Actor Akshay Kumar, who has pledged Rs 90 lakh for relief of drough-hit farmers in Maharashtra, says he does not want to talk about it.
	Akshay is the latest celebrity after Nana Patekar to come out in the support of distressed farmers.
	The state faces one of its worst droughts, specially the Marathwada region. The "Singh is Kingh" actor plans to financially help 180 families of farmers who committed suicide due to the acute agrarian crisis.
	"I don't want to talk about it. I feel it is stupidity to talk about it. I feel embarrassed to answer all these things. I have never spoken about it," he said when asked about it.
	"You all write about it and I am sure they (people) will get inspired. It is in your hands. You want me to say.. one day I thought about it and read in newspaper and felt it is bad. Everybody does it and there is nothing to talk about it. I don't know what to say," the 48-year-old actor said.
	He reportedly donated some amount to widows of farmers who have ended their 

Akshay feels embarrassed to talk about donation for farmers

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Comedy star Amy Schumer is going to have her first solo Madison Square Garden show next year in June.
	The "Trainwreck" actress made the announcement while performing an opening act for pop diva Madonna at the famed New York City venue as a part of latter's Rebel Heart Tour, said The Hollywood Reporter.
	"I just found out that I'll be playing MSG by myself on June 23!" Schumer said.
	The Madison Square Garden is considered a benchmark for stand-up comedy success.
	The 34-year-old "Inside Amy Schumer" comedian said she was excited to perfrom the opening slot for music icon like Madonna.
	"What am I doing here? I thought nobody would be here - this is awesome! You guys, I'm opening for Madonna right now!" she said.

Amy Schumer to headline Madison Square Garden next year

Legendary filmmaker Guru Dutt's volatile alliance with his singer wife Geeta Dutt and the relationship between poets, Amrita Pritam and Sahir Ludhianvi, have inspired two different plays set to debut here.
	The plays, "Gardish Mein Taare" and "Ek Mulaqaat" both critically acclaimed and commercially successful have been helmed by writer and director Saif Hyder Hassan.
	Actors Arif Zakaria and Sonali Kulkarni portray a married couple in the first play, which has been heavily inspired by the Dutt couple while actors Shekhar Suman and Deepti Naval essay characters of Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist Ludhianvi and Pritam, well known for her literary works in Punjabi and Hindi, in "Ek Mulaqaat".
	Overwhelmed with "sold out" shows of these plays in Mumbai and Kolkata among other cities, Hassan says he is excited to stage the ambitious projects in Delhi.
	"People have so many options these days. There are big movies releasing on Fridays and we do our shows on Saturdays and Sundays. On weekends, ..

'Ek Mulaqaat', 'Gardish Mein Taare' to be staged in Delhi

Priyanka Chopra has reached the mark of 11 million followers on Twitter and three million followers on Instagram, and the actress thanked her fans for their love.
	Priyanka, 33, who joined the micro-blogging site in 2009 and is one of the most popular Indian celebrities online, made a special video to share her excitement.
	"Thank u guys for the love!! #3MillionOnInstagram #11millionOnTwitter so Grateful!," the "Mary Kom" star tweeted along with the video link.
	"11 million on twitter, 3 million on Instagram. Thank you so much. I truly feel very very loved... Very excited," she said in the video.
	Priyanka is gearing up for the US premiere of her debut American TV series "Quantico" that will be telecasted in India from October 3.
	The "Gunday" star is also working on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's love saga "Bajirao Mastani" in which she is essaying the role of Peshwa Baji Rao's first wife Kashi Bai.
	The film is slated for December 18 release.

Priyanka reaches 11 million followers on Twitter, thanks fans

Hollywood star Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and his longtime girlfriend Lauren Hashian are reportedly expecting their first child together.
	Ther couple, who has been together for nine years now, is very excited, reported Us magazine.
	The 43-year-old "Fast and Furious" star is already father to 14-year-old daughter, Simone, with ex-wife Dany Garcia.

