Priyanka Chopra believes that women have started to stand up against gender biases but the world is still not able to digest them being "vocal" about their choices.
The 35-year-old Bollywood star, who is having a dream run in Hollywood, says the movements like #MeeToo and Times's Up prove that women across the globe have been facing challenges and India is no different.
"Gender equality and women empowerment are global issues. Every country has its cultural problems. But women's health and women's rights are global problems. I live in America and in India as well. And because women are going through problems across the globe we have #MeToo campaign and women coming out. Women being vocal is still new to the world," Priyanka told PTI in an interview.
"As a society, we need to focus on what are we doing for our women and children."
The actor, who is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and has been attached with the organisation for over a decade, was on a 16-hour-long trip to India to formally 

Women being vocal is still new to the world: Priyanka Chopra

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Gwen Stefani has announced her Las Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood's Zappos Theater, which will begin in June.
Stefani, 48, will take the stage with the show "Gwen Stefani - Just A Girl" at the Zappos Theatre, which is being promoted by Live Nation and Caesars Entertainment.
"To be able to do a show in Vegas is such an incredible honour. Growing up in Anaheim, California, I could never have imagined one day having my own Vegas residency.
"I have been so fortunate to tour throughout my career, but to create a show for Vegas is something I've  never experienced and I can't wait, Gwen said in a statement.
Stefani, Live Nation Las Vegas and Caesars Entertainment have also announced their partnership with Cure 4 The Kids Foundation, where one dollar of every ticket purchased will be donated to the non-profit organization.

Gwen Stefani announces Las Vegas residency

Kareena Kapoor Khan says she has been acting for such a long time now that she cannot imagine herself in any other profession.
Asked what she would be if not an actor, Kareena told reporters, "After 18 years of working in this profession, I don't know if I can even think of myself doing something else.  I always wanted to be an actor, so I can't imagine life without acting."
She was speaking at the 'Lokmat Maharashtrian of The Year' awards.
The actor also received an award at the event.
"Every award is important but to be awarded 'Maharashtrian of The Year' is extremely special. I am very proud of my state, my city. I feel very humble to receive this honour," the "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" star said.
At the event, actor Akshay Kumar was also honoured, and Kareena said the "Airlift" star is most deserving of the award.
"There is no one more deserving than him because his film choices are so brave. He has made films on varied topics and tried to do something different," she said.

Can't imagine life without acting: Kareena

Tristar Pictures has landed the rights to Alex Garland's "The Toymaker's Secret".
The 47-year-old director has penned the script of the film, but will not be helming it, reported Variety.
Garlands has films such as "Annihilation" and "Ex Machina" to his directing credit. He has also written screenplays for movies "28 Days Later", "Sunshine", and "Never Let Me Go".
Garland's wife Paloma Baeza, best known for the short film "The Window", has landed the directing duties from the studio.
The film is about an American family who moves into an old Victorian house in London and begins to believe it might be haunted.
The film will be produced by Garland, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, and Cara Speller.

Alex Garland 'The Toymaker's Secret' lands at TriStar Pictures

Actor Damian Lewis will be playing controversial ex-Toronto mayor Rob Ford in a new film.
Lewis will play the role in the film "Run This Town" which is currently in production in Toronto.
In an interview with Kit Magazine, Lewis said he has been fitted with a prosthetic to play the former mayor.
The film's cast also includes actors Ben Platt, Nina Dobrev and Mena Massoud. Platt will play a low-level reporter at a fictional newspaper, while Dobrev and Massoud will portray Ford's close aides.
Ford made headlines after a drug scandal and a series of controversial comments during his time as Toronto mayor between 2010 and 2014. He died at age of 46 after a fight with a rare cancer.

Damian Lewis to play ex-Toronto mayor Rob Ford in new film

Author Margaret Atwood has said that she believes the 9/11 terrorists attacks may have been inspired from a plot point of sci-fi classic "Star Wars".
Atwood's dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale" is enjoying a cultural resurgence as a TV adaptation has resonated strongly with feminist movements in the Donald Trump era.
In an interview with Variety, the author discussed how an opera based on the novel that premiered in Denmark in 2000 had showed various things blowing up, including the "Twin Towers".
Atwood, who was recognised as one of Variety's Power of Women honorees, said when the opera was staged again, they had to take it out "because it was no longer in the future".
She asked the interviewer whether this gave him a creepy feeling and when he said, "Yes, it does", she replied, "They didn't get that idea from my opera, don't worry. They got the idea from "Star Wars".
"Remember the first one? Two guys fly a plane in the middle of something and blow that up? The only difference is, 

