From Akshay Kumar, Shoojit Sircar, Sonam Kapoor to Marathi film director Rajesh Mapuskar, the winners of the 64th National Film Awards today said the recognition has given their cinematic journey a major boost.
	Akshay Kumar, who won his first National Award for court room drama "Rustom", said it was an honour to get the country's top acting award.
	"Thank you is a very small word right now but I don't know how else to express how I am feeling right now... 'Rustom' was a very special role to play. Being able to wear the uniform of Indian Navy itself is a huge honour, even if it's just for a role," Akshay said in a video message to his fans.
	The actor's wife and actress-turned author Twinkle Khanna showered her heartfelt wishes to the 49-year-old star on Twitter.
	"I don't know if I am crying or laughing-emotions all over the place-So proud of you @akshaykumar you smart, humble, amazing creature," she wrote.
	The actor said Sonam Kapoor, who received a special mention for her role in .

'Elated', 'overwhelmed': National award winners react

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"Aiyaary" starring Sidharth Malhotra and Manoj Bajpayee appears to be full of mystery and suspense as the film's first poster unveiled on social media.
	Sidharth took to Twitter to share the first look of the movie, which will be directed by Neeraj Pandey.
	"Super Excited to be in #Aiyaary Neeraj Pandey's next! Releasing 26th January 2018 @neerajpofficial," he wrote.
	Neeraj shared the movie's theme with fans by tweeting, "Story of Mentor and Protege #Aiyaary @S1dharthM @BajpayeeManoj @Shita."
	The poster was also shared by veteran actor Anupam Kher, who had worked with  Neeraj Pandey in films like "A Wednesday", "Special 26", "Baby" and "M S Dhoni: The Untold Story".
	"Congratulations and good luck @neerajpofficial for a new journey. I am sure #Aiyaary will be another milestone film from you. Jai Ho," tweeted Kher.
	Presented by Reliance Entertainment and Plan C Studios, "Aiyaary" is a Friday Filmworks Productions project and will be produced by Shital Bhatia.

Neeraj Pandey's 'Aiyaary' poster looks thrilling

Oscar-winning singer Adele gave a special gift to former One Direction star Harry Styles on his 21st birthday.
	Adele gave Styles a copy of her album '21' and wished him luck, reported E! online.
	"For my 21st she gave me one of her albums 21 and said, 'I did some pretty cool stuff when I was 21, good luck'," Styles said.
	"I was like, 'geez,'" he added.
	Styles also shared that he has turned to Adele for words of sage advice as he embarks on his solo career.
	"I've spoken with her a little bit, she knows one of the guys that I wrote with a lot. But I don't think so much advice, I just like how she does stuff.
	"I think she leads by example, she's the biggest, she's amazing, she's the best so she should be the biggest. The thing with her is she's a different thing, she just good at it, I like how she does everything," he said.

Adele's special gift for Harry Styles on 21st birthday

Mel B's estranged husband Stephen Belafonte has demanded for joint legal and physical custody of their daughter.
	The former Spice Girl filed for the divorce two weeks back after ten years of marriage, reported E! online.
	The film producer is also asking the court to terminate spousal support to Mel B. Stephen lists the date of separation as March 1, 2017 and also cites "irreconcilable differences" as the reason behind the split.
	Mel B and Belafonte secretly tied the knot in June 2007 in Las Vegas after five months of dating. Three years after renewing their vows in front of family and friends in Egypt, the couple welcomed daughter Madison Belafonte in 2011. The singer is requesting joint custody for their six-year-old.
	According to the official papers, Mel B filed for separation on December 28, 2016.

Stephen Belafonte demands joint custody of daughter with Mel B

Director Vidhu Vinod Chopra feels it is unfortunate that film students in the country are more interested in learning how the western filmmakers made movies rather than knowing about the work of iconic Indian directors.
	Chopra says students are learning cinema which is "not really coming from our roots", which is sad.
	"It's very sad that all the students of cinema in this country only read about how Martin Scorsese, Francis Coppola and others shot films. Do they know how Guru Dutt, Mehboob Khan, K Asif, Bimal Roy, Raj Kapoor made films? Not really," he says.
	"It's very sad that our students are learning cinema which is not really coming from our roots. We are talking, listening to all western books on script writing," he rues.
	The filmmaker was speaking at the launch of Film Heritage Foundation's book 'Yesterday's Films For Tomorrow', last evening.
	The book is a compilation of the writings of legendary film archivist late P K Nair, and has been edited by Rajesh Devraj.
	Chopra ...

