2010 Top 10 Bollywood Rumours

We love them yet we gossip & b** about them. When they are not entertaining us on screen they engage us with juicy rumours. So, before we bid the year goodbye, we bring you the top 10 Bollywood rumours that made us jump off our seats!

2010 Top 10 Bollywood Rumours

Ranbir Kapoor’s Infidelity

As much as we all hate to admit it, we know that loyalty is always an issue with most Bollywood actors. So while many of them might have had their own share of multiple affairs, what do you do when your girlfriend decides to get candid about it?

That’s what happened with actor Ranbir Kapoor, whose recent infidelity rumours seem to be the biggest topic of discussion in B-town. Ex-girlfriend Deepika Padukone decided to get vocal about his ‘cheating’ nature, and indicated his lack of loyalty on a chat show hosted by Karan Johar. And ever since, the poor actor seems to have lost his huge female fan following to a certain extent. We say he deserves it ;)

2010 Top 10 Bollywood Rumours

Aishwarya Rai’s Pregnancy

Now this one was hardly a surprise. In fact a lot of sources spoke about Aishwarya’s pregnancy prior to her marriage, being one of the reasons for their hush-hush wedding.

Aishwarya was even rumoured to be pregnant when she cancelled an event trip to Dubai due to poor health. It was then that people believed that the poor health was due to her pregnancy.

And if that wasn’t enough, the poor actress’ weight gain post her wedding didn’t work to her advantage either. In everything that the lady wore, not just the media, but the people too, speculated a baby bump. And you say, we spread the rumours. Tsk tsk!

2010 Top 10 Bollywood Rumours

Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori AffairEver since actor Hirthik Roshan expressed how excited he was for his movie Kites and to act opposite sensuous Barbara Mori, it was speculated that the ‘so-far-loyal-husband’ is already an infidel!

The Hrithik-Barbara affair news even went on to say that the actor was divorcing his childhood sweetheart Suzanne Roshan. As usual, as soon the movie failed, the rumours faded too!

2010 Top 10 Bollywood Rumours

Salman-Asin Marriage

You must be thinking, wasn’t it Asin and MS Dhoni? Well, that’s old news. A recent rumour that’s got everyone’s attention is Salman Khan’s marriage to Asin Thottumkal. The same has been even reported in several papers in the south, and even Asin was flooded with congratulatory messages from her fans. And while everyone’s going ga-ga over the news, the two stars have been enjoying the rumours. Asin had even reported to Mid-day, “You know, I'm quite enjoying the joke about my wedding. I've been in my bridal outfit taking the saat pheras, for a week now.” 

What’s funny is that the actor who is otherwise always irritated with rumours about himself, has taken this one quite sportingly. As per the same report, Salman was found shouting "Hey guys, I've finally done it," around film city.

Guess it took 40 years for the actor to infer how to tackle with celebrity rumours ;)

2010 Top 10 Bollywood Rumours

Salman-Katrina Split

This would surely pass off as one of the most heard-to-death rumour. The news about Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif splitting has done the rounds so many times, that it doesn’t seem to amuse anyone anymore!

The rumours started when Salman Khan ended up fighting with Shah Rukh Khan on Kat’s birthday bash couple of years ago. They again escalated with rumours of Salman not being too happy with Katrina acting with Akshay Kumar. And yet again when Katrina acted with Ranbir Kapoor in Ajab prem ki Ghazab Kahani and Raajneeti.

All we can say is that it’s high time the couple be left alone! And us too ;p

2010 Top 10 Bollywood Rumours

Deepika Padukone and Siddharth Mallya’s AffairIf Ranbir got Katrina, how could Deepika Padukone be left without being linked up to someone?

Deepika and Kingfisher scion Siddharth became the talk of the town when they began to enter and leave parties and social gatherings too often. And ever since the actress has hit it off with Siddharth, ex-boyfriend Ranbir is believed to be stalking Deepika in the middle of the night! Guess someone’s getting jealous, say what?

2010 Top 10 Bollywood Rumours

The Shah Rukh- Farah SpatThey apparently fought because SRK had no time for her movie Tees Maar Khan and Farah could not wait any longer and casted Akshay Kumar. So just to prove him wrong Farah decided to go ahead with the project with SRK’s rival Akshay Kumar.

And what’s worse is that the director seems to have made a good amount of fun of King Khan in her movie with the character of Aatish Kapoor (played by Akshay Khanna). Now that’s not the way you react after a fight with an old buddy, is it?

