Actor Arunoday Singh has tied the knot with girlfriend Lee Elton, in a traditional Hindu ceremony at his parents house in Bhopal.
	The "Aisha" actor shared the picture of him and his new bride on Instagram.
	"Married the girl of my dreams, drove her home in an old Cadillac. Micdrop."
	 The three-day celebration was attended by close friends of the groom, including singer Ankur Tewari, actor-host Cyrus Sahukar, host Gaurav Kapur and VJ Yudhisthtar.
	While the mehendi, sangeet and shaadi were at home, the reception was hosted at Bhopal's Shivrajpur Palace.
	Arunoday was last seen in Hrithik Roshan in Ashutosh Gowariker's 'Mohenjo Daro'.

Arunoday Singh ties knot with Canadian girlfriend Lee Elton

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A potential spinoff of popular sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" is in development at  20th TV from "This Is Us" writers Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger.
	The project named "How I Met Your Father" is a new take with an entirely new set of characters and will be told from the female point of view, in contrast to the original CBS series that ran for nine seasons, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	Original series creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas would serve as executive producers on the project, along with Aptaker and Berger.
	Bays and Thomas, along with "Saturday Night Live" star Emily Spivey, previously created a "How I Met Your Dad" spinoff in 2014 that starred Greta Gerwig and featured the voice narration of Meg Ryan.

'How I Met Your Mother' new spinoff is in works

Ranbir Kapoor's "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" title track is the most trending Hindi song of the year, with "Kala Chashma" following on number two, according to Google India.
	The song from the Karan Johar-directed film is penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya while Pritam has composed the track crooned by Arjit Singh.
	The list also includes the title track of superstar Salman Khan'S "Sultan," "Tere Sang Yaara" from "Rustom" and "Nashe Si Chad Gayi" from "Befikre".
	In the top trending English song list "Closer" by The Chainsmokers is on number one position followed by "Champion (Dwayne "DJ" Bravo) and Sia's "Cheap Thrills".
	Coldplay's "Hymn for the weekend," video which has been shot in India, is at the fourth position.
	Indian origin child actor Neel Sethi, who played the lead role of in "The Jungle Book," has made it to most trending Hollywood celebrities list, topped by Jaden Smith.
	Margot Robbie, Tom Hiddleston, Leonardo Di Caprio and Ryan Reynolds are also in top ten in the same category.

'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' title track top trending Hindi song

Simon Fuller, the man behind popular shows like "Pop Idol", "So You Think You Can Dance" and "Q'Viva", is launching a new global pop group named Now United for which he is searching for Indian singers and dancers.
	The selected persons will represent India alongside artistes from ten countries including Japan, Korea, China, UK, US, Mexico and Brazil.
	Now United will showcase the talent of young boys and girls, who are passionate for performing.
	Talking about the group and his search for talent in India, Fuller said, "I have always loved the rich and colorful nature and scale of Indian music and dance, so in putting together this innovative global pop group, it was so important to me to have this as a strong creative influence.
	"India, in particular, is so exciting for us because of the sheer diversity that exists around the country. The sounds, the instruments, the style and showcase of each region is so different from each other. It's essential that we have the sound of India ...

Simon Fuller wants Indian talent to be part of his pop group

Actress Suchitra Pillai, who has been a model, anchor, VJ and even a singer says she enjoys singing and doing theatre.
	Suchitra has been part of films like "Dil Chahta Hai", "Page 3", "Laaga Chunari Mein Daag", "Fashion" and others.
	Suchitra has sung the Indi pop and rock genre with an album "Such is Life" released in 2011.
	"Singing and acting on stage...Doing theatre gives me adrenaline rush as you get reaction immediately. I still get butterflies to perform on stage as an actor. Singing is my passion. I wanted to do something with music but it started four years back," the actress said in an interview here.
	She is excited about her second album which will be produced by Farhan Akhtar's company FarOut Media.
	"I am coming up with my second album, it's an English rock album. Farhan Akhtar's company has signed me for marketing and live shows," she added.
	Suchitra will be seen next in a television show "Ek Shringaar... Swabhimaan", produced by Rajshri Productions.
	The show will go 

Enjoy singing and doing theatre: Suchitra Pillai

Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapoor-starrer "Ok Jaanu" will pay tribute to Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman by recreating the magic of music-maestro's 1998 track "Humma Humma" in the film.
	Filmmaker Karan Johar, who is one of the producers on the film, took to Twitter to reveal that rapper Badshah has recreated the popular track now called "The Humma Song".
	"When Badshah pays a tribute to AR Rahman with #thehummasong...," Johar wrote.
	Shraddha and Aditya will be seen shaking a leg to the song which will release today.
	Johar further thanked Badshah for doing a great job and said, "Thanks Badshah for recreating the magic."
	Directed by Shaad Ali, the film is set to release on January 13.

