Daniel Craig might be back as James Bond

Daniel Craig

New York: Actor Daniel Craig has dropped hints that he might be on board for more films in the hit James Bond franchise, but slammed the USD 150 million pay cheque reports.

In the midst of increasing speculation about whether he will take on another film in the popular franchise, Daniel Craig gave his strongest hint yet on Friday while speaking at the New Yorker Festival, that he might not want to turn his back to the franchise, reported dailymail.co.uk.

"I got the best job in the world doing Bond. The things I get to do on a Bond movie and the type of work it is, there's no other job like it. If I were to stop doing it -- just say -- I'd miss it terribly," he said.

"It's one of the most thrilling things as an actor you can do. I love this job. I get a massive kick out of it. And, if I can keep getting a kick out of it, I will," Daniel Craig added.

The star rubbished recent reports that he has been offered USD 150 million to sign on for two more Bond films.

He said: "There's no conversation going on, everybody's just a bit tired."

Reports initially surfaced that Craig would be quitting the franchise after he stated that he would "rather slash his wrists" than do another Bond film.

The actor, 48, who sported a peroxide hairdo for his filming commitments for the upcoming project 'Logan Lucky', also added that he enjoyed playing the iconic spy Bond.

"I like that broken part of him. That doing a job like that has a serious effect on your psyche. That's fun," he said.

Brad Pitt will not be prosecuted for child abuse incident, FBI closes case

Brad Pitt

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Brad Pitt will not be prosecuted for the child abuse incident that allegedly occurred in September on a private jet.

The FBI never opened an investigation against the 'Allied' actor, 52, because there was "no case", reported TMZ.

"The FBI is still working to gather the facts from the incident but the agency does not consider it an official investigation," sources said.

Pitt and his estranged wife, Angelina Jolie (who filed for divorce less than a week after incident occurred), were flying with their six children from Nice, France, to Burbank, California, on September 14.

It was earlier reported that the "Fight Club" actor got "verbally abusive and physical" with the kids, Maddox, 15, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and 8-year-old twins Knox and
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Jolie, 41, filed for divorce on September 19, citing irreconcilable differences, and requested sole custody of the kids.

The former power couple have since reached a temporary custody agreement, which allows Pitt supervised visitation. He will also voluntarily take random drug and alcohol tests, his first of which came back negative.

Fawad Khan still part of 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil', but what about Mahira Khan in 'Raees'?

Dharma refutes rumours that the Pakistani actor Fawad Khan will be replaced in 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'; Excel mum on Mahira Khan in Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Raees'

Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan

In the wake of the escalating tension within Bollywood on the fate of films starring Pakistani actors, including Karan Johar's Fawad Khan starrer 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil', and Shah Rukh Khan's 'Raees' featuring Mahira Khan, several rumours and reports have alleged a series of developments in the casting. 

However, murmurs of Fawad being replaced by actor Saif Ali Khan in the romantic-drama through “face replacement technology” have been negated by spokesperson from Dharma Productions. “The news is utter bullshit. Nothing of that sort is happening. The film is prepping up for release the way it currently is.”

Meanwhile the Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association (IMPPA) delegation led by its president TP Agarwal, who had met the Maharastra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leaders seeking their co-operation to release the said films (Oct 7), have asked for another appointment with MNS.

The party leaders have however refused to budge from their stand. Talking to hitlist, MNS Chitrapat Sena leader Ameye Khopkar, said, “There is no scope for discussion about releasing any film featuring Pakistan artistes. The Uri attack happened last month but we have been telling filmmakers to avoid working with Pakistani artistes for over 10 years now. They should have thought about the repercussions earlier. I don't care.”

Speculations have been rife that the producers of 'Raees' have decided to replace Mahira in the film. While speaking on condition of anonymity, the production team of 'Raees' has denied any such move. There has been no official response though, besides the director Rahul Dholakia's cryptic tweet yesterday: “Cooker ki saat seeti baj chuki hai, aag dena bandh kar (not a line from 'Raees', I have better dialogues).”

