Kunal Kapoor is playing one of the male leads opposite Alia Bhatt in upcoming film "Dear Zindagi" and the actor is impressed with his co-star for making risky choices very early in her career.
	The 38-year-old actor said Alia, 23, has given great performance in each of the roles she has picked till now.
	"Alia is fantastic. She has made some risky choices. She has taken up films which people may have told her not to do at this point of time. But she has done it and pulled it off.
	"She is such a talented actress. She is incredibly professional and well prepared. It is an incredible joy working with her," Kunal told PTI.
	Directed by Gauri Shinde, the film also stars Shah Rukh Khan in a pivotal role.
	Kunal, who worked with the the superstar in "Don 2," will not be sharing the screen space with him.
	"Unfortunately, I don't have any scenes with Shah Rukh. I enjoyed working with him in 'Don 2,' he is a great person to work with and really giving as an actor."
	The movie marks Gauri's ...

Alia has made risky choices in her career: Kunal Kapoor

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After her stunning debut at the Academy Awards stage this year, actress Priyanka Chopra is all set to present at the upcoming Emmy Awards.
	The Television Academy has announced the first group of presenters for this year's awards and apart from the "Quantico" star the list also includes another Indian-American actor, Aziz Ansari.
	Anthony Anderson, Kristen Bell, James Corden, Larry David, Taraji P Henson, Andy Samberg and Michael Weatherly will also be presenting, reported Variety.
	"Modern Family" star Julie Bowen and Randall Park of "Fresh Off the Boat" are on board, along with Liev Schreiber, a nominee for "Ray Donovan."
	Don Mischer is executive producer of the 68th annual Emmy Awards, which will be happen in Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
	Priyanka has been doing well in Hollywood. The actress is currently shooting the second season of her TV show "Quantico".
	She will be making her feature film debut in Hollywood with "Baywatch" film which alsos stars Dwayne Johnson .

Priyanka Chopra to present at Emmy Awards

Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger-starrer "Bridget Jones's Baby" is set to release on September 23 across India.
	The romantic-comedy will mark the return of the 47-year-old Oscar-winning actress as Bridget Jones after 12 years.
	The "Jerry Maguire" star will be joined by actor Colin Firth and Patrick Dempsey, best known for his role of Dr Derek Shepherd on "Greys Anatomy".
	Speaking of Zellweger's casting as Bridget, producer Eric Fellner said the actress owns the character.
	"Renee is the greatest comedienne of her generation. On top of that she's also a brilliant actress. We've seen that through her dramatic work.
	"Although we admired her enormously from afar when we were casting Bridget Jones 15 years ago, we never considered Renee Zellweger should play Bridget Jones because she's American. When we met with her, she blew us away. Now, she owns this character, and it's impossible to envisage anyone else playing her," he said.
	Zellweger described "Bridget Jones's Baby" as a film, .

'Bridget Jones's Baby' set for pan-India release on Sep 23

From superstar Shah Rukh Khan to director Aditya Chopra, the industry insiders had already given thumbs-up to "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" title track but its composer Pritam Chakraborty says he was uncertain how the audience would react to the song.
	Crooned by Arijit Singh, the track featured in the recently-released teaser of the Aishwarya Rai Bachchan-Ranbir Kapoor-Anushka Sharma starrer romantic drama and has already garnered .
	Pritam said the positive response from Bollywood celebrities only made him more nervous about the response from his fans.
	"I was a little tensed before the song released. I had been complimented about the song so many times by Karan (Johar). Aditya Chopra had told me that he had liked the song very much... Even Shah Rukh loved the song very much," Pritam told PTI in an interview.
	"In Panchgani, I was playing the song on guitar and Aamir also loved it. Everyone had liked the song even as it (was) being created. So, I was tensed," he said.
	The composer said ...

Was nervous about response to 'ADHM' title song: Pritam

Having suffered losses in its recent Bollywood ventures, the Walt Disney India Company today said that it is shifting focus to driving the Hollywood movie slate in India.
	In a statement, the studio said the shift is happening because the current economic model for investing in the local film industry is challenging.
	There were reports that the studio was leaving Bollywood production following the poor box office performances of its recent releases -- Hrithik Roshan starrer "Mohenjo Daro" and "Fitoor".
	"We periodically review and realign our business priorities in response to evolving market dynamics. Given the challenges with the current economic model for investing in the local film industry, we intend to shift the focus of our film strategy to driving our Hollywood movie slate in India," a Disney spokesperson said in a statement.
	Citing the example of Hollywood film "The Jungle Book", which had done great business in India in both English and Hindi version, the studio said it ...