'Ok Jaanu' to pay tribute to A R Rahman

Singer Ed Sheeran has made a comeback to social media after a long gap.
	Last year in December, the 25-year-old singer announced that he was taking a break from all kinds of social media platforms, saying "taking the opportunity... To travel the world" and would "see you all next Autumn".
	But for the first time in 12 months, he updated his Twitter and Instagram by posting a cryptic blue image.
	The "Thinking out loud" hitmaker also changed his Twitter, Facebook and Instagram image into the same shade of blue.
	Some fans speculated that "Thinking Out Loud" hitmaker is about to release his third album.

Ed Sheeran returns to social media

Alex Timbers, the Broadway veteran and co-creator of the web TV series "Mozart in the Jungle", is in negotiations to direct Disney's live-action movie "Cruella".
	The project will be important for Timbers as he and Disney parted ways last summer over the Broadway-bound adaptation of "Frozen"- a feature he was to direct, reported Deadline.
	 Actress Emma Stone, who received both a Golden Globe and SAG nominations this week for her role in "La La Land", is attached to star as Cruella de Vil in the film.
	Kelly Marcel and Steve Zissis are writing the script, while Andrew Gunn and Marc Platt will produce the feature.

Alex Timbers in talks to direct Disney's "Cruella"

Popular girls group Fifth Harmony's singer Lauren Jauregui was charged with possession of marijuana after a staffer at the Washington Dulles International Airport stopped her and found what appeared to be a bag of the drug in her carry-on luggage.
	Jauregui's attorney Dina LaPolt later clarified that the 20-year-old singer was not arrested but only given a citation, reported E! Online.
	"Lauren Jauregui was not arrested and detained as reported, but simply given a citation for possession of marijuana and released on her own recognizance," LaPolt said.
	"She will address the matter appropriately through the legal system. This will not interfere with any future scheduled performances or activities," she added.
	As the news spread across the internet, the hashtag #FreeLauren began trending on Twitter.
	Bandmates Ally Brooke, Camila Cabello, Dinah Jane and Normani Kordei have not yet commented over the incident.

Fifth Harmony's member charged with possesion of marijuana

Pakistani-American rapper Bohemia has taken a break from alcohol, smoking and has urged his fans to do the same.
	The 37-year-old rapper took to Twitter to raise awareness about the harmful effects of alcohol and drugs.
	"I've been alcohol and smoke free for over a month, oxygen is my only drug now. If I Can Do It So Can You #change #saynotodrugs."
	Bohemia, known for hit songs like "Gaddi Meri", "Ek Tera Pyaar" and "Zamana Jali", is now gearing up for the release of his next song "Teri Kamar Pe", which also features singer Tony Kakkar.
	Talking about his first collaboration with Kakkar, he wrote, "I had such a good experience working with @TonyKakkar the first time, I had to do it again! #TeriKamerPe dropping next.

Bohemia on alcohol, smoking break

Singer Patti Smith, who recently performed Grammy-winning musician Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" at the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm, had to stop her performance in the middle after struggling to sing some of the words.
	The 69-year-old songwriter said she was extremely nervous and scared to perform Dylan's song as she thought he might not like it, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	"I found myself in an unanticipated situation, and had conflicting emotions. In his absence, was I qualified for this task? Would this displease Bob Dylan, whom I would never desire to displease?
	"But, having committed myself and weighing everything, I chose to sing 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall,' a song I have loved since I was a teenager, and a favorite of my late husband," she said.
	Smith recalled meticulously rehearsing the song, "I had it in my mind to sing the song exactly as it was written and as well as I was capable of doing.
	"I was struck with a plethora of emotions, avalanching ...

