Padma Lakshmi  is a model, actress, author and a recurring host of "Top Chef" but she feels in the US, she gets way too much attention for her career by the paparazzi which at times gets quite "dangerous and obnoxious".
	Lakshmi says it is quite a task to deal with photographers on a daily basis as they try and click pictures of not only her but also the model's family including her six-year-old daughter, Krishna.
	"You try to shield your family from it, I have signed up to be in the industry. Those close to me are very private people. I don't face it nearly as bad as many people who are in the limelight. I just have a TV show, a food show.
	"I somehow manage to get way more attention than I should for my career. But if you are really a movie star it can be obnoxious. I have friends in that situations, its almost dangerous," Lakshmi told reporters on the sidelines of Lakme Fashion Week during which she walked the ramp for her friend, designer Tarun Tahiliani.
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I get way more attention than I should for my career: Padma

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Veteran actress Shabana Azmi, who extensively works with the artisans in Mijwan, lent her support to Meera and Muzaffar Ali's latest 'Kotwara' show at the Lakme Fashion Week.
	Kotwara was founded with the idea to revive the traditional craft of Awadh (Uttar Pradesh, India) in 1990. Zardosi and chikankari embroideries have been the forte of Kotwara with some of the finest craftsmen working for generations at Anhalwara Palace, Kotwara in Lakhimpur Kheri and Kotwara House, Qasierbagh Palace Complex in Lucknow.
	"My journey with Mijwan and Muzaffar's journey with Kotwara started at the same time while we were both working on a film called 'Anjuman'. The artisans who do such craft, their situation is painful and we should support them," Azmi said.
	The Kotwara collection was designed by Meera and Muzaffar's younger daughter, Sama Ali, who joined the brand in 2014, and now heads the design team.
	Inspired by Muzaffar Ali's paintings there was an interpretation from prints to a great melange 

Shabana Azmi supports Kotwara fashion show at LFW

Actress Krisma Kapoor has praised her younger sister Kareena Kapoor Khan's parenting skills, saying the new mommy is handling motherhood like a pro.
	Kareena and her husband Saif Ali Khan welcomed their son, Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi, on December 20 last year.
	When asked about the new addition in her sister's family, an excited Karisma told PTI, "Before I was rushing back from work for my kids and now I have another little baby to go to. It's a lot of excitement. Kareena is a pro at motherhood. She is superb."
	While Kareena was pregnant, her style became the talk of the town and the actress was lauded for her impeccable maternity wears.
	Karisma says Kareena did not do anything consciously and whatever she wore during her pregnancy, it was part of her personality.
	"When I had my kids there was no social media, people didn't see what I was wearing. Kareena was just being herself. It was not a conscious decision to wear trendy clothes. She was wearing her personality and she was ...

Kareena is a pro at motherhood, says sister Karisma

"Split" star James McAvoy has donated 50,000 euros for the treatment of a 16-year-old cancer patient.
	Kelly Turner, who was given just two years to live in 2015, hopes to fly to America for pioneering surgery to reduce the size of the rare tumours, reported Femalefirst.
	Her family are trying to raise one million euros needed for the immunisation to fly her to New York for immunotherapy treatment.
	When the 37-year-old actor got to know about it, he visited the girl at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Kent, here.
	He later donated the amount to the little lady's fundraising page at JustGiving.
	"Great to meet you the other day Kelly. I hope this helps you achieve your goal sooner rather than later. Good luck love James," a message alongside the "Split" star's generous donation read.

James McAvoy donates 50,000 euros to cancer-stricken teenager

British girl group Little Mix said that they were shocked to know about singer Camila Cabello's decision to quit Fifth Harmony.
	The group, that consists of Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock, revealed that they could not believe it when Cabello decided to walk away from the chart-topping US band but insisted Fifth Harmony will remain incredible does not matter if the 19-year-old is there with them or not, reported Femalefirst.
	Speaking on 'The Zach Sang Show', Thirlwall said, "We were really shocked. We love Fifth Harmony. We think they're a great group, and they still will be. They're still four incredible performers and singers."
	While, Nelson added, "In life you just have to do what makes you happy. If (Camila) wasn't happy, she wasn't happy. They'll continue without her and they're amazing. Either way, with or without her, they'll do incredibly well."
	However, Edwards and Pinnock insisted that they have no plans to split unlike Cabello.
	Jade ...

