Its important to cast actors in right roles

Chopra has penned down lyrics for a song titled “Tere Bin”, which is picturised on Farhan and Aditi Rao Hydari.



“Shantanu (Moitra) was working on the melody of the song. I kept mouthing the words and by the time we finished, we realised that one whole song had been created. Everyone said that the song should remain as it is,” Chopra said on the song launch.

“These lyrics were not final but people loved it, so we have retained. I remember when Laxmikantji was working on “Ek Do Teen” number (Madhuri Dixit’s hit song) and the lines just came from Javed Akhtar..Same thing happened with me. So this is my “Ek Do Teen”,” Chopra said.

In the film, Farhan plays an ATS officer while Bachchan essays the role of a physically disabled man with a sharp brain and Aditi is seen as Farhan’s love interest.

“Whether it is Amitabh Bachchan or Farhan Akhtar or Anil Kapoor or Aamir Khan, for me the actor should fit the character. I was told this was Farhan’s first action film and he was brilliant in it,” Chopra told reporters here last evening at a promotional event of his upcoming home production film.

“I couldn’t believe this was his first action film. So I feel it is always important to cast right actors for a film he has been there for long time. He rehearses for eight days. …he is an exception,” he said.

Producer-director Vidhu Vinod Chopra feels it is important to cast actors in the right kind of roles to bring out the desired effect in a film.

The veteran filmaker has worked with stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Anil Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan, Vidya Balan, Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt in various films.

Are A-list actors a waste of money?

Here's an easy one: What do George Clooney, Johnny Depp, Reese Witherspoon, Adam Sandler, Mila Kunis, Hugh Jackman and Bradley Cooper have in common?



It isn't always an actor's fault if his or her movie doesn't click with audiences. After all, no one is going to blame Emma Stone for Aloha. (That was clearly Cameron Crowe's mess.) It usually takes a village to ruin a movie.
But the fact that 2015's biggest debacles featured so many high-profile stars begs a question: Why do studios put so much faith in big-name actors when they clearly aren't reliable money-makers?

Not that long ago, actors were enough to sell tickets. People used to say they were heading to "the new Tom Hanks movie," as if the star of a film trumped the subject matter. But we don't talk in those terms anymore. No one calls "Jurassic World" "that Chris Pratt movie." If anything, it's "the dinosaur movie," and if another actor had been cast in the lead role, the blockbuster would have just as easily crushed the competition.

Part of the shift is that stars don't have the mystique they once did when our access to them was more limited. If we wanted to get our Eddie Murphy fix, we had to see his new movie, watch an old one on VHS or maybe luck out with cable. (And not so long before that, cable and VHS didn't exist, so people who wanted to see John Wayne or Marilyn Monroe just had to buy a movie ticket.)

But our relationship to celebrities has changed. We have more ways to see stars than ever - and not just because the paparazzi is supplying us with images of Robert Downey Jr. grocery shopping. Big-time actors still appear in movies, but now the ads for those movies bombard us on multiple fronts. And in case we aren't already getting enough of our favorite actor's mug, we could probably find his or her complete filmography streaming somewhere.

Nashville' Actors Prove Singing Chops at CMA Songwriters Series

The big event in Nashville this week was the 49th annual CMA Awards, of course, but the next night the five leading men of ABC's Nashville — Chris Carmack, Will Chase, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson and Sam Palladio — again walked the red carpet.



The actors, four of whom also write their own music, played both original tunes and those that have appeared on the show (and in some cases, the two were one and the same). Chase is the one actor and singer who doesn't write, and told reporters on the red carpet earlier in the evening that he prefers performing and doesn't harbor secret songwriter fantasies. In addition to singing, Chase functioned as the evening's emcee, and was later dubbed "banter guy" as he kept the sold-out audience entertained while Esten (who plays "Deacon Claybourne") tuned his guitar. Highlights included Chase's rendition of "If I Drink This Beer," a song Luke sang on the show, and "He Ain't Me," a cheeky Esten original.

Joining the Nashville guys were hit songwriters Chris Gelbuda, Trent Dabbs, Travis Meadows and Jonathan Singleton. Gelbuda told Rolling Stone that he saw some of elements of his own life played out in the characters on the show, particularly "Avery Barkley" (played by Jackson). He took those emotions into account while penning the wistful "History of My Heart" — which he performed with Jackson Thursday night.

