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London, Sep 14 (ANI): Kelly Brook’s rugby beau Danny Cipriani is apparently not too happy with her steamy new flick.
According to reports, the England fly half, 21, was annoyed over the web coverage of 29-year-old Kelly’s “boobs and bikinis” movie ‘Piranha’.
“Danny’s a wholesome chap. The bikini scenes are a bit risqué,” The Daily Star quoted a source as saying.
Kelly and Danny have been dating since September 2008.
‘The Italian Job’ actress has earlier dated English actor Jason Statham for seven years and was engaged to actor Billy Zane, whom she met while filming thriller ‘Survival Island’. (ANI)
(Reuters) – American ship captain Richard Phillips was rescued by the U.S. Navy on Sunday from the hands of Somali pirates who had held him hostage since trying to hijack his container vessel five days ago in the Indian Ocean.
Following are five facts about the merchant seaman:
* Phillips, aged 53, grew up in Winchester, Massachusetts, where his father coached high school basketball. He lives in Underhill, in rural Vermont.
* Married since 1987 to Andrea Coggio, an emergency room nurse he met in Boston. They have two college-age children, Mariah and Danny.
* Drove a cab in Boston to pay his way through college at the University of Massachusetts and later at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, where he graduated in 1979.
* Phillips played the saxophone in his high school band, and still plays the instrument from time to time. He listens to the blues. His favorite: blues singer Taj Mahal.
* Plays pickup basketball at the local YMCA, and golfs with a group of retirees. Supports Boston sports teams, particularly the Celtics basketball team.
Source: The New York Times.
(Compiled by World Desk, Washington)
London, Mar 17 (ANI): Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor has donated his salary from Slumdog Millionaire to a children’s charity.
The 49-year-old actor, who played the role of a TV host in the Oscar-winning film, has donated his pay cheque to an Indian children’s charity, called Plan India, which works for underprivileged kids.
Kapoor admits that his humble upbringing has inspired him to donate the money to the organisation.
“I think sometimes you do a film and everyone in this film – not only me – everyone connected to it had such a positive intent when they started. I think that’s the reason for its success,” the Daily Express quoted him as saying.
“Everyone – (director) Danny (Boyle), (producer) Christian (Colson), (writer) Simon (Beaufoy), (cinematographer) Anthony (Mantle) – they didn’t have commerce in mind, they just wanted it to be a good film.
“We wanted as many people to see the film as possible. I feel it’s the good intent of everyone and the children’s good wishes and their families that have made this film what it has become.
“I told Danny, ‘I can identify with (lead character from the slums) Jamal Malik.’ It’s almost the same thing because I started from a very simple background. Not slums exactly, but a 200 square metre cubicle with common bathrooms and I never wore shoes, always bare feet running around,” he added. (ANI)
London, Feb 18 (ANI): Hollywood actress Julia Roberts has said that she is enjoying her domestic life because her three children keep her so busy, she’s ‘never bored’.
The ‘Pretty Woman’ star spent last year away from the limelight, raising her kids with husband Danny Moder; four year old twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, and Henry, 20 months.
However, the Oscar-winning actress insists that she doesn’t miss life as a high-profile star because she simply doesn’t have time to think about it.
“I will never be bored again. Danny and I talk about, ‘What did we do with all the time we must have had?’ Because you don’t recognise it as such until you have all these little… time thieves running around your house,” the Daily Express quoted her, as telling Allure magazine.
And being a fulltime stay-at-home mum has turned the actress into a domestic goddess with a remedy for all ailments.
“We get a lot of splinters in our house. A (trick for a) splinter is just a good light, a pair of tweezers and a lot of singing songs and passing the time: ‘La-la-la, now listen, if you eat all of your dinner, it’s distraction and extraction,’” she added.
Roberts also revealed the reason behind her family’s happiness.
“The coolest thing you can do for your children is to love each other in their presence. I’m the luckiest girl in town, I really am,” she added. (ANI)
London, Feb 10 (ANI): English director Danny Boyle’s father Patrick was so overjoyed to see his son picking awards at the BAFTA, that he cried with joy.
For the proud father, Danny making a special mention of him while picking up seven awards for his movie Slumdog Millionaire left him feeling ecstatic.
“The wiring in my dad’s house blew overnight and it’s a big shout out to everyone who helped him get the extension cable in so he could watch this,” the Mirror quoted Danny as telling the celebrity audience.
Patrick, 88, from Radcliffe, Gtr Manchester, revealed the power actually blew over a week ago.
“It was just a nice way to let me know he was thinking of me,” he stated.
Frank, a retired power station worker, added: “I went to see Slumdog Millionaire in the cinema. I thought it was great, and I suppose after all these awards it must be.” (ANI)
New Delhi – Indian gamblers are betting big money on Slumdog Millionaire, the rags-to-riches film set in Mumbai, to win the best picture, best director and best music awards at the upcoming Oscars, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
An estimated 1 billion rupees (20.5 million dollars) was riding on the film in Indian betting circles, The Economic Times said.
The film, which was directed by Briton Danny Boyle and has an Indian cast, has bagged 10 Oscar nominations ahead of the awards presentation February 22 in Los Angeles.
“We are accepting bets for three things – AR Rahman (in the best music category), the movie (in the best picture category) and Danny Boyle (in the best director category),” a Mumbai-based bookmaker told the daily.
Another punter in the western city of Ahmedabad said betting on Slumdog has been gaining momentum after the end Sunday of the one-day cricket series between India and Sri Lanka.
“Bets worth 200 [million] to 300 million rupees [4.12 million to 6.18 million dollars] on Slumdog have been accepted in my circle in the past few days,” he said.
