

Mumbai: Veteran Hindi film actress Nanda passed away on Tuesday morning. She was 75.
Born to Vinayak Damodar Karnataki, a Marathi film actor-director, Nanda began her film career as a child artist. She got her first break as the lead actress in V Shantaram’s ‘Toofan aur Diya’, a film that revolved around brother-sister bond.
She got engaged to Manmohan Desai in 1992, who died after falling from the terrace of his apartment in 1994, and since then remained unmarried.
Nanda acted in films like ‘Dhool Ka Phool’, ‘Dulhan’, ‘Bhabhi’, ‘Naya Sansar’, ‘Jab Jab Phool Khile’, ‘Gumnaam’, ‘Shor’, ‘Parineeta’. ‘Prem Rog’, which released in 1983, starring Padmini Kolhapure and Rishi Kapoor was her last film.
Born to Vinayak Damodar Karnataki, a Marathi film actor-director, Nanda began her film career as a child artist. She got her first break as the lead actress in V Shantaram’s ‘Toofan aur Diya’, a film that revolved around brother-sister bond.
She got engaged to Manmohan Desai in 1992, who died after falling from the terrace of his apartment in 1994, and since then remained unmarried.
Nanda acted in films like ‘Dhool Ka Phool’, ‘Dulhan’, ‘Bhabhi’, ‘Naya Sansar’, ‘Jab Jab Phool Khile’, ‘Gumnaam’, ‘Shor’, ‘Parineeta’. ‘Prem Rog’, which released in 1983, starring Padmini Kolhapure and Rishi Kapoor was her last film.


New Delhi: The latest buzz is that Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor will step into the shoes of his senior -Sanjay Dutt.
Reportedly, the `Rockstar` actor has been approached to play the role of the `Munnabhai` actor in a biopic to be helmed by Rajkumar Hirani.
The director had earlier worked with Dutt in the hit `Munnabhai MBBS` and its sequel `Lage Raho Munnabhai`. Apparently Hirani is planning to make a film on the 54 year old.
Dutt is currently serving his 42-month jail term in Yeruwada jail in Pune after he was convicted on May 16th 2013 by the Supreme Court for illegal possession of arms in relation to the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case and was sentenced to 6 years of imprisonment.
It would be nonetheless mesmerizing to see Ranbir getting into the skin of Dutt to portray him, and definitely he`ll do great justice to the film, if the rumours turn out to be true.
Reportedly, the `Rockstar` actor has been approached to play the role of the `Munnabhai` actor in a biopic to be helmed by Rajkumar Hirani.
The director had earlier worked with Dutt in the hit `Munnabhai MBBS` and its sequel `Lage Raho Munnabhai`. Apparently Hirani is planning to make a film on the 54 year old.
Dutt is currently serving his 42-month jail term in Yeruwada jail in Pune after he was convicted on May 16th 2013 by the Supreme Court for illegal possession of arms in relation to the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case and was sentenced to 6 years of imprisonment.
It would be nonetheless mesmerizing to see Ranbir getting into the skin of Dutt to portray him, and definitely he`ll do great justice to the film, if the rumours turn out to be true.


London: Will.i.am has revealed that he will quit `The Voice` if Kylie Minogue leaves the show.
` The Voice` coaches Will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones and Ricky Wilson have called for TV bosses to pull out all the stops to prevent Minogue from leaving the show.
Kylie Minogue recently revealed that she could quit the BBC hit show because her commitments were likely to clash with a new series.
The news came just before the first live episode of the show which is attracting eight million viewers, beating Ant and Dec on ITV.
` The Voice` coaches Will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones and Ricky Wilson have called for TV bosses to pull out all the stops to prevent Minogue from leaving the show.
Kylie Minogue recently revealed that she could quit the BBC hit show because her commitments were likely to clash with a new series.
The news came just before the first live episode of the show which is attracting eight million viewers, beating Ant and Dec on ITV.


Los Angeles: Singer-actress Kelly Osbourne says she is enjoying her single status and wants to maintain it for a long time.
The 29-year-old broke off her engagement to Matthew Mosshart earlier this year, reports contactmusic.com.
"I plan on being single for a very, very long time. No, I don`t think it`s possible for someone to sweep me off my feet right now," she said."I`m really enjoying my life... I don`t know if I will ever get married. I think my views on marriage are changing as I get older - not out of heartache, it`s just that the world is changing," she added.
She also mentioned that "if I ever do get married, I`m never changing my last name."
The 29-year-old broke off her engagement to Matthew Mosshart earlier this year, reports contactmusic.com.
"I plan on being single for a very, very long time. No, I don`t think it`s possible for someone to sweep me off my feet right now," she said."I`m really enjoying my life... I don`t know if I will ever get married. I think my views on marriage are changing as I get older - not out of heartache, it`s just that the world is changing," she added.
She also mentioned that "if I ever do get married, I`m never changing my last name."


