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Sabkush Lifestyle News: kate winslet.

Sabkush Lifestyle News: kate winslet.

kate winslet

Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born 5 October 1975) is an English actress and occasional singer. She has received multiple awards and nominations. She is the youngest person to accrue six Academy Award nominations, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Reader (2008). Winslet has been acclaimed for both dramatic and comedic work in projects ranging from period to contemporary films, and from major Hollywood productions to less publicised indie films. She has won awards from the Screen Actors Guild, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association among others, and has been nominated for an Emmy Award for television acting. Raised in Berkshire, Winslet studied drama from childhood, and began her career in British television in 1991. She made her film debut in Heavenly Creatures (1994), for which she received her first notable critical praise. She achieved recognition for her subsequent work in a supporting role in Sense and Sensibility (1995) and for her leading role in Titanic (1997), the highest grossing film for more than 12 years until 2010. Since 2000, Winslets performances have continued to draw positive comments from film critics, and she has been nominated for various awards for her work in such films as Quills (2000), Iris (2001), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Finding Neverland (2004), Little Children (2006), The Reader (2008) and Revolutionary Road (2008). Her performance in the latter prompted New York magazine to describe her as "the best English-speaking film actress of her generation".[1] The romantic comedy The Holiday and the animated film Flushed Away (both 2006) were among the biggest commercial successes of her career. Winslet was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children in 2000. She has been included as a vocalist on somesoundtracks of works she has performed in, and the single "What If" from the soundtrack for Christmas Carol: The movie (2001), was a hit single in several European countries. Winslet has a daughter with her former husband, Jim Threapleton, and a son with her current husband, Sam Mendes, from whom she is separated. She lives in New York City. Born in Reading, Berkshire, Winslet is the daughter of Sally Anne (née Bridges), a barmaid, and Roger John Winslet, a swimming-pool contractor.[2] Her parents were "jobbing actors", which led Winslet to comment that she "didnt have a privileged upbringing" and that their daily life was "very hand to mouth".[3] Her maternal grandparents, Linda (née Plumb) and Archibald Oliver Bridges, founded and operated the Reading Repertory Theatre,[3] and her uncle, Robert Bridges, appeared in the original West End production of Oliver!. Her sisters, Beth and Anna Winslet, are also actresses.[3] Raised in an Anglican household, Winslet began studying drama at the age of 11 at the Redroofs Theatre School, a co-educational independent school in Maidenhead, Berkshire, where she was head girl.[4] At the age of 12, Winslet appeared in a television advertisement directed by filmmaker Tim Pope for Sugar Puffs cereal. Pope said her naturalism was "there from the st Winslets career began on television, with a co-starring role in the BBC childrens science fiction serial Dark Season.[6] This role was followed by appearances in the made-for-TV movie Anglo-Saxon Attitudes in 1992, the sitcom Get Back for ITV and an episode of medical drama Casualty in 1993, also for the BBC.[6] a young woman, with casually styled blonde hair wears a black jacket over a black dress. She is walking along a street; behind her a man sits in a car looking in her direction. Winslet at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival In 1992, Winslet attended a casting call for Peter Jacksons Heavenly Creatures in London. Winslet auditioned for the part of Juliet Hulme, a teenager who assists in the murder of the mother of her best friend, Pauline Parker (played by Melanie Lynskey). She won the role over 175 other girls.[7] The film included Winslets singing debut, and her a cappella version of "Sono Andata", an aria from La Bohème,[8] was featured on the films soundtrack.[9] The film was released to favourable reviews in 1994 and won Jackson and partner Fran Walsh a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.[10] Winslet was awarded an Empire Award and a London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year for her performance.[11] The Washington Post writer Desson Thomson commented: "As Juliet, Winslet is a bright-eyed ball of fire, lighting up every scene she’s in. Shes offset perfectly by Lynskey, whose quietly smoldering Pauline completes the delicate, dangerous partnership."[12] Speaking about her experience on a film set as an absolute beginner, Winslet noted: "With Heavenly Creatures, all I knew I had to do was completely become that person. In a way it was quite nice doing [the film] and not knowing a bloody thing."[13] The following year, Winslet auditioned for the small but pivotal role of Lucy Steele in the adaptation of Jane Austens Sense and Sensibility, featuring Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, and Alan Rickman.[14] She was instead cast in the second leading role of Marianne Dashwood.[14] Director Ang Lee admitted he was initially worried about the way Winslet had attacked her role in Heavenly Creatures and thus required her to exercise tai chi, read Austen-era Gothic novels and poetry, and work with a pianoteacher to fit the grace of the role.[14] Budgeted at US$16.5 million ($23.6 million in current year dollars) the film became a financial and critical success, resulting in a worldwide box office total of US$135 million ($192.7 million) and various awards for Winslet, winning her both a BAFTA and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.[11][15]

