From Bollywood biggies Salman, Aamir and Shah Rukh Khan to young stars like Shahid Kapoor, Randeep Hooda, Alia Bhatt and Sonam Kapoor, 2016 saw Indian actors experimenting with their looks to get the on-screen characters right.
	The most talked about transformations were that of three Khans of Bollywood. While Salman and Aamir went from fat to fit for their roles as wrestlers in "Sultan" and "Dangal", Shah Rukh worked hard to look like a 25-year-old fan in "Fan".
	In "Dangal", Aamir played the real life character of Mahavir Singh Phogat and the actor gained around 100 kgs to play the elder version of the Phogat. He than went on to lose 25 kgs to look like a wrestler in his twenties.
	Salman, who has always been a fitness enthusiast, beefed up for Ali Abbas Zafar's wrestling drama. The actor did intense workout to gain the muscle mass and followed a strict schedule.
	Both the movies were set in Haryana, and apart from the physical transformation, the superstars also took diction ...

2016: When actors worked hard to get the look right

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The capital has caught on to the Christmas fever with restaurants offering specially curated menus with a high sweet quotient for the festivities.
	Traditional Christmas dishes like roast turkey and sweet potato casserole can be relished at the Taj's Machan, which has an impressive array of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian delights on offer.
	"The specially curated Christmas menu is sure to delight the heart and soul with its array of vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies," says a spokesperson from the hotel, which has transformed their lobby into a 'Winter Wonderland' with innovatively created castles, and skating and skiing rings decorated with fairy lights.
	Classic accompaniments like cranberry jelly, roasted apples with Brussels sprouts along with signature desserts like the Christmas special minced pie, plum pudding, ginger spiced pudding and textured yule logs, will also be a part of the menu at Machan.
	Foodies can dig into a scrumptious five-course Christmas eve dinner, .

Restaurants gear up for Christmas with special menus

Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia says TV as a medium has such a huge reach that one has to be careful what one associates with on the small screen.
	The "Singh Is Kinng" actress says she has been offered a few TV series in the past but things did not materialise.
	"Fiction is something that I haven't looked at but if there's an interesting fiction series, I will definitely look into it. A few of them have come to me but nothing really materialised either at my end or content-wise," Neha told PTI.
	"You have to be very careful what you associate yourself with on TV because I feel today it has much larger reach than movies, and it's not going to spare you if you make a mistake," she said.
	The 36-year-old actress says she is in talks "with a couple of TV productions - both fiction and non-fiction," but will not do it while she is shooting for her latest TV show MTV "Roadies".
	Though she is a little wary of singing any show on TV, but "Roadies" is special for Neha.
	"It's my top priority ..

TV won't spare you if you make a mistake, feels Neha Dhupia

Superstar Salman Khan lauded Aamir Khan's performance in "Dangal", saying he loves him personally but hates the actor when it comes to their profession as he has done a fantastic job in the biopic.
	The 50-year-old star says his family liked Aamir's film even more than his own released "Sultan".
	"My Family saw #Dangal today evening and thought it was a much better film than #Sultan. Love u personally Aamir but hate u professionally," Salman wrote on Twitter.
	To which Aamir replied, "Sallu, in your 'hate' I feel only love. 'I love you like I hate you'."
	While Salman's "Sultan" was about a fictional wrestling champion from Haryana, whose successful career creates a rift in his personal life, Aamir's "Dangal" chronicled the story of a real life wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat.
	In the film, Aamir plays Phogat, a former national champion, who trained his daughters to become professional wrestlers.
	"Dangal", also stars Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Zaira Wasim, hit the theatres ..

Love you personally Aamir but hate you professionally: Salman

Actor Saif Ali Khan will be on paternity leave till mid-January after which he will resume the shooting of his next film, tentatively titled "Chef".
	Saif's wife Kareena Kapoor Khan, who gave birth to a boy on December 20, was discharged from Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital yesterday.
	The Bollywood star couple, who got married in 2012, have named their son Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi.
	Taimur is 36-year-old Kareena's first child with Saif, who already has two children -- daughter Sara and son Ibrahim -- from his previous marriage to Amrita Singh.
	Kareena and her 46-year-old husband Saif yesterday posed with the baby for the shutterbugs at their residence in suburban Bandra.
	"Saif last shot for the film (remake of Hollywood movie 'Chef') on December 12. He will resume the shoot by mid January," Director Raja Krishna Menon told PTI.
	According to Raja, only 20 per cent of the shooting is remaining which will be done abroad.
	"I went on a recce to the US and Europe, we will zero-in on the .

