Bollywood actor Fardeen Khan and his wife Natasha Madhwani have been blessed with a baby girl.
	This is the couple's first child and they have decided to name her Diani Isabella Khan.
	Many Bollywood stars took to Twitter to congratulate the new parents.
	Jewellery designer Farah Ali Khan, who is Fardeen's cousin, wished the couple on the arrival of their baby.
	"Woke up to wonderful news. My cousin Fardeen and his wife Natasha were blessed by a beautiful baby girl Diani Isabella Khan yesterday. God bless my little niece with loads of health wealth and happiness. Congratulations to the parents," Farah posted on Twitter.
	Singer-actress Sophie Choudhry said, "Congrats Fardeen. Thrilled for you and Natasha! You will make wonderful parents and deserve all the happiness! Can't wait to meet baby Khan! God bless."
	Director Ken Ghosh, who worked with Fardeen in 'Fida' also congratulated him and his wife for their bundle of joy.
	"Congratulations Fardeen and Natasha Khan on the birth of a ...

Fardeen Khan, wife welcome first baby

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The second edition of Delhi International Film Festival (DIFF) will start from December 21 where veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to cinema.
	The seven day festival will open with Sri Lanka's critically acclaimed film 'Sri Siddhartha Gautama' at the NDMC Convention Center.
	The festival will hold a special screening of Muzaffar Ali's 'Umrao Jaan'. It will also have poetry, art, fashion and singing events apart from the screenings of 171 films from 39 countries.
	"DIFF 2013 is not only India's but also world's first film festival that has so many sections and dimensions to it," said Tigmanshu Dhulia, who was present at the event today.
	Gagan Malik, the lead actor from the film 'Sri Siddhartha Gautama', said he was happy that his film was opening DIFF.
	"It gives me great pleasure in knowing that the festival will begin with a film that gives the message of world peace and unity," Gagan said.
	The innaugration ...

DIFF to begin from December 21

Actress Priyanka Chopra will be seen as a cabaret dancer in her upcoming film 'Gunday'.
	While recreating the authenticity of Kolkata of the 70's, director and writer of 'Gunday', Ali Abbas Zafar, tries to showcase the then prevalent world of cabaret dancing.
	Priyanka plays the role of Nandita, the gorgeous cabaret dancer.
	The film is set in Kolkata's most unsettled times, when the protagonists, the inseparable Bikram and Bala, grew from being small time, inconsequential wagon breakers and coal thieves, to becoming the biggest and most powerful black marketing mafia-men.
	Produced by Aditya Chopra the film stars, Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Irrfan Khan in lead roles.
	The film is slated to release worldwide on February 14 next year.

Priyanka Chopra plays cabaret dancer in 'Gunday'

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is uncertain about what the the Supreme Court's decision to pronounce gay sex as illegal will lead to in the country.
	The 71-year-old actor said he is aware that the latest judgement on homosexuality has sparked a huge national debate and discussion.
	"The Supreme Court has passed judgement that homosexuality is a crime... And that has triggered a massive reaction among those that have till now had the preference of choice, as per human rights, to lead their life the way they wish to... I wonder where this shall lead to," Bachchan posted on his blog.
	Yesterday many Bollywood stars like Aamir Khan, Karan Johar, John Abraham, Onir and others took to various social networking sites to voice their disappointment over the verdict, calling it "violative of basic human rights".

Big B unsure about repercussion of SC ruling on gay rights

'Sunburn', the Electronic Dance music (EDM) festival, to be held at Vagator village in North Goa, will have music lovers arriving from 36 countries, the organisers said here today.
	"The online booking of the tickets has shown encouraging response and what's striking is that people from 36 countries including Australia, America, Brazil and Spain have confirmed their presence for the festival," Shailendra Singh, Joint Managing Director, Percept Limited, said today.
	For Sunburn 2012, which was held at Candolim, music lovers from 18 countries had participated, Singh said, adding that the festival has now moved from Candolim to Vagator, which has a much bigger space than the earlier edition.
	He said people from Kenya, Mauritius and Sri Lanka will be the new entrants for the festival, to be held from December 27 to 29.
	The music lovers from Thailand and Malaysia have also shown a tremendous response, Singh said.
	The organisers said the festival would be organised on a much larger scale 