Dwayne Johnson, girlfriend expecting first child

"The Notebook" actor Ryan Gosling and girlfriend Eva Mendes celebrated their daughter Esmeralda Amada's first birthday with a low-key party for family and friends.
	The proud parents feted their daughter in atypical Hollywood fashion, at a small bash for friends and family, reported Us magazine.
	An eyewitness said there were only about 20 people on the guest list, many of whom were from Mendes' large brood.
	"It was a quiet and casual party, not the typical celebrity 1st birthday blowout with vendors and other celebrity guests," the onlooker said.
	"It looked like it was just their simple style and more about family and close friends coming together to celebrate Esmeralda."
	According to the source, 34-year-old Gosling's sister brought a homemade birthday cake, and Mendes' mother and sister arrived early to set up.
	"Some people brought wrapped gifts, including clothes and toys," the eyewitness said. "One guest arrived carrying a rocking horse, and another had colorful plastic balls .

Ryan Gosling throws intimate bash for baby's first birthday

"Tanu Weds Manu Returns" director Aanand L Rai has begun filming his upcoming production "Happy Bhaag Jayegi" here.
	The film stars Abhay Deol and "Cocktail" actress Diana Penty in lead roles.
	Rai took to Twitter to share the news. "And "Happy" begins its journey in Amritsar. @krishikalulla @erosnow @cypplofficial @raghuvendras," he posted.
	Abhay, 39, took to his Facebook page to share about the beginning of the shoot. He posted a selfie from the film's set.
	The actor also posted another selfie and captioned it, When the day goes well, it brings a smile to my face. Feeling "Happy" making '?#?happybhaagjayegi?'!"
	The movie is being directed by Mudassar Aziz, who last helmed the forgettable Sushmita Sen-starrer "Dulha Mil Gaya" (2010).
	"Happy Bhaag Jayegi" marks Rai's third outing with Eros Now after the stupendous success of "Raanjhanaa" and "Tanu Weds Manu Returns", which was also Rai's joint production with the production house.
	Krishika Lulla of Eros Now also posted a picture .

Aanand L Rai begins shooting 'Happy Bhaag Jayegi'

Reality TV star Kris Jenner has revealed she was "really upset" after learning her teenager daughter Kylie's used temporary fillers to enlarge her lips.
	The 59-year-old star said not she was completely supportive of Kylie's decision, reported Aceshowbiz.
	"I get a little crazy. And I think...What no one sees is that I do have definite thoughts and ideas of what she should do, you know, at a really young age," Kris said.
	The star then compared her experience when she was young to Kylie's.
	"I am from the generation that in my day, I mean, some of this stuff did not exist for sure but, I don't think I did one thing physically to myself until I was in my 50s," she said.
	"So I am thinking, 'Why, why?? Why do you need to do that??'. I got really upset, and then it was done, and I had to let it go."
	Kris insisted she was disappointed by Kylie's decision as saying, "I wasn't completely supportive, believe me." Nevertheless, she did not hold her disappointment too long.
	"Once that was ...

I got upset after Kylie used lip fillers: Kris Jenner

Director Rupert Wyatt has withdrawn himself from Channing Tatum-starrer "Gambit" for being unable to meet the new schedule.
	The film went through a change of script and a production push-back, resulting in a conflicting schedule for the 42-year-old "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" director, reported Deadline.
	The project was first introduced in June last year by 35-year-old Tatum, who finalised the deal to star as the card-throwing superhero in August this year.
	The script was later changed, resulting in rising budget and longer shoot. Production was initially scheduled to start in November but has been delayed until March 2016.
	"I was very much looking forward to working with my friend Channing and the team at Fox, but regrettably a push in the start date now conflicts with another project," Wyatt said in a statement.
	"I thank them for the opportunity and I know that 'Gambit' will make a terrific film." He did not say what the other project was.
	Fox is apparently still ...

Rupert Wyatt exits 'Gambit' due to production delay

Actor Michael Fassbender has reportedly broken up with actress girlfriend Alicia Vikander after dating for nine months.
	Following weeks of speculation regarding their tremulous relationship, Fassbender, 38, and 26-year-old Vikander have decided to part ways, reported Us magazine.
	The duo first met on the sets of "The Light Between Oceans" and started dating in late 2014.
	They were last photographed together in May at the Formula One Grand Prix in Monaco, where they were seen having fun as they enjoyed the race.
	Prior to Vikander, the "Prometheus" star was linked to his "X-Men" co-star Zoe Kravitz. The actor dated "Shame" co-star Nicole Beharie after splitting from Kravitz.

Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander split?

