Shah Rukh Khan, who co-owns the Kolkata Knight Riders IPL franchisee and runs a film production house, on Sunday said he was not an entrepreneur but an actor who endeavours to make a difference with his acting."I am hardly an entrepreneur. I don't even think of myself as a star. I see myself as someone who is trying to make a difference with his acting," said Khan addressing the media at the inauguration of Prayag Film City (PFC) in West Midnapore."I come from a middle-class background. I like to work 18-20 hours a day and for the last 30 years I have been following this schedule. I have two passions: sports and film making. I have a production house and a cricket franchisee," said Khan.
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Larry Crowne actress Gugu Mbatha Raw and Game of Thrones actor Harry Lloyd will be among the up and coming British talent meeting Prince William and his new wife Kate Middleton at a black tie gala in Los Angeles next week. The royal couple will also get a chance to chat with Hollywood A list stars at the event, seen as the highlight of their three day visit to southern California.
About 250 people, including senior executives at Hollywood's major movie studios, are expected at the sold out event which is intended to promote young British talent in film, television and video games.But one source involved in organising the July 9 evening said that the guests will also include a very nice celebrity list, from hot young things to legends. The celebrity names are not expected to be released in advance.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts,Bafta, on Friday announced the names of the 42 Brits to watch who will take part. They include Flight of the Conchords writer and director James Bobin, Jessica Brown Findlay, who appeared in the period TV drama Downton Abbey, Juno Temple who played a young teen in Atonement, and Owain Yeoman, who has appeared in the TV crime series The Mentalist.
Mbatha Raw has a character role in the Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts romantic comedy Larry Crowne. She also starred in last year's short lived US TV series Undercovers. The rising British stars were selected by a Bafta panel and will join industry executives at their tables for dinner, as well as meeting William and Kate, formally known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Prince William is the president of Bafta. The Duke and Duchess, who are currently visiting Canada, arrive in Los Angeles on July 8.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is the 38th and current governor of the US State of Illinois. They is also known as a famous Weight lifter, actor and businessman. Born in Thal Austria to Aurelia Jardny and Gustav Schwarzenegger, Schwarzenegger had a powerful interest in sports and weight training at a young age. In 1968 at the age of 21. Maria Owings Shriver is an American journalist and author of five best selling books. They has received a Peabody Award, and was co anchor for NBC's Emmy winning coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics. The other woman in the Maria Shriver/Arnold Schwarzenegger divorce looms large in the breakup of the marriage, but they has nothing to say about the breakup. It is fascinating, because while they was carrying on with Arnold, they had plenty to say about the marriage, according to her friends, even telling that they was more of a spouse to Arnold than Maria because they was always there for him.
In the divorce petition, Shriver cites irreconcilable differences as her reason for ending the 25 year marriage. Shriver is asking for spousal support & wishes the judge to deny Arnold the right to ask for support for himself though it is highly unlikely they would. Shriver is asking for joint custody of their minor kids, who he names in the document as 17 year elderly Patrick Arnold Shriver Schwarzenegger & 13 year elderly Christopher Sargent Shriver Schwarzenegger. &, in the petition, filed by disso queen Laura Wasser, Shriver is asking Arnold to pay the attorneys' fees of both parties. As for the date Arnold & Maria separated it is not specified in the divorce papers. According to the docs, the property accumulated in the coursework of the marriage will be divided at a later date. &, there is no prenup, so all of Arnold & Maria's earnings over the past quarter century will be divided 50/50. Arnold & Maria are on speaking terms & Arnold knew beforehand that he was filing divorce papers. Maria is telling friends he hopes this will be an simple & amicable divorce.
Christopher Maurice "Chris" Brown was the big winner at Sunday night's BET Awards
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American R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor Christopher Maurice "Chris" Brown was the big winner at Sunday night's BET Awards, taking home four awards during the live telecast from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.Brown received the first award of the night, best male R&B artist."All my fans are everything to me," he said in accepting the award. "I know it's been a long road. I just appreciate every blessing that's been put in front of me."The scandal-prone singer has had a rough couple of years. Just last week, he retreated from comments in which he used the word "gay" as an insult. He also was forced to apologize for a meltdown on the Good Morning America set earlier this year.Brown also accepted the award for best collaboration for "Look at Me Now" featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes. He performed the song with Rhymes during the show.Also during the live telecast, there was a huge gaffe that resulted in the wrong name being called for the Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Award. A fan who was presenting first read Brown's name, then changed to Rihanna and Drake, the latter of whom called the situation "awkward" while on stage.
But after the show ended, BET then tweeted that Brown actually was the winner of the award for "Look at Me Now."Brown won another fan-voted award as well, the FANdemonium award. He led all nominees going into Sunday night's show with a total of six noms, followed by Lil Wayne with five.Meanwhile, Nicki Minaj was named best female hip-hop artist, while Kanye West took the trophy in the male category. West wasn't in attendance, so Justin Bieber accepted on his behalf.Wiz Khalifa was named best new artist, beating J. Cole,Willow Smith,Bruno Mars and Miguel Wiz.Meanwhile, the Young Stars Award resulted in a tie, given to brother and sister Jaden and Willow Smith, children of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith. Willow Smith wore a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air T-shirt in a nod to her dad's breakout TV role.Other winners included Michael Vick and Serena Williams, named best sportsman and sportswoman of the year.
