Bipasha Basu ’s funk factor

Bipasha Basu has been worried about a lot of things of late. For starters, she was apprehensive about her bold look in Aa Dekhen Zara — you know Bipasha Basu

those black nails, coloured hair, tattoo on her chest... it was all just too much too handle. ”

But then her team of designers and stylists stepped in and convinced her to go along with the look. And now Bips has never been happier. “But I’ll be happiest when my home is done,” she tells us. Uff, yeh ghar ghar ki kahani kab khatam hogi?



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Just one day makes a difference: Kareena Kapoor

She wore the pants for this issue. Kareena Kapoor, drop-dead gorgeous even at touching distance in black trousers and blue top, a scarf hiding
Kareena Kapoor

her neck, strode into the BT editorial conference room at 11 am with an air of purpose.

She was here to edit today’s International Woman’s Day issue — and share in the Times Group’s plans for Women’s March... a month-long calendar of activities in Mumbai thoughtfully drawn up with the 21st century Indian woman in mind, and incorporating such bold and exciting events as riding the waves and clouds in private yachts and small airplanes, a cooking contest where men wear the aprons and toques and get behind the kitchen fires, and an all-women’s car rally from Bandra Kurla Complex to Lonavla and back. The morning ‘cuppa was ignored, so were veggie sandwiches not made in brown bread, the Bollywood reigning No 1 knows how to maintain her size zero. And she doesn’t snack in between work.

Her agenda was simple, this was a man’s world, yes, but there were quite a few women who had made a difference internationally as well — and now was the time to acknowledge them. Like who, the BT edit team asked. “Take Ash and me in Bollywood, for instance,” Kareena shot back, blue pencil poised. “Ash has gone international, she’s taken the country forward in some way... though she’s not very youth centric.” What about the other actresses? “They’re all still struggling to make the mark,” she smiled back, all dimples. And there was Meryl Streep in Hollywood who had taken acting to another level. “I’d swim the Seven Seas to get a glimpse of her,” the woman editor said wistfully. “Ditto Oprah Winfrey, who rose on the stepping stones of her former troubled life to make such a huge and positive impact on other people’s lives.” Somebody asked, what about Michelle Obama? Kareena pouted, “No, Sonia Gandhi... somebody who when she came to India, didn’t know the local language... but she changed herself and is today running the country.” And Freida Pinto? “She’s got determination and a lot of luck... Lady Luck is on her side, look where she’s come from, a one-bedroom flat in Malad, today she’s doing a Woody Allen film... even Ash hasn’t done that.”

The stories for this issue were discussed, ticked off on the editor’s list as either being approved or shot down. Kareena was asked by an over zealous lady reporter, “Why not have Woman’s Day throughout the year?” She replied without hesitation, “One day makes it more special, we excel at our jobs 24/7, but being celebrated and honoured on just one day makes a difference... it’s like our birthday or Valentine’s day, we’d look forward to it and appreciate it more.” Somebody else grumbled that women were forever taking the backseat once they got married. The woman editor pounced on that cue and tossed it back, saying, “The media does not support actresses who get married. Shaadi ho gayi, tho buddhi ho gayi. Actresses sell their talent, not beauty or souls. In Hollywood, actresses are known for their performances, not status and age... look at Kate Winslet, at Meryl Streep, here once you’re in your 30s, if you’re not sexy, you’re branded a Mata!”


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Kylie's Great, But Working With Akshay Nostalgic: Farah Khan

Director-choreographer Farah Khan says Australian singer Kylie Minogue was "a dream to work with" in forthcoming film "Blue", but she was even more excited to work with Akshay Kumar after a year's gap.

The two had last come together for Farah's directorial venture "Om Shanti Om", where Akshay was seen in a cameo as 'Khiladi Kumar'. And she didn't miss the opportunity to work with him in the much-hyped song featuring Kylie in director Anthony D'Souza's "Blue".

"I enjoy working with Akshay and have always had great fun shooting with him. In 'Om Shanti Om' he was a riot and sporting enough to have consented to do a cameo. We were in splits throughout when he came back in his 'Khiladi Kumar' image. This was a year and a half back and when we shot again in 'Blue', it was quite nostalgic," Farah told reporters.

