Fergie Rocks California With Her New Ring December 29, 2007

Life is just getting better and better for Black Eyed Peas bombshell Fergie. The chart-topping singer, recently engaged to actor beau Josh Duhamel, has been out and about in California with a big sparkler on her wedding finger telling all her pals how happy she is. “Fergie called a lot of her girlfriends to tell them the news,” a source revealed to a US gossip magazine. “She said they don’t know what kind of wedding they want yet, but that she is the happiest girl on earth.” Real name Stacy Ferguson, the 32-year-old Californian beauty has been dating hunky Transformers star Josh, 35, for three years – and the happy couple have just returned to the US after a romantic sunshine break in Mexico. They already share a home together and Fergie once declared: “We’re practically married!” “I’m madly in love with him,” she added. “He understands how to treat a woman and give me respect.”

December 29, 2007

Barely Legal Zac And Vanessa Drink Martinis

Disney stars in trouble? High School Musical stars Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens have been spotted drinking at Hollywood restaurant Lola’s Friday night despite being both under 21. The real life sweethearts have stopped the breakup rumors when they were seen cuddling and drinking martinis together. 20-year-old Efron and 19-year-old Hudgens have recently fueled gossips that they had split when he had apparently been seen flirting with a group of girls at a concert. The couple had convinced their fans that they are okay when Efron said his girlfriend is a “very sexy woman.” “The weird thing that no one expected about Vanessa is that underneath such a sweet girl is a very sexy woman,” the Hairspray star said.

No New Year Party For Me: Bipasha Basu December 29, 2007

What are the stars planning for the New Year? Subhash K Jha finds out. Bipasha Basu: “I’m working on New Year’s eve. I’ll be performing at the Mariott. Then I’m heading to Kenya for a week’s holiday. I hope in 2008 I’ve loads of fun and I do great work. I’d like more travel for myself and less violence for the world.” Suniel Shetty: “I’m off to spend the year-end with my family in our Khandala home, and that includes my parents of course. I’d want my family to be happy and complete in 2008. On the professional front I want my production company Popcorn Entertainment to march ahead.” Sammir Dattani: “New Years is strictly for the family.I’m shooting in Bangalore but will be back in time to spend New Years eve with my parents and my sister Sweta who’s leaving for London for further studies. As for what I’ll do after the family dinner, let’s just say there’re naughty possibilities. I want my five releases to do well in 2008. If I can have a second wish I want to work with Sanjay Bhansali. Could he make Saawariya 2 with me?” Tusshar Kapoor: “I can’t travel out of Mumbai for the new year, I’m shooting. So it’d be just close friends home on the 31st. My only wish for 2008 is to see my films get a smooth release. Esha Deol: “On the 31st I’m with my old school friends and my mum out of India. In 2008 I want a role that will chellenge me as an actress. Waiting with fingers crossed. I’ve kept my dates free. I want that one kick-ass role. For the rest of world I pray for peace. Priyanka Chopra: “I’m shooting till the 30th. Then I’ve one day to spend with my family. After the New Year’s I’m off to Bangkok to shoot a commercial for a beauty soap. My wish? That my father remains well, and my films do well.” Urmila Matondkar: “I’ll be working during New Year’s eve. As for my wish-list for 2008, do you have the time? Mona Singh: “This may sound boring. But I’ll be visiting Gurudwaras for the new year’s eve to thank God for all he has given me. Then I’ll spend the day with the family. Then I’ll party at night with friends. In 2008 I hope I get that one big role in Bollywood.” Amrita Arora: “I’ll be working in Banglore on 31st. In 2008 I want to do more interesting work. And my films should do well.” Neil Mathur: “I plan to holiday in the Far East with the family. But I don’t know if it will actually happen. I wish for a line-up of good directors in 2008.” Perizaad Zorabian: This new year is special. Because it’s my first as mommie to baby Zaha. Playing Mommie, Daddy & Baby is like living in a fairytale.In 2008 I want to balance out my family life with my career. Arbaaz Khan: “This year for the new year’s I’ll be at our family farm-house in Panvel with my parents and brothers. Earlier during year-end we’d head to Goa or Dubai. In 2008 I want to quit smoking. My son is growing up and I don’t want him to feel it’s okay to smoke because daddy’s doing it. Sonam Kapoor: “I’m actually working this new year’s in Jaipur. But my parents, sister and my best friend are coming to visit me.” Kangana Ranaut: “No plans for the new year. But I do want to take a holiday in the South of France. Is that my new year plan or my wish for 2008? I don’t know. Upen Patel: “I’ll be spending a quiet domesticated new year with my mom. In 2008 I hope for happiness success and love and a life freed of manipulations.” Sophie Chowdhary: “I like to bring in the new year while performing on stage.. It’s not just about money. I’m passionate about singing and dancing. And I can start my new year by doing what I love then I’m blessed. In 2008 I want to be appreciated as an actor and not just a veejay and singer. I want to break the mould. Just because one is sexy and glamorous it doesn’t mean one cannot be a versatile and deep actress. Moving away from myself, I’d like everyone to get seriously concerned about global warming. Otherwise we may not see 2009! Koena Mitra: “I’ll be dancing at the Sahara Star Hotel. Afterwards I’ll party. I’m glad I’ll be working and I’ll bring in the new year with work. In 2008 I want better work and more love from everyone. At the of the day all we want is happiness. Himesh Reshammiya: “I don’t have any partying plans. I’m totally tied up with my recordings of Karzzzzz. In 2008 I want to live up to the audiences’ expectations in my my 3 films Karzzz, Kajraare and A Love Issssstory. Malaika Arora: “I’ll be in Delhi performing for Country Club. In 2008 I want my new tv show and my feature film EMI to do well. Dino Morea: “I’m spending the new year with my family and closed friends. My parents are down from Bangalore. In 2008 all I want is to work every day. Sameera Reddy: “I’ll be shooting on the 1st. So I’ll bring in the new year with family and friends in Mumbai. In 2008 I’d like to build on the sense of positivity that I created within me in 2007. Amrita Rao: “Since January 2007 I’ve been living out of suitcases. I’ve just returned from a month’s schedule in Jaisalmer. So now I’m looking forward to spending in Mumbai. My cousins have come down from America and we’ll be partying together.” Ruslaan Mumtaz: “I’m spending New Years with Veerappan. Ha ha. We’re going to Mangalore to spend new year’s eve in the middle of the forest right where Veerappan lived. There will be no contact with the outside world. So if Steven Spielberg wants to get in touch he’ll just have to wait.” Celina Jaitley: “My brother got engaged on 27 December. So we had a family dinner on New Year’s welcoming his fiancée to the family. That apart I want my career to finally take off in 2008. I’ve worked hard. I want my dues. Manoj Bajpai: “Though the new year is just another day for me I must admit this one is special because I’ll be spending time in my new house.” Rahul Bose: “It’s a somber New Years for me and my sister. We lost our father recently. We’re in our ancestral home in Kasauli going through his things, putting finishing touches to his life. But I don’t grieve for my father.” Arshad Warsi: “I’m off to the mountains in Uttaranchal with my family. I wish the world would takes global warming seriously in 2008.

