Director Kabir Khan said former  Indian cricketer Kapil Dev and members of the 1983 World Cup  winning squad will be training actor Ranveer Singh in learning  nitty-gritty of the the popular game for his forthcoming film.
In "83", Ranveer will portray the role of Dev, under  whose captaincy Indian won the World Cup in England.
"The whole team will have to undergo some prep work.  There will be a boot camp where they all will be trained for  (playing) cricket.
"Members of the 1983 World Cup squad will be  helping us, they will be there as consultants and coaches for  the team. It will be begin next year," Kabir told PTI.
Kabir also said he is confident that the "Bajirao  Mastani" actor will play the role as per the requirement.
"Ranveer is an actor, he will play according to the  demand and requirement of the character. I have always admired  Ranveer as an actor.
"He is a young boy with great sense of enthusiasm and  energy. His physicality is correct to play Kapil Dev, who is  an ...

Kapil Dev-'83 WC squad to train Ranveer for Kabir's next

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Bollywood singer Lucky Ali today  enthralled the audience at a musical concert organised by the  Indian Army on the banks of the serene Dal Lake in Srinagar.
Ali, who became a singing sensation in the late 90s, sang  his popular songs 'Aa Bhi Jaa', Aey Subah' and 'Jaaney Kya  Dhoondta Hai Yeh Mera Dil', at the concert.
The Dal Lake, the second largest in the state, is  integral to tourism and is named the "Jewel in the crown of  Kashmir". It is popular as a visitor attraction and a summer  resort.
The concert was organised by the Indian Army on the lawns  of Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre here as part  the 'Srinagar Youth Festival-2017'.
Ali is the second Bollywood singer to perform an open air  concert in Kashmir in recent times, after Adnan Sami, who  performed in Srinagar on October 7. Sami's concert was  organised as part of activities to promote tourism in the  state.
Governor N N Vohra was the chief guest at the concert  today.

Lucky Ali enthrals audience on banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar

Producer Hema Rukmani of Thenandal  Studios Limited has confirmed signing actress Disha Patani to  play the lead role in fantasy-epic "Sangamithra."
Set in the 8th century AD, the movie, is a tale of the  trials and tribulations of Sangamithra and her journey to save  her kingdom.
"We are delighted to have Disha Patani play the titular  role. 'Sangamithra' is our dream project. It's a larger-than-  life period film with great technicians. Currently, the pre-  production work on the film is going on in full swing. We  expect to go on the floors from December," Hema Rukmani told  PTI.
Also starring Tamil actors Arya and Jayam Ravi in pivotal  roles, "Sangamithra" will be directed by filmmaker Sundar C.
Disha took to Twitter to share her excitement about  joining the project.
"Really very excited for #Sangamitra. Can't wait to start  shooting for this wonderful film," she tweeted.
A R Rahman will compose the music for the project, which  was launched at the prestigious Cannes Film ...

Disha Patani to star in 'Sangamithra'

The Diwali festival has become  merrier for families of 103 slain policemen and army personnel  in Maharashtra, courtesy an initiative by a senior IPS officer  and actor Akshar Kumar, with the latter contributing over Rs  25 lakh for the cause.
"We made a list of martyr policemen and military/  paramilitary personnel belonging to Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara,  Pune rural and Solapur rural region. When Akshay Kumar got to  know of this initiative, he also decided to join," Kolhapur  range IGP, Vishwas Nangre Patil said.
"Akshay Kumar sent a cheque of Rs 25,000 and a signed  letter to each of the families which we delivered," the senior  IPS officer told PTI.
"Akshay recently sent me a photograph of a small girl  weeping beside the coffin of her father. When I broached the  subject of helping the slain policemen's families, the actor  promptly decided to chip in," Nangre Patil said.
"We are happy that our initiative has made the Diwali  of the martyrs families sweeter," he said.
In the ...

Akshay Kumar, IPS officer 'sweeten' Diwali of cops' families

Congress vice president Rahul  Gandhi today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to  "interfere" in the just-released movie "Mersal", saying cinema  was a "deep expression" of Tamil culture.
The comments came a day after Union Minister Pon  Radhakrishnan demanded removal of dialogues portraying what he  termed as "untruths" about the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in  the Vijay-starrer movie.
"Mr Modi, Cinema is a deep expression of Tamil culture  and language. Don't try to demon-etise Tamil pride by  interfering in Mersal," Gandhi said in a tweet.
Yesterday, Radhakrishnan had demanded the removal of  the "untruths" about the GST, rolled out by the BJP-led NDA  government on July 1.
"The film producer should remove the untruths regarding  the GST from the film," Radhakrishnan had said.

