Ace designer Wendell Rodricks has dedicated his special yoga range to Bollywood diva Rekha, who recently turned 60, at the ongoing Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) Spring/Summer 2015.
	The Goa-based designer said the actress has always been a part of the abstract muse in his head while he was working for the collection.
	"She is a dear friend and we share common thought process. It was my friend's birthday on October 10. I just love her mind, positivity and soul. Dedicate my collection to her," Wendell said.
	Aptly titled 'Yoga Calm', the white collection was inspired by the powerful impact the Indian spiritual practise has on the mind, body and spirit. The fabrics used in the collection were khadi, cotton and linen.
	"We have used a lot of hand-woven textiles. The collection has a unique lightness and purity which makes it very subtle," he added.
	Rodricks has collaborated with Ministry of textiles for the collection, presented a wearable collection which ranged from long ...

Wendell Rodricks dedicates new fashion range to Rekha

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Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan enjoyed a night out with American socialite Paris Hilton here.
	The stars had flown down to Dubai for the VIP launch of Cle Dubai, a new restaurant by celebrity chef Greg Malouf.
	Hilton, 33, took to micro-blogging site Twitter to share a picture with the 'Bang Bang' star.
	"#GoodTimes at @CleDubai with Hrithik Roshan. Such a beautiful restaurant, my new favourite hot spot in Dubai," Hilton posted along with the picture.
	Hrithik looked dapper in a grey suit, whereas the hotel heiress looked chic in a black dress.
	The other guests present at the star-studded event included Hilton's sister Nicky, supermodels Alessandra Ambrosio, Irina Shayk, Carla DiBello and reality star Khloe Kardashian.

Hrithik Roshan's night out with Paris Hilton in Dubai

Noted lyricist Sameer will be honoured with the National Kishore Kumar Award for 2012-13, during a function at the legendary singer's birth place Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh tomorrow.
	The award carries a cash prize of Rs two lakh, citation, shawl and shreefal, an official release said today.
	Madhya Pradesh Food and Civil Supplies Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah will hand over the award to Sameer in the presence of Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Surendra Patwa and Madhya Pradesh BJP president Nandkumar Singh Chouhan.
	The award is given in the field of direction, screenplay and lyrics turn by turn every year.
	The jury comprising noted writer Saleem Khan, actor director Satish Kaushik, noted playback singer Anuradha Paudwal, lyricist Ibrahim Ashk and film critique Jaiprakash Choukse shortlisted Sameer for the award.
	Sameer, son of noted lyricist Anjaan, composed songs for number of hit films, including 'Dil', 'Aashiqui', 'Deewana', 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai', 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhi ...

Lyricist Sameer to get Kishore Kumar award

Complexities of the Mughal royal lives portrayed by the daughters of Emperor Shah Jahan provided a debut story for the new history-centric performing show series launched by the National Museum here.
	A conversation between Jahanara and Roshnara, daughters of Shah Jahan and the sisters of Aurangzeb, was enacted by artistes from Delhi-based troupe Darwesh in the performance titled "Shah Jahan's Daughters: A compelling story from Mughal History" at the Museum's Central Courtyard here last evening.
	The conversation brought out various complexities of the royal court, the position of women, the relationship between Shah Jahan (1592-1666) and his younger son Aurangzeb, besides the role of his elder son Dara Shikoh in court.
	"The series intends to bring together unique performances telling stories from the past," National Museum Director General Venu V said.
	"It also reveals through discussions between the two daughters how one favoured Aurangzeb and the other did not," says Joyoti Roy ..

Shah Jahan's daughters: National Museum launches performance

'America's Got Talent' star Nick Cannon was spotted out on a dinner date with a stunning mystery girl.
	The father-of-two, who recently split from wife Mariah Carey, was pictured suited and booted on a night out with a super-tall beauty on October 9 night, reported Daily Mirror.
	Cannon, 34, and his mystery lady were spotted in Tribeca, New York where they headed to a fancy restaurant.
	The TV presenter wore a dark blue three-piece suit for his night out, with a red shirt and silk tie while his date for the evening wore a comfy blush jumper, leggings which showed off her endless pins and sky-high platforms.

