Actress Katie Holmes says she has more important things to focus on than her dating life.

“(I don’t) have a five or 10-year plan,” she said.

Holmes, who’s been single since her 2012 divorce from Tom Cruise, said, “I feel like I’m still a teenager in a lot of ways. I do a lot of things I did then. I paint, I colour. I cook sometimes. I still feel like a girl. I don’t quite feel like a woman. I’ll probably be 90 and feel like, ‘Not a woman yet!'”

The 37-year-old actress said confidence comes with age, reported People magazine.

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“With age I’ve gained confidence. I understand the kind of stories I want to tell. I have more experience in the business. I feel more certain.”

Holmes is making her directorial debut in the upcoming film, “All We Had”, which she also stars in.

“(It) was like a marathon. But I didn’t have time to second-guess myself. And it wasn’t going to do anyone any good if I did. I stay calm.”

Actress Jennifer Aniston is not planning to hang up her two-piece bathing suit any time soon.

The 46-year-old former “Friends” star doesn’t think people should tone things down as they get older and doesn’t see why people are concerned about what others look like, reported People magazine.

“If I can be the first 80-year-old to go out there successfully in a bikini, then I’ll take that on.

“I don’t think anybody needs to rein in anything because of an age. That is absolute BS. To each his own! Everybody needs to stay in his own backyard,” she said.

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Aniston turns 47 next month but she jokingly claimed she is planning to ignore the big day.

“Is my birthday happening soon? Oh, that’s ridiculous. It’s too soon for that. I’m going to pass this year. I might just quietly celebrate. But I do love any excuse for a party!”

TV actress Chhavi Mittal says it is good that audiences have gotten bored of ‘saas-bahu’ daily soaps as it has now pushed channels to come up with new exciting shows.

Chhavi, who has worked in the popular TV show “Teen Bahuraaniyaan”, feels even an actor’s creativity gets stifled while working on such shows.

“I am definitely bored of seeing the same thing. For me as an actor also, I feel something new should be there… If you do the same thing then what is the difference between a 9-5 job and an actor’s job. Your creativity dies at a certain level.

“People are bored of saas-bahu shows and it’s very good. It opens a whole new avenue for television serial makers to try different things,” Chhavi told PTI.

Even though she has been part of the TV industry for over 10 years with shows like “Tumhari Disha”, “Bandini” and “Naagin”, Chhavi says limited mini series is the future of Indian television.

The actress will be next seen on Colors new show, “Krishnadasi”.

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“A limited mini series is definitely the future. There are very less shows which work. Normally they start but get shut down soon. It takes so much of hard work to present a new show. So what is the point. Better than that, you make a mini series so you know it’s a sure shot winner,” she said.

When asked if she would be open to do a mini series, Chhavi said, “I would love to do something which is crime based. Like a detective or a cop.”

Chhavi, who plays a mother in “Krishnadasi”, says the character required a certain depth and maturity which was challenging.

“It was very challenging. I have spent 10-11 years in the industry and I felt I’ve done it all. But when I started shooting I realised the character required so much maturity and depth for an actor to do this role…My first reaction was no I won’t do the show.

“When I heard the narration I was blown away. Right from the screen test, I knew I was onto something good.”

“Krishnadasi” will air on Colors from January 25.

It is August, 1990. Kuwait-based Indian businessman Ranjit Katyal (Akshay Kumar) is awoken rudely from slumber by the news that Iraqi forces have attacked the city. It is the sort of awakening that shakes loose Katyal from his cocooned wealthy life, which he shares with his wife Amrita (Nimrat Kaur) and young daughter, forcing him to deal with a series of dangerous situations, and leading to the evacuation of more than a lakh Indians stuck between Saddam Hussain’s brutal forces and an alarmingly slow-to-take-heed Indian state.

Read: Airlift box office collections: Akshay Kumar film earns Rs. 12.35 cr. on opening day

The film is based on the real-life conflict and bloodshed that took place twenty five years back in Kuwait, and the way it is done—with a sense of urgency and immediacy, bringing alive a city over-run and under siege—sends out a crucial message to star-driven-yet-drivel-producing Bollywood. That given the backing of an A-list star, anything is possible: well done, Akshay Kumar, for donning the producer-with-conviction hat to create a crackling film.

