Rajkummar Rao is happy doing hard hitting off-beat movies and the actor says he is no rush to sign commercial films to break away from the image.
	Having made his debut in 2010 with "Love Sex aur Dhoka", the actor went on to star in films like "Shahid", "Citylights" and "Aligarh".
	While he also had "Dolly Ki Doli" and "Hamari Adhuri Kahani", films which are more 'commercial' than his others, the actor feels the tag of only sticking to off beat movies will go away with his upcoming projects.
	"I've been hearing this a lot that I need an image change. Even my agents tell me you need to break this image. Hopefully it will, with the kind of films I am doing now. 'Behen Hogi Teri' and 'Barailey Ki Barfi', they are content driven film but are not stupid," Rajkummar told PTI.
	"But I am very happy in the space that I am right now. I am not dying for people to come and cast me in a love story or in so called 'commercial films' just for the sake of it," he said.
	The actor says chasing big ...

Not dying for people to cast me in commercial films: Rajkummar

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French police arrested 16 people in the Paris region early today over the robbery of US reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris last year, police sources said.
	Kardashian was tied up and robbed of jewellery worth around nine million euros (USD 9.5 million) when a gang of armed and masked men burst into the luxury Paris residence where she was staying during Fashion Week in October.
	The 36-year-old, who is married to rap mogul Kanye West, finally broke her silence about the incident this weekend, saying she feared she was going to be killed by the robbers.
	"They're going to shoot me in the back," Kardashian, 36, tells her sisters in a promotional clip for the new season of her hit reality TV show.
	"There's no way out. It makes me so upset to think about it.

16 arrested over Kardashian Paris robbery: police sources

British singer-songwriter Peter Sarstedt has died at the age of 75.
	Best known for the 1969 number one hit "Where Do You Go To My Lovely," his family announced that he died after a six-year battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, reported BBC.
	Sarstedt's family released a statement saying they were "with him to the last" and that his music would be missed by many."
	Born in Delhi, India in 1941, the British singer's other songs included "Take Off Your Clothes" and "Frozen Orange Juice," the latter reaching number 10 in the 1969 UK charts.
	Sarstedt continued to tour and record, releasing his fourteenth and final album 'Restless Heart' in 2013.

British singer Peter Sarstedt dies at 75

Choreographer-turned-director Remo D'Souza plans to make web series on his 2011 youth film FALTU.
	"I am planning to turn my films into series. We are thinking of making a web series of "Faltu". It will be interesting. We will be mixing lot of things into it like dance etc," Remo told PTI.
	FALTU is a comedy film directed by Remo and produced by Vashu Bhagnani. It tells the story of four friends.
	It had Jackky Bhagnani, Puja Gupta, Chandan Roy Sanyal and Angad Bedi in lead roles. Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi and Darshan Jariwala appeared in supporting roles.
    Following the footsteps of Sonam Kapoor, Sunny Leone and Salman Khan,  Remo has also launched his own app -  Remo D'souza Official App with New York based startup escapex.
    "Seven years back when there was nothing like digital medium I wanted to go digital so I could teach and interact with people. But I got busy with my films. Then New York-based startup escapex came to me with this app. I felt this was the best idea ...

Remo D'Souza plans to make web series on 'FALTU'

British-Indian actor Dev Patel may have lost a chance to win at the Golden Globes but the actor said he was proud to represent India on a global scale through his film "Lion".
	"The canvas (of the movie) is bursting with humanity, really. There is a sense of pride that I can go there and represent the country on an international scale," Patel said on the red carpet event when asked about his experience of shooting in India.
	The 26-year-old actor was accompanied by film's young star, Sunny Pawar, whom the interviewers mistakenly called Patel's brother.
	Sunny plays the young Saroo Brierley, while Patel is in the grown-up version in the Garth Davis-directed movie about a man searching for his birth mother in India.
	Patel lost out to Aaron Taylor-Johnson of "Nocturnal Animals" fame in the best supporting actor category at the awards, where the film returned empty-handed despite three nominations.
	The movie, however, is not yet out of the awards' race as it is tipped to garner ...