'Famous Dances'

If every Dancing With the Stars opened to a Whitney Houston song that somehow mixed in Singin’ in the Rain, a little Beyoncé, MC Hammer, and more, I’d watch on repeat. And if the opening number is a sign of what’s to come, I’m very excited for this week’s “Famous Dances” episode. Plus: Who better to guest judge than a woman responsible for one of film’s most iconic routines — Grease’s Olivia Newton-John. But will she judge her own dance more harshly? Let’s find out!



Hayes and Emma

Hayes is the only kid who I don’t hate despite how he always makes me feel old. Even though he doesn’t know what Grease is, somehow I forgive him. He’s ready to channel his inner Travolta — a tough order considering Olivia Newton-John has her eyes on him! I have to admit I thought I’d love this routine, but I’m not impressed. It feels a little offbeat at times, and like the judges said, it’s time Hayes steps it up. We know he’s capable of more.

Andy and Allison

If any of the non-pros can pull off Gene Kelly, I feel like Andy is the guy. He’s totally adorable, and though I can only picture this commercial when I hear this song, he fully commits to the character. And I’m glad they pull off the couch move! The judges, too, are happy with the performance and Carrie Ann says it was as happy and fun as the original. Like Julianne says, Andy just keeps getting better.

Bindi and Derek

Of course the original Baby, Jennifer Grey, stops by! (She and Derek also won Season 11, by the way.) But let’s be honest, these two don’t really need that many pointers. Except for the group sequence right before the big move where Bindi seems a bit stiff (and nervous?), they’re incredible, and I’m glad her dress didn’t become an issue like they told us right before the show. Derek’s arms might’ve been shaking, but they don’t break the lift! And with that part behind them, they finish so strongly.

'The Voice' picks 3 Nashville singers

NBC's "The Voice" kicked off its ninth season in September, and Middle Tennessee viewers once again have local talents to root for.

Three Nashville singers have passed the show's blind auditions and begin competing in the Battle Rounds this week.

Morgan Frazier, 22, looks to be Nashville's top prospect. The country singer stunned the show's coaches with her tender take on Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me." Gwen Stefani made a passion pitch to recruit Frazier, but she decided to join Blake Shelton's "Team Blake." Frazier has been a frequent sight on Nashville's Lower Broadway, performing regularly at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge. Her version of "Want Me" has since cracked the Top 20 on the iTunes country chart.

Alex Kandel, 22, moved to Nashville after the dissolution of her rock band, Sleeper Agent. She joined Gwen Stefani's team after auditioning with Echosmith's "Bright."

James Dupré, 30, had all four coaches' attention with his cover of "Let Her Cry" by Hootie and the Blowfish. The twangy singer moved to Nashville from his hometown of Bayou Chicot, La. Bucking convention, he passed on Blake Shelton's offer and joined Adam Levine's team.

Emmys 2015: Viola Davis strikes diversity chord with black British actors

It seems hard to believe that it took more than50 years, but on Sunday night Viola Davis became the first black woman to win the Emmy for outstanding actress in a drama.



Davis, 50, picked up the award for her portrayal of Annalise Keating in the acclaimed US television series How To Get away With Murder and used the opportunity to shine a spotlight on the glaring lack of opportunity for black women on television.

It was a speech that prompted tears from her fellow African-American nominees Kerry Washington and Taraji P Henson, as well as a wave of support from actors such as Idris Elba, who has complained in the past there is a lack of roles for black actors in UK television. He tweeted: “Congrats Viola, truly an inspiration to many. Well done, so proud of you.”

In America, black women make up just 2% of the characters on television, and when the drama Scandal debuted in 2012 with Kerry Washington as the lead, she became the first black female protagonist in a network drama in nearly 40 years.

However, following Davis’s win, Campbell said that as an actor from an ethnic minority “you can find that your avenues are depleted, your opportunities to shine and play fantastic leading parts hindered by the colour of your skin”.
She added: “Viola is correct, ethnic minorities cannot excel in this industry until there is more equality, opportunity and diversity in the casting system. I was shocked to discover I’m the first non-white actress to win best leading actress at the TV Baftas.

It was a view echoed by Bola Agbaje, an award-winning British-Nigerian playwright who has written screenplays for film and television, who said the UK was still decades behind the US when it came to developing television programmes that featured black characters in leading, interesting roles.

Local Talent Welcomed With Big Rock Singers

For those looking to get more involved with the community and grow their talents, the Big Rock Singers is the group to join.



