Aamir Khan - MOVIE WATCH

Aamir in a 

fresh ' Avatar'

           Avatar Director James Cameron and Aamir Khan, who met in India in March this year at a high-power summit, have constantly been in touch. Sources say that a fortnight from now,  when Aamir flies to the US for promotions of his upcoming Peepli Live, he is Likely to meet James again. The director has already seen Aamir's previous works like Taare Zameern Par, Ghajini and 3 Idiots, and this time around, the Bollywood superstar and one of the most successful star-producers (check his record-Lagaan, Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, TZP) is likely to have a screening of Peepli Live for the Hollywood giant.

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Vidya Balan - DAZZLING and MESMERISED: MF Hussain

MAQBOOL'S MUSE

              It pays to be different, it pays to not have blonde streaks, be glamourous and pass off as a diva.

            Guess who's benefiting the maximum from being herself? Vidya Balan. Yes, the actress who wears her individuality as an asset, has now caught the eye of MF Husain.

           He, apparently, saw Ishqiya and was bowled over by the sumptuous Viday, who according to him is the perfect Indian woman.

          And chances are that after Madhuri Dixit, it is Vidya who he wants. The artist told a Bolywood trade paper that he had seen Parineeta, Paa and Ishqiya and felt that as a woman who knows her mind, and who without wearing skimpy western clothes, Vidya impressed him.

        Now, it is being suggested that Vidya will feature in Husain's next directorial venture, slated for 2011.

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Sonam Kapoor - MATCHMAKER

Sonam-Abhay:

The perfect mismatch

          She is the traditional-thinking desigal, while he is a total bohemian at heart. that is why we were curious to know how these two will pair off in Aisha - produced by sister Ria - a film which is a far cry from their real life characters.

        Inspired by Jane Austen's novel Emma, Soanm Kapoor plays Aisha, who loves to play matchmaker and bring couples together and Abhay Deol  boy plays her knight, Mr Knightley that is. 

       But in real life, Abhay panics at the prospect of being set-up with some one. "Leave alone setting me up with someone, we might pair up the wrong couple," he laughed. In fact, Abhay went on to confess that, "I'm no romantic, and I wouldn't like someone trying to pair me up."

       On the other hand, his leading lady believes that its cool to book up two lovely people. Well, talk of a mismatch here. How on earth did this jodi do all that much-mush on screen?

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Cameron Diaz - YOUTH SECRETS

CAMERON:

SEX KEEPS

ME SEXY

In Her Shoes (Widescreen Edition)

        Sometime back, Moore say how the 'act' keeps her looking young. Now, it's Charlie's  Angels star  Cameron Diaz who too has revealed that sex is one of the reason of her youthful looks and is happy the way she looks. "I don't want to look 25 again. But, the fountain of youth for me, I guess is exercise, healthy diet, lots of water, lots of laughter, and lots of sex. Yes, sex, we need that as human beings. It's healthy, It's natural, it's what we are here to do," she says.

 

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Mel Gibson - TEACHINGS OF LIFE

Gibson happy with

'unhappy' roles

          Actor Mel Gibson, who had taken a break from acting for seven years, will be back on screen with The Edge Of Darkness. While the Martin Campbell-directed movie starts him as a homicide detective, investigating the death of his activist daughter, his other two projects The Beaver and How I Spent My Summer Vacation also revolve around sad lines. But the 54-year-old reveals that he enjoys taking on unhappy roles despite now difficult they can be because it makes him appreciate his own life.

      

"When you realise that half of your life has gone by, you don't want to do stupid stuff anymore," he says. "What does not kill you makes you stronger. Life's experiences, whether they be pleasant, unpleasant, tortuous or excruciatingly wonderful and blissful, it seasons you somehow and you learn from it," adds.

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Shah Rukh Khan - PLEASED

SRK's Italian

'King Khan' tee

           The Bollywood Baadshah, Shah Rukh Khan, could stylishly flaunt his line-up of some of the world's best branded designer wears, but here's one gift (however unbranded) that probably scores as high as his high-fashion tees.

           Recently, on the sets of RA. One (Yeah, the much-awaited sci-fi, superhero film for which SRK's teaming up with Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal and Satish Shah and for which Akon flew down to record a song and also be part of a bash held in Mumbai), he was gifted a sweatshirt by his Italian cameraman for completing his shoot in time. And guess what was scribbled across the tee?

