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Saturday, February 28th, 200954th Idea Filmfare Awards 2008 Winners announced today. The 54th Idea Filmfare Awards 2008 will be held today (February 28th, 2009) in Mumbai. SRK was replaced by Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan as hosts of Filmfare awards due to SRK’s shoulder surgery
54th Idea Filmfare Awards 2008 Winners
Below are the Winners of 54th Idea Filmfare Awards 2008 function held on Feb 28th at Yash Raj Studios;
Best Playback Singer (Male): Sukhwinder Singh – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi – Haule Haule
Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal – Singh is Kinng – Teri Ore
Best Film: Jodhaa Akbar
Best Director: Ashutosh Gowariker – Jodhaa Akbar
Best Actor In a Leading Role: Hrithik Roshan – Jodhaa Akbar
Best Actress In a Leading Role: Priyanka Chopra – Fashion
Best Supporting Actor (Male): Arjun Rampal – Rock On!!
Best Supporting Actor (Female): Kangana Ranaut – Fashion
Best Jury Award – Best Director Critic: Nishikant Kamat (Mumbai Meri Jaan)
OutStanding Performance: Prateik Babbar (Jaane Tu … Ya Jaane Na) & Purab Kohli (Rock On)
Best Actor (Critic): Manjot Singh (Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye)
Best Actress (Critic): Shahana Goswami (Rock On)
Best Music Director: AR Rahman for (Jaane tu … Ya Jaane Na)
Lifetime Achievement Award: Om Puri
Best Story: Abhishek Kapoor – Rock On
Best Lyrics: Javed Akhtar – Jodhaa Akbar – Jashn e Bahara
Best Sensational Debut (Male): Farhan Akhtar and Imraan Khan
Best Sensational Debut (Female): Asin Thottumkal for Ghajini
Sony Filmfare Best Scene Award: Rab Ne Banadi Jodi
R D Burman Upcoming Talent: Benny Dayal for Ghajini
Lifetime Achievement Award: Bhanu Athaiya
Best Screenplay: Yogesh Vinayak Joshi & Upendra Sidhaye (Mumbai Meri Jaan)
Best Dialogue: Manu Rishi (Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!)
Best Background Score: A R Rahman for Jodha Akbar
Best Costume : Manoshi Nath for Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
Best Cinematography: Jason West for Rock On!
Best Sound Design: Vinod Subramanyam for Rock On!
Best Choreography : Longines for Pappu Can’t Dance Sala . ( Jaane Tu…)
Best Editing: Amit Pawar for Mumbai Meri Jaan
Best Production Design: Vandan Kataria and Monica Angelica Bhowmick for Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
Best Action: Peter Hein for Ghajini
Best Visual Effects Award: John Deitz for Love Story 2050
54th FilmFare Awards 2008 Red Carpet
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRg2uoEHOgs
Filmfare Awards 2008 Nominee List
Best Film
- Dostana
- Ghajini
- Jodhaa Akbar
- Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
- Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
- Rock On!
Best Director
- A.R. Murugadoss – Ghajini
- Abhishek Kapoor – Rock On!!
- Aditya Chopra – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
- Ashutosh Gowariker – Jodhaa Akbar
- Madhur Bhandarkar – Fashion
- Neeraj Pandey – A Wednesday!
Best Actor In a Leading Role
- Aamir Khan – Ghajini
- Abhishek Bachchan – Dostana
- Hrithik Roshan – Jodhaa Akbar
- Akshay Kumar – Sinng Is Kinng
- Shah Rukh Khan – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
- Naseeruddin Shah – A Wednesday!
Best Actress In a Leading Role
- Aishwarya Rai – Jodhaa Akbar
- Anushka Sharma – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
- Asin Thottumkal – Ghajini
- Kajol – U Me Aur Hum
- Priyanka Chopra – Fashion
Best Supporting Actor (Male)
- Abhishek Bachchan – Sarkaar Raj
- Arjun Rampal – Rock On!!
