Oscar-winning music composer A R Rahman is all set to perform at the 50th birthday celebration of Indian business tycoon Mukesh Ambani's wife, Nita Ambani.
	Family members including Mukesh Ambani's mother Kokila Ben and two sisters are already in the city to supervise the arrangements of the gala bash.
	Rahman, cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan have also arrived.
	Some prominent businessman and members from the Hindi film industry are expected to arrive on Thursday.
	"Mahindra, Mittal, Kamat and Godrej will be landing on Thursday along with Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Juhi Chawla, Karishma Kapoor... No one is coming from over-seas," confirmed a person associated with the arrangements.
	The celebration has been divided between two places- Umaid Bhawan Palace and Bal Samand Lake Palace.
	"Since her birth day is on November 1, the bash will begin from October 31 night with the musical performance by A R Rahman and his group, which will be followed by cake cutting ceremony," he 

A R Rahman to perform at Nita Ambani's birthday bash

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Several nude photographs of 'Queen of Pop' Madonna, taken in 1977 when she was just 18-year-old, are being auctioned online.
	The photographs surfaced among the possessions of Penthouse founder Bob Guccione, who died in 2010.
	New York businessman Jeremy Frommer bought Guccione's personal art and memorabilia collection and is the one bringing the photographs and some other items to auction, which is scheduled for November 9, reported E! News.
	Madonna was a dance student at the University of Michigan when she agreed to pose for USD 10 an hour for photographer Herman Kulkens.
	The pop star, now 55, is featured in many topless and nude photographs, which were taken before she became famous.
	After she became a big star following the release of her 1983 self-titled debut album, the photographs surfaced but became the cause of a legal battle between Penthouse and Kulkens.
	Kulken and his wife sued Penthouse because they wanted the photographs to be published in Playboy. Both magazines ...

Nude photos of 18-year-old Madonna up for auction

'The Scandal' star Kerry Washington is reportedly expecting her first baby just months after walking down the aisle.
	The 36-year-old actress exchanged vows with American football star Nnamdi Asomugha in a low-key ceremony in June and now the pair is set to become parents, reported Us Weekly.
	"She's about four months along," a source said.
	The notoriously private star refuses to discuss her home life publicly, and recently revealed it pains her not to speak openly about her wedding day.
	"I hate keeping secrets; that is the worst thing for me, because I always want to talk about it. I am really private about my personal life.
	"I try to be really naked emotionally in my work, and I am not holding back at all when it comes to my work. I am giving all that I can in my work... So my work belongs to everyone - because that's the choice I made - and my life belongs to me," she had said.

Kerry Washington pregnant?

Pakistani singer Shahid Nazir, who gained worldwide fame with his catchy "One Pound Fish" song, has been granted bail by a court in a case filed against him for defaulting on a loan.
	The Banking Court here had issued an arrest warrant for Nazir for not appearing before it and directed police to produce him.
	Nazir appeared in the court yesterday with his lawyer and sought bail. He requested the court to grant him bail as he would appear in every future hearing.
	The court accepted the request and allowed bail.
	Nazir hit global fame when people uploaded videos on YouTube of him singing his self-composed ditty at an east London market. The videos notched up millions of views.
	He later landed a deal with a record firm but had to leave Britain over visa problems.
	Nazir and his two brothers, owner of Rajpoot Goods Transport, had taken a loan of Rs 6.4 million from a leasing company in 2007 to purchase trailers but failed to pay it back.
	A case was registered against Nazir and his ...

Pakistan's 'One Pound Fish' man gets bail over loan default

Singer Britney Spears wants "Thor: The Dark World" actress Natalie Portman to play her in a movie.
	The pop star revealed she would like to see the Oscar-winning actress on the big screen if there is ever a biopic made about her life, reported Contactmusic.
	In a Twitter Q&A to promote her new album 'Britney Jean', Spears was asked, "If you could pick anyone to play you as a character in a movie, who would you choose?"
	The singer responded by suggesting the 32-year-old brunette beauty's name.
	Spears also revealed her current obsession is skincare these days in the Q&A.

