India joins club of nations capable of building warships
Kochi, Feb 28 (PTI) India today joined an elite club of nations capable of building large warships, with the keeling of the indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) at the Cochin Shipyard here. Defence Minister A K Antony pressed a remote following which the keel was placed in the building dock of the shipyard. ”This indigenous warship of the [...]
TERMINATOR SALVATION WORLDWIDE TRAILER DEBUT
LOS ANGELES ( Saturday, February 28 , 2009 06:48:01 PM)LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ – Presented by Warner Bros. & Sony Pictures Releasing International Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, “Terminator Salvation” stars Christian Bale as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was [...]
Clooney lends villa to Beckham
London, Feb 28 (PTI) George Clooney has lent his Italian villa to soccer star and his good pal David Beckham ‘to unwind’ as latter’s transfer battle to secure footballing talents continues. ’George has really taken David under his wing since the transfer trouble started. At the house, David is able to get away from everything, relax [...]
THE PINK PANTHER 2 with Steve Martin and Aishwarya Rai
Hollywood funnyman Steve Martin returns to the role made famous by Peter Sellers in this high-concept sequel to the 2006 comedy hit The Pink Panther. The worlds most valuable treasures are being stolen. The legendary Pink Panther Diamond is the latest to disappear, and Chief Inspector Dreyfus is assembling a team of international experts and detectives [...]
“Too heavy” Heidi Klum and anorexia
Sizzling German super model Heidi Klum was branded too heavy to be a super model recently. Heldi Klum had appeared on the cover of GQ magazine when Fashion designers Wolfganf Loopgave made some derogatory remarkes about her figure that ‘she is too heavy to be a supermodel’. It’s strange that size zero figure is also [...]
Dev Patel in the real “Who wants to be Millionare” for a cause
Slumdog Millionaire scooped eight Oscars on February 22, which included Danny Boyle’s Best Director award and A. R. Rehman’s Best Original Score and Bets Original Song. The most talked about film of the year has also given well deserved publicity to all the star casts of the film. It’s time to make best use of [...]
Gisele Bundchen weds New England Patriots Tom Brady
New England Patriots Tom Brady – the region’s most eligible bachelor – has tied the knot last night with his supermodel galpal, Gisele Bundchen, in a romantic twilight wedding in California. US Weekly magazine reported that the pigskin prince and his Brazilian bombshell traded “I do’s†in a small Catholic ceremony in St. Monica’s Church [...]
Tom Alter — Fusion of east and west
A native of the small city of Mussorie, Tom Alter is the son of American missionaries and has lived for years between the metropolis of Mumbai and the Himalayas.  As a child, he studied Hindi and Urdu, as a result, he speaks impeccable Hindi.” He has recently been awarded Padmasri by the Indian Government. Alter  has vast knowledge of [...]
Shabana Azmi in “It’s a Wonderful Afterlife”
Shabana Azmi had once confessed that she was on a perpetual hunt for interesting directors she could work with. Shabana’s search has resulted in her collaborating with Gurinder Chadha, the director of Bend it Like Beckham and Bride and Prejudice. Shabana will play a hysterical Punjabi mother in Gurinder’s next film, It’s a Wonderful Afterlife. [...]
Suicide – Are the ‘Rich and Famous’ Immune?
By Ronda Suder Flannery “He has everything. He’s selfish to try to commit suicide,†I overheard someone say shortly after Owen Wilson’s attempt to commit suicide via drug overdose outside his Santa Monica, CA home in August 2007. But was he really being any more selfish, just because he’s famous, than anyone else who tries [...]
Smallville-Before Superman was Superman
by Justin L. Suder The American television series, Smallville, first premiered in the fall of 2002. The show is based on the younger years of Clark Kent (Tom Welling), before he became Superman, living on the Kent Farm with his adoptive parents, Jonathan Kent (John Schneider) and Martha Kent (Annette O’Toole). The Season 1 premiered in 2002, [...]
Babies Having Babies
By Susan L. Stackpole A Never-Imagined Today — ALFIE, CHANTELLE AND MAISIE Movies and celebrity teens glamorize pregnancy to young teens, allowing them to slip into a fantasy world filled with idealized images of chic, slender moms effortlessly holding their babies amidst a flurry of giddy attention from loved ones. Hidden behind the camera lens [...]
