Actor Rannvijay Singh, who will be seen playing a military man in TV series 'Pukaar', says the show is a homecoming for him as he comes from an army background.
	The 31-year-old actor said that the past six generations in his family have served in the armed forces and the show, which comprises of 24 episodes, has fulfilled his dream of being in the Indian Army.
	"It was both easy and difficult for me to do the show. Easy as I could relate to it and difficult because I knew I will be critically judged at home by my grandfather, my uncle and my father," Rannvijay told PTI.
	"But all in all I am very happy being a part of it. I always wanted to join the Army. I had cleared my Services Selection Board and medical and somehow fate brought me to showbiz. I play a Major in the Punjab regiment in the show and it was like homecoming for me," said the 'Roadies' star, who will be making his fiction TV debut with the show.
	'Pukaar' has been co-directed by filmmaker Vipul Amrutlal Shah and Deven .

'Pukaar' is a homecoming for me: Rannvijay Singh

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Actor Charlie Hunnam, while reasoning his exit from 'Fifty Shades of Grey', says doing the film after completing drama 'Sons of Anarchy' would have been stressful.
	The 34-year-old actor was to start filming 'Fifty Shades...' five days after finishing 'Sons of Anarchy', where he played psychopath.
	Hunnam said he needed a break between the two projects, reported Us magazine.
	"I was going to finish playing a psychopath who'd just lost his wife (in 'Sons...'), and five days later I'd be on set playing Christian Grey. I was like, 'This is going to be a ... Disaster.' It was the opposite of how I've tried to ground my career, not stretch myself too thin, and always do my homework," he said.
	Hunnam added there is a tendency in Hollywood  machinery to take on too much. You end up not being able to give everything you want."
	Ultimately, the role of Christian Grey went to 'Once Upon a Time' actor Jamie Dornan, who will star opposite Dakota Johnson in the erotic-romance, set to hit theatres 

Doing '50 Shades' would have been a disaster: Charlie Hunnam

Govinda is playing antagonist in upcoming romantic-action drama 'Kill Dil' and his co-star Ali Zafar feels that the '90s superstar is brilliant as a bad man.
	Zafar, 34, said Govinda will be seen in a completely new avatar.
	"Govindaji is an exceptional actor. The character he is playing in this film is very different to what he had done in the past. People have never seen him like this. He is awesome as a villain in the film," Zafar told PTI.
	The 'Tere Bin Laden' actor says he is lucky to share the screen space with his childhood favourite actor.
	"Like everyone, I also grew up watching his movies. Govindaji was very kind to me. He always used to praise my work. He even said that I would get a role in Hollywood after this film. It was wonderful to work with him," he said.
	Zafar clarifies that the film is not an out-and-out action film as it has many humorous scenes too.
	"Kill Dil is a gangster film but at the same time it is very funny and quirky. It is very cutting edge, fast ...

Govindaji is awesome as a villain: Ali Zafar

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has posed completely nude on the cover of Paper magazine's winter issue.
	Underneath the 34-year-old mother of one's well-oiled behind, the magazine reads 'Break the Internet Kim Kardashian', reported Us magazine.
	In another cover, where Kanye West's wife is more clothed, the socialite poses in a black sequined gown with a champagne glass perfectly balanced on her back, recreating French photographer's Jean-Paul Goude's iconic 'Champagne Incident' shot.
	"And they say I didn't have a talent... Try balancing a champagne glass on your.... Lol #BreakTheInternet #PaperMagazine," Kardashian tweeted after the release of the images.
	This is not the first time that Kardashian has ditched her clothes for a shoot. In 2007, North West's mother posed nude for Playboy.

Kim Kardashian goes nude for magazine

Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez, who is among the wealthiest stars on the planet, has revealed she was raised in the once-impoverished New York City.
	The 45-year-old entertainer has detailed her early years in her new book, 'True Love: Unabridged', reported Femalefirst.
	"Our neighbours were so diverse; Puerto Rican, African-American, Italian and everyone was scraping and clawing, trying to get by.
	"My mum worked two jobs and my dad worked at Guardian Life Insurance. My sisters and I shared a bed and every morning we were bundled off to Catholic school. That's why my parents worked those long hours so they could give us a good education and raise us right," she writes.
	The 'On The Floor' hitmaker admitted that the values she was taught by her parents - Guadalupe Rodriguez and David Lopez - remain with her today.
	"There was that Bronx mentality of taking everything as it comes it was about pressing forward today knowing that the break was gonna come. I was relentless, always reaching 

Jennifer Lopez recalls her tough upbringing in new book

Filmmaker Girish Ranjan, known for making Bihar's first Hindi film 'Kal Hamara Hai', has died of heart ailment. He was 80.
	Born in 1934 in Sheikhpura district of Bihar, Ranjan died on November 9 in a hospital here.
	The filmmaker started his career as an assistant director to cinema stalwarts like Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and Tapan Sinha, his friend and film critic Vinod Anupam said.
	Ranjan came back to Bihar and worked on putting up a team of actors, artistes and technicians from Bihar for 'Kal Hamara Hai' in 1978, which starred Kunal Singh in the lead role.
	"Girish Da's, death is a loss to the coming generations of cinema students as he was always there to train and assist them," Mumbai-based director Nitin Chandra said.
	The Patna Book Fair, currently underway in the state capital, will screen 'Kal Hamara Hai' today in their 'Bioscope' section to pay tribute to the filmmaker.
	Ranjan started his career in production and direction with the 1975 film 'Dak Bangla' which was ...

Director of Bihar's first Hindi film dead; tribute today

DJ Calvin Harris, who previously dated singer Rita Ora, says he does not like female celebrities.
	Harris, 30, broke up with Ora in June, after dating her for more than a year, and hinted he had no intention of dating another celebrity woman in the future, reported Contactmusic.
	"I don't like celebrity women, nah," he said.
	The star also spoke about his decision to respond to comments Ora made about their relationship, when she said she was 'angry' that he banned her from performing 'I Will Never Let You Down', which he wrote at the 2014 Teen Choice Awards earlier this year.
	"You get so many lies stacking up against you, there's a point where you're just like, 'Oh man, I've got to say something'. Because it was just like, 'Oh come on, stop it!' So I did that, it didn't really do any good, I probably shouldn't have really done it," he added.

Calvin Harris does not like female celebrities

'Tomorrowland' actress Britt Robertson has been roped in to play a lead role in upcoming culinary drama 'Cook' opposite Eddie Murphy.
	'Cook' is the tale of a cook hired by a dying man to make meals for his girlfriend and his daughter after he passes, reported Deadline.
	Murphy is set to play the titular Henry Church, an artistic man who agrees to care for the dying Marie Brody and her daughter Charlotte for six months.
	Robertson, 24, who most recently filmed Disney sci-fier 'Tomorrowland' opposite George Clooney and the Nicholas Sparks drama 'The Longest Ride for Fox' 2000, will play Charlotte.
	'Cook' is directed by Driving Miss Daisy's Bruce Beresford and is gearing up to shoot this month in LA.

Britt Robertson joins Eddie Murphy in 'Cook'

Months after blazing the Lakme Fashion show ramp, celebrated designer Anita Dongree is now busy with friend-brother Onir's Shab costume part.
	"I usually don't design for films, but Onir is different. Our association runs for years," Anita told PTI here after launch of her exclusive boutique in eastern shores.
	Anita, who smiles when told about the stunning look of Arpita in Shab, "Colors play a crucial part in Shab. Changing from one season to another depicted in the film."
	"It is a pleasure to work with someone like Onir who is so chilled out and we know what the other one is asking for," she said.
	Anita, who is first time stitching men's wear avers the consciousness of Indian midde class about costumes have gone up.
	"From bridal collection to dresses for other occasions people are now more prone to flaunt modern-traditional blend and any stitching has to be done in a simplistic way," she opines hinting that fabrics have their own language.
	"Colors and style create fashion ...

Anita Dongree is now busy with Onir's film costume

'Man of Steel' star Ayelet Zurer is set to join the cast of 'Ben-Hur' remake.
	Zurer is in negotiations to play Ben-Hur's mother in the retelling of the classic story.
	Jack Huston is starring as the Jewish prince who is betrayed into slavery by his onetime friend, Messala, played by Toby Kebbell.
	He fights his way to freedom through chariot races. Morgan Freeman will play Ben-Hur's mentor while Zurer would play Judah Ben-Hur's (Huston) mother, Naomi.
	The movie is being directed by Timur Bekmambetov. The movie, an adaptation of 'Lew Wallace's novel of the same name, is also a remake of remake of the Charlton Heston-starring 1959 movie, which went on to win 11 Oscars.

'Man of Steel' actress in talks for 'Ben-Hur' role

The nude photo hacking scandal has put Jennifer Lawrence completely off the social media and the actress has no plans ever to join Twitter or Facebook.
	Lawrence, 24, told BBC1 radio that she can barely keep up with emailing.
	"I will never get Twitter. I'm not very good on phone or technology. I cannot really keep up with emails so the idea of Twitter is so unthinkable to me. I don't really understand what it is. It's like this weird enigma that people talk about.
	"It's fine, I respect that, but no, I'll never get a Twitter. If you ever see a Facebook, Instagram or Twitter that says it's me, it most certainly is not," Lawrence, who was in London for the premiere of 'Mockingjay', said.
	While alluding to her photo scandal, Lawrence said she would like to use internet as little as possible.
	"I really like laser focused... It's because the internet has scorned me so much that I feel like it's that girl in high school that I'm like, 'Oh you want to talk about her? Yeah I'll do that!' ..

I will never join Twitter: Jennifer Lawrence

Hollywood superstar Robert De Niro is in talks to reteam with his 'Silver Linings Playbook' co-star Jennifer Lawrence for a film on the life of Joy Mangano, the inventor of the Miracle Mop.
	Mangano (being portrayed by Lawrence) is a fixture on the Home Shopping Network with her many inventions, though the mop was her ticket to fame and fortune.
	She began her inventing as a teen and kept on dreaming and tinkering while still a single mom raising three kids.
	De Niro, 71, is being eyed to play Mangano's father, said The Hollywood Reporter.
	The movie is gearing up for a shooting start in early February. 'Silver Linings Playbook' director David O Russell is rewriting the script by Bridesmaids writer Annie Mumolo to tell the story of Mangano's transformation from a single mother in Long Island to a QVC star.
	John Davis and John Fox are producing via Fox-based Davis Entertainment. Ken Mok is also producing.

Robert De Niro to reteam with Jennifer Lawrence

Randy Jackson is leaving 'American Idol' after this season.
	Jackson, who has been with the Fox musical reality show since its start, will not return for the upcoming 14th season of the series, said the Hollywood Reporter.
	"Randy has been such an integral part of American Idol since Day 1, both as a judge and as a mentor. He's provided great advice and support, shaping the success of so many Idols we have discovered over the years.
	"We wish him all the best in his next chapter. Randy will always be part of our Idol family and we hope he'll visit from time to time," Fox, Idol producers Fremantle Media North America and 19 Entertainment said in a statement.
	Jackson first announced that he planned to exit Idol after season 12. He was invited back to serve as a mentor, replacing Jimmy Iovine. His departure leaves host Ryan Seacrest as the only member left from the original team.
	Judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr will be back for season 14.

Randy Jackson to leave 'American Idol'

While welcoming the Supreme Court's judgement to allow female make-up artistes to work in Bollywood, Ranbir Kapoor hopes the film industry does away with gender bias existing against women in other areas too.
     The Supreme Court has put an end to a 59-year old practice in Bollywood that puts restrictions on women make-up artistes from being a part of the industry.
	Ranbir, 32, said such shocking discrimination on the basis of gender is violative of constitutional values. The actor called out for giving women equal opportunity in Bollywood, saying that they deserved to be paid even more than their male counterparts for the hard work they put in.
     "Better sense has prevailed. It is great that this has happened (SC's ruling). A woman should be paid even more than a man for the work she does and efforts she puts in. I hope all other fields in Bollywood which are male centric, same thing starts happening. We should have stunt women as they can be equally well and better as men in ...

Hope gender bias in film industry is eliminated: Ranbir Kapoor

Fashion designing has undergone a change in Bollywood films as they have become more real over the years, designer Manish Malhotra has said.
	"It (films as well as fashion designing) has become more real. It has become more approachable. It has become more understandable. There is glamour, then there is reality. I think that's what has changed," he told PTI here in an interview.
	Malhotra, who has designed costumes for about 1,000 films in his more than two decade-old career, reckoned that movies have become far more real in various aspects.
	"The movies have changed. Today's movies are far more real. The characters are more real. They are speaking the real language... Everything has changed. The way the actors dress up, it's looking more real. It is not just looking glamorous, a little more realism has come into the clothes," he said.
	Stressing that change is inevitable, Malhotra said everyone needs to change with the times to stay relevant.
	"Every generation, every five years ...

Far more realism in films and designing now: Manish Malhotra

Carol Ann Susi, who is best known for voicing Mrs Wolowitz on hit sit com 'The Big Bang Theory', has died. She was 62.
	The actress, who was battling cancer, died early Tuesday morning in Los Angeles, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	"'The Big Bang Theory' family has lost a beloved member today with the passing of Carol Ann Susi, who hilariously and memorably voiced the role of Mrs Wolowitz," read a statement from Warner Bros Television and 'Big Bang Theory' producers Chuck Lorre, Steve Molaro and Bill Prady.
	Mrs Wolowitz was rarely seen on-screen - though eagle-eyed viewers caught a glimpse of the pink-clad parent at Howard's (Simon Helberg) wedding in the fifth season finale.
	It is unclear how Susi's passing will impact the show, though it is worth noting Melissa Rauch (Bernadette) does a spot-on impression of her character.
	Susi grew up in Brooklyn and moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s. Shortly after, she earned a spot as Kolchak's secretary, Monique Marmelstein, on ABC's ..

'Big Bang Theory' actress Carol Ann Susi dies

Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor says he is moving out of his ancestral bungalow temporarily due to some construction work and not because he wants to live separately from his parents.
	The 32-year-old actor is said to be moving in together with rumoured girlfriend Katrina Kaif into a new apartment. When asked about it, the 'Barfi!' star chose to ignore the question.
	"Yes, I am shifting but it is just a temporary thing as there is some construction going on in my house to expand it. I will be moving out in a few days," Ranbir said here at the launch of the new advertisement campaign of Tag Heuer.
	Reports of Ranbir and Katrina, 31, planning to live together have been doing the rounds for quite some time, even though the two have maintained silence on the matter.
	Rumours of the two dating each other first emerged during the filming of 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani' in 2010. In August 2013, photographs of Ranbir and Katrina holidaying in Spain surfaced online.
	Though Ranbir has never ...

House shift is temporary: Ranbir Kapoor

'Jurassic Park' star Jeff Goldblum exchanged vows with actress girlfriend Emilie Livingston at Chateau Marmont.
	The 62-year-old actor and his 31-year-old bride tied the knot in front of family members and friends in a ceremony held on November 8, reported Us Weekly.
	The groom played piano and sang for his wife during the reception. "Excited to see our pictures from our photographer but right now feeling so loved after a magical and enchanting evening on Saturday!" Emilie gushed on Instagram.
	Goldblum and Livingston, who is 30 years his junior, had dated for more than three years. He popped the question during a vacation in Hawaii earlier this year.
	It's his third marriage. He was previously married to his 'Silverado' co-star Patricia Gaul and then Geena Davis with whom he shared screen in 'Transylvania 6-5000', 'The Fly', and 'Earth Girls Are Easy'.

Jeff Goldblum marries Emilie Livingston at Chateau Marmont

New information about Robin Williams' death suggests that Lewy body dementia contributed to the Hollywood funnyman's decision to commit suicide.
	People who suffer from the disease, which affects deposits of protein in the brain, may suffer from hallucinations, reported TMZ online.
	Lewy Body Dementia also accompanies patients with Parkinson's Disease. The condition, however, may be negatively affected by the medicines for Parkinson's.
	Shortly after the 'Night at the Museum' actor committed suicide, his wife told officials that he complained about his medicines and the way it made he feel.
	A source said that Lewy body dementia was a "key factor" in the actor's death. His doctors reportedly agreed that it contributed to his decision to commit suicide.
	Williams committed suicide by hanging on August 11 at his San Francisco home. His family said the 'Dead Poets Society' star suffered from Parkinson's Disease and depression prior to his death at the age of 63.
	An autopsy report ...

Robin Williams driven to suicide by Lewy body dementia?

Some of Hollywood siren Marilyn Monroe's lost love letters are going to be auctioned off.
	The auction for 300 letters belonging to the iconic actress would take place on December 5-6 in Beverly Hills, reported Ace Showbiz.
	An auction for the memorabilia in 'Marilyn Monroe's Lost Archives', held by Julian's Auctions, comprises of some heartfelt letters from the actress' former husband Joe DiMaggio.
	The letters were sent amid their separation in 1954. "I love you and want to be with you. There is nothing I would like better than to restore your confidence in me," he told her in one letter.
	The baseball player also expressed his feelings when Monroe announced their split on TV. "My heart split even wider seeing you cry in front of all these people," he said.
	Monroe talked about her insecurities in a letter addressed to her husband, playwright Arthur Miller. Letters from Clark Gable, Cary Grant and Jane Russell are also included in the collection.
	In her will, Monroe gave the ...

Marilyn Monroe's lost love letters up for auction

Henry 'Big Bank Hank' Jackson, a member of Sugarhill Gang who is also known as Imp the Dimp, has died. He was 57.
	The band's manager David Mallie confirmed that the rapper died from kidney complications due to cancer, reported TMZ.
	Fellow member Michael 'Wonder Mike' Wright and Guy 'Master Gee' O'Brien expressed their condolences in a statement released.
	"So sad to hear of our brother's passing. The three of us created musical history together with the release of 'Rapper's Delight.' We will always remember travelling the world together and rocking the house. Rest in peace Big Bank."
	Sugarhill Gang popularised hip-hop music with their hit single 'Rapper's Delight' in 1979. Hip-Hop Wired.Com said that 'Rapper's Delight' was not only a catchy hit song, but also was "considered the moment that hip-hop became commercially viable.

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