Hollywood splash in Bollywood country!

Courtesy - TOI


Actors, singers, models, DJs -- 2011 saw a barrage of international celebrities like Tom Cruise, Lady Gaga, Shakira and Paris Hilton making inroads into India, reaffirming the blurring lines between the Hollywood and Bollywood worlds.
Shutterbugs kept clicking throughout the year, as celebrities kept trickling in one after the other, either for business or mere leisure.
The actors footfall started with "X-Men" star Hugh Jackman's visit in March 2011, and Tom Cruise rounded up the year with his "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" co-star Paula Patton in tow, here. Jackman attended the FICCI-FRAMES 2011 and Cruise became one of the first international A-listers to attend his movie premiere in the country.
Among other actors, names like Judi Dench, Rowan Atkinson, Kiefer Sutherland, Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts, Josh Hartnett, Elizabeth Hurley, Heather Graham and Michelle Yeoh, and Patton came cruising down to India for work commitments.
In March, Hartnett came down on a 30-day schedule for "Singularity", which happens to be Indian actress Bipasha Basu's debut Hollywood project. They shot around Bhopal.
" Inception" director Nolan was here in May to shoot at Jodhpur's Mehrangarh Fort for his movie "The Dark Knight Rises".

Kareena Kapoor off to London to spend quality time with beau

It has been a hectic year for Kareena Kapoor as she got two of her movies released this year i.e. Bodyguard and Ra.One and the great news is both were blockbusters as they crossed 100 crore mark at the box-office.

Apart from releases and promotions of these flicks, she has also been busy with her other movies, one with her beau Saif Ali Khan titled Agent Vinod and Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu starring Imran Khan. Even in the coming years she is sure to remain busy as many of her movies are in queue and the top one includes Madhur Bhandarkar’s Heroine.

So, one can guess that the lady badly needs a sigh of relief before starting up with another hectic schedule in 2012. To enjoy their piece of space Saifeena left for their favourite holiday spot - Gstaad - in the Swiss Alps in Switzerland on Sunday night for two weeks.

A source tells us that the couple wanted to spend some quiet time together after a hectic year. They will be in London and then head to Switzerland, where they will spend a few days at the Gstaad Palace hotel, followed by a few days at a private chalet. The pair plans to ski a lot as Saif loves the sport.

Mallika Sherawat burns the cover of world's first 3D magazine WMB

Mallika Sherawat is one such actress in Bollywood who is always the first one for everything, be it in the B-town or even the Hollywood. The actress who came from a small village of Haryana is the sensual siren who will be the first one ever to be seen on a 3D magazine.

Yes, you got it right, this is the first 3D magazine, WMB (World's Most Beautiful) ever and Mallika is the first lady to be seen on the cover page of it.

Mallika will be seen wearing Flanels and Denim shorts. She poses as a siren whose car has broken down in the middle of a desert and she holds a placard "Hollywood or Bust" to get a hitchhike. Wow! It’s surely a glamorous way to carry on her way.

She is indeed very lucky to have been photographed by the celebrity lens-man Nick Saglimbeni, her make-up was done by Gaby Ramos, hairstyling by Gio Campora, and styling by Sarah Ellis.

The shoot was done in the middle of a scorching desert where Mallika was not even allowed to drink water so that her stomach doesn't bulge out.