Post the birth of baby girl, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan was spotted together for the first time at Riteish Deshmukh’s brother Dheeraj Deshmukh’s wedding. Dheeraj and Honey’s wedding was no less than grand Bollywood wedding. Bollywood A-listers in a huge number graced the occasion. The main attraction of the wedding was latest mommy brigade. The one couple that caught the attraction most is Ash and Abhi. After the birth of their baby, this is there first public appearance.
Dressed in a traditional salwar-kameez, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan looked stunning. The couple also attended Riteish and Genelia’s wedding but separately. While Abhishek attended Ritiesh’s wedding, Ash attended the wedding reception with her father-in-law Abhishek Bachchan and mother-in-law Jaya Bachchan.
Next new mommy spotted at the wedding was Lara Dutta sans her hubby Mahesh Bhupathi. Lara looked stunning in a Ritu Kumar's black saree. Next mommy-to-be Shilpa Shetty came with her husband Raj Kundra. She was glowing in an orange saree and her baby bump was quite evident.
Newly weds, Riteish and Genelia welcomed the guests. Other celebrities who were spotted at the reception included Dilip Kumar and Saira Bano, Anupam Kher,Govinda, Anil Kapoor, Dia Mirza with boyfriend Sahil Sangha, Jia Khan, Urmila Matondkar(who looked pristine in a white and pink ensemble), Sanjay Dutt with wife Manyata, Ameesha Patel, Arjun Rampal with Meher Jessia.
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May the odds be ever in your favour.
As The Hunger Games explodes onto our screens, get the low-down on the hot stars of this sensational movie.Find out what they are like in real life – and how they measure up against their characters!
Could Jennifer Lawrence survive in the wild like Katniss?
Is Josh Hutcherson as romantic as Peeta?
Does Liam Hemsworth have a rebellious streak like Gale?
Packed full of fantastic photos and fab facts, this is a must for all Hunger Games fans!
Review:
I am sure most of the blogging community has read The Hunger Games, and all have heard of it.And I’m sure most of you have heard of the movie it is becoming.Maybe, like me, you’re counting down the days!But with the release date getting ever closer, may I ask you how much you know about the stars who are bringing the amazing characters to life?Despite my addiction, I didn’t know much…Until I read this.With the brilliant pictures and tons of facts, I now boast much movie knowledge!And I’m EVEN MORE excited about the movie!!
Being a total Hunger Games addict, I was desperate to read this, even though I almost never read non-fiction!I wanted to know if ‘ordinary’, real people could live up to the super, exceptional, amazing characters in my head.I just loved reading all the actor facts, the little round ups of each character, why the actor is super and full of “tribute talents” enough to be Katniss, Peeta, Gale, etc.And the layout was just gorgeous – flames and arrows for Katniss, berries and cammo for Peeta, arrows and lightening for Gale, the fields for Thresh, bright pink for Effie… all just were so right for each character.And, overall, it was all so pretty!!
All the actors, in my opinion, are perfect for their roles.We all know Jen looks gorgeous in her ‘proper Katniss gear’.Did you know she can also use guns and skin a squirrel (yuck, by the way), as well as knowing how to rock climb and do archery?Awesome!And the gorgeous Josh Hutcherson, who worked out to get the Peeta Build, is so romantic he falls “in love at the drop of a hat” as well as being brill at all things outdoorsy.Liam Hemsworth (who’s Australian, did ya know?) is a strong supporter of “just causes” and has said “Peeta and Gale are actually best friends in real life”.Now, when I first finished this review, this paragraph was about three times this length.As I actually don’t want to give the whole book in my review, I should probably limit myself to just gushing about the three main actors.But before I stop, I’d just like to say that the only actor I’m not sure about is the one who will play Cinna, whose name is Lenny Kravitz.He just isn’t how I pictured Cinna…Here’s a picture of him: tell me what you think!
