Salman Khan to be challenged by a Bigg Boss contestant

Looks like Salman Khan’s power is going to be put under test as he is going to be challenged by none other than Bigg Boss Contestant Santosh Shukla.

If we go by sources, it is speculated that Santosh Shukla has been roped to play the baddie in Sohail Khan’s film Mental starring Salman Khan. The interesting part is that Santosh Shukla will land quite a few punches on Salman Khan in the movie, who in general doesn’t even allow a single goon to come near him in a fight.

“It is going to be a physical fight between two of them. It will start because Santosh will be forcing himself on Tabu which might be a molestation or a rape scene.” added the source.

When we contacted Santosh Shukla, he confirmed that he is acting in the movie and he will be sporting his usual menacing long-maned look. As of now he is busy working on his body to suit the role better.

“Mental” is a remake of Telugu movie “Stalin”.Parts of Mental will be shot in Dubai. It has Salman khan and Tabu confirmed as of now, however the leading lady hasn’t been finalised as of now.

Brave, Paperman win animation Oscars

Los Angeles: The story of a high-spirited Scottish princess in Brave charmed the Academy voters to win the coveted golden statuette in the best animated feature film category while the love story of a young office worker won the best animated short film Oscar.

Directed by Mark Andrews, Brave defeated veteran Hollywood filmmaker Tim Burton's Frankenweenie, Sam Fell and Chris Butler's ParaNorman, Peter Lord's The Pirates! Band
of Misfits and Rich Moore's Wreck-It Ralph.

The movie follows the story of Merida, a high-spirited Scottish princess who resists her mother's efforts to transform her into a more ladylike young woman.

Faced with an arranged marriage she doesn't want, Merida runs away into the forest, where she encounters a witch who teaches her a dangerous spell.

This is the second Academy Award nomination for Andrews as he was previously nominated for One Man Band in 2005.

On the other hand Paperman, is about a young man working in an office who desperately tries to attract the attention of a girl in the building across the street.

This is the first Academy Award nomination for director John Kahrs.

Les Miserables wins sound mixing, Skyfall, Zero Dark Thirty tie for sound editing

James Bond film Skyfall won its first Oscar in three decades by tying up for best sound editing trophy with Osama bin Laden manhunt drama Zero Dark Thirty whileLes Miserables won in the sound mixing category.

Skyfall's Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers tied up with Zero Dark Thirty's Paul NJ Ottosson for the best sound editing Oscar at the 85th Academy award. Tom Hooper directed musical scored a win in sound mixing category for Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes.

Daniel Day-Lewis wins Best Actor for Lincoln

Los Angeles: Hot favourite Daniel Day-Lewis completed a historic hat-trick as he took home the Best Actor Oscar for his poignant portrayal of a battle weary Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's civil-war set biopic Lincoln.

The win for the British actor, who played a brief role in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi, did not come as a surprise as he was strongly tipped to win. He had already collected the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and British BAFTA awards, in the long award season of Hollywood ahead of Oscars.

Interestingly, the 'notoriously'-selective actor had initially refused the role as he thought it would be proper for an American to play Lincoln but once he agreed, Day-Lewis devoted himself on painfully researching every little detail about the 16th president for an year to bring out an intense and touching portrayal.

"I do know that I've received so much more than my fortune. Three years go, I'd actually been committed to play Margaret Thatcher and my role was Steven's first choice for Lincoln... My fellow nominees, my equals, I'm so proud... I'd like to thank Kathleen Kenndey, our producer. I owe this to three men - Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg and the spirit of Abraham lincoln," he said while accepting the best actor trophy.

Day-Lewis plays Lincoln prior to his assassination in 1865. As the four-year-old Civil War continues to rage, the president struggles to bring a constitutional amendment to abolish slavery and end the carnage on the battlefield.

He is a five time Academy-award nominee. With his latest trophy, he has become the first man to win three Oscars in the leading actor category.

He has previously won the Oscars for playing cerebral palsy suffering author and painter Christy Brown in My Left Foot(1989) and in 2007 for portraying an ambitious and misanthropic oil baron in There Will Be Blood.

