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Monday, October 18, 2010

Ali Zafar gives away his lucky guitar


The Prince of Pop, Ali Zafar, made his Bollywood debut with Tere Bin Laden, and will be seen starring with Katrina Kaif and Imran Khan in “Mere Brother Ki Dulhan“, a romantic comedy set around a love triangle. It is a “topsy-turvy story” set amongst upper middle class families in northern India, and that Imran Khan plays a character who falls in love with his brother’s (Ali Zafar) fiancĂ© (Katrina Kaif). Ali plays a Hindu boy named Luv. It is set to release in

Jackass 3D laughs all the way to top of box office





The first Jackass movie in 3D raked in $50 million to top North American cinema earnings for the weekend, industry figures showed.

The newest film from Johnny Knoxville is the first of the franchise in 3D, and beat the openings of the previous films Jackass: The Movie and Jackass Number Two. The franchise began as a television show filled with gags aimed at young men.

Director Robert Schwentke's action comedy Red landed in second place with $22.5 million. The film stars Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman and

Rapper T.I. Sentenced to 11 months in jail





Grammy winning rapper T.I. will soon be back behind bars after being sentenced to 11 months in prison for violating probation following his marijuana arrest on September 1.

The 'Got Your Back' hitmaker was given the sentence during a court hearing in Atlanta on Friday, with District Judge Charles Pannell Jr. declaring that the rapper "has had the limit of second chances", reported Ace Showbiz online.

During the hearing, the rapper said, "I screwed up. I screwed up bigtime, and I'm sorry. I'm truly and sincerely sorry. I don't want and

I'll never discuss my personal life online: Priyanka Chopra





After following her on Twitter, Priyanka Chopra's fans can now get a sneak peek into her world through a voice blog, voice chats and an official YouTube channel, but no "personal" talk please, the actress says and adds she is looking forward to constructive criticism of her work and style.

The Bollywood actress started the Twitter craze by being one of the first celebrities to join the microblogging site. Now she has gone a step further to make her presence felt in the online world.

The 28-year-old signed an agreement with UTV Interactive to launch her voice blog, voice chats and an official YouTube channel. The launch was on Wednesday.

"I think it's high time that I became confident enough to say that this is me and see if you want to. People have just seen me on the big screen, but there I'm playing a character, I'm never myself. But here, it's me, it's everything that I am as a person," Priyanka told IANS in an

My acting should speak as much as my physique: John Abraham





John Abraham has a physique that every man would love to possess, but the actor says he does not want his physical attributes to overshadow his performance, something he works equally hard at. He's happy that this trend is reversed in upcoming film Jhoota Hi Sahi.

"My physicality takes over a lot. It just preceeds over what I do. Even if I'm doing a sweet role, there is someone who would find it hot. I'm not apolegetic about the way I look, but somewhere down the line the physicality keeps coming to the forefront," John told IANS in an interview.

"So I'm trying to work around a parallel road where my performances are as much seen... because I really work hard for them," he said.

The actor's wish could well be fulfilled in Abbas Tyrewala's Jhoota Hi Sahi, since he has kept his well-toned body and macho look on the back burner and plays a normal guy who works in a

Vivek Oberoi set to marry on Oct 29





Wedding preparations are on in full swing as Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi gets set to tie the knot with fiancée Priyanka Alva on October 29.

Vivek is currently busy with the promotions of his upcoming film Rakta Charitra.

Vivek's father noted actor Suresh Oberoi will be hosting a grand reception in Mumbai after the wedding which is to be held in Bangalore, where Priyanka resides.

Twenty-eight-year-old Priyanka, daughter of Karnataka Minister Jeevaraj Alva and social worker Nandini Alva, is a Business Management graduate from

Angelina Jolie defends her controversial movie-in-progress

Jolie's first directorial effort, a love story, is generating controversy over its alleged content.
Jolie's first directorial effort, a love story, is generating controversy over its alleged content.
- With her first directorial effort underway and generating controversy over its alleged content, Angelina Jolie advises critics not to jump the gun and to "[with]hold judgment until they have seen the film." The yet-to-be-titled movie, a love story currently shooting in Hungary, focuses on a Serbian man (Rade Serbedzija) and a Bosnian woman (Zana Marjanovic) who meet on the eve of the country's 1992-95 war and the effect the conflict has on their relationship.
But once stories arose in Bosnia-Herzegovina that the film's love story concerned a Serbian rapist and his Muslim captive, objections were raised by the association Women Victims of

Justin Bieber releases 'First Step 2 Forever: My Story'

The book is basically a love letter to Bieber's legion of screaming girl fans.
The book is basically a love letter to Bieber's legion of screaming girl fans.
Pop star Justin Bieber's autobiographical book "First Step 2 Forever: My Story" -- which is stamped as "100 percent Official" right on the cover! -- hit retailers Tuesday. And as you might imagine, it's a riveting read, what with Bieber having 16 whole years of tales to spin -- a full two of them in the music industry! I kid, though -- the book is just about what you'd expect from a teenage pop star trying to woo his teenage pop star-loving audience. Basically, it's a love letter to his legion of screaming girl fans.
There are pages upon pages of adorable pictures from the road, tons of huge pull quotes, extraneous tweets and lyrics throughout, ridiculous stories about dating (let the jealousy from the

