the States, Cheryl dished, "My style and image is going to be different as I am British and we have different taste anyway. But I absolutely love colours at the minute. It makes everything feel bright and alive so I am going to go colour crazy while I can. I love loads of designers like Diane Von Furstenberg, Phillip Lim, Miu Miu and Stella McCartney, but the list goes on and on to be honest. There are some lovely clothes out there."

VINAY PATHAK WILL BE SEEN AGAIN IN "BHEJA FRY 2" ON JUNE 17

Joining the ranks of legendary comic franchises is BHEJA FRY with Bollywood's very own tramp Bharat Bhushan!

Following in the footsteps of Hollywood's massively successful Charlie Chaplin series and Peter Seller's PINK PANTHER - the comic adventure that takes us through the antics of a bumbling but good-hearted character is India's first full fledged comic franchise - Sagar Ballary's BHEJA FRY!

After the runaway success of the comic caper BHEJA FRY comes the sequel BHEJA FRY 2 that guarantees to have audiences laughing off their seats. The film promises to carry the mad antics of Vinay Pathak to a higher plain on a much larger canvas than BHEJA FRY Part I

Says a trade source, "Sequels are produced with the hope being that the existence of the original movie provides a built-in audience for the follow-up movie. However very few understand that the film needs to really have a strong connect and fan following - BHEJA FRY has that potential. Audiences looked forward to a sequel right after the film released."

This time around the good hearted but not worldly-wise, tax inspector, Bharat Bhushan (Vinay Pathak) is back to fulfill his long cherished dream of becoming a singer. To further his ambition he enters a game show hoping to win a cash prize with which he can make his own music album. Eventually Bhushan goes on to win the competition which also gifts him a free stay on a cruise ship.

17th June, get ready for BHEJA FRY 2 a roller coaster comic adventure aided by bigger budgets and a bigger starcast that promises to be even bigger, madder and funnier than ever before.

NICOLE SCHERZINGER GOES TOPLESS

Hollywood most hottest and sexiest celebrity, Nicole Scherzinger goes topless for adorning the pages of the new issue of "GQ India".

The former Pussycat Dolls singer tossed off her top as she teased the cameras for a hot photo shoot included in the latest installment of the men's magazine.

As previously reported by GossipCenter, Miss Scherzinger will be co-hosting "X Factor" U.S. alongside Welsh television personality Steve Jones.

Of the pairing, show creator Simon Cowell told Us Weekly in a statement, “These two are going to be great together. I have always wanted Steve to work with us; I think he is a real star.”

PRAKASH JHA'S UPCOMING MOVIE "AARAKSHAN"

The local authorities demolished a major set of Prakash Jha's upcoming film "AARAKSHAN"in Bhopal. The demolition was ordered by the District Magistrate's office. Patchwork scenes with Deepika Padukone and Saif Ali Khan were scheduled to be shot on the set later this month.

Prakash Jha Productions had taken land on lease from the Minal Residency Group, not realizing that it was disputed property.

From end-January till end of March shooting continued on the constructed set.

The set that has been demolished included an entire bungalow that belongs to the character played by Mr. Amitabh Bachhan in the film and parts of the tabela, where informal schools were set up in the film. This particular set was spread over an acre and a half of land.

Prakash Jha, "We had no idea that the land where we had constructed was disputed. But I do feel that even though the demolition had to go through, the authorities knew we had constructed only temporary structures for the purpose of shooting. Why demolish it? It would have been dismantled within a month. Everyone in Bhopal knew it was a set. The demolition has definitely upset our plans. The reason we had left the set standing was because there were a couple of patchwork scenes with Saif and Deepika that remained to be shot. Now we have to work out alternative arrangements."

ADM Bhopal, Mr. Rajnish Shrivastava, "It was an illegal structure, so it was demolished. The High Court had directed us to demolish the structure. We did what we were supposed to, because the construction on that area was not legal."

CLAIRE SINCLAIR DECLARED "2011 PLAYMATE OF THE YEAR"

Hollywood celebrity, Claire Sinclair was declared as Playboy magazine’s 2011 Playmate of the Year, and she couldn’t be happier.

The 19-year-old Californian told FOX 411, “This is beyond any dream I could have imagined. Just 23 months ago, I was a high school student in East LA.”

Hugh Hefner noted that Sinclair, real name Clarissa Irene Riccio, reminds him of the classic 1950s hottie Bettie Page.

"What I love about Sinclair is that she has this wonderful, classic, pinup look about her, there's a whole lot of Bettie Page going on here."

As for her celebratory plans, Sinclair shared, "Tonight I'm going to go out to the movies with my friends because I'm under 21, so there's not going to be any hardcore clubbing. We're just going to have a nice little gathering."

AKSHAY KUMAR TO SING FOR "KHATRON KE KHILADI 4"

Bollywood action hero, Akshay Kumar is going to lend his voice for the title song of his upcoming action-adventure reality show "Khatron Ke Khiladi 4".

"Akshay is singing a couple of opening lines," said a source from Colors channel.

The title song will be turned into a music video featuring all the contestants for the fourth season of the show, which has been shot in Cape Town, South Africa.

For this season, the channel has chosen 13 female celebrity participants -- each teamed up with a male partner.