2010 Top 10 Bollywood Rumours

Rani Mukherjee and Aditya Chopra’s MarriageActress Rani Mukherjee has been dating director Aditya Chopra for quite a while now, and rumours about their marriage too have done the rounds several times.

While there was news about the duo tying the knot next year, the actress this time seems quite displeased with the rumours. She has not only dismissed the news as false on several occasions but has also shown her irritation to pose against a bridal outfit at a recent event, fearing the media interpretations. For an actress who’s heard several rumours about herself, we wonder why this one should bother her so much?

2010 Top 10 Bollywood Rumours

Shahid-Priyanka’s On-Off Affair

Did an emotional conversation over the phone do it, or was it making out at an airport that sparked off the magic again? If you heard that they’re together today, bet you’ll hear of their break up tomorrow! Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra have been in the gossip section of the news channels for their break ups and make ups so many times, that even they might have lost the count!

While the duo is never ready to fully reveal about their relationship (even gossip-king Karan Johar couldn’t make them do so ;), they surely do seem quite in love, don’t they?

2010 Top 10 Bollywood Rumours

Kangana Ranaut Cosmetic SurgeriesShe looked like a stick when she entered the industry, but now she looks much fuller and gorgeous, specially in her recent release Once upon a time in Mumbai. While she says it’s due to the hours she spends in the gym, everyone says it is the magical word that keeps B-town divas beautiful – surgeries!

While initially it was the very obvious lip job that the actress was rumoured to have gone through, now it is a chest enhancement surgery and a few others to get rid of wrinkles.

However, Kangana seems to be indifferent towards the rumours, and as per a report, she passes it off with a  - “A 20 something girl doesn’t need a face lift.”   

2010 Top 10 Bollywood Rumours

Which 2010 rumour has amused you the most? Leave us a comment and let us know!

Mark Twain Books Images and Details

Mark Twain Book

Mark Twain Books

Ghosts of the 20th Century Simon & Schuster, Winter 1999 ISBN 0-689-82118-2

1. Wilbur & Orville's flying machine, 17 Dec 1903 2. Theodore Roosevelt (and a Teddy Bear) 3. Long Fight to win Women's Suffrage, 19 Aug 1920: finally! 4. The Great Ship Titanic Goes Down, 15 April 1912 5. Henry Ford's Model T 6. American "doughboy" off to the Great War (WWI) Midnight in the Cemetery (illustrated by Robin Brickman) Simon & Schuster, Fall 1999 ISBN 0-689-80873-9 It's midnight in the cemetery. That's the time and place most scary. When graveyard cats are stealthy, stalking. So why are children out there walking, clutching candles, barely talking? A for Angels. B for Bones. C for Cemetery. D for Death. E for Epitaph. F for Funeral. G for Ghosts. H for Haunting...What could be funner? An alphabet book. Kids looking for buried treasure in the wrongest place. A search & find book. Get the picture? (Ms. Brickman did - the pictures, that is, I was consumed with illustrating that rambunctious Teddy Roosevelt.) Mark Twain and the Queens of the Mississippi Simon & Schuster, Fall 1998 (notable book:social studies-cbc) ISBN 0-689-81542-5. Sam supposed that all a pilot had to do was to keep his boat in the wide river. How hard could that be? But he soon found out that beneath the shimmery top of the river lurked all kinds of dangers waiting to bash a boat's brains out: sandbars, dead trees, rocks, and boat wrecks. A pilot had to "read" the face of the water: how it looked told what it was hiding. He had to know the changing shape of the troublesome river upstream and down, every bend, every plantation, town and island by heart so he could steer in inky dark or moonlight and not bump the boat into the bank or the bottom. What fun this book was to study for, to write, to paint - especially the painting part. But how do I balance two books in one? That was the interesting, fun puzzle-question of this book. It's a biography of the complicated, funny-sad man who grew up by the Mississippi River, became a steamboat pilot, and ended up writing Tom Sawyer and the (totally brilliant) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It's a story of the glory days of the steamboats, the big, dangerous wedding-cake like boats that queened over the mighty river. It's both.

Mark Twain’s 176th Birthday by Google Doodle

Today Google celebrated Mark Twain’s 176th Birthday With a cool Google Doodle in it’s homepage.Mark twain was an American author and humorist.

Google celebrates special days and occasions with a customized homepage dedicated to that person/event. Just some days back on November 18th Google celebrated Louis Daguerre’s 224th birthday Google Doodle and on 14th November Google Celebrated Children’s day India.

Mark Twain Google Doodle

The special thing about this Mark Twain’s 176th Birthday Google Doodle is This was full screen.Google generally shows doodle in replace to it’s logo, But this Google doodle is really awesome.