Disney to shift focus from Bollywood to Hollywood in India

Actors Akshay Kumar and Huma Qureshi have begun the Lucknow schedule of their upcoming courtroom comedy-drama "Jolly LLB 2".
	The 48-year-old "Rustom" star announced the news on Twitter and said they are having a 'jolly good' time while shooting at the railway station of city of Nawabs.
	"Greetings from @humasqureshi and me this morning straight from Lucknow station. Jolly indeed is having a jolly good time," Akshay tweeted.
	While Huma, 30, wrote, "Good Morning Peeps!! With the one and only Akshay Kumar on set every moment is a 'jolly' good moment."
	The two are seen greeting each other in nawaabi style at Lucknow junction.
	Directed by Subhash Kapoor, the sequel to Arshad Warsi-starrer "Jolly LLB" is slated to release on February 10 next year.

Akshay, Huma shoot for 'Jolly LLB 2' in Lucknow

Kangana Ranaut chose to remain tight-lipped on reports that her contemporary Deepika Padukone is now the highest-paid actress in Bollywood.
	Three-time National Award-winner Kangana had earlier claimed that she was the highest-paid actress, getting remuneration of Rs 11 crore for each project.
	Recent reports, however, have suggested that Deepika has outshone Kangana in terms of pay, by signing Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmavati" for Rs 12 crore.
	When last night, Kangana was quizzed about these reports, she just gave a stern look and parried the question.
	The 29-year-old star met with the poser by the reporters at the Mumbai airport as she returned from the US, where she had gone for preparation of Hansal Mehta's next "Simran"
	Kangana plays the role of a Gujarati NRI, named Praful Patel.
	"Preparations for 'Simran' is going good. I enjoyed the workshop session that we did in the US," Kangana said when asked about the film.
	"'Simran' is a story of a girl, her ambitions and how she .

Kangana mum on reports of Deepika being highest-paid actress

Actress Waluscha de Sousa says the one thing which she learnt from Shah Rukh Khan after working in "Fan" was to put in complete effort for the film.
	The model-turned-actress made her film debut in the Maneesh Sharma-directed drama-thriller opposite Shah Rukh.
	Waluscha, who has worked in several TV commercials with the "Chennai Express" star, feels Shah Rukh gives all his efforts while working in a movie.
	"When you are shooting a TV commercial, that Shah Rukh is completely different from the one on a movie set because he is so much into his character. What I learnt from being around him on a movie set, is that you take your work extremely seriously," Waluscha told PTI.
	"You have to make complete effort for the film. With all the adulations that comes in, Shah Rukh is still humble. Dedication, humility take you a long way. To sink in a character is a very important lesson I have learnt from him," she added.
	"Fan" featured the 50-year-old actor in a double role, that of a superstar .

Learnt to give it all from Shah Rukh: Waluscha

Filmmaker Farah Khan has come out in support of music composer friend Vishal Dadlani after he criticised the recent visit by a Jain monk to the Haryana Assembly.
	Dadlani had created a furore with his tweet against Jain monk Tarun Sagar, who was invited by the Haryana government to deliver a lecture 'Kadve Vachan' in the Assembly on Friday.
	Farah, who has worked with Dadlani in all her films from "Main Hoon Na" to "Happy New Year", said she supports the composer as a friend.
	"As a friend, I support Vishal. I have always supported him. If we say our country is democratic then we should have the freedom to speak as well," Farah said at an event here.
	Dadlani, 43, later deleted the tweet and apologised for hurting the sentiments of the Jain community even as the Ambala police registered an FIR against him and booked him for "hurting religious sentiments".
	Meanwhile, reacting to the recent controversy where the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) took objection to few scenes ...

We should've freedom to speak in a democracy: Farah on Dadlani

Hollywood star Mel Gibson is keen to bring the sequel of his controversial 2004 movie "Passion of the Christ".
	The actor said the sequel will focus on the resurrection, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	"We're talking about that. Of course that's a huge undertaking, and it's not The Passion 2 - it's called the Resurrection," Gibson said during an interview with pastor Greg Laurie at the SoCal Harvest evangelical event in Anaheim, California recently.
	"That's a very big subject, and it needs to be looked at, because we don't want to just do a simple rendering of it. I mean, we can all read what happened, but in order to really experience and explore probably deeper meanings of what it's about, it's gonna take some doing."
	The "Mad Max" star praised "Passion of the Christ" writer Randall Wallace, calling him "a brilliant writer" and "a great director."
	Gibson hinted that Wallace could take the helm, saying he "is up to the task."
	Wallace, who also wrote Gibson-starrer "Braveheart", ..

