Manoj Bajpayee-starrer 'Saat Uchakkey' is all set to release on December 26, a day after Christmas.
	The 'Gangs of Wasseypur' star, who shot the Sanjiv Sharma directed film in Delhi, took to Twitter to announce the same.
	"'Saat Uchakkkey' releasing on the 26th Dec. So happy for my director Sanjiv Sharma," Manoj tweeted.
	Produced by Neeraj Pandey, the film also stars Kay Kay Menon in pivotal role.

'Saat Uchakkey' to hit theatres on December 26

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Singer Ashlee Simpson reportedly wants her superstar mother-in-law Diana Ross to help boost her music career.
	The 'Pieces of Me' singer, who recently married the legendary singer's son Evan Ross, has begged her to introduce her to new producers, reported Contactmusic.
	"Ashlee's constantly hitting up Diana for industry contacts. Diana has no problem helping her son out, and she really does like Ashlee, but she knows a spoiled princess when she sees one," a source said.
	The 30-year-old beauty married Evan, 26, in a lavish ceremony at Diana's house in Connecticut last month.
	The 70-year-old star, who is ordained, was heavily involved in the ceremony and even officiated the couple's wedding and then went on to perform her ballad 'Endless Love' at the service afterwards.

Ashlee Simpson seeks help from mother-in-law to revive career

Heavily pregnant singer Alicia Keys says her her four-year-old son Egypt Daoud is excited to become a big brother.
	Keys, 31, is just two months away from giving birth to her second child, reported People magazine.
	"He is excited to be a big brother. I think he's super excited because he's not going to be the youngest anymore. He's always kissing my belly," Keys said.
	The singer, whose second child with husband Swizz Beatz is due on December 31, went on to say that having children has inspired her to work harder for social justice.
	"Being a mother has definitely furthered my passion for Keep a Child Alive and just talking about issues in the world overall," she added.

Egypt is excited to be a big brother: Alicia Keys

'Modern Family' actress Sarah Hyland insists she does not think about looks much when choosing men.
	Hyland, 23, who recently secured a three-year restraining order against ex-boyfriend Matthew Prokop after claiming he abused her for four years before she ended their relationship in August, says she is open to dating again but wants someone with great sense of humour, reported Contactmusic.
	"My type is people who make me laugh. I don't think it's so much about looks. It's about personality, honestly - a sense of humour, sincerity, ambition and drive," she said.
	The petite beauty recently insisted she is doing well following her personal struggles.
	"I'm great. Working on 'Modern Family' and spreading awareness for adoption and cleaning up after your pets," she had said.

Sarah Hyland wants funny boyfriend

Actress Nandana Sen, an admirer of legendary Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma's works since her childhood, says she was destined to be a part of 'Rang Rasiya', which is based on the artist's life.
	The actress will be seen essaying the role of Ravi Varma's muse Sugandha in the Ketan Mehta directed period film.
	"I have always loved Ravi Varma's works. When I was studying at Harvard I had a painting of Hamsa Damayanti in my dorm room. I also have two large Ravi Varma paintings at my home. I feel I was destined to play this role. I have always been fascinated by his works," Nandana said.
	The 'Black' actress added, "I have been looking at the eyes of these women while I was growing up and now I get to play the woman who inspired these paintings."
	Nandana, who is the daughter of Nobel Laureate and Bharat Ratna economist Amartya Sen and Padma Shri winner and acclaimed Bengali author Nabanita Dev Sen, said that with 'Rang Rasiya', her dream of working with Mehta came true.
	"It was a ...

I was destined to star in 'Rang Rasiya': Nandana Sen

Shah Rukh, who is basking in the glory of his latest release 'Happy New Year', took to Twitter to express his gratitude.

Shah Rukh Khan turns 49, thanks fans

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Actress Raima Sen is excited to shoot her next Hindi project 'Bollywood Diaries' in the city of joy.
	The 34-year-old Bengali beauty, who was last seen in Bollywood release 'Children of War', is expected to play a sex worker in red-light area Sonagachi, Kolkata.
	"Start filming for my next hindi venture 'Bollywood Diaries' today! Need your support and love twitter world... Excited to end 2014 this way," Raima posted on Twitter.
	The actress will be seen opposite 'Bombay Talkies' actor Vineet Kumar Singh. The film has three parallel storylines.
	The grand daughter of Suchitra Sen was busy with her Bengali film projects from quite a sometime.

Raima Sen starts filming 'Bollywood Diaries'

TV actress Anita Hassanandani says she was initially not in the mood to make a comeback on the second season of thriller series 'Fanaah'.
	The 'Yeh Hai Mohabbatein' actress, who played a loud character on the MTV show, said her simple and sweet look in the new season attracted her to be a part of it.
	"My character Preet in 'Fanaah' had a very distinctive appearance, loud make-up and dramatic clothes. But Yamini, the character I will be playing in the second season is a very simple girl with a mysterious story.
	"I prefer this simple and sweet look. Initially I wasn't sure about being in the second season due to  my hectic schedule and plus it's just been a year to my marriage, but, this simple and sweet look appealed me a lot. I'm looking forward to be a part of 'Fanaah' for the second time," Anita said in a statement.
	The 34-year-old actress, who is married to businessman Rohit Reddy, will be playing the role of a young medical intern hailing from a middle-class ...

My look attracted me to be a part of 'Fanaah 2': Anita

'American Horror Story' actress Kathy Bates has revealed that she smoked pot with Hollywood beauty Susan Sarandon.
	Bates, 66, took part in host Andy Cohen's "Plead the Fifth" segment on "Watch What Happens Live", where guests are asked three questions and allowed to skip, reported Us magazine.
	Bates was first questioned about her time filming 'Titanic', and asked which of her co-stars she would not have room for on her raft. After struggling to name one, she landed finally on Billy Zane.
	When answering the second question, the Oscar-winning actress revealed her famous smoking buddy.
	"Kathy Bates, who is the bigger pothead: Susan Sarandon or Matthew McConaughey?" Cohen asked.
	"Oh, that's tough... Is this gonna get them into trouble legally? Is this going to get me into trouble legally?" the actress pondered.
	Pushing Bates to answer, Cohen asked if the bigger stoner was in fact McConaughey.
	"No... No, cause I played his mother in Failure to Launch, he's a sweet boy," she said of .

I smoked pot with Susan Sarandon: Kathy Bates

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan and her brother Michael Lohan Jr are not allowed to carry out activities related to their e-commerce app Vigme after a former business partner claimed that the siblings stole his idea to set a competing business.
	The ex-partner Fima Potik filed a USD 60 million lawsuit on October 30, claiming breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and loyalty, misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition, reported Ace Showbiz.
	Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Saliann Scarpulla issued a temporary restraining order on October 31, preventing the pair from launching, promoting or marketing their app.
	Lohan's attorney Ravi Batra has commented on the temporary restraining order, saying that it only "preserves the status quo."
	The Lohans will file their own papers "backing up their claim that Fima is an inept plagiariser who fraudulently induced Lindsay, Mike and Chris to join him with [false] representations that he would have a product-recognizing app by ...

Lindsay Lohan banned from promoting fashion app

Actress Emma Watson has dedicated a Britannia Award to her pet hamster who died on the set of the first 'Harry Potter' film.
	The 24-year-old actress accepted the award for British Artist of the Year at the Britannia Awards, hosted by BAFTA, reported Contactmusic.
	"I'm especially honoured to be receiving this award from the BAFTA LA because the British film industry hasn't just been a workplace for me. It's been the place that I grew up. It's been a surrogate family, really.
	"And a sweet, but slightly morbid example of this, is when on the first 'Harry Potter' film, my on-set hamster Millie had a heart attack and didn't quite make it," she said after winning the award.
	The 'Perks of Being A Wallflower' star explained how the movie's set decorators built a mahogany coffin for her pet, which had a velvet lining and a silver plaque with Millie's name inscribed on it.
	"You're all very special to me and your vote of confidence means a lot. And I take it as such a great honour that ...

Emma Watson dedicates award to dead pet

Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence was spotted visiting her ex-boyfriend Chris Martin's house in Malibu, California.
	In some photos, the 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' actress could be seen behind the wheel of her plateless Cadillac CTS, reported Ace Showbiz.
	Lawrence, 24, kept a low profile when arriving at the house. She reportedly spent two hours inside the house to collect her personal belongings.
	"Jennifer went over to Chris' (house) to apologise for the coverage of their breakup being so one-sided, reclaim her possessions and to ensure there were no hard feelings," a source said.
	The actress and Martin split after four months of dating.

Lawrence spotted at Chris Martin's house following split

'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe wants to find out what Justin Bieber's secrets are.
	The 25-year-old actor plays Ig Perrish, who can read other people's minds, in fantasy thriller 'Horns' and would love to use them on the 'Baby' hitmaker, reported Contactmusic.
	When asked who he'd like to use Ig's power on, he said, "Maybe Justin Bieber. Just because you hear so much stuff about him that you are just like, 'I want to really know, I want to get to the bottom of this!' And with horns, I would be able to."
	Meanwhile, Radcliffe recently revealed that his girlfriend Erin Darke is a big fan of the horns he wore in the movie.
	"She loves them. How could you not? They're glorious and I hope very attractive," he had said.
	According to the actor, things are going great between the couple, who met in 2012.

