Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek participate in event organised by Bunt community

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her husband Abhishek Bachchan participated in Bunt community event here at the weekend.

Bollywood director Rohit Shetty was also present at the event.
Aishwarya said she was overwhelmed by the love given by her community for her work across the globe.
"The community has come from all over the world, and I think, it''s wonderful that we have functions such as these throughout the year of course and I knew it as well. We, as members of the community, have absolute pride and pleasure in participating albeit, in this brief manner but, definitely the community know that we are here," said Aishwarya Rai.
"We love belonging. We are all family and it''s a pleasure being supportive and sharing such special moments. So, thank you so much for making it as memorable for us, for all your love and blessings," she added.
Bunt or Tulunad Kshatriya is a Hindu community that belongs to the region of Tulu Nadu in the southwestern part of the country, which comprises the districts including Udupi and Dakshina Kannada in Karnataka.
The community speaks the Tulu language Aishwarya also interacted with the audience in Tulu. 

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Emma Watson In A Sexy Avatar At The Premiere Of Latest 'Harry Potter' Venture

Harry Potter' girl Emma Watson has grown up and she wants to show the world that she is no more the little talkative Hermione. Yesterday, the latest edition of the Harry Potter series titled 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' premiered in London and everyone was stunned to see the stylist Emma in a sexy attire.
Her fashion statement has changed with age and the viewers must accept it. She put on an LBD vintage mini that was embellished with both lace and feathers. A pair of Charlotte Olympia platform shoes complimented her chic and flirtatious looks.
Emma is now a grown-up lady who has done a vigorous kissing scene with her co-star Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) in her latest venture. So, a little matured and an adult fashion look is acceptable now. However, Harry Potter fans still love the little intelligent Hermione, who could bring out her friend Harry from any kind of unwanted situations.
With time, the matured Hermione will also get similar praises from the fans and they will also appreciate her changing her fashion statement!
Like the other Harry Potter films, the 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' will also definitely be loved by the viewers and this will help Emma to convince people that she has grown up and can go on the next level of fashion.
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Facebook readying challenge to Gmail: Report

San Francisco, Nov 13 - Facebook is set to announce a new email feature Monday that could challenge Gmail, Yahoo mail and Hotmail as the most popular online email services, according to news reports.
The service by the popular social networking company will for the first time allow the site's 500 million members to use "@facebook.com" addresses and will also be integrated with Microsoft's recently introduced Office online services.
The tech news blog TechCrunch, which first reported the development, said the Facebook service would be a full-featured email client.
"Facebook is completely rewriting their messaging product and is preparing to launch a fully featured webmail product in its place, according to a source with knowledge of the product," TechCrunch wrote.
The development comes amid growing rivalry between Facebook and Google, which this week raised salaries across the board to preempt defections to the social network site.

Google also recently cut off Facebook's access to its own email product to prevent Facebook from importing Gmail address books until Facebook allows Google to access data on its site. (dpa)
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I'm 16! Have a long way to go: Ananya Chatterjee

I'm 16! Have a long way to go: Ananya ChatterjeeKolkata, Nov 3 - She jokes that she is 16! But Bengali actress Ananya Chatterjee is dead serious when she says she has a long way to go. Sheer hard work and commitment to acting have helped her win the National Film Award, she asserts.
"I think the National Award has created a benchmark for me. Now I need to live up to the expectations of my audience," Ananya Chatterjee told IANS in an exclusive interview.
"Winning it is an amazing and wonderful experience. But it is not the last thing. This is just a first step. I still have a long way to go," she added.
When asked her age, she smiled and said: "I'm 16!"
At the 57th National Film Awards, she won the best actress trophy for her performance in Rituparno Ghosh's "Abohoman", which was also declared the best Bengali feature film at the same event.
In "Abohoman", Ananya was seen as an upcoming actress, Shikha, with whom a senior film director falls in love. Her performance was acclaimed both nationally and internationally.
Born and brought up in Kolkata, Ananya was a student of biology at Jogamaya Devi and says "acting happened accidentally".
She has been a household name in West Bengal thanks to her stint in serials and telefilms. She started her acting career with TV soap "Din Pratidin" and later acted in various popular Bengali mega-serials. She also tried her hand in telefilms.
In no time she established herself as a talented and hardworking actress in the Bengali film industry. She landed three telefilms directed by renowned filmmaker Anjan Dutt.
A confident Ananya describes her journey from serials to the National Award as an outcome of sheer hard work and commitment to acting.
"I still remember the first day when I stood in front of the camera. On that day neither I nor others ever thought I would one day walk on stage for a national award. It's a really amazing journey. But I still have a long way to go," said Ananya who lives with her mother and grandmother.
She made her debut on the silver screen in 2005 with the horror movie "Raat Barota Paanch". But it was her performance in "Angshumaner Chobi" and "Dwando" that won her critical acclaim and established her in the film industry as a dark horse. Both the movies were released in 2009.
Her acting talent drew the attention of National Award winning director Rituparno Ghosh and he offered her a role in "Abohoman".
When asked who was a better director - Anjan Dutt or Rituparno Ghosh, a diplomatic Ananya said: "Both are very good and are really very sweet people to work with.
"I have a slightly better equation with Anjanda as I have worked with him in three projects. Earlier, I dubbed a Rituda film. But this is the first time I worked in his film as an actor and this role earned me the award."
Is she eyeing Bollywood?
"If offers come, then I will definitely work (in Hindi films). I have heard that many people have asked for DVDs of my film," said Ananya.
"I want to work with almost all the renowned directors of Bollywood. The list includes Yash Chopra, Mani Ratnam, Dibakar Banerjee, Anurag Kashyap and many others. I want to work with all of them," giggled Ananya.
For Ananya, who is also a trained dancer, her dream role is a character revolving around a dancer. Before starting her acting career, she was a dancer in Mamata Shankar's ballet troupe. (IANS

