"Gone Girl" actress Rosamund Pike is in negotiations to co-star with Christian Bale in Scott Cooper's Western "Hostiles".
	Cooper will write and direct and also produce with "Black Mass" producer John Lesher along with Ken Kao, reported Variety.
	Set in 1892, "Hostiles" tells the story of a legendary Army captain (Bale), who agrees to escort a dying Cheyenne war chief and his family back to tribal lands.
	Making the harrowing and perilous journey from an isolated Army outpost in New Mexico to the grasslands of Montana, the former rivals encounter a young widow (Pike) whose family was murdered on the plains.
	Together, they must join forces to overcome the punishing landscape and hostile Comanche tribes that they encounter along the way.
	Production is set to begin in July.
	Sources say Cooper was drawn to Pike, 37, after seeing her in Massive Attack's music video "Voodoo in My Blood", which recently caused an internet stir.

Rosamund Pike in talks to star opposite Bale in 'Hostiles'

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Supermodel Amber Rose has spoken out in support of Kim Kardashian West after the "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star was heavily criticised for stripping off and posting a nude photograph online.
	The 32-year-old model, who earlier dated Kardashian's husband Kanye West, has defended the reality TV star after singer Pink appeared to criticise her by encouraging young girls to use "their brains, their strength, their work ethic, their talent" rather than bodies to get attention, reported Female First.
	Rose wrote on Instagram, "Damn Pink we were all born naked society sexualizes our breast and bodies. If a grown mother of 2 is comfortable with her body and wants to show it off that's none of ur business or anyone else's.
	"Now, if you wanna talk to kids and be a mentor to young teens, tell them to go to school and to not use their bodies to get ahead?! I'm all for it! But please as a grown woman let another grown woman live as she wishes."
	Rose also went on to question what the ...

Amber Rose supports Kim Kardashian over nude selfie row

Former "Mad Men" actress Elizabeth Moss reveals she has been paid less than her male co-stars.
	The actress, who played Peggy Olsen on "Mad Men", said she has been subjected to sexism a lot of times in Hollywood, reported Female First.
	"Have I experienced sexism like Peggy did in the 1960s? Of course not. But have there been times when I haven't made as much as a man? I'm sure. And it's a factual thing, not a matter of opinion. That's sexist."
	The 33-year-old actress is currently working on a potential TV adaptation of a book, which she plans to produce herself, and has been shocked that studios have passed on the project because it has a female protagonist.
	"I don't want to jinx it or talk about it in case it doesn't happen. It's not modern, I can say that and it's a story I am shocked has never been done before. When pitching it, more than one place said it was 'too female'. And I remember saying to my producing partner and our director, 'Is that legal?'
	"It's inane and archaic .

I have been victim of pay gap: Elizabeth Moss

Bollywood Film-maker Subhash Ghai has suggested to the Union HRD ministry to design school curriculum in such a way that it nurtures artistic skill and creativity.
	Ghai visited the HRD ministry and met Smriti Irani today and gave his suggestions to officials.
	"We feel our education should be skill based and not memory based. For children artistic skill is very important even if they become scientists or engineers," he told reporters emerging from the meeting.
	He said that while schools curriculum in western countries are designed in such a way, it is not so in India.
	Ghai said that he hoped that the government which is drafting a New Education Policy, will consider his suggestions.

School curriculum should nurture artistic skill: Subhash Ghai

The revamped version of hit cartoon series "The Powerpuff Girls" will premiere on Cartoon Network this April 4.
	The animated favourite about three wide-eyed superhero sisters protecting their home of Townsville against villains of all shapes and sizes will air back-to-back episodes, followed by two weeks of new adventures through April 15 each weeknight, reported Entertainment Weekly.
	Afterward, the season continues every Thursday at 6 pm starting April 21.
	Starring voice actresses Amanda Leighton as Blossom, Kristen Li as Bubbles, and Natalie Palamides as Buttercup, "The Powerpuff Girls" is produced by Cartoon Network Studios, with Nick Jennings and Bob Boyle serving as executive producers.

