As she turned 33rd on Wednesday, the former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen celebrated her birthday in Goa, with more than a dozen of her close family members and friends. Among them was Sushmita's adopted daughter, Renee, who is an inseparable part of her life.

In 1994, when she won the Miss Universe crown, Sushmita was just 18, but the world predicted then that she would go a long way. She, indeed, has come a long way - leaving her footprints wherever she goes, be it films or the men in her life!

The 39th Edition of International Film Festival of India, to be held in Goa from Saturday November 22, will open with the film, 'The Warlords', directed by the renowned Hong Kong film-maker Peter Chan. Iranian film, 'The song of the sparrows', directed by Majid Majidi will be the closing film for the ten-day festival.

In a press meet held in Chennai, S. Saminathan, Managing Director of Pyramid Saimira - the sole proprietor entitled to the worldwide rights of film 'Kuselan' - announced that all disputes related to the movie Kuselan had been settled amicably between the exhibitors and producers of the film. Head of distributors' association, Kalaipuli Shekar, and distributors Thirupur Subramaniam, Rajamannar, Srinivasan and Kavithalaya Kandhasamy were present in the press meet.

According to Us Weekly's information from a source, Paris Hilton and her boyfriend, Benji Madden, have broken up after being together for nine months. The source revealed that the split came possibly because the 'Good Charlotte' guitarist Madden, 29, was 'overprotective and controlling' of Hilton, the 27-year-old socialite.

Sharing thoughts on why the couple called it quits, the source added: "Benji doesn't get along with any of Paris' friends. Friends thought Paris had changed since being with Benji, and she wants to be herself again."

Ace Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi was stunned by the mysterious resemblance between Chitrangda Singh and former multi-talented actress Smita Patil.

This time, Rahul Bose said that Soha Ali reminds him of her mother, Sharmila Tagore.

Rahul said, “Soha is a great actress like her mom Sharmila ji. I guess the acting genes have been transmitted very well. There are so many daughters in Bollywood who are not even a patch on their mothers' acting or beauty. But Soha Ali Khan is a great actress and I guess she just needs the right film.”

After days of watching the repeat telecast of favourite