His debut Hindi directorial venture 'Wanted' was one of the earliest members of the 100 crore club but Prabhudeva says turning filmmaker was something that happened by chance.
	The 40-year-old actor-choreographer-director has a busy year ahead with four films including one with Salman Khan.
	"I love to work but yes it is a very busy time for me. Bollywood is treating me well. I have couple of films lined up. I am doing one film with Ajay Devgn and another one with Salman," Prabhudeva told PTI on the sidelines of TOIFA here.
	The self-confessed action genre lover, Prabhudeva says he does not plan things in his life.
	"I never planned to become a dancer but I became one. Same thing happened with acting and direction. I remember I was doing the choreography of a film and the producer came and offered me to direct the film. It was in Telugu and that is how it started."
	His success in action films saw Prabhudeva finding it difficult to explore other genres but he is doing his first ...

Direction happened by chance: Prabhudeva

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After making her mark as a singer internationally, Priyanka Chopra is looking forward to lend her voice to Bollywood songs but says that will happen only after the release of her debut album.
	After 'In My City', Priyanka recorded her second single 'Exotic' with rapper Pitbull, which she says should come out in few months.
	"Vishal-Shekhar and Salim-Sulaiman had asked me to sing but I was shy. Playback singing should happen soon. I am just waiting for my album to come out."
	The 30-year-old actress, meanwhile, is busy completing her movie assignments. She has just finished shooting the remake of 'Zanjeer'. Priyanka will also star in 'Gunday' and 'Krrish 3'.
	The actress is also preparing for boxer Mary Kom's biopic which she begins shooting in June.
	"Mary Kom is very involved with the biopic. It is a very challenging role," she said.
	Her 'Barfi' director Anurag Basu is rooting for the actress to win a trophy at TOIFA but Priyanka says she would rather enjoy the event.
	"Awards come .

Playback singing will happen after my album: Priyanka Chopra

Michael Jackson's teenage daughter Paris has reportedly been reunited with her mother after 14 years apart.
	Paris spent her 15th birthday on Wednesday with her birth mother Debbie Rowe, who signed away all parental rights when she split with the singer, reported Contactmusic.
	"The two just hung out. They've gotten really tight," a source said.
	Rowe wed the King of Pop in November 1996, three months before the birth of their son Prince, now 16, and Paris was born just over a year later.
	The pair divorced in 1999, when Paris was one, and Rowe signed custody over to the singer as part of her 6.5 million pounds deal.
	But Rowe has been back in touch with her teenage daughter on a few occasions since Michael's death from an overdose in 2009.

Michael Jackson's daughter reunites with birth mother

Rapper Chris Brown says he would not mind if girlfriend Rihanna was unfaithful to him.
	Brown, 23, said he has no problem even if Rihanna cheats on him with a woman, reported Sun online.
	"If it was a girl it would be cool. I ain't with that if it was another guy," he said.
	Earlier this week, Brown had said there was an overlap between ending his relationship with Karreuche Tran and his reunion with Rihanna last year.
	Brown, who is smitten with Rihanna, said he is trying hard not to be the jealous boyfriend to his girlfriend.
	"I'm just a regular guy so I be thinking, man I hope nobody's hitting that. But you can't be the jealous boyfriend, I can't be calling her constantly asking what she's doing so I just gotta put that trust out there and hope nothing happens," he had said.

Rihanna can cheat on me with a girl: Chris Brown

Stars including Kanye West and Pharrell Williams will put their artistic talents to the test to design a limited edition collection for Japanese clothing company Bathing Ape's 20th anniversary.
	The hip-hop stars are among 20 artists taking part in the project and each collaborator has created their own interpretation of the label's signature Ape Head image which will be printed on canvases and T-shirts, reported Contactmusic.
	The initial collection will be exhibited at the Garden Gallery Tsutaya in Tokyo, Japan for three days from April 27 before being rolled out alongside promotional products across stores worldwide.
	Bathing Ape was founded by Japanese Dj-Producer Nigo, who is also a co-owner of the Billionaire Boys Club clothing line with Williams.

