MUMBAI: Indians all over the world can now vote for their favorites in the Popular Awards category of the IIFA Awards 2007 on www.in.msn.com .

Taking Indian Cinema to the world, bridging cultural and communal divides, creating a world that appreciates art for its existence, experience and beauty - The eighth annual International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards will be held in Yorkshire, England from June 7th to June 9th and will recognize the best of Indian Cinema for the past year.

VOTE for your favorite nominees in the Popular Awards category and win a chance to fly to Yorkshire on http://www.msnspecials.in/IIFAAwards2007/

And the nominees are:

Best Picture

Dhoom 2
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Krrish
Lage Raho Munnabhai
Rang De Basanti
Vivaah

Best Direction

Karan Johar - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Rakesh Roshan - Krrish
Rajkumar Hirani - LageRaho Munnabhai
Vishal Bharadwaj - Omkara
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra - Rang De Basanti

Performance in a Leading Role (Male)

Shah Rukh Khan - Don
Hrithik Roshan - Krrish
Sanjay Dutt - Lage Raho Munnabhai
Ajay Devgan - Omkara
Aamir Khan - Rang De Basanti

Performance in a Leading Role (Female)

Aishwarya Rai - Dhoom 2
Kajol - Fanaa
Kangana Ranaut - Gangster
Rani Mukherji - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Vidya Balan - Lage Raho Munnabhai
Kareena Kapoor - Omkara

Performance in a Supporting Role (Male)

Amitabh Bachchan - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Abhishek Bachchan - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Arshad Warsi - Lage Raho Munnabhai
Kunal Kapoor - Rang De Basanti
Atul Kulkarni - Rang De Basanti

Performance in a Supporting Role (Female)

Bipasha Basu

Dhoom 2

Rekha

Krrish

Konkona Sensharma

Omkara

Kirron Kher

Rang De Basanti

Soha Ali Khan Pataudi

Rang De Basanti

Performance in a Comic Role

Chunkey Pandey

Apna Sapna Money Money

Uday Chopra

Dhoom 2

Tusshar Kapoor

Golmaal - Fun Unlimited

Paresh Rawal

Phir Hera Pheri

Sharman Joshi

Rang De Basanti

Performance in a Negative Role

Hrithik Roshan

Dhoom 2

Emraan Hashmi

Gangster

Boman Irani

Lage Raho Munnabhai

Saif Ali Khan

Omkara

John Abraham

Zinda

Music Direction

Pritam

Dhoom 2 - Crazy Kiya Re

Shankar Ehsaan Loy

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

Rajesh Roshan

Krrish - Dhoop Nikalti hai Jahan Se

Vishal Bharadwaj

Omkara - Beedi

A.R. Rehman

Rang De Basanti - Ru Baroo

Best Story

Aditya Chopra

Dhoom 2

Rakesh Roshan

Krrish

Rajkumar Hirani

Lage Raho Munnabhai

Vishal Bharadwaj

Omkara

Kamlesh Pandey

Rang De Basanti

Lyrics

Sameer

Dhoom 2 - Crazy Kiya Re

Prasoon Joshi

Fanaa - Chand Sifarish

Javed Akhtar

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

Gulzar

Omkara - Beedi

Prasoon Joshi

Rang De Basanti - Ru Baroo

Dialogue

Girish Dhamija

Gangster

Sanjay Masoom

Krrish

Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Josh

Lage Raho Munnabhai

Vishal Bharadwaj

Omkara

Prasoon Joshi & Rensil Dsilva

Rang De Basanti

Playback Singer (Male)

Shaan

Fanaa - Chand Sifarish

K K

Gangster - Tu Hi Meri shab

Zubeen

Gangster - Ya Ali

Sonu Nigam

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

A.R. Rehman & Naresh Iyer

Rang De Basanti - Ru Baroo

Playback Singer (Female)

Sunidhi Chauhan

Dhoom 2 - Crazy Kiya Re

Alka Yagnik

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

Shreya Ghosal

Lage Raho Munnabhai ?

Pal Pal

Sunidhi Chauhan

Omkara - Beedi jalaile

Lata Mangeshkar

Rang De Basanti - Luka Chhupi

Screenplay

Vijay Krishna Acharya

Dhoom 2

Anurag Basu

Gangster

Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi, Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Lage Raho Munnabhai

Vishal Bharadwaj, Robin Bhatt, Abhishek Chaubey

Omkara

Rensil Dsilva & Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Rang De Basanti

MSN India has a long-standing association with Indian Cinema and is the most popular destination for entertainment in the country. MSN India believes movies and music to be the major drivers of internet traffic in the country and has focused on these channels extensively. In the recent past the company has been associated with movies like Nishabd, Guru, Lage Raho Munnabhai, Rang De Basanti, Mangal Pandey, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna? etc.

