Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Clean India movement, filmmaker Chandraprakash Dwivedi said that his campaign is only about cleaning the Ganges and streets but also various other things plaguing the nation.
	"PM Modi has not only taken up the mission of 'Swachch Bharat' and cleaning the Ganges but also cleaning many other things, and the results are visible in the country," Dwivedi said during a promotional event for his next film 'Zed Plus'
	The political drama is about a coalition government and how the Prime Minister tries to save his government from collapse. 'Zed Plus' stars Adil Hussain and will hit theatres on November 21.
	"It is a different type of film. The story, which is set in Rajasthan, is about a government in crises. The only solution out of the problem is that Prime Minister should visit a Dargah," Dwivedi said.
	'Zed Plus' also stars Mona Singh, Mukesh Tiwari, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Sanjay Mishra among others.

Chandraprakash Dwivedi praises Modi's cleaning drive

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Tamil film actor Vishaal raided a video CD shop in nearby Pollachi and seized CDs of new films, including his 'Poojai' and handed them over to police.
	The owner of the video shop was taken into custody for interrogation based on a complaint from the actor, police said today.
	Vishaal, who has been camping in Pollachi for a film shoot, had sent two of his assistants as decoy customers to the shop last night asking for CDs of new films, particularly Tamil films.
	The shop owner showed them the CDs of 'Poojai' and 'Katthi', starring another popular actor Vijay, which were released only a week ago.
	Vishaal, who was waiting outside, rushed in and took the pirated CDS, they said.
	The actor had 'raided' a video shop in Tirupur earlier this week and "seized" the pirated CDs of his new movie, police said.

Actor 'seizes' pirated new Tamil film CDs

The life and work of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen is being celebrated in a four-day festival here which will see Indian adaptations of his famous plays like 'Peer Gynt' and 'The Master Builder'.
	'When We Dead Awaken Ibsen Comes Alive' began today with a performance of 'Peer Gynt' in English by Norwegian artiste Kare Conradi. It was followed by Ibsen Jazz by Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer accompanied by pianist Helge Lien.
	Tomorrow, there will be another performance of 'Peer Gynt', this time a Hindi adaptation by Arun and direction by K K Raina. A Gujarati adaptation of 'The Master Builder' will be staged on day three while the final day will be dedicated to a seminar 'The Task And Temptation of Adapting, Translating and Performing Ibsen'.
	Festival director Ila Arun, who plans to make it an annual event in Mumbai's theatre calender, said she discovered Ibsen while adapting his 'Lady From The Sea' in Rajasthani for Dramatic Art and Design Academy in Delhi. Her trips to Norway further ...

Ila Arun brings Henrik Ibsen to Mumbai

Legendary singer Asha Bhosle has lent her voice in a Bengali movie after long eight years, for a situational song in Sanjay Nag's 'Parapar'.
	In the mid-70s to 90s, Bhosle, 81, regularly sang in Bengali films to tunes set by famous music directors like Sudhin Dasgupta, Nachiketa and Hemanta Mukherjee. R D Burman-Asha Puja albums were also much-awaited by their fans.
	"We sent the scratch to Asha ji and she called back the next day. Once she crooned the lines, I had goosebumps. I wanted some changes here and there, but couldn't utter a word," Sourendro of the Sourendro-Soumyajit duo, who are the music directors of 'Parapar', said.
	"She sensed and asked what I wanted. When explained, she then rendered it exactly the way I wanted," he said.
	Soumyajit said the song retained the typical Asha Bhosle touch as in R D Burman's 'Ekta Deshlai Kathi Jalao' or 'Sandhyebelay tumi ami bose achhi' of the 80s.
	"It took nearly a month to complete the recording and she never failed a date," he ...

Asha Bhosle sings again for Bengali films

As Maharashtra witnesses a change of guard today, Bollywood wants the new regime to address the issue of heavy burden of taxation that has stunted the growth of the film industry.
	Mukesh Bhatt, President of the Film and Television Producers Guild of India Ltd, said that archaic laws and heavy taxation are some of the key issues and challenges faced by the industry, which are not only detrimental to the growth of the film industry but will result in its inevitable breakdown.
	He said Mumbai has been the centre of the Indian entertainment industry since its inception and this industry provides employment directly or indirectly to almost 5 million people in the country.
	"However, serious implications caused by the various archaic laws and heavy burden of taxation on the Hindi film sector has stunted the growth of this industry and made several stalwarts displeased with the system," he added.
	The high taxes imposed on the Hindi film industry in the state, like the Entertainment Tax on .

