While promoting her new film Australia, Nicole Kidman told the media of her admiration for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. “I’m a fan of Aishwarya Rai and her film Bride and Prejudice,” she said, “I got to meet Aishwarya for the first time at the 2005 Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World dinner held in New York City. I think she’s so beautiful!”

Aishwarya recently made headlines and won the hearts of millions for her decision of rejecting an offer by L’Oreal to promote a skin fairness product. She insisted that she will not promote a fairness cream especially in India, where one`s skin colour is sometimes blown up as an issue. “She will never promote a product that discriminates on the basis of one`s skin colour,” said one of the sources.

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Katrina Kaif has been sharing her beauty secrets recently. It’s a mixture of lifestyle, make-up and fashion. “I get up early in the morning and drink three to four glasses of water. I adore jogging, swimming and going to the gym,” she explains, “I think my skin looks more beautiful when I put less make up on my face. I like purifying Apricot Oil from Anne Semoin. I also believe in a mineral mud mask by Anne Semoin. It keeps my skin looking good.”

On the fashion front, Katrina likes to keep it simple too. “I love to put on floral summer dresses or tracks and sweatshirts or cargo pants and sleeveless tee shirts,” she says, “When I am at a party, I usually opt for a Tarun Tahiliani Indo-Western or Rocky S’ Westerns.”

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Katrina Kaif’s visit to the sets of Veer has created quite some rumour around. Someone on the sets said: “Zarine Khan is making every effort to get friendly with Salman. However, Salman Khan is in a different mood ever since the shooting at Film City began. Incidentally, he turned aloof just when Katrina Kaif started visiting him on the sets. Considering that Katrina seldom visits Salman’s sets, this new development has caught the unit of the film off guard.”

We also get the news that Salman doesn’t look interested in Zarine; he rarely speak to her. “Often Zarine pulls up a chair to sit near Salman Khan but he does not pay attention. When Zarine tries to talk to Salman, he only replies in monosyllables. This only discourages her further. And if Katrina Kaif is around, Salman Khan only pays attention to Katrina by spending all his free time with her,” said one of the sources.

Katrina, on the other hand answered, “Yes, I did go to the sets of Veer but only one day. That’s because Anil Sharma, the director of Veer is my friend.”

The producer claims that Katrina and Zarine get along pretty well. Now, is Katrina really getting possessive or is this again cooked up news?

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One thing we all agree unanimously is that Shahid is a fabulous dancer. The appreciation takes us to another dimension, when we have people at the international level all praises for this dashing actor.

The Ken Ghosh movie tentatively titled Yahoo will have Shahid playing the role of a dancer who wants to make it big. He is going to perform a form of dance called Krumping, which is a hip-hop/street style of dance that originated in Los Angeles. Marty Kudelka, who has choreographed for Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson, is doing the choreography for this film. Marty was very impressed with his ability to take on the new style and said, “Shahid is one of the best dancers I have come across. He picks up the moves really fast.”

As for the much awaited project that was planned with his dad Pankaj Kapoor, dad said: , “My film will be delayed as my son is extremely busy with his other films. He is working on Kaminey, a Yash Raj film and Pathshala. As these films’ schedules have been extended, my film has been pushed to mid 2009. I am planning to get the film on the floors before May 2009.”

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South Indian sensation Asin Thottumkal is moving lock, stock and barrel to Mumbai from Chennai. She has almost zeroed on a house in Bandra.

The latest attraction on the silver screen said to the media: "I've been travelling non-stop. I had no time to look around and find a place. But now we're finalising a place in Bandra. Hopefully, by New Year I'll lock in to the place. Right now we feel a little unsettled. In Mumbai, you desperately need your own home."

Asin’s parents have given up their jobs and home and will move to Mumbai with her. "Both of them gave up their jobs to be with me. Mom is a doctor. She has taken voluntary retirement. She manages my home now. And dad had seven business enterprises. He gave them up to look after my career. Right now I'm quite a handful and worth more than all his business ventures," she said happily.

