Amitabh Bachan says sorry to Salim Khan

The actor apologized to the peeved screenwriter, who felt that Big B never acknowledged his ‘angry young man’ invention The 35-year celebrations of Sholay came with a bitter aftertaste for Amitabh Bachchan when Salim Khan in an interview accused the star of never giving the writer his due. Getting into action pronto the veteran star deemed it important to clarify any miscommunication. Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar had together written some of the biggest movie of Big B’s career charting the course to his stardom. Salim Khan remarked that the angry young man image of Big B was his creation - figments of which were gathered from his father’s career as a policeman. He also remarked that he is willing to sort out differences but the actor does not see anything to sort out at all. To this Amitabh has responded, “Salim saheb is absolutely right. It was he and Javed saheb who gave me Zanjeer and recommended me to Prakash Mehra and to so many other directors of the time – Manmohan Desai, Yash Chopra, Ramesh Sippy. I have never ever failed to acknowledge this fact. Indeed in the early years of my career, when I was questioned what would happen to me if Salim-Javed were to stop writing for me, I had categorically stated that I would also stop and finish,” he says. “Their contribution has been immense in my film career and I will never stop accepting that. I am extremely sorry if Salim saheb has felt otherwise. I wish to apologise to him and tell him that there has obviously been a miscommunication and that he should never feel that I have thought otherwise. He has been a respected senior for me and shall always remain one,” he adds. Speaking of his legacy, inherited from the Salim-Javed era of filmmaking, and whether the younger generation matched up to his phenomenal success, the Big B added, “Films are not some kind of a kingdom where one looks for a successor. Every artiste is big and important in their own world, especially the younger generation. I have admired them all. They all have their distinct identities and are doing extremely well. No one should be bracketed as wanting to emulate someone. That is wrong. They must be left alone to set their own standards and marks,” adds the 67-year-old actor.
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Hilary : Chad Lowe Is 'Part of Me'

As most people know, Hilary Swank's life hasn't always been so rosy. She grew up poor in a trailer park in Bellingham, Washington -- and even lived out of a car for awhile when she and her mother moved to Los Angeles so Hilary could pursue an acting career. Fortunately, times are no longer tough for the Oscar winner, but Swank hasn't forgotten where she comes from.
Hilary's Best Red Carpet Looks"People around me laugh because I still have a deep understanding of what a dollar gets you and how far to make that dollar go," says the actress in InStyle's September issue. "No wonder my closet is a hodgepodge. I have everything from Louboutins to Payless, from Gap to designer stuff. You don't have to have a brand name on to be stylish. You can mix it all together and it works."The actress, who currently lives with her talent agent boyfriend, John Campisi, also opens up to the mag about her ex-husband, Chad Lowe. "A lot of people look at divorce as a failure," she notes. "I really looked at my relationship with Chad as 14 years of success. I will carry him in my heart forever. He's part of me. Friends of mine and I talk about this. Does someone come into your life for a certain time, and then you are supposed to go your separate ways? There's a part of me that thinks that's true. We have friendships that we grow out of. But I believe in the long haul. I believe in having a monogamous relationship."

Will Adam Levine Rock the World of Fashion!!!

At first glance, it seemed like Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine was just jumping on the celebrity fashion design bandwagon with his new clothing line, 222. I mean, c'mon, everybody's doing it these days! From Victoria Beckham and Justin Timberlake, to Gwen Stefani, Jessica Simpson, and Madonna, the number of stars who are designing clothing collections under their own name or for big brands have multiplied like teenage girls at a Justin Bieber concert. At press time Bieber doesn't have a fashion line, but give him a few minutes... Anyway, after looking more closely into the Levine fashion adventure, it becomes clear that he's not one of those flaky celebs who visit the cutting room, glance at a stencil or two, and then head off to their next red carpet event. Levine's family has been in the rag trade for decades. His partner in the business is his dad, Fred, who has run the M. Fredric boutiques in Los Angeles for over 30 years. "This is a family affair," Levine told WWD. "What I wanted to avoid was the typical pitfalls that someone in my position can fall into. This is something grassroots. Most importantly, it's something that I work on myself. I collaborate on and approve every single piece of clothing in the line. I'm not just hawking something because I'm in a famous band."The men's and women's collections, which will debut at the Project trade show in Las Vegas this week, consist of jeans ($150-$180), T-shirts ($30), leather jackets ($1,250), dresses and wraps, and resemble Levine's current pared-down wardrobe. "It's very simple and pure and durable," said Levine. "There will be no bedazzling in this collection. I like subtlety in design. These days so much stuff looks like someone vomited all over it."The Maroon 5 singer admits he went a bit overboard with the designer duds after hitting the big time in 2002 with his hit album "Songs About Jane," often gracing the stage in custom-made Yves Saint Laurent suits. Says the star, "As materialistic as that was, it was also a valuable learning process where I learned about fashion and the craft that goes into it. It's like playing music -- you have to learn everything and then you can underplay what you know, if you do it tastefully."And though he would like the 222 brand -- named for his lucky number -- to succeed on its own merits, he admits that having a famous face doesn't hurt when it comes to sales and marketing. "I would love for it to be successful without my celebrity playing into it," said Levine. "But it would be a waste not to use it, as gross as that sounds. But I just want to put it out there in a tasteful way. I wear it every day, and I'm wearing it during every show of my tour."