The ace choreographer bonded quite well with Kylie even though they were working together for the first time.

"That's right, we hadn't interacted earlier but knew about each other's work. She had seen 'Om Shanti Om' and was also aware about my musical 'Bombay Dreams'. Once we started working together for the 'Blue' song, we gelled well quite quickly. She is a dream to work with," Farah said.

Farah has now become very choosy when it comes to taking up choreography assignments ever since she donned the director's hat for "Main Hoon Na" in 2004. But she has made exceptions.

In fact, one of the songs she decided to choreograph earlier also featured Akshay. The number was "Mast Kalandar" from the film "Heyy Babyy", which was directed by her brother Sajid Khan. Of course, the song had her favourite actor friend Shah Rukh kahan making an appearance too.

"It's always a great experience to work with Akshay since he is a fun-loving guy. Moreover, he is very professional and very punctual. There were many factors that contributed to me agreeing to work on the song and Akshay being a part of it only helped," Farah said about accepting "Blue".

Apart from Kylie and Akshay, the much-awaited song also features Zayed Khan, Lara Dutta and Sanjay Dutt. Composed by Oscar-winning musician A.R. Rahman, the number has been sung by Kylie and Sonu Nigam.

"The number is a mix of Western and Punjabi bhangra, hence turning out to be a great mix. Rahman has come up with a great tune again. To begin with, while Kylie sings her own portion in English, Sonu Nigam brings on a Punjabi element in the second half of the song," she explained.

"Blue" is set to release in the latter half of 2009.





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Jade Goody has only a week to live

British reality TV star Jade Goody, who has been terminally ill with cancer, has just a week to live, say doctors.

The "Big Brother" star's condition has worsened as her cancer has spread to her brain. Consultants at London's Royal Marsden Hospital believe that she has only a week to live, thesun.co.uk reported.

Goody, 27, will be baptised along with her kids - Bobby, 5, and Freddie, 4 - at the hospital despite not having the strength to speak properly or even standing unaided.





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Kate Winslet is the El Dorado for politicians

UK''s political party The Liberal Democrats was left red faced after it used Kate Winslet''s pictures in an advertisement without her consent.

Party leader Nick Clegg, a pal of the actress'' director-husband Sam Mendes, was left guarding his pride after a snap of the Oscar winner was made to appear promoting a Lib Dem awards ceremony.

The picture, apparently showing her at the recent Lib Dem Council Awards in Harrogate, was featured in the party''s conference brochure.

It allegedly offered the belief that Winslet, who has always sealed her political affiliations, was a Lib Dem supporter.

"They did not request permission to use the image and, so far, Kate has not been made aware of its use. I am not aware of her political position," the Independent quoted her rep as saying.

However, a Lib Dem spokesman insisted: "It was a humorous piece for a fairly low-key event."

On being questioned if the ad backed the idea of depicting the star as a party supporter, he added: "That is not the idea.... We are more than happy to make it clear that it is not the case."



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IIFA Awards voting weekend announced

