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Saturday, February 28, 2009

Congratulate Rahman for winning the Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire

Congratulate Rahman for winning the Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire

By Bollywood Hungama News Network, February 23, 2009 - 10:54 IST

He is regarded as the Indian Beethoven, people call him a musical genius... his tunes, songs and renditions enthrall us at any given time. And today he has finally received what should rightfully be his. He is A R Rahman.

Today when the world recognizes this musical maestro for his uncanny talent and at long last rewards his tireless persistence to achieve musical excellence with not one but two Oscars for 'Best Original Soundtrack of Slumdog Millionaire' and 'Best Song Jai Ho', we at Bollywood Hungama, wish this genius all the luck to come and may he continue with his enchanting music.

I'm not really a lesbian in The President Is Coming - Konkona Sen Sharma

"I'm not really a lesbian in The President Is Coming" - Konkona Sen Sharma

So far we thought that Konkona Sen-Sharma was following in Shabana Azmi's foot steps to play a lesbian in her new film The President Is Coming. Konkona's next two releases The President Is Coming and Luck By Chance have her pretty agog. "They aren't the usual kind of films. The President Is Coming is a very funny mock-documentary I cracked up when I was doing it." The film is Konkona's own Dostana. Her character pretends to be a lesbian to get her own way.

Konkona says, "It's a marketing strategy for the film, and I don't mind. The film's release got postponed because of 26/11. I was in Rajasthan when it happened, and was really very worried when I saw the news on TV. So, though I was lucky not to be harmed, I was shocked and disgusted…The film didn't matter at that moment. But my other film Dil Kabbaddi got released, soon after the 26/11 incident. Some people liked the film, but not too many, I admit."

Konkona was working throughout 2008, though she didn't have that many releases. "Rituparno Ghosh's Sunglass and The President Is Coming got delayed. Now I've Zoya Akhtar's Luck By Chance. Zoya had written the script so long ago. She knew what she wanted. I play a starlet. It's quite funny. My character is the lead in B-graders and is also the 'hero ki behen'. I had to keep dressing in different costumes. While one day I was a junior artiste of the 1930's, the very next day I was a nurse! Like Farhan's character, I too play a struggler in my own right."

Konkona has Luck By Chance coming out in January. "And then I go straight to Wake Up Sid in June. Both have me playing the formal female lead. But, to me the impact of the role has nothing to do with its size. Sometimes you do a film just because of the director."

Brittany Snow is "Gossip's" Girl

After an exhaustive search, "Gossip Girl" producers have finally found the perfect actress to play Lily van der Woodsen in the proposed 1980s-set spin off. Yes, alternate decade loving Brittany Snow ("American Dreams," "Hairspray") has nabbed the coveted role.

"They just cast Brittany Snow. It's definitely official, and I think I'm the first one to know that," Krysten Ritter told E!'s Kristin.

As for the show itself, Krysten, who will play Lily's older sister Carol, told PopWrap earlier this month the show would "revolve around my character and Lily, who is kicked out of her house and comes to find Carol, who has been long since kicked out."

As for Brittany's un-Lily hair color, Krysten says the actress will be going back to blonde for the role. So aside from an impending dye job, what do you think of Brittany's casting?

Photo:WireImage; Eric Liebovitz/The CW

Angie Flaunts A Different Set of Twins

In the best case of timing ever, Vanity Fair has a stunning cover on Angelina "about to pop" Jolie. There was a rumor earlier today that she gave birth, which seems to be false, so now everyone's wondering which will debut first, her twins (supposedly due in August) or this issue (definitely due next week). Here are a few tidbits to whet your appetite in anticipation for the whole interview with the mother of all babies.

On being pregnant:

“I love it. It makes me feel like a woman. It makes me feel that all the things about my body are suddenly there for a reason. It makes you feel round and supple, and to have a little life inside you is amazing."

On Brad Pitt

"Also, I’m fortunate. I think some women have a different experience depending on their partner. I think that affects it. I happen to be with somebody who finds pregnancy very sexy. So that makes me feel very sexy.”

On education her children:

“When I was growing up I wanted to adopt, because I was aware there were kids that didn’t have parents. It’s not a humanitarian thing, because I don’t see it as a sacrifice. It’s a gift. We’re all lucky to have each other. I look at Shiloh -— because, obviously, physically, she is the one that looks like Brad and I when we were little —- and say, ‘If these were our brothers and sisters, how much would we have known by the time we were six that it took into our 30s and 40s to figure out?’ I suppose I’m giving them the childhood I always wished I had.”

On Shiloh’s birth:

“We were in this little hospital in Africa when Shi was born. I don’t think there was anybody else in the hospital. It was just a little cottage, the three of us. It ended up being the greatest thing. I had a C-section and I found it fascinating. I didn’t find it a sacrifice and I didn’t find it a painful experience. I found it a fascinating miracle of what a body can do.”