Margaret Atwood says 9/11 terrorists got the idea from Star Wars

Action star Bruce Willis is all set to receive the roast treatment on the Comedy Central.
"The Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis" will take place in Los Angeles this summer while the premiere date will be announced later, a press release of Comedy Central said.
"This ain't the first time I'll be tied to a chair and held hostage by a group of humorless a**h*les for a couple hours," said Willis.
Willis joins Rob Lowe, Justin Bieber, James Franco, Charlie Sheen and Donald Trump, among others, who had also received the Comedy Central roast treatment.
It will be executive produced by Joel Gallen while Christian McLaughlin is the Executive in Charge of Production for Comedy Central.
"Bruce has survived terrorists, Armageddon, romance and death itself. Yet nothing has prepared him for this roast," said Comedy Central president Kent Alterman.

Bruce Willis to feature in next Comedy Central Roast

Tech giant Google is celebrating the 114th birth anniversary of legendary singer-actor KL Saigal with a doodle.
Considered the first superstar of Indian cinema, Kundan Lal Saigal is known to have recorded 185 songs as well acting in 36 films in his career that spanned 15 years.
His musical journey began in 1930 when he joined New Theatres Calcutta and started working with the studio for a salary of Rs 200 per month.
He gave his voice to the melodies such as "Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya", "Bangla Bane Nyara", "Hum Apna Unhe Bana Na Sake", "Do Naina Matwale Tihare", "Main Kya Janoon Kya Jadu", "Babul Mora" and "Katibe Taqdeer" and others.
His first film was the 1932 Urdu film "Mohabbat Ke Ansu" and he followed it up with two more movies the same year, "Zinda Lash" and "Subah Ka Sitara".
He tasted success with "Yahudi ki Ladki", a costume epic-based on Aga Hashr Kashmiri's famous play Misar Kumari.
He further catapulted his position as an actor with films such as "Chandidas" and  Pramathesh ...

Google celebrates birth anniversary of KL Saigal with a doodle

Popular actor-producer Dev's  upcoming Bengali film 'Kabir', based on the life of a  terrorist, talks about the religion of humanity, the actor has  said.
'Kabir', which will be released on April 13 ahead of  the Bengali New year, does not show disrespect to any human  being and his religion, Dev told PTI yesterday.
"Humanity is bigger than any religion, love is the  biggest religion. 'Kabir' speaks about that religion of  humanity which is important in the present time," the actor  said.
Asked if the film glorified terrorism, Dev said, "On  the contrary, we have sought to communicate in the film, how  to destroy terrorism."
More than the terrorists, their conspirators, who  have used them and built up terror networks, are the bigger  threats, the bigger terrorists, he said.
Asked if his lead role as 'Kabir' had negative shades,  Dev said, "You may say so."
"There had not been much experimentation with negative  roles in the Bengali film industry and hence we get typecast  with roles. 

Kabir talks about religion and humanity

Actor Melissa McCarthy is all set to star in the action comedy "Super-Intelligence".
To be directed by Ben Falcone from a script by Steve Mallory, the film follows Carol Peters, a former corporate executive whose earnest yet unfulfilled life is turned upside down when she is selected for observation by the world's first super-intelligence - an artificial intelligence that may or may not take over the world.
The film marks the fourth collaboration between Falcone and McCarthy after "Tammy" (2014), "The Boss" (2016) and upcoming "Life of the Party", which is set to release on May 11, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Falcone and McCarthy will also produce the project through their banner On the Day.

Melissa McCarthy to star in 'Super-Intelligence'

The release of Matthew McConaughey-starrer "White Boy Rick" has been pushed back by a month.
Sony Pictures has announced that the film, which also stars Richie Merritt, Bel Powley, and Jennifer Jason Leigh, will get a limited release on September 14 before expanding countrywide on September 21, reported Variety.
Directed by Yann Damange, it is set in 1980s Detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and follows the real-life story of Rick Wershe (Merritt), a teenage police undercover informant who became a drug dealer. McConaughey plays his father.
Sony also said that "Alpha", directed by Albert Hughes and starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, will release on August 17, the original release date of "White Boy Rick".

