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princessmadafu · 3 years

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37 bleedin’ pages!

I have condensed them for you and left out most of the bits that the nasty evil British Press have already covered. Feel free to skip any boring bits.

Dax Shepard: Welcome, welcome, welcome to Armchair Expert's Experts on Expert. I'm Dan Shepard. I'm joined by Monica Mouse.

Monica Padman: Hi.

[...]

There follows some heavy marketing of towels and stuff...

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Pretty ironic really, as Harry wades into fake news and how advertising algorithms are ruining us...

DS:...It's like the algorithms on the internet. You can't compete with that, a human.

PH: You can't if you have the awareness of what it's doing to you. And the fact that it's learning, which is scary. And advertising has been going on for hundreds of years, but done really responsibly. The difference here is targeted ads. If ads have always worked for companies, you can put on the TV, you can walk away, you can come back, your involvement is switching on switching off or changing the channel. Whereas now with algorithms is there, it's just feeding your habits. And it's also reading through your emails and everything else. So it's getting to know you, like, it gets to know the decisions you're gonna make before you make them, then it creates this echo chamber of no pushback, of no context of nothing. It's just perpetuating and feeding the bias and the habits that you already have inside of you, which is terrible.[...]

Harry needs to learn about AdBlock and Ghostery and VPNs and Tor and DuckDuckGo and Smartpage and all the other clever little ways the computer-literate have of ridding their lives of unwanted advertising. I haven't seen an ad in years. The only person feeding my habits is me. It’s called personal responsibility. Maybe Harry still needs a Nanny but most grown-ups don’t. Oh wait, I forgot, the “Meghan&Harry Show” fans are all kids.

PH: [...] It's a computer. It's like, who wrote the algorithms? You guys did? Probably all male and all white.

Oooh, let's be sexist and racist, Harry! Did you ever hear of these women or are they too scary?

https://biztechmagazine.com/article/2012/05/mothers-technology-10-women-who-invented-and-innovated-tech

Then they discuss Naked Vegas (this guy Dax has a thing about nudity) and Harry in Afghanistan. And discuss a calendar of naked men that DS and MP put together - their favourite male bodies. What a good job it's only gloating over naked male bodies and not naked female bodies. It's apparently acceptable, for some reason. Harry doesn't know who the guys are.

DS: Monica makes this for me every year and it's a calendar of all my favourite bodies of friends.

MP: And they're all men.

DS: They're all men.

MP: And they're all gorgeous bodies.

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And is Harry nervous talking about mental health? He shouldn't be, he's been banging on about it for years.

PH: Yeah. Was I nervous? No. Not so much nervous. But I guess on this particular subject around mental health. Yeah. For me, it's always a, unfortunately, today's world is quite a sensitive subject, not just for the people who are sharing. But ultimately, the subject matter itself has to be handled with care. [...] It ends up getting weaponized by certain people.

Weaponised by certain people? Like him and Markle, for instance. Neither of 'em has any talent so they weaponise their mental health. Big big mental health bombs loaded with word salad to lob at their own families and cause huge distress. Not nice, Harry.

PH: That's how I've always felt when it comes to projection. I mean, hatred is a form of projection, right? [...] We're not born to hate people. So it manifests itself over a period of time. And of course, it can come from unresolved pain, or being hurt continually, as a young kid or through adult life. But ultimately, there's a source to it. There's a reason why you want to hate somebody else.

Like his dad, his brother...

PH: And actually have some compassion for them. Which is really hard when you're on the receiving end of this, like, just vile, toxic abuse. But the reality is, is you say, flip it. [...] Every single one of us wherever we are, wherever we come from, there will always try and find some way to be able to mask the actual feeling and be able to try and make us feel different to how we are actually feeling, perhaps having a feeling. Right, because so many people are just numb to it. That was a huge part of the beginning of my life, which was like, I rejected. I said, there's nothing wrong with me. I'm fine.

And now he's moved on to promoting his new mental health stuff with Oprah, The Me You Can't See...

PH: So if you are making that conscious decision to say: You know what, it's not self serving, but I want to share my story. I'm being asked to share my story to hopefully help someone or loads of other people. I'm probably going to get trolled. I'm probably going to get attacked by the same people that were doing anyway. If I'm willing to make that decision, surely that comes from a place of courage rather than weakness?

