The on-screen Damini in Choturango, Rituparna Sengupta, who always feels connected with the Bard's women protagonists, reveals her deep-rooted wish to portray Kadambari Devi, Tagore's 'Bouthan'.
	Rituparna, after recital in Sujoy Prasad Chatterjee's 'Stree', a collage of songs-recital, told PTI, "Portraying Kadambari, his sister-in-law, would be forever my challenge in life, I think of any actor for that matter. But the script should be exciting enough."
	"Tagore had always etched out his female characters with rare insight and sensitivity. Whenever you recite his lines you feel some issues remain the same for ages. Have we come across any visionary or humanist like him," Rituparna, who had also portrayed the reinterpreted Charu in Agnidev Chatterjee's modern flick Charulata 2011, said.
	Tagore's epic Nastanirh had been put to celluloid beautifully in the Ray classic which was given a modern twist by the new age director which had its equal share of bouquets and brickbats.
	Desrcibing 

Tagorean women etched out with rare sensitivity: Rituparna

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The 'City of Joy' hosted the International Dance Fiesta with the best of Latino Dance form on platter for the enthusiasts.
	Showcasing over 18 international artists, including The Bachata World Champion and the Salsa World Champion, dance forms like Bachata, Salsa, Cha Cha Cha, Zumba, Jive, Tango, Jazz weaved patterns on the floor as hundreds of young participants swayed to the beats.
	Andrea from Rome, a Salsa danceuse, told PTI, "This is my first visit to India. Had been to similar sessions in New York and Naples/ And I can sense the same energy level among the dance enthusiasts here. Didn't know Latino was so much popular in this part."
	The three-day contemporary dance extravaganza, featured dancers like Simone and Serena, the Bachata and Cha Cha Cha World Champions from Italy, Carla Voconi -the "Mambo Queen" of Europe, Meher Malik from the UAE. Andrea and Steffania, Champions at the World Salsa meet and finalists of the World Latin Dance Cup.
	Internationally acclaimed film maker 

International Dance Fiesta in City of Joy

Pakistani singer Zebunnisa Humayun Bangash, also known as Zeb who has done playback for films such as Alia Bhatt-starrer "Highway" and John Abraham-starrer "Madras Cafe" says she is now concentrating more on Bollywood.
	"I am really working seriously for Bollywood now. I am doing a bunch of playback stuff and composing here and there, I really enjoy that stint more and more," says Zeb whose pop band goes by the name 'Zeb and Haniya'.
	The singer was here to perform at the inaugural day of the eighth edition of the three-day SAARC band festival, which concludes today.
	Zeb who was invited earlier in 2011 for the same festival says she had "great fun" interacting from bands across the SAARC countries.
	"It was great fun, it was really nice especially liked interacting with these great bands 'Chirkutt and 'Mrigya' whose music I wasn't very familiar with and never heard their names.
	"It's always just so wonderful, when we came and we met them at sound-checks we heard their music and we ..

More Bollywood for Pak singer Zebunnisa 'Zeb' Bangash

Former actress and Bollywood star Akshay Kumar's wife, Twinkle Khanna is the latest celebrity to join Twitter.
	Twinkle's user name on the micro-blogging site is Mrs Funny Bones and she introduced herself to her fans as a 'bona fide member of an ambiguous tribe of the new age Indian woman'.
	"New girl in town -trying to find my way in the world of tweets and peeps," read the first post of the 39-year-old interior designer.
	Twinkle's husband Akshay tweeted about his wife's arrival on the micro-blogging site and asked fans to follow her.
	"Guys my better half, Tina is now on Twitter as @mrsfunnybones. So show her some love and follow now," the 47-year-old actor posted.
	Welcoming Twinkle on Twitter, filmmaker Karan Johar said, "Akshay's gorgeous wife... My childhood best friend.. I named Rani's character in 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hain' after her is on Twitter! Tina! @mrsfunnybones.

Twinkle Khanna joins Twitter

Actor Harshad Chopra, who is currently seen on TV show 'Humsafars', says he is very critical about his work and is never satisfied with himself.
	Though Harshad is said to be one of the most popular actors on the small screen, the 31-year-old star always finds faults in his performances.
	"I rarely like my own work and am critical about my performances. I am not satisfied with my work. Whenever I watch my shows, I feel I could have done better in so many scenes. In fact when I see 'Humsafars', I feel I lack consistency right now. There are scenes where I am good and then there are moments where I am not completely into the scene. I judge myself a lot," Harshad told PTI.
	The actor says he feels lucky to be a part of 'Humsafars', which airs on Sony, as his character in the show is well-etched and hopes to do justice to it.
	"I am hoping after a few episodes I will be totally into the groove like it happens with other actors. It is the initial period so there is some inconsistency," he .

I am highly critical about myself: Harshad Chopra

TV personality Kendra Wilkinson is reportedly looking for a new man, following reports that her marriage to Hank Baskett is on the rocks.
	The 29-year-old 'Kendra on Top' star's marriage to Baskett is in shambles after a recording of an alleged phone call between her husband and transexual model Ava London leaked online, reported Contactmusic.
	"Kendra was enlisting friends to help find guys to hook up with. The bed wasn't even cold and she was ready to start fresh," a source said.
	"The marriage is a shambles - they fight non-stop. It's all for their show - and the paycheck. She needs the show to get renewed in order to maintain her lifestyle," the source added.

Kendra Wilkinson wants a new man?

Rocker Benji Madden was reportedly unhappy with the nude scenes of his girlfriend Cameron Diaz in 'Sex Tape'.
	The 35-year-old The Madden Brothers star, who is dating Diaz, hated seeing her get intimate with co-star Jason Segel on the big screen, reported OK magazine.
	"Benji thought 'Sex Tape' was funny, but he admitted it was really tough to see her with another guy," a source said.
	The former Good Charlotte rocker wants his 42-year-old girlfriend to start pursuing more serious roles that won't make him 'squirm'.
	"She thinks he's being silly but is actually touched that he'd get jealous," it added.
	The couple recently sparked rumours they're engaged, as Diaz has been spotted wearing a new sparkly ring around Los Angeles.

Benji Madden didn't enjoy watching 'Sex Tape'

Rajkumar Hirani has always used interesting-sounding names in his films, be it Circuit in 'Munna Bhai' or Ranchodas Shamaldas Chanchad in '3 Idiots', and the director says he enjoys coming up with quirky moniker for his characters.
	In his upcoming film 'PK' starring Aamir Khan, the 51-year-old director has again gone the unusual way with naming his characters- Sanjay Dutt plays Bhairon Singh and Anushka Sharma is titled Jagat Janani.
	"Whenever we write a script we try and think of unusual names for the characters. We had Ranchodas Shamaldas Chanchad and Phunsukh Wangdu in '3 Idiots'. Who gives the hero such unusual names? In Bollywood movies we have very simple names. But I like to keep it quirky," Hirani said during the launch of the first song from 'PK' titled 'Tharki Chokro' here last evening.
	The director, however, did not reveal what 'PK' stands for.
	"When you watch the film you will come to know what 'PK' stands for. But I can say that it will be very unusual."
	Hirani says .

Love to give quirky names to my characters in films: Hirani

Hollywood star Matt Damon has confirmed that he would be appearing in next film in the Bourne franchise.
	Damon, 44, said the currently untitled Bourne movie will be released in 2016 and that Paul Greengrass would be returning to direct, reported E! online.
	"It'll be in 2016 when the movie will actually come out. Paul Greengrass is going to do another one and that's all I ever said. I just needed him to say yes," Damon said.
	Greengrass has previously directed Damon in two of the films in the Bourne franchise: 'The Bourne Supremacy' and 'The Bourne Ultimatum'. The upcoming film will be the third Greengrass has been involved in and the fourth Damon has starred in.
	Jeremy Renner, who starred in 'The Bourne Legacy', is reportedly returning to his role as Aaron Cross in a separate film released after Damon's return.
	The Bourne film starring Renner will be directed by Justin Lin.

Matt Damon confirms return to 'Bourne' film franchise

Actress Lindsay Lohan, who is currently starring in the West End's 'Speed-the-Plow', shared a seductive photo of herself during a fitting session on Instagram.
	In the photograph, the 28-year-old actress is seen wearing a black leather bustier. She also shows off her Veronica Lake-looking, side-parted mane and makeup, reported E! online.
	Lohan captioned the sexy shot with a few shout-outs to her glam squad and revealed that the shoot was for an upcoming spread in Homme Style magazine and was snapped by famed fashion photographer Rankin.

