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6 thoughts that went through our minds while watching the new Game of Thrones season 6 trailer!

It’s here! The much-awaited sneak peek of one of our favourite TV shows (EVER) is finally out and we’re just biting our lips with all the anticipation! With the new Game of Thrones season 6 trailer (the red band one) we have a mesh of confusing thoughts in our heads and we need an explanation!

Most of us have, obviously, already formed an opinion about the trailer, but just hear us out! So here are a few questions (thoughts rather) that went through our heads while watching the trailer repeatedly (like 4 times) and we bet all you GOT fanatics out there can somewhere relate to them. Here goes.

1. ‘He’s gone’! – Is Jon Snow REALLY DEAD?!?!? That can’t be. And why is he laying there dead all by himself? And what’s Davos Seaworth about to do with Ghost and Snow’s dead body? (Getting goose bumps here)

2. Are they seriously playing a very nice and melodious version of Wicked Gamesin the background? Like it’s a Katherine Heigl movie and she just got dumped, brutally! BTW, if you’re looking for this cover, it’s by James Vincent McMorrow.

3. Where did Lady Melisandre’s voodoo disappear suddenly? Okay, we get it; she didn’t get her great victory (the one she saw in the flames) but is that it? Did all those sacrifices and magical drama through the seasons go down the pothole?

4. Has Daenerys Targaryen lost everything? We mean, just look at her! Poor girl, quite literally. We need some hardcore dragon action NOW! And and and, Will Jorah Mormont ever realise that he has been friend-zoned for life? CTFO, bro!

5. Three cheers for Cersei Lannister! She finally grew some b*lls (it seems). After all those years of suffering and demise, the incestual damsel seems pretty ‘high’ on confidence and well, Jaime being he, again this season.

6. Woah woah woah, who are those two making out at 1:15 in the video? Are those new additions to the Game of Thrones family? It’s kinda hard to make out (for us, not them). LOL.

7. Bran Stark being up, close and personal with a white-walker? What’s that all about? How did they end up in the same battleground! I mean he’s just a kid.

April 24^th seems really far ahead and it’s just depressing to think about the long wait. Do let us know if you too got baffled with this trailer in the comments section below!

Picture courtesy: HBO

March 9, 2016
WTF news of the day: Did Hard Kaur just call Sunny Leone a Ch*tiya?!

Hard Kaur seems to be going really hard on people these days. Freedom of speech is our fundamental right and no one followed it better than our promising rapper. Very recently at an event, while Hard Kaur was asked to pose for the camera, she stated saying something about Sunny Leone that will instantly grab your attention and leave you startled. Sunny Leone’s past profession has been a debatable topic since the beginning of her career in Bollywood, and we have our daring rapper commenting on the actress yet again without any rhyme or reason. Watch this video to see what happened.

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February 9, 2016
Shenaz Treasurywala slams Donald Trump on social media asking him to kiss her ‘Hot immigrant ass’ #Respect

Former MTV VJ Shenaz Treasurywala is known for being in the headlines every now and then (especially for standing up for social causes) and this time she has broken all barriers.

With the recent controversy around the Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump calling for a ban on Muslims travelling into the USA; our favourite writer, actress and model Shenaz Treasurywala slammed Trump on social media and how!

The gorgeous star of the Indian ethnicity recently shared a picture of her ‘hot immigrant ass’ on behalf of all brown, Muslim and Mexican people and all we have for her is respect.

Take a look.

#kissmyass #donaldtrumpshit #donaldtrump #uspolitics #muslims #mexican @realdonaldtrump https://t.co/eZerH3INVj

— Shenaz Treasury (@ShenazTreasury) December 10, 2015

December 11, 2015
The legendary Adele & Jimmy Fallon go back to Kindergarten to sing ‘Hello’ and we’re amazed!

The gorgeous Brit singer, Adele, never fails to make us fall in love with her voice and her music. And this time she took things to a whole new level. Yes, our very favourite Adele teamed up with the American television host Jimmy Fallon to perform or rather re-create a new version of her recent track ‘Hello’.

