Oil-rich Gulf States throttle up aviation expansion amid global slump

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Arab sheikdoms eager for higher international profiles are ratcheting up their aviation race despite the global economic slump.

Monica Bellucci’s home burgled

PARIS - Italian actress Monica Bellucci’s apartment was burgled while she was attending the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival.

‘Spiderman 3′ actress Lucy Gordon commits suicide in Paris

PARIS - British actress Lucy Gordon, who portrayed reporter Jennifer Dugan in ‘Spiderman 3′, has committed suicide in her Paris apartment, France-Info radio reported Thursday. Gordon took her own life Wednesday, just two days before her 29th birthday. No other details were provided. Since her debut in the 2001 movie ‘Perfume’, Gordon appeared in about a dozen films, including French director Cedric Klapisch’s ‘The Russian Dolls’, American filmmaker John Krasinski’s ‘Brief Interviews with Hideous Men’ and ‘Spiderman 3′.

She had just finished making a bio-pic about the late French singer Serge Gainsbourg in which she portrayed Gainsbourg’s ex-companion Jane Birkin. The film is due to be released next year.

I wanted to be like Princess Diana: Paris Hilton

LONDON - Controversial socialite Paris Hilton, infamous for the internet leak of her sex tape, says she wanted to be like Princess Diana, but these scandalous incidents in her life have prevented her from fulfilling her dream.

Paris Hilton’s neighbour at New Pad offers her landlord more money to throw her out than she is giving as rent

LONDON - American socialite Paris Hilton’s neighbour is apparently so fed up with her that he has offered her landlord money to boot her out of the new pad she got just a week ago.

French lower house lawmakers adopt bill cutting Internet connections for film, music piracy

PARIS — French lawmakers in the lower house on Tuesday passed a bill that would cut the Internet connections of those who repeatedly download music and films illegally, creating what may be the first government agency to track and punish online pirates.

New exhibition shows the Louvre Museum during WWII, its paintings boxed up, galleries empty

PARIS — On the eve of World War II, curators at the Louvre swathed the museum’s most priceless painting — the “Mona Lisa” — in layers of waterproof paper, boxed it up and spirited it to the French countryside for safekeeping. Leonardo da Vinci’s smiling maiden moved another five times during the war before she was brought, safe and sound, back to the Louvre.

Cuba’s Silvio Rodriguez misses Pete Seeger tribute because US visa not approved

HAVANA — Cuban singer Silvio Rodriguez says he missed Sunday’s tribute to folk music legend Pete Seeger because U.S. authorities failed to approve his visa in time.

Paris Hilton’s plan to fool fans flopped

LONDON - Socialite heiress Paris Hilton on her recent visit to London had bought a designer wig in a bid to fool her fans, but the plan failed miserably.

Broadway ticket availability through Sunday, May 10

Broadway ticket availability and capsule reviews of shows as of May 4. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available at the theaters’ box offices for the shows listed. Details about how to obtain tickets appear at the end.

Punita Trrikha made the Doli for Salman Bhai’s Bride

Punita Trrikha’s next film as Jewellery Designer to release is One More Thought Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. produced ‘Khalbali’. But her moment of pride was when Salman Khan called her up to inform her that she is doing the jewellery for his next home production for him. "It is my fight to create the special place for Jewellery Designers. Earlier clothes were also picked up off the rack for films but of la6e there are special looks created for films and designs for the artiste. Fashion designers are getting their due. But they only get the Jewellery too, which is not correct because it is a very specialised line too. I am happy that I am able to create a special place for Jewellery Designers in the film."
 
Punita Trrikha designed jewellery for three films’ of Salman Khan-  Marigold, Maine Pyar Kyon Kiya and Partner. She became so fond of the artiste, that when she was asked to do something unique with Swarovski, she could only think of making a Doli ( palanquin) for the bride of Salman Khan. This Doli is made at the cost of more than 8 lakhs and is in subdued Gold, a colour that is very much liked by Salman Khan.  " I have made it with my own hands because this is my gift for him. And until he gets married, I am going to keep in properly wrapped and packed," she comments. And why Salman? " Because I am very fond of him and he is an extremely nice person."
 
Born and raised in Mumbai, Punita Trrikha was always fascinated with the world of glamour and the sparkling world of crystals. She learnt Jewelry designing in Paris from Marie Louise. After the completion of the course, Punita got into to the world of crystal jewellery. Her first break in Bollywood as the first individual costume jewellery designer, was in Feroz Khan’s film, Janasheen. Since then, Punita Trrikha  has handcrafted jewellery for many Bollywood films and stars.
She threads each and every single piece of crystal herself, infusing life into her creations.
 
Punita Trrikha is designing jewellery for many Bollywood personalities and film.  - SAMPURN

Mammootty to investigate murder for Palery Maanikyam in Paris

Mammootty’s upcoming flick Palery Maanikyam is based on the murder-investigation story that took place in the early seventies but now the makers of the flick is planning to give a new face lift to the film’s story track. The news is doing the rounds that director Renjith and his crew is planning to shoot the first schedule of the flick in the beautiful city of Paris. Mammootty is playing the character of an investigator who is landing in Paris from the nation’s capital in order to probe the murder of a man named Manikyan. The film is been produced by A V Anoop and Subair under the banner of A V A Productions and Varnachithra Big Screen.   - SAMPURN

Interesting Facts and Figures : Sharmila Tagore

Sharmila Tagore: A Bengali actress who achieved success young, Sharmila appeared in numerous Bengali classics before making the jump to Hindi cinema, which made her a sex symbol. She is also the wife of His Highness Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Nawab of Pataudi, with whom she has three children, actor Saif Ali Khan, Saba and Soha Ali Khan.

ZEE STUDIO - FPC (October 1 to October 31, 2008)

DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Beverly Hills couple Barbara and Dave Whiteman are very rich but not happy Dave is a hard working business man, his wife is only interested in yoga, aerobics and other meditation classes, and he sleeps with the house maid. Their teenage son is confused about his sexuality and their daughter is suffering from eating disorders. How does a stranger who shows up at their door step change this family?

No lavish second marriage for Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek has denied the reports that she is planning a second $2 million wedding, insisting its "ridiculous" to think she’d spend that sort of cash on her nuptials.
The gorgeous actress got married French businessman Francois-Henri Pinault quietly at City Hall in Paris on Valentine’s Day (14Feb09) and she insists she has no plans for a lavish follow-up ceremony at the end of the month (Apr09).
Hayek tells People.com, "I think a wedding is about love, friends, family and fun. I think spending millions of dollars on a wedding is ridiculous and it has never been my dream. I would never do that."   - SAMPURN

Zee Cafe Episodic Synopsis-Nov08

Season 4 (18*30’) & Season 5 (8*30’)

Mon-Fri 9 PM

Rpts: Tue-Sat 12AM, Saturdays 11PM (5 episodes back to back)

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