Celebrity Gossip: May 2009

Priyanka jumps, Uday jumps after her, gets hurt

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who is shooting for her upcoming film "Pyaar Impossible" in Bangkok, went overboard with her adventurous streak when she decided to dive into a swimming pool from a four-storey film board just to have fun. "Priyanka jumped from a four-storey flip board into a 40 feet swimming pool while she was shooting in Bangkok for 'Pyaar Impossible'. It wasn't a part of the movie shoot but just for fun, " a source from the sets of the Yash Raj Films' project told. Actor Uday Chopra, who is cast opposite Priyanka in the movie, followed suit but ended up hurting himself. "Uday also jumped from the same height and injured his hand. It was a fun thing - just a side activity that they were doing, " the source added. "Pyaar Impossible" is a romantic comedy story of a nerdy, awkward, socially challenged and bespectacled geek and a beautiful girl. The movie is Jugal Hansraj's second directorial after "Roadside Romeo". The movie went on floors in April and is due to release towards the end of the year.

The grapevine has been abuzz with news that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will play the villain in Yash Raj Films' (YRF) action-adventure series "Dhoom 3" but a source from the production company has denied any such development. "This story is completely untrue and baseless. We have no idea where this rubbish originated but like all wildfires has spread rapidly, " Rafiq Gangjee, vice president (marketing and communications) of YRF, told over e-mail from Mumbai. The rumours that Shah Rukh would soon follow in the footsteps of Hrithik Roshan by playing a villain opposite actor Abhishek Bachchan in the "Dhoom" series began when British news website first reported it. According to the article which was published May 26, a source was quoted as saying: "Shah Rukh had been approached by the banner to play the main villain in the most successful franchise of Bollywood - the 'Dhoom' series - and he has immediately given the nod. Last few days there has been a lot of buzz that Saif Ali Khan has signed the dotted line for the same role but it seems they were just plain rumours. "However, as per Gangjee, there is no truth in any part of the report.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be dancing at the 10th IIFA awards to be held in Macau from June 11. Sonam Kapoor is all set to make her stage debut at IIFA this year. Kareena Kapoor too has been confirmed to perform. The show will be hosted by Riteish Deshmukh, Lara Dutta and Boman Irani. But one of the highlights each year, the movie premiere, has been done away with. Explains IIFA director Sabbas Joseph, "It can't be helped. The movie premiere had to be cancelled this year because of the ongoing strike of new releases in Bollywood. Two big films were ready to be premiered at IIFA this year. I shall refrain from mentioning their names. But the imbroglio did away with the premiere. "As a substitute IIFA this year has the world-famous Cirque de Soleil performing for the audience. "We believe audiences won't get a chance to miss the world premiere once they see the Cirque de Soleil performing. "Why Macau? Says Sabbas, "Because we feel it's the Las Vegas of the East. In this the tenth year of IIFA's existence, we wanted either the US or China to be our venue. We chose China because we feel it could be a gateway for Bollywood to the China. We also hope to end the deadlock between India and China over the exchange of cinema. We haven't come away from one venue without opening up doors for Bollywood. We're confident this would be the case in China. "

Big B is in big dilemma. In his latest blog the superstar reveals that he has rejected an offer from Queensland University of Technology of decorating him with an Honarary Doctorate for his contribution to the world of entertainment, due to the latest spate of attacks on Indian students down under.This is what he has to say over the entire episode:I am faced with a dilemma of some intense proportions. And as is the norm, when I am troubled I seek advice and consultation from the extended family.I have been witnessing with great dismay and shock, the recent violent attacks on Indian students in Australia, on the electronic media the entire day. One of them, as is apparent from the coverage, lies in a hospital critically conditioned. There have been diplomatic overtures from both Governments - India complaining and expressing their concern and anger through the level of the Prime Minister and Australia expressing regret, but admitting purported racist overtones in the incident. This is, as many know, the fourth such incident in a month, not to mention several other cases that have been in prominence through the years.Now.. here is the problem and the reason I seek help.Last week, I have accepted from the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia an offer of decorating me with an Honarary Doctorate for my contribution to the world of entertainment. This issue was under discussion and consideration by the University Board for some months and has now fructified. It is to be conferred on me in the month of July as a part of the celebrations being held there, to commemorate a retrospective of my films to be inaugurated in the city.I mean no disrespect to the Institution that honors me, but under the present circumstances, where citizens of my own country are subjected to such acts of inhuman horror, my conscience does not permit me to accept this decoration from a country that perpetrates such indignity to my fellow countrymen. And here is where I need your inputs. Am I right in thinking so. And if yes then is my act of refusing the honor justified or not. I shall put this up as my POLL question and shall feel obliged if EF can indicate to me their opinion, for me to be ale to take the correct action.

