Rishi Rich Hosts Introductory Course at His New Music Academy Revised

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Gwyneth Paltrow The Last Emperror

Gwyneth Paltrow and designer Valentino Garavani attend the premiere of his latest documentary, Valentino: The Last Emperor, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Bing Theatre on Wednesday (April 1) in Los Angeles.

The actress, who is famous for her incredible legs, looked stunning as she attended the premiere of Valentino: The Last Emperor in a grey v-neck block-sleeved frock and a pair of multiple strap suede Louboutin ankle boots.

Joining her on the red carpet were actresses Rose McGowan, who wore a black puffball dress, and Anne Hathaway, who showed off her figure in a black sequined gown.

The documentary follows Valentino and his partner, Giancarlo Giammetti. For more info, visit ValentinoMovie.com.

Gwyneth Paltrow – At ‘Valentino: The Last Emperor’ premiere in Los Angeles

Anorexia May Be Caused By Fetal Brain Abnormality!

In yet another important step for the treatment of eating disorders, scientists now believe they’ve pinpointed a brain abnormality that develops in the womb that contributes to the development of anorexia nervosa later in life.

Denis Campbell of the Guardian brings us the good news: a study set to be released at the Institute of Education in London later this week proposes that people who struggle with anorexia may be predisposed to do so due to an abnormal brain development in the womb. “Our research shows that certain kids’ brains develop in such a way that makes them more vulnerable to the more commonly-known risk factors for eating disorders, such as the size-zero debate, media representations of very skinny women and bad parents,” says Ian Frampton, who helped to lead the study.

In other words, while all of us are exposed to societal and media pressures to lose weight and stay thin, women whose brains developed a bit differently in the womb are more likely to internalize these pressures in the form of an eating disorder. Frampton notes that the brain abnormality is not the result of “poor maternal diet or environmental factors, such as widespread use of chemicals,” but rather of the same type of “imperfect wiring” that causes such disorders as ADHD and dyslexia.

The reason this is such a significant discovery is that it opens up the doors to a whole new means of treating anorexia: “”These findings could help us to understand this beguiling disease that we don’t know how to treat,” Frampton notes, “Arguments that social factors such as girls feeling under pressure to lose weight in order to look like high-profile women in the media contain logical flaws because almost everyone is exposed to them, yet only a small percentage of young people get anorexia.Those things are important but there must be other factors, involving genetics and science, that make some young people much more vulnerable than others.”

On a personal note, this is incredibly encouraging news: too often, the treatment of anorexia gets boiled down to “if you just eat, you’ll be fine” by those who do not understand the true nature of the illness. When I was hospitalized, in 2003, the doctors at my hospital were pursuing the possibility of a genetic cause for the illness: some of us may be born predisposed to eating disorders, and for whatever reason, a catalyst sets the illness off, much like an alcoholic does not realize they are an alcoholic until they take their first drink…and can’t stop drinking.

The notion that the illness is, in fact, a brain abnormality as opposed to, as the public often feels, a series of bad choices leading to bad health, is encouraging in that it opens the door to more research, better methods of treatment, and even the possibility that anorexia could be treated with specific meds, much like ADD is treated with Adderall or Ritalin.

And also, as Susan Ringwood of Beat, an ED charity, tells the Guardian: “And it will help parents understand that they aren’t to blame. Parents always blame themselves when their child develops an eating disorder. But what we are learning more and more from research in this area is that some people are very vulnerable to anorexia and that is down to genetic factors and brain chemistry, and not them trying to look like celebrity models or suffering a major traumatic event early in their lives.” Amen.

For those of us who struggle/struggled with eating disorders, news like this is not only encouragement that the scientific community is taking the illness seriously, but hope that for future generations of both men and women, the illness can be stopped before it takes over.

Anorexia Risk ‘Could Be Predicted’ [Guardian]

Neetu In Raima Out Of Ramu’s Rann

Ram Gopal Varma has started shooting for his ambitious project Rann, but not before a last minute change in the film’s cast. Raima Sen is no longer part of the film and replacing her is Neetu Chandra.
The reason given to Raima is that she is not suitable for the role. More amused than upset, Raima…

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Keri Hilson New Video “Make Love” Released in March

Hey readers, check out this new video from Keri Hilson for the single “Make Love” featuring Kanye West as Keri’s love interest.

Naomi’s New Man?

This hunky man’s looking mighty close to Naomi Campbell.

The pair look all loved-up in relationship bliss.

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John Abraham in An Adult Movie “Bombay Velvet”

After the no-show that was No Smoking director Anurag Kashyap and John Abraham nonetheless vowed to work together come what may.

But then Anurag went into Dev D with Abhay Deol and another film with Kunal Kapoor.

Now John and Anurag are back together in a film to be entitled Bombay Velvet.

Says Anurag, “John is the lead in my next film Bombay Velvet where he plays a real life hero of the masses from the 1960s. It’s a thriller based on real incidents. It’s an idea that we developed over the last four years by several minds including the history professor Gyan Prakash.”

Bombay Velvet will be produced by TV 18. Besides John it will also star Naseeruddin Shah and KayKay Menon.

“I’ve never handled this kind of budget before. I want to be sure of the script. After No Smoking John and I want to make sure our film is accessible to the audience.

