Actor-director Ben Affleck has reportedly checked into a rehabilitation facility at the insistence of his ex-wife Jennifer Garner.
The "Justice League" star will be undergoing a professional treatment after Garner "begged" him to seek help for his alcohol issues, reported TMZ.
Garner intervention came after Affleck was clicked by paparazzi buying a box of alcohol and liquor. The actor was said to be "receptive" to the rehab request, and was photographed en route to a facility.
The publication has claimed Affleck has now entered a "live-in facility" in LA County. This is the third time that the Oscar winner has sought treatment for his alcohol issues.
In 2001, the actor completed a 30-day residential rehabilitation program for alcohol abuse. He once again checked into rehab in 2017 and later shared the news in a post on his Facebook page.
"I have completed treatment for alcohol addiction; something I've dealt with in the past and will continue to confront," he had said.
The actor ...

Ben Affleck back to rehab after Jennifer Garner intervenes

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Sunita Budhiraja, who has penned a biography on Pandit Jasraj, says the classical music veteran was like an open book and did not hold her back from asking difficult questions.
The author, who has penned "Rasraj: Pandit Jasraj", said the music legend was very forthcoming about the authorised biography.
"I told him that I need to ask him all sorts of questions because of the book. I asked if he was okay with me adding those portions to the final draft.
"He said, 'Whatever relationships and equations I have shared with people in this life have enhanced my music in one way or the other. So there is no need to hide anything from anyone'," she told PTI.
Budhiraja added she is not trying to "sell" the biography by highlighting any scandalous anecdotes as she believes such stories have a "short shelf-life".
"There are people who do such scandalous stories in their books, but those anecdotes have a really short shelf-life. I don't need cheap publicity and there is nothing cheap about Pandit ..

Pt Jasraj didn't hold me back from asking difficult questions: biographer

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2018 officially closed its ninth edition with the screening of Rohena Gera's "Sir".
The closing ceremony was laced with Bollywood performances by children and a Q&A session after the film screening.
The event last night was attended by "Sir" actor Tillotama Shome, Kannada film director R Nanjundegowda and filmmaker Onir, among others.
Shome said she was honoured to attend the festival and thanked the organisers for selecting her film for the closing night.
"Sir", a love story set against the backdrop of the class divide in India, had its world premier at Cannes Critics Week this year.
The movie, featuring Vivek Gomber and Tillotama Shome in the lead, bagged Gan Foundation Award at Cannes, making Gera the first female filmmaker to receive the honour.
Nanjundegowda, whose movie "Hebbetta Ramakka" received National Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada this year, said he wished the movie gala became more diverse by including a range of ...

Rohena Gera's 'Sir' brings down curtains at IFFM 2018

"The Big Bang Theory" is set to bow out with its finale season in 2019.
According to CNN, producer Warner Bros Television and channel CBS have announced that the comedy's upcoming season 12 will be its last.
The show, headlined by original cast members Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, and Kunal Nayyar, will conclude as the longest-running multi-camera sitcom, with 279 episodes, in TV history.
"We are forever grateful to our fans for their support of 'The Big Bang Theory' during the past 12 seasons.
"We, along with the cast, writers and crew, are extremely appreciative of the show's success and aim to deliver a final season, and series finale, that will bring 'The Big Bang Theory' to an epic creative close," Warner Bros Television, CBS and Chuck Lorre Productions said in a joint statement.
The development comes days after CBS Entertainment head Kelly Kahl said that the company and Warner Bros TV were discussing renewing the show beyond its upcoming twelfth ...

'The Big Bang Theory' to end next year

Akshay Kumar has emerged as the seventh highest-paid actor in the world by earning USD 40.5 million in 2018, according to Forbes magazine.
The "Gold" actor is closely followed by his contemporary Salman Khan in the ninth place, raking in USD 38.5 million.
Kumar and Khan are the only two Bollywood actors to make it to the top 10 highest-paid actors list, compiled by the publication.
Kumar, who came in 10th last year, upped his game by USD 3 million.
Khan stayed at his ninth rank, but with an increase of USD 1.5 million this year.
Shah Rukh Khan, who was at the eighth spot on the 2017 list, did not find a place in 2018.
The list has been topped by Hollywood star George Clooney, who scored a career-high pre-tax paycheque of USD 239 million between June 1, 2017 and June 1, 2018.
Clooney was followed by Dwayne Johnson, who banked USD 124 million pretax to rank.
"Avengers: Infinity War" star Robert Downey Jr, earned USD 81 million to book the third place. His co-star, Chris Hemsworth came ..

