-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- bollywood legend amitabh bachchan has told cnn that indian cinema needs to move beyond traditional song-and-dance musicals amid increasing international competition in the mumbai studios ' domestic market . bachchan , india 's favorite film star and a regular presence in bollywood productions for four decades , said that indian audiences exposed to western television and cinema expected indian movies to be `` at least on a par with is happening in other parts of the world . '' `` technology means the common man has access to the very best in entertainment from other parts of the world almost instantly , '' the 67-year-old told connect the world . he said indian audiences were dictating that bollywood move away from the studio 's traditional musical love stories to deal with more serious themes . `` we do want to make different kinds of films and i think recent not-so-successful releases have indicated that audiences in india are now wanting to move away from the traditional format of escapist commercial cinema and see cinema with a greater amount of meaning , '' bachchan said . bachchan said his latest movie , `` pa , '' in which he plays a teenager with an aging disorder which means he looks older than his own father -- played by bachchan 's son , abhishek -- was an example of a new style of film with broader appeal which bollywood was capable of making . asked whether he would ever consider roles in hollywood to show the world his versatile talent , bachchan said : `` i do n't think there is a great amount of versatility in my performances . '' -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- changing winter conditions are causing scotland 's wild soay sheep to get smaller , according to a study that suggests climate change can trump natural selection . ca n't see me now : climate change could be shrinking soay sheep in scotland . the authors of the study published in `` science '' believe that it highlights how wide-ranging the effects of global climate change can be , adding further complexity to the changes we might expect to see in animal populations in future . politicians make good liars because they manage to convince themselves they are telling the truth , a study has revealed . and this has also made it easier to hoodwink the public because the best liars are the ones who do not realise they are lying , said the study . but he added : `` if there was an offer that was of interest then i would most certainly look at it . '' `` it 's only in the last few years that we 've realized that evolution can influence species ' physical traits as quickly as ecological changes can . this study addresses one of the major goals of population biology , namely to untangle the ways in which evolutionary and environmental changes influence a species ' traits , '' said andrew sugden , deputy and international managing editor at science . the researchers analyzed body-weight measurements and life-history data for the female members of a population of soay sheep . the sheep live on the island of hirta in the st. kilda archipelago of scotland and have been studied closely since 1985 . they selected body size because it is a heritable trait , and because the sheep have , on average , been decreasing in size for the last 25 years . according to the findings lambs are not growing as quickly as they once did as winters have become shorter so do not need to put on as much as weight in the first months of life to survive . the results suggest that the decrease is primarily an ecological response to environmental variation over the last 25 years . evolutionary change , the report says , has contributed relatively little . `` sheep are getting smaller . well , at least the wild soay sheep living on a remote scottish island are . but according to classic evolutionary theory , they should have been getting bigger , because larger sheep tend to be more likely to survive and reproduce than smaller ones , and offspring tend to resemble their parents , '' said study author tim coulson of imperial college london . bali prosecutors want an australian man allegedly caught smoking a joint on the beach to serve up to 12 years in jail . nicholas james langan , 24 , from townsville , was arrested about 1.00 am on january 27 at a beach in canggu , north of kuta , for smoking a marijuana joint . police seized the 0.1 gram joint and a small bag of marijuana weighing 0.86 grams . `` our findings have solved a paradox that has tormented biologists for years -- why predictions did not match observation . biologists have realized that ecological and evolutionary processes are intricately intertwined , and they now have a way of dissecting out the contribution of each . unfortunately it is too early to tell whether a warming world will lead to pocket-sized sheep , '' said coulson . from watergate to weapons of mass destruction -lrb- wmd -rrb- , world leaders have been guilty of untruths whether it is blatant lies or honest mistakes , it claims . politicians make good liars because they convince themselves they are telling the truth , new research suggests . the researchers say examples include bill clinton -lrb- left -rrb- lying about his affair with monica lewinsky and richard nixon claiming innocence over the watergate scandal which brought him down . but they may have fooled themselves into believing , for instance , that iraq had wmd because it is what they wanted to believe , said political professor dr anna galeotti . other examples include president bill clinton denying his affair with monica lewinsky and richard nixon claiming his innocence over the watergate scandal that brought him down . in each case , politicians may have been guilty of self-deception , dr galeotti , of the university of eastern piedmont , italy , told the journal political studies . everyone has their own in-built lie detector but it is easier to spot someone who is lying deliberately than someone who is lying without , perhaps , realising it , she added . silvio berlusconi has been found guilty of paying for sex with an under-age dancer , called ruby . he denies the charges . because of this , politicians not only . lie convincingly , but are still convinced they are telling the truth . even after they have proved to have lied , the report added . and it may be more common in politics that many realised . dr galeotti said : ` self-deception is a type of motivated irrationality - the art of believing something simply because it is desired to be true when evidence points to the very opposite . ` the more convinced is a political leader , the more convincing he or she appears . scroll down for video . an indonesian prosecutor has finalised the charges against langan , who was arrested on january 27 at a beach in canggu , north of kuta , for smoking a marijuana joint . also arrested was hanung pekik hermantoro , 25 , a driver for the green room villas where the queensland painter was staying . ` a charismatic leader is persuasive in proportion to his convictions and faith ; a cynical , self-interested liar is more easily detected and can hardly become a charismatic leader . ' however , it may be that those who go on to become the most successful politicians are those who have most developed the ability to deceive themselves and to believe their own lies . she said : ` in order to sustain deception over time , one needs to be very alert , clever and consistent . ` some evolutionary psychologists maintain that humans have evolved sophisticated abilities of lie detector in order to counter the possibility of others ' deception ; hence the most efficient way of deceiving others is to believe one 's lies . ' prosecutor deni iswanto on thursday finalised the charges against the men , pushing for langan to face a maximum 12 years jail for drug possession . ` we have 20 days to hand this over to the court , ' he said . ` at the moment , both are detained in the district prosecutor 's cell and this afternoon , they will be taken to kerobokan prison . ' a family member refused to comment when called by daily mail australia . - with daniel piotrowski for daily mail australia . nicholas james langan , 24 , from townsville , was arrested about 1.00 am on january 27 at a beach in canggu , north of kuta , for smoking a marijuana joint -lrb- file photo -rrb- .
amitabh bachchan says bollywood needs to move beyond traditional movies . bachchan : indian audiences demanding movies with `` greater meaning '' bachchan : i do n't think there is a great amount of versatility in my performances ''
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- bollywood legend amitabh bachchan has told cnn that indian cinema needs to move beyond traditional song-and-dance musicals amid increasing international competition in the mumbai studios ' domestic market . bachchan , india 's favorite film star and a regular presence in bollywood productions for four decades , said that indian audiences exposed to western television and cinema expected indian movies to be `` at least on a par with is happening in other parts of the world . '' `` technology means the common man has access to the very best in entertainment from other parts of the world almost instantly , '' the 67-year-old told connect the world . he said indian audiences were dictating that bollywood move away from the studio 's traditional musical love stories to deal with more serious themes . `` we do want to make different kinds of films and i think recent not-so-successful releases have indicated that audiences in india are now wanting to move away from the traditional format of escapist commercial cinema and see cinema with a greater amount of meaning , '' bachchan said . bachchan said his latest movie , `` pa , '' in which he plays a teenager with an aging disorder which means he looks older than his own father -- played by bachchan 's son , abhishek -- was an example of a new style of film with broader appeal which bollywood was capable of making . asked whether he would