We often come across people who throw garbage on the streets and rivers; spit and litter on our roads like it’s not a big deal. And when we try to confront them, they often say “tumhare baap ka road hai kya” or “pehle se hi to pada hai kachra”.

No matter what our government or media do to teach lessons on cleanliness, there will be some people who will never get it. They will keep treating public properties and roads as dustbin.

We came across one such incident today, where cricketer Virat Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma pulled up a car, and taught a man a much needed lesson. The guy apparently threw plastic garbage on the street from his luxurious car. Virat and Anushka passed by them and saw the scene.

And the couple just could not stand this. Anushka said,

You can’t just throw around plastic like that on the streets. Use a dustbin.

Virat recorded the video and uploaded it on his Twitter.

This is what Virat shared with the video.

Saw these people throwing garbage on the road & pulled them up rightfully. Travelling in a luxury car and brains gone for a toss. These people will keep our country clean? Yeah right! If you see something wrong happening like this, do the same & spread awareness.

While government is busy promoting Swachh Bharat, Make In India and Digital India campaigns, some of the citizens are still living in a stone age.

They just cannot get that, they are not supposed to litter on public places. It’s high time they get this!

When Rajkumar Hirani and Ranbir Kapoor get together to tell a story, they are certainly going to take the industry by a storm. Most awaited film of the year, Sanju hit the screens today. And in no time, audience has given their verdict to the film. Twitter has started flooding with reviews of the film.

All initial reviews only talk positive about the film. If we go by the initial reviews, Sanju is going to break box-office records of the year.

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We live in a country where each right of a person is taken care of, but just in the constitution. A country where immediate action is taken for a joke on politicians, but not for the females molested and raped. A country where politicians try to work for the people in need by living in absolute luxury. A country where politicians argue for hours without making a sensible point.

Comedians are those new heroes, who have managed to stand and speak what’s right. This article will give you all the reasons to choose comedians over politicians.

1. Tolerance and Intolerance

Do you remember the AIB roast? A bunch of comedians roasted each other in front of thousands of people, proudly! Can you imagine politicians roasting each other this proudly? If this happens, in an hour you’ll find them beating each other with chairs. What else do you think they have chairs in the parliament for? Comedians, as public figures, have the power to stand abuse, humiliation and disagreement.

One thing comedians and politicians have in common is, they have their own channels. Hahah! But again the major difference is, comedians are open to all sort of comments, likes and dislikes. While politicians are not. So that makes the score even again!

2. They speak on real issues as well, and make sense.

The greatest talent that comedians have is, TALKING ON REAL ISSUES, AND MAKING SENSE. A lot of politicians lack this quality. From rape to feminism, wars to brotherhood, demonetization to GST, prostitution to love, they’ll speak it all! And you know what’s the funny part? They actually make sense. When they talk about it, you can LISTEN. Isn’t that a treat to your ears? Unlike the pointless and baseless arguments on the news channels. That might make you go deaf.

3. BOLD and very today

Comedians do not mind talking on sex, harassment, or abuse. In the most funniest ways, they’ll reveal the darkest stories. Call it racism, sexism, casteism, or any other issue, they’ll proudly reveal the issues. Yes, they have the audacity to speak for what should be talked about. They even don’t mind speaking on the ugly side of politics. They respect freedom of speech. Unlike some politicians, they do not have any narrow minded opinions.

4.  They make you think.

Comedians are multi talented, there’s no doubt in that. They have this talent of speaking the truth with their humour, they make you laugh like crazy, and at the same time, they make sure when you leave, you re-think about the issues spoken on. They’ll give you all the sensible points to have a healthy argument. They’ll give you all reasons to see Pakistanis as friends, they’ll stand against marital rape, they’ll tell you what feminism actually is, they’ll tell you what patriotism is. They’ll make you RE-THINK.

5. Today, they are an inspiration.

For the youth especially, comedians are playing a very important role today. They teach what’s not in the books, they’ll tell you what’s not in the news, they’ll try to take stand when politicians go blind. For the youth, comedians truly are an inspiration. From moral education to sex education, they are, in some way, making the youth bold. In some way, they are bringing a huge change. In some way, you follow these comedians!

They’ll surely melt your hearts away with their comedy! In no time, you’ll fall in love with them for all the right reasons. In no time, you’ll look up to them for all the right reasons. Not all politicians are bad, but not all of them are good.

We spend most of our lives in office cubicles daydreaming about travelling, road trips, adventure sports and hitchhiking we’ll do once we get time. But that time never comes. Travelling is something which we all want to do but will keep procrastinating until that one day, we decide to ditch our routine, pack the bags and just go for it.

Once we decide to set out, we’ll pick a destination, make itinerary, and book hotels and flights accordingly. But what if we tell you, that’s an old school way of travelling? Travellers these days do not go after destinations, they go after experiences. Instead of picking destinations, they pick experiences. And when we talk about experiences, only Scuba Diving and Skydiving come to our mind. But what if we tell you, you can take much more exciting experiences?

We curated a list of 10 such unforgettable experience one must take during their lifetime, in association with Exotic Alley, a company which provides experiential travelling. Take a look.