Saif on paternity leave till mid-January

Rapper Nick Cannon will spend the festive season in hospital as he is currently being treated for complications relating to autoimmune disease Lupus.
	The 36-year-old star posted a picture of himself hooked up to a monitor while lying in the hospital bed.
	"For all who have been trying to contact me the last few days this is where I've been. And I will be in the Hospital through Christmas. "All good though, Doctors say I will be back to normal before the New Year. #LupusSucks #incredible #warrior," he captioned the picture on Instagram.
	Cannon recently spent Thanksgiving with Dem Babies, Moroccan Cannon, Monroe Cannon and his ex-wife Mariah Carey.
	The family of four traveled to Hawaii to celebrate turkey day and both Carey and Cannon took to Instagram to share snaps of their vacation.

Nick Cannon to spend Christmas in hospital

Singer Peter Andre said he played wedding songs like "Songbird" and "Celebration" for his wife Emily during her delivery.
	Andre, 43, said he tried to ease her pain by playing their special tracks as his wife was not having a normal delivery due to some complications, reported Femalefirst.
	"I played out wedding song 'Songbird' by Eva Cassidy but it started us all of blubbing before we'd even started," Andre said
	Adding to that Emily said, "I was like, 'Guys, we have to put something else on, I'm trying to be brave here! The last thing I need is to burst into tears."
	Andre, who already has two-year-old daughter Amelia with Emily and Junior, 11, and Princess, nine, with his ex-wife Katie Price, was thrilled when he found his little one was a boy, whom they named Theodore.

Peter Andre played wedding songs during his wife's delivery

Singer Chris Brown is reportedly getting serious about his new girlfriend and model Krista Santiago and has even given her his house keys.
	Brown, 27, who recently gifted Santiago a diamond watch on her 25th birthday, wants to prove her that he is serious about their relationship, reported Hollywood Life.
	"Chris and Krista are dating. But he's learned from his relationships with Rihanna and Karrueche Tran, and is going to keep this relationship out of the media and on the lowest of the down lows," a source said.
	"But just because they're keeping it quiet doesn't mean it's not passionate. They're into one another heavy. He's showered her with gifts. The most serious gift he's given her is the key to his house. That's huge for him because he wants her to know that he's serious about her," the source added.

Chris Brown getting 'serious' with new girlfriend?

Model Gigi Hadid has reportedly refused to marry her boyfriend and singer Zayn Malik.
	The 21-year-old beauty said she thinks she's "too young" and "didn't feel ready" when Malik, 23, recently asked her to marry him, reported AceShowbiz.
	"She's seen her mom Yolanda Hadid go through two messy divorces, so Gigi wants to make 100 per cent sure Zayn's the one before she makes a lifetime commitment," a source said, referring to Yolanda's splits from Mohammed Hadid and musician David Foster.
	It's been just one year since Malik called off his engagement to Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards, 23.

Gigi Hadid turns down Zayn Malik's marriage proposal?

Rapper Nicki Minaj idolises the way singer Beyonce Knowles manages her personal and professional life.
	The 34-year-old star would love to have a life of Beyonce, who is happily married to rapper Jay Z, and has a four-year-old daughter Blue Ivy with him, reported Hollywood Life.
	"All of Nicki's friends are either married, engaged, or having kids - and that bothers the hell out of her," a source said.
	"She idolises Beyonce especially, and would love to have a husband, a beautiful child, and live that fairy tale lifestyle that all girls dream of," the source added.