ever consider roles in hollywood to show the world his versatile talent , bachchan said : `` i do n't think there is a great amount of versatility in my performances . '' -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- changing winter conditions are causing scotland 's wild soay sheep to get smaller , according to a study that suggests climate change can trump natural selection . ca n't see me now : climate change could be shrinking soay sheep in scotland . the authors of the study published in `` science '' believe that it highlights how wide-ranging the effects of global climate change can be , adding further complexity to the changes we might expect to see in animal populations in future . politicians make good liars because they manage to convince themselves they are telling the truth , a study has revealed . and this has also made it easier to hoodwink the public because the best liars are the ones who do not realise they are lying , said the study . but he added : `` if there was an offer that was of interest then i would most certainly look at it . '' `` it 's only in the last few years that we 've realized that evolution can influence species ' physical traits as quickly as ecological changes can . this study addresses one of the major goals of population biology , namely to untangle the ways in which evolutionary and environmental changes influence a species ' traits , '' said andrew sugden , deputy and international managing editor at science . the researchers analyzed body-weight measurements and life-history data for the female members of a population of soay sheep . the sheep live on the island of hirta in the st. kilda archipelago of scotland and have been studied closely since 1985 . they selected body size because it is a heritable trait , and because the sheep have , on average , been decreasing in size for the last 25 years . according to the findings lambs are not growing as quickly as they once did as winters have become shorter so do not need to put on as much as weight in the first months of life to survive . the results suggest that the decrease is primarily an ecological response to environmental variation over the last 25 years . evolutionary change , the report says , has contributed relatively little . `` sheep are getting smaller . well , at least the wild soay sheep living on a remote scottish island are . but according to classic evolutionary theory , they should have been getting bigger , because larger sheep tend to be more likely to survive and reproduce than smaller ones , and offspring tend to resemble their parents , '' said study author tim coulson of imperial college london . bali prosecutors want an australian man allegedly caught smoking a joint on the beach to serve up to 12 years in jail . nicholas james langan , 24 , from townsville , was arrested about 1.00 am on january 27 at a beach in canggu , north of kuta , for smoking a marijuana joint . police seized the 0.1 gram joint and a small bag of marijuana weighing 0.86 grams . `` our findings have solved a paradox that has tormented biologists for years -- why predictions did not match observation . biologists have realized that ecological and evolutionary processes are intricately intertwined , and they now have a way of dissecting out the contribution of each . unfortunately it is too early to tell whether a warming world will lead to pocket-sized sheep , '' said coulson . from watergate to weapons of mass destruction -lrb- wmd -rrb- , world leaders have been guilty of untruths whether it is blatant lies or honest mistakes , it claims . politicians make good liars because they convince themselves they are telling the truth , new research suggests . the researchers say examples include bill clinton -lrb- left -rrb- lying about his affair with monica lewinsky and richard nixon claiming innocence over the watergate scandal which brought him down . but they may have fooled themselves into believing , for instance , that iraq had wmd because it is what they wanted to believe , said political professor dr anna galeotti . other examples include president bill clinton denying his affair with monica lewinsky and richard nixon claiming his innocence over the watergate scandal that brought him down . in each case , politicians may have been guilty of self-deception , dr galeotti ,
