An India Pavilion opened at the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival today providing a platform for stakeholders to market films.
	India Film Guide, an initiative of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to position India as a "filming destination" was also launched.
	On the occasion, Bimal Julka, Secretary of Information and Broadcasting, said the resource guide endeavours to promote Indian cinema across linguistic, cultural and regional diversity with the aim of forging an increasing number of international partnerships in the realm of distribution, production, filming in India, script development, technology, promoting film sales and syndication.
	He said co-production agreements have been signed with countries like the UK, Canada, Germany, Brazil, Italy, Spain, Poland and New Zealand.
	"It would be now possible for filmmakers of different countries to come together and make films under bi-lateral co-production agreements. Bringing different nationalities together, these ...

India Pavilion opens at Cannes

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After being crowned with the Silver Peacock in IFFI, Kaushik Ganguly's 'Apur Panchali' (the song of Apu), will now be released for audiences outside West Bengal.
	Recalling how the film received a standing ovation after screening in IFFI, Goa last November, director Kaushik said, "It is a collage of the Ray trilogy shots and retracing the life of Subir Bandyopadhyay who played Apu and went into oblivion after adulation at numerous film festivals abroad.
	"It is not a docu-feature in the strict sense as I have built up the plot, but the film revolves around the individual who played the character in Satyajit Ray's 1955 epic, but later on was all but forgotten by the entire world and turned into a recluse and alcoholic," he added.
	The film, recently screened at the New York Indian Film Festival will now be screened in theatres in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Vadodara and Surat from tomorrow.
	Besides getting the Best Director cap in IFFI, Goa, the film was the official ...

IFFI-winner 'Apur Panchali' to be screened from tomorrow

The person who recorded the elevator fight between Jay Z and sister-in-law Solange has been fired by the hotel for "breaching" their security policies.
	The Standard Hotel, where the video took place, said the person had been let go for "breaching the security policies of the hotel and recording the confidential CCTV video."
	The original story, which took the Internet by storm, first broke on Monday when TMZ posted a three-minute video without audio where Solange is seen kicking and punching Jay Z while Beyonce looks on.
	According to the website, the security footage was recorded last week when the celebrities were leaving a post party of Met Gala.
	After the video became public, the hotel released a statement saying they were "shocked and disappointed" by the leak.
	The celebrities are yet to comment about the fight.

Hotel fires employee for leaking Jay Z Solange fight

Banned cricketer S Sreesanth is likely to be among 13 celebrity participants in the upcoming season of the popular TV dance show 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'.
	As the seventh season of the show goes on air in June, names of several celebrities, who are likely to be a part of the hit reality show, are doing the rounds in entertainment circuit.
     The celebrity contestants most likely to participate in 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' include cricketer S Sreesanth, comedian Kiku Sharda, VJ Andy, actor Purab Kohli, actress-singer Sophie Choudhary and singer Sukhwinder Singh, source said.
	In addition to them, TV actors Kritika Kamra of 'Kuch Toh Log Kahenge' fame, Mouni Roy and Puja Bose of 'Devon Ke Dev- Mahadev' fame, Karan Tacker, Ashish Sharma of 'Rangrasiya' show, dancer Shakti Mohan and Akshat Singh of 'India's Got Talent' fame are likely to participate too.
     The show is judged by filmmaker Karan Johar, actress Madhuri Dixit and choreographer-director Remo D'Souza.
    Popular TV actress Drashti 

Sreesanth, VJ Andy, Purab Kohli to be in 'Jhalak-7'?

They have been spotted out and about together but newly single Chris Martin has denied that he is dating Alexa Chung.
	Martin sparked rumours of a new romance when he was spotted with Chung in New York barely two months after the breakdown of his 10-year-old marriage to Gwyneth Paltrow, reported Us magazine.
	Coldplay frontman's representative said such stories were "completely untrue."
	Martin, 37, last spoke out about the split in an interview with BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe, where he admitted his own issues contributed to the breakup.
	"This was more a realization about trying to grow up basically... If you can't open yourself up, you can't appreciate the wonder inside. So you can be with someone very wonderful, but because of your own issues you cannot let that be celebrated in the right way," Martin had said.

