The opening ceremony of IPL 4 in Chennai was all glamour and glitter as Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan set the stage afire with his rocking performance on various Tamil songs. He was accompanied by South actress Shriya Saran at the final segment of the opening ceremony. The two performed on few of SRK’s Bollywood tracks and the popular Ringa Ringa song from Allu Arju’s Arya-2. Coordinated by Cineyug and choreographed by Ganesh Hegde, SRK’s performance was the highlight of the event.
Other performances included Taufiq Qureshi’s tabla recital and Raghav’s performance on Angel Eyes. Kunal Ganjawala sang to the tunes of World Hold On, Manasi Scott, Akriti Kakad and Sona Mahapatra jammed together on Aaa Dekhe Zara.
Sunidhi Chauhan set the mood in with her songs like Ainvayi Ainvayi track from Band Baaja Baraat, Dhoom Machale, Dance Pe Chance as well as Heartbeat which she recorded with Enrique Inglesais.
Actress Kajol was on seventh heaven when she received the prestigious Padma Shri Award by President Pratibha Patil during a function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Other honored recipients were India’s first woman photographer Homai Vyarawalla, tribal artist Jivya Soma Mhase, yesteryear actor Shashi Kapoor, Chhau dance exponent Makar Dhwaj Darogha and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
President Pratibha Patil gave away the awards at a function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan which was attended by Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, several Union ministers and a host of dignitaries.
Check out Kajol in all smiles with the award!!
The Great Indian Wedding Carnival 2011 was launched at the Taj President, Cuff Parade, by none other than the very beautiful Kareena Kapoor. It is a mega-shopping festival for jewellery purchasers coinciding with the marriage season at a special event in Mumbai.
The festival will run till May 15, 2011 and it offers all jewellery consumers additional free jewellery and the chance to win an attractive array of free gifts and prizes. It is being presented by Leading Jewellers of the World (LJOW) across top diamond jewellery brands like Parineeta, Gili, Nakshatra, Asmi, D’Damas, Sangini, Diya, Menz and retail showrooms like Gitanjali Jewels and Shuddhi Jewels.
Speaking at the occasion, Kareena Kapoor said, “Mixing the old with the new, today’s Indian bride is showing an increasing preference for jewellery that integrates an international diamond look into traditional wedding jewellery designs. The creations from India’s leading jewellery brands that combine traditional elegance with contemporary styles are just perfect and I am sure that the consumers will really love them. What’s more they are now getting this jewellery along with other free gifts and amazing prizes at The Great Indian Wedding Carnival – what more could they ask for.”
Check out Kareena Kapoor at the event……….
In her short career span, Kangana Ranaut has proved that she is a terrific combination of talent and beauty. The actress now moves a step further with her forthcoming ‘Dum Maro Dum’ where she plays the role of a cop which will be sans glamour and sexuality.
Kangana is pretty excited about her role and said, “The beauty of our profession is in being different characters and if a character requires me to take a break from the usual run-of-the-mill sexy roles, then so be it.”
“And to be honest, not having to seduce men was fun,” she added. “In fact, I felt like a hero.”
“I think it’s really interesting to not use your sexuality on-screen, and instead, let it simmer under your character’s mannerisms,” she elaborated.
The thriller whose title track picturized on Deepika Padukone is running hot these days, also stars Abhishek Bachchan, Rana Daggubati, Bipasha Basu and Prateik Babbar and is shot in Goa.
Abhishek Bachchan plays the role of a cop dedicated to his cause. Bipasha plays the role of a bindass Goan girl named Zoey. Aditya Pancholi plays a villain named Biscuit. The film releases in theaters on April 22.
Must say Kareena Kapoor is in a high these days shooting for her forthcoming ‘Agent Vinod’ with beau Saif Ali Khan. Kareena appears on the covers of Grazia Magazine for the month of April 2011. The magazine also features Kareena Kapoor on the inside pages. Not to mention here that Kareena looks as graceful and fabulous as ever.
This is the third anniversary issue of Grazia magazine Indian edtion and the magazine has undergone a new look. Campaign India had spent a day with the Grazia team, comprising of Worldwide Media’s CEO Tarun Rai and Grazia’s publishing director Anupama Bhalla and Grazia India’s editor Mehernaaz Dhondy, to understand what went into the making of the April issue and why this seemed the right time for Worldwide Media to invest further in the fashion magazine.
Mehernaaz Dhondy, editor, Grazia India said, “’Re-launch’ indicates something that needed a new push, this magazine doesn’t need a new push. We are taking it in a new direction. All we are doing is revamping the look of the magazine. We are here to give this magazine its moment and the sun and which I think is long overdue.”
Check out Kareena Kapoor exuding innocence in her minimal makeup in Grazia……..
The ‘Band Baaja Baaraat’ brought success for Anushka Sharma and the debutant Ranveer Singh alike and the movie also brought the two close together. Anushka recently confessed in her interview with the fashion magazine Verve that she shares a special friendship with Ranveer.
“We have a relationship outside of work. We hang out, go out for dinners and watch films. But we are poles apart as people,” said Anushka adding, “I don’t fight with anyone as much as I fight with him. Strangely life keeps throwing us together all the time, from being in films to performing at award functions… I feel very protective about him and I am sure he feels that way about me.”
The two will be seen together once again in ‘Ladies V/s Ricky Bahl’ which is set to release in December. The movie has Ranveer playing a con-man who flirts with girls. Other female stars who will be seen along with Ranveer in this movie include Aditi Sharma, Dipannita Sharma and Priyanka Chopra’s cousin Parineeti Chopra. Parineeti was in the marketing department of Yashraj Films before her ride in Bollywood.
Check out these stills where Ranveer takes Parineeti for a bike ride on the streets of Delhi……
Kangana Ranaut has proved that she does not believe in remembering obligations for long. The girl had been under much obligations from Dutt family with Maanyata Dutt helping her with a lot of things right from getting her a concession in her flat payment in Bandra to arranging a trip for her. Sanjay Dutt signed her in his home production ‘Rascals’ which also stars Ajay Devgan. Being a part of ‘Rascals’ has given Kangana a scope to get into some other big budgeted films.
Now, Kangana has shown her immaturity by upsetting Dutts by making inconsiderate remarks on their family. She has been heard telling friends that she doesn’t consider Sanjay and Maanayata family. Kangana hasn’t taken the pains of meeting Maanyata and her babies even once uptil now.
Being shocked by her rude comments, the Dutts have decided to drift themselves away from her. They did not attend her birthday bash and wont be inviting her to their family functions anymore.
