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No Hard Feelings star Jennifer Lawrence on why she prefers Christian Bale’s 10-second technique to method

Actor Jennifer Lawrence talks about why method acting makes her nervous. Actor Andrew Garfield also speaks about the method but is in favour of it. Key Points

Economic Times

Aahana Kumra rues people getting hired for being Instagram influencers

Actor Aahana S Kumra criticizes the trend of hiring people in the entertainment industry based on their social media following instead of acting merit. She says the trend has left many actors confused about their future and has pushed her to become a writer. | Bollywood Key Points

Hindustan Times

‘Theatre mein chunauti aur maza, dono zyada hai’: Pankaj Tripathi

"As my screen time increased, the makers involved me more in the preparation process, especially the writing part. They take my advice and opinion more seriously. When the role is bigger, directors’ approach towards the actor becomes more responsible," the actor said Key Points

The Indian Express

Saurabh Sachdeva: 'Was nervous about working with Kareena in Jaane Jaan'

Saurabh Sachdeva talks to HT about playing a villain in Jaane Jaan, Haddi and Bambai Meri Jaan. He also talks about being an acting teacher. | Bollywood Key Points

Hindustan Times

Deepti Sadhwani: To be a complete performer you need to capitalize on the chances you have

Actor-singer Deepti Sadhwani is balancing music and acting with ease, having come up with 12 songs in the last few years and completing a film. She aims to survive in the industry by spreading her wings and has launched her own music label, with plans to produce songs too. Key Points

Hindustan Times

Genelia D’Souza: I have not put myself in a zone around how I want to be seen on screen

Genelia D?Souza, who recently returned to acting after a 10-year break, says she has no set bracket for the roles she wants to play, but is excited about the opportunity to try new things. The 35-year old actress, who has two children, said she didn't think of acting as a career but rather saw it as something other people saw in her. D?Souza made a full-fledged return to acting earlier this year in the Marathi film Ved, after making cameo appearances in projects such as Jai Ho and Force 2. | Bollywood Key Points

Hindustan Times

Komica Anchal: Regional industry, music albums are a stepping-stone for actors like us

Bitten by an acting bug, Komica Anchal dropped from her engineering course after a year to pursue her passion. Now that she is well settled in Mumbai and is working in South Indian films, she feels the risk was worth it. | Bollywood Key Points

Hindustan Times

Harry Potter actor Emma Watson on her 5-year break from acting: ‘I felt a bit caged’

During a recent interview, Emma Watson was asked about the reason behind her prolonged hiatus from acting. She revealed that she "wasn't very happy" with the profession. Key Points

The Indian Express

Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana buys three houses in Alibaug worth nearly ₹13 crore

Suhana Khan, daughter of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, reportedly purchased three houses and agricultural land in Maharashtra's Alibaug region for ₹12.91 crore. Key Points

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Hansal Mehta says he had to 'emotionally blackmail' Harman Baweja for Scoop

Hansal Mehta shared how he had to persuade Harman Baweja to return to acting with his upcoming Netflix series Scoop. He used 'emotional blackmail' to do so. | Bollywood Key Points

Hindustan Times

Actress Poonam Pandey passes away at 32 due to cervical cancer

The 'Lock Upp' fame actress made her acting debut in 2013. Pandey's media manager Parul Chawla has confirmed the news of the actor's demise. Key Points

ThePrint

Anshula Dhawan: For freshers it’s about opportunities

Anshula Dhawan, who has worked in reality shows, Telugu and Tamil films, is now making her TV debut. She believes that the medium doesn't matter as long as she gets to showcase her acting skills. She also emphasizes the importance of doing justice to the loyal audience of television. In her current show Suhagan, she plays a college student from Lucknow and has enjoyed getting to know the city and its culture. Key Points

Hindustan Times

Rajiv Rai's ex-wife Sonam regrets decision to quit films when she was young

Sonam quit acting in 1994 after her marriage to filmmaker Rajiv Rai. She shared that she regretted leaving films so young. | Bollywood Key Points

