He is just two films old in the industry but newcomer Saqib Saleem, who was last seen in Yash Raj's "Mere Dad Ki Maruti", is happy that he is working with Karan Johar in "Bombay Talkies".
	Saqib, 24, will be sharing the screen space with Rani Mukerji and Randeep Hooda for Johar's segment of the Indian anthology film.
	The film is being helmed by four directors Anurag Kashyap, Johar, Zoya Akhtar and Dibakar Banerjee and will be releasing on May 3, to mark the centenary year of Indian cinema. Its trailer was launched yesterday.
	"As a newcomer in the industry, it was my dream to work with Karan Johar. When my casting director informed me about this project, I could not believe. I met Karan and he narrated the script and I must say that I never had such a better narration in life. I was actually visualising each and every scene in my mind.
	"I will be sharing the screen space with Rani Mukerji and Randeep Hooda in this segment of 25 minutes. I can't ask for more than this at this point ..

It was my dream to work with Karan Johar: Saqib Saleem

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The 86th annual Oscar Awards will take place on March 2, 2014 while the 87th Oscar presenatation would happen on February 22, the Academy has announced.
	The next year's Acamedy award process will begin from November 16 with the Governors award. Nominations voting will begin on December 27 with the nominations being announced on January 16, a released said here.
	The awards next year have been delayed because of the Winter Olympics which are set to run from February 7 through February 23, according to Variety.
	2014 Super Bowl will begin on February 2, which saw the Grammys moving to January 26, forcing Academy Awards to push into March.

2014 Oscars to take place on March 2

Director JJ Abrams has finally spoken about being announced as the director of Disney's "Star Wars" reboot, saying he is excited to helm the project.
	Abrams may not have been a "Star Trek" fan when he first embarked on rebooting the franchise, but he says the series have always been extremely close to his heart since childhood.
	"Even though I was never a 'Star Trek' fan, I felt like there was a version of it that would make me excited, that I would think 'That's cool, that feels right, I actually would want to see that.'
	"How we were going to get there, what the choices were going to be, who was going to be in it -- all of those things I knew would have to be figured out, but it was all based on a foundation of this indescribable, guttural passion for something that could be," he said.
	Abrams also explained why he changed his mind in accepting the "Star Wars" directing gig after initially turning it down last fall.
	"My knee-jerk reaction was that I'm in the middle of working on ..

JJ Abrams excited to work on 'Star Wars Episode VII'

"Twilight" actor Robert Pattinson is reportedly ready to put his girlfriend Kristen Stewart's infidelity behind him after realising the actress is the girl for him.
	The couple briefly split up last year after Stewart cheated on him with married director Rupert Sanders, reported Contactmusic.
	"If he fell for someone else, he knows he'd always be thinking about Kristen, what she was doing, who she was with. The truth is, he needs to be with her and she clearly feels the same about him.
	"He's done a lot of soul-searching and realises that although their relationship is less than perfect, he couldn't imagine life without her," a source said.
	After her cheating was revealed, Stewart had issued a public statement apologising to Pattinson and saying she still wanted to be with him.

Robert Pattinson ready to forgive Kristen Stewart's infidelity

R&B star Rihanna has reportedly been advised by doctors to make some serious lifestyle changes if she wants to fulfil her work commitments.
	Doctors have apparently expressed fears for her well being after she fell ill with laryngitis and was forced to axe two dates on her Diamonds World Tour.
	The 25-year-old has been told that she won't be able to sustain the level she's currently operating at if she doesn't ease up on the partying front, reported Sun Online.
	"Rihanna's illness was so severe that doctors warned it could take months for her to fully recover - there were worries that she'd have to cancel her entire tour. They've told her that she needs to make some serious lifestyle changes, or risk this happening again.
	"She loves to smoke, drink and stay up late. Her body was bound to need a break at some point. She's now on a mission to start looking after herself," a source said.

