Chhaya — the younger of the two daughters adopted by Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon — is set to tie the knot in Goa on January 25. The actress will walk her down the aisle.

“Off to Goa for my younger one’s wedding… going to be a hulla gulla (noisy) week,” Raveena posted on Twitter on Thursday (January 21).

Off to goa for my younger ones wedding…going to be a hulla gulla week…. 🎂🎂🍰🍰🍷🍷🍷💃🏻💃🏻!

— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) January 21, 2016

And time really flies….it’s time to walk her down the aisle….❤️ pic.twitter.com/QO9jGGyZpg

— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) January 21, 2016

According to a source close to the “Mohra” actress, it will be a Hindu-Catholic wedding in Goa as the groom is based in the state.

Earlier in 2011, Raveena had got her older adopted daughter Pooja married.

She had adopted the two girls as a single mother back in the 1990s.

Raveena is married to film distributor Anil Thadani. Together, they have a daughter named Rasha and son named Ranbir.

One of the best loved couples of Bollywood, Farhan Akhtar and his hair stylist wife Adhuna have announced their separation after being married for 16 years. In a statement issued through their publicist, the couple announced their decision to separate amicably and mutually.

“This is to announce that we, Adhuna and Farhan, have mutually and amicably decided to separate. Our children remain our priority and it is immensely important to us, as responsible parents, that they be protected from unwarranted speculation and public glare. We sincerely request that we are given the privacy that is required at this time to move forward in a dignified manner,” read the statement.

Farhan Akhtar and Adhuna dated each other for three years before tying the knot in 2000. They have two children named Shakya and Akira.

Adhuna is the co-owner of B Blunt chain of salon and merchandise.

After entertaining audience with his bearded look in ‘Dilwale’ last year, superstar Shah Rukh Khan has another treat in his kitty for his die-hard fans this year.

The King Khan, who is gearing up for his upcoming Maneesh Sharma’s directorial ‘Fan’, shared some crazy stories of the fans around the globe who become stars through their unmatched passion for their favourite stars. This is one of the unique marketing strategies that the production house has adapted for promoting the film.

Also read: Gauri Shinde starts working on Shah Rukh Khan-Alia Bhatt starrer

Shah Rukh Khan took to twitter to share the stories of four fans and he wrote: Being a fan is pure passion. Every1is a fan of someone. Like I’m yours.4parts to follow #FanHoGaya @FanTheFilm @yrf http://bit.ly/fanhogaya

Watch the video here:

SRK in his upcoming film plays Gaurav, a die-hard fan of a superstar, who becomes a superstar with his craziness and passion.

Produced by Yash Raj films is slated to hit the theatres on April 15, 2016.

One of the most loved and viewed Television show, ‘Comedy Nights With Kapil’ hosted by ace actor-comedian Kapil Sharma, had ended last week. While the final episode of the show will be aired on January 24, the show will now be replaced with a new show called ‘Comedy Nights Live’. The new show will be hosted by actor-comedian Krushna Abhishek.

Also read: Ali Asgar: There were issues between channel and Comedy Nights With Kapil

The audiences will now get to see a new show starting from January 31, every Sunday, at 10 pm.

In the promos, Krushna is seen introducing the audiences to his new house telling weird things about the house.

Also read: Comedy Nights With Kapil’s ‘no’ show: Sunil Grover speaks up

Watch the promo:

Krushna Abhishek, who is also seen on the show ‘Comedy Nights Bachao’ which airs on the same channel, will be seen hosting the new show on the same set as that of the Comedy Nights With Kapil.

Also read: Comedy Nights With Kapil: Channel drops final episode of Kapil Sharma’s show

Director R Balki says genders do not matter in his upcoming film “Ki and Ka” which is the story of an ambitious career woman who gets active support of her homemaker husband.

See Pics: ‘Ki And Ka’: Arjun Kapoor Makes Breakfast For Wife Kareena Kapoor

“Ki and Ka” will see Arjun Kapoor playing a progressive house husband who lovingly supports his wife Kareena Kapoor who is a super ambitious career woman.

