Dead Music Legend Prince Had AIDS

EFT Report: Music legend Prince, who was known for his sexually stage persona and wild sex life as much as his music, was diagnosed with HIV back in the 1990s that developed into AIDS toward the end of last year, sources claimed. The 57-year-old, a Jehovah's Witness faithful, was diagnosed with the crippling condition just six months before he passed away but had refused treatment because he believed he could be cured by prayer.

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Sources also claim that the singer born Prince Rogers Nelson became addicted to opiate medication Percoet and died of influenza, an infection that would likely have proved fatal if his immune system had been decimated by AIDS. He weighed just 80lbs at the time of his death

Meanwhile the singer's estate is still in limbo after it was revealed he has no signed will. Prince’s $10million Paisley Park estate will be opened to the public as a museum, his brother-in-law has confirmed.

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'Sanskari James Bond' trending on Twitter

EFT Report, Washington: After the censor board has slashed 50 percent of the kissing scenes and some swearwords in the latest franchise of Bond, 'Spectre,' Twitter has reacted very sharply and they just can't stop trolling '#SanskariJamesBond.'

Here are some of the funniest tweets.

"I don't stop when I'm tired, I stop when billi rasta kaat gayi. #SanskariJamesBond," posted Billo.

"#SanskariJamesBond has a small idol of Ganeshji on the dashboard of his Aston Martin," posted another Twitter user.

"Villan- Come in Mr. James Bond, I've been expecting you. Bond- Ji joote kahan uttaru? #SanskariJamesBond," said a Bond fan.

"#SanskariJamesBond will ride a bullet proof Rath, will wear dhoti, will drink branded Mutra and will touch heroine's feet to turn her on," said ROFL.

"#SanskariJamesBond eats dahi shakkar before leaving home when he goes on a mission," Muskaan said.

"# SanskariJamesBond seduces women by lighting aggarbattis in his bedroom and then introduces them to his Mom," said Purba.

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SRK finds Deepika, Ranveer fantastic

EFT Report, Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has hailed Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh as fantastic actors as well as human beings.

At a promotional event of their upcoming film "Tamasha", the duo had dubbed the pair of Shah Rukh and Kajol as "palangtod".

When asked about the remark, perceived as risque, Shah Rukh said, "I look gentle but I am not gentle. We are married people, so don't talk like this. They (Ranbir and Deepika) are wonderful people, they are great co-actors. They are beautiful people. I read what they said. They have a big heart to say this".

Shah Rukh and Kajol's 1995 release "Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge" was a cult film which has been a chartbuster for many years.

"We have been here since over 20 years and we (Kajol and I) have tried to give our best. We don't have this thought of working on it (chemistry). I think both (Ranbir and Deepika) on them are fantastic (sic)," he said.

That chemistry between Shah Rukh and Kajol is back with yet another love song, "Gerua" from Rohit Shetty's upcoming entertainer, "Dilwale", composed by Pritam, which the actor considers as the most special song from the album.

The 50-year-old actor said the makers of the film have made him look best on screen.

"I think director Rohit Shetty, Pritam who gave music, producers and all technicians put the best effort to make me look better on screen. They make me look like a lover, it's good of them to do that," he added.

Kajol, who was also present at the event, said there is no hidden secret behind the chemistry between herself and Shah Rukh.

"I think we just look at it as our job and we give our best," she said.

Echoing her views, the actor said, "We never thought of doing it (chemistry) in a special way. We looked at it like an ordinary thing. Over the years people have asked us about chemistry. We don't know how good we can be".

Besides Shah Rukh and Kajol, Varun Dhawan will also be seen romancing in the film.

"Rohit is going to give us two tickets for Iceland. We will go there and play the song in Ipod and enjoy. I don't think any actor thinks of recreating the magic they (Shah Rukh and Kajol) have. They have wonderful chemistry, they are best actors," he said.