She did not feel that alien to Bollywood while shooting for Ghajini as almost the entire crew was from the South. So, in that case, London Dreams was like a first proper Bollywood experience. And now, the audience can expect more of her as she is to become a resident of Mumbai. Asin will move into her new home in January 2009.

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Ghajini might be the first film to appear on the business section of leading newspapers. It had made a collection of Rs.35 crores by advance booking on the first day. It is a phenomenal achievement which no other hit films has achieved this year.

Yash Raj Film's 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' with King Khan and Anushka have made just Rs. 10 crores overall, on the first day.

Director Murugadoss have started getting more good offers from Bollywood and is likely to stay back in Mumbai.

Shah Rukh Khan is said to have already requested Murugadoss for a more powerful script than 'Ghajini'.

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The big budget sci-fi movie Endhiran is being shot in various parts of the world. Coming back to the country, Aishwarya and Rajinikanth had a shooting scheduled at Vellore from the 25th to the 29th of December. The shooting is at the Technology Tower in the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT). They made sure that nobody gets a glimpse of the shooting. They had the shooting at this time of the year, as most of the students of the university are away during their holidays. Meeting Ash or Rajini is out of question.

After shooting in Vellore, they will be off to Chennai and will shoot a major part of the film there. Shankar’s Endhiran is estimated to be the costliest movie made so far in India. This sci-fi thriller will be ready for release mid 2009.

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Saif Ali Khan was recently admitted at Lilavati hospital due to food poisoning. He will be discharged in two or three days. "He is all right. He got a stomach infection due to something he ate that didn't suit him. He'll be discharged from hospital in two-three days," said Kareena. Saif apparently ate some Bhel Puri that caused him an infection.

In the last three years, this is the third time we hear of Saif’s hospitalization, though this one seems the least serious one. Way back in March 2006, Saif had to go an emergency appendectomy when he was at Kuala Lumpur. Later, there was a major health scare in February 2007, when he had a mild heart attack. Saif and Kareena have postponed their vacation due to this mishap.

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"I was just awestruck and enthralled with Aamir Khan's stunning act. It's true that Aamir has a great physique for the film, but his spellbinding performance eclipses them during course of show." Salman Khan said after watching the private screening of Ghajini at Mukesh Ambani's house last sunday night. He also had a long chat with his good friend Aamir Khan after the preview. Later on,

Katrina Kaif, Vinod Khanna, Nirmal and his wife Chhaya Mormaya were among the celebrities who were present at the screening. All of them seemed much impressed with the various aspects of the film and said, "There hasn't been such a great film over for past 10 years." Later on Salman added that Ghajini will be one of the greatest blockbusters of this decade in Indian Cinema.

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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is heading towards being the biggest blockbuster of all time. The film's first week's collection was a record breaking Rs.90 crores, while its second weekend box office results showed a phenomenal Rs.30 crores gross. It has already surpassed Dhoom:2 and Chak De India, both of which did very well when they were released.

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi's total collections were around Rs.15 crores net after the second week.

Taking into consideration, the holiday season and the outstanding opening, and with the messages like “extraordinary love”, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi will surely be a big blockbuster.

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British Director Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' is sweeping laurels and critical acclaim. The latest one is that the film made it to the list of North American Top 10. It has been positioned at No.8. The film which have won many awards inclusive of Best Actor Award for British Indian Actor Dev Patel, is based on Indian diplomat Vikas Swaroop's book.

The film was fully shot in Mumbai. The story is about a young orphan, Jamal from slums of Mumbai who participates in TV show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' Anil Kapoor plays the host's role. Irrfan Khan does a prominent character. It will be release soon in India as 'Slumdog Millionaire – Kaun Banega Crorepathi?'

Slumdog Millionaire bagged 6 nominations from the London Critics' Circle Film Awards. The best British Film, Director, British Director, British Actor, Young British Performer and Screenwriter.

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US based magazine 'Newsweek' named world's 50 most powerful people or this year. Apparently, US President Barak Obama tops the list. Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, is ranked at 17^th position and 'King of Bollywood', Shah Rukh Khan holds 41^st rank. About Sonia Gandhi, Newsweek wrote, 'Although Indian political scene is riven by factions, Congress remains the strongest national force, and the Italian-born widow of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi rules it unchallenged. In the world's largest democracy, she's queen.'

