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Entertainment: Sonam Kapoor in The Zoya Factor

The Zoya Factor revolves around Zoya Singh Solanki who meets the Indian Cricket Team ends up becoming a lucky charm for the team for the 2010 Cricket World Cup

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There had been rumours about Sonam’s involvement with The Zoya factor for more than two years. Finally, Sonam Kapoor has confirmed that she is going to be a part of the adaptation of Anuja Chauhan’s novel The Zoya Factor.

The actress took to Twitter and announced the news by tweeting.

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The Zoya Factor is a novel written by Anuja Chauhan, published by HarperCollins India in 2008. It is about a Rajput girl named Zoya Singh Solanki who meets the Indian Cricket Team through her job as an executive in an advertising agency and ends up becoming a lucky charm for the team for the 2010 Cricket World Cup.

The film will be directed by Abhishek Sharma.

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Actor Jay Thomas passes away

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Comic actor Jay Thomas, who starred in sit-coms like Murphy Brown and Cheers, has died at the age of 69. The actor passed away from cancer with his wife Sally and three sons, Sam, Max, and J T by his side.

In a statement, his agent and friend Don Buchwald told the New York Daily News, “Jay was one of a kind, never at a loss for words and filled with so much fun and wonderfully whacky thoughts and behaviour.”

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In addition to playing Eddie LeBec in Cheers, Jay played obnoxious TV talk show host Jerry Gold on Murphy Brown from 1989 until 1998, and also had his own sit-com, Love and War, from 1992 until 1995.

Most recently, Jay was seen in Ray Donovan as Stalker.com owner Marty Grossman.

The popular Texan, whose first TV role was in Mork & Mindy, also appeared in the Santa Claus movies, and his other big screen credits included A Smile Like Yours, Mr.Holland’s Opus and Labor Pains.

He was also a regular guest on David Letterman’s talk show during the festive season.

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Taylor Swift releases new single

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Singer Taylor Swift has shared her new single, Look What You Made Me Do. Swift is an American singer-songwriter. One of the leading contemporary recording artists, she is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which has received widespread media coverage.

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Look What You Made Me Do is the first single from Swift’s forthcoming sixth album, Reputation, which will be released November 10.

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