Directors Habib Faisal and Rajit Kapoor are all set to be a part of the upcoming 48 Hour Film Project, which gives an opportunity to filmmakers to make it to the prestigious Cannes festival.
	The 48 Hour Film Project is a contest in which teams of filmmakers are assigned a genre, character, prop, and line of dialogue, and have two days to create a short film containing those elements.
	These short films, made by the participants, will be judged this year by 'Daawat-e-Ishq' helmer Faisal, Rajit, actor Parvin Dabas and writer Gopi Puthran.
	10 of the best films will get a chance to screen their at the Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival, next year,
	Participants just need to login to www.48hfp.In  and register to take part in the event taking place during different weekends of this month in Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad.
	So far, 2009 Mumbai film 'Time Travel' and the Hyderabad winner of 2012, 'Anukokunda' have made it to Cannes.

Habib Faisal, Rajit Kapoor to be jury for 48 Hour Film Project

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Actress Melanie Griffith spent her teenage years living with a pet lion, revealed some pictures taken by a photographer.
	The 57-year-old actress' wild cat was named Neil after her parents, Hitchcock muse Tippi Hedren and stepfather Noel Marshall, reported the New York Post.
	A photo series taken by LIFE photographer Michael Rougier show that Neil was treated like another member of the family at their Sherman Oaks, California, home in the 1970s.
	The full-sized lion played in their outdoor pool, lounged around the house and even grabbed a bite to eat from the fridge.
	In one photo, a maid was forced to take a particularly large step over a sleeping Neil, who was outstretched in the family kitchen for a cat nap.
	Neil seemed to bond with the entire family, spending time with Marshall in his study and acting as a pillow while Hedren read the newspaper.
	A few photos show a 14-year-old Griffith curling up in her bed with Neil, who has his own red blanket to cover up with.

Melanie Griffith grew up with lion

Actress Katie Holmes will reprise her role of Jackie O in 'The Kennedys-After Camelot'.
	It is sequel to 2011 Canadian-American television miniseries 'The Kennedys', which chronicled the lives of the Kennedy family, who are prominent in American politics and government, said The Hollywood Reporter.
	The miniseries recorded a record 1.9 million total viewers in April 2011 after landing at Reelz when the History Channel scrapped the effort.
	The new miniseries is based on J Randy Taraborrelli's best seller, 'After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to the Present'.
	Holmes, 35, will also direct one of the four episodes in addition to executive producing. Jon Cassar, who directed all eight episodes of The Kennedys, will helm the other three.
	"Katie elegantly portrayed Jackie Kennedy in the first miniseries and now will continue the role as Jackie grows into the Jackie O that the world knows best," Reelz CEO Stan E Hubbard said.
	"Katie is brave, committed and perfect 

Katie Holmes to return with 'The Kennedys-After Camelot'

Liv Tyler and boyfriend Dave Gardner are reportedly planning to spend more time in New York when their baby is born.
	The 37-year-old actress, who has nine-year-old son Milo with ex-husband Royston Langdon, and her British boyfriend Dave Gardner are expecting a child together, reported Contactmusic.
	"Liv's life is established in New York and she and Dave have talked about the benefits of basing themselves there for when the baby is born.
	"Dave spends a lot of time there already but he knows Liv would like to be there for the early years of their baby's life. It's still at the discussion stage for now," a source said.

Liv Tyler wants to raise baby in New York?

Hollywood star Brad Pitt was spotted wearing a white T-shirt having a hand-drawn picture of Maleficent, the horned Disney villain his wife Angelina Jolie played in the action film.
	Jolie played the titular role in 'Maleficent', which released earlier this year, reported E! Online.
	The two were photographed a day before the UK monarch made the 39-year-old actress an honorary Dame, at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace in London.
	Jolie was honoured for her work in helping to fight sexual violence and for services to United Kingdom foreign policy.

