Will Smith, Mike Myers highest earners
Jen McDonnell, DosePublished: Thursday, July 24
Forbes magazine has once again compiled its annual list of Hollywood's top-earning stars, with Hancock star Will Smith topping the list, banking $80 million US last year.
Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp followed close behind with a $72 million haul, but it's the No. 3 spot that's really raising eyebrows. Tied for third place with $55 million each are Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers, despite Myers' recent box office bomb, The Love Guru.
Cameron Diaz leads the race of top-earning film actresses with a $50 million paycheck, followed by Keira Knightley ($32 million) and Jennifer Aniston, who made $27 million in 2007, obliterating Angelina Jolie's $14 million haul. Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow round out the Top 5 with $25 million each.
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Will Smith tops Forbes' list of the highest-paid actors in 2007, hauling in an impressive $80 million US. Mike Myers came in third. (Getty Images)
According to Forbes, the star who offers studios the most bang for their buck is Vince Vaughn. The relatively low-paid actor (he made $14.7 million in 2007) starred in some of the biggest box office hits, including Wedding Crashers and The Break-Up.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Two new movies on Blasts
TWO MOVIES ON MUMBAI BLASTS
By Eye TV India Bureau In the News
Incidentally, July 11th (falling tomorrow) is the second anniversary of the ghastly tragedy of the Mumbai blasts that killed 187 people and injured over 500 Mumbaikars. This reminds the latter about this terrible shock of their lifetime. That's why the filmmakers of Bollywood have chosen to produce not one but two movies on the subject. The two movies are 'Mumbai Meri Jaan' and 'Ruslaan'. Both deal with the emotional, social repercussions on people from different walks of life in the aftermath of serial train blasts that rocked Mumbai two years ago. The first one 'Mumbai Meri Jaan' is under production and scheduled to screen on August 22nd. 'Mumbai Meri Jaan' is based on the story as to how such tragedies affect people (directly or indirectly) and how they fight their way back to lead a normal life. The movie shows this through the eyes of Soha Ali Khan who plays the pivotal role of a woman journalist in it. The film features Irfan Khan, Paresh Rawal, Madhavan, and Kay Kay Menon among others, and is being directed by Nishikant Kamat.
The second one is titled 'Ruslaan'. This is the story that deals with people's perception and their impact on the life of innocent bystanders, who become victims of such terrible tragedies. In particular, the film deals with the repercussion on a Muslim family in the aftermath of the blasts. Ruslaan leaves home in a happy mood and as he boards the train, he receives a call and there are series of blasts. Ruslaan is picked up for questioning by the authorities. His character is played by Rajveer Sharma. The rest of the cast includes Megha Chaterjee, Asrani, S M Zaheer, Smita Jaykar, Ganesh Yadav, and Shabnam Kapoor. This is scheduled for release in October. The filmmakers wish to remind the longtime impact on the victims including innocent people of such horrible blasts in the hope that the people wouldn't allow such elements to operate in society.
By Eye TV India Bureau In the News
Incidentally, July 11th (falling tomorrow) is the second anniversary of the ghastly tragedy of the Mumbai blasts that killed 187 people and injured over 500 Mumbaikars. This reminds the latter about this terrible shock of their lifetime. That's why the filmmakers of Bollywood have chosen to produce not one but two movies on the subject. The two movies are 'Mumbai Meri Jaan' and 'Ruslaan'. Both deal with the emotional, social repercussions on people from different walks of life in the aftermath of serial train blasts that rocked Mumbai two years ago. The first one 'Mumbai Meri Jaan' is under production and scheduled to screen on August 22nd. 'Mumbai Meri Jaan' is based on the story as to how such tragedies affect people (directly or indirectly) and how they fight their way back to lead a normal life. The movie shows this through the eyes of Soha Ali Khan who plays the pivotal role of a woman journalist in it. The film features Irfan Khan, Paresh Rawal, Madhavan, and Kay Kay Menon among others, and is being directed by Nishikant Kamat.
The second one is titled 'Ruslaan'. This is the story that deals with people's perception and their impact on the life of innocent bystanders, who become victims of such terrible tragedies. In particular, the film deals with the repercussion on a Muslim family in the aftermath of the blasts. Ruslaan leaves home in a happy mood and as he boards the train, he receives a call and there are series of blasts. Ruslaan is picked up for questioning by the authorities. His character is played by Rajveer Sharma. The rest of the cast includes Megha Chaterjee, Asrani, S M Zaheer, Smita Jaykar, Ganesh Yadav, and Shabnam Kapoor. This is scheduled for release in October. The filmmakers wish to remind the longtime impact on the victims including innocent people of such horrible blasts in the hope that the people wouldn't allow such elements to operate in society.
