Actor John Kraskinski says parenting has taught him a lot in his life and made him understand the true meaning of relationships.
	The 36-year-old "The Office" star, who welcomed his second child, a baby girl, with actress wife Emily Blunt this June, revealed how his first daughter helped him act in his upcoming film "The Hollars", reported Hello! magazine.
	"We started shooting the movie when my daughter was four-and-half-months-old, and I've got to say that, had I shot this five months before, that it would have been a totally different movie.
	"All the cliches of parenting are true and you feel all sort of new things. It was really this new existential magnet that you feel draw to your family and you understand your parents more, you understand your brothers' relationships more, you understand even your family's name. That you are from somewhere," he said.
	The father of two girls, said his eldest daughter adores her baby sister and they share a great bond with one another.
	"She's .

John Kraskinski opens up about parenting

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Actress Mila Kunis says she has become "incredibly selfless" since becoming a mother.
	The 32-year-old "Bad Moms" actress, who is pregnant with her second child with husband Ashton Kutcher, has admitted since giving birth to her daughter Wyatt 21 months ago her priorities have shifted and "everything" has changed for her, reported Female First.
	Asked how she has changed since becoming a mother, she said, "It changed everything. It gave me a really interesting sense of confidence. My priorities shifted and I think I became incredibly selfless
	"Knowing that I was going to have a baby made me be like, I have to give up so much of myself and I'm happy to do that. It wasn't like, oh I'll sacrifice. It was more, I want to do this.

Motherhood has made me selfless: Mila Kunis

Actress Kristen Stewart says she is thankful she has had her heart broken because it has helped her to learn and cope with love in the future.
	The 26-year-old actress, who previously dated her "Twilight" co-star Robert Pattinson for five years and is now seeing her assistant Alicia Cargile, would rather be able to feel sadness and learn from her pain than shut off all her emotions, reported Female First.
	Asked if she's had her heart broken, she said, "Oh my God! Yeah totally. I've been destroyed. Absolutely. And thank God I have too because I would not exchange feeling so much for feeling nothing at all.
	"I think the worst that can happen to a person is when they start shutting their emotions down - and sometimes you can't blame them because crazy things do happen and you can never anticipate everything that is going to go down between two people. But what you must do is not regret or blame the past, but take responsibility for your own happiness, because if you're happy with ...

I'm thankful for heartbreaks: Kristen Stewart

British actor and learning disability campaigner, Brian Rix, has died aged 92.
	Rix, who had been terminally ill, died today morning, confirmed a spokesperson for the learning disability charity Menap, which the headed as the president, reported Daily Telegraph.
	At the beginning of the month, Rix made a heartfelt plea for euthanasia to be legalised in order to allow him to "slip away peacefully" as he revealed he was suffering with a terminal condition.
	The actor earlier voted against an Assisted Dying Bill, which came before the House of Lords in 2006 because he feared that people with learning disabilities might become the unwilling victims of euthanasia.
	But he changed his stance after his illness left him feeling "like a beached whale" and in constant discomfort.
	Rix was considered one of the country's foremost campaigners for people with learning disabilities.
	He was one of Britain's most popular TV and stage actors with his own brand of "Whitehall farce" comedy. He also ...

Actor Brian Rix dies at 92

Former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy is mulling to produce a film starring his son Nikhil and Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan.
	"Yes, we had a detailed discussions", Kumaraswamy, a noted Kannada film producer, told PTI after a meeting with Kalyan here.
	"We are planning a film with a story revolving around the two," he said.
	Kumaraswamy, son of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, is launching Nikhil in Kannada-Telugu bilingual film "Jaguar", to be released on October 6.
	"We have plans to release Jaguar in 400-450 screens in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, around 325 screens in Karnataka, and around 100 screens overseas", he said.
	"Jaguar" directed by Mahadev, a former associate of S S Rajamouli, was shot in Mysore, particularly Infosys campus there and in Bulgaria among other places.
	The story and screenplay are by Rajamouli's father Vijayendra  Prasad, who was the writer for "Baahubali" and "Bajrangi Bhaijan", he added.
		"It is only a courtesy call. I know Kumaraswamy since 

Kumaraswamy mulls Telugu-Kannada film with Pawan, Nikhil

Actress Natalie Portman has revealed veteran star Lauren Bacall disliked her when the pair worked together on 2008 short movie "Eve".
	The 35-year-old actress directed the legendary star, who passed away in 2014 at the age of 89, in the short film "Eve" in 2008 and Portman says Bacall was completely unimpressed by her, reported Us magazine.
	Speaking at a Q&A for her new movie, "A Tale of Love and Darkness", Portman said, "I must be honest. She did not like me, but I loved her and admired her so much. She sensed in me what I learned later about myself ... That I had a really hard time saying what I wanted and being the boss.
	"When I was 26 on 'Eve' with Lauren I was not decisive, and she called me out on it and was totally right. But she was a total pro, despite the fact that she was so unimpressed by me. She was amazing in every take.

