Deepika Padukone more beautiful than Angelina Jolie

London: Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie is facing competition in the looks department by none other than Bollywood starlet Deepika Padukone.

Padukone who made headlines by debuting opposite superstar, Shahrukh Khan, has been hailed more beautiful than Jolie by The Fast and the Furious director Rob Cohen, FemaleFirst reported.

"Deepika Padukone is gorgeous and is more beautiful than Angelina Jolie," Cohen said.

Cohen, whose credits includes The Witches of Eastwick and The Fast and the Furious, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story has even indicated that he is interested in casting the the Indian beauty for his next film project, the website said.

Padukone is a favourite in the world of fashion, having endorsed International brands like Maybelline and Levi's in the past.

She was also the most searched celebrity on Yahoo! India in 2008, surpassing Bollywood favourites Aishwarya Rai and Shilpa Shetty.

Slumdog kids get their own homes

Mumbai: The two child stars of Oscar-winner Slumdog Millionaire finally have a reason to smile as Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Friday announced Azharuddin Ismail Shaikh and Rubina Ali will get permanent homes.

According to an official statement from the chief minister's secretariat, the homes will be allotted from the chief minister's discretionary quota.

The celebrity kids will be allowed to select their flats in the Malvani area of Malad suburb in northwest Mumbai. The move comes when the children's schools are due to open after the summer vacation and the monsoon is about to set in.

The cost of the flats, each estimated at around Rs 4,00,000, shall be borne by the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (MRCC), as per the statement.

Soon after the film bagged Oscars in several categories earlier this year, MRCC chief Kripa Shankar Singh had first requested Chavan to allot flats to the two children, who live in Garib Nawaz Nagar slums of Bandra East.

In the past few weeks, the children and their families were thrown onto the streets after the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) demolished their shanties, terming them unauthorised.

Following the demolition, a shocked Danny Boyle, the director of the movie, and its producer Christian Colson rushed to Mumbai this week to look into the situation and make arrangements for permanent homes for the two children.

While Azharuddin played the role of the elder brother of the movie's central character, Jamal, Rubina played Latika, the female lead in the superhit film which raked in eight Oscars.

After the movie's success, the two children have earned celebrity status and regularly feature in various television shows, advertisements and events.

Spiderman 3 actress commits suicide

British actress Lucy Gordon, who portrayed reporter Jennifer Dugan in Spiderman 3, has committed suicide in her Paris apartment, reports said on Thursday.

Gordon took her own life on Wednesday, just two days before her 29th birthday. No other details were provided.

Since her debut in the 2001 movie Perfume, Gordon appeared in about a dozen films, including French director Cedric Klapisch's The Russian Dolls, American filmmaker John Krasinski's Brief Interviews with Hideous Men and Spiderman 3.

She had just finished making a bio-pic about the late French singer Serge Gainsbourg in which she portrayed Gainsbourg's ex-companion Jane Birkin. The film is due to be released next year.

ANGELS AND DEMONS - Review

The Da Vinci Code, directed by Ron Howard, based on a book by Dan Brown and starring Tom Hanks as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, was the 27th highest grosser in film history. Naturally then, there must be a sequel.

Howard, Brown and Hanks reunite for Angels and Demons, which has Langdon racing around Rome, attempting to save Vatican City from vaporizing into smoke. A highly explosive substance known as anti-matter has been stolen from a laboratory and placed somewhere in the Vatican. It will detonate in five hours.

Four cardinals have been kidnapped and are being brutally murdered-one per hour . Meanwhile, a globally televised papal election is underway. This dastardly plot might be the handiwork of an ancient secret society called the Illuminati.

Or someone within the Vatican might be plotting the downfall of the Catholic Church. Only Langdon, the agnostic interpreter of arcane symbols, clues and languages can save the day.Angels and Demons moves at a bristling pace. It is a vast improvement on the mind-numbingly plodding Da Vinci Code.

The action-murders, brandings, ticking bomb, hidden clues-is breathless. And in between the frantic twists and turns, there is lots of chatter.

Everyone talks a lot. Langdon and his side-kick, an attractive Italian scientist, are constantly explaning things. So much of the dialogue sounds like this: An obelisk! A kind of pyramid adopted by the Illuminati! Of course Angels and Demons wants to be more than just a thriller.

