Popular VJ and Miss India

What better way to ask people go vegetarian than have top model, popular VJ and Miss India Earth 2001 Shamita Singha lying “naked” on a bed of red chillies next to the tagline “Spice Up Your Life – Go Vegetarian”. Yes, this is the latest ad from the youth division of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals India (PETA) shot by ace photographer Dilip Bhatia for petaDishoom.

Speaking on the reason why she chose to spread this message, Shamita says, “I turned vegetarian when I was quite young because I realised that if I really loved animals, I could not eat them. … [Meat] is not healthy and not good for your body.”

When asked how she maintains her good looks and trim figure, Shamita replies, “I am a [vegetarian], and so I eat a lot of veggies, salads and fruits, and those foods are alive, so I am alive! And in terms of working out, I get all my energy from veggies and fresh stuff.”

Hope the message goes right in…..

South actress Kaveri Jha

South actress Kaveri Jha may not have made her presence felt much with her film ‘Hijack’ opposite Shiney Ahuja, but the girl has definitely impressed at least some of the makers. So, Kaveri has been signed for ‘Bum Bum Bole’ directed by Priyadarshan.

The film is an adaptation of the hit Iranian film ‘Children of Heaven’ and has Darsheel Safary in the lead. The film also stars Atul Kulkarni who will play Darsheel’s father and Rituparna Sengupta, who will play his mother. Kaveri has been signed to play the role of Atul’s sister.

News has it that the film runs on two parallels, one that deals with Darsheel and his faith in God, while the second is about the relationship between Kaveri and Atul. Priyadarshan is so excited about this project that he has kept his comedy ‘De Dana Dan’ on hold for the time being till this one gets completed.

‘Temptation Reloaded 2008’,

Shah Rukh’s in his ‘Temptation Reloaded 2008’, a live concert world tour bandwagon has added more stars to rock the world. In the next event for the tour at Dubai Festival City Arena, Katrina Kaif and Arjun Rampal have joined the SRK’s group. Hard Kaur, Anusha Dandekar and Ganesh Hegde are other stars who would perform along SRK at the show.

However, shows in Germany and Spain have been cancelled and SRK is in tight spot due to breach of contract. The show is also to be part of coronation celebrations of Bhutan’s new king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk in Thimpu, capital of the Himalayan kingdom, from November 6-8.