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Slowly, steadily and surely, Aishwarya Rai has been snailing her way back to glory, back to her slim, svelte and drop dead gorgeous self. Now, Noblesse India declares ‘The Return of the Queen’ with this cover and photoshoot. The 39-year-old graces the October cover of Noblesse India in a Christian Dior. Her hair and make-up have been done by celebrity stylist Daniel Bauer. “My launch edition of

New Delhi, Sep 27: Hindustani ragas and baroque music take turns to map the journey of Orfeo, the Greek legend who travels to India in search of his beloved deceased wife Eurydice. This journey, captured in a five-act opera "Orfeo, Crossing the Ganges", and staged here over the past three days is the brainchild of Francoise Lasserre, and has been produced by Francis Wacziarg, who conceived the

Cairo, Sep 27: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's blockbuster Chennai Express is all set for a trip to Egypt this October thus marking the return of Bollywood in the country after a gap of 25 years. The Indian Embassy yesterday announced the return of Indian movies to Egyptian theatres from October this year. United Motion Pictures, facilitated by Gaurang Films and the Indian Embassy in Cairo, will bring

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has successfully managed to clinch an endorsement deal right under Dhoni's nose. The actor has apparently been chosen to become the face of a suit brand. This news comes as a surprise to many who think that the cricketer enjoys more popularity than the actor. But it seems that since Saif was more affordable, the brand quickly signed him instead of Dhoni. A Mid-Day

Mumbai, Sep 26: It seems that standup comedian Kapil Sharma's woes are not over yet. After a major fire on the sets of Comedy Nights with Kapil at Goregaon Film City, he was grilled by Mumbai service tax department for five hours. The service tax department has booked Kapil Sharma for evading the service tax to the tune of Rs.65 lakh. According to an official, the comedian has registered himself

As reported earlier, fire broke out on the sets of Kapil Sharma's highest rated show 'Comedy Nights with Kapil' today morning. Kapil shares how shocked he is over the mishap. Kapil Sharma tells us, "The fire broke out due to short-circuit. Thankfully, there are no causalities in the accident. But, it is a major loss for us." About the magnitude of loss, he shares, "Abhi toh I am not sure of the

Bangalore, Sep 26: The four-day event to celebrate the 100th year of Indian cinema in Chennai struck a sour note with the organisers refusing entry to renowned actor of yesteryears, Leela- vathi, on Tuesday evening. The veteran actor was invited by the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce for felicitation on the concluding day and had issued a valid pass for her entry. She was carrying the pass and

Mumbai, Sep 25: A Mumbai sessions court on Tuesday heard three applications in the 2002 hit and run case involving actor Salman Khan. On Salman's plea on unfair media coverage of the case, the court orally directed that the media should report on the case in a fair manner. While hearing activist Santosh Daundkar's plea to transfer false evidence case from Bandra to the sessions court, the court

Mumbai, Sep 25: In a blow to actor John Abraham, the Bombay High Court has restrained his production house from using 'Hamara Bajaj', a popular tagline associated with Bajaj Auto, as the title of his next movie. Bajaj Auto Ltd had approached the court against JA Entertainment Pvt Ltd after it learnt Mr Abraham's production house proposed to make a movie by the name 'Hamara Bajaj'. While ruling in

Deepika Padukone plays a Maharastrian in Happy New Year. For her audition, she was apparently dressed in some bright, tacky clothes in perfect sync with her character. The audition happened at Shah Rukh Khan's bungalow Mannat. And when SRK's daughter Suhana saw the test shots on Deepika's phone, she apparently asked the actress, "Where are you in this?" Dippy was heard sweetly explaining to the