Actress Melanie Griffiths says her friend Kris Jenner has been trying to set her up on dates with guys she thinks she'll like.
	The 59-year-old actress has been single for almost three years since she separated from her husband Antonio Banderas - whom she divorced in December 2015 - but Kris has been setting her up on dates to bring some romance into her life.
	In an interview with Porter Magazine, Melanie - who has been married three times, first to Don Johnson, then to Steven Bauer and then Antonio - says, "She's (Kris') been trying. I mean, it's weird."
	Melanie and the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" matriarch bonded after being introduced to each other by Kris' daughter Khloe Kardashian, who shares trainer Gunnar Peterson, with Melanie and realised they had lots in common.
	"We became best friends. She is so much fun, so smart, so normal and so loving. She is unbelievable, like when I had my back operation, she was there bringing me chopped salad. We went to Aspen together last 

Kris Jenner is trying to find a man for me: Melanie Griffith

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Girl music band TLC have announced the release date of their final album and it will be released on June 30.
	The duo - Tionne Watkins and Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas - announced in January 2015 that they were financing through a Kickstarter campaign and set a target of USD 150,000, reported FemaleFirst.
	The announcement comes ahead of their show at London's Koko on May 9, after TLC declared the date of their fifth and final outing.
	However, the "No Scrubs" hitmakers' manager Bill Diggins has revealed they will come up with the album in June and will shoot for a music video this month.
	The upcoming set will be their first studio LP since the death of founding member Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes in 2002.

TLC announces their final album

Singer Kylie Minogue has been awarded Britain-Australian Society Award for her outstanding contribution in consolidating ties between the two countries.
	The 48-year-old songstress received the honour from Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, who has been the royal patron of the society since its conception in a ceremony took place at the Windsor Castle, reported FemaleFirst.
	The "I Should Be So Lucky" singer said in a video clip, "We are here in the quadrangle of Windsor Castle which is terribly exciting.
	I was just presented with the Britain-Australia Award by His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh which was absolutely lovely. We had a good old chat, he was charm personified."
	Minogue also took to Twitter where she thanked the society for the award.
	"What an honour. Thank you," she wrote.

Kylie Minogue honoured with Britain-Australia Society Award

Former Saturdays singer Vanessa White says she had to delay her second album 'Chapter Two' because of a legal case.
	The 27-year-old pop beauty has revealed the track "Trust" is about snaky people in the music business and how she had to cut some songs from the mini album, which is expected to drop this spring, because of a sticky situation, which she is not allowed to speak about for legal reasons, reported BBC.
	"There were certain songs I loved that I couldn't use any more. So I've basically had to start again, which is why it's taken this long."
	It didn't stop the singer, who had planned on dropping the follow-up to 2016's 'Chapter One' last summer, writing about what happened and by putting her anger and emotions into her songs she feels stronger mentally now.
	"The silver lining is it's given me something to write about. I'm in a much better position now, mentally. I used to get so scared of going in the studio with people I didn't know but now, you could put me anywhere and ...

Vanessa White delayed second album due to legal reasons

Hollywood star Jessica Chastain has thanked Tom Cruise for changing the course of her career, after he helped her to secure a role in "Zero Dark Thirty".
	The 40-year-old flame-haired actress has revealed she owes her role in the political action-thriller to Cruise, who used his considerable influence to help Chastain star in the hit movie about the real-life search for Osama bin Laden, rather than his own film "Oblivion", reported Contactmusic.
	"I got cold-called by (director) Kathryn Bigelow. I was in Toronto, and I had heard from (producer) Megan Ellison. We had done a film, 'Lawless', together," she says.
	"And she said, 'By the way, do you know Kathryn Bigelow's trying to get a hold of you? She wants to meet with you on something.' And I was like, 'What? Please give her my number'.
	"I was signed to do another movie (at the time). I was contractually obligated to do something else that I was really wanting to do, and I was excited to do. But when this came my way, I realised I ..

Tom Cruise changed my career: Jessica Chastain

Filmmaker Patty Jenkins is excited about speculation that Joss Whedon will produce a "Batgirl" film.
	Jenkins, 45, says she she believes Whedon's work will allow him to take on a fun approach with the project, reported Contactmusic.
	Speaking about the speculation around Whedon taking on the movie, Jenkins says, "But if it is done, then I'm excited about it. I think it's super exciting. The tone of Joss' work is great for female superheroes.
	"He takes such a fun approach and I think he'll have fun in the DC universe, which will be excited to have him."
	However, Jenkins is still unsure whether Whedon has confirmed he will be helming the creative process of the movie.
	"I don't even know if that deal is done or not - I don't have the inside scoop on that.

