Lindsay Lohan goes wild in Labour Pains

Lindsay Lohan has peeled off her layers in new film ‘Labour Pains’. An exclusive clip showing the ‘Mean Girls’ actress in her undies was said to have emerged.

Lohan stars as a secretary at a publishing company who’ about to be laid off, so she lies and says she’s pregnant to save her job. But then she gets promoted and has to write a book about Being Pregnant.

The movie Labour Pains went straight to DVD on both sides of the Atlantic, with no preview copies available for reviewers. So please bear in mind this is a total stab in the dark, when I say it’s a pile of abject tosh.

Anna Paquin is comfortable with skimpy outfits

Anna Paquin has no problem with stripping off as she says that she is comfortable wearing skimpy outfits.

The 27-year-old actress, who regularly flashes her flesh in the US vampire show, insists people should loosen up when it comes to stripping off.

Paquin, who won the Academy award for her role in ‘The Piano’, revealed that landing a role in vampire drama ‘True Blood’ helped her become more comfortable with her body.

The ‘X-Men’ star confessed she was initially worried about wearing skimpy clothes in the show, but a shopping trip eased her fears after which she was ready to expose my body all the time.

Kareena Kapoor cancels birthday plans for Aamir Khan

This September 21, Kareena Kapoor won’t be celebrating her birthday with beau Saif Ali Khan as the actress will be shooting for ‘3 Idiots’ with Aamir Khan.

Kareena wanted to spend some quality time with her mother Babita, sister Karisma and beau Saif on her birthday but as misfortune struck Aamir, Kareena swiftly came to his rescue.

With Aamir’s wife Kiran Rao suffering a miscarriage, the actor took a break from the grueling schedule of ‘3 Idiots’ to help Kiran to recover from the excruciating trauma.

However, while Aamir made an emotional promise to Kiran, the actor completely forgot that he had allotted the same dates for a song sequence with Kareena.

When Aamir realised, he timidly called up Kareena and requested her if she could reorganize her schedule accordingly. The actor was finally relived when Kareena willingly agreed to change her dates even though they clashed with her birthday.

Now, both Aamir and Kareena will be shooting for the song from September 25 to October 2 in Mumbai.

Reena Patel is Miss Bollywood UK

A British beauty, Reena Patel, from London but of Indian origin beat off 14 rivals and gets a Bollywood role as she was crowned the first ever Miss Bollywood UK at a gala event in Birmingham.

The runner up was Simran Chadha from Manchester and the third place was taken by Stacey Fox of Essex in an ethnically diverse contest held at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham.

Reena now waits to be flown off to India to live the life of a Bollywood celebrity and will be automatically entered into the finals of Miss Universe Great Britain which will give her an opportunity to compete for the title of Miss Universe.

The contest was open to women from all ethnicities as organizers wanted it to be as diverse as possible.

Kate Moss is like Peter Pan

Supermodel Kate Moss is being likened to Peter Pan because she does not want to get old. She may be a mother of one and fast-approaching middle age, but people close to her say that she still likes to surround herself with a posse of the coolest young women.

Kate’s a bit of a social vampire and she likes young blood. She loves hip young guys and girls. The more she mixes with them, the younger she feels," a close friend of the model said.

"She’s like Peter Pan - she doesn’t want to get old. If she’s with people her own age or older, it makes her feel more grown up and she hates that," the pal added.

Keira Knightley competes with Scarlett Johansson

Keira Knightley was forced to compete with Scarlett Johansson for the role of Eliza Doolittle in a remake of ‘My Fair Lady’. Knightley was lined up for the part of the Cockney flower seller, played by Audrey Hepburn in the 1964 film by Sir Cameron Mackintosh.

The ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star confirmed last year that she had auditioned and begun singing lessons. However, she has since been told that she has an American rival for the part.

“I have two actresses as potential Elizas, one British, the other American. You’d know their names, but I’m not letting on," said Sir Cameron said

Emma Thompson is writing the script for the film, which Stephen Daldry is expected to direct. Daniel Craig may be Professor Henry Higgins.

Kristen Stewart fierce looks scare fans

Kristen Stewart has admitted that she deliberately scares off paparazzi and fans by wearing an angry look while she is out in the public. The actress’s fans are too scared to speak to her because of her attitude.

Stewart claims that she is never bothered because she always wears black and looks angry. “People don’t really recognize me. I think I just look different in person or something. I’m also not very approachable," said Stewart

Stewart, who has become one of the most famous teenagers in the world after appearing in Twilight, has been having mixed experiences with her fans, it seems. Earlier this month, she claimed she was frightened of her more obsessed admirers.

