SHARMILA TAGORE TURNS 64 TODAY

Today Sharmila Tagore (Begum Ayesha Sultana) turns 64 who born on 8th December, 1946 is an Indian film actress. She has won several National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances.

She has led the Indian Film Censor Board. In December 2005 she was chosen as an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

EARLY LIFE:-

Sharmila Tagore was born in a Hindu Bengali family in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India to Gitindranath Tagore who was then Dy. General Manager of the British India Company owner of Elgin Mills. She attended St. John's Diocesan Girls' Higher Secondary School and Loreto Convent Asansol.

CAREER:-

Tagore began her career as an actress in the 1959 Satyajit Ray film Apur Sansar (The World of Apu), as the ill-fated bride of the title character. As noted on the official website for Ray, "She was just a fourteen-year-old then, with no previous acting experience. As the shooting began, Ray had to shout instructions to Sharmila during the takes. None of this, however, is reflected on the screen. Ray cast her in his next film Devi too." She appeared in a number of Ray films, often co-starring with Soumitra Chatterjee.

She established herself as a popular Hindi film actress with Shakti Samanta's Kashmir Ki Kali in 1964. Samanta again cast her in many more hit films, notably An Evening in Paris (1967), the first appearance on a two-piece bikini of an Indian actress,(Sadhana had appeared in one-piece bikini in earlier films) which not only shocked conservative Indian audiences but also set off a wave of bikini-clad actresses carried forward by Parveen Babi (in Yeh Nazdeekiyan, 1982), Zeenat Aman (in Heera Panna 1973; Qurbani, 1980) and Dimple Kapadia (in Bobby, 1973), but established Tagore's role as somewhat of a sex symbol in Bollywood. Wearing a bikini put her name in the Indian press as one of Bollywood's ten hottest actresses of all time, and was a transgression of female identity through a reversal of the state of modesty, which functions as a signifier of femininity in Bombay films. But, when Tagore was the chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification, she expressed concerns about the rise of the bikini in Indian films.

Samanta later teamed up Tagore with Rajesh Khanna for movies such as Aradhana (1969) and Amar Prem (1972), where played the role of Pushpa, the courtesan in city of Kolkata, again opposite Rajesh Khanna, who himself gave his often quoted dialogue in the film, "Pushpa I hate tears..". Other directors paired them together in Daag (1973), Maalik (1972) and Safar (1970). She starred in Gulzar's 1975 film, Mausam, and she played a supporting role as heroine Sarita Choudhury's mother in Mira Nair's 1991 film Mississippi Masala.

Her latest release is a Marathi film Samaantar by Amol Palekar. Her earlier releases were Vidhu Vinod Chopra's film, Eklavya: The Royal Guard, brings together real life mother and son, Sharmila Tagore and Saif Ali Khan. They share screen space for the first time since Aashiq Awara (1993).

PERSONAL LIFE:-

Tagore converted to Islam and married Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Nawab of Pataudi in a Nikah ceremony held on 27 December 1969. She took on the name Ayesha Sultan after her marriage. They have three children: Saif Ali Khan (b. 1970), Saba Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan (b. 1978).

AWARDS:-

1969 - Filmfare Best Actress Award - Aradhana
1970 - nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award-Safar
1976 - National Film Award for Best Actress - Mausam
1997 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
2002 - Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award
2004 - National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress - Abar Aranye
2004 - Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters of France
2006 - Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award - Viruddh... Family Comes First
2007 - Lifetime Achievement National Award (Actress) - By Journalist Association of India

KATY PERRY - BOYS NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES

Kicking off the New Year with a red hot cover, Katy Perry is on the front of the January 2011 issue of Maxim magazine.

The “Hot N Cold” songstress shows off her own unique flair in the photo spread, dressed in several different black outfits.

And in the interview, Katy gives guys some advice on how to be more appealing to the fairer sex - take a shower!

Perry explains, “I think boys should take care of themselves hygienically. Some boys don’t - they just don’t realize how important that is to some females. Eating well and not living off of TV dinners, maybe trying to culture themselves. It doesn’t even matter what kind of world they come from or if they have money or no money- if you’re taking care of yourself physically, mentally, and spiritually, then you’re going to be in a good place.”

