Happy birthday to Anu Malik.

Happy birthday to Anu Malik.

The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to Anu Malik on 2nd November, 2010. Anu Malik had created his own identity in the field of music composition in bollywood films. He had given hit songs one after the other in the last 10 years. From the time of Baazigar, Anu Malik showed his versatility in making tunes. He was instrumental in many hit films of Salman Khan.

He composed tunes from all the leading singers of bollywood from 1990s till today which includes Sonu Nigam, Kumar Shanu, Udit Narayan to Alka Yagnik, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan and others. His music had catered to the tastes of different sections of viewers and listeners. If his songs in Salman Khan’s film Biwi No. 1 like “chunari chunari” had folk andaz, then the songs in Salman Khan’s film Janeman had western flavor.

He is a big admirer of Sonu Nigam and while participating in the Indian Idol program as a judge he admitted that Sonu Nigam is the best singer of the country. He had given a number of memorable tunes to Sonu Nigam in his illustrious career. In Border, his song “sandese ate hai” and “hume jab se muhobbat ho gayi hai” picturised on Akshay Khanna and sung by Sonu Nigam, received critics acclamation. In Refugee, he gave he very melodious songs like “mere humsafar mere humsafar”, “panchi nadiya pawan ke jhoke”, etc. which were picturised on Abhishek Bacchan and sung by Sonu Nigam. Sonu Nigam’s memorable performance created a different impact on the minds of the viewers of the film.

Even in Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai, Anu Malik’s composition for Sonu Nigam titled “rabba mere rabba” became superduper hit. Jeetender’s son Tushar Kapoor started his career with the film and Sonu Nigam’s song had given a tremendous break. Anu Malik’s composition for Sonu Nigam in the film Mai Hoon Na, attracted the attention the viewers. The film became hit and the songs were successful. Similarly Anu Malik’s composition of Sonu Nigam’s song “no entry” in the film No Entry picturised on Salman Khan became very very successful.The combination of Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam had given a number of successful songs of different flavours for the last 10 years and the filmlovers expect the combination to continue their good work and as Sonu Nigam is the role model of new singers in India, he has a lot of responsibility in terms of continuing his brilliant performances. The listeners expect Anu Malik to continue the great work that he started long time back.

Our very own "Harvest Festival"

Happy Saturday my lovely readers and friends!

So . . . the In-laws, Andy and myself take turns making gourmet dinners. 

Usually themed (such as Moroccan, Indian, Vietnamese, etc)

Kind of a friendly competition!

Lol . . . and for sure his mom has me beat, although they claim otherwise:-)

BUT she has years on me of great cooking, and they are just being kind.

Anywho tomorrow (Halloween!) is our turn.  We have invited them over for a

 "Harvest Festival"

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Le Menu:

(for recipes click on the links)

Hot Apple Cider

Pumpkin Spice Martinis

Harvest Salad

Spicy Butternut Squash Soup

Stuffed Cornish Hens

Bread from "Great Harvest"

Pumpkin Ginger Cupcakes

Mmmmm!!!

Le attire:

My inspiration:

Harvest Festival Attire by Tamara Nicole featuring wedding jewelry

Womens Misses Oversized Ruffle Cardigan Sweater - Grey, $59

lacy, hazy days of summer tank, $22

Hervé Léger Elasticated bandage pants, $980

MIA Royal Grey Suede - Zappos.com Free Shipping BOTH Ways, $120

Mother of Pearl Necklace, $11

Five Apple Cider Concentrate , $21

Luster Cream Platter, $17

Pearl Stud Earrings - Pink

Le Decor:

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Well there you have it! Soooo excited, and will post pics soon:-)

 

Have a Happy Halloween, whatever your plans may be!

How are you celebrating Halloween???

Happy birthday to dashing star Esha Deol.

Happy birthday to dashing star Esha Deol.

The viewers wish happy birthday to dashing star Esha Deol on 2nd November, 2010. She studied in Mithibai college in Mumbai. She was good soccer player and also learned Bharatnatyam and Orissi dance.