Underdogs to Milliionaire Slumdogs, 2009 Oscars Go to the Dogs
by Susan L. Stackpole Slumdog Millionaire triumphs at the Oscars, taking home a total of eight golden statuettes. Slumdog¸ the little picture that could, seems to be continuing the theme of President Barack Obama’s campaign, “Yes We Can!â€. Winner after winner expressed long-held dreams of winning, though never believing those dreams would ever be realized. [...]
Slumdog Millionaire wins Best Motion Picture Oscar and total Eight Oscars
So its out and the Slumdog Millionaire wins the most coveted Best Motion PIcture award at the Oscars. Kate Winslet has won the best-actress Academy Award for the Holocaust-themed drama The Reader, while best-picture favourite Slumdog Millionaire has cruised to seven Oscars, including best director for Danny Boyle. A five-time loser at the Oscars previously, [...]
Jade Goody —- shows first ‘reality death’
British reality TV star Jade Goody, who came to India to participate in the second season of Indian show ‘Bigg Boss’, had been detected with cancer some time back. Goody was thrown out of ‘Big Brother’ after bullying Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty . Goody, 27, and a mother of two, is suffering from cervical cancer, Goody, [...]
Padmini Kolhapure and Shakti Kapoor
The oh-so-young looking Padmini Kolhapure seems to have kept herself fit owing to acting and dancing. Wondering where she’s acting when you haven’t seen her on screen? At Rita Academy, Padmini conducts classes on acting and dancing while her sister Tejaswini manages the modelling front. Explaining how she is happy “doing what is my forteâ€, [...]
Rihanna pictures part of Celebrity Violence–A crime in public
Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), known as Rihanna, is a Barbadian singer, model, and former beauty queen. She also serves as the cultural ambassador for Barbados. She is the first Barbadian artist to win a Grammy Award. The celebrities fight start over small issues and someone described the latest war of the stars [...]
Anilgelina– Anil Kapoor meets Angelina
Anil Kapoor is young at heart, is a fact that is known all over. The yesteryear star is in the spotlight with his appearance in the movie Slumdog Millionaire and is getting to meet a lot of superstars in the international arena. The movie Slumdog Millionaire is winning awards and that is what is taking [...]
DR. GREGORY HOUSE with Hugh Laurie
House, also known as House, M.D., is an American medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show is an innovative take on the medical drama, solves mysteries where the villain is a medical malady and the hero is an irreverent, controversial doctor who trusts no one, least of all [...]
Struggle to Stardom-The Power of a Dream (Part II)
By Susan L Stackpole. Susan talked about the dream of a commoner which can turn into reality and lead you to unprecedented success with a zeal and vigour, the stuff that winners and champions are made up of. A highly inspiring article, this is just a continuation and conclusion of the previous article. (read the Ist part here http://www.indiantvtoday.com/the-power-of-a-dream/2009/02/16/ [...]
Freida pinto dumps hubby post Slumdog millionaire
The controversies that Freida Pinto is embroiled in are directly proportionate to the adulation that she is enjoying post Slumdog Millionaire. Freida Pinto, the current Hollywood toast of the town, is on the way up  to the celebrity ladder is in the lime light with the  fame of  ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. It seems she  wanted more lime light, [...]
Struggle to Stardom-The Power of a Dream (Part I)
by Susan L. Stackpole What is the power of a dream? Are the words disappointment, failure, heartache, and rejection synonymous with success? What about determination, faith, hard work, and perseverance? The succulent fruits of success and recognition are years, sometimes decades, in the making. The 2009 Grammy Awards were a cornucopia of celebrities, all of [...]
Kiran Bedi, The Super Cop in ‘Aap Ki Kachehri, Kiran Ke Saath’
Kiran Bedi needs  no introduction, as her work speaks volume and she is not only an icon but also a role model for millions and billions of Indians. I am feeling very honored and fortunate to pen down some words about a courageous lady with loads of substance. Personally, I am a big fan of Kiran [...]
Can an ad hold your attention…..
Amidst the plethora of ads on the small screen with scantily clad women at locales that hardly have any relevance to the product, the product which is being advertised gets less attention than required however, some very simple ads stand out in the crowd. These simple ads garnished with tinge of humor leave a feel- [...]
A Chivas Regal Treat
Well this ad about the Chivas Regal whisky, sorry cd’s and cassettes in India is pretty cool and I think its very much in sync with today’s culture. The ad is first of all very smooth with a couple dancing away and followed by a nice group of people all around making merry. I think, [...]
