So what if Amar Upadhyay isa game player on Bigg Boss?

Defending charges by Bigg Boss participants and some peopleoutside, on Amar Upadhyay being a ‘game player’ on the show, his publicist DaleBhagwagar says, “Bigg Boss is a game show as much as it is termed a realityshow and Amar is playing his game. Big deal!” 
“When a chess player plays a game with a strategy, do we say,‘he’s a game player’? When a cricketer plays on the field with a game plan, do wesay, ‘he’s a game player’? So when a reality show contestant plans or strategies,why should we term him a ‘game player’ in a derogatory sense,” asks Dale. The PR specialist further reasons that we all know Bigg Bossis an entertainment-based show full of gigs and tasks. The participants arefully aware that they are followed by cameras 24x7 and even watched fromtwo-way mirrors. They are also wearing mikes while talking. 
“If Amar cleverly and smartly uses some tactics to hisadvantage, why should we raise questions about morality? Just like a game ofchess, he has gone to Bigg Boss to play his game and reach the top, not to makerelations with all contestants. Yes, if in process, he makes some real and genuinefriends; that would be excellent,” says the publicist. 
He adds, “At the end of it, everyone is competing with eachother on Bigg Boss. So it’s unfair to brand only Amar as a ‘game player’. It’sjust that he plays it a bit more obviously than others. That should be viewedas transparency, rather than deceit.” 
Indeed, everyone is a player on Bigg Boss and as viewers we doneed to understand that, rather than singling out Amar Upadhyay. Point taken! Topicclosed!

Rakhi Sawant compares VeenaMalik to Saddam, Osama and Gaddafi!

 “Saddam Hussein wasfound by American troops hiding in a little bunker in Iraq. Osama BinLaden was found by American forces hiding in a house compound in Pakistan.Muammar Gaddafi was captured by rebel militia while hiding a drain underneath aroad in Libya.And Pakistani starlet Veena Malik was found by the Indian media hiding in asuburban hotel in Mumbai,” shoots India’s biggest firebrand RakhiSawant in her inimitable style. 
Veena who is all setto participate in a televised Swayamvar titled Veena Ka Vivah on Imagine TV, aprogramme Rakhi made famous with her participation earlier, has been in thenews for her nude photoshoot in FHM magazine this month. 
Rakhi believes Veenahas insulted all Pakistanis, including the country’s governance, military andintelligence, by getting an ISI tattoo painted on her hand while doing thecontroversial FHM photoshoot.

 She says, “Veena isdoing all kinds of cheap gimmicks to gain publicity for herself and the show. Ican bet she will not marry anyone on it. She is fooling the whole of India, Pakistan and even her own family.She has given her boyfriend Ashmit Patel’s residence address on the legalnotice she has sent to FHM. On one hand, she is in a live-in relationship withAshmit, and on the other hand, she wants someone else to marry her.” 
“I won’t besurprised if Veena now comes up with a break-up publicity stunt with Ashmit tomake her Swayamvar drama look credible. When I did Swayamvar, I went with aclean intention and open mind. But all this marriage business by Veena in India is afarce and the Indian audiences are being fooled in the name of a sacredinstitution like marriage.”

“Whichself-respecting man will marry a girl who has done a nude photoshoot and isliving-in with another man. This is just the beginning. As time goes by I willexpose her completely. Even Bal Thackeray has said today that Veena should besent back to Pakistan.”
Rakhi’s publicistDale Bhagwagar says, “Veena may not be a bad person, but it seems she is not incontrol of her PR activities, and they end up like publicity stunts. Today, PRis an intriguing mind game in a media minefield. With the kind of reach PR has,it becomes extremely important to keep ethics in mind while executingpromotional strategies and branding brands. Otherwise, a PR can end upmisleading society and causing havoc. And sadly, that’s what seems to havehappened in Veena Malik’s case.”