Also, collaborating with ‘The Roots’, the English singer used children’s classroom instruments ONLY to give a background score for the track and let’s just say, it’s as good as the original one.

The thing that makes this video hilarious is when Adele pulls out a plastic flip phone (just like the one she used in her original video) in the middle of her performance and starts singing on it. LOL!

PS – The guy holding a banana shaker on the right isn’t something we’d miss out on either. Take a look!

November 26, 2015
Pictures: Actors Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor set yet another example of friendship goals on the grand finale of ‘I can do that’!

The ‘Tamasha’ star cast, Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor were recently spotted at the grand finale of the reality show I can do that and we just LOVED what we saw!

Setting yet another example of friendship goals, the dynamic duo from the movie didn’t fail to entertain their viewers along with host Farhan Akhtar and the four finalists Rithvik Dhanjani, Gurmeet Choudhary, Gauhar Khan and Madhurima Tuli.

Adding to the list of the star-studded event were VJ Bani, Dino Morea and VJ Andy.

November 19, 2015
Internet’s reaction: The season finishes, so does your will to watch this show #GoT

The Game of Thrones season 5 finale didn’t just break the internet, it broke the viewers hearts and spirit as well. Being the most gruesome season finale yet, with many a cliff hangers, here are some reactions from over the net that’ll crack you up and ease the pain.

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June 15, 2015
Game of Thrones season 5 finale: Et tu, Brute?

There wasn’t a single moment that didn’t lack grief in the last instalment of Game of Thrones season 5. And the best moment according to the makers of the show which was also the worst moment for the viewers, was obviously saved for the end. Some surprises, mostly shocks and a lot of sorrow are the ingredients of the last episode. Here is a list of the key moments. Spoilers included, goes without saying!

1) Too little too late – Stannis Baratheon

Setting his own daughter on fire in front of everyone in the name of the King’s blood did not do anything for Stannis Baratheon. Not only did half his army leave him overnight, his wife hung herself by a tree out of guilt and a conscience which wasn’t really helpful anymore. Stannis then heads to the Bolton’s only to realise that they are prepared for an open blood bath. And, needless to say, he loses the battle. In other news, Lady Melisandre anticipating the situation of Stannis’ army heads to Castle Black like a coward. On meeting Jon Snow, she says nothing (no mention of what she did to Princess Shireen too) and walks inside with a grieving face. Revenge finally sets in when Lady Brienne of Tarth kills Stannis Baratheon avenging the death of Renly Baratheon (because she used to serve him then).

2) Meet Arya Stark face to face

Arya Stark finally crosses a name off her list by killing Ser Meryn Trant appearing as a child prostitute in front of him. While we felt proud of her in that very moment, but like always, the pride was snatched away from us when Jaqar H’ghar tells Arya that she killed someone she wasn’t supposed to because of her personal reasons and she must pay for it. Pay she does and loses her eyesight!

3) Sansa Stark and Theon Greyjoy

The moment Lady Brienne and her squire turn their sight away from the high tower; Sansa manages to light that candle she had been meaning to for so long. All that effort was basically of no good. While Ramsay is out for war, Sansa tries to flee only to run into Reek and Ramsay’s lover, Myranda. While Myranda plans to return Sansa to Ramsay Bolton, so he can use her to get an heir, Reek (or Theon Greyjoy) finally mans up and pushes Myranda down to death. They both then jump from the wall, hand-in-hand leaving their fates to the Gods.

4) Cersei Lannister – The walk of shame

Broken and bogged down, Cersei decides to confess to the High Sparrow and wishes to spend time with her son in return. She only confesses to being involved with cousin Lancel Lannister out of marriage (no mention of Jamie anywhere) and the High Sparrow agrees to her wish given that she has completed her atonement and walk of shame. She is then stripped down, washed, locks chopped off and made to walk naked till King’s Landing while people curse her and throw… let’s just say things, at her.