I loved all the facts, the gorgeous layout and picture.It was addictive, poring over all the facts, answering the “Quick Quiz” questions…And there was me thinking I wasn’t a big celeb nut!Turns out Hunger Games + actors = actors I absorb loads of knowledge of.Strange… But cool.And I loved absorbing all of these!Even what Josh’s cats are called (Jell-O and Paws, just so you know!).
If you love The Hunger Games, you simply have to read this one! These facts are ones you have to have before you go to see the movie!
Star Rating: 4 Out of 5
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There is not looking back for Freida Pinto post the success of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. She has become the face of many international magazines and firmed her foothold in Hollywood. The 27 years old Indian actress now posed for April issue of men’s magazine ‘Esquire’ in vests and panties.
What most striking is that Freida strip into black vest and panties for the cover shoot. Shot by the ace cameraman Yu Tsai, Freida has shown her seductive side in the sexy attire.
"It was hard but it was a small crew, and they were good at not making their presence felt," Freida was quoted as saying.
"They didn't go, "Quick! She's nearly naked! Get your camera out!" she said.
The actress has also bared it all for Michael Winterbottom-directed film.
Well, Freida Pinto heat up the Esquire cover page with her bare dare attitude. This is Freida’s first ever bare photo shoot.
Nepali beauty Manisha Koirala who starred in hit films like ‘Saudagar’ ‘Bombay’ and ‘1942: A Love Story’ saw gradual failure in her personal and professional life. She achieved immense success in the initial period of her acting career but gradually she climbed down the ladder due to her drinking and her failed relationship. It is highly speculated that Madhur Bhandarkar’s highly anticipated film, ‘Heroine’ is based on the life of Manisha Koirala.
Ever since Madhur announced ‘Heroine’, the film has been making news for varied reasons. The female protagonist Kareena is said to play Manisha Koirala in the movie. It was earlier said that the film is inspired from Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe. However, Madhur denied that his film revolves around any successful actress.
In the past, Manisha Koirala was spotted in various awkward situations. She was spotted heavily drunk at a party, could not even control her steps. Her personal relationship also hit the rough patch. Later, her disturbed married life hit the headlines. It was also rumored that she filed divorce from her husband.
Apart from Kareena Kapoor, 'Heroine' stars Arjun Rampal and Randeep Hooda in the male leads.
Kareena Kapoor replaces Malaika Arora Khan as ‘Munni’ in ‘Dabangg2’. Since ‘Don’, she has not done a single item number. She has done ‘Chammak Challo’ in ‘Ra.One’ and will next be seen doing mujra in ‘Agent Vinod’. In ‘Dabangg2’, Kareena will be shaking her legs to the lines of ‘Munni Badman Hui’ with her partner Salman Khan.
The reason cited for Kareena replacing Malaika Arora is Bebo’s superb chemistry with Salman Khan which the cine-goers adore a lot.
Earlier, grapevine buzzed that Amrita Arora be teaming up with sister Malaika Arora Khan and both the sisters will be taping foot with Sallu but later the plan dropped.
Malaika will put on the producer’s cap and will just concentrate on the film production.
Sajid-Wajid or Lalit Pandit will compose the music of the film.
Let’s see whether Kareena can live up to the expectation of the audience and become second Munni.
Sizzling Veena Malik and Bobby Darling lock-lips on the occasion of Veena Malik’s birthday. Bobby planted a kiss on Veena’s lips to wish her happy birthday. Bobby and Veena Malik stars in ‘Daal Mein Kucch Kaala Hai’ co-star and hence they develop a great comfort level. Bobby explained her equation with Veena and said, “Veena and I share a very good relationship. I love her. We greet each other like this every time. Why do people have a problem with our way of greeting each other?”
Veena who is all set for ‘Swayamvar’ is termed the gesture of Bobby to be very cute, She said, “It was very cute. Bobby just came and kissed me. I think it was a beautiful gesture and I’m alright with it. It was just a tap on the lips, not really a French kiss. I’m ok with Bobby or my girlfriends doing it.”