Britney Spears wants Natalie Portman to play her in movie

Actress Nicole Kidman says after marrying singer Keith Urban she met her "great love".
	The 46-year-old, who was previously married to actor Tom Cruise, opened up about her failed relationship with the actor in December issue of Vanity Fair.
	The "Grace of Monaco" actress recalls she was only 23 when she married the "Oblivion" star, saying, "I was so young."
	"And you know, with no disrespect to what I had with Tom, I've met my great love now. And I really did not know if that was going to happen. I wanted it, but I didn't want it for a while, because I didn't want to jump from one relationship to another. I had a lot of time alone, which was really, really good, because I was a child, really, when I got married. And I needed to grow up," she added.
	In the interview, Kidman likens her highly-publicised relationship to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's.
	"There is something about that sort of existence that, if you really focus on each other and you're in that bubble, it's very ...

Nicole Kidman finds great love after marrying Keith Urban

The cast of 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hote' is all set for another trip to India to shoot a sequel of the movie this January.
	Penelope Wilton, who played Jean Ainslie in the Golden Globe-nominated film, told Radio Times that the cast will fly to India in January to begin filming a sequel, reported Huffington Post.
	"We had a wonderful time shooting this film the first time and I am thrilled we will be going back in January to do another one. As far as I know everybody will be returning," Wilton said in the interview.
	The first film, starring 'Slumdog Millionaire' star Dev Patel, Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith, revolved around a group of British pensioners who move to a retirement hotel in India, which is run by Sonny, played by Patel.
	The film, directed by John Madden, was an adaptation of the 2004 novel 'These Foolish Things' by Deborah Moggach.
	It is also being reported that nearly all of the production team will return, with the second installment written again by Ol ..

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' to get a sequel

'Gossip Girl' star Blake Lively has been announced the brand ambassador of L'Oreal Paris.
	The company announced the news on Tuesday via Instagram, attaching a photo of Lively wearing a white dress, reported Aceshowbiz.
	The 26-year-old was all smiles as she appeared in front of audience at the presentation. She later shared a kiss on the cheek with L'Oreal boss Cyril Chapuy.
	Actor Ryan Reynolds' wife will be the company's model for make-up, colouring, and hair care, joining L'Oreal's previous ambassadors such as Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce Knowles.
	Earlier this month, Deadline reported that the production of "The Age of Adaline", starring Lively Blake and Ellen Burstyn, was set to start in March.
	The Lee Toland Krieger-directed movie will follow the story of the 29-year-old title character who stops ageing following a near-fatal accident.

Blake Lively named new face of L'Oreal Paris

Writer Mark Bomback, who last wrote 'The Wolverine', has been tapped to polish the script of 'Fifty Shades of Grey'.
	The movie adaptation on E L James' racy novel is having a troubled start after lead star Charlie Hunnam decided to drop out of the project at the last minute, causing a delay of about a month.
	 Patrick Marber of 'Notes on a Scandal' fame previously worked on the script and now Universal and Focus have brought in Bomback, said the Hollywood Reporter.
	After Hunnam's departure, Jamie Dornan has been cast to play Christian Grey opposite Dakota Johnson's Anastasia Steele.
	Bomback's specialty has been in action films likes 'Total Recall' remake, 'Unstoppable', 'Race to Witch Mountain', and 'Live Free or Die Hard'.

'Wolverine' writer onboard to polish 'Fifty Shades' script

Nearly three weeks after cancelling their tour due to a "deep rift" in the band, American band Jonas brothers have decided to call it quits.
	The three brothers -- Kevin, 25, Joe, 24, and Nick, 21 --said it was a unanimous decision to disband, reported People magazine.
	"It's over for now," Kevin said.
	"It's really hard to say 'forever'. We're closing a chapter, for sure,"  Nick said.
	The split came after the three brothers had a meeting on October 3, where Nick said that he had serious concerns about the future of the band.
	"I was feeling kind of trapped. I needed to share my heart with my brothers," Nick said.
	The brothers, who first formed the band in 2005, have sold over 20 million albums but they have been more busy with individual projects recently.
	Kevin and his wife Danielle are expecting a baby while Nick and Joe are trying to have a solo music careers besides trying their luck in acting.

