Ekta Kapoor to remake ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’

Ekta Kapoor to remake ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’ for television.

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

The team of ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ will apparently shoot a part of the film in Melbourne.

Mallika Sherawat to do item number

The upcoming Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgn starrer Tezz is creating buzz and how. The latest we learn is that Mallika Sherawat will be doing an item number in the film.

It was earlier announced that Sameera Reddy had been dropped from an item song she was to perform while Priyanka Chopra was approached for the same. However, post PC’s denial to do the song, Mallika Sherawat has stepped in to do it.

Priyadarshan’s Tezz produced by Ratan Jain stars Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Kangna Ranaut, Sameera Reddy, Boman Irani and Zayed Khan. The film is set to release in April this year.

 

Ambani walks Oscar Red carpet

Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani walked the red carpet with his Dream Works Studios’ partners Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider at Oscar Awards 2012 held at Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles on 27th February, 2012. His team bagged an Oscars statuette on the occasion.

The movies like The Help, War Horse and Real Steel, which have been produced by Reliance and DreamWorks Studios, were nominated in 11 categories for this year’s Oscar Awards. Among them, Octavia Spencer won the Oscar gong for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Help. However, Anil Ambani, who owns a 51% stake at DreamWorks Studios, looked stunning in his black suit as he walked the red carpet with Spielberg and Snider, who were also in black dress.

GENELIA Enters Limca Book of Records

Genelia D’Souza aka Genelia Deshmukh has been enlisted in Limca Book of World Records after delivering four back to back hits in four languages – Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.

Genelia D’Souza is going through a great phase, both in terms of personal and professional life. Soon after her marriage to long time boyfriend Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia has been receiving accolades for her performance in Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya opposite husband Riteish. Genelia D’Souza has made an entry to the Limca Book of World Records as she has given four back to back hits.

Genelia, who changed her surname to Deshmukh after marriage has all reasons to be happy about. May lady luck smile on this beautiful lady. What say guys?

Recipe Of The Month Feb 2012

Goan Fish Curry

Serves : 4

Pomfret or Mackerel – 3 pieces ( approx 300 g each)

Turmeric – ½ tbsp

Red Chilli Whole – 8

Goan toddy Vinegar – 4tbsp  (A good alternative for the toddy vinegar is the Malt vinegar)

Onion – 1 medium size

Ginger – 1 tbsp (finely chopped)

Garlic Paste – ½ tbsp

Coconut – 1 cup (preferably freshly grated)

Cumin – 1 tbsp

Coriander – 2 tbsp

Tomato – 1 medium size ( optional)

Oil – 3tbsp

Salt – to taste

Method :

Clean, wsh and cut each fish into three to four pieces. Apply little salt, ginger paste, garlic paste and red chilli. Leave to rest for 30 minutes.

Peel, wash and slice the onion. Chop ginger and garlic. Grate fresh Coconut. Wash and chop tomato. Put the ginger, garlic, cumin, coriander seeds and red chillies in toddy vinegar overnight.

Make a fine paste with onion, coconut and tomatoes. Heat oil in a pan. Add paste and fry on slow fire for 15 minutes. Add hot water and bring to boil, simmer for another 10 minutes.

Add marinated fish pieces and cook gently for 15 minutes.

Serve hot with steamed rice.

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Apsara Awards

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara sweep the 7th Chevrolet Apsara Awards with 6 trophies

The 7th Chevrolet Apsara Awards 2012 powered by Venus Soap saw a glittering, star-shimmering event held at Mumbai’s plush Yashraj Studios. The Film & Television Producers Guild of India and Wizcraft International Entertainment announced its much awaited winners for the finest talents in Film & Television for the year 2011.

The red carpet was rolled out as stars and celebrities walked down to celebrate the greatest and the best in Hindi Cinema & Television. This was one day in the history of Bollywood when stars sashayed stardom, dressed in their classiest, gorgeous best. The 7th Chevrolet Apsara Awards 2012 ceremony paraded the who’s who of the industry. With the legendary stars along with new league of actors emerging in Bollywood, this night got hotter!

Ranbir Kapoor on winning the Best Actor Award for Rockstar, said “This is my 3rd Apsara Award and actually, I don’t feel humbled because I worked really hard for this role, so I’m very happy that I got the award for it. I express my deepest gratitude to the Guild for giving me this honour, it is very special to me.”

On stage, the director duo Farah Khan and Karan Johar were the masters of ceremony. They brought on their camaraderie and entertained the audience with their wit and humor!

Highlights of the evening were the enthralling performances by the super-stars themselves. The most exciting was the soon to be wed Riteiesh Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza enacting their love story of their meeting and romantic journey that has brought them to this juncture. Along with many other spell-binding performances and other stars joining in the barat, this was truly a prelude to their wedding celebrations.

King of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan performed on an act to remember around the theme of his latest movie Don 2. He presented a Chicago style act and set the stage ablaze as he grooved to the tunes from the movie. Svelte Kareena Kapoor put up a sizzling performance as she danced to some of the most popular South Indian hit songs like Nakka Mukka, Ringa Ringa and the recently popularized Kolaveri Di.

