UDIT NARAYAN TURNS 55 TODAY

Today most popular bollywood singer, Udit Narayan Jha turns 55, who popularly known as Udit Narayan. Narayan has sung in 26 different languages.He won three National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards. In 2009, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.

CAREER:-

Udit Narayan Jha has stated that he was born in 1955 at his maternal grandparents' home in a village called Baisi in the Supaul district of Bihar, India.His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.

Narayan studied at Kunauli Bazaar (Saharsa, now Supaul, Bihar), where he passed his S.L.C. and later obtained his intermediate from Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus (Kathmandu).

Udit Narayan began his career in Nepal singing for Kathmandu Radio Station as a staff artiste for Maithili and Nepali folk songs. After eight years in that role, Indian Embassy offered him the chance to study classical music at a prestigious school in Bombay, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan on a music scholarship. He moved to Bombay in 1978.

He got his first break in 1980, when noted music director (composer) Rajesh Roshan asked him to do a song for the Hindi film Unees Bees, in which he got an opportunity to sing with his inspiration, Mohammed Rafi. However, the actual success story of his career began in 1988 with the successful Bollywood movie Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, earning him a Filmfare Award.The film also brought actor Aamir Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and playback singer Alka Yagnik to stardom. After the success of Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, he became one of the leading playback singers in the Indian film industry.

He has worked with musicians like Rahul Dev Burman, A. R. Rahman, Anand-Milind, Jagjit Singh, Anu Malik, Jatin Lalit, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Kalyanji-Anandji, Bappi Lahiri, Vishal Bhardwaj, Nadeem-Shravan, Rajesh Roshan, Shankar Mahadevan, Himesh Reshammiya, Pritam Chakraborty, Vishal-Shekhar, and directors likeYash Chopra, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Ashutosh Gowariker and Karan Johar. Some of those films include Lagaan, Darr, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dil To Pagal Hai, Mohabbatein, Devdas, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Swades, and Veer Zaara. Narayan has been hailed as the screen voice of Shahrukh Khan. He has also sung hit songs for actors like Aamir Khan, Sunny Deol, Akshay Kumar and young Shahid Kapoor. He credits his own success in part to being able to sing for the top actors.

At the same time, he sang in Nepalese movies, and also acted in Kusume Rumal and Pirati. He has worked in Nepalese films as well, in particular for composer Shambhujeet Baskota. During his early singing career, he performed songs composed by Shiva Shankar, Natikaji and Gopal Yonzan. In 2004, he released his first private Nepalese album, Upahaar, in which he also sang duets with his wife Deepa Jha. At the Hits FM Awards in 2004 he won awards in two major categories for the album, Record of the Year and Album of the Year. Some of Narayan's other private albums are Bhajan Sangam, Bhajan Vatika, I love You, Dil Deewana, Yeh Dosti, Love is Life, Jhumka de Jhumka, Sona No Ghadulo, Dhuli Ganga, and Ma Tarini.

He was in the panel of judges of Indian Idol 3 along with music composer Anu Malik and female playback singer Alisha Chinai on Sony TV.

He was in the panel of judges on Sony TV for Waar Pariwaar, a reality show based on the bringing together of a singing gharana (family of singers). He shared judging duties with fellow playback singer Kumar Sanu and Jatin Pandit of the famous music duo Jatin-Lalit.

Narayan has performed in many stage shows in India and abroad and is the recipient of a large number of awards. These include Screen Videocon Award, MTV Best Video Award and Pride of India Gold Award.

In 2009, Narayan was considering running as a candidate for the Padma Shri.

PERSONAL LIFE:-

Narayan is a resident of Mumbai.He is married and has one son. His wife Deepa Narayan, whom he married in 1985, is a singer, and the two recorded an album together titled Dil Deewana.

His son Aditya Narayan started his career singing for child artists in Hindi movies in the 1990s.

NATALIE PORTMAN PREMIERES "BLACK SWAN" IN NYC

Spending the evening on the red carpet, Natalie Portman was front and center at the New York premiere of “Black Swan”.

