Rani Mukherjee Silences Her Critics With The Success Of ‘No One Killed Jessica’

Rani Mukherjee has finally given an answer to her critics who were in tearing hurry to label her chapter closed in bollywood. With NO ONE KILLED JESSICA getting an upbeat response from the audiences, Rani is hogging the spotlight once again.
The success of the film has made Rani more forthcoming with the media too. Some time back, Rani used to shudder with fear about media being on an overdrive to fathom the truth surrounding her personal and professional life.
Now, it’s a different story. Rani is upbeat about her professional life and loves to share a slice of it often.
Speaking about her personal and professional life in one breath, Rani says, “The success of NO ONE KILLED JESSICA is my answer to critics who thought my career was over. Not only my professional life but my personal life is witnessing a high too. To be honest, I look better than my twenties now. I’m being honest about this. Growing in age has never bothered me. I have just entered my thirties and I think I’m set for the best years of my life.”
With Rani finally getting the much awaited success with NO ONE KILLED JESSICA, let’s hope this fact is here to stay. Source
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Preity Zinta Looses Irfan Pathan At The IPL Auction

IPL Tean Kings XI Punjab co-owner and Bollywood star Preity Zinta said she was disappointed to lose all-rounder Irfan Pathan but glad to buy former Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist in the first session of auction for the fourth leg of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday.
Kings XI Punjab went all out to buy their former player Irfan Pathan but faced a fierce fight from Delhi Daredevils. Punjab was in the bidding till $1.8 million before Daredevils grabbed him for $1.9 million.
“Irfan is a wonderful player. He is a great swing bowler and a good batsman. He has a good temperament. He was my favourite player in the team and we wanted to have him. So, we are naturally disappointed, you don’t get every player you want to buy,” Preity said.
Kings XI Punjab, however, are drawing solace from the purchase of Gilchrist, who led Deccan Chargers to win the second edition of the league. They bought the retired Australian for $900,000.
“Gilchrist is the only reason I am smiling. Adam is an inspiring and fantastic player and he holds his nerves in a tough situation. I have not spoken to him but have exchanged text messages after we bought him,” she said. Source
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Salman & Kangana’s Unique Relationship

Superstars Salman Khan and Kangna Ranaut seem to share a love-hate relationship. Early in 2010, it was widely reported that Kangana was the new favourite girl of Salman, as she was spotted at various parties and dos of the Khan clan.
There were rumours about the growing closeness between the two. They were reportedly also doing a movie together, the remake of MI SHIVAJI RAJE BHONSLE BOLTOY. Apparently, Salman had suggested Kangana’s name to the director.
However, in typical Salman style Kangana was suddenly out of favour, when it came to Salman. The movie was shelved and she was no longer invited for the family parties.
Just when, the whole Kangana-Salman chapter seemed to be put to rest, here comes another piece of news. When Kangana’s film, TANU WEDS MANU was up for promotion, Salman readily agreed to get Madhavan and Kangana, the lead pair of TANU WEDS MANU on the finale episode of Bigg Boss.
Insider sources claim, that were many big films, that were lining up to promote their films on the finale of Bigg Boss but Salman chose TANU WEDS MANU to appear on the finale.
Says Anand Rai, director of TANU WEDS MANU, “Yes, we will be going for the finale of Bigg Boss finale and it will be a great platform to promote the film.”
TANU WEDS MANU is a flavour film, and is very rooted. The trailer of the film has gotten a huge response. It releases on the 25th of February. Source
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Sonakshi Sinha With Shahrukh & Salman

Hopes of seeing the Khans together in the future might possibly be restricted to this round of proximity. Dabboo Ratnani held a recent exhibition of the frozen images clicked by him and star attendance, expectedly was in no deficit.
The latest hot shot: Sonakshi Sinha zoomed into the DB exhibition looking rather dishy in her white ensemble. And in a dramatic twist that’s likely to soar up the photo value of the snap… she posed exactly in the middle… flanked by SRK on one hand and mentor Salman on the other!
Incidentally, SRK’s “patch up moves” on Karan Johar’s chat show have gotten the (star) goat of Salman. The explosive Khan is all set to lose his shirt some more, over SRK’s comments.
“If he really wanted us to patch up, he could have called me or come to my house,” rants Salman in a tabloid chat. “Expressing regret on a chat show makes no difference to me. Shah Rukh’s doing this so that I’m hounded by the media over his question for the next one year. I’ll not accept such drama.”
Senorita Sinha, meanwhile, can beam some more. Source
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Imran Khan Invited Deepika For His Pre Marriage Celebrations

The chocolate actor Imran Khan, who has kept his pre-wedding rituals a complete family affair, is expected to have his movie “Break-Ke Baad” co-star and friend actress Deepika Padukone to be part of the ceremony.
Imran is tying the knot with his childhood sweetheart Avantika Malik Jan 10.
“Being a Mehndi and Sangeet ceremony, it would be a complete family affair and no Bollywood actors are to be seen. Only Deepika, Imran’s close friend, is expected to be part of the ceremony,” said a statement by his publicist.
The family, which includes Imran’s parents Anil Pal and Nuzhat Khan, uncle actor Aamir Khan with wife Kiran Rao and children Junaid and Ira, among others, would be present during the ceremony.
The ceremony would conclude with a night-long party, which would start at around 9 p.m. Source
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Why Is Aishwarya Rai Still Avoiding Salman ?

