Priyanka Chopra's comfort zone

The countdown for her show Quantico’s telecast next week has begun and Priyanka Chopra is a bundle of nerves.

Priyanka Chopra

Currently, she is in Montreal for the shoot and her mom, Madhu Chopra, is by her side.

The actress finds it comforting to return home to mommy after hectic shooting schedules for long, comforting conversations.

Salman Khan and other celebs at Gulshan Kumar tribute concert

The who’s who of Bollywood came together to pay homage to cassette baron Gulshan Kumar.

Salman Khan

Hrithik Roshan

Shilpa Shetty

The concert brought together a number of stalwarts from the music and film industry to celebrate his life and achievements.

Tiger Shroff

Kriti Sanon

Arjun Kapoor

Sonu Nigam, Shaan and Mika Singh were among the many ace singers spotted on the red carpet.

Dharmendra

Divya Khosla Kumar and Bhushan Kumar

Tulsi Kumar and Hitesh Ralhan

Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Shilpa Shetty and Dharmendra upped the glamour quotient at the do.  Pics/Yogen Shah

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Randeep Hooda and Richa Chadda 'kiss' on stage

Richa Chadda and Randeep Hooda were spotted kissing at the trailer launch of their film 'Main Aur Charles' on Wednesday. A sure way to grab eyeballs.

Watch: Randeep Hooda exudes evil charm in 'Main Aur Charles' trailer

Photos: Trailer launch of 'Main Aur Charles'

Spotted: Alia Bhatt and Raveena Tandon

Alia Bhatt was her chirpy self at an event to promote a skincare product.Pic/Sayed Sameer Abedi

Raveena Tandon togged up in a yellow and beige saree at a city event. Though the design seemed mundane, she worked the colour quite well. Pic/Sharad Vegda

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Does One Direction's new album diss at Zayn Malik?

London: Immediately after One Direction announced that their fifth studio album would be called "Made in the A.M.", some fans started speculating that the title was a diss aimed at the group's former member Zayn Malik.

Zayn Malik 

In some posts on Twitter fans shared following the title revelation, they point out that the "A.M." may actually stand for "after Malik", reports aceshowbiz.com.

One user wrote: "AC= after Christ era AM= after malik era?" Another added: "What A.M after Malik I have lost my all chill I am dying."

"Made in the A.M." will be One Direction's first album without Malik, who left the group back in March. The follow-up to last year's "FOUR" will release on November 13, the same day singer Justin Bieber's highly-anticipated comeback album will arrive.

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Shah Rukh excited to see Kapil's 'Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon'

The friendly equation between Shah Rukh Khan and Kapil Sharma is known to all and now that the stand-up comedian is making his Bollywood debut with 'Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon', the superstar is 'excited' to watch the movie.

Shah Rukh Khan and Kapil Sharma

A special screening of the comedy, directed by filmmaker duo Abbas Mastan, who also gave Shah Rukh one of his initial hits 'Baazigar', has been organised here for the actor, Kajol and the team of his upcoming film 'Dilwale'.

"Excited to see @KapilSharmaK9 and Abbas Mastan (my favourite director duo's ) film 'Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon' tonite," Shah Rukh, 49, tweeted.

Kapil, 34, who was in Noida promoting the film has also left for the screening, which will be attended by 'Dilwale' director Rohit Shetty, actors Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon among others.

"On my way to the airport... Taking flight for Hyderabad..." Kapil posted on Twitter.

Shah Rukh has appeared a couple of times on Kapil's popular show, 'Comedy Nights with Kapil' and has been vocal about his liking for the comedian.

'Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon' is slated to release this Friday.

Shraddha Kapoor roots for childhood friend Zoa Morani

In an industry where catfights are considered common, actress Shraddha Kapoor has come forward to support her "childhood friend" and actress Zoa Morani for her forthcoming film 'Bhaag Johnny'.

Shraddha Kapoor

"My childhood friend's film releases this Friday! All the best for #BhaagJohnny @zoamorani! #25thSept," Shraddha tweeted on Wednesday.

Zoa, who was last seen in the 2011 film 'Always Kabhi Kabhi', will be seen as the love interest of actor Kunal Kemmu in the film, which is based on the circle of karma.

Directed by Shivam Nair, 'Bhaag Johnny', which also stars Mandana Karimi and Manasi Scott, will hit the screens on September 25.

Spotted: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with daughter Aaradhya

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and daughter Aaradhya were spotted at the Siddhivinayak Temple yesterday. Pic/Datta Kumbhar

Shahid Kapoor thankful to designer for 'Shaam Shaandaar' look

Shahid Kapoor has earned kudos for his look in the title track of his forthcoming film 'Shaandaar', and the actor credits his designer Kunal Rawal for adding the right fashion quotient in the energetic number.