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Akshay Kumar to be seen in new avatar in 'Rustom'

EFT Report, Mumbai: Actor Akshay Kumar will soon be seen in a new avatar in the upcoming film “Rustom”, which is set in the late 1950s.

Co-produced by Essel Vision, Cape of Good Films and Kriarj Entertainment, the film has been written by Vipul Rawal and will be directed by debutant Tinu Suresh Desai.

Slated to release during the Independence Day weekend next year, “Rustom” will be inspired by real life incidents.

“The film is set in the late 1950s and is a pure work of fiction. 'Rustom' is inspired from certain real life incidents that happened in the past and will be shot in India as well as in Britain,” Shital Bhatia of Friday Filmworks said in a statement.

“Akshay Kumar’s character in ‘Rustom’ demands a completely new avatar. Ameira Punvani who is the costume designer has already begun work on Akshay’s look. Though we can’t reveal much, the role is something that he has never played before," Bhatia added.

The music of the film has been composed by Ankit Tiwari with Santosh Thundiyil as the cinematographer.

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Actor Charlie Sheen is HIV-positive

EFT Report, Los Angeles: Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen reportedly only discovered he is HIV-positive "long after" splitting from former porn star Bree Olson.

The 50-year-old, who was diagnosed with the virus four years ago, insists the former porn star ended their relationship via text message before doctors gave him his test results in 2011 even though she claims they were living together around the same time, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Sheen's manager Mark Burg told people.com: "Bree Olson is all over Howard Stern but the truth is she wasn't in Sheen's life when he was HIV-positive and so there was no reason to tell her anything."

A source close to the “Anger Management” star also told gossip website TMZ.com that he is aware many of his sexual partners are lining up to sue him for allegedly exposing them to the disease. But Sheen claims Olson, 29, doesn't have a case because he only found out after he returned to Los Angeles from his Violent Torpedo of Trust US tour, which ended on May 3, 2011, almost two weeks after she broke up with him.

While Olson has been given a clean bill of health from her doctors, she has branded her ex-boyfriend "a monster" for allegedly putting her life at risk.

She told “Inside Edition”: "He is a monster, and he put my life in jeopardy along with hundreds -- or potentially thousands -- of other women's lives."

Sheen, who has five children from three different relationships, told his eldest daughter Cassandra, 30, about his diagnosis before going public with the news, but decided not to discuss it with daughters Sam, 11, and Lola, 10, or six-year-old twins Bob and Max.

A source close to the star told UsMagazine.com: "He didn't tell the kids because they are so young and wouldn't understand."

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David Beckham is 2015's sexiest man alive

EFT Report, London: Global football star David Beckham of Britain was on Wednesday named this year's "Sexiest Man Alive" by People's magazine.

British heartthrob and former Real Madrid midfielder said it was a huge honour and he was pleased to accept it.

"It's a huge honour. And I'm very pleased to accept," Beckham was quoted as saying by the magazine.

The football icon and a dad of four said he isn't sure he's even deserving of the mantle.

"I never feel that I'm an attractive, sexy person. I mean I like to wear nice clothes and nice suits and look and feel good, but I don't ever think of myself that way," he said.

When the 41-year-old shared the news with his wife, Victoria Beckham, she was totally on-board.

"I would hope that she (Victoria) feels this way about me all the time anyway!" he said with a shy smile.

"But she said, 'Congratulations!'"

"We kind of laughed about it with the boys and the boys kind of laughed at me and said, 'Really?! Sexiest man alive? Really?'", the former England national team captain said.

Father of Brooklyn, 16, Romeo, 12, Cruz, 10, and Harper, 4, Beckham said he's getting the most teased from his eldest, "Brooklyn was the one who was like, 'Are you sure it's not me that's meant to be there today?'".

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Nawazuddin, Juhi to get Indira Gandhi Award 2015

EFT Report, Mumbai: Bollywood actors Juhi Chawla and Nawazuddin Siddiqui are among seven prominent personalities from different fields named for the prestigious Indira Gandhi Memorial Award 2015, a top official said here on Wednesday.

