Akshay flies to Mumbai to celebrate his birthday

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who turned 42 Wednesday, completed his shooting in Italy before schedule to be with his family here on his birthday."Akshay wanted to ring in his birthday with his family. He doesn`t want to miss this at any cost," said a source close to the actor who was shooting in Italy for Sajid Khan`s ‘House Full’.

"Akshay was missing them very much while shooting in Italy. Sajid understood Akshay`s feelings and saw to it that the shooting gets wrapped up in advance so that Akshay can fly down to Mumbai and celebrate his birthday with his family," the source added.

Meanwhile, his wife Twinkle has planned a quiet party for family and close friends.

While the past two years have been extremely lucky for Akshay, in 2009 he had to face setbacks in ‘Chandni Chowk To China’ and ‘8X10 Tasveer’ -- both the films were rejected by audiences. But he managed to strike back with ‘Kambakkht Ishq’.

His forthcoming films include Anthony D`Souza`s ‘Blue’, Priyadarshan`s ‘De Dana Dan’ and Vipul Shah`s ‘Action Replay’.

Simon Cowell planning lavish USD 250k party for 50th b’day

Celebrity judge Simon Cowell is planning an extravagant birthday bash for himself when he turns 50 next month.

Cowell is all set to shell out 250,000 pounds for a glamorous party to celebrate his birthday on October 7, say reports.

It is believed 400 celebrity friends of Cowell will descend at Hertfordshire`s Wrotham Park to join the celebrations.

Contactmusic quoted a source as telling the Daily Mirror: "Simon`s been planning this party for months and the guest list is phenomenal - a `Who`s Who` of the celebrity world.

"It`s going to be the highlight of the showbiz calendar. Simon`s not a massive party person, so when he says he`s going to do something, he does it in style."

Stars expected to attend the party include music maestro Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish, actor Kevin Spacey, actress Denise Richards, supermodel Kate Moss, Aussie pop princess Kylie Minogue, his co-judges from talent shows and most of his recording artists.

The insider added: "All his recording artists have been invited. And all the judges on his shows from both sides of the Atlantic.

"He`s always incredibly composed but he`ll definitely be toasting his birthday properly. There will be champagne on tap, plus a three-course banquet.

"But he can`t get up to too much, as his mother Julie is the guest of honour."

I took to drugs because of my dad: Kelly Osbourne

Singer Kelly Osbourne, daughter of rocker Ozzy Osbourne, revealed that after seeing her father surviving in spite of drugs and alcohol addiction, she also decided to indulge.

"I think, to be honest with you, the way that I looked at it when I was really young was `well, Dad`s still alive...I can do it too` and when I look at it now, I think `my god, why did I put myself through that?`....why didn`t I just ask for help? why didn`t I just be honest with how miserable I really was?"

"But I was afraid to because when you`re 17 and the entire world is looking at you and your mum`s got cancer and my dad`s in hospital on life support, I didn`t know how to cope and didn`t know what I was doing. I did turn to drugs and it wasn`t the smartest thing at all because it destroyed my life," mirror.co.uk quoted Kelly as saying.

Kelly was speaking on a talk show to promote her new book `Fierce`. She said that it wasn`t a traditional autobiography.

"It`s not an autobiography but it has autobiographical qualities because I couldn`t tell people not to do something or to do something if I can`t say why I know not to do it. It would be really hypocritical if I did that so I made such an effort to be just as honest as I possibly could.

"It`s called `Fierce` because it`s targeted at young women and fierce can mean so many different things, it can mean something is great, something is bad, it can be scary, it can be fantastic and it sums it all up."

Clooney introduces new girlfriend Elizabeth Canalis

Oscar winning actor George Clooney has introduced his new girlfriend Elizabeth Canalis to his friends at the Venice Film Festival.A website reports that the 30-year old Canalis is Italian and a TV presenter. The two have been dating for two months now and they both seem to be in love as they walked the red carpet. Canalis wore a strapless teal floor-length gown and black peep-toe heels.

