Himesh Reshammiya replaces Honey Singh on India's Raw Star

Composer-singer and actor Himesh Reshammiya has replaced rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh as the mentor on India's Raw Star.

Himesh stepped in after Honey Singh was advised two months bed rest by the doctors following illness.

The rapper was all set to join back Raw Star, but then he was advised bed rest. The singer has not been in the best of health for quite sometime now. Erratic shooting and recording schedules took toll on the singer's health. He even suffered an accident in America and had to opt out of The Slam! tour.

Honey has shot only six episodes of Raw Star. Other celebrities like Himesh Reshammiya, Meet Brothers, Salim Suleiman have been mentoring the show in his place. But when Honey informed the makers that he won't be available for two months, the makers approached Himesh to take over the mantle.

Himesh, who had earlier visited the show as guest, readily agreed to be part of the show. He will now mentor the singers for the remaining four episodes.In his first visit, the composer had signed three singers of the show to record for him.

Meanwhile, Honey Singh's team posted a message on the singer's official Twitter handle, requesting fans to pray for him.

"All the Fans and Well Wishers, We would like to inform all of you that Yo Yo would be out of action for some time because of his illness and doctor has advised him to be strictly on bed rest. As a family we are really thankful to a lot of people for supporting us during his illness. He'll be back really soon to entertain all of you. Do keep him in your prayers. Keep supporting and loving apka apna Yo Yo Honey Singh".

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Inside Gaurav Kapur, Kirat Bhattal's Wedding: Pictures of Baraat, Baraatis and Jaimala

Actor-TV personality Gaurav Kapur married model-actress Kirat Bhattal in New Delhi on November 2.

Wedding guests included actress Neha Dhupia who posted a flurry of pictures on Instagram from the celebrations.

Here's Neha posing with the bride and groom:The baraat, band bajaa presumably off-scene:
Gaurav Kapur, a popular host of sports shows on TV, has appeared in films like A Wednesday and Ugly Aur Pagli. Kirat started out as a model and now stars in films down South.

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Akshay Kumar: Want to do Films That My Son Can Enjoy

From action to comedy to drama, actor Akshay Kumar has done everything in his over two decade long acting career. And now his desire is to work on projects that his son Aarav can enjoy.

When asked about his choices while signing films, he said, "I want to do some good films. I don't want to do a film just because it will make Rs 100 crore or Rs 200 crore. I want to do films that my son can enjoy. If he doesn't like my film, he comes to me and tells me that he didn't understand the film at all."

In a time when stars are sticking to one or two films in a year rule, Akshay is still doing more than that and for him managing multiple projects is a child's play.

"People accuse me of doing four films in a year, but it's not impossible," said the actor who already had two releases this year - Holiday - A Soldier Is Never Off Duty and It's Entertainment.

"Actors should reach sets on time. If actors would come on time, then the crew would also come on time. It's not impossible to shoot four films in a year if you reach sets on time," said Akshay who will wind up the year with The Shaukeens, releasing on November 7.

Akshay's co-stars in the Abhishek Sharma-directed fun filled drama The Shaukeens are Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor, and Piyush Mishra along with actress Lisa Haydon.

He is a star, but his journey had been dotted with ups and downs. He says that those filmmakers who refused to work him when he was going through a flop phase, now make a beeline outside his house.

But now the tables have turned and Akshay wants to work on his terms and conditions.

"It's not their mistake that they didn't cast me when I was a flop artist, and I feel you should take it positively and work hard. Not once or twice thrice the filmmakers have come back to me. Now when they come back, I quote my price,"

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Farhan Akhtar to perform at second edition of WindSong fest

WindSong Music Festival is back with it’s second edition and Bollywood actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar will perform at the gala mix of music, food, drinks, adventure games and forest camping against a picturesque backdrop.

The fest, organised by Percept Live and World Of Yellow, will be held in Hyderabad from Nov 29-30, New Delhi Jan 24-25 and Mumbai Feb 28- March 1.