Also read: ‘Ki and Ka’ motion poster: Kareena makes Arjun wear the mangalsutra

“Hindi is a language where not only humans but even various objects have genders. This film is about the fact… In ‘Ki and Ka’ genders don’t matter,” Balki said.

A photo has been released recently by the makers showing Kareena tracking stock market from a business newspaper while Arjun cooking breakfast.

Also read: Arjun Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor turn on the heat in ‘Ki and Ka’ first look

The romantic-comedy is scheduled for April 1 release.

Hollywood stunt coordinator Dan Bradley has done a great job in “Ghayal Once Again”, according to actor-director Sunny Deol.

“In my earlier films, my action used to always be good, the screenplay also used to be believable. I needed to bring in Dan Bradley because he’s famous for the films that he has made, ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ and many others which all have seen, and he has really done a great job. We gelled very well,” Sunny Deol said at the second trailer launch of the film on Thursday.

Bradley has worked in films such as the “Spiderman” series, “Superman Returns”, “Quantum of Solace” and “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” among others.

Also read: I have never attempted to make or break any image as an actor: Sunny Deol

About the action in “Ghayal Once Again” involving blasts, train sequences and guns, Sunny Deol said: “I do these things because for me it is a thrill. The back troubles you a lot sometimes, which creates difficulties and that is something that happens randomly, but a man keeps moving ahead if it is something that he loves and is fond of.”

The first trailer has received 5.5 million views in two months.

“The awareness of the film has increased and our song ‘Lapak Zhapak’ has caught on with the youngsters,” he said.

Do two trailers almost give away the storyline of the film?

“There are no definite rules and regulations. I’m a believer in not showing anything before the film releases. The manner in which the conditions are now, we usually show a lot of things, but still I have kept some control over it,” said Sunny Deol.

In “Ghayal Once Again”, Sunny Deol tries to protect four innocent teenagers and takes on a powerful businessman.

Amid an onslaught of generic songcraft that’s thrown at us from various sides, another a slightly-above-average album comes to the fore. The tunes of Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur starrer Airlift, which are getting much airtime these days with syrupy strings in tow, are just about alright. That said, the album does deliver the average with much panache and refrains from any kind of din.
Soch na sake by Arijit Singh is a soft romantic melody with acceptable levels of saccherine. The guitar interlude paired with a tabla, which gives the piece pace for a while and stops in a few seconds to come back easy breezy pace, is one of the more interesting bits in the song. The second interlude is on the piano. Only jarring note in this song is Tulsi Kumar’s oddly thin, child-like voice, which turns a decent melody into a sugar festival. Singh’s solo version is much better. The song, however, has been adapted from B Praak and Hardy Sandhu’s Punjabi song, Soch. A rabab prelude seagues into shehnai made to sound Middle-eastern for Dil cheez tujhe dedi and plagiarises heavily from famous pop of the ’90s — Didi by Khaled. The song, however, does have a catchy hook and is likely to be a club favourite in the days to come.
Mera nachan nu is an average Punjabi composition, kept afloat only because of Divya Kumar’s brilliant vocals. One spots fascinating levels of sincerity in Tu bhoola jise sung by KK. An anthemic yet ordinary piece, it opens with a mix of trumpets, guitars and some drums, followed by KK’s voice with just a guitar. The song later layers Indian national song Vande Matram with the song, which sounds like an interesting idea on paper, but the execution is nothing to write home about.

Overall, the album is marred with quite a bit of musical conservatism, and the lyricist and composers haven’t gone beyond the tried and tested, resulting in tunes that are pleasing sometimes but ones that certainly don’t linger.

Composers: Amaal Mallik & Ankit Tiwari
Lyrics: Kumaar

Fans of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan can connect with him through live video beams on #fame, a live video social platform.

The fans of the 50-year-old superstar can now have question and answer sessions with him, learn about interesting moments from his work and life, and the causes he believes in.

“I have been fortunate to receive love and affection from so many lovely people from around the world, over the years. I don’t like calling them just my fans, they are the ones who love and support me and I always look for ways in which I can give back this love,” the actor said in a statement here.