December 29, 2007

Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus

Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus has split with her teenage boyfriend Nick Jonas. The singer/actress, 15, and the youngest of sibling trio The Jonas Brothers have been dating since the start of their current sold-out U.S. tour. But the couple has now parted ways, according to New York gossip column PageSix. A source tells the publication, “They just broke up, but not many people even knew they were going out.” A spokesman for Cyrus says, “We do not comment on our client’s personal life.”

December 29, 2007

Jen Aniston Hits Out At Pregnancy Reports

Rumours that Jennifer Aniston is expecting her first baby have been dashed after the Friends actress denied the claims and followed it up by having a swift drink with friends. Representatives for the 38-year-old Friends star issued a statement that simply said: ‘She is not pregnant.’ They were responding to US and UK reports that Aniston was expecting. In further proof she is not carrying a little bundle, Aniston hit the town with former co-star Courteney Cox for some martinis at Mastro’s in Beverly Hills.

December 29, 2007

Shah Rukh Khan: Preity Zinta

It isn’t easy being a battered wife. It isn’t easy playing one either….This, Preity Zinta has discovered over the past one month while shooting in Toronto for Deepa Mehta’s tale of domestic subjugation Heaven On Earth. Says the actress, “It was my mom’s birthday on 30 November. She came down with my brother and my niece for two days. That really helped me to re-connect with my real life, to appreciate what wonderful gifts life brings to us lucky ones who have managed to find a career without losing out on a family life.” It’s a tough trek for the Zinta in Toronto. “First of all, Heaven In Earth is in Punjabi and English, and that too live sound. That itself is a huge change from everything I’ve done so far. But the role is something else. I never knew a character would effect me so deeply. I’ve become completely withdrawn and introspective. Playing such a role just makes you think about the plight of a majority of women in our society who don’t have access to the infrastructure and power tools that have helped women achieve a kind of liberation in our society.” Heaven On Earth is the story of real-life battered NRI wife Aman Deep who bore with years of domestic violence. After making a documentary on her harrowing life Deepa Mehta decided to turn the story into a film. Theatre actor Vrajendra plays Preity’s violent husband. “And here I am, in a totally alien environment shooting a bleak life and a character with a cast and crew and way of working that’s totally new to me. Here I am no star, just a member of the cast. Saturdays and Sundays are off. But guess what ? I can’t snap out of character. I just sit in my hotel along pouring over my lines,” sighs Preity. She misses home and the big bad Bollywood brigade. “I miss Shah Rukh and Salman and Karan and Yashraj Films. The other night I was watching Veer-Zara and I went completely home-sick. But,” she adds. “with Deepa’s film I’ve definitely moved into a new phase in my career.”