MUMBAI: The countdown to the tenth year of IIFA has begun. IIFA celebrates a Golden Decade in Indian Cinema. The Film Industry is excited and feeling the IIFA fever, and all set to cast their votes. Each year industry stalwarts, actors, directors, producers, technicians, composers and behind the scenes communities cast their votes, which would decide the nominations for the main awards. The Industry is invited to cast their votes and shortlist nominations in the category of the Popular Awards. The 6th, 7th and 8th of March will mark the 10th year of IIFA's Voting Weekend, where Amitabh Bachchan, the IIFA Brand Ambassador will cast the first vote as he does each year to initiate proceedings. The IIFA Voting process is a stringent and methodical procedure that is closely monitored by the official auditors for the event. The popular category nominations are put up on online for the global audience to participate in the voting process. Around a thousand people on average from the film industry from Directors to spot boys come in each year to vote at the Weekend. Manmohan Shetty, Producer & IIFA Advisory Board member said, "IIFA has grown into an event of repute over the last 9 years. This year, being the 10th year of IIFA, the celebrations will be bigger! At the IIFA Voting Weekend is the only Awards where the entire film Industry comes to vote. The Technical Award winners and the Popular Award nominations are derived from this voting weekend." Arjun Rampal said, "The IIFA Voting process is a very credible one where the entire film industry comes in to vote over a Weekend only to learn the results at the main Awards night. I have visited IIFA before and have even played at the IIFA charity match. I am very excited about casting my vote this year especially cause my movies may just be nominated." Farhan Akthar said, "I have visited the IIFA's before and am extremely hopeful that ROCK ON will be nominated for the tenth year IIFA Awards. The entire cast will be on hand to cast our votes at the Voting Weekend as will many members of the film fraternity." David Dhavan said, "I have been to several IIFA's and have enjoyed myself more with each year. I have even showcased my movies there like Partner. I have also cast my vote for IIFA several times and will be doing so this year as well for the biggest IIFA so far."



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Celina Jaitley to copy Priyanka

MUMBAI: Looks like Celina is all set to become the flavour down south. After her award winning performance as a South Indian belle in Golmaal Returns, former Miss India Celina Jaitley is all set to do a full fledged role in a south Indian film and has signed her first Kannada film named Shreemati opposite South Superstar Upendra. Apparently her co-star Upendra has already written the story and screenplay of the bilingual movie in Kannada and Telugu. We hear that the film is the remake of the Bollywood Blockbuster Aitraaz and Celina will be essaying the same role as that of Priyanka's in the Hindi film. Interestingly, Priyanka's role in Aitraaz had earlier been offered to Celina by Abbas Mustan but she had turned it down and now Celina is doing the same role in Kannada. The shooting for the film started on 4th March in Bangalore and the next schedule will be held in South Africa. Looks like Celina is all set to entice the South Indians!!



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New trend in Bollywood with the titles : Cover Story

Film titles have gone from baffling to whacky to mindless and very articulate to extremely lengthy. Most titles are longer than the relationship that co-stars share! Every alternate film is known by a short form. If you don't know what RNBDJ is or if you are unsure about the full-form of CC2C, you are just not in the ring! You need to brush up. We pick the top actors of today to see how the film-title trend has got to them.

Aamir Khan The leading Khan of today, post Ghajini, made his debut in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (19 letters) in 1988. He was then seen in films like Raakh, Dil and Parampara in the late 80's and early 90's. His hit films however, were those with lengthy titles like Dil Hai Ki Maanta Nahin (19 letters) in 1991, Jo Jeeta Wahi Sikander (19 letters) in 1992, Hum Hai Raahi Pyaar Ke (18 letters) in 1993 and Akele Hum Akele Tum (16 letters) in 1995 to name a few. Of course also he had short film titles that were hits; viz Rangeela (8 letters) in 1995, Ghulam (6 letters) in 1998 and more recently Ghajini (7 letters) in 2008. Post 2000, we see Aamir acting in films with a short film titles with the exception of Dil Chahta Hai (12 letters) in 2001, Mangal Pandey: The Rising (21 letters) in 2005, Rang De Basanti (13 letters) in 2006 and Taare Zameen Par (14 letters) in 2007.

Shah Rukh Khan His recent performance in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi won the hearts of many and brought back tears of joy in the eyes of his fans. SRK started his Bollywood journey with Deewana (7 letters) in 1992. He soon climbed up the hit list with hit performances in Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (20 letters) in 1992, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (17 letters) in 1993, Dil Toh Pagal Hai (14 letters) in 1997, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (15 letters) in 1998, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (20 letters) in 2001, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (18 letters) in 2006, Chak De India (11 letters) in
2007 and his latest hit Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (16 letters) in 2008. His trend for long film titles will continue into 2009 where he will be seen in My Name is Khan (12 letters), Koochie Koochie Hota Hai (21 letters) and Dulha Mil Gaya (12 letters). Will they spell a hit for him?

