Currently being shot in Mumbai Ready from the house of T-Series starring superstar Salman Khan and Asin is already creating a stir in industry circles much before it's release.
After breaking all box office records with his last film Dabangg Salman Khan is back at his comic best in "Ready" directed by Anees Bazmee of Singhh is King and Welcome fame.
Produced by music giant T-Series Ready also reunites Salman Khan and Bhushan Kumar
Says Bhushan Kumar "The schedule of "Ready" is moving smoothly and it's been great fun working with Salman -We share a great friendship not to mention a fantastic working equation .It's overwhelming to see his commitment towards the movie. He is a thorough professional and is always there with interesting inputs wherever need be.. .As far as Salman is concerned, he is like family"
The man with the Midas touch says that his film has just the right ingredients that will have audiences asking for more.
"I was always looking for a script which has everything and I found that in Ready. The film has lots of humor, there are 2-3 action sequences which Salman fans will love, there are a lot of dramatic sequences, and we also have good scope for music. In short it's a total masala entertainer with proper story and screenplay." adds Bhushan Kumar.
Having recently finished up judging duties on "The X Factor," Cheryl Cole went out for a relaxing dinner at Nobu restaurant on Park Lane in Mayfair, London.
Looking stunning in a light blue silk playsuit with some sparkly silver high heels, the 27-year-old was joined for the tasty meal by her mom, as well as her Girls Aloud bandmates Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh.
The Nobu outing followed press duties earlier in the day, as Cheryl cranked out a pre-recorded interview and performance for The Alan Carr Chatty Man TV show at The London Studios.
Meanwhile, it's still expected that Miss Cole will soon be making her move to the States to help Simon Cowell launch "The X Factor" in the US.
Of the planned change of locale, tabloid reports claim the Cheryl is a bit worried about how she'll be perceived - with sources claiming she wants to drop a few pounds before the transition.
A pal is said to have told UK's Now magazine, "Making it in the US will be stressful and she's overwrought. She knows how harsh US audiences and tabloids can be, so she wants to get it right. She's seen what happened to Britney Spears with all the scrutiny over her weight and personal life and Cheryl's determined to keep her private life private and focus on work."
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.
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!”
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.
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.
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.
After two children and four years together, Nicole Richie andJoel 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.
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 directorsAbbas- 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.”
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."
