Jennifer Aniston was reportedly so concerned about looking her age in the new movie ''The Switch'' she asked for parts of her body to be ‘retouched’.
The 41-year-old actress asked for changes in her looks during the editing process of the Josh Gordon-directed comedy.
“She thought she looked rough – especially in the daytime scenes," News.com.au quoted a source as telling UsMagazine.com.
“She wanted them retouched further, but the studio had already spent its post-production budget. The studio discussed making her foot the bill for any enhancements,” the source added,
A rep for Aniston said: “All films go through print adjustments, and this is no different from the rest.”
1.Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie at the age of 34 she earned $27 million. Last year’s Wanted is a most successful movie earned a $341 million at the worldwide box office. She’s getting a big upfront paycheck for her next film, Salt, about a disgraced CIA agent.
2.Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston at the age of 40 she earned $25 million. Last year’s Marley & Me, which earned $244 million at the worldwide box office. The actress also earns by pitching Glaceau’s Smart Water. Current Project:The Baster
3.Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep at the age of 60 she earned $24 million. Last summer, Box Office hit Mamma Mia draw audiences as well as awards with $603 million at the worldwide box office. Up next, she plays chef Julia Child in Julie & Julia.
4.Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker at the age of 44 she earned $23 million. Parker earned with the HBO series Sex and the City. that will kept her hot and it brought in $415 million at the box office worldwide. Now a second movie is in the works; it should hit theaters next year. Current Project:Did You Hear About the Morgans?
5.Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz at the age of 36 she earned $20 million. Diaz is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood.She also earns big bucks from the Shrek series playing Shrek’s love interest, Princess Fiona. The fourth Shrek movie should hit theaters next year.Current Project:Shrek Forever After
6.Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock at the age of 44 she earned $15 million. The Proposal, Sandra Bullock proved $34 million opening weekend, unseating. Current Project:The Blind Side
7.Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon at the age of 33 she earned $15 million. It’s been a while since Witherspoon had a home run like Legally Blonde, but the actress had two solid hits this year with Four Christmases and Monsters vs. Aliens. Even if her movies don’t do well, Witherspoon makes good money as an Avon "ambassador." Current Project: Untitled James L. Brooks Project
8.Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman at the age of 42 she earned $12million. Kidman’s much-hyped reunion with Baz Luhrmann, last year’s Australia, didn’t do quite as well as expected, but it still pulled in $211 million at the international box office. Next up for Kidman: a movie version of the hit musical Nine, co-starring Daniel Day-Lewis.
9.Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore at the age of 34 she earned $12 million. The actress continues to prove herself to be a double threat, producing and starring in hit romantic comedies. February’s He’s Just Not That Into You earned a surprising $165 million at the box office. Next up, Barrymore’s directing debut, Whip It!, about female roller derby.
10.Renee Zellweger
Renee Zellweger at the age of 40 she earned $10 million. Zellweger hasn’t starred in a hit movie since 2003’s ColdMountain, for which she earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. Her most recent movies–New In Town,Appaloosa and Leatherheads–were bona fide flops.Current Project:My Own Love Song
He may be fairly new to Twitterverse, but the man with the Midas touch on the 22 yards retains his mesmerising effect in the microblogging world. The master blaster who has rewritten almost all records on the field, set a milestone online by having over 100,000 followers in a single day. His arrival prompted scores of his fans to join Twitter.
The hashtag #sachinisgod is used by his fans on Twitter (and they are aplenty) whenever Tendulkar plays a magical cricketing innings, and sometimes, during low spells, too.
Indian designers in Obama's 'nude' dress row:
Nit-picking has been high on the agenda when the US got its first non-white President and First Lady. Michelle Obama's evening gown at the State dinner in White House has sparked off a controversy over the description of the dress's colour.
From the moment she stepped into the limelight, Mrs Obama was hailed as the ''First Lady of Fashion'', the lady who could carry off High Street buys and glittering designer gowns with equal panache.
However, her choice of gown for a State dinner has sparked a debate about race and the delicate matter of whether one can call a dress colour ''nude'' when it really depends on the wearer.
The dress was described by the designer as a "sterling-silver sequin, abstract floral, nude strapless gown".
