First look of Steven Spielberg'​s War Horse

 From director Steven Spielberg comes“War Horse,” an epic adventure for audiences of all ages. Set against asweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, “WarHorse” begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey anda young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they areforcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of thehorse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of allthose he meets — British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer andhis granddaughter — before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heartof No Man’s Land.
The First World War is experiencedthrough the journey of this horse—an odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionatefriendship and high adventure. “War Horse” is one of the great stories offriendship and war— a successful book, it was turned into a hugely successfulinternational theatrical hit that is arriving on Broadway next year. It nowcomes to screen in an epic adaptation by one of the great directors in filmhistory.
DreamWorks Pictures’ “War Horse,”director Steven Spielberg’s epic adventure for audiences of all ages,is a tale of loyalty, hope and tenacity set against asweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War.

What are the smaller Social Networks trying to prove?

Facebook is still the leading social media community, but according to a recent study, 2011 saw Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest have more successful years. Behind Facebook are two growing social networks you might not be aware of, Tumblr and Pinterest. They have fewer users than Twitter and even MySpace, but they command quite a bit of time.
Pinterest, a Palo Alto-based startup, is quietly becoming one of the most-trafficked social networking sites on the web. A virtual pin board that tracks users' interests is a social platform worth watching. The site is most popular with females and arts and crafts enthusiasts between the ages of 25 and 44, and its user base is anything but typical — at least for a social network.
comScore‘s 2011 social networking report puts Pinterest's U.S. unique visitors at 4.9 million for November 2011. The site first got on comScore's radar in May 2011 with 418,000 unique U.S. visitors. What Pinterest lacks in visitors it makes up for in stickiness: visitors spent an average of 88.3 minutes at the site in November, third only to Facebook (394 minutes) and Tumblr (141.7 minutes).
It may be the sleeper hit of the year, but investors are certainly awake to its potential. The startup has raised more than $37 million in funding from a who’s who list of venture capitalists, including Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Ron Conway, Max Levchin and Michael Birch.
The undisputed laggard in time spent per visitor is Google+ with a mere 5.1 minutes per U.S. unique visitor. That's less than half the time spent at MySpace (12.0 minutes), a third of time spent at LinkedIn (16.0 minutes) and almost one-fifth of the time spent at Twitter (24.4 minutes).
The blogging platform gained nearly three million new unique visitors, growing 18% from 15.9 million to 18.8 million uniques. Meanwhile, the online pin-it site boomed by nearly 55%, from 4.85 million to 7.51 million uniques.
MySpace may not be losing users directly to these pseudo-rivals, but it’s definitely continuing to hurt. Worldwide, it has fallen from 81.5 million to 61.0 million from November to November. And in the US, the drop is even more pronounced, dropping from 54.4 million to 25.0 million.
Based on all these numbers, 2011 was a banner year for the next era of public self-expression and sharing. The ugly, hacked-up MySpace user profiles of past years are less popular than ever, and users are busy sharing through their beautiful Tumblr themes, through Twitter’s simple 140-character messaging service, and through their online Pinterest pinboards.
Sharing of ideas and personal expression through micro-blogging or communities like Tumblr is growing exponentially. So much so, that we saw Facebook roll out its “Subscription” feature in an attempt to counter the loss of sharing activity to other social communities. It will be interesting to see whether Facebook’s “Subscriptions” will gain traction in 2012 or communities like Pinterest will continue to grow.
Both Tumblr and Pinterest are gaining users, and users are spending more time on these sites. While they haven’t reached the levels of Facebook and Twitter, they are growing, gaining buzz among users and catching marketers’ eyes—and will be worth following in 2012.
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‘NEIL NITIN MUKESHTO ENCOURAGE THE CAUSE OF GREEN ENVIRONMENT’

After the release of his latest flick ‘Players’ , Neil NitinMukesh has taken up the initiative of making the environment green. TopgearMagzine has taken up the initiative of planting seeds for the greenerenvironment. Neil Nitin Mukesh added". I would urge everyone to join us in doing our bit for the environment.the actor after being associated with the cause will now encourage people toplant seeds and grow as much plants as they can. Tarun Rai,Chief Executive Officer shared his happiness on being associated with NeilNitin Mukesh ‘ It is an honour to be associated with Neil Nitin Mukesh, I thinkhis face and name with us will help us take this cause forward easily’.