Also read: Kya Kool Hain Hum 3 movie review, zero stars

And another pat for the performance. Katyal is made believable because Akshay junks faux heroics for an unshowy heroism, which comes from a place of initial reluctance, seguing into a slow acceptance of the situation, and the gradual taking charge because there is no one else that can do the job. And brings his star power to lift the film, in much the same way Ben Affleck buoyed the Hollywood evacuation tale, ‘Argo’.

Airlift takes off in style, Kya Kool Hain Hum 3 gets thumbs down from audience, Watch video

This is a deftly done film, which does slide a little in the second half, but never abandons its mission: to tell a tale. Akshay Kumar leads from the front, but shares space when it is needed: Nimrat Kaur, in her second Hindi film after ‘The Lunchbox’, keeps pace with her co-star ; Inaamulhaq (so enjoyable in ‘Filmistaan’), as Saddam’s man-in-Kuwait, is suitably menacing, Belawadi as the annoying refugee really does make you want to slap him, Kohli is kohl-eyed and restrained and makes us feel for him, Mishra as the Dilli babu, disinterested at first, then taking charge, fits right in. Also read: Akshay Kumar’s Airlift and adult comedy Kya Kool Hain Hum 3 clash at box-office 

Bollywood doesn’t do well with basing its films on real-life events because it mostly has no idea how to straddle the line between fact and fiction, which is so crucial to the genre. It overdoes things, and turns them into melodrama and schmaltz. ‘Airlift’ plays it right, and gives us drama, even if things slow down and turn a trifle repetitious post interval.

Also read: Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 box earns Rs 8.15 cr. on opening day 

But overall, ‘Airlift’ is a good film, solidly plotted, well executed and well-acted. Just lose the songs, and the occasional underlined background music the next time, okay?

Star cast of Airlift: Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, Inaamulhaq, Prakash Belawadi, Kumud Mishra, Purab Kohli, Feryna Wazheir 

Director : Raja Krishna Menon

Three and a half stars

Actor Dhanush’s next Tamil outing “Kodi”, which went on the floors earlier this month in Pollachi, will be wrapped up in a jiffy by February.

“The principal shooting will be completed by February 21. The following few weeks will be spent on post-production work,” a source from the film’s unit told IANS.

The film is being directed by Durai Senthil Kumar.

“As Dhanush plans to start working on a new project from March, he wants to complete ‘Kodi’ as early as possible,” the source added.

In the film, which also stars Shamlee and Trisha Krishnan, Dhanush plays dual roles.

The movie’s story is reportedly set against the backdrop of a political turmoil.

Patrick Dempsey and his estranged wife Jillian have reportedly called off their divorce, instead choosing to work hard on mending their marriage.

The former “Grey’s Anatomy” star, 50, and his make-up artist spouse split last January, with Jillian filing for divorce citing irreconcilable differences, reported People magazine.

Legal papers at the time stated that Jillian, who married Dempsey in July 1999, was seeking joint custody of their 12-year-old daughter, Tallulah Fyfe, and seven-year-old twin sons, Sullivan Patrick and Darby Galen.

But now it has been claimed that the estranged couple have decided to give their relationship another go.

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“”For the past year, Patrick and Jillian have been working on getting to where they are right now. They are not dating anyone else, and only each other,” a source said.

The reunion news comes after Demsey and Jillian were seen looking very cosy while walking along hand-in-hand in Paris, France, in November.

Actress and Kuchupudi dancer Sandhya Raju, who has played the lead in short film “Natyam”, about women empowerment, says the film’s story will inspire all kinds of women.

Directed by debutant Revanth, the film is about a young, devoted married woman Kalyani’s journey to realise her dream to become an accomplished Kuchupudi dancer amidst family conflict.

“I wanted to be a part of this brilliantly scripted short film by Revanth because the subject is very close to my heart as a Kuchupudi artiste.

“What I liked the most is that the narrative is centered on a woman’s desire and a social question faced by most of all married woman in a thought-provoking manner,” Sandhya told IANS.

“I felt the story will inspire women from all walks of life. They will all relate to my role in the film,” she said.

Kirtilals Jewellers, a premium fine diamond and gold jewellery brand in India, with its extensive work supporting performing arts and promoting art and culture, have decided to lend their support to “Natyam”.

The 40-minute film will be officially released in February.

