Sonam, Ayushmann moved by acts on !!
Mumbai: Actors Ayushmann Khurrana and Sonam Kapoor, who recently made their presence felt on the sets of dance reality show `Boogie Woogie`, were in awe of the show’s contestants.
Friday, 7 March 2014
Thursday, 6 March 2014
Queen is a must-watch
Queen
Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Rajkumar Rao, Lisa Hayden
Director: Vikas Bahl
Rating: 4 Star Rating: Recommended4 Star Rating: Recommended4 Star Rating: Recommended4 Star Rating: Recommended
The film is amazing. That much you can see from the rating. The 'Queen' in the movie, the heroine looks anything but. She looks like your typical girl next door.
The story goes like this. Rani comes from Delhi's Rajouri Garden area. Her father's owns a sweet shop and quoting his friend in the movie, Rani 'bitiya' is pretty sweet. But in her own words, Rani's always been a good girl, listening to everyone but she's never been able to do anything for herself or etch a real place in the world for herself.
Rani falls in love with Rajesh. And he does everything within his power to show her he loves her too. Soon arrives the 'Rani weds Rajesh' moment. But Rajesh is now a U.K. return and that the reason behind his new-found 'modernity'. This is why he feels Rani's no long 'his type'. And he decided not to marry her right two days before the scheduled wedding. Understandably, Rani's crushed to bits. The tears soon dry, and morning comes. She opens the packed 'shaadhi' laddoos, and while eating them is when she decides that she'll continue her honeymoon trip to Paris and Amsterdam, even if it's just her alone.
Her concerned parents give her the go-ahead thinking this way she'll get to cope with, and nurse a broken heart. She reaches Paris, and after a bumpy ride, soon succumbs to the charm of the place and allows herself to laugh and smile. This is where she meets another Indian girl named Vijaylakshmi.
Read Gayatri Jayaraman's review here.
Vijaylakshmi works in a hotel to support her son she has outside of wedlock. Rani learns a lot from her, most importantly how to be happy. Rani then flies off to Amsterdam, and happens to come across Rajesh. Seeing her like this now, Rajesh soon regrets his decision of leaving her. He soon enters his 'Devdas' mode and sets out to win his 'Queen' back. But will Rani abruptly leave the new life she's discovered and go back to Rajouri with the man who stranded her two days before the wedding? The movie poses this question quite subtly.
Kangana has a done fabulous job playing Rani. She has let her fans and audience know that she means business and is here to be taken seriously. Her portrayal of a girl without makeup, and in Lajpat Nagar jeans - in which she feels comletely out of place the first time she wears them - is more a story of a girl coming of age. Before the movie's over, you realise you're in love with Rani. Rajkumar Rao has also done a great job, and so has Lisa.
One can see that director Vikas Bahl has left no scope for a scene to be made better. Each scene is already perfectly scripted and shot. Amit Triveid's music constantly reminds you of Dev. D's music.All in all, a brilliant package.
I highly recommend this movie. This film is the kind that'll work to make you a better human being, minus the lecture. Do watch!
Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Rajkumar Rao, Lisa Hayden
Director: Vikas Bahl
Rating: 4 Star Rating: Recommended4 Star Rating: Recommended4 Star Rating: Recommended4 Star Rating: Recommended
The film is amazing. That much you can see from the rating. The 'Queen' in the movie, the heroine looks anything but. She looks like your typical girl next door.
The story goes like this. Rani comes from Delhi's Rajouri Garden area. Her father's owns a sweet shop and quoting his friend in the movie, Rani 'bitiya' is pretty sweet. But in her own words, Rani's always been a good girl, listening to everyone but she's never been able to do anything for herself or etch a real place in the world for herself.
Rani falls in love with Rajesh. And he does everything within his power to show her he loves her too. Soon arrives the 'Rani weds Rajesh' moment. But Rajesh is now a U.K. return and that the reason behind his new-found 'modernity'. This is why he feels Rani's no long 'his type'. And he decided not to marry her right two days before the scheduled wedding. Understandably, Rani's crushed to bits. The tears soon dry, and morning comes. She opens the packed 'shaadhi' laddoos, and while eating them is when she decides that she'll continue her honeymoon trip to Paris and Amsterdam, even if it's just her alone.
Her concerned parents give her the go-ahead thinking this way she'll get to cope with, and nurse a broken heart. She reaches Paris, and after a bumpy ride, soon succumbs to the charm of the place and allows herself to laugh and smile. This is where she meets another Indian girl named Vijaylakshmi.
