Marge Simpson, Playboy cover girl

Does Homer know? What will Bart think? Marge Simpson, Homer's wife and Bart's mother on the hit television show "The Simpsons," is the cover girl on the November issue of Playboy magazine.

Playboy released a picture of the cover shot on Friday featuring Marge artfully concealed behind a chair in the shape of the iconic Playboy Bunny logo.

The magazine promises a story inside on "The Devil in Marge Simpson," an interview and more pictures, including a centerfold pullout.

Playboy said Marge will be the first cartoon character to grace the cover of the magazine, which has featured movie stars, athletes and other celebrities through the decades in addition to the usual "bunnies."

The November issue is a tribute to America's most dysfunctional family -- Homer, Marge, Bert, Lisa and Maggie -- who are celebrating their 20th anniversary on television this year.

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Kareena tried every outfit

The Brief

The process started last year in May when Sajid Nadiadwala called me to style for Kareena Kapoor’s look in Kambakht Ishq. I was told that the look of the movie is set in Los Angeles and would be shot all over Hollywood in locations like the Kodak theatre and Rodeo drive, so her look had to be extremely international.

In the movie, Kareena is a supermodel, specifically a leg model, who is also completing her apprenticeship in surgery. Keeping these instructions in mind, I gave them a presentation and they were completely bowled over by my concept.

Shopping in Milan

Soon, I was sent to the capital of fashion - Milan - to shop for Kareena’s wardrobe. As the release for the movie was slated for summer 2009, I had to create a mood board and colour palette last year considering trend forecasts for this year.

During those 10 days in Milan, I visited ateliers, studios, flea markets and carefully handpicked rare pieces for styling Kareena Kapoor. The look is so international that it’s India’s answer to Sarah Jessica Parker’s style in Sex and the city.

Dressing up Kareena Kapoor

When I came back and showed the collection to Kareena, she fell in love with it. She is an absolute professional and tried each and every outfit. Let me tell you, there are some forty different pairs of shoes in the movie!

As for other accessories, there are bags, bangles and bracelets, but no earrings or necklaces. I had carefully picked up bangles and bracelets with interesting rhinestone work and colourful acrylics.

She has the most phenomenal attitude, grace and poise and that means half the battle won for any stylist.

Drooling over dresses

Dresses comprise almost 95% of Kareena’s wardrobe in Kambakht Ishq. The fabrics used are chiffons and georgettes and the silhouettes are fitted, baby doll as well as balloon dresses.

I have used the concept of colour blocking. You’ll see a fitted navy blue dress worn with canary yellow shoes or a white outfit worn with green stilettos. Colour blocking basically means mismatching colours to create a different look.

Mismatch is definitely the new cool! There is a lot of focus on stilettos and oversized bags as well as clutches.

Future projects

Kareena and I have a great rapport. I am also styling her look in Qurbaan produced by Karan Johar.

I would love to design for the sequel of Sex and the city and Mira Nair’s movies.

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Govinda’s niece enters Bollywood

Govinda’s niece Ragini Khanna, who plays the lead role in Sony TV’s “Bhaskar Bharti” is the next after his daughter Narmadaa Ahuja to take the plunge into the Hindi film industry.

While Ragini has disclosed the banner and name of the film she might get involved in, details of Narmadaa’s project are still under wraps.

“I was receiving offers since a long time. Then this film ‘Mare Mere Dushman’ was offered to me by Sri Adhikari Brothers and I thought ‘let’s do it’. It’s a dark comedy. My role is of a small town and village girl. But right now it’s too early to talk about the project in detail,” said Ragini who is the daughter of Govinda’s elder sister Kamini, who is a writer.

Ragini was earlier seen in TV show “Radha Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhaayengi”.

Talking about her role in “Bhaskar Bharti”, she said: “The fun part about the show is that it is about a woman in a man’s world. I have got good responses for my acting,” she said.

According to the actress, who wanted to be a singer initially, it took her a lot of preparation to play her part in “Bhaskar Bharti”.

“I had to learn the mannerisms of men, their thought process and then adjust my actions and reactions accordingly. I also observed Eijaz Khan for six to seven days in the initial episodes when he played the male version of my character,” said Ragini.

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Amrita doesn’t want to be ultra glam

Amrita Rao’s new hot look for her upcoming film Short Kut has become the talk of the town. Even her hardest critics have been silenced by the élan with which she has carried her new alluring look sporting the most glamorous costumes. If you wondering how did an actress who was being termed to have a sati-savitri image carried the transformation so successfully?

