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Carrie Underwood 'just so excited' for another baby boy

Carrie Underwood is on cloud nine as she is expecting another baby boy.Underwood, who made the revelation at the 2018 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, also dished on what it was like to learn the news. She made the announcement after winning the 'Female Vocalist of The Year' at the event.According to People magazine, the 35-year-old said that she and husband Mike Fisher "were just so excited" and that they were "just feeling so blessed."The 'Cry Pretty' singer, who is already parent to 3.5-year-old son Isaiah Michael, further said, "And then to find out Isaiah is going to have a baby brother, it was just great news."The Grammy award winner, who has suffered three miscarriages in two years before her current pregnancy, disclosed during a September appearance on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' that she knows the gender of her baby but wants to keep the information private for a little longer. "We like to kind of just hold on to things for a minute. I feel like everyone knows just ...

Hugh Grant joins Nicole Kidman in 'The Undoing'

Actor Hugh Grant will star opposite actress Nicole Kidman in the upcoming series "The Undoing".

Mandy Moore remembers 'lovely, generous' Meghan Markle

Mandy Moore has opened up about her 2006-chance encounter with Meghan Markle, the now Duchess of Sussex.In an interview with a publication, the 'This is Us' star was asked about a group photo which featured both her and Markle. Talking about it, Moore explained that the picture was taken back in 2006 when she was shooting for 'License to Wed', which was being produced by Markle' ex-husband Trevor Engelson.Moore stressed that the 'Suits' alum "is a lovely, generous woman.""Her ex-husband was a producer on a movie that I worked on, so I met her back in 2006 and spent a lot of time with them, a lot of time with her, and she is a lovely, generous woman," the actress and singer told Access, as reported by People magazine.The 34-year-old further said, "We spent a lot of time in Jamaica where some of the movie was shot. We spent quite a bit of time - I think we spent New Year's with them that year. We spent some time over the summer in the Hamptons with them."Moore added that though it was ..

Live happy, live with pride: Big B wishes Aaradhya on birthday

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, on his granddaughter Aaradhya Bachchan's seventh birthday, penned a heart-warming message saying she should live happy and with pride.

Eva Longoria Baston to make directorial debut with comedy '24-7'

Hollywood star Eva Longoria Baston is set to make her feature directorial debut with "24-7", a workplace comedy for Universal Pictures in which she also will star alongside Kerry Washington. Paul Feig is producing the project with partner Jessie Henderson through their FeigCo Entertainment banner. Longoria Baston is producing through UnbeliEVAble Entertainment as is Washington via her Simpson Street company. Sarah Rothschild has written the script, reported Variety. The film tells the story of a group of women accountants who band together against a group of male co-workers to solve a fraud case that will save their jobs. The film is said to be in the tone of "9 to 5", the classic 1980 female-centric workplace comedy starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton. Longoria Baston has previously directed multiple episodes of TV shows like "Black-ish", "Jane the Virgin", "The Mick", "LA to Vegas" and "Telenovela".

Delhi govt invites Krishna to perform in national capital on Nov 17: Dy CM Sisodia

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia Friday announced Delhi government's invitation to Carnatic music vocalist TM Krishna, whose concert in the city was scrapped by the Airport Authority of India (AAI), to perform in Delhi on November 17 and said no artist should be denied an opportunity to perform. After Krishna's November 17 concert to be held at Nehru Park was cancelled by AAI, the AAP government had on Thursday stepped in to organise another performance by Krishna, who often finds himself in the cross-hairs of controversy over his outspoken views. Sisodia said he has invited Krishna to perform in Delhi on November 17. "No artist should ever be denied an opportunity to perform. I have invited @tmkrishna to perform on November 17 for the people of Delhi It's important to maintain the dignity of the Art and Artists," he said. Krishna's concert organised by the AAI was allegedly cancelled following a troll campaign against it for hosting the vocalist, a Magsaysay award winner who has .

