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SRK, Gauri are Godparents to KJo's kids

Filmmaker Karan Johar says his friends Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan are Godparents to his children Roohi and Yash.

Amitabh Bachchan 'proud' of his kids Abhishek, Shweta

Except for being one of the most legendary actors of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan is also a loving father. And his recent Instagram post proves the same.Sharing a throwback picture from Abhishek and Shweta's childhood days, the 'Piku' star is all hearts for his kids as he wrote, "When daughter Shweta places her first book in your hands ; when she inaugurates her own clothing design brand ; when son Abhishek moves you to tears by his brilliance in film 'Manmarzian' , you wonder as you see them and their innocence in this snapshot, did we ever conceive that they would one day make us proud as they have today."The 75-year-old is a proud dad as he talks about his kids' recent work and how both of them paved their own success paths.The brother-sister duo looks adorable as they can be seen sitting and eating ice cream together.Shweta recently launched her own clothing line and also authored a book while Abhishek was recently seen in 'Manmarziyaan' opposite Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal.On .

'Morni...' is a special song: Tanishk Bagchi

Tanishk Bagchi's latest song "Morni banke" from the forthcoming film "Badhaai Ho" has been viewed over four million times on YouTube, and the composer is simply elated. He considers it a special song.

Will seek help from govt to promote 'Village Rockstars' at Oscars: dir Rima Das

Director Rima Das, whose film "Village Rockstars" is India's official entry to 2019 Academy Awards, Thursday said will she seek help from the government to promote her movie for the international competition. The filmmaker, who hails from Assam, said the team needs "at least Rs 3 crore" to campaign for the Best Foreign Language film at the Oscars. "The jury has selected my film for the Oscars and I hope they will come forward to help us with necessary fund to campaign for the film at the competitive level. There was a need of at least Rs 3 crore to campaign at the Oscars and to ensure that it makes it to the final nomination for the award," Das told reporters here. "The government and the film fraternity are aware about the journey of the film and also that it is independently made with me as the producer... We will be grateful if we get the final nomination, though the competition is tough. I have realistic dreams and the journey of the film so far has been stupendous," she ...

What sexual harassment? Nana Patekar asks on Tanushree's #MeToo

Actor Nana Patekar on Thursday dismissed an accusation of sexual harassment by actress Tanushree Dutta, saying he may take legal action.

I'm a space station that floats along: Bryan Adams on long-lasting success

In the music universe full of icons and shooting stars veteran singer Bryan Adams says he is like "a space station" floating with an aim to stay relevant. The 58-year-old Canadian singer, who has all-time hits like "Summer of '69", "Heaven", "When you're gone", "Cloud number nine" and "(Everything I do) I do it for you" to his credit, says it is impossible to maintain the stardom and musicians should focus on coming up with tunes which resonate with every era. "There are artistes that will last for a long time, and there are artistes that are shooting stars and burn bright for a moment. That's the way it is. "I'm more like one of those space stations that floats along and every now and then an astronaut pops out and says 'hi'," Adams told PTI in an email interview. The 15-time Grammy-nominated singer believes digitalisation of music has completely changed the dynamics of the industry as the artistes are now fully controlled by the corporates. "The companies that control music are ...

SC bars coercive action against 'Love Yatri' film makers

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that no coercive action will be taken against makers of upcoming Hindi movie "Love Yatri", produced by film start Salman Khan.

Sidharth Malhotra, Arjun Kapoor to team up for 'Ek Villian' sequel?

Actors Sidharth Malhotra and Arjun Kapoor will reportedly share screen space in the sequel to "Ek Villain". There was speculation that Sidharth, who starred in the 2014 film, has been replaced by Arjun in the follow-up, produced by Ekta Kapoor. According to a source close to the project, the makers have approached Sidharth to play the lead and they want Arjun to play the antagonist. "The producers have approached both of the actors - Sidharth for the role of the protagonist and Arjun for the negative role... Talks are on and they have not signed the contract as yet," the insider said. Directed by Mohit Suri, "Ek Villain" also starred Riteish Deshmukh and Shraddha Kapoor. Sidharth is currently shooting for "Jabariya Jodi" in Lucknow. The actor will next start work on Captain Vikram Batra biopic. Whereas, Arjun's next release is "Namaste England". He also has films "Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar", "India's Most Wanted" and "Panipat" lined up.

If a man is not feminist, he has lost understanding of gender equality: Rhea

Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty, who will be seen in the film "Jalebi", says every man and woman has a role to play in changing the image and position of women in a patriarchal society like India. She says men should understand feminism is not male-bashing, but a celebration of gender equality.

Ashton Kutcher signs over LA home to Demi Moore's daughter Rumer Willis

Actor Ashton Kutcher has signed over his LA home to his ex-wife Demi Moore's daughter, Rumer Willis. According to court documents obtained by The Blast, the 40-year-old actor had purchased the property for USD 971,500 in 2009. Kutcher and Rumer, the daughter of Moore and her ex-husband Bruce Willis, were listed as the owners. The publication reports that the co-ownership ended last month after Rumer filed documents stating that the proprietorship rights had been terminated and all debt had been satisfied in full. Actor Mila Kunis, Kutcher's current wife, filed a quitclaim deed to sign the rights over to Rumer. Kutcher also filed a grant deed stating the same. However, it is unknown if Willis had to pay Kutcher and Kunis for their share of the home but the property was "sold" for USD 572,500 in August, the same month Rumer filed the documents.