Deepika made her debut with Shah Rukh Khan’s super successful, Om Shanti Om in November 2007 and now in just one and a half year into the industry, she has managed to become the much sought after Bollywood star.The lanky beauty has been the brand ambassador for international brands such as Tissot, Maybelline, Pepsi, Levi’s, Wrigleys and Fiama Di Willis. She has been has been the cover girl for many fashion magazines Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, L’Officiel, and Marie Claire and Maxim recently voted her The Hottest Girl on Earth. Not only is she sought after in India the actress has been making news overseas too. Sources inform that director Rob Cohen, of The Fast and the Furious fame has been enamoured by Deepika Padukone’s beauty it is said is keen on casting her in his next project. Sources say that the director finds her very beautiful and believes that Deepika Padukone is the new face of Indian cinema and is a much sought after name overseas. If all goes well, Deepika Padukone will be India’s newest and the quickest entrant in Hollywood. She is now looking forward to Illumnati Films’s Love Aaj Kal opposite Saif Ali Khan. Then she has Sajid Nadiadwala’s next opposite Akshay Kumar and Farah Khan’s next Happy New Year with Shah Rukh Khan.

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen is the highest-earning model in the world, according to a list compiled by Forbes.com.The model has topped the list for the third year running after making $25 million from June 2008 to June 2009, reports contactmusic.com.Despite raking in a fortune, Bundchen, who married American football star Tom Brady in February, has been hit by the global economic crisis, making $10 million less than in the previous financial year.But the 28-year-old catwalk queen still has lucrative campaigns with Versace, Dior, True Religion jeans and Ebel watches. She also has her own successful shoe line.German supermodel Heidi Klum finished in second place with $16 million, earning $2 million more than the previous financial year while British beauty Kate Moss finished at third place with $8.5 million, earning a million dollars more than the previous year.

The actress who has a three-year-old daughter, Suri, with the Hollywood superstar is reportedly growing increasingly frustrated with the couple’s hectic schedule and is keen to spend more intimate time with Tom.A source told Britain’s Closer magazine: “Katie has become noticeably more miserable in the last few months. She finds it incredibly taxing to lead a life that revolves around Tom but that doesn’t include enough intimate time with him to be genuinely fulfilling.“She doesn’t just want to go to red-carpet events with him. She always feels like she’s competing for Tom’s attention.”Friends are reportedly worried about the former Dawson’s Creek star, who is said to be becoming isolated from her Los Angeles social circle.The source added: “Everyone is worried that she’s close to breaking point. Katie spends most days alone looking after Suri. She’s a devoted mother, but it’s a lonely job. She and Tom have such separate lives.”

Pop star Britney Spears has shot for a fake advertisement for a perfume aimed at homosexuals.The "Toxic" hitmaker has her own line of highly successful fragrances, and decided to poke fun at her career as a perfumer by recording a short film for the organisers of the Logo TV network's NewNowNext awards, which embrace gay culture, reports contactmusic.com.The singer is seen promoting a faux new fragrance called 'Mo', a term of endearment in the gay community.The video features footage from her previous perfume ads before the star addresses the camera to read the tag line, "One spray and the gays will run your way!"Logo executive producer Christopher Willey explained Spears' decision to take part in the ad."She's having fun with her gay audience, because she's an official gay icon at such a young and tender age. She has this natural rapport with the gay community. I think she just really likes her gay fans and she sees this as a way to talk directly to them, which she hasn't really done before," he said.The second annual NewNowNext prizegiving show airs in the US June 13 and will see Spears presented with the Always Next, Forever Now award.

Actress Drew Barrymore along with Emmy Rossum and other celebrities rallied on the streets of Hollywood to protest against the new California ban on gay marriage.Buzz up!The celebrities joined thousands of activists to protest about the re-instatement of Proposal 8, which bans same-sex marriages after they were legalised briefly last year. Star Trek actor George Takei, Kelly Osbourne, Sophia Bush, comedienne Kathy Griffin and singer/actress Deborah Gibson are among other celebrities who have criticised California's approval of the ban."I was raised a good Catholic girl and nowhere in church do I remember it ever being an issue for everybody to be treated equally. I can't believe it's 2009 and this is still an issue," the Daily Express quoted Gibson as saying.Osbourne added, "It goes without saying that if you love someone, you should be able to marry them no matter."

After years of posing topless for Playboy readers, Holly Madison has decided to strip againthis time in front of a live audience.A representative for the former Girls Next Door star has confirmed that after much contemplation, the blonde beauty has decided to go topless in her new Las Vegas show.The Peepshow, in which Madison, 30, will take over the role of Kelly Monaco, also includes topless dancers, though the two top roles have been kept under wraps.The representative said that when the former Playboy model met the producers of the show, she decided to follow suit with Peepshows other dancers.According to People magazine, former Spice Girl Melanie Brown has the other main role in the show.

