Mohan Lal Latest Venture

Thiruvananthapuram: Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, whose latest blockbuster "Kurukshetra" tells the tale of the Kargil war, has shown interest in joining the Territorial Army (TA), a voluntary part-time civilian force, as an officer.
A senior official commanding the TA battalion said on condition of anonymity that feelers have been send by the 48-year-old actor, saying that he is interested in joining up.

"The biggest impediment is that the upper age limit for entry into the battalion is 42 and after that if anyone has to be included, it has to be referred at the highest level, which is a tough ask," said the official.

Recently, former India Cricket team captain Kapil Dev was inducted into the Territorial Army after it was cleared at the highest level.

"Veteran theatre and film personality Nana Patekar's application for entry into the battalion is still being considered," said the official.

Mohanlal had his first major role as an army officer in the movie "Keerthi Chakra". Released in 2006, the film was directed by Major Ravi, a former commando with the National Security Guards (NSG).
In August 1991, Ravi headed the team that shot dead Sivarasan, the mastermind behind the killing of former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
He quit the army due to his passion for movies.
Ravi, who also directed the superstar in "Kurukshetra", confirmed that Mohanlal is interested in joining the Territorial Army.

"Yesterday only we discussed this and he is very keen. He is now getting his papers ready to be sent for processing. It was after the role he played as a Major in 'Keerthi Chakra' and Lt. Col. in 'Kurukshetra' that he became really interested," said Ravi.
Courtesy Manorama News

Lara Dutta is back in the city for shooting her upcoming David Dhawan film Do Knot Disturb

After having shot for her hit film Partner in Abu Dhabi last year, Bollywood actress Lara Dutta is back in the city for shooting her upcoming David Dhawan film Do Knot Disturb.

“This place is like a lucky mascot as my last release also had many portions shot here and it turned out to be a super-hit. We have been shooting at the Emirates Palace hotel and you just got to see the hotel to believe how wonderful it is,” said Lara.

The actress is also touched by the hospitality of the public there.

“It’s a wonderful place, the people are very warm and it’s quite a film-friendly place as well. I guess with the amount of films being shot here, Abu Dhabi has become the new Switzerland,” said Lara, who has been a part of films like No Entry, Zinda, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom and others.

On the eve of her 60th birthday, Bollywood ‘dream girl’ Hema Malini

On the eve of her 60th birthday, Bollywood ‘dream girl’ Hema Malini says she is thrilled to play erstwhile Gwalior queen Vijayraje Scindia in the movie Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi, but says unlike her other films the role needed a lot of preparation and she had to spend considerable time with the Scindia family. “I’m honoured to be playing the Rajmata. Do you know she was the founder of the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and today I’m a proud member of the BJP and getting a chance to play her on screen,” Hema said. “I think this role requires a fair amount of preparation. Something I haven’t done for too many of my characters except Razia Sultan and Meera. Both were very close to my heart. And now I think this will be the third role that’s very close to my heart,” she added. To be directed by Gulbahar Singh, Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi went on the floor Tuesday. It will be made in close collaboration with the Scindias. “Though I didn’t know the great lady personally, I’ve known her late son Madhavrao Scindia (late Congress leader) and her daughter Vasundhara (BJP leader and Rajasthan chief minister) quite well through my parliamentary work. “In fact, I had been to Gwalior last year in summer with my daughter Ahana for a dance performance on the invitation of Madhavraoji’s son Jyotiraditya Scindia. My colleagues in parliament were outraged. ‘How could you go at his invitation when he’s from the Congress?’ But I think culture and art should be put above politics, don’t you think?” “I hope I can carry off the Rajmata’s royal dignity and confidence,” Hema said. Aishwarya Rai was supposed to play Gayatri Devi, the Rani of Jaipur in J.P. Dutta’s biopic, but the project was shelved

Britney selling her lucky house

Pop singer Britney Spears is selling her home that has not been very lucky for her.

Spears has put her six bedroom mansion home in the Los Angeles suburbs on the market for 4 million pounds ($7.9 million) after living there for less than two years. She had to leave the house twice earlier this year to be forcibly hospitalised, reports said.

