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Don't want to deal with expectations: Ricky Martin

Singer-actor Ricky Martin says he doesn't want to deal with expectations and just wants to live in the moment.

Google celebrates K.L. Saigal's 114th birthday

Google on Wednesday paid a Doodle tribute to the legendary singer-actor Kundanlal Saigal, considered India's first 'superstar', on his 114th birth anniversary.

Bruce Willis to feature in next Comedy Central Roast

Action star Bruce Willis is all set to receive the roast treatment on the Comedy Central. "The Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis" will take place in Los Angeles this summer while the premiere date will be announced later, a press release of Comedy Central said. "This ain't the first time I'll be tied to a chair and held hostage by a group of humorless a**h*les for a couple hours," said Willis. Willis joins Rob Lowe, Justin Bieber, James Franco, Charlie Sheen and Donald Trump, among others, who had also received the Comedy Central roast treatment. It will be executive produced by Joel Gallen while Christian McLaughlin is the Executive in Charge of Production for Comedy Central. "Bruce has survived terrorists, Armageddon, romance and death itself. Yet nothing has prepared him for this roast," said Comedy Central president Kent Alterman.

Tamannaah to receive award for 'Baahubali'

After bagging the iconic Sridevi Award at Zee Apsara Awards, actress Tamannaah Bhatia will receive the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award for her outstanding performance in the blockbuster "Baahubali: The Beginning".

Disney & Me stores foray in India

Disney & Me stores, catering to lovers of Disney, Marvel and Star Wars merchandise, have opened up in India courtesy DLF Brands.

Janet Jackson saved 'drugged' Eve

Rapper Eve says singer Janet Jackson came to her aid after someone tried to drug her drink at a party.

Google celebrates birth anniversary of KL Saigal with a doodle

Tech giant Google is celebrating the 114th birth anniversary of legendary singer-actor KL Saigal with a doodle. Considered the first superstar of Indian cinema, Kundan Lal Saigal is known to have recorded 185 songs as well acting in 36 films in his career that spanned 15 years. His musical journey began in 1930 when he joined New Theatres Calcutta and started working with the studio for a salary of Rs 200 per month. He gave his voice to the melodies such as "Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya", "Bangla Bane Nyara", "Hum Apna Unhe Bana Na Sake", "Do Naina Matwale Tihare", "Main Kya Janoon Kya Jadu", "Babul Mora" and "Katibe Taqdeer" and others. His first film was the 1932 Urdu film "Mohabbat Ke Ansu" and he followed it up with two more movies the same year, "Zinda Lash" and "Subah Ka Sitara". He tasted success with "Yahudi ki Ladki", a costume epic-based on Aga Hashr Kashmiri's famous play Misar Kumari. He further catapulted his position as an actor with films such as "Chandidas" and Pramathesh ...

Chouhan raises limit of cashless treatment for scribes in MP

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced to double the limit of cashless treatment for journalists under the state's health and insurance scheme to Rs four lakh. The state government had launched the Health and Accident Group Insurance Scheme for journalists a few years back. Currently, the limit of cashless treatment for journalists is Rs two lakh. The chief minister, while speaking at the felicitation of journalists at his official residence here last night, also announced to double the financial assistance given to photojournalists in case of camera damage during news coverage to Rs 50,000. Besides, he announced to waive five per cent of the total interest on housing loan up to Rs 25 lakh for scribes. Speaking on the occasion, Chouhan said, "Journalism is an extraordinary and challenging field. A journalist has to carry out different responsibilities under different circumstances. The desire and struggle to give a piece of information the ...

Sunny Leone's beautiful msg for husband on anniversary

Canadian born, Indian actress Sunny Leone and her husband Daniel Weber completed seven years of their married life on Wednesay.Sunny shared her wedding picture on her Twitter handle, with a sweet message for her husband.The caption read, "7yrs ago we vowed in front of God to always love each other no matter what life throws at us! Can say that I love you more today than I did that day! We are on this crazy journey of life together! Love you so much @DanielWeber99 Happy Anniversary!"The duo is parents of three children - daughter Nisha, whom they adopted last year, and twin boys, Noah and Asher, who were born via surrogacy last month.Sunny was last seen in 'Tera Intezaar' and is now all set to make her Tamil film debut with 'Veeramadevi.

Hugh Jackman lauds Zac Efron

Actor Hugh Jackman says Zac Efron took his acting skills to another level with the project "The Greatest Showman".

