Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra, filmmaker Shobha Kapoor and choreographer Saroj Khan have been honoured with the women achievers awards for their accomplishments in chosen fields.
	The awards, popularly known as "Fempowerment Women Achievers", have been instituted by Molecule Communications in association with Zee TV. They were presented recently.
	Other women achievers to be honoured with the awards in various categories included Hetal Dave (sports), Shikha Sharma (corporate), Shaili Chopra (journalism), Gitanjali Babar (education), Priti Shroff (health and wellness), Shanoo Sharma (entertainment creative), Arohi Singh (fine arts), Anisha Singh (young entrepreneur) and S Prassanashree (literature), a release said here today.
	Chhaya Momaya, Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj, Karuna Waghmare, Sapna Moti Bhavnani and Sathya Saran received special recognition awards in different categories. Sabu George was honoured with special award in a category of 'recognition to a man by women'.
	The jury ..

Priyanka Chopra, Saroj Khan honoured at Fempowerment awards

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OJ Simpson prosecutor Marcia Clark has inked a deal to create a TV legal drama inspired by her career.
	Clark, who famously attempted to put the embattled athlete behind bars for the alleged murder of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her best friend Ron Goldman 20 years ago, has scored a pilot agreement for an as-yet-untitled TV series with bosses at America's NBC network, reported Deadline.
	The potential programme will be based on her novel "Blood Defense", and centres on a Los Angeles criminal defence attorney whose world is turned upside down when she must represent a police detective in a high-profile homicide case.
	Clark will co-write the pilot with Sara Fain and Elizabeth Craft, and the trio will also executive produce the project.
	The lawyer-turned-author was thrown back into the spotlight against this year following the premiere of the acclaimed TV series "The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story."
	Sarah Paulson garnered an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Clark 

OJ Simpson prosecutor Marcia Clark lands TV deal

Actor Dwayne Johnson has thanked his fans for their wishes after being named the world's highest-paid actor by Forbes magazine.
	The 44-year-old "San Andreas" star shared a picture of himself on Instagram and said it will always push him to work even harder in life.
	"Somewhere along this crazy road I learned (often times the hard way) the most important things I can do is be authentic, trust my gut, be the hardest worker in the room, celebrate the mistakes, be a grateful man and always remember that it's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
	"Thank you guys for everything. Tequila's on me. Let's get to work," he wrote.
	Johnson, also known as 'The Rock', elbowedout reigning Downey Jr to become the world's highest-paid, grossing USD 64.5 million, and scored his biggest ever annual paycheck in the process.
	The erstwhile wrestler's millions came from upfront fees for movies including "Central Intelligence" and "Fast 8," as well as the forthcoming "Baywatch."
	He ...

Dwayne thankful on being named world's highest-paid actor

Actress Amy Schumer says she hated attending the Met Gala event.
	The 35-year-old comedian revealed that star-studded fashion event was far from fun but rather a punishment for her, reported People magazine.
	"It's people doing an impression of having a conversation... I don't like the farce.
	"I got to meet Beyonce and she was like, 'Is this your first Met Gala?' And I was like, 'It's my last.'"
	The "Trainwreck" star said she kept wishing she was elsewhere because she does not have any interest in fashion.
	"I don't like it. I have no interest in fashion... I don't care. I don't think it's stupid; there's no moral reasoning... It's (fashion industry) just not my thing.
	"I just have this sense of entitlement that I should be able to feel comfortable at all times, like I could go to bed at any moment in what I'm wearing," she added.

It felt like a punishment: Amy Schumer on attending Met Gala

Director-actor Woody Allen says he leads a very isolated life as the past experiences have made him weak and he does not have much friends.
	The 80-year-old comedian opened up about the traumas he has faced, including repeated accusations of sexual abuse by daughter Dylan Farrow, reported People magazine.
	"That situation had been thoroughly, thoroughly investigated up and down the line by New York social services in a 14-month investigation. I get harassed all the time on it. But it doesn't affect me and I just have no interest in it.
	"There are traumas in life that weaken us for the future. And that's what's happened to me. The various slings and arrows of life have not strengthened me. I think I'm weaker," Allen said.
	In 2014, Dylan, one of his three children with ex Mia Farrow, publicly claimed that Allen molested her as a child.
	The "Cafe Society" filmmaker also revealed that he sometimes feels alone.
	"I don't have that many friends. I lead a very isolated life. I come home ..

