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Weathering With You: The Movie Wraps A Bigger Concern In A Romantic Way

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Weathering With You is a 2019 Japanese animated romantic fantasy movie centering on the psychic powers to control weather. In Japan, a novel adaption of the movie was released on the second of its release. The movie was so popular that it won the award of the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.

Story

Hodaka Morishima is a high school freshman. He runs away from his home and reaches Tokyo via a ferry. On the way, he escaped a freak accident due to rough weather but is saved by Keisuke Suga. Later Hodaka joins Suga’s publishing house where he befriends Suga’s niece, Natsumi. At that time, Japan was going through very rough weather conditions. They both learn about girls with psychic powers to control weather. One day Hodaka meets a teenage girl, Hina, with those powers. But she has to be rescued from dancing at a sketchy club. Hodaka convinces to start a business where Hina would use his powers to give clear weather to people.

Highlights of the movie

• It is a luminously beautiful film where Shinkai’s artists intelligently captured both micro and macroscopic details

• Concept of the movie has a metaphor for global climate change

• It is about an ordinary teenage romance that turned into a magical-realist journey

• It is full overcharged emotions of a runaway kid and a Sun girl

Weathering With You First Look & Poster

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Bad Boys: Will Smith And Martin Lawrence Are Back With Their Comic Action Sequel

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Bad Boys for Life is a buddy action-comedy. It is the third of the Bad Boys trilogy and a sequel to the 2003 movie Bad Boys. The movie starts in a flashback when detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnet were in the police department. Their past haunts their present life.

Story

Mike Lowrey is a hard-changing super cop in the Miami police department but his long-time partner, Marcus Bennet starts thinking for early retirement due to his family responsibilities. But their past comes to haunt their present life. A Mexican cartel leader, now escaped from prison, dispatches her son who’s brutal and vengeance-minded to execute her plans. There is a reason for Marcus Bennet to rejoin the police force to eliminate the threat. What ensues is lots of car chases in narrow streets and action between the two warring factions. Would the super cop be able to eliminate the threat?

Highlights of the movie

• Filmography of the movie is said to be of the highest level

• Mike and Marcus decently align themselves with a team of young cops

• As a family man, Marcus looks very protective and impressive

• Will Smith promised that this movie would prove to better than the others

• The movie is said to funnier and more focused on the theme of friendship

Bad Boys for Life First Look & Poster

The poster has Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in the attire of policemen. They look aging especially Martin Lawrence but still, they have some juice remaining to eliminate the threat. The front is covered with the movie name and the city is seen in the backdrop.

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The 92nd Academy Awards 2020: Gully Boy Is Out Of The Race But Include In 2019 Best Picture Nomination

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The nominations for The Academy Awards 2020 can be announced anytime but people are more excited to know which pictures are in the race and which are out. There was a proud moment for Indian cinema when Gully Boy was shortlisted as official entry from India but it is told the film is out of the race.

Gully Boy in Oscar 2020

Directed by Zoya Akhtar, the film stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt and these powerhouse actors made it a very interesting movie. the Inclusion of the movie in Oscar nomination was a thing of joy for India cinema lovers but now it is out of the race. But the good thing is that this movie is still a part of 344 films eligible for 2019 best picture nomination. Could Gully Boy win Oscar? It will be a thing to be seen when the nominations are announced.

Oscar nomination

The nominations will be announced in two parts. In the first part, there will be Actor in a Supporting Role, Actress in a Supporting Role, Costume Design, Film Editing, Original Score, Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing according to a report in screenrant.com.

View nomination ceremony online

The official website of The Academy will give live telecasts of the nominations. Enthusiasts can also see the telecast on popular social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo: Allu Arjun And Pooja Hegde Starrer Promise High-Octane Entertainment

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Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo has drama, romance, comedy, action, emotions and little bit of everything needed to hold attention of the viewers.

Story

The story cuts across the lives of two sons. The first one is Bantu (Allu Arjun) whose cold-hearted father Valmiki (Murli Sharma) leaves no chance to put his son down. The second one is Raj Manohar (Sushanth A) whose millionaire father Ramchandra (Jayram) wants his son to be assertive. But fate has something different from both the sons. Bantu’s life intersects with that of the other father-son duo.