Music revellers from 36 countries to participate in Sunburn

Rapper-turned-actress Queen Latifah regrets drinking alcohol in the past to overcome her tough times.
	The 43-year-old 'Joyful Noise' actress said she spent years drinking to numb her pain after she was involved in a violent carjacking in 1995, reported Contactmusic.
	"Drinking a bunch of alcohol, numbing myself. Every day I would be faded, like a painting that's just not vibrant, whose edges are dull. I wasn't living my full life," said Latifah.
	The 'Chicago' star also confessed her life was "rocked to the core" when her older brother crashed a motorcycle which she gifted him, and died in 1992.
	"I think I got to that place by not being happy with the other side - hating your body and criticising yourself all the time. When I was around 18, I looked in the mirror and said, 'You're either going to love yourself or hate yourself.' And I decided to love myself. That changed a lot of things," she added.

Queen Latifah regrets using alcohol for pain relief

Actor Robert Knepper has joined the all-star cast of 'The Hunger Games' franchise as a new character.
	The former 'Prison Break' star will play Antonius, the minister to Donald Sutherland's scheming leader, President Snow, for the upcoming third and fourth movies of the series, 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2', reported Entertainment Weekly.
	The movies will be based on Suzanne Collins' final book in the bestselling series' trilogy, but the character is nowhere to be found in the novel.
	Lionsgate bosses' have declined to comment on the development, and no other official information has been released.
	Knepper will make his debut alongside fellow new cast members Julianne Moore, 'Game of Thrones' star Natalie Dormer, and Australian actress Stef Dawson, while Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth and director Francis Lawrence all return for 'Mockingjay Part 1', due out next year.

Robert Knepper joins 'The Hunger Games' in mystery role

Actor Orlando Bloom says he did not find it difficult to slip into the role of Elf Legolas in 'Hobbit' despite a gap of a decade since his character debuted with 'Lord Of The Rings'.
	The character, which became hugely popular, is returning for 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug', releasing tomorrow.
	Bloom told 'Yahoo Singapore' that it was great to get back to the role though he did need some practice.
	"Yeah, we did a lot of brushing up on those (archery skills). It was great, it was a great way to get back into the character, to get back into firing a bow and arrow. The aches and pains I have ten years on from being twenty-two, not too bad, but it's very different to that svelte movement of an elf. It was definitely a little bit of work to get back in," the actor said.
	On being asked about his son, Flynn's reaction to his role and his prosthetic elf ears, Bloom said, "Yeah, he doesn't talk about my ears yet... But he did give me some funny looks."
	The actor said he jumped at ..

Bloom had to brush up archery skills again for 'Hobbit'

The starcast and director of upcoming film 'Gunday' are all set to be a part of an event at the ongoing Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF).
	The event, which will take place tomorrow, is happening two months ahead of the film's release date of Valentine's Day, 2014.
	Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, and Priyanka Chopra will be present along with director Ali Abbas Zafar. They will be a part of a conversation session with the audience and share the behind-the-scenes stories of the shoot.
	'Gunday' is an action drama set in the 1980s. Singh and Kapoor, both of whom have undergone extensive physical training for their roles, play Bengali thieves who get involved in the coal mafia.
	Chopra plays the female lead and love interest of the two men. DIFF's 'In Conversation' events feature the world's most prominent figures in cinema in person, in front of a live audience.
	Hollywood actor Martin Sheen will also take part in the series this year.

Ranveer, Arjun, Priyanka to promote 'Gunday' in DIFF

Chat show queen Oprah Winfrey is happy with her decision of not having any more children.
	The 59-year-old star gave birth to a baby boy prematurely when she was 14 but the baby died after a few weeks, reported Contactmusic.
	"If I had kids, my kids would hate me. They would have ended up on the equivalent of the Oprah show talking about me; because something (in my life) would have had to suffer and it would've probably been them," said Winfrey.
	The 'Butler' actress was very ambitious compared to her childhood best friend Gayle King when they were younger.
	 "Gayle [now a mother of two] was the kind of kid who, in seventh grade home ec class, was writing down her name and the names of her children. While she was having those kind of daydreams, I was having daydreams about how I could be Martin Luther King," she added.

