Kriti Sanon says it took a "Bareilly Ki Barfi" for people to take note of her talent as she believes there is common perception that if an actor is not glamorous, she will act well.
Though she started out with big commercial ventures, her turn as a small town girl in the Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari directorial "drastically changed" the game for Kriti.
"It's weird but when you are in a de-glamorous role people see your acting more. When you are slightly more dressed up, it takes a while to see beyond the looks and the acting. Especially when they don't already have a perception of you being an actor," Kriti told PTI.
"Once you break that and they know you are an actor, then doing a glamorous part is ok. Then they say you are showing your range," she added.
Kriti said today she has gained the confidence to take risks.
"When you don't have someone backing you, you do feel scared to be doing something away from what is expected of a normal heroine. When you step out of the conventional commercial 

People don't look at your acting if you're in glamorous role: Kriti

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Keira Knightley says she is no longer willing to do nude scenes in films now that she is a mother.
The actor, who shares three-year-old daughter Edie with musician husband James Righton, said going forward she would opt for a body double for any nude scenes in her movies.
"That was a choice," she said of her decision to no longer do nudity.
"I get to choose the body double. It is an interesting selection process! It kind of goes like, 'That's a little bit like you, but better. She has a lovely body, so she can do this'... Then I get final approval of what the edit is," Knightley told The Times.
She added, "I have been comfortable earlier with more nudity than I am now. I have had a kid, I am in my thirties, I am very happy with my body. But I don't feel I need to get it out that much any more."
The actor also pointed out she had "never done a scene where I felt, 'Whoa, that went too far'."
Knightley previously spoke about why she was comfortable with on-screen nudity to a point.
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Keira Knightley is done with nude scenes

Amy Schumer has called off her stand-up tour as the comic says she is facing complications due to hyperemesis, a pregnancy complication characterised by severe nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and possibly dehydration.
The actor-comedian, who is expecting her first child with chef husband Chris Fischer, made the announcement on Instagram Saturday.
In a lengthy note, Schumer said, "Due to complications from hyperemesis, I am not cleared to fly for the next couple weeks."
"I am going to cancel the remainder of my tour. Refunds are available at point of purchase," she added.
The 37-year-old star said as she is in her third trimester, she needs to take things easy.
"The baby and I are healthy and everything looks good. But I am in my third trimester and I am still nauseous all the time and vomiting," adding "I vomit mostly every time I ride in a car even for five minutes."
"I have a pretty good attitude about it and some days I feel good for a couple hours. But mostly it's sucks. I wanted ..

Amy Schumer cancels comic tour due to hyperemesis

Doug Jones has said that he was offered a cameo in the reboot of "Hellboy" but he was unable to take on the project due to scheduling conflicts.
Jones, who played the amphibious Abe Sapien in Guillermo Del Toro's two Hellboy films, said he was "deeply immersed" in "Star Trek: Discovery" to take on the new feature.
"There was a chance that a cameo might have happened, but not as things progressed.
"Reboot means recasting, and I'm told this first reboot does not have anybody in it from the original film. I received an offer to do a cameo, but I was deeply immersed in 'Star Trek: Discovery' when that offer came in, so I couldn't do it," he told The Hollywood Reporter.
Jones currently plays the alien Lt Saru on "Discovery".
Ron Perlman played Hellboy in the original films in 2004 and 2008. "Stranger Things" star David Harbour is taking over the role in the reboot, which is not believed to include Abe Sapien.
Jones, who also starred as the Silver Surfer in "Fantastic Four: Rise of the ...

Doug Jones was offered cameo in 'Hellboy' reboot

Netflix has ordered a series based on bestseller "Firefly Lane" from author Kristin Hannah.
The streaming giant has picked up the book adaptation of the same name for a 10-episode series, which will track the friendship between two women over the course of 30 years.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Maggie Friedman is attached as writer, showrunner and executive producer alongside Stephanie Germain.
Hannah is a co-executive producer.
'Firefly Lane' follows Kate and Tully, who meet as young girls and become inseparable best friends throughout 30 years of ups and downs, successes and failures, depression and disappointments.
When an unthinkable betrayal breaks them apart the two women go their separate ways, and it is unclear whether they will ever be able to reconcile.
This is Hannah's third novel with an adaptation in production.
Her books "The Nightingale" and "The Great Alone" are both in production at Sony's TriStar Pictures.

