IT WAS JLO ALL THE WAY AT THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD CEREMONY

Jennifer Lopez brought some New York zest to Lisbon where she entertained a throng of stars gathered to celebrate the announcement of the new Seven Wonders of the World. The pop queen had the audience -- which included two-time Oscar-winner Hilary Swank -- eating out of her hand as she strutted her stuff in the Portuguese city's Stadium Of Light wearing curve-skimming black trousers and a waistcoat.

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BIPASHA REPORTEDLY GETS REALLY UP, CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH RONALDO IN LISBON

While Bipasha Basu devoured all the limelight at the New Seven Wonders of the World ceremony like a hungry jackal, she's got some lip-smacking news for the cool buddies back home too. The Bong bombshell did more than putting the Taj on the Seven Wonders of the World. After the ceremony, she partied away to glory with the soccer ace Cristiano Ronaldo at the Belem Club in Lisbon.

The 22-year-old Ronaldo showed more than just the fancy footwork to the dusky beauty from Bollywood. The chemistry was too good for them to end with the dance. So, we hear, they cosied away with the footie ace inundating her some cheeky kisses. Of course, our lady was lapping them all up with gusto as she was getting from Ronaldo. Must say, our actresses are really slurping up all the goodwill from their Western counterparts.

Wonder, what John Abraham must be thinking back home.

Rahman comes to the rescue of Taj Mahal

After the national anthem and poverty, music genius A R Rahman has another mission -- the Taj Mahal. Rahman has composed an "anthem" to help gather support for the voting campaign to nominate the Taj Mahal as one of the seven wonders of the world.

"The Taj has always been a source of inspiration for me, and it is not just about the love between Mumtaz Mahal and Shahjahan but about eveyrbody's love. I think this monument deserves to be on the list of seven wonders of the world and we should all strive for it," Rahman told reporters in Mumbai.

The music director was commissioned to compose the album by IMCL, who are the official facilitators in India for the New Seven Wonders List that will be announced on July 7 this year in Lisbon, Portugal.

"In the preliminary rounds of voting, we saw that India had absolutely no vote share, and the Taj barely scraped through the final 21 nominees. To create awareness among Indians that they have to vote for the Taj, if it has to be shortlisted in the final seven, we asked Rahman if he would compose an anthem," said Bharat Kapadia of "India Unites for The Taj" campaign.

Rahman himself admitted that he "hardly had any time" to actually compose the song. "I finished the song this very afternoon. I have even co-written some of the lyrics myself, which is a first for me."

When asked whether the government had supported this initiave, Kapadia said, "We have approached ministry of tourism but they have not yet taken a final decision on whether they should participate. We are hopeful."

(Courtesy: PTI)