Yesterday Rajkumar Rao uploaded a picture of special wishes he got from none other than Amitabh Bachchan himself on Instagram. The appraisal note was sent with flowers to Rajkumar by Big B on his Letter Head saying he had done a phenomenal job in Bareilly Ki Barfi. He played the role of a supposed writer, whose idea the female lead falls in love with. Big B in this note wrote:…
I was locked this weekend!! A lot of judgements have made quite a stir in our nation, be it Right to Privacy judgement or the Triple Talaq judgement. But the conviction of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Insaan in the 15 years old rape case particularly created a lot of trouble in approximately 5 lakh lives. Not to mention the stuck life of other 20 lakh people who were stranded in the…
To me,the tagline of ‘A GENTLEMAN’ : Sunder, Susheel , Risky’….. sounds like description of some bra- burning feminist in matrimonial advertisement. But here we are talking about too-hot-to-handle Siddharth Malhotra in a dual role of a sunder and risky gentleman. Susheel Gaurav is a typical take-home-to-mom guy that every girl would like to marry. His ultimate dream in life is to settle down with a sunder girl and play…
As individuals, most of us covet our privacy. We find it objectionable when others look into our private conversations. We argue that our privacy is intrinsic to our personality and there are things that people wouldn’t want anyone else knowing. In fact, many people believe, that a certain amount is necessary for a person to exercise their freedom of speech. Keeping an eye over our acts and behaviours can actually…
Anybody who’s paid any attention to the news would see that the Kashmir valley has begun controversy again. The valley, which has always seen turbulence due to heavy militancy, has its own government, constitution and laws. This militancy has become the basis for several limitations being imposed on the State. Therefore, Article 370 and 35A of the Constitution have granted a special status to the State. Why do we have…
By now many of us have watched the movie Toilet-Ek Prem Katha and much of the content has been discussed over print and online media. With more than 100 crore, the movie is being said to be the second most successful movie of this year. Without talking much about the script, storyline let’s get into all sorts of reviews floating in our mainstream media on the movie. Let us look…
In its latest strive for improvements for the mental state of their soldiers, BSF have come up with an innovative way to fight depression and suicide among its soldiers. BSF(Border Security Force) amasses about 2.65 lakhs personnel. The jawans of the force are deployed for long stints at inhospitable and harsh climate areas along the Indo-Pak and Indo-Bangla borders, where they cannot keep their families for years together. BSF Director General…
Supreme Court strikes down Triple Talaq under Muslim Law This summer, the honourable Supreme Court heard the case of the government against the practice of Triple Talaq or Talaq-e-Biddat, over 6 days. The verdict was reserved, and today at last it has been delivered. The five judge bench struck down the practice by a 3:2 verdict, declaring it unconstitutional. A quick look into what Triple Talaq is: One of the…
Genre – Supernatural Horror, Thriller Running time – 109 minutes Director – David Sandleberg Writer – Gary Dauberman Cinematography – Maxime Alexandre Cast – Stephanie Sigman as Sister Charlotte, Talitha Bateman as Janice, Anthony LaPaglia as Samuel Mullins, Miranda Otto as Esther Mullins Background Annabelle: Creation is a prequel to 2014’s horror movie Annabelle about a doll whose presence causes dark things to happen to the people who own it. Annabelle…
“Taarak Mehta ka ooltah chashmah”, a show doing wonders on the box office since 2008. It was first aired on July 28, 2008 on channel SAB TV. This show has been climbing the ladder of success since then and has never seen any failure. Even after completing more than 2000 episodes and having a long journey of 9 years, there is something about the show that never made me a…
Looks like, Bollywood has finally cracked the formula for sleeper-hits. Make a Desi film with Desi characters on a Desi location 😊. Bareilly Ki Barfi is one such formula. After Bareilly ka Jhumka and Bareilly ka Thumka, comes Bareilly Ki Barfi. Made by Ashwini Iyer Tiwari of critically acclaimed ‘NIL BATTEY SANNATA’ and written by ‘DANGAL’ director, Nitish Tiwari, BAREILLY KI BARFI rides on high hopes and is officially a desi-adaptation…
Bengaluru foam outbreak is in news again. After many reported cases in Bengaluru, yet again two of the major lakes Bellandur and Varthur have started spilling out foam. The lake frothing is the result of the presence of chemicals thus the rains in the city accelerated the action. It is also believed that most of the lakes in the city have turned toxic due to the disposal of toxic debris,…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Supreme Court have, in the recent years, taken a stand for the environment. They have been making several progressive decisions to save India from the impending environmental doom. Monumental decisions have been made, which have included measures to decrease the cars on the roads, control over registration of vehicles that are too old, etc.In the latest incident, on Thursday, the Supreme Court did…
I first learned about the Kerala love jihad case a few months back when a girl accused her parents of keeping her away from her ‘husband’. This girl lived in the Malappuram area of Kerala. This case is important from the point of view of national security and the demographic balance in Kerala, also known as God’s Own Country. One of the newspapers that carried this story is Indian Express….
