As the brand ambassador of Levis, Priyanka Chopra is also associated with the brand’s ‘The Change Your World’ music contest, India’s largest online music talent hunt, which will give the winners a chance to relish a three city tour, apart from producing a music video featuring Piggie Chops.
The contest is creating excited ripples and as many as 53 independent bands have already jumped onto the online hunt bandwagon. The list of names is also quite impressive including the likes of Scribe, Bhayanak Maut, Boomerang, Half Step Down, Tough On Tobacco, The Mavyns and Workshop, among others.
Commenting on the campaign, Levi’s Brand Ambassador Priyanka Chopra said, “It’s great to be associated with an iconic brand like Levi’s and be a part of the ‘Change Your World‘ campaign. My life is a reflection of how we can change our life, and the amazing ideas & dreams we have when we turn 15! As much as it is about providing a platform to express yourself, Levi’s CYW is also about inspiring & empowering people to follow their dreams!”

Celina Jaitley is one actress who is known more for her controversies and her cause for homosexuals than her acting skills and substantial work. Recently, the actress has admitted that she is just crazy about shoes. Celina admits to having around 1, 500 pairs and for this, she plans to register herself in the Limca Book of Records.

Her fetish for shoes came out when she was shooting in Canada recently for Anees Bazmee’s ‘Thank You’. The actress had pain in her tooth and she went to the dentist for a root canal treatment. Then, she planned to visit the chemist to pick up some painkillers, but instead landed up at the shoe shop across the road. Giving in to her temptations, she ended up buying 11 pairs of shoes and went back to her hotel only to realize that she had forgotten to buy the medicines. No wonder, her close friends now call her Shoelina!
Celina confesses in her own words, “I must confess that I have a real huge fetish for shoes. Even though I have over 1500 pairs yet I crave for more and more. There have been times when I have left home to buy medicines and have ended up buying shoes!!!”

Bollywood hottest babe Bipasha Basu turned 31 year old on January 7th, 2010. Bipasha kick started her career as a model by winning Ford’s super model contest in 1996, after a successful stint in Modeling Bipasha shifted to movies.

Bipasha Basu won the Fimlfare best debutant award for her debut flick Ajnabee opposite Akshay Kumar, she then won the best villain award for her portrayal of Sonia Mehra in Jism opposite John Abraham. Her superb perfomance in Madhur Bhandarkar’s corporate fetched her the nomination for Filmfare best actress award.

We wish Bipasha a very happy birthday and a great year ahead.

There was a smooching scene in Shahid Kapoor and Genelia D’Souza starrer Chance Pe Dance, however after Shahid’s repeated requests with director Ken Ghosh the scene has been removed.

A source says, “Yes, there was a kissing scene in the film along with a love-making scene. However Shahid thought that it wouldn’t be good for his image with the kids. He also felt it would put off people from coming to the cinema hall with their kids, and he did not want that to happen. So he spoke to Ken Ghosh (the director) and insisted the scene be removed from the film. Though Ken wasn’t very keen about the idea since the shot had taken a lot of effort, he finally understood Shahid’s point of view — even Ken loved the idea of the film not having an A certificate. The scene has been removed.”

When Ken was contacted to confirm the news, he said, “My film is for teenagers, for children and for families. It’s a wholesome entertainer with humour, emotional moments and lots of fun. It’s got great music and fantastic dancing — and it’s got a U certificate. Need I say more?”

It would be good to see a movie without kissing and lovemaking scenes after a long time.

Bipasha Basu performed at Sahara Star Hotel for the New Year’s Eve. Bipasha rocked the stage by performing on her hit songs from Race and Bachna Ae Haseeno.

Despite the fact that she has not given a single hit at the box-office, there is no denying the fact that the sauve and selve Sonam Kapoor is here to stay. It was her sheer strong determination which led this female become fab from flab. How she gained her hour-glass figure from her weight of 90 kilos, is what she talks about in the latest edition of ‘Vogue’ for January 2010 as she sizzles on the cover as well as the photoshoot for the mag.
Sonam attributes her makeover to the celeb trainer Zareen Watson, who, on her own admission Sonam says, “Helped me change the way I looked at nutrition and exercise. I had to make a lifestyle change: it’s the only thing that really works; it has to be how you lead your life, a regime you follow.” Sonam also talks about how easy or tough it was it for her hard to lose all those kilos.

