Singer Phil Collins has revealed he turned to alcohol to fill a void after retiring from the music industry but almost died, developed pancreatitis and ended up in Alcoholics
Anonymous as a result of his heavy boozing.
Hrithik Roshan, who battled brain injury and split from wife Sussanne while shooting for ‘Bang Bang‘, says the action-romance is special for him as it helped him overcome the “personal challenges” that he was going through in his life.
The film was delayed as Hrithik underwent a brain surgery following an injury that he had sustained while doing a stunt in the Siddharth Anand-directed movie.
Irrfan Khan, who plays Tabu‘s dead husband in Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Haider‘, says it is the best performance of the star’s career.
The ‘Maachis’ actress would be seen playing the role of a mother in the modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Hamlet’.
“Tabu has brought in a modern day mother India in @Haidermovie with mystery. One of the best performance of her career,” Irrfan tweeted.
Irrfan also heaped praise on Bhardwaj for adapting the script beautifully.
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan wants kids to be caring, hardworking and focused in their lives.
“I want kids to be hardworking, passionate and focused in their lives,” Aamir said addressing participants of Round Square International Conference 2014 at Sanskar Valley School here today.
Delegates, including students from 22 countries, belonging to five continents which are members of Round Square, took part in the meeting.
Hrithik Roshan-Katrina Kaif starrer ‘Bang Bang‘ is going to hit more than 4500 screens, thereby making it the widest release ever for a Bollywood film.
The Siddharth Anand-directed action-thriller is hitting theatres this Friday along with Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Haider‘.
“‘Bang Bang’ is going to be huge. There is an incredible anticipation for the movie and the advance bookings across all PVR screens is really good.
Katy Perry continues to fuel speculation that she’s romancing DJ Diplo as the pop star was spotted partying in Las Vegas.
Diplo performed in Sin City after Perry sold out her own show at the MGM Grand Hotel’s Garden Arena last week, reported People magazine.
‘Pitch Perfect’ actress Alexis Knapp reportedly set her apartment on fire after she lit a candle and accidentally neglected to put out the flame when she left the building.
The unattended candle caught something on fire. The flame overtook the rest of the apartment and the entire structure, causing major damage to the building.
The blaze was extinguished with the help of 75 firefighters and 30 fire trucks, reported TMZ.
At least one fire firefighter has been injured.
Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor, who was hospitalised here for a chest infection, has been discharged from the hospital, doctors said today.
Actor Shashi Kapoor discharged from hospital
“Shashi ji had recovered completely from his ailment and thus we discharged him on Friday. He will now be resting at home,” Dr Ram Narain, Executive Director of the hospital said.
The 76-year-old actor was admitted to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital on September 21, after he complained of acute cough and breathlessness.
National Award-winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar says his movie ‘Chandni Bar’, which completed 13 years today, changed his life forever.
‘Chandni Bar’, starring actress Tabu and Atul Kulkarni, was released on September 28, 2001 and talked about the gritty life of the Mumbai underworld, including prostitution, dance bars and gun crime.
It also helped Bhandarkar bag his first National Award.
The 46-year-old director took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the special day.
As Melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar turned 85 on Sunday, several film celebrities including sister Asha Bhosle, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, singer Shreya Ghosal wished her and thanked her for giving several memorable songs.
“Your voice is the thread that connects the human spirit to the almighty. Happy Birthday, many many happy returns of the day. Love, respect and may you live many more years,” Bachchan posted.
Guitarist Malcolm Young, who has retired from his rock band AC/DC, has reportedly been diagnosed with dementia.
The Australian rock band recently said in a statement that its founder, Young, 61, retired due to prolonged illness but did not divulge details about the health, reported Aceshowbiz.
“If you were in the room with (Malcolm Young) and walked out, then came back in one minute later, he wouldn’t remember who you are.
DJ Calvin Harris will release his next album ‘Motion’ on November 4 this year.
Harris, 30, took to Facebook to unveil the official cover art of the album, reported Aceshowbiz.
The album has so far been preceded by hits ‘Summer’ and ‘Blame’. ‘Motion’ marks Harris’ fourth studio effort. It serves as the follow-up to his 2012 breakout album ’18 Months’.
‘The Vampire Diaries’ star Nina Dobrev will make a guest appearance in spin-off ‘The Originals’.
Dobrev, 25, will portray a new doppelganger of Elena Gilbert known as Tatia, who insinuates herself between brothers Klaus and Elijah, reported Ace Showbiz.
