Writer Alan Simpson of the scriptwriting duo Galton and Simpson has passed away. He was 87.
	Simpson had endured a "long battle with lung disease", his manager Tessa Le Bars said, reported BBC.Com.
	"Having had the privilege of working with Alan and Ray for over 50 years, the last 40 as agent, business manager and friend, and latterly as Alan's companion and carer, I am deeply saddened to lose Alan after a brave battle with lung disease," Le Bars added.
	The writer was renowned for creating sitcoms including "Hancock's Half Hour" and "Steptoe and Son", with partner Ray Galton.
	Both series were revived in the year 2016 as part of the BBC's Lost Sitcoms series.
	The two met as teenagers at Milford sanatorium in Surrey, as they had been diagnosed with tuberculosis.
	When contacted, Galton and his family said, that right from their beginning "at humour in Milford sanatorium, through a lifetime of work together, the strength of Alan and Ray's personal and professional bond was always at ..

Writer Alan Simpson dies at 87

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Acclaimed writer Salman Rushdie is all praise for "Lion" and says that it is a beautiful film.
	The 69-year-old wordsmith says that watching the Garth Davis-directed movie made him emotional, reported PageSix.Com
	"'Lion' is a beautiful film. It moved me deeply," said Rushdie.
	"The Midnight's Children" author also said that both Sunny Pawar and actor Dev Patel, who play two versions of Saroo Brierley in the film, did a fabulous job.
	"(Pawar and Patel) are both outstanding... And Nicole Kidman's monologue, in which she tells her adopted son the truth about his adoption, is the most powerful scene (and) another exceptional performance. I loved the moments when Saroo's past and present seem to fuse," Rushdie added.
	While Davis won best debutante director for the film at DGA Awards, Patel received the virtuoso award for breakthrough stars at the Santa Barbara Film Festival.
	The film has been nominated at the Oscars 2017 in six categories, including best picture.

It is a beautiful film: Salman Rushdie on 'Lion'

Actor Akshay Kumar is grateful to Arshad Warsi as he finally made it to the screening of "Jolly LLB 2".
	The 49-year-old actor, who plays advocate Jagdishwar Mishra AKA Jolly in the film, took to Twitter to give a shout-out to Warsi.
	"And a mix it was - Jolly 1 with Jolly 2. Thank you so much @ArshadWarsi for all your support for #JollyLLB2. So glad u made it to the screening," tweeted Kumar, alongside a picture of both of them at the show.
	To which Warsi tweeted that he had a great time with the actor and he did a great job with the character.
	"It's always a pleasure meeting you @akshaykumar & you make a fantastic Jolly," wrote Warsi.
	Warsi played the titular character in the first installment of the film and passed on the baton to Kumar for the sequel.
	In recent interviews with the media, Kumar said he did not have to work hard on his character as Warsi had already made "quite a few things easy for him" by doing a great job in the first movie.
	The Subhash Kapoor film ...

Akshay thanks Arshad for making it to 'Jolly LLB' screening

With an irresistible combination of India's finest restaurants, chefs, entertainers and musicians, the third edition of the Palate Fest Reimagined is all set to kick off from February 10.
	The three day food festival this year will see "tons of culinary experience" and "a medley of tastings" executed delectably through a series of events and celebrations at the Nehru Park here.
	While visitors can gorge on some of the best foods from across the country at over 100 stalls by the leading names in the culinary space like Kofuku, Veeba, Olives of Spain, they can take something back home from the Market Square, which will showcase products from brands like Juice Up, Epigamia, The Food Farm Company, Nutty Gritties among others.
	"The success of last editions, amazing feedback of the participating restaurants, visitors and media encourage us to come up with a fresh spin to each and every edition of Palate.
	The festival makes a great day out for families with tons of culinary experiences to .

