Saturday, 19 May 2012

How educated are our Bollywood celebrities?


She is one of the most famous women in the world – and one of the prettiest too. But the fact remains - Aishwarya is a college dropout. Aishwarya studied at Arya Vidya Mandir High School in Mumbai, and then went to Jai Hind college for a year. She switched to Raheja college to study Architecture, but left it midway to pursue a career in modelling.

Abhishek Bachchan did his schooling at Modern School in New Delhi and then went on to study at Jamnabai Narsee School and Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai. After school he attended Aiglon College in Switzerland. Abhishek dropped out from Boston University before taking up acting.

Unlike Abhishek, his dad Amitabh Bachchan has degrees in Art and Science

For Anushka, it was the Army School and then Mount Carmel College in Bangalore. She was picked up by designer Wendell Rodrick to model for Fashion Week.

Surprisingly Mr Perfectionist, Aamir Khan was never a good student. He was more into sports and dramatics while he was studying. He was so hooked to acting that he did not pursue studies beyond his class 12.

Priyanka's cousin Parineeti did her schooling from Convent of Jesus and Mary, Ambala. She later joined Manchester Business School, UK to study Finance and Economics. Due to recession, she came back Mumbai and joined as a Marketing & PR consultant at Yash Raj Films since 2009 until she auditioned for movie roles and bagged Ladies VS Ricky Bahl and Ishaqzaade.

Arjun Kapoor who makes his debut with Ishaqzaade is an alumini of Asian Academy of Film and Television.

bipasha did her schooling from Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir in Kolkata, she did commerce for in 12th and had plans to be a chartered accountant, but modeling happened and later Bollywood.

Hrithik studied at Bombay Scottish School and then went on to graduate in Commerce from Sydenham College.

Deepika did her schooling at Sophia High School and later joined Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. However she gave up studies for modelling and acting.

Shah Rukh Khan: SRK did his schooling at St Columbia School in New Delhi and we hear he won the 'sword of honour' for representing the 'spirit of the school'. He was an all rounder – good at academics, sports and arts. He did his honors in Economics and joined Jamia Milia Islamia for Masters in Mass Communications, and then dropped out to pursue a career in acting.

Kareena Kapoor did her schooling at Jamnabai Narsee in Mumbai, then Welham in Dehradun. She read Commerce for two years in Mithibai College in Mumbai. She did a year of Law school before deciding to take up acting as a career.

Karisma dropped out of school after her sixth standard and started acting at a tender age.

Imran Khan studied at Bombay Scottish School before he went off to Ootty to study. After school he was enrolled at St Xavier's where he met his wife Avantika. He has also

Katrina has travelled all over the world. And she started modeling at a very young age. She has not really had much of a chance to study.

Salman Khan: Bollywood's bad boy Salman Khan never finished college. He along with his brothers studied at the Scindia School in Gawlior and St. Stanislaus High School in Bandra, Mumbai.

Priyanka Chopra studied at La Martiniere Girls' School in Lucknow as a young girl. She subsequently re-located to the U.S. where she studied in Newton North High School in Newton, Massachusetts and then in John F. Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She returned to India and finished her high school at Army Public School in Bareilly. She registered for her college studies at Jai Hind College in Mumbai. Priyanka wanted to be a software engineer or a criminal psychologist, but, winning the Miss World title opened up a career in movies instead.

While growing up, Kangna wanted to be a doctor. Her favourite subject at school was science. But later on, she moved to Delhi and joined a theatre group.

John Abraham is not just a handsome hunk. He has He studied economics at the Bombay Scottish School, Mahim in Mumbai and got his MBA from the Mumbai Educational Trust (MET)

Sonakshi Sinha completed her schooling from Arya Vidya Mandir in Mumbai and graduated in fashion designing from SNDT University.

Ranbir Kapoor started his education at Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai and went Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York to learn method acting before entering Bollywood

Vidya Balan did her schooling at St Anthony Girls' High School in Chembur, Mumbai, and later attended St Xavier's College where she majored in Sociology.

Saif Ali Khan studied at the Lawrence School Sanawar and later attended Lockers Park School in Hertfordshire. He followed in his father's footsteps by attending Winchester College, an independent school for boys in the UK.

Sonam did her schooling at the Arya Vidya Mandir school in Juhu and then enrolled in the United World College of South East Asia to do her International Baccalaureate.

Shahid Kapoor did his studies at Gyan Bharati School in New Delhi before moving to Rajhans Vidyalaya in Mumbai.

Ameesha Pated studied at the Cathedral and John Connon School in Bombay and was head girl for the academic year 1992–1993 before heading overseas to study Economics at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. She began her career as an economic analyst at Khandwala Securities Limited after graduation before doing advertisement campaigns
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Sunday, 22 April 2012

A Slum called Hollywood

In these days of discord, disharmony, conflict and competition, finding affinity between two entities that are geographically far apart and no match to each other in socio-economic or cultural terms, is impossibility. But that is what this photo series did, and it went on to discover the impossible - A small slum area in the heart of the posh new city of Ahmedabad called HOLLYWOOD. The actual name of the area is Gulbhaitekra, but it has been popularly known as HOLLYWOOD for the last 4 decades for the reason that the women living here have a rustic beauty and glamour which is found to resemble that of Hollywood stars. Photographer KANNAGI KHANNA shares her images as she meets the enchanting women of Hollywood.
Karunaben and Audrey Hepburn.

