Gia Ali - a name that spells trouble. An actress who ends up chasing more trouble than any other actress in the business. Wild. Wanton. Home breaker. Man-eater. One-hit wonder… All these allegations and a lot more resound whenever the name of Gia is mentioned; anywhere. But is she as bad as she has been painted? Let’s ask Gia.

You had to your credit one of the biggest hits of Pakistani cinema, Deewanay Teray Piyar Kay. But even its mammoth success didn’t have directors lining up at your door. Doesn’t this make you a one-hit wonder?

Music has a greater influence than cricket, when it comes to improving Indo-Pak relations, believes Faisal Kapadia, lead vocalist of Pakistani band Strings. “In cricket one team wins and the other loses, while in the exchange of music concerts, it’s the audience that wins ultimately,” says he. Faisal alongwith Bilal, the lead guitarist, make up the band. Many a time they have performed live in India.

What’s the band’s take on the controversies of lip syncing, of late doing the rounds in India recently? “Often we are asked to do so by organisers, specially for shows on TV channels,” says Bilal. But he feels it is a crime to lip sync in a live concert. “Given a choice nobody would want to fool the audience,” he says.

Cast: Eric Bana, Brad Pitt, Claire Forlani, Emilio Estevez, Michael Clarke Duncan, Orlando Bloom, Rose Byrne, Sean Bean, Peter O’ Toole, Julie Christie, Garrett Hedlund, Diane Kruger

Director: Wolfgang Petersen

Throughout time, men have waged war. Some for power, some for glory, some for honor - and some for love. Troy canvassed such a war that is termed as longest in the history of men.

It appears as if the floodgates have been opened for foreign entertainment and news channels. The last couple of years have seen an invasion by cable channels, which can be seen wherever you go, from restaurants and homes to shops. This is all part of the phenomenon called ‘globalisation’. Pakistani viewers, noticeably, are losing interest in local channels because of the glitz and glamor of the foreign media. It is easy to see that the majority of images beaming out of television sets are of foreign films and shows. Viewers countrywide prefer Indian music, films and Hollywood flicks and this has resulted in the local channels being relegated to the background.

Madonna’s done it, Liv Tyler’s done it…heck, even Joe Schmo down the street has probably tried it once! No, we’re not talking about some kinky fetish here; we’re actually referring to mehndi. Mehndi, mehendi, or henna, as it is more popularly called, has become quite the rage ever since Hollywood and the entertainment industry embraced it around the mid-1990s.

A THREE-MEMBER Hollywood delegation including the director and two producers of a film, Sheherzade, arrived in Lahore Tuesday to give a presentation to the Punjab chief minister and finalize the modalities of the multi-million dollar project on May 6.

The News learned Tuesday the team was headed by Salman Pirzada, the director of the movie to be shot near Chakwal, while other members of the delegation are Scott JT Frank and James Figetakis.

The producers and the director from Hollywood are in Pakistan at the CM’s invitation to finalize negotiations for the filming of the multi-million dollar American feature film Sheherzade: The Untold Story.

The marriage of former Pakistan cricket star Imran Khan and UK socialite Jemima Goldsmith has ended.

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has officially separated from his wife Jemima after nine years of marriage, according to Imran’s family.

Jemima (aka Haiqa), who is the daughter of the late British millionaire Sir James Goldsmith, has two boys by Imran.

“Imran and Jemima have ended their marriage,” an official of the cricket hero-turned-politician’s Pakistan Tehreek-i- Insaaf party confirmed to Press Times of India.

The statement released by the Pakistani political party is the climax of events that have taken place over the past few months.

Sequel to 2000’s “The Whole Nine Yards” squeezes one yard too many out of the concept of cheerful hired killers double-crossing each other. Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, Kevin Pollack and Natasha Henstridge seem to be having fun. But what, exactly, are they doing? Directed by Howard Deutch. 1:37 (violence, racy humor, vulgarisms). At area theaters.

“The Whole Nine Yards” made somewhere between $50 to $60 million when it was released four years ago. Not the kind of take that sends pulse rates into the red zone, but large enough to catch many movie mavens by surprise.

One of the most controversial films of the year in USA, “Fahrenheit 9/11″ by legend filmmaker Michele Moore was screened at Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) here on Monday evening.

SDPI and Citizen Peace Committee (CPC) jointly organized the function. It was largely participated by the civil society members and others.

In this documentary film, Michele Moore searing examination of the Bush administration’s action in the wake of tragic events of 9/11. It shows that in the atmosphere of suspense and confusion the Bush administration makes its headlong rush towards war in Iraq without any concrete reason.