Doctors advise Rihanna to stop partying

Ryan Gosling and Charlize Theron are reportedly being lined up to star as murder-charge athlete Oscar Pistorius and his late model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a forthcoming biopic.
	According to reports, a number of scripts are being developed in Hollywood which tell the tragic story of South Africa's one-time Paralympian hero and the fateful Valentine's Day morning in which his model girlfriend was shot and killed.
	Pistorius, who is currently on bail, denies murder and claims he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder, reported Sun Online.
	Sources say two scripts are being currently being developed with an announcement expected soon from one of the major film studios.
	"You've got one of the world's most famous sportsmen under arrest and a beautiful young woman who meets a violent death. Scripts began doing the rounds within days of the scandal breaking.
	"Ryan has the kind of quiet magnetism that would make this project work - plus there's some mystery about him. Although Ryan has ...

Ryan Gosling, Charlize Theron in Oscar Pistorius biopic?

Amitabh Bachchan, the star of many hit holi numbers like 'Rang barse' and 'Holi ke din sab mil jaate hai', wants his fans to save water this festival of colours as Maharastra faces water shortage.
	The 70-year-old actor took to his Twitter to request his millions of followers to play dry Holi as the state is experiencing one of its worst droughts in the last 40 years.
	"Water shortage in Maharashtra... And its only March. What will happen in Summer? Save water! Play a dry Holi," Bachchan tweeted.
	Similar sentiments were echoed by actors like Hrithik Roshan and Riteish Deshmukh.
	Hrithik has decided to refrain from joining the Holi revelry this year.
	"Hrithik won't be celebrating Holi as a mark of solidarity with those who are suffering from the acute water shortage in Maharashtra. Instead, he will only use only a small amount of gulaal to apply a shagun tika as part of the traditional ritual," a source close to the actor said.
	Actors Riteish Deshmukh and Ranvir Shorey also tweeted, 

Amitabh Bachchan appeals for dry Holi

Actress Angela Bassett says she was initially nervous about working with Morgan Freeman in the action movie "Olympus Has Fallen".
	Bassett and Freeman worked together for the first time in Antoine Fuqua's "Olympus Has Fallen" and the actress says working with the 75-year-old star was a treat, reported Contactmusic.
	"I was initially nervous but felt comfortable later. He was nothing but professional, kind, warm and fun, and you know, a treat," femalefirst.Co.Uk quoted Bassett as saying.
	"Olympus Has Fallen" is Fuqua's first project. The movie also marks the return to the big screen for Bassett, who we haven't seen since "This Means War".
	The 54-year-old has also completed "White Bird in a Blizzard" and she is currently filming "Black Nativity" with Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson.
	"Olympus Has Fallen" is set to release on April 17.

Angela Bassett was nervous working with Morgan Freeman

Filmmaker Danny Boyle is negotiating deals to bring the original "Trainspotting" cast back together for a sequel.
	The 56-year-old plans to release the film, "Porno", in 2016 to mark the 20th anniversary of his original adaptation of Irvine Welsh's bestseller, reported Contactmusic.
	"It won't be an adaptation of the book Porno. What it will be more is an examination of those actors and the same characters 20 years later. It's a wonderful, acute way of looking at these guys and what you can get away with and the risks you can take in your 20s, and then you get in your 40s
	"It'll be cruel yet hopefully very moving. You'll have a double reflex because the characters Begbie (Robert Carlyle) and Spud (Ewen Bremner), which everybody remembers, will be 20 years older and look 20 years older, and the actors will also be 20 years older. So, you'll watch it thinking, 'Wow, where did that 20 years go?' We will do everything we can to get the original cast. They haven't signed a deal to do a ...

Danny Boyle wants original cast for 'Trainspotting' sequel

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian, who is expecting her first child with boyfriend Kanye West, got acupuncture needles stuck on her face for relaxing.
	The 32-year-old shared a picture of her on Twitter, where she was seen with 18 needles all over her face including neck and cheeks, reported Aceshowbiz.
	"Oh just relaxing," she posted on Twitter.
	Acupuncture is recommended for pregnant women who want to avoid drugs to ease morning sickness or relieve stress.
	The 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' star had recently tried vampire facial treatment.