1. Balloon Safari – Kenya

Go on a wildlife safari like never before. Enjoy the Masai Mara National Reserve from air and view majestic wildlife in their own habitat.

2. Ship Wreck Dive – Philippines

Dive into a ship wreck like the pros do in movies! Who knows one might get lucky and find a treasure.

3. Dive with the Sharks – Philippines

Take the plunge in Filipino waters and observe the majestic thresher shark in its own domain and pen an experience for a lifetime.

4. Bush Breakfast in the Wild – Tanzania

Have lunch in the wild and admire the ferocious beauty of nature!

5. Live on an Oil Rig – Sipadan

Live on an oil rig turned dive resort where the diving never stops and the party never ends!

6. The World’s Scariest Bungee – Nevis, Queenstown, NZ

Jump off from the Nevis Bungee, and add a badge of honour to your travels. 134m above ground, this 8-second free fall is NZ’s highest bungee and a contender for the scariest bungee jump’s in the world.

7. Claim King’s Landing for Yourself – Dubrovnik, Croatia

Who said you couldn’t visit King’s Landing? Go down to the Croatian town of Dubrovnik, and visit the real-time castle that is a set for the worldwide phenomenon – Game of Thrones.

8. Visit The Shire and meet a few Hobbits – NZ

J. R. R. Tolkien’s masterpiece all started in a magical place called The Shire. Visit the Shire in NZ and enjoy all the perks of the infamous LOTR tour. If you are a fan, do not miss this opportunity.

9. Party Island – Pag, Croatia

Party like an animal and dance with strangers on Pag Island in Croatia. Enjoy the exuberating night life on this exotic island.

10. Heli Ski Tour – Franz Josef Glacier, NZ

Take off on a helicopter and land onto white glaciers and ski down the Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand. This is sure to give you the biggest bragging rights.

So have you decided to ditch your routine to set out? Plan your experiential travel with Exotic Alley.

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Music has the power to divert your mind, make you feel light and fresh. And words? They have the power to touch your soul. It’s difficult to capture emotions and feelings in words.

It takes good songs to actually give you the feel. And a song is incomplete without heartfelt lyrics. Only words have the power to melt that coldness. And, Irshad Kamil is one of those rare lyricists in the industry, who will steal the voice of your heart with his words. He has given some of the best hits to Bollywood when it comes to songs. Since he is a great poet as well, every song written by him feels more of a poetry. With the music and composition, it turns out into a beautiful song. Here are some of the best lyrics by him, which will make you believe he has truly been a blessing to Bollywood and most of us.

1. Safarnama

Tamasha, a movie on self-discovery. A movie that will urge you to take a journey into yourself. When you finally free yourself from all that frustration, and realize everything that you were searching for, lies within, your heart bursts into joy.

No one better than Irshad Kamil could describe this feeling of joy into words this beautifully. His words will bliss you out!

2. Agar Tum Saath Ho

Once again, Tamasha! For some people, this song is never going out of their playlists. Even if you listen to it a thousand times, you just can’t ever, ever get bored of it, no matter what. There’s something about this song which will bring your mind back to peace and leave a beautiful feeling within. Amazingly sung by the lost beauty Alka Yagnik and Arijit Singh.

A lot of us struggle with conflicts within. When you lose your senses, and burst into frustration with tears coming out, you need someone to calm you down, no matter what you say or do. Irshad Kamil has beautifully captured the pain and undying love in his words.

3. Kun Faya Kun

A song in name of Lord. Love, brokenness, pain, isolation, spirituality, Irshad Kamil can just paint any emotion with his words. We sing songs, sometimes using wrong lyrics, without understanding the real meaning. And such lyricists take so much effort to understand the character, storyline, and concept. Jordan was such a character who completely allowed his soul to dwell into music.

Not just music of instruments, but music of everything. Pain, anger, city, places, spirituality. After understanding the whole character, and feeling it in real, Irshad came up with these beautiful lyrics. He is great at penning down words that reflect the soul of the character. He is wonderful at his work. Well that’s what cinema is all about. You have to feel it.

4. Safar

Safar from Jab Harry Met Sejal, was originally going to be a song like Safarnama from Tamasha. But it ended up being completely opposite. While Safarnama celebrates the joy in finding one self, Safar has a theme of being lost in one’s journey. Irshad Kamil has definitely captured the madness in being lost in the city life with his soulful lyrics so effortlessly.

5. Tu Jaane Na

Ah! Here comes the song expressing the pain of one sided love stories. There are times, when you fall so hard for that person, but you can’t put your love into words. Your eyes meet, but hearts don’t. Some stories begin but end without an end. Love always comes with beauty but never without pain. Even in brokenness, there’s some beauty. How beautifully does Irshad Kamil put that beauty of brokenness into words. It’s been years since this song came out, but even if it’s played today, it will definitely make that broken heart cry in you.

6. Naadan Parindey

Rockstar was all about madness in love. Lack of love can make you go crazy. This song was like a poem for some beloved to return home. Irshad Kamil’s lyrics sound more of a poetry, and that is the best part about him. He writes it all from heart. No doubt his lyrics are soulful.

This is one of the most beautiful lines from the entire song.

Isn’t he the best?

