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The Wild West is one of the most popular themes in any dress up costume event. There is something so exciting and mysterious about the Wild West that makes everyone interested just to feel how is it to be a cowboy or girl for that matter. For this reason, cowboy fancy dress is one of the most sought-after costumes every time there is a dress up event coming on.
For a hot summer day, the cowboy theme is one of the best as you can make use of your backyard and create a typical old Wild West scenario complete with bandwagon, haystacks and stacked gold rush mine. Children love having a cowboy birthday party for they get to see real live cowboys galloping in a real live horse. When looking for cowboy costumes, it can be quite overwhelming choosing which one you like since there are all sorts of cowboy attires to look into.
For Men:
There are so many different kinds of cowboy costumes that men can look into. There are the famous Lone Ranger blue outfit that comes with a slim eye mask; the cowboy drifter costume made famous by Clint Eastwood which consists of a poncho that looked like a carpet and very untidy or the Gunfighter cowboy costume with the man having two guns whose outfit has some fringes and a bit of decorations. You can also choose from the Sheriff Costume, saloon gambler, drover cowboy with a long overcoat and the village people cowboy costume. One should not forget the "Woody" costume from Toy Story.
For Women:
Just as there are so many options for cowboy attire, same goes with cowgirls. What makes cowboy fancy dress cool is that you can assemble your outfit with things you already own. Denim pants or skirts, plaid shirts, vests and leather boots topped with a cowboy hat and bandanna can give you a typical cowboy look. Some women like to wear sexy cowgirl attire which consists primarily of short denim skirt or tight-fitting jeans and shirtless vest buttoned at the front.
The costume becomes more realistic once you add accessories like a lasso and a fake rifle. Cowboy leather boots are considered an "in" thing because a lot of people wear it regularly when going out. Add a spur in it and you are set to go riding down the country side.
The Wild West theme can be so much fun not only for adults but children alike.

Is Lady Gaga going straight?

IT was always going to be the ultimate gimmick for the eccentric Lady Gaga.
With every visceral taboo broken, from meat dress to climbing inside a womb on stage, the 25-year-old had nowhere to do. Except, of course, to the one area that no-one would ever expect, that of chic normality. And for the second day in LA, as she arrived at a recording studio, she did just that.

Gaga, real name Stefani Germanotta, donned an elegant long black dress that clung to her dainty frame in all the right places. With a beehive that evoked a blonde Audrey Heburn, the whole outfit was very Breakfast at Tiffany’s, down to the large diamanté earrings.

We’re so used to seeing Lady Gaga step out in something original and outrageous that we almost didn’t recognise her yesterday. But it seems like the new elegant New Yorker may be here to stay. –DM

Amitabh Bachchan to open museum in father's honour

Amitabh Bachchan is reportedly planning to open a museum dedicated to the poetry of his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

The actor explained that he felt the speed of modern communication had diminished the importance of classic literature and language.

"I do believe that the richness of our language is getting lost. We used to spend a lot of thought and lot of energy behind what was written and spoken. Perhaps it was a lot richer in earlier times," Bachchan told IANS.

"I don't want to blame today's generation. The time has changed, communication has become very rapid and very quick."

The 68-year-old, who is an advocate of social networking site Twitter and has his own blog, said that he wants to preserve the richness of the Hindi language.

"I've been thinking for a long time about opening a museum where I could store my father's well-known works that can be used for research work. I hope we are able to fulfill our plans to open a museum soon and preserve his iconic works."

Harivansh Rai Bachchan, who died in 2003, is credited with works such as Madhushala and Agneepath, and is regarded as one of the greatest Hindi poets of the 20th century.

Amitabh Bachchan has been actively promoting his father's works internationally.

"I didn't know that my father's work is popular in not only India but also abroad," he said. "On the occasion of the 100th birth anniversary of my father, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in New York had invited me for the recital of his works at the Lincoln Centre and there were at least 3,500-4,000 people who had come as an audience."

He is now planning to travel the world reciting his father's poems.

First Bollywood actor on the cover of a gay magazine

Imran Khan has become the first Bollywood actor to feature on the cover of a gay magazine in India.

The Delhi Belly star appears in the new issue of Bombay Dost.

Wearing faded jeans and a pigeon-imaged T-shirt, he poses above the tagline: "A Bollywood Brokeback... Why not? Imran Khan comes out with a startling revelation."

Khan told the magazine: "It is flattering to be called a gay icon. I have always been a supporter of gay rights."

Devansh Patel, Bollywood columnist with the Harrow Observer, told Digital Spy: "Imran Khan has been a strong supporter for the gay community in India and across the globe.

"So him being on the cover should be a much-needed boost for the gay community, that they've got one of India's top actors to back them."

Khan appeared to kiss Ranbir Kapoor on the lips while filming an episode of Koffee with Karan earlier this year.

The two stars also featured in a parody of Tarun Mansukhani's gay-themed release Dostana while hosting the 2009 Filmfare Awards.

Celina Jaitley is the Hindi film figure considered to be the most widely associated with the Indian gay rights movement.

Hilary Duff, "overwhelmed"

Hilary Duff has said she is "overwhelmed" by the messages of congratulations she has received since announcing her first pregnancy.

The former Lizzie McGuire star and husband Mike Comrie revealed that they are expecting a baby on the same day that they celebrated their first wedding anniversary over the weekend.

Posting on Duff's official website, they said: "Baby Makes Three!!! We are extremely happy and ready to start this new chapter of our lives."

Writing on her Twitter account following the announcement, the actress added: "Wow! I am just overwhelmed by all of the wonderful messages everyone is sending! Thank you so much! Big hugs!"

Duff's older sister Haylie was one of the many well-wishers who posted their congratulations on Twitter, writing: "Congrats to my sissy @HilaryDuff and my B.I.L Mike on their 1 year anniversary and the tiny new addition :)"

Fellow Disney star Ashley Tisdale also congratulated Duff and Comrie on her own Twitter feed, saying: "So excited for @HilaryDuff and Mike!"

Duff and Comrie began dating back in 2007 and tied the knot at a ceremony in Santa Barbara, California last summer.

