The iconic figure of modern Indian music industry, Allah Rakha Rahman, who has won two Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire, was honoured at a special function organised in the city on Saturday.And felicitating him was no less than P Susheela , the melody queen and legendary playback singer who ruled the south Indian film industry for over half a century.

In Celebrity Apprentice 2009, there certainly was no love lost between Annie Duke and the eventual winner, Joan Rivers . There was a lot of trash-talk between the two, and as many suspect these shows are partially scripted (at least), there has to be some doubt as to how much hatred is really there.

Iraheta, the smokey-voiced 17-year-old rocker chick from Southern California, was the odd person out after failing to win voters over with her version of Janis Joplin’s “Cry Baby.” This, despite the fact Danny Gokey made a brutal nightmare of Aerolsmith’s “Dream On.” Many thought Allison had a lock on a Top 3 spot after her rousing duet with Adam Lambert .

The latest buzz doing rounds in Bollywood is hard to believe but appears to be true. Grapevine has it that superstar Amitabh Bachchan has reportedly refused to work with beloved son Abhishek in the much-awaited flick ‘Aladin’ .

The Centre for Contemporary Dance (CCD) will organise performances in various dance styles from across the world on the occasion of International Dance Day on April 29 . The programme, which will be held in association with the Max Mueller Bhavan, will feature Bharat Natyam, jazz, Kathak and contemporary dance performances. It will begin at 7 pm at the Max Mueller Bhavan.

After saving Matt Giraud from elimination last week, Simon made another announcement for American Idol April 21, 2009. Simon said the good news was that Matt Giraud is safe and continues his Idol journey. The bad news was that this week, American Idol April 21, 2009 theme is DISCO knowing that Matt G is more of soul.