Thursday 23 February 2012

Bollywood's heavenly bodies



A look at 10 actors who transformed their bodies for specific roles
Three years ago, Bollywood went crazy when Kareena Kapoor emerged from the water wearing a green bikini and looking almost anorexic. Size-zero had invaded the tinsel town and every heroine worth her body toed the line. Not to be left behind, their male counterparts rushed to the nearest gym after Aamir Khan flaunted his eight packs in 'Gajini'.  With their whittling waistlines and iron-pumped chests, here's a look at actors who changed their body and the industry's image.

Aamir Khan in 'Gajini': It took 13 months and a daily regimen of four hours to get the most talked about eight-packs. Aamir's 'Gajini' body was fueled mostly with 16 egg whites through  the day and atleast 1000 abdomen crunches everyday. So eight packs, anyone?
Kareena Kapoor in 'Tashan': When she danced to 'Chaliya', Kareena took the whole nation by storm. Some called her 'Size zero', some labeled her as 'anorexic' but there was no denying that the Kapoor girl was looking hotter than ever.  Fresh from the break-up with Shahid Kapoor, Kareena hired Payal Gidwani (yoga) and Rujuta Diwekar (diet) and transformed her body completely. In four months, she went from flab to fab.

Priyanka Chopra in 'Dostana':  When your costume consists of shorts, tank tops and tees and the background is Miami Beach, you cannot look dowdy. Priyanka hit the gym with vengeance and the result was quite visible. The actress looked luscious when she donned a golden swimsuit a la Ursula Andress's in 'Dr No'.

Hrithik Roshan in 'Dhoom 2': This comes as no surprise as the actor with drop dead good looks regularly works hard on his body. The super thief looked super hot as he roller-skated on Mumbai streets in the chase sequence. A week before shooting any scene which involves showing off his body, the actor does bench-press and lot of cardio

Vidya Balan in 'Dirty Picture': She showed the whole world that extra layers of fat can also look hot. Burgers, bananas and cream biscuits was her staple diet as she put on 12 kgs to play the role of the southern sex siren. Her efforts paid off and Vidya's bold role as 'Silk' got her all the possible awards in the country for Best Actress.
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John Abraham in 'Dostana': The actor has the most luscious derriere in Bollywood and his peek-a-boo act in the film earned him quite a huge number of female fans. The actor has now gone the JLo way and has insured his asset against 'any possible risk to his famous body part'. We too pray for its well-being!


Shahrukh Khan in 'Om Shanti Om': At the age of 45, the king Khan surprised his fans and critics as he danced in his six-pack body to 'Dard-e-Disco'. To achieve the look, Shah Rukh did 100 push-ups and 60 pull-ups and a lot of endurance training, weight lifting, cardiovascular exercises. True, age is just a number!

Arjun Ramphal in 'Ra One': Arjun Ramphal's workout was a relentless iron-pumping affair. Free-hand training and cardio coupled with altitude training enhanced his metabolism. The gruelling schedule was followed by 20 minutes of treadmill and 10 minutes of cooling down. Apart from that, Arjun took up Tabata, a very high intensity Japanese workout regimen.
Sanjay Dutt in 'Agneepath': Sanjay Dutt's evil look as Kancha Cheena was the result of working out twice a day. The actor had happily settled to maritial bliss and had been having weighty issues for quite some time now. But his 'good friend' Salman Khan came to his rescue. While shooting for a cameo in 'Ready', Sanjay was given an exercise chart and a diet plan by the 'Dabangg' star. Whatever the plan was, the results are here to see.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Bipasha Basu in 'Dhoom 2':The two ladies of this film wowed the audience with their prefectly toned up bodies. Ash's trainer Deepika put her on a combination of dance routine and a daily session of yoga and meditation. The training worked and the star lost around 10 kgs. As for Bipasha, rumour has it that before shooting the bikini scene for the film, the actress worked out thrice a day and survived only on oranges. While this couldn't be confirmed, the actor definitely looked like milion bucks in the film.

Stars behind bars

Saif Ali Khan
The Agent Vinod star got into a scuffle with a person called Iqbal Sharma on Tuesday. The incident took place at a five star hotel in Mumbai, where Saif was having dinner with Kareena Kapoor and some other friends. Reportedly, Sharma complained that Saif and his friends were too loud, soon the scene got ugly and apparently the suave Khan punched Iqbal's face. A case has been registered against the 41-year-old starshineydne.jpg-303-12980
Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja was sentenced to seven years in prison for raping his maid in a case that shocked the world's largest film industry. He was arrested on charges of rape, criminal intimidation and wrongful confinement of his maid, who is now 20 years old
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Sanjay Dutt got arrested under TADA Act in 1993 for illegal possession of arms. He had to spent more than a year in jail after finding guilty. A file photo shows policemen escort the actor as he comes out of TADA court in Mumbai
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Bollywood's 'bad boy' Salman Khan was sentenced to five-years in prison for poaching an endangered gazelle. He was set free on the payment of a personal bond of 200,000 rupees and two bail bonds of 100,000 rupees
Fardeen Khan
Fardeen Khan was arrested in 2001 for buying cocaine from a drug dealer in Mumbai. The actor then claimed he had consumed less than a gram
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Bollywood starlet and a companion of gangster Abu Salem, Monica Bedi was convicted in a fake passport case. Later she was aquitted for lack of evidence
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Bollywood heartthrob John Abraham too got 15 days' jail for rash driving that resulted in an accident injuring two men when his motorcycle hit a cyclist in April, 2006
Farhan Azmi
Hotelier Farhan Azmi, Ayesha Takia's husband was detained by the Dubai police in 2003 on alleged drug charges, and was later released
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Bollywood film mogul Bharat Shah (L) smiles, 01 October 2003, while leaving court with his lawyer Shrikant Shivade. Shah was sentenced to a year in jail for withholding information about the criminal underworld, but he was set to walk free having served 14 months awaiting tria

