Celina Jaitley delivers twin boys in Dubai

Actress Celina Jaitley gave birth to twin boys on saturday. Their names have also been finalized.

Husband Peter Haag confirmed the news, “I am so happy to inform you that Celina and myself have been blessed happy healthy twin boys, Winston and Viraaj. I am over the moon!” Haag wrote.

Haag added: “Yes our angels from heaven are here and we are very happy. Celina and the boys are doing very well healthwise too. We just want everyone to bless our handsome boys.”

Stars in news - Katrina, Genelia, Trisha, Aishwarya rai, diana Hayden, Vidya Balan, Latamangeshkar

Katrina to do Hema Malini in 'Seeta Aur Geeta' remake.

Genelia has entered the Limca Book of World Records. She recently revealed this news in an interview to a radio channel. Interestingly, she holds this record of delivering four different super hit films in four different languages, Ready (Telugu), Satya In Love (Kannada), Santosh Subramaniam (Tamil), and Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (Hindi) in a span of a year.

Trisha has announced that she would soon be revealing to the press all the details of who her real-life lover is.

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had a baby girl on November 16, 2011. The latest news has it that the proud parents named their four month old Beti B as "Aaradhya Bachchan".

Diana Hayden to launch her own book “A Gorgeous Truth”, which will suggest tips for undiluted grooming.

Vidya Balan wins National Award for 'The Dirty Picture' in the Best Actress category for her performance.

Lata Mangeshkar has agreed to sing for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next venture.

Bollywood Star Madhuri Dixit's wax statue unveiled at Madame Tussauds

Madhuri Dixit who is known for her beauty and beautiful smile has now joined in the league of the Bollywood celebrities at Madame Tussauds Museum. Madhuri Dixit is the sixth Bollywood celebrity to be honoured here at Madame Tussauds and only the second actress, following Aishwarya. The unveiling of the wax statute of Madhuri Dixit was done earlier on Wednesday here in London. Madhur Dixit herself unveiled the statute. She was quite thrilled while unveiling her wax statute there at the museum.

The museum houses other statutes of the Bollywood celebs who include Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor.

Madhuri was involved in the creation of her figure from the start. She attended a sitting in Mumbai where sculptors captured a catalogue of reference photographs and hundreds of precise measurements to create the statue.

It has been learnt that the pink saree, the wax statute of Madhuri Dixit is wearing, has been donated by the actress herself. The saree took four months to make and it cost around 150,000 on the making. The statue also has around its neck a heavy neckpiece, and the look is complete with the perfect smile that Madhuri is known for.

Aishwarya Rai and Kareena Kapoor wax statue pictures

Lisa Ray got engaged to her beau Jason Dehni

Canadian actress and model of Indian origin Lisa Ray who is best known for her performance in Deepa Mehta's Oscar-nominated film, 'Water' is engaged to boyfriend Jason Dehni after he proposed to her on a recent vacation in Napa Valley. A delighted Lisa revealed that she has got engaged to her boyfriend Jason Dehni on February 1, 2012 in Napa Valley.
The actress gave the credit of her engagement to her friends as they were the one who pointed her in the direction of true love. The actress was earlier in a relationship with fashion photographer Paolo Zambaldi. In the year 2009 the actress was diagnosed with a rare cancer of plasma cells.

After going through treatment for a year Lisa revealed that she managed to fight the disease. Lisa earlier worked in south Indian films after she debuted in an advertisement for Bombay Dyeing. Lisa Ray also starred in Hollywood flicks like "Kill Kill Faster Faster".

Juhi Chawla - May take up singing in future

Juhi Chawla, who off and on appears on the small and big screen, says she plans to take singing seriously in the near future.

"I have been thinking of getting into singing for more than seven years now. Singing is something that I am getting hang of. I may take up singing in future for sure," said the actress who is focusing on off beat films these days.

In last few years she has been seen in films like "My Brother Nikhil", "Jhankaar Beats" and "3 Deewarein". Her last release was the critically acclaimed film "I AM".

