Actress Swara Bhaskar is all set to surprise audience once again with her unique avatar of an erotic singer in "Anaarkali of Aarah" as director Karan Johar unveiled the film's poster today.
	Directed by Avinash Das, it is the story of a singer played by Swara, who hails from Arrah in Bihar and is popular for her songs.
	Shimmering in a multi-colour lehenga with heavy jewelry and a long braided ponytail, Swara is looking every bit a star performer in the poster.
	"Here is the scintillating poster of @Anaarkaliaarah @ReallySwara you go girl Congrats @avinashonly @SandiipKapur releases 24th March '17," Karan wrote alongside the Swara's first look from the film.
	In another tweet, Karan could not resist praising the 28-year-actress, writing, "Well done @ReallySwara for constantly breaking ground!! 24th march is the date guys! For this new world and engaging film!!!"
	To which she replied, "Many many thanks Karan!! The wait is over guys. Here is the first official poster of ...

'Anaarkali of Aarah': Swara blazes in never-seen-before avatar

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Music icon Madonna has shared a heart-warming video of her newly-adopted twin daughters singing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star".
	Taking to Instagram, the 68-year-old diva posted a clip, where one could see the four-year-old twin girls from Malawi dressed in matching striped pyjamas.
	 Stella and Esther Mwale sat and clapped away on the couch, while crooning to the classic nursery rhyme.
	"A little night music," wrote Madonna, along side video.
	Recently, the pop star was granted permission to adopt the twins by the Malwai's High Court, after it was reported that she had applied for adoption.
	Madonna is already a mother to four children: Lourdes, 19, Rocco, 15, and adopted children from Malawi, David Banda, 11, and Mercy, 11.

Madonna's newly-adopted twin girls sing 'Twinkle Twinkle...'

Berry Jenkins' script for coming-of-age drama "Moonlight" bagged best original screenplay prize at Writers Guild of America award (WGA), while sci-fi film "Arrival" won best adapted screenplay trophy.
	"Atlanta" swept the major TV awards by winning trophies for best new series and top comedy series, while "The Americans" took the best drama series honour, reported Variety.
	Kenneth Lonergan's "Manchester by the Sea" and Damien Chazelle's "La La Land", which has ruled every other award show this season, failed to win over "Moonlight". All three films will be competing for best picture at the Oscars.
	"Arrival"- about a linguist attempt to communicate with aliens, who have arrived on Earth- topped Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick's script for "Deadpool", August Wilson's "Fences", Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi's "Hidden Figures" and Tom Ford's "Nocturnal Animals".
	Best documentary screenplay award went to "Command and Control".
	NBC's "This Is Us" won best episodic drama for the ...

'Moonlight,' 'Arrival' win top honours at Writers Guild Awards

Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan says since "Rangoon" features Shahid Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut and Saif Ali Khan, the competition amongst the "stellar" trio will bring out their best performances.
	In "Rangoon", Saif will be seen playing a ruthless Parsi film producer, which marks his return to the negative character zone after portraying Langda Tyagi in Vishal Bharadwaj's "Omkara".
	Hailing Bhardwaj, with whom she worked in "Omkara", Kareena said while the negative characters in his films are always striking, this time there will be a competition among all the three actors.
	"In Vishal Bhardwaj's films, the negative character is very striking most of the times. But there are three stellar actors in the film, Shahid, Kangana and Saif. I like the competition, there should be competition between all three only then they'll give their best," Kareena told reporters.
	"I expect nothing less from them. They are the best performers in the industry today, all three," she added.
	The actress was ...

'Rangoon' a competition among Shahid, Saif, Kangana: Kareena

Actors Mark Gatiss, Liv Tyler, and Peter Mullan will star on BBC One's Guy Fawkes-inspired thriller "Gunpowder".
	Tyler, 39, will take the role of Catesby's cousin Anne Vaux. Gatiss, 50, will portray King James' spymaster-in-chief Robert Cecil, while, Mullan, 57, will play Jesuit Father Garnet, reported AceShowbiz.
	The three will join the previously-announced cast member, Kit Harington, who will play the plot's mastermind named Robert Catesby,
	"Gunpowder" will begin shooting this month. The series is developed by Ronan Bennett, who also serves as the writer. The thriller is executive produced by Harington and is produced by Kudos in association with Harington's Thriker Film.
	Set in 1605, the historical drama is based around British radical Fawkese and a group of provincial English Catholics who attempted to blow up the House of Lords in United Kingdom Parliament and kill King James I in order to help restoring a Catholic to the crown.