Kim Kardashian gets acupuncture needles stuck on her face

Soccer ace David Beckham has added another inking to his growing collection of body art by getting a traditional Chinese script tattooed on his ribcage.
	Beckham, 37, lifted his shirt to show students the new inking during a talk at Peking University, reported Sun online.
	It is said to read, "Life and death are determined by fate, rank and riches decreed by Heaven."
	Beckham, who is on a five-day tour of China as an ambassador for kids' football, already has tattooed the names of his four children and wife Victoria.

David Beckham gets Chinese tattoo

Actress Eva Mendes is taking real life inspiration from single mothers so that she could get a feel for what it is like to be a woman with a kid for her new film "The Place Among The Pines".
	The 39-year-old actress plays a single mother in the movie opposite real-life boyfriend Ryan Gosling and wanted to make sure her maternal role in the film was spot on, reported Daily Star.
	"I have so many women in my life, my family, my friends, my sisters, my mother. And before I started working, I had a women's day at home. I brought all these women and they were all mothers and we all sat around and talked and ate and had fun.
	"I gave them a subject matter and posed the questions... I got so much insight from my friends and family and women (who) were in similar situations, which was so helpful for me," she said.

Eva Mendes takes inspiration from single mothers for new film

Media mogul Simon Cowell, who had quit X-Factor UK two years ago, has promised to return to the show as he considers the show his baby.
	The 53-year-old had quit the panel to work on his US version of the programme, reported Daily Mirror.
	Last year, X-Factor UK series saw a slump in viewership and bosses are considering ways to rekindle public interest.
	"I'm definitely getting more involved. I'm not going to lie. I do miss doing it, because it's, like, my baby. So at some point of course I'm going to come back," Cowell said.
	He returns to small screen with a new series of Britain's Got Talent beginning next month.

X Factor's Simon Cowell vows to return to the UK version

Actress Sandra Bullock's ex-husband Jesse James has tied the knot with pro drag racer Alexis DeJoria.
	The pair, who were engaged in September, held their wedding in the house of the bride's father in Malibu, reported Aceshowbiz.
	James' 9-year-old daughter, Sunny, and DeJoria's 10-year-old daughter, Bella, acted as the flower girls. Their rings were designed by celebrity jeweller, Neil Lane.
	According to reports, James had invited Bullock to the wedding. Bullock ended her marriage to James after it emerged that he cheated on her with a tattoo artiste.
	"It seems Jesse has colossal gall to match his colossal ego. After all the hurt and humiliation he's caused her, Sandra is the last person on Earth who would attend that affair.
	"Even after their divorce, Jesse continued to get his digs in on Sandra, saying publicly that he felt 'empty inside' during their marriage and sneering that he changed as a person after marrying 'some Hollywood actress," a source said.

Sandra Bullock's ex-husband marries again

Actor Ryan Reynolds fears his dream project "Deadpool" is a long way off because the script is so dark, violent and gritty.
	The 36-year-old portrayed the comic book killer in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and he is keen to star in a spin-off that delves into the mindset of the character, reported Contactmusic.
	"I love 'Deadpool' and there is a script that's in development. But it's so, so far into the R-rated zone... It's a nearly NC-17 world and I just don't know if the studio would ever risk their reputation doing it.
	"We've been developing it and we would never wanna do it unless you could it that R-rated way, so... It's sitting there. You could do it for a pittance compared to the modern sort of epic scale superhero movies; it's about a guy who knows he's in a movie and knows he's in a comic book, who is deeply mentally disturbed and hyper violent. And that's tough to get by a studio," he said.

'Deadpool' is too dark and violent: Ryan Reynolds

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan was spotted going out to a club and kissing her new reported boyfriend, indie musician Avi Snow, before heading for rehab.
	Wearing a Yankees cap and a hooded sweatshirt, Lohan was seen in a San Diego club called FLUXX on March 23 with a few friends, reported Aceshowbiz.
	She is said to have been there to watch Snow's band play. Lohan was also reported specifically requesting her vodka to be served from a glass carafe so that the VIP table she sat at would not have any alcohol bottles on it. The "Liz & Dick" star left the club around midnight.
	Lohan is reportedly dating Snow, who also works as a club promoter.
	"Avi's not a feckless party animal, he works in that industry, sure, but he's got a good head on his shoulders. He's from a solid background and doesn't get involved with the drugs scene, he doesn't even drink much," a source said.
	Lohan was sentenced to 90 days in locked rehab facility along with 18 months of psychotherapy, 30 days of ...

