Oscars Awards 2013

The 85th Academy Awards

Oscars Awards 2013: Life of Pi wins 4 trophies including Best Director for Ang Lee! The 85th Academy Awards ceremony (referred to as The Oscars) took place February 24, 2013. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) presented its annual Academy Awards to honor the best films of 2012 that played in the United States. The ceremony was held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Seth MacFarlane hosted the Academy Awards for the first time. It was the most watched ceremony since the 76th Academy Awards in…

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Prachi Desai, Ready To Be A Princess

Prachi Desai, neutrogena

Prachi Desai, Ready To Be A Princess Prachi Desai, the bubbly TV serial girl is sure going high-tech. Seen at the launch of Neutrogena’s digital campaign, Prachi looked pretty as a peach at Phoenix Mills in Mumbai. Prachi, the brand ambassador for the skin-care brand was seen looking ethereal in a stylish white dress, as she shared her flawless skin secrets with us. The Bollywood beauty was present at the event to unveil Neutrogena’s digital campaign. The 24 year old revealed her tips and tricks to acquiring flawless skin: “Since…

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Prachi Desai : I Me Aur Main will make men value women

I Me Aur Main, Prachi Desai, John Abraham 2013

Prachi Desai : I Me Aur Main will make men value women Actress Prachi Desai, who will be seen in I Me Aur Main, says men will be able to relate to John Abraham’s character in the film which will eventually lead them to valuing women in their lives. “It is a kind of character which every man, every boy in our country is going to relate to. In general, there is a certain characteristic in all of them, they generally don’t grow up that fast and because of that…

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Prachi Desai : Happy to play my age in ‘Policegiri’

Prachi Desai, Policegiri 2013

Prachi Desai : Happy to play my age in ‘Policegiri’ On screen, Bollywood actress Prachi Desai has often played characters much older than her 24 years. But she is glad that she plays her age in Sanjay Dutt-starrer “Policegiri”. “Sanjay plays a cop in the film and I play a software engineer, and I am happy that I got to play my age,” Prachi told IANS. Talking about her character in the film, Desai said it is a very colourful one. “She is a livewire and brings in energy all…

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Prachi Desai says Item numbers boost career

Prachi Desai at I Me Aur Main Press Conference

Prachi Desai says Item numbers boost career Item numbers are no different from normal songs and are “extremely beneficial” for an actress’ career, believes Prachi Desai. “Item numbers are extremely beneficial in an actress’ career. If you get a song which really cracks it for you, it is fantastic as people, more than watching your film, watch you on TV in that song! It is great,” Prachi told IANS in an interview. “These days I don’t see much difference between a normal song and an item number. You can call…

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8th Star Guild Awards 2013 winners

8th Star Guild Awards 2013

8th Star Guild Awards 2013 winners The Film and Television Producers Guild of India is all geared up for the 8th Renault Star Guild Awards powered by Venus Soaps (Apsara Awards) which took place on the 16th of February in Mumbai. In addition to the existing categories, this year commemorated the Yash Chopra Award. The award has been introduced in memory of the late director-extraordinaire, Yash Chopra, and honoured talent for the Best Debutant Director every year for Hindi film fraternity. Television Awards: Best Non-fiction Series – Crime Patrol Best…

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3rd Ghanta Awards 2013 winners

Ghanta Awards 2013

3rd Ghanta Awards 2013 winners The Ghanta Award, or The Ghanta for short, is an award presented in recognition of the worst in film in Bollywood. Founded by Prashant Rajkhowa and Karan Anshuman in 2010, the annual Ghanta Awards ceremony in Mumbai takes place about the same time as other major Bollywood awards. The term ghanta, which literally means bell, is used in its more irreverent forms. The awards themselves are a large golden bell that is typically used for idol worship. The Ghanta Awards is a live show shaped…

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Prachi Desai : TV is a regressive medium

Prachi Desai Kasamh Se

Prachi Desai : TV is a regressive medium She made it big with television, but actor Prachi Desai does not approve of how the medium has become today and feels that it is regressive in nature. “I think, I was a part of TV in a more fortunate time. Even though my story was of a girl being in love with an older man, it was a slightly modern drama as compared to what it is right now. It is extremely regressive,” says the actor who has since graduated to…

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Prachi Desai : Older men are very appealing

Prachi Desai gorgeous hair

Prachi Desai : Older men are very appealing Love crosses all the boundaries, but many eyebrows are raised when any girl finds a guy much older to him. Prachi Desai, who started her career at 17 and had her own share of heart breaks claims that older men are appealing. On being asked about her opinion on falling with love in someone years elder to a girl, she said, “When it comes to our movies, I think our heroes never grow old (she chuckled). They play young characters in films.…

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