7. Aaj Din Chadheya

Coming from the movie ‘Love Aaj Kal’, this song completely describes the freshness in love, when it’s all new. Irshad Kamil, with his lovely words, beautifully describes the romance. The longing, where you just can’t wait to see your beloved. When you just can’t stop praying for that person to be yours.

This song will remind you of all the old-school romance, and will take you back to that pre-relationship phase, where everything is new, innocent, fresh and beautiful. For the people who have just fallen in love, this song should be on your list!

8. Tum Se Hi

This song from Jab We Met will take you back to those days, when you had just fallen for someone, and couldn’t stop thinking about that person. Day or night, that person was all on your mind. When you daydreamed of being together, couldn’t just wait to be together! Yes, yes, Irshad Kamil’s words will take you back to that beginning phase of your relationship. Where everything felt right and went right. Where there was no room for fights, where it was all about romantic days and nights. He is the god of lyrics, I must say!

9. Tu Koi Aur Hai

Tamasha!! One movie which is close to a lot of hearts out there. This song is more about making one realise about himself, something what he really is! The lyrics didn’t just touch Ved’s heart, but also the hearts of many people who are struggling to be what they really wanted to be! A. R. Rahman’s voice and music make it a gem!

Irshad Kamil’s words in this song will inspire you to do what you wish to do, no matter what the society asks you to be. Follow your heart’s voice and be what you always wanted to be, something that you had always wished for. His words give goosebumps to a lot of people who are Ved in real life. It’s an intense song, that hits hard in soul. Definitely Imtiaz Ali should be credited for coming up with such great master piece!

10. Chali Kahaani

Tamasha, yet again. It’s one of those films that stole the voice of many hearts. And Irshad Kamil has written some amazing songs for this film. Chali Kahaani is one of those uniquely made songs. This song actually works as a theme song for this film. Tamasha is all about that one story that keeps running in different generations, with different names, with different words, but being the same. Explaining the beauty of this film with this song, Irshad Kamil definitely deserves a lot of love for writing such great songs.

In times where people listen to meaningless songs, there’s Irshad Kamil winning all hearts with his soulful lyrics. He brings back the beauty with his words. His lyrics hit you hard in soul. They can either fill you with love and joy or make your heart cry out. He is one of those rarest lyricists, who feels the music, characters and stories, and then win all hearts with his outstanding work. He adds beauty in films and songs with his great work. Your playlist is incomplete if you don’t have Irshad Kamil’s work in it.

Everything has a jugaad angle to it in India and then there are people who excel at being Jugaadus. Well, there are specific traits that can tell you if you or your friend is a jugaadu. Read on to find out.

1. You never say it is impossible unless you have tried to your hearts content

Try and try till you succeed is always the mindset of a pure jugaadu. They never give up even if they know it is the most difficult task. You will probably hear them say “Kuch to kari hi lenge yaar”.

2. “Setting” is a thing each and every time

This can be anything – getting rid of a cop, cutting queues, asking a girl for her number, proxy attendance, asking teachers to grant leave, and more is absolutely “SETTING”.

3. You never run out of back up plans in case the first plan does not work

What if plan A does not work? Jugaadus are not the ones to waste time. They will probably have 5 more plans ready for execution.

4. Innovation comes naturally to you

You are the one to has the most hatke solution for every problem. Nobody around you would have thought about a frugal and economical way of doing something except you.

5. You are the one who can book the cheapest tickets and find the best deals for a holiday

Not only this, all your friends and family also depend on you for their bookings because they know you are the best deal hunter.

6. Free entries to all the coolest events – you have it sorted!

You always have the right contacts especially for a free entry to parties, clubs, events and concerts. Only you know how you do it but pulling a string here and there. It comes easy to you.

7. How to make money other than the boring 9-5 job is your thing to excel at

9-5 jobs are good enough for you to have a source of fixed income. They are the best to think how to make that extra buck other than the fixed income because you are not someone to be satisfied with the minimum.

8. Your gf / bf depends on you every single time for crisis management

You know you feel great about this because you are the savior! They depend on you to solve almost every little problem in their life. Be it finding the best route to reach a place, a decision at work, a decision about parents, planning the day, ANYTHING under the sun.

9. You are never a traditionalist. You cannot follow the R&D ways of doing things

Tried and tested ways are not how you function. The best adventure for you is finding out a new way to do something – Khatron ke khiladi.

10. You know how to turn a NO to a YES. Might take time but eventually you will do it!

You can never take NO for an answer. Be it a challenge at work, the most difficult field project or non-acceptance of an offer – you know you might take time to do it, but you will certainly turn a No to a Yes.

There’s a popular scene in Sholay, which is based on an actual incident in the lives of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, back in their ‘Salim-Javed’ days, where Jai (Amitabh Bachchan) visits Basanti (Hema Malini)’s Mausi (Leela Mishra) with a marriage proposal of his best friend, Veeru (Dharmendra). Jai lists down all the vices of his friend Veeru but sugarcoats each vice with something positive, leading to a worse vice in the next line.