Held at Ziegfeld Theatre, the lovely actress was clad in a stylish black gown while joined by co-stars Mila Kunis and Winona Ryder.

For the movie, Natalie recently spoke about undergoing extreme ballet, cross-training and swimming a year before shooting began, as she told Us magazine, “I think it was just the physicality of it all that was the most extreme. I mean, I had never gotten that much training – to be doing five-to-eight hours a day of [it] was really a challenge.”

“I think the most important thing is coming to work as prepared as you can be every day and working as hard as you can every day,” she added. “If you do that, you can always ensure that you have an amazing experience.”

“Black Swan” makes its way into theaters this Friday, December 3rd.

SHRIYA SARAN OPENS SPA FOR VISUALLY CHALLENGED PEOPLE

Bollywood hot and sexy actress Shriya Saran recently teamed up with an NGO and opened a spa in Mumbai for the visually challenged,. The actress denotes that, visually challenged people, always depend on the sensation of touch, to discover their worlds. So, Shriya said that here visually challenged people, will get reflexology treatment and body massages, in order to relax and rejuvenate them with the program.

Shriya is also excited about her upcoming Tamil release ‘Chikku Bukku’ which will hit screens on next week. So, the actress wants enjoy the success, in the arms of a good cause and so is hurrying to establish a spa by this year end.

On the professional front, Shriya is keeping her fingers crossed for the success of Deepa Mehta’s forthcoming English venture ‘Midnight’s Children’, which stars Seema Biswas, Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Soha Ali Khan and Irrfan Khan.

ASHLEY TISDALE - BREAKFAST WITH SCOTT SPEER

Stepping out for a post-Thanksgiving meal, Ashley Tisdale and Scott Speer were seen leaving Mo’s restaurant in Toluca Lake, CA.

The “Hellcats” babe and her lofty lover looked to be in good spirits as they walked arm-in-arm before hopping in her luxury ride and speeding off.Earlier in the week, Tisdale tweeted, “I'm home! I love LA so bright and sunny. First stop coffee bean :) then goin to record phineas and ferb.”Yesterday, she wrote, “Had so much fun hosting thanksgiving at my house with my family and my man's family. I am so thankful for a lot of things this year.”

ARJUN RAMPAL TURNS 38 TODAY

Today, Arjun Rampal turns 38 who born 26th November 1972, is an award winning Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films, as well as a fashion model.

FILM CAREER:-

Arjun's debut movie was Moksha and it was released in 2001 and was directed by Ashok Mehta. However, this film was released after his second film, Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat, in which he appeared with Sunil Shetty and Aftab Shivdasani. Although both films did not perform well at the box office, his performances in both films were lauded by critics. In 2002, he won the Award from the International Indian Film Academy for Face of the Year.

Since his debut, he has worked steadily in films such as Aankhen (2002), which was successful. But his films like Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), Yakeen (2005) and Ek Ajnabee (2005), did not succeed commercially.

He has also appeared in the Temptations 2004 concert with stars Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, and Priyanka Chopra.

In 2006 he made an extended appearance in the multi-starrer Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and played a supporting role in Don - The Chase Begins Again, a remake of the 1978 Amitabh Bachchan starrer Don. Rampal donned the role of Jasjit who was played by Pran in the original version. And this film, like the original version turned out to be a huge hit.

He then decided to produce as well as act in the film I See You (2006) which released on 29 December 2006. Arjun produced it with his own production company, Chasing Ganesha Films. His wife, Mehr Jesia, was the co-producer. The film starred Rampal, Vipasha Agarwal, Sonali Kulkarni and Boman Irani. Bollywood actors Shahrukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan made cameos in the film. I See You was shot entirely in London. The film received poor reviews and was a failure at the box office. He, however, received positive reviews for his villainous role in Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om (2007), which became one of the biggest hits in the history of Bollywood. And his biggest hit till date. He also won several awards for the film.

The hunky actor has recently opened up a hotel named LAP Lounge And Party in Delhi as joint venture with Restaurateur AD Singh.

