Successful Marriage

There is no such a fixed formula for having a successful marriage. Had it been such, then we would never have heard the word 'divorce', don't we? Even if we say that marriages are made in heaven and performed on earth, I still do not believe in that. The reason is pretty simple. Heaven is an abode of the good god above and god is peace, god is love. Then how can the same god give sorrow and unhappiness for some couples? It is not the god who is at fault, but it is we who do not perform our duties well. Then the results are there for all of us to see. Marriages do break up. Still as you say there are some factors which are important for all the couples irrespective of where they live or from what background they come from. For example, the trust unto each other. Trust is the most important binding factor that can keep a man and a woman together for the whole of their lives. Secondly, as only trust would not help, so also there should be love for each other too. And what you have pointed out correctly speaks volumes. Understanding shown towards each other can do wonders. Caring is also a key factor. How much you care for your partner you have to show that through words and actions. If these small factors are taken into consideration, they I think, you have found the formula for a successful marriage. Then spread the word.

Love Or Owning

This situation mostly arises when you are talking about love marriage. You are saying that you love someone but till never be able to have that person. Now 'have' that person, I don't know how you interprete it as, but I think it is like spending our life together known in short as 'marriage.' From the second sentence of your discussion that you are asking in bewilderment that why one cannot own that girl or a boy one loves. It seems that you are too immature and that you don't have enough experience in life. You have not seen the world enough or the thing might be that you have not had a broken relationship. Those who have gone through, like me, will never repeat these things in life. Life is hard, you know and not all the things go according to our plans everytime. There are bound to be things that come our way with which we are not too pleased or that we have to accept unwillingly. If you talk about arranged marriage, you can love as well as own. Here you are killing two birds in one stone. That is one thing you cannot complain about.

Asin - the Brand Ambassador

There has been a very close relation of cricket and the film industry and this has got even more strength since the Indian Premier League. Shilpa Shetty, Prity Zinta, Shah Rukh Khan all are franchises or co-franchises in the IPL. Deepika Padukone is a staunch supporter of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team. Yet another beautiful name has been added to this list.
The Kochi team has not even taken to the ground yet and they already have a brand ambassador too. In the near future, the brand ambassador is likely to be declared and it is none other than the very beautiful looking Malayalee actor Asin. Yes, Asin will be the brand ambassador for the Kochi team, which will take part in the Indian Premier League from the 4th season - 2011.
Asin is a household name in the South Indian film industry. With her sizzling performances in Bollywood she has spread her horizon here too. As Asin is from South India and the team too is from South India - Kerala, she is expected to be a star attraction. She will surely pull crowds. However, for this to happen her fans will have to wait till the 4th edition of the Indian Premier League.

Sania Weds Shoaib

Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza and former Pakistani cricket captain Shoaib Malik have announced that they will be tying the nuptial knot in the month of April. Both have confirmed the news. The likely date that they are talking about is 11th April.
If all go well, and we hope to, then it will be such a sort of thing that both these individuals have represented their respective countries at the international level for two different games. This is interesting and one thing is good that both do not play the same game. Otherwise, it would have become difficult for the fans to support a single player.

Mallika Sherawat - Promoting Playboy?

Say Mallika Sherawat and one would visualize her in tiny clothes and in hot scenes. But why 'see' her like that everytime? Actresses have to deliver what the people like to see. Why blame them everytime? Anyways, what's the news about Mallika Sherawat? Now the good looking actress has got herself coupled with the name 'Playboy'. Oh boy, now don't raise your eye-brows thinking that you would get to see some more of Mallika. In fact, it is not the 'Playboy' magazine but it is actually the perfume 'Playboy'. It is still unclear if this is going to turn into a deal. The thing might be that either Mallika would be asked to launch the perfume in India or she would merely be inagurating the launching party. One last thing that should not be forgotten to be mentioned is that Mallika already has milk shake named after her.
As far as her next film is concerned, she is busy with the shooting of Love, Barack in Hollywood. Here she is romancing the Avatar star Laz Alonso. They say it is Doug McHenry's political comedy based on the US Presidential Elections of 2008.

Freida Pinto - The New Bond Girl

Freida Pinto - the name that is no more a name that raises eyebrows in ignorance. Freida is a household name after the success of Slumdog Millionaire. The actor from the Oscar winning movie Slumdog Millionaire seems to be scaling new heights. After her success in the SM, she has more to cheer for. Ms. Pinto is now going to be a Bond girl. Yes, that is right. Freida is the new 007 girl and will be seen opposite Daniel Craig in the spy movie. Sam Mendes will direct the movie. Bond movies have always been a pleasure to watch. Here in addition, Freida will be in a major role and it was but natural for her to get nervous when she was pondering about the role. However, her fans will be sure that their heroin will fit into the shoes of the previous Bond girls.
The upcoming film will be Daniel Craig's third as a Bond - the fictional spy from Britain and overall this will be the 23rd Bond movie. His success stories before this include Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace.

Aishwarya Signed up for a huge sum!

Aishwarya Rai is 'cash'ing in on her Woman's Achievement award that she recently won - almost literally. She has been paid a whooping sum of Rs. 10,00,00,000. You know how much that is - well, it is Rs. 10 crore that is around Rs. 100 million. Now who is behind this all? When we say 'Page 3', we are reminded of Bobby Pushkarna - the producer. The movie that revolves around the woman in general and their empowerment is directed by none other than Bobby himself. Bobby could not think of anyone better than Aishwarya herself for the movie. Bobby had a long-standing wish of working with this beautiful woman. Now, as the deal seems to have passed off successfully, it is only a matter of time before we see what Bobby Pushkarna was longing for so long. Let's hope that the movie also shows the same empowerment and she is able to draw traffic towards the cinema hall. It all depends on how the movie fairs at the box office, but we can at least we them all the good luck.

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