Jonas brothers split

Noted actor Anupam Kher has lent his voice to the character of 'Shakuni mama' in animation film 'Mahabharat'.
	Several big names from the industry including Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Vidya Balan and Sunny Deol have lent their voices for characters in producer Jayanti Lal Gada's 'Mahabharat'.
	The latest to join the cast is veteran actor Anupam Kher, who has done a voice over for 'Shakuni mama'.
	'Shakuni', believed to be an intelligent but a devious man, was known for masterminding the infamous game of dice in the epic Mahabharat.
	Kher requested the makers of the movie to use the original sound of the dice generated during the dubbing of his character and not to create a sound mix of the same.

Anupam Kher lends voice to 'Shakuni mama' in 'Mahabharat

Pop star Justin Bieber has been pictured helping some locals in making a school.
	The 19-year-old 'Baby' hitmaker headed into the Central American jungle following his concert in Guatemala City, where he was spotted giving a hand to the locals in constructing a schoolhouse, reported Contactmusic.
	Later Bieber, posted a video on his blog describing his experience on the trip.
	"One of the most amazing, powerful experiences of my life. I feel like they helped me as much as I helped them," he said in the video.

Justin Bieber helped locals in building school

Former glamour model Katie Price has revealed she was in a wretched emotional state after her separation from ex-husband Peter Andre.
	The 35-year-old model, who separated from the singer in 2009 after being together for around three and half years, said she took a lot of time to get over that phase, reported Contactmusic.
	"The only issue I've had was when me and Pete split. That's the only time I've cared... It's taken ages (to get over it) because emotionally I was destroyed," Price said.
	"Looking back, I don't know how I survived. I was slaughtered. Before that it was all a bit tongue-in-cheek and 'whatever'. It wasn't always nice, but when I was with Pete I was with his management (Claire Powell's Can Associates) as well and I thought they were my friends," she added.
	Price is currently married to Kieran Hayler.

I was emotionally destroyed after splitting from Peter: Price

Designer Tom Ford believes men shouldn't be afraid to wear make-up as it can enhance their looks and confidence.
	The fashion designer hopes his new skincare range for men will break the taboo of male cosmetics and encourage people to make the best of their looks without feeling like their masculinity is being compromised, reported Contactmusic.
	"If you're at the Oscars there's not a man on that red carpet who is not wearing make-up. Most straight actors I know get quite used to it. Even when they go out in real life they grab some sort of bronzer and they throw it on. They dye their eyebrows, they dye their lashes - they know the tricks.
	"But they wont talk about it because I think that a lot of men confuse wanting to look good as something feminine. Using a bit of cover stick to cover broken capillaries or a spot or a pimple, I'm not trying to look like a woman. There is no shame in wanting to look like the best version of you," he said.
	Ford insists his products, which have been 

Tom Ford breaks taboo of male make-up

Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp is doing a cameo in 'London Fields' that stars his reported girlfriend Amber Heard, Billy Bob Thornton and Jim Sturgess.
	The crime thriller, an adaptation of Martin Amis' 1989 novel of the same name, is being directed by Mathew Cullen.
	The film is currently being shot in London where Depp was shooting for Rob Marshall's big screen adaptation of 'Into the Woods' and 'Mortdecai', said the Hollywood Reporter.
	According to production sources Depp has already shot his scenes for 'London Fields'.
	Amis adapted the screenplay of the film with Roberta Hanley.
	Set in a bleak 1999 London, the story revolves around a promiscuous psychic (Heard) who meets her fate as foretold by her visions by going to a seedy London pub.

Johnny Depp does a cameo in 'London Fields'

'Parenthood' actor Dax Shepard has revealed that he spent only USD 142 on his wedding to actress Kristen Bell.
	The 38-year-old actor and Bell, who tied the knot on October 17, ditched the Hollywood trend of lavish affairs, reported Ace Showbiz.
	"We went to the Beverly Hills courthouse, and all in, with fuel to get there, USD 142 out the door. I don't yet have a ring," Shepard said.
	The actor also said that after the ceremony, the couple joked that they just had the "world's worst" and cheapest wedding.
	"Friends of ours came to the courthouse, and it was just Kristen and I at this lonely courthouse, so they brought us this cake afterwards. 'The World's Worst Wedding' (written on it)," he said.

