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Jennifer Aniston has 'zero time' for dating

Jennifer Aniston says dating has never been on top of her priority list but she is open to finding love. The 50-year-old actor said she has "zero time" for romance right now. "I have zero time, to be honest ... Dating has not been one of my first priorities. I feel like whatever (romance) looks like, it will present itself, and it's not about seeking it out," Aniston told Harper's Bazaar. She said whenever love comes knocking, she would welcome it. "I'm not like, 'No, I'm done with that. That's never going to happen again.' My time on this planet has been about... It hasn't looked a certain way. It's my way; it's what I've been given this round. "But I would say I don't find any of my past has given me a reason to harden up and create a shell or a wall of 'No more, that's it, I'm closed'," Aniston said. Asked if she believed in the concept of soul mates, the actor said she has her own interpretation of the term. "I think we have many soul mates. I don't think there's one and one only.

Ethan Hawke says he had almost passed on 'Reality Bites'

Ethan Hawke has revealed he had almost turned down his hit 1994 film "Reality Bites" as he was not aware who Ben Stiller was at the time. Hawke featured as one of the protagonists alongside Winona Ryder, Steve Zahn and Janeane Garofalo in the film, which was Stiller's directorial debut. According to The Wrap, the cast of the cult classic film reunited on the sidelines of Tribeca Film Festival to celebrate its 25th anniversary. During a panel discussion, Hawke said it was Ryder who introduced him to Stiller and asked him to watch his show "The Ben Stiller Show". "I am not saying the show wasn't brilliant. I had never heard of it. No one I had met had ever heard of it, and Winona wanted me to be in this movie," Hawke said. "I was like 'Who is Ben Stiller?' You just worked with Scorsese and you are going to work with this clown?" he added. Hawke said he feels "indebted" to Ryder for changing his mind about the film and setting him up for a successful future in cinema. "I'm indebted. ...

'Mindhunter' S2 to premiere in August: Charlize Theron

Actor-producer Charlize Theron has revealed that the second season of hit Netflix series "Mindhunter" will debut in August this year. The 43-year-old actor, who is one of the executive producers on the crime drama series, shared the news on SiriusXM's "Howard Stern Show". "Season 2 is coming out in August. Yeah, can't wait. Deep, dark... it's wonderful," Theron said. The cast includes show features Jonathan Groff, Anna Torv, and Holt McCallany. Set in the 1970s, the series explores the early days of criminal psychology and profiling. Two FBI agents, played by Groff and McCallany, interview imprisoned serial killers in an attempt to apply what they learn to current cases. Torv plays a closeted psychology professor working towards tenure at Boston University. Filmmaker David Fincher, best known for films such as "Se7en", "Fight Club" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", directed four episodes of the show's first season. Fincher also executive produces the show alongside Theron, Joshua

Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber's new single 'I Don't Care' to release on this date

It's official! Singers Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber have joined forces for a new single 'I Dont' Care', which will drop this Friday.Nearly four years after last collaborating on the hit track 'Love Yourself', the duo announced on Tuesday night that Sheeran's new single will feature Bieber.Putting all the rumours to rest, Sheeran announced the news in an Instagram post and wrote, "My track with Justin Bieber 'I Don't Care' comes out this Friday at 5am bst, pre-add/pre-save link in bio x."Bieber also shared the same post and wrote, "Pre save now."There were speculations about the two collaborating since late last month as the artists continued to tease their fans.After Bieber tweeted a special message saying "big fan" to Sheeran on April 25, both the singers started sharing cryptic posts and photos on their social media accounts on Apri 30 with the number "10" written in their captions, dropping a hint that something special is releasing soon.Bieber shared two side-by-side pictures on ..

'Super 30' makers to stick to July 26 release date

Hrithik Roshan-starrer "Super 30" will hit the screens as scheduled on July 26, the makers have confirmed amidst hullabaloo that its release date may be changed due to a clash with Kangana Ranaut's "Mental Hai Kya".

