MTV's Video Music Awards in New York - Beyonce walked away with top honours

Beyonce walked away with top honors at MTV's Video Music Awards in New York and rapper Drake got tongues wagging by professing his "love" for Rihanna. Beyonce got the video of the year and best female video and, she also delivered a show-stopping 16-minute performance of tracks from her hit album Lemonade.
The Single Ladies singer came at the event with her four-year-old daughter Blue Ivy and supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement that included Sybrina Fulton, the mother of murdered teenager Trayvon Martin.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 30 August 2016.

After winning the award Beyonce thanked her daughter and "incredible" husband Jay Z for their support. Rihanna, the 28-year-old Barbadian singer, performed four separate medleys of her biggest songs throughout the show after she was given the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award - this is the MTV equivalent of a lifetime achievement honor. Drake presented her with the Moonman trophy - Drake is her long-time collaborator and there are rumors of a love interest.
Rihanna, on her part, thanked her family, friends and hometown of Saint Michael in Barbados for helping her succeed throughout her 11-year-career.
Kanye West came on stage for a six-minute speech before introducing the video for his new song Fade. In the course of his speech, he compared himself to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and Walt Disney and also talked about his recent war of words with Taylor Swift.
Drake won best hip hop video for Hotline Bling, but did not collect his trophy on stage since he was stuck in traffic.


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Lindsay Lohan wants to participate in a Russian talk show with President Putin

It has been reported that Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan wants to meet the Russian President Vladimir Putin over a Russian talk show. The talk show is Pust Govoryat (Let Them Talk) and its host is Andrei Malakhov. He he is appeared to have confirmed earlier reports that Lindsay Lohan does indeed want to meet the Russian president. However, what would be on their agenda has not been revealed.
It could cover topics ranging from saving Amur tigers to the problems of people with drug addiction.
This has been reported on news.sky.com dated 22 August 2016.

It is understood that the talk show could have information on Lindsay Lohan's relationship with Russian-born 23-year-old Egor Tarabasov to whom she has reportedly been engaged since April. Lohan (30) had accused the business heir of cheating on her last month and has also accused him of violent abuse.
Of course, the request for the talk show was accompanied by a list of demands, including a meeting with Mr Putin, photos with him, a one-year visa, private jet and a fee of $650,000. It seems a Channel One spokesman has confirmed that Lohan had been invited to appear on the talk show, but have added that no conditions have yet been discussed.



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Game Of Thrones Live Concert Tour to kick off on 15 February from Kansas City, Missouri

It has been announced that a live concert of Game of Thrones will kick off on 15 February from Kansas City, Missouri. The US tour will feature a full orchestra and choir to illustrate scenes from the hit HBO show and it will be broadcast for fans on large screens.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 9 August 2016.

The announcement was made by Game of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi at a fan event in Los Angeles. The tour would cover 28 cities and state of the art technology would be used to take fans on a journey through the Seven Kingdoms. From Kansas City, Missouri, the tour would proceed to Madison Square Garden in New York City, the Forum in Los Angeles and other arenas across the US.
The award-winning series will return next year for its seventh series.
The show, incidentally, is based on the books by George R. R. Martin, who announced on Monday that he has another television adaptation in the works. The TV rights to Martin's graphic novel anthologies, Wild Cards, have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions. The 22-book series is al about the survivors of a fictional alien virus that struck New York City in 1946.


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Katrina Kaif and her 'Dream Team' wows Houston with the magic of Indian cinema

It was all about the magic of Indian cinema and a team of Bollywood cine stars wowed the audience in Houston, Texas with their rich offerings. The stars were Katrina Kaif, Parineeti Chopra, Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, Aditya and Varun Dhawan along with filmmaker Karan Johar and rapper Badshah. They brought the magic of Indian Cinema live on stage.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 14 August 2016.

The Bollywood celebrities performed as a part of their “Dream Team” concert and enthralled thousands of fans till past midnight and their very first show and the only one in Texas took off with a bang. Before starting, the stars had a meet-and-greet session with the fans in which Katrina Kaif charmed all with her smile while Alia Bhat sang few lines of her song.
The stars have plans to tour USA for two weeks and already have back to back shows lined up. This weekend, they will perform in San Jose, and Orlando and next weekend in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, before heading back home. Such shows across America is a cultural phenomenon and also a local economic booster.


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Bollywood action hero Akshay Kumar has done several daredevil stunts in his films and says that the action genre has undergone changes over the years. In his opinion, action sequences have changed due to influx of foreign technology from places like China and Australia.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 8 August 2016.

Akshay Kumar has admitted that the Bollywood film industry has started to get help from Hollywood, from the Chinese film industry, from Hong Kong and Australia - it is the new technology. As a result, there has been a lot of changes (in action) and it will continue. As the business of the films increase, so will the action change. His latest film Rustom is based on the theme of infidelity and extra-marital relationships. It is based on the case of naval officer K.M. Nanavati and the murder of his wife’s lover. Other stars in the film are Ileana D’Cruz, Esha Gupta, Arjan Bajwa and Pavan Malhotra and it is set to release on August 12.


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'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' crosses 2000 episodes - enters Limca Book of Records

'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' is a much loved comedy show that airs regularly on SAB TV Monday to Friday at 8.30 pm. It has now crossed the 2,000 episodes benchmark. The show has secured a place in the Limca Book of Records for the 'Longest Running Comedy Show'. It is not only the longest running comedy show in the country but also the only one to complete the most number of episodes.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 8 August 2016.

The serial 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' is based on the column 'Duniya Ne Undha Chashma' written by journalist and columnist Taarak Mehta for a weekly Gujarati magazine. The stories are intricately woven with some amount of social messaging and moral values too. The episodes are centered around the residents of Gokuldham Society, which is based in suburban Mumbai.
The stories follow the activities of Jethalal Gada who keeps landing himself into trouble and these lead to a whole lot of hilarious situations. The popularity of the show is undisputed because it was nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to propagate and create awareness for his brainchild Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Our best wishes to 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' to continue the trend and go from strength to strength.


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It is the era of money spinners in the movie world - Rajinikanth’s Kabali has apparently broken records by a box office collection of Rs 48 crore on the first day itself and has collected over Rs 600-crore till now. Kabali has left Salman Khan's Sultan far behind. Rajinikanth's Kabali can claim to be this year’s biggest hit.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 5 August 2016.

As per trade analysts - Kabali has earned Rs 211 crore from the Indian box office out of which over Rs 40 crore came from North India which is not a traditional base for Rajinikanth films. The film's international box office has been spectacular. It did massive business not only in the US but also in Malaysia, Japan etc. It has earned Rs 259 crore in the foreign markets.
Incidentally, Kabali had earned Rs 200 crore before its release with deals such as music and satellite rights. It is predicted that the film may touch Rs 700 crore in coming days. That will be a real record. It has been a real money spinner because the total budget of Kabali was nearly Rs 75 crore, out of which the salary of the lead artist alone was around Rs 50-60 crore. And - it has netted over Rs 600 crore.


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THis has been reported in news.sky.com dated 5 August 2016.

Marcus Brigstocke would perform a show on Trump, Boris and Brexit - it will be titled Why the Long Face. The comedian admits his show is as much about therapy as laughs. In his opinion, it is becoming harder than ever to keep up with the constantly changing political climate.
Other veteran comedians who hold promises of Brexit material include Rory Bremner, Al Murray, Alistair McGowan, Mark Thomas, Matt Forde and Russell Howard.
Apart from these, there will also be theater, music, opera and cabaret at the event - this annual event is expected to generate an estimated £142m for the Scottish economy.


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