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Hope Davis is stepping into the role as Hillary Clinton for the upcoming film 'The Special Relationship .' Davis will replace Julianne Moore who has stepped out of the role due to a scheduling conflict with her television project " The Kids Are All Right ," the Hollywood Reporter writes. Davis, who is currently on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning play " God of Carnage ," will co-star with Dennis Quaid who is set to play former President Bill Clinton in the film. 'The Special Relationship' depicts the political relationship between President Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair during Clinton's presidency in the late 1990's, the trade paper says.

"The Insider" caught up with Queen Latifah Wednesday night in New York where she was a guest on "Late Night With David Letterman" and the star opened up about being a part of Michael Jackson's emotional public memorial. "It was an honor and a privilege," Latifah tells "The Insider" about being a part of the ceremony, and admits she was impressed but not surprised by Michael's kids. "It's a strong family so I'm not surprised that the kids are as strong and as beautiful as they are." During the show, Latifah went on to tell the talk show host about the memorial and how it was touching to see so many people who knew and loved Michael come together to celebrate and honor the King of Pop. "It was beautiful, it was poignant, sad, funny, it just had so many moments," she says. "It was just wonderful to see all the people who really knew him, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, his brothers, daughter, just celebrating

Over the past few weeks I’ve received several hundred emails from Hardware 2.0 readers on the subject of upgrading to Windows 7. The emails have come from a broad cross-section of the PC using market, from home users running a single PC, all the way to decision makers at large corporations. Reading these emails has given me tremendous insight into how people on the ground think about and see Windows 7 (rather than pundits, which, let’s face it, live in a different world …). What’s interesting is that overall, people are very excited about Windows 7. They like what they see. The Windows 7 betas and Release Candidate seems to have spread far and wide and have been installed by both a greater number, and a far more diverse range of people than any other OS beta I’ve come across. Even people who were burned by Vista and went back to XP seem to like what they see. But the message I’m getting is that there’s a big gulf between liking a product, and liking it enough to pay for it. In fact, wh

Brooke Shields has just signed on to a new family comedy -- read on for more details. Shields will star in the family film 'Furry Vengeance,' and she will join Dick Van Dyke and Brendan Fraser in the new project, the Hollywood Reporter writes. 'Furry Vengeance' is the story of a real estate developer (Fraser) who encounters a group of angry raccoons when he tries to build in the Oregon wilderness. Shields will play Fraser's wife in her first film role since she starred in 'Black and White' in 1999, the trade paper says. 'Furry Vengeance' is scheduled to be released next spring

Michael Jackson's dermatologist, Dr. Arnold Klein, opened up on Wednesday in a new interview with Larry King about whether he fathered Jackson's children. On CNN's "Larry King Live" Klein repeated the assertion he told "Good Morning America" earlier in the day, saying, "I think to the best of my knowledge I am not the father," but also mentioned that he had "once donated sperm" to a sperm bank. He also pointed out, "It's no one's business." He said that he wanted the mother of Jackson's children, his former nurse, Debbie Rowe, to be involved in raising them, along with their nanny Grace Rwaramba. He said of Rowe, "She can be a very loving person." He said that the children are the "brightest" and "most well-behaved" children that he's ever met. When asked if Jackson and Rowe had consummated their brief marriage, Klein responded, "I think they did have sex. Yes, I really do.

WEBISODE 07/08/09 On Wednesday's "Insider," host Lara Spencer was beaming in a berry, off-the-shoulder dress by Tadashi. "Insider" head stylist Anya Sarre found a nearly identical version of Lara's designer duds for a fraction of the price. The look-alike curve-hugging berry frock from JCPenney can be yours for only $29.99. Watch the video to get your frugal fashion fix -- complete with tips on how to save on shoes and accessories. It's all one click away! Look for Less Shot: 3/24/09 Dress: JcPenney $29.99 www.jcpenney.com Shoes: Shoe Dazzle www.shoedazzle.com Bracelet: Forever 21 gold bangles www.forever21.com Anya Credits: Dress: Nanette Lepore www.nanettelepore.com Earrings: Forever 21 www.forever21.com

The big night has arrived! "The Insider"'s own Samantha Harris takes Broadway! Samantha debuted as Roxie Hart in the Great White Way production of Chicago on Tuesday, and we were with her every step of the way -- as she got ready in her dressing room, as she took the stage, and as she took her bow after the performance! Watch the video to see Samantha on Broadway!

