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This is the best time of year to be a basketball fan. The Men’s and Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournaments just crowned their champions in the UConn Huskies and Lsu Tigers respectively, and the NBA is getting ready to wrap up the regular season and move onto the playoffs, and Sling TV wants to make the transition from the college to the pro game a little easier for hoop-lovers.

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When the NBA Playoffs kick off next weekend on Saturday, April 15, the live TV streaming service will be making NBA TV free for all users throughout the duration of the first round through April 30. This is a huge boon for basketball fans as NBA TV is only offered in the Sports Extra Pack add-on package which will cost $11 per month, and since the channel will be broadcasting certain first-round playoff matchups, fans are not going...

A fun new family-friendly romantic comedy makes its debut on Disney Channel this week! “Prom Pact” follows high school seniors Mandy Yang and Ben as promposals flood their school hallways. While their peers are focusing on this huge night, Mandy has something even bigger on her mind as she considers her future after high school. The newest Disney Channel original movie premieres on Thursday, March 30 at 8 p.m. Et. You can watch Disney Channel with a subscription to Sling TV. You can also watch with Directv Stream, Hulu Live TV, Fubo, or YouTube TV.

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In “Prom Pact,” both Mandy and Ben are outsiders and aren’t interested in prom the same way their classmates are. Mandy is grinding away,...

“This place is way too serious,” Cindy (Adrienne C. Moore) complains early in the new season of Orange Is the New Black. “This place” is the maximum security facility at Litchfield, where Cindy and a number of other inmates have been transferred in the wake of the minimum security camp riot that took up the entirety of Season Five.

Or, as stoner guard Luschek (Matt Peters) so eloquently puts it a while after he, too, winds up in max, “I fuckin’ miss camp! It sucks stubble-covered itchy balls here!”

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Director Bhaskar made his debut with the film Bommarilu way back in 2006 and it went on to become a big hit earning him instant fame and fortune.

Unfortunately, the next set of films, Parugu, Orange, Ongole Gitta and Bangalore Natkal turned out to be box office duds which were a major setback for him. Following this, not too many offers came his way and projects that he was to do with Karthi and Venkatesh were put in the backburner.

“Don’t you know a VIP when you see one?”

If you take nothing else away from the heaping platter of crazy that was this week’s How to Get Away With Murder — an hour that included the discovery of the previous (and badly damaged) occupant of Wes’ apartment; some hot parking-lot sex; a genuine, first-time “I love you”; and an Annalise-Nate face-off that confirmed only Pete Nowalk & Co. know exactly what TV’s hottest/creepiest lovers are planning — let it be Cicley Tyson’s exquisite, nine-word introduction to Ophelia Hartness (Aka Annalise Keating’s mother).

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Various Nigerian press outlets and journalists (via Twitter) are reporting that Biyi Bandele's "Half Of A Yellow Sun" - a film adaptation of celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Orange Prize-winning novel of the same name - has finally been cleared by the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board, for local release. The announcement didn't include a date that the film will eventually be released now that it's been approved for release. According to the Board’s Corporate Affairs representative, Caesar Kagho, the film has been approved with an "18" rating, which, based on my research, is the equivalent of an "R" rating here...

The first Australian Indian Film Fund aims to bankroll one Australian feature and one TV series or documentary every 18 months, each with India-centric themes. The fund was launched on Thursday by a group of Australian businessmen of Indian origin led by Sydney-based It entrepreneur Devendra Gupta and Cpa Yateendra Gupta (no relation). Iaff has signed Fox Studios-based Films & Casting Temple to produce the Australian screen content, appointing Anupam Sharma as its Head of Films. Sharma founded Temple, a production, consultancy, and casting firm 13 years ago. His company has produced the short films Indian Aussies: Terms & Conditions Apply and SMS (Small Man Syndrome) and served as the line producer on multiple film, TV and video projects including From Sydney with Love, Orange, We Are Family, Crooks: It.s Good to be Bad and Just Dance 2. The fund will trigger several million dollars. worth of production and will utilize the 40% producer offset.

We get a whole hour of Cyndi Lauper on Saturdays thanks to her new reality show, Still So Unusual.