On her birthday, Veena has made a shocking revelation that Ashmit Patel is no longer her close friend. “Ashmit was not around. We are not that close anymore. We don’t meet often. I have signed a film with him so maybe we will meet when we start shooting,” said Veena.
Well, Veena always stores surprises in herself. She stunned all when she posed naked for a men’s magazine and following which fatwa has been issued on her name. Now her lip-locking incident will raise eyebrows.
After Saif Ali Khan and NRI businessman Iqbal Sharma’s brawl, now their better-half got into scuffle. Iqbal’s wife Tarina Sharma who acted in few Bollywood films slammed Kareena Kapoor for defending Saif saying that her husband does not need any cheap publicity as he comes from a respectable family.
Tarina’s statement came just after a day Kareena sent out a press statement against Iqbal Sharma. In her statement, whatever was being said by Bebo at the press conference was completely one-sided. Iqbal Sharma is publicity-hungry. “How can a man with a broken nose and jaw speak continuously on TV for more than 10 hours?”
Contradicting Kareena Kapoor's remarks, Tarina Sharma denied that her husband is publicity hungry. She said that her husband belongs to the family that helped Mahatma Gandhi when he came to South Africa and cannot think of any violence. She claimed that Kareena's claims were totally untrue and she was present at the spot.
Hello Everybody, My daughter is about due any time now. I'll be taking care of my 3 yr old granddaughter Viktoria, "Torri The Terrible" lol for about one week.So I'm trying to make as many cards as I can right now. They choose not to know the sex of the baby, so it will be a surprise. I'll let you guys know what she has.
Now to my card. Made this Victorian card with digi stamp from Sugar Nellie "Lizzie". I slightly color it with color chalks, used Shabby chic roses and the flower from Lay it in Crystals. I used cream color pearls, I stain them with purple ink from stamp pad. I cut the scallop edge with Cricut Paper Lace,and heat embossed the sentiment, use Spellbinder S5-022 and the punch in the picture for the corners.
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Behind the flashing lights, the camera reveals all... even love.
Meet Josephine Foster, or Zo Jo as she's known in the biz. The best pint-sized paparazzo out there, Jo loves shooting the stars, and she certainly doesn't mind doing whatever it takes to get that one perfect picture.
But then Jo is sent on a major undercover assignment to shoot Ned Hartnett - teen superstar/heartthrob and the only celebrity who's ever been kind to her - at an exxclusive retreat facility in Boston. Among the cheesy group therapy sessions and embarassing "team building" exercises, Jo finds there's more to the reclusive Ned than meets the eye - and maybe more to herself, too.
Review:
Zo Jo, the pint-size photographer, is the best in the biz. She loves her job, and certainly isn't afraid to do whatever it takes to get the perfect photo. Until she's sent undercover to an exclusive retreat to get shots of teen star Ned Hartnett. Ned, the only star who has ever spoken to her kindly, who kept her in the paparazzo biz. She isn't at all sure about being there, but this job could secure the money she needs to go to school. But as she gets closer to Ned, her morals are tested like never before...
I don’t know what I was expecting when I picked up Shooting Stars – I’ve never heard of anything like it!What I wasn’t expecting was to be totally addicted to ever word.Exciting, twisty, funny and pure awesome, Shooting Stars just sucked me in from the first page.I loved every moment, all the characters and the fact it made me laugh out loud.Amazing, amazing, amazing!
Josephine Foster, AKA Zo Jo, was just brilliant! Crafty, enthusiastic and a little genius, I was equally shocked and impressed at the lengths this 16 year old went to get that one perfect photo. More impressed, actually. She was snarky and funny: a just really loveable character. As awesome as the tough, snarky Jo was, I really liked seeing the more vulnerable side of her. It was obvious she was hurting really bad, even if she couldn't admit it. And she was, as I mentioned before, a genius! An EVIL genius!
