Jiah Khan is supporting what some might consider a slightly unusual cause - she wants a ban on glass-coated manja (string) used for kite flying to avoid hurting birds.

“Glass-coated manja (string) is a public health hazard and causes an excruciating death for birds. We’re asking participants of kite flying competitions to immediately stop using it and to conduct their sport in a way that isn’t deadly to humans and wildlife,” Jiah said in a press statement.

Jiah will be seen in a People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) ad, dressed as a wounded bird wrapped in kite string. The tagline of the ad is “Cut the glass-coated manja (string), not birds’ wings”.

Ace photographer Farrokh Chothia shot the ad and its release coincides with the festival of Makar Sankranti, when kites are traditionally flown.
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Yoga is definitely one of the major factors … the driving force behind Shilpa’s sexed up self. But the leggy lass says there’s more to her being sexy and sassy! The sexy Shetty revealed some of the lesser known aspects of her life on her blog recently.

About her hour glass figure: Apart from yoga she gives credit to her healthy eating habits and says consuming lots of water is one thing she never misses out on.

What many don’t know about Shilpa is that the sexy siren who has a beautiful, ‘to die for’ lean figure is actually a complete foodie. And she has a few favourites too.

“I am addicted to green tea. I love Rasagollas, ” she reveals. Shilpa Shetty also informs that she not only loves eating but is an amazing cook too.
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Katrina Kaif is dating the man who started the trend of six-packs in Bollywood industry - Salman Khan. She praises all actors today who are following his footsteps and have build great bodies. But she feels that when a woman falls in love its not the packs that she looks for but for kindness and charm.

She says, ‘’If I want to be politically correct I can say all our heroes have good bodies today. Everyone looks good because all of them work hard on their bodies. One of the first was Salman. And it is always tough to maintain a good body for so long. Akshay also has one of the finest lean and tough bodies. Aamir has developed a great physique. This is remarkable because it’s tougher to build such a body and maintain it after a certain age. But, frankly, what a girl looks for in a man are not his six-packs, his looks, or his age difference – it’s just his kindness and his charm that win women over.”

Sneha Ullal, better known as the look-alike of the pretty Aishwarya Rai is back with a bang after a long period of hibernation after Aryan with the film Kaash Mere Hote.

When I met her for this interview in the suburbs, Sneha categorically stated that it was a conscious decision on her part to let acting take a back seat after Aryan because she felt that she was too young and wanted to be mature enough to take her plunge in films. “I did not even know how to talk to the media.”

Sneha hastens to add that the reason that she decided to take up the offer to act in Kaash Mere Hote is that she desperately needed to act in a Hindi film to show that she is interested in working and is back in films.
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Diana Hayden is on a reality show spree. After being a participant on Bigg Boss 2, she has agreed to play a mentor to young teenage girls on a new reality show. Miss Teen India is a talent hunt in the form of a reality show where young girls are given tips and guidance on how to behave on the ramp. The initial format of the show is to take in 40 girls between the ages of 15 to 19, and Hayden will be in-charge of ensuring they know how to “walk the walk and talk the talk.”

Because she is from the same field, she believes she will be an excellent guru to these girls. She additionally mentioned, as she spoke to the India Today Group, “Training others peps me a lot.” Seems like Diana has found her calling and helping younger girls to walk in her footstep obviously seems like what she wants to do. We do hope this good deed and possible career booster helps the ex-Miss World gain better work offers and more popularity.

Katrina Kaif, the sizzling actress and Bollywood’s hot property has refused to play murdered teenager Scarlett Keeling in Prabhakar Shukla’s film titled ‘Rave Party’. Earlier the vivacious gal was much keen to be a part of this flick, but when she got to know that the subject was controversial, decided to eschew. Reports say that Kat has stated that she will not enact in a movie where the subject has no clarity.

Shukla is now onace again on the look out for a girl from UK to play the Scarlett, who was killed on Goa’s beach early last year. The director is also waiting the approval from Scarlett’s mother as he has sent her the script. Once she approves, the things will move on.

If rumour mills are to be believed Ranbir and Deepika’s relationship is going through a rough patch rightnow. So, the latest update is apparently Om Shanti Om girl Deepika Padukone is not happy with Ranbir and Katrina’s on going romance on the sets on Ajab Prem ki Gajab Kahani.

