Veteran actress Kathy Bates was left limping at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards after someone reportedly stepped on her foot during the event.
Bates, 66, who was nominated for best supporting actress in a series, mini-series or motion picture made for TV, for her role in ‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’, injured herself an hour after the awards got under way at the Beverly Hilton hotel, reported Us magazine.
Hollywood star George Clooney was honoured with Cecil B DeMille Award at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards for his contribution to cinema and humanitarian work and the
actor took the opportunity to pay a tribute to Charlie Hebdo.
One Direction star Harry Styles is reportedly dating Victoria’s Secret model Nadine Leopold.
The singer, 20, first stepped out with the Austrian in Los Angeles this past November after meeting her through CAA agent Jeff Azoff, reported Us magazine.
“Harry has been getting more serious with Nadine,” a source said.
Leopold and Styles are apparently spending lots of time together.
“He planned a few activities for her birthday,” the source added.
The third instalment of 2005 drama ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ is being developed, says its actress America Ferrera.
‘Sisterhood of Traveling Pants’ was based on an Ann Brashares young-adult novel series of the same name. The second instalment of the franchise, titled, ‘Sisterhood of Traveling Pants 2′ released in 2008, reported People magazine.
Theo Kingma, president of Hollywood Foreign Press Association, received a standing ovation when he made a speech touching on the recent Paris attacks on magazine Charlie Hebdo and the Sony hack at the Golden Globes Awards ceremony.
Taking the stage, Kingma called out for freedom of speech, everywhere from North Korea to Paris.
“The freedom of artistic expression is a beacon across the globe. We stand united everywhere from North Korea to Paris,” he said.
Hollywood beauties Jennifer Lopez, Kate Hudson, Reese Witherspoon rocked shades of white as they descended the red carpet at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards.
In their plunging gowns, embellished with sequins, glitter and jewels, the actresses looked anything but boring.
One of the most daring choices was that of Hudson, who bared her toned figure in a clinging Versace gown. The backless choice had cut-outs at the side. Accessorising with a USD 2.
‘Cake’ star Jennifer Aniston has revealed that her eight-carat diamond ring from fiance Justin Theroux is not of her kind.
Aniston, 45, who has been engaged to Theroux for two years, said she is not a diamond girl and might not have picked it for herself, reported the New York Post.
“It’s a rock, I know. He rocked it up. It took me a while to get used to it. I’m not a diamond girl.
Black seemed to be the chosen colour for Farah Khan’s 50th birthday celebrations, at her home in Andheri, a western suburb of Mumbai.
While most of the guests opted for that colour, Farah herself opted for an
Take a look at the star arrivals.
Aishwarya Rai, Deepika Padukone, Kangana Ranaut, Madhuri Dixit, Sushmita Sen, Tabu, Lara Dutta, Vidya Balan, Katrina Kaif, Sonam Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Ranveer Singh, Karan Johar and Mallika Sherawat among others were present at Farah Khan’s birthday bash.
Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan, who turns 50 on January 9, posted on Twitter: “Last evening of my 40s!! But they say if u still havnt grown up by the time ur 50…u don’t have to ever!! So there.”
Alia Bhatt has always maintained that she totally adores Kareena Kapoor Khan and even looks up to her. In fact, as soon as she her debut film Student Of The Year released,
everyone started comparing her to the Jab We Met actress. A certain section of the media even claimed that she is the next Kareena Kapoor. While people have continued to draw comparisons between Alia and Bebo, here’s an interesting piece of news for you all. Apart from the media, even Shahid Kapoor feels his Shaandaar co-star is pretty much like his ex-girlfriend Kareena. So much so that while shooting with Mr Bhatt for Vikas Bahl’s Shaandaar, the Haider actor was reminded of his ex-ladylove.,
After setting the screen on fire with their chemistry in ‘Dum Maaro Dum‘, Rana Daggubati and Bipasha Basu are again coming together for ‘Nia’ and the actor can’t wait to begin shooting for the film.
Daggubati, 30, who is best known for starring in Telegu films, will be seen romancing Bipasha in the movie, which will mark the directorial debut of ace fashion designer Vikram Phadnis.
Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez is showing off her body in her new thriller ‘The Boy Next Door‘.