I lead very isolated life: Woody Allen

Actor Jason Statham has praised his "Mechanic: Resurrection" co-star Jessica Alba, saying she takes her part in a film very seriously.
	The 49-year-old star said Alba is a real sweetheart, who likes to have a lot of fun in her life, reported People magazine.
	"All of the people that I get to work with smell of sweat and have got broken noses and cauliflower ears. So when she wafts in, it's quite a delight.
	She's a real sweetheart and she's a really serious actress that takes her part very seriously and she likes to have a lot of fun," he said.
	Talking about the "Into the Blue" actress, who essays the role of Gina in their recently released crime thriller, Statham said, "She's responsible for a lot of the key, sort of, strong changes to the character.
	"She didn't want to play the damsel in distress. She wanted to have something with integrity and hats off to her for doing that," he added.

Jessica Alba is real sweetheart: Jason Statham

"The Breaking Bad" star Aaron Paul's wife Lauren Parsekian has sent a sweet message to him on his 37th birthday.
	The 29-year-old shared a picture of herself with her actor husband on Instagram and wished him- a very happy birthday.
	"You are perfect to me. You make everyone around you feel special. Your generosity and compassion knows no bounds. There is no one I would rather run through the streets with during a thunder storm.
	"I loved this day so much. I love every day with you. I know we will still be running through the rain holding each other's wrinkly hands one day and that makes me smile. Happy birthday my love. @glassofwhiskey," she wrote.
	The pair is seen cuddling under an umbrella in the picture.
	Paul and Parsekian tied knot in Malibu, California in May 2013.

Aaron Paul's wife wishes him birthday in sweet message

Actress Chloe Grace Moretz says she does not like applying too much of makeup.
	The 19-year-old star says she prefers the natural appearance as it makes her look clean and fresh, reported Female First.
	"I am not a big fan of makeup. I believe in a clean, fresh look. I go routinely for facials at my dermatologist's office, and they have transformed my skin.
	"I wash my face, apply moisturiser, put on some mascara and lip balm and pretty much go about my day. My one big tip is always take time to wash your face, no matter how tired you may be," she said.

Not a big fan of makeup: Chloe Grace Moretz

Actress Jessica Alba says she and her husband are huge fan of her "Mechanic: Resurrection" co-star Jason Statham.
	The 35-year-old star said Statham is one of the best action heroes in the industry right now, reported FemaleFirst.
	"My husband and I are both fans of Jason Statham. I love action movies and think he's one of the best- if not the best - action stars right now.
	"I mean, what Jason can do with his body is insane. He's better than some stunt people that I've worked with. I thought it would just be fun, frankly, and such a different thing to my day-to-day," she said.
	Alba talked about the range of roles she has so far played and said she was only interested being in an action movie if she had a strong role.
	"I don't know if I ever had a fear of being typecast. I've done comedy, drama, action, comic-book movies so I've made it a point to keep the work that I've done pretty diverse.
	"I thought it was important that if I was going to be in an action movie at this point in ..

My husband and I are both fans of Jason Statham: Jessica Alba

Actress Cara Delevingne has joined a campaign aimed to raise awareness about gynaecological cancer.
	The 24-year-old star appeared on the cover of Style magazine for the campaign, which helps women talk about their bodies more openly.
	"I am so happy with this cover and thrilled to be helping raise awareness for a cause that is so important," she wrote on Instagram sharing her cover photo.
	It was started by a group of British women in response to research that shows maximum number of women feel embarrassed to go to doctors with gynaecological concerns or even speak to a friend about them.

Cara Delevingne raises awareness about cancer

An Uber official has confirmed that supermodel Kendall Jenner has not been banned by the car service app.
	The source revealed that the 20-year-old TV personality was never banned and it was due to some minor issue which has now been resolved, reported Entertainment Tonight.
	"She has not been banned. It was a minor account issue that is being resolved. While it is being resolved her account was put on hold. Uber support has reached out," the source said.
	Kim Kardashian West first tweeted that Uber had banned her half-sister.
	She tweeted, "Ugh I have to drive @KendallJenner around tonight... She's banned from Uber! Why @Uber?!! She's a "model" passenger!!!!!"
	Kim also took to Snapchat and posted a clip in which she is heard saying with her half sister, "Ok Uber, we want to know... Why did you ban me? (Kendall)
	"Yeah, she's suspended. This is not fair. So we just want to know, why was Kendall suspended, because she's literally like a model passenger.
	"I'm the best client. I don't .