Ignite Fest will be based on Indian classical dances

New Delhi, Nov 3 - The "vocabulary will be completely Indian" and based on Indian classical dances, says leading Bharatanatyam dancer Anusha Lall about the four-day Ignite Festival of Contemporary Dance that will see leading Indian contemporary dancers and repertories from across the world perform in the capital next week.
"Dance needs constant promotion in India because every contemporary dancer in India (and of Indian origin), depending on their mode of training, is now developing a distinct mode of expression. While some dancers use vigorous movement from classical dances, many have made the delicate choice to free themselves of classical traditions to come up with a personal language to make a statement. Indian contemporary is as exciting as any of its contemporary western counterpart," Anusha Lall, the director of Gati, told IANS.
The Nov 10-13 Ignite, to be presented by the Gati Dance Forum, will bring together performances, master classes, workshops and exhibitions to offer viewers an experience of contemporary Indian dance and capture the metamorphosis of the genre over the decades to become a new age tool of expression and communication.
The festival will feature some of the leading contemporary dancers and repertories like Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company (UK), Sudesh Adhana (Norway), Daksha Sheth Dance Company (India), Attakkalari Centre for Movement for Arts, The Post Natyam Collective (US, Germany and India), Navtej Johar, Fabian Barba and the Padmini Chettur Dance Company.
"The is the first festival in which all the contemporary dances will be Indian in origin - like Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kathakali and Odissi and others. They will be rendered by Indian dancers drawn from across the world. The vocabulary will be completely Indian. The choreographies essentially will be a search for expression and innovations within the mosaic of Indian classical dances," Lall said.
The aim of the festival was multi-pronged, Lall said.
"We want to give quality Indian contemporary dance public visibility, showcase creativity and innovation in Indian dance, encourage new talent, create a pan-India network of dance companies and foster debate and discussion to carry the art form to the next level. We have even set up a web portal (ignitedancefestival. com) to generate awareness about contemporary Indian dance," Lall said.
In India, dances need to be supported all the time because "it is something one cannot sell," Lall said.
"One of the reasons why Indian dance has not been able to find a secure place in the mainstream is the fact that it is not commercially viable. You can sell art, but you cannot sell dance. How do you hold on to something that is ephemeral? It is important to realise the importance of this art form - and support it all the time. For me Gati is an opportunity," she said.
Lall created Gati in 2007 to provide a platform to choreographers with "infrastructure support, space, logistics and technical expertise to create their own acts".
The organisation's sprawling studio space in a quiet neighbourhood in Nizamuddin (East) hosts regular classes and training modules, two summer residency programmes and academic sessions.
Lall, who trained in Bharatanatyam under renowned danseuse Leela Samson and later studied contemporary dance in England under Shobana Jeyasingh, realised that "there was a vacuum in contemporary dance development in India".
Lall has been choreographing her own performances for the last 15 years.
"Several dancers did not get an opportunity to explore their own choreographies outside the gurukul system. There was no support structure and community space," she said.
Gati tried to address the vacuum.
"It is a floating forum - with a core group. We invite dancers, trainers and experts both from the country and abroad to facilitate growth of the genre. We have invited stalwarts like Venezuelan dancer, teacher and improvisation master David Zaambrano and light and video designer Jonathon O'Hear to help dancers design their visual acts," she said.
Lall also collaborates with artists from other disciplines such as theatre, video, sculpture and digital art to discover new impulses to create new work. (IANS)
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