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Camila's records make Elton John smile

Vetrean singer Elton John says he likes American-Cuban singer-songwriter Camila Cabello's music and that has made the singer "super ecstatic".

Sonam faces woes of bad mattress (Movie Snippet)

Actress Sonam Kapoor feels conned by the concept of memory foam mattresses as they have done more bad than good to her.

We've created beautiful life together: Jessica to husband

Actress Jessica Alba wrote a loving tribute to her husband Cash Warren on his birthday.

Intend to start a dialogue through my films: Anurag Kashyap

Celebrated filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who counts himself as a social commentator and attempts to capture the complex reality of the Indian society in his films, says he wants thought-provoking films to help the audience start a conversation on issues.

'Shantaram' TV series in the works

A television series based on Gregory David Roberts Mumbai-set novel, "Shantaram", is in the works. Paramount Television and its frequent collaborator Anonymous Content have landed the rights to the best-selling novel after a month-long, multiple outlet bidding war, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The mob drama was previously supposed to be a feature film, featuring Joel Edgerton and Amitabh Bachchan, with Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt as producers and Mira Nair as director. The two companies have also acquired the rights to Roberts' follow-up novel, "The Mountain Shadow". Anonymous Content's Nicole Clemens and Steve Golin, and Andrea Barron will executive produce. "As a huge admirer of the material, I've been tracking this book for more than a decade," Golin said in a statement. "Shantaram" is a semi-autobiographical novel about an escaped Australian convict who finally ends up in Mumbai's underworld. Roberts said, "I'm honored and humbled in equal measure as a writer, .

Tangaballi challenged me to perform better: Nikitin

Actor Nikitin Dheer says his "Chennai Express" character Tangaballi challenged him to perform better in front of superstar Shah Rukh Khan.

'Downsizing': A strangely complex masterpiece (IANS Review, Rating: ***1/2)

Film: "Downsizing"; Director: Alexander Payne; Cast: Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Udo Keir, Rolf Lassgard, Ingrjerd Egeberg, Rune Temte, Margareta Pettersson, Soren Pilmark, Joaquim De Almeida, Jason Sudeikis, James Van Der Beek, Neil Patrick Harris, Laura Dern, Niec Niecy Nash, Margo Martindale; Rating: ***1/2

Seal slams Oprah Winfrey

Singer Seal has lashed out at media mogul Oprah Winfrey following her inspirational Golden Globes speech, claiming she knew about the rumours surrounding Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein but did nothing.

Aishwarya Khare's accent issues (TV Snippets)

Actress Aishwarya Khare had fun taking on the avatar of a 60-year-old woman for a sequence in TV show "Saam Daam Dand Bhed", but had trouble in getting the accent right.

DeGeneres, Winfrey share emotions on mudslides in neighbourhood

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres struggled to hold back tears as she face-timed with media mogul Oprah Winfrey to discuss the Montecito mudslides that have brought deadly destruction to their neighbourhood in Santa Barbara County, California.

Make-up for Faran Tahir's 'The Magicians' role took 9 hours

It took nine hours for actor Faran Tahir to get into the character's look in TV show "The Magicians".

Drew Barrymore adopts three kittens with daughters

Actor Drew Barrymore said she and her daughters had planned on rescuing one kitten but ended up coming back home with three. Calling it her "Christmas miracle", the 42-year-old actor rescued three kittens along with her two daughters Olive (five) and Frankie (three). "If you can believe, my daughters and I went to rescue a cat and came home with three kittens in need. #thekitties #rescue #christmasmiracle or I just became the crazy cat lady? "Names are (from left to right) Lucky (Olive's cat), Peach (Frankie's cat), Fern (mine) all females #GIRLGANG," Barrymore wrote on Instagram. The "Music and Lyrics" actor also posted a selfie with her new brood. She also has two dogs - Douglas and Oliver.

Rajkummar, Shraddha's horror-comedy titled 'Stree'

Actors Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor's upcoming horror comedy has been titled "Stree". Written by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, the film will be directed by Amar Kaushik. Rajkummar revealed the title of the film on Twitter. "We have a title! Shoot starts on our horror-comedy 'Stree'. Exciting schedule ahead!" he wrote, tagging his co- star in the tweet. Shraddha also shared the news on the micro-blogging site and wrote, "And we have a title! Shoot starts on our hilariously scary 'Stree'." Rajkummar had earlier teased the film's title on social media where he posted a photo with Shraddha with fingers on their lips. "Getting ready to roll our horror comedy with the most wonderful Shraddha Kapoor," he had tweeted. Dinesh Vijan is producing the project through his company Maddock Films. The writer duo is reuniting with Vijan after "Go Goa Gone". They had also directed the 2013 zombie comedy.