Olivia Wilde’s son is a “little musician”.

The 31-year-old actress is very proud of 21-month-old Otis – who she has with fiance Jason Sudeikis – and said he is already showing signs of being a performer.

“He’s a little musician. He’s wonderful. He’s great… I’m very lucky,” she said.

Wilde can next be seen in HBO drama “Vinyl” playing Devon Finesta, the wife of Bobby Cannavale’s Richie Finestra, but she made it clear before accepting the role that she didn’t want to be portraying a one-dimensional secondary to the record executive.

“I said to HBO and everyone involved, if you’re looking for the long suffering wife who isn’t going to develop beyond that, if that’s the story you want to tell about a woman who has had her wings clipped, that’s not what I’m interested in playing.

“I respect that, and I’ll watch the show every week, but that’s not for me.”

Pop diva Madonna stunned fans on the latest leg of her Rebel Heart world tour, when she dropped the c-bomb to apparently describe her ex-husband Guy Ritchie on stage.

The 57-year-old pop icon, who is currently locked in a custody battle with Ritchie over the living arrangements of their 15-year-old son Rocco, surprised the audience at her Nashville gig with her foul-mouthed outburst.

She was responding to a fan who had shouted a proposal of marriage to her from the audience, when she said. “I’m looking for a husband, not a c…. I already married a c….” Later the same evening, she posted a close-up picture of her face on Instagram, with the words “Protection we all need it” superimposed on her cheek. She captioned the snap, “Now more than ever… evenheartsmadeoutofsteelcanbreak.”

She and her ex-husband Ritchie clashed in court just before Christmas over where Rocco would be living.

He remains in the UK with his father. The pair were married for eight years before divorcing in 2008. Madonna has faced some bad press over the last week, where she was accused of being drunk onstage during her Louisville concert, a claim she flatly denied.

“Hunger Games” star Jena Malone has announced she’s expecting her first child on Instagram.

The 31-year-old actress shared a maternity photo taken by boyfriend and “beautiful hearted baby daddy” Ethan DeLorenzo, reported People magazine.

“Womb to womb, To beating wing, I climbed out of the eternal, And into the shape of me,” Malone, 31, captioned the Polaroid of herself cradling her baby bump.

“Some words I wrote years ago when I was thinking about my own mother. And the woman she was when she had me. And the woman I was reaching to become,” she wrote.

The “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” star gave another glimpse into life with her photographer boyfriend in a recent post.

“Head over heels. Literally. With my one and only,” Malone captioned the sweet snap.

Emmy-winning actress Viola Davis says she would not blame the Academy for the lack of diversity at the upcoming awards but the Hollywood filmmaking system, which gives less opportunities to a colour artists.

“The problem is not with the Oscars, the problem is with the Hollywood movie-making system,” the two-time Oscar nominee said at Elle’s sixth Annual Women in Television Dinner.

After Academy voters failed to nominate a black actor in any of the acting categories for the second year in a row, Davis said the questions Academy voters should be asking themselves are, “How many black films are being produced every year? How are they being distributed? The films that are being made, are the big-time producers thinking outside of the box in terms of how to cast the role?” she said.

Also read: Will Smith, wife Jada Pinkett-Smith to boycott Oscars in diversity protest

“Can you cast a black woman in that role? Can you cast a black man in that role? The problem isn’t even our pay,” Davis, 50, continued.

“You could probably line up all the A-list black actresses out there (and) they probably don’t make what one A-list white woman makes in one film. That’s the problem. You can change the Academy, but if there are no black films being produced, what is there to vote for?”

Davis is not attending the awards show this year, not because she’s boycotting, but “cause I’m gonna be on vacation.”

In 2015, Davis became the first black actress to win and Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role in “How to Get Away with Murder”.

Ranveer Singh’s huge fan following was something that started way back when he was in school. The Bajirao actor and his antics made him quite popular among the female folks even in his school days.

