Jennifer Lawrence's 'Silver Linings Playbook' clothes up for auction

Oscar-wining actress Jennifer Lawrence's some outfits which she wore in " Silver Linings Playbook" are up for auction.The 22-year-old walked away with the best actress prize at the 85th Academy Awards for her performance in David O'Russell-directed movie.Now...

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Most composers and singers lack originality: Bappi Lahiri

Bappi Lahiri on Bollywood music today, why he loves Gujarati songs and more in a quick chat with TOIMoments into a conversation with the undisputed 'disco king' Bappi Lahiri, during his recent visit to Vadodara and the chubby musician breaks into Ooh...

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Has Priyanka Chopra chosen Ekta over Shah Rukh Khan?

Trade reports say Priyanka Chopra was meant to be allotting dates later this year to either Shah Rukh Khan's home-production 'Happy New Year' or to Ekta Kapoor's 'Milan Talkies'. Both films are going to be on the floors almost back-to-back.At this point,...

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Home Minister, top cops turn down RGV’s invitation

Ram Gopal Varma is known for his ingenuous ways of grabbing eyeballs. And his film on 26/11 has been an example of how the filmmaker has often flirted with controversy.TOI has learnt that RGV's plans to stir up a storm before the release of his film,...

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Salman Khan locking horns with Abhinav-Ranbir

His next Mental which went on floors yesterday, won't release on Eid but most probably October 2For many years now, it's been the norm for Salman Khan starrers to release on Eid. His last three films - Wanted, Bodyguard and Ek Tha Tiger - all of which...

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Acting was never planned: Sridevi

Sridevi flaunted saris in her comeback movie "English Vinglish" and looked pretty. The actress says in real life too she prefers Indian clothes, especially six yards, and she is not a brand person."Well, definitely I love good brands, but at the same...

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Nargis Fakhri refuses to shake a leg for Dharma Productions

Looks like Nargis Fakhri will have to wait a while longer for her chance to do a special song like her peers.Apparently, Punit Malhotra, who made his directorial debut with Dharma Productions' I Hate Luv Storys, had approached the actress last month...

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Bollywood makes gays appear feminine, idiotic and abnormal: Rohit Bal

Rohit Bal's ambitious plan includes a book and a film that will deal with the real concerns of the gay community and not the usual caricatureFashion's most flamboyant, the gay community's most iconic - Rohit Bal has dominated collective consciousness...

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Pakistani actress Meera to remake 'Pakeezah'

Meera, who made her debut in Mahesh Bhatt's 'Nazar' ten years ago but failed to make her mark in Bollywood, is now dreaming real big.The actress wants to step into the shoes of (late) Meena Kumari and is leaving no stone unturned to cast herself in the...

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I don't like sex comedies: Arshad Warsi

Arshad Warsi loves to entertain people with light-hearted films, but he is not game for sex comedies and prefers to be part of "intelligent" and "smart humour".In fact, he is still remembered for his role as Circuit in the "Munnabhai" series and his...

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No entry to Imran Khan's new house

Imran Khan has been snowed under with requests from architects and interior design magazines ever since he got his ancestral home renovated -- however, the actor is not keen to let anyone enter his private pad.Imran's house in Pali Hill, Mumbai, belonged...

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Amitabh Bachchan to work with Anurag Kashyap

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is teaming up with Anurag Kashyap in his next untitled movie.The 70-year-old will play the lead in the thriller, which is set to go on the floors early next year. "I am delighted to be working with Anurag, a director, who has...

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Too shy to be on Twitter: Ranbir Kapoor

When B'town celebs are increasing on social networking sites and becoming accessible to their fans, Ranbir Kapoor prefers to be away from the light.The actor blames his shyness for keeping himself away, but claims his phone to be the medium to be in...

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TV industry cries foul over political intervention in crime shows

TV industry cries foul over political intervention in reality-based shows after episodes featuring Delhi gang-rape and Om Prakash Chautala's recruitment scam were blacked outPopular television series Crime Patrol, that reconstructs high profile cases,...

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Ang Lee is like Buddha: Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher spoke to TOI minutes after his tryst with Hollywood A-listers at the OscarsYour first thoughts about your first Oscar tryst.I have learnt that this is a celebration of cinema. It is all about the warmth of meeting people and appreciating...

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Best film Oscar for 'Argo' upsets Iran

The best film Oscar for the CIA thriller "Argo" has riled Iran, which says the award has unveiled the "bare politicization in Hollywood"."In the era that politicization in Hollywood was very strong, and every awards and festivals in Hollywood had paid...

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Manisha Koirala is desperate to come back home

Actress Manisha Koirala, who was diagnosed with cancer recently, is desperate to come back to India.Koirala is in New York for her treatment. She wrote her heart out on a social networking site on Monday. "Ok now, I am seriously missing my painting classes....

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Rs.100 crore tag is harmful for Bollywood, says Irrfan

Entertainment is not just time pass; it should "reflect the society that we live in", says seasoned actor Irrfan who is working with the motto of challenging the definition of entertainment.A name to reckon with in the international arena thanks to his...