World's top 10 MBA (Finance) schools

Wharton-School-of-the-University-of-Pennsylvania
Wharton tops the list of the best B-schools for finance. It is the world's first collegiate business school, established in 1881. Wharton continues to push the boundaries of innovation, generating the knowledge that transforms global business and advances society. (Note: All rankings as per latest 'QS Global 200 Business School Report 2012'
University-of-Chicago-Booth
University of Chicago Booth is a close second.Chicago Booth faculty, known as the best in business education, are free to develop innovative ways of teaching and presenting material, as well as to introduce new courses based on cutting-edge research or changing demands from the business community. Their achievements include redefining the science of the stock market, originating the study of modern finance, and proposing database marketing
London-Business-School
London Business School is ranked third. The unique and specialist Masters in Finance is practical and career oriented, and provides a thorough training in the principles and practice of finance
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New York University Stern ranked fourth is widely recognized as one of the premier departments of finance in the worldHarvard-Business-School
Harvard Business School ranked fifth examines the role of finance in supporting the functional areas of a firm, and fosters an understanding of how financial decisions themselves can create value
Columbia-Business-School
Columbia Business School ranks among the best in the United States and around the world and has become one of the leading business schools. Columbia Business School’s proximity to an extraordinary concentration of business leaders means that our students hear from CEOs and business innovators almost daily, both in and out of the classroom
INSEAD
INSEAD is a unique business school in many ways; everything from the multi-location strategy to the tri-lingual requirement to the 10-month duration and the impressive diversity of students and faculty sets it apart from other top MBA programmes
IE-Business-School
IE is an international institution dedicated to educating business leaders through programs based on our core values of global focus, entrepreneurial spirit and a humanistic approach
Stanford_University
Stanford University at #9 has built an international reputation based on its innovative programs
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At number 10, the Finance Department at the Kellogg School is one of the leaders in research in financial economics. Current theoretical and empirical research in the finance department spans the areas of asset pricing, corporate finance, financial institutions, international finance, market microstructure, regulation and related economic theory and econometrics. Click on Next to see some of the world's other top ranking B-Schools
Indian-Institute-of-Management-Ahmedabad
IIMA has evolved from being India's premier management institute to a notable international school of management in just four decades. Rated as India’s best and Asia’s foremost Business School, IIMA continues to be ranked as one of the finest institutions in the world; having an academic rigour that matches the top league
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IIM Bangalore at #15 has always been a hub of innovative activity and is continuously on the lookout for opportunities to collaborate with the industry as well as other academic institutions the world over
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IIM Calcutta carries a unique and distinctive identity among top Asian business schools owing to its strong emphasis on combining academic rigor and relevance, and maintaining plurality and diversity in form, content and methodology
MIT-Sloan-School-of-Management
MIT Sloan’s customized curricula educate students more precisely at every stage of their careers. The Master of Finance Program combines tradition and innovation and theory and practice to prepare thought leaders for careers in finance
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S.P.Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) grew rapidly in eminence from one of the top three B-schools in Mumbai in 1981 to one of the top ten B-schools in India by 1994-1995. Today SPJIMR also figures in top ten B-schools in South Asia
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The Indian School of Business evolved from the need for a world class business school in Asia. it has been ranked No 20 in the Global Top MBA rankings 2012, Financial Times, London



