Australian actress Brooke Satchwell, who was in a bathroom at the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel when terrorists struck, says terrified guests locked themselves in toilet cubicles while people were "being shot in the hallways".

The former star of popular Australian soap opera "Neighbours" is in India on a three-week film shoot. She was in the Taj hotel's ground floor bathroom when she heard gunfire in the lobby outside Wednesday, reports 3aw.com, Australia's most listened-to radio station website. 

"The staff let us hide in a service cupboard between the two bathrooms. We sat in there listening to matching gun fire, " Satchwell said. The hostage situation at the hotel cleared up only by Thursday afternoon.

"Two of the male staff were sticking their heads out to see what was going on, which was absolutely terrifying. They were coming back and reporting that there was a dead body outside the bathroom and that they were seeing people being shot in the hallways, " she added.

"There was a lot of confusion, no one really knew what was going on and we all felt a bit like sitting ducks, " Satchwell was quoted as saying.

The most audacious terror attack targeted high profile landmarks, including the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel, Oberoi Trident Hotel, Metro Theatre and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) railway station killing at least 101 people and injuring over 250. The terror siege continued well into Thursday.

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Deepika Padukone is mighty happy about being an action star in her forthcoming film with Kinng Kumar - 'Chandni Chowk To China'.

She's done so many stunts in the film that she's calling herself the female Akshay Kumar.

Deepika can't stop talking about them. 

She's said, "I'm sure I have gone through a lot of death defying action in the film. But I was prepared for it when I signed the film." 

Deepika sports a very interesting look in the film. She's pleased that she's learnt some interesting tricks from him as well.

She's added, "Akshay taught me lots of action. He said that action is like dancing so you have to be very graceful while doing it. I like to believe that main next female Akshay Kumkar hoon (I'm the next female Akshay Kumar)." 

MTV Roadies is back with a more adventurous journey in its sixth season, Roadies — Hell Down with a prize money of Rs 10, 00, 000. The show has tied up with Rohan Sippy's 'Chandni Chowk To China', which would also be Deepika's first film with Akshay Kumar!

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For, this one's applicable for Subhash Ghai, a proficient storyteller, one of the most successful stories from this side of the Atlantic. Irrespective of how his films are received at the ticket window, Ghai's movies are always under scrutiny. You watch every film with a magnifying glass.

Yuvvraaj is no exception!

Ghai's forte has been drama. Recall the dramatic moments in KARZ, VIDHAATA, MERI JUNG, RAM LAKHAN, KARMA, SAUDAGAR. He re-visits the genre with Yuvvraaj. Besides, Yuvvraaj is his most opulent work thus far. It has a sweeping effect, the film makes a stunning visual statement. 

Honestly, Yuvvraaj isn't Ghai's best work, but post YAADEIN, KISNA and BLACK & WHITE, Yuvvraaj salvages him, even redeems the storyteller.

The story (Ghai) mirrors a universal truth. Greed leads to disputes and in turn, ruins all relationships. A fact you've heard or witnessed time and again in real life. While the story is captivating, the screenplay doesn't really do justice to the thought. Also, Rahman's music acts as a soothing balm, but the problem is, it takes time to grow on the listener. And that could be a deterrent. 

Yet, in all fairness, Yuvvraaj is a notch above the commonplace. If you intend spending your hard-earned money on it or devoting 3 hours of your precious time on Ghai's new outing, chances are you won't regret it. 

Deven Yuvvraaj (Salman Khan) is a chorus singer, in love with Anushka (Katrina Kaif). Her father Dr. Banton (Boman Irani), however, is dead against this relationship. Things take a turn when Deven's father passes away and he returns to London to stake claim on his father's wealth.

He meets his two estranged brothers Gyanesh Yuvvraaj (Anil Kapoor) and Danny Yuvvraaj (Zayed Khan) after almost twelve years. But things aren't hunky-dory between them...

Ghai has an eye for visuals and every frame of Yuvvraaj seems like a painting on celluloid. Unmistakably, that's the first thing you notice as Yuvvraaj unfolds.

It takes time to absorb Yuvvraaj. In fact, Ghai doesn't open all his cards at the very outset. It's only when the father (Javed Shaikh) passes away and Mithun Chakraborty, the Executor of the Will, enters the scene that the wheels start moving.

The film gathers momentum after the interval. If the first hour has a few by-now-famous Ghai scenes, the second hour sees Ghai in form, with a number of sequences staying in your memory. 

The penultimate 20-25 minutes are the best. Watch Anil go through the handycam with disbelief, watch Anil and Salman's act during the concert, watch Salman's emotional outburst towards the end... also the titles (brings back memories of OM SHANTI OM).

On the flip side, the screenplay is erratic. There're constant highs and lows in this journey, the film works in patches. In fact, the screenplay falls prey to predictability and mediocrity at places.

Ghai handles the dramatic scenes with flourish. Rahman's music is soothing, but you expect more because Ghai's movies are embellished with lilting music that you recall even after 2 or 3 decades. Kabir Lal captures the striking beauty of Europe well. The output is superb. The sets (Omung Kumar) are truly majestic.

Yuvvraaj belongs to Anil Kapoor, who towers above the entire cast and delivers a natural, believable performance. Salman's looks are inconsistent. 

At times the boyish look is intact, at times he looks bloated. Ditto for his hairstyle. His performance, however, is better, mainly towards the finale. Zayed tries hard and convinces in a few scenes. Mithun Chakraborty is fantastic in a brief role. 

Katrina looks angelic. Despite the focus being on the three men, she registers an impact. Boman Irani is credible, especially in the scene when he steps out of the Operation Theatre towards the end. Aushima Sawhney is confident. Anjan Srivastava and the pack of villains/vamps look straight out of RAM LAKHAN and TAAL.

On the whole, Yuvvraaj is interesting in parts, with the penultimate 20/25 minutes taking the film to an all-time high.

At the box-office, the package (a mammoth cast, Subhash Ghai, A.R. Rahman, the stunning locales of Europe) should ensure a hearty opening and with no major opposition in the forthcoming week, it should keep its investors smiling.

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Now here's a chor who robs just about everything -- car, TV, music system, crockery, artefacts, furniture, even dry fruits, also a pomeranian. Whatever he can lay his hands on. Dibakar Banerjee's Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! is, reportedly, straight out of real life. A conman who gave sleepless nights to many a cop in Delhi.

