Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra supports ‘Save the Child’ campaign

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra supports ‘Save the Child’ campaign



Mumbai, Sep. 8 : Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has come forward to support the ''Save the Children'' campaign which aims to provide quality education to eight million children living in conflict-affected areas.

''Save the Children'' also works to secure, protects children''s rights to food, shelter, health care, freedom from violence, abuse and exploitation.

Chopra, who has already been supporting various other social causes, said on the occasion on Monday that she was hopeful to spread awareness on how education can change the future of young children.

"Save the Children is associated with about 11 states in India. I hope at some point of time to be able to visit at all places where Save the Children works and see for myself how much help I can be of and also in every possible way create awareness about how important education is in our country," said Priyanka Chopra, Bollywood actress

Sotirio Bulgari, the company''s founder specially created a silver ring for the campaign and presented it to the actress.

Chopra committed her support to the cause by wearing the ring at the news conference. The ring would be available at all Bulgari stores for Rupees 21,000.

"What we need in India is for many issues regarding status quo. What we need is someone to challenge the status quo and someone to build awareness and that''s what precisely Priyanka brings to the table in this association," said Sotirio Bulgari.

However all the initiatives connected with the operation will be non-profit for the Bulgari Group.

Over 12 million children under 14 years of age are working as domestic servants or other jobs such as in stone quarries, embroidery units, mining, carpet-weaving, tea stalls, restaurants and hotels, according to government data. (ANI)

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra

Miss World 2000, Priyanka Chopra was Born on 18th July 1982 to the family of Capt. Dr. Ashok Chopra & Dr. Madhu Chopra. Priyanka Chopra had a very varied upbringing. She started her Education from La Martiniere Girls College in Lucknow as a resident student, A short stay at Maria Goretti College in Bareilly prepared her for further studies in the USA. Having completed class 10th from Boston USA she decided to become a software Engineer or a Criminal Psychologist.

This 5′8″ girl likes Indian music and dance, flair for writing poetry and short stories, enjoys reading, especially biographies, and has worked for a lot of social welfare programmes. She aims for the stars after completing her education. She is a movie buff and would love to join the galaxy if a good offer comes.

Priyanka Chopra is the latest of beauty queens to join the Bollywood bandwagon. She began her film career with Andaaz opposite Sunny Deol.

She has done Aetraaz with Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor.

karina kapoor

karina kapoor



South hottie Asin must have very good reasons to refuse a dream role opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Farah Khan penned and helmed Happy New Year, but no one can fathom it.

Asin was offered the role after she appeared on Farah’s talk show, Tere Mere Beach Mein, but despite her initial excitement, she declined citing date problems.

In the past Asin has publically expressed a desire to act with the third Khan (Shah Rukh), having made her Bollywood debut with Aamir Khan in Ghajini (2008) and followed it up by romancing Salman Khan in London Dreams.

This is a preview of Asin out, Priyanka, Deepika, Kareena in race for ‘Happy New Year’. Read

Kareena Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor


Kareena Kapoor is the younger sister of Karisma Kapoor. She is yet another star from the famous Kapoor family to take her place in the Hindi films industry. She made her debut in film 'Refugee' opposite Abhishek Bachchan. The film didn’t do as well as expected, however Kareena Kapoor earned rave reviews maybe because of her beauty.

She is also affectionately known as ‘Bebo’. She is 5'5" tall, has a blue eye, and is a total extrovert. She wanted to study law in Harvard and had no plans to do anything in Bollywood. But then the acting bug took over and now she’s in the limelight like her successful sister, Karisma Kapoor. The famous sisters are very close. They always looking out for each other. They are sisters first and everything else later.

Kareena Kapoor was born in September 21, 1980 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India. She is the second daughter of popular Bollywood stars Randhir Kapoor and Babita Kapoor. She is the granddaughter of Raj Kapoor, great-granddaughter of Prithviraj Kapoor and great-great-granddaughter of Dewan Bashewarnath Kapoor. Her great grandfather (Prithviraj Kapoor), her grandfather (Raj Kapoor) and his two brothers (Shammi & Shashi), her mother (Babita), her father (Randhir) and his two brothers (Rishi & Rajiv) have all been film stars over the last fifty years and her sister (Karisma) have been acting in Bollywood flicks keeping it all within the family.

