Shakira at The Voice event

Shakira and Usher pose at a media event for the television show "The Voice" in Hollywood, California. (REUTERS)

Shakira poses at a media event for the television show "The Voice" in Hollywood. (REUTERS)

Shakira (REUTERS)

Show host Carson Daly poses at a media event for the television show "The Voice" in Hollywood, California. (REUTERS)

Celebrity coaches Blake Shelton (L) and Adam Levine pose at a media event for the television show "The Voice" in Hollywood, California. (REUTERS)

Shakira and Usher (REUTERS)

Varun Dhawan fails to do a Salman Khan in 'Main Tera Hero'

Flamboyant filmmaker David Dhawan’s movie merely shows doting father’s love for his son and nothing else.

Varun Dhawan, flanked by Nargis Fakhri and Illeana D’Cruz.

Parents are often guilty of overlooking their children’s flaws and believing that their kids are nothing less than geniuses.

Well, ‘Main Tera Hero’ is just an example of how a doting father indulges that weakness.

David Dhawan revives his brand of inane comedy and pushes his son Varun into the spotlight. There's just a handful of frames that don't feature Varun and those can be attributed as David's act of kindness to his audience.

What the director fails to remember is that much of his comedies banked entirely on the actor's fan following.

Whether it was Govinda’s quirky style or Salman Khan’s charming moves, they each added a unique flavour to the Dhawan comedy. 

Those associations were much celebrated at the box office, despite the films not investing in intelligent humour and blatantly banking on buffoonery and unimaginative gags because of the big stars.

David’s not-so-little boy, however, lacks that kind of talent or charisma to make these senseless rom-coms work. He, in fact, turns this comedy into a tragedy, unintentionally of course, despite earnestly following dad’s rulebook on heroism.

Varun flashes his (newly acquired) six-abs, flexes his muscles, strips down to his shorts, flaunts his quirky pelvic moves (and even apes Michael Jackson a few times), and romances pretty, pencil-thin girls, but never quite emerges a likeable hero.

It’s not his lack of experience (he’s just a movie old) that we’d blame for the casting blunder, but his lack of uninhibited comic flair.

Even the two gorgeous women that his dad presents for him, are high on glam but low on talent. Not that David Dhawan heroines are required to do much other than flash their slender bodies and shake them to funky beats, but even those simple feats appear exhausting for Nargis Fakhri and Illeana D’Cruz.

The supporting cast is reduced to mere caricatures, with seasoned actors like Saurabh Shukla muted out midway, and Anupam Kher left to echo his own voice.

Even the hunk Arunoday Singh finds a schizophrenic baddie to portray, whose ‘knock-knock’ games turn excruciatingly annoying after a point. Probably his lack of enthusiasm in clowning around is evident in how he turns this act into his (tiny) Bollywood career’s all-time low.

While it’s tough to find the weakest link, Nargis’ pout is a prominent contender.

The jokes on Bollywood star Katrina Kaif's broken Hindi, or the attempt at tweaking one of Ranbir Kapoor's popular dance track, or even injecting Salman's name at every given opportunity falls flat.

If anything, ‘Main Tera Hero’ requires a certain amount of willpower to watch the entire film even when you know that freedom and sanity is just a door away.

She is single and willing to mingle: Gwyneth Paltrow 'very much about having fun'

Reportedly "ready to have another boyfriend".

'Iron Man 3' star Gwyneth Paltrow is reportedly "ready to have another boyfriend" despite only announcing her split from husband Chris Martin this week.

Gwyneth Paltrow wants to "have fun" following her split from Chris Martin.

The couple announced their separation this week after 10 years of marriage, and it is said the 'Iron Man 3' actress is "ready" for another relationship, wanting to enjoy herself rather than get down over the break-up.

A source told The Sun newspaper: "She is ready to have another boyfriend. She's very much about having fun."

The blonde beauty - who has children Apple, nine, and Moses, seven, with the Coldplay singer - has also used her Goop website's online newsletter to thank fans for their support during this tough time.

She wrote: "CM and I in deep gratitude for the support of so many."

The couple described their break-up as an "unconscious coupling", and made the announcement earlier this week as they insisted they were "closer" than ever.

They said: "It is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate.

"We have been working hard for well over a year, some of it together, some of it separated, to see what might have been possible between us, and we have come to the conclusion that while we love each other very much we will remain separate.

"We are, however, and always will be a family, and in many ways we are closer than we have ever been."