MISS INDIA NICOLE FARIA WINS "MISS EARTH 2010"

For past sometime Indian beauties were unable to win any major beauty contest for their country.But an 20-years-old Miss India Earth 2010 Nicole Faria, from Banglore,India has made her country proud once again after winning Miss Earth 2010 Beauty Pageant which was held at Vinpearl Resort & Spa in Nha Trang,Vietnam on December 4,2010.

Miss Puerto Rico Yeidy Bosquez was announced Miss Earth Fire and Miss Ecuador Jennifer Pazmino won the Miss Earth Air title. Miss Thailand Watsaporn Wattanakoon grabbed the Miss Earth Water crown.

Faria,also won the 2010 Earth Talent Competition with a scintillating belly dance which was the combination of Oriental and Middle Eastern style.It was the first time that India,won Best Talent in Miss Earth.

Vietnam's representative Luu Thi Diem Huong was voted among top five contestants with her performance of folk dances that are inspired by traditional dances in the northern, central and southern region of the country.

The event raised 100 million Vietnamese Dong, which will be transferred to the local Red Cross to support flood victims in the central region of Vietnam.

MEL GIBSON COMEBACK FILM "THE BEAVER"

There have been new reports of different photos that can be viewed via the Internet of  "The Beaver" now. Summit Entertainment has provided them with this new photo of Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson in the Beaver.

The release date for this film has been set yet, although they are shooting for July of 2011. It is being released by Summit Entertainment of course and Starring Mel Gibson and an outstanding cast of members. This is a comedy and drama type film and one that will keep you on the edge of your seat in suspense wondering what is going to happen next. The rating for this film is not available yet.

If you love a good comedy combined with a drama then this is a must see for those interested. There are already people anticipating it coming out because they have seen previews of the film. It will probably be a movie for the entire family, however only time will tell for the rating to be announced.

The Beaver, directed by Jodie Foster, stars Gibson as a man who suffers a midlife crisis so extreme and bizarre that he starts communicating exclusively via a beaver puppet on his hand. The movie seemed to have been made as a kind of comeback vehicle for Gibson, who hasn’t starred in a hit in the last decade and was just starting to move beyond, uh, that other awkward moment when he harassed someone and revealed himself as a racist. The Beaver is very likely to be a good movie– Jodie Foster is certainly a talented director.

PRIYANKA CHOPRA KICKED 3 CRORES

Although she is being paid more than them, but Priyanka Chopra refused to join the bandwagon of Bipasha Basu, Mallika Sherawat & Co.

The actress has kicked a Rs 3 crore offer to shimmy at a 5-star hotel for this New Year’s Eve. This amount being offered to her is actually double of what she would demand for a role in a film (Rs 1.5 crore, at last count).

The time it would take to earn this amount is as little as 3 hours of actual work. The schedule of a film is much longer, going into months. So why has Chops turned down such a profitable offer?

The answer is her diva image that she has been painstakingly building up over the last few years. A source close to Priyanka told, “A 5-star hotel in Andheri came up with an offer to Priyanka asking her spin аt thе stirring Nеw Year’s Eve. Priyanka turned them down politely.” Explaining why Priyanka declined, the source added, Priyanka is very uncomfortable dancing in hotels in front of a live audience.

VANESSA HUDGENS - "THE X FACTOR" HOST?

Getting ready for an outbound flight, Vanessa Hudgens was seen arriving at LAX Airport in Los Angeles, California.

Looking to be battling chapped lips, the "Sucker Punch" actress strolled into the terminal keeping warm with a winter scarf before disappearing past the security checkpoint.

The jet-setting adventure comes amidst reports claiming that Miss Hudgens and boyfriend Zac Efron are being courted to be hosts of the US version of "The X Factor".

Apparently, Simon Cowell has decided having Dermot O'Leary on the show would make for too many Brits - which has switched his focus to Zanessa.

According to source, "There could only be Simon and an absolute maximum of one other Brit on the show. He wants that Brit to be Cheryl [Cole]. Dermot will be completely distraught. He spent months in America lobbying to get this job. He held out a lot of hope. But he can't compete with Zac and Vanessa. They are two of the biggest stars in the States and will make American X Factor the biggest show in the world."

And while this is Cowell's desire, it's still up in the air, as the insider added, "They are more popular than Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie with under-30s in America. They're in huge demand and would have to turn down a lot of work in order to do this."