Daniel Radcliffe wants to know Justin Bieber's secrets

Actress Nandita Das has mesmerised the audience at the prestigious Museum of Moving Image (MoMI) in New York with her CinePlay 'Between the Lines'.
	'Between the Lines', which Nandita co-authored with Diya Jagdale and made her debut as a playwright and stage director two years ago, was screened at the packed theatre at MoMI on October 25.
	"I am overwhelmed by the response at MoMI. For the first time I got to see it (the production) on such a big screen, with such good acoustics... Right from its inception 'Between the Lines' has been an incredible journey and I am glad to get so many opportunities to share it," she said.
	The next screening is scheduled for today at Yale University, where Nandita, who had earlier been conferred the Knight of the Order of Letters and Arts and had been on the jury of the Cannes Film Festival twice, has been selected for the World Fellow Programme.
	She will herself present the CinePlay at the prestigious university with a screening at the Whitney ...

Nandita wows the audience at MoMI with her CinePlay

Hollywood star Bradley Cooper is working on a television sequel to his 2011 thriller 'Limitless'.
     Written by Craig Sweeny, the pilot has been commissioned by CBS in the US. It will not feature Cooper in a starring role, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
     Cooper, 39, will executive produce the project alongside production company partner Todd Phillips, Sweeny, Heather Kadin, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and original film co-writer Leslie Dixon.
     The series will be the first television project for Cooper and Phillips's company. Neil Burger, who directed the original movie, is slated to oversee the pilot.
     The plot of the 'Limitless' pilot is thought to continue on from the film's ending, following Brian Sinclair as he is persuaded to use the power of mind-enhancing drug NZT for good.
     The big screen feature topped box office charts when it debuted in 2011, and has since made more than USD 160 million worldwide.

Bradley Cooper to produce 'Limitless' TV sequel

NBC has cancelled its comedy series 'Bad Judge' and 'A to Z'.
     The network confirmed that the shows will continue shooting in order to complete their ordered runs, but neither will be picked up for a second season, reported The Wrap.
     'Bad Judge' has shot 10 of its 13 episodes so far, while 'A to Z' has two outstanding episodes in its own run of 13.
     Both shows will also retain their Thursday night time slots until they finish airing.
     Viewing figures for the Kate Walsh-fronted 'Bad Judge' had dropped, and relationship rom-com 'A to Z' starring Ben Feldman and Cristin Milioti had also experienced a slump since its debut on October 2.

TV shows 'Bad Judge', 'A to Z' cancelled

Funnyman Chris Rock has starred in two new promos for late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show- 'Saturday Night Live'.
     The former SNL cast member will return to the NBC series almost 18 years after he last hosted, reported Ace Showbiz.
     Two new promos feature Rock trying to magically summon musical guest Prince with the help of SNL's Kenan Thompson.
     The upcoming episode will break from Saturday Night Live's established format when Prince performs one extended musical medley in the middle of the episode, rather than two staggered songs.

Chris Rock's returns to 'Saturday Night Live'

'Atonement' star Keira Knightley has praised the compassion of co-star Bendedict Cumberbatch and commended his incredible rise to fame.
     The pair star in biopic 'The Imitation Game', in which Cumberbatch plays trailblazing mathematician Alan Turing, who helped break the Enigma code during during World War II. Knightley, 29, plays close friend Joan Clarke, who later became engaged to him, reported Harper's Bazaar.
     "Benedict is a very good dinner companion: always interested and interesting, up on politics and the news (so he's got an opinion) and always ready with a story, although occasionally you have to pin him down to one subject because he tends to veer off in all directions," Knightley said.
     Asked why Cumberbatch makes such a caring friend, Knightley said, "There have been moments in our friendship when I have been going through tough times and he has been right there, taking me out to dinner, coming round to the house, being the one who listened. I appreciate that .

Benedict Cumberbatch is a lovely dude: Keira Knightley

Actress Jennifer Garner says she loves husband Ben Affleck's growly and decisive voice for 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'.
     Garner said the 42-year-old star has done great voice modulation for the upcoming superhero movie, reported New York Post.
     "We were not privy to the Batman voice at home, but I've been on set enough to hear bits of it. It's spot on. Growly and decisive and sexy, if I do say so myself! Exactly what you would hope it to be!" she said.

Jennifer Garner likes Ben Affleck's voice for 'Batman'

Actor Andy Serkis is to star in stealth adventure game Volume, announced developer Mike Bithell.
     The 50-year-old 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' star will play villain Guy Gisborne, CEO of Gisborne Industries, in the game's story adaptation of Robin Hood, reported Daily Mirror.
     Serkis joins Danny Wallace and Charlie McDonnell in the game's cast.
     Created by Bithell, Volume combines Metal Gear Solid-style top-down stealth with player-generated stages, allowing people to play community levels in place of the game's default story missions.
     Players cannot kill in the game, and so must use their Ricochet device to control enemies, steal loot and edit the environment.
     Volume will be available in early 2015.

Andy Serkis joins the voice cast of video game Volume

Grammy winner Usher might have a huge fan following, but his own son does not is not impressed with the multiplatinum singer.
     Usher, 36, said his five-year-old son Naviyd Ely Raymond does not care about his work, reported New York Post.
     "He doesn't care about what I do as much. He's like, 'I'm the star. Who are you? You sing?' He told me the other day, he says, 'You're not a great singer,'" Usher said.

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