Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Aamir's Taare Zameen Par in Poland


Justify Full Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan is already a household name in Poland. Now fans eagerly await another star Aamir Khan's directorial debut Taare Zameen Par during a seven-day festival of Hindi films in the European nation and will travel to 12 Polish towns.The festival, Experience the Real Taste of India, is being organized by the Indo-Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IPCCI) along with Epelpol Entertainment. The festival opened with Deepa Mehta's Water. At least seven new Bollywood films will be shown in 12 towns during the next seven days. Apart from big towns like Warsaw, Poznan, Wroclaw and Gdansk, the films will be shown in some smaller towns like Koszlin, Lodz, Szezecin and Bydogosz. "Let the mountain come to Mohamed is the main purpose. Normally people from the smaller cities are left out for the release of important Bollywood movies. This time we saw to it that we should encourage more and more people to watch our successful movies in the length and breadth of the Polish nation," said JJ Singh, President of IPCCI.

"Poland has become an important destination for Bollywood in eastern Europe. What the Soviet Union was for Raj Kapoor in the 1950s and 1960s, Poland is now for Shah Rukh Khan in the first decade of the 21st century. No wonder, the organizers have included Shah Rukh's latest successful movie , Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi," said Janusz Krzyzowski, President of the India-Polish Cultural Committee. Shah Rukh Khan has become a household name in Poland. For the past four years his movies, such as Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Kal Ho Na Ho, Kabhi Alwida Na Kehna, Main Hoon Na, Dil Se and many others, have been shown in Poland. This time Aamir Khan's Taare Zameen Par will be featured. "The chances are that Aamir will leave a great impression on us. After all he commands a great respect everywhere. And why not in Poland!" said Anna Bem, an Indophile who has lived in India for many years.


Tarun Mansukhani's Dostana, John Jeffcoat's Outsourced, Atul Agnihori's Hello, and Vijay Krishna Acharya's Tashan will also be screened during the festival. "The set of films will present the true and various colours of a contemporary India to a Polish audience. We await the verdict of Polish audience," said Srikumar Menon, head of the commercial wing at the Indian embassy here.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Actor Bruce Willis weds Emma Heming


Bruce Willis has tied the knot for the second time.The actor's publicity agency, Rogers & Cowan, says in a statement Sunday that the 54-year-old Willis married Emma Heming in a small, private ceremony at his home in Parrot Cay in the Turks & Caicos Islands.The couple met through mutual friends more than a year ago.This is the first marriage for Heming, a 30-year-old model/actress.Guests included Willis' three daughters from his first marriage to actress Demi Moore: Rumer, 20, Scout, 17, and Tallulah Belle, 14, as well as Moore, and her husband, actor Ashton Kutcher.The couple plan a civil ceremony when they return to California.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

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This handout photograph released by Tourism New Zealand , shows Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar gesturing as he walks on the edge of the Auckland Sky Tower in Auckland on March 14, 2009.Tendulkar, along with teammates Harbhajan Singh, V.V.S. Laxman, Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Singh performed a Sky Walk atop the 192-metre Auckland Sky Tower, the tallest man-made structure in the Southern Hemisphere.
This handout photograph released by Tourism New Zealand on , shows Indian cricketers (L-R): Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, V.V.S. Laxman, Zaheer Khan and Sachin Tendulkar gesturing as they pose in a traditional Indian greeting while walking on the edge of the Auckland Sky Tower in Auckland

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Angelina Jolie trying to lose 9.5kg in 21 days for film Salt


If reports are to be believed, Angelina Jolie is trying to shed 9.5kg in 21 days for a role in her new movie Salt.In the film, the actress plays a CIA assassin called Evelyn Salt who is forced to disguise herself as a man.The shooting of the film has started in Washington DC, where she has been seen running through the streets of the city wearing a blonde wig for the role."To play a man convincingly Angelina is adamant she needs to lose her curves.According to friends, Jolie is so determined to look like a boy she has turned to the Martha's Vineyard Detox Diet to help shrink her already slender frame.The extreme diet - which was popular in Hollywood in 2007 - encourages followers to ingest liquids every two hours to 'cleanse the body'. Solid food is strictly prohibited.According to reports, the 33-year-old started her detox three days before last month's Oscars and is already battling fatigue.Another source told Britain's Grazia magazine, "She has been trying to go for the full 21 days but it's tough."She's lost around eight pounds (3.6kg) but is now introducing a couple of small meals in between shakes as she was starting to feel weak," the source added.Jolie's role was originally intended for Tom Cruise, but the character was rewritten after he dropped out.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Jade Goody has only a week to live


British reality TV star Jade Goody, who has been terminally ill with cancer, has just a week to live, say doctors.The Big Brother star's condition has worsened as her cancer has spread to her brain. Consultants at London's Royal Marsden Hospital believe that she has only a week to live, thesun.co.uk reported.Goody, 27, will be baptised along with her kids - Bobby, 5, and Freddie, 4 - at the hospital despite not having the strength to speak properly or even stand unaided.