5) Jamie Lannister finally feels what it’s like to be a father for 5 seconds

While bidding their goodbyes to Dorne, Ellaria Sand plants a long kiss on Myrcella’s lips wishing her all the happiness in the world. Jamie Lannister, Prince Trystane, Bronn and Myrcella then finally set out for King’s Landing when Jamie tries to tell Myrcella the truth about him and Cersei only to find out that she already knows. They share a brief father-daughter moment in a warm embrace when Myrcella starts bleeding from her nose and well…dies. Need help connecting the dots? Ellaria is then shown wiping her nose in Dorne and drinking the antidote to save her from the poison that was on her and Myrcella’s lips.

6) Are the Dothraki’s back?

Tyrion, Missandei and Grey Worm take charge of Meereen as Khaleesi is out in the wild with her dragon, when Jorah and Daario begin their quest to bring her back. Khaleesi and her hungry dragon, who is of no use at the moment, are in the middle of nowhere when Khaleesi is surrounded by the Dothraki army (Remember how they hate her?). She very smartly drops her ring so that someone can trace her but do the Dothrakis think of her the same way?

7) You really know nothing Jon Snow!

Just like his father Ned Stark, Jon Snow stood up for an honourable cause and got deceived by his own. He was tricked by Olly under the pretext of knowing the whereabouts of his uncle Benjen. He was then stabbed by the men of the Night’s Watch repeatedly (Et tu, Brute?). The most painful part is that the last person to stab him is Olly, that little kid!

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June 15, 2015
Which mirror reflects your image and the world’s ? Samsung’s latest OLED TV

Samsung never fails to surprise us when it comes to innovation and they’ve done it yet again. Fusion got a new name with the brand’s OLED TV that is transparent and mirrored both at the same time. This TV can be a mirror, TV and a window all at the same time.

Samsung has come out with a new fusion , the transparent and mirrored OLED TV , that can act as a window , a mirror and a TV all at the same time.

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The innovation was revealed in the Retail Asia Expo 2015, an event held in Hong Kong , telling the world that being transparent is not this product’s only selling point. The OLED TV is technologically advanced compared to the already existing TVs and this Samsung panelcomes with integrated Intel Real Sense that will enable gesture control via a built-in camera.

Samsung Display’s Mirror OLED display panel delivers at least 50 percent higher reflectance than competitive mirror LCDs along with better clarity through a wider range of viewing angles.

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Offering better image quality by illuminating each pixel individually and providing gaming quality response time along with a snazzy reflective surface, this gadget is definitely a must-buy for all the tech geeks out there. We just can’t wait to use it face to face.

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June 12, 2015
Amit Trivedi on redefining Bollywood film music and composing the soundtrack for ‘Bombay Velvet’

Music composer Amit Trivedi’s score for Anurag Kashyap’s Dev D in 2009 set a new trend as far as Bollywood film music was concerned. The composer delivered an eclectic mix of numbers which incorporated varied genres of music ranging from brass-band sounds of ‘Tauba Tera Jalwa’ to rock with ‘Nayan Tarse’, a first for any Hindi film.

Amit Trivedi: While I was making the music of ‘Dev D’ in 2007, I’d listen to the radio every night to understand what worked. My biggest fear was the difference between my compositions and the type of music people liked back then. There was absolutely no connection in the hit Bollywood scores and my music, which was when I decided to leave everything to God and see how it goes.

Trivedi’s gamble paid off and he bagged the National Film Award for Best Music Direction that year. The modern day Devdas’ narrative was strung together with tunes which were relevant for the times.

Amit Trivedi: I thought let me do a sound track or a score based on how someone with a broken heart would react today. He won’t obviously indulge in ‘Madira’ or ‘Pan’. There are other stronger substances available now. Keeping that in mind, I wanted to make the music trippier, edgier, more laid back and grungier, which comes from the story itself.

While Trivedi made everyone sit up and take notice with his tracks for ‘Dev D’, the film which marked his debut in Bollywood was Rajkumar Gupta’s ‘Aamir’ in 2008. Soon Trivedi was also roped in by Vikramaditya Motwane to compose the soundtrack for ‘Udaan’. The composer considers himself lucky to have started his career with films which had some of the best scripts and also gave him the opportunity to experiment.

