Salman hikes his fee to Rs.50 crore

t seems Salman Khan has decided to catch up on his counterparts Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan, who have been paid huge amount for their films. Riding on the back-to-back success of his films Dabangg and Ready, the actor has reportedly hiked his fee to Rs.50 crore.

Sources said that Salman has been charging only Rs.40 crore per film till date. However, his command at the box-office following the success of his recent releases has pumped in lots of confidence. Now, he is said to have decided to charge Rs.50 crore per film in the days to come ......... read more>>

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Native tongues wag over Miss Fiji winner

OUTRAGE erupted in Fiji over the country's contestant for the Miss World 2012 beauty pageant - initially because she is only 16 but now because she does not look "native" enough.

Schoolgirl Torika Watters - who is of mixed European/ Fijian heritage - has been criticised since beating a bevy of full-blooded indigenous women to win the Miss World Fiji crown on the weekend.

Furthering the controversy, the competition was overseen by New Zealand supermodel Rachel Hunter and other non-Fijian judges.

The ugly race row has even included attacks on Watters' hair, with many claiming the model chosen to represent the island nation should have a "buiniga" - the local word used to describe the naturally-fuzzy Fijian hairstyle............... read more>>

 

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Sights—Should Gwyneth Paltrow Be Worried?

Iron Man has already got his leading lady: Pepper Potts, played by Gwyneth Paltrow. But the possible arrival of a nemesis for her man's attention could force Gwynnie to brush up on her fighting skills.

Per Deadline, The Help's Jessica Chastain is in talks to join the growing cast of Iron Man 3, and the ubiquitous actress should know a thing or two about superheroics: She starred in six films last year—and even nabbed an Oscar nom for Best Supporting Actress for The Help.

But whom will Chastain be playing?

MORE: Iron Man 3 Gets Its Villain—Which Bad Guy Is Ben Kingsley Poised to Play?

Chastain will reportedly take on the role of a "sexy scientist" who'll conceivably go toe-to-toe (or is it brain-to-brain?) with Downey's genius Iron Man alter ego, Tony Stark.

It seems the actress was offered the role before, but scheduling snafus kept her from committing to the project. Producers supposedly considered Diane Kruger and Isla Fisher for the part, but an unexpected opening in Chastain's shooting schedule has now catapulted her back into the Iron Man fray.

She's the latest A-lister to circle the project, following news that Ben Kingsley is close to signing on as the film's villain. (Exactly which villaIn he'll play has inspired its own guessing game.)

The Shane Black-directed flick, which reportedly starts shooting in five weeks in North Carolina, is shaping up to have an ultra-prestigious cast that includes two Oscar winners (Paltrow and Kingsley) and three Oscar nominees (Downey, Chastain and ........ read more>>

 

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Adele, Rihanna, Lady Gaga Lead Billboard Award Finalists ....

According to  billboard Adele is leading in categories including Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 Artist. Her breakthrough hit, "Rolling in the Deep," is a contender in seven different categories.

Adele has plenty of female companionship, as Rihanna and Lady Gaga are also finalists in a number of categories, with 13 for RiRi and 10 for Lady Gaga. Lil Wayne is also up for 10 categories, while party rockers LMFAO are finalists in 17.
The awards are based on Billboard's chart rankings, and combine data from album sales and downloads, track downloads, radio airplay and touring in addition to streaming and social interactions with fans on Facebook, Twitter, Vevo, YouTube, Spotify and other popular online music services. The show will take place at Las Vegas' MGM Grand and be broadcast live on ABC on May 20.
Among the leading categories: Top Artist: Adele, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Katy Perry, Rihanna. Top New Artist: Bad Meets Evil, Big Sean, Foster the People, Scotty McCreery and Wiz Khalifa. Top Male Artist: Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Drake, Lil Wayne, Bruno Mars. Top Female Artist: Adele, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry.......... read more>>

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Think Like a Man' halts the 'Hunger......

It had to happen. After four weeks of dominance, "The Hunger Games" finally didn't finish first at the box office.

Instead, the relationship comedy "Think Like a Man" took the crown as it debuted to an impressive $33 million this weekend. Based on comedian Steve Harvey's bestselling advice book "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man," the PG-13 film performed much better than expected. (Although I predicted the movie would win the weekend, I thought it would do so with a moderate $19 million.)

"Think Like a Man" was produced for just $13 million by Sony-owned Screen Gems, which was also behind two other pictures that premiered at No. 1 this year: "The Vow" and "Underworld Awakening." The studio's marketing campaign targeted African American audiences via appearances on Harvey's morning show, screenings at historically black universities, and special promotions on networks like BET.

The effort clearly paid off. For instance, "Think Like a Man," which was directed by Tim Story ("Fantastic Four"), opened stronger than all of Tyler Perry's movies except "Madea Goes to Jail." And like Perry's films, the movie skewed toward adult women, with 63 percent of the audience being female and 62 percent at least 30 years old. It received an excellent "A" rating from CinemaScore audiences.

                                   In second was the PG-13 romance the lucky 1 with $22.8 million. That's a return to form for star Zac Efron, as the movie performed more like "17 Again" ($23.7 million) than "Charlie St. Cloud" ($12.4 million).It's also a solid showing for author Nicholas Sparks -- the only Sparks adaptation that opened stronger was 2010′s "Dear John" ($30.5 million). Despite unfavorable reviews, the $25 million movie earned a respectable "B+" grade from CinemaScore participants. Young women represented the majority of the film's audience, with 76 percent of ticket buyers being female and 52 ... read more>>

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New season 5 trailer for True Blood

The countdown is on for the return of HBO’s beloved vampire drama “True Blood."

On Sunday, the network gave fang-enthusiasts a quick bite of what’s to come in season 5 of the hit show via a trailer unveiled during “Game of Thrones.     
There’s more blood, sex and tomfoolery on the way!

By the look of things, reverend no-good, Jason Stackhouse’s evangelical nemesis Steve Newlin, has returned to wreak even more havoc on his life.
And, apparently, the vampire-human love triangle involving Jason’s sister Sookie (played by Anna Paquin), Bill (Paquin’s real-life hubby Stephen Moyer) and Eric (the smoldering Alexander Skarsgard) continues - but is Eric kissing somebody else in the clip?!
Absent from the 30-second teaser, sadly, is Rutina Wesley, who played Sookie’s BFF Tara on all previous seasons, though she was shot in the head in the final season 4 episode. (Reincarnation as a vamp, anyone?) ......  read more>>

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