Sabkush Headlines: Bowling remains Team Indias worry in Lanka

Sabkush Headlines: Bowling remains Team Indias worry in Lanka

Bowling remains Team Indias worry in Lanka

Though Sri Lanka Crickets national curator Anurudda Polonwita spent Sunday afternoon supervising the shearing of grass on the pitch surface, form issues, and not past records, have meant India are juggling with different options in a bid to stand up to Sri Lankas solid winning record at this ground which hosts the third and final Test from Tuesday. MS Dhoni has indicated at various times throughout his tour that a 3-1 combination could be necessary if India opt to bowl first. On the dull SSC pitch though, that wasnt a feasible choice. The captain has also categorically ruled out a five-bowler approach in the absence of a genuine allrounder, like Sri Lanka have in Angelo Mathews. "We have been very comfortable with the seven-four combination," he feels, "We will see the conditions and decide. Playing five bowlers is difficult. But if we see there is a real opportunity and we can play another seamer we will see that. When it comes to the spinning department Sehwag has done well, and Yuvraj or Raina can also contribute with five or 10 overs." Since 1982, seamers have taken 54% of the wickets here. The curator says theres considerable initial lateral movement on offer. Is Munaf Patel, who hasnt had much to do on this tour so far, a feasible option? The Tamil Union used to be Muttiah Muralitharans club, though, and the spinner did exceedingly well here at their ground with 52 scalps from nine Tests. However, that could be more an indication of Muralis own skill and familiarity with the conditions, since the list of top 10 wicket-takers includes only four spinners, with one of them being Shane Warne. Sri Lanka will be heartened Lasith Malinga took to the nets with gusto on Sunday, though he bowled with a short run-up. The dodgy knee notwithstanding, Malinga has recovered from the stiffness and fever which ruled him out at the SSC. His presence might prove a handful for India, though they are also up against Dilhara Fernando, who is second-highest on that list with 15 wickets here from three games, apart from Ajantha Mendis, who wrecked India the last time around. In 2008, India went in with two spinners in Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble, apart from Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma. Sourav Ganguly backed up as a third seamer though he was used sparingly. With no Kumble, Zaheer or Ganguly this time, and Ishant and Harbhajan both struggling to recapture their best form, Dhoni has had to play defensive on flat tracks so far. His problems have been compounded because of some injury issues and the absence of a part-time seamer in the ranks. Main strike bowler Harbhajan skipped nets on Sunday, with sources suggesting he had not recovered from a side strain. He has been rested from the tri-series but is expected to play a part in the third Test. But with no penetrative spinner of the quality of Kumble around to boost Harbhajans wicket-taking prospects, is Dhoni prepared to gamble? "It is not a bad idea given Indias lack of depth in their spinners," said a source close to the team management. "But a quality assessment can only be made after seeing the pitch on the day." Sachin Tendulkar, incidentally, resumed training and is well on his way to becoming the most-capped Test player here, ahead of Steve Waugh, with 169 appearances.

