Actor Ranbir Kapoor is excited to do a superhero film with director-friend Ayan Mukherjee, but clarifies that it is not on the lines of 'Krrish 3'.
	Ranbir will play a superhero in the yet-untitled project, making him the next actor after Hrithik Roshan and Shah Rukh Khan to essay character with superpowers on celluloid.
	"It is not like 'Krrish 3', it is something very different, it is going to be a fantasy film. It is going to be a trilogy which Ayan has just started writing. We share a great personal and professional relation," Ranbir told PTI.
	"Till now we are in developing stage, he is going abroad for a post production course. Hopefully, we will try and make something path-breaking," he said.
	This would be the third film of Ranbir and Ayan after 'Wake Up Sid' and 'Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani'. Both the films were hit at the box office.
	Ranbir is also looking to explore himself by playing different roles in films.
	"My next film is titled 'Bombay Velvet'. I am playing a boxer in ...

Ranbir's superhero film to be different from 'Krrish 3'

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After her national-award winning performance in "Abosheshey", Rupa Ganguly is all set to sing a Tagore number in her next "Asbo Aar ek Din".
	"I said no way, Abosheshey. Not again," Rupa said recalling director Abhijit Dasgupta and music director Indradeep Dasgupta persuading her to sing Tagore song 'Achhe Dukho Achhe Mrityu' (there is grief, there is death) in "Asbo Aar Ek Din".
	"Your wife and sister may sing better than me. But since it is Rupa Ganguly you will say ooh and aah," she told PTI quoting director Aditi Roy and script writer Neel in "Abosheshey".
	In "Abosheshey", Rupa had sung the timeless Tagore number 'Dure Kothay Dure' on the anguish of a mother not meeting her son for days.
	Stating that she could not comprehend why she was chosen for the national award as a singer in "Abosheshe", she said, "I love to sing but I don't wish to record my songs for film playback. There are more deserving candidates.
	"But singing Tagore song brings solitude. And I enjoy singing without 

Rupa Ganguly to sing Tagore number again

Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan will be doing a special song in Akshay Kumar starrer film 'Gabbar'.
	There were rumours that Kareena would be playing the leading lady opposite Akshay in Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Shabina Khan's 'Gabbar', but Shabina dismissed the report.
	"She will only be doing a special song in the film. It is a two day song. We are yet to decide what kind of song it will be and when we will shoot for it. We are excited to work with Kareena again," Shabina told PTI.
	This is Kareena's second special song in Akshay's film which is backed by Shabina. The first time they collaborated together was for a special song 'Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita' in 'Rowdy Rathore'.
	'Gabbar' is a Hindi remake of the 2002 Tamil blockbuster 'Ramanna'. It revolves around a group of students lead by a professor, who opts for violent means to fight a corrupt system.
	A major part of the film will reportedly be shot in different locations in Mumbai. It is slated to go on floors in January next year.

Kareena to do special song in Akshay's 'Gabbar'

Rapper Kanye West claims becoming a father to North has changed the meaning of his life and given him perspective.
	The 'New Slaves' rapper, who got engaged to girlfriend Kim Kardashian this week, said his four-month-old daughter has made him a stronger person and given him a reason to live, reported Contactmusic.
	"It's one thing for me to say I want to do things to help the world, it's another thing to really have a family, to really understand what it means to be a dad.
	"It gives you real perspective of the American dream, the world dream. The meaning of life to me is life itself, family," he said.
	The 36-year-old rapper is gaga over his fiancee Kardashian too.
	"She gave me a beautiful daughter and she has an amazing, beautiful family, who are now also my family. Just the stability in this astronaut ride of life, particularly of fame, to have someone who understands, who's that sweet, who doesn't want me for my money. She looks pretty good, too.

Fatherhood has given life purpose: Kanye West

She is behind films like "Kavi", "Gangs of Wasseypur", "Peddlers" and "The Lunchbox" and her passion for cinema is such that she once sold her house to finance a film.
	Guneet, 29, is the CEO of Anurag Kashyap Films, and is known to have always supported young breed of filmmakers when it comes to producing a movie.
	The producer recalls an incident where she sold her house to finance a movie titled "Monsoon Shootout" directed by debutante Amit Kumar three years ago.
	"I sold my home to produce a movie... The film is called 'Monsoon shootout'. It hasn't released yet. It has a nine year long journey of raising finance. The director was supposed to release it under the UK-India treaty but because of depression the producers pulled off the money.
	"When Amit came to me with the story... I loved it. It is one of the best script I have ever read. I tried to take it to my producer friends but no one was interested. Then I went ahead and did what was required. It's the cinema bug which gets ..

