"Dangal" has become the second biggest opener of the year in India after Salman Khan's "Sultan" and the film is equally doing a great job in the US where maximum number of the theatres are sold out.
	Released on December 23, the Aamir Khan-starrer has especially brightened Christmas holiday weekend in the US for Indian Americans as it is running in majority of the mainstream halls.
	The film's inspiring story and strong word-of-mouth has made it a must watch for the audience during this holiday season.
	In Houston and its suburbs eight shows have been running daily since last Friday and each show is booked in advance, resulting in long queues for the tickets.
	"We came thrice since saturday and couldn't buy tickets for the show. We wanted to as they were all sold out already," a moviegoer said.
	"Despite advance bookings we had to stand in line for an hour to get inside the theater and have good seats," another cinema enthusiast said.
	Helmed by Nitesh Tiwari, "Dangal" chronicles the .

'Dangal' shows running housefull in US

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Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will do his first live concert in Australia and New Zealand.
	"DA BANG - The Tour", organised by the Chocolate Room, will have top stars such as Sonakshi Sinha, Bipasha Basu, Prabhu Deva, Daisy Shah, Badshah, Manish Paul participating besides Salman.
	"Salman is the most lovable (and) wanted Khan of Bollywood. Besides he has a magnetic charisma to draw the audience as a performer, a total entertainer with his trademark dance and dialogue deliveries," Yaju Vaghela, the owner of Chocolate Room Australia said in a statement here.
	"We are confident that Salman Khan will mesmerise the audience in Australia and New Zealand," Vaghela added.

Salman to do his 1st live concert in Australia, New Zealand

Singing sensation Beyonce has topped the list of most charitable celebrity of 2016.
	The list announced by DoSomething.Org recognizes stars who use their fame for social change, reported Us Weekly.
	The "Lemonade" star is followed by "Hamilton "creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato.
	The 35-year-old pop superstar, 35, brought awareness to a number of causes this year, including Black Lives Matter, the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, and gender equality. Back in August, she brought the mothers of gun violence victims Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Oscar Grant and Trayvon Martin to the MTV VMAs.
	Meanwhile, Swift, 27, donated USD 1 million to help flood victims in Louisiana, and Lovato, 24, spoke out about mental health issues.
	Miranda gave a moving speech at this year's Tony Awards to remind everyone that "love is love is love" after the tragic June shooting at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando. He also released a song with Jennifer Lopez, "Love Make the World Go Round," ..

Beyonce tops list of most charitable celebrity of 2016

Salman Khan turns 51 today and the superstar says he wants to do even better for himself and his fans next year.
	The "Sultan" star ringed in his birthday with his family and friends at his Panvel farmhouse in 2017.
	"I hope my next year would be even better than this year. I will try my best to make the next year better," Salman told reporters outside his farmhouse.
	The actor, who has been mired in a lot of controversies during his life, wished his fans to stay out of troubles in the new year.
	"I wish my fans to stay happy and stay out of troubles as once you get into a trouble you keep getting caught in it more and more," he said.
	For his birthday party Salman opted for black shirt and grey trousers. He cut a chocolate cake with Being Human spelt in bold letters, with his little nephew Ahil, sister Arpita Khan Sharma's son, by his side.
	Celebrities including Kabir Khan, Sajid Nadiadwala, Sushant Singh Rajput, Preity Zinta, Esha Gupta, Bipasha Basu, Karan Singh Grover, Bina Kak, .

I hope next year would be even better: Salman on birthday

Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma may have shied away from calling Deepika Padukone their "friend" on "Koffee With Karan", but the "Bajirao Mastani" actress has praised her contemporaries for putting up a fun episode.
	The 30-year-old actress took to Twitter to applaud Katrina and Anushka.
	"These girls were on fire! What a fun episode...," Deepika wrote.
	Katrina and Anushka were at their funniest best and even made host Karan Johar have a "meltdown".
	While Deepika has previously dated Katrina's former flame Ranbir Kapoor, she is currently said to be in relationship with Anushka's rumoured ex-boyfriend Ranveer Singh.

