Katrina Kaif (born 16 July 1984) is a actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry. She has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. She was voted the sexiest Asian woman in the world by Eastern Eye in the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Being a British citizen, she works in India on an employment visa.
Kaif made her acting debut with Kaizad Gustad's box office failure Boom. She tasted success in 2007 with Vipul Shah's Namastey London and Anees Bazmee's Welcome. She has since appeared in films like New York (2009) and Rajneeti (2010). While the former earned Kaif her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination, the latter emerged as her biggest commercial success so far.
Career
Modeling and early film career (1998-2004)
Kaif began her modeling career at age fourteen; her first assignment was for a jewelry campaign. She continued modeling in London under a contract with the Models 1 Agency and did campaigns for houses such as La Senza and Arcadius, and even walked on the London Fashion Week.
Kaif's modeling work led to her discovery by London-based filmmaker Kaizad Gustad, who gave her a part in his film Boom (2003). The film, which starred Amitabh Bachchan and Gulshan Grover, failed to make an impact. She then moved to Mumbai and was offered a number of modeling assignments, but filmmakers were hesitant to cast Kaif due to her poor command of Hindi.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (born 1 November 1973) is an Indian She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the in 1994. Rai has acted in over 40 films in Often cited by the media as the "most beautiful woman in the world Rai made her acting debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Iruvar (1997), and had her first commercial success in the Tamil movie Jeans (1998). She gained the attention of Bollywood through the film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Her performance won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. In 2002 she appeared in Bhansali's Devdas, for which she won her second Filmfare Best Actress Award. After a setback in her career during 2003–2005, she appeared in Dhoom 2 (2006), which was her biggest commercial success in India. She later appeared in films like Guru (2007), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), and Enthiran (2010), which were commercially and critically successful. Rai has established herself as one of the leading actresses in Bollywood Rai's off-screen roles include duties as brand ambassador for various charity organisations and campaigns. She is married to fellow actor Abhishek Bachchan. In 2009 she was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award given by the Government of India.
Modelling career
Rai did her first modelling assignment when she was in the ninth grade, for Camlin Pencils. One of her professors at Jai Hind College took pictures of her which were published in a fashion magazine. In 1991 Rai took part in the Ford Supermodel Contest and also appeared in Vogue Magazine. She has been on the cover of Vogue three times.
In the 1994 Miss India contest, she won second place, behind Sushmita Sen, and was crowned Miss India World. She went on to win the Miss World title the same year, where she also won the Miss Photogenic award. After winning the pageant, she gave up her studies and spent one year reigning as Miss World in London. Rai continued to pursue a career as a model until she became an actress.
Personal life
Hindu wedding of Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan in 2007
In 1999 Aishwarya began dating Bollywood actor Salman Khan; their relationship was often reported in the media until the couple separated in 2001. Rai cited "abuse (verbal, physical and emotional), infidelity and indignity" on the part of Khan as reasons for ending the relationship. In a 2009 Times of India article, Khan denied ever beating her: "It's not true that I hit a woman."
Rai is married to actor Abhishek Bachchan. They met in 1997Their engagement was announced on 14 January 2007 and later confirmed by his father, Amitabh Bachchan. The couple married on 20 April 2007 according to traditional Hindu rites of the Bunt community, to which she belongs. Token North Indian and Bengali ceremonies were also performed. The wedding took place in a private ceremony at the Bachchan residence, "Prateeksha", in Juhu, Mumbai. They have been described as a supercouple in the Indian media. Rai is very close to her family and lived with them in Bandra, Mumbai, until her marriage Rai is Hindu and deeply religious.
It was revealed on 21 June 2011 by her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan, through his blog, that she is pregnant. It has since been revealed that the baby is due in November of 2011.
London, June 24 : Socialite Paris Hilton, the great-granddaughter of hotelier Conrad Hilton, wants to launch her own range of hotels and beach clubs.
It was at age 25 that Conrad founded the Hilton hotel chain. The 30-year-old Paris has been involved in a range of business adventures, including her own perfumes, footwear, and clothing lines.
She also endorses a nightclub chain. Now she is keen to branch out into real estate, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
"The next step for me is to be more involved with real estate. I'd love to open my own hotel and beach clubs. I'm actually in the process right now of doing that, so I'm excited," she said.
London, June 24 : The second anniversary of Pop legend Michael Jackson's death will be marked with a customised motorcycle that will drive through Forrest Lawn Memorial Park where his body was cremated.