Bollywood pins hopes on new Maha govt to address tax issues

'The Shaukeens' leading lady Lisa Haydon is down with dengue and skipped the film's promotion due to her poor health.
	Lisa's co-star Akshay, who is also the producer of the remake of the 1982 film of the same name, said she gave the promotion a miss to take care of her health.
	"Lisa is very much in Delhi but she could not come for the promotions because she is suffering from dengue. She was supposed to come here for the promotion but she could not. She has apologised for not being able to make it to the event," Akshay said here during the promotion of 'The Shaukeens'.
	Anupam Kher, who is also a part of the film, said she was in hospital before and recovered too but she again fell ill.
	"Her mother has come from Mumbai to attend to her because she can't stand and walk. I feel, we have to admit her in the hospital," Kher said.
	Also starring Piyush Mishra and Annu Kapoor, the film will hit theatres on November 7. The film is written by Tigmanshu Dhulia and directed by Abhishek

Lisa Haydon suffering from dengue, skips film promotion

Superstar Akshay Kumar, who is doing a cameo in his upcoming production venture 'The Shaukeens', says he found it very different to play an alcoholic in the comedy drama.
	The 47-year-old actor said he is a teetotaller in real life.
	"I am playing an alcoholic in the film. It was a very different shade to pull off. In the film, I am playing an angry man too. So, these are various shades which have been put in my character and I am not really of that kind in real life," Akshay said during the promotion of the film here.
	In the film, Akshay is teaming up with Anupam Kher, with whom he is also shooting Neeraj Pandey's movie 'Baby'.
	"I never face any problem when shooting with Anupam Kher. There is always a positive environment when he is on the sets. We did many films together. I did my first film with him.
	"In the middle there was no association between him and me. But now we are again doing many films together. I really enjoy working with him. We do loads of fun when we work ...

Playing alcoholic was a bit different: Akshay Kumar

Actor Seth Rogen is being eyed by Sony to play Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in the studio's new Steve Jobs biopic.
	If the deal works out, Rogen, 32, would appear opposite Christian Bale in the film. Bale was cast as Jobs earlier this month, reported Huffington Post.
	Based on Walter Isaacson's biography of Jobs, this new film was written by Aaron Sorkin and will be directed by Danny Boyle. The film might include Jessica Chastain.

Seth Rogen to play Apple co-founder in Steve Jobs' biopic

Hollywood stars Eva Longoria and Lily Collins are in negotiations to star opposite Demian Bichir in the untitled Low Riders movie.
	Bichir was already tapped to play the lead in the film, which takes place in the East LA world of lowrider cars and street tagging, reported Deadline.
	Ricardo de Montreuil will direct the script, written by Josh Bierne-Gordon and Justin Tipping. Previous drafts were written by Cheo Hodari Coker and Elgin James.

Eva Longoria, Lily Collins to star in 'Low Riders' film?

The upcoming season of cooking-reality show 'MasterChef India' will celebrate the rich Indian heritage of vegetarian food.
	Celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor, who is also one of the judges of the show, said the idea behind bidding adieu to the non-vegetarian food items in this season is to give a chance to vegetarian cooking enthusiasts.
	"This season is extremely special as 'MasterChef India-4' will be vegetarian. India has a rich heritage of vegetarian food which has not been celebrated so far.
	"This current season will give a chance to the vegetarian cooking enthusiasts who have not been able to participate in the last three seasons because they do not cook non-vegetarian food. This season will give a chance to both vegetarians and non-vegetarians to come and display their vegetarian cooking marvels," Kapoor said in a statement.
	The Star Plus' culinary show is an adaptation of 'British 'MasterChef'. The other two judges of the upcoming season are yet to be announced.

'MasterChef India 4' to go vegetarian

The starcast of upcoming comedy 'The Shaukeens' are elated that the film has bagged a U/A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
	'The Shaukeens', a remake of 1982 movie, stars Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor Piyush Mishra, Lisa Haydon besides superstar Akshay Kumar making a special appearance.
	"We got to know today that our film has got U/A certificate from the Censor Board and we all are very happy about it. We should applaud our director and producer that we have made a clean film, which could be viewed by everyone," said Kher, who was once the chairman of CBFC, during the promotion of the film in the Capital.
	Directed by Abhishek Sharma, 'The Shaukeens' is expected to release on November 7.
	Piyush says the film is a family entertainer and there are no double-meaning dialogues in the film.
	"The film is not a sleazy comedy. In the film, there are no double meaning and cheap dialogues. It's a complete family entertainer. It gives a message that one should not ..

