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Jennifer Lawrence struggles with fame
London: Actress Jennifer Lawrence says she can relate to her
‘Hunger Games’ alter ego Katniss Everdeen because she understands how
hard it can be getting recognised in public.
The 23-year-old actress was catapulted into the spotlight with her role as leading lady Katniss Everdeen in ‘The Hunger Games’.
In the film`s sequel ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’, Lawrence`s character fictional alter-ego also becomes famous in her hometown, reported Daily Mirror.
"There is the connection in that she doesn`t feel like she`s part of town anymore. Now everyone treats her like a celebrity.
"Whereas she still feels like she`s part of them. I get that a lot. I`ll go and get a coffee where I always get coffee and all of a sudden there`s this weird mood, and I`m like `Come on, I still get coffee here, just say hello`," Lawrence said.
The V.I.L.T.F, Part II: Female Vamp BabesThe 23-year-old actress was catapulted into the spotlight with her role as leading lady Katniss Everdeen in ‘The Hunger Games’.
In the film`s sequel ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’, Lawrence`s character fictional alter-ego also becomes famous in her hometown, reported Daily Mirror.
"There is the connection in that she doesn`t feel like she`s part of town anymore. Now everyone treats her like a celebrity.
"Whereas she still feels like she`s part of them. I get that a lot. I`ll go and get a coffee where I always get coffee and all of a sudden there`s this weird mood, and I`m like `Come on, I still get coffee here, just say hello`," Lawrence said.
Parker Posey in Blade Trinity
Sexy, for sure, in a Lower Manhattan kind of way. But she's all kinds of crazy, and where I come from, that level of sick demands a little worship.
Monica Bellucci in Dracula
Monica Bellucci is gorgeous in her tiny role as Dracula's bride in Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 remake of the classic vamp thriller. The visuals make up for it, but there is one thing missing. Her voice, her molten voice.
Evan Rachel Wood in True Blood
She's beautiful, but that's not what she's so blazing. It's power, pure power, coming out of every pore of that super-pale skin.
Aaliyah in Queen of the Damned
Her leer is super-weird, almost borderline-creepy, and her accent is hilariously unsexy. But admit it: she's a scorcher, and fangs look a-mazing on her.
Lucy Liu in Rise: Blood Hunter
It's not just that she's smokin', dead or alive. It's that she proves that revenge is equally as delicious served cold or hot.
Hollywood celebs spill sex scenes secrets
Melbourne: Hollywood actors, like Jennifer Aniston, Kate Winslet, Hugh Jackman and Hugh Grant, have shed light on what they do to prepare for a sex scene.
The former `Friends` star has claimed that sex scenes can be nerve racking, but unavoidable so the best thing to do is keep them under 30 seconds, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Mila Kunis has revealed that she was extremely self-conscious about her body, and while shooting `Friends With Benefits` with Justin Timberlake, she got through the steamy scenes "by keeping it fun and through rehearsing".
Kate Winslet confessed that she relied on memories of her love scene with Leonardo DiCaprio in `Titanic` for her topless love scene in `Iris`.
While Hugh Jackman asserted that having an understading partner, like his wife and actress Deborra-Lee Furness, makes it easier to do such scenes, Hugh Grant admitted that he doesn`t fear sex scenes, but actually enjoys them and finds them extremely arousing.
And Salma Hayek said that she struggles with love scenes because she keeps thinking about her family seeing her nude.
The Beckhams sell Beckingham Palace?
The former `Friends` star has claimed that sex scenes can be nerve racking, but unavoidable so the best thing to do is keep them under 30 seconds, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Mila Kunis has revealed that she was extremely self-conscious about her body, and while shooting `Friends With Benefits` with Justin Timberlake, she got through the steamy scenes "by keeping it fun and through rehearsing".
Kate Winslet confessed that she relied on memories of her love scene with Leonardo DiCaprio in `Titanic` for her topless love scene in `Iris`.
While Hugh Jackman asserted that having an understading partner, like his wife and actress Deborra-Lee Furness, makes it easier to do such scenes, Hugh Grant admitted that he doesn`t fear sex scenes, but actually enjoys them and finds them extremely arousing.