- Pratik Babbar – Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
- Sonu Sood – Jodhaa Akbar
- Tushaar Kapoor – Golmaal Returns
- Vinay Pathak – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Best Supporting Actor (Female)
- Bipasha Basu – Bachna Ae Haseeno
- Kangana Ranaut – Fashion
- Kiron Kher – Dostana
- Ratna Pathak Shah – Jaanu Tu… Ya Jaane Na
- Sahana Goswami – Rock On!
Best Music Director
- A R Rahman – Ghajini
- A R Rahman – Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na
- A R Rahman – Jodhaa Akbar
- Pritam – Race
- Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy – Rock On!!
- Vishal-Shekhar – Dostana
Best Lyrics
- Abbas Tyrewala – Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na – Kabhi Kabhi Aditi
- Gulzar – Yuvvraaj – Tu Meri Dost Hai
- Jaideep Sahni – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi – Haule Haule
- Javed Akhtar – Jodhaa Akbar – Jashn e Bahara
- Javed Akhtar – Rock On!! – Socha Hai
- Prasoon Joshi – Ghajini – Guzarish
Best Playback Singer (Male)
- Farhan Akhtar – Rock On!! – Socha Hai
- KK – Bachna Ae Haseeno – Khuda Jaane
- KK – Jannat – Zara Si Dil Mein
- Rashid Ali – Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na – Kabhi Kabhi Aditi
- Sonu Nigham – Jodhaa Akbar – Inn Lamho Ke Daaman Mein
- Sukhwinder Singh – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi – Haule Haule
Best Playback Singer (Female)
- Alka Yagnik – Yuvvraaj – Tu Muskura
- Neha Bhasin – Fashion – Kuch Khaas Hai
- Shilpa Rao – Bachna Ae Haseeno – Khuda Jaane
- Shreya Ghoshal – Singh is Kinng – Teri Ore
- Shruti Pathak – Fashion – Marjaawa
- Sunidhi Chuhan – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi – Dance Pe Chance
Priyanka Chopra’s Dance – Stardust Awards Performance
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjTWAusfYUI
Rihanna and Chris Brown Back Together?
Saturday, February 28th, 2009People.com is reporting that Rihanna and Chris Brown are back together. According to People, the two have reunited almost 3 weeks after the incident which landed Chris Brown is jail. It was alleged that Chris Brown beat-up Rihanna during that incident. In fact, photos were just leaked from the police this past week showing a bruised and battered Rihanna that night.
According to a source, the couple is ‘together again,” and spending time at one of Diddy’s homes on Miami Beach’s Star Island. The source goes on to say that “While Chris is reflective and saddened about what happened, he is really happy to be with the woman he loves.”
The source also states that the reuniting is mutual and that they both care for each other. Chris Brown has made a public apology for what he did, but went on to say that things have been exaggerated or told untruthfully. Rihanna’s rep made a statement that Rihanna’s camp will not talk about the incident.
Brown was put into jail on account for making criminal threats but has yet to be charged with anything before the courts.
WWE WrestleMania 25 – Triple H vs Randy Orton
Friday, February 27th, 2009WWE WrestleMania 25: Triple H vs Randy Orton? On April 5, 2009, WrestleMania 25 will take place. The pay per view event is known for having explosive matches, and this year, one of the biggest matches will be between Triple H vs Randy Orton. Orton won the 2009 Royal Rumble, giving him the chance to fight for either the ECW title, the World Heavyweight title, or the WWE title at WWE WrestleMania 25. As the WWE champion, Triple H became one of Orton’s three possible opponents.
However, his match with Triple H is sure to be more than just a standard title bout. First of all, Orton defeated Triple H to win the Royal Rumble, so Triple H is out for revenge. The two have feuded off and on over the years. In February of 2009, Orton attacked Shane and Stephanie McMahon, and Triple H came to their rescue. This set up a new feud between the two, plus forced Triple H to announce that he is married to Stephanie McMahon, bringing their real-life marriage into the storyline (the two were “married” on-screen several years ago, although that storyline has since ended).