Amrita states in this regard, “Well this was the first time that I have gone ultra glam for the role but let me make it clear I had no inhibitions when doing it. I was confident and wanted to do something different. The best of roles have walked my way and I have achieved creative satisfaction with films like Shyam Benegal’s Welcome To Sajjanpur and Rajashri’s Vivaah. So here I was trying to do something new and different”

Amrita added “Not that I have not done glamorous roles earlier but this was the first time that I was literally bold and brash but let me tell u the film has been shot aesthetically. But what is more exciting was that I have been receiving a lot of sms’s from so many creative people from the industry even today for the roles in Welcome to Sajjanpur and Vivah. It was an amazing and satisfying experience. I hope they do the rounds after this film too.”

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Katrina throws starry tantrums

Rumours are rife in industry circleas that Katrina Kaif threw a lot of starry tantrums while shooting for the ad shoot of a famous designer luxury brand soon to be launched in India. If sources are to be believed, Katrina was demanded and was paid a huge fee for the endorsement deal.

The sources further reveal, “But if the foreign agents who had sealed the deal with New York star’s managers must have felt that they sailed through the tough part once she was on board then they seem to had underestimated Katrina’s ‘star’ power. Katrina it is learnt had set a special demands and conditions list for the shoot of the ad campaign even before it began.

The source adds “Apparently, she was going to be flown to Paris for the shoot but Kat wasn’t happy with just that. She seems to have told them that she would shoot only in a certain hotel where she wanted to stay. And that was not all. She also wanted to work with her own staff, stylist, make-up artist, hair dresser et al who would have to be flown to Paris with her. When they protested, Kats threw a tantrum till they relented.” This particular ad she shot for shall soon be seen on TV.

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Salman-Katrina Caught dating

Love birds Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif were spotted at a Bandra, Mumbai cafe on Sunday, June 28th evening.

Our source who was incidentally present at the Salt Water Café, the newly opened café ahead of Lilavati Hospital, Bandra, revealed, “Salman and Katrina arrived together at around 6pm. Both were looking extremely happy and it appeared as if they had arrived to celebrate the success of Katrina’s new release New York. She was smiling nonstop while talking to him. The people around them were left completely star struck and no one dared to disturb the lovers.”

The source further added, “When any one around would stare for long at Katrina, Salman would stare back at him/her. Generally the two used to be often seen at the coffee shops near Salman’s Bandra Bandstand house such as Café Coffee Day or Barista but may be they came here because being a Sunday those places would have been extremely crowded.”

Both were there for over an hour.

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India became Complacent: Dhoni

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that his teammates got complacent after polishing off the top-order of the West Indies, which nearly toppled India in the high scoring first one-dayer here on Friday.

India set a massive 340-run target before the host but had to toil hard to defend it before managing a 20-run win at Sabina Park.

“Most of the guys thought that we have won the game when they were seven wickets down but it was a mistake and hopefully we won’t repeat that. It was closer than we had thought,” he said.

About Yuvraj Singh, who played a magnificent knock of 131, Dhoni said, “he has matured as a batsman in the last couple of years. We rely a lot on him. He gets big runs for us in the middle-order.”

Losing skipper Chris Gayle felt that his should have capitalised on the good start.

Gayle said he would also have batted first on the dry track. “I think if we had won the toss we would have batted first because it is a flat track and the wicket seemed a bit dry.” Yuvraj said he exercised restrain to get set before exploding. “I was getting used to the pace initially. After getting 25-30 runs I was comfortable. I got the momentum and played my shots.”

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Priyanka Chopra receives 'Jin Jue award'

hanghai International Film Festival concluded this weekend. The highlight was the closing ceremony on 21st June 2009 where in Bollywood's sultry actress Priyanka Chopra was presented with The Jin Jue Award. The stylish Priyanka's career is on high as this is the tenth award that she has gathered in the past six months.

"Jin Jue" Award is the festival's highest honour and this is the first time that it has been presented to an Indian for their outstanding achievement in the Hindi Cinema!

The award is a very prestigious International award and reflects a traditional Chinese culture.

The talented Priyanka Chopra feels really honored and emotional to recieve such a big honor and is very pleased to present India to the rest of the world! She finds such awards very encouraging and is pleased to be recognized for her hard work.

We extend a warm hand of congratulations to the actress who has been applauded by the audience and critics for her fine performances throughout the year. Kudos to Indian Cinema which is now reaching new heights!

