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Bollywood's Priyanka Chopra targets stereotypes in Hollywood
By Piya Sinha-Roy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has a higher mission than just making it in Hollywood: she wants to break down stereotypes of Indians in Tinseltown's eyes and maybe make things easier for her compatriots who live in the United States.
Here's her first lesson: "We don't travel on elephants, there aren't any snake charmers on the side of the road, everybody doesn't talk like Apu from 'The Simpsons,'" the actress says, with a bit of a laugh.
Chopra, 31, is one of the biggest stars to emerge in Indian film in recent years, alongside Bollywood heavyweights Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan, with big budget franchises such as "Krrish" and "Don." She has also won plaudits for taking on unconventional roles, most recently playing an autistic woman in 2012's "Barfi!"
But in her latest role as an eye-catching animated racing airplane in Disney's global adventure "Planes," Chopra said she is hoping to cross the boundaries of Bollywood to Hollywood.
"This is a very global movie. You have characters from all across the world, and I think for kids, it's great to understand that there's so many different kinds of culture and people out there," the actress told Reuters on Thursday.
Chopra first rose to fame in 2000, winning the Miss World beauty pageant and transitioning into Bollywood film. But the journey has not come easily for the actress, who said she had to learn the ropes of acting.
"I was 17 years old, I didn't know anything. I just went with my gut and I wanted to take a chance," she said, adding "I've made so many mistakes along the way."
Chopra is currently in production on a biopic about Indian Olympic boxing champion Mary Kom, and learning to box herself, Chopra said the role was "the most difficult film I've ever done."
"Mary is a national icon. She's a five-time world champion, a mother of three kids, an Olympic medalist and she has an incredible story," the actress said.
"The challenge was that I have to learn a completely new sport and play a living, breathing person," she added.
Chopra, who was born and raised in India and also spent a few years living in the United States in her teens, has conquered the ranks of Bollywood, but cracking into Hollywood has presented its own challenges.
"There is a very big stereotype with Indian actors, and you get only Indian parts. There is a stereotype that there's a certain accent and there's a certain vibe and how is that cool. I felt a lot of that and I really want to be able to change that, for people to be proud of their roots," the actress said.
POP ALBUM, TOP PRODUCER
Chopra's step into Hollywood coincides with her foray into pop music, releasing her first single, "Exotic", featuring rapper Pitbull from her upcoming yet-to-be-titled album.
The album is being overseen by renowned pop music producer RedOne, who has worked with Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj and Jennifer Lopez, and is expected in early 2014. It will feature more collaborations with other artists, although Chopra said it was too early to reveal any names.
"My album is like me - eclectic in my taste." said Chopra. "I like a little bit of everything, so my album has ballad, mid tempos, pop, a little rap, EDM...a little bit of everything."
With her music and film career expanding outside of Bollywood, Chopra said she was now in a position to change common misconceptions that people may have about India.
"It was really hard for me when I went to school in America, and I don't want that to happen to any more kids or people who come from my part of the world. So if I can do something to change that perception, I'd be happy," she said.
(Editing by Mary Milliken)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/bollywoods-priyanka-chopra-targets-stereotypes-hollywood-005706511.html
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SEC official says 'gratified' by Tourre trial verdict
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission official said the agency was "gratified" by a jury's finding on Thursday that former Goldman Sachs Inc
"We will continue to vigorously seek to hold accountable, and bring to trial when necessary, those who commit fraud on Wall Street," said Andrew Ceresney, the SEC's co-director of enforcement.
Tourre was found liable on six of seven counts by a Manhattan federal jury in a civil case brought by the SEC. He was found to have violated federal securities law with his role in a failed mortgage deal.
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Japan minister retracts Nazi remarks
1 August 2013
Last updated at 04:17 ET
Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso has retracted remarks suggesting that the country could learn from Nazi Germany's constitutional reform.
Mr Aso said on Monday Japan could "learn the technique" Nazi Germany used to change the Weimar constitution.
The remarks come amid debate in Japan over its pacifist constitution, which restricts the military to a self-defence role.
Mr Aso's comments drew criticism from neighbouring China and South Korea.
"I retract my remarks in which I cited the Nazis as an example, as it has ended up leading to misunderstanding," Mr Aso, who is also finance minister and a former prime minister, told reporters on Thursday.
"It is clear from all my remarks that I have an extremely negative view of the events involving the Nazis and the Weimar constitution."
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters: "I want to make it clear that the [Prime Minister Shinzo] Abe cabinet will never view the Nazi government positively".
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On Monday, Mr Aso had said in a speech that: "The German Weimar constitution changed, without being noticed, to the Nazi German constitution. Why don't we learn from their tactics?"
In 1933 after a fire burned down the German parliament, Adolf Hitler, who was chancellor at the time, and President Paul von Hindenburg enforced a state of emergency, suspending civic freedoms guaranteed by the constitution.
Hitler then successfully passed the Enabling Act, which meant he could pass laws without consulting parliament - a move viewed as crucial to consolidating his grip on power.
Retracting the remarks on Thursday, Mr Aso said he highlighted the case as "as a bad example of changes made without a substantial debate or understanding by the citizens".
In response to Mr Aso's Monday speech, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said that Mr Aso's comments had alarmed Japan's neighbours, state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
"We demand the Japanese side reflect on its history, fulfil its commitments on historical issues and win the trust of Asian neighbours and the international community through concrete actions," Mr Hong said.
South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Cho Tai-young said the "remarks definitely hurt many people".
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"It is clear what such comments on the [Nazi] regime mean to people of the time and to those who [suffered] from Japan's imperialistic invasion", he said.
'Expand and deepen'Constitutional reform is a delicate issue in Japan. Under Article 9 of its post-war constitution, Japan is blocked from the use of force to resolve conflicts except in the case of self-defence.
But Mr Abe - who now controls both houses of parliament after a win in last month's upper house polls - has indicated he wants to re-examine the role of Japan's military to meet the changing security environment in the Asia-Pacific region.
Mr Abe has said he wants to "expand and deepen" debate over the constitution in order to ease tight restrictions on the armed forces - something China and South Korea, which were invaded by Japan during WWII, are opposed to.
Mr Aso, his deputy, has made verbal gaffes in the past. During his term as prime minister, he accused doctors of lacking common sense and called the elderly a "feeble" group - despite his party relying heavily on older voters to keep it in power.
In May, Osaka's Mayor Toru Hashimoto came under fire after he said that "comfort women", women who were forced to become prostitutes for Japan's WWII troops, were "necessary".
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23527300
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