EKTA KAPOOR TURNS 36 TODAY

TODAY, Television and Film Producer, Ekta Jeetendra Kapoor turns 36 who born on 7th, June 1975 is an Indian TV and film producer. She is the Creative Director and Joint Managing Director of Balaji Telefilms, her production company.

BIOGRAPHY:-

Kapoor is the daughter of Hindi film actors Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor. Her younger brother Tusshar Kapoor is also a Bollywood actor.

She has produced numerous soap opera, television series and movies. Her television series include Hum Paanch, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Kaahin Kissii Roz, Kkusum, Kutumb, Kahiin To Hoga, Kasamh Se and Bandini . She is currently producing Pavitra Rishta, Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani and Bade Achhe Lagte Hain . Payar kii Yeh Ek Kahhni.

She has also produced five Bollywood movies: Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta, Kucch To Hai, Krishna Cottage, Koi Aap Sa and Kyaa Kool Hai Hum . She also co-produced Shootout at Lokhandwala, Mission Istanbul and produced Love Sex aur Dhokha, Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, Shor in the City and Ragini MMS . She is also producing the upcoming film The Dirty Picture.

PRODUCTIONS:-

Ekta Kapoor has produced several TV serials, most of which use to air on her first network STAR Plus. While some of her other productions air on Zee TV, Sony Entertainment Television, STAR One, Imagine TV and Colors TV.

EMMA WATSON AT GIBSON AMPHITHEATRE

Making her arrival on the 2011 MTV Movie Awards stage, Emma Watson was seen at the Gibson Amphitheatre.

The English cutie was all smiles as she presented a new clip from her forthcoming flick “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.”

Ms. Watson definitely whetted the appetites of audience members, though they’ll have to wait until July 15 for the full payoff.

Meanwhile, Emma’s film “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” is up for a total of six golden popcorn trophies tonight!

AADESH SHRIVASTAVA TURNS 45 TODAY

TODAY, Bollywood Music Composer and Singer, Aadesh Shrivastava  turns 45 who born on 6th June, 1966 - is an Indian composer and singer. Over the course of his career, he has composed the music for over 50 Hindi films. His wife Vijeta Pandit is a former Bollywood actress and the sister of the composer duo Jatin Lalit. Shrivastava also serves as the vice president of the Music Composers Association of India.

CAREER:-

Shrivastava wanted to become a doctor, but his passion for music was so strong that he decided to make his career as a composer.[citation needed] He learned to play the drums, and shifted to Mumbai where he at first struggled to find work, even sleeping at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus for lack of funds. Eventually he met composers Sapan-Jagmohan. He then proceeded to gain a foothold in the industry by playing drums for music directors such as O P Nayyar, Shankar Jaikishan and Salil Choudhary.[citation needed] He assisted Laxmikant Pyarelal for almost a decade before taking the responsibility of a professional composer.

Shrivastava got his first big break with film Kanyadaan in the year 1993. Among the singers who sang in this movie, there was Lata Mangeshkar who sang his first song. But the film did not release, and the songs went unnoticed. The same thing happened with Jaane Tamanna, but he bounced back with Aao Pyaar Karen. One track, Haathon mein jo aa gaya jo kal was a hit. His other films are Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya and Shastra. The chart buster Kya ada kya jalwe tere Paro from the film Shastra got him in the limelight once again. In 1998, his music in the film Angaarey became a hit.

Shrivastava also sang a number of songs and rendered hit songs such as Sona sona, Shava shava, Gustakhiyaan and Gur nalon ishq mitha. He won accolades for his work in Kunwara, Tarkieb and Shikari in the year 2000. In 2001, his success continued with the movie Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai.

In 2005, he was a judge on the talent hunt show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005. The following year he turned to direction with his short film on child prostitution, "Sanaa". In 2009 he made a cameo in the film World Cupp 2011 and returned to television as a judge on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009. His semi-classical song Mora Piya from Raajneeti became a hit in 2010.

On the international front Shrivastava has collaborated with artists such as Akon, Julia Fordham and Wyclef Jean. Together with Akon, he has launched an India-wide talent search on the website hitlab.com which uses music analysis technology to predict the hit potential of new songs.

