Actress Rani Mukerji, who got married to director producer Aditya Chopra in April this year, says she wants to retain her surname and would not change it to Chopra.
	Rani tied knot with Aditya in a quiet ceremony in Italy.
	Though actresses like Aishwarya Rai and Kareena Kapoor adapted their respective husband's last name, Rani is not keen to follow the same path.
	"I love my name and I will keep to that. For my films people know me as Rani Mukerji and they will always know me by that name. Personally, when I admit my children in school that time there will be change of surname. But for my fans it will always remain Rani Mukerji," Rani said during the trailer launch of her upcoming film 'Mardaani' last evening.
	On their secret marriage in Italy, Rani says, "I had no hand in this. My husband asked me to go to Italy for the wedding and I couldn't say anything. I had no choice."
	Aditya is known to be a shy person, who doesn't come in front of the media, whereas Rani is bubbly and ...

Rani Mukerji not keen to change surname to Chopra

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One Direction are expanding their global brand by launching a cosmetics collection.
	The 'What Makes You Beautiful' hitmakers released a perfume for girls and a jewellery range last year and they are now capitalising on their international success by creating a line of make-up, reported the Huffington Post.
	Bandmember Niall Horan unveiled the collection on Twitter by posting a picture of his nails covered in varnish and his hands scribbled with eyeliner, eyeshadow and lipstick swatches.
	"Just had a great meeting about 1D (One Direction) make-up! It's that good I'm gona (sic) start wearing it myself," Horan tweeted.

One Direction launching make-up line

'Clinton: The Musical' is all set to make its New York stage premiere as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival.
	The musical follows "two Bill Clintons" and Hillary on a quest to save their presidency, change the nation and prove that "politics is show business for ugly people", reported Variety online.
	The show, with music and lyrics by Paul Hodge, runs from July 18-25 at the Pershing Square Signature Center.
	It premiered at the 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it was nominated for best new musical, and played at London's King's Head Theatre the following year.

Bill, Hillary Clinton musical to make New York stage premiere

R&B star Aaliyah's lifetime biopic will explore her illegal marriage to singer R Kelly.
	The biopic, which will be released next year, will mention about the late singer's affair with Kelly, 47, who mentored her and produced her first album, 'Age Ain't Nothing But a Number', reported The Daily Mirror.
	"Aaliyah's personal and professional relationship with R Kelly will be explored with care in the film as we set out to depict her life with the utmost respect," executive producer Debra Martin Chase said.
	There were reports that Kelly, then 27 and Aaliyah, then 15, were dating each other shortly after her debut album released, although they denied.
	But a marriage certificate was later discovered, with Aaliyah falsely listed as aged 18. The union was apparently annulled by the singer's parents.
	The pop star was killed in 2001 in a Bahamas plane crash, when she was only 22.
	Her biopic, which has reportedly been opposed by Aaliyah's family, will feature Disney star Zendaya in the ...

Aaliyah's biopic will explore her illegal marriage to R Kelly

TV star Barbara Walters is set to return to her show 'The View', six weeks after she left it.
	Walters, 84, will appear as a guest on the talk show on June 27, reported Aceshowbiz.
	Her appearance on the show is timed to coincide with her interview with Peter Rodger, the filmmaker father of Elliot Rodger, who killed six people and injured 13 others before taking his own life in a murder spree near the University of California, Santa Barbara last month.
	"Sat down earlier today with Peter Rodger, father of the Santa Barbara shooter," she wrote on Twitter and posted a picture from the show's set. Walters taped the interview on Sunday.
	The interview will air as a special edition of television series on human interest stories, '20/20' on Friday night.
	Walters had a big send-off on her last day as 'The View' co-host on May 16. Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, Michael Douglas as well as a number of female TV journalists stopped by the show to bid farewell to her.

Barbara Walters returns to 'The View'

Singer-actress Dolly Parton says she wears some make-up at home to impress her husband Carl Dean.
	The '9 to 5' hitmaker, who is known for her big hair and extensive use of cosmetics, said she is not a natural beauty and understands what people expect her to look like on stage, reported Contactmusic.
	"If somebody says, 'What do you look like without that make-up?, I say, 'I look like hell!' But that's OK, who doesn't? I'm not a natural beauty, that's one of the reasons I'm over-exaggerated.
	"I feel better when I put on a little make-up - I don't like looking in the mirror and thinking, 'Who the hell's that old ugly woman?'," the 68-year-old singer said.