Forbes list: Akshay Kumar world's 7th highest-paid actor, Salman in 9th place

Director duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK were earlier supposed to helm Rajkummar Rao-starrer horror comedy "Stree" but due to time constraints they had to let go off their pet project.
Raj and DK, who have directed, "Go Goa Gone", say the script was originally written for them to direct from.
"When we wrote it ('Stree') and developed it, we were thinking to direct it... But we couldn't fit it into the timeline and we did not had much window to push it.
"To do it next year would have been too late for a unique film like this. We found Amar Kaushik (director) for doing this film. We have worked with him earlier. 'Stree' was a great experience," the duo told PTI.
Raj reveals when they were writing the film last year, they had also committed to doing a web series "Family Man" with Amazon Prime Video.
"We were trying to balance things - if we could shoot both. But we couldn't intercut between two projects. It did not make sense. We thought we should just focus on one project. It was a good 

Raj and DK chose to direct a web series over 'Stree'

Bollywood diva Kareena Kapoor Khan believes looking beautiful is all about feeling confident.
The 37-year-old actor, who is launching her signature make-up range in collaboration with Lakme, says polishing one's strength is the best way to stand out in the crowd.
"Beauty is confidence. I strongly believe that highlighting your positives and playing on your strengths is the key to looking beautiful.
"And one beauty secret that I abide by is that 'less is more'. A statement bright, bold lip with defined cheeks is my go-to look for all seasons," Kareena said in a statement.
The range curated by the actor includes products, like cheek contour, face contours and pout definers.
This range also brings alive Lakme's beauty theme of the season, 'Shades of a Diva'.
Kareena will be turning showstopper for designer Monisha Jasing at the grand finale of the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2018.
LFW runs through August 26.

Beauty is confidence: Kareena Kapoor Khan

Amit Sadh will be seen playing the role of an Army officer in a web series inspired by the Uri attacks.
Applause Entertainment, the content studio from the Aditya Birla Group, is set to bring a gritty, realistic and dramatic recounting of the September 2016 terror attacks and India's surgical strikes.
Titled "India Strikes - 10 Days", is based on the first chapter from Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh's book "India's Most Fearless".
It is a multi-season web series featuring Amit in the lead, who in the past has acted in a web series "Breathe" for Amazon Prime Video.
"I am excited to get associated on a thrilling series based on a real mission which is one of the most challenging roles I have done so far. My character offers scope to display a fresh side of me as an actor - Major Tango is someone that has many shades to him  bravery, a host of emotions, and everything in between," Amit, who was recently seen in "Gold", said in a statement.
The series is being directed by Raj Acharya, who has 

Amit Sadh to be seen in web series based on Uri attacks

Celebrity-favourite designer duo Ankur and Priyanka Modi believe it is important for Indian fashion labels to understand and satisfy the local market before they aim at the West.
Priyanka, who is one half of the label AM:PM, says the reason for the worldwide success of their brand is the fact that they own their Indianess like a "boss".
"Over the years, all our inspirations have come from Indian crafts. It could be pottery, metal work or anything else. Every season, we keep India at the heart of our collection. We love to play with the artform. We spend a lot of time to get our colour palette in place. With the trend, we incorporate our local aesthetics.
Our target consumers have always been people of India. And no matter how much they travel abroad, at the end of the day if there are festivities, people want to be in Indian clothes. The clothes can be modernized but they are still not ready to don a ball gown on their wedding," Priyanka told PTI in an interview.
The designer says ...

Business of fashion as important as runway collection: Priyanka Modi

Sunita Budhiraja says she is not trying to "sell" Pandit Jasraj's authorised biography by highlighting any scandalous anecdotes as she believes such stories have a "short shelf-life".
The author, who has penned "Rasraj: Pandit Jasraj", said she does not need cheap publicity for the book.
"There are people who do such scandalous stories in their books, but those anecdotes have a really short shelf-life. I don't need cheap publicity and there is nothing cheap about Pandit Jasraj at all. I will not do it just for the sake of making it a racy, spicy read," she told PTI.
"Someone might say, about the book, that there is hardly any criticism. As a biographer, I don't think I need to criticise or highlight anything in particular. It is for the readers to take away from it what they do," Budhiraja added.
The writer shares that veteran Classical singer, 88, was open about his personal life and did not hold her back from asking "uncomfortable and difficult" questions.
"I told him that I need to 