She started her career with the film Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche. But within 2004 she got big hits like Dhoom. The film did excellent business and Esha Deol never looked back after that.

She played her part very well in the film LOC Cargill. She did a great job in the film Kaal opposite other established stars like John Abraham, Ajay Devgan, Vivek Oberoi and Lara Dutta. It was a suspense thriller, with Ajay Devgan playing the role of ghost to perfection.

She played her role very well in the film Yuva. There also she acted opposite other big stars like Abhishek Bacchan, Ajay Devgan, Vivek Oberoi. In No Entry she played a cameo role opposite Salman Khan. She was the wife of Salman Khan, who had extra-marital affairs and went on telling lies after lies. At the end of the film Salman Khan’s lies were unfolded and that worsened the cause of his friends Anil Kapoor and Fardeen Khan. No Entry was the biggest hit film of 2005.

She continued acting in other comedy films like Shaadi No. 1 opposite Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Zayed Khan and others. In 2007 her films Darling and Cash were very impressive. In 2008, her film One Two Three opposite Tushar Kapoor and Sunil Shetty did well. Her comedy timing was well appreciated by the viewers.

In 2010, she is busy with the films Kaanch –the broken glass, and Ghost Ghost Na Raha. Being the daughter of superstars Dharmender and Hema Malini, there is still a lot of expectation from Esha Deol. Viewers expect that she will do even better in future.

Happy birthday to superstr Shahrukh Khan.

Happy birthday to superstar Shahrukh Khan.

The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to superstar Shahrukh Khan on 2nd November, 2010. He was the ruler of bollywood industry in the 90s. Right from Baazigar, Shahrukh Khan gave blockbusters one after the other. After Amitabh Bacchan, he is the next superstar, whose screen presence had carried through many big budget films.

Shahrukh Khan had a grand combination with Director Karan Johar, and most of the films directed by him ended up being super hit. The notable films include Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, etc. Shahrukh Khan also gave able lips in hit songs of these films including “kuch kuch hota hai”, “suraj hua madhyam”, etc. In 2010, their grand combination gave another hit titled My Name is Khan. Shahrukh Khan played the lead role in the film and did a great job opposite Kajol.

Shahrukh Khan also succeeded in negative roles. The greatest example includes Darr. There he played a negative character opposite Sunny Deol and Juhi Chawla. On one hand he gave good lips in the songs “tu mere samne”, on the other hand his attack on Juhi Chawla made the viewers understand that he could act in any type of films. He received filmfare award for the negative category as well. He was played a challenging role in Mani Ratnam’s film Dil Se. The film was related to terrorism in North East India and Shahrukh Khan died with Manisha Koirala in the film.

Shahrukh Khan has the record of bagging 7 filmfare awards for best actor, which is the second best record after Dilip Kumar who had won it 8 times. Shahrukh Khan, better known as King Khan, had acted in the films of almost all the leading directors of the country, including Amol Palekar’s Paheli with Rani Mukherjee. Besides he had acted opposite different actresses like Kajol in the film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Preeti Zinta in the film Veer Zara, Anushka Sharma in the film Rab Ne Bana Di Jori, to name a few.

Shahrukh Khan opened own production house titled Dreams Unlimited with Juhi Chawla, and the films produced by such combination like Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani also did good business. Shahrukh Khan had ruled the industry for more than 15 years. Shahrukh Khan is also known for high level of energy. He had sponsored the Kolkata Knight Riders IPl team which had been captained by Sourav Ganguly. Although the team had performed is a disastrous manner, Shahrukh Khan had always encouraged his players.

The viewers are waiting for his next film Don 2 and expect him to continue the great work and entertain everyone. As Don –the Chase begins amazed the viewers, everyone is expecting even a better show in Don 2.

~Halloweeeeeeeeeeeen~

So excited!

How about you all?!

Halloween is kind of a big deal at my work, we throw 2 big Halloween Parties for dentists and their staff.

AND we dress during work.

So throw that in with a few friendly gatherings over the weekend . . .

and you have a lot of costumes/dressing up!