But the inclusion of Shah Rukh Khan in the list came as a surprise. Hollywood fans would have expected Will Smith or Brad Pitt to be there. About the 'King Khan' of Bollywood , Newsweek states, it's not just that his romantic flicks make gazillions—it's where those gazillions come from. Khan have a big fan following among muslims all over the world, especially in countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan. Eventhough, their interest is the song-and-dance numbers, in his films, Shah Rukh secular films where love rules, inspires many a lot.

Guess who is after Shah Rukh Khan in 42nd rank? None other than Osama Bin Laden influence over continents.

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The King of Pop Music, Michael Jackson is nearing death as per the report of British media news. Michael Jackson is diagnosed with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, a fatal genetic condition which is extremely rare. He needs organ transplantation, but his physical condition is not allowing the doctors to go ahead with a surgery. He can hardly speak now and have reportedly lost 95% of vision in left eye. Michael Jackson's biographer, Ian Halperin is the one who has reported this news.

According to Ian, Michael also has emphysema and chronic gastrointestinal bleeding. The doctors are trying hard to stop the bleeding, but if it continues, the world might lose the great singer. Talking to the media, Ian said, "Right now, he isn't doing well and it's really a bad time for him".

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Salman - Katrina split! Katrina says no to Salman! Katrina tired of Salman's behaviour! Do you believe all these? People can imagine anything when it comes to filmstars and especially Salman Khan. There are more reasons to prove that this dashing couple love each other as much as they did any day.

Journalists bumped into Salman Khan at Film City when they went to meet Katrina, shooting for Priyadarshan's 'Dhan Dhana Dhan'. Salman Khan had just driven in his white Toyota Land Cruiser to meet his love.

Salman was shooting for Veer and the film's sets were very near to where Katrina is shooting. He was making it a point, not to lose even a small oppurtunity to spend time with his girl.

Those who are spreading rumours about their split can try some other stars in the industry.

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While Ghajini is scheduled to hit screens on Dec 25, there's an SMS that is offering 'Shock' n 'Surprise'. The SMS goes like this, 'Aamir's girlfriend is killed and he sets out to take revenge on killer. Finally, it's revealed that culprit is none other than Aamir himself'. It might be a rumour by someone who had watched Christopher Nolan's 'Mementoes' which was Murugadoss's inspiration to make Tamil Ghajini. Whatever it might be, the fans are quiet disturbed hearing this news.

Asin, Aamir's heroine in the film had stated in an interview that the climax sequences in the film is not the same as the original version.

Tamil 'Ghajini' had antagonist in dual role and maybe Aamir could have made it as one baddie. Surya, who was the hero of Tamil version doesn't know who had killed his lover even after bumping off the twin baddies.

Let's wait and watch whether the news spread around is true or not. Many fans have started betting about the climax prior to Ghajini's release.

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For the last couple of months, Amisha Patel has been dating businessman Kanav Puri. The couple has been spotted together hands in many parties and restaurants.

Though the wedding bells are yet to be heard, they have apparently decided to move in to the same apartment.

Kanav is a London based businessman and visits India quite often for work and of course to meet his sweetheart Amisha. Amisha and Kanav have purchased a cozy home in Mumbai.

Now for some history, Amisha started dating Kanav after dumping producer Vikram Bhatt, whom she dated for a long time. She is almost vanished from the Bollywood crowd in terms of films, after her dance number in Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic. Guess it’s time to settle down.

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The girl who is busy shooting for Kambakht Ishq, UTV's Seasons Greetings has something more happening in life than just that. Amrita Arora is going to tie the knot with boyfriend Shakeel Ladakh on March 2nd, which is also her mom Joyce's birthday.

When asked about her plans, she says: "When the time is right, I will talk about my wedding plans. I have nothing to hide. It will be the most memorable day of my life. I have never hidden my relationships and I will be more than happy to share it with everyone."

