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Don't feel defined by 'The Crown' role, says Claire Foy
Claire Foy says she does not feel that she is defined by the role of Queen Elizabeth II in "The Crown". The 34-year-old actor shot to global fame after playing the monarch in the Netflix royal drama for two seasons. She says though the role was an "honour" for her, she was not trying to actively break the mould. "I don't feel like I'm defined by playing Queen Elizabeth. It's a huge honour that people liked that character and therefore see me as that character. So, I'm not trying to actively go against that," Foy, who will be replaced by Olivia Colman as the Queen in the next two seasons, told People magazine. The actor, whose latest release was "The Girl in the Spider's Web", says she is selfish in her career choices. "My career is only for me, really. I can't do it for anybody else and so the choices and decisions I make are purely based on what I want to do. That's it really. It's a really selfish thing," she says.
Aamir Khan the only daring actor: Vishal Bhardwaj
Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj says though superstars are taking risks by doing out-of-the-box films today, for him, Aamir Khan is the only daring actor. Bhardwaj, who has worked with Ajay Devgn, Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor in the past, says he needs an apt story to collaborate with top actors. "I want to work with superstars. I approach them. If there would have been some response, they would have been in some film of mine. But they aren't there. There has to be a right subject. "They are taking risk today and it is good sign for our cinema. Aamir Khan is the only daring actor. He transformed amazingly for 'Dangal'. He admits and acknowledges his age and works accordingly," Bhardwaj told PTI. He is happy with the rave reviews his latest directorial venture "Pataaka" featuring relatively new faces like Sanya Malhotra and Radhika Madan, received. The director acknowledges he has his own set of audience which enjoys watching his kind of cinema. "I have a small or limited audience but I .
#MeToo movement will make system more transparent: Ronnie Screwvala
With the #MeToo movement gaining momentum in India, veteran producer Ronnie Screwvala says the system in Bollywood will become more transparent than being fearful for new talents to step in.
Demi Lovato completes 90 days of sobriety
Demi Lovato is 90 days sober, the singer's mother Dianna De La Garza confirmed. The 26-year-old singer has been in rehab since being hospitalised for an apparent drug overdose in July. In an interview to Sirius XM show, De La Garza said she is proud of her daughter for working on her sobriety. "She has 90 days. I couldn't be more thankful or more proud of her because addiction being a disease, it's work. It's very hard. It's not easy, and there are no shortcuts," she said. De La Garza said she was unsure what led to Lovato's relapse. "I knew that she wasn't sober. I didn't know what she was doing because she doesn't live with me and she's 26," she said. Lovato had apologised for no longer being sober in her ballad "Sober," released in June.
Sacha Baron Cohen in talks to star in Aaron Sorkin's 'The Trial of the Chicago 7'
Sacha Baron Cohen is in negotiations to lead the cast of political drama "The Trial of the Chicago 7". According to The Hollywood Reporter, screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has boarded the project as director. The feature will narrate the story of the 1969 trial in which anti-war activists such as Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin and Tom Hayden were accused of conspiracy and incitement to riot by the US government due to the protests surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention. If the deal goes through, Cohen, 47, will play Hoffman, the anarchic co-founder of the Youth International Party, who came to be known as Yippies. Sorkin has penned the screenplay. Earlier, veteran director Steven Spielberg was planning to helm but a writers' strike forced him to delay the film. After the success of his directorial debut "Molly's Game", Sorkin officially assumed the directing duties of the new film. "The Trial of the Chicago 7" will be produced by Marc Platt.
Author Ntozake Shange of 'For Coloured Girls' fame has died
Playwright, poet and author Ntozake Shange, whose most acclaimed theatre piece is the 1975 Tony Award-nominated play "For Coloured Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf," died Saturday, according to her daughter. She was 70. Shange's "For Coloured Girls" describes the racism, sexism, violence and rape experienced by seven black women. It has been influential to generations of progressive thinkers, from #MeToo architect Tarana Burke to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage. After learning of Shange's death, Nottage called her "our warrior poet/dramatist." Savannah Shange on Saturday night did not reveal a cause of her mother's death. "For Coloured Girls" is an interwoven series of poetic monologues set to music Shange coined the form a "choreopoem" by African-American women, each identified only by a colour that she wears. Shange used idiosyncratic punctuation and nonstandard spellings in her work, challenging conventions. One of her characters shouts, ..