Little Mix shocked by Camila Cabello's exit from Fifth Harmony

Rock band Coldplay has become patrons of the charity which has saved the lives of tens of thousands of refugees and migrants fleeing war and persecution in the Middle East.
	The band, which has a long history of support for a range of charitable causes, has thrown their support behind Moas (Migrant Offshore Aid Station), which operates professional search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean and Aegean seas, reported The Guardian.
	Speaking about the cause, the band's frontman Chris Martin said, "Every year MOAS rescue thousands of people who risk death at sea while searching for a better life. But for an accident of geography, those people could be us and we could be them. For this reason, we're proud to support MOAS' life-saving work."
	The announcement was made through a fundraising film called "Rescue Humanity" which featured Martin's an a capella version of his group's track "Don't Panic".

Coldplay extends support to refugee and migrant charity

"Ted 2" star Thomas Sadoski says he is extremely happy about becoming a father with Amanda Seyfried and that months into her pregnancy his actress fiancee is already nailing her job as mother.
	Sadoski, 40, and the 31-year-old star are expecting their first child together and the actor believes that his unborn child is lucky to have a mother like Seyfried, reported Us weekly.
	"I spend a lot of my time looking at this bump that's growing inside of her and just thinking, like, looking and talking to that child and going, 'You have no idea how lucky you are to have a mom like this'. She's incredible. I couldn't be more proud of her for who she is as a mom already.
	"I'm more excited to be a father with Amanda as my partner than I've ever been about anything in my entire life," Sadoski said.
	And although the actor is excited about welcoming his child with Seyfried, Sadoski said he is equally nervous.
	"I'm excited. I'm also terrified. I don't know what's coming down the pike. But I'm ...

Amanda is already an incredible mother: Thomas Sadoski

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker has said she is "unclear" about how much private information she should share on social media.
	The 51-year-old star revealed that she is unsure about how much she should actually engage with the world online, reported Femalefirst.
	"I'm not easy with (social media and technology) and I'm unclear of my own boundaries.
	"I'm unclear of how much I want to engage and how to have it not be a personal experience and how to have conversations that I think are productive with people when they're feeling anxious or angry or they're wanting to say unfriendly things," Parker said.

I'm not easy with social media: Sarah Jessica Parker

Singer Rita Ora said she is thrilled that her former boss Jay Z and his wife Beyonce are expecting twins.
	The 26-year-old star, who was previously signed to Jay Z's record label, said though she has not spoken to the 35-year-old diva since the big announcement, she prays for her good health, reported Entertainment Tonight.
	"I just think from woman to woman, there's nothing better. It's fantastic. I wish her nothing but the best for the family and for health and everything. They're just bosses at what they do.
	"Unfortunately, (I haven't spoken to them). I just wanted to congratulate them and all that. They must be getting their phones blowing up," Ora said.
	Earlier this week, Beyonce announced her pregnancy on Instagram.
	She wrote, "We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes. The Carters.

I wish her nothing but the best: Ora on Beyonce's pregnancy

"Orange Is the New Black" star Ruby Rose has revealed that she opened up about coming out as a lesbian to her mother at the age of 12.
	The 30-year-old actress, who is currently dating songstress Jess Origliasso, said she was initially hesitant to talk about her sexual identity with her mother but when she first had her coming out conversation she was surprised to find out that her mother already seemed to know, reported The Huffington Post.
	"She knew when I was six apparently. I didn't know anyone else that was gay or a lesbian. So I didn't really know how to word it. So I was just like, 'I think I should let you know that when I eventually get a boyfriend, there'll be a girl.' And she was just like, 'I know'," Rose said on NBC's "Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist".
	The actress added, "I was like, 'Really, mom,' I don't even think I knew then. I didn't think it was possible. Apparently it is and it makes sense.