Ned Hartnett, a 16 year old singer-song writer, who was reclusive without being resentful – according to Jo, anyway.He helped Jo when they were younger and was really sweet to her and he proved that he had sneaky-smarts with his suggestion on how Jo could get the sneaky shots.I liked his sneaky side.And his sweet side.He was just so cute and adorable!But, he was hiding something… Something I didn’t guess.And it wasn’t his bacon bits addiction!
I really loved Ned and Jo’s relationship.I’m glad they didn’t start of loathing one another, like in so many movies – I liked that their backstory was sweet and realistic.Their past made their current feelings much more plausible.What I liked even more is that they were kinda awkward in their dating – I mean, real teens aren’t totally at ease with one another right away are they?Their mix of chemistry and awkwardness was sweet and believable.Perfect!
All the supporting characters were equally amazing.Such as Mannie, Jo’s friend and fellow pararazzo, who was cheerful, friendly and funny.Jo’s dad, also paparazzo, only paparazzo royalty; he was also really supportive and just lovely.Wendy, Jo’s cousin and next door neighbor, was really nice and funny and totally knew Jo and all her sneaky ways!But she really loved Jo and would do anything for her.And I loved Kristina: former ballerina, girly, funny and as tall as Jo was short, she was Jo’s only friend in the retreat facility. And all of them were just so real, so well-padded-out!
And the writing was amazing!It was teen, addictive, funny and so Jo.I adored the witty style, the description, the characters and the humor – everything!I loved every moment, that I saw everything, and that I fell totally in love with all the characters.And I loved the way Rushby tackled difficult issues such as depression, suicide and teen phobias.Although these were just touched upon, I felt Rushby covered and described them really well: lightly, but not so lightly she brushed them off.
The plot was completely unexpected.I thought it’d be boy meets girl, fall in love, moral dilemma, get over it, couple.And, well, I was wrong!Shooting Stars was full of twists: I actually did not see the big twist coming – at all. Which, of course, made it even more amazing and awesome.Sure, some parts were expected after the blurb.But the main part of the story… not so much.
And I’d just like to say that I really admired Allison’s view of fame and the paparazzi.She totally got the way our world, the media and stardom work.I just loved the way she portrayed it all through the slightly cynical Jo, who just nailed how the celeb society works.
A leading paparazzo, a reclusive teen star, a retreat to “find yourself” and one or two problems to untangle, I adored Shooting Stars.A cute, fun, light hearted and addictive read, it is not one to be missed!
Star Rating: 4½ Out of 5
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"It would interest me," said Creecher, stepping forward. The giant seemed to bring a blast of cold air with him as he did so, and the nephew flinched as Creecher moved into the light. Even so, Billy was impressed by his calmness. Creecher was a troubling spectacle at the best of times, but in that gloom he seemed all the more terrifying: the embodiment of everything a person fears when they are trapped in a dark place.
Mister Creecher by Chris Priestley
Synopsis From Blurb, Check The Book Out On Goodreads 1818. London. Billy is a street urchin, pickpocket and petty thief. Mr Creecher is a monstrous giant of a man who terrifies all he meets. Their relationship begins as pure convenience. But a bond swiftly develops between these two misfits as their bloody journey takes them ever northwards on the trail of their target... Victor Frankenstein. I am really loving this book. Really, really loving it! And the book's blog tour is going to be stopping here in March, so keep an eye out! There may be a giveaway involved...
I recently read and loved Someone Else's Life (if you need proof, check out my 5 Star review: here), so it's a huge delight to have the wonderful author, Katie Dale, here on my blog today as part of her blog tour. We've got an interview of her main character, Rosie Kenning - she's an amazing character! Read the interview below and find out for yourself! :D
You had to watch your mum Trudie die - how did that change you?
