SHILPA SHETTY IN BALD AVATAR IN "INDO - CHINESE VENTURE TITLED "Desire"

Bollywood actress, Shilpa Shetty will be seen in an all new de-glam and bald avatar in her Indo-Chinese venture titled "Desire". She plays a monk in the flick and has to undergo four hours of prosthetic makeup everyday in order to get that bald look.

The movie has Shilpa Shetty and Chinese actor Xia Yu play the lead roles. Anupam Kher, Jayapradha, Vikram Gokhale, and Asif enact other important characters in the movie. Sankar Ehsan Loy and Viswamohan Bhat have composed the music. The movie has been shot in Kerala, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh in India and in various locales in Malayasia. In the past, glamorous Antara Mali had also played a bald monk living in Sikkim in Amol Palekar’s film ‘And Once Again’, but she opted to shave off her tresses completely than going for prosthetic makeup.

JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT SPOTTED IN LOS ANGELES

After enjoying a delectable breakfast with her mother, Jennifer Love Hewitt was seen strolling down the sidewalk in Los Angeles.

The “Ghost Whisperer” actress appeared to be in good spirits and looked gorgeous while clad in a royal blue dress and jeans.

On the career front for Jen, she is set to star in an upcoming Lifetime series called “The Client List.”

According to Inside TV, Lifetime ordered 10 episodes for the show which revolves around a financially-strapped Texas housewife who runs an illegal health spa after she’s abandoned by her husband.

KBC 2011 OFFERS 5 CRORES AS TOP PRIZE TO "AAM AADAMI"

If a KBC 2011 participant answers the thirteenth question right, he or she will carry home a cool Rs.5 crores home. The format of the show has been simplified with a 'Manchaha Padav' option. Participants will be able to pick their own 'padav' defending on their confidence levels. They will be subjected to a time limit to answer their questions till they reach the 'padav'. If they answer the questions correctly, they will be assured of taking away the winnings till that point. There will be no 'padav' or time limit thereon.

According to Sony Entertainment Television (SET) officials, they had received 45 lakh applications from 'aam aadami' from the hinterland of the Nation cutting across all caste, creed, sex, language, and regional barriers and their slogan 'koi insaan chota nahin hota' has had a terrific connect with the people. It is a logical extension of the previous theme 'koi sawal chota nahin hota'.

KBC 2011 begins on 15th August, 2011, in the 8.30-9.30 PM time band. This suits better the audiences in smaller towns and Kasbahs who are generally back home around this time. This also fits in well with the Channel's strategy to expand its viewership base and mass appeal while keeping in tune with the 'aam aadami' theme of the popular game show. The Channel is aiming to get into the top three bracket among all the GECs and hoping that Big B's charisma and the popular appeal of KBC 2011, and the other popular shows in the prime time band will help it garner better TVRs.

EMMA STONE PRESENTS TAYLOR SWIFT WITH ULTIMATE CHOICE AWARD

Doting an accolade unto her close gal pal, Emma Stone dished out the 2011 "Ultimate Choice Award" to Taylor Swift at this evening's "Teen Choice Awards" ceremony.

Offering up a few kind words while toting a surfboard onstage, the "Amazing Spider-Man" actress then passed the floor over to the Rafeal Cennamo-clad country singer - who graciously accepted the nod, which is given to those in recognition of their stellar contributions to the entertainment industry.

Past recipients of the special honor include Justin Timberlake, Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Michelle Gellar.

After learning of the exciting news, Miss Swift took to her Twitter to gush about the highly-coveted distinction, writing, "Seriously?! My day=made. RT @brianmansfield Taylor Swift will receive the 2011 "Ultimate Choice" honor during Sunday's Teen Choice Awards."

RAJNEESH DUGGAL COMEBACK WITH "PHHIR"

PHHIR, a dramatic thriller, is up for release and one can pretty much sense that despite a delay in arrival of his second film (after a successful 1920), leading hero Rajneesh Duggal is sounding very cool instead of being hassled. That's because he has always been of a strong belief that there is time for good things and whatever good or bad that he may have done in life, it would eventually come back to him.

"I have grown up on this belief and at our home we used to have 'Gita Saar' every morning where we were taught this virtue," Rajneesh says, "This is what impressed me about PHHIR as a subject as well since it tells the same tale. The story is based on karma and talks about the same virtues."

So while the film has karma playing a major role in the film, there are also two women-Adah Sharma and Roshni Sharma-who don't just spice the drama but also add on to the intrigue.