This upcoming season the group has about 62 members but they're continually looking to grow.

Kevin Leiver, member and vocalist with the group, says they use a variety of music genres to help suit everyone's taste.

"We do more of the traditional, classical music as well as some of the folk Christmas carols and things like that so that draws one crowd," he says. "Then we have the spring season which is very much a show choir, high level, high energy performance, full costumes on stage so that draws a different crowd."
Leiver adds the group is open to everyone.

"There's no auditions required," he says, "If anyone wants to learn to sing, whether they've never sung before or they're a professional singer, there's something at the Big Rock Singers for them. I hope a lot of people can join us it's going to be a lot of fun."

The Singers will be headed east to Vienna and Salzburg this fall to celebrate their 25th anniversary. They'll be performing at the International Advent festival where Leiver says they might bust out one of their signature songs Seven Bridges Road.

Johor getai singers flocking to Singapore

The Seventh Lunar Month is in full swing, during which it is traditionally believed that the gates of Hell open to let spirits roam the streets. But during this Hungry Ghost season, there is a different kind of hungry visitor from across another border: the Malaysian getai performer.

Malaysian acts have long been familiar sights in local getai, which are concerts believed to appease ghosts so that they do not disturb the living.

However, with the ringgit at a record low against the Singapore dollar (about RM2.97 to S$1), more Malaysians are crossing the Causeway to take advantage of the stronger Singapore currency.

The result is a Malaysian invasion, with some Singaporean acts feeling the heat, say getai organisers.

Veteran local getai organiser Peter Loh, 64, estimates there is a 30 per cent increase in the number of Malaysians coming here. He is organising 30 concerts across Singapore during the Hungry Ghost season, which runs from Aug 14 to Sept 12 this year.

For him, it makes financial sense to hire Malaysians because they are cheaper and better.

"Malaysian performers do whatever they can to make their shows more exciting - from spending more money on costumes to changing their act," says the man who has been organising getai concerts for more than 40 years. "Singaporean performers are very sui bian (lackadaisical in Mandarin) in comparison."

Hit video features singers from 9 welfare homes

                 

StarHub's remake of Kit Chan's iconic 1998 song Home has been a viral hit.
The video features singers from nine different welfare homes.

They all took turns to sing a small part of the song, some in English, some in their mother tongues of Tamil, Malay or Mandarin.

Although it took only three days to shoot the video, the process of bringing everyone together took far longer.

Ms Jeannie Ong, chief strategic partnership officer of StarHub, said that it took nearly six months - from February to July - to put everything in place.

The hope is that the video will spread a message of inclusiveness and inspire Singaporeans to care, share, volunteer and donate to worthy causes.

One of the performers, Muhammad Hafizzudin Hasanudin, 16, who said that he "jumped around the house like a monkey" when he was told that he was going to be featured.

"I was excited because I've always wanted to be a singer," said the former resident of Muhammadiyah Welfare Home.

He left the home at the end of 2013 and is now a student at Yishun Secondary School.

Another performer from the same home is Muhammad Nur Fatheen Zainal Abidin, 18.
The ITE College West student said: "It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience.


"The fact that we are singing in a video for SG50 makes me all the more proud to be part of it."

Michael Feinstein teach new generation of songbook singers

The future Broadway stars of America formed an orderly queue to take a selfie with Laura Osnes. Osnes, who sang her way to stardom and two Tony nominations by starring in Broadway’s “Bonnie and Clyde” and “Cinderella,” was about to catch a plane to Maui, Hawaii, where a friend was getting married, so the students were urged to cut the chatter and keep things moving.

Carmel’s Sydney Sorrell, 18, held her smartphone up high, and the two put on their best “duck face” — the modern lovechild of a pout and a pucker. After taking his selfie with Osnes, Cole Winston, a 16-year-old singer from Hartland, Wisconsin, paraded the photo around like a golden ticket. Indeed, when he asked Osnes, 29, to take him to Hawaii, she thrust out her arm and said, “Of course!”
For teenagers who would rather belt Cole Porter than Taylor Swift, there was no better place to be this week than at Carmel’s Center for the Performing Arts, where Michael Feinstein, the pre-eminent archivist and advocate of the Great American Songbook, helps lead an eight-day competition and camp, culminating in a performance this Saturday.