Karan Oberoi case: Pooja urges to use law responsibly

Amid of the allegation of rape and extortion against the television actor Karan Oberoi, one of his best friends Pooja Bedi along with the band members of his music band 'Band Of Boys' urges on Tuesday that the law that are exciting to protect the voice of rape victim, should be used in responsible manner by the women.

BJP packs star-power in campaign as actors, singers canvass in Delhi

The BJP's campaign for the seven Lok Sabha seat in Delhi got star power on Tuesday with Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty and Bhojpuri singer Khesari Lal canvassing for the party candidates in different parts of the national capital. Shetty campaigned for BJP's city unit chief Manoj Tiwari who is seeking re-election from the North East Delhi Lok Sabha seat. "A good and stable government is much needed. Ensure victory of a good person and a good party which is led by Narendra Modi. It's necessary that Tiwari wins by a huge margin," the Bollywood actor said at election meetings in Karawal Nagar and Babarpur. Popular Haryanvi singer-dancer Sapna Chaudhary also campaigned for Tiwari. The Delhi BJP president began a road show in the morning after offering prayers at Marghatwale Baba temple and vowed to put an end to "evil forces". Star Bhojpuri actor-singer Khesari Lal Yadav participated in the road show and rendered 'Noon Roti Khaenge, Manoj Bhaiya Ko Jitayenge' -- a parody of his hugely ...

Not all my films were hits, says Anupam Kher on poor crowd in his rally

Actor Anupam Kher held a public rally in support of his wife and sitting BJP MP Kirron Kher here on Tuesday.Responding to the newspaper reports of his rally getting cancelled due to a poor crowd on Monday, the veteran actor said: "I have done 515 films and all were not hits."He further said that he hoped that the same newspapers would show the pictures of his rally on Tuesday."I hope the newspapers, which published the cancellation of my rally due to the poor crowd, carry the pictures of this rally today. Then, I will acknowledge their neutrality," he said.Kher also said that he had learnt to speak the truth from none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Chandigarh is going to polls in the 7th phase of the Lok Sabha polls on May 19.The Lok Sabha elections in the country, which are being held in seven phases starting from April 11, will conclude on May 19. The counting of votes will take place on May 23.

Confirmed! Kangana Ranaut, Hrithik Roshan to lock horns at the box office

It's going to be a face-off between Kangana Ranaut-starrer 'Mental hai Kya' and Hrithik Roshan starrer 'Super 30', as both the film are scheduled to release on July 26.Hours after Ekta Kapoor announced the revised release date of 'Mental hai Kya', the makers of 'Super 30' have confirmed that they have not made any changes in the release date and the film will hit the big screens on July 26.Earlier today, filmmaker Ekta Kapoor announced that the release date of Kangana Ranaut-starrer 'Mental hai Kya' has been pushed from June 21 to July 26, which is the same date when Hrithik's Super 30 is scheduled to hit the screens.Understanding that the film will clash with the Hrithik's upcoming project, Ekta had Tweeted a statement clarifying that the shift in the release date is a decision taken after recommendations from the distributors, trade analysts and a top research team, "keeping in mind the other releases a week before and after this date.""This is a call taken by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji ..

Shyam Benegal to direct Indo-Bangla film on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

A feature film on the life and works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to be jointly produced by India and Bangladesh will be directed by acclaimed filmmaker Shyam Benegal. A delegation from Bangladesh led by Gowher Rizvi, Adviser to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, including Bangladesh High Commissioner Syed Muazzem Ali, met Information and Broadcasting Ministry Secretary Amit Khare and other officials here, an official statement said. The meeting focussed on various aspects of making the feature film on the founder of Bangladesh, co-production of which had earlier been announced by the prime ministers of both the countries. The movie will be directed by Benegal who, along with scriptwriter of the movie Atul Tiwari, was also present at the meeting. The Bangladesh delegation assured full cooperation in ensuring smooth logistics for shooting the movie in the neighbouring. Tiwari would travel to Bangladesh to do background research for the project. He will be assisted by ...