And Salma Hayek said that she struggles with love scenes because she keeps thinking about her family seeing her nude.
The Beckhams sell Beckingham Palace?
London: Soccer star David Beckham and his wife Victoria have reportedly sold their Beckingham Palace home.
The superstar couple raised their sons Brooklyn, 14, Romeo, 11, and Cruz, eight, at the home, reported Digital Spy.
"David in particular was desperately sad to sell the family home as there are so many memories. They have had years of happiness in the home, but practically now there is no need to keep it. It`s the beginning of a new era for the family," a source said.
The home and several cars have been sold for 12 million pounds as the couple look to raise their family - including two-year-old daughter Harper - in London and take them to Los Angeles for the school holidays
"The Beckhams love both England and LA. They want the Californian sunshine for the kids but the education system of the UK - so they`re getting the best of both worlds.
"It`s an exciting time for the Beckhams as they enter a new chapter of family life," the source added.
Cher finds Lady Gaga's meat bag gorgeous
The superstar couple raised their sons Brooklyn, 14, Romeo, 11, and Cruz, eight, at the home, reported Digital Spy.
"David in particular was desperately sad to sell the family home as there are so many memories. They have had years of happiness in the home, but practically now there is no need to keep it. It`s the beginning of a new era for the family," a source said.
The home and several cars have been sold for 12 million pounds as the couple look to raise their family - including two-year-old daughter Harper - in London and take them to Los Angeles for the school holidays
"The Beckhams love both England and LA. They want the Californian sunshine for the kids but the education system of the UK - so they`re getting the best of both worlds.
"It`s an exciting time for the Beckhams as they enter a new chapter of family life," the source added.
Cher finds Lady Gaga's meat bag gorgeous
Los Angeles: Singer Cher says she felt weird when she was asked to carry pop star Lady Gaga`s meat bag, but admits that she found it gorgeous.
The 67-year-old first thought it was a new designer bag, reports contactmusic.com.
"I thought it was hysterical. I didn`t realise what it was at first and then she said, `Hold my meat purse`, and I thought it was a new designer I didn`t know," Cher said.
"Then I looked down and thought, `Woah this is strange`. It felt very weird, but the design was gorgeous and it was really a work of art," she added.
Kit in Pretty Woman
Vivan gets all the "hooker with a heart of gold" credit. But what about Kit (Laura San Giacomo) who, instead of being jealous of her best friend's luck, encourages her to go live her fairy tale?
Becky in Sleepless in Seattle
Becky (Rosie O'Donnell) gives Annie a reality check when she expects her real life to play out like a movie, but will still be sitting next to her for every hundreth viewing of An Affair to Remember, sharing a box of tissues.
Marie in When Harry Met Sally
Sometimes the role of the rom-com sidekick is to make the heroine feel more together by comparison. Before getting together with Harry's best friend, Marie (Carrie Fisher) is stuck on a married guy who she, Sally, and pretty much everyone knows is never going to leave his wife.
Kate in Only You
It's helpful for a leading lady to have the kind of friend who has no qualms about making snap decisions that most normal people would find insane, like when Kate (Bonnie Hunt) drops her entire life to tag along with Faith on an impromptu trip to Italy.
Penny in The Wedding Planner
Cute, spunky, and high-strung, Penny (Judy Greer) is there to take care of business when Mary runs off in search of love, or whatever.
George in My Best Friend's Wedding
George (Rupert Everett) doesn't know he's the sidekick and steals every scene he's in. But all is forgiven when he shows up at Michael's wedding and quite literally sweeps a defeated Jules off her feet.
Is It Even Worth It For Sinead O'Connor To Chastise Miley Cyrus?
The problem for O'Connor is that she doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell to get through to Cyrus, since the younger artist thinks she knows everything. I was a teenager once. I thought I was a worldly sort and oh so mature. The people who were my current age? Fogeys. Stick-in-the-muds. Cyrus is probably thinking, "O'Connor is OLD. She's closer to 50. Man, what does she know?" No matter how much of a rebellious youth she was, the Irish singer represents the status quo. Everybody is like that. Well, with the exception of Alice Cooper. He'll never be a square even if he lives to be 150.