Rahul asks Modi not to 'interfere' in Tamil movie 'Mersal'

Actor Jeffrey Tambor will be  honoured with the 2017 IFF Achievement in Television Award at  the 31st Israel Film Festival.
The actor will receive the award on the opening night of  the film festival, which will be held on November 5 at the  Steve Tisch Cinema Center at the Saban Theatre in Beverly  Hills, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The fest will present its 2017 IFF Cinematic Achievement  Award to Israeli film star Lior Ashkenazi, winner of this  year's Israeli Academy Ophir Award as best actor for his work  in "Foxtrot".
This year's festival chairman is Adam Berkowitz, CAA co-  head of TV Serving as honorary chairman is Arnon Milchan,  owner of New Regency Productions.
Yariv Mozer's documentary "Ben-Gurion, Epilogue," winner  of this year's Ophir Award for best documentary, will open the  festival that will run from November 5 to 21.
The screenings will be taking place at the Ahrya Fine  Arts by Laemmle (Beverly Hills), Laemmle Royal Theater (West  LA) and the Laemmle Town 

Jeffrey Tambor to be honoured at Israel Film Festival

Actor Naomi Watts has been  roped in to star in psychological thriller "The Wolf Hour".
The movie is written and directed by Alistair Banks  Griffin, reported Deadline.
The film will soon go into production in New York.
The story revolves around June Leigh (Watts), a cultural  icon and activist during the 1960s, now fallen from grace and  a shell of her former self. An unseen tormentor begins  exploiting her weaknesses and she must face her demons at the  height of one of the darkest points in New York history: the  summer of the the Son of Sam murders.
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Bailey Conway Anglewicz from  Automatik will produce the project with Bradley Pilz.

Naomi Watts to star in thriller 'The Wolf Hour'

Noted music composers Usha Khanna,  Bappi Lahiri, Anu Malik and playback singers Alka Yagnik and  Udit Narayan have been selected for the Madhya Pradesh  government's prestigious National Lata Mangeshkar Award.
The artistes will be honoured for their contribution in  the field of music composition and singing, an official said  today.
"The award, instituted in the honour of Mangeshkar,  will be presented on October 26 at a function in Indore, the  birthplace of the 88-year-old legendary singer," he added
The award is given every year alternatively to music  directors and playback singers, said Manoj Shrivastava,  principal secretary, culture department.
Each award winner will get a cash prize of Rs two lakh,  shawl, shreephal (coconut) and a citation,
Noted playback singer Sudesh Bhonsle and his team will  perform at the event.

Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan to get Lata Mangeshkar Award

Cars parked in Kim Kardashian  and Kanye West's driveway were reportedly burglarised in the  early hours of Friday morning.
According to TMZ, the alleged perpetrators steal from  three vehicles at the end of their driveway here.
The suspect has also targeted a car parked in the  couple's neighbour Kathy Griffin's driveway, allegedly  stealing a purse that was later discarded nearby.
According to a Los Angeles Police Department  spokesperson, a motor vehicle theft occurred on the block of  Kardashian West and West's home at around 5:10 am.
The reported burglary comes just over a year after the  36-year-old reality TV star's Paris heist.
On October 3, 2016, the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians"  star was robbed at gunpoint at the No Address Hotel during  Paris Fashion Week, when masked men stole millions of dollars  worth of jewelry from her in the middle of the night.

Cars parked in Kim and Kanye West's driveway burglarised

"Blade Runner" star Sean Young  is the latest celebrity to accuse Hollywood producer Harvey  Weinstein of sexual harassment.
The 57-year-old actor has claimed that the movie mogul  exposed himself to her in the early 1990s while working on  "Love Crimes," which was produced by Miramax.
"I personally experienced him pulling his you-know-what  out of his pants to shock me. My basic response was, 'You  know, Harvey, I really don't think you should be pulling that  thing out, it's not very pretty.'," she said on the Dudley and  Bob with Matt Show podcast.
Young said she never worked with Weinstein again post the  alleged incident.
"Then never having another meeting with that guy again,  because it was like, 'What on earth?'" she said.
Young also said her reputation took a hit after she  rejected Weinstein's alleged advances.
"The minute you actually stand up for yourself in  Hollywood, you're the crazy one. I think that's why a lot of  women don't come out and didn't come out about their  