A couple of summers ago, Shaad Ali's BUNTY AUR BABLI focussed on two thieves, who went on a robbing spree, sporting a different guise every time they played the con game. Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! traces the journey of a teenager who grew up in one of those crowded bylanes of Delhi and slowly and gradually took to the world of crime.

Set in Delhi, like Dibakar's debut vehicle KHOSLA KA GHOSLA, Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! has its heart in the right place and that's made abundantly clear 15 minutes into the film. But the problem is its waferthin storyline. Things get repetitive after a point.

It tells the story of Lucky (Abhay Singh), whose modus operandi is to outsmart people, chowkidars and policemen with his sharp mind and wit. He is an aspiring individual who loves the good things in life and is generally enamoured by the lifestyles of the rich and affluent Delhi families.

Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! traces Lucky's journey from a middle class boy to a popular thief.

Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! starts off really well. The teenage years of Lucky, his relationship with his father, his first crush, his friends… the seeds are sown rightly. But once Lucky starts committing one crime after another, the story stagnates. There's no dramatic twist in the tale and that is its biggest flaw.

Gangster films with Mumbai flavour are restricted to Mumbai/Maharashtra mainly. Similarly, a film like Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! has its share of limitations because you can't expect the film to find universal acceptance due to its Delhi-centric theme and flavour.

Despite the shortcomings, there's no denying that Dibakar Banerjee is a director with potential. He has been faithful to the material, making the goings-on look believable. There's not much scope for music in the film, although Dibakar should've played the title track at all significant points throughout the film.

Abhay Deol excels in a role that offers him ample scope to display histrionics. From a gawky youngster in SOCHA NA THA to a conman in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! 

Abhay has only evolved with the passage of time. Paresh Rawal is magnificent yet again. He gets to portray three diverse roles and he lives up to the demands of the script. He's terrific as the shrewd and calculating doctor.

Neetu Chandra makes her presence felt in an enterprise that doesn't really belong to her. Archana Puransingh is fantastic and compliments Paresh beautifully. The actor enacting the role of Abhay's friend is competent.

On the whole, Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! is a well-executed enterprise, which has its share of limitations. At the box- office, the film caters to the Northern audience mainly -- Delhi and Punjab specifically. Besides North, the plexes in Mumbai should fare slightly better.

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Director Onir has always defied stereotypes. Recall his first two films -- MY BROTHER NIKHIL and BAS EK PAL. With Sorry Bhai!, Onir takes the road less travelled.

'Come, fall in love… with you brother's bride', says the tagline of the film.

Agreed, there must've been real- life instances of a guy falling in love with his bhabhi-to-be, but as a cinematic experience, a theme like this caters to a niche audience. The traditional ones, even with a modern outlook towards life, might not approve of this story in the first place.

As a movie, Sorry Bhai! has some interesting moments and the ensemble star cast pitches in real performances too. But the impression you get is that Onir didn't know how to tie it all up, to conclude the film convincingly.

Siddharth (Sharman Joshi), a shy young scientist, travels to Mauritius for his elder brother Harsh's (Sanjay Suri) wedding. Accompanying him is his Ma (Shabana Azmi), a reluctant traveller since she is angry at Harsh for deciding to get married without consulting them. Also travelling is Siddharth's cheery father (Boman Irani).

Harsh, pre-occupied with work, can spend little time with his family and it is left to his fiancée Aaliyah (Chitrangda Singh) to show them around Mauritius before the wedding. However, Ma's anger at Harsh ensures that she takes an instant dislike for Aaliyah and it is Aaliyah and Siddharth who end up spending loads of time together.

This, added to the fact that Aaliyah feels neglected by the career-obsessed Harsh, leads to them being irresistibly drawn to each other. A horrified Siddharth battles this attraction desperately, but Aaliyah has fallen madly in love and pursues him with single-minded determination.

When Siddharth's defences start crumbling and Ma starts getting suspicious, all hell breaks loose in the family.

Sorry Bhai! may be an interesting concept, but it doesn't turn out to be an interesting film in entirety. For it to be a complete film, it needed a tight screenplay, which is sorely missing here.

However, a few sequences have been handled deftly. Note the sequences between Sharman and Chitrangda and the gradual attraction. Even the love making sequence in the store catches you by surprise. Again, recall the sequences between Shabana and Chitrangda. You can feel the tension.

But Onir gets too unconventional this time. Sure, times are changing rapidly, but the fact remains that most of us are extremely orthodox when it comes to relationships. And that's precisely why a film like Sorry Bhai! might not find many takers.

The conclusion to the tale is also least convincing. It may seem perfect since the mother (Shabana) makes her younger son (Sharman) swear on her life, but when it comes to matters of the heart, all rules (and relations) take a backseat, nothing else matters actually.

The music, like Onir's previous BAS EK PAL, is soothing, but how one wishes it would've been promoted aggressively too. Cinematography is striking.

In the acting department, Sharman Joshi steals the show. He plays the geek who loses his heart to his prospective sister-in-law with rare understanding. This is his finest performance so far.

Chitrangda is a complete natural and despite being pitted against a powerful actor like Shabana, stands on her feet. It's the chemistry between Sharman and Chitrangda that is the film's saving grace. Shabana is terrific.

There're some (tough) roles only Shabana can perform and this is one of those. Boman is wonderful. The moments between Shabana and Boman are magical. Sanjay Suri is competent, but gets sidelined midway through the film.

On the whole, Sorry Bhai! is too bold and startling for the Indian audiences. At the box-office, it caters to a tiny/miniscule audience -- a handful of plexes in a handful of cities. And those numbers would be disheartening as well!

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There are some tips for cleaning your make up brushes.

1. Fill the sink with warm water and mild shampoo.

2. Clean each brush by shaking bristles back and forth in the soapy water and then rubbing them until they foam. To keep wood handles from warping or glue from loosening, do not totally submerge brushes. Wipe handles with a damp, soapy cloth.

3. Thoroughly rinse all traces of cleanser from bristles in warm water.

4. Squeeze water from bristles, and then use a dry towel to squeeze out more water.

5. Place clean makeup brushes on the edge of a cabinet until they are totally dry before replacing them into holders.

I am afraid it is not just your makeup brushes that you have to clean, but all the tools in your makeup kit. Brow brushes can be cleaned with shampoo like other makeup brushes. However, if lint and brow hair become tangled and trapped at the base of the brush, use a clean toothpick to loosen between the bristles before washing. Eyelash curlers and pencil sharpeners can be cleaned using a swab saturated with rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol. Clean pencil sharpener blades often to prevent bacteria being redistributed onto your lip and eye pencils. Lash curlers can be cleansed, but if the curling inserts have cracks in them, they should be replaced. Replacement inserts are not expensive and can be purchased separately.