Or possibly naivety. Harry is only wanted for his money-making title and royal status; he has no mental health qualifications, he's not a mental health professional, he's not an expert, all he brings to the table is the glamour of being a prince of the BRF. Which he quite clearly hates. Markle is lining her pockets from their self-indulgent mental health whinge fest and he's too dim to see it. There follows the bit about the spectrum of upbringing that the press is covering nicely so I can skip the next few pages - the bits where Harry says he doesn't see that talking about his own issues is complaining, and “it's the job, right”, how he never wanted the job of being royal, and his therapy and how “massively self-critical” he is (yet still can't see that he's not being honest with himself), ooh and sharing his hatred of the British press - that's a good bit, let's skip to page 18:

PH I think the biggest issue for me was that being born into it, you inherit the risk, you inherit the risk that comes with it, you inherit every element of it without choice. And because of the way that the UK media are, they feel an ownership over you. Literally like a full on ownership. And then they give the impression to some of their, well, most of the readers, that that is the case. But I think it's a really dangerous place to be if you don't have a choice, but then, of course, then people quite rightly will turn around and go. So what if you didn't have a choice? It was privilege? [...] Page Six of the New York Post, they took pictures of my son being picked up from school on his first day [...] But I guess my point is the way that I look at it, especially now living here one hour outside LA. Like it's a feeding frenzy here. We spent the first three and a half months living at Tyler Perry's house. You let us stay. And the helicopter helicopters, the drones the paparazzi cutting the fence like it was madness. And people out there -Their response was, Well, what do you expect if you live in LA? It's like, Okay, well, first of all, we didn't mean to live in LA. This is like a staging area before we try and find a house. And secondly, how sad that if you live in LA and you're well known figure, you just have to accept it. The first security we had, I said, Well, where's the safest place? Inside. Just because I'm a well known person, you can't go outside anymore. [...] it's really, really sad. And of course, their argument is - the paparazzi and everybody else - is like all if you're in the public space, then it's absolutely fine for us to do it. So what is our human right as an individual and as a family, you're saying that if the moment we step foot out of our house, that it's open season and free game? What? Because of public interest?. There's no public interest in you taking your kids for a walk down the beach. Nothing...

And on and on it goes... He should've stayed in the UK then. The Cambridges are managing very nicely, thank you. They take their kids for walks on the beach, and we'd never seen them until they released their anniversary video the other week. Harry's clearly envious of William; Harry's mad wife is vitriolically envious of Catherine. Oh and I’m pretty sure it’s the mad wife who keeps phoning her go-to paps when she needs to be in the news again.

PH: [...] I believe we live in an age now where you've got certain elements of the media redefining to us what privacy means. There's a massive conflict of interest. And then you've got social media platforms, trying to redefine what free speech means. Why - I wonder why you're doing that. And again - so this has been happening for 15 years now. And we're living in this world where we've almost like all the laws have been completely flipped by the very people that need them flipped so they can make more money and they can capitalise off our pain, grief, and this sort of general self destructive mode that's happening at the moment [...]

He doesn't get how hypocritical this is, does he? The Markles are the ones capitalising on their grief, pain and the rest of it. And no-one would be interested in them without the royal bits because they have nothing else to offer. Failed actress and used-to-be-a-soldier wrapped up in festering bitterness.

Blah, blah... went shopping in a supermarket... saw lots of chewing gum... blah, blah... Archie on the back of his bicycle... girls want to be princesses... You don't need to be a princess, you can create the life that will be better than any princess or it's something along those lines... she said she expected [the press] to be fair... Pages and pages of how he hates the British press...

PH: [...] And especially when you can't defend yourself so yes, I think when you marry into it, especially when it's one Princess Diana's sons there is a certain amount of 'okay what I'm actually letting myself in for?' But very few people actually know - apart from the Brits - how toxic that element of the of the UK press is.[...]

We're up to page 24 now, if you're still with me. Oh here it is, Harry's unconscious bias... What’s the betting the mad wife has scripted this bit for him?

PH: [...] So going back to the whole sort of travelling around the Commonwealth, I thought I knew, right, having been able to travel that much and meet so many and such a diverse group of people. I thought I understood life. Especially bearing in mind most of the countries I was going to were, most of the communities are going to were people of colour. But then I was really shocked once I started doing therapy. And that bubble was burst. And I started doing my own work, really - a lot of work - and started to uncover and understand more about unconscious bias. And I was like, wow, I thought since I screwed up when I was younger, and then did the work. I thought I then knew. But I didn't. And I still don't fully know. It's like a constant working progress. And every single one of us has it. [...] Everyone has biases, of all sorts. But I think it's a really important point, especially now, after everything's happened in the last year and a half, like the world is changing, the younger generation are driving it. And you've got to like a multi-racial, cultural sort of movement happening, which has never happened before. But unconscious bias is the way that I understand it, is, again, it's not something that's wrong with you. Right? And you don't have to be defensive about it. That's the thing. No one's blaming you. But the moment that you acknowledge that you do have unconscious bias, what are you going to do about it? Because if you choose to do nothing you're continuing to fuel the problem, which means that you're then heading towards racism. Whereas unconscious bias is actually something that is inherent, unfortunately, in every single one of us. But that it is possible to educate yourself to be more aware of the problems and therefore be part of the solution rather than part of the problem.