London. Paris. New York to release March 2nd,2012

Fox Star Studios and Rose Movies’ coming-of-age romantic comedy London
Paris New York is soon to see its release, scheduled for the 2nd
March,2012-
Promising to bring the wit back into Bollywood’s romantic comedies
,London Paris New York starring Ali Zafar and Aditi Rao Hydari ,
mirrors the 3 states of love set in an international scenario ,and
also marks the directorial debut of Anu Menon.
Capturing the angst of the young twenties, London Paris New York is
the story of Nikhil and Lalitha two completely different individuals
who are drawn to each other in spite of their differences or perhaps
because of it. The film follows their journey of love as they meet in
London, Paris and New York for a night in each city.
Says producer Shrishti Arya “ The film is completely shot
internationally. We are happy to be working with Anu Menon who with
her background of London Film School brings to the project the right
balance of understanding emotional appeal in an international
setting.”
London Paris New York also marks Ali Zafar’s debut as music
composer.After proving his mettle at playback singing ,the
actor,singer,painter and lyricist is kicked about the music of his
forthcoming film, that promises to be anything but conventional. Apart
from composing the music for the film,Ali has also penned its lyrics.
Says Ali Zafar “ I wanted to create sounds that are fresh and since
the film touches on different emotions I could experiment with genres.
There are many ‘live’ instruments used to give the songs an organic
feel.It’s not going to be conventional”
Adds Vijay Singh, CEO Fox Star Studios India "We are happy to announce
that London Paris New York is set to release on the 2nd
March,2012.This  coming-of-age comedy is a project that we are very
excited about..its a step towards bringing something different to the
romantic-comedy palette that will appeal to the youth...It speaks
their language , reflects their aspirations and the angst and joys of
falling in love. The music of the film is very special and will appeal
to the heartbeat of the youth .. "
About Fox STAR Studios:
Fox STAR Studios is a joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox, one
of the world’s largest producers and distributors of motion pictures
and STAR, Asia’s leading media company to produce world-class
local-language films in Asia for worldwide distribution.  The joint
venture is making its first foray in India and will soon expand into
other markets including Greater China and South East Asia.
About Rose Movies
Rose Movies was established in 1968 by Ramesh Behl and has produced
several well known films in its 43 years such as Kasme Vaade, Jawani
Diwaani, Pukaar, Yeh Vada Raha etc to name a few. It is now helmed by
his daughter Shrishti Arya and son Goldie Behl. Goldie Behl himself is
an established director of feature films like Bas itna sa khwabh hai
and Drona.

Grammy Awards Performers

Music’s Biggest Night, Grammy Awards, To Air Live On Vh1

~ Nominees Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Foo Fighters to perform among others ~

Mumbai, January 13, 2012: Come February and Vh1 is all set bring live one of the mega events of the year. Yes, the Grammys are here! All the iconic international pop stars, right from Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson, Foo Fighters to Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj, and Taylor Swift are the first performers announced for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast. Aldean and Minaj will perform on the GRAMMY telecast for the first time, while Clarkson, Foo Fighters, Mars, and Swift are returning to the GRAMMY stage. The music industry's premier event will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 12, and will be aired live on Vh1, India’s premier international entertainment channel. The show also will be covered online at GRAMMY.com and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/thegrammys. Additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced soon. For GRAMMY coverage, updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook: www.twitter.com/thegrammys, www.facebook.com/thegrammys.

Foo Fighters and Mars each have six nominations. Six-time GRAMMY-winning Foo Fighters are nominated for Album Of The Year and Best Rock Album for Wasting Light; Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for "Walk"; Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for "White Limo"; and Best Long Form Music Video for Foo Fighters: Back And Forth. GRAMMY winner Mars is up for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Grenade"; Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Doo-Wops & Hooligans; and Producer Of The Year, Non Classical (as a member of the Smeezingtons, along with Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine).

Minaj has four nods: Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance for "Moment 4 Life" (with Drake), Best Rap Album for Pink Friday, and Album Of The Year (as a featured artist on Rihanna's Loud).

Aldean and Swift are up for three awards each. Aldea n has nominations for Best Country Solo Performance for "Dirt Road Anthem," Best Country Duo/Group Performance for "Don't You Wanna Stay" (with Kelly Clarkson), and Best Country Album for My Kinda Party. Four-time GRAMMY winner Swift has nods for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song for "Mean," and Best Country Album for Speak Now.

Two-time GRAMMY winner Clarkson is nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for "Don't You Wanna Stay" (with Jason Aldean).

The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by John Cossette Productions and AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich is executive producer, Louis J. Horvitz is director, and David Wild and Ken Ehrlich are the writers.

Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @TheGRAMMYs on Twitter, like "The GRAMMYs" on Facebook, and join The GRAMMYs' social communities on YouTube, Tumblr, Foursquare, GetGlue, and Instagram.

About Vh1 India

Vh1 is India’s only 24-hour International entertainment channel that provides viewers with their daily dose of international music, reality, fashion, Hollywood, pop culture, sports and celebrity lifestyle. Vh1 India is part of Viacom18, a 50 – 50 joint venture between Viacom & Network 18. Since its inception in January 2005, Vh1 has grown tremendously reaching over 19 million households across the country. The channel has pioneered the heady combination of programming content with live on ground activities. Vh1 has been committed to bringing to Indian audiences the best of international music genres like punk, rock, reggae, hip hop, pop, jazz etc. Through their international properties like ‘Rock Rules’, ‘Jazz Masters’, ‘Hip-Hop Hustle’ & ‘Handpicked’ Vh1 has successfully brought down, hip hop artists like Wyclef Jean, Kardinal Offishall, Mobb Deep, Flipsyde, Goldspot, Jazz legend Herbie Hancock & chart topper Simon Webbe. From 2011, Vh1 India has also secured a multi-year deal for Music’s Biggest Event - The Grammys. This has ensured that Vh1 is the No.1 viewing destination for the youth in the English entertainment and lifestyle space. Along with the best in music, Vh1 also gives their viewers the latest gossip, updates and happenings in the lives of their favorite celebrities and music stars. Globally, Vh1 is available across 148 million households in over 124 countries/territories. www.facebook.com/vh1india