Sean Young accuses Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment

Actor Gerard Butler has  revealed he was close to losing his life after a car hit him  while he was on his motorcycle.
During an appearance on "The Talk," the "Geostorm" star  said he was lucky to be alive.
"I'm lucky to be here. I went 33 feet through the air. I  did a somersault," the 47-year-old actor said.
Butler said he remembers a bystander looking on at the  accident and saying, "'Wow, you really are an action movie  star.'"
The actor suffered "five fractures in my right foot  alone, because I landed right on my knees, so I've done my  knees in and my left foot. And this had been the busiest  period of my career."
He continued, "I was in bed for four days. I couldn't get  out of bed."
Just a week after being taken to the hospital post his  accident, Butler walked the red carpet in Hollywood for his  new film.

I'm lucky to be here: Gerard Butler on his motorcycle crash

"Game of Thrones" star Kit  Harington has revealed that he has read the final episode of  the hit fantasy drama series.
The actor, who plays Jon Snow in the popular HBO series,  said that he bawled as he and his cast mates sat down for a  read through of the final episode of the show.
"We had a read through last week in fact, so I know  everything now," he said during an appearance on BBC's "The  One Show".
While the final episode will not air until the series  comes to an end with the eighth season in 2019, the actor said  he could not help but get emotional.
"I cried at the end. You have to remember that eight  years of it  no one really cares about it more than us."
Harington continued, "It's been an institution longer  than any other institution I've been in. School, drama school,  anything. I get a bit weepy thinking about it. It's going to  be a strange year saying goodbye to everyone and having last  scenes with this person and that person. Not only you're  attached to it, ...

Kit Harington knows 'GOT' ending and he cried during the read

Radhika Apte is a part of Akshay  Kumar's upcoming film "Padman", based on the life of  Arunachalam Muruganantham, and the actor hopes the team is  able to do justice to the social activist's story.
Directed by R Balki the movie tells the life story of  Arunachalam, who revolutionised the concept of menstrual  hygiene in rural India by creating a low-cost sanitary napkins  machine.
"It is a sensitive subject which needs to be addressed  and come out and I am sure they (makers) are doing justice to  it. I am looking forward to watch it on the big screen upon  its release," Radhika said on the sidelines of an event here.
The film features Akshay and Sonam Kapoor in the lead.
"It has been a great experience working with both R  Balki and Akshay Kumar and Sonam is a lovely friend of mine  and is an amazing person," she said.
The film is scheduled to release in April 2018.

Radhika hopes 'Padman' does justice to Arunachalam's story

Be it "Shahid" or "Trapped" or yet  to release "Omerta", Rajkummar Rao has never shied away from  choosing unusual roles, but the actor says doing hard-hitting  films can take a toll on a performer's mental health.
The actor, who has also starred in Bollywood entertainers  such as "Bareilly Ki Barfi" and "Queen", said both the genres  are equally challenging.
"Doing both the kind of cinema is difficult as they  have their own set of challenges. Doing 'Omerta', 'Trapped'  sometimes can take a toll on your mental health, while doing a  film like 'Bareilly Ki Barfi' will not affect you," Rajkummar  said on the sidelines of an event here.
In his next film "Fanney Khan", which features Anil  Kapoor in the lead role, Rajkummar will be seen opposite  Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The actor has lost 10 kgs for his role  in the movie.
"Losing weight is not easy but gaining it is slightly  easy as you just have to hog, eat. Losing weight is a task as  I had to sacrifice food. It was almost like doing 

Films like 'Omerta' take toll on mental health: Rajkummar

Hollywood producer Harvey  Weinstein has responded to accusations of sexual harassment  made by Lupita Nyong'o saying he "has a different recollection  of the events" that came to light in a op-ed piece penned by  the Academy Award-winning actor.
The response came a day after the essay appeared in which  Nyong'o detailed a series of alleged Harvey Weinstein sexual  harassment encounters that included several explicit passes  Weinstein tried to foist on her early in her career, reported  Entertainment Weekly.
"Mr Weinstein has a different recollection of the events,  but believes Lupita is a brilliant actress and a major force  for the industry. Last year, she sent a personal invitation to  Mr. Weinstein to see her in her Broadway show 'Eclipsed',"  Weinstein's representative said in a statement.
While a student at the Yale School of Drama, Nyong'o says  she was invited to a private screening at Weinstein's home,  where he proceeded to ask to give her a massage. Feeling  "unsafe," she .

