TV series 'A to Z' actresses Lenora Crichlow and Spencer Grammer have been cast as regulars in the upcoming show 'Mr Robinson'.
	The comedy series stars Robinson as a journeyman musician who gets a job as a music teacher at a middle school, reported Deadline.
	Crichlow, 29, will play Victoria Wavers, a successful former Wall Street trader who left the Street to pursue her true calling as a high school English teacher.
	Grammer, 31, plays Ashleigh Willows, a Math teacher at the school who moonlights as an exotic dancer to help pay off her mortgage.

Lenora Crichlow, Spencer Grammer join 'Mr Robinson'

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A French filmmaker has decided to reproduce Goa's liberation history in a movie which will portray the psyche of Portuguese soldiers who surrendered to the Indian Army.
	The film, titled 'da Goa', will chronicle incidents of the fag end of the 450-year-old colonial rule in the western Indian state which was liberated on December 19, 1961.
	"The movie is a statement against the then dictatorial rule by Antonio de Oliveira Salazar who was later defeated through peaceful protests which were inspired by non-violence movement of Mahatma Gandhi," French producer Luc Bossi told PTI at NFDC's Film Bazaar here on the sidelines of the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
	The movie, based on the real-life story of a soldier, will have a mix of Portuguese, English and Konkani languages and would be directed by Jaime Mateus Tique, the 42-year-old filmmaker said.
	"It has lot of true element. It will be a coming-of-age movie on what life is about. The name of the character is Joao. 

Goa's liberation movement to be adapted for silver screen

Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra says the character of an eternally optimistic genius (Rancho), played by Aamir Khan in '3 Idiots', was inspired by his life.
     "The character of Rancho (Ranchoddas Shamaldas Chanchad) in the movie is (based on) me. It is inspired from my life," Chopra said while interacting with the delegates in the NFDC's Film Bazaar, where he shared interesting anecdotes of his life.
	Chopra is a product of Pune-based Film and Television Institute of India.
	"I never attended classes in the Film Institute. I failed in the final examination. So, when I was nominated for Oscars, the institute called me as a guest and gave me my passing certificate as an honour," said the 62-year-old filmmaker, who produced the 'Munnabhai' series.
    According to Chopra, his family wanted him to become a doctor, but he pursued his dream of filmmaking.
	The Bollywood producer-director purposely wrote the medical entrance exam paper incomplete, so that he could fail in it. Chopra said it ..

I was the inspiration behind Aamir's role in '3 Idiots':Chopra

Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra's 'Aur Devdas', a political take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's most adapted novel, is all set to have its final schedule of shooting in Delhi from next month.
	The 'Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi' helmer, who shot 80 per cent of his film in Lucknow, said the film will most likely arrive in theatres by mid next year.
	"We have shot the film in most politically-active state UP and my shooting is almost 80 per cent complete. I will shoot the final 20 per cent in Delhi from next month," Sudhir told PTI on the sidelines of NFDC's Film Bazaar.
	Mahesh Bhatt's son Rahul is portraying the titular role of Devdas, which was earlier portrayed by Dilip Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan and more recently Abhay Deol in the previous adaptations by Bimal Roy, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Anurag Kashyap respectively.
	In 'Aur Devdas', 'Fukrey' star Richa Chadha will play Paro (Parvati) and Aditi Rao Hydari Chandni (Chandramukhi).
	"I am very happy with the way the film has shaped up. All my ...

Sudhir Mishra to shoot final schedule of 'Aur Devdas' in Delhi

Evicted 'Bigg Boss 8' contestant Nigaar Khan feels Diandra Soares and Gautam Gulati's new found friendship on the show is fake and is a part of the game they both are playing to survive in the house.
	Nigaar is the eighth contestant to be eliminated from the controversial reality show, hosted by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan.
	Diandra and Gautam bonded well during the first week of the show but had a fallout following some arguments and since then were seen against each other. The two, however, seemed to have patched up their differences last week and are now seen sharing a friendly relationship.
	Nigaar, who knows the supermodel from her modelling days, does not find the reconciliation genuine. "Diandra and Gautam are just playing with each other. They did not even talk to each other properly till a few days back and suddenly one day they are sitting together and chatting.
	"They have taken advantage of Diandra and Upen's recent fight. Diandra is just playing safe now and so is ...