Kim Kardashian 'working with trainers to get in shape for wedding'

Kim Kardashian has hired two celebrity trainers to whip her into shape.

The American socialite, who flew 11 hours for a dress fitting last week, is working with Gunnar Peterson and Tracy Anderson in order to look her best for her August 20 nuptials to NBA player Kris Humphries.

"With me, she's doing free-arm [exercises], where I'm changing the movements all the time, and also dance aerobics," Anderson told Us Weekly

Meanwhile, a source told the website that Kardashian is also on a diet. They claimed that the reality star has forbidden herself from eating any unhealthy food.

"She's cut out fatty foods and sugar," the insider revealed.

Kardashian's wedding to Humphries will air as part of a four-hour special on E! in October.

Earlier this month, the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star confirmed that Vera Wang will be designing her wedding gown.

Kardashian recently revealed that she was very selective in choosing who to invite to the wedding, admitting that she turned down a number of her mother Kris Jenner's suggestions regarding who to include in the festivities.

Tara Reid reveals true identity of new husband

Tara Reid has revealed the true identity of the man she married in Greece over the weekend.

The American Pie actress tied the knot on Saturday, just hours after announcing that she had gotten engaged.

It was assumed that Reid had wed Danish businessman Michael Lilleund, whom she was most recently reported to be dating. However, Reid denied that Lilleund was the groom, explaining that she actually married someone else.

"His name is Zack Kehayov," Reid tweeted.

The actress has been seen with a mystery man in recent weeks who is believed to be Kehayov.

Meanwhile, Lilleund issued a statement clarifying that his relationship with Reid ended in February of this year.

"If she has married, then she hasn't married me, that's for sure," Lilleund told Starlounge.

Reid was previously engaged to Michael Axtmann, but she ultimately called off the wedding a month before it was scheduled to take place.

The star is rumoured to be taking part in this year's UK edition of Celebrity Big Brother.

Bollywood's 'Aarakshan' stokes caste controversy

A new Bollywood film tackling the thorny issue of caste quotas in Indian government jobs and education is released this week in the face of vocal protests from minorities.

Politicians and interest groups championing low-caste Hindus and other marginalised groups that the system is designed to help have come out in force against "Aarakshan" (Reservation), which hits screens today.

Two north Indian states -- Uttar Pradesh and Punjab -- have even banned the film, with the Uttar Pradesh government, led by low-caste politician Mayawati, saying it "could incite civil disorder and violence".

Critics, including the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, have said Prakash Jha's drama contains "objectionable" references to marginalised groups such as Dalits, the community formerly known as "untouchables".

The ban in Uttar Pradesh, announced late Wednesday, will last two months while Punjab will decide whether to show the film only after a state government panel has reviewed it, officials said on Thursday.

"Aarakshan", which sees screen legend Amitabh Bachchan play the principal of a successful school who has quotas imposed on him, was dogged by controversy even during shooting.

Dalit groups opposed the casting of Saif Ali Khan, who is of Muslim royal stock, as a low-caste Hindu. And the film's set in Bhopal, central India, was deemed illegal and bulldozed.

Publicity material was vandalised and more than a dozen activists arrested for protesting outside Jha's office in Mumbai last weekend, prompting police to give him and the lead actors extra security.

India's Censor Board, which passed the film uncut, has been asked to look at it again.

Jha, known for tackling social issues in his films, denies taking a position on reservation and Dalit rights.

"In India there are people who benefit from this policy and there are those who have missed an opportunity because of the policy. Reservation and the quota system is a hard-hitting reality," he said last week.

"It is almost an India versus India situation and by showing this in my movie, I am trying to bridge the gap."

Reservation refers to the policy of guaranteeing jobs for socially disadvantaged groups, officially referred to as "scheduled tribes, scheduled castes and other backward classes".

The affirmative action aims to provide equal opportunities for the poorest and most marginalised in India's complex and deeply entrenched social hierarchy.

India's 160 million Dalits, many of whom live in rural areas, still face prejudice despite anti-discrimination laws, while harsh retribution is often meted out for flouting caste and sub-caste lines.

The quota system itself is the subject of frequent challenges, with the number of places allocated to disadvantaged groups changing from state to state and sometimes exceeding the legal maximum of 50 percent.

Those who miss out on public sector jobs or education places as a result say the system fails to reward talent or ability.

Some sociologists have suggested that traditional caste notions have been eroded in any case due to India's economic boom, improving wealth and social mobility.

Professor Kamal Mitra Chenoy, a political scientist at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, said the phenomenon was more noticeable in fast-growing cities but the pace of change was slow.

"It's still a major issue," he said but admitted that given the chronic under-investment in state education there was "no alternative" to quotas apart from a concerted government drive to lift millions out of poverty.

Other Bollywood films have faced protests in recent years, most notably Deepa Mehta's "Fire" (1996), for its portrayal of lesbianism, and "Water" (2005), about the treatment of widows in Indian society.

Critics of actor Shah Rukh Khan's support for Pakistani cricketers threatened to disrupt showings of his film "My Name Is Khan" in 2010.

But the objections have mainly been against sex or nudity on moral grounds from conservative Hindu groups, who see themselves as champions of traditional Indian values.

For his part, Jha has accused politicians of playing communal politics in the quest for votes.

"I am just trying to show how it (reservation) has created two Indias," he said. (AFP)

Apes rule the American box office

LOS ANGELES: New Hollywood film ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ is at the top of the American box office earning over $ 104.9 million. Even though new films arrived in theaters over the weekend, audiences still flocked to ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes,’ which continued its dominance over the competition.

In weekend sales the movie took in $ 27.5 million.

None of the new films which debuted over the weekend saw such results, but ‘The Help’ which is an adaptation of a civil rights novel was the exception. It had ticket sales of $ 25.5 million.

Bollywood's sexiest bachelor

What is common between Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor? No, it's not Kareena Kapoor! The two Bollywood hunks are battling it out for the top spot for India's sexiest bachelor.

Saif and Shahid have the charm to set heart beats racing and they will compete against each other on BIG CBS PRIME's "India's Sexiest Bachelor" show Saturday.

Interestingly, both the actors have started their journey in Bollywood at the age of 22.