Krupaben and Angelina Jolie.

Kesar and Anne Hathaway.

Durga and Ava Gardner.

Sejal and Cameron Diaz.

Savitaben and Drew Barrymore.

Komal and Jennifer Aniston.

Ganga and Julia Roberts.

Jaya and Kate Hudson.

Geeta and Kate Winslet.

Laxmi and Keira Knightley.

Kokilaben and Meryl Streep.

Rekha and Scarlett Johansson.

Photographer Kannagi Khanna suffers from itchy feet that land her at different places with her camera, leading to adventures and misadventures, ranging from sage advice from stoned mystic Sadhus to being caught in the eye of a cyclone. To view more of her work, (she was nominated for the TFA awards for young artists in India).
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Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Possible human remains at Titanic site




These photos provided by the Institute for Exploration, Center for Archaeological Oceanography/University of Rhode Island/NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration, shows The remains of a coat and boots, articulated in the mud on the sea bed near Titanic's stern, are suggestive evidence of where a victim of the disaster came to rest. Credit: Institute for Exploration, Center for Archaeological Oceanography/University of Rhode Island/NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration)

ROV Hercules investigating the stern of Titanic during a 2004 expedition, as photographed by its underwater partner, ROV Argus, both of which were deployed from the NOAA ship Ronald H. Brown. Credit NOAA / Institute for Exploration/University of Rhode Island

The bow of Titanic photographed in June 2004, by the ROV Hercules during an expedition returning to the shipwreck of the Titanic. Credit NOAA / Institute for Exploration/University of Rhode Island

View of a port side forward expansion joint on the boat deck of the bow section of the shipwreck Titanic as photographed June 1, 2004, by ROV Hercules deployed from the NOAA ship Ronald H. Brown. Credit: NOAA / Institute for Exploration/University of Rhode Island

Starboard railing near the bow of the Titanic photographed on June 1, 2004, by the ROV Hercules during an expedition returning to the shipwreck of the Titanic. Credit NOAA / Institute for Exploration/University of Rhode Island

View of a telemotor, the last piece of machinery remaining on the bridge of Titanic, as photographed by ROV Hercules deployed from the NOAA ship Ronald H. Brown. Credit NOAA / Institute for Exploration/University of Rhode Island


A view of the bow and railing of the RMS Titanic. Image copyright Emory Kristof/National Geographic

A iew of the bathtub in Capt. Smiths bathroom. Rusticles are observed growing over most of the pipes and fixtures in the room. Image courtesy of Lori Johnston, RMS Titanic Expedition 2003, NOAA-OE.

Two of Titanic’s engines lie exposed in a gaping cross section of the stern. Draped in “rusticles”—orange stalactites created by iron-eating bacteria—these massive structures, four stories tall, once powered the largest moving man-made object on Earth. COPYRIGHT© 2012 RMS TITANIC, INC; Produced by AVIL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.

A view of the steering motor on the bridge of the Titanic. Image copyright Emory Kristof/National Geographic.


The first complete views of the legendary wreck Titanic’s battered stern is captured overhead here. Making sense of this tangle of metal presents endless challenges to experts. Says one, “If you’re going to interpret this stuff, you gotta love Picasso.” COPYRIGHT© 2012 RMS TITANIC, INC; Produced by AIVL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
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Sunday, 1 April 2012

Stars who date older women


Sachin Tendulkar (38) and Anjali (44) Sachin Tendulkar was only 23 when he married Anjali, a paediatrician at JJ Hospital, who was 6 years older to him.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (37) and Abhishek Bachchan (35)Forget the age difference, the pair never look 'ideal' anyways.

Saif Ali Khan was only 21 when he married 33-year-old actress Amrita Singh in 1991. The couple got separated after 13 years.

Sushmita Sen's name also was linked to 22-year-old entrepreneur Imtiyaz Khatri, a regular at Mumbai's party circuit. The buzz about the 36-year-old beauty queen and her 'close friend' Imtiyaz started doing the rounds when the two walked the ramp together at the India Resort Fashion Week (IRFW) in Morjim, Goa. Since then, the two have been routinely seen attending various dos in party hubs all over Mumbai.

Saif's beau Kareena Kapoor had dated Shahid Kapoor, who was younger to her by a year, for almost three years.

Farah-Khan (47) Shirish Kunder (38)Once, during the Simi Garewal show, when Simi asked whether the eight-year age difference between the two change the equation of their marriage, Shirish replied, " She is eight years younger to me. She is a kid, I am the Buddha."

Shilpa Shetty is 3 months older to her husband Raj Kundra. Just 3 months of difference doesn't qualify her as a cougar!

Ashton Kutcher (34) and Demi Moore (49).After 6 years being together, the couple broke up recently when Ashton cheated on her by sleeping with a 23-year-old woman named Sara Leal.

Madonna (51) and Jesus Luz (22).After dating for a year, the Brazilian Underwear model dumped Madge.

David Arquette (40) and Courteney Cox (47). The couple broke up last year after 11 years of marital bliss.

Hugh Jackman (43) and Deborra Furness (56).One of the most sexiest man on planet has been happily together for 16 years with an actress who is 13 years older to him.

Barbara Hershey (64) and Naveen Andrews (43)'Lost' star Naveen Andrews had an on-off relationship with actress Barbara Hershey for years before they broke up in 2010.
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