Nick Cannon spotted on romantic date with mystery woman

'Britain's Got Talent' star Susan Boyle has been forced to cancel date on American tour due to severe throat infection.
	The 53-year-old singer said her doctor had asked her to rest her throat, reported Daily Mirror.
	Boyle was told to avoid talking for 36 hours in a bid to let her sore throat heal and was forced to cancel her next gig in Santa Barbara next week.
	"It's typical, I wake up on the first day of the tour and I have a sore throat. Still, us British carry on," she said.
	She completed the sell-out show at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego, California , the first night of a massive world tour, but then was rushed to see a top throat specialist.

Susan Boyle cancels American tour due to throat infection

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has met Jennifer Lawrence's mother and was liked by his future mother-in-law.
	The actress' grandmother, Carolyn Koch, said Lawrence's mother was impressed with her daughter's new man, 37, reported Daily Mirror.
	"Jennifer's mum flew to Los Angeles to meet Chris. We will have to get another chair for the dinner table at Christmas. The family is getting so big we might have to split up for gatherings," she said.
	The couple have apparently been dating each other since August.
	The 24-year-old Oscar-winning actress' grandmother also insisted that the blonde star has not changed a bit since she became famous.
	"Jennifer doesn't like the hype. She looks like she really enjoys doing TV interviews but she's just a great actress.

Chris Martin meets Jennifer Lawrence's mother

An engineering student has directed a Tamil short film on the popular social networking site Facebook, its users and what they do to be popular in the virtual world.
	"Facebook Neenga Nallavara Kettavara", (Facebook, are you good or bad) is a 40 minute short film by V Vignesh Kumar, a civil engineering student of Anna University. He has also essayed the lead role in the movie.
	The short film that was screened here revolves around young people, especially men, and how they are crazily hooked on to the digital medium.
     The importance boys give to rise in the popularity chart, and attract girls in the social media by getting the most "likes" is told interestingly.
     The film is funny, bringing alive the "virtual and brand conscious" (top brands like apple are on the wish list of youth who always chase them) world of college goers.
     In their zest to present a "live feel" of the young world, the film even has a colloquial Tamil word with an offensive meaning.
     Despite its ..

Student directs short film on Facebook

Amal Alamuddin has reportedly purchased two pooches for her new husband George Clooney as a wedding gift.
	The British barrister, who also gave her new husband customised cufflinks inscribed with his first name in Arabic ahead of their recent nuptials in Venice, surprised him with the new puppies during their honeymoon in Berkshire, south east England, reported Daily Mirror.
	"Amal bought George two three-month-old cocker spaniels for George as a wedding gift, and they were waiting for them at the house. One of them is really frisky and has to be kept on a leash. George loves them both!," a source said.
	The 'Monuments Men' star already has a cocker spaniel mix named Einstein adopted from a pet shelter.

Amal Alamuddin buys puppies for George Clooney?

The hassles and challenges faced by ordinary people during VIP vehicular movements in the streets, and fight of a man against such restrictions is the subject of a new film set in the national capital.
	Tentatively called "Project R", the political drama puts a spotlight on the "hardships" that people undergo on account of being stranded on the roads so that beacon-carrying vehicles can have an "easy passage".
	"It is a common practice in our country to be sidelined so that big-ticket, batti-wali gaadis (beacon-carrying vehicles) ferrying politicians or some VIPs can easily pass through. What the government doesn't realise is that many people in medical emergency situations are caught in that melee end up being ill-fated," its Line Producer Amit Sharma told PTI.
	"The film's plot revolves around one such case, where a man challenges this 'VIP system' in a court, after his ill son dies, as a result of being stranded in the streets," he said.
	Starring Raima Sen, Deepak Dobriyal and ...