Hollywood socialite Jordan's former fiance Warren Furman has said that she has a tendency to humiliate men, and she is doing the same to her estranged husband Peter Andre that she did to him.Warren says that Jordan believes in 'grinding men down', and he even placed a bet of 500 pounds with a pal predicting that Jordan's marriage to Peter would break down within five years.He said that Jordan was fine until she got a boob job done and publicly yelled at him saying, “It's not my fault every bloke wants to sh*g me.”Warren revealed that the way Jordan ranted that Peter was an unknown musician, she humiliated him too saying, “You're just a washed-up old Gladiator. I'm more famous than you,”Warren further revealed that he was dazed when Jordan poked fun at Peter's manhood too. “I couldn't believe she did the same to Pete saying it was the size of a button mushroom,” the Sun quoted Warren, as saying.Warren further claimed that Jordan would be enjoying the publicity she had attained from her separation from Peter.

Hollywood actress Cynthia Nixon has announced the she is all set to marryher lesbian Partner Christine Marinoni.The 'Sex and the City' actress made the announcement during the the Love, Peace and Marriage Equality rally in New York.She told the crowd there that she would soon walk down the aisle with Marinoni, reports Contactmusic. Nixon's co-actress Kristin Davis, who also loaned her support to the gay rights event, was also there when the announcement was made.While Nixon made announcement about her engagement, Davis looked on. The couple began dating after Nixon divorced her husband Danny Mozes in 2003.

Katie Price a.k.a. Jordan and Peter Andre’s marriage has been virtually sexless for two years, it has been revealed.The News of the World uncovered the shocking truth behind glamour queen Jordan’s split from long-suffering husband.In an emotional confession to pals, 36-year-old singer Peter said: ‘I’ve been saying for a long time it was a case of ‘when’ not ‘if’ we divorced. The relationship’s been going under since 2007 but I was terrified of missing the kids.’Jordan also admitted that the first sign of them heading towards splitsville came when their sex life went quiet.She told a friend: ‘We’d lost that passion in bed. I know it goes after a while for everyone but for us it had been so good, so important, so hot.’A pal of Peter’s told News of the World: ‘Things haven’t been right in the bedroom for almost two years. To put it bluntly, Jordan stopped fancying him. It caused big problems because she has a huge sex drive.’Besides the sex drought, the 3½-year marriage was doomed by demanding Jordan.

The 18-year-old Romanian girl who sold her virginity online for 20,000 dollars has revealed the details about her night with the winning bidder.Pretty Alina Percea had auctioned her virginity on a website so that she could afford to study computing at university, reports The Daily Telegraph.The auction's winner was a 45-year-old Italian businessman who made a bid of 8,782 pounds.The businessman paid for Alina, who underwent two medical examinations to prove her virginity, to fly to Venice where the couple toured the sights before spending a night in a luxury hotel.Alina said: "I liked the man and got on with him well. He didn't look 45, and he seemed much younger."We spoke in English as I can't speak Italian and he can't speak Romanian. He paid me a lot of compliments throughout the day, and he was very funny and charming. We got on very well, and I was pleased he''d won."He told me he had a good job, but he didn't say if he was married or had a family, and I didn't ask him."Alina, who was inspired to auction herself on a German erotic website after reading how American woman Natalie Dylan, 22, from San Diego, had put her virginity up for sale for 5million dollars, had hoped to raise as much as 100,000 dollars through the controversial sale but still plans to go to university."The bidding lasted two weeks," she told Closer magazine."I hoped I'd meet a nice man, like in the film Pretty Woman," Alina says."At the arrivals lounge, a man came over, smiled, handed me a box of chocolates and said: ''Welcome to Venice.'' He looked much younger than 45, short, but nicely dressed, with dark hair, green eyes and a kind smile," she added.The two went sightseeing, then to a five-star hotel where they had unprotected sex."We kissed, then undressed each other. I'd never done that before, so I was nervous. He laid me on the bed and started kissing my body, then we had sex. I was attracted to him, so I enjoyed it, even though it was quite painful. We only had sex once, then fell asleep. Next morning, we had breakfast together like any other couple, and I took the morning-after pill. He told me he'd like to see me again, and I agreed," she revealed.

"American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi stunned audiences when she stripped down to her bikini at the show's grand finale night.The audience was surprised when Kris Allen, 23, from Arkansas, was crowned the winner Wednesday night at the ceremony in Los Angeles instead of mass favourite, 27-year-old Adam Lambert.But what shocked the spectators was DioGuardi's dare bare act. She joined ex-show contestant Katrina Darrell, who is known as the 'Bikini Girl', and ripped off her dress to reveal her body in a black bikini, reports thesun.co.uk.Music band Black Eyed Peas and celebrities like Cyndi Lauper, Keith Urban, Queen Latifa and Carlos Santana also appeared on the show.Other famous faces who came to see the winner get crowned included Heather Locklear, Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood and Jason Mraz.

