A Still From Love Happens
Friday, June 4, 2010
Love Happens
Director: Brandon Camp
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston, Dan Fogler
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A Still From Raajneeti
Raajneeti
Director: Prakash Jha
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Ajay Devgn, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif,
Nana Patekar, Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpai, Sarah Thompson
Drama: This political drama revolves around the people who control the destiny of millions. Bhasker Sanyal (Naseeruddin) is a leftist leader. Sooraj (Ajay), who rose from the backward classes, is now working towards attaining absolute power. Brij Gapal (Nana) is a mentor to the young leaders. Prithvi Pratap (Arjun), heir to a political legacy, is impatient to reach the top. Veerendra Pratap (Manoj) believes he was born to rule. Indu (Katrina) is the beautiful princess who realises that her happiness depends on changing electoral fortunes. Samar Pratap (Ranbir) is the outsider who unwillingly gets drawn into the quicksand of family rivalry and politics. Welcome to Raajneeti - where money, power and corruption are the accepted norms.
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A Still From Penn Singam
Penn Singam
Director: Bali Srirangam
Cast: Meera Jasmine, Uday Kiram, Rambha,
J K Ritheesh, Vivekh
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Shazahn Padamsee - STUNNER
She isn't Kanimozhi
In the recently-released Aval Peyar Tamilarasi, the character name of the protagonist was Tamilarasi. And in Saroja, Vega was christened Saroja. Similarly, in Chandramukhi, the alter ego of Ganga was called Chandramukhi. Even in Anjali, Baby Shamili, who played the lead in the film, was called Anjali.
Now, it's but natural that we assume Shazahn Padamsee, who plays the female lead in Kanimozhi opposite Jai, be called so in the film. But no! The director of the film, Sripathy Rangasamy, tells us Shazahn's name in Kanimozhi is not Kanimozhi.
Though he refuses to divulge details on Shazahn's charcter or her name in the movie, he just tells us, "She plays a college girl in the film, which is a love story based on a philosophy." Well, we wonder what's so secretive in a love story.
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Neetu Chandra - ALL SET TO ROCK
Yellow
fever
Neetu Chandra is excited about being the 'yellow sari girl' in Mysskin's next film
It's homecoming of sorts for actress Neetu Chandra, who will be in the city on June 6 to shoot for a song in director Mysskin's upcoming flick Yuddham sei. "I'm damn excited about coming back to the city. I've already made my love for the city wocal and now, I'm just looking for excuses to be here," she says.
Talking about the 'yellow sari dance' (yeah, that's how she calls the song), she says, "I'll be rehearsing my dance movements for a day and shoot for it from the next day. I've heard only a scratch of the song, and I loved it. It has a folkish feel to it. And I'm hoping my dance movements will be slow, sensuous and something on the lines of Vaala Meenu...and Kathala Kannala... I will be heavily accessorised and yes, I'll be wearing a yellow sari, which has proved to be lucky for the director."
Though Neetu is open to doing a special appearance in a Kollywood film, she's also looking to do a full-fledged film role soon. "I want to do an intense love story, a film tht will give me scope to dance hard and belt out wisecracks. In short, I want to do a nice mass commercial film next." she admits.
on the Bollywood front, her hands are full with Anees Bazmee's No Problem, Sadiyaan; by Raj Kanwar, Love Jaisa Kuch and Khusar Parsad Ke Bhoot. "I recently shot a mujra dance for Sadiyaan; Rekhaji and Hema Maliniji, two of the dancing queens in Indian cinema, praised me for my dance movements. It's one moment I will never forger," she gushes.
Meanwhile, Neetu's also looking for ward to celebrating her birthday on June 20 with her family and friends. "Birthdays make me sad as they remind me that I've grown a year older. But at the same time, I'm also quite excited because I'm looking forward to opening gifts from my near and dear ones. After all, that's the best part of a birthday, right?" she laughs and signs off.
News: Nokia Developing the Cycling Moile Chargers
One for road: Now, pedal to power your mobile
Helsinki: Dutch cyclists chatting on the mobile phones are an ubiquitous site in the bike-friendly city of Amsterdam and soon they will be able to charge their mobiles with bike power.
Nokia Oyj introduced a bicycle charger on Thursday aimed at developing countries with limited access to electricity, but the cell phone maker said the idea could catch on in Europe where cycling for work, shopping and errands is a common lifestyle.
The charger, which can be fitted into any Nokia phone with a 2mm charger jack uses a dynamo to generate electricity from the movement of the wheels, Nokia said in a statement.
"Bicycles are the most widespread means of transport in many markets around the world, so this is just one more benefit to be gained from an activity people are already doing," Alex Lambeek, Vice President at Nokia, said.
The price of the charger kit, which also includes a holder for securing the phone to the bicycle, will vary according to market, but in countries like Kenya, where the product was introduced on Thursday, it would be around 15 euros ($18) , a Nokia spokesman said in a statement.
