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British supermodel Kate Moss’ musician beau Jamie Hince gave her an expensive watch worth more than $64,000 as a belated birthday present.

Hince presented Moss an 18 carat rose gold piece of jewellery at a party that he threw for her Wednesday, four days after her birthday, at London’s Shoreditch House, reports contactmusic.com.

Moss, who celebrated her 36th birthday Jan 16 in Thailand, was joined by Hince’s bandmate Alison Mosshart, Arctic Monkeys’ rocker Alex Turner, Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie and the supermodel’s long-time friend Sadie Frost.

The birthday girl arrived at the party wearing a pair of leather hotpants, a white tuxedo jacket and high heels. She later cut the birthday cake which had an iced image of her holding a microphone.

British pop star Lady Gaga set the stage on fire with a series of X-rated simulated sex acts during a concert.

Gaga sent temperatures soaring at her New York show Thrusday, stretching out on a dancing boy’s lap while he went on feeling her with both hands, reports thesun.co.uk.

The singer was also groped in front of the audiences. She was also seen indulging in a mock threesome on stage.

Complementing her raunchy romps was an endless stream of wardrobe changes, the highlights of which included a kinky Samuri costume and a sparkly top fitted with shoulder pads.

Judy Craymer, the creator of ‘Mamma Mia’, is now developing a new musical based on the songs of pop band Spice Girls. It will be titled ‘Viva Forever’ and will feature the band’s greatest hits.

‘I want to create a unique celebration of the band and its music, with its own flavour and joyful message. It is important to me that the excitement, style and humour of the Spice Girls is well represented on stage,’ telegraph.co.uk quoted Craymer as saying.

She was persuaded by Geri Halliwell, formerly known as Ginger Spice, to work on the idea.

The British producer is collaborating with Halliwell and Simon Fuller, one-time manager of the Spice Girls, along with Universal Music to develop the stage show, which is expected to open here in the next two-three years.

Victoria Beckham and the other former Spice Girls will also work on the project.

‘Mamma Mia’, featuring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan, became a Hollywood blockbuster by grossing $600 million worldwide.

Singer Lady Gaga, who is known for her eccentric outfits and controversial on stage antics, claims that she was never a "normal" child. The ''Paparazzi'' hitmaker says she was always "different" to other people but could always rely on the support of her parents.

"My mother is the strongest person on the planet. My parents always knew I was different, I was never a normal kid.

I talked differently. My dad used to say, ''Just get to the point.

'' I do that with my lyrics now. It''s a testament when you achieve things like that when you''re young.

My parents really supported me," the star said. The 23-year-old insists she has always dressed glamorously, even when she was not famous, Contactmusic reported.

"I believe in living a glamorous lifestyle, I am a glamorous woman, but it has nothing to do with money and it has nothing to do with cameras - I was this way before all of this. You can be whoever you choose to become in the future, just do it.

Just see it and visualise it and every day of your life project that about yourself." PTI BK.

Acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron’s 3-D sci-fi epic ‘Avatar’ has grossed around Rs.101 crore at the Indian box office in five weeks.

Released Dec 18 last year, the movie has become the biggest Hollywood grosser at the Indian box office. It has surpassed the collections of Roland Emmerich’s disaster film ‘2012′ that had reportedly reached the Rs.100 crore mark, said a statement from Fox Star Studios India.

‘Avatar’ has also become the second biggest film in India in the last one month after Aamir Khan’s hit ‘3 Idiots’ that managed to gross over Rs.315 crore worldwide in just 19 days.

‘The phenomenal success of ‘Avatar’ has been a trailblazer as viewers responded across metro cities as well as smaller markets making ‘Avatar’ the second largest film for 2009 after ‘3 Idiots’,’ Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios India, said in a statement Friday.

The collections were at an equilibrium in both single-screens as well as multiplexes with 49 and 51 percent earnings respectively. The 3-D collections also amounted to around 35 percent of the total earnings.

The English prints of the movie brought in about Rs.50.5 crore here, while Hindi and Tamil-Telugu dubbed versions earned about Rs.26 crore and Rs.24 crore respectively.