What will an Orton/Triple H match-up at WrestleMania mean? It will certainly be electric. Triple H has held the WWE title, among other titles, multiple times, and there was a time when he was considered almost undefeatable. Orton, on the other hand, has been a rising star in the WWE and has held several titles. But this match is more that just about winning another title—this match is personal.
WrestleMania 25: Triple H vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BveBZ8sSUU
Triple H Interviewed on Smackdown 02/20
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7QinOX4Lvk
WWE WrestleMania 25 – Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker
Friday, February 27th, 2009WWE WrestleMania 25: Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker? The WWE WrestleMania is always a top event in the wrestling world, and WrestleMania 25 looks to be no different. The event features a number of big name match-ups, including a match between HBK vs Undertaker.
One of the biggest match-ups at WWE WrestleMania 25 will feature Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker as the two are huge WWE superstars. Shawn Michaels has won a number of WrestleMania matches and has even been nicknamed Mr. WrestleMania. He’s appeared at WrestleMania for years, including a ladder match at WrestleMania X and an Iron Man match at WrestleMania XII. The Undertaker, on the other hand, has won 16 consecutive victories at WrestleMania (he did not appear at two WrestleManias). This is an unprecedented feat in the WWE.
This match up is more than just an event between two huge superstars. It’s also a match between the two most veteran wrestlers on the WWE roster. Shawn Michaels has been with the WWE since 1988, and the Undertaker made his first appearance in 1990. Both have over 20 years of wrestling experience.
The two have feuded before, including battling it out in the first Hell in a Cell match. In 1988, they met up in a Casket Match that led to Michaels being injured for four years. When he returned, he was put on Raw while Undertaker stayed on Smackdown. They eventually met up at the Royal Rumble in 2007 and 2008. Those matches, however, will be nothing compared to their meeting at WrestleMania 25.
WWE Wrestlemania XXV: Undertaker Vs Shawn Michaels Promo
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP8TV6e36Ws
Tom Brady & Giselle Bundchen Are Married
Friday, February 27th, 2009NFL football star Tom Brady and model Giselle Bundchen got married today in a private ceremony that started at dusk. They wed at the St. Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica, California. The guest list was mostly immediate family, including Tom Brady’s son from a previos relationship with actress Bridget Moynahan.
The bride wore form-fitting ivory wedding dress that was donned with lace. The dress was made by fashion moguls Dolce and Gabbana. Her three dogs also wore matching Dolce and Gabbana lace collars.
The couple had been dating for almost 3 years and just recently got engaged some time over the holiday season last year. Giselle even denied reports last year that her and Tom were engaged at the time. She told a Brazilian magazine that “Someone deduced I was getting engaged…I don’t know how people are so creative.” There had been reports that the couple was planning on wedding in Costa Rica later this year.
The two already have a $11.7 million plot of land that they purchased last year. It is located in a gated community in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.
WEC 39 Results
Friday, February 27th, 2009
Watch WEC 39 Results here. Once again time for yet another WEC card. This is going to happen in Texas at Corpus Christi this weekend. For the featherweight title, the card is going to feature fighters Mike Brown and Leonard Garcia. For the latter, it’s his hometown so obviously the crowd support will be for him, and so Brown will have to fight out in a hostile environment a card like this is so exciting and to wait until Sunday seems tough for me.
Then it will be Marcos Galvao vs Damacio Page While The BJJ fighter, Galvao is touted to tough fighter and indeed both the fighters are coming after loss to the best contender, Brian Bowles.
This fight will be interesting and great to watch; while Galvao is tough, Page is coming from camp fighting Jackson, and my winner is Galvao and its going to be a decision win.
Another card is between Rob McCullough vs Marcus Hicks. While Rob is known striker and a rounded fighter, his recent loss to Donald Cerrone makes him all charged up and he is ready to give a tough to Hicks. Hicks again, coming after a loss during August to Varner for lightweight title fight, so he too would be keen on a win. My pick here is Hicks whose grappling is better.
Then, it will be Bart Palaszewski vs Richard Crunkilton While both are well rounded fighters and will be another interesting card up and I personally feel that Bart is going to win this by submission.
