[h=3]Oscar boycott gets thumbs down from Americans - poll[/h] Diversity - or the lack of it - among Academy Award nominees has overshadowed this year's Oscars, but 44 percent of Americans do not support the idea of boycotting the movie industry's biggest night, according to a Reuters/Ispsos poll. The findings come a month after a furor over the omission of any actors of color among the 20 lead and supporting acting nominees for a second straight year, and the absence from the best picture contest of critically acclaimed hip-hop movie "Straight Outta Compton." The omissions prompted directors Spike Lee and Michael Moore, along with actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, to say that they would stay at home on the night of the Feb. 28 Oscars ceremony in protest. Civil rights activist the Reverend Al Sharpton and some groups have called on the public to hold demonstrations and to "tune-out" the ceremony, which is usually watched by about 40 million Americans on television.
[h=3]Did You Know? Sonam Kapoor Took A Pay Cut For 'Neerja'[/h] Sonam Kapoor, who will be next seen playing slain air hostess Neerja Bhanot in Neerja, is quite excited about playing the character and we heard recently that she also slashed her fees for the film. Ace lensman Atul Kasbekar, who has turned producer with this film, confirmed the news and added that Sonam reduced her fees to keep the film under budget.
[h=3]'Neerja' Actors Who Played Terrorists Were Kept Away From The Rest of The Cast[/h] Sonam Kapoor's latest film Neerja is being lauded by critics and audiences alike and we recently found out that the makers of the film went an extra mile to create tension between the actors who play terrorists and the actors, who played the passengers of the ill-fated flight. Producer Atul Kasbekar revealed that the actors who played the hijackers were kept away from the rest of the cast while shooting the film so that the two groups do not mingle and bond.