Dev Patel proud to represent India on international scale

In a moving speech, highlighting the importance of telling diverse stories in cinema, Golden Globes supporting actress winner Viola Davis paid tribute to her father, while thanking her "Fences" director and co-star Denzel Washington for trusting her.
	Davis has been having a good run at the awards season for playing conflicted homemaker Rose Maxson in the 1950s-era drama "Fences", which has been adapted from August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize winning play.
	Davis, who also won a Tony Award for playing the role on Broadway in 2010, noted its improbable path to the multiplex.
	"It's not every day Hollywood thinks of translating a play to the screen," she said as she accepted her first Globe after four previous nominations. "It doesn't scream moneymaker, but it does scream art, it does scream heart."
	Washington stars as the lead character Troy Maxson in the long-gestating project.
	Thanking the actor, Davis said, "Denzel, I am a friend and a fan. Thank you for being an extraordinary leader .

Viola Davis thanks Washington, pays tribute to father in speech

Actress Priyanka Chopra, who made her debut at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards, is glad that she is soon going to be seen in her first ever Hollywood movie "Baywatch" and says "it's a good time for her".
	The 34-year-old star took to the stage of the star-studded affair along with Jeffrey Dean Morgan to present an award to actor Billy Bob Thornton for best actor in a drama TV series.
	Before handing out the trophy, Priyanka, who is popularly known in the West for playing Alex on "Quantico", was asked about being the first Indian actress to get a leading role in American TV.
	To which the actress said, "I think of myself was just an actor and I go where my work takes me.
	"I'm really glad that what you said came along with that. But that was never the intention. I'm excited about 'Quantico' and I'm very excited about 'Baywatch' coming up. It's a good time."
	Priyanka, who has already presented at Oscars and Emmys, opted for a "hand-embroidered" golden Ralph Lauren gown with a ...

It's a good time for me: Priyanka Chopra at Golden Globes

Mother-daughter duo Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, who died just a day apart, were honoured at this year's Golden Globe Award with a poignant tribute that mixed career highlights with home movies.
	This segment has been introduced for the first time to pay a posthumous tribute to these two.
	The video featured short snippets from throughout Fisher and Reynolds' famed careers, including shots of the former in "Star Wars", "When Harry Met Sally" and even a guest appearance on "30 Rock".
	Reynolds was honoured with shots of her cutting a rug in the classic Hollywood musical "Singin' In the Rain", "The Tender Trap" and "The Singing Nun", a clip juxtaposed perfectly with Fisher on a speeder bike in "Return of the Jedi."
	Framing the classic clips were touching home movies of Fisher and Reynolds, as well as a performance of "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)" the mother-daughter pair delivered on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 2011.
	Fisher and Reynolds tragically died within a 

Golden Globes remember Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds

Actor Ryan Reynolds, who was nominated for his performance in superhero hit "Deadpool" at the Golden Globes, shared a passionate kiss with tablemate Andrew Garfield.
	Seated side-by-side, the two actors turned inward before grasping each other by the necks and locking lips, reported Variety.
	They kissed for only a few moments, but Reynolds' wife Blake Lively broke out into laughter along with others looking on.
	Both actors have portrayed Marvel superheroes in their acting tenures. Garfield starred as the titular "Spider-Man" in 2012 and 2014, while Reynold's "Deadpool" brought in USD 760.3 million for the studio.

Andrew Garfield, Ryan Reynolds share a kiss at Golden Globes

Veteran actress Meryle Streep, who received Cecil B DeMille Award at the Golden Globes, took her time on stage to slam President-elect Donald Trump in a moving acceptance speech, pointing out that Hollywood was made of outsiders.
	Streep began her speech by saying that she had "lost her voice" and "mind sometimes earlier this year" so she would like to read from a written speech.
	She echoed Hugh Laurie's comment about how the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is part of "the most vilified segments in American society right now", Streep said the association was made of -- Hollywood, foreigners and the press.
	"But who are we and what is Hollywood, anyway? It is just a place with a bunch of people from other places," Streep said, adding she was raised in New Jersey while Sarah Paulson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Adams, Natalie Portman, Ruth Negga, Viola Davis, Dev Patel and Ryan Reynolds were all born in different places.
	"Where are their birth certificates? Hollywood is crawling ...