Sabkush Headlines: Of diffusion and drift

Sabkush Headlines: Of diffusion and drift

Of diffusion and drift

Consider the diffusion of knowledge. Knowledge developed at one place must diffuse to places devoid of it. This helps its spread and contributes to its growth. Similarly, wealth created at one place must also diffuse to places where it is absent. In the process, equilibrium is maintained, which contributes to stability of the system. Society that jealously guards its wealth and knowledge, without making these available to others is bound to disintegrate. Strong isolated places of affluence do not serve the interest of humankind. Diffusion is a spontaneous process. In the Bhagavad Gita, the cosmic form visualised by Arjuna of the Supreme Being seems infinite. It is the diffusion of an infinite energy. It is undiminished everywhere and all the time, hence is omnipresent and omnipotent because of its infinite power. Before assuming Vishwarupa, Krishna says: “All of the universes are pervaded by me in imperceptibly subtle manifestation.” Thus, in the realm of spirituality, one could interpret the omnipresence of the Supreme Energy as being due to diffusion. In real life, however, we experience limited diffusion. The spread of a flower’s fragrance in the air and the dissolution of ink in water are examples of diffusion in gaseous and liquid states of matter. Diffusion takes place in gases and liquids due to their flexible nature. Diffusion does take place even in a solid matter, in spite of its rigidity. Diffusion takes place in the material world irrespective of its nature; however, the degree varies. Unlike diffusion, drift is a driven process. There are both positive and negative drifts. If a person is swayed away by bad company or habits, it is a negative drift. If influenced by something good, it is a positive drift. It does well to both the doer and its recipient. Good action done without attachment to results in sattvik drift. Drift resulted from a fruitful action may be termed as rajasik drift. However, its degree of positivity is much less than the former. Inaction is a tamasik drift, which is negative. What is the signature of drift in inanimate matter? Electric current in a metallic wire is driven by a power source and is a drifted motion of conduction electrons, negatively charged subatomic particles, bound in an atom but free in a metal. There’s a philosophical angle: The electron which conducts in a metal does not do so in an isolated atom. Stretching it to life one would conclude that society makes one dynamic, whereas isolation does the opposite. Thus, if society does such a good thing for us, we should work more for it, rather than only for ourselves. Diffusion and drift sometimes oppose each other. It is not bad. Together they create a balance in life. In matter, drift and diffusion together does wonders. Solid state electronics results from this joint action. In solid state, not only particles but also atoms, which are much heavier, diffuse. Hence no barrier is strong enough to stop spontaneity. Life is a queer mixture of drift and diffusion. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Roger Moore said: ‘Teach love, generosity, good manners and some of that will drift from the classroom to the home and who knows, the children will be educating the parents.” (The writer teaches Physics and Materials Science at Berhampur University, Orissa)