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Are your make up brushes harboring bugs? Are those sponges looking suspect? Great make up starts with clean beauty products and tools. We use cosmetics to take care of ourselves, but we also need to take care of our beauty gear. These tips will help your beauty products last longer and keep skin problems to a minimum.

HOW OFTEN SHOULD I CLEAN MY MAKE UP BRUSHES?

The answer to this question is: as often as you use them, according to some fastidious experts. Frequent cleanings prevent bacterial build-up (a potential cause of breakouts), ensure even color application and extend brush life. Unfortunately, very few women can be bothered to clean their make up brushes.

All make up artists are taught that they must clean their make up brushes after every single person they make up. Surprisingly, a lot of them do not conform to these rules; imagine the poor models who have had lipstick applied with the same lipstick brush as thirty other girls before them. Most models are in their late teens, a time when glandular fever is ripe (glandular fever would put a model out of work for at least a few month); it only takes one girl to infect all the others with an illness such as this. So if professional make up artists are guilty of this, we're willing to bet you are too.

Here is some information you may not know regarding women and their make up:

97% women participate in spring cleaning

Only 34% clean their makeup bags

61% almost never clean their makeup brushes

DIRTY MAKE UP BRUSHES

Oil from your face and old make up can get trapped in the bristles of your brushes and cause bacteria to grow, which can cause skin problems. Don't share make up brushes (or make up) with friends; anything that touches your skin, eyes or lips can spread bacteria.

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Paris Hilton has kicked Benji Madden to the curb after nine months of nonstop schmoopiness?
Just days after the starlet was supposedly spied "all over" former flame Stavros Niarchos at a Miami club, she's parted ways with the Good Charlotte rocker, whom she recently called her "best friend," while he swooned just last month that she's "my life, my heart and my soul." Hilton's rep confirmed the split to the Associated Press, offering the standard assurance that they plan to "remain very good friends." So what went wrong between the pair?
"Benji was overprotective and controlling," a snitch tells Us. "He doesn't get along with any of her friends. Friends thought Paris had changed since being with Benji and she wants to be herself again."

Star also cites Madden's supposed heavy-handedness as a reason for their implosion.

"Paris was fed up with Benji always telling her what to do and bossing her around," a source contends to the tab, which says they broke up on Monday, hours before they were spotted partying separately in Los Angeles. "She couldn't take his overbearing ways anymore. It was stressing her out. He can be very aggressive and he was just too much trouble."
Benji, alleges the insider, "fought for a second chance and asked if they could talk it out but Paris said she was done talking."
People, however, classifies the split as more amicable than acrimonious.
"She is saddened by the breakup but they're just too different and they wanted different things in life," a Paris confidant tells the mag. "He was loyal and sweet but it was time to take a break."
Meanwhile, Star says Hilton's close encounter with Niarchos pushed her supposedly tense situation with Madden to the breaking point.
"Benji didn't like it that she spent the evening with Stavros," the chatty snitch maintains. "He blew up and Paris felt victimized. He gave her a lot of grief about that."
By the by, a spy tells E! News that nothing untoward went on between Paris and her Greek billion-heir ex, despite eyewitness accounts to the contrary.
"They didn't come together or leave together," pooh-poohs a mole. "They didn't make out at all!"
Echoes the People source, "In no way are they romantic, nor do they want to get back together."
Star believes that what ultimately led to Paris and Benji's demise is their conflicting attitudes over what constitutes fun.
"She felt she couldn't cut loose and party," relays the source. "He doesn't drink and doesn't think she should either. She felt too fenced-in." Hilton, for her part, ignored questions lobbed by paparazzi Tuesday night about the state of her romance, using her usual deflection tactic of making like she's on an important cell phone call.
People reports she whooped it up at hotspot Apple lounge that evening, cutting loose by shaking her groove thing atop a couch.

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LONDON: A British judge granted pop megastar Madonna and her British filmmaker husband Guy Ritchie a divorce on Friday, barely a month after they announced the end of their eight-year marriage.

District Judge Caroline Reid pronounced the decree nisi in the “quickie,” or uncontested, divorce at the family division of the High Court in London. The case, listed as Ciccone M L v Ritchie G S, was among 17 cases read out by a court clerk.

Judge Reid then asked if anyone wished to show cause against the decrees, or raise the question of costs, before saying: “I therefore pronounce the decrees.” Neither Madonna nor Ritchie attended the hearing, which lasted barely a minute, something they are not required to do under British law.

Madonna, 50, and Ritchie, 40, announced in mid-October that they were to divorce nearly eight years after they married in a lavish ceremony at a Scottish castle in December 2000.

The couple have an eight-year-old son, Rocco, and a three-year-old son adopted in Malawi, David Banda. Madonna also has a daughter, 12-year-old Lourdes, by her former fitness trainer Carlos Leon.

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Simpson-Wentz, 24, and the Fall Out Boy bassist, 29, announced her pregnancy in May, a few weeks after their opulent Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland-themed wedding.

Wentz has been leaning on rocker pal Joel Madden – dad to 9-month-old Harlow with girlfriend Nicole Richie – for tips on fatherhood. “Joel gives me advice. It’s been really awesome for me to go to another person my age.”

Richie and Harlow were guests at Simpson-Wentz’s Winnie the Pooh-themed baby shower on Nov. 1.

It’s hard for me to picture Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz as parents, as they seem like children themselves.

Mowgli? Yes, the young boy from Jungle Book.

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Starring: Vinay Pathak, Neha Dhupia, Rajat Kapoor, Ranvir Shorey, Purbi Joshi and Sarita Joshi, Director: Shashant Shah.

Dasvidanya tells the the story of simpleton, Amar Kaul (Vinay Pathak) who works as an accounts manager in a pharmaceuticals company. Amar’s only excitement in life is making a to-do list every morning and then ticking off everything that he accomplishes at the end of the day. But unfortunately, destiny has some other plans stored for him. He comes to know through his doctor that he is suffering from stomach cancer and now only has just three months left to live.