Created by family friend Marcell 'Porkchop' Miller, the motorcycle will display the images of the singer at Forrest Lawn Memorial Park Saturday. Jackson died two years ago at age 50.
The King of Pop's hometown in Gary, Indiana, where he lived with his family until 1969 is also planning a tribute.
"The world can expect a 'Tribute to Michael' every year in June in Gary, Indiana. The world is invited," femalefirst.co.uk quoted Mayor Rudy Clay as saying.
The free-admission tribute will take place at the 'Thriller' hitmaker's childhood home from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., culminating with a candlelit vigil.
New Delhi, June 24 : J.K. Rowling, the creator of Harry Potter, has launched Pottermore -- a website which builds an exciting online experience around the reading of successful Harry Potter books -- in partnership with her worldwide publishers, Bloomsbury, a statement said Friday.
London, June 24 : After being dumped by model Crystal Harris just a few days before their much-publicised wedding, Octogenerian Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner has found solace in new girlfriend Anna Sophia Berglund and describes her as his "best girl".
"With Crystal gone, Anna is my best girl, but she's also Crystal's good friend. Anna is really one in a million. (sic)" Hefner posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.
The 85-year-old has moved on with Anna who was named Playmate of the Month for January 2011, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Hefner, who married twice in the past and then divorced, admits that Anna's support is helpful. "I didn't see any of this coming, but I'm glad things went wrong before the marriage instead of after. Live & learn. The one who has been the most supportive is Anna. She didn't see this coming either, & she's Crystal's best friend.(sic)" he posted. --IANS
Indian actress Aishwarya Rai and her husband, Abhishek Bachchan, are expecting their first child together! The happy news was broken by Abhishek’s father, actor and producer Amitabh Bachchan, who tweeted excitedly, “T 410 -NEWS NEWS NEWS !! I AM GOING TO BECOME A GRANDFATHER .. AISHWARYA EXPECTING .. SO HAPPY AND THRILLED !!!” This is the first child for Aishwarya, 37, and Abhishek, 35. The couple married back in 2007.
Time does fly, it has been two years since Holly Madison starred in Peepshow created by Jerry Mitchell after she left the Playboy Mansion for the sin city.
Kim Kardashian doesn't have a dress picked out to wear to her wedding to NBA star Kris Humphries yet, and even though her lack of attire AND many other matters remain to be addressed in time for the big day, Kim still feels the need to plan what will happen after she's married. At the British Glamour Women of the Year awards in London, Kim told Us Weekly that as soon as she's married, she wants to begin trying to have a baby. Realizing the comment meant she'd have no time to enjoy being a newlywed, Kim clarified by saying "Well, I won't have [a baby] by the end of the year, but maybe we'll start trying by the end of the year. After the wedding." Among other things she knows is that once she's officially married she'll go by Kim Humphries, but professionally she'll always be Kim Kardashian. And thank God, you know. Just thank God.
Mariah Carey is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is the third and youngest child of Patricia Carey, a former opera singer and vocal coach of Irish descent, and Alfred Roy Carey, an aeronautical engineer of Afro-Venezuelan descent.
Mariah Carey is commonly dubbed as the "Queen of Pop".
Birth Name: Mariah Carey Birth Date: March 27, 1970 Birth Place: Huntington, Long Island, New York, United States Profession: Singer, songwriter, model, record producer, actress Genre(s): Pop, R&B Years active: 1989–present
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson is a Hollywood actress and British model. Emma Watson was born on 15 April 1990 in Paris to Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson. Watson lived in Paris until the age of five. Later, following her parents' divorce, she moved with her mother and younger brother, Alex, to Oxfordshire. Emma watson rose to prominence playing Hermione Granger, one of three starring roles in the Harry Potter film series. Watson was cast as Hermione at the age of nine, having previously acted only in school plays. Watson's work on the Harry Potter series has earned her several awards and more than £10 million. She made her modeling debut for Burberry's Autumn/Winter campaign in 2009.
She describes herself as "a bit of a feminist", and admires fellow actors Johnny Depp and Julia Roberts. Watson lists her interests as dancing, singing, field hockey, tennis, art and fly fishing, and she donates to WTT (Wild Trout Trust).
Birth Name : Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson Birth Date : 15-04-1990 Birth Place : Paris, France profession : Actress Years active : 2001 – present