My costumes:

~Strawberry Shortcake~

(LOVED as a kid, woot woot so excited)

(but with a white petticoat and tights too, kinda short yo!)

~Little Bumble Bee~

With my cute little fuzzy striped yellow/black leg warmers. Yup!

~"Thing 2"~

Our boss is dressing up as the Cat in the Hat, and we are all going to be "Things" lol

Will have pictures next week:-)

What are your plans for Halloween?

Costumes?

Food?

Decor?

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I love it all, please share!

Sizzling actress Mamta Mohandas.

Sizzling actress Mamta Mohandas.

Sizzling actress Mamta Mohandas is the new face of Malayalam cinema of the present period. She was born in Bahrain. She studied in Indian School Bahrain till 2002.

She started her career in 2005 Malayalam film Mayookhan which was directed by Hariharan. She rose to stardom by acting opposite Manmootty in the film Bus Conductor, Suresh Gopi in the film Abhutham and Lanka. By 2006, she became the leading actress of Malayalam cinema.

Consequently she acted opposite Jayaram in the film Madhuchandralekha. Her film Baba Kalyani opposite Malayalam superstar Mohanlal became super hit. In 2007, she acted opposite Manmootty in the super hit film Big B.

In 2008, she stole attention in super hit Kannada film Gooli. She also acted opposite Tamil superstar Rajinikanth in the film Kuselan. In 2009, she acted successful films Guru En Aalu and Passenger. Both the films did good business.

In 2010, she is busy with the films Sathyan Anthikad’s Katha Thudarunnu, Musafir and Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram. She is acting opposite stars like Jayaram, Prithviraj and Rahman. She also showed her talent in singing carnatic and Hindustani classical songs in different films. She had lend her voice in the Telegu film Rakhee. Bollywood industry is yet to see her talent in hindi films.

The viewers expect her to continue her dream run in both singing and acting in South Indian cinema and also hindi cinema.

Happy birthday to Beauty - Queen Aiswhwarya Rai.

Happy birthday to Beauty –Queen Aishwarya Rai.

The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to bollywood beauty-queen Aishwarya Rai on 1st November, 2010. She had been the first woman in India whose wax Statue had been made in Madam Tussadd’s Museum in London , UK.

After winning Miss World Crown she stormed Bollywood films with Jeans. Her film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam opposite Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan became super hit. Her screen presence in traditional Rajasthani dress flabbergasted the viewers. She gave elegant lips in the songs “nimura nimura” and “dhol baaje”.

She gave the best performance of her life in the film Taal. Her softness in the film opposite Ashay Khanna and Anil Kapoor charmed the viewers. AR Rehman’s music in the film was sensational. All the songs in the film became super hit including “ishq bina kya jina”, “rabba jogi”, etc. Ash in that period was at the top of her career.

She also did well opposite Anil Kapoor in the film Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai. In that film she was raped by Puru Raj Kumar and was given shelter by Anil Kapoor. After that her docile image balanced the strong performance of Anil Kapoor in the film. The film got huge box-office. Ash created spark in item numbers as well. The best example can be “kajra re kajra re” in the film Bunty Aur Babli. Gulzar wrote the lyrics which was sung by Alisha Chinoi. The music was composed by Shankar Ehsaan Loy. In fact the best dance performance of the film was related to the song which pulled the crowds. Aishwarya’s other hit films include Josh, Kuch Na Kaho, Sarkar Raaj, etc.

2008 was a great year for Ash. After success in the film Dhoom 2 opposite Hrithik Roshan, she amazed the viewers with her powerful performance in the film Jodha Akbar, again opposite Hrithik Roshan. If Dhoom 2 showed her westernized dimensions, Jodha Akbar proved her royal andaz. That was the best film of the year and of her career till now.

Aishwarya Rai played a very notable role in the films Bride and Prejudice and other Hollywood films. Articles after articles can be devoted on Aishwarya Rai’s Hollywood performances.

In 2010 the viewers appreciated her performance in the role Sita in Mani Ratnam’s film Ravan. She has two big releases coming up soon. In Action Replay she had been cast opposite Akshay Kumar. Viewers are anxious to see her performance in the film Guzarish where she had acted opposite superstar Hrithik Roshan. The viewers expect Ash to continue the great work that she had started 15 years back.

