Maxim’, the London based magazine for men was launched in India and the glamorous actress Priyanka Chopra, appeared on the cover of the first issue. But interestingly enough, Priyanka Chopra voted Aishwarya Rai as the face of India.

John Abraham has got to be one of the busiest actors in Bollywood having started a website and developed a cell phone game as well as doing films of course.Says John: "I have started my own website. In just 15 days there have been 1.5 million hits. It is unbelievable. Yeah, I guess for a guy who came from the outside I have come a long way. "There are three kinds of actors - those that are industry-made, those that are media-made and those that are audience-made. I feel I belong to the last category. It's the love of my audience that's kept me going in spite of some of my films not doing well."

Everyone knows about the famous fall out between Kareena and Karan Johar over the financial issue on sets of Kal Ho Na Ho. The matter got so worse that Kareena was kicked out of the film and replaced by Preity Zinta.But the things have changed now. According to the latest buzz the duo has decided to shed their past and planning to work with one another once again. Johar is considering to cast Kareena in Soham's next project, which is expected to roll by the year-end.

The Deol brothers Sunny and Bobby will be seen with Papa Dharmendra in Anil Sharma’s upcoming film ‘Apne’. Anil Sharma has a very good rapport with the Deol family and directed Sunny in the all-time hit ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’ three years ago and ‘The Hero’ two years ago which bombed at the box office. Sharma also directed Bobby in ‘Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyon’, which couldn’t leave its mark. Anil’s track record with Dharmendra has been somewhat impressive. They worked together in several successful action flicks in the 1980s including ‘Hukumat’ and ‘Tehalka’

The highlights of the 51st Fair One Filmfare Awards Feb. 25 included the Lifetime Achievement award conferred on one of India's finest actresses, Shabana Azmi; the appearance of Will Smith on stage as presenter of a trophy; and the presence of Amitabh Bachchan for the first time in public after his illness.

THE AWARD WINNERS:

• Best Film/Best Film (Critics) - Black (Producers Anshuman Swami and Sanjay Leela Bhansali
• Best Director/Best Director (Critics) - SANJAY LEELA BHANSALI (Black)
• Best Actor/Best Actor (Critics) - AMITBAH BACHCHAN (Black)
• Best Actress/Best Actress (Critics) - RANI MUKERJI (Black)Best
  
• Supporting Actor - ABHISHEK BACHCHAN (Sarkar)
• Best Supporting Actress - AYESHA KAPOOR (Black)
• Best Actor in a Comic Role - AKSHAY KUMAR (Garam Masala)
• Best Actor in a Villainous Role - NANA PATEKAR (Apaharan)
• Best Music - SHANKAR-EHSAAN-LOY (Bunty Aur Babli)
• Best Lyrics - GULZAR ("Kajraare kajraarere"/ Bunty Aur Babli)
• Best Male Playback Singer - HIMESH RESHAMMIYA ("Aashiq banaya"/Aashiq Banaya Aapne)
• Best Female Playback Singer - ALISHA CHINAI ("Kajraare kajraarere"/ Bunty Aur Babli)
• Best Male Debutant - SHINEY AHUJA (Hazaaron Khwahishein Aisi)
• Best Female Debutante - VIDYA BALAN (Parineeta)
  

SPECIAL AWARDS:
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• Face Of The Year - VIDYA BALAN
• R.D.Burman Award - SHANTANU MOITRA
• Power Award - YASH & ADITYA CHOPRA
• Lifetime Achievement – REKHA

Technical awards:

• Cinematography RAVI K.CHANDRAN (Black)
• Art Direction: PRADEEP & TANUSHREE SARKAR & KESHTO MONDAL (Parineeta)
• Editing - BELA SEGAL (Black)
• Sound Design - BISHWAJEET CHATERJEE (Parineeta)
• Background Music - MONTY SHARMA (Black)
• Choreography - HOWARD ROSEMEYER ("Kaisi paheli hai zindaganai"
• Action - ALLAN AMINI (Dus)
• Story - SUDHIR MISHRA, SHIV KUMAR SUBRAMANIAM & RUCHI NARAIN (Hazaaron Khwahishein Aisi)
• Screenplay - MEERA ARORA & MANOJ TYAGI (Page 3)
• Dialogues - PRAKASH JHA (Apaharan)

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