The versatile Priyanka Chopra has left no stone unturned to prove her worth in the industry. Her constant perseverance and hard work has paid off and she is now touted as one of the finest actors across the globe. Priyanka Chopra, who made her international television debut with ‘Quantico’ and recently won an award at the People’s Choice Awards, has been announced as a presenter for the prestigious, forthcoming 88th academy awards. This undoubtedly is another feather in her cap.
Making the nation proud, Priyanka’s name is on the second slate of presenters alongside famous personalities like Steve Carell, Olivia Munn, Margot Robbie, Quincy Jones, Byung-hun Lee, Jared Leto, Julianne Moore, Jason Segel, Andy Serkis, JK Simmons, Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon. Kudos Priyanka we’re proud of your accomplishments.
Republic Day is here and we are sure that many of you are looking forward to watching the parade in the morning. While many of us look forward to celebrating this day with pride and honour, a lot of us do not understand its importance and often find ourselves confused between the Independence Day and the Republic Day. These two days reflect on our nation’s history, the heroes, the struggles and the progress we’ve made so far, the difference is not just limited to the dates.
So just before we immerse ourselves in the merriment, let’s take a look at these key differences between the Republic Day and the Independence Day.
1) Difference in dates
The first and the most obvious reason is the difference in the dates. While the Independence Day is celebrated on the 15th of August every year, as the declaration of independence was signed on this day back in 1947; the Republic Day is celebrated on 26th of January every year. The Republic Day is actually based on 26th November 1949; the day India’s constitution was drafted for the first time. The constitution finally came into effect on 26th January 1950 which is why it’s celebrated in January.
Republic Day celebrates India’s progress since the time of Independence. It is inclined towards highlighting the people who maintain the government like the armed forces and what the future holds. Independence Day, on the other hand, celebrates the birth of our Nation and pays tribute to the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives to give our nation a better future.
3) President is the man of the Republic Day
The President is the head of the state which is why the Republic Day is his/her day to address the nation. The Independence Day is about paying a tribute to the people who helped us get where we are and fought for our nation and since the Prime Minister heads the people of India; 15th August is his/her day.
4) Differences in celebration
Another one of the major differences between the Republic Day and the Independence Day lies in the way they are celebrated. The Republic day is celebrated by showcasing a spectacular parade that highlights the achievements of every state with pride and honour. Independence Day is celebrated by every citizen of India without representing a particular state. People celebrate it by singing patriotic songs and await the inspirational speech given by the Prime minister soon after hosting the tricolour flag at the Red Fort in the capital city – Delhi.
Well well, we recently stumbled upon this old video and thought of sharing it with you guys. The video is like a short movie where there’s this badass protagonist (also referred to as a one ‘ape’ army) and a few other not-so-intelligent men. Let’s call this protagonist ‘Rambo’.
You must see how one our closest living relatives handled an Ak-47 as these fives army lads clearly seemed to have forgotten about the old saying “Think before you leap”. These army boys happily handed over one of their precious guns (loaded) to Rambo and rest is just history.
Displaying his brilliant combat moves, Rambo stole our hearts and how! Take a look.
Caution: Don’t try this at home boys! Especially if there are apes around you.
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.
YouTube star and the ex-Big brother contestant Sam Pepper has been making headlines of late for reasons that cannot be explained. In his recent video ‘Killing best friend prank’, Sam Pepper took pranking to a whole new level with two teenage best friends named Sam and Colby who have been together for 5 years.
Unfortunately Sam has been targeted in the video and little did he know that the entire prank would change his life forever. This video has caused a lot of outrage on the Internet but we’ll get to that later. Let’s have a look at the video first.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBvX5dNdMK8
After watching this video, the Twitterati went berserk, appealing (almost threatening) to Sam Pepper to take down the video from his YouTube channel.
Here are a few of them.
@YouTube remove the murder prank #SamPepper uploaded to his channel. He needs to be reprimanded for his insulting and disgusting video
#SamPepper new prank is not a ‘prank’ .. How sick can a human being get?! I’d be so ashamed of myself if that was me.. #growup — Robbie White (@RobbieJWhiteUK) November 30, 2015
You think Sam Pepper would’ve learnt from his last “prank” But nope, unfortunately he’s still an arsehole #SamPepper
#SamPepper ‘s video was inhumane, disgusting, cruel and extremely harmful. it could’ve triggered other people who have lost their bfs. — butterfly (@seokdyo) November 30, 2015
So, remind me, why isn’t #SamPepper in prison yet?