I am very keen to watch the fight between Jose Aldo vs Chris Mickle, because Jose Aldo is a very good striker and Chris Mickle is debuting the WEC and both will fight tough and to see clash of two styles make this a good card. I am unable to choose between these two, maybe Aldo is better off but I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
Then it will be the most awaited clash for featherweight between two grapplers Mike Brown vs Leonard Garcia and my pick will be Garcia who is a tough fighter as well as good striker.
WEC 39 Results
The WEC 39 Winners will be updated match by match.
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Castillo defeated Cardella via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28).
Page defeated Galvao via KO at 0:18 of round 1.
Hendricks defeated Serdyukov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Osawa defeated Rebello vis split decision (29-28, 29-28, 27-30).
Karalexis defeated McIntyre via TKO (punches) at 4:19 of round 1.
Franchi defeated Budnik via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Pierce defeated Haskins via TKO (punches) at 3:39 of round 3.
WEC 39 Main Card Bouts
Featherweight Championship bout: Mike Brown (United States) vs. Leonard Garcia (United States)
Featherweight bout: Jose Aldo (Brazil) vs. Chris Mickle (United States)
Lightweight bout: Bart Palaszewski (Poland) vs. Richard Crunkilton (United States)
Lightweight bout: Rob McCullough (United States) vs. Marcus Hicks (United States)
WEC 39 Undercard Bouts
Bantamweight bout: Marcos Galvao (Brazil) vs.Damacio Page (United States)
Welterweight bout: Johny Hendricks (United States) vs. Alex Serdyukov (Russia)
Featherweight bout: Mike Budnik (United States) vs. John Franchi (United States)
Welterweight bout: Justin Haskins (United States) vs. Mike Pierce (United States)
Lightweight bout: Alex Karalexis (United States) vs. Greg McIntyre (United States)
Lightweight bout: Danny Castillo (United States) vs. Phil Cardella (United States)
Bantamweight bout: Kenji Osawa (Japan) vs. Rafael Rebello (Brazil)
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Watch WEC 39 Brown vs. Garcia Live Stream Online here
MTV Roadies 7.0 Ideas
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Roadies is a reality show that has caught the nation by storm. The first three years might have been dull drones but the victory of Ranvijay and Bani in the fourth episode did make some news. The fever really began in the fifth year as a nation gripped in Roadie hysteria started devouring the television sets umpteenth time a day, whenever roadies 5.0 or its repeat was aired.
We simply loved the way conspiracy theory and mind games undid all and pushed few to the top. We loved the burly Chandigarh youth Prabhjot and the svelte and maneuvering Shambhavi. The cribbing Anmol and shrewdly unassuming Nikhil packed a punch too. But it was the village simpleton Ashutosh who really hit the biggest nail. He lapped the ultimate laurel having traveled through Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.
With the kind of razzmatazz and subsequent TRP that roadie 5.0 fetched, it was but obvious, that producer and roadies mastermind Raghu Ram would seek newer trade tips. After all, it is no crime making the most of business opportunity like Roadies, especially when the format has really cut great corners with the masses.
Keeping all this in mind, the entire hoopla took wings. Roadies was given a rich propaganda and Raghu introduced his twin brother Rajiv for what was essentially a very difficult and intriguing round of first interview. The audience was always left dazed by what they had to offer. The uniqueness, the inventiveness sand presenting style was awesome.
The show has done rather well with the game having passed through the first few rounds of exits and ready to move on to the Australian soil. Again, the unassuming Kiri, the out-of-pocket Dev and rock-solid Bobby seem like a good bet. Obviously, there are many twists expecting us. Roadies” expect the unexpected” tag is not for nothing.
Roadies 7.0 – What Are You Looking For?
Roadies 7.0 is due next year. Already, there are many imaginations populating the mind of the audience. A few striking ideas come out as glaring suggestions. A few believe that roadie shall now travel to Africa, a place where real, virgin dangers lie. It’s all great passing through Singapore and Australia but no place brings fear as nude as Africa. Pyramids are another place to shoot roadies 7.0.