The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has revealed the rock band has definite plans to record its next work, which will follow 2005 studio album "A Bigger Bang".
	The 71-year-old rocker said they will head to the studio for the new record after touring South America in early 2016, reported Aceshowbiz.
	"I was in London last week and the boys and I got together. And there are now definite plans to record... (A new album) looks closer. Don't know where, don't know when yet ... We had a little chat. We were just saying, 'We gotta get in the studio right? Right?' 'That's agreed. Okay, boys, that's agreed.' Where, when - (we) scratch our heads," Richards said.
	The "Trouble" musician added there are chances of them taking up the project before the year ends.
	"I would say off the top of my head after the South American tour in February. But you never know. We might try to get into the studio before Christmas. I think that's sort of doubtful, with Christmas being Christmas, all that ..

Rolling Stones' next album in works: Keith Richards

The sequel to 2013 sci-fi film "Pacific Rim" has reportedly been put on an indefinitely hold by Legendary Pictures.
	 In June 2014, filmmaker Guillermo del Toro announced "Pacific Rim 2" with Universal scheduling the release for April 7, 2017. The studio later pushed the release date to Aug 4, 2017.
	Del Toro, 50, was planning to start shooting of the film in November, but Legendary Pictures has decided to put the project on the back burner for now, said The Hollywood Reporter.
	Neither Legendary nor Universal, who was supposed to release the movie, has commented on the report yet.
	"Pacific Rim" starred Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day and Robert Kazinsky.

'Pacific Rim' sequel delayed indefinitely?

Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt has splashed out 250,000 pounds on a World War Two Nazi motorbike.
	Pitt, 51, bought the bike from a collector at auction, reported Female First.
	The star, who became obsessed with wartime relics after starring in "Fury", has splurged on a 1942 three-wheeled vehicle that was used by a German reconnaissance unit and was used to travel across mountains and across deserts in Crete.
	The bike was sold by Nazis in 1945 at a local auction and later ended up in the hands of an Athenian bike collector named Yannis, who is now selling the "collectors piece" to the Hollywood hunk.
	"There are only around 500 of these bikes worldwide so they are collectors pieces like paintings and go up in value all the time. It's a way for wealthy people to invest their money and also enjoy their hobby," Yannis said.
	"Even the parts are expensive if they are original. I had to replace a small piece of metal on this bike and it cost me 1500 pounds."
	It is not the first time the .

Brad Pitt splurges 250,000 pounds for motorbike

Pop star Justin Bieber does not know if he is "ready" for a relationship.
	The 21-year-old star split from on-and-off girlfriend Selena Gomez last year and has since been linked to close friends including Kendall Jenner, Hailey Baldwin and Playboy model Xenia Deli, reported E! Online.
	Speaking on 'The Ellen Degeneres Show', he said, "I'm single ladies, and ready to mingle... But I'm in a place now ... I don't know if I'm ready for a relationship right now."
	Bieber also agreed with chat show host Ellen when she suggested Madonna had been flirting with him when they appeared on the show together earlier this year.
	"She was right? I felt that.

Justin Bieber not ready for relationship

"Vampire Diaries" star Ian Somerhalder is ready to be a father and is enjoying practising with wife Nikki Reed.
	The 36-year-old actor, who married Nikki Reed in May following a whirlwind romance, is looking forward to having children, reported People magazine.
	Asked if he's ready for children, he said, "Oh, hell yes! Absolutely. You know, it's all about practice... It's not practice makes perfect - it's perfect practice. It's the most incredible thing to be happy and secure in something.
	"It's a pretty crazy time and place to bring a child into this turbulent and insane world -- but I really can't wait to do it and really just love it."
	While Somerhalder and Reed are excited about having children, the couple - who already have nine pets - recently discussed their plans to add to their household by adopting a pig once they are more settled.

Ian Somerhalder ready for kids

Green Day is set to release a documentary, "Heart Like a Hand Grenade", on the making of its 2004 hit album American Idiot.
	The rock band - consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Jason White and Tre Cool - has created a behind-the-scenes look at the making of its 2004 album American Idiot.
	"This film does not contain high drama or fighting. It shows a band on top of their game creating incredible music. It is a film that inspires. It is also a very small film," a statement on the band's website reads.
	"Heart Like a Hand Grenade' has been directed by John Rocker, who spent nine months recording the band members while they made the comeback album.
	The documentary will also feature a never-seen-before concert after Rocker was let loose with his camera while the band performed the album tracks in a theatre.
	"After the recording was finished they booked a small theatre and performed the album in its entirety, which is included in the film (Fun fact!
	"This was 11 years ago ...