Liv Tyler, Mark Gatiss, Peter Mullan to star on 'Gunpowder'

Actress Esha Gupta is on cloud nine as she is set to share screen space with megastar Amitabh Bachchan for the first time in an upcoming film "Aankhen 2".
	After Ileana D'Cruz turned down the offer to do "Aankhen 2" the makers roped in Esha to play the lead role and she was all the more excited to be working with Big B.
	"I had a wish list that I so wanted to do a film alongside Mr Amitabh Bachchan. Especially after watching 'Pink' I was even ok to do a small role with him in a film. I am star struck and I am open about it.
	"Amit sir is the epitome of acting. He is one person people will listen to and watch his work as well," Esha told PTI.
	The "Jannat 2" actress says she immediately gave her nod for the sequel to the 2002 thriller when producer Gaurang Doshi approached her.
	"It's a no brainer to say yes because the moment he gave me the narration I was blown away. I am in the lead with all the men around in the film, I am the one holding the film so I was all the more excited to ..

Working with Big B was always on my wish list: Esha

Singer James Blunt has revealed that he stayed at Hollywood veteran Carrie Fisher's home while recording his first album 'Back to Bedlam'.
	The 42-year-old British singer opened up about his special relationship with the 'Star Wars' actress, who died December 27, four days after suffering a cardiac episode aboard an airplane, reported People magazine.
	"Fisher was my American mother, and a real inspiration," Blunt told the British paper.
	He recalled recording his hit "Goodbye My Lover" using a piano in Fisher's bathroom - and Debbie Reynolds, who passed away at age 84 just one day after her daughter, steering clear of him unless she had applied a full face of makeup.
	Blunt said the name of his 2004 debut album was influenced by the experience - because he "lived in a madhouse with her."
	And while staying at her place, Blunt also experienced something very strange as he said Fisher even made an eerie prediction about her own death at the time.
	"She put a cardboard cutout of herself 

Carrie Fisher was my American mother: James Blunt

Drake, who won two Grammys for best rap song and best rap/sung performance for "Hotline Bling", said he does not understand why he won awards in that category as the hit pop number was not a rap song.
	The 30-year-old appeared on an episode of OVO Sound radio show that highlighted his struggles to be taken seriously as a black Canadian artist covering multiple genres, reported People magazine.
	The rapper was nominated in eight categories including record of the year for his track "Work" also featuring Rihanna and album of the year for 'Views' at the 59th annual Grammys.
	Though he was a no-show at the ceremony, Drake is making his presence known to the Recording Academy - outside the category they had initially placed him in.
	"I ever feel like an outsider, it's usually because I'm not American. That's when I feel like people are against me. I guess maybe it has something to do with the fact that I have quite an eclectic makeup. I am mixed, I am Jewish... At the end of the day, when .

Drake criticises Grammy Awards: 'I don't even want them'

Hollywood star couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt may have parted ways last year but the actress says that they will always be a family.
	The 41-year-old star opened up about her highly-publicised split from Pitt, 53, for the first time since filing for divorce in September 2016, reported People magazine.
	"I don't want to say very much about that, except to say it was a very difficult time... And we are a family and we will always be a family, and we will get through this time and hopefully be a stronger family for it," Jolie told BBC World News' Yalda Hakim in Cambodia.
	The actress was in Cambodia to promote her new film "First They Killed My Father".
	It is a project close to Jolie's heart, as the actress adopted her first child, son Maddox, now 15, from a Cambodian orphanage in 2002.
	The mother-of-six further said that she was coping by maintaining a focus on her children, Maddox, Pax, 13, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 8.
	"Many, many people find ...

We're a family and we'll always be a family: Jolie on split

Producer Ryan Murphy has revealed out of all performances in the musical comedy-drama "Glee", his least favourite performance was 'Gangnam Style'.
	The 51-year-old creative head, who appeared on "Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen", hilariously misspelled the track's name while answering to a question on a call-in segment, reported Variety.
	"I'm mortified that we did 'Gangsta Style' by Psy. I will say, like, not our finest moment," said Murphy.
	To this fellow guest at the show, Taran Killam corrected him and said the name of the Korean rapper's hit was "Gangnam Style".
	Murphy laughed and said, "I can't believe I got that wrong."
	The "Glee" cast performed the famous number in season 4, with South Korean-born Jenna Ushkowitz leading the vocals.