It has been said that the marriage will be held in Goa at a church. Amrita’s long time wish has been to have a Christian wedding. Marriage will not put a full stop to Amrita’s acting career.

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Think of some of the most attractive, charming and good looking people on screen you get to see today. The two of them are surely close to top that list. Chocolate boy Ranbir and South Indian sensation Asin will be soon paired for a sci-fi movie. The film is going to be made simultaneously in Tamil and Hindi. It has been said that GV Films (South) is going to produce this film.

While other details are yet to reach the media, , producers Usha Venkataramani and Mahadevan Ganesh of GV Films have finalized Ranbir and Asin to play the lead role. GV Films has just completed remaking John Abraham and Nana Patekar starrer Taxi No. 9211. They are also planning to make 4 multi-lingual animation films in the coming year.

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The most awaited film of 2009, 'Dilli-6' had its teaser released in Dubai last week. It's a 60-secs promo where the hero, Abhishek Bachchan appear for only 1/10^th of duration. The strikingly beautiful Sonam Kapoor dancing with a pigeon on her head is sure to make us fall in love at first sight.

There are a couple of shots where Sonam is standing at mid-of-Times Square as Rickshaws are moving on streets and Sikhs walking around her. Abhishek's back-profiled shot has him standing at a terrace with Statue of Liberty and famous mosque of Delhi on both sides on the background.

The film is produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra. 'Dilli-6' teasers would released in India along Aamir Khan's Ghajini which hits the silverscreen on December 24th.

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SRK has not stopped by to bask in the glory of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’s success. Instead, King Khan is already set to go all out for his next movie – My Name is Khan. He plays an autistic character with Asperger’s Syndrome, a role that is demanding in every aspect. We will no more see Shah Rukh with the lean look, but he will put on some weight to do justice to this character. We hope to see another brilliant hatke performance from SRK after Chak De India!

Shah Rukh says: “The role requires me to have a fuller look. I am reading, watching documentaries, meeting people who are affected by autism and doctors who deal with it. It’s very unnerving and I salute parents who bring up children with any disorders.”

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Mallika Sherawat has just returned after a globetrotting spree. She was in Malaysia where she was rubbing shoulders with the Hollywood filmmaker Oliver stone. She was invited as a guest speaker at the Global Brand Forum 2008, which was held in Kuala Lumpur last week.

Mallika was part of an expert panel where she shared her thoughts & comments with Oliver Stone & Dato' Farah Khan, President of The Melium Group, the retailing and brand managing of international lifestyle and fashion labels.

The Bollywood hotty impressed everyone at the meet with her insightful & original views about the exciting challenges and opportunities facing the movie business and the impact of Indian films in brands and business.

The discussion was moderated by international TV interviewer Riz Khan.

About her exciting endeavor, Mallikka says; "It was a huge surprise for me to be invited to the global forum along with Oliver Stone - What do we have in common, I asked myself. I guess for better or for worse we both have our own brands - and as Oliver Stone says - people either love or hate his films, but certainly have a strong opinion about him, his politics and his films."

I guess its the same for me - there are young people around the country who have embraced me, and on the other hand there are lots of people in the country and in the film industry and in advertising who think I'm too controversial, radical etc., for their liking", she adds.

"Besides that he has a genius who has achieved so much and I've just begun my tough climb. But to share the same stage with someone who's made JFK, Platoon, Natural Born Killers and U Turn - All I can say is Wow!", she appeared very excited when she said that.

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Even though she is only two films old, Deepika Padukone is making waves in Bollywood. She is the brand ambassador for a variety of brands. She is also one of the most sought out actresses.

Deepika is awaiting the release of Chandini Chowk to China, in which she pairs with Akshay Kumar, which will be her next expected blockbuster after Om Shanti Om. She had also done Bachna Ae Haseeno after OSO, with her boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor.

Deepika Padukone' with her stunning looks had transfixed everyone and now she can be seen on the cover pages of international life style and fashion magazines The Man and Elle.