American actor Brad Pitt has dismissed rumours that his relationship with actress Angelina Jolie is headed for a split, insisting that he has never been happier.Brangelina had come under the spotlight in recent weeks with Internet gossips speculating their relationship is in trouble.The reports about Pitt enjoying a cosy rendezvous with ex-wife Jennifer Aniston last month added fuel to the fire.However, Pitt insists that he is still very much in love with Jolie, and he was spotted kissing and cuddling her in front of other celebrities at the Cannes Film Festival this week.“I am in love and I have the most beautiful family - what else can a guy want? I am the happiest man ever. We''re so lucky,” Contactmusic quoted him as saying.The pair has six children together Maddox, seven, five-year-old Pax, Zahara, Three , two-year-old Shiloh and their seven-month-old twins Vivienne and Knox.

Brooke Shields insists that if she’d been more comfortable with her body image earlier, she would have lost her virginity before 22.The actress has admitted that not learning to love the way she looked earlier is one of her biggest regrets.She insists that she would have lost her virginity at an earlier age, only if she had liked her appearance.“I think I would have had sex a lot earlier . . . I would have lost my virginity earlier than I did, at 22, [because] I would have been much more in touch with myself."To me, that’s a health regret,” the New York Post quoted her telling Health magazine.

Hugh Hefner is planning to sell Playboy for some 200 million pounds, it has emerged. The 83-year-old founded the empire more than 56 years ago and gained instant popularity. However, the rise of the internet, and with it free pornography, has taken its toll on the magazines' sales.According to reports, Sir Richard Branson's firm Virgin is being tipped as a potential buyer, The Telegraph reported. Playboy sales have dropped from seven million an issue in 1972 to around three million now.Also, earlier this month, it was announced that the company had suffered losses of 8.6 million pounds for the first three months of the year compared to 2.6 million pounds in the same period last year.A Playboy spokesman denied that it had received any offers. However, he added that as a public company, Playboy would "listen to proposals that could create value for all of our shareholders".

Katie Price a.k.a Jordan has found herself embroiled in a sex tape storm. Big Brother star Billi Bhatti claims that the former glamour model had a 10-month "cyber-affair" with him.He said the two spent months dabbling in steamy web-sex talk behind her hubby Peter Andre's back. Bhatti has released a scandalous one-minute home video, which according to him shows a naked Jordan "pleasuring herself".He also revealed explicit details of his alleged 10-month online "fling" in an interview. "She was pretty dirty," the Daily Star quoted him Bhatti as saying. "She sent me a load of images exposing herself, as well as a video," he added. The 27-year-old has already been dubbed ''Billi Liar'' after he wrongly boasted of bedding BB babe Chanelle Hayes, 20.Meanwhile, mum-of-three Kate, 31, spent an afternoon with top media lawyers following the allegations. Sources have revealed that the tape appears to be doctored to stitch her up. One photo appears to show Jordan on her back, naked with legs apart. Bhatti said that his "online affair" with the star initiated after meeting her in London's Embassy Club in August 2007."I didn't think I'd hear from her, so when she found me on MySpace three days later, referring to the conversation we'd had in the club, I was quite surprised," he said. "I knew it was her because she was talking about the conversation we had had. That's when we started talking and exchanged e-mail addresses. She gave me hers so I could contact her on MSN."I even got myself a webcam because she wanted me to. "I started using Facebook to speak to her as well," he added. And their conversations gradually became "fruity" and sexually explicit, he said. The allegations, however, have been dismissed by the troubled Jordan''s friends - and by her estranged husband Andre.

Pop star Rihanna, who is currently embroiled in an assault case against former boyfriend Chris Brown, is ensnared in a nude-photo scandal, according to online reports.Last Friday, pictures of a woman closely resembling Rihanna (real name Robyn Rihanna Fenty) were leaked on the Internet. A few showed nudity.However, the nude photos do not show a clear shot of her face, said website Gossip Girls. Lawyers at Rihanna's record label, Def Jam, have asked the websites to remove the pictures, calling the photos a violation of "the artist's rights".Rihanna, 21, is said to be so embarrassed she's fled Hollywood and taken refuge in Hawaii. It is yet more misery for the star who in February was allegedly attacked by then boyfriend, singer Chris Brown. Leaked photos revealed shocking injuries to her face. He was charged with assault.One of Rihanna's pals said: "She is freaking out. She was on the road to recovery after a terrible few months. She has no idea how these pictures have been leaked but she's determined to find out." One photo shows a man, believed to be Brown, sitting in the hotel room with a pair of pink pants on his head. Rihanna is recording a new album in Hawaii. Her pal added: "She's rushed off to Hawaii to escape the scrutiny.The Good Girl Gone Bad singer posed for raunchy shots in the January issue of Germany's FHM mag, but preserved her modesty with a strategically placed umbrella.She has insisted in the past that she would never want to be pictured naked, saying: "My mother would kill me if I posed nude."