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The upcoming season of Arrested Development will feature 14 episodes that each tell their own story. Each one will have elements that connect to each other, eventually giving a bigger picture when the whole season has been watched. As Alyssa Rosenberg of Think Progress notes, that makes it the first TV show that can be watched in any order, making it a show that can be watched in a nonlinear fashion, something that could only be achieved on a streaming service like Netflix.

Apparently, ABC chief Paul Lee was so enthusiastic about Joss Whedon's S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot when talking to reporters at the TCA that its difficult to imagine it not making the fall schedule.

You can't fire Britney Spears, she quits!

I may have run out of patience with Whitney Cummings' sitcoms,...

The wait is nearly over. This weekend, starting Thursday at Midnight (technically Friday at 12:01 am), the long-awaited fantasy adventure The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will open across the globe. IMAX has released their full theater listings for this Peter Jackson directed prequel, which recounts Bilbo Baggins adventure with a band of dwarves out to save their homeland from a deadly dragon. Read on to find out where you can see this magical movie experience in glorious IMAX and in 3D!

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Hoover - Rave Patton Creek 15 + IMAX

Huntsville - Rave Valley Bend 18 + IMAX

Tuscaloosa - Cobb Hollywood 16 Cinemas + IMAX

Alaska

Anchorage - Regal Tikahtnu Stadium 16 + IMAX

Fairbanks - Regal Goldstream Stadium 16 + IMAX

Arizona

Glendale - AMC Westgate 20 with IMAX

Mesa - Dickinson Gateway 12 IMAX Theatre

Phoenix - AMC Deer Valley 30 with IMAX

Phoenix - AMC Desert Ridge 18 with IMAX

Tempe - Harkins Arizona Mills 25 with IMAX

Tucson...

It is normal for movies, like everything, to feel overly familiar after a while. In fact, it is an issue that has existed even in the early origins of storytelling and literature. Sci-Fi as a genre borrows from a wide spectrum of source material and is one that can easily feel clichéd, and a lot of what we so often enjoy on the silver screen has been done in some way before. Some of the biggest Sci-Fi movies are, in many ways, a shameless rip off of a previous movie. This can be with movie’s use of location, it’s style or indeed the entire plot.

And you may not even have noticed it, but your brain did. It is similar to when you watch a classic film, like Dr. Strangelove for example, and notice that “oh, so that is what the Simpsons were making fun of.” The South Park...

IMAX Corporation and Columbia Pictures today announced that the highly anticipated 3D action-adventure, The Amazing Spider-Man, will be released in the immersive IMAX 3D format in 447 IMAX theatres worldwide. Domestically, the film will launch in IMAX on Tuesday, July 3 - simultaneous with the film's North American wide release - in 307 theatres. The film began its rollout to a total of 140 IMAX theatres internationally on June 27. Additional playdates will be added as pending bookings are confirmed. To date, the Spider-Man motion pictures have generated more than $2.5 billion in worldwide box office receipts. Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3 were also released in IMAX.

The film will benefit from an IMAX exclusive one week early release in the 20 IMAX theatres currently open in Russia beginning Friday, June 29.

Director Marc Webb and the filmmakers have crafted the climactic finale of The Amazing Spider-Man to feature a larger aspect ratio of 1.9:1 versus the traditional...

For moviegoers growing up in the last 20-30 years, big is the new normal. I’m talking about those big-budget, over-produced, effects/action-packed extravaganzas that are as expected and routine an arrival as a commuter bus, and never more so than during the summer months. Come a rise in temperatures, there’s an almost ceaseless parade of these megabuck behemoths through multiplexes starting in May and continuing until the kids go back to school, one rolling out almost every week.

Consider these May-August releases and their eye-popping price tags:

5/4: Marvel’s The Avengers — $220 million

5/11: Dark Shadows — $150 million

5/18: Battleship — $209 million

5/25: Men in Black 3 — $250 million

6/8: Prometheus — $120-130 million

7/3: The Amazing Spider-Man — $220 million

7/20: The Dark Knight Rises — $250 million

7/31: Total Recall — $200 million

8/5: The Expendables 2 — $100 million

For those of you who haven’t been keeping count, that’s a little over $1.7 billion in productions...

IMAX Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox today announced that Prometheus, director Ridley Scott's original mythology that tips its hat to elements of the original Alien, will release in the immersive IMAX 3D format in 421 IMAX theatres worldwide. Domestically, the film will be released in 298 theaters beginning Friday, June 8, simultaneous with the film's North American release. Internationally, the film debuted in select territories last week and will be expanding to additional theatres through the coming weeks for a total of 123 theatres confirmed to date. Additional playdates will be added as pending bookings are confirmed.