'Gangnam Style' least favourite 'Glee' number for Ryan Murphy

A new track by singer Christina Grimmie has been released by her family.
	The "Advice" songstress' kin put out the first single called "Invisible" from her upcoming posthumous album, reported Us Weekly.
	Earlier in the week, Grimmie's elder brother, Marcus had appeared on the "Elvis Duran and The Morning Show" to preview the new upbeat song.
	The family also announced plans to start a foundation in her honour.
	He also talked about the death of "The Voice" singer, who was killed last June at the age of 22.
	Grimmie died of gunshot wounds inflicted in a targeted attack after her performance in a concert in Orlando, Florida, after which her attacker shot himself dead too.

Christina Grimmie's family releases her new song posthumously

Actor Tom Hiddleston has said he played the role of fellow actor Eddie Redmayne's elephant in a school play.
	The 36-year-old actor appeared on "The Graham Norton Show" where he shared it was one of his initial roles, reported E! News.
	"I'm delighted to reveal that I played the front, right leg of the elephant that Eddie was riding on. We're holding a table with a cushion on top of it and also tablecloths over our faces because our bodies are the elephant," Hiddleston said laughingly.
	He also said "The Theory of Everything" actor had made a name for himself even in their early days.
	"He (Redmayne) was a great talent even then. He was a huge star and we were in a school production of A Passage to India by E M Forster," the "Thor" star admitted.

Tom Hiddleston played Eddie Redmayne's elephant in school play

Singer Lana Del Rey has sparked rumours of new music by having a series of mysterious posters installed around Los Angeles.
	A fan site has been tweeting photos of the posters which popped up around the city, with the images showing the "Born to Die" singer advertising a visual project called Love.
	Lana, 31, who hasn't released an album since Honeymoon in 2015, also registered a new song called "Young & In Love" recently, and it's been speculated the two are linked, reported NME magazine.
	It was previously reported "Young & In Love" has been co-written with "Born to Die" collaborator Emile Haynie, "Summertime Sadness" songwriter Rick Nowels and Katy Perry producer Benny Blanco.
	And it is also claimed the music video for the new track was produced by Rich Lee, who has worked with Eminem, Maroon 5 and will.I.Am.

Lana Del Rey teases new music

Singer Ricky Martin has revealed he and his fiance Jwan Yosef got acquainted with each other on Instagram.
	The 45-year-old artiste was speaking to Andy Cohen on his SiriusXM show, where he spilled the beans on how the couple became close after first chatting on social media, reported FemaleFirst.
	"I met my fiance on Instagram. I am an art collector and he's an artist. I'm scrolling and I see this beautiful piece of art ... I wrote to him.
	"And we were talking (exchanging messages) for, like, six months without me hearing his voice. We talked about art, nothing sexy..." said Martin.
	The "Maria" singer added since Yosef used to live in London, he went to the UK to meet him.
	Although the couple got engaged in November last year, quickly following a whirlwind romance, Martin feels "very certain" about their relationship.

I met my fiance on Instagram: Ricky Martin

Actor Micheal Vartan has said he is interested in another run of 2001's TV series "Alias" but the makers must hurry as he is getting older.
	The 48-year-old actor, who starred in the show with actress Jennifer Garner, said he is totally up for reunion, reported E! News.
	"I always joke that if they do, they better hurry up, because I'm getting up there in age.
	"Running down those hallways, you know, I'm not 30 anymore so... I would definitely be interested, but I haven't heard anything about it," Vartan said.
	The "Monster-in-Law" actor also said if the reunion happens, he would want the network to retain the old cast.
	"I think just personally on a selfish level, how dare they do that show with another cast?" Vartan joked.
	The series went off air in 2006 after a run of five years.

