I have never been to college: Katrina

Katrina Kaif was honest in admitting that she was highly bullied by her New York co-stars Neil Mukesh and John Abraham while shooting for the film.

We had to take her word especially after witnessing how John and Neil won’t leave a single stone unturned to crack jokes on her even while she spoke to us on her forthcoming film New York. Katrina Kaif got candid with Renuka Vyavahare on her film New York, John Abraham and last but not the least Salman Khan.

You play Maya in New York
Maya is an American of an Indian origin who goes to college in New York and loves her college life. She has two good friends and that pretty much sums up her life. I was very awkward on the first day of the shoot as it was not like shooting for ‘Singh is King’ or ‘Partner’ where you have dancers behind you. I felt very close to my character Maya, its an amazing journey and I want tot thank Adi and Kabir for trusting me and giving me an opportunity to prove my talent.

You have never looked this young in your previous films!
It’s really nice to play your age some times. Normally I am all dolled up and glamorous in all my films so it was good to be natural and be me for a change in New York. My co-stars too are young so that helped as all of us had something to prove and so gave our best shot. Interesting thing is because I started working very early in life, I have never been to college in my life so doing the film made me realize how it would have been like to go to a college.

Have your link-up rumours with John affected the rapport you both share with each other?
Everyone’s name has been thrown around in the press. John, Neil, its ridiculous and a bunch of silliness. It’s frustrating sometimes but nothing has changed between John and I post New York. We are comfortable with each other. If you pay attention to these things you are going to get bogged down and lose attention. You wont be able to enjoy anything.

What are your expectations from New York?
For me the film matters the most as I have thrown in a lot of hard work and passion into it. When I saw the film I myself was taken aback by it and I felt Kabir has made a film with Indian emotions, Indian sentiments but in an English story telling style, like how the American films are made and told. New York is not a social message film or an educational film, it’s a commercial film which the audiences will enjoy.

Has Salman seen the film?
No he hasn’t but will be nice if he sees it.

You think with New York you have finally arrived in Bollywood?
It’s too premature to say that. All depends on what the audiences think as their verdict is my test.

Akshay, Kareena kiss 10 times!

There are reports that the film Kambakkht Ishq has as many as ten lip locks between Kareena and Akshay. The pair will steam up the screen as they kiss repeatedly in the film.

Our source said, “While everyone is aware that there is a kissing scene between Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor, no one knows that they have lip locked as many as ten times. The news has been very hush hush as both the lead actors were of the opinion that it should not be leaked out. However, now that the film is releasing and there are many trial shows going on, people who have seen the film are aware of it. Many people in the trade are also surprised that both the stars agreed to so many. In fact, four among the 10 kisses feature before the pre-climax. The chemistry between Akshay and Kareena is excellent and they both have beautiful bodies and look extremely sexy onscreen”

The chemistry between the two will prove if the tonsil boxing translates into a hit. Sajid Nadiadwala, the producer of the film laughed and said, “Why do you want me to tell the whole world if there are so many kisses in the film? Let the audience watch the film and they will know about it.”

Google grand central

Earlier this year RWW reported that Google had made plans for the telephony service it acquired in July, 2007 called GrandCentral. GrandCentral was reborn as Google Voice, which includes all of GrandCentral's features and much more. Google Voice's free service will allow users to unify all of their phone numbers and transfer calls to all of their devices, convert voice calls to text messages, call multiple parties at once and make discounted international calls.

This week, John Fontana of Network World reported that Google has reserved 1 million phone numbers with communications and information services company Level 3. The company has not announced anything yet, but on the GrandCentral website it says "if you are a GrandCentral user, over the next few days you will be prompted to upgrade to Google Voice". These look like clear signs that it is getting ready to go live any time now, so check those emails and get ready to claim your number, they could go fast.

Google has continued to keep the old GrandCentral service, but has not allowed new users to sign up. Currently only GrandCentral users have access to Google Voice and new numbers are only available for American area codes. The GrandCentral users we spoke with love the service and are thrilled to try Google Voice. Our own Frederic Lardinois says it looks like a winner; "it takes the best features of GrandCentral and adds a number of important and interesting new features...clearly this is one of the most important products that Google has released in the last couple of months".

Judge for yourself. Below are three videos that show how easy it is to place calls, set up a conference call and how the phone calls are routed. There is some speculation about future integration with Android and we are certainly looking forward to that as well.

Shahid Kapur's Punjab connection

MUMBAI: Bollywood's boy-next-door Shahid Kapur, who shot in the fields of Punjab for his hit film Jab We Met, returned to the state for his upcoming movie with Yash Raj Films. Shahid recently completed a stint in Punjab for tentatively titled Hadippa, co-starring Rani Mukherji. He is now all set to shoot in the fields with Anushka Sharma for another untitled film for the banner.

Celebrate west hartford 2009

Celebrate! West Hartford is a highly attended, annual tradition that promotes, embraces and celebrates community life.
Attracting well over 30,000 people each year, Celebrate! also provides festival attendees with a wide range of wholesome family activities – an award winning juried arts & crafts show, great food, entertainment, games, rides, a certified 5K road race – as the saying goes, "something for everyone".
The event offers civic, service, sports, schools and charitable organizations a way to increase community awareness and an opportunity to raise funds for their worthy causes.

24 hours of le mans

The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans) is the world's oldest sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since 1923 near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, France. Commonly known as the Grand Prix of Endurance, it is organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and runs on a circuit containing closed public roads that are meant not only to test a car and driver's ability to be quick, but also to last over a 24 hour period.

Today show weekend

The weekend broadcasts continue the TODAY tradition of covering NBC's Amy Robach interviewing newsmakers, reporting on a variety of popular-culture and human-interest stories, covering health and finance issues and presenting the latest weather reports. In addition, the show offers visitors to New York City a chance to observe firsthand the workings of a live television broadcast with its windowed studio on Rockefeller Plaza. Interaction with the crowd outside the studio is a major part of the program. Barbara NitkeNBC's Jenna Wolfe
Weekend editions are tailored to the priorities and interests of weekend viewers — offering special series such as "Saturday TODAY on the Plaza," featuring live performances by the biggest names in music, and dance and theater from famed New York City shows outside the studio every weekend throughout the summer.