Chris Martin not dating Alexa Chung

Kathryn Bigelow, the Oscar-winning director of 'Hurt Locker' and 'Zero Dark Thirty', is directing a post 9/11 story which is based on a book by Indian origin author Anand Giridhardas.
	The film, starring Tom Hardy, will be Bigelow's next after her Osama bin Laden search drama last year.
	Giridhardas' book 'True American: Murder & Mercy in Texas' has been acquired by Annapurna Pictures and tells the true story of Raisuddin Bhuiyan, a Bangladesh Air Force officer who dreams of immigrating to America and working in technology.
	But days after 9/11, an man named Mark Stroman, seeking revenge, walks into the Dallas minimart where Bhuiyan has found temporary work and shoots him, maiming and nearly killing him, reported Variety.
	Hardy has a number of projects including his turn as Elton John in singer's biopic 'Rocket Man'. He also stars in 'The Drop', 'Child 44' and 'Splinter Cell'.

Kathryn Bigelow's next on Indian origin author's book

Bollywood diva Rekha has joined the Aditya Roy Kapoor and Katrina Kaif starrer 'Fitoor', the next film by 'Kai Po Che' director Abhishek Kapoor.
	It is Kapoor's second movie adaptation and is based on Charles Dickens' 'The Great Expectations'.
	'Fitoor' is a love saga which will see Aditya Roy Kapoor as a young artist named Noor. Katrina Kaif will dawn the role of a heart breaker and Rekha will enact the role of a temperamental Begum, a role inspired by Dickens' iconic character Mrs Havisham.
	Rekha's character will be the catalyst that spins the romance tale forward. The love saga has been scripted across decades and continents.
	The script has been penned by Supratik Sen and Abhishek Kapoor and the film is slated to begin shooting in August this year.
  	The movie will be shot across locations in North India, including Kashmir and Delhi, as well as international destinations.
	'Fitoor' will be produced by UTV Motion Pictures in association with Sky Production.

Rekha in Katrina Kaif starrer 'Fitoor'

Actor Rajkummar Rao chose to work as a labourer for a day to prepare for his role of a commoner in his upcoming film 'City Lights'.
	The 29-year-old actor decided to step into the shoes of a poor man to experience the struggles he undergoes to make his ends meet. In the process, he posed as a menial worker and went door to door seeking jobs in Mumbai.
	"Rajkummar went looking for a job near Santacruz station and asked if he could get some work but was denied. Later he landed up at a construction site nearby. The contractor offered him to work at a wage of Rs 100 a day and he agreed to work," a source close to their production team said in a statement here.
	"Rajkummar actually slogged and worked hard to earn Rs 100. This scene will even be seen in the film," the source said.
	In the film, Rajkummar plays the role of a rural trader who migrates to Mumbai in search of a better life and then goes on to face the challenges of an urban culture.
	'City Lights', directed by Hansal Mehta is ..

Rajkummar Rao worked as a labourer for 'City Lights'

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow reportedly fancies Oscar-winner Jared Leto as she finds him charming.
	The 41-year-old actress is said to have moved on from Chris Martin, her husband of 11 years. The couple in March announced that they were headed for a separation, reported Showbizspy.
	Paltrow is believed to have met Leto, 42, at a party.
	"Gwyn tried talking Chris into reconciling, but he wouldn't budge. That was the push she needed to move on. She's excited for the next chapter in her life and she has some guys in mind," a source said.
	"Women swoon over Jared, and Gwyn definitely saw why when they talked. He totally charmed her. She thought he was one of the sexiest men she's ever met," the source added.

Gwyneth Paltrow fancies Jared Leto?

'Hangover' star Bradley Cooper was mocked by veteran actor-director Clint Eastwood on the sets of 'American Sniper'.
	Eastwood referred to Cooper, 39, as "Her Highness" and "The Duchess" because he spent too long in the makeup chair, reported Showbizspy.
	"It started because Clint thinks Cooper takes too long in the makeup chair," a source said.
	"And lately, whenever he needs Bradley and costar Sienna Miller, he yells, 'Are the Girls ready'? When there are action sequences with mud-crawling and fence climbing, Clint jeers, 'Are you ladies ready to try that again?' He loves teasing that his star's just not macho enough," the source added.
	'American Sniper' also stars Kyle Gallner and Jake McDorman.

Bradley Cooper mocked by Clint Eastwood!

Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio made a generous USD 1 million donation to an elephant charity during a fundraising event.
	The event was put together by DiCaprio's own charity and the Wildlife Conservation Network, as well as fellow actor Mark Wahlberg, reported New York Post.
	Supporters of the event which is said to have raised USD 2 million, included Pierce Brosnan, Cindy Crawford, Rory Kennedy, Behati Prinsloo, writer Erica Beeney and director Rupert Wyatt.

