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It started off fabulously with Lara Dutta looking gorgeous at the IIFA, Colombo in Sri Lanka in her Gustavo Cadile designed golden gown. The dress was quite low cut but Lara carried it off confidently as usual. Then it happened! As she was addressing her fans and signing autographs for them, the dainty strap of her gown slipped off thereby revealing more than what was intended. The camera person present there captured the moment instantly.
Everyone was shocked but Lara used her presence of mind, kept her cool, held on to the strap and suddenly went back stage to fix it. And then she was back to her role as host and even posed for pictures.
Despite controversies and boycotts, the 11th edition of the IIFA Weekend kick started in Sri Lanka with the host country rolling out the red carpet for glamorous Bollywood actors. The ceremony has been boycotted by the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce as a mark of protest against the alleged mistreatment of the Tamils in the country. Bollywood biggies like the Bachchans and SRK are also giving the extravaganza a miss. While Big B is currently shooting in Gujarat, Abhishek is in Istanbul for a film shoot and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai is in Paris to promote a brand. SRK is busy with the post production details of his forthcoming ‘Ra 1’.
Stars such a Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Bipasha, Lara, Neha, Kangana, Dia, Jacqueline, Riya, Sophie and many more were given a warm welcome by the Lankan fans as they arrived at the Bandarnaike International Airport.
Check out the glittering and dazzling stars as they attend IIFA red carpet on June 5, 2010.
By Jano 
Report By Jano
Report By Jano 
Tamil actress Lakshmi Rai, who has been romantically linked with M.S. Dhoni, rubbishes reports that she flew down to Mumbai from here to console the Indian cricket skipper after the Indian team was ousted from the T20 World Cup.A Tamil daily had published the report."Though I was deeply upset by India's exit from the T20 World Cup, I didn't break down into tears as reported. Neither did I fly to Mumbai to meet Dhoni to talk to him and console him... it's nothing but media's figment of imagination. I just sent a consoling message to Dhoni and that's all, " said the actress."Actually, I'm too busy to have time for such things. Nowadays, I make it a point to even take part in the story discussion of films in which I'm working. So, this keeps me very busy, " added the actress who featured in Tamil films like "Azhagiya Aabathu" and "Velli Thirai".
Asin the current sensation of Bollywood denies the rumor of Salman Khan gifting her house in Mumbai to carry out her work smoothly. Ever since she starred with Salman Khan in ‘London Dreams’, rumors tortured her and her life became a hell.She is sick and tired of clarifying the wrong allegation against her. It has also been reported that Salman Khan cut ties with Katrina Kaif for his brewing relationship with Asin. This time around, she is miffed over media for spreading the wrong news of Salman gifting a house to her.Refuting all rumors, Asin claim that she is still living in the same house which she has purchased after moving to Mumbai and from here she has carried out and completed the shooting of ‘Ghajini’.
As we put on our TV sets to watch the Indian Premiere League season 2’s matches of Shah Rukh Khan owned Kolkata Knight Riders we can also see Khan’s two kids Aryan (11) and Suhana (8) cheering for their team in South Africa.But it is learnt that they have been given special exemption to attend these matches and bunk the special classes of their school - Dhirubhai Ambani School.Our source reveals, “Last IPL, the King Khan’s children, especially son Aryan was a regular feature in most of the KKR matches.But since the matches were held in India it was easily possible for their superstar dad to take them to the match venues. This year as the venue has shifted to South Africa, it seemed difficult that SRK would manage to take them along.Also since their school was holding special classes delaying their summer vacation. But Shah Rukh apparently applied for a special permission and the school gave his kids five days of holiday as a special case.”
She is the biggest sensation down south and her Bollywood debut will go down in history as one of the biggest and most successful films ever. She is none other than Asin.This lass after making her Hindi film debut with Ghajini opposite Aamir Khan, has been in news for all the right reasons.And now adding another feather to her hat is her latest achievement of getting the Best Actress award for her role in Kamal Haasan's Tamil film Dasavathaaram by the Singapore-based International Tamil Film Awards (ITFA).The ITFA, which recognizes the contribution of film personalities and actors towards Tamil cinema on an international scale, will present the award to the actress at a ceremony which will be held on May 16 in Singapore.
Freida Pinto was fancied ahead of favourites like Carla Bruni, Kate Moss and Gwyneth Paltrow in a poll by Vanity Fair which crowned Angelina Jolie as the most beautiful woman.The magazine had a list of 19 women from across the globe out of which 33-year-old Jolie swept the poll with 58 per cent votes to become the world's most beautiful woman.The competition wasn't even close, as supermodel Gisele Bundchen, who ranked second, got just 9 per cent of the total votes. Oscar-winning star Halle Berry ranked third with 4 per cent.'Slumdog Millionaire' actress Pinto, who was the only Indian to feature in the list, garnered 2 per cent of the total votes along with actress Cate Blanchette and popstar Beyonce.Pinto, however, was ahead of France's first lady Carla Bruni, actress Gwyneth Paltrow, Elle Macpherson, Kerry Washington and Kate Moss, who got only 1 per cent of the total votes.The 24-year-old Indian beauty was a surprise entry in the list which ignored Hollywood superstars like Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman.Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson, model Bar Rafaeli and Queen Rania of Jordan made it even at 3 per cent."Of the billions of women on this planet, only 19, we believe, could start wars. These modern-day Helens of Troy come from both hemispheres and include legends and ingenues, " the magazine had said about its chosen list. .