Middle Eastern women misrepresented worldwide: MAMI jury member
Qatar-based Fatma Al Remaihi, a cinema enthusiast and one of the jury members of 20th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival's Competition Section, said the global mainstream media has "misrepresented" Middle Eastern women only as victims of violence and repressed to voice their opinion.
Rami was 'terrified' playing Freddie Mercury
Actor Rami Malek felt 'terrified' playing the role of late singer Freddie Mercury in the biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody".
Dharamsala's 'oldest film festival' returns with a buffet of new movies
The 14th edition of the Free Spirit Film Festival began in here on Saturday with the screenings of films like 'Infected', 'Parichay' and 'Motherland'.People from various nations have travelled to India for the screenings at the festival here in Hotel Tibet. In total, 21 movies will be screened during the five-day fest, which concludes on October 31.The line-up this year includes new, exciting films from 2018 and late 2017. There will be 13 awards presented in different categories."The Free Spirit Film Festival is the oldest film festival in Mcleodganj. This is the 14th edition that we are organising. This festival has all kind of films and themes, stories and ideas, and people are very happy to be here," said Lobsang Wagyal, director of the film festival."There will be a grand jury to select all winners, Out of the 21 movies, 10 are from Indian directors," he added.Meanwhile, a visitor at the festival, named Vikas said, "I am a traveller like many others here and I am here to enjoy ...
Carey Mulligan 'trusted her gut' with 'Wildlife'
Actress Carey Mulligan trusted "her gut" when she agreed to star in "Wildlife", according to director Paul Dano.
My son is a superhero: Michael Buble
Singer Michael Buble says his son Noah is his "superhero" after beating cancer he was diagnosed with in 2016 at just three years old.
B-Town Karwa Chauth 2018 was all about love and glamour!
From love birds of Bollywood to the veteran actors and actresses, everyone celebrated this Karwa Chauth with love and excessive joy! As they say, change is the only way in which the world functions, men, too, observed the day-long fast for their beloveds.As usual, a grand celebration was held at Anil Kapoor's residence which was graced by the whos-who of the industry. Sunita Kapoor took to Instagram to share a glimpse of the event. In her post, she also wrote "It's a full house.. miss you Sri"Newlywed Sonam Kapoor-Ahuja, who leaves no stone unturned to express love for her better half, took to Instagram to share a picture with hubby Anand Ahuja. The diva wrote, "I hope to live my best life with you always my love.. and being the most progressive, compassionate and gentle man I know. Happy KC and thank you for bullying me into not keeping it in the most hilarious way possible."Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are not the ones to lag behind, as they too shared pictures with each other on .
Planning to make sequel of 'Thackeray': Producer Sanjay Raut
Producer and Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, who is gearing up for the release of his next production venture 'Thackeray', has confirmed that he is planning to make a sequel on the life of late Balasaheb Thackeray.
Chris Rock to direct Kevin Hart in 'Co-parenting'
Actor Chris Rock is in talks to direct Kevin Hart for the upcoming Hollywood comedy movie 'Co-Parenting'. Rock is set to go behind cameras again after his debut 2014 comedy movie 'Top Five', reported Deadline.The film revolves around a stay-at-home dad who has taken up the responsibility to raise the children while his CEO wife is the breadwinner for the family.The twist comes about when the man finds himself in an emotional and public turmoil when his wife kicks him out of the home following a bitter divorce and custody battle. The film is an original idea devised by Rock and Hart.'Co-Parenting' which is being produced by Will Packer, aims to mix comedy with emotion.On a related note, Hart will be next seen in the remake of French movie 'Les Intouchables' alongside Bryan Cranston and Nicole Kidman.Meanwhile, Rock was last seen in Netflix comedy 'Week Of'. He recently completed shooting 'Dolemite' which is being directed Craig Brewer, which stars Eddie Murphy.
