Film: “Parichaya”; Director: Sanjay; Cast: Tarun, Rekha, Shobharaj, Avinash, Chidanand, Master Anand and Monisha; Music: Jessie Gift; Rating: **

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) India’s traditional six-yard wonder is igniting imaginations anew. The sari, say fashion designers, can be worn over a pair of jeans or jazzed up with a sexy slim belt for a trendy look.

New Delh, Nov 7 (IANS) Charles Dickens’ classic character Ebenezer Scrooge, the mean ill-tempered and miserly protagonist of “A Christmas Carol”, is being reprised on screen by Hollywood funnyman Jim Carrey in his latest outing. Carrey says he wanted to bring to surface the “bitterness that a loveless life brings” for the role in “A Christmas Carol”.

Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Katrina Kaif and Suneil Shetty are among the Bollywood celebrities who have pledged support to a movement, Against Child Trafficking (A.C.T.).

A.C.T. aims to help mobilise people on the issue by raising awareness, preventing trafficking and supporting the efforts of child welfare organisations through fundraising on a regular basis, said a press release here.

Film: “Jail”; Director: Madhur Bhandarkar; Cast: Neil Nitin Mukesh, Manoj Bajpai, Mugdha Godse, Arya Babbar, Rahul Singh, Chetan Pandit; Rating: ***1/2

Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) Instead of the traditional horse bringing the groom to Shilpa Shetty’s doorsteps, Raj Kundra has decided to ride an elaborate chariot.

London, Nov 6 (IANS) Hollywood comic actor Will Ferrell is interested in owning a British pub.

“All the Chelsea players would be welcome, but I wouldn’t want a celebrity place, it would be an old-fashioned pub. I would be hands-on. I could get some great material off all the regulars. I am sure there would be a film in it,” thesun.co.uk quoted 42-year-old Ferrell as saying. He is a huge Chelsea fan.

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Pakistani singer Atif Aslam, who crooned his way into the hearts of Indians with Bollywood songs, has revealed he has acting offers from the industry and is open to them. “Artists don’t belong to any nation,” he says.

Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) One of Bollywood’s most bankable stars, Emraan Hashmi, says people have contantly tried to pull him down. He also believes the new film “Tum Mile” will present him in a new avatar, having mostly essayed roles with shades of grey.

New York, Nov 5 (IANS) Hollywood actress Natalie Portman has claimed she doesn’t find her lesbian scene in new film “Black Swan” raunchy. She insists its just too “extreme”.

The 28-year-old has said there is nothing sexually compelling about her romp with actress Mila Kunis in the movie, reports newsblaze.com.