London:
After wooing audiences in Britain with Gurinder Chaddha'a
Bride and Prejudice, Aishwarya Rai is now all set to make
her mark in Hollywood too. According to Hello magazine,
as her first crossover film, Bride And Prejudice, is ready
for launch in the Unites States, Aishwarya has been looking
forward to her transition from Bollywood to Hollywood. In
an interview on American TV, she especially highlighted
the difference between Indian and American productions in
their approach to on-screen romance. "We'll cross the bridge
when we reach it," Aishwarya said, in reference to the possibility
of having to undertake intimate scenes in the West. "Let's
see. We'll work on the story, work on the scene. I'll work
on the part," she added. "In our society, you don't really
see people around the street corner kissing or being extremely
or overtly physically demonstrative," she said. However,
it remains to be seen whether Bride And Prejudice, which
has been a huge hit in the UK, receives the same reception
on the other globe.
Pop
stars record album to help tsunami victims (Go
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London:
Singers including Sir Cliff Richard and Boy George are
recording a charity single to help raise funds for victims
of the Asian tsunami. They hope the song will raise more
than 2m pounds for the relief fund. According to the BBC,
the song, entitled Grief Never Grows Old, and described
as a melancholy ballad, was written by DJ Mike Read. Former
Boyzone singer Ronan Keating may also take part. Other music
stars who are being approached include Robin and Barry Gibb
of the Bee Gees, jazz sensation Jamie Cullum, Chris Rea
and Olivia Newton-John. Sir Cliff Richard has recorded his
vocal part in Barbados, while Boy George has recorded his
in New York. The charity welcomed the news of the single
and said money raised would help its agencies working in
the affected region to rebuild survivors' lives and livelihoods.
Stars
join hands for charity (Go
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London:
Singers like Jamelia, Scarlett Johansson, Stephen Fry
and Bono are joining hands to promote a year-long charity
campaign. The Make Poverty History drive calls on world
leaders to cancel debts and urges better aid packages to
the poor. According to the BBC, the project is supported
by more than 100 charities, including Oxfam and World Vision,
unions and faith groups. Other celebrities who have signed
up include Sir Paul McCartney, Busted, and Fran Healy of
Travis. "No-one can be oblivious or ignorant to the plight
of the poor, nor to the responsibility our governments have
as architects of their poverty," Healy was quoted as saying.
"We must take this opportunity in 2005 to make poverty history
once and for all," he added.
Benjamin
Bratt to star in Che Guevara biopic (Go
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Washington:
He might not be playing top South American revolutionary
Che Guevara, but Benjamin Bratt will surely be seen in a
biopic on Guevara's life. According to Zap2it, Steven Soderbergh
has taken over the project with the screenplay Malick scripted
and has cast Bratt as a lieutenant to Che. "We're scheduled
to start working on that sometime next summer. At my last
meeting, I was supposed to play the guy who is basically
the righthand man to Che, and one of the last survivors
of the massacre that occurred in Bolivia. The film basically
covers the final days of Che when I think that he's in the
jungle," Bratt was quoted as saying.