Exclusively in IMAX, Prometheus will feature a larger aspect ratio of 2.0:1 versus the traditional 2.39:1 ratio. This aspect ratio, which is optimized to take advantage of the IMAX screen, will allow audiences to see more of the image and result in a full panorama of the action - further immersing audiences into the vast scale and scope of the film.

Because you are surely not aware at this point, a very popular movie called The Hunger Games (which is based on a very popular book called The Hunger Games) will be available for your consumption at midnight. But you already know that (and likely have tickets). Because of this monumental occasion, CinemaBlend's Katey Rich (a die hard Hunger Games fan); Indiewire's Matt Singer (a Hunger Games curmudgeon) and myself (falling somewhere in between of those two) decided an obsessive chat about The Hunger Games was in order. (Minor spoilers, ahoy!) Matt: To set the mood I'm eating a sandwich.

Katey: I am so hungry already.

Mike: I just ate a Berry Bar from Prêt A Manger.

Katey: That is not food you're likely to find in the Games, Mike!

Matt: Panem backwards is Me nap. Just Fyi.

Mike: Is that what you did during the screening?

Katey: Yeah, that sounds...

Those faithful to Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games" series know the books offer up a whole new catalog of vocab terms to explain the ins and outs of Panem.

Chances are, we'll be hearing plenty of such words this month when "The Hunger Games" finally hits theaters. So, to introduce the uninitiated and serve as a refresher for those who have read the books, we've created an A to Z glossary of the major "Hunger Games" terms you need to know before taking your spectator seat on March 23.

You might want to make flashcards.

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Arena: The location of the Games. Each year's Hunger Games event takes place in a newly-designed Arena in a different part of the country of Panem. Previous years' Arenas are known tourist destinations. The site of each year's new Arena is unknown to the contestants and viewers until the Games actually commence. The landscape,...

IMAX Corporation and The Walt Disney Studios announced today that the action fantasy adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be released in the immersive IMAX 3D format to a record number of theatres worldwide this Friday, May 20th. This is the first film of the series to be released in IMAX and is making a considerable splash, marking the largest IMAX release ever with 257 IMAX screens domestically, simultaneous with its North American wide release. At least six supplementary theatres will launch after May 20, to be confirmed in coming days. Additionally, the movie will open day-and-date on 139 IMAX screens internationally. Advance ticket sales for the film have also been robust.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: An IMAX 3D Experience has been digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience with proprietary IMAX Dmr (Digital Re-mastering) technology for presentation in IMAX 3D.

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Hollywoodnews.com: We knew Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” would be big. But we didn’t know it would be record setting.

According to a release from the IMAX Corporation, however, it appears that the fourth “Pirates” will open on 402 IMAX theaters globally, setting a new record. Here is the full press release, as well as a listing of the IMAX theaters (courtesy of ComingSoon):

IMAX Corporation and The Walt Disney Studios announced today that the action fantasy adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be released in the immersive IMAX(R) 3D format to a record number of theatres worldwide this Friday, May 20th. This is the first film of the series to be released in IMAX and is making a considerable splash, marking the largest IMAX release ever with 257 IMAX screens domestically, simultaneous with its North American wide release.

Vulture brings news that Darren Aronofsky, after backing out of The Wolverine, is now eyeing a new project called Human Nature. The fifteen-year-old original spec script from Jeff Welch tells of a man who is cryogenically frozen and wakes up years later to a world in which humans have become pets of another species. George Clooney has attached himself for the lead role. Warner Bros.-based Akiva Goldsman (I Am Legend) is currently budgeting the project, but given Clooney's attachment and the Warner's possible involvement, it sounds like the film could be a larger production than we're accustomed to seeing from Aronofsky. I suppose that was bound to happen after the breakthrough success of Black Swan. Human Nature could be his next project if things progress as planned, though I have no idea what that means for his other proposed projects (Machine Men, Jackie and The Tiger). Stay tuned.

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We’ve received all the covers for DC Comics July solicitations, including the long awaited Games, the New Teen Titans graphic novel from Marv Wolfman and George Pérez. And when I say long awaited, I mean two decades long– which kinda ties in with all the DC Retroactive titles coming out, including our favorite, Green Lantern reuniting the team of ComicMix contributors Dennis O’Neil and Mike Grell.

