Maanyata Dutt, expecting twins, has a grand baby shower

Manyata Dutt is expecting twins in the month of January and good friend Amisha Patel played the perfect host at the grand baby shower hosted at South Mumbai lounge, Veda. The event was organized in style with each invite being sent out with a poem and cupcakes. The design for the megaa event was by the leading designer Rohit Bal and the dress code was pink and blue. All guests stuck to the dress code and it was a really glamorous event with the likes of Malaiks Arora Khan, Sophie Choudhary, Sheeba, Neha Oberoi, Maana Shetty and Jaya Prada being there. Special mention needs to be made of sisters-in-law Namrata and Priya Dutt, who made it a point to attend the event.

All the best to the Dutts!!

Paa (Big B) bags the prestigious National Award

The announcements for the prestigious National Awards are here. We have our very own superstar, the Big B winning the National award for the best actor for his stupendous performance in the Bollywood movie Paa. The actor played son to his real life son Abhishek Bachchan in the film. This is the fourth national award for the Big B. The film "Paa" won the best film award with "3 Idiots" rightly winning the award for the most popular film. The best supporting actress award was won by Arundhati nag for her role in the Bollywood film "Paa". Paa definitely was shining all the way.

The actress Ananya Chatterjee won the national award in the best actress category for her film in Bengali "Abohoman".

Countdown begins for Manisha Koirala's wedding day

The beautiful actress Manisha Koirala who made her entry into Bollywood with the mega budget film Saudagar opposite Vivek Mushran, is all set to tie the knot with her Nepali fiance Samrat Dahal. With 19 June being announced as the D-day, the countdown for Manisha's big day has already begun. The actress has been hush hush about the entire affair and there is nothing much known about what she plans for her special day. It is rumoured that she would be wearing a Sabyasachi creation on her big day.

With the conditions in Nepal not being very conducive she does not expect any Bollywood presence but for good friend Deepti Naval. Talking of the reception she had initially planned for in Mumbai, Manisha Koirala says "I had planned a big do for all my friends in Mumbai right after the wedding. But that seems unlikely now. Family and friends in Delhi also want to host a reception.So we can’t have one and ignore the other. We’ll leave for our honeymoon immediately after the wedding. After we come back, I plan to have a reception-cum-birthday party”.

Manisha has really seen tough times in the past few years, we wish her all the best for her big day and life ahead.

Mani Ratnam's Raavana - what will the end be?

Mani Ratnam's Raavana starring Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai is known to be in the news for one reason or the other since it went on the floor. With several mishaps and Mani Ratnam going through a bad patch with his health going bad, the film is atlast almost done. However, once again Mani Ratnam's Raavana has been in the limelight and this time for the four endings that have been shot. Mani Ratnam is still not sure how to end this much hyped mega film. The film is a modern version of the Ramayana wherein Aishwarya Bachchan is known to play Sita and Abhishek plays the character of Raavana.

The film has four endings, the first being Sita choosing Raavana over Rama and the second Sita going back to her beloved Rama. The third ending and the fourth have either Raavana's life coming to an end or that of Rama dying and obviously Sita choosing the surviving male. So much for confusion. Wonder what end Mani Ratnam would choose. Knowing the trouble makers and the controversies that the recent Bollywood releases have been through just hope that Raavana does not run into any more trouble.

Ajay truns 41 thrilled with the baby gift

Ajay Devgan and Kajol are expecting their second baby. Ajay turned 41 and is thrilled at the lovely gift of being Father once again. Both Ajay and Kajol are blessed already with a baby girl Nyasa and are eagerly awaiting their new arrival. Ajay says the gender of the baby is not important, the couple would be happy to have a boy or a girl. The two are know to be a couple for whom family and relations come first. Ajay with his busy schedule makes sure that he spends Sunday at home with his dear wife and daughter. Kajol on the other hand, who had resumed work after a long sabbatical is very choosy about her work and taking on very little work at the time. This allows her to ensure the quality of work and also spend good time both daughter and hubby. We wish the wonderful actor a very happy birthday. Best wishes to Ajay and Kajol for their new arrival.

