Shahid Kapoor gives up smoking

Handsome hunk Shahid Kapoor who was a teetotaler and non-smoker, had taken up heavy smoking in order to come out of the depression caused by his break up with sexy Kareena Kapoor. Gosh! Shahid you must have realized by now that Kareena doesn’t deserve your love, so why to get into depression. Just dump that girl out of your mind!!!

A close friend of Shahid revealed, “Shahid was a complete teetotaler, but he started smoking on the sets of Kismet Connection in Canada after his break-up with Kareena. He was often stressed out and we didn’t realize what was wrong with him. Suddenly, we saw him smoking heavily during the shoots. We thought it was work-related stress, but we were worried when we saw that he had become a chain smoker.”

Friends bugged him alot and advised him against becoming a chain smoker as it would ruin his health, and thankfully Shahid has realized his folly. As said by the close source, “Shahid realized that a lot had changed in his personal and professional life. Kareena has moved on and so has he. He has accepted things and is happier after Jab We Met was hugely appreciated. He doesn’t need cigarettes anymore!”

Shahid’s personal trainer and close friend Abbas Ali also confirmed the news, “Shahid is training very hard these days. But a few days back there was something amiss; he was not achieving the desired results. When he asked me what was wrong, I told him that his smoking was causing him much harm. Thank goodness, he kicked off the habit and has stuck to it.”

Shahid had taken up smoking on the sets of Kismet Connection and now has given up the habit prior to its release.

Yeh hui na kismat ki baat!

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Singer Michael Jackson dies on 26th june 2009

Los Angeles, June 26 (IANS) Pop star Michael Jackson has died in Los Angeles, aged 50, BBC reported.

Paramedics were called to the singer's home around midday local time Thursday after he stopped breathing and suffered a suspected cardiac arrest.

He was rushed by ambulance to a local medical centre, but his death was announced shortly afterwards.

The star, who had a history of health problems, had been due to begin a series of comeback concerts in Britain July 13.

Concerns were raised last month when four of the concerts were postponed, but organisers insisted the dates had been moved due to the complexity of staging the show.

A spokeswoman for The Outside Organisation, which was organising the publicity for the shows, said she had no comment at this time.

Uri Gellar, a close friend of the star, told BBC News: "I'm devastated - it's very, very sad.

"I'm still trying to hold on to the glimmer that it's not true. It's too surreal for me to absorb that Michael is no longer with us."

DJ Paul Gambaccini added: "There's no doubt (his) records will be listened to for decades to come.

"There will be millions of people in the world who will have extreme emotional reactions."

US media reports said paramedics were called to the singer's house in Bel Air at midday.

They performed CPR on Jackson and rushed him to the UCLA medical centre.

Crowds have begun to gather outside the facility, whose emergency centre has been roped off by police.

Jackson began his career as a child in family group The Jackson 5.

He then went on to achieve global fame as a solo artist with smash hits such as "Billie Jean" and "Bad".

"Thriller", released in 1982, is the biggest-selling album of all time, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

But the singer had been dogged by controversy and money trouble in recent years, becoming a virtual recluse.

He was arrested in 2003 on charges of molesting a 14-year-old boy, but was found not guilty following a five-month trial.

The star has three children, Michael Joseph Jackson Jr, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince Michael Jackson II.

He is survived by his mother, Katherine, father, Joseph and eight siblings - including Janet, Randy, Jermaine and La Toya Jackson.

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Top New York pathologist to perform autopsy on David Carradine

A top New York forensic expert is to perform an autopsy on the late KILL BILL actor David Carradine, according to reports. The New York Daily News says that pathologist Michael Baden is on his way to California to perform a private autopsy on the body Carradine, who was found hanging in a wardrobe in a Thai hotel last week.

"Baden is one of the most experienced forensic pathologists in the world. If there's something suspicious, he'll find it," said his friend Dr. Lawrence Kobilinsky, chairman of the Department of Forensic Sciences at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Baden, the former Chief Medical Examiner of New York City, confirmed to radaronline.com that he will be examining the body of the "Kung Fu" star.

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Aishwarya, Shah Rukh ‘Actors of the Decade’

Superstars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan were declared ‘Actors of the Decade’ at the IIFA awards at Macau on Saturday night.

Aishwarya won two honorary awards for her work in Indian and international cinema, while Shah Rukh was honoured for his work in Bollywood.

The 35-year-old actress, who also performed on stage at the function, received both trophies, while Shah Rukh missed the ceremony because he is shooting for his upcoming film ‘My Name is Khan.’

The 43-year-old actor, who began his career on the small screen, beat Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Abhishek Bachchan to the title.

Aishwarya won the ‘Golden Decade’ award for her memorable performances in the past 10 years, beating off competition from Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra.

While Aishwarya shot to global recognition with international projects like ‘Pink Panther’ and ‘Provoked,’ Khan too has a global following as the ‘Badshah of Bollywood.’

The former Miss World won the ‘Outstanding Achievement by Indian in International Cinema’ award, which was bagged last year by musician A.R. Rahman, who won the ‘Golden Decade of Music’ award for his contribution to Indian films.

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The victim in love with Shiney!

A new twist in Shiney’s alleged rape case. The victim expressed her feelings for Shiney to one of the actor’s other maid servant, Sangeeta. According to Sangeeta, the victim was in love with Shiney Ahuja and added that the boyfriend of the victim had left her and went to his village and got married and now she felt for Shiney. Sangeeta’s speaking in favor of Shiney has added some strength to the case. The other maid said that she knows Shiney for a long time and strongly believes that he cannot do such a nasty act.

However, Shiney Ahuja has been sent to judicial custody till July 2. His wife Anupam Ahuja who is leaving no stone unturned to rescue her husband went to meet him in jail on Thursday and said that both looked at each other with love and it was a wonderful feeling. She added that they really love each other and waiting for him to come home.

Shiney was arrested on Sunday evening for allegedly raping her maid servant and during interrogation at the police station; he confessed that he had consensual sex with the maid.

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