The 2015 Songbook Academy is bigger than ever this year, with 40 all-stars from nearly 30 states — the largest gathering of young Broadway, Hollywood musical and Tin Pan Alley singers of its kind.
When they’re not busy being starstruck — the students have workshops with Feinstein, Osnes and Grammy-winner Sylvia McNair — participants get schooled in pitch integrity, auditions, dancing and giving “The Joint Is Really Jumpin’ Down At Carnegie Hall,” the raucous show tune made famous by Judy Garland, a personal touch.

The program’s motif is constructive criticism. Feinstein, who dislikes reality television programs like “American Idol” and “America’s Got Talent” (“They’re never about the singers,” he said), put 10 participants up on the Palladium stage for a live critique on Wednesday.

“Push forward,” Osnes told 16-year-old Leah Huber, who sang a “disconnected” rendition of “We’ll Love Again.” “Let the yearning and sadness propel you forward.”

“Let down your arms,” Feinstein added.
The crowd erupted in applause after the two persuaded April Varner, a singer from Toledo, Ohio, to slow down “The Joint Is Really Jumpin’ Down At Carnegie Hall” to half-time and add an “Oh yeah!” at the end. In the span of 15 minutes, Varner’s performance transformed into something looser, edgier. Her onstage persona became unscrewed.

Later that afternoon, Feinstein and Osnes sat backstage and chatted about the idea of lineage, of how these teenagers are singing American music with longevity, unlike so much of what we hear on the radio now.

When he was 20, Feinstein became the Gershwin family’s personal archivist, documenting and rescuing original manuscripts under the employ of Ira Gershwin. As Feinstein’s career blossomed, he kept revisiting the word “magic” to describe the gift the Gershwins gave him. That magic doesn’t live in popular music of the post-Gershwin era.

Bollywood Actresses - Richa Chadha

"Gangs of Wasseypur" actress Richa Chadha feels Bollywood is a good place for
female actors right now as there are better roles being written for them. Richa, who will be seen in debutant Neeraj Ghaywan's Cannes-acclaimed "Masaan", said the industry and the audience have become more receptive to actresses, especially in lead roles. "It is a good time for female actors because there is greater acceptability. I also feel meaty roles are being written for actresses. I loved 'Queen', 'NH10' and 'Piku'...Great roles for women are there right now," the actress told PTI.

Richa Chadha

Richa, 26, is happy to be a part of "Masaan", whose story is set in Varanasi, as she feels it is high time films utilised modest backdrops. "It is about time that films with modest settings and real characters got made because in the past we have seen movies set in foreign locations, big cities... Now it is the time to see the more rooted stories," she said.

The "Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!" actress, who is known for preferring meaty roles over big banners and a film's commercial value, said she cannot star in any movie if her character does not make sense to her. "I will do a big budget film provided my role is substantial because I have to have fun doing a movie, I have to make sense. I am fairly selective. "You will be seeing a lot more of me now but every film has its destiny. I have done some films, which are yet to release," she said.

Richa will be next seen Pooja Bhatt's "Cabaret", "Main Aur Charles" and Sudhir Mishra's "Aur Devdas".

Keira Knightley used to babysit Danny Dyer's children

Keira Knightley used to babysit Danny Dyer's children.


She may be a two-time Oscar nominee but it seems The Imitation Game star was no different to us as a teenager and used to babysit for the Eastenders actor to make some extra cash.

Dyer's daughter Dani, who is also an aspiring actress, revealed this week that Knightley took care of her when she was a child, before she became famous with the release of Bend It Like Beckham.

“She was really nice and fun, and let me stay up past my bedtime, but we didn’t tell my parents.”

The 18-year-old added that she still hopes to bump into Knightley, who gave birth to her first child in recent months.

“It was only when I got older I realised how much of a big deal it was… I would love to see her again and see if she remembered me.”

Chinese actor sued for staring too intensely from TV at viewer

A Chinese man is trying to sue superstar actor Zhao Wei for staring at him too intensely through his TV set, causing “spiritual damage”.


                                         

The man said the damage occurred during the primetime show Tiger Mom, the Legal Daily reported. Zhao Wei, one of China’s most famous actors, stars in the hit drama about a divided couple’s struggle to raise their daughter.

The Shanghai Pudong new district court refused to state whether it had accepted the case, but an official criticised the lawsuit, saying: “It’s not necessary to waste our judicial resources on cases like these.”