Take a look.

War Of The Green Lanterns: Aftermath #1

Written by Tony Bedard

Art by Miguel Sepulveda

Cover by Dave Johnson

1:10 Variant cover by Doug Mahnke

The shocking consequences of the blockbuster “War of the Green Lantern” event have shattered the lives of Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart and Kyle Rayner in ways no one will see coming.

Everything you thought you knew about the Corps is no more!

Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the...

IMAX Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced today that Zack Snyder's epic action fantasy feature film Sucker Punch will be released in the immersive IMAX format on Friday, March 25th. The film will open on 229 IMAX screens domestically, simultaneous with its North American wide release. The film will also open on at least 78 IMAX screens internationally, with 22 screens releasing day-and-date. Additional international playdates are expected to be confirmed in the coming days.

Sucker Punch has been digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience with proprietary IMAX Dmr (Digital Re-mastering) technology for presentation in IMAX. The crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAX's customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique immersive environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.

About Sucker Punch:

Close your eyes. Open your mind. You will be unprepared. Sucker Punch takes us...

Today we’re here to have a little chat (actually a reminder) about the movie that definitely deserves our attention, especially after winning the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards, making Argentina the first country in Latin America to win it twice!

So, you already guess the title: The Secret In Their Eyes or, if you prefer El Secreto de sus Ojos directed by Juan José Campanella, premiered at Toronto Film Festival (September 2009).

But, when it comes to this project, this is not the end of the award-list. It also won the award for best Hispanic-American Film of the Year from the Spanish Film Academy, beating out rival film, Peru’s, The Milk of Sorrow.

Beside that, this crime drama has been nominated as Best Film Not in the English Language for the Orange British Academy Film Awards – BAFTA (February 13, 2011), as well as for the...

South sensation Genelia D’Souza slapped her fan after she was misbehaved. She was on her way to inaugurate Kalamandir's new showroom in Besant road when one of her fan tried to touch her. As soon as Genelia reached the showroom, a huge crowd surrounded her and making her movement almost impossible. Despite police protection, Genelia D’Souza was misbehaved by one of her fans. He attempted to touch her. Geneila reacted instantly to the incident and at the moment slapped him. The man was later taken to the police custody. Genelia is currently busy shooting Bommarillu Bhaskar's ‘Orange’ with Ram Charan Teja. Th...

Making a name for yourself in the tinsel town is no easy task, scores of actors have come and failed to leave a mark in the audience’s mind. The reigning superstar of Telugu cinema, Chiranjeevi had to toil for 20 years to gain the megastar image. On the contrary, things are going pretty smoothly for Ram Charan. The hot Hunk of Telugu cinema seems to be moving from success to success. Chiruta, the debut film of ram Charan was a super hit and since then the actor has never looked back.

Reports suggest that Ram Charan’s next film Orange is almost complete and the audience can expect to see it by November 10, 2010. Ram Charan’s last film Magadheera, directed by SS Rajamouli was a super hit and it also managed to bag two national awards.

Orange on the other hand is a commercial movie that is bound to establish...

Making a name for yourself in the tinsel town is no easy task, scores of actors have come and failed to leave a mark in the audience’s mind. The reigning superstar of Telugu cinema, Chiranjeevi had to toil for 20 years to gain the megastar image. On the contrary, things are going pretty smoothly for Ram Charan. The hot Hunk of Telugu cinema seems to be moving from success to success. Chiruta, the debut film of ram Charan was a super hit and since then the actor has never looked back.

Reports suggest that Ram Charan’s next film Orange is almost complete and the audience can expect to see it by November 10, 2010. Ram Charan’s last film Magadheera, directed by SS Rajamouli was a super hit and it also managed to bag two national awards.

Orange on the other hand is a commercial movie that is bound to establish...

Karthi’s career graph remains the same as high on successful bars as all his films have been doing great at box office. His recent release ‘Naan Mahaan Alla’ has witnessed a grand opening and the film will shortly get dubbed in Telugu as well. The Telugu producers have been astonished with Karthi’s dubbed films making it bigger amongst Andhra Pradesh fans. Now, it’s time for the actor to make to take his direct flight to Tollywood.