This news makes Amar wake up to the reality that how till now he has wasted his life. Never mustered the courage to express his love, never brought a car or never ever traveled abroad, Amar has so many unfulfilled dreams left! He then sets about making a new to do list of 10 things. His last list of all the things he has to do before he dies. From making a foreign trip to telling his childhood love about his affections for her to meeting his school best friend with whom he has lost contact. The film then follows Amar’s journey towards fulfilling his wishes which also take him nearer to his death.

Completely, character driven, the charm of the film lies in its simplicity of its theme and its wonderfully etched characters. The screenplay is well woven with some moments that carry the power to remain etched in your memory even long after the film is over. The only spoke in the wheel is the Russian girl’s track as it slows down the pace of the film. There are moments however that instantly bring tears to your eyes such as a few scenes between Vinay and his mom played by stage veteran Sarita Joshi and Vinay finally expressing his love on a rainy night to Neha Dhupia. First timer Shashant Shah has handled the subject with a rare maturity.

The film is a must see for Vinay Pathak’s absolutely brilliant performance. One can easily rate it above his Bheja Fry act. Rajat Kapoor is good and so is Sarita Joshi. Neha Dhupia shows remarkable improvement as an actress while Ranvir Shorey appears completely disinterested. Saurabh Shukla is good as Vinay’s boss and Gaurav Gera as his brother.

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It has been more than 2 years since Onir and Sanjay Suri came together in BAS EK PAL. Though the film wasn't a commercial success, there was critical acclaim from some quarters. In the months gone by, the duo started working on SORRY BHAI which is now getting readied for 28th November release. For both Onir and Sanjay Suri, the film is important since they not just come together as director and actor respectively but also as co–producers of the film along with Vashu Bhagnani.

While these are indeed quality names to be associated with the project, what has also made heads turn is the presence of a certain Chitrangda Singh who has chosen SORRY BHAI as her comeback project. Naturally Sanjay and Onir are excited since it further adds on to the prestige quotient of the film. Of course, they are right in believing that Chitrangda's comeback should manage to create a lot more hype and buzz for the movie, isn't it? ....

'Yes, her comeback after a sabbatical has made a lot of news. It surely has added to the buzz so far', Sanjay Suri makes an honest statement here; 'I personally wanted to watch her in more movies and it's great that she chose ours as her comeback.'

Facing the camera after a while is always a dicey affair. Taking into consideration her 3 year long wait after which Chitrangda started shooting for the film, did she have trouble to be 'on the job' right away or was it a smooth cakewalk?

'I don't how her own inner feelings but for all of us, she was bang on target from the word go', reaffirms Sanjay. Adds Onir, 'With someone of the stature of Shabana Azmi around, I was stunned to see the kind of confidence Chitrangda came with. One expects an actor to get conscious due to presence of such a stalwart but I was amazed with the manner in which she carried herself. She is a complete natural and that was visible more and more once we spent some time in Mauritus.'

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Aamir Khan has always dabbled with the different. It started from his acting debut, Holi, which was quite unlike the regular college romance. His debut production venture Lagaan saw Aamir give equal importance to mostly unknown actors, who were a part of the cricket team. He explored dyslexia in his directorial debut, Taare Zameen Par, and made his appearance in the film a few minutes before the interval.

Now, the actor is back with Ghajini, where his character has severe short-term memory loss.

Ghajini also stars the beautiful Tamil actress, Asin. She was a part of the Tamil version of Ghajini as well. Aamir's part of played by Surya. Both films share the same director, A R Murugadoss......

Among other things, Ghajni is in the news for Aamir's fab abs in it. His heavily muscled and tattooed body makes the actor look very hot!

Ghajini was supposed to be a Diwali release this year but the film could not be ready on time due to an injury Aamir suffered recently. It will now release on December 25.
Shah Rukh Khan's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi will release two weeks before we watch Ghajini in theatres.

Interestingly, we saw a similar time at the marquee in the year 2000, when the two Khans had releases within two weeks of each other. Aamir's Mela released on January 7 whereas SRK's Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani released on January 21. Both films bombed at the box office.

Ironically, a film, starring a newcomer, released between these big Khan movies. It went on to become a blockbuster, and made the newcomer an overnight star. The film was Kaho Na... Pyaar Hai, starring Hrithik Roshan.

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(CNN) -- He is a Bollywood A-lister, director and Oscar-nominated producer, but Aamir Khan's latest adventure in film will see him join up with CNN for a special Talk Asia Live event.
Got a poser for Aamir? Send us the questions you want answered by the Bollywood star.

Got a poser for Aamir? Send us the questions you want answered by the Bollywood star.

Anjali Rao will be talking to the star of "Lagaan" in Mumbai and you could add your voice to proceedings.

Khan has become one of he most sought-after actors in Bollywood, taking his own path in a career that began when he was a child actor.

He rose to international prominence in 2001 with "Lagaan", which was also his first foray into producing. The film caught the attention of a global audience with its mix of Bollywood melodies and a strong emotional and dramatic narrative.

It also caught the eye of the Academy Awards and was nominated for the best foreign language film prize....

He told TIME Magazine: "I think in many ways that the Western audience, especially the American audience, is very similar to the Indian audience. Indians like films to sweep us off our feet. We don't necessarily need things to be realistic or subtle."


But Khan has mixed up his roles and projects, from 2005's "The Rising" where he played Mangal Pandey the near-mythical hero of an early Indian uprising against the British, to "Taare Zameen Par" that deals with childhood aspirations and social conventions.

He's taken a brief break from social issues for his latest venture, "Ghajini," an out-and-out action flick for which he bulked up, much to the delight of the Bollywood paparazzi and gossip machine.

After that, a comedy is in store.

Despite increasing international attention, it doesn't seem that India will be losing one of its favorite sons of the silver screen to Hollywood or Europe any time soon.

"I do strongly feel that we have a lot of talent here, and a huge potential to entertain the world, and I feel we should do it in our own way. I don't think we should tailor ourselves. We should retain our own style of story-telling," Khan says on his blog.

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The one thing that bonds not just the B-town actors but also the humans all over is ‘Friendship’. And this Hindi movie called ‘Dostana’, which incidentally is also Bollywood's Midas Touch Man Karan Johar's new venture.

The movie stars John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan and the vivacious Priyanka Chopra. The movie is to be directed by his assistant Tarun Mansukhani. The story is set in the gorgeous city of Miami.

No fashion brands : It's out. The look for Dostana, the fun-packed romcom about three friends is out and the three actors in the lead - Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra are sporting the Yankee look.

