Colin
Powell to be remembered for women's loo reforms (Go
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New
York: Former Secretary of state, Collin Powell's fellow
female staffers at the foreign services department have
revealed that they will always remember him as the man who
made it easier for them to go to the loo, by installing
women's loos in their buildings. According to the New York
Post, they revealed that earlier all the buildings had only
men's loos and Powell's toilet reforms ensured that they
were replaced with women's loos instead. "There were men's
urinals in the women's rooms all over this building. We
didn't want to look at them and wanted them out for a long
time. He did it. Those kinds of things matter," the report
quoted a staffer as saying.
Bips
sizzles 'Khulay Asman Kay Nichay' in Pak (Go
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Lahore:
After Manisha Koirala, it's now Bipasaha Basu's turn
to sizzle on the Pakistani silver screen. According to the
Daily Times, Bipasha will star in a movie titled "Khulay
Asman Kay Nichay" (KAKN) opposite Pakistani stars Sana,
Saleem Sheikh and Humayun Saeed. The film is based on a
real story, revolving around childhood's engagements, and
will be directed by actor-turned-director Javed Sheikh,
a steadfast supporter of co-productions between India and
Pakistan. It will be shot in both Karachi and Australia.
While Bipasha is expected to sign on dotted line in the
second week of December, Sheikh is also reportedly on the
lookout for a Bollywood hero to play the lead role. Indian
playback singers Alka Yagnink, Sonu Nigam, Kumar Sanu, Sadhna
Sargam, Udit Narayan and Sukhwinder have lent their voices
to the film's soundtracks.
Ewan
Mcgregor is Sean Connery's choice for Bond (Go
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New
York: Sean Connery, the man who immortalized the role
of James Bond, has reportedly revealed that Ewan Mcgregor
is the perfect replacement for Pierce Brosnan, as the new
007. "He's very good," the New York Daily News quoted Connery
as saying. "He should do it if he wants to do it," he went
on. "But it's a bit of a poison chalice. It is slightly
more difficult than people realize because it has to look
very comfortable and very easy and very cool," the star
added.
Being
sexy is only a part of Kylie's personality (Go
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London:
Aussie singing sensation Kylie Minogue has reportedly
revealed that in the early days of her career she used her
sexuality to sell records and hog the headlines. According
to The Mirror, the singer revealed that she used her sensual
image to get to the top, but realized soon enough that she
was uncomfortable with it. "I did have a period a while
back when I tried to calm down that side of my personality,
and that wasn't right," Minogue was quoted as saying. 'That's
not who I am. What you see is a very definite part of me.
I'm certainly not that person all the time, but it's one
part of my character,' the singer added.
Gentlemen
prefer brunettes (Go
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London:
It is time for blondes to stop having fun as a new survey
conducted by the Hair, Style and Beauty magazine has revealed
that dark haired men and women are considered far better
partners by most people. The survey found that while 37
percent of the men liked dark haired women, only 26 percent
liked blondes. Almost 50 percent of the women questioned
said that they preferred to have dark haired men any day,
reports This is London. The survey also found that most
people thought bald men were the worst partners.
Nicole
Kidman caught with Bing (Go
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New
York: Nicole Kidman has fuelled the rumours of an alleged
romance with the billionaire film producer Steve Bing, after
the two were spotted smooching during a dinner in the outdoor
section of the Beverly Hills Hotel's Polo Lounge. "Everyone
else had candles on their tables, but they blew theirs out.
It wasn't some little kiss - it was an open-mouthed lip-
lock," a co-diner was quoted by the New York Post, as saying.
The paper added that Bing's car has often been spotted outside
the Kidman's rented Los Angeles accomodation while she shoots
for "Bewitched" and both have been spotted together quite
frequently in the last few weeks. However, Kidman's reps
have denied any affair between the two and maintain that
two are just "good friends who have mutual friends."
Chris
Reeve's widow takes up his charity mission (Go
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London:
After 'Superman' actor Christopher Reeve passed away
recently, his wife Dana Reeve has revealed that she will
take over the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation and
continue to raise money for spinal injury research. According
to the BBC, Dana said that she wants to keep his mission
alive and will make sure that the foundation continues to
raise money. She also revealed that as a tribute to the
screen icon, who was paralyzed for nine years before he
died, his organization is holding a charity fundraiser this
week, which will be hosted by actress Minnie Driver and
will also see a performance by singer Paul Simon.
5th
Potter flick to be penned by `Peter Pan' writer
Washington:
Don't be surprised if you see a marked difference in
the next Potter film as not only is it going be directed
by a new director it will also be get a new screenplay writer,
after Steve Kloves, who wrote the earlier Potter films has
walked away from the project. Michael Goldenberg, the screenwriter
for "Contact" and the recent family film "Peter Pan," has
now been chosen to pen the screenplay for the fifth Potter
flick 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,' which
will begin filming late next year, reports Zap2it. Rumors
are rife that ace director Mira Nair might bag the film
which deals with the boy wizard's adolescence crisis and
his first face to face encounter with the wicked Voldermort.