The healing process after her surgery last week is yet not even half-complete. But Katrina Kaif, recovering quietly from surgery at her Mumbai home, stubbornly decided to go and join her family in London for the annual Christmas-New Year vacation, which she had promised herself for months now. Katrina flew out of Mumbai early Wednesday morning after getting a reluctant go-ahead from her doctors at Breach Candy hospital. Wincing in pain she said a few hours before departure, “The pain will remain for a while. But the process of healing is on. I got my doctor’s consent in Mumbai and I’ve another doctor in London who’s fully aware of my condition. The doctors said the pain would be the same in Mumbai or London. And as long as I’m very careful about not exerting myself I’ll be fine. So I’m off.”

Recently Amrita hired the services of a new maid, Rani who apparently was a crazy fan. Amrita already has two maids, a spot boy, a personal assistant and a driver at her ready disposal but hired the services of an additional maid for her mother who requires help frequently with the household work as the other employees are busy tending to Amrita's needs.

‘Raaz Pichle Janam Ka’ will take many celebrities for a ride into their past life. One well known sultry actress who has delved into her past life through this program is Celina Jaitley who was taken to her past life by Dr.
Trupti Javin.

Celina Jaitley regressed to three life times and found out that in one of her past lives she was a man who had joined the army as she was very poor. She faced death as result of a shrapnel injury on the left side of her stomach. What amazed her is that the side where she was injured in her past life is where she feels the pain even today. The pain she experiences lasts for days together until she can move again without any restraint. Various doctors and medical tests have been unable to get to the cause of the problem.

The experience has been a revelation for the actress who says, “’Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka’ has been a life-turning experience for me. I have always wondered about the phenomenon of past life and have read a lot of books on the same. During my regression, I went back into 3 different lifetimes, which upon researching came up with shocking and apt tallies. It’s an experience I will never forget.”

Other celebrities to unveil their past on this show include Karisma Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Sushmita Sen, Shekhar Suman and so on.

Deepika Padukone has created stirs when she was a part of the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar in 2006. Now, this Sunday, the actress unveiled the 2010 edition of Kingfisher’s swimsuit special calendar and she is very proud of it. She says, “In the beginning of my career, I was a part of the calendar and it’s becoming better every year. Girls in this calendar have done a fantastic job. It’s of international standards and it’s one of the best calendars in the world.”

“I am very proud of 2010 edition of the Kingfisher swimsuit special,” said Vijay Mallya, UB group chairman, adding that the calendar has given an opportunity to many young models from India and the world, and he hoped to continue the trend.

This year, noted photographer Atul Kasbekar has taken the photographs for the calendar which will feature five stunning models and has been shot in the exotic locales of Soneva Fushi and Soneva Gili at Six Senses resort in Maldives. The calendar will be launched in January 2010 in Mumbai.

There could not be a better way for Bollywood stars to welcome the New Year than with a grand extravaganza and walking away with pockets full of money for a one night performance. This is exactly what our Bong beauty Bipasha Basu is set to do for 2010 with her performance in hotel Sahara Star for which she is charging a whopping 2 crore.

The announcement was made in an event organized by the hotel Sahara Star where Mr. Vivek Kumar, CEO, Hotel Sahara Star said, “Hotel Sahara Star bids goodbye to the year gone by and lures you into the New Year with Seduction 2010- the happiest, happening and most sought party of the year, with none other than the dusky diva- Bipasha Basu, who will be performing on the evening of 31st December.”

What has been kept under wraps by the hotel is the song on which Bipasha will rock and the names of other stars who will perform apart from Bipasha.

You must be wondering what tag Google can bestow on this lady. Well she has bagged the title for No.1 celebrity searched on the net. Wow! A great laurel for this Barbie doll actress. Google’s annual publication, Google Zeitgeist showcasing trends of internet users for its search engine services reveals that Indian internet users searched for Katrina Kaif the most number of times under the celebrity category.

We wonder what happened with other actresses? Is their popularity fading day by day as Katrina holds the throne tightly, giving no room to her competitors.

Aladdin actress Jacqueline Fernandez graces the December edition of FHM Magazine wearing a short red dress. Like her?