Quirky Oscar moments

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Adrien Brody, the youngest performer ever to win the Best Actor award planted a passionate kiss on Halle Berry's lips after she presented him with the trophy. Adrien then remarked to Berry, "Bet you didn't know that was in the gift bag
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In his Academy Award acceptance speech for his performance in 'Philadelphia', Tom Hanks thanked his gay drama teacher Rawley Farnsworth for being one of his inspiration for portraying the challenging role of a homosexual man. He thereby 'outed' him by publically .This incident inspired Frank Oz to make a movie 'In and Out' starring Matt Dillion and Kevin Kline
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Who could forget Roberto Benigni's acrobatics at the 1998 Oscars? Benigni made his way to the stage by climbing on the back of chairs to accept his Best Actor award
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Angelina Jolie, who won the Best Supporting Actress award for 'Girl, Interrupted', said: "I'm in shock. And I'm so in love with my brother right now, he just held me and said he loved me."
Jolie's speech raised many eyebrows and she proved it to the world that she is a 'girl interrupted' in actual life too
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When Nicole Kidman lost to Halle Berry the Best Actress trophy, Chris Rock made fun of Nicole Kidman's 100 watt smile. He said, "The only acting you ever see at the Oscars is when people act like they're not mad they lost. Nicole Kidman was smiling so wide, she should have won an EMMY at the Oscars for her great performance. I was like, if you'd done that in the movie, you'd have won an Oscar, girl
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When Julia Roberts won the Best Actress Award, she took total control of the stage by telling the orchestra conductor Tom Conti to sit down and let her finish her long emotional speech
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Jack Palance dropped to the floor and performed one-handed push-ups to demonstrate his strength even at age 73, while accepting the Best Supporting Actor Award for City Slickers
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When Cuba Gooding Jr. won the Best Supporting Actor award for 'Jerry Maguire' in 1997, he was jumping on the stage like an excited kid shouting: "I love you! Tom Cruise! I love you, brother! I love you, man!...Everybody, I love you. I love you all," , before sealing his speech with a loud 'Hallelujah
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After winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for 'The Aviator', Blanchett said: " Thank you to Martin Scorsese - I hope my son will marry your daughter

Carnival dazzles Rio de Janeiro

Drum queen Patricia Nery of the Renascer de Jacarepagua samba school dances on the first night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
Drum queen Patricia Nery of the Renascer de Jacarepagua samba school dances on the first night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome February 19, 2012. REUTERS/Ricardo MoraesDrum queen Barbosa of the Unidos da Tijuca samba school dances during the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
Drum queen Gracyanne Barbosa of the Unidos da Tijuca samba school dances on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome February 21, 2012.Drum queen Patricia Nery of the Renascer de Jacarepagua samba school dances on the first night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
Drum queen Patricia Nery of the Renascer de Jacarepagua samba school dances on the first night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
A reveller parades for the Camisa Verde e Branco Samba School during a carnival at the Anhembi Sambadrome in Sao Paulo
A reveller parades for the Camisa Verde e Branco Samba School during a carnival at the Anhembi Sambadrome in Sao Paulo February 17, 2012
A reveller from the Mocidade samba school parades on the first night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
A reveller from the Mocidade samba school parades on the first night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome February 20, 2012
Revellers from the Beija-Flor samba school parade on the first night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
Revellers from the Beija-Flor samba school parade on the first night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome February 20, 2012
Drum queen Bruna Almeida of the Sao Clemente samba school takes part in a parade on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
Drum queen Bruna Almeida of the Sao Clemente samba school takes part in a parade on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, February 20, 2012
A reveller from the Uniao da Ilha samba school takes part in the parade on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
A reveller from the Uniao da Ilha samba school takes part in the parade on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, February 20
A reveller from the Sao Clemente samba school takes part in the parade on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
A reveller from the Sao Clemente samba school takes part in the parade on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, February 20, 2012. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Drum queen Viviane Araujo of the Salgueiro samba school takes part in the parade on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
Drum queen Viviane Araujo of the Salgueiro samba school takes part in the parade on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, February 20, 2012. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
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A reveller from the Salgueiro samba schooll takes part in a parade on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, February 20, 2012. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
A reveller from the Salgueiro samba school takes part in a parade on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
A reveller from the Salgueiro samba school takes part in a parade on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, February 20, 2012. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
Revellers from the Mangueira samba school take part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome,
Revellers from the Mangueira samba school take part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, February 21
 Drum queen Renata Santos of the Mangueira samba school dances on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome,
Drum queen Renata Santos of the Mangueira samba school dances on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
 A reveller from the Mangueira samba school takes part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
A reveller from the Mangueira samba school takes part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, February 21,
A reveller from the Unidos da Tijuca samba school takes part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
A reveller from the Unidos da Tijuca samba school takes part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, February 21
A reveller from the Grande Rio samba school participates in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
A reveller from the Grande Rio samba school participates in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome February 21
A reveller from the Grande Rio samba school takes part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
A reveller from the Grande Rio samba school takes part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome February 21, 2012
A reveller from the Grande Rio samba school participates in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
A reveller from the Grande Rio samba school participates in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome February 21, 2012. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
A reveller from the Grande Rio samba school takes part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
A reveller from the Grande Rio samba school takes part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome February 21, 2012
A reveller from the Grande Rio samba school takes part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
A reveller from the Grande Rio samba school takes part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome February 21, 2012. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
A reveller from the Grande Rio samba school takes part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
A reveller from the Grande Rio samba school takes part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome February 21, 2012. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
Revellers from the Grande Rio samba school take part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
Revellers from the Grande Rio samba school take part in the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome February 21, 2012. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
A reveller prepares for the start of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome
A reveller prepares for the start of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, February 19, 2012. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
A reveller from the Sao Clemente samba school takes part in the parade on the second night of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome