Supermodel Cindy Crawford has landed a cameo role on US sitcom 'Cougar Town'.
	The 48-year-old brunette beauty will play herself in an upcoming episode of Courteney Cox's comedy, reported Contactmusic.
	Crawford's last acting credit was in 2009 as a model in Disney show 'Wizards of Waverly Place'.
	The sixth and final season of Cougar Town will go on air from 6 January, next year.

Cindy Crawford to play cameo in 'Cougar Town'

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Actress Deepika Padukone found herself in a spot today when director Karan Johar asked her opinion about Katrina Kaif but she handled the situation deftly by praising the 'Dhoom 3' star.
	The 28-year-old actress was asked to name a performance by a female star that had impressed her in recent times and she named Cate Blanchett from Woody Allen's 'Blue Jasmine'.
	Johar joked that it is always either Sridevi or Blanchett for Deepika and then quipped, "You loved Katrina in 'Dhoom 3'!"
	After a moment's hesitation, Deepika praised Kaif.
 	"She was fantastic (in 'Dhoom 3'). She is one of the most hardworking people I have ever known," the 'Ram Leela' actress said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit here.
	Deepika said she is competitive in a healthy manner and does not let other's work affect her negatively.
	"For me definition of competition is not being negative, it does not mean to pull somebody down. I am competitive but in a healthy manner. I just compete with myself and my ...

Katrina is very hardworking: Deepika Padukone

Aamir Khan today deprecated the unwillingness of certain tops actors and filmmakers in experimenting with content and instead chasing box office profit.
	The 49-year-old actor feels the focus in film making needs to shift from business to content.
	"I feel a lot of the top people who are already very successful are very afraid to experiment. They need to let go of that fear if we really want to grow," Aamir said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2014 here.
	"One of the most damaging thing that is happening today is that a lot of successful actors, filmmakers and actresses are only focusing on what they think would be a 100 crore or 200 crore film. They are selecting scripts based on that. When I say, they, I am including myself. We really have to stop looking at the numbers. This is a field of creativity. I should have a story to tell," he added.
	The actor-director, however, praised Bollywood's young directors for coming up with unusual stories.
	"I am impressed with the young 

Many top filmmakers, actors afraid to experiment: Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan today depricated the unwillingness of certain tops actors and filmmakers in experimenting with content and instead chasing box office profit.
	Though Aamir's own last outing on screen 'Dhoom 3' is one of the highest grossers of all time despite getting mixed reviews, the 49-year-old actor feels the focus in film making needs to shift from business aspect to content.
	"The top actors and filmmakers of Bollywood are afraid to experiment. Industry is to be blamed for this hype around 100 crore films. Everything has become about numbers. I don't think so that should be the way. Audience wants films that can enrich them but we don't do that," Aamir said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2014 here today.
	The actor-director, however, praised Bollywood's young directors for coming up with unusual stories.
	"I am impressed with the young directors though. They dare to tell good, different stories. Films like 'Queen' and 'Kahaani' have different, fresh stories and they are ...

Top filmmakers, actors afraid to experiment: Aamir Khan

Director Francis Ford Coppola found himself on an impossible journey while making his 1979 war classic 'Apocalypse Now' as "nobody wanted to be a part of it."
	The 75-year-old Oscar-winning director took a loan to make the Vietnam War era movie which was inspired by Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness.
	Coppola wanted to cast Steve McQueen as Benjamin L Willard initially but the actor refused. Stars like Al Pacino, who had worked with the director in 'Godfather', Jack Nicholson and Robert Redford were approached but they all declined.
	The role of Willard finally went to Martin Sheen while Kurtz was played by Marlon Brando.
	Narrating the experience during Hindustan Times Leadership Summit here today, Coppola said he put everything he had on the movie.
	"Making 'Apocalypse Now' was a horrendous experience. I had made 'Godfather' two-three years ago. But absolutely nobody wanted to be a part of this film. No actor wanted to do it and no one wanted to finance it. I just decided to 

Nobody wanted to do 'Apocalypse Now': Coppola

Director Rajkumar Hirani credits Richard Attenborough's Oscar-winning film 'Gandhi' for inspiring him to make his 2006 Bollywood drama 'Lage Raho Munnabhai'.
	Hirani said the 1982 film shook him as a filmmaker.
	"Gandhi bashing was a fashion and till I watched Attenborough's 'Gandhi'. He was just a chapter in my history lesson and a face on our currency until then. Attenborough's Gandhi shook me as a filmmaker.
	"I got glued to his life through books written by various authors to know more about him. I always thought that someday I will make a film on him and Attenborough was responsible for 'Lage Raho Munnabhai'," Hirani said on the sidelines of International Film Festival of India here.
	Hirani, producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra, scriptwriter Abhijat Joshi paid tribute to the late 90-year-old British filmmaker, who died in August this year. The festival is remembering Attenborough by screening some of his great works.
	Chopra, who had worked with Hirani on 'Munnabhai MBBS', said producing 

Attenborough responsible for 'Lage Raho Munnabhai': Hirani

France-based musician from Mali, Fatoumata Diawara has brought with her the sounds of West Africa on her recent India visit.
	Diawara's high-energy jazz and funk flowed into joyous and sensual folk-rock, during her performance here as part of the first leg of the five city tour 'Blackberrys Sharp Nights - Masters of World Music'
	The singer inflects her infectious voice with the rhythms and melodies of her native Wassoulou, in southwest Mali. She combines her smooth yet powerful voice with slick guitar chords and dancing.
	Accompanied by a live band, the vocalist is set to perform her brand of Afro-pop music in Hyderabad on November 22.
	Diwara called her performance at the BlueFrog "magical."
	"Music is the universal language of hope and harmony. Music is strong and spiritual. ...I could feel the love of the audience in my veins. I am overjoyed to be able to let my tunes float in this air and dissolve my rhythms with culture of India."
	"The musical landscape in India is rich, ...

Mali singer brings Afro-pop music on India tour

Francis Ford Coppola wanted to make only one 'Godfather', his sweeping 1972 crime classic about an Italian don and his family, but eventually directed a third part to get over some financial trouble.
	According to Coppola, 75, he envisioned 'The Godfather', starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as father-son, as the story of Michael Corleone who reluctantly inherits the family business.
	The director dubbed the success of 'Godfather' "an accident" that changed things for him. He said the film was a metaphor" for America.
	"I never thought there should be more than one Godfather. When they first came with the idea, I thought it was a tragic story about this man growing up and becoming a part of the family business. He tries to protect his family but ends up slaughtering them. Michael is a tragic figure for me," Coppola said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2014 here today.
	"People at Paramount went crazy about how successful it was. They told me 'if you have the formula for ...

Made 'Godfather 3' to get over financial trouble: Coppola

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian says she wouldn't have a problem if her daughter North wanted to follow in her footsteps and pose nude when she's older.
	The 34-year-old 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' star recently bared all for Paper magazine and found the shoot 'empowering'. So she wouldn't have a problem if 17-month-old North - her child with husband Kanye West - wanted to follow in her footsteps in the future, reported Contactmusic.
	"I would support anything she (North) wants to do. I don't do anything with the intention to promote anyone else doing it, that's not even what I'm trying to do.
	"I do it because I'm proud of it and it empowered me to feel good about myself after I had gained 500 pounds and looked like a huge slob for so long," Kardashian said.

Will support North if she wants to pose nude: Kim Kardashian

'Guardians of the Galaxy' star Chris Pratt and his actress wife, Anna Faris have opened up about their ordeal when their first child was born nine weeks premature.
	Faris, 37, and Pratt were devastated when they were told that their son Jack would likely have special needs, reported ABC News.
	"He was born at three pounds. And we were told, 'Okay, you need to be prepared for raising a special-needs child'," Faris told GQ for the Men of the Year Issue.
	Faris said that though it was a shock, they took it in stride and focused on being the best parents they could be to their son.
	"And we felt like it was devastating, but it also felt like, you know, 'We can do this,'" she said.
	Pratt added, "He's alive."
	The couple added that now, Jack is doing well and only needs to wear glasses. He's also adjusting to pre-school.
	"I don't know what they do. Basically you just go there to get a cold," Pratt said.
	Pratt and Faris met on the set of 2007 film 'Take Me Home Tonight', and the pair ...

Chris Pratt, Anna Faris open up about premature son

Hollywood star Ryan Gosling has obtained a restraining order against a woman who allegedly has been stalking him for the past three months.
	The 34-year-old actor alleged in court documents that Grace Marie Del Villar has been sending harassing emails and packages, reported TMZ.
	Del Villar has claimed to be Gosling's 'twin flame' and sent him a torn magazine page featuring his 40-year-old partner Eva Mendes with contact information stapled to the page, according to court documents.
	The actor also claimed that Del Villar has been bombarding his older sister Mandi with email messages, including one that read: 'I am kicking your brother's head.'
	The behaviour allegedly escalated on October 28 when Del Villar travelled from New York City to Los Angeles and arrived at Gosling's house, according to court papers.
	Del Villar allegedly rang the security gate and announced she was 'Ryan's twin' before leaving a doll at the gate.
	The restraining order mandated that Del Villar stay 100 yards 