        "King Khan?

          Obviously, Shah Rukh Khan was extremely touched by this, and said, "This is such a rare a gesture of appreciation." And that's what we call a 'fitting' shirt. What say, SRK?

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Josh Kelly and Katherine Heigl - GOOD INTENTIONS

Katherine-Josh

to adopt a child from Haiti

            Actress Katherine Heigl and her husband Josh Kelly recently expressed a desire to have another child. However, this time too, they plan to adopt. Apparently, they are quite touched to see the sorry state that Haiti is in post the earth quake. So, this time, they've decided to adopt a child from the earthquake-ravaged place. The 27 Dresses star, who adopted daughter Naleigh from Korea in September last year, says, "We would like to have a second child, adopted or biological. We're not ruling it out. But just look at Haiti. There are so many parent less children. It breaks my heart and I want to help."

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Genelia - SPEAKING OUT

GENELIA

CLEARS THE AIR

           Genelia is seeing red after a Tamil daily reported that she had gone for the controverdial IIFA in Colombo. The rumours of her visit to Colombo strted after her "good friend" Ritesh Deshmukh was seen at the festival in Colombo. Immediately, various Tamil groups and Kollywood association jumped the gun and wanted her films to be banned.

       A peeved Genelia said, "Yes, i was actually supposed to perform with Saif and Shah Rukh, and walk the ramp with Manish Malhotra at the IIFA. but I've opted out; I did not want to hurt Tamil sentiments. I'm now in Mumbai doing an ad shoot and will be in Chennai on Sunday (today) to shoot for my Tamil films," The actress also later tweeted, "Sitting at home checking all the news and all the tweets on IIFA. I won't make it this year, looking forward to it next year."

        Meanwhile, Genny is all excited about her current triip to Chennai which will involve shooting for Utthamaputhiran with Dhanush which is nearing completion and a photo shoot with Vijay for Jayam Raja's Velayudham.

         

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50-Overs Cricket and Tournaments Ind Vs SL 2nd Match

OVER & OUT FOR INDIA

India Lose To Sri Lanka, Crash Out Of Tri-Series

Harare: A sloppy India crashed out of the cricket tri-series after Sri Lanka,, riding on Denesh Chandimal's maiden century, thumped them by six wickets in a crucial one dayer here on Saturday. Tottering on the brink of disaster after their back-to-back defeat against Zimbabwe, India badly needed to win this match with a big margin to keep alive their final hopes but they could not pulloff a re;eat performance of hteir previous incounter with the Lankans and went down with 1.4 overs to spare.

       Chandimal's (111) 118-ball knock, which included six fours and five sixes, knocked the stuffing out of India's feeble bowling attack as Sri Lanka cruised to 270 for foru in 48.2 overs. Monday's Sri Lanka-Zimbabwe match is now rendered inconsequential and they would meet again in Wednesday's final at the same venue.

      Earlier put into bat, India had posted 268 for nine with Virat Kohli (68), Yusuf Pathan (44) and R Ashwin (38) scoring bulk of the runs, Desoerate fir a win, India effected three changes in the squad - bringing in the uncapped trio of Naman Ojha, Pankaj Singh and R Ashwin while leaving out Murali Vijay, Umesh Yadav and Amit Mishra - but the win remained elusive.

      Sri Lanka's chase got off to a brisk start with Tilakaratne Dilshan (21) looking in his element before he fell to Ashok Dinda in the sixth over. Chandimal joined Upul Tharanga (27) in the middle and looked quite at ease against the Indian attack.

      Even after Tharanga fell to R Ashwin, Chandimal continued the good work in company of Chamara Kapugedera (42). He used his feet welol against the spinners and never allowed the Indian bowlers to dictate terms. Chandimal smote Pankaj Singh over mid-on, greeted Pragyan Ojha with a six and twice hit Ashwin out of the ground.

      Ashwin eventually had Chandimal stumped in the 41st over but by then, the writing was clear on the wall for India. Jeevan Mendis (35) and Thilan Samaraweera (28) completed for the formality for the Sri Lankas with consummate ease.

      Earlier, Virat Kohli curbed his aggressive instinct to score a 95 ball 68 on the low and slow Harare Sports Club wicket and shared a crucial 84-run third wicket stand with Yusuf Pathan (44 balls) to take India beyond the 250 mark.

   

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