Wow, Mum dying changed my whole life. To be honest, just her diagnosis with Huntington’s disease change my whole life. I went from being a “normal” girl with the usual problems – school, friends, boys – then suddenly all those things didn’t really matter any more. All that mattered was being there for Mum, helping her cope, trying to do my best to be there for her while Huntington’s tore her apart. It was devastating and incredibly difficult but it certainly did put life into perspective. It made me realize what’s really important and what’s, well, not so much.
Did your Mum not being your biological mother change how you feel about her?
I thought so – at first. Especially when I thought she knew that I wasn’t her biological daughter. I felt really betrayed. But now, no. Those memories are all real – what we felt for each other and what we meant to each other – and nothing can ever change that.
You wanted to know whether or not you had
inherited Huntington's. What was going through your head as you made that choice?
I needed to know my future. I had all these questions buzzing round my head, and I’d just watched Mum die with it, and I just really needed to know if that was going to happen to me too – so I could plan my life accordingly. It’s a tough decision. Discovering you’re HD-positive is a devastating thing, so you have to be ready for that possibility, but I felt that I would rather just know than keep wondering what-if all my life.
Why did you want to find your birth family? Was it to because you wanted to belong again, or...?
I wanted to find my birth family because (as you may have noticed) I’m someone who can’t deal with what-ifs! I just needed to fill in the blanks – discover who they were, and what they were like. It was like a part of my history was missing and I needed to paint it in before I could move on. I knew they’d never replace the relationship I had with my mum – nothing could – but that didn’t mean I couldn’t potentially have my own new relationships with them too. Or not as the case may be. I’d just rather know, than wonder.
What were you thinking and feeling when you first met your biological family?
It blew me away. To think that they’d been out there all this time, yet they were strangers to me. It was exciting and terrifying and exhilarating all at once.
Can you justify what Sarah did?
It’s taken me a long time to understand how Sarah could possibly do what she did. I just couldn’t get my head around making that decision to play God like that. But now I can. I wouldn’t say she did the right thing – you can never fully appreciate all the consequences of a decision like that further down the line (as I found out!) but I can certainly understand why she did it. It was compassion and love that drove her to do it, and in many ways I’m really glad she did.
Your first love Andy was wonderful - how much did his support mean to you?
It’s no overstatement to say that I’d be lost without him. He’s just amazing. I don’t know how he puts up with me and this rollercoaster I’ve dragged him on – but I’m really glad he does. He’s one in a million.
Where do you go from here? What can you see in your future?
The future is a blank for me – not in the way it used to be: a blank filled with questions and anxieties; but a blank filled with endless possibilities. I don’t know what tomorrow will bring, but I can’t wait to find out!
Do you have any regrets? If you could go back in time to change anything, would you?
Yes. I wouldn’t have shut myself away from my friends and from Andy when Mum got ill. That was a mistake. Yes, it was difficult to talk to people who didn’t understand what I was going through, but that would’ve changed if I’d taken the time to explain it all to them. I thought I could handle it all by myself, but that’s never really the answer.
Do you have any advice for people going through what you've been through? Whether that is finding out you're not biologically related to your family, or seeing a loved one with a disease such as Huntington's?
Don’t go it alone. I made that mistake, and I really regret it. It’s so important to talk to people about what you’re going through. I shut Andy out when it was me, but he would have been there for me and helped me through it, and I needed that. There are loads of people out there to support people like me affected by Huntington’s disease – the HAD, the HDSA and HDYA and the newly formed Huntington’s Disease Youth Organisation run for young people by young people who really understand and can really help.
Finally, can you describe yourself in one sentence?
To quote Alice In Wonderland: I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it! I try to do the right thing, but sometimes it’s hard to know what that is.
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Rafael was a qualified association soccer (football) player. He matched in theWorld Cup 2002. When Rafae was 19 years and two months old, he won the French Open 2005 in his very first outward show at event. Nadal Won the French Open 2008 defeating Roger Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.
