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• Salman Khan to play the WANTED host in Bigg Boss 4
• Standing Ovation to Prachi Desai for ‘Once Upon a Time in Mumbai’
• Dabangg : Releasing around Eid
• Aadi Perukku 2010 Celebrations Begins
• The Rajnikanth starrer, ‘Endhiran-The Robot’ has launched its music already and is making news
• Shashi Tharoor to wed Sunanda Pushkar on Malayalam New Year
• Lovely Sara khan ready to enter in Bigg Boss 4 house
• Priyanka Alva from Bangalore to wed Vivek Oberoi
• Kaun Banega Crorepati 4 Registration Open: Show Starts in October

Salman Khan to play the WANTED host in Bigg Boss 4 Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:32 AM PDT Salman Khan will be the host in Bigg Boss 4 The most ‘Wanted’, Salman Khan, is up for being a host in the season 4 of the reality show ‘Bigg Boss’. Many call it stepping into Big B’s shoes as Mr Bachchan was the first host for this popular reality show. Salman Khan plans upon giving his contestants a tough time. He would love to befriend some of the honest contestants who are straightforward, to the point. According to Salman Khan, Bigg B played it sage with his "pop philosophy". His approach would be “Doston ka dost, dushmanon ka dushman.” Actor, Salman Khan prmises a very different style of perfoming the host’s role. His one appears to be more straightforward, just like he successfully carried it on on his show "Dus Ka Dum". In a press conference, Salman said “Big B and Shilpa did a good job. My style will be very different from Mr Bachchan’s. We are two different personalities. Though I have always respected Big B, he is the biggest star of the country and I am just a kid.” On the other hand, Mr. Bachchan has again replaced Sharukh Khan in KBC 4, which in the last season Shahrukh had replaced him. Salman tells that on the Sony channel his show "Dus Ka Dum" has been replaced by KBC 4. “Me and Mr Bachchan have swapped places…The contract with Sony is over. But if they want me to do it again, I will because I really liked the connect,” said Salman. Enter your email address: Read more: World | Sports | Cricket | Bollywood | Commonwealth 2010

Standing Ovation to Prachi Desai for ‘Once Upon a Time in Mumbai’ Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:28 AM PDT ‘Once upon a Time in Mumbai‘ has fetched ` 75 crores from the box officePrachi Desai has played the role of Mumtaz, Dawood Ibrahim’s wife. Prachi’s look in this movie is largely inspired from "Bobby’s" Dimple Kapadia. Prachi is being spotted lucky to have bagged this role in Ekta Kapoor’s film. The reason is also not very flattering as to why she was there. EktA kAPOOR AND prachi are long time buddies owing to the fact that Prachi was earlier a TV soap actress. Prachi’s first movie was ‘Rock On’ with Farhan Akthtar which too bagged a hit. So far Prachi is being considered ‘plain lucky’. Prachi Desai In the country itself, ‘Once upon a time in Mumbai’ has scored a round off of ` 32 crores. If possible for the multiplexe owners, they would have given the movie a standing ovation for fetching them endless bundles of cash. Even the controversy regarding characters resembling Haji Mastan’s have been taken care of and almost everything is going well with the movie so far. The movie has been directed by Milan Luthria and stars Ajay Devgn, Emran Hashmi, Prachi Desai and Kangana Ranaut.

Dabangg : Releasing around Eid Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:43 AM PDT Salman Khan Bigg Boss season 4 would soon be aired on the TV. But what are you really expecting out of it? What about the spectacular Shipa Shetty as its judge? Or would you like to see the charming Priyanka Chopra for a change? Guys, this time its the chance for the girls to chose from. And their option was Salman Khan. So be it. This time on Bigg Boss 4, actor Salman Khan would be seen hosting the show ‘Bigg Boss’ in his own style. Bigg Boss in earlier seasons was hosted by other superstars like Amitabh Bachchan and Shilpa Shetty. They have carried on the tradition to charm the audience using each’s own tactics to attract more and more audience each time. Salman Khan too, promises to carry on the same tradition of Bigg Boss hosta, but in his own unique style. He wants to mark the spontaneity in the show. He sais that he would also like to befriend the inmates of the Bigg Boss house. Salman’s ‘Debang’ is soon going to release around Eid. This may just be another one of his ideas to promote his movie and attract more audience for ‘Debang‘ too, simultaneously.

Aadi Perukku 2010 Celebrations Begins Posted: 03 Aug 2010 01:25 AM PDT Aadi Perukku Aadi Perukku, mainly a Tamil festival fall today, on August 3. The date of the festival differs each year and is decided by the Tamil Calendar. Aadi Perukku is celebrated on the 18th day of the Tamil month of Adi. The festival is celebrated simultaneously with celebrating the annual freshes of the rivers and to pay tribute to water’s life-sustaining properties. The festival plays special importance to Tamilian women because it is on this day that they annually change their wedding thread (Taali). It is even more special to those, who are newly wed and its their first Aadi Perukku. It is so because they change their wedding thread for the first time. The old wedding threads are thrown into the river banks. The day is devoted to goddess ‘Pachai Amman’. Goddess Pachai, helps establishing peace and harmony in the world. She is also the goddess of marriage and blesses those who are in their way of approaching the martial institution.

