Mahendra Singh Dhoni turns 30 today

Today Mahendra Singh Dhoni turns 30. He born in July 7, 1981 in Ranchi, Jharkhand in a Rajput Family. He likes bikes. A Hummer to add to the four cars and 23 high-speed motorcycles already parked in his garage in Ranchi.

India’s cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who led the team to a World Cup win after 28 years, turned 30, Thursday.

Dhoni, who is currently leading the Test team in the West Indies, is having a great year, which started with a maiden Test series draw in South Africa as India retained the No.1 Test spot. India, however, lost the closely fought ODI series 2-3.

Dhoni, who hails from Ranchi in Jharkhand, then led the Indian team to their second World Cup win after 1983. The India captain surprised everybody by promoting himself up the order and hit a valuable unbeaten 91 off 79 balls in the final against the Sri Lanka.

Dhoni then followed up the World Cup win by leading Chennai Super Kings to an Indian Premier League (IPL) triumph for the second time in a row.

Dhoni made his international debut in 2004 and was appointed the India captain in 2007 for the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa, which India won. Under him, India achieved the No.1 Test rankings and won two world titles.

From 56 Tests he has 2,948 runs at an average of 38.28. He has four Test hundreds and his highest is 148 against Pakistan. Dhoni has 6,049 runs from 186 ODIs and his highest is 183 not out, which is also the fifth highest ODI score. He has seven ODI hundreds.

Google doodle celebrates Roger Hargreaves's Mr Men books

Roger Hargreaves, Mr Men books of English author and Illustrator of children with their 76 generations happy birthday no less than 16 has been celebrated by the unveiling of Google doodles.

Mr. Fluffy the Little Miss Tiny, playboy image to change every time the page is reloaded with.

Hargreaves characters is 100 meters depending on the books have been sold worldwide in 28 countries, while five more were completed by his son Adam, but an even greater world domination yet as a big screen adaptation could be on its way.

Shahid Kapoor’s Birthday | 25th February

Shahid Kapoor may end up spending his 30th birthday today without his soul-mate Priyanka Chopra singing happy birthday to him. The actor, who is throwing a close door bash has reportedly 'split' with PC.

“Everyone made plans that I didn’t know about. It was quite annoying. Even my guest list was prepared. But no, the truth was there were no plans beyond the family.”

During his 30 years Shahid has only had a couple of birthday parties. “I had a party for my last birthday and it drove me nuts. If friends take over and have a party for me only then will I be part of it in future.”

His earliest memory of a birthday goes back to when he was 4 in Delhi. “It was in a two-bedroom apartment. As a child I’d embarrass my mom at my birthdays by snatching the gift from the guest opening it and expressing my pleasure/displeasure about the gift. They were very regular typical middleclass birthdays.”

PC, according to rumours, is in the US. Some say the actress is reportedly shaken up by the lukewarm box office reports of her latest release and she planned a quick getaway to America. She is expected to join the Don-2 schedule in Malaysia shortly. Though PC may not end up going to the bash, Shahid who was a regular at her home till a few days ago, has invited Priyanka's parents to attend his party. When they were seeing each other Shahid and PC were inseparable. From their New Year getaway in Goa to Priyanka landing up on Mausum's sets in Punjab, we have seen the two head-over-heels in love. Now rumours (sometimes these seem engineered) say PC will not be there at Sasha's do.

The chocolate boy Shahid Kapoor left his detractors blushing with his arresting performance in Jab We Met and Kaminey.

Behind the Scenes

Shahid Kapoor was born in Mumbai on 25 February 1981 to actors Pankaj Kapoor and Neelima Azeem, who divorced when he was three years old. His father married the actress Supriya Pathak. He has a brother Ruhan and sister Sana as well as a step-brother Ishaan.

Shahid and Kareena Kapoor, his long term girlfriend broke up just before the release of Jab We Met and since then he has been linked with several actresses like Amrita Rao and Vidya Balan. Shahid Kapoor and Kareena’s kiss was caught by a phone cam and created a controversy. He was also supposed to be dating Priyanka Chopra.

Shahid Kapoor Movies as Actor

Mausam (2011) - Aayat

Milenge Milenge (2010) - Amit

Badmaash Company (2010) - Karan

Paathshala (2010) - Teacher Rahul Prakash Udyavar

Chance Pe Dance (2010) - Sameer Behl

Dil Bole Hadippa (2009) - Rohan Singh

Kaminey (2009) - Charlie/Guddu

Kismat Konnection (2008) - Raj Malhotra

Jab We Met (2007) - Aditya

Fool n Final (2007) - Raja

Vivaah (2006) - Prem

36 China Town (2006) - Raj

Chup Chup Ke (2006) - Jeetu

Shikhar (2005) - Jaidev Vardhan

Deewane Huye Pagal (2005) - Karan

Vaah! Life Ho To Aisi (2005) - Aditya "Adi Chachu"

Dil Maange More!!! (2004) - Nikhil Mathur

Fida (2004) - Jai Malhotra

Ishq Vishk (2003) - Rajiv Mathur (as Shahid)

Happy Birthday Urmila Matondkar

Happy birthday to Urmila Matondkar.

Remember the little girl singing Lakdi ki kaathi? Yes, this cute girl was none other than it is now a sexy actress Urmila Matondkar. This is a sex symbol is celebrating 37 years meets the old. She began her career in Bollywood as a child artist who eventually turned to a talented actress.

The viewers of bollywood films wish happy to Urmila Matondkar, one of the style icons of bollywood industry on 4th February, 2011. She had entertained the viewers over the last 15 years with her variety of performances.

Urmila did NARSIMHA which was her first film as an adult and a lead actress too. This started her beautiful journey in the industry. Since then Urmila entertained the audience for two decades. Along with being a talented actress, she is also a graceful dancer. She did items numbers in many movies.

She has been one of the main contributors of Ram Gopal Verma’s films. Most of his films had been related to supernatural power and horror subject matters. Urmila Matondkar had given spirited performances in those films and amused the viewers. Her performance in the film Bhoot meaning ghost requires special mention. She was tortured and ill-treated by a person and after the death of the soul, the unsatisfied spirits entered Urmila’s body and disclosed the truth relating to the sad event to the people at large. The horror, fear, anxiety, etc., were expressed by Urmila in style. The role was difficult to perform and Urmila did it in style.

Her comedy performance in films like Daud opposite Sanjay Dutt was also appreciated. The film was related to stealing of property and the chase relating to them by Paresh Rawal and his men. Apparently there was hardly any action but serious comedy all along the film where Urmila Matondkar and Sanjay Dutt complimented each other.

This gorgeous actress proved her acting prowess in many films which includes RANGEELA, BHOOT, PINJAR, NAINA, EK HASINA THI and MAINE GANDHI KO NAHI MAARA. She grooved to dance numbers in films LAJJA, COMPANY and RAM GOPAL VARMA KI AAG. She even tried singing but only as a friendship gesture for legendary singer Asha Bhonsale’s album.

Urmila Matondkar acted in different types films. Films like Pinjar were made for the interest of serious viewers. While films like Rangeela addressed the common crowd. Urmila Matondkar exhibited her stylish andaz in the film opposite stalwarts like Amir Khan and Jackie Shroff. It was a superhit film and made Urmila Matondkar a leading star of bollywood.

Happy Birthday to Kalaignar M Karunanidhi

Kalaignar Karunanidhi began his career as a writer working in the Tamil film industry. He has written many songs and scripts for Tamil films. His wit and declamatory skills soon made him a popular politician. Some of the films he has written the script is Paasakkiligal, Kannammaa and Manninen Maindhan.