He also appeared in an international Schweppes Drink commercial along with Nicole Kidman,produced by Sir Ridley Scott ( Gladiator fame director) and directed by famous international director Shekhar Kapur ( Mr.India, Bandit Queen, Elizabeth)

Recently he has become the brand ambassador of a famous clothing brand named Thomas Scott. It was recently reported that in the beginning of 2010 he started shooting for the sequel film to the highly successful remake of the movie Don, alongside SRK and Kunal Avdana of ABCL production with Big B and will also be in next Abhisekh Kapoor's movie.

In 2008 Arjun starred in Rituparno Ghosh's English-language arthouse film The Last Lear, alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Preity Zinta. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was received well at a number of other film festivals. Upon its theatrical release in India, Rampal got favourable reviews for his performance. In 2008, Rampal starred in Rock On!!, in which his role as the lead guitarist of the band was widely acclaimed, getting him several awards, including the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.

In 2010, Arjun won critical acclaim for his portrayal of 'Prithvi' in the Prakash Jha multi-starrer blockbuster, Raajneeti.

PERSONAL LIFE:-

Arjun attended St.Patrick's High school in Deolali. He completed his graduation i.e. B.A in Economics in from Delhi universities Hindu College. His father is Amarjeet Rampal and his mother is Gwen Rampal.
Both his paternal as well as maternal grandfathers were in Indian army.
Arjun and his younger sister Komal Rampal later attended the prestigious Kodaikanal International School located in the Palani Hills, Tamil Nadu, where his mother was also teaching.
Arjun Rampal married former Miss India and supermodel Mehr Jesia and they have two daughters, Mahikaa, born on 17 January 2002 and Myra, born June 2005.

DOUTZEN KROES IS PREGNANT

Showing off her growing bump, Doutzen Kroes stepped out with her new husband DJ Sunnery James in Paris, France.

The lovely couple took to the Pavillion Ledoyen venue as they joined fellow attendees in raising money for charity during the “Action To Innocence” gala party.

The outing is one of the first sightings of Miss Kroes since she exchanged vows with James in Amsterdam, Netherlands on November 7th.

Having been together for more than 2 years, the cute couple is expecting their first child in January 2011.

TUSSHAR KAPOOR TURNS 34 TODAY

Today Bollywood actor, Tusshar Kapoor  turns 34 who born 20th November 1976 in Mumbai, is an Indian actor. He is the son of Bollywood actor Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor and brother of Ekta Kapoor. He studied at the University of Michigan and graduated with a BBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

Tushar made his debut with Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai alongside Kareena Kapoor in 2001. The next two years followed with a list of box office flops, although he was noted for acting alongside his father in the teen slasher film Kucch To Hai (2003). He was recognized for his role as a shy boy who gains the ability to become invisible in Gayab (2004).Kapoor appeared in comic roles in Golmaal (2006), Sunday (2008) and Golmaal Returns (2008). He is also slated to appear in Golmaal 3 (2010).

Tusshar Kapoor's first claim to fame is that he is Jumping Jack Jeetu's ek lauta beta. Though surprisingly he did not make his debut with a home production but Vashu Baghnani's Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai. From being touted as a dead pan face to doing interesting roles, this boy has come a long way. Though his big Sister hepled him, we cannot deny the fact that he definitely has the genes that maketh a star of a common man.

CHRISTINA APPLEGATE - THE PREGNANT GIRL

Hollywood famous celebrity, Christina Applegate was seen moving along in her pregnancy, out for a weekend beginning party in Los Angeles.

Joined by a gal pal, the expecting actress popped into a local liquor store before heading over to Sheryl Crow's house for the west coast soiree.

On the career front, Miss Applegate can next be seen starring alongside Owen Wilson, Alyssa Milano, Jenna Fischer and Jason Sudeikis in the upcoming comedy "Hall Pass". Due out in February 2011, the Farrelly brothers directed pictures is about "a married man who is granted the opportunity to have an affair by his wife. Joined in the fun by his best pal, things get a little out of control when both wives start engaging in extramarital activities as well."