Hindustan Times

Kim Kardashian to star in and produce new film 'The 5th Wheel'

Following her recent stint in FX's American Horror Story, portraying Siobhan, a publicist employed by Emma Roberts's character Anna Victoria Alcott, Kim Kardashian is venturing further into feature film acting and production. Additionally, in 2018, she made a cameo appearance as herself in Ocean's Eight and lent her voice to the character Delores in two recent animated PAW Patrol movies. Key Points

Economic Times

Blackpink’s Jennie says she didn't train for acting debut in The Idol

Jennie, who will be seen alongside The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp in The Idol, said she didn't train for her acting debut. The HBO show premiered at Cannes. | Web Series Key Points

Hindustan Times

Karisma says actors get recognized now thru social media: 'We had to slog it…'

Actor Karisma Kapoor speaks about how times were different when she was an actor in the 1990s. Without social media, the actors of her time really had to work hard to get noticed. | Bollywood Key Points

Hindustan Times

Jhanak couldn't even read during Karishma Kaa Karishma, says Supriya Shukla

Jhanak Shukla's mom Supriya Shukla talks to HT about why she quit acting and her future plans to tie the knot. Jhanak is best known for Karishma Kaa Karishma. Key Points

Hindustan Times

Sara Ali Khan gets awkward after an audience member asks ‘Why don’t actors take acting classes’: ‘Should I do this?’

During one of the promotional events for Zara Hatke Zara Bachke, Sara Ali Khan was advised to take acting classes by a member of the audience. Vicky Kaushal told the person that every actor has their own process. Key Points

The Indian Express

Priyanka Chopra aces dance moves in rare footage from her training days

Priyanka Chopra completed her acting course from Kishore Namit Kapoor acting Institute in Mumbai. A rare video from her dance practice has surfaced online. | Bollywood Key Points

Hindustan Times

Bigg Boss 17 winner Munawar Faruqui detained by Mumbai Police after raid on hookah bar

Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, known for winning Bigg Boss 17, was one of 13 people apprehended by Mumbai police in a late-night raid on a hookah lounge in Fort, south Mumbai. acting on a tip-off, police raided the Sabalan hookah bar, suspecting patrons of using tobacco-based hookahs disguised as herbal ones. Key Points

Economic Times

BLACKPINK K-pop star Lisa to join cast of 'White Lotus' - Variety

(Reuters) - BLACKPINK singer Lisa will appear in season 3 of the popular U.S. television series "The White Lotus", making her acting debut and becoming the second member of the popular South Korean Key Points

ThePrint

Los Angeles Film Critics Association names 'The Zone of Interest' as best film of 2023

In stark contrast to their East Coast equivalent, the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association awarded all four of its acting honors to women, eliminating gender distinctions. Leading the way in the lead acting category were Hüller and Emma Stone, who starred in Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things. The supporting performance accolades were bestowed upon Rachel McAdams for her role in the Judy Blume adaptation Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph, the co-star of the boarding school comedy-drama The Holdovers. Key Points

Economic Times

Aarya director Vinod Rawat on Sushmita Sen, Hrithik Roshan, Rajkummar Rao

Vinod Rawat is an actor, casting director, acting coach, and a director. In an exclusive chat, he talks about working on Aarya season 1 and 2, and Pushtaini. | Bollywood Key Points

Hindustan Times

EXCLUSIVE Interview of Pankaj Tripathi on Fukrey 3 | Not Just Bollywood

In an exclusive interview with Firstpost’s Lachmi Deb Roy, Pankaj Tripathi says, “The day I realised that I want to be an actor and learn the craft, it took me 9 years to get admission in NSD. And again it took me another 8 years to get a break in the film industry.” Key Points

Firstpost

'Kohrra' actor Suvinder Vicky on life before acting: 'Would sell policies to people'-Entertainment News , Firstpost

The actor revealed, 'Acting isn't like a proper 9-5 ‘job’. The trend in our family was always that either you look after the farm or get a regular job. My father fortunately had a regular job and would do as a hobby, so I inherited that passion.' Key Points

Firstpost