Matthew McConaughey's 'White Boy Rick' to release in September

Popular TV host Seth Meyers has shared the story of how his new son, Axel Strahl, was born in the lobby of their New York apartment building.
The 44-year-old host revealed on talk show "Late Night with Seth Meyers" that the  birth progressed so quickly that him and his wife Alexi Ashe did not had time to board the Uber standing by to take them to the hospital.
"My wife is saying the baby is coming, the baby is out. And I looked at my wife and the only way I can describe how my wife looked was she looked like someone who was hiding a baby in a pair of sweatpants," he said.
"It was like somebody was trying to sneak a baby on a plane," he joked.
Meyers thanked the Fire Department and New York Police Department, who arrived at the lobby just after the baby was born and helped cut the cord. He also thanked his neighbors for warming towels in their dryers to then wrap the baby with.
Meyers and Ashe are already parents to 2-year-old
Ashe Olson.

Seth Meyers' son was born in apartment lobby

Actor Mark Strong has said he prefers to play villains in films and attributed his love for the bad characters to his English lineage.
The 54-year-old actor has played villain in films such as "Sherlock Holmes", "Kick Ass" and he is currently gearing up to play antagonist Doctor Sivana in upcoming DC film 'Shazam!'.
When asked whether playing bad guys is more fun, Strong said, "I think so. In Britain we don't shy away from villains, whereas American culture is much more geared towards the hero.
"We can go all the way back to Richard III and Macbeth. They (Americans) have John Wayne."
Strong said what he enjoys most in his career is the challenge of playing people completely different to himself.
"I always thought what made acting interesting was playing what you're not, whether it's wigs, costumes or accent," he said, according to Femalefirst.

Mark Strong feels playing villain is more fun

Actor Nicholas Cage believes he would have been a great Joker had he been given an opportunity to play the iconic comic book villain.
The 54-year-old actor, who played the superhero character Ghost Rider in two films and voiced Superman in "Teen Titans Go! To The Movies", said he has moved onto other things as his comic book days are behind him.
"I'm onto other things, but I always thought I'd make a great Joker and I always thought that I would've been a good villain in one of the Marvel (movies) like Doctor Doom. But, Doctor Doom you have to wear that mask, but I thought the story leading up to Doctor Doom could've been interesting," Cage said, according to Contactmusic.
"At this point if I was to go back into the format it would probably have to be as a villain," he added.
Cage said the role of Joker would "be the perfect" for him because he could "go even more off the rails" than he normally does.

Nicholas Cage wants to play Joker

Actor TJ Miller has been arrested at LaGuardia Airport for allegedly reporting a false bomb threat in March.
According to a press release from the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, the "Deadpool" star was charged "with intentionally conveying to law enforcement false information about an explosive device on a train travelling to Connecticut".
On March 18, Miller allegedly called 911, claiming that a female passenger was carrying "a bomb in her bag" on a different train from the one he was catching.
The train was subsequently stopped in Connecticut, where the passengers disembarked and a bomb squad searched the area. No explosives were found.
An attendant on Miller's train claimed he was "intoxicated" and "had been involved in hostile exchanges with a woman who was sitting in a different row from him".
The complaint also alleged that "Miller, motivated by a grudge against the woman, called 911 to relay false information about a bomb on the train".
After his arrest 

TJ Miller arrested for allegedly reporting fake bomb threat

Director Rohit Shetty today said he would like to make a film that would revolve around a female police officer.
Rohit, who is known for cop dramas "Singham" and its sequel, "Singham Returns", starring Ajay Devgn in the titular role, said the project is in early stages as he is still working on the script.
"We are planning, we are working on the script. Like we have 'Singham', 'Simmba'  for the lady Singham. It will take time. We are creating a universe where we will have a lady cop," Rohit told reporters here at an event.
Rohit said he is looking forward to collaborating with his friend Ajay once again but they have not yet zeroed in on the project.
"We are planning to work together but we don't know which one to go ahead with... 'Singham 3' or next 'Golmaal' or maybe we might make something else."
Rohit was talking at the launch press conference of "Little Singham", an animation series which will premiere on Discovery Kids channel from April 21.
Inspired by the blockbuster film, the 