The movie is set in urban America. The look, created by Aki Narula and Manish Malhotra, will be light and summery in keeping with the lighthearted tone of the film.

Unlike ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’ and ‘Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna’, wherein designer brands such as Tommy Hilfiger and Louis Vinton made their presence felt but there are no heavyweight fashion brands starring in this movie....

The gay-caution : The promos of ‘Dostana’ makes one believe that it's the story of a gay couple – ‘Jo Bhi’ (John - Abhishek), but the director is going around saying it's only about friendship and nothing else.

There's a lot of curiosity and it is confusing movie goers by showing the twosome as a pair of gays walking hand-in-hand on Miami beaches. It has also been speculated to be India's first film which advertises gay sexuality openly.

The film shot in Miami has a lot of skin show by John (he's developed a super sexy bod), Priyanka Chopra as well as Bobby Deol and Shilpa Shetty. Abhishek claims to be the attitude of the film!

John & Abhishek behaving like proper gays, there's bound to be a lot of confusion. He tries to make the picture clear about the Karan Johar production, but they (Abhi and John) don't behave as gay.

They behave as normal friends. In fact, gays never behave in any particular way. Their behaviour is not different from all of us. It's our own perception about gays that makes us think that they behave in a particular way.
Bollywood has made films on a variety of subjects, but no films have been made on gay sexuality till now. Everyone specially the younger generation jokes about gay, but it’s not about gay sexuality. It's basically about friendship & its ups & downs.

Synopsis :Sameer (Abhishek) and Kunal (John) are turned down for an apartment because the landlady doesn't want two strapping young men to corrupt her young sexy niece Neha (Priyanka Chopra).

They go to plan 'G' - they pretend to be 'Gay' to secure the apartment. All is well till they meet the sexy siren Neha and thus begins a journey of fun frolic and a test of friendship like never before.

When Neha's boss Abhimanyu (Bobby Deol) enters the fray as the third contender for her affections, it gets even hotter under everyone's vests and bikinis and the boys get down and dirty in sunny Miami.

Shilpa was left without clothes: Bollywood’s lanky lass Shilpa Shetty had a horrendous time while she was on her way to Miami to shoot a song for Karan Johar’s production ‘Dostana’.
The actress was flying with her staff from Mumbai to Miami when, to her utter disbelief, all her luggage comprising seven suitcases, went missing at the flight’s stopover at London airport.

All of Shilpa’s belongings, her clothes, including the essential ones, her cosmetics, and fashion accessories were in the bag. So the actress was left with nothing more in her possession than just her handbag.

Since the authorities could not locate the luggage, Shilpa had no other option but to buy herself new clothes and cosmetics for her schedule in Miami.

Luckily, she did not carry her costume for the song (designed by Manish Malhotra ) in her luggage. Shilpa shot the song on Miami beaches in the bikinis by Malhotra.

The song comes at the beginning of the film after which Shilpa introduces the characters played by Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra.

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When you see a Madhur Bhandarkar-directed flick, you know it’s not going to be a typical Bollywood fare. Actually, it pretty much disregards every Bollywood stererotype with gritty realism, openly talking about sex, kissing, no one breaking out into song, strong female lead characters, gay roles, etc. Past critically-acclaimed hits include a look into prostitution with Chandni Bar, the tabloids in Page 3, and females in power in Corporate.

Now, we have Fashion which takes a look behind the lens into the glitzy world of fashion in India through the rise and fall of a supermodel. We get taboos of Indian cinema such as drugs, gay lifestyles, suicides, and blurred-out nudity. And unlike his other films, the director has definitely put some big money into the production with the multiple visually-appealing fashion shows. Plus, we get mainstream A-lister and gorgeous beauty queen Priyanka Chopra trying something totally different with this role. Bhandarkar must be lauded for avoiding conventions in this movie, but it still definitely has some flaws....

The story follows Meghna Mathur, a sweet suburban girl, who leaves her convenient family to move to Mumbai and walk the ramps and pose for magazines. We watch her struggle in the beginning with a shady agent, shady men promising her contacts, her aspirations to be like the top model Shonali, and how she can’t catch a break with her amateur photos. Slowly, she starts networking, meets a great photographer, meets a boy, gets a big agent, and her stunning beauty gets recognized by big businesess. Meanwhile, we have the current top supermodel Shonali, whose ego and cocaine problem allow Meghna to take over her spot at the top quickly. Meghna’s naiveté and confidence get thrown out the window and gets replaced with arrogance and liquor and sex.

Soon-to-be druggie Meghna
We see her tragically deteriorate and it’s quite an entertaining film to see her rise and fall. The film is done pretty well up into this point, it never loses its momentum. The story is narrated rather carefully as we get to experience Meghna’s journey. Also, the runway choreography and fashion designs add another layer of appeal.

The main problem is that after we see Meghna crumble, there is at least another 45 minutes of resolution that needs to be edited heavily. It’s seems unnecessary to see everything come together and for the protagonist to rise again, especially if it is going to take so long. Another problem is cliché dialogue about trying to get famous and what you must do and the price you must pay. We get it. No good side of the fashion industry was shown, and it would have been a nice counterpoint to show how some models aren’t all “hot messes.”

As Meghna, Priyanka finally gets to show some acting chops. It has been awhile since she has done this --- since Aitraaz in 2004 and maybe Don in 2006. Just this past year, she has experienced quite a bit of movie flops: Chamku, Drona, and Love Story 2050. But with Fashion, she plays the part easily. She shows a gradual growth from a sweet nobody to bitchy diva to an alcoholic, and her “hitting rock bottom” scene is powerfully enacted.
As Shonali, Kangna Ranaut, makes for a decent antagonist. She does quite a good job as a cokehead and alcoholic, and on the runway, she is pretty fierce. However, she has played similar psychotic roles in the past with Gangster and Woh Lamhe, so she wasn’t really a revelation. A lot of her freakouts were a little over-the-top and pretty much every scene with her in it was the same – she snorted coke, started yelling, then started crying.

Newcomer, Mughda Godse played Janet, a model Meghna met as soon as she arrived in Mumbai, who helped to show her the ropes. She was perfect casting with her look and natural ease, and not once would you think she was inexperienced. The rest of the supporting cast was quite adequate, except for a couple of gay characters who had no substance and went into caricatures with their roles. And on a side note, there were some weird unnecessary special appearances by Konkona Sen Sharma and Ranvir Shorey that adds absolutely nothing to the story line. After seeing that scene, it felt surreal that it was actually in the movie.

