JOHN ABRAHAM TURNS 38 TODAY

Today bollywood star, JOHN ABRAHAM turns 38 who born on 17th December 1972.After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism (2003), which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom (2004). He received two Filmfare Award nominations, for his negative roles in Dhoom, and then in Zinda (2006). He later appeared in the major critical success Water (2005). In 2007, he was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Baabul (2006).

Abraham was born in Mumbai to a Malayali father and a Parsi mother. His father is an architect from Alwaye, Kerala; his mother is named Phiroza Irani. Abraham's Parsi name is "Farhan" while his father being a Syrian Christian (Syrian Malabar Nasrani) named him "John". He has a younger brother, Alan.

He studied economics at the Bombay Scottish School, Mahim in Mumbai and did his MBA from the Mumbai Educational Trust (MET).

MODELING:-

Abraham started his modelling career appearing in the music video of the song "Surma" by Punjabi singer Jazzy B. He then joined the media firm Time & Space Media Entertainment Promotions Ltd., which, however, closed because of financial problems. Later, he worked for Enterprises-Nexus as a media planner.

In 1999, he won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest and went to the Philippines for Manhunt International, where he won second place. Following this, he was signed by Carrie Models in Singapore and did some modelling there; he later modelled in Hong Kong, London and New York City. He also appeared in a number of commercial advertisements and in other music videos for singers including Pankaj Udhas, Hans Raj Hans and Babul Supriyo. To improve his acting skills, Abraham joined the Kishore Namit Kapoor acting laboratory and completed an acting course while juggling modelling assignments.

ACTING:-

Abraham made his acting debut with Jism (2003), a thriller film which, according to Box Office India, was "above average" grossing 13,25,00,000.During filming, Abraham and co-star Bipasha Basu started dating each other.

His next films included a paranormal thriller Saaya (2003), Pooja Bhatt's directorial debut Paap (2004) and Ahmed Khan's Lakeer – Forbidden Lines (2004).

He appeared, in a villainous role, as Kabir in Dhoom in 2004, an action film produced by Yash Raj Films. The film was one of the highest grossing films of that year.

In 2005 he starred in the supernatural thriller Kaal and the comedy Garam Masala both of which did well at the box office.Later that year, he had a major role in the critically acclaimed film Water, which portrayed the tragic fate of Hindu widows in British India of the 1930s. The film was written and directed by independent Canadian film-maker Deepa Mehta. It was popular internationally, and was nominated for the 2006 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 79th Academy Awards.

In the summer of 2006, Abraham performed at the "Rockstars Concert" along with fellow Bollywood actors Salman Khan, Zayed Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Esha Deol, Shahid Kapoor and Mallika Sherawat.In that same year, he starred in the films Zinda, Taxi No 9211, Baabul and Kabul Express.Among these Taxi No 9211 and Kabul Express were substantially successful.

Nikhil Advani's multi-starrer Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love was Abraham's first release in 2007. The movie failed to do well at the Indian box office,though it did well in the overseas markets.His last two 2007 releases included the arthouse thriller No Smoking and the sports film Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal.

In 2008, Abraham starred alongside Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra in Dostana, his only release that year. Produced by Karan Johar, the film performed well at the box office.

His first release of 2009 was another much awaited production by Yash Raj Films, New York. The film was a critical and commercial success. It followed the lives of three best friends after the September 11 attacks in New York City.

He has a fashion line— branded JA Clothes — which primarily features his favorite article of clothing, jeans.

PERSONAL LIFE:-

Abraham has been dating actress Bipasha Basu since 2002. The couple is often cited as a supercouple in India.

MARIAH CAREY IS PREGNANT WITH TWINS

Nick Cannon again confirmed he and wife Mariah Carey are parents-to-be of twins. Mr. Cannon said on his Rollin’ With Nick Cannon radio show on early today, and also revealed that Carey even had “shared with the President [Barack Obama] and First Lady [Michelle] that we are having twins.”

According to Nick Cannon pregnant Mariah Carey has indeed conceived twins.

Pressed by E! News today if his wife Mariah Carey is pregnant with twins, Nick Cannon, who was helping hand out toys at a Build-a-Bear Workshop benefiting the Toys for Tots Foundation, somewhat confirmed:

Mariah Carey, 40, was announced she was expectant in late October after having dodging the pregnancy rumors for many months even though her mid-section ballooned.

Two weeks ago, when she promoted her holiday album Merry Christmas II You on Radio Disney, a tongue-slip of Carey stirred the speculation she is pregnant with twins. She then said, “I just hope that they don’t turn out hating Christmas!”

KATRINA KAIF - MOST SEARCHED CELEBRITY IN "GOOGLE"

Bollywood most hot and sexy actress, Katrina Kaif is the most searched person in the world’s leading search engine, "GOOGLE". According to Google country head Vinay Goel, the most searched celebrity Katrina Kaif is more popular in Pakistan than in India.

