Did Ali Merchant dump Sara Khan or vice versa, or did they mutually decide to go in for a split? Was it a publicity stunt, a well-planned move to garner TRPs for Bigg Boss or was she cheated? How did it happen, why did it happen or what happened at all? In the city, the celebrity in question could hardly do what she intended to-- promote her next soap, Ram Milaye Jodi on Zee TV.
Vidya refuses to gain weight for
Dirty Picture
Presenting her own interpretation of the voluptuous Southern siren Silk Smitha's tragic life in the biopic Dirty Picture, actress Vidya Balan has turned down the director's request to gain weight for the role. "For the first time, my director and producer told me to put on a little weight.
Are fashion weeks just
tamashas?
When Rohit Bal critically reviews the fashion scene in India, the whole industry takes notice. Member of the advisory board of the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW), Rohit recently expressed concerns over the fashion weeks losing international appeal. He went on to say - "Fashion weeks are being treated as tamashas. There is a lot of Bollywood on the ramp and young designers are taking the serious job too easy."
SRK to play Indian don in Xtreme City
If all goes well, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will be seen sharing screen space with his Hollywood counterpart Leonardo DiCaprio in a cross-cultural thriller Xtreme City, a tale about two men from radically different worlds.
Kochi IPL sets eyes on Salman & Katrina
With an eye on adding glamour quotient, the latest entrant in the Indian Premier League, the Kochi team, is in talks with Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif to be the brand ambassadors for the Indi Commandos.
"We are currently talking to Salman and Katrina for endorsement deals," Kochi IPL Team co-owner Mukesh Patel said.
While Katrina has been seen promoting the Bangalore Royal Challengers in the past, Salman has been reported to be keen on buying an IPL team.
Julianne Moore joins Another Night
Julianne Moore is all set to join Robert De Niro and Paul Dano in new film Another Night.
The four-time Oscar-nominated star will play a supporting role in the Paul Weitz movie. Based on Nick Flynn's memoir, the story revolves around an estranged father and son, the latter of whom works at a homeless shelter in Boston.
Aishwarya to be honoured
Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Infosys Chief Mentor N R Narayana Murthy would be honoured by Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa next week at the World Kannada Conference for their achievement in their respective fields.
Yeddyurappa would honour them during the inaugural of the three-day celebrations of the second Vishwa Kannada Sammelan (World Kannada Conference) scheduled to begin on March 11 at
Belgaum, an official release said.
Ryan Reynolds dating German model
Reynolds, who split from actress wife Scarlett Johansson recently, has been spotted getting cosy with a German model.
The 34-year-old actor was seen cuddling up with Agnes Fischer both on and off the South African set of the political thriller Safe House, in which Reynolds shares screen space with Denzel Washington, reported People magazine.
Catherine Zeta-Jones lined up for movie on gambling
Actress Catherine Zeta Jones is lined up to star in upcoming gambling movie 'Lay The Favorite' alongside Justin Timberlake and Bruce Willis.
The 41-year-old actress, who recently received a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for services to the film industry and charity, has started negotiations for the project about a legendary gambler (Bruce) who tries to figure out a way of beating the Las Vegas betting system.
I won't sing in a Bollywood film: Kishori Amonkar
Celebrated classical singer Kishori Amonkar, who once ventured into playback singing in the film Geet Gaya Pattharon Ne, says that she would never want to tread that path again.
Lopez loses her curves
The famous curvaceous body of the singer is no more in sight as Jennifer Lopez have been replaced by a leaner, fitter look.
Dream come true
As promised, Dream Weddings by Rashmi Bindra is conducting a Women's Day special exhibition on March 5-6 in Chandigarh at Hotel Mountview, Sector 10. Says Rashmi, " A lot of endeavour went into bringing together 50 to 55 exhibitors from across India, of whom most visited and showcased their designs for the first time in city beautiful."
Chandigarh rock bands to get
world famous
MoneyGram International a global money transfer company is leveraging its ICC partnership for the ICC World Cup 2011 championship by launching the MoneyGram ‘Cricket for Peace’ programme across South Asia. The multi-country, multi-language initiative is being launched across nine cities in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, including Chandigarh.
MoneyGram's unique Cricket for Peace is a theme-based music contest that links cricket with world peace.
Going the Emu way
Chandigarh now boasts of the first ever Emu Hatchery of the region being installed by Anubhav Emu Health Reforms Pvt. Ltd. at village Kandala, Chandigarh. SK Maini, National Consultant on Emu inaugurated the Hatchery. On the occasion the company launched the first hatch of Emu Chicks that have been hatched and brooded at the Emu Brooding farm of the company. Says SK Maini, "Emu chicks that are hatched and brooded here have greater immunity, lesser stress level that would result in better hatchability of eggs."