'Black Panther' sets Marvel record with advance ticket sales

Marvel is all set to continue its blockbuster success with upcoming 'Black Panther', because the Ryan Coogler directorial is already breaking records before it has even hit cinemas.According to the Hollywood Reporter, ticket site Fandango reports that it has smashed the ticket site's record for Marvel movie presales in a film's first 24 hours.The movie opened for advance ticket sales at the start of the week, and has already overtaken previous top-seller 'Captain America: Civil War'.Fandango Editor Erik Davis said in a statement, "Black Panther is riding an incredible wave of momentum right now. It's one of the biggest and most anticipated movies to ever open in the month of February, and its trailers have electrified the Internet. Tickets have been going fast ever since presales started on Fandango late Monday."Actress Lupita Nyong'o, who plays Nakia in the movie, posted a video to her Instagram account in which she hyped Black Panther's pre-sales record and even said she'd had ...

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DeGeneres, Winfrey share emotions mudslides in neighbourhood

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres struggled to hold back tears as she face-timed with media mogul Oprah Winfrey to discuss the Montecito mudslides that have brought deadly destruction to their neighbourhood in Santa Barbara County, California.

Saif is outstanding in 'Kaalakaandi': Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan is all praises for the upcoming film "Kaalakaandi" and the actor said Saif Ali Khan has delivered an "outstanding" performance in the movie. The 52-year-old star also lauded debutant director Akshat Verma, who had written the film "Delhi Belly" which was co- produced by the actor. "'Kaalakaandi' is one of the funniest films I have seen in a long time. Haven't laughed this much since I read the script of 'Delhi Belly'. Absolutely loved all the performances. "Saif was outstanding! What a debut Akshat! Proud of you. Don't miss this one guys, it releases tomorrow. Love A," Aamir tweeted. Also featuring Deepak Dobriyal, Vijay Raaz, Kunal Roy Kapoor, Sobhita Dhulipala, the film is a dark comedy about six characters from different sections of life who cross paths on a rainy Mumbai night. The movie is scheduled to be released this Friday.

Marvel hires Jac Schaeffer to pen potential Black Widow film

Beloved superhero character Black Widow aka Natasha Romanoff might be getting her own solo film at Marvel. The studio has hired Jac Schaeffer to possibly pen the script for a standalone Black Widow film, reported Variety. The character is played by actor Scarlett Johansson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, the sources said that the hiring of a writer does not mean that the project has been give a go-ahead at the studio. Black Widow first debuted in MCU in "Iron Man 2" and since then has appeared in two "Avengers" films as well as "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and "Captain America: Civil War". Scarlett will reprise her character in "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Avengers 4". Schaeffer has written the 2014 Blacklist pick "The Shower", a sci-fi action comedy with Anne Hathaway attached to star and produce. She also wrote "Nasty Women", a remake of "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels", starring set to star Hathaway and Rebel Wilson. While DC found success with its first .

'Call Me By Your Name': Not about gay love, about love (Review)

Film: "Call Me By Your Name"; Director: Luca Guadagnino; Cast: Armie Hammer and Timothy Chalamet; Rating: ****

SAG-AFTRA exploring pay disparity on All the Money... reshoots

SAG-AFTRA has stepped in to explore the pay disparity between "All the Money in the World" actors Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg on the re-shoots of the Ridley Scott film. The development comes after a report, originally published by The Washington Post, and later by USA Today, claims Wahlberg earned USD 1.5 million, while Williams made less than USD 1,000. According to Variety, a spokesperson for SAG-AFTRA, which is the union representing both the actors, said that the organisation is looking at the circumstances of the pay disparity. "We are unambiguously in favor of pay equity between men and women in this industry and support every action to move in this direction. "At the same time, performers at this level negotiate their above-scale rates through their agents," a SAG-AFTRA representative said. The film made the headlines last year when Scott decided to reshoot Kevin Spacey's scenes following allegations of sexual harassment against the actor. Christopher ...