Lindsay Lohan posts bold picture online

English actor Jeremy Irons and American actor Viggo Mortensen will be honoured for their contribution to films at the Marrakech International Film Festival next month.
	Festival organisers called Oscar winner Irons "one of the best-loved actors among film fans the world over," citing 'The Mission', 'Dead Ringers' and 'Reversal of Fortune' as just a few of his memorable screen moments that will be remembered during the festival, parts of which are broadcast live on national television, according to Hollywood Reporter.
	Organisers also praised Mortensen's screen career, from his breakout role as an Amish farmer in 'Witness' to the blockbuster 'Lord of the Rings'.
	Egyptian actor Adel Imam, who is a big star in the neighbouring country, will also be recognised with a tribute.
	Irons and Mortensen will join French actress Isabelle Huppert at the North African festival, where she will serve as president of this year's jury, the role Martin Scorcese took on last year.
	Remaining jurors and .

Jeremy Irons to be honoured at Marrakech Film Festival

'Waterloo Road' actress Lynsey Pow's death has been ruled a 'drug related self-harm death' at an inquest at Southwark Coroner's Court.
	34-year-old Pow's body was discovered last year by her husband after he received a phone call from his wife in which she reportedly apologised for racking up debts. Her husband returned home to their flat in South East London but discovered his wife hanging and surrounded by drug paraphernalia, reported Daily Mirror.
	An inquest, conducted at Southwark Coroner's Court, gave Pow's cause of death as a 'drug related self-harm death'.
	The coroner was unwilling to state the cause of death as suicide as there were illegal drugs present in Pow's system at the time of her death. The coroner believed Pow, under the influence of drugs and alcohol, may not have planned to kill herself.
	On this matter, the coroner said, "Pow appeared to have obtained	some cocaine and while under the influence of cocaine she appeared to hang herself.
	"It is likely to have ...

Lynsey Pow's death ruled as drug related self-harm

Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey says he won't raise his children in Hollywood because he prefers to be close to his extended family in Texas.
	The  44-year-old 'Interstellar' actor has always planned to bring his wife Camila Alves and children Levi, six, Vida, four, and 22-month-old Livingston up in his home state of Texas, where they can be closer to their extended family, reported Contactmusic.
	"I never had anything against the idea of bringing my kids up in Hollywood. But on the other hand, I did and do want to base them in Texas.
	"My mother lives about 25 minutes away so I get to see her, and the grandkids get to see her, every weekend instead of twice a year. I also have two brothers who live there, so we see family much more often than we used to and that's important to me, especially as everyone is getting older. My mother is 82," McConaughey said.

Matthew McConaughey keeping kids out of Hollywood

Former glamour model Katie Price says she is still haunted by the cheating antics of her husband Kieran Hayler even though she's subsequently taken him back.
	Price 36, has reconciled with the former male stripper who she married last year following revelations he had affairs with her two best friends, Jane Pountney and Chrissy Thomas, reported Femalefirst.
	"I never will get over it. It paralyses me everyday. But, you know, I try to be positive in life. He's getting help, he's had rehab," Price said.

Husband's infidelities haunts Katie Price

Bollywood star Aamir Khan, who will be sharing screen with Sanjay Dutt for the first time in 'PK', says the actor made him feel very secure and relaxed on the sets of the Rajkumar Hirani-helmed film.
	Dutt, 55, will essay the role of Aamir's friend Bhairo Singh in the film.
	"I had an amazing time working with Sanju. I felt very secure and relaxed around him. He is like an elder brother and I really enjoyed the time we spent on sets. I admire the warmth and love in him. It was a memorable experience working with him," Aamir said during the launch of the first song from 'PK' titled 'Tharki Chokro' here last evening.
	The 49-year-old actor said that he and the whole team of 'PK' are trying to organise a special screening for Dutt, who is currently housed inside the Yerwada Central Jail in Pune.
 	"We want to have a screening for Sanjay... Both me and Raju are trying to officially get permission from authorities. If they permit us then we will be very happy," he said.
	'PK' is the second 

Felt relaxed working with Sanjay Dutt on 'PK': Aamir Khan

Actress Keira Knightley says her decision to pose topless a protest against the way women are portrayed in popular culture.
	The British star, 29, went topless for a photoshoot for Interview magazine and explaining her reason behind the bold movie, Knightley said her only condition was that her photographs were not touched.
	"I've had my body manipulated so many different times for so many different reasons, whether it's paparazzi photographers or for film posters. That (shoot) was one of the ones where I said, 'Okay, I'm fine doing the topless shot so long as you don't make them any bigger or retouch.' Because it does feel important to say it really doesn't matter what shape you are," Knightley told The Times of London.
	The actress said unlike the way women are projected in the media, all varieties of shape should be celebrated.
	"I think women's bodies are a battleground and photography is partly to blame. It's much easier to take a picture of somebody without a shape; it simply ...

Shape does not matter: Keira Knightley

Actress Drew Barrymore says she will do less movies as she wants to focus more on motherhood.
	The 'Charlie's Angels' star told Today show's Savannah Guthrie that she wants to be more present in her children's lives.
	"I think I will act less and less...I find the hours at this point in my life too difficult with kids, it's hard to be present when you wake up before them and come home after they've gone to bed. That's just not the way I want to have this journey with my kids at this point in their life. But maybe when they're older, I will feel differently," she said.
	Barrymore says her unconventional childhood has made her a more traditional mother to her two daughters, Olive and Frankie.
	"I had a very untraditional upbringing, so I looked at it from afar and just thought, 'Well that's the exact opposite of how I'd want to raise my kids.' But it doesn't make me bummed out that I didn't have parents. It's like, thank God that I didn't, because maybe I wouldn't be this aggressively ..

I think I will act less and less: Drew Barrymore

Actress Natalie Dormer says her 'Hunger Games' co-star is the coolest girl around.
	The 32-year-old actress, who stars in 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part I' as Cressida, is in awe of Lawrence and thinks the 23-year-old beauty is wise beyond her years, reported Contactmusic.
	"Jennifer Lawrence is just the coolest girl. Everyone forgets how young she is because she's so together, such an old soul. She just gets it. She's one savvy chick," Dormer said.

Jennifer Lawrence is cool: Natalie Dormer

British model Cara Delevingne is reportedly dating 'Unbroken' actor Jack O'Connell.
	Delevingne, 22, and O'Connell, 24, have been together for a month, reported E! Online.
	"They're having fun," a source said. Delevingne has not commented on the dating rumour, but she seemingly hinted at the relationship with a recent photo on Instagram. The photo she uploaded on Friday, shows a man's neck, presumably O'Connell's, featuring two "love bites." She captioned it with "Love bites #fittybum," and added heart emoticon.

Cara Delevingne seeing Jack O'Connell?

Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones and Michelle Yeoh have been cast in the sequel to 2011's Jason Statham starrer 'The Mechanic'.
	The action film is slated to release on January 22, 2016.
	Dennis Gansel is directing 'Mechanic: Resurrection', which follows the hitman Arthur Bishop (Statham) as he struggles to complete a list of assassinations of the most dangerous men in the world, said the Hollywood Reporter.
	Jones will next appear in 'The Homesman', a Western that he directed and co-wrote while Alba, fresh from 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For', is slated to star in 'Barely Lethal' and 'The Wright Girls'.
	Yeoh is reprising her role in 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' sequel.

Tommy Lee Jones, Jessica Alba cast in 'The Mechanic' sequel

'Emmerdale' star Alicya Eyo was honoured with the award for Entertainer of the Year at Stonewall Awards.
	The 38-year-old actress picked up the gong for the portrayal of her lesbian character, Ruby Haswell, reported Daily Mirror.
	The ceremony celebrates those who have made a positive impact on the lives of lesbian, gay and bisexual people in the past 12 months.
	Taking to Twitter to acknowledge her win, Eyo said, "Thank you all for your messages of support, Still totally overwhelmed! What a night. Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees."
	Stonewall Chief Executive Ruth Hunt said, "Stonewall's 2014 Award winners really do demonstrate the passion, commitment and diversity of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people and their allies, who together make the world a better place.

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