Dax Shepard's inexpensive wedding

'X Factor' judge Simon Cowell says he is excited to welcome his first child, a baby boy, with girlfriend Lauren Silverman, but also admits he's not perfect when it comes to parenting.
	"I'm not brilliant with babies. I never know what to do. But once he's older I think I'll be a good dad in terms of advice. And then I'll get to do all the things I want to do, like go to Disneyland or Universal Studios, teach him how to drive-I love all that," Cowell told Parade magazine.
	The 54-year-old said that people might even be surprised to learn he's really just a big kid himself.
	"I love animals and cartoons. I pretty much like everything I liked as a kid-the same foods and TV programs. I still watch Scooby-Doo. I never grew up," he said.

Not brilliant with kids: Simon Cowell

The humble samosa hot and spicy, is the star of a brand new musical, which pays homage to the snack considered a favourite among generations of students of the Mount St Mary's school here.
	"The Samosa (W) Rap" is one among the 14 songs created specially for the musical "Fast Forward" to commemorate the upcoming 50th Jubilee year of the school.
	"From the boardrooms of New York to everywhere they go, for the ex-students, the talk seemed to be about samosas. While usually everyone else talked about life in a nutshell for them life seems to be in a samosa!" says Sharmila Banerjee Livingston, who has composed and directed the musical.
	Sharmila, a soloist and a Delhi-based musician whose previous stint as Director of the city's well known choir 'The Capital City Minstrels' says she combined her love for music and food to create original lyrics and music that will find the resonance with children and adults alike.
	"I have done several musicals before but the 'Fast Forward' is a ...

For 50th Jubilee, Delhi school musical raps on the samosa

Filmmaker Rakesh Roshan feels portraying a villain in Hindi films is easy but projecting a super villain is an daunting task.
	Roshan's upcoming 'Krrish 3' is the third film in the sci-fi genre after hit films 'Koi Mil Gaya'and 'Krrish'.
	"Krrish has been established as a superhero. The difficulty was how to make a super villain. We had to make sure the powers of super villain were more than that of superhero. It is all been very difficult. To make a villain is very easy in Hindi films but to make a super villain is very difficult," Roshan told PTI.
	"To make a super villain was a creative call and not a commercial one. Now who will be in his gang, so we have mutants - one of it is Kaya (Kangna Ranaut)," he said.
	Roshan contemplated putting 'Krrish 3' on back burner as creatively things weren't working out. "In a superhero film there is a superhero and a supervillain. Hollywood makes a one and a half hour film... They meet, they fight, they meet they fight. But the content value is ..

Portraying a super villain is challenging: Rakesh Roshan

Actress Kaley Cuoco is reportedly eager to have a baby with her new fiance Ryan Sweeting.
	The 'Big Bang Theory' star, 27, gushed about getting pregnant while doting over an adorable infant at a fundraiser for the children's charity Shane's Inspiration in Los Angeles, reported Showbizspy.
	"Kaley couldn't keep her hands off that little baby. She said, 'Oh, I want one of these - and I want it right now!' Kaley doesn't care if she gets pregnant before she and Ryan walk down the aisle. In fact, she'd be thrilled if she did.
	"That's because they don't plan on tying the knot for at least a year," a source said.

Kaley Cuoco wants to have a baby

British actress-singer Sofia Hayat, who is the next 'Bigg Boss' wild card entry, feels participating in the celebrity reality show will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for her.
	The 28-year-old 'Superdude' host said she is eager to know about the Indian culture and meet superstar Salman Khan through the Colors show.
	"Bigg Boss' is once-in-a-lifetime experience because through the show you tend to discover so many things about yourself, which you didn't know earlier. Moreover, it's a great opportunity for me to know about the Indian culture closely and meet Salman Khan," Sofia told PTI.
	London born Sofia, who will be entering the house tonight, is the new member to the caravan section of the show created recently after the merger of the house's two sections -- heaven and hell. Actor Ajaz Khan and model Candy Brar are already a part of caravan section of the house.
	Sofia has no clue about the show as she has not watched a single episode of it. But she considers this to be her plus 

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