I look like hell without make-up: Dolly Parton

Jennifer Aniston and fiance Justin Theroux put an end to split rumours with their latest red carpet appearance.
	The couple gazed into each other's eyes as Aniston, 45, stood by Theroux's side at the premiere of the 42-year-old actor's new series 'The Leftovers', reported Daily Mirror.
	'Friends' star showed off her toned and tiny  figure in a cute black satin play suit, while her fiance kept it simple in a chic dark suit.
	The pair, who got together when the two co-starred in the 'Wanderlust', had not been seen at a red carpet event in several months.
	"Jen and Justin were really sweet together. They were both absolutely beaming. Inside the event, Jen was being really sociable and looked extremely happy. They looked totally in love and seemed very relaxed," a source said.

Aniston, Theroux dismiss split rumours with red carpet outing

Veteran percussionist Ringo Starr says his good friend and former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney is "ready to rock" after coming down with an illness last month.
	The 72-year-old music icon was hospitalised in Tokyo, Japan, for six nights due to a virus in May, reported Contactmusic.
	"I spoke to him while he was in hospital. He said he was doing OK. Now he is getting fit and getting ready to rock," Starr said.
	McCartney was forced to cancel several concerts in Asia after falling sick, but he is now recuperating and on holiday in Ibiza with his wife Nancy Shevell, 53.
	He also celebrated his 72nd birthday last week and is expected to be back on stage on July 5 when he kicks off the North American leg of the worldwide tour.

Paul McCartney is getting fit: Ringo Starr

Celebrity couple Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton recently celebrated their sixth anniversary together.
	The Formula One driver took to Twitter to share photos, which were taken in Venice, Italy and New York, from the celebrations to fans, reported Ace Showbiz.
	"Better late than never. Nicole Scherzinger and I in Venice for our 6th Anniversary. #goodtimes #godisthegreatest," he captioned one photo collage.
	It shows the couple riding a gondola, posing with a glass of cocktail and Scherzinger standing with a background of beautiful sea.
	The second collage sees the couple riding bikes on a sunny day, posing together with the background of a beach and sitting around a table.
	"Then The Hamptons New York. Always wanted to go after watching 'White Chicks'! We had an amazing time," the British star wrote.
	His girlfriend re-uploaded the photos on her Instagram account.
	Hamilton, 29, and the former member of The Pussycat Dolls met at the European Music Awards in Munich in November ...

Scherzinger, Hamilton celebrate 6th anniversary in Venice

Singer Lana Del Rey has split from her boyfriend of three years Barrie-James O'Neill, a former Kassidy rocker who performs under the name Nightmare Boy.
	The couple were thought to have got engaged earlier this year when Del Ray, 28, was spotted wearing an impressive sparkler, reported Daily Mirror.
	"He is a wonderful person. But there are some things with which he must deal. I don't want to explain that further. It was hard on our relationship, I no longer felt free," she said in an interview.
	Just a fortnight ago, the singer had mentioned about their rocky time together.
	"We have a difficult road. He's a very dark character. He has months on end where it's a really dark stretch of writing and waiting, he has his total own world," she had said.

Lana Del Rey confirms split from longtime boyfriend

TV mogul Simon Cowell and girlfriend Lauren Silverman have reportedly bought a house in Manhattan to raise their child.
	Cowell, 54, who has four-month-old son Eric with Silverman, shelled out at least USD 10 million for the new three-bedroom suite on East 78th Street, reported the New York Post.
	"They closed on a luxury apartment on the Upper East Side, close to where Silverman's other son, Adam, 7, lives with his father, Andrew Silverman," a source said.
	It is not clear which apartment the couple bought, but a three-bedroom in the building was recently listed for USD 10.8 million.
	Cowell and Silverman have been house-hunting for several months. With him recently returning to the judging panel on the UK's 'X Factor', it is expected the couple plan to divide their time between New York and London.