Michael Jackson's televised memorial service on Tuesday was watched by tens of millions of people. Thirty-one million people turned on their TV sets to watch the public goodbye to the King of Pop, while millions more watched online, according to the Associated Press. The AP reports that the 31 million number fell short of the U.S. viewing audience for Princess Diana's 1997 funeral, which numbered 33.2 million. By contrast, 38 million people tuned in to see President Barack Obama's inauguration, according to the AP.

A source tells "TwitMedia" that the Jackson family has filed a burial permit. "twitmedia" is investigating... Details to come...

Will "Jon & Kate Plus 8" star Kate Gosselin attend Maria Shriver's annual women's conference, alongside Cindy McCain, Elizabeth Edwards and Katie Couric? The Associated Press reports that Shriver sent an invitation to the reality TV star five months ago at the suggestion of her teenage daughters who watch the hit TLC show. "I think [Kate’s] life has certainly changed dramatically, but so be it," Shriver told The Associated Press. "I think that's the beauty of this conference -- to have Madeleine Albright and Kate Gosselin at the same place." California's first lady will host her annual conference in Long Beach this October, says the AP. Gosselin was photographed on the Fourth of July holiday with her estranged husband Jon Gosselin -- marking the first time they were spotted together since their headline-grabbing split.

Merlin's beard! 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' finally hits theaters July 15, and the film's star trio -- Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint -- braved torrential rains on the U.K. red carpet for the film's world premiere! "It's completely [like] the heavens opened -- it's pouring here!" said Emma beneath her umbrella. "Every year it's like torrential rain; it's like magic." "The last premiere it was pretty rainy," agreed Rupert as he slogged through the soggy red carpet. "It must thunder as well. That sounds pretty horrible." "This is Brit spirit -- we got through two wars like this!" joked Daniel. "For the next time here I'm certainly thinking these shoes might not be so usable after this, but I'm having fun. This is great." In what could be the darkest, scariest and most exciting 'Potter' movie yet, the specter of the evil Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) ha

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Hadbahedi, a small but beautiful village/town, is forward looking but honest. It competes for resources and recognition with a neighboring corrupt town- Triphla. Hadbahedians believe that they have been totally neglected by the state and seek an identity of their under Arun Bakshi's leadership. Things brighten when Arun discovers that Rishi/Chintu Kapoor was actually born in their village 55 years back. They send an invite to him and he accepts as he is looking at Politics to make a comeback in a big way and Hadbahedi could well be his constituency. Arun leads the people of Hadbahedi to dress up the town to welcome Chintu. Chintu arrives in Hadbahedi along with Devika Malhotra, a young, dynamic smart and intelligent executive of the PR agency hired for Rishi's political dreams. Rishi is a nuisance at Hadbahedi and treats the innocent people of Hadbahedi with contempt. Devika however is able to relate to their simplicity and love for Chintu. Matters worsen when Chintu meets wit

Toonpur Ka Super Hero is India's first Live action -3D Animation combination feature film. Aditya (Ajay Devgan) a reel life hero, accidentally lands in the world of cartoons and transforms into a real life hero. There is trouble brewing in the land of cartoons - Toonpur. The good guys of Toonpur (Devtoons) and the bad guys (Toonasurs) are at constant war. That's when Devtoons decide to take superstar action hero - Aditya's help and get him down to Toonpur. But things are not as simple as the Devtoons had thought. Toonpur Ka Superhero is a sci-fiction action-adventure genre, fun-filled film starring Ajay Devgan, Kajol and lots of toons.