Also, concluding the story was a petition for YouTube created by Kaylee-Jade Davis on Change.org requesting people to sign up to have the video deleted from YouTube. The petition has over 1,43,000 supporters already!
The upcoming James Bond film ‘Spectre’ is scheduled to hit the Indian cinemas on the 20th November with Daniel Craig playing the role of Bond and former WWE star Dave Bautista as the villain.
Well, we are surely looking forward to this movie, but…but but BUT here’s something about the Indian actor Varun Dhawan and how he’s related to the movie.
Dave Bautista apparently released a video challenging Dhawan to a fitness pull-up challenge.
The recent attack in Paris was declared as ‘an act of war’ by the French President Francoise Hollande as he spoke about the tragedy that killed over 129 innocent people in the French capital.
However, giving it back to the Islamic militant group ‘ISIS’ were the French airstrikes on Raqqa that destroyed a key ISIS command centre and many training facilities within the a few days following the Paris attack.
What followed was something that has been making rounds on social media and the Internet as the US military expressed solidarity with France through messages that said “From Paris, with love” on their missiles destined for Syria. Some say that these images may have been photo-shopped but nevertheless, people have been sharing them with the world expressing unity with the US army and the battle against ISIS. Take a look.
With just three movies releasing this month seems like Bollywood is laying low. But to make up for the lack of number, B’town is offering Deepika Paduone, Sonam Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Naseerudin Shah and Salman Khan together in a month. Yes that’s right; mark your calendars for Charlie Ke Chakkar Mein, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo and Tamasha. Here’s everything you need to know about these Bollywood movies releasing in the month of November.
1) Charlie ke Chakkar Mein – 6th November
Charlie ke ChakkarMein is a thriller drama starring Anand Tiwari and Naseeruddin Shah. Based on a true murder case, this movie revolves around the Commissioner of Police, Sanket Pujari (played by Naseeruddin Shah) and his rookie officer Sameera who try to unfold a rare multiple homicide case that was caught on camera.
Run Time – 1 hour 42 minutes
2) Prem Ratan Dhan Payo – 12th November
One of the most awaited movies this year, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo is a family drama directed by Sooraj Barjatya. Starring Salman Khan and Sonam Kapoor in the lead roles and Neil Nitin Mukesh and Armaan Kohli in supporting roles, the movie is set to release on 12thNovemeber. The film revolves around the love story of Salman Khan who plays a double role (of a king and a boxer) in the film and Sonam Kapoor, who plays the role of a princess.
Run Time – 2 hours 51 minutes
3) Tamasha – 27th Novemeber
Directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, Tamasha is a romantic drama film starring Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone. Shot mostly in France, this movie is the story of a tourist, Ved (Ranbir Kapoor) and a nomad, Tara (Deepika Padukone) who fall in love with each other on their journey in Corsica.
Every year Hollywood serves us with movies of different genres in a platter and some of them become a part of our favourites. The year is already ending and we have watched butt loads of movies that have pierced our hearts and given us headaches like never before. Not because they were bad but because they left us thinking. This month also looks similarly promising but we can’t be absolutely sure. So, we’ll leave you with this list of movies releasing this November and let you be the judge.
1) Spotlight: 6th November
Spotlight is a story of a team of journalists that has been especially put together to investigate the allegations made against a priest, John Goeghan, after he was accused of sexually violating 80 boys. The team is led by Robby Robinson and includes Sacha Pfeiffer, Matt Carroll and Michael Rezendez. The movie follows the team as they take the mission in their hands and unravel the cases within the Roman Catholic Church. Director: Tom McCarthy.
Run Time: 2 hours 13 minutes
2) Wrecker: 6th November
What could go wrong when best friends Emily and Lesley plan up a road trip? All it takes is a wrong turn to a deserted road that was actually intended to avoid a highway busy with traffic. Soon they find a tow truck that is after their life. Wrecker depicts what the girls go through while they try and escape the deadly situation. Director: Michael Baffaro.