“I’m really looking forward to perform for the first time at a music festival. I can’t wait to get up close and personal with my fans. Farhan Live has always been about moulding the ‘artist-to-fan’ direct connect as well as spreading a social message through my music to young audiences,” Farhan said in a statement.
Along with the ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ star, the music festival has brought together an eclectic array of musicians like Leslie Lewis, Alien Chutney, Vir Das, Ankur Tewari and Sidd Coutto.

In this endeavour to showcase the Indian talent in Sufi, rock and soul music, the organisers have not ignored their environmental commitment.

All the power for the fest will be sourced from natural sources like solar, bio-fuel and natural gas generators and on the festival grounds there will be recycle stations, compost stations, water stations where attendees can refill their water bags instead of wasting bottled water. Bio-degradable and edible cups will be used instead of regular plastic cups.

The festival organisers have also partnered with automobile major Maruti Suzuki, which will launch a special limited edition WindSong Swift car model as a part of its association.

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Bigg Boss 8: Minissha Lamba Fifth Contestant to be Evicted

Bollywood actress Minissha Lamba has been eliminated from the reality TV show, Bigg Boss 8.

The 29-year-old Bachna Ae Haseeno star is the fifth contestant to go out of the Bigg Boss house after Sukirti Kandpal, Deepshikha Nagpal, Natasa Stankovic and Soni Singh.

The actress was first sent to a secret room along with actor and co-contestant Puneet Issar where they watched the happenings of the house for some time, but she was later evicted while the veteran star was sent back to the house.

Minissha says her experience on the show was wonderful and she has been evicted at the right time as she feels five weeks were enough for her to connect with the audience, which was her sole purpose for doing the show.

"I am happy to be out of the show right now. I am coming out with positivity and that is what matters. Five weeks is enough for people to me and I am happy I have connected with them. I will surely miss the house so it is a bittersweet feeling," Minissha told PTI.

The actress was one of the most calm and composed contestants on the controversial show, hosted by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan. She was not involved in many fights in the house and was seen stating her opinion in a quiet manner. Minissha said that living in the 'Bigg Boss' house tested her patience but she chose not to react and deal with things calmly.

"We were all under immense pressure. The physical conditions were also tough, so fights and conflicts were natural. Everything in this house ends up being blown out of proportion because that is the nature of the place. But it is up to you, if you want to let a spark turn into a fire or whether you let it die down," she said.

Minissha adds she will miss a lot of people on the show as she had made great connections during her stay.

"I have known Arya from before the show, so he has always been a friend and will always be. The new people I met here like Diandra and Upen, I will miss them and will surely meet them outside. I will also meet Soni, Natasa and Sukirti,"

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Amitabh Bachchan Cycles Down Kolkata Street and Memory Lane For Piku

A nostalgic Amitabh Bachchan on Sunday relished "too many memories" of Kolkata as he pedalled on a bicycle through the city's nerve centre BBD Bagh that houses numerous heritage structures and the Writers Buildings - the regular seat of the West Bengal government.

The Bollywood superstar arrived in the city on Sunday morning to shoot for Vicky Donor director Shoojit Sircar's upcoming film Piku, in which he plays a father to starlet Deepika Padukone.

Mr Bachchan had migrated to the eastern metropolis in search of a future and a job in the early 1960s and survived on a salary of Rs 500 by working for a private company. Later, he switched to Mumbai to make it big in the silver screen. He cycled in the afternoon as part of the shooting for the film, which is scheduled to hit the screens on April 30, 2015.

A large number of spectators gathered in the area as the megastar cycled a short distance at Red Cross Place...

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Aamir Khan, Sanjay Dutt and a Crowd of PK Bandwalas

Actors Aamir Khan and Sanjay Dutt have a veritable army of bandwalas in PK, as a just-released promotional still proves.