The other awardees include international athlete Kavita Raut; first woman editor of a Marathi daily Punyanagri, Rahi Bhide; author Kavita Mahajan; academician Farida Lambay and industrialist Megha Phansalkar.

Well known actor Nawazuddin, who played the lead role in the film "Manjhi: The Mountain Man" is the only male selected in this year's list, said Mumbai Congress President Sanjay Nirupam.

"Two prominent personalities - former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, the first woman to hold the august post, and All India Congress Committee general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi, who both worked with late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for many years, shall be the chief guests and felicitate all the awardees," Nirupam told IANS.

The honour carries no cash award or other benefits. The birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi is celebrated by felicitating leading personalities from different walks of life for their achievements, he added.

The function will be held at Y.B. Chavan Auditorium here on Thursday on the occasion of Indira Gandhi's 98th birth anniversary in the presence of top Congress leaders, former union ministers and past and present lawmakers.

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Steven Spielberg to get Presidential Medal of Freedom

EFT Report, Los Angeles: Filmmaker Steven Spielberg, singers Barbra Streisand, Gloria Estefan, James Taylor and composer Stephen Sondheim are among the recipients of this year’s Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honour.

It will be presented to the awardees at the White House by the US President Barack Obama on November 24.

Other recipients include veteran activist Bonnie Carroll, music producer Emilio Estefan, former representative Lee Hamilton, NASA mathematician Katherine G. Johnson, baseball legend Willie Mays, Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), conductor Itzhak Perlman, and former EPA administrator William Ruckelshaus, reports variety.com.

Posthumous honours will go to Yogi Berra, Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman elected to Congress; Indian treaty rights activist Billy Frank Jr., and human rights leader Minoru Yasui.

The list of recipients of each year’s Medal of Freedom usually includes a handful from entertainment. 

Actress Meryl Streep and musician Stevie Wonder were among the recipients in 2014.

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Paris attacks: Prince, U2, Bono, Foo Fighters, Motorhead cancel concerts

EFT Report, Paris: Prince has become the latest act to cancel his European concert tour following the Paris attacks, his French production company confirmed today.

The tour -- entitled "Prince Spotlight: Piano and a Microphone" -- would have begun on November 24 in Vienna, Austria, and would have included dates in Britain and Sweden.

The 57-year-old American was expected to be in Paris on December 11 to play two shows at the historic Palais Garnier opera house.

"In light of the tragic events in Paris, the organisers decided to cancel the European tour," said Interconcerts, a ticket company.

A similar message was posted on the site of Vienna's concert hall.

The tour was believed to be the first since Prince's rise to stardom in which he would have performed with such stripped-down instrumentation.

A number of rock bands have also cancelled tour dates in France since the attacks, including U2, who cancelled some of their concerts.

Bono and the rest of the band members paid their respects in person at a makeshift memorial set up near the 1,500-seat Bataclan concert hall where 89 people were killed.

The California rock group Eagles of Death Metal was performing at the venue when gunmen burst in. Members of the band escaped unharmed and have returned to the United States.

Other acts who have cancelled tour dates in Paris are the American rock band Foo Fighters, who were due to perform in Paris today at the 20,000-capacity AccorHotels Arena.

Veteran English rock band Motorhead were also scheduled to perform in Paris on Sunday and have cancelled.

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Farah Khan to be honored at Cairo Film Festival

EFT Report, New Delhi: Choreographer-director Farah Khan will be honoured with the Faten Hamama Award for excellence in cinema at the 37th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF). Her 2007 film "Om Shanti Om", starring Shah Rukh Khan, will also be screened there.

"I feel that it's an honour for the Indian film industry to take our movie or a director to give an award at an international film festival. I think it's great for the entire industry. 

"In Egypt, they love our hardcore commercial Bollywood films and I think there is no better example than 'Om Shanti Om'. They are premiering it over there. Also, I represent the women of our country and in that way, it's a dual award," Farah told IANS over phone from Mumbai. 