This scene sums up Rajkumar Hirani’s latest offering, Sanju. Just like Jai, the director insists upon Sanjay Dutt being a man with heart of gold and blames the world for everything ‘wrong’ about his ‘Baba’. If the entire 2 odd hours weren’t enough, he goes to feature Sanjay Dutt along with Ranbir Kapoor, crooning ‘Baba bolta hai ab bas ho gaya’.

Not a benchmark to compare here, but Mani Rathnam’s ‘Guru; (never claimed to be an official biography of a certain industrialist anyway) had a character of Madhavan, who reflected the dark side of Gurukant Desai. Here we have Baba’s friend, Kamli, who comes across more of ‘Circuit’, rather than someone who makes Baba realize that he’s on a wrong track.

Sanju, right from its opening scene to the credits, is easily the most PR-friendly biopic we’ve ever seen. Baba got into drugs. Blame a drug peddler. Baba gets into AK 56 trouble. Blame the underworld. On a lighter vein, even if Baba sleeps with his friend’s girlfriend, just like the writer and director, Baba blames it on the girl instead. The world can go astray, but Baba can’t go wrong saala.

A biopic, by its inherent nature, is supposed to document its subject’s good, bad, ugly side. Well, expecting a ‘Wolf of Wallstreet’ in India would be too much to ask, but the worst part is you don’t even get an ‘MS Dhoni’ here. The much-touted ‘308 nahin safety ke liye 350’ women in Sanjay Dutt’s life are royally ignored.

Welcome to Rajkumar Hirani’s world, where women exist just to make the hero look like a hero.

We aren’t looking for a song with montage of 308 women, but would expect the story of his wife, Rhea Pillai or Richa Sharma and her daughter Trishala. If not the women in his life, why was the character of Priya Dutt given just one word, ‘Bhaiya’ in the name of dialogue? Welcome to Rajkumar Hirani’s world, where women exist just to make the hero look like a hero or give way to apparently ‘harmless’ sexual innuendos, be it the ‘Sttann’ or ‘Balaatkaar’ scene in 3 Idiots, or ‘Lagaane ke liye chahiye’ in Sanju.

So, we have Anushka Sharma here, world’s ‘top biographer’, who is literally chased by the star, Sanjay Dutt to get his biography written. Really? In the wake of arrests and allegations, would Sanjay Dutt need a biography to tell his side of story? Would the court, janta and media wallas change their perception if they were to read his biography?

Guess what the ‘top biographer’ does as part of her research? Spend time with the star, read up everything ever written about him, meet up women who were in relationship with him, people who have known him since childhood, relatives, friends, producers and directors? Wrong. This stylishly dressed and clownishly haired lady chooses to fly from one country to another just after talking to two people in the star’s life. Seems like writer Abhijat Joshi and Rajkumar Hirani did the same kind of research while writing Sanju.

Among the actors, Ranbir Kapoor literally transforms into Sanjay Dutt. This is indeed a tough feat to pull off for every actor worth his salt, where the actor completely disappears into his character. In few scenes, especially towards the film’s end, you’d be tempted to look closely if it was the real Dutt. Finally, Ranbir got his due as an actor.

If Ranbir is one extreme of perfect casting, Paresh Rawal is the other extreme of miscast. The veteran struggles to pass off as Sunil Dutt. The benign look of Sunil Dutt isn’t something that can be achieved through wigs, makeup or rehearsed mannerisms. Heck, even the ‘Ustaads’ i.e. lyricists of yesteryears, too, couldn’t make Paresh Rawal believable.

After Ranbir Kapoor, if any actor shines out, it’s Vicky Kaushal as the endearing Kamlesh aka Kamli. It’s a character who will remain etched in your memory long after you leave the auditorium. After Masaan, Raman Raghav 2.0, Raazi and the recent Karan Johar short from Lust Stories, Vicky Kaushal never fails to surprise you. Alas, it’s the film that disappoints here.

Coming back to the Sholay scene of Jai and Mausi, by the end of the scene, Mausi concludes, “Ek baat ki daad doongi beta. Bhale sau buraayiyaan hai tumhare dost mein, phir bhi tumhare munh se us ke liye taareefein hi nikalti hai.” That’s exactly how the ‘mausi’ of audience would feel for Rajkumar Hirani, reminiscent of a poignant scene from Sanju, where the Yerwada Jail Radio plays, ‘Tere jaisa yaar kahaan, kahaan aisa yaarana’. So, what’s next after this PR film that screams, ‘My name is Sanjay Dutt and I am not a terrorist’? Is it ‘Bhai and blackbucks? perhaps titled as ‘Sallu’? Go figure.

[Originally posted on author’s blog Multiplex Musings]

Now that we have avocados available in abundance in India, we must know how to make the best of the creamy fruit. Read on to get your daily dose of Avocados just right.

1. Desi Avocado pizza

Toast up a roti, top it with eggs (we prefer fried eggs), mashed avocado, tomatoes and a dash of lime. This is quick and it tastes just perfect.

2. Kiwi & Avocado smoothie

This green smoothie combines two superfoods – Avocado and Kiwi. Add some lime and honey and blend all of it together with a little amount of milk and ice cubes. This smoothie is loaded with Vitamin C, E and fiber.