Kanye West, Pharrell Williams team up with fashion label

Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow loves to rap at home but only when her rocker husband Chris Martin is out.
	The 40-year-old actress said her husband, Coldplay frontman Martin, can't bear to listen to music when he is at home, but as soon as he goes out, she puts on her favourite hip-hop records and heads into the kitchen, reported Contactmusic.
	"He can't have background music on; it has to be 100 per cent of his attention. But if he isn't at home, I turn on the hip-hop - I'm like a bad mutha rapping along to every word as I cook," Paltrow said.
	The 'Iron Man' star, who has children Apple, eight, and Moses, six, with Martin, also said that she is a perfectionist.
	"I am a perfectionist. It's a very neurotic impulse. I could stress about anything from a typo on my website to juggling all my upcoming tasks at once. I find I'm pretty mellow during day, but when I get to bed my heart starts beating and I stress out," she added.

Gwyneth Paltrow loves to rap

Making her debut in the domain of Rabindra Sangeet, popular singer Sunidhi Chauhan has described her album 'Tagore & We - 2' as a conceptual album where Rabindranath Tagore has been interpreted globally.
	"I was initially apprehensive when first approached. But at this juncture all I can say is that lending my voice to Rabindra Sangeet has been a gratifying experience for me," the singer told PTI here.
	"The melody of Rabindra Sangeet is simply unmatched. Hope I will be accepted by Tagore lovers. I have sung four numbers," she said.
	Asked what she considers as the USP of the tracks, Sunidhi said, "My songs also consist of a couple of Bandish. Just mouthing his lines becomes a divine experience if you put it that way. It was a different journey from the film tracks I sing usually."
	"This is a conceptual album where the music of Rabindranath Tagore has been interpreted globally," she said.
	The songs include, 'Ektuku Chhoya Laage', 'Sei Bhalo Sei Bhalo', 'Tomaye Gaan Sonabo', ...

Sunidhi Chauhan cuts first Tagore album

Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian credits boxing and pilates with helping her to slim down and get in shape.
 	The 28-year-old, who is married to basketball player Lamar Odom, has slimmed down in recent months and been showing off her new figure in a series of skintight outfits, reported Us magazine.
	"I love to box. I'm good at it. Boxing keeps me entertained and you just shed weight," Khloe said.
	Khloe also said she likes to mix up her fitness regime and does Pilates twice a week.
	"I switch it up because I get really bored. So I do a lot of Pilates," she added.

Khloe Kardashian stays slims with boxing

Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey will star in Christopher Nolan's new sci-fi film "Interstellar".
	The time-travelling movie is said to be inspired by the scientific theories of relativity expert Kip S Thorne, a theoretical physicist, gravitational physicist and astrophysicist at Caltech, the California Institute of Technology, reported Contactmusic.
	The movie's plot will centre around a group of space explorers who travel through a wormhole in a bid to put the scientific theories to the test. McConaughey will play the hero, a man called Cooper.
	The script has been penned by Nolan's younger brother, Jonathan, but little is known about "The Dark Knight Rises" director, Nolan's new film.
	"Interstellar" has been set up at Paramount Pictures, but the feature will work in conjunction with Warner Bros, the company with which Nolan made all three of his "Batman" movies, as well as "Inception" and "Insomnia".
	In recent months, McConaughey has stepped away from romantic comedies and ...

Matthew McConaughey to work in 'Interstellar'

King of Pop Michael Jackson's eldest son Prince was spotted enjoying a bowling session with Kuwaiti princess Remi Alfalah.
	Alfalah was dropped off at the alley in a black SUV, but was then driven home by 16-year-old Prince, reported the New York Post.
	The two were photographed together and appeared to be having fun.
	A source at the Kuwaiti consulate said that Alfalah is indeed a princess and is a junior at the private school that Prince also attends.

Michael Jackson's son dating Kuwaiti princess?

Having achieved box-office success with adult themes in films like 'Jism', 'Murder' and 'Raaz' series, eminent producer-director Mahesh Bhatt now says such subjects are passe for him.
	"The erotica noir cinema is passe. As we have stepped into the second decade of the 21st century, the recipe now we are using is 'past forward'. I am going back to the past to go forward. That's what Steven Spielberg did," said 64-year-old Bhatt.
	Speaking at an interactive session organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce here, the filmmaker said his upcoming sequel to his 1990 hit film 'Aashiqui' would be a neat and clean film.
	"That is a film where romance means even a kiss would be under the coat. It is not at all sleazy. We are re-infusing vitality through music," he said.
	Releasing next month, 'Aashiqui 2' is directed by Mohit Suri and stars Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor.
	With 'Aashiqui 2' he said he will go back to his past to continue reinventing his cinema.

