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Suman Rao crowned Miss India 2019
Suman Rao from Rajasthan has won the Femina Miss India World 2019 beauty pageant during a star-studded ceremony at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium here.
Julia Roberts reveals original script of 'Pretty Woman' had dark ending
Who doesn't remember the sweet ending Julia Robert's character got in the 1990's hit film 'Pretty Woman'? Well, surprisingly, the original script of the movie had far from a pretty ending.Speaking with fellow actor Patricia Arquette for Variety's Actors on Actors series recently, Roberts revealed that the screenplay she auditioned for in the first place was a far cry from the romantic-comedy that fans love today."So many, many, many years ago, one of my early auditions was for a movie called 3,000. Most people don't know that 3,000 was the original Pretty Woman script. That movie was really dark and the ending was really heavy," Arquette said at the beginning of her interview with Roberts.Roberts revealed that the original script ended with her character being thrown "out of the car," before the driver "threw the money on top of her, as memory serves, and just drove away, leaving her in some dirty alley.""So it really read like a gritty art movie. When you first read it, it was that ..
Dakota Johnson, Chris Martin call it quits after two years of dating
After announcing their engagement earlier in April, singer Chris Martin and actor Dakota Johnson are parting ways after two years of dating."Chris and Dakota were very easygoing and always seemed really happy together. There was the talk of engagement but now he says they have gone their separate ways, which has come as a real surprise to everyone," Fox News quoted Chris' friend, as saying.The duo was last seen together at a Los Angeles restaurant 'Sushi Park' last year in November.After the news of their engagement came out in April, a source told E! News that the 'Coldplay' artist already had the approval of Dakota's parents Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith."Chris loves her parents and has them over for beach time and parties. Everyone gets along very well," the source mentioned.Chris was earlier married to 'Avengers' actor Gwyneth Paltrow and the couple have two children- Apple Martin (14) and Moses Martin (12).Paltrow and Martin finalised their divorce in July 2016. The former is .
Oscar-nominated director Franco Zeffirelli dies at 96
Oscar-nominated director Franco Zeffirelli passed away at 96.Highly known for his luxurious set designs, Zeffirelli died at his residence on Saturday, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The Italian legend directed a version of 'Romeo and Juliet' in 1968 for which he received an Oscar-nomination. His version of 'Romeo and Juliet' starring Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting earned him an Academy-nomination in the best picture category. The film also won Oscars for best cinematography and costume design.Zeffirelli also wrote and directed another adaptation of Shakespeare's classics, 'The Taming of the Shrew,' which starred Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. In 1990, he directed the adaptation of the writer's 'Hamlet.'Apart from Shakespeare's classics, Zeffirelli also directed films like 'Brother Sun, Sister Moon', which was based on the life of St. Francis of Assisi in 1972. Five years later, in 1979, Zeffirelli directed an international miniseries titled 'Jesus of Nazareth.'Before ...
'It' producer Roy Lee teams up with Emile Gladstone for horror project
After producing the horror film 'It', Roy Lee is all set to team up with Emile Gladstone for another horror project by Paramount Players.The forthcoming movie, written by Stacey Menear, will be directed by Colin Minihan who is known for 'What Keeps You Alive,' according to The Hollywood Reporter.The film will portray the story of a family in a border town where the lead actor will come to bury her grandmother's body. She will have to face her childhood fear.Further details of the project are yet to be disclosed.Lee is known for producing 'It' and its sequel 'It: Chapter Two.' He also executive produced the sequel to 'The Shining', 'Doctor Sleep.'Meanwhile, Gladstone earlier produced 'The Curse of La Llorona' which garnered over USD 120 million worldwide at the box office.
Here's how Casey Affleck keeps his children grounded
American actor Casey Affleck has the perfect mantra to raise children right.The 43-year-old star may have a successful acting career but the Oscar-winning actor knows how to keep his little ones grounded."I have tried really hard to kind of keep them away," the 'Light of My Life' star told Us Weekly recently."We never go to industry things together. They're not even really that interested in the movies. They just don't seem to care that much, and I hope that's because around the house we just talk about other stuff. It's not their whole world," he added.The doting father shared how speaking about challenges plays a key role to help his kids lead a normal life.He continued, "I have had lots of conversations with them about the challenges of being in a family where some people are in the public eye, and they've seen a lot of things. ... Because I talked to them about that very early on, I think now it's just, like, old hacks for them."The actor, who shares two sons Indiana (15) and ...
That's on me: 'Dark Phoenix' director on movie's box office debacle
'Dark Phoenix' witnessed the worst opening in the history of X-Men films, and the film's director Simon Kinberg has taken the onus of the loss upon himself to retrospect on the film having tanked at the box office."It clearly is a movie that didn't connect with audiences that didn't see it, it didn't connect enough with audiences that did see it. So that's on me," Entertainment Weekly quoted Kinberg as saying in an interview to KCRW's The Business.'Dark Phoenix' marked the directorial debut of Kinberg and he admitted that there were many issues with the film, ranging from release date changes to difficulties in working for Fox while it was being acquired by Disney."I loved making the movie, and I loved the people I made the movie with," he added.Kinberg also said a number of people from the film fraternity reached out to him, including Tim Miller, who said, "people will come to see the movie differently, and out of the context of this particular moment, see things in it they will ...