Despite repeated attempts by hitlist, Dholakia, co-producer Ritesh Sidhwani and others at Excel Entertainment remained unavailable for comments. A source close to Excel informed that the team had been asked to avoid connecting with the media on the topic, “else their payments will be stopped!”

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Rihanna to receive Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

Rihanna, will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards. She will be honoured for her ‘decade-long impact on music, pop culture, fashion, film and philanthropy’, reports a website. “Honoured to take the VMAs stage as your Video Vanguard Award recipient live from NYC on August 28,” Rihanna tweeted after the announcement was made by MTV officials.

Previous recipients of the award include Michael Jackson, Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce and Kanye West. “Rihanna’s unparalleled output of hits have spawned some of today’s most memorable music videos from Umbrella to  Diamonds and her most recent collaboration with Drake on Work,” MTV officials said.
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Rihanna joins Drake onstage during his performance

R&B star Rihanna surprised her fans when she joined her rumoured boyfriend rapper Drake during his performance at OVO Fest in Toronto.

Rihanna and Drake

The 28-year-old singer came out on stage unannounced, to perform "Too Good" and "Work" with Drake, reported E! Online.

The fans were excited to watch their unexpected collaboration as the "This What You Came For" hitmaker flew all the way to Canada to support her man.

Rihanna was in Paris for her Anti World Tour to promote her eighth studio album "Anti" before she left to meet the "One Dance" singer.

Drake, 29, also recently surprised the Barbadian-born songstress and his fans in Miami for a special performance.

"He still loves her and never stopped. They are having fun spending time with each other. Their music together got them close again, a source previously said about the pair.

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Justin Bieber taunts Taylor Swift

 Singer Justin Bieber has taunted singer Taylor Swift over social media by sharing a photograph of himself on a video call with Swift's former boyfriend Calvin Harris and rapper Kanye West.

Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift

The 22-year-old singer posted the image on Instagram, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

"Taylor swift what up," Bieber wrote alongside the image.

Both Harris and West are smiling in the photograph.

Swift reportedly was not impressed with Bieber's on and off relationship with her best friend Selena Gomez from 2011 to 2014 and it has been claimed that she urged Gomez to dump him.

West has been involved in a huge public spat with Swift over his controversial single "Famous", after she claimed she didn't give him permission to sing about her.

However, his wife Kim Kardashian West decided to leak a series of videos on Snapchat which featured the rapper on the phone to Swift discussing the controversial lyrics and she appeared to give it the go-ahead.

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Zareen Khan: Always wanted to become a singer

Zareen Khan says as a young girl she always wanted to be a singer. Zareen, who recently starred in the hit 'Hate Story 3', hopes in the future people might approach her to sing a song.

Zareen Khan

"It will sound very cliched but when I was kid I always wanted to be singer and never an actor. Hopefully in the future when these people will think of me (I will do it)," she told reporters in Mumbai.

When asked if she has been offered to sing a song, the 29-year-old actress said, "Not yet. Hopefully, after your question I will be."

Zareen was speaking at the launch of new music video 'Pyaar Manga Hai Tumhee Se' by T-Series. The video also stars Ali Fazal and features the duo sharing sizzling chemistry. According to the 'Veer' actress, shooting intimate scenes are not "fun" as a lot of people are watching them on set.

"When you look at this as an audience it feels different but when you're shooting it, it is not that much fun because there are so many people looking at you. There is a lot going on. What you think of in mind it doesn't happen on set." Ali, too, feels filming intimate scenes are hard as even they follow a set choreography.

"These things have to be choreographed. You can't be just doing anything. Intimate scenes are the hardest thing to shoot. Intimate scenes of any kind." "The most memorable scene was when he kissed me for the first time in the song. He was feeling shy and not me."

The recreated song was originally composed by music maestro Bappi Lahiri and sung by Kishore Kumar. It featured actor Sachin and Bindiya Goswami. The new version has been sung by Armaan Mallik and Neeti Mohan.

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