'Firefly Lane' series in the works at Netflix

Annette Bening has remained secretive about her "Captain Marvel" character till now and the Hollywood veteran has revealed that she plays the leader of Kree people, called The Supreme Intelligence.
The Brie Larson-fronted first female Marvel standalone film marks the four-time Oscar nominee's first appearance in a superhero movie.
In the trailer of the movie, Bening's character can be seen explaining Captain Marvel/ Carol Danvers how they saved her and gave her a new life.
The actor is excited about the film and said she had fun shooting on a "secret location".
"... I was literally flown in the middle of the night to a secret location to make this film," she told Stephen Colbert on his programme "The Late Show".
When Colbert asked Bening where the location was, she said that she could not "divulge" the information.
He tried to persuade the actor to share her secrets by promising that he "knows things" due to his status as a member of the community.
Bening then asked if he knew who she 

Annette Bening describes her 'Captain Marvel' character as 'God-like entity'

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos is set to direct crime drama titled "Pop 1280", based on 1964 Jim Thompson crime novel of the same name.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the story follows a corrupt sheriff in a small town that has to manipulate his way into winning another election in order to maintain the careful balance of criminality.
Andrew Lowe and Ed Guiney of Element Pictures, Lanthimos, Ryan Friedkin of Imperative Entertainment and John Alan Simon of Discovery Productions will back the project.
Lanthimos' latest "The Favourite", starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz, is vying for 10 Oscars, including best director and best picture.

Yorgos Lanthimos' next a crime drama

A biopic on the life of iconic singer Celine Dion is in the works.
Titled "Celine Before Celine, the film will be helmed by Quebec-based director Marc-Andre Lavoie, who will trace Dion's journey before global stardom.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the English-language biopic is set for a 2020 production.
Dion's nephew Jimmy has signed on as a screenwriter. Lavoie will reunite with producer Adrien Bodson after they co-wrote the 2017 Quebec comedy "Innocent".
"In my entire career, I've never met someone as kind, warm and authentic as Celine, and we'll be forever grateful that she believes so strongly in our team to tell the real story has it's never been told before," Lavoie said in a statement.
The "I'm Alive" singer, in a letter to the director and Bodson, said she was "touched" by the film the duo were preparing.
"With your unique approach, you managed to seize the essence of a period that is very dear to my heart," she wrote.
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Celine Dion biopic in the works

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has said that the "Black Widow" standalone film will not be rated 'R'.
The studio head quashed the rumours surrounding the movie's rating saying the film, to be fronted by Scarlett Johansson, was never considered for a rating above PG-13.
"It never was going to be (R-rated).
"Somebody writes, 'I hear it's R-rated!' And then everybody writes it up," Feige told ComicBook.com.
When asked if this could be considered as him officially dismissing the rumour, he responded, "Yes. Correct."
The highly anticipated film will star Johansson as Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow, an agent of the fictional spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D and a member of the superhero team, the Avengers.
Cate Shorthand of "The Berlin Syndrome" fame is attached to direct.

'Black Widow' film won't be R-rated: Marvel head Kevin Feige

Veteran country singer Reba McEntire has revealed she was initially cast as the "unsinkable" Molly Brown in James Cameron's classic "Titanic".
During an appearance on "Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen", McEntire said she could not do the film due to scheduling conflicts.
"We were on tour and I had a lot of people on the payroll. We had these three months already scheduled to do the movie, and then they got behind on scheduling and said 'We'll have to move it to this time.'
"So we couldn't reschedule all the arenas and everything," McEntire, 63, told Cohen of the planned shoot, which eventually began in July 1996.
The role eventually went to Oscar winner Kathy Bates.
The movie, featuring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead, became a worldwide blockbuster, earning over USD 2 billion at the box office and winning 11 Oscars, including best picture and best director.
When Cohen asked if she felt a little bit bad when the movie became a huge hit, McEntire said, "Well, ...

