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Rani Mukerjee is Celebrity model of the year!

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan walked away with the Celebrity model of the year, male award at the as the grand finale of the Idea Zee F Awards in Mumbai.

Country’s glitterati from the world of fashion, entertainment and Bollywood dazzled at the function. Rekha won the fashionable film star, female award and Shabana Azmi won the most fashionable politician, female award. But both Bachchan and Azmi were not present.

The Idea Zee F awards organized by Wizcraft International lauds the Indian fashion gurus and honours excellence in Indian fashion.

Recognized as the awards for the industry, by the industry, Indiats only fashion awards’, recognizes true style and fashion with 33 awards across 3 categories- industry awards, Idea people s choice awards and the Hall of fame awards.


Gurinder Chadha to direct Jennifer Lopez and John Travolta

British-Asian filmmaker Gurinder Chadha is all set to direct the movie version of the super hit American serial ‘Dallas’.

The movie, to be distributed by 20th Century Fox, will star Jennifer Lopez and John Travolta in the key roles. Others in the cast include Luke Wilson and Shirley MacLaine.

‘Dallas’, the longest running American serial (1978 to 1980), told the story of the prosperous Texan oil family, the Ewings, led by patriarch Jack Ewing and his long-suffering wife Sue Ellen. The story brings forth the dysfunctional relationships within the Ewing family and the shady business deals.

Reports have it that John Travolta will play the scheming J.R. Ewing, while Jennifer Lopez will play the part of Sue Ellen. Luke Wilson will play Bobby Ewing and Shirley MacLaine is down for the part of Miss Ellie Ewing.

The movie’s script has been done by Robert Harling.

The movie’s production is likely to commence in October this year. Chadha will soon visit the US to meet the star cast and the film unit.

‘Dallas’ is set for 2007 release.

Before ‘Dallas’, Chadha will direct the movie version of another hit TV series ‘ I Dream of Jeannie’.


Nominees for Bollywood Awards chosen

Best Film
Sarkar – Parag & Varun Sanghavi
Black – Anshumaan Swami
Salaam Namaste – Aditya & Yash Chopra
No Entry – Surinder Kapoor
Page 3 – Baldev & Bobby Pushkarna

Best Director
Shaad Ali – Bunty Aur Babli
Ram Gopal Verma – Sarkar
Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Black
Nagesh Kukunoor – Iqbal
Page3 – Madhur Bhandarkar

Best Actor
Shah Rukh Khan – Paheli
Saif Ali Khan – Parineeta
Amitabh Bachchan – Black
Anupam Kher – Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
Akshay Kumar – Garam Masala

Best Actress
Rani Mukerjee – Black
Preity Zinta – Salaam Namaste
Urmila Matondkar – Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
Priyanka Chopra – Waqt
Konkona Sen Sharma – Page 3

Best Supporting Actor
Naseerudin Shah – Iqbal
Sanjay Dutt – Parineeta
Ritesh Deshmukh – Kya Kool Hain Hum
Abhishek Bachchan – Sarkar
Chunky Pandey – D

Best Supporting Actress
Bhumika Chawla – Dil Jo Bhi Kahey
Diya Mirza – Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai
Mahima Choudhry – Home Delivery
Shefali Shah – Waqt
Ayesha Kapoor – Black

Best Actor in a Villain Role
Zakir Hussain – Sarkar
Ajay Devgan – Shikhar
Kay Kay Menon – Sarkar
Nana Patekar – Apaharan
Gulshan Grover – Dus

Best Actor in a Comic Role
Abhishek Bachchan – Bunty Aur Babli
Rajpal Yadav – Main Mere Patni Aur Woh
Salman Khan – No Entry
Ritesh Deshmukh – Kya Kool Hain Hum
Anil Kapoor – No Entry

Best Music Director
Shameer Tandon – Page 3
Himesh Reshmiya – Aashiq Banaya Aapne
Shankar Ehsaan, Loy – Bunty Aur Babli
Pritam – Ek Khiladi Ek Hasina
Vishal-Shekhar – Dus

Best Singer-Male
Udit Narayan – Hum Hain Iss Pal – Kisna
Sonu Nigam – Dheere Jalna – Paheli
Shankar Mahedevan – Kajrare
Kunal Ganjawala – Kaal Dhamaal
Sukhwinder – Woh Kisna Hai-Kisna

Best Singer-Female
Shreya Ghosal – Nagar Aagar – Nazar
Alka Yagnik – Kyon Ki Itna – Kyon Ki
Sunidhi Chauhan–Kaisi Paheli – Parineeta
Alisha Chinoy – Kajrare – Bunty Aur Babli
Kavita Krishnamnurthy – Mangal Pandey

Best Lyrics
Gulzar – Dheere Jalna – Paheli
Aatish Kapadia – Apne Jahan Ke – Waqt
Javed Akhtar – Hum Hain Iss – Kisna
Swanand Kirkire – Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
Prasoon Joshi – Haan Maine Chookar –Black

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