'Powerpuff Girls' to make comeback on April 4

They may have collaborated earlier on hit songs but now, rapper Honey Singh says the difference between his music and singer Badshah's is that of a Rolls-Royce and a Nano.
	The duo worked together for six years until 2012 and collaborated on songs including tracks like "Get up Jawani" and "Khol Botal".
	Badshah launched his first single in 2006 with Honey. During Honey's 'break' from the music scene, Badshah gave chartbusters like "DJ Waley Babu" and the recent "Kar gayi chull" from "Kapoor & Sons".
	When asked if Badshah has taken over the music scene in his absence, Honey told reporters, "Have you driven a Rolls -Royce? There is a difference between a Rolls-Royce (an ultra luxury car brand) and a Nano (the world's cheapest car)."
	The 32-year-old singer was speaking at the trailer launch of his upcoming Punjabi film "Zorawar".
	Honey's last Bollywood song was 2015's "Aankhon Aankhon" from Kunal Kemmu-starrer "Bhaag Johnny".
	The "Lungi Dance" singer, who reportedly was in rehab, ...

If I'm Rolls-Royce, Badshah is Nano: Honey Singh

Indian Classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj first tried his hands at tabla, but following a "humiliating incident" he switched to singing.
	"I was 14 when I faced a humiliating incident which I could not withstand. On Janmashtami, I told my elder brother that I won't play tabla henceforth," Jasraj told reporters here.
	"The next day, my elder brother started teaching classical singing," the 86-year-old singer said.
	The classical music maestro, however, did not disclose the incident.
	"That time was different. In the present scenario, I would have withstood the humiliation rather than giving up playing the tabla," he said.
	Pandit Jasraj said rapid changes have taken place in the music world, but the importance of tabla has remained intact.
	"When I started singing, hardly 200 people would attend classical music functions. Nowadays, 10,000 people (huge crowds) flock to hear classical music," he said.
	The singer went on to describe the present time as the "Golden age of Classical music".

Switched to singing after 'humiliation' with tabla: Pt Jasraj

Delhi government's Health Department has issued a strict compliance notice to Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn for appearing in a surrogate advertisement of tobacco products.
	All kinds of direct and indirect advertisement of tobacco products has been banned as per section 5 of Cigarette and Other Tobacco Product Act 2003.
	"In view of this it is clear the said paan masala is being advertised as brand promotion of gutka/tobacco products which is misleading the consumer, especially the minors, and is a great violation of public health practice as per COTPA 2003.
	"Though the onus of this violation of section 5 of COTPA lies upon the said tobacco company but by appearing in the advertisement you also become party to this violation under section 5 of the Act.
	"Therefore through this letter you are served strict compliance notice not to appear in such advertisdeement which is not only misleading the consumer but also promoting tobacco products," said S K Arora, Additional Director ...

Delhi govt's compliance notice to Devgn over pan masala ad

Actor Arjun Kapoor has decided to go slow as he feels that working at a stretch for three years in the industry has taken a toll on him physically.
	"I am hungry for good work. After "Tevar" I was not 100 per cent physically, emotionally and mentally strong. I had done six back to back films," Arjun said in an interview here.
	"I had not taken break for a single day after 'Ishaqzaade' released as I was loving my job. But working continuously for three years I was exhausted... It was physically draining. Now I would prefer to do one film at a time," he said.
	In 2012, Arjun made his acting debut with Aditya Chopra's home production film "Ishaqzaade", which turned out to be a huge hit.
	However, his second film "Aurangzeb" (2013) again backed by Aditya Chopra failed to garner attention of the audience. The year 2014 saw Arjun delivering three hit films - "Gunday", "2 States" and "Finding Fanny".
	In 2015, he had his father Boney Kapoor's home production film "Tevar" which did not do ...

Was exhausted after working continuously for 3 years: Arjun

The Bombay High Court today directed CBI to hand over the passport of actor Sooraj Pancholi, accused of abetting the suicide of his girlfriend actor Jiah Khan on the condition he will produce it as and when required by the trial court.
	Justice Mridula Bhatkar allowed the petition filed by Pancholi seeking return of his passport seized by the investigating agency as per high court order of July 1, 2013 while granting him bail.
	Pancholi, in his petition, had said before travelling abroad that he would seek permission from the trial court.
	"The court is allowing the petition. However, the accused applicant (Pancholi) will have to give an undertaking to the trial court that he will produce the original passport as and when required by the trial court. An undertaking shall also be given to the trial court that the accused applicant shall remain present during the trial. A photocopy of the passport shall be given to the CBI," Justice Bhatkar said.
	The court while allowing the petition ..