Markle's got him well-trained on this one, hasn't she. I wonder if he's read anything critical of the unconscious bias movement, or just repeating what he's been told to. Oh and then he goes off about being in the army...

PH: I loved it. I love wearing the same uniform as everybody else. I love being treated the same. I love the expectation of if you want to get that job, or you want that promotion, or you want to finish this race, it's all on you. There's no special treatment, you're not going to get any help. If anything, you're probably going to get treated the opposite because everyone thinks that you've had an easy life. And everyone's always helped you get to where you are.

But...but...but, Harry wasn't treated the same, there was special treatment, he was helped to get to where he was. He scraped a couple of poor quality A Levels and got admitted to Sandhurst because he's a prince. Good old Wikipedia says:

In June 2003, Harry completed his education at Eton with two A-Levels,[22] achieving a grade B in art and D in geography, having decided to drop history of art after AS level.[23] He has been described as "a top tier athlete", having played competitive polo and rugby union.[24] One of Harry's former teachers, Sarah Forsyth, has asserted that Harry was a "weak student" and that staff at Eton conspired to help him cheat on examinations.[25][26] Both Eton and Harry denied the claims.[25][27] While a tribunal made no ruling on the cheating claim, it "accepted the prince had received help in preparing his A-level 'expressive' project, which he needed to pass to secure his place at Sandhurst."[25][28]

PH: And then suddenly, like - while I was at school, I hated exams. And I promised myself I'd never do exams again. Then I joined the army of which is full of exams. I still promised myself I'm never gonna do it and then I end up flying Apache [...]

Gods, it's getting boring. Even the interviewers are zoning out. Still ten pages to go. Wish I hadn't started this, I could be out weeding. Weather's nice, not too windy... Do I deserve a quick G&T yet?

PH: Or worse, was they turn around and say, right, because last week, you're out the front. This week, you got to carry his bergan, I'm like - what, 30 extra pounds? Nooo. But it was, it was the most normalising experience or job that I could have ever hoped for. And then going to Afghanistan twice [...] And someone said to me very recently, from the moment that you're born into today's world, life is trauma, so the sooner that we actually acknowledge that but but [...]

A-a-a-a-and he's back on the mental health thing, PTSD or PTSI,

PH: Post Traumatic Stress Injury is like: Well, that makes sense, because I just saw my mate get blown out. But the other piece of this is, what we need to remember is, the lot of the recruiting that we do in the UK, comes from certain cities and certain homes, where there's childhood trauma. So what we collectively have already got inside of us, the trigger of seeing something happen in Iraq, Afghanistan can be the trigger. So everyone goes: Oh, it's because they were on operations, and because they saw their makeup blown up. It's like, no. [...] So that's what I've been working on for years, for the last five years, which is like, and it started in therapy of like, I don't want to lose this thing, because I think it's, I feel so connected to my mum. [...]

They move on to parenting, which the press is rubbing its hands over... Harry blaming everyone but himself and his saintly mother - Charles, HMTQ, PP... "They f*ck you up, your mum and dad". But not the mum bit. He can't push his mum off her pedestal.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48419/this-be-the-verse if you don't know Larkin's poetry. How much more? Nearly there. Monica loves The Crown and doesn't realise it's fictitious.

DS: [...]Well, Harry, I've really really liked talking to you. You're very charming. You're very intelligent. You're handsome, and I can't wait to see your torso.

MP: Thank you so much for coming.

DS: So I just want to remind everyone that May 21 on Apple Plus, you should check out Oprah and Prince Harry's 'The Me You Can't See'. I have to imagine it's similar to her book, which I just read, which is absolutely incredible 'What happened to you?' So everyone should check out 'The me you can't see' on Apple plus May 21.

And still Harry won't shut up... Shut up, shut up. Cut his mic. You don't have to read this last bit, they've already wound up the interview...He still won’t shut up.

