Akshay Kumar has revealed that he does not find it difficult to do three-four films a year and at the same time can easily find time for family.
“I have been doing this since 24 years, I don’t think why I should stop it. I don’t find difficulty. I work eight hours a day. I take maximum holidays in film industry and manage to do three-four films a year and release it.
Bollywood actor Boman Irani has been provided police protection after he allegedly received a threat call from fugitive underworld don Ravi Pujari.
“Boman Irani has received threat call from Pujari and we have provided him security. We are investigating the case,” a senior police official said without specifying the nature of the threat.
Irani’s movie ‘Happy New Year’, in which he co-stars with Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan and Deepika Padukone, is scheduled for release in October.
Popular TV soap ‘Rangrasiya’, starring Ashish Sharma and Sanaya Irani in the lead, is set to bid adieu to the small screen this month.
The show, which started December 30 last year, had a mixed run on the television and was lately said to have garnering low TRPs.
Geetanjali Mishra, who is seen in a supporting role on the show, took to Twitter to share the news with fans.
“It’s really sad day of life… Guys please. Forgive me.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is suffering from viral fever and has also cancelled the shoot of his upcoming film ‘Piku’.
The 71-year-old actor began shooting for Shoojit Sircar’s next, co-starring Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan, from last week.
“DAMN !! Just discovered.. Down with fever,” Bachchan tweeted last evening.
The actor is yet to recover from it and today tweeted, “Still down! Shoot cancelled Not happy about that! But shall persevere and be up for it by the morrow.. Resting..
Bollywood Actress Rani Mukherji says she is open to work in television and would like to do a show like The Oprah Winfrey Show.
“I am open for anything (on TV). I would like to do a show like Oprah Winfrey who tackles everything… meets people from different fields, talks on various things. I think it will be a good show,” Rani said in an interview here.
Actress Priyanka Chopra-starrer ‘Mary Kom‘ biopic has finally got U certificate from Central Borad of Film Certification (CBFC).
The sports drama, which is based on the life of the Olympic bronze medal winner, was earlier issued U/A certificate by the board.
“Awesome! ‘U’ certificate! Family movie #MaryKom,” Chopra posted on Twitter.
Earlier, makers were reportedly disappointed with the Censor Board’s previous decision. But now they are happy as the film will have a wider audience.
‘Moone Boy’ actor Chris O’Dowd has revealed that he and wife Dawn O’Porter are expecting their first child.
The 34-year-old actor made the announcement in a video for his ALS Ice bucket challenge, reported Us magazine.
“I’d like to nominate Baby O’Porter,” the 34-year-old said, before the camera pans to a heavily pregnant O’Porter.
Robin Williams’ biography is officially in the works, says publisher Henry Holt.
The biography, which will feature “the definitive, comprehensive account of Williams’ life”, will be written by New York Times writer Dave Itzkoff.
So far, there is no info regarding the title or release date, reported Ace Showbiz.
“Robin Williams was a cultural hero of mine.
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez were pictured together while dinning at a post restaurant in New Hamburg, Ontario.
The on-and-off couple have rekindled their romance, reported E!Online.
“His dad lives around here and he has come through here about three times this year.
“Selena came to the counter with the bodyguards and Justin went into the bathroom. They came in and ordered a bunch of food and drinks. They ordered paninis and crispy chicken sandwiches and donuts.
Actor/rapper Donald Glover is set to voice a charcater in animated Disney series ‘Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors’.
The 30-year-old ‘Community’ star will bring to life the role he inspired, voicing Miles Morales, a teenager of Black Hispanic descent, who takes over the web-slinging alter-ego following the death of original protagonist Peter Parker, played in the show by Drake Bell, reported USA Today.
‘Mad Men’ star Jon Hamm has praised Daniel Radcliffe for handling fame with ‘enviable’ grace.
Hamm, 43, who appeared alongside Radcliffe in ‘A Young Doctor’s Notebook’, said his former co-star could indulge in a life of luxury to a much greater extent than he has so far, reported Daily Express.
“I think he is massively talented.
Rita Ora says she is just like a ‘normal’ girl who enjoys dating.
The ‘Black Widow’ songstress was recently forced to pull-out of a scheduled performance of ‘I Will Never Let You Down’ at the Teen Choice Awards because her former boyfriend, who produced the track, refused to let her perform the tune, reported Contactmusic.
