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Shah Rukh Khan recently hosted a party for Akon at Mumbai’s JW Marriot hotel. Akon is in town to record a track for SRK’s upcoming film Ra 1 as well as play a part in the flick.

SRK stars as a software engineer in Miami who’s inadvertently drawn into combat with a self-created virtual monster, Ra 1.

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New stills from the set of Leehom Wang’s as-yet-untitled film. Little is known about the movie except that the actor/singer is directing and acting in the flick. Shooting began last month. Crystal Liu, Zeng Yike, and Chen Handian co-star. I’ll keep you posted folks.

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Charlene Choi

Sandra Ng

Lu Yi

Chan Wai-Ting

Xie Na

Fan Siu-Wong

Six new movie posters were released today for Charlene Choi’s upcoming romantic comedy Beauty on Duty co-starring Sandra Ng, Lu Yi, Chan Wai-Ting, Xie Na and Fan Sui-Wong. The film releases in theatres on April 1st.

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Variety magazine is reporting Freida Pinto has signed on to star in the upcoming Hollywood film War of Gods (aka Dawn of War). Pinto will portray Phaedra, a priestess who joins forces with Theseus, a warrior from Greek mythology who takes on the Greek gods. The Tudors’ Henry Cavill co-stars.

Frieda recently finished filming her first international movie Miral. Frieda stars as Miral, a girl raised in a Jerusalem orphanage. The film is a chronicle of Hind Husseini’s effort to establish an orphanage in Jerusalem after the 1948 partition of Palestine and the creation of the state of Israel. Miral is expected to release later this year.

Back in March 2009 I reported Frieda has signed on to star in Woody Allen’s next feature. Well,  filming is completed and fans can soon see the starlet in Allen’s romance drama You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger. Naomi Watts, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Brolin and Antonio Banderas co-star. The film has a release date of September 23rd.

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Gong Li

Zhang Ziyi

Zhou Xun

Tang Wei

Michelle Yeoh

According to HK media reports, actresses Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Xun, Tang Wei and Michelle Yeoh have all signed on to star in Ronnie Yu’s upcoming film The Lady Generals of the Yang Family. The film follows a group of widows from the Song dynasty who bravely go into battle after learning their warrior husbands were sold out by a traitorous Song official.  Hmm…I guess love will make you do some crazy ish. At any rate, the movie sounds like a winner. Can’t wait until the first stills release!!

*Cues Pat Benatar’s Love Is A Battlefield*

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Van Ness Wu and MC Jin co-star in a new documentary titled 1040, a film that explores the spread of Christianity in China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia. 1040’s world premiere is set for March 12th at the Directors Guild of America in L.A.

Clips from movie below.

Van Ness

MC Jin

Official movie trailer

In other Van Ness news…

Confirmed: The actor/singer will take over the lead in the upcoming film The Killer Never Kills. Vic Chou was originally set to star in the movie but with constant changes, including a new director, Vic has decided to move on.

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New stills from Aish and Akshay’s upcoming film Action Replay. The romantic comedy tells the story of an old man who goes back in time to his younger days in the 1970s.

Action Replay, co-starring Neha Dhupia and Randhir Kapoor, is currently in post-production.

In other Aish news…

Katrina

Aishwarya, 36, is no longer the ‘face’ of Lux soap. The cosmetic company has named younger Bollywood beauty Katrina Kaif, 25, as its new brand ambassador. Katrina’s statement below.

“I feel honored to be chosen by Lux as the face of such an iconic brand. It is with great pride that I join the legendary Lux beauty brigade, and only hope that my association with the brand grows stronger in the years to come. It is the ultimate aspiration of any Bollywood star to be associated with a renowned beauty brand like Lux.”

By the way…

The entire Bachchan clan skipped the 55th Filmfare Awards ceremony over a nasty tabloid story that said Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has infertility problems.

“I felt that the modesty of a lady in my house has been outraged. The topic that was brought up was very, very insensitive. No woman likes her motherhood or her capability of procreation or fertility to be talked about.

I have felt that Aishwarya was slandered by this article and therefore we asked them to apologise, which they didn’t. It is very difficult for me to go to an award function, sing, dance and applaud when that very paper abused a lady of my house.

If you read the constitution of India, you will find that in our Article 21 it is clearly mentioned that if you defame any woman and talk about her motherhood, fertility or process of procreation, it is defamatory.”

At any rate, Amitabh Bachchan won the best actor award for his performance in Paa. The 55th Filmfare Awards winners below.

• Best Film: 3 Idiots

• Best Director: Rajkumar Hirani for 3 Idiots

• Best Actor in Leading Role (Male): Amitabh Bachchan for Paa

• Best Actor in Leading Role (Female): Vidya Balan for Paa

• Best Supporting Actor (Male): Boman Irani for 3 Idiots

• Best Supporting Actor (Female): Kalki Koechlin for Dev D

• Best Debut Director (Male): Ayan Mukherjee for Wake Up Sid

• Best Debut Director (Female): Zoya Akhtar for Luck By Chance

• Best Dialogue: Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra for 3 Idiots

• Best Screenplay: Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra for 3 Idiots

• Best Story: Abhijat Joshi and Raju Hirani for 3 Idiots

• Best Actor (Critic) (Female) : Mahi Gill

• Best Actor (Critic) (Male): Ranbir Kapoor

• Best Music: A R Rahman for Delhi 6

• Best Lyrics: Irshad Kamil for ‘Aaj Din Chaddya’ (Love Aaj Kal)

• Best Film (Critic): Firaaq

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(L to R) actress Han Chae-Young, director Lee Jae-Gyu & actor Lee Byung-Hun

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Director Lee Jae-Gyu, LBH and Han Chae-Young attended the South Korea premiere of their new film The Influence at the Apgujeong CGV on March 2nd in Seoul. The film releases in theatres on March 3rd.