Lauren Bacall disliked me: Natalie Portman

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni says he was surprised to see actor Sushant Singh Rajput portray him keeping in mind the minute details in upcoming biopic "M S Dhoni: The Untold Story".
	The "Shuddh Desi Romance" actor in order to get into the skin of the cricketer, had to undergo rigorous training to perfect his cricketing skills, specially to pull off Dhoni's trademark 'helicopter' shot well on screen.
	"He (Sushant) has worked very hard. He was practicing everyday for more than nine months. He was batting everyday for over three hours when it comes to portraying the (cricket) shots," Dhoni said in a statement here.
	Beside cricket training, the 30-year-old actor had to emote the 'captain cool' (as Dhoni is fondly called) by understanding his mindset when his team won or lost a match.
	"Also the way I walk, the way I talk, he has copied almost everything. In fact I was amazed to see him do all these things," he adds.
	Also starring Kiara Advani and Anupam Kher the film is ...

Dhoni was surprised to see Sushant emote him well on screen

In first of its kind event, a three-day fashion show will be organized at the Eiffel tower in Paris from October 21.
	The "French European Indian Fashion Week" will be held at the first level of the iconic tower on October 21, 22 and 23 as an initiative of World News Network.
	This fashion week is expected to bring together world's finest designers under one roof. It (fashion week) allows the designers from around the world to come and express their culture or any other cause through their collection.
	"It's a great pleasure organizing a Fashion Week on the Eiffel Tower and we are looking forward to promote fashion on all the seven wonders of the world. I want to thank all the French and Indian dignitaries for supporting this iconic event and making a dream turn into reality," President of French European Indian Organization Satish Reddy Reddy said in a statement here.
	French European Indian Organization is based in Paris.
	The aim of the event is to get all the people from ...

Fashion show on Eiffel Tower!

Preproduction on "Mission: Impossible 6" has reportedly been halted following a dispute over salary between franchise's face Tom Cruise and Paramount.
	The studio, which was co-financing the movie with Skydance, was in the preparatory stages for a January 2017 production start.
	According to the Hollywood Reporter, there is still no agreement on Cruise's back-end profit participation as the actor is reportedly looking to match or exceed what he is getting from Universal for "Mummy" reboot.
	Christopher McQuarrie, who wrote the fifth installment, is back as a scriptwriter on the movie.

Pay dispute halts "Mission: Impossible 6" preproduction

Filmmaker Shakun Batra says homosexuality has always received a caricaturish treatment in Bollywood films but he has tried to break the stereotype with "Kapoor & Sons".
	Batra's last directorial venture, starring Fawad Khan, Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt, had the Pakistani star play a homosexual character.
	The director says his aim was to showcase things as normal as they are in real life.
	"I am really put off by the regressive portrayal of homosexuality in Indian films. I feel it is done in really bad taste. In my film, I wanted to tell a story which will not put off any part of the audience.
	"The idea was to say it in a way that even if my mother saw it she will not be put off. The aim was that more people should come in and understand how things are actually," Batra told PTI.
	Even though the characterization brought him a lot of praise, the "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu" helmer says his agenda was not to highlight that facet.
	"For me the movie wasn't just about that ...

Portrayal of homosexuality in Indian films regressive: Batra

Actor Vin Diesel has confirmed that he and his fellow Guardians of the Galaxy will appear in "Avengers: Infinity War".
	The 49-year-old "Furious 7" star, who will lend his voice to Groot in the upcoming superhero film "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2," revealed that the extraterrestrial tree creature (Groot) will be in the third installment of the Avengers franchise along with his guardians, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	"The Guardians will be included in 'Avengers: Infinity War' and that's incredibly exciting. You were told before everybody," he said.
	Diesel did not share further details regarding the cast and plot.
	"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2" stars Chris Pratt, Kurt Russell, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista and Bradley Cooper. It will hit theatres on April 25, 2017.

