Saturday, August 27, 2005

Kollywood to Hollywood


Ais, originally uploaded by Jeevan_.

Story of Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai was born on 1st Nov 1973 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. She was younger of the two siblings, her brother being 3 yrs elder. When she was about 4 years old her family moved to Bombay permanently.

The celestial beauty Aishwarya, won Miss World Title at Sun City in 1994 and has since then become the hottest property of Bollywood. Her stupendous success as Miss World was followed by an equally matchless accomplishments in the film world. Aishwarya, who came into Bollywood by default, as she was flooded with offers after being crowned in Sun City, has now become the undisputed monarch of the tinsel territory. Buoyed by her success she is now looking westwards. Soon she will be appearing in ‘Bride and Prejudice’ a re-working of the Jane Austin classic opposite actor Martin Henderson (The Ring), directed by Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham). How this movie fares at the box office remains to be seen but it has definitely given a fillip to her career as she has got many offers from the Hollywood.

She did her matriculation from Arya Vidya Mandir and later joined Jai Hind College. She did her twelfth standard from Ruparel College.
Aishwarya had initially wanted to become an architect. She was into studying contours of buildings at the Rachna College, when destiny willed otherwise and she landed in South Africa, for the Miss World contest where the contours of body mattered more.
After her crowning as the most beautiful woman on the planet, she has soared height after height. Films came as a natural choice for this model turned actress and she has done over a score of Hindi Films till date quite a number of them being blockbusters.
The most famous one being Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s musical melodrama Devdas.
Devdas became the first Hindi Commercial Film to be screened at Cannes Film festival. This year incidentally she earned the distinction of being the first Indian Actress on the jury of the same festival.

In 2003 Aishwarya became the first Indian actor to be a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival. Ash is also the latest member of the elite L'Oreal Dream Team, joining beauties Catherine Deneuve & Andie MacDowell as their international ambassador. She graced the covers of India Today and the prestigious TIME Magazine. Ash was listed on Rolling Stone Magazine's annual "Hot List".

Her first film was Mani Ratnam’s Iruvar (Tamil), in which she played a rather diminutive role but she could captivate the audience by her dance performance and in depth acting. With duds like ‘Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya’ and ‘Jeans’ (Tamil), when everybody had almost written her off till she bounced back with a stunning performance in ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’. ‘Taal’ set her on equal footing with the reigning Goddess Madhuri Dixit.

Beautiful blue eyes to an Eye Bank and endorsing it on national television, Ash was once again showered by publicity for her philanthropic gesture. Since her entrance into the Indian film industry in 1995, she has been signed by best directors, in films with lavish budgets, opposite leading stars and is today the superstar of the Indian film industry. Aishwarya Rai - an original, is treading very well in her transition from beauty queen to screen queen while moving into further limelight.

For 2004, Ash is set to star in "Chaos" opposite Meryl Streep for French Director Coline Serreau, "Singularity" opposite Brendan Fraser for director Roland Joffe and "I Know a Place" for Director/Writer Barton Randall and will end the year with "Mistress of Spices" once again with Director Gurinder Chadha.

Recently Aishwarya Rai has been invited to kick-start a campaign of immunization against polio in Pakistan. He is the first Indian Actress to kick-start a campaign in Pakistan. Best of Luck Ash.

Friday, August 26, 2005

Wind of Cricket Sehwag


Sehwag
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Virender Sehwag is an Indian cricketer (batsman) and member of the Indian national cricket team since 1998 (one-dayers) and 2001 (Tests). He was giving the vice-captaincy of the Indian team on July 18, 2005.
He born on October 20, 1978, in Delhi. He is a right-handed batsman.
He is often compared to Sachin Tendulkar in his early days due to the similar batting style.

He has scored over 3,000 ODI runs at a strike rate of 95.78 runs per 100 balls which makes him one of the fastest batsmen in the world. He has also scored over 5,000 runs in first-class cricket at an average of more than 50 with 18 first class centuries.

In ODI cricket, he is known for his aggressive, dazzling batting style, and does not hesitate to play unorthodox shots. He is at his element in the first 15 overs of the one-day game, dispatching the ball to the fence with ease and panache. It has been noted that his technique is very similar to Sachin Tendulkar, with whom he forms a most dangerous and equally entertaining opening pair. Sehwag is also a useful spin bowler.