Odds for Slumdog winning best film are being offered at 1.53-1, about the same as on international betting websites. Indian bookies have put Boyle at 1.55-1 odds to win and Rahman at 1.25-1, the Times said.
Organized betting is illegal in India, but several betting rackets are run by criminal syndicates. Other than casino and lottery games in some states, legal gambling is limited to betting on horse racing.
Slumdog Millionaire, which has received rave reviews as well as criticism for glamorizing poverty, is based on Q and A, a book by Indian diplomat and writer Vikas Swarup.
The film tells the story of an orphan from Mumbai’s slums who makes it to the final of an Indian game show.
The film is considered the frontrunner at the Oscars after it already dominated the Golden Globes while also picking up prizes from the Producers Guild of America, Directors Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild of America. (dpa)
London, Feb 9 (IANS) British filmmaker Danny Boyle’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, a rags-to-riches tale of an improbable winner of game show ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’, has picked up seven honours at the British Film Academy Awards (Bafta) 2009.
Boyle’s film won seven trophies, including those for best film, best director and best original music score, the daily Telegraph reported on its website.
A.R. Rahman won the coveted award for best music.
The film also won the awards for cinematography, editing, sound and adapted screenplay.
The film’s story revolves around Jamal Malik, played by Dev Patel, who wins the jackpot on ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’, the Hindi version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
The film stars well-known Bollywood actors Anil Kapoor and Irfan Khan.
The 18-year-old star, Dev Patel, was beaten to the best actor prize by Mickey Rourke, whose performance as a washed-up fighter in ‘The Wrestler’ is one of Hollywood’s greatest comebacks.
Patel’s co-star Freida Pinto lost out in the best supporting actress category to Penelope Cruz, who won for her role as a temptress in Woody Allen’s ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’.
Earlier, the film swept the Critics’ Choice Awards in California, winning five prizes, including best film, best director and best composer.
London, Jan 16 (ANI): Hollywood superstar Will Smith has hinted that he is thinking of making a Bollywood-like film with director Danny Boyle, whose credentials include recent hit ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.
While talking to reporters at the premiere of his new thriller Seven Pounds in Leicester Square, the actor said that he had been “looking at a few things” with the British director.
Boyle’s film Slumdog recently won four Golden Globe awards.
The ‘I Am Legend’ has confirmed his interest in a film with Boyle soon after he said he was interested in making a Bollywood movie.
Smith, one of the most bankable actors in the world had even visited the filmmaker twice while he was filming Slumdog in Mumbai last year.
“I am looking at a few things, so hopefully we will make something happen,” The Telegraph quoted Smith, 40, as saying.
He added: “I spoke to Danny a couple of weeks ago, so I suppose we will have to see if anything comes out of it.” (ANI)
Washington, Jan 9 (ANI): AR Rahman has walked away with the Best Music Composer award for Danny Boyle’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ at the 14th annual Critics” Choice awards in America.
The movie, which follows the story of the young boy from rags to riches, has walked away with five gongs at the award ceremony, reports Variety.
Director Danny Boyle won Best Director award. Writer Simon Beaufoy, also won an award for the film.
Actor Dev Patel added another trophy to his credit with the young actor/actress award.
Actor Sean Penn walked away with the top award for best actor for his film Milk, while Anne Hathaway for ‘Rachel Getting Married’ and Meryl Streep, for ‘Doubt’ won a combined award for best actress.
Heath Ledger was honoured posthumously for his role as a Joker in “The Dark Knight”.
Kate Winslet won the supporting actress for her role in “The Reader,” and Bruce Springsteen received the song award for “The Wrestler.” (ANI)
London, Jan 4 (ANI): Danny Jones, the lead singer of McFLY, has reportedly dumped his girlfriend of two years for Miss England.
According to sources, the crooner of the hell-raising band was caught snogging with Laura Coleman after performing at the Miss World pageant in South Africa.
He then admitted about the clinch to his loyal girlfriend Olivia Shaw, before promptly ending their relationship.
Now, Danny is happily dating Laura — and according to sources, he’s smitten.
A pal revealed: “Danny’s a very honest guy. He didn’t want to cheat on Olivia, so as soon as he kissed Laura he realised he had to end the relationship.
“Danny never slept with Laura while he was still with Olivia, they only kissed.”
Dan and Olivia were on the rocks for a while, but despite this, the news did come as a complete blow to Olivia, reports News of the World.
The source added: “She hadn’t seen it coming. Danny has always loved his girl fanbase, but he was so tight with Olivia.
“So it was a real slap in the face when Danny told her he had kissed Miss England. Deciding to end the relationship was a double blow.”
Danny’s first dalliance with Laura took place on December 13 after McFly had performed their hit single Lies at the Miss World final.
The source disclosed: “It happened after the show. There was an instant attraction between Danny and Laura.” (ANI)
Washington, Hollywood actor Will Smith is keen on trying his luck in a Bollywood flick and has been taking advice from ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ director Danny Boyle.
Boyle’s latest project has been shot in Indian city Mumbai and the director is convinced that Smith is determined about trying different genre of pictures – because the ‘Independence Day’ star made several trips to visit him onset.
“While we were filming there, Will Smith came over twice. There”s a massive coming together of Bollywood and Hollywood. It”ll only take one person to bring them together and it will be huge,” Contactmusic quoted Boyle, as saying.
Smith also paid a visit to Indian megastar Anil Kapoor.
“Yes, he came to visit us. He came to my residence. Very nice chap,” Kapoor said. (ANI)