"Sankhachil" director Goutam Ghose is all set to launch his long-planned Indo-Italian film "Story of Lala" and will begin shooting from the middle of the year.
 	"Shooting for 'Story of Lala' will commence from this July and a major part will be shot in Italy," Goutam told PTI.
	"Sankhachil" won the National Award for Best Bengali film earlier this week and is slated for commercial release on April 14.
	"Story of Lala", which was at the back of his mind for the last few years, could not commence earlier due to procedural hassles, he said.
	Goutam did not, however, divulge the cast of the international project.
	The film will also be shot in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Mumbai.

Goutam Ghose to start Indo-Italian project soon

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Supermodel Carol Gracia broke all the stereotypes as she sashayed down the ramp flaunting her baby bump for designer Gaurang Shah at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2016.
	"Mom to be @carolmgracias walking for #GaurangShah at @lakmefashionwk. #Gaurang #LakmeFashionWeek #momtobe #carolgracias," the designer posted on his Instagram.
	The former "Bigg Boss" contestant, 37, flaunted a beautiful green and pink sari from Gaurang's collection "Calico", paying reverence to the aesthetics of early 20th century Indian royalty.
	The line also united traditional Indian textiles with vintage silhouettes.
	The collection of 40 ensemble included 16 sarees with each of them crafted from hand-woven textiles in Khadi, Uppada and Kota using the Jamdani technique.
	The sarees were draped in royal styles of 12 states and the gowns followed the silhouettes of the Belle Epoch period.
	The designer is planning to head to London and Milan Fashion Weeks next.

Pregnant Carol Gracias flaunts baby bump on ramp

His upcoming film "Love Games" might be bold and sensational for the audience, but for its director Vikram Bhatt the movie is extremely personal as he says it is inspired from his life story.
	The film is based on swingers, people who are in a relationship but also like being physically intimate with others, and follows the story of one such couple, played by Patralekha and Gaurav Arora.
	"The movie is inspired by my life. I have dated women, I have been with a swinger, I have not done that (swinging) so much myself, but I have seen that life up close and personal," Bhatt told PTI.
	"Love Games", scheduled to release on April 8, also stars Tara Alisha Berry in the lead. Bhatt says it was a conversation he had with a 20-year-old girl whom he met at a shopping mall which convinced him that audience is ready to watch films on bold topics.
	"...While I was talking to her, I said the audience is not ready for bold films and the girl said the viewers have been ready for years now, but it is 

'Love Games' inspired by my life: Vikram Bhatt

Having entertained the audience with their subtle romance in "Aashiqui 2", actress Shraddha Kapoor hopes she is able to recreate the same chemistry with Aditya Roy Kapur in "Ok Jaanu".
	"Yes maybe it is a pressure to some extent, but this is a totally different film and we play characters that we have never played before. I hope people enjoy the film," Shraddha told PTI, when asked if there is a sense of pressure to recreate the magic of "Aashiqui 2".
	Directed by Shaad Ali, Karan Johar's home production "Ok Jaanu" is a remake of hit Tamil film "Ok Kanmani".
	Meanwhile, the response to the trailer of Shraddha's next film "Baaghi", opposite Tiger Shroff, is garnering positive response. The 27-year-old actress is nervous about what would be their reaction to the romantic-action film, directed by Sabbir Khan, which will release on April 29.
	"I get nervous before every release. It always feels like a debut is being made," says Shraddha.
	Besides her film commitments, the actress is ...

Shraddha anxious about romancing Aditya in 'Ok Jaanu'

"Mad Max: Fury Road" actor Nathan Jones is making his Bollywood debut with Remo D'Souza's next "A Flying Jat" and the director says working with the former Australian wrestler was fun.
	Jones, 48, is playing the main antagonist in Tiger Shroff-starrer superhero drama, which will wrap up its shooting this week in Chandigarh.
	"I spotted Nathan when I watched 'Mad Max: Fury Road' last year. I wanted a strong and powerful villain opposite Tiger. "Flying Jat' is a superhero movie and the villain needs to be really strong. I mailed Nathan and he accepted my offer because he didn't have any line-up during this time. So, he came onboard very easily," Remo told PTI.
	The National-award winning choreographer said the Australian wrestler-turned-actor also enjoyed shooting for the Bollywood film.
	"He was fun and moreover he also enjoyed shooting with us.
He got along with every crew member."
	Remo has made American dancer Lauren Gottlieb a household name in India, thanks to her stint in his ...