Beauty may bag you a man - but brains will bring you more fun in the bedroom.Women blessed with 'emotional intelligence' - the ability to express their feelings and read those of others - have better sex lives, research shows.Those most in touch with their feelings have twice as many orgasms as inhibited sorts, the study found. The finding could lead to new ways of counselling the 40 per cent of women who find it difficult or impossible to enjoy sex fully.Researcher Tim Spector of King's College London said there were definite advantages to being a touchy-feely type. He said: 'These findings show that emotional intelligence is an advantage in many aspects of your life, including the bedroom.'Professor Spector questioned more than 2,000 female twins, aged between 18 and 83, about their sex lives. They were asked to rate their ability to reach orgasm on a seven-point scale, ranging from 'never' to 'always'. They also filled in a questionnaire designed to gauge their emotional intelligence and covering traits such as self expression, empathy and contentment. Those most in touch with their feelings had the most orgasms, the Journal of Sexual Medicine reports. Lead author, psychologist Andrea Burri, also of King's College, said: 'Emotional intelligence seems to have a direct impact on women's sexual functioning by influencing her ability to communicate her sexual expectations and desires to her partner.' Emotional intelligence may also make it easier for women to fantasise while in the bedroom. Relationship expert Dr Pam Spurr said it was difficult, but not impossible, for women to lose their inhibitions. Dr Spurr, whose books include Sizzling Sex and Fabulous Foreplay, said: 'It is not easy, the way we express ourselves is very habitual and affects our relationships and sexual relationships. 'It is not about waving a magic wand, it takes someone who is committed to learning new ways of communicating, to being open to intimacy and to putting their emotional self out there.' Other research has concluded that foreplay adds little to a woman's overall enjoyment of sex. The main event itself is far more important, the study found. The recent finding contradicts traditional bedroom etiquette, which dictates that men must take it slow. More than 2,300 women were quizzed about their sex lives for the study, with questions covering the division of time between foreplay and intercourse, and how often the women had an orgasm. The Scottish and Czech researchers said: 'In contrast to the assumptions of many sex therapists and educators, more attention should be given to improve quality and duration of intercourse rather than foreplay.'

While Miss California Carrie Prejean is suggested to be on the verge of losing her crown over nude-photo controversy and anti-gay marriage stance, she has been offered a whopping one million dollars for doing a porn movie role.According to TMZ.com, adult film company Vivid Entertainment has asked Carrie to play a saucy role in one of its films.In fact, in formal offer, mailed off to Prejean on May 6, Vivid has made it clear that their offer is not aimed to cash-in on her recent publicity."This is purely a business offer and has nothing to do with your religion or your personal beliefs," the Daily Telegraph quoted Vivid as saying.Prejean recently hit headlines when her teenage nude photos were made public, and the furore over her support to an anti-gay marriage group.

SingerMandy Moore, who recently tied the knot with Ryan Adams, has declared that she is not Ready to bare all in flicks, as she thinks only her husband is entitled to seeing her in the buff.Moore says that she does not approve of the idea of random people seeing her without clothes, and thus she will bare all only if it is utterly important."Right now, that's something that is off limits. I'd never say never because some things are absolutely necessary. I feel oftentimes I've been attached to a film and then, at the last second, someone has said, like, 'OK, well this is an absolute necessity - this scene requires to bare it all and there's no two ways around it," Contactmusic quoted her as saying."I'm like, 'I really believe there's so much of that which could be implied and it's just gratuitous.' I'm not comfortable within my own skin. That side of myself is reserved for my personal life and I wouldn't feel comfortable walking down the street Knowing, like... it's perfectly logical to believe that any random person walking down the street has the ability to see me with my clothes off," she added.However, Moore, who recently posed for a provocative Details magazine lingerie spread, is keen to get rid of her goody-goody image on the big screen.

Late British reality TV star Jade Goody would have been the first to admit she had no talent, her friend and publicist Max Clifford has said.Clifford also insisted Wednesday he did not profit from her death and even paid her medical bills, reports The Mirror online. "Jade would be the first to tell you she had no talent. She was just herself," he said speaking to London College of Communication students. On being asked if profiting from Goody's death made him feel guilty, he replied: "I did not profit from Jade's death. I did pay her medical bills when the NHS (National Health Service, England) let her down...I paid for her to see my doctor." "I did make a lot of money for her children, from which I did not take a penny. Do I feel guilty about that? Not at all, I'm very proud actually," he added.

Paris Hilton has revealed that she has never seen a phone bill and that she is the "busiest person in the world", after a court forced the socialite to reveal how much she earned. In legal papers the reality star said that she earned $US22 million in 2006 and 2007 for promotions. However, the Hilton’s legal wrangle revolves around the makers of the film Pledge This! claiming that she failed to promote the picture adequately. Hilton, 28, is being sued for $8 million by the filmmakers – who gave her an executive producer credit, according to London's Daily Mail.Asked by lawyers about her calls from the producers, Hilton testified: "With my phone I never know, because I lose it all the time. I probably get a new cellphone, like, every two weeks."Shown her mobile phone bill, she responded: "I've never seen a phone bill of mine in my life."The lawyer in the Miami case then asked Hilton if she had a diary for business meetings, and she said she uses the internet to see where she has been."I just press my name and Google it and see," she added.During the pre-trial hearing, her lawyer Michael Weinstein said: "She's the single busiest person on the planet." When asked about her responsibilities as an executive producer on Pledge This! Paris replied, "I'm not sure what a producer does, but... I don't know, help get cool people in the cast."The star is denying any wrongdoing and claims she promoted the film at every opportunity.She said: "Any chance I got, any red carpet, any press, if I was doing something for another product...I would just bring it up, 'Oh, my new sorority film, it's going to be sexy, it's going to be really hot girls' - like I really, you know, did my best’."Paris is due in court in June.