Her father Jamie Spears, who remains in legal control of her until Dec 31, sought permission from a court June this year to sell the home.

Spears is also rumoured to be viewing a new home in Los Angeles.

Britney spears come back

Pop star Britney Spears, who is working on a comeback, will release her sixth album Circus on her birthday.

The album will be out on Dec 1. For the album, she has collaborated with Swedish pop producer Max Martin with whom she had worked on her earlier hits. Martin is considered a genius by many.

Both Martin and Spears had struck gold with her earlier hits like Baby, One More Time, Lucky and Oops! I Did It Again.

Spears is also catching up with her mom and celebrated her two sons’ birthdays at a family gathering. According to thesun.co.uk, Spears’ elder boy Sean Preston turned three and her younger one Jayden James had turned two just two days earlier.

Spears, 26 and her mother Lynne, 53, watched the two kids as they played with their gifts in their Los Angeles home.

, who is working on a comeback, will release her sixth album Circus on her birthday.

The album will be out on Dec 1. For the album, she has collaborated with Swedish pop producer Max Martin with whom she had worked on her earlier hits. Martin is considered a genius by many.

Both Martin and Spears had struck gold with her earlier hits like Baby, One More Time, Lucky and Oops! I Did It Again.

Spears is also catching up with her mom and celebrated her two sons’ birthdays at a family gathering. According to thesun.co.uk, Spears’ elder boy Sean Preston turned three and her younger one Jayden James had turned two just two days earlier.

Spears, 26 and her mother Lynne, 53, watched the two kids as they played with their gifts in their Los Angeles home.

Pop star Pink has reportedly turned to Scientology

Pop star Pink has reportedly turned to Scientology to help her move on after her split from husband Carey Hart.

The pair’s two-year marriage ended earlier this year and friends reveal the singer has sought comfort from pal Juliette Lewis, who is introducing her to the controversial religion, reports said.

“Pink is in the beginning stages of checking out the religion, but she has taken to it and she wants to get more involved, a source said.

The religion is also popular with superstars Lisa Marie Presley, Tom Cruise and John Travolta.

Gwen Stefani is all set to design uniforms for the female staff of a top hotel chain

Singer turned designer Gwen Stefani is all set to design uniforms for the female staff of a top hotel chain.

Gwen, the founder of the L.A.M.B. label, has announced that she will launch an exclusive line of work-wear for W Hotels.

Starting this autumn, female staff members at the luxury hotel chain’s Living Room lounges will be outfitted in the custom L.A.M.B. design. And Gwen’s touch is instantly apparent: the black jersey dresses are combined with a fitted ’80s silhouette and asymmetrical styling with ’60s seam detailing and side vents, reports said.

When creating the design, she knew it would have to not just look good, but be functional for active employees.

Gwen said: “I wanted to design a super cute dress that I would be excited to have in my own closet and approached it in the same way I think about my clothing for a tour.”

She added: “We’ve designed a sexy and comfortable outfit for these women to wear out on their own stage every night.”

Indian rock music is superficial’

Acclaimed lyricist Javed Akhtar says Indian rock music is very superficial, with most songs having archaic lyrics, but he has experimented with words for his son Farhan Akhtar’s acting debut Rock On to make the songs interesting.

“In India, rock music is a very shallow and superficial genre. They dress and style themselves like American rockers but the words and lyrics are archaic and obsolete. The words in an average Indi-Rock number revert to trite filmy clich s like balma, baliye and mahiya,” Akhtar said.

“When they came to me to write lyrics for my son Farhan in Rock On, I wasn’t really sure I could pull it off. I had never done a rock album before and I’m not familiar with the genre.

“The language in Dil Chahta Hai was that of traditional lyrics… zamana, dewaana. In Rock On, where Farhan makes his debut as an actor, I’ve moved completely away from the traditional lyrics,” he added.

“In Rock On, I wanted to create a new idiom that I don’t think I had been able to do in Dil Chahta Hai in spite of its modern context and characters. There I was still falling back on traditional thoughts and rhymes.