Singer Diana Krall has postponed her winter tour as she needs time to recuperate from a severe case of pneumonia.
The 49-year-old pianist announced that the tour has been rescheduled for next year. Her poor health has also forced the star to push back the release date of her new album, ‘Wallflower’, reported Aceshowbiz.
Actor John Slattery will reportedly join the cast of the sequel to 2012 comedy ‘Ted’.
Slattery, 52, will be the latest to be a part of ‘Ted 2′ after Liam Neeson confirmed a cameo in the film, reported Aceshowboz.
Seth MacFarlane, who acted and directed the first film, is back at the helm and as the voice of the foul-mouthed teddy bear, and Mark Wahlberg returns as his human friend.
Pop star Katy Perry bid adieu to her signature ebony hued tresses in favour of a new shade inspired by a Muppet.
The 29-year-old ‘Roar’ hitmaker took to Twitter on to debut her freshly dyed tresses, sharing an Instagram shot of her fiery new locks while providing the ‘hairspiration’ for her new look: Animal from the Muppets, reported Us magazine.
The image appropriately features the phrase “I am an animal.
Bollywood stars including Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Sonu Nigam, among others have wished their fans a happy and auspicious Navratri.
The stars took to Twitter to send their best wishes on the nine-day festival of Goddess Durga.’
“Happy Navratri.. The shraad period is over and now time to celebrate 9 days of gaiety and dance,” tweeted Bachchan.
’24′ star Anil asked the twitterati to enjoy dandiya, the featured dance of Navratri.
Yesteryear star Asha Parekh will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the closing ceremony of 5th Jagran Film Festival.
Parekh, 71, who has been an icon of Indian films since the ’50s and ’60s, has created an honourable space for herself through her extra-ordinary acting talent in the Indian Cinema Industry.
“We are honoured to confer the Lifetime Achievement Award to Asha Parekh.
Veteran actress Shabana Azmi, who began her film career in 1974 with ‘Ankur’, today completed 40 years in the industry.
The 64-year-old actress took to twitter to thank director Shyam Benegal, who launched her in the film industry with ‘Ankur’, which won Azmi her first National award for best actress.
“My first film ‘Ankur’ was released 40 years ago on September 24, 1974. Thank you Shyam Bengal for giving me such a wonderful break,” the actress posted.
Actress Vidya Balan, who considers Kolkata as her second home, today said she makes it to the city every Durga Puja.
“I somehow make it to Kolkata during Durga Puja every year. I have always said that Kolkata is my second home,” Balan told reporters here after launching a jewellery showroom.
Actor Sumeet Sachdev, best known for playing Gautam ‘Gomzi’ Virani in a saas-bahu saga, is making a comeback to the small screen with popular TV show ‘Ye Hai Mohabbatein’.
The 38-year-old actor will be playing an important role on the show, which focuses on the love-hate relationship of a mismatched couple – Ishita (Divyanka Tripathi) and Raman (Karan Patel).
“It feels great to be a part of such a popular show like ‘Ye Hai Mohabbatein’.
Rapper Kanye West has got a new hairstly by shaving his already short hair into chevron-patterned arrows.
The 37-year-old father of one in total had six arrows circling his face, reported Us magazine.
The Grammy-winner debuted his new look at the William Turner Gallery’s opening night of the Carole Bayer Sager exhibit in Santa Monica.
Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan wants ‘Mean Girls‘ sequel following the success of the first movie a decade ago.
The 28-year-old actress, who played Cady Heron in the cult movie 10 years ago, said she is keen to persuade Tina Fey to pen a follow-up to the popular 2004 film, reported Contactmusic.
When asked about a possible sequel, she said, “People love the movie.
Miley Cyrus has led people to believe that she’s heartbroken after she posted a picture of a crying alien surrounded by thought bubbles online.
Titled ‘early a m drawin’ on her Instagram, the surrounding text suggest she’s mourning the loss of a past love.
The 24-year-old singer split from ex-fiance Liam Hemsworth a year ago.
“I must go. I will miss you (sic) and why does love make me cry,” she wrote.
Describing Emma Watson as ‘impeccable and extraordinary’, actor Tom Hiddlestone backed the ‘Harry Potter’ star’s gender equality campaign.
The ‘Loki’ actor posted a picture of support for Watson’s #HeForShe campaign on Twitter, reported Digital Spy.
“@EmWatson you are impeccable and extraordinary. I stand with you. I believe in gender equality. #heforshe,” he wrote.
Watson, 24, recently launched the campaign for the United Nations in her role as Goodwill Ambassador for Women.