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New still of Sharon Leal (center) from the upcoming movie Why Did I Get Married Too? Full synopsis below.

Four couples reunite for their annual vacation in order to socialize and to spend time analyzing their marriages. Their intimate week in the Bahamas is disrupted by the arrival of an ex-husband determined to win back his recently remarried wife.

Why Did I Get Married Too?, co-starring Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson, Tasha Smith, Jill Scott, Malik Yoba, Keyshia Cole and Monica Arnold, releases in theatres on April 2nd.

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2009 Gawad Urian Winners (photo: mpp)

Arguably the most credible film honor in the Philippines the Gawad Urian awards just released its 2010 list of nominees.

The complete list of 2010 Gawad Urian nominees below.

Best Film
The Arrival
Bakal Boys
Colorum
Engkwentro
Himpapawid
Hospital Boat
Kinatay
Lola
Last Supper No. 3
Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe.

Best Director
John Steffan Ballesteros (Colorum)
Pepe Diokno (Engkwentro)
Ralston Jover (Bakal Boys)
Erik Matti (The Arrival)
Arnel Mardoquio (Hospital Boat)
Brillante Mendoza (Kinatay)
Brillante Mendoza (Lola)
Raymond Red (Himpapawid)
GB Sampedro (Astig)
Veronica Velasco (Last Supper No. 3)
Alvin Yapan (Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe)

Best Actor
Raul Arellano (Himpapawid)
Allen Dizon (Dukot)
Dwight Gaston (The Arrival)
John Lloyd Cruz (In My Life)
Coco Martin (Kinatay)
Joey Paras (Last Supper)
Felix Roco (Engkwentro)
Alfred Vargas (Colorum)
Lou Veloso (Colorum)
Jacky Woo (Walang Hanggang Paalam)

Best Actress
Irma Adlawan (Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe)
Janice de Belen (Last Viewing)
Iza Calzado (Dukot)
Rustica Carpio (Lola)
Eugene Domingo (Kimmy/Dora)
Anita Linda (Lola)
Che Ramos (Mangatyanan)
Rosanna Roces (Wanted Border)
Vilma Santos (In My Life)
Tessie Tomas (Sanglaan)

Best Supporting Actor
John Arcilla (Himpapawid)
Dennis Ascalon (The Arrival)
Soliman Cruz (Himpapawid)
Milton Dionson (The Arrival)
Jose Ma. Javellana (Colorum)
John Regala (Kinatay)
Jake Roxas (Walang Hanggang Paalam)
Ariel Ureta (Kimmy/Dora)

Best Supporting Actress
Gina Alajar (Dukot)
Glaiza de Castro (Astig)
Jea Lyka Cinco (Hospital Boat)
Maria Isabel Lopez (Kinatay)
Gina Pareño (Baseco Bakal Boys)
Marissa Sue Prado (Himpapawid)
Miriam Quiambao (Kimmy/Dora)
Dimples Romana (In My Life)

Best Screenplay
Linda Casimiro (Lola)
Pepe Diokno (Engkwentro)
Christopher Gozum (Anacbanua)
Armando Lao (Biyaheng Lupa)
Armando Lao (Kinatay)
Erik Matti (The Arrival)
Raymond Red (Himpapawid)
Veronica Velasco and Jinky Laurel (Last Supper No. 3)
Alvin Yapan (Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe)

Best Sound
Ditoy Aguila (Himpapawid)
Mark Locsin (Bakal Boys)
Albert Michael Idioma (Kinatay)
Albert Michael Idioma and Addiss Tabong (Lola)
Mark Laccay (Engkwentro)
Andrew Millalos and Mike Idioma, (Last Supper No. 3)

Best Music
Teresa Barrazo (Kinatay)
Dan Gil (Last Supper No. 3)
Lutgardo Labad (Independencia)
Gauss Obenza (Hospital Boat)
Francisbrew Reyes (Dinig Sana Kita)
Francis de Veyra (The Arrival)

Best Editing
John Steffan Ballesteros (Colorum)
Jay Halili (Biyaheng Lupa)
Raymond Red, Dave Hukom and Jay Halili (Himpapawid)
Kats Serraon (Kinatay)
Kats Serraon (Lola)
Orlean Tan, Ralph Crisostomo and Miko Araneta (Engkwentro)
Borgy Torre and Ronald Banawa (The Arrival)
Veronica Velasco and Pablo Biglang-awa Jr. (Last Supper No. 3).

Best Production Design
Bryan Bajado (Hospital Boat)
Deans Habal (Bakal Boys)
Brillante Mendoza (Kinatay)
Brillante Mendoza (Lola)
Danny Red (Himpapawid)
Digo Ricio (Independencia)
Mic Tatad and Giselle Andres (Last Supper No. 3)

Best Cinematography
Dax Canedo (Hospital Boat)
Ruben Dela Cruz (Bakal Boys)
Neil Daza (Engkwentro)
Odyssey Flores (Kinatay)
Odyssey Flores (Lola)
Sol Garcia (Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe)
Joni Guttierez (Anacbanua)
Jeanne Lapoirie (Independencia)
Raymond Red (Himpapawid)

Natatanging Gawad Urian
Armida Siguion-Reyna

The 33rd awards ceremony takes place at the UP Cine Adarna on April 29th.

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