Plane crashes in Buffalo, N.Y. residential area
A plane crashed into a home near Buffalo, N.Y., late last night, leaving all 48 people on board feared dead.Neighbours said the plane completely destroyed a house, believed to be the home of a couple and their daughter.It wasn’t clear if anyone on board survived. The Federal Aviation Administration said 48 people were on board.”We’ve [...]
“The Stoneman Murders” — A Bollywood Thriller
The Movie  ”The Stoneman Murder” is ready to hit the silver screens in India, on 13th February.  A thriller movie, promises to keep audiences glued to their seats, anticipating what happens next.  In the era when mobile phones weren’t even dreamt of, characters in our films are connected on landlines, or may be not connected at all. [...]
Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi season2
Bollywood star Akshay Kumar is set to return to the small screen as the host of the second season of Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi, which promises to feature bigger stars and meaner stunts. After the successful Season 1 of Khatron Ke Khiladi, Indian version of Fear Factor, the producer Endemol and Colors Entertainment Channel is all set to start Season [...]
Entry procedure for Fact Miss Teen India 2009
Beauty contests in India have become a rage since many Indians won the title in the national and international arena. Beauty contests in general and India in particular encourage young women to showcase their skills not only in terms of their physical beauty but inner beauty as well. Beauty contests serve to enhance the confidence [...]
Shakira : The Charitable Educationist and UNICEF
As a teenager, the pop star Shakira fought illiteracy, teaching reading at a parochial school in the humble La Playa district of her hometown BARRANQUILLA on the Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Her gift to La Playa is now considerably bigger. The multiple Grammy winner and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador dedicated a $6 million school, the Barefoot Foundation [...]
Tongue Piercing Dilemma : Drew Barrymore
Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore believes that all people are ‘fields of energy’, and while it is up to them to be negative or positive, she believes in emitting positive energy and vibes. “I like projecting positivity. I believe that we are all fields of energy and you have the choice whether to be a positive [...]
RAAZ – THE MYSTERY CONTINUES
Another of Emraan Hashmi movie, which is not a sequel to the previous Raaz. A brooding artist Prithvi, experiences mysterious & distressing visions about Nandita, a woman he has never met, while he paints on canvas. Intrigued by these visions, Prithvi tracks her down and warns her that these are not merely paintings of her, [...]
CAMPUS ROCK IDOLS
 “CAMPUS ROCK IDOLS†India’s biggest inter-college music competition for rock bands, held annually, is now in its fifth year of running. It is the only platform for amateur bands at the college level to showcase themselves on a nationwide basis. The competition begins at the city level where college bands within the city and neighboring [...]
Slumdog Millionaire fame carries Dev Patel
British actor Dev Patel of Slumdog Millionaire fame has been signed on for M Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender. Patel will be joined by Twilight actor Jackson Rathbone, and newcomers Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, and Jessica Jade Andres. Ringer, a 12-year-old from Texas is a newcomer who got the title role by sending in a video clip [...]
Our fascination with the Oscars
The 81st Academy Awards take place Sunday, February 22, 2009 at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre with host Hugh Jackman. Nominations were announced on January 22, 2009. Do you know what exactly are the Oscars? The Oscars, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences itself, were conceived by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio boss, Louis B. Mayer  in 1927 alongwith 36 [...]
Prime Time Television Sobers Up
by Susan Stackpole “Celebrity Rehabâ€, “Sober Houseâ€, “Interventionâ€, “The Cleaner†are among the list of recent reality and dramatic television shows pulling back the curtain to reveal the cold hard truth of drug addiction. Shows like “Celebrity Rehab†and “Sober House†illustrate how fame and fortune further enable celebrities to plummet deep into the dark [...]
Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 2
Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 2 is an adventure based reality show where the final participants are required to perform and excel in stunts which are dangerous in nature and causing aversion, to emerge as the winner. The audition is organized by Endemol India Private Limited for selection of participants for the adventure based [...]
‘Dance India Dance’ on Zee TV with Mithun Chakraborty
The king of disco is back, this time on television. Bollywood’s original disco king Mithun Chakraborty, after judging a dance reality show on a Bengali channel ‘Dance Bangla Dance’, is set to judge a show on Zee TV. The National Award winning actor, who became a dancing sensation in the 1980s with hits like Disco [...]