Ghazal singer Talat Aziz is all set to host a radio show where he would be sharing memorable experiences of his life apart from playing some melodies.
	The 57-year-old singer, who has sung songs like 'Zindagi jab bhi teri bazm mein', 'Phir chhidi raat baat Phoolon ki' and 'Na Kisi Ki Aankh Ka' among others, would be hosting the show 'Carvaan-e-Ghazal with Talat Aziz'.
	"It is a ghazal show with a difference. Apart from playing the classic ghazals, I will be introducing some artistes also, who have not been heard of before. I would also be sharing my memorable experiences with other ghazal maestros like Pankaj Udhas, Ghulam Ali and Jagjit Singh among others," Aziz told PTI.
	The show will begin from today on 92.7 BIG FM, and will be heard on every Sunday from 9 pm.
	Aziz, who has come up with numerous popular albums in the past, feels that ghazal listeners have increased over the period of time.
	"The number of ghazal listeners have grown. We know this because we conduct concerts. ...

Talat Aziz to host ghazal show on radio

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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who passed away this year and is the writer of much acclaimed film 'Shakespeare Wallah' starring Shashi Kapoor, was remembered at the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here.
	German-born British and American Booker prize-winning novelist and two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter, Ruth, is perhaps best known for her long collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions, made up of director James Ivory and the late producer Ismail Merchant.
	'Shakespeare Wallah', the 1965 film, which was directed by Ivory and produced by Merchant, also starred Felicity Kendal, Madhur Jaffrey and Geoffrey Kendal.
	The story was about a traveling family theatre troupe of English actors in India, who performed Shakespeare plays in towns across India, amidst a dwindling demand for their work and the rise of Bollywood.
	The film was also screened here to a packed auditorium.

IFFI pays tribute to 'Shakespeare Wallah' writer

Veteran actor Farooq Sheikh is all praise for his 'Club 60' co-star Sarika and says that she is one of the best performers he has ever worked with.
	Farooq, 65, and Sarika, 52, have shared the screen space together for the first time in debutante director Sanjay Tripathy's slice-of-life film.
	"It's been an amazing experience to work with Sarikaji. She is an outstanding performer and in this film hers is the best performance. I am really sad that I didn't get the opportunity to work with her in my career ever before this film," Farooq told PTI.
	'Club 60' revolves around five fun-loving people meeting everyday at Club 60 to hang out and how they inspire a lonely couple (played by Farooq and Sarika) to fall back in love with life. It is slated to release on December 6.
	"The film brings out the spirit of living. It also gives a positive attitude towards life despite the age numeral. The film is not preachy at all. It is very realistic and everybody would be able to relate to it as we ..

Sarika is an outstanding performer: Farooq Sheikh

The Entertainment Society of Goa is all set to organize the Annual Asian Film Festival here from 2014, according to Chairman, Vishnu Surya Wagh.
	Wagh announced the news during an open forum session held on the sidelines of the 44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
	"Goa is organizing IFFI for the past 10 years now. So we thought it is time to experiment. We have decided to host the Asian film festival from 2014. We are organizing it in partnership with the Asian Film Foundation," Wagh said.
	The festival will kick off in the month of February next year. ESG will host the event along with Asian Film Foundation, which has already been conducting the annual Asian Film Festival in Mumbai, Kolhapur and Pune every year.

Goa to host Annual Asian Film Festival from next year

Bollywood actor Abhay Deol is all set to co-produce a thriller titled 'Bounty Hunter' along with Colin Burrow's UK-based Special Treats Productions.
	The 37-year-old actor will star in the UK-set film to be directed by duo Sunandan and Yugesh Walia, who will also co-produce 'Bounty Hunter' with Deol's i.E. Films.
	This is the second production venture for Deol. He first donned the producer's hat for romantic comedy 'One By Two', which is set to hit the theatres on February 7 next year.
	'One By Two' is directed by Devika Bhagat and also stars Deol's real-life girlfriend Preeti Desai. The story revolves around the parallel lives of two people and how a series of coincidences bring them together.
	"I am excited about turning a producer and now waiting to find a foreign distributor for 'One By Two'. The film has all the elements of a typical Bollywood movie but it is also high on content," Deol said on the sidelines of NFDC's Film Bazaar.
	The actor was last seen on the big screen in ...

