Actress Kajol Devgn says she completely supports her sister Tanisha Mukherjee, who is currently participating in 'Bigg Boss', despite the reality TV show putting inmates in an "unnatural situation" and "bringing out the worst" in them.
	Tanisha, 35, has been grabbing eyeballs with her increasing closeness to co-participant Armaan Kohli on the show.
	Kajol says she watches 'Bigg Boss' regularly and feels the show's format is such that it brings out the worst in the person.
	"I watch it regularly and I will support her because she is my sister. I don't think I have any advise for her because that place is such... It puts you in an unnatural situation and compels to get the worst reaction out of you," said Kajol who was in the capital to attend the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit.
	She was accompanied by her husband Ajay Devgn to the event.
	The couple chatted at length about their love story and how their marriage has worked because they are completely opposite.
	"We dated for almost .

I support Tanisha, says sister Kajol

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The 13th Mumbai International Film festival (MIFF) for documentary, short and animation films commences on February 3 next year would be simultaneously screened in major cities, including Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai, a senior official said today.
     "The national competition films would be screened in Chennai, Delhi and Kolkata. We are co-ordinating with Nandan Theatre in Kolkata and Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi for parallel screening," MIFF Director V S Kundu told reporters here.
     MIFF is also taking steps to screen films simultaenously in Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram and Chandigarh, he said.
     Taking into consideration the wide interest among film enthusiasts for the festival and the fact that most of them might not be able to take time and go to Mumbai, arrangements were being made to screen them in these cities, he said.
     Kundu said 205 of a total of 588 films received from 34 countries have been selected for MIFF.
     Organized by Films Division, Government of ...

13th MIFF films to be simultaneously screened in select cities

Singer John Mayer has split from his manager Michael McDonald after working together for 13 years.
	McDonald also manages other artistes such as Passion Pit, St Lucia, and Ray LaMontagne, said the Hollywood Reporter.
	"After 13 years, John and I are parting ways. It's been a magnificent journey, which began before his debut album, and along the way has included seven Grammy awards, years of massively successful tours around the world, and over 20 million albums sold," McDonald said.
	"I hold John's talent in the highest regard and wish him nothing but the best," he added.
	Mayer is currently in the second leg of his concert tour in North America.

John Mayer splits from longtime manager

Queen of pop Madonna's boyfriend Brahim Zaibat was spotted getting cosy with his dance partner from a French show.
	The 28-year-old dancer has singed up to appear on a French dancing show, in which he is paired opposite Katrina Patchett, reported Radar Online.
	The duo have also posted on Twitter a couple of pictures from the sets.
	Madonna recently took her 13-year-old son Rocco to Haiti to see the aid projects run by her ex-husband Sean Penn.

Madonna's boyfriend gets cosy with blonde beauty?

Actress Kirstie Alley says she used to flirt with Hollywood superstar John Travolta which led his wife Kelly Preston to confront her about it.
	The 62-year-old actress, who starred with Travolta in 'Look Who's Talking', admits finding the actor very handsome, reported Radar Online.
	"First of all, I'm obviously not the only woman in the world that's in love with John Travolta. It took me years to not look at John as a romantic interest. Now, I'm best friends with his wife, and that took a while," Alley said.
	"Because in the beginning she would bust me, like, 'Are you flirting with my husband?' And the answer was 'yes'. He's a very generous person. If you ever talk to John, and this is genuine with him, you will become the most interesting thing that he's ever met in his life. And he's obviously very handsome," she added.

Preston confronted me about flirting with Travolta: Alley

Actor Uday Chopra today refused to get drawn into the grapevine about the relationship between his elder brother Aditya Chopra and actress Rani Mukherjee and said he would prefer to keep his head intact.
	The actress is allegedly in a serious relationship with the filmmaker and is always seen with the Yash Raj family through thick and thin.
	On whether she would officially be entering the Chopra family, Uday said, "I would not like to comment on that. I have no intentions of getting my head chopped off."
	Even as Rani and Aditya have kept the tinsel town guessing about their relationship, actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha had addressed the actress as "Rani Chopra" at an event earlier this year setting the rumour mills abuzz about a secret marriage.
	The 35-year-old star has been part of films like 'Mujhse Dosti Karoge', 'Saathiya', 'Hum Tum', 'Veer-Zaara', 'Bunty Aur Babli', 'Ta Ra Rum Pum', 'Laaga Chunari Mein Daag', 'Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic', 'Dil Bole Hadippa' which were produced ..