Though the film has been appreciated a lot, Juhi didn't get any awards for her performance. However, the 44-year-old is not concerned as she believes in associating herself with strong content.

"It's heart-warming...wherever 'I AM' has been showcased, I get a wonderful response from audiences. It's a low budget film, we couldn't do marketing on a large scale. I believe the content matters more than anything else.

"Awards or no awards, it doesn't matter if your audience likes your film. The world will realise it someday. I am anyways not bothered about it," she said.

The former Miss India, who hails from Ludhiana, will now be seen playing a Punjabi woman in the romantic comedy "Son Of Sardars".

"'Son Of Sardars' as the title itself suggests is about the Punjabi family and I am playing a Punjabi woman in it. It's a typical Punjabi life where they have a house in the middle of the farm. It's a mad family. It's a feel good humor," Juhi told to IANS.

The film is being directed by Ashwani Dhir and is produced by Akshay Kumar's production house Hari Om Entertainment. It also features Ajay Devgn and Sonakshi Sinha.

Juhi, who will be share screen space with Sanjay Dutt in the film, says: "He is a really sweet guy. It's great working with him. I have just worked with him for two days for this film."

Veteran actors Dharmendra and Shabana Azmi and filmmaker of international repute Mira Nair were named for the Padma Bhushan, the country's third highest civilian honour. On the eve of India’s 63rd Republic Day, the President has announced the winners of the Padma Awards.

Several Bollywood celebrities figure in the list of those awarded for their contribution to Indian cinema. Shabana Azmi, Dharmendra and Mira Nair were awarded the Padma Bhushan for their work in the field of cinema. The three have been chosen in the art-cinema category.

As one of the few actresses who have successfully featured in experimental and mainstream cinema, Shabana, who received the Padma Shri in 1988, will now be honoured with the Padma Bhushan. A five-time National Award winner, she has proved her mettle in films like "Ankur", "Nishant", "Arth", "Masoom", "Godmother" and "Fire" as well as in movies like "Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd", "Sorry Bhai!" and "It's A Wonderful Afterlife". She has also dabbled in international films, and done her bit for social work as well.

US-based Mira has found international recognition with films like "Salaam Bombay", "Monsoon Wedding", "Vanity Fair", "The Namesake" and "Amelia". The National award-winning filmmaker is currently busy with "The Reluctant Fundamentalist", which is based on a book of the same name. Nair's "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" also features Shabana in a pivotal role.

Ritesh and Genelia Wedding preparations on in full swing

Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza are ready to tie the knot Feb 3, and without revealing much more, the actress says the preparations are keeping the couple occupied.

The couple has been dating each other for over eight years. In November 2011, Riteish, son of Mahrashtra’s former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, finally opened up about their relationship status.

“Earlier, we never spoke about our relationship. We maintained a distance and dignity, and now since we are getting married, it would be stupid if I don’t talk about it,” said Genelia, who made her Bollywood debut opposite her to-be-husband in “Tujhe Meri Kasam” in 2003.

On the big screen, they were last seen together in “Masti” in 2004, but they have now teamed up again for romantic comedy “Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya”, releasing Feb 24.

Though Genelia remained tightlipped about the designer who is styling her for her D-day, and other pre-wedding celebrations, she said: “Wait and watch how it is going to be!”

According to reports, the duo will have a grand sangeet Jan 31, following which their close friends Sajid Nadiadwala and Fardeen Khan will throw a party for the couple a day before their wedding.

Aruna Irani Pyarelal to get lifetime achievement award

Veteran music composer Pyarelal of composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal and actress Aruna Irani will be conferred the lifetime achievement award at the 57th Idea Filmfare Awards 2012, reveals megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

"Filmfare wishes to acknowledge two personalities that have contributed greatly to our industry and they talk to me about them because I shall not be able to be at the function," Amitabh wrote on his blog bigb.bigadda.com.

"It is a lifetime achievement award for the music duo and the masters in their craft Laxmikant Pyarelal - Laxmi ji we have sadly lost.