Sehwag has adapted to both the forms of the game. In the longer version of the game, he plays to ensure that he does not lose his wicket quickly although he scores at a rapid rate.
On March 29, 2004 he became the first ever Indian batsman and only the 4th Asian batsman to score 300 runs in a Test innings, playing against Pakistan at Multan. He scored a total 309 runs in that innings. Interestingly he reached the milestone with a six becoming the only batsman to reach a triple ton with a sixer. He later auctioned the bat with which he made the record, for Rs. 70,000, to aid in relief efforts for the tsunami victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

Sehwag married Arti Alhawat in April, 2004 under heavy security in a media publicized wedding. Sehwag is fondly referred to in the media as the Prince of Najafgarh, Najafgarh being his home locality in Delhi.

Thursday, August 25, 2005

Bold & Beauty Sharapova


Sharapova
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Superstar of Tennis world Sharapova

Maria Sharapova has recently gone to No.1 stage in Women’s Tennis.

Maria Sharapova was born on April 19, 1987 in Nyagan, Russia. Six feet tall, muscular and blonde, Sharapova turned pro in 2001 at the young age of 14. The tennis prodigy and her father had moved from Russia to Florida when she was nine so that Sharapova could study at the tennis academy of Nick Bollettieri. Sharapova steadily worked her way up through the pro ranks, claiming her first WTA victory at the 2003 AIG Japan Open.

In the year 2003 she was voted one of the "coolest girls" in America, Sharapova rapidly rises up the rankings. She makes her grand slam debut in the Australian Open and also qualifies for the French Open. Then, after reaching the semi-finals at Edgbaston, she progresses to the fourth round at Wimbledon, the best-ever performance by a female wild card.
In 2004 Sharapova stunned the tennis world by defeating defending champion Serena Williams in the singles finals at Wimbledon to win the prestigious tournament at age 17.

Sharapova's name is pronounced sha-ra-POH-vuh... She also has been called the Queen of Screams for her habit of grunting loudly while hitting the ball. According to the WTA Tour website, Sharapova Enjoys reading books in the Sherlock Holmes and Pippi Longstocking series.
By winning her second Birmingham title in 2005, Sharapova has a 17-match winning streak on grass (dating back to June 2004)

Maria Sharapova has become the first Russian to be the top-ranked player in women's tennis.

The 18-year-old has replaced American Lindsay Daveport at the top of the WTA rankings, having won three tournaments this year. But many may view her rise to the top as a result of circumstance rather than her form this year, as the current injury to Davenport comes after fellow top players Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin-Hardenne and Serena Williams all had similar problems.

That will matter little to the Siberia-born, US-raised Sharapova, however, who will now receive some comfort after seeing her Wimbledon title taken from her by Venus Williams, who beat her in the semi-final this year.

The 18 year-old hot player is on the World’s eye.

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Youth Week


YWEEK, originally uploaded by Jeevan_.

I have created a Magazine cover “YOUTH WEEK”. I had put my next days Plan, which are going to come on my blog.

From Kollywood to Hollywood: Cover story of Aishwarya Rai on August 27, 2005.

Tennis No.1 Sharapova: Maria Sharapova who has recently reached the No.1 place in Global Women’s Tennis.

Wind of Cricket Sehwag: Details of Sehwag on August 26th 2005.

Indian Snooker Pankaj Advani: Details of Snooker player Pankaj Advani on August 28, 2005.

These Posts will be come on the day I have mentioned here.

Soon I will create my one Magazine cover.

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

World Snooker

World Snooker is the commercial arm of the World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association, the governing body of professional snooker. It is responsible for running and administrating snooker's professional circuit, including prestigious ranking tournaments such as the World Championship, UK Championship and the Grand Prix, as well as invitation events such as the Masters.

As the owner of the sport's commercial rights, World Snooker also negotiates sponsorship for tournaments as well as television contracts. Snooker is one of the most popular sports in the United Kingdom and is played by over 4 million adults. It attracts vast television audiences; the 2005 World Championship final was watched by a peak figure of 7.8 million.

The sport's popularity is also growing rapidly in many countries around the globe. In 2004, World Snooker signed a deal with Eurosport to beam snooker into 51 different territories, with a reach of 95 million homes across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Viewing figures are particularly high in countries such as Germany, Belgium and Holland.

In the Far East, the snooker boom is developing at pace. The China Open staged in Beijing in 2005 was enthusiastically received by Chinese fans. A stagering 110 million people watched live on television as Ding Junhui beat Stephen Hendry in the final to elevate himself to the status of national hero. The WPBSA also deals specifically with the rules and regulations of snooker as well as disciplinary matters.