Akshay Oberoi invites cousin Vivek to see his film

Setting aside all talk of a cold war with cousin, Vivek Oberoi, newcomer Akshay Oberoi who makes his debut this week in the Rajshris’ Isi Life Mein has invited Vivek to watch his film. Vivek has promised his cousin he will make time very shortly.

Says the newcomer, “There is absolutely no stress with Vivek. I don’t know where these rumours came from. I don’t know why people are making it seem as if we’re at loggerheads.”

The truth is, Akshay Oberoi tried to downplay his family connection with Vivek because he didn’t want to seem like a clingy cousin desirous of cashing in on his more-famous family member’s name.

Says Akshay, “Vivek and I didn’t grow up together. Since I was studying acting and theatre in the US for several years and we weren’t connected constantly. So if we aren’t bumchums, we aren’t at war either. Why should we be? We are like any other family. I’m a huge fan of Vivek and will always wish him well. I hope he sees my film soon.”

Having said that, the pragmatic newcomer knows it is each on his own in the entertainment industry. “Vivek and I come from different families. We lead separate lives. He has his own career. And I will have my own now. We will always be there for one another. But we are not going to be posing for together photographs all the time to prove to the world that we belong to one family.”

Akshay’s namesake, the Kumar, also has a release, a much larger one this week. But the newbie is unperturbed.

Says the latest Oberoi on the block, “Isi Life Mein and Tees Maar Khan are two different films. We are a much smaller film. We’re hoping we’d also get some support. After all it is the holiday season.”

Live Chat: Ranveer Singh (Band Baaja Baaraat) on Dec 17 at 1500 hrs IST

The year 2010 saw a host of newcomers make their debut on the silver screen but if there’s one name who has managed to stand out its Ranveer Singh, the young lad who debuted in Yash Raj Films’ latest release Band Baaja Baaraat.

Ever since the film released last Friday, the buzz on this newcomer has been extremely positive with a lot of people calling him the ‘Next Big Thing’ in Bollywood. As Ranveer enjoys each and every bit of adulation coming his way, we at Bollywood Hungama give you a chance to have a Live Video Chat with the man of the moment – Ranveer Singh – on Friday, December 17, at 1500 hrs IST. Don’t miss!

`Black Swan” earns 12 Critics” Choice nominations

LOS ANGELES: Natalie Portman”s ballet drama “Black Swan” leads the Critics” Choice Movie Awards with a record 12 nominations, among them best picture and actress.

Other best-picture nominees Monday were “127 Hours,” “The Fighter,” “Inception,” “The King”s Speech,” “The Social Network,” “The Town,” “Toy Story 3,” “True Grit” and “Winter”s Bone.”

“The King”s Speech” and “True Grit” were second with 11 nominations each.

Among “The King”s Speech” honors were a best-actor nomination for Colin Firth and supporting slots for Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush. “True Grit” star Jeff Bridges also earned a best-actor nomination, while his newcomer co-star, 14-year-old Hailee Steinfeld, had two nominations, as supporting actress and best young actress.

Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter Alia to be launched by Karan Johar and SRK

Only last week we informed you about Karan Johar and SRK launching two newcomers namely Varun Dhawan (son of David Dhawan) and Sidharth Malhotra in their next co-production.

Now the buzz is that besides the two debutant leading men, yet another newcomer is being launched in this project. The girl in question is Alia (younger daughter of Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan) and in all probability she is the lucky one to have bagged this plum project.

The film is a love triangle with both the new boys vying for Alia’s attention.

Must say that the coming year is surely going to witness a lot of fresh talent.

Jahan Bloch: KRANTIVEER is unlike YUVA

MUMBAI: Yet another newcomer is knocking the doors of Bollywood.

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Jahan Bloch: KRANTIVEER is unlike YUVA

mr. hudson

Mr. Hudson and Jay-Z ‘Forever Young’ on SNL with Betty White

Benjamin Hudson McIldowie (born 1979), known as Mr. Hudson is a British R & B / pop artist based in London, England, formerly known as Mr. Hudson & The Library. Mr. Hudson is signed by the producer Kanye West is good forever young jay z music.
Mr. Hudson , is a British R&B/pop artist based in London, England, formerly called Mr. Hudson & The Library. Mr. Hudson is signed to music producer Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music.

He has listed various influences, most notably Chet Baker, David Bowie, The Police, Andre 3000, Marvin Gaye, The Specials, Billie Holiday, Rosster, Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzee Rascal. When he was with The Library they were known for their energetic live performances which include steelpan and a piano. They were nominated for “Best Newcomer” at the 2007 UK Festival Awards.

