Actress Yami Gautam says she wants to be careful while choosing films so that she does not let down her audience.
	Yami is now doing 'Total Siyapaa' after her first film 'Vicky Donor'.
	"It's not really fair to say I am choosy. I think I am a newcomer and of course after getting such good response for the first film, it's very natural that you want to be more careful. As an actor I don't want to do something which I have already done before," Yami said.
	"I do not want to do a role which is similar to the previous one or the concept and the genre. That is why I took time and I am glad this offer came. It justified the time that I have taken to sign my second film," she said.
	In her previous film, the actress was seen falling in love with a boy from a different caste. In 'Total Siyapaa' too she plays a Punjabi girl, who falls in love with a Pakistani boy, played by Ali Zafar.
	"This time I have progressed, have crossed the border. The story is completely different, you can't compare ..

Want to choose my films carefully: Yami Gautam

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'World's End' star Simon Pegg, who gave up booze years ago, says he cannot stand drunk people anymore.
	The 43-year-old actor fears that if he stays in the company of people, who drink heavily, he may start boozing again, reported Contactmusic.
	"Now I've got a bit of distance from it, I feel like I don't want to go back to it in a way. I don't really like being around drunk people any more. So I'm kind of happy not to be a part of that," Pegg said.
	The actor apparently decided to quit drinking after welcoming his daughter Matilda with his wife Maureen four years ago.
	Pegg said not consuming alcohol has helped him improve his creativity.

I do not like being around drunk people any more: Simon Pegg

Actress Jennifer Aniston says she often experimented with hairstyles and used variety of dyes in her younger years.
	The 44-year-old 'Friends' star, who chopped off her long locks and debuted a chic blonde bob earlier this month, said she once used a cheap burgundy dye that faded out to orange, reported Daily Telegraph.
	"I didn't take good care of my hair, and I had some of the worst hairstyles you can imagine, with some of the worst colours," Aniston said.
	"There was a cheap deep burgundy that faded out to orange. Then there was the day I got a mini Mohawk from a place in downtown New York that did USD 6 haircuts. Let's just say I was a little too pudgy in my teen years to be sporting a short haircut," she added.

I had worst hairstyles in my teens: Jennifer Aniston

Popular rock bands from across nine countries in South Asia are set to come on a common stage at the seventh edition of the South Asian Bands Festival (SABF) at the Purana Quila here.
	The 3-day music festival has lined up 14 popular rock bands, along with participation of Korea, an observer country this year, beginning November 29.
	The event is presented by External Affairs Ministry, ICCR and the NGO Seher.
	Students' band "What's In The Name" who won rock band competition at IIT Mumbai has been pegged to be one of the highlights of the festival by organisers.
	"LRB" from Bangladesh whose lead Ayub Bachchu is considered to be one of the pioneers of rock music in Bangladesh is being featured.
	"Strings" from Pakistan and the "Raghu Dixit Project" from India too are the other acts in the line up.
	Seema Dahiya, project manager, SABF 2013 says, "Begun in the year 2007, the festival has become one of Delhi's most eagerly awaited cultural extravaganzas and year after year people of all ..

Rock bands from 9 countries at South Asian Bands Festival

Singer Kelly Rowland is reportedly engaged to her manager Tim Witherspoon.
	According to a source, the 'Dirty Laundry' singer has been showing the ring off to friends and family and is very happy with her engagement, reported Us magazine.
	"She has been showing the ring off to friends and family and is very happy. She wants to enjoy it and celebrate for a bit longer," a source said.
	Earlier this month, Rowland sparked engagement speculation after she flashed a diamond ring in an Instagram video to wish Patrick "J Que" Smith's kid a happy birthday.
	At that time, Witherspoon was reported proposing to the former Destiny's Child member a week before and the singer said yes.
	Rowland was previously engaged to former NFL star Roy Williams. The couple, however, broke the engagement in 2005 just two months before the planned wedding.

Kelly Rowland engaged to manager Tim Witherspoon?