In the film, the 45-year-old mother of two plays a high school teacher being terrorised at home and work by a much younger guy (Ryan Guzman) who is obsessed with her, reported E!Online.
Lopez said she never thought of using a body double as they needed things as close to real as possible.
“It was all me.
Singer Avril Lavigne has announced the title of her new song as ‘Fly’.
The 30-year-old singer will release ‘Fly’ in support of the Special Olympics World Games later this year after co-writing the track with husband Chad Kroeger and David Hodges, reported Digital Spy.
The track will also help to raise money for The Avril Foundation, a charity set up by the star to support young people with disabilities and life-threatening illnesses.
‘Hunger Games‘ star Josh Hutcherson has been lined up as a guest judge on ‘Face Off’.
The Syfy reality series confirmed that the 22-year-old actor will appear in the third episode of the latest season, reported Digital Spy.
Hutcherson will comment on predator creature designs from the contestants, alongside judges Ve Neill, Glenn Hetrick and Neville Page.
The episode is scheduled for January 27.
Supermodel Tyra Banks has now put her two-bedroom apartment on the market for a whopping USD 3.8 million.
The ‘Next Top Model’ hostess is hoping to make a huge USD 1.7 million profit on her Nolita, New York home after she gave USD 2.1 million for it back in 2005, reported the New York Daily News.
The Dabboo Ratnani 2015 Calendar was launched recently, featuring some of the biggest Bollywood stars. The photographer clicked 23 celebrities for the calendar which includes Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Kajol, John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Vidya Balan, Bipasha Basu, Parineeti Chopra, Akshay Kumar, Alia Bhatt, Farhan Akhtar, Ranbir Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, and Varun Dhawan.
Alia’s photograph is quite aesthetic and Jacqueline seems to be having tons of fun. Priyanka flaunts girl power in a sexy outfit and Deepika goes for a subtle topless picture. Ranveer lookes good in a rugged avatar. Farhan’s photograph is candid and colorful.
Hrithik, Amitabh and Arjun‘s images were a little disappointing though.
Director: Amit Ravindernath Sharma
Cast: Arjun Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Manoj Bajpayee, Raj Babbar, Deepti Naval, Subrat Dutta
By Saibal Chatterjee
Violent love stories are an old go-to formula for makers of Bollywood masala movies. Tevar is another one in a long line of Hindi potboilers that adds absolutely nothing new to the genre.
The only element that is of some interest is the film’s rugged and real backdrop ? the bylanes and mohallas of Mathura and Agra.
The posters and trailer of Amitabh Bachchan starrer upcoming film ‘Shamitabh‘ have aroused the curiosity of fans and the megastar has now revealed new details about the plot.
The 72-year-old actor said that he and the makers of the film, producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra and director R Balki, are guarded about the sharing story details as it will take away the element of surprise.
Celebrated percussionist Pt Tanmoy Bose feels the rich gharana of Indian classical music can be better represented by instrumentalists who can incorporate the taan into
western tools to make it a rich tapestry.
Farhan Akhtar went through intense training to prepare for his role of an ATS officer Danish Ali in upcoming film ‘Wazir‘ where the actor will be seen sharing screen space with Amitabh Bachchan.
Produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani, the film is directed by Bejoy Nambiar from a script by Chopra and Abhijat Joshi.
“Vidhu Vinod Chopra approached me for the role.
Bollywood Filmmaker Prakash Jha’s upcoming production venture ‘Crazy Cukkad Family‘ has been granted U/A certificate without a single cut from Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
This film, directed by Ritesh Menon, is centred around the dysfunctional Beri family which stars Swanand Kirkire, Shilpa Shukla, Kushal Punjabi, Siddharth Sharma, Ninad Kamat and Nora Fatehi.
Ritesh Batra’s epistolary romance saga ‘The Lunchbox‘ today bagged a nomination in the non-english best film category at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards.
Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox gets BAFTA nomination The film, which won widespread international acclaim, following its screening at Cannes Film Festival in 2013, is the only Indian film to be nominated at this year’s ceremony.
‘Breaking Bad’ star Mark Margolis has joined the cast of ‘Constantine’.