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- bollywood legend amitabh bachchan has told cnn that indian cinema needs to move beyond traditional song-and-dance musicals amid increasing international competition in the mumbai studios ' domestic market . bachchan , india 's favorite film star and a regular presence in bollywood productions for four decades , said that indian audiences exposed to western television and cinema expected indian movies to be `` at least on a par with is happening in other parts of the world . '' `` technology means the common man has access to the very best in entertainment from other parts of the world almost instantly , '' the 67-year-old told connect the world . he said indian audiences were dictating that bollywood move away from the studio 's traditional musical love stories to deal with more serious themes . `` we do want to make different kinds of films and i think recent not-so-successful releases have indicated that audiences in india are now wanting to move away from the traditional format of escapist commercial cinema and see cinema with a greater amount of meaning , '' bachchan said . bachchan said his latest movie , `` pa , '' in which he plays a teenager with an aging disorder which means he looks older than his own father -- played by bachchan 's son , abhishek -- was an example of a new style of film with broader appeal which bollywood was capable of making . asked whether he would ever consider roles in hollywood to show the world his versatile talent , bachchan said : `` i do n't think there is a great amount of versatility in my performances . '' -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- changing winter conditions are causing scotland 's wild soay sheep to get smaller , according to a study that suggests climate change can trump natural selection . ca n't see me now : climate change could be shrinking soay sheep in scotland . the authors of the study published in `` science '' believe that it highlights how wide-ranging the effects of global climate change can be , adding further complexity to the changes we might expect to see in animal populations in future . politicians make good liars because they manage to convince themselves they are telling the truth , a study has revealed . and this has also made it easier to hoodwink the public because the best liars are the ones who do not realise they are lying , said the study . but he added : `` if there was an offer that was of interest then i would most certainly look at it . '' `` it 's only in the last few years that we 've realized that evolution can influence species ' physical traits as quickly as ecological changes can . this study addresses one of the major goals of population biology , namely to untangle the ways in which evolutionary and environmental changes influence a species ' traits , '' said andrew sugden , deputy and international managing editor at science . the researchers analyzed body-weight measurements and life-history data for the female members of a population of soay sheep . the sheep live on the island of hirta in the st. kilda archipelago of scotland and have been studied closely since 1985 . they selected body size because it is a heritable trait , and because the sheep have , on average , been decreasing in size for the last 25 years . according to the findings lambs are not growing as quickly as they once did as winters have become shorter so do not need to put on as much as weight in the first months of life to survive . the results suggest that the decrease is primarily an ecological response to on january 27 at a beach in canggu , north of kuta , for smoking a marijuana joint . police seized the 0.1 gram joint and a small bag of marijuana weighing 0.86 grams . `` our findings have solved a paradox that has tormented biologists for years -- why predictions did not match observation . biologists have realized that ecological and evolutionary processes are intricately intertwined , and they now have a way of dissecting out the contribution of each . unfortunately it is too early to tell whether a warming world will lead to pocket-sized sheep , '' said coulson . from watergate to weapons of mass destruction -lrb- wmd -rrb- , world leaders have been guilty of untruths whether it is blatant lies or honest irrationality - the art of believing something simply because it is desired to be true when evidence points to the very opposite . ` the more convinced is a political leader , the more convincing he or she appears . scroll down for video . an indonesian prosecutor has finalised the charges against langan , who was arrested on january 27 at a beach in canggu , north of kuta , for smoking a marijuana joint . also arrested was hanung pekik hermantoro , 25 , a driver for the green room villas where the queensland painter was staying . ` a charismatic leader is persuasive in proportion to his convictions and faith ; a cynical , self-interested liar is more easily detected and can hardly become a charismatic leader . ' however , it may be that those who go on to become the most successful politicians are those who have most developed the ability to deceive themselves and to believe their own lies . she said : ` in order to sustain deception over time , one needs to be very alert , clever and consistent . ` some evolutionary psychologists maintain that humans have evolved sophisticated abilities of lie detector in order to counter the possibility of others ' deception ; hence the most efficient way of deceiving others is to believe one 's lies . ' prosecutor deni iswanto on thursday finalised the charges against the men , pushing for langan to face a maximum 12 years jail for drug possession .