Rohit Shetty plans to make a female cop drama

Jonathan Nolan has offered to share a video containing all the major reveals and twists of "Westworld" season two to those who want to know as he hopes it will shield unsuspecting fans from possible spoilers.
Nolan, who created the show along with wife Lisa Joy, made the announcement during a Reddit AMA. He hopes that the mutual trust between the creators and fans will help avoid open discussion of spoilers on such sites.
"I greatly enjoyed watching the friendly folks at this subreddit guess the twists and turns of the season. It creates a larger problem for us, though, in terms of the way your guesswork is reported online. 'Theories' can actually be spoilers, and the line between the two is confusing. It's something we've been thinking about since last season," Nolan said in a post.
Nolan had promised that if they received enough support from fans, they would post a pre-season video detailing the entire plot of Season 2, which he later did. He acknowledged the plan was a "potentially 

Jonathan Nolan offers to spoil 'Westworld' 2 for fans who want to know plot points

John Krasinski's "A Quiet Place" impressed Chris Pratt so much that he posted a video on his Instagram to rave about the thriller.
Krasinski has written, directed and stars in the film opposite real-life wife Emily Blunt.
"I know that I'm not supposed to be driving and shooting a video at the same time, but I'm stuck in traffic. I just got out of A Quiet Place  you have to go see this movie! Just cancel your plans, stop what you're doing, and go to the movie theatre," Pratt says in the video.
"I cannot tell you how freaking dope that movie is. That will scare the c**p out of you. It's moving, it's inventive, it's unlike everything you've ever seen. Wow. I cannot endorse this movie enough. John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, two kids, freaky f**king monsters. You just gotta go see it."
The film earned the second-biggest debut of this year after "Black Panther".
Krasinski's Hollywood friends have taken to social media to praise the film.
Those who have praised the film include Elizabeth Banks, 

Cancel your plans, watch 'A Quiet Place', Chris Pratt

Actor-filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar says Salman Khan is happy that he is hosting the Marathi version of "Bigg Boss".
After its popularity in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Bangla and Telugu-speaking markets, reality show "Bigg Boss" in set to have a Marathi version now with Manjrekar as its host.
Salman hosts the Hindi version.
"When I signed the contract, I told Salman I am doing 'Bigg Boss' in Marathi. He was more than happy and is hopeful I will enjoy doing it. The only thing he told me is to be understanding with the contestants," Manjrekar told PTI.
Manjrekar and Salman have worked in a number of films together like "Wanted", "Dabangg", "Ready" and "Jai Ho", among others.
The 59-year-old actor says he would love to have the "Sultan" star on his version of "Bigg Boss".
"I told the team since 'Race 3' (which features Salman) is releasing in June, we should call him to promote the film. It will be a great thing for the show, it will get a boost."
The show will have 15 celebrity contestants as .

Manjrekar wants Salman promote "Race 3" in "Bigg Boss" Marathi

Social issues may be at the centre of R Balki's films but the director says his main aim is to always create a story that starts a conversation and is entertaining to the viewers.
The director's latest "Pad Man", featuring Akshay Kumar, addressed the taboo surrounding menstrual hygiene in India and was based on the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham.
Addressing the students of Massachusetts Institute of Technology during their annual India conference, Balki said, "I never do a film for any social purposes. I do it for pure entertainment. My definition of entertainment is what entertains me.
"When I was doing 'Cheeni Kum', a lot of people told me that India is a young country you are doing a movie with a 64-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman. I said no. I am not doing a film with 64-year-old man and 32-year-old man. I am doing a film with Amitabh Bachchhan. They did not get it."
Balki said after the movie, he was approached by many elderly people who appreciated its concept.
"A lot of 

I do films for entertainment, not for any social purpose, says R Balki

Saudi Arabia has announced that it will be participating in the Cannes Film Festival.
A total of nine short films by young local filmmakers will be screened at the Short Film Corner during the festival on May 14 and 15, reported Variety.
Saudi Film Council, which was recently launched by the country's General Culture Authority (GCA) after the lifting of 35-year-old ban on the films, will also set up a pavilion in order to enable the guests to participate in roundtable discussions with Saudi industry representatives and to understand the Kingdom's industry ambitions through its various initiatives and programmes.
"The kingdom looks forward to its debut presence at the festival, celebrating and supporting the diversity of talent and opportunities within the Saudi film industry," , Saudi culture minister and chairman of GCA's board Awwad Alawwad said in the statement.
"Saudi Arabia is embarking on the development of a sustainable and dynamic industry that supports and encourages all ...

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