Actress-politician Hema Malini, who is busy campaigning for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, catches her breath to remember Feroz Khan and says he was the only colleague to use an endearment for her and give her a sensuous avatar in his hit film "Dharmatma"."He was the first and last man who called me 'baby'. No one has ever dared. I wish they would. What a suave man he was," Hema told IANS."When I agreed to do 'Dharmatma' he made it very clear I was there in the first-half only. He said, 'You can't say no, baby!' That was a new experience for me. My mother was more shocked than I was. With everyone addressing me as 'ji' it feels nice if someone comes up with a term of endearment."Earlier this week I was in Darjeeling campaigning when someone from the crowd shouted out 'Hemu' and disappeared into the mountains. I felt good because that's what my near and dear ones call me," she added.Flamboyant actor-filmmaker Feroz Khan died at his farmhouse in Bangalore Sunday after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 69. Feroz Khan calling Hema 'baby' was not the only change that he brought to her life."He decided to take on the challenge of making me look more glamorous and sensuous than ever before. That was a tough job because I was constantly fighting to cover myself up more than those costumes by Parmeshwar Godrej allowed.I don't think I've ever used so many safety pins in my entire lifetime. He wanted me to be as uninhibited as today's heroines. That wasn't possible for me."Hema shot in Afghanistan for "Dharmatma" and says it was a memorable experience."I don't think any film unit had gone there before. It was a memorable experience. And we really had to rough it out. It was freezing cold in Kabul. We had to stay in tents. In the evenings, we'd all sit together and prepare for next day's scenes. "Otherwise after shooting I always kept to myself. But he persuaded not just me but also my mother to join the unit in the evening. 'Come on, mom. Join us.' My mother was taken aback. We're basically very shy people.But he'd make her part of the discussions. That's the way to make films. One gets so charged and enthusiastic. I wish Feroz Khan and I had done more films together," Hema said.

Minissha Lamba has just returned from a gruelling one month outdoor schedule of WELL DONE ABBA. Though she is chilling out at the moment and catching up with friends and family, she looks back quite fondly on working with director Shyam Benegal.“Much before beginning to shoot for the film, I was sure about one thing that I couldn’t let Shyam sir down”, says Minissha with respect in her voice for the veteran film maker, “Here I was working with a man who has been directing for 35 years now so I had to be nothing but perfect with my performance.”With such a senior person calling the shots, wasn’t it intimidating to take directions from him?“Honestly, it wasn’t intimidating because Shyam sir is a pro in working with actors. He knows how to take care of them and extract the best out of them. This is why I didn’t even know how an entire month passed by and the shooting got over. More than him calling the shots, what was really unnerving was the kind of immense pressure that I had put myself into. For me, every day was a challenge as I had to give my very best”, she shoots off.“With such an ensemble cast in the film, you have to be on your toes all the time. There were some scenes in particular which were quite challenging and I didn’t really know where I was and what was I doing. But as I said, Shyam sir gets it going for his actors at the end of the day. I can only say that working in WELL DONE ABBA was an educative trip for me and I only came back a little more well versed in cinema”, signs off Minissha.With Boman Irani playing the title role of ‘Abba’ and Minissha Lamba as his daughter, the film also stars Sameer Dattani (as Minissha’s love interest), Ravi Kishan, Ila Arun, Salim Ghouse, Sonali Kulkarni, Rajit Kapoor, Yashpal Sharma and Ravi Jhankal. A BIG Pictures production, the film has lyrics by Swanand Kirkire, Ila Arun and Ashok Mishra with music by Shantanu Moitra.

It is learnt that Salman Khan has been roped in as a brand ambassador by Perfetti India to endorse their mint brand Chlormint.Sources reveal that a TV Commercial too has been shot before Salman flew to London for his Veer shoot. Interestingly, Salman’s younger brother Sohail Khan too has been roped in for this TV ad. This will be for the first time the Khan brothers shall share screen in any TV commercial. It can be recalled that Salman also shot for his popular reality game show 10 Ka Dum’s new season ad campaign.The controversial Khan had not been a popular star with big ad brands given his forever in controversy image despite having a tremendous fan following. At the same time he is also known to be very choosy when it comes to selecting the brands.It is not known how big the amount is for which the deal has been sealed for Chlormint but given his star status it must have been anywhere between Rs. 3-4 crore claims an industry insider.

