Aamir gets invitation to dine with Prince Charles
September 7, 2010
Aamir Khan is on a royal roll. Ah, quite so, considering that Khan and spouse Kiran Rao have been officially invited to dine with Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles at the Marlborough House in Westminster, London.
A highly placed source states, “Aamir is honoured and has accepted the invitation from Prince Charles for cocktails and dinner, to which only a select few A listers have been Read more
Priyanka Chopra becomes UNICEF National Ambassador
August 13, 2010
Priyanka Chopra needs no introduction. She is one rare combination of beauty with brains. Well, that’s the reason why this beauty queen has been chosen as the National Ambassador of UNICEF, to promote the cause that really requires major attention in these times: promoting child rights and adolescence. With this association, Priyanka joins the likes of Amitabh Bachchan and Sharmila Tagore, who too have been actively involved in supporting UNICEF’s work for children in India and around the Read more
Angelina Jolie to shoot film on Bosnian war
July 16, 2010
BELGRADE: Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie is planning to direct her first film in the Balkans. She will also play a leading role in the movie, a love story set in the Bosnian war.
Jolie will visit Serbia in August to discuss planning of the film and scout locations, local media reported Wednesday.
In the film, a Muslim woman is raped by a Serb at the beginning of Bosnia’s bloody 1992-1995 war. But they eventually fall in Read more
Curtain falls on Bulbul Ahmed
July 16, 2010
Famed for his portrayal of the iconic role Debdas, Bulbul Ahmed would’ve turned 70 in another three months. Apparently he wanted to celebrate the upcoming birthday but fate had other plans. On July 14, around 1 am, the famed actor passed away.
Ahmed has been unwell for quite some time. On July 14, when his condition rapidly deteriorated, Ahmed was taken to Square Hospital in Dhaka. His body has been kept at BIRDEM. The janaza will be held Read more
Amitabh Bachchan set to host “Kaun Banega Crorepati”
July 11, 2010
Amitabh Bachchan, who is set to host “Kaun Banega Crorepati” (KBC) for the third time, refuses to take credit for turning the game show into a phenomenon when it was launched in 2000 with him as the host. “I was merely a fortunate bystander that climbed on to the KBC joy ride. I am happy that it worked,” Amitabh, 67, said, quoted nowrunning.com.
He feels the show worked because “KBC conceptually was brilliant in its design. There was drama, learning, suspense Read more
Oprah tops Forbes celebrity ‘power list’
June 30, 2010
OPRAH Winfrey has been named the world’s most powerful celebrity.
The TV star — who fronts The Oprah Winfrey Show and is the president of media company Harpo Productions — has topped the annual Most Powerful Celebrity poll conducted by Forbes magazine, knocking Angelina Jolie off the top spot with earnings of $315 million last year.
The 56-year-old star was previously named top of the coveted list in 2007 and 2008, before Angelina — who is now in 18th position — took Read more
Campbell Given All-Clear For Haiti Trip
May 23, 2010
NAOMI CAMPBELL has been given permission to fly to Haiti after a previously planned trip was called off due to an outbreak of malaria.
The supermodel hosted star-studded catwalk shows as part of her Fashion For Relief campaign to aid recovery in the Caribbean country, which was struck by a massive tremor in January (10).
She was due to fly there in April (10) to distribute the donations she helped raise and lend a hand to survivors but the charity mission was Read more
NICOLE Kidman and Keith Urban to fund a school in Haiti
February 20, 2010
NICOLE Kidman and Keith Urban are to fund a school in Haiti. The Oscar-winning actress and the country singer — who have a 19-month-old daughter Sunday Rose — are keen to help the earthquake-stricken nation by giving money to an education facility.
“We’re actually going to be funding a school down there for the next five years,” Keith said.
As well as providing an education, the school will also help provide Read more
Angelina Jolie Discourages Haiti Adoptions
February 16, 2010
Angelina Jolie has urged prospective parents not to adopt Haitian orphans following January’s devastating earthquake – because she fears the disaster could lead to a rise in child trafficking.
The Hollywood actress traveled to the Caribbean country earlier this month in her role as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador and spent part of her time visiting injured kids.
Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt share three adopted children; Maddox, eight, from Cambodia, Pax, six, from Vietnam, and five-year-old Zahara from Ethiopia – and Read more
Shahrukh gets emotional
January 7, 2010
NEW DELHI: It was an emotional moment for Shah Rukh Khan when he entered Pragati Maidan here Wednesday as it reminded him of his late father and the time he spent with his family here.
“My childhood was spent here in Pragati Maidan. My father used to have a shop here and when I entered Pragati Maidan (today) after so many years, which is about 30 years now since my father expired, I was very nostalgic and I missed my family… It’s very, very emotional,” said Shah Rukh.
Dressed in a jet-black buttoned overcoat, the 44-year-old was here to Read more
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