YouTube became the fastest rising term in 2008 while Orkut and Gmail remained the most popular networking and communication properties for Indian users.

 Katrina Kaif told to media that it very nice to get included in the most searched for list as it indicates that the fans are enjoying her works in the movies.

According to Katrina, it is a very interesting change as Bollywood is largely male dominated and women come far behind. Katrina Kaif is not only the most searched for Bollywood celebrity, she is also in the list of fastest rising search item across categories in India.

The search engine, Google has published its year-end Zeitgeist, the tool which reveals what internet users are searching for. Goa, Kerala and Kashmir were listed as the top holiday destinations.

While developing the 2008 report, Google analyzed various aspects of the search queries to read out the minds of Internet users in India.

KATIE HOLMES AND TOM CRUISE - NOT SPLITTING UP

Everyone knows that celebrities are targeted by several rumors every day. And the latest reports of a rift between Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are absolutely bogus.

Star magazine tried to pawn off a “Christmas Split” story by claiming “Fed-Up Katie Leaving Tom.” But their rep says it’s completely made-up.

Star magazine also said, “They have been living separate lives in recent months. Katie is so lonely she probably forgets what it’s like to be happy.”

“The report is absolutely false,” said the rep to Gossip Cop, adding that the only “leaving” going on is Katie spending some time in her hometown of Toledo, Ohio later this month.

MADHURI DIXIT TO JUDGE "JHALAK DIKHLA JAA" ON SONY

Dancing diva Madhuri, who is married to a doctor and settled in USA, will have her second stint on the small screen but as a judge.

Actress Madhuri Dixit will soon be seen judging the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4 on sony tv.

While the premier of Jhalak Dikhla Jaa will be held on December 12, it will go regularly on air on Monday and Tuesday at 2100 hrs.

This time, the contestants will perform before a live studio audience, judges and the entire viewing public to prove their mettle. The fourth season will witness the most celebrated judges panel, who will add a new dimension to the show, a release issued by Sony TV said here today.

Dixit will be joined by choreographer Remo D'Souza as judges for the show. At an event that was held to launch the show, Sony TV executive vice president Ajit Thakur told reporters that it took one-and-a-half-year to convince the actress.

"Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa", Dancing with the Stars, is produced by BBC Productions. The original format, has been a huge success across 27 countries like Britain, America, Australia, New Zealand and Italy.

AN ELEPHANT IN NICOLE RICHIE AND JOEL MADDEN'S WEDDING

After two children and four years together, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden invited about 130 close family and friends in their wedding party.

But one attendee stood way out: a trained elephant was seen being led into the Los Angeles estate of Richie's father, music superstar Lionel Richie, where two tents were set up for the ceremony on a warm evening.

Otherwise, the couple appeared to be sticking to tradition. Richie wore a wedding dress by Marchesa, and their rings were by jeweler Neil Lane, who also crafted Richie's 4-carat engagement ring.

According to source "They're going all-out with the decor." "Nicole wanted a memorable, elegant affair for only their closest friends and family on their special day."

How the elephant fit in wasn't immediately known.

Guests included the groom's twin brother and Good Charlotte bandmate Benji Madden, 31, Sam Ronson, as well as Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale.

Richie, 29 and Madden, 31, announced their engagement in February, and Richie's friends threw her a luxurious bachelorette party in Mexico in September.

SONAKSHI SINHA IN "RACE2"

 

Bollywood celebrity Sonakshi Sinha will now be seen in "Race 2", which has a very westernized image, but the actress has made clear that she is not going to do steamy love-making scenes.

 

Sonakshi is however totally influenced by Salman Khan, who is her mentor and the person who launched her, without his consent the actress won’t take a single step. It seems that Sallu bhai has advised her to maintain her graceful and shyimage and even the filmmaker’s oblige to it.

 

The producer of "Race 2", Ramesh Taurani and directors Abbas- Mastan are very happy to have a fresh face on board.

 

According to sources, “It goes without saying that Ms Sinha will not perform any lovemaking or  kissing scenes in the film. Adjustments have been made to suit Sonakshi, who was being considered for the film for quite some time. Knowing her Indianimage and shy nature, this was more or less expected. The producer of the film, Ramesh Taurani, and the director, Abbas-Mustan, are very happy to have her on board.”

AMY ADAMS - "I’AM NOT ASEXUAL!"

Putting her stunning beauty on full display, Amy Adams adorns the cover of the January 2011 issue of Marie Claire magazine.

The 36-year-old actress donned a variety of stylishly sexy ensembles for the magazine's accompanying spread which coincides with Miss Adams' promotional efforts for her upcoming movie due out on December 17th titled "The Fighter".