Bizarre has a new meaning and it's called KAMBAKKHT ISHQ. Of late, Akshay Kumar has earned the reputation of making you laugh in film after film. You expect KAMBAKKHT ISHQ, his new outing, to transport you to ha-ha-land, given the smart-n-chic promos of the film. KAMBAKKHT ISHQ belongs to the same family of films which have wooed the masses, such as MUJHSE SHAADI KAROGI, WELCOME, SINGH IS KINNG and GOLMAAL RETURNS. The prime motive is to entertain you for the next 2 hours, logic be damned. Yet, KAMBAKKHT ISHQ is different because it depicts the battle of the sexes, a theme that's rarely depicted on the Hindi screen. The lingo is poles apart, so is the attitude. In fact, this is a modern take on relationships, with the two hours divided between laughter and emotions, frivolous and reality Let's get this straight. KAMBAKKHT ISHQ works in most parts thanks to the kind of star power and energy that the two actors pack in -- Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor. It would've b

EXPECTATIONS One actually never knows which way Vishal Bhardwaj turns when it comes to compositions of his films. In his last release Omkara if he had ' Beedi Jalaile ' that continues to sell till date, then he also had ' Naina Thag Lenge ' that made it to the list of those looking for classy tracks. This is why when he comes up with a movie that has a title like Kaminey , has actors like Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra who are as mainstream as it gets, explores a genre (caper) that is still in it's infancy state in Bollywood, pairs up with Gulzar saab for the umpteenth time and promises to bring in his own trademark sensibility to the project, one looks forward to the music of Kaminey with a completely open mind. Thankfully, it is one 'dhinchaak' beginning for Kaminey as the very sound of 70s is converted into a full length song, courtesy ' Dhan Te Nan '. The way Sukhwinder Singh and Vishal Dadlani go about singing the song (with Robert Bob

Director Anant Mahadevan is on cloud nine. His film Red Alert- The War Within is all set to have its World Premiere at the Stuttgart Film Festival in Germany. Bollywood Hungama spoke to Anant, who was very excited to share the details of this event. ''Red Alert - The War Within has been selected in the competition section for the Stuttgart Film Festival scheduled to take place from the 13th – 19th of July this year. It is also the closing film of the festival on the 19th of July. This is probably the first time that the same director's film has been selected for 2 consecutive years. Last year my film Staying Alive was selected for the same festival and now this year we have Red Alert - The War Within taking part in the competition and even having its World Premiere at the Stuttgart Film Festival'' The film has a very sensitive yet topical theme. As Anant puts it, ''Red Alert - The War Within is a true story of an Andhra farm labourer who gets caught in a gro

With Kites all set to go global, Rakesh Roshan has also revived the idea of a Krrish sequel. Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra will not be directing the Krrish sequel for Rakesh Roshan. Rakesh has decided to take over the responsibility from Rakeysh, and with good reason. After Kites , Rakesh Roshan wants to take Hrithik's career to the next international level. The next installment of Krrish will therefore be a super-hero film to compete with the Hollywood films of the genre like Batman, Superman and Spiderman . Confirming these developments Rakesh Roshan, who has won the 'director of the decade' award in Macau, says, "The destiny of the next Krrish movie depends entirely on the way Kites goes. Kites director Anurag Basu and I are preparing two different versions of Kites in Hindi and English. The English version will be viewed by our potential buyers in the US. Only then will we move forward with plans on how to release Kites and how to make the next Krissh movie.

Not many newcomers are fortunate enough to be catapulted to overnight stardom. 'Luck'ily for Imran Khan, he certainly was. His debut film Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na made Imran an overnight star and had more than half the nation's women swooning over him. Even for his second film Kidnap , critics and audiences were unanimous in their praise for Imran's performance. Imran will be in London later this week to promote his latest action flick Luck . Bollywood Hungama brings you a chance of a lifetime to get up, close and personal with Imran Khan as he will join you for a chat session live from London. You may be in any part of the world but you can still get your questions answered from Imran. All you need to do to chat with Imran Khan is log on to Bollywood Hungama 's Celebrity Chat on Friday, July 10, at 1330 hrs IST and 0900 hrs GMT (UK Time) . This is your chance to get 'Luck'y with Imran. So, don't miss it! http://www.bollywoodhungama.com