Patti Smith struggled during Dylan's Nobel Prize performance

Money is the central theme of a new Bengali film in the making, whose release is coinciding with the cash crunch people are facing post demonetisation.
	Actress-director Aparna Sen, who is the creative consultant for the movie "Rong Beronger Kori", said that the timeliness of the film was unintended but she now hopes that it connects with people.
	"I agreed to be part of the film as a creative consultant for the first time as I liked the subject about the different colours of money," she said.
	Sen said she had a great rapport with Ranjan Ghosh since "Iti Mrinalini" where Ranjan had helped her.
	"I was really impressed with the screen play," the maker of "Mr and Mrs Iyer" and "36 Chowringhee Lane" said.
	The director of the film said that it was for the first time that money assumed a separate character in a Bengali film and it's uncanny similarity with present post-demonetisation situation was a strange coincidence.
	The film stars among others Rituparna Sengupta, Tollywood hero and .

New Bengali film on money coincides with cash crunch

Noted historian and writer William Dalrymple says it was the "British bragging" and the way the Kohinoor was projected by them, that made the gem world's most famous diamond.
	Dalrymple, in his new book titled, 'Kohinoor: The Story of the World's Most Infamous Diamond', argues that colonial Britain "consciously" made it into a "unique icon" and the "gem of gems", something that has now turned against them, with most Indians associating it with a symbol of "colonial loot".
	"Kohinoor becoming 'the gem of gems' was British creation. Bigging up their conquest, they consciously put it on show at the Great Exhibition of 1851, and made it into a symbol of what they had taken from India. That has now turned against the British themselves," he told PTI in an interview.
	The Scottish writer notes that there were diamonds like the Dari-a-Nur or the Orlov, which were bigger in size than the Kohinoor, but have never been called for return.
	"There were other bigger Mughal diamonds - the ...

British made Kohinoor world's most famous diamond: Dalrymple

In the first ever initiative for artists in Tollygunje film industry, the apex body of actors, West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum, has introduced a pension scheme for its members in collaboration with a nationalised bank.
	Forum's spearhead, popular Bengali film icon Prosenjit Chatterjee said, "It is the forum's duty to think about the colleagues after they retire, to secure their future so that they don't face any hardship."
 	Prosenjit, flanked by popular Bengali actor and forum's active member Saswata Chatterjee and General Secretary Arindam Ganguly launched the pension scheme and one mobile UBI ATM on the occasion last Monday.
	Arindam said, "Ensuring that all our members are covered by the pension scheme, first in Bengali show biz and possibly first in entire East, is part of the initiative to provide them with economic assistance besides helping the distressed artists and technicians.

WB Motion Picture Artists' Forum launches pension scheme

Rap star Badshah says he is open to comparisons for his recreation of music maestro AR Rahman's hit racy number 'Humma Humma' for Shaad Ali's "Ok Jaanu", but insists that his version of the song is different.
	Actors Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur will be seen grooving to the recreated version of 'Humma Humma', from Mani Ratnam's 1995 film "Bombay", for Shaad Ali's "Ok Jaanu".
	Music composer Tanishk Bagchi and Badshah have conceptualised the track with the latter rapping in it too. Vaibhavi Merchant has done the choreography.
	"There is pressure. It's my rendition, the mood of the song is different. I know there will be comparisons but it's ok. I have done my best. It has turned out beautiful," Badshah told PTI.
	"'Humma Humma' was a situational song and even in this film ('Ok Jaanu') it is situational," he said.
	According to Badshah, the song is his tribute to Rahman's original version.
	The original lyrics have been retained, but playback singers Jubin Nautiyal and Shashaa ..

I am ok with comparisons for 'Humma Humma', says Badshah

Popular TV host Jimmy Kimmel has revealed that he will be paid USD 15,000 to host the 89th Academy Awards ceremony.
	Though the figures may seem a bit low, compared to what he normally makes, the 49-year-old comedian joked about the sum, saying, "I think it's illegal to pay nothing," reported Variety.
	"I'm not sure I was supposed to reveal this. But nobody told me not to. I consider this their fault," he said.
	In addition to "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," the star has also hosted his own Oscars aftershow on ABC within the last few years.
	Asked if his pay is on par with famous past hosts like Billy Crystal and Chris Rock, Kimmel replied "That's what they told me."
	Kimmel, who was announced as the Oscars host on December 5, said he was surprised to get the gig.
	"They asked like 14 people and they all said no and then there was me. I absolutely was surprised."
	The 89th Annual Academy Awards air February 26 on ABC.

