Rhea is my best friend: Sonam
They are not mere siblings — Sonam Kapoor and her producer sister Rhea are best buddies too and the former also sees a philosopher and guide in her little sister. Sonam and Rhea had worked together in 2010 release Aisha and their next project together is Khoobsurat, a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's hit 1980 movie Khubsoorat.
When asked about her equation with her sister, Sonam said: “We worked together during Aisha when she was 21 and I was 23. It had been five years, so we decided to make Khoobsurat. For Aisha PVR believed in us and now Disney has.
“Rhea and I are partners in whatever we do. She is my business partner and my best friend,” she said.
National Award-winning actress Shweta Basu, who was arrested for prostitution, has revealed that she took to the sex trade as she was running out of money. The 23-year-old actress is currently lodged in a state-run rescue home. She admitted she made wrong choices in her career.
“I was out of money. I had to support my family and some other good causes. All the doors were closed, and some people encouraged me to get into prostitution to earn money. I was helpless, and with no option left to choose, I got involved in this act,” police sources quoted her as saying.The actress, seen in films like Makdee and Iqbal also revealed that there were other actresses like her who went through this. Shweta, who shot to fame as a child artiste in Ekta Kapoor's television serial Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki, bagged the national award for best child artist for Makdee in 2002.
The actress, who also did a few films in Bengali, Tamil and Telugu, was arrested from a hotel Sunday night along with the sex racket's organiser Anjaneyulu alias Balu. The next day, a court here sent her to a rescue home run by the women and child welfare department.
She underwent a medical examination at a government hospital before she was sent to the rescue home, where women rescued by police and those facing trial are given shelter during the trial period.The inmates are provided with free food, clothing, medical care and also vocational training. She is likely to stay in the rescue home for three months.
Balu, who was reportedly collecting Rs1 lakh each from high flying customers, has been sent to jail.
Jolie paid tribute to her mother
Angelina Jolie paid a tribute to her late mother Marcheline Bertrand at her wedding ceremony. Prior to their nuptials, Brad Pitt had a special personalised message in honour of Marcheline inscribed inside the chapel at their home Château Miraval in France, where they walked down the aisle, reports people.com. “Brad had a dedication to Marcheline engraved inside the chapel where we stood,” said Jolie, who married Pitt on August 23. But the personal dedication wasn't the only thing the couple did to honour her late mother. Jolie and her brother, James Haven, also wore pieces of jewellery that belonged to Marcheline, who died in 2007 after a long battle with ovarian cancer.