Oprah Winfrey happy not being mother

Actor Kunal Khemu will be seen alongside real life girlfriend Soha Ali Khan in upcoming detective comedy 'Mr Joe B Carvalho'.
	Soha will be seen playing a police officer for the first time in the movie, which will have a cameo appearance by Kunal Khemu.
	"Kunal is a very jovial and fun person. Arshad just casually asked him to do a cameo and he happily agreed without having any glitches. I am sure the audiences too would enjoy seeing the real pair on-screen! It's a cameo and Kunal would be seen sharing screen space with Soha, a fun element and I would not like to divulge anything more," director Samir Tewari said.
	'Mr Joe B Carvalho releases on January 3, 2014.

Kunal Khemu does cameo in Soha's film

Actor Daniel has revealed that he found the sex scene with his male co-star Dane DeHaan in 'Kill Your Darlings' funny rather than nerve-racking.
	The 24-year-old actor portrays writer Alan Ginsberg in upcoming biographical drama and it required him to film an intimate scene with DeHaan, reported Daily Express.
	"With the sex scene, it was shot so quickly, we didn't have time to get nervous. You just had to dive in and go for it," he added. It was a battle to stop me from laughing a lot of the time, to be honest, just because it's that sort of nervous laughter," he said.
	 Radcliffe said that the poet's life represents a "counterculture" movement that does not exist today.
	"Kerouac, Burroughs and Ginsberg - they were all just sitting around the West Village writing and editing each other, and sharing their writing with a few friends, maybe 20 people were aware of the existence of it.
	"Now, everything's given to exploding online in a way. It's impossible for anything to become ...

I was laughing while filming my first sex scene: Radcliffe

Sandra Bullock is reportedly teaming up with her 'Gravity' co-star George Clooney again as the actress is in early talks to star in Clooney-produced 'Our Brand Is Crisis'.
	Bullock earned widespread critical acclaim for her portrayal of astronaut Ryan Stone in the sci-fi disaster drama, which had Clooney playing a relatively smaller role of a veteran astronaut.
	Now, the actress is in negotiations for the role of a political consultant Jane "Calamity" Bodine who often uses famous quotes to emphasize her points, reported the Wrap.
	Clooney is producing the political comedy with Grant Heslov for Warner Bros.
	It is not clear whether he will also act in the project but it is confirmed that he is not directing it.
	The film is based on Rachel Boynton's 2005 documentary, which focused on the use of American political campaign strategies in Bolivia by President Clinton's former consultants James Carville and Stan Greenberg.

Sandra Bullock to star in George Clooney-produced film?

Pop star Katy Perry is glad that she is being taken seriously as an artiste by her fans.
	The 'Roar' hitmaker said she is delighted that people value her music,reported Contactmusic.
	"That (being taken seriously) has taken a little time to come about, which I am totally OK with. I am happy that it is revealing itself that way.
	"I think I have a certain level of vulnerability that I tap into with my lyric writing especially with the deeper cuts, that separates me from my peers. I do something different that they do and they do something that I can't do," she said.
	The 29-year-old singer said she only listened to gospel and Christian music while she was growing.
	"I only listened to gospel and Christian music until about 13. Then I had the revelation of Queen revealed to me. That changed my life forever, and the way that I write lyrics and paint pictures with my lyrics," she added.

I am glad my music is cherished: Katy Perry

Ashton Kutcher let his millions of Twitter followers into his life by sharing a rare, intimate picture of him kissing girlfriend Mila Kunis on the social networking site.
	The 'jOBS' star uploaded a picture of him kissing his girlfriend under a neon sign which reads 'SUN' on Twitter. Sharing the private moment a departure for the star, who has been very private about his new relationship
	The two shared the sweet kiss in the dark. The pair, who have been dating since 2012, most-recently were seen together in the wedding of Kunis' brother.
	Kutcher used to be less guarded about his private life while he was married to Demi Moore, with both sharing moments from their life on Twitter but the actor became cautious following the break down of his marriage to Moore amid rumours that he cheated on her.

Ashton Kutcher shares kissing picture with Mila Kunis

Chat show host Ellen DeGeneres has rubbished reports that her marriage to Portia de Rossi is in trouble.
	DeGeneres addressed the topic on her show, saying her five-year-old marriage had not hit rock bottom contrary to tabloid gossip, reported People magazine.
	"The other day I'm at the hair salon getting these extensions," DeGeneres said.
	"And there's tabloids all over the hair salon - that's where they are, I guess. All of a sudden I notice one sitting on the counter in front of me (and) it caught my eye because Portia and I were in the top right-hand corner and I thought, 'Oh, that's sweet, they're honoring us.' "
	"And then I read the headline underneath and it said 'Ellen and Portia's Marriage Crumbles.' I was like, 'Oh, what happened? They seemed so happy," DeGeneres joked.
	The 55-year-old star, who will be hosting the Oscars this March, said that while she never reads tabloids because "I don't like letting that energy in," curiosity got the better of her.
	"So I get the ...