Mr. Hudson has worked with acts such as Kanye West, Dizzee Rascal, N-Dubz, Kid Cudi, Tinie Tempah, Jay-Z and Big Sean and toured with Calvin Harris. His vocal performances have been compared to those of Sting. He is accompanied by Joy Joseph (vocals and steel drum), Rob Barron (electric keyboard), Raphael Mann (bass guitar) and Andrew “Wilkie” Wilkinson electric drums.

On 4 August 2009, Mr. Hudson released a new album, Straight No Chaser (via G.O.O.D. Music and Mercury Records), executive produced by Kanye West.
Mr. Hudson and Jay-Z ‘Forever Young’ on SNL with Betty White

Mr. Hudson has worked with acts such as Kanye West, Dizzee Rascal, N-Dubz, Kid Cudi, Tinie Tempah, Jay-Z and Big Sean and toured with Calvin Harris. His vocal performances have been compared to those of Sting. He is accompanied by Joy Joseph (vocals and steel drum), Rob Barron (electric keyboard), Raphael Mann (bass guitar) and Andrew “Wilkie” Wilkinson (electric drums).

Avatar dominates Britain”s Empire Awards

LONDON: James Cameron”s Avatar ruled Britain”s Empire Film Awards on Sunday night, taking home three of the top trophies.

The sci-fi epic won the coveted Best Film honour and Cameron landed the Best Director award, while Zoe Saldana was named the Best Actress at the ceremony in London.

Inglourious Basterds star Christoph Waltz won the Best Actor award for his role in Quentin Tarantino”s movie, while Aaron Johnson won the Best Newcomer honour for his portrayal of a young John Lennon in Nowhere Boy.

Guy Ritchie”s Sherlock Holmes landed the Best Thriller film award and Star Trek won Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy film.

British actor Ray Winstone, Jude Law, Andy Serkis and Sir Ian MCKellen all won special awards for their contribution to film, with the X-Men star being named Empire Icon, the evening”s top honour.

He says, “I”ve played iconic parts – I think that”s the point. I played Gandalf the Grey and the White and Magneto. So their lustre rubs off on me rather than the other way round.”

The list of winners is as follows:

Best Film: Avatar

Best Director: James Cameron (Avatar)

Best Actor: Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)

Best Actress: Zoe Saldana (Avatar)

Best Newcomer: Aaron Johnson (Nowhere Boy)

Best Thriller: Sherlock Holmes

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film: Star Trek

Best Horror: Let The Right One In

Best Comedy: In The Loop

Best British Film: Harry Brown

Outstanding Contribution To British Film: Ray Winstone

Empire Hero: Jude Law

Inspiration award: Andy Serkis

Empire Icon: Sir Ian MCKellen.

Fiona Xie Boyfriend

Fiona Xie Boyfriend, Fiona Xie,The 27-year-old actress explained in an interview published on this weeks’s 8 Days magazine that she did not set out to avoid the media but was simply weary of the complications speaking to them would bring.

As for the “personal reasons” for rejecting the role, Xie said she could not find her character’s voice though she admits that she gave it up partly because of her Australian-American boyfriend.

According to the actress, her boyfriend did not like the script as it contained too many kissing scenes, so she turned it down.

“He wanted me to ask for amendments to the script so I have less kissing scenes. I know that is impossible but I don’t want him to be unhappy,” she explained.

Xie’s 23-year-old squeeze is an enigma. They first met on the set of Kelvin Tong’s supernatural thriller “Rule #1″ in 2007 and have been dating for a year, and he is reportedly an art enthusiast who lives like royalty in Hong Kong, but everything else about him remains a mystery.

The actress who has been dubbed one of MediaCorp’s Seven Princesses, was named Best Newcomer in her first year and was twice voted one of the top ten most popular actresses by viewers at the annual Star Awards.

Her decision to drop everything and base herself Hong Kong will force her to bid goodbye to her annual salary of about S$500,000. However, it will afford her greater control over her life and gives her the freedom to choose what projects she wants to do.

She said that while she is concerned that this loss of income might affect the livelihood of her mother and her younger brother, Dylan, who is sill studying, she is determined to get a fresh start in Hong Kong. The actress, who had recently embraced Christianity, has no regrets.

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Fiona Xie Boyfriend was first posted on December 10, 2009 at 10:46 pm.