Composer Bappi Lahiri is excited about his acting debut on the small screen in Disney’s new show “Ishaan”. “I liked the idea, the script and also the fact that this was not just for singing but Disney offered me a chance to act as well. So I decided to take it up because I have [...]
Posts Tagged ‘acting’
Bappi Lahiri to make acting debut on TV
February 2nd, 2011 |
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Faruk Kabir not keen on acting
December 25th, 2010 |
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He might have made his debut as both director and actor in Sharman Joshi-starrer “Allah Kay Banday”, but Faruk Kabir is now more keen on wielding the megaphone. “Acting happened at the very last minute (in ‘Allah Kay Banday’). So I have no clue about acting in the future. It all depends upon god’s will. [...]
K. Albanians: Marty report is “racist”
December 16th, 2010 |
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Acting Kosovo President Jakup Krasnici said on Wednesday that the draft report by Council of Europe Rapporteur Dick Marty is “racist”. He also protested against claims that Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci was a leader in the trafficking of body parts of Kosovo Serbs following the 1999 conflict in Kosovo.
Brooke White, “American Idol†Alum, Makes Acting Debut In TV Movie
December 9th, 2010 |
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Brooke White, a chipper nanny from Mesa, Arizona who placed fifth on the seventh season of American Idol, is following in the footsteps of fellow Idol alum-turned-starlet Jennifer Hudson after landing her first acting role in an upcoming TV movie. White, 27, has been cast in the lead role in Change of Plans, a tearjerking [...]
K. Albanian official on elections and talks
September 30th, 2010 |
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Acting Kosovo president Jakup Krasnici says that elections for the assembly in PriÅ¡tina could be held in six months’ time. Fatmir Sejdiu resigned from that position last week.
Ukraine reaffirms stance over Kosovo
August 3rd, 2010 |
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Ukraine’s acting Foreign Minister Vladimir Handogy stated that the official Kiev will not recognize Kosovo. He pointed out that his country supports unconditional abidance by the principle of territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Bristol Palin Wants to Quit Acting Career in the Future
July 8th, 2010 |
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Bristol Palin will appear tonight in The Secret Life of the American Teenager aired on ABC. It is the star’s debut in these family drama series. But she is reportedly not going to appear in any other acting gigs at all. When UsMagazine.com reporter asked the actress whether she was planning to follow an acting [...]
Nigeria swears in new president
May 6th, 2010 |
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Nigeria’s acting President Goodluck Jonathan has been sworn in as head of state. This came following the death of President Umaru Yar’Adua after a long illness, BBC reported.
Poland sets early presidential elections
April 21st, 2010 |
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Acting President Bronislaw Komorowski on Wednesday set June 20 as the date for early early presidential elections. The elections are called to replace former president Lech Kaczynski, who died in a plane crash April 10 along with 95 others.
Violence leaves hundreds dead in Nigeria
March 9th, 2010 |
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Nigeria’s acting President Goodluck Jonathan is due to meet with security chiefs to discuss the recent clashes involving Muslim herders and Christian villagers. The clashes killed hundreds of people near the central city of Jos.
Cher says it’s rough acting with younger co-stars
February 9th, 2010 |
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Legendary singer Cher has admitted that acting with much younger stars in her latest film ‘Burlesque’ was ‘rough’.
The 63-year-old said that felt very insecure after working with singer Christina Aguilera, 29, actress Kristen Bell, 29, and dancer-singerJulianne Hough, 21.
“It’s a hard job. You get up at 5am and try to look good. All these girls [...]
Scherzinger split from Hamilton for acting move?
January 20th, 2010 |
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Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger apparently split from racing driver Lewis Hamilton in a bid to reinvent herself as an actress.
The couple parted ways earlier this month after a two-year relationship and it was Scherzinger who instigated the split because of her ambition to move into movies and star in a James Bond film, reports [...]
Aniston denies reports of acting in ‘Cougar Town’
January 13th, 2010 |
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Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston’s spokesperson has dismissed reports that the actress will reunite with her “Friends” co-star Courtney Cox in the second season of her US TV hit show “Cougar Town”.
Aniston was reported to have signed up to make a guest appearance on the sitcom, but her spokesperson insists the rumours are false, although he [...]
Robert Pattinson to hang up acting boots?
October 16th, 2009 |
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Robert Pattinson is seriously thinking of quitting acting after Twilight series because he does not want to do “lame workâ€.
The 23-year-old Pattinson, who has won quite an audience with his role of Edward Cullen in the Twilight franchise, is unsure of his future as an actor.
Contactmusic quoted him as telling Seventeen magazine: “I don”t even [...]
Lindsay finds acting “monotonousâ€
October 9th, 2009 |
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Lindsay Lohan has said acting was not her first career choice and fashion is what she really loves.
Lohan, who recently unveiled her debut clothing line for French fashion house Ungaro, feels acting can get “monotonousâ€.
Contactmusic quoted her as telling The Times: “Life’’s a little bit tragic, don”t you think? I never felt pushed into acting. [...]
‘Diploma in Bollywood acting now from Canada’
September 24th, 2009 |
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A management institute in Canada is reportedly offering Bollywood Acting Course headed by an instructor who claims to have trained the likes of Hrithhik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, Imran Khan, and Priyanka Chopra.
Canadian Institute of Management and Technology in Mississauga (Ontario) is said to be giving this 16-week course to be taught by a team of [...]
Charlize Theron credits mother for encouraging her towards acting
September 21st, 2009 |
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Charlize Theron has credited her mother for encouraging her to get into acting when she was down in the dumps, after her dreams of making it big as a ballet dancer were shattered.
The South African beauty trained as a ballet dancer in New York City, but a knee injury at 19 left her devastated, and [...]
Hathaway Resigns as U.S. Cyber-security Chief
August 3rd, 2009 |
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Acting cyber-security chief Melissa Hathaway will reportedly step down Aug. 21. Hathaway, who headed up President Obama’s 60-day review on the nation’s cyber-infrastructure, says she is leaving for personal reasons.
– Acting cyber-security chief Melissa Hathaway plans to step down later in
August, according to a report in The
Wall Street Journal.
Hathaway, the acting senior director for cyberspace for the National
Security and Homeland Security Councils, will reportedly resign Aug. 21 for
personal reasons. …
Ricky Gervais to turn his back on acting to focus on direction
August 3rd, 2009 |
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British funnyman Ricky Gervais is planning to quit acting to focus on direction.
Last year, Gervais directed ‘Ghost Town’ and the success of the movie has tempted him to wear the director’s cap permanently.
“I have fallen in love with directing now, almost as much as writing,†the Daily Star quoted Gervais as saying.
“If I am going [...]
OHR criticizes Bosnian Council of Ministers
July 28th, 2009 |
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Acting High Representative Raffi Gregorian expressed his concern with a decision made last week by Bosnia’s Council of Ministers (CoM). The council decided not to extend the mandates of international judges and prosecutors.