Ellen DeGeneres laughs off marriage trouble

'Britney Jean', pop star Britney Spears' new studio album has failed to make an impressive start by just selling 107,000 copies, her lowest sales debut ever.
	The album, her eighth, debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart on Wednesday and the sale figure is much less compared to her previous album, 2011's 'Femme Fatale' that sold 276,000 units, reported the Wrap.
	Spears has not been doing much promotion - and hasn't performed live on TV yet - which may have drummed up anticipation of her newest offering.
	The singer is busy preparing for her upcoming concert residency at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, which kickstars on December 27.

Britney Spears' 'Britney Jean' album suffers worst debut

Paul Walker has been given a posthumous honorary black belt by the Jiu-Jitsu teacher, who trained him for the 'Fast and Furious' movies.
	Ricardo "Franjinha" Miller, who trained the late actor during the 'Fast and Furious' franchise for nine years, has posted a heartfelt message about the star, and has given him an honorary black belt in memoriam, reported Us magazine.
	Walker and Miller first met in 2004 when Walker was 31 but they became friends during the course of training.
	"A mutual friend had sent Paul my way, but I did not recognize him when he first walked in the door. In part, it was because he did not carry himself like a movie star, or a Hollywood big shot. Without the burden of a heavy ego, he was easy going with a ready smile," Miller said.
	"Like the Spartan setting of the gym, he was simple and unpretentious. Although he came looking for lessons in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, our bond went beyond the student and teacher dynamic. We became fast friends," Millar said.
	Walker ..

Paul Walker given honorary black belt by Jiu-Jitsu teacher

'Private Practice' star Taye Diggs and his actress wife Idina Menzel have decided to go separate ways after 10 years of marriage.
	The split was confirmed by a representative for the couple on December 11, reported Ace showbiz.
	"Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs have jointly decided to separate at this time. Their primary focus and concern is for their son. We ask that you respect their privacy during this time," the representative said in a statement.
	Diggs, 42, and Menzel met for the first time when they were in the original Broadway production of 'Rent' in 1995. They tied the knot in 2003.
	The 42-year-old Tony Awards-winning actress gave birth to the couple's son Walker in 2009.
	Earlier this year, Menzel who played the mother of Lea Michele's character on 'Glee' had revealed about going through a tough marriage time.
	 "We work at it. I'm not going to glamorize it or glorify it - we go through tough times like everybody else, but we love each other very much. We try not to be away ...

Taye Diggs splits from Idina Menzel after 10 years of marriage

Britney Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline is expecting his second child with wife Victoria Prince.
	This will be the sixth child for Federline. Victoria was photographed with Federline with a baby bumb and a baseball T-shirt with a slogan 'Juan Moore Federline 6'. The representative of the former backup dancer has confirmed the news, reported Us magazine.
	The new baby will join Federline's two children with ex-wife Britney Spears, Sean Preston, 8, and Jayden, 7, as well as his two children with ex-girlfriend Shar Jackson, Kori, 11, and Kaleb, 9, and one child with Victoria, Jordan Kay, 2.
	Federline, 35, and Spears , 32, were married for two years.

Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline expecting baby number six

New mother Kim Kardashian has debuted her bikini body on a magazine cover just six months after giving birth to her daughter North West.
	The 33-year-old reality TV star is featured on US magazine's latest issue wearing a skimpy white bikini, reported Ace Showbiz.
	The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star, who received flaks for gaining much weight during pregnancy, regained her pre-baby body after working out for just couple of months after pregnancy.
	"So I saw one photo. It was OK. I think I still have about 10 pounds to go.
	"We were in Miami for (fiance Kanye West's) tour and my friends and I had a morning off and we're like, 'Let's go to the beach.' We got to the beach, we turn around and we see all this paparazzi. I was like, 'Nope, we're not going to the beach,'. We walked in and I was like, 'I don't think I'm ready yet, I don't want to be seen... I'm not bikini-ready yet!,'" she said.

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