Saif is dating Kareena and has two kids from his marriage with Amrita Singh, but this hasn't deterred the 40-year-old's female fan-following from drooling over him.

On the other hand, Shahid, 30, is popular among his female fans for his charming smile and hot body.

So watch out who gets lucky with the sexy tag!

Mother wants to save her daughter's career

Furious with the lack of funds, progress and initiative and determined to complete and release what she considers a remarkable work of cinema, Shilipa Shetty’s intrepid mother has taken over the production of her daughter’s Indo-Chinese production The Desire: A Journey Of A Woman. She has apparently edited the film down to 95 minutes and is readying the film for various international film festivals.

When contacted Sunanda Shetty admitted, “The websites claim Tracy Shiyun is the co-producer. Not true. She went to court and lost. I am the sole producer of this project.

We’ve made changes for the betterment of the movie. If I had to turn producer I wanted the film to be what I as a member of the audience would like to see. Yes, we’ve cut the length down. ”

If Shilpa Shetty’s mother Sunanda Shetty has turned producer Lord knows there was enough provocation to do. Apparently the ambitious film about an Indian girl quest for spiritualism through her Odissi dancing was on the verge of being shelved when Mrs Shetty agreed to step in as producer.

Says a source, “The Desire …had gone grossly over-budget and had also become too long. When Mrs Shetty stepped in the length of the film was unmanageable at 2 hours 25 minutes.

Mrs Shetty cut the film down to size at 95 minutes and is sending it off to various international film festivals. She also had areas of dispute with the director R Sarath on several counts. ” Says Mrs Sunanda Shetty, “When I decided to step in as producer the film was in serious trouble. It was stuck for over a year. But I immediately saw the potential in it.

I was told there was just a few weeks’ shooting left when in fact we had to shoot for a good six months more. But it’s been worth it. It’s a beautiful story and has a great role for Shilpa. My daughter warned me not to turn producer now when I had desisted from doing so all these years.

But somehow more than the concerned mother it was the film buff in me that realized the potential of this film. I jumped into the ocean without knowing how to swim. ”

The proud and protective mother makes it very clear that she took on the onus of being the sole producer of this film because of her darling daughter’s sake. “What appealed to me in the film is the fact that a girl could lead her life on her own terms without adhering to the so-called dos and don’ts. I strongly believe a girl child should be allowed to follow her heart. ”

Jane Fonda pens sex guide for over-70 couples

Veteran actress Jane Fonda has penned a book for the couples of her generation on how to keep the warmth of passion ticking in a relationship even when the old age snatches the enthusiasm away.

The 73-year-old Hollywood sex symbol has devoted some 50 pages of her new autobiography ‘Prime Time’ to explaining how to have good sex over the age of 70.

She has also claimed that she could even tell simply by looking at people if they are having ‘good sex’.

“I wasn’t trying to be shocking, but I go into details, and it seems to have shocked people. I made a list of things to cover. I’m still sexually active. There are certain things that change as you age, and I wanted to talk about that,” the Daily Mail quoted her as telling Time magazine, explaining her decision to talk about sex for the over-70s, that is usually a taboo subject.

The two-time Oscar-winner, who is currently in a relationship with 69-year-old music producer Richard Perry, describes herself as a ‘late bloomer’ and insisted on talking openly about sex unlike others.

“I have never found a book that talks about everything from the psyche and spirit and wisdom to penile implants,” she said.

“So I decided that I’d write about as much of the research as I possibly could – everything I wanted to know as a woman who is 73 years old and still sexually active.

“I see people who aren’t traditionally beautiful, but if they’re having good sex, you can tell,” she added.

James Bond taught me how to shoot my gun: Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde has revealed that while starring in her latest movie 'Cowboys and Aliens' she got a lesson on how to shoot a gun from her co-star and the current 007 star Daniel Craig.

The 27-year-old actress plays Ella Swenson in the sci-fi thriller, where she had to fire a weapon.

And she was glad that Craig, who currently plays the lead role in the 'James Bond' movies, offered her the much-needed support.

"Daniel taught me how to shoot my gun. Which was cool 'cos now I can always say that James Bond taught me how," Stuff.co.nz quoted her as telling Cover Media.

"It was cool, the guns were really beautiful. I'm not a big gun person - I'm a pacifist, I don't really love guns in general.

"But I love these antique guns, they were so interesting but not easy to shoot," she added.

Cowell donates $80,000 for London riot victims

Music mogul Simon Cowell has donated $80,000 for those affected by the London riots.
The civil unrest began in London Aug 6 and soon spread across the country. Rioters attacked city centres, smashed windows, looted shops and torched buildings as a result hundreds of businesses have been forced to shut up shop in order to repair the damage.

Britain's Express Newspapers group has established a special fund for riot victims as part of the Reclaim Our Streets crusade and Cowell has contributed to that.

"A lot of families and businesses desperately need some help right now and I back any campaign which achieves this," contactmusic.com quoted Cowell as saying.

Family, friends pour in at Shammi's residence to pay tribute

Nephew Randhir Kapoor, grandnieces Karisma and Kareena, co-star Amitabh Bachchan, director Imtiaz Ali and many more visited the Blue Heaven Society on Malabar Hill to pay tribute to Shammi Kapoor, who breathed his last Sunday morning at the Breach Candy Hospital. He was 79.

He will be cremated Monday morning.Among the early birds from the film fraternity were Amitabh who came with wife Jaya, director Subhash Ghai, Anupam Kher, Imran Khan and his wife Avantika.

Industrialist Anil Ambani and his wife Tina Ambani were also among the early ones to pay their homage to the actor, who died of kidney failure after a week’s hospitalization.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal too came to pay his tributes to the legend.

“More than the industry’s loss, this is my bigger personal loss. I was very close to him and we used to meet often. I used to go and see him. I was to make a documentary on him. But I didn’t expect that he will leave us like this. Even at the age of 79, he was the representative of youth. His spirit was so young and youthful,” Ghai told reporters.

“He even told me about his shooting for (grandnephew) Ranbir Kapoor’s film ‘Rockstar’, for which he shot sometime back. He was so excited, he explained each and everything to me. He was looking forward to the movie,” he added.

