NEW DELHI, Aug 24:
In yet another feather in the cap for Deepika Padukone, the Bollywood actress figures in the list of top ten highest paid actresses in the world released by the Forbes magazine.
Deepika figures at the tenth position in the Forbes’ list of the top ten highest paid actresses in the world, which includes names like Mila Kunis, Julia Roberts, Amy Adams, Charlize Theron, Fan Bingbing, Jennifer Aniston,, Scarlett Johanson, Melissa McCarthy and Jenifer Lawrence.
According to Forbes’, Deepika Padukone’s net worth is now a whopping 10 million dollars. However a large part of that is not because of her fee as an actress, but more because of her endorsements.
Among the most lucrative ads she’s been a part of are Vistara and Tanishq Jewellery. ”While she earns less than her Hollywood counterparts for roles, Deepika compensates with over a dozen lucrative endorsements, which “have helped her hedge against a deep pay gap in Bollywood,” Forbes said.
Forbes said Deepika, who made her Bollywood film debut in 2007 with Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Om Shanti Om, has “since starred in several films that have crossed the 150 million US DOllars or 100 crore mark “a barometer for box office success in India”.
”Deepika “has also become something of a style icon” launching her own label for an Indian online shopping site,”the Forbes said. Deepika, who makes her Hollywood debut along Fast and Furious star Vin Diesel, will be seen in 2017 in ‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’.
Talking about the gender pay gap in the Indian film industry, Forbes said,” though a top Indian male star might earn close to 5 million US Dollars a movie, prominent Indian actresses rarely clear 1 million US DOllars a film. (AGENCIES)
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ENT-BHANSALI
Work on ‘Padmavati’ sets in full
swing, shoot begins in Sept
MUMBAI, Aug 23:
Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali has begun work on building a set for his next magnum opus “Padmavati” at Mehboob Studios here, even as official announcement about the cast is still awaited.
“The set is being made for ‘Padmavati’. The work started few days ago and it is likely to be completed in another two-three weeks. The shoot is likely to begin from next month so the set is getting ready at the earliest,” sources close to the film, said.
However, they refused to divulge details on what kind of set up is coming up stating that “it’s too early to say anything.”
There is a board outside the studio that reads Bhansali Productions. Workers at the studio were seen carrying big wooden planks and fixing it in vertical ways.
The National award-winning director is known for grand and lavish sets for his films.
“The work for ‘Padmavati’ will begin from here (set at Mehboob studios). We were looking at having a set in Filmcity but it was booked. Later we might move in there (Filmcity) depending upon the availability,” sources said.
Both “Ram Leela” and “Bajirao Mastani” had huge sets erected at Filmcity in suburban Goregaon.
Known for portraying tragic love stories on celluloid Bhansali this time has tried his hands on an anti-hero project as it is based on ruthless ruler Alauddin Khilji’s obsession for Mewar queen Padmavati.
Ranveer Singh is rumoured to be doing the film but the “Bajirao Mastani” actor is yet to confrim the same.
Reportedly “Padmavati” will bring Deepika Padukone and Ranveer together again for the third time with Shahid Kapoor also playing a prominent role in the film. (AGENCIES)
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LIFE
Alien life more likely to exist in future than now: study
LONDON, Aug 24:
Life in the universe is much more likely to exist in the future than now, partly because the necessary elements for life, such as carbon and oxygen, took tens of millions of years to develop following the Big Bang, according to a new study.
Another reason is that the lower-mass stars best suited to hosting life can glow for trillions of years, giving ample time for life to evolve in the future, researchers said.
Researchers including astrophysicists from the University of Oxford in the UK raise the possibility that Earthlings might be the first to arrive at the cosmic party.
The study led by Professor Avi Loeb of Harvard University in the US suggests that “life in the universe is much more likely in the future than it is now.”
That is partly because the necessary elements for life, such as carbon and oxygen, took tens of millions of years to develop following the Big Bang, and partly because the lower-mass stars best suited to hosting life can glow for trillions of years, giving ample time for life to evolve in the future.
“The main result of our research is that life seems to be more likely in the future than it is now,” said Dr Rafael Alves Batista of Oxford’s Department of Physics.
“That doesn’t necessarily mean we are currently alone, and it is important to note that our numbers are relative: one civilisation now and 1,000 in the future is equivalent to 1,000 now and 1,000,000 in the future.
“Given this knowledge, the question is therefore why we find ourselves living now rather than in the future. Our results depend on the lifetime of stars, which in turn depend on their mass – the larger the star, the shorter its lifespan,” said Batista.
In order to arrive at the probability of finding a habitable planet, the team came up with a master equation involving the number of habitable planets around stars, the number of stars in the universe at a given time, including their lifespan and birth rate, and the typical mass of newly born stars.
“We folded in some extra information, such as the time it takes for life to evolve on a planet, and for that we can only use what we know about life on Earth. That limits the mass of stars that can host life, as high-mass stars don’t live long enough for that,” said Batista.
“So unless there are hazards associated with low-mass red dwarf stars that prevent life springing up around them – such as high levels of radiation – then a typical civilisation would likely find itself living at some point in the future. We may be too early,” said Batista.
“Our next steps are towards refining our understanding of this topic. Now that we have knowledge of a wide catalogue of exoplanets, the issue of whether or not we are alone becomes ever more pressing,” said Dr David Sloan, also of Oxford’s Department of Physics. (PTI)
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