Chitrangda Singh The dusky Chitrangda who made her influential debut in Sudhir Mishra's Hazaron Khwaishein Aisi and was all set to team up with the director for his take on Devdas, is now the lead in the auteur director's most autobiographical film to date. Sudhir Mishra's new film entitled Homecoming which will be shot in the director's hometown will tell the story of a woman's return to her roots. In essence, Chitrangda will be playing Sudhir Mishra. With his big project Dhruv for producer Ritesh Sidhwani on hold until the lead players Farhan Akhtar and Kareena Kapoor's dates are co-ordinated, Sudhir Mishra is making productive use of the time in-between. He is going back to his roots in his hometown Sagar in Madhya Pradesh to make his most personal political thriller to date. Divulging details of the project which starts next month Sudhir says, "It's aptly called Homecoming. I wrote the script in the last month-and-half. Perhaps it's my effort to

Kamal Haasan has apparently pulled out of the big-budget Walt Disney production. Asin's prestigious Indo-Japanese project The 19th Step is apparently shelved leaving Asin with tons of time that she had set aside not only to learn and practice the ancient art of Kalaripayattu but also to shoot for the film in Japan and Kerala. According to sources the project has fallen through for no fault of Asin's. Says the source, "The film's producers Walt Disney and leading man Kamal Haasan have had a serious disagreement. He isn't doing the film. And if Kamal Haasan isn't doing the film, neither is Asin. She agreed to do a Tamil film at this juncture when her Hindi career has taken off, only because of Kamal Haasan whom Asin respects a lot." At the time of writing this The 19th Step seems as good as shelved. And Asin, inundated with offers is work-less! Unless she quickly accepts another project to fill the empty date diary. Says a source close to the actress, "

Imtiaz Ali There're humungous expectations from LOVE AAJ KAL, but Imtiaz Ali isn't nervous. "People are bound to compare LOVE AAJ KAL with JAB WE MET, but that's something I'm not worried about. Neither am I nervous. And nor am I getting any sleepless nights. I guess, it's an emotional defect," Imtiaz chuckles. LOVE AAJ KAL marks the debut of Saif Ali Khan as a producer [he's co-producing the film with Dinesh Vijan]. "When Saif first told me he was keen to produce the film, I was surprised. I asked him the reasons for turning producer and I was convinced when he spelt them out. He wants to make movies that he believes in and our thoughts matched completely," Imtiaz reveals, "But Saif also clarified that he'd concentrate on acting only, while Dinesh would look after the day-to-day production." Since the film is produced by Saif himself, one expected Kareena Kapoor to star in the film, but it's Deepika Padukone this time. &quo

Akshay Kumar Akshay Kumar is thrilled and upset at the same time. Thrilled, because his new movie, KAMBAKKHT ISHQ, has taken an incredible start from East to West and from North to South. Post JUMBO, CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA and 8 x 10 TASVEER, Akshay had become everyone's favorite punching bag. Once considered the blue-eyed boy of one and all, Akshay was dropped like a hot potato after a string of flops. "I was disillusioned. I would be lying if I said that the flops didn't affect me. They did, especially the failure of CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA. I was heart-broken, crest-fallen," Akshay informs me. He's just back from a whirlwind tour [Puerto Rico, London, Delhi, now Mumbai] and has barely slept since the past few days. "I was extremely nervous. I couldn't sleep. What if KAMBAKKHT ISHQ doesn't open well? That thought kept bothering me," Akshay admits. But now that the film has fetched a superb start, the actor is feeling relieved. "Aaj raat ach

Brett Ratner is thrilled to have tied up with Reliance's Big Entertainment to bring cinematic material from all over the world. He will now make a movie out of Rob Liefeld's popular Youngblood superhero comics from the 1990s. Brett can barely contain his excitement. " Youngblood is the no.1 independent comic book in the world, on a par with Marvel and DC comics. So many studios wanted it. I was able to acquire Youngblood , thanks to Reliance who were very proactive in their decision .I'm very excited at the thought of making this film because I grew up on superhero comics. That's why I eventually made X-Men ." At one point Brett was supposed to direct Superman . "That's true. And when I couldn't do it, I was very upset. I thought there were no comic books for me direct. Brian Singer had X-Men , Sam Raimi had Spiderman ....Which comic book would I do? Then of course I was able to do X-Men . After that I was hungry to do a series based on a comic