In surprise move, Salman Khan unveils music album

Salman Khan makes exceptions once in a while to go promote someone else's project.

Khwaabb aka Dreams was a music album which Khan took time to launch.

Salman cracked simpler jokes this time around though!

Irony and tragedy: Speed killed 'Fast & Furious' star Paul Walker

FILE: US actor Paul Walker presents a creation from Colcci's 2013/2014 summer collection during Sao Paulo Fashion Week in this March 21, 2013 file photo. A fiery car accident last year that killed "Fast & Furious" actor Paul Walker.

The fiery car accident last year that killed "Fast & Furious" actor Paul Walker was caused by excessive speed and not  mechanical failure, the Los Angeles County Sheriff said on Tuesday, concluding an almost four-month investigation.

The red Porsche Carrera GT sports car driven by Walker's friend Roger Rodas, 38, was traveling at speeds of 80 to 93 miles per hour (129 to 150 kilometers per hour) before Rodas lost control of the car and crashed into trees and a utility pole in Santa Clarita, California, northwest of Los Angeles.

"Investigators determined the cause of the fatal solo-vehicle collision was unsafe speed for the roadway conditions," Los Angeles County Sheriff Commander Mike Parker said in a statement.

Parker said the 2005 model-year high-powered sports car had been modified to increase its horsepower. There were no pre-existing issues with the car that would have caused the crash, the investigation concluded.
The posted speed limit on the road where the accident occurred is 45 mph (72 kph). There were no eyewitnesses to the crash and investigators from the sheriff's department and California Highway Patrol used security video cameras in the area to gather evidence.

Walker, 40, died from traumatic injuries and burns and Rodas died of multiple traumatic injuries in the Nov. 30 crash, the Los Angeles County coroner's office determined in January.

No drugs or alcohol were found in the bodies of Walker and Rodas. The investigation determined that they were wearing seatbelts, and driver and passenger airbags had deployed.

Investigators also sought help with the inquiry from German carmaker Porsche and French tire manufacturer Michelin.
Walker was in the process of filming "Fast & Furious 7" at the time and production was halted a few days later.

The actor became a symbol of street-racing and car culture in his role as law enforcement officer Brian O'Conner in five of the six "Fast & Furious" films about illegal street racing, heists and organized crime.
Universal Pictures said in December that release of the seventh installment in the highly lucrative franchise would be pushed back by nine months to April 2015.

At a convention of movie theater owners in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Universal showed a clip of the film featuring some of Walker's final scenes.

Walker's 15-year-old daughter, Meadow, is the sole beneficiary of his estate, which is valued at more than $16 million, according to court documents.

The actor's mother is petitioning a Los Angeles court for guardianship of Meadow.

Salman Khan scared to take risks, but not superwoman Katrina Kaif

The actress will perform her own stunts in 'Phantom' and 'Bang Bang'.

Indian actor Saif Ali Khan with co-star Katrina Kaif while performing stunts during the filmming of 'Phantom'.

Her acting skills need some rigorous training, but Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif has proved her dancing talent time and again.

Now the 'Dhoom:3' girl is williing to stretch her limits. The actress has decided to do all the difficult stunts in her upcoming films 'Phantom', 'Bang Bang'.

According to reports, Katrina seemed to be comfortable in her own skin and has refused to take help from body double.

Katrina and her 'Phantom' co-star will also shot underwater. The movie is an action thriller based on the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai.

Directed by Kabir Khan, the first schedule of the film was shot in the volatile regions of Beirut, Lebanon and then partially shot in Mumbai as well as Kashmir.

The director has some very dangerous underwater stunts in mind for the sequence. Saif and Katrina, who have not attempted similar stunts before are ready to take the risk.

Though a body double is recommended Katrina put her foot down and insisted on doing the stunts.

And for the next few months, Katrina will continue to hit the gym as she will be shooting some of her own stunts for 'Bang Bang' that are being directed by Siddharth Anand.

Her co-star Hrithik Roshan had sustained brain injury last year while doing some stunts for ‘Bang Bang’.

However, now Hrithik is back in full swing and both have begun shooting for ‘Bang Bang’.

While Katrina is game to perform her stunts superstar Salman Khan has four body doubles specialising in different kinds of action for 'Kick' as the movie has several deadly stunts.

A crew member says that it would be foolish for Salman to risk his life all the time.

Recently, his 'Kick' body double landed in the hospital with serious facial injuries.

