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Avengers star Brie Larson recently opened up about get-ting cast as the beloved character of Captain Marvel, sherevealed that she initially turned down the role severaltimes before saying yes.

Avengers star Brie Larson is opening up about her audi-tions for various movies, including the ones she didn't get.In her new video on her thriving YouTube channel, shealso talks about the process of being cast as Captain Mar-vel! The 30-year-old Oscar-winning actress explained inher new YouTube video that she originally said ̀ no` to therole multiple times, but Marvel kept pursuing her.

When she was asked about her interest in the role, Briewas working on Kong: Skull Island and she said, ̀ Oh, Ican't do that. I have too much anxiety. That's too much forme. I don't think I could handle that.` A couple of monthslater when they called again she said no again. ̀ I'm toomuch of an introvert. That's way too big of a thing forme,` she recalled of her thinking at the time. ̀ It was be-yond my comprehension.`Brie says that when she fin-ished filming Kong, she had a meeting with Marvel andthat she was ̀ very moved by what they were trying toachieve, with what they were talking about. It felt veryprogressive.`

`I was very surprised by the way that they were talkingabout feminism and the way they were handling it,` Brieadded. ̀ They were like all female writers. Female direc-tor. Going to have as many female voices in this as possi-ble.` Brie says that after she met with the creative team,she decided to sign on for the film.

Brie Larson reveals she turned down Captain Marvel rolemany times due to this major reason before saying yes

She marked her debut with JawaaniJaaneman, actress Alaya F is one of themost promising newcomers in the indus-try. Being an avid learner, this Teacher'sday, Alaya has some insights to shareabout her teachers, learnings and determi-nation.

When asked if there's anything in partic-ular that she learnt that heads to be firmand make ways everytime, Alaya shares,`I think the most important thing that Ilearned from them was just that if you re-ally, really want to do something, nothingis impossible. Like, if you just work hardenough and put in the hours and put in theeffort and just do everything over and overand over again until you get the outcomeyou want, like everything is possible. And,you know, they really put in a lot of hoursand a lot of effort into me. And I put in a lotof hours and a lot of effort into them and

classes and, you know, all of that. And I think together it just became a very, very posi-tive, healthy learning environment.`

She adds, ̀ You know, our classes would be scheduled for a certain number of hours,and we do it for many, many more hours, schedule classes with three times a week,and we'll end up doing classes all seven days of the week. So I think it just became alovely, lovely equation with these so fiercely believed in me that it gave me no choicebut to really, really believe in myself. And I'm so grateful that they saw something inme and wanted to invest so much time and energy into me. And I think it just really,really just made me believe that anything is possible if we just work hard. And I thinkthat instilled a very, very good work ethic and discipline in me`.

Recently, Alaya's teacher Dimple Kotecha also opened up about the kind of a studentshe is and a lot more. The teacher shared, ̀ I truly believe she has spoilt all her teacherswith her consistency, effort and warmth! Her sheer determination to turn a goal intoreality makes it an absolute pleasure to enable.`

Alaya F shares her learnings on Teacher’s Day

In a major shakeup, CBS' sitcomMom is losing one of its two titlecharacters. Anna Faris will not bereturning to the series for its up-coming eighth season, leaving Alli-son Janney as the sole lead.

The move is surprising. Both Farisand Janney are in the middle oftwo-year contracts they signed inspring 2019 after lengthy negotia-tions. Their new deals secured atwo-year renewal for the ChuckLorre comedy through Season 8.

I hear Faris' exit was finalizedearly into the show's hiatus, and thewriters have been writing the newseason without her character,Christy. Her absence will be ad-dressed in the upcoming season,which is slated to start productionSeptember 14 in Los Angeles.