“Social media has been a easy way of connecting with a lot of them. #fame now will make video interaction possible with all of them and get me a step closer to them. So, I am delighted to invite everyone – Follow iamsrk on #fame. “I look forward to my live beams and interactions on #fame,” he said. (Shah Rukh Khan shares stories of craziest fans, watch video)

Puneet Johar, CEO ‘To the new Ventures’ (#fame is part of To the new Ventures) said, “As a live video social platform, we have seen massive user growth with over 3 million installs within six months since launch across Asia. We are very excited to welcome Shah Rukh to the platform. We believe that Shah Rukh will inspire millions of talented young people to use #fame as a platform to showcase their talent to the world.” (Gauri Shinde starts working on Shah Rukh Khan-Alia Bhatt starrer)

The first big clash of 2016 at the box-office begins this Friday (January 22) with Akshay Kumar’s thrilling drama Airlift locking horns with Ekta Kapoor’s adult comedy, Kya Kool Hain Hum 3. It’s double bonanza for viewers as they get to savour two diametrically opposite films.

With Airlift, Akshay Kumar will be touching upon a real story of middle east never told before in Indian cinema. The movie will showcase the largest civil evacuation in the world when Indian government rescued lakhs of Indians stuck in Kuwait that had turned into a war zone after Saddam Hussein mounted missile attacks giving rise to the Gulf war. Air India operated multiple flights daily flying in and out of Kuwait for months thereby evacuating all stranded Indians. The operation was kept quite discreet and till date not many know the intimate details of the same.

Airlift will give for the first time ever a detailed glimpse of how the entire operation was pulled off deftly by the government. Apart from the riveting storyline, it will also be interesting to see how Akshay pulls off this real life drama. Khiladi Kumar has always tasted success during the Republic day weekends at the box-office. His pairing with Nimrat Kaur will be another thing to watch out for. (Read: ‘Kya Kool Hain Hum 3’ not trying to degrade Rajshri films: Aftab Shivdasani)

On the other hand, Kya Kool Hain Hum 3 will bring back memories of Grand Masti. The adult comedy that has Tusshar Kapoor and Aftab Shivdasani in the lead roles is loaded with sexual innuendos, bikini clad women and lots of other double entendre. Billed as a porn-com, Kya Kool Hain Hum 3 promises to be a no holds barred affair if one were to go by the bold trailers. It remains to be seen how much of adult content has been allowed by the censor board in the final print. (Akshay Kumar’s ‘Airlift’ to release across 70 screens in Middle East)

While Akshay Kumar’s Airlift is expected to attract the multiplex audience, Kya Kool Hain Hum 3 is certain to make a killing in single screen theatres. It remains to be seen which one will rake in more moolah.

Keep watching this space for our reviews by Indian Express critic Shubhra Gupta in a few hours from now.  (Read: I think I’m capable of holding my own scene, says ‘Airlift’ actor Purab Kohli)

Will Smith on Thursday (January 21) joined director Spike Lee and his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith in not attending the 2016 Oscar ceremony in February in protest over the absence of nominated actors of color, while nominee Mark Ruffalo said he will attend the show after confusion over his stance.

Will Smith, star of football head trauma movie ‘Concussion,’ was the highest-profile black actor to be snubbed by Oscar voters when nominees were announced last week. No actors of color were nominated in any of the 20 acting categories for a second straight year.

“My wife’s not going… We’ve discussed it. We’re part of this community. But at this current time, we’re uncomfortable to stand there and say this is OK,” Smith told ABC television’s “Good Morning America.”

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Ruffalo, who is white, is a best supporting actor nominee for playing an investigative journalist in Catholic Church abuse probe “Spotlight.”

After some confusion over whether he would join the protest, the actor said on Twitter he will be at the Oscars “in support of the victims of clergy sexual abuse and good journalism,” but that he did support those not attending in protest.

Lee, Smith, Pinkett-Smith and documentary director Michael Moore are the only major stars so far to announce they will not attend the Oscars.

Their protest has sparked a major debate over the lack of diversity both at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, whose majority white male members vote on the Oscars, and in Hollywood at large.
Smith said that both times he had previously been nominated for an Oscar, he had “never lost to a white person.”

