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EMMA PRAISES POTTER PLAY
IT’S YOURBUZZ SHOW CITY INSTA CELEBS
Catching up with old friends!
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When actor Emma Watson went back to her Potter days while watching a play
Singer Mariah Carey posted an adorable photo along with her twins Moroccan and Monroe. PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/MARIAHCAREY
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ctor Emma Watson (above) says the play — Harry Potter and The Cursed Child was amazing and it was emotional to meet Noma Dumezweni, (inset) who portrays Hermione Granger. The actor, who portrayed Hermione Granger in the wizard movie franchise, was found seeing the London stage production, which is set
Singer Nick Jonas thanked his fans in Brooklyn US. He posted, “Another great night on the #hondacivictour in Brooklyn. A big shoutout to @dsquared2 for keeping the tour threads fresh as always.” PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/NICKJONAS
QUOTE HANGER HAPPY BDAY, JADEN! YOU’RE 18 YEARS OLD TODAY. AND I’M STILL TRYNA FIGURE OUT WHAT THE HELL I’M DOING
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TYLER FERGUSON ON ARIEL WINTER
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Mila forgets pregnancy details ctor Mila Kunis (above) A says her second pregnancy is very different
as compared to her first because she is too busy to think about the details. The 32-year-old actor is expecting her second child with husband Ashton Kutcher. “I forgot how far along I was today. I think with the first one, you’re so enamoured with the initial experience that I was
constantly checking the app. What fruit size is the baby? Is it the size of a grape or an avocado?” Kunis says. The actor said that she forgets the details like how far along she is pregnant, reported Female First. “Now I’m like, Wait, how far along am I? You’re busy running after the other one and working full time,” she adds.
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DOWN MEMORY LANE
Emma Roberts’ time travelling BERTS
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MARGOT ROBBIE ACCEPTS ‘SUICIDE SQUAD’
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Actor Emma Roberts instagrammed a throwback photo of herself. “Happy Friday from little me, blankey, and time out chair,” she wrote. PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/EMMA ROBERTS
wrote on Facebook. On meeting actor Noma Dumezweni, who portrays Hermione in the the play, she says, “Meeting Noma was like meeting my older self and have her tell me everything was going to be alright, which as you can imagine was immensely comforting and emotional! The cast welcomed me like I was family and Noma was everything I could ever hope she would be. She’s wonderful.” PTI
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Poorna joins American TV
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ndian actor Poorna Jagannathan, (right) who will feature in an American TV show The Night Of as a series regular, says that she is “very proud” to be part of American television. Poorna, who has also played roles in popular international TV shows like House of Cards and The Game, among others, is optimistic about her progress on television. Ask her if she feels whether television could surpass cinema, and Poorna says, “Yes, I think so. I go to the movies now with my son. Whenever I am in a theatre, I would be wearing 3D glasses. I don’t engage with cinema in theatres the way I used to. I am very proud to be a part of American television.” The new TV show follows the journey of a lawyer Jack Stone who seeks to absolve a young Pakistani-American student Naz who is accused of murdering a girl on the Upper West Side. Talking about the show’s relevance,
the actor says, “We are a middle-class Muslim family in New York... It is a vital storyline. It couldn’t be politically a more relevant time (for it to go on air).”
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ctor Margot Robbie (above) said that she gave a nod to her role for the film Suicide Squad without even seeing the script. The 22-year-old actor stars as Harley Quinn in the much anticipated new DC Comics production. She admitted that it was the lure of working with director David Ayer that made her to accept the role. “When I first heard about it, I was about to do a different project, and they said, ‘Would you consider playing Harley Quinn?’ I was like, ‘Okay, can I read the script?’ And they were like, ‘There’s no script.’ ‘Is there a director?’ ‘David Ayer.’And I was like, ‘Well, I’m in!’ That was it,” she says. PTI
ctor Kate Hudson (left) wrote a poem expressing her desire for change after the fatal shootings of Sterling and Castile and the killings of police officers in Dallas. Many celebs voiced out messages of peace and harmony after the incidents. The 37-year-old actor took to Instagram to share the poem where she specifically noted Sterling, Castile, Orlando’s Pulse nightclub massacre, and the Dallas shootings. “Last few months have brought much sadness. From Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Orlando shooting, Dallas, to terrorist attacks of Bangladesh, Istanbul, Baghdad and Somalia, everyday there is violence. It becomes overwhelming that there could be such hatred and senseless killing. When I can’t make sense of things, I start to write. I don’t usually share my writing but
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I felt a desire to put this out there,” she wrote. The poem, linking the tragedies with a bullet, reads, “When the silver drops who wins / Shot in the dark / Why, We can’t let fear rule / For then we are too responsible for a world so cruel / Fear is who takes the shot in the dark / And we must stop sitting back and watching this silver drop.”
We are a middle class Muslim family in New York... It is a vital storyline.
Guru Randhawa wants to do independent music
Kate pens poem about recent shootings
SHE IS REALLY A WONDERFUL YOUNG GIRL. SHE HAS A GREAT FUTURE IN FRONT OF HER. SHE’S A SMARTY JESSE
WILL SMITH ON JADEN’S BIRTHDAY
19 years after JK Rowling’s books and spin-off movies, that made her feel connected to her wizard alter ego again. “Yesterday I went to see the Cursed Child. I came in with no idea what to expect and it was AMAZING. Some things about the play were, even more beautiful than the films. Having seen it I felt more connected to Hermione and the stories than I have since Deathly Hallows came out, which was such a gift,” she
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I think you should do Bollywood music once you’ve made a mark in your own market GURU RANDHAWA, SINGER
hough singer Guru Randhawa (left) has received recognition in the Indian music scene after collaborating with Bohemia, he wants to have a strong hold in independent music before venturing in to Bollywood. “I am happy doing my stuff. Whatever I have achieved is because of this independent market. I think you should do Bollywood music once you’ve made a mark in your own market,” he says. While he is happy with his current status as a singer, he remembers that starting off in the industry was not easy. “When I entered the music industry the biggest struggle was reaching out to people. There are so many artists who have good content but they are finding it difficult to take their work to the market. I had a lot of content but there were studios who wanted my songs free of cost. I did my first album with my own record label. I think the most difficult bit is recording the first album,” he says. He adds that financial support is very important for all budding singers. “These days video quality is important. If a new artist comes and he doesn’t have a good record label to invest in him, then there is no point,” says the 24-year-old singer known for his tracks such as Yar Mod Do and Khat. n yashika.mathur@hindustantimes.com