Salman Khan The Khan of yesteryear is better known for his controversies now, than his films. He isn't out of the limelight but he hasn't been getting the right offers and Salman isn't able to make the right choice. First seen in Biwi Ho Toh Aisi (13 letters) in 1988, his efforts were only recognized for Maine Pyaar Kiya (14 letters) in 1989 for which he also won the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award. Since then he has been seen in the huge hit Andaz Apna Apna (13 letters) in 1994, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun (16 letters) where he shook his booty with the oomphy Madhuri Dixit. He was also seen in Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya (19 letters) in 1998 and Hum Saath Saath Hain (17 letters) in
1999. Post 2000 the number game didn't seem to work for him. Whether it was Lucky: No Time or Love (18 letters) in 2005 with Aishwarya Rai look-alike, Sneha Ullal or God Tussi Great Ho (15 letters) in 2008 with lovely lass Priyanka Chopra, nothing seemed to work. Yuvvraaj (8 letters), Hello (5 letters) and Heroes (6 letters) all in 2008 flopped miserably as well. We hardly have a solution to his numerology and now Sallu's forthcoming films like Veer(4 letters),Wanted Dead and Alive(18 letters) then its Main Aur Mrs. Khanna(16 letters) so we hope that these letters will work for Salman Khan.

Akshay Kumar Starting off as a small time chef in Bangkok, this man worked his way up in Bollywood and how! Today, one of the highest paid actors and the countries only khiladi man, Akshay Kumar rakes in the moolah be it a long film title or a short one! He started off with Saugandh
(8 letters) in 1991. His first lengthy film title came in 1993 called Waqt Hamara Hai (13 letters). After a series of one to two word titles, Akshay transformed into khiladi man with his film Khiladiyon ka Khiladi (19 letters) in 1996. Soon every film of his had the mention of khiladi either in the film's title or in dialogues in the film. He did a series of action-romance films like Main Khiladi Tu Anari (18 letters) in
1994, Sabse Bada Khiladi (16 letters) in 1995, International Khiladi (20 letters) in 1999 and Khiladi 420 (7 letters) in 2000. Post this, he was seen in more versatile roles in films with shorter titles like Ajnabee (7 letters) in 2001, Aankhen (7 letters) in 2002, Khakee (6 letters) in
2004, Aitraaz (7 letters) in 2004 and Welcome (7 letters) in 2007. His bigger hits have been Bhool Bhulaiya (13 letters) in 2007 and Singh is Kinng (12 letters) in 2008. We don't think the name is of much importance for this superstar as in 2009 his films like Blue (4 letters), Eight By Ten (10 letters), Kambakth Ishq (12 letters),De Dana Dan (9 letters),Helloo India(11 letters).will these numbers will be lucky for Akki..?

The trend of long film names and names taken from a hit song of yesteryear won't meet its end too soon. Newer actors like Ranbir Kapoor (Saawariya to Bachna Ae Haseeno and now to be seen in Ajab Pyaar ki Gajab Kahani) and Deepika Padukone (Om Shanti Om to Bachna Ae Haseeno and now Chandni Chowk to China) are starring in films with lengthy titles.


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Paula Abdul sued by a woman who fell on broken pathway at her home

Paula Abdul has been sued by a woman, who alleges that she fell on a broken pathway at the pop star's home.

The woman Jill Kohl alleges that a broken pathway at Abdul's home caused her to tumble, and fall during the filming of her former reality show `Hey Paula'.

According to the lawsuit filed in L. A. Superior Court, Jill contends that she fell because the driveway "was in a dangerous and defective condition," reports the Daily Express.

Kohl is seeking damages in excess of 17,800 pounds from Abdul, and the studios behind the TV series, Bravo Television and NBC Universal, reports TMZ. com.



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Ayesha Takia weds Farhan

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Ayesha Takia who has been much in news for quite sometime now, not because of her movies, but about her getting married to her long time boyfriend - restaurateur Farhan Azmi finally tied the knots.

The wedding was originally planned for December last year but was postponed after the November 26 terror attacks in Mumbai.

