Priyanka Chopra rubbishes reports of unaccounted assets

Priyanka Chopra's spokesperson has denied rumours regarding the actress that have emerged since the Income Tax raid at her residence on Monday.

Soon after the Income Tax raid, there were rumours that she has unaccounted assets worth Rs.6 crore. The following day, there was news that the IT officials had found actor Shahid Kapoor at Priyanka's house when they knocked her door at 7.30 a.m. Monday. But her spokesperson has rubbished the news.

"We deny the many malicious rumours being spread in the media on the basis of some unidentified sources," Priyanka's spokesperson said in a press statement Thursday.

"We are extending all co-operation to the Income Tax authorities in their ongoing investigations and are restraining ourselves from commenting any further on the issue pending completion of the investigative process," added the spokesperson.

The IT officials also raided the respective residence of actress Katrina Kaif and photographer Atul Kasbekar.

Rumors of Hook-up Upset Chitrangada Singh

The rumors of a romantic link-up with director Sudhir Mishra upset Chitrangada Singh to a great degree. The sultry actress who’s making a comeback of sorts in the director’s upcoming movie ‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’ admitted this in a candid interview. Chitrangada debuted with Sudhir’s ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’ years back. After that she vanished from the scene, citing reasons that she wanted to spend time with her family. She is married to ace golfer Jyoti Randhawa and also has a son. Because of this hiatus, there were all sorts of talk in the media about the actress falling out with director Sudhir Mishra. The actress has denied anything as such happened.

Chitrangada Singh explained that it was difficult for her to survive the rumors. She said that she did feel awkward in her friend circle, though it was definitely not the reason why she took a sabbatical. In the course of the interview, Chitrangada also explained that Sudhir Mishra always offered her something special in terms of roles. Her performance in her debut film is still talked about and that has raised expectations from her upcoming work with the same director. In fact, during the shooting of ‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’ there were reports that the muse got into a tiff with her mentor over a particular scene.

Meanwhile, Chitrangada’s hairdresser Amrita took off with her cell phone and bag while they were shooting in Indore. Amrita is the same hairdresser who worked on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in ‘Raavan’ and ‘Robot’. She didn’t inform anyone on the set and took off after shooting wrapped up in a mall. Chitrangada was freaked out more for her disappearance than her bag and phone missing. Unit members kept trying Chitrangada’s mobile but there was no response. The crew was scheduled to leave Indore in minutes. Finally Amrita showed up, claiming that she lost the unit in the mall. Her excuse was not convincing because apparently Amrita has done it several times before!

Jack LaLanne Passes Away at Age 96

Synonymous with physical fitness, Jack LaLanne sadly passed away at the age of 96 at his Morro Bay, California home on Sunday, January 23, 2011.

The longtime "The Jack LaLanne Show" television host was reportedly comforted by loved ones as he succumbed to respiratory failure due to pneumonia.

Talking to Reuters, LaLanne's daughter Yvonne said, "He was surrounded by his family and passed very peacefully and in no distress ... and with the football game on Sunday, so everything was normal."

Mr LaLanne is said to have continued his fitness efforts right to the end, as he lived by the motto, "Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together, and you've got a kingdom."

Along with Yvonne, Jack leaves behind a son, Dan Doyle, along with his wife, Elaine, and their son, Jon.

Deepika kisses Siddharth Mallya

Deepika Padukone has always been unapologetic about kissing her co-stars on screen. "I am comfortable doing kissing scenes," she had said some time ago. "Are you telling me that people in relationships just hold hands?"

Now it looks like she is equally comfortable kissing her beau in real life, too. And no matter that her father was present when she planted her smooch!

Deepika was celebrating the New Year in Copenhagen - the city she was born in - when beau Siddharth Mallya decided to surprise her with a lavish birthday party.

She was so impressed with the surprise that she planted a big, wet one on Siddharth, completely oblivious of the fact that her parents were at the party, too.

Reports also claim that the two lovebirds were caught romancing on the streets on Copenhagen, too.

We like people who throw caution to the winds and don't hide behind the 'we are just friends' line.

Andrea Jeremiah loves Studies than Acting

Right now she stars Dhanush opposite her. With such a promising acting career in hand, Andrea says that she would love to continue her academics rather than acting in Kollywood films if given a chance.

Andrea also repents for not pursuing further studies and joining film industry. It sounds little abrupt but true that the 26-year old actress does not give importance to looks. According to her, the girls who grow up worrying only about their looks all the time, they end up being stupid. That’s why she does not bother about her look 24×7.

The actress adds that she hates putting the ‘busy mask’ on her face always even though she has her own packed schedule. Andrea says that she is mostly waiting at the airport for her shot as an actress and a singer but that does not mean she is always busy.

Andrea also thinks that she is not very good with computer and the internet, so she is absent from the popular networking sites. She says that she just keeps checking her mails even though her friends suggest her to network with friends.

However, she keeps her lips sealed tight when she is enquired about her role in Dhanush starrer Erandaam Ulagam. Andrea says it will be too early to speak about it. She is also silent on her earlier relationship with director Selvaraghavan, who has recently disclosed his marriage plans with assistant Gitanjali.

Well, her lack of interest in movies may be due to this personal reason also!

Amitabh challenges Hollywood

Hollywood has always been way ahead of its time in terms of its content and technology.

No wonder then, Hollywood fascination doesn't limit to Bollywood actors or Indian masses. The American film industry dominates most of the foreign markets too including Australia, Canada and UK.

The Shahenshah of Indian Cinema, Amitabh Bachchan however doubts the global dominance of American films. He admits that Hollywood does churn out some good films although believes their subjects are relevant to their society.

The actor elaborated by stating an example of 'The Social Network'. The actor saw David Fincher's widely acclaimed film and found it amazing. Although added, "'The Social Network' was a good film but unfortunately most of India does not know internet. Let Hollywood make a film like 'Baghban' ... will they?"

The legendary actor has always stood by the 'Hindi film industry' and has always been in favour of its unique identity.

Mr Bachchan is one of the many senior Indian actors who rightly object to the usage of word 'Bollywood' too as it deprives it of its identity.

Mr Bachchan, we agree with you and hope there comes a day when Hollywood will make a film called 'We are family' which will be inspired by Baghban!

Michael Jackson Perfume Coming in March

The King of Pop might be gone but dear ol’ dad is determined to keep his memory, and his royalty payments, alive. Of course, perfume won’t be the only thing keeping the gloved one on our minds as Michael Jackson The Experience gets ready to hit PS3 and XBox 360 in April.

PopCrunch tells us that Michael’s dad, Joe, has partnered with a French perfume company to roll out a collection of fragrances in March. Lined up so far are a his-and-hers set consisting of Jackson’s Tribute and Jackson’s Legend. Both are supposedly inspired by plants grown at Neverland Ranch.

Chief Executive of the Julian Rouas Paris Company, Frank Rouas, says, “With Joe Jackson, we are 50-50 partners in world sales, television rights and advertising receipts. We did it very, very quickly. Usually it takes a year.”

The way the story goes, Rouas had a stall at a Las Vegas trade fair when he learned the Jackson family was looking around when a couple of people stopped by his booth to borrow a pen for autographs. In addition to a pen, Rouas also gave two samples of his company’s perfume, Versailles, with instructions to give the perfume to Janet Jackson. The Jackson’s liked the products; Rouas proposed his idea, and the rest is commercialism history.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the perfumes will benefit some of Michael’s favorite charities.