TODAY, BOLLYWOOD SHAHENSHAH, AMITABH TURNS 69

TODAY, Bollywood's mega star AMITABH BACHCHAN, TURNED 69.

Despite completing 40 years in Indian film industry Bollywood, the ageing actor is not the one to rest on his laurels. He is busy shooting for Indian film director Ram Gopal Varma's 'Department', despite getting injured on the sets of the film.

He is also hosting the season 5 of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC)' an Indian game show based on the UK game show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' on Sony TV.

"One of the best ways to bring in birthdays is to be working at what you need to be working on...I work because of I need to ....love!!," Bachchan said.

The actor returned home at midnight after shooting for the diwali episodes of KBC and said he could just make it home in time for the clock to strike 12 and for the family to wish him. "The greatest joys of life are in the simple wishes," he said.

Immediately afterwards, he settled to interact with fans from all over the world on his blog and micro-blogging site twitter.

"It is past midnight! It is my birthday today! It is another year gone by! It is stepping in to the 70th year for me! Thank you! Have just been released from the clutches of work form KBC... and here to thank you all for the love and affection you shower!!

"They ask me what I wish for my birthday .. why only on the birthday, it should be everyday... I wish another day to pass in peace ! Thank you all once again for all the Birthday wishes ... I am so humbled and filled with pride .. you make it all happen .. my love," he said.

On his blog, Bachchan recalled that he was born in a small private maternity outfit run by a missionary Dr Brar, in the most-crowded market area of northern Indian state of Allahabad.

"I was brought home by my parents in the best possible transport machinery that they could afford – a tonga! (horse-driven cart) Wrapped in a 'gudari', I still refer to many that I am a 'gudari ka lal' – a human that is affiliated with the cheapest form of clothing. I loved being in that form and still love
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"There is a certain sense of attachment every time I come in close contact with people and circumstances that narrate to me stories of the time," he wrote.

"As I step into the 70's unabashedly, I need to thank several of those that I feel were the ones that seemed distressed with the number of my age. But no they are not so!

When they speak of age and involvement, why must we only look upon the aged, onto those that show the ravishes of time and the hunger of recognition. I would imagine that we must let the world be as it is and allow whatever shape it desires to take vis-a-vis individuals," he wrote.

Bachchan gained popularity in the early 1970s as the 'angry young man' of Hindi cinema, with films like 'Agneepath', 'Trishul', 'Deewar', 'Zanjeer'.

Year 2011 saw Bachchan rekindle his 'angry young man' image, that he is best known for, in 'Bbuddha Hoga Terra Baap'.

But on the personal front, he is set to become a grandfather again, as son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai are expecting their first child.

His other Indian film, 'Aarakshan' that hit the screens this year got mired into controversy due to its subject – 'reservation'.

Bachchan even turned 'item boy' for a song titled 'Go Meera'. He was seen in a colourful and flamboyant avatar, dancing to his own golden hits like --'Khaiyeke Paan Banaras Wala', 'Pag ghunghroo baandh Meera naachi thi', 'Rang Barse', 'Sara Zamana' among others.

"All these years, I have been desperately waiting to be called an item boy.

Please call me that. I feel with this song, my wish has come true...and I am satisfied," Bachchan had said.

A few months back, Bachchan broke the news of his Indian actress and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai expecting a baby.

"And so to becoming a Dada! The excitement and the joy of the first Bachchan coming after my brother and me. Nana I was, but now Dada!!," he had said on a social networking site.

The actor had said that he felt the grandchild would bring the child in him

SARAH HYLAND ON THE SET OF MODERN FAMILY

Getting down and dirty for her “Modern Family” Sarah Hyland was busy picking up trash while filming a new episode of her hit ABC show yesterday (October 9).

The “Struck By Lightning” babe got all done up in an orange vest with a matching hard hat and pink gloves as she shot scenes in Los Angeles.

Given that Sarah’s character Haley is growing up, co-creator Steven Levitan told press she won’t be in such heavy rotation this season.

He explained, “We see her the same way that I see my daughter, who is off to college, through video chat and FaceTime and all that, and then there are some episodes where she's gone, because that's part of life.”

TODAY, BOLLYWOOD DIVA, REKHA TURNED 58

TODAY, Bollywood's enigmatic beauty REKHA turned 58.

Rekha, who captivated the hearts of millions of her fans over the decades, has acted in more than 180 films in her career that spanned over 40 years.

Born Oct 10, 1954, Bhanurekha Ganesan started her career with screen-name Rekha in 1966 as a child actress in the Telugu movie Rangula Ratnam, though her film debut as a lead happened four years later with Hindi movie SAWAN BHADON (1970).

Throughout her career, she has often played strong female characters and, apart from mainstream cinema, appeared in Arthouse films, known in India as parallel cinema.

She has won three Filmfare Awards, two for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress, for her roles in KHUBSOORAT (1980), KHOON BHARI MAANG (1988) and KHILADIYON KA KHILADI (1996), respectively.

Her portrayal of a classical courtesan in UMRAO JAAN (1981) won her the National Film Award for Best Actress.

