Halle Berry to be honoured for fragrance

Actress Halle Berry, who has created three successful perfumes, will be honoured with celebrity fragrance of the year award at FiFi Awards.

"For years, I have created my own personal scents by mixing and layering fragrances, trying to come up with something unique and different. It's a wonderful form of self-expression and I am thrilled to share these fragrances with consumers worldwide," femalefirst quoted Berry as saying in a statement.

Her three perfumes are called Halle by Halle Berry, Pure Orchid and Reveal.

The US Fragrance Foundation each year chooses one celebrity who has especially contributed to attracting shoppers to the industry, with past winners including Paris Hilton and Usher.

Black Eyed Peas star Fergie is being presented with the new fragrance celebrity of the year award for Outspoken, while legendary designer Jean Paul Gaultier will receive the Hall of Fame award.

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Phalke award for Rani, Priyanka

From veteran actor Dharmendra to newcomer Ranveer Singh - quite a few actors from the Hindi film industry were honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards Tuesday.

The event was attended by Rani Mukerji, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma, Sonakshi Sinha, Rekha and Asha Parekh, among others. However, Aamir Khan, who was supposed to attend the show, decided to skip it.

Dharmendra was bestowed with the Phalke Ratan, Asha Parekh received the legendary icon cine artist award, Rani got outstanding performance in the film award for "No One Killed Jessica" and Priyanka received memorable performance award for "7 Khoon Maaf".

"I felt really nice getting this award because this is an award from our industry. I'm very happy," Asha Parekh told reporters here.

Echoing a similar stance, Rani said: "This is my first award for 'Jessica...' and that too this award. So I'm very happy."

Anushka was honoured for the excellent performance in the film "Band Baaja Baarat" and her co-actor of the film got the best debut award.

"I'm truly elated and it's a very prestigious award because he is the visionary of the Indian film industry and to get such an honour at such a young age for me is extremely motivating and encouraging and I hope that whatever little I'm trying to do in the industry, if it makes even slightest of mark, it will make me happy," said Anushka.

Added Ranveer: "Quite clearly this is the most prestigious award that I've received till now. It's a very big day for me. Its amazing to be here and to be receiving this award."

The best debutant award was bagged by Sonakshi Sinha for "Dabangg" and Arbaaz Khan got the best debut producer award for the same film.

Veteran actor Dara Singh was also honoured with the senior most cine artist award.

While the men came dressed in suits, the actresses flaunted colourful saris.

Shah Rukh, Sonam named worst actors at Golden Kela Awards

Gurgaon, March 13 – Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan was named the worst actor and Sonam Kapoor the worst actress at the third annual Golden Kela Awards Saturday night, a spin-off of Hollywood’s Razzies awards, which recognises the worst in cinema. 

While Shah Rukh won the award for Karan Johar’s ‘My Name is Khan’, where he played a patient of Asperger’s syndrome, Sonam got the award for her home production ‘Aisha’.

Ironically, Shah Rukh has also won the Filmfare award for the best actor for the same film.

‘My Name Is Khan’ also received the worst film award.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali won the worst director award for ‘Guzaarish’. ‘Guzaarish’ also got Black Award for Emotional Blackmail.

Director Ram Gopal Varma was awarded the Bas Kijiye Bahut Ho Gaya Award (Please Stop Its Enough), asking him to stop making films.

The worst supporting actor male went to Arjun Rampal for ‘Housefull’, and worst supporting actress female went to Kangana Ranaut for ‘Kites’.

Interestingly, out of five nominations in the category of supporting actress, three were for Kangana in ‘No Problem’, ‘Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai’ and ‘Kites’.

Bawra Ho Gaya Hai Ke award (Have You Gone Nuts) was given to actor Ben Kingsley for his participation in the film ‘Teen Patti’.

However, there was a special category of ‘Anti-Kela’ awards for the films that were the saving graces of 2010. The awards were for the films that were meaningful and entertaining, while still being in the mainstream.

Those awarded in this category were ‘Udaan’, ‘Ishqiya’, ‘Love, Sex and Dhoka’, ‘Do Dooni Chaar’, ‘Peepli Live’ and ‘Tere Bin Laden’.

‘I think we should learn to make fun of our own work and I think it’s just fun although it’s tough because we make a lot of bad films. It will be easy to choose good films but it will be difficult to choose worst work,’ said Vishal Bhardwaj, producer of ‘Ishqiya, who was present at the award ceremony hosted by Cyrus Broacha in Rockdome at the Ambience Mall in Gurgaon.