3. Just egg white and avocado toast

Top your toast with boiled egg white, avocado, and shredded cheese. Sprinkle it with chili flakes and avocado.

4. Melon and Avocado salad

Not only nutritious and delicious, this salad also looks beautiful. Cut chunks of watermelon, avocado, some radish and top with chopped green onions (only the green part). This makes a great nutrient packed lunch or a side dish.

5. Cold avocado soup

This is a great summer soup. You will need green peas, avocado, cucumber, mint leaves and a bit of lime juice + tahini. Put all the ingredients in a mixer and turn it on. Enjoy it with some cracker biscuits.

6. Avocado Shiitake mushroom spring rolls

Instead of the regular spring rolls stuffing, stuff your home-made spring rolls with avocado, rice noodles, cashews, shiitake mushrooms, and bell pepper. These ingredients go extremely well together. Tip: toss all the ingredients other than avocado in a light chili garlic oil, some extra chilies and garlic, salt and pepper. Add cooked chicken or shrimp to make it extra filling.

7. Grilled chicken sandwich

Did you know mashed avocado is a great substitute for mayonnaise or cheese because of its rich creaminess. Toast the bread before hand and keep the ingredients ready. Spread the mashed avocado on two inner sides of the toast, top one with mango cubes (not a lot), grilled chicken, onions, bell peppers and a bit of mustard sauce. Make it a sandwich and you are done with your evening snack.

8. Creamy Avocado Rice

The famous spicy rajma curry tastes heavenly with creamy avocado rice. Mix your rice (to be had along with Rajma) with mashed avocado in the proportion you desire and top it with coriander leaves and lime.

9. Avocado Caesar Dressing

Caesar salad is easy to make but the mayo in it kills the healthy snack purpose. Replace the may with mashed avocado. Add a little red wine, lemon, roasted garlic, and olive oil to go with the grilled chicken and lettuce. This is a hit for soup and salad combinations too. Tip: put it on the salad bar with a spicy soup.

10. Another green juice

Blend the avocado, lime juice, water, cucumber, spinach, celery, and a little bit of ginger until smooth. Set it in the freezer only to chill and have before lunch.

11. Baked sweet potato

This is the best combination for a hearty meal. Rub the sweet potatoes with oil and salt. Bake it for 40 minutes or more until brown. Split the potatoes lengthwise and drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper. Add avocado slices, roasted peanuts, and chopped coriander leaves. Tip: you can cheese if you wish.

12. Top your nachos with Avocado

Try the regular nachos with salsa and supremely mashed creamy avocados instead of sour cream.

13. Greek toast

Toast any kind of bread. While it is toasting, remove avocado halves from skin and instantly mix it with a bit of lime juice, salt and pepper. Spread it on the toast to top with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, olives, feta cheese and sprinkle some oregano leaves.

14. Guacamole dip

No Avocado recipes list can end without this. This is the faveeee and to go dip for everyone who loves or doesn’t know much about avocado. Easy to make – avocados, onions, tomatoes, Jalapeño (or green chilies), rock salt, pepper, and lime juice. Using the back of a fork, lightly mix and smash everything together.

15. Guacamole sandwich

This is as easy as it reads. Spread the Guacamole on a bread. Make sure not to add too much lime to it. Dip it in a hot tomato sauce and enjoy!

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Being in your 20s is an adventurous phase of every human being’s life. The life incidents teach you, grow you, break you, prepare you for anything and everything. You will end studying, start a new job, fall in love or possibly get married. Everyday will surprise you. Everyday will motivate you. And, each day is a new day during this phase.

We all create bucket lists at this age and wish to make most of the things happen. But, there are incidents every adult in its 20s will be a part of and will never have it on the list.

1. The most important friendship will fall apart.

2. Make a decision of leaving a very well paid job to follow your passion.

3. Fall in love unconditionally and do everything to make it work.

4. Have a very random breakdown once in a while without having any reason to cry.

5. Go silent at a trip because the beauty of it leaves you speechless.

6. Have unreasonable arguments with parents because they wouldn’t understand your decision.

7. Build a bond of trust with a stranger you’ve barely known.

8. Get broke AF.

9. Get rude, say things that you’ve never said to anyone every in your life.

10. Become a stress-eater.

11. Discover a crazy side of your own.

12. Get into Therapy for Mental Peace.

13. Have a tragic breakup.

14. Learn to love simplicity.

15. Master the art of cooking and eating alone.

16. Become selfish without having regrets.

17. Become Independent Mentally & Emotionally.

18. Understand that dealing with problems is your responsibility and not someone else’s.

19. Celebrate the smallest joys.

20. Realize how things have changed you to become a better person.

Sonali Bendre, favorite Bollywood actress of many 90s kids including me, recently shared a heartbreaking post on social media. Apparently, the actor has been diagnosed with high stage Metastatic cancer. According to her post, niggling pain led to some tests, which led to the diagnosis.

She writes,

Sometimes, when you least expect it, life throws you a curveball. I have recently been diagnosed with a high-grade cancer that has metastised, which we frankly did not see coming.

Her friends and family are standing right with her in this tough times.

My family and close friends have rallied around me, providing the best support system that anyone can ask for. I am very blessed and thankful for each of them.