Produced by 20th Century Fox, ‘Avatar’ is a blend of live-action photography and virtual photo realistic production techniques. Touted as the most expensive film ever, it is made at a whopping $230-million (Rs.1,200-crore) budget and has crossed $1.3 billion in earnings worldwide.

Starring Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver and Zoe Saldana, the movie depicts the story of a wounded ex-marine thrust unwillingly into an effort to exploit an exotic planet rich in biodiversity. He eventually crosses over to lead the indigenous race in a battle for survival.

Maguire, 34, signed up for the role because ‘The Hobbit’ producer Peter Jackson and director Guillermo del Toro have been after him for months, reports guardian.co.uk.

”The Hobbit’ team are deep in the casting process. Everyone is over the moon. Tobey is not only one of the most recognisable faces in Hollywood, he is also one of the best actors,’ said a source.

Anusha Rizvi’s directorial debut ‘Peepli Live’, which is produced by Bollywood star Aamir Khan, will be screened at the 60th Berlinale film festival Feb 11-21.

The film, which will be among 22 to be shown in Berlinale Special section, is a satire on rural life in India. It features Raghuvir Yadav along with the debutant actors from Madhya Pradesh.

The Berlinale Special is part of the festival’s official programme and presents recent works by contemporary filmmakers and re-screens historical works. The filmmakers will attend the premieres and present their films.

‘Peepli Live’ will have its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the US Jan 24.

One of the most awaiting films Salman Khan starrer Veer hit the screens on Friday. However, the film critics are not very pleased with the film and thus, haven’t written much in the film’s favour. Such a thing has irked Salman Khan who has went ahead to appeal his fans not to refer the critics verdict.

Salman Khan posted his thoughts on social networking site saying, “I tell you critics are paid and they can’t be a better judge than audience. So, please go and watch it. I boycott critics and request you not to go by the reviews and they are just good for nothing. I promise- Veer won’t disappoint you.”

Well, will this appeal of Salman Khan really work wonders for the box office collections of Veer, only time can say that.

Gajendra Singh a well-known name behind bringing reality show concept to India and creating popular Music talent hunt shows has come back with ‘Music ka Maha Muqabla’ musical show on Star Plus. Meet special guest Shahrukh Khan and Karan Johar in a very different style altogether on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 9.30pm.

Shahrukh Khan and Karan Johar was the guest of the show who came to support Himesh Reshammiya and Shreya Ghoshal’s team respectively. SRK not only was cheering his team but also boosting the spirit of his opponent team. It was the first time on a realty show, guests performed on all the songs sung by all the contestants. They were spotted having immense fun on the show. SRK was keen to back Himesh’s team as he cracked in his own style saying- his IPL team has been loosing all the time, which he does not like and so he wants to win here.

Shankar was amazed to hear Rehman a contestant who sang ‘Mola Mere Lele Meri Jan’ and said ‘if we would have found him earlier then we could have definitely given him a chance to sing a song in My Name Is Khan’.

SRK came into his generous self and gifted his expensive watch to a contestant, Vinit as a birthday gift. If SRK was backing Himesh and enjoying; so was Karan on Shreyas’ side. It was a touching sight to see Shahrukh being emotional when Sheraya’s sang ‘Tujhe Mein Rab Diktha Hai’.

Not only this SRK removed his jacket to perform on ‘Dard- E- Disco’ song sung by Shreya’s team and gave a fantabulous performance. Himeshs’ team was no less; they made SRK dance on ‘Ishq Kamina’ too.

It was very crucial match for Himesh’s team to win the round to keep their place reserved in the show and with SRK on their side they really pulled it off very well. Every one enjoyed including contestant and audience. Don’t give a miss to this unusual SRK special on “Music ka Maha Muqabla”, which will air on 23rd of January on Star Plus 9.30pm.

Actress Sienna Miller, who has renewed her romance with Jude Law, is reportedly planning to start a family with the ''Sherlock Holmes'' actor to take their relationship forward. Miller was engaged to Law but split with him in 2006 after reports that the actor cheated with his children''s nanny, Contactmusic reported.