Divorced Muslim women are being offered paid sex by Maulvis for Halala Nikah. Sounds absurd? Then read on. I was not surprised when I read stuff on a news site that said that some Maulvis in Uttar Pradesh are asking for money in return for Halala Nikah. This stupid but barbaric practice has been going on among Muslims for many years. Want to read this article? Read it here. But…
In a recent shocking incident, a 16 year old Muslim girl was sold to an Oman national, Sheikh Ahmed. This marriage was contracted by the girl’s paternal aunt, Ghousia, and uncle Sikander for merely 5 Lakh Rupees. The marriage took place in a Hotel in Hyderabad in Barkas before Ramzan this year, solemnized by a Qazi. The minor’s mother Syeeda Unnisa has filed a complaint with the police to bring her…
Entire life, when a simple kissing scene onscreen becomes a taboo, and masturbation seems some superficial and non-existential phenomenon, suddenly a girl is forced into marriage and is expected to get physically intimate with spouse. Is that transition easy? Agreed, we are living in 21st century and girls are modern. But sorry to burst your bubble, when you see this same 21st century modern girl around with a guy, laughing…
Today is our 71st year of independence and we as a country have gone through a lot. From fighting the British rule to fighting for equal rights. From living in the most culturally diverse and technologically developed country to a developing country. While our soldiers fight on borders to protect our freedom, we are struggling for our country’s self-dependence. This article is aimed to make you think and…
In the last few days, The Blue Whale Challenge has been making the rounds in the news. A child in Dehra Dun was stopped from killing himself. A class 10th boy in Kolkata was not so fortunate and his family found his body in the bathroom with a plastic bag over his head, tied with a cord. Similarly, a student of class 9 in Mumbai jumped off a building, killing…
Organ donation in the literal sense means the giving of an organ by an alive or a dead person, with legal consent to another person needing it. The person who gives his/her organ is called the Donor and the person who receives the organ is called Donee. The donations can be made for various reasons ranging from social sustainability to scientific research. Whichever the case may be, the organ donated…
‘My bare ass was groped by the DJ of a Denver radio station’, an assertive Taylor Swift testified in an American court. This incident happened in 2013 when she and David Mueller posed together for a photo op in Denver, Colorado. Fired! After Swift leveled the first allegations, Mueller was fired from his job by the radio station, KYOGO. In 2015, the fired jockey sued Taylor Swift for the financial…
Whoever thought that a love story could be woven around a ‘commode’!! Let us give the due credit to the ‘constipated’ gang of PIKU for starting this trend of ‘Pot(ty) boilers’ 😊😊. Are we lapping it up? Yes, because, in secret, we all have loved toilet humour 😉. Toilet Ek Prem Katha – A brave attempt Jokes aside, but Akshay & team should be lauded for taking up the cudgels…
A UP based Shia body has rubbished the claims of Sunnis over the ‘Babri Masjid’. It has claimed in Supreme Court of India that it was a Shia who demolished the Ram Temple to make a mosque. The name of this person is Mir Baqi and he was a general in Babar’s army. After demolition of this temple, Baqi made it into a mosque. Since Baqi was a Shia Muslim,…
The subject of today’s post is a term that most of us in India refuse to identify as a crime: Marital Rape. News on ‘rape’ has become a daily occurrence, to say the least. It is often felt that a news bulletin is not complete if an incident of rape isn’t reported. In the recent years, especially since the rape of the physiotherapy student Nirbhaya in December 2012, rape has…
Today is the 44th Birth Anniversary of Hip Hop. This dance form took birth along with the Hip Hop music and was developed by Afro Americans. The free and casual style took everyone by surprise. Nowadays Hip Hop is one of the most popular dance styles around the world. While dance lovers are celebrating Hip Hop anniversary, Les twins have just won maiden edition of NBC’s World of Dance Season…
Raipur is the capital of Chattisgarh. Since becoming the capital on 1st November 2000, Raipur has seen massive industrial and real state growth. But this massive industrialization has resulted in Raipur getting tag of “world’s 7th most polluted city”. This deteriorating situation prompted Mr. Omprakash Chaudhary to take urgent action to setup a micro forest. What is a micro forest A micro forest is a set up where afforestation is…
If there were an award for the most hotly contested election in 2017, then that would surely go to the just concluded Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls. Ahmed Patel has finally won his seat by a whisker of a margin. The BJP wanted him to lose this election badly and used all the tricks to get the desired result. Patel could win his seat only after the Election Commission disqualified the…
Imtiaz Ali films have a special corner reserved in my heart. His loyal audience, like me, are urban nomads who take vicarious pleasure in this virtual cinematic tour that travels through winding roads, cobbled streets, crowded bazaars, pulsating cities and bustling squares with unknown stranger, so enjoy the journey and forget the destination!!! JAB HARRY MET SEJAL is one such travelogue that moves at a leisurely pace with one country…