Celebs and airport fiascoes

Veena Malik joins the long list of celebs who have had problems at the airport

 

Television and film producer Ekta Kapoor was detained at the airport here on her way back from Bangkok Sunday night for carrying undeclared goods and released after she paid duty, an official said. 'She was intercepted while she passed the green channel for carrying undeclared goods. She was released after paying a penalty of Rs.50,000,' Deputy Commissioner of Customs (Airport) Sameer Wankhede said.

 

Two years back, SRK got detained at Newark airport in NJ for being a 'Khan'. Last week the Mumbai airport authorities detained King Khan for carrying excess baggage. Blame it all on the shopaholic 'khandaan'.

 

Aftab Shivdasani was detained at the Tel Aviv airport as the officials questioned about his frequent visits to the Gulf countries.

 

Actress Anushka Sharma was detained at Mumbai Airport for carrying excess jewellery.

Like Anushka, Bipasa Basu too was detained for not declaring the jewellery she was carrying. Bips had to pay Rs 10,000 as tax for the gold and other jewellery she was carrying.

 

Minissha Lamba was detained for several hours by custom officials at Mumbai Intl airport for jewellery not declared while she was returning from the Cannes festival.

Celina Jaitley had a very troublesome experience on her way home from a trip to Maldives when she had to stop over at Colombo for a connecting flight en route Mumbai. She had to spend 11 hours in a small rented room at the airport. Years back, Celina was booked by airport authorities for abusing the airport manager.

 

Blame his fair complexion, the NY airport officials were not willing to believe that Neil Nitin Mukesh was an Indian.

 

The truth about Ash’s pregnancy

 

Aishwarya’s publicist rubbishes tabloid, Mumbai Mirror for fabricating stories of a possible C Section. Here's the truth This is in regard to the article published by Mumbai Mirror dated 2nd November 2011 titled, “Bachchans pick Marol hospital for New B”. Coincidentally, this is the same publication that earlier carried another piece on Ash, titled ‘Pregnant Pause’ which stated that Mrs Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was incapable of conceiving due to some ailment. While the paper has taken a 360-turn, Ash’s agents accuse the publication of now trying to insinuate that there is a possibility that Ash has pre-decided the date of her delivery.
Here are lines from the article in Mumbai Mirror, followed by the joint-quote from Aishwarya and Seven Hills Hospital’s spokesperson:

1: Says source, “There is a possibility of Aishwarya going in for a C Section delivery 11.11.11.” Spokesperson’s response: “Yet again, ridiculously insinuating such an esteemed and respected family would actually turn nature’s course for such blind sensationalized beliefs. There is a limit to time and again attributing such regressive remarks like marrying her off to a tree or actually planning delivering her baby just for the sake of a sensational journalism. How can journalism allow for such irresponsible reporting with regards to such intimate and personal decisions in a lady’s life.  Excitement and curiosity aside, how can we allow for this to go on and on- this is disgusting….as a woman, as I am sitting on the 3rd of November and if by the will of God and nature’s turn, she does end up delivering on the date mentioned, will this fictitious bit of article remain with her for the rest of her life? And as an international public icon, is this what she will be tagged with for the rest of the life? This is not what she needs to go through at this happy moment in her life.”

2. “Every time Aishwarya makes a trip to the hospital extra precaution is taken to safeguard her privacy says a source. The sonography section is barricaded and curtains drawn to keep away other curious patients, revealed our source.” Spokesperson’s response: “This is the most ridiculous remark from a  fictitious source– when have women been on a stage when sonographies are done in any hospital and on any woman."

3. “Well-placed sources at the hospital revealed that the gynecologist especially comes for Aishwarya’s appointment at 7.30 am, usually before other patients start trickling in.”Spokesperson’s response: “This is totally false and baseless.”

4. “However we cannot ever predict a baby’s arrival, so we have booked the room from the 10th to the 15th, added the source.”Spokesperson’s response: “Who is this source to have booked a room on the first place?”  Commenting on this article, Dr. Pai, Head of Radiology and Vice President, Seven Hills Hospital says, “The report published in a daily tabloid in regards to Mrs. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s delivery at Seven Hills has taken me by surprise. The information and details are a figment of someone’s imagination. 7.30 am appointments and a C SECTION for the 11th as declared in the news piece have no resemblance to the truth and such stories only put the medical fraternity in bad light.  It may be added that a sonography is a personal procedure and is not performed in open wards hence it would not be different for any patient; each is entitled to their privacy.  Twisted details mislead the people of this country to believe and follow what a writer may see has good ‘masala’ newsprint.”