“People forget that I’m a 23-year-old girl. What do normal girls my age do? They’re at uni, dating.
Joy to the World’ hitmaker Nick Jonas has revealed his latest single ‘Jealous’ is inspired from star’s own jealousy when he saw a man checking his girlfriend out.
Jonas, 21, said he wrote the song after that incident, reported E! News.
“I saw someone looking at her back when we were out one night. It really upset me. The next day I went into the studio and wrote the song.
Actor Keith Stanfield is reportedly set to be play Snoop Dogg in hip-hop group NWA biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’.
The 23-year-old ‘Short Term 12′ star is tapped to play a young Snoop Dogg in the film, while O’Shea Jackson Jr is set to play his own father Ice Cube, reported Aceshowbiz.
Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell are attached to portray Dr Dre and the late Eazy-E respectively.
‘Jurassic World’ director Colin Trevorrow has paid tribute to actor-director Richard Attenborough.
The legendary actor and filmmaker, who starred in Steven Spielberg’s ‘Jurassic Park’ in 1993, died aged 90 on August 24.
Trevorrow unveiled an image of a statue of Attenborough’s character John Hammond, which is expected to appear in ‘Jurassic World’ next year.
‘In memoriam’, Trevorrow captioned the photo.
British model Liberty Ross has opened up about her recent divorce from Rupert Sanders, insisting she has nothing but ‘love, respect and compassion’ for the Hollywood director.
The couple’s marriage ended after Sanders was photographed kissing his ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ star Kristen Stewart in July, 2012, and Ross filed for divorce in January, 2013, reported Contactmusic.
Reality TV star Kendall Jenner feels sister Kylie finds it hard to keep her room clean and tidy.
The 18-year-old model said Kylie, 17, is the messiest person she has ever met, who can even be disrespectful towards other people’s stuff at time, reported Female First.
“She’s (Kylie’s) really dirty. She’s the messiest person ever and does not care.
‘Poker Face’ hitmaker Lady Gaga stripped while dancing on metal music at a bar-top in Australia.
Gaga, 28, took to Instagram to share pictures from the party which went till late one in the night, reported Mirror.
“Livin’ after midnight. Melbourne Metal Madness,” she captioned a picture of herself. The DJ for the evening said she loves metal songs and asked her to play her favourties.
“She was there between 1ish till close.
Bollywood Superstar Akshay Kumar on Monday unveiled the poster of his upcoming action-thriller ‘Baby’.
In the poster, the ‘Entertainment‘ star has completed his tough look by wearing a baseball cap and aviators with a moustache. Akshay is also seen chasing somebody in the c.
Akshay, 46, took to micro-blogging site Twitter to launch the poster of the film, which is directed by Neeraj Pandey of ‘A Wednesday’ fame.
Pop star Justin Bieber nearly hit an elderly woman while riding around Los Angeles on his motorcycle.
The ‘Baby’ hitmaker took his Can-Am Spyder 3-wheeled motorcycle for a joyride in Beverly Hills last week. In trying to avoid traffic, he nearly hit a pedestrian, reported TMZ.
Bieber, 20, clad in a flannel shirt and jeans, illegally moved his bike onto the sidewalk after encountering bumper-to-bumper traffic.
‘New Girl’ star Zooey Deschanel got cosy as she enjoyed brunch with rumoured new boyfriend Jacob Pechenik.
After enjoying an early morning hike, the twosome headed to Sweetsalt restaurant in Toluca Cake, California, for a lunch date, reported E!Online.
Wearing a white T-shirt with matching shades, the 34-year-old actress opted for a warm drink while Pechenik chose an ice-cold soda.
Before driving off, photographers spotted the duo embracing each other with a kiss on the lips.
Heavily pregnant actress Mila Kunis is obsessed with prenatal yoga to stay fit throughout her pregnancy.
The 31-year-old actress and fiance Ashton Kutcher have been busy gearing up for the arrival of their first child together, reported E!Online.
Kunis’ face was glowing as she strolled across a car park to the studio in Los Angeles wearing stretchy yoga pants, a black top and white flip-flops.
She carried a refreshing drink and wore aviator sunglasses.
Jennifer Aniston is reportedly planning to shed some extra weight before her wedding to fiance Justin Theroux.