'The Shaukeens' gets U/A certificate, starcast happy

The much-awaited look of Amitabh Bachchan in 'Piku' was released today where the megastar is seen sporting a pot-bellied look.
	In the film, directed by Shoojit Sircar, the 72-year-old actor is portraying the role of an aged father.
	'Piku' explores the father and daughter relationship between Bachchan's and his onscreen daughter, played by Deepika Padukone.
	Bachchan recently finished the first leg of the shooting and is looking forward to the second schedule in Kolkata.
	"I see some cut and edited scenes from 'Piku' with Shoojit as we discuss the next schedule in Kolkata, Delhi and Gujarat, a longish outdoor. Kolkata shall bring back old memories of my seven year stint as an executive in a Company .. It shall bring back the films shot there," Bachchan had posted on his blog.
	Also starring Irrfan Khan in a pivotal role, the film is expected to hit theatres on April 30, 2015.
	'Piku' marks Sircar and Bachchan's second film collaboration after 'Shoebite', which is still unreleased.

Amitabh Bachchan pot-bellied look for 'Piku' released

Poetry by Harivansh Rai Bachchan, the late father of actor Amitabh Bachchan forms part of an upcoming solo Kuchipudi dance recital by Shalu Jindal.
	Jindal a disciple of Raja Radha Reddy and Kaushalya Reddy would be dancing to a composition of seven verses taken from "Madhushala", the book of poetry penned by Bachchan, which has deep Sufi incantations.
	"Typically Kuchipudi has accompanying songs in Telugu but I have incorporated Hindi to appeal to audiences in north India," says Jindal.
	"Madhushala was made popular by Manna Dey and it is conveys that rich or poor it doesn not matter all are equal," she says.
	The dancer says her one-hour-long performance would also incorporate a kuchipidi rendition of "Saason ki Maala" a Meera Bai bhajan popularised by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
	Jindal, who is a self-confessed fan of sufi music had previously also based her dance recitals on sufi songs by Khan and has also danced to those by Abida Parveen.
	The dancer says it was a challenge to ...

'Madhushala' in kuchipudi dance recital by Shallu Jindal

Actress Gal Gadot has reportedly passed on the role of female lead in 'Ben Hur' remake due to scheduling conflict.
	Gadot's shooting schedule for 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' forced her abandon the role, which she had been circling to star in for Paramount and MGM, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
	Gadot plays Wonder Woman in Zack Snyder's 'Batman v Superman', and is signed on to appear as the DC superhero in a number of Warner Bros' films, including a solo adventure and a series of Justice League movies.
	'Ben Hur', a reboot of the 1959 Charlton Heston classic, will have Jack Huston as the Jewish prince who is betrayed by his best friend. Gadot was to play Ben Hur's love interest, a slave named Esther.

Gal Gadot will not star in 'Ben Hur'

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow praised her estranged husband Chris Martin by calling him father of the year, days after he broke up with Jennifer Lawrence.
	Paltrow, 42, was hosting the AmfAR gala in LA on Wednesday when she introduced him on the stage, reported the Daily Mirror.
	"This brilliant singer-songwriter has sold 8 million records. He has won every single award that there is to be won, especially Father of the Year, which he has won consecutively since 2004," Paltrow told the crowd.
	Martin, 37, apparently split from Lawrence, 24, after dating four months, over his close relationship with Paltrow.

Gywneth Paltrow calls Chris Martin father of the year

The origins of Robin Thicke and Parrell Williams' hit track 'Blurred Lines' are still not yet solved and a trial is the only way to prove if there are elements of the song that were copied from Marvin Gaye's music, a judge has ruled.
	In October 2013, Marvin Gaye's children filed a lawsuit, claiming the two artists stole the summer hit from Gaye's 'Got To Give It Up,' as well as committing copyright infringement on Gaye's 'After the Dance' to create Thicke's song, 'Love After War', according to Hollywood Reporter.
	US District Judge John A Kronstadt decided that this case needs to be concluded in a courtroom after listening to conflicting reports by experts who analysed 'Blurred Lines' and 'Got To Give It Up' to see if there are any striking similarities.
	The judge ruled there is a genuine dispute that several aspects of Thicke and Williams' song such as hooks, bass lines, keyboard chords and vocals, could be copies of the legendary singer's own music.
	"Since the compositions at ...

