What does someone from Uttar Pradesh on the streets of Mumbai think of the results back home?
'Our Indian culture system is very family oriented.' 'We value and respect the decisions of our parents to a great extent.' 'That can be a pro or con.' 'It's up to the parents to gauge how much motivation, pressure or space a child needs.' 'Every child is different.' 'We are all unique and that is what I intend to drive home to parents.'
"A writer must be like a sponge. I absorb everything from different parts of life."
Only if the script was better... Only if the film maintained the promise of its beginning... Only if situations weren't conveniently and easily resolved... Only if the director understood the potential of the story he had on his hands... Running Shaadi wouldn't be the morass of boredom it is. notes Savera R Someshwar.
'My parents have taught me that there is nothing more valuable than humanity.' 'I have seen poor and deserving people striving to get ahead in life and how reservation helps them.' 'At the same time I have seen rich kids with well to do parents still taking advantage of reservation.' 'I cannot be an opportunist. I cannot be a hypocrite.' 'I cannot say I believe in humanity and equality and do exactly the opposite.'
Sudha Murty has various roles -- philanthropist, author, teacher, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt -- and she revels in each one of them, discovers Savera R Someshwar.
Sudha Murty worries that India has still not learnt its lessons from history.
In Tamil Nadu, Divya Nair encounters jallikattu, a ban on colas and a water shortage.
Althea Krishna's collection inspired by the defunct 500 and 1,000 notes was showcased at Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2017.
Merrylin Boro, the 23 yr-old beauty bares her heart out.
The number of times Salman Khan uttered 'Thank God' suggested how much he wanted the reality show to end.
How far will Lopa go to retaliate against Bani who gave it her all to annoy the beauty queen?
How can one of life's biggest events make you yawn, wonders Divya Nair.
In this bad game of survival, choosing love would mean burning your fingers. And turns out, only Mona had the heart to pick love over greed.
At 27, Uppma Virdi is telling stories, connecting cultures and making a killing out of chai.
If Bani is about might and fight, Lopa has a sharp tongue that can easily piss off the calmest of people. But Salman chose to defend Lopa over Bani. Sad!
Why did Bani ask Lopa such inane questions, asks Divya Nair.
There are some victories in the house that make you smile along. And Manveer's victory is one of them, says Divya Nair.
With three weeks to go, the competition among contestants will test friendships, and arguments can get wilder...
Despite Salman Khan counselling Bani to let go of the incident, she felt it apt to defend her gloominess for not becoming captain and gaining immunity. Sweetheart, just three more weeks to go, take a chill pill.
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