Meryl Streep slams Donald Trump in passionate speech at Globes

Host Jimmy Fallon took a departure from tradition by bringing the first musical opening in Golden Globes history with a star-studded parody of popular romantic drama "La La Land", nominated in multiple categories at the award show.
	He pulled off the homage to the musical with the help of some famous Hollywood faces, who joined in for cameos.
	"La La Land", starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, opens with musical number set during traffic jam on an LA highway and Fallon's version took place on the Emmys driveway in a queue of limos.
	After jumping out of his vehicle, he danced his way down the red carpet with stars like Nicole Kidman, Amy Adams, Evan Rachel Wood, "Game of Thrones" heartthrob Kit Harington and Stranger Things's Barb for the musical.
	Fallon continued the parody once inside as he took on the role of Gosling's moody pianist. 'Mr Robot' star Rami Malek made a cameo, as did former host Tina Fey.
	The host finally called upon his longtime friend Justin Timberlake to play ...

Fallon parodies 'La La Land' at Golden Globes opening

Director Damien Chazelle's musical romance "La La Land" registered four early wins at the Golden Globes with its lead star Ryan Gosling bagging the best actor trophy in the musical or comedy category.
	The movie, which leads the nominees list with 7 nods, also saw Chazelle winning the best screenplay award.
	The Globes, which kickstart the Hollywood award season, began with host Jimmy Fallon doing a hilarious parody of the much-loved movie, about two aspiring artistes finding romance in Hollywood.
	The movie was soon won two Golden Globes back to back as it took the best original score award and was then named the winner of best original song for a motion picture.
	Gosling, in an heartfelt speech, thanked his partner, Eva Mendes, for supporting him during the film while she was pregnant with their second child and caring for her sick brother.
	"This isn't the first time I've been mistaken for Ryan Reynolds," he joked.
	Aaron Taylor-Johnson of "Nocturnal Animals" registered a surprise .

'La La Land' dominates awards count at Golden Globes

British-Indian star Dev Patel lost a chance to win his first Golden Globe for "Lion" in the best supporting actor category.
	Aaron Taylor-Johnson of "Nocturnal Animals" registered a surprise win in the category, which also had nominees like Mahershala Ali for "Moonlight", Jeff Bridges for "Hell or High Water" and Simon Helberg for "Florence Foster Jenkins".
	Patel earlier took to the Golden Globes stage to introduce the Garth Davis-directed movie with film's another Indian-origin star Sunny Pawar.
	The "Slumdog Millionaire" star has been riding high with critics loving his performance as Saroo Brierley, a man in search of his Indian roots.
	His co-star Nicole Kidman, who plays his adoptive Australian mother in the movie, too could not score a win in the best supporting actress category with the trophy going to Viola Davis for "Fences".
	In an interview to PTI ahead of the awards, Patel had said that more than winning, he was looking forward to celebrate the film at the Globes and was .

Dev Patel loses out to Aaron Taylor-Johnson at Golden Globes

Priyanka Chopra marked her debut at Golden Globe Awards on a glittering note by choosing a "hand-embroidered" golden Ralph Lauren gown with a plunging neckline for the event.
	The 34-year-old "Quantico" actress teamed the outfit with a statement neck piece.
	Priyanka, who normally opts for a clean hairdo, took a chance by leaving her hair open. She, however, stuck to her trademark bold lips.
	"Collection gold, one-of-a-kind hand-embroidered evening dress. #GoldenGlobes," read a post on Ralph Lauren's official Twitter page.
	The actress took to stage along with Jeffrey Dean Morgan at the Golden Globes to present an award to Billy Bob Thornton.

Priyanka Chopra opts for golden outfit at the Globes

Anna Kendrick says prefers awards ceremonies when she is not winning as she can enjoy her drinks.
	The 31-year-old actress said she finds it more fun when the attention is not on her, reported Female First.
	"They are best when you aren't winning because you get to drink - I spent a whole season losing and I was glad to do it," Kendrick said.
	The "Accountant" actress said she finds attending annual fashion extravaganza The Met Gala terrifying, as she always feels people who do not know her dislike her.
	"(The Met Gala) is nerve-wracking - you feel like you're not cool enough to be there. I'm still afraid of anybody I don't know. I'm not sure if that's specifically a female thing, to think that everybody you don't know must hate you.
	"Like when you see a group of girls at a party and you're like, 'Urgh, bitches, they probably hate me.' Then you actually meet them and think, 'These guys are great'," she said.