Rani Mukerji hit the gym with a vengeance for a toned look for "Hadippa" with Shahid Kapur.The actress is quite happy with the outcome and feels that, like Aamir Khan, she will also set the screen on fire with her new avatar."She is not believing that it is her body. She even jokes and calls herself the female version of Aamir (Khan) in 'Ghajini' now. She was even telling me that like his body set the screen on fire, her looks in 'Hadippa' will leave no stone unturned," celebrity trainer Satyadev 'Satya' Chaurasia told.'Hadippa' is the 31-year-old star's only release this year and she is trying to keep her new look cloaked from the paparazzi before the movie promotions."Rani is very committed towards her body and her dedication has resulted in mind-blowing results. I felt so happy and proud after seeing the first rushes of 'Hadippa'. She is looking outstanding and I can undoubtedly say she has the best body in Bollywood now," said Satyadev."Hadippa" is slated to release in July.

Kareena Kapoor has always given the impression of a tough young girl.Even her mother Babita thinks so and had once said, '' Karisma is a lamb, and Kareena is a tigress.''Wonder what suddenly happened as the lady was spotted crying not very long ago.She and beau Saif have a fiery relationship till date and chances are she won’t cry over this whole thing. She seems to be in a secure spot personally in life and it shows.So was she missing best friend Amrita Arora who recently got married?Actually the inside story is that it was the script of Rajkumar Hirani’s '3 Idiots' that made Bebo break down. She says she had found such a touching script after a long gap of five years.It’s also very dear to her as it was a great and long time wish of hers to work with Aamir Khan and it has finally happened.Plus she’s awed by the working style of director Hirani and it was a long time wish of hers to work under his direction as well.The much looked forward to film which is slated for Christmas release is inspired from Chetan Bhagat’s best selling novel ‘Five Point Someone’ and also stars Boman Irani, Madhavan and Sharman Joshi in pivotal roles. Let's hope Kareena's tears pay off and the movie does well.

Dev Patel’s mother, Anita Patel, has confirmed that her son and his Slumdog Millionaire co-star Freida Pinto are an item.“Freida is really beautiful and I am really happy for them," said Anita, who added, "Yes, we knew he was flying to Israel to see her.”Pinto, 24, and Patel, 19, were recently spotted on an intimate lunch date in Israel where Pinto is on location for the French-Israeli co-production, Miral.“They looked very happy together and they didn’t seem to care who saw them,” said a onlooker. “ Dev couldn’t take his eyes off her and she couldn’t help cuddling up to him.“They kept staring into each other's eyes. They were certainly acting like a couple, despite what they have both said. When they left the bar they split up and tried to act like they weren't together.”Patel is currently filming for M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender, a family fantasy adventure.Freida will next film for Woody Allen helmed untitled project headlining Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Josh Brolin and Naomi Watts.

Making a rather surprising revelation, an investigative celebrity blogger and biographer has claimed that Brad Pitt dumped Jennifer Aniston because he thought she was a lesbian.Writing on his blog, Ian Halperin, revealed that a source named Toni (who is reportedly a friend of Angelina Jolie) said Pitt started dating Jolie because his marriage to former Friends star wasn’t fulfilling enough.Halperin also claimed that the Troy star finally pulled the string on his relationship with Aniston because she never wanted to have sex with him.“Brad likes to have sex a lot and Jennifer never wanted to sleep with him,” The Daily Telegraph quoted Toni as saying.He added, “He started to speculate that she was gay, though he never caught her with another woman or anything like that. He was very frustrated for a long time. Then he met Angelina, who is insatiable in bed, and the rest is history.”He further revealed that stories about Jennifer not wanting kids were just a ploy by Jolie to justify the affair.The insider said, “Brad always said that was a lie. Jen actually was ready to settle down and have kids the day Friends wrapped. That’s not why he left her. He really did love Jen but she just wasn’t fulfilling his needs.“I don’t really know Jen and I found it hard to believe she swings both ways. When Brad confided his suspicions, I told him, ‘no way!’“But when she started dating John Mayer, I thought hey maybe there is something to Brad’s theory. Everybody knows that Mayer is gay. Not a big secret. I can see the appeal of him hooking up with Jennifer but what does she have to gain by dating him if she’s straight?”

Scarlett Johansson's killer cleavage has beaten off competition from Salma Hayek's awesome assets to be named the best breasts in Hollywood.The actress left other curvy stars trailing in a new poll compiled by U.S. TV show Access Hollywood.But the honour will probably come as no surprise for Scarlett who always knew her breasts were destined for greatness.She said of them last year, “I would never have a boob job. I get compliments about them but I have my parents to thank for them."I think they could win awards, you know!”Halle Berry was judged to have the third-best cleavage in the business. Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Love Hewitt came fourth and fifth respectively.