"The other is for my very first leading lady Aruna Irani, a fine and most accomplished artist in any field of performance, one that began her career in the most humble beginnings and worked her way up to glory and fame. So proud of them all and the fact that they be honored thus," he added.

The legendary music duo of Laxmikant-Pyarelal created some soulful songs like “Chahunga main tujhe”, “Sawan ka mahina”, “Yeh jeevan hai” and "Paisa ye Paisa".

Aruna was cast opposite Amitabh in the 1972 film "Bombay to Goa" as the leading lady. Later, Aruna played supporting roles in many of his films like "Roti, Kapada aur Makaan", "Yaarana" and "Shahenshah".

The award function will be held Jan 29 at Film City, Goregaon.

It's a girl for Lara dutta and Mahesh Bhupati

Actress Lara Dutta and tennis player husband Mahesh Bhupathi have become proud parents of a baby girl today.

An elated Bhupathi just broke the happy news to his fans and followers on his Twitter profile.

He tweeted, "ITS A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @DuttaLara. I Love u...."

Karisma Kapoor turns entrepreneur

Karisma Kapoor launched Babyoye.com, an online portal that sells baby care products, at Taj Lands End in Bandra, a western Mumbai suburb on December 8.

Karisma, who's become the single largest investor in the online store, said she decided to invest in the venture as it was the most fitting choice for her as a businesswoman.

Oprah met Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek's daughter

Inernational famous Oprah Winfrey, who is in India to shoot for her new show, was keen to meet Aishwarya Rai and her new born. Oprah had rushed from the airport to the Bachchan house to see Ash and her daughter. The rumour is that Oprah not only spent one hour with Aishwarya Rai and her family, she even gave a name to Beti B!

According to a leading daily, as soon as Oprah met Aishwarya and Abhishek's daughter, she addressed her with the name 'princess'. Oprah was extremely keen on seeing Aishwarya's baby and hence rushed to see her as soon as she arrived in Mumbai.

Oprah and the Bachchan family share a great rapport. Aishwarya appeared on her famous talk show before and after her marriage. After marriage, she was joined by her hubby Abhishek. After spending almost an hour with the Bachchans' in their house, Amitabh Bachchan drove Oprah Winfrey along with Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek and Aishwarya to the dinner party hosted by Parmeshwar Godrej.

Excited Amitabh Bachchan, who drove Oprah from her residence to the party, tweeted, "The gracious Oprah Winfrey visits our home, to meet us and bless the baby...warm hearted, endearing...drive her to the party in her honour. And Oprah in sari..looking lovely!!"

Video link of Aishwarya rai and Oprah in her talk show here

Legendary Singer Asha Bhosle To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Legendary singer Asha Bhosle will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards, to be held in Mumbai Saturday. She will be honoured for her contribution towards the development of Indian music, said a source from the channel. The organisers of the Colors Screen Awards plan to bring the 78-year-old on a grand chariot on the stage to receive the honour and chances are that she might sing for her fans at the event.

Nayantara 'quitting' plans!

Nayantara was cynosure of all eyes during the 50-day success celebration of Sri Rama Rajyam. The gorgeous girl was seen in public after quite a long time and questions on her future plans obviously were thrown at her for which she refused to answers.

At the Sri Rama Rajyam function, the guests, who were present at the event, requested Nayantara to change her mind on her plans to bid goodbye to films. Celebrities like Balakrishna, Dasari Narayana Rao and SP Balasubramanyam asked the 27-year-old gal to continue her acting even after her marriage.

Post event, the media, which waited to quiz her on her personal and professional plans, was disappointed, as Nayantara chose not to talk anything at that stage. This made the industry insiders to believe that the actress would not be donning the grease paint again in the near future.

Meanwhile, Ram Gopal Varma has offered her female lead role in his next movie, which is also based on the epic Ramayana. The actress, however, has not made her mind on the movie, which also stars Nagarjuna.