Guardians of the Galaxy to be in next 'Avengers': Vin Diesel

John Turturro has revived his "Big Lebowski" character Jesus Quintana in his upcoming film "Going Places".
	Turturro is directing, starring and wrote the screenplay for the movie which is inspired by the 1974 French film "Going Places".
	The actor-director's version follows a trio of misfits whose irreverent, sexually charged dynamic evolves into a love story as their spontaneous and flippant attitude backfires, reported Variety.
	 Quintana was a loud-mouth opponent of the bowling league team that includes the characters played by Jeff Bridges, John Goodman and Steve Buscemi in the 1998 comedy.
	Bobby Cannavale, Audrey Tautou, Susan Sarandon and Sonia Braga are also starring in "Going Places."
	Turturro is currently starring in HBO's acclaimed TV drama "The Night Of".

John Turturro shooting 'Big Lebowski' spin-off

American gymnast Simone Biles says she would love to participate in "Dancing with the Stars" after reports claimed that she might join show's 23rd season as one of its contestants.
	The 19-year-old athlete, who won four gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics, revealed that she is keen to compete in the ABC's dance reality series but her tight schedule may prevent her from participating in its upcoming season, reported Ace Showbiz.
	"I would love to do 'Dancing with the Stars' but so far we have a three month tour after this Olympics. I'm not sure if I'll have time," she said.
	Biles said that she is open for its next year's season adding, "I would really love to do it in the spring if that's possible.

Would love to do 'Dancing with the Stars': Simone Biles

Hip-hop artist Sean Combs, popularly known by his stage name P Diddy, has cancelled his Bad Boy Family Reunion tour to recover from shoulder surgery.
	The 46-year-old "Coming Home" hitmaker's representative confirmed that he is still not completely fine after undergoing surgery for a torn rotator cuff in May, reported Entertainment Tonight.
	"The delayed tour start will give Combs the much needed time he needs in order to recover and give fans the incredible stage experience they have come to expect from a Puff Daddy productions," the rep said.
	The 25-city tour, originally scheduled to begin in Ohio on August 25, will now kick off in Chicago on September 1.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs cancels tour to recover from surgery

Actor Jonah Hill says filming "The Wolf of Wall Street" took a toll on his health because of the fake drugs which they used in the 2013 movie.
	The 32-year-old star, who played Donnie Azoff in Martin Scrosese's directorial, said he had to be hospitalised for ingesting artificial drugs for almost seven months, reported Entertainment Tonight.
	"If you ingest that much matter into your lungs you'll get very sick, and we were literally doing fake coke for seven months, every day," Hill said.
	But even though it caused a lot of trouble to his health, The "21 Jump Street" star says the experience was not bad at all.
	"I never had more vitamin D in my entire life. I could have lifted a car over my head," he joked.
	Hill also praised Scorsese and called him a genius.
	"He's such a genius on so many levels, that it is unexplainable."
	"The Wolf of Wall Street" starred Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role.

Jonah Hill reveals 'Wolf of Wall Street' made his health worse

Singer-actress Sarah Harding says she's been 'blushing' while rehearsing her kissing scenes with actor Andy Moss for their roles in "Ghost: The Musical".
	The 34-year-old "St Trinian's" star revealed that it is something very new for her as she is not used to with such scenes on screen, reported Female First.
	"The other day I had to start to do the odd kiss, and I start blushing! It's not something I'm used to, I've never really done on screen snogging," she said.
	Harding said her co-actor, Moss, has been the perfect gentleman and has done his best to make her feel at ease about the scenes which are bit uncomfortable to perform.
	"Andy is lovely. The more familiar we get the more comfortable it becomes. At the end of the day it's just a job, he's done it a million times. I'm the one who is blushing!," she said.
	The model is making her theatre debut in the show in which she will essay the role of Demi Moore's character, Molly, from the 1990 movie "Ghost" opposite former "Hollyoaks" .

