Singer Adnan Sami has lost weight for "sheer heath reasons" and not for cosmetic reasons. He says, "I have lost 104 kg as my doctors have warned me about the imminent threat hovering on heath." Adnan has been presently living on salads, no bread, no rice, no oil, no sugar and no alcohol.

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She made the hearts go BOOM with DHOOM. And now she is back to soar your temperature once again with her album TEMPERATURE RISING. She is TATA YOUNG! An English language album by Young, TEMPERATURE RISING was originally released in 2006 and is now coming to India. The promotional video for the song COME RAIN COME SHINE is already on the satellite music channels with Tata Young looking hot-n-naughty as ever.

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Asha Bhosle and Australian fast bowler Brett Lee will perform on March 8, at the Utzon Room at the Sydney Opera House in Australia.  Ashaji had collaborated with some of her friends for her new album, including Sanjay Dutt, Urmila Matondkar and Lee. Lee had written the lyrics for the song he sang with her, You are the one for me, and even played the guitar for the same. The duo will perform two nights in Sydney before leaving for Adelaide and Melbourne.

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With Hattrick all set for release and the World Cup less than a fortnight away, actress Rimi Sen says that she has been a great Sachin fan. "I used to watch a lot of cricket, but after Sachin got married I stopped watching. I feel he is a very humble man, though I have never had the chance to meet him." The actress plays the role of Kashmira, a Mahendra Singh Dhoni fan in the film. "I am married to Kunal Kapoor but am crazy about Dhoni and that causes problems in our married life," says Rimi. Read the rest of this entry »

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Percept Picture Company and director Nagesh Kukunoor have decided to sign John Abraham for their film 'Aashayein'. The movie's story talks about Rahul who is highly obsessed with gambling, but finds new meanings of life following a spectacular turn. When asked why he got an idea to take John in the film, Nagesh said that he was too impressed with John's performance in 'Kabul Express' and Deepa Mehta's 'Water' . Nagesh added that all human beings are gamblers in real life, so there is no reason for a surprise that he gambled on John.

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“I think the role of a very young girl’s relationship with an older man sought me out. You won’t believe this, but from the age of 16 I’ve been offered such a role three times”, says Jiah Khan excitedly as debut film will hit the screens tomorrow. “I wouldn’t like to make a career of unconventional films. I’ve grown up watching masala films. I fell in love with RGV’s Rangeela at the age of 13. Though I lived in London I only wore salwar-kameez. And I’d speak only in Hindi in school, never in English”, adds Jiah Khan.

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After winning the British reality TV show "Celebrity Big Brother", Shilpa Shetty feels the small screen is where she belongs. "In a way I feel television is my true calling. Of course, I'm known as a film actress. And I'm proud of that label," Shilpa told in an interview.

A couple of Bollywood actresses came forward to claim they had been offered "Big Brother". "It was their choice if they didn't do it. I took up 'Big Brother' because they paid me my money and stuck to the clauses in our contract." But Shilpa finds comparisons with item girl Rakhi Sawant, who appeared on the Indian version "Bigg Boss", hurtful. "Sorry, but with due respects, 'Big Brother' is a hundred notches higher than 'Bigg Boss'. Honestly, 'Big Brother' this time was one of the most decent seasons. I was very clear that I was going to do nothing indecent. "It's the non-celebrity 'Big Brother' that's pretty obnoxious. There was no nudity or anything obnoxious in my show," said Shilpa. She made her maiden appearance on television for the first time as a judge for Sony TV's dance show "Jhalak Dikhla Jaa".

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Minissha Lamba and mathematics don't quite gel together. While in school, she ironically won the multiple-choice quiz in the Mathematics Olympiad and was gifted the bestseller "Rebecca". And after all these years, she's all set to play that very character!

"Call it fate or whatever. I somehow managed to win the quiz and today I am doing Ananth Mahadevan's 'Anamika', which is a modern day adaptation of the book," Bollywood Trade quoted her as saying. "I read it in my childhood. I seriously don't know how I won the quiz. May be because of the multiple options that I had blindly ticked. I still get math nightmares!" "Anamika - The Untold Story" also stars Dino Morea and Koena Mitra.