Aniston, 45, had earlier confessed that like any bride-to-be she would lose some weight before her marriage.
reported Ok! magazine.
“She doesn’t think she’s overweight by any means. But she’s always said that she feels most confident when she looks a certain way. And there’s no doubt she’ll want to have that same feeling on her wedding day,” a source said.
Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock is set to reunite with her ‘Gravity‘ co-star George Clooney for new film ‘Our Brand is Crisis’.
The film, which will be directed by David Gordon Green, is based on the 2005 documentary of the same name, which focuses on the use of American political campaign strategies in South America, reported Variety online.
Bullock, 50, will also serve as executive producer alongwith Clooney and his producing partner Grant Heslov.
’2 States‘ star Arjun Kapoor has quashed rumours that he injured his back on the sets of his upcoming film ‘Tevar‘, saying he is doing fine.
The 29-year-old actor was rumoured to have suffered a back injury while shooting for an item song with actress Shruti Haasan for the film.
Arjun took to Twitter to clarify the rumours.
“Ok for the record me and my back are just fine..
Actor Shahid Kapoor says he is yet to take a call on doing the Hindi remake of Telegu hit ‘Magadheera’.
Gossip mills were abuzz that filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala had bought rights of S S Rajamouli’s 2009 Telugu hit film ‘Magadheera’ and Shahid liked the concept.
Shahid is likely to step into actor Ram Charan‘s shoes in the Hindi remake.
Superstar Akshay Kumar has revealed that he is collaborating with Karan Johar for his next project ‘Brothers’.
The film, which will hit theatres on October 2 next year, marks the first association between the director and the ‘Entertainment’ star.
Directed by Karan Malhotra, the film also stars Sidharth Malhotra, Jacqueline and Jackie Shroff in crucial roles.
“My first association with Karan Johar. “BROTHERS” Directed by Karan Malhotra with @S1dharthM @Asli_Jacqueline & Jackie Shroff.
Reacting to the arrest of Central Board of Film Certification’s (CBFC) CEO Rakesh Kumar in an alleged bribery case, filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj says it is high time that Information & Broadcasting Ministry should come forward and aggressively help film fraternity on various matters.
“I have read about it (arrest of CBFC CEO) in newspapers.
I think I&B ministry should step in aggressively, it is not just the issue of censor, but other things as well.
Actress Eva Longoria will be seen as a guest star on the comedy series ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’.
The 39-year-old ‘Desperate Housewives’ star will play the role of a defence attorney on the show. Her character, Sophia, catches the attention of Andy Samberg’s Jake Peralta when she faces off against him in court, reported Aceshowbiz.
Her stint will last on the series for three episodes. It is unclear in which episode she will make her first appearance.
Pop star Lady Gaga and singer Tony Bennett have released a song from their upcoming duet album.
The duet titled ‘I Can’t Give You Anything But Love’ is the second song in the row to be released by the duo, after their ‘Anything Goes’ which was out in late July, reported Aceshowbiz.
Biker drama ‘Sons of Anarchy’ will bid goodbye to the small screen on December 2 this year.
The series’ seventh and final season will premiere on September 9. The show’s official behind-the-scenes companion book, ‘Sons of Anarchy: The Official Collector’s Edition’ will be released on December 3, reported Aceshowbiz.
The 208-page hardcover book will feature photographs from all seven seasons, cast interviews, and the stories of how the show was crafted.
‘Happy’ hitmaker Pharrell Williams’ famous Grammy hat will be displayed in a museum.
Williams wore the brown hat to the last Grammy Awards will be exhibited at the Newseum’s display in Washington, reported the New York Post.
The hat’s current owner, restaurant chain Arby’s, took to Twitter to share the news.
“Our hat has found a temporary home. See it exclusively at the Newseum starting on August 22. HatattheNewseum,” Arby’s wrote.
Some fans of Taylor Swift just had an unforgettable experience with their favourite singer when she threw a pizza party at her apartment in NYC.
Those 90 lucky people could not help boasting about the exciting experience on social media, sharing what Swift’s pad was like and what they did at the pizza party, reported Ace Showbiz.
“Taylor is literally an angel. She greeted and hugged us all on the way in and out of her apartment.
‘The OC’ star Mischa Barton has been sued by the producers of a movie, who claim the actress opted to party in Europe instead of shooting the film.
