Lata Mangeshkar Birthday Special: Rare pictures

Lata Mangeshkar, (born on September 28, 1929) who celebrates her 80th birthday today, is one of the best-known playback singers in the Bollywood Hindi film industry. Noted lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar once said that "Lata Mangeshkar is today an adjective by herself. Lata is indescribable. Her name itself is an epithet suggesting perfection and a lifetime of music". Here are some rare pictures of Lata Mangeshkar.











Lata Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has sung in over a thousand Bollywood movies and has sung songs in over twenty regional Indian languages, but primarily in Hindi. She is the elder sister of the equally accomplished singer Asha Bhosle and brother Hridayanath Mangeshkar and sisters Usha Mangeshkar and Meena Mangeshkar. Lata is the second vocalist ever to have received the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.











Mangeshkar was featured in the Guiness Book of World Records from 1974 to 1991 for having made the most recordings in the world. It is believed that she had recorded not less than 25,000 solo, duet, and chorus-backed songs in 20 Indian languages between 1948 to 1974 (30,000 songs between 1948 and 1987, according to the 1987 edition).











Lata Mangeshkar has won several awards and honors, including Padma Bhushan (1969), Padma Vibhushan (1999), Dada Saheb Phalke Award (1989), NTR National Award (1999), Bharat Ratna (2001), three National Film Awards, and 12 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards.

She has also won four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards. In 1969, she made the unusual gesture of giving up the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award, in order to promote fresh talent. She was later awarded Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993.

In 1984, the State Government of Madhya Pradesh instituted the Lata Mangeshkar Award in honor of Lata Mangeshkar. The State Government of Maharashtra also instituted a Lata Mangeshkar Award in 1992.

Hot babe Meghna Naidu gets engaged

Bollywood actress Meghna Naidu got engaged to her longtime boyfriend Gushal Punjabi at a function held in Mumbai. (Click to enlarge images)



Meghna Naidu became famous in the music video 'Kaliyon Ka Chaman'. Meghna Naidu made her Bollywood debut in the film 'Hawas'. Meghna Naidu has also acted in South films such as 'Vaitheeswaran', 'Pandhayam' and 'Jambhavan'.



Her upcoming new Hindi films are 'Ishq Deewana' and 'Rivaaz'.

Diya Mirza - Hot in Verve magazine October 2009

Former Miss India and Bollywood actress, Diya Mirza features in Verve India magazine's latest October 2009 issue. Diya Mirza has given a detailed interview in Verve magazine on love, marriage and her honeymoon plans.





Diya Mirza made her Bollywood debut in the film 'Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein' opposite Madhavan. She has also acted in movies such as Tumsa Nahin Dekha, Deewaanapan, Parineeta, Dus and Fight Club.







Diya Mirza's next movie up for release is 'Acid Factory'.

Mallika Sherawat on Bollywood Film-Fare Canada Oct-Nov 2009 cover

Mallika Sherawat is on the cover of the Diwali Special issue of Bollywood Film-Fare Canada magazine's October-November 2009 issue. (Click to see larger image)



Mallika Sherawat's real name is Reema Lamba and she is from Karnal, Haryana. Mallika Sherawat first came into the spotlight with her movie 'Khwahish' which had 17 kisses. Her movie 'Murder' became one of the biggest hits of year 2004.

Samsung Galaxy i7500 mobile phone launched in India

Samsung has launched its Android-based smart phone the Samsung Galaxy i7500 in India with Tata DOCOMO, the GSM arm of Tata Teleservices.



Samsung Galaxy i7500 has features such as a 3.2” AMOLED full touch-screen, a 5-megapixel camera, 3G with 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, internal memory 8 GB expandable up to 32 GB, a 1500mAh battery and is only 11.9 mm thick.

Samsung Galaxy i7500 users can access Google Mobile Services suite which includes Google Maps, Google Search, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Calendar as well as Android Market.



The Samsung Galaxy i7500 also has a GPS integrator, which enables the user to use Google Maps features such as My Location, Google Latitude, local search as well as detailed routes descriptions.



The Samsung Galaxy i7500 has been launched with an exclusive offer of 500 MB free download per month, for a period of six months.

Samsung Galaxy is available at a price of Rs 28,990.

Nicole Scherzinger bikini pictures

Nicole Scherzinger is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and an actress and is also the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls. (Click to enlarge images)



Scherzinger has made minor appearances as an actress. She appeared in the TV comedy, Half & Half, My Wife and Kids and the 2003 film 'Love Don't Cost A Thing'. She has also appeared in a Nike shoe commercial with basketball player LeBron James.



Scherzinger is currently dating Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton.

Trisha South actress in mini skirt

Trisha is a leading, award-winning actress in both Tamil and Telugu film industries. She rose to fame in the Tamil film industry with her roles in movies, 'Saamy' and 'Ghilli' and in the Telugu film industry with her movie, 'Varsham'. (Click to see larger images)



Trisha first made her debut in films with a small cameo in the film 'Jodi'.



However, her first lead role in a movie was in Priyadarshan's 'Leysa Leysa'.



Trisha is the brand ambassador of Fanta, Scooty Pep+, and she endorses Perk chocolate. She is also the brand ambassador for Fiama Di Wills.