Yes, Karthi has been signed for a direct Telugu film, which will be directed by ‘Bommarillu’ Bhaskar and the film is produced by Chatrapathi Prasad.

At the moment, ‘Bommarillu’ Bhaskar is busy shooting for ‘Orange’ that features Ram Charan Teja and Genelia D’ Souza in lead roles…

Karthi has almost completed shooting for ‘Siruthai’, a remake of Telugu movie ‘Vikramakudu’.

With Iifa awards commencing recently in Sri Lanka, the Tamil speaking community has been enraged with those Bollywood and other film industry’s personalities, who have been taking part. Heeding to the requests of Tamil film producers council, many film actors and technicians backed off from taking part in this occasion.

During the while, buzzes were that Genelia D’Souza has taken part in this occasion and Producers Council is going to ban her in future. Soon after coming across such news, she instantaneously called up for the clarification saying that is there any proof of her being a part in this awards ceremony.

The actress has acted in Dhanush starrer ‘Utthamaputhiran’, which is a remake of Telugu movie ‘Ready’ and her Telugu film ‘Orange’ with Ram Charan Teja is ready for release and this film is directed by ‘Bommarilu’ fame Bhaskar.

Genelia who made her debut in Boys continued to act in Sachin with Vijay, Chennai Kadhal and Santhosh Subramaniam. Now she is currently pairing with Dhanush in the film Utthamaputhiran. She is busily acting in Hindi and Telugu films and there is news that her salary has crossed Rs 1 Crore.

Recently for an Ad film she has received Rs 40 Lakhs as her salary. Recently the shooting of the Telugu film Orange which has Genelia in the female lead role was shot in Australia. A famous watch company approached her to do an Ad film for them. She refused by saying that she was busy for four months. But the watch company said that it was enough if she acted for two hours.

So she took the permission of the director and acted in it. The watch company once again made a plea to her to act for another two hours.

For past two months, Dharani has been making high time news for directing the hottest pair in Tollywood – Ram Charan Teja and Kajal Agarwal. They together had made a brilliant show in ‘Magadheera’, which is now getting dubbed in Tamil as ‘Mannathi Mannan’.

Dharani’s project was put on hold as Ram Charan Teja hadn’t completed shooting for his upcoming film ‘Orange’. This film is directed by Bommarilu Bhaskar and features Genelia D’Souza in female lead.

The movie launch of Dharani’s untitled project was held on May 1 and now the shooting moving on full pace. Director Bharathan of ‘Azhagiya Tamizh Magan’ fame is penning dialogues for this Telugu version.

If dubbed version of ‘Magadheera’ turns to be a big hit, then there are chances for even this flick to be dubbed in Tamil.

Filmmaker Dharani is well known for making films with same technicians. All throughout his directorial career, his cameraman Gopinath and music director Vidhyasagar had kept accompanying with the success. But his last couple of films including Telugu movie ‘Bangaram’ and ‘Kuruvi’ turned to be a terrific flop.

Out of sentiments, Dharani has decided to get away from the usual technicians and has joined hands with new technical team. The Telugu film had the pooja performed last month in Hyderabad and will start rolling by May 15. The film brings back ‘Magadheera’ duo combo Ram Charan Teja and Kajal Agarwal in lead roles. The film is produced by Mega Super Good Films.

As of now, Ram Charan Teja is busy shooting for ‘Orange’ directed by ‘Bommarilu’ Bhaskar.

Rocket Singh’s Shazahn Padamsee will next be seen in Tollywood’s Orange with Ram Charan Teja and Genelia D’Souza but she is keen to stress that she isn’t leaving Mumbai for good. “Bollywood is my focus,” she confirms, “I have got a lot of exciting offers in Bollywood. I will be signing something very soon.”

After Orange, she will then move further south to Kollywood to feature in Kanimozhi opposite Jai. "I was determined to get her to Kollywood, even though she was expensive, which added to our budget,” says Kanimozhi producer Shiva, “All said and done, we have been proved right after the photo shoot was over. And believe me, Shazahn will rock the Tamil scene once this film is released."

So which is Shazahn’s favourite city - is it Mumbai, Hyderabad or Chennai? None of them, is the answer as Shazahn has just returned...