The financial crisis in Greece has dented the film industry there, but Greeks haven't given up, says filmmaker Maria D'Souza.
	D'Souza is here to attend the 44th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) and along with another film personality from Greece Zaferis Epaminodas addressed the audience during a chat session, where they discussed contemporary Greek cinema.
 	"Contemporary Greek cinema is diversity against adversity. We don't have a film industry as of such as the 70's. The crisis has made it a little worse, but even under such circumstances, we are working it out," D'Souza said.
	Several Greek films are being screened at the ongoing festival including 'Just another Confused Elephant', 'Marjoram', 'September', 'The Daughter', 'Wild Duck', 'The Eternal Return of Antonis Paraskevas', 'The Tree and the Swing'.
	Epaminodas said that the response to the contemporary Greek films screened at IFFI was great.
	"The audience is hungry to see the insights of Greek film .

Greek film industry not giving into financial crisis: Director

Actor Adil Hussain says his role of a police inspector in 'Lootera' was very significant when he signed on for it, but was taken aback to see that it did not reflect in the final cut of the film.
	The Vikramatditya Motwane-directed film starred Sonakshi Sinha and Ranveer Singh in the lead role.
	"My role was much bigger. When I got the script, my character had many shades. Visually also I was there on the script.  And that's the reason I said yes to the role. Not just because of the screen presence but also the fact that I could explore a lot with my character.
	"But in the process of editing, which is the director's prerogative, he chose to cut those out. I was a bit taken aback," Adil told PTI in an interview on the sidelines of IFFI.
	However, the 50-year-old 'English Vinglish' actor said he respects the decision of the director, who according to him is the "supreme boss" and has the final say in a film.
	" did feel a bit awkward. I was like 'Oh those were beautiful scenes, Why ...

My role in 'Lootera' was cut short: Adil Hussain

Eleni Bertes, a producer based in Australia, says she could make a film on Indian-origin cab drivers in the country.
	"Since Australia has many Indian-origin cab drivers, who are doing so well, I think I could make a film on them or envisage them as characters in one of my next projects," Bertes said on the sidelines of IFFI.
	Bertes along with other female filmmakers also discussed their films that are being screened at the film festival.
	Indonesian filmmaker Mouly Surya's film 'What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About Love' set in Indonesia captures the sentiment of love amidst a school of visually impaired teenagers.
	She said that the film sensitively captures the manner in which teenage love 'happens' to those who are visually impaired.
	"Teenage love is very superficial. In the school of visually impaired children, the film shows how they explore love using other senses," Surya said, adding she had been developing the film for over three years.

Can make film on Indian cabbies in Oz: Eleni Bertes

South African filmmaker Andrew Worsdale praised India's endeavor to promote its regional films and said his own country which has eight languages, should learn from India.
	"India is diverse and has a rich cinematic heritage thanks to its many states and a multitude of languages. In Africa we have eight languages. But we must pick a leaf from your book," Worsdale said.
	Worsdale's film 'Durban Poison' is being screened in the World Cinema section of the 44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here.
	The filmmaker, who first rose to fame with his cult film 'Shot Down' in 1988, said that he was proud and honoured to be in India for the festival, especially because of the commonalities India shares with his birth country.
	Worsdale said that like in India, South Africa too had "extremely rich" and "extremely poor" segments living alongside each other.
	"We have so much in common. South Africa and India share Gandhi's legacy. But now we also share inequalities in our cities," ...

South Africa film industry can learn from India: filmmaker

Director Imtiaz Ali, known for making romantic movies, says he had thought of making his  upcoming film 'Highway' in various genres including action.
	'Highway' was the first film that Imtiaz, 42, wrote and over the years he has altered the story a lot.
	"I have thought of making 'Highway' in various ways. There was a time when I was thinking of making a very big action film. I wrote the script also at that time and I don't know where the script is. I tried making it in a very romantic way, some 12 years back I was thinking about it like 'Qayamat se Qayamat Tak'. It changed forms many a times," Imtiaz said in an interview here.
	"The film is about discovery of yourself while travelling. It's coming of the age movie," he said.
	This is Imtiaz's first film where he did not even have the script while shooting.
	"This is the only film I have shot where the script was not ready. The script got ready after the shooting of the scene because the dialogues were decided on the spot. I could ...

Thought of making 'Highway' as an action film: Imtiaz Ali

British actor Daniel Radcliffe is convinced he suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (Adhd).
	The 'Harry Potter' star suspects his symptoms went unnoticed as the condition wasn't as well known when he was a child.
	"I think I am quite hyper. I think if I'd been born a few years later, I might have been diagnosed with Adhd, but I missed the boat for all those diagnoses," he told Britain's The Guardian.
	Radcliffe also admits he is glad he was taken out of school after landing the lead role in the wizard movies, as he fears he would have struggled in an academic environment.
	"I was a very disorganised, talkative boy. And there are some people who just don't do well at school. I am not somebody who will learn best when you tell me to sit down and be quiet and sit still. I learn by talking back and engaging in conversation and walking around.