Diandra and Gautam's friendship is not genuine: Nigaar Khan

Tony-winning actress Victoria Clark has joined the ongoing season four of American TV series 'Homeland'.
	The 55-year-old Broadway veteran is cast in a big, surprise role as Carrie Mathison's (Claire Danes) mother in an upcoming episode of the Showtime series, reported Aceshowbiz.
	Filming for the fourth season of the Emmy-winning series has just wrapped. The show previously featured James Rebhorn as Carrie's father but the actor passed away earlier this year.

Victoria Clark to star in 'Homeland'

'The Hills' actress Heidi Montag has praised husband Spencer Pratt for the giving her the best eight years of her life.
	The 28-year-old star gushed over Pratt in a message online to celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary, reported Contactmusic.
	"Happy 6 year Anniversary! Thank you for the best 8 years of my life, 6 married! My heart, my soul, my love! So excited for the next year and all the ones to come! This has been the best yet! (sic)," she wrote in a post on her Instagram account.
	The television personalities celebrated their relationship with a photoshoot in California's Napa Valley, after which Heidi's 31-year-old husband also took to his social media account to praise her.
	"Happy Wedding Anniversary to my miracle wife @heidimontag thank you for staying married to me for 6years! (sic)," he posted on Twitter.

Heidi Montag thanks husband for 8 best years of her life

Musician Zayn Malik reportedly plans to quit pop boy band One Direction in pursuit of a relaxed and peaceful lifestyle.
	The 21-year-old star is said to be tired of being famous and wants to quit the band - which released its fourth studio album, 'Four', this week, reported the Daily Mirror.
	"Zayn is fed up with the whole fame thing. He loves singing and his fans but he just wants a quiet life now," a source said.
	The 'Steal My Girl' singer is also thought to be considering the departure in order to spend more time with Little Mix star Perrie Edwards, as he wants to settle down with the singer who he proposed to in August 2013.
 	"He has become increasingly disappointed with the little amount of time he can spend with Perrie. Unfortunately she is in a band too, they have so little time together. Zayn appreciates how lucky he is, but life is about family for him and he is seeing too little of his loved ones," the source added.

Zayn Malik to quit One Direction?

Rapper Professor Green and wife Millie Mackintosh are not ready to have children yet as they are busying taking care of their dogs.
	The 30-year-old rapper, who married the former 'Made In Chelsea' star in 2013, said they do not want to have a baby yet because their dogs are so demanding, reported Contactmusic.
	"Our dogs are our children at the moment. Looking after two dogs, one of whom is a pup, is a chore. But yeah I wouldn't swap them for the world," he said.
	The couple is keen to make sure their personal situations are more sturdy before welcoming a child into the world.
	"Kids? Not yet, we've got a lot more work I think. We're both so busy in our careers it's definitely not the right time to have children yet. It is on the agenda but I think we both want to be a bit more secure before we do it, and then take the dive into the unknown," the musician said.

Professor Green is not ready to have kids

Actress Katherine Heigl has revealed she once threatened to date singer John Mayer in order to make her husband Josh Kelley commit to their relationship.
	The 35-year-old 'State of Affairs' actress said she met Kelley, 34, and Mayer, 37, around the same time. She tried to make her husband of fiver years, jealous by taking Mayer's name, reported Us magazine.
	"Around the same time I met Josh, I also met John Mayer. John Mayer and I are from neighbouring towns and knew some of the same people. My Josh had gone off on tour and was playing hard to get. So I didn't know - are we a thing? Are we a couple?
	"These musicians, they are competitive and jealous of each other. (So) over the phone, because he was on tour, I was like, 'Josh, I've got to be honest. I just want to know where we stand because if not, I might try to pursue something with John'. (I confessed) probably a year into our marriage. I was like, 'You got played!'" she said.
	The couple has daughters Naleigh, 5, and Adalaide,

Threatened husband I would date John Mayer: Katherine Heigl

Singer Jessie J says her ideal man would be a man, who is as caring and loving as her father, Stephen.
	The 26-year-old 'Bang Bang' hitmaker, who is dating singer Luke James, admires the dynamics between her parents, reported Contactmusic.
	"My mum and dad are a great example. My mum, Rose, is a very sexy, independent and strong woman. My dad has always been able to handle her - that's what I'm used to and have always wanted for myself.
	"If I end up marrying a man with the qualities of my dad, I'd be very happy. He's an amazing man and very caring, loving, funny and well-dressed," she said.