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SRK refuses to step into Raj Thackeray’s shoes

Shahrukh Khan has been in the news for all the wrong reasons these days. Just on the heels of receiving flak for his alleged comment on Prophet Mohammed, his refusal to play Raj Thackeray has hit the headlines hard.

It is said that Shahrukh turned down the offer to play Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Chief Raj Thackeray in the film Mumbai Tiger by Raju Kokate. Now, Marathi film and stage actor Ashok Shinde has been roped in to play Raj Thackeray’s role.

Shahrukh seems to be tired of all the controversies surrounding him. It may be recalled that many non-Marathi actors including Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh were targeted by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena not long ago.

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Dhoni must get back his form

India face a challenge of redeeming themselves with a depleted side in West Indies, reports SportsCenter’s Muhammed Ashar Khan.

But the task seems doubly difficult with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s transformed batting style that has gone from explosive to calm and accumulating.

Dhoni was given the reigns of the Indian team in 2007 for his ability to rocket the ball over the boundary at will and perform in pressure situations. But ever since becoming the captain, his brute power seems to have disserted him.

The 27-year-old known for his helicopter shot that would sail to the back of the stands has been taken over by a mellow, defensive approach.

“Dhoni is certainly not as aggressive as he used to be and he will have to be careful about it because like this he will neither be here nor there,” said Chetan Chauhan, former India cricketer.

Dhoni owns the record of the highest score by a wicketkeeper. He hit a colossal 183 not out against Sri Lanka in 2005, to take over Adam Gilchrist tally. But after becoming the captain, the destructive batsman’s strike rate in one-day internationals has fallen from 96 to 85 runs per hundred balls.

Even in the Twenty20 format where you have to score at a blistering pace, Dhoni’s strike rate has reduced from 128 in the inaugural World Twenty20 to just 96 in the second edition of the tournament.

There have been times when Dhoni has come up the batting order, but he has been happy to let his other illustrious hitters in the team to take center-stage.

The captain’s extended honeymoon of a successful run for the past one year seems to be over with the team’s dismal performance in the World T20 in England. From now on, his every hit and miss will be under scrutiny.

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Kick the butt before it affects your memory!

Smoking can damage brain cells triggering memory loss and speeding up neuro-related disorders, a new study has claimed.

“We found that NNK, a major nitrosamine and a potent cancer-causing chemical in tobacco smoke can harm nerve cells of the brain,” says Dr Anirban Basu, a scientist with Manesar (Gurgaon)-based National Brain Research Centre (NBRC).

According to him, NNK is present in all forms of tobacco and thus enters the body through smoking and tobacco chewing.

Explaining the mechanism, Basu said, “NNK turns into a cancer-causing chemical once it is through the body’s metabolism. It triggers white blood cells in the brain’s immune system to attack healthy cells.

“NNK does not damages the brain directly. At first it causes inflammation in brain cells similar to that which leads to disorders like multiple sclerosis,” he said.

The brain immune cells, which generally act as the clean up crew for the central nervous system, destroy damaged cells by realising toxins and engulfing them, he said.

“Over-activation of immune cells for a prolonged period can have adverse effect on the surrounding neurons and can even lead to neuronal death.”

“The result of the work is confirmed both in culture systems and also in mice model. This finding is important considering how indispensable a healthy brain is for a healthy body,” Basu says.

Cigarette smoke contains about 4,000 chemical agents including 60 carcinogens, many of which are also poisonous in their own right.

“This study intends to bring forth the detrimental affects of smoking on nerve cells of the brain and raise public awareness of the dangers of smoking and to deter people from choosing this costly habit,” Debapriya Ghosh, another research assistant with NBRC who was part of this work, said.

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Happy Birthday to Karisma Kapoor

She was truly the blue-eyed girl of the Hindi film industry a few years ago.

She had it all — beauty, brains, talent, and that very crucial stardom gene. A true diva, she reigned over people’s hearts with her sensational looks and enviable talent.

Be it in looks or on-screen performance, Karisma is truly one actress whose transformation has been phenomenal. She was born to actor-parents Randhir Kapoor and Babita, on 25th June 1974, with the quintessential silver spoon in her mouth. She was another rising star in the already famous Kapoor khandaan, the first family of Hindi cinema. Yet, Raj Kapoor’s granddaughter had a shaky start in films. Despite her lineage, Karisma struggled to get her foothold for a few years, but when she arrived, she did so with a big bang.

The energetic actress made her debut in 1991 with Prem Qaidi . The movie was successful enough for the young aspirant to be noticed, and she received a lot of praise for her confidence and screen presence. But, despite what seemed like unanimous approval from industry folks, Karisma didn’t have it very easy for the next few years.