Abhay Deol to co-produce 'Bounty Hunter'

Best known for portraying strong women characters in his films, director Sudhir Mishra says it is actually difficult to convince people to back such projects in Bollywood.
	In his 30-year-long career, Mishra has made several women centric films including 'Chameli' and 'Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'.
	"It is not easy to make films with women as central character especially as the budgets are little more than minuscule. It is difficult to get people to watch such films and get people to produce them. This is the reality," said Mishra on the sidelines of NFDC Film Bazaar.
	"When directors want to have a big budget for such films then it is a problem, unless some big actor wants to take up the secondary part in the film, which obviously they don't," he added.
	The National award-winning director lamented that actresses in Indian films are still looked at as someone who is immensely beautiful and has little to do with acting prowess.
	Mishra also said that this obsession with beauty takes ...

Difficult to make films on women in India: Sudhir Mishra

Actor Saif Ali Khan says he has no objection if his daughter Sara joins the film industry, provided she completes her education.
	Saif married actress Amrita Singh in 1991 and they have two children - daughter Sara and a son. After thirteen years of marriage the couple divorced in 2004.
	Sara was noticed when she posed on the cover of a magazine alongside mother Amrita and also when she made her ramp debut for designers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla.
	There were reports that the teenager was flooded with film offers since then.
	"She is in America in college in Colombia University. She will have a degree and then she is free to choose whatever she wants to do. She can live and work anywhere in the world, she can come back here and join films, or become lawyer... It is upto her," Saif told PTI.
	The actor-producer father will support his daughter if she wants to become an actress but she might need to lose some weight, he feels.
	"If she chooses to be here (in film industry) then she ...

No objection if daughter wants to joins Bollywood: Saif

'Thor: The Dark World' star Chris Hemsworth says the biggest thing he worries about is to appear as a boring person.
	The 30-year-old actor tries not to divulge much details about his life for he fears that others may take advantage of it, reported Contactmusic.
	"'The biggest thing is you worry about being boring. I've worked with plenty of directors who are like, 'Yeah, but what's in there? Tell me about that time ...'And I'm like, 'Listen there is something in there, but I ain't gonna tell you and exploit it," Hemsworth said.
	"'I hold that stuff pretty close'," he added.

Chris Hemsworth worries about being boring

Queen of pop Madonna caused commotion at the University of Michigan when she accompanied her daughter Lourdes to the campus.
	The 55-year-old singer tried to keep a low profile as the 17-year-old was given a tour of the singer's alma mater by a musical theatre student but the word of her presence spread quickly, reported People magazine.
	"There was a lot of excitement. (Madonna's) daughter was learning about our musical theatre programme. Someone announced to my choir class Madonna was in the building, and choir wasn't productive anymore after that," student Lindsey Meekhof said.
	"People that weren't music school students were all over the area. Madonna tried to keep the attention on her daughter but...People were everywhere," she added.
	Madonna only studied at the University of Michigan for a brief period before quitting to pursue her pop dreams in New York,  but she has made no secret of her desire for Lourdes to attend her old college.
	Last year she had said, "I want my ...

Madonna visits University of Michigan with Daughter Lourdes

Singer-actress Selena Gomez says she is really fond of her five-month-old sister Gracie and is becoming obsessed with her.
	The 21-year-old 'Wizards of Waverly Place' star said she is trying to be a big sister now, reported E!Online.
	"Gracie is five months old, she's adorable," Gomez told us. "I'm obsessed with her and becoming a big sister...I know I've had the responsibility to be a role model for girls but, when you have a little sister of your own, you kinda think, 'OK, this is legit'," Gomez said.
	Gomez, who kicked off her Stars Dance Tour in Vancouver, Canada, back in August, said going places alone has helped her become independent.
	"It's my first world tour, so actually being able to experience these places while I'm there alone, all by myself, it's great. I feel like a big girl," she said.