Don't want my head chopped off, Uday on Rani-Aditya

Pop star Justin Bieber was reportedly detained for using inappropriate language at an Australian airport, but was eventually released without any charges.
	The 19-year-old singer was at Brisbane airport, when Australian Federal Police (AFP) warned him for using inappropriate language with a female officer, when she asked him to remove his hat and sunglasses during an inspection, reported Ace Showbiz.
	The 'Baby' hitmaker reportedly refused to remove them.
	The authorities also issued a notice to appear in court to a 23-year-old man, believed to be part of Bieber's entourage, "in relation to importing a border controlled drug (cannabis)."
	Bieber is currently in Australia as part of his Believe tour.

Bieber detained at Australian airport

David Mangee, the Oscar-nominated scriptwriter behind 'Life of Pi', has been roped in to adapt 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair', the fourth film in the 'Narnia' franchise.
	The film is being produced by the C S Lewis Co and The Mark Gordon Co.
	"I have always loved 'The Chronicles of Narnia', and I endlessly imagined myself finding my own passage into Narnia someday. "All these years later, I'm getting to fulfill that wish just a little bit by writing the film adaptation of 'The Silver Chair' and could not be more excited about it," Mangee said in a statement, reported by the Hollywood Reporter.
	The last film in the series, 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader', was released in 2010 and earned USD 416 million.
	The story of Narnia began with the publication of 'The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe' in 1950. The series, by Lewis, has seven books.
	Mangee's critically acclaimed work includes his 2012 screen adaptation of Yann Martel's novel 'Life of Pi', which earned him an ...

'Life of Pi' writer David Magee onboard for 'Narnia'

Director Martin Scorsese has credited his long-time collaborator actor Leonardo DiCaprio with reigniting his passion for filmmaking.
	The legendary director felt his energy for making movies had hit a roadblock, but his numerous successful collaborations with DiCaprio - who has starred in hits such as 'The Aviator' and 'The Departed', and the upcoming 'The Wolf of Wall Street' - gave him a new vigour, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
	"Working together reignited my enthusiasm for making pictures. There's always something more, there's always more to mine with him. He keeps going deeper and deeper," Scorsese said.
	"By the time we made 'The Aviator', I had made films for, like, 35 years. And it was a matter of, what would I want to spend my time on? And, getting older, what do you have to say? Is it worth spending the time and going through the process?
	"It takes a year-and-a-half to two years of my life each time. Leo's enjoyment of the work and the ability to take chances made ..

Leonardo DiCaprio reignited my film passion: Martin Scorsese

Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons is set to play G H Hardy in 'The Man Who Knew Infinity', the biopic on on the life of Srinivasa Ramanujan with Dev Patel starring as the revered Indian mathematician.
	Hardy was the English mathematician who plucked Ramanujan from obscurity in Edwardian India and installed him in Cambridge University.
	The film, produced by Edward R Pressman and Prashita Chaudhary of Cinemorphic with Jim Young and Sofia Sondervan, will be directed by Matthew Brown.
	Brown also wrote the screenplay based on the biography 'The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan by Robert Kanigel'.
	"I am delighted to be working with Jeremy again. Our last collaboration on 'Reversal of Fortune' earned an Oscar for Jeremy, and I could not overstate his amazing talent. We are very fortunate to be able to add an actor of such stature to our production," Pressman said.
	"I'm very excited that an actor like Jeremy Irons will play the crucial role of Ramanujan's mentor G H ...