Kareena, who is Shammi Kapoor's elder brother, Raj Kapoor's granddaughter, came along with her beau Saif Ali Khan. Among other family members were his nephews Randhir Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor who came with wife Neetu and his brother Shashi Kapoor.

Others spotted were Kajol, Farhan Akhtar, Aamir Khan, Karan Johar, Rani Mukerji, Vinod Khanna, Bobby Deol and Imtiaz Ali.

“I was really fortunate to get his blessing and to get close to him and work with him. He is irreplaceable,” a visibly emotional Imtiaz Ali told IANS.

A lot of security personnel have been deployed in the area and also within the Blue Heaven Society complex because the actor’s house is in a high security zone and lies close to the residence of the Maharashtra chief minister.

Legendary Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor, dies at 79

Legendary Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor, whose acting and dancing style heavily influenced modern-day Indian film stars, died on Sunday aged 79.

"Shammi Kapoor ji passed away this morning at 5:15 am," Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan wrote on Twitter, using the Hindi honorific, saying Kapoor brought had "flamboyance and joie de vivre" to the screen.

Nikhil Gangavane, a family friend who headed the official Shammi Kapoor fan club, said the actor was admitted to the private Breach Candy Hospital in south Mumbai earlier this week.

"He was on a ventilator for three or four days. He was having some chest infection, which he had had for the last one or two years. He died of renal failure this morning," Gangavane told AFP.

"He had been undergoing dialysis for the last six or seven years but developed complications."

Kapoor's dance performances in romantic hits like Tumsa Nahin Dekha" (You're One of a Kind, 1957), "Dil Deke Dekho" (Give Your Heart and See, 1959) and "Junglee" (Wild, 1961) earned him comparisons with US singer Elvis Presley.

Key to his success was his avid interest in music. Kapoor personally selected the songs he would dance and mime to, mindful that they needed to fit his exuberant on-screen style.

In doing so, he and singers like Mohammed Rafi provided some of the industry's most popular and memorable tunes.

In later years, as he withdrew from acting and direction, Kapoor became a champion of the Internet and was the founder-chairman of the Internet Users Community of India, maintaining a Facebook page and a Twitter account.

His own web site www.junglee.org.in profiled his famous family, the Kapoors, who have dominated Hindi-language cinema virtually since its inception.

He described himself on his Twitter account profile as a "Renaissance man, retired actor, computer buff". (AFP)

Miss USA, Arrested For Stealing A T-Shirt

Former Miss El Paso USA Lorena Tavera was arrested for allegedly stealing a shirt from a department store on Friday in the border town where she rose to prominence.

The winner of the 2008 El Paso pageant allegedly hid a $69 top in her plastic shopping bag and then exited the store, but employees followed her outside, The Associated Press reported.

The 21-year-old, who finished sixth in the Miss Texas USA pageant in 2008 and now models for Laura’s Productions in El Paso, denied that she stole the shirt.

“I’m going to contact my lawyer. This story can’t be run,” she told TV station KTSM. “The story is wrong first of all. It’s been misconstrued and it’s twisted, so I need to contact my lawyer… I can’t talk to you until I talk to my lawyer.”

It turns out that the former beauty queen also had two traffic court warrants, according to The El Paso Times.

Nude Statues Of Justin Bieber And Selena Gomez

If you were ever worried about Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez fading away, a distant memory of 2011, fear no more: the teen stars have been immortalized in “Justin and Selena as One,” a life-sized portrait from sculptor Daniel Edwards, the Dallas Observer reported on Tuesday.

“Justin and Selena as One,” which the artist said will eventually be cast in bronze, depicts the teens almost completely nude, save for a Canadian maple leaf and Texas “lone star” concealing their respective nether regions. The portrait will be presented at New Fine Arts, an adult mega store in Dallas, at a later date.

Edwards explained the piece in a statement provided to HuffPost:

“Justin and Selena as One” features the ‘Adam and Eve’ couple conjoined at the torso, each seeming to emerge from the other’s rib. Together, they have three legs, sharing Selena’s right leg as she appears to lead the younger Justin toward ‘Eden’. The pair is being led by an amorous Canada goose and Texas armadillo.

Edwards told HuffPost that his latest piece is partly a comment about how the couple has been portrayed in the media. “The press kind of rushes these stars through their adolescence and through adulthood, so there’s a bit of that behind the piece,” he said. Gomez is 19 years old and Bieber is 17.

The Connecticut-based sculptor, who said he has already received negative feedback because Bieber is not yet 18, is no stranger to controversy. His previous work includes an interactive piece called “Paris Hilton Autopsy,” a nude bust of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and a bronzing of what was purported to be Suri Cruise’s first poop.

And Edwards isn’t concerned if the teen stars break up.

“All Hollywood couples remain forever,” Edwards said, recalling pairs Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton as well as Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. “Once it’s burned into your memories, it’s always there. I think it’s its own kind of icon. Despite what happens to them, that will always remain.”

Kim Kardashian flew "11 hours" for wedding dress fitting

Kim Kardashian has revealed that she flew "11 hours" for a wedding dress fitting in New York City.

The reality TV star told reporters on Wednesday that she recently travelled all the way to New York City for a brief meeting with Vera Wang designers and then headed directly to the airport to catch a flight back home to LA.

She said: "I took the red-eye at midnight, landed at eight in the morning in New York, ran to Vera Wang for a dress fitting at 10am, and then left at noon on another flight out… So I was literally in for an hour, back out. I spent like 11 hours on a plane just to spend three hours in New York."

Kardashian and fiancé Kris Humphries are to wed on August 20 in Montecito, CA, but the 30-year-old insists that she's not nervous to tie the knot.

"Everyone says that you freak out, but I think my freak-out moments kind of happened at the beginning when we decided to get married this summer," she revealed.

Kris Jenner has teased that Kim and Humphries's wedding will have "a lot of surprises".
Kim recently announced that she will release a new fragrance to coincide with her nuptials.

Warrant singer Jani Lane found dead, aged 47

Warrant singer Jani Lane has died at the age of 47.
Lane was found dead in a Comfort Inn hotel room in Woodland Hills, CA on Thursday, an LAPD officer confirmed to The AP.