Cinema studied by students not coming from our roots: Chopra

Damian Lewis says he was diagnosed with an ear infection a few hours before the opening night of his play "The Goat".
	The 46-year-old actor has revealed the contamination affected him so much that he feared he was about to faint on stage, reported The Telegraph.
	"There was this awful cold that was passed around the company in the last four or five weeks and I held out until about four days ago.
	"I had this streaming cold. The catarrh all transferred into my ear. I went to an emergency doctor at about three o'clock and he had a look in there and said, 'You've got a great big hole in your eardrum and you've got an infection of the middle ear," says Lewis.
	The "Homeland" star jokes that because it was a theatre performance, he did not have to worry about being heavily drugged to relieve the pain.
	"(I was "high as a kite on performance-enhancing drugs, which luckily aren't illegal in the theatre. But I've got tremendous pain in my right ear at the moment because of the pressure," he .

Lewis was diagnosed with ear infection hours before his play

The practice of wearing an English suit or a tuxedo on special occasions is increasingly becoming passe for Indian men, who are now seen donning royal ethnic attires like bandhgala and angrakha.
	According to designer Sabyasachi Mukherji, Indian men, particularly grooms, are "suddenly realising the importance of being Indian".
	"They are not ready to wear a bandhgala with trousers any more, they want to wear them with a churidar. They want to wear achkans and angrakha," he told PTI.
	Bandhgala is in fact a more ruly successor of the unstructured angrakha that had its origins in ancient India (7000 BCE-500 CE) as a court outfit.
	Over the centuries, the classic angrakha shaped itself into the better fitting bandhgala, and has now become a powerful statement in contemporary fashion, especially with Hollywood stars like Vin Diesel and political personalities like Prime Minister Narendra Modi opting to wear it at public occasions.
	The essential change in the silhouette of the traditional 

The importance of being Indian: Bandhgalas over English suits

Legendary comedian Don Rickles has passed away at the age of 90 in his home and the cause of death was kidney failure.
	Renowned for his insult comedy, Rickles was a force to reckon with who, for 60 years, earned a living by making fun of people from all walks of life, including singing legend Frank Sinatra, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	Born on May 8, 1926, in New York, Rickels was raised in the Jackson Heights neighbourhood of Queens.
	Following graduation from Newtown High School, he served in the U S Navy during World War II, then studied acting and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
	Rickles was sarcastically nicknamed "Mr Warmth", who had a mock disdain for one and all - from public figures to the ones who paid tickets to watch his show.
	He went unnoticed for years as a more conventional stand-up comedian, but Rickles discovered his biggest strength when he turned the tables on his hecklers.
	Rickles shot to fame after he insulted the hot-tempered ...

Comedian Don Rickles dead at 90

Garrett Clayton, Jordan Doww and Joey Bragg are set to star in a high school dramedy "Reach".
	Maria Capp is producing along with Autumn Bailey and Charles Box, while Jarret Tarnol will direct from a script by Johnny James Fiore, Grant Harling and Capp, reported Variety.
	The shoot will begin this month here.
	The story centers on Clayton's character divulging to a pro-suicide support group that he plans on killing himself.

Garrett Clayton, Joey Bragg, Jordan Doww to star in 'Reach'

Amy Schumer says she loves being in a relationship and could care less about her once-upon-a-time single status.
	The 35-year-old actress and comedienne, however, believes that though she is currently dating, she needs her space from time to time, reported FemaleFirst.
	"Not ever. Except I need a lot of alone time. Right now I'm getting my period, and I just don't like him, you know? My PMS is no joke...
	"And it's directed only towards him, but instead of being in denial about that, we try to work with it. Tonight's vibe is, 'I don't want you to even look at me or talk to me,' and he will put on his headphones, do work on his computer, and I'm just in the room," Schumer told InStyle magazine.
	Talking about her beau Ben Hanisch, the "Trainwreck" star said, "He's understanding. He's too good about it. It actually annoys me.