“In Rock On I’ve experimented with words and thoughts. For example, songs about dreamers have been done to death. I’ve used the parallel of ‘Sinbad The Sailor’ to bring out the theme of derring-do. Then I was asked to write a song about an individual’s losses in a week. Writing about a laundry bill, denim jacket, chandi ka ring… you can’t use angoothee for ring… This is the lingo of rock,” the lyricist said.

Asked about Farhan’s performance in the film, Akhtar said, “I can’t separate the father from the critic. But yes, Farhan has acted very well. As for his singing, I leave that to the audience to decide.”

Bollywood superstar in another contreversy

" Punjab government didnt send any report to the union Health Ministry," this was statement given by the punjab health minister Laxmu chawla,after a controversial report that Bollywood super star was given a notice by the union health ministry,following the punjab government complaint on smoking in khalsa college in Amritsar.Added to the above statement given by Mr Chawla he also said "i dont know were these reports came.But we didnt failed any complaint against khan"

"I don't know where these reports are coming from. We have not filed any complaint (against Khan). I have again just checked with the health director. I cannot even say anything about whether he smoked there or not," Chawla said.

When asked with the college funtionaries,said they were shown a picture of super star Khan was smoking.But they coudnt recognise whether the backgroung was from there college.Many said its not from there college.Anyway no sikh organistion didnt make any protest against khan.

Steve Fossett:mystery continues

Personal items thought to belong to Steve Fossett have been found by a hiker in eastern California. Among the items found was a pilot’s license, which is assumed to belong to Fossett, who went missing more than a year ago while on a solo flight.

Preston Morrow, the hiker who found the items said that along with the pilot’s license, there was also a Federal Aviation Administration identity card as well as a third ID and $1,105. The items were found tangle in a bush just west of Mammoth Lakes.

Search teams have now been dispatched to the area, as well as air and ground effort. Marrow did say that there was not any sign of human remains.

Steve Fossett:mystery continues

Personal items thought to belong to Steve Fossett have been found by a hiker in eastern California. Among the items found was a pilot’s license, which is assumed to belong to Fossett, who went missing more than a year ago while on a solo flight.

Preston Morrow, the hiker who found the items said that along with the pilot’s license, there was also a Federal Aviation Administration identity card as well as a third ID and $1,105. The items were found tangle in a bush just west of Mammoth Lakes.

Search teams have now been dispatched to the area, as well as air and ground effort. Marrow did say that there was not any sign of human remains.

Dance With Stars

Kim Kardashian was the third celebrity to booted from Dancing with the Stars, following her lackluster rumba routine. Kardashian’s and her professional dancing partner, Mark Ballas, received a score of 17 out of a possible 30.

Brooke Burke and partner Derek Hough wowed the judges yet again, and have remained in the top spot. The pair of them tied this week with Warren Sapp and partner Kym Johnson, both couples scored 24 out of 30.

The other celebrities that remain in the show are, Toni Braxton, Maurice Greene, Rocco DiSpirito, Lance Bass, Misty May-Treanor, Susan Lucci, Cody Linley and Cloris Leachman.

Janet Jackson was all set for her concert on Monday but became ill

Janet Jackson was all set for her concert on Monday but became ill and had to be rushed to hospital. She had fallen ill just before the concert was due to start.

The singer had to cancel the concert which was due to take place in Montreal on Monday. A statement made by W&W Public Relations, has said that she “got suddenly ill” during a sound check before the concert.

The statement also said that Janet Jackson is being monitored and hopes to be able to reschedule her show. As yet there is no information as to what the illness is.

Sexy actress Heather Locklear has been arrested

Sexy actress Heather Locklear has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of controlled substances, by the California Highway Patrol. The star was booked around 8 p.m on Saturday night in Montecito.

Locklear, is no longer in custody, but was arrested after a member of the public called 911 to report that a woman was driving erratically. This is according to Tom Marshall, a spokesman for the CHP.

Heather Locklear was showing strange behavior, she was driving back and forth over a pair of sunglasses that was on the pavement. She then left the parking lot, stopped her car and then stumbled onto the street and into the traffic lane. Locklear was tested for alcohol and drugs, the actress tested negative for alcohol. The drugs tests will return in a few days.