Micheal Vartan wants makers to hurry with 'Alias' reunion

Actress Reese Witherspoon was taken aback when she was offered to play Madeline in TV series "Big Little Lies".
	The 40-year-old actress, who portrays the one of the three women along side Nicole Kidman and Shailene Woodley in HBO's show, said she was not cut out for the role, reported Variety.
	"I was like, 'I am not! You don't know me! I am not like that woman! I don't know if I should be insulted!'" said Witherspoon. But when they started filming on day one, Witherspoon conceded that playing Madeline came naturally to her.
	"I got on set in that outfit, and we had to do that long walk, I just started doing it. And I was like, 'Oh, this just feels like a pair of gloves; they just fit perfectly'," said the "Sweet Home Alabama" star.

Witherspoon was initially unsure about 'Big Little Lies' role'

Singer Alicia Keys has gifted a one of a kind piano to DJ Khaled's baby son.
	The "Hold You Down" hitmaker, real name Khaled Mohamed Khaled, took to Instagram to thank the 36-year-old singer, and her husband Swizz Beatz, for the personalised white piano they gave to his three-month-old son Asahd.
	"Part 1!! Wow !! Me my son @asahdkhaled and my queen want to thank @aliciakeys @therealswizzz for this amazing gift for my son!! Wow!!" he wrote. "Tears of joy!! Khaled family we are so #grateful!!"
	The piano was also adorned with Alicia's signature, and the handwritten lyrics to her 2007 hit "No One" over the top.
	Asahd is seen sitting at his new piano in the clip shared on Instagram, hitting the keys with the help of those around him.
	Alicia, who shares sons Egypt, six, and two-year-old Genesis with Swizz, has yet to comment on the elaborate gift.

Alicia Keys gifts personalised piano to Dj Khaled's son

Leah Remini has said superstar Tom Cruise could "single-handedly" put an end to Scientology.
	The 46-year-old producer and star of A&E docu-series "Scientology and the Aftermath" agreed with Bill Maher when he when he reached on this conclusion on the show "Real Time Friday", reported Entertainment Weekly.
	Given his celebrity reach within the church, she seconded with the host's assertion that Cruise "could single-handedly end this".
	Talking about the practice, the former member said the current followers participate in "self-brainwashing" through hours of daily study.
	When asked whether the "Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation" star took part in such rituals, Remini said, "Not only does Tom Cruise do exactly that... Now, I don't want you to get the idea that he's not, that certain policies are not being bent for him because they are and that is the truth, and that is part of the hypocrisy.

Cruise could "single-handedly" end Scientology: Leah Remini

Actress Christina Hendricks has been left with badly bruised fingers after having to master a knife flipping stunt for new comedy "Fist Fight."
	The former "Mad Men" star portrays a teacher with a dark personality in the movie, and one scene required her to show off her secret knife skills to a fellow staff member, as played by Ice Cube.
	Christina expected to pull off the move with a small folding blade, but she was left panicking when she realised the prop producers actually had in mind was a lot bigger than she had imagined, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	"I had bruised fingers because I knew I was supposed to have a knife, but I thought it'd be a switchblade," she said on "Today."
	"And they (producers) were like, 'It's a butterfly knife', and I was like, 'I don't know how to do that!' So I sat there in my trailer hour after hour and (practised before filming).

Christina Hendricks hurts fingers during film shoot

Singer Shawn Mendes says Camila Cabello will "take over the world" now that she has launched her own solo career.
	The pair collaborated on the 2015 single "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and now that Camila has left Fifth Harmony to launch her own solo career, Shawn is tipping her for huge success, reported Billboard.
	"It would take a big force to stop her from taking over the world. She was such a great writing partner. I barely had to speak and she knew exactly what I meant," Shawn said.
	Meanwhile, Camila, 19, hasn't spoken to her former band members Lauren Jauregui, Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane Hansen and Normani Hamilton since she dramatically quit the group two months ago to launch her solo career, and but she wishes they were on better terms.

Camila Cabello will take over the world: Shawn Mendes

Singer Ed Sheeran has had a gym and swimming pool installed in his parents' house.
	The 26-year-old singer wants his parents John, 60 and Imogen, 57, to live long and healthy lives so has put them on a new fitness regime, reported Contactmusic.
	"I think any kid at my age starts getting worried about their parents' health. I have bought them a cross-trainer and built them a swimming pool. They are now training and swimming every day. I want them to be able to hang out with their grandkids for a very long time," Sheeran said.
	However, in his own home, the singer has opted to build a pub, where he intends to host parties in the coming years.

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