Ranveer Singh, who was present at his school Learners’ Academy’s annual day on January 21, remembered his naughty days as a school kid. When asked if he was popular among girls then, a smiling Ranveer said, “Yes, I was. I was always the performer. I was always in the popular bunch. I used to be a bully and very mischievous. I was very naughty too.” (Pics: Katrina, Aditya, Ranveer, Sonam have a busy day

As the chief guest at his school’s annual day, Ranveer Singh enthralled students with his wit and ready charm. Wearing a shirt that he claimed was from his school’s farewell day (we wonder how it fit him today), Ranveer met all his old teachers and other staff members including the housekeeping members. Touching the feet of the elders, Ranveer Singh took their blessings and even plastered a few with kisses. (SRK, Salman, Ranveer, Jacqueline perform at Filmfare 2016)

Teachers described Ranveer as a bold and naughty kid. The actor stayed back for a while and distributed prizes and clicked countless selfies with teachers and students. (Deepika, Ranveer’s ‘Bajirao Mastani’ box office collections unstoppable, earns Rs.177.35 cr.)

Actor Varun Dhawan is all excited to film the third schedule of his upcoming action-adventure drama “Dishoom” in Abu Dhabi.

Directed by his brother Rohit Dhawan, the film also stars John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, Akshaye Khanna and Saqib Saleem.

“I’m off to Abu dabi for the 3rd and most important schedule of #Dishoom. Can’t wait to start shooting John, Jacky, Akshaye Khanna, Saqib and…,” he posted on Twitter.

I’m off to Abu dabi for the 3rd and most important sched of #Dishoom. Can’t wait to start shooting john,jacky,akshaykhanna,saqib and…

— Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) January 21, 2016

This is the first time Varun will be working with his brother, who earlier helmed “Desi Boyz”.

“Dishoom” marks the comeback movie of Akshaye, who was last seen in “Gali Gali Chor Hai” four years ago.

The first schedule of the film started on June 27 at Mehboob Studio.

Singer Lily Allen has made changes to her social media life, deleting all of her pictures from her Instagram and setting her account to private amid continuing rumours that her marriage is on the verge of breaking apart.

Fans who now want to keep track of Allen’s happenings on the photo-sharing platform will now need to be approved by her.

At the top of her page, it still shows that the pop star has 725,000 followers and that she follows 1,090 pages, but it now states that the account is private.

It adds to speculation that’s been building over recent months that her four-year marriage to Sam Cooper is on the rocks, after she was pictured just before Christmas without her ring.

She’s previously been very open about posting Instagram shots, so this latest decision to go completely private has added fuel to the long-standing rumours.

Cooper, a builder and decorator by trade, is rumoured to have moved out of the family home he shares with Allen and their two children, Ethel (4) and Marnie (3).

“Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” star Neil Nitin Mukesh has called on people to not use elephants as a tourist joyride.

Neil, 34, is a part of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India’s new campaign.

“It’s paradoxical that on one hand, we revere Lord Ganesha, and on the other hand, we ride on elephants – for which their minds are caged, bodies are tormented and souls are imprisoned.

“You can help put a stop to this insensitive crime by refusing to ride on elephants.” Neil said in a release.

The actor was last seen on the silver screen in Farhan Akhtar-abhishek Bachchan starrer film “Wazir”.

Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian says she felt “judged” when she wanted to date following her split from Lamar Odom.

The 31-year-old “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” beauty separated from the former basketball star in 2013 and says it was tough because she felt as though she wasn’t allowed to date until the divorce was finalised, reported Femalefirst.

“During my separation, I’m like, ‘Okay, I’ve been waiting for this divorce to go through so now I’m going to date someone but … for women, you’re so judged and everyone’s saying, ‘Oh, she’s still married.’

“Why can men do this – or during someone’s marriage if they cheat or whatever – (and) no one throws stones at them? Why am I cast as some Jezebel?”

An old couplet went thus: the bigger the better, the tighter the sweater. In a more innocent time, when there was no internet, girlie mags were hard to find, and pre-pubescent imagination was allowed to run riot, just reciting this caused endless giggles and naughty visions. In this day and age, when everything is laid bare (groan, pardon the lousy pun), the question remains: why would three fellows who look older than they should hang their tongues out at a succession of 38 Ds? (Read:Airlift movie review: Akshay Kumar film is well executed and well-acted)

Read: Airlift box office collections: Akshay Kumar film earns Rs. 12.35 cr. on opening day