Brad Pitt sports 'Maleficent' T-shirt

Troubled actress Amanda Bynes has reportedly never dated the guy she claimed proposed to her earlier this week.
	The 28-year-old actress recently revealed that she is planning to marry Caleb Pusey, who she met in rehab last year, reported Contactmusic.
	"Caleb and Amanda did befriend each other (in rehab)... But he says they never dated much less set a date. In fact, he says he hasn't spoken with Amanda in months," a source said.
	The 28-year-old beauty has sparked concern for her welfare in recent days and was placed under an involuntary psychiatric hold in Los Angeles last week after she publicly accused her father Rick of sexually abusing her as a child.
	Bynes, who was recently arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) and accused of shoplifting, spent five months in a treatment facility in July 2013.

Amanda Bynes never dated fiance?

Veteran actor Robert Redford is to receive a lifetime achievement award from the Film Society of Lincoln Centre.
	The 78-year-old actor-director will be awarded the Chaplin Award during a gala in New York next April, reported BBC News.
	The award, named after its first recipient Charlie Chaplin, has previously been given to stars such as Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese.
	The film society's executive director Lesli Klainberg said, "Obviously he's a star that many of us have grown up watching from his films in the early 1960s to his current work.
	"I happen to think he's also had some of the greatest co-stars ever, from Natalie Wood to Faye Dunaway, Barbra Streisand, and, of course, his great bromance with Paul Newman."
	Redford has starred in films such as 'Butch Cassidy' and the 'Sundance Kid', 'Indecent Proposal' and 'All Is Lost'.
	He will also appear in 'A Walk in the Woods', alongside Emma Thompson and Nick Offerman.

Robert Redford to receive lifetime achievement award

The sequels of fantasy classics 'Labyrinth' and 'The Dark Crystal' are reportedly being planned.
	The sequels to the 80s' cult films made by Jim Henson, who passed away in 1990, are just two movies that are going to be made as part Jim Henson Co's legacy project from his extensive library of work, reported the Independent.
	'Labyrinth' stars David Bowie as Jareth the Goblin King and a young Jennifer Connelly as Sarah, who is forced to navigate through the maze and rescue her baby brother from the sinister overlord. The 1986 musical-comedy was directed by Henson.
	1982 film 'The Dark Crystal' follows the story of Jen, a creature known as a Gelfling, who is trying to restore a balance to his world by restoring a shard to the Crystal.

Sequels of 'Labyrinth', 'The Dark Crystal' in works?

Co-writer of 'Guardians of Galaxy', Nicole Perlman, will pen the story of Marvel's upcoming comic book series.
	Perlman will make her comic book debut with 'Gamora', a new series spinning out of the regular 'Guardians of the Galaxy' series next year, said The Hollywood Reporter.
	'Gamora' is not the only new series announced by Marvel. A new 'Ant-Man' series will begin in January, as will a mini-series called 'Operation SIN', featuring Peggy Carter and Howard Stark.

'Guardians of Galaxy' writer to pen Marvel's comic series

Spanish actress Penelope Cruz has been named as the sexiest woman alive by a magazine.
	The 40-year-old 'Nine' star is the 11th woman to be given the title by Esquire magazine.
	Actress Scarlett Johansson bagged the title last year.
	Other actress to have won the spot previously are Angelina Jolie, Rihanna, Charlize Theron and Halle Berry.
	The model-actress, who has recently finished filming for her upcoming film 'Ma Ma', said she does less work now as she is busy taking care of her family.

Penelope Cruz named sexiest woman alive

Singer Nicole Scherzinger says she would be excited if she she had children with her English Formula 1 boyfriend Lewis Hamilton because they would have a British accent.
	The 36-year-old 'On The Rocks' hitmaker, who has been dating Hamilton on-and-off since 2007, said, she, however, cannot think about starting a family with him right now, reported Contactmusic.
	"Oh my gosh! If I had little English kids with little English accents that would tickle me! I would take them to Hawaii and my family would be like: 'What are they saying?'" she said, quickly adding, "I can't think that far ahead, though, right now.

Nicole Scherzinger wants kids with British accent

Actress Kelly Brook has confirmed she is house-hunting in Los Angeles.
	Brook, 34, posted on Instagram, a picture of herself with a friend and wrote that she is looking for a new house, reported the Daily Mirror.
	 "HouseHunting with @iamnloren," she captioned the black-and-white picture.
	"England will always be Kelly's home but One Big Happy looks like it is the start of her really cracking the States so she is very seriously considering a permanent move over to Hollywood," a source said.

