| Amitabh Bachchan no more the brand ambassador from IIFA Posted: 19 Jan 2011 07:33 AM PST Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan on Monday announced that he has quit from being the brand ambassador International Indian Film Academy awards. The actor said on Twitter, "IIFA says my services are not required…" 
However when questioned about the issue, the spokes person Sabbas Joseph said, "Due to unexplainable reasons, after announcing the event as 'brand ambassador', Mr Bachchan couldn't participate last year. Following this, we aborted the concept of a 'brand ambassador'," Sources predict that the issue must have risen as every year the awards were mostly dominated by the Bachchan family. And due to the reason, stars like Shahrukh and Salman Khan would miss the event. Many have an opinion that this shouldn't have happened. Filmmaker Jagmohan Mundra said that Amitabh used to give volume to the IIFA. Now that everything is over between the Bachchans and the IFFA there are rumours that Salman Khan or Anil Kapoor will be the next face of the IIFA.  |
| Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban welcome new baby Posted: 19 Jan 2011 03:56 AM PST Hollywood actress, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have announced the birth of their second child, Faith Margaret. In addition to the lack of a baby bump, the couple managed to keep the birth a secret. What was different about this birth was they used a surrogate mother to carry the child. That is why no one saw a baby bump on Nicole this time around. Popeater repeated Nicole and Keith's statement: "No words can adequately convey the incredible gratitude that we feel for everyone who was so supportive throughout this process, in particular our gestational carrier." Nicole Kidman also has two other children: Conner with her marriage to Tom Cruise and Isabella who was adopted. Doesn't "gestational carrier" sound like an object rather than the woman that carried Faith for nine months?
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| Bigg Boss 5: Salman Khan to host again Posted: 19 Jan 2011 02:04 AM PST After many predictions were made about the next host of the reality show Bigg Boss 5, it is now official that, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan would be hosting the show. The officials of Bigg Boss have confirmed the news. 
The season four of Bigg Boss proved that Salman rules in the hearts of many people and that he is responsible to attract all the TRPs for the show. A source said, “He is extremely happy with the way the show turned up and the response he received. This was his second time as a television host after '10 Ka Dum', He is now looking forward to another stint with 'Bigg Boss 5'." However some inner sources have revealed that, the actor had signed a contract for two years. Well, what ever may be the circumstances, Salman is now ready for the next season. After Shweta Tiwari won the season four of the show, runner up the Great Khali alleged that the votes were manipulated for miss Tiwari to win.  |
| Sriram Nene’s cooking skills inspires Madhuri Dixit Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:06 PM PST The evergreen Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit Nene is the lifestyle ambassador for a 24X7 Hindi channel 'Food Food'. The actress confessed that she is not a good cook herself but her husband Dr. Sriram Nene is indeed a good one. 
Madhuri also said that Nene's cooking skills was one of the reasons she married him. “I am not that great a cook. But I love to cook and eat. My husband cooks better than me. I was impressed with his (Dr Nene) culinary skills…and that was one of the reasons to marry him,” Madhuri said. The food channel is launched by Astro All Asia Networks, a Malasian based group and Chef Sanjeev Kapoor's Turmeric Vision Private Limited. The channel has chosen the actress to be their lifestyle ambassador. The actress is apparently excited about the concept and is looking forward to it. Madhuri being in the US for so many years still indulges to her favorite 'Kanda Poha' (a Maharashtra breakfast).  |