She will be honoured on Wednesday and the movie will get a special screening outside the venue.

Asked how special "Om Shanti Om" is for her, Farah said: "All my movies are special for me. I think 'Om Shanti Om' somewhere down the years, stands for the quintessential Bollywood film. 

"It is special for me in many ways. I was pregnant with my babies and shooting at the same time. Also, it was a very happy time as the whole industry came to do a song in the film. It was my most critically acclaimed film."

Farah launched actress Deepika Padukone with the 2007 film, which is based on reincarnation.

Produced by Shah Rukh's wife Gauri Khan, "Om Shanti Om" also features Arjun Rampal, Shreyas Talpade and Kirron Kher. 

Over 40 Hindi movie stars appear in the course of the film, including 30 of them in the "Deewangi deewangi" song alone. 

The ongoing 10-day film festival will conclude on November 20.

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'Bal Sangam' children theatre festival in Delhi from Nov. 21

EFT Report, New Delhi: As the much-awaited Children's Theatre Festival by the National School of Drama is scheduled to run November 21-25, children in the capital have a lot to look forward to.

The ninth edition of the festival will showcase performances from 13 Indian states focusing on folk theatre like Chhou from West Bengal, Yakshagana from Karanataka, Bhand Pather from Jammu and Kashmir and Rass Leela from Manipur. There will be workshops on paper puppet making, origami, madhubani paintings, mask making, potter craft to educate and enrich experience for the young children.

“This is a unique effort to expose the children and young citizens to real strength of Indian folk and traditional performing arts. It is also an effort to understand the roots of our heritage and cultural treasure. Bal Sangam is about sharing, learning, teaching, enriching and gaining confidence for showing our indigenous cultural identity,” said NSF director Waman Kendre.

Elaborating on this year’s edition of Bal Sangam, Abdul Latif Khatana, chief of Theatre in Education, said: "Bal Sangam is an effort to bring folk and urban face to face. Where there are children today lost in the internet and technology, TIE festival brings the open and varied folk to the kids of today, amalgamating the past and the future in the present.”

To add to the festivities, longmans, clowns, dhol drummers, tightrope walkers, jugaad band performers, acrobats, jugglers, behrupiyas, magicians, kacchi-ghodi performers, kathputli exponents, and many more will converge on the campus of NSD to present to the young minds the cultural heritage of the country.

Many students from Delhi schools, including those from Mayoor Public School, Jamia Middle School, Red Rosses Public School, Bengali Boys Sr. Secondary, Hingli Foundation, Andhra Society, will be bringing different components of folk culture to the festival.

NSD will be making special arrangements through various NGO to reach out and invite children from the less privileged class to be a part of the festival.

The festival will be held at the National School of Drama campus at Mandi House, from 4p.m. to 8 p.m.

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Bieber wins Hall of fame at 2015 HALO Awards

EFT Report, London: Pop star Justin Bieber has won the inaugural Hall of Fame award at the 2015 HALO Awards in New York, for his charitable work.

The awards honours young people in the US who are responsible for "helping and leading others" and Bieber was chosen for his work with the Make-A-Wish foundation and Pencils of Promise, a charity which builds schools and increases educational opportunities in the developing world.

The 21-year-old singer used his acceptance speech to pay tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks, in which more than 120 people died, reported Female First.

"There's been some sad things happening in the world right now, and I think that we should all honour that and just take one moment of silence for that, if you guys could," he said.

It was recently revealed that Justin has made over 250 wishes come true so far through Make-A-Wish.

Nick Cannon hosted and Joe Jonas and his band DNCE performed at the ceremony, which will air on Nickelodeon on November 29.

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PM, B-Town condole death of Saeed Jaffrey

EFT Report, Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief over the demise of veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey, saying that the multifaceted actor “will always be remembered” for his versatility.

