Beyonce Knowles to rock India!

The buzz that's been making the rounds is now confirmed - the hugely popular hip hop group from LA, the Black Eyed Peas, fronted by the charismatic Fergie, will rock Banglore on October 16. And Beyonce Knowles will be in Mumbai doing a show on October 27.
T Venkat Vardhan, managing director of the company that is organising the shows, calls them a 'double whammy'. Fans of the Black Eyed Peas will be able to groove to all their fav numbers, which include Don't Plunk with My Heart, Let's Get It Started etc. The group will be in India for the first time as part of their Black Blue and You Tour.
Beyonce, R&B songwriter, singer, actor, dancer and designer, has a massive fan following of her own in India.

Nicole Kidman wants to be married for 40 long years!

Australian actress Nicole Kidman hopes that her marriage to Keith Urban lasts for 40 years. The actress, whose marriage to Tom Cruise ended after 10 years, tied the knot with the country singer in June 2006. The Oscar winner said that she would like to be known for having had an 'extraordinary relationship'. The 40-year-old also said that she wants to be remembered as a person who had a 'big heart'. "I would like to be known for having had a really extraordinary relationship, a marriage. I'd love to have a 40-year marriage under my belt and to be known to have had a big heart," she was quoted as saying.

Jodie Foster blames Lohan's parents for actress' plight

Actress Jodie Foster holds Lindsay Lohan's parents responsible for their daughter's recent legal plight. Foster, who is known for her roles in films like Bugsy Malone and Taxi Driver as a child actress, blamed Lohan's mother Dina for her current state, while speaking to a magazine. "Can I just ask, where is her mother? I mean, really, where is her mother," she was quoted as saying.
"When I was their age, there were no big 18-year-old stars...Now, we want the 17-year-olds so we can bleed them for all they are worth and squeeze as much money as we possibly can out of them, and their career will be over in something like three years," she added. The Mean Girls star, who is presently in rehab, was arrested for driving under the influence of cocaine in Santa Monica, California and nearby Beverly Hills in May and was sentenced to serve a day in jail.

Keanu Reeves all set to play God Rama in the latest flick Hanuman!

Matrix star Keanu Reeves is expected to play the role of Lord Rama in Puru patel's film Hanuman. There are apprehensions as to whether or not a foreign actor be accepted as Rama. "Why not? There aren't any rules against it," says director Homi Adajania. However, he believes a face with ethnic features would definitely have made the character more identifiable.
But will the Indian audiences accept a foreign actor playing the role of Lord Rama? "If the Mahabharata could be produced in France and the Ramleela performed in Indonesia, why can we not accept a non-Indian face as Rama?" asks writer Javed Akhtar. "We should be happy, our mythology is becoming popular globally," says Shankar Mahadevan,"Moreover, the Indian audiences have matured."
But Adajania has his doubts,"It's unlikely that the Indian audiences will be able to identify with Reeves as Rama. If he speaks in Hindi, it will not appeal to the global audiences. And, if he speaks in English, he would not be able to connet with the Indian viewer."

Why is Stefani jealous of her husband?

Singer Gwen Stefani is jealous about her husband Gavin Rossadale's bonding with their son Kingston. The 37-year-old says that she feels ignored because of her 15-month-old son's attachment with his father. "He's super into his dad right now. I am really happy for Gavin, but there is a part of me that is like,'What about me'," she was quoted as saying. "Kingston still doesn't sleep through the night, so his dad usually takes him for an hour or two in the morning so that I can sleep...And, as soon as Gavin goes to brush his teeth, Kingston starts crying - it's hilarious,"she added.

Secret of Zeta-Jones' svelte look

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones revealed that she got back her svelte look after her pregnancies through a combination of healthy eating and a rigorous exercise regime. The actress once admitted that reducing after giving birth would be hard. But she has to be extra cautious now about her fitness regime, as she is playing the role of a New York chef in her latest flick No Reservations. "But, I do eat sensibly and have lots of chicken. If I could eat only three foods for the rest of my life, it would also be smoked salmon sandwiches with potato chips crunched inside, and fish and chips if I did not put on weight," she added.

A documentary to be made on John Lennon's adolescent years

Film director Matt Greenhalgh has confirmed that a documentary featuring the early years of late Beatle John Lennon's life is being made. The film has been titled Lennon, and it will talk about the time when The Beatles was not a famous band, he says. "The film is called Lennon and details John's adolescent years, pre-Beatlemania," he was quoted as saying.
Greenhalgh also revealed that he bagged the project after the producers of Lennon watched his latest film Control, which features the personal, professional and romantic troubles that led Joy Division singer Ian Curtis to commit Suicide at the age of 23.
"The producers of Lennon saw Control, and then asked me if I'd consider doing the script for them. It wasn't a particularly hard decision for me to say 'yes'," he said.

Alfred Hitchcock voted 'Greatest director of all time'

Renowned filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock has landed the top slot in a poll, naming the greatest directors of all time. The legendary filmmaker topped the poll beating The Departed director Martin Scorsese, who came second, followed by three-time Oscar winner director Steven Spielberg, who stood third.
Scarface director Howard Hawks bagged the fourth place, while Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola landed the fifth position, in the poll conducted by British magazine Total Film.
Citizen Kane filmmaker Orson Welles came sixth and Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman stood seventh. The eigth slot went to Killer's Kiss director Stanley Kubrick, while The Lords of the Rings director Peter Jackson and Fight Club director David Fincher got the ninth and the tenth position respectively.