Karina Kapoor loves horseback rding and cooking. In 2004, she turned down a role in "Bride and Prejudice". In 2006 she was listed as number 6 of 'Top Bollywood Actress'. She befriended Konkona Sen Sharma on the sets of 2006 movie Omkara. Kareena Kapoor remains to be one of the top and highest paid actress.

Her film includes 'Dosti' (2006), 'Bewafaa' (2005) as Anjali, 'Hulchul' (2004) as Anjali, 'Aitraaz' (2004) as Priya Saxena/Malhotra, 'Fida' (2004) as Neha, 'Dev' (2004) as Aaliya, 'Yuva' (2004) as Mira aka The Youth, 'Chameli' (2004) as Chameli, 'LOC Kargil' (2003) as Simran, 'Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon' (2003) as Sanjana, 'Khushi' (2003) as Khushi Singh, 'Talaash: The Hunt Begins' (2003) as Tina, 'Jeena Sirf Merre Liye' (2002) as Pooja (Pinky), 'Mujhse Dosti Karoge!' (2002) as Tina Kapoor aka Let's Be Friends!, 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham' (2001) as Pooja "Poo" Sharma Raichand aka Happiness & Tears, 'Ajnabee' (2001) as Priya Malhotra, 'Asoka' (2001) (as Karriena Kapoor), 'Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai' (2001) as Pooja Saxena, 'Refugee' (2000) as Naaz

Ayesha Takia,

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Preity Zinta

Zinta has taken part in several stage shows and world tours since 2001. Her first world tour, a series of concerts called Craze 2001, was performed across the U.S. alongside Anil Kapoor, Aamir Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Gracy Singh. The show faced early cancellation due to September 11, 2001 attacks, and the team was willing to return to India as soon as possible. However, the shows continued in Canada and went on to do well.

In 2002, Zinta took part in the world tour From India With Love in the UK, along with Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai. The show took place in two outdoor venues at Manchester’s Old Trafford Football Stadium and London's Hyde Park, with over 100,000 spectators. Zinta's largest world tour was in 2004, when she joined a group of stars (Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Rampal, and Priyanka Chopra) in the Temptation 2004 tour. Showcased in over 22 countries across the world, the show became Bollywood's most prominent concert internationally. In 2006, Zinta was part of the Heat 2006 concert around the world, along with Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Sushmita Sen and Celina Jaitley.

Zinta has been the subject of several controversies. In 2003, as a witness in the Bharat Shah case, Zinta testified against the Indian Underworld. Bharat Shah was the financer of the Zinta-starrer Chori Chori Chupke Chupke. In 2000, Shah was arrested for having connections with Chhota Shakeel, a Mumbai underworld boss. In March 2007, Zinta was involved in a scandal when actress and singer Suchitra Krishnamurthy cited Zinta as the cause of her divorce with Shekhar Kapur, alleging that Zinta was having an affair with her husband. Zinta is particularly known in the Indian media for her straightforwardness and honestly expressing her outspoken views and forthright opinions in public, be it about her on-screen or off-screen life or raising a voice against any social injustice

In 2003, Zinta was placed number one on Rediff's "Top Bollywood Female Stars. In 2006, Zinta was a guest judge in the singing talent contest Indian Idol 2. She had a stint with her earlier occupation as a model, when she walked the ramp for Manish Malhotra's fashion display Fashion Week 2006, titled Freedom, along with actress Kajol. Later that year, Zinta and filmmaker Karan Johar represented Bollywood at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, taking the opportunity to promote Johar's then forthcoming Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, which had Zinta in one of the leading roles.

