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Friday, April 24, 2009

Ben Kingsley's professionalism impresses Big B

Agencies
Posted: Apr 24, 2009

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who just completed shooting with Ben Kingsley for 'Teen Patti', is charmed by the professionalism of the Hollywood icon. 

"Its been a joy to work with Sir Ben. Generous and polite, prepared and competent and cooperative with every breath. It is no wonder then that we have finished what would have involved us all for several more days," Bachchan wrote in his blog. Bachchan said that he shot some "most exotic casino" scenes with Kingsley in a London casino for the gambling thriller. He plays a math professor in the film, which is being directed by Leena Yadav. Big B has also posted some still photographs from the film besides giving details about his character. 

"We are elder academicians; me more than him. I am a Math professor, generally known to be absent minded, hesitant in public and not generating too much care on clothing. Sir Ben is greatly more smooth and suave in the film," Bachchan wrote in his latest blog posting. 

Kingsley, who became a household name in India with his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi, is the latest Hollywood star to join the cast of the ambitious film which already boasts of a cameo by Pierce Brosnan. Some unconfirmed reports suggest that Richard Gere will also throw in a guest appearance in gambling thriller. 

Besides Bachchan, the film stars R Madhavan, newcomers Siddharth Kher, Dhruv Ganesh, Vaibhav Talwar and Shraddha Kapoor.

Source: http://www.screenindia.com

Glad that elimination was relatively quick: Anoop Desai

Agencies
Posted: Apr 24, 2009

Indian-American contestant Anoop Desai had asked 'American Idol' host Ryan Seacrest to "hurry it up" while announcing his elimination. 

The singer said he was so burdened that he wanted it to be over as soon as possible. 

"I actually told (him) right before the show, 'Hey man, don't mess around with me tonight, come on.' So I was glad it was relatively quick," Desai told reporters during a press conference. 

"And you know, if I had a choice, they would mail me the results!" the 23-year-old college student joked. 

Desai, who was dubbed as 'Noop Doog' by the judges, was sent home along with 24-year-old Memphis native Lil Rounds after they received the fewest number of viewer votes on the popular Fox singing competition on Wednesday, leaving five to compete for the title, Us magazine reported. The singer claimed that his goodbye song "was the easiest performance I've ever done". 

"There's something about the burden of having four people sitting in front of you who know are your harshest critics," Desai said. 

"With that burden relieved, I was free to sing the song with personality which is strange...I was very relaxed and that was the persona that I've been trying to put on stage for a little while," he added.

Source: http://www.screenindia.com

Elton John loses quarter of his wealth to recession

ANI
Posted: Apr 24, 2009

Even Elton John could not fight the ill effects of recession. He has lost a quarter of his hard earned wealth in the last year. 

The ''Candle In the Wind’ hitmaker has seen his fortune drop from 75million pounds to 55 million pounds, reports ‘The Mirror’. 

But Elton is not the only one, who has been a victim of the credit crunch, as celebrities like Sir Paul McCartney have also witnessed the negative effects of the ongoing economic fall. He has lost his 60 million pounds within the year. 

Sir Tom Jones is another victim, who lost 40 million pounds due to credit crunch, according to the ‘Sunday Times’ Rich List.

Source: http://www.news.google.com