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'Hazel', 'Gus' plan to watch 'Fault in Our Stars' B'wood remake

Looks like the upcoming Bollywood adaptation of 'Fault in Our Stars' has already got its first viewers, and they are none other than Hollywood actors Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, the lead cast of the Hollywood 2014 hit.Shailene shared the news on her Twitter handle, "okay? @AnselElgort okay ;)"Responding to it, Ansel confirms the plan of watching the movie together.After the news of the leading lady getting finalised to star in the Hindi adaptation of the 2014 hit Hollywood film went viral online, the best-seller's author, John Green tweeted on Tuesday, "I can't believe this is happening!"This Bollywood version will feature actors Sanjana Sanghi and Sushant Singh Rajput as Hazel Grace Lancaster and Gus Waters respectively.The movie will have music composed by A.R.Rahman, confirmed Sushant Singh in a tweet.Presented and produced by Fox Star Studios, the movie will go on floors mid 2018.The directorial debut of Mukesh Chhabra, a renowned casting director, is still unnamed and is ..

Raxstar, Amar Sandhu team up for new track

Britain-based Indian musician Raxstar is releasing a new track titled "Rewind" in collaboration with Punjabi artiste Amar Sandhu.

Henry Cavill bids farewell to moustache

Actor Henry Cavill has made a tribute video to mourn the loss of his moustache.

Amber Rose slams son's critics

Model Amber Rose has slammed social media users who shamed her son Sebastian on his reaction upon getting a gift from singer Taylor Swift.

Offering Internet in Indian languages can add 205 mn new users: IAMAI

A potential 205 million non-users of Internet are expected to log on to the web if it was provided in a language of their choice, a report by IAMAI and Kantar IMRB said. The report titled 'Internet in Indic' estimates that urban India has about 193 million users accessing Indic content, while rural parts of the country have 141 million users who access Indic content online. The total base of Internet users in the country is estimated to be about 481 million as of December 2017. "Presently, there are 160 million potential new users in urban India and 732 million potential new users in rural India. Among the current non internet-users, roughly 23 per cent have indicated that if internet content were available in Indic, it would be a key motivator for them to start using Internet in the future," the report said. Thus, in effect, of the 892 million potential new users, estimated 205 million new internet users would come online if Internet content in Indic is promoted in India, it ...

Kriti to be part of "Housefull 4", 2 more actresses to join her

Actor Kriti Sanon may join the cast of "Housefull 4". The first two films in the comedy series -- "Housefull" and "Housefull 2" -- were directed by Sajid Khan, while the third one was helmed by Sajid-Farhad. The series, which has been produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, has retained Akshay Kumar and Riteish Deshmukh as lead actors and Boman Irani and Chunkey Pandey as supporting cast for the latest project. Actor Bobby Deol will also join the film as the third actor. "Kriti will be a part of the film. She was apt for the role. There will be two more heroines who will be joining Akshay, Ritesh and Bobby Deol, who is a new entrant to the franchise," a source close to the film said. "Besides them, Boman and Chunky will form supporting cast and joining them this time will be Johnny Lever," the source added. The film will mark Kriti's second collaboration with Nadiadwala. This will be the first time she will share the screen with Akshay and Riteish. Kiara Advani, of "M S Dhoni: The Untold Story"

Nasir Khan goes bald for 'Laado...'

Actor Nasir Khan went bald to play a lawyer on the show "Laado-Veerpur Ki Mardaani".

Jerry O'Connell to play Sheldon's brother on 'Big Bang Theory'

Actor Jerry O'Connell will play older brother of Jim Parson's Sheldon Cooper in the season finale of "Big Bang Theory". The 44-year-old actor will play Georgie Cooper and the character will make an appearance at the wedding of Sheldon and Amy Farrah Fowler, the producers announced at PaleyFest, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The character of Georgie is not the only family member of Sheldon attending his wedding. Their mother Mary, who is portrayed by Laurie Metcalf, is also expected to make appearance on the occasion. On "Young Sheldon", actor Montana Jordan had portrayed the role of Georgie Cooper.

My movies will be cut like a thriller: Sujoy Ghosh

Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh gave Bollywood one of the best mystery thrillers of recent times in "Kahaani" and such is the love for this genre that the director says any movie he makes will be cut like a thriller. There were reports that his next directorial venture will be a dark thriller revolving around the story of a young salesman but Sujoy said it was not true. "My any movie will be cut like a thriller. If I don't make it that way, you will get bored, yawn and leave the hall. Even if I am making the world's most romantic movie I will cut it like a thriller," Sujoy told PTI. The 2012 superhit film "Kahaani", featuring Vidya Balan in the lead as a pregnant lady, had its sequel titled "Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh" in 2016, which performed moderately at the box office. "We do think now and then about doing the third part in 'Kahaani' franchise but we have to get the right script. We would love to take the franchise ahead but there should be an apt story," he added.

I'm not ambitious: Masumeh Makhija

Actress Masumeh Makhija, who has a pivotal role in the ensemble cast film "3 Storeys", says she is not an ambitious person and has a creative bent of mind.