The producers of ‘Promoted’ claim they attempted to contact Barton for a March 4 start date but got no response from the actress, reported TMZ.
They got an email from Barton’s mother, saying, “Mischa is still in Europe and won’t be available until the 20th of this month.
Khloe Kardashian, who has been dating rapper French Montana, enjoyed working with the musician in a music video.
Khloe said it was “really fun” to work with the rapper.
“It was my first music video so I didn’t do a lot of acting. I did a lot of posing. Being in a music video you’re more like posing, so I was good with that.
“It was great. It was easy.
Steven Spielberg, Justin Bieber and Bill Gates are among many celebrities pouring buckets of ice water over their heads and donating to fight Lou Gehrig’s disease, in a fundraising effort that has gone viral.
Since June, several thousand people worldwide have recorded themselves getting drenched, then posted the stunt online and challenged others to do the same, or pledge USD 100 to ALS research.
Yo Yo Honey Singh, who has been dubbed as the current singing sensation of Bollywood, says he is glad to have been accepted by the industry but his struggles have not ended yet as he tries to outdo himself every time.
“I am overwhelmed for whatever I have achieved so far. I give the credit to my mother and everyone who has helped me. I do four-five songs a year and I am glad they are liked. I don’t think struggle ever gets over.. it will always be there,” Honey said in an interview.
With string of recent hits like- “Chaar Botal Vodka”, “Sunny Sunny”, “Party All Night”, “Lungi Dance” and others, Honey Singh has managed to make a mark for himself in Bollywood.
“I don’t take my work for granted. I still work very hard on every song and try to outdo myself every time,” he said.
The 31-year-old singer-composer, who started his career as a music director in Punjab, has been roped for entertainment channel Star Plus’s new singing reality show ‘India’s Raw Star’.
“When Punjabis all over the world admired my work, there was buzz in Bollywood as well. The team of ‘Cocktail’ (Saif Ali Khan’s film) approached me for ‘Angrezi Beat’ song, which I think was the first step,” he said.
The singer has teamed up with Bollywood biggies like Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar (with whom he has worked in three films) to deliver superhit songs.
“After ‘Cocktail’, Akshay paaji called me. I am grateful to Shah Rukh Khan for giving me love, respect and opportunity like ‘Lungi Dance’,” Honey said.
On the latest trend of actors and actresses singing their own films, Honey says, it’s a good trend.
“I am happy film stars are singing in their films. I hope to work as a music director for a film where actors will sing all the songs,” he added.
Speaking about ‘India’s Raw Star’, which aims to find ultimate performing artists who can create their own inimitable style of singing, Honey said they are trying to do something unique in the singing reality show genre.
“I think one who is self-learner is a raw star. When I used to launch singers in Punjab, I never used to fiddle with their originality. With India’s Raw Star, we are trying something unique in the singing reality show genre,” he said, adding, he would like to be an inspirational mentor, guide and a friend for contestants.
The show, which will be hosted by model-actress Gauhar Khan, has reportedly conducted the first ever ‘digital only’ auditions where participants from all over the world sent their video entries, which were personally scanned by Singh and his team.
“We handpicked 10 contestants. Contenders with their unique singing styles will battle it out for the title. They will for the first time sing original songs, written and composed by them,” he said.
‘India’s Raw Star’ goes on air from August 24 on Star Plus.
Actor Jon Hamm says he is enjoying taking a career break now that ‘Mad Men’ has finished filming.
The 43-year-old actor has taken a break since filming his final scenes in the drama and insists he is too old to have done what some of his former colleagues did and head straight into a new project, reported Contactmusic.
“I’m taking some meetings on projects, but mostly I’ve been in chill-out.
Actress Kyle MacLachlan is returning to ‘The Good Wife’ for a second guest appearance.
The 55-year-old former ‘Twin Peaks’ star plays attorney Josh Perotti and is set to come back in a storyline related to Elsbeth played by Carrie Preston, who is also returning, reported Deadline.
“They haven’t sent me any scripts yet, the only thing I know is that he and I have a little sparing thing that we do,” Preston said.
TV personality Kelly Osbourne will launch her first contemporary fashion line ‘Stories…By Kelly Osbourne’.
Osbourne, 29, has teamed up with Australian brand Jupi to create the collection for HSN.com, which will be released on September 25, reported Women’s Wear Daily.