The third in the ‘Kya Kool’ series faithfully follows the thrust-boob-butt template, as Kanhaiya (Tusshar Kapoor), Rocky (Aftab Shivdasani) and Mickey (Krushna Abishek) make whoopee in Thailand. Oh wait. In keeping with the nature of this flick, I should say peepee. Because that’s a word that raises laughs amongst the easy-to-please, as does the old ‘lena’, ‘dena’, ( a girl is called Marilee, sigh), ‘uski’, ‘chuski’, and so on. And, oh, also, ‘popat’, which means a ‘parrot’, and ahem, another word for the male private part. (Akshay Kumar’s Airlift and adult comedy Kya Kool Hain Hum 3 clash at box-office

This trio is surrounded by a bunch of leggy women, all of whom look like they’ve hired for their ample measurements in the upper and lower departments, and ability to show skin. All they are meant to do is to bite their lips, and sigh orgasmically, whenever the plot runs out of steam, which happens so often that you lose count.

Also read: Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 box earns Rs 8.15 cr. on opening day 

Meanwhile, this is what we get: a mouse running up a pant leg and nesting in a delicate body part, a crow sitting on self-same body part, water running down several bosoms, and.. okay, I’m hitting the pause button, because this is a family newspaper/website.

Also read: I will never stop doing adult comedies: Tusshar Kapoor 

Hold on, though. This film calls itself a ‘sex comedy’: I don’t know about you, but this business of keeping actors standing in a room in one line just the way they would in a sit com (that’s how we know it is an Ekta Kapoor production, apart from Tusshar’s constant presence), and tossing juvenile lines amongst themselves, doesn’t spell ess-ee-ex to me.

Also read: Don’t understand hullabaloo over adult comedy films: Tusshar Kapoor

So no sex. And all those limp jokes don’t add up to a comedy, either. What it is, is false pretences. Can I please call it a falsie? I know, groan again. Given the previous two flicks, did we really think this would be a bag of laughs? More fool hain hum.

Airlift takes off in style, Kya Kool Hain Hum 3 gets thumbs down from audience, Watch video

No stars

Star Cast of Kya Kool Hain Hum 3: Tusshar Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani, Krushna Abhishek, Shakti Kapoor, Darshan Zariwala, Sushmita Mukherjee

Director: Umesh Ghadge

Watch I will never stop doing adult comedies: Tusshar Kapoor:

Disney is all set to release heroic action-thriller “The Finest Hours” in India on February 5.

Directed by Craig Gillespie, the film features a stellar cast comprising Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz and Eric Bana.

It is based on a true story of the greatest small boat rescue in the US Coast Guard history.

The film will release across Indian cinemas in 3D and IMAX formats.

Reese Witherspoon has joined the growing list of celebrities who have commented on this year’s Oscars controversy and the actress blasted the Academy Awards for its lack of diversity amongst this year’s nominations.

The 39-year-old “Hot Pursuit” star, in an online post, has called for a “more diverse voting membership”.

Sharing an article on Facebook, Witherspoon wrote, “I really appreciated this article in TIME on the lack of racial and gender diversity in this year’s Oscar nominations.

“So disappointed that some of 2015’s best films, filmmakers and performances were not recognized… Nothing can diminish the quality of their work, but these filmmakers deserve recognition. As an Academy member, I would love to see a more diverse voting membership.”

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Meanwhile, Will Smith, his wife Jada Pinkett Smith and filmmaker Spike Lee have confirmed they will not be attending the ceremony this year.

When asked if he was attending, Will said, “No, my wife’s not going. It would be awkward for me to show up with Charlize Theron.

“We’ve discussed it. We’re part of this community, but at this current time, we’re uncomfortable to stand there and say that this is OK.”

Reality TV star Kris Jenner says her daughter Khloe Kardashian makes her want to be a better person.

Khloe, 31, has bounced back from troubles in her personal life, following her split from husband Lamar Odom, and is now working on her own talk show, “Koctails with Khloe”, reported Access Hollywood.

Kris said she is overwhelmed by just what an amazing person her daughter is.

“It makes me want to be a better person when I’m with Khloe, and I think she has that effect on a lot of people. She’s just this bright light of sunshine,” Kris said.

“Khloe’s amazing, Khloe’s a strong, strong girl. She’s a fighter, but she’s at her best when doing that for someone else. She’s an amazing girl who has so much to offer and give on so many levels, and that’s why she’s so good with everybody, you know, and she’s focused on helping other people, especially in my family, get well, and I think that that’s inspirational to me.”