Pandit Jasraj biography not a spicy read: Sunita Budhiraja

Film director Buddhadeb Dasgupta  today said the central and state governments were reducing  allocation of funds for making cinema and this was not helping  the cause of young directors.
Cinema has been facing setbacks from various quarters,  but young directors should continue their work, said Dasgupta,  the nine-time national award winner.
He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating the  Fourth edition of Films Division-organised MIFF in Kolkata  (Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and  Animation films).
"As the Centre has reduced allocation, there are many  projects, but no money to back them up. The NFDC's involvement  of producing films is on the decline. Both the state and the  Centre are not promoting film projects the way they should  have," Dasgupta said.
He urged young film makers "not to lose track of  your dreams. Even if you don't get fund, new mediums have  emerged. You can also make films on iphone".
"If I do not manage funds for any future .

Slashing of govt funds not helping young directors: Buddhadeb

Actor Prateik Babbar believes it is high time people in India stopped discriminating on the basis of caste, creed, religion, gender and sexual orientation.
The 31-year-old, who today walked the ramp for label Chola at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2018, said it is important for the growth of the nation that people proudly own their individuality.
"Inclusion is the need of the hour. We, as a society, need to be open-minded. The biases in our society stems from the orthodox mentality. It is very deep-rooted in our country but we need to wake up. There are too many different kinds of people in this world. Not just drags or gays, everybody is different from each other. We should proudly own our individuality," Prateik told PTI in an interview.
"My latest film 'Mulk' also dealt with a kind discrimination. But this discrimination should not be there. Live and let live is the policy we need to swear by," he added.
Prateik said the fact that designer Sohaya Misra was ...

Inclusion need of hour: Prateik Babbar

Radhika Apte and Manav, the stars of the new Netflix original "Ghoul", attended the premiere of their show here.
The premiere took place last night at the Great Eastern Mills in Byculla and in an apparent nod to the show's genre, both the actors walked the "black carpet" at the event.
The series director Patrick Graham also graced the black carpet along with producers Vikramaditya Motwane and Kilian Kerwin.
The premiere event was also attended by their industry colleagues like Anurag Kashyap, Jim Sarbh, Sanya Malhotra, Sanjay Kapoor and Siddharth Roy Kapur.
"Ghoul", the first Indian horror series from the streaming giant, is based on an Arabic folklore.
The story follows a prisoner who arrives at a remote military interrogation centre and turns the tables on his interrogators, exposing their most shameful secrets.
The three-episode series, produced in partnership with Phantom Films, Ivanhoe and Blumhouse, has been written by Graham.
The series will be available on Netflix from August .

Radhika Apte, Manav Kaul walk black carpet at 'Ghoul' premiere

Hilary Swank has tied the knot with entrepreneur boyfriend Philip Schneider in a romantic secret ceremony.
The Oscar winner made things official with Schneider after they were first spotted together in November 2016.
According to Vogue magazine, the wedding took place in the Redwoods in California.
The Oscar winner opened up about her about her husband and their wedding.
"It was timeless. There is just no other way to describe it. I was overwhelmed with such gratitude and thanks to be marrying the man of my dreams and to see all the people we love together in the middle of such a profound setting. It was truly a dream come true," Swank told the publication.
The "Million Dollar Baby" star revealed the couple met on a blind date set up by actor Misha Collins' wife Vicki and another close friend Jean.
"We met at 10.00 a.m. and parted ways at 11.00 p.m. We clearly enjoyed our time!" she said.
They got engaged a year and a half later.
"We don't know why waited that long! The setting was ...

Hilary Swank marries boyfriend Philip Schneider in secret wedding

Sunny Kaushal, son of renowned action director Sham Kaushal, says in his struggling days he sometimes used his father's name to introduce himself to industry people.
"I would be lying if I say no blatantly. Initially, I used to introduce myself as, 'I am Sunny Kaushal, my father is in the industry, his name is Sham Kaushal' but nothing happened. One day, I realised I should stop doing that and never use his name again," Sunny told PTI.
There is a lot of debate around nepotism in the industry with star children getting a preference over others but Sunny said his father was always clear about not helping him and his brother Vicky, who has already established himself as a stellar performer in the industry.
"My dad had told both Vicky and me 'Do not expect anything from me. Though a lot of people know me in the industry and they might entertain you because of that but they will not make a film with you unless you prove yourselves'," Sunny said recalling his father's advice.
The actor, who 

Expectations are a perception game: Sunny Kaushal

Actor Shikha Talsania will be turning showstopper for celebrated designer Narendra Kumar at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2018.
Kumar will be presenting the collection titled 'Never Hyde', in collaboration with leading plus size store aLL Primero on the last day of the fashion extravaganza.
"It is a new experience for me and I am excited to be walking for aLL Primero by Narendra Kumar. I appreciate aLL for their commitment towards their motto of 'Fashion for all'," Shikha said in a statement.
Kumar's LFW collection offers a variety of styles like athleisure, day and evening wear.
The range is driven by multiple fabrics that are easy to wear and durable, such as ponte roma, interlock knit, jacquard, terry wool, looper knit, moss crepe and cotton linen.
LFW opened today.