Reba McEntire turned down iconic 'Titanic' role

Ryan Murphy has revealed the name of his next Netflix series as "Hollywood".
The "American Horror Story" creator shared the news on Instagram on Saturday.
"'Hollywood'  my new Netflix show co-created with Ian Brennan  begins principal photography this summer.
"A love letter to the Golden Age of Tinseltown, this straight-to-series production will be my third show for Netflix and I couldn't be more excited or proud about the work we are doing together," Murphy wrote.
The project has received a straight-to-series order at the streamer.
The plot details are being kept under wraps.
Murphy previously set up shows "Ratched", starring Sarah Paulson, and "The Politician", starring Ben Platt, at Netflix.

Ryan Murphy announces new Netflix series 'Hollywood'

Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha are set to feature in a love story, titled "Sylvie".
According to Hollywood Reporter, the film is set in '50s and '60s New York City follows Sylvie (Thompson) as she meets aspiring saxophonist Robert (Asomugha) when he takes a job at her father's record store in Harlem.
After a summer romance that comes to an end, the two fatefully reconnect several years later and find that their feelings for each other never disappeared.
Eugene Ashe will direct the film from his own script.
Thompson will also executive produce the jazz era romance drama, while Asomugha is attached as producer through his iAm21 Entertainment banner.
Production on the feature began earlier this week here.

Tessa Thompson, Nnamdi Asomugha to star in 'Sylvie'

Luke Wilson is the latest addition to the ensemble cast of "Zombieland" sequel.
The film also features Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin, reported Variety.
Zoey Deutch, Thomas Middleditch, and Rosario Dawson are also part of the cast.
Original "Zombieland" filmmaker Ruben Fleischer is returning to direct the follow-up.
In the sequel, the zombie slayers must face off against new kinds of living dead that have evolved since the first movie, as well as new human survivors. They have to also deal with the growing pains of their own makeshift family.
The film is currently in production and will be released in October, on the 10th anniversary of the first movie.

Luke Wilson joins 'Zombieland' sequel cast

Rap music aficionados who want to  take their passion to the next level have a reason to cheer  now thanks to the Mumbai University's initiative to launch a  dedicated course in Hip-Hop studies, beginning this academic  year.
Officials have said "Introduction to Hip-Hop Studies"  will be the first such varsity level course in the entire  Asia.
A special curriculum has been designed for this  course, which is established under the department of  communication and journalism.
"Considering the popularity of hip-Hop as a study  material, the university administration has decided to  introduce a certificate course from this academic year only  (2019-20)," Mumbai University (MU) spokesman Liladhar Bansod  told PTI Saturday.
An underground music movement that originated on the  streets of New York several decades back, Hip-Hop  metamorphosed into a sub-culture while arriving in India.
The genre, which encapsulates art, music, dance,  literature, identity, style and politics, returned to  ...

MU rolls out hip-hop course

"The Greatest Showman" director Michael Gracey has said that Hugh Jackman is reportedly developing a sequel of the 2017 musical film.
The film followed the true story of American showman PT Barnum, played by Jackman, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Gracey said after the film's success, going in for a sequel was an organic step.
"When a movie becomes as big a success as this, it's only natural there is demand for a sequel. So those discussions have started and we are working on one right now," the director told The Sun.
"The Greatest Showman" minted USD 435 million at the box office and also went on to win the best compilation soundtrack for visual media at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
The film, starring Michelle Williams, Zac Efron and Zendaya, scored an Oscar nod last year in the best original song category.
Jackman will also perform the tracks from the musical on a worldwide arena tour of his one-man stage show this year.

'The Greatest Showman 2' in the works, Hugh Jackman to return

The executive producers of "Empire" have confirmed that Jussie Smollett's character will be written out of the final episodes of the show's upcoming season.
The announcement comes a day after Smollett, who plays Jamal Lyon on the Fox series, was arrested and released on USD 10,000 bond on suspicion of filing a false report about an incident on January 29 where the actor had claimed that he was attacked by two men screaming racial and homophobic slurs while leaving a restaurant in Chicago.
"The events of the past few weeks have been incredibly emotional for all of us. Jussie has been an important member of our Empire family for the past five years and we care about him deeply," read a statement from Empire executive producers Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Brett Mahoney, Brian Grazer, Sanaa Hamri, Francie Calfo and Dennis Hammer.
"While these allegations are very disturbing, we are placing our trust in the legal system as the process plays out. We are also aware of the effects of this ...