Deepika praises Katrina-Anushka's 'Koffee With Karan' episode

Singer Mariah Carey and her backup dancer Bryan Tanaka are getting serious about each other.
	The duo came close after Carey, 46, split from fiance James Packer back in October, reported ET online.
	"She's into him now," the source says, adding that Tanaka will be Carey's "New Year's kiss" after she performs in New York City on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on Saturday. "He gets along really well with the twins."
	The singer and her new boyfriend spent the Christmas holiday together in Aspen, Colorado, with her five-year-old twins, Monroe and Moroccan.
	"She bought him lavish designer Christmas gifts from the Aspen boutiques," the source adds.

Things getting serious between Mariah Carey, Bryan Tanaka

As the Indian art world faced a huge void with the death of iconic painter Syed Haider Raza, fellow artists, both veteran and emerging, took India to newer heights in 2016 with greater representation in national and international art fairs and biennales.
	An era of modern art came to an end on July 23, 2016, as Raza, the last surviving founder of the Bombay Progressive Artists' Group Movement, breathed his last at the age of 94, leaving behind towering legacy of contemporary art.
	Raza created the 'Bindu', in which concentric circles emanating from an elusive centre, transcended numerous forms and colours to symbolise myriad moods of the painter, who refused to give up on his brush even as he neared his end.
	The loss was felt across the country as both the Prime Minister and the President mourned the stalwart's death.
	Meanwhile, Indian artists continued a "steady" international representation, with four galleries - Experimenter (Kolkata), Nature Morte and Vadehra Art Gallery (New ...

Raza's death, rising global interest in Indian art mark 2016

"Game of Thrones" has nabbed the title of the most pirated TV show for the fifth year in a row.
	The highest number of people sharing the single episode of the hit HBO series across several torrents was 350,000, right after its sixth season finale aired, according to Torrent Freak.
	While, Frank Darabont's "The Walking Dead" is at number two spot in terms of illegal downloads.
	"Westworld" jets to number three. The sci-fi drama, which is based on Michael Crichton's 1973 film of the same name, has become a new hit on HBO.
	Other newcomers in the top 10 of the list are FOX's drama fantasy "Lucifer" and Amazon's "The Grand Tour".

'Game of Thrones' becomes most pirated TV show again

Rapper Kanye West has dyed his hair yellow pink just two weeks after debuting his blonde hair.
	The "Gold Digger" rapper showed off his new look while stepping out on Monday, December 26, reported People magazine.
	In addition to the fresh hair colour, West, 39, who was alone was rocking army pants, a white sweatshirt and a shearling jacket.
	He looked solemn as he exited the Arclight Cinema in Hollywood. On his way to his car, the "Famous" hitmaker paused briefly to flash the peace sign to the camera.
	West dyed his hair golden blonde after he was released from UCLA Medical Center earlier this month. He flaunted his new hairstyle while attending the Rick Owens: Furniture exhibition at the MOCA Pacific Design Center on December 8.

Kanye West colours his hair yellow pink

Pear Jam's frontman Eddie Vedder donated USD 10,000 to a family in need after a Maryland mother Tyshika Britten wrote a plea on Craigslist, asking for help to give her six kids an enjoyable holiday season.
	After the families story went viral, they received a trove of gifts from various donors and a cheque from Vedder, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	"I was just so moved by the story and what this mother did for her children. I thought those kids must be so proud of their mother for reaching out. That takes a lot of courage.
	"There were years (in his childhood that) there were toys from Santa, but they were used and they came from garage sales and they didn't always work," Vedder said.
	In addition to her Craigslist ad, Britten created a GoFundMe page seeking a USD 6,000; the campaign has earned over USD 18,000 as of this posting. After Britten's ad, many UPS trucks came by the house and dropped off packages sent by benevolent strangers. The kids received new electronics, Legos, ...

