Jade's last kiss goodbye

Tragic Jade Goody amazed family and friends by laughing and joking her way through an emotional christening for her boys, before saying a heartbreaking last goodbye.

Jade, 27, refused to shed a tear during the 20-minute ceremony before 30 friends and family members despite knowing it was a final farewell for many of them before she dies, reports said.

And afterwards the father of her two children, Jeff Brazier, 29, took her hand and vowed he will take care of them when she's gone.

During a heart-to-heart at her hospital bedside as their boys played on the floor beside them, he told her: "I promise I'll look after the kids no matter what."

Plans for a christening in a church had to be rearranged when Jade's condition worsened.

TV host Jeff has been caring for Bobby, 5, and Freddie, 4, all week as Jade did not want them to see her in such pain.

But in a hospital grown looking frail, she summoned the strength to get out of her wheelchair and fulfil her dying wish to be baptised alongside them.

She managed to get through the service even though she faces the final days of her cancer battle. Defying agonising pain, Jade made Bobby sit on her lap and had Freddie next to her during the ceremony at the chapel of the Royal Marsden Hospital, London.

She hugged them and held hands with husband Jack Tweed, 21.

A friend said: "When Jade got there and saw the boys on the front pew her eyes were sparkling - but there were no tears because she was determined not to cry. The boys' faces lit up and they were beaming when she walked in - they hadn't seen her for over a week. She couldn't stop kissing them.

"She made a sterling effort - the last thing she wanted to do was upset them. She wanted it to be a happy occasion and was even joking and giggling with them because they didn't want to get wet from the baptism."

The friend added: "Jade had a little make-up on for the occasion but not much.

"She clearly made a big effort. She had a smile and a kiss for everyone - but it was clearly her last goodbye to many of them."

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Big B to sport a new look in Paa

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan is sporting a "phenomenal" new look in his upcoming home production Paa, the make-up for which takes four hours, the actor wrote in his blog.

"My rituals today were guided by the extensive hours at the studio, a major portion of which were in front of the make up mirror, getting the face plastered with silicon," the actor said in a recent post on his blog.

"It took four hours for it all to come on and another hour to take it off. But may I say the results were simply phenomenal," writes the 66-year-old actor. The film will see him opposite son Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan and Hurman Baweja.

Big B is relying on a team of make-up artistes from abroad for his look in the film. The film is being directed by R Balki of Cheeni Kum fame. "The team of make up artists flown in from Los Angeles and carrying huge and important credentials were exemplary in their job. Professional to the core and committed to the last brush of paint on the face," Bachchan wrote.

Paa, a film that Bachchan terms as an endearing address by Abhishek (Bachchan) to his father, is a part of the co-production deal between AB Corp and Reliance Big Entertainment.

Vidya Balan does intimate scenes

Vidya Balan is back in news, but this time not for her clothes. The sultry actress has shot for some really intimate scenes in Vishal Bharadwaj's upcoming movie Ishqiyaan with co-star Arshad Warsi.

The actress has done such scenes in her earlier movies namely Parineeta and Heyy Babyy. A source from the unit revealed that the actress had carried off the scenes with great ease and the director Vishal Bharadwaj was all praises for the actress.

In the movie Vidya's character is very complex and also has shades of grey. She playes the role of a scheming woman, who is two timing the uncle and nephew, played by Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi respectively.

According to sources, the actress has also been taking Urdu lessons and learning the rural dialect of UP for the movie.

As per reports, the actress will be seen in a deglamourised avataar in Ishqiyaan.

The talented actress has some really good projects lined-up for the future, which includes Nikhil Advani's Chandbhai opposite Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Chenab Gandhi and R Balki's Pa opposite Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan.

It's raining awards for Kareena Kapoor

Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor will be honoured by the Rotary Club for being the youngest achiever of the film industry. She will be given the Vocational Excellence Award by Bansi Dhurandhar on Feb 1 at the grand hyatt

, Santacruz.

"It's a privilege that Kareena will be given this award. She feels great that she is being recognised for the work that she has done in the film industry," said a source close to the actress.

This is the second award Kareena will be getting this year. She is also going to be awarded the India Today Woman Award 2009 for her contribution to the world of art and cinema by American legal clerk and environmental activist Erin Brockovich.

Amitabh honoured at Davos

Indian megastar Amitabh Bacchan was honoured with World Economic Forum's (WEF) Crystal Award here for his contribution to the world of art.

Noted Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi dancer Mallika Sarabhai was also honoured along with Chinese martial artist and actor Jet Li and Venezuelan musician Jose Antonio Abreu.

The WEF is a Geneva based non-profit organisation and brings together top business leaders, political leaders, and selected intellectuals to discuss the most pressing issues worldwide.

This year marks the 39th annual gathering of the organization which focused largely on the growing economic depression which has crippled the world market.