PH: Yeah, we're moving from the physical to the emotional, right, physically. At the beginning of this pandemic, people were panicking. And there was that fight or flight like, ahh what do we do like lockdown, survival? Yeah. And now that the vaccines have been sort of, we're getting to the point where more and more people are being vaccinated, we're now in the emotional phase of what I read in the New York Times article was called languishing, which is really interesting. It's like the is the middle child between flourishing and depression. You just feel flat, and it's not depressed. It's definitely not flourishing. You lack the energy and the will, the motivation, all that kind of stuff. Because you're kind of sitting there going - Well, what happens next? And I think it's really important that we talk about languishing. And it was coined by someone I can't remember who but I think it was the journalist who wrote the story was Adam Grant. No, he didn't come up with it. Someone else came up with him, he wrote this, the most amazing article about languishing and the fact that how important it is to be able to talk about it because - look when it comes to mental health, we need to realise and accept that every single one of us have mental health. There's varying degrees, as we said, you've got the mental illness, and then you've got the sort of the awareness and the work that you can put in, like, Where do you want to be that we shouldn't just sit there and go: Oh, mental illness is once we are literally on the floor crawling around in the foetal position needing help. But for me, I don't think I need therapy anymore. But I wanted. And when I say therapy, I mean, actual therapy, sitting down having a discussion with someone. But I also mean like, nature, like going for walks, like throwing the ball for my dog down the beach and stuff like that. There are certain things around the world that are free, some you have to pay for, but ultimately go searching for the things that make you feel good about yourself. Like that's the key to life, get rid of the bad stuff, get rid of the hate, and just focus on the good. And your whole life turns around from that. I hate this idea. And I was one of them. I fell for it. Right? I didn't acknowledge that clearly what happened to me when I was 12 years old, losing my mom and all the other pieces that happened, the traumatic experiences that happened to me since then, I didn't acknowledge them, when perhaps - maybe I need to deal with this because if I don't, how the hell am I going to be a decent father to my son and my daughter? Like that awareness, I didn't have then. But again, we've got what - 40 experts as part of this series, and the Surgeon General, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, she's absolutely fantastic. And she was talking about this concept of mental health being sort of public health, right. Because the services are so limited. There's not enough money. The problem is actually immense. How can we all help each other rather than this: 'Oh, once I'm broken, or once I'm suffering, I have to go here.' And there's not enough rooms or spaces for the amount of people or the for the need, when actually you can get ahead of it, and work on the prevention by sharing and being more vulnerable with each other, and being able to process this grief or this loss, or this trauma that every single one of us have experienced and will experience. So anyone who's sitting there going: 'I don't have a problem, and I never will have a problem.' Well, you probably are already contributing to the problem, because you probably got your blinkers on, you probably created your own echo chambers. So I think it's a that, that's certainly what I've experienced for my own process, my own journey, my family and my friends and everybody else is. Anyone who thinks, oh, we're fine. You're the one who's like, willing to talk about it. It's like, yeah, I'm willing to talk about it and talking about it. And the financial element as well. We're pouring money into on the downsteam, when it's like, Can we just focus upstream? Yeah, we focus on one thing, like to me listen to Oprah was what was one of the reasons that this whole thing started was two of the biggest issues that we're facing in today's world, I think, is the climate crisis, and mental health. And they're both intrinsically linked. Basically if we neglect our collective wellbeing, then we're screwed. Basically, because we can't look after ourselves. We can't look after each other. We can't look after each other, we can't look after this home that we all inhabit. So it's all part of the same thing.

DS: Prince Harry, I don't say this lightly. I love you. Thanks for coming. This was great.

M: Thank you so much.

PH: Thank you very much.

Wish I'd done my weeding.

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dangertoozmanykids101 · 4 years

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Salma Hayek Says Filming The Sex Scene In Desperado Was Traumatic

This is an interesting article discussing how this was the first sex scene she had to do on camera and how freaked out she was buy it. No one appears to be at fault. She is NOT BADMOUTHING Rob Rodriguez nor Antonio Balderas. They were wonderful compassionate snd supportive collegues during her experience, but that didn't wash away how nervous she was.

I'm sharing this article because 'being a new up and coming costar with [insert Muse of choice] is such a familiar and favorite trope. I found Selma's recount of her experience to be so honest and vulnerable - a great reference and inspiration for writing similar scenes.

"Desperado [Desperado II, aka Once Upon A Time In Mexoco] was also a very graphic film, obviously including a lot of violence. However, it was the film’s sex scene that troubled Hayek. In a recent interview on the podcast Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard and Monica Padman, Hayek opened up about her traumatic experience filming the scene. She reveals that the love scene was not originally in the script, but was “demanded by the studio when they saw the chemistry” between Hayek and Banderas. She notes that even though Banderas and Rodriguez were wonderful about the situation, she still found it unsettling.

“The wife of Robert Rodriguez [the producer, Elizabeth Avellán], at the time, became my best friend. Robert Rodriguez, thank God, can also do everything on a film set… He can do the sound, he can operate the camera, and he was like my bro. So they closed the set and it was Robert, Elizabeth, Antonio, and I.”

