'Hunger Games' actor Wes Chatham and wife Jenn Brown are expecting their first child in December.
	Chatham, 35 married 'Ninja Warrior' co-host Brown, 33 in April 2012, reported People magazine.
	"With as much as this baby is kicking, we think we have America's first Baby Ninja Warrior!" the couple said.
	Chatham plays Castor in the third and fourth films in the 'Hunger Games' series and previously starred on CBS' 'The Unit'.

'Hunger Games' actor Wes Chatham, wife expecting first child

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Salman Khan starrer 'Kick', which was released on Eid, has become the highest holiday grosser in Pakistan with an estimated earnings of Rs 20.8 million.
	Muhammad Ashraf, manager of the little known Ghalib cinema in Karachi's Korangi area, says they had to arrange for morning shows to meet the demand.
	"We have not received such figures for any film even during the heydays of Pakistani films. On a average we are earning Rs 65 to 70,000 per show for Salman Khan's new blockbuster 'Kick'," he said.
	For Ashraf the figures are historic since the Ghalib cinema has one screen and not very comfortable seating arrangements.
	"Despite that people have thronged in and all shows since Eid have been full. We have even run special morning shows to meet the demand," he added.
	It has been a blessing for the single screen owners as well, thanks to the record breaking opening collection of the movie.
	"Normally the multiplexes and cineplexes do great business because they have maximum number of shows 

'Kick' highest holiday grosser in Pakistan

Actress Nimrat Kaur, best known for her role in epistolary romance film 'The Lunchbox', has landed a recurring role in popular political thriller 'Homeland 4'.
	This is the 32-year-old actress's first international project in which she will be playing the role of a high-level operative within Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), according to the Hollywood Reporter.
	Nimrat, who is currently shooting in Capetown for the show's fourth season, confirmed the news on Twitter today.
	"More than just a sign? #Homeland #Season4 #CapeTown #DreamTeam #latergram," Nimrat posted on Twitter along with the picture of her luggage.
	The Indian beauty also confessed that she was not a viewer of the series and watched the pilot after giving her screen test.
	"Pretty fun for someone who watched the pilot after the screen test! Season 4 Homeland it is," she added.
	'Mad Men' fame actor Mark Moses and Art Malik, best known for playing villain in 1994 action-thriller 'True Lies', have also joined .

Nimrat Kaur to play ISI agent in 'Homeland 4'

Emily Ratajkowski, the model who appeared in Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' video, has landed a role opposite Zac Efron in 'We Are Your Friends'.
	Max Joseph, who wrote the script with Meaghan Oppenheimer, will be making his directorial debut with the film. Working Title Films partners Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner will produce, reported Deadline.
	'Insurgent' actor Jonny Weston, Shiloh Fernandez and Alex Shaffer are also in various stages of negotiations for the film.
	The film will go on floors on August 18 in the San Fernando Valley. The film is a coming-of age-drama about finding your voice.

Emily Ratajkowski lands role opposite Zac Efron in new film

Singer Lily Allen is all praises for Miley Curus and think she is up there with British rock's finest.
	Allen, 29 is set to perform with 21-year-old Cyrus during her US tour, reported Daily Star.
	"She is incredible and she has such a presence. It's up there with an Oasis show or the Stone Roses or something. It is kind of incredible to watch - she is a real force," Allen said.
	The singer is glad to be a support act again though.
	"I am also excited to only play for half an hour. I am done by 7pm so I can go to dinner," she added.

Lily Allen praises Miley Cyrus

Reality TV star Kendall Jenner reportedly wants to win her rumoured former boyfriend Harry Styles back.
	18-year-old Jenner, who broke up with the 'One Direction' singer three months after she started dating last November, feels he is the right one for her and she should get back with him, reported the Daily Star.
	"The few times Kendall's seen Hazza (Harry Styles) since their split have made her all the more desperate to get her claws into him again. She believes he's 'the one' and has been telling all her friends they are meant to be together," a source said.
	"She bitterly regrets agreeing to call it quits and is certain she can rekindle the fire between them," the source added.
	 Styles, 20, is rumoured to be dating model Paige Reifler, 18, after they were spotted getting cosy at a party in London earlier this month.

Kendall Jenner wants to win Harry Styles back?