Filmmaker Steve McQueen says becoming the first black director to win a Best Picture Oscar was ‘of no consequence’ to him.
The 44-year-old ’12 Years a Slave’ director made the admission in an interview with BBC’s ‘Desert Island Discs’ host Kirsty Young, in which he claimed his accolade shouldn’t be considered a major landmark for the black community, reported Contactmusic.
“It’s not important to me at all.
Rapper Kanye West surprised students at a Los Angeles college.
The 37-year-old singer spent over two hours speaking to 40 pupils from the digital communications department at LA Trade Technical College before spending time with troubled youth, who were taking part in a summer bridge programme, reported Femalefirst.
Talking about his own experiences and personal struggles through music, fashion and graphic arts, he stressed how important it is to get an education.
Actor Clive Owen has revealed that he was never offered the role of James Bond, despite being heavily linked to the series for several years.
The ‘Knick’ star suggested that it was his role in crime thriller ‘Croupier’ that helped kick-start his career and put him in people’s minds for 007, reported Digital Spy.
“If I hadn’t worn that tux in Croupier, I’d still be begging for the parts on cop shows Robson Green turned down!” he said.
Media mogul Simon Cowell has sent his congratulations to his former girlfriend Terri Seymour, who is currently expecting her first child with her boyfriend of three years.
The judge of UK’s ‘The X Factor’ took to Twitter to congratulate the couple.
“Congratulations @TerriSeymour and Clark. Me and Lauren are very excited for you both. If it’s a boy you can call him Simon,” he tweeted.
Seymour announced her pregnancy early this week.
Rocker Gwen Stefani feels lucky to have been able to take some time out from her career to be with her family.
The 44-year-old beauty, who has three boys, Kingston, eight, Zuma, six, and Apollo, eight months, with husband Gavin Rossdale, said she has taken some time out of her career because her eldest child ‘really needed’ her to be around, reported Femalefirst.
“The last three years were really hard.
‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ actress Rita Ora is joining the BBC’s UK version of singing competition ‘The Voice’ as the fourth coach on the upcoming season.
Kylie Minogue this year had filled that spot, but was widely expected not to continue on the show and quit this spring, said the Hollywood Reporter.
Ora will join coaches Tom Jones, will.i.am and Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs.
Reality TV star Kris Jenner has filed for divorce from Olympic gold medalist husband Bruce.
The 58-year-old ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ star filed for divorce yesterday in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences, reported Radar Online.
The pair’s relationship and its troubles have been featured prominently on the reality show that focuses heavily on Kris Jenner’s daughters from a previous marriage, Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian.
Actress Naomi Watts wishes for a bigger family.
The 46-year-old mother of two said she should have opted for more kids, reported People magazine.
“I should have had more kids, started younger,” the actress said.
Meanwhile, Watts said her partner Liev Schreiber is a good parent to their children, seven-year-old Sasha and six-year-old Kai.
“Liev has a lot more courage than me. He’s always saying, ‘Let the kids do it
Actress-singer Hilary Duff says she is open to reprising her role as ‘Lizzie McGuire’.
Duff, 26, finished up the Disney live-action teen sitcom in 2004 after two seasons and a film, reported Huffington Post.
“I would be totally open to it. My schedule is a little busy right now. But um… why not?” she said.
“I mean, so many people loved her. I loved her.
Actress Lucy Lawless has expressed hopes of returning to ‘Parks and Recreation’ for its final season.
‘Parks and Recreation’ will return for 13 final episodes in the mid-season to bring the story of Pawnee politician Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) to a close, reported Deadline.
Lawless has made several guest appearances in the NBC sitcom as Ron Swanson’s (Nick Offerman) newest wife Diane Lewis.
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt could be in line to play Edward Snowden in Oliver Stone and Moritz Borman’s film about the CIA leaker.
The 33-year-old ‘Don Jon’ actor is said to be in talks to play the role of the asylum-seeking computer expert, who leaked classified intelligence details last summer, reported Deadline.
Stone and Borman have the film rights to the novel Time of the Octopus, which was written by Snowden’s Russian lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena.
Shah Rukh Khan along with Bollywood A-listers Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Malaika Arora Khan and Farah Khan mesmerized the thousands of South Asians through their scintillating performance in a suburb of the American Capital last night.
Dancing to the tune of popular Bollywood numbers, the top Indian stars led by the Shah Rukh himself, created a personal bond with the thousands of people attending their show by interacting with them.
The biopic of American football coach Joe Paterno has been put on hold during pre-production.
