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Priyanka Chopra's epic 'payjama' bachelorette

Priyanka Chopra is busy painting the town red with her 'bride squad'.The bride-to-be has been treating her fans with pictures and videos of her numerous and extravagant bachelorette parties- the latest one featuring her and the girl gang in 'payjamas and heels.'PeeCee took to Instagram to share the image in which she can be seen posing with cousin Parineeti Chopra and future sister-in-law Sophie Turner, among others."Payjamas are cool.. #bridesquad #payjamasandheels @tam2cul @srishtibehlarya @daniellejonas @mubinarattonsey you were missed" she captioned the post.Priyanka and gang were in Amsterdam over the weekend to celebrate her impending wedding to Nick Jonas.Last month, the 'Baywatch' star's bridesmaids Mubina Rattonsey and Anjula Achari had hosted a bridal shower for her at Tiffany's Blue Box Cafe in New York City, which was attended by all her family members and close friends.

Swinton makes rare appearance with beau

Actress Tilda Swinton made a rare appearance with beau Sandro Kopp here.

Shia LaBeouf, FKA Twigs enjoy cosy lunch outing

Actor Shia LaBeouf and singer FKA Twigs proved inseparable as they enjoyed a cosy lunch outing here.

Veteran Meghalaya Photo-journalist Walton dead

Veteran Meghalaya photo-journalist Walton Jyrwa Lytan died in Shillong on Tuesday after a brief battle with cancer. Lytan was 52, family sources said.

Zero makers issue statement in response to complaint filed by DSGMC

In reply to the complaint filed against Shah Rukh Khan's 'Zero', the makers of the upcoming film have stated that film has no intention to hurt any religious sentiments.Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) general secretary, Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Monday filed a complaint against Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the Sikh community in his upcoming venture 'ZERO'.In the complaint, Sirsa alleged that in the promo of the movie, actor Shah Rukh Khan has been shown wearing 'Gatra Kirpan' (Article of Sikh Faith), which has created an outrage among Sikh community worldwide.In response to the allegations, team 'Zero' has issued a statement that reads, "The image shows a dagger popularly known as 'Katar' in the Indian subcontinent and is nowhere close to a 'Kirpan' that carries the distinguished blessing of being Khalsa."They clarified that the makers have been careful not to hurt the feelings of any community, including the Sikh ...

Guns n Roses slams Trump for using its music

Lead vocalist of Guns N' Roses Axl Rose lashed out at US President Donald Trump for using the former's song in his political rallies.In a series of tweets, Rose said that Trump has used the music of other artists aswell, who in the past had protested against it.He claimed that despite urging the administration to not use his songs, Trump's team is looking for loopholes through which they can use his music. He further claimed that Trump's team is using " blanket performance licenses" for using the music of several artists." Unfortunately the Trump campaign is using loopholes in the various venues' blanket performance licenses which were not intended for such craven political purposes, without the songwriters' consent. Can u say "shitbags?!""Clarifying the band's position in this regard, Rose said that he liked "the irony of Trump supporters listening to a bunch of anti-Trump music at his rallies."He also elaborated that this kind of attitude goes on to show that Trump along with a ...

EU approves Disney buy from Fox if makes TV divestments

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Walt Disney's $71.3-billion offer to buy Twenty-First Century Fox Inc's entertainment assets won approval from the European Commission on Tuesday, subject to Disney selling interests in factual TV channels in Europe.

N. Ram among winners of PCI journalism awards

The Press Council of India (PCI) has announced its "National Awards for Excellence in Journalism" for 2018, which it will give away on November 16 on the occasion of National Press Day.

Book 'Zero' producer-director, demands Mumbai Congress leader

A senior Congress leader on Tuesday demanded police action against the director-producers of the upcoming Bollywood film 'Zero' for certain objectionable scenes which have "hurt sentiments of the Sikh community."

Spice Girls announce reunion tour, Victoria sends her love

The Spice Girls have announced their first concert dates together since the 2012 Olympics will fall in the summer of 2019. Victoria Beckham, who won't be a part of it, has sent the rest of her former bandmates love and luck for the shows.

IFFI 2018 to showcase 212 films, Israel the focus country

Israel is the focus country at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) this year and the 49th edition of the movie gala will celebrate diversity as it showcases 212 films from over 68 countries. The festival, to be held from November 20 to 28 in Goa, will screen 10 films in collaboration with the Consulate General of Israel in Mumbai. The Country of Focus section will kick off with "The Other Story" by Avi Nesher. Under International Competition section, 15 films will be presented out of which three are Indian. Competition section itself represents films produced and co-produced by 22 countries. The Festival Kaleidoscope section will showcase 20 critically-acclaimed international films that have had major film festival runs with majority of them being multiple award winners. World Panorama has 67 films especially curated for the festival and the section includes four World Premiers, two International Premiers, 15 Asia Premiers and 60 India Premiers. Interestingly, World ...