Amy Schumer does not miss being single

Gemma Arterton says she took up all sorts of roles in the beginning of her career but believes it has been a learning experience for her.
	The 31-year-old actress says she is grateful to all those films that have helped her grow as an artiste, reported ES magazine.
	"Coming from a working-class background - we were poor - then going to a drama school where they tell you, and rightly so, that you're probably not going to work most of the time, and suddenly being given all these opportunities when I left...
	"For the first seven or eight years of my career, I was doing stuff because I thought I should, or I thought I was lucky to get that part. And I am grateful - it set me up. But it sits really badly with me when I make something I'm not proud of, or doesn't say what I want to say," says Arterton.

Gemma Arterton admits she was not careful in choosing roles

Halsey says like many other people she is also comfortable with her state of being in depression.
	Talking about her album "Badlands", the 22-year-old singer says sometimes it is a more acceptable way to deal with difficulties, reported FemaleFirst.
	"'Badlands' was about this girl living in this postapocalyptic society and not wanting to escape and knowing she should, which was kind of a metaphor for a mental space.
	"Some people find themselves, myself included, comfortable in their depression. You know what it means to get better and what you have to do, but sometimes it's easier to just kind of, like, wallow in your misery," Halsey said in an interview with iHeartRadio.
	The singer has recently come up with another LP titled "Hopeless Fountain Kingdom".

Halsey says she feels comfortable in her depression

Pop star Britney Spears is set to receive the first Icon Award at the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards as an artist 'whose career transcends popular culture.'
	The award will mark the return of the diva on Disney spotlight since her performanceS as a member of "The Mickey Mouse Club" 23 years ago, reported AceShowbiz.
	In 1998, Spears released her successful debut single "Baby One More Time" which brought her fame at the age of 16.
	Phil Guerini, the General Manager of the Radio Disney Network, praised the singer, saying, "Having just celebrated 20 years of Radio Disney in 2016, we are excited to introduce the RDMA 'Icon' Award as special recognition of an artist whose music has been loved and adored by generations of Radio Disney fans.
	"We are proud to celebrate Britney as the first recipient for this award acknowledging her chart-topping career on Radio Disney since 1998."
	The Radio Disney Music Awards will take place at the Microsoft Theatre here on Saturday, April 29.
	Kelsea ...

Britney Spears to receive first-ever Icon Award at 2017 RDMAs

Cynthia Nixon says she is a huge follower of TV drama "Girls" and feels it is continuing the legacy created by "Sex and the City".
	The 50-year-old actress, who will be seen playing the role of poet Emily Dickinson in the upcoming film "A Quiet Passion", says she would be happy if the third film in the "SATC" series is made, reported The Independent.
	"I think it's ('Girls')fantastic. It's so creative. It's so true. And it's so dark. I think that's one of the good, smart things 'Sex and the City' did. It wasn't just jingoistic - women are great, we're unstoppable!
	"That gets tiring after five minutes. Women are endlessly fascinating," says Nixon.
	Talking about reuniting with co-star Sarah Jessica Parker, the actress says, "Y'know, I'd be delighted. I don't think it's time.

Cynthia Nixon is a 'Girls' fan

Katy Perry has revealed that she googles herself when she feels insecure.
	The 32-year-old singer took to Instagram where she posted a screenshot from her search where she used the keywords "Katy Perry hot".
	"Was feeling insecure about my last two posts so," Perry captioned the picture, which showed the songstress dolled up in cutoffs-and-bra working in a kitchen.
	The "Chained To The Rhythm" singer had earlier shared two posts on social media and in one of them she could be seen getting a jaw massage.
	Perry captioned it, "When your roll-in calls with your A and R but trying to massage the stress out your jaw at the same time cause everything is coming to a head. (Scroll right for full trauma)"
	She shared an old picture where she can be seen sitting in a computer chair.
	"I'm proud to announce the cover for my 4th album! Happy April Fools! Been plotting in the same type of sports bra from my IM and laminated calendar since 99' It's all about the long game..." wrote Perry.