The game shall also bend towards being more merit-driven. This would infuse raw talents to work their way better. After all, mind games are all right but a small mistake here and there and every thing can be shattered. The elimination of Roop in roadies 6.0 is a case in this point.
Roadies 7.0 shall also change the concept of biking to something more daring. In fact, each contestant shall be asked to be strong in one particular niche of adventure and his performance in that particular draw shall count. Wrestling bouts should be annulled as they need raw power and thus those who are light-weighted cannot perform as meritoriously.
Last but not the least, Raghu should figure more prominently in the game throughout the show.
Octuplets Mother Talks To Dr. Phil
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Nadya Suleman, who just gave birth to the famous octuplets, sat down and talked Dr. Phil McGraw about some of her fears and concerns. One of her biggest fears is that she will not be allowed to take home her babies from the hospital until she proves that she has the ability to take care of them all. Suleman has come under a lot of scrutiny for having the babies since it was found out that she is a single mother who doesn’t have a job, lives with her mother, and has 6 other children. She has also acknowledged that she does receive food stamps and disability money from one of her kids.
After talking to officials at the hospital where the babies currently are in a neonatal care unit, Suleman fears that she may not be able to take her babies home anytime soon. She told Dr. Phil basically if she can’t prove she can provide a better environment for the children, they are not going to release the children to her.
Suleman has also received death threats and tons of hate mail and backlash. At one point she even took her children into seclusion because of the threats. It has also been reported that Suleman’s mother, who owns the home they live in is foreclosing on the home after being $23,000 behind on the mortgage. There is no word where Suleman and her kids will live now.
Love Aaj Kal Movie Preview
Thursday, February 26th, 2009Imtiaj Ali, who has made two soft and flowing love stories, is making yet another. The film is been done pretty fast and the exciting element is that the hiccups are more for the title tan the entire movie.
The film has been conceived with two initial titles Aaj Aur Kal and production No. 1. However the latest was recommended by Shahid Kapoor, the hero in Jab We Met who tried to reflect the mix of English and Hindi with the supposed name Love Aaj Kal.
The film has come up with a new pair yet again with Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone making a love story of their own. There was consternation when the scheme appeared of not retaining any of the stars in the match winning Jab We Met, but Imtiaj seems to know his job quite efficiently.
The film is nearing completion and supposed to continue where the other Ali films ended, taking slight angles on the relationships. The film is being slated for June release and there is only one song left before the logistics and post production blues come into effect.
Both the stars are in similar position as Kareena and Shahid were before Jab We Met with a series of flops before. The director’s easy business with the camera might do the trick this time.
The music has been the métier of his past movies and this time too, Pritam has been given avid directions to throw in soulful renditions.
May he be even third time lucky!!
Life Partner Movie Preview
Thursday, February 26th, 2009Abbas Mastan, who still ride the laurels of the two classic thrillers Khiladi and Baazigar, that brought two future superstars into initial limelight – Akshay Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan, have now resolved to produce Life Partner. Directed by Rumi Jaffrey, the movie promises to be a roller coaster ride.
The movie, that will be on air on 1st May has a male cast that have been doing little else than comedy of late. Govinda is an irrepressible veteran in the field with very few peers to his comic timing; Tusshar Kapoor has done good comedy in Golmaal series and Fardeen in Hey Baby. However, one thing is to be noticed that the first one is clearly past his prime and the last two star kids have assured that they will not show any great promise in the future.
The heroines, though, that have been chosen are both bright and on their way to celestial heights. Prachi Desai who jumped straight from TV into celluloid to rock us, Kasamh Se and Genelia De’sousa an inalienable part of the highly original Jaane Tu…The heroines kind of keep the equilibrium with the heroes.
The producers are pretty experienced and have always been original in their making even as directors. Rumi, the director, is a very renowned writer in the Bollywood circles and they along with Govinda pack a punch of experience.
One thing is a guarantee that whatever be the outcome on the cash front, the movie will be full of comic capers and side jokes.
