Arshad Warsi becomes a fitness freak

April 13th, 2009 NEW YORK - Anne Hathaway, who plays Emma in forthcoming chick flick 'Bride Wars', has a scene where she was made orange by Kate Hudson. The actress, who walked the Fifth Avenue with the look, said that wearing the makeup was an awful experience.

April 11th, 2009 MUMBAI - Within hours of the release of his latest flick 'Ek Se Bure Do', Arshad Warsi has apologised to his fans for 'subjecting' them to the film. 'I ask for forgiveness from the bottom of my heart.

April 11th, 2009 Film: 'Ek Se Bure Do'; Cast: Arshad Warsi, Rajpal Yadav, Natassha, Tusha; Director: Tarique Khan; Rating: * Time and again one comes across a statement that 'this film has been made for single screen audiences in smaller towns and cities'. Well, no audience should be subjected to a movie like this.

March 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American comedienne Jenny McCarthy has been dubbed by her ex-husband, director John Asher, "a freak in the sack". He even says that he misses the nights of passion he had with her.

March 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - Sanjay Dutt is yet to get the green signal from the Supreme Court to contest the Lok Sabha elections, but many of his friends in Bollywood have already volunteered to campaign for him. Among the leading stars who have already put a sizeable chunk of their time aside to follow Dutt on his campaign trail in Lucknow are Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi and director David Dhawan.

March 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty who has set girls across the country trudge the treadmill to achieve a svelte figure like hers, wants to pass on all her fitness and beauty secrets to the aspiring lot. The 33-year-old, who recently launched a chain of medi-spas across Mumbai wants to instil the importance of 'health and fitness' among the younger generation.

March 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sixty-year-old Nana Patekar, known for his intense acting in Bollywood movies, is in the middle of rigorous gym sessions to build a tough physique for his forthcoming film 'Ek-The Power of One'. Nana plays the role of a CBI Inspector in the action film, which also stars Bobby Deol.

February 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - She is 60 but can easily give the young brigade a run for their money. Bollywood diva Hema Malini says that the secret of her fitness and evergreen beauty is dancing as well as yoga.

February 21st, 2009 LONDON - A leading female Muslim politician in Britain said Friday she wants the government to make it compulsory to register all religious marriages so Muslim men stop taking more than one wife. Baroness Sayeeda Hussain Warsi, who belongs to the opposition Conservative Party, said the Labour government had ignored tackling polygamy because of the 'cultural sensitivity' surrounding the issue.

February 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - She is a self-confessed fitness freak, leads a disciplined life and doesn't skip her workout regimen, but at the same time actress Gul Panag ensures her personal time-table doesn't disrupt her professional commitments. Gul Panag started shooting last week for Ram Gopal Varma's much anticipated take on the media - 'Rann'.

February 13th, 2009 CHENNAI - In a freak accident, a man in Chennai died of burns after his beard caught fire as he smoked in bed, police said Saturday. The body of G.

February 7th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A set of stretching exercises is the fitness mantra of European hockey champions Netherlands in tough conditions in India. They have qualified for the final of the Punjab Gold Cup hockey tournament and are looking to pose a tough challenge for India in Monday's title clash.

January 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bollywood actress Amrita Rao says she is jealous of her 'Victory' co-star Harman Baweja because he has several scenes with national and international cricketers while she didn't have even one in the movie. 'Don't sprinkle salt on the wound,' whined Amrita when she was asked if she got to share screen space with any of the cricketers in 'Victory'.

January 17th, 2009 MELBOURNE - German Nicolas Kiefer lost his fight for fitness and has withdrawn from the Australian Open due to an ankle injury he suffered a week ago. Kiefer had been hoping for a miracle recovery after turning his ankle during a match in Perth at the Hopman Cup.

December 24th, 2008 WASHINGTON - Barack Obama is maintaining a rigorous fitness routine involving one-and-a-half hours a day in the gym as he prepares to take over as US president, the Washington Post reported Thursday. The 47-year-old, who assumes office on Jan 20, uses the gym time for lone reflection as well as physical fitness, the paper quoted close Chicago associate Marty Nesbitt as saying.