Katy Perry googles herself when she feels insecure

Former Fifth Harmony star Camila Cabello made quite the journey to get where she is today but the singer says she was not very confident about things in her childhood.
	In a recent interview with Glamour magazine, the 20-year-old singer and her mother, Sinuhe, opened up about coming to the US from Cuba, reported Entertainment Tonight.
	"We flew from Cuba to Mexico, and went by bus to the American border, it took a month," Sinuhe told the magazine.
	"We left everyone behind, my friends, my family. My fear was that my husband wouldn't (ever) be able to come."
	Cabello, who recalled that she was "very introverted" as a child and had trouble making friends in a new country, had brought just one thing with her to America-- a doll her mother found at a flea market.
	"I started bringing my CDs to the YMCA after school; I'd ask for the boom box and go play my music in the corner and people would come over. And I created a little YouTube channel doing covers -- I must have posted 50.
	"Even ...

Cabello and her mother open up about coming to US from Cuba

Actor Jeremy Renner and Hannibal Buress are in negotiations to join Ed Helms in the New Line comedy "Tag".
	Details of Renner and Buress' roles are currently unknown, other than the fact that they will be part of the core group of friends, reported Variety.
	Jeff Tomsic is on board to direct from a script by Mark Steilen and Rob McKittrick.
	Todd Garner, Steilen and Sean Robins are producing the project.
	The film is based on a true story featured in the Wall Street Journal about a group of friends who have been playing a no-holds-barred version of the children's game Tag for the last 30 years.

Jeremy Renner, Hannibal Buress may join 'Tag'

Marvel Television is all set to bring comic book property "New Warriors" to the small screen.
	The comic book giants have announced yet another show after "Cloak & Dagger" that will be adapted for TV with the help of cable channel Freeform, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	This will be the studio's first-ever live-action comedy that will revolve around six young people with powers, out of which one of the heroes, Squirrel Girl (Doreen Green) has been revealed so far.
	Marvel's head of television, and the show's executive producer, Jeph Loeb said, "'Marvel's New Warriors' have always been fan favourites and now particularly with the addition of Squirrel Girl, they are Marvel Television favourites as well."
	"Cougar Town" fame Kevin Biegel has almost been roped in for a deal with Marvel to pen the script and serve as showrunner.
	The show will air on Freeform in 2018 in 10 episodes at 30-minutes each.

Marvel TV announces 'New Warriors' TV series

Actress Kate Hudson says former talk show host Oprah Winfrey is her inspiration when it comes to "loving your body".
	The 37-year-old actress called Winfrey an inspiration while chatting with Vogue magazine about health and fitness, reported Entertainment Tonight.
	When asked to name a woman who inspires body positivity, Hudson says, "Oprah Winfrey. I just think she is forever, that woman. You want to do the healthy thing, but you know what? Women fluctuate.
	"We give birth to children and carry them and breastfeed them, some of us. We are busy and we're trying to work."
	Hudson says the weight-loss challenges that women face is different from men.
	"Women's bodies are very different than male bodies; the way that we store fat is different, and the way that we lose fat is different. We're always trying to keep up-and then some of us give up, which is what we don't want to do.

Kate Hudson inspired by Oprah Winfrey

NBC has ordered an additional two episodes of "Will & Grace" revival.
	The Emmy-winning comedy will now return next season with 12 new episodes, confirmed Deadline.
	The new ninth season of "Will & Grace" will reunite original stars Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes.
	Shepherding the new episodes, which are expected to pick up the characters' stories a decade after the 2006 finale, are "Will & Grace" creators/executive producers Max Mutchnick and David Kohan as well as director/executive producer James Burrows.

'Will & Grace' revival gets additional-episode order

Actress Scarlett Johansson and her estranged husband, Romain Dauriac, appear to be on good terms following their recent split as the two attended an event in the New York City together.
	The 32-year-old star was spotted with Dauriac for the Singular Object Art Opening cocktail reception at 53W53 Gallery in NYC, reported Entertainment Tonight.
	Johansson and Dauriac both opted for black outfits and posed together for a photo during the event.
	The actress, who tied the knot with Dauriac in 2014, filed for divorce from him last month. The former couple shares a 3-year-old daughter, Rose, together.

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