‘Ishqiya’ director Abhisek Chaubey added: ‘Nobody wants to admit that they have made the worst film and coming here would be admitting it, nobody really wants to believe that they did something worst. But really hope people who are nominated see the lighter side of it and come here.’

Small-budget film ‘Udaan’ swept this year’s prestigious Filmfare awards and here also it won the Anti-Kela for being 2010’s ’saving grace’.

‘Being given an award by people who are looking for bad stuff in films means a lot,’ said director Vikramaditya Motwane in a video message.

Meanwhile, Aditya Narayan and Pakhi Tyrewala were awarded the Golden Kela for worst debut male and female for ‘Shaapit’ and ‘Jhootha Hi Sahi’ respectively.

Actor Uday Chopra was given the Chimpu Kapoor award (No talent award for relatives of celebrities).

‘Pee Loon’ from ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai’ was adjudged the most irritating song and Sanjay Leela Bhansali won another award for the most atrocious lyrics for song ‘Sau gram zindagi’ from ‘Guzaarish’.

Akshay Kumar-Aishwarya Rai starrer ‘Action Replayy’, which was the big screen adaptation of a play, was given the award for the Most Original Story.

Director Sanjay Sharma’s gay love story ‘Dunno Y… Naa Jane Kyun’ received the Lajja (Shame) award for worst treatment of a serious issue. ‘Ek Second… Jo Zindagi Badal De’ won the When did This Come Out Award.

Rohit Shetty’s ‘Golmaal’ series won the worst triology ever in the history of films and Salman Khan starrer ‘Dabangg’ was given the Ajooba Award for Sheer Awesomeness.

The worst animated film award went to ‘Baru the Wonder Kid’.

Pradeep Sarkar’s ‘Lafange Parindey’ was given the Jajantram Mamantram Award for Worst Named Film.

Singer Sukhwinder Singh was given the Sonu Nigam Award for Career Suicide for his debut in ‘Kuch Kariye’.

Vivek Oberoi-starrer ‘Prince’ was given the Golden Kela for the most ridiculous sequence in the film.

Jackie Shroff won the worst casting ever award for his role as Shirdi Sai baba in the film ‘Malik Ek’.

Host Cyrus was at his wittiest best during the award function. Also present were actor Praduman Singh of ‘Tere Bin Laden’ fame and ‘Do Dooni Chaar’ director Habib Faisal. 

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Katrina lashes out at the kiss controversy

Katrina Kaif is awfully busy these days. Amidst a flurry of activity that includes the pre-production work for her home production to launch sister Isabelle, and shooting for films,Kat is caught up rehearsing for her performance tomorrow at the Indian Music Award.

"Yesterday we were told that our performances were called off, and in the morning it's informed that the show is on tomorrow. I am out of my wits, juggling hundred things together," says Kat, this year's hottest item girl, who is set to perform an act inspired by Moulin Rogue tomorrow at the IMA night.

Given the tight situation, there couldn't have been any room for any other discussion today. But Kat surprised us with her forthright clarifications regarding the return of the lip-locking scene with Gulshan Grover for Kaizaad Gustaad's Boom, which is now packed in a new DVD to be launched by the makers of the film soon.

Mind you, Katrina doesn't feel haunted by any kind of her past ghost. "What's there to react in the first place? And what's new about those scenes?" asks an unfazed Katrina. "I don't deny I have done the scenes in the past where I did things that I wasn't comfortable. And in any case, `Boom' and the kissing scenes are all over the internet", states the hottest downloaded Bollywood babe on the net.

The film had some hot lip locking scenes between Gulshan Grover and Katrina, who was a newbie that time. Apparently the hot scenes were removed from the film, when her than beau Salman Khan put pressure on the makers of the film. Does she attribute this sudden but unpleasant development to any specific reason at this point in her career and life? Is someone trying to make some quick buck out of her success or is there a purposeful strategy to malign her?

"Honestly I wouldn't know. I have never interpreted people's intentions. As it is the makers have issued a statement today to the media. And they have denied doing anything like this," clarifies Katrina.

Whatever is the outcome, the fact is success cannot be measured or maligned. And Katrina is a wonderful example of phenomenal success.

Abhishek Bachchan to go by fans’ choice at IMA Awards

Mumbai, March 9 – Actor Abhishek Bachchan, who will perform at the Big Star IMA Awards 2011 Friday, will dance on the songs suggested by his fans. 