Facebook movie may be changing opinions about site

Jesse Eisenberg starred as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in "The Social Network."
Jesse Eisenberg starred as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in "The Social Network."
- That movie about Facebook -- more formally known as "The Social Network" -- appears to be changing people's attitudes about the real website. According to survey data released by YouGov BrandIndex, younger people have tended to like Facebook more since the movie hit theaters October 1. Older generations' opinions of the online social network, meanwhile, have generally soured since the film's release.
The survey conducted by that group, which polls consumers for their general attitudes about companies, shows the generational divide over Facebook had been closing until October 5, shortly after "The Social Network" was released. At that point, adults 35 and older, who generally had been warming to the

Eminem, Lady Antebellum lead AMA nominees

Eminem and Lady Antebellum are each nominated for five trophies at this year's American Music Awards.
Eminem and Lady Antebellum are each nominated for five trophies at this year's American Music Awards.
- It will be a rap vs. country music showdown at this year's American Music Awards: Eminem and Lady Antebellum are each nominated for five trophies at the ceremony. The artists lead the pack of nominees, which were announced Tuesday morning.
Close behind, Tween star Justin Bieber earned four nods -- while B.o.B., Katy Perry, Ke$ha and Usher received three nominations. And Taylor Swift was nominated in the country favorite female category.
A lively telecast, this year's AMAs, which will be broadcast from L.A.'s Nokia Theater on November 21 (8 p.m. ET), will feature performances by nominee Usher, Pink and

5 reasons your online-chat pals may block you

Yes, online chat is a wonderful way to pass the time -- but don't abuse it or your friends may block you.
Yes, online chat is a wonderful way to pass the time -- but don't abuse it or your friends may block you.

Editor's note: Brenna Ehrlich and Andrea Bartz are the sarcastic brains behind humor blog and book Stuff Hipsters Hate. When they're not trolling Brooklyn for new material, Ehrlich works as a news editor at Mashable.com, and Bartz holds the same position at Psychology Today.
(CNN) -- Ever since the early days of AOL Instant Messenger (and ICQ for all you diehard chatters out there), the internet has provided us with a splendid way to reach out to others, connect with them across the channels of humanity and completely and utterly waste their time.
Picture this, if you will: Whilst clicking dejectedly through your Gmail, waiting for those Facebook invites to come pouring in (can't spend Saturday night watching "My So-Called Life" and

Windows Phone 7 is the real Facebook phone

Every aspect of Windows Phone 7 is geared to social networks: phone, contacts, gaming, photos, even Office.
Every aspect of Windows Phone 7 is geared to social networks: phone, contacts, gaming, photos, even Office.
When Microsoft and Facebook announced that they were partnering to integrate Facebook and Bing for social network-powered search, it confirmed something I thought Monday: Windows Phone 7 is the real Facebook phone. I don't know whether Facebook has a secret team working on a phone where they control the OS. But the company don't need one. It's already deeply integrated into Android and iOS. Now with the Microsoft partnership, it's tied to the most socially optimized smartphone ever brought to the market.
"This is, I think, one of the most exciting partnerships we've done on the platform so far," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said at the Bing announcement Wednesday. "Our view is that over the next five years we expect that almost every industry is going to be disrupted by someone building a

3 Pakistani Songs Featured in British Film “West Is West”


“West Is West” is a 2010 British comedy drama film, which is a sequel to the 1999 film “East Is East”. Its predecessor East is East won on the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film at the BAFTA Awards.
The story of the film has been written by Ayub Khan Din who is the son of a British Pakistani. It is set in a British household of mixed-ethnicity, with a Pakistani father and an English mother in Salford, Greater Manchester, and revolves around George Khan (played by Om Puri), the father is worried that his youngest son is turning his back on his Pakistani heritage, and decides to take him for a vist to Pakistan.
The soundtrack of the film features three Pakistani songs, one performed by the

Gitex Technology Week: Gulf Information Technology Exhibition In Dubai

UAE consumers have been flocking to Airport Expo following the opening of tech exhibition Gitex Shopper on Saturday, with the main Gitex event opening at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center on Sunday.

Being the 30th anniversary of the show, the organisers have been trying to make it more interesting this year but drawing in big names such as Steve Guggenheimer, Microsoft’s corporate vice-president, Original Equipment Manufacturer Division and Facebook’s Randi Zuckerberg, Director of Market Development. Several others will also be giving speeches at the event on the

Robots Study shocker: babies think friendly robots are sentient

There's certainly been no shortage of studies involving humans' interaction with robots, but a team of researchers from the University of Washington's Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences have now made one of the most shocking discoveries to date: babies can be tricked into believing robots are sentient. They made this finding by acting out a skit with a remote-controlled robot in which the robot behaves friendly with its human counterpart. Following the skit, they left the baby alone with the robot and found that in 13 out of 16 cases the baby followed the robot's gaze, which suggests the baby believed it was