Chris gayle smashes RCB to finals of IPL4

West indies player christopher gayle smashes 89 from 47 balls last nyt in their semi final match against mumbai indians...

Because of his knock mumbai indians made a way back to their homes.
He gave a lightening start in earlier overs of their innings!!! Everybody thought that gayle would make century faster than any batsman in this format of cricket.
But later on gayle lost his wicket before he making a century, However because of his knock RCB could be able to make 185/4 in their 1st innings, this is the best total by royal challengers bengaluru with mumbai indians by bettering their last score of 166 runs.
By this chris gayle has aggregated an average of 76.00 runs in his 11 matches of this tournament, he made 608 runs which is the third huge total in IPL history.
Gayle has made a remarkable strike rate of 184.80 by kicking down the previous best of 176.66 by dashing virender sehwag.
Gayle also extended his six's upto 44 just in 11 matches of the tournament.

Skipper daniel vettori also gave a splendid support to gayle by his remarkable bowling performance with figures of  4-0-19-3.


Which made RCB to fight with CSK in their final match tonight.

Item songs should also get National Awards says Katrina kaif

Katrina kaif thinks there should be a National Award category for item numbers too; 
says 'Sheila Ki Jawani' would definitely win...  
 


The National Awards have been talked about quite a lot in the filmi circuit since they were announced, with the inevitable dissection of whether this/that film should have won or not won, who deserved it, who did not, at all... But while the chairperson of the jury, JP Dutta, might be defending the choice of,
Salman Khan starrer "Dabangg" as the winner of the best film providing wholesome entertainment, here's one question that the jury wouldn't have thought it would face in a million years. 

The question was raised by none other than Bollywood's Kat, even though it didn't look like she knew much about who had won. At a recent event in Mumbai, when questioned about her reaction to the news of "Dabangg" winning, she apparently looked ignorant as she said, "Oh is it ? I didn't know!" But then she gave her congratulations to the team, but added that "Rajneeti" too was a prime contender for the spot! But that wasn't all, for Kat went on to add that the jury should start a new category for item songs, and that her sizzling " Sheila Ki jawani" should definitely win it. So while Katrina might not have known that Sallu's film had won, we think she would definitely like to know why item numbers should not be in the reckoning for an award. Are the jury members listening? 

‘Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides’ works only for Depp

Captain Jack Sparrow is back! But not with a bang! The fourth instalment of the ‘Pirate…’series lacks the punch and the excitement that the first two parts had. Although the shortest of all the films of the series (its two hours and sixteen minutes) the movie drags and leaves the viewer quite disappointed by the end. The edge of the seat fun that an adventure film of this league is supposed to have is unfortunately missing.


Jack Sparrow (Johny Depp) remains the same. Funny, outrageous and even silly romantic but that’s perhaps the only thing going for the film which lacks a proper plot.

The story goes something like this; Sparrow is forced to help pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane) and find the fountain of youth. The fountain of youth is much sought after and is also in the top priority for the former pirate Barbossa, played by Geoffrey Rush.

Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz plays Sparrow’s ex-flame, who could be Blackbeard’s daughter but one is not certain about it.

With such an amazing cast, the director could have done wonders to the script and the film. But sadly, only few scenes have that trademark Sparrow humour or the style that the series is known for.

Go for this movie only if you are a diehard fan of Depp’s Sparrow avatar because he is the only saving grace of the film.

Jason Statham gifts stunt pads to his girlfriend Whiteley

In a bid to protect his girlfriend from getting bruises, `Transporter` star Jason Statham has gifted
Rosie Huntington Whiteley with special stunt pads.

The 43-year-old actor bought the special pads after Whiteley, 24, who gained popularity after replacing Megan Fox in the upcoming film `Transformers 3`, returned home covered with bruises, reported Daily Star.

The former Victoria Secret`s model was not prepared for performing stunts in the third installment of the sci-fi film.

"I came (home) from filming covered in bruises... He was like, `You`ve got to wear your stunt pads!` He sent me razor-thin gel stunt pads... `cause the regular ones make you look like a football player," said Whiteley.

The British model was recently voted the sexiest woman in the world by readers of both men`s magazines `Maxim` and `FHM`.

Directed by Michael Bay, `Transformers: Dark of The Moon`, which also stars Shia LaBeouf and Tyrese Gibson, is scheduled to hit the theatres on 1 July.

Dayanidhi Maran saw DMK’s downfall in 2008

As the DMK leadership struggles to come to terms with its electoral debacle in Tamil Nadu and Kanimozhi’s arrest in the 2G scam, reports on Monday said that the Dravidian party’s downfall was predicted by one of its top leaders way back in 2008.

According to a report published by a leading daily, which cited secret US diplomatic cables accessed by WikiLeaks, DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi's grandnephew and  Member of Parliament (MP) Dayanidhi Maran had predicted the beginning of the gloomy days for his party as early as in February 2008.

As per reports, the young MP was seriously worried about DMK’s negative image and was extremely critical of its ‘Santa Clause politics’.

In a free-wheeling chat with the American Consul General in February 2008, the DMK leader admitted candidly that corruption was badly affecting the image of his party and talked about people’s growing apathy and rising anti-incumbency factor in Tamil Nadu.


On February 23, 2008, Consul General David T Hopper, in a secret cable [142702: confidential], informed the US State Department that Maran had predicted DMK and its alliance partners would lose half of their (Lok Sabha) seats in Tamil Nadu if no corrective measures are taken.