VIDYA BALAN IN "KAHANI"

Director Sujoy Ghosh, who has roped in Vidya Balan for his forthcoming film "Kahani", believes the actress can indentify good scripts. "What I like about Vidya is that she is dead fussy, but in a good way. She has an uncanny sense about scripts," Ghosh said in a statement. Ghosh is justified in his belief - with roles like a struggling mother of a progeria patient in Paa to a brutally seductive rural woman in Ishqiya, she has always treaded different path.

Not only that, her next release "No One Killed Jessica", based on the real life incident of model Jessica Lal's murder, will see her playing Sabrina Lal, who fought tooth and nail to get justice for her sister. Set in Kolkata, Ghosh's Kahani is a woman-oriented thriller.

"Much like Hrithik Roshan, Vidya is quite a risk taker. She loves getting out of her comfort zone and pushing herself with every single film. She loves experimenting and she is the kind of actress who can pulls off every role. She is on a high as her films are critically acclaimed and commercially successful as well," said an industry source.

MILEY CYRUS NUDE PHOTOS - IT'S A FRAUD

Hitting headlines for an alleged nude photo scandal, a Canadian website posted a photo said to be Miley Cyrus in the buff taken with her IPhone camera.

According to ZackTaylor.ca, the "Hannah Montana" hottie snapped and sent the racy pic to her on-off boyfriend Liam Hemsworth - with the story adding that her phone was stolen which resulted in the leaking of the shots.

Seemingly backing up the claims, Oh No They Didn't later posted a series of photos of Miss Cyrus posing provocatively yet clothed - which seemed to back up the nude pic release.

Low and behold, GossipCop attentively pointed out that the naked snap couldn't be Miley - as the girl in the shot didn't have a "Just Breathe” tattoo under her left breast as Miley does.

Their source added that "no nude photos of the young star have been taken or leaked” while Miss Cyrus' lawyers are already drumming up legal action.

AISHWARYA RAI "PREGNANT" RUMORS HIT IN DUBAI

Rumours related to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have again started making the rounds. The rumours, this time, are related to her pregnancy not in India but in Dubai.

But rumours have become such a routine affair for Aishwarya that she does not even clarify them. We presume that she chooses to laugh it off.

Ash had some interviews scheduled in Dubai, but they were cancelled at the last moment leading to speculation among the small community of Indian journalists in the Middle East.

" Unless it is a case of dodgy Indian curries that is slowly but surely emanating, the rumour mills are grinding to grist the possibility of a classic Ash diva tantrum because she is pregnant," quoted the local newspaper in Dubai.

Sources had informed the newspaper that Ash was not well and hence had cancelled the said interviews. This is not the first time that the buzz about her pregnancy hasreached us.

Had we believed in all these gossips Ash and Abhishek should have had a few babies by now. We guess we should leave the couple alone and give them the benefit of doubt and the honour to make the announcement themselves.

After all, their marriage was the biggest ever in Bollywood and when the Bachchans will confirm any such news it would surely be the biggest one, too.

BRITNEY SPEARS TURNS 29 TODAY

Today hollywood famous celebrity, Britney Jean Spears turns 29 who born on 2nd December, 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album in 1999. During her first decade within the music industry, she became a prominent figure in mainstream popular music and popular culture, followed by a much-publicized personal life. Her first two albums established her as a pop icon and broke sales records, while title tracks "...Baby One More Time" and "Oops!... I Did It Again" became international number-one hits. Spears was credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s.

In 2001, she released her third studio album Britney and expanded her brand, playing the starring role in the film Crossroads. She assumed creative control of her fourth studio album, In the Zone released in 2003, which yielded chart-topping singles "Me Against the Music", "Toxic" and "Everytime". After the release of two compilation albums, Spears experienced personal struggles and career went under hiatus. Her fifth studio album, Blackout, was released in 2007 and despite receiving little promotion, it spawned hits "Gimme More" and "Piece of Me". In 2008, her erratic behaviour and hospitalizations caused her to be placed in a conservatorship. The same year, her sixth studio album Circus was released, with the global chart-topping lead single "Womanizer". After embarking on The Circus Starring Britney Spears, she released greatest hits The Singles Collection, which featured U.S. and Canadian number-one single "3".