The film, which is set to star Al Pacino and Brian De Palma, has run into budget problems, reported Deadline.
The film is based on the book Paterno by Joe Posnanski
Universal has acquired the film rights to short story collection ‘Let it Snow’.
The book, which features the writing of ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ author John Green, will be Green’s fourth big-screen adaptation, reported Deadline.
Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle write alongside Green in the young adult book, which follows three stories taking place during a snowstorm.
Green’s novel ‘Paper Towns’ is the author’s next adaptation, and will be released in cinemas in summer 2015.
Pregnant actress Zoe Saldana has shared a pole dancing video with her husband Marco Perego.
Saldana, 36, wore black pants and a fitted white top for her quick spin, reported Us magazine.
“Let’s do that again!!! Absolute boredom at #Dulles airport. #poledancing is difficult under these conditions,” she wrote via Instagram.
The parents-to-be were headed home after Saldana received an award at the 2014 Hispanic Heritage Awards in Washington, DC, on September 18.
Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor has been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital here for chest infection, doctors attending on him said today.
The 76-year-old actor was admitted to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital last evening after he complained of acute cough and breathlessness, Dr Ram Narain, Executive Director of the Hospital, said.
“He has been diagnosed with a chest infection. Although he is in the ICU for now, he is stable.
Actress Kate Hudson claims she and her mother Goldie Hawn have the ability to feel a spirit.
Hudson, 35, said they can feel the presence of people who have passed away, reported Contactmusic.
“Me and my mum Goldie can see dead people. It is not really seeing, it is feeling a spirit. A fifth energy. I believe in energy. I believe our brains can manifest into visual things.
‘America’s Got Talent’ host Nick Cannon will manage model Amber Rose’s career along with a team of others.
Rose, 30, and Cannon, 33, were previously spotted hanging out together during a taping of BET’s 106 and Park TV show in New York, reported E!Online.
“Amber Rose is indeed a client under Nick’s NCredible Entertainment Management Team,” said Cannon’s representative.
Meanwhile, Cannon is currently said to be going through marriage troubles with wife Mariah Carey.
Singer Cher is being sued by some people who worked with her on her Dressed to Kill tour.
According to a new lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on September 17, the 68-year-old singer once complained to her former choreographer Kevin Wilson about having too many black dancers, reported TMZ.
In the suit, Wilson states that he told Cher there was a “minority female dancer” whom he wanted to cast during auditions for the tour.
Singer-turned-designer Jessica Simpson says she and husband Eric Johnson are still in the honeymoon phase since tying the knot but that they are done having kids.
The mother of two said they are not planning on adding any more tots to their brood, reported Us magazine.
“Oh, we are done. I say we’re done.
Hollywood superstar George Clooney is all set to wear a Giorgio Armani suit on his wedding.
The couple will be tying the knot at the end of this month in Italy, reported People magazine.
“George has chosen and been fitted for an Armani suit for his wedding,” Armani said during an appearance at Emporio Armani show at Milan Fashion Week.
So far there is no confirmation regarding the bride-to-be’s gown.
Hrithik Roshan, considered one of the best dancers in Bollywood is seen doing some high octane dance moves in his next ‘Bang Bang‘ and his co-star Katrina Kaif says she had to try hard to match up to the actor.
The 31-year-old actress is playing the female lead in the action thriller, which is the official remake of the Hollywood film ‘Knight and Day’ starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz.
“Dancing with Hrithik was the biggest challenge.
‘Lagaan‘ filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker is venturing into television with upcoming show ‘Everest’, which is about a daughter’s determination to gain her father’s acceptance by climbing the highest mountain peak.
The director said his love for the medium lured him to sit on the producer’s chair and write the show. The Star Plus show has been co-directed by Glenn Baretto and Ankush Mohla.
“The main story is to climb the Everest.
Veteran actresses Rekha and Sridevi attended the special screening of Sonam Kapoor and Fawad Khan-starrer ‘Khoobsurat‘ here.
The Disney film is the remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s 1980 Rekha-starrer ‘Khoobsurat’. Sonam reprises the character played by Rekha in the original.
While Rekha was wearing a white saree, Sridevi, who came along with producer husband Boney Kapoor sported beige coloured top and capri.
Pakistani singer-actor Fawad Khan says he would not mind juggling between acting and direction as his eventual desire is to go behind the camera.
“I have this habit of noticing what’s going behind the camera than in front of it, so I know I will take that up. I would like to do both acting and directing. Down the line, I know that direction would be my real interest,” Fawad told PTI.