Patty Jenkins excited about Joss Whedon's Batgirl venture

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and actress Deepika Padukone have been voted as the most desirable celebrity travel companions for Indians in a survey.
	Deepika garnered 53 per cent while Priyanka Chopra was ranked second at 40.3 per cent) on the top female celebrity Indians wish to spend their vacation with, a release said.
	Sunny Leone and Jacqueline Fernandez came in at third and fourth place respectively followed by Alia Bhatt at fifth spot in the survey by Hotels.Com.
	Meanwhile, Bachchan topped the male celebrity list with 33.3 per cent of the votes. Over 300 Indian users shared their views on their dream celebrity companions.
	Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, came in close at second place with 31.7 percent votes, followed by Ranbir Kapoor and India skipper Virat Kohli, who were third and fourth respectively.
	Even as Indian movie stars and cricket names primarily dominated the list, international football player Cristiano Ronaldo was at number five with 27.3 per cent votes.
	Among the .

Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika most desirable travel buddies

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC have announced that the 90th Oscars will be held on March 4, 2018 and also declared the dates till 2021.
	The show will return to February in 2019 - to be held on February 24.
	In 2020, the ceremony is set for February 23. It will take place on February 28 the following year.
	The date for the 90th Oscars, which had already been announced, is moving into March as not to compete with the Winter Olympics.
	The closing ceremony of the Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, will be held on February 25.
	The next Oscars will take place at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre.

Academy sets Oscar dates for next four years

Sunil Grover says that he wishes to entertain people by keeping his self-respect intact and money is not everything him.
	The 39-year-old actor, who is popular for playing the characters of Dr Mashoor Gulati and Rinku Bhabhi on "The Kapil Sharma Show", took to Twitter amid the fracas that made headlines after an in-flight tussle between him and Kapil.
	"My intentions are to act and to entertain with dignity. For me, money can't be the only reason to do something, or not to do something," wrote Grover.
	 This development comes in after the comedian performed a gig in Delhi on April 1 amid row with Kapil.
	 Recently, Grover posted a note on social media in which he asked the host to "start respecting human beings also apart from animals".
	Kapil had dismissed their feud as "an argument" in a Facebook post but Grover, has indicated that all is not well between them.
	He also took to Twitter to apologise to Grover, saying, "Sorry if I hurt you unintentionally. You know very well how much .

Want to entertain with dignity, money is not everything: Sunil

Beyonce has shared a series of sweet messages for husband Jay Z on their ninth marriage anniversary.
	The 35-year-old songstress took to Instagram where she posted a montage of the moments from their marital life.
	Signed as "Die with you - Love B", the video clip featured shots like Jay Z's proposal to their wedding to Blue Ivy's birth to the news of her second pregnancy.
	The "Lemonade" singer also posted messages like "I don't need air in my lungs if I can't sing your song" and "I don't really need these fingers if I didn't get to touch  your spine" on her D-Day.
	On the other hand, Tina Knowles, mother of singer Beyonce, took to Instagram where she shared a never-seen-before black-and-white picture of the Carters from their wedding ceremony which took place in the year 2008.
	"Nine years already. Congratulations to the Carters on their anniversary (that's my arm fixing the dress lol) That's my minister Rudy Rasmus who married Solange, Beyonce and me," wrote Tina.
	The photo shows .

Beyonce shares touching video on her marriage anniversary

With varied themes ranging from inhuman harnessing of ecosystem and global politics, award- winning artist Hareendran Chalad's painting exhibition was inaugurated here today.
	Titled 'Fifth Phase', the paintings depict the Kerala artist's concern over the rampant urbanisation and cultural fall out of globalisation.
	"These issues of nature, ecosystem and how we are destructing it come naturally to me. All my paintings depict some form of such pressing issues which I try to express through my work," Chalad says.
	The exhibition, being held at the Jehangir Art Gallery, was inaugurated by its secretary KG Menon in presence of the artist as well as art critic Mohanraj.
	Chalad's works in semi-abstract style attempts to depict the complexities of contemporary reality. The style combining monochrome surfaces and line drawings in these works have won him Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi Award.
	Fifty paintings in variety of styles are up for sale in the art gallery located in South Mumbai and ...