Ruby Rose reveals her sexual identity to mother at age of 12

Ryan Reynolds says his proudest moment as a parent is seeing his older daughter James, 2, interacting with her little sister.
	The "Deadpool" star and his actress wife Blake Lively share two kids, both daughter, together.
	While receiving the Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2017 Man of the Year award at Harvard University, the 40-year-old actor could not stop himself from praising his two little angels, reported People magazine.
	"Just seeing my older daughter be so infatuated with our younger daughter, who's four months old. Seeing her kiss her and hug her and hold her, it kinda crushed me. But would put anyone else to sleep," he said.
	Reynolds also appreciated actor Jake Gyllenhaal for insisting that he should have received an Oscar nomination for his last year released "Deadpool".
	"It's always generous for another actor, who's in that conversation as well, to bring up someone else in that kind of light.
	"But I wish I could say I'm surprised. But I've known Jake for a while and he's ...

Ryan Reynolds proud to see his daughters bonding so well

Reality TV personality Kim Kardashian has said that she knew her now husband and rapper Kanye West was her true love.
	The couple, who has two kids together, tied the knot in 2014 but Kardashian knew things were serious between them when she stayed over at the 39-year-old star's place for the first time and he made sure of her comfort.
	"I love only hot rooms and hate when the air conditioning is on. I knew Kanye and I were meant to be when I slept over and he had the heat on," Kardashian, 36, wrote on her website.
	In the post on KimKardashianWest.Com, Kim even revealed a list of 20 facts, that she said no one knew about her and one such was her weird sleeping habits.
	"I sleep with my eyes slightly open and it scares the people like anything. I'm secretly the funniest person, but only in my inner secret. The things I say are wild," she wrote.
	Another one she mentioned, "I used to play tennis and went to tennis camp but almost got kicked out for kissing a boy. My dad came to yell at 

Kim Kardashian reveals she knew Kanye West was her man

Actress Lena Dunham is happy that she and her partner Jack Antonoff do not put pressure on themselves to get married.
	The 30-year-old star, who has been dating the musician since 2012, said while they are still blissfully in love, they have no plans to tie the knot anytime soon, reported Femalefirst.
	"I am not against marriage in any way, but I do like the fact that Jack and I have placed zero pressure on ourselves about it. I have friends who have met someone, married them and got divorced during the period of time that Jack and I have been dating.
	"We are as close as you can get to a pair of 100 year old people. Every night we go home, walk our dogs, put them into their crates, take melatonin, watch 20 minutes of TV, then we go to sleep. It is the schedule of ancient, ancient people," she said.

Lena Dunham feels no pressure to get married

Amid a divisive and anti-immigrant rhetoric in the US, Indian-American actor and writer Anjul Nigam expects his movie about a 10-year-old boy from India growing up in a small town in America provides hope for the "immigrant experience" and sends a message of "inclusion and tolerance."
	Nigam is the writer and producer of the feel-good, coming-of-age movie 'Growing Up Smith' that chronicles the life of the boy from India growing up in America in 1979.
	Nigam plays the father of the young Smith, portrayed by 14-year-old Indian-American actor Roni Akurati from Illinois.
	The film tells the Indian immigrant story and is released at a time when there is angst and concerns over immigration in the US after the election of Donald Trump as US president.
	Nigam expects that his movie would provide hope in the current environment of division and intolerance. "It is sad that (immigration) has become a heavy word. The word - immigration - is supposed to provide optimism and yet here we are, where .

Immigration supposed to provide optimism, not division: Nigam

Stay positive and drive away negative thoughts in conquering cancer, Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala, a cancer survivor, said here today.
	"It was painful and tough journey. If I could do it, you too can do it," a release quoted her as saying at a debate jointly organised here by FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO), Apollo Cancer Institute and Cure Foundation.
	Speaking about her successful battle against cancer, she said she used to consider chemotherapy as vitamin shots.
	"Divert your mind. Do what you want to do.  Watch comedy films, read, have a party atmosphere at home. You can easily conquer the cancer," Koirala said.
	She ensured that she stayed positive all through her journey of treatment, she said.
	The other panelists included Vijay Anand Reddy, Director, Apollo Cancer Institute. Noting that 55 per cent of cancers are preventable as per WHO, Reddy stressed that screening and early detection are important.
	Don't fear illness and don't fear cancer and fear only finding it out .