Film to portray people's plight during VIP movements

Many women folk tradition vocalists got rousing accolades at the Rajasthan International Folk Music Festival here with singers like Bhanwari Devi receiving special attention from the audience for their powerful renditions.
	A mother of nine and supporting a family of 22, Devi was accompanied by her sons who played indigenous instruments like sarangi and dhol on stage.
	Singing from under a veil, Devi says she does not even think about "leaving behind her career in music, and even wishes to sing for Bollywood some day."
	"I can't think about anything but music. I have been singing from a very early age and I want to continue this until I die. I have been getting offers from Mumbai and I have accepted all. I definitely want to try my luck there," she told PTI.
	Hailing from the state's Bhopa-Bhopi tradition, Devi made mark when she was being picked by the composer Ram Sampath to perform with him at a live show. She started singing at an early age of six and has been continuing since ...

Women vocalists mesmerise at Rajasthan folk music festival

Angelina Jolie wishes she had enjoyed her freedom more when she was younger.
	The 'Maleficent' actress, who has children Maddox, 13, Pax, 10, Zahara, nine, Shiloh, eight, and six-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne with husband Brad Pitt, said she is glad that she had the opportunity to make mistakes away from the spotlight, reported People magazine.
	Asked what advice she would give her younger self, the 39-year-old Oscar-winning actress said, "Not to change a thing. I would probably say enjoy the freedom as much as you can before it goes away. Enjoy the walks in the park and the backpacking and travelling and living. Which I didn't, but I would have liked to have done more before it became a little less easy to do so.
	"You can never prepare for the future, because it's all those things that build up to who you are. You have to let your younger self be scared of things and attack things head on. Make bold choices and make mistakes, and it's all those things that add up to the person ...

Wish I had enjoyed freedom more as child: Angelina Jolie

Former couple Jennifer Lopez and Sean 'Diddy' Combs enjoyed a night out together in Hollywood.
	Lopez, 45, and Diddy, 44, partied the night away at Hooray Henry's with a group of friends, including her longtime manager Benny Medina, reported Us magazine.
	Prior to the party, both Lopez and Diddy ate at Mr Chow, though it remains unclear whether they dined together. The multi-hyphenates, however, left within minutes of each other and met up later at the club to celebrate the birthday of their mutual friend and video director Jesse Terreo.
	Combs and Lopez dated for nearly three years.

Jennifer Lopez reunites with former boyfriend

"Guardians of the Galaxy" is heading to small screen next year as an animated series on Disney XD.
	First footage and concept art for the new animation series were released at New York Comic Con recently, reported Ace Showbiz.
	The series will follow the intergalactic heroes, Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Gamora and Drax the Destroyer, as they battle evil forces to keep the universe safe.
	"This is a very exciting time for the Marvel Animation Studio as we get to explore the cosmic side of the Marvel Universe by developing the first-ever Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy animated series," Jeph Loeb, head of Marvel Television, said in a statement.
	"After starring in the biggest movie of 2014, everyone wants more of Star-Lord and his crew - now they'll get it," Loeb added.
	The poster featured all five superheroes in their animated version but the test footage that was debuted during the NYCC panel only presented Rocket Raccoon in action and a brief appearance of Star-Lord.

'Guardians of the Galaxy' gets animated in new Disney series

Marriage is still far away in Taylor Swift's life but the singer says she is not sure whether she will have children.
	The 24-year-old singer told InStyle magazine says she finds it hard to imagine that her children will be under constant scrutiny.
	"I don't know if I'll have kids. It's impossible not to picture certain scenarios and how you would try to convince them that they have a normal life when, inevitably, there will be strange men pointing giant cameras at them from the time they are babies," she told the magazine.
	Fow now, Swift just wants to concentrate on her career and spending time with her friends.
	"I'm too young to get married. Not agewise, but I know myself, so why try to meet someone right now when I know I'm too young to do something serious?," she said.
	Her celebrity friends Lena Dunham, Lorde, Selena Gomez and Jaime King "are the most important thing to me right now."
	"They are so fun and know me and like me for who I actually am. It's really wonderful to have 