Tunes for your Tuesday . . .

1st off . . . I've soooo missed my blogging ladies . . . and blogging.

Our show was over Sunday night, and I've caught up on sleep this morning:-)

It's going to take a while to catch up on your blogs, but I will!

The Tacoma Holiday Show went really well, we had a blast, sold a lot, and heard a TON of great feedback on our creations.

~LOVE~

Also we have a few really funny stories from the show,

and many other things that I will share soon.

Good times!!!

So anywho back to normal life . . . feels good!

~Tunes for your Tuesday . . . Bruno Mars "Just the Way you Are"~

Cute right?

So in the video the girl is wearing a super cute pair of cowgirl boots . . . which I am totally in love with right now.

A few fun eye candy boots for you . . .

Dan Post Alice II via Zappos

Frye Harness 12R via Zappos

Not Rated Women's Stash Away

Mia Limited Edition Women's Trail

Chelsea's of New York

Anthropologie

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What are your fave fashion wants right now?

Have a great day loves!!!

Happy birthday to Shabbir Kumar.

Happy birthday to Shabbir Kumar.

The viewers wish happy birthday to singer Shabbir Kumar on 26th October, 2010. He in his interview had said that when attended the funeral of Legendary Singer Mohammad Rafi on 31st July, 2010, his watch fell into the open grave. He took that message as divine blessing in the form of being Rafi’s successor.

Composer Usha Khanna gave him a break in the film Tajurba in 1981. He sang most of the songs in Amitabh Bacchan’s film Coolie in 1983. Director Manmohan Desai searched for a singer having similarity with the voice of Rafi, as he was the major contributor in the films of Manmohan Desai, namely Amar Akbar Anthony, Naseeb, etc. Shabbir Kumar was used by legendary composer Laxmikant Pyarellal and all the songs became super hit. Shabbir after getting acclamation from the listeners for the songs “sari duniya ka bojh”, “accident ho gaya rabba rabba”, “Mubarak ho tum”, never looked back.

His relationship with LP and Manmohan Desai just grew and grew. He sang the songs “o maa sherowali” and other songs of the film Mard in style. In the meantime RD Burman used Shabbir Kumar in all the songs of Sunny Deol’s film Betaab. Songs like “baadal yun garajti hai”, “jab hum jawan honge”, “teri tasvir mil gayee”, became the craze for youngstars in the early 80s.

Shabbir Kumar continued the dream run in films like Meri Jung. The song “zindagi har kadam ek nayi jung hai” sung by Shabbir Kumar, composed by LP and picturised on Anil Kapoor became super hit. Shabbir Kumar sang hit songs one after the other for other heroes like Sanjay Dutt, Rajeev Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Kumar Gaurav, Jackie Shroff and others.

His hit songs in other successful films included Mithun Chakravarty’s Pyar jhukta Nahi, Big B’s Aaj Ka Arjun, Sunny Deol’s Ghayal, Kamal Hassan’s Giraftaar. His journey had continued till 2010. In this year also he sang hit song in the film House Full. He had been a very humble person and had immense respect for legendary singer Mohammad Rafi. The viewers expect the successful singer Shabbir Kumar to continue to entertain the viewers in future with more melodious songs in bollywood films and other films.

Viewers should watch Do Dooni Chaar for the social message.

Viewers should watch Do Dooni Chaar for the social message.

Do Dooni Chaar is a very sweet and entertaining film. Viewers should watch the film for the strong social message relating to middle-class Indians. Director Habib Faisal had directed the film. The biggest bonus for the viewers is the return of on-screen pair Rishi Kapoor and Nitu Singh after 30 years.

Both of them played the role of the husband and wife, thereby portraying the Duggal Family. Rishi Kapoor had the burden of buying a four-wheeler in the film. It was shown that he was a simple school teacher and never indulged in dishonest activities.