Unlike other Bollywood weddings, Ayesha and Farhan preferred to keep it simple. They had a quiet Nikaah like a traditional Muslim ceremony, amid close friends and family members at Farhan's restaurant in Colaba. Infact it was being said that Ayesha & Farhan's outfits were traditional ones and not made by any designers. While Farhan wore a sherwani, Ayesha stunned in a gold sharara.

According to the recent reports, though the Nikaah was a hush hush affair but the couple's parents hosted a grand reception party in the evening at the CCI Stadium in Churchgate. And as many as 5000 guests were invited including many Bollywood luminaries to congratulate Ayesha & Farhan.

Here's wishing the newly weds all the very best and happy life ahead.


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The Moment of Truth India Version will be hosted by Shah Rukh khan

Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan has been approached to host what is being touted as the boldest show in the history of Indian television. Star Plus is reportedly after SRK to convince him to take the centrestage on Indian television yet again with its high profile show ‘The Moment of Truth’.

According to reports, Shah Rukh is all set to take on the helm of the Indian version of an American game show by the same name. The contestants of this show have to answer a series of 21 increasingly personal and embarrassing questions to receive big cash rewards and since SRK is known for his upfront and candid ways, the actor turned out to be an obvious choice for it.

Tele gurus suggest that the show is famous for its bold treatment at least in its original format and if the show retains that format then it is definitely going to create a stir among the Indian audiences.

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Our source says, “SRK has been approached and Star is hopeful that he will be giving his nod to the show

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Delhi 6

Sonam Kapoor in Killing a movie

Sonam Kapoor with that dove perched on her head in Delhi 6 beautifully epitomises that free-flying spirit which our cinema has adopted.


Sonam, is all set to play a Delhi-centric high-society version of Jane Austen Emma in her papa’s production. Anil and Sonam are a part of the new-age cinema. We want a change. And we want it fast. But when it stares us in the face we grimace and turn away. I’ve come to realise our industry is essentially a breeding-ground for meanness. Hours after Delhi 6 was screened for the first time the kill-the-film campaign had started. Thank God for the SMS service.

Abhishek Bcahchan is gradually honing his skills to become the only leading man who doesn’t need to act with his muscles. A lot of the hostility to Abhishek comes from the fact that he doesn’t open his bedroom doors for news-hounds and his shirt and pants buttons for the television cameras.

What was it about Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s film that the audiences didn’t like? A unique storytelling device where the punctuation marks were entirely done away with? I remember sitting next to a director, who was SMSing fractically, at the premiere of Saawariya. Later I came to know what message his friends were getting. “F...k all film”. That was the SMS sent from the premiere.

The brave breed will continue to plough uncharted soil. Even Karan Johar a hardcore masalawala from Mumbai’s dreamland is looking into the deep end. Outwardly as different as creatively possible, Luck By Chance and Dev D had a lot in common. We heard Anurag say that Luck By Chance was the best debut film he had seen in the last ten years. Dil Chahta Hai was a cult film, But it reminded us of Joel Schumacher’s St Elmo’s Fire. We all tend to careen over with ecstasy when something even slightly out of the way comes our way.

Most Hindi films that have made a lingering impact in the past six decades have echoed earlier works. Mother India was like The Good Earth. Anand reminded us of It’s A Wonderful Life. Bobby was Romeo and Juliet. Hum Aapke Hain Koun was cannibalised from Nadiya Ke Paar and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi echoed Satyajit Ray’s Apur Sansar and Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s obsolete Biswajeet-Mala Sinha starrer Pyar Ka Sapna. I think Delhi 6 is one of the coolest and most compelling clutter-breakers in recent times. Originality is not an overrated virtue. It’s just something most filmmakers don’t have access to.


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Comedy is a tough job: Hansika

After denying the rumours about her revised pay packet and other issues, Hansika is back in the news with her new film opposite Kalyan Ram.

Despite a bunch of offers, she weighed all her options before giving a nod to this entertainer. "I heard around 7 to 8 scripts before zeroing in on this bubbly role," she says. Interestingly, she will be exploring a comedy role for the first time in her career and is keenly looking forward to it. "Tickling the funny bone is a tough job," she adds. Will she disappoint her fans with a non-glamourous role? "No way. The role has glamour to it ,besides providing scope for performance," she concludes. The actress is all set to add a new dimension to her sizzling avatar.