Former 'Vampire Diaries' writer says she faced abuse from a director

A former writer for "The Vampire Diaries" claims that she faced abused on the set of the hit series by a director. Elisabeth R Finch, in a guest column for the Hollywood Reporter, said she was overseeing the production on the first day of an episode she had written, when she saw an actor was missing. She said when she brought this to the notice of the director of the episode, he used an expletive to describe her and stroked and pinched her cheek. Finch said she continued to endure inappropriate and unwanted touching from the director throughout the shoot. She also saw him making "lewd jokes about actresses' bodies" but she never complained or spoke out against the behaviour during the shooting. She, however, ran into showrunner Julie Plec on the final day and admitted that the director was not nice. Plec shouted at her for not speaking up about the director earlier. "She tells me I was wrong. Wrong to assume that my job is to just suck it up and pretend it's fine. Wrong not to tell ...

Mixed reaction expected when you remake: Tiger on 'Ek Do Teen'

The remake version of Madhuri Dixit's chartbuster song "Ek Do Teen" for the upcoming "Baaghi 2" has received flak from the audience and lead actor Tiger Shroff says the team was prepared for mixed reactions as they were tampering with a classic. "Baaghi 2" recently launched the revamped version of "Ek Do Teen", a cult song from 1988 superhit film "Tezaab" which originally featured Madhuri dancing to the choreography of Saroj Khan. The new track sees Jacquline Fernandez step into her shoes. Shortly after its release, the song started getting mixed reviews and reportedly, even Saroj and "Tezaab" director N Chandra took offence to the way the number has been picturised. When asked about it, Tiger said it was expected. "I thought that was expected, it was obvious. When you do a remake you are bound to get mixed reactions," he said in a group interview here. The 28-year-old actor says the idea behind recreating "Ek Do Teen" was to pay tribute to a legend like Madhuri. "Nobody can match up

Celine Dion cancels Vegas concerts due to ear surgery

Grammy-award winning singer Celine Dion has cancelled her upcoming concerts in Las Vegas to "undergo a minimally invasive surgical procedure."The 'My Heart Will Go On' songstress, who was scheduled to perform in March and April, on Wednesday said she has been dealing with a condition in her middle ear known as Patulous Eustachian tube.Dion took to social media to apologise to her fans."Celine has been dealing with a condition in her middle ear known as Patulous Eustachian tube, which causes hearing irregularities, and makes it extremely difficult to sing," the post reads."She has been experiencing this condition for the past 12-18 months but it has been successfully treated with various ear drop medications. During the past couple of weeks these medications have no longer been working to treat the condition, so she will undergo a minimally invasive surgical procedure to correct the problem," it continues.Dion expressed her sadness, writing, "My luck hasn't been very good lately. I've .

Folk music is almost like an old recipe: Neha Bhasin

Singer Neha Bhasin says folk music is like an old recipe, and it should be passed on to the future generations.

Urmila Matondkar returns to big screen after 10 years

The popular Indian actress, Urmila Matondkar, from the 90s has made a comeback to the silver screen with a dance number in Irrfan Khan-starrer 'Blackmail'.The 'Rangeela' star has recreated her magic on screen with the quirky number, "Bewafa Beauty" that is set against the backdrop of a bar.Taran Adarsh, an Indian film critic and a trade analyst, shared the song on his Twitter account, "10 saal baad... Urmila Matondkar returns to the big screen after 10 years... Here's the new song from #Black???: #BewafaBeauty".The film stars Kirti Kulhari, Divya Dutta, Arunoday Singh, Omi Vaidya, Anuja Sathe, Pradhuman Singh Mall, Gajraj Rao, apart from the 'Slumdog Millionaire' actor, in pivotal roles.It depicts a journey comprising of infidelity, which is a far cry from the norm. There is love, cheating, fighting, cunning, comedy but there is one thing which is the essence of it all - blackmailing.The comedy film is helmed by Abhinay Deo of 'Delhi Belly' fame and is set to hit the theaters on April

Bollywood's 'selfie don' wants selfie lovers to be safe

Actor Rajpal Yadav, who plays the role of a 'selfie don' in new film "Shaadi Teri Bajayenge Hum Band", has penned an open letter urging people to be responsible while indulging in the fast growing 'selfie' culture.

Varun Thakur wants marijuana to be legal in India

Actor-comedian Varun Thakur says if given a chance, he would like to legalise marijuana in India.

Mandira Bedi's juggling act (TV Snippets)

Actress Mandira Bedi feels glad that even at 45, she is able to manage multiple things at a time.

Steven Spielberg had clear vision for 'Ready Player One'

Actor Tye Sheridan says Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg had a very clear vision about what he wants to portray in sci-fi action adventure "Ready Player One".

Manish Giri turns producer for 'Fire', 'Dark'

Actor Manish Giri, who will be seen in the second season of Farhan Akhtar's "Inside Edge", has donned the hat of a producer for a horror movie titled "Dark" and a short film called "Fire".