Rishi Kapoor had been shown as an honest person. He scolded his son whenever he saw junk TV programs. Nitu Singh had been shown as an ideal wife who was very cheerful and dutiful towards her children. Rishi Kapoor was very hardworking middle-class person who took up tuitions after his normal school hours to earn some more money to defray family expenses. But Rishi Kapoor gave right advises to his children as well. When his daughter got a job in a local Call Centre, he refused to allow to her take up the job. He thought the jobs of Call Centres, do not require specialization. People get quick money but work for night shifts and spoil their beauty. Instead he insisted that his daughter should do graduation and study more instead of taking up Call Centre Work. His son also indulged in betting to get quick money. Sometimes he won some sum of money, at other times he lost.

The excitement of the film hovered round the fact whether the Duggal Family would be able to buy a four wheeler at all, which was known at the end of the film. Rishi Kapoor and Nitu Singh were insulted by their neighbours when they took the car to visit a relative’s wedding and the car got a small scratch.

Rishi Kapoor got a scope of earning by unfair means. By passing a failure student he had the scope of earning Rs 1000 per 1 mark. When the parents of his other student met him and greeted him for his teaching his conscience told him not to earn money by unfair means. His son, daughter and Nitu Singh also supported him in that endeavour. The same parents of the child who wanted to pay for passing their son, asked Rishi Kapoor to take extra tuitions and improve the standard of studies of that child. Viewers must have got tears in their eyes at the finishing of the film.

Stories relating to middle-class families did great business during the late-70s including Golmaal, Saath Saath, Choti Si Baat, etc. Amol Palekar, Farooq Sheikh and others played cameos during their young age.

In this film also both Rishi Kapoor and Nitu Singh showed their comedy potentials and did a brilliant job. It never looked that Nitu Singh was out of touch for long time. Rishi Kapoor had acted in comedy films during the days of Khel Khel Me and always had excellent timing sense. He just matured and matured into a better with the passing of time. The child artists also did very well in their respective roles.

Viewers will be entertained by the story and should watch the film.

Happy bithday to Item-queen Malaika Arora.

Happy birthday to Item –queen Malaika Arora.

The viewers of bollyood films wish happy birthday to Item-queen Malaika Arora on 23rd October, 2010. She had been an important figure in the bollywood industry for the last 10 years.

Her father worked in Merchant Navy. She was selected as one of the MTV VJs when MTV started operation in India. She also did shine in the modeling world.

After that she became number one item dancer in bollywood films. Her dance in the film Dil Se stormed bollywood. She danced in the song “chaiya chaiya” opposite Shahrukh Khan in the film.

The cameos in bollywood films in the item numbers continued. She made a special appearance in Bobby Deol’s film Bicchu. She got a bigger role in the film Kaante. Her item number titled “kaal dhamaal” in the film Kaal again created attention.

She also danced in item numbers in the film Om Shanti Om and Hey Babby in 2005. Then again in the film Welcome, her item number in the song “hoont rasiley” became the most popular song of the entire film. She danced opposite Anil Kapoor and Nana Patekar in the film.

She married Arbaaz Khan and has a son named Arhaan. She acted in the film Housefull. In 2010, she stormed bollywood again in Arbaaz Khan’s film Dabaang, in the item song “munni badnaam hui”. As far as her dancing capabilities are concerned she had established herself in bollywood.

But she requires to play notable roles in social films to prove her acting capability. Helen, who initially got roles of vamps, later on when acted in films like Khamoshi, had shown the viewers that she had lot of acting talent. Viewers expect Malaika Arora to act in prominent roles in future.

Sourav Ganguly brought Shaan, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Kunal Ganjawala in Dadagiri.

Sourav Ganguly brought Shaan, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Kunal Ganjawala in Dadagiri.

Sourav Ganguly brought singing superstars in Dadagiri on 21st October, 2010. He had brought many superstars, both Bengali and national superstars in the program a number of times.

