Poonam Pandey - one of the 'Fastest Rising People' in India

Model Poonam Pandey, who made it to the headlines several times for different reasons in 2011, is one of the 'Fastest Rising People' in India. According to Google's annual statics zeitgeist 2011, the Kingfisher Calendar girl has landed in the fourth spot in the top ten list of the 'Fastest Rising People' of the country.

Talking to an International daily, Poonam Pandey expressed her delightment over getting a spot in the top ten Indian celebrities list. Talking about the Google's Zeitgeist 2011, the model said, “I'm very happy.” She added, “It's an honor for me to be among the big Indian celebrities like Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan.”

However, actress Katrina Kaif has topped the list of 'Fastest Rising People' in India, while her ex-boyfriend Salman Khan landed in third position. Other Bollywood stars like Aishwarya Rai, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra have also managed to get a spot in the list. But unfortunately, Shahrukh Khan’s name is missing in the list.

The following are the top ten list of the 'Fastest Rising People’ in India:

1. Katrina Kaif
2. Anna Hazare
3. Salman Khan
4. Poonam Pandey
5. Justin Bieber
6. Aishwarya Rai
7. Sachin Tendulkar
8. Kareena Kapoor
9. Steve Jobs
10. Priyanka Chopra

Salman’s Bodyguard beats Ra.One in the most searched movie of 2011

Bollywood film Bodyguard has become the most searched movie of the year 2011. According to the Google annual statics Zeitgeist 2011, Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor starrer romantic comedy film has beaten Shahrukh Khan starrer Ra.One, which has landed in the second spot in the top ten list of Google search.

Ra.One is a mega-budget movie, which is a record in the history of Indian Cinema. Shahrukh Khan had spent heavily on its extensive promotion, especially on the YouTube and Facebook campaigns. When compared to its budget and amount of promotion, Bodyguard is nowhere near to it. But Salman has huge fan following, which has made it to top of the list of most searched movies on Google in 2011.

However, Harry Potter, which are a popular movie series in India, has landed in third position. Meanwhile, Imran Khan’s Delhi Belly and Ajay Devgn’s Singham have graced fourth and fifth spots in the list respectively. Salman Khan’s another release Ready has occupied sixth place.

The following is the top ten list of the most searcged movies in 2011:

1) Bodyguard
2) Ra.One
3) Harry potter
4) Delhi Belly
5) Singham
6) Ready
7) Mankatha
8) Transformers 3
9) Dookudu
10) Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Salman Khan ropes in Bobby Deol for CCL

Salman Khan and Sohail Khan have apparently roped in Bobby Deol in their team for the second season of Celebrity Cricket League (CCL).

The team owned by Salman Khan and Sohail Khan have apparently approached Bobby Deol to be part of their team. Though the Mumbai heroes haven't done too well last year, Salman and company are keen on changing that. The team, it seems have already begun practicing for the coming season.

As per sources, Bobby Deol enjoys playing cricket whenever gets the time, and has apparently begun practicing with his teammates at the Air-India ground in the suburbs. The tournament will begin from next month onwards.