Stay positive to conquer cancer, says Manisha Koirala

Veteran film director and former Union Minister Dasari Narayana Rao, who is undergoing treatment at a hospital here, is recovering well, doctors said today.
	On Monday last, the 74-year-old filmmaker-turned- politician was admitted to the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Hospitals where he was operated for kidney failure, sepsis (blood poisoning) and respiratory problems.
	"Shri Dasari Narayana Rao Garu is recovering very well. He is sitting on the chair and breathing on his own, requiring minimal ventilatory support now and then. His kidney function is improving, he is not on dialysis any more. His infection is under control with antibiotics," Sreedhar Reddy, cardiac surgeon in KIMS Hospitals, said in a statement.

Filmmaker-politician Dasari Rao recovering well

Superstar Tom Cruise will reportedly start filming the sixth installment in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise in Paris this year.
	The producers of the film are considering the French capital to shoot a portion of the next installment where the 54-year-old actor will reprise his role as Ethan Hunt, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	The shooting of the movie was delayed due to Cruise's salary dispute with the production house Paramount but the issue was resolved last September.
	The next movie will be written and helmed by Christopher McQuarrie, who directed "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation".
	The shooting may finally begin this spring or summer, sources added.
	The film is slated for release on July 27, 2018.

Tom Cruise may shoot next 'Mission: Impossible' in Paris

Designer Anavila Misra says women should not restrict wearing saris to just occasions like weddings or festivals and rather don them on regular basis.
	On the Sustainable Fashion & Textile Day at Lakme Fashion Week Summer Resort'17 Anavila presented "What is the Sari for, in 2017'.
	The designer's brand has always been about 'sustainable', 'organic', 'handwoven' and 'saris'.
	Anavila says her endeavor is to keep the sari relevant through time.
 	"Don't brand the sari particularly to occasions like festival s and weddings. We need to change that mindset. We all have to make sari more wearable," Anavila told PTI.
	Anavila is known for successfully weaving new textiles with different organic yarns in natural dyes. Her efforts for reviving traditional techniques generates employment for weavers. The designer's creativity comes with consciousness, making her the ideal brand on fashion forecasts.
	"I feel we can look at the sari just as other separates in our wardrobe rather than a ...

Don't bind sari to just occasions, says designer Anavila

Singer Micheal Buble has said that his three-year-old son, Noah, who has been diagnosed with cancer is on the path to recovery.
	The 41-year-old Canadian musician and wife Luisana Lopilato, who had announced last November that Noah was undergoing treatment for the disease in the US, confirmed about this development to E! online.
	"We are so grateful to report that our son Noah has been progressing well during his treatment and the doctors are very optimistic about the future for our little boy," the couple said in a statement.
	They added that their son has been brave and they are "inspired by his courage".
	They also thanked the family, friends and fans for their prayers, support and love through this trying time.
	The couple married in 2011 and also have a one-year-old son, Elias.

Michael Buble says son's cancer treatment 'progressing well'

International human rights activist and lawyer Amal Clooney celebrated her birthday with actor husband George Clooney and his parents in Spain.
	Amal, who turned 39 yesterday, was spotted in Barcelona with the Clooney clan, reported E! Online.
	She was in town to address the ADP ReThink Human Capital Management conference, which was moderated by George's father, Nick Clooney.
	Earlier in the week, the couple was spotted having dinner together at Spain's illustrious eat-out, Rooftop Smokehouse Restaurant.
	The duo celebrated their second marriage anniversary in September last year.

Amal rings in birthday with husband George Clooney in Spain

The fifth edition of Delhi Literature Festival is set to kick off from February 10, with a host of speakers including renowned writers like Ashok Vajpeyi, William Dalrymple and Taslima Nasreen among others.
	The three-day-festival will open with a session by Swapna Liddle, author of "Chandni Chowk: The Mughal City of Old Delhi" where she will delve deeper into the different facets of the old walled city.
	The first day will also see the launch of "Dream Nation: Dear Kalam Sir", a biography of former President A P J Abdul Kalam written by Raghav Chandra, besides a panel discussion on 'Demonitization: Intent, Implementation and Impact'that will see author Vinay Bharat-Ram in conversation with economist Surjit S Bhalla.
	A session on relevance of public libraries will attempt to revive interest in such institutions across India.
	Conducted by Indian Public Library movement, an initiative backed by NASSCOM Foundation, it will have activist-author Kamla Bhasin, human rights campaigner ...

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