Sourabhee Debbarma Indian Idol Winner

After four years of its running, popular music reality show Indian Idol finally got its first female winner in the form of Sourabhee Debbarma, who won the grand finale of the fourth season of the TV programme in Mumbai on Sunday night.

Sourabhee, who hails from the Northeast, belted out popular numbers confidently and piped other finalists - Bengali girl Torsha Sarkar and army man Kapil Thapa. She walked away with a Rs 1 crore contract with Sony TV and a car.

The result was based on public voting.

The special attractions of the event were Bollywood stars John Abraham, Katrina Kaif and Neil Nitin Mukesh, who had come to promote their forthcoming film New York.

Others from the Indian film and music industry, including judges Javed Akhtar, Anu Malik, Kailash Kher and Sonali Bendre, too were present to cheer the finalists.

The 22-year-old winner is petite, charismatic and adds glamour to her stage performances with her perfect moves - a plus point she has had since the beginning of the show. However, the girl has had no professional training in music.

She recently met veteran Assamese composer Bhupen Hazarika who told her "my blessings are with you".

Filmfare Award :: WinnerList

Filmstars Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra were adjudged Best Actor and Best Actress for their roles in ‘Jodha Akbar’ and ‘Fashion’ respectively at the 54th Filmfare Awards here.

The award ceremony, held at the Yashraj Studios in suburban Mumbai last night, was hosted by actors Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan. ‘Jodha Akbar’ bagged five awards including Best Film, Best Director (Ashutosh Gowariker) and Best Lyrics (Javed Akhtar).

Fresh from his Oscar-win last week, A R Rahman got the Best Music Director award for ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’ and Best Background Score for ‘Jodha Akbar’.

Critics award for the Best Film was given to ‘Mumbai Meri Jaan’. Asin Thottumkal was adjudged Best Female Debutante for ‘Ghajini’ and the Best Male Debutante award was shared by Farhan Aktar (Rock On) and Imran Khan (Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na).

Sukhwinder Singh received the Best Male Playback Singer award for ‘Haule Haule’ (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi) while Shreya Ghosal got the Best Female Playback Singer award for ‘Teri Ore’ (Singh is Kinng).

Best Supporting Actress Award was given to Kangana Ranaut (Fashion) while Arjun Rampal won the Best Supporting Actor for ‘Rock On’.

Here’s the list of Winners at the 54th Filmfare Awards 2009:

Best Film: Jodha Akbar
Best Director: Ashutosh Gowarikar (Jodha Akbar)
Best Actor: Hritik Roshan - (Jodha Akbar)
Best Actress: Priyanka Chopra - Best Actress (Fashion)
Lifetime Achievement Award: Om Puri & Bhanu Athaiya’
Best Music Director: AR Rahman (Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na)
Best Story: Abhishek Kapoor (Rock On)
Best Supporting Actor: Arjun Rampal (Rock On)
Best Supporting Actress: Kangna Ranaut (Fashion)
Best Playback Singer (Male): Sukhwinder Singh (Haule Haule - Rab Ne Bana De Jodi)
Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal (Singh is Kinng)
Best Debut (Male): Farhan Akhtar (Rock On) & Imraan Khan (Jaane Tu)
Best Debut (Female): Asin (Ghajini)
RD Burman Upcoming Talent: Benny Dayal (Ghajini)
Best Costumes: Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
Best Background Score: AR Rahman (Jodha Akbar)
Best Cinematography: Jason West (Rock On!)
Best Editing: Amit Pawar (Mumbai Meri Jaan)
Best Choreography: Longinus (Jaane Tu)
Best Lyricist: Javed Akhtar (Jashn-e-Bahara, Jodha Akbar)
Best Sound Design: Vinod Subramanyam (Rock On)
Best Visual Effects: John Deitz (Love Story 2050)
Best Action: Peter Heinn (Ghajini)

Bollywood star with their kids special photos

Shushmita with her Daughter Rani..

Amir With Son Junaid

Sri Devi and Boney Kapoor's daughters Jhanavi and Khushi

Saif Ali Khan's son Ibraham Ali Khan

Akshay and Twinkle Khanna's son Aarav

Sharukh Khan's son Aryan

Ajay Devgan and Kajol's daughter Nyssa

Kangana Ranaut in gym doing excersice

Dev Patel to appear on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' for a cause

Dev Patel, the 'Slumdog Millionaire' star, will appear on the quiz show 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' to raise money for street kids.

Thesun.co.uk reports that the 18-year-old Dev will appear on the show along with director Danny Boyle. They will raise money for Britain's children charity - Railway Children.

The 'Slumdog Millionaire' plot revolves around the hero (played by Dev) winning the Indian version of the quiz show.

A spokesperson for the show said: 'We were approached by Railway Children about doing the special and we think it would be fantastic. Danny and Dev would play together, as with all our celebrity specials, but filming depends on their availability.'

A source added: 'Danny and Dev are keen to keep on giving back to the street kids and have been talking to Railway Children about appearing on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' Filming of the special depends on when both are available, as they are in huge demand following their Oscar success. But we hope it will happen later this year. To have Dev back in the Millionaire hot-seat would be brilliant, and would do a lot for the charity.'

Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 American drama film, inspired by the 1921 short story of the same name written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film was directed by David Fincher, written by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord, and stars Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. The film was released in the United States on December 25, 2008.

The film received thirteen Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Pitt, and Best Supporting Actress for Taraji P. Henson. It won three Oscars for Art Direction, Makeup, and Visual Effects, and has tied the record for the most nominated film not to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

PLOT

On the day that Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans, elderly Daisy Williams nee Fuller is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life, the primary unusual aspect of which was his aging backwards, being born an old man who was diagnosed with several aged diseases at birth and thus given little chance of survival, but who does survive and gets younger with time. Abandoned by his biological father, Thomas Button, after Benjamin's biological mother died in childbirth, Benjamin was raised by Queenie, a black woman and caregiver at a seniors home. Daisy's grandmother was a resident at that home, which is where she first met Benjamin. Although separated through the years, Daisy and Benjamin remain in contact throughout their lives, reconnecting in their forties when in age they finally match up. Some of the revelations in Benjamin's diary are difficult for Caroline to read, especially as it relates to the time past this reconnection between Benjamin and Daisy, when Daisy gets older and Benjamin grows younger into his childhood years