“Saeed Jaffrey was a multifaceted actor whose flair and versatility will always be remembered. Deepest condolences on his passing away: PM,” read the post by the official PMO Twitter handle. 

The news of the death of the Indian-born British actor surfaced on Facebook on November 15. He was 86. 

It is being reported that he passed away due to some age-related illness. 

Known for roles in movies like "Gandhi" (1982), "Shatranj Ke Khilari" (1977), "Henna" (1991), "Masoom" (1983) and "Ram Teri Ganga Maili" (1985), Saeed was married to co-actress and travel writer Mehrunima (Madhur Jaffrey). They parted ways in 1965. 

Bollywood celebrities including Shekhar Kapur, Rishi Kapoor and Madhur Bhandarkar today condoled the death of veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey.

Jaffrey appeared in several Bollywood as well as British movies and was known for his roles in movies like "Gandhi", "Shatranj Ke Khiladi", "Henna", "Ram Teri Ganga Maili", "Dil", "The Man Who Would Be King", "A Passage to India" among others.

Kapur, who worked with the actor in his directorial debut "Masoom", posted on Twitter, "Goodbye dear Sayeed. Started my career with you in Masoom. Cant forget your kindness and enthusiasm for your art and others." 

Jaffrey's friend and "Henna" co-star Rishi also paid tribute to him on Twitter.

"R I P. My friend, my colleague of several films- Syd Jeffries alias Saeed Jaffery to the world, leaves us. Cheers to you!" he wrote.

Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit said, "Sad to hear about the demise of a great actor & a superb human being. A great loss to the #FilmIndustry. RIP." 

"Million Dollar Arm" actor Pitobash wrote, "RIP Saeed Jaffrey Sir! You will be missed..." 

Bhandarkar remembered his stint as an assistant director to him in a film.

"Saddened by the demise of versatile actor #SaeedJaffrey ji. Had a privilege of working with him as a Asst Director. Condolences to his family." 

"What a Fabulous Actor!! Shatranj ke Khiladi!!! My fav. Saeed Jaffrey film... RIP," singer Shaan wrote.

Jaffrey's international career saw him working with Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Roshan Seth, James Ivory, Richard Attenborough and Daniel Day-Lew.

He was also the first Indian to receive the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions to drama.

"The Lunchbox" actress Nimrat Kaur tweeted, "Never met Mr Saeed Jaffrey outside of all the amazing men he brought alive on screen...a class actor. Heavens are in great company today...

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'Young' Cameron Diaz's nude photos released

EFT Report, Los Angeles: Before baring her body in 2014 comedy film "Sex Tape", actress Cameron Diaz had a full-frontal photoshoot back in 1999 and the images have now been released.

Loaded magazine has released Diaz's nude photographs that they claimed to be the only full-frontal photoshoot she had ever done. 

Diaz, 43, was 26 years old when she did the photoshoot in a swimming pool. She didn't seem to be reluctant to bare herself naked in front of the camera. In the vintage photographs, the actress didn't change much compared to her current look, reports aceshowbiz.com.

In an interview with the magazine back then, the "Bad Teacher" actress said she never considered herself beautiful. 

"No, I never did. I've got a nose that's been broken three times and as a teenager I was so skinny at school that they nicknamed me Skeletor," she confessed. 

The publication posted on Twitter about the photographs: "Give thanks for our nude Cameron Diaz photoshoot that broke the internet." 

Furthermore, the publication wrote on its article: "She made a big deal of it when the moment came, but it was a severe disappointment, as Diaz ended up stripping for the crapocalyse that was 'Sex Tape'." 

“But in February 1999, aged 26 and flush with success from her role in 'The Mask', she happily stripped and went for a swim with Loaded, making it her only ever topless magazine shoot,” the article read.

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Salman's PRDP earns Rs.129.77 crore in opening weekend

EFT Report, Mumbai: Bollywood megastar Salman Khan's family drama film “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” had a bumper opening weekend. The Hindi version of the Sooraj Barjatya directorial has minted almost Rs.130 crore in the first four days.

