Actress Natalie Dormer says she and fiance Anthony Byrne may be totally in love, but it was tough for them to work together.
	The couple have collaborated on the script for the upcoming indie thriller "In Darkness," and the 34-year-old actress said it was not as easy as she thought it would be, reported People magazine.
	"It's tough! I don't know if you've ever been in a writing room but I wouldn't recommend it with your other half," Dormer said.
	However, the former "Game of Thrones" star is excited about the idea of starring in a movie she also wrote for the first time.
	"I'm very excited about it because I've never done anything that I've written before. It was a very interesting process - we were trying to write real interesting characters, both male and female.

Natalie Dormer had a tough time writing film with fiance

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Actor Aidan Turner is not liking the fact that people have started focusing more on his chisled physique than his acting.
	"Poldark" fans were thrilled when the 33-year-old Irish actor stripped off in the show but his co-star Eleanor Tomlinson says Turner wants to be recognised for his acting ability and not his looks, reported Femalefirst.
	"Only because I think Aidan, bless him, is getting a bit fed up with it. 'Poldark' is about so much more than that one thing. And although of course it's dream publicity for the show and it certainly grabbed people's attention, they didn't want it to be known just for that.
	"I mean, Aidan's a beautiful man - absolutely gorgeous - but I think he would like to be recognised for his performance, and I would like to stop being asked about his chest," Tomlinson said.
	The 24-year-old actress, who plays Demelza Carne opposite Turner's Ross Poldark , said they often get the giggles during intimate scenes.
	"I'm a complete kid when it comes to sex ...

Aidan Turner fed up of attention to his physique

Vistara today announced the appointment of Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone as its brand ambassador.
	Vistara, whose 51 per cent stake in owned by Tata Sons and the rest 49 per cent by Singapore Airlines, did not disclose other details such as the contract period and fee that it would pay to the actress.
	This is the second time Deepika will be performing the brand ambassador's role for an airline as earlier in 2007, she was roped in for the same by the erstwhile Kingfisher Airlines.
	Deepika will kick-start a new campaign from tomorrow, Vistara said in a release today.
	The campaign intends to elaborate on the core interpretation of the brand promise of feeling of looking forward to flying again, it said adding the integrated campaign will be deployed across multiple platforms including TV, digital, print, outdoor, cinema and airports.
	Vistara had commenced operations in January last year.
	"We believe the journey should be as enjoyable as the destination. Our new brand campaign ..

Vistara appoints Deepika Padukone as brand ambassador

Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt says his actress daughter Alia has liked the idea of his upcoming television show "Naamkarann", which centres around social identity of a girl.
	Bhatt is set to start his television innings with the fiction show, which he has created.
	It explores the journey of a 10-year-old girl, named Avni, a curious but perceptive girl who will raise pertinent questions, which challenges societal norms.
	"I asked Alia how would she react to a small girl who comes up to her and asks why is her identity attached to her father in today's times. To which, Alia raised her eyebrows and she said it is fascinating. She liked it. We are happy about it," Bhatt told PTI.
	According to the director, "Namkarann" compels one to reflect upon a social truth that identity of a girl is always linked to that of a man, first her father and then her husband.
	"My romance with television is age old. This is my first major plunge in television and I am pleased it is happening with Star Plus as ...

Alia found idea of 'Naamkarann' fascinating: Mahesh Bhatt

Actors Sushant Singh Rajput and Shraddha Kapoor will turn showstoppers for celebrity fashion designer Manish Malhotra at Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2016.
	The 50-year-old designer will showcase his collection at India's first ever vitural-reality fashion show on August 24.
	Malhotra took to Twitter to make the announcement.
	"For the first time @ShraddhaKapoor @itsSSR together for my #fashionshow as my #muses @LakmeFashionWk @EtihadAirways @MMalhotraworld," he wrote.
	Sushant, 30, who is gearing up for the release of biopic "M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story," is excited to make his ramp debut with Bollywood's most famous costume designer.
	"And I am extremely excited..:)) This will be my debut on ramp and what a start ..:) for rockstar @ManishMalhotra," he tweeted.
	Shraddha, 29, is currently busy shooting for her film "Half Girlfriend" in Cape Town and will fly back for the fashion extravaganza.
	To be presented in collaboration with Etihad Airways the show is touted to be all ...