Before the ceremony began, singer-songwriter Marsha Ambrosius accepted the Centric Award from the red carpet.Also during the show, Patti LaBelle received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Cee-Lo Green dressed up as LaBelle and sang her song "Somebody Loves You"; Beyonce, Gladys Knight, Shirley Ceasar and Ambrosius also took part in the tribute."When anyone asks me who I want to be like, I always say Patti LaBelle," Beyonce told the audience.In addition, Steve Harvey was presented with the State Farm Humanitarian Award. In his acceptance speech, he said the award was a testament to God and his power, as well as his own mother.The night also featured performances from Blige and Anita Baker; Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled and Ace Hood. Alicia Keys and Bruno Mars; Jill Scott and Trey Songz; and Donnie McClurkin, Mary Mary and Deitrick Haddon.
Hollywood film actor and producer Tom Cruise seems to be getting better with age. He is seen shirtless in his upcoming musical Rock of Ages with tattoos and bulging biceps.The 48-year-old superstar tweeted a sneak peek of himself as 1980s hard rocker Stacee Jaxx from the movie.He is seen shirtless in the picture, and has sported long brown locks, multiple tattoos, boots and bulging biceps.Cruise's wife Katie Holmes earlier said she can't wait for moviegoers to get an earful of her husband's singing talent.Tom is such an amazing performer. The voice is incredible," she said.
English actor, model, musician, and producer Robert Pattinson is still being considered to play the lead in a biopic of musician Jeff Buckley.Reports suggested the role had already been given to Gossip Girl star Penn Badgley, but Orian Williams, co-producer of the currently untitled film has set the record straight."Penn is not involved in the film at all. It's crazy how these stories get out.When you have a story about an individual like Jeff you get a lot of interest because his life was so impactful and so short," Williams told."We're being very careful about it as we move forward. It takes a while to perfect this type of film. You've got to do it for the right reasons," he added.He also confirmed that the movie bosses have had preliminary meetings with Pattinson, but the casting process will not begin until October.
Robert Pattinson plans to have a small wedding with Kristen Stewart
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English Actor model, musician, and producer Robert Pattinson wants a low key wedding with his Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart, with whom he has been in a relationship."I imagine it to be pretty simple. It's not exactly my style to fly in 500 different celebrities from around the world," The 25-year-old as saying."My best friends right now are the same as the ones I had before everything got a little crazy. I would want it to be just family and close friends, not somebody I've said hello to once at an awards ceremony."The actor wants the wedding in Britain."The weather in LA is great, but if I were to get married, I think I would like to do so back home,' he said.
American Actor,Singer Neil Patrick Harris and Former Tony Host Hugh Jackman Face Off
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American actor, singer, and magician Neil Patrick Harris, host of the 2011 Tony Awards, was joined on stage by Hugh Jackman, host of the 2003, 2004 and 2005 Tony Awards, for a “host-off,” in which the two performers went head-to-head on who is the better man for the job.When Jackman arrived, Harris claimed that Jackman must be jealous. The former host responded by saying that he only plays to “big rooms,” referring to the intimate setting of the Beacon Theatre. When the argument became heated, the two fight the only way theatre folk can in song.
After six years of marriage an anniversary and divorce party in Nashville.
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American musician, record producer and occasional actor Jack White and his wife, model,singer Karen Elson, have announced their divorce, but it doesn't seem like there are hard feelings between them. They plan to commemorate the ending of their six-year marriage with a divorce party this weekend."Karen Elson and Jack White announce today that they are getting divorced," a statement about their divorce reads. "We remain dear and trusted friends and co-parents to our wonderful children Scarlett and Henry Lee. We feel so fortunate for the time we have shared and the time we will continue to spend both separately and together watching our children grow.
"In honor of that time shared, we are throwing a divorce party," the statement continues. "An evening together in Nashville to reaffirm our friendship and celebrate the past and future with close friends and family."This is the second split for White this year. Earlier this year, Jack and Meg White officially dissolved the White Stripes. The musical partners had also been previously married to one another. White married Elson in 2005 in Brazil, quickly expanding their family with a son and daughter. They reside in Nashville where the party is expected to take place on Friday night .An invitation says that the unusual party will have "dancing, photos, memories and drinks with alcohol in them. ... Please help us celebrate together this anniversary of the making and breaking of the sacred union of marriage with our best friends and animals.
Right before Part II hit theaters, director Tod Phillips began discussing his plans for The Hangover Part III to NOT be “in the same template” as the first two entries in the series. So exactly what shenanigans might The Wolfpack be up to that don’t involve getting outrageously drunk one night, only to wake up to a crisis the next morning as they try and piece together what craziness went down?Hangover star Zach Galifiankis sat down recently for an interview with Rolling Stone, during the course of which he revealed some information about what Hangover 3 might entail.The idea of Alan being committed in the third Hangover movie doesn’t exactly require a stretch of the imagination. The reason for breaking him out of a prison-like setting is anyone’s guess right now, but it would at least give Phil and maybe even Doug something new to do this next time around.