3rd edition of Palate Fest Reimagined from Feb 10

Actor Richard Hatch, best known for playing Captain Apollo in the original "Battlestar Galactica" film and TV series, has passed away. He was 71.
	Hatch's son Paul confirmed the actor's death, reported The Guardian.
	"He died peacefully with his family and friends at his side after a battle with pancreatic cancer," Paul said.
	While Hatch's manager Michael Kaliski said the actor would be remembered for his youthful wonder, passion for creativity and kind heart.
	The longtime TV actor was known for his role as Captain Apollo on the original 1978 series "Battlestar Galactica" which earned him a Golden Globe nomination.
	Hatch's career was launched with a role on "All My Children" in 1971. His guest star filmography included the favourites of '70s and '80s "Fantasy Island", "CHiPs", "Murder She Wrote", "Dynasty", "MacGyver", and "Baywatch".
	The actor also wrote novels set in the BSG universe and for years lobbied to revive the franchise with a series that was more in the vein of the '78 

'Battlestar Galactica' star Richard Hatch dead at 71

Pop icon Madonna has confirmed that she has adopted twin girls from Malawi and the singer said "I am overjoyed that they are now part of our family."
	The 58-year-old star, who already has two children from the African country- David, adopted in 2006 and Mercy, adopted in 2009, appeared in court in Lilongwe last month after filing her application for the adoption of two little girls.
	The "Vogue" hitmaker posted a picture on Instagram of the twin sisters, pointing out that the process is now complete and she is delighted to have them in her family.
	"I can officially confirm I have completed the process of adopting twin sisters from Malawi and am overjoyed that they are now part of our family.
	"I am deeply grateful to all those in Malawi who helped make this possible, and I ask the media please to respect our privacy during this transitional time. Thank you also to my friends, family and my very large team for all your support and Love," Madonna captioned the picture in which she can 

Madonna 'overjoyed' following adoption of twin girls

Pop star Katy Perry has joined the list of 2017 Grammy performers.
	The Recording Academy has made the announcement that Perry will perform at the ceremony. The 32-year-old star further confirmed the news by retweeting the post with a raised hand emoji.
	Perry, who has 13 career Grammy nominations, is returning to the Grammys stage as a performer for the fifth time, having last done in 2015.
	She is the latest addition to the lineup, joining recently reported Kelsea Ballerini, John Legend, Metallica, Carrie Underwood, Bruno Mars, Keith Urban, Adele, and Beyonce.
	James Corden is hosting the 59th annual Grammys, which will take place at Staples Center here on February 12.

Katy Perry to perform at Grammys

The Recording Academy has announced that the 59th annual Grammy Awards will pay homage to pop icons Prince and George Michael, who both passed away last year.
	However, it has not yet been announced which artistes will participate in each tribute, but previously-announced performers include Katy Perry, John Legend, Metallica, Carrie Underwood, Bruno Mars, Keith Urban, Adele, and Beyonce, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	"While the primary focus of the Grammy Awards is to celebrate and honour the year's best in music, we consider it our responsibility to tell music's broader story by honouring its legends lost-that's what we strive to achieve with our annual tributes," Grammys Executive Producer Ken Ehrlich said.
	"While it's nearly impossible to convey the full depth of an artist's cultural impact in a single performance, it's that very challenge that has led us to some of our most memorable Grammy moments," he added.
	It was previously announced that Legend will perform a slowed-down .

Grammys announce tributes for Prince, George Michael

"Fleabag" star Phoebe Waller-Bridge is close to signing on for a role in the Young Han Solo movie.
	The 31-year-old actress might play a performance-capture character opposite Alden Ehrenreich's new version of Harrison Ford's galactic smuggler, reported Variety.
	The movie is currently filming, with Donald Glover, Woody Harrelson and Emilia Clarke.
	"The LEGO Movie" and "21 Jump Street" filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller are directing the project, and the untitled movie is set for release in 2018.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge in talks for Young Han Solo movie

Pop star Lady Gaga will join Metallica onstage at the 59th annual Grammy Awards this Sunday.
	Few days back a Gaga fan site tweeted a snippet of a Grammy promo clip declaring, "Lady Gaga duets with Metallica", which has now confirmed by Rolling Stone.
	While Gaga, 30, is a regular performer at the Grammys; she appeared at the ceremony last year to pay tribute to David Bowie, Metallica has not been on the ceremony since 2014, when they performed the song "One" with the classical pianist Lang Lang.
	Metallica's "Hardwired" is nominated for Best Rock Song this year.
	The band is competing with David Bowie, Radiohead, Twenty One Pilots and Highly Suspect.
	Gaga, however, is not up for any awards.