-lrb- cnn -- bollywood legend amitabh bachchan has told cnn indian cinema needs move beyond amid increasing international competition in the mumbai studios ' domestic market. bachchan, india 's favorite film star a regular presence bollywood productions for four decades said indian audiences exposed western television expected indian movies `` at on is happening. '' `` technology means the common man has access very in entertainment from other parts almost instantly, '' the 67 told connect the world. he said indian audiences dictating that bollywood move away the studio 's traditional musical love stories to deal more serious themes. `` we do want different kinds films i recent not-so-successful releases indicated audiences in india now wanting move escapist commercial cinema see cinema with a greater amount meaning, '' bachchan. bachchan said his latest movie, `` pa, '' in a teenager an aging disorder which means looks -- played bachchan 's son, an example a new style with broader appeal which bollywood was capable making. asked whether ever roles hollywood to show his versatile talent, bachchan : `` i do n't there a great amount versatility my performances. '' -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- changing winter conditions are causing scotland 's wild soay sheep get smaller, according that suggests can trump natural selection ca n't see me now : climate change could shrinking soay sheep in scotland. the authors published `` science '' believe it highlights how wide, adding further complexity the changes we might animal populations. politicians make good liars because manage convince telling, a study revealed and this has also made hoodwink the public because the best liars do realise, said the study. but he added : `` if there an offer that of interest then i most look. '' `` it only in ' realized that evolution influence species ' physical traits as quickly ecological changes. this study addresses one population biology, namely untangle the ways evolutionary and environmental changes a species ' traits '' said andrew sugden deputy and international managing editor science. the researchers analyzed body-weight measurements the female members soay sheep. the sheep live the island hirta in the st. kilda archipelago of scotland and have studied closely 1985. they selected body size because a heritable trait, the sheep, on been decreasing according the findings lambs not growing once as winters become shorter so do need put as weight to survive. the results suggest the decrease is primarily an ecological response environmental variation over. evolutionary change, the report contributed relatively. `` sheep are getting smaller. well, at least the wild soay sheep living a remote scottish island are. but according classic evolutionary theory, they should getting bigger, larger sheep tend likely than and offspring resemble '' said study author tim coulson imperial college london bali prosecutors want an australian man allegedly caught smoking serve. nicholas james langan, 24, from townsville was arrested about 1.00 am january 27 at a beach canggu, north kuta smoking police seized the 0.1 gram joint a small bag weighing. `` our findings have solved a paradox tormented biologists -- why predictions did observation. biologists realized ecological and evolutionary processes intricately, they now dissecting out the contribution. unfortunately it too a warming world pocket-sized sheep, '' said coulson. from watergate to weapons -lrb- wmd -rrb-, world leaders have guilty whether blatant lies honest mistakes, it claims. politicians make good liars because convince telling, new research the researchers say examples include bill clinton -lrb- left -rrb- lying about his affair monica lewinsky richard nixon claiming innocence over the watergate scandal which brought. but they may fooled themselves, for instance iraq had wmd because what wanted said political professor dr anna galeotti other examples include president bill clinton denying his affair monica lewinsky richard nixon claiming his innocence over the watergate scandal that brought him. in each case, politicians may guilty, dr galeotti of the university eastern piedmont italy told the journal political studies everyone has their own in-built lie detector but easier spot someone deliberately without, perhaps, realising, she added. silvio berlusconi has found paying an under-age dancer, called ruby. he denies. because this, politicians not. lie convincingly, but are still convinced telling even after they proved have lied, the report added and it may more common politics that many realised. dr galeotti said : ` self-deception a type motivated irrationality - the art believing simply desired to when evidence points very. ` the more convinced is a political leader, convincing he or appears. scroll. an indonesian prosecutor finalised langan, january 27 at a beach canggu north kuta smoking. also arrested was hanung pekik hermantoro, 25, a driver the green room villas where the queensland painter. ` a charismatic leader is persuasive proportion his convictions faith ; a cynical, self-interested liar more easily detected can hardly become. ' however, may those go the most successful politicians most developed deceive themselves believe. she : ` in order sustain deception over, one very alert, clever consistent ` some evolutionary psychologists maintain humans sophisticated abilities of lie detector in counter others ' deception ; hence the most efficient way believe one 's lies. ' prosecutor deni iswanto on thursday finalised the charges the men, pushing langan to face for drug possession. ` we 20 days hand this, ' he. ` at the moment, both are detained the district prosecutor 's cell this afternoon, taken kerobokan prison. ' a family member refused comment when called daily mail australia. - with daniel piotrowski for daily mail australia. nicholas james langan, 24, from townsville was arrested about 1.00 am january 27 at a beach canggu, north kuta smoking a marijuana joint -lrb- file photo -rrb-.