Taylor Swift not sure about having children

Actress Blake Lively celebrated a joint baby shower with two of her pregnant friends.
	The 26-year-old actress, who is expecting her first child with husband Ryan Reynolds, shared intimate photos from the recent bash on her new lifestyle website, reported Contactmusic.
	In a blog post titled 'Bringing Up Baby,' the 'Savages' star confessed she enjoyed letting her hair down before getting to grips with the realities of motherhood.
	"With a new baby on the way there is so much to do! But before experiencing the joy of 3am screams, seemingly impossible amounts of poop and having a favourite shirt covered in reflux... There are presents to open, onesies to dye, there is cake to serve, advice to be shared and all around celebration to be had. And that we did...," she wrote.
	The blonde beauty also showed off her growing baby bump and photographs of nieces and nephews playing at the small garden party.
	The former 'Gossip Girl' star received a number of wooden gifts, including an elephant ..

Blake Lively celebrates baby shower

Reality TV star Kylie Jenner is reportedly dating young rapper Tyga.
	Jenner, 17, and rapper Tyga, 24, were most recently spotted having dinner together at Kabuki restaurant in Encino earlier last week, reported E!Online.
	"The two had a low-key dinner, sitting next to one another in the booth and were very chatty and flirty," a source said.
	The two have been running in the same circle for quite some time now, and they have each posted multiple Instagram pictures that show the twosome hanging out with close friends as far back as three months ago.
	Jenner was earlier rumoured to be romantically involved with Jaden Smith.

Kylie Jenner dating Tyga?

"Transformers" star Megan Fox says she is a liberal and lenient mother to her two sons Noah and Bodhi.
	The 28-year-old actress, who is proud mother of two sons with husband Brian Austin Green, said she prefers to take a liberal approach to parenting, reported Contactmusic.
	"In terms of being strict, I'm not at all. Like I'm going to be really liberal and lenient. If they want to have girlfriends they should bring them right on over because kids are going to do what kids do and I would rather they do it where they're safe at my house," she said.
	The 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' actress may not be very strict, but she would not let the youngsters use electronic devices.
	"Sometimes I'm like a hippy granola parent in that I'm not giving them television or computers or cell phones because I think we live in an ADHD culture that's spurred on by constant use of electronics.

I am a liberal mother: Megan Fox

Amanda Bynes has made disturbing accusations against her father Rick Bynes on Twitter, accusing him of verbally and physically abusing her.
	"My dad was verbally and physically abuse to me as a child. My dad never did any of those things The microchip in my brain made me say those things but he's the one that ordered them to microchip me," she wrote.
	But as her family denied her allegations, the 28-year-old troubled actress deleted her tweets that detailed the alleged sexual assault.
	Some of her deleted posts read, "He called me ugly as a child and then asked me if I wanted to have sex with him and i did not know how to respond and I said no and then I was forced to live with my dad which was a total nightmare.
	"My dad fondled himself in front of me so many times that i started recording him on my phone in hopes of catching him saying or doing something inappropriate around me so I could get him arrested & put in jail for the rest of his perverted life.

Amanda Bynes accuses father of sexual abuse

Reese Witherspoon is keen to sit in the director's chair.
	The Oscar-winning actress says directing is her next step.
	"I've actually been thinking about it.I'm actually working on a project right now," she told E! News at Variety's Power of Women gala.
	The actress has already turned producer with Ben Affleck starrer box office hit 'Gone Girl'.
	She has also produced and is starring in the adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's memoir 'Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail'.

Reese Witherspoon is ready to direct

Tallulah Willis is celebrating 90 days of sobriety and shared her happiness with her fans by sharing a selfie.
	""90 days ago I was a mucky mess," she said in a caption accompanied by a cute selfie.
	"Things are not perfect by any means but I radiate more positive energy on a daily basis then I ever thought possible. No longer allowing chemicals to infiltrate my bod was the best decision I've ever made. Here's 90 more days. Woot woot!," she added.
	Her older sister Rumer Willis expressed her support by posting the same photo of Tallulah and writing, "So proud of you."
	Tallulah, 20, has been open about her battles with eating disorder and body dysmorphia.

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