His films may not have taken Box Office by storm due to various reasons but Onir is still seen smiling. Garnering immense goodwill since the days of My Brother Nikhil and following it up with Bas Ek Pal and Sorry Bhai , he is seeing good help coming from his friends and colleagues from Bollywood, who are willing to extend a helping hand as he puts together his short films in place. The latest happening is that composers like Pritam, Mithoon and Vivek Philip, with whom he has worked in his earlier movies, have consented to compose for his five short films. Though Onir is reluctant to divulge much about the remuneration involved (or the lack of it), he is ecstatic about the very fact that they were all there for him when he needed them the most. Says Onir, "Mithoon gave some fabulous tunes for Bas Ek Pal and we knew that we would be there for each other. The result is Afia for which he would be composing music. Vivek (Philip) has composed at least one song in each of my three

Of late, Kareena has been bonding big-time with her father. And Randhir Kapoor couldn't have chosen a worse time to be out of the country. Just when Kareena's most important film was about to release, both her sister and dad are out of the country, hence their absence from the special screening on Tuesday night, last week, when Kareena invited just her family and no friends. Saif tried to keep her spirits up. But Kareena was undoubtedly missing her father. Kareena these days is constantly in touch with her father, calling inquiring about his diet and health, visiting him as much as possible. And when Randhir Kapoor signed two films lately, his younger daughter was the happiest. "He needs to work. He must work. He's such a talented actor. I've inherited my comic timing from my father, which you can see in Kambakkht Ishq. I know he'd love me in this film," says Kareena emotionally

Aseem Bajaj Thanks to Ajay Devgan , one of our most talented cinematographers, Aseem Bajaj, was in England this June to shoot an independent British film. "It's a British production called The Dreaming Spires directed by Shamim Sarif. It's about the first American boy Joseph Connors who came to Oxford University to serve as a reader to a blind British female professor," says Aseem who has served as DOP to Bollywood films as varied as Chameli and Golmaal . And to think the Dreaming Spires might have never happened for Aseem! He explains, "After U Me Aur Hum, I was supposed to shoot Ajay Devgan's next directorial project. But now he's busy with Rohit Shetty 's and Milan Luthria's films. He's also doing Priyadarshan's next. So that left the rest of the year free for me." Earlier Aseem had served as DOP on Shamim Sarif's I Can't Think Straight , a semi-autobiographical film about lesbianism which starred Lisa Ray and Sheetal Sheth

Dimple Kapadia Kambakkht Ishq is the first Akshay Kumar starrer that his son Aarav stayed awake watching till the end, thanks to his naani Dimple Kapadia who not only cheered the film at a private screening on Wednesday night but also made sure Aarav remained enthused. It hasn't been an easy time for the gorgeous Dimple Kapadia. In spite of a cloud hovering over her happiness, what with sister Simple seriously ill for some time now, Dimple was prominently present at Akshay's special screening of Kambakkht Ishq on Wednesday evening. Not too many people know this. But Akshay Kumar's biggest fan is his mother-in-law Dimple Kapadia. Taking time off from looking after her ailing sister, Dimple showed up at Akshay Kumar's special screening with 30 of her friends. And Dimple enjoyed herself thoroughly. Says Akshay shyly, ''My mother and mother-in-law are my biggest supporters. My mom came with about 120 of our friends and relatives. My mom-in-law had invited 30 of her

Leggy actress Pooja Batra, who starred in films like Virasat, Haseena Maan Jayegi etc., maybe missing from the Bollywood scene after she tied the knot with hubby Dr. Ahluwalia; however she still continues to make her presence felt in Bollywood in a rather unique way. At the previews of Kambakkht Ishq which took place yesterday, viewers were surprised to see Pooja's name being featured in the opening credits of the film. Considering that Pooja has been missing from the Bollywood action for a while now, we decided to find out why she was being thanked by the makers. Speaking to a spokesperson from Sajid Nadiadwala's office, we got the information we wanted. "Pooja was instrumental in fixing meetings with Hollywood bigwigs such as Sylvester Stallone, Denise Richards and Brandon Routh. Pooja, as we all know, is now based in LA since a few years and when we got to know that she is in touch with some Hollywood bigwigs, we immediately asked her if she could help us set a meeting