Amrita Arora gives birth to a baby boy

Amrita Arora (the beautiful sister of Malaika Arora) gives birth to a baby boy on the 5th of Feb 2010. The beautiful Amrita married to Shakeel Ladakh in March 2009 is now a proud mother of a baby boy. The little bundle of joy has arrived a few days early as the due date was 9th Feb. The baby weighs 3.25kg. Congrats to Amrita and Shakeel, the new parents.

A R Rahman wins two Grammy Awards, makes India proud

Indians surely are getting hotter on the global charts what with A R Rahman moving on successfully after the Oscar to winning two Grammy awards. Music maestro A R Rahman has got India the global recognition and has got Indian music industry in the limelight with his achievements. Indian music industry and Indian artists have now found the well-deserved place in the world of music globally. The Slumdog Milionaire popular song Jai Ho has been judged the best motion picture song and he also won another Grammy award for the best compilation track for a motion picture.

Jai Ho has truly made both A R Rahman and India proud and it is truly Jai Ho and celebration time for all of us. A R Rahman shared his Grammy with Gulzar who is known for his magic with words and is the person behind the words of Jai Ho too. Rahman had to face tough competition with the likes of Bruce Springsteen competing in the category. However, A R Rahman proved yet again that if you are good and believe in yourself there is really nothing stopping you and success is sure to be yours. JAI HO!!

SRK and Kajol ringing the opening bell at NASDAQ

SRK and Kajol are coming together after a really long gap and the trio SRK, Kajol and Karan Johar are surey leaving no stones unturned to cash in on this and are going all out to promote their forthcoming film My Name is Khan which has Shah Rukh and Kajol in the lead. SRK and Kajol would be ringing the opening bell at the Nasdaq on Monday the 1st of February 2010. This is truly a rare honor and no Bollywood celebrity has ever had the privilege to do so. SRK sure has a lot of firsts to his credit which only goes to indicate his rising popularity.
For all SRK and Kajol fans, who have been looking forward to seeing the couple together again, they would be there at a theatre near you on the 12th of February 2010.

Kareena Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif on the cover page of Femina

Beautiful Kareena is what you have on the cover page of Femina for the Jan issue. She is looking amazing in the picture and this is a true collector's item for all Kareena fans. Kareena is surely on top after the 3Idiots release and the entire 2010 plans already chalked out. There are strong rumors that she is currently the highest paid actress in Bollywood with an astronomical price tag of 7 crores.

This issue of Femina is one that salutes the 50 most beautiful women. So if you are dying to find out who all have made it to the list, grab a copy now.And if this wasn't enough Femina has five different covers for its January 2010 issue. Here's more...

Deepika Padukone has it going great for her and with Karthik Calling Karthik opposite Farhan Akhtar all set for release and looking good...should I say more for this pretty damsel.

Katrina Kaif looks stunning on the cover. Femina has indeed made the perfect choice. All women absolutely gorgeous and ruling Bollywood currently.

Rann vs Ishqiya at the box office on the 29th Jan 2010

This Friday is surely a big day for all Bollywood fans with two mega films releasing on the same day. Ishqiya starring Vidya Balan, Nasseruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi that has already got people talking is releasing opposite Amitabh Bachchan’s Rann which is a film on the media. Vidya Balan’s previous release for which she received much critical acclaim was none other than the Bachchan home production Paa and now we have both Vidya Balan and the Big B fighting for attention at the box office.

The Bachchans have however been really large hearted and have gone all out to wish Vidya all the best. No wonder that he is called the Big B of Bollywood.

Both the films have been extensively involved in publicity and promotion and with the content of the films too being really strong…it is all about let the best man ….or maybe woman win. This is certainly an important film for Vidya as after Paa, the film Ishqiya is one that takes her into serious movies. On the other hand, the Big B too has not left any stones unturned to promote his film and was full of energy and life at the CNN-IBN office where he played editor for the day and had a good chat with Rajdeep Sardesai.