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MUMBAI, Jan 7 She is the girl with the golden touch. In the past few years, Priyanka Chopra has cemented her place as one of the most bankable heroines in Bollywood. From "Dostana" to "Kaminey", the dusky 27-year-old is experimenting with different roles but admits that at times she prefers to do "simplistic films". Chopra spoke to Reuters about her new film "Pyaar Impossible", why she may not get any awards this year and how 2009 fared in her books. Q: What made you say yes to "Pyaar Impossible"? It seems like a regular love story. A: "When Uday Chopra and Jugal Hansraj came to me I think even they were not sure whether I would do the film, but what appealed to me was the simplicity of the script. At that point I was doing films like 'Kaminey' and 'What's Your Raashee'. I had just finished 'Fashion', all of which were very difficult films. The simplicity of the love story was something I really liked....

MUMBAI, Jan 3 – Author Chetan Bhagat has accused makers of the film '3 Idiots', modelled after his best-selling debut novel 'Five Point Someone', of not giving him credit for the story. Bhagat, who sold the rights of his book to producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra, sparked off a row after he posted a message on his Twitter account on Saturday accusing the '3 Idiots' team of "negating his contribution." "They (film makers) added a story credit right upfront, without my name, negating my contribution. That is the issue," Bhagat wrote. The allegations followed a blog post in which he accused the makers of '3 Idiots' of "copying an original story and claiming it to be different." The team of '3 Idiots' responded by accusing the best-selling author of "lying". "Bhagat has signed a contract with us, giving us the right to modify or change the story. The contract also clearly states that credit shall be given to him ...

Jessica Simpson and Tiger Woods Jessica Simpson Shoots Down Tiger Woods Rumors A report that Jessica Simpson and Tiger Woods once flirted is a complete lie, the singer says. "Can't believe that I'm on the cover of star magazine with Tiger Woods, what a JOKE! 'The Shocking Inside Story' is A LIE!" Simpson, 29, Tweeted Wednesday. According to the Star magazine report, the two exchanged e-mails and phone numbers after clicking at the AT&T National Pro-Am golf tournament in Bethesda, Md., in July. Woods had been partnered with Tony Romo, who split with Simpson later that month. Kenny Chesney has shot down similar rumors of a flirtation with Simpson that supposedly happened around the same time.

TOKYO, Dec 4 - Firebrand director Michael Moore is in Japan to promote his latest documentary on the global economic meltdown, which he says should resonate in a nation that has already seen the dark side of capitalism. "Capitalism: A Love Story" opens in Japan on Saturday, and Moore, on his first visit to Japan, previewed the film for the Japanese Trade Union Confederation this week. He said the message of the film for the world's No.2 economy and U.S. ally was simple: "Don't be like us." "Japan has been a shining jewel of capitalism for many years, so I think the film will have a lot of interest here because they've also seen the dark side of capitalism," Moore told Reuters. "They've been suffering through deflation and a number of other problems as a result of bad economic decisions that were made 10-plus years ago. So now what we do on Wall Street affects them." Moore's film will open in Japan at a time when the deeply in...

LOS ANGELES winning actress Jennifer Hudson is to play Winnie Mandela in a film charting the turbulent life and times of the ex-wife of South Africa's first black president, it was reported Wednesday. Hudson, who scooped a best supporting actress Oscar in 2007 for her performance in the musical "Dreamgirls", told Daily Variety the film would bring a "powerful part of history" to cinema screens. "I was compelled and moved when I read the script," Hudson said. "Winnie Mandela is a complex and extraordinary woman and I'm honored to be the actress to portray her. This is a powerful part of history that should be told." The film will be directed by South African film-maker Darrell J. Roodt, whose films include "Cry, The Beloved Country" and "Sarafina." News of the film comes as Hollywood prepares to release "Invictus" a Clint Eastwood-directed drama about Nelson Mandela, to be played by Morgan Freeman, and how the...

Angelina Jolie is said to have been stung by a string of vicious allegations about her marriage, morals and mothering. US media have branded her "a fake" and a "liar", and is buzzing with reports she is still fighting with Jennifer Aniston, her marriage to Brad Pitt is in tatters and she has decided to adopt a kid without him. The bulk of of the claims come from material in two upcoming books, Brangelina: The Untold Story of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie by Ian Halperin and a biography by controversial author Andrew Morton. Former Rolling Stone writer Halperin is said to claim Jolie used her kids to lure Pitt away from ex-wife Aniston, but they have since "broken up so many times it would make your head spin". He suggests Jolie "has a temper like a cobra" and the pair constantly row over their three biological and three adopted children. "They fight all the time about the kids – where to put toys, saying the wrong thing to a nanny, not cleani...

Susan Boyle: ‘I Feel Like Cinderella’ The Scottish singer says her life has been like a fairytale since she shot to fame on Britain’s Got Talent earlier this year. “I suppose it’s a bit of a Cinderella story, isn’t it?” Boyle, 48, told Weekend magazine of her instant rise to stardom. Susan also revealed how she was forced to change her telephone number after her performance of I Dreamed a Dreamed aired on TV in the UK. “There were phone calls 24 hours a day,” she said. “They kept me awake for three weeks, until I changed my number. It was constant. “There were a lot of press people outside my door, a lot of television people, a lot of people who wanted a piece of me. “It got to the stage where I couldn’t even go outside because the media — American television crews, too — surrounded the house. “It was like being inside a giant pressure cooker, where the lid bubbles up and bubbles up and soon the pressure cooker goes. “Everything had built up, and I was exhausted. You have to understand...

Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin to host Oscars Oscar organizers on Tuesday named an unlikely pair of hosts for March's Academy Awards, comedian Steve Martin and "30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin, a past loser at the world's top film awards. The choice of Martin and Baldwin comes as a mild surprise on the heels of last February's Oscar telecast hosted by song-and-dance man Hugh Jackman. It earned some favorable reviews and higher viewership than the previous year. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which gives out the Oscars, had previously hired "Hairspray" director Adam Shankman to co-produce and, based on Jackman's success and Shankman's history making musicals, the betting had been that organizers might aim for another music-oriented telecast. But Martin is known as a stand-up comedian and comic actor, while Baldwin's reputation was built in theater and film dramas like 2003's "The Cooler," which earned him a best supporti...

Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin to host Oscars LOS ANGELES, Nov 4 Oscar organizers on Tuesday named an unlikely pair of hosts for March's Academy Awards, comedian Steve Martin and "30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin, a past loser at the world's top film awards. The choice of Martin and Baldwin comes as a mild surprise on the heels of last February's Oscar telecast hosted by song-and-dance man Hugh Jackman. It earned some favorable reviews and higher viewership than the previous year. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which gives out the Oscars, had previously hired "Hairspray" director Adam Shankman to co-produce and, based on Jackman's success and Shankman's history making musicals, the betting had been that organizers might aim for another music-oriented telecast. But Martin is known as a stand-up comedian and comic actor, while Baldwin's reputation was built in theater and film dramas like 2003's "The Cooler," which earned ...