Hayek admits that this was nice, but because she hadn’t don’t anything like this before, so when shooting started she “started to sob,” repeating “I don’t know if I can do this” and “I’m afraid.” She cited Antonio’s free spirit as a part of what scared her.

“He was an absolute gentleman and super nice and we’re still very close friends. But he was very free. So, it scared me that for him…it was like nothing. And that scared me because I’ve never been in front of someone like that in that situation. And I started crying and he’s like, “Oh my God, you’re making me feel terrible.” I was so embarrassed that I was crying.”

Hayek continued, stating that "they were great but I was not letting go of the towel.” Banderas, Rodriguez, and Avellán tried to make her laugh to get her to take it off, but as soon as she did she began crying again.

Hayek makes it clear, however, that Banderas and Rodriguez were “amazing” and “magnificent” and that neither of them ever put pressure on her. Hayek also revealed that the scene was comprised of such quick cuts because of her trouble filming and because she couldn’t stay in the scene. Hayek admits that, even now, she can’t enjoy that scene while watching it.

She also touches on the double standards placed on women, by admitting that a part of the reason why she couldn’t get into character to get through it is that she was thinking about her father and brother. When the movie came out, she told them they couldn’t watch the scene and escorted them out of the theater for its duration. She said they were incredibly supportive, but she and Shepard commented on the unfair pressures put on women to not only respect themselves but also protect the egos and reputations of the men in their life.

While not foreign to the world of Hollywood, more and more celebrities are opening up about their traumatic experiences being vulnerable—and in the worst cases, harassed or assaulted—on sets. It’s important to hear these stories so that Hollywood can change and adapt. By employing intimacy coordinators and other on-set safety measures, Hollywood has taken steps to ensure experiences like Hayek's on the set of Desperado aren't repeated, so hopefully the industry will continue to grow and adapt.

I think I'm more in love with Antonio Banderas now than I ever was. Omg, his roles in the SpongeBob movie and in the Doctor Doolittle movies. He is the sexiest pirate I've ever seen!!!! Just sayin'. But that's a whole other post!

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gooopy · 2 years

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I bet i could get at least one person into this free bad fps game i know. Like make pride icons of the character level. Now, should i make a great effort of doing so, do it passively, or 'no dont make these poor people play world of padman, aka if smurfs had massive tits'

#lmao ill tag the game but there is NOTHING in the tag i checked. nobody knows this game #world of padman #i played this as like an 8 year old #maybe the gt folks would like it. you are a tiny guy running around a big place #i ought to draw their attention to it

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makewayorhighway · 4 years

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SUCESS STORIES - AKSHAY KUMAR

We all love Akshay Kumar. According to Forbes Magazine, he is the 6th Highest Paid actor in the world now.

Phase 1 - He started his career in Bollywood with Movie "Saugandh" in 1991 and intitally he was doing mostly action movies like Khiladi, sabse bada Khiladi, Main Khiladi tu anari, which is why he earned the name "Khiladi" in Bollywood.

Phase 2 - I actually started liking his work after the movie "Hera Pheri" in 2000. His comic timing was superb in the movie and established him as comedy actor. This movie was Game changer for him. He started doing good films after this. His selection of movies become better with time. He started experimenting and started doing films which was not restricted to one area.He also did Ajnabee,Aitraaz, Aankhein, Waqt, Namastey London, Bhool Bhulaiya which worked in favor of him.

Phase 3 - The third phase is the best phase of his career. It starts with Special 26 which was again a Game Changer. He started doing movies with not just good stories but also movies which can be related to comman man and also has social awareness. Thes movies created the brand "Akshay Kumar".

Holliday,Baby, Airlift,Rustom,Jolly LLB2, Naam Shabana, Toilet, Padman, Gold, 2.0,Kesari, Mission Mangal, Good Newz. He proved he is an complete actor who can fit in any role and bank the money for the producer.

One more reaason about his success is he is doing 5-6 films in year where as some other big actors only do one or two films in a year.

Another reason is he is the fittest actor in the list of actors in his age and experience.

He never get into any controversy.

He is also very Disciplined, Professional and Good Human Being which is why he is now ahead of other actors in Bollywood.

He has made his way from Khiladi to becoming 6th Highest Paid actors in the world with his hard work,discipline and professionalism.

We all can learn something from his journey.

#Sucessstories #Akshaykumar #Bollywood #Dwaynejohnson #Success #Forbes #Twinklekhanna #Writer #Author #Blogger #Blogging #Learn #Learning #Inspirational #Motivation #Motivational stories #Successful people

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ritsn-blog · 4 years

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Period. End of Sentence.

