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The Cancerian Bollywood Brigade: Stars Born Under The Crab ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Astrology and Bollywood have always intrigued us as Indians. We have a strong belief in the stars of the cinema world and the stars aligned in our astrology universe. We love to read about both of them with equal curiosity and excitement.

Therefore, we decided to merge the two and bring you an interesting list of Bollywood stars that fall under the Cancerian zodiac sign.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas: From Barfi to Baywatch

Date of Birth: July 18, 1982

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas is not just a Bollywood superstar but also a global icon. With her mesmerizing performances, this Desi Girl has captivated audiences worldwide. She started her career with The Hero: Love Story of a Spy in 2003, and her journey has been extraordinary. Her roles in films like Fashion,...

Four writer-participants for a DreamWorks Theatricals emerging writers program have been selected to help develop new musical adaptations of DreamWorks Animation films for the theatrical licensing agency Music Theatre International’s catalogue.

The program is sponsored by DreamWorks Theatricals and Mti in partnership with NBCUniversal’s Global Talent Development & Inclusion team. Beginning this month, the selected writers – Krista Knight, Joriah Kwamé, Veronica Mansour, and Kate Thomas – will participate in projects intended for the Mti catalogue.

The program also provides access to various industry professionals and agents via roundtable discussions, master classes, and individual meetings to advance career development.

Drew Cohen, CEO of Mti, said in a statement that the work of the new participants will “in turn “inspire a new, expanded generation of theater performers, theater writers, and theatergoers.”

Selected participants in the Emerging Writers Program are:

Krista Knight achievements include a Juilliard School Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program...

Rory Gilmore was the goody two shoes of Stars Hollow. Her mother, father, and the entirety of Stars Hollow made it seem like Rory could do no wrong. She was brilliant and polite, which must have meant that she's perfect, right? With Rory growing up in a small town, her business was everybody's business and vice versa. When she reached her teenage years, no one expected her to mess up because she was seen as Little Miss Perfect (for whatever reason).

Related: Gilmore Girls: Rory's 5 Best (& 5 Worst) Story Arcs

The reality is that Rory was no different from any other teenager and young adult. Just because she loved books and was Yale-bound didn't mean that she didn't make mistakes or do questionable things. In fact, there were several instances when Gilmore Girls fans questioned Rory's morals when she didn't learn from her mistakes.

Riverdale's Betty Cooper is everything we'd want a present-day version of the character to be. Like in Archie Comics, she's warmer than freshly baked pie at Pop's and her high ponytails are on point. However, the reason why she's a Riverdale fan favorite is because she's way more of a badass than in the comics. Betty doesn't take crap, and is a budding detective. Who wouldn't want to hang with the youngest Cooper?

That being said, sweetheart Betty can have a bit of a mean streak. She may get teased about being Little Miss Perfect, but Betty sometimes acts like it by lording righteousness and judgment over those she loves. It's rare she shows her ugly side but when she does, look out. You don't want Betty Cooper as an enemy...and sometimes you don't want her as a friend. Here is Riverdale: 10 Things About Betty We All Choose To Ignore.

We’ve all met Tracy Flick — the eager-beaver student that charms the right teachers, wins all the awards and corners the big scholarships. Alexander Payne’s witty, perceptive look at High School shows the predicament of a model teacher who can’t help but sabotage a pupil’s run for class president. Reese Witherspoon’s wholly original characterization scores big, and Matthew Broderick plays what is probably his best screen role.

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The Criterion Collection 904

1999 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 103 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date December 5, 2017 / 39.95

Starring: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell, Phil Reeves, Molly Hagan, Delaney Driscoll, Mark Harelik, Colleen Camp.

Cinematography: James Glennon

Film Editor: Kevin Tent

Production Design: Jane Ann Stewart

Original Music: Rolfe Kent

Written by Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor from a novel by Tom Perotta

Produced by Albert Berger, David Gale, Keith Samples, Ron Yerxa

Directed by Alexander Payne

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Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.

– Bleecker Street has announced it has acquired U.S. and select territory rights to “The Man Who Invented Christmas,” to be directed by Bharat Nalluri. The film will start shooting next month and is targeting a holiday 2017 release date.

The cast includes Dan Stevens as Charles Dickens, Christopher Plummer as Scrooge and Jonathan Pryce as Dickens’ father. The Solution is handling rights for the rest of the world. The script is written by Susan Coyne and is based on the book “The Man Who Invented Christmas” by Les Standiford, published by Crown. The film recounts how Charles Dickens created the classic holiday fable, “A Christmas Carol.”

– Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has announced it has acquired exclusive distribution rights...

“Little Miss Perfect” started out as a student project for Nyu, but with its powerful message, the feature film grew into a larger independent project. While filmmaker Marlee Roberts wrote the lead role, Belle, with her sister (actress Karlee Roberts) in mind, there were plenty of supporting roles to be cast. In addition to seeking agent and manager submissions, Roberts posted with various casting sites including a notice on Backstage.com looking for extras for a school scene. In the film, Belle strives for perfection and control which leads to some serious problems for the young teen. To create the character, Marlee observed her sister’s personality and interactions with friends: “Karlee has an innate sincerity and genuine sensitivity about her. She always tries to please those around her; disappointing people is her greatest fear. It reminded me a lot of Belle and I thought, if Karlee can relate to...

Think back to your high school years for a moment. Hopefully, for the most part, the memories are good, funny, positive thoughts of friends, parties, graduations, and dreams of the future. The laws of being a teenager, though, more than likely ensured that bouts of self doubt, insecurity, and self consciousness creeped their way into daily life, making those already awkward years even more awkward. The new film Little Miss Perfect, written, directed, and produced by Marlee Roberts, takes and in depth look at these insecurities and how they can so easily grab hold of the teenage mind and wreak havoc if left unchecked.

On a bright Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles, Taylor Swift is on good behavior, as usual. In high school, she had a 4.0 average; when she was home-schooled during her junior and senior years, she finished both years of course work in 12 months. She has never changed her hair color, won’t engage in any remotely dangerous type of physical activity and bites her nails to the quick. At 19 years old, she says she has never had a cigarette. She says she has never had a drop of alcohol. “I have no interest in drinking,...