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Govinda can’t stop talking

Talk about Govinda and rest assured that there’re bound to be smiling faces around given his sense of humour.

Add to that the presence of good friend and director David Dhawan and you have people doubling up with laughter.

The duo can liven up any moment with their one-liners and getting a dose of an unadulterated combo of the two were actors Sohail Khan, Sushmita Sen, Lara Dutta and even Riteish Deshmukh.

The actors were all a part of an event organised by Vashu Bhagnani recently, when those present found Govinda at his funniest best. No sooner would his co-actors start talking about an issue even remotely serious, then Govinda would break up the conversation, insisting on keeping the mood jovial. And though the actors took it in their stride, people were overheard talking about Govinda’s talkativeness. Guess, a politician’s habit of making himself being heard and not hearing has caught up with Chi Chi too!





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Asin wins Best Debutante Award

A radiant Asin held up the Filmfare trophy for Best Debutante, dazzling more than the Anmol jewellery she wore!

“I’ve got a great welcome in Bollywood... and it’s a nice feeling to be nominated for both the Best Debutante and Best Actress for the same movie,” said the Ghajini star.

Asked about the other contenders for the award, she said, “I wish them luck!”

On music director-composer AR Rahman, who scored the music for Ghajini , winning awards for Jodhaa Akbar and Jaane Tu... right after his Oscar dream run, she said, “I’ve worked with him in two movies now and he will score the music for my next film as well. Just when you think he can go no further, he surprises you!”




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Cohen praises Katrina Kaif

Rob Cohen met Katrina Kaif at a private dinner party
Katrina Kaif recently.

The director who has directed movies like The Fast and The Furious, Dragon Heart, Stealth and XXX, was all praise for the beautiful actress. An eyewitness said, “Cohen kept praising her and also showed a lot of interest in the work that she had done so far.” Now will that translate into a role in his film? Over to you, Mr Cohen.


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Aishwarya Rai Miffed With ‘Pa’ Amitabh over Shankar's ‘Robot’

Well, if you thought all was goody-goody in the Bachchan household then there’s something you ought to know. It is being believed that the Bachchan daughter-in -law Aishwarya is miffed with dear ‘Pa’ Amitabh over her yet to be released flick ‘Robot’, which has become a never ending woe for Ash.

According to reports, the reason for her displeasure is the fact that it was Amitabh who’d insisted upon her to sign on Shankar’s ‘Robot’ opposite Rajinikanth but now the movie seems to have become a thing of trouble for Ash. Apparently, Ash wasn’t too keen to give a nod to the movie’s proposal but it was ‘Pa’ who told her to go ahead as he was obliged to Rajini for the same.

Industry insiders suggest that the movie has been delayed to the hilt and it’s due to this that Ash is not able to sign on new projects since she has to finish off with ‘Robot’ first. Some reports even indicate towards a supposed string of disagreements between Ash and Shankar (the director of ‘Robot’) on the last minute changes in the script as well as over little nuances like make-up and clothes.

All these occurrences have supposedly angered Ash and have made her to think that she shouldn’t have considered Big B’s obligation and instead made her own choice.

Just one suggestion for Ash - With the way her career is going, guess she can’t afford to take suggestions from anyone anymore, even if that means saying a ‘no’ to ‘Pa’!

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‘Jodhaa Akbar’ emerges king at the 54th Filmfare Awards

Filmstars Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra were adjudged Best Actor and Best Actress for their roles in ‘Jodha Akbar’ and ‘Fashion’ respectively at the 54th Filmfare Awards in Mumbai.

The award ceremony, held at the Yashraj Studios in suburban Mumbai last night, was hosted by actors Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan.

‘Jodha Akbar’ bagged five awards including Best Film, Best Director (Ashutosh Gowariker) and Best Lyrics (Javed Akhtar).

Fresh from his Oscar-win last week, AR Rahman got the Best Music Director award for ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’ and Best Background Score for ‘Jodha Akbar’.

