Mumbai, Feb 23 : Director Abhinay Deo, who is co-writing and co-producing the Indian version of the popular American TV show "24", says its shooting will begin Monday.

"Shooting for '24' will start from Monday. The team is very big, almost 70 to 80 people are working on the show," Deo said here Friday at an event organised for cancer patients.

"Within six months, we will complete the shoot and the show will go on air around July or August," he added.

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London, Feb 23 : Police have arrested a man who had managed to get inside Rihanna's 8-million-pound home in the Pacific Palisades in south California.

According to TMZ. com, neighbours saw the intruder snooping around and bravely apprehended him before he had a chance to enter the singer's home, the Mirror reported.

Apparently, the suspect told police someone emailed him instructions of how to get into the pop star's home.

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London, Feb 23 : Elton John and David Furnish have admitted that parenting the second time round has been easier.

The couple, who already have one child, two-year-old Zachary, became parents for the second time in January when their youngest son Elijah was born.

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Moscow, Feb 23 : French film star Gerard Depardieu, who became a Russian citizen in January, said he wants to launch a series of TV programmes based on Russian literature.

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Los Angeles, Feb 23 : Actor Mark Wahlberg says being jailed at the age of 17 was a "sobering" moment for him.

The 41-year-old was sentenced to two years in prison for assault and attempted murder after he beat up a stranger during his growing up days in Boston, reports femalefirst. co. uk.

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Los Angeles, Feb 23 - Model Katie Price says she took up a horse jumping show with her 17-year-old horse Otto recently.

The 34-year-old former glamour model admits she was nervous about entering the competition, but is proud of her achievements and enjoyed the experience a lot, reports femalefirst. co. uk.

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London, Feb 22 : Lady Gaga, who underwent a surgery for a long-term hip injury that left her unable to walk, has thanked her fans for their emotional support.

The 26-year-old singer expressed her gratitude to her fans by saying: “Everything happened so fast, but when it came time to face it I reflected on the many stories and experiences you’ve shared with me about your lives ... you have completely blown my mind,” the Mirror quoted her as saying.

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London, Feb 22 : US fashion designer Vera Wang has dismissed that rumors that she is having an affair with 27-year-old Olympic figure skater, Evan Lysacek.

The 63-year-old separated from her businessman husband Arthur Becker two weeks before their 23rd anniversary, last July.

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London, Feb. 22 : A dominatrix from the UK, has transformed her so-called dungeon into a replica of Christian Grey's Red Room Of Pain - just as featured in the erotic `Fifty Shades' trilogy - and is renting it out to couples craving an edgier sexual experience at 263 pounds.

Georgina Wilde's playroom, located in a Georgian townhouse just minutes from Oxford Circus and Regent's Park, comes fully equipped with a plethora of BDSM equipment and props, the Daily Mail reported.

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London, Feb. 22 : Prince Harry, who was seen canoodling with his alleged girlfriend Cressida Bonas on a Swiss ski slope this week, will jet to South Africa to see her half-sister Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe wed Sir Richard Branson's businessman son Sam.

Harry, a pal of Sam, is due in Lesotho and at a gala dinner in Johannesburg next week before enjoying "undisclosed private time," the Sun reported.

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Melbourne, Feb 22 : Prince Harry was spotted cuddling on the ski slopes of an exclusive ski resort in Verbier, Switzerland earlier this week with new girlfriend Cressida Bonas.

She's the latest pretty young thing to have caught the prince's eye, of whom very little is known about.

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London, Feb. 22 : Kelly Brook has said that she uses Bio-oil to stave off the effects of time.

The 33-year-old model claimed that the oil is "better than Botox" and is designed to help improve the appearance of scars, stretch marks and signs of ageing, the Daily Express reported.

Brooks, who was previously dating former Scottish rugby international Thom Evans, said that the oil take off 10 years. (ANI)

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 22 : Prithviraj and Rima Kallingal bagged the best actor and actress awards, respectively, at the Kerala State Film Awards 2012 announced here Friday.

While Prithviraj won the award for his performances in "Celluloid" and "Ayalum Njanum Thammil", Rima got the best actress award for her performance in the film "22 Female Kottayam" and "Nidra".

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London, Feb 22 : UK's oldest surnames, including that of `Love Actually' star Bill Nighy are either dying out or becoming extinct, it has been revealed

Nighy's name is one of thousands on the way out, following 200,000 that have already vanished in the past 100 years.

Those already extinct include Chips, Hatman, Rummage, Nithercott, Raynott, Temples, Jarsdel, Harred and Woodbead, the Mirror reported.

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Melbourne, Feb 22 : Steven Tyler has admitted that he has shovelled at least 5 to 6 million dollars worth of cocaine up his nose.

In an interview on 60 Minutes this Sunday night, reporter Liz Hayes asks the 65-year-old rocker if he had snorted 20 million bucks worth of cocaine up his nose.

"Realistically, 5 or 6. But it doesn't matter. You also could say I snorted half of Peru, but it doesn't matter," the Herald Sun quoted him as saying.

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Los Angeles, Feb 22 : Singer-actress Miley Cyrus, who is engaged to actor Liam Hemsworth, joked she will have 30 wedding dresses.

The 20-year-old is considering a gown from designer brand Marchesa for her impending nuptials to Hemsworth but she has been inundated with offers from other designers also.

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Hawaii, Feb 22 : Singer Rihanna was spotted walking hand in hand with boyfriend Chris Brown as they celebrated her birthday in Hawaii.

The couple, who announced their patch up recently, were seen strolling on the beach and sharing and intimate conversation on Rihanna's 25th birthday Feb 20, reports thesun. co. uk.

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London, Feb. 22 : Tamara Ecclestone, was recently spotted showing off what is believed to be her latest engagement ring, as she went to dinner on Wednesday evening.

The 28-year-old model wore a large diamond set ring while enjoying a meal at C London, located in Mayfair, the Daily Mail reported.

The F1 heiress' ring appeared to be split into four jagged cut sections and somewhat resembled a flower.

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Film: 'Zila Ghaziabad'; Directed by: Anand Kumar; Starring: Sanjay Dutt, Vivek Oberoi, Paresh Rawal, Arshad Warsi, Chandrachur Singh, Ravi Kishan, Divya Dutta; Rating:**1/2

Wasseypur's gangs never had it so good. Seeing the glorious guttural outflow of blood, bullets and profanities in "Zila Ghaziabad" one could safely assume, Wasseypur is safe. So is the other release this week.

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Mumbai, Feb 22 : Bollywood's dancing diva Madhuri Dixit says there is a "huge surprise" for dance enthusiasts in the country.

"We have a huge surprise in store for all you dancers and budding dancers! Watch for news on Monday," Madhuri tweeted Friday.

Perhaps it could be the announcement of a new season of a dance reality show she has judged before.

For now, she is heading to Lucknow to shoot for Vishal Bhardwaj's "Dedh Ishqiya".

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