An exclusive look at CCL brand ambassadors!

Hold your breath, here we bring you an exclusive calendar photo shoot of Celebrity Cricket league brand ambassadors. The second edition of Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) is going to be bigger and more extravagant. Matches will be held from January 25, 2012 to February 20, 2012 in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Cochin and UAE.

The Teams:Chennai RhinosTelugu WarriorsKarnataka BulldozersMumbai HeroesKerala Super StarsBengal Tigers

CCL Season 2 curtain raiser part 1

CCL Season 2 curtain raiser part 1

And here we bring the list of brand ambassadors which comprises some of the top lead ladies across the country. Sameera Reddy, Amala Paul, Richa, Charmee, Priyamani, Deeksha Seth, Aindrita Ray, Madhuri Bhattacharya, Lakshmi Rai, Bhavana, Sonakshi Sinha, Genelia, Kangna Raunat, Riya Sen and Kajal Aggarwal are the brand ambassadors for the teams.

Celebrity Cricket League brand ambassadors exclusive stills.

Dam 999 songs shortlisted for Oscars

Sohan Roy's Dam 999 might have created controversies in India but that has not stopped the film from entering into the Oscar race. Three songs from the film have been shortlisted in the Original Song category for the 84th Academy awards. ‘Dakkanaga Dugu Dugu’, ‘Dam 999 Theme Song’ and ‘Mujhe Chhod Ke’ are among the 39 shortlisted songs for the prestigious Oscars and the final nominations will be announced on January 24, 2012.

Interestingly the film, released last month, was banned in Tamil Nadu for supposedly taking a pro-Kerala stand in the Mullaperiyar dam row. Earlier in 2009 Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman has won two Oscar awards for Best Original score and Best Original Song for Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle.

So can the controversial Dam 999 bring the Oscars back to India again? Let's wait and watch!

Dhanush performs Kolaveri at Big Ent awards

Dhanush and his Kolaveri is going places! At the recently held Big Entertainment awards, Dhanush performed a new version of Kolaveri di in praise of Big B. Touched by Dhanush's gesture Big B tweeted, "Why this Kolaveri, Kolaveri, Kolaveri ..B, .. big B ... TRP .. “Brilliant absolutely ..!! So lovable and so good."

And the Kolaveri mania goes global too! Recently The Los Angeles Times did a small feature on the song and its impact across the globe. "Canada has Justin Bieber, the U.S. has Rebecca Black, and now India has found its own YouTube singing sensation," the article stated.

And to add to this it is heard that Dhanush will also perform at a Flash Mob in Mumbai on December 21, 2011. Details on the Flash Mob are under wraps.

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Yana turns writer with fitness book

The Czech-born model-turned-actress Yana has now donned another hat, this time that of a writer. Yana has penned down a book on fitness titled 'How To Love Your Body And Get The Body You Love'.

Yana who suffered from a chronic eating disorder sometime back, took to writing the book after being repeatedly asked by various friends to give them fitness tips to lose weight. The actress said that she loved giving health tips and decided to pen it down in the form of a book. The book is being published by the Penguin series publication.

Courtesy : Bollywood Hungama

Imran to own a Ferrari

After two successful hits this year, Imran Khan has decided to gift himself the car of his dreams - a Ferrari. The 28 year old actor has booked the latest model of the Ferrari for himself, which will cost him a whopping Rs. 3 crores.

The car will be delivered to Imran next year. He will be the third Bollywood personality after Sanjay Dutt and T-Series head Bhushan Kumar to own the Italian sports car.

Imran has always had a passion for cars. He already owns a BMW gifted by his uncle Aamir Khan for his debut film Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, a Porsche SUV and a Volkswagen Beetle he gifted his wife Avantika on their engagement last year.

Courtesy : Bollywood Hungama

Ekk Deewana Tha songs on Dec 21, movie release on Feb 17, 2012

Ekk Deewana Tha is the remake of successful Tamil movie Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa. Gautham Menon who directed the Tamil version is handling the Hindi version as well. which stars Prateik and Amy Jackson. Amy, who is a UK based model-turned-actress made her acting debut with the Tamil movie Madarasapattinam.

Music is one of the biggest highlights of Ekk Deewana Tha. The magical numbers of A R Rahman created a frenzy in its Tamil avatar, and for the Hindi version too is expected to create waves. The lyrics in Hindi are being penned by Javed Akhtar.

Talking about the movie Director Gautham Menon said that he was thrilled at the way the movie had shaped up. He also said that A R Rahman's music is the highlight of the movie. No doubt the album of Ekk Deewana Tha will impress one and all when it hits the stands on December 21.

Fox Star India will release the romantic love story on February 17, 2012.

Poorna shares screen space with Hollywood diva Jane

After her debut in Hindi cinema with Delhi Belly, Poorna Jagannathan will be sharing screen space with Hollywood diva Jane Fonda in Thanks For Sharing and Peace, Love & Misunderstanding. The actor reveals that Thanks for Sharing is about a bunch of recovering sex-addicts who struggle with their addiction and finally come through the programme. "It's an absolute dark comedy," she says about the English film that is expected to release in mid-2012.