Jimmy Kimmel reveals his pay for hosting 2017 Oscars ceremony

Actress Sonequa Martin-Green, best known for her on AMC's mega-hit "The Walking Dead", has landed a lead role in the upcoming series "Star Trek: Discovery".
	The 31-year-old star will play a lieutenant commander on the eagerly anticipated new CBS All Access drama, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	The casting has brought the actress back to the CBS family. She previously played Courtney Wells on "The Good Wife". She also starred as Tamara on ABC's "Once Upon a Time".
	Martin-Green represents the first African-American woman to lead the cast of a Trek ensemble, fulfilling a years-long goal by the project's original showrunner Bryan Fuller.
	The series will also have the TV franchise's first openly gay character, a lieutenant played by Anthony Rapp.

Sonequa Martin-Green to play lead on 'Star Trek: Discovery'

US First Lady Michelle Obama is set to host the star cast of the upcoming film "Hidden Figures" at the White House screening of the movie.
	Michelle will welcome cast members including Taraji P Henson, Janelle Monae, Octavia Spencer and Kevin Costner at the event, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	The event aims to "highlight the stories of Americans who have made significant contributions in the history of space flight, space science, and innovation."
	Directed by Theodore Melfi, the film is based on Margot Lee Shatterly's non-fiction book of the same name, tells the story of Mathematicians Katherine G Johnson (Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Monae), who battled racism and sexism, while playing a key role in the space race.
	Johnson, now 97, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama last year and is also expected to attend the screening.
	"Hidden Figures" is set to release on December 25 in the US theatres.

Michelle Obama to host 'Hidden Figures' White House screening

Bernard Fox, best known for his roles on the ABC series "Bewitched" and James Cameron's Oscar-winning picture "Titanic", has passed away. He was 89.
	Fox died of heart failure at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, California on Wednesday, his publicist Harlan Boll confirmed to Entertainment Weekly.
	Fox was enlisted for what was perhaps his most famous role, Dr Bombay, the witch doctor on "Bewitched". It's a character that he would portray throughout the show's run and then revive on the 1977 spin-off "Tabitha".
	Fox made appearances in British films and on television before scoring guest-starring roles on some of the most iconic American TV shows of the time, including "The Dick Van Dyke Show", "Perry Mason", "The Andy Griffith Show", and "I Dream of Jeannie".
	He then went on to appear on various television series such as "Knight Rider" and "Murder" but his most notable projects late in his career were on the big screen, starring alongside Brendan Fraser in "The Mummy" and in 

'Bewitched', 'Titanic' actor Bernard Fox dies at 89

Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies and Netflix have inked a long-term deal that will give the web streaming giant's more than 86 million viewers exclusive access to Bollywood superstar's upcoming as well as past films.
	It is first of a kind deal between Netflix and an Indian production house and the first title that will come on Netflix is "Dear Zindagi", which was released theatrically on 25 November.
	The agreement between Netflix and Red Chillies Entertainment (RCE), will also give its members both in India and around the world exclusive subscription video-on-demand access to dozens of RCE films as well as new films that will hit Indian theaters within the next three years.
 	"Red Chillies is surging ahead in global entertainment and for the first time, our great stories are going global on Netflix all at once and crossing all geographical barriers, waiting to be discovered over the world. No more waiting for our fans wherever they are," Shah Rukh said in a statement.
	Apart from "Dear 

Shah Rukh Khan inks deal with Netflix

Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali feels it is auspicious that superstar Salman Khan has started the promotion of his forthcoming film starring Shah Rukh Khan.
	Salman recently took to Twitter to announce the release date and the first look of Shah Rukh's film with Imtiaz, tentatively titled "The Ring".
	When asked about it, Imtiaz told reporters, "Salman ji ka badappan hai ki unhone tweet kiya. Bohot khushi ki baat hai, shubh baat hai ki Salman ne shuruvaat ki hai publicity ki (It is Salman's greatness that he tweeted. It is a happy thing, auspicious that Salman has started the publicity)."
	The film is first collaboration between Shah Rukh and Imtiaz. The 51-year-old "Fan" star is said to be playing a tourist guide in the movie, which also stars Anushka Sharma.
	The "Tamasha" director said a "little bit" of shooting is still left which they will complete here in India. He also said that "The Ring" is just a working title and the makers are searching for a suitable name.
	He was speaking at the ...

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