Here is the Screenshot of Mark Twain Google Doodle home screen:

Mark Twain’s 176th Birthday by Google Doodle

In This Doodle We can see 6 people are painting Google Logo on a wall. IF you closely notice then There only 3 of them doing the job, and rest 3 are acting as boss. One of them are tired of whole day work and can’t paint any more. But one of the rich(lord) boy is telling him you have to do it!!!

Halloween Fashion Face-Off: Kim Kardashian vs. Julianne Hough

Holy sexy Halloween costumes, Batman!

This weekend, both Kim Kardashian and Julianne Hough dressed up as Caped Crusader nemesis Poison Ivy for Halloween.

On the East Coast, Kim rocked a supersexy strapless minidress covered in ivy with glittery platform pumps, a bright red wig and gold bangles when she hosted aHoly sexy Halloween costumes, Batman!

This weekend, both Kim Kardashian and Julianne Hough dressed up as Caped Crusader nemesis Poison Ivy for Halloween.

On the East Coast, Kim rocked a supersexy strapless minidress covered in ivy with glittery platform pumps, a bright red wig and gold bangles when she hosted a bash at Lavo in New York City, sans hubby Kris Humphries.

PHOTOS: Fashion Spotlight: Kim Kardashian

Julianne had the same idea for a Halloween bash back in Hollywood. The Footloose star tweeted a photo of herself with big brother Derek Hough in an ivy-covered corset top with skintight green lamé pants, green cuffs and a brown wig.

"Halloween Costume Hint: Wearing my RED wig that I wore in Burlesque...but my character is from another movie!" she teased.

So which star had the better Batman villainess costume? And can either babe hold a candle to Uma Thurman's Poison Ivy from 1997? Check the pic below and then weigh in!

The World's Top Six and Seven Star Hotels

No,1# Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi

 Emirates Palace Hotel - It's unclear who first called the Emirates Palace "the seven-starred jewel in Abu Dhabi's crown" but the description certainly seems to have caught on among fans of hotel purple prose. With reason: the hotel measures an entire kilometre from wing to wing, with 302 rooms, 60 suites, 128 kitchens, 102 lifts and a private floor reserved solely for leaders of the Gulf states. But that's just the big picture. The detail includes the marble from 13 countries with which the interior is clad, the 5kg of edible gold used to decorate hotel food every year and the hotel vending machine that - forget stingy chocolate bars and stale packets of crisps - dispenses pure bars of the precious metal to passing billionaire guests. 

No,2# Palazzo Versace, Australia

Palazzo Versace - Although officially five star, Australian Traveller magazine insisted the Palazzo Versace deserved another. This Gold Coast hotel has attracted stars not only to its letterhead but as guests: U2 and the Rolling Stones have stayed here, as have the slightly less celestial contestants on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, who retire to the sleek hotel after their stints in the jungle. Even with its 200 luxury rooms stuffed with Versace furniture and fittings and its own 90-berth marina, the Gold Coast property has sadly recently been eclipsed by a second Palazzo Versace, in Dubai. The owners of the latter have infuriated environmentalists by announcing plans to install a network of coolant-filled pipes beneath the beach to prevent the sand getting too hot. Why not just flog Versace flip-flops?

No,3# Al Husn, Oman

Shangri La hotels and resorts - The self-proclaimed six-starred Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa has won numerous awards for its luxurious touch, but for guests who are seriously hard to please, the resort came up with Al Husn (meaning castle) - an even more deluxe enclave within the resort. Designed to resemble an Omani fort, this hotel-within-a-hotel is made up of 180 sea-facing guest rooms, each of which comes with a personal butler. The attentive service doesn't stop there - guests opting to spend the day by the pool are provided with a personal mini-cooling unit containing a selection of drinks, lip balm and a water spray. 

No,4# Amanjiwo, Indonesia

Aman resorts - The Indonesian resort of Amanjiwo owes confirmation of its six-star status to the luxury hotel guide Drake and Cavendish. Eight of the 36 suites here have private swimming pools; the Dalem Jiwo suite has an infinity pool and live-in butler. There's also a library, a top notch spa and an art gallery - along with boxes of watercolour paints in each room for budding Picassos. (With rates starting at around US$700 [£470], a complimentary pen probably wouldn't cut it.). The super-swish retreat sits in the shadow of four volcanoes, which may or may not be a selling point for potential British guests given recent seismic goings-on in Iceland. 