Lindsay Lohan parties before going to rehab

Singer Christina Aguilera has advised 'Baby' hitmaker Justin Bieber to step out off the limelight for a while following a troublesome week.
	The 19-year-old was criticized for turning up late to his sell-out London show and managed to get himself into a tussle with a cameraman during his stay in the capital, reported Showbizspy.
	"You live life and it's hard to grow up in front of a camera. You learn as you get older to take moments for yourself, step away from the camera, re-inspire yourself as an artist, rejuvenate and refresh," Aguilera said.
	The 32-year-old also advised the Canadian singer to be true to himself and ignore outside influences.
	"I would tell Bieber, don't let anything morph you or push you around or have you be something you're not. I've always been really honest and true to my own roots and been really grounded, not letting myself stray too much," she added.

Bieber should stay away from showbiz, says Christina Aguilera

Justin Timberlake's album '20/20 Experience', his first in seven years, is topping the UK album charts and is expected to do the same when the Billboard charts reveal their own US album list later this week.
	Billboard reports that 'The 20/20 Experience was' the fastest-selling title of the year when debuting at number one in the UK, notching up sales of around 106,000 copies in its first week.
	The album has pushed David Bowie's own comeback 'The Next Day down to second spot (it sold 35,000 copies after selling 91,000 the previous week.)
	It's the most successful first week on the UK albums chart Timberlake's ever had, and it barnstorming success looks set to roll over back to his native America.

Justin Timberlake's album tops UK charts

After Jimmy Savile, the BBC is facing another sex scandal as a new book claims that two 'Doctor Who' executives abused young fans in the 80s, prompting the public broadcaster to launch a probe.
	Former 'Blue Peter' show boss Richard Marson has alleged one-time producer John Nathan-Turner and his partner Gary Downie of sexually abused young male fans, prompting BBC to launch a probe into the allegations, the Daily Mirror reported.
	The probe will be led by former Court of Appeal judge Dame Janet Smith, who is heading a review into the case against Savile.
	Marson claims in a new book that Nathan-Turner also made a pass at him while he was 17 and working on the 'Doctor Who' magazine.
	Nathan-Turner produced 'Doctor Who' from 1980 to 1989 and died in 2002 aged 54. He is said to have enjoyed a close relationship with his fans, something Marson feels brought him close to many victims.
	"What you had was a promiscuous gay bloke who had the opportunity to meet a lot of people and liked ...

'Doctor Who' producers abused young fans, claims book

Director Peter Jackson connected to his numerous fans via a live session to host the first look of 'The Desolation of Smaug', the second movie in the Hobbit franchise, releasing this December.
	Sitting barefoot, Jackson gave a glimpse to his fans about what to expect from the second part as he introduced several behind-the-scenes sequences and characters. Actors like Steven Fry and Orlando Bloom dropped in to say 'hello' to the fans during the hour-long live chat last night.
	Bloom said returning to the film was great as the middle earth and its characters felt like an extended family.
	Asked about the challenges of making the middle film of a trilogy, Jackson admitted that it was difficult to make the middle movie.
	"It is complicated," said Jackson. But the director said the second part gave him a chance to split into multiple timelines and follow more characters. This is how he could reintroduce Legolas, played by Bloom.
	He also let on that the confrontation between Bilbo and ...

Peter Jackson gives fans sneak peek into next Hobbit movie

Actresses Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson and Vanessa Hudgens, who star together as bikini-clad partiers in upcoming movie "Spring Breakers", accepted the movie offer happily, says director.
	Director Harmony Korine said the girls agreed for the roles as soon as they heard it and he did not have convince them, reported Sun Online.
	"I didn't have to do any convincing or hustling. They were ready for it since the beginning and it never seemed there was much career strategising. I have a body of work. People can see what I'm trying to do and the places I try to go," he said.

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