Siddharth Anand wraps up Hrithik, Tiger starrer film

Bollywood director Siddharth Anand has wrapped up the shooting of his upcoming film featuring Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff and Vaani Kapoor, in time for Diwali.

Cong leader alleges scene in SRK's 'Zero' offends Sikhs

Congress leader Charan Singh Sapra alleged Tuesday that a scene in the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer upcoming film "Zero" hurts the sentiments of the Sikh community, and it should be removed. The Aanand L Rai-directed film is set to release on December 21. Sapra, who is vice president of Mumbai Congress, said he has written to the Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone 7 (Mulund area) in this regard. He has also written to the film's producers, demanding that the 'offencive' content be removed, he said. The trailer of the film shows Shah Rukh Khan's character wearing 'Gatra Kirpan' and making mockery of it in a comic scene, he claimed. The Kirpan has its own sanctity in the Sikh religion and is worn only by baptised Sikhs, Sapra said. "I received many complaints that the manner in which the Kirpan is used in the film amounts to ridiculing and hurting our religious sentiments," said the former Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council. Police should register a case against the ...

Zayn Malik says he no longer speaks to former bandmates

Singer Zayn Malik says he hasn't spoken to any of his former One Direction band members for a long time.

Shweta Tripathi-Vikrant Massey play Astronauts in 'Cargo'

Filmmaker Arati Kadav says shooting of her upcoming sci-fi "Cargo", featuring Shweta Tripathi and Vikrant Massey as astronauts, is complete and the team is aiming for a festival run before a theatrical release. The film chronicles the story of a space ship which comes close to Earth every morning and cargos start coming. "Cargos are people who recently died on earth. So it is like an immigration office for dead people set on a spaceship! But there isn't only one but several space ships which do that and these two people (Shweta and Vikrant) are just a peg in a very big organisation," Arati told PTI. The director says "Masaan" actor Shweta and Vikrant, who shot to fame with "A Death in the Gunj", were very excited with the idea of the film and agreed to come on board immediately. "Cargo" is produced by Fundamental Pictures and Dream Printing company along with filmmakers Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap who are independently backing the film. Usually sci-fi films are mounted on .

Nick, Parineeti had the cutest social media banter over Priyanka

Nick Jonas and Parineeti Chopra's social media banter involving Priyanka Chopra is the cutest thing you'll see on the internet today.Parineeti, on Monday, joined her cousin Priyanka Chopra for her bachelorette party and took to her official Instagram account to share some glamorous pictures from the fun night.In the latest picture posted by the 'Namaste England' actor, the two sisters can be seen sharing a candid moment full of laughter. While the picture has got about 288,190 likes till now, the most eye-catching comment was from groom-to-be Nick Jonas.Completely smitten in love, the ' Find You' singer commented on Parineeti's post writing, "Wow she's so beautiful. Any chance you could introduce me?"Pulling a witty reply out of her pocket, Parineeti wrote, "Nick Jonas, she's very hard to get! But I can try for you if you agree to pay the 5 million dollar shoe hiding fee!"Priyanka Chopra, who recently took the internet by storm with pictures from her fancy bridal shower, celebrated ...

Celebs to have cracker-free Diwali, head out of Mumbai

Celebrities like Vishal Dadlani and Archana Puran Singh are either going to head out of "noisy and polluted" big cities or celebrate the festival of lights, Diwali, on Wednesday without crackers.

49th IFFI to showcase 212 films, Israel in focus

The 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), to be held in Goa from November 20-28, will showcase 212 films from over 68 countries, reflecting diversity. Israel will be the country of focus at the gala, where there will be a retrospective section of Ingmar Bergman, marking 100 years of the filmmaker's birth.

Vijay Rawal enters 'Mere Sai'

Child actor Vijay Rawal, who has featured in TV shows like "Peshwa Bajirao" and "Crime Patrol", has joined the cast of "Mere Sai".

'Paddington 3' in the works

Producer David Heyman has confirmed that "Paddington 3" is in the works. Heyman, however, added that director Paul King will not be in the director's chair this time. "I don't think Paul King will direct the third. He did the first two-he and I are working on another project together... He's very special, Paul. We're developing a third Paddington. We haven't got a script yet, we've got a treatment which we're still working on," he told Collider. The film franchise features Ben Whishaw voicing Paddington and Imelda Staunton lending her voice for Aunt Lucy. Based on the best-selling book of the same name by British author Michael Bond, the film tells the story of the eponymous character Paddington, an anthropomorphic bear who migrates from the jungles of Peru to the streets of London, where he is adopted by the Brown family. Heyman said while King is unlikely to direct the third part, he would still be a part of the team if the sequel moves forward. "Paul is involved in it, I wanted him