“When I see this list and series of nominations that come out – and everybody is fantastic and that’s the complexity of this issue, everyone is beautiful and deserving and it’s fantastic – but it feels like it’s going the wrong direction,” he said.

Lee on Wednesday said he had never used the word “boycott” to characterize his protest.

Oscars host Chris Rock has made no public statement on the issue, but has also come under pressure from rapper 50 Cent and “Fast & Furious” actor Tyrese Gibson to quit.

“There is no joke that he can crack. There is no way for him to seize the moment and come into this thing and say, ‘I’m going to say this and say that I’m going to address the issue but then I’m still going to keep my gig as the host,’ ” Gibson told People magazine. “The statement that you make is that you step down.”

Music is a great leveller, and can bring different people together. That thought is at the heart ‘Jugni’, a film that twines a tale of romance around the traditional Punjabi folk-song style (of the same name), used rousingly through the narrative in a way that has your head nodding to the beat.

Shefali Bhushan’s debut feature has a documentary feel to it, which is natural, given her experience with being a collator and collector of folk sounds around the country. But it works for the realistic grain of the film. I absolutely loved the music: such a pleasure to find a match between the milieu and the music, composed-scored-and-sung by such disparate but uber-talented acts like A R Rahman, Vishal Bhardwaj, and Clinton Cerejo.

Fittingly, music finds its way into the plot in an organic way : want-to-be music director Vibhavari aka Vibs (Sugandha Garg) comes looking for a fresh sound to rural Punjab, and lucks into Bibi Saroop (Sadhana Singh) and Mastana (Sidhant Behl), a duo that sing together in village gatherings. Mastana also has a solo act, which involves the sort of performance which goes down well with local audiences : hamming, swaying, jousting, but at the end of it, singing, always singing.

Vibs’ arrival changes the rhythms of everyone she comes in contact with: Mastana, who lights up the make-shift stages he prances upon, his tuneful mother, who is the repository of old lyrics and expert renditions, his fiery lady love (Anurita Jha) who knows him better than anyone else. Vibs’ own relationship with boyfriend-back-in-Mumbai (Sameer  Sharma) is also in a flux, and we see her moorings become fragile.

‘Jugni’ works best when the characters are singing: Sidhant Behl pours his soul into his singing, making us believe, completely, in his Mastana : a bluff yet sensitive human in search of a life beyond the ‘ganne ke khet’ used for trysting with his lover. He is terrific. Garg is good too. As are the other characters. The film turns clunky in other places, the first-time inexperience showing, but we don’t really mind, because it has that rare thing : a soul, and of course, song. I came out humming.

Star cast of Jugni: Sugandha Garg, Sidhant Behl, Sadhana Singh, Anurita Jha, Sameer Sharma, Chandan Gill
Director: Shefali Bhushan

Two and a half stars.

With his candid confessions on how he was “effeminate as a child” and how he used to have “sleepless nights” over the issue, Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar stole the show on the first day of the Jaipur Literature Festival which began in Jaipur, on Thursday (January 21).

Talking about his book “An unsuitable Boy” at a session with Shobhaa De and his biographer Poonam Saxena at the front lawns at Diggi Palace, where the festival is being held,  Karan Johar said: “I hated the word ‘Pansy’ and I was called that as a child. I was effeminate as a child and I used to have sleepless nights over the fact that I am different from other children.”

He said his parents were a big support system.

“Even when I weighed 150 kg, my mother said I was the best looking child in the world and my father told me that once I lost a little puppy fat, I can be a hero in Hindi films,” said Karan Johar.

Asked about the negative portrayal of homosexuals in his movies, Johar said he was the first Bollywood director who discussed the issue in films.

“Whether its ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’ or ‘Dostana’, I discussed the issue in the mainstream. I received so many letters from youngsters saying that my movies helped their parents identify their sexuality.

“Now there are so many films on LGBT and I am proud that I started it,” he said.

Johar also spoke about the hard times his family faced.

“When my father had a few flop movies, we had to sell our jewellery and house. He was not invited for launch parties and it was terrible times,” he said.