Jussie Smollett's character to be written out of 'Empire' final episodes

Filmmaker Woody Allen will reportedly start shooting his new film this summer.
According to New York Times, the 83-year-old Oscar-winning director will head to Spain to shoot the project.
Barcelona-based conglomerate Mediapro, which previously worked with Allen on "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" and "Midnight in Paris", is reportedly working with the director on the film.
The news comes weeks after Allen filed a lawsuit against Amazon for allegedly backing out of a multi-film deal, including the shelving of his completed comedy "A Rainy Day in New York", due to reports of alleged sexual abuse against him.
The suit claimed that Amazon was aware of the "25-year-old, baseless allegation" when it signed Allen to a multiple-film contract, but backed out after Allen's adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, resurfaced allegations of past abuse against her father in a Los Angeles Times open letter in 2017 after previously writing about it in a 2014 New York Times op-ed.
Allen has long denied Farrow's ...

Woody Allen to film new movie in Spain

Actor-comedian Brody Stevens has died. He was 48.
Stevens, who was a regular at Los Angeles comedy clubs and a character actor in many film and television productions, passed away Friday.
His representatives confirmed the news to Deadline in a statement but did not provide the cause or location of death.
"Brody was an inspiring voice who was a friend to many in the comedy community. He pushed creative boundaries and his passion for his work and his love of baseball were contagious. He was beloved by many and will be greatly missed," the statement read.
As an actor, Stevens appeared in comedies such as "Road to Park City", "The Hangover", "Due Date" and "The Hangover Part II".
He began his stand-up career in Los Angeles, then moved to Seattle, where he started in a public access television show with Teina Manu called "Brody and Teina".
The comedian later moved to New York before returning to Los Angeles and resuming his work on the comedy scene.
Stevens appeared on a host of shows ...

Actor-comic Brody Stevens dead

Critically-acclaimed actor David Oyelowo has joined Sony Pictures' "Peter Rabbit 2", the live-action sequel to the 2018 hit.
Rose Byrne and Domhnall Gleeson are returning from the first film along with James Corden in the voice of the naughty Peter Rabbit, reported Variety.
Will Gluck, who directed the first part, is back at the helm.
He is also is also producing through his Olive Bridge Entertainment banner, along with Animal Logic's Zareh Nalbandian.
The screenplay is penned by Gluck and Patrick Burleigh.
"Peter Rabbit 2" will hit the theatres on February 7 next year.

David Oyelowo joins 'Peter Rabbit' sequel

John Krasinski is set to return to direct the yet untitled sequel to horror hit "A Quiet Place".
According to Variety, Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, and Millicent Simmonds are in talks to reprise their roles in the Paramount project.
"Time to go back. #PartII 5-15-20," Karsinski wrote on Instagram alongside a picture of the red lights that became synonymous with the alien threats in the first film.
"A Quiet Place" grossed USD 340 million at the worldwide box office last year.
Krasinski penned the screenplay with Bryan Woods and Scott Beck and the trio has received a Writers Guild nomination in the original category. The film is also up for an Oscar for sound editing for Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl.
The first film revolved around an isolated family of four that must live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.

John Krasinski to direct 'A Quiet Place' sequel, Emily Blunt in talks to return

R&B singer turned himself in to Chicago Police after he was charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sex abuse.
The rapper reported to a police precinct in the city Friday night and is expected to appear in court on Saturday, police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said.
"Singer/songwriter Robert Kelly (R Kelly) is under arrest and in #ChicagoPolice custody," the spokesman tweeted.
According to PageSix, photos of the pop star, dressed in a blue bubble jacket, being led in handcuffs by the cops are doing the rounds on social media.
Kelly is accused of sexually assaulting four people, including three underage girls, between 1998 and 2010, court documents allege.
He faces a maximum of 70 years in prison if convicted.
Kelly's lawyer Steve Greenberg dismissed the allegations, saying all the woman are "lying".
Greenberg has said that the singer, who has faced allegations of sexual misconduct with teenagers for decades, never knowingly had sex with an underage girl.
Two women claim the ...

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