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Rani Padmini or Padmavati is a historical character, who was first mentioned by the medieval poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi in his poem named “Padmavat” in 1540. Rani Padmini who was popularly known as Padmavati was the legendary Indian queen who lived between 13th and 14th centuries and was the princess of the Sinhala Kingdom, which is today’s Srilanka.According to the HistoryPadmavati was well-known for her astounding beauty and unmatched intelligence, skill, and exceptional prowess. She had a talking pet parrot named Hira-mani, who spoke of her unparalleled beauty to Chittorgarh’s Prince Rana Ratan Singh, who came all the way to ... Read More

Dangal movie by Aamir Khan is a super hit movie made based on the real-life story of female wrestling champions Geetha Phogat and Babita Phogat. This movie emphasizes the importance of empowering a female girl child.Hanikarak BapuThere’s a song in this movie called “Hanikarak Bapu” which conveys the problems of the daughters named Geeta and Babita referring to their father Mahavir Singh Phogat, who trains them to be the great wrestlers. While Aamir Khan played the role of Mahavir Singh Phogat, Zaira Wasim and Suhani Bhatnagar have played the roles of younger Geeta and Babita. This song was during their ... Read More

Recently, I came across an article written on the website of a famous newspaper The Indian Express, where it was stated that a Facebook page, by the name “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” has posted a diary entry by the veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey. It was mentioned that Saeed Jaffrey had parted with his first wife Mehrunima in 1965. Mehrunima changed her name to Madhur Jaffrey after getting separated from him. She touched new levels of fame after writing more than a dozen cookbooks on Indian cuisine for the world citizens.Saeed Jaffrey had a daughter and a son with ... Read More

Sridevi was considered as Female Superstar in the Indian film industry who was a famous actress cum producer. She had acted in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films.She had received 15 Film fare awards and had been the highest paid actress during 1980-1990. Sridevi who had acted in 300 films, has a huge fan base all over the world.ChildhoodSridevi was born on 13th August 1963 at Sivakasi of Tamilnadu. Her mother Rajeshwari used to play small roles as a dancer in films and her father Ayyappan was a lawyer. Sridevi got introduced to the film industry at the age ... Read More

Movies and songs are always related. And being a film freak, I watch many movies and love to listen to movie songs. A song can be enjoyed only if the lyrics are meaningful along with that apt music. Let the film be a re-make, dubbed or a direct one, songs should dwell with the plot to and make the movie more appealing. To get all this coordination done, a better lyricist must be there.One Song can make you feel the depth of love, while another song can bring your memories back, while another one can motivate you or make you ... Read More

Can be, I think. Because lyrics can be poetic and poetry can be lyrical. But this cannot happen always. A lyricist should write according to the emotion of the song, following a certain meter and rhythm. These lyrics should merge with the beat of the music of that particular song. A lyricist should follow certain terms and conditions that indicate the character or situations of the song. Conditions regarding the length of the song should also be kept in mind.A poet is a free bird. A poet can mention anything he wishes and writes at any length. While framing his ... Read More

The Academy Awards or the Oscars, as they say, we're celebrating the 90th Academy awards ceremony this March 2018 for honoring the films of 2017, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS).During this ceremony, the Indian filmy icons Sashi Kapoor and Sridevi were remembered and paid tribute. The Bollywood Charming hero and the Padma Bhushan title winner Sashi Kapoor who passed away in December 2017 and the first female superstar of India, and Padma Shri title winner Sridevi who left the world on 24th February 2018 were offered musical tribute during “In Memoriam” montage, at the ... Read More

What is a Script All About?Although based on the same incident, both story and screenplay still have disparities. A script is a written text generally created for a film, play, TV serial, etc. Only a script provides a very elaborated explanation of the incidents and characters. A script is created for both movies based on a story. Therefore, we can consider the story as an account of real and imaginary events. A script also gives an opportunity to the actor to comprehend the nature of the character, personality, likes and dislikes. Moreover, as per the demand scriptwriters write their script ... Read More

Chetan Bhagat is one of the few new age writers of India. His books have been a huge influence on today’s youth.For the people who are too lazy to grab a book and read for hours together these books have been adapted into movies. This trend is being followed for ages in Hollywood, in recent times, the adoption of books into movies has rapidly increased.Here are the Chetan Bhagat books which have been made into a film −One night at call center – hello(2008)Five points someone – 3 idiots(2009)The three mistakes of my life – Kai Po Che (2013)2 States ... Read More

Movies have always been a great escape from hard-hitting reality and life. But there are few movies which leave a great impression behind. Such movies can be watched over and over again without getting bored. The depiction of reality and intensity of the entire movies put them into the elite class.The Shawshank RedemptionThis movie came out in 1994 and ever since this movie released it got the highest rated and most loved movie of all time. This is an American drama directed by Frank Darabont. The plot revolves around a banker who is sentenced to death for his wife’s murder. ... Read More