The music serves more as a backdrop to the movie, and is used mostly during the fashion shows. Saying this, the soundtrack is sublime. When “Jalwa” plays at the first fashion show, it sets the perfect mood with its sexy-but-haunting rhythm. The rest of the tracks added similar quality and nothing seemed out of place.

All in all, the movie is worth a see because it is so different from your typical Indian movie. It has all the shock value showing a female experiencing all these tragic elements, but the story lacks just a little more depth.

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Mumbai: Bollywood has come a long way from its macho heroes to male leads who are ready to play gay characters and though there's still a long way to go before they catch up with Hollywood, the times, they are a changing.

Dostana even with its spoofy undertones may have brought homosexuality under the spotlight but there have been films earlier that have tried to deal with this subject with much sensitivity.

Filmmaker Onir's debut film My Brother Nikhil dealt with the subject of AIDS with Sanjay Suri in the lead who was gay and in a relationship and while the film may not have done too well at the box office the critical acclaim that it received left even the director pleasantly surprised.....

"The way it has been appreciated all over was a lot for me to get, I didn’t expect that much" says filmmaker Onir.

“It is good be at least some icon, but I think what worked for the film was that it dealt subject in a very sensitive way" says actor Sanhay Suri.

One of the first films that brought out same sex love was Deepa Mehta's controversial Fire. There have been others like Girlfriend which were purely made for titillation.

Madhur Bhandarkar too has been one of those directors who have made no qualms in bringing gay relationships on to the big screen in films like Page 3 and Fashion he has often been criticised for stereotyping gays and portraying them in a homophobic manner.

But while homosexuality has just managed to get a commercial seat in Bollywood the West has already created some masterpieces on the theme. Oscar favourite Brokeback Mountain with Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal playing a gay couple became a cult film with its strong portrayal of complex emotions.

"Even in the intimate scenes we had to be careful that we don’t cross a certain line" says actor, Jake Gyllenhaal.

Australian film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of Deserts revolves around three drag queens a humorous bitchy road movie that goes down as a favourite with many.

Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington's 1993 hit Philadelphia portrays Tom Hanks as gay lawyer living with AIDS and has been an all time favourite and also Leonardo Dicaprio's Total Eclipse brought to light the untold love story between a famous poet and a boy genius.

Well with this new trend back home, Bollywood it seems is slowly but surely coming out of the closet.

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The news broke late last week that Google would launch it’s much-anticipated Google Mobile App for iPhone with Voice Search,perhaps on Friday. As of  late Sunday afternoon EST the app has yet to debut in the App Store. Now, the latest word is that it will be released sometime today. Just when it will be available as a free download is hard to say, but whenever that is, many people believe the wait will have been worth it.

After you launch Google’s mobile app, it senses the iPhone’s motion as you lift it to your ear and readies itself to begin recording. Wait for the beep and then speak your search query into the phone. When you’re done speaking, Google’s mobile app automatically converts your speech into a digital file and begins searching Google for whatever it is you’re looking for. No buttons. No typing. No lie.

The app and iPhone is location-aware so that if you’re in San Francisco and you ask to find movie theaters and show times, your results will be for places nearby. The same is true if you’re in Wasilla, Alaska, assuming they have movie theaters there.

The mobile app also talks to other Google apps, enabling you, for example, to launch Google mail.

The only thing Google Mobile App for iPhone with Voice Search can’t tell you is when you can get it. Meanwhile, this YouTube video demonstrating the app in action will satiate your craving search-by-voice for at least a few minutes:

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Katrina Kaif is so impressed with Kabir Lal’scinematography in the movie Yuvvraaj , that she is going to gift him a car.

The two have previously worked together in a movie calledApne where they did not get along at all. Katrina even requested Subhash Ghai to get someone else in his place. However, as the shooting progressed Katrinarealized that Kabir’s work was impressive and that he was able to capture her beauty in every frame.

So after she saw the promos, she specially mentionedKabir’s good work to Subhash Ghai.

Kabir, in the meanwhile in waiting for the car she promised. Guess this generousness has rubbed off from Salman who is famous for gifting a Rolex to every Tom, Dick and Harry.

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The ‘loan culture’ has caught on in a big way. A majority of people have availed of assorted loans, at some point or other. That makes EMI relevant, identifiable.

Debutant director Saurabh Kabra picks up incidents from real life and depicts the pros and cons of availing loans. In this film, four different stories run parallel, plus there’s a ‘Bhai’, who not only recovers outstanding dues from defaulters, but also sorts out their personal lives.

Sadly, the story doesn’t do justice to its title. It starts on an interesting note, but transforms into atypical masala film, where the ‘Bhai’ plays the good Samaritan and even solves personal problems.

Wait, the recovery agent too falls head over heels in love with one of the defaulting members and much of the second hour is devoted to it. Clearly, the story starts off on a different note and ends up being something else altogether!

To cut a long story short, EMI loses focus midway and hence, loses balance. Watch it for Sanju’s sake, who plays the lovable ‘Bhai’ with flourish.

Sattar (Sanjay Dutt), owner of Good Luck Recovery Agency, is the saviour and the solution for all those caught in the debt trap. From Bhaigiri to business to politics to social work — that’s how Sattar wants to progress in life. He has already graduated from Bhaigiri to business and is now eager to jump into politics.

Most sought after by banks, telecom companies and various multinationals, today his Good Luck Recovery Agency is a leading recovery agency. Sattar follows a simple rule when it comes to his business — Loan liya hai to chukana padega.

But will Sattar succeed in using this simple principle when dealing with disparate characters and cases like Anil-Shilpa (Aashish Chowdhary-Neha Uberoi), Chandrakant-Arjun (Kulbhushan Kharbanda), Ryan-Prerna (Arjun Rampal-Malaika Arora Khan) and Prerna (Urmila Matondkar)?

Money crunch? Need a house? Looking at a car? Wanna travel abroad? Pick up a loan for just about everything today. The pesky calls at odd hours, the sweet talk and rosy picture painted by financial institutions, before you pick up a loan — EMI picks up stories/incidents from real life. Interesting!

But EMI does a somersault as it deviates from fact to fiction and follows the beaten path in its second half. And that’s when the film slips. While the writing clearly lacks dum in the post-interval portions, a few scenes do register an impact, courtesy Sanju.