Roping Nathan for 'A Flying Jat' wasn't tough: Remo D'Souza

Singer-actor Justin Timberlake is being accused of stealing one of his songs from Cirque du Soleil.
	The troupe has filed a lawsuit against the Grammy-winning singer, claiming that he sampled a part of their track without their permission for "Don't Hold the Wall" from his 2013 album, The 20/20 Experience, reported Ace Showbiz.
	The Cirque du Soleil song in question is "Steel Dream", which was composed by Benoit Jutras for their ninth stage production called "Quidam". The track also appeared on an album that came out in 1997.
	The group is seeking USD 800,000 in copyright infringement damages from Timberlake as well as Timbaland, J-Roc and James Fauntleroy who all collaborated with him on "Don't Hold the Wall".
	They also name Sony Music as a defendant in the suit filed on March 31 in a New York federal court.

Justin Timberlake sued for alleged copyright infringement

Little Mix have been struck down by illness again with the girl band having to cancel two of their Belfast gigs just minutes after the doors opened.
	The "Black Magic" ladies were due to play a matinee and an evening show at the SSE Arena but they pulled out as Jesy Nelson was unwell, reported BBC online.
	Fans were informed by text message that the shows would not be going ahead as scheduled and thousands more heard the announcement via speakerphone after they had just entered the building ready for the afternoon performance.
	A statement from show promoter Aikens said, "We regret to announce that both Little Mix shows at the SSE Arena will not take place today due to Jesy being unwell and not able to perform.
	"Please hold on to your tickets - we hope to be able to make a further announcement on possible rescheduling later today."
	This is the second time Nelson has had to pull out of the girls' Get Weird tour when the singer could not fly to Japan to perform due to a "horrid ear ...

Little Mix cancel two gigs at the last minute

Embattled actor Bill Cosby has been granted a delay in his second deposition relating to allegations he sexually assaulted Judy Huth in the 1970s.
	Huth is one of more than 50 women who have come forward with decades-old accusations of inappropriate behaviour, drugging and/or rape against Cosby since late 2014.
	The statute of limitations has expired in almost all of the cases, preventing the alleged victims from pursuing criminal charges, but Huth claims she was just 15 when the comedian reportedly forced himself upon her during a party at the Playboy Mansion in California in 1974.
	She filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Cosby in December, 2014, and he sat for his first round of questioning in October.
	Cosby, 78, was scheduled to be deposed again in February this year, but the session was subsequently postponed and the two sides agreed to sit down for the second deposition on April 7.
	Cosby is currently fighting an aggravated indecent assault charge for allegedly drugging and ..

Bill Cosby's deposition postponed

Robin Wright is in final talks to join Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling in the planned "Blade Runner" sequel.
	The "House of Cards" star has been circling the project for weeks and reports suggested she was waiting for her filming schedule on the hit Netflix political drama before agreeing to sign on, reported Variety.
	Now it appears she has worked out the timing and she is poised to take on one of three major female roles in the sci-fi movie.
	"Sicario" filmmaker Denis Villeneuve is on board as director, working with a script penned by the original "Blade Runner" co-writer Hampton Fancher and Michael Green.
	The screenplay is based on an idea Fancher previously developed with Ridley Scott, who took charge of the 1982 classic.
	Ford will reprise his robot hunter character Rick Deckard for the long-awaited follow-up, which is expected to begin shooting in July.

Robin Wright in talks for 'Blade Runner' sequel

Actor Kevin Bacon will play an FBI agent in Mark Wahlberg's upcoming Boston Marathon bombings movie.
	The "Footloose" star will portray real-life FBI Special Agent in "Patriots Day", which will chronicle the events surrounding the tragic April, 2013 attacks, which cost three people their lives and left 264 others injured, reported Deadline.
	"Richard DesLauriers worked tirelessly as one of the key figures in an impossibly sophisticated investigation and Kevin Bacon possesses the intelligence and empathy to portray him," director Peter Berg said in a statement announcing the casting.
	The film, based on the account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, will also feature John Goodman, J K Simmons, Michelle Monaghan, and Wahlberg, who will play Boston Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders, a composite officer central to the investigation and subsequent manhunt for brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
	"Patriots Day" is one of three movies in development about the Boston bombings. Jake ...

