Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra says her favourite part about her profession is that it gives her the liberty to play myriad characters. Priyanka, who was at the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, did a video chat with her fans who asked her several questions.
When a user asked her about her favourite thing of being an actress, she replied in a video: “My most favourite thing of being an actress is being able to play so many different characters and the fact that I can be anybody. Scary huh?”
Another user asked what’s the one thing she always needs on the sets. She said: “One thing I always need on set is my phone, otherwise how will I tweet you guys... That’s very essential.”
The actress was also asked about her American drama TV series Quantico, which helped her gain international recognition. A fan asked about how much of the storyline is revealed to her at the beginning of each session.
So, Priyanka who plays Alex Parrish in the show, shared: “Not really too much. As I just really want to find out when Alex finds out. So I insist on finding out too much, but I find out like two episodes before the one we are going to shoot.”
In the new season of Quantico, Priyanka will portray CIA agent Alex Parrish. In the first season, she played an FBI recruit. The former beauty queen will also be seen as a guest judge for season 15 of American TV series Project Runway, hosted by supermodel Heidi Klum.
Priyanka will join the series as one of the few guest judges on the show, which will air from September. The show focuses on budding designers who are given an opportunity to create a collection for New York Fashion Week.
She has essayed a negative role in Baywatch — the big screen version of the globally popular TV series featuring Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. — IANS

Malaika Arora to endorse Satya Paul’s fashion line

Fashion brand Satya Paul has roped in actress and style icon Malaika Arora as the face of their autumn-winter 2016 collection Star Struck.
Talking about coming on board for the brand, Malaika said in a statement: “Satya Paul is such an iconic brand and some of their classic saris make for some of my personal favourites.
“Their contemporary stance on traditional Indian clothing adds a fresh appeal to the garments which works well with the younger generations too. I have been very fond of the label and look forward to representing the brand this season.”
Inspired by the 12 signs of the Zodiac, Satya Paul’s new line is divided into three looks — The Constellation, Zodiac Traits and Elements of the Zodiac. The range pays homage to traditional weaves and techniques such as Shibori prints and Benarasi woven fabrics while trying to revive them in a present-day context.
Nikhil Mehra, CEO, Genesis Group, said in a statement: “At Satya Paul, it is our endeavour to redefine and push creative boundaries. We are constantly trying to reinvent and explore interesting collaborations that accentuate our design philosophy and sensibility.
“Malaika Arora’s feminine, contemporary and bold take on style echoes the brand’s aesthetics and we are happy to have her on board for our autumn-winter 2016 collection.”
This is not the first time that the brand has partnered with a celebrity woman. In the past, it associated with author Shobhaa De and actress Lisa Ray, as well as with creative minds such as Masaba Gupta who designed some of the most popular prints for two years as part of the brand.
Satya Paul also collaborated with Disney in 2014 to create a capsule collection. This was followed by Gauri Khan co-designing her signature collection for the brand as part of the 30th anniversary celebrations. — IANS

Sonu Nigam records song 
for Nagarjun-Ek Yoddha


Singer Sonu Nigam has recorded a song for fictional TV show Nagarjun-Ek Yoddha. The song for the Life OK show has been composed by Jeet Gannguli and written by his wife Chandrani Gannguli.
Nagarjun-Ek Yoddha, which was launched in May, has already released songs which have been composed by Jeet Gannguli and sung by Siddharth Mahadevan, Jubin Nautiyal and Palak Mucchal.
The song sung by the Abhi mujh mein kahin singer revolves around the pain Arjun (essayed by Anshuman Malhotra) feels to let go of his leading lady Noorie (essayed by Pooja Banerjee) as she is set to marry someone else in the show.
“The song I sang for Nagarjun-Ek Yoddha is Kaise ye paheli kya paata. The song has only one ‘antara’ (stranza), but I have requested Chandrani to write another ‘antara’ and I will come and sing the song again as I am in love with it and would love to add another ‘antara’ to it,” Nigam said in a statement.
“The song is eternal as the audience can listen and enjoy the music and the lyrics anytime. I love to sing Jeet dada’s compositions as they are so melodic,” he added. — IANS


Kylie Jenner gets weekly manicures


Reality TV personality Kylie Jenner has shared that she makes sure she gets a manicure every week because her mother told her that it is very important to have great nails. “I get my nails done every week. My mom always drilled it in my head to have nice, pretty nails. It’s just really important to her.
“Anytime she meets someone, she’ll look at your fingernails. I never cared when I was younger and I hated getting my nails done. It just took up my play time. But she likes pretty nails, so that’s where I got my nail obsession,” Kylie told people.com
Kylie used to spend hours painting her own nails and loved experimenting with different designs. She added: “I used to spend so much time doing the craziest artwork.”
Kylie has built up her own successful beauty brand Kylie Cosmetics over the past two years, with Lip Kits proving to be extremely popular. The brunette beauty launched a SinfulColors nail polish collaboration with King Kylie Collection this year and also the Trend Matters range which features 27 matte shades such as Taupe Is Chic and Konstellation. — IANS