Marcia Gay Harden joins cast of 'Pink Skies Ahead'
Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden is the latest addition to the cast of multi starrer 'Pink Skies Ahead', the first film from Greg Silverman's production banner Stampede.Author Kelly Oxford's film, which will go on floors next week in Los Angeles, also stars Henry Winkler, Rosa Salazar, Jessica Barden, Lewis Pullman, and Devon Bostick, reported Variety.The film tells the story of a wild young woman, Winona (Barden), whose life unravels after dropping out of college, moving in with her parents and being diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. It is based on the essay 'No Real Danger' from Oxford's second book titled 'When You Find Out the World Is Against You'.Harden is set to play the role of Pamela Landale, mother of Barden's character. She is a yoga instructor and all-around family quarterback.Stampede's Gideon Yu, Zac Locke , and Chris Bosco are serving as the executive producers and Greg Silverman, Lisa Zambri, Greg Gilreath and Adam Hendricks as the producers.Silverman is the ...
I was surprised: 'Shining' star Danny Llyod on 'Doctor Sleep' trailer
Actor Danny Lloyd, who played the young Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 classic "The Shining", says he was surprised after watching the trailer of the film's sequel "Doctor Sleep". The original movie starred Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance, a writer who agrees to become the caretaker of the Overlook Hotel in Colorado during its off season. Actor Shelley Duvall played his wife Wendy. "Doctor Sleep", directed by Mike Flanagan of "The Haunting of the Hill House" fame, follows an adult Danny Torrance (played by Ewan McGregor), who is battling alcoholism and dealing with the trauma of what happened to him as a child in the Overlook Hotel. "I was surprised. It looked really good," Llyod told The Hollywood Reporter about the new film's trailer. "I was curious since there is a fine line they have to walk with Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick. It looks like they found a way to pay tribute to both," he added. Llyod was five years old when he worked in the original and recalling the ...
Lena Dunham to direct 'Industry' for HBO
Actor-writer Lena Dunham is set to direct and executive produce HBO's new series "Industry". According to Variety, the eight-episode show, which hails from writers Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, is set in the world of international finance. The series will follow a group of young graduates competing for a limited set of permanent positions at a top investment bank in London. The boundaries between colleague, friend, lover and enemy soon blur as they immerse themselves in a company culture defined by sex, drugs and ego as well as deals and dividends. The project marks Dunham's reunion with HBO, the network behind her hit show "Girls". "Industry" will be executive produced by Down, Kay, Jane Tranter, Lachlan MacKinnon and Ryan Rasmussen. It recently started production in Cardiff, Wales.
Hakuna matata! It's 25 years of 'The Lion King'
Memorable music, story, characters, animation and dialogues. There's a lot of love that fans continue to have for the 1994 film "The Lion King" 25 years on, even as it comes full 'circle' and many await the 2019 version which hits the screens next month.
Italian director Franco Zeffirelli dies at age 96
Italian director Franco Zeffirelli, famed for operas, films and television, has died in Rome at the age of 96. Zeffirelli's son Luciano said his father died at home at noon on Saturday. "He had suffered for a while, but he left in a peaceful way," he said. Zeffirelli delighted audiences around the world with his romantic vision and often extravagant productions, most famously captured in his cinematic rendering of "Romeo and Juliet" and the miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth." While Zeffirelli was most popularly known for his films, his name was also inextricably linked to the theater and opera. Showing great flexibility, he produced classics for the world's most famous opera houses, from Milan's venerable La Scala to the Metropolitan in New York, and plays for London and Italian stages. Zeffirelli made it his mission to make culture accessible to the masses, often seeking inspiration in Shakespeare and other literary greats for his films, and producing operas aimed at TV ...
That's on me: Simon Kinberg on dismal performance of 'Dark Phoenix'
Filmmaker Simon Kinberg has accepted the responsibility for the poor box office performance of "X-Men: Dark Phoenix". In an interview with KCRW's The Business, the director admitted that there were a number of reasons for the film's bad response. "It clearly is a movie that didn't connect with audiences that didn't see it, it didn't connect enough with audiences that did see it. So that's on me," Kinberg said. "Dark Phoenix", said to be the last from 20th Century Fox which was recently acquired by Disney, featured an ensemble cast of James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Jessica Chastain. The film follows the mutants including Professor Xavier Charles (McAvoy) and Magneto (Fassbender) divided over whether to save or destroy Jean Grey (Turner) as her powers become dangerously out of control. Kinberg, who served as a writer on many "X-Men" films, said he had a wonderful experience working .