As for the issue's interview, Amy reminisced on a past Q&A session with a reporter who stunned the actress after seeming to be surprised about the fact that she's had sex.

Adams tells, "I did one interview when I was pregnant and the writer said he thought people would be surprised to know that I had sex."

She continued, "I didn't know what to say. I was like, 'Excuse me if it takes a minute to process the fact that you think I'm asexual.' Anyway, there's something great about the world thinking I'm so innocent. Only it's not true."

DIA MIRZA TURNA 29 TODAY

Today Bollywood famous celebrity, Dia Mirza Handrich who popularly known as Dia Mirza turns 29 who born on 9th December,1981. She was second runner up at Femina Miss India, 2000 and was subsequently sent to Miss Asia Pacific, 2000, where she won. She completed the hat-trick of India winning international pageants in the year 2000 (Lara Dutta won the Miss Universe title and Priyanka Chopra won the Miss World title in the same year) when she won the Miss Asia Pacific title on 3rd December 2000 in Manila, Philippines, also making her the first Indian contestant to win this title in 29 years.

PERSONAL LIFE AND EDUCATION:-

Dia Mirza was born in Hyderbad, Andhra Pradesh. Her father, Frank Handrich, was a German graphic and industrial fair designer, architect, artist and interior designer from Munich and her mother, Deepa is a Bengali Indian who is an interior designer, landscaper and currently does social work as a volunteer to help alcoholics and addicts. They separated when she was six years old. Her father died when she was nine and her mother remarried Ahmed Mirza, who died in 2004. She adopted her stepfather's surname Mirza and has recently adopted the last name of her birth-father and became Dia Mirza Handrich.

When living in Khairatabad, Hyderabad, she attended Vidyaranya High School for Boys And Girls, a school based on the teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti, and later Nasr School, in Khairtabad.She completed her graduation in Bachelors of Arts from Open University, Hyderabad.

CAREER:-

Mirza started working at the age of 16 years while continuing her college education.She worked as a marketing executive in a multi-media firm called Dr. Neeraj’s Multi media studio.She simultaneously modeled for the print and television advertisement campaigns of various brands such as Walls, Lipton, Emami etc. Mirza wanted to complete her graduation in Arts by correspondence, but decided to postpone it as it was becoming difficult to juggle between the Miss Asia Pacific competition, modeling assignments, traveling and training. She was assisted by Sabira Merchant on diction and etiquette; diet with Anjali Mukherjee; gymnasium and physical fitness with Talwalkars; clothes from Ritu Kumar and Hemant Trivedi; skin care with Dr. Jamuna Pai; and make-up and hair-care from Bharat and Doris Godambe.She is proficient in Telugu,Bengali, Hindi and English.

FILM CAREER:-

Mirza made her cinematic debut with Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein opposite R. Madhavan.Though, the film was not a box office success, but she received a nomination for 'Best Female Debut' at the Zee Cine Awards.

In 2005, Mirza appeared in Parineeta, a Vidhu Vinod Chopra production. She also starred in the music video, Kajara Mohabbat Wala alongside Sonu Nigam from his album Kajara Nite. The album contained multiple remixes, but was mainly advertised with the title song, sung by Sonu Nigam and Alisha Chinai.

She also appeared in the films Dus and Fight Club. She was the only female actor among the six key characters in the film, Acid Factory in which she played a femme fatale who is also a gangster.

COMMUNTY SERVICES:-

Mirza has been involved with Cancer Patients Aid Association, Spastics Society of India, and has worked extensively with government of Andhra Pradesh to spread HIV awareness, prevention of female foeticide, PETA, CRY and most recently the NDTV Greenathon – an effort to find tangible solutions against pollution and book, "Deke Dheko" by Radio Mirchi (a campaign initiated to collect books for underprivileged children). Her other hobbies include writing, reading, painting, pottery, horse riding and theater. She has written several articles for The Hindustan Times and various other publications as a guest writer. She is on the board of the Coca Cola foundation that works towards development in rural India.She recently adopted 2 cheetah cubs at the Prince of Wales zoological park in Lucknow.

CHRISTINA AGUILERA SEMI-NUDE PRIVATE PICS STOLEN

Not planning on letting the perpetrator get away with his/her actions, Christina Aguilera is quite upset by semi-nude photos which were stolen from her computer by a hacker.

The “Candy Man” singer’s rep released a statement saying, “The photos were taken in the privacy of Ms. Aguilera’s home and were used only in a personal exchange between the star and her stylist."

“The photos of Christina Aguilera being leaked to the press were illegally obtained by a hacker who tapped into Christina’s personal stylist’s detail.”

“We are attempting to determine the identity of the hackers and will pursue them aggressively,” the statement continues. “Their conduct is reprehensible.”