Read Gayatri Jayaraman's review here.
Vijaylakshmi works in a hotel to support her son she has outside of wedlock. Rani learns a lot from her, most importantly how to be happy. Rani then flies off to Amsterdam, and happens to come across Rajesh. Seeing her like this now, Rajesh soon regrets his decision of leaving her. He soon enters his 'Devdas' mode and sets out to win his 'Queen' back. But will Rani abruptly leave the new life she's discovered and go back to Rajouri with the man who stranded her two days before the wedding? The movie poses this question quite subtly.
Kangana has a done fabulous job playing Rani. She has let her fans and audience know that she means business and is here to be taken seriously. Her portrayal of a girl without makeup, and in Lajpat Nagar jeans - in which she feels comletely out of place the first time she wears them - is more a story of a girl coming of age. Before the movie's over, you realise you're in love with Rani. Rajkumar Rao has also done a great job, and so has Lisa.
One can see that director Vikas Bahl has left no scope for a scene to be made better. Each scene is already perfectly scripted and shot. Amit Triveid's music constantly reminds you of Dev. D's music.All in all, a brilliant package.
I highly recommend this movie. This film is the kind that'll work to make you a better human being, minus the lecture. Do watch!
Katy Perry acts as meteorologist on Australian morning show
Singer Katy Perry sure does have a number of tricks up her sleeves.
The 29-year-old pop star surprised fans after she stepped into the shoes of a professional meteorologist on the Australian morning TV show "Sunrise".
However, the "Hot 'n' Cold" singer did not do a great job giving out the forecast for Brisbane, Canberra, and Melbourne as well as the city of Hobart, which by the way she referred to as "Hogwarts."
Also, Katy made the flub of saying Fahrenheit when Australian temperature is measured in Celsius.
Guess Katy has now realized that she is better off sticking to her original profession, isn't it?
The 29-year-old pop star surprised fans after she stepped into the shoes of a professional meteorologist on the Australian morning TV show "Sunrise".
However, the "Hot 'n' Cold" singer did not do a great job giving out the forecast for Brisbane, Canberra, and Melbourne as well as the city of Hobart, which by the way she referred to as "Hogwarts."
Also, Katy made the flub of saying Fahrenheit when Australian temperature is measured in Celsius.
Guess Katy has now realized that she is better off sticking to her original profession, isn't it?
Princess Diana tricked Oprah Winfrey
Britain's Princess Diana tricked Oprah Winfrey by letting her eat a high-calorie meal !!!
The late princess, who died in a car crash in Paris, France in 1997, met with the talk show host for lunch many years ago and 'pulled a fast one' by eating a low-calorie dish, while Oprah, who has struggled with her weight over the years, was served a full-fat mousse.
The 36-year-old royal's former chef Darren McGrady Read More....
The late princess, who died in a car crash in Paris, France in 1997, met with the talk show host for lunch many years ago and 'pulled a fast one' by eating a low-calorie dish, while Oprah, who has struggled with her weight over the years, was served a full-fat mousse.
The 36-year-old royal's former chef Darren McGrady Read More....
Wednesday, 5 March 2014
Sunny Leone open to interesting TV offers
Actress Sunny Leone, who will be seen as the host of horror TV show "Haunted Weekends with Sunny Leone", says she is open to other offers on the small screen as long as they are "interesting".
"If an interesting offer (on TV) comes, I don't mind taking it up. I don't believe in limiting myself. If something fits well, like this show ('Haunted Weekends...'), I will do it," Sunny told IANS in a telephonic interview from Mumbai.
The show will go on air Saturday on MTV India.
The show is being launched in collaboration with her upcoming film "Ragini MMS 2" and the actress believes that it will help generate buzz for the movie.
"Haunted Weekends..." revolves around the concept of fear and paranormal activities.
Each episode will see three girls being sent to spooky and haunted locations across the country for a night where they have to survive a ghostly experience. The locations have a history and, often, a chilling story to tell.
"It is a scary show where contestants will have to do different tasks. It will help the movie and people will enjoy the show too. I am happy with it," she said.
Sunny, who is known for her bold image in the industry thanks to movies like "Jackpot" and "Jism 2", says a film must have a story and not just bold scenes.
"'Ragini MMS 2' has a portion which sees me in a very non-glamorous image. I don't look good at all. There is a story in the film as well," she said.
The actress says that she loves the horror genre.