Niall Horan drops hint about new album
Here is good news for Niall Horan fans! The singer will be releasing a new song at the end of this year.The 25-year-old singer revealed the information to OD Entertainment and said, "I've got an album on the way, towards the end of the year, maybe next year. I'll have a single in a few months."The former 'One Direction' singer also informed that this summer he will be busy celebrating the success of his sophomore project."I've just come back to London for the summer cause it's finished, and I want to enjoy myself. And 'cause I haven't seen anyone, I haven't been in the country. I need to go home to Ireland to see the family," the "Slow Hands" singer said.The upcoming song will be different from Horan's heavy metal Flicker songs."It won't be Flicker, it's a little bit different. I'll always have my ballads in there, but I'm trying to rock things up a little bit," he said.After parting ways from the band 'One Direction', the singer's first solo album - Flicker was released in the year ..
Bollywood film 'Sui Dhaaga' to compete at Shanghai International Film Festival
Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma starrer 'Sui Dhaaga- Made In India' has been selected to compete at the Shanghai International Film Festival The Belt and Road Film Week.Varun broke the news on his Twitter handle along with a poster of the film featuring the lead duo. He wrote, "Mauji mamta shall be at the Shanghai international film festival as the only hindi film chosen for the competition."The film is based on the story of self-reliance and high spirits of the two central characters, Mamta (Anushka) and Mauji (Varun), a tailor and an embroiderer respectively, rooted in an earthy town of India.The movie narrates the story of the village couple, who dream big to start their own business together. The touches upon some heart-warming aspects of pride and self-reliance while taking forward the message of 'Made in India'.The movie is a special salute to the inherent entrepreneurial spirit of the youth of the country and also to the local artisans who have made India proud around the world
Farewell my friend: Shabana Azmi pays tributes to Girish Karnad
It was a collaboration that started with Shyam Benegal's "Nishant" and now 44 years later, Shabana Azmi remembers theatre and film veteran Girish Karnad as a true intellect, whose life cannot be described in a single sound byte. Azmi on Saturday finally opened up about her work relationship with Karnad, who died at the age of 81 at his residence in Bengaluru after prolonged illness on June 10. In a Facebook post, titled "Farewell My Friend", the actor said she first heard about Karnad during the making of Benegal's 1974 feature "Ankur", when he assisted the director with the editing. "Few people know that when Shyam Benegal first made 'Ankur' it was a very lengthy film. Shyam roped in Girish to help him edit the narrative. That's when I first heard of Girish." Azmi recalled that when Karnad was director at Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), he showed immense maturity in handling the students' strikes that she said were headed by actor Naseeruddin Shah. "It was a troubled ..
Justin Timberlake gives sweetest shout out to family after winning award
American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake gushed over his wife and actor Jessica Biel and their son Silas during his acceptance speech at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 50th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner in New York."To my wife, who is here tonight and who has given me the greatest gift of love," the Grammy Award winner said after American record producer and rapper Timbaland presented him with the Contemporary Icon Award, reported E! News."Our son is 4 now, and he's dope, too! I've written so many songs because of that that I'm so proud of and I just...I'm extremely humbled. I hope that I can represent this award for all of you," he added.Earlier in his speech, the 38-year-old singer opened up about the song-writing process and how meaningful it is to him."If there is a God, that writing a song and connecting to that meditative moment, that's the closest that I will get to her," he said at one point.Timberlake is the second recipient of Songwriters Hall of Fame's 'Contemporary .
Khloe Kardashian doesn't wish to see Jordyn Woods again
Khloe Kardashian is not ready to make peace with Jordyn Woods even after Kylie Jenner has, for cheating on her sister's then-boyfriend Tristan Thompson.After the controversy, the Kardashian-Jenner family has decided to keep their distance from Woods including Khloe, who shares 14-month-old daughter True with ex-boyfriend Thompson. "Khloe never wants to see Jordyn again," the source said.A source informed People that "Kylie and Jordyn are friendly, but it seems they will never be as close again as they were. They will never be BFFs again."However, "Kylie is happy that their relationship isn't as negative and dramatic as it was," said the source."It's Kylie's choice to have some contact with Jordyn. She understands that it's still all very sensitive and hurtful for Khloe," the source further explained.In the meantime, the aspiring actor is now focusing on her career after recently snagging a role in an upcoming episode of 'Freeform's Grown-ish'."Jordyn has been trying to show the world .
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Madonna feels Instagram is designed to make one feel bad
Photo and video-sharing social networking site Instagram is packed with dozens of celebrity accounts. One such celebrity Madonna, who has almost 14 million followers, feels Instagram is designed "to make you feel bad."In a recent interview with The Sun, the American singer expressed her displeasure with the social media platform and said it makes people "a slave to winning other's approvals.""You get caught up in comparing yourself to other people. Should I be like that, act like that, look like that? Will that make me more popular, or more successful?" Madonna told the UK paper, reported Page Six.Towards the end of the interview, the 60-year-old singer revealed that she is also considering standing for presidential elections. She, however, immediately added: "I can't imagine a worse job.