But the former couple rekindled their romance late last year when they starred on the New York stage, and enjoyed a festive vacation in Barbados together. The couple is yet to confirm a reconciliation, but Miller admits she''s thinking about starting a family.

"(I''ll) probably be a mum, I''d love to have kids," Miller, 28, said in an interview to Now magazine. The actress also boasted about her domestic qualities.

"I love cooking. I''ve got a cottage in the garden so I''ve become green-fingered and I want my place to be kind of self-sufficient.

I love the balance of that in the life we lead because it can get a little crazy," she said.

Australian singer Danni Minogue has launched her own clothing range in collaboration with a top British designer.

The ‘X Factor’ judge has teamed up with Tabitha Somerset Webb, founder of luxury accessories label Tabitha, to create her fashion collection, dailystar.co.uk reports.

‘I’m so excited. I’m selling my new collection of dresses - pinching myself that the dream has come true,’ Minogue was quoted as saying.

The unprecedented success of Aamir Khan starrer ‘3 Idiots’ has set a tough challenge for new releases by grossing Rs.315 crore in just 19 days. But bosses of Fox STAR studios, distributors of Shah Rukh Khan’s forthcoming film ‘My Name Is Khan’, are undeterred and hope to hit the bull’s eye with the movie.

‘We’ve always been hugely excited about ‘My Name Is Khan’ and we remain excited. It is fair to say that ‘3 Idiots’ has had great success but as far as ‘My Name…’ is concerned, we believe that it’s a film to cut across all demographics,’ Vijay Singh, CEO of Fox Star, told IANS on phone from Mumbai.

‘It has a wide appeal. It also has a very strong talent base which is coming together after eight years. It’s a very powerful, emotionally engaging film,’ he added.

Directed by Karan Johar, ‘My Name is Khan’ features Shah Rukh as an unconventional hero Rizvan Khan, who embarks on a journey across America to win back the love of his life, played by Kajol. It shows how, along the way, his personality touches the lives of many and inspires a nation.

The film marks the coming together of Johar, Shah Rukh and Kajol after nine years after their last outing ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’ (2001).

The movie has also been in news for Fox Star’s acquisition of its global rights reportedly for $20 million.

The movie will be marketed and distributed by Fox Star in India, in the US by its sister company Fox Searchlight and in the rest of the world by parent group 20th Century Fox International.

Throwing more light on ‘My Name…’, Singh said: ”My Name Is Khan’ is an amazing love story which has a very epic sweep to it. And of course it’s got an amazing cast and crew.

‘We are hugely excited and we are going to have a worldwide release on Feb 12. It will be the widest Bollywood release ever out of India.’

Asked about the number of the prints, Singh said: ‘It’s too early (for figures) as the release is in February. But rest assured given the working progress, it will be the widest release across the widest number of countries and prints.’

The movie will open in theatres in India and over 40 countries including the US, Canada, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East, according to Johar’ Dharma Productions.

Asked about the budget of the venture, Singh promptly replied: ‘No. We don’t go down there… We don’t give our numbers.’

He also refused to divulge details on the marketing strategies for the movie saying, ‘it’s probably too early on giving out some of the information.’

The movie is coming a few days before Valentine’s Day. Asked why, Singh said: ‘The very fact that Shah Rukh and Kajol are almost like the jodi of the decade. They represent the best of love pairs in Bollywood.

‘So here’s a love story set against such a big canvas which is coming out very appropriately timed for Valentine’s. It’s almost like how far will you go for your love.’

‘Dollar Industries is tipped to spend up to Rs.25 crore for the campaign in the next one year. The new commercials featuring Akshay Kumar are likely to hit the air in the first week of February,’ said Krishan Gupta, director of Dollar Industries Ltd, in a press statement.

Akshay says this will be his first endorsement in the knitted innerwear segment.

‘This is going to be my first endorsement in the knitted innerwear segment. I am happy to be associated with Dollar Innerwear because there is a perfect fit between Dollar and me, since the brand stands for style of the future generation and I have been always a style statement for younger generation,’ he said.

The actor will soon be going to a foreign locale to shoot a TV commercial for the brand.