Kareena becomes first ever top Bollywood actress to be the face of Lakme

Here’s something more for the stunning Kareena Kapoor to preen over. Kareena has been chosen as the new face of the international cosmetic range of Lakme. The first Bollywood actress to be given this honour.

So far her appointment has only been a matter of speculation. But now we have it from a source very close to Kareena that she is indeed the first Bollywood actress to be thus appointed.

Says the source, “The Indian faces of Lakme have so far been all models. Even Katrina Kaif was a Lakme girl only when she was model. This is the first time that a Bollywood actress has been given this honour in the history of the cosmetic’s existence.”

According to the source close to Kareena, the formal announcement of Kareena’s appointment would be made this weekend.

Bipasha Basu to endorse Emami

Till yesterday, Bipasha’s name not just spelt ‘sexy’, ‘hot’, ‘oomph’ and likes, but also ‘Sugar Free’, ‘Vi John Feather Touch’, ‘Gili’, ‘Fa’, ‘Aristocrat luggage’…phew! Well, if that wasn’t just enough, Bipasha Basu has now gone ahead and has added one more name to her ever-growing list of brand endorsements: Emami, the cosmetic major!

Although Bips was not available to comment regarding this deal, her manager confirmed the news.

Kookie Gulati all set to make Prince sequel

Lara Dutta, Bipasha Basu , Sushmita Sen…These are the names that would be offered the lead parts in the sequel to Prince which is all set to go on the floors early next year.
Kookie Gulati, the young director of Prince is in a daze. He just can’t believe the opening that his film Prince has received. And before he could even begin to let the whole idea of a potential hit sink in, he’s all set to create a sequel to Prince.

Confirming this, Gulati says, “We had left the ending open, suggesting there might be more to the plot than what we had just seen. But there was just a hint of a fear. What if Prince fell flat on its face? What would people say about even suggesting a sequel?”
Luckily the response to the film has been overwhelming. Kookie who had never directed a feature film before, has locked the plot. “I have an idea for the sequel which I’ll now develop. Since it’s the plot that has worked in Prince we’ve to make sure the sequel is even stronger in terms of content.”

While Vivek Oberoi will of course play the title role in the sequel the rest of the cast specially the leading ladies will all change.

Says a source close to the Prince project, “When we approached the top leading ladies they all either said a straight no nor or begged off with the date excuse. They had no faith in the project. More importantly no top leading lady wanted to work with Vivek. On the day after Prince opened Vivek began to receive congratulatory SMS’s from some of the leading ladies who had declined to work with him in Prince.”

Vivek Oberoi laughs . “I wouldn’t like to dwell on the past. All is good now. And I’d just like to concentrate on the positive things. Yes, we are making a sequel. In fact when we put in a suggestion of it in the first film we had finally decided to edit it out because it was vain at that point of time to think audiences would like our film enough to see a sequel.”

Adds Kookie Gulati, “It’s been a three-year uphill climb for me and Vivek. I was making music videos for the Tauranis’ Tips. It took me a great deal of effort to convince them that I could pull off a feature film. During the last three years I have had no time to do anything else but the film. My 3-year old son thinks I’m a stranger in the house. I’m much better prepared for the sequel. I’m more confident now.”

Producer Kumar Taurani also confirms plans for the sequel.

Adah Sharma to feature with Katrina in Olay’s Natural White commercial

The very name of Adah Sharma brings to us the vivid memories of the hit flick 1920. Though her next film Phhir is yet to release, Adah has been on a signing spree as far as brand endorsements are concerned.

After having endorsed Nokia’s latest range of mobile phones, news has it that this PYT will now been seen in the Olay’s Natural White cream commercial along with Katrina Kaif. According to Bollywood Hungama’s confirmed sources, “Adah has been signed up by the cosmetic major Olay, for their ace product Natural White.” The source also went onto add that the commercial has already been shot. It features Adah sitting with Katrina in the bedroom doing girlie gossip, post which they are shown sitting in a cafe. The ad, which has been shot in the exotic locales of Bangkok by the Thai director Dan (who also goes by the name of ‘Khundan’), has indeed been shot on a lavish scale. The said commercial will be aired on TV in the second week of next month.

Pakistan forces under pressure due to tension on Eastern border

Lahore, Pakistan News :- Pakistan forces under pressure due to tension on Eastern border: PM Gilani.

US National Security Advisor James L. Jones has assured Pakistan’s high-level political and military leadership of his sincere intention to pursue a long term strategic partnership based on mutual interests and mutual respect while Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said that Pakistan was fully committed to take its ongoing operations of clearing its territory from the terrorists and extremists to its logical conclusions, its forces were over-stretched because of continuous tension on the Eastern border.

General (R) James L. Jones, US National Security Advisor of President Obama met with Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, President Asif Ali Zardari and Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani in Islamabad today. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and US Ambassador to Pakistan Ms. Anne W. Patterson were also present during the meeting.

The Prime Minister stated it was imperative that the US should be sensitive about Pakistan’s core interests i.e. Kashmir, water issue, Indian military capability and the requirements of balance of power in South Asia.

The US, hence has to use its influence with India for resumption of composite dialogue and lessening of tension with Pakistan to enable Pakistan to concentrate its attention and energies in the fight against militancy and terrorism, the PM added.

General (R) James L. Jones said the US considered Pakistan as its most strategic ally and wanted to proceed on a new way forward through consultations and coordination on every important bilateral issue particularly the ones related to the counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency, he added. He agreed with the Prime Minister that the new US policy on Afghanistan should be formulated by taking into account the vital interests of Pakistan.

James L. Jones also called on President Asif Ali Zardari in Presidency on Friday. Matters relating to Pakistan’s struggle against militancy, rehabilitation of IDPs and early reimbursement of the arrears in coalition support fund (CSF) were discussed during the meeting.

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Pakistan forces under pressure due to tension on Eastern border was first posted on November 13, 2009 at 11:40 pm.

Pakistan rejects Indian remarks on Gilgit-Baltistan elections

Islamabad, Pakistan News :- Terming remarks by the Spokesperson of the Indian Ministry for External Affairs about Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) elections as “unwarranted”, Pakistan on Friday said the Government of India has no locus standi in the matter.

“We have seen the remarks by the Spokesperson of the Indian Ministry for External Affairs made today in which he has described the elections held in Gilgit-Baltistan as “just another cosmetic exercise intended to camouflage the fact of Pakistan’s illegal occupation of areas of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. These remarks are unwarranted. The Government of India has no locus standi in the matter”, Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit said in a statement issued on Friday.

“As for Jammu and Kashmir dispute, it stems from India’s refusal to implement the relevant Security Council Resolutions, which provide for a just solution of the dispute through the democratic method of a free and fair plebiscite”, the statement added.

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Pakistan rejects Indian remarks on Gilgit-Baltistan elections was first posted on November 14, 2009 at 12:08 am.