Shraddha, Sushant to walk for Manish Malhotra at LFW

Choreographer-director Remo D'Souza, says he is happy to be bringing an "unusual" superhero on screens with "A Flying Jatt" and even if he fails, he will take it in his stride.
	In the movie, a superhero (Tiger Shroff) is shown as an ordinary man, who is even scared of heights.
	Remo says the movie is a risk but one that's worth taking.
	"If you don't take a risk you will not be satisfied and happy. I think one must look at creating history. I am glad I tried something different with 'A Flying Jatt'. I will be okay even if I failed with this film," Remo told PTI.
	"Ours is a small film. The producers gave us a proper budget, they gave us everything that we required. The VFX has come out good. The most challenging part for this film was getting proper action scenes."
	The 44-year-old "ABCD" helmer feels like Hollywood, even Indian filmmakers can make superhero films packed with great amount of action and VFX.
	"The perception that 'Indians can't make superhero films' needs to change. ..

Will be okay if I fail with 'A Flying Jatt': Remo D'Souza

Former alternative rock band 3 Doors Down lead guitarist, Matt Roberts has passed away at the age of 38.
	His father, Darrell Roberts claimed that he was woken up by police on Saturday morning with the news of his son's demise, reported Digital Spy.
	"I was wakened at 8:50 this morning by some detectives beating on my door. It's always scary as a parent, they were in suits and that's when they told me. They asked me if Matt Roberts was your son, I said yes, and they said, 'We have bad news to tell you, Matt deceased last night'," Darrell said.
	Matt was expected to perform at a charity event in Wisconsin later that night where his father was also supposed to join him.
	Darrell revealed his son had struggled with anxiety and an addiction to prescription medication since his time with 3 Doors Down.
	A cause of his death has yet to be confirmed, with police noting that they had received a call in which they were informed that a man was "either asleep or passed out in the hallway of his ..

3 Doors Down guitarist Matt Roberts dies at 38

'White Collar' star Matt Bomar says he looks up to his grandparents to get inspired for a long-lasting marriage.
	Bomar said he and his husband Simon Halls take it "one day at a time" to ensure their relationship remains strong, reported People magazine.
	"Well, we have three kids right now, so you've got to fit the romance in when you can. I sort of take cues from my grandparents," the 38-year-old actor said.
	"(They) just celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary, so I always look to them and I see how every day they express their love for each other and I try to follow. They've set a pretty good model for me to follow."
	Bomer and Halls were married in a quiet ceremony with their nearest and dearest friends and family in 2011. The couple has three sons together: Kit, Walker and Henry.

Matt Bomar's grandparents inspire him for long-lasting marriage

Actor Ssharad Malhotra has requested his fans not to "deterr" the image of his former girlfriend Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya after the actress informed him she was being abused by some of his followers.
	Ssharad and Divyanka met on the sets of TV show "Banoo Main Teri Dulhann" and dated for nine years before calling it quits in 2015, much to the disbelief of their fans.
	The 31-year-old actress moved on and got engaged to her "Yeh Hai Mohabbatein" co-star Vivek Dahiya and the couple tied the knot last month in a grand ceremony.
	Ssharad, 33, has revealed he got a text from Divyanka saying his fans were hurling abuses at her and her family and she wanted him to make an appeal to them on a public platform.
	"Was a little disappointed when I got a text from Mrs Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya stating that apparently some of my fans were deterring her image and hurling abuses at her and family," the actor wrote on Instagram.
	"On one hand we have the women at the Olympics making the nation beam ...