Known for supporting new talents and films in Bollywood, superstar Salman Khan has devoted three days for editing actor Nikhil Dwivedi's upcoming film 'Tamanchey'.
	Dwivedi, who shares a warm rapport with the 'Kick' star, said Salman gave valuable inputs to make the film more appealing.
	"He did give us inputs which were valuable. We are thankful to him. He is a large-hearted man and he himself doesn't know what all he does (for others)," Nikhil told reporters here at the trailer launch of 'Tamanchey'.
	There were reports that 'Tamanchey' is based on gangster Abu Salem and his then lady love actress Monica Bedi's life but Nikhil denies such reports.
	"There is absolutely no inspiration drawn from the life of Abu Salem-Monica Bedi, as reported. It is not related to it," the 'Raavan' actor said.
	But he did admit that he has been approached for a film based on Abu Salem's life.
	"I have been offered a biopic on Abu Salem and I am considering it. It could be my next film," he ...

Salman gave valuable inputs for 'Tamanchey': Nikhil Dwivedi

Actress Richa Chadda, who will be next seen with Nikhil Dwivedi in romance-thriller 'Tamanchey', feels that everyone finds intimate scenes difficult.
	The film will see Richa and Nikhil getting cosy on-screen.
	"It (love making scenes) is difficult for everyone to do. There are too many people around.. It is a very technical... Done frame by frame. It is very difficult. Any actor always finds it hard to do an intimate scene," Richa told reporters here at the trailer launch of 'Tamanchey' last night.
	Her co-star Nikhil also echoes the similar sentiments.
	"It is very difficult to shoot love making scenes.. It is easy to do stunts, get beaten up and other things in a film," he said.
	'Tamanchey' is a story of Babu (Richa Chadda) and Munna (Nikhil Dwivedi) and their twisted love story on a backdrop of gangsters, violence and crime.
	In this film, Richa will be seen mouthing foul dialogues.
	Richa was seen in a similar avatar of 'Bholi Punjaban' in the film 'Fukrey'. But she insists the .

Every actor finds intimate scenes hard: Richa

US president Barack Obama is fond of singer Katy Perry and finds the pop star wonderful as a person.
	Perry, who performed at the White house yesterday at a dinner celebration honouring the 46th anniversary of the Special Olympics and its founder, was introduced by Obama as one of his favourite people, reported E! Online.
	"We have just one of my favourite people performing tonight-Katy Perry. We are so grateful to her. I love Katy Perry," the leader said.
	Perry was accompanied by her mother and Obama was all praise for her.
	"Katy is just a wonderful person. I've just met her mom and now I know why she is such a wonderful person," he said.
	He also thanked the 'This Is How We Do' star for taking out time from her ongoing tour and performing at the White house.
	"I just want everybody to know she is on tour right now and so for her to take time out to do this is really special, and so we really want to say thank you to her for doing this," he said.

I love Katy Perry: Barack Obama

Actress Daisy Ridley's appearance in 'The Inbetweeners 2' has been cut.
	The newcomer was due to star in the comedy in an unspecified role, but her scenes have since been re-shot with a different actress, due to Ridley's busy schedule with 'Star Wars Episode VII', reported Digital Spy.
	"We've cut her out of the film," co-creator Iain Morris said.
	"She was in the opening of the film. We reshot the opening because the script didn't work. We desperately wanted Daisy to come back and do it because she's brilliant, really funny. But by that point she was doing 'Star Wars'," Morris added.
	Co-writer Damon Beesley added, "She wasn't available because of Star Wars contractual commitments. She wanted to do it... She's brilliant and she'll be a huge star."
	James Buckley, Simon Bird, Joe Thomas and Blake Harrison star in 'The Inbetweeners Movie 2'.
	Ridley was perhaps the biggest surprise among the main cast of JJ Abrams's upcoming 'Star Wars' sequel, to be released in 2015.

Daisy Ridley cut from 'The Inbetweeners 2'

Country star Taylor Swift thinks emotion is very important for her career.
	The 24-year-old singer plays an emotionless girl in the upcoming movie "The Giver", reported Ace Showbiz.
	"To me emotion is such an important part of my life, and now I guess my job. People wouldn't listen to my songs if they weren't heart broken or deeply affected and hurt and jilted and sad and bitter and all those wonderful things that I write songs about," she said.
	In 'The Giver', Swift will play the daughter of Jeff Bridges' character.
	"Playing Jeff Bridges' daughter is sort of outlandish and something out of a day dream. He could not be more kind and friendly.
	"(Co-star Brenton Thwaites) and I would just go to Jeff's room to play guitar with him. It really felt like there is that kind of father figure role," she said.