I am obsessed with her: Selena Gomez on baby sister

Singer Kelly Clarkson says she will not be stressing much about shedding her baby weight as the criticisms about her weight does not bother her.
	The 31-year-old singer, who is expecting her first child with husband Brandon Blackstock, has hit back at the weight critics, asking them not to expect her to become supermodel Gisele Bundchen after her pregnancy, reported Dailymirror.
	 "Don't expect me to look like Gisele Bundchen after I give birth. Everybody calls me fat all the time, so I can't wait to have a reason, instead of everybody just being a jerk!," Clarkson said.
	"I've never been Gisele Bundchen Clarkson. So ain't nobody expecting that! I like to set a (low) standard so people don't expect a lot," she added.

Kelly Clarkson not affected by weight criticisms

Actress Lily Collins is reportedly taking care of Zac Efron after the actor fell and broke his jaw in an accident outside his California home.
	The 24-year-old model-actress, who has reportedly rekindled her romance with Efron, is said to be preparing delicious smoothies for him who had to have his jaw wired shut after his injury, reported Radar online.
	"Zac is so grateful for Lily. She's being so sweet with him and is going above and beyond to take care of him.
	"She makes him healthy smoothies he can drink through the wire and she's really good emotional support for him right now," a source said.
	Collins was also spotted doing grocery shopping for the 'High School Musical Star'.
	Efron completed two stints in rehab earlier this year for a struggle with alcohol and the prescription drug, Oxycodone.

Lily Collins nursing Zac Efron

'X-Factor' judge Gary Barlow says he wants singer Robbie Williams to rejoin Take That for a new album and tour.
	Barlow, 42, said he wanted to reunite the five-piece band to produce new work - but a final decision is due in January, reported Daily Mirror.
	"I'm hoping for five, that would be the best and then a big, big tour. We're brothers. When we're back in together in a room, it's the same as it's always been," he said.
	Barlow is about to release his latest solo album Since I Saw You Last on Monday.
	Take That were formed in 1990 as a five-piece group consisting of Barlow, Williams, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Howard Donald. They split in 1996 before reforming in 2005 without Williams.

Want Robbie Williams to rejoin Take That: Gary Barlow

Singer James Arthur has cancelled all public appearances and performances for the next seven days, after being diagnosed with acute exhaustion.
	The 25-year-old singer was told by doctors to take a week off from work to recover, reported Digital Spy.
	"Unfortunately James Arthur has been diagnosed with acute exhaustion and instructed to rest for several days by his doctor.
	"Regretfully, he has been forced to cancel all engagements during this period. James would like to apologise to his fans for any disappointment caused to them by these cancellations and he hopes to get back to full health as soon as possible," a statement from his spokesperson reads.

James Arthur diagnosed with exhaustion, cancels appearances

'The Hunger Games' star Jennifer Lawrence was spotted with on-and-off boyfriend Nicholas Hoult as they left 'The Daily Show' studios in New York.
	Lawrence, 23, had appeared on the show on November 22 but instead of posing for photographers she tried to sneak out of the back door, reported Us magazine.
	While Hoult was casually dressed and clad in a baseball cap, Lawrence was sporting the glamorous cream crop top and skirt she had worn for her interview, under a matching coat.
	After meeting on the set of 'X-Men: First Class' back in 2010, Lawrence and Hoult dated for about two years before taking a break in January 2013.

Jennifer Lawrence spotted with Nicholas Hoult

Pop sensation Lady Gaga admits the moment her boyfriend Taylor Kinney kissed her for the first time she knew he was the one.
	The 27-year-old, who first met her boyfriend of a year on the set of her 'You & I' video in 2012, said sparks flew when he spontaneously kissed her, reported Contactmusic.
	"And we were in the middle of this scene and I remember that he kissed me and it wasn't scripted for him to kiss me and I was sort of like was um, you know, was that real or was that fake?
	"And he didn't really say anything and that was fine by me and we kept filming," she said on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'.
	After the pair stopped shooting the video they kept in touch and started dating.
	"And you know, at the end of the day he's my best friend and having your lover be your best friend. I mean, it's the best thing ever. It's the best thing I can say about it," she added.