Sold my house to produce a film: Guneet Monga

Newbie actress Shraddha Kapoor is leaving no stone unturned for her upcoming film with Mohit Suri, tentatively titled 'The Villain', and is learning how to ride a bike for it.
	Siddharth Malhotra and Shraddha have been paired opposite each other for the first time in this Balaji Motion Pictures produced romantic thriller film.
	Both Siddharth and Shraddha tasted success with their last films 'Student of the Year' and 'Aashiqui 2' respectively.
	Shraddha is practising how to ride a bike in the by-lanes of Mumbai's Juhu locality and has been a quick learner, sources said.
	She is even contemplating buying a bike given her enthralling experience, the source added.

Shraddha Kapoor learns to ride a bike

She has dubbed for various actors and acted in a few Malayalam films but it is the melodies she crooned that has helped veteran playback singer Latha Raju, celebrating her golden jubilee in cinema, carve her own niche.
     She is still going strong, albeit in music albums composed by her husband, besides rendering devotional songs and doing stage performances.
     Latha Raju's first song was in the 1962 Malayalam film 'Snehadeepam'.
     "I used to go with my mother Shanta P Nair (popular singer in the 1950s and 60s) for rehearsals. Those days recordings were done after rehearsals. Music director M B Sreenivasan heard my rendering of a popular Mukesh song. He then suggested to the movie producer that it could be better that a child sing for a child."
     The song,'Onnaam tharam baloon tharaam, oru nalla peeppi tharaam', picturised on Baby Vinodhini,was okayed in the first take itself, Latha, mother of popular playback singer, Aalaap Raju, told PTI.
    "I got a remuneration of Rs ..

Veteran playback singer Latha Raju still going strong

'High School Musical' cast are set to reunite in December after five years, for a charity event.
	The cast from the hit movie series starring Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, would come together again to support a social activist in her web series GimmeMo' Foundation, reported Us magazine.
	The private reunion party will take place in LA. But fans can enter to win a chance to join the 'High School Musical' cast in their homecoming party.
	The fans would need to donate some money for the fundraiser for winning their chance.
	'High School Musical' premiered in 2006. The cast returned one year later for 'High School Musical 2' and later filmed 'High School Musical 3: Senior Year' in 2008.

'High School Musical' cast to reunite for charity

Singer Demi Lovato says reality TV star Kim Kardashian deserved the kind of grand proposal she got from rapper Kanye West.
	The 21-year-old singer, who is a good friend of Kim, said she had warned the rapper to treat the socialite well, reported E! online.
	"I've told Kanye before that if he doesn't treat her well, I'm going to come after him," Lovato said.
 	West, who proposed to Kim, 33, with a 15-carat diamond ring in front of her friends and family, surprised her by popping the question on his knees.
	A giant screen on the field flashed sign, 'Please marry me.'
	"I've known Kim for years and she's been such a good friend to me during some really hard times. She deserves that Giants stadium! Thanks for telling me-now I can go congratulate her," she said.

Kim Kardashian deserved that kind of proposal: Demi Lovato

Director Peter Jackson wants to take a break from making Hollywood blockbusters once he is done with 'The Hobbit' trilogy.
	Jackson, who has helmed 'The Lord of the Rings' series and 'The Hobbit' trilogy, wants to come up with some projects based in New Zealand, reported Huffington Post.
	The New Zealand filmmaker along with Fran Walsh and many other have written the screenplay of the fantasy series.
	"We have got a few bits and pieces that we are working on, Fran and I. We just want to step off the Hollywood blockbuster thing for a while and we've had a few New Zealand stories in line for a while that we think would make great films," Jackson said.
	"In some respects in terms of my remaining filmmaking career, this was a five-year chunk that was kind of taken out of it unexpectedly. My future is five years less than I thought it was. I thought if I am going to do that I am actually going to enjoy it. I am going to have fun. Hopefully, that is reflected on the screen, too," he added.