To begin charging, a cyclist needs to travel around six kilometres per hour, and while charging times will vary depending on battery model, a 10 minute journey at 10 kmh produces around 28 minutes of talk time or 37 hours of standby time, the spokesman said. the faster you ride, the more battery life you generate.
The charger is set to become available through selected retailers and the company's online store before year-end, Nokia said.
The four new phones the company also introduced in Kenya on Thursday target developing markets, a key growth area for the finnish company, and also contain features designed for the needs of people in countries where access to electricity is limited, such as a six-week battery standby time.
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Health Issue: KICK'S JUST MYTH CUP OF COFFEE
Wake up and
smell coffee
it's all in mind
London: Does the morning cup of coffee help you kick start the day? Not really, it's all your mind, say scientists.
Researchers at the Bristol University found that the effect of caffeine, which has been believed to be an energy boosted, does not actually increase people's alertness and it may rather raise the risk of anxiety and high blood pressure.
Lead researcher Peter Rogers said their findings suggest that coffee drinkers may actually be better off without their habitual morning mug. "Our study shows we don't gain an advantage from having caffeine - although we feel alerted by it, this is caffeine just bringing us back to normal," Rogers said. "While caffeine can raise anxiety, tolerance means that for most caffeine takers this effect is negligible."
The researchers recruited 379 people who abstained from caffeine for 16 hours before drinking either caffeine or a placebo and then were tested for a range of responses. All were asked to rate their levels of anxiety and alertness and whether they had a headache before and after being given the caffeine or the placebo.
They were also asked to carry out a series of computer tasks to test their levels of memory, attentiveness and vigilance. Those who received the dummy drink reported a fall in alertness and an increase in headaches, neither of which were reported by those who received caffeine.
However, it was found that their post caffeine levels of alertness were no higher than those of consumers who received a placebo. This suggests caffine only brings coffee drinkers back up to ' normkal', the researchers said.
Those with the gene variant linked to anxiety tended to consume slightly larger amounts of coffee than others, suggesting a mild increase in anxiety may be a part of the pleasant buzz caused by caffeine.
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Health Issue: Burgers raise risk of Asthama
Burgers raise asthma risk
in children, says study
London: Children who eat three or more burgers a week may be at a higher risk of asthma and wheezing. but a healthy diet rich in fruit and fish seems to stave off the risk, according to large international study.
Researchers from Germany, Spain and Britain who studied data on 50,000 children across the world found the link between burgers and asthma was strongest in rich nations where diets with high levels of junk food are more common.
A meat-heavy diet itself has no bearing on the prevalence of asthma, according to the researchers. Yet frequent burger eating could be a signal for other lifestyle factors which raise asthma risk.
"This is a sign that the link is not strongly related to the food itself, but that burgers are a proxy for other lifestyle factors like obesity and lack of exercise." said Gabriele Nagel of Ulm University, Germany, who led the study.
She added, however, that there were "biologically plausible" links for the positive effects of a healthier diet, which could be down to the antioxidants found in fruit and vegetables. and the omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in fish, which have anti-inflammatory properties.
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50-Overs Cricket and Tournaments IND Vs Zim 2nd Match
STRUCK ON ZIM WAY
Hosts Thrash India, Now Twice-In-A-Row
Harare: A listless India received their second mauling in a week at the hands of hosts Zimbabwe, who crushed them by seven wickets in the ongoing cricket tri-series here on Thursday. In a shock repeat of the tournament opener, India dished out yet another pathetic display in all three departments of the game suffer a crushing defeat with 11.4 overs to spare that seriously jeopardised their chances of reaching the June 9 final.
Put into bat, India's famed line-up came out with a shoddy display to crawi to a below-par 194 for nine in 50 overs. Things, in fact, could have been worse but for Ravindra Jadeja's gritty 72-ball 51 down the order. India needed to bowl out of their skin to defend the paltry total but Zimbabwe cashed in on a steady start and cruised to 197 for three in 38.2 overs to humble their opponents. This was also India's first back-to-back defeat against the minnows.
For Zimbabwe, Brendan Taylor (74) and Hamilton Masakadza (66) scored bulk of the runs with their 128-run opening partnership in 26.3 overs as the hosts bagged five points, including a bonus, from the match. They now have nine points from three matches that brightened their chance for a place in the final.
India now must best Sri Lanka on Saturday and then wait for the outcome of the islanders' match against Zimbabwe on Monday for a place in the final Needing less than five runs an over.Zimbabwe made a slow but steady start with Masakzada and Taylor shunning risk in the first half hour before stepping up the tempo once they settled down.
Taylor, who played some exqui9site shots including a six off Umesh Yadav, reached his fifty in the 17th off 59 balls with a single off Jadeja, India could break the Zimbabwean opening stand in only the 27th over with Ojha removing Taylor who holed out to long off fielder Murali Vijay but not before taking the home side to the threshold of victory. After Taylor was out, Masakzada took upon himself the responsibility of maintaining the momemtum. Once he reached to his fifty, Masakzada hoisted Amit Mishra for two successive sixes in the 30th th over to raise the 150 of Zimbabwe innings.