MUMBAI: This Friday, Star Gold presents the wackiest comedy ever with an amazing star cast, superlative performances, hilariously devised situations and wit at its best! As part of the Comedy Honors initiative, Star Gold has been presenting to its viewers hardcore comedy entertainment every single day! It‘s time to leave your thinking caps behind once again as the Salaam-e-Comedy Mela presents a film about a womanizing doctor who gets stuck between two women: a patient with suicidal tendencies and his nurse. Tune-in to the super hit comedy film Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya this Friday, April 20th at 5 p.m. only on Star Gold.

Dr. Samir (Salman Khan) is a womanizer and a commitment phobe. He has thought out an easy way to get his girlfriends to dump him after he gets bored of them - he lies that he is already married. But when he actually falls for his new girlfriend Sonia (Katrina Kaif), she demands that he should first arrange a meeting between his wife and her. So Samir asks Naina (Sushmita Sen), the nurse in his clinic to pose as his wife before Sonia. However the situation becomes problematic when Samir‘s mother (Beena Kak) arrives.

Directed by David Dhawan, the film has a blend of humor with glamour, glitz, and grandeur. It looks slick and glossy, is highly engrossing and comes off as David‘s finest comedy to date. No David Dhawan flick is complete without a cast made up of wild characters. Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya has a confused doctor, an outrageous struggler, an irritating and pushy girl friend, a sacrificing madly-in-love nurse, a playful best friend, a slap-swinging mother and what‘s more, David throws in an insanely obsessed shorty in Rajpal Yadav for good measures. All the characters have been given equal importance and all the actors have done a great job.

So this Friday evening, make sure you tune into Star Gold to catch the fun-filled flick Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya at 5 p.m.

MUMBAI: Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT), a global leader in wireless communications, today initiated the latest phase in its strategy to open Motorola branded stores in key global markets with the simultaneous opening of a Flagship MOTOSTORE in the National Capital Region (NCR) at NOIDA and another MOTOSTORE in one of New Delhi‘s busiest markets, Lajpat Nagar.Both MOTOSTORE openings were inaugurated by actor Soha Ali Khan.

The openings further demonstrate Motorola‘s commitment to anticipating and addressing the emerging and growing needs of India‘s mobile consumers and build on the company‘s already strong presence and expansion across the Indian market.

Consumers in New Delhi & the NCR now have a fantastic resource that brings a global standard of mobile device retail service to help them make informed purchasing decisions on getting the most from their mobile devices. The MOTOSTORE will offer access to interactive experiences and exclusive content, as well as personalisation services such as mobile phone tattoos, Bluetooth? photo-imaging and ringtone downloads.

"We are incredibly proud of our three-storey flagship MOTOSTORE in India, which is the third flagship store launched globally," said Malcolm Dawe, Vice President & General Manager, Motorola India Mobile Devices. "Opening today, both stores bring cool and exclusive new offerings while helping Indian consumers get the most out of their Motorola products. Through personalised service and an innovative and engaging retail environment, we are offering a truly seamless consumer experience across the entire Motorola product portfolio.

"The MOTOSTORE are testimony to the evolving Indian consumer who has an increasingly sophisticated appetite for the latest, cutting edge mobile technology. I invite all NCR consumers to come and experience the fun and excitement of mobile technology," added Mr Dawe

Additionally, Motorola has a special opening week offer available from April 18th - 22nd at both MOTOSTORE locations in the National Capital Region. On the purchase of any Motorola handset worth Rs 9,000 and above, consumers will receive a free Motorola Bluetooth H350 headset.

Motorola has spent over two years deeply engaged in a global research and development effort around the new retail concept, and as a result has come up with an approach that is centred around the consumer and live experiences. As part of this program, Motorola has opened MOTOSTORE and MOTOSTORE formats in key locations around the world including Europe, Asia Pacific, North and Latin America.

The new stores further cement Motorola‘s long term retail commitment to India, which now includes a MOTOSTORE presence in six cities as well as over 30 Shop-in-Shop installations across the country. The company will continue to invest in this strategy for India, and in other locations around the world, where it makes economical sense for both Motorola and its partners.

India‘s Flagship MOTOSTORE is located at G-21, Sector-18, NOIDA and the other MOTOSTORE in New Delhi is at O2, Lajpat Nagar-II, New Delhi. Other MOTOSTORE locations in India include Mumbai, Bangalore, Chandigarh and Pune.

MUMBAI: These are the results of an exclusive EXIT Poll conducted for Star News by Nielsen