Green Day to release documentary

Lil Wayne thinks he can still "annihilate" Drake when it comes down to who is a better rapper.
	The "Lollipop" hitmaker claims he is responsible for the success of the "Take Care" star by giving him a platform for his music, reported Contactmusic.
	Asked who is the better rap star he said, "I annihilate that guy. I don't feel like I be deserving anything from him. Only thing I did was put him on a good platform.
	"I discovered Drake. He left everything behind. At the time he was singing and rapping. His image was the Drake we know now, he never changed his image. But back then it wasn't accepted too well. Singing and rapping at the same time. He was getting shunned by a lot of people. He was getting rejected."
	The 32-year-old star advised Drake not to "change anything" and to rap about whatever he wants and not to try and be like him and be true to his Canadian self.
	"I was the one to tell him, don't change anything. Don't think 'cos you're coming over here by me you gotta start ...

I annihilate Drake: Lil Wayne

Johnny Depp paid tribute to the late director Wes Craven, whose 1984 film "A Nightmare on Elm Street" gave the star his first major acting role.
	"Wes Craven was the guy who gave me my start, from my perspective, for almost no reason in particular. He was a good man - so rest in peace, old Wes," Depp said.
	Depp, 52, was taking audience questions at Toronto International Film Festival following a screening of his latest film, the Whitey Bulger biopic "Black Mass".
	 In discussing being cast in "A Nightmare on Elm Street", Depp explained that it was actually Craven's daughter, Jessica Craven, who handpicked the actor for the lead role.
	"I read scenes with his daughter when I auditioned for the part. I guess she had read with a bunch of actors, and after the casting sessions, she said, 'No, that's the guy.' I always think of her for putting me in this mess, and certainly Wes Craven for being very brave to give me this gig."
	Depp said that at the time of the audition, he was more ...

Johnny Depp honours Wes Craven

Veteran actress Helen Mirren thinks marrying later in life "is a very good idea."
	The Oscar winning-actress, 70, is glad she waited until she was 52 years old before marrying Taylor Hackford in 1997 after 11 years of dating, and believes many young women rush down the aisle because they "have a princess complex," reported Female First.
	"I think marrying late is a very good idea - it worked out for me. In general, I'd say it's not a great idea to marry young. And it's a really terrible idea to get married for the frock.
	"I was lucky because I'd worn so many incredible dresses as costumes. But girls nowadays have a princess complex - they're longing to have the gorgeous dress, be the centre of attention and live the dream for 24 hours.

Marrying later is good idea: Helen Mirren

Pop star Ed Sheeran reportedly had a crush on his new rumoured girlfriend Cherry Seaborn.
	The "Thinking Out Loud" hitmaker, 24, is believed to be romancing 23-year-old Seaborn, who was a year below him at Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham, Suffolk, and their former classmates are unsurprised by the blossoming relationship, reported Female First.
	A former school friend of the singer said, "There was always something there between them. Ed had a crush on Cherry at school, but she had a boyfriend then. I don't think Ed wants to date another celebrity again, having been burnt too many times and Cherry is definitely his type."
	Seaborn's mother, Ann Lancaster, refused to confirm the pair's romance, but did admit they had been "very good friends" when they were younger.
	"I wouldn't like to say if they're dating. They don't tell parents these things, but they were very good school friends," she said.
	The duo fuelled rumours they were dating earlier this month after they were ...

Ed Sheeran always had crush on Cherry Seaborn?

Actor Benicio Del Toro says he cannot confirm if he will play the antagonist in the upcoming "Star Wars: Episode VIII".
	The "Sicario" actor confirmed that he would definitely star in the upcoming movie, but his role might not be what people originally thought, reported Female First.
	"I don't know if he's a villain. People are saying that, but it's like they read a different script than I read," he said.
	What Del Toro said contradicts his previous statement that he would play a character which was "like the villain."
	It seems like the 48-year-old actor wanted to make people even more curious. "It's nice to keep people in the dark, a little bit of mystery is good. If they want to believe it's the villain, then good," he said.
	"Star Wars Episode VIII" will start principal photography in Ireland this month. The first scene is expected to be filmed on Skellig Michael, an island located in County Kerry.
	The sci-fi movie is slated to arrive in U.S. Theaters on May 26, 2017. Rian ...

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