CAPE TOWN: Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan is confident increased availability of international players will make the team more competitive in the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).The franchise finished sixth in the inaugural IPL when they struggled to build momentum with various departures and arrivals of non-Indian players, whose participation was cut short by international commitments.But while Australia captain Ricky Ponting has ruled himself out of this season's glitz-and-glamour Twenty20 spectacular to rest, Khan believes the presence of other foreign stars will boost the Knight Riders."Internationally, I think the players will be more available, so we have the whole team to begin with," he told a media conference at a five-star hotel soon after arriving in this south-west city."We'll have Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum, and then David Hussey will join us when Gayle has to leave. Brad Hodge is here, and so is Sourav Ganguly. Everyone has been practising over the past 10 days."We are working on amazing plans, including the captaincy issue, which has been a controversy over the past month. I think overall we are very well prepared."Unfortunately, we do have injuries but we'll be there, one hundred percent trying to do much better than last year."English stars are competing in the Twenty20 league for the first time, but none will represent the Knight Riders, due in no small part to high price tags."We have gold and black as a uniform, but the gold is not real," joked Khan. "We are a poor team and English players are very, very expensive.
Shah Rukh Khan is not called the King Khan by all just like that. He may be amongst our nation’s biggest superstars but when it comes to sheer hard work he doesn’t like shrink away opting for better comforts.A source reveals, “There is sweltering heat in Mumbai but that couldn’t stop him from shooting his IPL team Kolkata Knight Rider’s music video out in the sun at Filmcity, Mumbai. The sun was literally burning the skin and there was no shade in picture there.In the scorching sun, without any complaints, SRK shot his music video with his team members at the helipad area under the video’s choreographer cum director Farah Khan.It is learnt that this music video was first planned to be shot at his team’s conditioning camp at Kolkata but since IPL 2’s venue was shifted to South Africa, the whole concept of the video was changed.The song will be the same ‘Too hot Too cool’ with some minor changes to it. No new song has been recorded this year. The music video will now also have an African feel to it with slight changes to the music. ”Our source further reveals, “SRK plans to leave for South Africa on Tuesday April 14th for the inaugural ceremony which is going to take place on April 17th. Though he won’t stay their throughout the tournament, he will make two big visits staying there for longer periods. ”.
Witnessing the romance of cricket and Bollywood, seems exhilarating this IPL season. Bollywood’s czars and czarinas are leaving no stones unturned to project their team as the best. Right from visiting temples to making swishy videos, the filmy people have added bright and vibrant colours of filmdom to the ‘Gentleman’s Game’ - giving it a complete makeover. And Shah Rukh, being the ‘King Khan’ cannot lag behind in anyway.The shift of venue of IPL from India to South Africa has set a challenge for the team owners. Everything has to have an international appeal. Considering this, Shah Rukh is reportedly coming up with a new album, that will replace his Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re –the lyrics of the Kolkata Knight Riders anthem last year.A source said to a news daily, “The tournament has moved to SA. Keeping that in view, the anthem Korbo, Lorbo... has been changed. The beats are different and the lyrics too will have a more international feel to it.”There are rumours that the video of the song will also be re-shot. “SRK has heard the song and there are talks of a new video being shot for it. But nothing is confirmed as of now,” informed the source. .
It's that time of year again when everyone is thinking about summer; meanwhile designers are already planning fall and winter clothing lines. Lakme and IMG Fashion have been coming together twice a year for Lakme Fashion Week. The week long event is said to take place to redefine the future of fashion and Integrate India into the global fashion world. Well Lakme Fashion Week wanted to show that they have a fun side that remembers fashion started for many women when they were young girls. That's why they wanted to hold an event that was both cutting edge and reminiscent of one of the most iconic dolls of childhood.Yes, that's right-after 50 years, people still can't help but get caught up in Barbie fever. We have already told you that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was going to be the face of 'Bollywood Barbie'; but refused. Well Lakme Fashion Week opened their festivities for Fall/Winter 2009 anyway and threw a rocking event called Barbie All Doll'd Up to celebrate the doll that is known around the world.This "Dress the Barbie" event drew about 75 entries from top designers all over the country.Out of that number; 20 "dolls" walked down the runway>The designs were playful, colorful, and whimsical. Outfits by designers Vivek Kumar, Neeta Lulla, Atit Bhatt, Anand Bhushan, Tanvi Kedia, Abdul Haldar, Ruchi Mehta, Niak, Jyoti Sharma, Sonam Mehta, Prashant/Sudha and Shantanu/Nikhil were displayed. The event took place at the Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Mumbai on Friday March 27th. The runway was Barbie chic with the color pink everywhere along with the well recognized Barbie logo.The winning dress was by Nishka Lulla which was modeled by the super sexy actress Katrina Kaif. It looks like since Aishwaraya Rai Bachchan doesn't want to be immortalized in plastic doll form that Katrina Kaif is going to take her place. A spokesperson for Mattel India said "There are plans to replicate the winning design on the doll within six months or so. It will definitely be this year and the doll will be a Katrina Kaif look-alike".Nishka Lulla said of her winning dress "I dressed up Barbie in what would be her 18th birthday outfit. I've made use of a big golden bow at the back, and brocades and the Rajasthani Shibori fabric. I wanted to create something cute and vibrant for 'My Barbie', something that would showcase her spirit...Bright colors are going to stay, there may be sober hues like white, black, grey showing up in the backdrop of the recession."So we want to know what you think of how Lakme Fashion Week was kicked off and what you think about all this Barbie mania. What do you think about Katrina Kaif being chosen as Barbie in place of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan? Give us your thoughts on the event and how you like the styles that were introduced.
Check out the pictures of the designs; particularly the one of Katrina Kaif as Miss Barbie. We can't wait to read your thoughts on Lakme Fashion Week's kickoff event and the clothing..
By Bollywood Hot Gossips Team