In the still, PK and Bhairo (the characters Aamir and Sanjay play) are surrounded by identically-dressed comrades, each wearing red angarakha, turban and sunglasses. Every bandwala is armed with a musical instrument of some sort, from tubas and trumpets to shehnai and drums.

'45 days to go!' proclaims the still, which was posted on Facebook by the film's official account. "Band, baaja aur babaal hoga #PK aur #Bhairo ke saath sirf 45 days mein!" reads the accompanying caption.

PK, which releases on December 19, reunites Aamir with his 3 Idiots director and Sanjay Dutt with his Munnabhai director, Rajkumar Hirani. It also stars actress Anushka Sharma as the spunky, crop-haired Jagat Janini.

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Shah Rukh Khan looking forward to 50th birthday

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan turned 49 on Sunday (November 2) and says that he doesn’t count age as he always feels energised. He is also looking forward to his 50th birthday. (See Pics: SRK celebrates birthday with fans at Mannat)

When asked about his thoughts on turning 49, he said: “I don’t count age and I feel good and energised. I will be shooting for ‘Fan’ from tomorrow (Monday).”
“Next year it’s going to be more special as I will be turning 50,” SRK said while celebrating his birthday at his house Mannat.

He has gone from strength to strength since his debut film “Deewana” came out in 1992. Despite being an outsider, Shah Rukh not only found fame and stardom in filmdom, he is still one of the reigning stars of the Hindi cinema. His recent success “Happy New Year” has reaffirmed that he is the undisputed ‘King Khan’ of Bollywood.

Apart from success, his fan following has increased manifold too.
“Earlier seven to eight people used to come here and celebrate my birthday. Now media has also increased and also my fans,” said the star and thanked the guests from showering love. Fans had gathered outside his residence to wish him.

“It’s a great feeling. I feel I am not so good for the kind of love I get. I am a small person and the kind of love I get, I feel blessed. What more can I ask for myself! I only wish that everyone gets a life like Shah Rukh Khan,

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Actors Kreshna, Swati team up again

After recently working together in Tamil actioner ‘Yatchan’, actors Kreshna Kulasekaran and Swati Reddy have teamed up for the second time for a movie titled ‘Yaakai’ in the same language.
“The principal cast featuring Kreshna, Swati and Prakash Raj has been finalised. We start shooting in a few days,” Kulandai Velappan, the film’s director, told IANS.

It is said to be Kreshna who suggested Swati’s name to the director.
Meanwhile, Swati is currently enjoying the success of her recent Telugu hit ‘Karthikeya’, and Kreshna is awaiting the release of Tamil comedy ‘Vanmam’.

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‘Bigg Boss 8’: When Parineeti Chopra played the ‘bad touch’ prank with Ali Quli

Mumbai: Parineeti Chopra was inside the ‘Bigg Boss 8’ house along with her ‘Kill Dil’ co-stars Ranveer Singh and Ali Zafar. The three were on the show to promote their upcoming film. The three danced with the inmates and that was when Ali Quli Mirza’s ‘bad touch’ irked Parineeti.

Ali, who happens to be a very dear friend of Pari’s cousin Priyanka Chopra, was in for a shock, when the former accused him of touching her badly. The ‘Kill Dil’ star left the house in disgust along with Ranveer and Ali Zafar, leaving the inmates of the house wondering about what actually went wrong.

They started asking Ali if he said or did something wrong to Pari. An alarmed Ali was perplexed and in a state of awe, for he wondered what made Pari complain to him about his ‘bad touch’.

Pari was heard talking about what Ali had done to Sonali under the blanket and how it annoyed the lady.

After the three actors came out of the house, Salman decided to relieve Ali of the discomfort by saying that Parineeti had just played a prank with him and there was nothing wrong with him.

Ali was left extremely embarrassed and sad for having been a victim of such a dirty prank.

However, Parineeti apologised to Ali and thus ended the tamasha.

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