Sometimes, Netflix can show you the brighter side of the world and help you out positively. I came across this documentary based on group of women manufacturing and selling sanitary pads in rural part of India. It was recorded in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh and was awarded Academy Award in short film. Along with that, this documentary displays a strong need of coming forward to dissolve this taboo and improve women healthcare.

This documentary starts with two girls giggling when asked about what period is. I know what was going into their 13-year-old mind. Many women answered this question as “release of bad blood, a disease or a monthly problem”. Men of the village call it “ Mahamari” and have slightest to negligible idea about periods. Girls at time of menstruating are denied entries in temples and are forbidden from any holy rituals performed. To take care of themselves, they use whatever piece of cloth they find at the time of menstruation and dispose it in the open fields. Some girls have to drop out of school because it is hard for them to keep changing the cloth frequently which hindered their study and morals. As documentary progresses, they get introduced to sanitary napkins and feel doubtful to use it.

Our very own Padman, Arunachalam Muruganantham sights women as the strongest creature on earth. He helps these group of women to set up their own factory of manufacturing FLY sanitary pads. They learn how to make a pad from scratch and manufacture over 18,000 in a month. They go out selling pads door to door and educate women on safe use of these pads.

Sneha aspires to get enlisted in Delhi police and she earns some amount of money through this to fund her education. Marriage is a big no for her, all she wants is to fulfil her parent’s and her own dreams. Many women unemployed had jobs in their hands by making these pads.

From having no real knowledge about periods to confidently selling them in village and making their first sales, this 26-minute documentary filled me with appreciation and empowerment. I felt so feminist by watching these women grow and do things that once were a taboo. I feel grateful that I have access to safe menstrual health. I know we all cry about cramps but watching these women getting empowered left me inspired. Women are the future. This is the truth. Period. End of sentence.

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alwaysfirst · 2 years

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Sunny Deol, Dulquer Salmaan's psycho-thriller 'Chup' trailer out now

Sep 05, 2022 13:47 IST New Delhi , September 5 (Always First): Makers of the upcoming psycho-thriller film 'Chup' unveiled the much-awaited trailer on Monday. Taking to Instagram, south actor Dulquer Salmaan shared the trailer, which he captioned, "Are y'all ready for this? Here's the Trailer of CHUP!For your review." The film is touted as a romantic psychopath thriller. It is said that the film is a homage to master filmmaker Guru Dutt and his 1959 classic 'Kaagaz Ke Phool'. Helmed by renowned filmmaker R Balki, the film casts Dulquer Salmaan, Sunny Deol, Pooja Bhatt and Shreya Dhanwanthary in the lead roles and is slated to hit theatres on September 23, 2022. Talking about the film, Sunny, who plays the role of a cop said, "It is a very thrilling story. It was a very interesting shoot for me personally. Balki's vision for this story was so crystal clear that the film seemed to have its own pace during shooting." Dulquer, on the other hand, said, "I have done different films in my career, however, this one really hits it out of the park in terms of the character and its story. It feels like you're looking into someone's inner workings and the character I play is especially unique so it was an altogether new experience for me." Director R Balki said, "I had this idea for the story a long time ago and I don't know why I took so long to pen it down and get it to the screen. It's a proper thriller that makes you witness the psyche of an artist and the makings of a murderer. It's a project I hold dear to my heart and I'm very proud of getting to share it with the world." The screenplay and dialogues of 'Chup: Revenge of Artist' have been co-written by Balki and critic-turned-writer Raja Sen and Rishi Virmani. With music by composer Amit Trivedi and Vishal Sinha credited as the film's director of photography (DOP), 'Chup: Revenge of Artist' is co-produced by Pranab Kapadia and Anirudh Sharma. Director R Balki is known for his spectacular films like 'Paa', 'Ki and Ka', 'Padman', and 'Shamitabh', which received positive responses from the critics and the audience. Meanwhile, Dulquer is currently getting a lot of praise for his recently released film 'Sita Ramam' which also starred Rashmika Mandanna and Mrunal Thakur in the lead roles. Sunny, on the other hand, will be also seen in director Anil Sharma's 'Gadar 2', alongside Ameesha Patel and Utkarsh Sharma, and in 'Apne 2' along with his father Dharmendra, his brother Bobby Deol and his son Karan Deol. (Always First) Read the full article

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karanaroamohali-blog · 6 years

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Top 10 Highest Grossing and Upcoming Bollywood Movies 2018 List

2018 is going to be a very promising year for Bollywood as a broad variety of films is set to grace the silver screen. From sci-fi films to biopics and from romcoms to sleek action thrillers, the audience is going to be spoilt for choice when it comes to their entertainment. Before the New Year arrives, let us find out top ten most-awaited Bollywood films of 2018.

