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Best Film: Ashutosh Gowariker and Ronnie Screwvala for Jodhaa Akbar ; Presented by Bipasha Basu. Best Director: Ashutosh Gowariker from Jodhaa Akbar ; Presented by Preity Zinta and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Best Actors Best Actor (Male): Hrithik Roshan for Jodhaa Akbar ; Presented by Rekha, Shahid Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. Hrithik Roshan wasn’t present at the occasion and hence his director Ashutosh Gowariker picked his award. Best Actor Female: Priyanka Chopra for Fashion; Presented by John Abraham and Tabu Priyanka Chopra says, “I am limping a little bit tonight as I met with a small accident recently. This award is an honour. Thanks to UTV and Madhur for believing in me. My family and my fans, thanks to all.” Lifetime Achievement Award Lifetime Achievement Award: Om Puri; Presented by Amitabh Bachchan. The actor says, “Thanks Filmfare for appreciating my work. Art cinema gave me the credibility as an actor and opportunities to showcase my talent. I would like to thank my friends who we...

Well and truly, Allah Rakha, Rahman! In the nick of time: A R Rahman While all the hoopla and euphoria surrounding A R Rahman's double Oscar has been talked about, no one knows that the composer had a close shave with death during the rehearsals for his stage performance for the Oscars. This came to light after Rahman's return to India yesterday. Split-second move Recalling the nerve-wracking experience Rahman says, "I really don't know what happened. Two days before the Oscars, we were rehearsing at one of the theatres for the Oscars, the Jay Leno Show and the Oprah Winfrey Show; when a massive chandelier, covering a portion of the ceiling crashed on the spot a split second after I moved away." Rahman recounts, "If I hadn't moved away, I'd have become history after making history in no time at all. The incident left me shaken but not terrified. I guess it was God's warning not to take any of the good things happening to me too seriously." Ru...

Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue landed in Mumbai early yesterday morning. Seen here in a dotted blue dress at Akshay's residence, the Grammy Award winner lunched with Akki and his wife, Tina and their close friends from the industry, plus the Blue crew yesterday afternoon. Kylie has recorded a song for Akshay's underwater thriller Blue, which is being directed by Anthony D'Souza. Akshay apparently even decided to do some of the cooking himself for his special guest. Also Visit: Photos of Akshay Kumar & Twinkle Khanna's Son Aarav

It should have been a joyous occasion for Rubina Ali. She'd just returned home after having the time of her life in the US after the commercial and Oscar success of Slumdog Millionaire and she is famous as the film's little Latika. But when she reached home at the Garib Nagar slum in Bandra, her biological mother (circled in the below Photograph) tried to snatch her away. Rubina's parents are divorced and both have since remarried. But Rubina stays with her father and stepmother. The little girl started crying, saying she wanted to stay with her father. After some time, her mother left screaming abuses. Picture: Rubina Returs Home TO Mumbai Picture: Rubina's biological mother (circled) tries to snatch her away The girl saying she wanted to stay with her father

Celina Jaitly Asin Aamir Khan Deepika Padukone and Hurman Baweja Zeenat Aman Aamir at an awards show! Considering that everyone knows how Aamir Khan hates awards and never attends such events (of course, if it is an Oscar, he goes!), his presence at Anu and Shashi Ranjan's eighth GR8! Women's Awards at a Sahar hotel took everyone by surprise. Among the winners from B-Town were Asin, Avika Gor (Balika Vadhu), Deepika Padukone and Zeenat Aman (for lifetime achievement). Awards are given in various categories to women achievers. The event was attended by Yash Chopra, Hurman S Baweja, Roopkumar Rathod, Alka Yagnik, Prem Chopra and Farah Khan. While Celina Jaitly danced to B-Town tracks. The theme of the event was Beti, the cause against female foeticide.

After being on practically every magazine cover this last month, The Slumdog Millionaire girl now makes it to two more — Vogue and Cosmopolitan. Check it out. Freida Pinto On Cosmopolitan India Magazine Cover Freida Pinto On Vogue Magazine Cover