Megan Fox fined for wrong parking

‘Transformers’ star Megan Fox was fined recently for illegal parking. The 23-year-old star had parked her Mercedes-Benz in a no parking zone in the Los Angeles beachside suburb of Santa Monica.

When she spotted the attendant, the actress tried to talk her way out of the fine, but to no avail. The star was seen getting into her car with the parking ticket, visibly annoyed.

Fox, who was taking a break from promoting her next film ‘Jennifer’s Body’ was seen wearing an unusual pair of six-inch black and white PVC wedge heels. Despite her dressed down appearance in a grey T-shirt and black leggings, Megan gave her outfit a touch of eccentricity with her eye-catching footwear.

‘Jennifer’s Body’ is Fox’s first lead role, in which she plays a possessed cheerleader who tries to kill all her schoolmates.

Kim Kardashian signs perfume deal

Hollywood hottie Kim Kardashian has tied up with fragrance company “Rapper 50 Cents” for the launch of her debut perfume.

Kim will compete with endless celebrity perfume lines when her new scent hits shelves next spring. However she insists her fragrance would be class apart compared to other A-list endorsements.

“What’s so different about their approach is that they have worked so closely with me on all aspects of my fragrance, the bottle, the juice, so I can develop a product that truly represents me and speaks to my fans, the fragrance really captures who I am,” says Kim.

Bipasha Basu loves being sexy

Bollywood bombshell Bipasha Basu may be playing a typical housewife in her first Bengali movie "Shob Charitro Kalponik" but the actress says she is happy with the ‘sexy’.

“I love being sexy and I would be happy if people call me sexy even when I turn 100. I would love to be called a sexy grandmother. The tag has never bothered me,” said Bipasha. She does believe that sexiness is not only related to having a good body but all about how one carries one’s self.

Bipasha is currently portraying the character of Radhika in Rituparno Ghosh`s movie "Shob Charitro Kalponik", which deals with love and loss through the story of a woman, who goes on a path of self discovery after the death of her poet-husband. The film also stars Bengali superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee.

She is also playing a very interesting role in "Pankh", where she is not a real character but come as the imagination or the alter-ego of the protagonist. Her other upcoming flicks are Rahul Dholakia’s "Lamhaa", which is based on Kashmir, Ajay Devgan starrer “All the Best” and Priyadarshan’s yet-to-be-titled movie.

Jenny McCarthy reveals dieting secrets

Actress Jenny McCarthy has revealed that she still sticks to some of the dieting techniques that helped her lose 60 pounds of baby weight more than six years ago.

The actress who suffered from 60 food allergies had switched to a diet free of wheat, dairy and sugar apart from avoiding meat and sustained on fresh fruits and veggies. She insists that eating right food is the key to maintaining a good physique.

“I still kind of count points in my head. Working out tightens you up and helps burn calories, but what you put in your mouth makes all the difference,” said Jenny.

She added: “We just planted our own organic garden in the backyard, and we love it!”

Katrina Kaif at New York Yatra Meet-Greet Event

Kendra Wilkinson shows her bare belly

Soon to be Mum Kendra Wilkinson posted a photo of her bare belly on her website.


"Can u guys believe how much my belly has grown? I feel like it was just yesterday that it was a teeny tiny bump lol" Kendra wrote on her site.


Kendra who’s expecting her first child with hubby Hank Baskett, says her pregnancy has been such an amazing and exciting experience. She insists "we wanted to have these photos as a reminder of this incredible time in our lives."

Bipasha Basu refuses to smoke

The sultry actress Bipasha Basu recently refused to smoke on-screen while shooting for a song in her upcoming flick ‘Pankh.’

Sudipto Chattopadhyay, the director of Pankh wanted Bipasha to smoke on screen for a vital sequence. However, Bipasha flatly refused as she does not encourage smoking and hates it. She was not in favor of the scene and if she smokes, it meant that she would be promoting smoking. Sudipto even gave her the option of holding a cigarette, but she refused that as well. Sudipto understood her point of view and agreed to shoot the scene differently.”

Bipasha confirmed the news “I don’t smoke and I don’t encourage smoking. Unless it’s absolutely essential to smoke for my role, I wouldn’t agree to do it. In ‘Pankh,’ it was not essential, hence I refused. I had also refused to smoke in one of my earlier films, ‘Corporate.’ If my role is that of an addict, then I will do whatever the character and the role demands.”

Cheryl Cole spends 100k on wardrobe

Cheryl Cole desire to be a trendsetter could just turn out to be real expensive as the pop-star is spending spent over 100,000 pounds on her wardrobe for the talent show ‘X-Factor’.