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'Zero Dark Thirty' fails at Oscars amid political fallout

"Zero Dark Thirty," about the decade-long U.S. hunt for Osama bin Laden, has received more attention in the U.S. Congress than it did at the Oscars on Sunday, amid political fallout over its depiction of torture and alleged intelligence leaks to the...

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Manisha Koirala's friends turn their backs on her

None of her colleagues, except Deepti Naval, stayed in touch with her during her illness, laments the actressThe film fraternity is notorious for its share if fair-weather friends. And Manisha Koirala is learning it the hard way. The actress, who is...

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Ang Lee wins second directing Oscar for 'Life of Pi'

Taiwanese-born Ang Lee won his second Oscar for Best Directing on Sunday for " Life of Pi," the adaption of Yann Martel's fantasy adventure novel about an Indian boy who survives a shipwreck but is stranded in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger."Life of...

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'Argo' beats 'Lincoln' to Best Picture Oscar

Iran hostage thriller " Argo" won the Best Picture Oscar on Sunday, the highest honor in the movie industry, while Ang Lee was a surprise choice for Best Director for " Life of Pi.""There are eight great films that have as much right to be up here as...

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No Oscar for Bombay Jayashri

Indian vocalist Bombay Jayashri, who was nominated in the best original song category at the 85th Academy Awards for her track "Pi Lullaby" from " Life of Pi", lost the trophy to British singer Adele, who took home the statuette for " Skyfall". However,...

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Daniel Day-Lewis creates history by winning 3 best actor Oscars

Daniel Day-Lewis has won the lead actor Oscar for his portrayal of assassinated US President Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' at the 85th Academy Awards.With this win, the 55-year-old actor has become the first person to win three lead...

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Payal Rohatgi is Nawaz's arm candy

Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who will be seen in a suave avatar in his upcoming film 'Black Currency', will have actress Payal Rohatgi as his arm candy in the film. The movie, which will be shot in over 11 countries, will have Nawaz playing the role of a business...

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Mahesh Manjrekar to shift base to Pune

Actor-producer-director Mahesh Manjrekar has decided to shift his base to Pune. In a recent television chat show in Marathi, Mahesh expressed his desire to move out of Mumbai, since he is "fed up with the city's vertical growth". His wife Medha also...

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Sajid Khan stands up for Sonakshi

Sonakshi Sinha invited comparisons with Reena Roy when she stepped out in a 1980s disco-style look for the launch of "Thank god it's Friday", her special song from upcoming film " Himmatwala". But the movie's director, Sajid Khan, came to her rescue.Sonakshi...

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There is no combination like sports and women, says SRK

Actor-producer Shah Rukh Khan Saturday said he personally doesn't have time to play cricket and the Cricket Championship League (CCL) doesn't need a "smaller star" like him."I will be really honest... I am someone who believes professionalizing sports...

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Sonu Sood injured, admitted to hospital

Actor Sonu Sood has been injured during a Celebrity Cricket League match held in Dubai on Saturday evening.A source said, "He has fractured his leg and is being flown to Mumbai and will admitted to Lilavati hospital where he will undergo a surgery.''Sonu...

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Sunny Deol, Salman Khan to lock horns on Eid

Usually, Eid has somehow become identical with Salman Khan at the box office. But come this Eid (which is likely to fall on August 8), and Salman could have some stiff competition.Sunny Deol's next 'Singh Sahab the Great' directed by Anil Sharma is all...

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Good ideas make big films, not the budget: John Abraham

Actor John Abraham, who turned producer with the Shoojit Sircar-directed film 'Vicky Donor', says filmmakers don't need to spend a lot of money to make a good film."Being an actor and film producer I feel that good ideas make big films, not the budget....

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Bhojpuri film industry has become Rs 2000 cr business: Manoj Tiwari

The Bhopuri film industry has become a Rs 2000 crore business, but it could be difficult for it to catch up with the South, Bhojpuri star Manoj Tiwari said."The Bhojpuri film industry has completed 50 years and is a Rs 2000 crore business now with over...

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Media, cinema are insensitive towards people's woes: Javed Akhtar

Noted lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar has criticised both media and cinema in the country for being "insensitive" towards the problems of the common man."It is sad to note that this insensitivity (towards common man) on the part of the media and...

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Oscar best picture winners of last 20 years

Here is a list of the Best Picture Oscar winners from the last 20 years, ahead of this Sunday's 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood.Steven Spielberg's presidential drama " Lincoln" and Ben Affleck's Iran hostage drama " Argo" are seen as frontrunners, although...

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Malaika Arora Khan refuses to dance!

Can you imagine inviting Bollywood's hottest item girl Malaika Arora Khan to a function and not getting her to show some dance moves?That's precisely what happened at a function overseas. The organisers got Rani Mukerji, Karisma Kapoor and Malaika to...

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Bollywood is running out of original ideas: Ali Zafar

Pakistani singer-actor Ali Zafar, who will be seen in the remake version of 'Chashme Baddoor', says that remakes are made to earn profit when at times Bollywood runs out of original ideas.However, the 32-year-old actor also acknowledged that films based...

