top 10 googled clebreties

1) Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif was ranked No.1 as the most searched name on the internet according to a latest survey by Google’s 2008 India zeitgeist lists. Katrina Kaif is a 24 year old, British-born Indian film actress who has appeared in Bollywood, Telugu and Malayalam films. Katrina’s popularity is catching up with the masses in a big way. People are mesmerized by her beauty. Several of her fans have kept Kats pics as screensavers. Her smile, they say, is like an oasis in a desert. It helps them feel relaxed when they feel down at work.









2) Aishwarya Rai
Second on the Google India 2008 Zeitgeist List is Aishwariya Rai Bachchan. Model and winner of Miss World turned Actress, Aishwarya Rai has been 'THE' face of Bollywood the World over. She has represented India on numerous occasions and has lit the screen on fire with her outstanding performances. It's no wonder she ranks high on the most searched Bollywood celebrities in India.











3) Salman Khan

Beau of the reigning No.1, Salman Khan finds himself in the No.3 spot in the most Googled Bollywood celebrities list. Salman who has been acting in Bollywood since 1988, established himself as one of the most prominent leading actors of Hindi cinema. Often known as Bollywood's Bad boy, his knack of walking into trouble has overshadowed people's perception of him as an actor. But many-a-common-man claims that this macho hunk has a heart made of pure gold.

4) Hrithik Roshan

A child actor in the 1980s, Hrithik Roshan made his film debut in a leading role with the blockbuster Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), which earned him Filmfare awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut and shot him into instant stardom! Has been called the first complete Bollywood actor who has no weakness and scores very high in every department: face, physique, voice, dancing, drama, romance, action, comedy, macho, softie...and hence ranks at No.4 on the most searched celebrity list.

















5) Kareena Kapoor

Nicknamed Bebo, the Indian film actress Kareena Kapoor takes the No.5 spot of most searched bollywood stars of 2008. Hailing from a family deeply involved in the film industry the Kapoor's, Kareena has make a mark for herself in the industry appearing in over 31 Hindi movies, and has thus won four awards for her performances.


















6) Shahid Kapur

Following his ex-girlfriend on the list at No.6 is actor Shahid Kapur. Accidentally landing the commercial for Pepsi which starred Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukherjee, Shahid started his acting journey in the advertising world and by doing music videos. Shahid finally landed a leading role in Ken Ghosh's Ishq Vishk which marked his debut in Bollywood....and there's no stopping him from then.


















7) Deepika Padukone

Three films old Deepika Padukone is shining like a star and makes the top 10 googled celebrity list at No.7 a spot above the King Khan himself with whom she made her debut in Bollywood. The Indian supermodel turned actress has won the hearts of many with her first Hindi Movie release Om Shanti Om and is all set for a long run in Bollywood






















8) Shahrukh Khan

Is the King Khan losing his magic touch? Once the reigning King of Bollywood the seasoned actor lands the No.8 spot on this List. This Delhi born boy of Pathan origin has ruled Indian cinema after Amitabh Bachchan and is one of the most successful actors of Bollywood.


















9) Mallika Sherawat

Frequently featured in the Indian media as a sex symbol, Mallika Sherawat has been known for her public openness and has made her mark in the international film circuit as well. Bollywood's Kissing Queen is famous for her dare to bare attitude and is now ranking in the top 10 searched Bollywood celebrities on the internet.


















10) Genelia D'Souza
Closing the list at No.10 is Genelia "Meow" D'Souza of 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na fame. While she seems like a refreshing new face in the movie industry, the young 20 yr old actress has done well over a dozen movies in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and even Hindi in what's known as Kollywood, Tollywood and Bollywood.

Kapoor endorses Kurkure Desi Beats

A while ago, we had informed you of PepsiCo India Holdings having appointed Kareena Kapoor as their new brand ambassador for its snack food products. However, it was unclear as to which sub-brand she would be promoting. Now finally the cat's out of the bag!
Kareena has been brought onboard as the new face for PepsiCo Snack Foods, particularly for its famous product Kurkure. However, Juhi Chawla who has been associated with the brand Kurkure for nearly five years will continue to be the face of the brand. Juhi and Kareena would together look at endorsing the entire portfolio, though the details haven't been chalked out.
Kareena, being the face of the young, Gen-Next India has been roped in to promote 'Kurkure Desi Beats'. In fact the TVC has Kareena playing a character similar to popular story book character 'Cinderella'. She is shown as the maid of the house, while her stepsisters have all the fun. The 'desi' twist in the story is when singer Ila Arun comes to the rescue as her godmother.

Bipasha take it or leave it

B-town bold and beautiful couple John Abraham and his arm candy Bipasha Basu seem to be facing the rough weather. While the recession hit bollywood has forced hot bod John to go cool on his film fee, Bips is fighting the blues as she has been issued a ‘take it or leave it’ ultimatum by the filmmakers of ‘Lamhaa’.