Simon Cowell, Lauren Silverman buy New York house

Celebrity couple Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green have splashed out USD 3.35 million on a new home which previously belonged to singer-actor Bing Crosby.
	The couple, who have sons Noah, 20 months, and Bodhi, four months, bought the 6,710 square foot ranch home, which was originally a carriage house on the 'White Christmas' crooner's estate in Toluka Lake, California, reported TMZ.
	The four-bedroom, six-bathroom crib underwent a contemporary makeover during an extensive 2008 remodel and now has lots of exposed wooden beams and slate flooring in the open-plan living space.
	The master bedroom boasts an adjoining bathroom, his and hers dressing room and a second storey loft, while the kitchen is equipped with appliances and opal granite counters.

Megan Fox, Brian Austin Green buy new home

Singer Justin Bieber's neighbours are reportedly disturbed with excessive noise and marijuana smell coming from his place.
	The 20-year-old star's neighbours also complained of the pungent smell when he threw a party, reported Aceshowbiz.
	"The smell of marijuana was permeating the floor, especially my hallway which is shared by (Justin's) unit," a neighbour was quoted as saying.
	The pop star has reportedly rented a unit in the building and another in the floor below for his entourage. Bieber moved in to the place earlier this month.
	Since he moved in, police reportedly have been called twice due to the alleged problems with the neighbours.

Marijuana smell from Bieber's place disturbs neighbours?

Channing Tatum's wife Jenna Dewan has admitted that her actor husband does not like to see her doing intimate scenes with other actors.
	Dewan, 33, said that she also does not feel comfortable to shoot those scenes, reported E!Online.
	Asked during an interview whether her husband Channing likes her having intimate scenes with other men on TV, Jenna Dewan said, "That particular nugget was so true. It'd be weird if he was like, 'Ah, I'm cool with it, do whatever,' you know? It's never fun (shooting love scenes), but you just get really used to it, it's weird."
	Dewan is currently shooting the new season of supernatural drama television series 'Witches of East End', where she would be searching for her soulmate.
	"We're all friends, this whole cast, we hang out all the time. They [Channing and her male costars] are, like, really good friends, so it's even more awkward. 'Yeah, we have this love scene, but we were just hangin' with our wives and husbands.' It's acting, you know-it's

Channing doesn't like me doing intimate scenes: Jenna Dewan

Singer Eric Clapton has apologised for leaving the stage in the middle of his concert in Glasgow, Scotland.
	The 69-year-old star cited a worsening technical problem for storming off the stage while he was performing song 'Cocaine' in Glasgow last week, reported Aceshowbiz.
	"... We experienced a steadily worsening technical problem with the PA system that the band battled with throughout the show.
	"But by the last song of the set it became unbearable on stage and Eric was unable to complete that number," read the statement by the musician's team.
	"The usual touring set length runs at 1 hour 35 minutes so in fact the full set was performed apart from the entirety of 'Cocaine' which had to be curtailed. Eric is nevertheless sorry for the break in the concert," it said.
	The singer reportedly looked frustrated due to the technical issues, stopped performing and left the stage. Apparently, he made a brief return to the stage to sing another song, but then walked off again.
	Fans, who ..

Eric Clapton apologises for halting the concert

Actress Rani Mukherji, who is known to be close friends with Preity Zinta, today said the latter was going through hard times.
	Preity has filed a complaint against her ex-boyfriend Ness Wadia for allegedly outraging her modesty during an Indian Premier League cricket match at the Wankhede Stadium here.
	"I know about it (matter)...She is going through hard times. It is difficult for Preity to go through hard times. The only thing I would like to say her case is under investigation...It is a very personal thing she has taken up against a person she has known for long time. I think it is not the right platform for us to talk about her case.
	Rani was speaking at the trailer launch of her upcoming film 'Mardaani'.
	"Normally, I don,t like to comment on other people's life or anything I think is not right. When the matter is sub-judice, I don't think it is right for anyone to talk or comment on it," Rani said.
	Rani and Priety have worked together in films like "Har Dil Jo Pyaar Karega", 