Is Britney’s New Beau A Paparazzo? December 25, 2007

Pop diva Britney Spears has set tongues wagging by spending a night with a photographer. She reportedly spent one whole night with Adnan at the Peninsula hotel, where they spent several hours together. A fellow photographer revealed that the 26-year-old singer admitted to dating Adnan. “She said ‘yes,’ they were dating but I don’t know if she was joking,” the New York Post quoted the photographer as saying. Another photographer said that he would not be surprised if there was any truth in it, for Adnan and a fellow paparazzo Filipe had developed proximity with Britney after weeks of covering her. “Adnan always asked her questions and she liked the attention and answered,” the photographer said.

Rodriguez Begins 6-month Jail Term December 25, 2007

Actress Michelle Rodriguez began a 180-day jail term in Los Angeles on Sunday for probation violation, the second Hollywood celebrity after Kiefer Sutherland to face a Christmas incarceration. According to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. records, the former “Lost” star checked in to Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, south of downtown Los Angeles, under her given name, Mayte. Michelle is her middle name. Rodriguez must serve the full stretch in the overcrowded jail, where sentences for minor crimes are often cut short. In November, actress Lindsay Lohan served 84 minutes of a 1-day sentence, while reality TV starlet Nicole Richie was released 80 minutes into her 4-day term in August. A judge sentenced Rodriguez in October for violating her probation on previous drunken-driving and hit-and-run offenses, and specified that she not be granted work furlough, early release or home confinement. Rodriguez admitted failing to complete community service obligations. She was also found to have consumed alcohol on at least three occasions while wearing a monitoring bracelet around her ankle, in violation of a probation requirement that she refrain from drinking for 90 days. The probation violation stems from a 2004 plea of no contest — the equivalent of guilty — to three traffic offenses in Los Angeles, including hit-and-run and drunken driving violations. She was previously sentenced to 60 days in jail for a probation violation in May 2006, but was released after just four hours and 20 minutes due to overcrowding. Rodriguez rose to fame in 2000, playing a feisty pugilist in the indie film “Girlfight.” She went on to star in such movies as “The Fast and the Furious” and “Blue Crush.” Her “Lost” character, police officer Ana-Lucia Cortez, was killed off after about two dozen episodes. Sutherland, the star of the action series “24,” began a 48-day term in another Los Angeles-area jail on December 5 for drunken driving.

Helen: I’m Cool With The Love Scenes December 25, 2007

Helen: I’m Cool With The Love Scenes

Corrie star Helen Flanagan has apparently admitted she loves playing a raunchy minx in the soap. The 17-year-old plays student Rosie Webster, who is having an affair with her tutor, and Helen says she is totally at ease with her new storylines, reports The Sun. “All the sexy stuff and the bitchy stuff, that’s what I love to do. The bitchier and sexier the better,” the actress is quoted as saying. Helen went on: “I’m cool with the love scenes. It’s not you that’s doing the kissing, it’s your character.” She added: “It’s such fun to play. I hope it carries on next year and she (Rosie) gets really outrageous.” Helen also revealed that she’s been getting more attention following Rosie’s provocative storylines. “The boys wink at me in the gym. They must think I’m Rosie,” she confessed. But Helen insisted: “I don’t wink back though – I’m quite shy and I don’t really like people looking at me.”

SRK, Vidya Get Anandalok Puraskar December 25, 2007

Shah Rukh Khan and Vidya Balan bagged Anandalok Puraskar for the Best Male and Female actor for their performances in Chak De India and Bhool Bhulaiyaa respectively for the year 2007. Shimit Amin also shared the honour for having been felicitated the Best Director Award for Chak De India. Vidya Balan has won this award for the second time.She won the award in 2005 for her first Bengali film Bhalo Theko. Vidya says,”This was the very first award of my career even before I was awarded the Best Debut for Parineeta. Bengali cinema has been very kind to me and winning this award for the second time means a lot to me as an actress.” Vidya further adds, “This award set as a precedent and a lot of acclamation came my way, Inshallah, this again will set as a precedent and I hope for lot of success coming my way in future as well.” Vidya’s much awaited film, Halla Bol, is all set to hit the silver screen early next year on Jan 11.