The police spokesperson said that a cause of death has not yet been determined.Lane is survived by two daughters from two prior marriages.

Fellow heavy metal singer Bret Michaels reacted to Lane's death by tweeting: "We'd like to offer our deepest condolences to the family of Jani Lane regarding their loss. Respectfully, Bret and all at MEGI."

Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash described Lane's passing as a "shame", while Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx wrote on Twitter: "I just heard the sad news about Jani Lane. So hard to swallow when people have kids. RIP."

Lane fronted Warrant on-and-off for more than 25 years, scoring five US Top 40 singles including the 1989 hit 'Heaven'.

In July 2010, Lane was sentenced to jail time for a DUI conviction.

Miss Universe Australia unveils National Ccostume

Miss Universe Australia Scherri-Lee Biggs has unveiled the national costume she hopes will win her the crown at the world's most famous beauty pageant.

The 20-year-old model from Perth, who was crowned the winner of the Aussie segment of the international beauty pageant last month, said that she loves her "fun" outfit.

At the launch of the costume at the Sofitel in Melbourne earlier this week, Biggs unveiled a canary yellow swimsuit, multi-coloured cascading silk skirt and gold-plated headpiece all designed by Nikki Silverthorne from Kooey Swimwear.

Silverthorne told The Daily Telegraph that the design of the dress was inspired by Australia's "breathtaking" landscape, saying: "People have to remember it is a costume and it's about having fun."

Biggs added: "The bikini ties in the beach culture we love. I feel like I can work it."

The Miss Universe pageant took place in Brazil on September 12.

Last year's Miss Universe Australia Jesinta Campbell was criticised for wearing fur on her Ugg-inspired national costume.

Bar Refaeli flaunts 'muddy' body at Dead Sea

Israeli model Bar Refaeli, who has taken to the Dead Sea in Israel, flaunted her bikini-perfect body while relaxing on the shores for medicinal mud bathing.The occasional actress posted pictures of her relaxing by the Dead Sea on her Twitter account.

The pictures illustrated the 26-year-old model covered in mud from the salt lake, the water and mud of which have long been considered to be a positive addition to beauty regimes.

"*muddy* but feels good!! DEAD SEA- if you haven't been ... well, sucks for you!" the New York Daily News quoted her as tweeting.

Salma Hayak to sell Nuance skincare range at CVS

Salma Hayek has teamed up with CVS to sell Nuance, her line of beauty products for hair, face and body from Mexican-derived ingredients.

The 44-year-old Mexican actress has developed the skincare range to "enhance the nuances that define every woman's individual beauty".

"I wanted to create a line of premium beauty products that were both effective and affordable using the ingredients and knowledge passed down to me from my grandmother," the New York Daily News quoted her as saying.

"My partnership with CVS/pharmacy allowed me to be truly involved in every aspect of product development, bringing my vision to life in making a line that is available to all women...," she added.

The line which is set to be available later this month have been inspired by Hayak's grandmother's youthful skin, which are formulated with fruit extracts and essential oils to tackle concerns like aging, loss of hydration, uneven skin tone and texture.

Mexican singer needs more dental surgery after bad fall

Mexican singer Gloria Trevi will have to undergo more dental surgery after suffering "facial trauma" when she took a bad fall last month while disembarking from an airplane, her publicist announced.

The artist "will undergo an operation and endodontic treatment and will have to comply with the doctor's instructions to prevent complications", according to a press release.

The publicist added that because of the operation, Trevi's second since the accident, she had been forced to cancel her concerts scheduled for Aug 19 and 20 in Chihuahua and Ciudad Juarez, and she had had to postpone the filming of a music video.

On July 14, Trevi - well known for hits such as "Pelo Suelto" and "Zapatos Viejos" - fell when descending from an airplane at the Toluca airport, about 60 km from Mexico City.

In the fall, the pop diva injured her lower lip and cracked some teeth and had to undergo emergency surgery.

The 43-year-old Trevi will resume her normal activities starting Aug 23 and it is expected that at the beginning of September she will visit Las Vegas on her singing tour to promote her latest album, "Gloria".

Mobile phones banned for Britney Spears?

Baby On More Time’ hitmaker Britney Spears has reportedly been barred from possessing a mobile phone to keep her under control.

The phone ban is said to be just one of the measures taken by those close to the 29-year-old singer to avoid a repeat of past meltdowns.

“Britney’s inner-circle keep a close eye on her to ensure she keeps herself together,” the Sun quoted a source as saying.

“One of the rules is she gave up her cell phone. That helps them keep her under control,” the source added.

Spears’ ex- bodyguard Fernando Flores, 30, had last year claimed that the singer had sent him her nude snaps from her phone and also accused her of exposing herself and making unwanted advances at her LA home.

However, the singer denied the allegations.

The pop star is under legal protection and her dad Jamie is managing her affairs following her 2008 breakdown.

US criminal dubbed 'Barefoot Bandit' signs 1.3m dollar movie deal

A young criminal dubbed the “Barefoot Bandit” in the US has signed a Hollywood movie deal worth 1.3 million dollars with 20th Century Fox.


The money Colton Harris-Moore, 20, from Washington state, earns will be used to help pay what he owes in restitution to the victims of his two-year-long crime wave.

During that time, Harris-Moore made his way across the United States in stolen boats, cars and planes, in scenes reminiscent of the Leonardo DiCaprio film ‘Catch Me If You Can’.

He crashed planes in rural areas and stole cars from parking lots at small airports. On occasions he was shoeless, which led to him being nicknamed the “Barefoot Bandit”. He was eventually captured after crash landing in the Bahamas.

“I did things that were not only a violation of law, but also of trust. I can’t undo what I did. I can only try to make things better,” the Telegraph quoted him as saying in a hand written statement released by his lawyers to the Herald.

“I am humbled to know I can now help the people I hurt, at least for the financial damage I caused them. I have absolutely zero interest in profiting from any of this and I won’t make a dime off it. It all goes to restitution.

“That’s what I insisted on from the beginning and the contract I signed guarantees it,” he added.