The director also spoke on rumours of a rough patch in his friendship with actor Shah Rukh Khan.

“Like every relationship, there have been ups and downs. However, Shah Rukh’s family is part of my family.”

According to the director, his best film was “Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna”, and the least favourite was “Student Of The Year”.

“However, it gave three good actors for Bollywood,” he said.

Actor Sunny Deol, who has often beaten up the bad guys on screen, is open to playing villain in Hindi movies, but said he was sceptical whether the audience will accept him in such a role.

“I am open to doing any role that is creative and good. Are you all open to see me as a villain? If I become a baddie then I will be too bad,” Sunny Deol told reporters at a promotional even of ‘Ghayal Once Again’.

Known for his action films like “Ghayal”, “Arjun”, “Ghatak”, Sunny feels that action in Hindi cinema has now become easy and simple.

The 58-year-old actor has hired Hollywood action coordinator Dan Bradley for designing action sequences for the second instalment of “Ghayal”. “Action in my films earlier was good and it has been believable. For ‘Ghayal Once Again’, I need to bring Dan Bradley as he has done films like ‘The Bourne Supremacy’, ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’. He has done a great job. We got along very well. Let’s wait for the film to release,” he said. Read: ‘Ghayal Once Again’ relevant to youth, says Sunny Deol

To a query, Sunny Deol said he does action because he gets thrill from it. “I do action because I am thrilled. It is not difficult to do basic things, but problem is that I have back pain so it gets little difficult,” he added.

“Ghayal Once Again” stars actors Om Puri, Soha Ali Khan and a bunch of new faces.  Dan Bradley has done great job in ‘Ghayal Once Again’: Sunny Deol

Sunny Deol said nothing should be read in actress Soha missing from the promotions of the film. “There is no reason. I would love to have everyone. But today people are tied up with a lot of reasons. Sometimes our schedules do not match. For the promotions of this film, I will be going to different places, visiting the whole country,” he added.

“Ghayal…” is the second directorial venture of Sunny after “Dillagi”. Read: Sunny Deol goes back to his roots with ‘Ghayal Once Again’

“I enjoyed writing and directing for this film. This time I was sure that I wanted to write and direct as I had planned it. I had great experience,” he added.

Sunny Deol said he would chalk out his future plans after the release of his film on February 5.

“It is difficult to discuss plans. If things do not materialise then people will say that you did not stand by your words. I am waiting for ‘Ghayal Once Again’ to release. I will decide what to do after its release,” he said.

While cricket is almost considered a religion in India, it is often tagged by many as a “male dominated game” and to change this perception, Star Plus has launched its new offering “Tamanna” in Mumbai.

The show will feature the unconventional tale of an aspiring women cricketer, who travels through different phases in her life to achieve her goals.

Featuring Anuja Sathe as the protagonist Dharaa Solanki, “Tamanna”, which starts on February 1, is a finite series that is touted to challenge the mentality that people that a woman’s dreams come with an expiry date.

“I don’t know why cricket is seen as a male dominated game. There is no expiry date to a woman’s dreams – that’s what the aim of this show is,” Ajinkya Deo, producer of the show, said at the launch.

“There is no big difference in ‘Tamanna’ as compared to other shows. But what sets it apart is its concept. While we see a lot of ‘saas-bahu’ talks in other soap opera, these conversations will be less in ‘Tamanna’,” Deo said.

Apart from Anuja, “Tamanna”, which has been shot across various locations in Gujarat and Mumbai, will also feature Ketki Dave, Kiran Karmarkar, Harsh Chhaya and Vishal Gandhi among others.

As cricket plays a big part in the storyline of “Tamanna”, the show was launched in a unique style where a friendly match was organised between the stars of the show and media persons.

Kiran, best known for his roles in shows like “Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii” and “Uttaran”, said: “I don’t think many of us know how many women cricketers are there. We can’t even name one of them even when we know Saina Nehwal (Badminton player) and Sania Mirza (Tennis player). Every person has the right to live up to his or her dreams. Still very few girls get a chance to fulfill their dreams.”