Naveen to play negative role in 'Jiji Maa'

Actor Naveen Pandita has been roped in to play Karma, a negative character, in the show "Jiji Maa".

'This is Us' stars to now get USD 4.5 million per season

The five central stars of hit NBC series "This is Us" are reportedly getting a big pay raise with each of them set to earn USD 4.5 million per season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, lead actors Chrissy Metz, Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K Brown and Justin Hartley have renegotiated their contracts with 20th Century Fox Television and scored significant pay raises for season three. Sources told the publication that after the renegotiations, the actors will see their per-episode salary jump to USD 250,000, once their respective signing bonuses are factored in. Earlier, Ventimiglia (Jack) was raking in USD 115,000 per episode, while Hartley (Kevin) earned USD 75,000. Metz, who was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at last year Emmys, had once said that she had 81 cents in her bank account when she landed the show. She was earlier earning USD 40,000 per episode. It is unclear if co-stars Susan Kelechi Watson, who plays Beth, and Chris Sullivan,

Here is why Aamir Khan didn't comment on Ayodhya case

With Aamir Khan's upcoming action-drama 'Thugs of Hindostan' all set for release, the actor steered clear from any controversy by refusing to comment on the 1994 Ismail Faruqui case as he felt that doing so may stall the release of his film.At the trailer launch of the much-awaited film, a question was posed to Khan in view of the Supreme Court hearing in the case, wherein the top court was to decide if a mosque is an essential part of the Islamic faith. The top court, however, refused to refer the matter to a larger bench."I will tell you why I wouldn't speak...because our film is near release, if I say anything, it will be stopped. So, once the film is out I will answer all the questions," said the 'Dangal' actor.The reporter in his question had asked if Khan has to comment to say something in the issue since he has done a film like 'P.K.' The story of the 2014 film revolved around the issue of religious dogmas in the society.During the debate on intolerance in 2015, Khan stirred a .

Aparshakti Khurana to host 'Bigg Buzz'

Actor Aparshakti Khurana will be entering the 'Bigg Boss' universe by hosting "Bigg Buzz"

Harshvardhan Rane to perform in Colombo

Actor Harshvardhan Rane is looking forward to perform in Colombo on Friday.

'Thugs of Hindostan' a departure for me, says Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif Thursday said "Thugs of Hindostan" is a departure for her after featuring in action blockbuster "Tiger Zinda Hai". In the trailer of "Thugs of Hindostan", Katrina appears in a glamorous avatar alongside her co-stars Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Fatima Sana Shaikh. "What I am doing in 'Thugs of Hindostan' is completely different from 'Tiger Zinda Hai', which was an action franchise. In this film, my role is less of an action and more of other elements that are required for a film like this. "In terms of training there wasn't much required but there have been other things that we have put in for this film," Katrina told reporters here at the film's trailer launch. It is Katrina's second film with director Vijay Krishna Acharya after "Dhoom 3" and she said she loved playing the role of Suraiyya. "Victor (Acharya) is a phenomenal director. I am blown away by his vision and the spectacle that he tries to create. To be part of this film is a huge honour for me. The kind of .

Not my age to do action: Bachchan on 'Thugs of Hindostan' stunts

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan Thursday said he broke several bones shooting for action sequences in "Thugs of Hindostan", but he went with the flow to honour director Vijay Krishna Acharya's wishes. In March, his "Thugs" co-star Aamir Khan revealed that the megastar had suffered a shoulder and back injury. "It is not my age to do all this but our director asked us to do so I did it. There is no part of the body that has not been broken and there is no doctor that I haven't met. There is not much improvement," Bachchan, 75, told reporters. He was speaking at the trailer launch of "Thugs of Hindostan". The actor added shooting the action sequences in rains added to his woes. "Had they made me wear normal clothes, it would have been easier but I was made to wear armour. They made me wear leather clothes and it was so heavy, it was about 30-40 kg, then they gave me a sword, turban and long hair. "It took three hours for me to get ready. The most dangerous part was all the action sequences ...

'Chekka Chivantha Vaanam': Mani Ratnam returns to form (Movie Review)

Film: "Chekka Chivantha Vaanam"; Language: Tamil; Director: Mani Ratnam; Cast: Arvind Swami, Vijay Sethupathi, Simbu, Arun Vijay, Aditi Rao Hydari, Jyothika and Aishwarya Rajesh; Rating: ****

'Peppermint': Has no flavour or essence of its own (IANS Review, Rating: **)

Film: "Peppermint"; Director: Pierre Morel; Cast: Jennifer Garner, John Gallagher Jr., John Ortiz, Juan Pablo Raba, Annie Ilonzeh, Cliff Smith, Jeff Hephner and Cailey Fleming; Rating: **

Kutcher gives former step daughter sole ownership of $971,500 home

Actor Ashton Kutcher has given sole ownership of his Los Angeles house to his former step daughter Rumer Willis.