Shahid Kapoor

In the song titled 'Shaam Shaandaar', the actor is seen dancing around in a red jacket with baggy pants, with the film's lead actress Alia Bhatt.

Shahid took to Twitter to thank his designer through a post that read: “Special thanks to @kunalrawalvibe for the #shaamshaandaar look. Last minute saving the day vibe.”

The designer, who even designed the "Jab We Met" actor's wedding ensemble, is overwhelmed by the actor's gesture and notes that the ensemble is one of his personal favourites.

"This is one of my favourite designs from my collection. I found deep oxblood red quite a shaandaar fit," Rawal said in a statement.

Shahid, who grabbed headlines for his marriage with Delhi-girl Mira Rajput earlier this year, will be coming on the silver screen for the first time post his wedding.

"Shaandaar" is a romantic comedy against the backdrop of a destination wedding. Produced by Dharma Productions and Phantom Films, the film is directed by Vikas Bahl, and will release on October 22.

Selena Gomez gets 'Om' tattooed on thigh

Miami: Singer-actress Selena Gomez has showed off a new 'Om' symbol tattoo on her left upper thigh.

Selena Gomez. Pic/Santa Banta

One could see the religious Hindu symbol on her thigh as she sported a high-rise black swimsuit, reports mirror.co.uk.

The "Come & get it" hitmaker already has a number of inkings including a musical note on her wrist, "Love Yourself First" written in Arabic, the number "76" in Roman numerals just below her ear and another one on her left hip which reads "God Who Strengthens Me".

Justin Bieber takes a dip in boxers

Reykjavik: Pop star Justin Bieber wore nothing but a pair of white boxers to take a dip in a lake in Iceland.

The singer shared an image of himself dressed in his bright white Calvin Klein underwear giving a high-five to someone who was out of view, reports mirror.co.uk.

The star, who was sporting a massive grin, had his six-pack and huge tattoo collection on full display in the photograph.

Proud of his ripped body, the star then took to Instagram to share the shot with his 39.3 million followers.

"Glacier dip in Iceland," he captioned it.

Jennifer Garner can't imagine dating post-split from Ben Affleck

Los Angeles: Actress Jennifer Garner is reportedly more at peace with herself after her split from actor Ben Affleck -- but she can't imagine dating at the moment.

Ben Affleck and Garner Garner. Pic/AFP 

According to a source close to the family, it will take Garner a long time to be able to move on romantically.

"Jen is doing well, she's still adjusting to a new normal, but seems more accepting of the separation. She is taking a little bit more time to herself and seems less stressed. But she can't even imagine dating, it will probably be a long time before she is able to move on romantically," the source told people.com.

The couple, who got divorced after 10 years of marriage a day after their 10th wedding anniversary on June 30, have three children -- Violet, Seraphina and Samuel.

Singer Adele is in talks to make a TV show

Singer Adele is in talks to make a TV show to coincide with the release of her new album, which is rumoured to be titled 25.

Adele 

The album will be on sale in November. She has been in talks with BBC about making a televised programme to mark the occasion, reports a website.

"Adele is simply too big just to be part of a green room of guests on a chat show. She deserves her own dedicated programme where the spotlight will only be on her," a newspaper reports.

The record was due for release in May 2014, but was pushed back by Adele's record label XL Recordings.

Now the channel heads are planning to capitalise on the wait and might give Adele maximum exposure by making an hourlong show.

"It's not like she desperately needs the publicity but you can't turn your nose up at that level of exposure," the source added.

Ridley Scott plans more than one 'Prometheus' sequels

Los Angeles: Filmmaker Ridley Scott has confirmed that his next project after 'The Martian' will be an untitled 'Prometheus' sequel, with filming set to begin early next year.

Ridley Scott 

He also shared the connection between the 'Prometheus' sequel and his 'Aliens' franchise, while also indicating that there might be more than one 'Prometheus' sequels.

Scott said that he's using 'Prometheus' to explain things in 'Aliens', so that both of them were connected, reports aceshowbiz.com.

"The whole point is to explain the 'Alien' franchise and how and why the creation of the aliens. I always saw the Alien as a type of biological warfare. For me, the original spaceship that I call the croissant, a warship that contains these biomechanoids creatures, which is all about destruction," Scott told German site FilmFutter.

'Prometheus' was originally planned as a one-shot prequel to 'Alien', but Scott later claimed that 'Prometheus' wasn't a direct prequel to the classic film. Since the first film didn't end up like the initial plan, Scott was asked whether 'Prometheus 2' would be the one directly connected to 'Alien'.

"Yes. But it won't be in the next one," he answered.