The leggy lass was also excited to work with the Who's Who of Hollywood in both the projects. She says, "I fell in love with Stuart Blumberg's writing style when I saw The Kids Are All Right. Thanks For Sharing is definitely in the same space. I've worked with Gwyneth Paltrow before as she directed me in her first film. Jane Fonda is stunning. Her eyes sparkle and she's always thinking about every aspect of a scene and how she can make it better. I learnt a lot from her during the two weeks when I worked with her. She taught me how to take responsibility beyond just your role and think about the movie holistically. Catherine Keener and Jane Fonda are such dedicated actors that they always give their best shot."

In Peace, Love & Misunderstanding, she says that her character is stoned throughout the film as Jane Fonda grows marijuana and samples it for her.

Apart from films, Jagannathan is also busy with her jewellery brand, Bracialeto. "It's an exciting concept of creating your own jewellery (bracelets/ rings/ lariats/ anklets) with a whole range of international murano lampwork beads and symbolic charms," concludes the actor who is looking forward to working in more Bollywood projects.

Courtesy : Bollywood Hungama

Agneepath songs on Galatta.com

The movie Agneepath (2012) is the remake of Agneepath (1990). Produced by Karan Johar and directed by Karan Malhotra, the movie stars Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Dutt and Rishi Kapoor.

The duo Ajay-Atul has composed the tunes. This team had also composed the music of the superhit movie Singham starring Ajay Devgan. Agneepath features six fantastic numbers rendered by top singers like Shreya Ghoshal, Roop Kumar Rathod, Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam. The Chikni Chameli number picturised on Katrina Kaif is already rocking the charts!

Galatta brings you the exciting numbers of the much anticipated Agneepath which will release on January 26, 2012.

Exclusive Agneepath (2012) Songs

No prep needed to play sexual harassment victim: Chitrangda

After playing an attractive professor in Desi Boyz in her first commercial outing, actress Chitrangada Singh has moved back to the world of niche cinema with Sudhir Mishra's next.

In 'Inkaar', she would be reuniting with her Hazaaron Khwahishen Aisi director and the 31-year-old actress is using her own past experience to prepare for her role of a corporate woman who goes through sexual exploitation.

"I strongly believe that one is hardly required to prepare for the character who is sexually exploited, since every woman out there faces it in the daily course of life. Whether it is school or college days, there are unruly instances that are hard to forget," said Chitrangada.

It is that experience that helped her relate to her character in Inkaar who comes across a suave boss (Arjun Rampal) who harasses her within the confines of office space.

Though there hasn't been anything drastic in her life that Chitrangada can recount, she feels that exploitation is common all over the globe and it is just the intensity and severity that may differ.

"I don't think any girl needs research of any kind to portray someone who is harassed. I remember how eve teasers used to strike us girls when we cycled back from school to home. The story was repeated in college as well where some or the other kind of harassment was the way of life. In the corporate world it may not be as blatant but then it is difficult to escape from perverts who may be well dressed and seem all groomed but have only one thing in their mind," she said.

Still, in order to get the logistics right when it comes to tackling such harassment and fighting it out legally, Chitrangada did meet a few Human Resources bosses in the corporate world who presented her with the right detailing.

"Though I could relate to it, it was one draining experience no less. I did have discussions where I was told how such cases are presented and there are neutral bodies and NGOs involved as well. There is quite some documentation that goes in it and legalities are involved too. I realised that fighting such harassment cases are tough as well and one has to be prepared about the challenges ahead. This is what we have brought to fore in the film," she says.

Chitrangada was also all praises for her co-star and said that the duo make for a very unique combination becaus e Arjun has seldom worked in cinema belonging to this genre.

"Arjun is a good actor and he has this understated element in his performance which is bound to make an impression in Inkaar. Also, the very fact that he is so good looking makes all the difference because when he plays someone with grey shades, the overall impact turns out to be all the more lethal. I am sure for him too this zone would be exciting as he comes from a commercial set up," she said.

The actress also said that although Inkaar has been directed by Sudhir Mishra known as one of the niche filmmakers, the film will be a commercial one.

"I would say that it is a commercial venture. Of course it won't be 'masala' entertainment. This means that 'Inkaar' would be on the same lines as Prakash Jha's cinema which is issue centric yet massy and entertaining," she said.

Courtesy : Bollywood Hungama

Arjan Bajwa in Son Of Sardar

Son Of Sardar starring Ajay Devgn and Sonakshi Sinha is currently being shot in Punjab. We've now learnt that Arjan Bajwa has been roped in for the film.

Though a source from the film confirms saying, "Yes Arjan is in the film, but apart from that I cannot say anything else." However unconfirmed reports say that Arjan will be seen playing Sonakshi's boyfriend in the film, whom her family wants to set up her marriage with.

Courtesy : Bollywood Hungama