Exit Poll for Phase 3, Dated: 18th April 2007, Sample Size: 8,000 Vote share Seats Swing Vs 2002 1 BJP + 26 20 5.5 2 BSP 24 17 4.2 3 SP 20 12 -5.5 4 INC 11 4 1.3 5 Others 19 4 -5.5 100 57 Projection for the Entire State. Party Seats 1 BJP + 107 2 BSP 138 3 SP 93 4 INC 27 5 Others 38 403 Exit Poll for Phase II Dated: 13th April 2007, Sample Size: 6,000 Vote share Seats Swing Vs 2002 % 1 BJP + 19 19 2.5 2 BSP 27.5 27.5 3.1 3 SP 12 4 -5.7 4 INC 11 6 0.5 5 RLD 15.5 11 2.2 6 Others 15 6 -2.6 58 0 Exit Poll for Phase I Dated: 7th April 2007, Prediction: Uttar Pradesh - Phase I Sample Size: 7,000 Projection for the First Phase: Vote share Seats Swing Vs 2002 % 1 BJP + 25.2 19 3 2 BSP 26.2 20 3.5 3 SP 23.6 15 -3.2 4 INC 10 5 0.7 5 Others 15 3 -3.9 100 62 -2.6 The results of this exit poll were first aired on Star News on April 18, 2007at 5pm in our special program ‘Taaza Tasveer‘ with political analyst Mahesh Rangarajan. Also present on the panel were the Group Editor of Amar Ujala Shashi Shekhar and sociologist Professor Anand Kumar

MUMBAI: This Thursday, Star Gold presents an action packed comedy, which brings together the two greatest entertainers of Bollywood- Amitabh Bachchan and Govinda! Both the stars are cast in a double role of police officers and their look-alike cons. What follows are hilarious situations with major confusion among bad guys and the police, not forgetting the romantic links of the police officers played by Raveena Tandon and Ramya. Salaam-e-Comedy presents the super hit comedy film Bade Miyan Chote Miyan this Thursday, April 19th at 5 p.m. only on Star Gold.

Police Inspectors Arjun Singh (Amitabh Bachchan) and Pyare Mohan (Govinda) are brothers serving in the same police station in Mumbai. Although their methods of apprehending criminals resemble those of the Keystone cops - they do manage on occasion to solve crimes diligently. Then all of a sudden their lives take a turn for the worse when they find out that they are being blamed for mistakes they did not commit. Having been identified by video-taped evidence of having stolen an expensive diamond from a showroom, both of them are suspended, charged with theft, and held in a prison cell until the courts decide their fate, leaving the Commissioner of Police, Shyamlal to ponder what went wrong and where. Also watch out for some hilarious performances by Anupam Kher as Police Commissioner Shyamlal, Paresh Rawal as Zorawar bhai, Satish Kaushik as Sharafat Ali and Rakesh Bedi as Makkan the watchman! Bade Miyan Chote Miyan features a musical score including "Deta Dil Jore Sajna," "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan," and "Mere Pyaar Ka Ras", which has a special guest appearance by Madhuri Dixit.

MUMBAI:Timeless heritage met classic vintage. ?Haig Gold Label?, the oldest scotch distillers and blenders from Scotland, wound back the clock by bringing together dream machines of a bygone era.The heritage scotch brand organized the Haig Vintage Rally in association with VCCCI (Vintage & Classic Car Club of India) and WIAA (Western India Automobile Association) under the aegis of the FIVA (Federation of International Le Vehicles Anciens) on April 15, 2007 at Kalaghoda - Jehangir Art Gallary, Mumbai (Car Park).

The rally was flagged off by the glamorous Amrita Arora, Asif Adil, Managing Director, Diageo ? India & South Asia; Vijay Singh Mohite Patil, Minister of Rural Development and Tourism, Maharashtra. Also present at the rally were ex-Indian Cricke team captain Mohammad Azharuddin, Viveik Oberoi and Bhavna Pandey.

Driven by a rich history of almost 400 years (from 1627), Haig Gold Label, made by time for the kings and lords, is for those who want to make everyday occasions special. Today, the Haig brand name is renowned in more than 50 countries globally.

The rally had attracted 181 entries of some of the best Vintage (1901 to 1939), Classic (1940 to 1960), Recent Classic (1960 to 1970) cars and motorcycles. Brands like Bentley, Mercedes, Lamborghini, Range Rover, Porsche, Ferrari, Audi , BMW and other venerable iconic cars were seen gracing the rally.

The rally was flagged off from Kalaghoda and took the participants through the city?s various landmarks like Mantralaya, Nariman Point, NCPA (Marine Drive), Worli

Seaface, Bandra Reclaimation, Shivaji Park back to Marine Drive and finishing at Kalaghoda; passing 2 checkpoints.

Speaking on this historic association, Mr. Asif Adil, Managing Director, Diageo ? India & South Asia said, ?Haig Gold Label Scotch whisky has a proud legacy that

has lasted for 30 generations. It has a rich heritage of almost 400 years, and now it has found the perfect match with vintage. This combination will take you on a luxurious journey, speckled with heritage and status, which we are extremely proud of?.

Speaking on the rally, automobile historian Manvender Singh, said, ?Haig is bringing the vintage and classic cars in India the prestige and heritage it deserves.?

Along the spectacular route, touching the most famous monuments of Mumbai, the participants relived the splendors of the erstwhile Raj and experienced the royal lifestyle. There were around 44 categories being judged on various parameters (annexure attached) during the rally. Veteran Motoring enthusiasts and the winners were felicitated at a gala evening that was hosted at Radio Club.

Enjoy HAIG responsibly