Erotic themes are passe for me: Mahesh Bhatt

Actress Olga Kurylenko says she nearly killed both Daniel Craig and Tom Cruise when stunts went wrong on the sets of "Quantum of Solace" and "Oblivion".
	The 33-year-old French actress revealed shooting dangerous stunts for "Quantum of Solace" with Craig and more recently "Oblivion" with Cruise, almost led to tragic endings for the pair, reported Contactmusic.
	"I nearly killed him. We were filming a stunt where I was driving and Daniel was meant to jump in the car but I pulled off too quickly and left one of his legs hanging out. It was quite dangerous but at the end of the day he was still alive," she said.
	About the Cruise incident she said, "I tried to take control of the handlebars when Tom was driving and we almost had an accident.

I nearly killed Craig and Cruise: Olga Kurylenko

"Harry Potter" star Emma Watson learnt pole dancing for her upcoming film "The Bling Ring".
	The 22-year-old has a small pole dancing sequence in the Sofia Coppola directed film, reported Sun online
	"I did learn to pole dance for the film, and I have a small pole dancing scene. But it's not a performance for anyone else, it's just me messing around with my friends.
	"I took lessons. When I was preparing for the role I was studying at Oxford. So I had this surreal experience where I was studying the modernists, writing about Virginia Woolf on Friday night, then driving to London for pole dancing classes on Saturday morning," she said.
	Watson also said that she is highly inspired by the women who perform it regularly.
	"I was incredibly ungraceful at first. The upper-body strength and the core strength you need to do it gracefully is crazy. I take my hat off to the women who can do it. You have to be incredibly strong," she added.

Emma Watson learns pole dancing skills for new film

Backstreet Boys have revealed plans for a special 20th anniversary show at the Fonda Theatre here on April 20.
	The band comprised of Brian Littrell, Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Howie Dorough and Kevin Richardson, who rejoined last year after taking some time out, will host a special show for their supporters at the famous Hollywood venue, reported Hollywood Life.
	"Ready to party BSB style on April 20th? We're having our 20th Anniversary Fan Celebration at the @FondaTheatre in LA, and you're invited," they tweeted.
	This will be followed two days later by the unveiling of their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
	To further celebrate the milestone anniversary, it was announced the band will release a documentary and have hired Katy Perry's 'Part of Me 3D' co-producer Stephen Kijak to direct the tell-all movie.
	"We always wanted to make a film and now is the ideal time. With Kevin back, the fact that we are masters of our own destiny, a new album in the works and our 20th ...

Backstreet Boys plan 20th anniversary celebrations

Actress Drew Barrymore, who gave birth to her first child, daughter Olive, last September, feels motherhood is all about sacrifices and women can't have it all.
	The 38-year-old said she has had to cut back on work since starting a family but has no regrets, reported Us magazine.
	"You know that you're going to miss out on your child's upbringing or you see that your relationship is going to suffer if you work night and day and weekends. Unfortunately, I was raised in this like generation of like, 'Women can have it all,' and I don't think you can.
	"I think some things fall off the table. The good news is, what does stay on the table becomes much more important. You've got to choose your battles, definitely," she said.
	Barrymore has decided to step back from directing and cut down on her acting roles but insists she will return once Olive gets older.
	"I would miss out on my daughter. I can't do it... It was heartbreaking to let go, but it was a clear choice. As my daughter gets ...

Women can't have it all: Drew Barrymore

John Abraham says as a producer he chooses to make commercially viable projects.
	The 40-year-old, whose debut production 'Vicky Donor' became hit, said his acting projects are however not based on commercial reasons.
	"I am an actor and there are two sides to me... Right and left. The left side thinks as a producer and the right side thinks as an actor. So when I think from right side you make choices that are not based on commercial reasons. And I am very clear about. And I don't have any problem about it," John told PTI.
	As an actor John would love a sequel to 'No Smoking' but will do the project when he sees it has a box office potential.
	"I would love to do a sequel to 'No Smoking'. Most people have expressed shock. But this is the actor side of me that thinks that way. I think it was a good film. I don't know if it will translate into commercial success or not. The producer side of me will make sure whatever I do, I make it work commercially."
	John is hoping that his next ...