Peter Jackson to take break from Hollywood blockbusters

Actress Whoopi Goldberg is all set to lend her voice to American fantasy-drama series 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland'.
	The 57-year-old actress, who is currently the moderator and co-host on 'The View', would be lending her voice to White Rabbit's wife, reported Ace Showbiz.
	Based around the fairytale novel of Lewis Carroll, 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', the story of 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland' is a little different from other adaptations.
	Goldberg's character would first appear in the eighth episode. It is not yet known if she will return in another episode.
	The regular cast include John Lithgow, who voices White Rabbit, along with Sophie Lowe who stars as Alice, Emma Rigby as Red Queen, Naveen Andrews as Jafar and Michael Socha as The Knave of Hearts.
	Goldberg, who has a recurring role as Carmen Tibideaux on 'Glee', has won an Academy Award for being the best supporting actress in 1990's 'Ghost'.

Whoopi Goldberg to lend voice for TV show

Green Day star Billie Joe Armstrong has teamed up with singer Norah Jones to record an album of duets, inspired by the music of The Everly Brothers.
	Armstrong, 41, and 34-year-old Jones, who are big fans The Everly Brothers, had hit the studio to craft Foreverly, a new 12-song collection inspired by the 'Bye Bye Love' hitmaker's 1958 album of Americana tunes, Songs Our Daddy Taught Us, said the Hollywood Reporter.
	"I have been a big fan of The Everly Brothers since I was a little boy. A couple of years ago, I discovered Songs Our Daddy Taught Us for the first time, and I fell in love with it. I was playing it every day and thought it would be a cool idea to re-do the record, but with a female singer," Armstrong said.
	"I thought of Norah because she can sing anything, from rock to jazz to blues, and I knew her harmonies would be amazing. I thought the songs would take on a different meaning working with her, and she has a really good ear for arrangements," he added.
	Jones praised ..

Billie Joe Armstrong, Norah Jones collaborate for new album

"Twilight" star Peter Facinelli is set to launch his first young adult novel 'After The Red Rain'.
	The 39-year-old, who portrayed vampire patriarch Dr Carlisle Cullen in the "Twilight" films, has teamed up with authors Rob DeFranco and Barry Lyga to develop his first novel, featuring a hero named Rose, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	"I love storytelling. Being an actor is a form of telling stories through characters. As a writer I get the opportunity to create the entire world that all the characters live in as opposed to focusing on one character or one part of the story. I enjoy being able to create and manipulate characters and events in order to tell a whole story," he said.
	"I have written two film scripts, but I have not tackled a novel before... (and) the task of writing a novel was overwhelming at first, and I am happy that I get to collaborate with Barry Lyga and Rob DeFranco.
	"It makes the process less daunting when you get to bounce ideas off of others you respect, and .

Peter Facinelli to launch debut novel

Actor Ethan Hawke and director Andrew Niccol will reunite on an untitled thriller.
	The "Gattaca" and "Lord of War" collaborators have lined up a third project, reported Deadline.
	Hawke will play a Las Vegas-based drone pilot, who fights the Taliban by remote control for 12-hour shifts before returning to his family.
	He begins to question the methods used to perpetuate a seemingly endless war.
	Hawke was seen in "The Purge", "Before Midnight" and "The Getaway" earlier in the year.
	Writer-director Niccol most recently worked on the adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's "The Host".
	The upcoming thriller will begin shooting in February.

Ethan Hawke re-teams with Andrew Niccol for new film

Queen of Pop Madonna has pocketed USD 8 million from the sale of her Beverley Hills mansion, which had been on the market for 10 months.
	The 55-year-old singer purchased the 17,000 square foot house with her then-husband Guy Ritchie in 2003 for USD 12 million and sold it for USD 20 million, reported TMZ online.
	The new owner is a wealthy Wall Street banker, who was attracted by the privacy the posh abode offers.
	The secluded property is shielded from the public thanks to a 500 foot tree-lined driveway, with the perimeter of the estate also surrounded by trees.
	The massive mansion boasts 15 bathrooms, nine bedrooms and a two-story dining room, as well as its own pool, cinema, tennis court and state-of-the-art gym.
	Meanwhile, Madonna is said to be on the hunt for a smaller Los Angeles pad to raise her children in. The mother-of-four - who has children Lourdes, Rocco, David and Mercy - also has properties in London and New York.
	Madonna also listed one of her New York apartments ...