Genelia D'Souza looks hot in black leather in the current advertising campaign for Fast Track sunglasses and her career too is entering the fast lane as summer approaches. She’s looking forward to the July release of It's My Life with Harman Baweja. It's a remake of her superhit Tamil fim Bommarillu, in which she played the same role.

Genelia has not forgotten her friends down south, however. She is currently working on Orange with man of the moment Ram Charan Teja. A romantic comedy, it's due for release in the Autumn and also features Shazahn Padamsee and and Sanchita Shetty. She’s also gearing up for the Tamil remake of her superhit Ready. This time, it will have Dhanush in the lead role in place of Ram.

Genelia recently confirmed her single status and spelled out what it was she was looking for in a man. "There could be...

Genelia D'Souza is currently shooting what is reportedly the biggest Bollywood film to be made so far in Melbourne, Australia. The actress is playing a foreign student in the drama titled Orange, which will revolve around her complicated love-life. According to Mumbai Mirror, the film will feature over 250 locals as cast and crew. Melbourne has become a favourite with Bollywood directors after the massive success (more)...

With the Indian Film Festival: Bollywood and Beyond, kicking off in cities around Australia this month, there seems to be a growing curiosity of late with the colour and chaos of Indian cinema.   Set to increase excitement is the recent announcement by Minister for the Arts, Virginia Judge, that the largest Indian movie set in Australia will be filmed in Sydney over the next four months.   Titled Orange, the film is a love story about an Australian artist of Indian origin who falls in love amidst the backdrop of Sydney murals, wall and street art.   Director Bhaskar (yep, just one word, like Prince) says he is excited at directing the film in New South Wales.

With the Indian Film Festival: Bollywood and Beyond, kicking off in cities around Australia this month, there seems to be a growing curiosity of late with the colour and chaos of Indian cinema.   Set to increase excitement is the recent announcement by Minister for the Arts, Virginia Judge, that the largest Indian movie set in Australia will be filmed in Sydney over the next four months.   Titled Orange, the film is a love story about an Australian artist of Indian origin who falls in love amidst the backdrop of Sydney murals, wall and street art.   Director Bhaskar (yep, just one word, like Prince) says he is excited at directing the film in New South Wales.

Shazahn Padamsee’s career is rocketing skywards. Fresh from her success in Rocket Singh, she has now signed up to star with man-of-the-moment in Tollywood, Ram Cheran Taj in his next blockbuster movie Orange. Genelia D’Souza will also star in the film which is a romantic comedy.

Shazahn, the daughter of pop star Sharon Prabhakar, speaks highly of her co-star in Rocket Singh, Ranbir Kapoor. “I have a lot of respect for Ranbir,” she confirms, “He has just turned twenty seven and it's so good to see someone so young coming up so fast. When you meet him, he is so down to earth and it's so nice for me because I come from a theatre background and suddenly getting thrown in films is a different game. He has no ego issues. He will be seen chatting with the spot boys, hugging people, giving hi-five's, etc."

Shazahn grew up...

Genelia D'Souza will be breaking off from her hectic schedule today to spend time with her family. "I have been working without any break," she explains, "Thank God, I am taking a break from the hectic schedule today to celebrate Christmas with my family. Right from my childhood, I have not missed out a single Christmas with my parents."

Genelia's next Bollywood movie release will be Chance Pe Dance with Shahid Kapoor and she says they got on really well together. "Shahid and I got along like a house on fire from day one. He is extremely dedicated and a thorough professional. Our chemistry rocks. There was so much positivity on the sets and we really looked forward to each day. On the last day of the shoot we were all depressed that we would not be shooting anymore."

The southern star is also pleased with the response to her latest Telugu movie Katha,...

The hearts of many a young woman stopped with the news that Shruti Hassan and Siddharth may be an item. The pair, who have recently teamed up for a movie, have been seen enjoying the highlights of town together. "Shruti and Siddharth have been spotted together many times," says a source, "They look very comfortable with each other. Sid and Shruti have had many lunch and dinner meetings and even been arriving at parties to dance the night away."

Shruti recently sat on a panel at the Ficci Frames 2009 Media & Entertainment Business Conclave where she talked about her desire to balance two careers in music and film and why nothing could beat making music the old-fashioned way with instruments rather than Autotune. "While technology is great, and quite essential at times, we musn't forget the human element," she argues, "Nothing can beat the human voice or the warmth of a single musical instrument.