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The English filmmaker Danny Boyle came up with an excellent film, 'Slumdog Millionaire' with India's renowned music talent A. R. Rahman doing the background score. The film was about a poor youth from Mumbai who takes part in a game show to win the first prize and eventually become a millionaire.

The London Critics Association has also recognized A. R. Rahman's talent by awarding him the prestigious London Critics Award for the year 2008.

'I am happy with this award and I'd like to credit Danny Boyle for extracting appropriate music from me. Danny has been so meticulous with his work that both of us have become friends now', said Rahman.

A. R. Rahman with his amazing skills is all set to take the international music world.

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While most people seem to believe that there is some kind of animosity between Katrina Kaif and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan because of their common link Salman Khan, this might go to prove it wrong. Abhishek and Amitabh are cordial with Salman, and Katrina doesn't seem to have any hard feelings towards Ash either.

In a recent interview, she said something really gracious about former Miss World. As reported by several websites, Katrina was announced the most Googled person in India.
As for beating Aishwarya in the race, Katrina said, "I can't be compared with her...she's iconic!"

Katrina is now signing films with more challenging roles and the audience is also beginning to expect more from her. "They (the characters) are nerve-wrackingly challenging. But I need to go to another level. After watching me in these films no one, not even me, will say I'm just being glamorous," Katrina said.

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Who can avoid the buzz that Aamir has created with his upcoming release Ghajini? Well, if you think that the promos and interviews were about all that took place, here is some more surprising stuff that you might have missed out. Inspired by his psycho killer look, over 100 employees of a leading multiplex chain got themselves bald like him. "My girl friend was opposing this but I said I will do it," says a staff member from the Big Cinemas.

On hearing this, Aamir’s comment was: "I think that the staff and the chain are being a part and viewing this film as an event, I'm very happy." The multiplex also installed a statue of Aamir with eight packs abs. "The intention of the statue is just like that of a trailer for the movie," added Aamir.

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The much talked about movie Dostana has John Abraham flaunting his well-toned body on Miami beaches. While many men and women almost swooned over this sight, the actor says he never shies away from talking about his body. "I'm never ashamed of talking about my body. Though at times I do feel like a meat shop," John said in an interview.

About the reactions that he came across in Dostana, “…women have reacted as strongly to me in Dostana as men. Some have reacted to the sensuality; others to the fitness. But everyone has a query about my body. Very often I don't know how to react. Initially, it was fun to be regarded as a body beautiful…"

"I wonder how audiences will react to my physicality in my next release 'Aashayein' where I've lost 30 pounds," he added.

John admits that he is quite a family man. While shooting in Philadelphia for Kabir Khan's film "New York" John got quite homesick, so he brought his parents over and had a great time. "My parents were over, but I wouldn't let my mom cook here. I pampered her, looked after her like a little baby. That's what one is supposed to do with one's parents, especially when they get old, no? I think I'll take them to Boston too. Dad is an architect; so he loves to check out the buildings and architecture," he said.

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For all those Deepika Padukone fans out there, the promo of Chandni Chowk to China is on, and she is looks stunning as ever. Her new Chinese look is well received and her double role in the movie has become the talk of the town.

Speaking about her dual character, Deepika says, "It's actually a double role and no publicity gimmick. I play two different characters in Chandni Chowk to China, one is an Indian called Sukhi, and the other is a Chinese girl, Meow Meow. The Chinese character is a pro at martial arts for which I had to undergo four months of rigorous training before the film started."

To get the authentic the Chinese look, it was at first suggested that she should use adhesive tapes, but when the harmful effect of that was known, the idea was dropped. "My makeup artist came up with a simpler solution and used the eyeliner in such a way that it gave my eyes the Chinese tweak," she laughed.

Directed by Nikhil Advani, Chandni Chowk to China stars Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles. Bollywood veteran Mithun Chakraborty and Hong Kong veteran Gordon Liu have played major roles in the movie.

The film is slated for release on 16th January 2009.

