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Which Hollywood actress has been chosen to play screen icon Marilyn Monroe in a new biopic?

Which Hollywood actress has been chosen to play screen icon Marilyn Monroe in a new biopic?

Which Hollywood actress has been chosen to play screen icon Marilyn Monroe in a new biopic?
1. Which Marathi classic was screened across Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh on May 9 in connection with Mother's Day?
Shyamchi Aai
Shwaas
Rita
 
Shyamchi Aai was the autobiography of freedom fighter, social activist, and writer Sane Guruji and revolved around his relationship with his mother. In 1953, the book was adapted as a movie, which won the first National Award for best feature film the following year.
2. Which Hindi film superstar is producing a new children’s musical drama for Disney Channel that went on air on May 15?
Aamir Khan
Shah Rukh Khan
Saif Ali Khan
 
The show is titled Ishaan and is based on the inspirational journey of a young boy who finds friends and a sense of belonging through music. The show includes a soundtrack of 11 original tracks. Other than various child artistes, Ishaan stars television personalities Shruti Ulfat, Rajinder Mehra and Rajiv Paul.
3. Which Hindi film director will produce a fiction show under the banner Ishana Movies for the small screen?
Anurag Basu
Anurag Kashyap
Dibakar Banerjee
 
Basu, who has directed films like Gangster and Life... in a Metro, will return to direction for television with a show that is a compilation of several short stories. Basu, whose latest film Kites was released last week, had directed TV shows like Tara, Koshish... Ek Aashaa and Love Story.
4. American singer-songwriter Katy Perry has announced that her new album Teenage Dream will be released in August 2010. What was her first album called?
One of the Boys
Katy Hudson
Katy Perry
 
The album Katy Hudson dwells on gospel music and was released in 2001 by Red Hill Records when Perry was 17. Later Perry made the switch to mainstream pop music. She began working on Teenage Dream in October 2009. Perry will release her new single 'California Gurls' ahead of the album, on June 20, with the album following on August 30.
5. Which Hollywood director has directed You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, which was screened at this year’s Cannes Film Festival?
Woody Allen
Oliver Stone
Stephen Kijak
 
The film features Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Freida Pinto, and Naomi Watts. Allen is best known for his romantic comedies Annie Hall and Manhattan. He was ranked at number 43 in Empire (UK) magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time in October 1997.
6. Which Hollywood actress has been chosen to play screen icon Marilyn Monroe in a new biopic?
Naomi Watts
Jennifer Aniston
Cate Blanchett
 
Watts will play the lead role in Blonde, an adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates's imaginary Marilyn Monroe memoirs which will be directed by Andrew Dominik. The $20 million production will begin filming in January 2011. Watts is best known for her role in King Kong (2005).
7. Which Hindi film actor is the brand ambassador of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Charity Initiative?
Amitabh Bachchan
Shah Rukh Khan
Salman Khan
 
The IIFA Charity Initiative includes housing, literacy, and rehabilitation measures for the people in the northern and eastern regions of Sri Lanka. The initiative is part of the IIFA Weekend being held in Colombo from June 3 to 5, 2010. As a symbol of solidarity with the people of the island nation, IIFA, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, will adopt and rebuild a village housing refugees with the proceeds of the cricket match being donated for this cause.
8. Which country singer will receive the Hal David Starlight Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards this year?
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Kelly Clarkson
 
Swift released her debut single 'Tim McGraw' in 2006; she released her self-titled album the same year. Her next album, Fearless, was released in 2008 and won album of the year at the 52nd Grammy Awards, among other top honours.
9. Which among these is one of only two films to have won the Best Picture Oscar while the book from which the film was adopted also won the Pulitzer Prize?
Gone With The Wind (1939)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
The Sound of Music (1965)
 
This American epic film was adapted from Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel of the same name. It received ten Academy Awards (8 competitive, 2 honorary), a record that stood for 20 years. The only other film to have won the Best Picture Oscar and the Pulitzer Prize for the book it was adapted from is All the King's Men (1949). The book, All The King's Men, was written by Robert Penn Warren.
10. What is the theme of the third season of television reality show Dadagiri, aired on the UTV Bindass channel?
Fighting corruption
Fighting global warming
Fighting terrorism
 
Titled 'D3 Commando Force: Dadagiri Against Terrorism', the show embarks on a mission to turn civilians into real-life commandos to counter terrorism. The 14 contestants on the show follow a military regime and use real weapons under the guidance of Captain Albert Louis, Captain Kshitij Sharma, and Captain Dharamveer Singh at the boot camp in Kolwel, on the outskirts of Goa. Contestants will be trained in survival tactics, water landings, night navigation, camouflage, raiding, the art of sniping, ambush, etc.

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