SUSHMITA SEN TURNS 35 TODAY

Today, Sushmita Sen turns 35 who born on 19th November 1975 is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood films. A former beauty queen, Sen was crowned Miss Universe 1994. She was the first Indian woman to win the competition.

BIOGRAPHY:-

Sushmita was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh to a Bengali Hindu family. Her father, Shubeer Sen, is a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander and her mother, Subhra Sen, is a fashion artist and jewelry designer. She has a brother, Rajeev Sen. She was born in St. Theresa's hospital, Hyderabad, and grew up in New Delhi. She attended school at the Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute.

In 2000, she adopted a daughter, named Renee. On 13th Jan, 2010 she adopted a three-month-old girl and named her Alisah.

MISS UNIVERSE:-

In 1994, at the age of eighteen, Sushmita won the title of Femina Miss India beating Aishwarya Rai, who was the runner up. Sen represented India at the 1994 Miss Universe Pageant, held in Manila, Philippines and won there.

At Miss Universe, Sushmita ranked third overall in the preliminaries, right behind preliminary winner Miss Colombia Carolina Gómez, and Miss Greece Rea Totounzi, who ranked second but won the preliminary swimsuit and evening gown competitions. Sushmita went on to place second, fifth and third in the swimsuit, interview, and evening gown semi-final competitions respectively, placing third place behind Miss Colombia and Miss Venezuela Minorka Mercado. All three women went on to be the final three contestants. In the end, the judges placed their votes on Sushmita, making her the first woman from India to become Miss Universe.

FILM CAREER:-

After her reign as Miss Universe was over, Sushmita became an actress. Her first movie, Dastak was in 1996, in which she played the victim of a stalker. The movie did not do well at the box office. However, two years later her appearance as Rupali in David Dhawan's movie Biwi No.1 won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in 1999. Biwi No.1 was the highest grossing movie of 1999.The same year, she was also nominated for her role in Sirf Tum in the same category, making her an obvious choice for winner. She received critical acclaim and box office success for film Aankhen.

So far, her biggest hit has been the 2004 movie Main Hoon Na, in which she starred as Shahrukh Khan's love interest. The film grossed a total of Rs 340,000,000 and was the second best selling movie of that year.Later, Sushmita played a lawyer in Main Aisa Hi Hoon opposite Ajay Devgan. In 2005, she also starred in a remake of Cactus Flower, called Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya: Sen played the lead opposite Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. Her most recent movies include Karma, Confessions and Holi (2006) opposite Naomi Campbell, Do Knot Disturb, Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007) and Dulha Mil Gaya (2010) opposite Fardeen Khan.

It has been reported that Sushmita will portray the slain Pakistan Peoples Party leader Benazir Bhutto in a film co-produced by Zaid Aziz and Henna Rai of the Karachi production company Vox Vision, and Leicester-based Sum Films. Tentatively titled Benazir Bhutto: The Movie, the film will be shot in locations in Pakistan, the US, Britain and Dubai, where Bhutto spent years as a student and later as a political leader in exile. When Sushmita was asked about this big opportunity, she excitedly said, “Yes, I am keen to play the role.”

Recently she starred in Do Knot Disturb with long-time screen partner Govinda. The film failed to do well.Sushmita plays the role of a successful supermodel called Shimmer in Dulha Mil Gaya.

NICOLE SCHERZINGER - PLAYBOY ENERGY DRINK LADY

Back in London after supporting her race car driving beau Lewis Hamilton in Abu Dhabi over the weekend, Nicole Scherzinger was looking stunning at the Funky Buddha.

In a cute black frock, Nicole Scherzinger posed for pictures while attending the launch party for the new Playboy Energy Drink.

In career news, Nicole recently put out the vibe that she would be interested in doing an American version of “X Factor” if Simon Cowell gave her the opportunity.

She told press, “If Simon Cowell were to approach me I would really have to think about it because it is a huge commitment. I would definitely be open to it.”