Padman

Based on the life of TamilNadu based social activist Arunachalam Muruganantham, Padmanis headlined by superstar Akshay Kumar and also features Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte in lead roles. The film is directed by R Balki and talks about the subject of menstruation and sanitary napkins in a conventional society like India. It marks the first association between Akshay Kumar and R Balki. Padman is slated to release on 26thJanuary 2018.

Parmanu: The Story Of Pokhran

Jointly produced by KriArj Entertainment, JA Entertainment, Zee Studios and KYTA Productions, Parmanu: The Story Of Pokhran is based on the first-ever nuclear test carried out by the Indian government in Pokhran, a mission that changed the place of India on the world map. The film stars John Abraham, Diana Penty and Boman Irani in pivotal roles. Directed by Abhishek Sharma, the movie arrives in cinemas on 23rd February.

Source: https://www.quora.com/Which-are-the-top-10-most-awaited-Bollywood-movies-of-2018

Raid

Raid features megastar Ajay Devgn in the lead role along with Ileana D’Cruz as the female lead. Set against the backdrop of the 1980s, the film is based on real-life incidents and will see Devgn in the role of an income tax officer from Uttar Pradesh. Raj Kumar Gupta is helming the project which is being bankrolled by Kumar Mangat. Raid releases on 16 March 2018.

October

Helmed by acclaimed filmmaker Shoojit Sircar, October is a film which everyone is waiting for because it will be the first time when Varun Dhawan joins hands with Sircar. We have seen Varun mostly in comedy and light-hearted movies in the past. It will be his second dark and gritty film after Badlapur. Also featuring newcomer Banita Sandhu, October is slated to release theatrically on 13thApril 2018.

2.0

2.0 is perhaps the highly anticipated film of 2018. Directed by Shankar, the mega-budgeted film features megastar Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar in lead roles. It is a sequel to the 2010 film Robot, which featured Rajinikanth opposite Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Made on a budget of Rs. 450 crores, the film is being touted as India’s costliest film ever. Though no official release date has been announced after being postponed two times, sources claim the film will release on 27th April 2018.

Source: https://www.quora.com/Which-are-the-top-10-most-awaited-Bollywood-movies-of-2018

Raazi

Raazi brings the unusual pairing of Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal together for the very first time. The movie is being directed by Meghna Gulzar, who won a lot of awards and acclaim for her last directorial Talvar. Raazi is a period film inspired by true events. It enters cinemas on May 11, 2018.

Race 3

Race 3 is one of the hotly awaited films of 2018 because of many reasons. First, it is the third instalment of the blockbuster film series Race. Second, it is being toplined by megastar Salman Khan. Besides Salman, the suspense thriller film also has Jacqueline Fernandez, Daisy Shah, Bobby Deol and Saqib Saleem in pivotal roles. The movie is being helmed by Remo D’Souza and releases on Eid next year.

Gold

Come 2018 and you won’t be able to stop yourself from setting your sights on the Akshay Kumar starrer film Gold. Directed by Reema Kagti, the period movie tells the tale of the first gold medal that India won as a free nation in the 1948 London Olympics. Also starring Mouni Roy and Amit Sadh, Gold comes out on 15th August 2018.

Thugs Of Hindostan

Made under the banner of Yash Raj Films, Thugs Of Hindostan brings together two leading men of Indian cinema, Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan, together for the very first time. Also featuring Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Sheikh, the film is scheduled to release on 7th November 2018.

Shah Rukh Khan’s untitled dwarf film

If a Shah Rukh Khan film is releasing, how can’t it be one of the most awaited movies of the year? Helmed by Aanand L Rai, the yet-to-be-titled film features SRK in the role of a dwarf. Katrina Kaif plays the female lead in it. The film is scheduled to release on 21st December 2018.

