Schedule Change for IPL

Schedule Change for IPL, Mumbai, Mar 10 : The Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday announced a change to its match schedule for Season 3.

Corporation Council elections in Bangalore have been announced for March 28 2010, necessitating a change in DLF IPL schedule, said an official release.

The change affects two matches:
· The Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils match moves to 4pm on Thursday, March 25 (from 8pm on Saturday, March 27)

· The Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders match moves to 8pm on Saturday, March 27 (from 4pm on Saturday, March 27)

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IPL matches Now watch live in cinema halls

IPL matches Now watch live in cinema halls
Mumbai
, March 10: Want to watch an Indian Premier League
(IPL) match live? No need to go to the stadium. Just book a ticket at the nearest cinema hall and enjoy it in airconditioned comfort.

For the first time in the country, a unique project will be implemented to show the forthcoming IPL-2010 matches live in over 1,000 cinema halls around the country, including around 50 in Mumbai, from March 12.

"Any match, played anywhere in the country, during the entire 45-day IPL-III season, shall be beamed live in multiplexes and single screen cinemas in a high definition digital format," an excited Sanjay Gaikwad, managing director of UFO Movies India
Limited, which is spearheading the project, said Wednesday.

Cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar has been roped in to popularise the concept - he bought and autographed the first cinema ticket for an IPL match.

The autographed ticket was purchased by Vikram Kakade, a die-hard cricket fan from Pune, for a whopping Rs.11 lakh, which will be donated to a city NGO, Apnalya.

"This is truly a brilliant initiative, especially for the far-flung regions of our country where cricket fans cannot experience the stadium energy. I am delighted to give away this first theatre ticket and wish all my fans a great experience watching cricket in cinema halls," Sachin remarked.

Later, Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra presented a theatrical ticket of IPL-3 to Amit Jain, Operational Manager of Ford Figo, which is the main sponsor for IPL 2010 in cinemas.

As there are no major Bollywood releases slated during the IPL season, which coincides with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examinations, the venture would enable cinema halls to make up for lost revenue and the government would continue to earn entertainment tax.

"As for the patrons, they can watch the entire cricket match live on gigantic movie screens in air-conditioned comforts, without commercial breaks," Gaikwad said.

The participating cinema halls, including Cinemax, Fame, Inox, PVR, are making special arrangements to make the cricket in cinema halls a truly memorable experience.

There will be a carnival-like atmosphere with special multi-cuisine restaurants, live bands performing in the theatre foyers, cheerleaders to welcome the patrons, cricket merchandise stalls and gifts, Gaikwad said.

In Mumbai region, the live IPL cricket matches will be shown in New Excelsior, Meghraj, Movie Gem, Roxy, Star City, Jai Ganesh, Saaz, Broadway, Ashok and Anil in Ulhasnagar (Thane), and Broadway in Bhiwandi, among others.

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CREDAI:Service tax to dampen real estate growth

CREDAI:Service tax to dampen real estate growth,Kolkata, Mar 9 : Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of IndiaI (CREDAI), apexbody of real estate developers, said imposing new service tax
will dampen growth of the entire industry.
The Union Budget 2010-2011, aside from some small provisions, failed to provide an overall and clear stimulus to the housing and real estate sector, which clearly is an important contributor to India's GDP with great potential to grow, said a CREDAI statement.

In the context of India's phenomenal housing shortage of 24.7 million units approximately and a huge need for space infrastructure to support its growth, CREDAI feels the Budget has failed to adequately support this sector and hampered its efforts to reach its potential.

"The most disappointing feature in this Budget for the realty sector is the levy of Service Tax both on renting of commercial property and on sale of under-construction housing units," said the statement.

According to the provision, unless the entire consideration for the property is paid after the completion of construction (i.e. after receipt of completion certificate from the competent authority), the activity of construction would be deemed to be a taxable service, provided by the builder/promoter/developer to the prospective buyer and Service Tax would be charged accordingly.

Effectively, this means all buyers would have to pay Service Tax for the purchase of any apartment and/or commercial units. The tax amount will come to about 3.5pc of the cost of the apartment, which includes the value of land and also the cost of construction.

CREDAI sees two serious flaws in this provision.

"First, the sale of apartment/commercial spaces is a sale of immovable property and is governed by the "Transfer of Property Act". It cannot, therefore, also be a service attracting service tax. Second, all states require buyers to pay Stamp Duty on the transfer or sale of apartments and commercial spaces and this ranges from 5-9pc across the country," said CREDAI in the writtern statement.

Kumar Gera, Chairman, CREDAI, said, "I would say this budget by and large is a one in which 'status-quo' is being maintained for the real estate sector. The issue of applicability of service tax to all under construction flats and homes being booked prior to completion will increase the end cost and this will significantly impact affordability of the home buyer.

The Budget also fails to address the larger issues facing the country, in terms of an urgent need to meet the shortage in housing, last estimated at a staggering 24.7 million units in urban India alone.

"Despite the government's stated desire to address this shortage through a PPP model, the Budget has made no provision to provide incentives that will attract private developers to take up more affordable housing initiatives. The high expectations for a push by way of incentives for slum redevelopment or slum eradication schemes in this budget have also not happened."