Scott hinted that one movie might not be enough to answer some questions left in the first movie, so he would probably connect 'Prometheus' to his 1979 film in the third or fourth film. "It will be in the one after this one or maybe even a fourth film before we get back into the 'Alien' franchise," he said.

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Diane Kruger thought beauty meant being skinny

Los Angeles: When she was younger, actress Diane Kruger was under the impression that being beautiful meant being skinny.

Diane Kruger. Pic/Santa Banta 

The 36-year-old actress, who has been in a relationship with actor Joshua Jackson for nine years, shared that her old outlook was "stupid" and her stance changed when she turned 30, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

"When I was younger, being beautiful meant being skinny; I was a model, so you can imagine how hard it was to stay in shape. But when I turned 30, I realised how stupid I was for believing that. I think you're beautiful when you're smart and beauty is something you need to achieve," Io Donna magazine quoted Kruger as saying.

Asked when she feels beautiful, the "Inglourious Basterds" actress said : "When the person I love tells me, 'I love you'. I'm not joking, it's true."

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Lil Wayne sextape to hit internet soon

According to sources at everyone’s favorite celeb gossip site, a Lil Wayne sextape could be hitting the Internet soon.

Even if Weezy has his lawyers ready to sue at any moment. Apparently, Wayne engaged into a threesome with two chicks while the cameras were rolling.

But Wayne’s reps tell TMZ, if a porn company dares to market it, they will have hell to pay.

We’re told the big porn companies have been contacted by a person in possession of the tape, which shows Wayne in nothing but his socks, and 2 more-than-accommodating women who do all the work.
Wayne’s rep says if there is a tape, the rapper didn’t know he was being filmed.

And the rep makes it clear they will pounce if a tape is released to the public, saying, “We’ll sue the hell out of them.”

Without Wayne’s sign-off, the big porn companies would never take the risk.

Nicki Minaj Goes Back To Wearing Wacky Wigs

Fans of Nicki MInaj’s wacky and tacky Harajuku Barbie character, rejoice! The head barb temporarily ditched thelong black hair and went back to a look reminiscent of her earlier days. Apparently, Nicki has a top secret photoshoot that’ll feature the rapper in a blunt-cut, orange wig.

Are YOU feeling it?

 Nicki’s wacky wig memory lane.....

Officer Comes Forward Admitting To Helping The Rapper Fake His Death

According to The Mirror retired police officer has made a death bed confession that he assisted Tupac in faking his own death. David Myers, currently in critical condition in a non-specified hospital, claims he was paid $1.5 million to assist Tupac in faking his 1996 drive-by shooting death in Las Vegas.

On his last leg in life, Myers now says he now wants the world to know the truth about Tupac’s death.

 “The world needs to know what I did. I’m ashamed that I let a price be put on my word and I cannot die without letting the world know.”

 He also claims that Suge Knight played a major role in making hoax. He also claims that over 30 people were reportedly paid to help fake his death – including other police officers, medics and multiple witnesses.


Myers even claims 2Pac paid $50,000 for a body double’s corpse to be taken to the morgue.

Well this is certainly interesting…even thought there is no way to verify if any of what this man is saying is true. The Mirror didn’t photograph him or even tell what hospital he was in or why. Strange…

Chris Brown attracts a 'type of crowd': Police

Los Angeles: Singer Chris Brown attracts a certain kind of crowd, says a police representative.

Chris Brown. Pic/Santa Banta 

Brown had a concert in Concord on Saturday, and there were as many as 40 policemen patrolling the venue.

"There were 40 cops patrolling the Concord Pavilion to ensure calm, along with 20 security guards from the venue. Department did its research and learned there was 'a pattern' to Brown's concerts...fighting and even a shooting.

"Chris Brown brings in a type of crowd," a Concord Police department official told tmz.com.

According to the official, there was "chest pumping" inside the concert but nothing developed into a full blown fight.

"Around 10 people were taken by ambulance to a local hospital for alcohol poisoning," the official added.

Katy Perry and John Mayer together again?

Los Angeles: John Mayer and Katy Perry, who have been in an on and off relationship, are reportedly back together again.

Katy Perry and John Mayer. Pics/Santa Banta 

They were spotted holding hands at actress Allison Williams' wedding over the weekend.

"John and Katy looked happy. They held hands and sat next to each other during the wedding ceremony," a source told people.com.

The duo split up twice earlier this year, first calling it quits in March 2015 and again in July.

The duo, who split in February of 2014, fuelled reconciliation rumours when they stepped out for a double date with Williams and her then-fiancé Ricky Van Veen at a hotel named Chateau Marmont in January.

"They are so in love. They missed each other," a source close to Perry said at the time.