While Slumdog Millionaire walked away with 8 Oscars last weekend, on the home turf, Jodhaa Akbar and Rock On!! are the biggest winners of the 54th Annual Filmfare Awards, each taking home 5 awards. The following is the list of award winners. As any more names officially roll in, this list will be updated.

Best Film - Jodhaa Akbar
Best Director - Ashutosh Gowarikar (Jodhaa Akbar)
Best Actor - Hrithik Roshan - (Jodhaa Akbar)
Best Actress - Priyanka Chopra - Best Actress (Fashion)
Best Supporting Actor - Arjun Rampal (Rock On)
Best Supporting Actress - Kangna Ranaut (Fashion)
Critics' Award Best Film - Mumbai Meri Jaan
Critics' Award Best Actor - Manjit Singh (Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!)
Critics' Award Best Actress - Shahana Goswami (Rock On)
Lifetime Achievement Award - Om Puri & Bhanu Athaiya
Best Music Director - AR Rahman (Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na)
Best Story - Abhishek Kapoor (Rock On)
Best Playback Singer (Male) - Sukhwinder Singh (Haule Haule - Rab Ne Bana De Jodi)
Best Playback Singer (Female) - Shreya Ghoshal (Teri Ore - Singh is Kinng)
Best Debut (Male) - Farhan Akhtar (Rock On) & Imraan Khan (Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na)
Best Debut (Female) - Asin (Ghajini)
RD Burman Upcoming Talent - Benny Dayal (Guzarish - Ghajini)
Best Costumes - Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
Best Background Score - AR Rahman (Jodhaa Akbar)
Best Cinematography - Jason West (Rock On)
Best Editing - Amit Pawar (Mumbai Meri Jaan)
Best Choreography - Longines Fernandes (Pappu Can't Dance Saala - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na)
Best Lyricist - Javed Akhtar (Jashn-e-Bahara, Jodhaa Akbar)
Best Sound Design - Baylon Fonseca, Vinod Subramanyam (Rock On)
Best Visual Effects - John Deitz (Love Story 2050)
Best Action - Peter Hein (Ghajini)
Best Screenplay - Yogendra Vinayak Joshi, Upendra Sidhaye (Mumbai Meri Jaan)
Best Dialogue - Manu Rishi (Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!)

Congratulations to all the winners!

The actress is already having a rocking year with the launch of medi-spa and her association with the Rajhasthan Royals in this IPL season.

The latest addition to Shilpa Shetty's busy schedule is her pre-Holi bash scheduled for March 10th at the Grand Hyat. Confirming the news to Mid-Day Shilpa said that there is indeed going to be pre-Holi celebration hosted by herself and her boyfriend Raj Kundra at the Grand Hyat, although no colour for this colourful festival will be seen on the day. Shilpa is accustomed to not celebrating holi in the usual style like the majority, apart from the exception she made for the Bachchan party in the past, although her pre-holi bash will be serving lots of the traditional holi drinks, bhaang, and a fun filled night is promised!

When asked if she's worried at all about the attack on the Sri Lankan team amongst all the hype surrounding her own team and the busy planning of this party, Shilpa replied that even though what happened is a tragedy she's adamant that preparation for the IPL will be done with the utter most care, if not more, following this incident.

Here's wishing Shilpa and her team a rocking season on the field....

This month's GQ magazine should make an interesting read for all you Ranbir Kapoor fans. Apart from having Ranbir Kapoor grace the cover, his interview allows him to confess to a few things….

He in his own admission says, "There was marijuana, there was alcohol, I started smoking cigarettes".

Not enough? Want to know more? Well, he continues on and discloses that he must have been around 15 years old when he lost his virginity.

Talk about confessing - this must have been one of the most revealing interviews I have read in a while! Way to be honest, Ranbir....

Forbes magazine has just voted Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan the most bankable star from Bollywood in Hollywood.

And this, just when the desi media has been carping about her abbreviated role in her latest Hollywood release Pink Panther 2.

Aishwarya has been voted among Forbes' "Most Valuable Actors" ahead of Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Irrfan Khan.

And now there're a number of hush-hush international projects on the anvil for Aishwarya including, apparently, one with actress and chat-show hostess Tyra Banks and a project with Will Smith who has been craving to cast Ash right from the time he offered her Hitch and the recent 7 Pounds. The long-pending project Chaos with Meryl Streep is also likely to be revived shortly.

Reacting to this flurry of international activity in her choc-a-block schedule, Aishwarya said from Kolkata, "Wow! Me the most bankable Bollywood star in Hollywood? Thank you! I must confess that any acknowledgement of hard work makes me feel content. In all humility I want to thank all those who feel I'm bankable."

Oscar Rahman returns to his home town

With two Oscars in hand, AR Rahman returns his hometown Chennai. The hero who has made India feel proud with his composition in Slumdog Millionaire gets a hero’s welcome at the Chennai airport. Fans in large number gathered outside the airport to get a glimpse of Rahman with the prestigious statuette. Rahman’s close friend and musician Sivamani with his troupe welcomed the Oscar recipient in a melodious way.