"I love watching horror movies. My husband does not like them so much, so I generally watch them alone," she said.
"If an interesting offer (on TV) comes, I don't mind taking it up. I don't believe in limiting myself. If something fits well, like this show ('Haunted Weekends...'), I will do it," Sunny told IANS in a telephonic interview from Mumbai.
The show will go on air Saturday on MTV India.
The show is being launched in collaboration with her upcoming film "Ragini MMS 2" and the actress believes that it will help generate buzz for the movie.
"Haunted Weekends..." revolves around the concept of fear and paranormal activities.
Each episode will see three girls being sent to spooky and haunted locations across the country for a night where they have to survive a ghostly experience. The locations have a history and, often, a chilling story to tell.
"It is a scary show where contestants will have to do different tasks. It will help the movie and people will enjoy the show too. I am happy with it," she said.
Sunny, who is known for her bold image in the industry thanks to movies like "Jackpot" and "Jism 2", says a film must have a story and not just bold scenes.
"'Ragini MMS 2' has a portion which sees me in a very non-glamorous image. I don't look good at all. There is a story in the film as well," she said.
The actress says that she loves the horror genre.
"I love watching horror movies. My husband does not like them so much, so I generally watch them alone," she said.
Emilia Clarke makes some not-so-Glamorous faces
Emilia Clarke makes some not-so-Glamorous !!!
My delicious English muffin Emilia Clarke has a spread in French Glamour this month, looking about as tasty as any meal I've ever had. Nice to see a magazine spread that lets Emilia bring out some of the sweeter, whimsical side she so often has to hide in a lot of her professional work. If you've ever seen her interview, you'll see her as something very different from her GoT character Read More...
Hot or Not: Lea Seadoux !!!
Lea Seadoux !!!
Mixed results applied for last week's Hot or Not, even though most of you seemed to consider topless nudity on a pay cable channel to be enough to determine hotness. I don't know if I'm picking this week's selection because of her role in the la
French women are a blast. Hell, I might not have checked out Léa's copious nudity in the heralded film of 2013, BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR, but I still know that we can always count on a French chick to not be shy with showing the goods. I don't if it's fair to label Americans as being the only uptight people in the world Read More...
Lea Michele looks dead happy in Glamour UK !!!
That "Cannonball" song of Lea Michele is pretty f*cking horrid. But don't worry, it's not as if the singer will have to make a career out of the solo singing thing. She's still beating the grave of her dead exboyfriend, Cory Monteith, her co-star from "Glee" who died of a heroin overdose in July of last year. In an interview with Glamour UK magazine,
Tuesday, 4 March 2014
Facebook looks to buy solar drone company: Reports
Facebook is in talks to buy Titan Aerospace, a maker of solar-powered drones, to step up its efforts to provide Internet access to remote parts of the world, according to reports from technology blog Techcrunch and financial news outlet CNBC.
Both websites cited anonymous sources who are familiar with the deal and put a purchase price at $60 million.
Facebook spokesman Tucker Bounds said on Tuesday that the company does not comment on rumors and speculation. Titan Aerospace representatives did not respond to requests for comment.
If Facebook does buy Titan Aerospace, the purchase could fit with the goals of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Internet.org project. The Facebook-led partnership, which includes Qualcomm Inc., Samsung and Nokia, was launched last summer and aims to connect the more than 5 billion of the world's 7 billion people who are not already online. Presumably, Internet.org could use Titan's solar-powered atmospheric satellites to serve as airborne wireless access points.
Google Inc., which is not a part of the Internet.org effort, launched a similar undertaking earlier this year with the goal of getting everyone on Earth online. Called Project Loon, the effort launched Internet-beaming antennas aloft on giant helium balloons.
Titan's drone-like atmospheric satellites, which are still in development and not yet commercially available, can stay in the air for as long as five years, according to reports. Titan's website cites a wide range of uses for the drones, including atmospheric and weather monitoring, disaster response and voice and data communications. The last two could be reasons for Facebook's interest in Titan.
But Zuckerberg said last week at the Mobile World Congress wireless show that access connectivity is not the main obstacle to getting the world online. He said more than 80 percent of the world's population live in areas with 2G or 3G wireless access. More important, he said, is giving people a reason to connect: basic financial services, access to health care information and educational materials.
Facebook's acquisition of a company called Onavo last fall also fits with Internet.org's vision. Onavo develops data compression technology, which helps applications run more efficiently. This is especially important in developing countries, where people have access to much slower Internet speeds.
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