Kevin Bacon Joins Mark Wahlberg's 'Patriots Day'

R'n'B singer Brandy is suing her record label, Chameleon, for allegedly not letting her release new music.
	The singer claimed Chameleon hasn't allowed her to record and release new music since 2012's "Two Eleven" because they want to get her sign a new deal with them, reported Aceshowbiz.
	The R&B diva has filed a lawsuit against Chameleon Entertainment Group in Los Angeles Superior Court.
	The suit states that Brandy joined Chameleon in 2011 and dropped her album "Two Eleven" via the label in 2012. Her deal gave Chameleon the option to release four more records by the singer, but she says they refuse to allow her to record a new album.
	Brandy mentions in her suit that she has terminated her contract with Chameleon and now wants a judge to rule that the terms are void.
	Additionally, she is reportedly seeking USD 1 million in damages. Chameleon hasn't responded to the suit yet.

Brandy suing record label

Singer Ariana Grande wants male singers and rappers to stop using derogatory sexist terms in their songs.
	The 22-year-old singer wants to put an end to the use of derogatory terms used by rappers and musicians in their tracks, as well as in real life, to address the opposite sex and insists the vulgar trend needs to "go away soon," reported Female First.
	"When men talk about women in songs it's like, 'Oh, hell yeah b******'. And if a girl makes a song about a break up then it's like, 'Wow, I can't believe she did that!' Whether it's the music industry or real-life we need to break the standard and it needs to go away soon."
	The "Dangerous Woman" hitmaker, who previously dated rapper Big Sean and has worked with Chris Brown, both known for using sexist terms in their songs, likes to see women stick up for themselves and she believes talking about the issue is the only way it will ever get resolved.
	"I love seeing women be more vocal about these things because it is the only thing ..

Ariana Grande wants end to sexist lyrics in songs

Singer Adele was presented with an iHeartRadio award during her Birmingham concert.
	Adele, 25, is already a winner at the upcoming 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
	The singer bagged the song of the year title for her massive chart-topper "Hello" and received her trophy while she was in the middle of her concert, reported Aceshowbiz.
	She was all smiles while accepting her prize and delivered her acceptance speech in front of the concertgoers.
	The British beauty's "Hello" won the Song of the Year Award over other hits like Taylor Swift's "Blank Space", The Weeknd's "Can't Feel My Face", Walk the Moon's "Shut Up and Dance" and Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" featuring Bruno Mars.
	More winners at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Awards will be revealed during a ceremony set to take place at the Forum in Los Angeles on April 3 with Justin Bieber and Meghan Trainor among the performers.
	Adele's nominated in several other categories including female artist of the year, album of the year for "25" ..

Adele presented with iHeartRadio award in middle of concert

Singer Adele reached out to Glastonbury Festival organiser Michael Eavis last year to ask if she could play at this year's music extravaganza.
	The 27-year-old "Hello" hitmaker reached out to Eavis, who founded the event in 1970, last year to ask if she could headline the music extravaganza, held on his farm near Pilton in Somerset, South West England, at the end of June, reported Metro.
	"I met Adele last year and she asked if she could do it," Eavis said.
	The singer will take to the Pyramid stage at the popular event on June 25, and Eavis is convinced she'll put on a "hell of a show" for festival goers.
	Eavis was initially shocked when Adele approached him to play the event as she previously claimed she'd never front a festival due to her fear of large crowds.
	"I think I have made myself pretty clear on Glastonbury Festival. The crowds are too big."
	Adele, who returned to music scene late last year with her LP "25" following a four-year hiatus, will join other headlines Muse, ...

Adele asked if she could perform at Glastonbury: Organiser

Emmy-winning writer screenwriter Aaron Sorkin's 1989 Broadway play "A Few Good Men" will be adapted into a live show.
	Sorkin will pen the teleplay adaptation of the same title, which will be aired on NBC next year, reported Aceshowbiz.
	"A Few Good Men", which marked Sorkin's professional debut, premiered on Broadway in 1989.
	It was turned in a feature film starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson and Demi Moore.
	Set in 1986 and taking place in Washington, DC, and the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, the story centers on military lawyer lieutenant Daniel Kaffee, who is asked to defend three Marines on trial for murder.
	Sorkin will also executive produce the live show with Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.
	He said in a statement, "I've been incredibly impressed watching NBC resurrect live musical theater for television and I'm eager to team up with Craig and Neil to help bring live drama back as well."
	"A Few Good Men" will be NBC's first non-musical live presentation since the network ...