Jessie J wants to marry guy like her father

Members of boy band One Direction were extremely upset when its latest single 'Steal My Girl' did not top the UK music charts.
	The group saw the song at number three last month but believed Meghan Trainor's 'All About That Bass' deserved to take the number one position, reported OK! magazine.
	"'Steal My Girl' didn't go to number one and we were gutted to be honest. But that's just the way it is - there's tough competition out there. 'All About That Bass' is just a monster," one of the members, Louis Tomlinson said.
	Despite the disappointment, the 'You & I' group, which also features Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Harry Styles, never fails to be astonished by the support of its fans.
	"Everything we do, the fans are so incredibly supportive. Going into an album you think, 'We've had such incredible support over the past three albums, surely this won't be received on the same level. But they do," Tomlinson added.

We were sad as new single didn't top the charts: One Direction

Singer Rita Ora, who is making her acting debut with 'Fifty Shades of Grey, says she has been offered a lot of movies since starring in the erotic-romance.
	The 23-year-old singer plays Christian Grey's sister Mia in the long-awaited movie adaptation of the EL James' novel, and though she only has a small part, she is thankful for the opportunities it has subsequently allowed, reported Contactmusic.
	"For me this was such a great cameo to be involved in, and even though I'm only in it for a little bit, it's opened the door to a lot of movie things that I haven't actually announced yet. It was nice to be a part of it and it opened a lot of doors. I mean, definitely more roles. People have been calling a lot," she said.

'50 Shades...' has opened many opportunites for me: Rita Ora

TV actress Nigaar Khan has been evicted from the controversial reality show 'Bigg Boss 8'.
	Nigaar, sister of last year's 'Bigg Boss' winner Gauahar Khan, becomes the eighth contestant to be ousted from the show after Sukirti Kandpal, Deepshikha Nagpal, Natasa Stankovic, Minissha Lamba and Sushant Divgikar and Arya Babbar.
	The 35-year-old actress had a short stint of less than two weeks on the show, hosted by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan. She entered the 'Bigg Boss' house two weeks back as a wild card and got nominated for eviction in the first week itself of her stay.
	Nigaar, however, is happy with her elimination as she could not tolerate the negativity in the house.
	"I feel blessed to be out of the house. I am really happy that I am out of the place where everyone is full of negativity. I could not have asked for anything better," the actress told PTI after her eviction.
	Besides her, other contestants who were nominated this week were Karishma Tanna, Dimpy Mahajan and Sonali 

Nigaar Khan eliminated from 'Bigg Boss 8'

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan today posted his first audio tweet to mark his fan following crossing 10 million mark on Twitter and proposed to start voice blogging if his post gets a good response.
	Introducing himself in the voice message, Khan said, "This is first ever that you'll be hearing me on Twitter and what better reason than to say I love you. Of all the love that you have given me. All the 10 million heartbeats of love."
	Among Bollywood stars, only Amitabh Bachchan is ahead of Khan with over 11.6 million followers.
     Khan said, "If you guys like this experience than i would start voice blogging. I am scared. Love you all and thank you once again.

SRK posts audio message for 10 million Twitter followers

Filmmaker-producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra has no issues with his 'arrogant' nature and says he will never try hard to make himself a 'lovable person'.
	The '3Idiots' producer said he is now too old to change himself for good.
	"I can't make myself a lovable person. I am too old to change now and it somehow works against my movies too. I am not into image building at all. I don't even pay media for a goody image. You will hardly find me on the cover of any national daily. I have always been known for my arrogant nature and 'cuss' words," Chopra said on the sidelines of NFDC Film Bazaar today, where he was a part of a master class with director Sudhir Mishra.
	Chopra, who grew up in Srinagar, blamed his upbringing in a small town in India behind his arrogance as he used it as a weapon to fight his inabilities.
	"I have been fighting with it from a long time and my wife Anu (Anupama Chopra) is helping me out from last 20 years. My arrogance is the result of my insecurities of being from a ...