Highlights of the movie

• Trivikram Srinivas is a versatile director who proved his skills even after being accused of copying scenes and plots

• Allu Arjun failed to impress the audiences in his last two movies but his fans are still waiting for him to come in the form

• Pooja Hegde gave a spectacular performance in 2019. Also, she described her character in Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo as strong

• The movie boasts of an ensemble cast including Tabu, NivethaPethuraj, Rajendra Prasad and Sachin Khedekar

• Thaman S music is also a highlight. He has promised that OMG Daddy would be a feast to watch

• It is a light-heated movie with a generous dose of comedy

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo First Look & Poster

The beautiful poster has the lead protagonist Allu Arjun is seen walking in the storm. Dressed up like a next-door-boy, he looks worried. He has a piece of cloth in red color and it looks like a scarf. He seems to be walking towards the city that is visible in the backdrop.

Why watch the movie?

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Commemorating Swami Vivekanand On His 157th Birth Anniversary

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Swami Vivekanand was morn on January 12, 1863 in an aristocratic Bengali Kayastha family. His original name is Narendranath Datta but he is better known as Swami Vivekanand due to his role development and expansion of Hinduism.

Swami Vivekanand on Hinduism

In the late 19th century, he brought Hinduism to the status of major world religion on a global platform. He is credited for being instrumental in introducing the Indian Vedanta and philosophies of yoga to the western world. His preaching put India on the spiritual map of the world.

World’s Parliament of Religions

The first parliament of religions of the world was held in 1893 in Chicago. Swami Vivekanand attended the parliament from India and impressed the religious leaders of the world with his speech on Hinduism. It is his speech that brought a sea-change in the way the world looked at India. After that parliament, Swami Vivekanand became a ‘messenger of Indian wisdom to the western world’.

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World Hindi Day: Why Is It Celebrated On 10 January?

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Every year 10 January is celebrated as World Hindi Day I India and across the globe. It was the UPA government under the leadership of Dr. Manmohan Singh took the decision of celebrating the World Hindi Day in 2006. 10 January was chosen for celebrations with the objective to aid in the expansion and development of the Hindi language.

Chhattisgarh CM congratulated on World Hindi Day

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel congratulated the world on the World Hindi Day and said that out culture and development were recognized by Hindi. He quoted a Hindi poem to highlight the role of language in the growth and development of a nation. Bhupesh Bhagel said that it was our responsibility to give respect to our language. Children should be taught moral stories in Hindi so that they develop a liking towards Hindi. Also, Hindi should be introduced and developed at the international level.

Importance of 10th January

In order to make Hindi acceptable for communication at an international level, the government started World Hindi Seminars and the first seminar was held on 10th January 1975 in Nagpur. It is for this reason that Dr. Manmohan Singh declared January 10 as the official date for celebrating the “World Hindi Day”.

Hindi in universities

Today Hindi is taught in over 130 universities across the globe. Fiji, an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, has even given the official status to Hindi. Also, the Indian embassy celebrated the first World Hindi Day in Norway.

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Tamil Nadu Farmer Builds Temple For PM Modi

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Impressed with the PM Narendra Modi, a Tamil Nadu farmer built a temple for Modi on his farmland. He said that he had benefited by welfare schemes like the Pradhan Mantri KisanSamman Nidhi.

Modi’s temple

The 50-year old farmer, P Sankar, said that he received Rs 2,000 (Pradhan Mantri KisanSamman Nidhi) scheme for farmers, gas (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana) and toilet (Individual Household Latrine Scheme) facilities. It was the centre’s welfare schemes that prompted him to construct a temple for Narendra Modi.

Temple design

Situated in a sleepy Erakudi village about 63 km from Tiruchirappalli, the temple measures 8×8 in size. Built at a cost of Rs. 1.2 lack, the temple has a tiled roof and a traditional “kolam” (rangoli) to welcome the visitors. At the centre of the temple, stands a bust of Narendra Modi. P Sankar performs aarti daily in this temple.

Modi’s bust in the temple

The bespectacled bust of PM Modi features white beard and hairstyle matching with the real personality of the PM. It sports a pink kurta and blue shawl and tilak on forehead. Also, it is adorned with garlands and flowers. P Sankar also wants to performa proper Kumbabishekam (consecration) for the temple.

Portraits at the temple

In addition to Modi, there are portraits of Mahatma Gandhi, noted freedom fighter and Congress icon K Kamaraj, AIADMK stalwarts M G Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa, Home Minister Amit Shah and Tamil Nadu Chief Minsiter K Palaniswami.