"We talk of nude now and there is no one colour. It's politically incorrect," The Telegraph quoted Gale Epstein, a lingerie storeowner as saying.
"There is a wide range for skin tone colours. Human skins tones are a whole colour palette unto themselves," Epstein added.
Epstein prefers to use a range of names, from "light chai" to "espresso", to describe her wares.
The row must have weighed down on the designer Naeem Khan, who was overjoyed to get this chance of being part of this historic occasion.
He, however, refused to comment on the controversy that seems to be swirling around the dress he designed.
Fashion designers like Vijay Arora and Anjana Bhargav have rubbished such views and said that there's nothing politically incorrect nor racial about the description of the dress and that people should stop reading too much into such things.
Mrs Obama has been keen to showcase an international array of designers, wearing an outfit by Cuban-American Isabel Toledo for her husband's inauguration ceremony and a dress by the Taiwanese-born Jason Wu on the cover of Vogue.
Until now, the biggest controversy over Mrs Obama's appearance was her decision to appear sleeveless in her first official portrait as First Lady, which some critics claiming the bare arms look was too informal for the occasion.
After a vigorous hunt for actresses, A. R. Murugadoss has finally zeroed on Kamal Haasan’s elder daughter Shruti Haasan for his upcoming film. The film is produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin of Red Giant Movies and has Surya playing the lead role.
Though according to grapevine, earlier Murugadoss was keen on roping Asin as the female lead but finally took the decision to cast Shruti with Surya. Since, producers are planning to make the film simultaneously in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil; they would rather prefer Shruti who is popular in Bollywood.
Shruti Haasan made her debut in Hindi film industry with ‘Luck’ and shared screen space with Aamir Khan’s nephew Imran Khan. A.R. Murugadoss has already raked in critical appreciation as well as box-office moolah with ‘Ghajini’ and Surya is making headlines in tabloids after Ram Gopal Varma signed him for crime-thriller ‘Rakta Charitra’.
Synopsis: Married for two years, a lot has changed for Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and her three best friends, and they decide to bond by going on vacation together as a foursome to Abu Dhabi where Carrie reunites with a lost love.
How does it feel when people begin to draw inspiration from you? Is it scary to be in such a position?
It feels great when people acknowledge my efforts and appreciate me for my hard work. But I don’t get scared of the responsibilities that come along with the trust that people have in my abilities. Instead, I take it as a challenge. It helps me give my best and live up to other people’s expectations. As the judge of Sony’s Indian Idol 5, my efforts would be to get the most deserving candidate win the title.
You are a thorough professional, that’s what the people you’ve worked with have to say about you. Does it come naturally?
I have worked hard to become a professional. I’m quite a funny person, let’s say different at home. But I’m also aware of the fact that such an attitude doesn’t work in the professional realm. I like being professional when it comes to work because it helps me perform better. It helps me concentrate more. I’m a kind of person who treats my personal and work life separately. That’s what keeps me going.
And you are addicted to your work?
You can call it an addiction. I’m totally passionate about my work. For, playback singing is what I simply love. I’m fortunate that God has given me the talent and all I have to do is sing.
At home, Sundhi is...
Like any other girl. I watch movies, meet my friends, plan outings with my family, make fun of other people and love to gossip. I want to learn cooking. Just that I don’t get to spend much time with my mom. But I know once I learn those culinary skills I will be a great cook. I’m also dying to start reading a book. The sad part is I don’t read at all. But I have heard so much positive about reading that I can’t wait any longer. I was in London a few months ago and I bought a lot of books. My first pick was Michael Jackson’s autobiography. He is my God. I read the first two chapters and had tears in my eyes.
Any memory of your stay in Delhi?
My school was in new Rajinder Nagar and we used to stay in Azad Market, we had a huge house – three bedrooms, a hall and a huge verandah. Yes, it was beautiful. I so enjoyed those scooter rides with my father.
Do you think you are a destiny’s child?
Destiny plays a decent role but ultimately, it all boils down to the talent one has. You might get an opportunity in life – just as I got – because of your destiny. But to say that everything depends only on destiny is a mistaken belief. A lot depends on one’s approach and the hard work one is willing to put in. But I firmly believe it is your talent that takes you ahead in life.