Despite acting with stars like Salman Khan ( Nischaiy ), Ajay Devgan ( Jigar ) and Jackie Shroff ( Police Officer ), true stardom and satisfying roles seemed out of reach.

Then came the mad romantic comedy phase with Govinda. She starred with the riotous actor in movies like Raja Babu, Khuddar, Coolie No 1 and others. The films went on to become blockbusters but, Karisma was heavily criticised for her overacting, tacky dress sense and vulgar dance moves. The flak continued despite the fact that her movies made a lot of money.

Then the makeover began. Traces of it could be seen in movies like Aatish, Gopi Kishen and Bal Bramhachari . But, the big leap came with Raja Hindustani opposite Aamir Khan.

The role of the city bred girl who falls in love with a village boy was initially offered to Juhi Chawla but when she turned it down, director Dharmesh Darshan decided to give the young actress a chance. Karisma saw it as her big ticket to the ‘A’ bracket. She worked hard on her looks, her diction, and her performance.

She was appreciated in the film to such extents that post the film’s super success; people started tagging the movie as Rani Hindustani. Karisma’s determination, focus and hard work finally paid off. The accolades and the awards poured in including the Filmfare trophy for Best Actress that year.

Karisma ruled as the queen bee of the marquee for a few years after that. She continued to do her madcap comedies with Govinda but, there was a marked difference in the way she presented herself. The effect she had on screen was phenomenal with her lissome figure and cherubic smile.

Around the same time, she bagged Dil To Pagal Hai (again a role rejected by Juhi Chawla) where she starred along with Shah Rukh Khan. Karisma got to display her immense dancing talent in this film. The movie proved to be a vital turning point in her career. Yash Chopra brought out the best in her, and she was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category at the Filmfare Awards. She won not just the black lady but also the national award that year. Lolo, as family and friends fondly call her was going from strength to strength.

She followed that up with yet another stellar role in Biwi No 1 . The movie also saw her in a completely different avatar, dressed in Kanjeevaram saris throughout.

Having explored the commercial terrain to the hilt, Karisma now seemed to thirst for more meaningful roles. That was when Fiza came her way. Her soulful character in search of her missing brother brought out the true actress in her. The role once again earned her a Filmfare trophy for Best Actress.

Karisma continued in the same vein with Shyam Benegal’s Zubeidaa, a true art house film. Her portrayal of a young girl who falls in love with a prince truly impressed the critics and she went home with the Filmfare Critics Awards for Best Actress that year. Post Zubeidaa , Karisma cut down on her assignments. Only Shakti, which was based on Not without My Daughter, is worth a mention. In 2002, the actress who had reigned over the Hindi film domain for many years decided to explore other arenas and ventured into television with the serial, Karishma — The Miracles of Destiny.

On 29th September 2003, she tied the knot with business tycoon Sanjay Kapur, and understandably her career took a backseat. Today the couple has a daughter named Samaira.

Karisma Kapur’s starry career is speckled with glory, success and glamour. A true star, whose light shines with immeasurable brightness.

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Saif chooses Kareena over career

Saif chooses to be with girlfriend Kareena rather than with heroine Deepika for Salman’s show, 10 Ka Dum On Wednesday evening, Deepika Padukone, heroine of Saif Ali Khan’s home production Love Aaj Kal, made an appearance on Salman Khan’s 10 Ka Dum, to promote the film. Saif Ali Khan was to join her but begged off saying he was abroad and therefore unavailable.

Later that evening, it came to light that the Chote Nawab was very much in the country. In fact, he was with his girlfriend Kareena Kapoor. Bebo was in Delhi shooting for 3 Idiots. They were seen together in the evening at the five-star hotel they were staying at. The couple was in London last week for the T20 series but Bebo flew back early to report on her set. Says a Source, “Saif was booked to appear on 10 Ka Dum to promote Love Aaj Kal with Deepika but he called up the producers Anita and Siddharth Basu a few days before the event and said he couldn’t be there as he’d be out of the country.”

Saif says, “I was not in town and therefore unable to manage it. 10 Ka Dum is a great show and a good platform to promote a film from. It’s my loss.” When asked about being in Delhi with girlfriend Kareena Kapoor, he admits, “Yes, I am spending time with Bebo, and I love doing that. But I am a producer too and I wouldn’t spend time with her at the cost of promoting my film. That’s extremely important too. I have been in Delhi for the promotion of Love Aaj Kal giving interviews and other work. As far as appearing on 10 Ka Dum is concerned, I will decide as a producer what I want to promote and where. If Deepika is seen on that show, then I will be seen on another show.”

