Saturday, December 24, 2005
Negar Khan deported
Negar Khan deported Bollywood Monday reacted with shock to the sudden move to deport actress and model Negar Khan for working in India without valid documents, terming as inappropriate the treatment meted out to her.
"The manner in which she has been deported is absolutely indecorous," said leading filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who noted that Khan should have been given an opportunity and time to clarify her position.
Sunday, December 11, 2005
Aishwarya voted the sexiest star
NEW DELHI: No one expressed surprise when former Miss World Aishwarya Rai was voted Bollywood’s sexiest actress in a recent online poll, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. But a relative newcomer in the world’s most-watched movie industry, John Abraham, raised eyebrows by knocking the more established Shahrukh Khan from the top spot to win the male award, The Asian Age said in its report on a Durex survey on sexual attitudes.
The survey of 317,000 people in 41 countries found that Abraham is considered the sexiest actor in India’s movie industry, with 20.6 per cent of the votes - while Khan took 16.3 per cent of the ballot, the Age said. Abhishek Bachchan, son of Hindi movie legend Amitabh Bachchan, came a close third with 15.1 per cent votes. Ekta Kapoor, a leading Bollywood producer, told the Age that what turned her on about former model Abraham are his "sexy jawline" and "his fat smile." But "Shah Rukh’s enigma and intensity are unbeatable," she added.
Among the female stars, Rai was far and beyond the most hoped-for date, winning 20 per cent of the votes in the survey. Rani Mukherji won 12.8 per cent votes, while Mallika Sherawat, an actress who has won passionate admirers and critics in recent years with her scantily clad appearances, won only 9.5 per cent support in the poll.