Masakadza was out in the 32nd over of the bowling of Jadeja with Virat Kohli taking a stunning catch.
Jadeja (2/27) got his second wicket in the form of Charies Coventry (20) before captain Elton Chigumbura (16 not out) and jTatenda Taidu (13 not out) took Zimbabwe home comfortably.
Cameron Diaz - CANDID
Family? Diaz
isn't interested!
For all those celebs who get into the adoption, or baby producing mode, actress Cameron Diaz says that this tendency of adding up to the family occurs when people have nothing better to do.
As for herself, she insists she's too busy focussing on her career to consider raising a family.
"You know how you have those moments of feeling dissatisfied and you think, 'What would make my life better?" Well, I've yet to go, 'A-ha, that's it, a child!' I'm not saying I don't want them, but right now, I see how torn up parents get when they're away from their kids, how guilty they feel, and I don't want that! I don't want to feel like that I ought to be missing someone, i don't want to not do a film at a moment's notice," she says.
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Katrina Kaif and Saif Ali Khan - TWO'S COMPANY
Saif Ali Khan
to romance Kat
Santhanam - QUIRKY
QUIP MASTER!
Comedian Santhanam's career graph is soaring. And the primary reason for that is the actor's quips, which have helped him leave the audience in splits. In fact, the film that really catapulted him to the big league was last year's Siva Manasula Sakthi (SMS), where Santhanam sotle the show with his punchline 'Ovvoru manushanukkum ovvoru feeling'. And the actor recognises this fact.
In fact, at a recent awards show, the actor showered praises on Rajesh, the director of the film, for coming up with that line.;
Santhanam revealed, "Rajesh and I went together for an awards show which was going on forever. I got impatient and told Rajesh that we better leave. But he said that he wanted to hear his favourite director talk ans so, we remained in our seats. But the director just uttered a 'thanks' and walked off the stage. I was so furious with Rajesh, but he brushed off his disappointment and said, 'vidupa... Ovvoru manushanukkum ovvoru feeling SMS, we decided to use that line as the film's catch phrase."
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Vidya Balan - FOODIE AT HEART
Vidya Loves
feeding people
Vidya Balan managed to shed all that extra weight after much hard work. And yet, when it came to eating parathas in New Delhi, she couldn't resist. When she was shooting for No One Killed Jessica in the capital, she gorged on the delicious parathas from the famous Paratha Galli. And one hears that the south Indian beauty not only paid for those parathas, but even treated her unit members to some yummy parathas. It comes as a relief that at least some actresses are okay with spending money on the unit guys. We know one diva who wo9uldn't even buy herself a bottle of mineral water during her London schedule. She complained of thirst and waited endlessly for the producer to cough up the amount required to purchase some water. Talking of stinginess, this one took the bakery!
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WHERE'S THE PARTY ? Sanjay Kapoor
Jealous of Sanjay?
There are people who actually envy Sanjay Kapoor. Why? Okay, he doesn't have any films to talk about, but he has friends like SRK and Karan Johar which makes him an object of envy.
One actor, who is truly jealous of Sanjay's direct line to Mannat (SRK's home), was heard saying that when Sanjay threw a party for KJO at his home recently, he played the perfect host and even stood on his porch to receive his guests. Well, it's known that Sanjay is a well-mannered Kapoor, but there was another advantage of standing outside the building. The Raja actor who is not making the headlines anymore got clicked by the lone lensman who was lurking outside his gate. Well, this is undoubtedly an advantage of throwing parties. You get to stay in the news!
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HEALTH ISSUE: SHORT CUTS
SHORT CUTS
Erectile dysfunction
linked to heart disease
Having problems in bed? Go for a heart check-up, for a new study has found a link between erectile dysfunction and coronary artery calcification which is a known predictor of future cardiovascular events. Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have carried out the study and found that men suffering from erectile dysfunction (ED) are at an increased risk of high coronary artery calcification scored (CACS). For the study, the entolled in the World Trade Center medical Monitoring and Treatment Program, 327 of which had ED.
Sewage plant plays Mozart to microbes:
A German sewage plant is playing Mozart to microbes to speed up waste breakdown. According to the Markische Allgemeine newspaper, the plat is playing classics such as The Magic Flute and The Marriage of Figaro around-the-clock, via a series of speakers designed to replicate the acoustics of a concert hall. Bosses believe the composer's muxic will help reduce energy costs at the waste-treatment facility in Treuenbrietzen, southwest of Berlin. Scientists at German firm Mindus came up with the idea, saying micobes are particularly partial to harmonies and rhythms.
WHO Could flu pandemic alert:
Scientists advising the World Health Organisation have held a meeting to give their latest assessment of swine flu, in a move that could end the pandemic alert, a WHO spokesman said. Speaking shortly before the teleconference began, WHO spokesman Gregory Haertl said the scientists would be "reviewing the epidemiological situation around the world" and that a "reviewing the epidemiological situation around the world" and that a "recommendation or announcement one way or the other" would be made. "The two most likely outcomes are either the status quo or post-pandemic," he told journalists.
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