Talking about her role of Dharaa, Anuja told IANS: “It is a character which I can relate myself to. Though she is simple and belongs to a middle class family, at the same time she is strong and has an unconventional dream of becoming a cricketer.”

Anuja, who has previously worked in few Marathi shows, is making her Hindi TV debut with “Tamannna”.

“I am nervous about getting in front of the national audience. I have worked for six years in Marathi television. But this show is the biggest of all,” she said.

“Tamanna” is said to be an inspiration for those women who feel that their dreams end after marriage and motherhood.

“Wazir” star Amitabh Bachchan has become the first Bollywood celebrity to have 19 million followers on popular micro-blogging site Twitter. (Read Wazir Review)

The 73-year-old megastar beaten his contemporaries Shah Rukh Khan (17.5 million), Aamir Khan (16,2 million), Salman Khan (15.8 million) and Priyanka Chopra (12.5 million) with his new milestone.

Bachchan’s Twitter account became live in May, 2010 and ever since has been a one stop destination for his fans to connect, interact and engage with the actor.

See Pics: Amitabh Bachchan, Gauri Khan, Malaika celebrate Vikram Phadnis’ 25 years in fashion industry 

“In all the excitement of retweeting the 19 million on Twitter… Forgot the 34 yrs of ‘Satte Pe Satta’,” he tweeted.

“Satte Pe Satta”, an action comedy, was an adaptation of 1954 Hollywood film “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”. Besides starring Bachchan in a prominent role, the Raj N Sippy-directed film starred Hema Malini, Amjad Khan and Sachin.

T 2120 – In all the excitement of retweeting the 19 million on Twitter .. forgot the 34 yrs of 'Satte Pe Satta" pic.twitter.com/Q22WgyvCJw

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) January 21, 2016

On Twitter, the actor is followed by stars like Mukesh Bhatt, Sridevi, Dilip Kumar, Madhuri Dixit among others. Bachchan has so far made 47.5 thousands tweets.

Acknowledging “ups and downs in all relationships,” director Karan Johar said superstar Shah Rukh Khan would always be a part of his family.

“Shah Rukh Khan is very much a part of my family. He hasn’t fallen on the wayside. Shah Rukh his wife and three children will always be family and a large part of my life,” Karan Johar said at the ongoing 9th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival that began on January 21.

The 46-year-old filmmaker, who released his biography, ‘An Unsuitable Boy,’ was in conversation with his biographer Poonam Saxena and author and columnist Shobhaa De. (Shah Rukh Khan shares stories of craziest fans, watch video)

Rumours of a reported fallout between close friends and long time colleagues Karan Johar and Shah Rukh Khan came when the actor did not appear on the last season of ‘Koffee With Karan,’ as he had done in all previous seasons. (I was effeminate as a child: Karan Johar)

However, the director-producer said that his relationship with SRK and his family was so strong that it was difficult for them to part ways.

“I don’t deny there have been ups and downs. But this connect is so strong, the love that I have for him and his family his very strong. All relationships have ups and downs,” he said. (Shah Rukh Khan’s fans can interact with him on live video social platform)

The two have come together after a gap of nearly two years to co-produce their yet untitled project directed by Gauri Shinde. (Pics: Gauri Khan parties with Karan Johar)

The film, which will not have “typical romance,” will see actress Alia Bhatt sharing screen space with the actor for the first time.

Actor Sunny Deol said that sharing screen space with his father Dharmendra and his son Karan, who is all set to make his Bollywood debut, will be a beautiful thing.

The 58-year-old actor said that he, Karan and Dharmendra would love to work together provided there was a good script.

“Why not? If there is a good script then we would love to work together. I would love this to happen as it will be beautiful. You have to do correct (sic),” Sunny said at a promotional event of his directorial venture ‘Ghayal Once Again’.

Sunny, however, preferred not to reveal details about Karan’s debut.

“In 2016, I will launch my son but I will not talk about it in detail now,”he said.

Also read: I have never attempted to make or break any image as an actor: Sunny Deol

The ‘Gadar’ star has no tips to offer to his son but insists that he wanted him to do what he liked.