Clooney escorted her to the top of the stairs and came back to greet and sign autographs for fans and also pose for photographs. Clooney is at the festival to promote his new film "Ewan McGregor".

Rihanna, Brown plan romantic getaway

After reports suggesting that R&B superstars, Rihanna and Chris Brown have rekindled their romance, the grapevine now suggests that the pair are planning
a romantic holiday together.

Brown is currently banned from seeing Rihanna for five years by a court order after he was found guilty of assaulting the `Umbrella hitmaker`, so they have decided to jet off to
Acapulco, Mexico, as the ruling cannot be enforced outside US, Star magazine reported.

"They spoke to their lawyers to see what was allowed, and are now planning two weeks in Mexico. They want to spend some quality time together and know they have a lot to
reconcile before they can make their relationship public again," a source told the magazine.

Brown, who had already apologised for the incident through a video posted on YouTube, views this getaway as a second chance and he`s determined to make up for it, friends
revealed.

"What happened was a shock to both of them and completely out of character for Chris. There was nothing they could do but split up. But they`ve kept in touch and met up in
secret as they missed each other. They`ve never, ever stopped loving each other," a source close to the couple said.

I`m a pathetic dancer, says Rajeev Khandelwal

He is a good actor and a good TV host, but Rajeev Khandelwal calls himself a "pathetic dancer". Despite that, he has finally managed to dance for a song in his next film "Peter Gaya Kaam Se"."`Peter Gaya Kaam Se` is more like a commercial film with music by Sajid-Wajid; so, yes, there`s a little bit of dancing. There`s one song that I have done. I`m a pathetic dancer, but I have still managed," Rajeev told reporters.

The actor, who is currently hosting STAR Plus` controversial reality show "Sach Ka Saamna", will be seen in a completely new look in the movie being produced by UTV Spotboy.

"You`ve never seen me in that kind of look before. In terms of my look, my diction (authentic Konkani accent) and my character, everything is different.

"From that man caught in circumstances and no choice in `Aamir`, I will be now seen as a man who is living a carefree life and wants to go and explore better opportunities abroad," he said.

Aishwarya overtakes Katrina in the most risky celebrity poll

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has defeated ‘sexiest’ Katrina Kaif in the most dangerous Indian celebrity in cyberspace search item poll. The ‘Bachchan-bahu’ may not have as much visibility these days as her ex Salman’s girlfriend, but her popularity is intact in the virtual world of cyberspace.

For the second time, McAfee researched India`s celebrities from the world of cinema, cricket and politics and came out with sensational revelations. Cricketer Yuvraj Singh has topped the poll overall and south Indian actresses have an edge over Bollywood hotties. Cricketers have given a tough competition to hunks of our filmdom.

It is revealed that fans searching for Yuvraj Singh downloads or Yuvaraj Singh wallpapers, Yuvraj Singh photos, Aishwarya Rai wallpapers, Aishwarya Rai screen savers and Aishwarya Rai videos are most likely to land at a Website that`s tested positive for online threats, such as spyware, adware, spam, phishing, viruses and other malware.

MS Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh rank third and sixth in the list while Kollywood is quickly picking up pace in the world of most dangerous clicks.

``Cricket and Bollywood are two subjects about which every Indian is passionate about. It is no surprise that cybercriminals capitalize on celebrities from the world of sports and cinema to lure innocent fans to encourage the download of malicious software in disguise,`` said Kartik Shahani, Regional Director - India, McAfee, Inc.

``Its very common for malware authors to take advantage of current hot topics luring consumers to malicious websites they created. Users need to be cautious and should keep their antivirus/ security software updated with the latest versions,`` Shahani said while talking to a news daily.

Here is the top 10 list of most dangerous celebrities:

Yuvraj Singh - Cricketer
Aishwarya Rai - Actress
MS Dhoni - Cricketer
Namitha - South Indian Actress
Shriya Saran – South Indian Actress
Harbhajan Singh - Cricketer
Sania Mirza – Tennis Player
Asin – Actress
Bipasha Basu - Actress
Shahid Kapoor – Actor