Hareendran explores on canvas urbanisation, politics

Academy Award-winning composer AR Rahman never realised that he was born for music and it was his mother who predicted that he would be a music composer.
	The music director said his mother made a choice and motivated him to make a career in music.
	"I never knew that I was born for music. My mom made the choice and she kind of predicted that I will be a music composer. The day I realized that music would be my passion and future was when I went to my studio that had no equipment.
	"It was just a shell; just a sound proof room with an AC that smelled new. I felt one day I will have all types of equipment all over this place that I can't afford now."
	Rahman, who participated in a panel discussion here on "Creativity in Innovation," alongside fellow Oscar winner Resul Pookutty, said his only aim was to practice and learn music.
	"Around 1986, I stopped playing for other composers. I felt practicing or learning about music was my investment. I didn't care about opportunities.
	"If you ..

I never knew that I was born for music: AR Rahman

Heath Ledger's life is the subject of a new documentary which offers an intimate portrait of the young star through his own lens.
	Ledger died at the age of 28 due to a mixture of prescription drugs.
	In the trailer for Spike TV and Network Entertainment's "I Am Heath Ledger", friends and family recount Ledger's love for cameras, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	"He was always a director, acting was just a way to get there," Trevor DiCarlo, a childhood friend, says in the preview.
	"I Am Heath Ledger" will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23 before hitting select theaters on May 3.
	The film explores Ledger's rise with roles in "10 Things I Hate About You", "The Patriot", "Brokeback Mountain", "The Dark Knight" and "Monster's Ball".
	Naomi Watts, Ben Mendelsohn, director Ang Lee, and Ledger's family and friends are some of the interviewed subjects.
	"He wanted fame, and then when he got it, he didn't want it," filmmaker Matt Amato says.
	Ledger's story has already been ...

Ledger wanted to be a director: documentary

With classical dance catering to a niche audience, Malaysian Odissi dancer Datuk Ramli Ibrahim says it was unfair to expect the dance form to be as popular as Bollywood dance which is aimed at entertaining the masses.
	"Indian classical dance is never going to be as popular as Bollywood just as ballet is never going to be able to compete with Hollywood. It will not be fair to compare them together. One is a niche art and the other popular," Ibrahim told PTI.
	However, Ibrahim, who has been a dancer for over 30 years now, says it was also important for classical dance to evolve and be relevant to the changing times.
	"Indian classical dance should not rest on its laurels of 'purity' and 'classicism' and remain unchanged. The classical dance forms have to continue to be relevant and changed (albeit, positively) with the times," he says.
	The artiste is in the Capital for a contemporary Odissi dance-drama performance that will be held at Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra here ...

'Unfair to expect classical dance to be as popular as B'wood'

Wentworth Miller, who is reprising his role of Michael Scofield in the revival of "Prison Break", is glad that most of the old cast is returning for the season five.
	The show, which ended its four season run with Michael's death, will reveal how he survived and has been in a Middle Eastern jail all this while.
	"'Prison Break' was a very pivotal and rewarding chapter in my own personal development. This resurrection came to be because Dominic Purcell and I wound up working together on another show, playing completely different characters. It's not just about breaking out of the prison, that's the beginning of the story.
	"The goal is to break out of the country itself and out of the entire Middle East. It feels like it's happening out there in the world today. At the same time, it's a continuation of the same themes that worked so well the first time around. Family, sacrifice, loyalty and brotherhood," Miller told FoxStar.
	The actor says his chemistry with Purcell, who plays his ...

'Prison Break' pivotal in my personal development: Miller

"That's So Raven" spin-off, with Raven-Symone reprising her role, is in works.
	"Raven's Home," a multicamera comedy, is scheduled to go into production this month in LA for a 2017 premiere, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	In addition to Raven-Symone, who is reprising her role as Raven Baxter, Anneliese van der Pol will return as her best friend, Chelsea Daniels.
	The spin-off will pick up with Raven and Chelsea, who are now divorced single mothers raising their two separate families in one chaotic but fun household full of friends.
	When one of Raven's kids begins to show signs that they have inherited her trait of catching glimpses of the future, the already hectic household gets turned upside down, keeping even Raven on her toes.
	Issac Brown and Navia Robinson have been cast as Raven's 11-year-old twins, Booker and Nia, respectively, and Jason Maybaum will play Chelsea's nine-year-old son, Levi.
	"There is only one Raven - and for over 25 years, she has blessed audiences ...