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Shah Rukh Khan claims that the ordinary middle class character of Surinder Sahni in "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi" is what he really is. He wants the romantic iconic crown to shift from the earlier cool character types of ‘Raj and ‘Rahul’ to ‘Suri’. "I come from an educated lower middle class background and I have never lost touch with that. Suri is what I really am. And my challenge as an actor is genuinely to make Surinder Sahni the new romantic icon," King Khan said in an interview. According to him, this character should be all the more idolized because Surinder Sahni has a good heart.

As for his debutant co-star Anushka, he is all praises for her. "I feel responsible for her career because she is starting off with me. I hope she does a fantastic job," he said. "From the bottom of my heart I pray for her and I hope this film does really good for her and she does amazing amount of work, so we can feel proud that we started her career on celluloid."

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Bollywood fans are waiting for the upcoming film ‘Ghajini’ which is Asin's debut in Bollywood. She is extremely busy in promoting the film with 'Perfectionist', Aamir Khan.

“It was a great pleasure to work with an experienced actor like him. He’s very passionate about his work, simple and open to ideas. He is a flexible person. His involvement in a project is believed to be another word for interference", Asin said.

Commenting about the rumour of recieving a gift from Salman Khan she said, ‘There has been no exchange of gifts. We were not shooting on Onam, in fact we were travelling. On Eid, we were shooting. I got no gift from Salman Khan and I also did not give any gift to him. Apart from this Salman Khan did not help me to buy an apartment in Mumbai. I have been in Mumbai for more than a year now.”

About her upcoming film 'London Dreams' she said, “While working for Ghajini, I got a call from Vipul Shah. After that I met him and I wanted to do the project. I didn’t have to consult Aamir. It was great to work with Salman Khan. I am looking forward to the next schedule.”

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Russia's Ksenya Sukhinova was crowned Miss World 2008 beating many other international beauties, including India's Parvathy Omanakuttan who finished first runners up, at a glittering extravaganza held in South Africa.

Julia Morley, the Head of the Miss World Committee, presented her to the audience amidst a thunderous applause.

Parvathy, 21 yrs, who hails from Kottayam in Kerala, narrowly missed out on joining five Indian glamour queens Reita Faria (1966), Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan (1994), Diana Hayden (1997), Yukta Mookhey (1999) and Priyanka Chopra (2000) who had won the title.

The second runners up was Gabriel Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago.

More than 100 international beauties participated in this year's Miss World pageant, hosted by South Africa.

With more thanone billion viewers watching live in 187 countries, the women walked on stage in dresses by South African and Jamaican designers, while African dancers performed.

The contestants who were dressed in colorful gowns were introduced in groups while dancers entertained the crowd. With them all on stage, the flags of the world were paraded through the audience.

This year’s edition of the competition included an online competition where viewers can vote for their favourite beauty.

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Katrina Kaif is undoubtedly the most sought after actresses in Bollywood today. After being part of many hit films like Partner, Namastey London, Welcome, Singh Is Kinng, now the gorgeous actress has added not just one but two special feathers to her impressive cap.

Last week, Katrina was voted the 'Sexiest Asian Woman' for the year 2008 in a poll conducted by Eastern Eye, a publication group in U.K. She pushed last year's winner Bipasha Basu to the second spot.

Katrina also features among the Top 10 in 3 different categories in Google's 2008 India Zeitgeist lists, a compilation of most searched terms on the internet released every year. She tops the 'Most Popular Bollywood Celebrity' category; she is No.3 in the 'Fast Rising Searches' category and No.10 in the 'Most Popular Searches' category. Katrina is the only human being to feature in the Top 10 'Most Popular Searches' category!

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Remaking South Indian films in Bollywood has become a common thing nowadays. Aamir Khan's 'Ghajini' is all set for release on Christmas Day, Salman's 'Wanted Live or Dead' remake of Telugu movie 'Pokkiri' is getting completed.

'Ghilli' – a tremendous blockbuster in Telugu and Tamil is being remade in Malayalam now. The film would be soon remade in Hindi and discussions have started about finalizing cast and crew.