Madonna sells Beverley Hills mansion

Actor Alec Baldwin has branded "Rock of Ages", in which he starred alongside Tom Cruise, a complete disaster and horrible movie.
	Baldwin played Dennis Dupree in the 2012 big screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, reported Contactmusic.
	 "It was a complete disaster. A week in you go, 'Oh God, what have I done?'," he said.
	The 55-year-old actor explained that he only agreed to be in the movie because he wanted to work with director Adam Shankman, who previously helmed the 2007 musical movie "Hairspray".
	The Emmy Award-winning star also criticised Hollywood studios for only green lighting big budget movies such as "Spider-Man" and believes the lack of diversity has made movies less interesting than viewers' own lives.
	"Now people's own lives are more interesting than what's in the theaters. They (studios) only want 'Spider-Man'.

Alec Baldwin calls 'Rock of Ages' horrible

Pop star Mariah Carey says her dislocated shoulder injury was similar to the pain she experienced when giving birth to her twins, Moroccan and Monroe.
	The 'Beautiful' hitmaker has been confined to a sling since July after taking a severe fall and dislocating her shoulder on the set of a music video, reported E! online.
	"I feel like I have suffered the toughest experience of my life about several things; one was having twins and anybody who's ever had multiples will know it is one of the most difficult experiences ever but the reward is just beyond," the 43-year-old singer said.
	"I can't even explain how rewarding having these babies is for me. But yeah, breaking my rib was not festive. Dislocating my shoulder was not a good thing, either," Carey said.

Shoulder injury as painful as child birth: Mariah Carey

Movie executives at German company Constantin Film are moving forward with a sequel to "The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones", despite the film's box office failure earlier this year.
	Production for "The Mortal Instruments: City of Ashes" was shelved after the first installment of the franchise underperformed globally.
	But fans have campaigned for a sequel and now executives have agreed to green light the follow-up, which will start shooting next year, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
	"The fan response, from the blogosphere and the thousands of mails we have received, has encouraged us to keep going. It's been overwhelmingly positive, in contrast to some other Ya (young adult) titles," said Martin Moszkowicz, Constantin Film's head of film and TV.
	"We are analysing what we did wrong with the first film, particularly with the positioning and marketing, and what changes we have to make. We are working with a great group of people to reposition the franchise (for City of Ashes). 

'The Mortal Instruments' sequel in the making

Pop star Jaymi Hensley is making plans to marry his partner in 2015.
	The Union J singer 'came out' as gay to fans during his stint on the British version of 'The X Factor' last year and and revealed he had been engaged to boyfriend Olly Marmon since 2010, reported Daily Mirror.
	Now, Hensley says he will exchange vows with Marmon in two years time, and has already asked his brother to act as best man.
	"There'll be wedding bells in early 2015. They're (the band) not my best men - my brother's my best man," he said.
	The 23-year-old isn't the only member of the group to be settling down.
	Bandmate JJ Hamblett is preparing to become a first-time father with his girlfriend Caterina Lopez.

Jaymi Hensley plans to get married in 2015

As the second edition of Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) began today, directors Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam talked about achieving their "crazy" dream of bringing cinema and art to the small town and inspiring young filmmakers here.
     The filmmaker couple, who hail from the town, say the lack of access to good cinema here made them initiate a venture like this.
     "It has been a dream to bring cinema and art to this small town...A crazy dream. Through this we hope that a lot of young filmmakers are inspired. I am thankful to all the friends and supporters for being here. It is the generosity of you people and filmmakers because of which this festival has been possible," said Ritu at the inaugural ceremony.
     Ritesh Batra's epistolary romantic film 'The Lunchbox' opened the festival and received a thunderous applause from the audience.
     The movie starring Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur and Nawazuddin Siddiqui was previously screened at International Critics' Week .

DIFF aims to inspire young filmmakers

To increase voter turnout in the upcoming Assembly polls, Delhi Election Commission has roped in Bollywood actor Soha Ali Khan, cricketer Virat Kohli and Toral Rasputra aka Anandi of Balika Vadhu-fame as its brand ambassadors for its multimedia campaign.
	Moving on from its 'Pappu can't vote' campaign for 2008 polls, the DEC has launched a new campaign -- 'Dil mein hai Dilli, vote karenge' -- focusing on youth and women voters.
	Delhi's Chief Electoral Officer Vijay Dev today unveiled the commission's media campaign in a function.
	He said the three ambassadors will be part of various print and electronic ads, besides road shows in the coming weeks and encourage citizens, especially youth and women, to come out and vote in the polls.
	Khan attended the event, but Kohli and Rasputra could not make it, and they sent their messages through audio and video clippings respectively.
	Speaking on the occasion, Khan said, "It is really an opportunity for me to give back to the city. When it ...

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