The case has raised fresh concerns over frivolous lawsuits in China, after regulations making it more difficult for courts to reject claims took effect on 1 May. Courts must now provide clearly stated reasons for rejection and citizens have the right to appeal the decisions.

The change has lead to a 29% increase in cases compared with the same period last year, to just over a million cases, according to the supreme people’s court.

The new registration system was implemented to end “obstructive behaviour by courts and officials meddling in cases”, but the Zhao case has been cited as an example of citizens abusing their right to file lawsuits.

Amazing Star Wars Scenes Cut From Single Sheets of Paper

Grace Lee Whitney has passed away at the age of 85.

                               

Whitney passed away at her home in Coarsefield, California, but no cause of death had been confirmed at time of reporting.

The actor was a recovering alcoholic and spent the last few decades of her life helping others with their addiction.

The actor played Yeoman Janice Rand on the original series of Stark Trek. She played Captain Kirk's assistant, but was dropped after performing in just eight episodes.

Recently deceased Leonard Nimoy has been credited with helping her back into the franchise's films, and she acted in four of the Star Trek motion pictures.

Her family have described her as a "survivor of addiction".

Priscilla Presley: no Elvis impersonators at Las Vegas themed wedding chapel

The King will not appear at Elvis Presley’s Graceland Wedding Chapel that is coming soon to Las Vegas — exactly how Priscilla Presley wants it.

The woman who wed Elvis in Sin City in 1967 made one thing clear before unveiling the latest wedding chapel to bear his name: no Elvis impersonators.

Priscilla Presley knows some might prefer a jumpsuit-wearing, sideburn-donning wedding official with a bit of swivel to his hips. But she says such a move would only cheapen the place.

“This is all first-class,” she told the Associated Press recently. “This is not a joke. The wedding chapel is not a joke.”

That means no red velvet, Presley said. Nothing gaudy.

She has been involved in the look and feel of the chapel that officials say is part of the first permanent exhibit of Elvis artifacts outside Graceland, the singer’s iconic Memphis, Tennessee, home.

And a reflection of the Memphis landmark will be the backdrop for the chapel, with couples seemingly saying “I do” on the home’s front steps.

Authenticity is what this new chapel offers, she said, and more than anything, she seems keen on ridding the world, and Las Vegas, of the often over-the-top, tacky image of her late ex-husband.

“Elvis had a lot of dignity. Elvis had a lot of class,” she said. “He was a beautiful specimen of a man.”

Graceland Presents ELVIS: The Exhibition - The Show - The Experience, including the chapel, opens 23 April at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino – the same property where Elvis performed several hundred sold-out shows between 1969 and 1976, when it was known as the International Hotel and later the Las Vegas Hilton.

When Priscilla Presley arrives for the show’s debut, it may be only her second time visiting the site since she last saw Elvis perform there in 1975.
Even a six-week show that aims to replicate those concerts will feature an actor, not an impersonator, Presley was careful to note.

“He’s not trying to be Elvis Presley,” she said of performer Martin Fontaine, who will perform Elvis songs with a 24-piece band in a renovated showroom where the King took the stage.

While there won’t be any impersonators, one lucky couple will get a Presley in their wedding party opening day.

Priscilla Presley will attend the nuptials of the couple that wins a contest announced by NBC’s Today show Monday after giving them a private tour of the exhibit the night before.

“I’m going to make sure it’s done right,” she said of the wedding.