The 75-year-old actor will play villain Felix Faust in the NBC series, and is set to make his debut in an episode airing on January 23, reported Digital Spy.
Felix Faust is known more for being an enemy of the Justice League, but has previously met Constantine in DC Comics relaunch ‘The New 52′.
Margolis is best known for playing bell-ringing Hector Salamanca in ‘Breaking Bad’.
‘Game of Thrones: The Exhibition’ has been announced for The O2 in London next month.
Sky TV customers will have exclusive access to the event, which runs from February 9 to 12 and 15 to 17.
The latest version of HBO’s exhibition in London will be the first location of its international tour, and its debut in the city, reported Telegraph online
Hollywood Kung fu superstar Jackie Chan‘s son Jaycee Chan was today sentenced to six months in jail by a Chinese court for drug offences.
The sentence was pronounced by the?Dongcheng District People’s Court in Beijing after a brief trial during which 32-year-old Jaycee, who like his father has worked as an actor and singer, admitted taking drugs at his house here
Andrae Crouch, the seven-time Grammy-winning gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, producer and pastor, has died. He was 72.
His representative, Brian Mayes, said that the singer died at around 4:30 P.M. at Northridge Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles from complications after suffering a heart attack on Saturday, reported Los Angeles Times.
During his hospitalisation, his twin sister Sandra Crouch asked fans to pray for him on Facebook.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario, Canada, where comedian Bill Cosby took the stage for the second time in the city.
According to CTV News, some of the protesters brought some signs and shouted “shame on you” to ticket-holders, reported Ace Showbiz.
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who is out of jail on a 14-day furlough, today left his home here to surrender himself, after prison authorities refused to extend his leave.
“Our department had asked the police authorities to give us a report on his (Dutt’s) extension. We wanted to know what are the reasons sought by him and how genuine they are.
Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who is the brand ambassador of L’Oreal Paris, Wednesday launched the beauty brand’s “Collection Star Pure Reds Lipsticks”.
The signature collection of seven matte shades were chosen by seven L’Oreal Paris ambassadors, including Aishwarya Rai, Sonam Kapoor, Freida Pinto and Blake Lively.
“For me personally, red lips exude power and elan. Congratulations to L’Oreal Paris for introducing a range of red lipsticks that are at once urbane, classy and radiate confidence as it flatters every skin tone and adds a beautiful dimension to the lips,” Aishwarya Rai Bachchan said.
“Every woman should find her perfect red lipstick for the added touch of glamour and flair to her overall look.
Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan has reportedly given green signal to a thriller to be directed by Raj Kumar Gupta of No One Killed Jessica fame.
Kareena is supposed to start shooting for Raj Kumar Gupta’s untitled venture after she winds up Kabir Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan. The actress is currently busy shooting for the Salman-starrer action-romance where she plays a Brahmin girl from Lucknow.
Director Gupta was reported by a tabloid as saying: “We have come across a script that both Kareena and I love. We will be working together on that. It will happen very soon.”
Meanwhile, Kareena, who was last seen in Singham Returns, is currently shooting for Bajrangi Bhaijaan. She is tipped to be playing Md Azharuddin’s first wife in biopic starring Emraan Hashmi. The actress will also be reportedly seen in Abhishek Chaubey’s Udta Punjab which also stars her ex-flame Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. However, she is not meant to be sharing screen space with Sasha.
Lyricist-singer Swanand Kirkire says he was surprised to be approached to play the lead in Prakash Jha’s upcoming production ‘Crazy Cukkad Family‘ as he never believed someone could trust a non-actor with such a big role.
Swanand has previously done cameos in films like ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’ and ‘Eklavya’, but he is making his full-fledged movie debut with the Ritesh Menon-directed comedy, which is releasing on January 16.
Director Ritesh Menon says it was a dream to have filmmaker Prakash Jha as the producer of his first film ‘Crazy Cukkad Family‘ as he gave him creative freedom.
The comedy film, starring lyricist-composer Swanand Kirkire in his lead acting debut, ‘Chak De!’ actress Shilpa Shukla, Kushal Punjabi and Siddharth Sharma is produced by ‘Rajneeti‘ director’s Prakash Jha Productions.
Ritesh said he could not believe his luck when Jha approved his script and decided to back it.
