Jason Orange is leaving the British pop band Take That. Orange and his former band mates made the announcement on Wednesday on the band's website. Orange said in his statement that he's been considering his departure since the group wrapped its Progress Live tour in 2011.
Take That’s remaining members, Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald, described Orange’s departure as a personal and professional loss. They said Orange’s belief in the band is what made them so successful.
Take That is expected to release a new album later this year. – AP
First poster of the MS Dhoni biopic is out now
The first poster of the biopic on the Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has been released. The Untold Story poster features the actor Sushant Singh Rajput in the title role, wearing Dhoni's No 7 jersey and with a bat hoisted over his shoulder.
Dhoni’s wife Sakshi took to Twitter to announce the poster’s release, while also clearing the air about the film: “Clearing out all those rumours being carried out past few days. It was all false.. Here you go ....BOOM !!!.”
The Untold Story is due out next year and is directed by the filmmaker Neeraj Pandey, who was in Abu Dhabi this week with the actors Akshay Kumar and Anupam Kher to film the thriller Baby, also due out next year. – The National staff
Super Nani release postponed to avoid clash with SRK’s Happy New Year
The filmmaker Indra Kumar, who was planning to release his drama Super Naani during Diwali, has pushed the release date forward to avoid a clash with Shah Rukh Khan's Happy New Year.
A small-budget drama, Super Nani was scheduled to hit cinemas an October 24, but will now be released a week later. Super Naani stars Rekha, Sharman Joshi, and Anupam Kher.
“We have postponed our film and there are several reason behind this. One of the major reasons to push the film was that we want to avoid the clash with Shah Rukh Khan,” said Kumar.
Director Farah Khan’s big-budget multi-starrer Happy New Year is due out on October 23. The heist drama is being aggressively promoted worldwide and the cast is currently on tour in the United States. – IANS
Kristen Bell free from paparazzi during second pregnancy
Kristen Bell says she’s much more comfortable during her second pregnancy – not just because she has a better idea of what to expect, but because she’s no longer trailed by paparazzi.
The actress established the No Kids Policy earlier this year that saw stars unite to withhold interviews from outlets that published photos of celebrity children without parental permission. With a spate of A-list signees to the policy, entertainment news outlets quickly curbed their practice of showing such images.
“The response has been so overwhelming that it’s really almost a moral stance that the consumer demanded their publications take,” Bell said in an interview. “We’re all consuming healthier media now.”
She said fellow entertainers have also told her they’re not photographed as often while out with their children.
“I feel a lot safer because I’m not followed at all now,” Bell said. “It makes me feel like we all rallied and did something – the good people that were on the side of responsible parenting and passionate about child welfare spoke up and made a difference, and that is a really invigorating feeling.”
The 34-year-old Frozen star said she's also feeling good because of her eco-friendly lifestyle, which she discussed on Tuesday at an event to promote Neutrogena Naturals. She said the brand "is completely in line with everything I believe in" and "brings the idea of green living to an everyday consumer". – AP
Brigitte Bardot turns 80
Brigitte Bardot, who mamboed her way to fame, turns 80 on Sunday, September 28.
Half a century on, the big wispy hair and hourglass silhouette immortalised by the 1950s actress still inspire designers the world over, though the real-life Bardot has long abandoned the limelight in favour of animal rights activism.
“She was an idol for a generation of women,” said Marie-Dominique Lelievre, author of a recent biography on “BB”, as Bardot became known.
“She was monstrously famous, and the myth only grew bigger since she ended her career before she was even 40.”
In 1956, Bardot set the screen alight in And God Created Woman, shot by her then husband Roger Vadim and the best-known of the 50-odd movies – many of them flops – of her short career.
The classic scene in which she dances an impassioned Mambo in a flowing skirt slit to the waist brought onto the big screen a new level of unbridled sexual energy – and quickly earned the wrath of US censors.
For defenders of the strict morals of the 1950s, Bardot, with her babydoll face, pouty lips, hourglass figure and liberated attitude, was a threat.
“A girl of her time, free of any sense of guilt, of any social taboo,” was how Vadim described her. – AFP
Grammy-award winning Estelle has a date with New Delhi
The Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Estelle is set to perform in India for the first time to mark the American fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger’s 10th anniversary in the country.
The 34-year-old’s private gig, scheduled for Saturday, September 27 in New Delhi, will be one of the highlights of the fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger’s three-day tour to the country. The concert will be held at The Leela Palace and socialite couple Fatima and Gaurav Karan would co-host it.
Hilfiger’s visit will start on Friday, September 26, during which the designer will host a number of special events in the capital as well as in Mumbai to commemorate 10 years of his brand’s existence in the nation.
The fans can look forward to Estelle's show and tracks including American Boy and Do My Thing.
Known for creating a mix of musical genres including pop, rhythm and blues, Estelle is set to release her new album True Romance in November. In the past she worked with popular artists such as Kanye West, Wyclef Jean, Robin Thicke and David Guetta. – IANS
