Celebrities

AR Rahman and Danny Boyle have been invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to join its list of voting members.

Rahman has got the invitation for his music in "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" and British Director Danny Boyle is also ...

A Marilyn Monroe bathrobe, which was sold at an auction for $6,000 a decade ago, has gone under the hammer again in Las Vegas for a staggering $120,000.

A private collector snapped up the robe on Saturday during a two-day Julien's Auctions memorabilia sale, which also featured items which had ...

Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer has written a book about his struggles with drug abuse and his band mate Steven Tyler.

Kramer had spent the past four years working on this book along with writers William Patrick and Keith Garde. This book is titled as "Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom ...

Rock Band U2 began their first world tour in three years on Tuesday in Barcelona. Over 90,000 fans thronged to witness the concert by the Dublin-based band. The U2 360 tour will be held across 31 cities in North America and Europe to enthral an estimated 3 million fans. Further dates will be ...

Veteran rock bands AC/DC and Iron Maiden will go head-to-head for the coveted honour of world’s best band in Classic Rock Magazine’s 2009 awards.

AC/DC has been nominated in three categories – Band of the Year, Event of the Year, and Album of the Year for their disc 'Black ...

After many national and international celebrities, Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra is the latest to have taken to social networking website Twitter in a big way.   
"Priyanka has recently taken to Twitter and she is quite regular as she updates her account at least once a ...

"I would love to (act with my father). Dad is a superb actor and my idol. At the moment there is no project in the pipeline... let's hope somebody would come to us with a fantastic script that would do justice to him as an actor," Akshaye told IANS in an email interview.

The actor, ...

Socialite heiress Paris Hilton, who is currently shooting for her TV show "My New BFF" in Dubai, has hired a team of cultural experts to avoid flouting any law in the country and facing arrest.


According to the reports, the 28-year-old socialite heiress wanted to ensure that her ...

John Abraham, who plays an NRI Muslim in Kabir Khan's second directorial venture "New York", says the film begins where the critically acclaimed Pakistani movie "Khuda Kay Liye" ends.
"In its own strange way, 'New York' begins where 'Khuda Ke Liye' ended. That's the ...

Emraan Hashmi's "Tum Mile" is stuck not because of date problems, but due to the delayed rains here. Ironically, the romantic movie is about a couple stuck in the 2005 Mumbai deluge and the makers are waiting for the skies to open up.
"None of us have a date excuse this time around. ...

She hails from Italy, has lived in India for 30 years and is famous in her own right. The woman in question is not Congress president Sonia Gandhi, but her ardent admirer and Odissi dancer Ileana Citaristi.
Citaristi, who is immersed in the world of the Odissi classical dance form, says she adores ...

 Zayed Khan has been bonding more closely than ever before with cousin Fardeen ever since he lost his father, Feroz Khan. Always known to be fond of one another, the two are now almost inseparable.
Fardeen, who finds it hard to articulate his grief to anyone else, is very much at home with ...

Director Ketan Mehta, who is awaiting the release of his movie "Rang Rasiya", based on the life of legendary artist Raja Ravi Varma, feels India's socio-political milieu does not favour artistic freedom.
"I think the socio-political milieu of our country does not favour artistic ...

Singer-actress Beyonce Knowles has been threatened with a 666,600 pound ($1 million) lawsuit after pulling out of a New York nightclub show.
The "Crazy In Love" hitmaker was set to perform at the Big Apple's M2 Saturday after the establishment's owner Joey Morrissey agreed to pay her ...

Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan will address the Wharton India Economic Forum on Saturday (21st March). He will speak at the Forum, as part of a panel exploring the impact of India’s booming economy on the Hindi film industry. The 33-year-old junior Bachchan, along with noted filmmaker ...

Former Miss World and Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra launched her parents’ cosmetic-surgery clinic Studio Aesthetique in Mumbai on Friday (February 27). After the inaugurating the one-stop cosmetic-surgery clinic, the 'Fashion' star stated that it will provide world-class treatments to the ...

Media magnate Oprah Winfrey has been nominated as the person of the year 2008 by animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). According to the president of PETA, Ingrid E. Newkirk, Winfrey has done enough for the animals by lending her powerful voice and fame. The ...

Bollywood's most celebrated star Aamir Khan has been invited by the Crown Princess of Sweden- Victoria for a dinner during her visit to India. Princess Victoria is an obvious heir to the throne of Sweden. Report says that the Swedish Princess is very fond of Aamir Khan and liked his work in 'Tare ...

Saif Ali Khan has been charged under IPC section 506 for threatening to kill photo journalists in Patiala. According to reports, two photo journalists were trying to take photos of Saif. Saif who was shooting the film objected to the acts of photo-journalists and used his body-guards to thrash them ...

The very popular pop singer Britney Spears will soon be seen performing on the British television music talent show, The X Factor. The show, consequently, would be bringing Britney Spears back for the first time in past four years. It was in 2004 that Spears had come to Britain for a music tour and ...

Abhishek Bachchan is going to follow his father's footsteps and debut on the small screen. No, he will not be hosting any game show! But he will soon be seen on a chat show titled The Big B's Den, in which he will be shown interviewing his father in the first three episodes. 
 
The ...

Troubled singer Britney Spears, who has been earnestly trying to get her life back on track, on Sunday, September 7, 2008, swept the board at the MTV Video Music Awards show in Los Angeles. Spear's performance at previous year's event had received widespread criticism. But this time, the 26 ...

As the latest symbol of their love, Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan and DJ girlfriend Samantha Ronson have got similar tattoos etched out on their hands. The lesbian couple began dating last year and announced just recently that they are planning to walk down the aisle.  
 
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The hot and sizzling Bipasha Basu has been appointed as the brand ambassador for Gili, which is amongst India’s foremost and most popular jewellery brands. Gili is a part of the Gitanjali Group. Mehul Choksi, the Gitanjali Group's Chairman, confirmed this news stating, ‘We are excited ...

Darsheel Safary who won the hearts of the people with the role of a dyslexic child in the film Taare Zameen Par  has been appointed as the brand ambassador of OYO. The OYO happens to be the kids clothing range of the Spykar Company. Darsheel Safary will be promoting the brand for a ...

The DVD of the film Taare Zameen Par was released by Aamir Khan recently at the school of co-actor Darsheel Safary and the two of them even danced to the onlookers’ delight. ‘It’s a film about education and child care so I thought an academician should release it. I asked Mrs ...

The highly popular American television comedy drama, Ugly Betty is soon going to serve its loyal audiences a visual treat. Sources inform that the forthcoming series of Ugly Betty, which stars America Ferrara in the lead, will have actress Lindsay Lohan in a cameo role serving up fast food. ...

There are so many similar-formatted reality and talent shows being aired on the television nowadays that it becomes really difficult to differentiate one from the other. However, The Rakhi Sawant Show that will premiere on Zoom television from July 12 onwards promises to be distinctly different! If ...

Ending the recent rumors of her break-up with actor Ranbir Kapoor, actress Deepika Padukone has revealed that the two of them are very much together still and in love! Referring to Kapoor as her boyfriend, the gorgeous looking model-turned-actress announced publicly that she is presently very happy ...