Ryan Gosling wins restraining order against stalker

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, who has worked with celebrated Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai in 'The Grandmaster', says he has a unique style of working.
	Ziyi, 35, said that the star-cast shot the film, which is also the closing movie of the ongoing International Film Festival of India, without any script.
	"Wong Kar Wai is my master. He gave me the opportunity to star in his last project 'The Grandmaster'. He has a unique style of filmmaking.
	"He shoots his films without scripts and we shot 'The Grandmaster' also in that way. We didn't know the whole story in the beginning but we started understanding it gradually with each day on the set," Ziyi told PTI.
	Wong Kar Wai will receive the lifetime achievement award at IFFI.
	The 'Memoirs of a Geisha' actress has been part of both Chinese and American films. Ziyi also expressed her desire to star in an Indian film especially for its enchanting music.
	"I have watched many Indian films since my childhood. I really like the beautiful ...

Director Wong Kar Wai works without scripts: Zhang Ziyi

Singer Marc Anthony and his new wife Shannon De Lima made their red carpet debut at the 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas.
	The newlyweds were not shy to show their affection for each other and locked lips in front of everyone, reported Ace Showbiz.
	Anthony, 46, wore an unbuttoned white shirt paired with a black blazer. The 'Vivir Mi Vida' singer completed his look with dark-coloured jeans and a pair of black shoes.
	Shannon, meanwhile, donned a cobalt-blue embroidered back-less long dress. The 26-year-old model completed her look with silver clutch and matching heels.
	The couple, who got married in an intimate ceremony in Dominican Republic on November 11, also flashed their wedding rings.

Marc Anthony, wife make first appearance post wedding

Director Shekhar Kapur says he may cast Indian actors in his upcoming Hollywood venture 'Tiger's Curse', a fantasy adventure drama based on the novels by Colleen Houck.
	"I am pretty excited about it. It's a New York Times best seller and is on the lines of 'Twilight'. I just signed on to do that. It might have Indian starcast but I am not sure about it," Kapur told PTI.
	The story centres around a teenage girl who, while working at a circus, encounters a white tiger named Ren whose true identity is a prince under a 300-year curse. They team up to unravel a prophecy that might be the key to breaking the curse.
	The 'Elizabeth' helmer, 68, is also attached to direct Bollywood film 'Paani' with Yash Raj Films.
	When asked about 'Paani', which is set in futuristic world where water is controlled by multinational companies, Kapur was reluctant to come up with concrete details.
	"I haven't started shooting. Yash Raj are the producers of the film and I think they are the right person to ...

May cast Indian actors in 'Tiger's Curse': Shekhar Kapur

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'Happy New Year' has been officially invited to be screened at the 14th Marrakech International Film Festival.
	The film, whose screenplay recently made it to the Oscar library, will be showcased in the non-competition section of the film festival in Morocco.
	"We are very happy to screen 'HNY' at the Marrakech International Film Festival. It will be one the highlight of the festival. Shah Rukh Khan has a special relationship with the Marrakech Film Festival and Morocco," Melita Toscan du Plantier, Festival Director, said in a statement.
	"He came for a Tribute in 2011 and for the Centenary of Indian Cinema in 2012. He was also decorated by HRH Prince Moulay Rachid on behalf of His Majesty King Mohammed VI," Melito added.
	Marrakech International Film Festival will be held from December 5 to 13. 'Happy New Year' will be screened at the Jemaa El Fna Square on December 6.
	Director Farah Khan and actors Abhishek Bachchan and Boman Irani will ...

SRK's 'Happy New Year' to be screened at Marrakech Film Fest

NFDC intends to bridge the gap between financiers and film producers through its new initiative 'investor's pitch' that would be an attraction of its film bazaar, being held on the sidelines of International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
	Nina Lath Gupta, Managing Director, NFDC India, said it would facilitate greater business opportunities and exploit potential opportunities that one can bring on board for a project.
	"We have experienced that there are many films which are weak at financing and are looking for producers. At the same time, there are many producers who are looking for good projects to invest in. That's why investor's pitch has been formed to bring these two parties together," Nina told PTI in an interview.
	The 8th edition of NFDC Film Bazaar, which began yesterday, has many new additions this year including 'film offices', 'romance screenwriter's lab' and also some new sub-sections in the viewing room including the remake section.
	'Film offices' has been introduced 