London: Actress Jennifer Lawrence says she wanted her villainous character of `Mystique` in `X-Men` franchise to be more notorious.
The 23-year-old Oscar-winner, who plays the blue-hued mutant shape shifter in the sci-fi film, said she often contemplated going off-script for the darker scenes, reported Contactmusic.
"I was struggling back and forth with wanting to get darker... There was one scene where I couldn`t get past thinking she`d shoot someone where she doesn`t in the script. We filmed it both ways, but I don`t know which one they`ll use," Lawrence said.
The `Silver Linings Playbook` star, who would be next seen in `X-Men: Days of Future Past`, said she was delighted after learning that Bryan Singer was going to direct to the project.
"It was amazing! There was a tiny fan boy inside of me jumping up and down and screaming when he decided to direct," she said.
The 23-year-old Oscar-winner, who plays the blue-hued mutant shape shifter in the sci-fi film, said she often contemplated going off-script for the darker scenes, reported Contactmusic.
"I was struggling back and forth with wanting to get darker... There was one scene where I couldn`t get past thinking she`d shoot someone where she doesn`t in the script. We filmed it both ways, but I don`t know which one they`ll use," Lawrence said.
The `Silver Linings Playbook` star, who would be next seen in `X-Men: Days of Future Past`, said she was delighted after learning that Bryan Singer was going to direct to the project.
"It was amazing! There was a tiny fan boy inside of me jumping up and down and screaming when he decided to direct," she said.


Los Angeles: Actress Mila Kunis is reportedly expecting her first child with actor Ashton Kutcher.
The 30-year-old actress fuelled pregnancy rumours when she was recently spotted attending a prenatal yoga class in LA, reported E!Online.
"This is something they both wanted. They are both so happy," a source said.
The `That 70s Show` actress
has been the subject of pregnancy speculations ever since she apparently got engaged to Kutcher last month.
"Ashton has been very private and cut off more than he usually is, he`s very happy," the source added.
The 30-year-old actress fuelled pregnancy rumours when she was recently spotted attending a prenatal yoga class in LA, reported E!Online.
"This is something they both wanted. They are both so happy," a source said.
The `That 70s Show` actress
has been the subject of pregnancy speculations ever since she apparently got engaged to Kutcher last month.
"Ashton has been very private and cut off more than he usually is, he`s very happy," the source added.


Mumbai: Director duo Abbas-Mustan, who was all set to direct the Hindi remake of Tamil movie 'Vettai', reportedly may not helm the project.
A source close to the directors said: "The film was getting delayed and Abbas and Mustan wanted to go ahead with their other projects, which were in the pipeline. So, they have decided that they will not direct the remake of `Vettai`."
'Vettai', featuring R. Madhavan and Sameera Reddy in the prominent roles, was a blockbuster down South.
The duo had also been behind the hits like 'Race 2', 'Race', and 'Aitraaz'
A source close to the directors said: "The film was getting delayed and Abbas and Mustan wanted to go ahead with their other projects, which were in the pipeline. So, they have decided that they will not direct the remake of `Vettai`."
'Vettai', featuring R. Madhavan and Sameera Reddy in the prominent roles, was a blockbuster down South.
The duo had also been behind the hits like 'Race 2', 'Race', and 'Aitraaz'


Mumbai: Sonam Kapoor aka Dolly of Arbaaz Khan’s ‘Dolly Ki Doli’ is super excited about the look of her character in the film.
The film which is lasted to go on floors this month end will also feature Pulkit Samrat of the ‘Fukrey’ fame.
Producer Arbaaz too took to Twitter to share his excitement.
He tweeted:
The film which is lasted to go on floors this month end will also feature Pulkit Samrat of the ‘Fukrey’ fame.
Producer Arbaaz too took to Twitter to share his excitement.
He tweeted:


Mumbai: Bollywood legend Asha Bhosle, who is also known as the most recorded artist of the world has recently recorded a song with `disco king` Bappi Lahiri.
Talking about the recording she tweeted on the popular microblogging site:
"After quite a gap, recorded a song today (Saturday) with Bappi Lahiri," Asha tweeted Saturday.
Asha ji, who is 80, has sung
for the greatest music composers late O.P. Nayyar, Sachin Dev Burman, Khayyam, Rahul Dev Burman, and A.R. Rahman. She also recorded many hits with Bappi Lahiri in the 1980s.
With Bappi Lahiri, she is known for giving her voice to songs like "Javaani janeman hasin dilruba" and "De de pyar de" .
Talking about the recording she tweeted on the popular microblogging site:
"After quite a gap, recorded a song today (Saturday) with Bappi Lahiri," Asha tweeted Saturday.
Asha ji, who is 80, has sung
for the greatest music composers late O.P. Nayyar, Sachin Dev Burman, Khayyam, Rahul Dev Burman, and A.R. Rahman. She also recorded many hits with Bappi Lahiri in the 1980s.
With Bappi Lahiri, she is known for giving her voice to songs like "Javaani janeman hasin dilruba" and "De de pyar de" .
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