‘Teen Mom 2′ star Jenelle Evans is set to marry her boyfriend Nathan Griffith.
The 23-year-old reality star took to Instagram to reveal that Nathan had proposed to her, sharing two close-up photos of her diamond ring. She also re-tweeted some news articles about her engagement, reported Ace Showbiz.
The first shot showed the side view of the ring which featured a big round diamond surrounded by smaller rocks.
Jenelle wrote alongside the photo, “Oh man! someone’s engaged.
Singer Ellie Goulding has unveiled new song ‘Love Me Like You Do’, which will feature in the upcoming film ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ movie.
‘Love Me Like You Do’ is the singer’s first release of 2015, and received its debut outing on radio this morning, reported Digital Spy.
Goulding worked on the song with Max Martin, the producer behind Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream album, as well as Taylor Swift‘s 1989.
Amitabh Bachchan is teaming up with frequent collaborator R Balki in upcoming film ‘Shamitabh‘ and the megastar says he is amazed how the director always comes up with unique scripts.
The 72-year-old actor has previously worked with Balki in films like ‘Cheeni Kum’ in which he played a 60-plus chef in love with a much younger woman and ‘Paa’, which saw him don the role of a child suffering from progeria.
Actors TJ Miller and Ed Skrein are set to join Ryan Reynolds in the ‘Deadpool’ movie.
The duo are the first supporting cast members confirmed for the comic book adaptation, which will see Reynolds reprising his ‘Merc with a Mouth’ role from ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’, reported The Wrap.
Comedienne Amy Poehler has been named as the 2015 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
“We are extremely excited to announce Amy Poehler as our 2015 Woman of the Year. She is an accomplished performer, incredible comedian, and an inspiration to everyone in the Hasty Pudding.
Supernatural erotica Khamoshiyan‘, produced by Mahesh Bhatt, has got an
The film, starring TV star Gurmeet Choudhary, Sapna Pabbi in their Bollywood debut and ‘Bobby Jasoos‘ actor Ali Fazal has plenty of bold scenes.
Bhatt is pleased that censor board has not asked the makers to cut any scene from the film.
“The censor board has come of age. We welcome this decision.
Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha are considered to be an all time popular on-screen pair in Bollywood and the megastar says he will not rule out the possibility of working with the veteran actress in future films.
The two have starred together in films like ‘Silsila‘, ‘Mr Natwarlal’, ‘Muqaddar Ka Sikandar’ and the 72-year-old actor, who will be next seen in R Balki’s ‘Shamitabh‘, said the director wants to make a movie with him and Rekha.
Actress Lena Dunham has denied that she got engaged to boyfriend Jack Antonoff.
Dunham said the ring in her finger is a gift from co-executive producer of ‘Girls’ and her good friend Jenni Konner.
Dunham, 28, first sparked engagement rumours after she shared a selfie which showed her wearing a suspicious gold band on her ring finger on December 29.
She was later photographed sporting the same ring when going out on New Year’s Eve.
‘Stay With Me’ singer Sam Smith has hinted at a possible collaboration with R&B star Rihanna.
The 22-year-old Grammy-winner might appear on Rihanna’s upcoming eighth studio album, which is tentatively titled ‘R8′, reported Aceshowbiz.
“I’m personally really excited for Rihanna’s album. I know some stuff about that record that no one knows,” he said.
Friends’ actress Jennifer Aniston says she does not consider weight gain a ‘big deal’.
The 45-year-old ‘Cake’ actress recently adapted her diet to include carbohydrate-rich foods and while it’s made losing weight more difficult for her, she insists she doesn’t care about the extra pounds, reported InStyle magazine.
“I never ate pasta. I’ve been allowing myself a lot more in the past few years. Which does make it harder to lose those last few pounds.
Pop star Shakira’s upcoming 11th music album will reportedly feature collaborations with rapper Iggy Azalea, Mexican rock band Mana and Spanish singer/songwriter Alejandro Sanz.
The yet-to-be-titled album is scheduled for spring release this year, reported Aceshowbiz.
The album will follow up Shakira’s self-titled set that came out last year. So far, there’s still no official word about the album from the 37-year-old singer who is currently pregnant with her second child with soccer player beau Gerard Pique.
As Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman, turned 48-year-old on Tuesday, his colleagues in the Indian cinema industry wished him success and happiness in life.
Rahman plans to live chat with his fans later in the day on Facebook
“Join me on 6th January at 8pm for a live chat right here on Facebook! To participate tag @myqyuki on Facebook…,” Rahman wrote.
Filmmaker Prakash Jha, known for serious big screen outings like ‘Aarakshan‘ and ‘Satyagraha‘, is happy to produce a non-star cast comedy ‘Crazy Cukkad Family‘ as he wants to back small films and fresh talent.
‘Crazy Cukkad Family’, directed by debutant Ritesh Menon, stars singer-composer Swanand Kirkire in his acting debut and Shilpa Shukla of ‘Chake De’ fame.
“Over the years I have done my films but also supported small films.
Bollywood producer Boney Kapoor says his next film after son Arjun Kapoor-starrer ‘Tevar‘ will be with his actress wife Sridevi.
Sridevi, who made her Bollywood comeback in 2012 with ‘English Vinglish’, has collaborated with her husband on films like ‘Mr India’, ‘Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja’ and ‘Judaai’.
Boney, 59, said that after the release of ‘Tevar’, which hits theatres this Friday, he will focus on Sridevi’s film.
King of Pop Michael Jackson’s son Prince is reportedly working on new music with singer friend Justin Bieber.
The project is being supported by professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr, reported the New York Post.
A Jackson family source said that Prince, 17, and Bieber, 20, ‘really dig one another’ and that their ‘major recording album’ was in the works.
No other details regarding the project have been revealed.
Pop sensation Justin Bieber is on crutches after breaking his foot.
The ‘Baby’ hitmaker sustained the injury following a nasty fall during a soccer game in Turks and Caicos, where he rang in the New Year.
Bieber, 20, was photographed sporting crutches and posing with fans shortly after the match. Pictures of the pop star on the field were posted on Instagram by supermodel Christie Brinkley, whose son Jack Brinkley-Cook was on the same team as Bieber.
Actress Scarlett Johansson has been roped in to play the lead role in DreamWorks’ “Ghost in the Shell”.
The Black Widow of Marvel Cinematic Universe is cast to portray Major Kusanagi, a covert agent fighting tech crimes in a futuristic cyberpunk world, reported Ace Showbiz.
The live-action film is adapted from Masamune Shirow’s manga of the same name.
Rupert Sanders (“Snow White and the Huntsman”) is expected to sit behind the lens with the script by Bill Wheeler.
Actor Ashish Chowdhry has named his newly born twin daughters Salara and Sammah.
Ashish, who is married to Samita Bangargi Chowdhry, took to Twitter to announce the monikers of the baby girls.
“Yes, it’s official… ‘Salara’ and ‘Sammah’ are the latest Chowdhrys… Took a while coz I was not here… Even those names were always in my heart,” Ashish, 36, tweeted.
The ‘Double Dhamaal’ actor welcomed twin daughters in November with wife Samita.
Actor Ajaz Khan, who was one of the contestants of reality TV series ‘Bigg Boss Halla Bol’, has been evicted from the show after indulging in violence.
Ajaz, the first challenger to enter the Bigg Boss house for the newly launched ‘Bigg Boss Halla Bol’ series, was disqualified after he resorted to violence while dealing with fellow contestant Ali Quli Mirza.
Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn today failed to get relief from the Supreme Court in connection with an eviction suit filed against him and was asked him to appear before a court of small causes in Mumbai.
“What is this? Why can’t you appear? You (Devgn) appear before the lower court,” a bench of justices V Gopala Gowda and R Banumathi said while dismissing his plea.
Aamir Khan-starrer ‘PK‘ has crossed the Rs 300 crore mark, becoming the highest grossing Bollywood film in India, according to its producers.
Aamir Khan’s ‘PK’ box office collections cross Rs 300 cr mark, a 1st in Bollywood
The alien drama, which takes potshots at godmen, collected Rs 11.58 crore on its third Sunday since releasing on December 19, bringing its total earnings to Rs 305.27 crore.
‘PK’ has already broken the previous record set by the domestic earning of ‘Dhoom 3‘ (Rs 271.