I don't pay media for a goody image: Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Journalist Tarun Tejpal's filmmaker daughter Tiya and her cousin Karan are paying tribute to their late grandmother through an upcoming project, which is an adaptation of Khushwant Singh's novel 'The Sunset Club'.
	Their grandmother Shakuntala passed away in May this year in Goa due to cancer. After her death, the Tehelka founder/editor Tarun, who was in jail for alleged rape charges, was let out on bail.
	"Our film is currently at the scripting age. We have just kept the central characters intact and rest of the part we changed. The film is an ode to our grandmother, who passed away this year in Goa. We are here looking for producer for our film," Tiya, who worked as a production designer in Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi', told PTI on the sidelines of NFDC's film bazaar.
	The Delhi-set novel of the late author is the tale of a 60-year-old friendship among three 80-year-old people of different religious backgrounds.
	Tiya said both she and her cousin were very close to their grandmother and ..

Tejpal siblings adapting Khushwant Singh's novel

Bollywood star Ajay Devgn is all set to make his directorial debut with 'Shivay', which he says will feature actors from abroad.
	The 45-year-old actor, who will also produce and star in the action-drama, said that the film will go on floors in February next year.
	"I will star in the film, which is my home production. Ninety per cent of the cast in the movie is from abroad. The genre of the film is action drama. We will begin shooting in February next year," Devgn said.
	The 'Singham' star will be next seen in choreographer-turned-director Prabhudeva's 'Action Jackson' along side Sonakshi Sinha. He said that he is happy to see the response the movie's trailer and songs have received.
	"People do look for an entertaining film but at the same time they want to see something different. 'Action Jackson' has that. Prabhu has given a different look to the film. The positive response to the promos and songs also reciprocate that," he said.
	When asked why he decided to collaborate with ...

Ajay Devgn's directorial venture will feature foreign actors

'Alias' actress Jennifer Garner reportedly wants Jennifer Lopez to stop talking about her husband Ben Affleck.
	The 42-year-old is furious with the 'Booty' hitmaker for sharing details of her heartbreaking split from the 'Gone Girl' star in 2005, just days before they were due to get married, reported Contactmusic.
	"She's absolutely angry that J Lo has been discussing her relationship with Ben. Jen's livid that in almost every interview, she brings up how Ben was her first true love," a source said.
	Affleck married Garner nine years ago and they now have three children together, Violet, eight, Seraphina, five, and Samuel, two.
	"Jen thinks it's so disrespectful of J Lo, especially because she and Ben have three kids and it's hurtful to them, too," the source added.
	The 'On The Floor'singer, who also wrote about their romance in her new book, 'True Love,' recently admitted she felt like her heart had been 'torn' out of her chest after her split from Affleck.

Garner wants Jennifer Lopez to quit talking about Ben Affleck

Dibakar Banerjee's upcoming film 'Detective Byomkesh Bakshi' is set in 1940s Kolkata and the National-award winning filmmaker says it was a task for him to recreate the era of the city in the movie.
	Set in 1943 Kolkata, 'Detective Byomkesh' stars Sushant Singh Rajput in the titular role besides Anand Tiwari and Bengali actress Swastika Mukherjee in other pivotal characters.
	"'Byomkesh Bakshi' is one of the most challenging films of my career. It was a challenging task to recreate Kolkata (then Calcutta) because that was the time when Japan bombed Kolkata. We recreated the roads, trams and the famous China town of that era. All these were needed to portray the film in a really convincing way," Dibakar said.
	To recreate the era of '40s, Dibakar had gone through series of research.
	"It was research work of two years. I have read many books set in that era to have a better understanding. I also spoke to people who still remember the city of that time. I researched through 1000 of ...

Recreating 1943 Kolkata in 'Byomkesh' a challenge: Dibakar

Former 'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston's father has reportedly ordered Justin Theroux to be more considerate of his daughter's feelings and desire to get married.
	The 45-year-old actress' father John Aniston shares her frustration that they have still not set a wedding date, over two years after getting engaged, and has intervened to warn the 'Leftovers' star to appreciate Jennifer more and be more supportive, reported Contactmusic.
	"John called Justin to get to the bottom of why there's been no wedding. He told Justin he needs to be more considerate if he's going to hold on to Jen," a source said.
	Aniston is said to have warned Theroux, 43, she needs his support as she prepares to promote her Oscar-tipped movie 'Cake' and as a result he has been by her side at more high-profile events and engagements.
	"Justin previously planned to spend much of November and December in New York working on casting calls for 'The Leftovers' second series, plus holding meetings for other ...

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