Kelly Brook goes on house-hunting

Kelly Osbourne is reportedly keen to adopt her late 'Fashion Police' co-host Joan Rivers' four pet pooches.
	The 'Fashion Police' co-host is eager to take responsibility for the late star's rescue puppies, a Havanese, a Japanese Chin, a Jack Russell terrier and a border collie, reported Contactmusic.
	"They were so close and really bonded over their love of dogs. Kelly feels caring for them would be a way to keep Joan close," a source said.
	Rivers' daughter Melissa is apparently so busy sorting out her mother's estate that she is thinking about giving the dogs to Osbourne, 29.
	"If Melissa's son, Cooper, says he wants the dogs, she'll keep them... But she knows they'd have a good home with Kelly. Kelly already has dogs and knows she could care for Joan's as well," the source added.

Kelly Osbourne wants to adopt Joan Rivers' dogs?

Actress Deepshikha Nagpal, touted as one of the strongest contenders on celebrity reality show 'Bigg Boss 8', says she did not expect that she will get out of the show in just three weeks.
	The 'Shaktimaan' actress said she, however, got a feeling that she would be eliminated when she and Sonali were left and other three -- Gautam Gulatati, Aarya Babbar and Pritam Singh -- were saved from eviction.
	"I did not expect that I will be eliminated from the show so soon. My elimination came as a surprise even to Salman (Khan).
	"We discussed the probable reason for my eviction after I came out of the house.... I sensed it at the end only that I will be out when Sonali and I were left. Sonali would not be eliminated because Bigg Boss made Sonali re-enter the house after eliminating her in the first week. Since other three were safe, so I was the contender to leave," Deepshikha told PTI after her elimination.
	Deepshikha entered the show as one of the three members of the 'Secret Society' ...

My eviction came as a surprise for Salman too: Deepshikha

Actress Karisma Kapoor says her actress sister Kareena is more like a friend to her than a sibling.
	The 40-year-old actress, who was last seen in 2012 supernatural thriller film 'Dangerous Ishq', said she and Kareena share a strong bond.
	"She is my sister and we are very close. I think she is more of a friend to me than just a family member. We share a great bond and she is a blessing in my life," Karisma told PTI in interview.
	The 'Zubeidaa' actress, who had a successful career in 90s' and 2000, says it has been a rare instance when two sisters have successfully worked in the same decade.
	"I think there has never been a precedence where two sisters in Bollywood have been successful working simultaneously as heroines in same decade or same generation. I think we have been lucky and fortunate to have had great careers," she said.
	Though they share a close bond as sisters personally, Karisma says professionally they never interfere in each other's decision.
	Asked if she is worried 

Kareena is a blessing in my life: Karisma Kapoor

They call themselves the new-age healers who offer enthusiasts a change to learn the aesthetic art of Disc Jockeying at tailor made retreats in exotic islands like Ibiza and Bali.
	Now the group of six, who call themselves "The DJ Dispensary" have landed in India to offer their retreat classes at the Vivanta by Taj.
	Their "Sound Lab" school offers aspiring DJs get into a fun classroom mode and experience a brand new spin on the art of DJing.
	"DJ as an entity has never been more in the spotlight, it has never been more popular. So with the dispensing of it, we can find more equality in the overall DJs out there. Everyone wants to be a DJ or everyone is a DJ," says Matty Wainwright, who heads DJ Dispensary,
	"I wanted to give people who never had the right equipment or seen DJs in bars and wondered what it is all about, to give people a really easy way into their first time about actually having a go at DJing. No pressure, just an act of fun like an amateur, without being too serious. 