Daniel Radcliffe suspects he has Adhd

Actor Colin Firth says he tries to impress his parents by taking on distinguished roles.
	The actor has played a wide range of characters, from Britain's King George VI in 'The Kings Speech' to a heartbroken writer in 'Love Actually,' but Firth admits his parents aren't always supportive of his career, reported Hello! magazine.
	"I've tried to impress them with distinguished roles where you don't feel apologetic about your chosen profession. Playing a king is much better than when I'm prancing around in 'Mamma Mia!'," he said.
	Firth has recently finished working on 'The Railway Man' where he stars as Eric Lomax in a film based on the true story of a soldier who was taken as a prisoner of war by the Japanese in the Second World War.
	The 53-year-old actor met Lomax while making the film and admits forming a relationship with the man he was portraying put more pressure on his performance.
	"I became good friends with Eric and that made it all the more important and meaningful to do the 

Colin Firth always tries to impress his parents

Singer Lily Allen wants to work with Miley Cyrus and is adamant her new video isn't an attack against the 21-year-old pop star.
	The 28-year-old star met Cyrus on a trip to Los Angeles after chatting with her on Twitter and is a self-confessed fan, reported Contactmusic.
	Allen insists the satirical video for her comeback single 'Hard Out Here' wasn't an attack against the 'Wrecking Ball' hitmaker, despite it showing her surrounded by twerking scantily-clad dancers.
	"I'd never met her before so I couldn't say we are really great friends but I do really like Miley. She's funny, witty and clever, I love what she does. I think her and Lorde's album have had the most plays in my car this year. I never went on record saying the video was a direct pop at her - it wasn't.
	"She's probably way too busy for someone like me but yeah, I'd welcome the opportunity to work with her," Allen said.

I want to work with Miley: Lily Allen

The 'Bleeding Love' hitmaker Leona Lewis thinks music mogul, Simon Cowell, will be a "good dad" when girlfriend Lauren Silverman gives birth to his first son next year.
	"I think he's going to be a good dad. My brother became really soft when he became a dad, and what happened to him will probably happen to Simon," she said.
	Despite Cowell helping guide her career, Lewis now looks to him as more of a "friend" than adviser.
	"He's become more of a friend than a mentor. He likes Jo Malone - maybe I'll get him a nice big old candle for Christmas."
	The 28-year-old star, who will release her fourth album, 'Christmas With Love', later this month is now looking forward to the festive season and says she loves to have a normal relaxed day.

Leona Lewis thinks fatherhood will make Simon Cowell soft

Filmmaker Duncan Jones, who was originally set to direct "Fleming", a biopic of James Bond creator Ian Fleming, has been forced to depart the project as his another film "Warcraft" is starting its production early next year.
	Unwilling to wait until Jones completes his big-budget film "Warcraft", the producers of "Fleming" are currently looking for a director who can start casting and producing next year, reported Aceshowbiz.
	Based on Andrew Lycett's biography of Fleming, the film is expected to explore the British author's life as a real spy which later influenced his James Bond books.
	K5 International's Oliver Simon and Daniel Baur are co-producing the movie with PalmStar Media Capital's Kevin Frakes and Liberty Films' Stuart Fenegan as well as Jim Young and Robert Laycock of the Ian Fleming estate.
	As for "Warcraft", the big screen adaptation of popular video game "World of Warcraft" is scheduled to be released by Universal on December 18, 2015. The big-budget flick will star ...

Duncan Jones exits Biopic of James Bond Creator Ian Fleming

Pop sensation Lady Gaga has been named as the face of Versace for the company's spring-summer 2014 campaign.
	The Italian fashion house confirmed the news in a Twitter post.
	"Versace proudly confirms Lady Gaga as the face of SS14 campaign shot by Mert Alas and  Marcus Piggott. Versace Loves Gaga," the announcement read.
	In addition to confirming the partnership, Versace shared first photo of the 27-year-old pop star for the campaign.
	In the photo, the Mother Monster can be seen wearing a light purple dress. Her long blond hair is styled loose as she lounges on a couch. She also wore some rings to complete the look.