Cole, who is on the judging panel of the hit reality TV series, has already splashed out 59,000 pounds on her clothes and plans to invest another 45,000 pounds on outfits for the show.

The pop-star has clearly revealed her intention to be seen as a trendsetter as she displayed a custom-made dress by Preen made for her at ‘The X Factor’ publicity shot. There is also news that Cole has plans to go for a new hairdo in a bid to impress factionist when the live shows begin in October.

Cole who is often pitted against fellow judge, Australian singer Danni Minogue in the fashion stakes, who shells out 100,000 pound a year to maintain her enviable figure and good looks.

Swim date with Hayden Panettiere on offer

Now there is much more on ooffer on a date than just food or movie. You now have a chance to go on a “swim date” with Hayden Panettiere and dolphins.This act is a part of Hayden’s campaign to end commercial whaling in international waters.

Hayden has offered her lovers a day in the sea with just dolphins and her in order to raise money for the cause. The offer is set to go under the hammer on an online auctioning site and bids will be accepted until September 4.

Hayden has always been campaigner for dolphins and whales. In 2007 she even had a warrant out for her arrest in Japan after she joined in protests against the slaughtering of the marine mammals in the historic whaling town of Taiji.

SRK - Aamir may recieve National Awards

The latest B-town news is that two of the biggest Bollywood superstars, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan are in contention for National Awards in the ‘Best Actor’ category. While SRK has been nominated for his in ‘Chak De India’, Aamir Khan is in the running for his performance the critically acclaimed flick ‘Taare Zameen Par’.

‘Taare Zameen Par’ has also been nominated in the ‘Best Film’ category. Darsheel Safari is being considered for the Best child actor award for his performance as the dyslexic Ishaan Awasthi in ‘TZP’.

Shah Rukh’s home production, ‘Om Shanti Om’ has also been nominated for a National Award for ‘Best Feature Film’ in the entertainment category. This award was previously won by Aamir for ‘Lagaan’ in 2001.

I&B Minister Ambika Soni is likely to announce the National Awards next week and President Pratibha Patil is scheduled to give away the awards in Delhi in October this year.

Shiloh Pitt follows her parents footsteps

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's young daughter Shiloh Pitt is set to follow her famous parents footsteps. Shiloh wants to be an actress. The three year old appeared briefly in last year's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, alongside her 45-year-old father.

The youngster has shown such an interest in acting, the Hollywood stars are even considering enrolling her into drama classes.

Shiloh's seems to be a mix of the two best-looking actors in the world - she was born to be a star. Brad and Angelina were worried about her interest in acting, however they vow to let their kids pursue their dreams. They're thinking about enrolling her into a performing arts school.

Kylie Minogue is Most Powerful Personal Brand of Australia

Singer Kylie Minogue has been named Australia’s most powerful personal brand in a recent survey conducted by Talent Inc. Kylie is chosen over eminent sports personalities, media moguls and even the Prime Minister.

The survey saw around 400 people in the marketing/entertainment industry rate popular Australians according to how well developed their brand and brand awareness is.

Kylie proved to be number one as she appeals to a broad stream of people. Though she’s had ups and downs in terms of her albums, and her love life and her health, she`s always managed those things with grace and integrity. Over a period of time it’s given her brand a real strength and value.

Elle Macpherson, who has her own lingerie label and skincare products, was voted second. Cricketer Shane Warne came third, while Steve Irwin, Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman were ranked in the top 10.

Shilpa Shetty to marry this December

Though Shilpa Shetty has not disclosed much about her much-anticipated wedding but her daddy dearest has spilled the beans about the same. It is believed that Shilpa will settle in London after the marriage with Raj Kundra.

Shilpa’s father, Surendra Shetty had approached the Surat court seeking release of his passport to attend Shilpa’s wedding. In his plea, Shetty has mentioned the marriage of his daughter in London in the last month of this year, thereby confirming the speculation that Shilpa will be tying the knot with her long-time beau Raj Kundra in December 2009.

The passport of Surendra Shetty was seized back in 2003, for allegedly issuing extortion threat to a saree manufacturer.

Shilpa Shetty’s attempt to keep marriage plans under wraps have gone awry all thanks to daddy dearest.

Ashley Olsen to quit fashion industry

Ashley Olsen has confessed that she wants to quit the fashion industry.

Ashley, who turned designer and heads women’s fashion collection ‘The Row’ with her twin sister Mary-Kate, revealed that she might return to her acting roots.