Atishi's politics runs on work, not name: Actor Swara Bhasker

Actor Swara Bhasker campaigned for East Delhi candidate Atishi on Wednesday and hailed the Aam Aadmi Party leader as a politician who banks on her work for the people and not fame. Bhasker and Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani held a bike rally for Atishi in Shastri Park area of east Delhi. "Atishi has proved herself by contributing in the education sector. She is a politician who does politics on the basis of her work and not name," the actor said. Atishi is pitted against Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Gautam Gambhir and the Congress' Arvinder Singh Lovely. Bhasker said she is not a member of any party, but is campaigning for candidates who focus on development issues and on democratic values The actor had also campaigned for CPI(M) candidate Amra Ram in Sikar, Rajasthan, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh in Bhopal and CPI candidate Kanhaiya Kumar in Begusarai, Bihar. In the past two days, actor-turned-politician Prakash Raj and Mevani had joined the AAP's campaign. Delhi goes to polls ...

#FamJam: Film celebs lean on family on campaign trail

'Dreamgirl' Hema Malini is a star in her own right, but she brought along her husband Dharmendra, once famous as Bollywood's 'He-Man', for campaigning to boost her prospects in the Lok Sabha elections.

Will solve all problems, says Sunny Deol

Actor-turned-politician and BJP candidate from Punjab's Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat Sunny Deol on Tuesday promised that he would solve all problems of the constituency effectively after winning the elections.

'Stories By Rabindranath Tagore' now in English, Tamil

Directed by director Anurag Basu, the series features Radhika Apte, Sumeet Vyas and Amrita Puri, and has music by Arijit Singh, Shaan and Shalmali Kholgade.

Samir Soni wants to break away from his NRI image

Actor Samir Soni feels he has been pigeonholed into the role of an NRI in showbiz. He wants to ditch that image.

Akasa collaborates with 'dream duo' Vishal-Shekhar

Singer Akasa has teamed up with composers Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani for a wedding song in Salman Khan-starrer "Bharat". She says the composers are a "dream duo" to work with.

Diljit Dosanjh creates his 'desi' Met Gala moment

While social media was busy trolling and making memes on who wore what at the celebrity-studded Met Gala 2019 in New York, actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh and actress Neeru Bajwa created their own "desi" red carpet moment on the sets of their upcoming film "Shadaa".

Brad Pitt laughs off claims he's dating Aniston

Hollywood star Brad Pitt has laughed off claims that he is dating his former wife Jennifer Aniston.

'Aladdin' is a very important film: Mena Massoud

Actor Mena Massoud says the upcoming live action adaptation of "Aladdin" is important with respect to the representation of people of colour in Hollywood.

Amitabh and Emraan starrer mystery thriller to commence shooting

Emraan Hashmi and Amitabh Bachchan starrer untitled mystery thriller is set to start shooting on May 10.Indian Film critic and trade analyst, Taran Adarsh shared the news through his Twitter handle."Anand Pandit's Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi starrer - a mystery thriller [not titled yet] - will commence shooting from 10 May 2019... Directed by Rumi Jaffrey... Produced by Anand Pandit Motion Pictures and Saraswati Entertainment P Ltd... 21 Feb 2020 release," he captioned.Rumi Jaffrey, who is directing the film, has earlier been credited for writing films like 'Coolie No 1', 'Hero No 1' and 'Chalte Chalte'.Jaffrey has earlier helmed Akshaye Khanna starrer 'Gali Gali Chor Hai' and other films like 'Life Partner' and 'God Tussi Great Ho'.Anand has previously bankrolled ventures like 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2', 'Sarkar 3', 'Satyamev Jayate', 'Bazaar' and 'Total Dhamaal'.The title of the film has not been revealed by the makers yet. As per media reports, the movie will also feature ...