It seems that Salman has come over Aishwarya period but the Bachchan bahu yet feels awkward to face her ex-beau. Recently, during the 17th Annual Star Screen Awards event, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was supposed to perform on her popular hit numbers.
According to a source, Ash reached backstage quite earlier and was waiting there for announcement of her name. So, she decided to take little rest before the performance at a nearby lounge. However, before entering the lounge, she met Vidya Balan at the entry and they exchanged little chit chat for some time.
However, when the former beauty queen glanced inside, she found her ex-beau Salman sitting there. So, she walked out swiftly without making any scene. She opted to wait outside standing till her performance was announced.
Cineyug, the organizers of the show noticed this and were left wondered thinking about the reason. After some time, Salman made a calm and composed exit and he seemed not bothered by her presence. Ash probably wanted to keep herself away from any embarrassing situation, so she chose to wait outside. Even when Salman left the lounge, she did not go inside on the organizers’ insistence.
Well, we hope Ash will come over soon this Salman saga! Source
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Celina Jaitley Picks Egypt For Her Wedding

The scintillating beauty Celina Jaitley is ready to take the plunge with her Dubai-based beau Peter Haag. And she says she would love to get married in picturesque Egypt whenever she decides to tie the knot.
So the Celina-Peter wedding is being planned for the year-end in Egypt, for which she is a tourism ambassador. “They want to play host to my wedding. You know Naomi Campbell got married in Egypt. It’d be a wonderful wedding in that beautiful country,” Celina said.
But she is in no hurry.
“I want to give it a year. Right now, I’ve so many endorsements and movies. Peter is not comfortable with the media glare. I guess he will have to get used to it,” the former Miss India said.
Celina and Peter Haag, who is an Austrian by nationality, exchanged rings at a very private ceremony last year. Source
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Kareena & Bipasha Have Not Paid Their Stamp Duty Since 2008

While star cricketers and larger than life celebrities are the adored idols of the public, they are also never far from the law. It is learnt that cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood celebs like Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Fardeen Khan and Suneil Shetty feature in the Stamp Duty evasion list.
The reason for their names being featured on this list is thanks to the mega endorsement deals they have signed between the period of 2006 - 2009. Under article 5(H)(A) of the Bombay Stamp Act 1958, duty needs to be paid on signing any endorsement contract, this duty can either be paid by the company itself or the celebrity that is endorsing the product.
Bipasha Basu
Year of endorsement: 2008
Stamp duty due: Rs. 37,500
Penalty due (as on 2008): Rs. 48,750
Total outstanding (as of 2008): Rs. 86,250
Kareena Kapoor
Year of endorsement: 2008
Stamp duty due: Rs. 1,85,000
Penalty due (as on 2008): Rs. 1,31,450
Total outstanding (as of 2008): Rs. 3,16,450
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Hrithik & Katrina Are The Most Voted Celebrities Online

The result is out. India has voted. You have chosen The Times 50 Most Desirable Men & Women of 2010. After weeks of voting online, with more than 3.1 lakh votes, the order has been decided.
And the winners (in correct order of ranking) are: the hotly desirable Hrithik Roshan – with his Greek God looks – who sits at the top spot for men; and Katrina Kaif’s sway to Sheila that catapulted her to No 1 on the women’s list, for a second consecutive year, which has never happened in the past. No surprises really, or were there? Source
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Ajay Devgn To Launch A Ticketing Website For Movies

After a super successful year at the box-office with releases like Raajneeti, Once Upon A Time In Mumbai and Golmaal, Ajay Devgn is taking another step in the entertainment industry!
Buzz is that Ajay is a part of new ticketing cum entertainment website called www.ticketplease.com. This website is a one-stop portal for tickets to movies, concerts, plays and sports events. With the growing convenience of online ticketing and entertainment, this website has everything you need from Expert Film reviews to Exciting features, Celebrity news and interviews, Thrilling trivia and more. Be it about upcoming movies, concerts or celebrity events…you can catch the whole lot here!
What’s more, one can also shop online for movie CDs, DVDs and merchandise. And it doesn’t end here. This site also gives the fans a platform to connect with their favourite celebrities through online chats, blogs, videos and photographs. One can also become a member and avail special discounts, loyalty benefits and the works.
Ajay Devgn says, “We have been working on it since the past one year with the team. When they came to me with the concept I liked the idea, found it interesting and agreed to be a part of it.”
The launch of the website is happening on Monday 10th January, where Ajay will be seen buying the first tickets of the upcoming movie Yamla Pagla Deewana. The Deols too will be a part of the launch. Source
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