PERSONAL LIFE:-

Shrivastava is married to Vijeta Pandit, the sister of Jatin Lalit and actress Sulakshana Pandit. They have two sons. His elder brother Chitresh Shrivastava owned Eyeline Telefilm and Events, the event management company implicated in the Rahat Fateh Ali Khan black money incident. He died in an automobile accident on 7 May 2011 while on tour with Fateh Ali Khan. Aadesh Shrivastava was diagnosed with cancer in December 2010 and went through chemotherapy.

AWARDS:-

2003 - Nominated - Star Screen Award for Best Background Music - Chalte Chalte (2003)
2004 - Nominated - IIFA Popular Award for Best Music Director - Chalte Chalte (2003)
2002 - Nominated - IIFA Popular Award for Best Music Director - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001)
2001 - Won - IIFA Award for Technical Excellence for Best Background Score - Refugee (2000)

RANI MUKHERJEE - SOUTH HAS RAJNIKANTH AND WE HAVE SALMAN

Bollywood most wanted, Rani Mukherjee has finally shed her recluse image. Now, post the success of her last film, the actress is more forthcoming to media interactions and also loves to go beyond political correctness at times.

Now, at the crossroads of a new dawn in her career, Rani Mukherjee is kicked about working in films that are bigger in concepts than budgets. Though she might be doing a film opposite Aamir in Reema Kagti's next, but Rani chooses to keep mum on that topic. According to her, "I will only speak about my film with Aamir once it nears the release date. Till then I am not going to utter a word about it."

Talking about her co-actors so far, Rani cannot stop herself from going gaga over Salman Khan. According to Rani, "He is a cult figure. Just as south has Rajnikanth, we have Salman Khan. He is so adorable and good looking; I would say he is the real rockstar."

Rani is lately being credited with bringing the feminist movement back to bollywood. Talking about women-centric films, Rani adds, "The audiences are gradually warming up to women centric films and unless they come out in huge numbers to watch such films, they cannot be made on a large scale. I think with time it will happen."

With Rani getting more media savvy by the day, hope she does not go back being the pretty recluse again.

HEIDI KLUM - TO APPEAR NAKED IN "PROJECT RUNWAY"

Baring it all for the sake of good television, Heidi Klum will appear naked in advertisements for the forthcoming season of "Project Runway."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 38-year-old will strip down as part of the Lifetime network's push to promote the 9th season of the fashion competition.

Lifetime's president, Nancy Dubuc, said this is an effort to move away from the network's current "women in peril" programming to focus on more "brazen, strong, confident and sexy" examples of "contemporary women."

In a final dash to grab the public's attention, the newly-appointed head honcho added, "it's Heidi F---in' Klum."

SHAHRUKH KHAN'S GIFT TO "ALWAYS KABHI KABHI"

Amidst magnanimous projects like RA.ONE and DON 2 - THE CHASE CONTINUES, Shahrukh Khan was so pressed for time to get more involved into his home production's next offering ALWAYS KABHI KABHI that the superstar wanted to in a way gift something to the movie that would bear the renowned SRK trademark and that was how the promotional song of the film 'Antenna' was born.

In spite of having a packed schedule and being busy with the post production work of his films Shahrukh Khan was involved with the song 'Antenna' right from its nascent stages - from coming up with the beats and approving the lyrics, to going over various compositions for the song to even shooting for the video in a record breaking time.

According to source, 'Shahrukh Khan was present for almost all of the music sittings that Roshan Abbas and Pritam had arranged for - he was completely involved in the making of the song from the lyrics - composition - the visualizing of the music video and the likes. He even shot for the song in a flat 3 hours. SRK has always wanted to gift something to the film and 'Antenna' seemed appropriate.'

Set with the backdrop of high school, Red Chillies Entertainment's next offering ALWAYS KABHI KABHI is a story of four unique lives trying to compete with the pressures of growing up and the firsts we all experience in school.

Produced by Gauri Khan ALWAYS KABHI KABHI comes to a theatre near you 17th June, 2011. Directed by Roshan Abbas, the film is the launch pad for four of the newest Gen X faces Zoa Morani, Giselle Monteiro, Ali Fazal and Satyajeet Dubey.