The film has pretensions to profundity. It wants to make lofty statements on science, religion, faith. The hitch is that the plot is nonsensical. Several twists and turns will have you asking: what just happened? If you look for logic, Angels and Demons will collapse like a pack of cards.

So, my advice is do what you do for most Bollywood films: suspend disbelief and don't ask too many questions. Just sit back and take in the fabulous sights and sounds of Rome; the stellar star cast; the high-end production values.

For undemanding viewers who have been starved of big-screen entertainment for two months now, Angels and Demons can be a serviceable thriller. Check it out.

Aishwarya to perform at IIFA again

Aishwarya Rai is all set to dazzle audiences with her dance moves at the 10th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards night in Macau, China, next month - her second such appearance at the glamorous event.

She had enthralled audiences by dancing to hit song Kajra re at Amsterdam in 2005. She will perform at The Venetian-Macau Resort on the night of June 13, an IIFA press statement said.

Aishwarya's father-in-law, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, is the brand ambassador of IIFA. Also performing at the event will be Sonam Kapoor, who will make her on-stage debut, and Kareena Kapoor, who will show off her belly dancing skills.

Bollywood actors Boman Irani and Riteish Deshmukh, who had the audience in splits with their humour at the awards last year in Bangkok, will play hosts to the glitzy cine event again in Macau. Joining the two would be beauty queen-turned-actress Lara Dutta.

The three-day IIFA Weekend will be held from June 11-13 and is expected to draw over 500 luminaries from the Indian film industry.

On why Macau was chosen as the destination for celebrating a decade of IIFA, the orhanisers said they hoped it would "end the deadlock between India and China over the exchange of cinema".

"We feel it's (Macau) the Las Vegas of the East. In this 10th year of IIFA's existence we wanted either the US or China to be our venue," said Sabbas Joseph, one of the directors of Wizcraft, the organisers of the event.

"We chose China because we feel it could be a gateway for Indian cinema to the West. We also hope to end the deadlock between India and China over the exchange of cinema. We haven't come away from one venue without opening up doors for the India film industry. We are confident this would be the case in China," he added.

Married Life - Review

ilm: Married Life (Drama)
Cast: Chris Cooper, Pierce Brosnan, Rachel McAdams, Patricia Clarkson
Direction: Ira Sachs
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Very early in the film, Pierce Brosnan describes marriage as a mild kind of infection, somewhat akin to flu or chicken pox and thanks destiny for never having caught this infection himself. Get the picture. Ira Sach's taut thriller is a no-holds-barred look into the seamier side of this hallowed institution where there's so little that so many people know about their spouses. Psychologists and marriage counsellors mostly ascribe the success of this institution to two main factors: secrets and lies.

Set against the genteel 1940s, this comedy of misdemeanours unfolds through a treacherous web of adultery, deceit and murder. Middle-aged Chris Cooper lives out the American dream with his beautiful wife, Patricia Clarkson, who has proved to be the perfect wife through all the tumultuous years of settling in and settling down. Life seems to be on song for this happily married couple, until Cooper lifts the veils off the chinks in the armour. The hitherto dutiful husband has actually been involved in an adulterous relationship with the gentle and uber feminine widow, Rachel McAdams and wants to opt out of his cold and formal marriage. Now that's not an easy situation for conscience-stricken Cooper who has two problems. First, he respects his wife too much to leave her hurting with the tag of a divorcee and second, he has Pierce Brosnan, a completely rakish philanderer friend who falls in love with Cooper's girl friend and wants her for himself. So, on the one hand, you have husband Cooper brewing a complicated plot which involves killing his wife, to spare her the agony of heartbreak and divorce -- a kind of mercy killing. And on the other, you have Brosnan deviously trying to abort the illicit love story and kick start his own with the platinum blonde widow with the irresistible scarlet pout.

The film is a gripping insight into the evil that often tinges adult emotions and unfolds like a languorous thriller, where danger always seems to be lurking round the corner. While Chris Cooper is always a delight to watch with his ability to touch rare depths in a character -- he retains your sympathy, even while plotting his wife's murder -- it is Pierce Brosnan who boldly walks out of the shadow of James Bond. Another successful attempt to break the Bond-age after The Tailor of Panama.

