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Preity Zinta Nominated For Genie Award

Preity ZintaThe dimpled beauty Preity Zinta has been nominated for a ‘Genie Award’ in the “Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role” group for her riveting performance in Deepa Mehta’s ‘Heaven On Earth’.

Due credit goes to the pretty Preity who gave her consent to play unconventional character unlikely of her bubbly image. She has been seen experimenting with her acting skills recently as she endorsed the eloquent yet significant characters in ‘The Last Lear’, ‘Heroes’ and ‘Heaven On Earth’.

The Awards will be held on April 4 at Ottawa in Canada.

Freida Pinto eyeing move to ‘cool and organised’ New York

Freida Pinto eyeing move to ‘cool and organised’ New YorkWashington, Feb 17 : Indian actress Freida Pinto is planning to move to New York because Big Apple "just feels like home."

The star from Mumbai has admitted that she''s beginning to feel homesick after a worldwide promotional tour of her breakthrough movie `Slumdog Millionaire'.

However, after spending time flying between the Big Apple and Los Angeles, the 24-year-old admits Manhattan has become a second home, where she can relax and gather her thoughts, reports Contactmusic.

Winehouse’s dad ‘jets to Caribbean to check on boozing daughter’

Winehouse’s dad ‘jets to Caribbean to check on boozing daughter’London, February 17: Amy Winehouse's father reportedly rushed to reach his holidaying daughter in the Caribbean over her boozy antics.

Mitch was said to have jetted to St Lucia only to find that the singer had collapsed and was a "shaking mess" as she was hurried to a hospital.

The `Rehab' hitmaker, who is battling her drug and alcohol addiction, had allegedly goofed up her drug- replacement medication.

Nandita’s ‘Firaaq’ Bags Best Film award At Pakistani Film Festival

Nandita DasAt the 7th Kara Film Festival in Karachi, two Indian movies including Nandita Das’s directorial debut ‘Firaaq’ and a documentary Superman of Malegaon have won the Ciepie awards.

Bollywood, which has been an important part of ‘KaraFilm Festival’ each year since its beginning, did not attend this year’s celebrations because of Mumbai attacks. But, Nandita Das, who is famous in Pakistan for her character in ‘Ramchand Pakistani’, along with ace film maker Mahesh Bhatt, attended the festival.

Big B Gets The Stardust Award For The Best Actor For “The Last Lear”

"Slumdog Millionaire" adds another award to its kitty

"Slumdog Millionaire" adds another award to its kittyAfter getting 10 nominations in Oscars, "Slumdog Millionaire" has added another feather to its cap by winning Best Contemporary Film at the Art Directors Guild Award at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. This story of a Mumbai slum-dweller winning against all odds has already won top honours at the Golden Globes and BAFTA.

"The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" bagged Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film, "The Dark Knight" got the Fantasy Film prize at the Art Directors Guild Awards.

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