“In the fashion world, everyone is just really looking out for themselves. I don’t know if I’ll be designing this collection forever. A couple of years from now, I’m sure I’ll want to do something else, and I’m not going to shy away from that,” said Ashley

Katie Price may be pregnant

Katie Price’s tummy bulge has sparked rumours about her being pregnant. She has taken three home tests that were all positive.

The hottie, who parted ways with her estranged husband Peter Andre before dating cagefighter Alex Reid, had disclosed that she wanted to have a baby this year.

“I’d definitely get married again and definitely want to have more babies. I get pregnant so quickly. I can guarantee I’ll be pregnant this year.”Katie commented.

Monica Bellucci bored of glamour world

Italian actress Monica Bellucci seems to be bored of Hollywood glitz and glamour and says that she prefers to be at home with her four-year-old daughter Deva.

"I’m at a stage in my life where I if I don’t go out, I don’t feel I’m missing something. I get bored surrounded by people smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol," said Bellucci.

"And I’m not so interested now in going to premieres or being photographed on the red carpet. I want to be with my daughter," she added.

Deva is Bellucci’s daughter with actor husband Vincent Cassel.

Miss Universe 2009-Stefania Fernandez Bikini pics

Lindsay Lohan’s house robbed

Lindsay Lohan’s home situated at Hollywood Hills has been recently robbed. The burglars fled with her designer gear, cash and jewelry. Lohan called her father in tears after returning home from a friend's party on finding her home wrecked.

Lohan's father Michael called the police and now he is heading to Los Angeles in an effort to help police find the people behind the burglary and attempted burglaries at the actress' home.

City police are investigating the break-in. This is the second time thieves have targeted the star’s home. Back in May, surveillance cameras caught burglars attempting to raid Lohan's home. They left empty handed.

Lohan’s mother Dina reported a safe being ripped out of the wall in the weekend burglary, and the door was off the hinges and door handles removed.

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez crowned Miss Universe 2009

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez has been crowned the winner of Miss Universe 2009 on Sunday at Atlantis on Paradise Island in the Bahamas and in the process Stefania Fernandez became the sixth Venezuelan to win the title. Stefania Fernandez was crowned by reigning Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela. Fernandez had won the Miss Venezuela 2008 title in a pageant held in Caracas,Venezuela where too she was crowned by Dayana Mendoza. She had also won other titles like Miss 'Elegance', 'Best Body' and 'Best Face'.

It is only the second instance in the 58 years of the pageant that a country had retained the title after Johanna Raunio and Anne Marie Pohtamo of Finland did it in 1954 and 1955. The 18 year old Fernandez who is of Russian, Ukrainian, Galician and Polish origin bested young women from 83 countries. Miss Australia Rachael Finch and Miss Puerto Rico Mayra Matos Perez shared the first runners up title and the second runner-up title went to Miss Kosovo Gona Dragusha.

Stefania was on top of the world after she was honoured by the $120,000 crown. She also received a tiara designed by Diamond Nexus Labs; a two-year scholarship from the New York Film Academy worth more than $100,000; an evening wear wardrobe from Carlos Alberto; a shoe collection from Nina Footwear; a six-day/five-night vacation for two at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas, access to an event wardrobe from leading fashion designers, a New York City apartment for the year of her reign including living expenses among other gifts.

Stefania won cheers of the audience in both the Swimsuit and Evening Gown categories as part of the selection of the top 15 finalists who were from Albania, Australia, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Iceland, Kosovo, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa, the US and Venezuela.

Heidi Klum not comfortable in maternity clothing

Supermodel Heidi Klum, who is pregnant with her fourth child, does not fancy wearing maternity clothes and insists on buying her favorite designer labels even in large sizes.

The German beauty who is seven months pregnant with husband Seal, feels her role as the host of ‘Project Runway’ means she always has to look fashionable so she preffers buying larger sizes of her favorite designer collections.

Klum, who was once listed by Forbes magazine as third on the list of the ‘World’s 15 Top-Earning Supermodels’ also revealed that her friends look up to her for advice on motherhood.

'Avatar'- Another James Cameron’s timeless sci-fi cult movie

First word associated with Hollywood director, producer and writer, James Cameron is timeless sci-fi cult movies. He has given some of the best sci-fi movies like ‘The Terminator’ and ‘Aliens’.

Once again, the feted craftsman is making his latest sci-fi offering ‘Avatar’ which is all set to release on 18th December 2009. Made on a staggering budget of 237 million US dollars, ‘Avatar’ is Cameron’s biggest project post ‘Titanic’ and a mega-venture that promises to be extraordinary. The flick boasts of state of the art 3D technology backed by 3D Fusion Camera System. ‘Avatar’ is a typical 3D flick which is an amalgamation of computer generated images along with motion capturing technique which later on can be added with special effects.