I write songs for jilted, sad and bitter fans: Taylor Swift

'Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani' actress Evelyn Sharma says she is turning down offers of item numbers and glamorous roles as she wants to do performance-oriented films in Bollywood.
	Evelyn, who is famous for her glamorous avatars in films like 'Yaariyan' and 'Main Tera Hero' now wants to impress the audience with her acting skills.
	"I have been getting offers of sexy roles and item numbers, but now I want to explore my acting and do characters which require me to perform.
	"It is not that I did not like doing what I did but now I want to show people my acting and I am confident that with my upcoming projects, I will be able to break that image," Evelyn told PTI.
	The 28-year-old actress will be next seen in the lead role in crime-thriller 'Dannk', to be helmed by 'The Train' director Hasnain Hyderabadwala and an untitled project, where she will play the role of a small town Indian girl.
	Meanwhile, Evelyn is excited about her international singing debut. Following the footsteps of ...

Evelyn Sharma wants an image makeover in Bollywood

Dick Smith, an Oscar-winning make-up artist, died at the age of 92.
	The news of his demise was announced by his protege, Rick Baker, yesterday via Twitter.
	"The master is gone. My friend and mentor Dick Smith is no longer with us. The world will not be the same," Baker tweeted.
	Smith is survived by wife Jocelyn De Rosa and two children.
	Smith was a pioneer in his field. His list of credits included "The Godfather", "The Exorcist", "Amadeus" and "Taxi Driver".
	He realistically transformed 40-year-old F Murray Abraham into 80-year-old Antonio Salieri on "Amadeus" and won an Oscar in 1985 for the work.
	He also pioneered the use of foam latex, using small sections to free up the movement of an actor's face. Smith started his career in television industry and became head of make-up department at NBC in 1945.
	He came to prominence with his work in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" in 1972. Smith worked with Marlon Brando and changed the actor's looks completely. He spent an hour 

Legendary make-up artist Dick Smith dies

Actress Jada Pinkett Smith says good parenting requires trust.
	The 42-year-old actress, who has two children with actor husband Will Smith, said she is proud of how she has raised her daughter Willow, 13, reported Us magazine.
	"I'm not a conventional parent, which I take a lot of pride in. I don't just sit with Willow and go, 'Hey, this is what Mommy thinks. Let me just bring in a little reality to validate what Mommy's been talking to you about'. What I do with Willow is I give her the opportunity to be empowered by having herself first," she said.
	Pinkett Smith said she wants her kids to be happy and themselves.
	"I want my kids to be happy and I want them to be themselves. I was saying to a friend the other day, 'Remember, our kids are not us.' They're not. Sometimes we're trying to fix things that happened to us or projecting (onto them), and that's a terrible, terrible trap," she added.

I'm not a conventional parent: Jada Pinkett Smith

Superstar Salman Khan, who has been delivering hit films back-to-back, feels his arch rival Shah Rukh Khan is the 'King of Bollywood'.
	Salman has become the first Bollywood actor to give seven Rs 100 crore hit films in a row, including his recent release 'Kick'.
	"You can say whatever you want. But there is a king (hinting at Shah Rukh) anyways. You have problem with him being the King? I don't have problem with him being the king," Salman said yesterday when asked if after delivering so many hit films he feels like the new king of Bollywood.
	SRK and Salman's enmity and an eventual patch up has been a fodder for gossip in Bollywood for many years but the 'Kick' star indicated that he no longer has a problem talking about the other Khan.
	"You are talking about Shah Rukh?" the actor asked a reporter to a query on him being the king of Bollywood, to which the scribe said he was not referring to Shah Rukh.
	Salman then said, "I am mentioning (him). If he is the king, he should be the ..

Shah Rukh is 'king' of Bollywood: Salman

'Lunchbox' star Nimrat Kaur has landed her first international project in the popular political thriller 'Homeland 4'.
	The 32-year-old actress, who is currently shooting in Capetown for its fourth season, took to Twitter to announce the same.
	"More than just a sign? #Homeland #Season4 #CapeTown #DreamTeam #latergram," Nimrat posted on Twitter along with the picture of her luggage.
	The Indian beauty also confessed that she was not a viewer of the series and watched the pilot after giving her screen test.
	"Pretty fun for someone who watched the pilot after the screen test! Season 4 Homeland it is," she added.
	Starring Claire Danes, Rupert Friend, Mandy Patinkin, Tracy Letts among others, 'Homeland 4' is expected to bow on October 5.
	Nimrat's role in the series has not been disclosed yet.
	The actress won international acclaim as the loney wife who starts exchanging notes with a stranger through a misplaced lunchbox in Riteish Batra's 'Lunchbox'.