‘Taking Flight’ will presumably be the working title of the Hollywood film based on the escapades of Harris-Moore who has pleaded guilty of seven felony charges ranging from stealing an aircraft to possessing a firearm, due to be sentenced in October.

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Chala Musaddi Office Office (Movie Review)

Indian television has had a very few serials it can honestly be proud of. Office Office was surely one of them. Pankaj Kapur as the hapless common man Musaddilal Tripathi managed to evoke the right sentiments in the audience, undoubtedly making him one of the most loved characters on TV.

Episode after episode, he went around fighting against the system and corrupt government servants to avail of his basic rights.

You empathised with him, wanted to fight his battles and felt vindicated when he emerged victorious after his arduous crusade. There is a nice nostalgia attached to this serial of yesteryears... then they go ahead and make it a movie and spoil it all for us!

While what made Office Office popular was its portrayal of reality, ironically that very essence is missing in the movie. Consistency is a huge issue here. In some parts, the movie seems real enough.

But several scenes are absurd and downright unbelievable. Some episodes are handled so casually that it comes across like play-acting by children. The serious issues are not given their due. Being humorous and being casual are two different things.

Musaddilal's (Pankaj Kapur) wife dies, thanks to a kidney racket. Even when Musaddi and his no-good son (Gaurav Kapoor) are off to visit holy places for the final rites, back home people from the pension office declare him dead and promptly stop his pension.

The story revolves around Musaddi's fight to prove that he's alive, and of course against corruption.

The movie meanders and is all very predictable.

In short, it looks like a brilliant episode of Office Office was taken and stretched beyond limits to make it into a film. The climax is boring and a tad too simplistic. Pankaj Kapoor is brilliant as expected. Even in the silliest circumstances, his angst and helplessness is palpable and touching.

Gaurav Kapoor as the son is very good. The rest of the cast -- the corrupt gang of Asawari Joshi, Sanjay Mishra, Deven Bhojani, Manoj Pahwa etc. -- perform well.

The intention is right, but not nearly as engaging enough as the cult TV series to hold you down for those 100 odd minutes.

Arnie could be charged over cigar

VIENNA: Was it lit or was it cold? The status of a cigar in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s mouth at an Austrian airport could decide whether or not he faces legal action.

Smoking at airports is banned in Austria and an anti-smoking lobby said Tuesday it plans to launch a suit against the former California governor for puffing on a stogie after arriving in June at Salzburg Airport.

But officials suggest the affair will go up in smoke.

Salzburg municipal legal expert Josef Goldberger told state broadcaster ORF that Arnie can ignore any requests from authorities in his homeland to respond since the charge is not covered by treaties.

Airport spokesman Alexander Klaus, meanwhile, says the cigar was out. ”Burning cigars smoke and there were no puffs for Schwarzenegger,” he says.

White House rejects claim about bin Laden raid film

Moviemakers producing a film about the US special forces raid that killed Osama bin Laden are getting help from the Pentagon, but the Obama administration dismissed concerns on Wednesday that classified information has been divulged.

The film, focusing on one of President Barack Obama's key successes in office, is due to be released in October 2012, less than a month before the election in which the Democrat is seeking a second term.

Republican Peter King, chairman of the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee, called on Tuesday for an investigation into contacts between the administration and the filmmakers. King questioned whether special operations methods had been compromised.

"The claims are ridiculous," White House spokesman Jay Carney told a White House briefing.

"We do not discuss classified information. And I would hope that as we face the continued threat from terrorism, the House Committee on Homeland Security would have more important topics to discuss than a movie," Carney added.

US Marine Corps Colonel Dave Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman, said the Defense Department is cooperating with filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal as they work on a motion picture about the raid that killed bin Laden.

The two, who collaborated on the Oscar-winning Iraq war movie "The Hurt Locker," had been developing the bin Laden film even before the al Qaeda leader was killed in May in a raid on a compound in Abbottabad.

In a statement, the pair said their movie covered a period of three different US administrations that searched for bin Laden, including those of Presidents Clinton and Bush.

"This was an American triumph, both heroic and non-partisan, and there is no basis to suggest that our film will represent this enormous victory otherwise," Bigelow and Boal said in their joint statement.

The Pentagon has a two-person entertainment media office that assists makers of films, television shows, computer games and other entertainment media targeting mass audiences.

"Mostly when we're contacted by filmmakers they're looking for access to our equipment, our personnel and our installations. Technical advice is kind of a byproduct of that relationship," said Phil Strub, who heads the office.

Reacting to a New York Times column saying the film was timed to give Obama a "home-stretch boost" in his re-election bid, King called for an investigation into the assertion that Bigelow had been given "top-level access to the most classified mission in history."

On the Bigelow film, Lapan said the Defense Department is "providing assistance with script research, which is something we commonly do for established filmmakers." Lapan said the Pentagon attempts to help filmmakers and authors but "we do not discuss classified information."

Carney said information provided to the filmmakers "has been focused on the president's role."

"There is no difference in the information that we've given to anybody who's working on this topic from what we gave to those of you in this room who worked on it in the days and weeks after the raid itself," Carney told reporters. (Reuters)

Madame Tussauds to open in Sydney

Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman are expected to be among the first Australian stars to feature when waxworks museum Madame Tussauds opens a venue in Sydney next year, the company said Thursday.

The world-famous London attraction will begin welcoming visitors in the Darling Harbour tourist district of the city next May.

"The latest attraction will reflect the franchise's 200 years of expertise and research, with each figure crafted with both a high level of artistry and accuracy," the company said.

"Most contemporary figures are also produced following sittings with the celebrities themselves, and talks are already well advanced with a number of Australian icons."

The first Australian to be waxed will be "Home and Away" soap opera actor Ray Meagher, who has played Alf Stewart in the popular series since 1988. Politicians and sports stars are also expected to feature.

There are already branches of the museum in cities across the globe, including Hong Kong, Las Vegas, New York, Amsterdam and Bangkok. (AFP)

Holly Valance fronts new alcohol campaign

Holly Valance has become the face of Fosters.
The 28-year-old Australian singer and actress, who is best known for her roles in Neighbours and Prison Break, said that she feels "great pride" at becoming the ambassador of such a well-known Aussie beer label.