Entourage recap

The start of the Entourage Season 5 episode 4 opener was one much like everyone’s lives, the morning hangover. The writers did not go over the top with this episode, instead they went for the subtle way, and I have to say they pulled it off.

Johnny Drama it seems is on a mission to wreck his life, or his liver. He is seen in the back of his SUV drinking a huge amount of airplane bottles of alcohol.

He thinks that he has good reason to be going down this path; he is still distraught over losing his French paramour Jacqueline. Well he be able to get over this, or will he get even worse?

Paul Newman dies of cancer

Paul Newman famous for playing Cool Hand Luke has died of cancer; he lost his battle aged 83. Newman died on Friday while at his home in Westport, Connecticut.

Paul Newman also starred in a number of other movie roles, from The Hustler, ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting. Newman also did a lot of charity work and was a keen motorsport fan.

Paul Newman was born on January 26, 1925, in Shaker Heights, Ohio. In his long career in movies, Newman received 10 Academy Award nominations. Paul Newman is survived by his wife, actress Joanne Woodward, and five children.

Blessthefall, Beau Bokan

If you are a fan of Blessthefall, then you will be pleased to hear that their first track To Hell and Back from their untitled album will feature the vocal talents of Beau Bokan. The song is about those times when your back is against the wall and the odds are stacked against you.

With Beau Bokan as the front man and an awesome new single and album, it shows that Blessthefall are moving forward since former frontman, Craig Mabbit left the band. This happened in the middle of their 07 European tour, during this time the band seemed to go on autopilot.

The band said that it was not an easy task finding a replacement for Mabbit, but it seems that Bokan is able to sing as well as rock. The most important thing is fitting in with the band, and it seems as if they have gelled.

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Step Brothers

Brennan is a spoiled, immature, middle-aged loser who still sponges off his mom. Dale is a spoiled, immature, middle-aged loser who still sponges off his dad. When the parents of these two socially- challenged slackers fall in love and get married, the results are very anti-Brady. Brennan and Dale hate each other at first sight (and to be honest no one else likes them much either). But unless the two stepbrothers find a way to get along, get a job, and get out of the house, their parents' marriage may be doomed.

Three Good Reasons

• 1 Did Talladega Nights rock your world? If so, this is a no-brainer for you, as it reunites the two stars (Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly) with the director, Adam McKay.
• 2 After having massive successes with the R-rated Knocked Up and Superbad, producer Judd Apatow is out to prove that middle-aged guys can swear just as hilariously as the kids.
• 3 The movie will serve as a real ego boost for those 40-year-olds out there who live with just their moms.

Bet You Didn't Know

Director Adam McKay's daughter Pearl, the foul-mouthed toddler from the viral video "The Landlord," recently came out of retirement to wish her dad's website, FunnyOrDie.com, a happy birthday.

This month release: Space Chimps

f Ham III weren't the grandson of the first hominid ever to travel in space, there is no way he would have been chosen to go on this prestigious NASA mission along with the heroic Titan and the courageous Lt. Luna. These three hapless chimps are sent to retrieve an errant space probe, but instead find themselves caught up in the plight of a peaceful planet that has been taken over by the evil overlord Zartog. Will Ham III discover his hidden hero genes and help save the day?

Three Good Reasons

• 1 Oh come on, people! It's chimps... in space. Do you really need two other reasons?
• 2 If you're sad that you didn't catch SNL's Andy Samberg kickin' it with part two of The Chronic(WHAT?)cles of Narnia, you'll hear his famous slacker wit in the voice of space ape, Ham III.
• 3 The film is produced by John H. Williams (Shrek) and Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black), so they've got the whole "funny animated aliens" thing pretty well covered.

Bet You Didn't Know

The fictional Ham III's real-live grandpa was in space for less than 17 minutes, and even in that short span of time he was nearly burned to death, depressurized, and/or drowned. The chimp was saved only by his space suit (seemingly just about the only thing on the mission that actually worked).