O'Connor could devote her time to doing much more beneficial things. Like banging her head repeatedly against a brick wall. Cyrus is going to do what she's going to do regardless of what people say. Let's just ignore the fact that the teen is trying to be a Madonna clone (Madonna is the one who gave Britney Spears a full-out lip-lock at those same awards a decade or so ago).
Eventually about 20 years or more will pass and Cyrus will be the one watching a young star make a fool of herself. She may find herself being the one wanting to dispense advice though whatever media is available then. Perhaps she will look back at her own antics and wish she had listened to her elders at the time and O'Connor's words finally will not have been in vain.
Shane Warne battles to win back Liz Hurley
London: Former cricketer Shane Warne has been battling to win back his ex-fiancée Liz Hurley with heartfelt messages on Twitter.
Warne posted a gushing message describing his ex-fiancée as an `angel` after seeing pictures of her without her engagement ring at a breast cancer charity event in New York, reported
"Well done on all the wonderful work you do. Hope the week was another huge success. Very proud of you angel. (sic)," he tweeted.
The couple reportedly split because the 44-year-old retired sportsman wouldn`t set a wedding date, but he is said to be `desperate` to win the actress back.
"Shane has hated seeing pictures of Liz without her ring and is desperate to win her back. He`s been reluctant to admit things are over and is missing her," a source said.
However, fresh word has it that while Aditya is madly in love with the pretty babe, Shraddha, on the other hand, is afraid of committing to the new man in her life.
An online entertainment tabloid reports that there could be two possible reasons for Shraddha’s non-committal attitude - a) Aditya’s wild past considering he has had his share of romantic liaisons and b) her own romantic past which she is still hanging on to.
The tabloid reports that Aditya is trying his best to win over Shraddha and shower his love on her. Now we have to wait and watch if all that chivalry helps Shraddha in making her mind about the relationship.
Stay tuned for more updates!
A part of Paramatta`s arts festival - `Parramasala`, the show, which will happen today,has already sold 10,000 tickets till now.
Khan, 47, is currently travelling with a team of Bollywood stars including Madhuri Dixit, Rani Mukherjee, Jacquelne Fernandez.
The?concert has been relaunched after 2004 and has already been creating huge buzz in Down Under.
We have already recorded over 10,000 sold tickets?and hopefully by evening it will touch over 12,000 mark," said a spokesperson of `Temptation Reloaded`.
In an interview to a local ABC channel, Khan, dubbed as a Bollywood`s Brad Pitt, said how Bollywood cinema is different from other foreign film industry.
"It`s a hundred years old industry. I think its the earliest industry in the world," Khan said, adding, "Somewhere down the line the fantasy and escapism we offer in our cinema is somewhat real like getting a job or buying a car or settling down with a happy family. Its not like we go and blow up a meteor with the earth. We don`t have superheroes as yet. Our heroes are superheroes who fight against the system. It`s deep rooted of what the society is going through."
Khan also discussed his love for cricket and the Australian connection through the game.
Mentioning about Brett Lee, Khan said `I keep joking with him if he does not take 10 wickets then he has to come and sing and dance in films. Australian players are extremely warm and friendly people. They are great cricketers."
He argues that reproducing emotions in front of the public needs work, which is something acting schools teach.
"Practice makes an actor excel. It is like cycling and motor driving. It is an art, which can be learnt and practised," Anupam said in a phone interview from Mumbai.
"You express all emotions in your daily life. An actor, who can act out these emotions for the public, needs to practise that," he added.
Anupam runs acting school Actor Prepares and teaches acting as a lifestyle.
"Our tag line says, `We bring out the actor in you`. In day-to-day life, our brain sends lots of signals. In acting, there are no signals. You have to believe in what you are trying to portray," he said.
"Our school not only makes you an actor, it makes you understand who you actually are as well... it gives you discipline and punctuality. It also teaches you a way of life," he added.
