I came back sad from Shirdi: Preity Zinta

Shilpa Shetty who was “at peace” after her visit to Shirdi recently, Preity Zinta has returned with unpleasant memories of being pushed by the media in the pilgrim town.

“Good morning! Went to Shirdi yesterday and came back with memories of media pushing me instead of the serene face & energy of Sai Baba (sic),” an irritated Preity posted on her Twitter page.

The 36-year-old actor is quite displeased with the mad rush for celebrities even at a place of pilgrimage and is upset that she couldn’t even pray properly.

“I wonder why r temples have become so commercial? Why A temple trustee’s urge 2 b photographed with a celebrity is entertained by media? In front of god, we bare ourselves and look to purify our soul. Instead of feeling uplifted i came back feeling sad & deprived from Shirdi.

“In the rut to make anything news, have we forgotten to respect god and someone’s genuine devotion? I fold my hands to the media & request dem 2 Respect us & respect GOD! Not every celebrity goes 2 a temple 4 Tamasha! Some genuinely go 2 pray & 2 disturb them then is BAD KARMA,” she added.

Preity has been off the big screen for sometime now. Her last full-fledged role was in “Heroes” in 2008.

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Hrithik Roshan gifts Cartier watch to Bhansali on birthday

Hrithik Roshan carries his relationship with his director beyond the movie sets. Now that “Guzaarish” is over and done with, the actor has not only kept up communication with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, he even sent an expensive gift on his birthday.

A beautiful Cartier watch with best wishes from Hrithik arrived at Bhansali’s residence Feb 24. This was followed by a phone call.

“Hrithik didn’t have to do this. We shared a very comfortable working relationship during ‘Guzaarish’. Now when ‘Guzaarish’ is over and there’s no talk of another film with him, Hrithik has still kept in touch. That’s very rare in this profession where relationships change every Friday,” said Bhansali who turned 48 this year.

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Ravinder Kapoor dead

Ravinder Kapoor, who was popularly known as Goga Kapoor, has died after a prolonged illness.

The actor, who is survived by his wife and three daughters, breathed his last Wednesday at his Jankalyan Nagar (Malad) residence. He was 70.

“He was ailing for two years,” a source close to the actor told IANS.

Kapoor had worked in more than 500 films including “Kayamat”, “Patthar ke Phool”, “Qayamat se Qayamat Tak” and “Agneepath” among many others.

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Rihanna goes naked for ad

Rihanna posed naked for an advertisement to mark the 100 years of cosmetic brand Nivea.

The ‘Umbrella’ singer sports her trademark red hair and covered her modesty with her arms in the advertisement, reports thesun.co.uk.

Rihanna has been enjoying herself in Australia. She took out time to buy lingerie in Sidney and even stepped into the Louis Vuitton for some new purchases.

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Sienna Miller to play belly dancing housewife

Sienna Miller is set to play a comedic belly dancing housewife in Rachid Bouchareb movie ‘Just Like A Woman’.

The 29-year-old actress agreed to work on the project even before she read the script as she was so keen to work with the director, reports contactmusic.com.

‘Rachid is one of the most exciting directors working today. He’s one of those people who understand the medium of film in a way that’s not manipulative but that’s honest and raw. As a director, he’s capable of anything,’ she said.

The movie tells the tale of a woman (Miller) who runs away to Las Vegas with her belly dancing teacher to enter a competition.

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Beyonce donated Kadhafi-linked money to Haiti

Grammy-winning singer Beyonce donated money received for a New Year's Eve concert reportedly for Moamer Kadhafi's son to help Haiti relief over a year ago, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Beyonce gave the money away as soon as she learned of the Kadhafi connection to the concert at a private party on the Caribbean island of St. Barts on December 31, 2009.

"All monies paid to Beyonce for her performance at a private party at Nikki Beach St. Barts on New Year's Eve 2009 ...were donated to the earthquake relief efforts in Haiti, over a year ago," said spokesperson Yvette Noel-Schure.

"Once it became known that the third party promoter was linked to the (Kadhafi) family, the decision was made to put that payment to a good cause," she added, saying the donated money included payments to her booking agency.

The New York Post reported in early January 2010 that Beyonce had sung five songs, dressed in a sexy black leotard, at the Caribbean island party thrown by Kadhafi's son Hannibal.

The newspaper could not confirm how much was paid for the gig, but said that her husband Jay Z was also at the party, along with singer Usher and troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan.

The Beyonce announcement came after Canadian singer Nelly Furtado said Monday she would give away $1 million she received from for a performance "for the Kadhafi clan" four years ago in Italy.

Beyonce has been cited in media reports along with Usher, Mariah Carey and Lionel Ritchie as having been paid up to $1 million dollars each to perform for members of Khadafi's family in recent years.

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Christina Aguilera arrested for public intoxication

Christina Aguilera was arrested for public intoxication but was later released.

‘We have no desire to prosecute, none whatsoever. It (is) just for a public safety issue,’ people.com quoted Los Angeles County Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore as saying.

‘When she was able to navigate and to think on her own and make her own way, she was released,’ he added.

Aguilera and her boyfriend Matthew Rutler were taken into custody Tuesday after policemen noticed the vehicle driving erratically. Rutler was driving the car.

‘She was not capable of taking care of herself. She was incapacitated. She was cooperative. She was not belligerent in any way whatsoever. She was just intoxicated,’ Whitmore said.

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