`The past seven years on Momhave been some of the most fulfillingand rewarding of my career,` Far-ris said. ̀ I'm so thankful to Chuck,the writers, and my amazing cast-mates for creating a truly wonder-ful work experience. While my jour-ney as Christy has come to an end,allowing me to pursue new oppor-tunities, I'll be watching next seasonand rooting for my TV family.`

Mom is produced by Chuck LorreProductions in association withWarner Bros Television. It was cre-ated by Lorre, Eddie Gorodetskyand Gemma Baker, who wrote thepilot script on spec. It landed at CBSwith a pilot order in December2012. A couple of weeks later, Farisclosed a deal to star in her first full-time TV series role.

Anna Faris is exiting CBS comedy 'Mom' after seven seasons

ZEE5, the largest Original content cre-ator in India has been entertaining theaudience with back to back unparalleledOriginal films and web series. The videostreaming platform released the trailerof 'London Confidential', a one-of-a-kind situational spy-thriller franchisecreated by India's most prolific crimewriters S. Hussain Zaidi. It is set to pre-miere on 18th September on ZEE5.#TheTraitorWithin

The trailer starts with Uma (MouniRoy), a RAW agent who is trying toprove that the Chinese are conspiringagainst India after the deadly COVID-19has affected us all. Biren Ghosh will beseen undercover trying to bring proof toUma during a conference in London. Af-ter an unexpected turn of events, Birengoes missing. The narrative will revolvearound finding the source behind theconspiracy. Will Uma win the raceagainst time and find the mole to savethe world? or will this new deadly Chi-nese virus sweep away the land of vari-ous cultures? Only time can tell.

A spy-thriller series with pulse pound-ing scenes, 'London Confidential' is shotin modern day London and will give theaudience a look into the world post thepandemic.

Mouni Roy is essaying the lead char-acter of Uma says, "Shooting the filmwas one of a kind experience. Being apart of a film that is cantered around the

pandemic and shooting for it during apandemic, was quite surreal. I wouldlike to extend all the credit for that to ourdirector and ZEE5 for pulling this pro-ject off. The trailer is out and I essay therole of a RAW agent named Uma. She isstrong, independent and hardly showsher vulnerable side. She is a on a missionto find the mole and put the Chinese con-spiracy to end. Its was a demanding role

and I hope people enjoy my characterand the escapism in the film. It's a one ofa kind spy thriller that will absolutelychallenge the viewers psyche`

The film created by S. Hussain Zaidi,stars Mouni Roy and Purab Kohli in piv-otal roles. Additionally, Kulraj Rand-hawa, Sagar Arya, Parvesh Rana, JasBinag, Diljohn Singh and Kiren Jogi willfeature in supporting roles.

A sneak peek into the world post the pandemic!

'Chhichhore' was marked as the last theatrical release film of Sushant Singh Rajput before hisdeath on June 14th, 2020. A film that was full of nostalgia and plays on the themes of friendshipand college life. Today, the film completed its one year of release and on this special day, the castand crew of the film shared some memorable moments on social media.

Shraddha Kapoor shared an emotional video that starts with the song `Woh Din` from the moviewhich shows Sushant sitting in a taxi. The video later shows his bond with the team members fea-turing Shraddha, Varun Sharma, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Naveen Polishetty, Saharsh Kumar Shuklaand Tushar Pandey. She captioned the post, "In loving memory...#1YearOfChhichhore." Check outher post -

Varun Sharma also posted a black picture with a quoted word, 'Kammo' along with a red heartand a star emoji. A name by which Varun's character 'Sexa' denotes Sushant in the film. Check outhis post here.

Chhichhore was an age comedy-drama film directed by Nitesh Tiwari. Produced by Fox StarStudios and Sajid Nadiadwala under Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. The film starsSushant Singh Rajput, Shraddha Kapoor Varun Sharma, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Naveen Polishetty andTushar Pandey in the pivotal roles. The film was released on September 6th, 2019, and receivedcritically acclaimed for its direction, acting, social message, and portrayal of hostel life in Indiancolleges.

Shraddha Kapoor, Varun Sharma paytribute to Sushant Singh Rajput!

Katrina looks ultra-gorgeous in a wet look