Referring to people’s growing apathy towards the Karunanidhi government, Maran endorsed the general perception that DMK is a corrupt party, by saying, “When people get into power they lose concentration and start focusing on making money.”

The cable, which was sent to the State Department by the US Embassy in New Delhi, revealed that a meeting took place between the Political Officer at the Chennai Consulate-General and Maran on February 15, 2008.

The meeting between the two was the first since Maran was sacked as the Union IT and Telecommunications Minister in May 2007, following a dispute with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Karunanidhi.

Maran, who was extremely critical of DMK’s politics of providing freebies, was quoted as telling the US official, “The problem when you come to power by promising people free TVs,” he is quoted as saying during the meeting, “is that people soon forget the TVs you gave them and then ask ‘what are you doing for me now’?”

In the secret cable, the US official reported that the estranged DMK MP, who was later reinstated in the Union Cabinet as Textiles Minister, was “very downbeat” about the United Progressive Alliance's electoral prospects in the 15th Lok Sabha election.

Maran was of the view that the UPA was likely to face a tough time in the southern states like Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

He predicted that UPA’s electoral losses would stem from the failure of DMK and Congress in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu respectively. However, the DMK MP was all praise for Rahul Gandhi and argued that Congress party needed to name him as its prime ministerial candidate for the 2009 Lok Sabha election.

I’ll go to Cannes every year now Says Minissha Lamba

The 16 hours of detention at the Mumbai airport for allegedly carrying undeclared jewellery were harrowing but actress Minissha Lamba says the authorities were “very, very, friendly” and the time was spent chatting about various things, including her experience at Cannes.
“We had a very lively 16-hour session,” said the “Well Done Abba” actress.
“What can I say? I had the choice of either sitting and crying or trying to make the best of a bizarre situation. Guess what I chose to do? I took a chill-pill,” she told IANS.
Minissha, who had told the customs authorities that the jewellery was given to her to wear at Cannes by Anmol Jewellers, describes her detention on May 18 as “a molehill blown up into a mountain”.

Excerpts from an interview:

Q: What really happened?

A: It was just a minor discrepancy in my papers for the jewellery. I’m just so shocked by the monstrous proportions that the incident acquired.

Q: Is it true you were detained the whole night at the airport?

A: I was detained for 16 hours. That, if I may say so, was completely unnecessary in a case like this. However, if my papers were not in order because of a minor technicality then the authorities were totally within their right to detain me. We’ve to go by the book. No complaints about it.

Q: Did you really have undeclared diamonds worth Rs.40 lakh?

A: Definitely not that much. The value was much much less. I can’t tell you how much because it involves a legality. I had the paperwork to authenticate it.

Q: So why did they detain you?

A: A minor glitch.I don’t want to go into who was responsible for it.

Q: Were the airport authorities civil with you?

A: Very very friendly. They served me the most amazing food and were constantly cracking jokes to ease my nervousness. I ended up regaling them with my experiences at Cannes. They talked about their experiences with celebrities. We had a very lively 16-hour session.

Q: Did you have a relative accompanying you?

A: You know I am a very independent girl. I didn’t even want to inform my parents about it when it happened. In any case my phone was taken from me. I wasn’t allowed to use it. I didn’t want to cause any worry for my parents. I didn’t know it the incident had already gone out.

Q: Was it harrowing?

A: Yes, because a molehill was blown up into a mountain. There I was, I had just landed from Cannes, jetlagged and groggy. I just wanted to get home and sleep. Little did I know what was in store for me. Life is full of surprises. Earlier during the trip I lost my baggage at the Nice airport.

Q: Kissne ki yeh ‘Nice’ harkat (Who did it at Nice?)?

A: (laughs) I’ve gone through so much during the trip. I told god if you’ve more in store bring it in now, let’s get it out of the way.

Q: So how did you manage to dress so well at Cannes?

A: The baggage was lost on my way back. Thank god for that. And I didn’t lose too many valuables.

Q: How was Cannes?

A: I had gone to attend the premiere of the new Woody Allen film “Midnight in Paris”. I couldn’t meet him. But his management told me that they’re looking seriously at Indian cinema. I met a lot of people from the international movie community.

Q: Has the controversy shaken you?

A: I think I got into the controversy by default. This is the accidental controversy in my life. It’s one of those life-experiences.

Q: Looks like Cannes doesn’t suit you?

A: On the contrary the experience has made me a stronger human being. I think I’ll go every year now.
- IANS
source : http://www.bollywoodworld.com
 

Brad Pitt's Movie Wins Hounorable Prize in Cannes film festival

As the 64th Cannes Film Festival came to a close Sunday, its jury awarded the top prize to a movie that split the critics: director Terrence Malick's The Tree of life, starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn.
ury president Robert De Niro made the announcement, while the reclusive Malick was not in the French town to accept his Palme d'Or (Golden Palm).
Other winners Sunday evening included Kirsten Dunst as best actress for controversial director Lars Von Trier's Melancholia. Earlier this week, the Danish filmmaker had been banned from the festival for rambling remarks he made at a press conference about how he sympathized with Hitler.

Dunst alluded to her director's outburst during her acceptance speech Sunday, saying, "What a week this has been."

French actor Jean Dujardin was named best actor for a popular silent, black-and-white comedy, The Artist – to be seen in the U.S. later this year. Best director was Nicolas Winding Refn, for Drive, which stars Ryan Gosling.
Other members of the Cannes jury included Jude Law and Uma Thurman.  
source :
http://www.people.com