Film bazaar will bridge gap between dir-prod: NFDC Director

Actor Robert De Niro has agreed to pay officials in a New York town USD 130,000 in legal fees after deciding to drop his long-running court battle over a property tax assessment.
	The 71-year-old 'Raging Bull' star purchased his Hudson Valley pad via his Riverside Trust in 1997 for USD 1.5 million, but expanded the estate in recent years to include two guest houses, a swimming pool, basketball court, boxing space and film production suites, reported New York Times.
	The extensive renovations prompted tax officials to revalue the property at USD 6 million in 2010, and De Niro challenged the estimation, insisting it was only worth USD 4 million.
	A judge ruled against the star in June, prompting De Niro to launch an appeal.
	He has since reached a settlement with the local authorities in Gardiner and agreed to drop the appeal and pick up the bill for costs they incurred while defending their assessment.

Robert De Niro settles property tax dispute

After playing a series of negative characters on-screen, actor Jaideep Ahlawat says he does not mind doing the same kind of roles.
	The 33-year-old actor, who has starred in films like 'Khatta Meetha', 'Chittagong', 'Gangs of Wasseypur', 'Commando' and 'Vishwaroopam', said the anti-hero roles do not overpower him as an actor.
	"I don't mind getting typecast as long as it is not overpowering me as an actor. Cinema and its audience have matured now. Audience want to watch a good performance at the end of the day. We all have grey shades and it depends on the situation you are undergoing," Jaideep told PTI.
	Haryana-born Jaideep will be next seen in 'Meeruthiya Gangsters', in which he is essaying the lead role. Directed by debut filmmaker Zeishan Quadri, the film is a gangster drama set in Meerut.
	"I am playing a gangster in the film named Nikhil. He is not a born gangster. He is a common man, who falls into a situation which turns him into a gangster. Nikhil is the leader of the ...

I don't mind getting typecast: Jaideep Ahlawat

Hollywood star Richard Gere may be headed toward an expensive divorce from his estranged wife, Carey Lowell.
	Lowell, 53, the former model, Bond girl and 'Law & Order' actress, is said to want more than USD 100 million of the actor's USD 250 million fortune, reported New York Post.
	"They are not getting along and they are very far apart on how much money she will get in their divorce," a source said.
	"She can claim she gave up her career for him and for their 14-year-old son Homer, and that she deserves half of all his earnings since they got married in 2002," it added.
	Gere, 65, a top Hollywood leading man since 'American Gigolo' in 1980, earned USD 82 million in 2013.
	His bayfront estate in North Haven in the Hamptons is on the market for USD 47.5 million.
	Lowell's lawyer Robert Cohen said it was too early to discuss finances.
	"Nobody has asked for anything yet. But she certainly wants her fair share of the marital assets," Cohen said.
	When the couple appeared in court ...

Richard Gere headed toward pricey divorce

It was a nostalgic moment for Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee to open Indian Panorama section of IFFI as he recalled how he started his journey in Hindi cinema as an usher in the festival during its Delhi era.
	Bajpayee, 45, whose hit 'Satya' was screened in 1998 IFFI Panorama, said more than the money he used to earn as an usher, it was the films that excited him.
	"My journey of becoming a film actor started at IFFI in Delhi. I was more excited about the films which were screened at the festival than the money I got for my job. I would often sneak into a theatre and watch some of the great films," said the 'Tevar' star, who has been a part of IFFI earlier too.
	The actor lauded filmmakers whose entries were selected for Panorama this year. Manoj said he has been a great fan of Paresh Mokashi whose Marathi movie 'Elizabeth Ekadashi' is the opening feature film of the section.
	"I personally feel honoured that I am given the privilege to sit in the front row with filmmakers like Paresh 

Manoj Bajpayee opens Indian Panorama at IFFI 2014

Bollywood actress Esha Deol is all set to make her small screen debut as a judge on stunt-based reality show 'Roadies'.
	The 33-year-old actress will be joined by Olympic medalist Vijender Singh and TV actor Karan Kundra on the show, which is currently in its 12th season.
	"Esha Deol had been looking forward to make her TV debut for a while now but wanted to be a part of the show which was popular with the youth. Esha's no-nonsense persona combined with her ability to disengage herself from emotional entanglements makes her the perfect fit for the show," the makers said in a statement.
	Rannvijay Singh will be back as the host of the show.
	Regular 'Roadies' judges Raghu and Rajiv Ram will not be a part of the show anymore.
	'Roadies' will air on MTV.

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