DAM 999 songs in oscar's Press Release

‘DAM999’, a movie that was in the limelight in recent days is gearing up to make it big with the OSCARS. The movie is being shortlisted among the 265 films that made to the ballot list for the 2011 Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced, “Two hundred sixty-five feature films are eligible for the 2011 Academy Awards” and joining this list is the debut venture of Sohan Roy - ‘DAM999’. The film is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures in India. The movie had a week long Oscar Qualifying Screening at Los Angeles from October 28^th onwards which was a huge success. As icing on the cake, another achievement for the movie is that of the final thirty nine songs selected for the Academy’s Original Songs category, three songs are credited to the movie ‘DAM999’.“This is a crowning achievement for ‘DAM999’ and my dream project has attained the true recognition it deserves”, said Sohan Roy. The 84th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on Sunday, February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar® presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.
1. DAM999 Theme Song
Composer- Ousephachan
Lyrics- Sohan Roy
Vocalits- Suchith, Suvi
Backing Vocalist- Ousephachan
Music Arranger/Programmer- Stephen Devassy, Adarsh
Music REcordist-Sam Devassy
Mixing Engineer- Bju James
Mixing Studio- Sound of Music 
2. Mujhe Chodke
Composer- Ousephachan
Lyrics- Sohan Roy
Vocalits- Hariharan
Music Arranger/Programmer- Govind, Adarsh
Music REcordist-Sam Devassy, Rejish
Mixing Engineer- Bju James
Mixing Studio- Sound of Music
3. Dakkanaga:
Composer- Ousephachan
Lyrics- Sohan Roy
Vocalits- Suchith, Shakthisree
Backing Vocalist- Ousephachan, Gopi Sunder, Franco
Music Arranger/Programmer-Gopi Sunder
Music REcordist-Rajan
Mixing Engineer- Bju James
Mixing Studio- Sound of Music

JENIFER WINGET TODEBUT WITH RAHET KAZMI’S NEXT FILM ‘LOVE KIA AUR LAG GAI’

After her success on television as an anchor and actor ‘Jenifer Winget’ is now all set to make her debut in film industry. News has it that Jenifer will debut in Rahet Kazmi’s directorial venture ‘Love KIA Aur Lag Gai’. Along with Jenifer the movies stars Vinod Dixit, Devender Singh, Gagandeep Singh, Saurabh Shukla, Mushtaq Khan, Jawed Sheikh, Mukesh tiwari & Pawan Malhotra. The film was being shot in Delhi. Jenifer Winget was seen in a show ‘Dill Mill Gaye’ on star one playing the lead role; she also anchored a dance show on star plus ‘Zara Nach Ke Dikha’. The film is being produced by Hareesh Sharma.

Golden Globe Awards :: Nomination List

Thursday, December 15, 2011

The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards NOMINATIONS

HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION
2012 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011

NOMINATIONS PRESS RELEASE

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. THE DESCENDANTS
Ad Hominem Enterprises; Fox Searchlight Pictures
b. THE HELP
DreamWorks Pictures, Participant Media; Touchstone Pictures
c. HUGO
Paramount Pictures presents a GK Films Production; Paramount Pictures
d. THE IDES OF MARCH
Columbia Pictures, Cross Creek Pictures, Exclusive Media Group, Crystal City
Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing
e. MONEYBALL
Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing International
f. WAR HORSE
DreamWorks Pictures; Touchstone Pictures

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. GLENN CLOSE ALBERT NOBBS
b. VIOLA DAVIS THE HELP
c. ROONEY MARA THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
d. MERYL STREEP THE IRON LADY
e. TILDA SWINTON WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. GEORGE CLOONEY THE DESCENDANTS
b. LEONARDO DICAPRIO J. EDGAR
c. MICHAEL FASSBENDER SHAME
d. RYAN GOSLING THE IDES OF MARCH
e. BRAD PITT MONEYBALL

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. 50/50
Summit Entertainment and Mandate Pictures; Summit Entertainment
b. THE ARTIST
a La Petite Reine – Studio 37 – La Classe Americaine – JD Prod- France3 Cinema -
Jouror Production-uFilms coproduction; The Weinstein Company
c. BRIDESMAIDS
Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Apatow Productions; Universal Pictures
d. MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
A Mediapro, Versatil Cinema & Gravier Production; Sony Pictures Classics
e. MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
The Weinstein Company; The Weinstein Company

5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR
MUSICAL
a. JODIE FOSTER CARNAGE
b. CHARLIZE THERON YOUNG ADULT
c. KRISTEN WIIG BRIDESMAIDS
d. MICHELLE WILLIAMS MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
e. KATE WINSLET CARNAGE

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. JEAN DUJARDIN THE ARTIST
b. BRENDAN GLEESON THE GUARD
c. JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT 50/50
d. RYAN GOSLING CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE.
e. OWEN WILSON MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
a. THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
Paramount Pictures/Columbia Pictures/ Hemisphere Capital/Amblin
Entertainment/Wingnut Films Production/ Kennedy/Marshall Production A Steven
Spielberg Film; Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures
b. ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
Columbia Pictures & Sony Pictures Animation; Sony Pictures Releasing
International

c. CARS 2
Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Pictures
d. PUSS IN BOOTS
DreamWorks Animation; Paramount Pictures
e. RANGO
Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink / GK Films
Production; Paramount Pictures