Sarah Harding blushes over kissing scenes with Andy Moss

Calling her the pride of the nation, Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Salman Khan and AR Rahman, among other celebrities have congratulated Indian woman shuttler PV Sindhu on winning a silver medal at the Rio Olympics.
	Bachchan in his message for Sindhu said she played her heart out and made her country proud.
	"#PVSindhu you played your heart out ! All of India is so so proud of you.. Thank for giving us that moment of pride !!!," the "Piku" star wrote.
	In another post he mentioned, "#PVSindhu.. Look what you did.. You had 1.25 billion people rooting for you !! That is no mean achievement ! Proud of you !!."
	Rajinikanth said he has become a great fan of the 21-year-old badminton player.
	"Hats off to you #PVSindhu.... I have become a great fan of yours... Congratulations!," he wrote.
	Salman posted a picture of himself with Sindhu on Twitter and captioned it, "Saw the finals on tv with my mother and told her I have a picture with Sindhu. Proud."
	Rahman said, "Congrats, Sindhu Very .

Film stars congratulate Sindhu on winning Silver at Olympics

Action star Dwayne Johnson has made it clear his "Fast 8" feud is with Vin Diesel after failing to namecheck his castmate in his end-of-shoot shout-out.
	Johnson, 44, took to Instagram to thank everyone involved with the film - but producer and star Diesel was noticeably absent, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	"Finished strong and on to the next. That's an officially (sic) wrap on #FastandFurious8," Johnson wrote below a shot of himself posing by the open door of a private jet.
	"Thank you to our director @fgarygray (F. Gary Gray) for the vision and execution. Thank you UNIVERSAL for being tremendous partners as always, thank you to all my fellow co-stars for the daily effort and grind.
	"Scott Eastwood! Natalie Emmanuel I have a cold Budweiser ready for you and Tyrese Gibson you still have the biggest smile and forehead I've ever seen."
	He added, "And a huge THANK YOU to our hard working production crew - the backbone of our business. Your kind words meant a lot to me last night - ..

Dwayne Johnson omits Vin Diesel from 'Fast 8' wrap up tweet

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma says actors Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, who starred in "Sarkaar Raj", will not return for the third installment of the film franchise.
	Varma says he will launch the first look of the film on August 26.
	"Sarkar 3 first look will be launched on 26th August.. Going by the story both Abhishek and Aishwarya will not be featuring in this segment," the 54-year-old director tweeted.
	"Sarkar" which released in 2005 was the first film in the series and saw Amitabh Bachchan playing the protagonist. It is still not clear whether Big B will return for the upcoming thriller.
	"Scale of Sarkar 3 will be much more larger and intense than the earlier two... Rest of the cast details will be soon announced," Varma further wrote.

Abhishek, Aishwarya not part of 'Sarkaar 3': Ram Gopal Varma

Jack Riley, a regular actor on "The Bob Newhart Show" and the voice of Stu Pickles on the popular animated show "Rugrats," has died. He was 80.
	He died of pneumonia at a hospital in Los Angeles and is survived by his wife Ginger Lawrence, two children and two grandchildren, according to Paul Doherty at Cunningham Escott Slevin & Doherty, reported Variety.
	Riley gained recognition for his role as the selfish and neurotic patient Elliot Carlin, who is credited in 49 episodes of "The Bob Newhart Show."
	He was also a voice actor for the iconic Nickelodeon character in "Rugrats" for over a decade starting in 1991. He voiced 143 episodes of the original series through 2005, and 18 episodes of the "Rugrats" spin-off "All Grown Up" until 2007.
	His voice also appeared in multiple "Rugrats" movies including "A Rugrats Vacation" (1997), "The Rugrats Movie" (1998), "Rugrats in Paris: The Movie" (2000), as well as several video games based on the Nicktoon.
	Riley's career spanned close to ...

Actor Jack Riley dies

Filmmaker James Gunn has weighed in on the "racist" controversy surrounding the reported casting of Zendaya Coleman as Mary Jane Watson in Jon Watts' "Spider-Man: Homecoming".
	The "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" helmer defended the casting in a lengthy Facebook post published following the social media backlash from fans, reported Ace Showbiz.
	"People get upset when something they consider intrinsic to a comic book character changes when adapted for a film. I get this," Gunn said.
	"I do not believe a character is the colour of his or her skin," he added, before addressing the reports about MJ being played by the young black actress.
	"If a character's primary attribute - the thing that makes them iconic - is the color of their skin, or their hair color, frankly, that character is shallow and sucks," he explained.
	"For me, what makes MJ MJ is her alpha female playfulness, and if the actress captures that, then she'll work."
	Gunn also noted that he was speaking hypothetically as ..

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