Jeremy Irons to star with Dev Patel in Ramanujan movie

An 18-year-old male has been arrested on suspicion of stealing parts of the car Paul Walker died in while it was being moved from the wreckage site.
	Jameson Witty was arrested in Tujunga, California by Los Angeles Police Department officers on suspicion of stealing parts from the charred remains of the sports car Walker and Roger Rodas perished in, with police said to be closing in on an unnamed accomplice, reported Ace Showbiz.
	Parts of the wrecked 2005 Porsche Carrera GT were stolen from the accident scene late on November 30 while the remnants of the crash were being removed professionally from the wreckage site.
	The charred remains were taken from the back of a tow truck that was hauling them to a nearby police impound. A red T-top roof panel was later recovered from a home in Canyon Country earlier this week, which led police to Witty.
	The Sheriff's Department have also said that a second suspect has been identified and is currently making arrangements to surrender himself to 

Teenager arrested for stealing parts of Walker's car

Sandra Bullock-George Clooney starrer space drama 'Gravity', Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug', 'Iron Man 3' and 'The Lone Ranger' are among the 10 films that are still in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 86th Oscars.
	The other film to have made to the list include 'Elysium', Tom Cruise starrer 'Oblivion', 'Star Trek Into Darkness', 'Thor: The Dark World', 'Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Pacific Rim' and Brad Pitt starrer 'World War Z'.
	The Academy's Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee determined the shortlist. All members of the Visual Effects Branch will now be invited to view 10-minute excerpts from each of the shortlisted films on January 9, 2014.
	Following the screenings, the members will vote to nominate five films for final Oscar consideration.
	Oscars nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 16, 2014.
	The ceremony will take place on March 2, 2014 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland

'Gravity', 'Hobbit' in VFX Oscar race with 8 other films

Goan pop star Remo Fernandez has been signed to play a crucial role in Mohit Suri's upcoming directorial venture 'The Villain'.
	After the makers announced the exciting first time pairing of Sidharth Malhotra and Shraddha Kapoor for the movie, now comes the news that Remo Fernandez has been chosen for a crucial role in the romantic thriller.
	He will play Sidharth's boss in 'The Villain', which is currently being shot in Goa.
	Suri and the producers Balaji Motion Pictures team felt that Remo was the perfect choice to play the character which has shades of grey.
	The film's shooting is expected to be completed in March 2014.

Remo Fernandez to star in 'The Villain'

Actor Ranbir Kapoor feels the perception of him being unfaithful was a bit exaggerated.
	Ranbir was earlier in a relationship with actress Deepika Padukone and there was buzz about his link-ups with several other actresses.
	In the upcoming episode of 'Koffee with Karan', host Karan Johar asked Ranbir if he fears the pressure of being faithful after marriage.
	To this, Ranbir replied, "This perception of me really being this unfaithful dog has been a bit too stretched."
	"I think if you are in a relationship and if you are a good human being you will be faithful because that's what you know, you need to be in a relationship because you don't want your partner to be unfaithful to you... I think too much has been said because of my previous relationship but I would like to believe I am a good guy and I'm faithful," he further said.
	Ranbir's cousin sister Kareena Kapoor Khan will also be there with him.
	"Being in love, means being faithful... Goes with the territory," Kareena ...

Perception of me being unfaithful too stretched: Ranbir

Actor Imran Khan and his wife Avantika are expecting their first baby next year.
	The couple tied the knot in January 2011 after a ten-year-relationship.
	"Avantika and Imran will soon become parents as the delivery is due in June next year," sources close to the actor told PTI.
	Reportedly, Avantika was sick a few months ago and was suspected to be suffering from dengue.
	After the check-up, she tested positive for the disease and also came to know that she is in the family way.

Imran, Avantika expecting their first baby next year

Pop star Mariah Carey's 1994 hit 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' has topped Billboard's first Holiday 100 chart of the year, as it did last year.
	The song, which Carey performed at the recent 81st annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center tree-lighting ceremony, hit the number one spot with 29,000 downloads and big airplay figures.
	Brenda Lee's 1958 classic 'Rocking Around the Christmas Tree' came in at two and Bobby Helms' 'Jingle Bell Rock' is at three on the first US festive chart of the year.
	Meanwhile, on the US Christmas albums chart, Duck Dynasty stars the Robertsons' 'Duck the Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas' is ranked number one, just ahead of Kelly Clarkson's holiday compilation 'Wrapped in Red'.
	Mary J Blige's new album 'A Mary Christmas' is at three, Michael Buble's 2011 release 'Christmas' is at four and Susan Boyle's 'Home for Christmas' rounds out the new top five.