Ssharad appeals fans not to post nasty stuff about ex Divyanka

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has scored 22 million followers on Twitter, retaining his position of the most followed Indian actor on the micro-blogging site.
	The 73-year-old actor is ahead of superstars like Shah Rukh Khan (20.8 million), Salman Khan (19 million), Aamir Khan (18.3 million), and Bollywood stars Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra, who have 15.6 million and 14.8 million followers respectively.
	Bachchan, who joined Twitter in 2010, expressed his excitement through a post and shared the news along with a picture of himself in which he is seen joining hands and greeting his followers for all the love.
	"BAAADUUUUMMMBAAAA! Twitter followers reaches 22 million #AB22Million.. Thank you all.. Your love made it," wrote the actor.
	From sharing posters, behind-the-scene stills of his movies, trivia of his old films to voicing his opinion on a range of issues, Bachchan is quite active on Twitter.
	The National Award-winning actor is also active on other social media platforms, ...

Big B hits 22 million followers on Twitter

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has begun shooting for director Imtiaz Ali's upcoming love story in the stunning locales of Prague.
	The film, reportedly titled "The Ring", marks the first collaboration between the 50-year-old "Fan" star and Imtiaz.
	Shah Rukh is said to be playing a tourist guide in the movie. The actor posted on Instagram a video of a museum in Prague, which he captioned, "Pretty in Prague."
	A video from the film's set, shared by a fan online, shows Shah Rukh walking up to a parapet with a large brown bag strung around his shoulder, while waving a red flag in order to attract attention from the crowd.
	Actress Anushka Sharma will star opposite the actor in the film, which will be the pair's third on screen outing together after "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi" and "Jab Tak Hai Jaan". The 28-year-old actress plays a Gujarati in the movie.
	The film also marks SRK's return to an out-and-out romantic film after four years. His last on screen love story was late director Yash Chopra's ..

Shah Rukh begins filming Imtiaz Ali's next in Prague

Indo-Canadian director-scriptwriter Deepa Mehta will inaugurate the fifth annual Washington DC South Asian Film Festival 2015 here.
	The three-day annual film festival, which will kick-off with a red carpet reception and gala on September 9, would screen movies and documentaries from South Asian countries.
	Bengali filmmaker Suman Ghosh's romantic movie "Mi Amor", starring Parambrata Chatterjee and Raima Sen, is the opening feature film of the fest.
	"Mi Amor" is the story of two Indians, who are in their 30s and live in Miami. The staleness and loneliness of their diaspora life in the US makes them embark on an unusual romantic journey in an effort to spice up their life together.
	As a tribute late ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh, the festival would also screen documentary "Kaagaz ki Kashti", which is also the closing film.
	Kalki Koechlin-Naseeruddin Shah starrer "Waiting", Juhi Chawla's, "Chalk N Duster" are among the other films to be screened at the event.
	Other eminent attendees ..

Deepa Mehta to open Washington DC South Asia Film Festival

Singers Mel B and Mel C are no longer on speaking terms after the latter pulled out of the planned Spice Girls reunion.
	The popular '90s group has fallen out after Mel C pulled out of the band's planned reunion to celebrate their 20th anniversary, which is expected to include a one-off show in London's Hyde Park next July, reported Female First.
	"While Mel B, Geri Horner and Emma Bunton are ploughing ahead, there is no love lost between the Mels, who aren't on speaking terms and haven't been for two months," a source said.
	"Mel B is angry at Mel C for what she thinks is a betrayal of their friendship and is refusing to acknowledge her. They knew convincing Victoria Beckham to come on board would be tricky but didn't expect Mel C to back out.

Mel B, Mel C not on speaking terms?

Actress Natalie Dormer was once unemployed for 10 months and says it taught her an important lesson.
	The 34-year-old actress stars in "Game of Thrones" and has appeared in "The Hunger Games" franchise but admitted that a promised three-film deal with Touchstone Pictures never happened, she was out of work and forced to take a job temping in an office, reported Daily Telegraph.
	"I was properly unemployed for 10 months - temping in an office again to pay for Christmas presents. That was the best lesson I've ever learnt: you're never home and dry," she said.

Being unemployed taught me important lesson: Natalie Dormer

British singer-actress Hannah Spearritt is reportedly seeing Tom Dibble, the son of two councillors, Keith and Sue Dibble.
 	Hannah, 35, called time on her relationship with former S Club 7 bandmate Paul Cattermole in November 2015, following just a few months of dating, and has now found love again with Tom, reported Female First.
	"Hannah and Tom are a great match. She gets on well with his parents too," a source said.