The actor has been undergoing a course of treatment in New York.

There is no better way to tackle this, than to take swift and immediate action. And so, as advised by my doctors, I am currently undergoing a course of treatment in New York.

The actor is ready to fight cancer head on. She’s overwhelmed with the support she is receiving.

We remain optimistic and I am determined to fight every step of the way. What has helped has been the immense outpouring of love and support I’ve received over the past few days, for which I am very grateful.

I’m taking this battle head on, knowing I have the strength of my family and friends behind me.

Here’s what she posted.

May you come out of this soon, healthy and stronger. Stay strong Sonali ma’am.

When we talk about rape, what is that one thing that comes to your mind? Why do you turn your face and go deaf? Why is that you do not read those news anymore and go blind, just like the government? Why do you think rape is so justifiable? Why is that rape is something NOT talked about and just read about? Why is that the newspaper, daily, has some or the other news of rape, and still, still the government doesn’t take any action. WHY??

Women are not objects. Wearing shorts and sleeveless tops is not an invitation to treat her body like your own. Cases that you hear in news are not the only rape cases. All over India, in all cities, even in families, women are being raped and our government goes just so deaf and blind to it. Rape has become another culture in our country. And definitely it’s the most famous culture of this country. Because thanks to the law and order!

There’s something known as consent. Very dumb and uneducated, and also the educated men most of the time, do not really understand the term ‘consent’ I guess.

Stop rubbing your body against her body without consent. Stop scanning her body from up to down and inside out. No, its not cool. A girl in the cab late at night is not your advantage.

A girl in a short dress is not asking for sex. Stop calling it love in the name of sexual abuse.

Stop asking your girls to be ashamed of sexual violence. Instead, take a stand, and do something to stop sexual violence. Marriage is not a key to her vagina. Marital rape is not justifiable either. In fact, rape is not justifiable, neither any kind of sexual assault is.

The government and people of this country need to stop justifying rape every single time. Not taking any action against rape has given more power to those rapists outside.

Sexual assault is not cool. Physical abuse is not cool. Rape is NOT cool.

Aakansha Sinha and Poorvika Mehra recites a poem on sexual assault that describes the pain and frustration of every girl who has faced sexual assault. And it is a must watch.

Don’t just get over it. End it. NOW!

[Music: Hasan Baldiwala, Credits: UnErase Poetry, The Habitat Studios]

Taapsee Pannu is back yet again with another courtroom drama; this time with legendary actor Rishi Kapoor, Ashutosh Rana, Rajat Kapoor and Prateik Babbar. Anubhav Sinha directed Mulk is slated to release on 3rd August. Shot in Varanasi and Lucknow, the film tells a tale of a Muslim family, which is dragged into the court in relation with terrorism.

While a bomb blast investigation, police knocks on the door of Murad Ali Mohammad, who is interrogated, harassed and summoned to court, as his son Shahid is one of the prime suspects of the attack. The movie revolves around how Murad, his family and his lawyer tries to fight and proves that Murad has no relation with the attack as well as, he is a true nationalist.

The film is apparently based on true events. Trailer of the film just dropped, and it is so intriguing that you won’t blink throughout the trailer. Watch.

Trailer of Mulk

We are yet to come out of the hangover of Netflix’s first Hindi original Sacred Games and they are back with yet another Hindi original series, Ghoul. It’s Netflix’s first Hindi horror series. It’s about a prisoner who arrives at a remote military interrogation center and turns the tables on his interrogators, exposing their most shameful secrets. Trailer of the show is out and it is not like any other horror show.

Caption of the trailer reads,

You can fight the demons of this world but what about the ones that aren’t?

The series is created by the makers of Insidious, Get Out in association with Phantom Films. It stars Radhika Apte in lead role. If only an 80 seconds long trailer can scare the shit out of us, imagine what will the entire series do?

Take a look at the trailer of Ghoul.

The show premiers on Netflix on 24th August. Are you excited to watch it? Share your views in comments.

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The first and foremost is you are a fan of ‘masala’ movies which proves your love for Bollywood. No matter how cliché or unbelievable the movies get, you love watching the actors on screen.

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You have inadvertently been Bebo from ‘Jab We Met’. “Main apni favorite hoon” is not only what you say but also feel. You have matured with time but back then when Jab We Met released, you molded yourself to be Geet.

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DDLJ is by far your favoritesttttt movie and nobody can lecture you on that. You even remember the dialogues and are always on the lookout for a Rahul. If you are a guy, you have always tried to be some Simrans’ only Rahul. Not to forget, DILWALE is your next favorite. You might try to hide it but deep down in your heart you know you like it only because of Kajol and SRK.

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The rains give you a different type of high to feel sensuous and sentimental at the same time. The adaa, the moves, the rain dance sessions of Bollywood actresses get you in the mood to shake your own leg. Your inside Sridevi, Aishwarya, Bebo, even Zeenat Aman comes out! #FimlyAF

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You’re constantly watching reruns of Koffee With Karan. You also remember all the conversations that Bollywood actors have had on that couch – be it Sonam Kapoor and Deepika bitching about Ranbir or Salman stating he is a virgin. You wish you were a part of the secret audience. For you no other show beats KWK.

