Celebrity Cricket League will be held from January 27 to February 19, 2012

It’s gonna be the clash of the titans next year. The second edition of the Celebrity Cricket League will be held from January 27 to February 19, 2012, with matches not just at Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad, but also Kolkata, Kochi, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. That’s not the only thing that’s got us excited. Malayalam superstar Mohanlal has joined the Celebrity Cricket League. Along with Mrs Radarscope, he has founded a team consisting of Malayalam movie stars. Now you already know the CCL has a Bollywood team (Mumbai Heroes) owned by Salman Khan, and other teams from the Telugu, Kannada and Tamil film industries. Salman’s team didn’t fare well in the first edition of the CCL, and now with Mohandas team joining the fray, the competition is only going to get more intense. And that’s not all. Wanted producer Boney Kapoor has also bought a team – of Bengali movie stars! Says Boney, “Film and cricket have been my passions. CCL gives me an opportunity to enjoy cricket. So what if it is with celebrities? I feel most Indians have grown up on cricket and it gives me double joy to see how celebrities are trying to excel in this sport.” So the second edition will see Salman competing with his good friend, too. We wonder if this ‘sporting’ rivalry would extend off the field.
From:www.bollywoodlife.com

Saif Ali Khan feels that representing India at Cannes !

Walking the red carpet at Cannes is a cake walk for Bollywood celebrities these days. Right from Aishwarya Rai to Mallika Sherawat and Minnisha Lamba to Sonam Kapoor, all have graced the prestigious film festival held annually at the French city. And Aishwarya Rai has in a way been the face of India at Cannes.

However, Saif Ali Khan feels that representing India at Cannes is an honour for sure but to make an appearance independently is fruitless. On being quizzed why does he think Aishwarya Rai makes it a point to be at the event every year, Saif said, “Maybe because she is a pretty face.”Well…what was Saif trying to say! Was he trying to simply admire the light eyed lady’s beauty or was mocking the lady.Nonetheless, chote nawab feels it is important to showcase cinema made in India.

“I feel that, generally speaking, we make different kinds of films, there are commercial movies and there are also a lot of filmmakers who make arty movies and they should be competing here,” a daily quoted Saif as saying.

He feels Cannes provides a platform for the global film fraternity to exchange and share ideas.

“In my opinion, the ideal reason for going to Cannes would be to showcase a movie, but you can rent space also. The best way to be here is to have a film competing in the festival. According to me these international film festivals are about different members and stars from various countries getting together,” Saif told the daily.
From:spicezee.zeenews.com

kids and celebrities have a ball at IPL

Newly appointed city police commissioner B G Jyothi Prakash Mirji played good Samaritan on Saturday by taking around 500 private school children and slum-dwellers to watch Royal Challengers Bangalore locking horns with Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL T20 match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Private school teacher Elizabeth Robert said she was happy to witness the match along with her students. "We were intimated on Friday. Our school management contacted me and directed me to take the students to Saturday's IPL match," she said.

For Juanita Solomon, a class 9 student, the occasion was a memorable one. "I am a hardcore fan of Daniel Vettori. But to my sadness, after coming here I learnt that he flew back to his country following injury. However I will enjoy the match," she said, adding, "I am a cricket player and was selected to under 16 state team, but could not play the matches."

Speaking to the media, commissioner Jyothi Prakash Mirji said, "Everybody thinks it is a luxury to watch a cricket match in the stadium. Our department decided to take these underprivileged children to the stadium to witness the IPL match." According to him, 350 tickets were bought by the police department while the rest were sponsored by a private firm.
From:timesofindia.indiatimes.com