Aaron Sorkin to direct 'The Trial of the Chicago 7'
After traversing several hands, Aaron Sorkin will now be directing upcoming Hollywood movie 'The Trial of the Chicago 7', a film which he has also written the screenplay of. In 2008, Steven Spielberg came on board to direct, but the project was put on hold because of a strike that was called by the Writers Guild, according to The Hollywood Reporter.At one point of time, Ben Stiller of 'Night at the Museum' fame and Paul Greengrass, famous for directing 'Jason Bourne', considered directing the movie before Sorkin took over the reins.The movie, which is set in 1969, follows a dramatic account of a trail where anti-war activists Abbie Hoffman (social activist), Jerry Rubin (businessman) and Tom Hayden (social activist) were accused by the US government of inciting riots on the sidelines of protests that took place during the 1968 Democratic National Convention.Meanwhile, actor Sacha Baron Cohen is in early talks to star as Yippie Abbie Hoffman, the founder of the Youth International ...
Kannada actress files sexual harassment complaint against Arjun Sarja
Kannada film actress Sruthi Hariharan on Saturday filed a sexual harassment case with the police against actor Arjun Sarja here, a week after she had named him on the social media.
Essential to make quality content to keep audience engaged on digital medium, says Karan Anshuman
Karan Anshuman, the director of hit series "Inside Edge", says the success on the digital medium lies in making content which would keep the audience engaged. "For me the giant leap was from films to coming to this digital medium. This is the right time to do this, and bring about a pioneering change in the way we perceive content in India. This is a future. Many big stars will come on this platform, no doubt about it. Everyone will be looking at this space. "It is important for me to be here and do something different. Here one has to make quality content that would keep the audience engaged," Karan told PTI on the sidelines Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Two episodes of his forthcoming series "Mirzapur" were screened at the 20th edition of the festival. Drawing differences between the two mediums, Karan said cinema is a communal experience and had become a family affair while the digital medium is a more personal thing. "It is a different form of entertainment but the stories that ..
Emilia Clarke danced her way to land 'Game of Thrones' role
Hollywood actor Emilia Clarke had to belt out a dance move in one of the auditions to land the role of Daenerys in 'Game of Thrones' (GoT).On Friday, while she was being presented with the Britannia Awards for the 'British Artist of the Year', GoT co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss happened to recall one of her auditions for the show, reported Variety.Even after showing her skills in the audition for the pilot episode of the show, Clarke of 'Me before you' fame was asked to audition again for the president of Home Box Office (HBO).Speaking at the awards ceremony, Weiss said that the audition took place in one of HBO's corporate theatres that was left empty for the four of them. Weiss even admitted that the environment was something he had never witnessed.To everyone's surprise, after Clarke was done with her initial reading, the President didn't react.So to dial down the tense situation, Emilia asked whether she could do something to change the atmosphere. Recalling that very ...
Case of attempt to outrage modesty of woman filed against
: A case of attempt to outrage the modesty of a woman has been slapped against popular South Indian film actor Arjun Sarja on a complaint by multi-lingual actress Sruthi Hariharan. The actress, who has essayed roles in several Kannada films in a post on her Facebook page praising the '#Metoo" movement, had last week accused Sarja of "lewd and complete unprofessional behavior" with her during the shooting for a bilingual film in 2016. Sruthi's complaint with the Cubbon Park police came a day after the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC)'s attempt to bring about a conciliation between the two actors failed. "Based on a complaint from Sruthi Hariharan, we have registered a case under Sections 354 354A, 506 and 509 of theIPC. The main content of it is that he misbehaved with her.We will investigate all the aspects mentioned in the complaint," DCP (Central Bengaluru) D Devaraj told reporters. Section 354 relates to assault or criminal force to woman with intent to ...
Rima Das says Assam govt gave Rs 1 crore for 'Village Rockstar' Oscar promotions
After struggling to raise funds to promote her film "Village Rockstars" in Hollywood as part of the Oscar campaign, filmmaker Rima Das is happy to have received financial support from the Assam government. "Village Rockstars" is India's official entry to the Academy Awards. "Promotions for Oscars are coming along all good. We got Assam government's money. We have received Rs 1 crore from them. We have started our journey, now let's see. We are hopeful," Rima told PTI. Last year, "Village Rockstars" was a festival favourite which bagged the National Award and even won the Golden Gateway Award at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. In the 20th edition of MAMI, the director is part of the jury for Oxfam award. Post the overwhelming response to her film across the world, Das said life has not changed much for her, personally and she is instead much more relaxed today. "You feel good that people are appreciating your films. It was very unknown for me how the world audience reacts. But when .