Taylor spontaneously kissed me: Lady Gaga

South Korean star G-Dragon has revealed that he has collaborated with teen pop sensation Justin Bieber for a new song.
	G-Dragon, 25, said that he had "finished" recording new music with Bieber and the tune would come out "sometime next year, reported Ace Showbiz.
	"But more than it being a really big project, I think it'll be an album where artists with the same heart decided to have fun.
	"It was less burdensome than a big album, so I'll be able to show a better song to the fans. If you have anticipation for it, I'll reply with an album that will meet those expectations," he said.
	Bieber and G-Dragon were spotted hanging out together when the former's Believe tour stopped in South Korea last month.
	The 25-year-old performer, whose real name is Kwon Ji Yong, later made a guest appearance at Bieber's concert in the country to sing his own single called 'Crayon'.

Justin Bieber records new song with South Korean singer

Singer-actress Kelly Osbourne has been ordered not to speak for 14 days by her doctor due to throat problems.
	The 'Fashion Police' co-star posted a close-up photograph of her throat on her Instagram page, reported Contactmusic.
	"Warning this is disgusting! According to my DR I have pre vocal nodes and am on vocal rest for the next 2 weeks! That's worse than prison for me!," she wrote along with the picture.
	The former reality star sprained her ankle in February and also suffered a seizure the following month.

Kelly Osbourne on vocal rest

A spot boy was today arrested from central Mumbai in connection with stalking and trespassing at actress Shruti Haasan's house in suburban Bandra, police said.
	The accused, identified as Ashok Shankar Trimukhe (45), was today arrested from Dharavi area today, Assistant Police Commissioner Shivaji Kolekar told PTI.
	"He is a spot boy in Film City," Kolekar said.
	The accused claimed that he had gone to Haasan's residence to seek job for his brother, but before he could say anything, the actor got scared and banged the door, police said.
	The accused also claimed that he had no intention to scare her.
	According to the Bandra police, the incident occurred on Tuesday morning about 9.30 AM when Shruti, the daughter of noted actor Kamal Haasan, answered the door bell of her sixth floor apartment in a building at Bandra.
	The 27-year-old actress was confronted by Trimukhe, who allegedly tried to barge into the apartment. He questioned the actor as to why she was not recognising him.
	"The .

Spot boy held for stalking actress Shruti Haasan

Director Georges Lautner, whose films from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s are part of the French canon and still adored, has died.
	He was 87. The cause of death was not announced.
	Of the dozens of films he made, "Les Tontons Flingeurs," which appeared as "Monsieur Gangster" for Anglophone audiences, was perhaps the most beloved.
	His films were often hilarious and wildly popular; lines from several have entered the popular imagination and quoted almost as if proverbs. His movies are still frequently screened on French television.
	Lautner is credited with guiding a generation of actors, including Jean-Paul Belmondo.
	Yesterday, President Francois Hollande lamented Lautner's passing a day earlier, noting that his movies were "great popular comedies that became cult films of our cinematic heritage.

French film director Georges Lautner dies at 87

Actor Liam Hemsworth stabbed his finger while playing a hand game during the press tour of his upcoming film 'Hunger Games: Catching Fire'.
	The 23-year-old star was trying to play Five Finger Fillet, in which the players spread their palms and constantly stab the empty spaces between the fingers with a sharp object, reported E! Online.
	However, the actor's daring act during the press tour turned frightening when he accidentally stabbed his finger and also damaged a table worth USD 10,000.
	Speaking on talk show 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon', Hemsworth said, "It was the first stop we did on 'The Hunger Games' press tour and I wanted to impress everyone and I'd had a couple of drinks."
	"I missed a little bit on the little pinky - see the black dot? Apparently it was a USD 10,000 table as well that I ruined," he added.
	Hemsworth said he used to practise the game during his school days.
	"I used to do it a lot in science class when I was in high school - I didn't love science class. .

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