Lady Gaga named as the new face of Versace

One Direction star Harry Styles has brushed off comparisons of his band to The Beatles, insisting they would be "total fools" to think they are in the same league as the music legends.
	The fivesome rose to fame after they placed third on Britain's The X Factor in 2010, and soon became superstars all over the world, reported Contactmusic.
	Their popularity has been compared to another all-male band to come out of the UK, legendary rock group, The Beatles, whose catchy songs and good looks attracted crowds of screaming teenagers all around the globe.
	"We all sat and watched the film of them arriving in America. And to be honest, that really was like us. Stepping off the plane, the girls, the madness. It was exactly the same as when we got there - just 50 years earlier.
	"But none of us think we're in the same league as them music-wise. We'd be total fools if we did. Fame-wise, it's probably even bigger, but we don't stand anywhere near them in terms of music.

We are not in the same league as The Beatles: Harry Styles:

Pakistani actor-singer Ali Zafar feels that his next film 'Total Siyappa' will bring India and Pakistan closer.
	The film is set in London and is about what happens when a Pakistani boy goes to meet a girl's Indian Punjabi family and the 'siyappa' (total chaos) that follows.
	"I think people in India as well as Pakistan will enjoy this film. In this film things are shown in a comic way which people of both the countries will enjoy. I am sure it will bring them (Indian and Pakistani) people closer. I am sure my fans over there (Pakistan) will love the film," Ali told reporters here at the first look of the film.
	"I have had a great and wonderful journey in India. I feel fortunate to have worked with talented people here," he added.
	Director Neeraj Pandey of 'Special 26' fame, who has written the story of this film, changed its title from 'Aman ki Asha' to 'Total Siyappa'.
	The makers felt the title 'Aman ki Asha' gives a different feel, though it is a fun film. It will now be called .

'Total Siyappa' will bring India, Pakistan closer: Ali Zafar

Actress Huma Qureshi says she was a bit nervous shaking a leg with dancing diva Madhuri Dixit in 'Dedh Ishqiya'.
	Huma and Madhuri will be seen sharing screen space for the first time in Vishal Bharadwaj's sequel to 'Ishqiya'.
	"I did dance with her. When Abhishek Chaubey (director) said about this dance number, I was like are you mad to make me do this. I was nervous. But it was great shooting with her," Huma said.
	Both the leading ladies -- Huma and Madhuri-- are the new additions to the sequel.
	"I had seen Ishqiya and loved it. The first part was intense, heavy... The second part is fun. I hope the audience will enjoy the film," she said.
	Huma feels lucky to work with talented actors since her debut film 'Gangs of Wasseypur'.

Huma was nervous to dance with Madhuri

Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit, who will be seen romancing industry veteran Nasseruddin Shah in 'Dedh Ishqiya', says though she was comfortable working with him, she felt shy while enacting intense scenes with him.
	Vishal Bharadwaj's 'Dedh Ishqiya' is a sequel to 2010 hit film 'Ishqiya'. Nasseruddin and Arshad Warsi are seen reprising their roles from the previous installment while Madhuri and Huma Qureshi are the new additions.
	"I was not nervous working with him. His eyes had an intense feeling. Whenever we did intense scenes, I was feeling shy. He is a natural actor, you just have to react when you act with him," Madhuri told reporters here at the trailer launch of the film.
	"I was comfortable working with him. I was just playing the character... Had fun," she said.
	Madhuri plays the role of Begum Para in the sequel. It was her character and script that made her say yes to the film.
	"I had seen 'Ishqiya' and had loved it. They approached me for the sequel... I loved my character 

Felt shy working with Nasseruddin Shah: Madhuri

Singer Robbie Williams' album Swings Both Ways has been named the UK's official 1000th number one.
	The 39-year-old singer, who has approximately 18.6 million UK album sales across his solo career, also has 11 number one albums as independent artist, which is the same figure as musical icon Elvis Presley, reported BBC news.
	Williams landmark record comes years after Frank Sinatra's 'Songs for Swingin' Lovers' became the UK's number on album.
	"'I am over the moon that 'Swings Both Ways' is Number one! And such an honour to be the 1,000th album in that spot too, following Frank Sinatra who was the first person in that spot and my hero," Williams said.
	"Thanks to everyone who bought the record, see you all on the tour next year!," he added.

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