JESSICA LOWNDES'S SEXY UNDERWEAR PHOTO SHOOT

Hollywood celebrity, Jessica Lowndes is all about looking HOT this summer.

The “90210” babe chatted about her experience doing the photo shoot, as well as her not-so-secret obsession with unmentionables.

Jessica confessed, "I have a lingerie addiction, so walking in to see all this underwear laid out is like walking into lingerie heaven, it's great."

"I have three drawers full of lingerie at home and I have already been lingerie shopping in London even though I should be going out and buying more practical clothes. I just can't help myself, it makes me feel pretty and sexy."

AT LAST RAJ KIRAN WAS SEEN IN US ASYLUM

Bollywood stars, Rishi Kapoor and Deepti Naval finally found out their missing B-Town co-actor Raj Kiran in an asylum in United States.

The entire search process commenced with a social networking site campaign of Deepti Naval who had acted with the actor in the film HIP HIP HURRAY.

Raj Kiran was missing almost for a decade till he was traced to USA by Rishi Kapoor who joined the quest of searching out the actor and it was during his visit to US where he discovered the real story.

Rishi met with Raj Kiran's elder brother Govind Mehtani and tried to get more information about the actor.

Rishi discovered that the KARZ co-star was staying in an Atlanta psychiatric institution for the past couple of years.

Deepti Naval who had started the entire search with a post on the popular networking site posted : "It is awesome, the response to the 'Search for Raj Kiran' - I'm truly moved by the heartening messages all of you are sending to me as well as on his fan page . . . not only as a colleague and old friend, but even just on humanitarian grounds, I feel if one can make a wee bit difference in another human being's life, then one's own life is worth living!"

Thanking Rishi Kapoor she posted: "We also need to thank Chintu (Rishi ji) for his efforts."

"Looking for a friend/colleague Raj Kiran - please notify at my email .... thanks," she posted earlier with aims of searching the actor.

"All we need to know is that Raj Kiran is okay somewhere... would love to reach out to him... he is a good actor - remember Tum itna jo muskura rahe ho - kya gham hai jisko chhupa rahe ho," she said.

Naval was, however, livid over some insensitive media coverage of the episode by a Hindi news channel.

Meanwhile, Raj was found in a psychiatric house where he was undergoing treatment after getting abandoned by his son and wife long back due to this erratic mood swings, as reported by a reputed channel.

This incident has made him go through an acute mental depression and was institutionalized in India before he was shifted to US.

Moreover, his brothers even did not have any contact number of the veteran actor as they did not keep in touch with home.

Actors like Shahrukh Khan and Rishi Kapoor have assured to support in his rehabilitation in the film industry.

KIM ZOLCIAK - GAVE BIRTH TO A BABY BOY

Hollywood hot and sexy celebrity, Kim Zolciak, who gave birth to a healthy and happy baby boy this past Monday.

The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” babe and her fiancé Kroy Biermann are overjoyed with the new arrival, Kim’s third child overall and first with Biermann.

Zolciak tweeted, "[Kroy] and I are happy to announce the birth of our son today. Kroy Jagger Biermann is healthy & beautiful We are so in love!"

Kim’s “Housewives” castmate Sheree Whitfield told press, "I don't think I've ever seen her so happy!"

ASIN - WANTS TO DO AN ITEM NUMBER

Going by the craze that item numbers are generating in Bollywood, the latest victim of this popular Bollywood format is actress Asin.

A close hand reveals, "Asin, who was so far trapped in the girl-next-door image, is trying hard to come out of it. Now, she is thinking of taking the item-number route to shed the image. We hear the actress is sending feelers across to filmmakers about her openness to shed her past image and some clothes too."

READY, which is Asin's latest film opposite Salman is generating euphoria for its item song "character dheela", which sadly for Asin does not feature her. Now, looking at the popularity items songs are generating, Asin is dying to sign one at the earliest.

With Asin already considering a two piece act in HOUSEFULL 2 and now a new found love for item songs, let's hope the actress is able to pull off this image makeover act convincingly.