Critics award for the Best Film was given to ‘Mumbai Meri Jaan’.

Asin Thottumkal was adjudged Best Female Debutante for ‘Ghajini’ and the Best Male Debutante award was shared by Farhan Aktar (Rock On) and Imran Khan (Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na).

Sukhwinder Singh received the Best Male Playback Singer award for ‘Haule Haule’ (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi) while Shreya Ghosal got the Best Female Playback Singer award for ‘Teri Ore’ (Singh is Kinng).

Best Supporting Actress Award was given to Kangana Ranaut (Fashion) while Arjun Rampal won the Best Supporting Actor for ‘Rock On’.

Lifetime Achievement Awards went to Om Puri and designer Bhanu Athaiya, who had won the Oscar for Best Costume Design for ‘Gandhi’ in 1982.

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, recovering from a shoulder surgery, made an appearance at the award function with his left arm in a sling. Khan interacted with child actors of Oscar-winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.

Small budget-wonder Oye lucky Oye and Musical sensation Rock On stood out as the Technical winners at the glittering awards function held in Mumbai.

Abhey Deol starrer ‘Oye Lucky, Lucky Oye’ picked up two awards – Best Production Design award for Vandan Kataria and Monica Angelica Bhowmick and Best Costume award for Manoshi Nath and Rushi Sharma, while Best Cinematography for Jason West and Best Sound Design Award for Vinod Subramanyam was bagged by ‘Rock On’.

Aamir Khan starrer ‘Gajini’ picked up Best Action award for Peter Hein.

Amit Pawar got the Best Editing award for must acclaimed ‘Mumbai Meri Jaan’.

The filmfare trophy for the Best Choreography went to Longines for ‘Pappu Can’t Dance Sala( Jaane Tu… )’, while John Deitz picked up Best Visual Effects award for ‘Love Story 2050′.

And the award goes to…

Best Movie: Jodha Akbar

Best Director: Ashutosh Gowarikar for Jodha Akbar

Best Actor in a Leading role (Male): Hrithik Roshan for Jodha Akbar

Best Actor in a Leading role (Female): Priyanka Chopra for Fashion

Critic Awards

Best Actress: Sahana Goswami for Rock On!

Best Actor: Manjit Singh for Oye Lucky! Lucy Oye!

Best Jury Award: Nishikant Kamat for Mumbai Meri Jaan

Special jury mention to Prateik Babbar and Purab Kohli for Jaane tu … and Rock on! respectively.

Lifetime Achievement Award : Bhanu Athaiya, Om Puri

Popular awards

Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male): Arjun Rampal for Rock On!

Best Actor in Supporting Role (Female): Kangana Ranaut for Fashion

Best Dialogue: Mano Rishi for Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

Best Screenplay: Yogendra Joshi, Bhupendra for Mumbai Meri Jaan

Best Story: Abhishek Kapoor for Rock On!

Best Music Director: A R Rahman for Jaane tu…

Best Lyrics: Javed Akhtar for Jashn-e-Bahara (Jodha Akbar)

Best Playback Singer (Male): Sukhwinder Singh for Haule haule (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)

Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal for Teri ore… (Singh is Kinng)

Best Sensational Debut (Male): Farhan Akhtar and Imraan Khan

Best Sensational Debut (Female): Asin Thottumkal for Ghajini

Sony Filmfare Best Scene Award: Rab Ne Banadi Jodi

R D Burman Upcoming Talent: Benny Dayal for Ghajini

Technical awards

Best Background Score: A R Rahman for Jodha Akbar

Best Costume : Manoshi Nath for Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

Best Cinematography: Jason West for Rock On!

Best Sound Design: Vinod Subramanyam for Rock On!

Best Choreography : Longines for Pappu Can’t Dance Sala . ( Jaane Tu…)

Best Editing: Amit Pawar for Mumbai Meri Jaan

Best Production Design: Vandan Kataria and Monica Angelica Bhowmick for Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

Best Action: Peter Hein for Ghajini

Best Visual Effects Award: John Deitz for Love Story 2050

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