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Miss America 2020 Camille Schrier Is A Woman Of Science

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24-year old Camille Schrier was crowned with the title of Miss America 2020. She’s the 99th Miss America but she’s more in news due to her on-stage science experiment.

Miss America Camille Schrier

When Schrier appeared on the stage, the audience were stunned to see a beauty pageant donning a lab coat and carrying out an experiment. She performed catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide for the world audience before receiving the prestigious title.

A Pennsylvania native, Schrier wanted to break stereotypes be continuing to be a woman of science instead of following the usual trend. She gave the audiences a new perspective to see Miss America 2020.

Graduated from VirginiaTech with dual bachelor of science degrees in biochemistry and systems biology, Schrier is studying to obtain a doctor of pharmacy degree.

Stage performance of Schrier

Schrier’s stage performance was of a person battling an eating disorder. She said that she decided to participate in the competition after ditching its former swimsuit competition portion. She said that she knew that she would never go in swimsuit because she didn’t have a performing talent.

The good thing is that President and CEO of the Miss America Organization Regina Hopper was also supportive of her decision and act. He said that it was the second year when candidates weren’t judged in swimsuits but according to a series of interviews and talent demonstrations.

Schrier became the first woman to perform a science experiment in a pageant. She succeeds 2019 Miss America Nia Franklin, an opera singer from New York.Miss Georgia’s Victoria Hill was the first runner-up.

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Dabangg 3: Sai Manjrekar And Kichcha Sudeep Get More Marks Than Salman Khan

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Dabangg 3 has all the components available in the previous installments but it fails to receive the applause and reception that the earlier Dabangg movies had. The story is drab and there’s too much of Salman Khan in the movie.

Story

It goes into flashback where a wrestler named Dhaakad Chand Pandey transforms into a smart police officer to take revenge. His love interest in the village attracts the attention of a baddie. The hero tries to save his love but the baddie outsmarts the hero and kills the girl. The hero then vows to take revenge.

Chulbul Pandy is an Assistant Superintendent of Police in Tundla in Uttar Pradesh and known for ruling his area with an iron hand. His first raid on a wedding party that was under attack by an armed gang of robbers shows how brutal Salman Khan could be with outlaws. It is a family drama with a pinch of comedy and lots of action with social messages.

Highlights of the Movie

• Debut movie of Saiee Manjrekar

• Dialogues like hum class aur mass don’t me like kaam karte hain

• Sudeep fits into the character of Bali Singh the baddie

• Salman Khan the trump card of the movie defies age to romance with an actress who’s barely out of her teens

Conclusion

The movie fails to elicit a positive response from the audience including the die-hard fans of Salman because the story lacks speed. There are songs but they seem to be forced on the viewers.

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Forbes India Celebrity 100 For 2019: Virat Kohli Is The Highest Paid Celebrity Followed By Akshay And Salman

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Captain of Indian cricket team, Virat Kohli is the number one celebrity in the Forbes India’s list of Celebrity 100 for the year 2019. His earning is capped at Rs. 252.72 crore.

Celebrities in the Forbes India Celebrity 2019 list

Akshay Kumar is highest earning star in Bollywood. His earning grew 58.51% from the previous year. He earns Rs. 293.25 crore. Salman Khan, the dabang of Bollywood follows Akshay Kumar in earning. Salman earns Rs. 229.25 crore.

More from the list

The megastar Amitabh Bachchan earns only Rs. 239.25 crore hence on the 4th spot in the list. Following Amitabh is former Indian captain MS Dhoni. His earning is Rs. 135.93 crore.

Shah Rukh Khan aka King Khan has made a comeback to the list but he’s on 5th spot. His earning is Rs. 124.38 crore. Ranveer Singh, who has been doing well in Bollywood, is after Shah Rukh Khan in the list. He earns Rs. 118.2 crore.

Female stars in the list

There are only two female stars in the top-10 position but their earnings are much lower than their male counterparts. Alia Bhatt on 8th spot earns Rs. 59.21 crore and Deepika Padukone at 10th spot earns Rs. 48 crores. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar stands at 9th position with Rs. 76.96 crores.

Celebrities from South

This year only 13 celebrities are included in the list of Celebrities 100 but this number is down from 15 in 2018. But their cumulative earning has grown up to 12.57% from 11.26% in the previous year.

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