Source: https://www.quora.com/Which-are-the-top-10-most-awaited-Bollywood-movies-of-2018

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Supremely excited to receive the "NATIONAL AWARD" from Goverment Cofederation of Women as "Womennovator"- one of the 100 women faces of India for 2018 in the presence of Ministers, Actors, Cricketers, Educationalists, Mentor of Ms.World, International Peagents, Foreign Embassadors, Investors & many more....!❤ When Jury Panel has India's great personalities like- •Babul Supriyo(Minister) •Suresh Raina(Cricketer) •Paresh Rawal(Actor) •Naina Lal Kidwai(Top Banker, CA & President ficci) •Sonam Wangchuk(leading Educationalist with world's best open school in Ladakh, on whom 3 idiots movie is made) •Blossom Kocchar(Pioneer of Aroma therapy) •Rita Gangwani(Mentor of Ms.world Manushi Chiller & lot of pagents) •Avijit Dutt(Actor) •Joint Secretary of India •Arunachalam(On whom Padman movie made) Getting Chosen & Honoured by Award from these Superlatively talented Jury is thrilling....!❤ #Award #honour #national #entrepreneur #100womenfaces #2018 #womennovators

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srbachchan · 7 years

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DAY 3606

Jalsa, Mumbai Feb 6/7, 2018 Tue/Wed 12:23 AM

Stepping out to work .. and ..

... and stepping back from it ..

... and in between, a lifetime .. a lifetime of changes and expectant and distressing interludes .. interludes that depress and shock one .. that question humanity and ethics and relation .. that demonstrate disrespect and degradation of character ..

LIVID .. and helpless ..

Such moments make one lose faith in the human race .. make them akin to animals .. to the baser elements .. sad and annoying and just so unbelievably disconsolate .. the world contains all kinds .. but may it never contain them that have given their worthlessness ..

BUT life is also filled with cheer and compensation and diversions, and it is heartening to observe that all is not lost .. that a heart beats for others too .. that all is not forsaken .. there is a glowing horizon .. distant but there .. inviting with open arms .. engulfing us .. smothering us with the attention and love that all so long for ..

May they, responsible for such, be ever blessed .. may they abide and abound ever ..may they bring those fragrances of ethereal breathe .. surrounded us with the purity and sanctity of heart and mind .. and whisper the desired confidence needed to tide a spell of evil and disgust ..

Creativity is one such .. and so they that try their wares on me , become my own subjects .. they are generous in their gifting .. I am not so .. but endeavour is indeed made ..

he did this .. the spread of the circular behind astonishingly sublime but such an important utensil in the profession ..

... and this my effort at something similar .. but with another weapon .. not the one presented to me .. I have worked on it .. and am embarrassed to put it up for its horrendous quality .. but practice shall make me a compensation ..

There is always an inexplainable joy when time is spent with child .. child of grown up intelligence and foresight .. of opinion that does not necessarily agree with yours .. that has the capacity to debate and counter argument with some panache and integrity .. daughters are generally so .. and I a proud Father ..

.. and then I find an inert being , marbled and silent and yet in some way grave .. rested but with intent to suddenly rise up and appear in its majesty ..

And work was .. well rapid and contented ..

hahahahahaha ..

of quicker changes and expressions .. the bulges in control .. but to be dealt with soon ..

.. and after a few .. its back to meets for the promotions of ‘102 not out’ which I daresay is getting close to fruition .. close enough to be seen .. at least in teaser form in the upcoming ‘Padman’ .. more of which later .. for this is as much as one is permitted to disclose ..

My impromptu verse of the day yesterday, was instant unworked unprepared and indisputably bad .. but the English translate of it by Ef Sudhir, makes it sound somewhat respectable ..

So the Hindi was

एक दिन में ना जाने कितने चेहरे बदलते हैं हम ,

व्यवसाय के आदेश पे मजबूरन चलते हैं हम ;

स्वप्न सा लगता जब उतरते camera के एकांत कक्ष पे हैं

कुछ क्षण लगता है जैसे महीन धागों पे लटके पुतले से हैं ,

वस्त्र, आकार चढ़ा लेने से, बदलते नहीं विचार मेरे ,

निशा की गोद में हैं अंगिनित भाव मेरे ,

कभी मिल बैठेगें इस अंधकार में तुम और हम

निशब्द कह डालेंगे बहुत कुछ तुम और हम ।।

~ amitabh bachchan

and the translate is ..

“How many faces do we change in one day,

We walk perforce on the orders of the trade; Feels like a dream as we descend in the lonely cell of the camera, For a moment it feels like we are puppets hanging on thin strings; Wearing costumes, and shapes do not alter my thoughts, My countless expressions are in the deep lap of the night; We shall meet in this darkness some time, just you and I, We shall say much more in wordless quiet, just you and I...”

Come hither dear Ef , and feel the need for conversation and company and togetherness .. that which has remained about and without, has ever been ridden with unanswered query .. remove those shackles, each domination has an equal leveller .. one that can surprise and give legitimacy to any other spectre .. beware the ides of the months that go by and not those of the sooth sayer of the bards’ Julius Caesar .. be they friends Romans or countrymen .. once the ears are lent , they do not come to bury the principal ..

My love ..

Amitabh Bachchan

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