Nimrat Kaur stars in 'Homeland 4'

Grammy-award winning singer Lorde will make a big contribution to the soundtrack of 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1'.
	The New Zealand singer will also hand-pick the artists for the soundtrack album, reported Ace Showbiz.
	"Curating the soundtrack for such a hotly-anticipated film was a challenge, but I jumped at the chance," said Lorde, who previously covered Tears for Fears' 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World' for the soundtrack of 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'.
	"The cast and story are an inspiration for all musicians participating and, as someone with cinematic leanings, being privy to a different creative process has been a unique experience. I think the soundtrack is definitely going to surprise people," she added.
	The film is slated to open in theaters on November 21.

Lorde to curate 'Hunger Games' soundtrack

With actors lending their voice for films these days, singer-composer Kailash Kher feels it is a good change in Bollywood as it enhances the popularity of a movie.
	Celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Alia Bhatt, Shraddha Kapoor have sung in their films. Kailash says he does not feel threatened by this trend.
	"I am not threatened by these actors at all. It's a beautiful and refreshing change in the industry. There was a time when singers like Kishore Kumar used to sing and act in his films.
	"We are going back to our roots and follwing the same trend. This initiative also helps to enhance the popularity of the movie," Kailash told PTI.
	The 'Teri Deewani' hitmaker is relaxed after Bombay High Court restrained Mumbai Police from taking any action against him for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments with his 2007 song 'Babam Bam' following a police complaint by a Ludhiana man.
	The 41-year-old singer says he will continue ...

Actors singing in films refreshing change: Kailash Kher

Noted playback singer Richa Sharma says she declines offers to sing for films now because she does not like the current trend of one song being recorded by more than one artiste.
	Richa, who has given hits like 'Sajda' ('My Name Is Khan') and 'Show Me Your Jalwa' ('Aaja Nachle'), says she is wary of singing in Bollywood as even established singers don't have a say in the songs they record.
	"There is this trend of one song being done by many singers and in the end only one version is released and promoted. Once, I announced that this film will have my song but a few days later I got to know that they had gone ahead and released the version sung by some other artiste. I felt like a fool," Richa told PTI.
	Multiple versions of one Bollywood number is a common trend nowadays with makers recording a song with different singers for original, reprised and unplugged styles but Richa feels a song should be exclusive to a singer.
	"It is a very bad condition and the time is just not good for ..

It's a bad time for singers in Bollywood: Richa Sharma

Singer Hilary Duff says she has been having difficult time after she and her husband Mike Comrie decided to call it quits.
	The 26-year-old singer is back with new music after years of hiatus, reported Ace Showbiz.
	"I'm separated from my husband right now, which has been a very difficult thing to go through, but we have a lot of love for each other and we have this beautiful baby," she said.
	The mother of one also mentioned that she recorded a song about her estranged husband.
	"There's a song about Luca and a song about my separation and my love for this person, that maybe we're not meant to be together, or maybe we are. It's very, very personal," she said.
	Duff and Comrie announced their separation in January. The couple, who still maintain a close relationship, have a two-year-old son Luca.

Separation from husband has been difficult: Hilary Duff

Zoe Saldana claims she is a bad influence on her sisters, Mariel and Cisley.
	The 36-year-old actress said she has almost 10 hidden tattoos on her body and is also responsible for many of her family members' inkings, reported Contactmusic.
	"I am very proud to say I have assisted many friends and family, my sisters, to get tattoos. I get them drunk, I wine and dine them, I take them to the tattoo parlour, they come out with tattoos. The next day they're like, 'What the hell happened?!'
	"I can convince you of getting a tattoo in the worst place possible. I am very convincing. That's why I've always been sort of the bad influence out of all the girls in my family," she said.
	Despite having no visible tattoos, the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' star also said that her love of body art might not be a secret for much longer.
	"I'm running out of private places to put them on. My grandmother says that I look like a newspaper naked," she added.

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