Anita Basu of Synergy says, “It’s Saif’s prerogative whether he’s available or not. He said he wouldn’t be able to come with Deepika because he had other work. There was unavailability of dates. We have been trying various permutation-combinations of different celebrities. Some work out and some don’t. He didn’t back out at the last moment. Initially Saif and Deepika were supposed to come together but it didn’t work out for whatever reasons.”

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Anil Kapoor blasts Akshaye Khanna over phone

Anil Kapoor apparently got upset with actor and good friend Akshaye Khanna and blasted him over the phone for not attending the promotional events of his home production “Short Kut – The Con Is On”, in which Akshaye is playing the lead.

Even though nothing has gone wrong between Anil and Akshaye, Akshaye is said to have a problem with co-star Arshad Warsi and hence does not want to attend any promotional events along with him.

On two occasions, Akshaye sent an excuse saying he was unwell to attend the promotional function.

As this happened repeatedly, the unit members informed Anil Kapoor. He immediately called up Akshaye and just reminded him about the terms of the contract which clearly stated that Akshaye has to promote the film and if the actor is not doing it, he is obviously not honouring the contract.

Though both Anil and Akshaye have denied this, sources close to Akshaye have confirmed the news.

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MS Dhoni to get delayed salary

MS Dhoni’s salary will be delayed next month. Ditto VVS Laxman, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, S. Sreesanth and R.P. Singh. Reason: These India cricketers are among the 200-odd sportspersons employed by Air India. Also on the list are India hockey captain Sandeep Singh and Jhulan Goswami who captains the national women’s cricket team.

“Frankly, we are still not clear on the status but yes, the salary has been deferred by a fortnight,” said Shekhar Guha, head of Air India Sports Promotion Board. An Air India hockey coach, who didn’t want to be named, also said: “By the 20th of every month we get PLI (Performance Linked Incentive), but we have not got it till now and there are rumours that we won’t be paid at all.”

Some of the big names mentioned above may not be affected by this but for sportspersons, present and former, surviving only on salaries this is a big blow. Neither Raina nor Sandeep, a deputy manager, said they knew about this. “I have been hearing about it in the news, but I wasn’t sure if it was going to happen. I will have to speak to my coach,” Raina, assistant manager, Commercial, said. Sandeep, however, felt if they did not get the salary on time would be a big problem.

Former India wicketkeeper and Delhi coach Vijay Dahiya said he would be hit by this but added that since “Air India takes care of its employees and this is a crisis, I urge all my colleagues to stand by it.”

In Mumbai, Bimal Ghosh, coach of the Air India football team which plays in the I-League, said training hasn’t stopped despite the announcement.

Company spokesman Jitender Bhargava said sportspersons, if hired as permanent staff, are usually recruited as assistant-managers. Their educational qualification too matters, he said. “We don’t employ sportspersons as brand ambassadors, but spot them young and groom them. So, their salaries are not higher than that of the top level managers,” he said.

As of now, the loss-making airline has formed a four-member committee comprising members from finance and personnel departments to look into its salary structure. Air India employs 31,000 people and has an annual wage bill of about Rs 3,000 crore. Its cumulative loss is about Rs 5,300 crore.

Air India has an annual sports budget of approximately Rs 4 crore and officials said, as of now there are no plans to curtail that.

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MS Dhoni warns players against hiding injuries

Following the embarrassment at the World Twenty20, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has warned his teammates not to hide injuries or niggles ahead of the one day series against West Indies that begins this Friday.

According to reports, the wicketkeeper-batsman gave his team members a dressing down on Sunday. Dhoni told his team members that everyone needs to be truthful about injuries or any other personal issues that could affect team`s performance.

“For me, it`s the team first and then the individuals and I`d hope it`s the same with everyone else in the group,” Dhoni is said to have stated.

The other issue Dhoni dealt with was related to players` fatigue. He said in no uncertain terms that in case anyone felt tired and not 100 per cent fit, they should take rest in order to recuperate. “If rest is the cure for an injury, a cricketer ought to opt for it rather than let fatigue or niggle become a major setback to him and to the team,” he reportedly said.

Dhoni must have been forced to address these issues because of what happened to his deputy Virender Sehwag in England. When the Delhi batsman arrived for the World T20, he was said to have only a shoulder niggle. However, he was found to have a Grade 1 tear following which he underwent a surgery. “If anyone wants to take a break from the game, please let me know or the BCCI,” was what Dhoni said.