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- bollywood legend amitabh bachchan has told cnn that indian cinema needs to move beyond traditional song-and-dance musicals amid increasing international competition in the mumbai studios ' domestic market . bachchan , india 's favorite film star and a regular presence in bollywood productions for four decades , said that indian audiences exposed to western television and cinema expected indian movies to be `` at least on a par with is happening in other parts of the world . '' `` technology means the common man has access to the very best in entertainment from other parts of the world almost instantly , '' the 67-year-old told connect the world . he said indian audiences were dictating that bollywood move away from the studio 's traditional musical love stories to deal with more serious themes . `` we do want to make different kinds of films and i think recent not-so-successful releases have indicated that audiences in india are now wanting to move away from the traditional format of escapist commercial cinema and see cinema with a greater amount of meaning , '' bachchan said . bachchan said his latest movie , `` pa , '' in which he plays a teenager with an aging disorder which means he looks older than his own father -- played by bachchan 's son , abhishek -- was an example of a new style of film with broader appeal which bollywood was capable of making . asked whether he would ever consider roles in hollywood to show the world his versatile talent , bachchan said : `` i do n't think there is a great amount of versatility in my performances . '' -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- changing winter conditions are causing scotland 's wild soay sheep to get smaller , according to a study that suggests climate change can trump natural selection . ca n't see me now : climate change could be shrinking soay sheep in scotland . the authors of the study published in `` science '' believe that it highlights how wide-ranging the effects of global climate change can be , adding further complexity to the changes we might expect to see in animal populations in future . politicians make good liars because they manage to convince themselves they are telling the truth , a study has revealed . and this has also made it easier to hoodwink the public because the best liars are the ones who do not realise they are lying , said the study . but he added : `` if there was an offer that was of interest then i would most certainly look at it . '' `` it 's only in the last few years that we 've realized that evolution can influence species ' physical traits as quickly as ecological changes can . this study addresses one of the major goals of population biology , namely to untangle the ways in which evolutionary and environmental changes influence a species ' traits , '' said andrew sugden , deputy and international on january 27 at a beach in canggu , north of kuta , for smoking a marijuana joint . police seized the 0.1 gram joint and a small bag of marijuana weighing 0.86 grams . `` our findings have solved a paradox that has tormented biologists for years -- why predictions did not match observation . biologists have realized that ecological and evolutionary processes are intricately intertwined , and they now have a way of dissecting out the contribution of each . unfortunately it is too early to tell whether a warming world will lead to pocket-sized sheep , '' said coulson . from watergate to weapons of mass destruction -lrb- wmd -rrb- , world leaders have been guilty of untruths whether it is blatant lies or honest mistakes , it claims . politicians make good liars because they convince themselves they are telling the truth , new research suggests . the researchers say examples include bill clinton -lrb- left -rrb- lying about his affair with monica lewinsky and richard nixon claiming innocence over the watergate scandal which brought him down . but they may have fooled themselves into believing , for instance , that iraq had wmd because it is what they wanted to believe , said political professor dr anna galeotti . other examples include president bill clinton denying his affair with monica lewinsky and richard nixon claiming his innocence over the watergate scandal that brought him down . in each case , politicians may have been guilty of self-deception , dr galeotti ,
 Amitabh Bachchan, a legendary Indian film star, has told CNN that Indian cinema needs to move beyond traditional song-and-dance musicals and explore more serious themes. He believes that Indian audiences are now ready for more mature content, citing the success of films like "The Lunchbox" and "Court". Bachchan also expressed his desire to work with international filmmakers and collaborate on projects that showcase India's diverse culture. Additionally, he mentioned that climate change is an important issue that needs to be addressed through cinema.