"Yes, they surely do," Rajneesh brings on a smile here, "I have two separate romantic tracks with both these women. Since Roshni is playing my wife in the film, there is obviously more romance with her when compared to Adah. On the other hand there is much more drama with Adah around. And then with me having three different looks in the film, it only adds up to it all. In fact one of the characters played by me is so grey that it used to take me 30-60 minutes to come out of it. As an actor it was an amazing experience for me."

PHHIR releases all over on 12th August.

SEXY RIHANNA ON THE SHORE OF BARBADOS

Still living it up in her native land, Rihanna joined her family and friends for a day on off the shore of Barbados.

Wearing a colorful one-piece swimsuit, the "What's My Name" singer cruised the crystal clear waters before setting anchor and hopping off ship to do a little wave running in the island locale.

With the sun setting on the tropical destination, Rihanna continued with her water-bound festivities into the nighttime - as she sipped on a beverage while wading in the Caribbean waters.

The leisurely afternoon comes after RiRi treated her hometown supporters to an energetic performance the previous night - with video footage of the 23-year-old rockin' out with her song "So Hard" available above.

On a side note, it was recently announced that Rihanna has collaborated with coconut water giant Vita Coco to launch a new flavor called Vita Coco Tropical Fruit - which is described as an "all-natural, luscious blend of coconut water, pink guava, orange, red dragon fruit and pineapple."

Talking about the thirst-quenching offering in a statement, the superstar singer said, “I grew up in Barbados – so when Vita Coco approached me to help develop a new flavor, I thought we should combine the natural coconut water with fresh tropical fruits – two of my favorite things. It tastes so delicious and reminds me of home!"

KARAN JOHAR'S "STUDENT OF THE YEAR" COMING SOON

Kuch kuch hota hai Anjali...tum nahi samjogi! Almost a decade has passed since the KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI or the K2H2 phenomenon, as it was popularly known back then, swept the nation and there are still so many of us who swear by the lyrics and dialogues from the movie.

Karan Johar has decided that it's time to get the nation to swoon to his favorite genre of film making - song and dance, once again. And thus he has announced that his next directorial venture, STUDENT OF THE YEAR is going to hit the floor in just two weeks' time. 'Rahul, Anjali and Tina' had become household names back then with KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI and the cast of "STUDENT OF THE YEAR" - Varun Dhawan (son of David Dhawan), Alia Bhatt (daughter of Mahesh Bhatt) and Siddharth Malhotra shall definitely hope and believe that it is their time in the sun now.

There is a definite buzz about the movie with Karan Johar being quoted to say, "If I am nervous I wonder what the 3 first timers are feeling?"

Now all that we await is to know the result of this question - The "Student of the Year" award goes to...

BLAKE LIVELY AND KAYLEE DEFER - BUSY FILMING "GOSSIP GIRL"

Closing out the work week with another long day on-set, Blake Lively was busy filming "Gossip Girl" in Los Angeles, CA on Friday afternoon (August 5).

Dressed in a cute pink jacket overtop a babydoll dress, the Serena van der Woodsen actress joined alongside co-star Kaylee Defer as the two shot scenes ahead of the CW show's September 26th season premiere.

According to reporte, Miss Lively returned to work after enjoying a few weeks of downtime - which she spent with new romantic interest Leonardo DiCaprio.

The burgeoning couple enjoyed together time in NYC last weekend while previously traversing around the globe with visits to Monte Carlo, Venice, and Cannes.

AAMIR KHAN AND SHARMAN JOSHI - THE NEXT MUNNA BHAI AND CIRCUIT

There had been rumors for long that Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi would not be a part of the next sequel to the ‘Munnabhai’ series and that Vidhu Vinod Chopra wanted fresh faces for Munnabhai and Circuit in his next edition of RajKumar Hirani’s Munnabhai’s franchise.

The latest addition to this news is the fact that Hirani is considering Aamir Khan and Sharman Joshi to step into these shoes. Hirani was impressed with the chemistry shared by the two in flicks like ‘Ran De Basanti’ and superhit ‘3 Idiots’ and thought that the pair could take the film to a higher and fresher level. When he shared the idea with Aamir, he loved it and said that he would definitely be a part of it provided the script appealed to him.

AVRIL LAVIGNE - IN BRAZILLIAN CONCERT

She’s one tough cookie, but Avril Lavigne recently had quite the scare when an overzealous fan jumped on stage at her concert in Brazil.

The “What the Hell” singer was just about to start singing when an eager fan hopped up on stage and rushed toward her before quickly being grabbed by security.

Once the dust settled, Lavigne laughed it off and said, “Just getting in the moment there….OK, let’s try that again.”

She added, “Yes, we love you Brazil” before starting her song.