Lady Gaga, Metallica to perform duet at Grammys

"Game of Thrones" star Lena Headey is set to star in "Fighting With My Family", which is based on the British sportswoman's rise to fame within her family of wrestlers.
	The 43-year-old star will play the film's matriarch according to the film's one of the casts Dwayne Johnson, who shared the news on Twitter.
	"Thrilled to have Lena. Amazing actress. The real life matriarch she plays is as loving and tough as they come," Johnson wrote.
	Actor Nick Frost has also joined the star cast of the movie.
	The two actors come aboard the project only one day after the film was announced.
	It will tell the story of a family of wrestlers, with their dreams seeming to come true when the son and daughter (played by Jack Lowden and Florence Pugh) get a chance to compete in the WWE.
	Stephen Merchant, co-creator of the UK version of The Office, will write and direct the project. Johnson is set for a supporting role in the film, as well as executive producing through his company Seven Bucks

Lena Headey joins Dwayne Johnson in 'Fighting With My Family'

Actress Kerry Washington is set to star in movie drama "The Perfect Mother".
	Sony's TriStar division as preemptively acquired movie rights to Aimee Molloy's debut novel, which recently sold in a huge deal to HarperCollins, reported Variety.
	The story centers on members of a mommy-and-me group swinging into action to investigate the kidnapping of one of their babies - but things aren't exactly what they seem. Through the process of discovering the truth, damaging secrets are revealed, marriages are tested, and friendships are created and destroyed.
	Washington is also expected to produce under her Simpson Street production banner.

Kerry Washington to star in 'The Perfect Mother'

Actors Natalie Portman and Chris Pine will guest star on TBS' comedy "Angie Tribeca" season three.
	"Good Behavior" actress Michelle Dockery will also guest star in the third season of the comedy alongside "Stretch" actor Ed Helms and "Wreck-It Ralph" star Jack McBrayer, reported AceShowbiz.
	The third season of "Angie Tribeca" will return on TBS on April 10.
	"Angie Tribeca" season three will follow Detective Angie Tribeca (Rashida Jones), Detective Jay Geils (Hayes MacArthur) and Daniel Tanner (Deon Cole), who are on a mission to track an animal right activist-turned-serial killer outside of their jurisdiction to New Orleans, New York, Miami, outer space and Universal Studio Hollywood.

Portman, Pine to guest star on 'Angie Tribeca' season three

Tom Hiddleston has finally opened up about his relationship with Taylor Swift and the actor says she is "amazing" and they had the "best time" together.
	Last year in summer, from the time duo was photographed kissing in Rhode Island, they became one of the most talked about couples in the world. However, their romance which ended in just few months left gossip mills speculating that it was not real.
	Hiddleston said their relationship was no drama and the songstress is a lovely person to be with, reported GQ magazine.
	"It was real. Taylor is an amazing woman. She's generous and kind and lovely, and we had the best time," the 35-year-old actor said.
	Swift, 26,  had just ended her relationship with Calvin Harris when she met Hiddleston at the 2016 Met Gala. And the British actor said both of them were looking for a genuine connection at the time.
	"So we decided to go out for dinner, we decided to travel... She's incredible," he said.
	But with the paparazzi following their every ...

Taylor is an amazing woman, we had the best time: Hiddleston

Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the men behind 'Scary Movie', 'Epic Movie', and 'Vampire Suck', have signed on to parody 'Star Wars' with their next film.
	Friedberg and Seltzer will write and direct the Star Wars spoof named "Star Worlds Episode XXXIVE=MC2: The Force Awakens The Last Jedi Who Went Rogue", which is eyeing a Fall 2017 shoot, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	Paul Hanson is producing the film alongside Broken Road Productions' Todd Garner.
	"Jason and Aaron are a powerhouse duo who have proven time and time again that they are fully tapped into what audiences love," said Hanson.
	"Their fearless take on pop culture has us beyond thrilled to tackle the world's most popular franchise with the two of them leading us into a galaxy far, far away," he added.