Leonardo DiCaprio donates USD 1 million to elephant charity

Actor Neil Patrick Harris has revealed that he declined an offer to take over David Letterman after he departs 'The Late Show'.
	The 40-year-old former star of 'How I Met Your Mother', which also aired on the Cbs network, says he was at the top of the shortlist to take over for the comedian, who is set to leave his post in 2015, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	In a recent interview with Howard Stern, Harris said he met with Cbs chairman and CEO Les Moonves to discuss the possibility of the new gig, but ultimately said no due to the routine nature of a nightly job.
	Harris said he would "get bored" of the format, adding, "I don't have any interest in doing 'monologue, commercial, sketch, guest, guest musical act, goodnight."
	He also divulged that Moonves attempted to get him to take over from Scottish funnyman Craig Ferguson, who is also leaving his position on 'The Late Late Show', but again Harris declined.
	"It's still nightly. You're still coming up with the same content and now ..

Neil Patrick Harris declined to host the Late Show

Star couple Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, who are expecting a baby, have reportedly purchased a new home in Beverly Hills for USD 10.215 million.
	The 7,351 square foot house, which is in an exclusive gated community of the posh 90210 neighborhood where Nicole Kidman and Cameron Diaz also reside, features three bedrooms and four bathrooms, reported Us magazine.
	Kutcher recently sold his Hollywood Hills bachelor pad. The new house is said to be a more kid-friendly place and is also close to his office.
	With a lush green background, the two-story house features a large porch, kidney-shaped pool, vegetable garden and offers the couple "lots of privacy," a source said.
	This will be the first child for the couple, who got engaged earlier this year.

Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis buy new home

'Harry Potter' star Emma Watson will graduate from Brown University this month.
	The 24-year-old actress' four years at the Ivy League school will come to an end on May 25 when she receives a degree in English Literature, reported Contactmusic.
	Watson began studying at Brown University back in 2009, but in March 2011, after 18 months of studying, she was forced to take a leave of absence to continue her filming commitments.
	During the 2011-12 academic year, she spent considerable time studying at Worcester College, which is part of the University of Oxford.
	The British actress recently opened up about her experience at Brown University while appearing on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'.
	"I guess everyone in their freshman year is nervous and figuring it all out. I think people kind of took pity on me. She's English, she doesn't really know where she's going. And Brown were weirdly protective of me.
	"They saw it as their role to help me have that experience. I can't really explain it," 

Emma Watson set to graduate from Brown University

James Franco has slammed the sequel of 'Spring Breakers', saying the second film will be terrible.
	The 36-year-old actor, who starred in the original film as Alien, a rapper and drug dealer, took to his Instagram account yesterday to tell fans the sequel to the controversial 2013 film "is not being done with Harmony Korine or my consent. It will be a horrible film."
	The Korine-directed movie revolved around four young women, played by Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Vanessa Hudgens, and the director's wife Rachel Korine, who have a wild spring break, which takes a turn for the dramatic after a cocaine binge, robbery, and ensuing arrest, reported Us magazine.
	Franco, dressed as his character of Alien posted a video where he said the sequel was "lame".
	He said producers behind the follow-up are "capitalizing on that innovative film to make money on a weak sequel," and urged "everyone to know that whoever is involved in the sequel is jumping on board a poison ship."
	The production team 

James Franco says 'Spring Breakers 2' will be terrible

Actor Viggo Mortensen, who became an instant star after taking on the role of Aragon in 'Lord of Rings' trilogy, has labelled the filming of the series sloppy.
	The 55-year-old actor described the process of making the Peter Jackso-directed film as more or less complete chaos, reported Daily Telegraph.
	"They were in a lot of trouble, and Peter had spent a lot. Officially, he could say that he was finished in December 2000 - he'd shot all three films in the trilogy - but really the second and third ones were a mess. It was very sloppy - it just wasn't done at all," Mortensen said.
	"It needed massive re shoots, which we did, year after year. But he would have never been given the extra money to do those if the first one hadn't been a huge success. The second and third ones would have been straight to video."
	Mortensen said that 'The Fellowship of the Ring' was the best film out of the three because it was shot in one go.
	"It was very confusing, we were going at such a pace, and they 

Viggo Mortensen calls 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy sloppy

Former Beatle star Paul McCartney and wife Nancy Shevell are officially the UK and Ireland's richest musical power couple, worth 710 million pounds.
	The 71-year-old musician has added 30 million pounds to the wealth he shares with his wife Nancy, 53, in the past year, says the latest Sunday Times Rich List.
	Nancy's 150 million pounds stake in her family's US trucking operation puts them ahead of Irish rockers U2, at 428 million pounds, and Mick Jagger, worth 215 million pounds.
	Rising quickly up the list is Simon Cowell, 54, who is worth 300 million pounds.
	His contracts for 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'The X Factor' have helped to boost his coffers by 50 million pounds in a year - despite his X Factor musical flopping in the West End.
	Simon Cowell's 'X Factor' proteges One Direction have a combined pile of 70 million pounds, which makes them Britain and Ireland's wealthiest-ever boy band.
	Singer Adele has racked up 45 million pounds even while taking time off to look after her ..