The payment of Stamp Duty and Service Tax on the same property constitutes a clear case of double taxation. Moreover, the National Habitat Policy governs the policy of development of housing in the country, which urges all the State Governments to reduce the Stamp Duty and bring it down to 2pc -3pc .
Imposing a new tax is contrary to the declared policy of reducing the transaction costs on the sale of immovable property.

Santosh Rungta, President, CREDAI, said: "The issue of applicability of the service tax levied on renting of commercial property and for under-construction units is a major area of concern for the developers."

"This tax will be an additional burden and project costs will shoot up by 4-5pc . Consumers, thus will be most affected when this increased cost being passed onto them. Moreover, indirect taxes on raw materials for the industry like steel, cement, etc will further escalate project costs," Rungta added.

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The Wolfman Review

THE WOLF MAN REVIEW IT HOLLLYWOOD MOVIES.First things first, remakes of classics are difficult to make and The Wolfman is a remake of the 1941 classic horror film of the same name. Directed by Joe Johnston, the film stars Oscar winners Benicio del Toro and Anthony Hopkins. It also has Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving and Geraldine Chaplin. Joe who had helmed the blockbuster Jurassic Park III tries to revive the classic monsters at a time when vampire stories are making quite a comeback and are popular with a younger generation of fans.

Lawrence Talbot (Benicio Del Toro) a haunted nobleman who has a very childhood and it almost ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. He is lured back to his family estate in Great Britain after his brother vanishes and dies mysteriously. He reunites with his father Sir John Talbot (Anthony Hopkins) who tells him that his brother 's body was already found in a ditch. Lawrence inquires about the body and goes to see it. Ben's remains are thoroughly mangled and torn apart.

Lawrence agrees to investigate his brother's disappearance at the request of his fiancee, Gwen Conliffe (Emily Blunt) who tracks him down and brings him back home. He starts his inquiry at a travelling gypsy caravan, and while he's there, a marauding beast attacks. Lawrence is bitten, and though he survives, he discovers that he has incurred a grim fate. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline (Hugo Weaving) has come to investigate.

While hunting the murderous beast who killed his bro, Lawrence is bitten but survives, thus contracting Wolfman disease himself. The plot unfolds and he pieces together the gory puzzle, he hears of an ancient curse that turns the afflicted into werewolves when the moon is full. Now, if he has any chance at ending the slaughter and protecting the woman he has grown to love, Talbot must destroy the vicious creature in the woods surrounding Blackmoor.

The Wolfman tries to be a legitimate remake of a classic monster movie. It however fails in its pursuit due to some horribly acting coming from Oscar winners Del Toro and Hopkins. Joe Johnston tries his best to control the movie but the movie seems good only in splits. The Woflman is spectacular in the occasionally gruesome special effects. It is all done in typical monster-movie but surely fails to live upto the hype created around it.

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ROKKK IS THE HINDI HORROR FILM

ROKKK IS THE HINDI HORROR FILM FROM INDIA.
Horror films made in India follow standard rules and guidelines. Every possible ingredient that viewers have witnessed since the Ramsay era automatically finds its way into horror films even today. Rokkk too borrows everything available on the shelf.

Buzz up!
Rokkk hinges on a half-baked script, but what saves the film from complete breakdown is the execution of the material by debutante director Rajesh Ranshinge. The proceedings may be far from innovative, but keep you hooked nonetheless.


Anushka [Tanushree Dutta] weds an elderly man Ravi [Sachin Khedekar], who has remarried after the death of his first wife. Anushka's mother [Nishigandha Wad] refuses to accept their relationship.

Anushka and Ravi begin their journey in a beautiful home that Ravi gifts Anushka. However, strange and quirky things start happening there. Anushka tries to share her experiences with Ravi, who in turn thinks that his wife is hallucinating. They decide to move back to their earlier home, but the incidents don't seem to stop.

Anushka seeks advice from a healer [Arif Zakaria] and tries to discover the motive behind these unexplainable incidents. The story takes a turn when Anushka murders her husband and sister-in-law. Ahana [Udita Goswami], Anushka's sister, begins her journey to rescue her.

Horror movies ought to have a great start and a pulse-pounding finale. Unfortunately, ROKKK has a lacklustre start and a convenient finale, with the makers leaving scope for a sequel, if the film works. The film suffers due to inept writing, with several questions remaining unanswered till the end.

No reasons are offered why Tansuhree marries a man much older to her, except a fleeting reference by Udita. No reasons are offered when Tanushree enquires about the circumstances that led to the death of Sachin Khedekar's first wife. That's not all, Tanushree even manages to escape from the asylum even though the spirit almost gets her. Now that's difficult to gulp!

But things do stabilise in the post-interval portions. The spirit now set her sights on Udita and the sequence in the elevator sets the ball rolling. Ditto for two more sequences - [i] Arif Zakaria wanting to free the mansion from the spirit and [ii] Ashwini Kalsekar's story of how the blood-thirsty spirit came into being.