Jiah Khan case: HC asks CBI to hand over Sooraj's passport

Miditech's documentary "Undercover Asia: Girls for Sale", which follows an anti-trafficking activist as he searches for two missing minor girls, is a finalist at the New York Festivals World's Best Film & TV Awards.
	The New York competition honours programming in all lengths and forms from over 50 countries.
	Produced for channel NewsAsia, the documentary is a finalist in the Social Issues category.
	The documentary follows anti-trafficking activist, Rishi Kant on a gritty, tension-filled search, from West Bengal and Jharkand through Haryana and Punjab, for two minor girls, a 17-year-old from West Bengal and a 14-year-old from Jharkhand, who have been abducted.
	"This is one of India's dirty secrets (as reported in the Verma Commission Report). We wanted to tell this story in a way that it gets under you skin and so decided to meet anguished parents whose daughters have gone missing. We then followed the search for these girls by Rishi Kant founder of Shakti Vahini, a human ...

'Undercover Asia: Girls for Sale' finalist at NY competition

Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin believes that cinema is a "dominant" but not the only medium to change mindset of people about women.
	"Cinema is a dominant but not the only means to change people's mindset about women," she said at an event on women safety in the national capital.
	The 32-year-old actress, who played the role of a young disabled girl in Shonali Bose's coming-of-age drama "Margarita with a Straw", said, "there is no single source that can mobilise or change the thinking of an entire society.
	"Various sources and different mediums appeal to different people just like 'Margarita with a Straw' would appeal to a certain section of society. And that is why we need to continue our struggle at all fronts and through all the possible means," she added.
	The "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara" actress further said, "We need hundred different types of people doing hundred different types of things in the works that they do at different levels at different places (to bring about the ...

Cinema not the only means to change mindset about women:Kalki

He has tried his luck in composing, singing, production and acting but Himesh Reshammiya has no desire to get into direction.
	The "Karzzzz" star, who started his career as a music composer before venturing into other streams, said he does not have the temperament of a director.
	"No, I think I can never turn into a director as it's a very stressful job. I don't think my temperament will ever allow me to turn into one," Himesh said when asked about his plans of calling the shots.
	Himesh is back on the screens as a hero with "Teraa Surroor", which releases tomorrow but he denies that the film is a sequel to his 2007 debut film "Aap Kaa Surroor".
	"It is just taking the brand of 'Suroor' forward after the album and the movie. The plot is an intense love story of Raghu and Tara. The female protagonist gets struck in Dublin and due to a conspiracy, she is put behind bars. The story unveils when Raghu goes to Dublin to find out who has trapped Tara in this conspiracy."
	Besides Himesh, ...

I will never turn director: Himesh Reshammiya

Pop star Taylor Swift is set to perform at the United States' Formula One Grand Prix.
	The 26-year-old "Blank Space" hitmaker has been drafted in to perform at the event in Austin, Texas on Saturday October 22 and organisers hope it will help to attract spectators, reported Female First.
	Circuit of the Americas chairman Bobby Epstein said, "How do we expand our audience? That's what this headliner does. In the past we have chosen headliners that are a great match with our existing demographic.
	"But I don't need our existing demographic alone. We need the future. We think we will sell every ticket that we have got and it is because of the combination of both Formula 1 and Taylor Swift.

Taylor Swift to Perform at F1 Grand Prix

Melanie Griffith says once one reaches 40, it becomes difficult to get work in the film industry.
	The 58-year-old star said it takes strong women to change the perception that career opportunities for actresses decrease with age, reported People magazine.
	"By the time you're 40 in Los Angeles, you're over the hill in the business. It takes women that are strong enough to actually change the perception."
	Griffith, who was nominated for an Oscar in 1989 for her performance in the women-in-the-workplace empowerment classic "Working Girl", cites Zoe Cassavetes, the director of her latest film, as one example.
	"Day Out of Days" sheds light on what it really takes to survive in Tinseltown. Griffith plays an unstable mother/momager to 40-year-old actress/former in-demand starlet Mia Roarke (Alexia Landeau), and emphasizes that the film rightly shows the less-than-glamorous side of the business.
	"People should know it's really hard," she said.
	"It's tough, it's not glamorous like it's ..

After 40, it's a struggle in Hollywood, says Melanie Griffith

Director Paul Feig has come out in the defence of his "Ghostbuster" star Leslie Jones after some social media users termed her character in the movie as stereotypical.
	Jones, on her part, said she was tired of the negativity and was thinking to leave Twitter but Fieg urged the actress to stick around and not worry about haters.
	Some users noted that Jones plays an MTA employee while white actresses Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon are scientists.
	Calling Jones, "a goddess & one of the warmest, funniest forces of nature", Feig shot back on Twitter, "And haters, attack me all you want but when you attack and insult my cast, you've crossed the line. Grow up and leave my cast alone."
	Jones too had defended her character in reboot of his 1980's film.
	"Why can't a regular person be a ghostbuster. Regular People save the world everyday so if I'm the stereotype!! (sic) Then so be it!! We walk among Heroes and take them for granted," she wrote.
	"I'm playing a ...