Hugh Grant to join Nicole Kidman in HBO Series 'The Undoing'

Actor Hugh Grant is set to star opposite Nicole Kidman in the upcoming HBO limited series "The Undoing". The six-episode series is based on Jean Hanff Korelitz's book "You Should Have Known", reported Variety. The story revolves around Grace Sachs (Kidman), who is living the only life she ever wanted for herself. She's a successful therapist, has a devoted husband, Jonathan (Grant), and young son who attends an elite private school in New York City. Overnight a chasm opens in her life: a violent death, a missing husband, and, in the place of a man Grace thought she knew, only a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster, and horrified by the ways in which she has failed to heed her own advice, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for her child and herself. Grant's character of Jonathan is described as an acclaimed pediatric oncologist, devoted husband to Grace and doting father, whose past undergoes scrutiny when he ...

Model and actor Kim Porter dies at 47

Former model and actor Kim Porter, who dated Sean "Diddy" Combs from 1994 to 2007, died Thursday. She was 47. A representative for the music mogul confirmed the new to E! News. "Sadly, I can confirm the passing of Kim Porter. I ask that you give the families privacy at this time," the representative said. Porter and Diddy had three children together, including twin daughters, D'Lila Star and Jessie James, 11, and son, Christian, 20. Diddy also helped raise Porter's son from a previous relationship, Quincy, 27, who she had with record producer Al B Sure. TMZ, which first reported the news, said Porter went into cardiac arrest on Thursday at noon after suffering from pneumonia for several weeks, though her official cause of death has not yet been revealed. Porter was born in Georgia and began her career as a model before moving to Atlanta. She appeared in TV shows "Single Ladies" and "Wicked Wicked Games" as well as movies "Mama I Want To Sing" and "The Brothers". She also featured on ..

I like to be criticised as it makes me aware, says Amitabh Bachchan

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is fine taking criticism as it at least assures that the creative work has been consumed by the audience as opposed to people not watching a film at all. Bachchan along with wife Jaya was in conversation with author Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi at the launch of his book "The Rabbit and The Squirrel" at the 9thedition of Tata Literature Live!, Thursday. When asked how do they both take criticism, Jaya quipped, "I don't actually care." Bachchan said, "The first assurance that you get is somebody has actually read your work. It's very important for us, in the creative field, because if no one goes to see our films, that's very bad. So, that's one of the first things that comes to your mind. "But seriously, I would accept criticism, I would liked to be criticised because it gives you an aspect of your work which you may not be aware of," he added. The star said critics' observation often go beyond the obvious and point out nuances which is a must for ...

J-K: Budgam district gets its first female Radio Jockey

A positive ray of sunshine has emerged in central Kashmir's Budgam district as Rafia Rahim, a resident of Charari Sharief town, has become the first female radio jockey from the district.Rafia, who has become the first female radio jockey on a private radio station (Mirchi 98.3 FM), is a 2016 pass out from the Media Education and Research Centre (MERC) in the University of Kashmir.The 24-year-old has become a household name in the Valley after she hosted various local programs on the radio station from its Srinagar branch.Long before she enrolled in the journalism programme at the University of Kashmir, Rafia hosted Good Morning Jammu and Kashmir on Doordarshan, a show that comprises debates on social issues.Rafia, who had a passion for media, recalled that after passing from the MERC, she had joined a local English daily as a paid intern. Later, after going through an audition, she got selected for the said radio station as an RJ."In February, I got selected for Radio Jockeying. I ...

Week-long film preservation, restoration workshop kicks off in Kolkata

A week-long workshop kicked off at Kolkata International Film Festival on Thursday bringing together 58 students from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Myanmar to attend and experts from abroad.

Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone debut as Mr & Mrs

The hide and seek got over as Bollywood stars Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh, after two days of wedding ceremonies in the far and dreamy Lake Como setting in Italy, unveiled their first look as a married couple to the public on Thursday, immensely pleasing their army of fans.

Amitabh Bachchan has preserved most of his films (Lead, Correcting Para 3)

Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan has successfully saved the prints of most of his films, an expert said on Thursday.