Sabkush Headlines: Karan & I get along really well: Aamir

Sabkush Headlines: Karan & I get along really well: Aamir

Karan & I get along really well: Aamir

What’s the goss about the Karan Johar- Aamir Khan bonding – and its implication on another Khan? Arrey, it’s nothing, Karan and I have known each other for the longest time. We get along really well. Yeah? So when do you work in a Karan Johar film? Whenever he has something for me, thinks I am good enough for it, and I also find it exciting enough, I guess. Have you ever turned down a KJo film? No, I’ve never been offered a film by him! Karan said to us once, long back, that a movie with both you and SRK would be one where nobody would pay attention to the storyline, everyone would be just comparing the two superstars’ roles... Not entirely true...I am sure, if we ever do a film together, it would be because we are excited about the project, because the material excites us. And if the material is good, that is what ultimately remains. If the film is strong enough, it doesn’t matter if I’m a star or not, it will work. Peepli Live is here, Dhobi Ghat is next – apart from the fact that both will be directed by women making their directorial debut, this focus on small budget projects, coming from the man associated with Indian cinema’s biggest money grosser in recent years, is intriguing. Are you functioning as a philanthropist or a venture capitalist investing in niche cinema? No, I’m not really a producer who is a venture capitalist. I don’t produce films as a business. I produce films as something I enjoy. And all the three films I am currently producing – whether Peepli Live or Dhobi Ghat or Delhi Belly – on the face of it, none of them are potentially big money spinners. So I am obviously not putting an effort into them, saying, yaar, yeh pictures khoob paisa banayengi. So why am I doing them? Because I really like the material. I really like the scripts. All of these are very risky investments, in a way. But these are about stories that have affected me, that have connected with me. As to Peepli... when I read the script and liked it, I have to confess that I thought, yeh badi niche film hai. But when we began testing the film with the audience, we found that a lot more people are reacting to it, youngsters are reacting to it. My son Junaid and his friends came and saw it, they liked it. You’ve been a long-term believer in test screenings, right? Yes. Right from QSQT, I have been testing the movie to an audience at the rough cut stage. That gives us a very good idea of how it is being received... because when you are making a film, you get so close to it, you don’t see it as an audience any more. And while you are busy communicating, you don’t know how it is being received. So a test screening helps you understand this. But after Mangal Pandey, you haven’t really had a situation where your reading of amovie’s connect and what the audience finally said has been at variance, has it? Actually, even Mangal Pandey, it wasn’t such a variance – I have to say that when it was ready, I wasn’t completely ok with the film. I wasn’t entirely happy with it. Hasn’t the hat-trick of the last three consecutive Christmas bonuses – TZP, Ghajini, 3 Idiots – given you the luxury where you can afford to do this sort of cinema, since the success gives you the luxury to now gamble, take risks on non-commercial ventures? But where did I have the luxury to gamble when I was making Lagaan, yaar? And where did I have the luxury to gamble when I was making TZP? A film like Peepli Live has as much of my emotional input as 3 Idiots. The responsibility to ensure that those who have put money in the film, make some money, is mine. The responsibility to ensure that the person who buys a ticket to watch it gets his money’s worth is also mine – it is a bigger responsibility. So it’s not as if there is anything less on my mind if there’s a low budget film, not a mega project. And one has taken risks without any buffers. Andaz Apna Apna was a bizarre film at its point of time, and no one really believed in it except Raj and me. It was a financial disaster. Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar was also against the tide when it was released. I feel that pretty much along my career, at different points, I have actually done films that I have believed in. And I am happy to have done them. Also fortunate – I feel that somebody Up There has been looking out for me, because I have taken decisions that have been most impractical, most unlikely to lead to success. That’s why Raju wanted you to play Rancho? Yes. What do you change in a movie depending on reactions during audience testing? Sometimes we don’t change anything. It depends on how you are able to read the reactions of the audience. There have been times we have changed nothing despite reactions. Sometimes you may not want to change, because you are very clear on it. If what is being criticized is something that is part of the core of the film, then you don’t want to change that. I remember, for “Raja Hindustani” we had a very bad reaction. But we felt we should not change anything, and so we didn’t. Where have you made such changes? I remember in “Sarfarosh” we added three scenes because the audiences consistently said that ACP Rathore was not doing enough policing. In RDB, we changed the last scene. Originally, in the last scene, we did NOT have the media and the students – it was just the radio station, and us getting killed there, and our bodies coming out, and being kept outside. Then Soha and Alice landing up there, and the students gathered out there picking up the bodies, then a small procession... The audience said they didn’t want to see the bodies. And they found the deaths to be a big downer – and so our objective of inspiring people was not happening. So we removed the shot of the bodies coming out, added the bit about the news of the episode bringing in the students’ reactions. The opposition’s demand to use the ‘Mehangai’ song from “Peepli” has been a god sent publicity advantage, hasn’t it? Well, yes, in terms of visibility, it is timing that has propelled the song in this way. It’s not something we had ever imagined would happen. But these things happen, or don’t happen, but your product cannot depend on them, finally they don’t make too much of a difference. Who actually wanted to use the song? There were some phone calls to my office, I didn’t speak directly. But what they wanted was in any case not feasible – after all, the song does not belong to us, it belongs to the Barhwai Mandli, and it was not recorded for us. Anusha heard them singing it and incorporated it in the film. So in any case we have no right to sell or authorize anyone to use it. Talking about rights – Javed Akhtar. Mahesh Bhatt. Copyright Bill. To and fro allegations. Your take? I am unaware of their conversations... You were on the panel, till not so long back, so you DO know the context of the issue. I am off the panel, as we speak. The debate is very emotional in nature. There are a lot of voices out there just now, and I feel one less voice will probably be better. We will all follow what the Bill finally says, I guess. That’s a hugely politically correct response! Let me not say anything... At the moment, let me just not say anything ! This is a very complex debate and it’s impossible to explain my POV in an interview... It is an important debate that is happening, and I just choose to stay away from it Can you? You have a position on this, surely. Very, very loosely speaking, I believe that filmmaking is a collective medium, and creatively speaking, each person contributing to a film is actually contributing equally. Except for two people – that is the writer and the director. These are the two who are actually contributing a lot more. The writer because the script is the basis on which we are all attached to the project to begin with. And the director because he is executing and translating the written word onto a visual and sound medium. The rest of us are all contributing equally – actors, cameramen, composers, sound engineers, and it is very difficult to allot shares...It is like a dish, it is very difficult to say which ingredient contributes exactly how much to the taste.