Aaron Sorkin's 'A Few Good Men' adapted into live show on NBC

Actress Jessica Chastain, addressing gender inequality in Hollywood, says being the only girl on a film set, one can feel like a "sexual object".
	The 39-year-old actress says gender equality is important so that chances of someone feeling bullied or humiliated are less, reported People magazine.
	"When you have both genders represented, then you have a healthier point of view. You don't feel a hierarchy; you don't have anyone feeling like they are being left out or bullied or humiliated. Sometimes, being the only girl on a set, you can feel like a sexual object," she said.

Girls can feel like sexual objects in Hollywood: Chastain

Actor Adam Driver says the biggest change in his life since he played Kylo Ren in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is that he now gets stopped for photos by lots of children.
 	The 32-year-old actor played lightsaber-wielding villain Kylo Ren in the sci-fi blockbuster and is reprising the part in "Star Wars: Episode VIII".
	Since he donned Kylo's black mask and cape, Driver gets recognised a lot more by children when he's out in public but he's more than happy to oblige his young fans' requests for pictures, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	"Kids are a big thing (now): I feel like before parents kept me away from their kids; now it's like, 'Go get a picture.' "
	Other than acquiring a young fan base, the "Girls" star insists nothing else has really changed in his life.

Kids like me after 'Star Wars': Adam Driver

Singers Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato sang for young hospital patients on a surprise visit to a hospital in Los Angeles earlier this month.
 	The two singers, whose joint "Future Now" tour begins in June, made a shock appearance at Children's Hospital Los Angeles on March 16 and thrilled the youngsters and their parents with an intimate performance, reported Female First.
	Video footage just shared on the hospital's Facebook page showed Jonas accompanying Lovato on an acoustic rendition of her song "Confident", while she then harmonised and clapped along as her pal performed "Jealous".
	The two stars, both 23, happily posed for pictures and signed autographs after the surprise show.
	The hospital was thrilled to have the famous visitors.
	They said on their page, "Anytime someone stops by their room, it makes them feel a little special. We're lucky to have Demi, Nick and many others visit... It was a pretty awesome experience for our patients!"
	The visit was to raise awareness for the ..

Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato pay surprise hospital visit

Paris Jackson is set to celebrate her 18th birthday next week after shunning the occasion since her father king of pop Michael Jackson passed away six years ago.
	The 17-year-old aspiring singer has refused to mark her annual milestone since Jackson died in June 2009 because she couldn't face the heartbreaking memories that came with it, but it seems this year could be different as she gears up to turn 18 next week with a lavish bash, reported Radar Online.
	"Paris has not really celebrated her birthday since her father passed away. She has such fond memories of past birthday celebrations with Michael, so it is really a sensitive time for her," a source said.
	Her family, including mother Debbie Rowe and grandmother Katherine Jackson, are keen to pull out all of the stops on April 3 to ensure Paris, the only daughter of Michael, has a birthday to remember.
	The insider added, "Paris' family is all coming together to throw her a huge and lavish birthday party for her. As of right now, .

Jackson's daughter hasn't celebrated birthday post his death?

Model Ashley Graham has denied that her nude picture on the cover of Maxim magazine was photoshopped to make her body look slimmer.
	The 28-year-old model has posed for her first cover for Maxim magazine's April edition, but not everyone is impressed with her nude photo.
	Some people took to social media to slam the curvy model because they thought her body was photoshopped, reported Aceshowbiz.
	Shortly after Graham heard the rumour, she responded to it, saying that she's proud of her body and no one had ever photoshopped her image.
	"I'm beyond proud to be the first curvy woman on the cover of Maxim. I was not slimmed down on the cover, and Gilles Bensimon did an amazing job capturing my true figure in all of the photos," she said.
	"This is another major advancement for curvy women, especially those who work in the fashion industry who are working hard to get the recognition they deserve."
	The model added that plus-size models also deserved to have more opportunities to appear on .

Ashley Graham denies her Maxim cover photo was photoshopped

"Luther" star Idris Elba says shooting TV shows or films is like "therapy" for him.
	The 43-year-old, who recently split from girlfriend after almost three years of dating, said his life becomes sad when he is not acting, reported Female First.
	"Therapy is a good way to cleanse... When I'm not acting is when my life (becomes sad). It's really interesting.
	"I'm going through this crap now because I'm not on a film set. Had I been on a set I wouldn't even have noticed. Probably.

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