Rani

RANI


Rani made her debut in Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat in 1996. The film did not do well at the box-office. However, her next two movies, Ghulam and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai were both 1998 hits. She has since appeared in hits like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), Saathiya (2002), Chalte Chalte (2003), Hum Tum (2004), and Veer-Zaara (2004).
She has also performed in Shahrukh Khan's touring stage show, Temptations 2004, as a prominent member of an all-star lineup. In 2005, she worked with the biggest production houses and banners: Black, Bunty aur Babli and The Rising. These three movies were amongst the top ten grossers of the year. Paheli, while only moderately successful, was India's official entry to the 2006 Oscars.
In February 2005, Filmfare Magazine published her face among the "Ten Most Powerful Names of Bollywood"; she was the only woman to receive such an honor. She was ranked eighth on the Power List in February 2006, configuring the highest ranking for a woman. Rani was also ranked number one in the Filmfare Top Ten Actresses' listing both years, 2004 and 2005.

Asin shoots with Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Asin shoots with Mahendra Singh Dhoni


MUMBAI: The latest actress to shoot with the Indian cricket captain is South sensation, Asin. The actress shot for the Big Bazaar commercial with Mahendra Singh Dhoni at a studio in Film City.

Actresses teaming up with cricketers have proven to be an exciting combination for advertisers. MSD has shot with Bipasha Basu for the Reebok commercial in Hong Kong and this is the second time that the cricket captain has been roped in to lure customers for a product with another actress.

Asin signed the clothing company sometime in April and had earlier shot a print campaign for them. But this is the first television commercial for the actress with this brand. Asin shot with Dhoni for the entire day, which included several dress changes. The mood of the shoot was full of fun as the duo kept playing games with each other and at the end of it, Asin said, "MSD was great fun. I had a ball shooting with him."

With Asin's shooting schedule for her Indo-Japanese film still in the pipeline and Dhoni, taking a welcome cricket from international cricket till September, the clothing company got the two celebrities together for the ad campaign which will hit television screens by mid August.

ASIN Early work, until 2004

ASIN Early work, until 2004

Asin Thottumkal debuted in a supporting role in Sathyan Anthikkad's Malayalam film Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka in 2001, at the age of 15. After taking a year out to pursue her education, Asin returned with her breakthrough film as an actress, Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi opposite Ravi Teja, portraying a Tamil girl in her first Telugu language film, which subsequently fetched her the Telugu Filmfare Award for Best Actress.^[3] In the same year she won the Santosham Best Actress Award for her performance alongside Nagarjuna in her second Telugu film, Shivamani.^[3] Her following two Telugu films, Lakshmi Narasimha and Gharshana, both portrayed Asin as the love interest for police officers, giving her two successful films, cementing her place as a leading actress in the Telugu film industry.

Asin's first Tamil language film was M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi, in which she co-starred with Jayam Ravi. Asin reprised her role from her film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi for the remake, which saw her portraying a Malayali girl instead of the Tamil girl in the original. The movie subsequently went on to become one of the biggest hits in Tamil cinema during 2004, introducing Asin to Tamil film industry.^[4] After a brief return to Telugu films, to do Chakram, she appeared in Ullam Ketkumae.^[5] The film, initially launched in 2002, was originally meant to be the launch for Asin as a lead actress, along with then-debutants Arya and Pooja Umashankar. The college love story, directed by Jeeva, was long-delayed but eventually became a successful venture at the box-office, creating wider opportunities for her and the rest of the lead cast.^[6]

ASIN Breakthrough, 2005 - 2007

ASIN Breakthrough, 2005 - 2007

After the release of Ullam Ketkumae, Asin was cited as a leading heroine after signing films with prominent actors of the Tamil industry in Ghajini, Majaa, Sivakasi and Varalaru respectively.^[7] The film which provided the breakthrough for Asin was Ghajini. The film, co-starring Surya and Nayantara and directed by A. R. Murugadoss, earned her the Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Her role was that of a vivacious young model named Kalpana. Sify.com praised her portrayal as "magical", descriving her character as a "lovable chatterbox", played with "sheer ability in the romantic interludes, the poignant and heartfelt scenes when she rescues minor girls from villains and her gory end are touching".^[8] The following Diwali in 2005, Asin had two releases, Sivakasi and Majaa. Despite the latter becoming an average grosser, the former went on to be a successful venture at the box office, despite Asin's poorly etched out role.^[9][10]