Eddie Vedder donates USD 10,000 to family after Christmas ad

Superstar Salman Khan ringed in 51st his birthday with family and close friends by his side at his Panvel farmhouse.
	The actor, who was dressed in black shirt and grey trousers, cut a chocolate cake with Being Human spelt in bold letters, with his little nephew Ahil, sister Arpita Khan Sharma's son, by his side.
	Celebrities including Sushant Singh Rajput, Preity Zinta, Esha Gupta, Bipasha Basu, Karan Singh Grover, Bina Kak, Krushna Abhishek, Zareen Khan, Dino Morea, Himesh Reshammiya, Randeep Hooda, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Remo D'Souza, Shweta Rohira, Niketan Madhok and Pulkit Samrat among others attended the party.
	The "Sultan" star's rumoured girlfriend Iulia Vantur was also present. The Romanian star was dressed in a black ensemble and was busy clicking pictures of Salman while the actor cut the cake.
	Earlier, it was reported Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Ajay Devgn and Suniel Shetty had also been invited.
	Salman even launched his app on the occasion.
	"#BeingInTouchApp is Live .

Salman Khan celebrates 51st birthday with friends, family

Kanye West colour his hair yellow pink

Country singer Kelsea Ballerini has got engaged to her longtime boyfriend Morgan Evans.
	The songstress shared the details about her romantic proposal on Instagram.
	"This morning, 9 months and 13 days later, he got down on one knee in the kitchen while I was burning pancackes and asked me to marry him," she wrote next to a photo of the newly engaged duo hugging.
	Ballerini also flaunted her brand new diamond sparkler in the picture.
	"Loving him has been the greatest gift of my life. And now I get to do it for life. #HeCalledDibs." she added.
	Evans also took to social media shortly after his bride-to-be shared the exciting news and he posted the same photo.
	"When you know, you know...She's perfect," he wrote.

Kelsea Ballerini gets engaged

Singer Nick Cannon, who is spending his Christmas holidays in hospital, was surprised by his friend Kevin Hart.
	Hart posted a picture from his hospital visit on Instagram.
	"So happy to see my brother @nickcannon getting back to himself. Nothing but love for you man..... #GetWellNick #Ncredible," the comedian wrote.
	Cannon, 36, expressed his gratitude for Hart, 37, and all of his fans on social media.
	"Man, so many loving strong vibrations came to visit me in the hospital today! Thank you to EVERYONE for all the gifts, messages, comments, the time, the love and the prayers... I'm getting there!!! And once I'm back... It's about to be #Ncredible," he wrote.
	Few days ago the "America's Got Talent" judge informed his fans that he will be spending his festival holidays in hospital amid lupus complications.

Kevin Hart pays surprise visit to Nick Cannon in hospital

Singer Taylor Swift paid a surprise visit to a 96-year-old World War II veteran's Missouri home.
	A day after Christmas, the "Blank Space" hitmaker and her parents decided to visit Cyrus Porter's home, reported E! online.
	The singer delivered a surprise performance of "Shake It Off" and met with close to 60 relatives for more than an hour.
	"My Popo was ecstatic! He was grinning from ear to ear and even had tears in his eyes. The first thing he said to her was 'How did you get here?' He loved every moment. He told her how he was proud of his family, his country and Taylor Swift!" family member Caroline Fowler said.
	The surprise also comes at a special time for Cyrus who recently lost one of his daughters.
	"It was the best day ever and our family is thankful for this!. It meant so much for the family to see him so happy!" Caroline added.
	Family member Robert Frye posted on Twitter, "It's a Christmas Miracle!!! Thank you @taylorswift13. My grandpa was so excited! Won't be able to ...

Taylor Swift surprises World War II veteran

Actress-TV personality Vanessa Lachey and husband Nick Lachey have welcomed their third child, a baby boy named Phoenix Robert Lachey.
	Vanessa announced the good news on Instagram.
	"It's a very Merry Christmas indeed! We had our Christmas Miracle. Phoenix Robert Lachey decided to show up early and was born on Christmas Eve. Mommy, Daddy, Camden & Brooklyn LOVE You very much! #LacheyPartyOf5," she wrote next to a photo of the baby's hand on top of hers.
	The couple first announced they were expecting in September and that the baby was due in spring 2017.
	The little one joins sister Brooklyn Elisabeth, nearly two, and brother Camden John, who is now four.