Music producer Naughty Boy and singer Emeli Sande have written a song with boyband One Direction.
The Pakistani-origin producer has been working with the boys on music for their hotly-anticipated new LP and he drafted in Sande, who he worked with on her acclaimed debut record ‘Our Version of Events’, to help out on the track ‘One Chance To Dance’, which could be the next 1D single, reported Daily Mirror.
Shooting of Varun Dhawan and Yami Gautam-starrer ‘Badlapur‘ is complete.
The action-thriller, directed by Sriram Raghavan, also features Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi and Radhika Apte in prominent roles.
The ‘Main Tera Hero‘ star posted a picture of himself with Nawazuddin and captioned it, “‘Badlapur’ wrap-up.”
Varun will be seen in a serious role for the first time in the Saif Ali Khan production.
The last three films of the 27-year-old actor were romantic-comedies.
‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’ is set to premiere on FX network on October 8 this year.
The fourth season of the Ryan Murphy-created series is set in 1950s Jupiter, Florida, and centres around one of the last remaining freak shows of the time, reported Aceshowbiz.
The season will also focus on the conflict between the freaks and the “evil forces” who do not understand them.
Actor Paul Giamatti has signed up to play record label boss Jerry Heller in Universal’s next ‘Straight Outta Compton’.
The 47-year-old actor will star as the Ruthless Records co-founder who went onto manage rap group NWA, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Original members Ice Cube and Dr Dre serve as producers on the biopic, which will be directed by ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ filmmaker F Gary Gray.
Hollywood star Kevin Spacey has imitated former US president Bill Clinton’s voice in a parody video of his TV show ‘House of Cards’.
Spacey slipped into his character of Frank Underwood from the series and prank called Hillary Clinton as the show teamed up with the Clinton Foundation for a parody video to urge people to wish the former president a happy birthday, reported Aceshowbiz.
The trailer of drama ‘Miss Julie’ starring Jessica Chastain and Colin Farrell has been unveiled.
‘Miss Julie’ explores the implications of a forbidden romance unfolding in 1890s County Fermanagh in Ireland, reported Deadline.
The film centres on Miss Julie’s (Chastain) seduction of her wealthy father’s valet Jean (Farrell), which ignites a passionate affair between the two.
Norwegian actress and filmmaker Liv Ullmann has directed ‘Miss Julie’.
Actress Samantha Barks is set to star in ‘A Hundred Streets’, alongside Gemma Arterton and Idris Elba.
The 23-year-old actress, who starred in ‘Les Miserables’ in 2012, will appear in the London-based drama directed by Jim O’Hanlon, reported Ace Showbiz.
The film will also feature performances from Charlie Creed-Miles, Ken Stott, Steven Mackintosh, Tom Cullen and Emma Rigby.
Barks has been cast in the role of Lotte, the former love interest of rich playboy Jamal (Adam Bakri).
Rapper Professor Green has cut ‘X Factor’ winner James Arthur from his album.
The 30-year-old ‘Remedy’ hitmaker was forced to drop Arthus from a track following a string of public controversies surrounding his use of homophobic lyrics and online Twitter rants, reported Daily Mirror.
“James Arthur was on that record.
Dancer-actor Derek Hough will appear in ‘Nashville’s third season in a multi-episode storyline.
The five-time ‘Dancing with the Stars’ champion has been cast as the charming film star Noah West, reported Deadline.
Noah West encounters the musicians of Nashville while preparing to star in a biopic about a legendary country music star.
Hough previously acted in ABC’s short-lived comedy ‘Better with You’, but ‘Nashville’ will be his first major role.
Pakistani actor Ahsan Khan, who plays the lead in ‘Mere Qatil Mere Dildaar’, says he is happy to see fellow actor Fawad Khan‘s growing popularity in India.
Ahsan and Fawad started their showbiz career in Pakistan together and they both have become popular in India, thanks to their stints on TV shows ‘Mere Qatil Mere Dildaar’ and ‘Zindagi Gulzar Hai’.
Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra has rubbished reports that Milkha Singh is upset with him over ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag‘ profit, saying there is no problem between them.
There were reports that Singh was disappointed after Mehra did not keep his promise of donating a certain amount of the movie profit to the athlete’s charity trust. Singh had reportedly sold the right to his biopic for Rs 1.
Mehra, however, says Singh was misquoted.