The 7th Chevrolet Apsara Awards also dedicated a special segment to the legends of Indian cinema and their glorious years in Bollywood. This act marked the beginning of ‘100 years of Indian Cinema’ celebrations. A special act has been designed with Shiamak Davar and his troupe to pay tribute to iconic stars like Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Shashi Kapoor, Dr. Vyjanthimala Bali, Waheeda Rehman, Asha Parekh, Manoj Kumar, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Vinod Khanna, Zeenat Aman, Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini to name a few. Shahrukh hosted the segment and spoke to the legends about the centenary celebrations.

Amisha Patel mesmerized the audiences with a scintillating performance on hit item numbers ‘Chikni Chameli’, ‘Ooh La La’ and ‘Madhubala’. ‘Band Baaja Baarat’ star Anushka Sharma shook a leg with popular TV stars – Nandish Sandhu of Uttran, Sushant Singh of Pavitra Rishta and Shabbir Ahluwalia, winner of ‘Khatron ke Khiladi 3’ to three different styles of dance including Lezim, Hip-Hop and Bollywood.

Of course, in the midst of all this entertainment, the envelopes were opened to reveal the best talents and Award winners for 2012. Winners accepted their prestigious Award with excitement and fervor, as the air was filled with thunderous applause and cheers.

The awards night had extravagant sets coupled with lasers, special effects, lighting and acoustics to create a magnificent audio and visual impact. An event to celebrate; a night to remember! Watch out for magic of the 7th Chevrolet Apsara Awards 2012 telecast exclusively on COLORS. DON’T miss the magnetism of Bollywood’s glitziest, prestigious and most glamorous Awards night!

Best Sound Design and Sound Mixing Award – Ra. One

Best Editing – No One Killed Jessica

Best Cinematographer – Chirantan Das (Tanu Weds Manu)

Most promising debut female – Parineeti Chopra

Most promising debut Male – Rana Duggabatti

most promising director – Abhinay Deo (Delhi Belly)

Best Choreography – Bosco ceaser (ZNMD)

Best lyricist – Irshad kamil (Rockstar)

Best Music – A R Rahman (Rockstar)

Best Playback Singer Male – Mohit Chauhan (Sadda Haq – Rockstar)

Best Playback Singer Male – Shreya Ghoshal (Teri Meri – Bodyguard)

Guild honor4 excellence On TV – Amitab Bachchan (KBC)

Best screenplay – Reema Katgi and Zoya Akhtar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)

Best story – Reema Katgi and Zoya Akhtar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)

Hindustan Times Readers Choice Award for best entertainer male – SRK

Hindustan Times Readers Choice Award for best entertainer female – Priyanka Chopra

Best performance in a comic role – Deepak Dobral (Tanu Weds Manu)

Best performance in a negative role – Prakash Raj (Singham)

Best Actor in a supporting role (female) – Parineeti Chopra (Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl)

Best Actor in a supporting role (Male) – Farhan Akhtar (ZNMD)

Best Director – Zoya Akhtar (ZNMD)Best Film – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Best Actress – Vidya Balan (The Dirty Picture)

Best Actor- Ranbir Kapoor (Rockstar)

Dabboo calendar launch

If it’s a Dabboo Ratnani calendar launch you can be sure that the Bollywood brigade will be there. Because they all love Dabboo and they all are featured in his slick and chic calendar. And this was the case last night at Olive with a burst of Bollywood that turned up to check out the images of the 2012 calendar and to say hello to their favourite photographer and his charming wife Manisha.

It all started slow and steady but soon moved into full throttle mode with the onlookers outside the Mediterranean-styled eatery and bar increasing with every moment. You knew someone important or popular had arrived when your heard the roar of the crowd who were kicked to see their favourite Bollywood star getting out of his/her car and entering the venue.

There was Shah Rukh Khan who caught up with Abhishek Bachchan and watched the action behind the making of the calendar unfold on the big screen. There was Hrithik Roshan and wife Sussanne with those funky pair of white jeans. There was Bipasha Basu who walked in with Rocky S and had a good look at the images of the calendar featuring 24 Bollywood actors.

The place was buzzing with the presence of Sonakshi Sinha, Asin, Soha Ali Khan, Raageshwari  Loomba, Pooja Bedi, Rhea Pillai, Queenie Singh, Madhoo Shah, Madhur Bhandarkar, Schauna Chauhan and Bikram Saluja, Rahul Mahajan, Vindu Singh, Narendra Kumar, Nachiket Barve, Nishka Lulla, Roopa Vohra and many, many more.

And the late, but welcome arrivals included Priyanka Chopra and Vidya Balan who made her presence felt!

After showcasing her sensuality in ‘The Dirty Picture’, actress Vidya Balan does it again. But this time, it is not for movie, she has done it for celebrity photographer, Dabboo Ratnani’s annual calendar 2012.

The calendar is out and our Tinsel town is talking with the sensuous picture of Vidya Balan. She goes topless again covered with bubbles in a bath tub. She has raised the oomph bar by showcasing her legs. She also wore a statement necklace on her bare neck giving a hint of cleavage. But apart from this, she is looking seductress with her enticing beautiful eyes.

Earlier also, in 2011 calendar, she gave a backless and topless shoot carrying paintbrushes which left an ineffaceable mark on the viewer’s mind. As usual, this time also, Dabboo Ratnani has shot for his calendar with the most beautiful faces of the industry like Aishwarya Rai, Sonakshi Sinha, Priyanka Chopra, Kajol, Asin and many others.

But, with this daring hot shoot, Vidya again proved herself the new sexy actress of B-Town. Watch online the shoot of Dabboo Ratnani’s 2012 annual calendar.

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