Paul Feig defends Lesli Jones' role in "Ghostbusters"

GRR Martin has clarified to fans that he is "not dead yet" after some of them confused the "Game of Thrones" creator with The Beatles producer George Martin, who died at the age of 90.
	GRR Martin, who is notorious for bumping off beloved characters from his popular novels on which the hit TV show is based on, said he is expecting to hang around a while more.
	"While it is strangely moving to realize that so many people around the world care so deeply about my life and death, I have to go with Mark Twain and insist that the rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated," the 67-year-old author wrote on his blog.
	Martin said that while the music producer will be missed greatly, he never met his namesake.
	"As for me, I am still here, still writing, still editing, still going to movies and reading books, and I expect to hang around for quite a while yet, thank you very much," said the author.
	It is not the first time that the author has faced such rumours as fans have often ...

Rumours of my death greatly exaggerated: GRR Martin

Lupita Nyong'o and Julianne Moore will be among the philanthropic honourees at Power of Women: New York celebration.
	The "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" beauty will be applauded for her efforts with Mother Health International, while Moore is known for her campaign work with Everytown for Gun Safety, which calls for gun control reform in the US.
	The Oscar winners will be feted as Lifetime Impact Honorees alongside ballet star Misty Copeland, fashion designer Vera Wang, and US newswoman Megyn Kelly at the Variety celebration, which recognises the entertainment industry's most inspiring and charitable females
	"We are honoured to provide a platform that celebrates the outstanding women in entertainment who support and promote philanthropic causes making the world a better place to live," Michelle Sobrino Stearns, Group Publisher of Variety, said in a statement.
	"Variety's Power of Women NY is now in its third year in the city and we are excited that once again Lifetime will be joining 

Lupita Nyong'o, Julianne Moore land Power of Women honours

Actress Jennifer Garner has been overwhelmed by the "loving" reaction she has had to her revealing interview about her split from Ben Affleck.
	The actress, 43, recently broke her silence and spoke out about her painful split from husband Affleck, who she separated from last year after a decade of marriage.
	Her candid comments may have raised some eyebrows, but Garner insisted she has only had positive responses from those around her, reported E!Online.
	"It's been very loving," she said when asked about how the interview has been received.
	The actress is currently promoting her new movie "Miracles From Heaven", a faith-based drama.
	The star hopes that the film will help to inspire people and bring positivity to their lives. She is also excited about watching it with her daughters.
	"I look forward to my girls seeing it, but for anyone, I hope they take a message of hope and encouragement.

Jennifer Garner overwhelmed by 'loving' support

Hema Malini says there is a dearth of opportunities for older actresses in Hindi films unlike in Hollywood, where quality roles get written for female stars of all ages.
	Malini, who has starred in more than 150 films during her glorious career, feels she can still play a variety of characters on screen but feels quality roles are hard to come by.
	"Internationally, such beautiful films are made with elderly actresses but that doesn't happen here. They don't want to invest money because filmmaking is too expensive so why would they risk it with me? That's the problem... No one comes to me with (good roles)," the 67-year-old actress told PTI.
	"Meryl Streep is doing fantastic work. She is of my age. I can also do so many things but I need opportunities for that," she added.
	The actress, who is the BJP MP from Mathura, was last seen on the big screen in a guest appearance in megastar Amitabh Bachchan-starrer "Aarakshan" (2011).
	She will now be seen in Ramesh Sippy's upcoming ...

No roles for older actresses in Bollywood: Hema Malini

Indian actress Deepika Padukone was spotted exiting from a club here along with tennis star Novak Djokovic.
	The 30-year-old daughter of Badminton player Prakash Padukone, who is shooting her debut Hollywood outing "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage" in LA for quite sometime, met the tennis ace in the dark evening hours of March 8.
	British tabloid The Daily Mail, which broke the story, however, called her a "female companion" of the tennis star.
	The online site faced flak from fans for not doing their homework and failing to recognise the popular Indian star.
	Deepika, who is a self-confessed fan of Djokovic's staunch competitor Rafael Nadal, had earlier met Jelena Ristic, wife of defending champion Novak Djokovic on July 10 last year when the Serbian top seed reached his fourth Wimbledon final.

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