Director Saurabh Kabra’s choice of the subject in perfect, but the writing gives away. Chirantan Bhatt’s music is strictly okay. Dialogues are strong at places.

After a lacklustre performance in KIDNAP, Sanju is in elements in EMI. Remove him from the film and the movie would fall to abysmal levels. Arjun Rampal is natural. Urmila doesn’t really get scope. Malaika looks alluring, that’s it! Aashish Chowdhary and Neha Uberoi don’t look too believable. Kulbhushan Kharbanda stands out.

It’s the goons, the Bhai’s henchmen, who add spice to the goings-on, especially Manoj Joshi, Snehal Dabhi and Dayashankar Pandey.

On the whole, EMI has its share of interesting moments, but they are few and far between. Disappointing!

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At Apple’s “Lets Rock” event, just after the announcement of iPod Nano and iPod Classic, Apple announced the 2nd generation of it iPod Touch.

The new Apple iPod Touch 2G look much similar to Apple iPhone. It comes upin a sleek and stunning slim design. It has polished stainless steel body.

This new generation of Apple iPod Touch features external volume control buttons that make access to the most frequently used controls an ease. It also features integrated Nike+ with no transmitter needed.

iPod Touch 2G features include: 3.5 Inches of display, Accelerometer, 802.11 b/g wireless.

Battery life for Apple iPod Touch 2G is claimed to be 36 Hours of Audio and 6 Hours of video playback.

8GB iPod Touch 2G costs $229 while you shall be charged $299 and $399 for 16GB and 32GB respectively.

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At the moment I have 1 PC (Core 2 Duo 2.4, 2GB RAM, 320 HDD) and 2 laptops. One from HP DV6000 series and the other with lower specification from Toshiba having just 1.3GHz processor and 256 of RAM.

Since the release of Windows 7 Pre-Beta version, I wanted to give a shot to Windows 7 So I downloaded the DVD. I have well managed my high specification systems and never wanted try Windows 7 on them. Then I thought of my Toshiba laptop. When I run the setup, I was much disappointed from my old laptop when setup returned a message that atleast 512 MB o RAM is required and I have just 256. But didn’t give up.

While searching for some utilities to give my existing Windows a look of new upcoming Windows 7, I came to Windows 7 Transformation Pack 2009. This transformation pack give your existing Windows XP/Vista look and features of Windows 7. This transformation pack is made by ‘hatem20′.

Follow the link at the bottom to grab a copy of this Windows 7 Transformation Pack 2009.

Visual Style section includes:

• Windows Seven Wallpapers
• Windows Seven Styler TB
• Windows Seven Theme

and in software section you will find

• Windows Seven Blaero Start Orb
• Windows Seven Start Menu
• Windows Seven Pie Dock

If we sum up the total features of Windows 7 Transformation Pack 2009 are:

• Windows Se7en Visual Style
• Windows Se7en Start Menu
• Windows Se7en Styler TB
• Windows Se7en Pie Dock
• Windows Se7en Wallpapers
• Vienna Bootscreen
• Vienna Explorer
• Vienna Wallpaper
• Vienna Gadgets
• Vienna Sounds

You can try this makeover on your installed Windows at your own and only you will be responsible for any damage if any.

Download Windows 7 Transformation Pack 2009

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There’s only one thing worse than watching Salman and Katrina publicly crucify their filmi future together on-screen and that’s watching Salman play uncle-feels-me-up with some 21 year old newcomer who looks just like Katrina.

The woman in question, Zarina Khan, was first added to Sallu’s shopping cart when she filled in as a body double for Katrina on the sets of Yuvvraaj. And so, just as he had done with Sneha Ullal (the Aishwarya look-alike) Sallu’s sniffed out the opportunity to have his firni and eat it too with Zarina and cast her in his next film.

To add momentum to the ferris wheel of unfulfilled fantasies that is Sallu’s life, director and bottom-feeder, Subhash Ghai has complimented his “eye for talent”. If Sallu has an eye for talent, Jack The Ripper had an eye for social reformation. Salman’s job is further simplified by the fact that Zarina stays in Bandra. It’s only a matter of time before he takes on another godfather role and adds to his infamous history of indecent proposals and Bollywood IOU’s.

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Goldie Behl’s dream project Drona, starring his childhood friend Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra has been such a disaster at the box-office, that the producers of the film Eros International is starting to it’s sack employees.

A lot of employees have been given a month’s notice and have been asked to resign right after that. The losses incurred by Eros have been pegged at 30 crores, of the emotional trauma suffered by people who actually sat through the entire three hour hocus pocus, I can’t even imagine a figure.

Eros is so badly injured that they have even backed out of another high octane project they had put their feet in. Looks like Eros has learned a bit of an expensive lesson.

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Eva must be exhausted. Why else would Eva Longoria show up to a party dressed in what appears to be a negligee? Either she's making a bold fashion statement or else she's sleepwalking. We're hoping for the latter and praying that someone will help her crawl back under the covers! This riot of paisley and plaid makes us want to close our eyes, too. For good.
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I think Madhur’s a decent filmmaker. I also think he’s been milking this ‘high-society exposé’ bit for too long now (Traffic Signal being an exception). Here he comes back to what he’s been doing since Page 3 – and somehow, after watching all his films since Page 3, the effect seems diluted. For one, watching yet another film created in the same mould was tiring. And Madhur, usually ever aware of the value of brevity, goes and makes an interminably long film. The upshot is, not only are you watching something you’ve watched before, you’re watching more of it.

What about the film itself? With a plot that would have made a just-about-tolerable 60 minute film, you can guess what I have to say about that. It’s a very tired, hackneyed story. Small-town Girl wants to make it big in the fashion world. Typical Indian Father sulks, but she heads to Mumbai anyway. With stars in her eyes, a couple of suitcases and a roll of fat around her tummy. Then comes the ‘struggling phase’; except she never really struggles (I know people who have struggled, and believe me, this was no struggle!)…..and some time later, is on her way to success. With success comes arrogance, and with arrogance comes downfall. And then, since we like our movies to give us hope in these dark times, there’s resurrection and redemption. That’s it. Complexity, layering and freshness are obviously things this director can’t be accused of.