On 21st October, he brought Kavita Krishnamurty, Debojyotida (Salil Choudhury’s assistant), Shaan, Shovam, Kunal Ganjawala and Mitali Singh (wife of Bhupinder Singh) in the program. Kavita Krishnamurthy sang the rabindrasangeet “sakhi kamona kahare bole” from the film Shreeman Prithviraaj in style. She also sang “pyar hua chupke se” from 1942 A Love Story brilliantly. Kavita Krishnamurthy said that her original name was Sharda. But just became singer Sharda who was associated with composer Shankar Jaikishan was famous during the early 70s, she was asked to change her name to Kavita by singer Hemant Kumar. She changed it and created an identity of her own.

Mitali Singh shared the experience of Bhupinder Singh with RD Burman. Both were friends and sometimes due to the friendly quarrel between the two the singer Asha Bhosle had to wait for sometime while a show was in progress. She admitted that her husband Bhupinder Singh had a distinct bass and tone and listeners admired it. She also disclosed that she was from Maymanshingha in Bangladesh. It was music which brought her and Bhupinder Singh together.

Shaan and Shovam had been friends and during the show they enjoyed the communication of one with the other. Shaan sung the song “musumu suhasi” very well. Shovam sang his song. Kunal Ganjawala won the quiz at the end. He sang the song “bheege hoont tere” in style. Debojtoti Babu played the violin in style and played the song “kahin dur jab din dhal jaye” composed by Salil Choudhury in the film Anand.

Sourav Ganguly was brilliant as a host and kept all the celebrities in good humour. Viewers expect Sourav Ganguly continue his great work of bringing together giants from different spheres of life in Dadagiri program in Zee Bangla.

Lindsay Lohan has re-appointed to the rehabilitation of January, no prison

Well, I started writing this before I knew what was going on with Lindsay Lohan in court today. No cameras allowed in the room, unfortunately. Lindsay came with her mother and her lawyer, Shawn Chapman Holley, to listen to 25 minutes before 8:30 pm in Moscow.



I saw pictures of their arrival ... have been and what I can say that Lindsay left the Betty Ford clinic, and her mother waiting for a syringe full of collagen in the car, because her lips cracked-out Lindsay back. This is ridiculous. Well, I'll share my immediate reaction, such as news (whatever that may be):



Oh, wait, and we, Michael Lohan says that something or someone was stabbed.




Good! Lindsay returns to the third rehabilitation January! This does not remain in jail while the judge impressed by their progress in rehabilitating and said it needed more. All this is according to TMZ - Lindsay probably end up spending three months in rehabilitation. Also, would scram, but still test drugs and alcohol until January.



Apparently, Lindsay cried a little, and thanked the judge and the judge said he would send them back to rehab because they wanted a train accident in his backyard. I can not believe Lindsay special treatment once again. It makes me sick. DA wants to get up to 180 days in jail - and that's what Lindsay had to. You can choose to deal with his petulant that it did not matter all that seriously. I'll be using it after updating the game!

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Knock Out got a positive response.

Knock Out got a positive response.

Director Mani Shankar’s film Knock had got a very positive stream of responses. The viewers had accepted the film. The film had been produced by Sohail Maklai. The starcast of the film of Sanjay Dutt, Kangana Ranaut and Irfan Khan had drawn the audience from their houses.

Sanjay Dutt played the role of an assassin in the film. He blackmailed his victim with a sniffle rifle. Kangana Ranaut always had liking relating to assassin heroes. Kangana Ranaut played the role of a journalist in the film. Sanjay Dutt’s prey was Irfan Khan who had committed a number of offences and was compelled to face the magic at gunpoint before Sanjay Dutt.

The film received plagiarism charges in respect of having similarity with the film Phone Booth. Sanjay Dutt called up Irfan Khan in the telephone booth and compelled him to stay there and listen up otherwise he would have shot Rukhsaar. A drug addict was shot and killed by the caller in open street.

Sanjay Dutt and Irfan Khan were brilliant in the film. Gulshan Grover played his role as a corrupted politician in style. Kangana Ranaut acted well in the role of the journalist. The music of the film is mediocre. But the film being a prima-facie action film, so music does not play that important role in the film.

Sanjay Dutt should be happy with the response of the film, because he is going to have a big release coming up that Is Munnabhai Chale America. Viewers should watch the film.