'That's So Raven' spin-off ordered to series at Disney channel

Shoojit Sircar has made some of the most critically acclaimed movies in the recent times, but he says it is painful for a filmmaker if his film doesn't get to hit the screens.
	Shoojit made his debut with the 2005 war-drama "Yahaan" and took nearly seven years to release his next film "Vicky Donor".
	In between, the director helmed the Amitabh Bachchan- starrer "Shoebite", which got caught up in a legal battle and was never released.
	"The period did affect me. That's why I shifted out of Mumbai and now live in Kolkata," Shoojit says about the long gap in his career.
	"When you're not working, it does affect you. It destroys you if your film doesn't release. One of my films has not released at all and I can't tell you the pain of that film," the director told PTI.
	The "Pink" producer feels that in the movie business, a lot of things are not under anybody's control and hence he cannot calculate his decisions.
	"I have gone through this phase. Some things are not in our control. For us 

It destroys you if your film doesn't release: Shoojit Sircar

Robert Downey Jr has turned 52 and his "Avengers" co-stars wished him on his birthday in many hilarious ways.
	Actors Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans and Mark Ruffalo took to Twitter to give a shout-out to Downey Jr on his birthday.
	"Happy birthday @RobertDowneyJr you haven't aged a day since this picture," tweeted Hemsworth, alongside a funny photograph, which shows the birthday boy donning a wig and appearing old and wrinkly with the "Thor" star giving a thumbs-up.
	While Evans wrote, "Happy birthday to the legendary @RobertDowneyJr. Mentor. Life-saver. Friend. Hope your birthday is like a giant kiss on the lips!"
	The "Captain America" star posted a GIF alongside his sweet message which shows him going in for a smooch with Downey Jr dressed as Iron Man.
	Ruffalo also took to Twitter and wrote, "Happy birthday @robertdowneyjr! A picture is worth a thousand words. #sciencebros4ever."
	The actor, who plays The Hulk in the Marvel franchise, shared a picture from "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" ...

'Avengers' co-stars funny birthday wishes for Robert Downey Jr (Repeating after correcting age)

Robert Downey Jr has turned 5 and his "Avengers" co-stars wished him on his birthday in many hilarious ways.
	Actors Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans and Mark Ruffalo took to Twitter to give a shout-out to Downey Jr on his birthday.
	"Happy birthday @RobertDowneyJr you haven't aged a day since this picture," tweeted Hemsworth, alongside a funny photograph, which shows the birthday boy donning a wig and appearing old and wrinkly with the "Thor" star giving a thumbs-up.
	While Evans wrote, "Happy birthday to the legendary @RobertDowneyJr. Mentor. Life-saver. Friend. Hope your birthday is like a giant kiss on the lips!"
	The "Captain America" star posted a GIF alongside his sweet message which shows him going in for a smooch with Downey Jr dressed as Iron Man.
	Ruffalo also took to Twitter and wrote, "Happy birthday @robertdowneyjr! A picture is worth a thousand words. #sciencebros4ever."
	The actor, who plays The Hulk in the Marvel franchise, shared a picture from "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" where 

'Avengers' co-stars funny birthday wishes for Robert Downey Jr

Video-sharing website YouTube is set to live-stream the first weekend of Coachella 2017.
	From April 14-16, Coachella's YouTube channel will carry performances live available for free, reported Variety.
	The lineup for the music fest this year includes Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Radiohead, Lorde, Bon Iver, the xx, Future, ScHoolboy Q, Two Door Cinema Club, New Order, and Gucci Mane.
	Additional details on the specific artists who will be on the YouTube live streams will be announced later.
	The online viewers will be able to choose from three different live channels as well as a live 360-degree mode that will appear for select performances.
	The Coachella YouTube channel also will include a video-on-demand hub with highlights and footage from throughout the weekend.
	Fans can also create personalised viewing schedules to feature the live acts they want to see, where live-stream channels will automatically change to artists they have selected.
	Lady Gaga took over as headliner for ...

YouTube to live-stream 2017 Coachella for free

Director Sam Mendes is in early talks to develop and possibly helm an adaptation of "My Favorite Thing is Monsters".
	The critically lauded graphic novel is written by Emil Ferris.
	The story follows a 10-year-old girl who tries to solve the murder of her enigmatic upstairs neighbor - a Holocaust survivor -while the interconnected stories of those around her unfold, reported Variety.
	Mendes is also attached to direct a reboot of the children's tale "James and the Giant Peach" as well as "Beautiful Ruins" for Fox 2000. He also has the Jane Austen movie "Lost in Austen" that he is on board to produce for Sony.

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