Shikha Talsania to walk for Narendra Kumar at LFW

Renowned fashion designers would showcase 'Khadi' apparels at the Lakme Fashion Week starting today in Mumbai with 26 models expected to walk the ramp wearing the fabric.
Many forms of 'Khadi' will be showcased by renowned fashion designers, Chairperson, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Vinai Kumar Saxena, said in a statement.
Lars Anderson will showcase the khadi matka fabric, Pallavi Shantam the Jamdaani fabric of Burdwan and Jewellyn Nalvares Murshidabad khadi, according to the statement.
A collection by Buna, a designer clothing firm, and Third Floor clothing by designer Saloni will also be displayed, it said.
The statement also said there will be four sequence events with one sequence of each designer and 26 models will walk the ramp wearing 'Khadi' fabric.
The four-day long fashion event, which begins today at the St Regis Hotel in central Mumbai, would display the Khadi apparels from various places including Elgandal in Telangana and Kanjarpur in Madhya ...

Khadi apparels to be showcased in Lakme Fashion Week

Idris Elba has denied that he will be playing the next James Bond after Daniel Craig hands in his licence to kill.
The actor, who has for years been pegged to play Agent 007, shut down rumours of stepping into the franchise.
When Good Morning Britain reporter offered Elba a martini, "Do you like it shaken or stirred?", he replied, "Stir fried, actually".
Next, when she asked if he was "looking at the next 007", Elba gave a one-word answer: "No".
The actor was speaking at the premiere of his directorial debut, "Yardie". He was accompanied by fiancee Sabrina Dhowre.
The upcoming Bond film, 25th in the long-running franchise, would be Craig's last outing as the British spy.
The film was supposed to be helmed by Danny Boyle but the "Slumdog Millionaire" director has walked out of the project due to creative differences with the producers.

Idris Elba denies playing James Bond

Ajay Devgn-fronted "De De Pyaar De" is all set to hit the screens on February 22, 2019.
Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Ankur Garg and Luv Ranjan, the film marks the directorial debut of Akiv Ali, a press release stated.
The movie also stars Tabu and Rakul Preet.
Devgn is also attached to work in Luv's next directorial. The film, also starring Ranbir Kapoor, will release on December 25, 2020.

Ajay Devgn's 'De De Pyaar De' to release February 22

Streaming platform Hulu is planning to revive popular mystery series "Veronica Mars".
The streaming platform is close to lock a deal for a new installment of the crime series with actor Kristen Bell set to reprise her role as sleuth Veronica Mars.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, show creator Rob Thomas and series star Kristen Bell are also on board the project.
The series premiered on UPN network in September 2004, during television studio's final two years, and ended in May 2007, airing for three seasons total.
It follows Veronica Mars, a California teen sleuth and student (Bell) who moonlit as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father (Enrico Colantoni).
A series was also adapted into a feature film by Thomas that released in 2014. The film followed Mars returning to Neptune, California, for a 10-year high school reunion, only to be pulled back into a murder mystery involving her former boyfriend.

'Veronica Mars' revival with Kristen Bell in works at Hulu

Netflix and British TV broadcaster Channel 4 have renewed "The End of the F***ing World" for another season.
The news was announced by Channel 4 in a press release and it said that creator Charlie Covell will be back to write the second season.
The series, an adaptation of Charles Forsman's comic series of the same name, is a co-production between the streaming giant and Channel 4.
The first series follows teen outsiders James (Alex Lawther), a budding psychopath, and Alyssa (Jessica Barden), his rebellious classmate. Together, they embark on a road trip which descends into a dark comic chaos.
"Lurching between black and joyous, 'The End of The F***ing World' was one of the most original and beguiling pieces of drama to emerge from Britain in years," said Ian Katz, Director of Programmes at Channel 4.
"I'm so proud that Channel 4 brought it to the screen and beyond excited that Charlie and the brilliant team at Clerkenwell are giving us a second helping," he added.
The series will be .

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