“I don’t give tips to anyone. He (Karan) has grown up with us in the house. He knows what has to be done and what not to be done. As a father, I try to support him in whatever he does.

“I always tell him to do what he wants to and not what I want him to do. Because, I did what I wanted to and that is how life should be,” he said.

He said neither his father Dharmendra nor brother Bobby will do a cameo in ‘Ghayal Once Again’, a sequel to his 1990 blockbuster ‘Ghayal’.

On Dharmendra promoting his film, Sunny said, “Dad loves you all (media). I will have him along with me soon. Next time definitely he will be there. He wants me to be there in front. Otherwise dad, Bobby and we all are together,” he added.

‘Ghayal Once Again’ is slated for release on February 5.

Sunny said that Dharmendra had seen some portions of the film.

Also read: Not averse to playing a villain on screen: Sunny Deol

“He has seen bits and pieces. He has liked it. There are some creative points that we are discussing. I cannot talk about it. He is feeling positive about it,” the actor said.

For Sunny, the ‘Ghayal’ sequence is a acid test.

“This is my acid test as after this I will come to know from the audience what to do next. There are lots of things in my mind but it’s too early to talk about them,” he added.

Singer Celine Dion personally greeted mourners at her husband Rene Angelil’s wake. The 47-year-old “My Heart Will Go On” hitmaker struggled to hold back her tears as she stood by her husband’s open casket inside the Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal, Canada, reported Us magazine.

Wearing a black gown and net veil, Dion was comforted by her mother Therese and her eldest son Rene-Charles, 14, as she watched hundreds of relatives, politicians and fans pay their last respects to Angelil.

She was seen dabbing her eyes at points with a tissue as the wake proved somewhat overwhelming.

At one point, when she was left alone with the casket, Dion was seen tenderly placing her hands on her spouse’s body as she bid him goodbye. (Celine Dion’s brother Daniel Dion dies of cancer at age 59)

Mourners at the wake were greeted by a huge portrait of Angelil on a large screen outside the cathedral.

He will be laid to rest in a state funeral that will be held at the venue and the service will also be streamed live worldwide. (Celine Dion will not sing at husband Rene Angelil’s funeral)

After Angelil’s death, following a lengthy battle with throat cancer, Dion took to her Facebook page to post a touching tribute to her husband and manager. “He will be remembered as a gentle man, generous and kind, an unprecedented visionary, a modern Pygmalion, a Renaissance man. “All who had the privilege of knowing him and of working closely  with him, whether personally or professionally, salute a leader and a man of great intelligence and wisdom,” she wrote.

Colin Firth has paid a heartfelt tribute to his late “Love Actually” co-star Alan Rickman, revealing he has always been “in awe” of the actor.

Rickman lost his battle with cancer last week and his peers, friends and castmates have been offering up fond farewells for days.

“I’ve always been a little bit in awe of Alan because he’s always been incredibly solicitous of me,” he said in a statement.

“I wasn’t long out of drama school when I first met him. I was quite green and unsure of myself. He seemed to have an instinct for people who were in need of guidance of some kind. This is something I noticed in him in all the contact I’ve had with him over 30 years. He looked out for people.”

“We would run into each other at friends’ houses. It just kept happening. I actually found myself calling him for advice for things. I just felt he was the right person to ask for those sort of things.”

Actress Brie Larson says her sudden rise to fame is “totally outside of my comfort zone”.

The 26-year-old actress has been nominated for an Oscar for her role in “Room”.

“Every single step of this last year has been a completely new experience and one that is totally outside of my comfort zone.

“I keep asking myself: How will my life be different? I have no idea. In this industry, where things change so quickly, I’ve found that having no expectations is the happiest way to go,” she said.

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“Room” tells the story of a young woman kept locked away by a captor, with only her young son, whose father is the kidnapper, for company.

While there are some drastic differences between her life and that of her character, Larson added that she finds the idea of being held captive particularly applicable to her life right now.

“I can’t help but trip out about how similar my life is to ‘Room’. It’s me wanting to stay in my own little bubble and remain anonymous and invisible and at the same time needing to step up to this hand that I’ve been given.”