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SRK says sorry to ASH

SRK says sorry to Aishwarya for his past did on the set of home production "Chalte chalte" on the Karan birthday eve. o its happy ending of the war between two stars and Aishwarya accepted the apology. Families of all the stars are present there ASH Abhi, SRK-Gauri and bebo and many more.

Hrithik and Barbara at Cannes

Uruguayan born actress Barbara Mori and Indian actor Hrithik Roshan look better then Abi and ASh at 62nd France Cannes fest. Impressive presence of Hrithik Roshan, dazzling in an all-white suit, and the lovely Mexican model and now star, Barbara Mori. When Hrithik and Barbara entered the venue of this press area at the Majestic Hotel, there were around 25 TV cameras and several reporters waiting for them. Prasoon Joshi, on the Reliance Board as advisor, said We are announcing our new film Kites which is a story set mostly in Mexico (with locations in Las Vegas and Los Angeles as well) between an Indian male and a Mexican beauty, who he falls in love with. Kites as a love story that crosses borders and linguistic barriers. The chemistry between Hrithik and Barbara is said to be among the high points of the film.

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Sonu Nigam’s lil sister Nikita Nigam

Meet Sonu nigam’s talented little sister Nikita, who too wants to maker her name as a playback singer. She can try as a female lead actress. She definitely got the looks for it.

Ash nixes Sonam at Cannes!

Aishwarya Rai puts her foot down; refuses to let Sonam Kapoor walk the red carpet at Cannes as the face of the cosmetic giant, which the two endorse.

When it comes to Aishwarya Rai, Cannes and controversy go handin-hand . Earlier, it was for her atrocious fashion sense and this year it's the long distance proxy cat-fight with Sonam Kapoor. While Ash is at Cannes year after year in her capacity as the international brand ambassador for a cosmetic giant, Sonam Kapoor was added to the list of ambassadors this year and promised by the company that she would be walking the croisette in the company of the dream team of Aishwarya, Eva Longoria and Michelle Yeoh. "Being on the same platform as Aishwarya, for me, is a big deal in itself," the younger actress had cooed excitedly.
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Rahman unhappy with use of ‘Jai Ho’ in poll campaign

Music maestro AR Rahman, whose compositions in “Slumdog Millionaire” made him the first Indian to win twin Oscars, is critical of

political parties using for a poll campaign the song

“Jai Ho” that he composed for Danny Boyle’s rags-to-riches drama.

“I was like in the bed, I was dehydrated, exhausted, and then all these things happened, somebody told me these people are using it. I hate politics. I just want people to serve the people. I want governments, whichever government comes in, to be unbiased and say there should be justice in the country and that’s my purpose in life,” Rahman said in an interview.

Miss California USA keeps title

Donald Trump will let Miss California USA Carrie Prejean keep her title despite controversy over seminude photos and charges by state pageant officials that she had abandoned her duties to devote time to opposition to same-sex marriage. Donald Trump defended her boobie pics by saying they were risque ... but also beautiful and lovely.

Fast and Furious Review

Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, John Ortiz, Laz Alonso, Gal Gadot, Shea Whigham, Tego Calderón

Director: Justin Lin

Vin Diesel and Paul Walker team again for the ultimate chapter of the franchise built on speed – Fast and Furious. Heading back to the streets where it all began, they rejoin Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars across Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert in the new high-octane action-thriller.

When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto (Diesel) reignites his feud with agent Brian O’Conner (Walker). But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmanuever him. And from convoy heists to precision tunnel crawls across international lines, two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what’s possible behind the wheel.

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Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Vin Diesel

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“Fast Five” is the fifth movie of Dom Toretto played by Vin Diesel racing action series of “Fast and the Furious”.

Megan Fox prefers men over 30

Model-actress Megan Fox says she is not interested in actors like Zac Efron because having a relationship with men under 30 is a "waste of time".

Men around the age of the " High School Musical " star have "nothing to offer conversationally, (since) they are immature", thesun.co.uk quoted the 23-year-old as saying.

"They are just too pretty with the big hair and the suits," she said. Zac Efron is 21.

The " Transformers " star, who is in an on-off relationship with 35-year-old TV star Brian Austin Green, added: "I feel I have a better shot with someone in his thirties."

Barbara Mori not coming to India

Mexican bombshell Barbara Mori is not coming back to India on Hrithik Roshan’s invitation, says father Rakesh. His response follows reports that Hrithik had asked Barbara to return from her homeland, Mexico, after swine flu was detected there.