Mariah Carey tops first US Christmas hits chart

Keri Russell's publicist has confirmed that the 'August Rush' star and her husband of seven years have split.
	The news comes just a day after the 37-year-old actress was involved in a burglary drama at her Brooklyn, New York home, reported People magazine.
	Russell wed Shane Deary on Valentine's Day in 2007 and they have two young children, aged six and almost one.
	"They have been separated since early summer. The separation is amicable and their focus is on their children," Russell's representative said.
	The actress hit the headlines after intruders targeted her home as she slept. She awoke to hear them chatting in the room above her and called the police, who later apprehended the two men leaving another property nearby.

Keri Russell splits from husband of seven years

Basketball superstar Lebron James is set to make his feature film acting debut alongside comedian-actor Kevin Hart in 'Ballers'.
	Hart and James will play mismatched brothers in the film which centres on the former's character, who lives in the shadow of his larger-than-life sibling, but gets a chance to prove himself when he attends a fantasy basketball camp, reported Deadline.
	Production on the project was originally set to start in 2011, but producers Brian Grazer and Michael Rosenberg, shelved the project after James' Miami Heat team lost the NBA Finals, because they feared he would face criticism for spending the following summer shooting a movie instead of working on his game.
	Hart and James will produce the movie alongside Grazer and Rosenberg. Hart is also writing the script.
	Production is set to begin next summer.
	In addition to his big screen debut, James is also developing a TV comedy series with Glee actor Mike O'Malley.

Basketball star Lebron James to make film debut

Have you heard the Amol Palekar - directed 1990's "Thoda Sa Roomani Ho Jayen", a rare true-blue musical with Nana Patekar at his best? And did you know Simi Garewal was dating cricketer Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi during the making of "Teen Devian"?
	If not, then a newly launched book titled "40 retakes-Bollywood classics you may have missed" is bound to take you a roller coaster ride down Hindi cinema lane and leave you trawling You Tube and ordering DVDs to catch up on some great films.
	Written by award winning film writer Avijit Ghosh, the book is an account of 40 such compelling Hindi movies that have been largely forgotten.
	"There are so many excellent films which did not become huge hits due to many reasons ranging from poor promotion, poor timing, poor luck and poor box-office clout, though they it all what it takes for a film to be a 'cult classic', " says Ghosh.
	Examining movies such as "Mr Sampat", "Footpath", "Yeh Raat Phir Na Ayegi", "Gaddar", "Haasil", "Hari Bhari", ...

Book chronicles 'cult' but unnoticed Bollywood classics

Hollywood actors Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg are set to team up again for a '2 Guns' sequel.
	Producer Randall Emmett has revealed he will start working on the follow-up to the hit 2013 film in the new year, but says the project is not yet set in stone, reported Collider.
	"I think we're having that conversation. I don't wanna be so bold to say, you know, it's 100 per cent. Of course it comes down to Denzel and Mark and the director, Baltasar (Kormakur), who have to make that decision. We, of course, would love to do a sequel and we are pushing for a sequel," Emmett said.
	"I think we have to find the right story..., but I think that we'll probably push forward with a script soon and then hopefully, if the creative powers that be fall in love with the storyline, then we would start to have that conversation," he added.
	In '2 Guns', Washington and Wahlberg played two law enforcement officers who reluctantly team up to take down a drug cartel.

Denzel Washington to star in '2 Guns' sequel

Paul Walker has been remembered by the makers of 'Fast and Furious' in a two minute video tribute, pulling together key moments from the film series.
	The clip shows key moments from the 14 years of the film franchise, showing touching moments between Walker and his co-stars as they race cars and celebrate victories, reported Ace Showbiz.
	It shows how close the team who made the six released movies of the series had become before Walker's untimely death last weekend, when a car he was a passenger in crashed into a lamppost and burst into flames.
	In one section of the video, Walker's long-time co-star, Vin Diesel, toasts his friends, saying, "The most important thing in life will always be the people in this room, right here, right now," before the cast, including Walker, clink bottles.
	The video is sound-tracked by Skylar Grey's track 'Coming Home' and ends with a picture of the actor posing by a car with the words 'In Loving Memory'.
	Walker has left behind his 15-year-old ...

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