Country 2 Country review – beery bro-country and boyband vibes

Midway through her set, Nashville legend Lee Ann Womack declares: “I make hardcore country music.” It’s a curious statement to make at the third Country 2 Country festival, the annual UK showcase of Nashville’s biggest stars. But tonight’s lineup illustrates the schism between new and traditional country that has developed over the past decade. Womack, with her bleak, beautiful songs that circle around themes of alcoholism, religion and self-loathing, has positioned herself firmly on the traditionalist side of the divide.
Womack is a magnetic presence who has a pealing, sad voice and the fervour of a street preacher. She effortlessly switches from the quotidian to the mystic; indeed, real-life circumstances – “solitary thinkin’ and lonesome drinkin’”, as she puts it – seem to necessitate her encounters with the devil and God. Womack’s seventh and most recent album, The Way I’m Livin’, is one of her strongest, as illustrated live by the flashing intensity of its title track. Dipping in to her back catalogue, she strikes a particularly powerful note on Twenty Years and Two Husbands Ago, deftly picking apart the effect of the beauty myth – “Maybelline can’t hide the lines of time that’s gone” – as her own blond ringlets shake under the stage lights.
Brandy Clark, the night’s opener, is a longtime Nashville songwriter whose 2014 debut, 12 Stories, earned a Grammy nomination for best new artist. Clark employs a more journalistic perspective than the heart-on-sleeve Womack. If she cuts a diffident figure, it’s simply in service of lyrical brilliance. Her characters are ordinary people: the jaded mother who needs weed to cope with life on Get High; the town addicted to prescription pills on Take a Pill; the woman tempted by adultery on What’ll Keep Me Out of Heaven. Here she delivers their stories with dry humour and raw emotion. The feminist solidarity of Crazy Women is a vital angle to voice; and Clark performs three new songs – including the defiant, bluesy Broke – which suggest promising things to come on her second album.
Tonight’s lineup is, essentially, two shows. Female country artists like Clark and Womack may garner critical plaudits, but male stars seem to find popularity both on US airwaves and, judging from the audience reaction, among British country fans.

A frattier Bryan Adams … Luke Bryan at Country 2 Country festival. Photograph: Joseph Okpako/Redferns

“Bro-country”, epitomised here by tank-topped duo Florida Georgia Line, is divisive – and it’s easy to see why. It is disconnected from the roots of the genre: subtlety and skill is replaced by deliberately obnoxious, beery chauvinism and alpha-male rock posturing. Here no trick is too obvious, no lyric too basic: almost every one of their chest-bumping, fist-pumping frat-party anthems seems to refer to a Friday or Saturday night, while Sippin’ on Fire, for instance, rhymes “fire” with not only “desire” but “lighters”. It might be easier to take if the sneering voice of Tyler Hubbard and the barrage of guitar didn’t recall Nickelback quite so much, and if the horndog leering on songs such as Sun Daze wasn’t quite so gross: “I’ll sit you up on the kitchen sink / And stick the pink umbrella in your drink”. It’s the kind of thing that would drive the characters in Womack’s songs back to the bottle.
Headliner Luke Bryan also falls under the bro-country umbrella, but cuts a far more genial figure. He’s known to deliver a boyband-worthy melody, and songs such as Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye and I Don’t Want This Night to End are driven by relentless hooks and starry-eyed romanticism. Uncomplicated stuff after Clark and Womack, but this slightly frattier Bryan Adams seems harmless rather than gormless after Florida Georgia Line. Bryan’s richly nasal voice is an acquired taste, but the only time he drags is during a brief solo-piano interlude, when he wallows in the shallows of an inarticulate macho sentiment.

Famous Star - Blake Lively

The responsibly for the resurgence if the knee high has been laid by many at the feet of Blake Lively. The spry blonde bombshell's character in Gossip Girl first drew attention to them wearing them as part of her uber fashionable make shift school uniform in a Britney, American Apparel of course has a huge range of colors and you be hard pushed to find one that doesn't go with your outfit. Although I would warn, there is an easy opportunity to get this look wrong. Look for darker shades, air on the side of classy, don't go for outrageous eye catching designs. It is that subtle bit of leg showing that should catch the eye not your bright pink knee highs with the swirling white patterns.

In the look above (which Blake wore out to dinner with Karl Lagerfeld!), she is working a black sequined blazer over black high-waisted shorts, a white button-down with a black bra peeking though, insanely high spectator pumps, and a black clutch. This outfit is so perfect for a summer's night out on the town, and can seamlessly take you from dinner to a party! To help you make this look yours, I found this gorgeous sequined blazer from Victoria's Secret that is comparable to Blake's.

 

Lively was indeed meant to thread a path in Hollywood belonging to a family that has been involved in the industry herself. However, Blake was not initially set on following her family's path. Instead of getting involved in showbiz at an early age, she enjoyed a normal life in school. Their rumored relationship off screen was the headline of all tabloids, but the two initially never confirmed the affair. It was only when a magazine featured photos of them on a vacation together in Mexico that Lively and Badgley came out with their relationship.

He talked her into going to an audition.She thought she should do it because he was always nice to her. She ended up going to a couple more and that is how she received her first job in the movie The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Things get hairy when Affleck starts having feelings for the woman he held up at the bank. Blake plays Affleck's ex-girlfriend that has a lot of trouble being a single mother and selling drugs just to barley get by. Blake also had to struggle with still having strong feelings for Affleck.