Media reports also claimed that Rakesh’s annoyance over his son’s closeness to his Kites co-star — despite rumours of marital trouble — had resulted in a row on the film’s sets. The alleged affair of Hrithik Roshan with his ‘Kites’ co-star Barbara Mori seem to meet its end. Papa Rakesh Roshan confirms that Barbara is not coming back to India as she has finished her work for ‘Kites’. Rakesh Roshan has finally put a full-top to the speculation of Barbara Mori coming back to India on call from his son in the wake of Swine flu in Mexico.

Indian films bring people closer: Big B

Indian films bring people closer: Big B
Indo-Asian News Service
Friday, May 8, 2009 (Macau)

Indian cinema was considered "infradig" several decades ago, but it has become the "best example of national integration" as it brings people of different castes and communities together, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan said at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) press meet on Friday.

"Indian cinema, for those perhaps unaware of its existence 70 or 80 years ago, was an entity that was looked somewhat down upon socially. Children of good homes and people from more elite families were kept away for many years because it was looked down upon as something infradig. But over the years, it has grown to an extent that it has almost become a parallel culture," Amitabh said.

IIFA aims at taking Indian cinema beyond Indian shores and this year it is celebrating its 10th year in Macau after having travelled to countries like Britain, South Africa, Singapore, Dubai and Thailand in previous years.

"I have to say that we in India have a 5,000-year legacy of culture that Indian cinema in the last 100 years has become a very integral part of. But whether this is good for the country or not, I don't know," the actor added at the event held at the plush Venetian Macao Resort-Hotel, which will host the three-day IIFA weekend June 11-13.

The 66-year-old, who is among India's most internationally renowned film icons, said that the fact that he is in Macau for the first time for IIFA "speaks volumes about the progress that Indian cinema has made over these years and the identity that it has created in the minds and hearts of the people not just living in India but outside as well".

Amitabh, the brand ambassador for IIFA, said that at times he wonders what is it about Indian cinema that draws fans from other countries, while stressing that films have only brought people closer together within India.

"I have always believed that our cinema really integrates everybody who lives in our country - when he goes out to buy a ticket he never questions when he is sitting on his seat who is sitting next to him - whether he is a Hindu, a Muslim or a Christian - what colour, caste or creed he is - we laugh, cry, and sing the same song. And this the best example of national integration in my eyes where cinema brings people together," the megastar said.

This is Amitabh's first ever visit to Macau and he is staying at the Venetian Macau-Resort, which covers a 100,000 square feet area and boasts of having one of the largest casinos in the world. The actor says he is enjoying every bit of being there as it has been his dream for many years to visit the city.

"I would like to initially thank all the people here for personally looking after me and giving me such a warm welcome in Macau. I also thank you so much Mr.Stephen Weaver (president of Asian region, Las Vegas Sands Corp, a hotel, gaming and resort development company) for putting me up in such a monstrously large suite - I think this is the biggest room I have ever lived in my entire life," he quipped.

The IIFA week-end, organised by Wizcraft Entertainment Pvt Ltd and to be sponsored by Videocon, is expected to draw over 500 luminaries from the Indian film industry.

Bollywood multiplex 'strike' boosts DVD market

MUMBAI (AFP) — A boycott of multiplex cinemas by Bollywood producers has entered its second month, with no end in sight to the stand-off over shares in box office takings.

But as audiences dwindle to a trickle and with no new films being released, one section of India's entertainment industry is taking full advantage -- the DVD and video rental market.

"The strike is working to our advantage as people are looking at other options for entertainment as they can't go to see films in theatres,"

The strike began on April 4 after producers in India's Hindi-language film industry failed to resolve their differences with multiplex owners over their share of box office takings.

According to some estimates, the strike has already cost the industry up to 500 million rupees (10 million dollars), at a time when Bollywood is feeling the pinch from the global economic slowdown.

Miley Cyrus Tweets On MTV Movie Awards

Miley Cyrus is up for Best Song and Breakthrough Female Performance thanks to her work in Hannah Montana: The Movie.

And taking to her Twitter yesterday the star said: “I got nominated for an MTV award!!!! Yayyy :)” and gave out a link so fans could vote for her.