The Rajnikanth starrer, ‘Endhiran-The Robot’ has launched its music already and is making news Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:17 AM PDT During the music release in Malaysia, Kalanithi Maran, MD of Sun Pictures came up for the first time on stage and got to listen to all the appreciation he could collect from his audience. The release date of Endhiran has created so much hype that everybody had something to talk about at the occasion. Kalanithi Maran is already famous for his work even before his latest ‘Endhiran-The Robot’ get its release. Even the southern superstar, Rajnikanth was not tired of appreciating Maran endlessly “When we met Kalanithi Maran for the film he said we will make it even bigger than Sivaji." “Kalanithi Maran does anything and everything bigger and better than others. That’s why people who matter in India from all industries – cinema or otherwise – hunger to know who this man is. Everybody is waiting to get introduced to him. He is a biggest star of all stars.” Endhiran’s director, Shankar continued with the rest of Maran’s appreciation. "Maran is a being who said no to nothing till we completed the film. And that was the main reason," he said.

Shashi Tharoor to wed Sunanda Pushkar on Malayalam New Year Posted: 02 Aug 2010 11:46 PM PDT NEW DELHI : Former Minister, Shashi Tharoor would be getting married to Sunanda Pushkar on 17 August, 2010. The couple has chosen the above date to tie the knot because it is the Malayalam New Year. Sunanda is a businesswoman who works in Dubai. The wedding has been decided to be held in the auditorium of Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram. This temple was built by the royal family of Travancore. The wedding is majorly awaited by the press in Kerela. Tharoor’s previous wife, Christa Giles, has been officially divorced by Tharoor. Christa Giles was a Canadian. The fact is official and updated in the Indian Parliament records too, as now Tharoor’s name carries a divorcee status against his ex-wife’s name. Until last week, The Parliament records carried Giles’s name as married to Tharoor. On Sunday, Tharoor and and his soon to be wife, Sunanda went to Sai Baba Temple in Shirdi and at the Shani Shingnapur shrine in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district to seek blessings from Lord. Shashi Tharoor let his twitter followers know about this, later that day,”Wonderful visit 2 open-air temple to Saturn at Shani Shingnapur. Simple ritual in clean, pure surroundings.1can nvr know enuf of our culture.” “Made 1st visit to Shirdi. Extraordinary temple to Sai Baba, who preached shraddha & saburi (faith&peace) 100yrs ago. ‘Sab ka malik ek’ (1God).”

Lovely Sara khan ready to enter in Bigg Boss 4 house Posted: 02 Aug 2010 11:35 PM PDT As always said that the grass is always greener on the other side and therefore often you don't mind flocking over to that side. The same is the story for Sara Khan of the Bidaai fame who flocked over to the greener pastures of Bigg Boss 4. According to the resources when the famous television soap Bidaai on star plus took a leap, she opted to move out of the serial and at the same time Bigg boss was doing the rounds which offered a great deal to Sara which she happily accepted at the same time. There have also been rumors that Sara was moved from the show because of her increasing tantrums at the set but Sara hasn't said a word about it yet. Our source said, "With Bigg Boss 4, the channel is trying to rope in the most controversial celebrities."Sara has asked for a huge sum of money to participate in this show and she is getting it. Sara didn't want to look old on the show and this offer was a gamble for her." In the previous seasons too, the show has had some interesting participation from various fields and industries which maintained a high entertainment quotient. The popularity of the show has grown by leaps and bounds as compared to the previous seasons and people are enthusiastically waiting for what the producers and makers of Bigg Boss 4 in stored for them next? Along the seasons the show has introduced many new concepts rather twist and turns and it does make distinction between the beautiful and the old. But regarding this, there is no reason for Sara to worry. When we tried contacting the damsel herself, she was unavailable for any comments on the current updates.

Priyanka Alva from Bangalore to wed Vivek Oberoi Posted: 02 Aug 2010 10:57 PM PDT As the wedding season just around the corner you have the famous Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi joining in along with his fiancée, the lovely Priyanka Alva who may have a arranged marriage but the common elements in their personality makes it no less than a perfect love marriage. She is the daughter of the famous dancer Nandini and Jeevaraj Alva, the late politician and leads a simple life with some close friends.  The lady is a graduate from London in business management and supports her mother in her enterprise at Artistes Foundation for Arts located in Bangalore. She actively participates in environmental foundation and charities just like the actor she is engaged to. The legendary dancer Nandini informed, "Yes, the marriage will take place this year only. They are engaged, but the ceremony is yet to take place. It is an arranged marriage and we are very happy," said Nandini. When tried to contact the actor for some comment he was not available but reliable sources close to Vivek confirmed that he is indeed very happy and was instantly impressed by "simplicity and humility" of Priyanka. The two have said to come across each other at an orphanage while working for the same. The perfect match was later worked upon by the Padmini Ravi, the Bharatnatyam dancer. Priyanka went to Mallya Aditi International School and was brought up in the city of Bangalore. She also learned classical Indian dance and has a younger brother by the name of Aditya.

Kaun Banega Crorepati 4 Registration Open: Show Starts in October Posted: 02 Aug 2010 10:13 PM PDT The most successful game-show ever on the Indian Television would soon be back. Yes, we are talking about ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati‘! The original Amitabh is going to replace Shahrukh Khan, who was seen as the host in season three of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’. The sources tell us that the show would be back on October 11, 2010 with its fourth season. "That's the plan, but there could be a last-minute change. It's a programming and marketing decision that will be taken in due course of time." The preparations are still going on for the show. Amitabh Bacchan shares his 68th birthday the date of the commencement of this show. Ajit Thakur, Sony’s business head and executive vice-president, cannot confirm the exact the time of commencement of the show on the TV. He says "Yes, we are toying with the idea of starting it on Mr Bachchan's birthday, let's see what happens. Right now, we are focused on sifting out entries. The phone lines open on Monday, August 2." News is that that the new rupee symvol ‘`’ is going to be seen on its display. "He proposed it a week ago during one of our meetings and we readily incorporated it in our campaign designs. It enhances the logo," Thakur informs.

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