He was also nominated for In The Name of the Father (1993) and Gangs of New York in 2002

Jennifer Lawrence wins Best Actress for Silver Linings Playbook

In a unique race, 22-year-old Jennifer Lawrence defeated the oldest and youngest Oscar nominees to take home the Best Actress Oscar for her role of a recovering sex addict in David O Russells Silver Linings Playbook.

The actress, who established herself as a box office superstar with The Hunger Games franchise, won the Oscar voters affection with her grabby, comedic and very quirky character of Tiffany, a young widow in a shaky new relationship with a man fresh from a mental hospital.

"This is embarrassing... It is nuts...thank you to the Academy, to the women this year. Thank you to the best production team, our crew and my family... Thank you so much," said Lawrence as she accepted her trophy. The actress had a embarrassing moment as she fell down while climbing the stairs to accept her trophy.

She beat off competition from 86-year-old Emmanuelle Riva(Amour), nine-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild), Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty) and Naomi Watts (The Impossible).

Lawrence started her career from TV sitcom The Bill Engvall Show and in barely six years, the actress has risen from a relatively unknown to superstardom. Her Oscar winning  Lawrence is more known for her  independent movies The Burning Plain (2008) and Winters Bone (2010), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.

Silver Linings Playbook centers on the relationship between a man (Bradley Cooper) just out of a mental hospital and a young widow (Lawrence).

The film is also up for best picture and director David O Russell is nominated for adapted screenplay and director category. Cooper is in the running for the lead-acting honors. The movie also has Indian actor Anupam Kher in a small but significant role. Lawrence recently claimed the Golden Globe and the Screen Actors Guild honor for her role

Life of Pi wins Best Original Score award

Los Angeles: Music director Mychael Danna won an Oscar in the Best Original Score category for his work in Ang Lee's Life Of Pi. With this award, the film has so far bagged three  Oscars.

It registered early wins at the 85th Academy awards by taking home the trophies for the best
cinematography and visual effects.

Claudio Miranda won the best cinematography trophy for his stunning camera work in the 3D movie.

While  Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R Christopher White took home the golden statuette for  visual effects.
 

Danna has had a very close collaboration with Lee as they have worked together in the past for films like The Ice Storm and Ride with the Devil.

Life Of Pi, which is based in India and stars Bollywood actors Irrfan Khan and Tabu, follows the story of a young boy who is lost in the ocean on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger for some 200-odd days.

Danna, who is married to Indian origin Aparna Dana, spent more than a year working on the music for the film with Lee, at first discussing the philosophical elements of Yann Martels novel, on which the movie is based.

The orchestra was recorded in LA on the 20th Century Fox lot, while various other elements were recorded around the world.

The first composed piece for the film was the song Pis Lullaby, which he wrote with the South Indian singer Bombay Jayashri.

Danna, who is known for creating distinctive and layered musical palettes, has had a longtime fascination with India as he has previously worked with Indian origin filmmakers Deepa Mehta for Water and Mira Nair for Monsoon Wedding.

Danna recently won a Golden Globe for his Life Of Pi score.

Anne Hathaway wins Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Los Angeles: Anne Hathaway took home the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role of a mother-turned-prostitute, Fantine, in Tom Hoopers musical Les Miserables.

The 30-year-old was a favourite to win the trophy for the difficult role, which saw her chopping off her tresses and losing about 25lb.

This is Hathaways first Academy Award, she was previously nominated for her 2008 movie Rachel Getting Married.

Her award was announced by last years best supporting Oscar winner Christopher Plummer. Looking stunning in a baby pink gown, Hathaway thanked her husband Adam Shulman, director Tom Hooper, fellow nominees and made a special mention of co-star Hugh Jackman in her speech.

"It came true... I hope sometime in near future. The misfortunes of Fantine will only be found in stories and not in real life," Hathaway said.

She beat actresses Amy Adams (The Master), Sally Field (Lincoln), Helen Hunt (The Sessions) and Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook) to take home the trophy. The musical drama, based on Victor Hugos French historical novel, saw Hathaway play a mother who is fired from her workplace and is later forced into prostitution in order to take care of her daughter.

Interestingly, Hathaways own mother played the role in the past on Broadway but quit acting to devote herself to parenting.

The actress previously won Golden Globes, BAFTA and a SAG Award for her performance before taking home the coveted golden statuette.