Uber says Kendall Jenner is not banned

Rapper Kanye West says Kim Kardashian, now his wife, has been influencing him even before she was his girlfriend.
	The 39-year-old record producer, who tied knot with the reality TV personality two years ago, revealed his performances were often inspired by her before they officially started dating, reported E! Online.
	"Her (spirit) was there even before she was my girlfriend. I would do these performances and hope that she would see me in my cool outfit and think that I would be cool enough to be her boyfriend," he said.
	The "Famous" hitmaker said he misses his family more than anything and feels blessed to have them in his life.
	"To be able to see my daughter and my son and my wife, it's amazing. I feel extremely blessed and I'd like to do everything I can to give as dope a performance, give all of that energy to the crowd, have people have as good as time as possible and feel inspired," he said.

Kim influenced me even before she was my girlfriend: Kanye

Pop star Britney Spears says she still gets nervous at the MTV Video Music Awards despite her past hit performances at the event.
	The 34-year-old singer, who is making a comeback at the VMAs for the first time in 10 years, revealed that performing at that event always makes her little anxious, reported E! Online.
	"I think there's something in the air with the VMAs. It's like electric. I can't really explain it.
	"Every time I've performed there it's always been one of those really big, nerve-racking experiences and the people that come, those celebrities, are so much fun and different... I still get very nervous," she said.
	The "Glory" hitmaker will perform with G-Eazy on her latest track "Make Me.

Britney Spears is nervous about MTV VMAs performance

Rapper Drake surprised Rihanna with a billboard to congratulate the singer on her prestigious Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, which she will receive at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.
	The 29-year-old record producer purchased her a huge board, generally used for road-side advertisements, which read, "Congratulations to Rihanna from Drake and Everyone at OVO."
	 The "Diamonds" hitmaker shared the photograph of the billboard on Instagram and captioned it, "When he extra."
	The two, who were earlier in a relationship, have reignited dating rumours.

Drake surprises Rihanna with VMA billboard

Scrutiny is the part and parcel of being famous but actress Jacqueline Fernandez says things become ridiculous at times as people sometimes forget that even celebrities are humans.
	The 31-year-old "Dishoom" actress said the stars are expected to be proper always, which is a bit too much as they can also have bad days.
	"As a celebrity, a lot is expected from you. It can even be a little ridiculous. People at times don't realize that even we are human beings. Like everyone has their bad days we too have, but the projection of things is so different that you see it differently," Jacqueline told PTI.
	The actress, who came from Sri Lanka to find success in Bollywood, said during her initial days in the industry, the judgments people passed on her would disturb her.
	But she has now learnt the art of ignoring it and has come out stronger.
	"If you allow the scrutiny to take a toll on you, it can even affect the actor within you. Initially, I had no idea what fame, acting and this film ...

People forget celebrities are also human beings: Jacqueline

Actor Vinay Pathak says "Island City", which captures the essence of modern life in Mumbai, scores very high on the entertainment scale because of the unique intermingling of tragedy and comedy in the story.
	The movie marks the directorial debut of Ruchika Oberoi, who has also penned the story about three people dealing with alienation in a big city.
	Produced by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC, the film was screened at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival, where Ruchika won the FEDORA prize for the Best Young Director.
	Vinay, who is seen maintaining a poker face throughout the trailer, says the audience will immediately feel a connect with the story when they watch it.
	"It is a story about how all of us are so engrossed in our daily life and daily work. How we become our work and work becomes us and how we start to lose perspective about reality. We forget to enjoy life and have fun... Leading to a robotic existence," Vinay told PTI during a visit here.
	"I .