With the film holding your attention in the second hour, you expect the finale to reach its zenith, but it does an about-turn and touches the ebb. Tanushree's re-emergence on the scene is formulaic and ruins the impact. If the writing is patchy, the effects are tacky and the background score relies on the same sounds that one has come to expect from horror films.

Both Tanushree and Udita try to make the proceedings watchable. Udita is efficient, while Tanushree uses her eyes effectively to express fear. Shaad Randhawa is decent. Sachin Khedekar is okay. Ashwini Kalsekar is the best of the lot. Murli Sharma and Nishigandha Wad don't get much scope. Arif Zakaria is perfect. On the whole, Rokkk is ordinary at best!

Directed by - Rajesh Ranshinge

Starring - Udita Goswami, Shaad Randhawa

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SALMAN KHAN BREATH LESS HOSPITALISED

WE HOPE YOU WILL GET SOON SALMAN KHAN.
Bollywood actor Salman Khan is known for professionalism but he paid a huge price for it a few days ago. He was hospitalised after shooting a gruelling sequence which required him to run through fire several times.

Salman ended up in the hospital after shooting a challenging scene for his brother Arbaz Khan's debut production Dabang in Satara district. He shot for a particular scene involving fire for several times to get the perfect shot. But he was rushed to the hospital after complaining of breathlessness.


Sources said that the actor returned the next day for shooting in spite of the doctor’s advice to take rest for a couple of days. It added that he continued shooting against medical advice, as he didn’t want to interrupt the shooting schedule.

Well, Salman should take care of his health. After all, money can’t buy health.

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Taylor Swift! Happy Birthday,

Taylor Swift! Happy Birthday,For Taylor Swif 20th birthday, we were gonna get Taylor Swift a quartet of Country Music Awards. But she already has those.

Then, we were gonna ensure her nomination for a slew of Grammys. But, nope, the singer has snagged those, too.

A fake ID, so she doesn't have to wait a year to drink legally? Nah. This isn't Miley Cyrus.

Might we honor the beauty with a spot on our Celebrity of the Year countdown? You'll find out soon!

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Married! Melissa Rycroft and Tye Strickland

Married! Melissa Rycroft and Tye Strickland This official: Melissa Rycroft has beaten Jason Mesnick to the altar.

The former Bachelor winner-turned-reject got married to Tye Strickland earlier today in Mexico.

"Tye is my best friend in the world, and now he's my partner forever. We have had such a journey within our relationship, that to finally look at him and see my husband, gives me the calmest, most content feeling in the world," Rycroft told In Touch Weekly.

"I love him so much and am so excited for our forever to begin!"
During the ceremony, Rycroft wore an Alfred Angelo gown; her former Dancing With the Stars partner Tony Dovolani was in attendance, as was Bachelorette Jillian Harris.

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Coming Soon? Rachel Uchitel Nude in Playboy:

Coming Soon? Rachel Uchitel Nude in Playboy:Rachel Uchitel, the first mistress of golfer Tiger Woods, or at least the first one we came to know about, may be the first to get naked in Playboy as well.

Extra reports that Rachel is currently in negotiations with Playboy to pose for the men's magazine, and that the NYC club hostess "wants a lot of money."

No surprise there.

Uchitel was outraged after being called a hooker on The View, but clearly has no issues with posing nude other than whether she'll be getting paid enough.

Representatives for Playboy refused to comment on the rumors, and last week, Hugh Hefner himself seemed hesitant based to touch the Tiger scandal.

However, women in sex scandals are often in the publication's wheelhouse. In the past, Playboy did a spread on Paula Jones, among other examples.
It seems like ages ago that Rachel Uchitel was linked to Woods after Ashley Samson ratted them out to the National Enquirer, but it was just two weeks ago.

Since then, many others have come forward with tales of being tagged by Tiger, much to Rachel's dismay. She's said to be getting screened for STDs.

He may have gotten around like a prostitute (he did several), but Tiger Woods clearly had feelings for Rachel, as his emotionally vulnerable emails proved.

If he was so upset about her past flings with stars like David Boreanaz, we don't imagine he'll enjoy her posing in Playboy for the entire world to see.

Especially since we won't be getting any at home from Elin.

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Miley Cyrus Aims for New Sound: Popping Off

Miley Cyrus Aims for New Sound: Popping Off First, she bashed the heck out of the Twilight Saga.

Then, she got denied from a 21-and-over club.

In both recent instances, the gist was the same: Miley Cyrus doesn't see herself as a typical 17-year old. She wants to be older, more mature, edgier.
Along those lines, Cyrus told British TV show GMTV this week that she wants to leave the pop music world behind.

"I want to do my last pop record, I'm working on a record right now. I kinda want... something edgier and not have to worry about people saying, 'Oh, this isn't what her fans want to listen to.' Because in a few years, as I grow up, so will my fans and I won't have to focus on that as much and I'll be able to have more of the sound of music that I'm into."

Last month, Miley admitted she had never heard a Jay Z song. So it makes sense she'd wanna branch out and give the world of country or adult contemporary a shot. But will her fans follow her there?

Only time, and album sales, will tell.

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