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Cobra Post's Operation Karaoke is alarming for not just Bollywood but all

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Cobra Post recently revealed during their sting operation how Bollywood Celebrities can write anything on their social media platforms for some amount of money. While the same isn’t new, because as a Social Media person, I am aware of Influencer marketing, and this entire campaign wanted to expose the malpractices going on in the field of Social Media. There are times when accounts without a real face or a real name start sending tweets favoring a political party, politician or state, as well as raise their voice on some concerns or spread hoax news. The use of social media has both facets, and while some try to use it to raise good concerns, some others try to spread lies and talk trash through their profiles and pages. This implies to maligning someone’s image through their tweets or posts, and the same has been the root cause behind some of the most valued and varied influencers voicing their opinion on social media platforms. With this is already a confirmed thing, this...

'Not in a position to give anyone feedback.' says Costume Designer Shivendu Shekhar

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'The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.' - Lao Tzu I am confident that when Lao Tzu said these words he meant that every journey has it's crests and troughs and you must be ready for the course to attain specific results. Shivendu Shekhar is a Costume Designer and has been a part of the film fraternity for the last 12 years. Over the course of this time, Shivendu has been through some good, and some bad moments, and during our conversation, I got to understand his life and journey in a better manner. Here are some questions during our discussion, and you can leave yours in the comments in case you want to ask him something: Q: Where are you from? Shivendu:  I hail from Tatangar in Jamshedpur. Q: How did this journey start about? Shivendu:  As every other Indian, I was fascinated with movies since my early days, and wanted to understand the gamut of functions, especially the design. Now, Design has many aspects, but I liked the d...

4 things that didn't seem right in URI: The Surgical Strike

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URI: The Surgical Strike is already in theatres and is a massive hit. The movie showcases the amazing surgical strikes carried out by the brave and amazing Indian Army Special Commandos. The surgical strikes were a retaliation and a response to the attacks at the URI base camp on 18th September 2016 where armed militants killed our brave soldiers who were unarmed. The world loved the work by the Indian armed forces and the phrase,'Howz the Josh?' has become a phenomenon which is used by everyone, from a small kid to politicians and others since the movie on the Surgical Strikes was released. While the movie is all about the valor and vigor of our brave armed forces, I for one found 4 issues that didn't really sound good, or too good to be true. While one aspect of the overall strike kept me thinking on the decision making of Vihaan Shergill, played by Vicky Kaushal. Now, before you start questioning the blog or my viewpoints, let me reiterate that I love...