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John Singleton
His directing ability led to the VFX-driven "Remember the Time" music video for Michael Jackson, which featured Eddie Murphy, Iman, and Magic Johnson. His next films were ''Poetic Justice'' (1993) and '' Higher Learning'' (1995), which were similarly socially conscious and received mixed to positive reviews.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} Of his work with some of the 1990s' most visible rappers, Singleton states, <blockquote>"I come from the same place as rappers.

Michael Jackson
Other artists involved included Slash, The Scorpions, Boyz II Men, Luther Vandross, Mariah Carey, A. R. Rahman, Prabhu Deva Sundaram, Shobana, Andrea Bocelli, and Luciano Pavarotti.

Prabhu Deva Indian choreographer, film producer &amp; actor
Featuring Deva alongside Arvind Swamy and Kajol, the film went on to win four National Film Awards, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and a Filmfare Award mostly for the film's soundtrack by Rahman.


John Singleton
It was announced in 2013 that Singleton was attached as the director of a Tupac Shakur biography film.

Tupac Shakur
Shakur welcomed Biggie to join his side group Thug Life, but he would instead form his own side group, the Junior M.A.F.I.A., with his Brooklyn friends Lil' Cease and Lil' Kim.

Lil' Kim American rapper from New York
Some artists who have credited Kim as influence include Rihanna, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Kash Doll, Bree Runway, Teyana Taylor, Doja Cat, Hitmaka, Casanova, Spice, Zaytoven, Stefflon Don, Flo Milli, Saweetie, and Erica Banks. Actress Taraji P. Henson has stated that Lil' Kim inspired her portrayal of ''Empire'' character Cookie Lyon.

Doja Cat
On September 10, she was announced as a Pepsi ambassador and starred in an advertisement in which she performs a modern reenactment of the song " You're the One That I Want" from the musical film '' Grease'', as part of a campaign celebrating the launch of the Pepsi-Cola Soda Shop.

List of Pepsi spokespersons
In India, Pepsi first used Aamir Khan, model turned actress Mahima Chaudhary and model and ex-Miss World Aishwariya Rai to promote its product. Later it used Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukherjee, Saif Ali Khan, Fardeen Khan, Akshay Kumar, Shahid Kapoor (before he entered the movie world), Preity Zinta, John Abraham, Pawan Kalyan, Ram Charan Teja, Priyanka Chopra, and Kareena Kapoor as well as the national cricket team.


John Singleton
He cited the original ''Star Wars'' film as one of his strongest influences and the work of Steven Spielberg as a source of inspiration.

Steven Spielberg American film director and screenwriter
His 1997 feature, ''Amistad'', his first released under DreamWorks, was based on the true story of the events in 1839 aboard the slave ship '' La Amistad''. Producer Debbie Allen, who had read the book ''Amistad I'' in 1978, thought Spielberg would be perfect to direct.{{Sfn|Jackson|2007|p=68}} Spielberg was hesitant taking on the project, afraid that it would be compared to ''Schindler's List'', but he said, "I've never planned my career [...] In the end I do what I think I gotta do. "{{Sfn|Jackson|2007|p=68}} Starring Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou and Matthew McConaughey, the director used Allen's ten years worth of research to reenact the difficult historical scenes.{{Sfn|Jackson|2007|p=67}}{{Sfn|Freer|2001|p=252}} The film struggled to find an audience, and underperformed at the box office;{{Sfn|Jackson|2007|p=69}} Spielberg admitted that "[''Amistad''] became too much of a history lesson. "{{Sfn|Freer|2001|p=258}}

Anthony Hopkins Welsh actor
Hopkins quit smoking using the Allen Carr method.

Allen Carr British author (1934–2006)
Celebrity endorsements include Richard Branson, Anthony Hopkins, Ashton Kutcher, Ellen DeGeneres, Nikki Glaser, Chrissie Hynde, Michael McIntyre, Pink, Jason Mraz, Charlotte Church and Hrithik Roshan which aids the organisation's efforts to expand commercially.

Hrithik Roshan
Roshan next had a supporting role in Karan Johar's ensemble melodrama '' Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Kareena Kapoor.


John Singleton
His directing ability led to the VFX-driven "Remember the Time" music video for Michael Jackson, which featured Eddie Murphy, Iman, and Magic Johnson. His next films were ''Poetic Justice'' (1993) and '' Higher Learning'' (1995), which were similarly socially conscious and received mixed to positive reviews.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} Of his work with some of the 1990s' most visible rappers, Singleton states, <blockquote>"I come from the same place as rappers.

Iman (model) Somali model, actress, and entrepreneur
Bowie named his instrumental piece 'Abdulmajid' after her, which was later converted into a symphony by Philip Glass.

Philip Glass
In 1987, he co-founded the Tibet House US with Columbia University professor Robert Thurman and the actor Richard Gere at the request of the 14th Dalai Lama. Glass is a vegetarian.

Richard Gere American actor (b. 1949)
During a live news conference to promote condom use among truck drivers, he embraced Bollywood superstar Shilpa Shetty, dipped her, and kissed her several times on the cheek.

Shilpa Shetty Indian actress
However, the film went unreleased, which meant that Shetty's debut release was her next film, Abbas-Mustan's thriller ''Baazigar'', alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. Inspired by the Hollywood film '' A Kiss Before Dying'', the film featured Shetty in the supporting role of Seema Chopra, a girl who is murdered by her revenge-seeking boyfriend, played by Khan. '' Baazigar'' proved to be a major box office hit and finished up as the fourth-highest-grossing film of the year.





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