Anna Kendrick prefers to drink in award nights than win

Singer John Legend says music producer Quincy Jones is one of his role models and the two have discussed about a possible collaboration.
	The "All Of Me" singer said Jones' work has hugely inspired him, reported Billboard.
	"Quincy Jones is certainly of them (role model). We talk about a lot of things. He's hugely influential to me and he's always been a role model to me. Both of us have been in a position where music has opened up a lot of doors for us and given us a lot of influence and we wanted to carry that into other areas and particularly into film because music and film are so related.
	"We've talked about working together. He and my father actually have a hat line they're doing together. Popz Topz is my father's hat brand, and Quincy's going to do a special collection with him," Legend said.

Quincy Jones is John Legend's role model

Singer-songwriter Matt Goss says he had a crush on fashion designer Victoria Beckham.
	The 48-year-old Bros star had a secret admirer in the former Spice Girls member but feels she made a right choice in marrying David Beckham, reported Female First.
	"Victoria is such a lovely girl. I had a crush on her too, but I think she made the right choice. David and I chatted about having tattoos in the same place!" Goss said.
	However, the singer said now he finds it tough to meet new people because of his hectic work schedule.
	"My job makes it quite difficult to meet someone because I'm so busy travelling for performances.
	"I'm lucky to have such an amazing life, so I do want to share that with a best friend. Someone I can make love to all over the world and just have a laugh with," he said.

Matt Goss had a crush on Victoria Beckham

Actress Lily Collins says she did not tell her father, veteran musician Phil Collins, about her stint with singing in "Rules Don't Apply."
	Lily, 27, plays a Hollywood wannabe in Warren Beatty's new movie and the actress did not tell her father about the song till the time it was out with the trailer, reported The Wrap.
	"I didn't tell him about the song until it was out in the trailer. I didn't share what it sounded like. I didn't give him any hints or anything. So I think that was kind of a surprise, which was fun," the actress said.
	 The actress admitted that she found the idea of singing the movie's title song live on camera "terrifying".
	"Marla is a songwriter - not a singer - so I got to use the excuse of, well, if my voice cracks as Lily, or I'm nervous, Marla would have been. Like, it's totally fine," she said.

Lily didn't tell dad Phil Collins about her song

Pop star Jennifer Lopez reportedly doesn't want to rush into getting serious with Drake, who she recently started dating.
	The thrice-married star has been unlucky in love in the past and doesn't want to rush into her latest romance, reported Hollywood Life.
	"She has not been gushing about her new romance to friends or family, and instead has been trying to play it all cool. She wants to keep things between them easy, light and fun," a source said.
	"She knows Drake is a bit of a player, so to help her avoid getting whipped on him, she is trying to take things slow and not put any pressure on him. The last thing Jennifer wants is for Drake to do something to make her look foolish or feel like she has been played."
	Jennifer, 47, has eight-year-old twins Max and Emme with her former husband Marc Anthony and was also previously married to Cris Judd and Ojani Noa.
	She was also engaged to Ben Affleck but they ended their romance in 2002 and she recently split from on/off boyfriend ...

Jennifer Lopez wants to keep Drake romance casual

Jonathan Lipnicki starred with Tom Cruise "Jerry Maguire" and the actor says the superstar is the best person to work with.
	The 54-year-old actor starred as Gerald 'Jerry' Maguire in the 1996 movie and Lipnicki played Renee Zellweger's on-screen son Raymond Boyd in the film.
	The actor, who was around six when he did the film, said Cruise is one of the most professional stars in the Hollywood, reported Female First.
	"Tom is so amazing that I'm really not surprised. I mean he is the best person to work with. And the fact that I got to work with him on my first movie really set a great tone for someone to look up to. He's the ultimate professional," Lipnicki, 26, said.
	The actor has become a devoted fan of Cruise since the pair worked together and has seen his all the films.
	"To this day, I see every Tom Cruise movie that comes out.

Tom Cruise is best person to work with, says Jonathan Lipnicki

Model Taylor Hill wishes to grow in the real business of fashion industry.
	The 20-year-old model said she wants to use her "education" in the industry in the future, reported Female First.
	"I'm really curious about the fashion business. I mean, the actual business. As such as anything else, one of the amazing opportunities I have, doing this job, is that I get to see the industry from the inside," Hill said.
	"I'm always paying attention, always making mental notes. The more I see, the more I learn. I'll definitely use that education some day," the Victoria's Secret Angel added.

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