Released on November 12, a day after Diwali, “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” reunites Salman with his "Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!" and "Hum Saath-Saath Hai" director Barjatya after a gap of 16 years. 

According to a statement, the Hindi version of “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo”, which minted Rs.101.47 crore within three days of its release, collected Rs.28.30 crore on Sunday.

Also starring Sonam Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Swara Bhaskar, Armaan Kohli and Neil Nitin Mukesh, “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” narrates the story of a royal family and how an outsider, Prem, played by Salman, tries to mend the broken bridges of the family. 

According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the film has got a “solid” start but its upcoming collections will determine where the film is heading.

“#PremRatanDhanPayo packed a solid (four-day) weekend, maintaining consistent biz from Friday-Sunday. Monday onwards is crucial for the film. Weekdays will determine where #PremRatanDhanPayo is heading. With no major Hindi film releasing next Friday, should enjoy another good week,” Adarsh tweeted on Monday.

“While the response has been mixed (a commonality with all biggies), the families are patronising the film and that is a big plus. #PRDP,” he added.

“Prem Ratan Dhan Payo”, made on a budget of Rs.60 crore, also released in Tamil and Telugu.

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'Spectre' wins Guinness World Records for stunt explosion

EFT Report, Beijing: "Spectre", the 24th James Bond adventure, has been awarded a Guinness World Records title for the Largest Film Stunt Explosion. It was announced here on Tuesday.

Producer Barbara Broccoli and stars Daniel Craig and Léa Seydoux - who appear in the scene - accepted the record certificate on behalf of the official title holder, Academy Award® winner Chris Corbould, who served as Special Effects and Miniature Effects Supervisor on the film, read a statement.

The explosion was filmed for a pivotal scene in the film. It took place on June 29, 2015 in Erfoud, Morocco, and 8,418 litres of fuel and 33 kg of explosives were used.

Michael G. Wilson and Broccoli, the producers of the film, said: “It is absolutely tremendous that the Guinness World Records have recognized Chris Corbould’s incredible work in 'Spectre' in which he created the largest explosion ever in film history.”

Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday added that the "James Bond movies are synonymous with pushing cinematic boundaries. The latest film, 'Spectre', has again captured the imagination of global cinemagoers, and this will certainly be due in part to the phenomenal stunts".

The Largest Film Stunt Explosion is an early front-runner for inclusion in Guinness World Records 2017, out next year. The 2016 edition is currently on sale.

"Spectre", from Albert R. Broccoli's EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment, will open in China later this week.

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DDLJ screened at iconic British Film Institute

EFT Report, London: Continuing its 20th year celebrations, “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” (DDLJ) had a special screening at the prestigious British Film Institute (BFI) here.

It was screened as part of BFI's "Love: Films To Fall In Love With... Films To Break Your Heart" in partnership with internet service provider Plusnet.

This special screening of DDLJ took place on November 7 at BFI Southbank, said a statement.

The BFI’s 'Love' season is currently celebrating a broad spectrum of romantic films and TV gems from the swooning silent era to the present day and the DDLJ extravaganza was featured alongside a wider curation of Hollywood melodrama, British period drama and European erotic thriller. 

Aditya Chopra’s DDLJ, starring superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, was showcased as ”The Brave-hearted Will Take the Bride” and was the only Indian title at the BFI screening.

As part of this screening, a nationwide search for Britain's very own Raj and Simran was also held in conjunction with Asian TV channel B4U and BFI, to uncover a special 'Raj and Simran' jodi with their own unique love story against the odds. 

The winning couple, Pahul Ahluwalia and Rahul Sharma of East London, were welcomed onstage and gifted with hampers of DDLJ memorabilia and collector’s item merchandise while they paid homage to the iconic screen looks of the film’s lead stars.

Also Shah Rukh himself regaled the audience and winners with an extraordinarily delightful and charming video message.

