Goes talent scouting
ational Award-winning singer Sonu Nigam is set to scout and nurture new talent in the field of music. He says hunting for talent in India is not a big deal as “they just appear”.
Sonu has joined hands with an entertainment firm for forming a talent management entity called Playworx Music.
Asked if talent scouting has already begun, Nigam said, “Talent scouting is not much of a big deal. A lot of aspiring singers from different parts of the country come to my house very often. They meet me and give flowers or gifts. Some of them amaze me with their talent.”
Sharing an example, he said: “There was this boy who came to my house and sang a bandish. At that point of time, I couldn’t do anything for him. So, talent scouting is not much of an issue. You don’t have to find them, they just appear. What you need to do is, give them the right opportunity.”
Why is he doing it now? “It’s something that I have been doing for a while. But generally, I don’t speak about it, people do. There are a lot of singers who take my name when they talk about the beginning of their career. They say I put them in the right place and introduced them to the right people,” said the former judge.
–IANS atsal Sheth has been featuring more in TV shows than in films but for him, mediums don’t matter as long as he gets“great stuff”. The
actor was last seen on the big screen in the 2014 film he became a common face on television, thanks to shows like and
Asked if he prefers to do a TV show more, Vatsal said,“As an actor, I want to do interesting roles. At the moment, I am getting great stuff over here (TV). After I did Then I did Vikram Bhatt’s web series where I played a ghost, and now I am getting amazing roles and as an actor, I want to do different things. So, if something interesting comes in films or web series or TV, I will take it up.The medium doesn’t matter.”
He is currently seen in the show – a finite series, which also features Zayed Khan, Sheeba and Nikita Dutta.There are many Indian fiction shows that take a leap and continue for years. But should all the shows be limited?”I have never been a part of it (unlimited series) so, I can’t comment. But if a show is doing great, people are loving it, actors are loving it, if you still have a story going on then why do you want to stop it?” –IANS teven Spielberg’s is the first collaboration between Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep and the actor has playfully called star “high maintenance”. In an appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”, the 61-year-old star shared his thoughts on what it was like working with his co-star, reported People magazine. When the presenter brought up Streep, Hanks rolled his eyes and said,“You mean, can I just say,‘high maintenance Meryl Streep?’” to which Colbert asked“Oh really? Diva?”The veteran actor replied joking,“Look, the shoes alone, man. No, I am so joking.” Hanks spilled the beans saying Streep behaved like any other normal person on the sets of “You know what’s scary about Meryl? She comes in and does it just like everybody else does.You’re expecting French horns before she enters the stage.You expect a guy in livery to come out:‘Ladies and gentlemen, the actress known as Meryl Streep.’ And she comes in and waves to the crew the way the royals used to,” he said. The film will tell the story of Ben Bradlee (Hanks) and Kay Graham (Streep), two
Vatsal wants to do interesting roles Meryl Streep is high maintenance, jokes Tom Hanks
employees who fought to publish revelations on the Vietnam war. –PTI