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You are hoping to meet your soul-mate at a big fat Indian wedding because nothing else can be as dramatic as falling in love while celebrating love!

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You don’t shy away from admitting you love Honey Singh and Badshah songs. People have judged you for this, but no party is ever complete without people grooving on “Chaar bottle Vodka”. Avici is not for you.

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You’re always updated with who is dating whom in Bollywood and also have a full account of designers each celeb wears. Not to forget you were right on track with all details of Sonam Kapoor’s wedding and you did not give a damn about Prince Harry’s.

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You have aced the exact same steps from hit Bollywood songs along with the expressions! No one can beat you when it is a solo performance at a sangeet. You can be Deeps from Ghoomar, PC from galla goodiyaan, Kangana from London Thumakda or Sonam Kapoor from PRDP

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ZNMD and Three Idiots are friendship goals for you!

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You secretly wish events in your life end as happily as Bollywood movies.

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The drama you ooze at any given point and situation is inspired from all the possible Bollywood movies you have seen.

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You feel disappointed after a date if the chemistry between your prospective gf/bf did not match to that of Ranveer and Deepika.

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You can’t help but make use of Bollywood dialogues in conversations with your friends. You are also known for the perfect timing for using these dialogues.

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Your idea of a lazy Sunday is not Netflix and Chill but Ye Jawaani Hai Deewani and chill.

In a few days Croatia and France would lock horns on the football field like rivals who had their ancestral heads chopped off by each other in some nth century war. Men, women, and kids would emblazon all sorts of crazy frames on their faces, drape themselves in clothes that flaunt national symbols, and shout slogans to cheer their team and ridicule the opponent. All of this will happen while a country of 7 billion stands divided on which country they were supporting and which one should have won. During FIFA world cups, I find India to be a childless person who starts adoring any random kid at a party. This is the same country that knows no other team in the game of cricket except the army of men who ‘bleed blue’; a country that has temples in the name of Sachin and Dravid, and fashion quotients after Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni. More so, this county has clocked reckon and repute at the Olympics, boasts of a star studded affair at several hockey tourneys, and a streak of indefatigable success in Cricket. I, however, am not here to rant about the brilliance of this nation’s sportive endeavors; instead, I am making a point about the bias of its government, the obsession of its investors with the white-skinned cheerleaders of IPL, and the incorrigible cricketing narcissism (did I just coin a new term) of sports authorities.

When Virat Kohli supported Sunil Chhetri (Some of you may need to Google him) in the latter’s request to the people to support the Indian Football Team, it was a perfect display of sportsman spirit. I write this article with the same spirit because I am a fan of cricket myself, but I do understand the injustice that this nation has done to the grand game of football. It may sound legit for the government to justify their bootlicking prioritization of Cricket as reciprocation to the love that Indians harbor for the game. However, the reality is that the cattle feed on what you serve them. Indians, for decades, have been given India versus Pakistan Cricket Series as source of sportive entertainment. From TV commercials to brand endorsements, everything in the country has constantly recalibrated itself towards promoting cricket as the undefeated and unchallenged dictator of the sports territory. It is no surprise then that the common Indian man whose patriotism thrives on the creation of allegories through adverts has given in to the fancy of the English game.

Honestly, I can’t do the maths of how much and how soon will football start generating large sums of revenues for India, but even if half the bucks spent on cricket are devoted to the game, we will see our Football team carve greater milestones. After all, when Sunil Chhetri can passionately promise to lay down his life on the field, sports authorities and governments can at least lay some bugs for the all so deprived football fraternity in India. And as years pass by in multiples of four, we may soon see India uniting through the game of football the way they unite when our cricket team plays the world cup.

(By Zafeer Akbar)

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You know Indian Chinese is the correct answer to “I’m craving for something really spicy” thought every time it hits your mind. And, with Wok on Fire around, Chinese lovers are no way running out of good food ever.

Wok on Fire has over 9 outlets across Gujarat and Maharashtra, with a menu that serves more than 50+ mouth-watering items covering everything from delicious Chinese Soups to main course. Without having your pocket burnt a lot, the cost-friendly place opens doors to every age group. The brand’s promising quality makes it one of the best places anyone could ever pay a visit. The red and black interiors and dim yellow lights are going to ring the typical Chinese tune in your mind for all those hours you’re going to spend comfortably in here.

And, here are 6 items you MUST Try while placing an order at the Self Service counter.

1. Chili Pepper Cottage Cheese

One of the best items on the WOF menu, Fried Cottage Cheese is tossed in a pan with spring onions, garlic, chilli pepper , chopped carrot and later mixed with vinegar and chilli sauce. The starter is appetizing and spicy and perfect for people who binge on Chinese food.

2. Sizzle Dizzle Cottage Cheese

Thick spicy, creamy gravy made of Paneer and various vegetables is served on a hot sizzler plate with a layer of melted cheese poured for garnishing.

3. Mixed Vegetables With Cheese (tossed Momos)

Every Momo lover is going to be a die-hard fan of this dish. Fried momos are wrapped with vegetables and grated cheese and then tossed in Chinese sauces.