Nicki Minaj idolises Beyonce

James Franco gave his "Why Him?" co-star Bryan Cranston a painting of marijuana leaf.
	The 38-year-old actor created the artwork by mixing marijuana in with the paint he used, reported Female First.
	"I did a lot of them, yes. There was supposed to be a lot of art in the house, and they consulted me, 'What kind of art do you think you would have?' They showed me kind of very generic paintings, so I thought, 'Well, I have some paintings that may be funnier and may be more in line with the character,'" Franco said.
	Cranston, 60, thought the marijuana leaf painting was "beautiful" but his wife Robin Dearden was not that impressed.
	"It was a beautiful painting of a marijuana leaf... He actually painted it with real marijuana in the paint...
	"I brought it home to my wife. We've been together for almost 30 years, and we have a nice little Connecticut home, and I said, 'Honey, where do you think this would fit?' And she said, 'I don't know if it would fit anywhere,'" Cranston said.

James Franco gifts Bryan Cranston a marijuana painting

Actor Ryan Gosling says he had to share a hot tub with Harrison Ford on the set of "Blade Runner 2049" so they could both warm up between takes.
	The "La La Land" actor stars in the highly anticipated sequel to the 1982 sci-fi original as Officer K, a new blade runner, who helps track down rogue replicants, or androids. He uncovers a secret and his mission leads him to missing blade runner Rick Deckard, who Harrison played in the original, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	"They say never meet your heroes. But the addendum to that is: unless they're Harrison Ford.
	"Talking to Harrison fully clothed in a hot tub is an experience I never thought I'd have. If you had told me a few years ago, I wouldn't have believed it," Gosling said.
	The 36-year-old was around a month into production when Ford arrived on set, which gave him time to mentally prepare for meeting his idol as he was "hoping that we were making something that would be satisfying to him".
	Recalling their first meeting he ...

Gosling, Ford shared hot tub during 'Blade Runner' shoot

Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington says he does not consider being famous as being successful.
	The "Magnificent Seven" star says he does not like the term and prefers to call himself an actor, reported New York Post's Page Six.
	"My father worked 50 years for the water department, he was also a minister and he worked three jobs all the time.
	"He made it, he was successful. Celebrity is really overrated - we don't want anything to do with celebrity. I am an actor.

Celebrity is overrated, I'm an actor: Denzel Washington

Singer John Mayer is happy that he is no longer an 'it' celebrity.
	Mayer says not being too famous allows him to go home once the show is over.
	"I now say, I'm not it, I just do it. There's a difference. People who are 'it', 'it' will kill you. It will kill you if you consider yourself to be it. If you think you are the star, like all the way down to your core that you are just made of star parts, you will die. What I realise now is I have a very cool job," he said while speaking on Todd & Jayde In the Morning on 95.5 PLJ.
	"I get passes that I get to wear around my neck that (allow me to) keep walking to the microphone - and nobody tackles me. And then the show is over, and I go home. There is humility in knowing that you're not popular to the point where people are following you around anymore.
	"They're following new people around. They're not following me around anymore. There's humility in, Yeah, don't worry about it because you're not going to be that hot anyway.

John Mayer happy he is not a huge star anymore

Emma Stone, who has generated Oscar buzz with her role of a struggling actress in "La La Land", says she has been lucky to have been paid the same as her male co-stars despite the gender wage gap in Hollywood.
	The 28-year-old actress says it is a difficult conversation to have and she finds it odd to look at herself from the outside.
	"We should all be treated fairly and paid fairly. I've been lucky enough to have equal pay to my male costars. Not 'lucky.' I've had pay equal to my male costars in the past few films.
	"But our industry ebbs and flows in a way that's like, 'How much are you bringing into the box office?' 'How much are you the draw or is the other person the draw?'
	"I felt uncomfortable talking to my agent or lawyer about it because I was like, 'Do people want to see me as much as they want to see Steve Carell?' It's a weird conversation to have because it's trying to see oneself from the outside. What are we at? Seventy-nine cents to the dollar? It's insane. There's ..

Have been lucky to have equal pay: Emma Stone

Actress Jessica Chastain says she finds it funny that she decided to be an actress despite being a shy person.
	The "Zero Dark Thirty" star says acting for her has never been about seeking attention.
	"I'm so shy. It's a strange thing. Acting for me has never been about wanting attention or wanting to be seen.
	"It's funny that I'm in a profession where that's where I am. There's so much I want to express, it's about connecting with another person and the intimacy of what that is, and so I have to overcome my shyness," she said while speaking to James Lipton for Inside the Actors Studio.