Rekha added one more feathers to her glorious career this year when she took oath as Rajya Sabha MP.

Rekha made her first appearance in the Parliament during the Budget session as she took oath as a Rajya Sabha member on May 15.

The voting for the Vice-Presidential election this year was the first time when she exercised their ballots as MP of the upper house of the Indian Parliament.

Former Indian President Pratibha Patil had approved the names of Rekha and cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar for nominated seats in the Rajya Sabha earlier this year.

MIRANDA KERR AT FASHION NIGHT OUT IN SYDNEY

Stepping out for a promotional appearance, Miranda Kerr was busy gearing up for Fashion’s Night Out in Sydney, Australia.

The David Jones supermodel smiled for the cameras, sporting an Erdem dress and Louis Vuitton necklace outside her Kora Organics pop-up store, located in the trendy Martin Place shopping district.

Along with Miranda, fellow hottie Nicole Trunfio also showed up at the shop to help garner attention and sell lots of product. 

TODAY RAKESH ROSHAN TURNS 63

TODAY, Producer, director and Bollywood actor Rakesh Roshan turns 63 who born in a Punjabi family in 1949.

Roshan debuted as an actor in the film GHAR GHAR KI KAHANI in 1970 and then acted in several other films like KHEL KHEL MEIN, KHOOBSURAT, BHAGWAN DADA, KHOON BHARI MAANG, AKELE HUM AKELE TUM.

Roshan set up his own production house Filmkraft in 1980 and produced their first film AAP KE DEEWANE in the same year. Roshan debuted as an actor in the film GHAR GHAR KI KAHANI in 1970 and then acted in several other films like KHEL KHEL MEIN, KHOOBSURAT, BHAGWAN DADA, KHOON BHARI MAANG, AKELE HUM AKELE TUM.

Roshan set up his own production house Filmkraft in 1980 and produced their first film AAP KE DEEWANE in the same year.

He made his directorial debut in 1987 with the film KHUDGARZ. Later he directed a few hit films like KISHEN KANHAIYA, KARAN ARJUN, KAHO NAA... PYAAR HAI, KOI... MIL GAYA.

Roshan's son Hrithik Roshan is one of the most successful Bollywood stars of current generation and Roshan's brother Rajesh Roshan is a well-known music director.

He made his directorial debut in 1987 with the film KHUDGARZ. Later he directed a few hit films like KISHEN KANHAIYA, KARAN ARJUN, KAHO NAA... PYAAR HAI, KOI... MIL GAYA.

Roshan's son Hrithik Roshan is one of the most successful Bollywood stars of current generation and Roshan's brother Rajesh Roshan is a well-known music director.

SOFIA VERGARA GETTING ENGAGED TO NICK LOEB

 
Finally confirming her exciting relationship advancement, Sofia Vergara has acknowledged that she is, indeed, engaged to fiance Nick Loeb.

The 40-year-old actress stated that - while nuptials are expected in the future - they won't be all that soon, explaining, "I haven't started planning anything because everything has been very recent."

Miss Vergara also indicated that she's open to the idea of children with her husband-to-be, while any future little ones would have a big brother in Sofia's 20 year-old son with her first husband.

Recently, the "Modern Family" vixen - along with co-stars from her hit television series including Julie Bowen, Sarah Hyland and Jesse Tyler Ferguson - all visited the Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza.

VIDYA BALAN GETS 5 CRORES TO ENDORSE SARIS

 Think of Vidya Balan and the first thing that comes to your mind is her beautiful 'saris'. THE DIRTY PICTURE actress was the sole reason why the trend of saris came back to Bollywood. She made wearing saris trendy and cool. Vidya Balan have never been ashamed of her curves. In fact she is one actress who can carry herself with elan.

Vidya, who is often attributed as classic Indian beauty and known as avid sari fan, has now turned the Brand Ambassador of a South Sari brand, which is based out of south India. She has signed an endorsement deal of a phenomenonal amount of Rs. 5 crores. The brand wants to target the youth as well traditional Indian woman. So they wanted someone who could have an edge for youngsters and at the same time a strong youth appeal. And they found these qualities in Vidya Balan.

Bling! Entertainment, a celebrity management firm, is the first to recognize this brand image of its client Vidya Balan and capitalize it.

Swati Iyer of Bling! Entertainment Solutions says, "Vidya today represents the quintessential India woman, she not only dazzles in saris but is also astoundingly self-assured to follow a path charted out only by her at a time when everyone is sporting similar looks she stands out far apart from the crowd. She brought saris 'back'. Hence it is no surprise that we got her to be the face of the biggest sari brand in the country. We are delighted to represent a personality as unique as her and are extremely proud to play a crucial role in creating Brand Vidya. Today Vidya stands for everything beautiful, real, honest, Indian and fearless. We now also manage her movies and endorsements."

Atul Kasbekar, who heads the firm, adds, "Internally we have positioned her as India's Meryl Streep. To a movie going audience worldwide, if the venerable Ms Streep's name is in the titles, its reason enough to watch the film. We believe that Vidya is now in that league in India by a unique combination of critically acclaimed performances n box office success."