Thicke, Pharrell's 'Blurred Lines' fight goes to trial

'Slumdog Millionaire' star Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman are set to star in 'Lion', a new drama produced by The Weinstein Co.
	The drama, based on the memoir 'A Long Way Home' by Saroo Brierley, follows a street kid from Calcutta (Patel) who is taken in and adopted by a couple in Australia, according to Hollywood Reporter.
	Garth Davis, who co-directed the Golden Globe-winning mini-series 'Top Of the Lake' with Jane Campion, is attached to helm 'Lion'. Luke Davies, the screenwriter on Anton Corbijn's upcoming 'Life', adapted the book for the screen.
	In addition to 'Lion', Patel plays self-taught Indian math genius Srinivasa Ramanujan in Matt Brown's period drama 'The Man Who Knew Infinity', which Mister Smith Entertainment is pitching to buyers; and co-stars in Lionsgate's Soviet-era thriller 'Child 44' and Annapurna's 'The Road Within', a remake of the hit German dramedy 'Vincent Wants to Sea'.
	Patel also appears in John Madden's upcoming 'The Second Best Marigold Hotel', the sequel .

Dev Patel to star with Nicole Kidman in 'Lion'

Gal Gadot to not do 'Ben Hur' role

Actor Rajpal Yadav says his role in the upcoming film 'Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain', a drama set amidst the Bhopal gas disaster that occurred in 1984, is a tribute to the victims of the tragedy.
	The 43-year-old NSD graduate, mostly known for his comic roles in Bollywood, plays the character of a rickshaw driver around whom the whole story revolves.
	"This film is my tribute to the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy. I am representing one of them in the film. It's one of the dreadful tragedies in world history and as severe as Titanic massacre. Revisiting the past with the film was a horrific experience for me," Rajpal told PTI.
	The makers are also planning to hold a special screening of the film in Bhopal on December 3, two days ahead of its official release in Indian theatres on December 5.
	"We are planning to do a premiere in Bhopal on the day the disaster will complete 30 years. We want that everybody should know how the chemical leak in Union Carbide led to the biggest man-made ...

Rajpal Yadav dedicates role in 'Bhopal: A Prayer..' to victims

A clutch of celebrity actors like Nitish Bhardwaj, Nadira Babbar, Rajit Kapur and Shernaz Patel are participating in a festival of performing arts that begins here on November 1.
	Theatre, poetry and Sufi music are among the spread at the fourth version of 'Rang' the annual arts festival of the The Films and Theatre Society (FTS).
	With a focus on stage theatre, the festival aims to "give aspiring theatre groups an opportunity to showcase their talent through a theatre competition Manchnaad."
	Slotted for November 3-4, the competition invited entries from across the country out of which eight selected productions are set to vie for various award categories. Organisers said the ultimate winner would be awarded with a Tata Nano car.
	The festival also has a workshop "Know the actor in you" organised by theatre vetran Nadira Babbar, who heads the Mumbai-based Ekjute theatre group. Babbar is also starring in the play "Sandhya Vhhay".
	Meanwhile other actors have been cast in different ...

Theatre festival in Delhi

Pakistani actress Reema Khan has appealed to the new Indian Government to allow release of Pakistani movies, saying it would help in exchange of cultures of the two countries and develop their film industries.
	"For the last couple of years, Indian films are being released in Pakistani theatres, which are a wonderful sign. Now I am expecting from Government of India to allow release of Pakistani films in Indian theatres.
	"Through films, audiences of the two countries can be brought together. They can get a very strong message. They can understand the traditions, values and culture system which has developed in Pakistan," Reema told PTI on the sidelines of an awards ceremony organised by the America Abroad Media (AAM) here yesterday.
	Having appeared in more than 200 films since making her debut in 1990, Reema, 43, was presented with the AAM's 2014 Partner Award for her role in series 'Reema Khan's America'.
	Last year, Bollywood star Aamir Khan had received this award for his popular 

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