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Justin Bieber's 'Bigger than life' song leaks online

EFT Report, Los Angeles: Singer Justin Bieber's "Bigger than life", a bonus track from his project "Purpose", surfaced online ahead of its release.

The mid-tempo tune features sample of Chris Brown, Tyga, Birdman and Lil Wayne's Rich Gang song of the same title, reports aceshowbiz.com.

Over the smooth beat and the clapping, Bieber sings about being head over heels in love with his lady love.

"Purpose" is due out on November 13. It has been preceded by the singles "What Do You Mean?" and "Sorry" which have peaked at number one and two on Billboard Hot 100 respectively.

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Fatboy Slim, Tiesto to perform at Bacardi Enchanted Valley Carnival

EFT Report, Pune: International music artists like Oliver Heldens, Alex Morph, Shpongle and Noisecontrollers have joined the line-up of Bacardi Enchanted Valley Carnival music festival, to be held in December at Aamby Valley City.

While every artist will belt out some crazy beats, the festival will be headlined by Tiesto and Fatboy Slim.

The festival arena will have four stages featuring multiple genres of music -- trance, house, techno, dubstep and future house. The Full on Ferry stage programmed by Ferry Corsten will feature back-to-back sets by Marco V, Alex Morph and RAM. Label Armada is all set to bring down the house with Thomas Gold, Omnia, Ben Gold and Ruben De Ronde, read a statement.

The stage debuting at the campsite will showcase live and experimental music where bands will play exclusively for the Enchanted Village campers even before the festival hours. This will be a new addition to the festival not only as a stagem but with some cutting-edge programming jointly curated by Universal Music Group and Saavn.

Indian artists such as Arjun Vagale, Lost Stories, Nucleya and Zaeden will also perform at the four-day fest, which will begin from December 17.

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SRK ahead of Modi with 16 mn followers on Twitter

EFT Report, Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who's in the midst of a controversy after his comment on "extreme intolerance" in India, has zoomed past Prime Minister Narendra Modi's followers with the 16 million milestone. He is now the second most followed Indian on the micro-blogging platform.

Shah Rukh, one of Hindi cinema's most globally popular stars, is trailing only behind megastar Amitabh Bachchan who has a whopping 17.6 million followers. Modi now takes the third spot with 15.8 million followers.

The 'badshah' of Bollywood joined Twitter as @iamsrk on January 3, 2010, and since then has known to be one of the most active users on the platform, regularly tweeting special family photographs, favourite film memories, heartfelt poetry, philosophical quotes and more. The superstar is known to engage with his fans across the globe very closely with interactive question-and-answer sessions, and even shares life advice.

The tech-savvy actor also joined Periscope on his 50th birthday to involve his fans (in real-time) across the world in as part of his birthday celebrations here on November 2.

On his special day, conversations on Twitter spiked at 350,000 with #HappyBirthdayKingKhan emerging as the top trend of the day. Fans took to Twitter to celebrate this occasion with celebratory tweets, photographs and videos of their onscreen idol, showcasing their love and sending birthday wishes to the superstar.

Leading Bollywood celebrities including Karan Johar, Hrithik Roshan, Farah Khan, Kajol and Preity Zinta among a string others wished him good health and happiness.

Having regaled his fans with a mix of actioners, romantic entertainers and comedy roles in his over two-decade long career in films and TV, SRK has cemented his space in Hindi cinema as well as his audience's heart with his charm, wit and spontaneity, that come so naturally to him.

The actor is currently in news following his comment that there is "extreme intolerance" in India. For this, a BJP MP compared him with Pakistani terrorist Hafiz Saeed, while another senior BJP leader called him a 'deshdrohi' (traitor), and Sadhvi Prachi dubbed him a "Pakistani agent".

On the silver screen, the "Happy New Year" star will next be seen in filmmaker Rohit Shetty's movie "Dilwale", which will bring Shah Rukh and Kajol together on the big screen after five years.

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