Dhoni did not spare the seniors in the team. “I would urge seniors to give more and more inputs for the betterment of the team,” stated Dhoni.

He was referring to Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir and Harbhajan Singh who will be playing four ODIs against the West Indies. Alongside the warning to the seniors, Dhoni also urged juniors to take up more responsibility and chip in with theirinputs.

“Remember, winning is a habit, losing is a process and nothing is a disaster,” he said.

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John-Katrina sizzling chemistry in New York

From the video, one can make out that John’s character Sameer is upset and sad. Katrina’s character Maya is his loving wife, who tries to ease his worries by making love to him.

The duo makes a couple with sizzling chemistry. They look much hotter than Salman and Katrina did in Yuvvraaj.

This is Katrina’s first kissing and intimate scene while John has done kissing and intimate scenes in films like Jism and Paap
These scenes only add fuel to the fire of the rumours surrounding an affair between John and Katrina

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Sexy Akshay is a good kisser: Denise

Denise Richards loved locking lips with Akshay Kumar in Kambakkht Ishq.

Hollywood actress Denise Richards admits that she loved locking lips with Bollywood actor and “sexiest man in India” Akshay Kumar in their upcoming film Kambakkht Ishq.

The former Bond girl is quite impressed with Kumar’s kissing skills and is adamant no man in Bollywood can match him.

“Akshay was so down to earth and very genuine. He made me feel very comfortable, plus he’’s a good kisser! I can see why he’’s India’’s sexiest actor!” Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

She also admitted she struggled with the language barrier while filming her first Bollywood movie - but got a helping hand from her co-stars.

“I couldn”t believe how kind everyone was and they were so passionate about the film,” she said.

“All the actors were very sweet and gorgeous! They helped translate when I needed to understand something. I had a great experience and hope to do another Bollywood movie,” she added.

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Aniston Finds a New Brad!

Jennifer Aniston has fuelled speculation that she’s found a new man by dining out with The Hangover star Bradley Cooper in New York on Thursday night.

The couple, who flirted with each other at the premiere party for Aniston’s new film Management earlier this month, were spotted at romantic Manhattan Italian restaurant Il Cantinori.

A fellow diner tells People.com, “It was a date.”

Cooper, 34, recently revealed that reports claiming he was about to become Aniston’s next boyfriend were “flattering.”

And it seems dog lover Aniston is the perfect match for the actor.

Asked recently what he looks for in a mate, Cooper said, “Humor, (a) great personality, intelligence, inner and outer beauty (and) she has to like my dogs. My dogs and I come in a package.”

Aniston has two pet pooches of her own — Norman and Dolly.

Her high-profile ex-boyfriends include John Mayer and Vince Vaughn. She was married to Brad Pitt.

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Kareena Kapoor to learn belly dancing before Bipasha

Bipasha Basu’s arch-rival Kareena Kapoor has pipped the Bong bombshell to the post.

Though Bips expressed a desire to learn belly dancing, she never got down to actually doing it.

Bebo is now learning belly dancing for a performance n international film awards event that will take place next month in Macau.

Says a source, “Though Bips proclaimed that she was learning belly dancing, she didn’t have time to learn it before she left for the shoot of All The Best though she did learn swimming and driving.

Now, Kareena will be one up on her as she’s taking belly dancing lessons from Shiamak Davar.

Eho is also choreographing her act. Bebo starts her lessons from tomorrow after returning from Hyderabad.”

Says a source close to Kareena, “Apart from the fact that Bebo’s being paid a whopper she is easily the highest-paid actress in the show lineup. Kareena is pulling out all the stops for her act. It’s an all-out Billu act with a Turkish-Arabian feel.”

The source continues, “Manish Malhotra is designing her outfits. In one of the songs, she will be dressed like an Arabian princess with gold harem pants made of silk, satin and lace. Kareena will perform to Marjaani from Billu . Today she goes to perform for a show, comes back tomorrow, shoots for a jewellery ad shoot and in the evening starts her belly-dancing classes.”

Says Bebo, “I’m performing at the awards this year and am taking belly dancing classes for my act. This will be the first awards event I perform at this year. I’ve become very choosy about where I perform. I am performing at this particular award show as it gives me an international standing.

Also, this awards event celebrates its 10th year and this is the third consecutive year I will be performing for them.” Is she also going to perform for Saif? “Well he’s attending the awards as he’s having a press show for his home production Love Aaj Kal, so he better be watching my act!”

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