Disc Jockey dispensary- Pedalling the art of spinning music

'Girls' creator and star Lena Dunham has revealed plans to adapt young adult novel 'Catherine, Called Birdy' into a movie.
	She announced the news at the New York Film Festival, reported Deadline.
	Dunham, 28, said about the project, "This is actually my first time talking about it publicly. I'm very excited about it. I'm not sure when it'll happen, but I'm in the process of working on it."
	She also expressed hopes of directing the film and detailed that she'd been interested in the book from a young age.
	"I'm going to adapt it and hopefully direct it. It's hyper realistic and really pretty and it's full of incest and beatings, but it's a child's story. I've been obsessed with it since I was a kid," she said.
	'Catherine, Called Birdy' is written by Karen Cushman and is a coming-of-age story that follows a 12-year-old girl trying to scare off potential husbands.

Lena Dunham adapting 'Catherine, Called Birdy' into movie

Actor Luke Wilson has been attached to act alongside Will Smith in an untitled NFL football concussion drama.
	Wilson, 43, is in talks to play NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in the movie, which also stars Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha Raw and Paul Reiser, reported The Wrap.
	David Morse and Arliss Howard are also said to be nearing deals to join the Ridley Scott-produced movie which will see Peter Landesman in the directors chair.
	Based on Jeanne Marie Laskas' GQ article 'Game Brain', the drama tells the story of Dr Bennet Omalu (Smith), a forensic neuropathologist who was the first to discover chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in NFL football players.
	Wilson can be seen in Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig's drama 'The Skeleton Twins'. The actor was previously in HBO series 'Enlightened', which was cancelled in 2013 after two seasons.
	Smith will soon be seen in 'Focus', alongside 'The Wolf of Wall Street' star, Margot Robbie.
	'Focus' will arrive to theatres on February .

Luke Wilson to join Will Smith's NFL concussion drama

Actor Jackie Earle Haley has been added to the cast of 2013's 'Olympus Has Fallen' sequel 'London Has Fallen'.
	The 53-year-old Oscar-nominated actor will join original cast members Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett and Radha Mitchell, who will all be reprising their roles for the sequel, reported The Wrap.
	US Secret Service agent Mike Banning (Butler) and his team will be heading to London to stop a new terrorist threat.
	The film will revolve around a plot involving a strike in London during the funeral of the British Prime Minister.
	Although no character details have been revealed for the character, Haley will play Deputy Chief Mason.
	Christian Gudegast wrote the script alongside Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt, who penned 'Olympus Has Fallen'.
	'Easy Money II: Hard to Kill' director Babak Najafi will be taking the helm for the sequel.
	Haley can next be seen in 'Criminal Activities' in 2015.

Jackie Earle Haley has joined the cast of 'London Has Fallen'

Boyband OneRepublic's 'Counting Stars' has surpassed one million UK sales.
	The track first entered the Top 40 in August 2013 and hit number one in October, reported Ace Showbiz.
	The track becomes one of the highest selling British songs of all time.
	Band member Ryan Tedder said that the song was written while staying with Beyonce and Jay Z in the Hamptons.
	"On the second day I woke up early and I started combing through the internet, searching for stuff that would inspire me for Beyonce.
	"I ended up coming across this weird song that had this indigenous folk sound to it that just struck me like lightning. I didn't like the verses or lyrics, but I loved the feel and movement of it. That ended up inspiring Counting Stars," he said.
	"I debated playing it for Beyonce and putting it forward for her album, but it didn't feel like a song Beyonce would record. I immediately came up with the chorus idea, went home and for the next three months finished OneRepublic's Native album," Tedder 

OneRepublic's 'Counting Stars' surpasses one million UK sales

The families of John Hughes and John Candy have revealed they are not happy with the planned Uncle Buck TV series.
	It was announced earlier this week that the new TV series has been handed a script order at ABC, reported Deadline.
	"Disappointment has been expressed by both the John Hughes and John Candy families over the conduct and decision by the ABC Network and Universal Television to develop a comedy series based on the feature film Uncle Buck.
	"Rather than either entity providing advance information to the estates, the families learned of the project's potential via the media," the families said.
	"The families feel a strong attachment to the original film, which symbolised the great and unique collaboration between Hughes and Candy. Recalling that the director was displeased with first Uncle Buck TV show effort which failed on CBS in 1990, it is well expected that he would not be supportive of this current attempt."
	The new Uncle Buck TV series is due to be written by Steven 

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