No,5#The Capella, Singapore

Capella, Singapore - The fact that the Capella is named after the sixth brightest star in the galaxy says a lot about how this hotel rates itself. The rooms are the largest in Singapore, a city in which space commands some of the highest premiums in the world. Forget twins or doubles here: guests choose from premier rooms, suites, villas or one of two Colonial Manors, which come with private swimming pools and outdoor showers. Guests pick from a team of personal assistants and have a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce at their disposal. There's a 1,000 sq metre spa whose treatments are meant to reflect the varying energies of the lunar cycle - the New Moon Spa Ritual treatment was voted Most Opulent Body Treatment by Harper's Bazaar. 

No,6# Burj Al Arab, Dubai

Jumeirah hotels and resorts - Guests at the Burj Al Arab, the Dubai outfit that started the whole five-stars-are-barely-a-twinkle trend, get to choose whether they want to arrive by Rolls Royce, BMW or helicopter. Expect to pay around £900 a night for even one of the most basic suites and the more expensive rooms feature rotating beds, private lifts and gold staircases. Sprucing up for the evening? Book a £200 caviar facial at the Assawan spa. Then dine at Al Mahara restaurant, where you can admire tropical fish through a floor-to-ceiling aquarium as you feast on their distant relatives. If money's no object, and your sense of taste is, shall we say, plastic, the Burj really is the place to stay.

No,7#The Seven Stars Galleria, Milan

JP-Briozzo - The Seven Stars Galleria claims to be the first officially certified seven star hotel, after receiving the accolade from the hotel inspection firm SGS. Prior to arrival, guests are sent a two page questionnaire about their preferences. We're not just talking about newspapers; guests can specify their desired room temperature, pillow requirements and favourite music - all before stepping into their fresco-bedecked rooms. But with rates ranging from around £500 a night to well north of £3000, you might expect such attention to detail. So, whether Money, Money, Money or the Threepenny Opera is your check-in preference, get out that rare-metal credit card now. 

No, 8# Pangu Seven Star Hotel, Beijing

Pangu - You needn't look far to discover how this Chinese hotel rates itself; sneak another peek at the name. Stretching the length of seven football fields, the Pangu Seven Star has been designed to resemble a dragon - its five towers linked by a 411-metre-long corridor and the fifth shaped like a dragon's head. The hotel's Sky Courtyard is its pièce de résistance - located on the 23rd floor and featuring a retractable roof and two-storey courtyards, it's among the closest places you'll come to fresh air in smoggy Beijing. In the rooms, guests can expect Bose sound systems, along with 600-thread-count Egyptian cotton sheets; the hotel is also the only place in China with permission to reproduce priceless artworks from the Forbidden City. 

No,9# The Kulm Hotel, St Moritz, Switzerland

Kulm Hotel - Lounging on the shores of Lake Moritz, the 173-room Kulm Hotel says its sixth star is merited by its Whatever You Want service, which meets guests' more unusual desires. Previous clients have requested everything from one-on-one golf lessons with the French Open winner Jakob Hlasek to private instruction from the world's top snowboarders. The service claims to include wishes that can't be bought with money - not that a little cash in hand won't help when some of the suites cost £1,000 a night. 

No,10#Altira Macau, Macau

Altira Macau - Described by its founders as a "six star experience", the Altira Macau is one of the few hotels to have been awarded five stars by Forbes magazine for both its rooms and its spa. Forbes described the hotel's 16th-floor infinity pool - with its floor-to-ceiling windows and underwater music - as one of the best in the world. Fans of Japanese food can dine at Kira, where authentic ingredients are flown in several times a week, and guests slumber under bed sheets made from the finest Egyptian cotton and sip complimentary bottled water imported from Norway. (Presumably the carbon footprint isn't included as part of the overall cost.). And the crowning touch? Guests enjoying the Gold treatment at the spa are dusted with the precious metal. 

No,11# The Park Hyatt, Seoul

Park Hyatt Seoul - Guests at the Park Hyatt Seoul, another recipient of Drake and Cavendish's sought-after sixth star, check in at the Sky Lobby on the 24th floor, where they can gaze through a floor-to-ceiling glass wall at guests frolicking in the 17 metre swimming pool. The hotel, the offspring of the oddly named Japanese design firm Super Potato, also proclaims a 570 sq metre spa and whole-room windows in the 185 deluxe rooms. Best of all, rates start at under £200. Bargain! 