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Bullet Raja: Saif to make nasty look cool

Actor Saif Ali Khan says although his character in new film " Bullet Raja" wears nasty clothes, he will still try to make him look cool in them."I think it is one of the most fun things when you do a role, try and find the look for the character. So...

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Imran Khan all set to open animal shelter

Imran Khan's love for rescuing strays is known. The actor is so passionate about the cause that he, along with his mother Nuzhat and wife Avantika Malik, work dedicatedly towards rescuing stray dogs and cats, trying to put them up for adoption.Now, the...

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I get into trouble for being honest: Arshad Warsi

Arshad Warsi, who plays a struggling lawyer in Jolly LLB claims that in real life he couldn't have thought of being a lawyer as he can't tamper things and has always been honest about his opinions."In Jolly LLB, I play a struggling lawyer. Jolly's aim...

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Anurag Basu hunts for Madhubala

Filmmaker Anurag Basu, who is scripting late singer Kishore Kumar's biopic, is still hunting for the actress to play yesteryear diva Madhubala in the film."I am hunting for Madhubala but it is too early to talk about it. Casting happens two to three...

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I am attracted to Deepika: Ranveer Singh

We caught up with Ranveer for a chat at the Yash Raj Studios late on Wednesday and the actor was looking dapper in a white shirt and blue jeans. As we settled over some coffee and sandwiches, the actor opted for almonds. And we popped the first question:Are...

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Everything in India is politicised: Boman Irani

Boman Irani, who play an arrogant, but brilliant lawyer in Jolly LLB claims that one should not go to courtrooms for family matters. The actor also talks about the judicial system in India and believes that Indians should push the government to perform.Boman...

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Om Puri in no mood for reconciliation

It's been a while since their marriage hit a rocky patch and the only reason why Om Puri and wife Nandita haven't separated yet is their 15-year-old son Ishaan.Yesterday though, TOI was surprised to chance upon Om at the Family Court in Bandra. After...

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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns: Mugdha’s item song a satire on royalty

Mugdha Godse's item number in Tigmanshu Dhulia's Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns is said to be a satire on Indian royalty.The song, composed by Sandeep Chowta and sung by Paroma Dasgupta, exposes the dark side and hidden agendas of influential people....

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Imran Khan’s case to come up for hearing

Imran Khan filed a PIL against the government for setting the legal age of drinking at 25, around a year and a half back.The case has finally come up for a hearing in the High Court and the young actor is really happy on this account. He has also managed...

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Zila Ghaziabad: Vinod Bachchan recalls his days of struggle

As his film Zila Ghaziabad is all set to hit the theatres, producer Vinod Bachchan recalls his days of struggle. Coming from Etah in Uttar Pradesh, his family was not even remotely connected to films."By the time I was in my adolescence, I had lost my...

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Om Puri in no mood for reconciliation

It's been a while since their marriage hit a rocky patch and the only reason why Om Puri and wife Nandita haven't separated yet is their 15-year-old son Ishaan.Yesterday though, TOI was surprised to chance upon Om at the Family Court in Bandra. After...

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The force behind the superstars of Bollywood!

There's a joke that asks, 'Who is more important than the Pope?' And the answer is — the Pope's driver. Why? It's because the driver is the one who takes the Pontiff around.Likewise in Bollywood, there are driving forces behind our superstars, each with...

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Music should not be restricted to a 10pm deadline: Taufiq

"A lot has changed and evolved when it comes to classical music in India. People have become more aware and there is a sense of pride that is now being associated with Indian music and culture," says Taufiq Qureshi, the ace percussionist and an acclaimed...

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Joy Mukerji’s plaque on hold after residents object

Residents objected to the location, forcing the late actor's family to pull down the brick structureRecent reports stated the BMC have named a stretch of Yari Road in Andheri after late actor Joy Mukerji on the occasion of his birth anniversary on February...

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Shah Rukh looks beyond Juhi's brother

He replaces Juhi's brother from the CEO's post of his company with KKR MD Venky Mysore.In a difficult business decision, Shah Rukh Khan has replaced Bobby Chawla from the post of the CEO of his production house with Venky Mysore, who is the CEO and MD...

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Salman Khan adds muscle to brother’s team

In Hyderabad for the Celebrity Cricket League, Salman Khan watched from the sidelines as his brother Sohail's team lost the match, despite all the support from him and actress Chitrangda Singh, who joined him in the loud cheering. Earlier too, Sohail's...

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Aamir Khan blames patriarchal mindset for gender inequality

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, who has been at the forefront of a debate on gender equality, blamed the "patriarchal mindset" of people for the lesser status of women in society.Aamir, who interacted with students at a girl's college with visiting British...

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Satish Kaushik to remake Bengali film in Hindi

Director Satish Kaushik will return to direction with the remake of Bengali film 'Bhooter Bhabishyat'. The 2012 release of Tollywood, which traces the life of a group of ghosts in an abandoned bungalow, was one of the highest grossers of last year in...

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