Thursday, 30 May 2013

Angelina's First Appearance after mastectomy


Angelina Jolie appearance will be the first time she's hit the red carpet since announcing she had a preventative double mastectomy.

She said she discovered she had BRCA1, a "faulty gene" that she said gave her an 87 percent chance of developing breast cancer and a 50 percent chance of developing ovarian cancer.

Jolie praised Pitt in the piece, for his tremendous support as she went through the series of procedures.


 "I am fortunate to have a partner, Brad Pitt, who is so loving and supportive," she wrote in the NYT piece. "Brad was at the Pink Lotus Breast Center, where I was treated, for every minute of the surgeries. We managed to find moments to laugh together. We knew this was the right thing to do for our family and that it would bring us closer. And it has."
The actress lost her mother, Marcheline Bertrand in 2007 to ovarian cancer. Bertrand's sister, Debbie Martin (who is Jolie's aunt), passed away over the Memorial Day weekend, following a battle with breast cancer.


Martin's funeral is expected to be held on Sunday, her husband, Ron Martin, told that "Angelina will be in London on Sunday so she won't be able to attend but she has been in touch with us and with various other members of the family, which has obviously been lovely and has meant a lot to us," he told the site.

Courteney Cox divorces


Courteney Cox and David Arquette, had been separated for two-and-a-half years but now  divorced has been finalized between these two stars.

A final judgment for their divorce was entered Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, according to papers obtained by omg!. Cox, 48, and Arquette, 41, cited the usual "irreconcilable differences" as to why they decided to terminate their marriage.

The "Scream" stars announced their separation in October 2010 after 11 years of marriage. Cox and Arquette then filed for divorce on the same day in June 2012, which would have been their 13th wedding anniversary.


In Hollywood terms, Cox and Arquette have had one of the smoothest and most amicable breakups in history. The couple has joint custody of their daughter Coco, 8, and have remained legitimate friends since splitting up.

"I don't recommend divorce in general, but he is my best friend and we've both grown and changed, and I think we both appreciate each other more," Cox said on "The Ellen DeGeneres" show this past January.

Alpacino sells his House


According to property records and the Real state, the Hollywood legend Al Pacino recently sold the home to songwriters Curt and Sabelle Frasca for $3.3 million. The Frascas own Verse Music Group, and Curt Frasca has worked with artists ranging from Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson to Avril Lavigne and the Spice Girls. The couple currently reside in New York City — Pacino’s Hudson River guest house will likely be a new vacation home for them.


As far as a guest house goes, Pacino’s is pretty swanky. Measuring 4,340 square feet, the home has 3 bedrooms and 4 baths and, according to the listing, sits on 3 acres overlooking “the best Hudson River views in New York.”

Built in 1941, the house is traditional, with a grand entry marked by a spiral staircase. The living room leads out to a back patio through french doors, and the master suite includes enormous picture windows.

The Frascas got quite a deal on Pacino’s home. The property was listed for $4.499 million in April 2012, and the purchase price of $3.3 million marks a 26.7 percent discount.

Lucky Girl working with Salman Khan


Jacqueline Fernandez, is being paired with Salman Khan in flick 'Kick', says it is a dream come true working with the "biggest star in Bollywood."

The ex-Sri Lankan beauty queen, who featured this year in 'Race 2', will be seen romancing Salman on-screen in the action flick to be helmed by Sajid Nadiadwala, who will also be making his directorial debut with the film.

"It is like a dream come true for me. Salman is the biggest thing in Bollywood. I feel to be lucky," Jacqueline said at an event.


Jacqueline was also part of last year's films like 'Housefull 2', a comedy film directed by Sajid Khan.

She has also signed Sajid Khan's next film but was not willing to share details about it. Jacqueline also appeared reluctant to talk about her reported break-up with Sajid Khan.

Most Handsome Person in Bollywood



Madhuri Dixit said that she has worked with many good looking and talented actors like Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Sanjay Dutt, but I found yesteryear star Dharmendra the most handsome.

"I think he is one of the most handsome persons I have ever seen on screen," Madhuri said while talking about Dharmendra's good looks, and added she is also a huge fan of his trademark dancing step.


"We do so many steps, different steps to win the people's heart, but he did it (won the heart of people) with his one step. So you can understand what kind of reverence he has for us also," said Madhuri at the launch of the sixth season of 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'.

YJHD to release in Israel and Russia


Ranbir Kapoor starrer 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' would be the first Bollywood film to hit screens in Israel after a gap of ten years.