Hannah Spearritt dating Tom Dibble?

Pop star Justin Bieber has admitted he is desperately homesick and touring is taking a toll on him.
	The 22-year-old singer took a break from his "Purpose" World Tour to perform at V Festival in the UK yesterday, where he told fans that he is missing his family while on the road, reported Female First.
	"I've been on tour a long time now - away from my friends and family. It gets tough sometimes... You just need 'Company'.

It gets tough sometimes on tour: Justin Bieber

Musician Phil Collins has revealed at one stage in his life he started drinking so much that it almost cost him his life.
	The 65-year-old musician will open up about his battle with booze in his new memoir "I'm Not Dead Yet" and admitted that at one stage it was so serious he "came very close to dying", reported Female First.
	"The book is honest, it's self-deprecating. I'm not shirking my responsibilities. You start drinking, then you start drinking too much - then it physically hurts you. I came very close to dying at that point," he said.

Alcohol almost killed me, says Phill Collins

Lou Perlman, the former producer-manager of bands Backstreet Boys and NSYNC, has died. He was 62.
	Pearlman, who was serving out a 25-year jail term after being convicted of running a half-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme in 2008, died Friday night, the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed, said The Hollywood Reporter.
	NSYNC member Lance Bass tweeted word of the news yesterday, writing, "He might not have been a stand up businessman , but I wouldn't be doing what I love today without his influence."
	On the back of those boy bands' success, Pearlman turned his Trans Continental businesses into a sprawling empire in the 1990s. But it was all built on fraud, and he was ultimately sued by every act he represented except one.
	His groups dominated the charts during the 1990s: Backstreet Boys landed six Top 10 singles in the Hot 100 and a whopping nine albums in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200, with both Millennium and Black & White hitting No. 1 (albeit after the group split from ...

Lou Pearlman, former Backstreet Boys producer, dies at 62

Pop star Justin Bieber, who is rumoured to be dating model Sofia Richie, was spotted leaving a London nightclub with a mystery girl.
	The 22-year-old singer was spotted partying with Rihanna at Tape nightclub in the English capital before leaving the venue with a blonde female just before 4am, reported Female First.
	Bieber and Rihanna are in the UK to play V Festival this weekend.

Justin Bieber parties with mystery girl

A dispute over salary between actor Tom Cruise and Paramount has reportedly halted preproduction on "Mission: Impossible 6".
	The studio, which is co-financing the movie, was in the prep stages for a January 2017 production start and Christopher McQuarrie, who is back on directing duties after reinvigorated the franchise with the fifth installment, is writing the script.
	One of the contentious points is Cruise's back-end profit participation, with the star looking to match or exceed what he is getting paid by Universal for starring in "The Mummy", which he is currently shooting in London, sources have told The Hollywood Reporter.
	"Mummy" is a pivotal movie for Universal, which is looking to launch a cinematic franchise and has hinged plenty on Cruise's star power.
	This is the second hiccup this summer for "Mission: Impossible 6". In July, the project threatened to fall apart over what one source said was script issues. That obstacle pushed a November start into the new ...

Pay dispute halts 'Mission: Impossible 6' production?

Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio says he won't host the originally-planned fundraiser for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton fundraiser at his LA home on Tuesday due to a scheduling conflict.
	The move comes as 41-year-old star has been linked to a USD 3 billion Malaysian embezzlement scandal.
	His rep Shawn Sachs has, however, maintained the scheduling conflict forced the actor to bow out, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	An unidentified source close to the event has claimed the reason DiCaprio backed out was work-related, that his current project will keep him in New York until Wednesday.
	The actor is taking his documentary "The Turning Point" to the Toronto Film Festival in September. He is not currently filming a movie as an actor.
	Josh Schwerin, a spokesperson with the Clinton campaign, said any suggestion that the scandal is connected to DiCaprio dropping out "is completely false. It's not at all true."
	"If we could have had the event at his home, we would ..

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