Mel Gibson to bring 'Passion of the Christ' sequel

Popular fantasy drama "Game of Thrones" has achieved the title of being the most pirated show by the Guinness Book of World Records.
	The hit HBO series has won the title for the fourth consecutive year, according to the 2017 edition of Guinness.
	There were about 14.4 million illegal downloads of the fantasy drama per episode.
	The show was also given the title for Most Emmy Awards won by a TV series in one season, with season five winning total 12 awards.

'Game of Thrones' in Guinness for being most pirated show

Confident of audience's appreciation for his role as the iconic sleuth in "Byomkesh O Chiriakhana", Jisshu Sengupta said his character is not inspired by Uttam Kumar's portrayal in Ray's "Chiriakhana".
	"Like most Bengalis, I had watched Satyajit Ray's 'Chiriakhana' and was bowled by Uttam Kumar's magic in it. But I have not watched the film in recent times and will go by my own understanding of Byomkesh Bakshi's character. The new Chiriakhana will stick more to the original Saradindu Bandopadhyay novel than Ray's version," he told PTI here.
	"I went through the detective novel again after learning Anjan Dutta cast me in the film. This and my previous experience with him in 'Byomkesh Phire Elo' (Byomkesh Returns) helped me to prepare my own notes for the character who is quintessentially Bengali, sharp and quick-witted," Jisshu said.
	On his chemistry with Anjan Dutta, with whom he worked in three films in recent times, Jisshu said, "He never thrusts his opinion on you. He allows you .

My Byomkesh character has no references of Uttam: Jisshu

Pakistan's electronic media watchdog today warned of a crackdown on local channels illegally airing contents from Indian channels and imposed a cap of less than 6 per cent of air-time to telecast Indian television channels.
	The decision was prompted by complaints from the different TV owners and common citizens, according to an official of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra).
	Pemra chief Absar Alam said that strict action will be taken against all those TV Channels which have been continually violating the code of conduct.
	"Only the TV channels having permission and license can telecast foreign content. Pakistani TV channels can utilise less than 6 per cent of air time to telecast Indian TV contents from October 15, 2016," he said.
	He gave 45 day deadline to those showing Indian contents illegally and said that any violation will be punished after the deadline.
	"I urge the people to stop using illegal Indian dishes as it is in utter violation of the law and ...

Pak regulator to penalise illegal airing of Indian channels

Soccer star David Beckham's son Brooklyn and actress Chloe Grace Moretz have reportedly parted ways, months after reconciling.
	The 17-year-old aspiring photographer and the actress, 19, had got back together in May after breaking up two years ago, but decided to end it sometime over the last few weeks when Brooklyn was in LA, according to the New York Post.
	The Beckhams arrived back in London on Tuesday following a two-month break in Los Angeles and Brooklyn was said to have looked downbeat upon his return.
	Brooklyn and Chloe had spent a large chunk of the summer together, attending various public events and documenting their relationship via social media.
	It is, however, the second time they have split after they briefly dated back in 2014, before reuniting earlier this year.
	Chloe revealed they had got back together in May 2016, saying she wanted to be open about their relationship rather than trying to keep it a secret.

Brooklyn Beckham, Chloe Grace Moretz split?

Director Anurag Basu says he is keen to start biopic on legendary singer-actor Kishore Kumar next year, a slot when Ranbir Kapoor is unavailable, but if the project gets further pushed, the actor will be on board it.
	Months ago, it was announced that Ranbir would essay the role of Kishore Kumar but Basu says at the moment, the actor is not part of the movie as he doesn't have dates next year.
	"The biopic is definitely happening. Ranbir Kapoor is not doing it right now. If I start it in 2017 then Ranbir will not be able to do it... Then I will go with some other actor. And Ranbir is okay with it. He has also told me that if it is further delayed (to 2018) then he will be able do it," Basu told PTI.
	There have been reports that Aamir Khan may play the titular role. There is, however, no official confirmation on this.
	"Scripting is done. In all likelihood, I will start work on the biopic from 2017. But before that I have another film to start - 'Life In A Metro' sequel," Basu said of 

Ranbir will do Kishore Kumar biopic if made after 2017: Basu

Newbie Kriti Kharbanda, who is making her Bollywood debut with horror film "Raaz Reboot," says kissing on-screen was a tough task for her.
	Kriti has worked extensively in down South, but had inhibitions while filming the intimate scenes.
	"My first kiss was with Emraan Hashmi and I was extremely scared. I was saying to myself 'I don't know how am I going to do this.' It freaked me out and how.
	"I was very uncomfortable about it because I was doing it with a stranger which became very difficult for me," Kriti told PTI in an interview.
	Directed by Vikram, Bhatt, "Raaz Reboot" is the fourth film in the horror film franchise "Raaz". The 27-year-old actress made her acting debut with the Telugu film "Boni" in 2009 before bagging her breakthrough role with romantic comedy "Googly".
	Kriti says when "Raaz Reboot" was offered to her, she was a bit apprehensive as the character in the film was in contrast to the roles she had done in the past.
	"Initially I had a lot of inhibitions. I have .