Valance told the Daily Mail: "It is with great pride that I'm working with such an iconic Australian brand! And it helps that I'm a loyal beer drinking Aussie girl myself!"

Shortly after being revealed as the face of the company, Valance joked on her Twitter page: "The faucet in my ensuite is now Fosters Gold on tap."

In the new adverts, Valance can be seen painted gold and wearing a pair of hotpants, recreating the pose from James Bond's Goldfinger as she lies across a white bed.

Gayle Harrison, Foster's marketing manager, said: "Like Foster's, Holly is down to earth and easygoing but occasionally she wants to 'dress to impress', which makes her the perfect girl to launch new Foster's Gold."

Valance recently revealed that she doesn't feel pressure to be thin, saying: "I'm representing real people in stories. I'm not there representing a model, so I don't need to be a size zero. Look down the street, no-one is a size zero. I wouldn't call myself curvy. I call myself healthy."

The star is currently dating 37-year-old billionaire Nick Candy and has described him as "goofy".

I could donate all my organs to kids and still have haters,"Rebecca Black"

Rebecca Black has insisted that she is no longer bothered by her critics.

The singer's debut single 'Friday' has been knocked for its simplistic lyrics, but Black said that she does not let negative views affect her self-esteem.

"Everyone has haters, I could donate all of my organs to children in need and I would still have haters," the 14-year-old joked to Access Hollywood.

She continued: "It's just something I think that comes with all the attention, so I just have to deal with it."

Black previously claimed that "haters" should simply avoid listening to her music if her songs annoy them.

The 'My Moment' popstar and Britney Spears's Femme Fatale album were among the top trending pop culture topics on Twitter for the first half of 2011.

Kareena Kapoor remakes Mandakini wet sari scene

Kareena Kapoor has filmed a bathing sequence for new release Bodyguard.Filmed under a waterfall, the scene is inspired by Mandakini's translucent wet sari sequence in Ram Teri Ganga Maili.

Director Atul Agnihotri commented: "We shot the love song 'Teri Meri Prem Kahaani' with Salman Khan and Kareena recently. Kareena looked absolutely stunning in the sari.

"The audiences will surely enjoy the song and fall in love with her all over again."

The romantic track between Kapoor and Khan was completed in a three-day schedule at Mumbai's Film City.

Choreographer and Just Dance judge Vaibhavi Merchant worked with the actress on the production.

Mandakini retired from acting in 1999, marrying a Buddhist monk and becoming involved with the Tibetan movement in India.

Bodyguard, which unveiled its first teaser last month, is scheduled to release August 31.

Ali Zafar turns guitar teacher for Katrina Kaif

People are raving about Katrina Kaif's rockstar image in her upcoming film "Mere Brother Ki Dulhan", but not just in films, the Bollywood actress is trying to master the art of strumming even in real life and Pakistani actor-musician Ali Zafar is helping her achieve her goal.

Ali is Katrina's co-star in "Mere Brother Ki Dulhan", which is a love triangle and also stars Imran Khan and during the shoot of the film, he gave Katrina some guitar lessons.

"It was great working with Ali. The nice thing is that Ali is also a musician and since I'm learning how to play the guitar and I'm very interested in it, I'm trying to learn from whoever I can.

"Farhan (Akhtar) taught me some stuff during 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' and Ali has also taught me some stuff during this film. He is a good teacher and we are trying to get into a form where we can play a live song together in one of the promotional events for this film very soon, " Katrina told reporters here at the music launch of the film.

Imran, who was present at the event, lauded the 27-year-old actress' guitar skills.

"Katrina is very good with the guitar. I was quite amazed when I saw her playing, " said the actor.

The actress was recently gifted a guitar by Farhan Akhtar as a belated birthday gift.

Ali Zafar has everything going his way

The music of much-awaited Yash Raj venture Mere Brother ki Dulhan (MBKD) was released on August 9 with live performances by Katrina Kaif and Imran Khan, according to a press release by Yash Raj Films. Playing the third character in the love triangle in MBKD is Pakistani ‘prince of pop’ Ali Zafar. This is Zafar’s second acting project in B-town and his very first experience working with Yash Raj Films.

Apart from acting, Zafar has also contributed his powerful vocals in a duet, “Madhubala”, with Indian singer Shweta Pandit. The song has been released online and fans can have a listen on YouTube and other social forums. The premiere of the film is expected to be on September 9 and rumour has it that Zafar will be promoting the project along with his co-stars, Imran Khan and Katrina Kaif, in India. According to Zafar’s publicist, Ammara Hikmat, the three actors will perform live during a promotional event of the movie.

Mere Brother ki Dulhan is a romantic comedy set in the upper-middle stratum of Northern India and has Kush Agnihotri (Imran Khan) looking for an ideal Indian bride for his brother Luv Agnihotri (Ali Zafar) who lives in London.

Zafar plays the role of 30-year-old confused investment banker residing in London. A Casanova at heart, Luv has everything he could ask for, until one day he realises he wants to spend his life with a traditional Indian girl, so he assigns the job of finding a suitable match to his brother Kush.

Kush’s quest comes to end when he finds his brother’s match in Dimple Dixit (Katrina Kaif), and all is going well until Kush ends up falling in love with his brother’s fiance.
Published in The Express Tribune, Pakistan

Music launched for ‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan’

Bollywood actors Imran Khan and Katrina Kaif along with the director, Ali Abbas Zafar launched the music of their upcoming film 'Mere Brother Ki Dulhan' in Mumbai.

Khan applauded music director Sohail Sen for composing refreshing and lively music. "Firstly, I think it is a spectacular album, Sohail Sen has done just a brilliant job with this album. Every song has so much life, so much energy, the lyrics are beautiful, and so I think I am very happy with the album as a whole. Obviously I love the title track because it is a very fun song," he said.

Speaking about the film, debutant director, Zafar said the USP of the film lies in its simplicity. "I think what will attract the audience will be simplicity of the film. I think everybody already knows what the film is all about. It is about a boy who is looking for an ideal Indian bride, finds the boldest Indian bride and falls in love with her. I think people already know that and I think that is what the film is. What we will promise you is that if you found that the promos, the trailers are entertaining then you come inside the theatre, you will find much more entertainment," he said.