Preity going through hard times: Rani Mukherji

Actor Abir Chatterjee is still enamoured about his  visit to the historic Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands,, where a Bengali film was shot for the first time in recent years.
	Abir, who was the lead in Hrid Majharey, a new Bengali flick inspired by Shakespearean Othello, told PTI,"Our heads bowed at the martyrs'' gallery in the jail, in pride and in awe."
	"One thought which instantly comes to your mind is how blessed and fortunate we all are as our safe and secure lives were made possible by their deaths at the altar."
	"There were seven galleries of Bengali freedom fighters who were sent to the gallows in Andamand and Islands. This shows the contribution of Benga;is in the freedom stir," Abir said.
	"This was the first Bengali film to be shot in the island in two decades. We also shot in the Tsunami-hit islands," Abir said.
	With the close proximity of that place with Kolkata,more bengali films should be hot in the blue archipelago, he said.
	About the hand-drawn ...

I was awe-struck on visiting Cellular Jail: Abir

Having starred in Hindi comedy drama Ulta Seedha, Biswajit Chatterjee's daughter Prima, affirms her veteran actor father didnot offer any iinputs.
	"All credit should go to my mom, who goaded me to take up the stage," Prima told PTI after basking in the success of the first show of Ulta Seedha, a Hindi comedy drama about young and old married couples.
	Prima, who found it a bit unnerving to interact before a live audiience, said if one can evolve as an actor on stage, she won't feel goosebumps to shoot before the camera.
	"Both are different forms of acting but acting afterall. If you shed the inhibitions, you act both ways," she said.
	Prima, who has co-starred in Ulta Seedha, her debut drama with popular Punjabi actress Komal, said "We undersatand each other very well as friends and actors. And it shows."
	"Together we will feature in a Hindi film in future," she said.
	Biswajit said, Prima's debut on stage years after celluloid venture Adorini, reminded him of his own acting stint .

'My father was too busy to give acting inputs'

Recession-hit market has spurredd the market of small artifacts and helped the not-so-moneyed to acquire arty knickknacks, which goes easy on purse strings, eminent painter Elena Banik says.
	Elena, who inspected the range of newly launched  Call Buddy Couture products, said "Unline in past, the small art market has expanded and small time artisans are churning out products under the guidance of boutique owners.
	Elena, having been trained in Kalabhavan, Shantiniketan, said artefacts, with abstract images embossed on the cover, may become the rage but that is mass-based art which also augurs well for the art market.
	Gayatri Birla Agarwal, one of the leading city-based designers from a reputed business family, said, "Now small curios are inspired by great works of art."
	Birla said danceuse Alakananda Ray was one of the patrons of her work of art but she also loved to be draped by her robes and her favourite color remains purple.

Recession-hit market spurs the sale of curios

Actor Ajay Devgn, whose last few releases including 'Himmatwala' and 'Rascals' did not do well at the box-office, says many a times he does come to know while shooting only that the movie will be a flop.
	But the 45-year-old 'Singham' star does not opt to leave the project because he feels it is unethical as an actor to walk out of the film in between.
	"80 per cent of the times I have come to know while shooting that the film won't work. I have not seen those films during the trial shows. I have not seen 'Himmatwala' and 'Rascals' till today. You get that feel," Ajay said in a group interview here.
	"I thought the film (Himmatwala) will be shot the way 'Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai' was shot in retro style. What Sajid did is he took 80s film and shot it in 80s style only. 'Himmatwala' would have worked if it would have been made in today's styling and punch lines but it went back in time," he added.
	Ajay stepped into the shoes of veteran actor Jitendra for the remake of the 1983 ...

I did many films despite knowing it will be flop: Ajay Devgn

Steve Rossi, who teamed with Marty Allen to form the popular comedy act Allen & Rossi of the 1960s, died in Las Vegas. He was 82.
	Rossi "has left the stage," his website reported, surrounded by friends and family that included his wife, Karma. He had cancer and died at a hospice, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
	Allen and Rossi joined forces in 1957 and appeared dozens of times on The Ed Sullivan Show, including three times with The Beatles.
	Steady performers in comedy clubs and Vegas casinos, they released a string of comedy albums, appeared on game shows and were regulars on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson and The Merv Griffin Show before splitting up in 1968.
	They starred as American tourists in France in the 1966 Paramount film 'The Last of the Secret Agents'?
	A native of New York, Rossi at age 16 received a scholarship to Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles and earned his bachelor's degree. He sang and toured with Mae West before teaming with Allen.

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