Do you ever feel you are underpaid?
Oh yeah, we are underpaid all the time. It is unfortunate that in India it is all about cricket and the film industry. There is nothing like music industry here. I mean, it exists but on a very small level and we all know about it. But it is getting better now. Stars have begun to respect singers. We are seen in the same league as the big stars. This wasn’t the case earlier because the producers and directors’ perception about the singers was, ‘Haan ek singer hai unse gawan lo.’
How did you react when Aamir Khan said lyricist don’t have a major role to play in making the song successful?
I respect Aamir Khan for he is one of the best talents we have ever had in India. Unka yeh point of view ho sakta hai. I’m not challenging that. However, as a singer mujhe yeh baat thodi samajh nahi aai. We have had songs which despite being picturised on not so popular actors have been a hit with the masses. Doosri baat yeh hai ki pehle gaana banta hai. Yeh baat alag hai ki log ab pehle gaana hi dekhte hain kyunki publicity hi aise hoti hai. But people hum the tune. It is all about team work. As a singer I can’t say it is just the composer’s song. I can’t work without composer who further can’t work without the lyricist. We all, including the actors, have to work hard to make songs successful. I don’t know Aamir personally. He is free to have his point of view. From what I have heard, it is maybe not so right.
Is there anything you regret in life?
I would be lying if I say I’m happy all the time. That’s fake. I agree there have been times when I felt, ‘Why the hell did this happen?’ But that doesn’t mean I regret anything that happened. I’m glad that a particular incident happened because it helped me emerge as a stronger person and allowed me to see things differently. I have got to know a lot about people I thought were close and not so close to me. It is that clarity of thought I treasure. I believe everything happens for good. Now I know only good things will happen.
Actors are used to linkups. Do you think it is somewhat safe for the singers?
Yes. But I have had my share of link ups. All those stories only make me laugh. I have enjoyed reading them and I’m absolutely ok now. Let people have their share of fun. It was quite funny and shocking to hear that I was linked up with Anu Malik once. I wanted to meet the person who thought of it.
What if you are linked with Anu again?
I’m all prepared for that.
Hot on the heels of claiming she bedded Gavin Rossdale while he was already involved with Gwen Stefani, Courtney Love is now naming a new victim, er, lover. The singer recently told Irish mag Hot Press that she also had an affair with Kate Moss in Milan in the 90s, adding, "I hope she doesn't get mad that I outed her about it... I feel like such a kiss and tell..." Well, Court, Howard Stern appearances and TMI interviews with random UK pubs while trying to promote your latest album will do that to a person. Rossdale, for one, has already copped to the fling, and according to Love, Moss hasn't exactly kept mum on the Sapphic shenanigans, though she's yet to acknowledge it publicly. For the record, the singer insists "Kate wasn't doing a lot of drugs" at the time. Wish we could say the same about Love in those days.
CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU - At least nine people have been taken into custody by police authorities for creating a rampage in the ashram of Swami Nithyananda after the spiritual leader was featured by a television channel getting involved in a sexually explicit video. The sleazy act involving the spiritual leader along with an actress came to the limelight after a Tamil television channel aired the video footage with the Nakkeeran weekly following up with images of the godman in compromising position with two women.
After controversial clippings were made public, irate supporters of the Swami Nithyananda created a ruckus in his ashram in Bangalore and in many other towns his supporters burnt his effigies to showcase their protest. As the protests gained huge momentum, police authorities had to deploy forces near Swami Nithyananda’s ashrams in order to avoid any untoward incident. Meanwhile, since the controversial video footage has surfaced, the whereabouts of the spiritual leader remains unknown. Meanwhile, in the wake of the public outcry resulting from the controversial clippings, it is being reported that the Tamil Nadu police has slammed charges of cheating against the godman, who is said to have large number of devotes in Southern India.
After the explicit footage was aired followed up by the publication of the images in the Tamil magazine Nakkeeran, the Nityananda Mission ashram added that the video featuring the sex romp was a ‘mix of conspiracy, graphics and rumors’. According to reports, while reacting to the controversy Chief Minister M Karunanidhi has emphasized that such kind of sleazy acts committed by so-called spiritual leaders should not