The film also stars Pakistani music composer and actor, Ali Zafar and John Abraham in a cameo role and is scheduled to be released on September 09, 2011

Lata conferred lifetime achievement award

Nightingale of India Lata Mangeshkar was Monday presented the lifetime achievement award for her contribution to Indian music at a function here.

Receiving the award, given by a Bengali news channel Chobbish Ghanta, Lata said there was lot of similarity between the cultures of West Bengal and Maharashtra.

"I have sung lot of songs in Bengali. I have also rendered lot of songs in Marathi. I think there are lot of similarities between the two cultures," the legendary singer said.

She said her entire family were great admirers of Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Swami Vivekananda.

Lata regretted that earlier she could speak Bengali, but found it difficult now due to lack of practice.

Human rights activist Binayak Sen and former renowned soccer player P.K. Banerjee were among those who received the Ananya Samman at the programme.

Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma 'clash over make-up artist'

Katrina Kaif has reportedly demanded that her regular make-up artist cancel an assignment with her alleged rival Anushka Sharma.

Make-up artist Subhash initially refused to perform the patchwork for the Tees Maar Khan actress as he had already made arrangements to travel to London to work with Sharma.

A source told Mumbai Mirror: "Katrina on Sunday refused to let Subhash go for the assignment since she had some urgent patchwork shoot to finish on Monday.

"Subhash informed Katrina and her manager Sandhya that he wouldn't be able to cancel his trip to London since he had already got the visa and the tickets in place.

"But Katrina just wouldn't let go of him. In fact, she called in the higher authorities."

Sharma and Kaif both work for Yash Raj Films, and both are currently shooting Mere Brother Ki Dulhann opposite Shah Rukh Khan.

"When [director] Aditya Chopra learnt about it, he called up Anushka and asked her not to take the make-up artist Subhash along with her," the source claimed.

"Anushka Sharma has been a YRF discovery. And Katrina is the hot favourite in the camp right now."

They added that Sharma will also be taking the lead role in Yash Chopra's next film starring Khan.

The 23-year old actress made her acting debut in Yash Raj Films' Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.

Ritu Kumar to design Kareena wedding dress.

Kareena Kapoor has reportedly chosen Ritu Kumar to design her wedding dress.

The Ra.One star picked the designer to create an outfit for her planned wedding to Saif Ali Khan in early 2012, claims Mumbai Mirror.

"Ritu Kumar has a longstanding relationship with Saif's mum Sharmila Tagore, who has also walked the ramp for her on several occasions," a source told the newspaper.

"Kumar even photographed Sharmila and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi for her coffee table on the costumes and textiles of Indian royalty in the '90s, where Sharmila wore the traditional Bhopali farshi paijama and dupatta that she wore on her wedding day in December 1969."

The choice of Delhi-based Kumar has suprised many commentators, who had expected Kapoor to choose her friend, Bollywood costume designer Manish Malhotra.

Kapoor and Khan will reportedly announce an official date for their wedding in the next few weeks.

The couple will be seen together in upcoming spy action thriller Agent Vinod.

Yellow Boots releasing worldwide: Anurag Kashyap

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap says that none of his films have ever reached international audiences beyond festivals as Indian distributors are sceptical of giving them a global release. His forthcoming "That Girl in Yellow Boots" is his first world wide release.


"That Girl in Yellow Boots", written and acted by Kashyap's wife actress Kalki Koechlin, is releasing Sep 2 even in non-NRI theaters in America.

"None of my films had been released internationally so far. Be it 'Black Friday', 'Dev D' all the films went to festivals, garnered acclaim and I ended up selling it to the satellite," Kashyap told IANS in an interview.

"'That Girl in Yellow Boots' is releasing in all Scandinavian countries, Australia, New Zealand, Korea and in America there would be 30 art house releases. It's apparently a small release but a big one for my film," Kashyap said.

Kashyap criticised Indian distributors, terming them inefficient and dishonest as they "repeatedly failed or deliberately didn't make international releases" of any of his films even after owning overseas rights, "just assuming there is no market for such non-conventional films".

"What has been my frustration ever since I started making film is that my films go to festivals across the world then when I approach distributors they ask for world rights as well. They take the world rights but don't release them outside saying there is no market for the film abroad. Internationally none of the distributors know how to distribute it or they hide the film from the non-NRI market.

"If a film has big stars like the Khans then a roadside tea stall owner would be able to distribute it across the globe," he said.

He said: "When there is a film which is highly acclaimed in the festival circuit why would that not be loved by other people. For example 'Udaan' garnered audience choice award of another country, why can't they distribute the film in theatres for the same audience of that country."

He is thankful to producer-distributor Viacom 18 for supporting his endeavour to explore the international market for his film.

"I thought that I would distribute the film worldwide personally. It took one year to find international distributors. Then we got Viacom 18, which is the first producer-distributor that said we would work in collaboration because it's the first time for both of us to explore the global market. Viacom 18 is collaborating with so many distributors world wide," said Kashyap.

"That Girl in Yellow Boots", is a look at the social criticism Kalki Koechlin suffered for being an actor with French connections coupled with other real time incidences that appeared in the newspapers, revealed Kashyap.

"When my relationship started with Kalki there used to be all kinds of stories. It was out of reluctance of accepting a white person. She had become a topic of coffee table conversation. A white girl looks good that's why she has got a chance in Hindi film, that's what was concluded.

"What people forget that, is that girl left England to live here as she was born in India and secondly she grew up on the diet of sambar and rice, and she still continues it as she can't take spicy food and her first language is Tamil. But all these things got discounted. We thought let's make a film on it mixing with stories of its kind that appeared in newspapers," said the 38-year-old filmmaker.

"The mixture of all those stories evolved into the story of 'Yellow Boots'. It's a thriller based on a girl's search for her father but set in an underworld that's mushrooming around us that we refuse to see or know," he added.

The film also features Naseeruddin Shah in a pivotal role.

Bar Refaeli GQ UK Magazine Photoshoot September 2011