LOS ANGELES: Snoop Dogg says a rapper knows he’s made it as an actor when he’s alive at the end of the picture. “You never see a new rapper coming into a movie role where he’s playing an orthodontist or a top-notch lawyer. He’s always going to come in with a gun in his hand and getting killed,” the 32-year-old rapper told reporters recently.

“Until he can step out of that and do some comedy or do something that’s far-fetched from what your imagination and what you didn’t feel he could do, then he gets respected as an actor,” he said.

Snoop Dogg plays Huggy Bear in the new ‘Starsky & Hutch’ movie starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson. His previous films include ‘The Wash’ and ‘Bones’.

The rapper said he was a big fan of the ‘Starsky and Hutch’ show. “I liked seeing Huggy Bear, he was sharp, he was a cool dude. — AP

Now Enrique to perform in India

Mumbai: A month from now, Latino music sensation Enrique Iglesias will be visiting India, singing, dancing and even interacting with millions of fans. Amar Deb, head honcho of Channel V, announced the ‘Enrique Iglesias Live — The Seven Tour’.

Enrique will set the stage on fire in Mumbai on April 11 and on April 13 in Bangalore.

Venkat Vardhan, managing director of DNA Networks, one of the organisers, said: “For the first time, we will have an interactive show where we will have three different stages so Enrique can move around and interact with his fans,” Vardhan said.

Iglesias will be accompanied by a multiethnic 10-piece band consisting of percussion, guitars, bass, keyboards and vocalists. A 40-member technical entourage will enhance the state-of-the-art production. Enrique is also being accompanied by his video director, who will mix live images of the audience and of the performance that will be screened on giant screens.

Enrique will be flying to India in his private jet. — HNS