The last Bollywood film that released in the country was Shah Rukh Khan-Aishwarya Rai starrer 'Devdas' in 2002.

'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' directed by Ayan Mukherjee will be released in Israel this Friday by Eros International limited.


"The release date of the movie in India as well as in Israel on the same date (May 31). There is a huge demand for these movies in Israel as the local Indian population over there is fond of Indian content," said by Kumar Ahuja, President (Business Development) Eros International.

The film, which also stars Deepika Padukone and Kalki Koechlin, has been subtitled in Hebrew for the audience there and is currently being promoted on television channels across the country.

"We are looking forward to it. It is after a long gap, after 'Devdas' that any Indian movie will release here, this itself calls for celebration and we are anticipating good numbers," Solomon said.

Story to Select Imran Khan


Imran Khan who has been prominent part within different roles in films like 'Delhi Belly', 'I hate luv stories' and 'Matru ki bijlee ka Mandola' is all set with his new upcoming flick  'Once Upon a time in Mumbaai Again'.

"I haven't thought of my image. I never think about it. I only think about the story. I look at it how the audience would look at it and if they would want to watch the film," Imran said.

"I based my character on the heroes of mid 1980s like Anil Kapoor and Jackie Shroff," he said.

"For me it was easy to go back (in time) but I had to have a contemporary touch to it. Otherwise it would have been boring. It has to have the pace of today," he said.


Set in the backdrop of the late 80s, the launch recreated the mood of old Mumbai. The star cast was dressed in the looks which they sport in the film. The launch kickstarted with elaborate entries by the starcast who even performed a few dialogues from the film.

Directed by Milan Luthria, the film stars Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha and Imran Khan. The launch was also attended by Jeetendra, Tusshar Kapoor, Poonam Sinha among others.

Director Rituparno Ghosh Dies


Rituparno Ghosh, who was suffering from pancreatitis, passed away at his South Kolkata residence in sleep around 7.30 a.m. following a massive cardiac arrest, the film industry sources said.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rushed to his residence. "Rituparno's comparison is only Rituparno," said Banerjee, deeply mourning his death.

The funeral is to be held in the late afternoon Thursday.

Gosh was Born on Aug 31, 1963, in Kolkata, and started his career in the world of advertisement, and shifted to celluloid in 1992 with the Bengali movie 'Hirer Angti'.


His other National Award winning Bengali films are 'Dahan', 'Bariwali', 'Asukh', 'Utsab', 'Shubho Mahurat', 'Chokher Bali', 'Dosar', 'Shob Charitro Kalponik' and 'Abohoman'.

Kirron Kher starrer 'Bariwali' also took away the NETPAC award at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2000.

Rituparno's last release 'Chitrangada' (2012), where he also acted, won the Special jury honours at the National Film Awards.

In 2007, Ghosh made his only English move 'The Last Lear', that starred Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan. It won the National Award for the best feature film in English.

He also directed two Hindi movies - 'Raincoat' (2004) and 'Sunglass' (2012). The former was adjudged the winner of the best feature film in Hindi at the National Awards.

SRK discharges from Hospital



Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh khan, who underwent surgery on monday for his his right shoulder at Lilavati hospital Mumbai, had been discharged on Wednesday evening. 

A close sources to his family told that : "The surgery went off well and he is perfectly well. Shah Rukh Khan got discharged at around 8.30 p.m. His wife Gauri khan was along with him."


SRK's son Aryan also was on spot. He was flew down from London on last week to be with his father at this event. 

"Shah Rukh had injured himself during 'Ra.One', but later he got busy with 'Chennai Express' and said that he will get the surgery done only after wrapping up the shooting for 'Chennai Express, " the source added. 


While shooting for Rohit Shetty's "Chennai Express", the 47-year-old often got pain in his shoulder, but he refused to use body doubles for "Chennai Express".

Shah Rukh wrapped up "Chennai Express" on May 25.

Shah Rukh got married to Gauri Khan and has two children, Son Aryan and daughter Suhana.

Nargis Fakhri Clears her relationship


Nargis Fakhri said that "I don't know from where the rumours about my relationship started but I can only say that I am absolutely single and busy!" Well Nargis, we are sure that some sections will find it really hard to believe considering some paparazzi pictures. 

She was in Pune at an event, the Rockstar fame said, `I am absolutely single. I am not dating anybody. 


Two films on mine with opposite Varun Dhawan and John Abraham respectively are keeping me busy! When I wasn't filming after Rockstar, my dance classes and Hindi tuitions kept me busy.