Breaking norms is second nature for her. She hasn't had it easy, ever, but who said the road to success is an easy ride home. While keeping the nation's flag flying high in another country, Priyanka Chopra speaks on the International Women's Day, offering her point of view on why we should all be..
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BEIJING, (AP): Jackie Chan says letting more Hollywood movies into the Chinese market would pressure Chinese filmmakers to make better films. China sets a quota on the number of foreign movies allowed to be shown in the country, trying to fend off a cinematic wave that could swamp local filmmakers..
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(REUTERS): Lady Gaga will step in for Beyonce at this year's Coachella music festival after the R&B singer, who is pregnant with twins, dropped out of her headlining slot due to doctor's orders. Gaga, 30, made the announcement late Tuesday on her social media pages with an image of the..
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PARIS, (AFP): A day into the Paris Fashion Week, fashion brand Balenciaga, said on Wednesday that it had sacked its casting agency, amid a furore over the "sadistic" mistreatment of models at Paris fashion week. Balenciaga, the hottest on the Paris catwalk, said that it had sent a written apology..
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(CNN): For an Oscars expected to be awash in politics, an upset finish felt somewhat appropriate. Yet the bizarre mix-up that capped off the Academy Awards — with “La La Land” being announced as best picture, before it was revealed that “Moonlight” actually won — was one for the..
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LOS ANGELES: Oscars 2017 is almost here. The 89th Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on Sunday, February 26. The ceremony will take place on February 27 according to the Indian time. Hollywood's biggest names including- Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Nicole..
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(REUTERS): Pregnant singer Beyonce on Thursday pulled out of performing at California's Coachella music festival in April, citing doctor's orders. The "Formation" singer, 35, who is expecting twins, will however headline the event in 2018, organizers said in a statement. "Following the advice of..
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NEW DELHI, (NDTV): A screening of new film Rangoon - starring Kangana Ranaut, Shahid Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan - was held in Mumbai on Wednesday and among those who were treated to a preview of director Vishal Bhardwaj's much-anticipated film were actors Sonakshi Sinha, Sushant Singh Rajput, Kriti..
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LONDON, (AP): Lindsay Lohan claims she was “racially profiled” while wearing a headscarf at London’s Heathrow Airport. The actress told a British talk show that she was stopped while traveling to New York. She said an airport worker “opened my passport and saw ‘Lindsay Lohan’ and..
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LOS ANGELES, (AP): Has Adele said “Hello” to married life? The singer gestured toward longtime partner Simon Konecki while thanking people during her speech after receiving the Grammy for album of the year Sunday night, saying “my husband and my son, you’re the only reason I do..
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SIEM REAP, (AP): Angelina Jolie said Saturday that she hopes her new film about Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge will help educate the world about the brutality of the 1970s regime and shed a light on the plight of young people in war zones today. “First They Killed My Father” is based on author..
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LONDON, (REUTERS): Oxfam kicked off London Fashion Week with their show “Fashion Fighting Poverty” on Thursday. Styled by Vogue Contributing Editor Bay Garnett, the catwalk featured appearances from celebrity models Stella Tennant and Erin O’Connor, and designer Bella Freud. Fashion..
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NEW YORK, (AP): Sara Bareilles’ songwriting skills are all over the new Broadway musical “Waitress” and soon she will be, too. The singer-songwriter of “Brave” and “Love Song” will make her Broadway acting debut on March 31 in the lead role of Jenna Hunterson. She’ll be in the show..
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NEW DELHI: Actress Kangana Ranaut has claimed that all her former boyfriends (all, mind you) still hold a torch for her but that for her, once an ex, always an ex. She said all this in an interview to Times of India that was published, rather appropriately, on Valentine's Day. "When I am in a..
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LOS ANGELES, (REUTERS): Playboy magazine is returning to its roots, bringing nudes back just a year after abandoning full frontal shots of women saying they had become outdated. Under the headline “Naked is Normal,” the magazine will bring nude pictorials back in its March/April edition, the..
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LOS ANGELES, (AP): Universal Music Group’s annual pre-Grammy showcase included Katy Perry celebrating her 10-year anniversary with Capitol Records and the debut of trailers for new documentaries about Motown Records and INXS singer Michael Hutchence. Chart-topping rappers Desiigner, Rae..
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LOS ANGELES, (REUTERS): The Grammy awards are shaping up to be the ultimate showdown between pop's two biggest female stars as Beyonce and Adele go head-to-head for song, record and album of the year on Sunday. Despite 62 total Grammy nominations and 20 awards, Beyonce, 35, has never won the..
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LOS ANGELES, (REUTERS): Pop star Madonna debuted two new daughters on social media on Wednesday, saying she had completed her adoption of the twins from Malawi and was "overjoyed" to bring them into her family. The singer, 58, was granted permission by Malawi's High Court this week to adopt the..
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RUPANDEHI: The title winner of the 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' Season 9 – a dance contest aired on the Indian tv channel 'Colors' – was given a hero's welcome after returning to her home district here in Nepal. Teriya Fauja Magar of Rupandehi on Tuesday came home to an upbeat welcome ceremony by the..
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NEW DELHI, (IANS): Anushka Sharma's role of a ghost in her upcoming film Phillauri has taken the social media by storm. A day after the film's trailer released it has been viewed over six million times on YouTube alone. Anushka, who plays a ghost bride in the film which she also produces, told news..
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Commentators have offered many reasons why one should vote in November for Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee for US president. Yet the economic dimension of the election..