Today I realize where I had gone wrong in my earlier cinema. I’m working on my weak points. I tend to get repetitive. So I’ve brought in two writers in Bombay Velvet who criticized me the most for No Smoking.”

In-between Anurag had decided to make a no-holds-barred action film with Kunal Kapoor. A strange changeover of hero-giri considering John is built for the action routine.

“But that project Doga (based on the comics that are so popular in North India) to be produced by Sony International (who entered the Indian market with Saawariya) requires a whole lot of preparation.

It needs international – level special effects for which I need to go for internship to the US with my cinematographer Rajeev Ravi for some months. This would probably be the most expensive Indian film ever to be ever made.
And I don’t want to slip up. And Kunal needs to do a helluva lot of preparation. I’ll go to Doga after Bombay Velvet, “informs Anurag.

At the moment Anurag is kicked by his deviant version of Saratchandra Chatterjee’s Devdas. “In Dev D I’ve taken just the spirit of Devdas and woven it around contemporary headlines from the last 10-15 years.

I never liked Saratchandra’s novel. Often mediocre literature makes great cinema. What I liked about the novel was its honesty. But to me it’s more pulp fiction of its times than great literature.”

Anurag sees his Dev D as a bridge between the original novel and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas. “That’s why I asked Sanjay Bhansali’s assistant Vikram Motwani to write Dev D. Vikram loves Devdas. I connected newspaper stories to the character of Devdas to explore the motivations of today’s youth.”

One of the major themes in Devdas was miscommunication in a relationship. “In this era of sms that wouldn’t work, ” explains Anurag.

“Today my Dev and Paro are in touch regularly. The miscommunication here is due to the ego. Also alcoholism was a major issue back then. When Guru Dutt’s Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam was submitted for the Oscars the academy wrote a letter to Guru Dutt saying a woman who drinks was not a permissible taboo in their culture.

Today alcohol isn’t such a shocking means of selfdestruction in our society. I wanted to shoot my Devdas in a contemporary context. I shot it in Delhi and Punjab where the reckless adrift youth have a lot of money and no sense of responsibility.”

Anurag who has a history of censorial run-ins, is surprised at how liberal the censorboard has been to Dev D. “They understood its theme. It’s definitely an adults film with minor cuts. My target audience is 18-35.

If there was and Over -15 censor certificate in India I’d have definitely applied for it. Censorship in India is not obsolete any more. Sharmila Tagore and Vinayak Azad have brought in a liberal element to the censor board.”

Anurag says he wrote the roles of Devdas and Paro for Abhay Deol and debutante Mahi Gill. “Today I’m proud to say Mahi is working extensively in the biggest of films.”

Speaking on our market abroad and how it has broadened after Slumdog Milionaire, Anurag says, “Films that show the real heartland in India like Johnny Gaddar, Manorama 6 Feet Under or my Black Friday never get released overseas.

Slumdog Millionaire is the first taste western audiences have had of the real India. That’s where filmmakers like Ashutosh Gowariker and Rakeysh Mehra come in. They shoot big-budget Indian films in the Indian heartland.”

“I’ve mellowed. I’m not angry any more. I guess it’s age. And I’ve found a sense of belonging, ” says Anurag referring to the other debutante actress Kalki in Dev D whom he shares a relationship with.

“I’m very happy in my relationship with Kalki. She has brought great stability to me life.”

So was she Anurag’s muse, like V Shantaram? “No our relationship started after Dev D started. I want her in my life, but not necessarily in all my films.”

Kalki plays a character derived from Saratchandra’s Chandramukhi. “Again I’m happy for what Sanjay Bhansali did to Chandramukhi’s character in his Devdas. He fleshed her out and much stronger than in the novel.

Preeti Jhangiani Quiting Bollywood After Marry

Preeti Jhangiani tried her best to make a mark in Bollywood but it never happened. This inspite of debuting in a Yash Raj flick like ‘Mohabbatein’.

After a whole lot of struggle, the dame with the forever ‘behenji’ look decided to get married to another struggler from B -Town- Parveen Dabas.

Now unlike the likes of top actresses like Kajol and Ash, she’s not expected to make a comeback to B-Town.

So she’s currently focusing her energies down South.

She’s doing an item number in Tejam which is directed by Raj KS Gopi. S Rajasekhar is producing the film under Sunrays Entertainments banner and Gana is scoring the music this flick. The cast includes Sardhar Patel, Suresh, Mahesh, Vivek, Goutham, Raj, Vinod and Monisha. Monisha, Divya, Ramya Chowdary, Gopi, Praveen, Rama Krishna and others.

Producer Rajasekhar has said, “It is an entertaining film with novel concept. The story revolves around eight boys and one girl. We are taking up a burning issue and narrating it in an entertaining way. Currently, we are canning a song ‘Picaso gesenu maa andame Monalise memu twinse kada” on Preeti Jhangiani”.

Director Raj KS Gopi added: “As of now, the movie has completed its 90 percent of the shooting with an exception of one song and 10 percent talkie. The flick will be completed by the end of this month”.

Preeti Jhangiani said: “I am playling a key role this flick. I thank the producer for giving this opportunity”.

Oh yeah, this chick really needs an opportunities of any kind at the moment. She must be thanking her stars.