Run Time: 1 hour 42 minutes
3) Spectre: 20th November
James Bond’s new mission comes from a cryptic message from the past which sends him to Mexico City and then to Rome. He eventuallyends up meeting the widow of an infamous criminal and discovers SPECTRE, a sinister organisation. 007 gives it all to take down SPECTRE and realizes that he shares a surprising connection between himself and the villain. Director: Sam Mendes.
Run Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
4) Creed: 25th November
Adonis Johnson is the son of a very well-known but dead boxing champion, Apollo Creed. Although, Adonis never knew his father but boxing was in his veins. He manages to find Rocky Balboa; the retired champion and an old friend to his father to mentor him. With Rocky’s help, Adonis makes it for the title shot. But it’s left to be seen if he’s worthy of it. Director: Ryan Coogler.
Run Time: 2 hours 12 minutes
5) The Good Dinosaur: 25th November
This animated movie is a light hearted adventure comedy story about a young dinosaur who develops a very unique friendship with a human kid. Director: Peter Sohn.
Run Time: 2 hours 5 minutes
6) Legend: 27th November
Set in the 1960’s, Legend is a fictional story of the identical twin brothers, Ronnie and Reggie Kray, who are touted to be the biggest criminals in the British history. The movie is set to showcase their organised crime empire in London’s East End area. Director: Brian Helgeland.
Run Time: 2 hours 11 minutes
7) Paper Planes: 27th November
After an 11 year old kid, Dylan, wins his school’s paper plane making contest, he and his father bond as Dylan prepares himself for the World Paper Plane Championships taking place in Tokyo. Director: Robert Connolly.
Hi, my name is courage. I look like a normal, happy and a healthy dog.
But I’m not.
I am one of those unfortunate living beings who were born on the streets and never had a chance to have a nice and loving family. They say I might be around 1.5 years old but I’ve lost the count of days where I had to go from street to street looking for food or a mere scratch on the back.
Life for me was okay till the time a human car (on a fine day) didn’t spot me walking on the road without realising that the car has brakes (or maybe he did realise – that’s something I would never know).
Little did I know, that very moment would change my life forever. Yes, the car ran over my hind legs and the human inside it never looked back.
This is exactly how he left me on the road.
You guessed it right! Those are my hind legs and I don’t feel them anymore.
I suffered at one of the busiest junctions in New Delhi with my inability to walk. I even once fell into a drain only to realise that I can’t get out of it myself. But, there was a good human that spotted me and saw how miserable I was. He was an auto-rickshaw puller. The man did pull me out of the drain but again; the hustle-bustle around that junction didn’t allow my rear legs to drag the rest of my body to a safer place. There I was. Lying in the corner for 8 days straight. Some did try and threw leftover food at me and I somehow didn’t die (though there wasn’t any reason for me to live).
Here I am now.
I do agree, not all of them are bad. There was this human who saw me fighting for life on the road side and took me somewhere in his car (though I hated the fact that I was in one). I hate cars. I’m sure you guys have figured that out by now. But strangely, I still don’t hate humans. Every time one approaches me, with my gleaming eyes I try to wag my tail with happiness but unfortunately I can’t feel my tail either.
I now live at a beautiful shelter with many other dogs (some of them are just like me) and a beautiful lady who took me in and cares for me.
I have a humble request for whoever’s reading this post. If you drive a car, please make sure that you apply brakes when you see one of us in the middle of the road. It’ll only delay your ride by 15 seconds but it will cost us our lives or put us in terrible pain for the rest of it. Give me a home? Somebody? I promise I’d love you forever!
So that’s my story. I’m a fighter. And I hope for a better tomorrow not just for me, but many others like me.
Yes, you read it right. Apparently the Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was captured wiping his hands right after shaking them with our beloved PM Narendra Modi! As true Indians, we are a bit outraged but hold on; let’s just give the guy some benefit of doubt, maybe… just MAYBE he’s a germaphobe and does that every time he shakes hands with people around?
But the question is how often do you get to shake your hands with the Prime Minister of a nation that represents the population of more than a billion?
C’mon man! The hand wipe could have waited. Take a look at this video by Semil Carlos to see what we’re talking about. (A word of advice: try not to go on an anger streak after watching it. It’s a weird world out there and everyone’s different).