John to back films with good box office returns

Actress Halle Berry, who already has a daughter Nahla, 5, with ex Gabriel Aubry, is expecting her first child with fiance Olivier Martinez.
	The 46-year-old's representative confirmed the news, saying, "We can confirm that Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez are expecting a child."
	Berry got engaged to her hunky "Dark Tide" co-star Martinez, 47, back in January 2011. The couple confirmed the happy news a few months later, but have yet to set a wedding date, reported Us magazine.
	In an interview recently, Berry had admitted that Nahla was pining for a sibling.
	"That's the thing. My daughter is asking me. Every night we pray to God, and she's so sweet. She says, 'God, please bring me a bunk bed and a baby sister.' And I say, 'I can do one of those things, I know for sure! The other one we have to keep praying on.' What do you say to her when she wants that and can't understand why God's taking so long, you know?," she had said.

Halle Berry pregnant with second child

Filmmaker Anurag Basu, who is re-teaming with Ranbir Kapoor for a biopic on Kishore Kumar, believes that the young star is the perfect choice to bring alive the versatility of the legendary singer-actor on-screen.
	Ranbir and Basu earlier worked together on the hit film 'Barfi'.
	The 30-year-old 'Wake Up Sid' actor is currently busy with two back-to-back movies so Basu is planning to begin shooting the biopic by next year.
	"Ranbir is very special. We share a special bond and it is not me only. He is great friends with other directors too. He is easy going, effortless, a team person and surrenders himself completely to the script and the director. He is not too much in love with himself which I think is a rare thing in an actor," Basu told PTI on the sidelines of the first Times of India Film Awards.
	The director is working closely with the Kishore's family on the biopic, which is still in the writing and research stage. Basu says Ranbir was always the first choice to play ...

Ranbir is very special: Anurag Basu

Anil Kapoor admits that doing action sequences has become tough for him but the 53-year-old industry veteran says he has not given up and is training hard to keep fit and fight the goons.
	Kapoor flexed his muscles during 90s in many of his films including 'Rakhwala', 'Meri Jung' and 'Insaaf Ki Awaaz' among others. With 'Tezz', 'Race 2' and his upcoming release 'Shootout at Wadala', he is back in action space.
	"Today it gets difficult to do action scenes as I am not young. So physically I have to be much more fit and stronger. As there is a possibility of me getting hurt more. The flexibility becomes lesser, the metabolism becomes slower and the bones are little weaker," Kapoor told PTI.
	"I have to work hard and be extra cautious. And sleep well before I go for shoot. Earlier there was a time when I used to not sleep properly and go on sets and do action but today I can't afford that. So I have been mentally alert. I have to act my age," he said.
	Kapoor, even when he is not ...

Have to be physically fit, cautious for action scenes: Anil

Manoj Bajpai is a busy man these days. After the success of 'Gangs of Wasseypur' and 'Special 26', he is coming up with two films this year and the actor believes it is a good time for people like him in the industry.
	The 43-year-old's 'Shootout At Wadala' is ready to hit the screens while Prakash Jha's 'Satyagraha' is currently being shot.
	"When I got recognition with 'Satya', I used to do one film a year. There were not many new ideas and new directors. I kept fighting my battle in a world of commercialism and formula film. It was a long battle but things are changing now. Many great actors are getting good work now," Bajpai said on the sidelines of Times of India Film Awards, where he is nominated in the Best Actor Category.
	The actor is not worried about winning or losing the award and believes such functions should be enjoyed.
	"Award shows are a big celebration of the fraternity. It is a difficult task to choose a winner. Such functions should be enjoyed."
	On being a method .

Good actors are finally getting work: Manoj Bajpai

Hip hop star Lil Wayne was spotted at Miami's Mansion nightclub to celebrate fellow rapper Rocko.
	Wayne, 30, made his first public appearance since being hospitalized after suffering a seizure last month and was joined by Cash Money Records founder Birdman, reported People magazine.
	"Lil Wayne looked healthy and fresh-faced. He sipped on water while holding court at a VIP table on Mansion's stage that overlooked the crowd," a source said.
	Waynes had recently revealed in an interview that he is epileptic and "prone to seizures".

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