Sidharth Malhotra: Change in my attitude post 'Kapoor & Sons'

With the success of 'Kapoor & Sons', Sidharth Malhotra says his attitude towards his work has undergone a change and he is more comfortable as an actor.

Sidharth Malhotra. Pic/Santa Banta

"To be fair to my other directors, I brought a certain amount of experience in this movie but this is a side that people have not seen before. There is a change in my attitude towards work. It's like I have tasted blood," he told PTI.

Sidharth credits director Shakun Batra for bringing the best out of him in the ensemble family drama, also starring Fawad Khan, Alia Bhatt, Ratna Pathak Shah, Rishi Kapoor and Rajat Kapoor. "In the first few films, everything was very new and there was a lot more questioning in my performances. But this role was closest to what I am in real life. Shakun did not want me to portray something, he said I want you to draw from you for this part. This is by far the maximum fun I had on a film set."

It is an interesting journey for Sidharth, who stumbled into the film industry after dabbling with modelling and assistance direction. "I became an actor due to various accidents. I am happy that they happened because I was very lost as a child and did not know what I was good at. I used to feel that I will not be able to do anything in life. But now I feel I am in the correct profession where I need to know a little bit of everything."

Sidharth, 31, says while they were making "Kapoor & Sons", they had no idea that it will find such acceptance. "We thought the film will have a narrow audience. We knew that it was a good film but the universal appeal that it has got is overwhelming and unexpected. I have never got such response for any of my films so I am holding onto this feeling and hope I get more chances to feel like this," says Sidharth.

The actor does not have much time to relish the success of his latest movie as he is back in action with two back-to-back movies -- an untitled action drama and "Baar Baar Dekho" with Katrina Kaif. He, however, denies that the action film is a sequel to "Bang Bang!".

"I am doing an action film, which is untitled. It is not 'Bang Bang 2' or related to that story. I have grown up on action movies and as an actor I like to beat up bad guys on the screen. The boy in me gets very excited."

The actor says 'Baar Baar Dekho' is 70 per cent complete and will hit the theatres in September this year. "It is a concept love story where there is some fiction in your life. It is about a man who gets a chance to see his life ahead and then what he does with it. We are mixing fiction and fact in a story. It is not time travel but this man gets a chance to see the future."

Kim Kardashian: North is jealous of her brother Saint

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian says her two-year-old daughter North is a "little jealous" of her four-month-old brother Saint.

Kim Kardashian with daughter North.

The 35-year-old says North doesn't like it when she spends time with Saint, reports hollywoodlife.com.

“My daughter is still in the little jealous phase and that's really hard for me because she gets so jealous when I try to do anything with (Saint), so I sneak moments with him or have my husband entertain her, and I have to separate it sometimes,” Kim told reporters here at a nightclub.

“North gets into the groove and realises that it's all going to be ok. There's enough attention and love for everybody,” she added.

Ailing Abhishek Bachchan misses the royal gala

There has been no improvement in the health condition of Abhishek Bachchan who is on bed rest due to a slipped disc.

Abhishek Bachchan

The actor was even forced to give the royal dinner a skip on Sunday night owing to the pain.

The Junior B was looking forward to attending the gala and meeting Prince William and Kate Middleton, but now wouldn't be able to do so.

Kristen Bell slaps reporter on red carpet

Kristen Bell hit a rude male reporter who tried to grab her during a premiere of her new movie 'The Boss'.

Kristen Bell.

Bell had an uncomfortable encounter with the reporter, whose name is Kevin Donnelly.

In a video obtained by entertainment website JustJared, Donnelly was seen bobbing the mic on Bell's face as he asked a silly question about who's the boss in the movie, reports aceshowbiz.com.

"I don't really care," he added. It's unclear what prompted Donnelly's bizarre question.

"Okay. That's enough," Bell said. As she turned her back ready to leave, Donnelly suddenly grabbed her arm while calling her "baby".

Having had enough, Bell slapped the reporter, sending him sprawled on the floor.

"Kristen, it's really OK," he said as he got up and climbed over the barricade. Shocked with his behaviour, Bell quickly made her way inside the building.

Ciara and Ludacris to host music awards show

Ciara will join Ludacris as the host of this year’s Billboard Music Awards on May 22.

“It is my honour to host the Billboard Music Awards for the third year and a pleasure to host with my good friend Ciara,” Luda told a magazine.

Ciara expressed similar excitement: “The Billboard Music Awards is one of the best award shows to honor chart success.

My great friend Ludacris and I have also shared songs together on the Billboard chart,” she said, alluding to classic collaborations like Ride and Oh.

“I look forward to sharing the stage with him on this special night. It will definitely be a night to remember!”

As Ryan Seacrest bids goodbye, speculation that 'American Idol' is ending

Ryan Seacrest sent fans into speculation overdrive on Friday when he gave his final sign-off from 'American Idol'.

(L-R) Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick, Jr and Ryan Seacrest

Giving viewers an emotional moment, a choked up Ryan prepared himself to say goodbye to viewers for the last time after 15 seasons on the show, but just as he spoke his famous phrase and the stage went dark, we heard two more words from the host that caused a stir with anyone who heard it.

"And one more time — this is so tough — we say to you from Hollywood, goodnight America," he said, before adding, "For now," to the bewilderment of everyone watching since this was supposedly the last and final season.

Seacrest later took to Twitter and tweeted his farewell to the show: ‘I didn’t want to say goodbye last night. Thank you for 15 amazing seasons #IdolFinale.’ he wrote. Show creator Simon Fuller recently told a magazine, however, that there’s definitely something on the horizon.

"There will no doubt be another format or refinement or elevation of the format. Now I can actually revamp it and come up with a new version. And we can look back on 15 seasons and think of some legitimate ways to allow people to enjoy them again, maybe adding another dimension to it," he said.

'We need a new normal-body type'

JLaw feels like the 'fattest one' due to Hollywood's demand for skinny bodies

'Hunger Games' star Jennifer Lawrence says the film industry has become so conditioned to skinny frames that healthily proportioned women are deemed overweight.

Jennifer Lawrence

The 25-year-old Joy star said Hollywood's perception of what's 'normal' when it comes to body image is unhealthy and reveals she sometimes ends up feeling like the 'fattest one', reported a website.

"I would like us to make a new normal-body type. Everybody says, 'We love that there is somebody with a normal body! And I'm like, 'I don't feel like I have a normal body'," Lawrence said.

The actress added that her body is often described as curvy, but only because people are used to seeing 'underweight' models and actresses.

"I do Pilates every day. I eat, but I work out a lot more than a normal person. I think we've gotten so used to underweight that when you are a normal weight it's like, 'Oh, my God, she's curvy,' which is crazy."