PRETTY DIANNA AGRON WAS SEEN LEAVING PARIS HOTEL

An always lovely Dianna Agron was seen leaving her Paris hotel on Saturday afternoon.

The 26-year-old starlet donned a ruffled, light blue dress with shimmering heels as she toted two bags from the revolving hotel doors.

The blonde beauty’s been enjoying her time in the City of Lights as she recently shared, “To work to work! This really gets me going….Merci, Mr. Scruff. Good morning!” and “Tea-time in Paris.”

In recent news, Miss Agron is scheduled to appear on Oxygen’s reality show “The Glee Project” to present the competitors with the “actability” skill. Her episode will air on the network August 7

BOLLYWOOD WISHES KISHORE KUMAR, A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Though he is no more between us today but his songs will always thrive in the hearts of many. Abhas Kumar Ganguly, popularly known as Kishore Kumar left behind a musical legacy comprising thousands of hit Bollywood numbers. Today on his 83rd birthday, we will pay tribute to the legendary singer, whose voice is still the favourite of youngsters.

He was born on August 4, 1929 into Ganguly family in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. He was the son of Kunjalal Ganguly (Gangopadhyay), who was a lawyer and Gouri Devi. Kishore Kumar was the youngest of the four siblings, Ashok Kumar, Sati Devi and Anoop Kumar. Music composer Bappi Lahiri is also related to Kishore Kumar to his mother's side.

In an interview, Kishore's brother Ashok Kumar had revealed that when the legendary singer was 10 years old, his voice was very coarse grating but he loved singing. One day, when his mother was chopping vegetables, he rushed in such a speed that his leg banged into the chopper, Kishore suffered immense pain and cried nonstop for almost 20 hours daily continuously for a month; this crying ultimately cleared his voice and results to a ultimate singer of the Bollywood which created history. Ashok Kumar entered Bollywood when Kishore was a child later Anoop Kumar also ventured into cinema.

The singer also expressed his desire to join his brothers in Hindi film industry. He became a fan of singer-actor Kundan Lal Sehgal, whom he considered his guru, and tried to follow Sehgal's singing style. Abhas Kumar changed his name to Kishore Kumar and started his career as a chorus singer at Bombay Talkies, where his brother worked.

Kishore Kumar's first movie as an actor was Shikari (1946), in which Ashok Kumar played the lead role. Music director Khemchand Prakash gave him a chance to sing Marne Ki Duayein Kyun Mangu for the film Ziddi (1948).

Kishore Kumar was offered many roles after this but he was not serious about a film career as he was interested in singing. But Ashok Kumar wanted him to be an actor like him.

His hidden talent was observed by music director SD Burman, who once heard him imitating KL Sehgal. He appreciated Kishore and asked him to develop his own style instead of copying anyone. Keeping his suggestion in mind, Kishore developed his own style of singing. He featured the yodeling that he had heard on the gramophone records of Tex Morton and Jimmie Rodgers bought by his bother Anoop Kumar.

Later Kishore and Burman's teamed up and recorded for Munimji, Taxi Driver, House No. 44 , Funtoosh , Nau Do Gyarah , Paying Guest , Guide, Jewel Thief , Prem Pujari, and Tere Mere Sapne.

He also recorded various tracks with RD Burman including O Maajhi Re, Yeh Shaam Mastaani, Chingari Koi Bhadke and Kuch Toh Log Kahenge.

Kishore Kumar sung for many actors but his voice best suited for superstar Rajesh Khanna. He sang for Rajesh Khanna in Kati Patang, Amar Prem, Namak Haraam, Aap Ki Kasam, Mehbooba and many more.

Besides hindi, Kishore Kumar sang in many Indian languages including Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam and Oriya. He worked in films including New Delhi, Aasha, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, Half Ticket and Padosan.

He won 8 Filmfare Awards for Best Male Playback Singer and and holds the record for most number of Filmfare Awards won in that category.

He was awarded the "Lata Mangeshkar Award" by the Madhya Pradesh government and from that year onwards, the Madhya Pradesh Government initiated a new award called the Kishore Kumar Award for contributions to the Hindi Cinema.

Kishore Kumar married four times. His first wife was Bengali singer and actress Ruma Ghosh. His second wife was actress Madhubala and after her death he tied the knot with Yogeeta Bali and his fourth wife is actress Leena Chandravarkar.

On October 13, 1987, Kishore took his last breath and died of heart attack in Mumbai. He is survived by wife Leena Chandravarkar and two sons Amit Kumar and Sumit Kumar.

ALESSANDRA AMBROSIO WITH HER DAUGHTER, ANJA

Taking care of some errands, Alessandra Ambrosio headed over to the Malibu Country Mart to pick up a few things.

Joined by her daughter Anja and the family dog, the Victoria’s Secret stunner was more than happy to romp around on the nearby playground, looking cute in a loose-knit hooded sweater with denim shorts.

Earlier this week, Alessandra and her beau Jamie Mazur gave all their attention to newborn son Noah with a family trip to a Malibu park.

And before long, Ms. Ambrosio will be packing her bags and leaving on a jet plane for London, England, where she’ll make an appearance at the 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremonies as a representative of her home country of Brazil.