The Tamil 'Gilli' had Vijay and Trisha in lead roles with the song 'Appadi Podu' becoming superhit. Abhishek Bachchan danced for this song in Motorola' commercial.

Deepika Padukone might play the female lead as the buzz goes. Lets wait and watch what happens.

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When people all over India are penning their thoughts on paper and blogs, Action King of Bollywood Akshay Kumar found his skin to be the best place to sport a message for the victims of Mumbai Terror attack and all Mumbaiites.

Akshay will sport the tattoo “Everything’s gonna be alright” on his arm, which is a song from his animated movie Jumbo, apparently the entire cast of Jumbo including Dimple Kapadia will be sporting the tattoo.

CEO of producing company of Jumbo, Navin Shah says, “When we were filming this song, we never imagined that it would end up being so appropriate in this situation, but anything that makes people feel good is something we would like to do. The lyrics of the song are appropriate considering what’s happened and the low mood in the country today. Led by Akshay Kumar, everybody without exception, has loved the idea and they actually not only live the thought of it, but will physically put the tattoo on their hands.”

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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Ghajini will be released in the next few days. It will be the first realeases this year for Shah Rukh and Aamir respectively after the super hits last year - Om Shanti Om and Taare Zameen Par. The two movies had generated over Rs.180 crore, at least three times the cost of their investments.

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi will be released in over 1200 threatres on December 12th. Aamir's Ghajini will be released on December 24th in an equal number of movie screens.

"I expect audiences to return to the theatres for both Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Ghajini. Both films should be able to lift the mood of the masses and should go on to become commercial successes," said film analyst Komal Nahata. Nahata expects the two movies to make four times the money that has been invested in them.

Bollywood's record this year has not been very bright with only half a dozen hits compared to 13 films in 2007. The top-20 films' box office collections in 2007 were over Rs.850 crore compared to around Rs.700 crore for 2008 so far.

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Mumbai, Dec 9 (PTI) Id-ul-Zuha (Bakri Eid) celebrations were a low-key affair in Bollywood with biggies like Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan preferring to stay away from festivities.

Many actors including Aamir, Zayed, Farhan Akhtar, Sajid Khan, Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar wore black bands to protest against the terror attack on Mumbai.

Salman immersed himself in shooting for 'Veer', a film he has scripted, at Film City and exchanged Eid greetings with the cast and crew of the film.

His family is known to celebrate all festivals with family and friends in a big way but they have refrained from doing so this time.

Shah Rukh and Aamir are preparing for the release of their eagerly-awaited films 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' and 'Ghajini' respectively, but are not promoting them in a very lavish manner.

Aamir wore a black band to protest against the "life of terror which people have been forced to lead", while greeting people on the occasion.

Saif Ali Khan is out of the country shooting for his upcoming film and Katrina Kaif is away from Mumbai shooting for Rajkumar Santoshi's 'Aajab Prem ki Gazab Kahani' with Ranbir Kapoor.

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Warsaw, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is a favourite icon of Polish youth and all his films are lapped up eagerly in Poland. Now, a biography of the Indian actor has been translated in the Polish language and received very well.

Massive publicity has been given to film journalist Anupama Chopra's book "The King of Bollywood" throughout Poland.

Lifesized posters of Shah Rukh Khan with the book title, "King of Bollywood", have been displayed at the underground stations in Warsaw and all important places in big cities. Word of mouth publicity is also adding to the book's sales.

Shah Rukh's popularity among Polish youth began with "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" when it was released in January 2005 with Polish subtitles. It was the first megahit from Bollywood that enchanted the Polish people. Since then most of Shah Rukh's films have been superhits in Poland, whether it was "Dil Se", "Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna" or the evergreen "Main Hoon Na".

"The name of Shah Rukh has become a common home name. The profile of India has gained many notches in the Polish psyche. It is a sheer phenomenon if not anything else," said Piotr Klodkowski, ambassador-designate to India and a wellknown Indologist, while addressing the Warsaw Rotary Club.

"To my mind after Kama Sutra it is Bollywood and Shah Rukh which have given tremendous popularity to India over the past several decades," said Klodkowski.

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