Sajid Nadiadwala with wife Warda Akshay Kumar and Twinkle khanna Arbaaz Khan, Amrita Arora and Kareena Kapoor Farah Khan and Hubby Shirish Kunder Riteish Deshmukh Anu Malik and (below) the guitar he gifted Sajid. Sajid Nadiadwala's wrap up-cum-birthday bash for Kambakht Ishq at a Juhu nightspot had the cast and crew of the film in attendance: Akshay Kumar came with wife Twinkle Khanna, Farah Khan and Shirish Kunder, Kareena Kapoor and Amrita Arora came sans their beaus Saif Ali Khan and Shakeel Ladak. Arbaaz Khan and Sajid Khan came solo. Sajid's best buddy Salman Khan was absent as he was shooting in Jaipur for Veer. Aftab Shivdasani came early at 9 pm — without his good friend Aamna Shariff and left by 12. The music director of KI, Annu Malik, gave Sajid a big guitar which had created the music for Oonchi Hai Building from Sajid's film Judwaa. The other guests included Vaibhavi Merchant, Milap Zaveri with his wife, Anu Malik and Vindoo amongst others. Songs from the Kamba...

Music maestro A R Rahman, the first Indian to win two Oscars, returned to his home city of Chennai to a rousing welcome by his fans and friends in the wee hours of today. Pictures: A R Rahman is escorted out by policemen as he arrives at Chennai airport after receiving two Oscars, for best original score and best song, for Slumdog Millionaire. Rahman (43), who won the Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Song for his compositions in Slumdog Millionaire at the 81st Academy Awards, arrived in Chennai from London by an Emirates Airways flight at around 2.30 am. A large number of people, who waited at the airport for the 'Mozart of Madras', cheered as he emerged out of the international terminal to the beats of drum specialist Sivamani and his troupe. Kerala's "Kottu Melam" (percussion instrument) artists gave a performance on behalf of the Indian Airlines. On behalf of the state government, Tamil Nadu Information Minister Parithi Ilamvazhuthi received Rahman with...

THE SOUND OF GLORY Who would've thought that the boy from the backwaters of Kerala, from a village that only got electricity ten years ago, would make history at the Oscars? 36-year-old Resul Pookutty is the first Indian to bag the best sound mixing Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire. Resul is in a state of disbelief as he is swamped with congratulatory messages from the likes of Angelina Jolie and sound mixers for The Dark Knight and Wall E. "It feels like I've gone from Black to black-out," Resul jokes about his work for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black. "I can't believe that a boy from the backwaters of Kerala is today holding the most coveted statuette. I'm a holding a piece of history in my hand and I'm so glad to have made my country proud." Resul's story could make for a riveting potboiler, as we discover on a trip to his village. It's the rise of young talent from Vilakkupara, a small village near Anchal in Kollam district of Kerala. ...

The Jai Ho stars failed to receive official letters from the Oscar Committee at the nth minute and could not attend the much-awaited function… As India was still celebrating the success of Jai Ho, India’s bona fide contribution to the British production Slumdog Millionaire, two of its key participants, singer Sukhvinder Singh and lyricist Gulzar, found themselves watching the event unfold on television, miles away from Los Angeles where they were meant to be. The irony is sharper for Singh, who was supposed to perform live along with AR Rahman at the 81st Academy Awards ceremony at Kodak Theatre. The singer and lyricist could not make it to the event because their paperwork was botched. Their absence has raised quite a few eyebrows in the music industry. A reliable source close to the singer said, “Sukhwinder was charged up and was looking forward to the live performance at the Oscar event. Rahman had worked out an updated version of Jai Ho and the two were to sing the new version at ...

AR Rahman with his haul of two Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire raises the bar for excellence The name A R Rahman has become a chant by now in America, and the reticent musician is clearly elated. “I am very excited, it (the evening of the 81st Academy Awards) has been a lovely amalgamation of Indian and American people. The love and response that we have received has been immense.” Was he expecting to win? “I was expecting nothing, I had no expectations at all. There had been speculation here that we would not receive the award as the music is very Indian. So I was completely engrossed and concentrating on the performance. When I got the first award I went numb. On receiving the second award I realised the impact. I feel that that this can be seen as a bridge or a starting point for India. People have an aversion to different cultures. That this film has been so hugely accepted by the Americans is a great crossover.” “It totally felt like it was an Indian evening, with the Americans wa...

A R Rahman today became the first Indian to win two Oscars for his scintillating music in "Slumdog Millionaire” which swept the Academy awards Pictures Alicia Keys presents the Academy Award to composer AR Rahman. A R Rahman giving his acceptance speech after winning his 2 Oscars. A.R. Rahman holds up his Oscars for best original song and best original score for "Slumdog Millionaire" backstage at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 22, 2009. A R Rahman's performance at the Oscars, complete with Bollywood music and dance, became the highlight of the star-studded event, enthralling Hollywood bigwigs in attendance at the 81st Annual Academy Awards.