Madhur’s world is populated with stereotypes. Nothing new there. All male fashion designers are gay. All ‘good’ girls have been raised with ‘Indian’ values – ergo, no alcohol, no tobacco and obviously no sex. But wait – there’s hope in the big bad city. Don’t write them off just yet. Madhur gives us every cliché in the book when it comes to successful women in the larger entertainment world. So, after the mandatory, perfunctory protestations, out comes the alcohol. Then comes the tobacco and then comes the sex. Or did the sex come before the tobacco? I forget. Anyway, after the sex, there’s coke. And, just to rub our faces in the fact that smoking’s not quite Sunday school, the director reinforces this with the plot structure: we know Priyanka is well and truly on her way down when she lights up, just before the interval. And somewhere in between the (awkwardly shot) lusting and the smoking and the drinking and the snorting, there’s the evergreen ‘main tumhare bachche ki maa banne wali hoon’ moment. Thankfully, the moment’s in English. I would have regurgitated my dinner if it were said in Hindi.

The film is badly shot. A good cinematographer would’ve shot the film in a way that didn’t make Priyanka look fat. Given Madhur’s penchant for ‘realistic’ films, one might’ve thought the casting would be better. Priyanka, god bless her, doesn’t look like a ramp model from any angle. She’s carrying excess weight and it shows. Kangana is the only one who looks the part, and she does a great job. Though I do think she was made to be a movie star in the Silent Era. Mughda is competent, and will hopefully invest the proceeds of this film in a good orthodontist. Harsh Chhaya is excellent as the effeminate designer who lisps. The less said about Arbaaz, the better.

The film says nothing new, reinforces clichés and, for a film set in the fashion world, looks really tacky. That’s three reasons right there for it to appeal to the discerning Indian audience.

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Last week there was a somewhat surprising news story making its way around the internet stating that Joaquin Phoenix had formally announced his retirement from acting. This all started with an Extra interview where he gave them the “exclusive” scoop that he was quitting acting in order to pursue a music career. The video of the interview itself is very awkward and strange, which might lead one to believe that it was either staged or that Phoenix was only joking. Well, if he was joking, he continued the charade this past weekend, when he showed up at the U.S. premiere for his latest (and apparently last) movie Two Lovers, with the words “Good” and “Bye!” written across his knuckles (in reverse order, but I think we got the message nonetheless). Needless to say, this has prompted another round of blog posts confirming that he is now definitely done with Hollywood.

Here’s the thing though: if a fairly well-known actor was going to officially retire from acting for good, is this really how they would announce it to the world? By writing it on their knuckles in black marker? Phoenix’s publicist has apparently confirmed the story, but it all seems so strange. Admittedly, Joaquin Phoenix is kind of a weird dude to begin with. Maybe I’m jumping to conclusions here, but I have a sneaking suspicion that drugs may have something to do with it. He looked completely strung out and sounded borderline unintelligible in that interview, and a few years back he did check himself into rehab for alcoholism. Need we mention that his brother River died of a drug overdose at the age of 23? All I can say is that I hope it’s not true, because Joaquin is a fantastic actor and I could care less about seeing where his music career takes him. What do you think, is his retirement just a hoax or is it the real deal? The trailer for Two Lovers is embedded below; it hits theatres on February 13th, 2009.

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The new James Bond film Quantum of Solace opened to mixed reviews in London last Friday. The consensus seems to be that QOS is not as good as Casino Royale, having put the emphasis on action rather than emotional content. I haven't seen the film yet so can't comment. But what does 'Quantum of Solace' mean? Universal Exports (the cover name of the British Secret Service in Bond films) has one explanation: According to producer Michael G. Wilson, a quantum of solace is essentially a measure of comfort. “I think it’s very appropriate for this film because based on what happened to the character of James Bond in the last film, Casino Royale, he needs a quantum of solace, considering his mental state,” said Wilson. In fact, Quantum of Solace is the name of a story by Ian Fleming, creator of Bond. Here's the passage where the expression occurs: "I’ve seen flagrant infidelities patched up, I’ve seen crimes and even murder foreign by the other party, let alone bankruptcy and other forms of social crime. Incurable disease, blindness, disaster - all of these can be overcome. But never the death of common humanity in one of the partners. I’ve thought about this and I’ve invented a rather high-sounding title for this basic factor in human relations. I have called it the law of the Quantum of Solace. Bond said, "That’s a splendid name for it. It’s certainly impressive enough. And of course I see what you mean. I should say you’re absolutely right. Quantum of Solace - the amount of comfort. Yes, I suppose you can say that all love and friendship is based in the end on that. Human beings are very insecure. When the other person not only makes you feel insecure but actually seems to want to destroy you, it’s obviously the end. The Quantum of Solace stands at zero. You’ve got to get away to save yourself."
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Simon Cowell has split from his longtime girlfriend Terri Seymour, it has been confirmed.

The couple - who dated for six years - split in September, Cowell's publicist, Max Clifford, said in a statement.

The statement reads, "Terri phoned Simon and finished it in September, about six weeks ago.

"They are going to remain close friends. Simon thinks the world of Terri and that isn't going to change. He also understands her reason for ending it.

"In the past Terri has said that she wants kids but that just isn't Simon.

"Nobody else is involved, certainly not on Simon's side."

According to reports, Cowell, 49, splashed out $5m on a Los Angeles home for Seymour as a thank you for their time together.

Simon has also promised to help her as she adjusts to single life.

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From the looks of it, there's not much clowning around in Britney Spears' Circus...despite the "Come one, come all!" lettering and primary-color palette.

Here lies the cover of the pop princess' sixth studio album, which boasts the No. 1 single "Womanizer" as its first track and will almost certainly help the reinvigorated songstress start her 27th year off right when it drops Dec. 2 amid birthday wishes and intense scrutiny.

And with song titles like "Lace and Leather" and "Kill the Lights," it appears as if the video for "Womanizer" barely scratched the surface of the kind of sexcapades Britney's all up into now.

Coming on the heels of the record-breaking, chart-topping single—which gave Spears the biggest digital debut of any female artist since Nielsen SoundScan started keeping track—Zomba Label Group has revealed that Circus' title track will be the next single released to whet your appetite for the main event.

Check out the complete track list and decide whether you're planning to partake in Brit's big-top adventure:

1. "Womanizer"
2. "Circus"
3. "Out From Under"
4. "Kill The Lights"
5. "Shattered Glass"
6. "If U Seek Amy"
7. "Unusual You"
8. "Blur"
9. "Mmm Papi"
10. "Mannequin"
11. "Lace and Leather"
12. "My Baby"
Bonus Track:
13. "Radar"

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