8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
a. THE FLOWERS OF WAR (CHINA)
(Jing Ling Shi San Chai)
New Pictures Film Company; New Pictures Film Company
b. IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY (USA)
GK Films; FilmDistrict
c. THE KID WITH A BIKE (BELGIUM)
(Le Gamin au Velo)
Les Films du Fleuve; Sundance Selects
d. A SEPARATION (IRAN)
(Jodaeiye Nader az Simin)
Asghar Farhadi; Sony Pictures Classics
e. THE SKIN I LIVE IN (SPAIN)
(La piel que habito)
El Deseo D.A., S.L.U.; Sony Pictures Classics

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
a. BERENICE BEJO THE ARTIST
b. JESSICA CHASTAIN THE HELP
c. JANET MCTEER ALBERT NOBBS
d. OCTAVIA SPENCER THE HELP
e. SHAILENE WOODLEY THE DESCENDANTS

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A
MOTION PICTURE
a. KENNETH BRANAGH MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
b. ALBERT BROOKS DRIVE
c. JONAH HILL MONEYBALL
d. VIGGO MORTENSEN A DANGEROUS METHOD
e. CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER BEGINNERS

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
a. WOODY ALLEN MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
b. GEORGE CLOONEY THE IDES OF MARCH
c. MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS THE ARTIST
d. ALEXANDER PAYNE THE DESCENDANTS
e. MARTIN SCORSESE HUGO

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
a. WOODY ALLEN MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
b. GEORGE CLOONEY, GRANT HESLOV, BEAU WILLIMON  THE IDES OF MARCH
c. MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS THE ARTIST
d. ALEXANDER PAYNE, NAT FAXON, JIM RASH THE DESCENDANTS
e. STEVEN ZAILLIAN, AARON SORKIN MONEYBALL

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
a. LUDOVIC BOURCE THE ARTIST
b. ABEL KORZENIOWSKI W.E.
c. TRENT REZNOR, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON
ATTICUS ROSS TATTOO
d. HOWARD SHORE HUGO
e. JOHN WILLIAMS WAR HORSE

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
a. “HELLO HELLO” — GNOMEO & JULIET
Music by: Elton John
Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin
b. “THE KEEPER” — MACHINE GUN PREACHER
Music & Lyrics by: Chris Cornell
c. “LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN” — ALBERT NOBBS
Music by: Brian Byrne
Lyrics by: Glenn Close
d. “THE LIVING PROOF” — THE HELP
Music by: Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason, Jr.
Lyrics by: Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas
e. “MASTERPIECE” — W.E.
Music & Lyrics by: Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry

15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a. AMERICAN HORROR STORY - FX
Twentieth Century Fox Television
b. BOARDWALK EMPIRE - HBO
Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold Front
Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
c. BOSS - STARZ
Lionsgate Television in association with Grammnet NH Productions, Roya
Productions and Old Friends Productions
d. GAME OF THRONES - HBO
Bighead, Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Productions in
association with HBO Entertainment
e. HOMELAND - SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME Presents, Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions,
Keshet, Fox 21

16. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a. CLAIRE DANES HOMELAND
b. MIREILLE ENOS THE KILLING
c. JULIANNA MARGULIES THE GOOD WIFE
d. MADELEINE STOWE REVENGE
e. CALLIE THORNE NECESSARY ROUGHNESS

17. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a. STEVE BUSCEMI BOARDWALK EMPIRE
b. BRYAN CRANSTON BREAKING BAD
c. KELSEY GRAMMER BOSS
d. JEREMY IRONS THE BORGIAS
e. DAMIAN LEWIS HOMELAND

18. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. ENLIGHTENED - HBO
Ripcord Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
b. EPISODES - SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME Presents, Hat Trick Productions, Crane Klarik Productions
c. GLEE - FOX
Ryan Murphy Television in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
d. MODERN - FAMILY ABC
Levitan-Lloyd Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
e. NEW GIRL - FOX
Chernin Entertainment in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television

19. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. LAURA DERN ENLIGHTENED
b. ZOOEY DESCHANEL NEW GIRL
c. TINA FEY 30 ROCK
d. LAURA LINNEY THE BIG C
e. AMY POEHLER PARKS AND RECREATION

20. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
a. ALEC BALDWIN 30 ROCK
b. DAVID DUCHOVNY CALIFORNICATION
c. JOHNNY GALECKI THE BIG BANG THEORY
d. THOMAS JANE HUNG
e. MATT LEBLANC EPISODES

21. BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. CINEMA VERITE HBO
A Pariah Production in association with HBO Films
b. DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE) PBS
A Carnival/Masterpiece Co-production
c. THE HOUR BBC AMERICA
Kudos Film and Television/BBC America co-production.
d. MILDRED PIERCE HBO
A Killer Films/John Wells Production in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
and HBO Miniseries
e. TOO BIG TO FAIL HBO
A Spring Creek and A Deuce Three Production in association with HBO Films

22. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION
PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. ROMOLA GARAI THE HOUR
b. DIANE LANE CINEMA VERITE
c. ELIZABETH MCGOVERN DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE)
d. EMILY WATSON APPROPRIATE ADULT
e. KATE WINSLET MILDRED PIERCE

23. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. HUGH BONNEVILLE DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE)
b. IDRIS ELBA LUTHER
c. WILLIAM HURT TOO BIG TO FAIL
d. BILL NIGHY PAGE EIGHT (MASTERPIECE)
e. DOMINIC WEST THE HOUR

24. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. JESSICA LANGE AMERICAN HORROR STORY
b. KELLY MACDONALD BOARDWALK EMPIRE
c. MAGGIE SMITH DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE)
d. SOFIA VERGARA MODERN FAMILY
e. EVAN RACHEL WOOD MILDRED PIERCE

25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. PETER DINKLAGE GAME OF THRONES
b. PAUL GIAMATTI TOO BIG TO FAIL
c. GUY PEARCE MILDRED PIERCE
d. TIM ROBBINS CINEMA VERITE
e. ERIC STONESTREET MODERN FAMILY

NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR AND TELEVISION NETWORK
MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR
The Weinstein Company 12
Sony Pictures Classics 10
Touchstone Pictures 8
Paramount Pictures 7
Sony Pictures Releasing International 7
Fox Searchlight Pictures 6
Sony Pictures Releasing 4
Liddell Entertainment 3
Roadside Attractions 3
FilmDistrict 2
Summit Entertainment 2
Universal Pictures 2
Warner Bros. Pictures 2
Columbia Pictures 1
Focus Features 1
New Pictures Film Company 1
Oscilloscope Laboratories 1
Relativity Media, LLC 1
Sundance Selects 1
Walt Disney Pictures 1

TELEVISION NETWORK
HBO 18
SHOWTIME 8
PBS 5
ABC 4
BBC AMERICA 4
FOX 3
NBC 3
AMC 2
CBS 2
FX 2
STARZ 2
SUNDANCE CHANNEL 1
USA NETWORK 1

NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM
MOTION PICTURE
THE ARTIST 6
THE DESCENDANTS 5
THE HELP 5
THE IDES OF MARCH 4
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS 4
MONEYBALL 4
ALBERT NOBBS 3
HUGO 3
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN 3
50/50 2
BRIDESMAIDS 2
CARNAGE 2
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO 2
W.E. 2
WAR HORSE 2
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 1
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS 1
BEGINNERS 1
CARS 2 1
CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. 1
A DANGEROUS METHOD 1
DRIVE 1
THE FLOWERS OF WAR 1
GNOMEO & JULIET 1
THE GUARD 1
IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY 1
THE IRON LADY 1
J. EDGAR 1
THE KID WITH A BIKE 1
MACHINE GUN PREACHER 1
PUSS IN BOOTS 1
RANGO 1
A SEPARATION 1
SHAME 1

NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM
TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM
DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE) 4
MILDRED PIERCE 4
BOARDWALK EMPIRE 3
CINEMA VERITE 3
HOMELAND 3
THE HOUR 3
MODERN FAMILY 3
TOO BIG TO FAIL 3
30 ROCK 2
AMERICAN HORROR STORY 2
BOSS 2
ENLIGHTENED 2
EPISODES 2
GAME OF THRONES 2
NEW GIRL 2
APPROPRIATE ADULT 1
THE BIG BANG THEORY 1
THE BIG C 1
THE BORGIAS 1
BREAKING BAD 1
CALIFORNICATION 1
GLEE 1
THE GOOD WIFE 1
HUNG 1
THE KILLING 1
LUTHER 1
NECESSARY ROUGHNESS 1
PAGE EIGHT (MASTERPIECE) 1
PARKS AND RECREATION 1
REVENGE 1