Kissing on screen extremely scary: Kriti Kharbanda

Sonam Kapoor is perhaps going the 'Hollywood way' following her contemporaries Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone, as the "Neerja" star has signed with Unitled Talent Agency (UTA), one of America's topmost talent agencies.
	31-year-old Sonam, who has often spoken about her wish to act in Hollywood, tweeted about the new partnership.
	"Super duper chuffed to sign on with #unitedtalentagency! I know this is going to be an epic partnership!" she wrote.
	No more details about the prospects of this development have been out yet.
	 UTA handles international stars like Mariah Carey, Chris Brown, Kanye West, Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Guns 'N' Roses, Benedict Cumberbatch, Susan Sarandon, Harrison Ford, Owen Wilson, Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Channing Tatum, Anthony Hopkins, Mark Ruffalo and Daniel Radcliffe.
	Priyanka is being handled by WME, while Deepika is signed with CAA.

Sonam Kapoor signs with Hollywood's talent agency

Justin Bieber might be one of the world's highest-paid celebrities under 30 but the pop star was reportedly left red-faced when his card failed to work at Subway in West Hollywood
	The 22-year-old "Sorry" singer was caught short as he tried to buy a foot-long sandwich, four bottles of milk and cookies at Subway in West Hollywood, reported Daily Mirror.
	The pop hunk dropped by the store on Sunset Boulevard yesterday as his rumoured girlfriend Sofia Richie waited in his car.
	Luckily, one of his loyal fans was on hand to foot the bill.
	The source said a generous fan "recognised Justin and jumped in to pay for his order". We have contacted reps for Bieber for comment.

Justin Bieber's credit card declined at Subway?

Actress Priyanka Chopra has unveiled the poster of her first Marathi production "Ventilator".
	The 34-year-old "Quantico" star shared the first look of her Purple Pebble Picture's production film on the social media with her fans.
	"The first poster of My first Marathi film! #Ventilator @PurplePebblePic congrats #ganpatibappamorya," she wrote.
	The film's poster says, "Fun. Family. Entertainment."
	The actress also announced the launch of the two songs from "Ventilator" on Twitter.
	"This season of Ganesh Chaturthi, so proud to launch two Ganpati songs from our Marathi film #Ventilator!," she wrote.
	Directed by Rajesh Mapuskar, the film will have Marathi film and theatre actors.

Priyanka unveils poster of Marathi production 'Ventilator'

Singer Sting's upcoming album, "57th & 9th", his  first rock/pop project in over a decade, will be out on November 11.
	A&M/Interscope Records has announced the release date.
 	The album is now available for pre-order. It was recorded with Sting's long-time collaborators Dominic Miller (guitar) and Vinnie Colaiuta (drums) and includes contributions from drummer Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails, Guns n' Roses), guitarist Lyle Workman and the San Antonio-based Tex-Mex band The Last Bandoleros.
	"57th & 9th" came together impulsively, with sessions completed in just a few weeks.
 	"It happened very quickly, very spontaneously," Sting said. "My idea always is to surprise myself and the people I'm working with-and, hopefully, the listeners."
 	The album, produced by Martin Kierszenbaum, takes its title from the Manhattan street corner that Sting crossed each day as he walked to the studios in Hell's Kitchen where the recordings were done.
	Sting notes that if there is a theme in ...

Sting's new album releases on November 11

Grammy-winning band Bon Jovi has revealed on social media the album cover for "This House is not for sale", its 14th studio album.
 	The cover is a striking black-and-white image of a proud, historic house anchored by deep roots by artist Jerry Uelsmann.
	From the moment frontman Jon Bon Jovi saw the image several years ago, the strong statement inspired him. In fact, it was in his mind while writing the album's current single, "This House Is Not For Sale."
 	"That picture told our story... Now it's our album cover," he said.
	Of the single, Jon said, "this song is about integrity and what we were going through these last three years. We've become even closer and, as the song says, 'this heart, this soul, this house is not for sale."
	The album will be out on October 21 on Island/UMG.

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