Paul McCartney and wife top music rich list

Hit sitcom 'Two and a Half Men' will end its run after its upcoming 12th season.
	CBS entertainment chairman Nina Tassler made the announcement during the network's press briefing ahead of its presentation to advertisers, reported Los Angeles Times.
	"Chuck Lorre is creating a season-long event. Chuck is very psyched about this. He's got some great ideas and very big surprises," Tassler said.
	The comedy drew blockbuster numbers back when Charlie Sheen was a key player in the sitcom.
	The series, despite losing steam, is still a strong performer. Its most recent season averaged 9.1 million total viewers, with 2.3 million adults under 50.
	But events behind the scenes overshadowed achievements in the ratings arena. The controversy surrounding Sheen's antics on set, his feud with creator Lorre and his 2011 firing fuelled countless headlines.
	Ashton Kutcher was recruited to fill one-half of the man-void, starring opposite original cast member Jon Cryer.
	Then there was the fuss ...

'Two and a Half Men' to end after season 12

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been ruling the silver screen for more than two decades and he says he enjoys being in the public eye and wants no privacy.
	The 48-year-old actor has appeared in more than 50 Hindi films including several hits like 'Baazigar', 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', 'Dil To Pagal Hai', 'Veer Zara' 'Swades' and 'Jab Tak Hain Jaan'.
	"I am happy with my fame: I would miss leaving my house and not having people waiting for me, I would miss people waving to me, I am happy being loved. I want no privacy; I shamelessly want to be a star, I think it's the most beautiful thing to be," Shah Rukh said at an award ceremony organised by Forbes Middle East to acknowledge the Top Indian Leaders in the Arab World.
	"I am so happy that people don't give me time to have lunch alone! I would rather have all this. Given the choice I would do it all over again," he added.
	Shah Rukh took to the stage for a candid chat with the magazine's features editor, Joanne Al-Samarae. The actor .

I am happy being loved, don't want privacy: SRK

Bollywood filmmaker Yash Chopra and Bengali director Rituparno Ghosh will be remembered at the 16th London Asian Film Festival, which begins from June 1.
	King of Romance Yash Chopra, who died in 2012, has made his love for Britain evident in films like 'Lamhe' and 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan'.
	Pam Chopra, wife of the late director, will chair an intimate and deeply personal discussion on her legendary filmmaker husband at the festival on the June 7.
	She will be joined by a special guest for a discussion on the life and work of Chopra.
	"The late Yash Chopra is regarded as the king of romance in Indian cinema who presented the notion of falling in love with a sense of aspiration, escapism and adventure," organisers said in a statement.
	The 15-day festival will also pay a homage to the late Bengali filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh, who has directed several award winning films like 'Unishe April', 'Dosar', 'Chokher Bali' among others.
	Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj will attend the fest and provide an ...

LAFF to pay tribute to Rituparno Ghosh, Yash Chopra

Filmmaker Boney Kapoor escaped unhurt after his car collided with a tractor at Wai in Maharashtra while he was returning from a film shoot, official sources said today.
	While his car was damaged in the mishap that occurred last night, Kapoor did not sustain any injuries, they said.
	Kapoor, 59, was in Wai for the shooting of his upcoming home production 'Tevar', starring his son Arjun and Sonakshi Sinha.
	After the shoot was over, Kapoor was scheduled to leave for Mumbai. He was on the highway in his car with a boy (helper) and driver, when his car met with the accident at around 9 PM.
	"Boneyji is absolutely fine, he has not suffered any injuries as reported. I spoke to him this morning and he is very much fine. Even the driver is fine, the boy who was sitting behind got very minor injury in his back," Pankaj Kharbanda, manager of Kapoor's wife Sridevi, told PTI.
	The shooting of 'Tevar' is going on in Wai for quite some time. From May 18, the shoot will take place in Mumbai. Almost 

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