Blasts in Bangalore on 25/7/8
HYDERABAD: A high alert was sounded in the city and across the state following Friday afternoon’s serial blasts in Bangalore. In Hyderabad and Cyberabad, security was beefed up even as bomb disposal squads were rushed to public places for frisking operations. Also, checks were intensified at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad, railway stations, bus stations and important government establishments. "Special checkings are being carried out at railway stations and religious places," City joint commissioner of police (C&S), Kripanand Tripathi Ujela said. The serial blasts in Bangalore occurred at communally sensitive places, and taking a note of this, the city police here immediately beefed up security in the Old City. Being a Friday, the police presence was already high in the Old City and with the high alert, the armed police remained stationed till late in the night at all communally sensitive places in the city. Police also alerted the managements of all shopping malls and cinemas. "Managers of all the crowded malls and cinema halls were asked to intensify the frisking and were told to alert the police if they noticed anything suspicious," Police Commissioner B Prasada Rao said. In Cyberabad, armed police were deployed at Hitex, Cyber Towers and Shamshabad airport. "We are also carrying out surprise vehicle checking at all the entry points in the city," Cyberabad Police Commissioner, S Prabhakar Reddy said.
The blasts took place at the Madiwala bus depot, Mysore road, Adugudi, Adugudi, Koramangla, Vittal Mallaya road, Langford Town and Richmond Town. (TOI graphic)
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BANGALORE: There's a certain inevitability about it. It's now almost a pattern that terrorists strike even before the nation recovers from its last shock, to leave it traumatized again. The target this time was Bangalore, the country's IT capital, which has been in the terror shadow for long. The city became a target of eight serial blasts on Friday, leaving one dead, eight injured and the city scarred. The bombs were of low intensity, aimed more at dislocating economic activity than killing hundreds of people. ( Watch ) Only in May, 68 people were killed by terrorists in Jaipur. Even as the police was groping to identify the culprits there, terrorists cocked a snook at the security agencies, triggering eight serial blasts in 35 minutes at seven places during the busy lunch hour. (In Pics: Bangalore serial bomb blasts) The lone victim was Sudha, who was waiting at the Madivala bus stand. Her husband Ravi, who was standing beside her, was severely injured. Two others — Chetan and Gullamma — were also injured. Police said the bombs were put together with ammonium nitrate, commonly used in gelatin sticks, and used nuts and bolts as shrapnel. Timer devices were used to trigger the blasts between 1.40pm and 2.15pm in non-descript places — on a traffic island, inside a drain, a vacant plot next to a vehicle showroom. As word of the blasts spread, malls, cinema halls and schools shut down for the day. No group claimed responsibility until late Friday, but intelligence sources said Lashkar-e-Taiba and SIMI were main suspects. "The aim of these groups, whether Huji, LeT or SIMI, is clear. Bangalore and Hyderabad are chosen because by hitting them, panic can be conveyed to US and the west as these cities house their biggest IT operations," said a security official involved in the Mecca Masjid probe.
The blasts took place at the Madiwala bus depot, Mysore road, Adugudi, Adugudi, Koramangla, Vittal Mallaya road, Langford Town and Richmond Town. (TOI graphic)
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BANGALORE: There's a certain inevitability about it. It's now almost a pattern that terrorists strike even before the nation recovers from its last shock, to leave it traumatized again. The target this time was Bangalore, the country's IT capital, which has been in the terror shadow for long. The city became a target of eight serial blasts on Friday, leaving one dead, eight injured and the city scarred. The bombs were of low intensity, aimed more at dislocating economic activity than killing hundreds of people. ( Watch ) Only in May, 68 people were killed by terrorists in Jaipur. Even as the police was groping to identify the culprits there, terrorists cocked a snook at the security agencies, triggering eight serial blasts in 35 minutes at seven places during the busy lunch hour. (In Pics: Bangalore serial bomb blasts) The lone victim was Sudha, who was waiting at the Madivala bus stand. Her husband Ravi, who was standing beside her, was severely injured. Two others — Chetan and Gullamma — were also injured. Police said the bombs were put together with ammonium nitrate, commonly used in gelatin sticks, and used nuts and bolts as shrapnel. Timer devices were used to trigger the blasts between 1.40pm and 2.15pm in non-descript places — on a traffic island, inside a drain, a vacant plot next to a vehicle showroom. As word of the blasts spread, malls, cinema halls and schools shut down for the day. No group claimed responsibility until late Friday, but intelligence sources said Lashkar-e-Taiba and SIMI were main suspects. "The aim of these groups, whether Huji, LeT or SIMI, is clear. Bangalore and Hyderabad are chosen because by hitting them, panic can be conveyed to US and the west as these cities house their biggest IT operations," said a security official involved in the Mecca Masjid probe.
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