Socialite heiress Paris Hilton was at the receiving end of a bizarre incident when she was molested by a fellow clubber during a nightout with her beau American TV personality and baseball player Doug Reinhardt.The 28-year-old was wearing a revealing low-cut dress and was groped by an unidentified man, who was partying at the same spot LAs H Club Wednesday night, reports the Dailymail online.The 23-year-old Reinhardt immediately stepped in to protect his girlfriend."Doug pushed the guy away and then a friend of the groper threw a beer bottle at his head. Someone managed to get him in a headlock before Doug went over and started punching him. Then the groper started to attack Doug and Doug's pal Frankie Delgado decided to get involved," said an onlooker.It took a while for the club security to restore order and kick the brawlers out, but even as the fight was going on the DJ put on Paris Hilton’s single Stars Are Blind and she climbed on a table and started to dance while Doug valiantly fought to protect her honor.

Cindy Crawford’s husband Rande Gerber is facing a lawsuit filed by two former women employees who allege the business mogul sexually harassed them.The women claim they lost their jobs at a restaurant owned by Gerber’s company after they rejected the advances made by the 47-year-old and other managers.As per TMZ.com, one of the women alleged that the supermodel’s better half, in 2008, had tried to kiss her three times during the night, and then “put his hand up [her] dress in between her legs in an attempt to fondle her crotch.”The ladies are reportedly seeking unspecified damages in the lawsuit filed in March in San Diego County Superior Court.A Gerber Group spokesperson has denied the claims.“These allegations were previously investigated and shown to be baseless. This lawsuit has no merit,” Us magazine quoted the spokesperson as saying.Gerber is the owner of the Midnight Oil chain of bars and lounges and has been married for 11 years. He has two kids, Presley, 9, and Kaia, 7.

A pregnant Heidi Klum started stripping in front of cameras during a recent appearance on the Ellen Degeneres’ U.S. chat show.The German beauty agreed to donate the Alice Temperley dress she was wearing on the show as an auction item for DeGeneres’ ongoing charity drive.However, when the host encouraged her to start stripping, the daring supermodel started peeling off the straps of the dress.Although DeGeneres held up a napkin to cover the pregnant model initially, she finally realised that the impromptu strip could land her in soup.And, thus, the host brought Heidi’s strip to an end and a screen was brought on to allow the model to disrobe safely as striptease music was played.Klum later reappeared wearing a white robe, reports Contactmusic.The Temperley dress is now up for grabs on eBay.com.

There is more to Beyonce than just good crooning skills.The sassy diva, who is married to the legendary rapper Jay Z, has gone all out to flaunt her famous curves.The lissome beauty has stripped down to bare essentials for a cover shoot of Glamour magazine`s June edition.Making sexually suggestive poses, the 27-year-old lass is bound to send the magazine’s sale soaring. Well with Beyonce baring it all, the secret to her happy married life to Jay Z seems to have finally gotten out.

Two-time Grammy-winning American actress and singer Pink has confessed she is a bisexual, reports contactmusic.com.

The "So What" singer has long been dogged by rumours that she is sexually attracted to both men and women, but had refused to comment on the stories throughout her career.

The star, whose real name is Alecia Moore, married motocross champion Carey Hart in 2006, but split in 2008, only to reconcile with the sports star earlier in 2009.

She has now revealed that she was annoyed when people quizzed her about the new men in her life during her separation from Hart because she could have been dating a woman, and Pink insists she has nothing to be ashamed of and is adamant her bisexuality is not a "trend".

"I'm not embarrassed about being bisexual. This is who I am. Love is pure and I try to keep it that way. This is who I am, what I feel.

"I think it's unnecessary to draw the subject out, but I think it's even more stupid not to discuss it. It seems as if bisexuality is a trend and I should whip up the masses. Well, I don't believe in trends, I just believe in me," she said.

"I would also be just as happy with a new woman. I'm not complicated," she added.

Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole was left 'absolutely terrified' after she was bitten on the lips by a female fan. Cole, 25, was posing for photos outside her hotel when a teenager lunged at her, and as per witnesses the X Factor judge looked "petrified" when the incident occurred.A security guard shoved the hysterical fan, who wore a brace on her teeth, out of the way and whisked the singer into the hotel. "I kissed Cheryl, I kissed Cheryl" the Sun quoted the fan as shouting, not realising she had accidentally bitten Cole.The incident happened as the girl group arrived back at the Malmaison Hotel, Belfast, after a show on their Out Of Control tour at the Odyssey Arena, and about 30 fans were waiting to meet the girls. "This girl was hysterical and totally obsessed with Cheryl," a witness said."She lunged at her and her brace must have nicked her lip. Cheryl looked absolutely terrified. The band's security manager said Cheryl had been hurt and was shaking," the witness stated.Moments later Nadine Coyle, 23, stepped off the tour bus Ready to chat with fans, but she also was swiftly ushered into the hotel by security. "Nadine didn't know what had happened. It had left Cheryl petrified," another witness said."Cheryl was left shaken. As a result the girls have been more cautious greeting fans," a Girls Aloud spokeswoman added.

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