‘Avatar’ is the story of a utopian world where a former marine Jake Sully gets paralyzed in action during a war on Earth. He eventually gets chosen for the Avatar program, a technology that promises to him to Pandora - the land of Na’vi on moon that is inhabited by a race of evolutionary advanced blue humanoids and infuses you with a life steering capability. The Na’vi is a demure tribe living in their pristine territory until humans invade their space thereby leading the former to wage a hellish war against mankind. Rest of the film traces an apocalyptic epic battle between Na’vi and Earthlings.

On the whole, 18th December 2009 is the most anticipated date for the sci-fi freaks. After ‘The Terminator’, ‘Terminator 2’, ‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’, ‘Aliens’ and ‘Titanic’, the prodigy is once again back with his phenomenal movie ‘Avatar’.

Orrisa based ‘Prince Dance Group’ wins ‘India’s Got Talent’

The Prince Dance group was declared the winner of TV reality show “India’s Got Talent” at the grand finale. The group was rewarded with prize money of Rs. 5 million in cash and a swish newly-launched Maruti Suzuki Ritz car.

The group, comprising 26 artistes, all below 22 years of age whose gripping performance made the audience and the judges spellbound. The group led by 26-year-old dance teacher Krishna Mohan Reddy, belong to a small village in Orissa’s backward Behrampore district.

Their act based on episodes from the Mahabharata. While some of the men were painted in silver, one of them essayed the role of Lord Krishna.

The winners pipped music group ‘Piyush Rajani and The Fine Tuners’ and Ujjain-based ‘Yogesh Malviya and Group’ who performed gymnastics in their bid for the top slot.

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur and actors Sonali Bendre and Kirron Kher were the judges, with the grand finale being graced by Bollywood stars Shahid Kapoor and Rani Mukerji.

Katrina Kaif , Shahid Kapoor receive Rajiv Gandhi National Award

Shahid Kapoor and Katrina Kaif are amongst the recipients of 12th Rajeev Gandhi National Awards for their acting skills. Both are at the best phase of thier career and felicitating with prestigious award like Rajiv Gandhi National Awards at this high point is like more than anyone would ask for.The award ceremony took place on Wednesday at the National Centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai.

The eminent personalities were honored in a grand manner in the ceremony and it was attended by many personalities from different walks of life which added glamour to the event. The ceremony saw the performance of ace dancer Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Esha Deol and many others. Composer Vishal Shekhar also performed during the award eve.

The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation distributed Rajeev Gandhi National Awards to recognize the excellence achieved by Indians in different fields.

The winners of this year’s are:-

Shahid Kapoor (Best Actor)
Katrina Kaif (Best Actress)
Vineet Jain (Industrialist)
Ramesh Chandra Agarwal (Journalism)
Sam Pitroda (Global Indian)
Dr. Narendra Jadhav (Educationist)
Dr. G. Madhavan Nair (Super Achiever)
Krushnaa Patil (Women Achiever)
Avika Gor (Child Prodigy)
Rajashree Birla (Social Field)
Rohit Kochhar (Young Entrepreneur)

Priyanka Chopra and Rani Mukherjee to walk the red carpet at Toronto International Film Festival 2009

Bollywood's Original Desi Girl Pryianka Chopra will walk the red carpet at Toronto International Film Festival. Priyanka Chopra will be walking the red carpet for 'What's Your Raashee' along with one of finest directors in Indian Cinema Ashutosh Gowarikar.

Bollywood's Original Desi Girl 'Priyanka Chopra' will be present at this year's Toronto International Film Festival 09. It is confirmed that this year Toronto Film Festival would be rounding some of the best cinematic talent from cinemas across the world.

The Bollywood's Queen of hearts- Rani Mukherjee will also be walking the red carpet at this year's Toronto International Film Festival 09. She will be at the Film Festival for Yash Raj's 'Dil Bole Haddipa'.

This year's Toronto International Film Festival is truly a celebration of cinema across the world. One can’t afford to miss it.

Lauren Conrad back to her curvy best

American actress Lauren Conrad has revealed that she got back her curvy body. The actress has lost all the pounds she had put on during romantic dinners out with boyfriend actor Kyle Howard.

Conrad admits that she got a little soft around the middle early in her romance with Howard. The actress also reveals how she lost her pounds.

“I call it the ‘boyfriend layer. We were having more romantic dinners out, and I was exercising less,” said Conrad.