Amit Trivedi: For someone who had just started his career, getting to read scripts like ‘Udaan’ and ‘Aamir’, was very overwhelming. We all know what works in Hindi films; the romantic ballads, item songs, dance numbers or disco numbers and these two films had none of these elements, that’s what excited me the most.

From the rock anthem ‘Dilli Dilli’ in ‘No One Killed Jessica’ to the kitschy burlesque dance number ‘Dreamum Wakeup’ in the movie ‘Aiyya’ or for that matter the playful love song ‘Pareshan’ from ‘Isahqzaade’, Trivedi’s versatility has been his biggest strength. The composer also does not shy away from using new genres like ‘dubstep’ in Bollywood film music.

Amit Trivedi: While working on ‘Ishaqzaade’ Habib Sir (Habib Fasial) wanted me to compose music for one of his promos that had a lot of pace in terms of the visuals. I had to create a tempo which would fit the parameters of that pace so I decided to break the composition down into half. Breaking the music down into two parts sparked the idea of including dubstep. When I pitched the idea of dubstep for the promo to both Habib Faisal and Aditya Chopra, they had no idea about that genre. I was insistent and instead of denying, they asked me to compose a song for the movie.

His songs for Vikramaditya Motwane’s period film ‘Lootera’ garnered him the bouquets as well as the brickbats. Allegedly the film’s theme music was uncannily similar to that of Hollywood film ‘One Day’. But that did not take away from the overall reception of his songs.

And we leave you with Trivedi’s thoughts on his upcoming project with director Anurag Kashyap, ‘Bombay Velvet’, yet again a period film for which he will be experimenting with Jazz music.

Amit Trivedi: The most exciting thing right now is ‘Bombay Velvet’, because for the first time probably I am trying to do Hindi jazz. The film is set in the fifties and the sixties and it is about life in Bombay in that era. At that time jazz was very active and there were a lot of jazz clubs. It was very exciting for me to jump into that territory, to do jazz from back then. It was a big challenge to bring that style of music to fit in the Bombay culture and environment while keeping things contemporary. The movie stars Ranbir and Anushka, so the music had to be able to speak a contemporary language.

January 29, 2015
7 things all start-ups can learn from HBO’s Silicon Valley

HBO’s captivating and hilarious TV show, Silicon Valley, has won the hearts of viewers across the globe by turning the spotlight on the interesting journey of a start-up. Here are 7 lessons every growing organisation can take away from the show.

#1 All catchy taglines are always taken

#2 Everyone’s always confused about what your company actually does

#3 There’s always a chance that someone will copy your product

#4 The moment you realise that, your brand new company’s name is already taken!

#5 All start-ups take inspiration from Facebook

#6 All successful companies have logos in lower case letters

#7 Pivoting is the name of the game

September 22, 2014
5 TV shows that make us comfy with queer in our living rooms

The American television network has been playing an important role in bringing the ‘different’ into our living rooms. That’s right, getting the audience accustomed to television series inspired by homosexuality has taken the front seat.

‘Will and Grace’, ‘Glee’, ‘Modern Family’, ‘Pretty Little Liars’ and ‘Orange Is The New Black’ are a few television series that have something in common – the Queer factor. These 5 tele-series made the unusual seem normal.

‘Will & Grace’ in 1998 was the first prime-time sitcom starring homosexual lead characters in New York City.

A decade later, Glee, a musical comedy showcased the plight of a high school student trying to get out of the closet, facing initial resentment from his peers.

In the same year, Modern Family kicked off making Cam and Mitch one of the most admired on-TV gay couples. The show also introduced the idea of a gay couple adopting a kid and being regular parents like any other straight couple.

One year later, making teenagers comfortable with the idea of queer was the teenage drama series ‘Pretty Little Liars’. The series made headlines for displaying one of the lead characters, Emily’s, relationships with her girlfriends Maya and Paige.

One of the most talked about series of 2013 ‘Orange Is The New Black’ sheds light on the post-breakup relationship of two girlfriends who land up in prison. As unexplored as the idea may be, the series conquered the hearts of viewers with its touching portrayal of true emotions.

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September 18, 2014