Actor Prepares has been selected to feature in a documentary series about incredible schools around the world by a Montreal-based production company Eurêka Productions.
The series titled `Schools Like No Others` will broadcast on TV5 in Canada next year.
"The school, which I started eight years ago, for that to be recognised is not only a great honour for me individually but also a great honour to the country...To achieve this in a short period of eight years is a great feeling," Anupam said.
The actor is excited that his school has been discovered on its own.
"It was not like we sent any entry. They have discovered us on their own. They got in touch with us a few months back; at that time I had no idea who they were," he said.
A versatile actor, Anupam has been seen in a mix of art-house and commercial films like `Saraansh`, `Daddy`, `Karma`, `Darr`, `Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge` and `Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara` in Bollywood.
He has been a part of crossover projects like `Bend It Like Beckham` and `Bride And Prejudice`.
Recently, he was seen in Hollywood film `Silver Linings Playbook`, which stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence.
The actor also featured in television thriller series, `24`, the desi version of American show by the same name.
He firmly believes that series like `24` will spark off a new tradition of Indian modifications of international fiction shows.
"Somebody has to take a risk and start that tradition. Others follow it. I am sure after `24`, a lot of foreign fiction series will be made in India," he said.
The actor has many films in his kitty such as David Dhawan`s `Mein Tera Hero`, Punit Malhotra`s `Gori Tere Pyaar Mein` and Yash Raj Films` `Daawat-E-Ishq`, which stars Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti Chopra.
The first track is ‘RSVP’title song. Sung by Jaspreet Jasz, the peppy number is perfect as the introductory song of the movie. The mixing in the song is impressive. The female rapping is done by Nikita and she sounds as happening as Jaspreet. This one may not be essentially a performance number, but perfect for free style dance.
Then comes "Aibo". Singers Lambar Hussain and Tarranum Malik add fun to the song with their vibrant voices. The track has typical dhol beats and is based on the word "Aibo", a common term used while flying kites.
"DJ waale veera" is well composed song and singer G-Deep croons the celebrations song. Don`t be surprised if it goes on to become a must-have song during Punjabi weddings. In short, a complete entertainer.
Next is "Tu vi ni", the only slow number in the album. Sung by Navraj Hans, it is a romantic song and the composition is beautiful. Ideal for those who enjoy soothing music.
One might think that "Channa ve" is a fast paced boyish track. But singer Sandeep Bankeshwar gives soft rendition and the beautiful melody makes it an amazingly soothing song. A sad song, it expresses the emotion of the male character who is missing his lover.
Then there is "Manno". The song starts with electric beats and it has rap, style and class. This one can be a favourite for the Punjabi youth. The rap in the song has international feel to it and might become popular among men folk.
The album also has "Kudi on fire", a fun dance number sung by G-Deep. The track has peppy beats that woo dance lovers.
The best thing about songs of ‘Ronde Saare Vyah Picho’ is the length of the tracks. They are short, crisp and high on entertainment quotient. Punjabi music lovers must listen to all the tracks as the album offers something for every mood.
Kohli, who directed movies like `Mujhse Dosti Karoge!`, `Hum Tum` and `Fanaa`, also believes that it is time to revamp television, which is dominated by saas-bahu sagas.
"`24` has me hooked. Deserves all the awards this year, except best jaithani-devrani. Re-tweet if you agree that Indian TV needs a major re-haul," Kohli posted on Twitter.
He had previously tweeted about the show, saying: "`24` is new dawn on Indian television."
`24`, the Indian version of the popular US suspense thriller of the same name, went on air Friday. The show stars Anil as Jai Singh Rathod, the Indian version of Jack Bauer. He is joined by the likes of Tisca Chopra, Anupam Kher and Mandira Bedi in the cast.
Well-known actress Shabana Azmi will also be seen in a cameo in the show.
Kohli, whose last directorial venture was Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra-starrer love saga `Teri Meri Kahaani`, has also raised questions about the preferences of television audiences.
"I don`t believe Indian audiences only want to see shows about family sagas. Why then are only those made? It`s like a national epidemic," he wrote.
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