If you thought only us humans can troll each other, you’ve been wrong all along! Yes, animals too have a weird sense of humour (so we’d like to think) and can make us go from crying out loud to having happy tears within a second.
Don’t believe us? Take a look at this video that sets the perfect example of what we’re talking about.
Looks like this isn’t the first time a dog has trolled humans in the history of mother Earth!
Watch this badass baby who probably inspired the one above.
Do you think this a thing dogs have been planning? We sure think so!
A man tried to find a way to get his friend’s pet treated on a very helpful Facebook community. Find a way he did, but after realising he was too quick to judge a woman who was just trying to look out for the animal. Here’s how a normal conversation turned into something you would love to read.
So here’s how it started
And then this nice woman tried to help him!
But, the translation from English to Hindi took a wrong turn. Yikes!
And from the wrong turn it turned into a hilarious disaster
And the people reading the conversation got quite the kick!
And after realising his mistake, he was decent enough to apolgise
Pooja Misrra, who sailed in the boat of fame because of Bigg Boss season 5 is back in headlines and the reason is really messed up. The actor was recorded screaming and breaking hotel property because she wasn’t allowed to leave the premises on account of not paying the bills (or so we’ve heard). And rumour has it, that there have been other complaints about her doing the same with many other hotels across cities.
The Ex- Big Boss contestant, who we have seen getting aggressive and speaking trash in the show before got us some more entertainment; well, it’s the same here but things go bad when she starts beating the crap out of the hotel staff. Yikes!
Also, give it a close look at how she kicks away the guard who was asked to take her luggage away. This damsel sure knows how to distress those around her. If possible, sit back and grab some popcorn and look at her making a joke of herself. #CelebsGoinCrazy
Bollywood is set to keep you entertained with mostly light-hearted comedies this month with Welcome Back, Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon, Katti Batti and many more. Take a look at this list of Bollywood movies releasing in September 2015 and get your tickets booked now.
1) Welcome Back – 4th September
Sequel to the 2007 movie Welcome featuring Nana Patekar, Anil Kapoor and Paresh Rawal from the prequel and John Abraham along with Shruti Hassan in the lead, Welcome Back will take you on a laughter ride. The story revolves around the dons (Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor) who have reformed their lives as respectable members of the society and their love charades with a thug Babita aka Rajkumari Chandini (played by Ankita Shrivastava) who claims to be the Princess of Najafgadh. Simultaneously, their sister Ranjhana (Shruti Hassan) falls in love with Ajju bhai (John Abraham) who is a goon from Mumbai.
Run Time- 2 hours 35 minutes
2) Hero – 11th September
Salman Khan’s home production, Hero is an upcoming action and romantic film that is a remake of Subash Ghai’s 1983 film of the same name. Making their debuts in this movie are Aditya Pancholi’s son Sooraj Pancholi and Sunil Shetty’s daughter Athiya Shetty. The story revolves around Sooraj, a gangster in Mumbai who kidnaps Radha, daughter of the city’s chief of police. During their journey, Sooraj falls in love with Radha and decides to release her and ends up fighting against the system for her.
Run Time- 2 hours 25 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B5pRrXWFkI
3) Katti Batti- 18th September
This romedy is an anti-love story revolving around Madhav (Imran Khan) who falls in love with Payal (Kangana Ranaut) because of hercarefree attitude towards life. The film follows their five years live-in relationship that ends suddenly as Payal leaves Madhy because of his seriousness for the relationship. One of the most awaited movies on the list of Bollywood movies releasing in September 2015, this movie flick makes for a must-watch.
Run Time- 2 hours 15 minutes
4) MSG 2, The Messenger – 18th September
Sequel to MSG: The Messenger, this movie revolves around Saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan, who plays himself as a selfless social reformer and his pursuit to change the law of the jungle that prevails.
Run Time- 3 hours and 18 minutes
5) Kis Kisko Pyar Karoon – 25th September
Kis Kisko Pyar Karoon is a slapstick comedy that will mark Indian stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma’s debut in B-town. In this movie Kapil plays the role of a man who is known by 3 different identities and simultaneous marriages. Despite having three marriages, he falls in love with another woman (Elli Avram) and plans to marry her as well.
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