'Island City' high on entertainment scale: Vinay Pathak

Her upcoming film "Island City" tells the story of three people dealing with loneliness in a big city and actress Tannishtha Chatterjee says urban alienation is a phenomenon prevalent all around the world.
	The 35-year-old actress says there is no escape from loneliness in the modern times and that is why the movie has been lapped up at various film festivals that it has travelled to.
	"'Island City' has many layers. The whole paradox of living in a place which is so crowded yet no one looks at anyone. We don't know who our neighbours are but chatting with people who are miles away and are faceless. We don't even look around and connect," Tannishtha told PTI during a visit here.
	"Urban loneliness is something people relate to all across the globe. That is why a film like this could strike a chord at all the festivals it has been to. Every city has lonely people."
	Ruchika Oberoi makes her directorial debut with "Island City", which has travelled to 26 film festivals. It was screened .

Urban alienation a global phenomenon: Tannishtha Chatterjee

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says we all should be proud of our athletes as they bring greatest glory to the nation.
	The 73-year-old actor shared his views on social media about sports and said people should understand an athlete before pointing out fingers at them.
	"Sport, sports people bring the greatest glory to a nation .. They need love and care and recognition and respect... COME ONN INDIA," he wrote on Twitter.
	In another post he tweeted, "Sports builds identity of a nation... And we shall build that... By next to next Olympic we shall be up there among the honours!!!"
	Citing example of Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal, Bachchan wrote in his blog, "Saina Nehwal the world Champion in Badminton, drops by to the sets to meet up and what an honour it is... She is recovering from an injury to her knee and is doing well.
	"I saw Saina play her game at the Rio2016 and saw her losing to an adversary that she had beaten many times over... But she was hampered by her injury to her knee... ..

We should be proud of our athletes: Big B

Having often played the good boy on small screen, popular TV star Gautam Rode says he agreed to be a part of "Aksar 2" as, unlike its first part, it is not a bold film.
	"Aksar 2" is the sequel of the 2006 thriller which starred Emraan Hashmi, Udita Goswami and Dino Morea and had many bold scenes.
	When asked if the sequel will be on the similar lines, Gautam told PTI, "It is not a bold film. It is not an erotic thriller. It is purely character driven...I've chosen the film because of that. I am not so comfortable with erotic genre as of now."
	"Aksar 2", which also stars actress Zareen Khan, will be helmed by Anant Mahadevan who also directed the first installment.
	The "Saraswatichandra" star says the team of the film doesn't want to promote it as an erotic thriller.
	"That is why me, the director and the producers are all very particular about it. We will also be promoting it as a suspense film rather than going on the other side and calling it erotic thriller. There is nothing ...

Chose 'Aksar 2' as it's not an erotic film: Gautam Rode

Actor Swastika Mukherjee thinks the censor board acts "foolishly" as they initially suggested to chop off her character from a Bengali film with bold scenes.
	"My character Bibi in 'Saheb Bibi Golaam' is embedded with other characters and is crucial in their lives. It even plays an important role in the end. By killing my character they (Censor Board) would have killed the film. If it is not foolishness by some CBFC members, then what it is!" Swastika, told PTI here.
	The Board's attitude, the actor of Bollywood film 'Detective Byomkesh Bakshy' feels is "prudish and conservative."
	"This stems from the taboo that women can't speak about sex and sexual desires or fantasies the way my character talks about. If these people consider a character as unduly bold for talking on such issues let them change their mindset.
	"Why should the audience and film makers suffer? Saheb Biwi Golaam is an intelligent, commercial entertainer," she said.
	Reminded about the board raising objections to her .

Censor board acts foolishly : Swastika Mukherjee

Director Shoojit Sircar says he would like to work with the Khans --Aamir, Shah Rukh and Salman -- if something interesting comes across as he feels hey are hungry to do content-driven films.
	In his over a decade-old career, Shoojit has worked with some of the big names like megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, while he has gotten out the best from actors like Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam in "Vicky Donor", and John Abraham in "Madras Cafe".
	"If something comes up with them (Shah Rukh, Salman and Aamir) then we will work together. As of now there is nothing that I have with me for them. If we have a film we will go to them. They are hungry to do different kind of roles," Shoojit told PTI when asked if he would like to collaborate with the three Khans.
	Notably, the Khan trio have been experimenting with their work with upcoming films like "Raaes", "Tubelight" and "Dangal".
	According to the "Piku" helmer, the Khans haven't approached him with a film, nor has he.
	"They .

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