Weinstein responds to Lupita Nyong'o's harassment accusations

"Game of Thrones" star Peter  Dinklage and his wife Erica Schmidt have welcomed their second  child together.
The couple did not publicly confirm the pregnancy, but  were spotted out with their newborn at a concert in September,  reported Us Weekly.
Dinklage and Schmidt are already parents of a five-year-  old daughter, whom they welcomed in 2011.
Schmidt, 42, showed off her growing baby bump in March  when she walked the carpet alongside Dinklage, 48, at the  premiere of The New Group's "All the Fine Boys," an off-  Broadway play she wrote and directed.

Peter Dinklage and wife Erica Schmidt welcome second child

Actor Gina Rodriguez has signed  on to serve as the executive producer on a female-driven drama  in development at The CW.
The project was created by and will be written and also  executive produced by Audrey Wauchope and Rachel Specter,  reported Variety.
The series titled "Femme," follows four millennial women  from different walks of life who become unlikely friends and  fierce allies after meeting online in a secret feminist social  media group. They form a team to support each other through  both serious and humorous crises and to help other women in  need.
Rodriguez's I Can and I Will Productions will produce in  association with CBS Television Studios.

Gina Rodriguez to produce female-driven drama

Singer Ed Sheeran has revealed  that he secretly battled substance abuse.
The Grammy winner said adjusting to sudden fame led to  his struggle, reported Variety.
"I think you need to, when you get into the industry,  adjust to [fame], and I didn't adjust because I was constantly  working on tour.
"And all the pitfalls that people read about, I just  found myself slipping into all of them. Mostly, like,  substance abuse," Sheeran said in an interview for Britain's  "The Jonathan Ross Show".
In December 2015, the "Thinking Out Loud" singer  announced he was taking a year off from his career. He  explained during his interview that his struggle was the  reason he decided to step away from the limelight.
He added, "I never touched anything. I started slipping  into it, and that's why I took a year off and buggered off."
The 26-year-old singer said he completely started  focusing on his work as he did not want to lose his success to  addiction.
"I just focused on other things. I focused on 

Ed Sheeran shares secret struggle with substance abuse

"Blade Runner 2049" actor  Sylvia Hoeks is in talks to join the cast of "Girl With the  Dragon Tattoo" sequel.
Claire Foy has been roped in to play the lead role of  Lisbeth Salander in the sequel titled "The Girl in the  Spider's Web," reported Variety.
The new installment of Sony Pictures' Millennium  franchise will start production in January in Berlin and  Stockholm. The film is scheduled to release on October 19,  2018.
The movie will be directed by Fede Alvarez and Hoeks will  play Salander's evil twin in it.
Steven Knight wrote the screenplay for "Girl in the  Spider's Web" with the team of Alvarez and Jay Basu, based on  David Lagercrantz's bestseller.

Sylvia Hoeks to join 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' sequel

Veteran actor Kamal Haasan today  threw his weight behind the makers of Vijay-starrer 'Mersal',  asking those opposing the just-released Tamil movie over  references to the GST to "counter criticism with logical  response".
In a Twitter post, Haasan said: "Mersal was certified.  Don't re-censor it."
"Counter criticism with logical response. Don't silence  critics. India will shine when it speaks," he said.
Haasan had a few years ago threatened to leave India in  wake of protests against his film 'Vishwaroopam'.
References to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in  'Mersal' have not gone down well with the BJP. The party  objected to what it termed "untruths" about the central  taxation regime in the film and demanded that the references  be deleted.
Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan demanded the removal of  the "untruths" about the GST, rolled out by the BJP-led NDA  government on July 1, while his party colleague H Raja claimed  the film exposed Vijay's "anti-Modi hatred".
"The film ...

Kamal Haasan throws his weight behind 'Mersal'

References to the  GST in the just-released Tamil film "Mersal" starring popular  actor Vijay have not gone down well with the BJP which today  objected to what it termed as "untruths" about the central  taxation in the flick and demanded their deletion.
Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan demanded removal of the  "untruths" about the Goods and Services Tax, rolled out by the  BJP-led NDA government on July 1, while his party colleague H  Raja claimed the film exposed Vijay's "anti-Modi hatred".
The CPI (M) and superstar Rajinikanth starrer "Kabali"  director Pa. Ranjith came to the defence of the "Mersal" crew,  questioning BJP's logic of demanding the cuts.
"The film producer should remove the untruths regarding  GST from the film," Radhakrishnan told reporters in Nagercoil.
He said wrong information should not be spread through  cinema and actors should not confuse people using the medium  and try to derive political mileage.
His remarks came a day after the BJP's state unit made a  ..

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