So next time when you watch a high-octane chase between Salman Khan and Randeep Hooda in Sajid Nadiadwala's forthcoming film Kick, you know it's not Salman.

Salman has done action in 'Ek Tha Tiger', but even there major series of his stunts are performed by stuntman Jawed El Berni, a French boy.

During the filming of 'Ek Tha Tiger' Salman was still recuperating from Trigeminal Neuralgia (a nerve disorder), and therefore was unable to perform too many stunts on his own

Is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan trying to re-invent herself?

Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been away from silver-screen for the past two years and yet remained in news more than ever.

Her self-style sabbatical due to motherhood brought the spotlight scorching at her and her post-pregnancy weight saw the cameras focus more on her.

Now Aishwarya Rai is a far cry of her ballooning baby fat body.

Slimmer and younger-looking Aishwarya left everyone awestruck with her breath-taking appearance in a black and golden Sabyasachi Mukherjee design as she inaugurate Kalyan Jewellers showrooms in New Delhi.

The actress is on her way back to what her fans have always visualised her as - an exquisite blend of beauty and elegance.

A change in her styling definitely worked for the 'Guzaarish' actress.

Looking half her age in curly hair and slimmer avatar with considerable weight loss Aishwarya brought back memories of her younger Bollywood days. 

It looks like the next chapter in Aishwarya’s life about to unfold and it won't be long befor ewe see the actress back on screen.

The former Miss World might make Kannada debut with "Manamohaka," which has Shivarajkumar in the lead role. 

The makers of the film are reportedly trying to rope in Aishwarya Rai for a special role in the film, according to a report in Times of India. It is not clear whether the Bachchan bahu will be accepting it. 

Aishwarya Rai, who is married to Abhishek Bachchan, continued to act in films post her marriage. However, the actress went on a sabbatical after becoming pregnant with her first child in 2011. Aishwarya was expected to make a comeback to films post the birth of her daughter Aaradhya. 

Justin Bieber makes way for Khloe Kardashian

Justin Bieber appears to have cleaned up his act after spending Monday in the recording studio working on new music.

Removal vans were spotted outside of his mansion in Calabasas, California, as he packed up for his big move to Atlanta, Georgia.
The singer made way for the new owner - reality star Khloe Kardashian.

Bieber kept his head down for this portrait taken inside the Toronto studio. (Instagram)

Bieber: 'Catch me if you can' (Instagram)

Bieber: 'Get my new shoes through Adidas #neo' (Instagram)

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Justin Bieber House in Calabasas (YouTube)

Justin Bieber House in Calabasas (YouTube)

Khloe Kardashian Pic: Getty

Khloe Kardashian Pic: Getty

LFW Grand Finale: Shilpa Shetty, Ayesha Khanna and Samita Shetty

Shilpa Shetty poses as she arrives to attend The Grand Finale of Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) summer/resort 2014.

Shilpa Shetty, Ayesha Khanna and Samita Shetty pose as they arrive to attend The Grand Finale of Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) summer/resort 2014 in Mumbai.

Samita Shetty

Esha Deol (R) and her husband, Bharat Takhtani pose as they arrive to attend The Grand Finale of Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) summer/resort 2014 in Mumbai.

Shilpa Shetty, Ayesha Khanna and Samita Shetty.

I love my mum: Tom Cruise's son Connor on Nicole Kidman

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman’s son Connor has denied rumours suggesting he is estranged from his mother. The 19-year-old was quoted by told Woman's Day saying that their relationship is 'solid'. "I don’t care what people say. I know that me and mum are solid. I love her a lot. My family means everything," he told the magazine.

Connor Cruise posted this image of himself on his Instagram page.

DJ Connor Cruise, son of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman attends the Emirates marquee during Stakes Day at Flemington Racecourse on November 9, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Nicole Kidman and her son Connor attend a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat at the Staples Center December 25, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Getty Images)

Nicole Kidman sits with her son, Connor Antony, during the 2003 Presentation of the 18th Annual American Cinematheque Award honoring Nicole Kidman at the Beverly Hilton November 14, 2003 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Getty Images)

Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi host Holi party

Bollywood actor Shabana Azmi and lyricist Javed Akhtar celebrate the Indian Spring festival - Holi.

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Bollywood actor Shabana Azmi and lyricist Javed Akhtar invited several silver and small screen stars to celebrate the Indian Spring festival - Holi.

Dia Mirza, Rahul Bose, Deepti Naval, Supriya Pathak and Smita Bansal were among a few who were present at the event.