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Superstar Amitabh Bachchan does have some weaknesses, the main ones among them being bad taste in shoes and the fact that he ‘just works too hard’, says the author of an unauthorised biography of the actor. "Amitabh has a few weaknesses. For one, I think he has horrible taste in shoes. I also don't like his movies, especially ones like Lal Badshah and Shahenshah," Jessica Hines, who has penned the biography said.

"On a more serious note though, I think he just works too hard and that makes it difficult for him to remain objective about his work. I think he works very, very hard, and that makes it difficult for him to put some distance between him and his work. Then you cannot get objective about it. However, I can understand why he would want to work so hard because he is doing some of his best work at this point in his career," said Hines, whose book Looking For The Big B was released in London last month.

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On a warm evening on Saturday, Bollywood saw its excellence being awarded by Filmfare. Hrithik Roshan and Kajol were awarded the Best Actor and Best Actress award in the popular section for Dhoom 2 and Fanaah. The Critics award for the Best Actor was given to Aamir Khan for Rang De Basanti while Kareena Kapoor won the Critics Award for Best Actress for Omkara. Lage Raho Munnabhai won the Best Film Critics award and Rakeysh Mehra won the Best Director award.

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Shilpa Shetty, the Bollywood actress plans to launch a perfume in her name in the UK soon followed by writing cookery book. The actress who flew down to Mumbai lastv Saturday for four days After the 'Big Brother' win she was in Mumbai last Saturday for four days but has returned back to UK to to honour commitments, her spokesman Bhagwagar said. Shilpa intends to complete her shooting for Anurag Basu's Metro and Anil Sharma's 'Apne' after she returns to Mumbai. "Its going to be a balancing act between Bollywood and the West, said Bhagwagar.

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Jiah Khan is the buzz word in Bollywood. And all this not just because she makes onlookers nimble at her drenched self in Nishabd, but because she has immense talent to stand alongside Big B too. So it is quite natural that offers seek her path. And the latest in the list is Sanjay Gadhvi of Dhoom and Dhoom 2 fame. Looks like the director is trying to compensate for moving out of the Chopra camp! But Jiah is very skeptical about the offer as he wasn’t ready to divulge much about his project which was simply not acceptable to Jiah.

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You have adored the father-son duo of Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan and you have always wanted more of them. So here they are again being cast together for their chemistry in Johnny Walker. The film will be a joint venture between Amitabh’s AB Corps (the new Avtaar of ABCL) and Percept Picture Company. But the most interesting part of the news is that Big B himself in involved in writing the script for the film. Shoojit Sircar’s this one focuses on an old couple who embark on the journey of self-discovery. Sircar hopes to rope in Vidya Balan opposite Abhishek. Amitabh Bachchan plays the main protagonist but Sircar prefers to stay tight lipped about the leading lady, only saying that she is an actress of great stature.

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Vinod Mehra’s untimely death was a shock to the Hindi film industry but his daughter is sure capable of filling the void created by his death. Sonia Mehra has already started shooting for Victoria 203, the remake of the old version with the same name. The film crew is all in awe of the lady, who keeps on impressing them with her fresh talent. Jimmy Shergill who is starring opposite Sonia is very impressed by her acting skills and driving skills. “She rode the Victoria in the middle of the traffic and was able to give great expressions at the same time. It isn’t easy with so many cars passing by,” says Jimmy Shergill. But for Sonia, the whole idea of riding Victoria itself was interesting. “I didn’t have much trouble while rehearsing, but the real thing is different from rehearsals,” says Soniya. The producer Kamal Sadanah had enough trouble finding a Victoria for the movie so he got it custom made with antique car lamps.

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It will be the most challenging role of his life. Sure Sexy Sam was difficult for him, but ‘Nishabd’ was tougher. Ram Gopal Varma, in his version of Lollita which has been named ‘Nishabd’, makes the legendary actor fall in love with the 18 year old Jiah Khan.

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