Sabkush Headlines: 8 Killed, Curfew In All Major Kashmir Valley Towns

Sabkush Headlines: 8 Killed, Curfew In All Major Kashmir Valley Towns

8 Killed, Curfew In All Major Kashmir Valley Towns

Srinagar: Violence in Kashmir valley escalated further on Sunday when eight persons including a woman were killed in separate incidents with four of them perishing in a blast after explosives went off in a police station set afire by a mob. Curfew has been imposed in all major towns of the valley. With the eight deaths, the number of people killed in the fresh wave of violence since Friday has risen to 14. In New Delhi, the Cabinet Committee on Security(CCS) met for the second time under a month to take stock of the situation in Kashmir valley. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister appealed for calm and asked political parties and leaders to cooperate with the Government to bring back peace in the state. He vowed to deal sternly with law breakers and the perpetrators of violence, asserting that he will not allow them "to win". Four civilians were killed and 35 others injured when a mob set afire tonight to a police station, where explosives were stored, triggering a massive blast in Khrew area on outskirts of Srinagar city, police said. A mob had laid siege to the police station, 20 kms from here, and started pelting stones after which additional forces were rushed to the area who rescued the police personnel in the police station. Police said a loud explosion took place as the protesters set afire the abandoned police station, where some explosive materials besides a cooking gas cylinder were also kept. Four civilians were killed and 25 others injured in the explosion, they said. In Khrew earlier in the day, protesters attempted to set afire a police post and take away the weapons. As the crowd refused to calm down, police fired at them leading to the death of a woman identified as Afrosa. Barring Handwara, Baramulla town, Budgam, Awanitipora and Ganderbal, curfew remained in force in rest of the Valley for the second day. In other incidents, two persons were killed as police opened fire to disperse mobs who blocked a national highway on the city outskirts. The situation in saffron-rich area of Pampore turned ugly when agitators blocked NH-1A at a number of places by erecting barricades from Pantha Chowk to Pampore, a police spokesman said. The mobs blocked the highway at Galandar, Kadlabal, Barsoo, Frastabal and Pampore and also torched office-cum- residence of a tehsildar. They set afire a police vehicle and damaged several others. The protesters snatched weapons from local court guards and also indulged in heavy stone pelting on a police station and security personnel, the spokesman said, adding the situation turned worse when suspected terrorists fired on the personnel from amongst them. After a baton charge and tear gas shelling failed to disperse the mobs, police opened fire to quell them. While Nayeem Ahmad Shah died on the spot, two others sustained injuries. A number of policemen including a Deputy Superintendent of Police of Awantiopora suffered injuries. Another person Raees also succumbed to his injuries later in the hospital. PTI

Sabkush Headlines: How to Make an ATM Spit Out Money

Sabkush Headlines: How to Make an ATM Spit Out Money

How to Make an ATM Spit Out Money

Barnaby Jack, who is director of research at IOActive Labs, made cash pour from a machine for minutes on end. After studying four different companies models, he said, "every ATM Ive looked at, Ive found a game over vulnerability that allowed me to get cash from the machine." Hes even identified an Internet-based attack that requires no physical access. The same talk was supposed to take place at last years Black Hatconference, but it was pulled at the last moment. In his presentation, which did not reveal the exact details of how he performed the attacks, Jack named two vendors--Triton and Tranax--and said he had been in contact with both about fixing the problems. Jack demonstrated the attacks on two ATMs that he bought online and drove to Las Vegas from his companys headquarters in San Jose. The hardware kit that he used in the demonstration cost less than $100 to make. Story continues below In one part of his presentation, he demonstrated a way for a thief to gain physical access to the ATM made by Triton. The devices main circuit, or motherboard, is protected only by a door with a lock that is relatively easy to open (Jack was able to buy a key online). He then used a USB port on the motherboard to upload his own software, which changed thedevices display, played a tune, and made the machine spit out money.