4. Chilli Garlic Noodles

With finely chopped pieces of garlic and boiled Noodles, the item is spicy, tasty and will get you addicted to it.

5. Burnt Garlic and Spinach Rice with Exotic Vegetable Red Pepper Gravy

Burnt Garlic adds a crisp taste to the boiled rice made with spinach and cheese.

The item can be well combined with Red Pepper Gravy which is combination of zucchini, baby corn and red pepper and French Beans.

6. Fruit Punch

A thick milk based mocktail combined with various fruit flavours is a perfect add on for all those spicy items, you’re going to gobble down without any second thoughts.

The outlet’s want has increased majorly in the western part of our country and to keep spreading its love, Wok On Fire is soon opening 5 new outlets in Vapi, Anand, Mumbai, Gandhinagar and Rajkot.

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What makes us happy? We spend entire life trying to find ultimate happiness. What is that secret ingredient that makes a good, healthy and fulfilling life? While most of us believe that its either fame or money that makes a good life, we are wrong. Even your academic or non-academic achievements will not give you ultimate happiness. Then what is it?

Harvard studies lives of over 700 people for over 75 years. And they found out the real secret key to happiness. Fourth director of the study, psychiatrist Robert Waldinger shares 3 important lessons learned from the study on how to build a fulfilling, long life in a TED talk.

What makes a good life? Watch Robert Waldinger unfolding the secret.

Yesterday, 18 year old rice farmer’s daughter Hima Das made history when she won India its first Gold medal in running at IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships. She clocked 52.10 seconds to finish 400 mtr track to win the semifinals.

Hima made history by being first Indian athlete to win Gold medal in World championship. While we can’t stop congratulating her, today we came across an adorable video of Hima that is going viral on social media. Hima gets emotional when Indian national anthem is playing just after her winning moment. Moments like these fill our chest with pride. The video literally gave me goosebumps.

Many celebrities including our Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cricketer Gautam Gambhir and entrepreneur Anand Mahindra shared the moment on Twitter.

“If this doesn’t move you, nothing will.”

Wrote Anand Mahindra.

PM Narendra Modi said,

Seeing her passionately searching for the Tricolor immediately after winning and getting emotional while singing the National Anthem touched me deeply. I was extremely moved. Which Indian won’t have tears of joy seeing this!

Check out the Tweet.

Cricketer Gautam Gambhir also Tweeted the video.

Philanthropist and entrepreneur Anand Mahindra was also moved by this gesture of Hima.

Hima, you made us proud. Take a bow! 

“The Power Of Your Subconscious Mind” written by Dr. Joseph Murphy, is a book to live by! Definitely something we all should read now. All of us are blessed with a conscious and subconscious mind. The subconscious mind is much larger than the conscious mind.

There is a reason they ask us to THINK positive, and BE positive. The book says, “For as a person thinketh in his subconscious mind, so is he.” Our emotions, habits, beliefs, values, imagination, intuition, long-term memory, and protective reactions take place in the subconscious mind. We all have a treasure house within us. We are our beliefs, thinking and what we imagine. Doctors treat, subconscious mind heals.

This book will open your world. In fact, it will open you to your inner world. It will help you to understand things. It might just give you the solutions to your problems. A book that will help you to find those true treasures, that lie within you.

Here are some powerful quotes by Dr. Joseph Murphy that will unlock the powers of your subconscious mind and help you achieve success, happiness, peace and prosperity in your life.

1. How often?

Yes, we do feel jealous, insecurity, anger, but how many times have we wounded ourselves by feeling these things? Something to think about. How many times we’ve actually let ourselves feel the true happiness and joy? Something to think about.

2. Stop hesitating.

Deep down you know everything. All the solutions to your questions lie within. Just stop. Breathe.

3.  Know yourself, first.

What attracts you? What gives you that outburst of joy? What gives you true happiness? Think about it. That’s your healing. Doctors treat, subconscious mind heals.

4.  Pray. It’s the purest desire of the soul.

Purest prayers are always answered. It’s because if there’s something that you really want, and you genuinely believe in it, you’ll get it.

5.  Think positive, be positive!

You are what you think, and believe in.

6.  Only you can heal yourself.

A lot of things in the world can treat you, but it’s only you who can heal yourself.

7.  Keep believing, no matter what!

When confused, play the belief card! Victory will come your way.

8.  Don’t lose that hope.

Keep repeating you CAN do it, and you will. Grow positive seeds in your subconscious mind, because that will help you grow and achieve things in life.

9.  Choose right.

Choose all the positive things over anything. Choose everything that’s rich in love, health and life.

10. To experience something extraordinary, think that way first.

Ah! This is SO true!

Keep growing positive seeds in your subconscious mind, you’ll be definitely blessed with the sweetest fruits of life. Think positive, be positive!

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Memes are funny
Comments are the funniest

Yea. That didn’t rhyme. Lol. Memes on the internet are funny, we practically live for it these days. But what is funnier than a meme is its comment section. Most of the times, comments on memes is where you’ll find real laughter dose.

Yesterday, we shared a Twitter thread on our Facebook page. It was funny. But what cracked us up even more is the post’s comments section. People have a great sense of humour. See for yourself.

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And NSFW Bonus.