Assuming this is the direction that Phillips and Hangover (iii) screenwriter Craig Mazin are currently headed in with the threequel, it could go either way in terms of quality. On the one hand, it would provide Cooper, Helms, and Galifianakis an opportunity to stretch their comedy skills beyond their ability to react in a hilarious fashion to all the madness going on around them. However, the “prison escape” setup would presumably mean that the main Hangover trio won’t be able to play off one another for a good chunk of the new film, since Galifianakis would be separated from the others and that has the potential to be either a good or bad thing.
Since we’re at a very early stage of development for the third Hangover movie, it’s easy to be optimistic that the next film will mix the action up more than Hangover (ii) did. The problem is that “different” doesn’t immediately translate into “good” especially when the premise in question sounds more than a bit like the contrived template for an episode of your average sitcom.So will the film actually go in this direction? Well, those with long memories will recall that it was Galifianakis who originally let slip that The Hangover II would be set in Thailand, way back in 2009. Director Todd Phillips then vehemently denied that rumor…until it was revealed that his denial was an outright lie. I say all that to say: it wouldn’t be all that surprising if we were witnessing history repeat itself.
Bollywood Super Star and The World Most Powerfull Person Shah Rukh Khan, has been writing his autobiography for many years now, has revealed that his book is almost near completion and he will be releasing it very soon.The book, Twenty Years In A Decade, will focus on the life of the 45-year-old actor from the year 1991 to 2001."It's a fun book and is about positivity and hope and it's funny, like I am. I've written things about my life in a fun way. Very personal things are there in it, selective memories though. There is a chapter on journalism too,"Shah Rukh Said.
He Said "I am writing this book since more than 10 years now. It is called Twenty Years In A Decade because I felt that in 10 years, I've lived a life of 20 years between 1991 to 2001. It's almost complete now and one of these days when I complete it, I will ask my writer friends to edit it and I'll release it,"Although the actor has written about various facets of his life in the book, his favourite chapter remains the one that mentions his parents, who passed away when he was quite young."
One of my favourite chapters in the book is about my mother and father. Its eight pages long. Whoever writes a book for the first time, parents' mention is always there," he said.Asked if he would ever venture into writing a film, Khan said: "That's an expert thing to do. In every film I work, my inputs are always there but full script, I don't think I know the science or the mathematics behind it. Anyone can write a story but it's difficult to write a screenplay.
This year marks the 65th anniversary of the two-piece bathing suit, commonly known as the bikini. Inventor Louis Reard called his creation a bikini in honor of America's first nuclear test in the Pacific, which took place near the Bikini Islands.Now the two-piece is everywhere, including, of course, Hollywood. Rare is the film that doesn't feature at least one bikini-clad starlet romping in the surf. Perhaps the most famous scene in which the bikini plays a starring role came in the 1982 comedy classic "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." Actress Phoebe Cates wears a red two-piece while lounging at her friend's pool after school.Cates's absence from the big screen was a conscious decision; she wasn't forced out of Tinseltown or anything. She is married to Oscar-winning actor Kevin Kline and the couple has several children. The two met while Cates was auditioning for a role in the 1983 hit film "The Big Chill."
She didn't get the role but she did go on to appear in the mega-hit "Gremlins."Today, Cates focuses her energy on her business. In 2006, the actress opened a boutique in New York called Blue Tree.the shop specializes in "often unexpected" gifts. A Yelp reviewer calls the high-end shop a "museum of cool."
After being photographed holding hands on November, spotted at an after party at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Woody Allen's new film, "Midnight in Paris," co-stars Rachel McAdams and Michael Sheen have confirmed they are dating.McAdams and Sheen made their first red carpet appearance as a couple at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday for the premiere of "Midnight in Paris.""We spent our nights really laughing, and walking around Paris, Notre Dame is my favorite spot, and having great meals. It was a great way to get to know anyone,"She's the most wonderful person I know. We got to know each other on set, it was an amazing time. We've been a couple for a while now."The British actor finds McAdams a "fantastic actress".McAdams and Sheen have already begun working together again in director Terrence Malick's next project."We love going to little diners, out of the way places, so we found some great little spots out in Louisiana," Sheen said. "My favorite meal is breakfast,She's a genuinely lovely lady as well as being stunningly beautiful and very talented, Sheen,People reports.Sheen, a Welsh actor who starred in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" and had a recurring role on the sitcom "30 Rock," has an 11-year-old daughter with ex-girlfriend and actress Kate Beckinsale. She starred with him in the 2003 vampire film "Underworld" and in its 2006 sequel.McAdams, the 32 year old Canadian actress is widely known for her breakout role in the 2004 hit film “Mean girls” where she portrayed the character of "Queen Bee". She then starred in the film adaptation of The Notebook and the hit comedy Wedding Crashers.
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