'Star Wars' spoof in works

United Talent Agency is scrapping its annual Oscar party in favour of making a donation to a group that is fighting against Donald Trump's travel ban.
	The agency will instead donate USD 2,50,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union, the group that has seen a temporary victory in legally challenging Trump's travel ban and International Rescue Committee, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	"This is a moment that demands our generosity, awareness and restlessness. Our world is a better place for the free exchange of artists, ideas and creative expression.
	"If our nation ceases to be the place where artists the world over can come to express themselves freely, then we cease, in my opinion, to be America," said UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer.
	The agency will also be hosting a pro-immigration rally here on February 24 , two days before the Oscars ceremony.
	"When fear and division get the better of a society, artistes are among the first to feel the impact - and to denounce the ill winds," ...

UTA cancels Oscar party in favour of refugee rally

Actress Ruby Rose says that she is proud of being elbowed by her "John Wick 2" co-star Keanu Reeves.
	The 30-year-old Australian actress described an epic fight sequence on the sets of the upcoming action film, reported E! online.
	"I got a little nick, which I was so proud of. I got an elbow in the head by Keanu, which I will love forever," said Rose pointing to her left cheekbone.
	The actress plays Ares, an assassin and main antagonist, Santino's mute security enforcer, in the follow-up of the 2014 movie.
	Reeves reprises his role as John Wick and the film is slated for releases this Friday.

When Ruby Rose felt proud of getting elbowed by Keanu Reeves

Country singer Kelsea Ballerini is all set to perform at the 2017 Grammy Awards.
	The 23-year-old musician is one of the artists who has been added to the list of performances this year, confirmed Recording Academy on Twitter.
	"JUST CONFIRMED: First-time GRAMMY nominee @KelseaBallerini has been confirmed to take the #GRAMMYs stage February 12 on @CBS!" Recording Academy tweeted on February 6.
	To which Ballerini replied, "And just like that, it gets even more real. See you Sunday!"
	Ballerini gave a No 1 hit last year with her song "Peter Pan" and won new female vocalist of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
	She has also been nominated in the best new artist category.

Kelsea Ballerini added to the list of Grammys performers

Actress Eva Green and Gemma Arterton will star in the movie based one of the life tracks of celebrated writer Virginia Woolf.
	The duo is set to star in "Vita & Virginia" directed by Chanya Button, reported Variety.
	The movie discovers the course of friendship and love affair between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West, which formed the inspiration for the author's novel "Orlando".
	Green will play the character of Woolf and West will be played by Arterton.
	"... What 'Vita & Virginia' offers is an example of a relationship where bold, brilliant women bent these institutions to their will at great personal cost," said the director.
	Button has co-written the screenplay with Eileen Atkins.

Eva Greene, Gemma Arterton to appear in Virginia Woolf movie

Pop singer Lady Gaga and legendary band Metallica are geared up to set the 2017 Grammy Awards stage on fire together.
	The 30-year-old songstress will collaborate with the metal
gods for the prestigious music award, confirmed E! online.
	A fan site initially tweeted an unaired promo for the show, where one could see the duo playing together.
	This is a new development after Gaga's announcing her world tour for Joanne, post her 2017 Super Bowl halftime performance.
	The "Born This Way" singer had paid homage to David Bowie last year, but this will be Metallica's first appearance since the year 2014.
	The "Mother Monster" didn't got any nominations this year as 'Joanne' was released after the deadline, but the metal group's "Hardwired" will compete in the best rock song category.

Lady Gaga, Metallica to perform together at 2017 Grammys

Model Gigi Hadid says her favourite restaurant is boyfriend Zayn Malik's parents' house.
	The 21-year-old model, who has been dating the "Pillowtalk" hitmaker for over a year, said she would shun a fancy eatery to pay a visit to her boyfriend's mother Trisha's home and eat with his family, reported Vogue magazine.
	When asked where is the best place to dine in the world is, Hadid said, "My boyfriend's mum's house."
	The fashionista said her biggest fear in the kitchen would
be to be an absolute "failure".
	"For me to be like, 'What should I cook today? I can make anything.' And then they tell me what to cook and then I screw it up. So, failure.

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