Kerala's Kottu Melam (percussion instrument) artists gave a performance on behalf of the Indian Airlines in regard of the music maestro. Rahman who is the first Indian to win two Oscars received a bouquet at the airport terminal. It was handed over to him by Tamil Nadu Information Minister Parithi Ilamvazhuthi on behalf of the state government.

"Everyone wanted an Oscar so much, so i got it. I got them two Oscars. the message of my music is peace and harmony," said Rahman in a press conference. He said that he is overwhelmed to receive such a grand reception and happy to back home. As he headed to his home, he waved his hand to the crowd who was eagerly waiting for his arrival.

Really, all Indians are feeling proud of Allah Rakha Rahman.

Bollywood News : Its a SPECIAL Day in the History of Bollywood Cinema. Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman became the first Indian to bag two Oscars for his work in British filmmaker Danny Boyle’s much acclaimed “Slumdog Millionaire”, which tells the rags-to-riches story of a Mumbai slum dweller.

He got his first Oscar on the night of the 81st Academy Awards here for best original score for the Mumbai-based drama.

The composer was overwhelmed and interspersed his speech with Hindi as well as Tamil on receiving the coveted trophy here Sunday.

“There is a dialogue from an old Hindi film - “Mere paas ma hai” - which means I have nothing but a mother. My mother is here, I have her blessings. I am glad she could be here,” said Rahman.

He ended the acceptance speech by saying “God is great” in Tamil, something he says after winning every award.

He shared the second Oscar for best original song for the film’s theme number “Jai Ho” with noted Indian lyricist Gulzar.

“All my life I had a choice between hate and love. I chose love and I am here,” said Rahman after receiving his second golden statuette.

Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman’s wife used to wake up in the middle of the night and say “I want you to win an Oscar”. Now he has won two. It’s not only her dream that has turned into reality at the 81st annual Academy Awards, it’s a milestone for Bollywood too.

Bollywood celebrated as Rahman bagged the Oscars for best original score in “Slumdog Millionaire” and its theme song “Jai Ho”.

Bollywood director Anurag Kashyap is all praises for the singer-composer. He said: “This is a happy moment for all of us. We all should celebrate because he (Rahman) has made us proud. Finally we did it!

Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, who has worked with Rahman for his films “Rang De Basanti” and “Delhi-6″, says the singer-composer truly deserved the award.

“I am proud and so happy that it’s A.R. He brought north and south India together when he started composing music and now he has successfully bridged the gap between the east and the west. It’s incredible! There are more people in the west who know him now than they know about his work,” Mehra told.

Rahman, the first Indian musician to win the annual Academy Award, was listed for three of the film’s ten Oscar nominations - one for his original score and two others for songs composed by him, “O Saya” and “Jai Ho”.

According to singer Mohit Chauhan who has sung in Rahman’s latest hit composition “Masakalli” from “Delhi-6″, this Oscar win is an inspiration for the Indian music industry.

“It is very encouraging. Rahman is a great inspiration for all the musicians in the country. And it’s a great honour also. Our films are going places and so is our music. We can look ahead to good times,” said Chauhan.

Veteran filmmaker and critic Aziz Mirza says: “The international recognition that Rahman has earned for himself makes every Indian proud. He deserves it more than anybody else for his wholehearted dedication to music. It’s a rare honour. I congratulate Rahman.”

Southern actor R. Madhavan feels Rahman should have won an Oscar the very first time he composed music because he truly deserves it.

Actress Divya Dutta hails the composer and says she is extremely proud of his win.

“Like every Indian, I am very happy about the win. I was sure Rahman will come back with the award. The film was amazing,” said Dutta.

Before this, only two Indians have won the Oscar in its 80 year history - Satyajit Ray was given the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992 and Bhanu Athaiya won the best costume design Oscar along with John Mollo for the 1982 film “Gandhi.”

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will soon follow the foot-step of her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan and husband Abhishek Bachchan and croon for her film. Buzz is that she had earlier lend her voice for Mani Ratnam’s Ravan and now she will again sing for music composer duo Vishal-Shekhar.

Vishal and Shekhar made Ash sing a stanza and shocked to hear her remarkable voice and then and there they decided to make her sing. Shekhar said, “You won’t believe what an amazing voice Ash has! We’ve talked her into singing a song for us and we’re going to record it very soon"

The composer had not yet decided what to do with Ash’s piece of voice. They are still in dilemma whether to include it in a movie or incorporate in a album. When asked if they are planning a film, they promptly replied, “No, no. Right now, we’re only recording it, before Ash changes her mind! We’ll see what to do with it in the future".

The music composer duo earlier made Abhishek holds the mike for the song ‘Right Here Right Now’ for ‘Bluffmaster’ and has now gone on to record Ash’s new crooning act.