Jessica Chastain is shy

Actor Martin Freeman has called it quits with long-term partner Amanda Abbington.
	The actors, who star as Dr Watson and Mary in "Sherlock" series, have been together since 2001 and share two children, Joe, 10, and Grace, eight, reported E! Online.
	"I'm not with Amanda anymore. It's very, very amicable-I'll always love Amanda," Freeman, 45, said.
	The two met in 2000 on the set of their Channel 4 film "Men Only" and went on to work together on a number of films such as "The Debt" and "The Robinsons".
	Freeman did not reveal when the two split. Abbington has not commented on the breakup directly but thanked fans on Twitter after they posted  her messages of support.
	The 41-year-old actress will be spending Christmas with her and Freeman's kids.

Martin Freeman, Amanda Abbington split

Actress Kristen Stewart is reportedly dating Victoria's Secret model Stella Maxwell.
	The "Cafe Society" actress, who was most recently romantically linked with singer St Vincent, is "having fun" with the model, reported People magazine.
	Kristen is dating Stella Maxwell. They are having fun," a source said.
	The duo was recently spotted spending time together in Savannah, Georgia, where Stewart has been filming a new movie.
	"When Kristen filmed in Savannah, she spent several days together with Stella, who came to visit her. She was with Kristen on the set most days and seemed to have fun," another source said.
	"Kristen also seemed very happy with Stella around. They weren't affectionate, but definitely acted very friendly and like they had the best time hanging out. Stella seems very easy going. She is always very smiley and has a cute personality," the source added.

Kristen Stewart dating Stella Maxwell?

Joining the bandwagon of Bollywood awards, a new award show the Indian Academy aims to bring out the best of Hollywood, Bollywood and Tollywood together.
	Superstar Shahrukh Khan launched the Indian Academy Awards last night at the US Consulate, in Mumbai. He also unveiled the award trophy.
	"I'm happy to associate with the first of its kind Indian Academy Awards, which is an amalgamation of everything a cinema-lover could hope for. This academy invites everyone to be part of a movement that will refine the entertainment world," Shahrukh Khan said in a statement here.
	The first award ceremony will be hosted at the Oracle Arena in the Bay Area, Silicon Valley in California in July, 2017. The two day extravaganza will have a fashion show, a musical show that will feature Indian musicians and international artists and a grand finale of Bollywood, Hollywood and Tollywood award ceremony.
	What makes these awards stand out is that it invites a global audience to be part of the jury, by a ..

Now, an award show to celebrate the work of Indian cinema

The National Film Archive of India (NFAI) here has acquired three unfinished films of the acclaimed Bengali filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak.
     "Made between 1959 and 1968, these three Bengali films by Ghatak are unfinished. These footages were acquired from the Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal, with active cooperation from the Ritwik Ghatak Memorial Trust," NFAI said in a release today.
     These films are "Kato Ajanare" (1959, 8 reels), "Bangar Banga Darshan" (1963, 4 reels) and "Ranger Ghulam" (1968, 3 reels).
     This apart, in 2016 NFAI's acquisitions included a booklet of Ghatak's film "Titash Ekti Nadir Naam" (1973), photographs of filmstar-turned politician Jayalalitha in the film "Shehzadi Mumtaz" (1977), photographs of one of the first sound films made in Marathi, "Sant Tukaram" (1932), poster of Amitabh Bachchan's unreleased film "Zamanat" and photographs and press clippings of the first Assamese film "Joymati" (1935).
     In all, 7,500 

NFAI adds unfinished films of Ritwik Ghatak to its collection

Actress Sunny Leone will receive PETA's person of the year award for her dedication to promoting the rescue of homeless dogs and cats, as well as her compassion for animals abused and killed for their skin.
	Earlier this year, the 35-year-old star featured in an ad campaign by the organization which encouraged people to "be an angel" and adopt a homeless dog.
	"Sunny Leone's kindness proves she is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. PETA is calling on people everywhere to follow her compassionate example by adopting- and never buying-companion animals, and by eating healthy, plant-based meals that save animals every time we sit down to eat," said Sachin Bangera of PETA.
	Past recipients of PETA's person of the year award include Dr Shashi Tharoor, former Supreme Court Justice KS Panicker Radhakrishnan, and actors Kapil Sharma, Hema Malini, R Madhavan and Jacqueline Fernandez.

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