Nick, Vanessa Lachey welcome third baby

Pop legend George Michael's former partner Kenny Goss says he is left heartbroken after the demise of his "longtime love".
	Michael and Goss first got together in 1998 and were together for about 13 years, but even after breaking up they supported each other, reported E! online.
	"I'm heartbroken with the news that my dear friend and long time love George Michael has passed. He was a major part of my life and I loved him very, very much.
	"He was an extremely kind and generous man. The beautiful memories and music he brought to the world will always be an important part of my life and those who also loved and admired him," Goss said.
	After parting ways with Goss, Michael became romantically involved with hairstylist Fadi Fawaz, who tweeted Monday that he was the one who found him dead.
	"Its a Xmas I will never forget finding your partner dead peacefully in bed first thing in the morning...I will never stop missing you xx," he tweeted.

I'm Heartbroken: Kenny Goss on George Michael's death

Sony Music Global's Twitter account was hacked and posted fake tweets about death of pop star Britney Spears.
	The first two messages were posted early Monday on the hacked Twitter page.
	"RIP @britneyspears," the first tweet read. It was followed by a tearful emoji and hashtag "#RIPBritney 1981-2016."
	 The second tweet, seven minutes later, was, "Britney spears is dead by accident! We will tell you more soon #RIPbritney."
	Soon after the tweets Speas' manager Adam Leber told CNN "Britney is fine and well. There have been a few Internet clowns over the years who have made similar claims about her death, but never from the official Sony Music Twitter account."
	"I assume their account has been hacked. I haven't spoken to anyone... As of yet but I am certain their account was hacked," he added.
	Sony Music issued a statement mid Monday that read, "Sony Music Entertainment's Twitter account was compromised.  This has been rectified. Sony Music apologizes to Britney Spears and her fans ..

Britney Spears victim of Twitter hack, death hoax

George Michael's partner Fadi Fawaz says he will "never forget" the heartbreaking moment he discovered pop icon's body.
	The Wham! singer passed away on Christmas Day, and his partner has broken his silence on Twitter in an emotional message, revealing he found him dead in bed over the festive period.
	In a touching post on Monday evening, he tweeted: "ITs a xmas i will never forget finding your partner dead peacefully in bed first thing in the morning.. I will never stop missing you xx (sic)"
	Celebrity hair stylist Fadi was linked to the star for a number of years, although their reported relationship has always been kept private, save for some rare appearances out and about together.
	It is believed the duo got close soon after Michael's breakup from Kenny Goss in 2009.

George Michael's partner Fadi Fawaz posts Twitter tribute

Actor Ryan Gosling says he was overwhelmed by the incredible set of his upcoming film "Blade Runner 2049".
	Praising the director of the film, Denis Villeneuve, Gosling said he has all the qualities required in a great filmmaker, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	"If you made a list of all the characteristics you hoped for in a director and sent it to Santa Claus, there'd be a Denis Villeneuve under your tree Christmas morning.Maybe a little drunk on eggnog, but he'd be there!" Gosling said.
	Production on the sequel to the 1982 classic began last summer in Budapest on the large-scale practical sets with an intention to minimise the amount of green-screen CGI work.
	"It's really incredible. I was so overwhelmed by the scale of them and how specific and, although, beautiful they are," he said.
	The 36-year-old actor also complemented the cinematographer Roger Deakins.
	 "Roger is a master. If there's a Mount Rushmore of DPs, he'd be right there in the middle. He goes about his work very .

I was overwhelmed by 'Blade Runner 2049' sets, Ryan Gosling

Actor Henry Cavill has hinted at the possible fight between his Superman and Dwayne Johnson's Black Adam.
	"Merry Christmas a Happy New Year from Superman and Black Adam @therock. Today we drink like gentleman and come together as friends. We're excited for what the future brings," Cavill, 33, wrote along side the picture he posted on Instagram.
	Johnson, who takes the role of the supervillain in "Shazam," also posted the same photo featuring him and Cavill, along with the caption which hints that the two DC characters will fight in the movie.
	"#DangerousGentleman #DCWorldsWillCollide #Superman," wrote Johnson.
	"Shazam" follows Young Billy Batson who finds himself gifted with the power of the wizard Shazam to fight against the forces of evil. With the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury, he is the holder of the power of Shazam, formerly known as Captain Marvel.
	Cavill will next be ...

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