The celebrity participants include former Indian women`s cricket captain Anjum Chopra, models Diandra Soares, Alesia Raut and Poonam Pandey, actresses Aarti Chhabria, Smita Bansal and Aashka Goradia, item girls Sambhavna Seth and Kashmera Shah, two VJs - Bani and Mia Uyeda, singer Mauli Dave and Dina Singh who is actor Vindu Dara Singh`s wife.

"Khatron Ke Khiladi" is the Indian version of the internationally hit show "Fear Factor", and involves dangerous tasks involving height and even creepy crawlies. It is expected to go on air in June.

VICTORIA BECKHAM AT BABY SHOWER

 

With her due date rapidly approaching, Victoria Beckham was the guest of honor at a baby shower thrown by actress Eva Longoria and stylist Ken Paves on Saturday afternoon.

Held at the Butterfly Bar atop Le Petit Ermitage in West Hollywood, CA, the former Spice Girl was dressed in a purple v-neck frock as her "Desperate Housewives" gal pal hosted the soiree drawing the likes of Demi Moore and Nicole Richie.

With fellow celebrities including Selma Blair, Rachel Zoe and Tana Ramasey all in attendance, Posh was all about pink in honor of her first daughter - as she's already mother to three boys, Romeo, Cruz and Brooklyn.

A source told People magazine, "All she wanted was anything pink. She's so excited to finally have a girl."

As for the presents in which she received, Victoria was doted with a 5 foot Melissa and Doug custom-made giraffe, a Hoppop Bath tub, mamaRoo baby swing and Little Giraffe Luxe Blanket.

Meanwhile, Mrs Beckham's soccer star husband recently spoke about possible baby names, telling, "We've got a few in mind, but we've also said to the boys, 'Give us some ideas.' When we got told it was a boy, Romeo was like, 'How about Justin Bieber Beckham?' So now that we know it's a girl, he's like, 'What about Justine Bieber Beckham?"

KAJOL WANTS TO BE A PERFECT MOTHER

Bollywood famous actress, Kajol seems to have decided against doing films this year. Like before, Kajol has once again decided to give her family precedence over her films.

Kajol who is active on the ad front revealed this plan of not doing films recently. According to her, "I would not be doing any films this year. Yes, on the ad front I will be active but as far as my films are concerned, I have decided to take a break and spend time playing the role of a perfect mother instead."

Kajol is also excited about the way her hubby's career is going from success to success. Talking about Ajay Devgan, Kajol adds, "Ajay has constantly evolved as an actor, a star and as a person and he deserves all the stardom and success that is coming his way. After all he has always been one of the finest actors in the industry."

Well, after winning herself a Padma Shree and a Filmfare last year, it seems Kajol can afford to sit on her laurels for the moment.

KIM KARDASHIAN WITH HER BOY FRIEND KRIS HUMPHRIES IN BEACH

Hollywood most hot and sexy celebrity, Kim Kardashian recently enjoyed a vacation with her family and boyfriend, Kris Humphries, in Punta Mita, Mexico.

The Kardashian clan headed south of the border to celebrate Kourtney's 32nd birthday, with the paparazzi capturing all of the shoreline lovin' during the course of the of the multi-day Mexican getaway.

Strutting her stuff in an array of teeny-weeny bikinis, Kim showed off her sexy curves with her hair swept back in a braid while her buff beau offered up a glimpse of his rock hard abs.

Seemingly getting along quite nicely, Kris even tossed a football around with Scott Disick and Kourtney before joining his lady love as the pair doted on Kourt's adorable young son, Mason Dash.

After arriving back home in Los Angeles earlier this week, Ms Kardashian tweeted, “So happy to be home from a fun long family vacation! Its been a while since the whole family got together like that! We need to do that more.”

"PAAR KA PUNCHNAMA" RELEASING ON MAY 20, 2011

Bollywood new movie, "PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA" explores the beauty of love, the bliss of love, the enchantment in love, till you actually get into it! "It is them we wanted, till we wanted them no more" - Rajat, Chaudhary and Liquid, three best friends utter these same cries. You always envy the man with a girl, till you find your own and then you wonder if this is what is called - a woman, a shouting, moody, crazy being!

Rajat, Chaudhary and Liquid are stuck in heir boring jobs and crave for women to add some spice into their lives. The unfortunate Rajat soon finds one - Neha, she is everything that he ever wanted! It is all so good and rosy; till Rajat gives into a misunderstanding of Neha's and moves in to live with her. Till then Neha was a part of his life, but now Neha is his only life! Chaudhary meets Riya when he helps his acquaintance Varun, by getting his girlfriend Riya, a job. Oh how well they get along - Chaudhary and Riya, why she is stuck with Varun, she wonders. Her wonderment takes a real turn and Riya becomes chaudhary's girlfriend, for he understands her; simple. Liquid is extremely happy on finding Charu at work, the first and only girl he has ever spoken to in his whole life. Charu adores him but only as her best friend.

At the end of it all you can just say that 'something changed you till you stopped recognizing yourself!' voice Rajat, Chaudhary and Liquid. Is that a danger warning? They wonder - What does your brain tell you at this moment - run, run, run for your life, my man! We men can say today that our success is any day greater than that of our fathers; they were successful because of the women in their lives, we are successful in spite of the ones we have!