Bollywood stunner Katrina recently got a lot of attention from Ranbir on the sets of Raj Kumar Santoshi’s film. Ranbir is busy keeping Katrina regaled with his humour and antics, also all the effort by Kapoor boy is yielding desired results too as it has led to a lot of on set and off set cuddling and much more.

According to sources, as soon as Deepika got the wind of Ranbir’s new found fondness for Katrina, she arrived on the sets and the two ended up fighting. The converstaion ended on a bitter note.

Wonder what will happen when Salman gets to know about it.

Bollywood stars like many of us make New Year Resolutions. Its interesting to see what each of them has resolved to do in 2009.

Neha Dhupia said, ‘’I’ve just started learning horse riding. So my New Year resolution is to become an expert at it…Someone should gift me a beautiful horse for the New Year.’’

Dia Mirza said, ‘’I don’t save resolutions for the New Year. I believe if there’s a need to do something it should be done immediately. My wish for the New Year is to be part of an informed and motivated government that will ensure our security, peace, health and progress.’’

Shamita Shetty said, ‘’My New Year resolution is to vote. As my New Year gift I’d like a balanced professional and personal life.’’

Celina Jaitley said, ‘’My New Year resolution is to work on my shortcomings as a human being. And the one gift that that I’d want from my countrymen is to not forget 26/11.’’

Koena Mitra said, ‘’My New Year resolution for 2009 is to not make any resolutions. Each time I end up breaking it because I’ve never planned anything. The best gift I’d want to get is love. I’ve never been lucky in love till date. And of course I want to give gifts to my family friends and my seven angels (the dogs).’’
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In this New Year special episode of ‘Oye! It’s Friday! ‘, it’s Priyanka, Priyanka and just Priyanka all the way. She shares quite a few facets of her personality, some known, some unknown. What impresses though is her much acknowledged and appreciated ‘honesty’ that is put to play once again as Farhan Akhtar, the host quizzes her on a variety of topics.

- Are you aware about any regrets that Priyanka Chopra has in her life? Well, she does have, as she reveals that although she has worked hard to achieve her current success, she regrets not graduating and receiving her degree. She began her college years at Jai Hind College in Mumbai but had to give it up soon after winning the Miss World pageant. But Farhan has a trick up his sleeve! On ‘Oye! It’s Friday! ‘ he proudly felicitated Priyanka with a BA degree! The whole experience was quite moving for Priyanka! Check out in the show what was this degree all about!
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Aamir Khan’s Ghajini is proving to be the biggest hit of all times. The film released on Christmas day and in 5 days it has made a whooping 90 crores.

“A Christmas release, Ghajini has collected revenues totalling $4 million (nearly Rs.200 million) till Sunday, taking its total worldwide collections to nearly Rs.90 crores in just five days since its release,” reports a source.

“According to BIG Pictures, Reliance BIG Entertainment Ltd (RBEL), which released “Ghajini” in 22 countries, opened with $0.92 million in the Middle East, followed by North America with $1.4 million and Australia with $254,000,” adds the source.

Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor’s relationship is going through tough weather. The couple is frequently making news about dent in their relationship. Though the couple claims to be together, Deepika very often indulges in fighting with Ranbir. Buzz is that Deepika has dumped Ranbir Kapoor and dating a new guy. She has been spotted with a mystery man in an uptown multiplex watching ‘Ghajini’.

The moment she entered the gate of the multiplex, she raised the eyebrows of the onlookers as everyone was expecting Deepika with Ranbir but they were surprised to see Deepika on the arm of another guy.

Deepika and Ranbir started dating at the initial stage of their career. They are young, smart and dynamic couple, wherever they go, they catch the eyes of all. They are touted as one of the sizzling love couple of the tinselville that makes news both for their romance and spat. Distance is considered to be the main reason of their differences. Both are busy in their professional life and hardly gets time to spend together.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali says he always wanted to work with Hrithik Roshan and he’s doing exactly that in his new venture that also stars his favourite actress - Aishwarya Rai. The two have already created wonders together in “Dhoom-2″ and “Jodhaa Akbar”.

“Hrithik and I wanted to work together for a very long time. I’ve always been impressed by his sincerity as an actor. I was waiting for the right opportunity to sign him. Working with Hrithik would be a new and rewarding experience,” Bhansali told IANS.

The director admits that Aishwarya is “special”, after having worked with her in “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam” and “Devdas”. “Aishwarya is very special to me. She suits the role in my new film to perfection. When she read the script she was deeply moved,” he said.
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