Workshop for restoration & preservation of Bengali classics

The Film Heritage Foundation in collaboration with the International Federation of Film Archives Thursday started a workshop for restoration and preservation of Bengali classics at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival. The workshop which was inaugurated Thursday would be held till November 22. Foundation Director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur told a press meet here Thursday, that the organisation was in the process of identifying the 100 most important Bengali films which needed to be preserved and restored. Several films of Asit Sen, Ajay Kar, Ritwik Ghatak, Mrinal Sen, Tapan Sinha - to name a few - needed immediate attention, Dungarpur said. "I have been told that Sen's 'Bhuban Some' had got selected to the Cannes Film festival but could not be screened as there was no print fit for screening in that festival. We need to preserve such an important part of our history, we have put together a list of 100 films.... We now expect the public to come forward to suggest .

Governor, CM greet media fraternity on eve of National Press

Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig B D Mishra (Retd) and Chief Minister Pema Khandu Thursday extended their warm greetings to the media fraternity of the state on the eve of National Press Day. The National Press Day is celebrated every year in November 16. The governor expressed hope that the occasion will reinforce the commitment of the people towards freedom of press. In his message, Mishra termed media as the 'fourth pillar of the democracy' saying that the media keeps the readers aware and abreast with the happenings around them as also obligates transparency and accountability amongst the public figures and the people. "Today, the media is actively playing positive role in all walks of life. It is involved in every details of public affairs encompassing all aspects of human behaviour, be it legislative, administrative, judicial, social, law or order," he said. The governor in his message said "the media, in our country has achieved very high standard of societal ...

Amitabh Bachchan has preserved most of his films

Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan has successfully saved the prints of most of his films, an expert said on Thursday.

Ashley Lobo's company collaborates with Polish dance group

Choreographer Ashley Lobo's dance company Navdhara India Dance Theatre (NIDT) has collaborated with Poland-based Zawirowania Dance Theatre for their contemporary piece titled 'The Crossing.

Amitabh Bachchan sends hand-written note to 'Badhaai Ho' team

Bollywood film titled 'Badhaai Ho' which features Ayushmann Khurrana, Neena Gupta, Gajraj Rao and Sanya Malhotra in lead roles, released last month and has garnered a lot of appreciation from the audience as well as the film critics.Evergreen actor Amitabh Bachchan too, is impressed with the film and has sent out a sweet hand-written note with a bunch of beautiful flowers to the team as a congratulatory gesture for the movie's success.Neena Gupta took to her official Instagram account to express herhappiness and shared a picture of the note and the flowers, andcaptioned it as, "Aapse ye patr aur pushp pa ke ankhen khushi se bhar aaeen thank u so much @amitabhbachchan sir #BadhaaiHo"The flick entered the 100 crore club a few days back and managed to achieve this feat despite not being released in Madhya Pradesh due to a cinema strike in the state.'Badhaai Ho' is a fun ride with some rib-tickling comedy and portrays the embarrassment faced by a family when Ayushmann's mother, played by .

North-East Youth Festival begins in Tripura

Around 660 youths from eight northeastern states took part in the 6th North-East Youth Festival, inaugurated here on Thursday by Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb.

'Hollywood is enriching, but heart lies in Aussie films'

Exposure to Hollywood has been an enriching experience but his heart still lies in cinema made down under, according to Australian actor-director Simon Baker. "My heart is in Australian cinema which connects me emotionally," Baker told reporters after the screening of his directorial debut 'Breath' at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) on Wednesday. The actor of L.A. Confidential and Red Planet apart from the popular TV series 'The Mentalist' said, Hollywood had given him lots of opportunity to learn and evolve as an actor. On 'Breath', a feature film on surfing in sea waters, Baker said, "when you direct a film so intense and the journey is so long you have to be in love with it, like your child". He said it was fairly easy to choose the subject of his first as had been surfing since the age of 15. "I had grown up surfing all my life," he said. Asked if he had already selected his next directorial project, Baker said he has to first find a ...