Adds Aishwarya’s publicist, “It is unfortunate that such false and fabricated news is being created to influence minds. Such articles as the lead in a daily go against the basic responsibility of print reporting and show case misinformation that could effect the huge following into believing that such wonderful moments of ones lives as a gift of life are open to personal preferences.  As a lady, I would feel that we should provide a more responsible attitude to such misinformed articles.”

Shortest celebrity affairs

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce just 72 days after marrying basketball player Kris Humphries in a lavish wedding that was billed as a "fairytale."

 

Rakhi Sawant and Elesh Parujanwala got engaged in 2 August 2009 on a reality show 'Rakhi Ka Swayamwar'. The much hyped affair lasted only a few months.

 

Perhaps the shortest marriage in history was between Britney Spears and Jason Alexander. Guess how long it lasted? 55 hours!

 

Mallika Sherwat is also rumoured to have married for a short while to a commercial pilot named Karan Singh Gill before embarking on a Bollywood adventure.

 

Colin Farrell and Amelia Warner Duration: 4 months

 

Dennis Rodman and Carmen Electra Duration: 9 days

 

Drew Barrymore and Jeremy Thomas Duration: 1 month

 

Drew Barrymore and Tom Green Duration: 5 months

 

Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds Duration: 2 weeks

 

Jennifer Esposito and Bradley Cooper Duration: 4 months

 

Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd Duration: 13 months

 

Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson Duration: 4 months

 

Jim Carrey and Lauren Holly Duration: 10 months

 

Nicolas Cage and Lisa Marie Presley Duration: 3 months

Aishwarya: Through the years

Aishwarya Rai shot into the limelight when she won the title of Miss World in 1994.

 

While in college, Aishwarya wanted to be an architect but later on gave up on those plans to pursue a career in modeling.

Ash became a popular model and still continues to be one.

 

She went on to win Miss World title in 1994.

 

She made her debut with Mani Ratnam's 'Iruvar' and her Bollywood debut opposite Bobby Deol in 'Aur Pyar Hogaya'

 

Even though she did not taste success in her initial flicks, she went on to deliver hits - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Taal, Devdas - the list is pretty long

 

She has shared the screen with almost all the famous names from the Indian movie industry.

 

She has dated Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi before getting married to Abhishek Bachchan.

 

Earlier this year, her father in law - Amitabh Bachchan announced that she is pregnant.

 

Aishwarya started keeping away from the public eye

 

Even when Madhur Bhandarkar questioned her professionalism - Ash acted very cool.

 

She returned the fee Madhur had given her for 'Heroine'

Aishwarya has over time proved that she is just not a pretty face.

 

So what does this birthday mean for this soon to be mom?

 

Astrologers predict she will have a baby girl.

According to a report, she should ideally be staying at home and taking care of the baby.

 

Will she be a stay at home mother or a public figure?

Will Aishwarya continue acting even after the child is born.

 

The year ahead will give us the answer.

The Original Divas of Bollywood: Tina Munim

Tina Munim is famous for bringing vivaciousness and glamour to the silver screen.
Tina Munim had the ability to light up the screen with her presence. Acting in a number of films, opposite the top actors of her time, Tina Munim touched stardom in Bollywood. She stood out amongst her contemporaries as they were considered plain and boring in comparison to her. Her affair with Rajesh Khanna also ended up adding to the advantage since their pairing was hugely successful.

 

 

The Beginning
Tina Munim began her Bollywood journey with the ‘Des Pardes’ which was directed by Dev Anand. The movie was an average film but Tina’s fresh face did not go unnoticed. She was quickly signed up for other projects including Sanjay Dutt’s launch vehicle ‘Rocky’.

 

Claim to Fame
Tina Munim shot to fame with her very first film. Latter films like ‘Baaton Baaton Mein’, ‘Karz’ and ‘Rocky’ took her to the top and she was soon one of the most sought after actresses of the 80s.

 

The Oomph Factor
Tina Munim was attributed with bringing in a freshness and glamour to an era which was highly unglamorous for Bollywood. Her diverse roles leant to the richness of her career while making her the darling of the masses at the same time.

 

The Calling
Tina Munim had never considered joining films and was set to become a couturier. It was her chance participation in a teen beauty contest that had Dev Anand floored. He pursued her till she finally gave in to his proposal of acting in his film.

 

Did You Know
Jaya Bachchan dubbed for Poonam Dhillon and Tina Munim in 'Yeh Vaada Raha', so that there was a single voice throughout the change of heroine.

 

Tina Munim Now
Married to business tycoon, Anil Ambani, Tina Munim is a proud mother of two sons and is, presently, happy taking care of her family. She doesn’t act in movies anymore but makes constant appearances at social events earning herself the tag of a socialite.