Pankaj Mishra in Orwell Prize longlist

Pankaj Mishra's "Age of Anger: A History of the Present", which seeks to explore the origin of "the great wave of paranoid hatreds", has made it to the longlist of the 3000-pound Orwell Prize, Britain's most prestigious award for political writing. Every year, the Orwell Foundation awards prizes for the work which comes closest to George Orwell's ambition 'to make political writing into an art'. Besides the book prize, there are also the journalism prize and the prize for exposing Britain's social evils. Among other authors in the longlist are Ali Smith ("Winter"), Laurie Penny ("Bitch Doctrine"), Reni Eddo-Lodge "Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race"), Mark Mazower ("What You Did Not Tell"), Clair Wills ("Lovers and Strangers: An Immigrant History of Post-War Britain") and Chris Renwick ("Bread for All: The Origins of the Welfare State"). "The Islamic Enlightenment: The Modern Struggle Between Faith and Reason" by Christopher de Bellaigue, "Threads from the Refugee ...

Meet KJo's 'Student(s) of the Year'

And here comes the announcement that most people have been waiting for.Ace filmmaker Karan Johar, on Wednesday, introduced to the world the students admitted to the class of 2018 at Saint Teresa.While Tiger Shroff is the leader of the student brat pack, Tara Sutaria and Ananya Panday are the female leads of 'Student Of The Year 2'.The 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' director took to social media to share the posters and introduce the characters."Here's the first new admission to the #SOTY2 family! @iTIGERSHROFF leads our student brat pack! @apoorvamehta18 @punitdmalhotra @DharmaMovies @foxstarhindi @SOTYOfficial," he wrote.".@DharmaMovies is proud to present its new student in the Batch of 2018! Here she comes... TARA! #SOTY2 @iTIGERSHROFF @apoorvamehta18 @punitdmalhotra @DharmaMovies @foxstarhindi @SOTYOfficial, tweeted KJo."And finally! Presenting ANANYA - joining class of 2018 at Saint Teresa! Welcome to the movies! #SOTY2 @iTIGERSHROFF @apoorvamehta18 @punitdmalhotra @DharmaMovies ...

Kabir talks about religion and humanity

Popular actor-producer Dev's upcoming Bengali film 'Kabir', based on the life of a terrorist, talks about the religion of humanity, the actor has said. 'Kabir', which will be released on April 13 ahead of the Bengali New year, does not show disrespect to any human being and his religion, Dev told PTI yesterday. "Humanity is bigger than any religion, love is the biggest religion. 'Kabir' speaks about that religion of humanity which is important in the present time," the actor said. Asked if the film glorified terrorism, Dev said, "On the contrary, we have sought to communicate in the film, how to destroy terrorism." More than the terrorists, their conspirators, who have used them and built up terror networks, are the bigger threats, the bigger terrorists, he said. Asked if his lead role as 'Kabir' had negative shades, Dev said, "You may say so." "There had not been much experimentation with negative roles in the Bengali film industry and hence we get typecast with roles.

Kailash Kher finds joining politics 'scary'

Singer-composer Kailash Kher, a Padma Shri awardee, says the thought of entering politics is scary as it involves the use of mind rather than the heart.

Karan Johar to launch two newcomers with 'Student Of The Year 2'

Producer Karan Johar is set to launch two new faces in Bollywood with "Student Of The Year 2", the second instalment of his own 2012 directorial "Student Of The Year". Young star Tiger Shroff plays the male lead in the new film.

'In the Shadows' team hopes it changes mindset on child abuse

National Award winning actor Manoj Bajpayee and director Dipesh Jain, who are awaiting the release of their upcoming film "In The Shadows", say it is an attempt to address the issue of child abuse. They hope it brings about a change in the mindset of the parents towards their children.

Boyzlife heading to India in May

Band Boyzlife, with musicians Keith Duffy and Brian McFadden, formerly of Boyzone and Westlife respectively, will be coming to India for the first time in May for a multi-city tour.

'Music is the second lung of theatre' (IANS Interview)

In a theatre production, the actors on stage are in the limelight but little attention is paid to several other vital elements that go into the making of a successful play. Music is one such component and a versatile French theatre musician and singer-songwriter maintains that "music is the second lung of theatre".

I sympathise with Hollywood's gender equality movement: Actor Toby Stephens (IANS Interview)

Toby Stephens hopes for a "correction" in the representation of women in Hollywood and wishes for a more equal world for his wife and daughters. The actor, son of veteran cine icon Maggie Smith, sympathises with the ongoing movement calling for gender equality, but says it is maddening that it is taking "so long" for things to change.

Nothing mad about this book by 'Mad Men' creator (Book review)

Title: Heather, The Totality; Author: Matthew Weiner; Publisher: Canongate Books; Pages: 138 ; Price: Rs 890