When the organising team from Reliance Broadcast discussed with him his performance, Abhishek quickly reverted saying, ‘Let’s ask my fan’s what they would like to see me dance on!’ 

Tarun Katial, CEO of Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd says that Abhishek’s fans from across the country have sent their suggestions.

‘Abhishek has been an absolute sport and his fans across the country from Jammu to Mumbai, have been sending in SMSes in huge numbers. Current hot favourites are songs like ‘Beera…’ from ‘Raavan’. The night of March 11 will see Abhishek dance to the tunes of India, literally,’ Katial said in a statement. 

Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd in collaboration with Star India and Indian Music Academy is launching this integrated music award property, to recognise talents from all over the country and across every genre of music including Hindustani, Carnatic, folk, ghazal, Sufi and qawwali.

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Penelope, Bridges play Beauty and the Beast

Oscar winners Penelope Cruz and Jeff Bridges have posed as fairytale lovers Beauty and the Beast for a new Disney advertisement.

The stars dressed up as the beloved characters for a whimsical campaign for Disney theme parks shot by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, reports the Daily Star.

In the advertisement, Bridges looks like a handsome prince lifting Cruz in a yellow ball gown high into the air.

Leibovitz''s latest campaign also features Queen Latifah as Ursula from The Little Mermaid, as well as Olivia Wilde as the Evil Queen and Alec Baldwin as the Mirror from Snow White

Madonna’s ‘W.E.’ to premiere at Venice Film Festival

London, March 4 – Pop diva Madonna’s new film ‘W.E.’ will reportedly premiere at the Venice Film Festival. 

The 52-year-old singer has directed ‘W.E.’ – a two-tier tale about Britain’s King Edward VIII’s relationship with American Wallis Simpson – and the full feature will be shown to critics and audiences at the film festival in September, reports contactmusic.com.

The film stars Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough and Laurence Fox apart from Madonna’s 14-year-old daughter Lourdes, who has been given a cameo in the film.

The 52-year-old earlier said she had put her music career on hold so she could concentrate on her family life and the movie.

‘I haven’t really been focused as much as I should be on the music part of my career, because the movie has consumed every inch of me. Between that and my four children, I don’t have the time or energy for anything else,’ she said.

Aishwarya Rai, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra in run for fun, fearless award

New Delhi, March 4 – Bollywood beauties Aishwarya Rai, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra are in the run for Cosmopolitan Magazine’s fun, fearless awards, to be held in Mumbai Saturday.

 

The three actresses are competing in Fun, Fearless Female All Time Reader’s Choice Award this year.

Other categories include – Fun, Fearless Power Couple award, for which the nominees are – Kareena Kapoor-Saif Ali Khan; Hrithik Roshan-Sussanne Khan and Arbaaz Khan-Malaika Arora Khan.

There is also a Fun, Fearless Male 2010 Reader’s Choice Award, and Ranbir Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Salman Khan, and Arjun Rampal are competing for the title in this category.

The event, in its third edition now, takes place annually in India, Britain and the US. 

“The Fun, Fearless Female Awards is a cult, one-of-its-kind event that celebrates all that’s iconic of the Cosmo woman – her attitude, drive, and the never-say-never spirit,” Nandini Bhalla, editor of Cosmopolitan, said in a press statement.

The organisers are expecting a star-studded turnout at the event Saturday at the Taj Land’s End, Mumbai.

“The response has been tremendous – from readers, Bollywood favourites, and the industry. The Fun Fearless Awards are a pat on the back to women (and some special men) from different areas of life-acting, music, theatre, and more.

“Last year’s awards saw a great turnout – Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, and more. And this year’s awards promise to be bigger, better, and more Cosmo than ever,” said Mala Sekhri, chief operating officer, Lifestyle Magazines, India Today Group.

Kate Winslet says no to botox

London, Mar 2 – Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has no intention of going under the knife – because she is satisfied with her body.

 

“No, I have never tried any of that stuff. I don’t have parts of my body that I hate or would like to trade for somebody else’s or wish I could surgically adjust into some fantasy version of what they are,” she said.

The star was talking to the April edition of U.S. Glamour magazine, for which she posed in a figure-hugging Victoria Beckham dress, reports the Daily Mail.

The 35-year-old admitted that she hadn’t always been as confident in her looks.

“When I was heavy, people would say to me – and it was such a backhanded compliment – they would say, ‘You’ve got such a beautiful face.’”

“In the way of, like, ‘Oh, isn’t it a shame that from the neck down you’re questionable.’” (ANI)