No,12# The St Regis Shanghai, China

The St Regis Shanghai, China Interior

St Regis Shanghai - The St Regis Shanghai claims to provide its guests with a level of personal care unmatched by any other hotel. The level of detail at the minimum $485 (£322)-a-night hotel can be somewhat unnerving. Staff butlers pride themselves on remembering every detail about previous guests, from what kind of pillow they like, to their favourite fruit and which side of the bed they prefer to sleep on. There's even a women-only floor, spilling over with Bulgari toiletries and "feminine scented" flowers and presided over by a team of female butlers. Ironically, the St Regis website states that Tiger Woods recently enjoyed the services of the hotel's butlers, which conjures up images that perhaps weren't intended. 

No,13# Apeiron, Dubai

Sybarite - What next for plus-five-star hotels? The answer might lie in this creation - the Apeiron, in (yet again) Dubai. Although work on the self-proclaimed six-star hotel hasn't actually started yet, the British architecture firm Sybarite has already proclaimed it a top candidate for the hotel of the future. The plans include an artificial jungle, complete with butterflies, on the top two floors plus, less exceptionally these days, an underwater restaurant and an art gallery. Taking exclusivity to a new level, the hotel, with a rumoured $500 million budget, will only be accessible by helicopter and boat. 

Source ---MSN UK Travel

The World's Brainiest Celebrities

The World's Brainiest Celebrities

Alicia Keys

 The 'Empire State of Mind' singer may be known for her big voice, but she also has the brains to match. She graduated from high school aged 16, served as a valedictorian and was awarded a scholarship at Columbia University before giving it all up for a career in music. CREATED BY: International Editorial Solutions
Hugh Laurie

The House star may be one of the best known faces on US TV, but he learnt his trade as an actor while a member of the prestigious Footlights Club at Cambridge University, where he was a student of archaeology and anthropology. He was also a keen rower and took part in the world famous Oxford and Cambridge boat race. CREATED BY: International Editorial Solutions.
Shakira

The diminutive Colombian is more than just a pretty face. She is known for her tremendous business acumen and has a reported IQ of 140. CREATED BY: International Editorial 

Matt Damon

Matt was top of his class at school and was consistently awarded A grades by his teachers. He went on to study English at Harvard University before deciding to follow an acting career. CREATED BY: International Editorial Solutions.

Lady Gaga

 Before all the garish costumes and outlandish antics, Lady Gaga was known to be a very studious child. Her hard work paid off when she won early entry to New York University. CREATED BY: International Editorial Solutions.

Natalie Portman

 Black Swan and Closer star Natalie Portman famously took a break from acting to study psychology at Harvard. She also took graduate courses at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2004. CREATED BY: International Editorial Solutions.

Dolph Lundgren

The legendary Swedish action movie star has brains as well as braun. Before getting his big break in Rocky IV, Lundgren studied at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. He then received a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney in Australia and soon after was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US. He also has a reported IQ of 160 and speaks five languages. CREATED BY: International Editorial Solutions.

Emma Watson

 Emma has shunned the inevitable slew of post-Harry Potter acting opportunities to attend university in the US. After achieving straight A grades in her A-Levels, she is now studying at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. CREATED BY: International Editorial Solutions.

Hugh Grant

The Four Weddings and a Funeral star was such a gifted student that he was described as "a clever boy among clever boys" by his teacher at the prestigious Latymer Upper School in West London. His studious nature was rewarded in 1979 when he received a scholarship to study English Literature at Oxford. CREATED BY: International Editorial Solutions.

Cindy Crawford

The ninties cover girl studied chemical engineering at Northwestern University on a full scholarship before dropping out to pursue a career in modelling. CREATED BY: International Editorial Solutions.

Steve Martin

The veteran funny man is a MENSA member and majored in philosophy at Cal State University. At one point he even considered becoming a professor before deciding on a career in entertainment. CREATED BY: International Editorial Solutions.

Kate Beckinsale

 Prior to becoming an actor, The Aviator and Underworld star Kate Beckinsale studied French and Russian literature at Oxford University and won a number of national awards for her poetry and short stories. She is also fluent in French, Russian and German. CREATED BY: International Editorial Solutions.

Quentin Tarantino

Despite dropping out of high school, the Pulp Fiction director is known for his towering intellect and has an IQ of 160. CREATED BY: International Editorial Solutions.

Aishwarya Rai

 Bollywood actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai is not just about good looks. Prior to entering modelling she considered becoming a doctor and a zoologist before eventually studying architecture at the University of Mumbai's prestigious Ruparel College. CREATED BY: International Editorial Solutions.

Jodie Foster

Actress Jodie Foster graduated as a valedictorian from the French-speaking Lycee Francais in Los Angeles before going on to study at Yale. She has a reported IQ of 132. CREATED BY: International Editorial Solutions.