It seems that Bips royal rage is going to cost her some big moolah this time. The actress who had quoted a bomb for the film might not be a part of it anymore. According to reports, Bipasha’s walk out act has not gone down to well with the filmmakers who are now looking at other options to replace the hot siren.

Ever since the actress walked out of the film’s shooting in Kashmir, producer Bunty Walia and director Rahul Dholakia have been skeptical about Bips. So much so that the producer director duo are actively considering other ladies to play the lead. And to our shock, it’s the heavyweight actress Vidya Balan who is more likely to

I want to be the female Akshay Kumar: Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone is a fast learner indeed the actress seems to have perfected the twisty diplomatic ways of B-town quite fast. The long legged lass, who gained an easy access to Bollywood’s A-list directors and actors courtesy her dream debut flick OSO opposite SRK, has now switched sides and is swearing by loyalties to ‘Kinng’ Akshay Kumar.

The actress who will be seen in an all-new avatar in her upcoming flick opposite Akshay appears to be hell bent upon impressing Akshay. Even if she needs to ditch her godfather SRK, Dips seems to have no second thoughts about it. In a desperate attempt to allure Akki, the dusky beauty said, " I want to be the female Akshay Kumar".

The yet to be established actress, who until now had been an active member of the SRK camp, is much too smitten by Akshay’s irresistible macho charms. Speaking or rather gloating about how the ‘khiladi’ inspires her, Dips said, " It’s a once in a life time opportunity to do an action sequences with Akshay and I am glad I got that chance"

Exhausted Priyanka hiding after Fashion and Dostana

Priyanka Chopra is on cloud nine after the superb success of ‘Fashion’ and ‘Dostana’. The sexy actress has gone into a hiding by choice after churning out six back to back releases this year and exhausting herself to the hilt.

In an interview given to a news daily the actress gushed “I’m exhausted and really tired. I think I’ll go into hiding for six months till my next film releases which is almost in mid 2009 and that will be ‘Kaminey’”.

Though the actress will be shooting on and off for ‘Kaminey’ and ‘What’s Your Rashee?’ she will be taking some time off to rejuvenate as none of her flicks are lined up for release as of now. When asked about her unwinding plans, the actress said “There are a lot of things that I have been wanting to do since long, hopefully I’ll be able to try out some of them during this breather”.

In the meanwhile, the actress will be seen making a special appearance in Aditya Chopra’s Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’. “Not that I am going away or something like that, I am going to be pretty much around; it is just that I want to take it a little easy” is what the actress had to say when asked about her plans to go off track. Well with so much of hard work gone in, that is the least Priyanka can ask for, can’t she

24 beauties, 1 stage?

Get set to watch a never-before-seen scene on the ramp. At an upcoming fashion event in January, 24 former Indian beauty queens will reportedly walk the ramp and some of them will even perform on the occasion.

Aishwarya Rai, Sushmita Sen, Dia Mirza, Zeenat Aman, Juhi Chawla, Sangeeta Bijlani, Meenakshi Sesadri and Diana Hayden are some of the names who have been approached to participate in the event. Some of them have already agreed and the last few deals will be finalised by mid-December.

This three-day event has been initiated by Reel Life Entertainment of film producer Vinay Sinha and United Multimedia of Mehul Choksey from the Gitanjali group and Sanjay Sharma.

Priti Shinoy of Reel Life Entertainment says, “This event will felicitate the Indian fashion industry.” She informs that their advisory panel comprising Kabir Bedi, Prahlad and Ashvini Kakkar, Ashok Salian, Ashok Pandit and others will formulate 26 different categories across all sectors in the fashion industry. And they will also shortlist four nominations from each category

Sanjay Dutt penning

v

Fans of Sanjay Dutt can read about his eventful life in his autobiography, The Roar of a Lion, which he is now working on. “Sanjay Dutt’s autobiography is called The Roar of a Lion and it is almost half done,” a well-placed source in the film industry said here on Saturday, revealing the title that was the subject of much guesswork so far. The date for the book’s release has not been decided as Dutt is busy with his film schedules.

He had long been telling friends about his wish to pen an autobiography. When he told his wife Manyata about it, she backed him to the hilt. Meanwhile, Dutt’s filmmaker friend Sanjay Gupta too has commissioned a biography of the actor as a tribute to him.

To be penned by journalist, author and lyricist Neelesh Mishra, it will be in three volumes covering Dutt’s life in three phases.

The first volume will deal with the period when the star went into drug rehabilitation. The second volume will recount his marriage to Richa Sharma, their divorce and her tragic death, while the final volume will be about his legal battles, probation and life