The following year, her long-delayed venture, Varalaru opposite Ajith Kumar, became the biggest blockbuster of 2006 in Tamil cinema. The film's hero-centric plot retreated Asin to the sidelines, but her role was well acclaimed by critics.^[11] Asin appeared in Pawan Kalyan's Annavaram, another successful venture in which she had a poorly-etched out role.^[12] In January 2007, Asin appeared opposite Ajith Kumar and Vijay in two different films, Aalwar and Pokkiri, with the latter becoming a success, whilst Aalwar became a failure. Whilst Asin's role in Aalwar was criticized, her performance in Pokkiri was lauded by critics.^[13][14] Her final project of the year was opposite in Hari's Vel, which had a Diwali 2007 release, subsequently becoming her third successful film which released during the Diwali season in three years. Asin, who portrayed a TV anchor, was appreciated for her role in the film.^[15]

ASIN

ASIN


Asin who had the success mark in the southern film industry make her entry to the bollywood acting against Amir khan for the remake of the film Gajini which is a super hit in both tamil and telugu. In both the versions the film was starred by actor Surya and directed by the director Murugadas, which gave them a huge success. Asin is eager about the output of the film in bolly wood. She has the success story both in tolly and kolly wood in telugu ,she had done the films like Amma nanna o tamil ammai,Shivamani, Garshana and Gajini.In tamil she worked in the film like “Kadhal kodan 7/g rainbow colony” which gave her the success mark. Selvaraghavan offered her the second bollywood chance in the remake of the “Kadhal kodan 7/g rainbow colony” which she already signed the film with out knowing the actor opposite to her in the film.

Amisha Patel

Amisha Patel

Bollywood actress Amisha Patel is all set to be the latest star to adorn the 2009 General Elections. Her candidature was announced by the Nationalistparty (NCP) on Saturday. Amisha will be the party's candidate from Rajkot.

The NCP's chief for Gujarat, Jayant Patel, said the actress agreed readily when she was approached for her consent to fight the elections on behalf of the party.

Amisha has her roots in the Anand district of Gujarat and this election will almost be her political homecoming, an NCP spokesperson said. He added that he has been knowing her family for many years and is confident that her contest will be a winning suggestion for the party in the Saurashtra region.

Bollywood Actress Celina Jaitley badly abused by Pak Cricketers

Bollywood Actress Celina Jaitley badly abused by Pak Cricketers

This certainly isn’t cricket. On Sunday when Celina Jaitley was invited to perform at the Indian Cricket League’s match between Pakistan and India, she had what could be termed an encounter with abusive guests from across the border.

Celina had finished her performance and was taking what she calls a "glory round" with her security personnel around the stadium, when she heard loud abuses in Hindi coming out of the players’ enclosure.

"At first I couldn’t believe where it was coming from. I still want to give them the benefit of the doubt because it’s so hard to believe they could behave this way," she says with a shudder, recalling how she wanted to rush back to her car and drive away from the nightmare.

"But I couldn’t because the security guys wouldn’t let me pass. So I was stuck listening to myself being described in the most colourful language."Celina refuses to lay the blame on anyone for the abusive incident. But she does admit that she recognizes the Pakistani players because she had participated in a tv interview with them for a sports channel.

"But what hurts and offends me more is the fact that people from our own country have chosen to speak on behalf of those who abused me. As they say, I am ’just another Bollywood actress’ Fine. Does that mean I don’t command even the respect that other woman get?"

All in all it hasn’t been a very pleasant Easter and Holi weekend for Celina."I attended my producer Kumar Mangatji’s Holi bash on Saturday and then having ensured that I wasn’t required for shooting on Sunday I left for Delhi for the ICL, tired and irritable. I had no clue what was waiting for me.

And to top it all, I had observed Lent this Easter and was very weak and depleted. This wasn’t what I expected."